Vol. 3 No.2
Friday, Oct. 7, 1977
Published By Texas Tech Law School Students
The Bakke Issue
Student Opinions, Predictions
On High Court Ruling
This week the Supreme Court
of the United States began its
October, 1977 term. Among the
cases set to be heard by the high
court is that of Bakke v.
University of California Board of
Regents. The case centers
arOlmd a charge of reverse
discrimination made by Bakke,
a white male, on being refused
admission into the medical
school . at the University of
California at Davis. Bakke
charged that there were
admissions at the time of his
application by those less
qualified than he, both in grades
and aptitude scores, solely on the
basis of ethnic minority status.
The following opinions were
solicited from Tech law students
on Allen Bakke and his charge of
reverse discrimination. The
opinions are those of the people
to whom they are attributed, not
necessarily those of the QUO, the
QUO staffers, nor of the SBA.
"I think it should be held to be
reverse discrimination. I don't
believe in it." BUDDY
DOSSETT
"Ideally, race should not be on
applications. Sex as a classification should also be avoided, not
an additional consideration for
admission. Maybe social security numbers are the answer.
I think that affirmative action
is justified when two people are
equally qualified in other
respects and minority member
status is used as a beneficial
point for admission. But if one
is less qualified, he or she should
not be admitted on that. If better
qualified, of course, a minority
should be admitted over a
WASP." JIM HUNNICUTT
"Reverse Discrimination is
still Discrimination. " MARY
LOU CASSIDY
"The Supreme Court has
always tried to help minorities
into an equal position; minorities
are still in a unequal position and
any help the Supreme Court can
give them to equalize the
environment is fine with me. I
predict the Supreme Court will
continue the reverse discrimination." TIM NESTOR
"I think that if the Supreme
Court holds that the admissions
policy is a form of reverse
discrimination that it will be
holding that it is a good idea to
set upper limits on affirmative
action. I think that voluntary
affirmative action has run
uncontrolled for too long. I
would like to see controls, not
legal limits. Since the late 60's
affirmative action programs
have run wild, there must be
some kind of reasonable rational
limit." MICK McKAMIE
As a matter of policy, singling
out minorities is good as it helps
atone for past discrimination
even though, in the process,
reverse discrimination occurs.
The difficulty is in deciding who
is culturally and economically
deprived. To give thos~
minorities not deprived special
treatment is unfair to those who
are deprived. Additionally, the
Court has the problem that some
whites are deprived because of
their backgrounds (for instance
Appalachian whites~. In dealing
with this critical issue, I suspect
the court will examine evidence
to determine if there is any
reliably sufficient method to
determine which groups are
disadvantaged .
The ABA/LSD Resolution
105 speaks to the issue. It asks·
for an extension of "affirmative
action programs which legitimately take into account factors
that will reasonably adjust
racial, sexual, economic and
other differences so as to
genuinely grant equal opportunity to all." It also says that the
quota systems have been
counterproductive too often "in
that they have allowed
institutions to set limitations on
the participation by women and
minorities in their organizations. "
I personally feel that the Court
should speak fully to the issues
that are being raised by the
reverse discimination cases. I
feel that the Bakke decision
should either be reversed or
preferably deal with all the issues
in fairness to the parties
involved. I hope that the general
policy of assisting minorities will
be extended into the future until
minorities have been afforded a
substantial chance for equal
opportunity. MARK BASKETT
Letter to the Editor
To the Editor:
We urge the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Bakke v. U. of
California Board of Regents and for Texas Tech School of Law
to institute whatever policies are necessary to increase the
number of minorities at the law school.
The basic premise for the American judicial system is
"Liberty and Justice for All." To obtain this goal it is necessary to acquire access to all the various legal mechanisms
including the courts and legislature. This access requires
skill~d minority lawyers.
Historically, the legal profession has been instrumental in
establishing the social institutions of today. The legal
profession, therefore, must be held responsible for leading the
way in curing the defects.
Minorities are far from equal in this society, socially,
politically or economically. The reforms of the past decade
made little inroad in the legacy of 400 years of discrimination:
the median income of non-whites, for instance, is currently
about 60% of white income, virtually unchanged in over 20
years. Given this fundamental inequality, equal treatment of
individuals according to the standards of white America leads
to continued discrimination against third-world people.
Economic, social, and educational disadvantages replace
overt-racial classifications as means of perpetuating the
inequitable status quo. "Equal protection of the law" now
serves to prevent affirmative steps toward eliminating the
effects of historic discrimination. This new form of
discrimination is all the more insidious because it is cloaked
behind a progressive sounding appeal for "equality".
We can not ignore the problems that the racial history of our
country has left us. In order to continue on into the 21st century
as a freedom-loving democracy we must fulfill the mandate the
Constitution proscribes-"Equal Justice for All". Anything
less than equality will be disastrous. Any arguments or
decisions made that result in less than equality in view of the
historical overt . discrimination and today's covert
discrimination are indirect contradiction with the spirit and
intent of the United States Constitution.
Stephen C. McIntyre
Ingrid Stromberg
ABA/LSD Proposes Newspaper Policy
By CARTER RUSH
The following model law
school newspaper objective and
editorial policy statement was
unanimously formulated at the
Law School Newspaper W orkshop of the 1977 ABA / LSD Fall
l3th Circuit Roundtable. The
model is published here to invite
commentary and suggestions for
improvement.
of or coercion applied to editors,
contributors, advertisers, staff,
or any person supplying
information to (newspaper).
Objectives and Content
(Newspaper) deems the
following objectives especially
relevant:
Service to legal profession and
(named) law school. Content
should include news and
commentary on social issues,
politics, and financial realities.
relating to
. education.
a
professional
Content should include advice
on professional ethics, economics of practice, political
considerations in practice, and
other topics of interest.
Provide the (named~ law
school community informal
internal news and tension relief.
Content will be at the editor's
discretion.
are consistent with these
objectives. (Newspaper) may
solicit advertising as it deems
appropriate for its support.
Financing
(Newspaper~ shall seek to
become financially independent
so as to remove any possibility of
restraint.
Reservation of Rights
As (newspaper) is an
mdependent forum there shall be
no prior restraint of censorship of
its content by any means by any
Service to and protection of
(named) law school students,
past, present, and future.
These policy statement shall
not serve as limitations on
(newspaper~, but are merely
(Newspaper ~shall inter- affirmative statements of present
change articles with other . position and (newspaper) republications and will accept serves all rights not asserted by
articles from any individual, this statement.
persons whatsoever. (Newspaper ~ shall solely determine the
content of its publications. There
shall especially be no harassment
Content should include official
announcements and analysis of
academic quality, administrative efficiency, and other matters
especially from within the
(named) law school community,
but reserves the right to
determine whether the articles
Suppression/Intimidation
QUO
Letters Policy
Letters to the Editor must be
typed, double spaced, on a
sixty-space line. The letter must
be signed, though names will be
withheld .on request. Topics
should have some connection
with matters of interest at Texas
Tech School of Law or the legal
profession in general. Letters
Sources of Content
Commentary should he addressed to QUO - ABA/LSD
editor and he dropped off in the
SBA office.
may be edited for length but care
will be taken not to alter
meanings. Letters accepted and
printed do not necessarily reflect
the sentiments or opinions of the
QUO staff, nor those opinions of
the faculty, staff, or administration of Texas Tech School of
Law.
QUO
Dean Elliott Heads Slate
Dean Frank W. Elliott, Jr.
J. Michael Irish
Assistant Dean J . Michael
Irish, better known as Mike,
views his new position as
three-fold including responsibility for placement, alumni-bar
relations, and continuing legal
·education. Additionally, Irish is
responsible for the annual
alumni giving program and
conducts a clinical program
seminar in Prosecuting Crimes.
A West Texas native, Irish
holds both undergraduate and
law degrees from Texas Tech. A
'72 J.D. degree capped off a law
school career that included Delta
Theta Phi membership and
charter membership in the first
Moot Court Board.
Following law school, Irish
first practiced in the County
Attorney's office then went to the
Criminal District Attorney's
office following the consolidation
with the County Attorney, where
he became Chief Assistant
Prosecutor for Misdemeanors in
June, 1973. He was later named
First Assistant District Attorney
in September of the same year, a
post he filled until entering
private practice in 1975. On
September I, 1977, he officially
stepped into his duties as
assistant dean.
Irish views his duties almost as
a labor of love.
"lowe a lot to this law
school," he comments. "And
this is my opportunity to do
something for the school."
Promoting the law school in all
areas through continuing legal
education a service to the
profession and the public, as well
as the school is a top priority to
Irish, who also feels that
continuing contact · with the
alumni is important to build
solid school-alumni relationship.
Another top priority is
placement. Irish says that he
feels that his job is to assist
students in any way to obtain
employment, which would
include promoting the law school
to prospective employers so that
they will come here to interview
and traveling throughout the
state to broaden the base from
which those prospective employers come.
"I want any firm in Texas here
to interview that is interested in
interviewing graduates in a
professional capacity. " Irish
adds.
According to Irish, some 50 or
so firms will be at the law school
to interview this fall. Since some
of his classmates are returning
now to interview, Irish feels
uniquely qualified to recruit
additional interviews from firms
now headed by or staffed with
Tech Law School graduates.
"Two factors we've really got
working for us now," he
commented, "are the school's
reputation through graduates
out in the field and the
reputation of Dean Elliott in
By PAT MOSELEY
"Our goal here is excellence as
it always is," Tech Law School
Dean Frank W. Elliott firmly
states.
Elliott, who took over the post
as the second Dean in the history
of the school in June, 1977,
visualizes his role before the
general public as being in charge
of the whole operation and that
for all practical purposes he is
responsible for the entire
operation of the school.
"Obviously," he adds, "there
are areas where the faculty will
make the decisions and rightly
should do so. But in the long run
the responsibility is mine."
"There is a gray area between
academic and administrative
responsibilities which are internally worked out. Externally, I
am involved in all aspects
whether academic or administrative."
Highly qualified in the field of
Texas procedure, Elliott is an
editor for West 's Texas Forms,
formerly Stayton 's forms. Elliott
holds both his bachelor's and law
degrees from The University of
Texas at Austin. He earned the
Bachelor of Arts in 1951, and the
L.L.B. from Texas Law School
in 1957. While in law school,
Elliott was a member of the law
review staff and served as
Comments Editor for the law
review.
Mter teaching at Texas Law
School for 19 years, Elliott plans
to teach a minimum of one
course per term at Tech
beginning in the spring term with
Texas Pre-Trial Procedure .
Currently, he plans to teach
Evidence in the fall term of 1978.
While at The University Law
School, Elliott held t he
Fullbright-J aworski Chair. He is
also a reserve Army Colonel in
Judge Advocate-General P rogram.
"I've seen no great difference
in students here though I've had
no chance yet to teach and I'm
saying that from hearsay, "
Elliott commented on a relative
comparison between Tech and
Texas law students.
Elliott is looking forward to
some expansion of the law school
with the addition next fall of an
additional section . Currently the
first year class is comprised of
two sections of approximately 80
students. The expansion will
provide three sections of about
News~
BY PAT MOSELEY
LET ME INTR ODUCE YOU
TO QUOQU 0 was begun two years ago
by a group of students who felt
that some need existed for a Law
School student newspaper.
Originally, Dictum had been in
that postion. Now, however,
Dictum functions more or less as
an alumni newsletter published
annually.
Assistant Dean J. Michaellrish
Texas law."
"I'm really excited about
working with Frank Elliott, he'll
be able to do tremendous things
for the Law School, .. Irish
enthuses.
Another point for enthusiasm
with Irish is the Prosecuting
Crimes seminar, his first
teaching experience.
"It's one of the most enjoyable
parts of the job." He adds, "I'm
looking forward to continuing to
teach the seminar."
Law School Day Seminar Saturday
The Texas Tech School of
Law will be the site of a "Law
School Day Seminar" on
Saturday, October 22. This
day-long event is designed to
introduce the study of law to
persons in the West Texas area
who might be considering
attending law school. The
seminar is jointly sponsored by
the Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity
and the Women's Law Caucus.
The program will begin with a
discussion of admission procedures and entrance requirements. A mock trial and a moot
court demonstration are planned
as well as an introduction to legal
research in the Tech Law
Library. A tour of the law school
and opportunities to talk with
students and professors are
slated.
A featured event will be a series
of mini-seminars on the general
topic, "How To Survive in Law
75 stud~nts each. With the added
enrollment, Elliott also forsees a
growth in the faculty with the
addition of three full-time
faculty in the fall of 1979.
Asked .about the reputation
'l'ech is developing as law school
with a strong Texas emphasis,
Elliott commented that he feels
that the emphasis should be to
educate students to function as a
lawyer, a practicing lawyer.
With the large number of
required courses on non-exclusive Texas subjects, he feels that
the electives are valuable to the
curriculum.
"Tech has a reputation for
turning out lawyers that can
practice in a hurry," he stated,
"and that may be due to the
required course load which
students in other law schools are
not required to take."
While obviously dedicated,
Elliott is not all business as he
will confess to a passion for the
cartoon strip "Peanuts". He
enjoys relating an incident
growing out of a series from a
year or so ago when Snoopy, as
Charlie Brown's attorney, plans
his courtroom presentation to
.include telliIig the story about
the farmer and three hogs which
School." These meetings will
focus on special problems which
might face the law student, such
as having to work while
attending school, or being a
minority law student or a female
law student, or trying to raise a
family while studying ten hours d
day. These seminars will be led
by law students who have
" survived" these challenges.
The Law School Day Seminar
is free and is open to both current
college students and graduates
who are considering a return to
school. A special invitation is
extended to those who might lack
access to information about a
legal career .
The program will begin at 9
Saturday morning, October 22,
and continue until 4. All
meetings will be in the Law
School building on the Texas
Tech campus.
QUO welcomes any and all
assistance in this, the third year.
In the past, attempts were made
to produce printed issues solely.
This year plans include the
printed issues, two a semester,
but also an offset newsletter. The
SBA Board of Governors has
voted through funding for the
printed issues, what you're
reading, and the Law School
administration is allowing use of
offset equipment for the
newsletter. (For these blessings,
we are truly grateful, Oh Lord! )
Seriously speaking, without
funding from some source, and
administrative aid, QUO would
cease to exist for no one truly has
the time to put out a newspaper.
As Steve Dial, editor emeritis,
once said "I didn't come to law
school to publish a newspaper."
But with law school community
effort, QUO can and should
continue.
Let me urge anyone who is
interested in writing, drawing
cartoons, doing pasteup, or
whatever, to please contact
Robert Lybrand , SBA president , P at Moseley, QUO editor,
or anyone whose name appears
as a writer in this edition.
***
Of New Faculty Faces
Snoopy declared, "They always
teach that joke the first year in
law school." Elliott and some
other professors at Texas Law
School wrote Charles Schultze,
creator ofthe "Peanuts" strip, to
find out what the "famous" joke
was. Schultze was forced to
admit that he didn't know either.
After a modicum of research, the
professors found a Texas case
involving a "Watch Hog" which
they sent on to Schultze as the
closest to his mythical farmer
and three hogs joke.
A collector of Western art,
Elliott's office walls are
reminiscent of a Charles
Remington gallery. Additionally, an antique rolltop desk
dominates one corner. According to the lore attached to the
desk, Elliott explained, the desk
was originally built for William
Jennings Bryan's father. However, that has not been
confirmed .
Elliott notes that he would like
to see expansion in the law school
other than that of enrollment and
faculty. He views as a necessary
goal increased alumni participation to generate endowment
funds for the law school. He also
would like to see an expansion in
r' Things
REMINDER
A reminder to all law school
students, and new information
for first-year people, certain
portions of faculty meetings are
open to student attendance. The
usual proviso of limitation is that
the crowd should not become so
great that the faculty members
can't get it. The closed portions
of meetings are reserved to
personnel, disciplinary matters
and the like. An agenda of topics
for faculty meetings has usually
been posted in advance of the
meeting date in the past.
Traditionally, meetings are held
on Wednesday afternoons
beginning at 3:30 on the second
floor of the faculty wing.
***
PHI DELTA PHI LEGAL
SKILLS SEMINAR
This Wednesday, Phi Delta
Phi presented Jack Stoffregen, a
local attorney, on "Defending
DWI's" as a part of the
continuing Legal Skills Seminar.
Future speakers and topics
include:
John Montford on "Counseling Clients" on October 19 at 7
p.m.
"Let's Hear Their Side of It:
The Value of Legal Secretaries"
on Wednesday, October 26, at 7
p.m.
Leota Alexander
"Teaching is much more
intellectually stimulating than
my regular practice," commented Ms. Leota Alexander,
currently teaching a section of
Marital Property at the Tech
Law School.
the clinical programs which
would grow as the size of the law
school expands.
"I'm having a great time,"
Elliott enthuses. "Though I'm
not looking forward to the dust
storms."
Ms. Alexander, a member of
the first graduating class of Tech
Law School, claims she came to
the law as a career by accident.
. While completing undergraduate studies at the University of
Wyoming, she had decided that
she really did not want a career in
her major, Math, when she
walked past the Wyoming Law
School and decided to see about
entering. At the time she was
accepted she was the on ly
woman law student at the
Wyoming school.
Completing her studiel> here,
Ms. Alexander initially began
practice in the office of the
County Attorney, prior to the
consolidation of the offic e into
the present Criminal District
Attorney system.
Professor
Paul Reynolds
Professor Paul D. Reynolds
has joined the faculty of the Law
School this year after completing
the Master of Laws degree at
Columbia University. Reynolds'
most recent studies have been in
international law which will be
his area of teaching responsibility. By coming to Tech,
Professor Reynolds will add to
the curriculum in international
law which he would like to see as
additionaly in International
Banking and Finance, International organizations, and a
course in comparative law.
Although a long-term resident
of the United States, Reynolds
retains his Irish citizenship. His
legal education includes a law
degree at Trinity College in
Dublin. The basic law degree
there is a four-year course of
study resulting in a B.A. in Legal
Sciences. Reynolds also completed the requirements for an
L.L.B . concurrently with his last
two years of undergraduate
study in an honors program
which covered both Irish and
English law. Most of the
requirements for .his entry into
Gray's Inn of the English Bar
have been completed and
Reynolds hopes to be completed
and called up in the next few
years.
At the present time; Prof.
Reynolds is producing a book on
international bank charters as
well as settling into Lubbock.
The book is slated for 1978
publication. Reynolds chose
Tech as his first teaching post for
two reasons-faculty support
facilities seemed better and the
friendliness of the people of
Lubbock.
Professor Leota Alexander
Currently a solo practitioner,
she explains that she finds it
much easier to structure her time
and family commitments with
her practice without t he
demands and responsibilities of a
multi-member firm or associate
practice.
Her practice she d~scribes as
general, but explains that it is
?I?stly family law and personal
mJury cases.
.
"Before I started teaching
here," she commented. "I had
forgotten how intelligent law
students are, what incisive and
important questions they ask."
"I'd like to see more women in
the courtroom," she adds, while
explaining that she personally
prefers to work outside the
courtroom. She seems to feel that
there is a need for more women in
advocacy.
Professor Ralph Edwards
Ralph Edwards, a 1973
graduate of Texas Tech Law
School, is currently teaching the
Texas Land Titles course here at
Tech. Edwards, managing
partner of Lubbock Abstract and
Title Company, is particularly
well-versed in the field since his
daily work centers around the
area.
"I'm doing something I love to
do and it's never the same
twice," commented Edwards
about his work as managing
partner in the Abstract and Title
Company. Edwards, who is not
a West Texas native, says he
much prefers working with West
Texas titles over those from East
Texas since the work and tracing
is much cleaner, much easier.
TEXAS TECH
"nl take West Texas over
East Texas anytime for title
work. It's much clearer, easier to
work."
Edwards has been associated
with the Abstract and Title
Company for about six years,
beginning his work with this
company while still a Tech Law
student.
Edwards says he has found a
big difference in teaching here at
the Law School as compared
with some prior teaching
experience in the public schools.
He comments that it is definitely
more challenging.
"I would like to continue to
teach," he concluded.
In addition to her practice and
her family, Ms. Alexander
served on the Dean Search
Committee last year, has served
for three years on the District
Grievance Committee for the
State Bar and has served as
treasurer for the local Bar
Association.
A first-time-ever teacher, Ms.
Alexander is married to Vic
Alexander, of the HOUde of
Alexander, and she laughed ...
"It is community property!"
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EVERYTHING FOR THE
STUDENT, PROFESSOR
AND CLASSROOM
TEXTBOOKS
Mike Ward and Tom
Giovannitti on "Tips from
Recent Graduates" on November 2 at 12:30 p.m.
The seminar is open to all
interested law students.
GENERAL BOOKS
SCHOOL SUPPLI ES
STATIONERY
AND GIFTS
ON THE CAMPUS
"OWNED
AND
OPERATED
BY
TEXAS
TECH
UNIVERSITY··
Sowell
Repeats
Racquet
Win
QUO SPORTS
Campus Community Flag Football Roundup
Force 7
OTIS 0
Bombers 20
GSS 0
Psychology 0
. Law Hawks 13
Moose 10
Law Hawks 0
OTIS 7
GSSO
Force 0
Bombers 7
P sychology 0
Moose 7
Law Hawks 12
GSS16
By KEN McALISTER
J ohn Sowell swept the last two
matches to win first place
Saturday in the Second Annual
Law School Racquetball Tourney.
Sowell had been invincible
thr~ughout the tourney. He did
not lose a single game in six
matches. Sowell claimed the first
place trophy for the second time
in the event.
The semi-final matches,
played early Saturday at the
YMCA, saw Sowell defeating
Billy Robinson, losing only three
points in two games.
Bill Ward, who had advanced
to the finals with a 2-1 victory
over Jim Culbertson, dropped
the second game but regained
control of the match when the
score was 5-all in the third game.
Ward secured at least second
place and had a shot at Sowell
Saturday afternoon.
Sowell was in top form, hitting
passing and kill shots in
succession to take home the
trophy. Game scores stood at
1.5-2 and 15-1 when the smoke
cleared.
The tourney, annually sponsored by Phi Alpha Delta, was
larger than had been expected as
35 participated.
TEAM
1. Bombers
2. Moose
3. Force
4. OTIS
5. GSS
6. LawHawks
7. P sychology
Standings
WON
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
o
2
A fraternity can be all these
things, providing social functions and adding one more item
to your resume, but it can be
much more. At Texas Tech Law
School, Phi Alpha D elta is also a
means to involvement in school
activities.
Aside fr om the usual
opportunities o~ running for
office PAD offers several ways to
participate. One of these is the
Drug Education Program which
is a lecture program geared to
informing the public of the legal
penalties of drug misuse.
The Drug Program offers a
unique way of learning to speak
to groups in addition to gaining
some practical information
about Texas law.
Other PAD sponsored activities include a placement service,
a speaker series, a proposed
Several prominent "PAD's"
in the Lubbock area, include
Federal District Judge H. O.
Woodward and Texas Bar
Association President Travis
Shelton. T he speaker series is
aimed at asking practicing
attorneys or judges to offer
advice and information to law
students. Judge Woodward will
be speaking to the fraternity
soon.
The schoolwide tennis tournament and racquetball tournament are held each fall and open
to all law students. The
tournaments aren't the only
recreational activities. There is
more than an occasional party
including pre-game warm ups
and TGIF parties. The parties
are open to members and guests.
This year's P AD officers
include Justice Ed Pearce,
Vice-Justice Ben Woodward,
Treasurer Jay Turner and
Secretary Linda Groves.
The annual Delta Theta Phi
"Greater Law School Open" was
h eld October 1 at the
Meadowbrook Municipal Goll
Course.
Winners in Championship
Flight were Professors Bob
Wood and Chuck Bubany.
Chuck Ellison and James Edison
took second place while Woody
Glenn and .Steve Krier placed
third.
Calloway Flight winners were
John Walsh and Kyle Miller.
Dan Hurley and Bill Dufour
placed second in that flight and
Larry Sherman and Mark
Mosely won third place.
Professor Wood and Ben
Wallace shared the medalist
honors in the event.
Officers for thp. Delts for the
current year are: Steve Schultz,
dean; Terry Hudson, vice-dean;
Mark Griffin and Dan Renner,
social chairmen; Mike Line,
sergeant-at-arms; Weldon Grisham, treasurer; and Janis
Alexander, secretary.
ABA
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PDP is sponsoring Parent's
Day Nov. 5. Parents of first
year students have been invited
to the law school and will participate in a mock Torts class.
PDP also plans to host a wine
and cheese tasting party later
this semester. Mac Stewart,
Magister, said the mixture of
social events such as the Tequila
Sunrise Party held previously
and seminars on the Tequila
Sunrise Party held previously
and seminars on "How to Go to
Law School" and "Practice
Skills" reflects PDP's emphasis
on both academic and social
aspects of law school life.
PDP also plans a Law School
Day for high-school students
later this year in addition to the
annual chess tournament.
The fraternity, which has sixty
members, maintains a loan
program for its members. Each
year~ ten $500 loans are granted.
The loans are interest-free if the
recipient completes law school
within two years of the grant of
the loan. Additionally, several
scholarships are available each
year to members.
LSD
Minority
Clerkship
Program
By JAN MARTIN
Is a legal fraternity something
you join for the parties, is it a way
to get involved in school
activities, or does it only mean
that you will have something to
put on your resume when its time
to look for a job?
PDP is sponsored by Prof.
Dave Cummins. To be eligible
for membership, a seventy-five
average is necessary.
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don't have to go to Iran. You can
be sent to jail here for just
distributing handbills. Companies can manipulate the politicians." Happily, Perales noted
that "people have learned that if
you want to do something you
Perales addressed the question
can but it takes willpower and
"Why unionize-especially in
effort. "
this area?"
Perales, currently in Lubbock
While claiming the unions attempting to organize the Levi
were greatly responsible for Strauss plant, says Levi Strauss
group insurance programs in is not a vicious company but that
most large companies, seniority "they don't open any doors." A
rights, paid vacations, and the victory in Lubbock would give
like, Perales felt the most "the workers of Clovis,
significant achievement by the Plainview, and Midland/ Odessa
unions was the security each courage" and enable "the future
union worker had in his job: It family to have the gains of the
was this very security, Perales labor movement," he added.
claimed, that enabled the union
The opportunity to appear
families to provide education for . before law students was a happy
their children.
one said Perales. Someday, a
Perales also argued the student may be in the position to
"companies are vicious. They "help the forgotten, the
know how to use the laws. You forgotten who had so little."
scholarship program, the tennis
tournament and the racquetball
tournament. The placement
service is getting started in
Lubbock and will cover a larger
area as it grows.
Delt
Tourney
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By BOB BLACK
Jose Perales, a union
organizer in the Southwest for
thirteen years, addressed law
students sponsored by the
National Lawyers Guld.
As Fraternity
By Bob Black
Phi Delta Phi, an international legal fraternity with chapters
in Mexico, Canada, Puerto
Rico, and throughout the V.S.,
will conduct their annual rush of
first-year students during the
spring semester.
LOST
Why Organize?
PAD Examined
PDP Sets Social
Emphasis
Wood
Sweeps
By CARTER RUSH
The Honorable Patrick E.
Higginbotham, V.S. district
Court Judge, Northern District
of Texas, Dallas Division, has
announced an opening in his
minority clerkship program.
This position carries a $14,000
per year stipend funded by the
Dallas Bar F oundation. Applicants must be of minority status
and plan to practice in the area.
The judge stated that white
females are NOT a minority
group and that letters of inquiry
and resumes should be sent to his
office at 1100 Commerce,
Dallas, Texas.
QUO
Staff
EDITOR ........ Pat Moseley
SPORTS EDITOR Russ Nelms
WRITERS ........ Bob Black,.
Jim Hunnicutt, Jan Martin,
Ken McAlister, and
Carter Rush
Corner
Following its Fall Roundtable
in Dallas and a visit by Dan
Dobbins, 13th Circuit Governor,
the Texas Tech chapter of the
LSD staged its first annual
ABA / LSD Week.
The Roundtable held at SMV
was attended by eight Tech
students, the largest such
attendance ever by our school.
The program included · workshops, business meetings, and
entertainment at the Playboy
Club. The conference was
attended by about eighty
students from thirteen schools in
Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas. The next gathering of our
circuit will be in New Orleans
this spring.
Following the .Roundtable,
plans were immediately made to
stage a special membership
drive. In order to initiate that
drive, Dobbins, a third-year law
student at South Texas College
of Law, flew to Lubbock to
promote interest in the Division.
Upon arriving on the afternoon
of September 30, Dobbins met
with Assistant Deans Mike Irish
and Annette Marple. He then
attended the Delt's "Oh,
Calcutta" party. On Saturday
Dobbins headed to the golf
course to bid the tournament
participants adieu, before his
return to that polluted city in the
south.
As everyone is aware of the
efforts made during the
ABA/ LSD Week, no space will
be used here to solicit members.
It should be noted that Terry
Hudson, Russell Thornton,
Sherry Grisham, Ron Wells,
Dan Barrett, Carol Crabtree,
and many others did outstanding
jobs at handling such skeptics as
Renner and Griffin. The week
had to be termed successful not
only in signing new members,
but also in informing students
about programs that are
available through Division
membership.