Stetson Lawyer; 1970 vol. 13 no. 2 July

S I T Y COLLEGE fat/en <J(uyu&i 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. V>* STETSON INTRAMURAL LAW HEVIEW appr