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Why Extracurricular? Conservation Club Stresses Outdoors By Ron Lamboy information with those who want structive and money making, have Projects alone do not take all done. Girls do not do the cooking The man who can live without to learn about these areas. But been undertaken each semester. the time the members can devote on these outings. the wildness of nature should not the club is not so scientific as to The over-all project for the year to the club. There are other activi There is a hardening up process join the Aldo Leopold Conserva exclude those who just like to be is exploring Wisconsin. Five ties such as frequent outings to the that the softer members undergo. tion club, the third largest student out of doors. thousand miles have been logged Whitford farm in Marquette coun One girl who found a piece of The club has taken the name in this activity. Another project ty. Whitford has allocated his straw floating in her milk just organization on the campus. The of a late UW professor of wild included the burning of a prairie weathered barn as the club lodge. club has 130 student members and life management, who died in to preserve it from growth that fished it out and drank the milk. a large number of alumni. The 1949. Leopold was the founder of would change its milieu. The club Visit Farm Other discomforts are really minor phrase "on campus" means on today's conservation philosophy. selectively cut Christmas trees on Last Saturday morning, for ex in the overall Excitement of the campus for classes. Actually, at The club fittingly pledges itself Prof. Whitford's farm to protect ample, a group of 31 students outings. Surprisingly, no one every available opportunity, the to conservation and preservation the growth of others. As another went to the farm which is about caught a cold and it was a good group is on an outing. of our natural heritage and enjoy project the trees were sold and 110 miles away from Milwaukee. remedy for the six-week exams. Internal teaching is the central ment of it. the money went into the club's Hiking, scaling quarry walls, mak Anyone interested in joining the activity as student botanists, zo Explore Wisconsin treasury. The participants also ing bon fires, eating and plain old conservation club may contact Bill ologists and geologists exchange A series of projects, both in got a lesson in practical forestry. loafing were some of the things Stiedemann or Robert Wagner. Wilkinson Talks THEUWM Friday, Mar. 20 Marquette Denied Philosophy Club Wilkinson There Brings Speaker; Last Month SLIC Approves By Dave Tietyen Controversy over Frank Wilkin The controversial Frank Wilkin- son, director of the National Com son, who was recently refused per mittee to abolish the House Un- mission to speak at Marquette American Activities committee, university, will give a talk here Vol. VIII, No. 23 University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee March 19, 1964 arose last month at Marquette Friday. Sponsored by the Philos university when its student life ophy club, the talk will begin at committee declined the request of 3:30 p.m. in the Pearse hall audi the Marquette Young Democrats torium. Eve Parrish Gains to sponsor him on campus. Field director of the National Controversy again grew later in Committee to Abolish the House February when the Marquette Un-American Activities commit committee withdrew permission it tee (HUAC), Wilkinson was the Wilson Fellowship had granted last November to the central figure in a heated wrangle MU Young Republicans to sponsor here last fall. Eve Parrish, a second semester School in either country. Expenses, a talk by Revillo P. Oliver, a Uni senior majoring in Latin, is^ the versity of Illinois professor and Controversy Flares including tuition, fees, and $1,800, University student government recipient of the Ford Foundation's are covered. an official of the John Birch so ciety. refused to sponsor Wilkinson last Woodrow Wilson fellowship. Miss Miss Parrish has also been of Parrish is a candidate for a B.A. fall. Their refusal was followed fered an ensign's commission in As a result of these controver by a Philosophy club request to honors degree. sies, Marquette's student life com sponsor his appearance. The re the WAVES. "Accepting a naval mittee is studying its policy on The award, which encourages commission would enable me to quest was later withdrawn before young people to go into college deciding which speakers may or the Student Life and Interest com teaching, was given to about fif gain valuable practical experience may not talk on campus. mittee (SLIC) had an opportunity teen hundred of the eleven thou in training techniques and leader A number of students and fac to reach a decision. sand nominees in the United ship," she said. ulty members had protested the In approving the Philosophy States and Canada. If Miss Parrish accepts the committee's actions as a violation club's present request, Louis of academic freedom. The com Stamatakos, dean of men and The grant is good at any liberal grant, she will attend Bryn Mawr mittee held a meeting at Brooks arts or general studies graduate college in Pennsylvania. Memorial Union to listen to the The Nicolet high school gradu views of students and faculty Wilkinson talk ate expressed her gratitude to all members. Debate Week the former teachers who took time Eve Parrish Wayne F. Tinkle, dean of men, at 3:30 p.m. to make recommendations. She is reported that a special three-man especially grateful to those who committee was delegated to study SLIC chairman, said that SLIC March 23-27 have gone out of their way to in the various problems and report was not in any way approving the The academic affairs depart troduce her to subjects beyond the Rear Window its findings and suggestions at a appearance of Wilkinson, but was ment of University student gov limits of ordinary classroom ac meeting to be held later in March. merely approving the request of a ernment will sponsor Academic tivity. "Rear Window," an Alfred student organization to sponsor a Freedom week March 23-27 at Hitchcock production starring Tinkle said he has written to a speaker on campus. UWM. Miss Parrish was required to James Stewart and Grace Kelly, number of universities to request submit a thousand word autobiog will be shown Thursday at 7:30 information on policies they use Approval, Stamatakos said, was Lectures and debates on current raphy including her educational p.m. in L140 and Friday in the in similar matters. He said the granted with the condition that the issues concerning academic free intentions and training, as well as Student Union lecture room at findings of the special three-man speech would be open only to stu dom will be featured. indicating her academic abilities. 7:30 p.m. Student rate is 25 committee and the study of other dents and faculty. He added that "I believe the purpose of Aca The final phase involved a per cents. The film is sponsored by universities' policies should help this was not unusual as there ara demic Freedom week is to explore sonal interview conducted by peo the Union film commission. in establishing a favorable speak numerous written rules limiting and investigate the underlying ple in academic professions. ers policy at Marquette. the participation in events held on principles of academic freedom as campus to students and faculty. well as to make students more Students Only aware of its practical applica Activity Package The Philosophy club told SLIQ tions," said Bill Mett, USG presi it would attempt to insure that dent. the program would be closed to At 7 p.m. Monday, Franklyn S. the general public and that stu Haiman, professor of speech at dent fee cards and faculty identir Northwestern university, will ins orm fication cards would be used tf speak on "Our First Freedom and gain admittance to the program. the Academic Community." Hai Tom Collins, present USG treasurer and start a study of student pay rates at the It is being presented free of man is the chairman of the North presidential candidate, has revealed a plat University. He said, "I am concerned that charge. Recently, in an issue of thf Shore chapter of the Illinois divi form proposal for the establishment of a students working in different departments, sion of the American Civil Liber and doing substantially the same type of Cheshire Fortnightly, Howard A. ties union. A question and answer student activity ticket at UWM. Lischeron, past president of the work, are not receiving equal pay. Also, Philosophy club, stated in a letter period will follow the lecture. The proposed activity ticket would sell there are some students who do not receive for about $15 and would include all home the reasons for the Philosophy The UWM debate team will a high enough rate of pay for the work club's withdrawal of sponsorship meet the Marquette university football and basketball games, Homecoming, being performed." debate team in the Union at 12:30 Fire 'n Ice, and Prom dances; University of Wilkinson last October. Tuesday. The topic has not been The proposed study would start with the Lischeron said that pressure was Sing; and two student-faculty directories. mailing of questionnaires to other universi placed on his group from an uni announced. There is a possibility that some Union ac dentified source who advised that On Wednesday afternoon at ties to determine what student pay rates are tivities, such as the weekly movies, might on other campuses.

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