Laporte Quits As Chief

UWM POST Vol. XIV No. 17 The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Tuesday, November 11,1969 LaPorte quits as chief Phillip C. La Porte ann there was a "pretty good chance my philosophy that state laws ounced Friday that he had of the passage of the bill" by shall be enforced." submitted his resignation as the State Senate. Since "time He said that his officers have chief of campus protectionhere was of the essence" in accept carried out his philosophies to to accept another position at ing the new position, he said "the bestjof their ability" and an undisclosed institution. it was necessary to make a have been able to handle pot Sargent Donald Moratz will decision at this time. entially explosive situations become the acting chief, acc He said he was appointed without calling in the city pol ording to assistant Chancellor chief of the department of cam ice. John Solon. pus protection in October, 1964, He said it didn't bother him Chancellor Klotsche is plan when the force was only six un when demonstrators called him ning to appoint an Ad Hoc com trained watchmen. a "pig" because "I know I'm mittee to study the responsib "I was given the task of not a pig." ilities and duties of the pos La Porte said he had been ition "in order to recommend able to reduce the theft of major whether or not the department business equipment here from a should be reconstructed," said , very high rate to almost nothing. Solon. No efforts will be made However, he said petty thefts' to find a new chief until the of personal property have con- recommendations of the comm (cont. on p. 7) ittee, made up of representat ives of all areas of the uni versity, are in, he said. Hamm leaves Here is the complete text program for of La Porte's press release: "Because of the uncertainty national job of the future of the campus Carl Hamm, a lecturer in law police, I have decided to acc enforcement and co-ordinator ept another position which is of the criminal justice program presently available. in the school of social wel "Therefore, I have submitted The hill near the Memorial center was cov PHILIP LA PORTE fare here announced his res my resignation as chief of cam ignation Monday. ered with people watching the fireworks display pus protection. developing a security depart Hamm, a former Milwaukee after the homecoming parade Friday. (Post "I am proud to have been ment" he said. He has dev police captain said his resig photo) UWM's first deputized chief eloped the department into a nation will be effective Feb. 1» of campus protection and to have force of 13 security officers At that time, he said he would had the opportunity to share my and 7 deputy police officers, accept the position of consultant many years of experience and although he still needs 2 more to the International Association May end phy ed knowledge with the members of officers, he said. of Chiefs of Police in Wash my department and the Univ Solon said La Porte "has ington, D.C. ersity community." done a most remarkable job in He said that the new job will La Porte said he was un building the security force to enable him to work on the pro for education certain about the future of cam the degree it is." blems of juvenile delinquincy, The physical education de "Between 1961 and 1969, the pus protection because of the "The proper handling of dem campus unrest and curriculum passage of bill 299 by the State onstrations was actually my partment here voted eight to phy ed department grew from of criminal justice education six Thursday to drop the re no majors to 225," she said. Assembly. He said the bill major concern," LaPorte said. programs on a national level. called for the elimination of "It has always been my ph quired physical education "There is a definite strain on "I feel that the criminal jus courses from the school of the facilities. We would like campus police officers. City ilosophy that my police officers tice course here is on the road," police will take over the fun exert the greatest patience and education. to put out more effort on pro Hamm said. "Right now, I Miss Elizabeth Ludwig, viding better courses for our ctions of the campus officers tactfulness in handling student feel that the position of con if the bill is enacted, he said. unrest," he said. "However," chairman of the physical ed majors and for those people who sultant will be a challenge." wish to elect these courses." La Porte said that he felt he added, "it has also been ucation department here, said (cont. on p. 7) that the motion hasn't come Miss Ludwig said that with before the school of education increasing enrollment and yet but that she thought it would shortage of facilities that the be received favorably. dropping of this requirement "We began talking about should give the phy ed depart changing this requirement about ment some relief. two years ago," said Miss Lud "Now that we've voted to drop wig. "About a year ago we the requirement we hope to put it on the agenda. At that start improving elective off time we were trying to work erings. Possibly even offer out a credit course that could some for credit. We would be substituted for the non- like to offer some courses on credit, and that would be short a technical basis," she said. ened to one semester." Dean Richard Davis, dean Miss Ludwig said that the of the school of education here, credit course was voted on last thought that the proposal had a spring and passed. However, good chance but that it would at that time it was too late have to go through several com in the semester to move on mittees before any def the action. At their meeting inite action would be taken. this November it was decided to drop the requirement altog ether , she said. According to Miss Ludwjg, the reason for having the re quirement in the firstplacewas Inside... that some people felt that an educated person ought to be ed Inserted in today's issue of ucated physicaally as well as the UWM Post is an eight page mentally--particularly teach special supplement on the Nov ers who will be dealing with ember moratorium days. The children. issue was compiled by members "Our reason for moving to of the UWM Vietnam Mora drop the requirement was main torium committee and is paid ly that we were sympathetic with for by the Milwaukee Vietnam the students. A student ought Moratorium committee. to have the option whether he On pages eight and nine of wants to take a non-credit today's issue is a special two course or not," she said. page advertising section written Miss Ludwig also cited lack and paid for by the Union act Here is an isolated shot of the crowded action up on their sport, studying the finger points of facilities and staff as one ivities board. The pages pro often overlooked in the specialized world of of balance weight distribution. (Post photo by of the reasons for the dec mote several of UAB's up big league lap-sitting. Two spectators are boning Monica Hayes) ision. coming programs. Page 2 THE UWM POST Tuesday, November 11,1969 Prof says faculty committee Companies recruiting academic counterpart of SLIC more now Students are now able to have It suggests issues for dis _The issues the student-fac ulty and course evaluation, the their views on academic cussion and action by the fac ulty committee discusses are pass-fail grading system, stu matters presented to the fac ulty senate. The suggestions it introduced either by the mem dent participation in educatio More and more large com ulty senate through a newly makes are passed to the cal bers of the committee or in nal affairs, and curriculum re panies are recruiting future activated committee. ender committee of the faculty. terested students, he said. Stu vision, he said. employees here. Some are in The joint student-faculty con The calendar committee then dents may also testify on iss However, he said that the terviewing on this campus ra ference committee wants stu votes whether to put the sug ues under discussion, he said. committee would be "happy to ther than at the UW Madison dent suggestions, according to gestion on the faculty senate's Fetter said students wishing to add other questions to the ag campus, according to Kirby Sta the chairman, Bruce Fetter, agenda or not, Fetter said. appear at a committee meet enda" if students ask for them. nat, director of placement off assistant professor of History. He said "Whatever we sug ings should write to him in "We can't be relied on our ice. Fetter said the committee is gest, the calendar committee the history department. selves "to come up with other Stanat said the growing re formed of 3 faculty members must discuss. We are the Some of the issues to be necessary changes, he said. putation of many schools in the elected by the whole faculty, academic equivalent of SLIC," discussed at the Friday, Nov. Fetter said that "theproblem University, such as the school and 3 students appointed by the student life and interest 14 meeting are revising the uni is how to make the University of business administration is USG. committee. versity calendar, studying fac- personal to 18,000 students," attracting more companies.

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