The broad ax., 1924-04-05

HOn. u. Kent Greene Republican
candidate for the nomination for Judge
of the Municipal Court Of Chicago.
has always been held in high esteem
BY such eminent lawyers a. Hon.
Thomas NJ. Hoyne, Edgar B. Tolman,
John r. Richards, Silas FL Srawn.
NJ. ID. FoIlansbee, Charles s. Cutting
and Amos c. Miller, who. as members
Of the Chicago Bar Association, have
always highly commended him for his
exceptional experience and training in
the law and state that he is well quail
fed for Judge Of the Municipal Court
Judge Greene Vas born at Dayton,
O., on June 9. 1870. His great-grand-
father was a cousin Of General Ma
thaniel Greene, On the staff of Cen
eral George Washington, and served
in the Revolutionary war against
Great Britain.
Others Of his ancestors, both pa
ternal and maternal, fought for the
American cause in that war.
Mr.. Greene's father came to Illinois
in 1929, at the age Of 70 years, and
shortly after his arrival became the
boss Of gang Of 100 men working on
the Illinois and Michigan Canal, for
the digging of section of which his
father had contract This very young
superintendent got his early education
while off duty at nights from the
bookkeeper employed on the canal
work.
In his boyhood Mr.. Greene longed
to be somebody and he strove very
hard to come into the possession of a
frst-class education for even at that
tender age he seemed to fully realize
that knowledge is power all the time.
For years he went to the common
school during the three months VIM
ter term, going to work often before
school hours in the morning and back
to work at the adjournment Of school
in the afternoon The other nine
months of each year were devoted to
work in the mill or on the farm, eve
nings and very early mornings being
occupied with study.
This continued through the common
school course High school was at
Ottawa, four miles from home, and
being in another ltownsiHip, tuition had
to Be paid, making u necessary when
term was entered upon to complete
the term without interruption. But
these terms were taken at irregular
intervale. After two years Of actual
attendance, not only the four years
regular course had been completed
but in addition thereto such extra
courses had been taken that with the
two years attendance school credit:
were given for five and two-thirds
years work, and during large par
Of that time he was walking eigh'
miles per day to and from school.
A two years course Of study in Law
was taken in law Office in Ottawa
the arrangement adhered to through
out the two years being that one da.
should be devoted to manual work a
Ottawa, and throughout the two year
he walked eight miles each day h,
went to his studies. AT the end of thu
two years He passed his examination
for admission to the bar before thu
Appellate Court, then situated at OF
tawa, but was refused his license be
cause his application showed that h,
was only nineteen years old. During
those two years he took extra course
in Latin in high school.
Mr.. Greene wended his way to thi
great city in 1890 and took a eours,
at Northwestern University Law
School, graduating with the class D
which Hon. Harry Olson, afterwardi
Chief Justice Of the Municipal Court
and Judge Kenesaw NJ. Lands wer,
members. On graduation he received
the first prize for the best thesis on !
question Of practical law. His licens,
to practice law, signed by the Judge.
Of the Supreme Court several month,
before he became Of age, was retained
by the clerk of the court until hi: