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Students Take Case To Community Today By G A R Y HANAUER mass o f vehicles in order to EG Staff Writer avoid traffic problems. If In an effort to explain possible, participants in the student views on the Berkeley program should park on side situation, as well as to increase streets and municipal lots away rapport between the University from the plaza, and should a n d Santa Barbara arrange to arrive early. communities, a two-pronged Dr. Richard Harris, one o f a Community Interaction dozen speakers who addressed Program will get underway at 1500 students yesterday, said 10 a.m. today in front o f the that “ our intent is to make S^n Rafael Residence Hall Santa Barbara aware that we parking lot. are very upset over the Students will proceed from Berkeley situation and that the San Rafael in small groups to University is in a dark hour in stores, shopping centers, street its history. We are under seige. comers and homes in the Santa “ We have to go to the Barbara area. people. We’re (UCSB) not the Later, at 1:30 p.m., a people, just part o f the people. community meeting at De La And we’re obligated to go to Guerra plaza across from the the people,” he continued. City Hall will tentatively “ Poison gas-mothing like feature six speakers: this happened in Germany Chancellor Vemon I. Cheadle, until.. .the eve o f war. This is STUDENT SOLIDARITY—UCSB strikers attempt to discourage students walking through picket lines from M a yor Gerald Firestone, a war o f the old against the going to class. Later, at a rally with the same theme, Judd Adams explained today's community interaction Academic Senate chairman Dr. young. It’sr o f the utmost plans, which include talking to Santa Barbarans at shopping centers and a community meeting at De La Guerra Clayton Wilson, A .S . importance that the oldies get Plaza at 1 p.m. President-elect Bill James, A.S. organized behind the Administrative Vice youngies,” famed poet President-elect Castulo de la Kenneth Rexroth stressed. Rocha, and A.S. Executive Jeff Herman, A.S. Rep-elect, Vice President-elect Gregg extended an invitation “ to all Knell. members o f the Santa Barbara Organizers stress that the community” to come to EL GAUCHO march and meeting will be a another community meeting peaceful one, enforced with being held later today, at 8 various monitors. p.m., in Campbell Hall. Vol. 49 - No. 134 Santa Barbara, California Tuesday, May 27, 1969 Students are being asked to Leg Council is supporting utilize car pools rather than a (Continued on p. 8, col. 1) Peaceful Students RED, BLACK FLAGS HOISTED Flagpole Confrontation March on Capitol By JOHN M AYB U RY Meanwhile, Dean o f Men free to go, remarking to a EG Reporter Robert Evans patrolled the bystander that the students By LARRY BOGGS he nor any member of his staff UCSB rem ained calm area, attempting to identify were not under arrest. EG Staff Writer appeared. yesterday despite the strike students by demanding I.D.’s Suit may be brought for and Mel Posey, A.S. President at and a shoving match around and imploring someone to call false anrest, according to the DAVE COURT Davis and moderator o f the the Administration Building’s the police. When a campus students involved. EG Managing Editor Capitol steps rally, commented flagpole at high noon. cruiser arrived, Evans S A C R A M E N T O —Between that the purpose for the march An unidentified man physically restrained a student. Strikers have explained that 7500 and 8500 marchers from was to allow students to voice precipitated the incident when An officer then told two they were acting on the basis university and college their grievances with the State he interrupted a demonstration students they were under o f Chancellor Cheadle’s campuses throughout the state o f California and to bring the by 10 armbanded student arrest, questioned them declaration that this week converged on the Capitol here issues to the people and the strikers who were raising black without advising them o f their would be a time for educating yesterday. State. and red flags. rights, and told them they were the people. Organized to protest the He was joined by several troops in Berkeley and their MORE REPRESENTATION other students, one o f whom actions, the march began from a P osey introduced John claimed to be “ in the military staging area several blocks Moore from UC Davis, who service,” in challenging the southwest o f the Capitol. 'Dutchman' Saturday had been chosen by the demonstrators’ right to decide Marching eight abreast, the students to speak. Moore, a which flags should fly. students moved through chaplain, declared, “ We must When a vote was proposed, downtown Sacramento during transform the institutions into he rejected it and tore the red For Black Study-tour the lunch hour, w ith ones which are representative flag from the cord. businessmen lining the street One or more black students from UCSB will join a study-tour of o f all the people.” Demonstrators then forcibly and policemen at each comer. England this summer, if fund-raising efforts are successful. Dr. Linus Pauling, two-time raised the black flag, folded up To help raise the necessary money, Dr. Robert Swander o f the Nobel Prize winner in physics the American and California English Department and Dr. Stanley Glenn o f the Drama NON-ViOLENT NATURE from UC San Diego, also flags, and prepared to hand Department are sponsoring the film, “ Dutchman,” tomorrow night As the marchers approached addressed the crowd. “ The them over to campus at 7:30 in Campbell Hall. Admission will be $1 for students and the Capitol grounds, the University o f California is a authorities. $1.50 for the public. estimated 1,000 people already great university. It serves the A tense confrontation then there began a rhythmic MILITANT PLAY people o f California well; it can ensued. The red flag was ripped clapping which broke into serve us better if it is not According to Swander, the film is based on “ an explosive applause as the marchers to pieces; some wrestling, throttled by politicians and if kicking, and a punch or two and militant play by Leroi Jones, who is possibly America’s best reached the building. it is allowed to grow. It belongs black playwright. Great pains were taken to followed; and then the black to us, the students, faculty and flag was lowered. Swander revealed that $985 must be raised for each black ensure the peaceful and people o f the State and is not student going on the tour, and that it must be collected by May 30. non-violent nature o f the the property of Governor The intruding group hoisted The tour is, in reality, a University Extension course in theatre march. A monitor was Reagan.” He received a the Stars and Stripes again and with six units o f credit. Members o f the tour will attend plays in appointed for every 100 informed the demonstrators standing ovation. London, Stratford, Chichester, and Dublin. marchers and they were that “ every red-blooded instructed on how to keep the Marchers were drawn from American knows that’s where SOLICITING DONATIONS marchers in order as they all UC campuses and many o f it belongs.” In addition to the fund-raising film, Swander and Glenn have progressed. the state colleges, including R esponded one been soliciting donations from Santa Barbara citizens. Though a rumor had those in Sacramento, San Jose, demonstrator, “ I know what “ Unfortunately,” said Swander, “ we have mostly been turned circulated at noon that and San Francisco. Some the flag stands for, and when down.” G overnor Ronald Reagan private schools, such as this country lives up to those Glenn and Swander are asking students, faculty, and the public would speak to the assembled University o f the Pacific, were ideals, then it deserves to fly to send donations to the Drama Department before May 30 or marchers at the Capitol, neither also represented. the flag again.” bring them to the benefit film. P A G E 2 ----E U G A U C H O ---- TUESDAY. MAY 27. 1969 CAMPUS KIOSK Hither and Yon Compiled from the Associated Press and UniPress TUESDAY SACRAMENTO—California's 9.5 Replacing the yellow-on-black million passenger cars will start license tags will be a new M EETIN G S 8 p.m. Chinese Students $15 for seven years or $90 In a 12 noon Swimming, Pool. Association, UCen single payment for lifetime getting new license plates this fall, gold-on-blue design, with numerals 12 noon Concert, UCSB Concert 2292. Elections of next membership. with new colors, a new order for preceding the th re e -le tte r Band, Music Bowl. year’s officers and OCB FALL ACTIVITIES the number-letter sequence and sequence. 3 p.m. Recreation, Old Gym. amendments to the The scheduling meeting for Fall perhaps some odd-looking 4 p.m. Lecture, “The Art of club constitution are on activities will be tomorrow at 3 the Impossible—A Long the agenda. p.m. in UCen 2275. All groups personalized tags. Luce said the change was decided Look at the Czechs” by 8 p.m. SIMS, Engin. 1104. planning Fall events should have a Governor Reagan and the state's because the state is about to run Milton Mayer, CH. 8 p.m.

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