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

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 1989 PEREGRINUS STAFF MICHAEL JEWELL, EDWARD ROBINSON Co-Editors DARREN GROCE MARK NAIR JOHN MOLINAR Contributing Editors JERRY R. THOMPSON Supervisor of Yearbooks MARY O. FELPS Yearbook Assistant PATRICK HUMPHRIES Photographer FRANCIS TEIXEIRA CARRIE DAWSON KEN WHITE ARI PETTIGREW Contributing Photographers CHARLES MURRAY Darkroom Supervisor Peregrinus Staff — 3

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1989 PEREGRINUS Table of Contents Activities ....................5 Organizations.................16 Faculty.......................58 Students......................86 Index and Advertising .... 1 14 2 — Table of Content

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THE LEGEND OF THE PEREGRINUS (per-t-gre The Peregrinus, patron saint of the University of Texas School of Law, had its beginning in the Equity class taught by Judge W. S. Simkins in 1918. Here’s the way Simkins told the story: “Many years ago I was trying to explain to the class in Equity the origin of the system in Rome and the source of equity in the Roman Empire. At that time, fledglings just from the high schools were admitted to the Law School. Many of them had never heard of the Roman Empire, and not a few spelled cow with a “k.” “Well, I explained to them that when Rome conquered a nation it was incorporated into the Roman Empire — that the Roman citizen was not subject to the laws of these incorporated nations — that in due course commerce sprang up between the citizens of Rome and barbaric nations, and there was no law to determine and settle their contractural relations. The Roman Emperor, to settle the troubles arising out of the fact that there was no law applicable to control their contracts, appointed a Praetor or chancellor to travel among those nations and to settle all disputes without reference to the laws of Rome, or of the incorporated nations, but to do justice and decide all disputes, alone by the conscience of the Praetor. Peregrinating from one nation to the other, he was called the Praetor Peregrinus. nus) “The boneheads of the class evidently thought that Peregrinus was an internal organ of the body for they continually greeted each other with ‘How is your Peregrinus today?’ This fact seems to have developed the humorous side of the incident, and Russell Savage developed a concrete expression of it on the blackboard and thus the tradition began.” While various descriptions have been given over the years of the Peregrinus, Julien Elfenbein, editor of the 1918 Cactus, got his description from Simkins of the original Peregrinus: Perry is a creature of Equity. With his enormous tail he brushes aside all technicalities in favor of Justice. With the long pointed beak, he delves into the intracacies of the relevant and the irrelevant for the Truth. On his left forefoot is the Irish ditcher’s boot, confessing his membership in the rank and file. He puts his 'right foot foremost’ and it is adorned with an expensive ‘Stacey Adam’ shoe (evidently a lot of force in 1918). The boxing gloves (on the hind feet) back up the Law and Equity. His eye is all-seeing and his fine head is crowned with the white cap of Truth.” Simkins also explained that Perry’s arched back, in the attitude of springing, indicates the law is ever ready to protect the right or prevent wrong. 4 — Activities