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U' The Red and Black. Wednesday. September 18. 1974
OF LEGAL SYSTEM
Law schools give false picture
Photo by HUH NKLLANS
LAW SCHOOLS DOVT GIVK ACCUKATK PlCTt’RK OF LKGAL SYSTEM
New Dean plans change to lessen the shock
Nursing school opening
at University this year
From staff reports
The University will be the site for an
experimental nursing program this year, a
cooperative effort with the School of Nursing
al the Medical College of Georgia, according
to Dorothy T White, dean of the Augusta
nursing school.
The satellite school will have an initial
enrollment of 26. all recent high school
graduates with no college or nursing credits
We don't want them contaminated' by
professionals, since this is an experimental
program.' White said "We expect them to
have no more of an idea about nursing than
they'd get from watching Marcus Welby ' "
Students in the program will finish in
three years, rather than the usual four, by
having only one month of summer vacation,
according to White
\ DIFFERENT method of teaching will
be employed for the program. White said.
l)r Ann Lee is constructing the experi
mental design and will be its chief
investigator at the University.
The University will provide the general
education and basic science courses re
quired within the baccalaureate nursing
curriculum Professional courses in nursing
will lie taught by Medical College of Georgia
School of Nursing at Athens (SONAT)
faculty, who have been transferred from
Augusta. White explained
White added that at times, students in the
program will be going to the Medical
College in Augusta for special learning
experiences Also, other faculty members
will be traveling back and forth between the
two campuses For example. White will be
in Athens Oct. 1.
LOCAL MKDICAL and nursing facilities
such as St. Mary's and Athens General
hospitals and the University Health Services
will work with the nursing school by-
providing clinical and instructional facilities
according to White
"Wherever we find a client, we ll nego
tiate with them for a learning experience
Everyone has been most interested in
cooperating with us," White said
Students in the program will receive their
degrees from the Medical College and will
pay tuition to that institution. White said.
However, they will pay student fees (such as
parking and health) to the University and
live in the dorms, she added
The program will be evaluated at the end
of the first three years. "We'll continue
some sort of program, but we might change
back to four years — or maybe change to
two years." White said.
By DEBORAH BLUM
News editor
The picture of the legal
system in law school and out of
it varies so much, according to
the new dean of the Univer
sity's law school, that "your
average law student who goes
into practice is in a state of
shock for about two years
"It's just nothing like what
they expect." said Dean Neil
Alford, who came to the Uni
versity in July after 27 years
at the University of Virginia as
an instructor and legal counsel
to the president of the Univer
sity
Alford faults law schools for
not giving students a more
accurate picture of the legal
system, explaining that "at
present, law schools are acting
like brick layers, concentrating
on separate classes in little
segments instead of the pro
cess as a whole."
To "lessen the shock" Alford
is considering some changes in
the law school curriculum,
including new courses which
would emphasize the whole
legal system in perspective,
more courses in legal philoso
phy and jurisprudence and a
greater emphasis on interna
tional law
"TIIE UNIVERSITY already
has an excellent law school,"
Alford said, "but you can
always try to make it better."
Alford emphasized that im
provements in the law school,
which instructs 688 students,
would be made through faculty
and students as well as the
administration.
"You never have a one-man
institution." he said.
He hopes for some changes
in the law school structure and
is looking toward reworking
the faculty committee system,
and restudying admission stan
dards and the present curricu
lum. but Alford emphasized
that all changes would be
made through faculty commit
tees.
Alford is also very concerned
with a student-oriented school.
that is eroding people's faith in
the legal system, according to
Alford.
"IT HAS another action
without concern for legal
equality." Alford said, warning
that a few more generations of
The efficiency of any legal system r*»sts
on a kind of psychological foundation;
on whether the people believe in it.’
--Alford
"I think the danger in any
law school is that it can get so
carried away with committ
ments to state services that it
loses touch with the students,”
Alford said
HE EXPLAINED that in
many law schools, graduate
students are teaching courses
while the senior professor is
writing papers or working on a
project
He also believes that this is
an especially important time to
concentrate on standards of
excellence in law.
"We have been going through
a major crisis in law since the
depression," Alford said, add
ing that the inefficiency of
legal administrations had put a
strain on people's belief in the
law, and that lawyers had
dropped in public esteem.
Alford admits that some
lawyers have done a less than
satisfactory job "Lawyers in
private practice are doing a
good job," he said, "but I’m
very disappointed in the kind
of service government lawyers
are rendering.”
President Ford’s general
pardon of former President
Nixon is an example of the
"non-equality” under the law
"chipping away at our consti
tutional system of legal fair
ness could bring down the
system.
"The efficiency of any legal
system rests on a kind of
psychological foundation." Al
ford said, "on whether the
people believe in it."
He pointed out that there
have been 18 different legal
systems in the history of the
world and that only three are
still in existence: common law
(such as ours > civil law and
the code system which com
munist countries use.
“The only reason the Consti
tution worked is because law
yers made it work." Alford
said, "and lawyers are the
only people who can really do
a great deal about this kind of
problem, because they arc
running the legal machinery.
"This is why it is so critical
that we give altention to stu
dents," he added.
In the way present-day law
students handle the legal sys
tem is the answer to many of
the current problems, accord
ing to Alford, who added that
teaching the students is an
enormous responsibility.
"The teacher is really the
one who counts in the school
staff." he said "All the admin
istrator is a servant of the
faculty."
ALFORD ACCEPTED the
position as dean a year ago,
but remained at Virginia be
cause the president was retir
ing and he wanted to finish the
year out with him.
"During the year I've had
the opportunity to study the
law school here closely," he
said, “and it's a fine school."
The major difference he sees
between the two schools is the
number of out-of-state stu
dents; about 40 per cent of the
1,000 law students at Virginia
were out-of-state, while the law
school here has “an unwritten
agreement” with the Borad of
Regents to accept no more
than 15 per cent out of state
students, according to Alford.
"In some ways it’s not so
good because out-of-state stu
dents add a cosmopolitan at
mosphere which is very stim
ulating to study," Alford said,
"and most of the private
support as a pattern comes
from other states, and the
University badly needs private
funds for scholarships and
things like that.”
However, Alford emphasized
that there were many good
aspects about having a state-
restricted school
“It’s the only law school in
the state," he pointed out.
“and they have a duty to
provide schooling to qualified
students."
WELCOME STUDENTS
Three buses run
off-campus route
Bette Midler cancels concert;
Union plans lectures, movies
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Speakers. movies and small
concerts are lined up. but the
major concert attraction for
tall quarter is still unknown,
according to Bobhi Berry, pro
gram director of University
Union
Bette Midler. originally
scheduled as part of the home
coming nostalgia week, de
cided in August to work on a
movie rather than go on tour
As a result. Berry explained.
• lie nostalgia theme will be
used winter quarter
SECOND (HOICK Stevie
Wonder required a $50,000
guaranteed gate, which the
student committee decided was
beyond the Union’s means,
according to Frank Baird,
cultural affairs director. No
further decision will be made
until the students have a
chance to discuss the matter,
he added
One Coliseum concert is
planned featuring the Kagles.
Oct 16 The event is free to
students and $4 for non-stu
dents
TONIGHT. Colours, a rock
band, plays in Legion Field
Friday night. Legion Field will
be the site for the music of the
Peter Yarrow Band Peter.
originally of the trio Peter.
Paul and Mary, now records
with his own group
In the event of rain, the
concerts will be moved to the
Coliseum
A bluegrass festival, featur-
ing John Hartford. Mac Weis-
man. II Generation and the
Country Gentlemen, will get
under way in the early evening
of Sept 27 at Legion Field
NKXT MONDAY the Union
sponsors an appearance by a
theater group. The Boston Tea
Party, who perform political
satire
Speakers for the quarter
include Flo Kennedy, black
attorney and women's activist.
Kcigli Alex Deijh <Mr Fats on
"Hawaii Five-O’t. who will
discuss acupuncture and I
Clung Margaret Meade, an
thropologist and Dr Tanous.
whose topics will be ESP and
spiritual exorcism
To PROVIDE •ItcrMtftvt
programming, the Union will
be starting an experimental
movie schedule.” Berry stated
We ll be showing movies in
SPJ. Memorial lounge and the
Visual Arts Building auditori
um With two movies some
nights it will be especially
important that students pick
up a movie brochure at the
Information Booth in Memor
ial.” she continued
Some of the Union’s full
length feature films for fall are
"Save the Tiger” with Jack
Lemmon. "West World” with
Yul Bryner. "The Godfather”
with Marlon Brando. "Paper
Moon" with Hyan and Tatum
O’Neal and "Sleuth” with
Michael Caine and Sir Laur
ence Olivier. Feature films will
cost $1 with student II)
Milledge Ave. will have three
buses, rather than the usual
two. running the route this
year, according to John Green,
department manager at the
physical plant.
A bus will be moved off one
of the other routes, probably
North-South, and put on Mill-
edge. he said.
A new larger capacity bus is
scheduled to run the North-
South route this fall "at least
until we see where the real
need for it is," Green said. The
new bus. with a 43 person
capacity rather than the stan
dard 33. should more than
adequately take the place of
the Milledge transfer, he add
ed
Green stated the need to
keep passenger capacity equal
to the high demand posed by
certain routes as the major
reason for buying the more
than $40,000 vehicle. "A num
ber of buses with different
passenger capacities provide
greater flexibility in meeting
the needs of those on the
different routes." he said.
■ Another of the larger capa
city buses has been ordered
from GMC and should be here
by Christmas." Green said.
The three war surplus buses
on the fleet will still be
available for use if needed, he
added.
“The route patterns will
remain the same as those last
year," Green said.
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end with most of its on-the-
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New staff members will
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