Mroz Announces Institute for Social Action
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.,I f ~ r~ =---~~-~~---~ i lefote ud after u IHil In the new donna. On the left Ia the lounge of Gnce Tower ilartlaDy completed. On the riaht Is a loun,e In Flanner 'tower which is what Grace will look like after construction crews move out next month. Read the Observer next week to get the inside story on when the uncompleted tower wii; be ready for occupancy. VOL. IV. No. 9 Serving the Notre Dame and Saint M_ary 's College ('ommuni~J' FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 191)9 Mroz announces Institute for Social Action John Mroz, former SUAC keep the sources anonymous. on the commiSSIOn because of get. We have set up our general projects. He observed that a Commissioner, announced the Direction of the Institute falls their interest and support on the scope of operation and we will major cause of student birth of the Robert F. Kennedy under control of a planning Institute rather than their delve into the areas of operation non-involvement is a fear of Institute for Social Action, an commission consisting of twelve position in their respective as deeply as our resources forfeiting studies. By offering organization designed to students, six members of the bodies. The list of these allow." academic credit for social action encourage students to get administration, and six faculty members is not finalized as of The Kennedy Institute will programs, the Institute could involved in social action members. The planning yet. coordinate some of the South circumvent this problem. programs. commission is the body which McDonough added that the Bend projects of the Community The most essential aspect for Dave Young, Mroz's chief will be responsible for evaluating Institute is not going to press for Relations Commission of the success of the Institute lies coordinator, defined the essence and deciding action on the a specifil: sum of money but Student Government this year, in student mobilization towards of the project as "providing an projects brought before the rather "reason and· present'. to and it is eventually hoped that social action. Submission of opportunity for Notre Dame and Institute. any possible source of money its the Institute will be able to take ideas is solicited from all S MC students, faculty, and McDonough commented that program and let them "evaluate'' over the entire Com mission's students of every field. Proposals administration to put in motion the members on the commission the Institute and decide on its activities. of study or any programs for their own compassion and from the faculty and worth. M roz advocated g1v1ng social action may be submitted concern in the area of social administration were asked to be "We \"!ill work with what we academic credit for Field Study to the Institute. The Institute action projects." (continued on page 7) The Institute was founded on the prerrise that what was needed in the area of social act ion was an organization CPA to ioin non-moratorium October 15 which would serve as an umbrella for the plethora of tile October date in support of for the Free University progmm. proposed that every event of the projects that now exist and by Paul Gallagher the moratorium. At one point, Leone called for CPA be planned carefully and which would coordinate, direct, They unaminously approved, a report from a spokesman of that talks be arranged with hall and finance these projects. however, that in the event that the local SDS chapter. The section leaders to explain CPA Jim McDonough, a founder of the two legislating bodies spokesman said that the SDS'ers activities at least a week before the Institute, further explained Over I 20 members of the refused to call off classes were waiting to find out what they arc scheduled to take place. that too many social action Coalition for · Politic<ll Action participants in the moratorium the CPA had in mind. To date, The next large scale meeting projects survive for only a short (CPA) voted last night to join in would refuse to go to classes said the spokesman, the SDS had was set for next Sunday, on a nationwide Vietnam Mora tir~te because competing projects anyway. no activities planned. September 28. At that time, a often cut too deeply into any torium planned to replace uni There was some talk of also '"sA f or th e new orgamzatron,· · specr·al AclJ·on Cornntr"ttee r·s one projects resources and that versity classes on October I 5. boycotting dining halls, and says CPA planner Brian Mclnery, expected to present ideas as to this needless waste has to be The purpose of the campus stores as part of the the secret of its success will lie how the Moratorium study-day eliminated. moratorium, according to a mora tori urn. However, no on organrza· t"ron, M c 1nery can be profr"tably s•Jcnt.• The lr.stitute is run by Washington Vietnam decision on such tactics was ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• students and this fact was Moratorium Committee made. emphasi1.ed by McDonough: co-ordinating operations, is to The group also decided to "The Institute will be known catalyze antiwar efforts and to begin a petition addressed to as a student success or a student pressure the Nixon President Hesburgh ex;Jlaining failure not a Notre Dame success Administration into a the rational of the Vietnam Father llesburgh will return or a Notre Oamc failure." committment to slop the Viet Moratorium and asking that he · The Kl•nnedy Institute was Nam war. move to call off classes. The to campus next Thursday from conceived in thought last spring The October 15 date will be petition will be circulated Europe. lie has been allending meetings in (;reece and in to perpetuate the ideals of used by participants for throughout dorms on campus Vienna. fle has been away from llohhy Kennedy but was American involvement in Viet and made available to campus since September II. A conveived in practice over the Nam. If no committment to stop off-campus students to summer by six Notre Dame the war is forthcoming after the list of his many extra-university maximize support for the activities can he found on page stulh-nts: Mroz, McDonough, October meeting, say the program. 4. John Kreis, Jim Metzger, Dave W<rshington co-ordinators, two As the meeting progressed it Young, and l'cle Kelly. days will be taken off for study bcca me evidetn that the CPA The University gave an initial in November, three days in was assuming the role of the grant of $20,000 to begin December, etc. until some major radical organization on operations and future finan•ing believable commiltmenl is made. campus. To begin the meeting, Father Hesburgb of operations will also come The massive CPA group Chuck Leone, chairman and from outside foundations. memeeting for nearly three part-founder of the CPA, On The I nsidc ...... hours in Nieuwland Science oullined for members activities McDonough said that it is building agreed to ask the in addition to the Viet Nam The Hesburgh Resume page 4 "almost a sure thing'. that Student Life Council and the Moratorium which the CPA were money will be forthcoming from Faculty Life Council to trying to org.:nil.e, The most of outside sources but because co-operate with them and to important of these was the Free The Observer's future page 4 none of the money is actually in take steps toward officially University. Leone called for his hands he would prefer to calling off university classes on teachers as well as participants••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• PAGE 2 THE OBSERfiER FRIDAY SEPT!:MBER 26, 1969 SEE Sept. 27th NOTRE DAME-PURDUE Blacks term choice mockery FOOTBALL GAME Closed Circuit Telecast At WASHINGTON (UPI) - Eight Haynsworth was part of an Supreme Court's decrees and NOTRE DAME ATHLETIC & CONVOCATION CENTER Negro members of the House antiworker conspiracy by the thus the pe~ple's faith in orderly FREE PARKING said yesterday the Supreme Southern textile industry. procedure ... Court nomination of Judge Pollock said Haynsworth "has • Starting Time 1:30 P.M. Clement F. Haynsworth was a The nomination, said conyers, been foremost among the judges mockery, particularly "is particularly ominous in light objectionable now that the of the 4th Circuit who have • Full Color sought to limit the rights of of the executive branch's Nixon Administration is using apparent intention to utilize the workers which are guaranteed by the courts as its prime means of courts in desegregation disputes, • On A20 Foot Screen the National Labor Relations enforcing desegregation decrees. 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