On The Inside Halberstam's speech ...pg 3 Future concerts ..pg 2 serving the notre dame - st. mary's community Vol. IX, No. 39 THE OBSERVER. jTuesdky^_OctoberJKj_J974 Sets frosh schedule Academic Council delays surc by Jim Donathen Staff Reporter The Academic Council voted yesterday to delay implementation of course overload surcharges until fall semester 1975. The sur­ charges scheduled to take effect next semester, were delayed because of technical difficulties, said Jim Ambrose, student government academic commissioner. In other action, the Council approved a more flexible Freshmen Year of Studies program by a 36-13 margin. The proposal, sub­ mitted by the University Committee for the Freshman Year of Forum upholds ERA Studies, reduces the number of required courses, allowing the by Virginia McGowan “While I realize that formal alternation of the choice of three electives during the freshman year. Staff Reporter Constitution is a difficult step for the country to take, it The rationale behind the overload surcharge is to discourage A panel of state and national leaders, promoting the is a step which this country must take. Sex students who sign up for extra courses and later drop them. Equal Rights Ammendment addressed a fund-raising discrimination demands the immediate and per­ Following much debate last April and May, the Council approved forum last night in the Center for Continuing manent solution that the Equal Rights Amendment surcharges for arts and letters and science students exceeding 17 Education. represents. I join you in support of its ratification.” hours and for business and engineering students exceeding 18 hours The panel, composed of Liz Carpenter, Jill Constitutional Aspects of ERA per semester. Ruckleshaus, John Brademas, Howard Glickstein and Glickstein discussed the constitutional aspects of the Yesterday’s move to postpone implimentation will give Robert DuComb, advocated the ratification of the ERA. “Many people who oppose the ERA suggest first University Provost James T. Burtchaell time to study alternative Equal Rights Ammendment by the Indiana Senate that we can expand the perpetuation of equal methods of controlling over-enrollment, said Dick Conklin, Notre next January 13. protection under the 14th Amendment and by doing Dame public information director. “Tonight we write history in Indiana,” stated Car­ that, eliminate sex discrimination in our society.” penter, former press secretary for Mrs. Lyndon Glickstein contended the Supreme Court has been three electives for freshmen Johnson and moderator for the Indiana Coalition for very restrictive in its interpretations of that amend­ the Equal Rights Ammendment. ment. Next fall, freshm en will take four or five courses totalling at least “The Indiana legislature and how it performs next He stated that he did not believe the 14th am endm ent 15 credits and either physical education or R.O.T.C. with the option year is going to determine whether we can go into 1976 could be expanded to cover all areas involving sex of freshman colloquim. with the country to grant equality to all people, or The courses will include two courses in the humanities, two discrimination or that changing state statutes would whether the country moves forward without Indiana,” compensate. courses in mathematics, two courses in natural science or foreign she said. “Some hope was felt in 1964 when the Civil Rights Act language, one course in social science or history and three elective She noted that previously the U.S.Congress over­ was passed and included sex, it bans employment courses. The new program is compatible with curriculums of the whelmingly passed the ERA legislation, led by Indiana discrimination. But of course that provision has been four colleges and will not require modification of existing Senator Birch Bayh in the Senate “Since then, 33 limited to more or lessons fact of life, employment, and curruculums. states have ratified the amendment,” she said. “We also it doesn’t completely cover that fact. By passing a The freshman committee proposal states: need 5 more states to bring the amendment into law.” constitutional amendment, we will accomplish in one “It should enable the undecided or insecure freshman to sample Carpenter pointed out that the Indiana House passed sweeping effort the elimination of discriminatory areas of possible interest before becoming involved in a sharply the legislation once “and is all set to do it again.” directed curriculum or making commitment to a long range goal.” practices from the very day that amendment She urged the audience to prompt the Indiana Senate becomes effective,” he said. “Nevertheless, it should also permit those freshmen who are to complete ratification of the amendment. “The amendment provides that it will not go into secure in their long range goals to embark upon an academic In the absence of Fr. Theodore Hesburgh, the effect for two years and this should offer ample time program which in their freshman year would provide a good start director of the Center for Civil Rights, Dr. Howard for state legislatures and the federal congress to make towards the realization of those goals.” Glickstein, read the following prepared statement: necessary adjustments,” he said. The 1975 freshman schedule will be: “Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment would First Semester demonstrate that we are a nation truly committed to Psychological Aspects composition and literature or freshman seminar equality. Ratification of the constitutional amendment Jill Ruckelshaus, former White House consultant on mathematics would go far toward insuring that sex, like other im- Women’s Organizations, stressed recognition of a need natural science or mutable and irrelevant characteristics, plays no part for, and widespread support for, the ERA in Indiana, foreign language in determining individual worth or opportunity. “The psychological impact of the ERA may be just social science-history or elective “Women should have to wait no longer for an end to as important as the legal implications,” she said. The elective sex discrimination. They must not be forced to rely on change in our laws will change behavior, and even- Second Semester uncertain case by case litigation for the fulfillment of tually changing attitudes. These are psychological freshman seminar or composition and literature their rights. Nor should men be denied any longer barriers to women which are just as vicious to our full mathematics benefits that the elimination of discrimination based on development as individuals as legal liberties.” natural science or foreign language sex will bring to them. (continued on page 6) elective or social science-history elective “The major issue is who has authority over the Freshman Year Mitchell uses ta Program, and they didn’t answer the question,” emphasized the student government academic commissioner. Ambrose said several colleges offered amendments which would have given to prove Nixons guilt in court them more control over freshman year curriculum. WASHINGTON (UPI) — counsel John W. Dean III —on to speak?” Richard M. Nixon told John N. basic requirements the same the witness stand at the time — “Well, it’s, it really isn’t Mitchell in the spring of last was not present for that part of that,” Dean started to reply. year “to stonewall it ... coverup the meeting. But U.S. District Professor Frederick J. Crosson, dean of the College of Arts and “It’s a limited hang out,” or anything else” to save his Judge John Sirica overruled the Letters proposed that foreign language should remain a Haldeman broke in. administration from the Water­ objections and ordered the tape requirement for freshmen arts and letters intents. “It’s a limited hang out,” gate scandal, according to be played. Under the new Freshman Program of Studies, students will be Dean agreed. taped testimony played in court “We’re going to protect our (continued on page 2) Monday. people if we can,” Nixon told “It’s a modified limited hang The former president’s voice Mitchell. out,” Ehrlichman said. came through clearly on the The meeting was the last of a “Well,” said Nixon, “it’s only fifth White House tape played series of March 21-22 of last the question of the thing at the cover-up trial of Mitchell year as the Watergate cover-up hanging out publically or and four other Nixon aides began to unravel and the privately.” accused of conspiracy in the President and his men strove to “What it’s doing, Mr. Presi­ plot. stem the tide. dent, is getting you up above “I don’t give a what and away from it,” said Dean. happens,” Nixon told Mitchell Key White House aides John “And that’s the most important toward the end of a March 22, D. Ehrlichman and HR. thing.” 1973, m eetin g a t his hideaw ay Haldeman —also on trial for Just before Dean left the office in the Executive Office the cover-up —were also meeting, Nixon spoke highly of Building. present at the session with him. “I want you all to stonewall Nixon, Mitchell and Dean. They it, let them plead the 5th were leaning toward issuing a Ammendment, cover up or report absolving the White anything else, if it’ll save it — House of any complicity but Tomorrow’s Observer The University Academic Council, meeting in closed session save the plan, that’s the whole Dean was advocating a fuller point.” disclosure of the facts. yesterday, voted to make freshman schedules more flexible. will be the last before Starting next fall, freshmen will be able to take electives they Defense lawyers objected to “You think, you think we would otherwise not have until they became upperclassmen. the Nixon-Mitchell discussion want to, want to go this route break... being introduced as evidence now?” Nixon asked. since former White House “And the —let it hang out, so 2 the observer Tuesday, October 22, 1974 world briefs Two more rock concert LOS ANGELES (UPI)-Jack Benny’s condition Monday was describved as “good” at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital where the by Norman Bower pearance.