Harvard Law School - Yearbook (Cambridge, MA)

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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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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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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