Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 11-12-1968 The BG News November 12, 1968 Bowling Green State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news Recommended Citation Bowling Green State University, "The BG News November 12, 1968" (1968). BG News (Student Newspaper). 2261. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/2261 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications at ScholarWorks@BGSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. Shatzel-Williams conversion eyed By JIM SMITH steps would be taken until the prob- Staff Writer lem of office relocation was solved. The proposed conversion of He said although there was no Shatzel and Williams Halls Into definite plans, one possibility dormitories remains In the plan- would be to move the "refugees," ning stage today according to John into the offices of the College of Lepp, coordinator of the program- Business. Another possibility was ming committees on housing. that only one of the buildings would Lepp stressed there was no be converted with the other re- definite word from the administra- maining available for offices. tion on conversion action. Lepp said both dormitories "Many people feel that the ad- would be used as women's resi- ministration Is trying to shove dence halls. He indicated this this thing through," Lepp said. would be because there are about "This Is not the case." 1000 more women on campus than The general consensus yester- men. He recognized the problems day of those faculty members with of cramped quarter's In the men's offices In the two buildings, was dormitories and assured that It that the move would not be econ- was not being ignored. Although omical and would only leave them plans for a high-rise dormitory In the cold. have recently been scratched, Lepp Donald E. Shepardson, In- said new residence halls were be- structor In history, was dismayed ing planned and are only two years by the prospect of losing his of- away. fice space. F. Eugene Beatty, chairman of "If we Just get shuffled around," the Shatzel-Wllllams program he complained, "we will lose the committee stated there was a dis- opportunity to talk to the students." tinct possibility that men would be He felt that the central locations housed In one of the buildings. of the two Halls were an Ideal He expressed hope this would al- meeting place. leviate the cramped quarters of Howard Kane, professor of ac- Itodgers and Founders. NEW DORM? William* Hall may be returned from its office building status to dormstatu*. counting, voiced similar senti- In addition to the Shatzel-Wll- ments. He questioned the prac- llams study, program commlt- (Photo by Tim Culelc) ticality of using the older build- (Contlnued on Page 7) ings as residences and felt new dormitories would be much more practical. James Stuart, Instructor In phil- Tabasko is osophy and R.C. Anderson, In- structor In political science ex- pressed doubts that the students jailed again would be happy living In the older structures. They felt that the Former Uni- economic feasibility of the ren- versity student novatlon was also In doubt. TheBG Charles A. T a- Two Individuals who would be basko, of Cleve- more than happy to sacrifice their land Heights, has office space to the students were been charged by C 1 e v e 1 and Spence Myers and Phil Hahnert, ^^ graduate assistants in quantita- Heights police tive analysis. Their quarters, lo- with possession cated In Shatzel Hall were per- of narcotics. meated by an unpleasant, unknown, Tabasko was odor. They Joined the others In News arrested Thurs- V Serving a growing university since 1920 questioning the practicality of the day morning out- move, however. side a Cleveland Lepp emphasized no definite Tuesday, November 12, 1968 Vol. 53, No. 28 Heights resi- dence on a war- rant Issued by U- nlverslty Circle police. The war- rant was Issued SCI attempts to close 'participation gap' when Tabasko failed to appear Tabasko By WALTER STARR while they were posting signs In- national group, nor are they af- ognition of the university," said In Court Oct. 28, on charges of Staff Writer viting students to their meetings. filiated with any other group on Baker, "We also hope to have disorderly conduct. Students for Campus Involve- "They were told that they were this campus. They originated at The disorderly conduct charges ment, a group whose objective Is members of the faculty sit with not allowed to post any subver- BG. us at our meetings and become were filed Oct. 24 by University to close the "participation gap" sive or communist literature on "We are going to draw up a part of our organization." Circle police when Tabasko was on campus, held Its first organi- the bulletin board," said Baker. constitution and plan to get one But perhaps the real Issue of arrested during an evening SOS zational meeting Sunday SCI Is a grass root organization of the faculty members to be our the group is to promote lnvolve- demonstration at Severance Hall. Jim Baker, senior in the College on this campus. They are not a advisor so we will gain the rec- (Contlnued on Page 9) His car was spotted Wednesday of Education, acted as the spokes- evening In Cleveland Heights, man at the meeting. He salu, where he was arrested Thursday "Our goal Is to unify the student morning by a combined law en- body and urge them to get Involved, Sen. Thurmond here at 8 p.m.; forcement team. An undetermined not in national and international amount of marijuana was found in problems, but the problems of this the car. university." will discuss people and politics His bond has been set at $1,000 SCI is a young organization on on the narcotics charge, and he is campus striving for more enroll- South Carolina Senator Strom congressional seat. proprlatlons Committee In the Sen- in Cuyahoga County Jail In lieu ment. "Our members consist of Thurmond will speak about young The 66 - year ate. of posting bond. students from all three colleges. people and politics tonight at 8 in old senator The South Carolinian's appear- If bond Is posted on the narcot- It has greeks and Independents, the Grand Ballroom. played a key role ics charge In Cleveland, Tabasko graduate and under-graduate stu- ance is part of the University's The Republican lawmaker has In backing the "Youth and New Politics" series, will be held for Wood County dents, black and white students, been In politics since 1948 when triumphant Nlx- authorities, where a writ has been members of all classes, foreign designed to expose and Integrate he was the States' Rights Party on-Agnew ticket students, through a number of na- issued by Common Pleas Court students, and members of all re- candidate for president, which at the Republican Judge Floyd A. Coller to have ligions," said Baker. tionally-known speakers, to pol- came about after he and other convention. He itics in our government. The series Tabasko returned to the Ohio Re- Major goals of SCI are better disgruntled southern delegates is also credited formatory at Mansfield, to begin communication with the faculty and headed by chairman Irv Brandel walked out of the Democratic Na- with delivering of the Student Activities Office, serving a 2-15 year sentence on a administration and creating a bet- tional Convention and formed a South Carolina's narcotics conviction in Wood ter atmosphere for education in the has four speakers coming to the third party. Mr. Thurmond, then 8 electoral votes campus first quarter. County. community of the University. Ac- governor of South Carolina, polled to the Nixon Tabasko was sentenced to Mans- cording to Baker, "We are the link The speakers Include John Glll- more than a million votes. camp in Tues- igan, who came Oct. 24; Sen. Thur- field In December 1967 In Wood between the 12,000 odd students In 1954, he was elected to the day's election. County Common Pleas Court when and the faculty. We can better mond; Julian Bond, a Georgia state Senate as a write-in candidate and Sen. Thur-, legislator, Nov. 22, and Sen. George he was convicted of knowllngly achieve our goals if we are uni- won re-election In 1956 and 1960. mond served a] permitting the use of a house un- fied and are able to communicate McGovern, known for his brief Dissatisfied with the Johnson ad- major role lnl presidential fling last August, der his control for the use and with the members of the faculty." ministration In 1964, Sen. Thur- blocking the ap-| dispensing of narcotics. The organization has run Into mond left the Democratic party polntment of Abe Sen. Thurmond's talk, which Is His appeal to the Sixth District some trouble, however, by being to support Sen. Barry Goldwater I-'ortas as Chief Thurmond free and open to the public, will Court was denied this summer and confused with other campus or- for the presidency. Justice of the Supreme Court. be followed by a student-faculty an appeal to the Ohio Supreme ganizations. Two of the members Running In 1966 as a Republi- He serves on the Armed Ser- panel discussion, and an open- Court currently Is pending in Co- were asked to leave Bromfleld Hall can, he was re-elected to his vices, Judiciary and Defense Ap- floor questioning period.