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Campus "Unrest" demonstrations and consequences, 1970-1971

1970-05-16 Newsletter: MEASURE: Emergency Supplements No. 3 Page 2

motions poorly drafted, the debate un-
worthy of beng called rational. De-
spite the pretense of discussion, the
reality of the situation was a col-
lapse under student pressure which was
hardly even concealed.
 There is a lot of talk about con-
science and concern, about "these
times of crisis." The carnival atmos-
phere here [in Cambridge] mocks such
phrases.
 However one may feel about national
and international politics, they are
no reason to abandon the entrprise of
teaching and learning.
 We came to Harvard with a deep re-
spect for the academic standards and
leadership of its faculty. If our Har-
vard education has taught us anything,
it is how wrong we were.
ARTHUR WALRDON, 71
DANIEL PIPES, '71
ALICE GALENSON '70
LOUISE MARTIN, '70
DAVID GALENSON, '72

Attendance at Dartmouth has stood at
about 50% or better. Three student
groups are active: 1) the Ad Hoc Stu-
dent-alumni Committee, supporting
President Kemeny's stand critical of
the national administration; (2) the
Continuing Presence in Washington Com-
mittee; and (3) the Strike Back Commit-
tee, generally opposed to the politi-
calization of the College. The last 
has complained that "a student opposed 
to the strike was forbidden by the
meeting's organizers to give a state-
ment to that effect - it took a person-
al appeal to College officials to per-
suade the strike organizers to allow
a public expression of dissent. More-
over this general meeting did not call
for a 'No' vote. This body presented 
but a 'single party' ballot. Students
 opposed to the strike posted 500 signs
around campus trying to elicit support.
An hour later many had been torn down."

Supplement No. 1 reported that faculty
marshalls at the University of Mary-
land had succeeded in obviating the
need of police and troops on that trag-
kcally stricken campus. (We unwitting-
ly spelled it :faculty martials," and 
now lay claim to an inspire Freudian
error, revealing our deeply-felt but
ofte- disappointed wish that faculties
would stand up courageously to the
problems hat now beset them.) But
the emergency of May 1970 is so severe 
that the police and troops have again
been summoned to the Maryland campus,
and the exceptional initiative of that particular faculty has been obscured.

LAWYERS
Lawyers willing and able to give exper-
ienced advice concerning suits and in-
junctions relating to campus problems
are:
New York:
Michael A. Martin (212) MA 4-7331
San Francisco:
Jerome Sapiro (415) 981-5550
Thompson Hudson (408) 373-1851.
Warning: the lawyers listed here can
not provide volunteer legal help be-
yond exploratory conversations. The
cost of legal actions is considerable.
The need for properly conducted legal
actions is also considerable.

Faculty members at Queens College, in
the City University of New York, were
recently directed to substitute for 
their regular subject matter discus-
sions relating to the Indo-Chinese war.
Several teachers joined with several
students in seeking an injunction to
prevent the College from carrying out
this policy. Upon receiving assur-
ances from CUNY's legal counsel that
the regular academic program would be
 adhered to after all, the facuty-stu-
dent group agreed to withdraw its ap-
plication for an an injunction. These 
assurancecs were confirmed by the City
board of Higher Education, CUNY's gov-
erning body. Legal costs were $800.
Queens remains open and functioning,
at about 80% of its capacity.

INFORMATION SUITABLE FOR PUBLICATION
in the Supplements should be telephon-
ed or mailed to UCRA (address and
phone above), or in the evenings and
on weekends to Editor, MEASURE, (212)
663-8371.

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motions poorly drafted, the debate un- worthy of beng called rational. De- spite the pretense of discussion, the reality of the situation was a col- lapse under student pressure which was hardly even concealed. There is a lot of talk about con- science and concern, about "these times of crisis." The carnival atmos- phere here [in Cambridge] mocks such phrases. However one may feel about national and international politics, they are no reason to abandon the entrprise of teaching and learning. We came to Harvard with a deep re- spect for the academic standards and leadership of its faculty. If our Har- vard education has taught us anything, it is how wrong we were. ARTHUR WALRDON, 71 DANIEL PIPES, '71 ALICE GALENSON '70 LOUISE MARTIN, '70 DAVID GALENSON, '72 Attendance at Dartmouth has stood at about 50% or better. Three student groups are active: 1) the Ad Hoc Stu- dent-alumni Committee, supporting President Kemeny's stand critical of the national administration; (2) the Continuing Presence in Washington Com- mittee; and (3) the Strike Back Commit- tee, generally opposed to the politi- calization of the College. The last has complained that "a student opposed to the strike was forbidden by the meeting's organizers to give a state- ment to that effect - it took a person- al appeal to College officials to per- suade the strike organizers to allow a public expression of dissent. More- over this general meeting did not call for a 'No' vote. This body presented but a 'single party' ballot. Students opposed to the strike posted 500 signs around campus trying to elicit support. An hour later many had been torn down." Supplement No. 1 reported that faculty marshalls at the University of Mary- land had succeeded in obviating the need of police and troops on that trag- kcally stricken campus. (We unwitting- ly spelled it :faculty martials," and now lay claim to an inspire Freudian error, revealing our deeply-felt but ofte- disappointed wish that faculties would stand up courageously to the problems hat now beset them.) But the emergency of May 1970 is so severe that the police and troops have again been summoned to the Maryland campus, and the exceptional initiative of that particular faculty has been obscured. LAWYERS Lawyers willing and able to give exper- ienced advice concerning suits and in- junctions relating to campus problems are: New York: Michael A. Martin (212) MA 4-7331 San Francisco: Jerome Sapiro (415) 981-5550 Thompson Hudson (408) 373-1851. Warning: the lawyers listed here can not provide volunteer legal help be- yond exploratory conversations. The cost of legal actions is considerable. The need for properly conducted legal actions is also considerable. Faculty members at Queens College, in the City University of New York, were recently directed to substitute for their regular subject matter discus- sions relating to the Indo-Chinese war. Several teachers joined with several students in seeking an injunction to prevent the College from carrying out this policy. Upon receiving assur- ances from CUNY's legal counsel that the regular academic program would be adhered to after all, the facuty-stu- dent group agreed to withdraw its ap- plication for an an injunction. These assurancecs were confirmed by the City board of Higher Education, CUNY's gov- erning body. Legal costs were $800. Queens remains open and functioning, at about 80% of its capacity. INFORMATION SUITABLE FOR PUBLICATION in the Supplements should be telephon- ed or mailed to UCRA (address and phone above), or in the evenings and on weekends to Editor, MEASURE, (212) 663-8371.