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Spectator 1968-03-08 Editors of the Ps Ectator Seattle nivU ersity ScholarWorks @ SeattleU The peS ctator 3-8-1968 Spectator 1968-03-08 Editors of The pS ectator Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.seattleu.edu/spectator Recommended Citation Editors of The peS ctator, "Spectator 1968-03-08" (1968). The Spectator. 1091. http://scholarworks.seattleu.edu/spectator/1091 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks @ SeattleU. It has been accepted for inclusion in The peS ctator by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks @ SeattleU. SEATTLE Spectator UNIVERSITY XXXVI Seattle, Washington, Friday,March 8,1968 «@»" No. 36 Contract Offered; Letter Considered Infringement new contract came at the same GAMMAPINETS:Junior and senior coeds wereaccepted meeting, after some prodding into Gamma Pi Epsilon Sunday. Gamma Pi is a national from members, from chapter Knoeber, secretary Dr. Harry Zimmer- Jesuit honorary. From left are Martha Marie man. Butenko, Mary Ann Frushour, Sr. Clare Lentz, Carol The Xavier lounge was pack- Mukasa, Meg Hill,Sandy Cerne, Barbara Welch, Melinda ed with 53 faculty members as Lucum, Elizabeth Fortin, Sr. Alexandra Kovats, Phyllis the administration and academ- Trachte, Theresa parlia- Brouelette, Barbara Jeanne Harrie and ic advocates met to do KennelJy, mentary battle. Mcßride. Not pictured are Gail Sr. Clare Lin- Much of the debate centered scott, Migael Pease and Sr. Carol— Peters. around the question of whether Spectator photo by Don Conrard Dr. Rousseve had actually vio- lated university statutes. DR. ALBERT MANN, noting that the statute in question for- Pass-FailCourses bade "continued open espousal in classroom or assigned Uni- versity activities" of views op- posed to the Church, contended As Experiment? that neither instance cited by qualified. By PAT CURRAN if it gave an incentive to do Fr. Morton reading." "An article submitted to The Academic grades, the outside Spectator does not constitute Interviews with three student continued espousal," Mann de- levers for competition and leaders produced responses Dr. Gerard Rutan makes a point during Wednesday's clared, "nor can The Spectator cause of student anxiety, ranging from unqualified enthu- AAUPmeeting. Spectator photo by Dennis Williams be considered an assigned Uni- may be flunked frqm certain siasm to apparent disinterest. versity activity. The (letter to Hamilton, presi- Bv courses. An optional pass- Tom ASSU KERRY WEBSTER the faculty senate) does not... S.U. of to Dr. Ronald Rous- system dent whose term office ends The University administration's reaction constitute a violation of existing fail would be substituted soon, praises a pass-fail experi- seve's unpublished article on premarital sexual experimentation statutes. It has ceased to be a for grades. East on freedom," the ment. "Many schools back was an "unwarranted infringement academic debating point and become a beginning to employ it," he chapter of American Association of University Professors The experimental change- are S.U. the truism." over, implemented, said. decided Wednesday. Dr. Stephan Christofer, agree- if would be- At the same time, the administration quietly leaked word that ing,argued that since The Spec- in the fall of 1968. Core-curricu- Comparing the situation to Rousseve would be asked to his contract at S.U. been pub- lum or elective non- major rats in a laboratory,psychology Dr. renew tator article had not likely for lished,no breach of the statutes courses are the areas major Hamilton confirmed that during the of two meet- the try-outof pass-fail. "students could get away from THE AAUP STATEMENT came second was committed. - grade ings subject, report was made by an investigat- to Fr. Edmund Morton, S.J., the bell stimulus re- on the at which a "Is it necessary burn down sponse." ingcommittee headedby Dr.Gerard Rutan. a house to be accused of ar- academic vice president, stated The committee decided that the crux of the issue was the "fair son?," Fr.Englebert Axer, S.J., that "we are still at the discus- Senior student Senator Paul warning" letter written by Fr. Edmund Morton, S.J., academic asked in reply. sion period. However, the Uni- Bader fears that pass-fail might 20, to The versity will make up its create a than fill vice president,on Oct. concerning an article submitted "THE VERY attempt to put a mind void rather Spectator and a letter to the president of the faculty senate. spring quarter." one. "It could take the competi- article thing like that —so very con- tion out of the classroom," he In the letter, Fr. Morton told Rousseve that his was trary to the teaching of the uni- The rejection or acceptance "clearlyinoppositionto the moral teachingof the Catholic Church" — publication of a pass-fail system depends stated. versity in like The presi- and therefore contrary to university statutes. Spectator, could constitute upon student and faculty re- Recently elected ASSU The seven-mancommittee drew up a statement on the letter, ... sponse, declared Fr.Morton. dent Larry Lnman takes the decide, of (i.e., does, a breach of the statutes." pass-fail. leaving the chapter to by their choice verb Dr. Rutan drew wry laughter "I wouldlike to see it triedon stoic attitude about does not) whether the cited acts constituted a sufficient violation an experimentalbasis. Pass-fail "I'd just as soon get grades," warning. when he noted that "there is implementing of the statutes to warrant fair nothing in the statutes forbid- would be worth he commented. The assembled professors decided: 'attempted espousal' existing ding " or 1. The cited acts ...do not constitute a violation of 'conspiracy to espouse.' statutes. (By a vote of 37-15.) Fr. R. Saenz cited a section from Dr. Rousseve's letter to Sophomore Beaten 2. THE CITED ACTS do not constitute a sufficiently seri- ... warning Dr. Larson, the president of the ous violation of the existing statutes as to warrant a fair faculty senate, in which he call- letter. (By a vote of 40-12.) ed statements on academicfree- In S.U. Parking Lot 3. Thus, the issuance of the said fair warning letter was an by S.U. and profes- dom made administra- unwarranted infringement on the academic freedom "the ceaseless torrent of By SUE JAMS Barcott jokingly replied that he Rousseve, and therefore,by implication,of all tors "might be dig up quar- sional status of Dr. verbal platitudes which are hy- S.U.sophomore Mike Bar- able to a the faculty. (By a vote of 39-14.) in the ter." The men then proceeded pocritically contracted cott beaten with a pis- The statement was prefacedby an acknowledgmentof the Uni- arena of forced choice." was to beat him with the revolver versity's right to issue such fair warnings when warranted. "Isuggest," Saenz said, "that tol androbbed of about $40 and their fists. Dr. Rousseve a The news of the University's decision to offer this statement is a violation of by two men in the Campion Barcott yielded the money. the statutes." tower parking lot about 4 a.m. His assailants fled the parking The assertion caused a minor Sunday. lot on foot. The former fresh- Library Requests Return uproar. The men, described by Bar- man class president suffered "I WILL now publicly accept cott as about 22, accosted him cuts and bruises in the attack. Dr. Rousseve's statement," as he was leaving car, demand- Seattle police werecalled, but Of Missing Periodicals shouted Dr. T. S. Chihara, leap- ing money.Barcott refused. Barcott was unable to give a de- tailed description his Do you need the Journal of History (Mar. '66); Journal of ing to his"feet, "issue me a fair One of them, displaying a re- of attack- Organic Chemistry, (1941), to Organic Chemistry (all 1941 is- warning! Order was restored volver, repeated the demand. ers. complete your term paper? If sues); Humanitas (Nos. 1&2 of by Rutan's gavel. out of luck at '67); NEA Journal (Jan. '68); A contest of wills developed so you will be the pro- the Lemieux Library.Why? Be- Oregon Historical Quarterly during the voting on of periodicals (Sept. '67); Poetry (Dec. '67); posal,between Chairman Rutan cause a number mem- have been removed (stolen) Psychological Review (Nos. 1,2, and the majority of the from the library shelves. & 4 of 1955); Seattle (Jan '68); bers. Hill, associate Forces (Dec. '66); Tetra- Fr. Leonard Kaufer asked for, Mrs. Barbara Social received, librarian, said that the exact hedron(Oct. '67); Theatre Crafts and a resolution cre- not known, only 2, 3, (of 1967). ating a secret ballot on the is- numbers are Nos. and4 personali- the following periodicals, which above, the sue, "because of the In addition to the ties have beenrequested, are known following complete bound vol- involved." been stolen. Dr. George Keough,honorary to have umes are missing: parliamentarian, called for a Advanced Management Jour- ForeignAffairs, vols. 31 (1952- '65); American An- roll call vote. nal (Jan. -53), 40, 41, 42 (1961-64); News- (Continued on page 7) thropologist (June, July, Aug. week, vol. 62 (July-Sept. 1963); '67); American Association for PMLA, 67, pt. 2 (1952) Con- vol. and Textile Technology Annual Studies in Philology, vol. 42 Library Hours ference (1967); American Jour- (1945). Psychology (Sept. '66); nal of term papers have American Anthropologist (June- Since most Set for Break '67); Bible Today (Dec. been completed the librarians During spring break the li- Aug request be 16, 17, '63, Jan. '64, Feb. '64); British that the periodicals brary will be closed the Criminology (Jan. returned to either the circula- 23 and 24 of March. The build- Journal of to book deposit '68); CatholicEducation Review tion desk or the ing will be open from 8 a.m.- (Dec. '67); Catholic World (July returns at the library entrances.
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