University of Nebraska College of Law - Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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22 THE DIGEST 8 In 1891 Judge Reese was selected as lecturer upon the subject. of Real and Personal Property in the college of law in the State- University of Nebraska, and held that position until he Was- elected Dean of the college in 1893, which position he now holds. Judge Reese ranks among the leaders of the Nebraska bar, both as counsellor and advocate. He is popular, and respected by the bench and his professional brethren, and is strong with the people. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and has served as Grand Master of that order in Nebraska. He is amem- ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and represented the Ne- braska Conference of that church in 1888 as a lay delegate to the General Conference held in the city of New York. Dean Reese is exceptionally Well fitted for the position of trust that he holds, and his moral influence over the students is one of his strongest points. He is the idol of the students and is hon- ored and beloved by all of them without exception. As an in- structor he is energetic, patient, and entertaining. He strives to make the most difficult subject interesting and attractive, and his success in this direction is in no small manner due to the exten- sive fund of experience and illustration that he has to 'draxv from. 'lf r ' Ah ,z-rf : 'S Q

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Zuoge ZI'ia'noab 23. Reese, Dean He was indeed the glass VVherein the noble youth did dress themselves. Judge Manoah Bostic Reese, familiarly known as the good Dean, is a native of Illinois and was bornin Macoupin county, September, 5, 1839. His parents were not wealthy, and his early education was limited to the opportunities furnished by the district school in that, then, new and sparsely settled country. In 1856 his parents, with the family, moved to Clark county, Iowa, and located on a farm, where he remained until after he attained his majority. During this time he attended the public schools within his reach, and when about twenty-one years of age entered a seminary at Gsceola, Iowa, which he attended about two years. Qn the first day of January, 1862, he was married to Miss Carrie Burrows, formerly of Mooresville, Indiana. He en- listed in the army of the United States during the lVar of the Rebellion, but owing to an injury he had received in his youth he was not allowed to serve. Upon his return home he at once began the study of law in the oflice of I-Ion. James Rice at Osceola, Iowa. I-Ie was admitted to the bar in 1865 and immediately entered upon the practice, form- ing a partnership with his preceptor. In 1871 he removed to the State of Nebraska, finally locating at llfauhoo, in this state in 1871. In 1875 he was elected and served asa delegate to the constitutional convention which formed the present constitution of Nebraska. In 1876,,18'78, and 1880, he was successively elected to the ofiice of district attorney for the then fourth judicial districtg and in 1883 he was elected as one of the judges of the supreme court of the state, holding the oiiice for six years, during the last two of which he was the chief justice. His opinions while a member of the court were characterized by evil dent fairness and strength, rather than by the elaborate marshal- ing and discussion of authorities. j

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