William Mitchell Opinion - Volume 7, No

Mitchell Hamline School of Law Mitchell Hamline Open Access The Opinion 5-1965 William Mitchell Opinion - Volume 7, No. 2, May 1965 William Mitchell College of Law Follow this and additional works at: https://open.mitchellhamline.edu/the-opinion Recommended Citation William Mitchell College of Law, "William Mitchell Opinion - Volume 7, No. 2, May 1965" (1965). The Opinion. 13. https://open.mitchellhamline.edu/the-opinion/13 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by Mitchell Hamline Open Access. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Opinion by an authorized administrator of Mitchell Hamline Open Access. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Circuit Judge Murrah Will Address Graduates byR. W.Rahn l An honorary degree of Doctor of Laws will be bestowed on Chief for djstinguished :,ervice to boyhood; chairman of the O.klahomiL it ' Justice Alfred P. Murrah of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth n ited Fund ancl Red Cross from 194 throurn 1954; ha taught ~un Circuit when he addresses William Mitchell's graduating seniors and their da.y ·cbool cla se ince 1940; and has been active in local traffic safety gue t at the annual commencement exercises. The ommencement will work and in e 0 tablishi:ng a court for traffi.e offender~ in Oklahoma City be lield at the Coll ge of t. Thom Armory on Tu day June 15, at which has become a model for other cities to follow. ; 00 p.m. when the 7Q ca.ndida.tes will be escorted from the law chool Th J udge has a great interest in safety, having served as chairman lo the Armory by eiaht marshal] elected from the top student of U1e of the _" ational Committee for Traffic Safety for three years and partici junior clas . pated in safety conferences and institutes in all parts of the nation. He is .Judge Munah, a native of Indian Territory (now Oklal1oma) re also chairman of the Advisory Council of Judges of the National Council ceived hi LL.B. at the University of Oklahoma in 1928, where he was on Crime and Delinquenc~T Phi Beta Kappa and Order of the Coif. He was also a member of Lambda He has also been active in the ABA, being past chairman of the Chi Alpha Fraternity, and of Phi Alpha Delta legal fraternity, of which Judicin.1 ction and member of the House of Delegates, and in the h was - uprcrne Ju tice from 1962 to 1964. American JudjcaLure ocicty and the American Law I,rtitute. But with He engaged in general practice in ' rninole Oklahoma, and in kla all these activitie , Judue l\Iurrah ~ ma.in. interest ha been. in improving l1oma City until he w appointed to the U. District Court for tbe the administration of j1J ticc. A. chairman of the ~ ationaJ Judicial Cou tate of Oklahoma in l9S7. At aae 3~, he was then the youngest 1J . £ercnce Pr>trial ommittee ince 1948, he has work d tire] · ly to edu Di trict ,Tud"'e ever to be appointed. In 19-lO, he -was clevat <l to Lhe cate the bench and bar to the correct and practical uses of these . ~. Cout of App als for the Tenth Circuit and in 1959 he became procedures through seminars, clinics, demonstrations, etc. in practically hi f Judge. every stat . Judge Murrah has b en very active in civic, church and community In l9:5J. he wa awarded th Di ·tinguish d -ervice Citation by the affair. He wa,s a Yi iting profei ~or of la," at the U11iver ity of Oklalioma Uninr ity of Oklahoma for ot1l 'ta11ding n •ic to the state and the and at Colorado Unive1 ity, Commi ~ioner of Last Frontier Couucil of nation. and al'o U1 Hattan W. umners Award for outstandina service Boy couts for over ten year:-. and holder of Lhe ih-er Bea.v r Awa1·d (Continued on page 2) Hon. A. P. Murrah William Mitchell Published by the Student Bar Association p William Mitchell College of Law Vol. 7 ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, MAY, 1965 No. 2 ALSA Offers Student Loans Debt on Building Augmenting a $50,000 guaranty Nearly Paid Off fund established last semester in co operation with the First National By Dave Planting Bank of St. Paul to provide loans to cover the cost of tuition and The .m rt_ga"e debt on William 1\IitcbeTl"s seven-year-old building has books for Mitchell students, the been virh1nll)' wiped out. An am.bitiou · drive launched la. t May raised American Law Student Association $149,000, leaving a b1tlance oI only a f w hundred dollar on Lhe debt. (ALSA) has recently created the The funds were donated by 138 alumni, corporations, foundations, Fund for Legal Education, consid law firms and other friends of the school. ered a major stride in aiding more Two contributions exceeded $10,000. They were donated by the law students to finance a legal edu Margaret H. and James E. Kelley "Foundation, Inc., and West Publish cation. ing Co. Mr. Kelle_ ·, a ,, illia:m }1itchell alumnus, is a member of the Beginning in January, 1965 the St. Paul law firm of Bundlie. Kell ~' & Torrison. ALSA's Fund enables all students The mortgage debt originally was $225,000. Income payments and at American Bar Association ap several miscellaneous contributions had reduced it to nearly $149,000 by proved law schools to apply for the time the drive began la t spring. loans after completion of one full Tlte 15-year mortgage was held by .Minnesota Federal avings and year of law study with satisfactory Loan. D eru1 Douglas H eidenreich said ifinnesota Federal aved the standing. These loans are available chool about $5.000 by a reduc d intere t .rate and by waiving penalties to the extent of the school's alloca for prepayments. tion and will be for a maximum of Without the donations, the college would have been paying on the $1 ,000.00 per year. The minimum mortgage for the next nine years. loan amount is $400.00. Borrowers A total of $64,000 in donations was received by William Mitchell will sign interim notes accruing sim since the last issue of the Opinion was published in December. ple interest which will be deferred "There really aren't words to ex- while the note-maker remains a stu press fully the college'- deep grati dent in good standing. Arrange tude for the tremendous effort and 10 Law Students ments may be made for one of sev success of the drive," commented eral repayment plans. Dean Heidenreich. "William Mitch Get Scholarships Students interested in applying ell indeed can be as proud as it is for an ALSA loan should secure full Han oo, Kcllt Phleger & Mulligan - fortunate to have so many loyal and Scholarships totaling $2,900 were information from the Dean. Capitol Bound. (See Moot Court, p. S) generous friends." awarded to 10 William Mitchell stu The drive was headed by former dents on March 4. Minnesota Supreme Court Justice They are Robert Rahn, Ronald Trustees Appoint- Roger L. Dell. Active in soliciting Johnson and Frank O'Meara, fourth contributions were Harry Holtz, a year students; Richard Knutson, 1943 alumnus and president of the Robert Halva and Joseph Flynn, Heidenreich to Per1nanent Dean First Trust Co., St. Paul; Charles third year students; and Ronald Murnane, a 1937 alumnus and presi Erickson, Fred Keiser, Bruce Ander D ouglas R. Heidenreich, A.cting Dean of the Col out from upper classmen what kinds of opportunities dent of the Minnesota State Bar son and Clifford Gardner, second lege since July 1, 1904, recei\•ed a permanent appoint-. interest them. Even now, we know very little about Association; and Lee Slater, presi year students. ment o the deanship from the Colleae' Board of the positions our students are seeking." dent of West Publishing Co. The scholarship funds were do Trustees on Feb. 23, 1965. Dean Heidenreich also plans to inform third-year Other alumni who aided in the nated by the P. W. Skogmo Foun Dean Heidenreich, age 33, resides at 1237 Lake students about the necessity for making early appli drive were attorneys Harold J . Car dation, Minnesota Mutual Founda~ view Avenue, Minneapolis. He stated that the ap cations for po itions with law furn . This plan results roll, a 1923 alumnus and partner in tion, Minnesota State Bar Founda pointment has mefillt little change in his duties, since in part from a poll of the senior which indicated that the Minneapolis firm of Carroll, tion, Farmers Insurance Group, Wil he was already the school's chief administrative offi at the tart of their final "em _ter very few of them Cronan, Roth & Austin; Burr B. liam Mitchell Law Wives, and vari cer in his acting status. Graduated magna cum laude had made arra:ngcmeuts for a job upon graduation. Markham, a 1941 graduate, part ous law firms and corporations. from William Mitchell in 1961, Dean Heidenreich en • nother long-range o-oal is a comprehensi,·e cur ner in Meagher, Geer, Markham & Scholarships were awarded on the gaged in private practice until his appointment as r iculum revie"-· "We w0uld like to make mor elec Anderson, also Minneapolis; and basis of scholastic performance and Assistant Dean o"n March l, 1963. tives available to lower classmen," the dean said. "Our Richard E. Klein, class of 1949, St. financial need. The new dean declined to outline any plans for seniors have had some choice of courses this year, but Paul.

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