News Scrapbook 1973-1974

SAN DIEGO DAILY TRANSCRIPT

LAW BRIEFS Bar Assn. Running Well In The Black The San Diego County Bar Assn. ap- pears to be on an even financial keel. According to figures revealed at a recent meeting of the board, net assets as of May 31 total $342,845.04. Bar-owned property at Union and B Streets is worth $200,000. There's $93,145 in U.S. Treasury bills, and the balance is in varied bank and savings and loan accounts. Estimated budget for the year is $186,800. Income will be derived from the following sources: Sections $1,800, bar membership dues $63,000, interest $3,000, income from property $9,000 and $110,00 from the lawyers' referral service. * • * Rex Heeseman, formerly an assistant U.S. attorney in the central district of California, has become an associate of the law firm of Jenkins & Perry, 110 Second Ave., San Diego. * * * Fifty-seven members of the San Diego County Bar Assn. were dropped effective May 31 for non-payment of dues. However, by action of the bar association's board of directors June 17, 20 attorneys were admitted to membership. Oh well-win some, lose some. • * • State Sen. James R. Mills of San Diego will be guest speaker at the annual dinner of the San Diego Trial Lawyers Assn. June 28 at the Kona Kai Club on Shelter Island. A panel of real jurors will give their im- pressions of plaintiffs, their la\~yers . and their cases. Cocktails at 7 p.m.; dmner at 8 p.m. * * • San Diego attorney Louis Katz will be one of the principal speakers at the statewide criminal law seminar to be conducted June 29, by California Attorneys for Criminal Justice. He will speak on "Everything You Wanted to Know About Handling a Sex Case." Keynote speaker will be former California Gov. Edmund G. Brown, who will discuss "The Crime of Criminal Justice. The seminar will take place at the Marriott Hotel at Los Angeles Intern · r . * * The University of San Diego S hool of Law is featuring several offerings for students and attorneys in addition to regular summer courses. Specia~ summ_er programs will be conducted m Pans, France and Mexico. On campus starung July 1, there will be five-week course in insurance law conducted by Prof. Alan Widiss of the University of Iowa College f Law. * * * The reme Court bas upheld the constitutional validity of the 1973 Governmental Conflict of Interests Act. The act requires all public officials to disqualify themselves from participating in governmental decisions in which they may have a material economic interest. The act al~o requires certain high-level state and local officials to file statements disclosing their personal assets and in- • * * Jeffrey N. Clontz, a June graduate of the USO School of Law, was a winner in the American Trial Lawyers Assn. Environmental Law Essay Contest.

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The University of San Diego has appointed a new chairman of its religious studies department and a chaplain-director of campus ministry. Father Norbert J. Rigali, SJ, religious studies faculty member, was appointed the department•~ chairman, suc- ceeding Msgr. John R. Portman who resigned after being chairman since 1971. FATHER Laurence P Do- lan , also on the religious studies faculty, is USO chaplain, ~ucceeding Father John Myhan, OP, who has been assigned by his Domini- can superiors to a parish in Oregon. Jesuit Father Rigali was educated at Santa Clara and Gonzaga universities and the Universities of Innsbruck and Munich where he receiv-

ed theology and doctorate degrees. FATHER DOLAN, a 1962 USD graduate, studied at Gregorian University in Rome for his theology de- grees. He received a Ph.D. from the University of Ot- tawa, Ont.irio, in 1973 when he retu med to teach at USD. Msgr. Portman continues as pastor of Jmmaculata chapel, USD campus, and as chairman of the Diocesan Ecumenical Commission. He also is president of the San Diego County Ecumenical Conference.

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AT EVENING PARTY- Leo T. Maher, left, bishop of San Diego and chairman of the board of trustees of the University of San Diego, and Dr. Author E. Hughes, right, were honor guests at Friday evening garden party at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Alvin Russo. Mrs Ru o, ~enter, was a member of the plarnln!ifomr1lttee. fl JFacts ~hot.Q) \)a, l Fo..c T , l'i e c\ \o. r_dlS , Ct ) \ Garden party honors Bishop'( 7 / 7 11

SEMINAR LUDE SES~IONS ON INDIANS Study and discussions on American Ind.an r hgions will be held n~xt Monday through July 5 at the University of San Diego s Ecumemcal Center for World Religions. Lecturers will be the Rev. Thomas Berry, a Jesuit pnest, Dr. Kathleen Dugan of Fordham University in New York C1~y_ and Dr. Delwin B. Schneider, professor in the USO rehg1ous studies department and coordinator of the Ecumenical Center for World Religions. A one-day workshop on American Indian religions will be open to the public July l. The program begins at 2 p.m. with lectures by Father Berry and Dr. Dugan in DeSales Hall, USD. A dinner is scheduled for 6 p.m. in Founders Hall. .The seminar will continue with an 8 p.m. roundtable d1scuss1on on "The Universal Quest for Guidance" with the following panelists : Father Berry; Patricia Dixon and Robert Grider, instructors in the Native American Studies Department at Palomar College, and Dr. Mohammed Ali Khalil of United St~tes International University. The d!SCUSSIOn WU! be held in Salomon Lecture Hall of DeSaJes Hall. The Ecumenical Center for World Religions, now in its second year, was founded as a focus of -cholarshlp and research on the world religwns such as Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism and Islam. The center has four purposes, according to Dr. Schneid- er: -To promote understanding of poi of contact be- t\_Veen the Judeo-Christian and other ma;or world reli- gions; -To velop a library of the scriptures and writings of the maJ faiths to serve as a resource learning center for research and study by scholars; -To explore methods of teaching world religions to deepen the student's understanding and apprecialJon of them; -To invite distingmshed scholars and interested stu, dents of religion to live at the center, to engage in scholarly research and participate m dialog with other members of the community.

University of S.D. president Leo T. :-.faher, bishop of San Diego, and University of San Diego President and Mrs. Author E. Hughes were guests of honor at a Friday evening garden party at the home of Dr, and Mrs. Alvin Russo, 1617 Halsey drive.

when it merged with the College for Women and "the University of San Diego was born.• Priests, nuns and laymen comprise the faculty of the Roman Catholic university, said Dr. Hughes. Of the 2500 students, there are 900 in Jaw school, 200 graduate students and 1400 undergraduates, he announced, noting that for the 235 "slots" available In the law school next year, there are 4,000 applications. "We believe that the in- tellectual formation of young people must be a continuous study of religion and philosophy," he said in closing. "In our heritage we are unique.'" Hostesses and host with Mrs. Russo were members of a planning committee which included Mmes. Don W. Beall, Joseph P. Buoye, William Bottenberg, George Mason, Frank E. Moore and Eugene Murphy and Mr. Phil Henry. Among the app oximately 100 guests of the eve · g were Rev. R. F. Duncanson, Bishop Maher's secretary, nd Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert Brown, formerly of Redlands. Dr. Brown is now vice pr~ident for University relations at USD.

Bishop Maher is chairman of the board of tl'Ulltees of the University. Speaking briefly during the evening, Bishop Maher told of the great interest shown in recent times in the University now preparing to celebrate Its 25th anniversary, "It is not our university as much as it Is your university," he said. Dr. Hughes gave a capsule account of the educational opportunities available Oil the campu which ha four professional chools and a liberal arts college. Founded by the late Bishop Charles Buddy in 1949 as a College for Men, it was In- dependently operated until sut years ago, said Dr. Hughes,

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iversity . remon1es Honor 6,500 More than 6,500 university < students were awarded de- grees or certificates yester- day m three separate gradu- ation ceremonies for the University of San Diego and San Diego State University. USD honored 624 students at two separate commence- ment exercises at Chic The- ater. The USD School of Law conferred 235 law degrees during noon ceremonies. Su- perior Court Judge Charles W. Froehlich Jr., who who spoke on professionalism, was awarded an honorary doctor of law degree. Two other honorary de- grees were awarded by USD during ceremonies honoring 389 seniors and graduate stu- dents. DR. SALK SPEAKS Dr. Jonas Salk, director of the Salk Institute at La Jolla, keynote speaker. was awarded an honorary doctor of law degree as was Col. Irving Salomon, a former United Nations undersecre- tary. Salomon, a USD trustee, is retuing as a lecturer in pol- itical science at the universi- ty. Dr. Frank Newman, newly appointed president of the University of Rhode Island, was commencement speak- er at San Diego State gradu- ation ceremonies at Aztec Bowl. State bonored 5,897 stu- dents. Of those, 5,047 re- ceived bachelor degrees, 843 received masters degrees, two received certificates and five received doctorate de- grees awarded jointly with the University of California. VALEDICTORIAN Susan J. Poto, an English major from San Diego, was valedictorian during the 75th annual commencement while Stephen Soldo, a biolo- gy major from Escondido, was salutatorian. They were among 407 that were graduated with honors. Honors were awarded to 36 USD law school graduates. Jack I. Mann graduated summa cum laude, with highest honors, was valedic- torian at the 17th annual com~encement. Honors were awarded to 21 USD graduates who received bachelor degrees during the school's 21st commence- (Continued on B-&, Col. 4)

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Thursda), June ,, 1974

USD degrees go to 13 La J ollans

/JIii~ 1/?f ' Religious Seminar On Indian Slated A religious studies semi- nar on the American Indian will be held by the Ecumeni- cal Center for World Reli- gions of the University of San Diego beginning at 2 p.m., Monday, July 1, in De Sales Hall of USD. The seminar will cover historical and cultural as- pects of the American Indi- an's heritage. Discussions on folklore, mythology, symbol- ic dancing, and chanting will also be included in the pro- gram.

University Ceremonies Honor 00 (Continued from Page B-1) .cent. Highest honors went to Raymond N. Greenwell and Josef E. Pesta Jr. In his talk before t..;SD law graduates, the Most Rev. Leo T. Maher, bishop of the n Diego Roman Catholic Diocese, challenged the say- ing that morals cannot be legislated. "Of course one cannot cre- ate moral conviction by law, ut one can protect and sup- rt it by law," he said. "ThIS is done all the time, as our laws in support of free- dom of spt?ech, Jaws in re- straint of -violence, torture, coercion, discrimination and injustice will attest." Salk spoke on "Freedom, Tolerance and the Generous Spirit." "A generous 1-JJirit, a pirit of hope and enthusiasm, helps penetrate the wall that separates people - a wall that blocks the painful pres- ent from the fruitful future," he said. 'Now That You're Gradu- ating, Have ou Been 1-: • cated?" was the toprc of i'.ewman' speech to San Diego StAte graduate. "The whole rest of your life is gomg to be spent ln your own company, and only an educated man is good company," he told State graduates. 'ewman's talR was inter- rupted by a woman gra uate wllo took off her gowrr and streaked through the crowd clad only in panty hose.

NEW CHAPLAIN The Rev. Laurence P. < Dolan, a member of tbe reli- 1 glous studies department at University of San Diego, has ; been named USD campus chaplain. He succeeds the 1 Rev. John Myhan who has 1 been assigned as pastor of a 1 parish in Oregon. I

John) Eike!, James Ken- neth Lyons and Pa u1 Robert Smith. Nine other La Jollans were among the 389 semors and graduates awarded degrees. They were John Michael Best, Richard Anthony Ghio, .Neva K. Griggs, Fred H. Larson, Richard Standwood Ledford, Stephen Parke Lukase, Leonard LeBaron Lyons

The Umversity of San Diego awarded 624 degrees or certificates, 13 to La Jollans, in two. separate ceremonies Sunday at the Civic Theater. Superior Court Judge Charles W. Froehlich spoke on professionalism dw-ing commencement ceremonies for USD's School of Law. La Jollan receiving law degrees were Crystal O'Connell, Mary A. (Mrs.

IV, Deborah L. Martinson and Marie Mikkelsen Dr. Jonas Salk, director of the Salk Institute at La Jolla, keynote speaker, was awarded an honora!_'y doctor of law degree as was Col Irving Salomon, a former United Jl,'ations undersecretary. Salomon, a USO trustee, is retiring as a lecturer in political science at lhe university.

Doctors Kathleen Dugan and Thomas Berry will con- duct the seminar. The lee ture will conclude at 4: 30 p.m. Cocktails will be served from 6 to 8 p.m. • and a discussion on "The Univer- sal Quest for Guidance" will follow.

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A summer course on the religion of American Indians will be conducted June 24-July 5 by the Ecumenical Center for World Religions at the University of San Diego. "The Spiritual Quest of the American Indian" will be given as an undergraduate three-credit course for $180 and for non-credit. $90. There will be a one-day •

Talking of aphorisms, a man with a remarkable memory for them is Msgr. John Portman, who has just resigned from the University of San Diego, where he was chairman of the religious studies department. I am sad that h_e has resigned because much of the strength of the most important department in the university was in him . Msgr. Portman, as anyone who has heard his classes knows, has a neat trick of pulling out great sayings at the drop of a piece of chalk. The deacon program has just concluded a week of him on the subject of ecumenism-which he so strongly has represe_nted in this diocese-and among the major statements to remember, he gave us these: "Text without context is pretext;" "If love without truth is dangerously sentimental, truth without love is coldly unchristian." And his favorite saying, when referring to the communi?n of local churches, but each a complete body of Christ: "The totality of the reality in the locality " One of his more amusing catch-phrases: "The theological teeter-totter tilting between time and eternity." And in a serious vein, regarding how you should approach ecumenical dialogue "If scandal 1s taken at the truth, it is better to allow scandal to arise than to neglect the truth " No doubt you've heard this definition of an "ecumaniac" -one who sees everything wrong with his own religious tradition and everything right with all the others

workshop, July 1, at $15 ($25 couple), open to all. The seminar will "take an historical and cultural ap- proach to reveal the rich spiritual heritage which is the tradition of the American Indian," according to Dr. pelwin Schneider, coordi- nator of the ecumenical cen- ter and resident professor for the course.

Several La Joli an Joined in on the ad~es~mg _ot invitations to the University of San Diego s bir- thday fcte to be held on the campus on Aug. 28. Mr Harry Collin , :\lrs. George Fletcher, .:\lrs. , \nthony Ghio, :'vlrs Douglas Manchester. ~!rs. George Pfiaum, Mr . Fred Widmer and .:\lrs. Richard Woltman ass1 ted others on.the committee chaired hy Mr.. Alex De Bakcsy of Rancho Santa F ~he mvllation, de igned in the universit) · colors of blue and white, features an etching of one of the Spam h styled buildings. . . . . n mternational progressive dinner will fmd g 11 e t strolling on the northern side of the drive, htch 1s dominated by the blue-domed Immaculata • Church Ir Jack Frager, chairman of the event, an- rounccd the following La Jollans will serve as_ co- cha,nn •n Mrs. Emil J. Barn t, 1~v1tatwn coordm tor, !rs. James S. Copley, de 1gn of m- ~tation l\lrs. Peter J. Hughe , a s1 tant trc u r Ir . Adelma L1efgreen decpration ; Mr I \ 1'1 H lerri m, host co p1 and 1r . J hn p Bur.kc, publicity

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