Everybody's favorite day of Law Week at Cumberland is Rascal Day. You might be thinking, what is rascal day? Well I'll tell you.
The celebration honors a mongrel pup named Rascal. According to tradition, Rascal faithfully attended classes at the law school’s former campus location in Lebanon, Tennessee, beginning in 1933, until he was presented with the rare degree of doctor of canine jurisprudence in 1937. Legend holds, that his diploma was awarded in recognition of the hundreds of classes and mock trials at which his attendance had been difficult to ignore. When he passed away in 1940, Rascal was buried beneath the window of the classroom where he had spent so much time.
When Cumberland School of Law moved to Birmingham in 1961, Rascal’s tombstone and a few spadefuls of dirt from his grave were brought to Samford's campus and reinterred on the west side of Robinson Hall. Each year, a procession of two- and four-legged creatures passes by Rascal’s grave to commemorate one of the law school's most memorable graduates.
Thursday was Rosie's first Rascal day. She loved roaming the halls and meeting new friends.
Rosie on the Angel patio
The staff put out water buckets for all the dogs. Rosie thought they were for swimming.
Pretty girl
Lucky to go to law school at such a beautiful place.
Rosie went to Bioethics with me. She even spoke up at appropriate times. I think she would make a great lawyer!
Rosie hid under the desk some though (and tried to eat dried gum from under it)
Everybody started to show up for the parade and lunch.
Rosie met and LOVED the other Rosie.
We're the 3 best friends that anybody could have
Pumped that Jackson came to see her at school
Memorial for Rascal
Eulogy by Professor Walthall
Hannah came to see the chaos.
And so did Sally.
Hannah and Rosie love each other.
Rosie meets Lilly
We had a great time at our first and final Rascal Day together!!
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