Detroit College of Law - Forum Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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FORUM'l assembled guests. Following this, the alumni were represented in the greet- ings through the reminiscences of Honorable .Nrthur Kilpatrick. The main treat of the evening was an address by the Honorable Marcus .-X. Kavanaugh. -ludge of the Superior Court of Cook County, Illinois. Judge liavanaugh was not new to the Detroit College of Law, having given the commencement address to the class of 1928. His enviable record of service in the administration of criminal law caused his hearers to listen with great respect. Judge Kavanaugh had arrived in the city early in the morning, had gone on a tour of the city under an honorary police escort. had lunched and con- versed with prominent members of the bench and bar, not only of Detroit, but also of the city of XYindsor. His address revealed a most accurate knowledge of Michigan law and practice. as well as crime conditions in our city, and we were much pleased to hear him commend our laws as practical and farseeing. -fudge Kavanaughs main plea. in the administration of crim- inal law, was capital punishment for such criminals as mete that same punish- ment to those who fall in their path. .-Xt this point the stage was turned over to the Honorable Maurice Mac- Mahon. whose clever comments served to present the various skits and plays which constituted the latter part of the program. .X real send-off to the program was the imitation of Judge Brennan rendered by Frederick XY. Fox, who, in the words of the Judge. Sounds more like me than T do myself. There followed several numbers by the stage band of the Hollywood Theater, provided through the generous permission of the manager. The college was represented in this act by Raymond Meurer. Three one-act plays, The Music Cure. by George Bernard Shaw. The Awakening and Non Compos Mentisf' both by Axel A. Gruenberg. were ably acted and well received. College students who took parts were Gilbert Davis. Dole F. Dohn. John Chamberlain. Elmer Broker. and Smith Ira Champlin, and the direction was by XYinniett XYright. The quartette of the college, making its iirst appearance a distinct credit, was composed of George Iseley. Perry Fremont. Donald Phillips, and Burns Ridgeway. After a long and distinctly enjoyable evening, the guests departed, with the feeling that there had been a Reunion in the true sense. where old friend- ships were renewed and where the entire entertainment was given by students and alumni of the college. Page One Hundred Thirteen

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FORUM ANNUAL REUNION RlfL'NlON COKlMlT'l'l'fE NY, XYright, Cllillflllllll , UKlli'l'l'llNG 11ew i11 Reunions was staged this year. XVl1C11 the Zlllllllill event was held-in the Players l'layhouse, on East jeffer- iif' 'ma son .XX'C'lll1t'. the CYC'llll1g' ul April 25. It would so1111d like a shallow repetition to say the ahfair was the uhiggest a11d hest 'QM ever held. h11t i11 all iustice it lllllit he marked down as o11e of the o11tstan1li11g s11ccesses of recent years. livery phase of the party was handled wisely and etificiently. It was tl1e plan of the coniniittee to get away from the usual conception of the Re1111io11, and to lllillie the e11tertai11111e11t unique. So111etin1es we lose sight of the fact that the lQe1111ion is largely a get-together for students. alunini and faculty, and think more of CIltC1'tZill1!'llC'11t than we cl11 of YC-lllllflllgu and recalling the history a11d traditio11s of the school. This year the coni- 111ittee sought to solve that situation hy calling upon alumni and students to participate actively in the program. Followiiig a line six-course dinner, during which an orchestra troni the college furnished enjoyahle niusic, the chairs were pushed hack and attenti1'1n was centered upon the stage, where the speakers were assembled. The office of toastinaster was ahly and cleverly handled hy the Honorable joseph A. Moynihan. :X hrief trihute was paid to the ineinory of friends of the college who had passed on during the last year, hy the Honorahle John Y. Brennan of Recorde-r's Court. No college gathering heing complete without words froni our heloved Dean, YX'illian1 Krichhauni, who was called upon to extend greetings to the Page One Hundred Twelve

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'lFORUM THE J-HOP COMMITTEE GICXICR.-Xl. CH.-XIRM AX -lulm Ilullar TEX HL'L'TlYE COM Ml'l 1'liIi F. Cuslcr XY. Bfmvfc T, jacques M. LAZIDIZIIT IJFCOR.-XTIUXS TICKIQTS MUSIC .-XXI! F.-XYOR5 XY. Slxclclun M. Rllllblrlll S. Rosenberg l'L'BI-ICI'1'Y .-XIDYIQRTISIXG -T. Garber M. Gellcr FRXTERNITIFS SERVICE .X. Kcuifc-ck L. Mclnally Page One Hundred Fourteen