Wednesday, October 17, 1973 Court Bumps Mitford By Brad Bollinger Mitford could not be reached last night A Superior Court Judge late for comnient. accepted the court's yesterday denied a request by Jessica If she had the administration Milford for a temporary restraining proposal, Mitford, in effect rehired order to void the administration's said, would have been pay unless "dehiring" of her after a compromise and allowed to teach with Spartan Dail further court mitigation found her proposed by the court was turned down Serving San Jose State University Since 1934 fingerprinting policy by the visiting professor. objections to the unworthy. The denial of the request scores a victory for the administration in its The controversy, which reached the Mitford backed efforts to keep Mitford from teaching at courts yesterday, started last week SJSU until she allows herself to be when the administration "dehired - fingerprinted under a policy that Mitford from her visiting professorship President John H. Bunzel himself said when she refused to be fingerprinted as by her students is in need of "reconsideration and a condition of employment. Regardless of the official ending of The students, though, have voiced review." The court battle will continue next Jessica Mitford's two sociology classes other opinions. Superior Cowl Judge John Mclnerny week in a formal hearing concerning if there is no credit given for by the SJSU administration, a majority "Even made the decision after proposing a whether or not the fingerprinting policy will her classes, I'm going to stick it out," of her students have said they compromise (see story page six) to is an "invasion of privacy." her class. Robertson stated. "She is really far out continue to attend attorneys for Mitford and the ad- But Mitford's teaching status at SJSU "I'm certainly not going to get into and her class has proven to be a most ministration which would have allowed is the same as it was yesterday before any other sociology class," said valuable experience." Mitford to supply the court a copy of her the court's denial of the restraining LauraLee Dunlap, an American Studies Denise Swett, 19, said she is going to in a sealed envelope that order except that the court's ruling now senior. "I'm taking both of her classes keep coming to class because she thinks fingerprints over to the winner of administrations "dehiring" ( 'The American Way' and 'Techniques Mitford "can do it." would be handed gives the of Muckraking') to help me in writing "I plan to stick it out for as long as the court battle which will continue stand legal force. my thesis." there is a fight." next week. Dr. Bunzel said "She ( Mitford ) is not She said Mitford's classes consumed One student, however, voiced The English authoress said late now a member of the faculty and will six of her 14 units and that she needs pessimism about sticking around if the yesterday afternoon however, that she not be paid unless and until there is a those units to graduate in January. sociology classes were dropped. would make no decision on the judge's different ruling from the court." "They are trying to tell us that these "I'd probably drop out of school if the proposal until consulting today and But Dr. Bunzel, in response to last three weeks didn't exist," Dunlap class was cancelled," said John Lyons, tommorrow with students enrolled in questions concerning what he would do stated. "If everyone, including Jessica, a behavioral science major and her now cancelled classes. if Mitford continues to meet with her doesn't get a fair shake, I think we veteran. "I'd be really pissed at the But it was reported last night that class "The American Way," said "We should all hold out." college if they did that, for without her Mitford decided to turn down the don't have any plans at all to interfere Peggy Robertson, a pre-law senior class I'd be dropped down to six units. compromise proposal and the judge with her meetings with her students." majoring in sociology, said that there "I signed up for this class and after then denied her request for the tem- Students in her classes however, will was "no way" she was going to try and being in it for three weeks, I would hate porary restraining order presented in not be receiving academic credit for get into another sociology class a month to be pushed into another." court by her husband, an attorney. attending Mitford's classes. late. James Sawrey, dean of the school of that Mara Lipton social sciences, said last week students in Mitford's classes would be Toeprint stickers supporting JPssica Mitford were printed by Milton Cutler of free to enter any other upper division the A.S. staff and distributed at Mitford's II a.m. Tuesday class. sociology courses. Rand study reveals tensions Anglo-Chicano relations may worsen By Bob Piombo creased significantly in relation to "In dealing with different groups, we Ethnic relations between Chicanos Anglos. do try and seek out the leadership and the Anglo majority in San Jose A survey by the Santa Monica elements, but on all economic and could worsen due to "trouble spots" in "think-tank" found 46 per cent of Anglo sociological levels," Mayor Mineta the city administration, according to a parents and one-third of their children said. We don't just deal with recently released Rand Corporation in high-paying professional-managerial professionals like lawyers or doctors. research report. job areas, while none of the Chicano We also deal with grass root mem- The Rand report was requested by parents sampled, nor their children, bers." former City Manager Thomas W. held management or professional The Rand study suggested that San Fletcher in 1971, because he claimed positions. Jose move toward district rather than most of his decisions were conditioned Sixty per cent of Chicano parents hold at-large city council elections to obtain by growth factors and he wanted to low -paying clerical -labor-operative direct Chicano representation. know more about those factors. jobs, while 20 per cent of the Mglos are Mineta agreed that district elections The report found that San Jose's employed in this area, according to the would be better than at-large elections. growth rate is down and -life is good survey. "I proposed district elections back in Mayor Norman Mineta said San Jose 1967," said Mineta. "The public voted it and likely to continue to be good for Scott Mowry most Santa Clara County citizens." is involved in "affirmative action down in 1970." ROTC uniforms are changing. Some members now The report found, however, that the programs" to eliminate inequalities It failed to reach the 1973 ballot. wear skirts. average Chicano income has not in- between the two groups. He cited the city's current plan of hiring bi-lingual Moretti discusses 'Black Mountain' and hi-cultural policemen to com- Women participate for first time plement the city's racial make-up. Prop. 1 tomorrow In moving to diminish inequalities Assembly Speaker Bob Moretti will reviewed today between Anglos and Chicanos, the Rand talk about the effects of Proposition report suggests that San Jose change as regular members of ROTC One on higher education in the S.U. its present method of dealing with the "Black Mountain," by Martin Umunham Room ton arrow at 2:30 p.m. Chicano community. The present Duberman, will be reviewed today by Moretti is known as an adamant By Dean Daily practice, according to the report, is an They form the second squad of the she helped form a junior ROTC Dr. Robin Brooks, associate professor opponent of Gov. Ronald Reagan's tax of history, "elite approach" in which professional Last Thursday afternoon, the first second platoon of Alpha company, program. at today's Faculty Book limitation proposal, which will be Talk, 12:30 p.m. in city officials deal with selected Chicano SJSU ROTC drill of the season was held which is one of the two companies In what is still a predominantly male Room A of Spartan decided by state voters in the special Cafeteria. leaders. in the parking lot of the San Jose Bees forming the 85-member SJSU group. program, Fujimoto said she has found Nov. 6 election. stadium near the SJSU south campus. Nanette Fujimoto said she wanted to little conflict with the male ROTC It was an ordinary drill except now, for complete the ROTC program and un- members. "I find them very helpful. the first time in the history of the SJSU dergo training as an Army nurse. She When I first came here I had no friends, Bunzel admits fingerprint rules differ Reserve Officers Training Corps explained her reasons for joining the but when I walked up to the ROTC program, women were participating as ROTC: "I really like people. I think the building I found everybody very After questioning by faculty members of the Academic a system-wide policy. We're trying everything," Bunzel regular members. Army is a great opportunity to help friendly and helpful," she added. Council, SJSU President John H. Bunzel admitted San added. Under a national policy effective this people. I think we owe a lot to this Fujimoto makes tours of high schools Francisco State University does not always require its "Dr. Burns, Dean Sasseen, Dean Sawrey and I met with year women may now officially enroll country." and junior colleges as a public in- faculty members to be fingerprinted as a condition of em- Jessica last Wednesday in hopes that she might be ,lersuaded and complete the regular ROTC The IAM Angeles born Fujimoto has a formation officer, where she attempts ployment.