University of South Dakota - Coyote Yearbook (Vermillion, SD)

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sincere appreciation the 1949 Coyote is dedicated to Marshall McKusick, Dean of the School of Laic DEMI mRRSHRLL MUSICK A Marshall McKusck, Dean of the School of Law, is a man of many aptitudes. A professor of law, an ardent gardener, a singer, an outdoorsman, and an authority on athletics are several facets which form the makeup of this versatile gentleman. Dean McKus ' ck holds the distinction of being the oldest practicing Dean of Law in the United States, and his biographical sketch can be found m Who ' s Who In America. He developed an interest in law as a young man, while working in his father ' s law office; and upon graduating from high school, McKusick entered Boston University, where he received his law degree in 1901. In 1935 his Alma Mater called him back to bestow upon him the honorary degree, LL.D. Dean McKusick came to the University of South Dakota in 1902 as instructor in law, and although he had not planned to make teaching his profession, he found it to his liking He has been Dean of Law since 1912 and has been president of the State Bar Association. Because of an ardent love for the outdoors, the Dean ' s favorite pastime is gardening. And his garden, like many things in his life, is cultivated by an expert hand.

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OLD FHILIBR PLACES Generations of students come and go but these well remembered scenes remain the same — solid symbols of happy days that lift the hearts of graying alumni and beardless sophomore alike when they return after a long or short absence.