The Justinian Volume 1978 Article 1 Issue 6 October 1978 The uJ stinian Follow this and additional works at: https://brooklynworks.brooklaw.edu/justinian Recommended Citation (1978) "The usJ tinian," The Justinian: Vol. 1978 : Iss. 6 , Article 1. Available at: https://brooklynworks.brooklaw.edu/justinian/vol1978/iss6/1 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Special Collections at BrooklynWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in The usJ tinian by an authorized editor of BrooklynWorks. et al.: The Justinian INDEX VIEWPOINTS ....... .. Pa. Z BERGER .............. Pa. Z ENTERTAINMENT •.•... Pa. ' .Justinian TEACHER FEATURE ..... Pa. 7 VOL. XXXIX THURSDAY, DCTO,BER 5,1978 No.a Gilbride Leaves Dean's Post By Madelaine Berg he says. He often arranges in- also oversaw placement After almost 25 years as formal meetings with members operations - and reviewed the Assistant Dean, Gerard A. of his first year Contracts grades of all students in the law Gilbride has left that position to classes, "to break down the school every semester. In ad­ return to full-time teaching. barrier of the large class and get dition, "there was never a Gilbride served as Assistant to know each other on a human semester that I didn't teach at Dean under three Deans of the level. " . least 4-6 hours or more." law school- Jerome Prince, This semester,' Gilbride ·is Raymond Lisle, and I. Leo teaching two Contracts sections. Glasser. He was initially invited During his years at BLS, he has to BLS by Dean Prince in 1949, taught. Contracts, Property. one year after his graduation Insurance, Equity, and from Fordham Law School, on a Professional Responsibility. one-year appointment to teach "One class had me for 16 credits Contracts. "Dean Prince warned during their three years at the me that it was only a one-year school. That's some kind of contract, and that I shouldn't record- maybe not a desireable give up my private practice," one," he reflected. Gilbride recalls. However, One "particularly challenging Gilbride was invited back for a time" for the .Dean was during second year, and during that year the period of the Cambodian he got involved in interviewing invasion in May 1970, a time of The mailboxes: a place for everything .... Photo by Ken Shiotani. and advising students, gradually general stUdent unrest. "On the . getting into administrative work day the students at BLS struck, . "in an informal way." Shortly Dean Prince was not in the Messagesfor theMasses; afterward, he was appointed building and it was my obligation Assistant to the Dean. and sub­ De·an Gerard A. Gilbride to be confronted by the students." sequently became 'Assistant Photo by Ken Shiotani The students wanted to cancel Student Mailboxes at BLS Dean, and later, Assistant Dean As Assistant Dean for classes but it was the ad­ for Academic ' Affairs. Academic Affairs, Gilbride ministration's position that, By Christine Short ministration. Letters are being "My greatest satisfaction was handled a wide range of student while they could not force the As part of a continuing effort to mailed assigning each student a having a close relationship with pr<?blems as well as "formulating students to attend, the classes improve intra-school com­ box number. Once a mailbox has so many students and being able policy and executing that. policy should remain open for those who munications, 1,155 mailboxes are been assigned, the ad­ 1.0 aid them in their legal with a fair degree· of flexibility wanted them. During the day, being provided for Brooklyn Law ministration strongly sugse~ careers." Gilbride says, "Law for the benefit of the students." there were three bomb threats, students. The pigeon-hole type that studentci.. check the School is ,3 difficult transition He was responsible for in­ necessitating the evac 18tion of boxes are located behind the maj)boxes at least once a day. from college and the students terpreting the rules of the Court, the building each time, and the main floor elevator banle The mailboxes were designed come with so many fears and Bar Association and other ac­ confrontation did not end until 11 The mailboxes, Dean Henry W. and built by Bob Hudson and his phobia-most of them unfounded. crediting agencies as they ap­ p.m. Haverstick III explains, are to crew using a Coke bottle box as I try to help them get over them. plied to students' programs. He Please turn to Page 8 serve a three-fold purpose. Most their original inspiration. There's no magic to being a importantly, the boxes will help Because the work was done in­ successful law student. It's to insure that all messages reach house, the cost was only slightly studying and common sense." Sherman Named the particular student intended to more than $300, a considerable Gilbride enjoys teaching be contacted. In addition, use of savings over estimates by outside beginning students. " It's im­ the boxes for mass distributions contractors. portant that they get off to the by both administration and Please turn to Page 8 right start in their legal careers," Ass'f Dean student organiza tions will BLS professor Paul Sherman matters as scholarships and significantly reduce postag,e has been named Assistant Dean tuition deferments. He feels that expense. Finally, proper use of Freshman Class Profile. for Academic Affairs by Dean I. by Leon J. Bijou . these matters are best left to the the boxes will relieve the Leo Glasser. The appointment Committee on Admissions and congestion on the school's While the number of ap­ John Meehan who for the first took effect September 1. Sherman Scholarships, the Assistant Dean bulletin boards. plica tions for admittance to time served as Chairman of succeeds Dean Gerard A. for Placement and Student As the boxes will be cross­ Brooklyn Law School has Admissions. He reported that Gilbride who has returned to full­ Services, and the Bursar's Office. indexed by name and number, declined since last year, ac­ 2,697 applications were received, time t.eaching (see story this students can be contacted by ceptances have increased in both 1,283 of which were approved. Of pageL . I other students and faculty numbers and percent. This in­ these, 382 students (291 day A member of the faculty sinc members, as well as by the ad- formation comes from Professor division , 91 evening division ) 1974, Sherman, who teaches heve enrolled. Last year, 1,052 of Conflicts of Law and Inter­ 2,847 applications were accepted, national Law, has served as Delegate Election Results with the first year class num­ Chairman of the Curriculum bering 324 (263 day, 61 evening ). Committee, and as a member of The addition of 58 students the Scholastic Standing Com­ First year Day represents a 17.9 percent in­ mittee and the Committee on Section One Section Two Section Three crease in the class size despite a Placement · and Judicial Mark A. Casso 5. 3 percent decrease i~ ap­ Clerkships. Prior to beginning a Leslie Fielden Robert W. Harrison plicants. In addition, 47.5 percent Noah Cohen Art Skaar MaryJane Huseman teaching career, Sherman was of the applicants were accepted with Dewey, Ballentine and was a as compared with last year's 36.9 clerk for Judge Weinstein in the Second Year Day Third Year Day percentage. Eastern District. Dean Paul Sherman Jay Cantor Phil Brown Other statistical data regard­ Sherman hopes that this Phqto by Ken Shlotanl Gerald Flanagan Sal Aspromonte ing the classes of '81 and '82. position will enable him to Sherman sees the role of the Bruce Herman Ira Miller - A female representation of "contribute to the law school assistant dean as a counselor for Joe Cafiero Ralph Sansone 42.5 percent, the highest in the students, faculty and ad­ students' academic problems. He Richard Milazzo Neil Toomey Law School's history. Last year ministration." The new dean's plans to work closely with the Barbara Migdale Michael Heavey women comprised 32 percent of immediate priority is the review Curriculum and Scholastic the class. and revision of the BLS Bulletin Standing Committees to develop First Year Evening Second Year Evening -Minority enrollment, which which he plans to update and some new courses and eliminate Lois Chamberlain Albert A. Natoli includes Black, Puerto Rican, mpdernize in order to provide others. Bernadette Schacht Mark Weitz Cuban and Asian students, has increased information for The new dean is "going to try to also increased from 10 to 21. stUdents. be available to students as much Third Year Evening Fourth Year Evening -The students come from 115 In some respects, Sherman is as pOssible." He regards the colleges and universities and Martha Kunkis Tom Urgo shifting the functions of the dean's office as having a duty to represent eight states. assistant dean. He has requested be accessible and open, and Jo~~ph J . Winowiecki Susan Zilbering -The average age of the day that his office no longer have wants students to be aware of Published by BrooklynWorks, 1978 Please turn to Page 6 authority over suc)} financial Please turn to Page 8 1 •I. The Justinian, Vol. 1978 [1978], Iss. 6, Art. 1 a.• I Vi Ew~_o_i_N_T_5~--+-_iD_N'J_. ~_rTT_IA_t~__ s __ Ii' .; oo LETTERS .;. It is time the Administration worked hard for BLS in the past. Welcome Class Of 1982 Winter Rest becomes more sensitive to the But student affairs are too im­ • students' needs and at least at­ portant to leave to the direction or "•L tempts to make our law school blocs, no matter how well in­ r.~ We at Justinian would like to E!xtend our warmest To the Editor: experience a little more tentioned they ostensibly are.