Monday, November 22, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
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Statue of beloved dean rededicated
Law school alumni gather and share memories, folklore
By Clay McCuistion writer@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
Nearly 100 law school alumni gathered in front of Lippincott Hall Saturday morning to rededicate the statue of James Woods Green, first dean of the University of Kansas School of Law.
It was the 75th anniversary of the dedication of the statue of "Uncle Jimmy" Green and an unidentified student. Green died 80 years ago.
Paul E. Wilson, professor emeritus of law, speaks to a crowd of about 100 law school alumni at the rededication of the James Wools Green Stature in front of Lippincott Hall. Saturday was the 75th anniversary of the dedication of the statue of Green, first dean of the University of Kansas School of Law. Photo by Jay Shepard/KANSAN
"Today's ceremony is not about a statue, it's about a tradition," said Michael Hoeflich, the current dean of the school. "This is not just an ending, but a beginning."
Hoefflich said at the ceremony that the school's class of 1958 had raised money to install a bas-relief version of the statue in Green Hall. Lippincott — renamed in 1979 after Joshua A. Lippincott, chancellor from 1883 to 1889 — was formerly the school's home and called Green Hall.
"We hope that in a few years, we will have a second reflection of this statue," Hoeflich said. "Uncle Jimmy would have been proud of his legacy."
Paul E. Wilson, professor emeritus of law, spoke about Green and the history of the statue. He noted the length of time that had passed since Green served as dean.
"Though his spirit remains with us, his body has been gone 80 years," he said.
Wilson, seated and occasionally drowned out by the sounds of passing traffic, said he had heard much about Green when he started practicing law 60 years ago.
"Everyone I spoke to would be able to recall some story or relationship with Uncle Jimmy," Wilson said. "I think I knew him vicariously, if not immediately."
Wilson said Green had an easygoing nature and was devoted to students.
"We honor him, I think, because if he wasn't a great scholar, he was a great human being." Wilson said.
After Green's death, alumni approached Daniel Chester French, one of the foremost sculptors of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and asked him to memorialize the dean. French's best-known work is the sculpture of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln memorial. The sculptor refused the request at first but was convinced to visit Lawrence and talk to those who had known Green.
"According to the folklore, he said he had never known any person except Abraham Lincoln who was so beloved by the people who knew him." Wilson said.
The sculpture was unveiled in 1924
After Wilson's remarks, Michael Davis, professor of law, read briefly from the statue's original dedication.
Douglas Waters, 1971 graduate of the school, said he was happy to attend the event. It wasn't necessarily about the statue, he said, but about respect for tradition.
"There's always been a tight bond between the faculty of the law school and the students," Waters said. "There's nothing big or amazing about it, but I certainly have good memories."
Waters attended with his son David Waters, a first-year law student from Leavenworth. The younger Waters said the event was a chance to learn about the school's history.
"Being down there in the law school, I never come up to this area," he said.
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Kansas trio lends scientific expertise to NASA
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Armstrong has been part of a team that is lending its expertise to the Cassini spacecraft, which has been in orbit since October 1997.
Although Tom Armstrong, professor of physics and astronomy, can't walk on the moon, he was selected to help NASA with one of its latest projects.
The spacecraft, which already has traveled to Venus, Jupiter and Earth, will travel to the sixth planet, Saturn, by July 2004.
"It's important for scientific and technological reasons," he said. "It's going to help us understand the things in space and why they are there. This is the most recent and biggest expedition."
Armstrong, along with colleague Jerry Manweller and Lucas Miller, Atchison junior, have been working through Fundamental Technologies, 2411 Ponderosa, to develop the magneospheric imaging measurement investigation, which will enable the spacecraft to detect radiation levels on the ringed planet.
"While the orbiter surveys Saturn's icy satellites, rings, plasmas and magnetic field, we will be observing and comparing results with Earth, Jupiter and the outer planets," Armstrong said.
The spacecraft also may uncover the answer to the question that has intrigued Armstrong — does Saturn's moon Titan have frozen water underneath the surface? If the theory is true, it may give scientists an insight to primordial
Earth, Armstrong said.
The trio began working with NASA in 1989, when the three were selected out of a large group of specialists and professors to work on the Cassini project.
Armstrong, who will co-author a paper on the spacecraft's expedition for a conference in December, said he had always hoped to work with the space program.
"It was quite a surprise when we were selected," he said. "We've done a lot of work, and we have also introduced a lot of students to the work as well."
Miller, who has worked with Armstrong on other space-related projects since 1995, said he felt very lucky to be working with the professors and NASA.
"I couldn't ask for a better set-up." he said. "Professor
Armstrong leaves most of the details to me, and he just points me in the right direction. I've been writing programs to track the spacecraft."
Miller has been analyzing and tracking the data from the Cassini-Earth swing-by in August.
The team does most of the research and modifications from their Lawrence office but travels to Cape Caneral, Fla., occasionally.
"The whole investigation is funded, and we are reimbursed for our expenses." Armstrong said. "It's modest pay as opposed to generous. We will be working on the Cassini project for a long time."
After Cassini reaches Saturn, it will return to Earth by 2008, barring any catastrophic failure.
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