Fordham Law School FLASH: The Fordham Law Archive of Scholarship and History The Advocate Student Publications 4-1984 The Advocate The Advocate, Fordham Law School Follow this and additional works at: http://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/student_the_advocate Part of the Law Commons Recommended Citation The Advocate, Fordham Law School, "The Advocate" (1984). The Advocate. Book 25. http://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/student_the_advocate/25 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Publications at FLASH: The orF dham Law Archive of Scholarship and History. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Advocate by an authorized administrator of FLASH: The orF dham Law Archive of Scholarship and History. For more information, please contact [email protected]. VOL. IS NO. 7 © THE ADVOCATE APRIL, 1984 "Man with Sandpaper Charm" A NEW MAN AT THE HELM Receives President's Medal By Carlo Rossi By David Heires In his remarks, Father Finlay joked about The Rev. Joseph A. O'Hare, currently the a disagreement he had with Doyle upon their editor in chief of the Jesuit commentary first meeting, when they were discussing the magazine America, was named March 14 as the way to best memorialize Vince Lombardi. Then 31 st president of Fordham University suc­ he added: "That fierce encounter was the begin­ ceeding Rev . James C. Finlay effective July I, ning of one of the most satisfying friendships 1984. The announcement was made by Hon . it has been my pleasure to enjoy during my William Hughes Mulligan, vice-chairman of the twelve years as President of Fordham. " board of trustees, during a press conference in After thanking Doyle for his continued the Lowenstein building. Richard J. Bennett, generous support for the law school , Finlay chairman of the board of trustees, who was ill said, "I wish to present this President's Medal on the day of the announcement, had previously to a dear friend, in one of the last gestures of said, "Father O'Hare comes to the presidency my presidency, exactly 122 days from my of a university on the threshold of a critical retirement. It is my feeble way of saying thanks period of change that calls for clarity of vision, for his friendship and admitting in public: imaginative and forceful ideas and the courage "Ned, you won all the fights. You are the and will to carry them out." Rev. Joseph A. O'Hare, S.J. James Edwin "Ned" Doyle, an advertis­ champ. God Bless You." Father O'Hare has been America's Editor chmans College in Cebu in the Philippines, ing pioneer and a 1930 graduate of the law The President's Medal bears the design of in Chief and President of its publishing COI11 - where he received A.B . and M.A. degrees. He school, was awarded the President's Medal by the west entrance to the President's office. The pany, America Press, Inc. since 1975 . He has studied philosophy in Paris and at Woodstock Father Finlay at a ceremony held in Lincoln building was erected in 1838 as the country repeatedly won prizes from the Catholic Press College in Maryland. From 1955 to 1958 and Center on February 29, 1984. home of a Brooklyn merchant named Moat and Association for his column, "Of Many again from 1968 to 1972 he was on the faculty The President's Medal, the highest award it has been declared a national landmark. The Things," and editorials. The magazine covers of the College of Arts and Sciences of the offered by Fordham University, was bestowed obverse bears a replica of the University'S seal. a wide range of issues. In its March 17th Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines. upon Doyle in recognition of hi devotion to Before entering the law chooI. Doyle at­ editorial America applauded the recent From 1963 to 1968 Father O'Hare pursued doc­ the University and contribution to the culture tended high school in Englewood, N.J. and upholding of a municipally installed Navitity toral studies in philosophy at Fordham. His of the 20th century. received his undergraduate degree from scene. It praised the Supreme Court's wisdom dissertation addressed the philosophy of Hegel. After graduating from the law school. Hamilton College. in having "Ie~t it to the American people to He will move to Loyola-Faber Hall on Doyle chose to go into advertising immediate­ Though originally intending to practice decode" locally whether they desired their com­ Rose Hill Campus from West 56th Street as of Iy . He had stints with COlimopolitan, Look and law, Doyle found himself prospering in another munity to have such a display. On February 25, July J. The move will not be made without Good Housekeeping magazines, and served in occupation immediately after graduation. one editorial supported recent efforts in Con­ some reservations. "I'm very partial to Lincoln the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. •• After you passed the bar you went to work gress to create a good faith exception to the ex­ Center. I've lived on the West Side for 12 years It was in 1949, however, that Doyle made his in a law office for $10 a week," he said. " I clusionary rule. Another criticized effort to and I like the neighborhood," said O'Hare, who momentous decision to form the Doyle Dane was making $75 a week selling space. I couldn't compromise the independence and integrity of was born in the Bronx and attended Regis High Bernbach Advertising Agency along with two afford to quit." the Civil Rights Commission, calling that panel School. He is aware that some Lincoln Center colleagues. After the war, Doyle was a Vice-President . 'as high minded an agency as one can expect people feel alienatc,d from Rose Hill. but add­ In the time since, Doyle Dane Bembach has of Grey Advertising Agency up until 1949. At in government. " ed, "I'm intereste"n doing all I can to bridge become one of the giants of the advertising this point, he and Bill Bembach, the Creative Father O' Hare has served as director of that. " world. Doyle's clients have ranged from Director of Grey, decided to form their own several academic programs as well as on the One of Father Finlay's priorities during his Volkswagen to Miss Clairol, from Seagram and agency. Maxwell Dane, an old friend of board of trustees of Boston College, Xavier l3-year tenure as president, has been the Mobil to IBM and Polaroid, and the presence Doyle's from Look magazine, was invited to University, the College of New Rochelle, strengthening of the professional schools. A he created is felt in homes and busines es join them . Doyle Dane Bernbach was subse­ Georgetown University and Moyne College, desire for wider recognition, however, has rais­ throughout the U.S. quently formed, and the rest is history. where he was chari man of the board from 1976 ed in many administrators a feeling of am­ to 1980. From 1973-75 he was an adjunct pro­ bivalence. Recognition should not come, is the fessor in Fordham's EXCEL program at Lin­ feeling, at the expense of the university 's tradi­ coln Center while he served as an associate tional role for New Yorkers. Father O'Hare editor at America. Father O'Hare sees a says he also feels the ambivalence. "Fordham's The Law School Placement Process­ school's role as nurturing human expansion. character is tied to New York and I want to keep •'The real work of a university is the educa­ it that way, but, at the same time, I would like What It Can Be tion of young minds and hearts, and creating to see us build up our links to the rest of the an environment where scholars and talented country. " By Dean John D. Feerick teachers can flourish." "My impression as an outsider has been Keynote Address: the history of law school placement. In contrast, He entered the Society of Jesus after high that there has been a candid exchange between National Association for Law Pillcement there is a surfeit of books on choosing careers school, was ordained in 1961 and went to Ber- students and administrators." He also plans to NOrlheast Regional Conference, in general as is evidenced by such best sellers be open and available to student reporters. "I Sugarbush Inn as What CoLor is Your Parachute? Dress for believe in the student press. I was a faculty ad­ tIe knowledge of the world beyond law school Warnn, Vermont Success and Where Do I Go From Here With visor in the Philippines." for which I was being trained. There was no on January 26, 1984 My life? The Advocate welcomes Father O'Hare American Lawyer, no NationaL Law JournaL, The law sch'ool placement office has come I know that when I was a law student, 23 upon his return to Fordham and extends to him no Legal Times or similar publication to to occupy an important role in American Law years ago, many law schools did not have a our best wishes in his responsibilities. We also enlighten me or my classmates about employer schools and a dominating role in the lives of placement office. Information was disseminated extend to him a warm invitation to share with characteristics or personalities. In general, there many law students. Yet, there is a paucity of haphazardly by secretaries, registrars, swit­ the Law School, through the pages of The Ad­ was limited information about prospective professional literature on the law school place­ chboard operators, faculty members, other vocate, his views on Fordham, the Law or Life employers and career options for lawyers.