Faculty and Administration Disagree on New VC Position

'Hello Americans' m Harvey leads the crowd in talk here He began with his famous of our blood, sweat and tears," "Hello Americans" and ended he cried. with a hearty military salute. He expressed his views of It was the familiar disser- the younger generation: tation-partly funny, partly sa "You want to know what's in tirical, partly emotional, partly it for you. We're asking our angry and very American-that young to die for their country, drew a crowd of 700 to UWM and they want to know if it's Wednesday to hear nationally worth it." known news-commentator Paul According to Harvey, the Harvey. younger generation is much The tall and "very execu more perceptive and more in tive" looking conservative, is telligent than his generation. known for his outspoken opin "How are the politicians go ions on everything from the ing to sell today's generation war in Vietnam to the old A- on the promises they sold our merican ideal that "all men generation? are created equal." "Tomorrow's politicians had Harvey's newscast, which is better get ready" for the next heard on more than 300 radio generation, Harvey said. stations 3 times daily, is car A believer in the ideal that ried locally by WISN radio. "not all men are created Harvey was Harvey Wednes equal," Harvey said of de facto day. One could close his eyes segregation: and imagine himself sitting near "I believe that any American the radio. The voice was the has the right to demand that same. The words, the emotion, his government insure an equal were the same. opportunity for him-but equal • • • Harvey spoke angrily of A- ity, "that's something else a- merican intervention in for gain." eign countries: "We're not going to change "We must learn to recog the hearts of man with an out nize our limitations. We are side force," he said. Paul Harvey, famous news-commentator His talk was sponsored by the Post. spoke to a crowd of 700 at UWM Wednesday. going to have to resort to self- (Turn to page 3, col. 5) Photo by Anne Mullen concern before we are drained Registration for free U held today THE UWM POST Vol. XL No. 49 University of Wisconsin — Milwaukee Friday, April 14, 1967 By JULIANA KESSRO Of the Post staff / Free University registration \ will be held in the Union Friday and at the first session of each class according to Peggy Quinn, Faculty and administration Chairman of the SDS-sponsored Free U. The first class "What's to the Radical Right" begins Sunday disagree on new VC position at 7:30 p.m. in Bolton 64. It 9 will be taught by Ira Rohter, The administration and fac the position, according to the They are, essentially, that Prof. Nathan Miller, of his teacher in the department of ulty have "been unable to reach report. the new position be filled by tory, said he was concerned government affairs. He will "look agreement" on proposals to At the faculty meeting,Chan- July 1, 1968, and that mean that the committee, in nego at the American right wing view hire an additional vice-chan cellor J. Martin Klotsche said while the present vice-chan tiating with the administration of society." cellor. administration disagreement cellor, Charles Vevier, get "ad had acted "if not with a cer Besides Rohter, several other This was revealed when the with the faculty committee was ditional assistance" to alleviate tain arrogance, with a certain UWM instructors will teach. They top faculty committee (the uni in the "area of timing and the his "heavy work load." boldness," in not consulting are Morgan Gibson, associate versity committee) made its re area of titles." He did not Lucius Barker, university the faculty. He said he.opposed professor in English, Barbara port to the full faculty Thurs elaborate. committee chairman, said growth of administrations; Gibson, instructor of English day afternoon. The university committee Thursday night that the pro they should be shrunken." Kurt Heyl, instructor in the art The committee report not finds the failure to reach an posals in the report were in Prof. Richard Perlman, of department, Karl Flaming as ed that late last year both the agreement "most disappoint some ways similar to previous economics, also charged the sistant professor of sociology, administration and university ing," according to their report. proposals considered by the committee had not consulted Thomas Walton, associate pro committee agreed on the need The committee "apparently administration. with the faculty on the matter; fessor in the department of so for the new position. They a- sees a greater urgency'for cre The report came under "I don't remember once being cial and philosophical founda greed, said the report, that the asked 'do you want this?' " tions of education, Orvill Cope, ation of the position" then does heavy attack from some pro assistant professor of political new vice-chancellor should the administration, it continues. fessors at the meeting. They Economics Prof. M. Gaffney science, Robert Black, assistant work on "academic affairs." The committee presented a asserted that the whole faculty a member of the committee, professor in the Anthropology Since then, despite "several new set of proposals on the had never been consulted a- said that the decision to have meetings," the two groups have vice-chancellorship in their re bout the need for the new posi another vice-chancellor had (Turn to page 3, col. 5) disagreed on how to create v port. tion. been made last December by Prof. James Silverberg of an both his committee and the thropology said the committee administration. had made an "assertion of He claimed any reconsider Dean Norwood resigns need" of anothe r vice-chan ation of the necessity for the cellor, but had not proven such new position was a "delaying Associate Dean of Humani guages at Kansas, effective Sep Association of University Pro a need. action." ties Eugene L. Norwood an tember 1. He informed letters fessors. nounced his resignation this and science dean Roy Francis McLaughlin, 45, came to the week to accept a position at of this on Tuesday. UW - Milwaukee extension in the University of Kansas. Speech Professor Ted J. Mc- 1949 as an instructor in the Norwood has accepted the Luaghlin, a former associate speech department and direc KKK 100% against position of chairman of the dean of humanities, will be tor of forensics. From 1953 department of Germanic lan- nominated to take the job again, to 1956 he was assistant pro Francis said Thursday. The fessor of speech, and from 1956 appointment is subject to the to 1959 was secretary of the racial intermarriage approval of the Board of Re faculty. By JOHN SEVERSON Long claimed that the Negro gents. McLaughlin held the post Of the Post staff generally "wants to marry a from 1962 to 1966 when he white. Why would they want returned to teaching at his own to marry a Negro?" he asked. request. Norwood was brought The Ku Klux Klan, north and Long dwelled on the theme in at that time. south, are united 100% against that <rthe white people built Norwood, 41, came to UWM racial inter-marriage, Klans- the United States the way it is from Kansas in 1960. There man Roger W. Long said at today. .. .now the Negro wants he served as an instructor and Thursday's popcorn forum, everything handed to him." professor of German for four sponsored by the Forensic Un He said that the Klan was "proud years. From 1954 to 1956 he ion. of the white race." The Ne was an instructor at Bryn Mawr Long said the offspring of groes, he said, should work to (Penn.) college. such marriages were "just a bring themselves up to where While at UWM, Norwood pro bunch of misfits," who were the whites are rather than gressed from assistant to asso not accepted by either the white "marching through the streets ciate to full professor of Ger or Negro communities. like a bunch of jungle bunnies." man. He was chairman of the Long debated Father Wilbur Father Lancer said that "ad German department from 1962 Lancer, a Catholic priest at mittedly, children may in some to 1966. St. Francis church on the ques cases meet problems of not Norwood was graduated from tion "Should there be mar being accepted in either white Boston university with a B.A. riages between the races?" or Negro communities," how degree. He received his M.A. Long said that he felt that ever such cases were not very and Ph.D. from UW in Madison. the laws should "keep every common in his experience in Norwood is a member of Phi NORWOOD one away from each other and Beta Kappa and the American MCLAUGH UN in their place." (Turn to page 3, coL 3) Friday, April 14, 1967 Page 2 THE UWM POST THE UWM POST letters to the editor *! Official student publication of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 3058 N. Stowell Av., Milwaukee, Wis. 53211. Published twice a week during the school year except holiday and exam periods. 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