University of Michigan Law School University of Michigan Law School Scholarship Repository Res Gestae Law School History and Publications 1978 October 9, 1978 University of Michigan Law School Follow this and additional works at: http://repository.law.umich.edu/res_gestae Part of the Legal Education Commons Recommended Citation University of Michigan Law School, "October 9, 1978" (1978). Res Gestae. Paper 493. http://repository.law.umich.edu/res_gestae/493 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Law School History and Publications at University of Michigan Law School Scholarship Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Res Gestae by an authorized administrator of University of Michigan Law School Scholarship Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Syndicated columnist Garry Wills will deliver the 1978 Williem W. Cook Lectures on American Institutions Oct. 16-19 here at the Law School. The series of four public lectures, on the topic "Heroism in Early American Art and Po l itics," will get under way Election Chairman Bruce Celebrezze at 3:30 p.m. in Room 120 Hutchins a announced the results of the L.S.S.S. week from today. Now in their 24th election for 1st-year Representatives year, the lectures were established late Friday night aft~~ a careful by Cook to promote scholarship and check of the ballots showed that a teaching on American institutions. three-way tie had developed between Wills' writings range broadly-- Joan Nelson, Tom Wieder and Robert over ancient and modern times , religion Wisner, Section 4 candidates. and politics. He is the author of The winners from the' other sections eight books, th,e most recent being were Paul Leder (81), Dave Lipkin (§2) "Inventing J\1··1erica: Jefferson's and Stu Gasner (§3). Declaration of Independence.'' Though the L.S.S.S. Constitution In addition to his journaliftic does not provide for a method of resolving ties, Celebrezze noted late work, Wills has served since ~ 973 as adjunct professor of classics at Johns Sunday afternoon, a run-off election Hopkins University and during 1976-77 will be held tomorrow, Tuesday, was Washington Irving Professor of Oct. 10, between the three candidates, Modern History and Literature at Union who captured 13 lucky votes apiece. College. From 1967-70 he was a con­ Celebrezze further stated that the tributing editor for Esquire magazine. polls will be open from 1:30 - 2 :30 Born in Atlanta in 1934, Wills and from 4:00 - 4:30 in front of received his undergraduate education Room 100 and that only Section IV . at St. Louis University, master's students will be eligible to vote. degrees from Xavier and Yale, and a As before, no one may cast their Ph.D. from Yale. During 1961-62 he ballot unless they present a valid was a Fellow of the Center for Hellenic Michigan ID card to the poll worker. Studies, and from 1961-67 he was an associate professor of classics at Johns Hopkins. Bes Gest• 102A Legal Research Building Telephone: 763-4332 Deadlines: Friday midnight Publication: Monday afternoon ------ - ----- - -~ ~- Editor-in ~ Chief . Richard Stavoe, Jr. Assistant Editor . ~i~ha:rd Stevens Associate Editor . William Klein Copy Editor . • . Stephen Selbst News Editor . Jon Brenner Docket Editor . Cindy Ficke Layout Editor . Amy Wachs Sports Editor Al Knauf Cultural Editor Robert Portnoy Party Editor . Polly Latovick Staff: Terry Calhoun Sue Carlson Bret Davis Sheila Doran Mike Grace Kathryn Hamilton Jane Irwin Fred Lubkin Stewart Mandell Torn Meyer Lloyd Miller Darlene Nowak Betty Olivera Sharon Rubinstein Peter Silverman Tammy Stewart Greg Sumner Alan Walton Photographers: John Ackerman Carl Cormany Business Manager . Debi Kirsch Advertising Manager .. Dean Arvidson . Allan S:m.ith Appointed Interi:m. U. Prez When University of Michigan President Robben W. Fleming vacates his office in January, Law School Professor Allan F. Smith will take his place. The Board of Regents has selected Smith, who has previously served as Vice-President for Academic Affairs at the University, to serve as Interim President until the Search Committee finds a permanent successor for Fleming. Although Smith will be available to take over the presidential duties on Jan. l, Fleming will probably remain at the University until the middle of January to clear up pending matters. Smith intends to continue Fleming's Despite his qualifications, Smith basic policies, believing that nine will not be under consideration for months would not be a long enough the permanent presidential position, period in which to change the direction due to the fact that he is beyond the of the University. Smith is well­ mandatory retirement age for top ad­ acquainted with those policies, having minis~ration officials at the Univer­ served under Fleming for five years of sity. his seven-year term as Vice-President. During his service as Interim Pres­ Smith is teaching Property this term: ident, Smith will not be teaching at . and is noted for his writings in the the Law School. The Winter Term course I fields of future interests, estate schedule won't be disrupted however, 1 planning and municipal government. at least for U of M law studf' -_, t s , since i he had planned to teach at Hastings College in San Francisco this winter, before being appointed. President­ elect Smith hopes to return to teaching again next Fall term. ATTENTION MICHIGAN STATE FANS!!! "Law is a good training for decision­ making," Smith stated in a recent Brush up on your M.S.U. Fight Song, interview. Smith is a graduate of the and be ready to sing out at the Pre­ University of Nebraska College of Law, Game Brunch that will be held in the and also holds two graduate degrees Lawyers Club Lounge this Saturday from the University of Michigan. He morning from 10 to 12. Wear your worked in the Office of Price Adminis­ green and white, and bring your kazoos tration and has served as Dean of our to get in the mood for the big game! own Law School, in addition to his term as Vice-President for Academic Affairs. PRECLASSIFICATION & PREREGISTRATION SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED Ethics Lectures The administration has announced the following schedule concerning Announced Law School Preclassification and Preregistration for Winter Term: Oct. 16 Materials for Clinics and Seminars availab l e Some states require the Law School in Room 300 to certify that Bn applicant for bar Oct. 27 Clinic and Seminar membership has completed training in sign-up deadline "legal ethics" or "professional respon­ Nov. 1 Preclassification sibility", Dean Susan Eklund reminds materials available students. All students are advised to in Room 300 p~rsonally investigate the precise Nov. 6-15-- Course election period requirements for any state in which Nov. 15 Course election he or she may eventually want to deadline practice. Information on the require­ ments for each state bar is available in the Placement Office. Completing various reading assign­ ments, attending the Professional Responsibility lectures conducted by Judge Horace Gilmore, and passing an exam will permit the Law School to provide certification which will satisfy most state bars. The series of special professional responsibility lectures is offered in the Fall term only . The syllabus and course materials can be picked up at the Xerox Room beginning Thursday, Oct. 26. The current edition of the A.B.A. Code of Professional Responsibility and Code of Judicial Conduct is available in Room 300 Hutchins Hall for 50~ . The lecture schedule is as follows : Tuesday, Oct. 31-- 7 - 9 p.m. Tuesday, NOv. 7 -- 7 - 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14-- 7 - 9 p.m. EXAM -- Tuesday, Nov. 21' 7 p.m. The classes and the exam will be held i n Room 116 Hutchins Ha 11. it. I tell my students to take risks; not to talk about acting, but to do it, now. R~P: Tell me something about She Stoops To Conquer. l)ortnop'~ LEACH: Its a restoration comedy , set in the 18th Century. But, as with Shakespeare's works it involves real life and death circumstances €ultural and relationships which are very cont emporary. RAP: Mumble, mumble ••• LEACH: Comedy requires more precision than €arntr drama; more like ping-pong than tennis in that you must react more rapidly. Comic timing can't be taught; its very instinctive "I can't picture myself in any other profes­ RAP: You've performed a variety of roles. sion," he told me, "Nothing else would be as Do you have a favorite? exciting. I couldn't give this up." LEACH: Probably Cyrano (de Bergerac--for I tried to remember who had told me this, which he won a Best Actor Award while perform­ and it wasn't difficult. It couldn't have been ing with a Florida Repertory Co.) any of the interviewers in Room 200 (for RAP: Would you have returned to Ann Arbor this obvious reasons). Rather, it was Bill Leach, year no matter what the first production was? the guest artist in She Stoops To Conguer LEACH: Perhaps not, though I'd have been very which will be performed on October 18-22 ~t tempted. the Power Center. The production will open RAP: How do you evaluate a performance--by the Guest Artist Series of the Professional reviews or self-satisfaction? Theatre Program. LEACH: Its primarily internal, though it I had the opportunity recently to interview helps to get feedback from others. Leach, and had a marvelous time· he was RAP: Are there any plajs you'd especially like animated and easy to talk with.' to do in the futu~e? LEACH: O'Neill 's The Iceman Cometh and Long RAP: This is your fourth year and seventh Days Journey Into Night .