The New Hampshire, Vol. 59, No. 12 (Oct. 25, 1968)
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THE NEW HAMPSHIRE Vol. 59 No. 12 Friday, October 25,1968 Durham, N. H. Vocation may be changed Peters blasts Scheduling Committee The University Scheduling Committee uled from December 18 to December 13, tary be named. of a secretary is different than mine.” announced Monday that if student demand Peters said. The petition will be avail He said Committee members dis Turner added that his aide would re is substantial, Christmas vacation would able to all students at the main desk of cussed the idea of naming a secretary cord all “ important” facts. be scheduled earlier this year, reported the Memorial Union Building. until Registrar Leslie Turner agreed “ There should be a secretary so we junior Doug Peters, student representa “ The longer we wait, the harder it to provide one. can present official minutes to students,” tive on the Committee. will be to change the dates,’ ’ said Peters. However, at the Oct. 21 meeting, Peters said. “ If we can prove to the Scheduling In an interview Wednesday, the student no secretary was present, and Peters He added that he also proposed the Committee that there’ s student demand representative also criticized the Com asked Turner why he had not supplied adoption of formal voting procedure. for an earlier vacation, the Scheduling mittee for its “ inefficiency.” the secretary he had promised. “ It was as if I’ d spoken to a wall,” Committee will give it to us,” said Peters explained that the Committee Peters said Turner indicated that he said. Peters. “ At least that’ s what they observes no formal voting procedure and his aide, who had been attending com He noted that instead of a vote, a promised us.’’ has no secretary to record minutes. mittee meeting regularly, would hence “ consensus” is taken. A petition, which requires several At the Oct. 14 meeting of the Com forth serve as secretary. “ There’ s not even an accurate list thousand student signatures to be effec mittee, Peters proposed that voting The student said he protested, and of who’ s on the committee,” Peters said. tive, requests that vacation be resched procedure be adopted and that a secre Turner told him, “ Well, your definition Peters also remarked that he had never seen Academic Vice -President Robert F. Barlow at meetings although he is technically a member of the Committee. Barlow sends “ recommen Emotion sparks symposium dations ” Peters said. “ They’ve got to be an efficient or Applause, boos, and shouts punctuated Entitled “ Political Involvement” and given were that I have not completed ganization,” the student representative speeches made yesterday during the moderated by Dwayne Wrightsman, the the Ph.D. and that I’ m not enough of said. last event of a three-day symposium session often ressembled the five that a scholar.” He added, “ There are some good on “ The Role of the University in preceded it. “ My case' is not the only one,” he Social Crisis.” Social workers urged that New Hamp maintained. people on the Committee — people who shire citizens acknowledge “ discrepan care.” Dave Ramsey of the New Hampshire cies” in the handling of welfare cases Committee for Peace, and welfare in the State. mothers Ann Fortin and Kathy Betsko Senate discusses Political activists shouted into the also appeared to stir students’ emo microphones placed throughout Snively tions. Arena, and demanded “ involvement” constitution without from the audience. Ramsey said, “ If we don’ t hear any Faculty members angrily denounced thing else before we die, we’ ve got to quorum present members of the UNH administration, hear the cry, ‘ Yankee go home! Whitey by Sue Hammond accusing them of allowing “ political” go home!” Staff Reporter motives to enter into academic affairs. “ The biggest thing is that we’ve got The Student Senate failed to obtain a Students listened, clapped, and walked to create a home to go home to,” he quorum Monday night at an open meeting out, throughout all sessions of the sym added. called to discuss the proposed Senate posiu m . Constitution. Many consistently praised the speak Mrs. Fortin spoke ofpoverty in Ports Because a quorum was not present, no ers, and the informal participation af mouth and in Ressurection City. She said Senator Thomas McIntyre fcwmal motions could be passed. How forded by the format of the symposium. ever, the meeting proceeded in an in Others said they became increasingly was “ belligerent” when she visited him formal way with members present. unhappy with the symposium as the in Washington and invited him to Res- “ Apparently, you’re here because event wore on. surrection City. She added that Senator you’re concerned,” said President Dave Yesterday’ s afternoon session, like Norris Cotton was “ shocked” by the Dwayne Wrightsman welfare problems in the state. Jesson. those earlier this week, bred both dis A1 Cleveland, a member of the Ex “How many of you have a commit illusion and delight among the partici By the end of the session, which ecutive Council, took charge of the ment to political involvement?” pants. occurred some time after four, at least meeting as Senators went over the Con Emotions reached their highest pitch a third of the original participants had (photo by Wallner) stitution section by section. An im when W. Scott Johnson, instructor of left. mediate disagreement arose over a pro Whether they left with favorable or Spanish, sharply rebuked the UNH ad posed one representative for every 100 ministration for allegedly dismissing unfavorable attitudes toward the sym students. him without sufficient cause. posium remains largely unknown. Nako’s fame grows Mark Yerby, a commuter, countered “ Every competent person who has Those who want to carry the ideas Correspondence continues to pour in his statement. “ It is ridiculous to of the symposium further have been to Professor George B. Nako from been dismissed should have the right assume commuters aren’t interested,” to a public hearing,” Johnson said. invited by the Commission on Contem Albania, London, Geneva, and Durham. he said. porary Issues to leave their names and The janitors of Hamilton Smith taped Responding to a student request that Answering charges of apathy among addresses in Schofield Hall, Room 306, a note to the wall of his office saying, he reveal the reasons for his alledged residence hall students. Executive Coun the Commission Office. “ If you intend to make this your per dismissal, Johnson said, “ The reasons cil member Jose Fernandez said, “ We manent quarters, you’ ll have to pay (student leaders) have failed. We haven’ t rent.” made them aware of what is going on.” Paul Brockelman, assistant professor All questions concerning the role of of philosophy, left him a fan letter, Coed defies Housing, won't pay fine student government in handling student reading, “ You are beautiful. I love A UNH junior has refused to pay a Ruth Hurley, assistant dean of students. finances were postponed until a regular you!” $10 fine for depositing a key in the “ It is completely unfair that a person meeting of the Senate. Nako’ s sister-in-law, Carmella C. wrong place. has to pay the same fee, whether she Jesson said at that time he would Nako, posted a letter, regretting that Janice Harayda, news editor of THE loses the key, or simply puts it in present “ a fairly intricate plan for a students and teachers “ think he no NEW HAMPSHIRE, received a key from the wrong place,” the political science bureau of the budget.” major said. good.” the Stoke Hall key center at about One student criticized THE NEW Another Lord Hall resident last year In all, Nako has received no fewer 1:15 a.m. Tuesday, after leaving the HAMPSHIRE for giving “ a song and a than 30 pieces of correspondence since newspaper office. put a key in a box of house council dance about no space” in regard to he set up an office under a stairwell offenses. She paid the $10 fee re publishing Senate agendas. in Ham-Smith three weeks ago. She placed the key on a table four quired by Housing. Section IX B, 2 of the constitution His name appears on the list of feet from the key box in Lord Hall. “ I agree that a fee is necessary, states that “ individual copies (of the faculty members, posted to the right The next morning her head resident but the University is being inconsistent agenda) shall be made available to all of the main door of the building. Stu informed her she would have to pay by having the same fee for two dif Senators and to THE NEW HAMPSHIRE dents have left 22 cents and two checks a fine, since the key was not in the ferent offenses,” said Miss Harayda. five days before said meeting.” in a tuna fish can in his office. And box by 6 a.m. She said she has spoken with Missy The newspaper was not approached every day the number of tourists who Miss Harayda explained that she had Manzer, chairman of the Student Rules about publishing agendas until after the stop at his office grows. been using a key to the side door of Committee, about the incident. meeting. “ Who the hell are you?” demanded the hall, in the absence of a night “ I’ m not refusing to pay the fee The Senate will conduct a regular “ a responsible freshman girl” in a watchman at the key center. ever,” Miss Harayda said. “ I’ m re meeting Monday, to continue discus note on blue-lined paper. As students The key was given to her by the head fusing to pay it pending consideration sion of the constitution. and faculty continue to echo her question, resident, with the consent of Dean Eliza of the case by the Student Rules Com clues to his identity slowly fall into beth McQuade, on nights when she was mittee.” place.