v o l .ill. No. 75THE___________________________________ Serving theOBSERVER Notre Dame and St. Mary's College Community_______________________________ FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7,1969 Everything was going great until yesterday afternoon... Meanwhile the art lovers waited See OBSERVER INSIGHT, page 9: However, for the connoisseur Finally the show went on And then, last night PAGE 2 THE OBSERVER FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1969 Art show, film cancellation brings legal issues The Student Union announ­ terday afternoon. officers concurred. The intent of Student Union Academic Trouble arose early yesterday the conference was to study ced late last night that all show­ Bill Wade, Student Union Commissioner, said that further as the opening of the Art Ex­ pornography and what makes it ings of films and the art show of Vice-President, in a statement to showings of the films could in­ hibit was delayed by Student pornographic. Our intent was the censorship and pornography the press last night said, “We’ve volve University officials, Stu­Union Officials. At the time good . conference had been cancelled. decided to cancel the films and dent Government Officials, and they said that they had decided “A mistake was made today The announcement followed in the art show of the Pornography themselves in possible violations to delay the opening of the during the showing of the films. the wake of the abrupt halt by and Censorship conference.” of civil anti-pornography laws. exhibit because there was some One of the films was in a can not Student Union officials of two This decision was made by Mroz said that the decision to question over whether some of marked correctly, it was not films being shown at the Center Student Union President rick end the showings was made after art work violated St. Joseph supposed to be shown, and when for Continuing Education yes­ Rembusch. All Student Union an afternoon of consultation County criminal statutes. we were informed it was being with University lawyers. Poet Allen Ginsberg when shown it was cut.” After thorough examination questioned about the delay in “We have had adverse reac­ o f Indiana and St. Joseph the opening at a conference WYGANT’S FLORAL SHOP tions from people outside the County statutes it was suggested session suggested that one way University, but these are pri­ to the Student Union to stop to have the exhibit put on would marily a misunderstanding . showings to avoid a possible be to stage a sit-in until it was To show the films now would do violation of the law. Student opened. After the Ginsberg more harm than good. Any Union officials also said that speech about 350 students pro­ further showings would detract there was public pressure from ceeded to La Fortune Student from the conference and its outside the University to stop C e n te r where a sit-in was FOR purpose. It would be looked on the showings. They also said that launched. That special corsage on Mardi Gras as a show which was not the the decision was made to avoid SBP Richard Rossie, Mroz, Valentine Day Flowers—Feb. 14 plan.” th e adverse publicity which and other SUAC officials then At a press conference last would detract from the purpose decided to open the conference Place order early for maximum selection night Wade and John Mroz, of the conference. continued to page 11 FTD florist Phone 232-3354 Rossie plans work Student Body President announced his intention to work headed by his Judicial Coordi­ 'Richard Rossie yesterday within the Legal Aid Committee nator, Dave Kellv I Since the Legal Aid Com­ m ittee under fired Judicial Coordinator Bob Rigney also announced its plans to continue operating outside Student Gov­ ernment, this leaves the school with two soperate Legal Aid 1 Committees. Rossie said: “The Student Senate established the Legal Aid Committee under the juris­ diction of the Judicial Coor­ dinator, who is a member of my cabinet. I will continue to operate under that principle. If we were Rigney’s committee continues to operate, I will consider it a girou- of students giving legal aid. Rigney noted that, under the procedures of the Judicial Board, any undergraduate stu­ happy dent can give legal aid. He said that his committee is continuing to work on the Marty McNamara case, and that it would then conduct a training school in | defense. When asked about the pos­ with the world sibility of being bypassed by defendants, Rigney said, “We hope to establish our com­ petence through the McNamara | Case. My opinion is that we are the way it is, very competent.” SOPHIA LOREN we wouldn’t VITTORIO GASSMAF need you. Kids choke on polluted air. Streets are jammed by But we need more people. cars with no place to go. Lakes and rivers are a We need help from a lot of young engineers and THE FUNNIEST PICTURE common dumping ground for all kinds of debris. scientists; and we need help from business and I HAVE SEEN IN AGES!” This is the way the world is, but it’s not the way liberal arts graduates who understand people and -N ew Yorker it has to be. their problems. 20th Century Fox oresens Air pollution can be controlled. Better transpor­ If you want to help change the world, we’d like tation systems can be devised. There can be an to talk to you. We’ll be visiting campus soon. Why almost unlimited supply of clean water. ’bedazzled’’ not drop by the placement office and arrange for an PANAVISION" Color by Deluxe People at General Electric are already working interview? You might be able to turn a problem on these problems. And on other problems that into an opportunity. Featuring: need to be solved. Problems like developing more efficient ways of providing power to our cities and RAQUEL WELCH GENERAL^ ELECTRIC I he Observer is published daily figuring out ways our production capabilities can during the college semester except keep up with our population needs. An equal opportunity employer vacations by the students of the University of Notre Dame. Subscriptions may be purchased for $to from The Observer, Box 11, Notre Dame, Ind., 46556 Second class postage paid, Notre Dame, Ind. 46556 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7. 1969 7HE OBSERVER PAGE 3 T U E STU DENT UNION ACADEMIC COMMISSION PRESENTS A SEMINAR ON ROBERT EENhEW'D 19 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN OS M ^ N P A y , FEB. lO, 7 - 11 p/u., CENTRE FOE CONTINUING EDUCATION: TU REE FILM) ON R FL , INLLUPINJC TUE MEMORIAL FILM FROM TUE \966 DEMOCRATIC CONN/ENTION TLOPAYfEB.II, 8™, libeaey auditobium: FRAN!/ MANICIEWICZ, ICENNEPY5 PR ESS SECRETARY, WILL LEYNOTE TUE SEMINAR V /E P N E P P A y FEB. IZ, 4 pp., LIBEAEY AUDITOEIUM: SUABLE) EVERS, DIRECTOR ^MISSISSIPPI NAACP, YENNEDY and-the BL ALLMAN^ 8pp., pAVIP UALBERSTAM, EDITOR of HARPERS w PULITZER PRIZE WINNER, WILL SPEAR ON UISJMEW BOOR, ’TUE UNFINISHED ODYSSEY OF RFL TMUE^PAy, FEB. 1 5 , 8pp., CENTEE FOE CONT ED.: A pAM WALINSICY, RFL'i SPEEOU WRITER,WILL SPEAIC ON ICENNEY'S 0AMPAI6N FOR SOCIAL REFORM, (A PAGE 4 THE OBSERVER FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7. 1969 Student petition blasts conference films • . ■ v r 1 7 4 U 1 I »en-L V z-xff s zxzx 1_ . " . .. _ M ; 4. , ^.4^ UA4«4tA* A petition was started last sented by the Student Union Father Hesburgh’s office where your basic community standards petition had started to circulate night protesting the showing of Academic Commission in the they complained that the play are not met.” said that the petition will be name of the students of the was “gross.” Father Hesburgh presented at the sit-in at noon Flaming Creatures and the pre­ La Salvia said the petition will Notre Dame community, se­ answered their queries about and will be taken into considera­ sentation of Lady Godiva. Bob be circulated this morning and cond, Student Union funds were anything they might do to ef­ tion when deciding whether or La Salvia, a junior, as the official presented at the mass sit-in in used to advertise these events. fectively protest the present­ not to screen Flaming Creatures. spokesman for the group of stu­ the student center at noon. He La Salvia explained that the ation of the play and the show­ He said that the final decision to dents that originated the pe­ further explained that he had or not to show will be reached tition, said the action was in­ action to circulate the petition ing of Flaming Creatures by say­ talked with Dave Kahn, who has based on the consensus of stituted for two reasons. First, began after they had viewed ing “It is your community and it guaranteed that Flaming opinion reached by the people at the events in question were pre­ Lady Godiva. They proceeded to is up. to you to disagree when Creatures will be shown this the sit-in, no matter what that noon, and argued with him and consensus may be. took him up on Kahn’s challenge They said it couldn't be done. that if “you disagree with me then I want to see support for A complete text of the petition follows: Last spring few people thought that THE your disagreement.” Kahn, after learning that a OBSERVER could become a daily publication. They said it couldn’t be done. But we proved them wrong. We, the undersigned, oppose the use of Student Union Academic Commission funds to present material that has been ruled "hard-core THE OBSERVER has come a long way in a short pornography" by the United States Supreme Court and which has been space of time, but it has a long way to go.