Annotations (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 3, November 10, 1972 Page: 4 of 4
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ANNOTATIONS
Friday, November 10, 1972
Delts
i,
By Mark Salvato
Clerk of the Rolls
E.E. Townes Senate of Delta
Theta Phi will hold a meeting of
its membership on Saturday,
November 18, 1972 at 1:00 p.m.
at which time it will have its an-
nual election of officers. It will
be the last meeting for the out-
e officers: James R. Smith,
; Jack Pepper, Vice-Dean;
Jay Sureent. Tribune; Martin Ha-
lick, Clerk of the Excheqer Hogan
Stripling, Master of the Ritual,
and Mike Mallia, Baliff.
Also scheduled for the meet-
ing will be an initiation of the
thirty-seven students listed as
follows:
-Gerald Dean Attaway
-Calvin Albert Barker, Jr.
-Robert T. Brown
-franklin Douglas Clark, Jr.
-Albert Milton Crowder, Jr.
-Michael Scott Davis
-Bill de la Garza
-Dwight J. Dunlop, Jr.
-Thomas Arthur Dunn
-Join Weldon Granger
-Nick E. Haberer
-Chris Hanger
-George L. Hazzard
-Albert John Holly
-Richard Preston Johnson
-Sidney Johnson
-Michael Smith Kelly
-James Michael Loveless
-Baker Stevens Lucas HI
-Alexander Ronald Lukats
-Charles Edward Martin
-Marie Helen Martin
-BiUy Jack Peques
-Phil Jess Pollan
Honor Code
By Stewart W. Gagnon
An immediate problem exists
concerning the Honor Code. Lack
of its enforcement has led to
questions concerning what is per-
missible and what is not Can a
student use notes during a test?
Can one not attend class, but sign
tfee class cards? Are the rides
only to be applied at the profes-
sor's discretion?
Two alternatives face this term
of the Honor Court as to what will
be done with the unenforced Code.
The first alternative is the eas-
iest to accomplish. Simply bury
Ifee Code and forget it Why waste
further money and time in pcfc-
llshing a set of rules that will not
be enforced? Why not repeal the
Honor Code and let student con-
duct continue as is?
This solution ignores what
some see as a requirement for
an Honor Code. Without one, stu-
dent conduct may become suchas
to cast a shadow of doubt on the
reputation of this school. Also, a
well enforced Code makes incon-
sistent and arbitrary rules by the
faculty improbable, if not almost
impossible.
A second proposal is, perhaps,
more difficult to accept, but it is
the only honorable alternative.
Enforce the Code!
Before accepting this propos-
al, one should examine what it
entails. First of all the Code
must be enforced equally to-
wards all students. Teachers
must not be able to allow viol-
ations at their discretion. The
Code must be a student matter.
Faculty involvement in its en-
forcement and interpretation
should be kept at a minimum
and should only be in an advi-
sory capacity.
Secondly, the Code needs to be
made clear and definite. Students
must be put on notice as to what
constitutes a violation. This re-
quires (1) a revision or rewrit-
ing of the Honor Code, and (2)
sufficient publication, distribu-
tion, and posting of the Code to
serve notice to every student
FinaUy, the Honor Court must
be revised so as to give both
fair and vigorous enforcement
to the Honor Code. This means
the process of selecting justices
will have to be revised, both as
to representation of the student
body and as to qualifications.
Either we maintain a stand-
ard of conduct which is equal to
the ethics and mores of the pro-
fession to which we aspire or we
tot (fee legal community know that
we decline its requirements as to
conduet becoming a lawyer. The
choice is clear. Either enforce
the Honor Code or repeal it
This decision roust be made
soon, though, because as it now
exists, the Honor Code Is a dan-
dag. A professor may
at his discretion, enforce or ig-
nore the Code without notice to
his class. A professor may al-
low a student not attending class
to sign the attendance cards, but
he may also count a student ab-
sent who initials rather than
signs the card, even though he was
present This discretion is an ex-
cess of power created in the pro-
fessor by Honor Court inaction.
This must either be changed or
ratified.
-Michael Thomas Powell
-Denton Edward Ragland, Jr.
-Patrick E. Robertson
-Bruce Neill" Smith
-William Linton Stables, Jr.
-Ann Radnor Surgent
-Michael Walter Swenty
-Jimmy Earl Thigpen
-Henry James Wagner
-Arthur R. Waldinger
-Marshall Ellis White
-R. Warner Williams
The meeting will be followed by
a party that evening in honor of
the new officers and initiates.
By James R. Smith, Dean
Delta Theta Phi
Four members of E.E. Townes
Senate of Delta Theta Phi did at-
tend a Mini-Convention in Bir-
mingham, Alabama on Friday,
November 3 through Sunday, Nov-
ember 5. Dean James R. Smith,
Clerk of the Rolls, Mark Salvato,
Bill Hill, and Allan McPhee left
early Friday morning by motor-
ized vehicle in search of three
days of meaningful feUowship
and professional development
The conclave agenda included
fourteen varied activities design-
ed to instill in each Brother and
Sister a further understanding of
the Fraternity and to assist in
learning the techniques of student
senate development. The conven-
tion was attended by several of the
National Officers and was hosted
by the Cumberland School of LaV
at Samford University and by the
Birmingham Alumni Senate.
Faculty Evaluation
By Jack M. Pepper
Mid-Law Senator
At the last Student Bar meeting
I proposed a student-evaluation
of the faculty. Reprinted from the
December 1968 ANNOTATIONS is
Parking
By Jim Smith, Chairman
SBA Parking Committee
Pursuant to the motion passed
by the Board of Governors of
the Student Bar Association at
the meeting of October U, 1972,
notice is hereby given to those
students presently leasing park-
ing spaces in the school parking
lot at the north-west corner of
Clay and Caroline, that their
rights to such spaces shall ter-
minate on December 31, 1972.
Said spaces will be leased to
interested students for the period
of January 1, 1973, through May
31, 1973, on a monthly rental of
ten dollars ($10). The revenue
from these spaces goes to the
school administration. The
spaces will be reserved for the
new student lessees on Monday
through Fridays only. The lesses
will be chosen by a random draw-
ing to be held on Friday, Novem-
ber 17, 1972, at 5:00 p.m. in the
third floor student lounge. The
drawing wiU be limited to those
students classified by the school
administration as full-time stu-
dents. The current school cata-
logue defines a full-time stu-
dent as "any student devoting
subtantially his full time to his
law studies and is gainfully em-
ployed not exceeding 20 hours per
an article on faculty evaluation:
FACULTY EVALUATION
IS COMING
"Though the direction and co-
operation of Dean Walker, a stu-
dent/faculty committee was re-
cently established to study the
possible use of a Faculty Evalua-
tion Program, in response to a
growing student and faculty in-
terest. The committee, compos-
ed of Mr. William B. Wharton,
Chairman, Mr. John Ensle,
Faculty Member, Mr. Bernard
Reiter, Faculty Member and
James M. Seabolt, Student Mem-
ber, is in the process of prepar-
ing its first report on the pro-
posed forum. This report will set
out not only the purposes and
guidelines, but also the format of
the questionnaire to be used.
The questionnaire, which will
be passed out in each of the part-
icipating classes daring the week
of January 6, 1969, will be de-
signed to elicit student evaluation
of theappearanceandpe rform-
ance of their professors. The
Annotations believes that this is a
great step in student/faculty co-
operation, and we hope that each
student will concentrate on mak-
ing a serious and honest evalua-
tion of his or her professor,
based upon actual observations
and self-held opinion, rather than
upon the rumors and opinions of
others."
The question now is "What hap-
pened to that project? Where is
the questionnaire? The progress
report?
A committee was appointed of
just students for this faculty eval-
uation proposal. If the student
body will particulate in this pro-
jest perhaps some meaningful
feedback and constructive evalu-
ation will come of it.
The new student lesses will
have the right to sub-let their
rights to the spaces. The draw-
ing will be held under the super-
vision and control of the SBA
Parking Committee.
Interested students may regis-
ter in advance for the drawing by
signing the number list to be post-
ed soon on the SBA Bulletin Board
in the first student
Decal
We as students of South Texas
College of Law owe a debt of
thanks to one of our fellow stu-
dents, Weldon Granger. He had
the faith and pride in the student
body to take it upon himself to
have a commercial artist embo-
llzed our school seal on the de-
cals that most of us now have
on our car windshields.
NEW P.A.D. OFFICERS - U to r., Terry Lurie, Michael Hays,
Don Forester, Kenneth Maraño. Seated: Thomson Lipscomb.
P.A.D.'s
By Thomson Lipscomb
October 21st marked the date
for the Eighth Annual Conclave
for District VH of Phi Alpha
Delta Law Fraternity. Ten of
the eleven Chapters from the
states of Texas and Louisiana
sent delegates to New Orleans
for the day-long program of
workshops and panel discussions.
Also in attendance and participa-
ting in the discussions were The
Honorable C. Raymond Judice of
Houston, the Supreme Vice Jus-
tice of the fraternity, and Bro-
ther Ken Enenbach of Kansas
City, one of the Associate Tri-
bunes. The program was presid-
ed over by District Justice, Dean
Eugene Jones, from South Texas
and Conclave Chairman, Ms.
Peggy Vicknair of the Martin
Chapter at Tulane.
The workshops and panel dis-
cussions centered on the areas of
professional programs, chapter
financing, obtaining new mem-
bers, social programming, and
the effective use of members and
alumni. Many helpful ideas were
exchanged by the members par-
Ride
Around
By Jack M. Pepper
Vice-Dean Delta Theta Phi
The Houston Police Depart-
ment together with Delta Theta
Phi Legal Fraternity are spon-
soring a ride with the patrol di-
vision of H.P.D. starting on Nov-
ember 23, and ending on Decem-
ber 6, 1972. The ride is open to
all male students of S.T.C.L.
Participants must wear coats
and ties in order to distinguish
voluntary riders from involun-
tary riders. The rides will start
at 2:00 or 2:30 p.m. tiU 10:00 or
10:30 p.m. or you can start at
10:00 or 10:30 p.m. tUl 6:00 or
6:30 a.m. Usually on any shift
after talking to your "partner"
you can quit early. Only one per-
son rides in each car, five stu-
dents per night Rides wiHleuve
from four of the sub-stations arid
one from the central station.
The sign-up schedule wiU be
posted on the Delt Bulletin board.
Deadline for signing up will be
November 20. Further details on
the sign*u> sheet.
ticipating in these discussions.
The official program was con-
cluded with the Conclave busi-
ness session. At this session it
was voted to hold the next annual
Conclave at the Taney Chapter at
S.M.U. and the Conclave Vice
Justice from South Texas will be
Mike McGaughran. Following this
meeting, there was a champagne
reception held at the river plan-
tation home of one of the Bro-
thers from the Tulane Chapter.
The following Brothers repre-
sented tiie Samuel Houston Chap-
ter from South Texas: Débra
Dawson and her husband Steve,
Tom Hannes and his wife Sherry,
Tom Lipscomb, Hal Roen, Bill
Rosch, Mike Schmidt, Jim Till-
er, and Steve Watldns. It is hoped
that next year even more Bro-
thers and spouses will be in at-
tendance.
By Mike Hays
The International Law Frater-
nity of Phi Alpha Delta initiated
29 new members on October 14,
1972. The initiation was held in
the 174th District Court of Judge
Edmond Duggan, with Supreme
Vice Justice C. Raymond Judice
conducting the ceremonies. Judge
Judice is presently presiding
over municipal court #3 in Har-
ris County.
Those members received into
membership are: Joe L. Abney,
John A. Betts, Frank A. Cain,
Gary J. Campbell, Fred Bock-
stauler, Bill E. Davis, Grayson
L. Davis, Gerald P. DeNisco,
John W. Donovan, Michael C.
Free han, Robert J. Frank, Mike
L. Graham, Michael S. Harris,
Peter B. Josef, Danny L. Lins-
comb, R. Bronson Mann, Donald
G. Martin, Michael McGaughran,
Stanly J. Nix, Michael P. O'-
Brion, Michael E. Orsak, Wil-
liam J. Quick Jr., Richard K.
Robinson, F. Jerry RusseU Jr.,
Michael E. Shelton, John R.
Smith, Howard J. Stern, Mashal-
lah Taheri, and Thomas B. Tay-
lor.
Prior to initiating the new
members, installation of new of-
ficers was held. The new offic-
ers are Thomson Lipscomb, Jus-
tice; Michael S. Hays, Vlce-Jus-
tice; Kenneth C. Maraño, Clerk;
Don E. Forester, Treasurer;
Terry Lurie, Marshall. The out-
going officers are William G,
Rosch m. Justice; Pual M. Zeis,
Vice-Justice; Hal Roen, Clerk;
Richard B. Beard, Treasurer;
and Peter A. Rose, Marshall.
The new faculty advisor tor
this year is Dr. William B.
Wharton who is replacing Dr.
John F. Ensle.
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