University of Texas School of Law - Peregrinus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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IGaut § duml iffmntiiatimt Snistersi amv Slaut S rijitol Asaortation UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF LAW FOUNDATION TRUSTEES-Scatcd: Robert K. Hanger, Robert E. Hardwicke, Dean Page Keeton, and Hines Baker. Standing: Gene Woodfin, St. John Garwood, Sylvan Lang, Jack Proctor. Elton Hvder and T. J. Gibson. LAW SCHOOL ASSOCIATION—Seated: John B. Daniel, James C. Watson, Klcbcr Miller, and Lerov Jeffers. Standing: John Ben Shepperd, J. S. Freels, John Jackson, Carlisle Whitten, David Bland. William A. Barber, and Patrick Boone. 14

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W. flag? iKrrtmt Span of % rhonl of ICaui Dean Keeton is recognized as one of the most outstanding Deans of a law school in the United States. Never has a school of law seen such growth in scholarship, financial condition, and dynamic teaching as has taken place under the twelve-year reign of Dean Keeton. Dean Keeton received his LL.B. in 1931 from The University of Texas Schoo'i of Law and hisS.J.D. in 1936 from Harvard Law School. Served as Assistant Professor of Law, 1932-35; Associate Professor of Law, 1936-39 and Assistant Dean 1940-42 at The University of Texas School of Law. Served as chief counsel, Petroleum Branch and Price Executive of Petroleum Branch of O.P.A. from 1942 through 1945. Appointed Dean of the University of Oklahoma School of Law in 1946 and came to The University of Texas School of Law as Dean in 1949. Presently is serving as president of the Association of American Law Schools. Dean Keeton teaches Torts and has published numerous articles in various law reviews; co-editor of Seavey, Keeton and Keeton, Cases on Torts; and is editor of Cases on Fraud and Mistake. Because of his whole-hearted interest in The University of Texas School of Law, and his untiring efforts for the success of all undertakings of the law school; and because of his sincere interest in each student and the support he has always given his faculty, he deserves the humble but allmeaning homage of appreciation from all of these students, graduates and faculty members of The University of Texas School of Law. ©fgmtas 31. (Stbamt, IU Assistant Sean Dean Gibson entered The University of Texas School of Law in 1946 and received his LL.B. in 1948. He remained at the law school in the position of Assistant Librarian until 1956, except for a two-year period when he served as State Librarian. Since 1956 has served as Assistant Dean and teaches Legal Writing and Legal Bibliography. Dean Gibson is in constant personal contact with the students and has earned the admiration of all of them. 13

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EDWARD WELDON BAILEY Professor of Low Mr. Bailey liegan practice with Calloway and Rood of Dallas in 1928, after having received his B.A. and LL.B. from The University of Texas. He l ecaine Associate Professor of Law in 1930, and has been Professor of Law since 1936. In 1912 he reveived his S.J.D. from Harvard University. Mr. Bailey assisted in drafting the now Corporation Code, and is a member of the Texas State Bar Committee on Revision of Corporation Law. His subjects at the University arc: Private Corporations, Trusts, Future Interests, Wills and Administration. FRANK W. ELLIOTT Associate Professor of Imw Mr. Elliott received his B.A. degree from The University of Texas in 1951 and his LL.B. in 1957 from The University of Texas School of Law. After graduation, Mr. Elliott worked for the Attorney General of Texas, and then did research on points of law for the Supreme Court of Texas. While in Law School he was a Quizmaster, Chancellor, Comment Editor for the Texas Law Review, and a member of the Order of the Coif. Mr. Elliott is a professor in Admiralty Law, Torts, Procedure II and Introduction. Mr. Elliott is currentlv on leave of absence working on his doctor’s degree at Columbia University School of Law. PARKER CLINTON FIELDER Professor of Imw Mr. Fielder has returned after eight years practice in Midland. Texas. He received his B.S. degree in 1911 at Northwestern University. His LL.B. was obtained in 1918 at The University of Texas and he began teaching here in 1948. He served as Associate Professor in 1950-53 and has been William II. Francis, Jr. Professor since 1961. Subjects: Business Associations I and II, Oil and Gas Taxation, Federal Taxation and Estate and Gift Taxation. Mr. Fielder is a member of the State Bar of Texas, American Bar Association and the American Judicature Society. 15