The LAWRENTIAN Volume 89 — Number 8 Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin Friday 7 November, 1969
University ’68-’69 Budget Finishes $311,000 In Red In addition to the $85,000 deficit was not wholly anticipated last allocations and the $30,000 défiait incurred by the Jason Downer year. resulting from a miscalculation Food Center, the educational por In further commenting on the in student tuition, were unavoid tion of Lawrence’s total budget shift in Lawrence’s investment able and unpredictable. The $30,- for the 1968-69 academic and fis portfolio, Wrolstad noted that the 000 deficit was simply the result cal year was also in the ned—in problem of handling universities of the phenomenal dropnout rate the amount of $226,000 endowments is one whiich is being cf last year. Marwin O. Wrolstad, business studied across the country. The $75,000 loss was caused for manager, explained that the edu The Ford Foundation has re the most part by inflation. The cational budget deficit can be searched the situation and its increased coî* of m aterials and bitter understood in terms of its recommendations coincide with services was not anticipated when component parts. A breakdown the course of action Lawrence has the budget was drawn up. of the $311,000 deficit reveals the chosen. Consequently, in the long Consequently, the possibility of fallowing areas of weakness: run, the move to growth stocks another $226,000 deficit in the ed $85,000—Downer Food Center should keep Lawrence from fac ucational portion of the 1969-70 $80,000 — Less than anticipated ing the problem which many school year seems unlikely. How JUDICIAL BOARD PROCEEDINGS continued last amount of gifts schools which have chosen to stick ever, the 1968-69 deficit must still Sunday for the students charged with a violation of $41,000—Loss on endowments and with fixed income will face, that be made up. According to Wrol returns on investments LUCC’s demonstration policy in their disruption of a fac of returns from such holdings stad, this will probably have to be $75,000—Expenses Over budget ulty meeting. At the hearing Sunday a list of J-Board pro proving inadequate. accomplished by working to gen $30,000 — Loss of some student The $80,000 deficit caused by the cedures were passed out. They are reprinted on page 3. erate more income than neces fees overestimation of gifts is also sary and thus pay off the debt. Although the deficit is the high one which should not repeat itself However, in the short run, the est in Lawrence’s history, Wrol this year. The COS1P grant, deficit will no doubt necessitate stad locks to the future with op which enables professors and stu a short-term loan third term to J-Board Flounders In Sea timism. He feels that the nature dents to conduct scientific re meet expenses. of the deficits is such that fur search over the summer, is a 50- ther appreciable deficits are not 50 matching grant in mott cases. Of Unanswered Questions to be anticipated. In order to finance Lawrence’s By HAROLD JORDAN For instance, the $41,000 loss on share Wrolstad planned an in endowments and returns on in crease in gift income in 11968-69 Lawrentians To Pay Following the second meeting Fourthly, the students ask why vestments was necessary to in which would cover the cost. Last of J-Board on 2 November there the trial is not an open one. Said sure the financial stability of year, $200,000 more in gifts were More Next Year is no more enlightenment as to cnie of defondan*s, “If they are Lawrence in the future. needed than in 1967-68. The ac A $345 increase in compre- procedure than after the first going to treat this like a real Wrolstad explained that since tual increase came to $120,000, hensive fees, bringing the total hearing on the student disruption trial, then why don’t they run it the merger with Milwaukee-Dow- leaving the $80,000 deficit. lor the 1970-1971 academic year case. that way?” ner College in 1964, Lawrence has In terms of the future, however, lo &300 has been announced by With final exams drawing near, Another of the defendants: “We been slowly converting its endow the deficit was in large part caus business manager Marwin O. unless J-Btard concludes the case aren’t trying to torpedo the J- ments from fixed income proper ed by the necessity of purchasing Wrolstad This year’s fees are within the next couple weeks, Board by getting the student body ties (bonds) to equities (stocks). new equipment, equipment which $2956. Rising costs and a small proceedings will drag into second to rise up behind us against it; “ In the long run,” Wrolstad com will not figure in the expense of er than anticipated return from term. we just want things to come out mented, “this is certainly more operating the program in the fu endowments and gifts were cit into the open.” When asked about the status desirable. ” For the present, how ture. ed as primary reasons for the Yet hearings remain closed for hike. of the J-Board, member Paul ever, it means a drop in the re Both the $75,000 deficit caused the present, according to Dean The increase will bring the to Mueller said, “In the absence of turn on investments, a drop which by spending in excess of budget written procedure, we have had of Student Affairs Charles F. tal rhare of uinversity income to write a tentative method for La uter. met by students’ comprehensive conducting J-Board activity. The While /the extremes of punish fees back to the desired level of whole situation is pretty much a ment lie in suspension or expul 54%. The other 46% is covered hassle.” sion, the university's financial Julian Bond Lectures by tamings from investments, A copy of the Judicial Board needs make it unlikely that Law endowments, and gifts from pri procedures and of the due pro rence can afford to suspend or vate individuals and corpora cess of Judicial Board action as expel that many, if any, of the On the New Coalition tions. they wene distributed to defend twelve students involved. Wrolstad said that the fee in ants and board members is re Julian Bond will begin a day months. This Atlanta University crease is directly attributable to printed verbatim on page 3. 1er g visit with Lawrence Univer Center student organization co .He large deficit incurred last year. He explained that a final According to the defendants, the sity at a convocation Monday, 17 ordinated three years of student audit of last year’s budget re beard was immediately confound Novem/ber at 11:10 in the Chapel. anti-segregation protests in At Inthe Shade Press vealed that every major c ategory ed by some of their questions. Currently a member of the lanta, beginning in 1960. First, what are the charges? (A expense had exceeded its bud Georgia House of Representa In April of the same year, he get. The actual charge issued against To Release Poetry tives, he also serves as a member helped found the Student Non- He added, however, that the the disruptors is so general that The Inthe Shade Press, an of the Education, Insurance, and Vfiolent Coordinating Committee hike was necessary to meet ris it leaves little room for defend LUCC-funded campus publishing State Institutions and Properties (SNCC), in which in 1961 he joined ing costs and that it was not in ants or J-Board to work. venture, will release a second Committee. the staff as Communications Di tended to cover last year’s def Second, who is pressing the volume of poetry by Elisabeth He is perhaps most well-known rector. Bond here directed SNCC’s icit. Increased profits from in changes? The official document Koftfka, professor of history, due to the controversy surround- photography, printing, and pub vestments and gifts are being charging the students with dis within the next three to four ing his earlier attempts to take licity departments. He served as sought for that purpose, Wrol ruption of the faculty meeting on weeks. Communications Director until stad said. 29 September was read and sign Entitled “Reading in the his seat in the Georgia House. In September, 1966. He explained that the board of ed by Richard S. Stowe, associate Dark,” the collection will be sold 1965, he was elected to a seat Born in Nashville, Tennessee, trustees was taking positive steps professor of French and secretary for 50 cents in the lunch and din created by reapportionment, but to increase endowments and gifts. of the faculty. ner lines at Oolman and Downer was prevented from taking office in 1940, he is now on the Board The defendants want his official as well as in the faculty lounges. in January 1966 by the objection of Directors of the Southern Con The investment committee of the capacity in this action clarified. Mrs. Koffka’s first edition of of legislative members to his ference Education Fund. He also board is working to increase pro Is he acting as an individual poetry printed under the auspices statements concerning the Viet holds positions in the Southern fits and the development com member of the faculty or serving of the Inthe Shade Press, Nam War. Correspondents Reporting Racial mittee is initiating a fund drive as the representative of the en “Caught on the Wing,” was a After winning a second election Equality Wars (SCRREW), the by more actively soliciting con tire faculty? If the latter is true, sell-out last Fall. in February 1966-^to fill his va Executive Committee of the At tributions ami endowments from (the prosecutors are also among In announcing the new publica cant seat—he was again barred lanta NAACP, and as board mem private individuals and corpora the plaintiffs, since one half of tion, senior Larry Kupferman, from taking office by a special ber of the Highlander Research tions. the J-Board is made up of mem who has supervised the Inthe House committee. A third election and Education Center. Wrolstad remained optimistic bers of the faculty, the body Shade publications for the past in November 1966 again had him Bond wili1 first speak a t an un in regard to possible future in whose meeting was allegedly dis two years, added that “Reading elected to the House seat. This required convocation in the Chapel creases in comprehensive fees. rupted on 29 September. in the Dark” will be his last proj time he was allowed to take the at 11:10. Then he will be available He said that the fees will now be Stowe indicated that he wqis ect. oath of office, on 9 January 1967, at Downer Food Center for in reviewed annually rather than representing both, but made no Kupferman explained that In but only after the United States terested faculty and students. In every other year but added that definite commitment. the Shade is a loosely-organized Supreme Court unanimously ruled he afternoon he will meet in in hikes as large as that approved Still a third possibility is publishing arrangement which that the Georgia House has violat formal discussion in the River- for next year would certainly not Stowe’s representing the Univer was initiated to print limited edi ed Bond’s rights by refusing him view Lounge of the Union at 1:30 be commonplace. sity President who first ordered tions of original work. As such, his seat. p.m. the charges pressed. anyone with a worthwhile idea Bond’s political life began while Since the convocation is being If so, ¡the defendants contend, for a publication takes over the MORATORIUM MEETING held during what Dean Maesch the president would not only be supervision for that edition. attending Morehouse College in Plans for the U-15 Novem of the Conservatory calls “prime the originator of the complaint, At present, juniors Nancy Rob Atlanta, Georgia, in 1957. ber peace movement activi class time,” he urges instructors but the only one to whom J- inson and Jim Vuko are working He was one of the founders of ties will be discussed this to reschedule their 11:10 classes, Board’s decision can be appealed. on an issue for second term and the Committee on Appeal for Sunday at 4:00 p.m. in Young- enabling interested students to This situation, too, is a bit un other projects are also in the Human Rights (COAHR), serving child 161. attend. clear. planning stage. as Executive Secretary for three State Department Officials To Lecture on U.S. Policy A panel discussion on foreign Matthews returned to the Uni dies at the Department of State’s affairs will be presented at 4:30, ted States in 0968 in order to Foreign Service Institute, In 1961 Tuesday, 11 November in the pursue a program of advanced he transferred to Rangoon to Riverview Lounge. The program, Eastern European and Soviet serve as an economic officer and sponsored by the AAUW, League area studies at Columbia Univer later that year he was assigned of Women Voters, and the Uni sity. His present duties are in to Taichung in Taiwan for Chi versity, will feature four mem the State Department’s Office of nese area and language studies. bers of the U.S. Foreign Ser Soviet Affairs. In 1964 Metson was assigned to vice. Hong Kong for political and con The panelists and their topics sular work and then to Manda are: Gary L. Matthews (“As lay, Burma to serve as princi pects of U.S-Soviet Relations”), pal officer from 1966-68. Norman E. Warner (‘‘Latin In September 1968, Metson re American and the United turned to the Department of States” ), W. Graham Metson State to become the Country Of ("Sino-Soviet Relations”—A Cur ficer for Asian Communist Af rent Appraisal”), and John N. fairs in the Bureau of East Asian Gatch, Jr. (‘‘Middle East Prob and Pacific affairs. In this po lems and Perspectives”). sition he also serves as Econom Matthews entered the U.S. ic Officer for Mainland China Foreign Service in 1961. His first and Desk Officer for Mongolia. overseas assignment was to the NELLI SHKOLNIKOVA, noted Russian violinist, will U.S. Embassy in Bom, Germany, Gatch entered the U.S. For open the 1969-70 Lawrence University Chamber Music WARNER where his duties included Berlin eign Service in 1947 and has com series with a concert at 8 p.m. Sunday, 9 November in and East German affairs. pleted diplomatic assignments in Harper Hall. Tickets are on sale at the university ticket Warner entered the U.S. For Iraq, Poland, Hong Kong, and office. eign Service in 1946 and was as Libya. He received Arab lan signed to the U.S. Consulate guage and area training at the General at Antwerp, Belgium. Foreign Service Institute’s Field Since then he completed diplo School in Beirut, Lebanon. matic assignments in the Dom Sweden Plans $40 Million inican Republic, Ecuador, Hon duras and the Congo (Leopold ville). In an early State Depart for Vietnam Reconstruction ment tour he was in charge of STOCKHOLM — Sweden’s plan where Sweden had given aid dur Haitian Affairs. ned $40-million humanitarian aid ing its long period of neutrality. Warner’s most recent post program to Vietnam cannot be There are no regular acts of war abroad was at the U.S. Embassy put into effect before the start taking place in North Vietnam, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti from of fiscal year 1970, Prime Min while the conflict is continuing in 1963-1966. On his return to the ister Olaf Palme explained at his South Vietaam. Thus the situation MATTHEWS State Department he became first press conference. He added, in North Vietnam is such that Officer-in-Charge of Politico- however, that planning the aid the planning for reconstruction He was reassigned to the State Military Affairs for the Inter- could start immediately. can start, he said. Department in 1964 as a Watch American Security Affairs Of Part of the aid program includ When asked whether the aid Officer in the Operations Center fice. Warner is now the Assistant ed hospdital equipment and medi cculd start in the event the plan of the Executive Secretariat. In Director for Hadti-Dominican Re GATCH cine, Palme said. He spoke of ning is completed before the 1966 he was assisted to the public Affairs in the State De Biafra as an example where sim cassation of the war, Palme re American Embassy in Warsaw, partment. From 1959-1962, Gatch was Of ilar assistance had been given. plied that the war should come to Poland, and this was followed in Mctson was appointed a For ficer-in-Charge of Pakistan-Af The new premier described part an end before the start of recon 1967 with an assignment to the eign Service Officer in 1958 and ghanistan Affairs followed by a of the aid as credit for recon struction aid. “Thus, our general American Consulate at Pozan, was assigned to Mandalay after year’s tour of duty with the De struction. This aid has a pre assumption is that the end to this Poland. Burmese language and area stu- partment of Defense. His most requisite which calls for the war war is in sight,” he said. . recent overseas assignment was to be ended. For that reason a Palme was asked if a formal as the American Deputy Chief of date could not be set for the start peace treaty would have to be Mission at Kuwait. of the reconstruction aid, he said. signed before any of the credits At present, Gatch is a Politi Palme stated that the humani could be effective. He replied cal- Economic Officer for Arab tarian aid to Nigeria has never that such a condition would be ian Peninsula Affairs in the State been regarded as contrary to unreasonable and pointed to the Department’s Bureau of Near Sweden's neutrality and that also German situation where no for Eastern and South Asian Affairs. pertained to many other cases mal peace treaty exists. This, he said, has not prevented the Uni ted States from granting consid erable reconstruction aid. Replying to a newsman who WOOD and STREAM BOOTS asked if the political sympathies of the government had influenced THOROGOOD JOB-FITTED WORK SHOES it to direct the aid to North Viet nam, Mr. Palme answered that Large Group of FLARES BONDSHIRE DRESS SHOES and considering the extensive destruc tion in North Vietnam, "humani Regular $13.95, now WESTERN BOOTS by WEINBRENNER tarian reasons,” in his view, MEN'S BASKETBALL and TENNIS SHOES wholly justify the Swedish con tribution. $5.00 & $8.00 COMPLETE SHOE REPAIR SERVICE To another question as to whether his sympathy was great er for Hanoi than for Saigon, Palme replied that although “Ha JERRY LYMAN noi is not a democracy in our sense of the word, it does repre Shoe Service sent the North Vietnamese peo Across from Penney’s and Sears ple, while the Saigon regime is a small clique not representative 309 W. College Ave. of the people of South Vietnam.” The report of the press con ference comes from the New York office of the Swedish In formation Service, through OBS, the Swedish Student Observer.
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DWA’s documents are here printed The only point which was de verbatim. freshmen women’s hours were leted from the new policy as pro ailso passed, and the drinking posed was the suggestion that committee proposal was referred lounge hours parallel those of Judicial Board procedures to the Legislative Review Com visitation hours. This was drop mittee. for the case of those individ- ped because men would then be ilials charged with violation of The visitation bill, which will unable to eat breakfast at Cole become official if signed into ef LUCC No. 6 by actions at the man, and other inconveniences faculty meeting on 29, Sept fect by President Thomas S. would arise. Smith, provides “the maximum ember. 1969. LUCC President Sam Ray said hours during which residence I. Introduce board and de the bill “is designed to alleviate halls may be under visitation and fendants. the need for every living unit will prevent residents from com II. Describe procedures to renew its policies each year.” ing to LUCC two or three times III. Read charges per year,” according to Bart The Downer Women’s Associa IV. Entering of plea White, assistant to the dean of tion proposed hours change far V. Preliminary statements student affairs. freshmen women were officially PATIENTLY LISTENING TO SOME NINETY min by students appearing be Limits in the new legislation adopted in other action at the utes of prolonged debate over a new visitation policy are fore the board (Statements are: Sunday — Thursday from meeting. Vice-President Phil York and President Sam Ray. The made at this point in the 10 a.m. to 1 a.m., Friday 10 a.m. First term freshmen women 'LUCC in its bimonthly meeting last Tuesday passed the proceedings are part of the to 2 a.m., and Saturday 10 a.m. now have a Sunday-Thursday lim new policy, extended freshman women’s hours, and de hearing and will be con to 3 a.m. and may be restricted it of 12 midnight and a FYdday- ferred action on the drinking committee’s proposal. sidered by the Judicial but not expanded by each living Satunday curfew of 1 a.m. Second Board in its deliberations.) unit’s house council. term Sunday-Thursday and Fri VI. The statement of com All hours must be approved by day hours remain the same, but plainants two-thirds of each residence hall’s the Saturday limit is increased to Senate Sub-committee Hear A. Questioning by students 2 a m members, and if this is not se appearing before the board cured, the hall’s existing policy Third term freshmen women Pot Penalties Condemned B. Questioning by board will remain in effect will have full key-card privileges By FLOYD NORRIS is clearly as dangerous as mari VII. Final statement of stu Each dorm is responsible for under the new bill. juana. dent appearing before the determining the means of com A proposal submitted by the LOS ANGELES — (CPS) — A Under questioning about pos board (with witnesses) pliance to the policy by its res LUCC drinking committee was re Senate sub-committee has been sible harmful effects of various VIII. Provisions for indivi idents with an honor system as a ferred to the Legislative Review told here that marijuana is in drugs, Fort told the committee dual hearings (If desired) minimum requirement Committee and will be placed on many ways a better drug to take of one drug that “accounts for IX. Conclusion of hearings; Violations of visitation hours will the agenda at a future meeting. than alcohol and that Operation Intercept, if successful, would thousands of deaths every year, summary of complainants be handled by the hall’s judicial Brad Bale, committee chair that, despite decades of use. still board With appeals available to man, said there wene “many so merely drive more people to dan and defendants gerous drugs such as ampheta works on the brain in ways we X. Deliberation by Judicial the Dean, J-Board and the presi cial and economic reasons” for do not understand, and that has dent. mines. allowing beer to be served at par caused not only chromosomal A series qf witnesses testifying XI. Notification and right of The proposals of each living ties in residence halls. damage but actual birth effects.” before the subcommittee on al appeal unit will not be in effect until re It would “encourage more so The drug is aspirin. coholism and narcotics, chaired ceived by the LUCC secretary, cial activity in residence halls, McGJothlih told of a study of by Senator Howard Hughes
From the Editorial Boord Letters to the Editor Lauter Within Rights To the Editor: such academically deprived stu session, I had had no motiva There has been a misunderstanding of the role of Having just read Bemi Sing- dents as myself each year. It tion to attend the proceedings, Charles F. Lauter, dean of student affairs, in the ongoing ley’s article I see it as my duty is headed by black students from delegating them to one of tho peace movement. He has acted, and is acting as a conto argue a few points that I found Dartmouth College who prepare categories of unquestionable cerned individual interested in the peace movement. No quite facetious. Being a former the ABC students for their dif functions in the university frame significance should he assumed in the fact that Lauter’s ABC student, I consider myself ferent institutions. These bril work. After this attendance, I title was mentioned in the Moratorium story. The Law- more of an authority than Miss liant men devised the program became aware of the direct im rentian always identifies faculty and administrators, andSingley. and selected areas in which the mediacy for students to attend the reader must make the effort to distinguish between Last year was the program’s p*x)gram would be initiated. The the judicial board’s sessions title and role. first year of existence in Ap Appleton area has been termed specifically, and similar univer Lauter was merely acting, in agreement with his conpleton. It was difficult to estab one of the best areas, academi sity events in general. As for the science as a concerned citizen and should be congratulated lish a working unit within the cally. judicial board sessions, it should for that initiative. Faculty fears concerning the associahouse. But, after much stum be the prerogative of the per It is wrong to even suggest son or persons being tried as to tion of the University’s official position with the Morator bling and making the best use of that the purpose of ABC is the ium are groundless and slightly paranoid. Criticism of trial and error, we were able whether the proceedings should “proper socialization” of white be open to the publiic or not. Lauter’s use of University time may legitimately be made to provide for ourselves a me Appkton youths. TTiis its only dium by which we could com when his performance as a clean becomes unacceptable. one of its many side effects. The Digression: one reason why the municate within our group and Although a few faculty members may prefer an eight- situation definitely should be one case should have been opened to with the community. to-five job, Lauter’s duties do not lend themselves to an that acts as a method of mutual the university community and inflexible schedule. Being a ghetto dweller, I learning. In my opinion ABC has held in a suitable place far gen found many things unique in Ap accomplished this task. It has eral attendance is that individ pleton that were not present in helped bring about a better un uals in the university would be my pre-ABC years. The desire derstanding for those whom it able to embrace a concrete base to learn, prevalent in Appleton’s has touched. It is stupid to think for discussions concerning the schcoH system, was not present that the white parents would send legal processes in operation. Stu in the system of my previous ed their children to a large inte dents who have not experienced ucation. Truancy, lackadaisical grated school or black school in the operations of the judicial Harorwtttan attitudes and inadequate facili the inner city. The education board in the case have no knowl PRESS ties were rampant factions of the gained by these children would edge from which to make deci is published each week of the college year except during vacations byeducation tht in which I was cast. only serve a loss academically. sions concerning the validity of Lawrentian of Lawrence University. There could be seen hardly any The inner city schools may not the board. Personally, I experi Second-class postage has been paid at Appleton, Wisconsin, 54911. working relationships between all be inadequate, but most cer enced an exalted sensation (as The Lawrentian is printed by Timtncrs Printing Company of Appleton. students and teachers as is found tainly do not meet the standards well as deep anger in observing Subscriptions $5.00 per year. here. of Appleton schools. the Lawrentian judicial process Another distinctive advantage es) when I, was able to formu How can you say then, Miss EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ...... NICK CANDEE of being a student in Appleton late my reactions to the proceed Singley, that the ABC students BUSINESS MANAGER ...... TIM HICKEY is the obvious fact that the city ings in a manner which embrac are being deprived in areas such Managing Editor ...... Rick Farmer houses a college. The facilities ed first hand knowledge of the as this? If the area is not con Advertising M anner ...... Jim Bode offered at Lawrence University proceedings. ducive for teaming, what are News Editor ...... Jim Molitor are a tremendous help to the All university decision-making cotllege-bound high school stu you doing here? Aren’t you, be Feature Editor ...... Jim Kehoe functions should be opened for dent. He is subjected to an at ing a black student at Lawrence, Sports Editor ...... Greg O’Meara student attendance, if there are mosphere of constant learning subject to the same attitudes as Associate Feature Editor ...... Cheryl Warren students who have an interest in which plays a great role in the the ABC students? A compara Editor of Foreign Correspondence ...... Nancy Paulu the manner in which policies and shaping of his tuture. tively expensive education such Assistant News Editors ...... Ellen Priest, Tom Warrington as the one found here at Law decisions which affect their lives, The quality of an education in Assistant Feature Editor ...... Bemi Singley rence can only cater to those up direotily or indirectly, are en Appleton cannot be argued. An Make-up Editor ...... Karen Swanson per middle class whites as found acted or carried out. With closed education does not consist entire Copy Editor ...... Janet Huehl in Appleton. Are you losing your meetings the functions which are ly of pure “ book knowledge.” In Circifiation Manager ...... Roger Hildebrand identity? performed in them cannot be teraction of the ABC students As»K*amt Advertising Managers . .Gayle Ericksen, Martha Larson evaluated by the students who with the white students adds to To smother ABC after only two Michael J. McKenzie are affected by them (or suffer Uie sophistication of the particular years of existence would be cruel Photographers ...... Paul Cahan, John Kufus, Jeff Lee, by them», thus creating a mys black youth who participate in and hiartlens. To deprive other Karen Spangenberg, David Steinhom tique around the operations. If it. Rather than live a secluded black ycuths of the educational the student is going to be operat Peter Webster, Mark Green, Bonnie Wisth life among blacks of a similar experience that I had would be ed upon, it should be within his STAFF nature, he is subjected to the wrong. I am a product of the boundaries to know how the op views of a group whose ideas Diane Bieri, Russ Birkos, Martha Esch, Bob Hager, Danita Hall, Sue ABC program who asks far help erations are performed and ef may vary greatly from hiis own. in keeping this program alive Herhold, Tom Hosmanek, David Humes, Gail Johnson, Roger Kelly, fected. This iis good in the sense that it and growing. Give others the Martha Larson, Ben Mann, Katiiy Mayer, Jon Mook, Bonnie Morris, effects in him an ability to re chance of their lifetimes. After With open administrative pro Vicki Nauschultz, Nancy Paulu, Cindy Percak, Carl Rinder, John spond to a number of different all, the student is indeed, Miss cedures, the authenticity, legal Rosenthal, Sue Schreiner, Steve Swets, Jane Tucker, Steve Veazie, questions that he may oth Singley, the primary focus of the ity, and validity of the end re Celeste Withey, Ellen Wood. Chris Young, Rick Spain, Sue Terry, erwise have never been con program. Without him, there sults would be much better eval Harold Jordan, George Wyetih, Chris Phillips. Don Hague, Nelson fronted with in his atlmost totally would be none. uated by the students affected Freeburg, Steve Skinner. black community. He teams not by them. If open, the initiative THOMAS D. DAVIS to fight physically, but rather to to attend the sessions on the part argue points intellectually. of students would invariably in Miss Singley states in her a r crease, since open meetings are To the Editor: ticle that “they learn the homo not as impeccable as closed sanc After attending the November geneous racism and bigotry that tioned meetings. infests (the town on the river.” Is second session of the judicial FINAL EXAMINATIONS, TERM I, 1969-70 board’s hearings of the members Enactment of legislation which this wrong? Quite the contrary! in violation of the Lawrence Uni would provide for this, would fa Some examinations will be given at times other Is it not better to be confronted cilitate the student’s education than you may expect. Please read the schedule care wiith reality than live a secluded versity disruption policy as a witness, I had resolved to scrib along these lines. An explicit fully. Note that the group to be examined on Satur life of here say? Is it not better statement as to the stud^pts’ day morning, December 6, is small. Only courses to be fully aware rather than go ble an anthology of my thoughts concerning the manner in which rights in these affairs is all but which could not be scheduled at other times without through life half-knowing? the proceedings are held. Previ too evident. conflict are being examined on Saturday morning. If lit is wrong to say that it is ous to this attendancce of the ARTHUR HAYSSEN you encounter conflicts, please report them to the 'a disadvantage in teaming ito Registrar promptly. Three-in-a-row schedules, either adapt to a situation such as is before or after but not over the intervening Sunday, seen here in Appleton. It all aids can be adjusted by the personnel Deans. in becoming a well-rounded per son, able to deal with any type Friday, 5 December ...... 8:30 a.m. Classes meeting at 1:30 A Film by Gordon Parks of situation at any given time. Based on His Novel M W F The student doesn’t start a new BEST Friday, 5 December ...... 1:30 p.m. Classes meeting a 8:30 identification process but rather T T S; Government 24, Slavic 22, he elaborates on his present Slavic 35 state. Even so, he does not take PICTURE Saturday, 6 December ...... 8:30 a.m. Government 45, His on any permanent traits that tory 85, Philosophy 29, Slavic 11 would distinguish him from those of his race. He does not as OF THE Monday, 8 December ...... 8:30 a.m. Classes meeting at 9:50 similate, but he only lives by T T S; Religion 37 the proverbial phnase, “When in YEAR! Monday, 8 December ...... 1:30 p.m. Economics 45, Econ Rome, do as the Romans do.” omics 56, English 13, both sec By subjecting the student to those WINNER 6 tions; English 66, Government not of has own race, it merely ment 51, Psychology 53, Religion adds to the versatility of that ACADEMY AWARDS! 15, Slavic 12, Music 45, Music student. Is that bad? Education 33 I am in wholehearted agree Tuesday 9 December...... 8:30 a.m. Classes meeting at 11:10 ment with Miss Singley, when she M W F; Slavic 45 says ii is time for America to Weekdays 8 p.m. only; Sat. 2 stop creating illusions by labell Tuesday 9 December ...... 1:00 p.m. Classes meeting at 8:30 & 8:00; Sun. 2:00, 5:00, 8:00 M W F; Philosophy 34 ing programs for the academical Wednesday, 10 December __8:30 a.m. Classes meeting at 9:50 ly deprived. ABC is no such farce. ABC is not only in Ap M W F; Slavic 31 pleton but rather a nationwide y g e m « / program helping thousands of 'ACM vs. ART INSTITUTE -■ Rembrandt and Ghetto: o Split View of Chitown *r- — By JOHN OBERWETTER -■ V - In our relatively isolated aca community drive to promote bet wKjÊÊg demic environment at Lawrence ter schools and housing and rail W f it is not difficult to be unaware against absentee landlords and of the tremendous ‘reality’ of unfair realty practices. Jim Mur American cities, that is, of the ray told of his attempts, in con unparalleled impact of large ur nection with the Concerned Citi i v I H ban centers on contemporary life. zens Survival Clinic, to organize De Paul University students Last Wednesday, with about ugaiijvt the school’s policy of forty other Lawrentians, I viewed buying up lower class apart the Chicago Art Institute’s newly ments (under the aegis of “urban arrived Rembrandt exhibition renewal’’) and converting them and toured various shops in the to dorms at high profit. Loop. In retrospect, the trip was Tiie final item on Saturday’s *a success’ in that it served as a agenda was a rally at Civic demonstration of Chicago’s role Center Plaza held in protest of A SERIES OF EXTRACTS from the Auschwitz trial, “The Investigation,” a docu as a hub of culture and com the courtroom treatment of Bob mentary play by Peter Weiss, traces the exchanges between 18 accused men and nine merce. by Seale, one of the Chicago ¡witnesses. 1 his first production of the Lawrence University Theatre Company will he presented at 8 p.m., 12 through 15 November in Stansbury Theatre. On Friday and Saturday of Eight currently on trial for in citing riot. last week I visited the ACM Ur ban Studies Program also loc Whirlwind ated in Chicago. This trip to a starkly different side of the city My whirlwind twenty - four was as enlightening and consid hours of participation in the Ur From “Eulogy To Ho Chi Minh” erably more alarming than Wed ban Studies Program were hard ly enough to enable me to de nesday’s bour. By FRANZ SCHURMANN velop a cleancut assessment of Individual Work the program. On Friday afternoons. Unban An excerpt from the November, —a fact which made it difficult them, and to give them a vision Studies Program Headquarters I am not particularly impress 1969 issue of RAMPARTS MAGA to mobilize sentiment against the of that for which they fight. ZINE. are for the most part deserted: ed with the program’s academ yellow hordes of North Vietna A great leader is a command informational classes a r e ic aspects, but yet am unsure Unde Ho, as every Vietnamese mese threatening to land on Cali er,, a conciliator, and a man of through at noon and afternoons us to how much stress should be called him, died early in the fornia beaches. Nor did viery vision. Ordinary leaders may are free for students to pui-sue placed on ‘academics’ in an ur morning of September 3 in Hanoi many Americans see him as the have one of these qualities but individual work projects. ban living experience I feel that at the age of 79. For one week Red Menace, thereby preventing lack the others. Lyndon B. John many program participants are he lay in state in a glass coffin; Two girls from Carleton pro our rulers in Wasihngton from son was certainly a commander, sincerely interested in dedicating his rubber^ire sandals in another vided factual information about turning the war into an old-fash- but hardly a conciliator; such vi themselves to amelioration of the small glass box at his feet. He the program: heaviest participa kmed anticommunist crusade. sion as he had went little beyond problems of the city, while oth was buried in Hanoi’s Badinh tion is by students from Valpar Broadcasts from Saigon had the political manipulation. His suc ers seem to be ‘playing roles’— Square, the place where Viet aiso (the originator of the pro South Vietnamese “man-on-the- cessor Richard Nixon tries hard victims of “culture shock’’ who namese independence was pro gram), Lawrence, Knox and sfcreet” saying: “Ho Chi Minh to be a conciliator, but has yet damn the Establishment but do claimed in August of 1945. Carleton; students live in apart was a great man—too bad he was to show any capacity to command not look for answers. Obituaries giving the details of ments throughout the city; class not on our side.” The New York and makes no effort to hide his Ho’s (life have appeared in Amer es are held at various locations Tills second trip to Chicago Times necrologist put his finger lack of vision. Ho Chi Minh, in ican newspapers. Their tone has convenient to the different liv was also worthwhile: I receiv on the dilemma when, in his the 60 years of his life as a revo been respectful but dry. None I ing unts; six classes a week are ed a perspective which I did not opening lines, he credited Ho Chi lutionary fighter, had all three ca have seen repeated Marshall offered — two seminars on ju receive on the art tour and I Minh with blending nationalism pacities. Nguyen Cao Ky’s venomous com dicial procedures, two “head”- was acted upon by a powerfully and communism. As a nationalist, From his earliest days in Paris, ment that “North Viet-Nam is Ho was good; as a communist, he geared lectures and two “heart” ‘determining’ environment some he took the load in organizing now a snake without a head.” oriented extracurricular pro of whose problems I was able to was bad. So it would appear that groups of Vietnamese exiles; Americans did not hate Ho Chi grams; in addition to classroom experience first hand. Uncle Ho was a splilt personality, again and again he undertook Minh the way they once did Tojo ;ictivities, students are involved agonizing constantly between the dangerous political missions in in different work projects in col good ends (nationalism) and the Asia and Europe. In the midst of bad means (communism). laboration with organizations for these revolutionary activities, he civic improvement. Needless to say, this is not the always appeared at critical times way Uncle Ho was seen in Viet Emotional Aspects to pull bitterly quarreling factions nam. When he wasn’t called “Un On Friday night, at a party together into a new organizational cle” he was “Chairman Ho”—the which most of ithe program par unity. Ho’s capacity to unify ACADEMY AWARD WINNER! term being taken more literally ticipants attended, I encountered moved the Vietnamese Revolution “BEST FOREIGN FILM" than in other socialist countries. from the Indochinese (ommunrist same of the emotional aspects For over half a century, he pre of the Urban Studies experience: Party, to the Vietminh, to the sided over the men who fought some students claim to have be Democratic Republic of Viet and planned for the country. His come so revolted by the policies Nam. His spirit will ultimately manner was that of an old rural of their middle-class counter unify all of Viet Nam. schoolteacher lecturing his pupils, parts in Chicago that they have While Ho Chi Minh was not a while the cadres stood behind him come to disavow capitalism as theorist, he communicated to his laughing and joking among them an acceptable economic ethic; people in simple terms a vision selves (so he appeared in a re several sudents expressed doubt which is embodied in three words cent official Vietnamese film). as to whether they would return repeated again and again in to their respective campuses, al On a more cosmic plane, Ho every declaration by the Viet most all maintaining that the Chi Minh was the leader of a na namese: independence, unity, and transition would be difficult. tion which has administered to sovereignty. The me;ming of these America, the greatest empire of words, which have lost much of On Saturday morning, at a all times, one of the severest de their moral significance in “heart”-oriented discussion ses feats in history. Nations and America) is both the content of sion, Carl Van Kast, represent movements have leaders for three Ho Chi Minh’s life and the spirit ing Metropolitan Fair Housing purposes: to lead them in the of the Vietnamese Revolution. Alliance, spoke of his organiza daily tasks of struggle, to unify me TWO PART production Of LEO TOLSTOY S tion’s attempt to secure fair men in the face of the conflicts housing for Chicago citizens both which always arise to divide by investigating, discriminatory PERSONAL POVOCOM realty practices and by pushing REPORT WAR a n d PEACE The report of the Select for a uniform Multiple Listing PRESENTED BY THE WALTER REAOE ORGANIZATION ANO »ATRA • IN COLOR • RELEASEDBY CONTINENTAL ^?AM -Lou)'s Service (MLS) for the city. Committee on Planning. “IJb- eral Education at Lawrence”, Mrs. Barbara Cotton, a thirty- will be available to all Law year old welfare mother of six, THE ENTIRE PRODUCTION OF ' WAR AND PEACE" rentians who will make the ef discussed her experiences as a WILL BE SHOWN IN TWO PARTS fort to pick up their free copy. member of the only black family The distribution will take place in Valparaiso, Indiana. D A D T T "NATASHA ANO ANDREI* in the memorial alcove of the THE BATTLE Of AUSTWUTT In a luncheon conversation af r An I 1 Union between 9:30 a.m. and 3:36 p.m. on Monday, 10 Nov ter the session, several Lawren NOV 11,12,13 ember, and during the same tians were unanimous in their (aoock praise of the program in general TICKETS MAY BE PURCHASED SEPARATELY FOR EACH PART hours on Tuesday, 11 Novem ber, 1969. and of their individual work pro D A D T TT "NATASHA AND PIERRE • ~0«u»».-Vou>*. A ppU A o*. grams in particular. Cathy Wat f /A ll I 11 THE BURNING OF MOSCOW son spoke of her secretarial work for the Businessmen for NOV 18,19,20 Public Interest, an organization similar to the Better Business Bureau which investigates cor STARTS 8:00 PM ruption in business practices. CLOTHING Scott Alexander described his in APPLETON THEATER 301 W. O O U M AVE. volvement with the Organization M‘1'1 I I ll\ s t’Ot’LI IN f* H /l t I» ♦»»%*. *>»*#»» for Better Austin, a grass-roots - CALENDAR -
MOBE, War, and March on Washington: Friday, 7 November 7:30 p.m.—Lawrence University Film Board, “High Noon,” Youngchild 161 What's Happening Elsewhere This Week? Saturday, 8 November 10:00 a.m.—Soccer, St. Nor- bert, IPC field By RICK FITCH White House to read the inscrip tion had to wait for the walk senting movement issues outside 11:00-5:00 p.m.—Band Materials College Press Service tion on your placard into a loud sign. the antiwar effort: the harrass- Clinic, Chapel it’s Thursday, November 13, and speaker. ment of our culture, the capital At the 12th Street intersection, 1:30 p.m.—Football, Grinnell. you’ve come here, to the land of istic society wish places property Then it’s more walking. Past look to your left. There sits J. Followed by Alumni Associa taxicabs, marble monuments, and rights and private greed above the Treasury Department, FBI, Edgar Hoover’s basion. Chances tion and Pep Committee Cof rich hippies, to be in the Big human need Now Is The Time to order your imprinted Christmas Cards 62 ALBUMS TO CHOOSE FROM Conkey’s Book Store Trustee Interviews: LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS Trustees Elect Student Representation? New Member, By The Feature Staff (Editor’s Note: This is the first In this way trustees would be OK Fee Hike of several articles to be run come more aware of current cam The annual meeting of the Law throughout the year concerning pus life, while students could gain rence University board of trus Lawrence trustee views.) a better perspective about the tees was held last Saturday, 1 Nov. at the Jason Downer food THE LAWRENTIAN, in an at university and its future goals, center. The board reviewed stand tempt to bridge the gap between since, Leech claimed, “the past ing committees, received budget the Board of Trustees and other is part of the future.” ary reports, re-elected its mem members of the university family Mrs. William M. Chester, bers and approved one new mem has interviewed a number of Law Downer Alumna from Milwaukee, ber, and approved a hikio in com- rence trustees, including Downer also added that many of the trus prehensive feos for next year of and Lawrence alumni. tees would like to participate in $345. The trustees’ responses to per some of the student activities. tinent questions concerning the The board ne-elected nine of its academic and social environment Representation members to three year terms. Included are Samuel A. Casey, at Lawrence may prove in them When questioned as to the trus Port Edwards; T. A. Duckworth, selves valuable insights into the tees’ attitude in regard to student Wausau; Francis E. Ferguson, general policy the trustees will representation on the Board of Milwaukee; Frederic O. Leech, follow in handling changes pro Trustees, the trustees’ reaction Neenah; George W. Mead II, Wis posed by the Select Committee on was generally favorable. T. A. consin Rapids; Donald C. Shch- Planning. Duckworth was in favor of ap pointing students as trustees, feel ter, Milwaukee; Roy J. Sund, According to Mowry Smith, Cincinnati, Ohio; T. L. Nolan, Jr_, (one of three Smiths on the ing that seniors should be named after graduation to serve a three- Milwaukee; and J. R. Whitman, Board), a trustee from the Fox Appleton. River Valley area, the starting year term. The board also accepted the point in encouraging trustee-stu- Arthur P. Remley, chairman of \ From the PHI DELTA THETA ALPHA CHI OMEGA CHAPTERZ P L A S T I C ✓ P A t t ' I COME AS YOU AREN’T SAT. NOV. a Buses Leave Quad Frosh $1 00 7:45 - 8:45 Uppers $1.50