L E Volume 4 Number 2 Winter, 1972 ALUMNI BULLETIN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LAW SCHOOL Return address: Second Class Postage Paid at :Jhe (jul'tjoyle Waterloo, Wis. 53594 Law School University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin 53706 tion team recognized two solutions to this problem: to reduce enroll- ment, or to increase the number of teachers. Its report concluded: Dear Alumni and Friends, "The only really feasible solutiqn in the face of the high demand I take over as Dean with humil- for legal education is for Wis- ity. I know this is a great law consin in some manner to fund school and that it has had many approximately 13 more facul- distinguished Deans. I know that a ty positions. " Dean's role is a limited one and that the quality of the school de- Just recently a citizens commit- pends on its faculty and students. tee appointed by U.W. Executive I know that the budgetary prob- Vice President Leonard Haas con- lem now facing the school is severe. cluded that the state's need for ad- ditional lawyers was not such as That problem is still our most to require a new state law school difficult. The school has grown 60% at this time. A majority of the com- in students over the last five years mittee are alumni of this Law with only a slight increase in fac- School, including: ulty. We have 950 students this fall with a faculty of 35 full time equi- Philip S. Habermann Dean Bunn valent teachers (including part-time Executive Director professors and lecturers at their State Bar of Wisconsin proportional rate). Last year we Walter B. Raushenbush had 900 students and 32 full time Professor of Law equivalent teachers. Fiveyears ago Univ. of Wis.-Madison we had 600 students and 32 full time equivalent teachers. James R. Pleyte, Counsel Bureau of Collection and Deportation Faculty teaching loads have in- TABLE OF CONTENTS Wis. Dept. of Health and creased 30 to 40 percent in the last Social Services five years. Our classrooms are so Letter from the Dean . 2 crowded we have had to turn away Warren H. Resh Gargoyle in Washington: some stu den t s from some basic Special Counsel Two Among Many Fascinating courses-Constitutional Law, Cor- State Bar of Wisconsin porations, Evidence, and Real Es- Alumni ., . .. 4 tate Transactions. Our I a r g est John D. Winner classes range from 150 to 190 Jasper, Winner, McCallum Financial Aid is Big Business. 8 and Sauthoff students. The l ibra r y has insuf- Law Alumni Fund Drive ficient seating space for the number Judge Vel Phillips Underway 9 of students to meet' accreditation Milwaukee County Child- standards. ren's Court What Does the Future Hold? Last spring the school's Board Charles J. Stathas For Legal Education For the of Visitors and its Alumni Board University Counsel Graduate 10 of D ire ctor s concluded that the Univ. of Wis. System "biggest need of the law school at The Placement Story 11 this time is for additional funds While not recommending a new Trial Advocacy Course Taught by to enable the law school to improve law school, this committee, by a Members of the Practicing its student-faculty ratio." A joint unanimous vote, urged that this Bar 12 American Bar Association-Associ- Law School con tin u e to enroll ation of American Law Schools ac- around 900 students for the time New Law School Study Commit- crediting inspection team concluded being. It also concluded that "pre- tee Recommends Against An- the school "now appears not to be sent levels of funding are insuf- other Law School 13 in compliance with that part of Re- ficient to enable the Law School quirement 4 (an Association of to effectively meet its obligations to Homecoming, 1972 15 American Law Schools accredita- students, retain faculty and main- tion standard) calling for a faculty tain its high national standing." of 'suitable size'" because of the Cover by Richard S. Klipsic large number of students for the size of the faculty. The accredita- Continued on page 3 II THE GARGOYLE tion team recognized two solutions to this problem: to reduce enroll- ment, or to increase the number of teachers. Its report concluded: Dear Alumni and Friends, "The only really feasible solutiqn in the face of the high demand I take over as Dean with humil- for legal education is for Wis- ity. I know this is a great law consin in some manner to fund school and that it has had many approximately 13 more facul- distinguished Deans. I know that a ty positions. " Dean's role is a limited one and that the quality of the school de- Just recently a citizens commit- pends on its faculty and students. tee appointed by U.W. Executive I know that the budgetary prob- Vice President Leonard Haas con- lem now facing the school is severe. cluded that the state's need for ad- ditional lawyers was not such as That problem is still our most to require a new state law school difficult. The school has grown 60% at this time. A majority of the com- in students over the last five years mittee are alumni of this Law with only a slight increase in fac- School, including: ulty. We have 950 students this fall with a faculty of 35 full time equi- Philip S. Habermann Dean Bunn valent teachers (including part-time Executive Director professors and lecturers at their State Bar of Wisconsin proportional rate). Last year we Walter B. Raushenbush had 900 students and 32 full time Professor of Law equivalent teachers. Fiveyears ago Univ. of Wis.-Madison we had 600 students and 32 full time equivalent teachers. James R. Pleyte, Counsel Bureau of Collection and Deportation Faculty teaching loads have in- TABLE OF CONTENTS Wis. Dept. of Health and creased 30 to 40 percent in the last Social Services five years. Our classrooms are so Letter from the Dean . 2 crowded we have had to turn away Warren H. Resh Gargoyle in Washington: some stu den t s from some basic Special Counsel Two Among Many Fascinating courses-Constitutional Law, Cor- State Bar of Wisconsin porations, Evidence, and Real Es- Alumni ., . .. 4 tate Transactions. Our I a r g est John D. Winner classes range from 150 to 190 Jasper, Winner, McCallum Financial Aid is Big Business. 8 and Sauthoff students. The l ibra r y has insuf- Law Alumni Fund Drive ficient seating space for the number Judge Vel Phillips Underway 9 of students to meet' accreditation Milwaukee County Child- standards. ren's Court What Does the Future Hold? Last spring the school's Board Charles J. Stathas For Legal Education For the of Visitors and its Alumni Board University Counsel Graduate 10 of D ire ctor s concluded that the Univ. of Wis. System "biggest need of the law school at The Placement Story 11 this time is for additional funds While not recommending a new Trial Advocacy Course Taught by to enable the law school to improve law school, this committee, by a Members of the Practicing its student-faculty ratio." A joint unanimous vote, urged that this Bar 12 American Bar Association-Associ- Law School con tin u e to enroll ation of American Law Schools ac- around 900 students for the time New Law School Study Commit- crediting inspection team concluded being. It also concluded that "pre- tee Recommends Against An- the school "now appears not to be sent levels of funding are insuf- other Law School 13 in compliance with that part of Re- ficient to enable the Law School quirement 4 (an Association of to effectively meet its obligations to Homecoming, 1972 15 American Law Schools accredita- students, retain faculty and main- tion standard) calling for a faculty tain its high national standing." of 'suitable size'" because of the Cover by Richard S. Klipsic large number of students for the size of the faculty. The accredita- Continued on page 3 II THE GARGOYLE Dean, Continued ORDER- PICTUREOf THE Last spring, with the help of the OLD LAW SCHOOL reports from the Visitors-Alumni Boards and the ABA-AALS accred- MATTED SUITABLEfOR fRAMING itation team, we received enough more money for five young teach- $15.00 ers. The money came too late- after the hiring season was over- to be used this fall for regular teachers. We are using much of it to compensate members of the bar who have pitched in to help on a temporary basis as lecturers. In the preparation of the school's budget for the two years beginning next July, we were required to plan for a 7.5 percent cut-which will wipe out about three of the five vacant positions gained last spring. We have, of course, requested the increased funds necessary to add to our faculty at least the thirteen new teachers recommended in the accreditation report. The Board of Regents approved much of our re- quest. But, in this year of tax- payer revolt, the experts are pre- dicting a decrease rather than an increase as the result of the bud- get review by the Governor and the Legislature. I seek your advice and help on how to deal with this, the school's greatest need at this time. Sincerely, George Bunn Dean THE GARGOYLE Bulletin of the University of Wisconsin WRITE THE GARGOYLE law School, published quarterly. BENEFIT: LAW ALUMNI FUND Vol. 4, No.2 Winter, 1912 Ruth B. Doyle, editor Photos by David Ullrich Publication office, 213 W. Madison St., Waterloo, Wis.