University of Cincinnati News Record. Friday, April 24, 1970. Vol. LVII, No
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<; University of ',Ci%ioinnati N:E,WS .R,'ECOR,D i· Published Tuesdays and Fridays during the Academic Year except as scheduled':) Vol. ,57 Cincinnati, Ohio Friday, April 24, 1970 No.41 In Wednesday mee·ting... Senote accepts News Record editor; requests,;l970-71 University budget The lame duck Student Senate, Board, was termed a "sound budget, Senate passed S.525, .acting in its final meeting decision" by Senate Speaker Brian stating that Student Senate unanimously approved the Zakem. He said he believed Senate "expects the right of student controversial nomination of acted with sufficient deliberation participation. upheld in any future Mitchell Shapiro as News Record on the issue; earlier Senator (budgetary) formulation and editor." Bonhaus (DAA, '73) had application of policy and A second major action saw recommended tabling the vote procedure." The bill noted that Senate pass a bill requesting "the because, an investigative report of the .availability of the budget to access to the University budget In tergovernmental Affairs Senate, and student participation for 1970-71 be made available to Committee had not been fully in its formulation are in accord designated representatives of the compiled. with article two of. the Charter of Senate" and that "all future Several senators voiced surprise S(u'dent Rights .and ..•- budgets likewise be made the nomination was approved Responsibilities. ' available. " unanimously, 28-0, after three The pertinent part of article two The confirmation of Shapiro, weeks of investigation and debate. in .the 'charter states:' "Students following his re-endorsement by a In the 'action on student shall be accorded a significant and unanimous vote of Publications participation in the University direct voice in the formulation and application of policies and procedures at the,. University, College, and Departmental level." COMEDIAN BOB HOPE addressing the U.C. Alumni Association at In a third bill, Senate urged that their annual banquet, held last Wednesday. Hope received an honorary (Continued on page 16) Doctor of Humane Letters degree. (NR photo by Barry Kaplan) "1' Hope 're~eiveshonorary degree by Charlie Oswald which have come more than 125 Walter Langsam, as "the world's NR Staff Reporter. -patents, Dr" Sperti himself holds mosthonored entertainer," "Rapid 42 patents. He established' Roberf'was presented an honorary Highlighted by guest speaker, Emeritus Hall, where retired . degree in Doctor of Humane Leslie Robert "Bob" Hope U.C. scholars may reside, provided with Letters, marking the fourth time Alumni i' Association's Vni~ersity f.acilities a nd r-esources 'to he has received a degree in Ohio. of <;:: inc in na~i ;Day ~\Bal1que.t...'c 0~ plete their researches or . In his usual comic patter Bob Wednesday night at the"··-~ltmgs. Dr., Sperti was recently Hope accepted the award, Sh'eraton-Gibsorr Hotel's -Roof " honored with. 'the Cincinnati remarking, "I am very grateful for Garden was termed .'.'one of the Engineer-Scientist Of The Year the. honor. I've received degrees university's most suc~essful social Award for 1970. from colleges I couldn't get into events of the year." . Receiving the U.C. Alumni legally." The William Howard Taft Medal Distinguished Service Awards Continuing his quick banter for Notable Achievement was were Mrs .. Margret Core Hope related recent experiences as .presented to Dr. George. Sperl Tangeman and Oscar Robertson. M.C. of the Academy Awards. "It Sperti, E.E: '23. Inventor, The awards are presented to was hard to decide who was the sci.entist,educator, and.philantropist, alumni who have, rendered most woman, Elizabeth Taylor or Dr, Sperti in 1925, at the age of distinguished service to their Alma Racquel Welch. I think Liz won .25, co-founded U.C.'s Basic Mater and the Alumni because when I left Racquel was Sciences Laboratory. Association. Among Mrs. on the floor doing push-ups." .Also noteworthy among the Tangeman'S' . contributions -are Even the often quoted Spiro T. doctor's. achievements is the' the' Donald Core Tangeman Agnew, vice president, failed to founding of Cincinnati'sInstitutunl Un i vel."sit Y C e n t e r , and escape Hope's witticism. "Most Divi Thomae, a graduate school Tangeman Trophy at the vice presidents are given a piece of (NR.photQ.by Dave KeS~ler) and research laboratory, from Mother's Day Sing. wood and sent to the corner to The Big "0", a 1960 graduate, whittle. Before they .got the 'knife "brought the greatest acclaim to away' Mr. Agnew had cut up three the University. In addition to newspapers and two TV Cincy· meteorologist speaks being," according to Master of networks. " Ceremonies, Roger G. Anderson, On the serious side, Hope "the greatest player in the history saluted the servicemen in Vietnam of U.C. basketball, player of the for "fighting for what they believe at Eartli Day bridge .rally . year and All-American from in to give us our most precious '58-'60, member of the Helms gift-freedom of speech." Special Feature spoken over a squealing bullhorn Hall of, Fame, and 1960 Gold (Continued on pa~e ~61 instance, creates both physical' Medal Winner in the Olympics, by Nancy E. Franks to a large crowd covering one end and psychological problems in ~1If~i:l!&1~~~:~~~mi~:i~~?.%.W:'$.~'®:=m:"'$S.~~~~i~~li:i~ii~~i.~~:ii~~~~ Ass't. Neuis Editor of the Bridge and the hillside.' The Robertson has devoted many of humans. " his free hours to working with "We have very little air:-""s8fd noon rally was the high point of One example the meteorologist Tony Sands, WLW-TV young people and has inspired !III Faculty gJ-ves I Earth Day's activities, according gave of the atmospheric effec~ <:if many to attend U.C." . ,,:~;BI k S de ?:::: meteorologist, at the Earth Day to one of the S.O.A.P. members , (Continued on page 14) jl~ ac tu tes !1~ rally on the Union Bridge Wednes- working on the program. Introduced by U.C. President, I day. "Our entire atmosphere Although most of the response Ifull approval I consists of a thin layer enveloping came from U.C. students; a great ,Jhe earth. And as our population many high school students and by Linda Meyer grows, so our pollution grows. " older citizens attended as well. Managing Editor These introductory words were The morning's program also consisted of speeches on' "The The establishment of a Population Problem" by Dr. Carl Department of Black Studies with "'l' Huether, advisor to Zero appropriate courses was approved Inside slo~y Population Growth. At 11:00 at a' meeting ,qf the Arts and a.m, Dr. Yodaiken, president of Sciences faculty yesterday WASTE-MORE-LAND ... Citizens for Cleaner Air, and Dr. afternoon. appears on campus in Wilfrid Bach, professor of As part of the resolution passed, strange attire. Environmental Health, held a the Director of the Black "Studies Page two Forum on Air Pollution, which Committee will be instructed to STUDENT COURT ... puts was followed by the noon rally. submit specific courses and their restraining order on Sands went on to explain the levels for operation next year to extremely delicate balance of the be approved at the next full sophomore dass atmosphere. "Some pollution is Faculty Meeting, presidential election. necessary. Raindrops form around The resolution also suggested Page six microscopic nucleii of dust and that the. question of admitting ODK PRESIDENT. , . clarifies other pollutants. But if pollutants high risk students (those with graduation policy aren't, purged by the weather, 'questionable high school '<, Page nine they can travel great distances, performance) be separated from adding to what is already there." the proposal for a Black Studies PROFS ... divided over Pollution suspended in the Department and that the Dean be teaChing in atmosphere can be a killer, he instructed to appoint a committee Wilson Auditorium went on. "Not only can it be fatal to study the question of admitting Page ten to those with respiratory diseases, high risk students and but carbon m on oxide, for (Continued on page 2) Page Twp THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI NEWS RECORD April 24, 1970 Waste-More-Land asserts A&S fac:ulty en40rsesestablishm~rd 'LSD a drug, Nixon a dope' of workable' Blac:kStudies· program by Linda Meyer campuses he has visited across the Managing Editor country, General Waste-More- (Continued fr~m page 1) , Land said U.C. was the "most "soul food" or wearing long hair, and its relationship to' Black Some protest the Vietnam war immature." the blackening of white courses, implementing .' a meaningful Americans, learning and with long hair, frayed dungarees ' "This is more like a high, school offering one or two courses in leadership needs and vocational program for them. and colorful peace butto~s. A campus," he said. "The people are Bfa k - His tory, or-aesfgiilii'g applications Studies' -to The approval of these c "or-Black- young man ,who calls himself very uptight." And so it seemed, imperialistic approaches to Black the Black community . Correlation Committee General Waste-More-~and protes~s as students jeered and heckled as "It is 'co'ncer-nee:Cwith power recommendations followed a list Studies based on opportunism, or the Vietnam war WIth a :blue air he tried to speak. white paternalism, or nihilism struggles, political, social, of major proposals made in a force uniform, a red plastic F-ll.! Waste-More-Land; who is often (approval of Black. Studies, but psychological and economic report by the Black Studies fighter plane anchored to - hIS accompanied by another protester disclaim to establish content for independence for all Black people; Committee, which attempted to military cap and a. chestfull .of who calls himself General Hershey such programs), or a means for it is concerned with liberation, define Black Studies and offered colorful ribbons, rhinestone pms Bar advised dissenters to "Boil Black students to escape reality." Black pride, reeducating the white suggested course offerings in such and other novelties he calls Y01;rdraft cards, don't burn them.