Harvard Law School - Yearbook (Cambridge, MA)

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Ensign JAMES GORDON WOODRUFF, U. S. S. Destroyer Hammann , cfo Postmaster, New York, N. Y. Not Photographed Ensign Sylvester Cunningham, Naval Training School, Boston Navy Yard. George Scott Cu ming, 1508 Cordova Ave., Lakewood, Ohio. Melville N. Collins, 2714 - 36th St., Washington, D. C. STANLEY E. ZIMMER- MAN, Naval Training School, Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Mass. James C. Cooper, Jr., P.O. Drawer 21, Henderson, N. C. Stephen V. Lax, 6609 North 10th St., Oak Lane, Philadelphia, Pa. Cyrus R. Taylor, 160 E. Sidney Ave., Mt. Vernon, N. Y. Nole: Men lined ahrwe with their home addrers are thore who were recenlly inducted into the armed forces, and who were zmahle In give nr lheir army .rtaliom in time for puhlicaiion. 11

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First row, left to right: JAMES M. ROUSSMANIERE, Oyster Bay, N. Y. Pvt. B. B. RUDOLPH, Co. B., llth Bn., Camp Wheeler, Macon, Ga. Pvt. HERBERT F. SCHMELZER, Co. B., 34th Inf. Tn. Bn., Camp Croft, S. C. Ensign ALAN N. SCHNEIDER, 3rd Naval Dist., Boston Naval Yard. CorphEIUIG?NE SCHUSTER, Co. C., 5th Bn., Signal Corps Replacement Tn. Center, Fort Mon- mout , . . Second row: Ensign NELSON SCHWAB, JR., Fort Schuyler, New York, N. Y. Ensign ROBIN SCULLY, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy Dept., Washington, D. C. Pvt. RALPH P. SEMONOFF, Co. D., 26th Inf. Replacement Bn., Camp Croft, S. C. Ensign WILLIAM SHALLOW, U. S. Coast Guard, Boston, Mass. Pvt. ROBERT SHULMAN, 65th Pursuit Squadron, U. S. Air Corps, Windsor Locks, Conn. Third row: L. SKIDMORE, JR., Naval Reserve Midshipman School, Northwestern Univ., Chicago, Ill. 2d Lt. HENRY J. SMITH, JR., 51st Coast Artillery, Port of San Juan, Puerto Rico. SEYMOUR H. SMITH, Box flSE., Cedar Grove Rd., Toms River, N. J. Pvt. WILLIS A. TRAFTON, JR., 12th Bn., Battery C., F. A. R. C., T., R., 264. Pvt. JOHN L. VIOTTI, Co. C., 36th Tn. Bn., Camp Croft, S. C. Fourth row: Ensign JAMES B. VOORHEES, First Naval District, Hotel Manger, Boston, Mass. Pvt. GEORGE 'R. WALTER, Ordinance Training Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. lLt. HERBERT A. WATERMAN, Battery E., 57th Tn. Bn., Camp Callan, San Diego, Cal. Ensign CARL H. WATSON, JR., Transition Training Squadron, Norfolk, Va. Pvt. BURWELL B. WILKES, IV, Co. C., 40th Bn., Camp Croft, S. C. 10

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A MESSAGE TO THE STUDENTS Editor? Note: Early in 1941 the author: .rent copier of thi: letter to all rtitdentr. Believing the thoughts expressed therein are truly en- uoirraging to thore of 115 who will shortly he member: of the armed forces, and in rexpome to marry reqitertr from present aml part mem- herx of this school, we are happy to reprint it. May31,1941 To the Students of the Harvard Law School: Witluin a short time many of you will be called into the service of the United States. Some of you may be resentful, feeling that the personal sacrifice you are required to make is unnecessary. Some may feel that it is unfair to take from you one of your most valuable yearsg to impede your progress as you are nearing your goal and to waste the qualities with which you could do more service elsewhere. Some of you may feel that this has been forced upon you by men who, like ourselves, can not now serve in this way and who have magnified the dangers which surround us. Without seeking to justify to you any position that we may have taken as to national or international affairs, we venture to make these suggestions because of our interest in you as individuals - for most, if not all, of you are known personally to one or more of us. Whether or not the need of an army is great and whether or not the plans for it are wise or fair, the country is committed to such a policy. The success of this policy will depend in large measure upon the whole-hearted support of those who are in the service. You have been favored far above most of the younger generation. You have reached an intellectual level far above the averageg you have the mental equipment which is the only worthwhile capital for the troubled days that are aheadg you have been educated to advise and to lead others. You can build upon the misfortune which is preventing you from now acting as a lawyer or from continuing your law studies, by doing a splendid service to the country. You will find others in the army who have been pulled away from their homes, their friends and occupations, and who are unhappy and resentful. You will find men to whom the experience of camp life is one of bore- dom and discontent. It is in this environment that you can show the qualities of an 12