1974, October 17: Blackacre
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Blackacre: 1974, October 17
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School of Law
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1974-10-17
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Student newspaper of the School of Law.
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Students asked opi• ni• ons on second sen1ester In an unprecedented move by the law school administration, Loyola students .have been inv ited to offer their opinions a bout the proposed schedule of classes for the second semester of this a ca dem i c yea r before it is submitted to the university administration for room allocations. New Associate Dean Leroy Tornquist invited S.B.A. representatives to view a tentative schedule in his office last week and through BLACKACR E he is soliciting more help from the entire student body today . Tornquist stressed that the schedule .;vhich is printed on page four , is not finale and :hat he is sincerely interested in knowing of any pr oblems students perceive with the way i t looks now . He asks that any comments be made in w riting and placed in BLACKACRE 'S mailbox on the second floor in the faculty reception area . Because he needs the feedback as soon as possible, Tornquist stated that Turesday evening, 22, October, wou ld be the latest date to subm it suggestions. Tornquist outl ined three cri ter ia which w ill be determ i native of any changes in the proposed second semester schedule. The first of these is the needs of teh students. The Associate Dean wa nts to eliminate major conflicts students anticipate on the basis of w hat courses they have taken and those that wi ll be offered next term. With r emarkable frankness and simplicity Tornquist said, " They' re paying the tu ition. They ought to be able to get the courses they wa nt." Of course, at the same time he pointed out that the number of electives to be offer ed is at least three less than it might be due to the departures of Professors Forkins, Adams and Cunningham . The second factor to be wei ghed in deciding to amend the present schedule is the w i llingness of a particular professor to teach a course at a given time. The other schedul ing concer n is the ava ilability of rooms in which to hold classes . T ornquist said that it maybe difficult to obtain room s from the university, particularly at cer tain tim es such as from 6:00 to 7:15 p.m. The proposed schedule was drawn up w i th the goal of offering as many courses as possible in mind. T ornquist said. To that end , regular f acu lty were assigned to the major ity of day-time cl asses and part-time professors have been given night classes. Among student suggestions already ta ken under advisement by T ornquist are: ( 1) having a section of Estate and Gift Tax; (2) whether admira lty should be offered; (3) the fact that Fox Accounting and ~<>f")lrities are taught at the same time; (4) whether continued to page 4 SBA looks at budget books In a rare unamimous decision, the SBA resolved that this semester of law school be reduced by one week from 15 weeks to the A.A.L.S. approved 14 weeks. The resolution makes note of the fact that the school will most likely not need to be closed for a week during construction as was anticipated. And that last year's fall semester was also 14 weeks. Presumably, this resolution will be handed over to the Dean 'md , faculty for action in the coming weeks. There was an indication that the SBA would solicit petitions from the sflldents if the resolution proved to be inadequate. Last week the SBAbacked a resolution introduced bv Kathv Janega and Steve Popich that the night school per credit tuition rate be reduced to equal the day school rate. It was reported that the Dean would support this resolution before the University administration. The pair presented facts and figures showing that the night Reaction to the Greene story was immediate and strong a-student is paying a higher rate and getting less for it than the day student. The first disbursement of this SBA fiscal year was made Tuesday to BLACKACRE. The newspaper received $465. The first two publications of the year, financed by the editors, ran up a debt of $355. The balance of the appropriation ($110) is the cost of this edition. SBA Vice President, Lorna Propes announced that Alderman Bill Singer will be speaking next Monday afternoon at 5pm in the Regis Room of the Marquette Center. The Mayor-_ al Candidate has been requested to direct his comments to an in depth analysis of several city issues instead of an electionoriented presentation. Back at Tuesdays _meeting, Treasurer Woody Jordan presented his compilation "Of the · pre-allocation SBA treasury resources. The following is a portion of the six page report, available in full at the SBA office : Continued to page 4 B~unner leads off prograin Terrence Brunner, Loyola filed by Judge John S. Boyle speak up because the conunun- Law School graduate and head against Brunner for statements ity looks up to lawyers to know of the Better Government Ass<>- allegedly made by Brunner about these matters." ciation was the first speaker in about Boyle and other members SBA Vice President Lorna this year's SBA speakers pr<>- o! the local bar association. Propes has three more sPeakers gram. If you weren't there last Boyle's concern is that the scheduled within the next week, you should have been. allegations, among other month. William Singer alder- Brunner's presentation was things, brings the-legal profes- man and mayoral c~didate characterized by the irony of sion. into disrepute. Brunner will be here Monday, October Alderman Thomas Keane's re~es on th~ _N.Y. ~IMES ~· 21; Patrick T. Murphy, author conviction just hours before. Sullivan dec1s1on which he m- of "Our Kindly Parent- the The BGA had expended consi- terprets as protecting all but the State " and Executive Director derable effort in acquiring evi- knowing lie. He feels it encour- of th~ Governor's Conunission dence which led to his convic- ages a free exchange of ideas. for Revision of the Mental ti.on. This segment of the presenta- Health Code will speak Wednes- Brunner described the work tion led to Brunner's message to day. October 30; and F. Willis of the BGA, which has a staff of Caruso, General Counsel, Lead-twenty and works closely with the group of over 40, namely: ership Councel for Metropolitan the local media. He feels that that the ability of an attornev to Open Conununities on Wednes-working with and through the talk about his profession should day, November 13. All presen-media is the most effective way not be impaired by those who tations will begin at 5:00 pm. in of achieving social change be- feel that the legal profession is the Regis Room of the Marq.- cause "Chicago politicians are thereby brought into disrepute, quette Center. _ ~ecalcitrant.. The way to get or by the "clubby" atmosphere Ms. Propes is highly enthu-things done 1s to put Tome of local bar associations. "The siastic about this year's speak- Keane's name on the tront page idea behind the N.Y. Times ers program. Attendance and for weeks on end and tell the v. Sullivan decision is to culti- discussion are encouraged. public what a bad guy he is." vate the free exchange of ideas Questions and/or suggestions Frequent references were on political matters. There is a are to be directed to Lorna made to a debarment complaint higher standard for lawyers to Propes in care of the SBA office. J .F. Bla Loyola University School of Law Vol. 3 No. 3 Oct. 17, 1974 Loyola Law prof surrounded by controversy A recent article in the Chicago Sun-Times has suggested that a part-time member of the Loyola Law School faculty, Nat P. Ozmon, has committed a breach of professional ethics by permitting a press release a: bout one of his recent court victories to be sent out to at least one lo~al newspaper. The October 10, 1974 editions of the Sun-Times carried a column by Bob Greene in which Greene revealed that he had received a press release with the letterhead of the professor's firm touting an $825,000 damage award made to one of Ozmon's clients. In the column Greene discussed his own surprise at receiving such an unsolicited announcement complete with a picture of Ozmon and his client. Greene also raised the question of whether the allege·d publicity release was a violation of the A.B.A.'s Code of Professional Responsibility which prohibits publication of professionally self-laudatory statements. In his story Greene indicated that he had contacted both Ozmon's secretary and Ozmon himself. The newspaperman wrote that the secretary told him that Ozmon had seen and approved the release and had okayed sendingit out to newspapers. Ozmon himself was quoted as saying to Greene that Greene should not have received the press release. The attorney reportedly told Greene, "I saw it (the press release) before it went out, but I never saw it on a letterhead. It was not the proper thing to do. I regret that it was ever sent out.'' round 41 East Pearson. . Professor Lawrence Kalevitch drafted a one sentence memorandum addressed to the Dean which was signed by Kalevitch and three other Loy<>la Law School professors. The text of that memorandum is as follows : "The undersigned request that consideration be given whether the conduct of Mr. Ozmon described in the attached article, if true, warrants termination of Mr. Ozmon's relationship with the university. Kalevitch stated that he was outraged by the Greene story and that he does not know if it is true that Ozmon knew about the release but did nothing to stop its dissemination. Kalevitch said that he is "not out to screw Ozmon," but he believes that if the story of Ozmon's agreement to send out the publicity is true in substantial part, then it is a violation of DR2-101A. and B. of the A.B.A. Code. The contracts professor stated that he did not intend the memorandum as a petition but only as a vehicle by which to inform Dean Purcell that more than one faculty member is concerned about the Ozmon situation. S.B.A. President Tom McCauley reacted strongly to <>pinions he had heard about the Greene stoi:y. McCauley decried any suggestion that Ozmon be summarily dismissed from the faculty. Due process requires that Ozmon be given a hearing, McCaul.ey believes. McCauley described himself as "unnerved" that anyone at ·Loyola would suggest anything less. Reaction among other students was equally strong. (See "Letters" section.) The Dean thinks that the conduct described in the Greene story is unrelated to Ozmon's competency in the classroom, but that students certainly have a right to question Ozmon about what he did. Bob Greene himself agrees with the Dean. Greene thinks that the Ozmon case is "too bad " but that "it's not a big thin'g.'' Greene said that he did not relish writing the story, but that he felt he "had to write it." According to Greene, Ozmon "made a mistake. He admits it. He regrets it. . .. He's a decent guy.'' Greene does not think that removing Ozmon from the faculty will prove beneficial to anyone. The Sun-Times columnist believes that revealing the story is punishment enough. "This was nothing compared to all the bad things that go on around this city," Greene commented. When contacted at his office Mr. Ozmon emphatically denied any knowledge of the press release when questioned by BLACKACRE Tuesday morning. Ozmon conunented, "I would have to be an idiot to have okayed such a release. It was prepared by an assistant to my secretary who had no knowledge she was doing anything wrong. I have a large office ( .. about 60 people) and it is simply impossible to check everything. Perhaps my office staff should be lectured on lawyer ethics. When asked about the Greene article Ozmon was firm, "Bob Greene misquoted me. What I told him I had seen was a two paragraph summary of ~e case - in no way resembling the finished product that is being referred to.'' C.A. M.M. • '· '· .. . •. I r Editorials Oct. 3, 197!, Vol. Ill, No. 2, A commendativn is in orde1. Someone has finally . : vu no a w a v -.o get stL oert i n;:->tl, · nto r nei • o,,, ~. a if airs -f,-= 'T"ar •s A.sscc q;e Dea·' - or..,..., s a" ,_, rr 'a: .... r ~ g-!3 · e d n -2 x • s ., ~ , ~ • <:-r s s c ~ ~ cJ u I e • '"' o m c- ~ ... , s = · sa : c•f t me Hco<:tu I ·~: ~- .vi ' .311 :: . <-tu:-!e "''l"' ·:: ?· ·· · I - ,:_,r r; :i oJ :; .. \ .I ~ ~ S. 0-:. ... + ~;:: E f: 5 n a fTi a ~ 2 3 !);c r - t- '" !3 ~ ~ r 21.. si or :=- • "'r:? ClGl.~: ;:,.: . ~- r S ;:, a b '-:! ".;:P •c- \' '3 I.:: -i..e ve the· cal·endar alone I To the Editor: Your last issue of BL "-CKACRE cCOntailred the Dean's rationale for . a fifteen week semester in the fall. His statement that the first semester is "Always" fifteen weeks is' somewhat inaccurate. For the past two years, the end of the fall semes ter has left the .students with a substantial amount of study time. Rather than prov-iding a "windfall for be- · leagured first year students" by extending classes, students would be better served by leaving the semester at a status quo. Every .moment of pure study time first year (and second and third) is too precious to be forfeited. It is . obvious if teachers have an extra week to cover the course material; reliance on that week will • leave too little time for review. . . As all sel.ond and third year students have come to know, equity abhors a forfei ture. Claire Hallinan and Beverly Klein, Third year day •'\11 Jo r gui'delines-· To the Editors: A recent BLACKACRE arbde stated that, besides petitioning, students could qualify for a position on the Law J ournal staff by ranking in the top ten per cent of his or her first year class. While this is the practice that generally has been followed in previous years, it is not a formal written policy of th~ Journal and it was not followed this year. The number of students invited this Fall to become candidates to the Journal was slightly lower than in past years. The primary reason was that several students who qualified for candidacy during the 1973-74 school year were promised that they would be allowed to write during the 1974-75 school year. In order to meet this commitment, an adjustment had to be made in the number of students accepted this year. Unfortu- Blackacre Staff Editors . Charles Amato, James Faught, Michael McLaren Contributers Dennis Tobin John Huston Tim McAvoy Tom Leahy Jim McAuliffe Renee Heneghan Tom Lenz Linda McCann Bernie· Weiler :John Amato, Photography, Logo design BLACKACRE is fJ,.Lnded by the. Loyola Student Bar Association. BLACKACRE exists to serve the Loyola Law School community. Members of this community as well as other interested persons are encouraged to submit material for pub-li cation. .r natefy, because- of budget restraints, the Law Journal is severely limite ... in the number of articles it can publish. If the normal number of students had been invited ·en the basis of · class rank, it would have been necessary to eliminate the petitioning process of qualification. The Editorial Board rejected this alternath ~ because the petitioning process is considered aP equa 11y ir.lpo"tant m.zthod o! s~1e-b.i1~ ~andi.dates. T::~er"' DE>i-.g no i-1er.:ra!""!1t w;-"tter. guiC:e:J:1~.5 i.:1. e~~:.Ste:c~. L:-e ~ollnwu g ~emoJrar: prc~t> e::iure was .aljc.pted ior !!!:£ in ~a! !fq_ .1 Ir.v .t;~.wns w~r::: e:·te:-~:.-" :1 :o t .. · top ~r .;cw.:. ents UJ 'tbc :Sa:- Ul'. i.>10.1 . 2' 1m,t:l,to·.s wen. : X'.n::ed t.::- t,.'-Jose -~•'er.~ ·n ~h~ !="v'=•u:: p:!gion having .::.~: a<:"!dernlc a"Lr:a~e f•>:l. :c, .- ~ o· fu;;- ar tb.: t- z.~ ·9i the . ;-,t:- :;ud-:;o in t.i1• D"') Di '1.'5!~:1 · -w· · 1-::.::.::· ..-:! th_, _ . d b~~r: ~..or~ e ""' · . .:. r.~. ,~ d~, h!! ~1 -;, t,'!:: · · Da..- • £··:>nin~ Divis·Jn r .. v- :n?~ ·he ru~y·t ...... igh·+·.;~ g:ade ~~l:lt a\'<::rages. . The editor::. o: he Law Journal believe that Ule most-impor- . tantfunction of the Journal is to provide a valuable writing experience for as many qualified students as possible. Consequently, a serious attempt is being made tc sect1-l"e an increase in budgetary aliocations and to expand publ ~= tion to include three (and · "'~ntually four) issues oer yeHr 1'1-·.s would aUow more student-; to participate on the Journal and help to eliminate the type of · problems incUI_"red this year. Law School Editorial Board John Land, Editor-in-Chief On-Legal Ethics and Libraries 'TO.:BLACKACRE STAFF Our law library is admittedly inadequate- never more so than now when books are sequestered in locked rooms until construction is completed. I get a little upset about not having law reviews and such, but in the firstiour weeks of this semester I have been much more disturbed by student depredations on the books in room 305. I refer, of course, to theft of volumes, theft of pocket parts and razor-blading of cases. Not only is such action inconsiderate, it is also a violation of the law and of any conceivable code of legal ethics. Furthermore, it is hard to imagine just how incompetent a law student must be to need the "advantage" over his/her classmates presumably obtained by dening them access to materials. The blame rests wholly upon the thieves among us. The remedy however does not. LT library has a system of magnetizing books so that they cannot be removed without settmg off an alarm, unless the have been desensitized. Why can't the law library install a similar system? The present problem is serious -it. can only get worse when the library is completed and books are available on all floors. Even magnetizing books will not solve the problem of razorblading cases. Perhaps we should just learn to live with thes~ reminders that; as many nonlawyers believe, "lawyers are crooks, anyway." Mary C. Turck BLACKACRE Oct. 17, 1974, Vol. Ill , No. 3, page 2 Positively Wabash Street (The writer submitted this to be printed as a column. Editorial oolicy prevents us from doing so Hence the letter for':Tlat. ) 'To the Editors: Ch;:;.rles ?c!-cell is worried about ~ Jub There :.S a gro~t. g 1:ee_:1b of fus~tisL.~ ... uon wn.n ~.:-:1, and 1-:::- '..S not bu.::.. to. the rc !Se(fue~ces .. A p:re · pfrc..:;:-~v ~ :·,_,.n lS t.-u.> :x>S!tlo:: ;-,:; . :, -i..e r.!: aeEen:~s. 'ih.:D!: c.- _,_t. • '~s .dl:.- t>y ··;·t>.:Je !'!'3 cn:."1 .. e a; out h.i::1 He se:':'..s · :!1~ ~ ·d~n. bod · . ·• =::u.;· un.ver ~i;;,es f..:-:; es;>e:: t:::~lly W?:!y .-;..sn!dent unres . ""'··· r ~"t · ... ar"' · •o · • ~ .t•.: .~ e~ .... ...... J y-.. • ... ...o u ~ ~. !ts !..'1'_'1ledl{-lte ca~e. ·~'in .::tst -.:lear. of a Jesuit law schoo1 to lose control' of his students quickly thereafter lost ris own job. Things new not be that way here but it will fast come to that if present 'trends prevail During last Spring's demonstration we took pains to pre- · sent the University a unified front. We focused 9ur energies on confronting University officials, and stressed our support of present faculty and administrative personnel. The Dean is making lt impossible·tor us -to continue in that vein. ' He entered the summer's negotiations in the strongest bargaining position he has ever had with the University. We sparked a University awareness among people long deaf to his pleas. We presented a firm, but far from intransigent front. We did not issue a set of nonnegotiable demands; we did not feel our needs were best served by overstatement. We weren't bargaining for trinkets in a flea market and didn't feel the PI tactic of demanding twice what you will settle f9r necessary to promote reasonable discourse. Instead, we made known our reasonable expectations as professional students and voiced those expectati<>ns through moderate student representatives. From this solid a position, the Dean might have served usably. He chose rather to strike a pose as Univer~ity Ombudsman balancing the interests of hopelessly rival factions. It was a poor choice. The Dean is now falling into disfavor in both camps. Should student support for him further erode and resurface as antipathy he may become a sop thrown by the administration to. quiet us. Things need not be this way, but the Dean is forcing the issue. He has antagonized a sizeable group of students. He lied poorly about the Cunningham affair and few of us were deceived. He has made false representations to the SBA, Law Journal and Legal Clinic of efforts he would render in their behalf. He steamed from a student meeting when not accorded the deference one more associates a grade school principal demanding. It is a sorry show and the consequences must inevitably tell. Perhaps those of us less than satisfied with the Dean's performance misjudge the man. Perhaps he has a way of putting his worst foot forward which distorts our view of him. If this is the case, it is eminently within the Dean's grasp to alter our perceptions. He assume> the stance that casts the shad or and we car judge only wha~ ht r...akes clear to us.. Ours is ~ phenomena-oriented environ· mem. If the esser.ce o! ~he slt-Jaticr' .:--omd~ow differs f•c:n "'hat 3ppe.:.:s to :.e. it is L-nr• eranvo: th~ D::.?n r:-ta!-:.e t:B~ · d!sti:1ction .:r.o»&. to 1s. I am ! e!'iln ed 'f th~ :.ts£. t'--:::-:oon ::>: shr .... \~ :s J, "'J-:.ci:s"n D.M. Tobin Ozmon case:· Low ethics Low morale To the Editor: A part-time member of the Loyola faculty made headlines last week in the Sun Times. (See Bob Greene's article reprinted in this issue.) Being singled out in any newspaper as having acted in violation oa the ABA Canons of Ethics is not pleasant-and it is not pleasant to reflect that· the attorney so distinguished is associated with Loyola Law School. But the prevailing attitude in the school seems to be one of chagrin (how could he be so stupid?) rather than censure. This attitude IS consistent with a general lack of concern about issues of morality or ethics in law school. Even if the allegations in Bob Greene's article are true, Mr. Ozman is not alone in having failed to meet the standard of professional conduct minimally required of members of the legal profession from the ~xam mess a few years ago to the continuing shrinkage problems in the library it is apparent that some students have honored the standards of legal ethics more in the breach than in the observance. And this law standard is well taught by the lac.k of professional responsibility on the part of some professors who consistently neglect to show up for classes. <No, Virginia, it's not just the remodeling. This has been going on for years.) Apparently the old axiom of "a day's work for a day's pay•· doesn't apply to lawyers. The problems of legal ethic (or anybody's ethics) raised here are not the only problems of the law school. But I think they have a lot to do with the law morale of people in the institution. It's hard to respect people or institutions who don't deliver what they promise or practice what they teach. And until respect is earned both pride in the school and morale will inevitably suffer. Sincerely, Mary C.Turck Rachel Karlin Woody Jordan .. BL.ACK ACRE Oct. P, 1974, Vo!. lt i, No. 3, oa_gethree Smack Feedback on Exams or How to get Anderso~ 's [I DB5 and gain from it opt•n .l• an voll In o::d~r to prov:!c~ s"CUd en~ & .. 7!cre reali~b~ as essme~~ c: the [. a:: s popu anty t.:1an -::'o- • 'l ~ condt~ o: stu~-=rt _c")nstder:.-o · . D.'f ' . Co11 Law· Quizzer BLACKACRE'S CON LAW QU)ZZER If Marquette Center was built with the assistance of Federal Funds, does the regular performance therein of a sectarian, ' religious ceremony ( confession) constitute a First Amendment Violation? D.M.T. !Jy John Huston E''"'"" tit !.(r.r 7:: '·•1e d -sst:: b >'1avior modificatior exrerU"'lt':'l':..'i m which a rat ,h .• ~u ~~.r . . ~ Jt"':>' ~ewardcd ior p:-ess:n; a oar wher. .,. : e:. rmg, .ei: .•ers l'le C:.:su.-.d resporu:e •;th Ht~,;rec:;.uJ, co"!Sls...er.c·), wh..i!~ •• 1: that receives an e.ect..:lC shock y, 1t...'l each ~€::.;:, c· . •. 'l ~ bar !eari1s to c.vo1cl that nc,: -. 3~~ 'i'ihat ":1~p~:-.s o le l 3.l ·h· i.s , 11etimes re .. sr~~ • an:. .:;c:-'letimes punished for ,~·r-.at h£ per~ei" "~c :Je ~he s a:n ~ ;espcm-~·' It'Js :s tne p::.slt'c .. ~ ·-:e ;n. r w "UJer ~- :::r~ iJ) regard !10 :!~· • !\:!S'J iS . H,:; · rarv ~Fnc:; rw· f.' vou n~~ rd, c.:- Pi.l .. ;eli c::u'i, ~me o. follcr"'l~'<.. vl • re "-!wa: ~ ... r-.:.-. rr.~": ; ~- - c.J .. e·l • tio n "\ v•t>ll 'lr • • .. 0 ·r..:. • ~i J:-~> .. Dr. • .: n-:: a:1 A. :;- .... om 1c:- r.y.>~~r· . · :.rab.-. • : ~Wv ::e"\s " • f , - 5· •• :~ithoagh aU ~!'.:v::lii.~ sys!eu:r.:: i1J.;'< ~ww~ :.ne rae~ th.;;.tw" c[n~ ~o t.t:er- must..i'ilt>!l • t·t<1t we b~!.i··\·-: ~re- i1a r2 .. · -'"!Ji~ re;.ationsill" , " stude" ·, r ~"tr \" rr.ateria~. 3t-conql;, hke L or not, grad.es can creaLe •Jr eummate ernploym.::n. :>pportunities, and thus are even r:nportant in themselves. How destructive, and, I contend, unnecessal) , ior the va.>t majoriry of ;;tudents not LO tmow what specifically th<:y need to work on to improve their · egat skills and graded results. It's a violation of the most basic learning theory not to make clear what responses are being punished and what responses are being rewarded. So far I have heard four main arguments against this contention that law students need more and clearer feedback on the written work they submit. 1. The real world offers little or no feedback on the quality of legal work; the reason your client wins or loses is often unclear. 2. Students can get ample feedback 'in class every day if they participate. 3. Grading papers and exams are time consuming enough for the faculty. Additional indivldualiz~d feedback would be over- ~--------------~VVhatcan Fro:rn the Dean NATOZMON Dean Purcell: "The situation here is in no way directly related to Mr. Ozmon's duties as a lecturer. I don't plan to take any action or pursue the matter in any way until the furor dies down. Mr. Ozmon is, in my opinion, the finest teacher of Trial Practice I have ever encountered. However, all teachers are also ideally instructors of ethics. It is therefore certainly within the students' rights to question·Mr.Ozmonon this incident and it is quite natural for them to attempt_ to discern the propriety of the ethics involved." BLUE RIBBON·PLANNING COMMITI'EE Faculty members on the blue· ribbon planning committee are Professors Kalevitch, Michael and AppeL This committee willl investigate long term solutions to the Loyola Law space problems. The committee has not yet met but this past a procedure was determined for choosing the alumni representativ~::s on the committee so the group should roll into action soon. CLOSING DOWN There is still no definite word as to when or if school will close for carpeting. Classes will extend to December 20 regardless of whether there is a shutdown in October or not. The carpet bids should be let soon but until they are there is no way of knowing whether there will be a shutdown. BUILDING Next week the South Room in the basement of the Law School will be ready for use. There is a snag in the progress in the rest of the basement in that the fire code requires plaster . around the structural steel support beams. First floor plans have been altered for the better. There will be a new, dropped ceiling encompassing most of that floor. you expect $$$ The average wage of a student who .graduated from Loy~ ola Law School last year is $13,500, according to Clara Coleman, placement director. This only includes students with jobs of course. Ms. Coleman said there is no way to trace the ~ercentage of those who have not obtained jobs. This is due to late results from the Bar Exam and a shortage of news from alumni. Ms Coleman did stress that most students have gotten jobs and with the excep.tion of 2 or 3 individuals the jobs are for over $12,000 per year. These statistics came as a surprise even to Ms. Coleman, who commented, "the way people moped around here with long faces last year I thought either no one was being hired or people were being hired for very small salaries. I am pleasantly surprised by the results I've received." m.m. whel-nirl! ·t Students who a-em the aar~;, cc.n ;.iwavs go. set: the pi'Otessor and ;et trungs crt~an•d up. There is. of coursF>, so:ne truth ''1 ali these statements. Bu~ in re~utt.al ' wot..d ::dec- :1e foii.owi;.g arrurnen:S. 1. 'fh~ ..;egre"' :r; to·':.i:h ·• is :n.1~ ~hat a p'actlcm<7 la•,;' ~r e-E'ts :w i~ ::d:~a ~ : "'~, ~ .lc.:. Jal.tty ~f his wo:k mal;e< lt eH:-.m· rc :!S.,e~da !n2+ r.:o b-= ~tve :~ c .!ar ~.t.ar:dar.:.:; ::;.- · ·~ich ~o ?udae ht:; ~c:- · w:ule 1.; , _..:. ~ ~ . .; .::=rt..:..:n:y rc ... t.. c.- '15 ~~':' ~Cul!Stl' ·. fui~ op· !:: .:. ·a ;1'-l:e :1'1\\ 2r'0:: i .-. 1t w .rl-ct:!; f ·;r ·- ·~ ~ 3l reaso!!_ Firs:, snme :;_._ • ...:en .:;, ar2 ht~ita" ~ : .u ~~...~::-~ ~. -;.~ ~~ ~1· ~s ttY:: .. e person ~?ho r:ave _ them .r~e D or C ever: .:bougn .l1ey want c!'!e .~dback . .,._ 'Qnd, J!ri>ressors art not <ll~ays available. aue to classroom :1nd outside responsibilities. F or evening students, the problem of meeting privately with professors is even worse. Third, and probably most important most students don't need a private conference with each professor, but they do need to know where their work was deficient. Although I have submitted briefs that were graded and never returned. the more common problem is inadequate or no feedback on exams. The following seven recommendations are actions any or all of which I feel would alleviate this problem. ·some of these are already employed by various professors which is to their credit and adds support to my belief that such actions are beneficial. But it is not enough that such actions be optional. Feedback on the only graded work done covermg some 1;s weeKS ot stud.y ts unportant enough to be mandatory and such is my proposal. I have placed the possible actions in the order of increasing demand on faculty time with the first two or three being so simple that they could be implemented with almost no burden on anyone. 1. After grading, return exam papers to students. 2. Select the three best answers to each exam question, reproduce them as handouts or make them otherwise available. 3. Each professor write what he considers complete answers to his or her exam given the time restraints and the scope of th<F> course, reproduce them as handouts, or make them otherwise a ·ailable. 4. In two semester cours~s, take one period second se~'1"ster to discuss the exam after grades are out ami exams re ur n..,d. 5. After grades are out and exams returned, desir,n3t.e on-:: week when facttlty will set aside time fer studetr.. r:c.nfe~~''<~i anct promulgate those times to the student body. €. Assign each stUdent a faculty membc¥ w:t(• •·mulct oe l:uS or her &.dvisor for all three (or four) years, and witL whom the sruden• would be r eqmred to meet after each grading Pt!riod. ~ !leturn all e1:a~ru. to stl!dents with com.."'Ients or some indication as ~o where the an.;wers were strong, where th~y were weak, and wh~. l don't sugp,est that all oi these are necessary. I do believe that any Qf them would improve the situation. I propose that following a student poll (see below) regarding this problem and these s•1ggested actions, some or all of them, plus any additional generated by the student body, be submitted to a student-:faculty co1nmittee for refinement and hopefully implementation. • By the way, I believe that the third rat mentioned in t:pe opening paragraph either goes insame or just drops out. · Nu..-.nber of years of law schooi completed.---------- I agree that more feedback on exam perfortnapce is needed. - --I do not agree that more feedback on exam performance is needed. I am in favor of the following actions listed above-: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.--- 7. 8.(Add any of your own)---------- The biggest inconvenience students can look forward to is the movement of the South section of the third floor library. This section houses the federal reporters and while every attempt will be made to keep these accessible at all times there will be some inconvenience. COMPLAINT FORM Return this to the SBA office on the second floor of the Law School Buildin". ~==·h·================~~ NEW FACULTY Professors Kalevitch and Tournquist will accompany Dean Purcell on his teacher recruiting trip to Washington ,D.C. Thanksgiving weekend. Purcell hopes fo find some suitable applicants (he has already received many resumes) and is happy about the applicant-job ratio: jobs are few and applicants many. He has some worry over the tardiness of the meeting register, which coordinates employer/employee contact and interviews. Without this organizational tool it will be very difficult to list and contact the qualified applicants prior to the meeting. ·The meeting is sponsored by the Association of American Law Schools. List a.ll complaints in the space provided below: ..... D Please write legibly. Pizza Quiz The first person to hand in a correct copy of this quiz to the Dean's office will receive a coupon for a free piz~a at Saleri's Pizza. 1) Who is Dave Erdman and where was he born? 2) What is the maximum penalty Ald. Tom Keane can receive? 3) How old is Gerald Ford? 4) If Ford died tomorrow who would be· the two men next in line for his job? 5) Where in the third floor: library, is a copy of the U.S . . Constitution located? \j ------.Name -----'Tel.# Last week's winner: Riff Scholz BLACKACRE Oct. 17,1974, Vol. Ill, No.3, page four Student opinions on schedule SBA looks at bUdget books STUDENT BAR ASSOCIATION STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS either the night Code or night Property courses should be switched to Thursday evening at 7: 30; ( 5) whether Evidence should be offered at night since third year evening students had to choose between Code and E v1dence previously; (6) whether to find someone else to teach Property so that Professor Horton cou I d handle a section of Labor Law I, (7) whether the conflict between Trial Practice and Tax II might be resolved; and (8) whether it is possible to teach two sections of Tria l Practice on Saturday. FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR ENDING JUNE 31,1974 DISBURSEMENTS Certificate of Deposit $1,000.00 Judge Hayes Scholarship Fund 304.00 Proolems attending r egistration are only to be •reated, according to Tornquist. Presently being considered is a suggestion that registration be held during the last week of the first semester in The Regis Room of Marquette Center. In order to eliminate the problem of night students' and upper class persons' being shut out of the t"ew courses available to them, the registration schedule Ni l l probably resemble that of the first semester with no crossovers permitted until all students have had a shot at courses in their own division, Tornquist revea led. In other words, fourth year evening and third year day students will sign up on the first day of registration, second and third year evening and second year day on the second day, and first year day and evening on the third day. On the fourth day, day students will be able to sign up for any night courses with open seats and night students who need to crossover will be permitted to do so. Typing Expense Speakers Program Booksale Semester I Pepsi Invoices Petty Cash Disbursements · Orientation Expense Blackacre Expense Cluistmas Party Expense Miscellaneous Expense Booksale Semester IT St. Patrick's Day Party S.B.A. Picnic B.A.L.S.A. Expense C.W.I. Expense 23.00 85.95 4,898.05 2,361.19 181.00 116.60 350.00 1,044.06 361.30 736.20 207.56 263.73 1,185.00 Through this conversation with B LACKACR E Dean 287.00 Tornquist emphasized that he needs student comments on the present second semester plans. C.A . Illinois Bar Assn. Dues Paid 150.00 q:30 9:30 10 ; 10 I" ~0 I ! ~ 30 Cont. fE2 Kal. 'C'n.Trade Lem. Cont. #2 ~(a l. Unf.Tr . Lem. Cr. Pro. '~or. ~er.'ledies non. To:::-~ s "1 App. :n~ t s Anpel ~ec. .... . ~!ayer ':c- ~~ li c:s So. Sec:-:: ·:nyer Con··'_ i c ~s Sp. PROPOSED TENTATIVE POSSIBLE SECOND SEMESTER SCHEDULE Tuesday Prop.!! 1 Corp. Lock. Prop. 1:1 Corn. Lock. Codei!J Lamey C. Pro. !!2 :-fie. r. Pro . :-.tich. Code!!l Lamey Tax AcctP.. <>ecs. ~1ayer Juris. Kal. Est. Plan. Dick \.on. Lawf~l Shoen. Land Use ~cCor. Tortsl12 Appel f.st. Plan. Dick Conflicts Spec. Torts!!2 App. Land l"se ~fcCor. C.?ro. Tomq . Urh. &St. Fin. ~'ich. Code 111 Lamey Crir.. Pro. :-lorton '.:n:air Tr. LePlke Thursday Admiralty Spec. Cor p. Lockyear Torts lfl Appel !lgency-Partner. Lemke Prop. 1'1 Ap. . F,Part. Lemke Tax II Dicl< Juris. :~al . Graduation Dinner 10,538.85 Total Disbursements 24,093.49 Total-Income 24,710_.25 NET OPERATING INCOME $ 616.76 STUDENT BAR ASSOCIATION STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 31, 1974 TO OCTOBER 16, 1974 Receipts Beginning Balance, Checking $ 331.12 Account Total Income $7,687.67 Disbursements Total Disbursements Net Operating Income Fridav 'Prop.!!2 Hort. Pron. !f2 Hort. r.. Pro. 'fl Torn. Code 112 Larrey r.. Pro. Torn.Land Use vee. C. Pro . Vich. Tax II Dick $4,782.73 $2,904.94 , 30 Tax c..c !:-:. J•1ri c: . ='.:tl. Cocle !'2 La: ;:y Pro'? . H'l ~Tor~ Ad-rr.ir. Spect. C ri~.Pro. ~orton l:rb. F.St. Fin. r'ic. Torts!12 Appel Cont. !!1 Kal. Ti'lx II I'ick 2; 30 3:10 4:30 6:00- 7:15 7:30- R:45 Sat. 9:00- 12:00 TAx Acct~. r:on . La\v Shoen • :'1 1 Crim.Pro. Loc. Con.L.~'l Sho. Pro.Resp. Pur. C:reditors Rts. Con.L. Shoen. Bus.Planning Tr.Prac. Morr. Corp. Lockyear Conflicts Spe. P.ems. Bonavich Unf. Tr. Lamet Torts Appel Trial Ylorrill Trial Pr. Ozmon Envir .L. Graham Con. La~,·l!2 S' oe·1. Admir. S-pec~. Code!·''l La7'ley Le~al ~·Jriting Cric.Pro . Lock. Lah0r II '!-lorton Con. L. 1'2 Sho . Est . Plg. Dick Envir .ta\v Estates ~!cCor. Estates ~cCor. Torts Appel Cr.Pro. Nort. A~.&Par. Lem. (5 : 30-7: 20) Prop. Horton Civ. Pro. Mi. Tax II Dick Con.L. Sho. Legal ~-."ritin~ C r i~.Pro. Lock. Labor II ~:orton Ler-al ~~riting Estates ;!cCor. Corp. Lockyear Tr. Prac. (5: 30- 6:30) Remedies Bon. Crim.L. Geroul. (5:30- 7:15) Code II Sees. Luce-Kane Patent L. Laff Property Horton Con. L. !12 Shoen. Con t .111 Kal. Frb.I'.St.Fin. Hicrt lahor II Hor. Remedies Bonavich Remedies Ronavich Civ. Pro. ~-o!ich. Conflicts Spec. Patent L. Laff Taxii Dick Pens.&Prof.Shg. (5:45- 7:25) Legal Hriting Bus . Planning Land Use 'l>.fcCor. Crim.Pro. Nort. Cont. Kal. Est.Plg. Code Sees. Luce, Kane Unf.Tr. Lam. Est. Plng . Creds.Rts. Land lfse
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