South Texas College of Law, Annotations (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 1, October, 1974 Page: 2 of 8
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Page 2, ANNOTATIONS
A QUESTION OF COMMITMENT
Somewhere, 65 or 70 years ago a man was bom on a Tuesday
morning; he died today. And nothing of any consequence in his life
intervened.
He might, just as well, have been a toad, for all the difference it
would have made.
Many people are like that. Somehow, they are never able to
grasp hold of that elusive something that in some intangible way
separates the significant from the inconsequential. That something
that marks the difference between a plumber and a fitter of pipes;
between a President and an elected official.
They come and they go, but it just doesn't make any
difference.
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Grade m*
Mutabe.1L . —
Bate
oCetteró to the ¿Editor
Proctors, Legal Pads Cause Problems In Finals
Dean Walker:
As I am sure you are
endeavoring to improve the
system of administering the final
examinations, I feel it is my
duty to bring to your attention
two situations I have
experienced. First at the
administration of the spring
semester Torts examination
(Tues-Thurs section) and again
at the administration of the
Constitutional Law final for the
summer semester, I saw and then
was the recipient of a legal pad
which had less than half of its
pages remaining. Fortunately in
both cases other students came
forward to offer new full and
complete legal pads. What
concerns me is that the
requirement of full complete
legal pads being turned into the
proctors seems to be just a
requirement that is being
unobserved and only a few
students seem to care whether or
not all students have a fair and
equal chance when taking their
finals.
The otheF situation also
occurred at this summer
semester's Constitutional Law
final. Upon signing for and
picking up a final and then when
turning it in at the end, I failed
to observe the proctor anywhere
in sight (room or hallway).
Possibly had the proctor been on
duty, and if checking out and.
checking in exams is one of his
functions, then I might not have
received a legal pad with only
eight sheets left.
This problem may not be that
severe, but when it occurs in 2
out of the last 3 examinations I
have taken, it appears to be
more than just a mere
happenstance.
To correct the situation there
is the possible alternative of
paying for a pad at the exam
time, however this probably
would cause a real log-jam.
Might not the better idea be that
the school at registration time
add a $.50 surcharge per course
for a legal pad to be issued by
the proctor when the student
signs for his examination. This
would seem to work to eliminate
both situations. The presence
thereby insuring each and every
student a fresh full legal pad,
and then at least the proctor
would see that everyone got a
pad and an examination before
he left to drink coffee or read or
do whatever proctors do when
they are proctoring but not
present in the examination
room.
Sincerely yours,
Anthony J. Beisler III
EDITOR
ASSISTANT EDITOR .
BUSINESS MANAGER
BUSINESS STAFF . .
Jerry Traynham
. . .Kathy Ross
. . .Rick Butler
. . David Black
Randy Stout
Ted Pellicer
Peter Sarkesian
CIRCULATION MANAGER
STAFF WRITERS
Lynn Grisell
. . Steve Cavanaugh
E. Kathleen Shahan
Paul McGuffey
Steve Gano
B.C. Bouvard
Woody Monica
Brian Davis
Holly Cramp ton
COLUMNISTS
Rob Hopper
BucBax
ARTIST James F. Dalrymple
Studying?'? All he
did all day was eat
and sleep
WE'RE GONNA GET THAT T.V. FIXED AS SOON AS YOU GÉT YOUR NEXT PAY CHECK. I WASTED
THE WHOLE DAY STUDYING.
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Traynham, Jerry. South Texas College of Law, Annotations (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 1, October, 1974, newspaper, October 1974; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth144346/m1/2/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting South Texas College of Law.