Record #:

14398

Author(s):

Arendell, Banks

Abstract:

Dean Samuel F. Mordecai, Dean of Trinity College in the early 20th-century, implemented stricter standards for law students by establishing rigorous requirements for entering law students, earning a reputation as a fair yet authoritarian figure. Mordecai composed his own text books.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 16 Issue 51, May 1949, p6-7

Subject(s):

Law students--Trinity College (Durham); Mordecai, Samuel Fox II, 1852-1927

Record #:

15815

Author(s):

Arendell, Banks

Abstract:

Former student, Banks Arendell, write a glowing tribute to Samuel Mordecai, who was Dean of the Law School at Trinity College (now Duke University) for almost a quarter of a century.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 3 Issue 21, Oct 1935, p1, 22, por

Subject(s):

Mordecai, Samuel Fox II, 1852-1927