The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-02

New Haven, Conn, Oct. 2--sev- erai members of the Yale law faculty have been called upon in recent months to assist in the var ious decovery programs of the government and such as been the difficulty in securing their release that Professor Charles B. Clark, dean of the Yale Law school, Is wondering whether he should ac- cept the suggestion of one of the Washington officials that he trans fer the school bodily to a govern ment department. Meanwhile the student body itself is increasing in numbers, since apparently there is a more widespread desire than ever. to obtain a legal education. This is the report made by Dean Clark in commenting upon the sit- uation which confronts hissdepart- ment at the opening of the school year. As matters now stand, 1t IS expected that all will return short ly after the beginning of the term with the exception of two of the younger men who are denniteiy committed to leaves of absence on government service for the year.
 The men for whom leaves nave ben requested are Professor j. Howard Marshall, who IS also as- sistant to the Dean of the school' and Mr A. Fortas, of the instruc- fionai stan. Professor Marshall. who graduated from the Law school two years ago with the degree of LIB. magma cum laude, was im- mediately appointed to the faculty of the school and to the admin istrative position which he has thereafter held. He was interested ir, the problems connected with the regulation of oil production and, with Norman l.. Myers of the same class. later e solicitor for the ted- erai Trade commissionp spent the s,,rnnner of 1881 in the Oklahoma and Texas oil fields. Together they prepared a monographic article on oiI proation which was published fin the Yale Law journal in Novem- ber. 1881, Two years later and ar ter the important developments which involved, among other things the declaration of martial law Tn inc oil fields by the governors or oklahoma and Texas, subsequently declared illegal by the united states supreme court. they publish ed a further extensive article on the subject. In June secretary Ickes of the department of the ln- terior asked them to assist in draft ing the oil code and thereafter to participate in its administration. |.
 Last month President Roosevelt wrote to Dean Clark, requesting the grant of leave to proiessor Marshall on the ground Of his in- dIspensabiiity to the oil regulation program. Mr Marshall has been appointed an assistant solicitor IT the department of the Interior ana A special assistant to the attorney general of the United states, ana will work not only in the OH resu- Iation administration but also III the preparation of prosecutions TOT summer he has ben sent to Texas severai times as representative of fine secretary in negotiations with thN Texas state officials and the oil producers.
 tolned the law faculty this fall, wss graduated in June with the degree LIB. cum laude. having aerved last year as chairman or the hoard of editors of the Yale Law forsrnai. Shortly after graduation ia was appointed to the legal stan of the AgricuIturai Adjustment ad- nalnistratIon under Jerome Frank, the general counsel of the admin istration. who is also Research Associate on the Sterling Founda- tion in tho Yale School of Law. MT Fortas has been engaged Tn me Arafting of contracts controlling ti1a growing and processing or farm y,roducts. notably the agreement controiIing tho peach canning in- dusfry which has taken him to California twice during the sum
 ner. In requesting leave for him aecretary Wallace of the depart ment of Agricultural telegraphed Dean Clark that he had handled highly complicated contracts whtch rea,iire his supervision for con- siderable period and that farmers and processors interested in these agreements were demanding ms retention.
 Professors Wesley A. sturges and Thurman W. Arnold. of the law faculty have also been engaged Tn legal work in connection with the AEricuituraI Adjustment admins. tration. Last winter Messrs. Arnold and eturges drafted proposed nlan for farm relief which was brought to the attention of the exc. cutives of the department at that time and created much interest among economists and those inter- ested in the plight of the farmer. During the summer they were call- ed in to assist in the recovery pro- gram and although their services have been requested for the year.