Harvard Law School - Yearbook (Cambridge, MA)

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law Selma! Cfvlrzluiffee of Phillgvs l6'rwks ffzfusc Since its organization in 1909, the Law School Committee has endeavored to serve the needs of the Law School students that are not otherwise cared for, as well as to serve as the link between the Law School and the University. The Committee has created several student organizations which have grown and later become independent and self-sustaining parts of the Law School. Such was the start of the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau which was initiated in 1913 to provide counsel for those who could not otherwise afford it, and more recently the Harvard Law School Forum. The Committee has had a very active and varied program this year. One of its first activities was to provide law books for de- serving students through its loan library which has been assisting students in the Law School since 1913. Plans are under way to increase the size and scope of the loan library's facilities in anticipation of the increased needs of the students as fewer students receive their books under the G.I. Bill. Always prominent among the activities of the Committee are the formal and informal which the Committee sponsors each term to fill a much needed gap in the social life of the law students. For the past several years, the Committee has been conducting various athletic programs and tournaments which have included touch-football, basketball, softball, squash and tennis. The Committee has also sponsored the Combined Charities Drive. One of the services most appreciated by all of the students is the publication of a student directory which is paid for entirely by the solicitation of advertising from local merchants by members of the Committee. Lrff fo Rigbl, I i1',if Run: S. Kess, il. jenkins, XV. Cnrrollg Swami' Rout A. Cohn. J. Johnson, C. Xvheatley, KI. Dow H. Trachtenbergg Tlviril RUILT G. Leopold, C. Volgenau, lf. Sebree, R. Reidg UIIl7iI'fIH'L'AlJ I.. Bilder, L, Florencourt G, Meyer, B. Polak, S. Whitney, M. O'Connell, D. Gauntletr, R. Goldstein, H. Strudler. I.. Del Duen Page one lzzrndred eighty-mm

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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

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CII6' Democratic gfllb The Democratic Club owes its beginning to informal gatherings on the steps of Lang- dell last year. From a handful of second year students grew an organization which now boasts a membership of over one hundred. The club drafted a constitution which em- bodied the idea that this would not just be another policy discussion groupf, By the spring of 1950 the group had its first oiiicial meeting in Langdell South. The oflicers elected were Robert Ehrenbard, John Dalton, Albert Hill, Norman Hurwitz, and Robert Bailey, representing New York, Kan- sas and Missouri, thus demonstrating that the Democratic Club is more than a local political action group. Soon the Massachusetts State Committee issued a charter to the club. The fall term of 1950 was particularly busy. Owing to the elections, Connie Bloom arranged a series of radio debates with the Republican Club. Arnold Nemiroff and Russ Weil headed the team which did re- search for the state legislature. George Ruditz and Lawrence Gray became bosses of the Seventh Ward, where over fifty men covered the ward in a house-to-house campaign which made serious inroads in a usually Re- publican stronghold. Credit was given to the Democratic Club of Harvard Law School by both Democratic and Republican leaders for the election of the first Demo- cratic members of the legislature from that area. Robert Persky handled publicity and Harry Spanos was responsible for the highly successful Beer Bust and Election Rally held in the Graduate Commons. In the spring term Saul Sorkin and John Dalton handled the club-sponsored School for Politics, featuring leading men and women from local, state and national politics. The present officers are Robert Taichert, James McDowell, Alvin Goldstein, Arnold Nemiroff and Howard Leavitt. O'f,Tifl'l'X and Corumillm' CTbt1jl'I7It'lI, Lvff I0 Rigbl, liirsl Rolf: N. Hurwitz, A. Hill, R. Ehrenbard, J. Dalton, R. Bnileyg Srromf Rout R. Persley, S. Sorkin, R. Taichert, B. Morrison, H. Spanos, C. Maserg Tlwirrl Rolo: A. Lowy, C. Bloom, G. Ruditz, I.. Gray, A. Ncmiroff Page one lI.7l.'IlfII'l'!7 eiylzfy-fvvn