•a^EHBaMMMMNPMHH THE UWM POST VoL XI, No. 54 University of Wisconsin — Milwaukee Tuesday, May 2, 1967 Revolutionaries 'seize' campus; N military tribunal 'sentences' 25 A revolution, complete with a military tribunal, executions, and a seizure of buildings hit campus Monday. The People's University Revolutionary Expedition (PURE) storm troopers in mil­ itary dress with white daisy- centered armbands and toy machine guns ran through the university shouting ' 'PURE has taken control of the Uni­ versity!" The revolutionaries, num­ bering about 25, began their march from PURE headquar­ ters at StoweU South at 11:30. Led by a revolutionary car­ rying a daisy-centered blue and white flag, the marchers ran from building to building an­ nouncing the revolution. Stu­ dents and faculty were urged to join the revolution and hand­ bills proclaiming the ideals of the revolution were distributed. The march was completed in the Union, as revolutionaries stormed through the pit and baUroom shouting: "The revo­ lution is at hand! AU classes are cancelled for the after­ noon!" At the same time, 25 "ene­ mies of the state" were issued warrants of arrest. They were commanded to report for trial and execution before the "MiU­ tary Tribunal of Justice" at high noon. The reported goals of the revolution were: REVOLUTIONARY TRIBUNAL - Justices Irene Zimmerman, lutionary Expedition stood on either side of the justices table. Land reform in the Pit Ingrid Buxton, and Mike Wolkomir judged the trials of the Supreme Commander Mike Guterman made the charges over . Somatization of the Book­ "enemies" on the Union lawn Monday. Members and prisoners the loudspeaker. More pictures are on pages 6 and 7. store of the Revolutionary forces, PURE, People's University Revo­ . PURE control of all cam­ Photo by Steve Amich pus communications and build­ ings. The "enemies" consisting of student leaders, administra­ tors, and faculty members were Primed for Progress slate wins ; executed on the Union lawn for the following charges: 1. "Being an educational re­ captures top four USG positions actionary element..." 2. "Compromising the revo­ lutionary ideology" The "Primed for Progress" slate were: Mike Guterman, treasurer, Lynn Alford, 874 for class president by polling 3. "Undermining the new slate headed by Marshall Gratz vice presidential hopeful, Lynn to 795, edging her by 4.7%. won all top student government 235 votes to Bowman's 147. freedom by adding significantly Alford, treasurer candidate, The Purity Party saw 10 of Sharon Ann Stearle, un­ to the old order" offices in the elections held and Anne MuUen, running for its 15 student legislature can­ Thursday and Friday. the office of secretary. opposed, won the vice presiden­ 4. "Perpetration of crimes didates elected in Letters and tial post with 339 votes. Sharon against the students and fac­ Gratz won in a landstide,re- The secretarial battle was the Science. ulty." ceiving 64% of the votes. He closest of the four races. Paula Three of the 10 had also re­ Ann Rowland, also running" un­ had 1085 votes to 595 for his Brandenberg, with 867 votes, ceived Young Republican en­ burn to page 3, coL 2) (Turn to page 8, col. 4) Purity Party opponent Denis narrowly edged out Anne MuUen dorsement. In aU, the campus Kitchen. by a 4% margin. Y-Reps endorsed 8 of the win­ Elected with Gratz were: Paul Ronyak, with 873 votes, ning candidates from Letters Happy day Ronyak, vice president, Steve topped Mike Guterman, who re­ and Science. Lindbloom, treasurer^ jind ceived 789 votes. Ronyak won Among those elected to the Paula Brandenberg, secretary. with a 5% margin. Lindbloom legislature were Amy Hender­ Defeated on the Purity Party defeated the current assistant son, president of the campus Be-in means balloons Young Dems; Ray Greiner, president of the Y-Reps; and Jim Vopal, senior class presi­ Carnival weekend dent-elect. Vopal was the high­ kites, flowers, love est vote-getter in the race for L&S representatives. With the symbol of flowers A Journal photographer be­ to feature heroes In senior class elections and the theme of love a Be-in came more involved. Perhaps Vopal defeated Barry Bowman George Washington, Johnny out the week. Contestants will happened Sunday at Lake Park trying to blend in with the sur­ Appleseed and Moby Dick are stalk through the Union asking Area 4. People, some of them roundings, he carried, besides some of the "American Leg­ for coins, which will be donated hippies, Midwestern style, and his Rollifex, a blue baUoon, endary Heroes" who wiU be to charity. those truly interested came to a daffodil and, on his right represented at the campus car­ A greased-pole contest and participate, and people came to hand.the painted word "Love." nival Thursday through Sat­ girls' tug-of-war will open the sightsee. Those who came to At one point, a policeman urday. weekend events Thursday at participate had no unifed pur­ walked through the crowd warn- Thirteen booths dealing with 4:30 p.m. on the Union lawn. pose other than to be them­ ing people that there were cars these and other folk heroes Fifteen three-man teams will selves. iUegaUy parked and that they like Paul Bunyan, Davy Crock­ try to scale the slippery pole, The be-inners started gath­ had to be moved if they wanted ett and Uncle Sam will feature then representatives of soro­ ering at dawn and by 6:00 a. m. to avoid a ticket. carnival games in Baker field- rities and women's residence nearly 60 people were present. When the poticeman accepted house Friday from 6:30 to haUs wiU use their pull to drag Their numbers varied during a flower, a group gathered, 11 p.m., and Saturday from the opposing team into a mud the day from about 300 in the around his car and chanted noon to 10 p.m. Proceeds from pit. early afternoon to about 30 as "Love your local police." the carnival, open to the public, Winners of the booth awards the affair broke up around 7 The poUce left but returned wiU go to charity. Admittance is will be announced at a carnival p.m. later, and stopped a group sing­ 25? and each game costs 10?. dance Saturday, 8 to 12 in the They came dressed in every­ ing around a guitar player. The Trophies will be awarded to Union baUroom. Admission is thing from ponchos and bell- officer told the guitarist that groups who constructed the $1. The first 1000 persons wiU bottoms to white levis and sport there is a county ordinance booths. Guest judges wiU in­ receive free passes to a nignt shirts. The latter, which in­ against playing a musical in­ clude Country Executive John of midget auto racing at the cluded student government strument in a pubtic park with­ Doyne, Judge Christ Seraphim, Hales Corners slot-car track. president Bob Long, seemed out a permit. and Attorney General Bronson Last year's campus carnival satisfied with sightseeing. Few Though the weather was damp LaFollette. drew an estimated 6000 per­ of them climbed trees or got and cold, the spirit of the group A "beauty and the beast" sons and netted a total of $3,200 their hands or faces painted, was generaUy characterized by contest will be held through­ for various charities. Marshall Gratz as some of the hippies did. warmth and friendtiness. Tuesday, May 2, 1967 Page 2 THE UWM POST THE UWM POST ietters to the editor 3 Official student publication of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 3058 N. Stowell Av., Milwaukee, Wis. 53211. Published twice a week during the school year except holiday and exam periods. Subscription rates $1.50 and the Purity Party that, "humility and clean- per semester. » tiness are truly the best poticies." Second class postage paid at Milwaukee, Wis. Post shocks This newspaper as a member of America's tradition of free press, has no Dean W. Herbst censor on campus. The opinions herein contained are therefore those of the Dear Editor: Campaign Mgr. editors and writers and are not to be interpreted as those of the University. It came as rather a severe shock to me to "Primed for Progress" read the Post on Tuesday, April 25, and see the beautiful digs about four candidates on the STAFF Primed for Progress slate. I think that many Did their best of the students saw through your article and Dear Editor: looked a bit deeper to see some of the severe ^ editor-in-chief • Patricia L. Kleiber faUacies. Ed Goodman's review of Peak Night, lacked managing editor Michael J . Jacobi For instance, I wonder how you can judge consistency, spontaneity, and clarity. news editor Michael 0. Zahn that a person is insincere about the cam­ He says the program had some funny mo­ paign when he or she had the wiU and the guts ments." When? He doesn't bother to tell us.He sports editor Thomas Kleiber copy editor David Schreiner to run for the position in the first place. says the skits put on by Gamma Phi Beta .telegraph editor Patricia Witt photo editor Anne S. Mullen It hurt me to see you try to tell us that and Phi Sigma Epsilon "succeeded, but they advertising manager David Bell Paul Ronyak is ignorant of the issues. I sat were too alone to help the skimpy show." editorial coordinator Gerald Resler in on the Post caucus that was held to chose What!?!? Perhaps he meant they were the only reporting staff John Severson, Juliana Kessro, candidates for endorsement. At that caucus, funny ones. But how could they be funny, when Warren Gerds, Barbara Scheeler, Kathy Sullivan, Al Freitag, Bob Schultz, Mike Jacobi lashed into Ronyak about the park­ he just finished telting us they "were funny Paula Orth, Kristine Kauth, Maury Berger, Joan Andrzejewski ing issue* Ronyak lashed right back.