Harvard Law School - Yearbook (Cambridge, MA)

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Szfufhvrn 671111 The Southern Club is composed of law students from the states of Alabama, Arkan- sas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, and Virginia. The representation in the law school from these states is normally around one hundred students. The purposes of the organization are rather varied. Since its reestablishment in 1947, it has operated both as a discussion group and as a social club. Activities have included informal beer parties and discus- sions, along with such highlights as a luncheon last spring in honor of Mr. Justice Hugo Black. Joint meetings are held with the Busi- ness School Southern Club several times dur- ing the year. In the past speakers such as Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee have addressed these gatherings. The Southern Club dance, an annual event before the War, has been revived. And dur- ing this year, the club has joined with the Southern Club of Wellesley for a dance. In addition to its function as social and intellectual outlet, the members feel that the organization has proven a success in giving its members an opportunity to become ac- ciuainted with other Southern students who will be practicing in the same area after graduation. The officers are: Samuel Ervin HI , .. , ,President J. Asa Rountree HI , . . ,... Vice-President Joseph M. Farley. . , Secretary-Treasurer The Executive Committee includes, in addition to the officers: William Kinnaird, Robert Reid, and Marshall Mays. l.i'fI In Rigflf, liirxl Rolf: il. ll. johnson, McCulloch, Riddle, l.em.1nn, W'arv.lg Svrrlllrf Rlillf Morrow, Farley, XVai'l1v:i', Conerly 3 Kirmaird, Rountree, lirving Tlrirrf Rout Clierner, Mays, jamison, lrem, White, Reid, Shultsg lfonrflr Row: Simmons, Klein, llaley Page one lzzuzclrcfl viglzfy-111614

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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

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lincoln is 71414 Svciefy The Lincolnis Inn Society, founded and incorporated in 1908, is the oldest Law School social organization. Throughout its existence the Inn has served the primary purpose of affording its members a pleasant place to meet for meals and various social functions. Prior to the recent war the club- house was located at 15 Garden Street, but with the sale of this property completed dur- ing the years of inactivity the Inn moved to its new location at 44 Pollen Street during 1947. Through the concentrated efforts of the student members and the alumni the physical plant has been greatly improved, and once again its dining rooms, reading rooms, and bar offer congenial and informal relaxation for all its membership and guests. To the membership, which numbered two hundred twenty-five during the past year, I.incoln's Inn offers a variety of social func- tions. During the football season, punch and lunch are served before all of the home games. The faculty and guests of the members are invited to attend the annual Fall and Spring dances at one of Boston,s hotels, following refreshments and dinner at the clubhouse. The most traditional and memorable event during the social season is the Annual Christ- mas Dinner. It has been the policy of the Inn to try to restrict its other social functions to the field of general legal education. To this end faculty-student luncheon groups are encouraged and occasional evenings are de- voted to talks by members of the faculty on some current legal problem of interest to all. This year, as in the past, the Inn has given honorary membership to special and graduate foreign students at the law school, and this has been a valued aspect of our club activities.