Self-imposed Restraints Are As Vital As Rights to Integrity of a University violent antagonism toward existing dent protest movements and dem- health and vigor of contemporary he ought to think twice before liG political and economic institutions onstrations across the nation all society, the university of our time makes a ringing public declaration of his views on a controversial sub- were externally inspired; it would has a greater degree of public re- and policies. si)onsibility than in those days ject. lie should hesitate before do- Moreover, the view that a uni- be equally unwise to conclude that when it was content to inhabit a ing so simi)ly because, no matter versity should be dedicated to so- they were all wholly sjjontaneous, pleasant sanctuary of social un- how loud or sincere his disclaimers, cial reform is not confined on cam- and that no element of profession- concern. he can never entirely shed hi.s pus to student leaders and their alism lurked in the background. This new responsibility runs scholar's gown. A scholar has an followers. Every university has As we resist these efforts to make throughout the institution. The implied professional commitment many faculty members who by of the university either a bulwark modern university must seek con- to approach all i.ssues more in the temperament and conviction are of defense or an instrumentality of sciously to hold and to deserve spirit of a judge than that of an critics and reformists. They are not drastic change, we must never public confidence in the excellence advocate. partisans for other ideologies or cease to proclaim to all concerned of its work and the integrity of its The university also has a ])ri- poltical systems, but some are rest- that the true and unchanging role purpose. Upon all members of the mary responsibiliy, one that is a less under what they regard as the of the institution is to be an open university community, therefore, part of his right to his intellectual By Dr. Grayson Kirk follies and the stupidities of their forum for all ideas and all opinions. there must be self-imposed re- freedom. He may argue heatedly President, Columbia University, leaders. Nowhere else in society The one eternal goal of a university straints as well as asserted and with his comrades the long night New York can such a group be as free to in- is to foster the search for truth, recognized rifchts. But unless they through, but he may not in good For all activists who seek drastic dulge in so much social criticism however elusive it may be. If we are recognized and observed the conscience attempt to interfere social change, the university is an with complete immunity against limit or constrain full freedom of university can ill-defend itself forcibly either with their free ex- obvious target and a potential in- any possible reprisal. discussion on any economic or po- against its critics or its would-be pression of differing views or with strument of the greatest value. It Because of the university's con- litical issue, we indicate thereby captors. the activities that derive there- is filled with young people whose temporary importance and its as- that we are unsure of the strength Academic freedom for a profes- from. A student who is unwilling natural idealism is as yet untem- sumed vulnerability, external or validity of our own beliefs. sor means that his career may not to live by the simple rules of cour- pered by the patience and toler- groups seeking to provoke disorder If the university is to maintain be jeopardized by the expression of tesy, decency and good manners ance of maturity. These students or disunity are not likely to over- its independence and resist all as- his views to his students or to the that govern an academic com- are at a time of life when a normal look such an opportunity. For sault against its integrity, then it public. But however much a pro- munity has no proper place in it, feeling of revulsion against all au- example, it would be absurd and must keep its own house in order. fessor may assert his rights as a and he should be invited to take thority easily can be diverted into untrue to conclude that recent stu- Because it is so important to the citizen to .speak out on any topic, himself elsewhere. Staten island Community College © S.I.C.C. VOL X —No. 2 40 i October 22. 1965 New York Mayoralty Race! Its Candidates and Issues By Jacqueline Enright in the city and have stricter sen- ment so that there will be more College Discovery Program The election of a man to the tencing of narcotics pushers. To personal contact between the case office of Mayor of the City of New provide a new tax revenue, Mr. worker and the payment recipient. York will take place a few weeks Beame wants to legalize off-track John Lindsay urges the construc- Tutors to he Paid betting. He also wants the city from now on November 2nd. The tion of more low income housing, In conjunction with the College^ Candidates for this office are re- sales tax to be repealed. As far reorganization of the housing code as welfare is concerned, Beame Discovery and Development Pro- spectively: a Democrat, City Comp- enforcement procedures and the Frosh Counseling wants to make possible more per- gram now in progress at Port troller Abraham Beame; a Liberal retention of rent controls. Mr. Republican, Representative John sonal work between welfare work- Richmond High School, students Lindsay favors the granting of Program Begun Lindsay and Conservative William ers and recipients, and a stepped- from the Community College have Federal aid to elementary and sec- F. Buckley Jr. up job training rehabilitation pro- been asked to serve as tutors to Under the aegis of Professor ondary schools and the retention Whether they can vote in the gram. Mr. Beame wants to in- these high school students. Margaret Green, a sweeping pro- coming election or not, every New crease, rehabilitate and conserve of tuition free city colleges. gram of freshman counseling has housing while retaining rent con- The College Discovery and De- Yorker should know something been instituted at the College. trols. He also wants to use New velopment Program represents a about the party platforms of the Faculty advisors in each of the three men who desire to fill New York City's borrowing capacity for daring attempt to raise naturally subject areas have been appointed York City's top office. Sometimes, public housing. Concerning educa- capable, but culturally deprived tion, Abe Beame wants to enlarge to aid students who have indicated however, a little bit of knowledge students to a standard whereby the integrated educational system, an interest in a particular subject is worse than no knowledge at all. they may enter the four-year or The Dolphin presents the follow- gain better teachers and facilities, area to (a) overcome difficulties and increase academic and voca- the two-year city colleges. Among ing summaries of the candidates' in adjusting to college and to (b) tional training in high schools and the techniques used in the program platforms in the areas of crime in direct students in preparing them- New York City, taxes, welfare, in the free tuition colleges. are the reduction of class size, selves for a special major. housing and education. generally to twenty students, the Letters have been sent out to abolition of a strict syllabus, the members of the freshman class re- institution of teacher experimenta- questing that a student appear at tion to motivate students, and in- a given time for an interview with tensive drill in basic skills such as his advisor. In the fii'st week of its English and mathematics. operation, faculty advisors have One of the special features of been ready to talk with the stu- the program was the attempt to dents. The students have, in too stimulate those specially chosen many instances, failed to show for students to intellectual curiosity the conferences. William F. Buckley, Jr.: by having some of them live j Conferences are held in the of- Mr. Buckley opi)oses the estab- and study at Columbia Uni- fices of the Department of Student lishment of a civilian police review versity last summer. Some of the Services at 350 St. Mark's Place. board and tavors stricter and en- techniques already employed in Among the faculty advisors for the forcement of all laws against coer- the program are, for example, the various departments are: cive or violent action by individ- introduction of reading material Business-Professor Attinson like Lord of the Flies in the Eng- Math-Mr. Levey John V. Lindsay: uals or groups. He wants to do something about the taxes that lish classes and an intensive pro- MechanicalTechnology-Professor Lindsay wants to strengthen, in- are strangling New York by in- gram in dissection (including Nankivell crease and modernize New York's troduction of sound fiscal policies planaria, crayfish, the frog, and Nursing-Profes.sor Levine Abraham Beame: police force. He wants to eliminate to reduce unnecessary city spend- [perhaps the fetal pig) in biology History and Social Studies-Pro- Mr. Beame wants to place the unnecessary paper work which ing-. Mr. Buckley believes that all classes. fessor Goulding policeman back on the beat and burdens the patrolman in safe- welfare- recipients should be re- Students from S.I.C.C. are English and Speech - Professor bring in the newest crime guarding personal security. Mr. quired to live in New York City needed to aid the students in this Simms detection equii)ment available.