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

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prof. fibarles CI. Robbins Prof. Charles A. Robbins, Secretary of the Law Faculty, was born at Abingdon, Knox county, Ill., June 5, 1861. His father died when he was two years old, and as soon as he was old enough he Worked in a brick-yard, on the farm, and in a store, during vacations, for means to attend school. He completed the course in the Abingdon High School, of which our present Congress- man, J. B. Strode, was principal, in May, 187 6. In the fall of the same year he entered Hedding College, from which institu- tion he graduated- in 1881, with the degree of Ph. B.. H rustling H -as he says-out of school hours and during vacations to pay his way through college. In 1884 he was awarded the degree of Ph. M. from the same college. . After teaching school two years, Professor Robbins entered Union College of Law QNorthwestern and Chicago Universitiesj in the fall of 1883, and graduated therefrom in June, 1885, with degree LL. B. Although he clerked in a law office and taught night school While pursuing his law course, he received first prize scholarship both years, as Well as first thesis prize. He remained in Chicago one year after graduation, clerking in the law office and Writing for legal periodicals, and in 1886 came to Lincoln, Neb., where he has made his home since. He was married in January, 1889, to Miss Bertha J ones, of Abingdon, Ill. Professor Robbins became connected with the College of Law in 1893, and is one of the hardest workers and most successful instructors in the Faculty. He is clear and logical, and has a forcible Way of presenting things so that they make a deep and lasting impression upon the mind of the student. A hard worker himself, he insists on the students putting in full time while here, telling them that they can play after school is out. Al- though he has several other departments of instruction, his spec- ialties are Contracts, Commercial Pape1', and Pleading.

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Lion. Soseph Zi. webster Joseph Ravvson Weloster was born May 5, 1839, near Bombay, India, of American parents abroad under passport. His parents returned to Victor, N. Y., in 1842, remaining there until 18456, when they removed to La Grange county, Indiana. Until his tif- teenth year he attended school in a log schoolhouse. He then at- tended the academy, the La Grange Collegiate Institute at On- tario, Ind., entered Wabash College Crawfordsville, Ind., in 3 1858, and graduated in 1862, taking :class honors. His youth was spent Working on the farm and in a saw mill, and his recreation was the sports of a frontier life, hunting, and canoeing. - In April, 1861, on the evening of President Lincolnis first call for three-month volunteers, he enlisted as private in Company I, 11th Indiana Infantry, under Captain Qafterwards Generalj Lew VVallace, serving in the Shenandoah valley, Virginia. At the ex- piration of his time he returned to college, and on graduating in 1862 again enlisted. He was elected captain of Company G, 88th Indiana Infantry, and subsequently was commissioned Major of the regiment. In 1864 he was made Lieutenant Colonel of the 44th United States COlO1'6Cl Infantry, which regiment he raised and organized. Colonel IVebster continued in active service uhtil 1866, when he resigned and engaged in cotton planting at Rosedale, Boliver county, Miss., until the spring of 1869. Dur- ing tlie service, between campaigns, he studied law and was ad- mitted to the bar in July, 1869, at Glenwood, Ia. He located at Council Bluffs, Ia., but remained there only a few months before removing to Lincoln, N eb. In military service Col. Wfebster, besides many minor engage- ments, participated in the general battles of Chaplin Hills, Ken- tucky, October S, 1862, Stone River, Tennessee, December 31 to January 6,1S63g siege of Chattanoogag siege and battle of Nashville, Tenn., December 15-18, 1861. At the organization of the Grand Army of the Republic, he identilied himself with it,