1953–54 Volume 78 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

THE SCROLL of Phi Delta Theta for March, 1954 285
plication and practice."
The time he' spent in medical school was
not entirely lost because the judge learned
how to cross-examine witnesses when cases
involved medicine and anatomy. "Besides,"
teases Mrs. Lemley, "he prescribes medicine
for everybody he sees."
Following a venture in the - business
world north of the Mason and Dixon linein
New York—which he diH not like, young
Lemley decided to return to college and
pursue the study pf law. He chose Washington
& Lee University where his brother
Kendall was in attendance, and it is not
surprising that he followed Kendall in signing
the Bond Roll of Virginia Zeta chapter,
being initiated October 3, 1908. He was an
interested fraternity man and also joined
* A $, a legal group, before receiving his
LL.B. degree in 1910.
He went to Arkansas because he wanted
a place to fish and'hunt and offered a good
opportunity for a young lawyer. When he
met the leading lawyers' of Hope, he knew
he had found his new home.
Brother Lemley wooed and won Miss
Caroline' McRae and his brother, Kendall
Lemley, married her sister. Miss Janet Mc­
Rae. These two brothers had always been
as close and intimate as brothers get to be,
so it was inevitable that they should have
similar tastes when it came to choosing
wives.
It was in 1912 that the two formed a
partnership at Hope for the practice of law
and they practiced together continuously
until Judge Lemley was appointed United
States district judge in 1939. They have also
farmed continuously, as partners, since
1912, and Judge Lemley said the black land
which he found around Hope helped to sell
him on that location. They own and
operate a plantation of slightly over 1,000
acres about twelve miles north of town.
For over 35 years they have raiised whiteface
cattle as a commercial herd—not as a
breeding stock. Besides this. Judges Harry
and Kendall Lemley were among the organizers
of the 1st National Bank of Hope
in 1924. Harry served as vice president until
he was appointed federal judge; then his
brother, Kendall, replaced him and the
latter continues to hold that position.
JUDGE HARRY J. LEMLEY, W ir L'lo
Attains national recognition in two fields.
The Lemley family has always liked to
do things together. Archeological expeditions,
using Spring for excavations, gave
them their greatest pleasure. Scarcely a
•week passed without their going to an Indian
mound or campsite. From all corners
of the state they searched, obtained specimens
and information. They drove the
roughest roads and walked through mud.
But they learned about Arkansas history.
They knew everyone who had an Indian
relic, and before long Judge Lemley had
made a success of two professions instead of
one.
From -the beginning, the entire family
shared the interest.
"It helped to make good boys out of our
sons," the judge said. "We grew up together."
The museum today is a living monument
to their efforts. Scientists from all parts of
the nation travel to Hope to visit the
museum and discuss prehistory with Judge
and Mrs. Lemley. Members of the faculty
of Harvard, the University of Chicago and
many state universities have studied them.
Thoroughly documented, the museum is
highly esteemed by all archeologists.
Respected by his associates as a careful
and hard-working judge, Brother Lemley
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