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- - June 1965 Cornell Alumni News -/// G R UM MAN Aircraft Engineering Corporation, Bethpage, Long Island, N.Y. For demonstrations, contact: Atlantic viat ti on, Wilmington, Del.; AiResearch Aviation Service Company, Los Angeles, Calif.; Timmins Aviation, Montreal, Canada. Cornell Alumni News Volume 67, Number 11 + June 1965 Student examines reproduction of early telegraph sending instrument at the base of the Ezra Cornell statue. -Fred Mohn Fairview Heights -A New Environment for Living entries, lights, phones, mailboxes, laundry, A Place of Beauty and the rooms within the apartments. To live in an environment created by Marcel Breuer, one of the world's greatest designers, is of profound and immeasurable A Place for Leisure & Play value. Within level walking distance, there are Here professional men and women pur- many and diverse activities readily avail- suing careers, young couples just beginning able. There is horseback riding at the polo housekeeping, families with children, and stables, tennis down in the Cascadilla Gorge older people who welcome ease and simplifi- and at various courb on the campus, swim- cation, will all find a deeply satisfying place ming at Teagle and Helen Newman Halls to live. The differing needs and tastes are re- and Beebe Lake in the summer, ice skating flected and expressed in the architecture and at Lynah Rink, University football, baseball, result in the high and low buildings, sculp- basketball, ice hockey, and polo games, the tured columns and sun shades, the park-like White Art Museum and many other special setting, walks with trees and lamp posts and exhibits; a whole spectrum of cultural events changing vistas all of which contribute to of a very high order such as concerts, lec- the beauty and charm of the total environ- tures, plays, movies and social events. To be ment. This is what Mr. Breuer calls sun and able to walk to all these activities means in- shadow-"the strong opposite forces of dependence. ideas all clearly expressed without compro- mise and united in one." A Place of Convenience Life in the elevator building is literally A Place of Privacy & Quiet without steps. There is parking on the ground level under the building. A sidewalk under For privacy within each apartment, the the colonnade leads to the glass walled rooms are arranged so that every room can vestibule. From the quietly elegant lobby, be reached without going through any other. automatic Otis elevators speed a person to Many apartments have private studies. his or her apartment home, all without a The structural system achieves maximum single vertical step. A modern laundromat is soundproofing by placing heavy, load-bear- at the basement level iust two steps from the ing concrete or masonry walls and structural elevator. concrete slabs between every apartment. In The row house apartments have paved, the row houses, the masonry walls are ex- lighted, and landscaped parking close to the tended to create private outdoor living spaces door, an individual washer-dryer and a and screening for the glass wall of the living double sink or dishwasher in the completely room. equipped kitchen. Even minor details, many of which you Living at Fairview Heights has the further never see, affect privacy and quiet. At every convenience of a known total cost. There faucet there is a built in air bottle to pre- are no unexpected and unplanned for ex- vent plumbing noises. All aparfments are penses, no troubles, no maintenance, no provided with neutral colored draperies on snow removal, no lawn to mow, and no sud- traverse rods. In the elevator buildsing there den emergencies. No problem to go to is a receiving room so shipments are not left Florida or Paris, just lock the door and go in the hall. The phone at the entry is a hand without worry. We'll even water your plants. held telephone, so one can speak with guests privately. Thick carpets and accoustic tile Write now for our illustrated brochure to: make the public halls quiet and attractive. Privacy and quiet have been considered Jean Bosson in everything; the placement of the buildings, Fairview Heights windows, walks, parking, play, planting, the 100 Fairview Square pressurized halls, sun shades, overhangs, Ithaca, N. Y. 14850 We would be delighted to show Cornell Alumni through Fainiew Heights whenever they are in ithaca-for Coinmencement, Reunion, Homecoming, or any other time. ercised primarily through two elected faculty commit- tees: the Committee on Student Affairs and the Com- mittee on Student Conduct. Faculty concern with stu- dent affairs and conduct deals with principle and policy, for the Faculty does not assume supervision over Student all aspects of student life through a proliferation of rules. "Detailed regulations are made, when necessary, by the students themselves through their elected Student Discipline Government. All power delegated by the Faculty to Student Government is vested in the Executive Board of that Government. The Executive Board, in turn, has empowered various agencies, such as the Interfra- The last month has seen Cornell in the dilemma that ternity Council and Women's Student Government As- faces much of America: how far should people be al- sociation, to act in particular areas of student activities lowed to go with actions that infringe on the rights of and conduct. others in order to express a moral belief? (See page "Before regulations enacted by any agency of Stu- 28). dent Government take effect, they are reviewed by the The early demonstrations of the Cornell Ad Hoc Faculty Committee on Student Affairs which has the Committee on Vietnam were treated tolerantly by power to withhold approval should it find such regula- members of the university community, a number of tions inconsistent with University policy. In practice whom also questioned U.S. policy. Later demonstra- this rarely happens. tions-the interruption of the Charter Day Convoca- "One of the recent products of this faculty-student tion, the boorish treatment of Ambassador Harriman governing process is the Student Code concerning con- and, finally, the sit-down interference with the ROTC duct outside the classroom. Infractions of the Code are Presidential Review-turned tolerance to deep con- tried by student judicial agencies, which recommend cern. penalties; the Faculty Committee on Student Conduct Other students began to show intense resentment to- reviews the decisions and formally imposes penalties." ward the Ad Hoc Committee. From alumni and friends The Student Code, referred to above, states the of the university came calls for disciplinary action. causes for disciplinary action: "violation of academic But to a liberal university, committed to self-govern- integrity," "fraudulent or dishonest conduct," and ment by its students, discipline is not a simple matter. then "disorderly or irresponsible conduct", with this Cornell's rules are few and fuzzy. The line of authority explanatory paragraph: is described in the Faculty Handbook: "Primary responsibility for student extra-academic "A Cornell student is responsible for acting as a affairs and conduct has been delegated to the Faculty civilized human being toward his fellowmen, their by the Board of Trustees and the President and is ex- rights, and their property. No community can succeed if, in its search for individual development, it permits Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller presents to go unnoticed and unpunished disorderly and irre- university's charter to President James A. sponsible conduct such as harmful or disorderly be- Perkins. University Historian Morris Bishop ' 14 in the background. havior which is the result of drinking, or destruction -Sol Goldberg '46, The Ithaca Journal of property, or sexual behavior which is clearly inde- cent." This inadequate little homily on student behavior Cornell Alumni News Founded 1899 is the basis for disciplining the students who took part in the sit-down at Barton Hall. 18 East Ave., Ithaca, N.Y. 14850 In our opinion what is needed in the long run is an H. A. Stevenson '19, editor emeritus overhaul of the student government apparatus. What is needed immediately-before the next fall term-is a regulation making a student liable to suspension or Owned and published by the Cornell Alumni Association under direction of its Publications Committee: Thomas B. dismissal if, after a warning from the responsible uni- Haire '34, chairman; Birge W. Kinne '16, Clifford S. Bailey versity official, he continues to participate in a deliber- '18, Howard A. Stevenson '19, and.Jqhn E. Slater, Jr. '43. ate effort to disrupt a university-sponsored or -ap- Officers of the Cornell Alumni Assocla&on: Charles M.Stotz '21, Pittsburgh, Pa., president; Hunt Bradley '26, Ithaca, proved activity. N.Y., secretary-treasurer. Printed by the Cayuga Press, Ithaca, Perhaps such a regulation can be worked out under N.Y. the existing structure. If not, it should come as a direc- Walter K. Nield '27, editor; Charles S. Williams '44, man- aging editor; Mrs. Tommie Bryant, assistant editor. tive from the Board of Trustees. Member, American Alumni Council and Ivy League Alumni Magazines, 22 Washington Square, North, New York City 11 ; GRamercy 5-2039. Issued monthly except August. Subscriptions, $5 a year in This issue of the NEWShas been delayed in order to US and possessions; foreign, $5.75. Subscriptions are renewed include the complete story of the sit-in demonstration annually unless cancelled. Second-class postage paid at Ithaca, N.Y. Fifty cents a copy. All publication rights reserved. at Barton Hall and the decision of the Faculty Com- mittee on Student Conduct. GOOD NEIGHBOR Community leader. Independent merchant. This General Motors dealer is both. 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