Brooklyn Law School - Chancellor Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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nearty con. uber of the seven thou. ge measure, e important erent direc- ld concern- ent ground he door to the forma- rsingly im' to take 210 wishes f0f 'Qui Cfzan ellor ,au PHILONGMIC COUNCIL HE Philonomic Council is an honorary legal Society which was founded in Brooklyn Law School in 1925. The Council was established for the purpose of exemplifying the highest type of legal scholarship and ideals. The name Philonomic is derived from the Greek words philo and nomos and signifies lovers of the law . The honor of membership is conferred annually upon those members of the senior and post-graduate classes who are recommended by the faculty to be of good character and to have achieved distinction in their law studies. Such students are required to have completed their entire law course at Brooklyn Law School. The Council holds its annual meeting during commencement week. New members are initiated and officers are elected at that time. . Since its inception, Justice William B. Carswell, 1908, Justice of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Judicial Department, has been honorary chancellor. OFFICERS MEYER BERNSTEIN . . . . . . Clmmellor ELEANOR L. CURNOW . . . . Maurer of Rollr SAMUEL SCHENBERG . EDWARD LODGE CURRAN SAMUEL DIMSHITZ HUGO PAUL DREHER HERBERT FERSTER HENRY FOLGER EVELYN FRANK AUGUST CHARLES PROBE, . K ee per of the Exchequer MEMBERS-1 932 HARRY KATZ HARRY AARON KORNFELD PATRICK JOSEPH MAHONEY HARRY JOSEPH MGDERMOTT SOLOMON PORTNOW JULIUS SIEGEL JR, DANIEL SPIEGEL 65 Af' I 4 Page One Hundred Fifleen

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Chancellor if 1 as - ? X 1-1 M Wfgl THE JUNIOR PROM N March 19 at the Ritzflarlton, the junior ,Class held its annual prom, And While superlativesy ordinarily are and have been used with reference 0 to proms, superl'atives'talfE75OI1 2 HCW meaning, in this case. The splendor of the ballroom, -the brilliance of the costumes, the beauty of the women, made a fairy book pictulqe--Q , - , Eff Of course, aa crowd turned out for this colorful event which pro- vides one of the richest pages in the tradition of the school. And the under- graduates were augmented by a representative scattering of professors among whom were noted Professors Flouton, Frankham, Rotwein, Sealy and Sugar- man. Miss Curnovv, more lovable than ever, graced the affair as an emissary of the administrative staff. To top this scintillating array of school favorites, Dean Richardson him- self appeared at the affair for the first time in many years. And- to this day the junior class boasts the signal distinction which was conferred upon it by the Dean's presence. As to the dancing itself, what more could be required than a velvety Hoof, an excellent orchestra, and a beautiful partner. How can it all be summed up? Well, a very young junior was heard whispering into the ear of his partner a couplet from Keats: t ' ' 1 Was it a vision, or a waking dream? Fled is that music:-do I wake or s1eep?', Page One H nndred Seventeen