University of Cincinnati News Record. Wednesday, May 28, 1969. Vol. LVI
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~\C~Nl'~,\ fUC\ Uniye+:9'ity of Cinoinnati h •• ' J , ,-'t N'E"W'-S ·~.RE'~C-ORD Pub lis ned Tu e sd ay s andFridays during the Ac a d em ic Year l'xcept :IS scheduled, ...1.50, , ~ .. ,~ I_OJ Cincinnati. Ohio, Wednesday, May 28, 1969 No. 51 ~19 _ '\9" Vol. 56 ~ . Painter Talks '-On Disorders, Board Petitions- Court To Eliminate Comments OnUBA Demands Names Of Individuals From Order The Board further, on the disorder marked virtually every Mark Painter- stated that he does Editor's Note: by Jim Lipovsky suggestion of the Student Senate other large university in the land. not support the United Black The following statement .uias and others, has decided to Now, therefore, in light of Association's demands that are formally approved by a recent activities, the Board of In the wake of recent disorders unanimousuote of the tic Board underscore the applicability of the on the UC' campus, Student Body concerned with teacher hiring and Order to all persons on campus by . Directors votes as follows: firing because he opposes the , of Directors at a special meeting 1) As the legal governing and President Mark Painter offered his held' last Sunday morning. May petitioning the Court to eliminate opinions on several of the issues placement of 'faculty review or individual names and groups from policy-making body of" the veto powers in the' hands of any 26. The statement was submitted University, the Board of Directors facing the University. by the Board-Administration the Or'd er , since a)' these Speaking to the News Record, student organization. individuals and groups already are asserts its final authority for The Student Body President Committee of the Board of he gave his. own opinions inclined in the general terms of operating the institution and its said that he also opposes point Directors of which seven of the, f u ll responsibility' for, and concerning the validity of the nine Directors are members. the Order, and b) no listing of UBA demands, spoke of possible' XVIA, which states that "all individual names of potential approval of, rh e policies, pre-planning in the takeover of majors in a specific area must take vi olators would be truly procedures, and commitments to at least one Black course (in any The Board reaffirms its legal and McMicken Hall last Tuesday, and representative. progress that have been and are in area of study)." He does not favor moral responsibility to maintain outlined his views on the SDS For the, past decade and more, effect at UC., - the point, he said, simply because an orderly atmosphere on the support for the Black demands. the '. Administration of the 2) 4s the legal governing and he would like to see fewer campus so as to provide a just and policy-making body of the r; , Pair;tter '50mmented that he 'equal opportunity for all students - University, supported by the himself supports... most of the- required courses., Universi ty, the Board of Directors to ben e fit fro m t he faculty, the student leaders, and recent UBA demands aside from Painter' said, however, that his establishes or confirms' the higher-educational experience for the Board of Directors, has those that assert some form of stand agrees in most specific areas following policies and directs the which they have registered. worked successfully to .advance student control over the hiring with that of the Student Senate ' Administration to carry themout: bill S 196. The resolution states: Hence, and, inorcder to serve UC 'as an institution serving well and firing of teachers. ,all its students and the a) The maintenance of high In 'reference to the points , 'Whereas some confusion justice, firm action will' be taken - academic standards among .!JI" as soon as the necessary evidence community. As 'a result, UC, by dealing with _ the hiring of concerning the Senate Resolution faculty, students, and programs; fixing individual responsibility for this spring, had advanced further additional Black professors, he of 5/20 -dealing with the demands' since not all of the population illegal activity or violation of in serving all students regardless of said that the "direction that the of the UBA to the University has are elements in position to enjoy University procedures has been color or creed, and in faculty and proposals point, is valid." He been expressed, Senate supports the same pre-college advantages, collected. ' student involvement, than almost stated 'that he considers it the following principles: effort should be made to assist 'The Board of Directors any other major university in the "educationally valid" at times to -i. The hiring of more qualified such elements in reaching college simultaneously reaffirms the country. These gains were hire a Black professor account Black professors. level; ~ on timeliness and 'necessity of the achieved with dignity- and honor of his color, since only the Negro ,"2. The addition of more Black , b) The further implementation action taken, to secure a through moral leadership and professor. can accurately pass on studies courses. of the public commitment made Temporary Restraining Order as a persuasion, and in a manner to to students the experience of "3. The incorporation of Black in May; 1968, to broaden the deterrent to imminent disruption preserve peace on the campus being black. He added that, material into appropriate' course,s. ~ and violence on the campus. during, the many months in which (Continued on page 3) .. although the principles. behind (Continued on page 13) most of the UBA demands have ~~~i~::s~:a~lt~~g~;;~i~7c~~;~~~ I I of professors are feasible". as l' ngs' . m" Ie'- pl,-Ie,s T'o· U. B recommended for each " ,<.', < '. ~ epartment:by th4f UaA· _ " ,':.," ',. ' ~'...,...~-"""-...,,~ _ ,,' 'iu"'ii""'" • - -, te""ntmrlJ'er hericerorth~to P~inter also commented that "AI~t!! a ,.-brIef feW. a~gt:of ~~nse~mng~range coordinators is' quarterly All-University there was probably some degree but relatively ' quiet calm, UC In the area Convocations, in order that of planning before Tuesday to President Langsam respondedito fulltime Black officer has been minimal. Mr. Cornelius Van Jordan has' agreed to serve as general University-wide 'march upon McMicken Hall, even the 19 demands .made by UBA, active since last September. communications may be fostered. though the actual event came as a 'yeste!dav afternoon. Aft~r a short With the cooperation of the Interim Director of the program ' surprise to both the University me~t.mg, at 2:00 p.m. :wIth UBA City, the 'Black S\Jmmer .School until a' permanent, full time Walter C. Langsam Administration and the Student officials, the DC PresI~ent .held a Project has been funded. Director can be found. At the same time students, who Government. He noted further press co~ference ~t WhIChtime he The wages paid to Black and Recommended new fall had gathered outside the that several UBA and SDS commu~Icated ~IS statement to' White e mplo y ees in the appointments of Blacks include a Ad-ministration building in members were part of' the crowd the. media. non-academic areas in general are Pr of easor of 'Education', an expectation . of the President's that entered McMicken, a~dsaid - Bditore Note:. ' above the prevailing local rates in additional 'Assistant Dean' of Men, statement ,-received just that after that they were, in his opinion, The follouiing ~ the statement bus i n e s s , in d us try, and and a new member of the football the initial meeting between probably involved in pre-planning made by UCPresident, Walter C!. ~government. Negotiations for coaching staff who also win be on Langsam and the UBA had broken the faculty of the ~College of the march. However, he noted Langsam Tu~sday afternoon, m wage increases effective next up. that several people that belonged response to. the demands, September soon will begin with Education. ' A minority of students, to neither group were also presented to ~zm by the. pBA. the labor union representing some Parallel with .these advances in attempting to express a involved in the-march, and refused The statement te a late addition to non-academic staff members. the area of Black relations, UC has dissatisfaction with the President's to implicate the leadership o-f the News .Record, submitted after Complaints about allegedly made considerable progress in statement which they termed, either group in planning the ,the remainder of the paper had unfair supervisors and about work other fields :~in the enrichment of '''negative'' planned a twenty-four' incident. Painter added that, already been sent ~opress. Part of loads will be investigated, as the academic \programs, of all hour "sit-in on .the steps of the although the march may have the text including principles by al ways, whenever specific stud ents, the icfurtherance of Administration building. been calculated before last which the University must complaints are made. faculty _and' student involvement After their meeting with the 'I'uesday, he was "s~re the operate, (which wereoutline~ by Efforts to.employ an increasing in general" .the•.-development of president, the UBA adjourned to VIOlencew~s not planned. of Blacks qualified to fill varied and valuable .services to the the Board Sunday) were -omitted - number their .office' in the Tangeman Concerning . the role of t~e here. academic ana non-academic whole community, "and 'in the expansion. of graduate work and University Center, to discuss the Stu.dents for, a Demo~ratIc , In accordance with, my original positions will be intensified. reply given' to them. At press S~clety, the Stude~t President reply, t herewith forward a Several Black members of the research; At the same time, high quality ,~has 6een maintai'ned .in time, no decision had been made saId.