Harvard Law School - Yearbook (Cambridge, MA)

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GEORGE KNOWLES GARDNER J . Profes sor of Law Professor Gardner began the practice of law in Boston in 1914 and re- mained actively occupied in the profession for a period of fourteen years. From 1921 until 1928 he served as an Instructor in Law at Northeastern University, becoming a member of the Harvard Law Faculty in the latter year. From 1942 to 1946 Professor Gardner practiced law in Boston and acted as Assistant Treasurer and Secretary of Taunton Coating Mills, Inc., of Taunton, Massachusetts. He is the editor of Carer ami Maleriair rm Corzlrarlf and author of several articles in legal periodicals. Born: 1891, Worcester, Massachusetts. A.B., 1912, LL.B., 1914, Harvard. SHELDON GLUECK Roscoe Pound Professor of Law Professor Glueck came to the Law Faculty in 1929 after several years teaching in the Social Ethics Department at Harvard. He had been Advisor to the American Law Institute in the drafting of the Youth Correction Authority Act and the Model Penal Codes, a member of the U. S. Supreme Court's Advisory Committee on Rules of Criminal Procedure, U. S. Dele- gate to the International Prison Congress in 1930 and 1950, and Consult- ant to Mr.justice Robert H.Jackson and General William Donovan on the trial of war criminals. In 1952 he was appointed to the Roscoe Pound chair. Among Professor Glueck's books are Memal Diro rder and Ihr Criminal Law and The NllI'U7l1b0l'g Trial am! Aggratrizfe War. Professor Glueck has published many works in collaboration with Mrs. Glueck QDr. Eleanor Touroff Glueckj. These include 500 Criminal Careers, 1500 jmferziie Delizzqfrwzrx, and UlIl'll1f'0liII,Q juvenile Delizzqfremy. He is co-editor with Dean Hall of Criminal Law ami Enfizrrerzferll. He teaches Criminal Law and Criminology. Born: 1896, Warsaw, Poland. A.B., 1920, George Washington Universityg LL.B., LL.M., 1920, Na- tional University Law School, A.M., 1922 Ph.D., 1924, Harvard, L.L.D., 1949, University of Thessaloniki. CHARLES MONROE HAAR Assistant Professor of Law Professor Haar entered Harvard Law School in September 1941, but left shortly thereafter for a tour of duty in New Guinea and the Philippines as an ofhcer attached to the Office of Naval Intelligence. He resumed his studies in 1946 and graduated in 1948. After graduation Professor Haar was awarded a Sheldon Traveling Fel- lowship and spent a year in England. His book, Laz1flPla1111iz1g Law in a Free Society, followed this period of study. Since 1950 he has lectured at New York University teaching courses in Government Regulation of Business and Housing. He has been a consultant for the Town Planning Division of the United Nations. This year he is teaching a section of Property I, Trusts, a seminar in Land-Use Planning, and participating in a seminar at the School of Public Administration. Born, 1920, Antwerp, Belgium. A.B., New York University, M.A., 1941, University of Wisconsin, LL.B., 1948, Harvard. 1241

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RICHARD FORD Assistant Professor of Legal Medicine Dr. Ford is a native son, having been born and raised in the Cambridge area. He is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Medical School. During World War II, Dr. Ford was Commanding Ofiicer of the 4th Portable Surgical Hospital and held the rank of Major. In the held of public service, Dr. Ford was Associate Medical Examiner, Suffolk County, from 1946 to 1950, and in 1950 was appointed Medical Examiner, a position which he still holds. In the academic sphere, he is the Acting Head, Department of Legal Medicine, Harvard Medical School, a Lecturer in Legal Medicine at Yale and Tufts, and conducts the Medico-Legal Problems Seminar here at the Law School. In addition, Dr. Ford is a member of numerous medical societies. Born: 19155 Cambridge, Massachusetts. A.B., 1936, M.D., 1940, Harvard. PAUL ABRAHAM FREUND Charles Stebbins Fairchild Professor of Law Professor Freund began his legal career as secretary to Mr. Justice Brandeis for the 1932-33 term. For the next two years he was a member of the legal staff of the Treasury Department and of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. For the next four years his work was in the ofhces of the Solicitor General of the United States and as special assistant to the Attorney General. He returned to Harvard in 1939 as a lecturer and was ap- pointed Professor in 1940. From 1942 to 1946 he was on leave with the Department ofjustice. I-Ie is adviser on the revision of the Confiict of Law Restatment. Published works include On Uncleruanding lhe Supreme Court and Can.fliluliol1alLuw.' Carer and Olker Problems fco-editor with Professors Brown, Howe, and Sutherlandj. Professor Freund now teaches Constitutional Law and a seminar in Con- stitutional Litigation. Born: 1908, St. Louis, Missouri. A.B., 1928, Washington University, LL.B., 1931, S.,I.D., 1932, Harvard. LON LUVOIS FULLER A Carter Professor of Generaljurisprudence Professor Fuller began his teaching career at the University of Oregon in 1926. After two years he went to the University of Illinois and later to Duke University. In 1939 he was appointed to the Harvard Law School faculty, and concurrently with his teaching here he practiced law in Boston from 1941 to 1945. In 1936 Professor Fuller won the Philips Award of the American Philo- sophical Society for an essay injurisprudence entitled American Legal Realism . A group oflectures entitled The Law in Quen oflzrelfwas pub- lished in 1940. Professor Fuller is editor ofa case-book on Contracts and is author of collected readings in Problemr of jfzrirprudenee. He teaches Contracts andjurisprudence, and conducts a seminar in the latter. Born: 1902, Hereford, Texas. A.B., 1924,J.D., 1926, Leland Stanford University. I23l

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WILLIAM COVINGTON HARDEE Professor of Law Professor Hardee came to the Law School as a student in 1940. In 1942 he went on active duty in the United States Naval Reserve. He served for four years, including overseas duty in the European Theater, and is pres- ently a Lieutenant Commander in the Naval Reserve. In 1946 Professor Hardee returned to the School to complete his legal training and a year later commenced practice in the Boston Hrm of Ropes, Gray, Best, Coolidge and Rugg. With Professor Amory he published a second edition of Marerialr on Awomztizzg in 1953. This year he is teaching Accounting, Corporations and Agency. Born: 1919g Florence, South Carolina. A.B., 1940, Emory Universityg LL.B., 1943 119471, Harvard. HENRY MELVIN HART, JR. Professor of Law After receiving his S.j.D. degree in 1931, Professor Hart served for a year as secretary to Mr.-justice Brandeis, returning in 1932 as a member of the Harvard Law Faculty. In the year 1937-38 he was on leave of absence to act as attorney for the Oflice of the Solicitor General, in 1940-41 he was special assistant to the Attorney General attached to the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Professor Hart was Associate General Counsel for Price in the O.P.A. from 1942 to 1945 and General Counsel in the Ollice of Economic Stabiliza- tion in 1945-46. He is the author of numerous articles in the field of public law and is now teaching Federal Courts and Federal System, Legislation, and Criminal Law. Borng 1904, Butte, Montana. A.B., 1926, LL.B., 1930, S.j.D., 1931, Harvard. MARK DEWOLFE HOWE Professor of Law From 1933 to 1934 Professor Howe was secretary to Mr..Iustice Holmes and then entered practice in Boston. He was with the Law School of the University ofBu1Talo from 1937 to 1943 first as professor and later as Dean. Professor Howe served as Colonel in World War II with the American Military Government and with the Civil Affairs division of the War De- partment. At the conclusion ofthe war in 1945 he returned to Harvard. He is editor of the Holmer-Pollock Letter.: 119411 and H0!771F.F-Ld.f,efLEfl0l'.f 119539. He teaches American Legal History and Constitutional Law at the Law School and Structure and Nature of Law in Harvard College. Born: 1906, Boston, Massachusetts. A.B., 1928, LL.B., 1933, Harvard. 1251