Cumberland University - Phoenix Yearbook (Lebanon, TN)

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DR. CHARLES B. HAVENS FROM THE NEW PRESIDENT To the Students, Faculty, Alumni, and Friends of the School of Law: Many interesting new developments have made my first year at Cumberland a very thrilling time. The acquisition of the Cordell Hull Building, the healthy up-swing in enrollment in the Law School, the marked increase in giving by alumni and friends, the return of Law classes to Caruthers Hall, and the occupation of the Hiill Building by the Law faculty have all been exciting steps along the way to recovery and to the re-opening of the College of Arts and Science in September. The loyal and friendly spirit of you Law students has been a major factor in the high morale that is present in our school, and I am glad that you graduates can leave us this year with a new sense of optimism and hope. I am glad, too, that you underclassmen will be with us during the 110th Session to encourage us to do bigger and better things for the University. Sincerely, Moxks ft.4U lncK3S Charles B. Havens President 12

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D E D I C A T I O N THE 1956 PHOENIX IS TO DR. CHARLES W. DEDICATED LEAPHART This year ' s dedicatee was selected as the resuU of a secret ballot by the students of the law school and since this is the student ' s yearbook, this is only proper. Congratula- tions, Dr. C. W. Leaphart. Dr. Leaphart received his A.B. and A.M. from the University of Missouri and earned his LL.B. and S.J.D. from the law school at Harvard. He was professor of law at the University of Montana from 1913 till 1916: at the University of Missouri from 1916 till 1917; Tulane University from 1918 till 1919: was Thayer Teaching Fellow at Harvard Law School, 1928-1929. He was Dean and professor of law at Montana State University from 1919 till 1954 and visiting professor of law at John B. Stetson University from 1954 till 1955. In 1955, Dr. Leaphart started teaching at Cumberland University. In addition to the preceding, he has held the position of Acting President, Montana State University in 1941 and 1943-1944 and was in the Department of Justice from 1937 till 1939. He is a member of the Montana State Bar Association and the American Bar Association.

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DEAN OF THE LAW SCHOOL GRISSIM H WALKER Dean Walker received his A.B. from Cumberland University and his LL.B. from Harvard School of Law. He was admitted to practice in Tennessee in 1942 and in 1947, to the District of Columbia. He is a member of the Ameri- can and Tennessee Bar Associations. U.S. Naval Reserve 1942-46. 13