ABSTRACT

Whenamaster-craftsmanhaslaiddownhistoolsforthelast time,therefallsuponthosewhohaveworkedwithhimandunder himaheavyloss-alosstooheavytoberealizedatonce.With increasingrealizationcomesaneedforexpression,forsome tribute,howeverinadequate,tothememoryandtotheworkofthe masterwhoisgone.TothatendthisnumberoftheJouRNALhas beengiven:tosomepresentationofProfessorHohfeld'scontributionstotheworkingscienceofthelaw,tosomedevelopmentof hisanalyticalmethodsintheirpracticalapplication,tosomestudy oftheevolutionofthatLawtowhichhedevotedhislife,tosome indicationoftheproblemswhichconfrontusto-dayincarrying ontheworkwhichlayclosesttohisheart:accurate,adequate adaptationofourlawtothechangingneedsofthissocietyin whichandforwhichitexists.