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Regional Competitions At Yale on November 15-16

Queenan-Sullivan-Walsh Will Carry B.C. Banner at Moot Court Trials

Boston College Law School will again be represented at the New England Regionals of the Nation­al Moot Court Competition to be held at Yale University on the evenings of November 15th and 16th. Boston University School of Law and Yale Law School will be the competition for our team of appellate arguers which this year is composed of James Queenan, Robert Sullivan, and John Walsh, all of the third-year day division.

DEAN'S CALENDAR

Big Speaking Schedule Slated Father Robert F. Drinan, S.].

has scheduled a tour of the East­ern colleges commencing October 31st and going well into late November. The Dean will speak to the Pre-Legal Upperclassmen. On October 31st, the Dean will be at Bowdoin College and St. Francis College; the first of November, the Dean will speak to the students at Colby and Bates College.

Back to Boston on Sunday, November 3rd at 8 p.m. the Dean will speak at. the Ford Hall Forum; the topic of the speech is "Divorce in a Materialistic Society."

(Ed. Note: Father "Dee" has been appointed by the American Bar Association to the "Commit­tee on Family Law.")

Continuing with his Pre-Legal College tour on November 5th, the Dean will speak at Manhat­tan College in New York; St. Peters College in New Jersey, on

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The schedule calls for a meet­ing between Boston College and Yale on Friday, November 15, with Boston University having a bye. The winner of the B. C.-Yale argument will meet B. U. on November 16, for the right to represent New England in the National Moot Court Competition to be held in New York City in December.

The basis of this year's competi­tion is a challenge to the validity

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LAW FORUM TO PRESENT PANEL SESSION

Harvard's Howe And Atty. Gen. Wyman

To Be Spea kers The Law School Forum will

present a panel discussion on "Recent Supreme Court Decisions on Civil Liberties" as 8:15, Wed­nesday evening, November 6, at the Law School.

Speakers will be Professor Mark De Wolfe Howe of Harvard Law School and the Hon. Louis C. Wyman, Attorney General of New Hampshire and President of The National Association of Attorneys General.

Mr. Wyman, reversed twice in the past six months by the Su­preme Court on civil liberty ca'ses, is considered a strong critic of the Court's decisions.

Moderator of the panel will be William P. Homans, Jr. of the Boston Bar.

The event is open to the public without charge. A coffee hour will follow. Persons desiring to get on the Forum's mailing list should write to Boston College Law School Forum, St. Thomas More Drive, Brighton 35, Mass.

LAWYER'S DAY

GOY. Fu:rcolo AsksCr,eati'oln Of U.S. Scientific Academy

Speaks To B.C. Alumni At Annual Affair

Saint Thomas More Hall was the center of activIty for the Annual Boston College Lawyer's Day, October 19. The Law School Alumni, the Dean and Faculty were host to a large gathering of both Bench and Bar.

A requiem Mass for all de- PANel DISCUSSIONS ceased lawyer alumni of Boston In the panel discussion on the College at which Father Robert "Medical and Legal Aspects of Drinan, S.]., delivered the sermon Personal Injury Law" which pre­was the first event of the day. The ceded the luncheon, ]. Newton Mass was heard at the Church Esdaile, Esq., a noted plaintiff's of Saint Ignatius. Following the attorney, outlined the manner of Mass two concurrent panel dis-cussions were conducted at the Law School; the "Medical and Legal Aspects of Personal Injury Law," and, "Estate and Inheri­tance Tax Aspects of Probate Law."

His Excellency, The Honorable Foster Furcolo, Governor of Massachusetts, was guest speaker at the luncheon served in the Law School Dining Hall. The Gover­nor spoke of the urgent need in the United States to develop and train an adequate and sufficient supply of scientists and engineers for the future ; to do this the Governor advocated the establish­ment of a United States Scientific Academy. "We must not fall be­hind the Russians in scientific re­search but the launching of 'Sputnik' dramatically demon­strates that the Soviets are sur­passing us in the production of engineers and scientists," warned Governor Furcolo.

ON SEGREGATION Speaking on the issue of segre­

gation, he said, the incident at Little Rock "is being used all over the world against the United States"; notwithstanding the fact that "there are thousands of com­munities in which integration has been carried out, the world knows only Little Rock." He added further, that in addition to Little Rock there are eight Southern states which have made no move towards integration, "but instead give indications that they are pre­paring to resist the law of the land." The Governor concluded by saying that "We must stand firmly for the principle that every human being' shall be treated as a human being, without regard to race or color. We must take a stand that as a matter of fundamental hu­man rights these people are en­titled to those rights even if there were no Constitution, no laws and no courts."

preparing medical evidence, from the client's first visit to the law­yer's office to the final trial judg­ment. Mr. Esdaile commented on the fact that he had developed his knowledge of personal injury advocacy by briefing every case available dealing with a legal­medical issue.

He cautioned the audience that in a trial of this kind it is wise to avoid "that which is sensational. Use colored pictures, X-rays, etc.; but with care and discretion. Do not act as if the jury is completely uninformed."

Dr. William E. Brown, in the same panel discussion, spoke on the relationship of the attorney and physician with regard to the presentation of medical evidence. He asked for sympathy for the un­initiated physician placed upon the stand and browbeaten by the opposing attorney. "The attorney requests yes or no replies to ques­tions which cannot be answered III such terms. Without proving

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Page 2 Sui Juris November, 1957

Published by the Student Bar Association of the Boston College Law School, St. Thomas More Drive, Brighton 35, Mass.

Editor in Chief Walter W. Curcio

Associate Editor John]. Daley, Jr.

Business Manager Thomas G. Schack, Jr.

Staff

J~hn H. Trea,?-or, Jr., E?ward Richmond, Robert M. Laprade, KIenan T. RIdge, WIlham W. Corcoran, David E. Tardif, Walt~r Sullivan, Jr., Raymond Ivaska, Fred Kruger, Timothy CronIll, Douglas MacMaster, Edward Harrington, Robert D . Whoriskey.

Faculty Advisor Rev. John A. Tobin, S.].

A WISE INVESTMENT Harrison E. Salisbury, writing for the New York Times

orr conditions behind the iron curtain, noted that the intellectuals in Eastern Europe are dissatisfied with the fundamental tenets of Communism, for example, they are denying "historical determinism", a basic assumption of Marxist Socialism. The State's answer t6 the intellectuals is a prison term and their organs of news dissemination are destroyed. "Po Prostu (a Polish Newspaper) was suppressed and Polish Security police again began to prowl among intellectuals dropping a threat here and there." (N. Y. Times, October 24, 1957)

Contrast the situation in Eastern Europe with our Com­monwealth. Can intellectuals here think, speak, and write as they please, or should they expect to be visited by a member of the state police as the consequence of a wrongly turned phrase? It is unthinkable that a function of the police in this state would be restraining the freedom of thought and speech.

The role of the police is clearly defined by the laws of the Commonwealth and an individual is further protected from police interference with his freedom by the Constitu­tion of the United States. The police must not interfere with those rights "found to be implicit in the concept of ordered liberty." Recently three members of the Massachusetts state police were tried by the state for alleged abuse of authority.

How did it happen that in the same "small" world two such diverse systems of government and law could evolve side by side? Neither system is the product of happy chance, nor are they the result of "historical determinism." Each system was conceived by men who believed it to be the best way of life; dedicated men fought to preserve that way of life, and, continue to fight for its perpetuation. .

As members of the law interpreting fraternity, judges, lawyers, and "law students" we are necessarily dedicated to the system of government under law as it is known in the United States. It is well to be so dedicated, but unless such dedication is bottomed on fundamental principles it is merely emotional "sound and fury." From whence do we draw the needed principles? A continuing study of Constitutional law is the only means by which a lawyer can contribute to the preservation and perpetuation of the system ' to which he is dedicated.

D.A. O'Dea Has Queenan

The Fall intern program at the office of District Attorney James L. O'Dea, Jr., Middlesex County, is now in full swing. The ap­pointee from the Law School, James Queenan, seems to be real­ly enjoying himself over there.

The principal duties of the in­terns involve researching various points of law, both procedural and substantive, which involve some special problems. They do, however, work on many cases from the indictment through the trial, during which they sit at the counsels' table and observe the fascinating application of the law of Evidence. The Assistant Dis­trict Attorney to whom the intern is assigned is there kept quite busy answering the eternal ques­tion, "What is he objecting for?"

This program, as does work with the Voluntary Defender's Committee, offers the law stu­dent an excellent opportunity to discover for himself just what trial work consists of. Knowledge thus gained is most valuable to him in planning for the future.

Frosh Moot Court Now On Move

The first year fall argument of the "Bostonia" Moot Court com­petition is now in progress. Assignments to the various law clubs have been made and trial records are being distributed. Upon completion of the briefs, intra-club arguments will be con­ducted before a bench consisting of three upper classmen.

This introductory phase of the moot court program is designed to give the beginning student actual experience in presenting a case under simulated courtroom condi­tions. The Commonwealth of Bos­tonia is a mythical jurisdiction utilized for moot court purposes in which the courts adhere basi­cally to the common law tradition.

Last year's winners of the sec­ond year moot court program are scheduled to present a model argument for the benefit of the first year students prior to the team's participation in the region­als of the national moot court program.

The easiest method of accomplishing this object, after a formal course in Constitutional law, is to study the deci­sions of the United States Supreme Court as they are handed down. A subscription to the "Advance Sheets" of the Supreme Court is the "painless" way of keeping abreast of all Constitutional issues, while they are still controversial. The cost is hardly more than the price of a subscription to a national magazine, but the return on your investment IS immeasurable.

THE "PICKEE" SYSTEM Much talk has been centered around the "Pickee

System", ... whether it is prevalent in all classes? We would like at this time to explain exactly what is meant by the "Pickee System" as coined by one of the professors.

The system works in this way. During the first weeks of class the instructor "feels out" his students by calling on class members at random from the class list. In some classes the instructor chooses from the members of the class who have a high class standing in the previous year.

During this "feeling out" proceSs the instructor selects five or six of the sharper and more fluent students as his "pickees. "

, These students are usually well prepared, or at least have the knack of appearing that way. Then it starts and for eight months, from October to Jurk 90% of the class sit steeped in boredom or with frustrated anxiety to partici­pate while the instructor and his soon exhausted "pickees" mumble at each other.

" Does the pickee system really exist? If so, is it good?-­bad? If the latter,how can it be corrected? The Editorial Staff welcomes any , reactions by Students, Alumni, and Faculty members.

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A LOOK AT JAPAN

PROF. "POPS" O'KEEFE GIVES DATA ON ORIENTAL MATTER My visit to Japan last summer furnished me with many

pleasant experiences. Fortunately the ship on which I sailed to Yokohama stopped for a day at Honolulu, thus making possible a visit with our Honolulu Alumni-Kinji Kanazawa, Ralph Matsumura, Alfred Fong, Hong Chung Chee, and Ralph Inouye. When the boat docked, all save Ralph Inouye, who was out of the city on official business, were on hand with warm greetings. A dinner at the close of the day was the occasion of recalling their experiences at our law school.

I am happy to report that these alumni have achieved much suc­cess since their graduation. Three are in active practice, maintain­ing busy offices, and enjoying the respect of the people of the Ter­ritory for their competency and integrity.

Messrs. Chee and Inouye have answered temporarily the call to public service,-from the Federal Government in one case, and the Territorial Government in the other. Success has not caused them to forget their law school. They are intensely loyal, and have a keen interest in its prog­ress. They visit us as often as they can. I dare say that their enthusiasm is such that no law school prospect in the Territory will fail to receive a strong brief­ing on our school once his iden­tity is known to the Honolulu Alumni.

Reaching Japan there was a joyous reunion with my daughter, Sister Frances St. Anne, now teaching in the Notre Dame Col­lege in Okayama. To visit Sister was of course, the main purpose of my trip.

I was much interested in our sister institution in Tokyo, -Sophia University, and I spent much time there. With its fine buildings and equipment, its able administrators and outstanding faculty I was most favorably im­pressed. Gathered at. Sophia are scholars from many countries; they are doing a tremendous job in the matter of training the youth of Japan and of other countries as well.

Added interest in Sophia came from the fact that a law school, offering a four year day course, was already organized and ready to receive students in September. The year added to the usual three year course provides for an adequate consideration of the Natural Law, and for courses in Philosophy, Ethics, Basic J uris­prudence, and Legal History. Law subjects here are what they are in law schools generally. No doubts about, Sophia's law stu-

dents are in for four years of hard work, - a training which will stand by them in the years that are to come.

There is a full time faculty of ten full professors and three in­structors, and a part time group of fourteen instructors, who will present special subjects.

Sophia University in all its de­partments is fully accredited by the Japanese Ministry of Educa­tion. From what the University has accomplished in other depart­ments, I expect to see the Law Department grow in numbers and in prestige. Its graduates should make a substantial contri­bution to the welfare of the peo­ple of Japan. I shall rejoice with the administration and faculty when that day arrives.

Dean Drinan Hits Issue at Hartford

Dean Drinan expressed criti­cism of r e c e n t suggestions to appoint judges to the higher courts only if they had experience as lower court judges and only if they had approval of the Ameri­can Bar Association, when he spoke at the Alumni Luncheon at Hartford on October 22.

He pointed out that such Su­perior Court judges under consid­eration could easily be men of advanced age, "and perhaps out of touch with new and pressing demands being made by society." Too, he said, "being a judge is not the only way to acquire appro­priate experience."

As to ABA approval, he sug­gested that the organization not only tended to be conservative but that it represented less than a third of the nation's lawyers. Father Drinan also questioned the wisdom of a private organization to veto an appointment to a high court.

"One cannot forget," he con­cluded, "that seven past presidents of the American Bar Association testified against the appointment of Justice Brandeis to the nation's highest tribunal."

HEY, HOOPSTERS! HERE'S NEWS-

During th past two years the gym n a s i u m on the Heights has been open to students of the law school on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7 :30 - 10:00 P.M. Commencing in No­vember, it is presumed that the same arrangements will be made this year. If enough response is shown this year, it has been sug­gested that there will be an intra-mural bas k e t ball league here at the law school. This would allow a greater percentage of the students to play on Tues­day and Thursday nights than has been the case in the past.

Those interested in such a program are requested to contact Dick Karkutt, 3rd year day, so that some defi­nite arrangements for the formation of the league and teams can be made.

WILLIAM F. SULLIVAN, JR. is with Raytheon Manufacturing Company, Andover, Massachu­setts.

PILOT EDITOR LALLY AT RED MASS

"The authentic Common Law tradition is rooted in the notion that behind all positive laws there stood a solid mass of unchanging values," Msgr. Francis J. Lally told an audience of Federal, State and Municipal dignitaries at the annual Red Mass, Oct. 5, at St. Ignatius Church.

Msgr. Lally, editor of The Pilot, expressed the hope that men will begin to re-examine the basis of our tradition in law.

"The totalitarians of our day do not differ in essence from those our fathers dared to withstand," he said. It is the Common Law tradition, "springing from the depths of man's own nature," that stands as a barrier to tryranny.

Celebrant of the Mass was Rev. Robert J. Drinan, S.]., Dean of the Law School. The Deacon was Rev. W. Seavey Joyce, S.]., Dean of the School of Business Admin­istration. Sub-deacon was Rev. Dexter L. Hanley, S.]., instructor at the Law School.

BENNETT CATHERALL '47 of Sharon has been appointed special assistant district attorney for Norfolk County in an an­nouncement from District Attor­ney Myron N. Lane.

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ALUMNI NOTES

Who's Who And Where!

The Placement Office of the Law School has been the source of information for the following notes:

EDWARD J. BARRY is with the firm of Robinson, Donovan and Campbell, Springfield, Massa­chusetts.

* * CONRAD J. BLETZER will

continue with Home Indemnity Insurance Company, Boston.

* * * WILLIAM H. BORGHESANI,

. JR. has accepted a position with the National Labor Relations Board in Washington, D. C.

* * MAXWELL BRESLAU has

joined the legal staff of the Gillette Company, South Boston.

* * WILLIAM A. CAREY, JOHN

J. CURTIN, JR. and JAMES F. STAPLETON, JR. are with the Department of J ustice, Washing­ton, D. C., having been selected under the Recruitment Program for Honor Law Graduates. In this nation-wide program, Boston Col­lege Law School was awarded a comparatively large number of appointments-a tribute to the Class of 1957, and to the Faculty of the School.

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CLIFFORD J. CAWLEY IS

with the firm of Higgins, Cava­naugh and Williamson, Provi­dence, Rhode Island.

* * * J OHN B. CLAYTON is in the

litigation division of the Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D . C.

* * * MARIE L. CLOGHER was

recently appointed Assistant to the Legislative Commissioner at the State Capitol, Hartford, Connecti­cut.

* * . * WALTER J. CONNELLY is

with Morrison, Mahoney and Stoneman, Boston.

* * * J. COLIN LIZOTTE and

ROBERT B. WELTS have been engaged by the office of Mc­laughlin and Enright, Nashua, New Hampshire.

* * JAMES W. SMITH and

THOMAS R. MANNING are at New York University School of Law for graduate work leading to the LL.M. degree. Both men are winners of fellowships available to promising candidates for graduate work.

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JOHN J. O'CONNOR was recently appointed Executive Di­rector of the Holyoke Taxpayers Association, Holyoke, Massachu­setts.

* * * EDWARD F. C. McGON­

AGLE has accepted a position in legal education. He is on the Faculty of Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, Penn­sylvania.

* * The Alumni will be pleased to

hear that Supreme Court Justice Harold A. Stevens, LL.B. '36, LL.D. '51, has been designated by Governor Harriman of New York to serve on the Appellate Division of the Court, First Department. We offer our sincere congratula­tions to Judge Stevens _upon his attaining the highest judicial office yet reached by any of our graduates.

* * * It has been reported to the Law

School that:

WALTER MONDALE '39 has moved from Andover, Massachu­setts to Lewiston, Montana ; where he will join the law firm of DeKalb and Dockery.

* * * FELIX CERRATO '42, town

counsel for the town of Green­field, Massachusetts, received a special award given by Freedom Incorporated to outstanding per­sons of immigrant parentage who have contributed to their respec­tive communities. CONGRA TU­LATIONS!

* * * PETER SPELIOTIS '43 has

been named controller of Nu­clear Development Corporation of America, New York.

* * PAUL B. KENNEDY '51 of

Egypt, Massachusetts has been appointed to the Faculty of Northeastern University, School of Business Administration, evening division.

* * * HUGH C. CURRAN '51

former State Representative in Connecticut has moved his office for general practice of law to Security Building, 1115 Main Street, Bridgeport.

* * EDGAR L. KELLEY '52 was

recently appointed Ass i s tan t United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts. Mr. Kelley previously served as law clerk to Chief Judge George C. Sweeney of the U . S. District Court and most recently was associated with the Boston law firm of Foley, Hoag and Eliot.

THE SPRING FORMAL The spacious ballroom of

the Harvard Club will be the scene of the annual Spring Formal, to be held on Satur­day evening, April 12, from eight to twelve P.M. The Harvard Club has offered the Law School the use of its parking facilities for this evening, the entrance to which is in the rear of the club. Music will be provided by Mr. Sammy Eisen and his orchestra and will be styled to meet the approval of all tastes. The Student Bar Association will provide a tuxedo rental service and a corsage s e r vic e; prices should be considerably lower than on the local economy.

There is no admission charge to the Formal and members of all classes are cordially invited to attend.

Social Committee

SAINT THOMAS MORE SOCIETY TEA

The Saint Thomas More So­ciety will sponsor a Tea, to be held at three P.M., Sunday after­noon, December 8, in the Law School Cafeteria. A prominent speaker will be featured and a brief refreshment period will fol­low. It is hoped that those attend­ing will bring their wives, mothers and/ or lady friends.

JOHN E. FENTON, JR. '54 is on the Faculty of Suffolk Uni­versity Law School with the rank of Associate-professor. He teaches Equity and Judicial Remedies.

* * * NEIL J. ROCHE '56 is now a

First Lieutenant in the U. S. Army, Judge Advocate Section. He is stationed at Fort Meade, Maryland.

Lawyer's Day (Continued from page one)

anything specific, the antagonist adds up the unanswered questions and makes the implication that the witness is not an expert at all," Brown said.

TAX TALK

Mr. Joseph P. Healey, Com­missioner of Corporations and Taxation of Massachusetts, Panel­ist on the Panel "Estate and In­heritance Aspects of Probate Law" emphasized that speedy processing of an Estate for de­termination of value for tax pur­poses could only be accomplished if all necessary papers and forms were submitted to his department just as soon as possible. He also stated that a bill to change the Massachusetts system from an in­heritance tax to an estate tax plan similar to the federal system will be filed next month for action by the 1958. Legislature. T he group was further informed that a pro­cedural manual for the Massachu­setts inheritance and estate tax was now available and could be obtained at 18 Tremont Street, Boston. The federal side of the estate and inheritance tax prob­lem was discussed by Mr. Samuel H . Sullivan, Group Supervisor, Estate and Gift Tax Division of the Internal Revenue Service for the District of Massachusetts. Mr. Sullivan gave an explanation of schedules A through S of form 706. He also advised those law­yers making wills to be thoroughly familiar with the federal tax law.

During the afternoon partici­pants at the Lawyer's Day wit­nessed the Boston College football team win over Villanova in the new campus stadium. After the game there was a Reception and Social Hour in O'Keefe Lounge, at the Law School.

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November, 1957 Sui juris

THE PRESIDENT SPEAKS Comments from S.B.A. Head Officer

Since the first issue of Sui juris, many important mat­ters have come to light which I feel must be aired. Probably one of the most glaring issues is that of the cafeteria prices. I have been in contact with the Dean on this matter, and it is hoped that before the next issue of Sui juris a substantial change in the situation will have occurred.

Library Situation Another situation which has

received almost as much atten­tion is the library. True, there are numerous outside students being allowed into the library to study. I have even seen teachers grad­ing blue books there, but the policy of the administration has been to allow everyone in. Dean Drinan feels, that as long as there is room, students from the Heights should be allowed in, if they behave themselves. With this I cannot help but agree. If the law students want half rates on football tickets, and if they want to use the athletic facilities for a basketball league, then they must be willing to allow the students from up above to come down and study.

Mr. Morrison has been keeping a steady count of the students, and when the problem is such that it is apparent that the law students are being denied the use of the library, then the students coming in from outside will be limited. If you, as a student, feel that you are being denied a right to study, please address your complaints to the Student Bar Representative in your class, and such complaints can be presented as a formal grievance to the Dean.

Also, I would like to hear from the students on the proposed change of Sunday library hours from twelve noon till six in the evening to two in the afternoon until ten in the evening. Before making this change, the Dean must have some inkling as to how many students would use the library in the evening.

Mum's The Word In continuing on the same vein,

it has been brought to my atten­tion that quite a bit of loud con­versation in the library is being caused by our own students. On more than one occasion when notifying the outside students of their noisy behavior, the libra­rians have been validly apprised of a similar infraction being car­ried on by our own law students only a few tables away. To bor­row a phrase from the past, "He who comes into equity, must do so with clean hands".

It is hoped that the students will try to improve on this situ a-

tion, and also on the situation of replacing books in their correct place after finishing with them.

Insurance I would like to say a few words

about the numerous insurance programs being offered to the students at the Law School.

First, it has been arranged with the John C. Paige Insurance Co. to have students in the Law School covered by the health and accident plan. A resident student for thirty dollars a year can have accident, health and infirmary privileges.

A non-resident law student may purchase the accident policy for seven and a half dollars per year, or purchase both the health and accident policy for nineteen dollars and fifty cents per year. One cannot purchase the health policy without taking the acci­dent policy. As yet, the non­resident cannot acquire infirmary privileges. Application blanks may be acquired at the SBA of­fice for those interested.

I would also like to call your attention to the ALSA Life In­surance plan. The association through the American Bar Asso­ciation, has an arrangement with the Minnesota Mutual Insurance Company by which term insur­ance is available to ALSA mem­bers at a very low rate.

Anyone interested in insurance will be well advised to at least look into this plan. It is avail­able only to law students, so those graduating this year don't have much time left. The SBA will be glad to give any further informa­tion desired to those interested.

Big Questions Finally, I would like to say

that the response to the request by the law forum for working stu­dents by the various classes has been very pleasing, while on the other hand a similar request by the newspaper editor has been very displeasing.

As a former 1st and 2nd year student, I can well appreciate the present problems of these classes. Am I going to pass? Of what importance is this to me? It won't fill up my blue book in June. Even now, I feel that these ques­tions are justified.

But the real importance of tak­ing part in any extra-curricular

STUDENT SAHADY SAYS POWER STRUGGLE ON IN WORLD

The two Super States of the world are today locked in an un­precedented colossal struggle for power. Nowhere is that struggle more fierce and intense than it is in the Arab Middle East; and no region on earth is more vital to the safety and security of the Free World. It would be a major disaster to the Arabs and to the whole world if the Arab Middle East were to fall under the in­fluence of advancing Communism.

Not only will these states lose the political freedom of which they are so proud, but their pro­foundly religious people will suf­fer agonizing spiritual pains under Materialistic Communism. The almost irrational nationalism to which the Arabs attach their des­tiny will have to give way to the forces of International Commu­nism. The Arabs, therefore, have everything to lose and nothing to gain by giving Communism a foothold in their lands.

All Arabs and Arab leaders know this; and consider Com­munism most repugnant to their way of life. The consequenses of a Communist victory in the Arab World will not be limited to the area itself. Western Europe which so heavily depends on the natural resources of the Arabs will face a certain economic col­lapse.

Marshall Plan The billions of dollars America

poured toward the recovery of Europe under the Marshall Plan would have gone in vain. NATO which is the corner stone of American defense will itself face disintegration if the economies that support it were to be so fatally weakened. The mainte­nance of the Arab Middle East as part of the Free World is, there-

activity is the effect it has on the student himself. Those students who do nothing extra are usually the ones who upon graduation join the vast legion of eight to five workers. Life becomes to them just one drab routine.

Having been in that position once, I would like very much to see more people turn out for the various events sponsored by the school. My second year at law school was made quite a bit easier by my participation in the various outside activities. The dull, drab, everyday case reading was supple­mented by other more living problems which I can't help but feel kept up my balance.

Robert Laprade

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Mr. Martin Makes With "Aid" Pitch

House minority leader Joseph W. Martin, Jr. called for strong bi-partisan support of Administra­tion polices before an overflow audience at the Law School Forum, October 23.

The Massachusetts Congress­man said that the so-called "for­eign aid program" was really an "economy measure" and was essential to our foreign policy. But, the phrase "foreign aid," he said, was misleading.

"The words 'foreign aid' fit much easier into newspaper head­lines than 'mutual assistance', with the result that many of our people believe that it is just a gigantic give-away program," he said. R ep. Martin pointed out that, "It costs five times as much to maintain an American serviceman as it does the forces of the allies we are aiding."

The ultimate aim of our for­eign policy, he said, is peace and nothing else. " I insist," he stated, "that this-mutual assistance-is an economy measure. It is just as vital to our defense as airplanes and guided missiles."

Martin went on to de-empha­size recent Soviet developments with space satellites and intercon­tinental missiles. "We know as much as they do," he insisted. "We got the best German rocket scientists after World War II. It will just be a matter of time be­fore we surpass them again."

The House minority leader also spurned Syrian threats to Turkey in the Middle East. "Turkey is our great ally. They could chew up Syria in a couple of weeks," he added.

A coffee hour, conducted by the Law School's Law Wives Club, followed the Forum.

fore, of supreme importance to the Arabs themselves, to Europe and to the United States.

If the Arabs and the West have so much in common, why then are their relations so strained, and what can America do to avert a disaster to her security? To answer these questions one must first discuss the forces which pervade the Arab World and how the policies , of the West and of the United States have rtm smack against them.

The Arabs ' who once intro­duced Aristotle, Plato, and So­crates to the West, who invented ", Algebra, who had ' the first uni­versities , and hospitals in the world, and whose telescopes pierced , space to discover new planets and stars find themselves

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PLACEMENT OFFICER SAYS PROSPECTS O'N INCREASE

The Law School placement officer, Joseph F. McCarthy, reports to Sui Juris that the prospects for desirable place­ments for Law School graduates are on the increase. Some of the contributing factors which he cites are the enlarged prestige of the Law School, the increasing willingness of alumni to employ graduates, and last but not least, the successful bar results and high calibre of Boston College Law School Graduates.

The placement officer, whose placement and counselling serv­ices are available to all students and graduates, outlined the five broad occupational areas of the legal profession:

1. General practice of law: large and small firms, and solo practice.

2. Government: federal, state, local-legal and executive posi­tions.

3. Business: juni,or executive, legal department of corpora­tion, patent law.

4. Military service: Judge Advo­cate General.

5. Teaching: fellowships, grad­uate study.

A survey of graduates from this school for the past ten years shows that the largest numbers have entered the practice of law, either in a firm or individually.

Mr. McCarthy emphasized that each student should try to establish his employment goal while he is in law school. Indi­vidual factors such as person­ality, temperament, and inclina­tion will necessarily determine into which of the occupational areas the student will direct his attention. However, once he ten­tatively selects a goal there are many things which he can do to further his placement opportuni­ties. He can engage in worth­while com m u nit y activities, broadening himself as an indi­vidual and widening his circle of acquaintances. He can direct his summer employment toward the desired objective. He can engage in extra curricular activities, so that he will have more than his scholastic record to sell to a po­tential employer. Above all, he can strive to attain top grades while he is in school.

The most heartening news for students is the increased interest which the alumni are giving to the placement of graduates. Since Boston College Law School is a comparative newcomer among the law schools of New England, its alumni have not been able, in the past, to provide as many placement opportunities as have the alumni of the older schools. Happily, this situation is chang-

Dean's Calendar (Continued from page one)

November 6th. The same day he will hustle back to the Law School Forum's panel discussion on "Recent Civil Liberty Deci-. " SlOns .

The Rhode Island Alumni will give a luncheon for the Dean at the University Club in Provi­dence on November 7th. The Dean returns again to Boston to receive the successful candidates who have passed their respective Bar Examinations. (Sui Juris hears the 1957 bar results were remarkable-the best of outstand­ing achievements of the school's record of Bar Results.)

The Dean then moves west to continue his talk to potential B. C. Law Students. On November 19th the students at the Univer­sity of Massachusetts will hear the Dean. On November 20th the Dean moves into upper state New York to Siena College and St. Francis College; the following day, November 21st, he will be at LeMoyne College in Syracuse. Father Drinan concludes his trip on the 29th in Buffalo at Cani­sius College and St. Bonaventure University.

S erving as law clerks for the judiciary are: TH 0 MAS F. MURPHY and GEORGE E. DONOVAN for the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. CORNELIUS E MURPHY, JR. for Judge Edward W. Day, United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island.

ing, reports Mr. McCarthy, and each year brings an increasin& number of inquiries from alumm which lead to placement oppor­tunities.

The placement office is looking forward to the day when the Alumni Association will make available to out graduates and to the law school, a Directory of the Alumni indicating geographical location, specialties, associations with firm or business organiza­tion, etc., - information which should prove beneficial to every­one concerned.

Regional Competitions (Continued from page one)

of the Department of Defense In­dustrial Personnel Security Re­view program in the form of a petition brought in the D.. S. District Court by a top--flIght missile scientist to enjoin the Secretary of Defense and the head of the Industrial Security program from continuing to sus­pend the scientist's "top secret" clearance.

As a result of the sqspension of clearance, based on the suspicious actions of the scientist's wife, the scientist has lost his highly paid position with his government­contractor employer.

In proceedings to date, the complainant has been granted re­lief in the form of an in junction; the Court of Appeals has affirmed. The appeal to the United States Supreme Court by the government officials involved is the setting for the competition. In the competi­tion against Yale Law School, the Boston College team will repre­sent the petitioners, the Govern­ment officials.

The membership of the B. C. team is made up of three of the finalists of the Intramural Moot Court Competition sponsored by the Student Bar Association for students in Second Year Day. James Queenan and Robert Sullivan walked off with the laur­els last year, defeating the team of John Walsh and Phil Ryan in a closely fought finale. Only two of the three team members will be eligible to argue on a given eve­ning. The final selection will be made by Faculty Moderator Wendell Grimes on the basis of practice arguments prior to the Competition itself.

Power Struggle ( C ontin.ued from page five)

today as a relatively backward people whose brilliant culture and civilization was destroyed by the conquering hordes of the Gobi and the Anatolian plains.

Their efforts at rebuilding their civilization were in the past ef­fectively impeded by the oppres­sive and cruel Turks, and later by the Colonizing British and French who continued to exploit the area and its people under the old maxim of "divide and rule."

Arabs Free Today, the Arabs are for the first

time in centuries politically free. With this freedom came a deep realization, that for them to once again actively participate on the stage of history, they must first achieve political unity. The French and English made this aspiration more difficult to attain

November, 1957

by dividing the area ~nto arti­ficial states, thus makmg these political entities militarily and economically dependent on them.

A power vacuum was crea~ed to which they can later pomt and say, "We are needed there to fill the void". Nasser of Egypt was very well breaking this bar­rier when he entered into formal military alliances with Syria, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia, plac­ing their combined forces under one command. This was hailed as a prelude to the unity that is so essential to an Arab rebirth. Nasser, encouraged by the sup­port he was receiving from the people of all the Arab States, pro­ceeded to free his people from the last vestiges of their colonial past. The Suez Canal, an admittedly integral part of Sovereign Egypt was nationalized.

The freedom fighters in Algeria were given material and moral aid. The Persian Gulf States were encouraged to shake their colonial yoke and become full­fledged members of a free Arab society. So, it appeared as if the Arabs with the leadership of Nasser might after all achieve their goals of unity and rid them­selves of the stigma of Colonial­ism. France and England, having failed to contain the resurgent spirit of Arab Nationalism re­acted in an infamous way.

France and England in collu­sion with Israel staged their ill fated expedition against Egypt in an effort to stifle the spirit of nationalism and once again re­gain their lost control of the Middle East. On that dark day for international law and order, notice was served on the world that the leaders and governments of these two powers were no more peace loving and democratic th~n their adversaries in the Kremlm who were then engrossed in their rape of nationalism in Hungary.

It is plain that the Arabs strongly feel that England and France have worked against their very survival and continue to oppress them in Algeria and to exploit them in the Persian Gulf. It is also plain that they consider Israel an intruder in their midst and a menace to their security. The United States can therefore against its national interests and under pressure go on in support of these forces, or it can reshape its policy to win the indispensable support of this segment of the world.

If certain Arab States are to­day trading with the Soviets and thereby taking a calculated risk, it is not because they want it that way, but because a beleag­uered people even look to the Devil for aid.

MICHEL SAHADY

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November, 1957 Sui juris

Here Are Elected Officers Of Student Bar-Governors

Every fall each and every student at our law school rather sadly parts with five precious dollars so that he might become a member in good standing of the Student Bar Association. A bit later in the fall a small group of students gets together and decides how your five dollars and the five dollars of all the other members will be spent. This group has the rather imposing title of Board of Governors of the Student Bar Association and has twenty voting members. So that you might better know the men and the woman who decide Student Bar matters and spend S. B. A. money, we now present a thumbnail sketch of each member of the Board of Governors.

President- Bob Laprade. Bob is 33 years of age, single, and a veteran of three and a half years in the Army during World War II. Bob is an alumnus of the University of Pennsylvania and a native of Easthampton, Mass.

Vice President-Paul Kelley. Paul is 28, married, and an Army veteran. Paul graduated from B. C. in 1951, and is currently employed by Hardware Mutual Casualty Co.

Secretary - F ran c e s Spellane. Frannie graduated from St. Mary's in Indiana in 1955. She came to the Law School as Frances Clohessy, but had her name changed to Spellane this fall when she married Garrett Spellane, who is also a member of the class of '58.

from Athens, Ala. He graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1956, and is currently on duty with the U. S. Navy. Tom is an Ensign and is stationed at the Fargo Building.

Second Year Evening-Ed Ryan. Another B. C. grad, Ed is a member of the class of '53. Ed is an Army veteran, and is cur­rently employed by Lumber­men's Mutual Insurance Co.

Third Year Evening - Bob Lappin. Bob is married, and the father of one child. Bob holds an A. B. Degree from Norwich University and an M. B. A. from B. U. He is an Army veteran, and is employed in Boston as an accountant.

Fourth Year Evening - Jim Waters. Jim works in his father's law office, is married,

and has two children. He graduated from B. C. III '51, and is a Navy veteran.

Class Presidents First Year Day- Charles Woods.

Charley attended both North­eastern University and Boston College prior to entering the Law School. He is an Army vet­eran; calls Danvers, Mass., home.

Second Year Day- Dick Curley. Dick is a native of Chestnut Hill, single, an Army veteran, and a member of the class of '54 at B. 0.

Law Wives To Have Big Dance

The Boston College Law Wives Association will hold a square and round dance Saturday, November 23rd, at the Nicholas Beron Hall in Roslindale. Featured at the affair will be a "down­county" caller and, lest we forget, a fully-equipped bar. Festivities start at 8:00 P.M. All husbands and students are invited.

The next general meeting for the wives will be held November 7, Thursday eve­ning, in the Law School Student Lounge at 8:00 P.M. Please remind your wives to attend.

T reasurer - Jim Kelley. Jim is single, an Army veteran, a member of the Class of ' 54 at B. C., and a proud son of Cam­bridge, Mass.

LET THERE BE VVATER Promises! Promises! On School

LEGAL NOTICE Writ of Mandamus

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Third Year Day - Doug Mac­Master. Doug graduated from St. Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1953. He's an Army veteran, married, and the father of one child.

First Year Evening - Frank Dewar. Frank is single, an Army veteran, member of the class of '53 at Harvard and a member of the class of '55 at Harvard Business School.

Second Year Evening - Mort Sweeney. Mort is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island, class of 1953, an Army veteran. He is married, has one child, and is a native of West­wood.

Third Year Evening - F l' e d Grabousky. Fred graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy, in 1949. He is married, and is the very proud father of five children. Fred is a Marine Cap­tain, and is currently assigned to the N.R.O.T.o. Program at Harvard University.

Fourth Year Evening - Jim Collins. Jim is a Navy vet­eran, and a graduate of Har­vard, class of '46. He is mar­ried, and is running second to Fred Grabousky in the Stork Race, with four children.

The Law School Alumni and students lost two loyal friends and supporters through the deaths of Judge William McGivney '42 of Attleboro and Edward A. Hogan '34 of San Francisco, California.

Showers! Supreme Ct. of Bostonia.

Survey Editor-Bob Flynn. Bob is another single fellow, a vet­eran of three years in the Navy, and a member of B. C.'s class of '5 1.

People us. Robert M. Laprade a/Ki a Boob Laprade) Booper Laprade and Kieran ' j. Ridge a/Kia joe Ridge.

Moot Court Chairman - Dave Tardiff. Dave hails from Con­cord, N. H., is an Army veteran, single, and an alumnus of the University of New Hampshire, class of '53.

The People of the State of Bostonia to Boop Laprade and Joe Ridge, Greetings:

S. B. A. R epresentatives First Year Day - Paul Kelly. Paul is 28, single, and a gradu­ate of Boston College in 1949. Paul taught Philosophy and English at Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan, from 1954 to 1957.

Second Year Day-Owen Lynch. Owen is a native of Lynn, Mass., 22 years old, single, and a member of the class of '56 at B. C.

Third Year Day-Miles Schlicte. Miles is a veteran of five years in the Marine Corps, married, and the father of two children. He also is a graduate of B. G.­class of '52.

First Year Evening- Tom Wood­ruff. Tom is married and hails

Whereas it manifestly appears to us by the verified petition of Corpus Odor Abundance, the party beneficially interested here­in, that the said Boop Laprade and Joe Ridge did in the spring of the year 1957 A.D. actively campaign for the election of Boob Laprade to the office of the President of the Student Bar Association and that in so cam­paigning the said Laprade and Ridge did promise the electorate of this jurisdiction that if elected the said Laprade would provide shower stalls, water, soap and clothing hooks within the con­fines of the building known as St. Thomas More Hall of Boston College Law School; and that in reliance upon this promise as aforesaid, the said Corpus Odor Abundance students at the afore­said law school, did cast ballots in favor of the said Boob, and

upon the election of the said Boob did so rely upon the afore­said campaign promise, as did many of the class of persons that the said Abundance represents, as to take lodging without bath­ing facilities with the result that the said Abundance doth so stink as to no longer be welcome among the class of persons he represents.

That the only action so far taken by the said Boob was to appoint the said Ridge as director of Public Bathing of the said law school, and the '6nly action thus far taken by said director has been to point to the reservoir located at the southwest corner of said law school's premises and say, "go hither, dirty law student, and jump in yon reservoir", such action being grossly adverse to the spirit of the aforesaid cam­paign promise.

Whereas it manifestly appears to us that there is not a plain, speedy, and adequate remedy in the ordinary course of law:

Therefore we do command you that, immediately after the re­ceipt of this writ, you do provide shower stalls, water, soap and clothing hooks within the confines of the said St. Thomas More Hall at the said law school; or that you show cause before this court, at the court room thereof, at said law school the 2nd day of November, 1957 A.D., at the opening of the court on that day, why you have not done so.

Witness the Honorable Oliver Wendell Grimes, Judge of the Supreme Court, and the seal of said court, this 26th day of October,' 1957 A.D'. , Signed; David E. ' Ta~dif, Clerk.'

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HOW HIGH IS HIGH?

MASS. INSURANCE RATES ARE HELD DOWN! SAYS "CLAIMS"

EDITOR'S NOTE: With some reluctance, our staff columnist, Messer. Compulsory auto insurance rates in Massachusetts; currently at an all-time high, would be higher still if it were not for a small but ef­ficient organization known as the Massachusetts Claims Investiga­tion Commission.

Bill Corcoran, gave us permission to print, verbatim, the following letter, to wit:

Dear Student Corcoran: I urgently solicit your advice as

to the course I should follow con­cerning a dreadful situation that has arisen in my once happy family circle.

Last evening my young, sweet colI e g e-e d u cat e d daughter marched up to me, and with an affected masculine voice said, "now comes your daughter and requests that you pay over to said daughter the sum of three hun­dred and fifty dollars in consider­ation for her attending Boston College Law School."

I was both astounded and hor­rified as I visualized my little girl with horn-rimmed glasses, drab knee-stockings, over-loaded brief case, rounded shoulders, and hair pulled back fast against her head showing more clearly a pallid face, as she hurried with an athlete's stride up some district courthouse steps to attempt to defend some local hussy on a vagrancy charge. ~ ou must admit it is not a pretty pIcture.

If I am overly pessimistic con­cerning this matter please correct ~e, but to me a woman lawyer IS about as useless as a butcher in a monastery on Friday.

You are probably wondering why I am addressing this letter to a student, rather than to the ad­ministration of the law school. The truth is that I want an un­biased opinion. Rumor has it that

Institute Will Have Vital Theme

The Law School will conduct an Institute for College Pre-Legal Directors on Saturday, November I? The Institute's purpose is to dISCUSS the serious inadequacies in the guidance and selection of those who annually ' enter law school (of the 14,640 college graduates who entered law school in 1955, 4214 of these students did not return in the fall of 1956).

Program for the day includes the Boston College - Marquette football game, and immediately following the game will be a social :eception in the Roberts Lounge III the Law School. Dinner will be served at 5: 30 P.M. in the Law School dining room. After dinner the Dean will welcome the dele­gates in the O'Keefe Lounge.

"Nature and Uses of the Law School Admission Test," will be the subject of the address to be

your institution tends to be a bit overgenerous in accepting female applicants. I have heard of sev­eral instances in past years where girls have been enrolled despite the fact that they had brains that if multiplied by infinity, and swal­lowed by a mosquito, would rattle around like a beebe in a box car.

My daughter's case serves as another example; she is not a bad looking kid and when she visited the. law school to request an appli­catIon blank, she was given an enrollment certificate and a bill for the tuition. Yet I am led to believe that male applicants are carefully screened.

What I want is your opinion as to why a girl should want to go to law school. Just what does the future hold for her once she leaves? Do you suppose that they are simply seeking a mate? Please answer this letter with haste as I have not been this upset since my son requested funds to enroll in a Greenwich Village school for ballet.

Sincerely, Ihasgot A . Weird-Family

Writer's Note: This column has made no attempt to answer the above letter since we do not feel qualified. It seems to us that the only proper answer can come from a female student. Any such answer addressed to this column will be published in the next issue provided it is fit to print.

given by John A. Toepfer Na­tional Chairman of the' Law School . Admission Test Policy CommIttee. There will be a dis­cussion period opened with com­ments by Professor John T. Hulden, Chairman, Department

From

"Mass. Claims" was established 26 years ago by an order of the Supreme Judicial Court. The aim of the Commission was this: to investigate "fraudulent practices, professional abuses, illegal and un­ethical misconduct in connection with the solicitation, preparation, presentation, and disposition of claims for personal injury and property damage in negligence cases."

In effect, Mass. Claims would protect defendants, insurers; and self-insured utilities from dishon­est claimants and from the despi­cable professional man who en­courages their dishonesty.

The Commission's function was expanded two years later, in 1933, to include jury-fixing in all cases civil and criminal. Within two years, three of the ablest trial law­yers in the Commonwealth were convicted of jury-fixing on evi­dence submitted by Mass. Claims. Since then, thanks to the Com­mission, there has been no com­plaint of jury-fixing in Massachu­setts.

Judge Frederic A. Crafts of the Waltham District Court, in his capacity as Supervising Counsel of the Commission, directs the work of five men. All experienced crim­inal investigators, they are a former FBI agent, a former Chief of Cambridge police, a former Boston police Captain, and two former officers of the Boston Police Bureau of Criminal Investi-

of Government, University of New Hampshire.

STUDENT BAR ASSOCIATION of

THE BOSTON COLLEGE LAW SCHOOL

St. Thomas More Drive Brighton 35, Mi3.ssachusetts

In this Issue To

• Gov. Furcolo Speaks

• Dean's Calendar

• B.C. at Yale

gation. Their office is located at 260 Tremont Street, Boston.

In 1945, these men broke the famous Stevens Fraud Ring and brought about the prosecution of six doctors, one attorney, and 21 other individuals. Last year, the Commission exploded a fee-split­ting racket which resulted in the prosecution before the Board of Registration in Medicine of eleven doctors. On the evidence intro­duced by Mass. Claims, the Board found "gross misconduct in the profession" and revoked the li­cense of one doctor and suspended those of nine others. The charges against the eleventh were dis­missed.

Similarly, the Commission un­covered another Greater Boston ring in which "accidents" were in­vented that never took place. The investigations culminated in the criminal conviction of two insur­ance adjusters and four doctors. All served long prison terms.

The Commission is financially supported by insurance companies and public utilities doing business in the Commonwealth.

The Commission's work is not confined to the organized "ring" . Over the years, 55 attorneys have been prosecuted and disbarred and an average of five doctors per year have been prosecuted and their licenses suspended or re­voked. Hundreds of "professional claimants" have been convicted or discouraged from further fraudu­lence by evidence presented in court from Mass. Claims files.

The Commission's work goes on. It is now investigating another local ring involving at least 50 persons, 15 of whom have crim­inal records. If past performance is any index to the future, these men too will be brought to justice.

Edward P. Ryan

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