Happy 100th Birthday, Dalhousie Law School! Oalhousie's Law School is lOO years old glir.g wrth the freshman class of 1983·84 The unrversrly marked the birthday in fine Politrcrans,includingPrimeMinisterPierre form last week. wrth three days of celebl'a Elliot Trudeau, digMaries of the judrcrary lionswhrchincludedeverylhingfromalumni !romacrossCanaoaandabroad.localand reunronsloaspecialconvocationtoagala natronal J)l'ess and. o1 course. Dalhousre dinner and dance. Portrairs, plaques and students, slaH and !acully were elso in windows were unveiled, speeches and attendance ai)P'linlments were made, lectures were Thisissueo!Oa/Newsisdedrcatedtotwo grven. toasts were proposed, cakes were weeksolcelebrattons,begrnnir.gwrlhthefall cut and even a special Law School stamp convocalton on Ocl. 20 (see story below) was unveiled. andculmrnalrnginlheLawCentenafy The centenary celebl'atrons bl'oughl more events last week. Turn to pages two and than 500 law alumni to Oalhousie. wrth thrOOIOI'thecentenarystoryinpicturesO graduates from as long ago as 1920 min-
Dal News Special celebration issue VOlume 14. Number 4, Nov. 3. 1983
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'Here's to the Dal Law School" was the first of many toasts toldconvocation"l'vebeenwa~inglorthisdayfor IS years. I AlsoduringconlfOCation.aspecialstampwaslaunchedto pwposedduringcentenarycetebrationsbythepeoplewho don't think many of you realize how difficult ~ has been to De commemorate the Law School's contribution to 100 years o1 know rt best - the tacuRy and staff. Law Dean Bill Charles prime minister without being a Dalhousie Law School gradu legal education in Canada. Dr. Henry Hicks, President Emeri kickedotltheteslivitiesbyhostingatuncheonlortheminthe ate."addingthatthedegreehadg•venhim"anewstartonmy tus of Dalhousie.launched the stamp on behalf of international Faculty Club (formerly the Old Law Buildir.g) (I) next 15years."{3) trade minister Gerald Regan. who was una~eto attend (5). At The luncheon was held early because of the busy schedule a luncheon hosted by Dalhousie President W. Andrew of the following week. Of all the activities, last Friday's special On a more serious note. Or Trudeau pak:ltributetothelaw MacKay after conlfOCation, Judge Rene Marin, chairman of convocat1on was. tor many, the climax. The lestivities got School, saying: "I sense a special spirit which goes back to the the board of directors ol Canada Post, presented an album underway wrththe music of the Canadian ForcesSiadacona launders of the Law School ... a spirit of adventure by Weldon withthestampandlirstdaycoverstoLawCentenarychair Bandaddingtothesplertdourandceremonyottheday.(2) and a desire to challenge accepted methods. This spirit of man Ron MacDonald (6}, as well as to the honorary degree The president, Dr. W. Andrew MacKay. welcomed more searchbythosewhocometoteachandlearnisthebestsign recipients and to Denise Saulnier, designer of the stamp. than 1000 guests with opening remarks: "On this centenary. ofaninstiMion" tt was a busy but fun-filled week for Dean Charles. who was werecognizeonebasicetement .. thegeneralqual~iesand Honorary Doctor of Laws degrees were also conlerre Dal News, November 3, 198:1 thday Dal Law School, Happy Birthday to Law. 'The City of Halifa)( congratulates the Law School on ~s Christian Wiktor. the school"s current librarian, and Mrs. The celebrations provided two unexpected acc~ades tor cenklnary and wishes it well as it embarks on rts second VlncentJ.Potuer.(9) Dean Charles. He was admitted to the Nova Scotia Bar on century" A. Lloyd Caldwell was also honoured during the week with Thursday,and,atthegaladinnefandballonSaturdaynight. The sta ined glass commemorative window. in the foyer of the first Weldon Award for Public Service, presented by Brlan Nova Scotia Premier John Buchanan announced his the Weldon Law Building, "seNes as a tasting memorial to the Flemming, president of the Dalhousie Law Alumni Associa appointment-asaOueen"sCounsel.(11) Law School centenary," according to Dean Charles (8). The tion,attheAssociation'sannualgeneralmeetiog Also that night. a teleconferencing hook-up w~hVancouver work, created by Andrew Terris of Cape Breton and Rejene The week's testiv~ies also included a more serious look at anc::IOI!awaallowedthealumniinbothcentrestocelebratethe Stow of Halifax, "symbolizes the colltlboration within the Wel· thelegalprofessionasaseriesoflecluresaddressedthe centenary at home and still send greetings to the Law School don Law Bu~ding, among teachers and students. men and theme "'The Common Law: Today and Tomorrow."" The pres Oalhousians will not soon forget the Law School's tOOth women'' Professor Emerrtus George Nicholls. who has entations, by ProfessorsAian Watson at the University of birthday celebration. They wi ll especiallY not forget the univer always been interested in the artistic embellishment of the Pennsylvania. Morton Ho row it~ of the Harvard Law School, sity's newest graduate and alumnus, who was welcomed to School, was instrumental in ensuring that the Idea at the Sir Aalph Glbson. chairman olthe Law Commission, U.K., the Dalhousie family by Alumni Allairs director Heather window became a reality and profl;!ssor A.C.B. Risk of the Univefsity at Toronto, will be Suthertand.(t2) Also during the week, a remembrance ceremony was heJd printed in a special issue of the Dalhousil'fLaw Journal. to honour former Dalhousie law librarian Eunlce Wadhams Saturday, Oct. 29, was the final day at celebration. wrth Photography by Carm. and Glna Wilkins. Stories by Susan Beeson and Vincent J. Pettier. a former Supreme Court Gerald Regan and President MacKay declaring the Law Willlfltps. with assistance from Rose/le Green justice and senior counsel at the Dal Legal Aid Service. Por School a historic site and unveiling a commemorative tra~s ol these two prominent Dalhousians were unveiled by ptaque.(tO) Dal News, November 3, 1983 What~s on at Dalhousie FRIDAY AT FOUR LECTURE: The RC. Dickson lecture in MediCine. Or John Evans, Chairman, Allelix Inc., Mis~ssa u ga, Thursday N"~'~' . Ont. "Hea~h in the Third Worl d • Challenges and Opportuni Wednesday N"'m"'' LEARNING RESOURCE SERVICES WORKSHOP: Pro! ties ," Lecture Theatre A, S1r Charles Tupper Medical Bldg. INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS LECTURE DISCUS.. Des Cousens. Engineering Dept., will introduce Kolb's Learn SI ON SERIES: FiHh Session. John Mackay,Assistant Provin MATHEMATICS, STATISTICS AND COMPUTING ing Style Inventory and discuss rts potential applica1ions in Cial Di rector of Assessment. Nova Scotia Department of SCIENCE SEMINAR: Prof C A. Field, "An Overview of Small teaching. 4-6 p.m. Learnjng Resources Centre. Killam Library Municipal Affairs "How Our Property is Assessed and Taxed" Sample Asymptottcs." 3 p.m., Rm . 2616, Killam Library 7:30-930p.m., 1261 SeymourSt. AT THE GRADUATE HOUSE: Bill Stevenson and friends MATHEMATICS, STATISTICS AND COMPUTING Great jazz and blues entertainment 830p.m. -I 2:30a.m., MUSIC DEPT. LUNCH TIME CONCERT: MusicaAntiqua SCIENCE, APPLIED MATHEMATICS SEMINAR: MAH Membersandtheir guestsonty. in a program of anonymous chansons from Burgundy, and Dempster, Dalhousie. Topic to be announced. Am. 2622, Kif Eng lishandllalianmadrigals,directedbyProi. DavldWilson DALHOUSIE SUPER SKILLS FALL 1t WINTER HOCKEY lam library No admisSion. All welcome CAMP:Puck Controt Nov. 1 - Dec. 1/83. Ages 5-9 years old MATHEMATICS, STATISTICS AND COMPUTING S60 per player Telephone 424-33721or m()(e inlormat1on HALIFAX BOARD OF TRADE AND DALHOUSIE UNI SCIENCE, OPERATOR THEORY SEMINAR. "Triangutar VERSITY'S ADVANCED MANAGEMENT CENTRE ADVANCED MANAGEMENT CENTRE AND THE zationofsemigroupsofoperators,"H.Radjavi,Dalhousie.and WORKSHOP: '"Effecti ve Delegation," Advanced Manage HALIFAX BOARD OF TRADE WORKSHOP: "EffeCtive NK.Nikol'skiiandVJones.topietobeannounced.Bothareat ment Centre's Seminar Lounge, 1261 Seymour SI Business and Report Wrrting ," Adva nced Management Cen 3:35-4.35 p.m, Room 4410, Killam libriiJry tre. Sem1nar Lounge, 1261 5eymour St. Nov. 3-4 BIOCHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT SEMINAR: "The Func ART GALLERY EXHIBITION: "Aivin Comiter, Photo tion of Hepatic Triglyceride lipase in Primates," Dr. Virgil graphs"; ··canadian Pa1nt1ngs from the Sobey Art Foundation, Brown, Mount Sinai Medical Centre, New Yor!o:. 2:30 p_m, Thursday No"m"'" Part Two: Lawren Harris. Frederiek Varfey, Frank~n Carmi Lecture Theatre E, Sir Charles Tupper Bldg KILLAM MEMORIAL LECTURE: Richard Falk. "The Quest chael";and"FourObjectiveArtmakers."featuri ngtheworkol ECONOMICS SEMINAR. "Taxation and Caprtallncome for World Order: The Legacy ol Optimism Re-examined." 8 four young Nova Scotia sculptors. Continues until Dec. 11 Or David Sewell, Economic Council of Canada. 2:30 p.m. p.m. Weldon Law Building, Room 115 ART GALLERY EXHIBITION OPENING: "Four Objective Seminar Roo m I, 6214 University Ave MEN'S BASKETBALL: Da l vs U. of Quebec, Datplex, 8 30 Artmakers" will be opened at 8 p.m. in the Art Gallery, Dal pm CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM: hou~e Art Gallery_ Everyone welcome lnternat1ona1 Hea~h Confefence, Nov. 4-5 BIOCHEMISTRY DEPT. SEMINAR: 'Properties of a Trans CENTRE FOR AFRICAN STUOIES SEMINAR: Dean posable Element In Caenorhababiditls Elegans," Dr. Scott Mukuluni, ''The Middle Benue region in the eighteenth cen Em mons, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, N.Y., t 2 noon, tury."4-30-6p.m., 1444SeymourStreet Conference Room A & B. t 5 floor . Str Charles Tupper Bu ilding DALHOUSIE WOMEN FACULTY ORGANIZATION Saturday N"'m"'' BIOCHEMISTRY DEPT. SEMINAR: 'Unravelling The LECTURE: Prof. Kathleen La hey, Facu~yol Law, UniverMyof SWIMMING: UNB/MemOOal at Dalplex_ 2 p.m Mechanism of Translahon Initiation in Eukaryotes", Dr Marilyn Windsor. "Women Lawyers: Feminists or Anti-Feminist," 7 30 ALUMNI VARSITY WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL: Dalplex, 7 Kozak,Dept.ofBiologicaiSciences.UniversltyofPiffsburgh,4 p.m. Facu~y Lounge, 3rd floor, Weldon Law Bu ~ d i ng pm p.m.,LectureTheatreE,SirCharlesTupperBuilding EDUCATIONDEPT.SEMINAR:"AdJIEclJcatienACornrru:1ily EDUCATION DEPT. SEMINAR: "Fiscal Restraint and basedApproach" Or. JohnHorabin,lnternationaiSecretary, Change." Harotd Doucel, President, Nova Scotia Teachers Sconish Institute of Adult Education, Universrty oiSt Andrews, Union. Arts Annex, Rm . t 20, 4 pm. Scotland. 4 p.m, Room 120, Arts Annex Sunday No"m'«' MUSIC IN THE ART GALLERY: Elizabeth DuBois, Sh imon ADVANCED MANAGEMENT CENTRE AND THE WaHandTietjeZonneveldpresentarecitalolmusicforllute, HALIFAX BOARD OF TRADE WORKSHOP: "Managing celloandpiano,includ,ngpiecesbyBeelhoven, Faure,Deb Your Memory." Advanced Management Centre's Sem1na r Friday No"m'~' ussy, Donizelti and Gaubert. 3 p.m. in the Gallery. No admis lounge,\261 SeymourSt sion charge. All are welcome. Sponsored by the Music Per ENTERTAINMENT AT THE GRADUATE HOUSE. The SCHOOL OF LIBRARY SERVICE FRIDAY LECTURE forma nce Trust McGill Trio, featuring two members ol the popular Jarvi s SERIES: Ms. Gi lda Martinello, SeniOr Li brarian, Canadian Beno1t Quartet. Folk, jazz music. 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 am National Railways. "The Special Library and rts Corporate Membersandtheirguestsonly Function." 3:30p.m. MacMechan Audrtorium, Kmam Library CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT SEMINAR:"Carbon monox Monday NO:.m,.,, ide insert1n reactions. Models and mechanisms," Dr. C.R. Jab TRAVELOGUE FILMS: ''The French West lndies," 8 p.m, Ion ski, Memorial Univer~ty. Room 215. Chemistry Building, Rebecca Cohn Auditor1um, Dalhousie Arts Centre. $4, stu 130 p. m dentsandseniorcrtizens$3 MUSIC DEPT. LUNCH TIME CONCERT: Musica Anhqua in a program of Music of the Renaissance. Prof David Witson will direct the group in early 16th century music. 12:30 p.m., Dal. Dalhousie Art Gallery Admis~on free, all welcome SENATE, SPECIAL SESSION: DIScussion of the Recom mendahons of the Brief to the Royal Commission on Post Second Secondary Education. Board and Senate Roorn. 4 p.m .• News MATHEMATICS, STATISTICS AND COMPUTING Da! News is pubhshOO by Oalhous•e Universtty tor SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM. "Mult iplicity of spectra and membe1s ot the Oalhous•e commumty. Produced by the Killam optimiza1ion of input subspaces ot conlr(lj," Prof NK Nik(lj'skii, Pubhc Relattons Office, Da! News is published every two Steklov Institute of Mathematics. Leningrad. 3 30 pm. Room weeksbetweenSeptemberandApni,W1lhabreakat 2622.Killamlibrary Chnstmasandoccasionalsummerissues Thestaffot Oa/News inctudes ADVANCED MANAGEMENT CENTRE AND THE Lecture DlckBowman.O~rectorofPubl i cRe l atoons HALIFAX BOARD OF TRADE SEMINAR: "Time Manage OerekMann,OtrectoroiPublications.Editor -in -Chiel Richard Falk, the Albert ment, ' Advanced Management Centre's Seminar Lounge GinaWitkins.SeniorlnformahOOO!Iocer.Editor G. Milbank Professor of 1261 SeymourSt SusanWiltiams,lnformat ionOIItcer,Repoller International Law and StuartWatson, lnformationAssistant,junior reporter: PracticeatPrincetonUni KathiPetersen,des~ner.technicalproductton ; arld vers it y, will deliver the Ooreen St. Onge , clerk, Whal's On at Oa lhousie second talk in theKillam Tuesday N"~"'' Fina l deadlineforinclusionol itemsinOaiNewsisnoon Memorial Lecture Series WATERS SCIENTIFIC SEMINAR: "Clinical and Biomedical Thursdaybeforethelollowinglhursday'spublicatoon Nov. 10 on Applieationso!HPLC," Conference Room, t 5th floor, Sir Cha tnquiriesandsubmissionsshooklbeaddressedtoThe The series, sponsored by Dalhousie UniverSity, rec rlesTupperBidg,2:30p.m. Ed~or. Oal News. Public Relations Office. Oalhoosie Uni ognizes the generous contributions made to the instit u versity,Halifax, NS B3H3J5Tet:(902) 424 -3643 tion by the late Dorothy J. Ki llam. Based on the theme, IMMUNIZATION CLINIC:TetanusandPolioshotsavailable "Law on the Eve olt984," this year's series has been in the SUB lobby. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m .. Sponsored by Dalhousie PUBLICATION SCHEDULE CHANGED organized to commemorate the centenary of the Dal Hea~h Education Students, administefed by University HeaHh Da/News has changed its publication sc hedule housie Law School. Services. Thisspecia!issueon Dalhousiecelebrationswillbe The Falk lecture is entitled ''The Ouest for World November is immunization month. followed next week, Nov. 10, by a regular is suo Order: The Legacy ol Optimism Re-examined" 1 Be Wise. Immunize. Bi-weekly publication will then be reinstated, w1th Falk is an educator who~ brought his talents in the regular issuescoming outNov.24and 0 ec.8 ART GALLERY FILM SERIES: "Masters o1 modern sculp fields of law and pol"ical science to bear in his published Deadlines for upcoming issues are as follows: tute." Part One: "The Pioneers" narrated by George Segal works. He has been a artic of AmeriCan foreign policy in • FortheThursday,Nov. IO issue. noon, Thursday, 12:30 p.m., MacAioney Room 406, Dalhousie Art Gallery. 8 Vietnam and of Western aproaches to international law. No v. 3; p.m. in the Art Gallery. Admission free, al welcome. orgalizalion and diplomacy. • For the Thursday, Nov. 24 issue. noon, Thursday. The third and final speaker in the series will be Alan GEOLOGY SEMINAR. ''The eastern Canadian Cordmera; Nov. 17; Cairns. noted Canadian social scientist His ad!tss is Tectonic setting, structural framework, and fundamental • For the Thursday. Dec. 8 issue, noon. Thursday. schedJied for Nov. 2" ~ ~ modefs."Dr. GlenStockmalOceanographydepl, Dec. I Dalhousie. 11 :30 a.m., Room 2895. Geology dept . LSC, Dal News, NOYelllbQ" 3, 1983