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

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Chancellor Vice-Chancellor Clerk J OHN SHERIDAN CHARLES CooNEY JEROME LIBENSON Front Row-L. Schultz, J. Lihenson, J. Sheridan, C. Cooney, W1 Candee Second Row-H. Bernstein, S. Paltrow, W. lVIarshall, J. Friedman, J. Dwyer Third Row-F. Bell, J. Spector, J. Picinich, l. McDougall, R. Quish Fourth Row-R. Menclelsohn, A. Sehnall, J. Adams, J. Glueeksmann, B. Ciluk Fifth Row-M. Cole, M. Smith, R. Hays, M. Hansen, DN. Joslin Absent-D. Degling, R. Shulansky 14 41.8 .1 J 1

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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

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. 00T 0 RT B0 ltll In May 1951 the Class of '52 elected the new oliicers of the Moot Court Board: John Sheridan, Charles Cooney, and Jerome Libenson as Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, and.Clerk,respecuvely. During the summer, under the able direction of Joe Cluecksman, Chairman of the Rules Committee, and with the full cooperation of the Law School administration, and especially of Mrs. Welch, the sixty page booklet, c'Preparation for Moot Court was mimeographed, gathered, stapled and packaged for sale to the incoming class on regis- tration day. The Moot Court Board opened the fall semester with Professor Farnham acting as Moot Court advisor during Professor Freeman's absence. His counsel and assistance was greatly appreciated. The club system was reactivated with the club Advocates, third-year members of the Board, conducting library tours and assisting the entering class with that first, heart-rendering Moot Court case. The high-point of the Board's activities was the third-year elimination competition for selecting those students who would represent Cornell in the Intercollegiate Moot Court Competition. Final arguments were heard Monday afternoon, November 12th, by Judge Charles S. Desmond of the New York Court of Appeals, Dean Robert S. Stevens, and Professor John W. MacDonald. That evening at the annual Moot Court banquet, directed by Jerome Libenson, those three students constituting the Cornell team were announced: Charles Cooney, Jay Friedman, and Ralph Shulansky, the latter unanimously judged the top competitor in the third-year class, and presented with the Phi Alpha Delta cup by Judge Desmond. In addition, Phi Alpha Delta legal fraternity presented cups to those third-year students who tied for first place in the Spring 1951 Second Year Competition: John Adams, Richard Farley, and Isaac McDougall. The same three also were presented with pins by the Student Law Association. Donald Hathaway received a cup as top competitor in the First Year Competition. John Sheri- dan, Chancellor, acted as toastmaster, and both Judge Desmond and Dean Stevens gave short, informal talks. The Cornell Intercollegiate Moot Court Team was the Winner at the regional com- petition in Albany and was equally successful in the quarter-finals at New York City, but lost to Georgetown in the semi-finals. More than sixty law schools throughout the country participated in this competition. ' Meanwhile, Maurice Cole, Chairman of the Certificates and Awards Committee, directed the preparation of the Moot Court Proficiency Certificates awarded to the twenty-four third-year competitors, attesting to their uability to brief and argue cases effectively? ln like manner, Alexander Holtzman, as Public Relations Chairman, kept the Moot Court Boardis name before the student body and townspeople. Looking back, the 1951-52 program was spiritedly and enthusiastically supported by the Moot Court Board members, the students and by each member of the faculty, with special credit to the advisors, Professors Farnham and Freeman. E491