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Volume 13, Number 2
ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
July, 1970
PAST YEAR ONE OF GROWTH, ACHIEVEMENT AND "FIRSTS"
Student Assists Include Publishing Intramural
Law Review, Capturing State Moot Court Trophy
A CLEAN SWEEP. Before a welcoming group of classmates in the student lounge, Miss Susan
Schaeffer presents to Dean Richard T. Dillon the moot court trophy won by her and Wendell
Tucker (right) in Florida State Moot Court competition. Looking on (left to right) are J. Dana
Fogle and Allen Watts, who opposed Schaeffer and Tucker in the all-Stetson final round.
Promptly at 2:30 p.m., June 19, the seven members of the Supreme Court of
Florida took their seats in the Pan American room of the Americana Hotel, Bal
Harbour, to hear arguments in the final round of the 10th Annual Moot Court
Competition sponsored by the Young Lawyers Section of the Florida Bar. At
approximately 3:45 p.m., Chief Justice Richard Ervin announced the results:
College of
The Winner: Stetson College of Law s
appellee team of Wendell Tucker and
Susan Schaeffer: the runner-up: Stetson's
team of appellants, Allen Watts and J.
Dana Fogle: outstanding participant:
Susan Schaeffer.
This triumph culminated a year of
unprecedented accomplishments at the
College of Law. One of the most significant was the publication of an intramural law review, the first law review
in the College of Law's seventy year
history. Every one of the 10 articles in
the 94 page review was written by a
student. There are lengthy comments
dealing with products liability, "government in the sunshine," and the problem
of voluntariness under the Miranda
standard. Case notes cover such far-
ranging fields as obscenity, self-incrimination, negligent misrepresentation, copyrights, depositions, narcotics and the
parol evidence rule. With one exception,
all comments and notes have their origin
in Florida laws or court decisions. A
copy of the review has been mailed to
all alumni and their criticisms and sug
gestions are solicited. How long the
review will continue to be limited to an
intramural publication depends to some
extent upon the reaction of its readers
to the first issue and the time that will
be required to create a well-trained,
self-perpetuating editorial board and
staff.
Exams — Scholarships
College of Law graduates continued
through 1969-1970 to reflect honor upon
the school and themselves by continuing the excellent record established by
previous graduates in coping with the
Florida Bar Examination. Two such examinations were given during the academic year, one in September, another
in March, and on both occasions the
passing average for Stetson-trained participants was 100%.
The past year will also become known
as the year in which the College of Law
took a long stride toward creating a
meaningful fund for scholarship endowment. Elsewhere in this issue is reported
a $100,000 gift from the Charles A.
Dana Foundation, to be used for this
purpose. During the month of May, the
fund was augmented when more than
100 alumni responded to a general invitation to contribute toward scholarship endowment.
Too late for use during the year, but
in partial fulfillment of this year's planning for the future, the College of Law
purchased a closed circuit television set,
which should be an invaluable teaching
tool in many classroom situations, particularly in the trial practice course and
public defender clinic. A portable, battery-operated set was also purchased
for off-campus use, as, for example, in
the courtroom or public defender's office.
Physical Facilities
Improvements to physical facilities
such as paving of parking lots, air-conditioning rooms, and reconstructing the
recreational area are reported in some
detail on subsequent pages. Not commented on elsewhere is the announcement that recent studies have shown the
feasibility of increasing shelving space
on the second floor of the library by a
full one third, enough expansion to provide adequately for book display for
three more years.
With 49 new students enrolled for the
summer session and applications for the
fall semester runninq more than double
that of last year, the College of Law
is looking forward with confidence and
enthusiasm to 1970-1971.
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