1974, October 3: Blackacre
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Blackacre: 1974, October 3
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School of Law
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1974-10-03
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Student newspaper for the School of Law.
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Blackacre Editorials Oct. 3, 1974, Vol. ill, No. 2, Loyola loses class . • • An educational process which pursues truth requires exposure to a variety of influences. At Loyola, students as well as faculty are relied upon to contribute their talents and experiences to an educational pool from which we all benefit. In this regard, the departure of Fr. William Cunningham from our midst, for whatever reasons, becomes an unfortunate event. Irrespective of his personality and availability to his students, his loss creates a void that is not so readily filled. As a Jesuit, a fervent activist, and Supreme Court practitioner Fr. Cunningham contributed elements of theory and practice to our community, that are not now available. More significant though is the fact that his prime conc·ern was the morality of a system that often lost sight of its true values. His candor and openness set him apart as a moral force. That is the true tragedy of the story. To be sure, his resignation is an unfortunate event and is now irrevocable. If there is a meaningful legacy that can be rescued form the whirlpool of ill will that accompanied his departure, it must lie in the recognition and remembrance of the man as a symbol of alternatives within the legal profession. If we remain mindful of the alternative that Fr. Cunningham lives, and that the legal system can be, through no small effort, a system in which we all can implement our ideals, then this void will not be as great as it now seems, and the leak in our educational pool will have been stopped j.f. And classes One of the more unfortunate by-products of the departure of Fr. CunninghC).m (not to mention the two other openings on the law school faculty) is that a number of interesting courses are not available at Loyol~ ~his semester. Besides his first year ConstitutiOnal Law course, Fr. Cunningham himself had in past years conducted popular seminars m criminal and constitutional law. With Cunningham gone, Mr. Allen Shoenberger has been saddled with a~l three sections of Constitutional Law. That leaves h1m no time to teach the courses on Law and Social Welfare and Law and Medicine which are of special interest to him and to a substantial number of students. First year students are benefiting from the loss of Fr. Cunningham in another way. One of the most talented teachers among the faculty is teaching contracts to all sections. That means the rest of the school must go without Mr. Lawrence Kalevitch's highly stimulating courses on legal history and juris prudence. A sad state of affairs indeed! c.a. Law journal congrats Congratulations to Mitchell Garner; Wendy Gould, Frank Gramm, Lawrence Gritton, Dave Inlander, John Land, Michael Lewis, Kevin McGrindle, Joe Parisi, Gordy Sandler, Larry Sa ret, Doug Stephens, Tim Sullivan, Lynn Vuich, Adrienne Whitehead and Linda Witt on the publication of their articles i~ the recently distributed LOYOLA LAW JOURNAL. BLACKACRE Oct. 3, 1974, Vol. ill, No. 2, page two Deans letter: Progress report Open Letter to all Students, Faculty and Staff: On Friday, September 20, I appeared before the Board of Trustees to present a report on the progress of the Law School remodeling, as well as a budget for completion of the work. it possible for us to offer adequate library service to our students and faculty. I believe you will find that the general environment here will be greatly enhanced as a result of this remodeling. I want to express my sincere thanks to everyone for the patience exhibited so far. Far from improving the library situation, we have made it worse, and I know the noise, dirt, and inaccessability of library materials has been a source of considerable difficulty for many people. Please bear with us a while longer; we will begin returning library materials to therr permanent locations m the basemE: nt area soon. I am glad to tell you that our budget was approved as submitted, even though it is very substantially in excess of the amount originally committed at the June meeting of the Board. In my judgement the finished job will .be very acceptable, and should make We still have a proposed completion date of November 1st, but it appears unlikely we will be able to meet that goal in every particular. It is impossible to obtain new furnishings that soon, and we will be required to get along with what we have or can scrounge for a period of time ~t yet determined. Dean Charles Purcell Cunningham urges Students Continued from p.l since one's salary for a certain year is based on what it was the preceding year, Cunningham was being reimbursed on a much lower level than his credentials otherwise would have dictated. In a letter to the priest five days after his resignation in June, Dean Purcell indicated that another reason for the low salary was the Dean's impression that Cunningham did not consider teaching to be a fulltime concern. This was despite the Dean's earlier recommendation to the university committee on faculties that Cunningham receive tenure. Perhaps Cunningham's greatest disappointemtn is that he was treated in a manner that he views as highly impersonal. He had some things about which he wanted to speak with the university board of trustees. They voted not to permit him to address them. The Dean, in Cunningham's view, refused to relate to him as an individual, but instead thought of him in terms of the "slot" he filled on the faculty payroll. Cunningham would have preferred to sit down with Dean Purcell to work out an adjustment of his salary situation in accordance with the reality of who it was that was filling the "slot". The former professor thinks it ironic that the Dean would be so concerned with "slots" on the staff when the university public relations department is stressing the commitment of Loyola to academic excellence. Cunningham sees the treatment he received, as well as that accorded to former professor Roy Adams, as symptomatic of a fundamental deficiency at Loyola Law School: communication. Cunningham regards the Dean's approach to law school affairs as autocratic and out of touch both with prevalent principles of democracy and with the largest part of the law school community. The result, as Cunningham sees it, is a failure of tWoway communication between the dean's office and those on the outside. As an example of what he means, Cunningham points to the method of hiring new faculty at the law school. Rather than sharing the responsibility in a significant way, the Dean keeps the power of hiring close to his vest. That way, Cunningham reasons, he does not have to disclose information such as the faculty salary schedule. Besides attempting to secure a new teaching position, Fr. Cunningham will be turning his attention to writing a law review article or two while at Berkeley. His suggestion to students is that they press not so much to answer the question of who will fill the vacant faculty postions as to answer the prior question of exactly what is being done about them now. That advice having been offered, the Reverend picked up his tattered copy of the Constitution, tugged on his mustache and headed off to buy the surfboard they told him he will need for the Pacific. Loyolagate Tapes----------- "I wouldn't approve any applicant unless he played handball, squash, or tennis." -Unnamed member of Faculty Screening Board. "Is it safe to walk on Rush Street?"- First year woman "Can't you just see the presumption frothing at the mouth?!" -Mr. Peter Bonavich "Beware the eleemosynary corporation!" -Mr. Lemke "All old rules of law were once new, I suppose." -Vernon Burza SBA Continued from p.l native calendar which was proposed during the 73-74 Blackacre ·staff Editors Charles Amato, James Faught, Michael McLaren, Contributers Nate Howse, Thomas T. Burney , school year . Represen- ,----------------------- tat iv es ex pressed their Editors Note In our first issue we said we did not expect to be perfect and we sure weren't ! To Wit: 1) The Dean stated at a meeting with students that the university vice-president informed him that the law school has three--not eighteen-faculty slots open. 2) Besides petitioning for a position on the law journal staff, a student may qualify for a position by ranking in the top ten--not two--per cent of his or her first year class. skepticism that a referendum would accompl ish much, as it has been passed by a two to one margin in favor of the calendar change in years passed. The proposal for the referendum was not passed, but after voting in favor of the calendar change, it was decided that a presentation would be made to the faculty without a referendum. John Amato, Photography, Logo design BLACKACRE is funded 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 publication. BLACKACRE Oct. 3, 1974, Vol. ill, No. 2, page three Students directed to small towns The placement meeting held Thursday, September 19 was highlighted by a fairly large turnout of over 50 students. While attendence was predictably dominated by jobhungry third year students, there was a smattering of second year people and a surprising number of freshmen. The Dean began the meeting by remarking on a subject which he knew would not be received favorably - the alternative to Chicago- small town . practice. This dismayed many Loyolans, since most students here are from Chicago, or its suburbs and most want to stay here. The Dean did, however, make a fairly convincing case for leaving the big city behind. Slower pace, less competition, better chance for advancement and, on the average, more money we're some of the inducements of small town practice has to offer. By "small town" the Dean cautioned that he meant usually over 25,000 people; anything less may not have a broad enough economic base to support a lawyer (or another lawyer). Ms. Clara Coleman then spoke regarding Loyola placement problems and policies. The current practice of listing firms by number only <;m the bulletin board is a technique picked up by Ms. Coleman at a national meeting of placement directors. The purpose of the system, for those who have · complained about its inconvenience, is to discourage students from other schools coming here and "stealing" jobs. Ms. Coleman said this was a problem earlier this monet Interviewers will be visiting Loyola over the next two Dean Purcell · months. Ms. Coleman suggested that interested first and second year students not hesitate to sign up for these interviews; they are not limited to third year students. B.A.L.S.A. seeks minority lawyers All people at some time in their lives will need the services of a lawyer. Many members of the Black and Latin Communities are presented with a problem when they need a lawyer because of the shortage of Black and other minority group lawyers. Fro In Figures recently released by the United States Bureau of Census show that Blacks constitute eleven percent of the total population in the United States, yet only 2 percent of the lawyers in this country are Black. In the Chicago Metropolitan area, well over thirty The Dean TillS WILL BE A REGULAR COLUMN FEATURING ITEMS OF INTEREST WIDCH ARE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF DEAN PURCELL. ALL INFORMATION IS GLEANED FROM DIRECT, WEEKLY INTERVIEWS WITH THE DEAN. CWSINGDOWN There is a possibility that the Law School will be forced to closed down for a week sometime in October. The carpet layers require "vast areas to be completely cleared," according to Purcell. This includes the library and the Dean is undecided as of whether classes can go on effectively without the use of that facility. "I would appreciate some feedback from students on this and am open to suggestions,'' commented Purcell. If there is a shutdown, its maximum duration would be one week. NEW FACULTY Law students can probably expect an addition of one or two faculty members QY next semester. "It is probable that I can pick up one or two teachers at the ALLS Faculty Appointment Meeting,'' DeanPurcellsaidMonday. This meeting in Washington D.C. over Thanksgiving, is a forum for law teachers nationwide. Purcell cautioned, however, that unless he locates qualified people for full time work, his efforts will be somewhat self-limited in a search for one-semester or part-time help. LOCKERS The Law School has been allocated 100 lockers in Marquette Center. The remaining 650 lockers in M.C. will be given on a first come, first served basis on September 23rd. Law students are eligible for these lockers. These could prove to be somewhat inconvenient, however, since Marquette Center closes at 9:00PM weekly, at 1:30 PM on Saturday and all day Sunday. Purcell emphasized that there is no way around these closing hours, since part of the agreement between the Law School and the University regarding shared facilities at M.C. calls for no change in security procedures for M.C. (i.e., closing times). DATACENTER The Data Center will not move from its present position in the Law School basement. According to Purcell, "There is simply no other place to put it." The machines require an airconditioned environment free from vibrations and "the University is adamant that that place will be our basement." percent of the population is Black, yet only 2 percent of the lawyers in the Chicago Metropolitan area are Black. A result of this shortage is that many people do without legal services at times when they need a lawyer and often suffer because of it. The shortage of minority lawyers is the reason for the existence of the Black American law Students Association, or BALSA. The stated purpose of BALSA is "to equalize". BALSA's goal is to reduce disparity between the percentage of Blacks in the general population and the percentage of lawyers who are Black. BALSA uses two methods to accomplish its goal at Loyola: its tutoring program and the minority recruitment program. The tutoring program is conducted for first year students by upperclassmen at Loyola. Last. year, the minority recruitment program sent member~ of the Loyola student body to many colleges and universities in the Midwest. The participants talked with prospective law students, gave them information about law school in general and encouraged the students to apply to Loyola Law School. In the coming year, BALSA will continue its minority recruitment and tutoring programs and will add a one-day minority recruitment event to be held in Marquette Center toward the end of November. Prospective law students in all colleges in the Chicago area will be invited to attend. We hope to encourage them to apply to Loyola Law School. The program will feature prominent Black lawyers and some Black graduates of the Loyola Law School who will · talk to the prospective students. BALSA welcomes the participation of all concerned students in its programs. Interested students should contact one of these persons: Nathaniel Howse - 2 day Deborah Turner - 2 day Jessie Prince - 2 day Mary Turner - 2 night -Nate Howse The only requirement is that a resume must be placed in a folder in the Dean's office before you can sign up for an interview. Ms. Coleman stressed that she is willing to help any student with his or her preparation of these resumes. Her office is among those in the Dean's office complex. M.M. Building Budget ~pproved "We are over the hump," related a happy Dean Purcell. "The budget for construction has been approved by the Board of Trustees and we got what we needed." The only skimping that will be necessary, according to Purcell, is on the elevator. To obtain a new control for the basement so that control button cannot be overridden by someone above would cost 30,000 dollars. This is the estimate by Otis Elevator. The reason behind the new cost is that when one adds a new element such as this the entire elevator must be brought up to current safety codes. Currently the ating on a "grandfather right." That is, the system need not conform to current codes if it had passed its original safety tests and can keep passing those tests. The Dean CUd not feel spending 30,000 dollars for a three to five year job was justified. If a severe elevator traffic problem develops, the problem can be reconsidered, said the Dean. The Thanksgiving completion date for construction furniture still holds according to Purcell. There is a problem getting furniture at this time but the entire job, with all furniture, should be completed by late December or January. rookies season Some advise law students to play lawschoollike basketball players play their N.B.A. season. "Keep you head above water throughout the regular season and aim to peak for the playoffs." This season our playoffs come between the 2nd and 14th of January. With Mr. Kalevitch telling his freshmen to brief like this, Ms. Appel directing briefing to be done like that, and legal writing a growing burden, there often doesn't appear to be any way of avoiding some losses. Loyola University ... Lewis Towers ... Michigan Avenue ... - Law School... it doesn't appear to be a life for those seeking that simpler existence. What is it all about? Instead of getting closer to the answer as the three year hitch unwinds, juniors and seniors seem to be more confused. Some now claim that the only way to learn the law is by getting a job. "But did they need law school?" This is an unanswered question. The professional basketball player continues to play bas' ketball for a number of rea. sons including: the salary, the cheers and the thrills of the crowd, the bonus playoff bucks, even because he believes he is setting a good exampl~ fo.r young~ters. But tne raw student, what keeps him going? We might be able to rely on the professional basketball player for advice on how to approach the season but he can't help us to understand why we keep studying law. Burney Win a • ptzza 1. Who said, "There's no harm in asking?" 2. Who was Chief Justice for the Nuremberg Trials? 3. Who was the only president to serve on the Supreme, Court? 4. Who was the heaviest man to ever serve on the Supreme Court? Name-----Phone number·-- - The first correct entry turned in to the Dean's office will receive a coupon for a free pan pizza from Saleri's Piaz-za. M.M. -· .. BLACKACRE Oct. 3, 1974, yoi. ill, No.2, page four legal aid Clinic possible by February In a Legal Aid Clinic meeting on Wednesday, September 25, Ora Schuh stated that there is a "90 · per cent possibility" that Loyola's Legal Aid Clinic may be in operation by February. "Our biggest problem is funding, 80,000 dollars is our lowest possible budget." She expressed hope that a faculty member, in addition to Mr. Bonavich, would be available to help in the formation of the clinic by . the second semester. ... Work is now underway to complete a proposal to the administration which includes plans for a Lakeview site. The Lakeview Citizens Council has requested that Loyola supply legal services in that area which roughly extends form Irving Park Road to Fullerton, just west of the lake. Kathy Malloy stated that "we expect a definite commitment on office space within the next three weeks." The Lakeview group has also applied for a VISTA lawyer. Those interested in helping in the formation of the clinic are asked to contact the following: Patty Reilly (Financial Committee Kathy Malloy (Liaison Committee) Debbie Senn (Academic Committee) Don Nathan (Supplies Committee) Ora Schuh (Intake and Records Committee) J.F. Patty Reilly, Kathy Malloy and Sue Schrickel [L. toR.] discuss legal aid clinic plan. Profile: Horton - Loyola Dandy Don Judging from the things that seem to interest Professor Don Horton, you would never suspect that teaching Property and Labor Law rated a very high priority . From a sociable conversation with him, one gets the unmistakable impression that the last thing he wants to talk about is law. He'll readily discuss his early days in Palestine, Texas where he was born and raised. He takes delight in recounting the athletic exploits of Elvin Hayes, or Warren McVea at the University of Houston (or "Cougar High" as he calls it.) And his own athletic career 1s a topic that captures his imagination. Although he says he is just learning handball, he has already won the resp~ct of the esteemed in- . Professor Horton [pictured left] labors on the handball court vs." Prof. Tournquist . L 0 n g e r ternational master, Mr. Torn-quist. He has also entered upon a kayaking career with Mr. Dick. His concern about the upheaval now going on at the Law School is tempered by a wait and see attitude. He says optimistically, "Things are improving. The short term solution seems OK, but as to the long term solution, I hope and I think it should involve a new building. Marquette Center is just not adequate." Although cordial and relaxing, a superficial conversation with Mr. Horton paints a deceptively incomplete picture of a man who is above all, deeply dedicated to his chosen profession. It doesn't take much to delve below the surface: just ask him if he wants to be a teacher for the rest of his life and he'll tell you in no uncertain terms. This reporter did just that, and his response was immediate and direct. "I most certainly do," he said, "I would not do anything else." There was a short pause, " ... and maybe one of these days I'll be better at it, with a little practice." fa II ,.-Al_u__ntn_ i _ h_a_v_e_o_w_n_n_e_w-sl-e-tt_e_r ___ .. term Last year the first semester ended on December 13. This year that will not be the case, much to the dismay of many who hoped the schedule contained a typographical error. Classes this term will not end until December 20. Dean Purcell commented on this fact by noting that the first semester always used to last 15 weeks (as opposed to 14 last year.) He aiso felt that the extra week could be a windfall for beleaguered first year students. The possibility of one week off in October is still very real, cautioned Purcell. If this does come about it will be due to carpet work. The carpet contract has not been made as of yet so the Dean cannot forecast whether or ~hen the October break will take place. Marie Magnine, Law School Registrar, pointed out an error in the schedule. The calendar shows classes resuming J anuary 29, 1975. In fact school will begin again Janu-ary 27th. M.M. BLACKACRE is not the only news publication of Loyola Law School. A counterpart to the student paper is printed twice a year and mailed to all law alumni. The Law News is an eightpage newsletter published by the University Director of Law Alumni Relations. It is intended to serve as a quasiofficial report on miscellaneous law school items deemed to be of interest to the school's alumni. While the format of the newsletter exhibits more of a professional touch than that of BLACKACRE, its content is intentionally more bland than the student publication. A typical issue of Law News features a front page colwnn entitled "Dean's Report" and bears a picture of the author, Dean Charles R. Purcell. Messages from the Law Alumni Association President and from the Chancellor, a report on scholarship money raised by alumni and a list of recent accomplishments of law alumni were ~mong items in the newsletter a year ago. At present there is no input from students in the law news. This may change however. The editor of Law News is A. Richard Taft. His official titles are Director of Estate Planning and Director of Law Alumni Relations. Taft has served in those capacities since July of this year. As Director of Estate Planning Taft works with attorneys and trust officers to structure wills and trusts to benefit Loyola. He mentioned that legal policy encourages charitable giving. In particular, wealthy people find charitable remainder trusts a viable means for helping their tax sifuations as well as their favorite charities. Loyola has a what is called a "pooled income fund" about which Taft's predecessor wrote in last fall's newsletter and about which Taft has prepared an article for this fall's issue of Law News. The main activity of the Office of Law Alumni Relations is assisting in raising funds for the law school. Taft, a 1965 graduate of the University of Chicago Law School, plays an organizational and ad."!linistrative role in helping with the annual alum-ni fund drive. All of the alumni fund drive money goes toward scholarships to the law school. In 1972-3 the fund received over 100,000 dollars. Taft was unsure of whether the money goes into an endowment fund or whether money is available to students on a dollar for dollar basis according to the results of the preceding year's drive. M~ ney from Loyola law alumni goes directly to scholarship aid for students. Taft thinks it "very important" to note that the law school is the only school in the university with direct control of funds from its alumni campaign. The Law Alumni Association is the body which is responsible for aU law alunmi activities. Besides fund-raising, the association also holds two formal social functions, which Taft described as "m~ rale builders." Each fall they hold a golf outing at which law school and university administration personnel address those in attendence. In the sprmg the annual dinnerdance brings the group t~ gether under different cir-cumstances. Dean Purcell serves as the main liaison with law alumni. In raft's view, the Dean is the major law school figure to whom alumni relate. Taft is under the aegis of the Dean, the Law Alumni Association and the Alumni Board. of Governors. Former S.B.A. President John Callerton sits on the Board of Governors. It is from this group that alumni members of the blue ribbon long range committee will be selected. Taft stated that selection of nominees has begun. Rick Taft is concerned about whether it will be possible to run a successful ~aw alumni fund drive this year. On the question of funding for a new law school building he points to the bad economic environment to account for the possible difficulty in obtaining donations. In Taft's opinion, this would be a rugged time to start a capital campaign. Not wanting to sound totally pessimistic, Taft cited Foster McGaw's large gift that helped Loyola build its medical center. "It is possible," he said.
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