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University of Richmond

J. Westwood Smithers

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J.Westwood Smithers- "The Professor", Robert R. Merhige Jr. Jan 1979

J.Westwood Smithers- "The Professor", Robert R. Merhige Jr.

University of Richmond Law Review

My first clearly defined recollection of "The Professor" has, to my enjoyment and embarassment, survived for more years than he or I would willingly acknowledge, but I would expect that the incident giving rise to my recollection has now become part of the folklore of T. C. Williams School of Law and will survive each of us.


J. Westwood Smithers, William S. Cudlipp Jr. Jan 1979

J. Westwood Smithers, William S. Cudlipp Jr.

University of Richmond Law Review

I first became acquainted with J. Westwood Smithers in the fall of 1929 when he entered the law school as a student in what was the morning division. I was then in my second year, but due to the small number which comprised the student body and the limited library facilities at that time, not many newcomers remained strangers for long, and West, as he came to be known, was certainly no exception.