Kansas City School of Law - Pandex Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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STANLEY BAssETT, LL.B. A Lecturer on Common Law Pleading LUDWICR GRAvEs A.B., LL.B. Lecturer on Real Property I-IOMER A. COPE, LL.B. Lecturer on Damages LBERT I. BEACH, A.B., LL.B. ARTHUR C. BROWN, LL.B. WM. E. BYERS, A.B., LLB- Post Graduate Lecturer Lecturer on Patents, Lecturer on Extraordinary Copyrights and Trademarks Remedies STANLEY BASSETT. Arrived Louisville, Kentucky, in pre-McKinley days. Began making himself heard at tender age of thirty minutes. Seven years later was startling teachers with answers. Fourteen years thereafter faced bar examiners with LL.B. and expression of anguish. Gave such astounding definitions examiners forgot to ask hypothetical questions. Thus, our hero saved to legal profession, soon learned difference between collectors and clients Qwhich was simple as none of latter ap- pearedj. Success followed. On days when not seeking new trials where juries mis- understood law will advise how to win cases. ALBERT I. BEACH. Olathe, Kansas. Obtained A.B. from K.U. and LL.B. from Wash- ington University. Member of the Council of Kansas City, Mo., 1910-1914, and 1916-1920, then one of the Election Commissioners in 1921. He was elected Mayor of Kansas City from 1924 to 1930. ARTHUR C. BRONVN. Logan County, Ohio. Received LL.B. from Kansas City School of Law in 1903 and was admitted to practice in Missouri. He ascribes his desire to study law to the observation of the interesting nature of the practice in which successive members of his family have experienced while engaged in the practice of Patent Law in Washington, D.C., since 1843. WILLIAM EDWARD BYERs. Stewart, Ohio. In 1908 he obtained A.B. from Marietta College, accompanied by magna cum laude,', then his LL.B. from Columbia Univer- sity in 1911 and was admitted to the New York Bar, remained in New York City for a year, then located in Kansas City, Mo., in 1912. He is a member of Alpha Sigma Phi, belongs to XVestport lodge and is a life member of A.A.N.O.M.S.g he has been President of the Citizens, League of Kansas City for five years. Luoxvicx GRAVES. Butler, Missouri. Awarded A.B. from William Jewell in 1915 and LL.B. Scum laude from Kansas City School of Law, 1917. Admitted to Bar in 1916, and member of State and American Bar Associations. Was advanced from private to Major in Missouri N.G. and was Capt. in U.S.A. He joined faculty in 1920. My dad wanted me to study law so I did. HOBIER A. COPE. Louisburg, Kansas. Educated in Kansas City public schools and in 1917 obtained LL.B. from Kansas City School of Law and was admitted to Missouri Bar. He was Lieutenant in Air Service in XVar, afterward entered law practice and was appointed to faculty of this school in 1919, lectures on Damages and instructor in other subjects. He is a member of American, State, and City Bar Associations. I studied Law because I felt that I could render a service to my fellow men by so engaging. 18 j v ' '2. .. 1-912 51 A is . . . -N. THOIV Lecti THoMAs 1909, th. since adn nection vi EDMUND Mines, 19 and instri ing Fratei SAMUEL A.B. and Missouri Court of school sin- Early er appeal th of service WARREN LL.B. fro- Bankrupt Missouri. Schoolg is Forensic, DA1'ID P. years befi cum laud- of the Ci XVhen a Daniel XV, Kim Insti tute, Attorney

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LL.B. Began startling ith LL.B. forgot to on learned latter ap- juries mis- om Wash- 1914, and 'ted Mayor ity School 1 nature of nced while m Marietta bia Univer- York City r of Alpha O.M.S.g he S. in 1915 and ar in 1916, n private to 720. hools and in to Missouri ractice and d instructor iciations. men by so . ' 5,1 t - ns. xi' V Q2 . , ...q,..- s fi ff I 1 - . , , ' j 1 ' 5 'S I' . ', ', i Y Q ' . 5, ' 4 13,1 55-'-, if . '- Q ' A i7 ii1:1ff'eft - it i , . .5 L eL.Lagg,,,,.LaQ.' Tiiowms A. Cos't'oLoxx', EDMUND M. FIELD JUDGE SAMUEL A. DEW Ph.B., LL.B. E.M., LL.B. A.B., LL.B. Lecturer on Contracts THOMAS A. CosToLoW. Kirksville, Missouri. Received Pd.B. from Kirksville Normal, 1909g then LL.B. from M.U., 1912. Member of Missouri Bar, and has practiced since admittance. He was appointed Asst. U.S. District Attorney, 1954. His con- nection with the Law School began in 1919. EDMUND M. FIELD. Blue Springs, Missouri. Obtained M.E. from Colorado School of Mines, 1912, and LL.B. from Kansas City School of Law in 1919. He is lecturer and instructor in this School and is a member of Tau Beta Pi, Honorary Engineer- ing Fraternity, and Phi Alpha Delta. SAMUEL A. DEW. After finishing Kansas City schools, entered M.U., receiving A.B. and then LL.B. in 1909 from Kansas City School of Law and was admitted to Missouri Bar the following June. He was elected, in 1920, judge of the Circuit Court of jackson County and held oflice until 1927. He has been a lecturer in this school since 1925. ' . nvironm n as a aw eris son in uence me mos . ie aw rat a rea er 'Earlte et l fl d tTll ll g t appeal than any profession or business, since it affords interest and a wide scope of service. XVARKIEN S. EARHART. Chicago, Illinois, Completed Kansas City schools and received LL.B. from this Law School in 1927 and passed the Bar. He is now Trustee in Bankruptcy in the District Court of U.S. for the Wfestern Division and District of Missouri. He also instructs Bankruptcy and Fraudulent Conveyancesu in this School, is a member of Delta Theta Phi, Legal, and the Pi Kappa Delta, Honor Forensic, Fraternities. Davin P. Danes. Newton County, Missouri. Had taught in a country school two years before graduating from Kansas City School of Law with LL.B. and summa cum latldeu in 19165 obtained LL.M. in 1928 and is now a lecturer. He is a member of the City, Missouri, Kansas, and American Bar Associations. When a small boy I found a desire to be a lawyer due to the admiration I held of llnnel XVebster of American Historyf, l-li NNLT1-1 l. FLIGG. London, Ontario, Canada. Graduated from London Collegiate Institute, 1920, and Kansas City School of Law, 1925, with LL.B. Elected City 'Xvtoiney of Independence, Mo., 1926-1930. Became associated with the faculty of l 1-' wcliool in 1931. rinlied law-as a fish swims-succumbing to another irresistible attraction. 19 Lecturer on Sales Lecturer on Code Pleading VVARREN S. EARHART A.A., LL.B. Instructor V 09 Davin P. Drums LL.B., LL.M. Lecturer on Conflict of Laws, Corporations, Pleading and Practice under the Missouri Statutes and Blaeltstone's Common Law. lximxl111l.l'1n,r.,l.I..B. Instructor

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Y s , LL.B. ice 9 LL.B. He is a .Iissouri Ing ICIYV. tools in law in ibtained 1 Capt. 9-19123 then to s, 1930, rsity in iois Bar lectures siations. c Order :he high rt, were studied 1 schools y School 91 S. He S CIIYCCY, 1 Lamar, 'ig Texas ge K. V. ity years continu- x-pres.j , ity Red Hemi 12. Bisou Nrirru AIILIHAILL O'HERN VIVIAN Ii. P1111.1,11-s, L1 B Instructor Instructor Instructor and Hum-1 li. liiiosx NI ILLD, Burden, Kansas. Attended public schools of Winheld, re- ctived A.B. from Southwestern College, Xvinfield, 1928, and his LL.B. from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Then was admitted to Kansas Bar. The practice of the law offered me tl1e opportunity to study human nature and puts me in a better position to be of service to my community and state. NIICHAEI. W. LDIIIIQRN. Vermont, Illinois. Wlieia eighteen, read law in bi-other's otlice, when twenty-one, was admitted to bar by the Illinois Supreme Courtg taught school three years and later moved to Kansas City, Mo. For two years was Assistant City Counselor here under John T. Harding, the Counselor. Has been Assistant Prosecuting Attorney of jackson County, Mo., since 1919. I was interested in law not only because my two older brothers were lawyers but also because of the interesting and useful work, interesting because of the desire to solve the multiplicity of legal problems, useful in the service that a lawyer can give to his community. V. E. P11lLLI1's. Garland, Missouri. Was employed in Post Ofhce, and as Railway mail clerk, 1904-1919, then obtained degree from Wniltlier College, St. Louis, Mo., completed Post Graduate work in University of XVisconsin, then LL.B. from Kan- sas City School of Law, 1920. He was admitted to Missouri Bar in 1920. He is author of many legal articles, and was chairman of Legislative Commission Cham- ber of Commerce, 1932-34, President of City Club, Citizens, League and Club Presidents Round Table. Elected State Representative sth Disrtict, Jackson County, Mo., Nov. 6, 1934. The study of law did not enter my mind until I was 26 years of age. The curricu- lum I was investigating for a business and Hnance course I hoped to pursue in the XY'l'l1l1'IOI1 School of Commerce and Finance, included many legal subjects. So I enrolled for a Law Course as a foundation. Subsequent events caused me to enter Law practice. f.lIl 1 A. K1-v1.s. I-Ie well deserves the titles given him while Asst. Prosecuting At- torney of jackson County, Asst. U.S. Attorney, and then as Special Asst. to U.S. Attorney General at Washington, D.C. For many years he has been instructor in this School where he received his LL.B. in 1919. He is member of Delta Theta Phi fholds Scholarship Keyj, Kansas City, Mo., Philadelphia, American and Fed- Cllll Bar Associations, and is admitted to practice in Supreme Court of U.S. and District and Federal Courts in seven states. Author of The Law ol Conspiraeyl' and fingerprint Identification. ll. M. l.ANliXY'OliTHY. Fairmount, Kansas. He is a graduate of K.U. and Columbia University, admitted to Missouri Bar in 1909g helped to prepare the Municipal f harter of Kansas City in 1922, receiver for Kansas City joint Stock Land Bauli, and recently was named director of Federal Reserve Bank. He 1s an Alpha lau H1111-ga, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Phi, and is :i member in most of the organiza- '1-ins of Kansas City. ll Debate Coach Cl'l1.'I' A. Keves, LLB Lecturer on Personal Prope1'ty ll1 lexus Xl.l,ism,ui11e111i Ah., Xl..-X.. I l ls let t111e1 1111 l11s111.111. 1