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44 Harv. L. Rec. 1 (1967)

handle is hein.journals/hlrec44 and id is 1 raw text is: dm4uC4i dv MW Aw Stiwo ftiwjpap VOL. 44 NO. 1 CAMBRIDGE. MASS., FEBRUARY 2. 1967 FIFTEEN CENTS jDLI Under Stud, - roup Studies Faculty Okay Reading Period ia's in uiring By John D. TePaske The latest model Har- vard Law School Curricu- lum features a pre-exam reading period for freshmen and may include innovations in DLI and the course re- quirements in the second year. For the past few years, the weekly course load for freshmen had been tapered- off from late April until exams begin in June. Three. hour courses were reduced to two hours, providing ad- ditional time for review and giving official warning of the pending exams. No Fewer Classes Professor Derek C. Bok, chairm.nn of the Continuing Committee on Legal Educa- tion, explained that the new one-week reading period for first-year students will not reduce the total number of class hours in the semester. Although the details have not yet been finally worked out, he said, the committee reached the conclusion that the most meaningful way to rearrange course hours was not to cut down slightly, but rather to allow one solid block of time for a week. Explaining why the inno- . Prof. Derek Boic vation was limited to the first year, Prof. Bok men- tioned two considerations. Administratively, it was much more feasible for the (Continued on Page 15) As a direct result of an article published in the Dec. 1 issue of the RECORD, the Massachusetts Commis- sion Against Discrimination (MCAD) decided last Fri- day to investigate the possibility of religious dis- crimination, in the course of getting a job through the Law School Placement Of- fice. Probably No Legal Action Eleanor Appel, director of the Placement Office, said Monday that it's good we'll have an objective investiga- tion. Dean Erwin Griswold said earlier to the Crimson that We will welcome an investigation. It is, and al- ways has been our policy not to discriminate and I think we can be proud of our record in this area. The Commission decided to take action after Henry Spitz, of the New York Com- mission on Human Rights, (Continued on Page 14)

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