SCHOOL OF LAW / TEXAS
V
t _ I I,
N U M B E 'R
UNIVERSITY
FEBRUARY
2
1971
By EDDIE T. SMITH
Dictum Staff
Texas Tech's first class of law
graduates made legal history during
1970 by posting the top five grades
on the June bar exam ina tion, the
first such achievement in Texas history, according to observers.
In a field of 580 recent law graduates taking the June examination,
Mrs. Ruth Kirby of Littlefield and
Marwin B. Brakebill of Ralls tied for
top honors with a score of 92.
In a tie for second place with
grCl!des of 89 were Mrs. Leota Alexander of Lubbock, William Shaw of
Brownwood and David Segrest of
Lubbock.
'Dallas are two of the reasons Texas Tech law bachelors
find it difficult to
the
that is. The two
(See
Bachelors Club.
By BRUCE MAGNESS
Associate Editor
Tom Womble, a senior from Morse,
took over as editor-in-chief of the
Texas Tech Law Review in January
to fill the shoes of Jack Driskill, who
graduated in December.
Womble was selected by the Law
Review Board of Editors in a fall
election, and senior Bruce Magness
was selected to take Womble's place
in the position of business manager.
Other members of the editoria'l board
for the spring semes.ter are Duane
Neill, managing editor; Bob Burnett,
leading articles editor; Reggie Reeves,
cite editor, and Marvin Marshall, note
editor.
The third issue of the Texas Tech
Law Review is scheduled to go to
in January and should be ready
distribution in February, according to Editor-in-Chief Womble. Volume Two, Number One will feature
lead articles by the Honorable John
Brown, chief justice of the Fifth CirUnited States Court of Appeals,
Reed QuiUiam, professor of law,
Texas Tech University.
Also included in the issue will be
five student comments and 16 student
case notes. Student comments, which
are summations of the law in a particular area coupled with recent developments, were written by Driskill
of Tuna, Womble of Morse, Burnett
of Knox City, Jane Edmiston of
Weatherford and Robert W. Baker of
Fort Stockton.
Case notes, which consist of analysis
of a recent case and its impact, were
written by Reggie Reeves of Canyon,
Duane Neill of ChristovaH, Ty Sparks
of Los Angeles, Newal Squyres of
Denver City, Hollis Webb Jr. of Big
Spring, Jim Shackelford of Fort
Worth, Phil Wylie of Floydada, Mike
and Suzan Riddle of Lubbock, Benny
Lowe of Bryson, Magness of Lubbock, Kent Sims of Wheeler, Milton
(See LAW REVIEW, Page 3)
PROF. WALTE,R R. PHll..LIPS
s E
PAD Officer
By JOHN L. HUTCmSON
Dictum Staff
Professor Walter Ray Phillips,
member of the Texas Tech School of
Law faculty, is the new Chief Tribune
of the 65,000-member Phi Alpha Delta
legal fraternity.
An active worker in the fraternity
since his days as a law student at
Vanderbilt University" PI1ofessor Phillips was elected to head the powerful Supreme Tribunal at the fraternity's September international convention held in New Orleans.
The three~member TI1ibunal serves
primarily as an advisory body on legal
questions arising within the fraternity.
Other prominent functions include
administration of a $70,000 scholarship program which offers a $500 annual student grant to each of the 114
Successful Yea,I"
Texas Tech's showing on the June
exam climaxed an already successful
year which had seen 13 December
graduates post a cumulative average
law school chapters in the U.S.,
Canada and Puerto Rico. Scholarships
are made available to any deserving
law student, whether or not a member of PAD, Phillips said.
IS-Year Veteran
Professor PhilJ.ips' association with
the fraternity began more than 16
years ago as a pledge of the stUdent
chapter at Vanderbilt University.
His service to the fraternity has included chapter clerk and justice while
at Vanderbilt, alumni and student
advisory positions at various chapters
across the nation, and most recently
he served as District VII Justice for
the PAD chapters of Texas and Louisiana. He was :Ilaculty advisor to
the Texas Tech Sam Rayburn Chap(See PROF. PHILLIPS, Page 3)
EXAM, Pa,g,e 6)
A total of 15 third-year students
completed requirements for the Doctor of Jurisprudence degree during
December at the Texas Tech School
of Law.
The 15-member graduating class
reflects an increase of one person
over the 14 who completed degree
requirements last December. Approximately 50 others were graduated in
May and August.
December graduates included Herbert A. Becker of Serfridge, N.D.,
Mary R. Bobbitt of Lubbock, R. Paul
Brauchle of Lubbock, Jack P. Driskill of Tulia, Robert N. Eames of Fort
Worth, Cam L. Fannin Jr. of Luhbock, Ralph W. Gallini of Lilltlefield,
Aaron S. Goldberg of San Angelo,
C. Terry Hagin of Garland, Keno M.
Henderson Jr. of Amarillo, Loyd N.
Jones of Winnsboro, Jack P. Martin
Jr. of Crosbyton, Jimmy D. Rudd of
Farmington, N.M., John M. Sanders
of Seminole, and John J. Wheir of
Amarillo.
Mor,e Grad;!J Due
Approximately 35 more third-year
students are slated to receive J.D.
degrees in May and August.
Almost all of the recent graduates
and spring candidates were members
of the Law School's second entering
class which enrolled here in temporary Army barracks during the fall
of 1968. Since that time, the school
has been moved to a new $3 million
law school complex and enrollment
has almost tripled.
The December graduates were
scheduled to take the Texas bar
examination January 25 in Austin.
PAGE TWO
DICTUM-FEBRUARY, 1971
LAW REVIEW ME'ETS JUSTICE FORTAS- Texas Tech law Review Editor-in-Chief
Jack Driskill (center) and Managing Editor Duane Neill (right) chat with former
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas during his recent visit to the Tech Law
School. Fortas was on campus for a major address to Tech undergraduates and
lubbock citizens but took time to visit the Law School where he spoke briefly
on recent developments in the law.
Law Wives Start Scholarship
Program; Spring Calendar Set
By NATHAN HOFFMAN
Dictum Staff
Further fund-raising, presentation
of a scholarship. and "pot luck" head
the list of activities slated by the Texas Tech Law Wives for the 1971 spring
semester, which will be climaxed by
a breakfast and installation of new
of£icers on May 8.
A "first" for the law wives organization is slated for this spring in the
form of an annual scholarship. Club
President Mrs. Pete (Jackie) Harland
announced that the 1970 scholarship
will be presented this spring to a deserving second or third-year law student in the amount of $85. Current
plans call for awarding the scholarship on a biennial basis, she said.
Programs Revealed
Scheduled for the organization's
January gathering was a discussion
on interior design by Mrs. L ee Conley of Dunlap's Interior S.tudio. The
program was slated for J a nuary II
in the Law School Forum.
During the month of February, club
officers plan a combination "pot luck
supper" and Valentine party on F ebruary 12 in the Pioneer Gas Company's Flame Room. Members are
scheduled to bring their husbands and
their favorite covered-dish recipes for
an informal "eatfest" beginning at
7 :30 p.m. The me al will be followed
by a social hour.
Tentative plans for March include
a tour of the newly-constructed Texas
Tech Museum, with April emphasis
divided between an "Easter Egg
Hunt" at Tech Terrace for the children of the law faculty and students
on April 8, and a supper April 12 in
the Pioneer Gas Flame Room. Nomination and election of 1971-72 officers
will highlight the evening.
Serves Community
To the casual observer, Texas Tech
Law Wives appears to be merely an
opportunity
for
social
gathering
among women whose husbands are
preparing for the legal profession.
Since inception, however, the organization has made its presence known
throughout the Lubbock community
and within the Law School. Sponsors
of numerous civic-minded and serviceoriented undertakings, members have
channelled a large portion of their efforts into community projects, such
as the 1970 program of tutoring underprivileged children. Correspondingly,
Law Wives furnish service to the Law
School: providing coffee to students
during final exams, sponsoring a coffee for returning alumni during Homecoming, granting scholarships, and
acting as hostesses for various Law
School functions.
Tech PADs To Host Conclave
The School of Law will be buzzing
with fraternity activitiy midway
through the spring semester as the
Sam Rayburn chapter of Phi Alpha
Delta serves as host for the annual
District 7 PAD Conclave of chapters
in Texas and Louisiana.
Conclave Justice David Casey, thirdyear student fr om Wichita Falls, said
approximately 40 delegates are expected for the one-day affair. At last
report, the conclave was tentatively
set for late February 'o r early March.
Expected to be represented at the
g athering are Louisiana State University, Loyola University. Tulane,
Baylor, University of Houston, South
Texas College of Law in Houston,
Texas Southern, Southern Methodist,
St. Mary's University, the University
of Texas and Texas Tech.
Serving with Casey on the conclave
planning committee are PAD members Cha rles Hume, Jim Dallas, Bill
Stroman and Craig Brummett. Also
instrumental in planning for the event
is Professor Walter Ray Phillips,
immed iate past district justice and
newly- elected Chief Tribune of the
intern ational fraternity. Alan Johnson
is jus tice of the host Sam Rayburn
chapter.
The Tech PAD chapter was selected
as the 1971 conclave site at last year's
meeting in Baton Rouge, La. Casey
and third-year student Bruce Magness represented Tech .a t the 1970
conclave.
FORMER STUDENTS
Texas Tech law professors Glen
W. Shellhaas and David C. Cummins
were both students of Professor
George Neff Stevens during their law
school days. Professor Stevens, former dean of the University of Washington School of Law, is now a fellow
faculty member with Shellhaas and
Cummins at Texas Tech.
DIeTl],\( Is publish e d periodically by the
Tf'lxas Tf>r:h S('hool of 'L aw in co-ope-.ra tion
with thf! s('hool's Student Bar Associa,t .ion.
Views expressed by the editor, staff or
~Ilf"st r,olumnists do not ne('.essarUy reflect
the opinion of either the university or law
srhoo l admin ist r at ion or the Studf"nt. Rar
Associa.tion. CompoSition for this publication is by Tf'('h l'ress, Texas wfec h ( : rtin~r­
sih'. Photos (',ourteSY of Texas Ter.h Inforlnatiun Office.
Edito r - in-C/ti"C
lWbert W. B",ker
Associate Editor
Bruce d\fa~ness
Sta.ff
..fohn Hutrhlson, nan Dent,
Eddie T. Smith, ~likf'J Thomas, Jeff
Ba)'nham \fr., Jtandy Lh'in~ston, Art
Lara, .Jerry Kolander, ;\"athan 'HoffDlan,
.~UJton
\\'alkf".r , Bf".nny .Lowe,
Rirhard
Palmer. .James "'(r~Donald,
.Jf'Jffrey \\'f"ntworth.
Fa.culty Advisor
W. Reed Quilliam
An impress.i ve list of visiting speakers appeared at the Texas Tech School
of Law during the fall semester under t he auspices of the Student Bar Association's "SPEAKERS SERIES." Heading the list of visiting dignitaries was
ABE FORTAS, former justice of the United States Supreme Court. Justice
Fortas met with a sizable gathering of students and facuIty members at an
informal reception September 17 in the Law School Forum prior to a full-scale
address later that evening on the main Tech campus. His remarks at the Law
School centered primarily on recent developments in the law which he views
as "infringements on individual liberties." His comments were directed primarily at the new federal "no-knock" law which permits law officers to enter
private residences without warning under certain circumstances.
JUDGE MEADE GRIFFIN, form er associate justice of the Texas Supreme
Court, appeared here on September 25 to fascinate a student aud.ience with
"experiences of a young attorney on the South Plains of Texas." Judge Griffin's
address dealt primarily with a necdotes concerning his earlier years in private
practice and as a district and county attorney in the area between LUbbock
and Amarillo. Excerpts from his speech which drew considera·ble response:
"When I was a young attorney, an .o ldtimer told m e to never waive anything
except a n American Flag;" "While running fo- district attorney in the early
1930's, I arrived in Muleshoe to find that m). campaign manager had been
murdered the same day. The townspeople told me I could have their votes
if I'd get a conviction for the murde r;" "Capital punishment is necessary
only in rare cases, but when it's needed it's just like killing a rabid dogthey shouldn't be running at large;" "In looking back over 20 years on the
Supreme Court, the opinions which seemed the least important at the time
they were rendered have turned out to be the ones that everybody in the state
is c-iting."
BYRON FULLERTON, unsuccessful candidate for the Texas lieutenant
governor's post, appe.ared here on a campaign swing shortly before fa~ing
Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes in the November genera'! e lection. Fullerton, aSSOCIate
dean at the University of Texas Law School for the past seven years, emphasized the "need for more citizens who are willing to jump into the mtddle of
controversy" for the good of the state and the nation. He elaborated on his
definition of "controversy" by relating his experience as a statewide candidate for public office. "Running for statewide office in a Democratic state,
being criticized by your friends for wearing the wrong kind of socks, chewing
gum, and putting your ha nds in your pockets are some of the things I mean
by controversy," he s·a id. Outlining his views on proposed cha nges for marijuana control in Texas, Fullerton was critical of the "emotional approach being
taken by incumbent politicians." "We've got to look at the marijua na problem
r ealistically, and this does not mean advocating lesser penalties for possession
and saying 'get tough with the pushers.' What we need to do first is to define
marijuana, and then if we decide to classify it as a dangerous drug or narcotic,
we need to devise laws which would provide severe penalties for dealers who
are found in possession of specific, large quantities of marijuana- a lot like
the enforcement of liquor laws." Fullerton told his audience that he entered
the lieutenant governor's race to "assure that Ben Barnes was not elected by
default. "
WILLARD WIRTZ, former Secretary of Labor during the Kennedy Administration, appeared at the School of Law November 12 in conjunction with
another appearanc e on the main Tech campus. Characterizing himself as a
"professional nomad," Wirtz told his student a udience that they had chosen
the best possible career for a man with "nomad" tendenc~es. One of the na tion 's
leading experts in the field of labor Jaw, Wirtz has served as a professor of
law at Northwestern University and on other c1ampuses for more than a decade.
In 1942, he accepted a position with the Board of Economic Welfare in Washington a nd from there rose to hold positions of chief counsel, appeals chairman,
a nd public member of the National War Labor Board; chairman of the WLB's
success-or agency , the National Wage Sta bi'lization Board; and eventually to
Secretary of Labor in 1962. He was instrumental in Adlai Stevenson's bid for
the presidency a nd was Stevenson's assoC'iate in a Chicago law firm. In response to student questicns, Wirtz advocated federal wage-price guidelines to
overcome the nation's current economic crisis, and as trustee for the bankrupt
Penn-Central Railroad system, he advocated further federal support for the
declining railroad industry. He predicted that "white collar" union organization
will see a sharp upturn in the near future despite a complacent "leveling-off
in blue collar membership."
SGT. DAVID DURK, a member of the New York City Police Department
who is currently touring the coun try in search of "rookie recruits " and in
promotion of better public understanding of police work, appeared here for
an hour-long address on October 28. Admitting that police officers often abuse
the "tremendous discretionary power that they hold," Durk proposed that
the most effective answer to inferior law enforcement was the involvement
of higher-cali:ber officers. "In 1969, the average I.Q. of new cops in New
York City was 93.19. With 32,000 cops in New York, people stilI have three
locks on their doors and bars on their windows-and a lot of these cops run
the other way when they hear the crash o:f breaking glass." He emphasized
that this situation will not improve until well-educated, dedicated young people,
"who say they want to do something for their country," decide to join law
enforcement. "And it will take young men without five kids and a mortgaged
house to come in and do something about those $2,000 payoffs to tri al judges
in a routine gambling case," he said. Another tremendo us problem cited by
Durk was the amount of time devoted to "police paperwork." He s aid the
average arrest in New York City involves 8.6 hours of paperwork.
U.S. REP. GEORGE MAHON, chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Committee and member of Congress since 1935, appeared at the L aw
School for his first speaking engagement during November. His address dealt
primarily wifu the major foreign and domestic problems currently facing
f ederal lawmakers, but he expressed 'o ptimism about the future. He said that
while Congress has been unable to do much more than merely avoid catastrophe in some area.s, there is still good reason for faith in the American governmental system. Ma:hon was accompanied to the law school by his wife.
* *
*
PROFESSOR MAURICE B. KIRK, member of the L aw School faculty
at Texas Tech, has been elected to membership in the American Law Institute.
The ALI, composed of a select group of 1,500 American legal scholars, is dedicated to improvement of the law and its administration. Founded in 1923,
the Institute's primary function is "to subject the legal system to systematic
analysis," according to Professor Kirk. A native of Princeton, Ind., Professor
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PAGE FOUR
D'CTUM-FEBRUARY, 1971
Jan. 12 Marks
1st Anniversary
In New Building
LAW REVIEW STAPF-Members of the Texas Tech Law
Review staff during the 1970 fall semester were eLR, seated)
Reggie Reeves, cite editor; Bob Burnett, leading articles
editor; Jack Driskill, editor-in-chief; Tom Womble, business
manager and recently elected spring editor-in-chief; and
Marvin Marshall, note editor. Standing CLR) are secondyear staff members Jane Edmiston, Mike Riddle, Kent Sims,
Paul Smith, Mike Watson, Robert W. Baker, Hollis Webb,
Milton Walker, Ty Sparks, Mrs. Suzan Riddle, Benny Lowe,
Jim Shackelford, and Phil Wylie. Standing at right is
Bruce Magness, third-year class member who was recently
elected business manager for the spring semester. Not
present for the picture were Duane Neill, managing' editor,
and staff member Newal Squyres.
Student Bar Pushing 'Model Court 'Rule
By ART LARA
Dictum Staff
Through attempts to put law students in courts and in police cars, the
Texas Tech Student Bar Association
is making law enforcers and lawmakers aware of law students.
"With some luck, third-year students
may be practicing in the courts by
next fall," remarked Jeffrey Wentworth in regard to an ambitiOous statewide effDrt tOo amend the State Bar Act
to allow third-year students to represent indigent clients. Wentworth,
Tech's Student Bar president, is serving as state chairman for adoptiDn of
the "mDdel court rule."
Attend Baylor Meeting
SBA representatives journeyed to
Baylor Law School November 14
fDr a Law Student Division (American Bar Association) workshop and
obtained enthusiastic approval Oof the
project frOom the eight Texas Law
schools represented. In addition to
allowing student defense Df indigents
in a limited class Df cases, the model
court rule would provide clinical instructiDn in trial wDrk fDr all participating students. The rule, as proposed, is similar to programs already
in effect in 30 other states.
Senator Charles Herring Df Austin
has agreed to submit affirmative
legislation on the proposal during the
early weeks of the current Texas
legislative session. Herring is a member of the 28-man legislative committee of the Texas Bar Association
which has been considering the proposal.
Attorneys F'ear Plan
"In order to receive the approval
Oof the Bar, we must overcome the
fear of many attorneys that law students will rende,r less than competent
service and that students would be
taking fees away from practicing attorneys which might Ootherwise f.low
thrDugh their offices," Wentworth
said.
"The fact of the matter is that all
too often licensed attorneys don't
Tech Hosts Moot Court
Contest; Oklahoma Wins
By JEFF BAYNHAM JR.
Dictum Staff
Texas Tech's new School of Law
posted another "first" during the fall
semester by serving as host schoQol for
Region X National Moot COourt CompetitioQn during November.
Teams composed of the best ora,l
advocates from nine law schools in
Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma entered the hard...fought cOompetition
which saw the University of Oklahoma emerge as the winner.
Texas Tech's team, composed of
Jess Hall Jr. and Don E. Williams,
both of Lubbock, and Jeff Baynham
Jr. of Wolfforth, served as hosts
for the visiting competitors and
represented Tech in the contest.
Assistant Dean TDm Reese coordinated details of the contest in his
capacity as moot couvt faculty advisor.
Nine Schools Entered
Three-man teams from the University of Oklahoma, University of
Texas, University of Houston, Southern Methodist, SoQuth Texas College of
Law in HoustoQn, Baylor, University of
Arkansas, University 'Of Tulsa and
Texns Tech argued a realistic case
involving defamation of character
and the rights 'Of a rep'Orter to refuse
disclosure of his news SDurces.
Serving as judges for the three-day
event were Federal District Judge
HalO. Woodward of Lubbock, Judge
James G. Denton of the Amarillo
Court of Civil Appeals and newly
elected justice Df the Texas Supreme
Court, and Lubbock attorney James
H. Milam. The judges functioned in
the same capacity as would U.S. Supreme Oourt justices in a true setting.
Crash Victims Honored
As winners of the double-elimination
tournament, the University of Oklahoma team was presented the Steely
and YoQung Award, a silver serving
bowl. The award was presented by the
Houston law firm of Brown, Kronzer,
Abraham, Watkins & Stee1y in memDry of Robert Steely and Robert
Young, members of the firm who were
killed in a Florida airplane crash in
1968. Both attorneys had received their
undergraduate degrees from Texas
Tech.
Receiving the American CoUege of
Trial Lawyers Awavd for "outstanding indivtdual advocate" was William
P. BankstoQn, University Oof Texas. The
UT Law School also carried hOome a
plaque award for the best legal brief
submitted for the contest.
Sponsored by the Young Lawyers
Committee of the City of New YoQrk
Bar Association, the annual contest is
designed to give law stUdents valuable
experience in the coQurtroOom while
matching their abilities against competitors from other parts of the nation.
More than 100 teams were entered in
regiDnal coQmpetition across the natlon.
have, or take, the time to adequately
handle non-fee-producing, court-appointed cases; on the other hand, a
law student would work triple hard
on any case he might be permitted
to handle because it woQuld possibly be
the first or second case of his career
and he wOould be particularly anxious
toO do a good job. As for taking fees
away from attorneys, n'Othing cOould
be further from the truth; we're talking about indigents~peDple who don't
have any money with which to pay
fees anyway."
Committee Workers Named
Tech law stUdents serving Dn the
state cDmmittee with Wentworth are
Buford Cates, third-year student from
Dallas; Richard Crews, second-year
from San Angelo; and Rick Graham,
first-year from Fort Worth. Also
assisting with the effoQrt are SEA
presidents from the seven other law
schools in Texas and Del Fullen of
South Texas College of Law, circuit
governor for the Law Student Division of ABA.
In addMiDn to the "model court"
project, the SBA has involved approximately 70 students in the "police ridealOong program," held in cOoQperation
with the LubbDCk Police Department.
The program has received favorable
comment from bo1:h students and participating officers,
including one
anonymous patrolman who remarked,
"Instead of a bunch of wise guys, I
found out these law students reaHy
are concerned about helping law enforcement. "
Another project of the SBA during
the fall semester was the "Speaker
Series" program, which is covered
elsewhere in this edition of Dictum.
Projects Planned
SBA committees are actively preparing a placement brochure for the
current second-year class, the annual
Hon'Ors and Awards Dinner, and spring
intramural sports competition. Also
under SBA direction are the upcoming GOoat Roast, the secOlIld phase
of the "ride-along" program, and
further guest speaker appearances.
A new project currently under study
would establish a pool of aViailable
law students to appear before area
civic groups to acquaint them with
the law SChDOI, its assets, and admission procedures.
CORNELL LAW FORUM-(l) The
path of civHizatioQn is paved with tin
cans.
(2) The question is not where did
civilization begin, but when will it?
(3) We are pilgrims, not settlers;
this Earth is our inn, not our home.
(4) Paradise is there, behind the
door, in the next room; but I have
lost the key. Perhaps I have only
mislCl!id it.
J 3Jlluary 12, 1971, was just another
day of hard work and concentration
for Texas Tech law students, pro-fessors and administrative personne1,
but it was a day of true significance
in the history of Te:x;as' newest School
of Law.
One year ago on that date, a new
$3 million SchoQDI of Law complex on
the southwest corner of Texas Tech's
sprawling campus was occupied for
the first day of classes.
"FOol' a building this size, it has
fewer things wrong with it than any
other facility with which I've been
involved," said Dean Richard B.
Amandes following a December 7
warranty inspection by architect and
contractors' representatives. The dean
said work will coQntinue on the "finishing touches," but he expressed considerable satisfaction with the building's service during its first year of
occupancy. Minor adjustment,s in
lighting capacity, doors, and light
switches are planned in the near
future, he said.
Dedicated in February
O~fieially occupied for the opening of 1970 spring classes, the massive
structure was officiaUy dedicated last
February 22 and 23 in ceremonies
which drew jurists, legal educators,
legislators and other dignitaries from
throughout the nation. Television star
Raymond Burr and Judge John R.
Brown, chief judge for the 5th U.S.
Court 'Of Appeals, were keynote
speakers for the dedication weekend.
The functional quality of the building, achieved without sacrifice Df
attractiveness, has drawn praise from
throughout the country as one 'Of the
top legal education facilities in the
nation. General contractor for the
massive project was H. A. Lott, Inc.
Df HDustoQn, builder of the Texas Astrodome complex and HemisFair's Tower
of the Americas. Consulting architect
was Howard Schmidt & Associates oQf
Lubbock, with Harrell & HamiltoQn of
Dallas serving as proje!ct avchitects.
Construction for the nO,OOO-square
£ooQt structure was accomplished at
$23 per square foot.
Order of B,arrister
Formed To Honor
Moot Ct. Standouts
A new natiOonal oQrganization, known
as tte "Order of the Barristers," was
established during December in New
York for the puvpose of encouraging
oral advocacy and brief-writing skills
in law school moot court progl'lams.
Assistant Dean Tom Reese, who
serves as faculty advisor for the
Texas Tech moot court program, said
the organization's primary goal is
national recognition 'Of individual law
students who have excelled in moot
court competitiDn at :their respective
schoo'ls.
Although details regarding the new
organizatioQn were not available, promoters of the soC'iety had prDpoQsed
annual recDgnition of one outstanding
advocate for each 100 students participating in moot cOourt at each law
school.
Criteria for selection to The Order
would be based on membership on
an interscholastic moot court team,
participation in tryouts for interscholastic teams, performance in intraschoQol competlltions and participation
in teaching moot cOourt s'ki'lls to other
law stUdents.
THE BAYLOR BARRISTER - Induded in the Barrister's "Dubious
Statutes" cOilumn: "Prairie Dogs are
hereby deC'lared to be a public
nuisance, and it shall be the duty of
every owner of land in this State to
destroy all prarie dogs on his land."Art. 191, Vernon's Civil Statutes.
DrCTUM-!FE8RU~RY,
1971
PAGE THR'EE
Wentworth, Hall,
Driskill Named
To 'Who s Who'
Three members of the third-year
class of the Tech School of Law were
selected during the fall semester for
the national honor of "Who's Who in
American Universities and Colleges."
Named to the select list were Jack
Driskill of ~U'lia, Jess Hall Jr. of Lubbock, and Jeffrey Wentworth of San
Antonio.
Driskill, who served as editor-inchief of Tech's Law Review from May
through December, 1970, was the
top-ranking student in his class
throughout three years of law school.
He received his J.D. degree in December. In addition to leadership on
the Law Review staff, Driskill's university honors and memberships included Phi Alpha Delta fraternity,
Dean's List and Tech All-University
Recognition Award.
Continues P·astorate
Hall, who has continued to serve as
pastor af Greenlawn Church of Christ
in Lubbock throughout his three-year
law school career, was a pioneer of
the Tech moot court program, serving
as a team member in two state competitions and two national ,contests.
His accomplishments and organizational affiliations include Law Review
staff, trustee for Lubbock Christian
College, Law School representative to
the Texas Tech Student Senate, Dean's
List, University Awards Board Honor for moot court achievement, and
Texas Tech All-University Recognition Award.
Leads SBA
Wentworth, who has served as both
vice-president and president of the
Law School'S Student Bar Association,
has represented the school in various
capacities on the loeal, state and national level. His list of honors and
organizational ties include membership on the Tech moot court team in
state competition, Phi Alpha Delta
fraternity, All-University Recognition
Award, founder and past president of
the Law Bachelors ClUlb, attorney general of the Texas Tech Student Association, University Awards Board
Honor for moot court achievement,
and chairman of a statewide legislative campaign to amend the State Bar
Act.
DEGRE'E CANmDA"ES-IFor probably the last time in their
Law School careers, these members of the 1970-71 graduating class got together for a group picture during the
closing days of the fall semester. Fifteen members of the
class received -Doctor of Jurisprudence degrees in Decem-
PAD Plans New Award
For Top Faculty Member
By RANDY LIVINGSTON
Dictum Staff
Sam Rayburn Chapter of Phi Alpha
Delta law fraternity will sponsor
Texas Tech's first "Outstanding Law
Professor of the Year" award this
spring, it has been announced by the
Professional Services Committee of
the chapter.
The first of what is contemplated
as an annual award will be :awarded
at the annual Honors and Awards Banquet in May. The selection will be by
balloting on the same day as Student Bar Association spring elections
this April. All students will have one
vote.
Among the prizes to be awarded the
winner wiU be an appropriate trophy
for office display, according to committee chairman Bruce Magness,
third-year student from Lubbock.
Library Planned
Other fraternity projects planned
for the spring include the formulation of a "PAD Library" of hornbooks, outlines, textbooks and other
materials contributed by graduates
of the Rayburn Chapter. The materials
will be checked out by student PADs
for use during the S'chool year, according to Justice Alan Johnson.
Delts Honor Allison;
Acquire Frat Lodge
By DAN DENT
Dictum Staff
Election of new officers, initiation
of Levelland attorney Alvin R. Allison as an honorary member, and
acquisition of a new fraternity lodge
highlighted activities of Delta Theta
Phi legal fraternity during the 1970
fall semester.
Mike Thomas, a second-year Sltudent, heads the list of new officers for
the coming semester. He replaces
Loyd Jones, a December graduate of
the School of Law.
In addition to President Thomas,
other new officers are Mike Irish,
vice-president; Jack Edwards, secretary; Don Tucker, treasurer; Sam
Chase, master of the ritual; Buford
Cates, tribune; and Randy Thomas,
bailiff.
Allison Initiated
Fall fraternity activities got off to
an impressive start on September 1
with the initiation of Alvin R. Allison
as an honorary brother of the Lindsey chapter. Allison, president of the
Law School Foundation and former
member of the Texas Tech Board of
Directors, was instrumental in creation of the Tech School of Law and
ber and the remammg number will complete degree
requirements in Mayor August. This group will enter the
record book as the second g.raduating class in Texas Tech
law School history.
was inItiated in the Law School courtroom which bears his name.
Through the assistance 0If Lubbock
attorney Broadus Spivey, chapter
members occupied and remodeled a
downtown building on Texas Avenue
for use as a chapter lodge. Fraternity
officers said the lodge wiH be used
for both business and social gatherings.
Other fraternity aetivities have
included an impressive "speaker
series" program, featuring local
attorneys as guest speakers on a
monthly basis; several social gatherings; and conti:nuation of the chapter's bookstore project which has
made used textbooks available to
fellow students at discount rates.
Rush Planned
Upcoming plans are centered primarily around "rush" activities, with
a "get acquainted" party and a more
formal affair for prospective pledges
and spouses heading the list.
Officers during the fall semester, i:n
addition to Jones, were Mark Laney,
vice-president; Allen Nasits, clerk of
the rolls; P.aul Smith, clerk of the
exchequer; Pat Campbell, tribune;
and Mike II'ish, master of the rtitual.
Noteworthy achievements of the
Raylburn chapter during the fall semester: Nine second-year students
pledged and were initiated into the
cha:pter; PAD brother and Professor
of Law Walter Ray Phillips was
elected to the national PAD office of
Chief Tribune; second-year student
John Rapier was initiated into chapter membership upon transfer from
the University of Houston chapter;
and Texas Tech was selected to host
the 1970-71 District VI PAD Conclave during March.
The nine new PADS are Dennis
Cadra, Jim Dallas, Dr. Arthur Howard, John Hutchison, Robert Love,
Benny Lowe, Tom Naler, Ty Sparks
and Don E. Williams.
Study Manual Published
Other projects carried out this fall
included the distribution to all firstyear students of a "PAD Study Manual" comprised of information on individual courses and professors at
Texas Tech. Writers for the study
manual posted grades of 85 or above
in the courses about which they wrote.
Contributors were Tom Womble, Jack
Driskill, Reggie Reeves, Newall Squyres, Jim Shackelford and Bob Baker.
PADs also initiated a monthly luncheon meeting to supplement regular
night business meetings.
Fall social activities included a pregame reception at the Villa Inn; an
informal dance at the American
Legion hall; and a "husband's night
out" gathering held jointly with members of Delta Theta Phi. Heading
social activities for PAD this year is
third-year student Bill Weems.
Prof Phillips(Continued from Page 1)
ter at the time it was chartered here
in September of 1969.
"Legal fraternities have a great
deal more to offer than the obvious
social benefits," Professor Phillips
contends. "Involvement in a legal
fraternity provides a unique opportunity for development of leadership
abilities, service to fellow law students
and to the profession."
"Im.agination" Important
"Imagination," says Phillips, "is
the element most needed in the development of a successful legal fraternity. New ideas are essential to
our basic goal of increasing public
and student understanding of the
lawyer's role in society."
In addition to Professor Phillip's
demanding schedule as a law professor
and
international
fraternity
leader, he is continuing research and
writing on a legal text which is scheduled for pUblication in the near future by Harris Publishing Company.
He has been working on "Law of
Debtor Relief" for approximately 10
months.
2d- Year Class
Begins Pro,'eet
For Future Jobs
By JAMES McDONALD
Dictum Staff
Work got underway during the fall
semester on the 1971 edition of Texas
Tech Law School's "Placement Brochure," it was repo~d by members
of the second-year class. Committee
members are John Mann, Jim
Shackelford, and Paul Smith, with
class officers Richard Crews and
Mike Irish serving in an advisory
capacity.
Current plans call for public-ation
of the brochure by June 1, in time for
distribution at the State Bar convention in July. The 1971 brochure will
include pictures and biographical data
on members of the second-year class
and third-year students who are scheduled for August graduation.
In addition to distribution at the
convention, current plans call for
mailings to all Texas attorneys, district and county attorney offices,
major cOl'porations and selective offices in New Mexico. Other specific
mailings will be made upon request
by students featured in the brochure.
StUdent suggestions regarding the
upcoming issue are now being accepted by the committee. "Our basic
goal is to promote the placement of
the entire class, as opposed to promOoting single individuals. Any suggestinos as to how this goal may be
reached .are welcome," committee
members said.
Law Review(Continued from Page 1)
Walker of Panhandle, Marvin MarshaH of Plainview, and Paul Smith,
also of Plainv,iew. BiN Shaw, who
graduated in May of 1970, will also
have his case note published.
Next Issue Due
The Law Review staff is currently
working on Volume Two, Number
Two, which will be published this
spring.
Law Review members were treated
to a party at the Riviera Party House
in September, hosted by faculty advisor Martin Frey, and another party
followed in November. At the second
get-together, Driskill was presented
with a spe'Cially-engraved desk name
plate in recognition of his work, as
editor-in-chief for Volume Two, Number One of the Law Review.
In a fall election by the members
of the second-year class serving on
Law Review, Squyres was selected to
succeed Womble as editor-in-chief in
May; Baker was named managing
editor; Wylie, leading articles editor; Lowe, business manage,r; and
Shackelford will be cite editor.
The Law Review board and staff
members met during the Christmas
holidays to begin drawing guidelines
of eligibility for 1971 Law Review
candidates. A number of current
first-year stUdents are expected to
qualliy academically for candidacy
on the staff.
PAGE 'FIVE
DICTU'M-FEBRUARY, 1971
Fall Races Show Strong Interest
By MILTON WALKER
Dictum Sta·ff
A vigorous campaign for the various elective positions in Texas Tech
Law School government this fall effectively demonstrated an increased interest in responsible representation
and progressive student programs.
Class oHicers elected to serve for
the 1970-71 school year:
THIRD-YEAR CLASS-Loyd Jones,
son of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Jones
of Athens, president; Keno Henderson,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Keno M. Henderson of Amarillo, vice-president; Pat
Campbell, son of Dr. and Mrs. Dale
P. Campbell of Levelland, student
representative. Jones and Henderson
were December graduates and will be
replaced in their respective offices
during an election planned for early
in the spring semester.
SECOND-YEAR CLASS - Richard
Crews, son of the Rev. and Mrs.
Richard Crews of Lafayette, Calif.,
president; Mike Irish, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Irish of Abernathy. vicepresident; John Stewart, son of Mr.
and Mrs. John H. Stewalt of Irving.
representative.
FIRST-YEAR CLASS
Rick Graham, son of Mrs. Lorene Graham of
Fort Worth, president; Jack Chappell,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Byron Chappell
of Lubbock, vice-president; Robert
John Wilson of Lubb8ck, representative.
Elected last spring to serve on the
Judicial Council were Bob Eames.
son of Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Eames of
Fort Worth, chief justice; and justices
Tom Edwards, son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. E. Edwards of Matador, and Alan
Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Johnson of Fort Smith, Ark. Chief
Justice Eames was a member of the
December graduating class and will
be replaced by the winner of an upcoming election.
Members of the Student-Faculty
Committee from each respective
class:
THIRD-YEAR CLASS
Bab Burnett, son of Mrs. Bobby Burnett of
Knox City; and Phil Adams, san of
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Adams of Gainesville.
SECOND-YEAR CLASS
Benny
Lowe, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. H.
Lowe of Bryson; and Milton Walker,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Walker of
Panhandle.
FIRST-YEAR CLASS - Tom Sawyer, san 'Of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sawyer
'Of Plainview; and Mrs. Diane Teter,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Schaefer of Woodridge, N.J.
Faculty representatives on the committee are Professors Richard Hemingway, Anthony Pallizzi and W. Reed
Quilliam.
Elected last spring to head the Student Bar Assaciation were E. Jeffrey
Wentworth, president; Pete Harland,
vice-president; Jerry M. Kalander,
secretary; and Sam Oatman, treasurer.
Stevens Career Spans
35 Years Of Teaching
By BENNY LOWE
Dictum Staff
George N eft Stevens is a professor
who believes that the pressure of
three years in law school is the most
demanding trial a man will go through
in his contact with the le~al profession.
"In law practice, a man has times
when he can let up, or times when he
can at least rely on routine office
work to release some of the pressure,"
says Stevens, "but a student who does
a thorough job in law school is
constantly meeting deadlines, and the
pressure seldom lets up until graduation."
The son of a New York civil engineer, Professor Stevens was born June
28, 1909, in Masontown, Pa., and has
spent almost 35 years in legal education.
Stevens, who began his teaching
career in 1936 at the University of
Louisville Law School, believes that
the curriculum in law schools could
and should be shortened tD two years.
His plan to put such a program into
effect was published in the first issue
of the Texas Tech Law Review.
N alned Horn Professor
Stevens was 'One 'Of two Texas Tech
University professors appointed to the
Horn Professorship in 1970. The
awaI'd, established in recagnition of
scholarly achievement and performance, was named in honor of Tech's
first president, the late Paul Whitfield Horn. The author of numerous
legal artic1es over the past 30 years,
Professor Stevens is author of the
first casebook to have been published
by a Texas Tech Law Schaol faculty
member while in residency here. He
is co-author of the 1968 textbook,
"Cases and Materials on Procedure
Before Trial," which was used for
the first time here last spring in a
first-year civH procedure course.
Perhaps most noteworthy among
his accomplishments is his experience
as a law school administrator. He
served as dean of the University of
Buffala School of Law from 1951-52,
dean at the University of Washington
from 1952-62 and was dean of the
Northwestern School of Law at Lewis
and Clark College in 1968 when he
resigned to join the Texas Tech law
faculty.
Holds Four Degrees
He holds the A.B. degree from Dartmouth College, LL.B. from Cornell
University, M.A. from the University
of Louisville and the S.J.D. from the
University of Michigan.
While
at
Dartmouth,
Stevens
majored in European histary and was
captain of the varsity track team. He
was one of the nation's top athletes in
the 100 and 220-yard dashes during
the early 1930's, running third behind
Eddie Toland in intercollegiate competitian. Toland later went on to win
an Olympic gold medal in the 1932
running of the 220 sprint. Prof. Stevens
cansiders tennis and squash the best
sports invented, with football and
hac key ranking at the top for spectator interest.
When Stevens was a faculty member at Ohio State, one of his students
was Glen SheHhaas, now a law professar at Texas Tech. "I remember
young Glen came to me with a story
about how this poor guy in jail had
really been sold up the river on a
robbery charge," recalls Stevens.
"But after he went to see his client
again and discussed the tactics he
was going to use to get him out, the
prisoner got so excited he offered
Glen half the take if he could get him
ofL"
Students C~hange Little
In his teaching career, Professor
Stevens has spanned several generations of yaung students anxious ta become lawyers. But he has not seen
any real change in the calibre of the
stUdents.
"The only difference today is that
there are simply more students fram
which to choose, and thus selectivity
has increased," says Stevens. "And
the difficulty with this selectivity is
that many good men who would have
made gaad lawyers are excluded from
the professian," he continues.
Although he sees merit in many of
the claims of "Nader's Raiders" and
their followers, Professor Stevens
strongly maintains that to adopt a
philosophy which calls upon a lawyer
to represent 'Only those interests Which
he deems in the best interest of society would destroy the American
judicial system as it is today.
('Do not the polluters and the other
unpopular clients of today deserve
adequate representation before this
country's courts?" asks Stevens. "Or
are we going to be satisfied with passing judgment ourselves and deciding
who is entitled to representation and
who is not, thus deciding the case
before the proceeding has begun?"
Expresses C.oncems
Amang other leading concerns of
the law school veteran are maintaining high ethical standards within the
bar, finding sensible ways to make
legal caunsel available to the middle
and lower ecanomic classes who 'Often
find it economically impossible to
retain counsel, and reversing what he
considers to be an unwise trend in the
United States Supreme Court toward
PROF. GEORGE N. STEVENS
"allowing the prisoner to go free because the constable blundered."
Stevens is married to the former
Helen Marr Jones and has three children: Elsie Elizabeth Johnson, whose
husband, John, is currently working
toward his Ph.D. at Washington State
University; Harold Michael Stevens,
head of the fiscal department of the
Seattle Federal Reserve System; and
Nina Rawson YoriDka, whose husband,
Jerry, is a resident physician at a
Staten Island hospital.
JEFFREY WENTWORTH
LSD Elects
Wentworth
New 2d VP
Jeffrey Wentworth, president of
Texas Tech School of Law's Student
Bar Association, has been elected
second vice-president of the Law Stu·
dent Division (LSD) 'Of the American
Bar Association.
A third-year law student and former
aide to U.S. Rep. Bob Price of Pampa,
Wentwarth was elected to the vicepresidential post fall a wing a series
of personnel changes in the organization's executive committee during
November.
The
board
was
reorganized follawing the resignatian of
national LSD president Edward W.
Weise, University of Southern California, who defeated Wentworth for
the presidency at the LSD's national
convention last summer in St. Lauis.
Following Weise's resignation, Wentwarth was summoned ta Chicago to
participate in a board of governor's
meeting, at which he was named to
replace Art Smith, Louisiana State
University, in the second vice-pr~pi­
dent's slot. Smith moved up to the
first vice-president's job, and Timbthy C. Blake, University of Flarida
Holland Law Center, was elevated to
the presidency from his previous first
vice-president's position.
As a high-ranking 'Officer in the
15,000-member organizatian,
Wentworth will serve as committee chairman for the 1971 LSD convention to
be held in New York City July 4-7 in
conjunction with the American Bar
Association's 94th annual meeting.
Other primary functions of the
office include coordination of the
LSD's Law School Services Fund,
which pravides approximately $18,000
annually in matching grants for local
bar association projects; and supervision of all LSD standing committees. Wentworth's term will expire at
the July national convention.
MRS. RUTH KIRBY-
Top Graduate Returns
To Tech As Professor
Mrs. Ruth Kirby, a 1970 graduate of
the Texas Tech School of Law, has
returned to her alma mater as the
newest member of the school's expanding faculty.
Dean Richard B. Amandes said Mrs.
Kirby is the first of "four or five" new
professors who will be added to the
faculty in time for classes next fall.
The new faculty positians are currently being filled in anticipation of another 160-member ('ntering class next
September.
Dean Amandes reported in late
December that stUdent applicatians
were running 65 to 70 percent ahead
of this point last year, pointing ta
another first-year class with outstanding academic credentials.
Prof. Paulus Leaving
One of the new faculty members
will be filling the slat currently held
by Professor John C. Paulus, veteran
professar of law fram Willamette
University who jained the faculty
here this year as a "visitor." In
compliance with an agreement made
priar ta maving here, Prafessor
Paulus will be returning to Willamette for the 1971-72 schaal year.
Professor Kirby, a member of last
May's graduating class at the Tech
Law School, tied for tap hanars on
the June state bar examination with
an impressive score 'Of 92. She has
been assigned to Legal Research
and Writing II, a first-year maot court
program, and an advanced course in
administrative law.
Strong Leg.al Ties
The wife of Littlefield attorney Jerome W. Kirby, she is a former secretary to Dean Page Keeton at the
University of Texas School of Law
and was the top-ranking student in
her class thraughaut her three years
at the Tech law school.
PAGE SIX
OfCTUM-FEBRUA'RY, 1971
Classic Draws 80 Entries
By JERRY KOLANDER
Dictum Staff
First-year-student Hank Anderson
captured the Second Annual Tech Law
School Golf Classic by a narrow onestroke margin over two other golfers
Oct. 10 at Pinehills Country Club.
Anderson's record-setting net 65
topped John Davis and David Posey,
who carded 66's. Last year's victor,
Reed Lockhoof, was two strokes oH
the pace with a 67. AU totaled, there
were 11 players breaking the record
low net total of n set in the First Annual Classic by Lockhoof.
John Morris captured honors for the
low gross score as he carded a raw
score 76, five strokes better than the
old record,also set by Lockhoof.
Lockhoof managed a 77 this year, to
finish in the bridesmaid position in
the battle for the low raw score.
Women Enter
Diane Teter finished the 18-hole
tourney with the highest score, as
she finished with a 147. She, Karen
Johnson and Betty Waller were the
first women to participate in the annual event. Miss Waller copped the
low score foOr the woOmen, as she
totaled 112, to top Miss Johnson by
four strokes.
Jess Hall set a new standard for
the longest drive as he smoothed one
275 yards to beat last year's mark by
seven yards. Professor Maurice Kirk
took eleven strokes on number nine,
a par five, to win the prize for most
strokes on that hole, and was duly
awarded recognition.
Another faculty winner was Professor Reed Quilliam who teamed with
Jess Hall, John Davis and Mike DeGuerin to take team honors for low
handicap foursome, with a four-man
handicap to1:al of 285.
Jeff Baynham, Phil Lam, John Morris and Vince Imbordino teamed to
card the low foursome gross score
as they totaled 324 to outdistance the
next closest foursome by some 25
strokes
Eighty golfers entered this year's
class-ic, with 64 finishing the 18-hole
play. Professors Kirk, Anthony Palizzi,
and George Neff Stevens were topped
by Professor Reed Quilliam as he
dazzled the galleries with a sparkling
round of 96. Quilliam also headed the
distinguished field of professors with
the low handicap score of 72.
Vince Imbordino captured the prize
for the shot closest to the hole on no.
14, a 141-yard par three, as he set
his iron shot down 12 feet from the
iilagstick.
Prizes were donated by Holt's Sporting Goods, Sport Center Sporting
Goods, T & D Sporting Goods , and
Brown's Varsity clothiers, as the
tournament marked its second running.
Cage Battle Next Up;
Gridsters Drop Title
Intramural basketball time is just
around the corner for 1971, and the
Texas Tech Law School will again
sponsor teams in quest of the championship WO'll by the Math Depa.rtment
during the last two years.
Law Team No.. 4 has a two-year
mark of 10-4, despite a disappointing
2-3 recoOrd for last year. During the
upcoming season, with third-year
student Bruce Magness ·c oaching
the roundballers, hopes are high for
a championship showing. There will
.a lso be the usual "fun teams" for
those who desire only the exercise
and pleasure of playing ba'l'l.
The havdcourt season is scheduled
to start in late January, and interested
students are reminded to keep an eye
Continued from Page %
Kirk joined the Tech law f·aculty in 1967 following experience as Dean of the
Drake University School of Law and assistant Dean of Washington University
School of Law. He holds A.B. and J.D. degrees from Indiana University and
LL.B. and J.D. degrees from New York University. "The Al.J is cOlJl1rposed of
an extremely hard-working group of individuals, and I am highly honored to
be a part of its work," he said .
* * *
Two members of the Law School's first-year c1ass were diverted frOlJl1 their
studies by "Unc·le Sam" during the fall semester, but in both cases the interruption was a pleasant one . J . W. RICK GRAHAM and KERRY M. ARMSTRONG were summoned to military sli tes to rece<ive decorations ror distinguished service in South Vietnam.
GRAHAM, who is president of the first-year colas·s and a graduate of TeX'as
A&M University, received the Distinguished Flying Cross during November
7 ceremonies at the Marine Reserve Center in Fort Worth. The Marine 1st
Lieutenant from Fort Worth was decorated for "heroism and extraordinary
achievement" while serving as an aerial observer aboard a light observation
aircraft. He was cited specifically for coordinating radio communication and
mapping flight plans for a Marine counter-strike against a substantial enemy
force . He was instrumental in the rescue of a seven-man reconnaissance team
Which had come in contact with heavy enemy resistance and suffered four
casualties. The incident occurred October 22, 1969, in a mountainous area south
of Thuong Duc, South Vietnam.
ARMSTRONG, a graduate of Texas Tech and former resident of DaHas,
was presented the Army Commendation Medal on October 17 in the Military
Science offices on the main campus. He was cited for "exceptionally mevitorious
service in support of mHitary operations against communist aggression in the
Republic of Vietnam from May 4, 1969, to May 3, 1970."
* * *
Two of the Law School's most "coveted" awards were presented to members of the first-year class at the Law Wives' annual Christmas Dance on
December 19. Student Bar Association Vice-President Pete Harland presented
the John Weber Award to TOM SAWYER, former quarterback for the Texas
Tech Red Raiders . The WEBER AWARD, which is made each year to the
student "who, through c'l assroom recitation and ability to speak out on topics
of broad social consequence without knowledge or preparation, has distinguished
himself from other members of the student body." Sawyer's quaIHication for
the award came when Torts Professor Justin C . Smith queried him concerning
the type of books used by participants in the Texas Tech athletic program.
Sawyer reportedly answered: "Red and black ones, sir." (Texas Tech schooJ
colors) .
Recipient of the JESS HALL AWARD was law student JACK CHAPPELL,
vice-president of the first-year class. Chappell was cited for outstanding accomplishment in the field of "intolerable wearing apparel." The Hall Award was
created in 1969 to recognize the single first-year student "who demons·t rated
the widest diversity between intellectual achievement and mode of dress."
The two gag awards have become a big part of Tech's growing list of
traditions.
* * *
JOHN A. WEBER, a Texas Tech Law School graduate of last May and currently associated with the Amarillo law firm of Ochsner, Nobles & Baughman,
has been named to "FORUM," the law school's scholastic honorary organization for top-ranking graduates. Weber's name was erroneous,ly omitted from a
list of new members appearing in the August edition of Dictum. Announced
earlier as winners of the coveted award were Mrs. Leota H. Alexander, Marwin
B. Brakebill, R. Charles Gentry. Mrs. Ruth Kirby and William G. Shaw.
on the school bulletin boards for upcoming announcements.
Football Title Lost
Now past histo·r y is the 1970 football campaign. Tech Law School Blue,
the defending graduate-faculty league
champion, failed in its title defense
during the recent season by falling to
the 1969 bridesmaid Turtles by a
margin of 14-8.
The first game of the season for
both the Turtles and the Blues ended
up being the championship fracas, as
the Blues took the early lead on a
pass from Tom Sawyer to Ted Sparling, 8-6. But the Blues could not
manage to hold on, for the Turtles
mounted a fourth quarter drive that
netted the winning touchdown and
capped it off with a two-point conversion.
The Blues got the ball back ror one
last futile drive, but lost the ball on
downs. 'The Turtles then ran the clock
out to take the game and the eventual
championship for the 1970 season.
The Blues, under mentor John Stewart, mounted an impressive 5-1 mark
for the season, bringing the overall
mark for three years to 14-5. With
Sparling and Sawyer sharing the
quarterbacking duties, the Blues ran
up 132 points While allowing the oppositioOn a mere 22 in the six-game
season.
Ends In Dea.dlock
A pos't -season game, played on the
Astra-Turf at Jones Stadium between
the Blues and the Turtles, saw the
game end in a standoff as the two
teams battled to a scoreless deadlock.
John Actkinson, Buddy Rake, Lee
Griffin and Stewart manned the defensive trenches which saw the Blue
defense score four shutouts during
the season. Rick Graham, Terry Hagin, "Bro" Seltzer and Jerry Hennigan
caught aerial bombs from the arms
of the quarterbacks.
Law Red kept its record intact, as
they ag·ain lived up to their credo of
"play for fun" by not winning a game
all year. With Coach Dan Dent at the
helm, tl"e team fell in the annual Law
School tangle with the Blues by a
margin of 22-0. The Reds came close
in one game, as they were edged by
the Math department by a score of
7-0. Two scoring drives by the Reds
fell short, with one ending as Alan
"The Toe" Johnson missed a long
range field goal of 25 yards.
Bright spots were few for the Reds,
but Keno Henderson stood out at
blocking back, and Macon Strother
sparkled as a pass receiver.
Members of Law Blue ' Football
team: Tom Hill, Richard Crews, Terry
Hagin, Tom Sawyer, Ted Sparling, Ed
Kliewer, Buddy Rake, David PoOsey,
Jerry Hennigan, John Actkinson,
"Bro" Seltzer, Rick Graham, Bin
Elder, Don Jacobs, Jack Wileman,
John Lair, Lee Griffin and Head
Coach John Stewart.
Members of the Law Reds: Dan McNery, Don Tucker, Alan Nasits, Macon
Strother, Randy Chandler, Jim Rudd,
Keno Henderson, Alan Johnson, Mike
DeGuerin, Kevin Shannon, Steve
Smith and Head Coach Dan Dent.
GOLF CHAMP-1First-year law student
Hank Anderson, winner of the Second
Annual Tech Law School Golf Classic
staged here in October, admires an
attractive trophy which he received
for his record-breaking performance
of 65 in the handicap tournament.
Anderson's name will a lso be engraved on a permanent plaque which
hangs in the Law Schoo l building.
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of 80 on the exam administered in
January. To wind up the year, two
Tech graduates took the October bar
exam in Austin and turned in identical scores of 83.
Mrs. Kirby, who led her class in
academic standing throughout her
three years at the Tech law school,
joined the faculty here in January as
an assistant professor, teaching Legal
Research and Writing II (moot court)
and Administrative Law. She is the
wife of Littlefield attorney Jerome W.
Kirby.
Brakebill, an experienced farmer in
the Ralls area before coming to law
school, is associated with L. A. Wicks
Jr. and Jimmy A. Ashby in the Ralls
firm of Wicks , Brakebill and Ashby.
Mrs. Alexander, wife of a Lubbock
jeweler, is employed in the office of
Lubbock County Attorney Tom Purdom.
Shaw is associated with El Paso
attorney R. W. (Skip) Scoggins, state
representative for the 67th District,
and Segrest is serving as clerk to
Judge Byron Skelton of the U.S.
Court of Claims in Washington, D.C.
Dean Richard B. Amandes termed
the bar exam achievements as "beyond my fondest dreams ." He attributes the dramatic accomplishment
to a combination of factors which in·c ludes "excellent faculty members
capable and hard-working students,
and the fact that we ask more of our
students than a number of other Texas
law schools."
Discounts Rumor
The Dean firmly discounted rumors
that Texas Tech is a bar exam "mill,"
by pointing out that one of the most
predominant student concerns is the
lack of emphasis placed on Texas
law.
"We believe that the best legal
education is achieved by requiring
students to take the fundamental
courses in their first ·t wo years," he
said.
He pointed out that a number of
other Texas law schools held the
required courses to a bare minimum
and allow studehts to spread their
legal education over a longer period
of time. "We believe in operating with
the fewest possible rules, but by requiring the fundamentaI courses for
graduation and allowing students to
carry heavier semester workloads we
believe they are better equipped to
cope with both the bar exam and
actuaol practice," he said.
The validity of this academic
philosophy is clearly reflected by the
results: 49 of the 50 Tech graduates
taking the bar exam during 1970
passed it with a cumulative average
in excess of 81; and a clear majority
of those stUdents have taken topflight jobs in various parts of the
country.