Walt new Acting Effective Tuesday. April 22. run the internal affairs of the From Kaiser Industries, Walt Mr. Harold R. Walt became University, including dealing was called to Sacramento by Acting Provost of the Univer­ with the different Vice-Presi­ then Governor Edmund G. sity, replacing Dr. Anthony E. dents and campus offices. Brown to serve two years as Seidl. The appointment, made The Provost then enables the Deputy Director of Finance. In by Fr. William Mclnnes. is President to spend more time this post he earned the gover­ believed to be the beginning of with external affairs, such as nor's praise for his work in the several possible administrative fund-raising and the Board of application of private business changes. Trustees. technology to the solution of Mr. Walt is also retaining his Fr. Mclnnes is serving as the social problems, economic position as Dean of the College head ofthe California Commis­ development and the expansion of Business Administration. Dr. sion on Humanities and Public- of tourist services. Seidl is rejoining the faculty of Policy and this among other the School of Education where duties requires time away from A native of Berkeley, Walt he is an associate professor. the daily routine. holds degrees from the Univer­ The basic purposes behind the sity of California in agricultural Before coming to USF. Mr. change according to John economics and forestry business Walt served as president of Wil­ Norton, Assistant Provost for administration and economics, liam L. Pereira Associates of Los Communication, were I.) To and business finance and Angeles, a company involved facilitate the completion of next management. with architectural and urban year's budget, and 2.) To Walt and his wife, Kathleen, planning. reexamine administrative are the parents of three sons and offices. He also served 13 years as a three daughters, ages 16 to 25. Dr. Seidl was the first Provost University of California Michael, the eldest, is a doctoral of the University, serving in that administrator and was assistant candidate in animal pysiology at position for two years. The budget director for Kaiser Indus­ UC Davis. Kimberly. 22. is a responsibility of the Provost is to tries Corporation in Oakland. Marine staff sergeant. Harold Walt, newly appointed acting Provost SAn ftiAn foghorn Volume 70. No. 3 April 25, 1975 Philosophers can't settle anythingvolunteers' health is checked Reverend Frederick C following among the British cisco's Classics Department was Copleston, S.J., a renowned his­ public. a student of Fr. Copleston some By Joe Feller torian of philosophy, will speak Professor Edward Muenk of yean, ago at Heythrop Colic*-*, in with the orphans at the University of San Fran- the University of San Fran­ (see page 7) Members of the USF com­ Army spokespersons, how­ ciscol on the evening of April 30, munity who had done volunteer ever, said that tests were only be­ 8 p.m. in the main lounge of the work with the Vietnamese ing given to students and Pre­ U niversity Center. The title of his orphans were called in for infec­ sidio military and civilian per­ lecture will be "Why Can't Phil­ tious disease tests last week. sonnel who wcri. exposed to the osophers Settle Anything?" a Many of the volunteers had children. Army doctors said that wide ranging discussion of the already been sick and the health the current tests (plus a second difficulty philosophers have service had to cancel all or­ check-up in a month) were not medically indicated by the sick­ solving philosophical problems ganized assistance to i he orphans ness at USF and the Presidio. once and for all. because of the overwhelming cases of nausea and diarrhea. "We have no evidence now that Father Copleston's lecture is the infection had a tropical being sponsored by the Special Some students expressed con­ cern that they were being used as source or even that it came from Events Committee ofthe Univer­ guinea pigs in Army research contact with the Vietnamese chil­ sity of San Francisco in con­ projects on Asian diseases, and dren," said Army doctor. Lieu­ junction with the Philosophy some of the voluntecs failed to tenant Colonel Fred R. Stark. Department. appear for the tests. "What we do have is an excel­ The lecture will be offered free lent opportunity to learn some­ of charge to the general public. It The USF health service thing from a unique experience will be popular, rather than maintains that the tests are . These tests could be the technical in nature. It should necessary for the students own cornerstone of some new and appeal to philosophy and non- protection. Sandra Hall, assis­ important medical literature philosophy major alike, since tant head nurse ofthe health ser­ about the care and treatment of Fr. Copleston is famous for his vice, said that the health service refugees from tropical regions." ability to express abstruse philo­ was not using the students for any kind of research. "We were sophical issues in easy to under­ The health service also noted overwhelmed by studei ts with stand language. that the diseases that had al­ diarrhea and symptoms of ready appeared were common Fr. Copleston has built an vomiting and other students viruses that are present in most international and justly deserved were exposed to lice fid "cabes. orphanages even in the United reputation as a historian of There is a chance th . rcases States. They quickly pointed out philosophy over the last 30 years. that take longer to i ..uc *.' may that two students were still sick During this time he has pro­ appear in students. It is to stu­ with unidentified illness and rec­ duced numerous books and dents advantage to have the ommended any future illnesses articles and given many lectures blood already drawr. tested and be reported either to the health and a number of radio broad­ waiting." The health service also service or to Dr. Goldsmith at casts. His most well known work claimed that tests were given to the Department of Tropical is an eight volume set of books all volunteers who had worked Medicine, UC Medical Center. called, The History of Phil­ JIIIIMIIIIIIMIIMIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMMIIIIIIIIIII immiMIMIMHIIItlMMIIimiMMHillllllllllllHIII • osophy, which he published in Rev. Frederick C. Capleston S.J. several installments between 1946and 1966. Fr. Copleston has Prosterman views Inside Today) also written other books on Thomas Aquinas, Fredrich world food crisis ILOOK FOR: Nietzche, Arthur Schonpen- Roy L. Prosterman. from the "Facts and Figures ol World hauer, and Contemporary University of Washington said Hunger. } Hawaii comes to us Page 2 I Existentialism. that we arc not on a lifeboat, but Prosterman said that the | USF visits War Camps Page 4 His debates with Bertrand on a yacht and the poor coun­ existing shortage of nine to 12 j Russell in the late '40's on the tries of the world are swimming million tons of food could result | Candid Campus Page 7 | existence of God were broadcast around us trying to get aboard; in a political choas of the world. { Around the town schools Page 8 on the BBC and gained both at the University Center last Fri­ To illustrate this, he used the | A championship for Golden State? Page 10 § Russell and Copleston a wide day, during his speech entitled /sf<- page 12) "mi i II 11 inn nun iiiiiiiiiiiiniti iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiniimiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiIi Pace 2 Foghorn April 25, 1975 Lifeboat ethics and wastage viewed by Liz Fajardo two-thirds of the world's re­ bill on land use; Assemblyman The Niger government al­ Koppel said, "Even if suffi­ On April 17 the University of sources, and we have more Paul Carpenter presented a bill lowed a medical team, headed by cient rains fall now, it is too late." San Francisco recognized Food power to turn the tide upside which prohibited corporations Dr. Benezer, to assist, which had He felt there was more of a Day. The activities began with a down and let justice flow like a from throwing away excess that been traveling a hundred miles a focus on war than on famine. discussion with Jeanne Arm­ river. could be used; and Senator Mos- week. "The children have been forced strong, director of the Com­ She says that we are being cone drew up a program on giv­ He stated that with no re­ to leave one culture and have not munity Hunger Appeal of ripped-off by Hostess twinkies ing lunches to poor people. serves the people "are entirely de­ other. The first generation is Church World Service (CROP). etc., and we are being forced to She felt that we have to re­ pendent on international help to growing up in a refugee camp. It has sponsored 1.500 "hunger consume in the Madison Ave­ spect other people's freedom. We survive." They are now the new orphans of banquets" across the country. nue mirage. must deliberate on how we arc to As the first relief arrived, it organized relief agencies." To begin she said: "I can't The main problem was seen as handle our response. was stated, "There was no push­ He added that it required a lot understand why people are hun­ being apathy. It was explained Following the discussion was a ing, no 'me first' kind of atti­ of emergence and short-term aid. gry." She stated that we have to how USF students were fasting. CBS documentary movie en­ tude." They survived because Time magazine, taking a look plug in some of the solutions, Dan Robillard, head of the ac­ titled "African Drought," with everything was spread out "very at the Sahel two years later stat­ that there has to be a radical tion for students fasting stated, narration by Ted Koppel and evenly".