 During this time deans of the law school included George M. McLeod ( 1940 – 1942 ) , Ray L. Smith ( 1942 – 1946 ) , and Seward P. Reese ( 1946 – 1968 ) . During World War II , enrollment declined to only five graduates between 1943 and 1945 , and classes were moved to the undergraduate library as the United States Navy used the <unk> Hall . In 1946 , enrollment rebounded with a total of 92 students , the largest student body of the law school up to that date . 
