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ANNOTATIONS
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Are the Grades in Yet?
Phi Alpha Delta
WARWICK BANQUET CAPS
PHI ALPHA DELTA ACTIVITIES
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The most recurrent complaint of students at any law school
deals with grades. They are either too low or too late or both. If
they are too low, the problem lies generally with the student, while
the lateness of grades is the responsibility of the administration
and the instructors. It is disconcerting to most* students to have
to wait two or three or four months in anticipation of the last
semester's grades. It is difficult to begin to study for finals while
one's standing is in doubt. The problem is real and readily apparent.
| The solution is not so clear.
Consider the problem. Classes at South Texas range from 6
[to 150 with the mean lying close to 100. The average three hour
final examination is thirteen pages long. This means for the "aver-
age" instructors, thirteen hundred pages to read, decipher, analyze
and grade. He must be objective, and the student's grade depends
I on his alertness or fatigue.
Instructors at South Texas are for tne most, part-time. Often
I these same men teach each semester. Considering their work during
the day, the classes at night, and families on week-end, the time
¡needed to grade properly is limited.
It would be nice, of course, to receive a grade the day after
[the examination, and this will probably someday happen, by use
¡of optical scanners and computer sophistication. The only way at
íe present to obtain immediate grading is through objective tests,
rhich are impossible to apply to law and many other subjective
fielcfs. If South Texas would expand its full-time faculty sufficient
replace part-time instructors presently teaching, some hastening
si grading could be achieved, but only at the loss of some of the
teachers in the legal profession. The uniqueness of our in3ti-
ation lies largely in the fact that judges and attorneys with a
irealth of experience are able to share a part of such knowledge
rilth the students. This we must keep!
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But Aside from that,
How was Your Last Semester...?
It has come home to many students by way of grades recently
eturned to them, that a purge comparable to that in the Stalin
^ra is in progress within the law school. Comparable in that stu-
lents must choose between scholastic dedication and outside pur-
s.
As evidenced by recent statements made by law school faculty
Jind administration, both in public and private, the school is attempt-
ing to raise itself both in the eyes of "outsiders" and students
irithin. A letter from Dean John C. Jackson was circulated recently
all faculty members The language was hard and to the point.
)[t directed that examinations be written to elicit an an in-depth
omprehension of the course, and that these examinations be strictly
raded.
What this means to students cannot be readily reduced to a
pimple "dedication plus vigor" oriented phrase. To some it will
received as a chance to have an institution with a heightened
tiolastic reputation; to a few it will no doubt seem to be an
fair shift in policy which threatens both the student's legal
uture and for qom«. draft stat.T?
What this means to the school, and more objectively, how this
Stiffening of academic routine ultimately benefits the graduates
South Texas, remains to be seen.
The Annotations supports the new policy. We feel it can do
iught but help.
THE ANNOTATIONS
The Annotations is the official newspaper of the Student Bar
Association, representing the students of South Texas College
of Law. The views expressed herein are those of the students
[ and the Student Bar Association and do not reflect administrativa
EDITOR
John C. Archer
ASSISTANT EDITOR
J. L. Jay
CONTRIBUTORS
Rob Evans Joanna Overbaugh
Jerry Parker f
Linda Campbell
Guests at Bastille party (I. to r.) Dist. Judge Mickey Prest-
ridge, Supreme Historian Judge Judice, Alumnus Judge Joe Guraino,
Prof. Harry Reed, Justice Bob Hinton.
The Warwick Hotel was the
scene of the final event in Phi
Alpha Delta's activities year.
That event was the annual
Spring Awards Banquet and
Dance held April 22, 1967 in
the main ballroom overlooking
Mecom Fountain.
The principal speaker was
Supreme Justice Redding, na-
tional head of Phi Alpha iDelta
Law Fraternity. All members,
pledges, alumni and wives had
the most enjoyable banquet and
dance in the history of Samuel
Houston Chapter.
A glance backward over the
past eight months reveals that
the Chapter has been more act-
ive than ever before. Perhaps
the most recent activity has been
the acquisition and furnishing
of a chapter Room, room 214 on
the second floor of the law
school building. The room will
be used for meetings and for
small professional functions.
The furnishing of the room
was accomplished through don-
ations and through a highly
successful fund raising party
held at the Petro-Tex Chemical
Co. Octopus Room in February.
•Other activities held recently
include the following: a rush
function at Griff's Shillelagh in
September; a vigorous Student
Bar election campaign that
saw PAD's win six of the nine
offices; a Western Dance in Oc-
tober; professional coffees in
November and December with
Carl Bue, admiralty attorney,
speaking at the Cork Club and
Arthur Mitchell, famed Bar Re-
viewer, speaking at the Tide-
lands Hotel, respectively; a
Joto Tau Tau
LEGAL SORORITY DOUBLES
MEMBERSHIP IN FIRST YEAR
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Iota Tau Tau Business Meeting
Alpha Zeta Chapter of Iota
Tau Tau, International Legal
Sorority, began 1967 with a
meeting January 29, 1967, at
(the home of Joan Heisler. Prior
to the business meeting three
pledges were initiated: Joan
Heisler, Lucy Rechenmacker
and Evelyne Tanous.
Members elected to serve on
the nominating committee were
Joan Heisler, Mildred Meltzer
and Helen Schnell. Arrange-
ments were made to have two
sorority members present each
evening during registration to
meet new women students and
assist them in any way possible.
The major portion of the meet-
ing was spent going over the
Chapter Constitution item 'by
item with a discussion for ap-
proval or changes. Doris Weide
drafted the proposed Constitu-
tion which is slated for adop-
tion at a later date. Through
ti courtesy of Phi Alpha Delta
law fraternity, Iota Tau Tau
held a business meeting in Room
214 at South Texas College on
March 12, 1967. At this meeting
.the officers for the coming year
were elected: Dean, Iris Hefter;
Associate Dean, Helen Schnell;
Corresponding Secretary, Ethel
Veedell; Recording Secretary,
Susan Robinson; Treasurer, Jo-
anna Overbaugh. Plans were
miade for the Chapter^ Spring
Rush Tea which will be held
April 2nd at the home of Joanna
Overbaugh.
Plans were ialso discussed for
the annual business meeting,
luncheon and installation of of-
ficers April 22nd at Raphans.
Evelyne Tanous handled the ar-
rangements for a private din-
ing room. A pledging ceremony
and initiation ceremony was
tentatively set for this time.
All members are looking for-
ward to a bigger and better
year of Alpha Zeta Chapter. As
our first year draws to a close,
we have grown from six mem-
bens to 15, and we have high
hopes of doubling this number
during our second year!
Student Comments
Any student desiring to voice
his opinion, on any subject of
interest to the school should
address his letter: Editor, An-
notations, Student Bar Associa-
tion. Letters may be deposited
in the Student Bar Box in the
office, or in the mail box in
the student lounge. Comments
are encouraged.—Editor.
Dear Editor,
As all students well know,
we are enjoying the second se-
mester since the "Greap Leap
Forward" was secretly promul-
gated to instructors by the Ad-
ministration.
Since no communication to
speak of has taken place in-
forming us of the cause, pur-
pose, or result intended, one can
only presume the bar results
in the recent past have assisted,
if not actually indiléed, the "get
tough" policy.
Along with this liberality
with the red pencil, the card
stamper has come up with a
new message 'besides "absent."
This, says the bulletin board, is
merely strict enforcement of the
catalogue rules for class at-
tendance. What about that place
in the catalogue where a time
is mentioned for instructors to
turn in grades? If we are go-
ing to enforce the catalogue,
let's enforce all of it!
Despite my above open and
frank criticism, I have faith
that one is free to express such,
so I shall sign my name with-
out fear.
—George Washington
Dear Editor,
Having attended law school
at one other institution, I would
like to suggest to the school
administration a change in the
bookstore operation and man-
agement. If the school is going
to remain in the book business,
it would appear a greater op-
portunity to realize some profit
and benefit the students would
result if the store was operated
by law students and enlarged
in respect to materials and size.
It is my understanding that
the law school has cut the ties
With the YMCA, so no rational
appears to exist for employing
Junior College students who are
not familiar with law student's
needs, and deprive law students
of employment. It is my hope
that when the law school ex-
pands to the upper floors next
year that space can be set aside
to accomplish these ends.
—J. S.
Dear Editor:
South Texas College of Law
has dwelt long enough in the
shadow of South Texas Junior
College and the YMCA. Thanks
to the YMCA, and its far sight-
ed leaders, South Texas Law
School was established in 1923.
But "South Texas" is a title
which graces several score en-
terprises and an institution of
junior college level, which does
not aid in distinguishing the
Law School.
A name, as such, cannot of
course do anything to alter our
present academic and numerical
growth to any great degree, but
at least some unique title could
be selected to distinguish this
schood and perhaps honor the
founders by incorporating their
names into the title. /
Like "Harverd", maybe?
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Christmas Dance at the
Club; a professional coffee ,
the Tidelands in January wif
Judge Sam D. Johnson,
of the Houston Legal Fount
tion, speaker; a rush party
the Bastille in February; anc
professional coffee at the Ti<
lands in March.
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