PAGE TWO THE MICHIGAN DAILY SUNDAY. APREL 3, 1966 PAGE TWO THE MICHIGAN DAILY SUNDAY. APRiL 3,1966 INTERNATIONAL CENTER PROGRAM COUNCIL MASS MEETING Tues., April 5 at 8:00 P.M. International Center ALL STUDENTS INVITED Students, Faculty Praise Caliber of 'U' Law School (Continued from Page 1) with other institutions. An;important criterion of a good faculty is its publication. "Every- one on the faculty has some kind of project of significance to the profession, since they are very in- terested in trying to 'improve it," Joiner said. Art Dulemba, '67L, editor of the Law School newspaper Res Ges- tae, lauded the faculty for "ex- emplifying the type of careful, analytic, detailed aproach to which the law student must accustom himself." Direct student-faculty interac- tion is varied and informal. Join- er explained that about 40 pro- fessors act as counselors for the 1100 students even though the faculty members are not hired specifically for that purpose. This means that there is ap- proximately one counselor for every 25 students. There is also non-academic in- teraction through various groups such as the Legal Aid Clinic, Case Club and Law Review. Foreign language luncheons and beer par-t ties given by professors for theirE students are additional and wel- comed means of communication. Chris Cohen '67, the newly3 elected president of the Law School's Board of Directors, saidt that the student-faculty relation- ship is quite good but could be im- proved further. "Initiative shouldj be taken by the students in in- creasing contacts with faculty members," Cohen said. Dean Joiner emphasized thatj the La wShcool is very concerneed with maintaining the flow of in- formation between the students1 and professors, for this is "an im- portant part of the learning pro- cess." As Joel Strauss, '67, a Camp- bell Competition quarter finalist, suggests, the academic life is also fashioned by the caliber of the students. It was generally agreed, that the ability and intelligence of, the students at the Law School was excellent. "Competition is good because you have a group of good guys. Grades are important to prospec- tive employers, so there is suffic- ient pressure," said Devin Beat- tie '66, past Vice-president of the Board of Directors of the Law School. Prof. Gray described a sharp rise in the quality of students ap- plying to the Law School. The University takes only 350 from a group of over 2,000 applicants. "Last year the median student in the Law School Administration Test was in the top 90% of all plant. "The Law School has en- applicants. Not more than about joyed a tremendous set up physi- 3% of the freshmen failed last cally," according to Beattie. This year because our criterion for same sentiment was echoed by al- choosing them was so high," Join- most all other faculty members er said, and students interviewed. They Favorable Balance The professors interviewed com- mented on the favorable balance between in and out-of-state stu- dents. Joiner explained that the Law School is not required to ac- cept a certain number of students from Michigan, but that the ad- ministration is conscious of the school's responsibility to the state. He added that the state bene- fits from a large number of out- of-state students in two ways. These students spend money in the state. Even more important, the Law School brings in bright people to increase the brain power of the state if they stay in Mich- igan. University Law School grad- uates are in high demand from law firms all over the country, Joiner added. Last year 209 rep- resentatives from law firms and the government interviewed stu- dents at the Law School. Almost 3,000 interviews wree held; the number has quadrupled in the last ten years. A common complaint of the student body is that classes are too large. In the freshmen class of 350 to 380, there are at least four sections. About 60 start out in summer school, which makes one additional section. There are thus about 80 to 100 students per section. Physical Plant Another reason for the Law School's excellence is its physical generally felt that the Law Quad provided the best living accomo- dations available either on or off campus. Numerous advantages were cit- ed. Some emphasized the values of maid service, while others stressed the compactness of the quad. Strauss pointed out that having living facilities, classes and the library in the same area creates an atmosphere which is very con- ducive to study. "The Law Squad is very smiliar to a residential college because about one-third of the students live in the same block as the pro- fessors's offices," Chris Cohen said. There are some problems with the quad, however. Jim Cohen '67, member of the Law Review, said that he did not like living in the quad because it is noisy, has small rooms which lack private bath- rooms, and has no carpeting in the halls. The main complaint of Bob Mc- Bain '67, a married student was that the qu a d discriminated against married couples and girls. Library Another physical, advantage of the Law School is its excellent li- brary. Professor Gray called it "one of the finest in the country," and he ranked it about fifth larg- est in terms of sources. However, Gray commented that the library will probably have to expanded into an open stack pro- gram in order to make books more accessible to students due to the increasing number of semin- ars. Several students complainedl that the lighting in the library is very, poor, but efforts are being made to correct this problem. Kamisar gave a sample list of the varied aspects of the school now under examination. The Law School examines the faculty and curriculum, admissions pro- cedures, communication to pre- law students, improvement of sec- retarial and librarial services (in- cluding the possibility of a separ- ate faculty library for popular books), the Law Quad notes, the Law School Bulletin, bulletin and messenger services. Beattie felt that the intense academic pressure in the first year has been reduced by a change in curriculum. For example, proper- ty and contracts used to be an eight-hour course; it has been re- duced to six hours. "There has been a rapid ex- pansion of the curriculum over the past ten years," Gray said. For instance, many courses in the field of comparative and interna- tional law have been added. The University probably has more variety in this area that Yale or Harvard. This fall the Law School will initiate a program to combat the problem of large classes. Every freshman will have one class in a small group of 20 to 25 students so that he will have close contact with the faculty in his first year. Joiner spoke of the need for a student apartment development which could become a part of the Law Quad in order to integrate married students into the social structure. This problem is under- going analysis. Eric Reif '67, newly elected Vice- president of the Board of Direc- tors, described a plan for major renovation of the Law Quad in which heating and plumbing would be up-dated. Chris Cohen said that the stu- dents are also trying to work to- ward the adoption of a course evaluation system. Prof. Roy Steinheimer summed up the general attitude of the Law School with the following words: "The Law School has to always be testing itself to see if it is do- ing the best job it. can." BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU A mobile that is time- ly, tantalizing, topical. Hang it in. your den, office, living room. $2.00 postpaid, T. fleaubien Healy 234 Tenth St. Toledo 2, Ohio 4 COLLEGE EXPERIMENT: Pass-Fail System Attempted r1 It Collegiate Press Service Nearly three-quarters of Prince- ton University's undergraduates have elected to use the school's new pass-fail option-a system un- der which they take one course for which they are not graded but receive a "pass" or "fail." The Princeton faculty said that in establishing the option they hoped to broaden the range of course choices for undergraduates. More than 200 courses, ranging from modern European painting to digital computer theory, are being taken on an ungraded basis by 2,300 students. A breakdown by classes revealed that 78 per cent of the seniors, 77 per cent of the juniors, and 79 per cent of the sophomores elected to use the option while 65 per cent of the freshmen participated in. most frequently are in the arts and literature, ithe survey shows. The art and archeology depart- ment, one of the smallest at Princeton with only 12 depart-1 mental majors this year, currently has more students taking courses with the pass-fail option than any other. A student may take any course on a pass-fail basis except one in his major department. The Princeton experiment is one of a number now underway. The California Institute of Technology faculty voted last fall to drop grades in freshman courses to make the transition between high school and college smoother. Freshman level courses are now evaluated on a pass-fail basis. A similar pass-fail system for first and second year students is being designed at Washington University in St. Louis. "Intense concentration on mak- ing grades is a dispiriting factor that limits the student's chance to get an education," explained Dean Robert R. Palmer when he an- nounced the study of the system. 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