Roger Williams University DOCS@RWU The Quill Student Publications 11-1-1971 The Quill -- November 1, 1971 Roger Williams University Follow this and additional works at: http://docs.rwu.edu/the_quill Part of the Education Commons Recommended Citation Roger Williams University, "The Quill -- November 1, 1971" (1971). The Quill. Paper 182. http://docs.rwu.edu/the_quill/182 This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Publications at DOCS@RWU. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Quill by an authorized administrator of DOCS@RWU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. BRISTOL • PROV uf Vol. XL No. 7 A News Service for the Educational Community. Monday, November 1, • ., •• Student Support Needed "The majority isn't silent, College Council Tries the government is deaf." To Re-establish - ~ David Harris Raps The planning stage for the All Students requested that the College Council began in the fall of Council convene to check in­ • 1968 when Roger Williams College justices of the cases. The Board tn Bristol was located entirely in Providence. convened and asked the two It evolved when student leaders faculty members to appear in from clubs and organizations met. person before them. Neither On Tuesday, October 26, Roger refusal to serve in any capacity in which we live, one snouJd not These students found that a lack of member showed up. Students Williams College played host to a the Armed Forces or related necessarily fear being imprisoned, communication existed between appealed again and again the speaking engagement by an ex-con duties. When asked by a student if because" jail is just freedom in a administration and the student Board conve!led; by this time the-"at Bristol High School Auditorium. he didn't think that application for much smaller situation." He noted body; therefore this group united Board lost some credibility. But the speaker was no ordinary conscientious objector status was that during his 20 months in prison to promote the elimination of this In September 1969 the Bristol ex-con. He was David Harris, who sufficient answer to the draft call, he instituted 4 strikes and was the communication block. Research campus opened. Lack of recently completed a 20 month Harris replied, "I was just more of subject of 26 disciplinary reports. followed and a nonformal organization prevented election of stint in a Texas penitentiary on a a conscientious objector than the Asked if he thought that there development committee of officers in Bristol. Students draft evasion conviction. Harris is law allowed." Harris feels that it is was real progress belng made by students, faculty and some ad­ directly involved in the Council currently touring the country, possible to bring about a revolution his actions and those of other m in is tr at ion constructed either graduated or transferred. talking about the resistance guidelines for the Council. - The Council couldn't maintain movement, and discussing with In the Spring of 1969 the Council stability. students the various possibilities was formed consisting of six In the fall of 1969, Dr. Gauvey for non-violent revolution. students composed of club and contacted Ron Davis on the status Harris began his talk by defining organization Presidents, four a few of the terms which are often faculty and four administrators. of the Council. There was no student support at that time, the carelessly bantered about. He said The student body at that time that a revolution must have at least people initially on theCounci~ were banned together supporting this three important facets; first, it not there. The Council be~ame Council and signed a petition defunct and never reconvened. must be non-exclusive, that is, it consisting of over 700 names and must not be a revolution for those presented "this petition, voicing This year, the sell-evaluation who wear their hair in a certain their support for the Council, to report on accreditation shows that fashion or listen to a particular President Gauvey. He agreed it governance was not anything too kind of music, second, it must was a good idea. This Council strong. Dean Payson found out actually meet the needs of the functioned as a group of people about the past Council and people in a real and vital way, and representing the three factions of received the Council's complete finally, it must be an exercise of Roger Williams which overviewed file. A new draft is in the making genuine human love. Power, the students, faculty and ad­ and was submitted to the Harris said, is merely the sum of ministration. The students didn't President's Advisory Council. The accumulated lives involved in a know what the Administration was exact structure isn't finalized but it particular situation. Therefore he doing and this Council would try to consists of an 18 member board of noted, it is not necessary to seize alleviate this problem. The faculty faculty, students and ad­ power from the government, it is met and approved the Council. Ron ministrators. It is a much stronger only necessary to withhold it. In Davis was elected Chairman. Board with more legislative this way, Harris said, we can In late Spring of 1969 the Council a bilify, but do the students want it? "begin to make it impossible for convened for two cases, con­ Can the students get together? In the monster to function." cerning two faculty members; one order for this Council to be ef­ Harris discussed many ways in David Harris Credit: Cing Mars member was not rehired, another fective, it must have student which this witholding action might without bloodshed by creating new resisters throughout the country, was hired for Providence on1y. support. be accomplished, including his own mechanisms which in fact satisfy Harris replied that in 1971 the the needs of the people. He men- goyernment must draft three men $ $ tioned the forming of a food in order to get one into the U.S. cooperative, which consisted of a production cooperative in the Army. It is this kind of revolution, To All Students Who Need Money!!. country and a consumption he said, that must inevitably cooperative in the urban areas, succeed. that provides viable alternatives to In closing, Harris warned the Due to recent congressional approval of the 1971-72 Student mass-produced, pre-packaged students that "the majority isn't foods, and at the same time returns silent, the government is deaf,'' Financial Aid Budget, Roger Williams College has been awarded power to the producer and con­ and that "the most powerful tool at additional money for the College Work Study Program. sumer by eliminating the middle hand is the general strike. No in­ If you are in need of extra money and feel you are qualified, con­ man. Another mechanism that vasion has ever worked without the tact: Harris described was the popular cooperation of the conquered referendum. He said that in people." California there is now a law on the Unfortunately, David Harris' books, currently unenforceable presence in the Bristol area was . THE FINANCIAL AID OFFICE because -of its wording, .that met with something less ~n - prohibits ownership of more than enthusiasm. Only about 100 people . 266 PINE STREET 160 acres of land by any individual showed up for the talk, and on the PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND or company. By using the popular day following his appearance, one referendum to re-word the law, student noted, although Harris sat or Harris feels that it is possible to in the Roger Williams College telephone 274-2200, ext. 61 effect the redistribution of great cafeteria for nearly an hour areas of land presently owned by drinking_coffee, on1y a handful of The additional funds received from the Federal Government are gigantic corporations. students recognized him, and still limited--Apply Immediately! fewer made any attempt to speak Harris said that in engaging- in to him. Against this kind of apathy $ the struggle against the "par­ David Harris can on1y be wished a $ ticipatory totalitarianism" in great deal of luck. / Page 2 THE QlJIL !_. Mondav, No.vember 1. 1971 .Guest Editorial NOTICES Roger Williams College To The Editor: To The Editor: SENIOR CLASS MEETING Marketing Club I enjoyed the article entitled Nov. 2, 11: 30 a.m. Weekly Meetings "Wack Your Favorite Teacher" Lecture Hall Every Thursday <Quill, #6 Oct. 26) which was in Why Space? at 11:00 reference to Kappa Phi's car Providence Room smash. What the article did not do TOM KOWALL YMCA by Alan B. Shepard, Jr. TALKS ABOUT TEACHING was warn students about the glass All interested - please attend now in that section of the parking A personnel evaluation colloquy trip planned to N.Y.C. lot. However, I can't say that the 11 : 30, November 4, 1971, in room <Chosen as one of the seven clusion. BUt the majority of science frat boys did absolutely nothing Cl 64 . Everyone welcome. about the glass, they camouflaged original astronauts for the Mer­ is very specific and many times is DondeFano cury man-in-space program, Alan bold and imaginative. What has it. Yes, the frat thought by putting Shepard became the first space given us'? NASA has a sand over the glass they were American fo space with the flight telephone book size document on SKI CLUB cleaning it up. Now the only way of Freedom 7 in 1961. Most this but let me say many cardiac "NEO-ISOLATIONISM you know where the glass is located recently, he commanded the flight patients live today because of AND ITS.EFFECTS ON is when you hear it cracking as AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY" FIRST MEETING of Apollo XIV to the moon, an heart sensors developed for my Wed., Nov.