Tuition Increase Is Cancelled by Fr. Henle Announcement Tuition Costs for the Undergrad Oct
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Vol. LIT, No.6 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON, D.C. Thursday, October 16, 1969 Tuition Increase Is Cancelled By Fr. Henle Announcement Tuition costs for the undergrad Oct. 6. The University President Clark said he had sent a letter uate schools in the University will stated that the principal govern to Fr. Henle Sept. 30, asking the not increase for the 1970-71 aca ing body had "unanimously ap Board to consider the tuition is demic year, according to Univer proved" his proposal. sue. In the letter, Clark urged sity President, the Rev. Robert J. Jim Clark, undergraduate stu that tuition costs remain stable Henle, S.J. dent body president, called the for the 1970-71 academic year. Fr. Henle made the announce directors' decision "the most im Fr. Henle's ann 0 u n cern e n t ment in a commentary on the portant thing student government marked the first time since 1966 Board of Directors' meeting of has done all year." that tuition was not increased. Tuition costs have risen $450 in that period. Fr. Henle noted that financial Senate Supports strains would nevertheless persist for the University. "In dOing this, the Board realizes that a deficit may well increase dramatically," 'Prisoner'Motion he said. According to the University Dr. Monika Hellwig, assistant professor of theology, was one of the The Student Senate passed a like his than could support a sim President, efforts at fund raising ple • anti-war motion. "The key," principal drafters of the faculty petition sent to President Nixon, resolution last Thursday which will be "redoubled, to bring this seeking an end of our military presence in Vietnam. (photo by Mike one of its sponsors called a "step he said, "is to get the non-activist deficit in line." Searles) ping-stone to a national cam students involved." In an address before the Uni paign," a campaign to approach Sheppard pointed to the lack of versity Senate Sept. 15, Fr. Henle the Democratic Republic of Viet DRV reaction to the recent peti advised members of the faculty nam in an attempt to bring about tion submitted to the North Vi and administrators that the budg Faculty To Forward better treatment and handling of etnamese government by the et deficit of the 1969-70 academic prisoners of war. wives of American servicemen re year "may well exceed $1 million." The motion was passed with ported "missing in action." He The $26 million "P r 0 g res s only one dissenting vote, after stated, "It would be absurd for Fund" will conclude in March of Message To Nixon some discussion of the necessity the North Vietnamese to respond 1970. Monies from this drive will of bringing this issue before the to those who are tacit supporters be used to pay construction costs Seventy-one faculty members tion of the selective service act, legislative body of the student of the war or to those who are of the library, the law center, and and five University administrators a reduction of defense expendi government. quiet about their opposition." the medical school. have signed a petition calling upon tures, a greater er.nphasis on so The motion stated that "we Vicki Van Glahn (SLL '71), Fr. Henle also announced that President Nixon to act upon six cial legislation affecting the 41- stand united in calling upon the the only senator to vote against "extensive efforts at securing ad demands in the name of "justice digents, aid for elderly of the na Democratic Republic of Vietnam the motion, disagreed with Shep ditional unrestricted operating in and peace." tion, and educational opportuni to release the names of all pris pard's estimates of the impor come from gift sources, corpora The petition, sponsored and cir ties for minority groups, and tne oners of war obtained by the tance of a student-sponsored ac tions, foundations, alumni, parents culated by eleven members of the introduction of regulations against DRV; and ... to release as soon tion. She said, "I think that this and friends" will be undertaken theology department, requests the abuse of American business as possible all wounded, injured, will have less impact because we immediately. In addition, the Uni that the President "end with all interests abroad. or ill whose condition excludes are students." versity President announced that possible speed all military inter The dean of the College of Arts (their) utilization (in the war ef However, while no other sena another major fund raising effort vention in Vietnam." and Sciences, the Rev. Royden B. fort)." (Continued on Page 15) is projected for November of 1970. In addition, it asks a termina- Davis, S.J., and Dr. Jesse A. Les Luchonok (CoIl. '71), who Mann, acting dean of the School introduced the motion along with of Foreign Service, also endorsed Tom DuMais (At Large '70), also the document. Other administra expressed the hope that "the tors who expressed their support DRV will regard this effort as a ROTC Committee Formation for the petition were W. Patrick serious expression of American Dolan, dean of freshman; J. Kem student sentiment toward the war per Will, executive assistant to and an opportunity to respond in the College dean; and Robert J. the same humanitarian spirit to Settled By Students, Deans Dixon, director for student activi the sufferings which the war has ties. caused." The dispute over the formation President), and one student alter president of the undergraduate of the committee to study the nate. student body, and Mark Winston, Most of the faculty support for The movement which the mo the petition came from the philos tion supported was originated by status of the Reserve Officers The Student Academic Board, the vice president, also attended. Training Cprps at Georgetown has In addition to Fr. Fitzgerald, ophy, French, and English depart Richard Sheppard, a Foreign chaired by Ken Jasinski (SLL ments, in addition to the theology Service freshman who served in been settled. '70), met with five deans and the the Administration was represent ed by Deans Rocco E. Porreco of department. Eight members of the Vietnam for three years. Shep Accord was reached Monday Rev. Thomas R. Fitzgerald, S.J., philosophy department, 12 mem pard spoke to the senators after when a group of students and academic vice president. Students the Graduate School, Robert E. Lado of the School of Languages bers of English department, and the motion was introduced, ex administrators decided that the present included Gail Wiscarz ten French instructors, signed the pressing his desire to obtain great committee should be cor.nposed of (GUNS '70), who was filling in and Linguistics, Jesse A. Mann of the Foreign Service School, the petition. er student support by providing five students (one from the Law for Sue Pitterich (GUNS '70), Dr. Monika Hellwig, assistant "a wide base of appeal." Center), four faculty members, Jerry Meunier (CoIl. '70), Rob Rev. Royden B. Davis, S.J., of the College, and Joseph F. Pettit of professor of theology, who co-or He thought that more people one administrator, one alumnus Liberatore (SFS '70), and Bob dinated the petition activities could identify with a movement (to be named by the University Dwyer (SBA '70). Jim Clark, the Summer School. Events in the weeks preceding stated that "there would have the meeting had hardly been in been more signatures, but un dicative of accord between stu fortunately some of the profes dents and administrators. sors are not American citizens." Originally, Clark and Winston In addition to the provision for had objected to the presence of withdrawal of U. S. military pres one administrator, along with five ence in Vietnam, the document faculty and five student members, outlines five other specific re on the ROTC study group. How quests of President Nixon. ever, in a letter to Fr. Fitzgerald, One provision calls for a cut 4 they agreed to accept the admin back of tax funds for the "stock istrator, if one more student could piling of armaments, for the also be included in the commit maintenance of military forces tee's membership. overseas, and for research which Fr. Fitzgerald replied by mail increases our capacity for de last Thursday. He rejected Clark's struction." proposal and suggested instead a While calling for the termina group composed of five faculty tion of the military draft "at the members, one administrator, three earliest opportunity," an 0 the l' students, including one from the point of the proposal demands an Law Center, and three student improvement of the "conditions of alternates. military service to encourage en When he reported to the Sen listment by responsible adults." ate that night, Clark said that he hoped "the Senate (would) ':>e in Directing their attention to do SUlted." He objected to the fact mestic issues, the members of the that "Fr. Fitzgerald has com faculty and administrators sought Jim Illig (At Large '70) questioned the relevancy of the Student Senate's discussion of issues that ex- municated through the mails and a "far larger proportion of the tend beyond the main gates of the campus. (photo by Bob Higgins) (Continued on Page 9) (Continued on Page 14) Page Two THE HOYA Thursllay, October 16, 1969 ODYSSEY Student Senators Request by Don Casper Hyland Task Force Plans '.' Meeting in Room 398 Walsh be Among the more interesting had not yet approved the appoint- .~ cause, in the words of Mark Win committee reports were those of ment of Joe Collins (ColI. '70) as U ston, president of the Student the Activities and Events Com assistant to the student body pres- ;-r Senate, "the entire University was mittee and the Social Action Com ident for activities and events·hHde " .L " Homer, Od.