William Mitchell Opinion – Volume 6, No. 2, May 1964 Published by the Student Bar Association William Mitchell College of Law Editor - Allan E. Mulligan Technical Editor - Al Remmenga News Editors - John McKendrick Carolyn Meyer Alumni Editor - R. W. Ra.hn Photography - Arthur Hager Staff: James Bassett, Richard Chrysler, Ronald Erickson, Tom Foley, LeRoy Fossum, Jack Mitchell, Ken Mitchell, Gary Phleger, Rodney Simmer Wayne Snyder. Dean Curtis Resigns; Joins Hastings Law Faculty By Tom Foley Image Photograph of Stephen Curtis Stephen R. Curtis, Dean of the William Mitchell College of Law, will leave his position this summer to join the faculty of the Hastings College of the Law. San Francisco, California, where he will carry a full teaching load. Dean Curtis, 71, was invited to teach at Hastings in 1961, but declined at that time in order to further the program begun at William Mitchell. Comprised of law professors over 65, the Hastings faculty presently includes such noteworthy' names as Everett Fraser, former dean of the University of Minnesota Law School. and William L. Prosser, former professor at the University of Minnesota and recently dean of the University of California Law School. Hastings is the oldest and also the largest day law school on the Pacific coast, having an enrollment of over 975 full-time students. Dean Curtis takes with him a wealth of experience in both the academic and administrative aspects of teaching law. He graduated from the University of Chicago Law School and practiced law in that city for many years. For fifteen years he taught at John Marshall Law School on a part-time basis. In 1949, Dean Curtis assumed full-time duties as assistant dean and professor of law at John Marshall. Later, he went to Ohio Northern University as dean. Since 1958, Dean Curtis has been at William Mitchell as dean and professor of law. For two year prior to that date, two divisions of William Mitchell had been operating separately under Dean John A. Burns. Then in 1958 the two division one in Minneapolis and the other in St. Paul, were moved to the new building. Among the first tasks facing the school administrators was the consolidation of the two teaching staffs, two student bodies, and two separate curriculums into one. In the period since 1958 William Mitchell has seen the expansion of work in the field of Professional Responsibility and in Moot Court. New courses have been added in Antitrust Law, Comparative Law, Legal Accounting, Legal Drafting, Legal Writing, and Taxation of Trusts and Estates. Dean Curtis feels that William Mitchell presently possesses a strong faculty and sound curriculum, and has attained a good standing in the community and state, particularly among members of the legal profession. Still he feels that although it is an outstanding evening law school, it has not yet reached its peak in excellence. Teaching has always been a primary interest to Dean Curtis, as is evidenced by his background. And while lie also finds administration both stimulating and enjoyable, he recognizes its pressures. This factor undoubtedly, influenced the Dean to accept the Hastings invitation when it was offered a second time. Heidenreich Appointed Acting Dean Andrew N. Johnson, President of the William Mitchell College of Law Board of Trustees, announced last week the appointment of Douglas R. Heidenreich as Acting Dean of the College. Heidenreich is presently Assistant Dean and instructor in the Introduction to Law and Sales courses. The appointment is scheduled to take effect on August 1st and will coincide with the effective date of the resignation of Dean Curtis, who will leave on that date to assume his position at Hastings College of the Law. Heidenreich holds a B.A. degree from the University of Minnesota. He is a 1961 magna cum laude graduate of William Mitchell, ranking first in his class. From 1961 to 1963 he was associated with the Minneapolis law firm of Erickson, Popham, Haik and Schnobrich. He was appointed Assistant Dean and Assistant Professor in March of 1963. $9448 Granted Scholarships Go to 24 Students by Lee L. Fossum Total funds granted to students as scholarships for the 1963-64 school year were $9,448.00, increased from $6,750.00 last year. The faculty scholarship committee, meeting in January, elected the twenty- four recipients from applications submitted from all four classes. The steady growth in scholarship fund contributed by interested donors is a gratifying demonstration of public interest in William Mitchell College and the legal profession. Among the donors listed are: the Otto Bremer Foundation, Edward I. Cudahy Foundation. Margaret H. and James E. Kelley Foundation, P. W. Skogmo Foundation, Minnesota State Bar Foundation, Student Bar Association, Lawyers' Wives of Ramsey County William Mitchell Law Wives, Farmers Insurance Group, and numerous law firms and corporations. All scholarships are awarded on the basis of law school scholastic performance and financial need. These criteria are applied without apportioning any specific number of scholarships to each class although some degree of preference is given to students above the first year. Amounts granted vary from about $100 to $600, on an individual basis as to need or specified by the donor. Students interested in applying for scholarships for the next year are encouraged to file applications with the administration office at any time prior to October 1964. It is hoped that the scholarship program will be supplemented with a student loan fund. possibly next fall. The following students received scholarships this year: Walter Anastas, Richard D. Arvold, John E. Brandt, Robert F. Collins, Alan W. Falconer, Joseph E. Flynn, Jr., Charles R. Hall, Robert E. Halva, Floyd A. Hillstrom, Rodney M. Hynes, Ronald F. Johnson, Frederick W. Keiser, George M. Kimball. Richard H. Knutson, Thomas R. Lacy, James S. Lane III, Richard J. Langlais, Louis W. Larson, Robert E. Mathias, Thomas J. McLeod, Allan E. Mulligan, Richard F. Nitz, Gary L. Phleger, and Robert W. Rahn. Judge Burger to Address Grads; Mitchell Portrait to Be Dedicated by Carolyn Meyer The Honorable Warren E. Burger, of the Washington, D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, will be the speaker at the 1964 William Mitchell commencement to be held at 8: 00 P.M. on June 9. At that time, Judge Burger will be awarded an honorary Doctor of Law degree by the Board of Trustees of William Mitchell. Seventy-two seniors are scheduled to receive Bachelor of Laws degrees at the College of St. Thomas Armory, the site of the commencement exercises. Also during the ceremony a portrait of former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice William Mitchell for whom the college was named, will be presented to the school ·by members of the Mitchell family. The portrait will be placed on display in the law school. Judge Burger, a native of St. Paul, attended the University of Minnesota and the St. Paul College of Law where he was graduated magna. Cum laude in 1931 with a degree of LL.B. He also received the Phi Beta Gamma, award for scholarship. In 1931 he became a member of the faculty of the law college, first teaching Contracts and later teaching Trusts. Upon admission to the Minnesota bar, he became associated with the firm of Boyesen, Otis, Brill & Faricy. In 1935 he became a partner of the firm and continued to practice in St. Paul until 1953. Included in his Minnesota public activities were membership in the Governor's Emergency War Labor Board, the Governor's Interracial Commission, and the Council of Human Relations, of which he was president. He has also been a trustee of Macalester College, and of the governing board of the Mayo Foundation. In 1953 he was appointed Assistant Attorney General by President Eisenhower and served as head of the Civil Division handling the government's civil litigation in all the federal courts and special courts in the federal system. In 1954 Judge Burger served as a member and legal adviser to the United States delegation to the International Labor Conference at Geneva. He has written articles for various law journals, chiefly on subjects relating to judicial administration, public defender problems and postgraduate legal education, and is active in the work of the Institute of Judicial Administration. He is a member of the American Bar Association, Minnesota Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, International Bar Association, InterAmerican Bar Association, the American Society of International Law and the American Judicature Society. Judge Burger resigned as Assistant Attorney General early in 1955 to return to his law firm in St. Paul and shortly thereafter was appointed to the Court of Appeals. His contacts with law schools have been resumed since his appointment to the bench, and he has lectured at Duke University Law School, New York University Law School, University of Pennsylvania Law School, American University Law School, and at The Hague Academy of International Law in Holland. Since then the Judge has taken postgraduate work at New York University and has attended a summer session at The Hague Academy of International Law. Image Photograph of Warren Burger Potential candidates for degrees this June are: Walter Anastas, Richard D. Arvold, Walter M. Baker, Charles F. Bisanz, Arthur F. Blaufuss, Glenn W. Bones, Arthur H. Braun, John O. Brunelle, Joseph M. Buchmeier, WiIliam B. Christensen, Neil P. Convery, Eugene J. Crosby, Rex J. David, Jr., Robert C. DeVeau, Robert W. Doyle, Robert T. Edell, Peter S. Ekholm, Ronald R. Frauenshuh, James D. Gibbs, Robert D. Grashuis, James R. Hall, Wayne A. Hergott, Arthur J. Heuer, Dennis J. Holisak, Rodney M. Hynes, James B. Jenkins, John R. Kelley, William R. Kresl, Paul A. Kyyhkyynen, Allan W. Lamkin, David P. Langevin, Richard J.