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Friday, February 13, 2009
Ind. Courts - "Cass Circuit Court Judge Leo Burns, a self-taught Civil War historian, jumped at the chance to talk about Lincoln"
Kevin Lilly of the Logansport Pharos-Tribune reports today in a story that begins:
A special guest visited Miss June Cotterman’s fourth grade class on Thursday for a “birthday bash” in honor of Abraham Lincoln.Cass Circuit Court Judge Leo Burns, a self-taught Civil War historian, jumped at the chance to talk about Lincoln on the 200th anniversary of his birth. He shared with students the skills of remediation Lincoln brought to the presidency at a time when the country was divided.
“Who knows who Abraham Lincoln is?” Burns asked the class at Galveston Elementary School.
Every student raised a hand. Class members said they knew Lincoln was born in Kentucky on Feb. 12, 1809, and that he grew up to become the 16th president of the United States.
Through a program called, “Why was Lincoln a lawyer?” sponsored by the Indiana Supreme Court and Indiana State Bar Association, Burns got the opportunity to discuss Lincoln’s profession before becoming president.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on February 13, 2009 01:14 PM
Posted to Indiana Courts