Senator Reacts to Memo
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Board of Trustees talk PE changes The California State College Board of Trustees cut short a discussion on proposed physical education curriculum yester day when Trustee Louis Heilbron pointed out the Board was jumping the chain of command by passing faculty recom mendations. Trustee Thomas Carr had been discussing a change in the age requirements for physical education from 25 to 21 years of Vol. 87, No. 35 San Francisco State College Fri., April 3, 1964 age for students with six units and over. After comments by board chairman Charles Luckman and State School Superintend ent Max Rafferty that such a Senator reacts to memo change would save money, Heilbron said that the PE re vestigation would probably quirement should be consid The public has a right to demic senates. tion was now in the “ con take place before the end of ered by the Statewide and lo know what is going on in the McAteer said the move to fines” of the Senate (the rules the college year. cal academic senates before state college system and it initiate a legislative investiga committee) and that an in- being considered by the Trus will know if Senator Eugene “ It is time that the faculty tees. At this point the discus McAteer (Dem-S.F ), has his and students realized that the sion stopped . way. state colleges are not private McAteer said this yesterday No dissent: SJS letter property,” McAteer said. The In other action the Board in a reaction to a memo from state colleges belong to the changed the name of Orange (Editor’s Note: The following statement was issued to San Jose State College Vice people of California and they State College to California San Jose State faculty members by William J. Dusel, President William J. Dusel State College at Fullerton. The vice president at San Jose, on March 26, 1964, requesting have a right to know what is who charged that s hort-cir- Board said the change was a faculty members to refrain from participating in SF going on.” cuiting by politicians endan local request and that there State’s faculty drive for an investigation of the California gered any gains made by the “If over 50 per cent of a was no attempt to force the State College system.) State College Board of Tr»s- faculty voice a complaint, it college to change its name. tees. In the absence of President Wahlquist from the campus, is a lot different than two or Louis Heilbron, chairman of “ In general I would agree I feel a personal responsibility to request all San Jose three,” McAteer said. “ You the ad hoc committee to study with the memo,” McAteer faculty members to refrain from taking part in the recent have to assume that these peo the SF State faculty petition said when it was read to him. San Francisco State-led efforts to discredit publicly the ple (the SF Faculty petition said that the committee had “ But I am concerned when 50 leadership of the California State Colleges. I urge this ers) are mature and that scheduled its first meeting for per cent of the faculty of a restraint in signing petitons for several reasons: there is some credence in May 5, but would meet earli college complain about the • Destructon of public confidence in the California what they are saying.” er if necessary. policies of the Board of Trus State College system (a protable consequence of infec tees. tious revolt) could result in the imposing of alternative “ I think the public is en forms of management on all of us, infinitely less prom Burnett reply titled to find out if the com ising for the future development of San Jose State and the plaints are valid or this is just other State colleges than the present almost autonomous a large group of dissident pro Board of Trustees. fessors. I am not sure the lat • The organizational structure of the California State Speaker defends ter is true.” Colleges, provided under the Master plan for Higher Edu McAteer’s action calling for cation in California, has not had a fair chance to prove a legislative investigation is itself, to work out its many problems from within, and to counter to action taken Wed make full use of the judgement and talents of its excellent AS leg position nesday by the Board of Trus teaching and administrative faculties. tees which voted to refer (Editor’s Note: The follow Student government, as I • The California State College System has organiza charges of centralization, in ing article is a statement by conceive it, exists for two pur tional provisions within it for orderly review and change competent leadership and AS Legislature Speaker Bill poses. The first, to provide a of demonstrably unwise policies and procedures. Throw meddling with faculty affairs Burnett in defense of his posi large and varied program of ing San Francisco problems directly to the press and to to a 10-man ad hoc committee tion as leader of that body social and cultural activities politicians has short-circuited this machinery and has en for the student outside of his set u d by the Trustees to study which was recently attacked dangered the solid gains that have been made under a in former AS President J a y curricular studies. The sec the SF State faculty com separate Board of Trustees. plaint. Folberg’s “ A Nasty Look at ond, to represent the student’s • The Statewide Academic Senate has proposed a dif The ad hoc committee is Student Politics.” Since the interest in the formation of ferent approach to the problems at San Francisco State, composed of two Trustees, two charges were originally aired college policies, in co-opera and at all other colleges. Within a few days it will be an members of the Chancellor’s in the columns of this paper, tion with representatives of nounced and explained by our local senators and our Aca staff, two members of the the Gater believes that it is the faculty and administra State College Presidents’ demic Council chairman. Please reserve your commit only fair to allow a rebuttal.) tion. ments until you hear from them. Council and four members of By BILL BURNETT President Folberg, playing the Statewide and local aca I did not intend at first to it by ear in his year as cam reply to the remarks of ex- pus politico, injected into stu AS President Jay Folberg con dent government a new ele cerning my candidacy for AS ment which was to eventually Campus to get satire slap: President, but as the Golden lead to a disintegration of Gater had apparently entered much of the progress which student government politics he advanced. and seems to be taking an edi Student government, rea torial stand supporting Fol ersatz committee program soned he, should not merely berg’s position and misrepre The satirical slap at campus limit itself to the 96-acre cam senting my own, it has become life, “ Oh Yeah,” will be pre pus, but should in addition mandatory that I use this sented tonight at 8:30 at Gym take stands on issues which means of presenting my posi 217. “ Oh Yeah” is using the affect the “ student’ s welfare.” tion clearly. same type of improvisational This could occur through AS theater techniques as “ The Legislature resolutions. Committee.” The legislature had been as signed by the student body the The audience will be re tasks of administering stu quested to list questions they I News briefs | dent bodv funds, running stu would like to ask the Presi Dr. Thomas Burbridge, dent government elections, dent’s wife and gripes they president of San Francisco and occasionally ratifying a have about campus condi NAACP, will speak from the faculty - administration policy tions. These questions will be Speaker’s Platform today, affecting the Associated Stu the basis for several skits. (April 3) at 12:15 p.m. spon sored by the Forensics Union. dents. When the Gater asked cast Pandora’s box was opened, member Alex Melteff why the Entries for the Student Art however, and the legislature show was being performed, Show of the fourth annual Con began to drift progressively he answered: “ Why not?” temporary Arts Festival at farther from the purposes for which it was conceived. The Admission price is 50 cents SF State will be received to day between the hours of 2 University of Mississippi was per person. Tickets are on p.m. and 10 p.m. in the rear instructed to accept Meredith sale at Hut T-l until 5 p.m. of the Gym. Deadline is to without incident, President and will also be sold at the day, entrance forms are avail Kennedy was advised how to OH NOI— Members of the "Oh Yeah" <»$t whoop it up in a able in AD 162. (Continued on Page 3) rehearsal for tonight's show. (Gater photo) door. New film worshop set INTERNATIONAL Goter briefs. BOOKSTORE A second Encore Workshop in the Film,” was sold out 140* Market St.. UN 3 tm 12 Noon—Summer School of Club in the Little Theater to series, “ The Film Views 20th completely soon after it Marxist American* Books on World Affairs — Two films: night and tomorrow night. Century Politics,” will begin opened. 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