Vot. LVII, No. 20 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON, D.C. Friday, March 1, 1974 Elliot Richardson to Speak At G.U. Commencement by Ken Koenig Fonner Attorney-General Elliot L. Richardson will be the principal speaker at this year's main campus graduation ceremonies, University officials announced yesterday. Richardson resigned his post as Attorney General last October today. Francis Casey (C'50. Baum, Archbishop of Washington. after he had refused to fire Special Law'52) will receive the John President Nixon was invited to Watergate Prosecutor Archibald Carroll Medal of Merit. deliver the main address last year, but he declined, due in part to Cox. Receiving honorary degrees Principal speaker at the Law will be Mrs. Zelda Fichandler, widespread student protes~over Center exercises will be former the invitation. The Student"tiody D.C. arts patron; Harry Noznesky Sen. John Sherman Cooper (SFS'33), a major Georgetown President John B. Kennedy (C'73) Former Attorney General Elliot L. Richardson has accepted an (R-Ky.), a respected and indepen­ benefactor; and the Rev. Karl threatened to lead a walkout if invitation to deliver the main address at the 1974 undergraduate dent member of the Senate until Nixon spoke at the graduation Hahner, 8.J., among the prom' his retirement in 1973. The commencement exercises. inent Jesuit theologians alive ceremonies. Following Nixon's Medical School has slated Dr. decision, Archbishop Baum was Mitchell W. Spellman, M.D. to selected to deliver the speech. address its graduates, while the Selection of Archbishop Baum Zoning Board at a Loss Dental School grads will hear and Father Quain in the past two William K. Collins, D.D.S. years has led to considerable Past commencement speakers criticism of the make-up of the In G.U. Boundary Fight have included 12 Presidents of the Honorary Degree Committee, United States, in addition to which' recommends the com­ by Jim Colaprico our plan," explained William A. versity owned property west of many senators, congressmen, mencement speakers to the Uni­ The D.C. Board of Zoning Miller, the Vice President for 36th St. between Nand 0 su., comedians, ambassadors, bishops versity's Board of Directors. Crit­ Adjustment (B.Z.A.) appears Planning and Physical Plant. property west of the backyards of and priests. The 1972 commence­ ics have charged that student to be split on the approval of "The first part deals with land homes on 36th St., between 0 ment speaker was retiring Board membership 011 the committee is use while the second determines and P Sts. Georgetown's Long Range of Directors Chairman Rev. Edwin not adequate to represent the exactly what the university's The residents of Georgetown, A. Quain, S.J., and the 1973 student interest in selecting a Development Plan. boundaries are. It is with regard to (continued on page 9) speaker was the Most Rev. William speaker. The five member group, which this second part that the contro­ has met twice in closed session to versy exists," Miller said. act on the plan, has been unable If the plan is approved, it to come up with a compromise would mean that the university's Security Guard Charged between the plan submitted by boundaries would be legally estab­ the University and objections lished for the first time. raised by residents of the George­ The plan submitted by the In Grand Larceny Case town area. university draws the boundaries to "There are .really two parts to include the East Campus, Uni- by George Behan ambulance was probably used in that there was "no way(he) could A Georgetown University the alleged burglaries. have put three hundred miles on Protective Service officer was Myrick reportedly does not the ambulance." own an automobile and normally Capt. Rich stated last week University Cannot arrested on Jan. 18 and took a bus to work. In a that she has instituted "a system charged with grand larceny in statement to police on Jan. 18, of strict accountability for the use connection with the alleged and subsequently to this reporter of the ambulance." She now Use Own Houses theft of a number of articles on Tuesday, Myrick stated that he requires a mileage check as well as "did use the ambulance for a personnel check for each time considered to be 'long-term resi­ from various campus loca­ by Melaine Biervs transportation of stolen goods, the ambulance is used. She doubts dents' and allowed to stay. Some tions. but only once." that such an incident could Deeds of Death and long­ long-term tenants have been there Ex-corporal John M. Myrick Myrick also stated that "there happen again. term occupancies prevent the for 18 years," Salyards said. was suspended from his duties at must be someone else misusing In a statement to this reporter "I personally contacted all use of some 16 University­ Georgetown on Jan. 19, and was the ambulance," because he said (continued on page 14) owned townhouses as resi­ these people and told them why dismissed -two days later by Capt. dences for Georgetown stu­ we needed the housing and said Jayne T. Rich, Protective Service ,.- that we didn't wish to renew their chief. dents, according to Invest­ lease. The people were asked to Myrick's arrest came as a result ment Properties Business vacate-which is not the same as of an investigation following an Manager Kenneth D. being evicted-rthe houses within anonymous tip to G.U. Security Salyards. 120 days. Some people did, others Police. Capt. Rich passed the A Deed of Death consigned to wouldn't," he noted. information on to Metropolitan the University provides that the Salyards explained, "Those Police, who made the investiga­ who would not vacate the houses tion and subsequent arrest. townhouse be turned over to the Myrick was also reportedly one University upon the death of its were permitted to remain, to \ maintain a good relationship that of the officers who was misusing occupant, Salyards explained. would keep them from going to the University ambulance, which Over the past few years stu­ landlord-tenant court. the Protective Service is responsi­ dents have been given housing in "If they took their case there, ble for. For example, in Novem­ townhouses which were acquired the University wouldn't win. As ber, a mileage check by university in this way, according to Salyards. long as a tenant pays his rent and mechanics showed that there were "Right now we have five houses keeps the house in good condition 371 total miles recorded by the waiting on Deed of Death," he there is no reason to make the ambulance's odometer But said. houses available to students since security records showed that only "When the University acquired students are considered to be three trips to Georgetown Hospi­ its other townhouses, those regular tenants." tal were authorized for that ..... tenants who had been residents Salyards concluded, "It's a lot month. A former Georgetown University Protection Service officer has been for eight years or longer were of poli tics." Orman theorized that the charged with grand larceny in connection with various campus thefts. Page 2 The HOYA Friday, March 1, 1974 Caf. Lettuce Ban Returns For 2nd Food Panel Vote by Wayne Saitta heard is complaints. I don't think trial period had not yet expired. The Unlverslty Food Com­ the Food Committee should be a Brand complained that he had mittee will hold an open meeting forum for political and moral not been infonned of the meeting Tuesday, March 5, to consider issues." . until "seven minutes before." whether the present ban on Kevin Brand (C'76), spokes­ Czarsty replied, "We planned it non-union lettuce (the California man of the Georgetown Friends that way." State Supreme Court has ruled of Farmworkers acknowledges the "I don't think it's true that we Teamster lettuce contracts to be lack of available U.F.W. lettuce, were planning to uilroad a vote non-union) should be repealed. explaining that "The U.F.W. was throup the committee without When the original ban was pasSed setting up a consortium with public knowled,e, although I there was included a stipulation Pantry Pride, American University understand that it could be that after four weeks the ban and Georae Washington University misconstrued that way," Koenig would be reconsidered if there to organize a demand which said. "I think the main reason for was significant student opposi­ would ensure the bringing of the lack of publicity was that the tion. U.F.W. into Washington, but a committee would be better able Problems have been caused by strike by Teamster workers in' to objectively assess the merits of Food Committee member Keith Johnson OppolBS injection of the the inability of the cafeteria to California forced the U.F.W. the ban in an atmosphere that was struggle between the U.F.W. and the Teamsters into Food Committee obtain U.F.W. lettuce, necessi­ members to go out to California. less emotionally charged." deliberations. tating the use of Romaine and Brand, charging the Food Com­ other types of lettuce. According mittee with trying to consider to William Catherwood, Director possible repeal of the ban in of Administrative Services, "there secret, said he was "damned Subcommittee Okays Bill is no U.F.W. lettuce in the area disappointed by the actions of right now. Macke and the Friends some of the Food Committee of the Farmworkers are desperate­ members." Chainnan Craig ly looking for some." Czarsty (C'75) moved to consider For Med. School Subsidy There has been displeasure the question at the Monday night by Bill Mays Dental School and $5000 per S.J., Georgetown's special assis­ among many students over the meeting, but members Dennis The House District Social Ser­ student for Georgetown and tant for federal relations, said the change in lettuce.