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ANNOTATIONS
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A PUBLICATION OF THE STUDENT BAR ASSOCIATION
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The South Texas College of Law
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
Your school has changed! Based on
figures released by the American Bar
Association for the 1967-68 school year,
South Texas College of Law ranks 35th
in size among the 136 law schools in the
nation currently accredited by the A.B.A.
This places us easily in the top 30% of
those approved. In a state boasting eight
law schools, South Texas enjoys the third
largest student enrollment. With the
largest full-time staff in the school's
history combined with the .expansion of
its teaching facilities, South Texas Col-
lege of Law is truly upon the threshold
of prominence in the academic community.
It is in light of these developments
that several, both students and alumni
alike, have begun to question whether
the name ''South Texas College of Law"
fairly reflects the stature of our school
to the public at large. Perhaps the time
has come to re-evaluate our school's
name and adopt an appellation more in
keeping with its accomplishments, one
that would not have a tendency to limit
or retard the future progress of our in-
stitution.
In the past we have often been con-
fused with South Texas Junior College,
Texas Southern University, and countless
other groups and organizations. If we
are to continue to grow and gain recog-
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VETERANS' BENEFITS
INCREASED
Under V. A. regulation 14274(A),
dated March 16, 1967, veterans attanding
night law schools were not considered to
be full time students, the amendment
providing that in no event would an
evening law course in an accredited law
school be measured as more than three-
fourths time.
The new ruling, Section 1684, Title
38, United States code, which directs the
administrator ' of Veterans' Affairs to
define full-time and part-time training in
graduate and advanced professional
courses, has recently been amended to
permit measurement of courses on the
basis of the credit hours for which the
student is enrolled.
Veterans who are now enrolled for 14
or more semester hours at South Texas
College of Law or nine semester hours
during the Summer Session will be con-
sidered to be in full-time training and
are therefore eligible for maximum bene-
fits under the V.A.'s Educational Assis-
tance Program.
In order for eligible veterans to re-
ceive maximum benefits, Dean Walker
has written a letter to the Houston Office
of the Veterans Administration, listing all
eligible veterans, and requesting that
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GEORGE JACOBS ELECTED
CIRCUIT VICE-PRESIDENT
ED CLARK TO SPEAK AT SPRING BANQUET
The Student Bar Association's Annual
Student-Faculty Awards Banquet will be
held the evening of Saturday, May 4, from
7:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. The SBA is honored
to have the Honorable Edward Clark, for-
mer United States Ambassador to Austra-
lia, as its guest speaker. Mr. Clark will
speak on "Vietnam and the Future of
East Asia."
The Banquet is to be held in the Grand
Ballroom of the Hotel America. Cocktails
will be served for one hour prior to the
start of the banquet, from seven to eight.
After the ■ dinner and preceding Mr. Clark's
talk, the various service and honorary or-
ganizations of South Texas College of Law
will present awards to many of our out-
standing students.
There will be an after-dinner dance
following the speaker's address, fea-
turing "Eric Karlson and the Top
Hatters." Cocktails will be served until
one a.m.
The Award Banquet is open to the
public and tickets will be priced at
$15.00 per couple to the public and
$12.00 per couple to students of South
Texas College of Law. Tickets are being
sold by all officers of the Student Bar
Association.
The Spring Banquet offers students
one of their few opportunities to meet
with the faculty on a social level.
The Student Bar Association encour-
ages all students to attend this annual
banquet.
George Jacobs
George Jacobs, a student of South
Texas College of Law, was elected Vice-
President of the 13th Circuit of the Amer-
ican Bar Association—Law Student
Division at their annual meeting held
March 29 and 30, 1968, in Memphis,
Tennessee. George is the first student
from South Texas College of Law to be
elected to a circuit office. John Archer,
another South Texas student, served as
national committee chairman for the
Evening Division Committee this past
school year. The activities of these
students are representative of the in-
creased participation of South Texas
College of Law in student affairs of the
American Bar Association—Law Student
Division.
Through the efforts of L. S. D. repre-
sentative, Richard Tucker, the Student
Bar Association, and the administration
of South Texas College of Law, we were
also fortunate to win two Silver Key
awards. These awards represent out-
standing service to the Law Student
Division of the American Bar Association
and were given to John Archer and Gilbert
T. Adams. Mr. Archer's award was given
for his work as chairman of the Evening
Division Committee and Mr. Adams' award
was given for his outstanding work as
President of the Student Bar Association
of South Texas College of Law. We are
the only law school in the nation this
year to receive two Silver Key awards.
These awards add to the prestige of our
school throughout this area of the United
State 8.
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