Cornell University Law School - Barrister Yearbook (Ithaca, NY)

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Donald Claudy, Business Manager, Lorene Jorgensen, Managing Editor, Jack Clarke, Note Editor, William Vanden Heuvel, Editor-in-chief, Thomas Clark, Book Review Editor. Front Row-T. Clark, L. Joergensen, W. Vanden Heuvel, D. Claudy ' Second Row-H. Diamond, L. Greenapple, J. Heffernan, R. Buxbauni, E. Keith Third Row-W. Fuller, F.. Lassman, R. Hays, A. Burns, Ji. Lambert, L. Fallon. lVl. Fields Fourth How-B. von Falkenhausen, L. Trusoott, P. Evans, J. Kirsehner, S. Tanenhans. C. Evan N. Cross, J. Hetherington Absent-J. Clarke, J. Dully, S. Springer, V. Stelzenmuller I Ll-6 1

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011 ELL LM ASSUCIATIU The Cornell Law Association has been for many years the voice of the students in the administration of the Law School. All students are members of the Association, which is managed by them for their benefit. The Association supervises the honor sys- tem, maintains faculty liaison, and organizes school-wide activities. In a hotly contested election, Harry Albright, Dick Oviatt, and Ralph Shulansky were chosen to head the Law Association during the past year. Under their able leader- ship there were several innovations and a general revitalization of the regular functions of the organization. Of prime importance was the passage of a complete revision of the honor system. In addition, the library hours were extended under the supervision of the Honor Com- mittee every day except Saturday to ll P. M. The institution of a weekly coffee hour each Wednesday was enthusiastically received by the students, faculty, and Cornell co- eds. This opportunity to become better acquainted with fellow students and members of the faculty has proved to be so pleasant and worthwhile that the coffee hour seems destined to become a regular feature of Law School life. Necessary improvements were made in the facilities of the men's lounge. Due to the emergency in Korea, a Military Affairs Committee was set up to keep all students informed of changes in Selective Service, R.O.T.C., and Veterans Administration regulations. Study groups were formed to aid iirst year students at the end of their first semester. The annual survey of student opinion was improved and made more extensive. Each year the Law School sponsors two or three informal parties, the traditional Christmas Party, and the Barristers' Ball in the spring. Eagerly awaited each year is the Student-Faculty Smoker at which the faculty suffers some traditional, good-natured, and well-earned ribbing. During the past year the efforts of Al Quinton, the Social Chairman, gained for the law students the use of Statler Hall for Law School dances and parties. The First Year Party at the beginning of the year and the Law School pic- nics will be long remembered as providing an appropriate relief from the school yearas grinding progress. 1 P151

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011 LL LAW QU ILTLILLY The Cornell Law Quarterly is the Law School's most important single representa- tive to the legal profession. The 1952 Quarterly Board has with its publications held the attention and interest of New York and Hforeignw lawyers on our school. Under William Vanden Heuvelis leadership the Quarterly has obtained and printed several articles of especial interest to lawyers and law students, such as Justice Jackson's com- ment on advocacy before the Supreme Court, Dean Steven's View on the ethics of plead- ing the Statute of Frauds, Professor Larson's article on the history of Workmen's Com- pensation, and a study by Simon Rosenzweig of the opinions of Judge Edgerton from a legal-philosophic perspective. The Comment Section of the Quarterly has also main- tained a high standard, and in keeping with its policy of publishing outstanding stu- dent material, has printed some excellent comments in the fields of Trusts, Conflict of Laws and Procedure, all by members and competitors. The Note Section was mainly the Work of the stall, but material by non-Quarterly members of the student body was also considered. The general policy is to invite contributions from the student body and such notes, as Henry Bobrowis note on Condemnation and Government Seizures in the Fall issue, are printed if of high caliber. Not all of this year's activity showed up in the issues. Several parties helped keep the competitors loose, and the most pleasant social event of the year was the Quarterly Banquet of April 26, principal attraction of which, barring the food and refreshments, was Arthur Dean, an outstanding New York lawyer and trustee of Cornell University. Finally, the Quarterly Hackers had an undefeated basketball season, under the spur of its stars, Clarke and Ludington, trouncing the cream of the Law School by fantastic scores in all of its CZQ games. l D171 I