Law School Days: Second Semester, First Year
Now for the second installment of my law school days series...
First Semester, First Year (SY 1991-1992):
Subjects/Units/Teachers:
1. Criminal Law II- 3 units; The Late Judge Ruperto Kapunan, Jr.
2. Obligations and Contracts- 5 units; Atty. Avelino Sebastian, Jr.
3. Constitutional Law II- 3 Units; Atty. Sedfrey Candelaria
4. Legal Writing- 1 Unit; Atty. (now Dean) Andres Bautista
5. Legal Logic- 2 Units; Atty. Joaquin Obieta
6. Legal Ethics- 3 Units (or was it 2?); Fr. (Atty.) Artemio Ferrer, S.J.
7. Labor Law II- 3 Units; The Late Atty. Roberto Gana
General Highlights:
1. With the "adjustment period" over somehow, we were getting used to law school life by then. Some people would already be set in their ways already, with their study and sleeping habits already formed.
2. Some, however, were nursing wounds from the last semester, that is, they were on probation. Any failing subject or weighted average grade (known as the quality point index or the "QPI") would get one kicked out of law school.
3. Again, freshmen today are lucky, we used to do 20 units (18 if you already took logic in undergrad). Now, freshmen may be doing as little as 16 units, and didn't go through Atty. Sebastian. Lucky!
4. Also, they would not take Labor during first year. Atty. Gana used to "shuffle" class cards so one could be called more than once in the same class.
5. Personally, I think Atty. Sebastian should go back to teaching. Even with his unusual style, he makes you learn more than the average recitation type teacher. I was his favority during my time. But don't think of that as an advantage. Being his favorite means you recite everyday and you would pitch in an answer if the one reciting cannot answer the question. I recited more than once everyday, even when I was sick. But I credit him for training me to endure and giving me the discipline to really study everyday (unlike those who study what day they would be called), but of course I had to at the time.
6. The only thing I learned from Atty. Bautista is the use of "regards." So remember, it's "with regard" and "as regards." Very easy to remember, isn't it?
7. Semestral results: another dean's list placing...
Personal Highlights:
1. Our friendships have been formed (our car pool) and we already go out regularly. We even went out on "triple dates" with the girls fending for themselves. Out of our three girls, one has already married with two kids, a second set to marry next year and a third, still to find "the one."
2. I already introduced my girlfriend to my family that Christmas season and she joined us for dinner (I think it was my birthday then...). Since she was the first, I was likewise adjusting to her in the same way I was to law school life.
3. I was feeling sorry for my mother during these times because we did not have a maid. Before, I used to help her with chores, but when I got to law school, I was as useful as a doorstop to a window.
4. During this sem, I did not enroll personally, my dad did for me because I was having the time of my life in Japan (for a study tour courtesy of my minor in Japanese studies). Yes, I still had college entanglements, but they were good ones (such as dating a staff member of its Office of Admission and Aid, heheheheheh).
transcription by Punzi @ 2:05 AM
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