South Texas College of Law, Annotations (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 8, July, 1974 Page: 2 of 8
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A Simple Case of Decency
Thomas Paine called it "Common Sense," but the events he
addressed were far more momentous than those which confound
us at South Texas College of Law.
And yet the principles that we regard as governing the
relations between one human being and another, in this country,
are pretty much the same, regardless of scale.
Tuition will be $5 higher per semester hour beginning in the
Fall, the Dean's office tells us. The increase is to be announced
in the new catalogue; in much the same way McDonald's raises the
price of a Big Mac.
You get the price when you read the menu.
Roughly 850 human beings stake their lives and their careers
on South Texas College of Law each semester. Every action taken
by the Board of Trustees or the administration of the college which
affects either their ability to continue in school or the public image
of the law college has a lasting effect on each of them.
We do hot argue with the tuition increase specifically-it is,
in all probability, quite reasonable. We do take issue with the
capricious and used-car-man-ship manner in which it is instituted.
We would be the last to say the Board of Trustees or the
administration owes us a legal duty to give us a hearing on an issue
as basic as a tuition increase, or to accept any of our suggestions,
or even to give us enough notice to enable us to meet the increased
expense.
We would say they are bound by a moral obligation. They
are bound by much the same considerations that should have made
Mr. Nixon pay his taxes. They are bound by the trust and
confidence reposed in them.
They are bound by common decency.
This forum is open to the Board of Trustees and to the
administration. We invite them to use it. We invite them to
discharge their moral responsibilities.
The Smallest Fraternity
Where were you? We didn't see YOU there. Did YOU know that
SBA meetings are open to ail students on Monday at 4:00 p.m. in
Room 102? This message has been announced in classes, posted on
bulletin boards, and broadcasted via the student medium, yet only a
handful of students appear and listen to S.B.A. proposals and
problems. What can be said for a student body that doesn't respond
to the S.B.A.'s efforts and actions? Does the S.B.A. have to offer
free beer to encourage YOUR involvement?
Last year's S.B.A. was criticized for lack of communication
between students and board members and totalitarian treatment of
student concerns and proposals. This year's S.B.A. was voted into
office on the tide of better communication between students, board
members, and the administration, improvement of speaker programs,
and increasing student participation in board activities and decision.
This year's S.B.A. has invited YOU to its meetings and
encouraged YOUR attendance, but YOU haven't come. There are
students at STCL during this summer term and only 15-20 students
attend S.B.A. meetings. This S.B.A. is not guilty of lack of
communication. YOU are guilty of apathy.
If you want a strong, energetic student government, get involved!
This S.B.A. encourages your participation.
EDITOR Jerry Traynham
ASSISTANT EDITOR David R. Slavin
BUSINES MANAGER Rick Butler
David Black
Larry Fiano
Randy Stout
Ted Pelliver
David L. Gilley
Peto- Sarkesian
CIRCULATION MANAGER Lynn Grisell
STAFF WRITERS Steve Cavanaugh
E. Kathleen Shahan
Paul McGuffey
Steve Gano
Woody Monica
Brian Davis
COLUMNISTS Rob Hopper
Brad Morris
ARTIST James F. PBl«ympje__
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STCL, Harvard Grads Surf Thru Hawaii Bar
(Editor's Note: The
following letter was received by
Dean Walker. The dean
forwarded it to ANNOTA-
TIONS, hoping it might prove of
some value to the student body,
or at least be though provoking.)
It's now STCL Graduates - 2,
Hawaii Bar Exam - 0. The
results were ordered by the
Supreme Court Thursday and I
was include in the winning
group. The Bar Examiners do
not release the scores; it's
strictly Pass-Fail. Finally the
competition ends. The Pass-Fail
mark, however, is based strictly
upon competition. The
examiners have no idea as to
whose paper they are grading
and upon first reading the
number of successful candidates
and unsuccessful candidates are
submitted to the Chief Justice
who either accepts or rejects
that number until he thinks a
sufficient percentage has passed.
The percentage has in the past
been 80 to 85 percent.
Unofficially, it appears that our
group may reach 91 percent.
I really want to make a point
about the competition for the
exam. Many students may gripe
because STCL is not a
"nationally known" school, but
that now is unjustified to me.
Over 90 percent of the people
who sat for the February exam
here were graduates of Harvard,
Yale, Hastings, George
Washington Univ., and Boalt
Hall of California. Then there
were the rest of us from schools
no one here has heard of. Myself
for one, one from St. Mary's in
San Antonio (who also passed)
and several from the Univ. of
San Diego. The Bar Review
(there is only one available here)
is a review for the California Bar
and essentially a "mini-Gilberts"
course was inadequate for the
exam. Especially for the "Killer"
subjects (those most often
flunked), namely the UCC,
Ethics, Corporations and A&P.
Two weeks before the exam, I
shelved the Review outlines and
went to my own notes from
school.
Therefore, I was competing
with the "best" and I made it
because of what I had learned in
school, and as you know, I
certainly didn't break any
records in regards to grades at
STCL. So stick that in your
ANNOTATIONS and reflect on
it.
Of the law firms here, with
whom I've interviewed, all are
very impressed with the
internship program. I understand
that Weldon Granger and Dr.
Ensle were going to write a
paper on the program. I would
like to get a copy if possible. I
am going to be working with
Univ. of Hawaii Law School on
ABA-LSD and Delta Theta Phi
and would like to have
something to show the Dean
about the advisiability of of
internship programs here. A lot
of law here seems to be
practiced "by the seat of the
pants," i.e., you make a
decision, then run to the library
to see whether or not you were
right.
Aloha,
Allen L. Marurine
PAD Lecture A Success
I wish to express by this
means my pleasure and gratitude
for the enthusiastic support
given the first of the PAD
Special Lecture Series held on
the evening of the 17th of June.
Such interest in extra curricular
education projects is most
heartening. Particular
appreciation is due Mr. Tom
Taylor, who set up the program,
and Ms. Marcy Firth who
ensured notice of the event in
the Medical Center.
Dr. Duffy will be the next
speaker in the series, when he
present, later this summer, a talk
on Real Estate Closings: a very
practical facet of lawyer's work.
I would like also to invite
your attention to, and
participation in, the open forum
to be sponsored by the SBA on
the Honor Code at STCL, to be
held on July 10. Details are set
forth elsewhere in this edition of
ANNOTATIONS.
Thank you,
Charles J. Weigel, III
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