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Volume 12, No. I
ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
Februa
1969
CRUMMER, DANA HALLS TO BE DEDICATED, MARCH 15
Formal Ceremonies Will Be Part of Two-Day
Program of Events Honoring Stetson Donors
The dean of Florida Congressmen, the Honorable Robert L. F. Sikes of Crestview,
will deliver the principal address at exercises dedicating the H. Jackson Crummer
classroom building and the Eleanor Naylor Dana administration hall, Saturday,
March 15.
Commenting on the selection of Representative Sikes, Richard T. Dillon, Dean of
EXERCISES will be held
classroom building (rear)
in colorful patio separating Dana Hall (foreground) from Crummer
weather permitting—otherwise in Crummer Hall auditorium.
the Law School, remarked, "It seems
most fitting that recognition of the continuing record of achievements of Florida's first law school should come from
the lips of a man who has dedicated his
own life to the enhancement of democratic ideals through the orderly processes of law."
The senior member of the Florida Delegation in Congress has been re-elected
in 14 successive elections since 1940.
As the Schedule of Activities, printed
on page 6, reveals, the Saturday morning dedicatory ceremony is only one of
a two-day series of events, beginning
Friday afternoon, March 14, in which the
administration and faculty of the College, alumni, students and friends of
Stetson are cooperating to express their
appreciation to the generous donors
whose contributions made the new buildings possible.
A tea for the ladies and a trial advocacy workshop will be held concurrently
Friday afternoon. The tea will honor Mrs.
Roy Crummer, widow of the classroom
donor who died exactly one year prior
to the dedication date, and Mrs. Eleanor
Dana. The workshop will feature Perry
Nichols, '37, of Miami as moderator and
Al J. Cone, West Palm Beach, and Ed
Rood, Tampa, as panelists. All Floridians,
these men have long been leaders in the
development of more effective trial
techniques on a national level. Each has
the distinction of having been president
of the American Trial Lawyers Association, each has spoken on the art of advocacy in every state in the Union, and
each has been a pioneer in developing
the seminar method of promulgating
continuing legal education.
Inns of Court Dinner
Chester Bedell, distinguished trial lawyer from Jacksonville, will be the guest
speaker at the Friday evening Inns of
Court dinner. Mr. Bedell is a former
member of the Florida Bar Board of
Governors and a fellow of the American
College of Trial Lawyers and the American Trial Lawyers Association. At one
time he was chairman of the Florida Supreme Court Committee on Standard
Jury Instructions.
President Bob Coker of the Student
Bar Association is predicting an overflow crowd. "The' welcome flag is out to
everyone," he says, "but we may have
to serve some of our guests in the coffee
shop instead of the Great Hall."
The presidents of all of Florida's colleges and universities and the deans of
the state's law schools have been invited
to join the Stetson family of administrators and faculty in the academic procession that opens the dedicatory exercises, Saturday morning.
The buffet luncheon, which follows immediately after the exercises, will be
prepared by Mary Beth Beem, Director
of Food Services of the College, and her
staff.
Alumni Reception
The Stetson Lawyers Association has
not yet completed plans for the fellowship hour which will be held Saturday
afternoon, but it promises to be a gala
affair jointly sponsored by the Association itself, the judges of Pinellas County
who are Stetson graduates, and the Student Bar Association, at a place to be
announced. It will be followed by the
Student Bar Association dance at the
Gulfport Community Center.
It is suggested that you make your
overnight accommodations early for this
eventful weekend, as the tourist season
it at its height on the Suncoast. On the
Schedule of Events, page 6, are printed
the names of motels that the College
recommends.
Circuit Judge William Patterson, '60,
is chairman of the reception committee.
Mr. Crummer
