.VOL. III. THENO. 5 3 _______________________________________ Serving the OBSERTHURSDAY, NOVEMBE Notre Dame and St. Mary’s College Community Request Changes in Dress Rules at SMC A petition for a repeal of all Gatz and Grima presented the dress regulations on the Saint petition November 13 to the Mary’s campus has gathered 580 Campus Legislature.; No action signatures in approximately twowas taken on the petition at that weeks of circulation. The time or in their meeting last petition, written and circulated evening. Sally Strobel, Chairman by Sophomores Carolyn Gatzof the Legislature, explained the and Kathy Grima, states that delay as a procedural matter. matters of dress are up to the Strobel said: “ All bills for individual; thus the school has legislation must be submitted at no right to regulate the dress of least one week in advance. The students. Chairman must also be notified Gatz said that the basis for that the particular bill will be on the petition was Section I,the agenda.” Article 3 of the Student Statement of Rights and Strobel said that, in fact, Responsibilities. This part spe­ action could not be taken on the cifically states: “ Each student petition until the Student has the right to manage Affairs Council has decided on her own personal affairs exceptjurisdiction. Strobel said the when this conflicts with the matter will come before the good of the community.” Council at their meeting tonight. A confrontation which at one time seemed inevitable was averted when Fr. Riehle Gatz estimated that she and She stated that no further action accounced to the demonstrators that the CIA representative had cancelled afternoon Grima came in contact with would be possible before interviews. Thanksgiving Vacation. almost 800 students during the two week period. She said that Current rules of dress require they occasionally encounteredthat all SMC students wear skirts Interviewers Are Blocked; adverse reaction to the petition.to class, in the dining halls and “Some of the students seemed in the Saint Mary’s library. afraid that some girls-never Slacks may be worn in the Demonstrations“Successfur themselves-might look prettydormitories, and in art labs with The recruiter from the Central Scholastic Associate Editor Tom relations firm in Washington, ugly in blue jeans.” the permission of the professor. Intelligence Agency, victim of aHenehan stressed “What we D.C., which handles public four hour-long sit-in by up to 50want to do is confront them.”affairs matters for the Central Nader Here students outside the Placements Henehan maintained that Intelligence Agency. These lying Office in the Administration demonstrators should squat in front of the door had said Building, left for Chicago after before the Placement Office, but they would leave on the one 4Auto Tolls Equal Namfconferring with his superiors inleave enough room for studentscondition that the representative Famous critic and author of expenditure of fifty millionWashington, DC., yesterday and inverviewers to get in andspeak and answer questions. “Unsafe At Any Speed” Ralphdollars on car safety versus the afternoon. Re. James L. Riehle, out of the office. SupportingHowever, at not time did the Nader addressed a large crowd in high twleve billion dollar per Dean of Students, was informed him, SDS leader Dennis During interviewer even reveal his name the library auditorium last night year of highway mishaps He of the decision at lunch with the spoke of the possibility of arrestor formally comment on any on “Aspects of Auto Safety andblamed accidents partly on Student Life Council and and emphasized the educational aspect of the protest. On the one shoddy automobile Consumer Hazards.” Sometimes announced the departure at function of the demonstrators.occasion that he stuck his head hilariously funny, sometimesconstruction, declaing, “The about 1:45 in the afternoon onDuring contended “I think this out the door of the Placements soberingly lucid, Nader delivered more poorly cars designed, . the second floor of the is a hell of a time for a Office, demonstrators lay down facts on cars and car driving as the bigger the crash industry Administration Building. confirmation.” in solid lines. well as consumerism, in the style income.” He said that tremen­ The recruiter spent more than Speaking for the “sardine” Even as a large group blocked of his recent book. dous costs diverted much talent three hours blockaded in the faction, which advocated a tight the way of the interviewer, at The speaker led off with the from the prevention of crashesPlacements Office. At about lie-in blocking the doorway.least an equal number sang remark “ For the age group in and injury. “There is very little 10:30 in the morning, Riehle 1968 Notre Dame graduate protest songs in the middle of this audience, the leading cause economic feedback for motiva­told demonstration leaders that Brian McTigue contended “ I am the second floor of the of death by far is the tion to improve engineering en­th o se sitting in would be ready to accept the Administration Building. Led by automobile.” The dangers vironment of auto travel.” removed if no agreement could consequences of this act.” He Education Associate Professor inherent in car accidents go un­ be reached to leave an aisle clear was supported by Senior MartinVincent Lannie, many of these heeded, he stated, because “the The critic spoke on the socialinto the Office. However, after McNamara, another Scholastic demonstrators were unwilling to youth of this country is taughtawareness of the cause of car so inform ing sit-in leaders, Associate Editor. block the path of the interviewer accidents. For sixty years, “autoRiehle closeted himself with Inside the Placements Office, or interwiewees. Lannie said at makers have diverty blame. The other Administration officials the CIA representative issued a ont point “It’s a question of car went out of control becausefor more than two hours, takingstatement through Fr. Riehle conscience. I feel I cannot block of the driver.” More recently, he no action. During this interval,that he was not allowed to speaktheir path, but I respect those said, people have begun tothe group occasionally conferredpublically or answer studentwho feel they must. 1 shall realize there is much more with Student Body President questions. The interviewer gavecontinue this Christian witness involved. Richard Rossie. At one point,Riehle the address of a public here './here I sit.” On car advertising: “With one three of those lying down were exception, you are not toldasked to present their views and On the Inside: anything about s a f e ty reasoning. Riehle also repeatedly perfomance of cars by dealers...a tte m p te d to co n tact his . There are cars on the highway superiors over the sit-in, but whose steering column can found University President Fr. Commentary by a demonstrator, page 3. Ralph Nader skewer the driver in a Hesburgh to be out of town, Riots, Italian Style, in the World Today, page 2. twenty-four mile per hour leftwhile Executive Vice President Betty Doerr, Tom Elirbar, and Milt Richman. by a very subtle means to fron collision.” He said this Fr. Edmund Joyce and Vice Two more halls check in with parietals, page 2. challenge hazards.” He situation originates because auto President for Student Affairs Fr. A faculty members sounds off on the recent compared the large number of makers do not have the kind of McCarragher could not be demonstrations, page 5. auto deaths to the mortalities in budget that allows for spreading located. Saint Mary’s contemplates cirriculum changes, page 2. Southeast Asia and warned that that kind of safety information. Sophomore Literary Festival Metzger gives preview, unless something is done soon, The reasons to buy a car are As Riehle pondered what to “One out of two Americans will based on “horse power, luxury,do, a lively debate over tactics page 3. die as a result of suto crashes.” and sex appeal. Autowere conducted among those And plenty of Hate Mail, page 6. Putting asied the moral side of advertising is an impressivesitting in. Speaking for one highway accidents, Nader achievement in social science. faction which quickly became questioned the s m a ll It’s very, very clever.” known as the ‘worms”, PAGE 2 THE OBSERVER THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1968 Cavanaugh, Farley ProvideTHE WORLD TODAY For Legalization ofHours Cavanaugh Hall, following the fell under students personal new policy on hall autonomyRiots Italian Style lives. and to establish an experimental example of Morrissey and Lyons ROME (UPI)-The m an expected to become Italy’s next premier Further on the statement said, visitation system to determine Halls, has established a set of called yesterday for a new coalition to enact urgent educational and “ But the principle of hallwhether such a system is women’s visiting hours. In a social reforms and return stability to the country. Christian autonomy should lead both feasible. written statement, Farley Democratic leader Mariano Rumor issued the call as violence broke students and administrators to The statement also expressed College also supported the out in Italy for the second day. the realization that such a support of the “student petition policy of hall autonomy, Students at Turin University battled police with rocks and fists in decision on visitation hours muston parietal hours, the efforts of particularly in the area of an unsuccessful attempt to occupy the architecture school. The be a community decision sincethe Hall Presidents’ Council,, parietal hours. students are demanding classroom reforms that past governments any ruling on this matter will .and the study being undertaken The two-page typed have failed to deliver. Several persons were injured and 11 students affect the entire hall.” by the SLC subcommittee on resolution of Farley’s was passed arrested.