Columbia Law School - Kent Commentaries Yearbook (New York, NY)

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WW Q MILES O. PRICE Seated: Mrs. Margaret Stockfisch, Secretary, Miss Florence Ferner lMrs, V. L. Zagaykol, International Law Librarian, Miss Margaret Hall, Reference Librarian, Mr. Miles O. Price, Librarian, Mr. Harry Bitner, Associate Librarian, Miss Dorothy Chamberlain, Head Cataloguer-Law Division, Miss Virginia Gray, Circulation Assistant, Miss Charlotte Holman, Assistant Reference Librarian. Standing: Mr. Edward Swierzb, Loan Desk Assistant, Miss Marian Somerfeld, Serials Clerk, Miss Letitia Germinario, Binding Assistant, Miss Armicla Lappa, Loan Desk Assistant, Mr. Ralph Vrana, Page, Miss Jeannette Meyers, Cataloguer, Mrs. Marguerite-Marie Lottinville, Cataloguer, Miss Leona Solot, Binding Clerk, Mr. William Wiedman, Page. .. . my ww ' mr cs 3 CAROLYN C. DILWORTH Standing: Mrs. Harry Olsson, Jr., Secretary to Prof. Llewellyn, Mrs. Ruth Murray, Mimeograph Office, Miss Cecelia Schlesinger, Assistant to Miss Nobis, Miss Mildred Nobis, Business Manager of Law Review, Mrs. I 6 Edna Rothenberger, Director of Mimeograph Office. Seated: Miss Margaret Housden, Mimeograph Office, Mrs. Marilyn Alexander, Secretary to Prof. Gifford, Mrs. Carolyn Dilworth, Assistant to the Dean, Miss Charlotte Conn, Secretary to Mrs. Dilworth, Mrs. Josephine Ferrante, Mimeograph Office, Mrs. Ann May, Mimeograph Office.

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SEAVEY WARREN A. Bussey Professor of Law, Harvard Law School, A.B. 1902, Harvard University, LL.B. 1904, Harvard University, LL.D. 1928, University of ' LL.D. 1947, St. .Iohn's University. if f ' L MAX RADIN John H. Boalt Professor of Law, University of is ' 5 California, A.B. 1899, C.C.N.Y., LL.B. 1902, New York University, Ph.D. 1917, Columbia fit' University, LL.D. 1947, Whitman College. Jurisprudence, Creditors' Rights. 1912, Harvard, F 151' 1 .- ' sn. x' 1 Q in is ' l . s 3, 1 1, gr CHARLES T. McCORM ICK Dean of T-exasi Asfhe School of L ' ' 7909, Universitifwgf U.Pg:ggsitIyL gf LL. D, 1945, Southern Mem- Nebraska, Tons. odist University, Evidence. 2 E iq N4 Profe HORACE E 19,2 ssorA of - WI-H1-Es nel' UnL!mV9'SifLaw' Corrie ,DE Prof JOHN W Ive, -Y of Ch. ll Un. esso, . Ma D 'C5Qo,- LL gfersify. A B LL.B. 192376 haw' Cornell C ONALD . 1 , 1 ,Al 1926 Unive . 1 Corne,7s'fY,' A 3 Universf ,925 fy. ' 15 slfy SJ , , ID. I9 Fuzure 1,,,ereJ,s 57, Hary5rCg.922, C-or-. ' fusu, GEORGE F. JAMES Tax Counsel, Standard Vacuum Oil Co, Ph.B. 1930, J.D. 1932, University of Chicago, LL.M. 1934, Columbia University. Evidenve. MARK DeW. HOWE Professor of Law, Harvard University, A.B. 1928, Harvard, LL.B. 1933, Harvard. Constitutional Law, Conflict of Laws. ROBERT BRAUCHER Professor of Law, Harvard University, A.B. 1936, Haverford College, LL.B. 1939, Harvard. Contracts. LOUIS B. SCHWARTZ f lvania' Professor of Law, University of Pennsy , B.A. 1932, University of Pennsylvania, LL.B. University of Pennsylvania. 1 935, Criminal Law. C ' - :ml Procedure STANLEY S. SURREY Professor of Law, University of California, B.S 1929, C.C.N.Y., LL.B. 1923, Columbia Uni versity. Corporations. A,

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74412 7' THE four hundred fifty-four men and women who graduate from Columbia Law School in l948 constitute an atypical class-distinguished in scholarship but contemptuous of mere academic success, enthusiastically responsive to causes but ,wary of sentimentality, super- ficially diverse but somehow a closely-knit unit. A In an effort to discover elements common to the Class of l948, Howard S. Kaplan has prepared a statistical study for Kent Commentaries. The survey, interesting and to some ex- tent revealing, is based on data filed by 422 students, 93 per cent of the '48 graduates. For over 90 percent of the class, law school was a re-entry to civilian life. The veteran brought with him a maturity and determination that were reflected in his grades. He brought also a sophisticated intensity to both his classes and his extra-curricular activities. Ninety-one percent of the February class, 88 percent of the June class, and 97 percent of the September class are veterans of World War ll. The average time spent in the service was 43 months for the veterans of the February class, 39 months for those of the June class, and 4l months for those of the September class. Of the l37 veterans in the February class, 90 were in the Army, 38 were in the Navy, 5 were in the Coast Guard, 2 were in the Marines, one was in the U. S. Maritime Service, and one served with the Royal Canadian Navy. The June class has l32 veterans. Seventy-four were in the Army, 48 were in the Navy, 7 were Marines, and 3 were in the Coast Guard. The breakdown on the l l7 veterans in the September class is: Army, 63, Navy, 47, Marines, 5, Coast Guard, 2. The maturity of the Class of i948 can be measured in years as well as wartime exper- ience. The average age of the February class is 27 years, that of the June class 26.3 years, and that of the September class 25.9 years. F-or many of the students the year l 948 marks not only the end of their own academic life but also the beginning of that of their children. Fifty-three percent of the February class are married and of those SO percent have children. Forty percent of the June class are married and of those 32 percent have children, Thirty-eight percent of the September class are mar- ried and of those 33 percent have children. Ninety-eight percent of the Class of i948 were born in the United States. Most of them are New Yorkers-65 percent of the February class, 57 percent of the June class, and 42 per- cent of the September class. New Jersey is the number two state, followed by Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Illinois. Twenty-two states are represented in the February class, 24 states, the District of Columbia, and two territories in the June class, and 24 states and two territories in the September class. Members of the February class attended 62 different colleges and universities, members of the June class, 67, members of the September class, 6l. The schools contributing the greatest number of students to the Class of l948 are, in the order named, Columbia College, Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. The outstanding scholastic record of the Class of I948 is not the only portent of its future success. Indicative of adaptability and of a willingness to assume responsibility is the fact that 73 percent of the class served as commissioned officers during the war. ln the February class, 67 percent of the men were officers. Thirty-two percent of the Army men were Captains, the most popular rank. The class has 3 lieutenant-colonels and 8 lieutenant-commanders. The war records of theother classes are equally distinguished. While, in the June class, only 45 percent of the Army men were officers, 98 percent of the Navy men, and lOO percent of the Marines and Coast Guardsmen were commissioned, Four majors and 3 lieutenant- commanders are in the June class. ln the September class, 6l percent of the Army men, 98 percent of the Navy men, and lOO percent of the Marines and Coast Guardsmen were offi- cers. The class has two lieutenant-colonels and six lieutenant-commanders. The Class of i948 will be able to maintain close friendships since the majority will prac- tice in New York City-78 percent of the February class, 59 percent of the June class, and 5l percent of the September class. l7