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VOLUME 7, NO. 2
ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
JULY, 1964
NEW COURTROOM TO BE READY FOR FALL SEMESTER
Remodelled Classroom
Answer to Fire Damage
Following closely the plans of "Architect" Dean Sebring, carpenters this
summer are busily engaged in converting Classroom "A" into a new model
courtroom, to replace the former courtroom that was badly damaged by fire
in March.
The Bench, the rail, and the entire
wall behind the bench are being finished
in walnut, and a wainscot of walnut
panelling three feet high will run around
both sides of the room and the back
wall. A door just to' the right of the
bench will open into a hall leading to
a private rest room and the present
Classroom "B". Classroom "B", designed for small seminar courses, will
be an ideal conference room for judges,
or program participants in institutes and
seminars that will be presented in the
new courtroom.
The new courtroom is already air-
conditioned. It is more acoustically desirable than the old one, and it will
be furnished with approximately one
hundred leather-covered chairs, as contrasted to the sixty-five that filled the
old structure to capacity.
The old courtroom will be repaired
and refinished as a classroom.
Partial view of old courtroom shows gutted ceiling,
blistered walls, and shredded window blinds.
Judge Peabody Howard, Professor of
Law, died suddenly of a coronary occlusion Tuesday, June 16, while en route
to Mound Park Hospital, St. Petersburg.
His death occurred just a few days
before the opening of the summer session, during which he was looking forward to teaching courses in Damages
and Personal Property.
Judge Howard came to Stetson in
the fall of 1962, following his retirement
from the Court of Appeals of his native
state, Tennessee. Before being named to
this court in 1947 he had practiced law
in Chattanooga, served as attorney
qeneral for Hamilton County (Tenn.)
for ten years and as Chancellor of its
Equity Court (Third Chancery Division.)
A Purple Heart veteran of World
War I, the Judge remained active in
the affairs of the American Legion
throughout his life. He was Tennessee's
member of an interstate crime commission in 1939, and during his career
as lawyer and judge he worked constantly to procure the passage of legislation to aid in the enforcement of the
criminal laws of that state.
On arriving in St. Petersburg, the
Judge and Mrs. Howard lost no time
in becoming an integral part of campus
life. Both possessed warm personalities,
and the Judge was a delightful conversationalist with a folksy story to fit
every occasion. A conscientious teacher,
he nevertheless lost no opportunity to
take full advantage of the opportunity
the Suncoast gave him of indulging his
favorite sports, golfing and fishing.
In extending their sympathy to Mrs.
Howard, faculty, students and all. alumni
who knew the Judge can only say that
their sorrow, like hers, is real and
lasting.
TV and Dining Areas
Readied For Fall Use
Stetson law students may watch the
World Series this fall without peering
around support columns or standing on
tables. Drastic redesigning and remodelling has yielded a "TV" lounge
twice the size of the former inadequate
quarters. The lounge is already air-
conditioned and will be fully furnished
by the opening of school in September.
A valuable by-product of this rebuilding process is a private dining
room for eight to ten people, the result
of enclosing a portion of the loggia to
the left of the cafeteria.
Peabody Howard
