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

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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

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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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N i5: rl JOHN B. GAGIE, A.B., LL.B. ALFRED N' GOSSE-FT! Lecturer on Wills, Bail- ments and Carriers 2' CLAUD B. FLORA, LL.B. Lecturer in Legal Bibliography and Research. l z' l r JAMES H. HARKLESS Post Graduate Lecturer ' A.B., LL-B. CHARLES L. CARR, B.S., LL.B. Lecturer on Private Corporations Lecturer on Evidence JOHN B. GAGE. Kansas City, Missouri. Received A.B. from K.U. and in 1909 LL.B. from Kansas City School of Law and then was admitted to Missouri Bar. He is a member of the American and City Bar Associations. Author of Kelly's Missouri Probate Law. He specializes in probate, insurance, public utility and banking law. A. N. GOSSETT. Bath County, Kentucky. Attended public and private schools in Independence, Mo. Received A.B. from XVoodland College in 1880. Read law in offices of judge F. M. Black and Capt. D. S. Cook until 1881, then obtained LL.B. from Washington School of Law in 1883 and became partner with Capt. Cook. Was Secretary of Board of Election Commission of Kansas City, 1909-1912, Missouri Constitutional Convention, 1922, 19233 Missouri Congress 1925 then to Fifty-third General Assembly, and Municipal Council of Kansas City, 1925, 1930, 1934. CHARLES L. CARR. Quincy, Ill. Received A.B. from Northwestern University in 1913 and LL.B. from that Law School in 1915, and was admitted to Illinois Bar and Missouri Bar in 1916. He was selected for the faculty here in 1922 and lectures on Law of Evidence. He belongs to the American, State and City Bar Associations. He is a Delta Tau Delta and Phi Alpha Delta, and has received Deru and the Order of Coif, His first desire was to be a civil engineer, but because of his respect for the high ideals of the legal profession and recognition that lawyers, for the most part, were civic, business and political leaders of the nation, state and localities, he studied law. I have never regretted my choice. CLAUD B. FLORA. Pomona, Kansas. Educated in Kansas City, Kan., public schools and attended K.S.A.C. at Manhattan, then obtained LL.B. from Kansas City School of Law in 1918. Admitted to Missouri Bar in 1917 and to Kansas Bar in 1918. He began practice in 1924, and has been attached to our faculty since 1929. I began studying law with a view of better Htting myself for a business career, but was later attracted to the practicef, jixmias H. HARKLESS. Belmont County, Ohio. After Civil NVar, he moved to Lamar, Mo., and was a stage driver between Sedalia and Neosho. Later, while herding Texas cattle, he read all the law books he could obtain, then studied under Judge R. V. Robinson of Lamar and was admitted to Missouri Bar when he was twenty years old. He came to Kansas City in 1889, helped organize this school and has continu- ously been engaged in law practice. Member of City, Qex-pres.j , Missouri fex-pres.j , Eid American Bar Associations fMo. vice-pres., , and president of Kansas City Red ross. 20 Q l .ii ,f 1 H l Q. 1 ,gif 1 P HUC, CCIVE Unis .UI puts Mick office schoo City Prose I wi also ll to so give V.E mail sas autht ber Mo., The lum the I enr Law C1 i L' torm- Anon in th Plii 1 eral and I Ll nd i H. A Univ C liar .mil I Quiet 'rims coma Presitil