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Senate Approves $12~000 Budget · ·· . ·. · · By Bob Lumpkins ·· · · and passed without question. The StudentSenatepassedabud- Other larger expenditures, like get of $19,363,24 at its meeting of those of the AcademicCommiss- November 2. ion, attracted only slight scru- - The budget was actually consid- tiny, Along with these routine al e red, section by section, at two locations, though, were several meetings, the first on October 27. controversial measures,- notably Overall, nearly nine hours were NSA and NFCCS, which occupied spent considering the measure. much of the Senate's tirre, , This budget meeting, like all The National Student Associa others, was marked by the usual tion question was settled at the picayune squabblings. · At one first of the budget meetings, after point, the Senate argued for 10 some 1 lf4 hours of debate, A minutes on whether to allocate $15 group of senators, led by Bob Ste or $20 to print up cards for the wart and Barry McNamara., at Rider's Board; but on one mem- tempted to pull Notre Dame out tioned the next item on the bud- of the organization, largely on ac get, $325 for the Student Govern- count of its leftist i>oliticallean- ment banquet, ings. On the whole; however, debate However, strong backing by Stu- was relevant and thoughtful, and dent BodyPresidentJohnGearen, the meeting proceeded at a rea- who suggested that we stay in and sonable rate, Many of the appro- try to assume a position of ... priations, such as for Student leadership, helped the pro-NSA Senators Kirschen, Bender, Crutcher, Mi:zdden, Murphy, Mulvihill, and junior Class President Government administrative ex- supporters win their$650 alloca John Phillips listen as John Darrouzet speaks against continued participation in NFCCS. (Voice photo by john Sawyer.) penses. were of a routine nature, tion by a wide margin. The appropriation for the Nat- ional Federation of Catholic Col Student - Faculty .1!' lilliE lege Students was even more in teresting. Their original budget, Lecture Series r==-=~ for $165, was drawn up and sub mitted by inexperienced Senior Now Abandoned Delegate Tony Nieli. ·The NFCCS Robert Gaensslen, Student Gov organization then decided that ernment Academic Commis- this was inadequate, and secretly sioner, recently explained why OF NOTBJE IIIAMJ!E substituted a $630 request in its the commission abandoned the place, Student-Faculty Lecture Series Volume 3, Number 6 THE VOICE, Notre Dame, Indiana November 4, 1964 Paul Meagher, who hadbeenap- held in orevious vears. pointed by Gearen to investigate This series will not be held this the advisability of Notre Dame's year because, Gaensslenexplain continuing in NFCCS, presented ed, "the lectures were poorly at LBJ Wins Campus with 58ol% this latter budget to the Finance tended, sometimes to a point of Committee, which promptly vot embarrassment." Poor attend- By Buck McFadden results are truly representative cent) behind his party, There is, ed to drop out of the national or ance also doomed the Student of the student opinion.· then, a clear indication thatthere ganization. Faculty Coffee Hours. But the The results of the Notre Dame The official tally sheet yields was a breakawayfromGoldwater To prevent this, National Presi commission will continue to Mock Election are. in and Lyndon some interesting statistics-and in the Republican ranks on cam dent Ollie Barber flew up from sponsor "big name" outside Baines Johnson is the unques lop-sided figures they arel Four pus. Louisville to plead the NFCCS tioned winner, The "voters" guest lecturers in its Dis states-Me.; Mic~; Neb,; and W. This conclusion is contingent, case before the Senate, At that tinguished Lecture Series, gave L.B,J, ahandymajorityover Va.--were evenly split and their however, upon the "voter's" un tirre, no vote was t'aken, and im Senator Goldwater both in the To provide an intellectual com electoral votes discounted, Of the derstanding of the way the ballot mediately following Barber's ad pensation for the absence of the popular vote (1347 vs. %9) and in remaining 46, Goldwater man was to be marked in order to dress, the meeting was adjourn Student - Faculty Lectures, the t~e electoral :vote (3% vs. 105, aged to. carry only eleven: Ark.; truly reflect his will. ed, commission has been forced to Wlth 270 reqwred for election). Calif.;.Colo,; Ga,;'Ha,; Mont,; Chairman of the Mock Election In the intervening week before devise certain specialized pro- Pe.rcentage -wise, Johnson re . Nev.; Okla.; Ore,; s. Dak,; and was AI Diefenbacher, vice-pre Monday's meeting, the Finance grams. One brings students to- CelVed 58,1 per cent ~f the pop.::: Wis. He failed to carryhishome sident of the Academy of Politi . Committee met again, and re gether into the home of a pro- ular vote a~ opposed to the 41.9 state of Arizona. Barry Gold cal Science. c ontinuect on page 5 fessor for informal discussions, per cent gtven to Goldwater, water won only one of the "Big Another provides for discussions The. Academy of Political Sci Six" states, California (59vs. 35) between students and, faculty to ence ~eports that 51 per cent of and only one Southern State, take place in previously desig- the ehgt.ble students on campus Georgia; this would seem to nated locations on or off campus. cast thetr ballots, Although the squelch the much-publicized According to Gaensslen, these total nu~er of votes casts, 2316, "white bachlash" theory, programs are specifically in- represents roughly onlylf3 of the Most of Goldwater's support tended "to appeal oruy to the se- total Notre Dame student body, .came from expected sources, rious, interested student.'' the Academy is satisfied that the California and the Rocky Mount ain states, In contrast, Johnson carried 35 Latin America Sessions states, including five of the "Big Six" states: Ill. (273 vs, 154); N, Y. (165 vs. 140); Ohio {122 vs, Begin Tomorrow in Library. 90); Pa. (92 vs, 62); and Tex. (36 "Education and Social Change in on the International Exchange of vs, 19). The basis of this land- Latin America" is the theme for Persons. slide was a substantial splitting the annual conference of the Mid- , Dr, Verne S, Atwater, director of ballots by the "voters," west Council of the Assc,forLa- of the Ford Foundation's Over- The ballots offered fourchoices tin-American Studies which will seas Development Program, will in voting: 1) straight Democratic, J' open in the library auditorium to- speak at the conference banquet 2) specifically for Johnson, 3) morrow, Dr. William V.D' An- at the Morris Inn Friday at 7:15 straight Republican, and 4) spec- tonic of the sociology department p.m. " ifically for Goldwater, The taliy: Helen (Pam Gallagher) begs Menelaus (] im Clare) to spare her life in St. Mary's production of Trojan Women staged last weekend. is program chairman of the con- The conference will close Satur- sheet shows that 636 voted (Voice photo by Bill McGuire.) ference,' which is expected to. day morning with a session at 9:15· straight Democratic; 7ll voted draw more than 50 specialists on . a.m. on "The Peace Corps and the specifically for Johnson; 506 vat Latin America. Political University.'' Dr, Fred ·ed straight Republican; and 463 The conference opens at 8:00 Mankiewicz, regional director of ·voted specifically for Goldwater, 'Trojan Women' Studies War p.m. tomorrowwithanaddressby the Peace Corps' LatinAmerican This means that whereas L.B.J, Prof. Paul Montavon on "Educa- Programs, will be the speaker, ran seventy-five votes (11,8 per By James F, Fish though it was executed well, the tion for Development.'' At this The sessions are open to the cent) ahead of his party, B,M.G, steps reminded one of the stiff session Rev, Chester A, Soleta, public, ran forty-three votes (8,5 per Saint Mary's opened its 1%4 Egyptian figures found on the C.S.C., will extend the univer dramatic season last Thursday tombs of ancient kings. sity's welcome, night with a presentation.ofTro As the show progressed, the At the session at 9:00 a.m. Fri Band Goes to Pittsburgh jan Women, by Euripides, Ttl'S choreography improved with the day, Dr, Martin Carney, of the ' . "baSically a story of the aftermafh help of a silhouetted screen at the Brookings .Institution, will add of war and, in particular of the back of the stage, The dancers ress the conference on "Educa Instead of Student Trip effects of the Trojan War on the were behind the screen and, aided tion in Latin America: An Em women of Troy who found them by excelient lighting techniques, pirical approach.'' At 10:45 Dr. The Notre Dame Marching Band Mercy College, selves without husband or.home acted out the speechesofthecho- · Raleigh Fossbrink, Purdue Uni will represent the University at The band will leave Pittsburgh after the Greek victory, rus. The result was an impres versity agricultural economist, Pittsburgh this· weekend. Di at 1:30 Sunday 'afternoon, and is Several variations were made on sive hazy, fluid effect, will discuss "U.S. Universities rector Rober F. O'Brien arid band due · back on campus at 10 p.m. the classical style of presenta The taped music tended to be too as Catalysts for Rural Develop president Ken McCarthy have an The band is. going to Pittsburgh tion by S.M.C.'snewdramaticdi- loud, several times drowning out ment in Brazil." nounced the itinerary for the 130 this year, rather than on the stu . rector, Dennis J, Hayes. In an speeches. It was effective, how The · conference will continue man aggregation. dent trip, primarily in. order to effort to achieve a unity with the ever in indicating changing Friday at 2:15p.m.