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Search for law dean heads IH‘I'O second year
This University‘s College of Law is everywhere, as articles in today’s _ . . '1‘7}
rapidly gaining a reputation as a Kernel point out. But rivalries over _. ‘_ ;« - CLLEGE ‘1
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harbor for some of the brightest and the proper course Of the college, as ' {’3’}: fif/zi’é -fiLAW g
most innovative young minds in the well as the reluctance 0t faculty .3: toga $415 3??— 17" ‘ 9
state. members to assume a dean’s desk- lllIiiiiil ”MET": 3:53} f 3, high“ ill? :. 2;; g 1
And with that reputation in mind, bound duties, have kept Law in limbo L‘iii MEL! El '53.?» ' l . W 3
we can only second the wishes of the far too long for its own good. ‘ -l—-—§§l i'i'i' - :Il " ll: % a ' ' ‘ - 1
College of Law‘s acting dean, Robert The situation was only exacerbated “' ‘ :i T.- i,i":i 3ft. 7‘. t, ’ c
Lawson, that the college will find a when an agreed successor to the twill“ Jr‘fii ;; l lun’i..§52§:-‘t2 74 ’4 ‘ U
new—and permanent—dean before deanship, Dr. Thomas Lewis, jumped (15:37,}; "Will mm it" ":i"- ‘iLv/LQZE'Z c
the year‘s end. off the horse in midstream last year ,f--.l- _, i glj tfgai
The search for that dean, now into and announced his return to .3,';:,f{,'.j_’,l§il[lfi' it“ l ' I” 7 "ti “W229“! '
its second year, is giving the college academia. That boner PUt Law‘s " 'nétilfii. illfilylilno. it"f‘lc... n ‘\,‘..,.';.‘~:. _'-_ ,‘gi'j‘NS-‘ga- (
an undeserved black eye in student dilemma into the public eye and set it tie-dis"? '#9344231"mea'tvt‘ifiu‘°~-:_fis‘ ‘
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and academic cricles. The problems UP as a bad example for students and ' ' ‘ i
of inter-faculty differences aren’t prospective deans alike. '
» limited to the College of Law, or, for With 38 schools in the United States 0 t
that matter, to law schools searching for law deans, Kentucky M G d Th T "' l
. has plenty of company for its misery. c ove r n a n e ' e s :
1‘“?ng COTl’etentftacugg‘y .memlgersere The cries of doom surrounding Sen- But “not only has Mr. Nixon failed to
. W1 ing 0 sacri ice , eir pro essmns Geor eMcGovern‘s uixotic uest for carr 'outhis ex licitpledge to end the
Pal'cy 0" lane” for g the harried ”9 Of an ad- the pigesidency have%een periletrated, Vietnam conflicri, on which he won the
In order that everyone may have ministrator. at least momentarily, by a clearer election by a hair‘s breadth four years i
equalaccess to this forum, letters to But that reluctance becomes all the voice of reason. ago; he ...appears to be WithOUt l
the editor should not exceed 250 more understandable when 'The New York Times has endorsed basic philosophy, without deeply held
words. Issues requiring more ex- silhouetted against the debates which Mr. McGovern‘s candidacy, in values, an Administration whose
tended discussion shall be run as have split the Law faculty here. measured H words , well worth guiding principle is expediency and
“Comments”andshould not exceed Editorials cannot find a new dean I{lilapgating , We believ: tthat Sign. whose goveg‘fridi’ng purpose is to
750 words. All submissions should for the College of Law. But we can c pvern S 2:1?”an m0 lain]; remain m (3 ice. .
be typed and triple'SpaCedi and point out the damaging consequences quies ions, ls u am The year S GOP tactics have thus
- - i . . . philosophy and humane scale 0f far conSisted of remainin stonil
must include the writer 5 name, f lettin such 5 lits affect an entire ' ' - ~ _g y
, _ , 0 g .P values, his courage and his for Silent on embarrassmg Ad-
claSSification and an address and college‘s operations—and we hope the thrightness can offer a new kind 0f ministration scandals and crying that
telephone number Where She or he Law faculty. as well as the teaching leadershipin American political life,” M, McGovern not Mr Nixon is the
can be reached. Material to length staffs of several other University the Times editorial states. man without principle Those who
Wlll not be edited except for departments, will take the hint and The Times readily admits Mr. haven‘t reasoned their way through
grammar, spelling and libel. work for better education instead of Nixon has had his “spectacular that accusation would do well toread
advancement of their own theories. triumphs”: in Moscow and Peking. the Times editorial. ‘
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c overn inconsistency means re-eva uafing race
By J.L. Hood show why Israel is in the vital interest of He has refused to point out that today government and to restore government to
lwould like to urge that avid McGovern the United States and therefore worth approximately 70 percent 0f the total all the People (not just SPeClal interests)
supporters within the University com- fighting for while Vietnam is not. federal budget goes for social programs while he has done and said the following:
munity re-examine their reasons for He has implied in the speech cited above that have been initiated in the past and 1- Condemned Johnson for the war and
support of the South Dakota Senator. and in his acceptance speech at Miami that less than 30 percent goes to the then, after receiving the former
The issues of the election, as I un- that the difference was oneof fighting fora military. (newscast by Chet Huntley 0n President’s political support, excused his
derstand them, are three: (1) the proper free state or fighting for a corrupt, July 31, 1972, as recorded in the part in the war by saying, “He inherited
military posture of the United States; (2) despotic one. If this should be our military “Congressional Record” 0t Aug. 3, 1972, it";
the limits and desired goals of America’s posture for the future, will we be truly 812591) 2. Stood against and then for government
governmental institutions in providing for willing to commit men and material to aid to parochial SChOOlS (Presumably
the social and economic welfare of its Israel were that nation ever faced with Demagoguery switching in order to stem the {low 0t
Citizens; (3) a restoration of faith in the destruction? Indefending Israel what vital , Catholic voters to Nixon);
ability of the American political process to national interests will we be serving? If He speaks 0f expanding upon present 3. Denied and then admitted Within one
serve the will and needs of the people. I do the answer is a humanitarian interest~the ngTams‘many °f wmc," have failed t° day that Pierre Salinger was sent to Paris
not believe that McGovern has been en- protection of liberty—then how much eradicate poverty or to insure adequate on his instructions;
tirely honest or forthright in presenting his money and blood are we willing to spend? health eta; for 381: To avogp eayilllg thzre
own understandin .. . . ., aym enou money eim iest at
these issues. g of and posmons on And how long Will we fight. all we need to do is close tax loopholes and Fudges on qUOfGS
In foreign affairs the real issue is not ————-—— to enact “soak the rich" laws. This “has 4. Supported and used the quota system
just how or when to end American in- J L H d 5 his 'or had the sound of demagoguery, for a he helped to devise for the selection of
volvement in Vietnam, rather it is “what . . 0° 5 a Y Simple exerCise in lelSlon demonstrates Democratic convention delegates although
justification could there be, if any, for the 9 rad U ate student. that if the entire gross national product he would write to the chairman of the
United States ever entering into another were divided equally among the American Jewish Committee, “I share the
localized war?” ———-—-— population it would produce only about five concern you have expressed and reject the
On domestic issues McGovern has thousand dollars per person." (Chet quota system as detrimental to American
why Israel? misled people badly. He implies that all Huntley as cited above) Society.” (Monday, Sept. 18, 1972, p. 7)
that needs to be done is to cut the military I know of no issue on which McGovern
.The Senator has repeatedly emphasized budget (which hogs all the resources) and NO confidence has taken a clear and consistent stand. Ido
his strong support for the state of israel; turn the money saved into human not know what drives the man other than a
he has stated that if need be he “would do development programs. He has refused to Considering the above i find it im- sense of moral outrage. But even that
everything that is necessary to insure the tell people that over the last twenty years 9035“)” ‘0 believe that McGovern would outrage I believe to be the product of not a
survival of Israel.” (Speech by McGovern social expenditures have been taking a be capable 0t ’93er the ”0919's con- reasonable judgement on conditions
printed in the “Congressional Record" of steadily increasing share of the govem- fidence in their government. It is ab- around him, but rather of animate sense
May 16, 1972, S7863) I do not believe that ment’s money while the military has been solutely amazing to me that anyone mum of moral righteousness and superiority to
McGovern has made a sincere effort to taking a decreasing share. claim to be seeking t0 restore honesty in all around him.

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Suicide isn 't shameful subiecf ‘ 99"—- 2—34“?
. By. Dr. FRANK R. BOWERS Persons feeling. such alienation and social W
Chief. Mental Health Service isolation have problems in communicating with
The subject of student suicide was first others. For these people the suicidal act itself is
thoroughly studied only 30 years ago when a a form of communication, a desperate “cry for _
group of researchers noted that suicides ac- help.” Therefore all sucidal behavior must be ‘ M, £11”
counted. for over half the student deaths at the taken seriously and viewed as an attempt to \
UniverSity of MIChlgan. break through their withdrawal and isolation. ‘ ‘
Taking the college students suicide rate (14 per 39°08'13“”! 0‘ the warning signs and clues ‘ . \

‘ 100,000), it moves to the second most common given by the suicidal person is the first step in M EMOR IAL CO LSIEUM OCT. 2 8 \
cause of death in college students but well below preventing suicide. Suicidal thoughts or at- ‘ TIC K E T S ‘
the toll from accidents which are the leading tempts are 635“! spotted bl“ other signs are ‘
cause of youthful deaths (66.4 per 100,000). more subltle. Trese Sens may include loss of . 45° 35° 3“ 25° -

. . . tite, 05$ 0 wei t loss of slee multi le
Suic1dal students have been compared to their appe. . '. p, .p a . -»
non-suicidal classmates. The suicidal group was :2lean complaints; Wi't'hdrawn or rebellious 5 PO N 50 R E D O N SALE . \
older, contained greater proportions of unwfinizgngglit :omsrfmloilc‘gk’ mam)!” .tor . BY TH E OCT. 1 l ,
graduates, language majors and foreign , . ’ promiscui 5", ,
students, gave more indications of emotional igggfiztfggges m personality or difficulty m d IN TH E COLISEUM \
disturbance and had higher academic Friends can help a suicidal person. Stay with \ OCT. 1 2 \
achievement. Intellectual competence was him and send someone to get help There are
characteristically greater in. the suicidal some things not to do_. Do not ignore him. Do not \ 51’ U D E N T C E N T E R
students. Reports from their family and friends .. . ,, . . . \ ‘
try to cheer him up. Do not critiCize or shame C E N T R A L D E S K
revealed that these students were never secure h' . h ,, , \
despite their high grades im smce e can t help the way he feels. \
' . Try to help him understand that he is suf- ‘
0f the numerous psychodynamic issues fering from blameless illness for which help is \ “
associated with suicidal behavior, social available. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I , ~
isolation and withdrawal appears to most ef- The Health Service will answer
fectively distinguish those who kill themselves questions in this column on physical and
from those who will not. The critical difference emotional health problems. Letters may be
between attempters who “failed” and those who addressed to Dr. Frank Cascio, care of Health . .
“succeeded” was that those who failed had a. Column, Medical Center. Names need not be ‘
relationship with someone to whom they felt included unlessa personal reply is wanted, and
close. will not appear in the column. ‘
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A SPECIAL INVITATION 1,
Guys don't need GLF »
We seem to be going around and around with this Gay m ’ z
Liberation deal, so last Wednesday I did some investigating. I o 1
went down to Lexington’s only gay bar and asked some gays a z 1
few questions.
I asked one gay what he thought of Gay Liberation Front’s (C j) .
(GLF) attempts to be recognized at the University. He told me am
“it was a farce.” Then he spent some time talking on “human”
liberation instead. FREE DELIVERY
Then I showed another gay a Kernel article in which a leader
of UK’s GLF said the group could lower the number of at- 266- I I
tempted suicides. He asked me “How? Are they doctors?” He
concluded “If they are attempting suicide, they need medical
help.“
Another gay, who was listening, agreed and added “There is 7 i F R E E
no need for a gay group, they need to mingle as much as possible (cWD‘)
with straights (heterosexuals). The gay crowd already accepts a is I I
them. they should strive for acceptance from the straight ‘\‘ 4/ 1’
crowd." >
The first gay repeated “I fail to see the need for Gay Lib." I x ,
asked him “then why gay bars?“ he answered “It's the only " .
place we can get a drink without being harrassed. This place is W I 1"] T h e P U rc h a S 9 Of
so drab I sure don‘t come here for its atmosphere." A 1-4 I I P .
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Seek bureaucratic acceptance ORib-Eye Steaks Y
I left the bar with my thinking somewhat renewed and started OBaked Pom") F ree I O P I O ' n P ' ZZO
wonderingifGLF's attempts to get on campus weren’t simplya Ol'nlimited Gourmet (25: for each additional ingredient)
means of being accepted by a straight bureaucracy. The Salad Bar _ ,, ,
organizin'g of: totally gay group is undesirable according to the ."m "om‘Lbade Bread W Ilh lh e p U I‘C h 0 se Of eve l'y ] 4 P IZZO
gays in t at ar.
. OBeverages and Bar Service
_ The bartender, who saiduhe knows most of thepeople who -———-’"‘VALUABL E COU PON ______
hang out there, even said he never sees any Universny gay I . . (MUST BE pnessmeo) . . I
students in there.” Thus they must not depend on a gay group 94] Winchester Rd. I O ' ° ' |
too much. Also, the question of organizing a gay liberation group 5 . 00—10. 30 I O ff e l‘ G O 0 d O n ly '
doesn‘t simply stop with the members’ seriousness. Practicing ' ' p.m. : Oct. 1 0 8| ] 1 |
homosexuality is illegal in Kentucky. After the GLF what? 253-0750 I, . _ I
Campus prostitutes? Maybe the bike thieves could band . : Good for One FR EE 1 0 Plant P IZZO :
together. Bike Thieves Liberation. . . . ' with the purchase of any 14 Pizza I
Iam 100 percent against recognizmg the Gay Liberation Front a“ | |
and I feel that, todate, Dean of Students Jack Hall has made the I SAVE $1 I 9 ‘ I
right decisions concerning them. In my opinion Gay Lib does not , ' I o I
need to band together to stop suicides. That is what we have the : OF F E R GOOD ON 05 LIV E RY 0N LY |
Medical Center for. ‘ " ‘ -_..__._.__.___——_.——————_———————-J

 +—THE KENTUCKY KERNEL. Tuesday. October 10. 1972
Former professors say disputes known nationally
Fact'ons hinder hunt for law dean
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By RAY DICKENSON Cutting across these lines were severe per- pf??- ., ' \‘\ . 33‘" ‘57s»
Kernel Staff Writer sonality conflicts. Hermann said. In time the if” \ Hm .ngv
Factionalism among faculty members may be original ideological disputes became nearly 1/ ; . 4:15;? “ -
keeping the UK College of Law from finding a submerged by the personal feuding. ;~ "- """*x“ ' ‘7 are?" -- ,- ,-
new dean to replace Dr. William L. Matthews, ’2" {XE .' V 5-
Jr. Guido basically agreed with Hermann. He is l f ~M’g" ,i, '_~ ‘3‘ ' m..- :3: .
Since Matthews announced his decision to presently employed in Washington, DC, With \\ -‘ .- v - . . — i
resign in October, 1970, the college has been Common Cause Voting Rights.Hesaid that there ‘7 4-521, thee-ll. ”it in”; 5-’
without a permanent dean. were factions at UK when he was there but ad- ' i .513”. *3}:an 53' . '3’ (/5
. .. ded, “I’m not so sure its a divided faculty . ‘ ”g“: #3 " 4/ . ' “a
Lawyers' all over the country know the anymore. It may be. I'm not sure.” , at. .. 4) 5“». .1 .,. #
faculty can t get along With one another, 1,. . . - fl
reported a third-year law student. Student ' ‘ } W" ,4 , "J
Government President Scott Wendelsdorf, a ,. { ':.: ' " -..
graduateonhelaw “hooliagreed-wmmeming' The man who accepted the deanship and William Matthews, left, was former dean; Paul Oberst is
“No respectable dean Will come to UK. With the changed his mind after four months was Dr. 011 the search committee to find a new one-
Ejaculttgi1 situggion the way it is. The factions have Thomas P. Lewis. a former UK law professor
one 6" mage." teaching at the University of Minnesota when . h
These are serious charges. Robert Sedler, a the offer was made. He ViSited the campus CO m m litee sea rc es
- several times during the four months, and an-
.aw professor and member of the committee , , , d . shi in .
searching for a new dean, disagrees. nounced his deClSlon not to take the ean p '1 t l t
December, 1971. \D r m u " 0 en m a '1
“That is an oversimplification," he said. ‘
"Obviously there are disagreements. There are Hermann claims Lewis didn’twant the job By JENNIFER SWARTZ
a M 0f divisions—political, philosophic—but because he saw the faculty friction, but Lewis . Kernel Staffquiter . .
there aren't more here than elsewhere.” himself, contacted at his current teaching What does it take to be a clean. According to acting dean
. . Boston University said he was not in Robert Lawson, A dean needs a good record as .a teacher and
3 rofessors [eff posmonat . ’ . as a scholar and hopefully he'll have some admimstrative ex-
P any posmon to discuss faculty conflicts at UK. perience ,,
Some dissension came tolight at the end of last . I. ”mafia” didn t want to be an ad- A search committee has been appointed to find such a man.
mimstrator, he said, explaining his reversal. . . . . .
semester when three faculty members of one H . . Dr. LeWis Cochran, Vice preSident for academic affairs, ex-

. . ermann said that when another candidate for . . . . .
supposed faction left UK. They were Donald H.J. dean (from the Universit f St J hn ) plained that this committee was appomted out of the PreSident's
Hermann and Henr Sene who left after bein . . . y. ° . ' ° 3 was if 'th th 1 f th Se Co 'I

. y y I g being conSidered discusswn in the faculty 0 ice W e appr ova 0 e nate unci ‘
denied tenure and promotion, and Kenneth J. centered around whether the candidate would The present committee consists of three law professors: Paul
Guido, who left when he was told his contract . . . . . . Oberst, Robert Sedler and William Matthews (the former
would notbe renewed at the end of 1973 like to hem Lexmgton instead Of what kind 0f dean)- two rofessors from the Universit f cult - Dr St h
' dean he would make. Hermann blamed this on Diachun and) Dr S'dn Ul' . l y t Z tyKa 'Boefl en
Hermann is now teaching law at DePaul the bluegrass group and said that “this type of and one member’ f'theyx in"; °§e 1:“? f?" J y 3" en,
University in Chicago. He acknowledged that thing is detrimental to the SCth-" Park Jr 0 e en uc y ar socm ion, udge ames
~ ‘ ' ' in the UK facult when he ’ ' . . . . .
iiii'figflisfifgiéefie couldn’t be positive that it Hermann and Guido both pointed out that all m"; 3.": Meg; ”are“ “'tntlst; find 9‘3““: 3 plant
still exists. three professors who left last spring were pa otogis , inct u :2 e committee. PreSIdent Singletary
“I think it (the factionalism) affected the nationaloriented people- m5 0 appom mém .rs out“? mimic“ Wh.° have a“ “n"
departure of the faculty as well as the search for derstanding 0‘ UniverSIty workings, Ulmer said.
,, . u , Hermann also said that the faculty conflicts When a man is being considered by the committee, he is
a new dean, Hermann said. Its become , . . . . . .
known nation-wide that there are problems at dated back to the early 1960 s, referring to contacted by telephone and asked to ViSIt the-UniverSity if at all
UK N “attempts to unseat Matthews when he was interested. He meets the faculty and admmistration and is in-
‘ dean.” terViewed. If the prospective dean meets the approval of the
Hermann added that while he was at UK, the Matthews himself said, “Diversity of committee and the Senate Council, he is offered the job. Thus
law faculty was divided into several definite viewpoint is the hallmark of a good law school.” far, at least five have visited the campus and according to
factions. One 81‘ Oh?» he said, was national- He said diversity of viewpoint is what is hoped Lawson, three persons have been offered the job.
oriented and was concerned With publication and for. It is what is strived for and it is what the UK Many of the people who meet these requirements are already
research ona national level. A second group was College of Law apparently has. settled in positions elsewhere. Diachun said of this problem,
bluegrassoriented and tried simply to exist So how long will it take to find a new dean? “We are after good people and they are hard to move. The kind
without publishing and without creating issues or Perhaps Guido has the right answer. “Forever,” of man we want is well-regarded where he is. . .Top flight people
controversy. he said. “It will take forever.” aren't looking for jobs.”
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Low prestige, salary make de an 5 post unattractive
By JENNiFER SW ARTZ of a leader. He must be equipped to handle There is a reluctance to leave teaching and being considered for the deanship. “The
Kernel Staff Writer problems of admissions, research research for administration.” decision has been made to look outside,”
Lack of prestige, low salary and a development, finances and is also The present acting dean agreed. EX- Oberst said, mentioning that the last
national shortage of administrators also responsible for scheduling curriculum. plaining that he wouldn’t want the position dean from outside was Alvin E. Evans
play a role in explaining why UK’s College Finding someone willing to take on these permanently, Lawson said, “It’s not the appointed in 1925.
of Law has been without a dean for a year responsibilities is difficult. Lawson, asked kind 01' work I like. I like to teach and Ilike
now. why the job was so unpopular, replied, research.”
Since Dean William L. Matthews, Jr., ”There are all kinds ofdemandsonadean. Dr. Thomas P. Lewis. now a law Delay ”0 unusual
announced his plans to resign in October, . .from the students . . .from the faculty.” professor at BOStOh University, was of-
1970, a search committee has been trying Money may also bea factor. “The salary fered the deanship last year and briefly Dr. Lewis Cochran, vice president for
to find the right man for the job at UK. And picture here at UK is not the best,” accepted. BUt four months later he academic affairs, commented that the law
getting someone to match Matthews’ 16 commented Robert Sedler, law professor changed his mind. school situation was h0t extraordinary. He
years of service has proved difficult. and search committee member. Also, he ”1 principally didn't want ad said, ”It is h°t unusualfor a college to take
It is not an easy task nor an uncommon noted, law professors have time to make ministrative duties," LerS explained. “I one or two years to find someone willing to
problem. The College of Law‘s acting money from private practice on the side, turned down the 10h initially, hUt nostalgia undertake the position.” He said the
dean. Robert Lawson, pointed out that something which the heavier workload of a {01' Kentucky and UK made me reconsider. graduate 5°th had had an acting dean
there are 38 law schools in the country dean prohibits. It was a mistake though. It is jUSt not the for about two years and that even now the
without deans. Lack of prestige was also mentioned as a kind of work that appeals to me.” SChOOl Of Home Economics iS 8150 having
reason for the search committee’s Lewis taught law at UK- He then went to problems finding a dean.
problem in