SF State Is Now on Its Own Trustees Relent;• UC Merger Soon SF State Is No Longer a Part of the California State College System
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SF State is now on its own Trustees relent;• UC merger soon SF State is no longer a part of the California State College System. Chancellor Glenn S. Dumke announced late last night that due to “ unbearable pressure” on the part of faculty and admin istration here, SF State would be released from the system as of next fall. “ The final straw,” Dumke said, “ was the proposal of the Vol. 87, No. 33 San Francisco State College Wed., April 1, 1964 California Senate to investigate the State College System. I, and the trusteees agree, that such action is not warranted. We believe that (SF State) President Paul Dodd was correct when he said that academic matters should be ‘kept in the family.’ ” Communal live-in1 agitators As of next semester, Dumke added, this campus will merge with the University of California. A tentative name change has been submitted: University of California at San Francisco. protest raise in dorm fees “ This seems to be what the college wants,” Dumke said. “ We (the trustees and Chancellor) want to preserve the har SF State dorm-dwellers returned from spring the DDNCC said, “ but we’re working on a mony and autonomy of the system. It became quite evident vacation last weekend with artillery and pro reverse-psychology principle: the simplest re that San Francisco’s faculty and administration was unhappy visions in preparation for an organized protest quest of lower fees will seem less drastic in under our control.” against the proposed raise in dorm fees. comparison with the other proposals.” Dumke, a former president of SF State, indicated that the Armed with paint brushes, padlocks and In the past three days the dorms have been growing unrest on this campus was spreading to the other canned food, the residents of Mary Ward Hall functioning with little noticeable change ex state colleges. A source close to the Chancellor said that in and Merced Hall banished George Changaris cept for the physical appearance of the dorm order to check a growing feeling of dissatisfaction in the sys and his subordinates and proceeded to set up ies in the residence dining hall . bare feet, tem, Dumke agreed to isolate the problem of removing SF communal housekeeping in a ‘live-in’ demon pajamas, curlers, and questionable orange State. stration. juice. Charles Luckman, chairman of the trustees, when contacted The coup was planned in a mass meeting The committee feels they have solved the held over the holidays in Golden Gate Park, problems of the endless-waiting list. at his home last night, would only comment, “ SF State has where the dissatisfied dormies agreed, after “ The State doen’t need to build new dorms,” been a thorn in our side for several years. This move will be best for all concerned.” three hours of deliberation, to form a Dorm Derierre said. “ By merely ‘doubling up’ we Dwellers Non-Violent Coordinating Committee can get 1600 people in the residence halls. News of the merger met with favorable reaction from SF (DDNCC) and to present Changaris with a list Inspired by the current Bay area housing State people. of grievances, among them: strike, the DDNCC said they will be willing to President Dodd said he was glad the system “ had finally • freedom of inter-dormitory transit negotiate with dormitory officials at any time. seen the light.” • no restrictions on women residents “ Except for the Mary Ward control over • stabilization of dorm fees at present level. cooking, the live-in demonstration is going He expressed regret that “ the trustees and Chancellor felt SF State was a rebel campus. We have only been asking our “ We don’t expect to gain a total victory in along pretty well. We’re in no particular hurry rights as a free and autonomous member of the state college our proposal,” Jerry Derierre, chairman of to negotiate,” he concluded. system.” Several of the faculty hailed the merger as “ the best thing to happen to higher education in California since its inception.” Local connoisseurs leave Mattachine “ We have finally gotten what we want,” said one. “ Now this institution can grow to fulfill its potentiality. We have been dance honors harnessed for years by the trustees and the rest of the hier for impromptu field trip archy. This merger will revitalize the college.” springtime Clark Kerr, chancellor of the University of California, could “There were these some bearded chemistry major sug A “ Welcome to Thou, Sweet not be reached for comment. His administrative assistant, how dozen odd students sitting in gested that the group go to Spring” dance will be held in ever, said that Kerr had been looking forward to such a move the back of the car talking Mexico, Miss Orielle said. the men’s gymnasium Satur for quite a while. about tequila, mescal and When the M-car stopped at day night, commencing at 8:30 “ The facilities at SF State offer UC added resources for our pulque and all of a sudden SF State, the Mexico-bound p.m. research projects. The faculty, one of the best in the nation, one of them said, ‘What the group scurried off and piled Sponsoring the affair is the will compliment our staff and prove a boon to science and the hell, let’s all go to Mexico.’ ” into two cars. They planned Mattachine Gators, local chap arts.” These were the words spok to rendezvous in the afternoon ter of the International Matta en by Muni conductor, Charles at a farm south of San Fran chine Society. Munch, when he attempted to cisco, another student said. Decorations will be in honor explain why 12 students were of one of America’s greatest 'Ad Hoc' hits Post Office; motivated to drop out of According to Silas Mariner, springtime vignettes — th e school yesterday morning and a farmer who lives 10 miles Washington Monument. Atone go to Mexico. south of San Francisco, “ a mailbox sit-ins arrested few beatnik types” visited him end of the gym will be a rep “ I guess it was one of those Over 75 orderly pickets pro pus library, and sat silently in the early afternoon. They lica of the famous obelisk, tested on campus Monday for several hours. After mum spur of the moment deci rented a cattle truck from him sourrounded by spring posies. sions,” the conductor said, over alleged discrimination in blings of discontent had for $300. Mariner said the im President of the campus “ but I sure wonder what the postal services. threatened to break up the promptu agreement he drew chapter, I. B. Tiurf, said, “ We they’re using for money.” The pickets were from sev demonstration — “ I thought up with them specified that certainly expect that this won According to students who eral campus organizations — you said the cops were going the rental was to be for six derful dance will do much to were sitting near the itinerant mostly from the Ad Hoc Com to come and arrest us,” one months. procure new members for our group on the M-car, a discus mittee to End Racial Inequita- demonstrator was heard to group.” sion developed on the way to In a note the Gater received bility and Forge Justice say—leader Tracy Smis spoke school about the attributes of late last night from sociology Tickets can be had at the Among All Folk. to the crowd and told them to Mexican alcoholic beverages. major Jefferson Germany, door, $1 for stags, $.50 for The pickets surrounded a move inside. The discussion grew heated, the group plans to “ conduct a couples. mail box in front of the cam- As several demonstrators and several vociferous partici testing and tasting survey attempted to chain shut the pants maintained that the only throughout Mexico until ade mailbox, the police began to way to test the worth of Mexi quate data is amassed, or un load them into vans and take can booze was to conduct a til the group runs out of funds, the maway. survey of wineries and distil or until the group otherwise Flunky list The demonstrators had al leries. becomes incapacitated.” leged that zip code numbers The Student Dean’s office has announced, in a letter A speech major, Rito Ori- Germany also indicated that tended to promote segrega to the Gater, that a special Dean’s List has been compiled elle, was listening and said in addition if the survey was tion, and had chanted “ Zip listing all students who flunked or were expelled from that several of the students immediately successful, code — Must GO,” during a SF State last semester and weren’t notified. thought they could use the in “ some scientific studies will part of the sit-in. In the letter, the Dean stated that he was sorry about formation that they would be made on the moral effects Miss Smis, as she was the oversight, “ but sometimes these mistakes do happen glean from such a trip for of legalized prostitution on hoi dragged away from a mail and we’re sure everyone concerned will be very under term projects in next year’s polloi.” box chute and carried to a standing.” classes. The spokesman did not say waiting police van, said that The students ended the dis what kind of testing methods The list will be published in tomorrow’s Gater. the sit-ins would not end with cussion abruptly when a would be used in the projects. the postal service. Editor's desk Page 2 GOLDEN GATER Wed., April 1, 1964 The Red Boodle drain Letters to the Editor (Ed Note: Today the Gater is proud to pre canism and Mom’s Apple Pieism weren’t Sick? (sic) interesting for all of us entil- sent a guest editorial by Lusius Beebee, col enough, these bearded anarchistnicks flaunt Gentlemen (sic): (sic) lectwoals (sic) on the college umnist for the San Francisco Cornicle wherein their freakish flairs for supporting unsupport- Why do you make such a level.