Mroz Announces Institute for Social Action
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Before and after as seen in the new dorms. On the left is the lounge of Grace Tower partially completed. On the right is a lounge in Planner 'lower 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. THE9 Serving the NotreOBSERVER. Dame and SainTMary's College Community FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1969 Mroz announces Institute for Social Action John Mroz, former SUAC keep the sources anonymous. on the commission because o f get. We have set up our general projects. He observed that a major cause of student Commissioner, announced the Direction of the Institute falls their interest and support on the scope of operation and we will 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 o f forfeiting studies. By offering Institute for Social Action, an commission consisting of twelve position in their respective as deeply as our resources academic credit for social action organization designed to students, six members of the b o d ie s . The list o f these allow .” programs, the Institute could e ncourage students to get administration, and six faculty members is not finalized as of The Kennedy Institute will circumvent this problem. involved in social action members. The planning yet. coordinate some of the South 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 fo r Relations Commission of the success o f the Institute lies coordinator, defined the essence and deciding action on the a specific 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 over the entire Commission’s SMC students, faculty, and McDonough commented that program and let them “ evaluate” 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. Mroz advocated giving social action may be submitted concern in the area of social administration were asked to be “ We will 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 premise that what was needed in the area of social a ctio n was an organization CPA to join non-moratorium October 15 w h ic h would serve as an umbrella for the plethora of the October date in support of proposed that every event of the by Paul Gallagher for the Free University program. projects that now exist and the moratorium. At one point, Leone called for CPA be planned carefully and which would coordinate, direct, They unanimously 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 the two legislating bodies Jim McDonough, a founder of spokesman said that the SDS’ers activities at least a week before Over 120 members of the the Institute, further explained refused to call off classes were waiting to find out what they are scheduled to take place. Coalition for Political Action participants in the moratorium that too many social action the CPA had in mind. To date, The next large scale meeting (CPA) voted last night to jo in in projects survive for only a short would refuse to go to classes said the spokesman, the SDS had was set for next Sunday, on a nationwide Vietnam Mora time because competing projects anyway. no activities planned. September 28. At that time, a torium planned to replace uni There was some talk o f also often cut too deeply into any As for the new organization, special Action Committee is versity classes on October 1 5. boycotting dining halls, and one projects resources and that says CPA planner Brian Mclnery, expected to present ideas as to The purpose of the campus stores as part of the this needless waste has to be the secret o f its success w ill lie how the Moratorium study day moratorium, according to a moratorium. However, no eliminated. on organization. Mclnery can be profitably spent. The Institute is run by Washington Vietnam decision on such tactics was students and this fact was Moratorium Committee made. emphasized 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 explaining failure not a Notre Dame success Administration into a the rational of the Vietnam Father Hesburgh will return or a Notre Dame failure.” committment to stop the Viet Moratorium and asking that he to campus next Thursday from • The Kennedy Institute was Nam war. move to call off classes. The Europe. He has been attending conceived in thought last spring The October 15 date w ill be p e titio n w ill be circulated meetings in Greece and in to perpetuate the ideals of used by participants for throughout dorms on campus Vienna. He has been away from Bobby Kennedy but was American involvement in Viet and made available to campus since September II. A eonveived in practice over the Nam. If no committment to stop off-campus students to list of his many extra-university summer by six Notre Dame the war is forthcoming after the maximize support for the activities can be found on page students: Mroz, McDonough, O c to b e r m eeting, say the program. 4. John Kreis, Jim Metzger, Dave Washington co-ordinators, two As the meeting progressed it Young, and Pete Kelly. days will be taken off for study became cvidetn that the CPA The University gave an initial in November, three days in was assuming the role o f the grant o f $20,000 to begin D ecem ber, etc. until some major radical organization on operations and future financing believable com m ittm ent is made. campus. To begin the meeting, Father Hesburgh of operations will also come The massive CPA group Chuck Leone, chairman and from outside foundations. me meeting for nearly three pa r l- f o under o f the CPA, On The Inside....... hours in Nieuwland Science outlined 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 organize. The most of outside sources but because co-operate with them and to im portant o f 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 FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 26, 1969 PAGE 2 THE OBSERVER. 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