Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-13

V@SAA-y university. Mr.. Swaine is at
present a senior in the law college. He Is
president OF the Harvard Law Review, and
its editor in chief in this position stand
ing at the head Of an editorial board which
is composed OF members from the very
best OF families in America. Mr.. Matters,
aside from doing splendid work as a stu
dent I'm the law school, has also ventured
out in the college life, being a member
of the Harvard Glee club. and Harvard
University quartet. He is a favorte among
the under graduates, a thing quite unusual
for one who Is student in the graduate
department of the great university. Mr..
Matters is the son of T. II. Matters Of lis
South Thirty-nlnth street, and Mr.. Swaine
is the son of Charles Swaine of the Council
Bluffs Sheet Metal company at 41O South
Eighth street.
Robert T. Swaine is a graduate of the
Council Bluffs high school. Of the class OF
1902, Immediately after his graduation from
high school he entered the Iowa State
university. where he attended until 1906
when he took degree of bachelor OF arts
While in the University of Iowa he made
a brilliant record. He completed the regular
four-year course In three years, at the
same time taking part in school affairs
as a debater. He was a member of the
Iowa debating team during the three years
he was in college at Iowa City, becoming
a member of the team in his freshman
year and continuing until his graduation.
In his last year he led the Iowa debaters
in the debate against Minnesota As a
reward for his remarkable scholarship Mr..
Swaine was awarded memberships In
several organizations at the Iowa school.
He was made member Of the Delta Sigma
Rho, an honorary organization for debaters.
He also carried away a Phi Beta Kappa
key, which signifies scholarship OF the
highest order.
After graduating at the University OF
Iowa In 1905, Mr.. Swaine returned to Coun-
ell Bluffs. where he taught in the Council
Bluffs High school. from which he had
graduated but three years before, He later
taught at Red Oak, In the high school Of
that place until the summer of 1907. Mr..
Swaine is one OF the few men who has
been self supporting in the Harvard law
school, and the two years spent at teaching
before entering the law school were meth
ods used in acquiring the necessary funds.
He has also done considerable tutoring
since coming TO Harvard.
In the fall OF 1907 Mr.. swaine came to
Cambridge and began the study OF law. As
he has since said, in addressing student
gatherings, at that time 1t seemed like an
impossible thing for a western man to
make himself felt, but he has demonstrated
that a western man who win persevere can
take a place OF influence among the stu
dents even at Harvard university, where
until very recent times the western man
had but little to say.
BY the end OF his first year in the law
school Mr.. Swaine had attracted the attsn-
ton OF the professors by his fine scholar
ship and keen intellect. ana his examina-
ton report for the first year showed that
he had taken A marks In all his studies
This is distinction which few enjoy.
Having won this high mark for scholar
ship. but one thing remained for tho fac
ulty 70 do. namely. 70 award him a schol-