University of Texas School of Law - Peregrinus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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DEDICATION BERNARD J. WARD It is unlikely that any student who was instructed by Prof. Bernie Ward came away not knowing that the Judiciary Act of 1789 was passed on September 24. or that Prof. Ward had the deepest admiration for Judges of the Third Article. His reverence for the law and his dedication to teaching students brought him recognition from grateful students, who twice selected him as recipient of the Student Bar Association Teaching Excellence Award; this same dedication brought him to class each day last year, against great pain, until shortly before his death on May 7. 1982. Certainly Prof. Ward's peers respected him. Upon his death, tributes were offered by a United States Supreme Court Justice, the most senior federal circuit judge, and the foremost authority on constitutional law in the nation. Students will mark these honors, but will remember most what was in their experience — that Prof. 8ernie Ward was one of the finest and most effective professors that students ever had at Texas. The Centennial Edition of the Peregrinus is dedicated to Professor Bernard J. Ward. 4 — Dedication

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SUNFLOWER CEREMONY K«nRyaa KonR ai For the first time since the sunflower ceremony tradition was started at the turn of the century (see p. 19). about 80 of the 220 graduates who took part in the spring ceremony at the performing arts center elected to wear caps and gowns. Since the sunflower ceremony tradition of white suits died out around World War II, only one turn of the century tradition remains unchallenged: the crowd of 2,800 looked on as Dean T. J. Gibson bestowed the traditional sunflower on the robed and unrobed alike. December graduates were honored in a November 21 ceremony. Ken Ryad 6 — Sunflower Ceremony KanRyai