Brooklyn Law School - Chancellor Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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SCHOOL 0 FACULTY O SENIORS 0 UNDERGRADUATES O GRADUATE SCHOGL 49 ORGANIZATIONS 0 FEATURES Q CLUBS cv F RATERNITIES 0 ROSTER OF GRADUATES Page ffm Cgfze 4948 Gfzancelfor

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The Chancellor HE war yearf and the enfuing difarrangernentf and strenuouf ef- forty at reorganization of neceytity called a halt to the publication of a year booh for graduating studentf. We have atternpted with this iffue to revive the corpyef' That we have nzade it breathe only faintly haf been due neither to want of effort nor devotion to the job. In juytijication, we ack to be perrnitted to plead the excuxe of the neo- phyte and novitiate when faced with the task of pathflndin g and the inherent linzitationf of the Jubject rnatter. At bext, any atternpt to pre- yent the spirit of Brooklyn Law School in a periodical of thiy .fort is beset by the difficulties of the nzediunz. The further problem of the accelerated course of study hay rnade an adequate reprefentation of the .ftudent body, af an integrated and cohefive unit, well nigh irnpof- sible. We truct, nonetheleu, that for all of itx rnany defectf, thif publica- tion will .verve the purpofe for which it was created-af a perrnanent record for the graduate of the fellow Jtudentc with whonz he way privileged to Jpend thofe inzportant yearf preparatory to ernbarhing upon his choyen career. We, the Jtaj, .falute you. It has been a privilege to Jerve you and in parting we prefent to you the CHANCELLOR OF 1948. Oghe 1948 Glzcmcellor ,.,,geT,,,,,

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Salutation from the De-an OU have just completed a long arduous period of Systematic study of the law. I congratulate each of you on the success you have at- tained and the sound scholarship and stamina you have revealed. Each of you is now qualified to become a member of an ancient profession and to become an officer of the court. In that status you will have a threefold obligation 5 an obligation to the State, to your clients and to the Bench and Bar. A proper discharge of these obligations requires two fundamental qualifications, a high degree of integrity and a rea- sonably high degree of intellectual attainment. The lack of either is fatal. Intellect without integrity personifies knavery. Integrity without adequate intellect creates a sanctified cypher. I am hopeful that you will keep these basic factors and evaluations constantly in mind and that all of your future industry and efforts will be tempered and enriched by them. Mere learning and skill in the law without an educated conscience to keep them within due bounds have no practical value. Wfith them you can conform to the famous dictum of Chief justice Cockburn: The aim of an advocate is to know how to reconcile the interests of his clients with the eternal interests of truth and justicef, I, therefore, bespeak your joining in the famous lawyers prayer of Samuel johnson: enable me to attain such knowledge as may qualify me to direct the doubtful and instruct the ignorant, to prevent wrongs and terminate contentions, and grant that I may use that knowledge which I shall attain to Thy glory and my own salvation. I wish each of you this noble kind of success. WILLIAM B. CARSWELL, Dem Cgfze 4948 Gfzanceffor Page Four