Brooklyn Law School - Chancellor Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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Evening Class of l95O HE evening class of 1950 started its law career in February, 1947, and numbered approximately eighty students of whom twenty have survived. During the past year its members have acquired friendships and memories ever- lasting, and their colleagues, who have fallen by the wayside, will never be for- gotten. The class wishes them success and prosperity in their respective fields of endeavor. The survivors are stubborn, rugged individuals who acquired their characteristics in the course of their training with the armed forces or in their dealings with the wife and kids. Fortified by such intensified training, it is conceivable that the group will survive despite the innumerable barriers set up by the faculty. A quick review of the class lineup will remove any doubts concerning its ability to attain its goal. The team consists of: Bercovitz-'KWants to be a Bachelor fof Lawsju Brodkin- His secretary does his worku Carroll- Junior DA. Chisholm- The question is ambiguous Sir Flanagan- This school needs more females Garber - Another Accountant-what can you expect Glazer- Gotta do my homework Katz- Did the second bell ring La Rose- Three of them and still going strong MacDonald- Forget the text. This is the law Malin- The man with a counterdefense to a counterdefensen Marotta - Sir, My notes aren't clear Poland - Unprepared Sir Quinlan - I deserve an A, but I'll settle for a C Reed - Sweated out a final while his wife gave birth Slavin - Wants an heir but may get the air Steinroder- My wife forgot to do my homework Tese - Hizzoner-The Judge Vinik- Its either true or false Young- I had a cigar for you but. . Certainly the astuteness of the class removes any doubts as to its ability to sweat it out for another two years. Generally speaking, the group adores C9718 1948 Glzanceffor p4g,,p0,,,,fW

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Day Class of june, l9-49 UST one year ago, in june, 1947, our group of approximately 150 students entered the law school. Today, after struggling through a trying, sweltering summer, a terrifically cold and snowy winter and a mild spring, we ind our- selves at the halfway mark, with three terms passed and three before us. Our group is a varied one composed mainly of veterans, with every rank from private in the Army to Lieut. Commander in the Navy represented. Forty- one per cent are married, with more falling prey each passing week. Many of the married men, aside from coping with a strenuous curriculum of study are working afternoons in support of family. The students have received their pre-legal training in almost every major college in the United States and many have received degrees from these col- leges. Mr. Dimin is our most learned member having been exposed to NYU, Yale, Alabama, Mississippi and Brooklyn College before coming to Brooklyn Law School. Before entering the law school, these students pursued such professions as electrical engineering, music, accounting, chemistry, teaching and riding master at a dude ranch. Yet all of these people with such diversity of background are pursuing a common purpose-the practice of law. Having embarked on their law school careers, the members of the class have begun to gain recognition for their activity and esprit. Bill Fox, Jewell Burge and Bill Wingate werrelected class officers in the fall and represented us on the Student Council. Peter Visco was elected President of the Newman Club and with his associates organized a weekly public speaking practice session in the Newman Club Rooms. Irv Schiffman and a dozen other men from the class have been instrumental in forming a crack basketball team which has been taking on all challengers, playing on Friday afternoons at the Brooklyn Poly- tech High School gym. He is developing the nucleus for a school basketball team to participate with other law schools in a Law School League. jerry Kaplan and another large group have organized the Debate Council which has been attracting increasing numbers of students with every meeting. The Council was formed by the class originally to engage in intramural debates but has taken over the field of moot courts and other related forensic activities. Another club created by our class members is the Criminal Law Group wherein our future District Attorneys are trading knowledge and developing their background in criminal law. r And the future? Everyone is putting on the studying pressure so he won't be the next casualty Our successful incumbents will be found in the next year book. PageF011ylkree GACLFLCC2 Ol

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school and hates interference with its attendance via holidays, vacations, and weekends because its members miss that old tired feeling, the thrill of reading cases on the subway, eating on the run, cramming for the finals and sweating it out for the grades. They miss the sweet, soothing voices of the gentle mem- bers of the faculty, and the kindness to which they have become accustomed. They miss the thrill of being called upon to recite, and the ecstasy of replying Unprepared Sir. Wluat further evidence is required to prove beyond a rea- sonable doubt that the class will be around for their sheepskins in 1950. To the members of the graduating class, the class of 1950 extends its heartiest congratulations, and best wishes for their success and prosperity. The fond memories and everlasting friendships acquired by them throughout their years at law school will never be forgotten. The entire student body deserves a great deal of praise for their combined efforts to close the gap which has long existed among the various races of the world, by their intimate friend- ships with classmates regardless of race, color or creed. The members of the faculty deserve a vote of thanks for being most considerate of the student's needs, and for their ability to understand and develop within students, greater insight into their problems. Tdthe members of the faculty and the entire student body, the class of 1950 says 'KWell Done. lageforfyzve 5-AQ G!lCLI7,CQ!!OI