Kaysen Marks 1st Year as Law Aid

Carl Kaysen, (above), assistant professor of Economics, this week marks the first year of his term as law clerk to Judge Charles E. Wysanski, Jr., '27 in the government's anti-trust suit against the United Shoe Machinery Corporation.

The appointment of an economist as adviser to a district court judge was without precedent in U.S. history. Wyzanski had learned of and met his new assistant through the University.

The anti-trust case began in 1947 and is still in progress. According to Wysanski, Kaysen's function has been to read, condense, and offer advice on the economic aspects of the "voluminous evidence" that has been built up. Memoranda and comments compiled by the economist will aid in the preparation of the ultimate findings of the case.

This task has not in any way interfered with his work for the Department of Economics, and Kaysen stated "Responsibilities to the Judge come after commitments to the University."