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Gol. 13, No.5 The George Washington University Law School February, 1964 Spring Van GW Law Review Staff Vleck Case Interviews Under Way Announced The Law Review, one of the an important role in one's entire An airplane pilot with one most renowned and intriguing of legal career. engine on fire makes a crash all Law School activities, plays Senior staff positions on the landing in the forest, starting a Law Review Editorial Board are fire that burns valuable timber. Second Semester to be coveted. Although the work At the same time another fire is load for such staff members has started at the logging camp a Enrollment been increased to 28 hours a short distance away when some Thirty-four beginning stu- week, board members can enroll oil drums explode. The logging dents are enrolled in the morn- company, anxious to recover ing division for the 1964 Spring in the Current Decisions course for two credit hours and are damages for the burned timber, Semester compared to the 45 eligible for full-tuition scholar- brings suit against the parties students who are starting their involved. legal careers in .the evening divi- ships. sion. This reverses the trend The present Editorial Board This is the case that will be of the 1963 Fall Semester when, members will be interviewing argued by first year students tin for the first time in recent prospective staff members during the Van Vleck Case Club during years, more first-semester stu- February and March, and review- this semester. The first round of dents entered the morning divi- ing the records of present junior arguments will be held in Stock- sion than entered the evening staff members. This will include ton Hall on Friday, Mar. 13th division. In the fall, 176 begin- review of both academic stand- at 8:00 P.M., with successive ning students entered the morn- ing and, where applicable, per- rounds of argument on Apr. 10th ing division, compared to 130 formance on the Law Review, par- and 17th, and the final round on students in the evening division. ticularly from the viewpoint of Apr. 24th. the amount and quality of pro- As a result of the excellent Law School Cagers duction work (14 hours per week attendance by first-year students are required of apprentice staff at the organizational meeting Plan To Excoriate members) and fulfillment of the on Feb. 7th, 14 teams will partici- Redskin All-Stars case note requirement (one each semester). "Academic standing" pate in this year's appellate by Spencer H. Boyer normally means maintenance of arguments for the cash prizes to Currently undefeated in the a "B" average, although leeway be awarded to the first and sec- Intramural Basketball League at may be given for one semester. ond-place teams. GWU, the Law School All-Stars Judges for the preliminary and will take on "heavier" competi- Prof. David Seidelson, the semifinal rounds will be upper class tion when they meet the Wash- Faculty Advisor, will consider the students. Judges for the final round ington Redskins Basketball team recommendations of the senior will 'be prominent attorneys from at Northwood High School, Silver staff members in appointing the the Washington, D. C. area, who Spring, Md., on Saturday, Mar. Editor-in-Chief, who will choose are experienced in appellate prac- 7, 1964, at 8:00 p.m, qualified students to fill the re- tice work before the local' courts. The Washington Redskins, men- mainder of the editorial positions. tored by De Matha High School Both the present and the new The arguments will be open to coach Morgan Wooten, will fea- Editors-in-Chief will attend the the public. It is requested that ture Bobby Mitchell, Norman American Law Review Associa- all who attend be seated prior Snead, Dickie James, Rod Breed- tion Convention to be held at the to 8:00 P.M. in order to afford the love, Fran O'Brien, and other beginning of April in Lincoln, participants the undivided atten- 'Skin grid-ironers. Nebraska. tion of the court. The All-Stars, who have streak- Preparations for the March ed to five wins by limiting their issue of the Law Review are also Commencement Exercises opponents to less than 30 points currently underway. Five lead Graduate 75 Law Students per game while scoring 60 points articles, concerning such varied per game, will not be without topics as "Suspect Order Rule of At the Feb. 22, 1964 commence- their own stars. Composed of the Federal Power Commission," ment exercises, 63 L.L.B.. five outstanding college players cur- "Indian Hunting and Fishing J.D., six L.L.M., and one M.G.L. rently enrolled in GWU Law Rights," "F.H.A. Housing Order degrees were granted to GWU School, the All-Stars will field After One Year," "Oklahoma Law School graduates. Gary Cuozzo, Baltimore Colt Furniture Case-the Motor Vehi- Prospective June, 1964 gradu- quarterback, Roy Altman, All- cle Act," and "Full Faith and ates should file for graduation American Lacrosse player from Credit" (the last to be written promptly in the Law School the University of Maryland, and by Prof. Seidelson), will be in- administration office. (Continued on Page 4) (Continued on Page 4) Page 2 AM'Ieus CURIAE February, 1964 Phi Alpha Delta National Law Cen te r John Jay Chapter of PAD held its first professional meeting of the Spring Semester on Feb. 14 Dean Gives Interview at the National Lawyers' Club. by William Tabac The Hon. Oliver Gaseh, drawing "It seems as if we have a well- on his experience as former D. C. motivated, stimulating student U. ,So Attorney, delved into the body and the faculty has been causes of juvenile delinquency in strengthened. Yes, I'm very en- his address at this meeting. thusiastic and proud of this in- PAD will hold its second pro- stitution," said the compact, en- fessional meeting on Feb. 28 at ergetic and greying new Adminis- the National Lawyers' CIUJb. trator of the National Law Cent- Dean Mayo and Professor Miller er, Dean Charles B. Nutting. will discuss "The Changing Rela- This man, who occupies an al- tionship Between the Executive most plush office on Bacon's third and Legislative Branches of the floor was once Professor of Law Federal Government." at the Universities of Nebraska, Texas, and Pittsburgh where he The annual District XII Con- held posts as Vice Chancellor and clave of PAD will be held at the Park Arlington Motel in Arling- Acting Chancellor of the Univer- DEAN NUTIING sity and President of the Associa- ton on Mar. 6-8; Taft Chapter tion of American Law Schools. "Yes, I think it's a good idea of Georgetown and Jay Chapter In 1960, he became Dean of the and I see no reason why the law will be co-hosts. National Law Center. schools shouldn't coo per ate. There's no sense in each school Why Washington? trying to do it all. Our graduate Delta Theta Phi "I thought that I could do some- school is sort of unique. Although DTP held its first professional thing truly significant for legal other schools, such as George- meeting of the 1964 Spring Sem- education. Washington certainly town, offer graduate courses in ester at Arnold's Hofbrau on Feb. has the facilities for a project Public Law, ours is a defined 13, 1964. J. Roy Thompson, Den- like this." graduate school of public law, the ver Graham, and Joe DePaul, all The National Law Center, a only one in this country too" I prominent DTP alumni and suc- 1959 creation, consists of the Law think." cessful private practitioners, pre- School, a Graduate School of sented a panel discussion dealing Public Law, and various institutes In 1959, the University had with the various aspects of pre- and programs, such as the Law- given "top priority" to the Na- paring and trying a negligence Medicine Center. As an integral tional Law Center. The land with- case. part of the University, it is sup- in 19th, 20th, and H Streets and ported by general University Pennsylvania Avenue was to be The special initiation of three funds. bought up so that a home for the new DTP brothers at the Feb. 11 The 'Center has received special proposed National Law Complex business meeting brought the grants from public and private could be built. To date, the deep- 1963 Fall Semester initiation total sources for various projects. Ex- est influx of the GWU legal at- to 33. amples are a grant from the Na- mosphere into this area is repre- Future DTP activities include tional Institutes of Health for a sented by a "refurbished" Harlan professional meetings on Mar. 6 three-year study of incompetency Brewer House. and 20, and a cocktail party on in relation to the civil side of the "If the University decides either Apr. 4. law; another from the Social to use this land for other pur- Security Administration is being poses, or not to acquire the re- Phi Delta Phi used for a disability evaluation maining property, I would like Admiral W. C. Mott, Judge program. to see a couple of wings thrown Advocate General of the Navy, The five major Washington onto Stockton Hall and we could will address Phi Delta Phi's third area universities recently agreed use Bacon also. What we need professional meeting of the Spring to pool their graduate resources, most, at this tme, is more library Semester, to be held in the Inter- although the law schools were not facilities. ior Room of the New Senate Office specifically included. (Continued on Page 4) Building on Saturday evening, Mar. 7, at 8 :00 p.m, All brothers Amicus QIuriar and unaffiliates, their wives and Editor-in-Chief Don Rowe guests, are invited to attend. Managing Editor . Nancy Lilly Prof. Richard Allen spoke on News E,ditor R. Neal Richards "Mental Incompetency and the Associate Editor ._____Jerry Voight Law" at the first PDP profes- Photographer Jacques Dulin sional Spring program on Feb. Alumni Advisor Sam S. Crutchfield 21. On Feb. 24, FCC Commission- er Cox, Atty. W. Pierson, and Staff GWU Profs. Sullivan and Freed- R. Craig Jennings Tony Pell man 'participated in a panel dis- Robert Roadman Ron Ockey cussion on FCC Fairness Doctrine. Jim McMann Peter Berger A gala "Barristers Ball" with J. Ralph King William Tabac orchestra is scheduled for April Karella A. Gumppert Spencer H. Boyer 4th. Feb1'l1a1"Y,1964 AMICUS CUR I A E Page 3 Faeultv News National Poll Reveals 01 by R. Craig Jennings Professor Manne reviewed Latty Law Firm Hiring Criteria and Frampton's Basic Business Associations for Spring 1964 Jour- R. Neal Richards League school, most firms gave nal of Legal Education and Most law students at one time as much consideration to appli- Berle's The American Economic or another, and particularly dur- cants who "had not attended" an Republic in the January 1964, ing the spring semester, ask Ivy League Institution. University of Michigan Law Re- themselves, "What's the job situa- Activity outside of class, of al- view. Professor Manne will be a tion ?" most any kind, rated high with visiting professor at Michigan The answer to that question all potential employers. Summer La w 'school this summer. may be found in the Dec. 12 issue employment was considered al- Professor Seidelson has written of the Harvard Law Record. A most a "must" by most firms. another interesting "Full Faith questionnaire was sent to 430 "Doing nothing" weighed heavily and Credit" article; this one to be private law firms across the na- on the negative side. published in the March GWU tion asking 72 questions pertain- Law Review, and entitled "The Being somewhat certain of ing to: What are you looking for Full Faith and Credit Clause: An "what he wants to do" and "where in a job candidate? Instrument for Resolution of In- he wants to do it" was also in Answers are likely to surprise ternational Conflicts Problems." the student's favor. If the stu- some law students. Some of the Professor Miller is completing dent has not yet decided what cherished notions of job appli- an article on "Presidential Power kind of law he wants to pursue cability have apparently fallen to Impound Appropriated Funds" by graduation time or where, he is 'by the wayside. Other answers, to be published in the North Caro- likely to be down-graded by the of course, surprised no one. lina Law Review. Appearance at the interview, prospective employer. Professor Dixon -slpoke on re- college activities, and initiative There were some indications of apportionment .at a Duke Univer- are the three most important fac- race bias, some religion prefer- sity Law School Forum, Decem- tors a hiring firm considers after ence, and discrimination against ber 2, 1963, and published "Rep- examining a job candidate's grades, women lawyers. resentation Goals," 52 National according to the survey. Civic Review 543 (1963); "Ap- Scholastic achievement is still One other area of particular portionment Standards and Judi- the law student's best weapon in interest to GW law students was cial Power," Symposium of Reap- assaulting the professional ranks. matial status. Most firms seem to portionment,38 Notre Dame Law- Law Review received the greatest put little emphasis on whether yer 367 (1963); and a book re- recognition by firms of all sizes in or not a student was married or view of Woll, "Administrative all parts of the country. single, although there was a slight Law; The Informal Process," Ad- Other honorary achievements favoring of married students. ministrative Sci e n c e Quarterly ranked close behind, with high On the other hand, the firms (1963) . grades in third position. The stu- seem to pay little attention to Assistant Dean Kirkpatrick re- dent's personalchara'Cteristics, his the applicant's wife. Most firms law school extra-curricluar activi- viewed The Antitrust Structure of do not meet the wife prior to ties, and summer or other em- the Common Market for the De- hiring the applicant. If one fac- ployment also rated high. cember issue of the University of tor stands out more than any Students attempting to predict Detroit Law Journal, and GCH is other, it is a desire that the wife what attributes a prospective em- scheduled to publish this month the have a college education. ployer might desire have a tend- proceeding of the Common Mar- ency to understand the import- Starting salaries vary with the ket Conference paper he delivered ance of demeanor at interviews, location and size of the firm. on "Antitrust Laws and the Com- the survey also indicated. Chicago offers the top average mon Market." Sudents a Is 0 overestimated starting salary with $7414; Phila- Professor Nash is moving ahead the importance of law review and delphia is close to the bottom with the Government Contracts rank in class. Harvard students with $6325. Large firms hiring Program, which is continuing its also gave more emphasis to a 50 or more persons also have the work in the field of incentive con- Harvard LL;B, than the firms highest starting salaries, averag- tracting. He has recently publish- say they do. ing about $7271. Firms of from ed the 1l0-page monograph, "In- Asa matter of fact, a student's 5 to 15 persons are low, with an centive Contracting," which dis- background apparently c 0 u n t s average of about $6413. cusses many of the techniques for much less in being considered In sum, to answer the student's used in negotiating and adminis- for a position than most students question propounded at the begin- tering incentive contracts and believe, if the results of the sur- ning of the article, opportunity is numerous problems that are en- vey can be accepted. best in the midwest, in the larger countered in this field. This For instance, whether a student firms with law review or compar- monograph is priced at $5.00 and went to high school or prep school able rank in class, for good can be obtained from the Govern- is either not considered, or con- grooming and manners, and with ment Contracts Program, The sidered only slightly in his evalua- some activity besides his studies. G e 0 r ge Washington University tion by a prospective employer. Law Center, Washington, D. C. 20006. The same is true as to whether See March 19 issue of Amicus Professor VVeaver recently spoke or not he attended an Ivy League Curiae for details on the upcom- to the Junior Bar of Northern school. While some firms gave ing ALSA regional conference in Virginia on "Pour-over Wills in some consideration to students D. C. who "had attended" an Ivy Virginia." Page '4 AMICU,S CURIAE February, 1964

NUTTING--from Page 2 Much legal instruction, although day enrollment is increasing, is given at night, both undergradu- ate and graduate. "There's no doubt in my mind about the soundness of the eve- ning program. The basic instruc- tion is the same in both divisions in that .the same method and, for the most .pazt, the same faculty are used. Entrance requirements for evening students ar esomewhat higher and I find them to be inter- ested and serious. As for canned briefs, the students can't use them in ~y classes." After earning a J. D. from Iowa The Van Vleck Case Club Patent Competition finalists discuss the State University in 1930, there arguments just completed with members of the bench. Left to right: came a trip to Boston and two Sid Katz and Marty Hoffman, who argued as counsel for the appellees, degrees from Harvard, an LL.M. Judge Giles S. Rich of the D.S. Court 0:11 Customs and Appeals, Judges in 1932 and an S.J.D. the follow- Joseph R. Jackson and Leonard P. Walch of the D.S. District Court ing year. Dean Nutting also for the District of Columbia, and Jacques Dulin and John Martin, holds honorary degrees from four counsel for the appellants. Dulin and Martin defeated Katz and Hoff- Pennsylvania schools, including man to win the $30 first-place award. Katz and Hoffman received the Dickenson College of Law. second-place award of $20. A new edition of a casebook on legislation that he and Sheldon M. C. Auditions GWULaw Wives D. Elliott, Professor of Law, Plans for a one-day elimination N. Y. D., edited has recently been to place three new members on Plan Eventful published. the 1964 National Moot Court Spring Agenda "We met when we taught at team of GWD Law School are the University of Michigan Law being finalized. All wives of students entering School and since we had a mutual GWU Law School are invited and interest in this field, we decided Students are strongly urged to urged to join the GWU Law to write a casebook." enter this competition which will Wives Club. The purpose of this G e 0 r g e Washington has a choose one freshman and two "good" law school. club is to assist the members in upper classmen to replace Hank "Some of the students think Berliner, Hal Hovey, and Hal understanding Law School activi- that you can rank a law school Messenger, graduating members ties and the responsibilities of as 'second' or 'seventh' and it can't of the 1963 team. A schedule has being a law student's wife, as be done. It largely depends on the been planned that will permit any well as to provide social oppor- faculty and students. Our faculty interested student to enter the is very live in terms of publieation tunities. competition. and 'We're olding on to them better Prof. John Sullivan, faculty On Saturday, Mar. 21 at 12:30 than we used to. Although sal- advisor, will make the problem p.m., the Wives Club will sponsor aries are improving, they're still not where we would like them to to be argued available in mid- a luncheon and fashion show in March. Competing students will be." the Grand Ballroom of the Presi- present one oral argument before Like them to be? a faculty panel on a still-to-be- dential Arms Hotel, 1320' G se, "That is, with schools with selected date in early April. No N.W. This is a special event to be which we would like to be com- brief will be required. held in conjunction with the wives pared. As for student interest in Phil Hochberg, who served as the law school, well, we have the of law students from 0 the r problem of any metropolitan in- Apprentice on this year's team, area law schools. Tickets for stitution . . . people coming in will be the fourth member of the the roast bee f luncheon will for classes and going home. A 1964 team. be $3.50; the fashion show will large percentage of students are (CAGERiS-From Page 1) be presented by Franklin Simon married and something like mar- J on Feldman, first string Little and The Stork Set ,srop. All-American from GWD. ried student's housing facilities These first-year law students Mary Asmar, Education Chair- might be desirable. will join the following contingent man, has arranged six lectures of players in doing battle on the for the new semester. All lec- (LAW REVIEW-From Page 1) court rather than in one: Tom tures are on Monday nights at eluded in this issue. Accompany- Crawford, Stanford; Jack Brier, 8 :30 p.m, in the Alumni Lounge of ing these articles will be editorial Scranton; Morton Kimmel, Tern- Bacon Hall, corner of H and 20th notes, case notes on recent deci- pie; Ben Andrews, Allegheny Col- Streets, N.W. The future speakers, sions, and book reviews. lege; Jim Murphy, Holy Cross; their topics, and .the respective The April issue will include an Dan Gordon, Dartmouth; Sam dates are listed below: article to be written by Prof. Mal- Feder, Yeshiva; Tom GIodack, Dean Robert Kramer: "Law lison. The June issue is to contain a Gettysburg; John Spovoda, Ore- short symposium on the changing School Progress: Past, Present, gon State, Allen Berk, Brooklyn role of Congress; included among and Future"-Mar. 9. College. the contributors will be Prof. Tickets for the game will be Prof. John Sullivan: "Criminal Harold Green, Congressman Fred on sale in the Law School for Problems of the Law"-Apr. 20 Schwengel of Iowa, and Senator $1.50 in the near future. and 27. Clifford Case of New Jersey.