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.:Qtf-.i'.'(:h'f.:L1ii-...;.,.,., ... ... ., ...... '- - ' V . f -ty i N 'win ci aw xuxjounoau u J vJ Wednesday, march 20, 1974 lincoSn, nbraska vol. 97. no. 36 r v . - 1 ' i I J Law College professors to take leaves of absence: Lawrcnca Bergsr, Brian Mattis, John Snowden and Harvey Perlman. .aw students worry about professors' exo By Mark Hoffman Leaves of absence to be taken next year by four of the 18 UNL Law College faculty members are adding to law students' anxieties about the college's future. Especially when "there is a real fear that of the four leaving, none of them will ever come back," said June Wagoner, a freshman law student. In two UNL Law College meetings a few weeks ego, faculty members and some of the about 450 law students came together to talk about the college's future. Students complained about not enough money for ths taw library, the need for extra Saw courses and for clinics! programming where students handle actual cases wndar the supervision of a lawyer, But tht foremost 'worry cf 'many ; students . lias bsert tht coSSege't problem of gsltlna nd keeping a good faculty. v- The four professors, Lawrence Berger, Brian Mattis, Harvey Perlman nd John Snowden, are to take 1-year leaves of absence. According to Law College Dean Henry Grether, this means the professors are leaving with the intention of returning. But one of the four doesn't plan on doing that. Mauls, a UNL law professor for five years, safd , that although he Is technically on a leave of absence, "I don't intend to come back." He and his wife hava been hired by Southern Illinois University, fwattis' salary theft wilt fc-3 mora than the second highest faculty tslery psid et tht UNL Law CcSSesa, ha said. His wifa 9 proftssor salary will be comparabta to professor's salary it UNL, he added. associate a full Salaries at the UNL Law College range from S15.7M) for assistant professor Craig Williams to $30,500 for Grether, the college dean. Ha also teaches half-time.) The highest salaries for professors are David Dow's ($29,225) end James Lake's ($27,000). Lawrence Berger, a UNL law professor for 14 years, will go on a leave of absence to tne University , e . ' . it a Ul Uwiiiui iita-io r-Miyoca t uuk.ri . Asked if he would take a job offered to him ther or return to Nebraska, he said, "Life Is full of uncertainies," and declined further comment He confirmed that his wife, an attorney, has a job with a firm in Los Angeles. Perl man, a UNL law professor for seven years, will go to the University of Virginia. His salary there will be about $3,000 to $7,000 higher than It is at UNL, ' he said. His salary this year is $20,850. Asked if he would accept a job offer there or return to Nebraska, he said, "I don't know...Viriginia hasn't offered one" beyond the one year. Money would not be the only consideration in taking a job if it were offered, he said. He and his wife are both from Lincoln, and they have ties here, he said. Snowden, a UNL law professor for two years, will go to Harvard for a special 1-year course. He said he " Intends to come back. ' "" ; " " Students said they are concerned about losing some of the best law professors at UNL. Last year Berger and Mattis were selected by Law College upperclassmen as two of four nominee from which for the college's representative as outstanding professor. This yesr Perlman and Mattis were two of three nominees for the ame honor. Wagoner complained that the state does not adequately financa the VUL Law Co! leg even though Nebraska draws most from this school. Grether noted that excluding Omaha, 80 of Nebraska's Ifewyers are UNL Law College graduates. UNL just can't compete nationally with other good law schools for salaries, Grether said. Of law schools In this area, including Big 8 law colleges, UNL ranks near tha bottom In the average salary paid. The averags salary for the nine full professors (excluding Grether end Assistant Dean Donald Efc3ntyfeit) h about $24,519. The average salary of 18 UNL law faculty members is $22,613. Two professors Alan Saltzman and Ronald Allen, are not included in this average. Saltzman has e special grant account and Allen is on a special line budget, a law college secretary said. other schools was not for publication. He also said he could not give ths average salaries at those schools. Ths immediate problem is replacing the four professors, Grether said. So far, one new teacher has been hired and a UNL instructor, Stephen Kalish, now on leave on the same fellowship program as Snowden. will be in, is coming back. The new instructor is Josephine Potuto, a senior at the Rutgers University Law School. Snowden said the UNL Law College is "underfinanced to do a satisfactory job and well under that to do an excellent job." Not only in 'salaries, but in areas such as office help, the UNL Law College has problems, some professors said. There are only four secretaries to serve the dean, assistant dean and faculty members. The Law College handles its own registration. After secretaries have finished that and their other duties, professors have "the time of one-and-a-half secretaries to serve 13 faculty members," Mattis said. "It makes it very difficult to do writing and research," be added. Perlman said a school that offered to provide him a personal secretary would be inviting. A student-faculty committee has been set up to study and make recommendations in those areas with the first draft due in a couple of weeks, according to Perlman,, who is a member of the committee. Harlan Abrahams, a senior in the Law College, said although students were presenting the problems of the Law College, it should be remembered that faculty and students have made it a "damn good school." In the National Moot Court Competition, the UNL Law College has compiled a batter record in winning court cases than any other college in the nation, Grther said. Its competition includes more than 100 law teams from such schools as Harvard and the University of Michigan. In moot court competition, a team of law students writs up a brief for a court case and argue it before a panel of judges, Since 1053, when UNL entered competition, it has last in 1972. Of those times it has placed first once and second twice. It won honors in the best national oral argument, written argument and outstanding individual speaker. Survey: alcohol bill prognosis 3 C3C3 V ByGregWes A bill that would permit the sab and consumption of liquor on campus, L8783, will be facing stiff opposition in the Unicameral, according to many lawmakers. The measure is scheduled for first round consideration on general fila . Thursday. In a spot check Monday and Tuesday ' of 20 cf th 49 state senators, 11 opposed LB7E3, six fevered tha b;!I, and three remsbed uncommitted. Tw3 cf thosa fsvtdej p;::.r;-5 v:r3 Gmnaosh. Fowfsr and Cmsnwaz era sponssrs cf tha bill. Sf.ts Sen. Terry Csrptrttsr, Democratic C2.ndd3ta far licuttfisftt governor, Ststs Senators Ghnn Goodrich of Omsha, Orval Keyes cf Springfield and David Stahmer of Omaha e?o said they supported the bell. State Sen. George Syas of Omaha said Monday he opposes the bill for onj reason. "If they (students) are old enough to drink, they can go to a bar off campus," he said. Students do not have to drink in their living units, he added. Three senators suggested the Legislature is not -the best thaonpl for consideration of the alcohol issue. State Scnatcis Calvin Carston of Avoca, Irving Wilt so of Falls City end The regents, rejected the alcohol proposal by a 7-1 vote. Though students "have good arguments for the bill," State Sen. Leslie Stull of Alliance said he would vote against the bill He said he represents one of the most conservative Nebraska districts and his constituents wanted him to reject the bill. State Sen. John Murphy, who opposes LB783, said he thought the measure has ' little chance of passing. Other stats senators who said they Fred Carstcns cf Beatrice ssld thi issua is oppose the bill are Wally Carnett of Lincoln, Ernie Chambers Of Omaha, William Hasebroock cf West Point, Rslph they Kelly of Grand Island, Richard Mare-sh of the jurisdiction of the Board of Regents. If the Regents had recommended ths bill, the Legislature could have said. rwfUsoan md Blair Richendifer of Waithil
