National University - Docket Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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NINETEEN THIRTY SIX JOHN L. CASSIN Assistant Dean of The Law School Secretary of The Board of Trustees seventeen

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THE DOCKET -l l idtotlcai — 7lcetck The history of National University presents an enviable record of achievement, dating from I 869, when the school was first chartered, to the present time. Five Presidents of The United States have served as Chancellors Ex-Offi- cio of National University during its existence; namely, Presidents Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Arthur and Cleveland. Among the more than seven thousand graduates of Na- tional will be found many who have done honor to them- selves, their school and their country in many and various capacities. The Alumni of National is represented in nu- merous state and federal courts, in congress, in the cabi- net and in other high offices. The high regard which the local bar has for National graduates is manifested by the fact that the last four, including the present, presidents of the District of Columbia Bar Association have been alumni of National University. The practical and efficient methods of teaching the law begun by W. B. Wedgewood, Arthur MacArthur, Eugene Carusi, Richard H. Alvey, and their eight asso- ciates is still prevailing at National and the hopes of George Washington are being fulfilled. National Univer- sity is one of the oldest law schools in the United States and enjoys an unusually high standing among the legal profession.

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THE DOCKET ' Tka.nLl! Of all the tasks that I have faced in editing this publi- cation this is the most difficult: putting into words my feelings of gratitude toward those who have helped make this book possible. Words are not adequate and space not available to express my heart-felt appreciation to the class, the faculty, and the staff. We have had problems to solve and difficulties to surmount and each time I found willing helpers. You have shown faith in the staff and me by honoring us with our positions and we sincerely hope that we have not disappointed you. When you read these pages and note our mistakes and failures, please know that they are mistakes of the hea d and not of the heart — we have tried believing that It is better to have run and lost than than never to have run at all . On behalf of the Staff I say to the class members, the class officers and the faculty, From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you one and all for your assistance . Charles M. Brooks, Editor-in-Chief eighteen