as much a part of MSU as Wells Hall

Ramparts v. MSU v. The CIA The University On The Run The statements from the various protagonists since last week's article ap­ peared in Ramparts magazine on MSU's 1955-1962 Vietnam advisory project have been, to say the least, Interesting and varied. Moreover, they have stimulated, at long last, a discussion of the type of educational project rep­ resented byMSU'slrole In Vietnam and of the various influences on the opera­ tion and outcome of such projects. To aid this discussion, "The Paper" contributes the following series of excerpts.—The Editors,

Accusations that the MSU project was a CIA front are "ridiculous/* (Artnur) Brandstatter (chairman, School of Police Administration and Public Safety) sand. "I don't think anyone can make this statement/' **I can honestly say that I donotknow that there were any CIA people work­ ing there. Many people who were hired for their technical assistance were U.S. civil servants, including people from departments such as the Army, where their background may have included intelligence training." • • • Referring to implications in the article that MSU started its Vietnam project solely for the prestige involved, (Charles) Killingsworth (former chairman, Economics Department, now professor of labor and industrial relations) said: 44l can say with my own personal knowledge that President Hannah was not eager to take on this responsibility, and did so only at the request of the U.S. government." The Ad The State News Refused To Print Killingsworth said that he himself was not eager to take the trip to Vietnam. He added that Michigan State would not have become involved in the project See Page 4 had it not been for the friendship of (Wesley) Fishel (professor of political science) and (Ngo Dinh) Diem. State News Apri, 13/ 1966 .However, Prof. Wesley Fishel, one ofthefirst American advisers to Presi­ dent Diem and head of the Michigan State contingent in Saigon from 1956 to Michigan State University in general and the Governmental Research 1958, said the men were known from the start "to be on leave" from the CIA. Bureau of MSU in particular have long had a special interest in Vietnam. Part­ •"Oh, sure," he replied, when asked if their backgrounds had been known ly this interest stems from the close association of Ngo Dinh Diem with the when they were hired. "The Vietnamese Government also knew it. We never Governmental Research Bureau—he served as consultant to the Bureau since (hid) anything from President Diem." NEW YORK TIMES, April 15, 1966 1953. Partly it stemmed from personal associations. And partly it stemmed • from a realization that Vietnam was in the middle of a life and death struggle "These men, later found to be CIA people, were employed by the University wifflifcg meitifWVhe ffee wtTfid, t?6rttmMIsm/ to help in police administration classes. But they didn't disclose when they FIRST REPORT OF THE MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY VIETNAM TEAM were hired that they belonged to the CIA," said James H. Denison, assistant IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION to the Government of Vietnam and United to the president. STATE NEWS, APRIL 15, 1966 States Operations Mission, Saigon, August 19, 1955 Other University officials, from President John A. Hannah down, said they MSU CLAIMS CIA SPOILED MISSION . would not dignify the charges (in Ramparts) with a formal reply and could not deal with the massive job of rebutting its points one by one. However, James headline in LANSING STATE JOURNAL, April 14, 1965 Denison, the university spokesman, who played a small role in the Vietnam "It is definitely not in the interests of a university to have CIA people project, said, "Whatever Professor Smuckler says is our reply/* involved in its projects," Smuckler said Monday. "It is not right for a uni­ NEW YORK TIMES, April 14, 1966 versity to provide cover for intelligence work or to have people on its staff Smuckler also said Wednesday that the MSU project did pot provide a front clearly involved in undercover work." STATE NEWS, April 19, 1966 for a unit of the Central Intelligence Agency. STATE NEW$# Apr|| R 1966 (Lyman) Kirkpatrick, (former director of the CIA) said the CIA signed a contract with the University to support a police training project in South Viet­ Professor Ralph Smuckler, acting dean in the Office of International Pro­ nam. He said the University had full knowledge of the agency's role in the as­ grams at Michigan State, confirmed the role of the CIA in the Vietnam project, sistance project. which he headed. He described the Ramparts article as false and distorted in The former director said he did not see where the intelligence operation many respects, but he acknowledged there had been a reluctant relationship was contrary to the interests of the academic institution. with CIA agents. "I don't see anything sinister in theuseof the aid mission as a front," he • • • said. "I don't see anything that is contrary to the academic interests of an "It may not have been right to get into it," he said in a telephone interview American university." STATE NEWS, April 19, 1966 from the campus in East Lansing, Mich. "We were caught and felt we had to follow through/' The university tried to rid itself of the connection as early The thing that really puzzles Fishel (about the Ramparts article) is the as 1956, he indicated, but it took until 1959 to terminate the arrangement. cover sketch of Mme. Nhu. "There was no love lost," he said, "between Mme. NEW YORK TIMES, April 14, 1966 Nhu and MSU." TIME, April 22, 1966 The head of the "Internal Security Section of the'VBI (Vietnamese Bureau We (university faculty) lack historical perspective. We have been condi­ of Investigation) under the Michigan State operation was Raymond Babineau tioned by our social science training not to ask the normative question; we who was in Saigon from the outset of the MSU project. The other men were possess neither the inclination nor the means with which to question and judge hired later by the University and listed on its staff chart as "Police Admin­ our foreign policy. We have only the capacity to be experts and technicians istration Specialists." All four—Douglas Beed, William Jones, Daniel Smith, to serve that policy. This is the tragedy of the Michigan State professors: and Arthur Stein—gave their previous employment as either "investigator" we were all automatic cold warriors. Stanley sheinbaum in RAMPARTS or "records specialist" in the Department of the Army. In their attempts to gear the (Vietnamese) government to a solution of the RAMPARTS, April, 1966 serious social problems confronting it, the MSU project published many AMERICAN STAFF On Dollar Payroll (by project, with job assignment and studies. They were couched in the jargon of public administration and were dates of employment) aimed at increasing the efficiency of Diem's operations. These documents never mentioned the facts of the dictatorship under which the Diem family Police Administration: consistently stood in the way of the reforms suggested. The MSU team con­ Babineau, Raymond P. structed a beautiful paper government that never was translated into reality. Beed, Douglas K. Jones, William A.K. Robert Scheer in "HOW THE UNITED STATES GOT INVOLVED IN VIETNAM," Smith, Daniel F. published by the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, Stein, Arthur copyright 1965 by the Fund for the Republic FINAL REPORT Covering Activities of the Michigan State University Advisory Group for the Period May 20, 1965 - June 30, 1962 EDITORIAL $UCCE$$ STORY We wish "The Paper" were a typical American success story. We would like nothing better than to have gone from financial dependency to financial solvency in the space of twelve issues.. It would have been a realization of the American Dream, and an inspiration to millions, and all kinds of good things. However (as you may have guessed), the American Dream is fine as far as it goes, but "The Paper" is seriously in debt. This means: SERIOUSLY. Tuesday night we asked ASMSU for a loan of $300, and were turned down, for reasons the members of Student Board, now thousands in the red on their Popular Entertainment Series, know best. We have to get the money from SOMEWHERE. Our advertisers, for instance, might try to pay their bills just a wee bit more promptly. Our supporters, for instance, might try loaning or giving us whatever it's worth to them to have "The Paper" alive instead of dead. Anybody else, for instance, who has any idea on the subject might try telling us what they are. We don't like to feel "kept." We don't like to be the Blanche duBois of col­ lege newspapers, forever depending on the kindness of strangers. The American Dream may still come true for "The Paper." But right at the moment we need money. _ Li I I ' *. . .as I sit here on the wet ground, peering through the smoke Police Reports of battle at the war-torn village of Phu Bhu, I ponder. . .M tion and had the right to do non­ Spring Song 32 The Peace-Keepers conformist "or even stupid" dances if he wished. He said Bajinet had Lovers twitching in the noonshine grass A student's refusal to dance with accused the group of "creating a dis­ juice squirting, green his shoes on was the occasion for the turbance" when other dancers gather­ her eyes and his appearance of two campus police at ed around to watch the Alligator. deep blue the Case mixer last Saturday. A group He said the same thing had happen­ beyond the water's rim of four couples had been doing a pop­ ed without incident or objection at they spread themselves like blankets ular dance known as the Alligator Shaw Hall the previous night. The on the fuzzy edge of Spring. and had been asked to stop by Ed group said they would return to Case Bajinet, South Case grad advisor. this week—doing the Alligator. While I without my rubbers Feeling that Bajinet was exceeding his and without my trousers rolled authority, they again did the Alligator. STEVEN CROCKER At this point Bajinet asked the disc take off my favored homberg hat jockey to play three slow songs, which and brush away the cold. he did. One of the students, Richard Box, East Lansing freshman, had Young once in the day-long days taken his shoes off while dancing The Protectors •when suns set at command the Alligator. (He later explained she and I lay twitching in the grass that they would not stay on his feet I looked out the window of the Hon­ and tore it out like hair when he danced fast and that he ors College Lounge and saw the two and pulped it with our toes habitually danced with them off.) Ba­ cranes which had been destroying and kicked up divots with a crack-shot air. jinet walked over to Box, who was Wells Hall standing motionless behind We ruminants then dancing slow and ordered him it. In front of Wells stood approxi­ each other's cud to put on his shoes. Box refused mately ten fellows throwing bricks at while all the world crouched at a distance and Bajinet said he would call the the building from distances ranging far beyond a schoolboy's care. police if Box still did not put on his from about thirty feet down to two shoes. or three. It was a few minutes before And then Spring skipped a year, When the police arrived they asked 4 p.m. and then one more. It occured to me that the weakened The winter wind blew through me Box to step out into the hall and "talk front w»ll of the building might fall the spring wind passed me by this over quietly." Box left with the and crush any or all of them. I hur­ and nothing caught my fancy officers, trailed by friends. Outside ried down the front stairs of the Li­ and no one caught my eye. the dance he expressed his willingness brary and walked outside for one more to talk to Bajinet there in public. Bajinet and the officers refused, in­ look at the brick-throwers. Then I But yesterday I saw her sisting that the discussion take place walked back into the library and called with the wind beneath her skirt in the apartment of Linda McCaus- the campus police. and nothing rang land, North Case grad advisor. The officer who answered gave his no violins, no concert drum— At this point, Box noted that the name, but I don't remember it. I nothing but a schoolboy hum dance would be over in 45 minutes explained the situation, and he said a rustling unlike the sea and asked to be allowed to return. The they would send someone over to see the tickle of the spring sweet grass to it. I rode the elevator back up to against the bone beneath my knee. officers denied him permission, and the Lounge, expecting to see a police insisted that he talk to Bajinet, asking RICHARD A. OGAR if he was trying to "back down on car from the window when I got there. his word," presumably referring to My expectations were disappointed. his expressed willingness to dis­ All I saw were the brick-throwers cuss the matter. and the cranes, which were moving again. My watch read 4:08. Six min­ Box and the three other male stu­ utes later, I went downstairs again dents involved were in the apartment and called the police. I explained to THE PAPER with Bajinet for about half an hour. the officer that it had been about When they came out they said they "The Paper" is published weekly during school terms by students of Mich­ had been asked to leave and would ten minutes since my last call and igan State University. Its purpose is to provide a channel for expression and do so rather than create a distur­ that someone could have been killed communication of those ideas, events and creative impulses which make of the during that time. He assured me that university community a fertile ground for the growth of human learning. It is bance. One of the officers, asked if help was on the way. toward fulfillment of the highest ideals of learning and free inquiry that "The the group was accused of violating Paper" hopes to help the university strive, by reporting and commenting on the any university regulation, replied that I walked outside and watched one of university experience and encouraging others to do so. they were guests of Case. Hall and the cranes destroy the east front wall "The Paper" is authorized to operate on the Michigan State University that a chaperone (Bajinet) had decided of the building while the other crane campus by the Board of Student Publications of Michigan State University. that their dancing was objectionable. moved around behind the middle of the Please address all correspondence to: building. The guys throwing bricks "THE PAPER" He said the police were not there in were now at the west end. They were 1730 Haslett Road official capacity but "just as peace more cautious now and got no nearer Hast Lansing, Michigan 48823 officers—to keep the peace." (Office; 130 Linden Street, East Lansing) (Mr. Gary Frost, South Case head the building than about six feet. Two Tel.: 351-5679, 351-6516 advisor, said Bajinet and other ad­ of them had actually entered the front * doors of Wells while I was watching Editor Michael Kindman visory staff members had received from the Lounge the second time. Arts Editor . Laurence Tate complaints of obscene dancing on the At 4 21 a police car entered the Faculty Contributions Char Jolles part of the group and took the action : Business Manager , Rebecca Crossley they did in order to prevent a pos­ parking lot of Olds Hall. The brick- sible fight.) throwers ran. They were lucky. Box said he had violated no regula­ GARREL POTTINGER From "ASMSU: A Report On The First Session, The New Student Board 1965-1966" by Webb Martin, John McQuitty and

• 1 James Tanck:

New Areas Of Concern: At many motion Introduced in the academic An Analysis Of Brass Roots campuses, there are two dominant Council, the Faculty committee was student organizations. One, usually charged with a comprehensive review the student union or a student activi­ of all the rules and regulations of the By CHAR J0LLES organization of student governments ties council, produces the services, university relating to the academic with a national office in Washington, dances, shows and programs that stu­ rights and responsibilities of the stu­ The turnout of a mere 5,000 in the D.C. dents seek. The other, the student dent. (NSA is now liberal-dominated. At government, concentrates its efforts Student Board elections last week as in representing the students to the ASMSU petitioned the Committee well as the campaign focus of most its convention in 1961, NSA passed a institutions of the university com­ for membership on it in its study. of the candidates reaffirmed my con­ resolution supporting sit - ins, and munity. It deals with the problems As a result of this process, the Stu­ about 60 southern schools withdrew dent Board established a committee viction that student government on of the student in his transitional en­ on Student Rights and Responsibili­ this campus has no significant func­ from the organization.) vironment. AUSG was a service- ties with members assigned to the tion. Individual Board members were oriented student government. Without a 6trong union at MSU, it provided four main areas of the committee's When only about one sixth of the sharply divided over the issue, with the bread and circuses that students study. student body votes in major elections, slightly more against than for re- requested. ASMSU with its incorpora­ "Bread and Circuses": One es­ and when candidates have to focus on affiliation. The representatives from tion of the student union within the sential function of the central staff of the "problem of communication," MHA-WIC insisted that grass roots new structure, was obliged to continue ASMSU is to provide the student body opinion was NOT in favor of NSA. these functions, and they are discus­ with the social services normally as­ then very obviously student govern­ sed in a later section of this report. sociated with student activities coun­ ment isn't very interesting or vital I attended the floor meeting in my With the growing student interest in cils at other university. These ac­ to most of us. precinct when the RA asked for opin­ the university community, its poli­ tivities, which include Homecoming, I find it very difficult to stay in­ ions on NSA. Nobody knew what it cies and their relation to the student, Winter Carnival, Water Carnival, terested in ASMSU, and the only rea­ was. The RA said, in effect, that ASMSU sought throughout the year to Popular Entertainment, Great Issues son I know anything about it now is those above her in complex govern­ advance into new areas of student Series and travel programs to sports ment, who knew more about it, were concern for student government at events are the bread and circuses that I was once student government MSU. of college life. beat reporter for the State News, But against the organization, and she Student government, whether AUSG student government still thinks its didn't know why, but they were. And As student concern over university or ASMSU, has always been criticized "ineffectiveness," i.e. student ap­ so our precinct voted no. I wonder policy grew, ASMSU began a study of by quite a few students for its in­ athy, is due to ineffecient, or maybe how many other informed RA's help­ those regulations with which it was volvement in these high-cost and high- even nonexistent, "channels of com­ ed—albeit unwittingly—to manipulate directly involved. After a lengthy per­ risk activities. Students complain of grass roots opinion. iod of examination, the policies on financial waste and lack of attention munication," ' organization recognition and distribu­ to the issues that its student associa­ As Lou Benson, just elected junior One might conclude, then, that the tion of literature were revised and tion should be concerned with. It is more firmly established through a significant to note though, that these member-at-large, so typically put channels for student opinion exist, recommendation to the Faculty Com­ . it, "The crux of ASMSU this next but that there is no student opinion. programs have been sponsored be­ mittee on Student Affairs. The dis- cause random sample surveys have year lies in therealmof communica­ With this conclusion, Nonnamaker's tributlbn policy, always a majorpoint indicated that a vast majority of the tion. " Eldon Nonnamaker, associate remark that "ASMSU is only as good of contention on campus, had hever student body strongly desire such ac­ dean of students, said, "ASMSU is only as its ability to represent student been written in one section. It was, tivities. They seek them as a nec­ as good as its ability to represent rather, a tradition of enforcement. essary outlet for themselves from the opinion" takes on new significance. The new policy liberalized the tra­ student opinion. In order to do this At any rate, the "problem of com­ tedium of classes. It is student gov­ in an expanding university environ­ dition, and after passage it remain­ ernments responsibility to do its best munication" stressed by the Board ed under investigation for further to serve these needs. ment, ASMSU must continue to de­ candidates is thus not the real prob­ liberalization. The new recognition velop lines of communication and keep lem, but only a symptom. Students policy deleted subjective evaluation, The First Session was, we feel, those communication channels open." don't give a damn about ASMSU. grade-point requirements for memb­ a year of accomplishment for ASMSU. ership, minimum number member­ This evaluation is made, of course, But Messrs. Benson and Nonna­ As the new vice chairman of the ship requirements and a host of other without being able to compare this maker, and all those many other stu­ Board, Jim Carbine, put it: "Effec­ extraneous sections. years accomplishments within ASMSU dent governors who've blamed lack tiveness is seriously hampered if The mo st far-reaching development to previous years of ASMSU. How­ of interest on lack of communica­ students feel they have no voice in the in this area resulted in student mem­ ever, since the government was new, government." (State News,4-12-66) bership on the Faculty Committee on and more had to be accomplished, it tion: there are channels! Student was. .J$££r4 has held several open forums One might argue that effectiveness is Student Affairs. As a result of a on housing, human relations, distri- seriously hampered if student gov­ . button, etc.; Board members are al­ ernment feels it has no voice in the most always available on third floor government. Everybody knows that istering," and this had to be and was an effort to take a stand on some Student Services; ASMSU publishes a ASMSU is an arm of the Division of approved by the Faculty Committee current issue; whenever it does, how­ newsletter; major issues are cover­ Student Activities, and that whenever on Student Affairs. ever, something ludicrous always ed thoroughly and well by Andrew student government does something Now, however, the same Commit­ happens. / Mollison and Andy Marein of the Sate positive in the area of rules and reg­ tee on Student Affairs, headed by For example, when in February the News. ulations, it's because the Faculty Frederick Williams, associate pro­ State Senate passed a resolution op­ Committee on Student Affairs allowed fessor of history, has been assigned posing Communist speakers on cam­ The problem is not "communica­ it. tion channels." There are channels, by President Hannah to re-review pus, Student Board courageously came but nobody uses them. Nobody reads For example, fall and winter terms everything affecting the "academic out 9-2 in favor of free speech. Its the newsletter. Nobody CARES. a committee of five reviewed and re­ freedom of students." ASMSU was resolution read like this: One might look to the major gov­ vised various policies from club "urged" to conduct its own inde­ "ASMSU believes that a basic pre­ erning groups in the residence halls chartering to distribution. Out of the pendent study. In all this flurry of of­ mise of any democratic society is for effective channels of communica­ committee (which consisted of four ficial activity one wonders what AS- the right of free speech ... We look tion. After all, students do go to floor ASMSU Board members and Miss MSU's role was and is in policymak­ with disdain upon the futile efforts of meetings and vote on things, and RA's ing. the Senate ... to abridge this free­ Lana Dart, assistant director of stu­ dom. We affirm the proposition that pass their assessment of student opin­ dent activities — an administrator) Technically speaking, ASMSU's ion on up through complex govern­ democracy thrives in dissent and is came first a rather involved proce­ raison-d'etre is easy to determine. stagnated by forced unanimity." ment to the leaders in Men's Hall dure for chartering organizations. Association and Women's Inter-resi­ Student government is service-orien­ While nine members of the Board The Board held an open forum on ted, a phrase used recently by Ram­ dence Council, who sit on Student the "revised" procedure which was brazenly resolved to support the 18th parts Magazine to characterize MSU's Century, two members-at-large de­ Board. Ideally, this complex govern­ attended by the (broadly speaking) new raison-d'etre. By service-oriented, ment should be the means for grass left, and only by the new left, who cided that the principles upon which I mean that ASMSU spends most of this nation was founded didn't hold roots opinion to emanate from below; were, incidentally, very persuasive. its time and energy on social events, in reality, it is a means for top Four members of the Board seemed during wartime, and after all, noted group travel discounts, legal aid, then member-at-large Gary Stein- brass opinion to creep (town from to be swayed by the new left's com­ closed circuit TV broadcasts of foot­ above. mon sense, and a few days later hardt (chairman of the—yes—Human ball games, Rose Bowl trips, carni- Relations Commission), we are at war For example, fall term one of the produced a total revision of the re­ cars, pageants, pop entertainment, an major issues confronting Student vision. This new revision replaced in Vietnam. al,-university radio .... Dogmatists aren't perhaps as ludi­ Board was reaffiliation with the Na­ the complex procedure of "charter­ As if that weren't enough, many of tional Student Association (NSA), ar ing" with a far simpler one of "reg- crous as diluted liberals. Outgoing the candidates advocated EXPANSION Cabinet President Jim Tanck and of ASMSU services. Lou Benson typi­ faculty advisor Louis Hekhuis "sug­ cally feels, according to the State gested the wording of the resolution News, "that many other services was too strong and should be toned and programs . . . will be imple­ down." (SN, 2-17-66) mented in the next year, such as a It was Eldon Nonnamaker again bookstore, closer on- and off-campus who "praised the intelligence, judg­ coordination." Echoing Benson was ment and common sense of the people Art Tung, new junior member-at- currently in student government." large, who said, "ASMSU must con­ (SN, 4-12) tinue and expand its present services This hesitancy to take a strong and programs." The State News said stand on major political and social he said, "ASMSU must initiate new issues is characteristic of a govern­ programs and renovate old ones." ment located near the bottom of the Do we really need another book­ bureaucratic octopus and under the store? Did we really need an all- watchful eye of those at the top. university radio station? ASMSU I am not optimistic about our new seems to be trapped in this rumbling student government. I was originally avalanche of projects and this tang­ asked by "The Paper" to evaluate led cat's cradle of committees. the newly elected members of the Our serivce - dominated student STUDENT BOARD: The Vote Is Tallied government has, on occasion, made continued on page 8 ^^^^^^^^^^^^n ^^^^^^^^^^^^H ^^H ^^^r I ^^^^^^^^^^^H I^^^^^^^^^^^^B l^^^^^^^^^^^^i ^^^B I ^^^^^^^^^^^B ^^^F I^^^^^^^^^^^B ^^H ^^H ^^F ^^^^^^^^^^^^R ^^^^^^^^^^^^B ^^^^^^^^^^^^B ^^^B

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In the same issue: A home-study course on Marshall McLuhan by Howard Gossage; Felix Greene's China in color: A survey of LSD and beyond; Camilo Torres, the Guerrilla Priest; and more.] The Academy Awards: A11 That'5 Gold Does Not Glitter

By LAURENCE TATE "Hint! Hint!" I resisted the sugges­ ceptance speech for the winner. Miss the basis of personalities or, if no tion. Stevens showed up behind her, look­ major personalities are involved, on The televised presentation of the Arthur Freed, a funny little man and ing perplexed; everybody gasped and, the basis of economics. 38th Annual Awards of the Motion President of the Academy, came out with astounding aplomb, the two ac­ As a case in point, let us examine Picture Academy of Arts and Sci­ and made a speech about the Magic tresses read the speech together, this year's best-actress competition. ences began with an original song, in­ Night of Nights and its cosmic sig­ smiled, and got the hell out. "The Sound of Music" was an ex­ cluding the repeated line, "This is the nificance. There was another arid stretch, pensive picture, and a huge box- magic night of nights when a lifetime Bob Hope appeared, saying "Wel­ lasting until,*- Shelley Winters ac­ office success, destined to be chosen of dreams come (sic) true." The song come to The Agony and The Ec­ cepted her best supporting actress best picture; Julie Andrews was its was accompanied by film clips of stasy—Santa Monica Version.** From award by thanking the producer of "A very popular star. She lives and works personalities who, as the song put it, this pinnacle, his lines went down­ Patch of Blue" for "making a sen­ in Hollywood, and could be expected were "fulfilling motion pictures* hill. He introduced Lynda Bird, and sitive beautiful picture" and "for to be at the ceremony to accept the highest aim/* Shirley Temple and the crowd applauded her. making a picture that was a boxof- award if chosen. Under ordinary cir­ Elizabeth Taylor, for example. Two insignificant awards were pre­ fice success." She wept copiously. cumstances, she would have woneas- It was ten o'clock, and there was a sented (one by Dorothy Malone, wear-_ Soon Angie Dickinson presented a iiy. cut to the handful of celebrities arriv­ ing a monstrous quivering corsage special award to some executive However, she won last year, and the ing in Santa Monica for the ceremon­ that I at first mistook for a toy pood­ whose name I missed. He thanked "the Academy likes to circulate its honors ies. Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon and le). people who may have helped me merit •as much as possible. That left: Si- people like that were reverently in­ Liza Minnelli then performed the this award, if indeed I merit it at all." mone Signoret, who has already won, troduced, but the announcer saved his first of the five nominated songs, I wished someone would set his mind does not live and work in Hollywood, "What's New, Pussycat?** She jerked at rest, although the problems in­ could not be expected to be at the -most ecstatic tones for "LYNDA BIRD volved were only too evident. JOHNSON and escort George Hamil­ and bobbed around the stage like a ceremony, and appeared in "Ship of ton!** In the Great Society, the REAL marionette whose strings had got By this time it was midnight. Rob­ Fools," a boxoffice failure; Elizabeth stars stand out from the common tangled. The aforementioned room­ ert Wise was named the best direc­ Hartman and Samantha Eggar, both herd. mate predicted that Miss Minnelli tor for "The Sound of Music." The unknown, both the stars of small- There followed the first of many, would go home and commit suicide. camera flashed around the audience budget, moderately successful films, many Kodak commercials, after which I thought that unlikely, considering at the picture's stars, and caught neither settled in Hollywood nor much the orchestra played the overture her obviously resilient temperament. Peggy Wood wearing glasses and beloved of its inhabitants (the voters ("Richard Rodgers in Hollywood," a staring sullenly into space. Somebody of the Academy); and Julie Christie, A series of filmed interviews with nudged her, and she instantly whipped nominated for a low-budget and not portent) while the camera roved about previous Oscar winners filled up the in the audience, picking out all the the glasses off, lifted her head, and particularly successful film. time until the supporting actor award showed at .least twenty-four teeth in As the obscure English star of big-name stars, like Charlie Ruggles was announced. Martin Balsam won, and Jack Oakie. The few celebrities a big, radiant smile. "Darling," Miss Christie would have seeming neither surprised nor par­ Connie Stevens accepted an award had very little chance; Julie Andrews of greater prominence all turned out ticularly affected. to be nominees or award-presenters. for somebody else, this time by her­ would have almost certainly won, As the camera swept across one Nothing else interesting happened self. despite her own handicap. However, row, I would have sworn I saw Or- until the award for best costume de­ Lee Marvin was announced as best Miss Christie won.for "Darling" be­ ville Freeman, but perhaps it was just sign was revealed, and it was an­ actor for "Cat Ballou." Somebody on cause she starred in the big-budget, Lynda Bird's influence. As the over­ nounced that Connie Stevens would the other end of a phone conversa­ commercially successful "Dr. Zhi- ture swelled to a close, the camera accept the award. Before anyone was tion with my roommate kept asking if vago." Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, after lingered an embarrassingly longtime sure what was happening, Elke Som- Julie Christie had won yet. I kept publicly lamenting that she was nom­ saying, wait a second. inated for "Darling" instead of "Zhi- on Julie Andrews. My roommate said, mer was on stage reading an ao »» Julie Christie won, for "Darling, vago," went to work to promote her and positively bawled. victory. She had a huge publicity build­ The Academy gave Bob Hope a Gold up, and she won. Medal, for "unique" service in its Her victory will be commercially 25 Aphorisms For Another Time behalf. For a moment, it seemed he valuable to "Darling" but at least might show some emotion, but he as valuable to "Dr. Zhivago." As it recovered valiantly with three or four happens, ironically enough, the award "1. It*s a wise child that blows 17. Time's tragedy is to be con­ stale quips. was artistically deserved. nobody good. sumed without consummation. Scenes from the five best-film Behind every major awardlay sim­ 2. There is nothing of value in re­ 18. I'm not old enough not to be candidates were shown. "They CAN'T ilar complexities. Few others, how­ ligion that cannot be preserved outside brilliant. choose 'The Sound of Music'," said my ever, worked out as happily. "The Its institutions; there is nothing per­ 19. The true radical is a christian roommate (who hasn't even seen it). Sound of Music" is the worst film nicious in it that would not be de­ by act, an atheist by profession, and "They just CAN'T!" to win an Oscar since "The Greatest stroyed with its institutions. an anarchist by trade. "Oh, yes they CAN—they're going Show on Earth," with the possible ex­ 3. Once nailed, it takes little effort 20. No one can be great in the eyes to." ception of "Ben-Hur." Lee Marvin to STAY on the cross. of one person; no one can be lovable They did. was certainly funny in "Cat Ballou," 4. Things never turn out the way one in the eyes of the mass. Bob Hope summed up by calling but the performances of Oskar Wern­ wants them to, even when they do. 21. We must have toleration for motion pictures "definitely a force, er and Rod Steiger (to mention only 5. Common sense has never been a those who can't hear; none for those a force for good." It was 12:37. two who were nominated) were so far virtue of uncommon people. who won't hear. Two minutes later a newscaster superior to his as to make his award 6. Analysis yields but one thing: 22. It's not wise to put all your reported, "Julie Christie was select­ a minor scandal. paralysis. sperm in one basket. ed as best actress of the year for her Shelley Winters played a two-di­ 7. Beneath every successful man 23. Were I not Diogenes, I would role in 'Ship of Fools'." mensional role one - dimensionally, lies a woman. be Alexander. * * * and won only because her competi­ 8. If one can't be brilliant, being 24. Security is solely the product As vacuous as it may seem, I tors, though infinitely more deserving virtuous is a good excuse. of ignorance. would like to pursue the question of (with the exception of Peggy Wood), 9. We despise maturity, but it 25. The tragedy of our lives is that what it all meant. were obscure. I haven't seen "A catches us when we relax. we can do only the impossible, never In almost no case are Oscars given Thousand Clowns," but I will be as­ 10. People efface themselves only the probable. as recognition for meritorious ar­ tonished if Martin Balsam's per­ before things they identify with. D.P.L. tistic achievment. They are given on formance can even remotely rival 11. Love is the inevitable result of Frank Finlay's magnificent work in moderate compatibility and prolonged "Othello." proximity. Why does the whole silly mess 12. Fear of death is most frequently matter at all? Well, it matters be­ found in those who are not certain cause an Oscar is often the dif­ that they are alive. MARSHALL MUSIC ference between a film's commer­ 13. Not to love too much is not to 307 E. GRAND RIVER cial success or failure. A great love. many people will now go to see "Cat 14. Facts exist only to the extent Ballou" on the strength of Marvin's that one comes to disregard them. Oscar; the same people would have 15. The new morality leaves us with gone to see "The Pawnbroker" if the port in every girl. SPECIAL Steiger had won. 16. A fool is a person who has cut along dotted line Movies are a business, and good never looked like one. I mm •• BI Hi mwrn •• MM MM •• ••• •• IM •• art is too seldom good business. The Oscars occasionally make such a conjunction possible, as in the i "WONDROUS WORLD OF case of "Darling." More often, the Paramount whole ceremony is a vulgar and de­ pressing charade. News Center i Playboy The Realist SONNY & CHER" • WARNING! Our agents have.discovered New Leader Ramparts i List Price $3.79 Our Discourt $2.87 an insidious plot to take over the Uni • Tiger Yearbooks versity. Dates of attack—May 13 and 14. i The invaders plan to sail down the Red are in this week FRI. & SAT. April 22-23 Cedar in infernal machines disguised as $1.97 Water Carnival floats. Their spies, dis­ 211 Evergreen ED 2-5119 i guised as ducks, are everywhere. Rem­ Open 7 a.m. - 11 p.m. L with coupon ember May 13 and 14. SDRBB Orchesis Show: The Amateur Hour By LOUISE BONO

A little more predigested culture formance called "Dance 1966" as a audience. It was done to a Leadbelly That was a problem throughout the got loose on campus last Friday and part of the Cap and Gown Series, record, but Leadbelly came out sound­ evening. The pieces were often too Saturday nights. The modern dance another of the university's attempts to ing like frogs. The dance did not concerned with their Message, and company, Orchesis, put on a per- educate everybody. It is held for free seem to have any sense, but without there were too many of them. Rather in the Kellogg Center Auditorium. the words to the songs, it is hard to than try to create emotion through The program was not outstandingly tell. As it was, it was just a rep­ movement, Orchesis seemed to lean bad or outstandingly good. It ranked etition of movement. heavily on mime and plot to carry the CLASSIFIEDS about the level of a good amateur There was this same lack of fusion dances. performance, about what I expected. of music and dance in many of the There were two other really good The dancers had a wonderful spirit pieces, and especially in the early dances in the program, one called and were obviously trying to do their "Chair" and one called "The Pro­ ore more interesting, ones. In the second piece, a sort of ' i •- best, but they seemed to be hurting calypso solo, the music and the dance phet." and you will be, too for direction. And they had to start were very disconnected. The dancer "Chair" was done without music, without their spotlight. tried to put a rather slow dance to and was a duet of a man with a chair. Coming Events The sound system in Kellogg is in­ fast music, which does not often work. I say a duet because the chair was not so much a prop as an integral part of POW! ZAP! BAM! credibly bad for this kind of thing. It dragged, and it lacked spirit. It's like BFD, baby! (Bolivia's For­ The first number was lost on the It was hard for the company to the dance. It was an interesting piece, eign Dollars) Dr. Richard Patch, Am­ establish much rapport with the au­ and very avant, but I'm afraid that a erican Universities Field Service, dience, many members of which were large part of the dance was lost on a on "U.S. Aid to Bolivia." Delta Phi mostly amateur audience. It was Epsilon. 7:30 p.m., Thurs., April 21, probably students taking modern Union Art Room. Rush meeting for dance.and required to attend. At least charmingly short and cleverly done prospective members. Son Of several sections were, and that is not (almost preciously) but it was not a good way to fill a theater. The peo­ cute in the way the audience seemed BUSTER KEATON in "TheGeneral." ple did not know what to expect or how to take it. 8 p.m., Fri., April 22, Anthony Hall. Bureaucratic MSU Film Society. to take what they were given. "The Prophet" did manage to draw But there is no excuse for the third some emotion from just the move-, MSU "approves" of all culture equal­ Atrocities number. It was a classical ballet, and ment. It was strikingly and eerily ly—Just some more equally than oth­ thank God the only one. It was re- . ers. ANIMAL FARM. Color. George staged. Although it seemed to depict Orwell novel animated by Halas and Department markably bad. The dancers were a prophet and her disciples, it had Batchelor (England). Short: WAR sloppy and half-hearted, and they undertones of Lesbianism and terror GAMES .(Japan). Exploring Cinema showed a definite lack of practice. It in parts. Society and ZEITGEIST, Unltarian- seems as though the number had not Universalist Church, 1229 Prospect, The dancers and the audience were Lansing. (Two blocks from Sparrow been created, or even modified, to really into it by this time, but this Hospital) 7 and 9 p.m., Sat., $1, fit the dancers' abilities. A pas-de- was the last number before the finale. students--50£. deux that could have been interest­ Once it got going, the show was in­ ing was butchered by a rag-doll MSU Student Religious Liberals will teresting, but the dancers took too consider the religious Philosophy of groom and a girl whose general level long to warm up. Kahlil G'lbran this Sunday, April 24, in of ballet technique left much to be There was a lot of talent on stage Old College Hall of the Union Building desired. Friday night, but a lot of it was lost" at 11 a.m. The evening was saved by the next or went unused because of poor direc­ The JAMES K. POLK Memorial Rock number, which came just before in­ tion and probably a lack of rehearsal. Band plays "polk rock" as no one To: All Students termission, and probably was what In several places the dancers did not else can. Dance to the latest in his­ From: Mr. D.H. Ralph, Manager (Ma­ kept half the audience from leaving. seem to be too sure of what they were torically novel music. 8-12p.m., Fri., son-Abbot Halls) April 29, Union Ballroom. $1 stag, USE OF SUNBATHING AREA It was called "Man-Eternal" (brave doing. $1.50 couples. Benefit for "The Pa­ theme) and attempted to depict man's As a whole, the show was a bit too per.'» f struggle with whatever it is man long, and it dragged some. After the 1. Sunbathing is to be confined to the first three pieces, there were no ANNOUNCING The First Annual Shi­ enclosed area on the north side be­ struggles with. But at least the show awassee Memorial Cycle Rally: All 61 as really poor ones, but many of the tween Mason and Abbot Halls for finally got ©OY^i^.-Th^flW^ ^ *-v** East Lansing area cyclists are hereby interestingly surrealistic, even dances were rather trite, and some of personally invited to share in this RESIDENTS ONLY. though at times it became more of a the themes were hackneyed. epic-making happening. Repeat, ALL 2. Hall' furnishings are not to be But it was something different to do. cyclists are welcome. Rally will com­ brought outside. pantomime than a dance. mence at 12 noon May 1 (May Day) at the parking lot behind Kewpee's. 3. No Athletics are to be played in Cyclists will then proceed to an ap­ this area. pointed destination. Entertainment 4. Please use the trash contained for will be provided by the Woolies and your trash. the James K. Polk Memorial Rock Band. Bring your own Mommas and 5. Bathing suits are not allowed in the THEATRE: The Glass Menagerie' fuel. Grill unless properly covered. You will not be permitted to remain in By LAURENCE TATE Personal the Grill even if covered. ern beauty who smothers her two 6. Students will not be allowed to go The Community Circle Players are children with a constant outpouring of NEED TIME to think things over? Quaker worship is based on silence. from the showers directly outside doing a very fine job on Tennessee affection, reminiscence, and fault­ Visitors welcome. East Lansing wet. Williams' "The Glass Menagerie" at finding. Friends Meeting, discussion at 10, 7. Bathing suits are not permitted in the Okemos Barn Theatre. The final It is hard to describe really good Meeting for Worship at 11, Sundays, performances will be given this Fri­ acting, and a string of adjectives is a_ corner of Trowbridge Road and Arbor public areas. Driver (Capitol Grange Hall). For in­ day and Saturday, and it would be poor substitute for description — formation, call ED2-1198. Fortrans- worth your effort to catch one of therefore, I will L simply say that, as portation, call 351-5217. them. the mother, Christine Birdwell gives, There are of course problems with as far as I can judge, a perfect per­ $100 REWARD for discovering Els- worth House, the men's co-op which the play, which errs technically in formance. answers the question: "Can an MSU the direction of bad prose poetry William Seeley and Susan Lieber- student, under 21, live off-campus, and thematically in the direction of man have uneasy moments as the chil­ without a housemother and find true happiness in an atmosphere that dis­ sentimentality. dren, but both are on the whole ex­ criminates only against bigotry?" The program notes speculate that cellent. Michael Rehling, as the gen­ Call 332-3574 or drop in at 711 West "WE WISH TO it must have been a difficult play tleman caller who appears in the last Grand River. for Williams to write, as it "deals act to bring the series of family CONGRATULATE with the home life he knew and was vignettes to a climax, has excellent For Sale 'THE PAPER' forced to desert/' One need only moments but is on the whole uneasy. compare it with an ostensibly similar A director in this case can be WEBCOR Viscount High Fidelity tape ON ITS NEW recorder. Two years old. Very rea- work, O'Neill's "Long Day's Journey judged best on his success with his sonable. Call 337-1206. APPROACH" Into Night," to understand the dif­ actors. On this basis, Anthony Heald ference between a major and a minor shows great promise. Tact and in­ MURRAY JONES lacquer collage, "Japanese." $500. Phone 332-8595 effort. telligence are everywhere evident after 6. "An intricate, alluring and Nonetheless, the play has enormous in the production. subtle work"—own^r. theatrical virtues, the central one I regret not having the time to say Promo being an exact and exacting portrait more. Again, I recommend the pro­ MARGIN of Williams' mother, a former South- duction strongly. GET IN ON THE FUN. Join the happy throngs writing, reading and paying *• for "The Paper" classifieds. Think of the happy times you and your loved SNAKESKIN Come — Shop ones can have handling your per­ sonal business in the classified ads. STORES Our Replenished Just call 351-5679 or 351-6516 or WHISTLES take a pleasant trip to Paramount Psychology Paperbound News, 211 Evergreen, Ea6t Lansing at the and make sure to have a dollar ready YOUR DISCOUNT Department | for each 50 words. "The Paper" will tailor its classifieds just for you: HEADQUARTERS coming events, personal, for sale, Spartan Bookstore promo, wanted, service, sound off, 211 E.GRAND RIVER 211 ABBOTT ROAD anything you like. You won't know how 223-225 Ann Street much fun it is until you've tried it!!!! (across from Union) (next to State Theatre) East Lansing CLASSIFIEDS PAY OFF Denison said MSU has projects the world over and that the purpose of the The University On The Run projects is for University professors to learn and research while serving in foreign countries. STATE NEWS, April 15, 1966 The special four-man FOA (Foreign Operations Administration) mission "The essential query/' which must be asked according to the Ramparts ar­ from Michigan State University in October 1954 reported that one way in ticle, is "what the hell is a university doing buying guns anyway?*' which a contribution to the stability of the government could be made would The answer to this question, Ralph T.Smuckler,former chief andiser to the be through the strengthening of the office of the President in all its aspects. As project is Vietnam, said Wednesday is "Michigan State University never a consequence the contract between Michigan State University and the Gov­ bought, imported, maintained or provided any guns or ammunition or anything ernment of Vietnam provides in Annex 1, paragraph 12 "the University shall of the sort." STATE NEWS Apri| u, 1966 assist the Government in developing sound organization and methods in the The monthly records of the project list a wide variety of guns, ammuni­ Presidency of the Government with a view to improving the planning, ad­ tion, vehicles, grenades, handcuffs, and tear gas equipment that the Michigan visory, administration, intelligence, public relations, and policy formulating State team passed on from "official U.S. agencies" to their Vietnamese pro­ services/' MSU Team.s RRST REP0RT, August 19, 1955 teges. From 1955 to I960, the Michigan team had the major responsibility for training, equipping, and financing the police apparatus for Diem's state. Up to this point (the late 1950's) Vietnam had not been a popular subject for American scholarship or journalism. There were few "experts" on the area Scheer, "HOW THE U. S. GOT INVOLVED. . ." in the universities or the press. The vastly expanded American role in the Denison denied guns and ammunition were purchased by MSU for the Viet-1 period following the Geneva Accords produced a great deamand for knowledge namese government. However, in its capacity as adviser, the university about the country. As a result, those who were most intimately involved in the sometimes made recommendations on what equipment might be needed by American program there generally blossomed as the chief sources of infor­ security forces, he said. LANSING STATE JOURNAL, April 14, 1966 mation and opinion. This was natural, but most of them were committed • protagonists and their writing soon became propaganda for the cause. This Orders have been placed for over $150,000 worth of police equipment. was particularly true of university participation. The one group of social These are only the first of a series of equipment orders and represent only a scientists most informed about the area was pulled in to work on a U.S.- small part of the equipment needs of the civil police forces. Further orders sponsored program that came to typify American political involvement in will be placed in January and February as exact plans are developed and Vietnam. This was the group sent out by Michigan State University. specifications become known. Present orders include a limited supply of civil police small arms and Scheer, "HOW THE U.S. GOT INVOLVED. . ." ammunition not available from military surpluses, such as 38 calibre re­ The political environment of Vietnam was also strange and, in some re­ volvers, tear gas weapons, projectiles and hand gas grenades. Eleven vehicles spects, unpalatable to many MSUG members accustomed to the political for municipal police use are on order. democracy of the United States. Although no MSUG member ever expected to MSU Team's SECOND REPORT, December 31, 1965 find in newly independent Vietnam all the civil liberties firmly established among older western democracies, some members had misgivings lest the In each of the three police agencies, we have been met with enthusiastic project's technical assistance might serve to strengthen and autocratic re­ cooperation and our assistance on many lesser details not included in this gime and retard the development of democratic institutions. Most members, report has been solicited . . . These relationships should continue to produce however, believed our activities were valuable not only in increasing ad­ progress toward a more effective civil police force in free Vietnam. ministrative efficiency in Vietnam but also in creating among the Vietnamese During the month of October word of approval was received from Washing­ a critical attitude for seeking truth and knowledge through systematic re­ ton on the recommended contract amendment providing for expansion of the search, promoting the study of social sciences from the western viewpoint, police project. This expansion includes additional funds for equipment pur­ raising the general level of educational standards, and implanting in the minds chase and fourteen new police staff positions. Recruitment to fill these posi­ of government officials, police officers and teachers the ideas of respon­ tions is already underway in East Lansing, and equipment purchase plans are sibility and responsiveness to the public, individual dignity and other such proceeding with the enlarged program in mind. concepts, the acceptance of which is a prerequisite for the eventual evolution MSU Team's SECOND REPORT, December 31, 1955 of free institutions in Vietnam. MSU Team.s F|NAL REP0RT, 1962 Municipal Police: In addition to conducting appropriate training programs and distributing Commenting on the description of "high living" by MSU personnel in instructional material, the (project's Police Administration) Division arranged Vietnam, Killingsworth said: to supply, wherever possible, motor vehicles, small arms weapons and tear "This is only one side of the picture. The other side is that their lives gas. were in constant danger. I know of at least one member of the project who lost Surete (internal security service): his life-" STATE NEWS, April 13, 1966 Concurrently, considerable time was devoted to a study of this existing . organization and proposals for improving it. . . . The MSU Group found themselves not only working in an unfamiliar cul­ Despite government unwillingness to adopt the over-all plan, a number of tural context but also under unstable, tense, arid at times unsafe conditions. proposals were successfully adopted: ... In addition, customary police When theftrst arrivals of the Group came to Saigon a large section of the city equipment including vehicles, arms and ammunition, tear gas, etc. were pro­ was in ruins caused by a clash between government forces and the Binh Xuyen vided. sect. Until that sect was finally defeated in a major battle of October 18, 1955, Civil Guard: fighting in the outskirts of the city was frequently clearly audible in Saigon. The MSUG advisory work for the Civil Guard was marked with a continuous., For awhile, dissident die-hards of the former colonial regime were setting series of impasses, stemming primarily from a divergence of opinions as to off plastic bombs almost nightly in key utility installations, in an effort to the role of the Civil Guard within the police and security system. Despite these discredit the government. The resultant explosions frequently rocked the conflicts a number of police-type training courses, adapted to the para­ residential sections of the city, and ths was somewhat disconcerting even military nature of the Civil Guard, were conducted; and vehicles and related to the most passive members. Through a violent raid on a hotel in which they police equipment were distributed to them. Team's FINAL REPORT, 1962 were temporarily residing, six MSUG members and their families suffered MSU considerable property damage. Another was kidnaped by the army of the Cao Professor Fishel, who has continued to advise the Government on Vietnam Dai sect, but later released unharmed. affairs, said the (Ramparts) writers had a right to their views but that the \ Later years proved comparatively less tense, especially from 1957 through public ought to know of their partisanship, not only for the Viet Cong, but also, early 1959. By late 1959, however, the Viet Cong—communists—had notice­ at least by Mr. Scheer, for Premier Fidel Castro of Cuba. ably increased their acts of subversion, sabotage, terrorism and guerrilla NEW YORK TIMES, April 15, 1966 warfare. Because of this, travel outside of major cities was restricted be­ The idea that Communist or Viet Minh rule under Ho Chi Minh might be! ginning in 1960. American officials were required to obtain special permis­ better for the Vietnamese than any alternative political system has never been sion for surface travel through the countryside. And by late 1961, Saigon really examined in the United States because it is unthinkable. And although residents could again hear distant sounds of skirmishes and sometimes bat­ it was often admitted that a good portion of the Vietnamese population seemed tles—this time between the government and the Viet Cong. to have this idea (Eisenhower thought it might be 80 per cent), it has never MSU Team's FINAL REPORT, 1962 been seriously suggested that this view is worthy of any respect by Ameri­ (On Sheinbaum's statement that he was prevented from screening CIA- cans. Rather, it has been attributed to the ignorance of the peasants and the affiliated applicants for the Vietnam project while he was its campus co­ effectiveness of Viet Cong propaganda or their terror tactics or to the thesis ordinator:) that the Vietnamese do not understand the true and inevitable nature of com­ Smuckler said Wednesday, "That it an example of a typical distortion used munism and that Americans, who do, have the responsibility of containing in the article. ... communism wherever it might spread. "Sheinbaum would not in any case have been concerned with screening Scheer, "HOW THE U.S. GOT INVOLVED. . /' applicants for any of the advisory programs." STATE NEWS April 14 1966 Fishel expressed the belief that he and the University are the target of "a campaign by political advocates of the Viet Cong, a campaign in which the Over the life of the project, the East Lansing coordinator's office was en­ authors* real motivations are concealed. gaged in support activities consisting of . . . recruiting new staff replace­ "A professor can't afford to fight back against a systematic campaign ments for Saigon ... MSU Team,s p|MAL REpQRJ m2 like this without help,*' Fishel said. "I'm hoping that the ACLU will be able to provide this help." STATE NEWS, April 18, 1966 The October 1954 report of the special Michigan State University team "We are prepared to defend the article in a court of law and win the case," called for a program of research . . . However, it also pointed out "the im­ Mr. Keating said. "We have substantive proof. If anyone wants to take us on I, mediate emphasis . . . will be on implementing proposals for action and not on suggest they file a bill of particulars." NEW YORK TIMES, April 18, 1966 making surveys. Usually no survey will be made unless there is general "Their (the authors of the article) basic criticism is that a university should. agreement that the recommendations flowing from the survey are really to be be devoted only to teaching and research. This is contrary to our basic implemented as soon as the survey is completed." philosophy." James Denison quoted in STATE NEWS, April 14, W66~ MSU Team's FIRST REPORT, August 19, 1955 Where is the source of serious intellectual criticism that would help us ' MSUG has completed some of the most significant social research ever avoid future Vietriams? Serious ideological controversy isdeadand with it the undertaken in Vietnam. In many cases its efforts stand alone. Its studies of perspective for judgment. Our failure in Vietnam was not one of technical local communities and administrative, economic and sociological problems expertise, but rather of historical wisdom. We at Michigan State failed to have been particularly noteworthy. Its theoretical contributions in economics take a critical stance a decade ago. This was our first responsibility, and our provide a sound basis for action. incapacity gave rise to the nightmare described (in the article). Stanley Sheinbaum in RAMPARTS • • * * Ideally, as representatives of a university, MSUG members should have rftntimiAn fin ona*» 8. begun its basic research earlier and eschewed government consultations. Here, however, political realities and pressing needs overruled academic desires. MSU Team's FINAL REPORT, 1962 ' it's Greek To Me jusf One Big Hapless Family

A diligent "Paper*' reporter went through spring rush at three fraternity houses, to see the vision of brotherhood and good whether "the other half" lives. From his times became real. findings he wrote the following article. Any Then they took us downstairs for resemblance to actual events is perfectly punch and cookies and more good intentional; only the names and madras pat­ terns are changed to protect the innocents, times. —the Editors. I queried one of the more sensi­ tive brothers, "Well, Troy, what type that their cultural backgrounds are so I was drawing for an inside straight of music do you like?" much different from ours that some­ from a deck of jokers. Carefully He sat there thinking for a moment, how they don't feel comfortable with putting myself together in the best of then replied, "Oh, all kinds, I guess. us. We've never pledged a Negro yet Brooks Brothers style (borrowed of Rock. Jazz." for that reason." course), I stood before the looking "What kind of jazz, for instance." "But, you just said ..." glass (mirror is a middle*-class term) "Al Hirt just drives me wild. I "I'd like you to meet another one and added the final touch, a paisley mean really wild," he clutched his of the brothers. Dewey, this is Duke." tie with little drops of sincerity hands together in ecstasy. "That guy's "Awful glad to meet you, Dew. scattered on. The paisleys seemed to probably the greatest trumpet player Let's go over in the corner and talk smile back at me. in the world." things over. Gosh, it's goodtoseeyou I said to myself, "Dewey, the hour "Any others?" here tonight." of judgment is near. Prepare to meet "Oh, all the others. Pete Fountain, Duke (nicknamed "Flinger" be­ thy fraternal host." I hopped into my Louis Armstrong, all of 'em." cause he flung cow dung all over the old Plymouth, after deciding that rent­ Then came the moment I had been house during a pledge raid) is the ing a new GTO might seem a bit waiting for, the going-upstairs-and- Midwestern version of Gomer Pyle, pretentious. Suddenly I was in the meeting- some-of-the-other-broth- complete with shuffling feet and na­ driveway of the Beta Sigma house. ers. turally apologetic face. He told me I had just changed into my civilian Practicing my smile once more, I "Dewey, I'd like you to meet Craig about his dream of spreading the BS clothes and settled down to watch the hook hands with the doorknob, and Wilson, my Big Brother." gospel all over the globe. Then he late show when I heard a rapping upon there I was, INSIDE. "Big Brother? Same family or remarked, "Dew, when I was rushing my door. "C'mon in. The door's un­ "Hi! I'm Harris W. Tweed III. Glad what?" I went to most all the fraternities locked." Silence. "C'mon in," I said. to have you aboard, uh . . . (he "No, Dewey. You see, every pledge and there were ones where I'd swear More silence. leaded down and squinted at my name is given an active to watch over him that all that handshaking and smiling I opened the door expecting a raven tag) . . . Dewey. I once had an uncle and, of course, answer any questions and carrying-on like that wasn't the or something to fly in. Instead, three named Dewey, Dewey Tweed, used to he might have and sort of guide him least bit sincere. It was kind of like multi-colored pigeon-like birds with run the government of New York City along you might say. Heh, heh." they were looking down on me. But wings like outstretched arms walked a few years back. Fine man, my here at the Beta Sigs you never get "Do you guys have any trouble gett­ in- uncle Dewey. Have you been through ing along together? You know, with that feeling." rush before, uh . . . Dewey?" "Dewey, we've looked you over in fifty or so guys living together there's "Yeah, I noticed that, Flinger. Well, hash and decided you have a lot of good "No. No, this is my first time bound to be conflict." I gotta go now. Nice talking to you." characteristics which we like. You around.*' (It was less desperate than "Well, let me introduce you to As I walked toward the door a lean have the potential for a good Beta saying, "Yeah, I've been rushing ev­ Brad. He*s our expert on the problem kid wearing a snap-tab-collar shirt Sig man. We'd like you to come back ery term for three years now.") of diversity and getting along with dif­ and a thin black tie jumped out to tomorrow night. Have you been to any "Well, let me show you around the ferent people. Hey, Brad. Tell Dewey greet me. It looked like he had been of the other houses?" he twitteredL house. Then you can come back down about the problem of diversity and hiding in a closet or something. He "A few." and meet some more of the brothers. getting along with other people." talked very fast: "Hi, my name's "Good. We think you should see as If you have any questions be sure to Brad came across the room, his Tom. Tom Turkowski. I just got back many as possible. (So you'll see how ask me." hand outstretched and a broad mas- from the movies. The brothers are fraternal and sincere we really are.) He led me up the stairs as another ter-of-ceremonies smile on his face. great to us new actives. They even What do you think of of us?" brother and a couple more rushees "What you're asking is the old in­ gave me the money for the show and I didn't want to hurt their feelings, Joined us. I thought I saw one of the dividuality question. We f rats (chuck­ Brad Bven lent-me-his ear for the SQjUsaid ttLey^were.a great bunclfof rushees* hands trembling.. le) are always being accused of being night. They're regular guys. Give you guys. And once again for a brtefmo- We walked into the rooms, array­ alike, but it's just not the truth. Each the shirt off their backs. Heh, heh. ment we all melted together in a spir­ ed with 1) Playboy calendars, 2) beer man in the Beta Sigma house (BS How's it been going for you, Dewey?" it of solidarity. They flew away, ap­ mugs, 3) stolen trophies, 4) Playboy for short) comes from a different Before I could answer, one of the parently satisfied that they had sal­ pin-ups, 5) Playboy ashtrays, 6) empty background, has different tastes and brothers called downstairs, "Hey, vaged a new friend. I slept that night whiskey bottles, 7) a Ho Chi Minh ideas. In other words, he is a com­ Tom. There's a long-distance phone with my eyeballs rolled to the back dartboard, 8) Playboy back- scrat- plete individual, and as long as he call for you up here." He rushed of my head and my tongue lodged chers, 9) model sports cars, 10) is friendly and cooperative with the upstairs and I rushed home. firmly into my cheek. Bobby Vinton album covers, 11) Gold- other brothers, there's no problem at water buttons and 12) assorted relics all. In fact, we don't care if he's a and artifacts. One room had a pair card-carrying Communist as long as The University On The Run continued from page 7 of black lace panties strewn over a he lives up to our standards. Under­ lampshade, undoubtedly stolen from stand? Brotherhood is real." President John A. Hannah, on the other hand, is a well-known advocate of the some mother's dresser drawer. An­ By then, the tears were streaming land grant philosophy of public service. STATE NEWS, April 15, 1966 other room had a ham radio set, sta­ down my face and I had the urge to "Classroom teaching is a tame business, and anybody who doesn't see how tion BS690K or something like that. hug Big Brother Brad, for I was truly his discipline fits into the overseas operations of the University is already Feeling particularly witty, I com­ moved by the warmth of hiseloquence. obsolete." Ralph Smuckler quoted in RAMPARTS mented, "Yeah, I used to be a radio Instead, I asked him, "Then, why ham. Now I'm just a plain old ham." aren't there any Negroes of Jews in "One of the shocking after-effects of the publication of the Michigan State And, by God, they laughed, and sud­ this fraternity?" story," Mr. (Warren) Hinckle (executive editor of Ramparts) asserted, "was denly we were all laughing and en­ "Well," he said, "we don't consider the matter-of-fact acceptance by many people at Michigan State of the existence joying ourselves, and for one instant Negroes of Jews as inferior. It's just of the CIA cell. "If there is a segment of the academic community that believes there is nothing questionable about opening their doors to intelligence agents, then we must ask the question, Just how widespread is this sort of practice? It can Analysis, continued from page 3 be answered effectively only by a large-scale Government investigation." NEW YORK TIMES, April 18, 1966 cond-year MHA president John Mon- The charges will not disappear by wishful thinking. And there is no chance Board, but frankly, I don't think it geon. Sink is an intelligent, lively at clarification or resolution of the controversy until MSU fully and publicly matters who is on the Board. With politician who at least looks sincere explains its position. Perhaps the lesson to be learned is that when a public the "increased communication" and when he talks about student rights institution receives adverse nationwide publicity, SILENCE IS NOT GOLDEN. "expansion^ oi services*' mentally and representative government. Mon- of IFC 'ancFPanhel representatives, geon isn't afraid (he wrote a biting The Editors of the STATE NEWS, April 15, 1966 the government isn't likely to change article for Impulse, the Northeast • The questions raised by the revelation of MSU participation in CIA work, in even its basic tendencies. Complex newletter, critical of the the distribution of weapons and other military and investigative devices to There IS James Graham, now chair­ Board's lack of genuine authority), Vietnamese police, in the partisan protection of a government on the basis of man of the Board, who showed him­ which indicates to me that he might be friendship and anti-communism—these questions go far beyond the matter self to be a man of principles when a man of principles, one who under­ of who spent whose money where and when. The questions are much broader he fought for NSA affiliation. Gra­ stands that delicate distinction be­ than are likely to be answered by university officials, no matter how complete ham's greatest virtue is that he knows tween the letter of the law and its and valuable their public testimony. what's wrong with student govern­ spirit. At hand is the nature of the modern university, the "service-station" in­ ment and has faith in progress. He To get anywhere with the govern­ stitution which Ramparts has attacked in its article. A full discussion of this sees the gap between the student and ment, however, these two young men subject is needed following the Ramparts incident, starting with public dis­ the government, the government and will have to assume the role of agi­ closure of the nature of current MSU overseas projects and other federally- the administration, the government tators— if they don't want to find them­ sponsored programs which beef up the university's budget. and the Board of Trustees. With the selves passively casting a dissenting The deceiftul and, in the end, self-incriminating behavior of officials in­ dynamism of a newly-elected big vote now and then. They will also have volved in the Vietnam project is an indication that the university may be being cheese, Graham wants to flush out to realize that they'll be agitating dissuaded from performing its primary function, the land-grant philosophy those ineffective communication alone. The student body is blatantly notwithstanding. channels and forge new ones. indifferent to student government, The Ramparts article has provoked questioning about a vitally important But I am pinning my hopes only and who can blame them? You can't aspect of American education. The questions raised should not beignoredor on two members of the Board; senior drum up interest for a group that forgotten until reforms have been effected which will make them unnecessary member-at-large Jim Sink and se­ has no function. in the future. The Editors of THE PAPER, April 21, 1966