Book Reviews: \u3ci\u3eMerrill on Notice\u3c/i\u3e, by Maurice H. Merrill, Kansas City: Vernon Law Book Co., 1952, 3 vols.

In 1926 Dr. Maurice H. Merrill joined the faculty of the University of Nebraska Law School and took over the course in Agency previously taught by a most eminent authority in that field, Dean Warren A. Seavey. The meticulous scholarship of Dean Seavey undoubtedly was an inspiration to his successor, for in the years that followed Professor Merrill, both in the classroom and in print, demonstrated his complete grasp of the subject of Agency. Within a year Professor Merrill published the concluding section of an important series of articles on Agency commenced by Dean Seavey which had appeared in early issues of the Nebraska Law Bulletin. Ten years later, in 1936, Dr. Merrill published two significant articles in which he sketched in broad outline the anatomy of notice and unforgettable knowledge, which together were a partial synopsis of the treatise finally published in 1952. Former students and lawyers in Nebraska and Oklahoma, long familiar with Dr. Merrill\u27s outstanding scholarship and analytical ability, will receive personal pleasure and satisfaction in the appearance of Notice

Foreward

It is hoped that this symposium will be stimulating and provocative. In devoting an entire issue to criminal law, emphasis is placed on a somewhat neglected field. Although it may be true that this interest in criminal law is rooted in the traditions of the American bar, the average practitioner gives insufficient attention and thought to a sound administration of criminal justice. It is most important that the public and especially lawyers consider the social and legal problems involved so that there is an approximation to justice in criminal law. For there is no area of law which is more important to society and to the individual than that which we call criminal law. Human liberty is at stake, the security of society hangs in the balance. Moreover, to a great extent the public evaluates and judges law and lawyers by the rules and procedures which prevail in our criminal courts. Because of this responsibility and self-interest, lawyers should ponder some of the problems raised and perhaps afford leadership in minimizing the lag between science and criminal law