THE Observers~ Vol

THE OBSERVERs~ vol. II, no. XL University of Notre Dame February 15, 1968 News In Brief: Candidates Assail Exit, Stage left Halls, Each Other A crowd of fifty people gath ered at the steps of the Admin By DENNIS GALLAGHER sals. We feel that Notre Dame can only be im istration Building Monday to cel proved by a progressive change rather than All four student body presidential candi on an unyielding position on student rights. ebrate the graduation of Lenny dates have been on the hustings since the Joyce, the first at Notre Dame to We are optimistic about the results of the el campaign opened Monday-passing out leaf ection." take the step to the left. Joyce lets, assuring freshmen they're not really that Richard Rossie's campaign received a failed to attend, however; he radical and shaking hands with anyone that boost last night with the publication of a slept through the ceremony. will stand'stilllong enough. pamphlet outlining both his theoretical ori Joyce had planned to sign Pat Dowd has concentrated much of his entation and his practical plans. Rossie jus up for one more course when early campaigning to the freshman quad. He tifies student power by saying that it is nec he heard that he was no longer says that his men have taken polls which indi essary for a student to take part in the deci a student but a alumnus. His cate a substantial lead for him in these halls. sion making of the university. "Otherwise," graduation, he says, was "up Dowd has denied rumors that he is perhaps he says, "They remain but transients at an setting to the girls in Corbaci's not as radical in his stands before the fresh institution not really their own." office. They had a pool on when man voters as he was when he solicited the Rossie says that his platform is built on I'd be kicked out." A.S.P. endorsement. "I have pretty much a student power with "perha,ps 50% emphasis Currently, Joyce is putting prepared presentation," says Dowd, "I know on student power and 50% on academic re his Notre Dame education to what I'm going to say before I go in and it form."The role of student government is "not work as a mechanic for Honda doesn't vary much from hall to hall." of Michiana. Mark Lane, author of Rush to Judg only the ability to influence decisions but al Dowd's campaign strategy is to present so the ability to make decisions." Rossie cri ment, pointed out the inconsistencies himself as the practical politician who under YCS Sponsors in the Warren Report Mon. night. The ticizes Pat Dowd because he "just doesn't re stands the Administration's point of view and spect the Senate, which is an essential contact assassination was contrived and carried who can get things done. "We're not attemp Boo-Hoo out by the CIA, he said. For the rea point between the students and the Admini ting to deal in vague generalizations or cli stration." The Y .C .S. will sponsor an sons, see p. 3. ches," says Dowd, "But in realistic propo- appearance by Charlie Brown, Rossie denies charges by his opponents Boo Hoo of the Berkely Bag of that he has promised political appointments the Neo-American Church, Thu Se nate Thins Out to his supporters. "I haven't promised any rsday, at 8:00 pm in the Mem thing to my so-called machine," Rossie says. "If we win, I'll hold interviews for each op orial Library Auditorium. Brown Ott, Greene Quit ening and select the best man." is currently challenging LSD laws Meanwhile, conservative David Graham is in the courts. Stay Senator Richard Ott resigned from going over." He also feels that it "demonstra promising, "If elected, we will dissolve the Politi cos Ready the Senate yesterday in a letter to SBP Chris ted a purely emotional appeal for support Senate." Graham reports that he has received and action." endorsement by the Notre Dame Irish Union General Chairman Tom Chema Murphy. Mike Greene, Dillon Hall's other In reference to lack of unity in the Senate announced today that delegation senator, said that "he was thinking of resign Marching and Chowder Society (N.D.l.U.M. the letter said that "difference of opinion is lists for the Republican Mock ing." The reasons given by both were a com A.C.S.) and the campus Young Hamiltonians. a healthy thing, but in the Seriate I have Convention will be posted next bination of personal considerations and dis Graham expects to receive support from those seen it cast member agamst member over fac Thursday, February 22, in the satisfaction with the Senate. who are tired of student political agitation tions of identity. Segregation from the whole dining halls and the Huddle. Ott said, "If the Senate was doing some and wish a return to good taste and dignified is not over just individual issues, but rather Final sign-ups will take place in thing worthwhile, I'd stay, but as it is, cer behavior. over an entire way of thinking." the residence halls next Mon. tain personal considerations are more impor Latecomer Chuck Perrin is campaigning tant." Greene said that some members of the Se on the grounds that the Student Body Presi and Tues. nate are doing good work, but in individual The first delegation caucuses Two reasons for his dissatisfaction were dent is essentially non-political. "If Dowd or the Senate's "lack of identity and unity." He areas rather than as a group. He emphasized Rossie go to the Administration with a pro are to be held February 26 and that he was not leaving in disgust with any 27, with election of permanent feels that the Senate lacks identity in part be posal, the Administration knows that it just cause of last week's General Assembly. He one else, and felt that he had done a good represents a political faction," Perrin says. chairmen to take place on March job. With his resignation, Ott became the 3rd. Chema said that 35 states said "now the Senate is only one of the legis "The Student Body President should go into third senator to resign this year. Stay Sena still need delegates, and that, to lative bodies of the student government. The each and every hall and find out what the Assembly was not just a rally for support. It tor Rick Hunt and Howard Hall Senator students want. It's not his business to present date, most delegates have recei Tony MacDonald both resigned for what they ved assignment in their first choice had motions, debates, and speakers in the programs. He should represent the students said were "personal reasons." delegation, except those apply same way the Senate does." and serve as a medium to bring the student's ing for populous states such as The Assembly was of dubious value, he A special election held yesterday in How desires to the attention of the Administra Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, and New added, because "the 20% of the student ard Hall filled the seat vacated by McDon tion. I think I understand how they think. I York. body present could not have possibly been ald. Junior Craig French defeated John think I can do it." aware of the facts which we spent a semester Davis by a vote of 104-88. ''Jordan'' Incident Toppled Sr. Grace And SMC This is the second in a three part sen"es reviewing the to that of Notre Dame's Dr. George Shuster. Dr. But she's totally incompetent. Some people have the happenings and the happenstance of the St. Mary's Jordan's salary of $24,000 per anum clearly made him charisma of leadership, some don't. coup. more than just another faculty member. It is also believed that Mother Olivette and her in Sr. Mary Grace then proceeded to ask Mother terim Board thought that they should remove Sr. Mary Grace before they appointed the Lay-Religious By PAT COLLINS Olivette and the Board if they would make Dr. Jordan executive-vice president of St. Mary's. The Board Board. They supposedly feared that Sr. Mary Grace Last summer 16 of the 24 teaching nuns at St. refused and offered as an alternative Sister Miriam would be able to manipulate a newly-appointed Board Mary's College petitioned the General Chapter of the Patrick, head of the mathematics department and a in such a fashion as to prolong her reign as president Holy Cross order there, asking that Sister Mary Grace former vice-president of the College. of Saint Mary's College, resign as president. This first overt anti-Sr. Mary Sr. Mary Grace became angered. Dr. Jordan be On October 9 Sr. Mary Grace's religious superiors Grace action allegedly was quieted by Sr. Catherine came angered. He became so angered that he resigned first suggested that she step down from her duties as {Marie, then Mother General of the order. his original position just two weeks after he had president to take a leave of absence. Sr. Mary Grace In later Chapter action, Sr.- M. Olivette became arrived on campus to assume it. rejected the suggestion. On November 22 Mother Mother Olivette, local religious superior to Sr. Mary Sr. Mary Grace then posted a letter that quoted Olivette asked Sr. Mary Grace to resign. Sr. Mary Grace and head of the interim Board slated to es Dr. Jordan as saying "I found myself ineffectual be Grace refused to resign; Mother Olivette served her tablish the College's proposed Lay-Religious Board.

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