University of Michigan Law School - Quad Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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1N1l.l.IAM WIR'1' l5l.l1Mli Professor of 1.aw Mr. Blunle was horn in 18951. lle attended the Law Dt'lJ1ll'lI11Cl1l of Clunlherland University in 19151-lfl, the University ol' London for the sunnner term in 1919 and received his A.1i. degree from Texas Christian llniversit' in 19211, and his 1 J, Ur' , . U .l . . . . . 1,I,.11. in 1.1-1 and S.11.13. in 1.128 from the llnlverslty ol Nliclngan. He was adlnitted to practice in Texas in 1911, practiced at lfort XVorth and Dallas fronl I ,-. - - .- . 19111 to 1911, and at Iforth XVorth lrom 192'r to 19211 He was '1 professor in thc i-. .-. . mia .. Comparative Law School of China in Shanghai from 1920 to 192-1 and Dean from 1921 to 1924 and from 1926 to 1927. lle was assistant professor of lm nd .. 1'1l of legal research at the University of Michigan from 1928 to 1932, :associate pro lessor of law and of legal research from 19512 to 19313, professor of law and ol legal research from 1936 to 19111, and professor of law since 19-11. He teaches Civil Procedure and the Seminar in American Legal History. He was the editor ol Transactions of the Su Jrenle Court of the '1'erritor of Michi fan 1805-36 fi vols. , 1 1' lv Cases and Statutes on Pleading and lloinder, and Cases and Statutes on -Iuris diction and judgments. He is the author ol' American Civil Procedure. . r D Y I I W M nw , nc., 16

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JOHN P. DAWSON Professor of Law Born in 1902, Mr. Dawson received his B.A. degree in 1922 and his j.D. in 1924 from the University of Michigang he attended Oxford University in England from 1924 to 1927 and received the degree of D.Phil. from Oxford in 1930. He was admitted to practice in Michigan in 1924, was an assistant professor of law at the University of Michigan from 1927 to 1930, associate professor of law from 1930 to 1936, and has been professor of law since 1936. He was visiting professor of law at the University of Chicago in 1955, and at Harvard in 1956-57. From 1942 to 1945 he was on leave, serving as Chief Counsel in the Rent Section of the Office of Price Administrationg Chief of the Middle East Division, Foreign Economic Administrationg Acting Regional Economic Counselor for the Middle East, State Department, and Director of the Foreign Trade Administration of the Greek Government during 1947-48. This year Mr. Dawson will become professor of law at Harvard University. 15

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JOHN EVARTS TRACY Professor Emeritus of Law Bron in 1880, Mr. Tracy received his A.B. in 1901 from Maryville College, Tennessee, which also awarded him with an LL.D. in 1921. He attended the University of Wisconsin Law School, and was admitted to practice in Wisconsin in 1904, in Michigan in 1907, in New York in 1920, and in Illinois in 1925. I-Ie practiced law in Wisconsin from 1904 to 1907, in Michigan from 1907 to 1917, was the assistant director of the Bureau of Exports in the War Trade Board in 1918, practiced law in New York from 1920 to 1925, and in Illinois from 1925 to 1930. He was a professor of law at the University of Michigan from 1930 to 1941, professor emeritus of law Since 1942. He is the author of Tracy on Cor- porate Foreclosures, Receiverships and Reorgan- ization Q1929jg the volume on Corporate Pro- cedure in Fletcher Cyclopaedia of Corporations Q1932,g Hints on Entering the. Practice of Law clgggpj and Cases and Materials on Evidence 419385. LAYLIN K. JAMES Professor of Law Born in 1893, he received his A.B. in 1918 and his .I.D. in 1923 from the Uni- versity of Michigan. He served as a Sec- ond Lieutenant with thc Field Artillery of the United States Army. He practiced in New York City from 1923 to 1926 and from 1943 to 1945. He taught at Lewis Institute in Chicago from 1920 to 1921, was assistant professor of law at the Uni- versity of Pittsburgh from 1926 to 1928 and was professor of law from 1928 to 1929. Since 1929 hc has been professor of law at the University of Michigan. He teaches Business Associations, and Corporate Organization and Finance. I-Ie has published Cases and Materials on Business Associations. 81+ +V