Evans Holbrook, who becomes As
sistant Professor of Law in the De
partment of Law, was born Jan. 15, 
 1875, at Onawa, Iowa. He was pre
pared for college in high school and
 under private instruction at Onawa
la. and Pittsburgh, Pa., and was a
 student in the Literary Department of
 the University of Michigan from 1893
 to 1895.

He entered Leland Stan
ford Jr. University, Palo Alto, and in
1895 and was graduated with the de
gree of A.B. in 1897. The following 
year was spent in the study of law at 
Northwestern University Law School, Chicago. In 1898 he returned to the
 University of Michigan, where he en
tered the Law Department and was 
graduated with the degree of LL.B. 
in June 1900. The next five years, 1900 to 1905, he practiced law in Chi
cago. Since 1905 he has been instruc
tor in the Law Department. He is 
one of the charter members of Quad
rangle.