Heyne, Williams to Debate Issues of Governance Plan
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Photos by Debbie Meeks Restoration Work is currently underway to repair the damage done to the Grand Ballroom and other areas of the Student Center in a fire during last semester's final exams. Texas GOP's Blast Incumbent Democrats The Daily Campus AUSTIN (UPI)—Texas Republican leaders Monday blistered Demo crat office holders and said GOP candidates have broad based sup No. 84 Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, Tuesday, March 10, 1970 55th Year port and the party launched one of its most ambitious election cam paigns in the state's history. While Congressman George Bush of Houston, the GOP's chief sena torial candidate, and U.S. Sen. John Tower optimistically assayed the Heyne, Williams To Debate Republican chances in November, state party vice chairman Mrs. Malcolm Hilburn of Austin opened fire on Democrat party leaders, calling Gov. Preston Smith "the worst governor in the history of Texas." The speeches came at the statutory meeting of the State Re Issues of Governance Plan publican Executive Committee, which voted to have the GOP state By KATH WILSON point is exactly the opposite of Heyne's, he said. convention in Fort Worth Sept. 14-15. Lon Williams, president of the Students' Associa In a statement issued March 3, Heyne outlined tion, will debate and discuss the Governance Study his basic position on governance as one which Others Get Rapped with Dr. Paul T. Heyne, vehement opponent of the would grant "power to the administration and free Mrs. Milburn also criticized state comptroller Robert S. Calvert, tentative governance plan, at 10 p.m. tonight in dom to the students." Deans would do what they Treasurer Jesse James, Lt. Governor Ben Barnes and Land Commis the lobby of McElvaney Hall, Walt Dewar, vice- are paid for, and what they have a vested interest sioner Jerry Sadler—all Democrats. president of University Men, said Monday. in doing well—administrate, he said. She said Smith and Comptroller Robert S. Calvert are "playing a UNIVERSITY MEN is sponsoring the event to FACULTY WOULD BE freed of administrative shell game with state funds," referring to Smith's transfer of $13.5 familiarize students with what the Executive Com duties and would therefore teach more effectively, million from medical school funds to the Welfare Department to tem mittee is proposing, and with the views of Dr. knowing that administrative officials were evaluat porarily avert a cut in state welfare payments. Heyne. All students and faculty are invited to learn ing its performance. It would be free "to innovate, "If those funds weren't needed where they were, then why were about and discuss this "relevant issue to the cam to try the possibility of things," Heyne said. they authorized in the first place," she said. pus," Dewar said. Students, according to Heyne's proposal, would "I'm interested in getting the students to rethink "The governor said he wanted a two-year budget, as he vetoed the be freed from the "coercive element in curricu some of their deep-seated prejudices about govern one-year appropriation bill. But he hasn't shown the ability to look lum" and therefore their need to be represented on ance," Heyne said, in explanation of why he is par two years ahead from August to February." curriculum committees would be eliminated. "A ticipating in the debate. Students have a strong faculty member should be free to teach what he Barnes Singled Out interest in a type of governance which, at first wants to teach and a student should be free to glance, seems undesirable, he noted, and he hopes She charged that Barnes "is a wealthy man, but he has no visible learn what he wants to learn." to persuade them of this fact. His task is an educa means of support." Mrs. Milburn added, "and what can I say about "Shared governance," Heyne indicated, is an un tional one, he said. the land commissioner." stable foundation for the ultimate goals of "effici THE UNIVERSITY IS basically a community of ency and fairness," which are "in principle, com She accused James of transferring state funds around in various separate parts which should be working together, plementary." banks in the state for political reasons. Earlier, Bush started the said Lon Williams, who supports the basic govern GOP pep rally by telling the executive committee state elections this "Freedom is the best possible guarantee of fair ance plan, with only a few minor changes. His view treatment," he stated. year are up for grabs. He said all Republican candidates will benefit from the fight brew ing between Democrats Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr. and incumbent U. S. Sen. Ralph Yarborough in the Democratic primary. Bush, also a candidate for Yarborough's Senate seat, said he is en Proposed Election Amendments couraged that the Republicans are picking up support in some areas that have been traditionally Democratic in the past—such as among Await Senate Decision Tonight Mexican-Americans. Student elections will be a ma Terry Means explained that since plish this semester," reported Met in Brownsville jor issue of tonight's Student the amendments are considered chairman George Crawford Mon The GOP leaders had just returned from a weekend meeting in Senate meeting, as the executive internal business of the Senate, day evening. Brownsville where they inaugurated a drive for Mexican-American committee brings a set of recom they can be presented, discussed He noted that although there votes in November. Tower, the party's top office holder from Texas, mended constitutional amend and voted upon in the same ses have been some "slight modifi told the executive committee he is confident the party will make "sub ments to the floor. sion. If passed, they will then be cations" in the University Assem stantial gains" this year—enough to gain control of at least one house The amendments, described in subject to an all-school referen bly sector of the tentative gover detail in Friday's Daily Campus, dum. nance plan, there have been no of Congress. Tower said such control would enable President Nixon to essentially provide for student Means predicted that the major changes. implement many of his programs which have been stalled in the elections to be held to fill offices amendments would probably pass "We face a question of speed," Democratic-controlled Congress. provided for in the latest existing the Senate, but that he was not noted Crawford, stating that at The GOP leaders skirted any controversial issues in their meeting plan submitted (at the time of "over-confident." least one more public hearing the election) by the Governance Monday, and instead used the gathering as a platform to launch what In related action, the Execu will be held before a final plan Study Executive Committee, rath tive Committee of the Governance is agreed upon. they term one of the most unified and ambitious campaigns on record. er than positions of the current Study will meet this afternoon to The Student Senate will convene They went behind closed doors Monday afternoon to discuss party Student Senate. "examine in great detail where at 6:30 p.m. in the Senate Cham finances for the major state races. Student Senate Vice President we are and what we can accom bers of the Student Center. 2 THE DAILY CAMPUS Tuesday, March 10, 1970 Gofcfwqfer, Kefllixfy Ally Senate Debates Voting Age Limit WASHINGTON (UPI) — Sen. zona Republican joined Kennedy liberal substitute for it, extends Barry M. Goldwater said Monday in contending that only a simple the 1965 Voting Rights Act under of 18-year-olds should not be denied act of Congress is needed to grant which 800,000 southern Negroes the vote because of the image con the vote to the 9.9 million Ameri were registered to vote. news veyed by television of "an un cans who are between age 18 and Goldwater argued that tacking clean, vile-tongued, rock-throw 21. They said a constitutional the 18-year old vote to civil rights ing, campus-storming, street- amendment was not required. legislation could jeopardize the rioting bunch of hoodlums and But they split over whether to 18-year old vote when the bill re misfits." support an amendment by Senate turns to the House of Representa Gathered from United Press International A throng of teenagers filled a Democratic leader Mike Mans tives. Kennedy argued otherwise. high-ceilinged marble hearing field to a bill now before the Goldwater said he expected Senators Charge U.S. With False Information room to hear Goldwater and Sen. Senate. Mansfield to withdraw his amend Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., The controversial bill, and a ment so as not to cloud the issue. WASHINGTON testify for swift action in granting Sen. Alan Cranston, D-Calif., said Monday a number of Americans young people the vote. The forum told him they were sent into Laos from South Vietnam with instructions was a hearing of the Senate con to say "that they got lost" if they were captured. stitutional amendments subcom Cranston and Sen. Stuart Symington, D-Mo., accused President mittee. Campus Unclassified Nixon of not telling the whole truth about U.S. involvement in Laotian Goldwater charged "the major fighting. networks and liberal newspapers" "I have talked with a number of young Americans who told me . had damaged, the cause by con Put Your Best Face Forward they were sent into Laos from South Vietnam, armed with instructions veying a "distorted, stupid and to tell their captors, if they were captured, that they got lost," Crans absolutely wrong" picture of to Call for a complimentary facial in your own dorm or home.