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(Malcolm (2nd row, 2nd from right), pictured in 1904)
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As a lawyer in his early 30s, Malcolm was assigned in the Philippines, which was then a colony of the United States, and rose quickly in rank from several minor positions starting from clerk in the Bureau of Health and subsequently in the Bureau of Justice to acting attorney-general for the Philippines.
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He pushed for the establishment of a college of law in U.P. but his proposal was initially turned down by the Board of Regents, prompting him to arrange for the Manila Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) to offer law courses, which commenced in 1910.
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Within a year, the Board of Regents reconsidered his appeal and authorized the establishment of the College of Law on January 12, 1911.
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Malcolm served for six years after being appointed permanently to the dean's post of the College of Law on October 11, 1911. He also taught courses in constitutional law and in legal ethics.
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Today in History, November 5, 1881, George Malcolm, who founded the UP College of Law in 1911, was born in Michigan, USA