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For 15 or 20 years after the University was established in 1883, none of the graduates wore caps and gowns for graduation ceremonies. At the turn of the century, a sales person offered to rent seniors caps and gowns. At that time, the School of Law was in the basement of the Main Building. No one thought to send a message down- stairs and invite even a few law seniors to the meeting. A committee of faculty and seniors met and because they had not been invited to the original meeting and had not been consulted on the advisability of this step, law students refused to wear caps and gowns. Perhaps fore- shadowing later events, they then for- mulated the reason to uphold their decision. This was, that caps and I he unf gowns at such time were tradition to, and representative of, academic school and not the professional school. Granted, even judges had worn wigs and gowns for centuries, it was worn for a purpose entirely distinct from the purpose of the proposed. The faculty met with the President, and at the meeting a decision was reached that the law students must conform to the wishes of the senior class or they must wear a significant insignia at the exercises. It was not in a spirit of conciliation or in appreciation of the dignity of the occasion that the sunflower was chosen as the distinc- tive insignia. It was agreed, however, that the senior law students would wear white suits. Once more reasons were to advanced to justify the choice of the flower. The sunflower, genus Helianthus, belongs to a family with worldwide distribution. So, also do lawyers. As the sunflower always keeps its face turned to the sun, the lawyer turns to the light of justice. The Sunflower Ceremony used to be 20 - Sunflower Tradition held once during the year, on Commencement Day. As the School of Law student population grew, it was decided to have two exercises during the year, one in November for the December graduates and another in May for the May and August gradu- ates. Originally, the sunflower was pinn ed on each senior by his or her best friend. Today the Associate Dean or Assistant Dean assumes this respon-
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Dean Sharlot thanked outgoing Alumni Association President John B. Beckw Law Alumni Association President John Beckworth, Houston President-Elect Janie Frank, Fort Worth Past-President Harris Kerr, Midland Executive Committee Susana J. Aleman, Austin Morris Atlas, McAllen Koc L. Brockermeyer, Fort Worth Scott G. Burdine, Houston James V. Derrick, Jr., Austin Roger B. Greenberg, Houston Laura J. Hagen, Chicago L. Jane Hamblen, Wisconsin Brad B. Hawley, Jr., Dallas Jane A. Matheson, Austin Mike Mills, McAllen George Olson, San Antonio Daniel E. Perez, Dallas James I. Perkins, Rusk Eduardo R. Rodriguez, Brownsville Edward W. Turley, Jr. Houston William H. White, Houston District Directors Raymond J. Baila, Jr., London Edna Ramon Butts, Auston Michael J. Calhoon, Houston Joe B. Cannon, Groesbeck Sonna Christopherson, El Paso William Connell, New York City Kenneth R. Dickerson, Los Angeles Diana C. Dutton, Dallas Thomas Erwin, Reno David Fielding, Fort Worth D. Gilbert Priedlander, Piano Richard Grainger, Tyler James A. Hamilton, Los Angeles Laquita Ami Hamilton, Austin Renee E. Harris, Fort Worth Thomas S. Henderson, III, Houston Dianne Carlson Hoofard, Hariingon Jack De Ladd, Midland J. Furman Lewis, Tulsa Patton G. Lochridge, Austin John McCamish, San Antonio Neal S. Marine, Houston The model of the planned addition to the Law School drew a lot of attention. Charles R. Meacham, Mexico City M. Bradford Moody, Houston Steve L. Morris, Las Vegas Joe H. Nagy, Lubbock David Palmer Oelman, Houston Suzamia Sanchez Perez, Dallas Susan Ponce, Houston Daniel V. Pogga, Jr., San Antonio Brent Rosenthal, Dallas Morton A. Rudberg, Dallas Frank B. Rynd, Houston Camille P. Sarroue, Boston Myra C. Schexnayder, Houston William Shibley, Long Beach Marianna S. Smith, Bethesda, MD Stuart Smith, Waco Stephen L. Tatum, Fort Worth Joseph G. Thompson, III, Houston R. E. Thompson, Albuquerque Mark B. Watson, III, San Antonio H. Phillip Whitworth, Jr., Austin Carlos M. Zaffiriiii, Laredo Alumni Relations Director Nancy Brazzil Alumni Reunion - 19
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