Bench, Bar, Politicians Honor Froessel at Dedication Dozens of judges, many o.f them alumni of New York Law School, and some wearing judicial robes, turned out Wednesday, April 16, along with Mayor Beame and City planner Robert Moses to participate in the dedicat'.on of the • ·yLS's Charles W. Froessel Library at 57 Worth Street. The library holds the School's statutory collection - some 10,000 volumes containing the statutes of all fifty states and the Federal Government. 'Ihe principal addresses were
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delivered by :.Iayor Beame, Mr. Moses, in one of his rare public appearances, and Charles D. Breitel, Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, the bench on which Judge Froessel formerly sat. Judge Froessel, honorary chairman of the board of the School, was honored with a plaque that will hang in the library named for him. The plaque lauds him for his dedication to the School and to the cause of legal education. In exchange, Judge Froessel turned over to E. Donald Shapi-
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His first judicial service came in 1937 when he went on the old City Court bench, now the Civil Court. From 1938 to 1949 he was a Supreme Court justice; and from 1949 to 1962, associate judge of the Court of Appeals. During this period, from 1951 to 1956, Judge Froessel was a trustee of New York Law School. In 1957, he became chairman of the board, a post he held until his retirement in 1972. He served as a professor at the school, beginning in 1962, (Continued on Page 12)
Wednesday, April 30, 1975
LoPresti, Muller Win Top Jeffords Series Begins With Talk SBA Posts: LSD to Berger By Dr. Trechsel by Elliot S. Horowitz
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SBA Elections Week at NYLS has come and gone, leaving in its wake a new slate of officern duly chosen by the student electorate. In thµxtremely close Presidential race Stephen J. LoPresti was elected with a plurality of votes. The new president, a Bronx-bred Fordham graduate ente1·ed the Evening Division of NYLS in September 1972. He was forced to leave his studies a few months later, having been called to active duty with the National Guard. In September 1973 he started school afresh, as a full timer in the Day Division. LoPresti's first encounter with Student Government was in high school, and never being one to remain reticent when constructive ideas were needed, he has remained involved throughout his student career.
The Vice-Presidential seat at NYLS is filled by the runner up in the Presidential race. Campaigning as a write- in, Dick Muller made an unsuccessful bid - albeit very close - for the number one spot, and hence will once again be serving in the capacity of Veep. Muller is intimately associated with the Theatre Arts. He has worked at various times as a Disc Jockey, Night Club entertainer, Actor and Director. He has authored
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The first Annual Walter M. Jefford's Jr. Distinguished Lecture Se1·ies was presented at NYLS April 1 through April 22. Dr. Stefan Trechsel, the Chief Prosecutor of the Canton of Berne, Switzerland and the first Swiss elected to the European Commission on Human Rights was the guest lecturer.
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several plays (two of which are in production) and presently is Executive Producer of Actors Theatre, Inc. The offices of Treasurer and Secretary will be respectively filled by Art Goldberg and Kim Taylor, both 3rd year evening students. Ms. Taylor, who served as SBA secretary this past year, ran unopposed. Rounding out the slate, is the office of LSD representative, won this year by Lori Berger, a first year day student. Berger, who comes originally from upstate New York is a graduate of City College. She has traveled extensively and enoys going to the theatre and concerts as well as biking and horseback riding. She does not skydive!
Dr. Trechsel spoke on three separate occasions in the newly decorated moot court room in the 57 Worth Street Building. His topics were: April 19, Proposed Swiss Bank Secrecy Treaty and l\lutual Assistance in Criminal :'.\Iatters, April 21, The Idea of a Fair Trial and Personal Liberty in the European Convention on Human Rights and April 22, Why Punish - A Comparative Viewpoint. Dr. Trechsel's wife, Professor Franca Trechsel, who is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Law at the University of Berne, spoke on April 22 on The Problems of Women Lawyers in Switzerland. The interest of the audience was evidenced by the lively question and answer periods which followed each lecture. A panel of distinguished lawyers and in-
Alumni--Dean 's Day May 3 by Ed Sanocki
On Saturday, May 3 , New York Law School is holding its annual Dean's Day-Alumni Homecoming at Pace University, Pace Plaza, New York City. The program includes a festive luncheon and an open bar during the cocktail hour, which follows the luncheon program. Professor Joseph T. Arenson has planned an excellent Surrogates' Court Panel to discuss
questions relating to estate practice and procedure. Besides Professor Arenson, other members of the panel will include: the Honorable Joseph A. Cox, former Surrogate, N.Y. County; the Honorable S. Samuel Di Falco, administrative Judge-Sunogate, N. Y. County; and the Honorable Paul J. Powers, Professor of Wills and Estates, St. John's University School of Law, former Chief of Law Department, (Continued on Page 12)
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With much pl'ide and pleasure, Equitas announces the appointment of our new editorial board. Jim Tricarico and Glenn von Nostitz will assume the positions of co-editors-in-chief. They are both first year students, and have been invaluable as staff members this year. Glenn seems to favor wr,iting, while Jim has worked on layout and production. Jim came to us from Fordham, where he was a political science major and a member of Pi Sigma Alpha National Honor Society. He has worked as an editorial assistant. for the magazine oLNew York Business, and last summer was an intern in the N.Y.S. Attorney General's Of-
ternational financiers was held following the first lecture. Dr. Trechsel, who kept each lecture within the forty-five minute time schedule, alluded to an epithet which students in Swiss universities reserve for Professors who exceed the alloted forty-five minutes. He claimed that the epithet was not translatable into English.
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Dr. and Professor Trechsel were also the guests of Phi Delta Phi at the Semi-Annual Dinner Dance held at Pace University Saturday night, April 21, 1975.
fice. Glenn graduated from S.U.N.Y. at Albany. He held many posts on his school paper, worked for the Student Association of S.U.N.Y., and was active in campus politics. Glenn majored in both political science and history. Three other first year students will join the new editors-in-chief as members of the editorial board. The three new executive editors will be Kay Marcus, Ed Sanocki, and Bruce Torino. Our new executive editors are both a well-rounded and well-traveled group. Kay went to -school at Simmons College in Boston. She majored in sociology there and also worked for the State Attorney General. Ed has degrees from both the University of Michigan and the Unjversity of Tennessee. He has a masters in English and has taught freshman English at Tennessee. Bruce majored in psychology at Earlham College in Indiana where he was editor-in-chief of the yearbook. All three joined Equitas at the beginning of the school year and have made substantial contributions to the paper. Paul Forster, who has been with Equitas since the fall of 1973, will become Business Manager of the paper. Paul has been active as a reporter, and was in charge of advertising this past year. Paul is also active in SBA and other school activities.