Pusey Will Hear Students On Selection of Law Dean

President Pusey will accept letters from Law School students concerning the qualities to be sought in the new Dean of the school.

Several Faculty members have said they believe this is the first time students have been consulted in the selection of a Dean in any part of the University.

Clark Byse, professor of Law and chairman of the Joint Student-Faculty Committee, said yesterday that the idea had been proposed to the Committee by George T. Frampton, a second year student.

A. James Casner, Acting Dean of the Law School, informed the Committee that President Pusey would also accept thoughtful letters from students on the needs of the Law School," Byse said yesterday in a notice distributed to Law students.

Healthy Recognition

Philip H. Martin, a third-year student at the Law School, said yesterday, that the decision to accept student letters was a "healthy recognition of interests which students have in the future direction of the Law School."

"Students, who possess their own special viewpoint about the Law School, have something valuable to contribute to the picking of a Dean and should be consulted," William C. Samuels, another third-year student, said yesterday.

Byse said, "I am hopeful that letters will be written only by the students who will take the time to prepare a thoughtful consideration of the matter involved."

He also asked students to sign all letters and to submit them "not later than the middle of December."

Notices of the Committee's statement are available at the information desk in Langdell Hall.

The new dean will replace Erwin N. Griswold, who retired to become U.S. Solicitor General last month after serving as Dean of the Law School for 20 years.