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APRIL, 1958 STETSON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW VOL. 1, No. 3 GOVERNOR SPEAKS AT DEDICATION OF LAW LIBRARY Governor LeRoy Collins gave the convo­ cation address at the formal dedication March 8 of the Charles A. Dana Library paying high tribute to the Stetson University College of Law which was founded in De- Land in 1901 and which has produced many distinguished members of the bench, bar, and legal education. Guest at the convocation was Charles A. Dana, the New York philanthropist, who gave $250,000 for the new building on con­ dition that it be matched dollar-for-dollar by Florida men and women. Justice E. Harris Drew, who was honorary chairman of the Law Library Campaign fund, presented the building. It was received by Dr. Charles H. Bolton, president of the Board of Trustees of the University. Walter Mann, trustee of the Dana Foun­ dation and president of the Hoard of Over­ Governor Collins was honored in ceremonies at Stetson University College of Law seers of the College of Law, presented a por­ for his accomplishments related to the legal profession. Here, he receives the degree of Doctor of Law. Governor Collins spoke at the dedication of the Charles A. Dana trait by Mr. Dana to hang in the library. Law Library. In center is former Gov. Doyle E. Carlton, who introduced Collins for This was accepted by Justice H. L. Sebring, the degree, and at right is J. Ollie Edmunds, president of this University. (Inde­ dean of the college. pendent photo by Dan Hightower.) Dr. J. Ollie Edmunds awarded the hono- DR. CAMPBELL IS COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER tary degree of doctor of laws to Governor Doak Sheridan Campbell, president emer­ cession. The public is invited. Collins after he had been presented by itus of Florida State University, will deliver Dr. Campbell, who holds an honorary Former Governor Doyle Carlton. the commencement address at the College degree from Stetson, established an enviable In his address, Governor Collins called of Law at noon May 30. reputation during the 10 years he served for public support of the power of the The ceremonies will be held in the as president of Florida State University. Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution Auditorium of Stetson Inn with diplomas When he assumed the presidency in 1941, and challenged the bar on the matter of being presented by Dr. J. Ollie Edmunds, the enrollment was 1,800 and the faculty president of the University. Members of numbered less than 200. When he retired lawyers who are gaining reputations as the graduating class, the faculty, overseers June 30, 1957 the enrollment had exceeded "cunning manipulators" rather than seekers and trustees will be in the academic pro­ (Continued on Page 2) (Continued on Page 5) DR. CAMPBELL I R C CODE CHANGE (Continued from Page I) BENEFITS STETSON 8,000 and the faculty to more than fiOO. President Eisenhower has signed into law Before going to Tallahassee, Dr. Camp­ a bill changing the Internal Revenue Code bell was associated with George Peabody to permit Stetson University to receive tax College in Nashville, Tennessee, for 14 years lice income from the limited partnership —first with the Division of Surveys and in the Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Field Studies and then as Dean of the Grad­ Smith brokerage linn. Congressman A. Syd uate School and Senior College. Herlong advised Dr. J. Ollie Edmunds, pres­ Following his graduation from Ouachita ident of the University, recently. College, Arkadelphia. Arkansas, in 1911. Dr. Stetson, along with Amherst College and Campbell served as superintendent of the Deerlield Acaclemv, were made limited part­ Columbus (Ark.) State High School, then ners in the brokerage firm in his will. The as state secretary for the Baptist Young bill introduced bv Congressman Herlong, Peoples Union and Religious Education As­ and handled in the Senate by Senator George sociation. He has been an outstanding Bap Similiters, pointed out thai the Stetson inter­ tist lay leader in Florida and throughout est is a "limited partnership under which the South for many years. In 1916, he be­ the limited partner has no right to take came vice-president and later (1920) presi­ part in the control of the business." dent of Central College, Conway, Arkansas. The tax-free provision is expected to al­ President Campbell has received national DR. DOAK S. CAMPBELL most double the proceeds received by Stet­ recognition in the academic field for bis son and other educational institutions from work with junior colleges and in curricu­ The FSU President has also devoted a the estate. lum. As a result of his work in converting great deal of time to studies in higher edu­ Before his death, Charles E. Merrill estab­ Central College to an accredited junior col cation. He has conducted and published lished the Merrill Program in American lege, he was elected in 1921 as secretary of numerous surveys of higher institutions in Studies al Stetson. Mr. Merrill was a student the American Association of Junior Col­ the southern states. In 1937 he was chosen al Stetson in the early I900's and in 1946 leges. He held this position for 17 years consultant to President Roosevelt's Advisory received an honorary degree. Mr. Merrill was and has exerted a great influence throughout Committee on Education. He is a past presi­ credited with "taking Wall Street to Main the nation in this as well as other educa­ dent of the Southern Association of Colleges Street" in the brokerage business. tional areas. and .Secondary Schools. While at Peabody he served several years as a member of the forefront of what is now becoming recog­ President Campbell is recognized as one Tennessee Stale Board of Education. He has nized as the most significant development of America's leading curriculum authorities served as a member of the Board of the in higher education in this century—regional and his book Curriculum Development, Florida State Chamber of Commerce for II education, especially Southern regional edu­ under joint authorship with Dr. H. L. years. cation. He has been a member of the South­ Caswell, has been the most widely used book ern Regional Board and of ils Executive on curriculum. President Campbell has also been in the Committee since its beginning. MIAMI'S NEW MAYOR IS STETSON LAW SCHOOL GRADUATE Miami's new mayor, Robert King High, to realize the necessity of a college educa­ enrolling in the Stetson College of Law. who received his bachelor of laws degree tion. He studied at the University of Chat­ He also attended the University of Havana. at Stetson in 1949, has patterned his politi­ tanooga, Colorado State College of Educa­ In the practice of law, High is following cal life and his private practice after two tion and the University of Miami before in the path of Perry Nichols, who has estab­ other Stetson law graduates—Abe Aronovits, lished an outstanding national reputation as LL.B. and Perry Nichols. LL.B. a plaintiff's attorney in personal injury cases. Like Aronovilz who did not solicit cam­ Mayor High's law office has been described paign contributions, antagonized fellow city as one with "a lived-in look, with unusual commissioners, and liked to think he was props. In the corner is a skeleton. On the modeled after Abraham Lincoln. High has table is a plastic spine and pelvis model shown he may leave the Aronovitz pal lent which he used lo demonstrate to jurors at this point and cut one of his own which how badly bis client was hurt in that auto­ will make interesting new contributions on mobile accident which whiplashed his spine." the local scene. "I have been grown up a long lime." 1 ligh Four years ago the young attorney who said recently, recalling the year 1931 when was then city judge of Sweetwater and presi- he was seven years old and peddling papers dcnl of the Flagami Civic Association was in Chattanooga, not far from his birthplace married to Sara Faith Price of Coral Gables, in Tullahoma, Tennessee. in a candle-light ceremony at Flagler Street "The story of the South used to tie me Baptist Church. Mrs. High had attended up," he continued, recalling how he looked Brenati College where she was a member out the window of his Chattanooga home of Alpha Delia Pi and queen of Riverside and fought again the Battle of Missionary Academy. Ridge. Robert E. Lee was his hero. High was president of Lambda Chi Alpha Finishing high school at 15, he was bril­ Fraternity at the University of Miami and liant in history and English, but it took was listed in Who's Who in American Col­ two or three years in the business world MAYOR ROBERT KING HIGH leges. THREE NEW MEMBERS OF BOARD OF OVERSEERS

New members of the Hoard of Overseers are, from left, Richard D. Pope, master of Beautiful Cypress Gardens and a student at Stetson in the early 1920's; Charles A. Dana, the New York philanthropist for whom the new law library was named, and B. E. "Beunie" Webb, St. Petersburg businessman and "sparkplug" in the campaign for funds to locate the College of Law in St. Petersburg and to match funds on the library building.

The help of alumni and friends is needed the cost will not be great as measured in White, LL.B '52, Titusville, on his ap­ to build a faculty at the College of Law. terms ol results. Approximately $50,000 over pointment as judge of the Brevard Small We do not want a first-rate campus and and above the income we can produce from Claims Court. ... A. Bradford Smith, a third-rate law school. tuition and lees will be: needed. LL.B. '52, the new municipal judge at Now that we have a new air-conditioned One hundred persons or corporations giv­ Venice. library building, we need to fill it with ing lis $10,000 once and lor all times will 0 books. Alumni and friends can help here, provide this amount. Or. 1.000 gills of $1,000 WHERE-TO-FIND-THEM DEPART­ too. each would give us this seed. Or. pulling MENT. Gale S. Greene, 53 S. Pineapple We also need a small faculty library of il on an annual basis. :">() persons or firms Sarasota. . . . Clyde L. Roberts and some 10,000 volumes and would like to de­ agreeing to give $1,000 a year or 500 giving D. A. Troiano, 2131/2 S. Tennessee, Lake­ velop a small medical-legal library. SI00 a year will meet the need. land lohn B. Freeborn, Dunedin. 0 We call our library a "laboratory" or . . . Rcbert B. Van Skike, Jr., Sarasota. There's a cordial invitation for all "workshop" and we should have several 0 sets of Florida Reports and Southern Re­ to be with us on May 30 for Com­ Our sympathy to the families in the porter with digests. We do not want our mencement. Dr. Doak Campbell will passing of Harlan W. Kelley, '28, of students to stand in line to use these im­ bring a fine message to the class Baraboo, Wis. . . Thomas C. Calmes, portant tools in the training of students and there'll be some fellowship for '03, Plant City. . . William Sheddan, in the legal profession. all. '08, Jacksonville. . . Royal Payne Ham- lin, '07, Mt. Dora. As to the faculty, we would like to have five or six young men as a nucleus and live CONGRATULATIONS to Raymond J. -(). or six older scholars who have served as Lloyd, Alexandria, Va., who recently as­ I5TH LABOR FORUM trial lawyers, jurists or educators who would sumed duties as manager of the San IN MIAMI SPRINGS like to pass on to the students their rich Francisco office of the Federal Trade The fifteenth Labor Relations Forum pre­ experiences. Commission. He received his law degree sented by the Stetson University College of at Stetson in 1948. . . . H. Loy Anderson, Law, many of them under sponsorship of Then we would like to have five or six LL.B. '28, Palm Beach and Washington, some of the state's outstanding organizations, practicing attorneys who would round out recently named to the Board of Directors will be given May 2,'l and 21 at Miami what we regard as an adequate faculty to of the Federal Home Loan Bank. Ocal- Springs Villas. The fourteenth forum was do things members of the Florida Bar would ans will remember him as he started May 9 and 10 at the College of Law. like to have us do. the practice of law there. . . . T. Alton Speakers for the upcoming forum will be The College of Law plans to limit en­ Murray, LL.B. '47, on his appointment Cody Fowler, past president of the American rollment to about 200 carefully selected as chief counselor of the juvenile court Bar Association, Justice H. L. Sebring, dean students. With this enrollment, the fees will at West Palm Beach. . . . Jcseph C. Ja­ of the College of Law, and Granville M. not provide enough income to have such cobs, LL.B. '50, Live Oak, on his appoint­ Alley, Jr., visiting lecturer. a faculty. ment as assistant attorney general of Authorities in their fields will serve as This kind of training will cost more the State of Florida. He'll find plenty of panelists. Information about this forum is than the tuition and fees will provide. But Stetson company there. . . . Grady M. available at St. Petersburg. Guests at the dedication of the Dana Law Library build ing, from left, are Mrs. LeRoy Collins, Mrs. J. Ollie Ed­ munds and Mrs. Charles A. Dana. A reception for Mrs. C ollins was one of several events planned especially for Florida's "First Lady" and other wives who accompanie d their husbands to the dedication ceremonies. Governor Collins and Mrs. Collins stayed overnight in the Fireston e Apartments. TOP LEGAL TALENT OF NATION AT MID-WINTER TRIAL SEMINAR The lop legal talent of the nation was Miami; Francis H. Hare, Birmingham, and H. L. Seining, dean of the College of Law, represented at the highly successful Mid- Emile Zola Berman, of New York. were heard on appellate procedure and Winter Trial Seminar al Ihe College of Law Berniau, who defended Marine Sgt. Mat­ Judges W. E. Sturgis, A. O. Kanner and in March. thew C. McKeon in the 'death march" said Charles A. Carroll were heard on the Flor­ The Seminar was timed to conclude with chances for a fair trial in a military court ida District Court of Appeals. the dedication of the Dana Law Library are on a par with those of a civilian court. Thomas F. Lambert, Jr., Boston, spoke on Building. "Any lawyer who works hard and pre­ "Present Trends in the Tort Field." Craig Spragenburg, noted Cleveland trial pares his case well will get just as fair a The chairman of arrangements was Perry lawyer, called a trial "a contest in persua­ hearing for his client as in a civilian court," Nichols, of Miami, who also acted as panel sion" or "a dramatic play before an au­ Berman said. moderator. Other moderators were John Ap- dience of 12." Florida Supreme Court Justice E. Harris pleman, Orbana, 111., and James A. Dooley. "A jury has a healthy skepticism of law­ Drew and Campbell Thornal, and Justice Chicago. yers," Spragenburg continued. "They will be looking for distortion by you or your witnesses." "Get your emotional persuasion into nouns and verbs, rather than adjectives,' he cau­ tioned. T. Paine Kelly, Jr.. of Tampa, who gave tips on defense, advocated long and care­ ful preparation. Willi proper preparation and a planned attack, the lawyer will not be taken by surprise. Harry A. Gair, New York, and Truman B. Rucker, recently named president of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, known nationally for handling law suits in­ volving medical testimony, explained that use of hospital records are the best means of establishing their cases and advised against attacking the ability of the plain­ tiff's doctor. Handling of compensation cases and claims Justice H. L. Sebring, left, dean of the Stetson University College of Law, and under the Federal Employers Liability Act Perry Nichols right, Miami, chairman of the Mid-Winter Trial Seminar, welcome to featured the appearance of William S. the campus two distinguished members of the bar who took part in the program. Frates, Miami, president of the Law-Science Second from left is Emile Zola Berman, New York, defense counsel in the famous Marine Corps "death march" trial, and Truman B. Rucker, Tulsa, Okla., president of Foundation of America; David W. Dyer, the International College of Trial Lawyers. (Photo by St. Petersburg Times.) GOVERNOR . . . (Continued from Pave J) n rmnr alter justice. nnnn Unless a strong, independent judiciary and the power ol the court is preserved, he THE I I ORI DA said. "law as we know il would be no more." NOVEMBER 1957 As lo the lawyers themselves be said "loo JULJVJ Z] many" are pushing aside the law books for manuals on how to win friends and in­ fluence people—and many lawyers and lay­ men think of lawyers as tools by which justice may be defeated or outfoxed. "These are days in which our judiciary- is under attack, as il lias been from lime lo time during history," said the Chief Ex­ ecutive. "It is al such a time thai respect lor the integrity of our judiciary is most important —for when it is most needed it is most im­ portant. "Flic great challenge to law is the orderly reconciling of stability and change. Both are essential. Making them compatible comes hard ai limes to every generation." Adherence lo precedent is vital to the living quality of the law. Yet, the willing­ ness, the eagerness to change with a chang­ ing world is essential to progress." The Governor said that criticism and com­ plaints about court decisions should not be too disturbing in this country cjf ours. "But." he said "we should get fighting mad when we hear the court itself, as an institution and iis basic powers as a part of our government, raked over the coals." "At the head of the judicial system stands the Supreme Court of the United Stales, and its decisions must be accepted as to the meaning of the Constitution," said the Gov­ ernor. "You caul have even a baseball game without an umpire to interpret ilie rules, and you can't have constitutional govern­ ment without the authority somewhere to interpret and apply the Constitution." He warned "we must remember that the strength of the Constitution is not within the instrument itself, nor even in the ju­ diciary, "bin in the minds and hearts of the people." The Florida Bar Journal for November used a picture of the new Dana Law Library on the front cover. The new structure will house 30,000 law books as well as Summer Term at Dc Land, June 16- many private collections which it is anticipated will be presented or bequeathed to it from time to time by members of the bar. August iS.

Carlto nin an interview with Lei and Hawes. ment lo the Stetson University College of BRIEFS--- of the Tampa Tribune. Law and the new University of South Flor­ Phil Fenton and Bruce Jacobs represented "People can lead sincerity or lack of sin­ ida." said the St, Petersburg limes in an the Stetson University College of Law al the cerity— Ibe key to a man's character—as he editorial on March 26. American Law Student Association confer­ meets them face to face on television. You () can't fool the people very long very much." ence for the Sixth Circuit at Knoxville. The Young Democratic Club of Pinellas (I 0 County held an organizational meeting at Former United Stales Senator Claude Pep­ Chuck Williams, of Melbourne was the the College of Law in April. per, speaking al an Inns of Court dinner, subject of "Pen Portraits" by John Cramer, () which appeared in a recent issue of the urged law students to "see far beyond the Stetson lias accepted an invitation to Melbourne Tillies. perimeter of their profession." membership in the Southern University Con­ 0 0 ference, an organization of 54 liberal arts Television places aspirants for major of­ "Growth at St. Petersburg Junior College colleges associated for the consideration of fices on inspection in the living room of is gaining recognition for this area as an mailers pretaining to tipper division college every voter, said Former Governor Doyle E. intellectual center and will act as a comple- work. new members, all experts in their field. They are: Frank W. Miller, professor of law at Washington University School of Law, St. Louis since 1948; University of Wisconsin, B.A.; LL.B., S. J. D.; editor-in-chief of Hie Wisconsin Law Review; visiting professor University of Arkansas, summers 1952, 1954, 1956; Stetson University College of Law, 1955; University of Wisconsin. 1957. Order of the Coif. William J. McLeod, St. Petersburg prac­ ticing attorney since 1949 specializing in the Held of taxation. Washington and Lee A.B., University of Havana, University of Florida College of Law LL.B. (with honors), New York University School of Law LI,At. (Tax­ ation); Phi Delta Phi; extensive participa­ tion as lecturer and panelist, Florida Bar institutes and seminars on property, trusts, and taxation. Paul H. Roncy, St. Petersburg practicing attorney since 1950, practice in New York 1948-50; University of Pennsylvania B.S. in This oil portrait of Charles A. Dana was formally presented to the College of Law by Walter Mann, president of the Board of Overseers and a trustee of the Dana economics, Harvard Law School LL.B. (Gen­ Foundation. The portrait was accepted by Justice H. L. Sebring, dean. It hangs in eral Civil Practice) . the new law library building. Ferry McNab, Tampa CPA; University of Florida B.S., A.B.; instructor in accounting University of Florida 1953-55, Stetson Uni­ SUMMER SESSION OPENS JUNE 16 versity College of Law LL.B. May 1958. The Summer Session al the Stetson Univer­ to live together and work together. The sity College of Law will open June 16 and coffee shop will serve meals. continue through August 7 on a campus Courses to be offered include U. S. Con­ CAMPBELL, EDGE devoted exclusively to the study of law. stitutional Law (4 hours) , Conflict of Laws TO SPEAK AT DELAND Registration will be on the opening day of (.'1 hours) , Real Property I (3 hours) , Dam­ the session. ages (2 hours'* , Federal Income Taxation Charles W. Campbell, vice president in Classes will be held in buildings in the (3 hours) , Equity (3 hours) . and Legal Ac­ charge of the South-Cenrtal operations for style and charm of old Spain which are counting (2 hours) . the Prudential Insurance Company of Amer­ air conditioned, 1 lie new Charles A. Dana Additional information may be had by ica, will deliver the commencement addicss Library, also air conditioned, will be open writing to the Registrar, Stetson University June I til DeLand. Findley B. Edge, profes­ for sliidy. With students and faculty living College of Law, St. Petersburg 7. sor of religious education at Southern Bap- in Stetson Inn, the summer session oilers a The summer session faculty will be com­ tisi Theological Seminary will preach hte unique opportunity for faculty and students posed of Professors Platl and Dillon and four sermon.

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