Ban 'Spider' Sold

Ban 'Spider' Sold

‘Spider’ sold ban By BEN FONG-TORRES student or non-student—“ may participate in soliciting, sell­ “The Spider,” UC Berkeley’s latest carrier of the four- ing, exposing for sale, or of­ letter word, crept onto campus yesterday, three days late fering to sell any books, news­ but still hot enough for Jefferson Poland to peddle and for papers, pamphlets, and simi­ another student to hurl to the ground. lar published materials” sub­ ject to several general regu­ The magazine, written and edited mostly by FSM leaders, lations and a specific one on and banned by UC’s Acting Chancellor Martin Myerson last pornography. Thursday, was due here Friday for volunteer salesman Poland. According to Dean of Activi­ He had offered to try and ties Edmund C. Hallberg, lit­ walked up, picked up a copy sell — for no personal profit — erature would be restricted by of the three-week-old maga­ 200 copies at SF State “ in de­ the administration “ only if it zine called Poland an un­ fense of freedom of the press” is clearly pornographic.” and, he added yesterday, “ to printable (seven-letter) name, show Berkeley how different and tossed the magazine into a According to the State pol­ things are here.” dirt patch behind Poland. icy, the definition of “pornog­ But the spider, having sold Then ignoring a challenge raphy” is found in the Penal out following the restraining to fight by the smaller Poland, Code of the State of California, order, had to go into a second the aggressor quietly picked and official charges would be printing, and its press broke up another dozen or so Spi­ down. ders, muttered, “ I find this decided in court. Poland, part-time SF State very objectionable,” and On the local level, Hallberg hurled them onto the ground. student (at the Extension Cen­ continued, decision on any He stalked away from the ter) and full-time crusader for action would come “from a area, accompanied by jeers freedom (of speech, sex, and group of faculty members — from other students. now the press), finally got his probably experts in the field shipment yesterday morning. The magazine was banned of literature — and adminis­ By 10:30 a.m. he was on the from the UC campus because trators.” campus quad shouting sales of an article which, besides Despite the banning of Spi­ pitches such as “Banned in defending the use of the four- der from University grounds, Berkeley — subversive, anar­ letter word, spells out the four- SF State’s administration chist, communistic, socialis­ letter word. would take no action against tic magazine!” At SF State, however, Pol the magazine because, Hall­ And by 2:30 p.m. he was still and was legally free to sel berg said, “ We are not dealing trying to sell the Spiders. Un­ the Spider. with pre-judgement. There is like Berkeley students, SF The College’s official policy, JEFFERSON POLAND no prior censorship consid­ State students mostly ignored spelled out in a ruling from ered.” the controversial publication. the Chancellor’s offices last .. and along came a Spider At one point, a student August, states that anyone — Resolution blasts Dumke, trustees SAN FRANCISCO STATE COLLEGE Gater A resolution calling for the • A majority of the Board immediate r e s i gnation of of Trustees endorsed his ac­ Tues., March 23, 1965 state college Chancellor Glenn tions. Vol. 89, No. 27 Dumke, was adopted Saturday by the College Council of the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO. McClatchy urges The resignation also de­ Dodd goes to LA: mands the resignation of all those trustees who have con­ pay cut protest doned the Chancellor . budget cut meeting The resolution charges that: An eyewitness account of last Thursday’s meeting of the Senate Finance Committee was reported Friday in Faculty • Dumke has been accused President Paul Dodd left is true, of course. But if the Issues, a weekly newsletter for SF State professors. of inefficiency and gross mis­ for Los Angeles yesterday to public insists on improved ed­ Presenting his views on the meeting in which a bill that management by members of attend a conference of high- ucational opportunities for would restore the faculty pay cut was killed, Leo McClatchy, the California State Senate. level state college adminis­ their sons and daughters, the trators seeking ways to recti­ legislators will listen. chairman of the Academic Senate,- advised professors to “ tight­ • Employees responsible to fy recent budget cuts. “ We will be in a very rough en your belts; get used to your smaller check; and get MAD!” Dumke have been accused of All 17 state college presi­ situation next year,” Dodd The Academic Senate will meet today to decide what action issuing a “ phonied” report. dents, Chancellor Glenn S. said, “ if substantial funds are should be taken on the pay c u t . _________________________ McClatchy gave a highly- • Dumke has been rebuked Dumke, and members of the not reinstated in our budget.” heard in the Assembly Educa­ detailed account of the meet­ by members of the Senate for Board of Trustees were ex­ tion Committee this Thursday. ing, intersj> ,rsing personal in­ mismanagement. pected to be present at the Originally an appropriation terpretations, and then drew special meeting. bill, it has been amended to • Dumke “has lost all ef­ some conclusions on the out­ President Dodd said yester­ Vietnam make up the salary cut by fectiveness in presenting the come. day the conferees will discuss authorizing the transfer of needs of the California State He stated that: “ways of mobilizing grass Colleges before the Legisla­ discussions • Sen. J. Eugene McAteer money already saved in the roots public support leading system. ture.” (Dem.-S.F.) did not assist to restoration of badly need­ One of America’s most McClatchy predicted that if • Dumke has “ systemati­ them in gaining a favorable ed funds for the forthcoming talked about problems—Viet­ the bill passes the assembly it cally neglected to inform vote on the bill; year.” nam — will be discussed to­ will probably be referred to State College faculties, the day by two on-campus speak­ • the Faculties for the De­ Dodd compared the strategy fense of Education advertise­ the Senate Finance Commit­ Legislature, and the public of ers. tee. Here, he believes, it will conference to recent SF State ment that ran in two local the true condition of the State Kenneth S. Armstrong, a suffer the same fate as the faculty efforts to inform the newspapers seemed to be the College financial situation.” free lance writer who has Senate bill. public of state college finan­ topic of c onversation in the spent more than a year in cial problems through news­ legislative halls and made Southeast Asia, will show a Wrong election paper advertisements. “ quite an im pact;” Dodd said he would favor a film and discuss the troubled • Chances of restoration of Selma dates reported public information campaign area in the Main Auditorium the pay cut appear to be slim. over direct lobbying efforts in at 12:30 p.m. McClatchy noted that while marchers This spring’s AS elections Sacramento. And, at 2 p.m. in Ed 117, the Senate bill to restore the have been scheduled for Ap­ “ Legislative representatives Mike Myerson, a representa­ cut has been killed, another check-in ril 5 and 6, not, as reported often say we (administrators) tive of the W.E.B. DuBois similar bill has been intro­ in Monday’s Gater, for April have a vested interest in clubs, will discuss American duced on the Assembly side of SEE PAGE 6 7 and 8. state college finances, which participation in Vietnam. the Legislature and will be Letters to the Editor Negro in history elections and take an active number of these children there us alone. against South Vietnam and Editor: and interested part in campus are far too few college students Fred S. Lonidier other countries of the World. It becomes evident to any­ politics. involved in the program. 2613 Miss Penney, I do not believe The opportunity to express Students from all academic in the needless inhumane one even glancing at the head­ Rich AS lines in a newspaper that we the wishes of the 15,000 stu­ areas of the college are need­ bombing and burning of any­ are living in an era of vast dents would be there and if ed in the Tutorial Program; Editor: one. I do believe in combating social reform. not taken advantage of it would students with every kind of tal­ It is a nice feeling to know the Communist aggressor on With this, change in law only be the fault of the indi­ ent and every kind of skill. that the Associated Students a small front rather than in every country of South East must come a change in heart, vidual in not voting. However, . Also, children’s books are are so rich that we can afford especially in civil rights. with the plurality vote require­ needed, and money to pur­ to spend $400.75 to send the Asia. I believe that Christ does Unfortunately the American ments the student does not chase books especially de­ Gater Managing Editor to Sel­ not want Christians to sit back and let Communism rule and Negro is still thought to be an have the chance. signed for children who grow ma to report on the crisis. I “ bury us” or our Christian inferior type of human by An occasion might arise up in a poor urban commun­ wonder, however, if it is worth faith. Maybe, as you like to some white Americans. This where there would be a field ity.

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