Stetson Lawyer; 1980 vol. 24 no. 1 May

IVERSJTY COLLEGE O ^tettetv tjgwy^1 Volume 24, Number 1 ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA May, 1980 LARGEST GRADUATING CLASS GETS DIPLOMAS MAY 10 CHIEF JUDGE GRIMES. SECOND DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL, WILL BE COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER Commencement exercises will begin at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, May 10, in the law school courtyard for the largest class ever to graduate from Stetson College of Law. University President Pope Duncan will confer the degree of Juris Doctor upon 111 seniors who have already qualified for their diplomas, and recognize 10 more seniors who will be eligible for diplomas at the close of the summer session in July. Preceding the formal exercises there will be a reception in the Great Hall he has won the respect of his colleagues, and those who appeal to his judgment, for his integrity and judicial acumen. Neither the pressures of private practice, nor the demands made upon him as a member of one of the busiest courts in Florida, has deterred Judge Grimes from participating in civic affairs. Among other offices, he has been president of the Greater Bartow Chamber of Commerce, director of the Bartow Memorial Hospital, a district governor of Rotary International and a chairman of the Board of Trustees of Polk Junior College. Judge Grimes is presently chairman of the Conference of District Court of Appeal Judges and a member of the Florida Council on Criminal Justice. STEPHEN H. GRIMES for the graduating seniors, their families and guests. The Honorable Stephen H. Grimes, Chief Judge of the Second District Court of Appeal, will deliver the commencement address and receive an appropriate award from the University in recognition of his record of public service. The distinguished judge, who went directly from a successful law practice to a seat on the Appellate Court, gave early indications of the conspicuous talent characterizing his tenure as a jurist. He received a B.S.B.A. with honors from the University of Florida in 1950, and an LL.B., again with honors, from the same university. In law school he was editor of the law review and became a member of Blue Key. Out of law school. Judge Grimes began the practice of law with the firm of Holland, Bevis, McRae and Smith (now Holland and Knight), Bartow, becoming a partner in that firm only two years later. Appointed to the Second District Court of Appeal in 1973, Applications For Autumn Semester Running High Applications for admission to the fall semester, which will begin on August 18, are running approximately 10% in excess of those received for admission to last fall's entering class, according to Mrs. Dorothy Heinlein, Director of Admissions. This is a somewhat surprising revelation, in that over the past two or three years applications for admission to law schools have, nationwide, been slowly decreasing from the peak years of the mid- seventies. Mrs. Heinlein also observes that, as of April' 18, 40% of the approved applicants are from out of state. Registration day for new students for the fall semester is August 15. A somewhat greater number of students than the 94 who comprised last fall's freshman class are expected to register. Mrs. Heinlein predicts an entering class of 35 for the summer session, which begins Tuesday, May 20. Florida Bar To Publish Book By Stetson Seniors J. Craig Shaw, legal editor of continuing legal education publications of the Florida Bar, has announced that a book, Florida Non-Profit Organizations Law, written entirely by Stetson College of Law students under the direction of Professor Howard L. Oleck, will be published by the CLE committee early this fall. The book has already received final approval by a steering committee comprised of James Ault, Tampa,- Richard Belz, Gainesville; Noel Nation, Miami; Paul Prosperi, Palm Beach; and Bonnie Roddenberry, Miami. The book, which evolved from a project undertaken in the course entitled Corporations, will be the first written entirely by law students to be placed among the long list of CLE publications. Following a foreword by Professor Oleck, it is divided as follows: Introduction: "A Summary of Florida Statutes on Non-Profit Organizations" —David R. Bundrick; Chapter 1: "Unincorporated Associations" — Frank Goddard; Chapter II: "Purposes and Powers"—Barry B. Byrd; Chapter III: "Organization and Incorporation"— David Bundrick; Chapter IV: "Members, Officers and Directors"—Glenn Storch; Chapter V: "Florida Taxation of Non- Profit Organizations"—Gail A. Adams; Chapter VI: "Foreign Non-Profit Organizations" — Justin C. Johnson; Chapter VII: "Property and Assets"— Richard A. Shore; Chapter VIII: "Amendments and Consolidations"— Walter H. Berg, Jr.; Chapter IX: "Dissolution and Annulment" — Emmeline Acton. Barry Byrd graduated last February. All of the other authors receive their diplomas this spring.