University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Law Gfaws, ’95. 0FFIG6RS. W. P. Lobran, . “ Baby ” Myers, MEMBERS. E. A. Belsterling, R. L. Clark, M. W. Davis, Emmett Ellis, J . P. Hamer, Jr., L. B. Hightower, C. F. Johnson, W. Lemly, J. VV. Mathis, S. N. Myer, T. J. Newton, E. S. Phelps, J. B. Rector, J. T. Spencer, I. N. Stephens, M. Thomas. . President. Vice-President. C. D. Bennett, J. VV. Cocke, Jr., G. N. Denton, Lewis Fisher, Wm. Hart, W. W. Hilbrant, J. C. Lambkin, VV. P. Lobban, W. P. McLean, J. H. Myers, VV. B. O’Quinn, J. VV. Philp, J. R. Sanford, V. H. Stark, VV. O. Stephens, 28

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Senior Law Picture.

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HistoTV, L ax Gfsus-s, ’95 THE history of a class should contain nothing but truth, and yet. if the truth is faithfully chronicled I fear we shall be accused of egoism, of lacking modesty. But come what may, truth is imperial, and the truth shall be told. The law class of ’95 originally numbered over sixty members. But where are they to-day ? what has become of them ? some envious academic has had the hardihood to suggest that they have busted, but such is not the case, they have been called home by the death of their fathers. Incredulous ! Within two years forty of sixty-five men should lose their fathers? strange, and yet Tis so. Truth is indeed stranger than fiction. The class of ’95 has been a model class ; they have displayed a zeal for the acquisition of legal knowledge, which perhaps has never been equaled : they are always faithful in the discharge of all the duties imposed upon them by the professors ; not a member of this class has ever made a bush, failed to pass a subject with distinction, or cut a lecture ; the arduous work of the professors has, by the untiring efforts, 'he efficient work, the earnest enthusiasm, and the careful attention of all of the class, been made a pleasure, and we have not the slightest doubt that they will point future classes to us and try to inculcate in their minds a like zeal for the acquirement of legal lore. The brain of this class is something remarkable ; with us the most intricate, difficult and complex questions of corporation law become simple and elementary principles ; the skill with which we apply rules of law to a given statement of facts is certainly very striking; the clever manner in which we master the points of law decided in a given case is surely unusual ; in fact it appears as though almost every member of this extraordinary class has a mind that grasps with ease the most perplexing questions of law, cognizant of the full force and reason, knowing exactly when and where to apply the rule, and fully conscious of the fact that when the reason fails, the law no longer fits the case. We leave for the active field of practice buoyant and hopeful, we feel that our future success is assured, we can not fail, we have the mettle of a Bell-sterling, the dye of a Broum, the experience of a Clark, the gameness of a Cocke, the application of a Davis, the complacency of a Denton, the fiction of an Ellis, the fortuity of a Fisher, the face of a Ham(m)er, the faithfulness of a Hart, the pleading of a Hightmver, the dignity of a Hilbrant, the fertility of a Johnson, the light of a Lampkin. the rhetoric of a Lemby, the brain of a Lobban, the reason of a Mathis, the egotism of a McLean, the adhesiveness of a Myer, the strength of a Myers, the audacity of a Newton, the loquaciousness of an O' Quinn, the integrity of a Phelps, the pride of a Rector, the honor of a Sanford’ the affability of a Spencer, the diplomacy of the Stephens, and the history of a Thomas. 29