50Th Anniversary Issue

50th Anniversary Issue .. Vol. Lm, No. 14 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON, D.C. Friday, February 13, 1970 Seven Students Enter Presidential Campaign Seven students have announced However, Thornton, in his own their candidacies for president, of words, "began to doubt that stu the undergraduate student body. dent government was the proper The candidates and their run mechanism" for advancing and im ning mates are: Greg Aprile (CoIl. plementing the proposals which he '72) and Allen Wade (ColI. '72); espoused. Thus, on Feb. 4, he and Peter Barry Chowka (CoIl. '71) George withdrew from the cam and Rob Nicholson (CoIl. '71); paign. Matt Crosson (CoIl. '71) and Nick They were back in as of Feb. Midey (CoIl. '72); Rick Gilfillen 7, though, because their supporters '. ~ (SFS '71) and Jose Acevedo (CoIl. had persuaded them that they ,.. :~, might be mistaken. Thornton said, '\, ~ '72); Mike Litton (SBA '72) and .., , Dan Gioia (Call. '72); Mike Thorn "We decided to let the students I' • , ton (Coll. '71) and Joe George decide whether we were right or I.'/I'" .. •0 (SFS '72); Bob Troy (CoIl. '71) wrong." His chief goal, if elected, • t •• and Bill Barrow (ColI. '71) . is to gain for students "the right • •• 0 , •• IJ All but one of the aspirants to determine educational and Uni • •• r \\ , •• IJ versity policy on an equal basis have joined the race since Jan. 14, • •• with the faculty." \ I • Q when only Crosson and Mark Win ston, the incumbent undergradu While Thornton and George were Rick Gilfillen, Mike Thornton, and Mike Litton (left to right) have joined Matt Crosson, Bob Troy, ate vice president, had voiced their jumping in and out of the race, Peter Chowka, and Greg Aprile in the field of candidates for the office of undergraduate student govern desire to run for president. other tickets were beginning their ment president. Elections will be held Feb. 20. (Photo by Mike Searles; for other candidates' photos, see Winston has since withdrawn (Continued on Page 19) page 19) his name from consideration. While saying that he intends "to remain active in student government," he Henle Requests Suggestions has decided to spend more time "reading and educating" himself, something which he contends his University has failed to do. 'Recent Alumnus' To Fill Post In a flyer dated Jan. 19, Win ston commended Thornton, spe by Garvin Walsh is "awaiting the suggestions of received the most consideration, cial assistant to the undergradu The University Board of Direc our Student Government leaders as both Clark and Winston felt ate president for social action, to tors has reconanaended to the and others who may care to sug that it was necessary to change the students as one "who is quali members of the University Cor gest to me names to be consid the composition of the Board in fied to be President of the stu poration that the current Board ered for membership on the order to make it relevant to to dent body." vacancy be filled as soon as pos Georgetown University Board of day's university. Winston stated Thornton announced his candi sible by an alumnus who has been Directors." that it was necessary to change dacy Jan. 15 after what he called away from Georgetown not more Jim Clark, PreSident of the Stu the composition of the Board in a "waiting process" during which than three years. dent Body, stated that he had sub order to make it relevant to to he "judged reaction to Winston's The action came in the Board mitted three names to Fr. Henle day's univerSity. Winston stated campaign." His running mate was meeting last month. The Univer for consideration by the Corpora that he had come to the realiza Joe George, who chaired Orienta sity Corporation is responsible for tion as candidates for Board mem tion that "the board is not partic- tion '72 and who was instrumental replacing members of the Board. bership. Clark declined to disclose (Continued on Page 17) in the formation of InterAction. BOB TROY The proposal is the first point the names, in order he said, to in of a four part program concern sure that the Corporation retain ing student membership on the complete freedom and confiden Board of Directors, which was tiality in its decision process. submitted in January by Under Henle Appoints Roy Cogdell The three remaining points of graduate and Graduate student the proposal are: 1) that the mem leaders. bership of the Board be expanded '. The Board also resolved to un to 24 members with the addi To Direct Campus Programs dertake a careful study of the tion of three more recent alumni; three remaining suggestions, which 2) that the Presidents of the sev The Rev. Robert .T. Henle, S.J., lowed by two years of work as a Howard University, while working are to be considered further at the eral Student Governments be giv President of the University, has personnel specialist with the U.S. as a full-time counselor for the next meeting in April. en observer status at the meet announced the appointment of Roy Post Office. Cogdell re-entered Department of Welfare. He ma The Rev. Robert J. Henle, S.J., ings of the Board of Directors and T. Cogdell as director of com Morgan State in 1962 and was jored in experimental psychology, University President, in his writ its committee meetings; and 3) munity programs for the Univer graduated in the spring of 1964. with a minor in guidance and ten report on the January meet that the charter of the Corpora sity. In 1964, he entered the evening counselling. ing of the Board of Directors, said tion be amended to include stu According to Fr. Henle, Cog division of the graduate school of In the spring of 1967, Cogdell tha t he had not yet called a meet l:ents and faculty. dell will have total supervision of became associated with the Health ing of the Corporation because he Regarding the first suggestion, the college orientation program and Welfare Council in Washing both Clark and Mark Winston, and the Community Scholars pro ton, where he served as director of vice president of the undergradu gram. In addition, he will co-ordi the Neighborhood Youth Corps. ate student government, felt that nate the activities of GUCAP, In Cogdell is the first black man the admission to the Board of an terAction, and similar programs, to be appointed to a high-level additional number of recent alum and will serve as liaison between administrative position within the ni would be an assistance to the these activities and the Adminis University since the Rev. Patrick older members in understanding tration. F. Healy, S.J., became dean of the temperament of the contem Cogdell will also act as modera the College in 1868 and Univer porary University, thus aiding sity President in 1873. 1" tor for the Black Student Alli them to execute their function ance on campus. He will work Cogdell will assume the duties I more efficiently. l' within the Student Development of his new post Feb. 26. I As far as the observer status Office and will report directly to Mike Barton (SFS '70), a mem was concerned, Winston felt that Dr. Patricia Rueckel, the vice ber of the Black Student Alliance the Board should be held publicly president for student development, on campus stated that he felt accountable for its proceedings, and to the University President. "this appointment meets a long except in those matters in which Cogdell's educational and occu felt need on the part of black stu respect to privacy should be given. pational record indicates extensive dents at Georgetown, where some He is anxious to see this measure experience in psychological fields. one can deal effectively at a high passed by the Board. Explaining He received a B.S. degree in ex level with our problems." another rationale behind this pro perimental psychology in 1964 Barton termed Cogdell's creden posal, Clark stated that "this from Morgan State College in Bal tials "impressive on paper," and measure would allow the Board to timore. His undergraduate studies expressed hope that the appoint read the consensus of the present were interrupted in 1956, after his ment of Cogdell was an "indica students." sophomore year, by a two year tion for real changes to happen in MARK WINSTON The final point of the proposal stint in the armed services, fol- DR. RUECKEL this University." Page Two THE HOTA. Friday, February 13, 1970 Vp Against It Student Dissenters Disrupt by Pat Quinn Quigley's Civilization Class "It has happened before. The Development of Civiliza At the same time the grades to argue with the vocal students, Strong men put up a city and got a nation together, tions class of Dr. Carroll Quigley were announced, Quigley an all seated in the rear of the audi And paid singers to sing and women to warble: We was interrupted by a student dem nounced that he was not answer torium, finally dismissed the class are the greatest city, onstration last week, ostensibly ing his phone and asked students for the day. the greatest nation aimed at the grading and teaching not to bother him with complaints The rationale behind the out- . policies of the instructor. about grades "since they don't break was explained in a leaflet nothing like us ever was. While attempting to address the mean anything anyway." distributed before the following And while the singers sang class in Gaston Hall, Dr. Quigley The latter statement apparently class on Friday morning. Calling and the strong men listened was cut off by a sudden outbreak was the root of the dissension as Quigley's approach to education and paid the singers well of foot-stamping from the rear members of the class, angered by "illogical and irrational," the ( of the room.

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