1969_09 The Daily Collegian September 1969

              THE DAILY COLLEGIAN    Wedneaday, September 24, 1969
Cranston hits Hershey's personal defiance of law
.  fornla's
i sampling of Call-
draft boards has re-
that (hoy still are not
aware that a directive from Lt.
Gen. Lewis B. Hershey concerning  the    reclassification of
R.O.T.C.
(ConUnued from Page 1)
study in no way 'will try to
probe the philosophical aspects*
of the ROTC program but will
'look into tbe academic quality
and the    validity of such a pro-
The questionnaire was administered late last
to Junior and seni
ticlpatlng In the program. Schor-
llng said the questionnaire was
administered out of class and
aerospace program officials do
not have access to the questionnaire  results.
Several college officials, including Schorllng and commanders of the ROTC program,
have  testified  before  the com-
A    Student  Senai
has    scheduled a public
on the ROTC    program
spring
draft   demonstrators  Is illegal.
Gen. Hershey, director of Selective Service, Issued a 'letter of advice* to all the boards
October 26, 1967 which urged
'All elements of the Selective
Service System to expedite responsive classification and the
processing of delinquents to the
greatest possible extent consistent    with sound procedure.'
The advice was ruled Illegal
by the Washington, D.C. Court of
appeals on June 6 which said
thai lt was 'unauthorized and
contrary lo law* and that *a
registrants protest activities
are not to be considered In determining his Selective Service  classification.*
Despite this decision Hershey
has refused lo officially notify
Ihe local boards of the ruling say-
Ing that boad
The    I
made hy the staff of United
Stales senator Alan Cranston.
Cranston's offices contacted
local boards Including Fresno,
Hollywood, Los Angeles. Riverside, Santa Ana, San Berna-
dl no, Santa Barbara, San Dlego,
San Francisco, Sacramento, San
Jose and San Rafael.
The staff found that none of
these boards were aware that
Ihe "draft demonstrators* policy recommended by Hershey Is
Illegal.
called upon the General to halt
his 'personal defiance" of the
law by Immediately notifying "all
draft    boards    In    my state and
I,  your    position u
of cooperation
which your office expects from
those  asked to serve In our arm-
spect the law, lt .should be
men such as yourself who have
responsibility for upholding and
administering the law." ,
Cranston  also attacked  Hershey's   directive as "a   blatant
contradiction of First Amendment guarantees," .and said, ■!
am shocked that a man In your
position would view military
service   as a   form of punlsh-
Cranston has been a critic of
the Selective Service System
and Is co-sponsor of a bill by
Oregon's Mark Hatfield that
would   create   an all-volunteer
Poetry, music at 4th Hour
Trustees' moves
The Fresno State College English department will present the
•Fourth Hour Program" today at
4 p.jn. In Science 121.
The program, open to the student body, will feature folk
music and readings from the
works of FSC English professors Gene Bluestein, Pete
Everwlne and Phil Levtne and
former assistant professor of
English Robert  Mezey.
Mezey, who'
making
verslal statements on marijuana,
Is currently seeking reinstatement to the college.
The works of the four men
will also be featured at a fund
raising carripalgn for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the San
Joaquin Power Club, South
Orange  and California Streets.
principle that they w
he presidents and AcademicSen-
more control over us that wears
iles   stated   that the alterations
is proposed "will weaken Ihere-
poiisihilitv  ami authority of the ■
the   ciunmlltee  it  also proposes
ficatlons for student body officer
ilare administrative rtmciloits In
h«lr hands."
Dumke Is In favor of a strong
The recommendation that ear-h
hoard   of publications compose!
of students, faculty and adminis
ent  elections was unanimously
trators lo exercise "light contro
ronoseil by a special committee
hut not censorship" over the stu
dent   newspapers.  Manv  of the
rators   and   faculty  whirl,  had
papers  in Ihe system have been
seen studying rhe prohl	
severely   critical of Dumke am
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Dr. Vavoulis says convocation support needed
Statements by Dr. James Flkes criticising the upcoming convocation published In Tuesday's Collegian
were refuted today by Dr. Alexander Vavoulis.
vavoulis, a member of the liberal faction of the faculty called the Flkes statements unfortunate, but nothing
new. 'He (Flkes) has been opposed to the convocation all
along. As chairman of the Executive Committee of the
Academic Senate he has dragged his feet since lt waa
first proposed last December.'
The way the vote In the combined senates went Is an
Indication that Flkes la speaking for himself and not the
majority of the faculty. The vote endorsing tbe convoca-
Vavoulls Is of theQplnlon that dismissal of classes Is
not coerstve, nor the focus of the convocation. He feels
that this Is needed to make the idea truly effective.
In answer to Flkes' criticism that no minorities are
Involved In the plan* for the meeting, Vavoulis said mat
there were minorities Involved when plans began but the
'foot dragging' by Flkes. was 'very instrumental" In
their losing interest. 'Now be Is using this absence of
. minority students as an excuse for not having the convocation,' says Vavoulis.
The convocation will provide an opportunity for our
academic community to confront Itself with a variety of
only at F.S.C., but those Issues
that cast doubt on tbe traditional arrangement of higher
education In general.*
If the convocation Is a flop, this will mean that lt is
not right for F.S.C. and we should consider an alternate
Instrument to get at the problem,* Vavoulis continued.   .
Vavoulis (eels that because the Idea was passed by tbe
senator*, elected representatives of the faculty and
students, and approved by tbe administration, lt ia not
being forced on anyone.
In conclusion Vavoulis said, "I think the faculty will
not only cooperate but participate. I believe mat everyone should cooperate. Those people wbo do take a five
day holiday show little Intelligence to me.*
Daily
Collegian
Result of Reagan's budget
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1969
Editorial
Seeking solutions
or 5-day holiday?
lany persons at Fresno State College, including
native Dr. James Fikes of Ihe faculty academic sen
ently   voiced     opposition to the proposed college-widi
on, spearheaded by students and supported by Col-
t Dr. Frederic Ness, is designed to identify thc
s and issues facing Fresno State.
that there is no 'crisis* facing thc institution, and, therein need for the mass meeting. Secondly, that college instructed there is coersion when class cancellation is made man-
.* And finally, that lh' convocationwillonly be used as a forum
complaints and not as a vehicle to resolve areas of concern
o the students,   faculty, and administration.
ii three arguments are weak, and, furthermore, point lo the need
Those persons who contend there is no crisis facing this Insti-
iving in a fanlasy world or unaware of the facts.
Iwcen ethnic groups on campus is evident. If
nrcatcr understanding between black, Chicano and white students
ed, Fresno Slate will witness forms of protest which have
plagued countless other campuses.
or can one dismiss the McConnell Report. There is ample
lence thai the faculty at this institution is spiit badly on major
ies. The result of this division has been to impede the pro-
ss of the college.
leither can one overlook what is happening in Sacramento,
ater control over all sector^of the academic community is
ig sought by Governor Ronald Reagan and Ihe Board of Trus-
i. I'this factor alone does not cause apprehension among the
jlty and students, then what will?.
nd for persons to criticize the dismissing of classes during
convocation is absurd. No meeting" of this magnitude can be
:tionable      when   worked      around the  daily  routine of class
1 support of all segments of this campus and the cancellation
classes was merely an appropriate move on Dr. Ness' part.
'he instructors on campus--lf they are interested in eradicating
b'lcms instead of furthering them--should support the captation of classes. To do otherwise is irresponsible.
i is alsoevldent that many persons do not understand the purpose
a convocation. It is not designed to solve issues, but rather
ittempt to identify them so that a line of communication may be
abMshed which may eventually resolve the problem,
'ol even Sap Francisco State's convocation last year- which
I     called  just  two days    before   hordes of outside police were
I   called onto the campus—was designed to resolve the great problems
I  ,acing that college. .        '
The administration, students and faculty joined together at !the
onvocalion for the first time in hopes of heading off the violent
lash which finally erupted on the campus.
nportance facing this college';
.   And ti
to the
Eventual solution of L	
The academic community at Fresno State College has an opportunity to participate In an exchange next week which may bring
fruitful change and better understanding to this campus—and those
Jersons who speak of 'taking a five-day holiday* Instead of
mining the mass-meeting are doing themselves and this   institution
State may turn away
35,000 students and
hike fees next year
LOS ANGELES - When c
palgnlng for California's governorship, Ronald Reagan promised
to 'cut state spending'.*
Yesterday lt became lucid what
effect the Reagan policy has had
as a cutback of more than 35,000
prospective   state   college  stu-
inecessary next year
because of the governor's'bare-
bones' budget for the colleges.
Summer sessions, some academic programs as well as the
potential new students were listed
as expendable by the State College Board of Trustees.
HOLDING HIS SON JUDA, poet and former English professor at
Fresno State College Robert Mezey reads poetry to an overflow
crowd yesterday. The poetry reading and folksong singing feast was
part of the F.S.C. Fourth Hour series. Mezey is currently battling
the college administration in the courts for reinstatement as an instructor here. He was dismissed after making remarks concerning
Students, faculty pock
room for poetry and song
Dr.   Fi
ikes  may not    attend the convocation. But let's hope the
of the Fresno State community uses better Judgment.
-Gerald P. Merrell
By Beverly Kennedy
Collegian Managing Editor
Students and faculty packed
Science 121 Wednesday for an
hour as Fresno State College
Professors Gene Bluestein, Peter
Everwlne and phlllpLevlne, along
with controversial poet Robert
Mezey sang, laughed and became
serious during a poetry reading-
folk song singing feast. ' 7 ■ .
The program, what one of the
four called a 'rehearsal' for an
American Civil Liberties Union
fund-raising program to be held
Sunday evening at 8 p.m., fell on
the appreciative ears of those
wbo sat and stood on chairs and
In the aisles of the lecturohall.
The fund-raising campaign, to
go Into general a.C.l.u. funds,
wlU be held at tbe San Joaquin
Power Club, South Orange and
California Streets. Admission Is
$1 for students and $2.50 for the
general public.
For the most part, Mezey,
Levtne and Everwlne read their
.own works while Bluestein sang a
number of original and updated
folk songs.
While they chose a variety of
works dealing with 'heavy* sorrows- and death, Levtne chose to
finish up with a poem dealing
wltb 'coming back*, after the
'many deaths man dies - of sorrow, of loneliness and of stupidity.'
Mezey, former Fresno State
College assistant professor of
- Engllah, whose contract waa not
renewed following his outspoken
criticisms of drug laws, earlier
in tbe hour Informed th* crowd
(ConUnued on Pag* 4, CoL 2)
The move came In response to
Gov. Reagan's requirement that
the trustees establish a priority
list of expendable Items in their
$328 million support budget lor
197.0-71 school year.   .
Under Reagan'* new budgeting
-system, the colleges will be
guaranteed  $265.3   million   for
■ year, and the governor and Legislature will rule on allocating
the remaining $62.7 million according to the colleges' priorities.
The skeleton budget for operation of the 18 California State
colleges was approved yesterday
by the trustees.
The governor, In effect, ordered the colleges to slice their
proposed budget for next year by
20 per cent over this year's op-
To meet the $265 million figure, Chancellor Glenn Oumke
proposed that 25,000 full-time
students be turned away,. 938
faculty members be laid off,
year-around operations be eliminated, acquisitions be brought
almost to a standstill and students' fees be raised.
The trustees will be asked to
decide at next month's meeting
in what priority the deleted Items
can be returned to the budget If
more money becomes available.
Two trusteed — Dudley Swim
of Carmel and Charles Luckman
of Los Angeles —'literally applauded the slashed budget. Reagan verbally appluded lt himself,
saying that 'fat creeps Into every
agency's budget,* and promising
that he would cut tbe fat without
removing 'the muscle fiber.*
Dumke's plan for cutting operations to the $265 million point
calls for program and enrollment .
reduction*   and  revenue   ln-
He proposes eliminating year-
around operations at a saving of
$G million and cutting library acquisitions by $14 million. An additional $18.2 million in added
revenues could be gained by raising student fees, he said.
Freshman and sophomore
transfers from Junior college*
would be. reduced by 50 per cent,
eliminating 4,000 students, and
tbe entrance of first-time freshmen would bo cut by 10 per cent
Dumke estimated 5,000 students would beellmlnated by ending year-around operation* and
another 6,000 would not apply because of higher atudent fee*.
Another thousand students
would be cut out by eliminating
all new foreign student*, and atlll
hard and fast degree goal* would