Harvard Law School - Yearbook (Cambridge, MA)

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timely article on L:1a'ir's in fbv Law by the Honorable Burnita Shelton Matthews, Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, an article on the field of corporation law by the general counsel for the Ford Motor Company, Donald Kehl, LL.B. '34, S.J.D., '40, and a series of articles criticizing the loyalty-oath proposal of the American Bar Association by Professor Zechariah Chafee. Feature articles by the members of the staff are also placed on the first page. These have been written in either a serious or jocular vein and have often been cited in national magazines. Page two is probably the one which en- genders the greatest interest among the read- ers. On that page are to be found the Edi- torials, Letters to the Editor, and the features known as Sub Judice, Gallery, and Off the Record. S1111 Indice is perhaps the most eagerly awaited feature among the alumni. In this column are found recent cases provoking laughter rather than serious thought. The Gallery is a profile of well-known members of the legal profession, usually a Law School Alumnus, professor or a judge. This year's subjects have included the Hon- orable William H. Hastie, recently appointed to the United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, Kenneth D. Johnson, LL.B. ,24, Dean of the New York School of Social Work at Columbia University, Claude B. Cross, LL.B. '20, renowned trial lawyer, and new Law School Faculty members, Professors Morris, Sutherland, Surrey, and Hardee. To the alumni the Record' serves the func- tion of integrating the individual alumnus with the activities of the School. In con- junction with the dedication of the new dormitories this fall, the Record issued a commemorative issue with pictures and stories of the new Graduate Center. In this and similar ways, the Record becomes the medium for binding together the student and the alumni. The paper is the organiza- tion which expresses the views of the student body and reports on the activities of the School. Also the Rvcorcl reports on the chang- ing fortunes ofthe alumni and provides news and opinion on legal and Law School affairs. Page one lzzuzdrecl seventy-nine

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Harvard Law Salma! ltacara Every Wedliesday morning during the school year, with time off for exam periods, the Law School Rcfcorzl, the oldest law school newspaper in the country, makes its appear- ance on the tables in Langdell and Austin, and on several local newstands. This has been going on since 1946, when a group of vet- erans enrolled in the Law School decided that the School needed a newspaper. The Record serves a dual function, in serving the law student and Law School Alumni. Each week 5000 copies go out to students and alumni, the Recora' reaching all forty-eight states and eight foreign countries. To the students, the Record supplies news of what is happening around the School and more important, serves as a medium through which the students may voice their com- plaints and problems. Very often, the fac- ulty, too, uses the Letters to the Editor column for raising policy questions and ex- pressing their opinions. An example of this during the past year was the post-election wrangle between Professor Amory and the Law School Democratic Club. A volunteer staff gathers the news of the week and assembles in the oflices high on the third floor of Austin to put it together' in readable form. The major part of the labor takes place on Friday, Monday and Tuesday, when the oflice is alive with pre-publications activity. On Tuesday, the Editorial Manager and his assistants repair to the print shop in Kendall Square, and there the final processes of composition take place. At that time the position of each story and feature in the paper is finally determined. In addition to carrying the most important news stories, page one carries articles of timely importance by various distinguished alumni, judges and people in other fields who have something of interest to say to law students and lawyers in general. In the past year, the Record has included an article on The Sorio-Economic Approach af Yale Law Sclrool by Jess Dukeminier ex-'49, a Lefl lo Right, First Row: S. Lyons, H. Caron, J. Rirholz, A. Smith fPresidentj, J. Indick, L. Rachlin, H. Traehtenbergg Second Row: M. Foner, N. Paven, R. Ehrenbard, J. Thalhofer, NV. Hack, J. Reiss, N. Siegel, J. Fischg Third Row: C. Barrett, W. Scheurich, E. Feldman, H. Scharf, M. Barr, W. Kennedy, lfourib Row: D. Vernon, I. Markowitz, S. Hack, S. Golden, D. Sklar Page one hundred seventy-eight

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Darmifrfry 1301114511 The new Graduate Center has brought more students under the care of the admin- istration than ever before. Some 500 law students reside in the Graduate Center and out of this concentration came a new and vital organization-the Dormitory Council. The Council consists of 21 members elected by the residents of the Graduate Center. Its main task is to see that the law students' problems concerning their living quarters, the dining hall, the Commons rooms, parietal rules and entertainment are met and solved with the cooperation of the administration. The first large task faced was revision of the parietal rules. Most students had ex- pressed dissatisfaction with the two-women rule . An acceptable solution was negotiated for with the Administration. A vote was taken as to which rule was preferred, the two-women rule or the new rules with more limited hours, and the dormitory resi- dents voted for the new rules. They were then put in force and though these rules are not all that every law student would like, they have solved the parietal rules problem quite satisfactorily. The Judicial Committee deals with vio- lations of parietal rules. A permanent chair- man sits with two members of the Council, for a period of three weeks in rotation, and hears the offender. The aim has been, and is, self-government. All offenders remain anonymous so far as ofiicial notice of the administration is concerned. Only in the event that the offender appeals to the ad- ministration will they oflicially recognize the violation. Otherwise, the matter is strictly in the hands of the Council. In addition, Committees have been set up to deal with the complaints of law students and present them to the administration. The administration takes action and keeps the Council informed as to what is being done and what can be done. In addition the Buildings Committee, Din- ing Halls and Grill Rooms Committee, and the Social Committee are constantly at work. The Social Committee, for example, worked with Phillips Brooks House and the Graduate Student Dormitory Council on an enter- tainment program. A Student Activities Association was the result. The membership fee was set at 391.00 to cover all dances, in- cluding four law school formals, concerts, and other activities which are organized for the students. The first Dormitory Council is off to a fine start. Lrf! io Rigbi, liirxf Rau: D. Ryman, S. Rothenberg, Swain! Razr: N. Siegel, R. Taichert, Ii. Snyder, President S. Lessey, A. Cohn, H. Weisbergg Tbiril Ron: P. Crawford, R. Pearson, S. Levine, R. Coulson, I.. Newmark, J. Olin, M. Lund, P. Kaplan, U11lwiz'f111'mf: J. Hollenberg, R. Hirschfield, K. Jarvis, M. Inkcr, T, Montell, S. Walzer Page one hzmdrcd eighty