Harvard Law School - Yearbook (Cambridge, MA)

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Student Har Assvviafian The Harvard Student Bar Association was organized March 1, 1950, and was admitted to the American Law Student Association, an affiliate of the American Bar Association, on May 11, 1950. The American Law Stu- dent Association is composed of student organizations in most of the nation's major law schools, grouped into circuits, co- terminous with the Federal Judicial Circuits. Schools of each circuit meet once or twice annually to co-ordinate circuit activities, and each school yearly sends delegates to a national meeting held in conjunction with that of the American Bar Association. The activities of the Harvard organization deal purely with professional matters. It seeks to acquaint law students with the work and problems of judges and administrators, their courts and agencies. It plans meetings at which practicing lawyers speak on specific legal and ethical problems in the profession, as well as on placement matters. The first guest speaker was Mr. Claude Cross of the Boston Bar who spoke informally on Cross Examination , November 15, 1950. In September, 1950, the President and the Treasurer, as Harvard delegates, attended the national meeting of the American Law Student Association at the American Bar Association's convention in Washington, D. C. Officers of the Harvard organization are: Paul C. Wolman, Jr. QLD , President, Rob- ert B. McDermott ULD, Secretary, Haven E. Simmons ULD, Treasurer, Thomas B. Lemann QZLJ , Sergeant-at-Arms. The Pro- gram Committee consists of: Phillip C. Jessup, Jr. QZLQ, Chairman, Stanley Marks CZLJ and Donald Balleisen ULD, Publicity Chairmen. Faculty adviser is Vice-Dean Livingston Hall. Imfl fo Riglvf, Frm!! Row: T. Lemann, R. McDermott, P. W'olman, jr., H. Simmons, M. Hennessyg Svrnml Row: RI. Scarlett, RI. Nolan, li. Sujack, S. Marks, N. Paveng Third Row: D. Balleisen, F. Fisher, W. johnson, UllfIft'flIl'l'll! K. Bialkin, VV. Bobrow, R. Corey, L, Ebert, A. Ecker, J. Fisch, B. Golomb, R. Halfyard, K. Holcombe, I. Knrassik, A. Kline, M. Levinson, P. Jessup, jr., H. Smith, H. Steinkc, Jr., R. W'ebster Page one lzunllrwl wiylffy-smww

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National lawyers Guild The National Lawyers Guild was organ- ized in 1936 as a bar association devoted to the interests of the American people and of the professional welfare of the lawyer. It has brought together, in the second largest bar association in the nation, all lawyers who regard adjustment to new conditions more important than the veneration of precedent, who recognize the importance of safeguarding the rights of workers and farm- ers upon whom the welfare of the entire nation depends, who defend the civil lib- erties of the people, regardless of their na- tionality, religion, race, color, or political affiliation, and who look upon the law as a living and flexible instrument which must be adapted to the needs of the people. To enable law students to be a part of a national organization with these aims, and to give students the opportunity to par- ticipate in activities of their chosen profes- sion, the Student Division of the Lawyers Guild was formed in 1947 and has since established chapters at some twenty law schools. Since its inception, the Harvard Chapter has consistently played a leading role in Guild and law school activities. It has pre- sented to the student body a seminar on civil liberties, a lecture series on Law and Con- temporary Problems, and has sponsored other forums and discussions which have often brought leading and controversial professors, lawyers, and lay speakers to the law school campus. The chapter has aided in the prepa- ration of amicus curiae briefs for important civil liberties cases. Members have testified before legislative committees on issues of vital concern to the legal profession and the nation as a whole, have given aid to Boston attorneys in the preparation of criminal cases involving Constitutional issues, and have guided tours through federal and state courts. Membership in the Guild is open, without discrimination of any kind, to law students who accept its basic aims. Page mm h,1,mrZ1'ed ffiglzty-sim

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Sain! Uzomas Marc Sariefy The Saint Thomas More Society was con- ceived and organized early in 1948 by a small group of men who felt the need for a Catholic organization in the Law School. For their namesake and patron they selected a lawyer, England,s Lord Chancellor 11529- 1532J, who was canonized a saint in 1935. Through the hard work of these men, and others who followed, the Society took form and flourished. The purposes of the Society are both spir- itual and intellectual. It encourages and gives further opportunity for the Catholic student to practice his religion. And through dis- cussions, led by qualified Catholics, it brings Catholic principles to bear on both legal and related problems. On one Sunday each month the members attend Mass and receive Holy Communion together. Mass is followed by breakfast and a talk and discussion. The topics, which often combine legal and moral questions, have in- cluded divorce, Catholic labor philosophy, artificial insemination, international organ- ization, separation of church and state, and similar subjects. Among the speakers, includ- ing both priests and Catholic laymen, have been Fr. William Kenealy, S.J., Dean of Boston College Law School, Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin, Hon. John J. Burns, former member of the S.E.C. and former Massachusetts Superior Court justice. In a discussion of birth control both a priest and a Catholic doctor participated. The Saint Thomas More Society has now become a permanent Law School organiza- tion. With the help of God, it should con- tinue to make its members better Catholics and, by emphasizing the ethical principles involved in legal problems and practice, better lawyers. Lcfl to Rigbf, Fira! Row: P. Thurber, C. Cebollcro, C. Matthews, R. Shea, Palmer, McNally, K. Holcombe, Svromf Row J. De la Cruz, F. Giardiello, R. McMahon, A. Clark, L. Otis, W. Glynn, T. Rudzik, J. Faltermeier, J. Tierney, Thin! Row: J. Lawless R. Larkin, L. Mongeong liourfb Row: A. Pfohl, R. Grimmig, R. Dunn, M. Cinadr, Jr., R. Purcell, ll. Sujack, J. Cound, T. Summon C. Hickmann, Mannix, C. Pope, Fiffh Row: C. Palms, J. Mendenhall, Ryan, R. Halliscy, Glock, J. McLean, Jr., J. Lynch R. Haggerty, D. Evans, Sullivan, J. Scanlan, Sivflv Row: W. Lang, W. Lynch, G. Fischer, P. de Roetth, J. Grady, Jr., Ull17iL'f1lfEl1 J. Allen, E. Belo, E. Brandeau, J. Byrne, F. Clark, L. Florencourt, J. Joyce, P. Kane, W. Kelly, R. Kennedy, J. Kirk, W. Landergan F. McPeake, J. Mendenhall, J. Murray, M. O'Connc1l, W. O,Connor, D. Sehabel, J. Thalhofer, R. Wattliiig Page one lmndred eighfy-eight