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Convocation Address
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH LAW SCHOOL JUNE 10,1967
Graduation ceremonies were probably conceived for the purpose of offering the thanks of a grateful society to all of those who have met the scholastic requirements of their school and to give special recognition to the deserving. Tradition has added to these purposes an opportunity for those who have ventured beyond the academic field to return with tales of adventure, words of wisdom and sound advice. The events of yesterday should and may have left you inspired and properly counseled. Today you are segregated, if that word is still constitutional, according to the school of your selected endeavor. It seems rather presumptuous on my part to attempt to add another chapter to Poor Richard's Almanac or to invade the province of the prophets. Since I am a plain dirt gardener by avocation, it might not be amiss to offer a garden variety of the expectations of a young lawyer. I am neither a judge nor a successful politician, but assuming that I have been reasonably perceptive, you may be interested in a few observations made possibly by the welding of time with a measure of devotion to a rewarding profession. The things I may say are not intended as preachments or authoritative guideposts for your future conduct. My thoughts are personal impressions garnered from well over a quarter of a century of walking the paths where lawyers have trod. They are humbly offered only for your consideration or amusement as your personal interpretations might dictate. The transition from the life of a student to the life of a successful practitioner is a curious combination of satisfaction and disillusionment, curiosity and fear, idealistic concepts and fundamental practicalities. A dominant factor in producing the net result of this experience is your attitude expressed by the seemingly unimportant little things. It doesn't take long to learn that it is much better to ask the bailiff where to hang your hat rather than, with an air of self assurance, hang it in the wrong place, only to have the bailiff remove it for you. As a general rule you will find the clerk of the court, all of
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| Title | John S. Boyden: three score and ten in retrospect |
| Creator | Boyden, Orpha Amanda Sweeten |
| Subject | Boyden, John Sterling, 1906-1980; Democratic Party -- Utah; Coalville (Utah) -- History |
| Description | Life story of John S. Boyden, including his experiences in Coalville, Utah, law practice, participation in the Utah Democratic Party, family life, church involvement, and advocacy for Indians. |
| Source | Boyden |
| Date Digital | 2008-01 |
| Date Original | 1986 |
| Type | text |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Digitization Specs | JPEG image for display. Archived TIFF image was scanned at 300 dpi with a CreoScitex EverSmart Jazz+ scanner. |
| Contributing Institution | Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah |
| Publisher | Southern Utah State College Press |
| Language | eng |
| Genre | Biography |
| Website | http://www.li.suu.edu/library/digitization/boyden.html |
| Rights Management | Digital image c2008 Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. All rights reserved. |
| CONTENTdm file name | 1144.cpd |
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