n^ Demands Adtninistrative Policy Changes The Association of Black Col Lennon "71, talked about the re lison. He called for the establish with the black condition here. leglans has presented a list of cruitment of more black students panel was asked if it wished to ment of a separate course in "It is up to you not to be apath demands to the collie adminis for the college. Lennon urged the have a fixed percentage of blacks tration. black literature and the study of etic and to carefully study our admitted to the college each year. collie to give more opportunities more black writers in English Speaking at the ABC forum in proposals," Brown concluded. Lennon.answered, "We want no to culturally deprived and "risk" courses. He claimed that the Colton Chapel Monday evening, In the ensuing discussion, the students, because, "the black college now has the basis for the Continued on page Gary Moorer '71, listed the de man's concern Is his constant establishment of a black studies mands; struggle for survival in white program. 1. Admission of mora black itu- America," Theodore Brown '73, the only dtnts to the college. Lennon asserted the black man freshman on the ABC panel, asked, 1 Addition of more black instruc had come to collie to get tools tors to the faculty. "What can we as a college com ]. A black studies program at the for defense against white racism. munity do to meet these prob college; i.e.—the offering cf more He urged the entire college com lems?" black courses. munity to become more responsive BroWn maintained that each 4. The end or neutralization of to the needs of thecollege's blacks. racist attitudes at Ihe college. college student had a responsibil 5. A "black house" to serve as a Gerald Gill '70. opened his ity besides "living for the party cultural center for black students. speech by citing his involvement weekend -- that of solving the in many college activities. How "What we want," said James problems of society. ever. Gill added, "Tonight I speak Hairston '71, the keynote speaker, Enrichment in black studies to you as Gerry Gill, the black ". . .are chariges vital to our would give whites a sensitivity to man." existence here." black culture. Brown said. With To be a black, Hairston stated, More Black Studies the addition of more blacks on is to have one's culture Ignored. Gill acknowledged an Increase campus, there would be a greater It is, "feeling the same way as in the number of black writers wealth of opinion of what It is like many whites but not beli^ able to studied at the collie since his to be black In America, he added. do a thiiig about anything," he freshman year. However, he main Brown called for at least one added. tained that the writers studied are fulltime black administrator on The next speaker, Lawrence ihe same — primarily Ralph El campus to keep the staff in touch Lawrence Lennon expostulates on black demands at ABC forum Monday night. SEIjp lUafau ?ttp
Founded 1870 LAFAYETTE COLLEGE, EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA
Vol. 96 No. 14 Second Class Postage Paid at Easton, Pa. 1B042 OCTOBER 31, 1969 ^^!^m:S^.^M}, '?- SC Hedges War Issue Direct Election Of Student Council Posts, Guards On IF Weekend End By !Fr; il Concert Will Be Held The Interfraternity Council has so odd that we want direct elec policemen on the three main roads endorsed the direct election of tion of the President, yet we hesi leading into the campus for I] Student Council voted to toble Alan McFarland '72, of the the president of Student Council. tate to approve the same for our weekend. November 15-16. a motion supporting the Nov. IS coeducation and long-range plan IFC passed a resolution call- own student council president, par Introducing the motion, \flles IS National Vietnam Moratorium. ning comminee announced Dr. It^ for "general elections for all ticularly when he has such a Overholt. '70, IFC president, cit The motion, proposed by Carl Charles C. Cole, provost of the offices (of Student Council). pro trememedous amount of say In ed trouble with "townles" on cam Desch '71, Council secretary, collie, would entertain questions viding nominees serve at least student affairs." pus last weekend. Both Theta Del called for Council to support the on coeducation at the next council one year on Council." William Tucker. '70 of Sigma ta Chl and Zeta Psi reported In National Moratoriu.rn aiw Uie pro meeting. Robert Natelson, "70, presi Phi Chi, favorltig the resolution, cidents takir^ place Saturday cess of Vietnamization. Questioned Douglas Hull '71, moved that dent of Phi Kappa Tau, backed pointed out that "It would be an night; Delta Kappa Epsllon was by several council members, the Council endorse a request to the the move by IFC as the best way attempt to Include more people in struck by several thefts the same proposal will be voted on in ar faculty that all classes be put on to "flush the resolition out of campus affairs." night. amended form at next week's meet an unlimited cut basis. Action will Student Council committee." A proposal by Stephen Bren Next week, chairmen of all ing- be taken on the motion next Wed He added "...It just seems ner of PI Lambda Phi, '70. fraternities will randomly choose Robert BoutflUer '70, an nesday. corresponding secretary, to eval ticket sections for both IF and nounced Council would sponsor uate the present system of elect- Lehigh weekends. Tim Hardln-Buddy N^les In the ir^ IFC officers was passed. Also, A motion to delay the next IF concert Novetnber U. Boutll- Powerful Miller Drama a four-man committee was es freshmen open house. November Uer warned If attendance did not tablished to investigate the pos 8. was defeated in a close vote. Improve over that of Kooper con Opens At Little Theater sibility of a first-semester fresh Urgiiig a delay until Novem cert, no more concerts would be man "rush." This would eliminate ber 22. Lavnrence Magnant point his wife, who refuses to acknow "dirty" rushii^, accorditig to planned for a rriiimum of a year by Jim Forbes ledge the fact that her son. Larry, ed out that the Vermont game and one half. Brenner. Wednesday night, the Little was killed durir^ the war; Chris would draw many students from the In other business. IFC approv Rich Gordon 'TO, Studem Coun Theatre opened its 1969-1970 sea Keller, their son; Ann Deever. or- campus next week-end. He claim cil president, underscored Boutll- ed a resolution to station catif>us son with Arthur Miller's play, Contlnued on page 7 ed that 23 members of his fra llWs statement, declarlt^. "It's "All My Sons." and although this ternity eacpected to attend the game. extremely imporunt that we show play was written more than twenty William Tucker, '70 report some support." years ago. It retains a certain ing for the committee to inves Council passed a motion by freshness and relevance for to tigate the effects of coeducation Riley Temple '71 that "Studera day's audiences. on the fraternity system, commen Council support in principle the In many ways the play Is simi ted that studies were beitig made five demands made by the Asso lar to Ibsen's social problem of HamlHon and Franklinand Mar ciation of Black Collegians, and dramas. In it. Miller examines shall Collies where coeducation nave Its ad hoc comnlttee work the effects of war proflteerli^ on has been recently Intltuted. with the ABC. . .to make these a panlcular American family and demands realities at Lafayette the effects of a generation gap on The Wrby Government and College." •' two of its members. Law Society will present a panel Joel Pisano '71 was elected to The action of the play takes discussion on "What's Wrong Council to flu a vacancy created place In the back yard ofthe Keller with Lafayette?" 8 p.m. Tues by excessive absences. home on the outskirts of an Amer day in Pardee Auditorium. ^ Gerald GiU '70 moved that ican town durlr^ the August fol- The panel is composed of 'the Student Council In conjunc-- lowit^ World War If. The first Robert Hahn '71; Richard Gor "on with other interested students act Inroduces us to the charac don '70; president of Student and other student organizations, ters: Joe Keller, the owner of a Council; Lawrence Lennon '71; supiwrt, by providli^ voluntary factory and the defendant in a case Edward Pollick '70; and Robert manpower to, the Head Start pro of plant mismanagement whereby Natelson '70, editor-in-chief of The Lafayette. gram in Easton." The motion faulty parts were shipped to plane 'All My Sons' now featured at Little Theatre. passed unanimously. assembly factories; Kate Keller. THE LAFAYETTE October 31, \%i Watson Blazes Curtailed; Meyner Cites Need For Mail Thefts At New Low Safety In Ghetto Areas A partial solution may be in to discuss the situation. "About by Rob Natelson Editor-in-Chief in the graduate level atthattiitie.,. all we can do now is hope that and Paul Dimmick Layout-Editor sight today to the incendiary my Q. Do yoo think New Jersey can stery plaguitig Watson Hall, someone will supply us with infor (Following is an exclusive inter solve her own problems without ltd- In response to yet another trash mation," Schroeder stated. view with former governor Robert eral help? Meyner '34 who is the Democratic fire on the dormitory's second The bright spot for Watsonites A. I'm sure we could take Is in the institution of door-to- gubernatorial candidate in New floor, the sixth minor incident in Jersey. This Inerview was granted care of some of them, butwewouid two weeks, the collie has taken door mail delivery. "We've had to The Lafayette after its authors do it in a much tetter way if steps to attempt-to curtail poten no thefts since we've begun this attended a select press conference we had our commimients fulflllal tial danger to the 125 residents. pilot project," Schroeder noted. in the Governor Morris Inn, Mor- risfown. New Jersey. —Ed.) from the federal government. ITie Accorditig to Philip G. Schroe Emphasizing the short-term ami-pollution project, routes 28; der, director of student residence. aspect of the system, he explained, Q. Many poli'icians have been and 80 and 78. these can't go on "Under no circumstances will "We're reactir^ to a panlcular getting considerable mileage from without the government givlt^ us plastic (trash) containers be left problem; we have plans to work fhe "law and order" issue. To what the promised money. in the hallway without a metal out some alternate system--per extent do you think this issue has covering." haps locked mail boxes eitfier in racial overtones? I'm not saying we can't ga our own people golng-llke tiiose "Plastic receptacles wiU be dormitories or in a larger post A. Superficially, some people In the Transportation Depan limited to a bare minimum nece office." think of law and order on ra ment... ssary for proper maintenance,"he Meanwhile, George Weaver "72 cial grounds. On second consid added. and Robert Hunton '72. are al eration, our fellow citizens real Q. Why did you support tlie mjrj- ternating mail delivery; each is ize that minority groups need pro lorium en Oct. IS in Ihe first plan Student As Fire Marshall if its organizers had already planned It was one such plastic recep putting in five hours a week and is tection more than majority groups. two days in November, three in Dt- tacle that was apparently set ablaze being compensated, said Schroe A recent study showed tfiat In cember, etc.? der. white suburban neighlwrhoods the A. That's another thiqg en One week previous. Watson had chances of getting mugged were '2 tirely. I supported the one ^^ been operatir^ with locked pigeon one out of ten thousand: irter- Ex-Governor Robert Meyner day... holes open one hour during the •34 grated neighborhoods, one out of day. two thousand; and in our ghettos~ Q. What do you think the meri' or minority areas—one out of sev torium accomplished? BLACK SCHOLARSHIP GRANT PROPOSED enty-eight. Our minority groups A. I think it was an expres want the protection. They're more sion of the general discontent... Continued from front page at the college and would take the •yorried about getting mugged. I chink It hastened the move toward limit to the number of black stu black ejqjerience away from the a cease fire... and an end tothe whites. Q. If you are elected governor, Vietnam War. dents that this college can take." what do you propose fo do to im Questioned about the demand Moorer answered that one of prove higher education in the State Q. Do you think organlulioni to eliminate racism. Hairston the functions of the house would of New Jersey? like the Sena'e of Columbia Uni- stated that the meetirg of theother be to provide a social experience versity should take stands on pi- A. First of all. I would raise litical issues? four ABC demands would tend for blacks. "A black house is the more money. . . I would work with least of our demands," Moorer A. Yes, I see no reason wtiy toward its elimination. He the proper people to determine stressed the importance of look explained. they shouldn't take political stands, what our direction should be. We as long as it doesn't get to the ing into oneself to discover racist Assume Individual Responsibility have a lot of questions faclrig us: point that it Interferes with aca manifestations. Are we to continue on the com- Dr. Crawford cautioned the demic pursuits. Everyo'ic should Lennon added that all of Amer unity college idea? Are we to audience not to pass off to the ad be free to demonstrate, bit I ica has the responsibility to give ministration the responsibility for have schools for commuters or Evidence of arsonist's work the black people skills for de have the people livitig in? Do think you should expose yourself the black demands. He urged the to the curricula. in Watson Hall. fense. audience to ask, "What can I do, we want lo raise the level of other Hairston wanted compensatory schools to make the faculties on If you just want to demon and discovered about 6:15 p.m. last not what are they going to do?" strate, you should find another and remedial programs for "risk" Countering a charge by Brown the level of Rutgers--or do we Sunday by William McClure '72, blacks. want a system like California?... place. who readily extinguished the fire that the IFC's recent move to In Proposed ClaM 70 Scholarship Do we want more medical Q. As an alumnus—not as son*' in the corner of the south wir^ Grant vestigate black admission was a political move, Ivflles Overholt'70. schools?... one running for governor of Ni» of second floor. Gill insisted that he did not Jersey—what did you thinli of Ih The damage to the wall in the want a separate black college on IFC president, retorted. "We did Q. Do private colleges have a decision of Lafayette lo go «»*• I new wing of first floor caused by campus, but rather hoped the not do it Tor political reasons; we place in your plans? cational? a less recent ignition has still senior class would give toward did It for the good of the campus." A. Yes. if they'll respond. In A. I wasn't overerithusiasticof not been repaired. John E. Collins, black scholarships. Overholt further noted the IFC 1954, I went to Princeton—I was underenthuslastlc. I'm not araem- proctor, and instructor of reli When asked by Jon Marcus would meet with alumni represent an ex-officio member of the Board ber of the Board of Trustees, so, gion, said he didn't anticipate re '70. "How can you avoid token atives December 13 to discuss al of Trustees--and asked them to I wasn't directly Involved with tht furbishing until vacation. ism," Lermon responded, "Token lotment of money for black schol raise the undergraduate enroll decision. I can live with Lafayew As another preventive mea ism is not part of the game. . . arships. ment; they were more Interested College wnethc.- it has woiw sure, the college had arranged Racism is inherent in society, not or it doesn't have wamer. Of for off-duty Easton firemen to pa in a human being." He added that Seminars, Contests course. If I talked to my wift trol the halls of Watson between more whites must take part in the she'd say It has to be coedw 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. during the past black experience. OfTered To Students tional! week, explained Schroeder. Dr. James Crawford, associate "These patrols will be main professor of mathematics, ques The followirig organizations are Service To Utilise tained on an irtermittent basis," tioned the panel about the purpose offering courses and contests for he added, "whenever we feel of the black house. Crawford interested students: Poetry, Folksonp they're needed." wished to know if the house would The Scandanavian studies is a Schroeder and Herman C. Kis be a copy of the fraternity system. program for the 1970-71 academic A laymen's service willbeheHj siah, dean of students, met with He felt a black fraternity would year. Students can study in any of in Colton Chapel Sunday at U in j Watson residents Wednesday night be just one more devisive featiu-e the Scandanavian countries. For The service will be led byKenndlj information, write to Scandanavian Ross '72, Dr. David Sloane, i»-j Seminar 40 W, 57th Street, New structor In English and Fichirij York, New York, 10019. Rosenthal '73. I The Amerlckn Management The service will utiIlKl»«'^j Association wiU sponsor a series of Robert Frost, folkslnger W>»l of Stimulation Weekends, special Whitman. Rod McKuen. J"''"';*'! HaPPeSiNGS programs designed for seniors who non and Paul McCartney, >m\ The history departtnent will spon Marquis Commuter Lounge Thurs are Interested in management ca others. sor a color film, "i, Leonardo da day at 4:30 p.m. . . . Vinci," in Kunkel Hall Auditorium reers. Information can be obtained Tuesday at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Anyone interested In an intern by writing to "Hie Direaor. Stim The film is open to the public . . . ship with the Core Foundation, des ulation Weekends, AM\ Manage TUNE IN The college chapter of the cribed in last Friday's paper, ment Center. Saranas Lake. New American Society of Mechanical should contact Herman C. Kissiah, York, 12983. dean of students... PRESIDENT NIXON'S Engineers will feature Dr. Ralph Univac Is sponsorlt^ a copy- Longswonh. Tuesday in Marquis The Annual Allentown Custsm wrltlng contest for their recruit Hall at 7:30 p.m. Dr. Lotgswonh Auto Show will be held en the Al lentown Fairgrounds Noveml>er 7, ment campaign. Contestants are ADDRESS TO will speak on "Refrigeration Cy to submit recruitit^ ads dlrecteJi cles and Crpgenlcs Proces t and ». Among the features are "Playboy's" Miss March 1968, and at student engineers, scientists, sing."... THE NATION the original "Batmobile" from the programmers, and marketing spe "Batman" television series . . . The Outing Club will sponsor an cialists. Details are available by axploralion of caves in the Kutz Soles Hall wiU hold an open writing to Univac College Copy- MONDAY NIGHT town area, Sunday. The club will house for freshmen Sunday, from More samples from hold' a business meeting in the 2-5 p.m. wnang contest. P.O. &,x 4050. "Black-white" exhibit St. Paul. Minnesota, 55116. October 31, |%9 Page Four THE LAFAYETTE- 1 JSlje lafapette Editor-in-chief Robert Natelson The opinions expressed on the editorial page do not necessarily represent the opinions of the college or the student body. Caveat Student Cburicil may be headed toward ayette G^llegc. Its members have been taking a controversial political stand — chosen on the basis of their ability to cope either for or against U.S. policy in Viet' with college problems. Unlike Congress nam. men or Senators, they have not been se A motion submitted Wednesday by Carl lected with an eye on their political beliefs. Desch '71 urged that Council support the In addition, Council is not directly November Moratorium against the war in representative of the students, i.e., it is not Vietnam. But it went on to advocate chosen on a one man-one vote basis. This "Vietnamization" of the war, and with it factor has manifested itself on other oc a strengthening of the armed forces of casions. For example, last year a straw UHH.... South Vietnam. vote among Council members revealed ma The motion was tabled until the next jority support for the presidential candi Council meeting. dacy of Hubert Humphrey. .Yet only a For Mario Procaccino Dcsch's proposal is contradictory, it can few days before, the student body had be construed as supporting our current ac handed a decisive plurality to Richard by George Kaplan tivities in Southeast Asia, or as proposing Nixon. Tills newspaper recently en partment. In a city where the big immediate withdrawal from that area. And This is an academic community. Indi dorsed the election of Republican gest chunk of taxes goes to re- John Marchi as Mayor of the City lief for the poor, hundreds of thou several Council members were quick to viduals within it have a right to take any of New Yorlc. There was a re sands of dollars have been stolen point this out. political position they choose. But for its sponse of several letters to the due to the imcompetence of Lind Hence he agreed to reconsider his mc governing organizations to enter partisan editor, supporting the re-election say administrators. of Mayor John Lindsay, I shall Welfare assistance, for the most tion for the meeting next week. No one politics is to compromise academia's status set out the reasons why I, as a part, under Lindsay, has not reach knows what will eventually come out of as an impartial forum for the free exchange resident of New York City, feel ed those most in need of it. Lind that Mario Procaccino, the Demo say's record in housing is no better. Council. It may advocate "Vietnamiw of ideas. cratic candidate, is the man of the It is a proven fact that no iww tion;" it may urge uncompromising sup Several prestigous institutions of high hour. houting projects in New York City port of the moratorium. er learning—such as Columbia and Har Mayor Lindsay entered office have been completed since Ihe Waf- after 20 years of Democratic rule. ner administration. Under Lindsay's Now we have very definite feelings on vard—have indeed enunciated their fac Since that time, he has catapulted super Housing Development Agen the war in Vietnam. But we gravely ques ulty-student views on the Vietnam War. New York from disaster to disas cy, the entire housing program lias come to a virtual standstill. tion the propriety of Council taking any This may have been the inspiration for ter. Lindsay has demonstrated a gross ineptness at labor relations. Honest, Efficient Leadership kind of stand on a controversial political Carl Desch's motion. But none of us should Every lalx>r iiegiotation that he has Why does this all lead rae to issue. look kindly upon "bandwagons." entered has precipitated into a support Mario Procaccino? Ifeel Student Council has been elected to Bandwagons have a way of running out strike. Tlie Mayor seeks to blame that Mario Procaccino, along wltli the cause for the city's ills on his running mates, Frank Smltli serve the interests of the students of Laf of control. the Vietnam War, yet he would and Abraham Beame, can pro bring the National Guard into New vide honest and efficient leader York to bust a garbage strike. The ship, free from the chaos of the crowning blow on the Mayor's labor Lindsay years. The Democratic policy was last year's massive team offers New York CUy a teacher's walkout which unearthed chance for competent administra In Colton Chapel . . . latent bigotry and racism In New tion In City HaU. It is true that York City. In fact, the two-year all three of these men lack the teacher's contract between the U, charisma of Lindsay. It Is also The pews of Colton Chapel were sition on campus, so do we need more F. T. and the new Board of Edu true that many show business ce packed during the Black Forum Monday cation (appointed by the Borough lebrities are behind Undsay. But cognizance of the modern culture of the Presidents instead of by the charisma does not run a city. night. Black American. Mayor), was only accomplished by Administrators do. Black students had come from Lehigh The forum panel mentioned the need the fact that Lindsay kept his nose Both Mario Procaccino and Abe out of contract negotiations. Beame have years of teaching as well as Lafayette to give moral support for more Negro faculty members and a An End To Corruption to the panel. Many interested whites had experience Ijehind them. B was full time administrator. We don't have to Lindsay entered office on the Procaccino, not John Marchi, who, come out of curiousity. White liberals and obtain these by "raiding" major Negro promise of better administrative along with Frank Smith, sought radicals had arrived to prove to themselves •iniversities. Surely we could start by ar efficiency and an end to "Tarn many a court Injimction to open up C. and to each other that either 1) they had Hall corruption." But in the course C.N.Y. last spring when it *as ranging a yearly exchange program with of Lindsay's administration, the shut by Mayor Undsay to avoid nary a shred of racism in their souls, or 2) such institutions. worst city scandal in 20 years student-police confrontations. they had plenty of it and they were eager broke open. James Marcus, Lind Thanks to Procaccino, the educa We agree, too, that Black Studies should say's Utility Commissioner, was tive process at the City Univer to do public penitence for their sins of be expanded—especially within the con arrested on charges of handing out sity was allowed to continue des thought. text of other counties. At one time, almost kickbacks for reservoir construct pite activities by extremist groups. In truth, the size and friendly tenor of ion. Marcus' trial revealed evi It is supposed by many that 207c of the American population was dence showing that the Mafia has Procaccino is a racist, especial the audience indicated that the Zeitgeist Negro—60'/' in some states. Yet most of made notable inroads into the ly because of his stand on crime, is very definitely on the side of the Blacks, our American history courses ignore the municipal government under Und- Nothing could be further from and if they want to get things down, now day's administration. Marcus was the truth. Procaccino has beenen- role black citizens have played. not the only one ot Lindsay's lieu dorsed by several Black poll- is the best time to do it. tenants to go. Every one of Llnd- clans, notably N.Y. State Assem As for a Black cultural center . . . Well, say's cabinet officers has left City The "demands" presented by the Asso this is a good idea if it does not become a blymen Mark Southall and Hulan ciation of Black Collegians at the forum Hall, except Procaccino. Jack. Procacclno's stand on dope refuge for Black separatism. What it has One of Lindsay's lieutenants, and crime Is not radically du- were, on the whole, quite reasonable and to offer should be open for Caucasians Sanitation Commissioner Samuel ferent from the stand taken by Uie just. Surely they deserve careful considera as well as Negroes. With certain safe Rearing, who seemed to be N.A.A.C.P, In 1968, Procaccino tion. straightening out the Sanitation De gave up his seat as a delegate to guards, however, an adequate black cen partment after a previous Lindsay the Democratic National Conven One of these "demands" was that for ter can be a valuable addition to the cam appointee, Joseph Periconl, was tion for a Black man. In fact, Pro more Black students. We see two reasons pus. found to be corrupt, was summarily caccino is far to the left of UW" for fulfilling this request: I) The college fired by Lindsay for "insubord say on many issues. Including To fill this void, the Board of Trustees ination," Subsequent Lindsay fin labor relations. ,, should help clear the way for the Black agling In the Sanitation Department The latest Dally News m drive for a dignified place in all facets of would do well to rent the "house behind caused last February's massive puts Mayor Lindsay far In froui American life. 2) Another face should be Marquis" to A.B.C. In this way, an edifice snow paralysis which earned Lind of his rivals, Procaccino and Mar with a long tradition could continue to say the title of "Mayor of Man ch!. If the results of the poll ar« added to the sterile cultural and political hattan," due to hlo neglect of the correct, and Mayor Lindsay i» life at Lafayette. Just as we need more pre ser^e a valid cultural purpose. other four boroughs during a be re-elected over r^arlo Procaccln^ lated snow removal. sentation of the conservative political po I feel that the people of the CW RGN Scandal after scandal has of New York will have made a plagued New York's Welfare De- great mistake. :mma vHH tober31, 1969 THE LAFAYETTE Page Five Five Demands The Season Of The Witch. by Ranchr Beach by Larry Light Halloween is a freaky time at a witch!" everyone cried fear The Association of Black Col- about tliat "Lafayette Is so rich, Is something else again. A racist Lafayette; a chance to forget your fully, and scattered aside. gians enjoyed a good turn out it can do anything it wants to." is not necessarily a bigot. Rac hourlies, the paper you neglect Unruffled by the incident, the r their Forum in Colton Chapel While this institution may indeed ism can be defined as theconcious ed to write, and that desperate mass cortinued Its penetration Into londay night. During the course be "rich", the secohd part of the or unconcious expression of white letter from your pregnant girl the city. Sirens were heard, and the program, five demands statement Is not necessarily true. supremacy. This can taketheform friend. It's a rare opportunity to townspeople could be seen fleelr^ ariously called "suggestions." To elicit the needed funds, I of apathy — of Indifference to kick up your wjrn-down heels, from the city, carrying their pos proposals," depending upon the suggest that, first, the budget be the problems of the Black man and punt your troubles away. sessions on their backs, trippliig ne of a speech) were presented. looked into, a la The Nfeyer Re in his fight for a decent place In Last year the class of '72, over each other Inpanlcovercotne ne of the Black spokesmen hlnt- port (hopefully at a much great American society. Thus, some the that helluva crew, rallied in an by this plague, this invasion. "It's d that these would be brought to er speed, of course). The cost whites who .spent Monday night with impressive display of Halloween like the blitz in London!" an el le noor of the next faculty meet- of a compensatory education pro Rowan and Martin might just lie spirit. It was a typical Thursday derly man shouted. "Repent, the ig. It is my fervent hope that gram is far less than that of co within this pall. night, everyone grinding his nose end is here!" yelled a crazed, le demands are fully considered education, so, therefore, any At any rate, the fact remains into a snot-filled book, when sud bearded upperclassman. I all of their implications by fac- tinkering with the budget would that the white student can no long denly, somcwiiere in the freshman not be of major proportions. If, Dozens of policemen arrived Ity, Administration, and students. er remain i^ert on this issue. dorm.';, go.ncone jumped up and on foot and In car, powerless, Let us analyze these one by by some chance, we cannot finan An analysis of precisely how rac- , said, "Hey! it's Halloween! Wliat ce the program within the context however, to do anythir^ but track ;, according to their assigned ism can be destroyed would be the hell arevd doin' here,/study of current assets, a givirg cam the herd. The mob, frightened by riority: too lenghty for inclusion here. ing, on Hallow'ien?" paign should be initiated for this the possibilities of mace, tear gas, However, let me say that it be No one could answer. For a 1) More Black students are needed purpose which would be open to and other instruments of police in campus. hooves the white student body to brief, fateful moment 520 hands both alumni and students. brutality, stampeded. Still show This is an aching necessity for open its mind to the situation and could be heard scratching, ing admirable unity, everyone .afayette lias only 43 Blacks in (2) More Black teacher; and a full- actually see what's going on, • scratchir^, upon oft-used haads. rumbled down the same back alley. ts entire student body. Such a lime Black administrator. But let's not be sweet and neb Then, w;th a spontaneous roar, The cops foUowid, tracking by eye, ituation is deplorable. If the so- Needless to say, these people ulous- about it. Vvliat is needed is rooms were emptied and books radio, and radar. "They're now ial situation for white students are In jreat demand today.. Al positive action by the whites in closed. Waves of fat, accumulated headed down an alley off 3rd Street. ere is below par, it only fol- though the problems are obvious, support of the Black's demands, from long hours of study, rolled They are still in one unit...They ows that Black students fare even I can't help but feel that tills re several informal discussion out of the dormitories. The fresh are heading towird theStateThea rorse. And, even with coeducation cruitment is not beir^ pursued groups are forming on the sub man quad Wis a whirlpool of ac ter...Will continue pursuit." n the horizon, cultural oppor- with the concerted vigor it should ject -- yet it is action which must tivity and enthusiasm, the dorms After racing down a succession imities for a Negro in a small, be. Our college now boasts one follow these talk-fests. In dis dark and deserted. Immediately the of back alleys, the crazed mass esidential college of the Lafay- part-lime Black instructor, one playing that they are alive and do cry was taken up: "Come on frosh! seemed to realize its power. It tte ilk will remain poor at best part-time Black administrator, exist, the ABC has thrown down Easton!" ventured onto Northampton Street, mil some positive changes are and only one full-time Black in a challenge for the whites to meet. Stampeding Herd and marched proudly to Center nade. the Athletic Department. Lafayette We should meet it as soon as It had begun. The herd stamped Square. The entire area was The biggest change, of course, has been seekir^ Black personnel possible. ed down the path into Easton, paralyzed--traffic at a standstill, for a year now and has accrued ould be an augmentation of Black (5) A Black "house should be insti thundering and bellowirig, with all citizens either hiding in their tudent enrollment. A good point only meager results. I suggest a tuted. horned heads raised. The mob homes or fleelrg the city. 'as made at the Forum that most good re-evaluatlon of this aspect The Forum panel was not very poured out into the streets, tialt- An ecstatic freshman raised flacks currently enrolled here of recruitment. clear as to the precise nature of ing traffic, terrorizing pedestrians his eyes to the sky. "It's ours-- re academically qualified. It was (3) A Black Studies Program. this house, A building for social and trick-or-treaters. As it pro- ours...all ours! We own the city hen suggested that the admissions A mere handful of courses on activities and cultural purposes is ceded down the street, its vic of Easton!" A roar went up from eople seek out under-privlledged the Black man are offered now. indeed a good idea. As one ABC tory cry began, reverberating up the mcb. hetto students and give them a What the ABC came up with was member- stated during the and down the walls of the afflict Several minutes later, the ummer's worth of compensatory laudable in that a middle ground discussion following the Forum, ed city: "Easton, kiss—the leo strangest phenomenon of all oc ducation prior to matriculation. is struck between tte minimal "We're trying to get ourselves pard's ass! Easton, kiss—the leo curred. The mass began to leave. This has been on the Admln- amount of courses inAfro-Ameri- together." pard's ass!" Slowly, almost imperceptibly. It stration's mind for quite some can culture we now have, and Black unity Is an excellent Girl townles, accustomed to started to m:ve away from the ime. The big drawback here Is a complete Black major — which thing, but Black separatism Is not. flauntir^ their bodies before sex- square, out of the city, back to Mney — an enormous quantity would tend to Insulate a student's For Black students to live and eat starved students, ran in terror the collie on the hill. Relieved, f which is needed to finance a academic life fromthatofhiswhite segregated from the whites would before surging mass. One unfor unbelieving, pollcemonand assort irogram whose composition re- peers. However, tteprojxised pro be to breed an unhealtiiy apar tunate group of girls w-is cornered ed townles gaped after them. "It juires a good deal of costly one- gram would Insure that every theid. More exposureofEilacks and in a parking lot, and would have was all theirs...They'd won it... o-one tutoring. Currently, as in opportunity be afforded the Black whites is needed here to combat been gravely violated had not an Why did they leave?" past, the Federal Government to form an appreciation of his own racism, not less. elderly female charged into the Upon reflection, the question is s being petitioned for capital. culture. At any rate, the proposals are, crowd, driving people back with readily answered. WHO W.ANTS hat we will get any Is doubt- (4) An end to racism on Ihe cam on the whole, good ones. It is now hsr broomstick. "It's a witch. EA3TO.M?? ul. since the Federal budget has pus. up to the Lafayette community to sen cut of this score; witness Neanderthal shenanigans such react to them. e failure of last sprlr^ to ob- as the epithet painted on the ABC's In that Upward-Bound grant. At meeting room door and the an "y rate, private foundations onymous letter In last Friday's Letters To The Editor hould also be solicited. newspaper are atypical of the mood Falling all else, the college's on this campus. It is extremely FROSH DATES '"ly recourse would be to gener gauche for a white student to te RECTIFICATION pose of the present military gov Dear Editor: is the money from Itself. You a bigot. ernment was to recover the oil It has come to the attention of Dear Editor: [ftg^ear the old saying batted But racism on this campus fields of Brea and Farina that the LF.C that several freshmen In the issue of Oct, 10, 1969, were held illegally by the Inter have been accompanied by dates page 6, you published a report national Petroleum Company. It. at previous Sunday aftermoon rush on the talk 1 gave l)efore the stu appears that the objective was to sessions. The LF.C, must ask that dents of Lafayette College in Mc impede the coming to power of freshmen discontinue this prac Kelvy House at the sixth of the the "Partido del Pueblo." Also tice. pre .sent month. The Oldest College Newspaper In Pennsylvania it was to impede the develop We ask this for several rea When I referred to the great ment of the Communist Party, sons. First, the presence of a difference between the unskilled which in tlie last election obtain Founded 1870 workers and the skilled, I said date at a ojjen house creates an Publi.h.H „ Second ClaM Poit»g« Paid at Eaaton, Pa. 18042 ed a great quantity of votes. unnatural and somewhat awkward "OMihed Bi-Weekly, Except During Exams, Vacations and Holidays By that on the average a semi-skill Aniong the principle acts of _ ., The Studentt of Lafayette College ed worker earned $55 monthly. situation in that the fraternity T.I. 1. '"'•'•' •"<• Buaineaa Officea in Hogq Hall Baaement the present government, I could brothers don't know whether to '•'•phones 2SS-284S, 258-2846 Subacriptiona — $5.00 On the average, a profession mention: rush the t)oy or the girl. Another al man earns $300 per month. KDITIUMN.CHIKI.- .\atel.soii. 252-9'H8 --Tlie agrarian rolorm act: reason is that the freshman is Kim l.elr, 252-9117 In the above-mentioned arUi- Through Uiis tlie peasant obtained at the fraternity lor the purpose ^^i.'-'iESS .MA.N-ACEIt John Stephenson, 252 3176 cle, these same figures appeared proprietdrshlp of the land upon of meeting the brothers, and the "TOUI Editor Paul Dimmick, 2.'>2-!i593 as If they were earned weekly accompaniment of a date serves instead of monthly. which he worked. ;ei^V.,-''"'"S STAFF--: l.cn .Veerlle, 252-!M4» —Tho bank law: This limited the as a natural deterrent from tiiese "oclHt* In xews When I compared prices, I purpo.ses. Finally, a freshman who '•Porlers Jerry r.arrlnicr operation of foreign banks. I "tills Wain. <;i-o|-. Kaplan, J