Duke University School of Law - Prolocutor Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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GOVER GR GF THE BAR: HE DUKE Bar Association is the student equivalent of the American Bar Association at Duke University Law School. Its purpose is to foster legal science, to maintain the honor and dignity of the legal profession among its mem- bers, and to promote the welfare of the Law School. All students in good standing in the Law School are members of the Association, and members of the faculty are honorary members. The work of the Association is carried on by Eve sections, the chairmen of which are appointed by the President. The Section of Law School Affairs was under the chairmanship of Kwan Lim for the first semester, and Bachman Brown the last half of the year. Among other responsibilities, this sec- tion arranges for the speakers which are men- tioned elsewhere in this publication. The Section on Publications was chairmaned by John I. Coleman during the School year 1949- IQSO. As of now, this section only has two pub- lications, the Bur Rag, and the Prolocutor. Plans for the addition of a third of a more serious nature have been completed, and it is hoped that it will germinate in the coming year. Charles Barbee was chairman of the Moot Courts Section, which sponsored Smith v. Ster- ling, a case involving the timely and controversial question of spending tax money in educational aid to parochial school children. The plaintiff, who sought to enjoin the spending of tax money for this' purpose was represented by Bill Boone and Charles Holloman. The defendant, a state ofiicer charged with spending tax money for the purpose, was represented by Lawrence Dooley and Roy Grogan. The plaintiff attacked the con- stitutionality of the statute under the Federal Constitution before a three-judge court comprised of justice Emery B. Denny of the North Carolina Supreme Court, Iudge Allen H. Gwyn of the Superior Court in the 21st District of North Carolina, and Iudge Marshall T. Spears of Dur- ham. The programs sponsored by this section are invaluable in providing valuable experience for law students, and as a medium of public information. Charles Shannon served as chairman of the Alumni Affairs and Placement Committee, which attempted to establish a loan fund, with contri- butions secured from alumni. The loan fund, and the setting up of'a separate Law School placement service are the main aims of this committee. With the election of Carlton Fleming, Presi- dent, George Foss, Vice-President, Clyde Propst, Treasurer, and Iohn Lewis, the members of the Association can be assured of the achievement of goals never before contemplated. PAGE I5

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. DISTINGUISHED GUESTS: The Duke Bar Association played host to several distinguished speakers, all members of the profession, during the past year. In the F all IUSTICE STANLEY I. REED of the United States Supreme Court addressed a large gath- ering of DBA members. He was introduced by Prof. Maggs, who has practiced before him several times. Iustice Reed told something of the procedure followed by the Supreme Court in handling the business before it. In April we had the opportunity to hear an address by Federal JUDGE IOHN I. PARKER, Chief Iudge of the Fourth Circuit, United States Court of Appeals. Known as one of the ablest speakers on the bench, perhaps some old timers will recall that he was nomi- nated for the Supreme Court by President Herbert Hoover but missed Senate conHrma- tion by one vote due to criticism leveled against his political views. Those familiar with his opinions over the past two decades, however, would not have been surprised, how- ever, at the liberal views expressed in his address. RICHARD M. NIXON: Richard Nixon QLLB., Duke, I93'7j is at present one of the youngest Congressmen in Washington. A Representative from Cali- fornia, he has gained some fame as the co- author of the Mundt-Nixon Bill. Duke Alumni may remember him as one of the most outstanding students of the Constitu- tional Law course offered at Duke. The law school was quite fortunate in having him speak at a luncheon given in his honor late last spring. , PAGE I4 GoRDoN DEAN: I A former member of the Duke Law School faculty C1932-34, and presently a member of the Atomic Energy Commission, Mr. Dean QLLM., IQ32D spoke of his experi- ences while serving as a special assistant to Iustice Iackson in the prosecution of the war criminals at Nuremberg. Afterwards a lively discussion of our Atomic Energy program took place. Mr. Dean gave abundant evi- dence of the ability which made one of the most successful practicing attorneys in the country.

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P BLICATIQNS QF THE BA . UNE r, 1950, will mark the end of a very suc- cessful year, indeed, for the Duke Bar Asso- ciation Student Publications, and the Publications Board. Last year's main project was the highly successful 1949 Proloczztor, yearbook of the Law School, The Proloczzlor was from the outset, staunchly supported by the entire student body of the Law School. In addition to this, however, has been considerable encouragement and tan- gible support upon the part of the Alumni of the School. Needless to say the T950 Prolocrftor is itself eagerly awaited by everyone. This year's highly talented stall includes Roy Grogan, Busi- ness Nlanagerg George Martin, Editor, Bob Tay- lor, Associate Editor, Charles Barbee, Photog- raphy Editorg and Bob Cooper, Lay-Gut Editor. A regular feature for Students Publications, and the oldest one in point of time Cextending way back to the middle of the warj is the Duke Bm' Rag. Like death and taxes, the Bar Rag is inevitable, although its publication dates are un- known even to the Editor, himself. At present this student newspaper is in mimeographed form, but plans for the future call for the appearance of the Bar Rug in more prosperous Cand costlyj raiment. Editor-in-Chief of the 1949-50 edition was Dick Douglas, with Milly Smith as Asso- ciate Editor. Bill Wachenfeld was Feature PAGE 16 Editor, and Bill Watson headed the Ipfe Dixit post. Since the advent of the Prolocutor, the Publi- cations Board has turned its attention to another far more ambitious project, and one that will take greater effort fand more moneyj to accom- plish. It had long been felt that the closing out of the DBAI Qbecause of decreased war-time enroll- mentsj left a vacancy in the field of law-student legal articles which exists until the present at Duke. Many students and members of the fac- ulty believe that it is increasingly important that a program of legal draftsmanship become an in- herent part of law school training. With these thoughts in mind, the 1950 Publications Board devoted its entire school year to the proposed project of establishing a new legal student publi- cation at Duke Law School. Information as to finances and editorial structure was gathered throughout the year. The final report has been prepared and early action is expected. Members of the Publication Board for the school year, 1949-50, were as follows: Iohn Cole- man, Chairmang Bill Boone, Dick Douglas, I. A. West, Roy Grogan, Carlton Fleming, and Iohn Wellman. Professors Latty and Bradway served in an advisory capacity, and proved to be of in- valuable aid concerning matters coming before the Board during the year.