Teachln Draws 400 by SANDE LANGE Tors That They, While Exercising Umph As Long As All Guns Are Si- Vietnam and the U.S
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the POLLING UNDER WAY to nar Week's Forecast Gridders Win trk, Five day forevast for north- inel The g-rid squad NMI it% and central California: No a n, ern first game of the season by precipitation except for possi- defeating Arizona State 21-14 ble rain in the extreme north- Saturday night at Spartan the middle of this DA I LY west during PA RTAN Stadium. See sports page for week. Temperatures are ex- the details. pected to be near normal. he 11111 11 SAN JOSE STATE COLLEGE COI- lion SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1965 No. 19 th- Vol. 53 411110 on- 011 SJS 'War" Protest Cti St) cora- eas- luny 'eeN, Teachln Draws 400 By SANDE LANGE tors that they, while exercising umph as long as all guns are si- Vietnam and the U.S. to a four- Spartan Daily Staff Writer their own rights, recognize the lent." year-old boy hitting a football Egg-throwing in Chicago, Hell's rights of others. As the crisp, sttnny afternoon player, and the football player not Angels in Berkeley and a "coffin" Dr. Conrad Borovski, assistant wore on, Dr. Richard Tansey, pro- knowing what to do. march at SJS marked this week- professor of foreign languages, fol- fessor of art, discussed what he Other speakers included Bill end's International Days of Pro- lowed the President, saying, "It is said was the unimaginative crea- Cole, 1965 SJS graduate, Bud An- test sponsored by a number of lo- the duty of everyone to protest tion of policy in the U.S. He said derson, assistant professor of psy- cal and national political action against this unofficial war." our policy of intervention puts us chology, and Dr. James Pratt, as- groups. "The time has come to act," he in the position of telling other peo- sistant professor of political sci- The protests were held across continued, "to end this terrible ple what their good of life is, and encs, who delivered a concise his- the U.S. to voice disapproval of bloodshed, to bring the truth closer this is wrong. tory of U.S. policy of intervention. U.S. involvement in the war in to the public." In closing he re- Dr. Robert W. Zaslow, assistant As Dr. Martin Birnbach, assist- Vietnam. The largest group assem- marked, "A greater mind will tri- professor of psychology, likened ant professor of political science, bled Friday at U.C. at Berkeley, concluded remarks on depersonali- where more than 9,000 people at- zation of the war by the press, 22 tended an all-day teach-in and members of the Young Republicans marched in an orderly parade. led by Bob Armstrong, marched On the SJS campus, students, YAF onto the field carrying black card- Members Clash faculty. and community members board coffins labeled in dripping numbering close to 400, gathered red paint East Germany, Albania, on the athletic field between the Rumania, Bulgaria, Poland, Hun- dorms at noon to hear anti-Viet- With Teach-In Group gary, Czechoslovakia, Cuba and nam speakers at the 10-hour-long Vietnam. teach-in sponsored by Students for By RICH THAW podium then invited the YAF'ers Forming a semi-circle around Spartan Daily Staff Writer Photo by Steve Starr a Democratic Society (SDS). to stay for the teach-in "since the field, the coffin carriers played Pres. Robert D. Clark opened Students for a Democratic So- most of them have come from as taps on a bugle as the protest IMP INQUIRY AND ADVOCACYSJS President here for the sole purpose to reaffirm the policy the event, saying, "I am here for ciety, the group favoring U.S. far away as Orange County." audience sang "We Shall Live in Robert D. Clark addresses the Friday demonstra- of San Jose State College--that our students, the sole purpose to reaffirm the withdrawal from Vietnam, found "Two coffins are missing," the Peace." The Y.R.s were asked by tion protesting U.S. involvement in the Vietnam as responsible citizens, should have available to policy of San Jose State College itself in a minor battle with the man at the podium said, "--Selina, the demonstration leaders to speak war. He did not take part in the protest, but them the right of inquiry and advocacy." that our StUdents, as responsible Young Americans for Freedom Ala., and McComb, Miss." but declined. welcomed the demonstrators by saying, "I am citizens, or as young men and during the 11-hour teach-in on women about to become citizens, campus Friday. should have available to them the The YAF and some members of rights of inquiry and advocacy." the SJS Young Republicans gath- Two Amendments Dr. Clark asked the demonstra- ered on Seventh Street and began to march toward the teach-in area between the two dormitories. They carried large, black coffins, Voting Begins for Frosh Posts 'One's Free Will dripping with red paint that spelled out names of nations now with Balloting begins today for eight ard Battin, Barry Brown (SPUR). Freshman Assembly are being Communist governments Hun- freshman positions in ASB gov- Charlie Brown, John Graham, sought by six candidates. Running Dante's Purpose, gary, Cuba, etc. ernment and on two ASB consti- Karen Larsen (SPUR), Effie Rag- for executive director are Dick As they marched, Ira Meltzer, tutional amendments. sac, Gerry Roney, Monica Thomp- Soto and Glen Williams (SPUR). co-editor of The New Student, a The polls will be open from 8:30 son and Barry Turkus (SPUR). Christy Cleary (SPUR) and Don Di Sorbello Says somewhat left-of-center publica- The four elective posts in the Smith are campaigning for Fresh- tion, marched alongside the coffins, a.m. to 7:30 p.m. today and from "Man has the choice of freeing man Assembly department di- shouting invitations to all to join 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. or damning himself, and this re- rector. in protest of the U.S.' "occu- The polls are located at the San assertion of man's free will was him Rise Krag and Scot Smith, both pation of Vietnam." Carlos Street end of Seventh Dante's purpose," according to Dr. Cast Your Vote of SPUR are running without op- Street, on Seventh Street in front Uguccione Ranieri di Sorbello, dis- While waiting for the stop light position for executive secretary of the Spartan Cafeteria and across Voting for friihman assembly tinguished author, who spoke to change on Seventh Street, Bill and finance director respectively. from the Spartan Bookstore, Ellis candidates, freshman retirement- Thursday night at Concert Hall Pollacek, former YAF president, There are two ASB constitu- Rother, F:lection Board chairman, at h es, two const it it tional as part of the ASB Forum Lecture advised Meltzer to "Drop dead!" tional amendments on the ballot. said. amendments, and fixe tIOMPCOM- Series. "Is that a quote?" inquired %Mk One calls for the deletion of all The four candidates receiving ing Queen finalists will be held Pres. Ftobert D. Clark: who intro- Meltzer. "references in the ASB Consti- the most votes will be elected from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. to- duced Dr. di Sorbello to a nearly The coffin-bearers marched on tution to the ASTI executive sec- freshman representatives. Fresh- des and tomorrow. full house, quoted T. S. Eliot to to the teach-in with a musical retary." This effectively changes man Assembly officers need a ma- Polling booths are located in exemplify the importance of the accompaniment the the offices of executive secretary particinants jority vote for election. front of the cafeteria and the topic: "Shakespeare and Dante di- in the teach-in greeted them with from an elective to an appointive Ten of the 16 candidates are Sparbin Bookstore, and on the vided the world between them; "We Shall Overcome." --Photo by Steve Starr corner Of Seventh and San one. battling for four seats on the there is no third." The marchers continued to move COFFIN MARCHMembers of the San Jose Young Republicans Carlos Streets. The ASB president would make Student Council. The candidates Dr. di Sorbello, who spoke with around the many persons seated carry coffins labeled with the names of countries behind the Iron the appointment. are: Julie Ahlenius (SPUR), Rich- a curious mixture of British and on the lawn. Curtain to protest the demonstration on campus Friday. A two-thirds vote is required Italian accents, is here from Italy "we shall live in peace." (Paid Political Advertisement) for passage of the amendments. especially to commemorate the When the coffin-bearers came to 700th anniversary of Dante Ali- The other amendment on the a stop, a girl carrying a sign read- Frosh Candidates VISTA Recruiting Team ghieri's birth. He is currently ballot states that any candidate ing "Get Out of Viet Nam Now!" speaking at colleges and universi- ********************** for AS13 office must be taking six walked in front of the YAF mem- Explain Platforms Ak******************** ties in the Bay Area. bers and their coffin.s. units of classes at the time of his Platform Begins Campus Drive Today In his speech, entitled "Dante Undaunted, a YAF member blew thesis statements were announced this morning by 16 election and during his term in Then and Now," the Italian scholar taps on a trumpet. Volunteers in Service to Amer- VISTA, often called the domes- candidates for Freshman Assem- office. (Continued ou Page 3) The speaker at the teach-in ica (VISTA) will hold its second tic Peace Corps. is part of the bly offices and Student Council CHARLIE BROWN annual recruiting drive on the Johnson Administration's anti- posts for the election which runs SJS campus all this week, accord- poverty campaign.