Duke University School of Law - Prolocutor Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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HALL lor JUSTICE PAGE 2 STUDY Wisdom of the past, For in a Wilderness of Wide-conflicting counsels A trail has there been blazed. Study life and all mankind, For life you soon must order And, to order it with wisdom, You must know it well. Study rights and principles Of justice, for they are the Truths which through you soon shall come Into their hour of triumph. -Parapl iras e of statements by Benjamin Cardozo

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95 PUBLISHED BY THE BAR ASSOCIATION OF THE SCI-IGUL OF LAW OF DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM, N. C.

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THE THENIE OF THE 1950 Prolocutor follows the partici- pants and procedure of a modern courtroom. By thus revealing the lives and loves of lawyers this yearbook hopes to give a last- ing impression. Duke law students are proud of their profession, their school, and the professors with whom they associate. Be- ginning with short sketches of the law school faculty, this annual then unfolds the activities and accomplishments of the legal cam- pus. It is hoped that all students, alumni, and those interested in the welfare of this institution will retain something of value from these pages. CHIEF JUSTICE Acting Dean Lowndes, A.B., LL.B., S.I.D., CHARLES L. B. LOWNDES Acting Dean is a graduate of Georgetown and Harvard. After holding various positions in other law schools, he became a professor of law at Duke in 1934 and has remained in that capacity until the present time. Following the departure of Dean Shepherd, he was selected to act in the capacity of dean 3 this oflice he holds at the present time. A recog- nized authority in the tax field, Dean Lown- des has manifested a leadership ability com- mensurate with his legal learning. His attitude is sympatheticg his opinions are respected. PAGE 3