About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

14 Cornell Law Forum (Student ed.) 1 (1961-1962)

handle is hein.journals/corlawfose14 and id is 1 raw text is: LLwF 'OLUME 14 THE CORNELL LAW FORUM, ITHACA, NEW YORK, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1961 NO. I Rep. Lindsay Stresses How to Cornell Low Forum Barrister's Ball And Parties n Neophyte's Political Primer by Elizabeth Palewski In the absence of a hot needle applied from outside sources the tistory of politics tends to become encrusted with barnacles. The Old toys do not move aside for new breezes, said Representative John V. Andsay (R-NY), speaking on How to Get Started in Politics in the doot Court Room on October 20. He said that while politics is the ost inexact science of all it re- iain, true that it is impossible to eparate freedom from political en. eavor. Lindsay advised at the outset that .atements such as (1) 'Politics is a aven for those who cannot make ood any place else' and (2) 'Poli- cs is thelplace for those with infinite atience with total conformity' be iscounted. No Set Rules Every rule that was made in poli- Lcs was made to be broken at some .me or another. If good men an. iomen are not in politics then by ,)lid default bad men and women ce, he said. Lindsay said he had observed that Middle East and Far Eastern coun- :ies where free elections are held lere is q, great and significant simi- arity to United States politics: the oliticians there kiss babies, search ut the voters, conduct telephone impaigns--if they have telephones I the area-and visit homes. Once parate the two-freedom and poli- ics, YOU'RE done. Commenting on United States Rep. John Lindsay political structure Lindsay warned, Politics begins at home. Our federal structure will be no stronger than our local structure. If emphasis is not on the locality to be strong uolitically there will be no need for federal gov. ernment because it won't work. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 5) ludge Donlon, '20, Of Federal Bench )edicates Dorm Named In Her Honor by Sheila Sandman The Honorable Mary H. Donlon, Judge of the United States Cus. )ms Court, and a 1920 Cornell Law School graduate, was introduced )rially to Mary Donlon Hall, women's dormitory, on October 12. he occasion was the tormat opening id dedication of the building. Dormitory President Katharine yall presided over the brief cere- ony at which University President eane W. Malott introduced Judge onion. Expressed Pleasure In spe.king to an audience of uni- ersity trustees and officials, alumni, nd residents of Donlon Hall, Judge )onion thanked architects and plan- rs. and everyone else connected ith the new dorrmitory. She ex- ressed pleasure at the beauty and idvenience of the building, and re- arked that she had been surprised discover that they named build- tgs for people while they were still ive. W~hile Judge Donlon had not been iside the building before the formal pening, she had seen construction aing on from the outside. Dr. John ummerskill reported that she had -en in almost constant contact with im regarding progress of various 5pects of the building. Serves as Trustee Judge Donlon attended Cornell Jniversity both, as a undergraduate nd as a law student. As an under- ,raduate she was president of the Vomnen's Self Government Associa. ton. She was the only woman editor f the Cornell Law Quarterly. She has served, too, as director of the Cornell Alumni Corporation and as president of the Federation of Cornell Women's Clubs. For the past 24, years she has served on the Board of Trus- tees and is at present vice-chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board. Judge Donlon was appointed a member of the United States Customs Court in 1955. She was the first New York State woman to be appointed to a Federal bench. She began her law career in the offices of Daniel Burke in New York City in 1920, and be- came a partner in the firm of Burke and Burke in 1928. She continued actively in that partnership until she was appointed chairman of the New York State Industrial Board in 1944, by Governor Thomas E. Dewey. The following year she was named chair- man of the Workmen's Compensation Board of the state and continued at that post until she received her judge- ship. Urges High Striving A great institution isn't one moment, Judge Donlon said in her closing remarks. It isn't one class- it's the opportunity in our kind of society for the formation of our char- acters, our intellects, our spiritual life and our roles as citizens. She urged the students to reach as high as it is in you to reach and to be as great a person as you can be. Wins First Place The Cornell Law Forum has been awarded first place among Law school newspapers in the annual American Law Student Association Newspaper Contest. The presentation was made to John Meader, Cornell delegate, at the ALSA Convention held in St. Louis this summer. Since its founding in 1949, the Law Forum has won five awards in the newspaper competition. It was commended for honorable mention in 1956 and was given second place awards in 1957, 1959 and 1960. The plaque awarded to the news- paper has been added to the other Cornell awards and plaques mounted in the library reading room. The award cites the La, Forum for hav- ing been judged outstanding on the basis of journalistic quality and cov- erage of student bar and organized bar activities. CLSA Takes Second In National Contest Term Sees New Projects The Cornell Law Student Associa- tion received second prize for overall student government activity at the' American Law Student Association convention held Av :ust 5 through 9 in St. Louis, Mo. ' The University of Texas Law School was awarded first place. Last year, Cornell's Legal Aid Clinic was selected as the oustanding student bar project. Zauber Praised President John Meader and Seth Towse, first-year representative, rep- resented Cornell at the convention. Another Cornellian. Kenneth Zauber, was present as chairman of the ALSA Nominations and Elections Commit. tee in which capacity he was selected as the outstanding national committee chairman of the year. Dean Gray Thoron was in attendance represent- ing the faculty and administration. Since the convertion and the be- ginning of school, the association has been implementing many of the pro- (CONTINUED ON PAGE 4) Student Advisers Greet New Class 116 new students were introduced to the Cornell Law School during the annual September 3-day orientation program and in turn helped to intro- duce the new CLSA student adviser program. After being greeted by Dean Gray Thoron and CLSA President John Meader, the students attended a series of lectures and panel discussions con- ducted by members of the faculty. Such topics as What is Law and The Objectives of Legal Education keynoted the discussion. On Friday, the students heard talks on Our Court System-State and Federal and The Course of a Civil Proced- ing. In addition, representatives of the several student activities dis- cussed the role of their organizations. On Friday evening the first.year class, upper class advisers, and the faculty met at the Statler Hall ball- room for a reception and banquet. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 4) To Brighten Festive Weekend The Law School's Fall Weekend will be climaxed by the annual Barrister's Ball to be held from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. at Theta Delta Chi fraternity house, 800 University Ave. Phi Alpha Delta and Phi Delta Phi legal fraternities will both hold cocktail parties tonight and the Cornell Law Student Association will start off activities tomorrow with a pre-game all-school beer party. The usual round of private parties will be held before the dance Advisory Council finale. The Law School Advisory Council- Here For W eekend now visiting the Law School, will be The Law School Advisory Council present at the dance as the honored is making its annual visit to Ithaca guests along with the entire faculty. this weekend to investigate all phases The Phi Alpha Delta party will be of the school's organization and oper- held from 8:30 p.m. to midnight in ation. the West Lounge of Statler Hall while The Advisory Council consists of the Phi Delta Phi gathering will be at distinguished judges and lawyers, Phi Delta Theta from 9 p.m. to I a.m. most of whom have Cornell back- The CLSA beer party, to be held grounds in their legal education. Its from noon until game time, will function is to make periodic exami- again be located on the grounds of nations of the teaching and physical the University print shop on Route facilities of the school with a view 13 and the Judd Falls Road. The towards making recommendations for football game at 2 p.m. will find the improvements. The Law School, like Cornell Big Red, winless in Ivy its counterparts in legal education League play, encountering a very throughout the country, must be con- strong Columbia team, presently tinually engaged in creative planning fighting for first place in the league. with respect to all aspects of its pro- The Ball will feature the music of gram. It is in this regard that the Ad- J. Ramsey Peter's octet and will be visory Council in the four years of its enhanced by the decorating of the existence has proved to be most help- Law Wives. David Stackpole, CLSA ful. social coordinator, is in overall At present the members of the Ad- sca odnathe , we . I ing overal visory Council are: Franklin S. charge of the weekend. In noting that Wood, Chairman, of Hawkins, Dela- ti-is wau the second straight timc Ti eld and Wood, New York City; Theta Delta Chi has allowed the Law Ezra Cornell III, White & Case, New School to use their home, he ex- York City; Robert E. Coulson, Whit- pressed the appreciation of the school man, Ransom & Coulson, New York for their hospitality. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 6) Keeler, Martin, Shalov, Meyer Head List Of Prize Winners For Last Year The Cornell Law School has announced the awards for general academic achievement and for top honors in various courses by stu- dents in the school. The winners have recently been notified of their awards. The Frazer Prizes of $100 and $50 went to John Keeler and Douglas Martin, respectively. The award goes annually to those students who have most fully evidenced high qualities of mind and character by superior scho- lastic achievement and by those qual- ities which earn the commendation of teachers and fellow students. The Boardman Prize of $100 was given to H. Theodore Meyer, for the best work done to the end of his sec- ond year in the judgment of the fac- ulty. For the best work done in the third year comprehensive examinations in, cluding the memorandum of law, the Carey Prizes went to Martin (first prize of $125) and to Alan Shalov (second prize of $75.) The Louis Kaiser Prize of $50 went to Roger Strand for the Fall Term and to C. Stanley Lomax for the Spring Term. The prize is awarded to the student judged by the faculty to rank highest in upperclass moot court work. A subscription to United States Law Week was awarded to Bennett. Gordon as the student who achieved the most satisfactory scholastic prog- ress during his final year of law study. A complete set of New York, Ap- pellate Division and Miscellaneous Reports, 2d series, together with a one year's subscription to the Official (CONTINUED ON PAGE 4) Anglican Archbishop Speaks On Apartheid The Rev. Dr. Joost de Blank, Anglican Archbishop of Cape- town, South Africa, giving the an- nual Myron Taylor lectureship in the Law School Moot Court Room on Oct. 5, delivered a heavily-documented denunciation of Dutch-Reformed Church and government apartheid policies in Africa. Since the church that supports the government in power is one that ad- vocates apartheid, the whole Chris- tian cause stands condemned by the African people of the continent as a result, he said. This is the unique tragedy of our situation. Great Progress By Blacks While the blacks remained unedu- cated heathen, he said, they pre- sented little problem. But in the space of comparatively few years the Afri- cans have made great progress. The industrial development of the country, which has brought labor in hundreds of thousands from the re- mote'rural areas to the towns, has ur- banized the African and detribalized (CONTINUED ON PAGE 2)

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Short-term subscription options include 24 hours, 48 hours, or 1 week to HeinOnline.

Purchase Access

Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most