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The Alumni Bulletin, University Of Richmond, October 1937

University of Richmond Magazine

The University of Richmond's Alumni Magazine was first published as The Alumni Bulletin in 1936 and continues to this day as the University of Richmond Magazine.

The Alumni Bulletin, University Of Richmond, June 1937

University of Richmond Magazine

The University of Richmond's Alumni Magazine was first published as The Alumni Bulletin in 1936 and continues to this day as the University of Richmond Magazine.

T. C. Williams School Of Law, University Of Richmond: Torts Ii Exam, 25 May 1937, University Of Richmond

Archived Law School Exams

This Torts II exam, given by Professor William T. Muse on May 25, 1937, begins with this question:

Albert, the driver of a heavy horse-drawn van, left his horses standing un- hitched and unattended in a busy city street. Bert, a boy of ten, who was playing in the street, struck one of the horses with a stick, causing the team to run away. Cabot, a fireman off duty, seeing the horses and van running away, unsuccessfully tried to stop them and was seriously injured. Dora, standing inside of a department store looking through a large plate glass window, sees …

Life Of Claude A. Swanson, J. Roland Nuckols

Honors Theses

Claude Augustus Swanson was born at Swansonville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia on March 31, 1862. He is the son of John Muse Swanson and Catherine Pritchett. His father who was a merchant and tobacco manufacturer lost all his property in the panic of 1876. This caused Claude to have to stop his education at the age of fourteen and go to work on the farm. He worked here for two years, and did all of the manual labor incident to farm life. To many boys this would be very discouraging and would cause them to give up, but not so with …

The Two Ports Of Colonial Williamsburg, Books P. Shetter

Honors Theses

The paper is an attempt to cast light upon two Ports that were of vital importance in the colonial period of Williamsburg, and since have degenerated to mere creeks that lie close this vicinity. in writing this paper, I have tried to knit together, as closely as possible, information on these Ports from the establishing of the Ports in 1698 to around 1818 when the last attempt at progress concerning them was made. The information was not plentiful and did not run in uniformity. Therefore, in this paper one will find gaps and some problems incomplete.

To Swem's index, The …

University Of Richmond Bulletin: The University Of Richmond School Of Law Catalogue For 1936-1937, University Of Richmond

Law School Catalogues

General Statement:

A Law School was first established in Richmond College in 1870. From the beginning there were able professors, but financial support was uncertain. In 1890 the family of the late Mr. T. C. Williams, who had been a devoted and useful trustee, donated $25,000 as the nucleus of an endowment for the Law School. In recognition of this gift, the name of the School was changed to the T. C. WILLIAMS SCHOOL OF LAW. At various times the School has received further generous gifts from members of the family of Mr. Williams. The largest of these gifts came …

The Alumni Bulletin, University Of Richmond, April 1937

University of Richmond Magazine

The University of Richmond's Alumni Magazine was first published as The Alumni Bulletin in 1936 and continues to this day as the University of Richmond Magazine.

The Life Of Samuel Mathews, Edward Jefferson Clary

Master's Theses

My purpose in writ1ng this paper came from the realization that the activities or many prominent men in the Colony during the early period of Virginia's history have been neglected by all historians. Realizing this fact, I am writing this paper with the purpose of better understanding and appreciating more the work which these men did. Samuel Mathews was the most prominent of these men and by looking at his life and activities, we can fully realize and appreciate the work which these men did. By looking at the life of Mathews, we can understand this whole period of Virginia …

History Of Education In Loudoun County, Dorsey Ford

Honors Theses

This paper is prepared as an original research monograph in American History. In it the author has tried to give a true account of the schools in Loudon County, Virginia, from the earliest times up to the present.

Development Of Charleston And The Great Kanawha Valley, Cecil Anderson

Honors Theses

The development of the Valley of the Great Kanawha River has been rapid and has not as yet reached its peake in growth. The Valley has been richly endowed with abundance of raw material and the facilities for the changing or these materials in­to useful commodities. Along with the growth of the industry comes civic growth and it is these growth that I wish to present in this monograph.

Edward Gibbon Wakefield, J. E. Orschel

Honors Theses

Edward Gibbon Wakefield: This interesting man wes an.enigma.

Nothing about himwas ordinary. Even his faults were extraordinary,

but generally of an amiable kind. He faced the

world with two extremely potent weapons: a vision capable of

piercing the thickest 'problem, ancl a mastery of the art of

convincing and persuading. His ultimate aims were always

laudable; but he applied, without quibble, any effective means

of execution at his disposal. As a widower with a passionately

loved little daughter, a kidnap-marriage.put him on the road

to prison as well as on the highway to fame. During his incarceration

he became the …

T. C. Williams School Of Law, University Of Richmond: Torts I Exam, 29 Jan 1937, University Of Richmond

Archived Law School Exams

This Torts I exam, given by Professor William T. Muse on January 29, 1937, begins with the following question:

Plaintiff and her husband were employed by defendant in household service. At
ten o'clock in the evening, plaintiff's husband had some words with defendant who waved a dagger at him and ordered him to leave. Defendant then proceeded to get out a loaded revolver. Coming down a stairway, defendant met plaintiff, who was coming from the kitchen and, pointing the revolver at her shouted, "Mary get right out of my house or I will shoot you dead." The statement was repeated. …

The Web - 1937, University Of Richmond

The Web

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The Alumni Bulletin, University Of Richmond, January 1937

University of Richmond Magazine

The University of Richmond's Alumni Magazine was first published as The Alumni Bulletin in 1936 and continues to this day as the University of Richmond Magazine.

Some Reactions Of Creatinine With Certain Aliphatic Halogen Derivatives, Howard Edwards Wright Jr

Master's Theses

The object of this investigation is to prepare some derivatives of creatinine from certain aliphatic halogen compounds with emphasis on the nature of the reactions through which condensation takes place.

The Element Of Experience In The Poetry Of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Bernard Marshall White-Hurst

Master's Theses

Coleridge is generally recognized as a highly imaginative poet. Students are too prone therefore to regard his poetry as directly the product of his active imagination. It is the object of this study to show instead that his poetry is based largely upon his actual experiences. I have attempted to demonstrate this fact by giving supply the facts of Coleridge's life, as fully in detail as I have been able to ascertain them, and by correlating them with certain references and materials in his poems. The selections have been grouped according to biographical chronology rather than sequences of composition, which …

The History Of The Vaucluse Gold Mine, Thomas Todd

Honors Theses

A history and firsthand account of the Vaucluse gold mine.

The Louisa Railroad (1836-1850), Charles W. Turner

Honors Theses

The first railroad built in Virginia was chartered March 8, 1827. By the year 1860, there were 1,350 miles of railroad in Virginia. Among the first to be chartered was the Louisa Railroad from which the great Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad of today has its origin. This paper is a history of this railroad during the years it was known as the Louise Railroad.

A History Of The County Court In Virginia, D S. Rubenstein

Honors Theses

The county court is among the most colorful institutions in Virginia history. Coming into existence a few years after the birth of the colony, it remained almost unchanged in its general character up until the time of the Civil War. Not only was it the keystone about which the administration of local justice was build, but it possessed important legislative and executive functions.

The Juvenile Court : It's Purpose With Special Treatment On The Juvenile And Domestic Relations Court Of Richmond, Virginia, Harold L. Ronick

Honors Theses

The objectives of the writer in writing this monograph are two - first, to acquaint himself with the Juvenile And Relations Court of his own city, and second, to compile the records of the court so that they may known to all interested people.

The work is divided into four sections - in the first the early fundamental history and principles of Juvenile Courts in which an attempt is made to show that the Juvenile Court can trace its origin back to the English Common law Courts.

In the second section the writer discusses the bills passed by the General …