Details on paae 7 (Statistics on page 8) VOL. V,NO. 63 Serving the Notre Dame and Saint Mary's College ('ommunity MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 1971 Funds denial called discrimination SBP supports charges by Fred Schaefer later, the letter was returned to recipient for my fund." He went him by Koch, with the comment on to say that the lhiversity, Last night Dave Krashna, Stu­ "Nuts! You are probably a not he, administers the fund. dent Body President, made bum!" concerning his participa­ Werner went to Brother Kier­ charges of "blatant discrimina­ tion in the SAR. He also remark­ an Ryan, then director of Finan­ tion" in the scholarship denial ed that, "You are a radical or cial Aid and Scholarships, and case of senior Jim Werner. you would put your Zip code :->n. was assured that academics is the Werner was recipient of a If I were you, I would not only criterion in the removal of scholarship funded by Mr. Carl accept any more money from a scholar;hip. Koch. Last spring, 1-Je wrote a the Koch fund." During the summer, he re­ letter to his donor informing When contacted last night, ceived a letter dated July 3 from Ryan stating that his scholarship him of his progress at Notre Mr. Koch admitted that he had Dave Krashna and Jim Werner at last night's press conference Dame. In his remarks he in­ written the comments. He did was being revoked because of his cluded a list of his activities, say, however, that "I have at no .fai'l.ure to maintain a 3.00, one among which was the Students time been in contact with the of the stipulations of the schol­ Carl Koch at no time communi­ Financial Aid and outlined prob­ Against Racism. University concerning the suit­ arship. Werner has a cumulative cated with the University specif­ lems he was facing and how he Approximately three weeks ability of James Werner as a average of 2.548. ically regarding James, or re­ intended to resolve them. Werner alleges that another questing that scholarships be un­ In 1970, Werner did not sup­ student on the Koch scholarship available to students involved in ply an explanation after he had itas an average similar to his, certain social or political activi­ received the , warning letter. Article challenges but still holds the grant. ties. Thus, the decision to relieve Ryan then wrote "We do not Ryan also wrote, "We also him of the scholarship in no way have any information to justify must recognize the unfavorable was initiated by the donor." the poor grade point average reaction you have given to the On July 31, Ryan wrote an­ which you had for the Fall 1969 donor of this award who is other letter to Werner further semester.. .In your case, over and Sheedy refutation keenly concerned with the recip­ explaining the action. He noted above the academic require­ ient's achievements." that in the Spring of both 1969 ments, the scholarship is one An agreement was reached be­ However, in November, Fath­ and 1970 a letter of warning was which is closely observed by the tween Notre Dame and Saint er James T. Burtchaell, Universi­ sent due to his failure to main­ donor, and I do not have to Mary's trustees concerning an ty provost, wrote a letter to tain a 3.00. In 1969 Werner had enrollment ratio of 3: I accord­ Werner's parents, stating, "Mr. (Continued on page 3) ing to remarks made by Rev. sent a letter to the Office of Neil G. McCluskey in an unpub­ lished interview conducted be­ fore Christmas. Annexation expected to fail This is in direct contradiction by Cliff Wintrode • to the statement made by Rev Charles Sheedy in Thursday's Mayor Lloyd Allen's proposal some of the Council members The educational institutions Observer where he denied such to annex the properties of the yesterday afternoon, which' fear that annexation will bring an agreement was ever made. University of Notre Dame, St. included two of the undecideds, possible pressures from city "Part of the agreement last Mary's College, and Holy Cross was expected to be the final residents to tax them for servic-es year in Key Biscayne and part of Junior College will almost offensive for either side. provided and threaten their what I pushed for for many Rev. Neil McCluskey, S.J. certainly be defeated tonight at The battle lines between the • tax-exempt status. years was that in return for not the South Bend Common universities and the city have going co-educational on its own. increase enrollment to a I :3 Council meeting . been clearly drawn. Allen claims Father Theodore M. Hesburgh . that is, the girls who would ratio with Notre Dame in return University forces need only to that the annexation of Notre has said that taxation of private come to Notre Dame would be for Notre Dame not going co-ed capture one of the three Dame is "essential to the future educational institutions will through St. Mary's . St. on its own. straddler's votes to deny Allen's growth of the city." The mean the doom of such Mary's would agree to expand to Observer reporter Dave bid for annexation. university says annexation institutions. a ratio of three to one ... "Mc­ Fromm interviewed Rev. Mc­ The latest count shows tl.at would benefit no ne. Cluskey said. Cluskey along with Rev. Sheedy, there are four Council members Notre Dame has threatened see editorial page 4 who is Chairman of the Co­ definitely against annexation, Allen claims that the tax court proceedingp rl the EducationCoordinating commit­ two definitely for annexation, rebates the city would receive Common Council decides Rev. McCluskey, who is Dean tee and Mr. Phillip Faccenda, and three "leaners and for the· increased population will favorably on annexation. Director for the Institute for Vice-President and General fencestraddlers." Five votes are make annexation beneficial to Studies in Education at Notre Counsel for a story on coeduca­ needed for passage of the the city. Thl.' Council will meet on the Dame and a St. Mary's trustee, tion that was to appear in the measure. fourth floor of the City-County also said that this expansion of Wednesday December 9th edi­ One of the three "leaners" has The university contends that Building tonight at eight o'clock. enrollment was "only a first tion of the Observer. Due tc said that he "always leans costs for university services will 225 spectators will be allowed step." space limitations the story wa~ against annexation." Two weeks make annexation- a burden to inside the Council chambers and Rev. Sheedy's remarks as re­ held out and with the issuancf ago he voted in the majority the city. Annexation will also 75 spectators will be allowed in ported in Thursday's Observer of the Park-Mayhew report wa~ against a proposal to annex a harm the smooth relationship the lobby inside. The limit has was that there is no understand­ believed to be outdated. Thf tract in Clay township. that now exists between the been set to protect the crowd-in ing between Notre Dame and St. story, which was filed for back- A university presentation town and the university say Notre the case of a fire or other Mary's such that St. Mary's will (Continued on page 8) before an informal meeting of Dame officials. emergency. -~ ------·-·----- THE OBSERVER. MONDAY. JANUARY 25. 1971 Poll to be taken at SMC by Jeanne Sweeney in every way she could forum of all the students may present to the Acting President, Miss Tracey, said that she has possibly be held, Miss Tracey Sr. Alma Peter, a final statement SMC News Editor a group of students working said. to consist of recommendations The St. Mary's members of with Sister M. Immaculata, the All statements from the area fully accepted, those not ac­ the Coeducation Co-ordinating Dean of Students, who will meet must be returned to Miss Noel cepted, and a list of alternatives. committee, headed by Miss Eliz­ with the Student Affairs com­ by February first. On February On March 13 a final statement abeth Noel of the English de­ mittee to discuss the report and 13, the SMC task force of the will be presented to the SMC partment, have set up a task its implications for the students. Co-ordinating committee will Board of Trustees for discussion. force to collect and compare Miss Tracey and Carol Hen­ meet with members of the NO At the March 21st joint meet­ judgements at SMC on the co­ ninger, the Academic Affairs Co-ordinating committee, who ing of the Executive committees education report recently filed commissiOner, are separately will presumably be following a of the SMC and ND boards of by Rosemary Park and Lewis formulating their own com­ similar plan for ·dissemination, Trustees at Key Biscayne, the ' Mayhew. ments. After both groups con­ study, and feed back. final statement will be present­ Miss Noel, who sees her func­ clude their discussions, an open Then on March first they will ed. sten for tion on the task force as essen­ tially one of tabulation, has con­ he sounds tacted members from each area Crossroads of the community for their re­ love ... actions, recommendations, and criticisms of the Park-Mayhew Where do you hear them? report. Psych Bldg use in air; She explained that she had In a plea for help from sent letters to such people as someone who needs it? In a dialogue between students and ad ministration members, the the Establishment? In a talk faculty, department chairmen, law program continues session for a marriage-on-the­ the student government presi­ rocks? At a Catholic Mass dent and the chairman of the conducted in an Episcopal Faculty Assembly.