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

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. iw kkx , C0-Director C0'Dife'-Tor DONALD SHAFARMAN ALEXANDER HOLTZMAN Seated-A. Holtzmzm, Prof. Keeffe, D. Sllafarluzm Standing--T. Munson, J. Britting, R. Gage, S. liillip 5503

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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

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Q li D10 LAW Flllt One of the ambitions of the directors of the Radio Law Forum for the past sev- eral years has been to extend its activities to WHCU, lthaca's Columbia Broadcasting Station Affiliate. That aim was fulfilled at the beginning of thistyear after a success- ful audition. Previously, the programs had been broadcast over Cornell's student op- erated station, WVBR, and as a result only those persons with radios on or about the campus could listen. The addition of the WHCU facilities not only increased the range to listeners throughout the Ithaca area but also the programs were transcribed and re- broadcast over the Rural Radio Network which covers the greater part of New York State by means of FM. Anticipating the necessity for a more professional type program, the directors and their new faculty advisor, Professor Keeffe, thought it advisable to add a staff students from all classes. This staff met reguarly to aid in the planning and produc- tion of the forums and each member had an opportunity to appear on several programs during the course of the year. Other members of the weekly panels were drawn from fellow law students, as well as faculty from the law school and other divisions of the University, and prominent townspeople. This plan insured a varied and learned panel each week and enabled a large percentage of the law student body to participate. To appeal to the larger audience with its diversified tastes, it became apparent that discussions would have to assume a broader scope and not be restricted to purely legal topics. However, since this is a law school function, it was essential to adopt topics which would appeal to lawyers and laymen alike. Thus a few of the subjects dealt with were Universal Military Training, New York Divorce Law, Military Justice, and the Proposed St. Lawrence Seaway. The program has continued to grow in popularity and seems to have been accepted as a permanent WHCU feature. E511