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ESTHER J . N ELS Oil NEWSPAPER SECTION STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY The LA WREN' MADISON, WI. 53706 Volumee 80—Number 13 Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin Saturday, January 21, 1967 Streater Calls Referendum To Advise On Nazis Visit BULLETIN Streater had no right to disre Rockwell speaks in a nice, quiet As this issue goes to press the gard the majority of opinion by manner. Streater said that only chairman of the Speakers Com making the decision on his own; once, five years ago, did Rock mittee, James Streater, has de this forced Harris into making well touch off a riot while speak cided to delay his final decision a ruling that Streater and his ing at a college or university. until after he has taken into ac committee are “autonomous,” an Anna Mack objected that, as count the results of an all-school opinion backed by Bud Walsh, Rockwell is seeking support by referendum which he has asked Dave Pfleger, ana others. speaking around the country, the Polling Committee to conduct Snodgrass, favoring a Senate Lawrence would be aiding him on Monday. Ilis statements be decision on the issue, was against by offering him a speaking en low were made previous to this a referendum. Steve Ponto op gagement. decision. posed him as did Bill Benowicz, Dave Chambers maintained stating that in reality Rockwell that whether we like it or not, Following a stormy Student was invited on behalf of Law Rockwell is still relevant to the Senate meeting which made a rence and not the Senate. What United States today since he recommendation that the sched ever the case, Jay Mancini felt does receive a significant amount uled speech by American Nazi a more representative body was of publicity. Party leader George Lincoln needed to make decisions than As the issue was brought to a Rockwell be cancelled but which just the Speakers Committee. vote, Walsh and Streater urged left the ultimate decision to the Streater’s final statement be all senators to abstain on the chairman of the Speakers Com fore his referendum motion lost grounds that Rockwell should mittee, Chairman James Streat 23-16 was that as individual feel still come since there are some er has decided to continue Rock ings are prevalent against Rock who want to hear him. well’s contract to speak here well, so are the feelings of in Streater denied the rumors that February 8. dividuals who want to hear him. some faculty members will re- The Senate meeting took place Dean Venderbush wanted to si gn if he comes or the college Tuesday night before a very know if a decision of the chair will lose its endowments. The large crowd in the Union lounge. could be challenged, but before Senate voted 21-16 against Rock The discussion briefly ran like he could speak the Senate had well coming. this: Streater proposed an all to override a parliamentary Chuck Mercier, still seeking school referendum on Rock technicality and recall Vender a legal weapon to bar Rockwell, well’s appearance which lost bush after he walked out of the moved to withdraw the $250 al RO N B R O O M E L L practices the bass clarinet with the 23-16. meeting. lowing Rockwell to come. Streat symphonic band in preparation for its concert tomorrow Jim Snodgrass moved to hold Snodgrass then moved to carry er immediately announced that afternoon at 3p.m. in the Chapel. a discussion on Rockwell and out a discussion on Rockwell if Mercier’s motion passed, he then a vote of the senators. A and after that hold an advisory would resign. diverse forum of opinions fol vote of the Senate. At Dave Toy- Greg Maloney noted that, as lowed on Rockwell pro and con Board of Trustees Restates cen’s request, Harris reiterated the precedent would limit speak and whether or not the Speak his position that constitutionally ers on campus, a referendum ers Committee is autonomous the relationship between Speak ought to be taken on the pro Position on Discrimination President Craig Harris ruled ers Committee and the Senate is posal. The motion lost 20-9. The Lawrence University Board sion of the previous policy is set that the Senate constitution does not defined and thus a Senate LeMahieu had the final say of Trustees last Monday re-stated forth for Lawrence University. not bind the Speakers Commit its 1964 policy statement on decision could not compel Streat before the two hour meeting ad "(1) Membership in social, tee to any decision of the Sen membership restrictions within er’s decision either way. journed: this all goes to prove academic, or other campus or ate or student body. The Senate Greek letter and other groups on C. J. Eckert inquired: Is there that the Senate is not truly rep ganizations shall be based solely finally voted 21-16 against Rock the campus, and has set Septem any way besides constitutional resentative if Rockwell still on individual m erit well coming. amendment “ to challenge Streat comes despite the Senate vote ber 30, 1968 as the date by which "(2) All local chapters of na Chuck Mercier then moved to er’s sovereignty?” whereupon against him. all groups must comply. tional organizations must be in withdraw any money allotted for Streater said that the Senate is The text of the trustees’ state full compliance with this policy Rockwell’s visit and after some not “ an intelligent elite” to de ment follows: by September 30, 1968. debate that motion too died. 20-9. cide matters of this kind for the "In the spring of 1964 the trus In greater detail, the discus tees of Lawrence College issued "(3) Where the local chapter student body, since if the Senate Popular Professor sion began when Streater asked were to ban Rockwell, a restric a statement on discrimination in receives a waiver from any pro for an all-school referendum to tion would be placed on those the membership policies and visions or practices of its nation al organization in order to com help his committee decide its who wanted to hear him. Retires From Staff practices of local organizations. ply with the policy prior to the final position. However, the ref Different senators rattled off Leonard O. Pinsky, associate “The trustees ruled that the deadline, but the national organ erendum “would serve merely their constituency opinions. Grik professor of Philosophy, report choice of candidates for member ization elsewhere continues to en as an indicator,” that is, not scheit reported his personal poll; edly resigned from his faculty ship in all campus organizations force discriminatory practices necessarily bind the committee he talked to around fifty people position early this year, accord must be based on individual mer contrary to the I^awrence Uni to popular opinion. and the objection to Rockwell ing to reliable sources in the ad it; the trustees charged students versity policy, then the national Chris Grikscheit objected; he was always "due to historical ministration. belonging to local chapters of organization will be placed on asked Streater if he was not connotations involved.” It is reported that the popular national organizations not in probation by the university on satisfied with past "indicators.” Eckert thought the Senate was professor, now on sabbatical compliance with this policy to September 30, 1968. Streater replied that the students joining "freedom with a kind of leave in Edinburgh, Scotland, strive to bring about early chang when polled before were not relativism.” He drew the analogy has made a financial settlement es in their membership require "In the event of such proba aware of the final implications that Richard Speck would not be of the terms of his contract and ments; and the trustees promis tion, Lawrence students belong of Rockwell’s presence. invited here, either. has no immediate plans for re ed in the fall of 1966 to review ing to its local chapter must Dan LeMahieu maintained that Several people testified that turning to this country. and assess the activities of Law continuously satisfy the trustees rence chapters and their alumni that serious efforts are being in seeking to modify their na made to correct the national or tional constitutions. ganization’s offending provisions Rand Concert The Chairman's Statement "During the last two years, and practices. In the past two weeks I have given a great deal of con progress has been made by Law "(4) It is recognized that a rence chapters in their national religious affiliation may bo an sideration to the question of whether or not I should cancel J« Tomorrow conventions. It now appears that appropriate qualification for the contract which Speakers Committee has made with each local chapter of the six na membership in certain campus The Lawrence Symphonic Band George Lincoln Rockwell. tional fraternities is, or will organizations. It is further rec will give its winter concert to I feel that I have tried to examine objectively and in shortly he, free to comply with ognized that some of the rituals morrow afternoon at 3 p.m. in detail the arguments on both sides of the question. the trustees’ policy on discrim or practices of Lawrence frater the Chapel. Included in the pro This week the recommendation of the Student Senate ination, and three of the six sor nities and sororities have religi gram are “Sinfonia” by Ned on a vote of 21 to 16, has been added to the considerations ority chapters are free to do so. ous connotations. Rorem, “Proclamation” by Char in the case. " It is gratifying to observe the "The trustees do not discour les Carter, “Overture and Cac- In view of the voting in the Quad, the constituency re leadership which Lawrence stu age the latter, provided that such cia” by Gian-Carlo Menotti from ports which contained enumerated results, and personal dents and alumni often have sup practices are in conformance the opera The Last Savage and contacts, I feel that the Student Senate has failed to repre plied in the campaigns for with the university’s membership several other works.