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investigators, who was his sister-in-law and saw him frequently, consulted Brandeis from time to time. But I'm sure she just said, “Mr. Brandeis thinks,” and nothing more.

This was really a good scheme. Sometimes I say to Shientag, “Do you remember how it happens that the width of a door in horizontal exit in fifty-six inches wide?”

He says, “You and I couldn't agree, so we split the difference.”

At points it was as close as that. Shientag and I agreed on this, although he tended to be a cynic. I think this pattern of the law was his. I really think he invented it. I don't recall now what other lawyer we might have got it from, but administrative law was not much thought of under those terms at that time.

Years later I served in that commission and I realized how absolutely important it is to have the details of the regulations made by an administrative body that can change them as the pattern of architecture changes, as new discoveries are made, as new necessities arise. We had a great battle over this. I remember that the Goldmarks were opposed to it. Mary Dreier was opposed to it for fear that it would be misused. That was the clause on variations - the industrial commission may when there are unnecessary difficulties or practical hardships in carrying out any provision of this