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1220 Polk
Houston. Texas 77002
ANNOTATIONS
VOLUME IV, NO. 8
APRIL 1976
STCL Marks A New Beginning
4,000 Guests
Join to Open
Jones Building
By BILL HALL
ANNOTATIONS Staff Writer
For South Texas College of
Law, the weekend's events of
March 27 & 28 surrounding the
opening of the new Jesse H.
Jones Building marked not only
a change of face for the school,
but also a change of image.
"As far as I'm concerned, the
most important and significant
thing I felt about the weekend
was that we shed the old YMCA
image," said Dr. Garland R.
Walker, STCL dean. "The
response we received from all
parties concerned was
tremendous and we have yet to
hear an unfavorable comment
about the weekend."
Included in the weekend's
activities were the annual
student Awards Banquet,
highlighted by a salute to the
Texas Supreme Court and the
Court of Criminal Appeals from
John M. Lawrence III,
president of the Texas State
Bar, and Sunday's champagne
reception honoring the Supreme
Court, Court of Criminal
Appeals, and members of the
Harris County judiciary.
Walker and the Board of
Trustees hosted the judges from
the honored courts as their
guests Saturday evening at the
Hyatt Regency Hotel, and had
brunch with them Sunday at
Brennan's prior to the cham-
pagne reception.
"We had excellent response
from all parts of the legal
community," Walker said. "We
had 4,000 guests at the reception
on Sunday and another 1,500 at
the banquet, and although we
were prepared for a few more
persons just in case, we were
extremely pleased with the
turnout.
"It was especially satisfying
to have such a fine response
from our alumni, who had a
chance to come back and see
the changes we've made. Then,
too, we were pleased to have the
legal community to see not only
our physical plant, but also a
look at our students."
A flood of cards and letters
has flowed into the school in
response to the weekend,
corroborating Walker's
statements about the excellent
reception to the weekend.
The Hon. Robert W. Calvert,
Continued on Page 10
Joe Reinke argues his case before the court In the Spurgeon
Ei Bell Moot Court Competition. Em panne led judges are
Tom F. Coleman, Phil Peden and Edward D. Coulson, all
civil appeals courts judges. Reinke and his teammate lost the
round to contest winners Carolyn Garcia and Terry Wyrick.
Texas Courts
Honored
At Banquet
By NANCY WRANITZKY
ANNOTATIONS Staff Writer
Integrity, honors and fun was
the order of business when over
1500 South Texas College of Law
students, faculty and honored
guests gathered at the Hyatt
Regency Hotel for the annual
Student Spring Awards
Banquet.
President of the State Bar of
Texas John M. Lawrence III
said, "I salute these judges as
individuals and their courts as
the embodiment of their
wisdom and dedication, and I
have to return to the word in-
tegrity." Lawrence delivered
the keynote address, "Salute to
the Supreme Court of Texas and
Court of Criminal Appeals,"
and expressed the honor of the
occasion.
The banquet is a regular
annual activity, but this year's
was in no way a regular
occasion. Very rarely do the
sudents and faculty convene in
such numbers, but even more
rarely do all of the Justices of
the Texas Supreme Court and
Court of Criminal Appeals come
together at one time.
The dignitaries were ex-
ceeded in number only by the
honors.
Sam George surprised
Continued on Page 11
Garcia, Wyrick Take Honors
Meet Held in New Center
E. Bell
Carolyn Garcia and Terry
Wyrick captured the top team
honors in the Third Annual
Spurgeon E. Bell Moot Court
Competition, held April 6 in
South Texas College of Law's
new Joe E. Green Advocacy
Center.
Judges from the First and
14th Courts of Civil Appeals
heard the arguments on the
application of res ipsa loquitur
and discovery rule in medical
malpractice. Judges were the
Honorable Tom F. Coleman 1st
Cir.; Honorable Phil Peden and
the Honorable Edward D.
Coulson, 14th Cir.
Joe Reinke and Bill Hum-
phries placed second.
The two teams eliminated in
the semi-final rounds were
awarded third place money.
They are Brad Morris and'
Charles Kuether, eliminated by
Reinke and Humphries, and
Bob Swift and James Riley,
eliminated by Garcia and
Wyrick.
The "Best Brief" award went
to Garcia and Wyrick, who
swept the contest when the
"Best Sparker" award was
presented to Wyrick.
Five hundred South Texas
students tried out the new seats
in the auditorium and heard the
arguments presented.
It was fitting that the panel
who heard the arguments were
from Houston Courts of Civil
Appeals, because Judge
Spurgeon Bell, who has taught
at South Texas since 1936, and
for whom the contest is named,
was for many years the chief
justice of the First Circuit.
The competition is organized
and run by the Student
Advocacy Board. Board
Continued on Page 10
INSIDE
PAGE 5 — Adjunct Prof. Black becomes Houston's third
Federal Magistrate. Take a close look at this growing part
of our judicial system.
PAGE 12 — Dr. Charles Welgel misquoted by New Jersey
Attorney General in state's brief on Carol Ann Quintan
case.
PAGE 7 — Texas lawyers' briefs poorly written, says Jcdge
John Brown of the 5th Cir. The infamous judge, who went
one-on-one with students at a recent meeting, says he
would like to teach a seminar to get to know STCL better.
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