1967_02 The Daily Collegian February 1967

              2—THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Editorial
LETTERS
ViBilist On Anti-Vigilitts Scene Of Hole
it of the anti-flgll-vlgU-
i. 21. A primary objection
(peace) were not rep
of FSC and were glvlnj
a bad name.
In an Interview wl
antl-vlgll-vlglllsts se
Wednesday at about 1 p.m
walked Into the midst of t
vigils, one In the name of peat
Ihe other In opposition to t
peace   vigil.   I noticed two pr
vlgU vlgllers expressed an i
parent contempt and, In one ca
In partlculi
vlgllers
id of ei
lyCadlltc —good
rassed understanding of what was
going on across the sidewalk from
them. Fresno State College now
has status, for in George Orwell's
•1984" they only had 5-mlnute
I have them for over an
They (the "antl-vlgU vlgU"
members) were really doing
something. They were talking,
laughing, staring at the opposite
line. Some of them even tried
soliciting the passers-by ("Come
on! Join us I"). Well, I would say-
that they were, ^eneraUy, having
fun and getting attention, or try¬
ing to get attention. In fact, they
seemed to be having such a good
time that I almost Joined them-
I am a fun-loving fellow myself,
but   mostly   at   the   right  time.
I must say, both diplomatically
and honestly, that I am not for or
against either group, [had merely
Indeed, deeply Impressed by the
behavior   of   the   'peace   vlgU"
s particular group's
those In the lower one third aca
demlcally of the student bod
hardly qualify as representative
of the students of FSC. Thus the!
vlglllsts with
representatives Is not supported.
Personally, I should prefer to
be represented by a group of
dignified thoughtful dissenters
rather than puerile pantl-raid
mentalities, whose foremost mo-
r   being  on  the patio
walk   throwing    things
GARY SILVA
Peoce Vigil Turnout
s  that
JOHN R. BAILEY
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by the 'peace vigil" group until
I observed the behavior of the
■antl-vlgll vlgU' group. These
two groups formed two lines
facing each other In front of
the Cafeteria this noon, Feb. 22.
Of the long line of 'peace vlgU'
members I saw but one sign,
-weekly vlgU to protest the war
In Vietnam.' The sign was there
probably to Indicate what the line
was for and what they were there
for. It was a magnificent group of
Of the first four, five, -antl-
vlgll vlgU' members there, aU
were carrying signs (I presume,
of their creation). They were so
anxious to have their signs shown
(newspaper? TV?) that they ac¬
tually turned around and had tholr
signs facing the photographer's
camera when the photographer
wanted to have a back view of their
line   — poor Mr. Photographerl
As  the   'antl-vlgU vlgU' line
into the perspective."Peaceniks-
go home,' 'don't Just stand there,
do something.'
' Peace Vigil:   Ridiculous And Sublime
n be done to various ways—two of which were demon¬
strated at toe peace vigil last Wednesday.
On one  side of toe  sidewalk to front of toe Cafeteria students,
faculty members and •friends of the coUege* stood quleUy to pro-
nearly everyone remained completely sUent. Each read or watched
tbe passersby and toe sign-carrying students toeing them.
The student anU-vlglllsts across the sidowalk presented toe per¬
fect picture of stereotyped Junior high schoolers craving at¬
tention. They heckled, Joked, laughed and tried to recruit other stu¬
dents to carry their signs.
Two of toe signs read "Peacenlcs Go Homel* and *Thls Is Fresno
State, Not Berkeley!* The wording of these signsU what some would
consider 'cute' and Is Indicative of the overall attitude of those
carrying them.
A spokesman for the anti-group said loud music wUl be broadcast
during toe vlgU tomorrow. He also said he expects more students
to carry protest signs.
If these students Insist upon continuing their anU-vlgil vigU to such
a JuvenUe manner, their cause means nothing.
Tbe peace vlgU Is not a Joke. It Is a dignified way to show opposition
to an established policy.
Whether one agrees or disagrees with the premise behind tho
vlgU or with the possible results of such a protest [s of secondary
Importance.
What Is Important Is that those with differing opinions should ex¬
press them In an adult and democratic way—not as the ridiculous
v&e Qj, iu Pad
Uy JOHN GATES
were published in past issues of
"The Daily CoUeglan." All the
facta are as they appeared In
print. The remarks within Ihe pa-
clety performances, count your
blessings. 'Liechtenstein and
Her Swiss Neighbors" was pre-
The Varsity Variety Show,
Fresno State College's answer
to 'Ted Mack's Original Ama¬
teur Hour,' promised a one-
wheeled bicycle performer, nine
tap dancers and a yodeleraspart
of Its weekly performance.
with Granny Holbrook ( anc
things, a football player) at
day night danco. She went
with     Kerman    playboy
s and      the old scho01 b'
Fresno State  CoUege Film So-
t   FSC
ge President Frank W.
s said lhat new entertaln-
tonder might reorganize
:lon picture Industry In tho
Chi Phi Sigma Fraternity spon¬
sored a lecture by Kenneth Curtis
entitled     'The    Techniques    of
nam. We hope even more people
who object to the war wUl Join
us this coming Wednesday.
Some people have asked what
we are doing out there. The an¬
swer to this Is clear. We are say¬
ing, "We are against this war In
Vietnam and we want our govern¬
ment to begin now to bring an end
to United States military Inter¬
vention there.* That Is what we
are doing and we wUl continue
to do so each week for the re¬
mainder of toe semester.
all those who have taken part In
the protest. Everybody who
shares our desire tor peace In
Vietnam Is Invited to Join us
this coming Wednesday.
HAGUE FOSTER
Philosophy Department
KEN SCAMBRAY
JIM MOBLEY
BOB PETERSON
Let   m<a.    triihk     now	
I've    Ttlv-eacty   uSe-d    "reaction ■a.r-y,
bia.s<e4,  Stupid,   icj norant, eTc.  to
pro-test"  -the eeli"tor!*,
n^me— ca.ll«V|cj
PART TWO:  12 FOR 9 COUNTIES
«y. February a. l»67
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN—3
Agents Enforce Drug Laws
(Editor's note: This la tbe sec¬
ond of five "Dally Collegian"
articles on toe life and times of
toe "tamed on" feneration. Re¬
porter Eric W. Gilliam Journeyed
to San FranaicsO'a Halght-Ash
bury to get toe story.
Re baa Interviewed state offi¬
cials, police, students and doc¬
tors,   as weU aa "acid-heads."
hippies and marijuana peddlers.)
By ERIC W. GILLIAM
Dalton Newland is a cop.
He's toe supervising agent of
toe   State  Bureau ot Narcotics
Enforcement to the Fresno area
- a nine-county slice of Califor¬
nia lhat Includes Fresno, Madera,
Merced, Kings, Tulare, Kern, San
Luis   Obispo,   San   Benito and
Mariposa counties.
Newland and his 11 agents work
under toe supervision of the BNE
in Sacramento who to turn are
controUed by the California State
Department of Justice.
In his IT years as a lawman,
Newland has seen It all. From toe
longtime smackheads and their
dirty hypodermics to toe fresh-
faced high school girl from San
Luis Obispo recently committed
to a mental hospital. Her curios¬
ity got the better of her and so,
apparently, did the LSD she took.
Newland and his staff are re¬
sponsible tor the enforcement of
divisions 10 and 10.5 of toe state
Health and Safety Code, better
known as toe California Narcotic
Act. This omnibus pleceoflegis-
laUon covers everything from
MUtown to marijuana, heroin to
Seconal, opium pipes to peyote
buttons. Last year Newland's men
seized more than $500,000 worth
of marijuana alone.
In the main, toe efforts of the
bureau are directed towards de¬
tecting and apprehending the big
suppliers of narcotics — the lm-
to addicts or users - they are,
but many agents feel that If toe
sources are dried up, toe prob¬
lem of addiction will fade. This is
the philosophy behind toe stiff -
and sometimes savage — sen¬
tences meted out to narcotics
seUers by both state and federal
courts; up to life Imprisonment
tor repeat offenders. «Our pri¬
mary Job,* says Newland, 'is to
remove  major sources of nar-
When dealing with toe psyche¬
delic drugs or hallucinogens as
they are sometimes called, the
89-member staff of toe BNE have
several laws to work with. The
one dealing with possession of
marijuana Is Health and Safety
Code section 11530. It Is a simple
law and Its language Is clear and
unequivocal. Any person who pos¬
sesses marijuana, It says, or cul¬
tivates, harvests, plants, dries
or processes It, shall be guUty
of a felony and Imprisoned to the
state penitentiary for a period of
not less than one nor more than
10 years. For the second offense,
the penalty Is two to twenty years.
Upon a third conviction, It's five
to life.
Possession of marijuana with
Intent to seU wUl get you two to
ten; second offense: five to fif¬
teen; third offense: 10 years to
life. The law - 11530.5 - Is suc-
cessfuUy enforced because toe
courts make the distinction be¬
tween possession and possession
to sell by establishing certain
rules of evidence. Possession of
20 pounds of marijuana, tor In¬
stance, or 300 marijuana ciga¬
rettes would constitute prima
facie evidence of Intent to seU.
The law Is especially severe
with  those who sell and import
Suicide Figures
Show Increase
In a study of adolescent sui¬
cides, recently published to toe
Los Angeles Times, national fig-
a 50 per cent ln-
among teenage males.
The study, conducted by psy¬
chiatrists throughout toe nation,
pointed out that toe "nice quiet
Counseling Office
Will Help Students
Academic, vocational or per¬
sonal woes? The Fresno State
CoUege Counseling Service Is to
the business to listen.
The office, located to Educa¬
tion-Psychology 117, is staffed
by five counselors and two psy¬
chologists who are available by
appointment from 8:30 a.m. to
4 p.m. dally. Dr. Deryle K.
Allen, acting associate dean of
students (counseling and testing)
directs toe service.
Sometimes toe counselors di¬
agnose Intensive treatment and
arrange tor .counseling outside
the campus.
Students with grade problems
may attend study workshops cov¬
ering reading Improvement, fol¬
lowing a study schedule and note
taking. Aptitude tests are ad¬
ministered free.
The counseling office also Is
designed to assist students
placed   on  scholastic probation
The study revealed that since
1950 the suicide rate for white
teenage males aged 15-19 has to-
creased 50 per cent, which Is to
sharp contrast with toe age group
over 55 where suicides are gen¬
erally most common. The report
also disclosed that toe rate of sui¬
cides for the older aged group
actually decreased  since  1950.
In Los Angeles, researchers
have reported approximately 40
youths under 20 take their own
lives each year, which Is about
3 per cent of the total number of
suicides for all ages In Los An¬
geles County.
Included  In  this number, the
AU data regarding toe coun¬
seling- sessions are kept confi¬
dential and will not be released
except by written request of toe
who have had emotional problems
and strong fears of aggression by
society. Two-thirds of this figure
are adolescent boys.
Some experts, Including Dr.
Robert E. Lltman, chief psychia¬
trist at toe Los Angeles Suicide
Prevention Center, found a simi¬
larity between youths who commit
suicides and those who take drugs
or Join university protest groups.
Tbe most common means of
suicide among the boys is by gun¬
shot, toe article said. For girls,
toe sleeping pill seems to be
toe most popular device.
Researchers noted that boys
select toe gun over other methods
of self destruction since they are
preoccupied with masculine ac¬
tions. The girls select the sleep¬
ing pill as a means of attention
and procuring toe help they are
seeking, since this method allows
toe possibility of rescue.	
marijuana (BBC 11531) and adults
who provide minors with toe drug
(HSC 11532). The maximum pen¬
alties tor these offenses are 10
years to Ufa and 16 years to lite
respectively If toe defendant has
previous felony convictions under
toe applicable coda sections.
LSD Is covered by HSC 11810,
enacted In 1966 by the California
State Legislature. Possession
calls for one year to toe county
Jail and Is a misdemeanor for
the first offense. Subsequent vio¬
lations can subject the violator to
i ranging to five years to
Sale to a minor, of course, or
possession with Intent to sell,
call tor correspondingly harsher
penalties.
One denizen of toe Kalght-
Ashbury district in San Fran¬
cisco put toe na-Marljuana
Bad-For-You* controversy to
sharp perspective when he said,
"Man. . . anytime you can get
sent to JaU tor five years tor
puffin' on a plant, why, you KNOW
It's gotta be unhealthy!•
rlan     "
RAW MATERIAL—From tola package of marijuana many cigarettes.
seUlng at SO cents to tl each, can be made, resulting in tremendous
profits.
More Americans Believe
Draft System Unfair
Support for toe present draft
system Is falling off sharply,
according to a  Harris  survey.
The survey shows that to toe
past six months, opposition to toe
draft has more than doubled—
from 58 to 79 per cent.
The center of opposition arises
from toe controversial question
of deferments for coUege stu¬
dents. The survey discloses, by a
46 to 44 per cent margin, that
Americans holding an opinion be¬
lieve the system for drafting
students is unfair. Four out of
five believe that draft dodging,
legitimate or otherwise, Is now
practiced to some degree.
Six months ago, low-Income
people solidly endorsed the idea
of allowing a qualified student to
Grant To Aid In
Nurses7 Training
The nursing department has
received a $7,000 grant from toe
U.S. Department of Health, Ed¬
ucation and Welfare to evaluate
toe use of tape recorded home
visits as a method of Improving
toe quality of public health nurs¬
ing Instruction.
Eva G. Bailey, assistant pro¬
fessor of nursing, wUl administer
the grant which la to effect until
December. Miss Bailey's re¬
search wUl be done to the Bakers¬
fleld area through toe Freano
State College center there.
The grant li being distributed
throughout toe country in an ef¬
fort by toe Public Health Service
student deferments discriminate
against them.
Opinion of upper-Income fam¬
ilies Is split over the fairness of
student deferments based on
class standings or special ap¬
titude tests.
The feeling that toe poor guy
gets toe raw end of toe draft deal
Is expressed by a 51-year-old
unskilled laborer to Chicago:
'The deal Is that the poor guy
has a lot better chance of being
drafted and getting killed than
toe rich guy. Lots of rich kids
can afford to stay in college tak¬
ing Mickey Mouse courses. This
Is not equality.*
A Long Island mother of three
said, "You can go to an easy col-
lego and get aU A's and not be
drafted. You go to Harvard and
get C's and they may take you.
It's not fair.*
The Idea of a lottery as a sub¬
stitute for toe present system Is
still rejected by toe American
people, tbe survey shows. An¬
other alternative, a volunteer
system, Is opposed mainly be¬
cause a majority does not think
such a system would work.
Support for a system of uni¬
versal service " whereby men
could choose between toe mili¬
tary and the Peace Corps or some
other form of non-combat, public
service   Is   evident   by   survey
Two other alternatives, a lot¬
tery system or raising service¬
men's pay to increase volunteer
atory to tbe BNE offices at toe
State BuUdlng to Fresno. Mr.
Louis R. MoUer is tbe chemist-
agent to charge ot toe lab and It
Is be who analyze* tbe narcotic*
Before any
'launched, to* elements of toe of¬
fense must be present and, by toe
v*ry nature of
of truly Ulegal drug*.
Through a series of scientific
teat* involving chemical reac¬
tions, substances thought to be
narcotic* are turned over to
MoUer. He to torn analyze* toe
material, forms a Judgment as to
It* nature and makes hi* report.
This vital evidence 1* turned over
to toe district attorney along with
a complete report from Agent
MoUer.
MoUer, who ha* been to nar¬
cotic* work tor 15 years, gave me
some Indication of toe enormous
profit* Involved to toe sale of
narcotics. From one kilogram
(2.2 pounds) of marijuana, coat¬
ing $15O-$20O, 2,63C cigarettes
could be produced. Each would
asU from 50 cent* to a dollar,
netting toe seller a profit of
one to two thousand dollars.
Tomorrow. . . toe problem*
- of LSD and marijuana In Freano
as seen by toe men who make
toe arrests.
Rodeo Queen
Titlists Vie
Ten Fresno State CoUege coeds
wUl vie for toe UUe of FSC Rodeo
Queen tots weekend.
On Friday night, toe contest¬
ants wUl be Judged on personality
beginning at 7:30 to Agriculture
109.
The contestant* wUl display
their horsemanship to toe Judges
on Saturday at toe FSC arena
(BuUard at Chestnut) starting at
Girls entered to toe contest and
their sponsor* Include: Sandy
Jennings, Kappa Alpha Theta and
FSC Rodeo Club; Cherrl Emery,
Omlcron Sigma Pi; Char Lewis,
Fl EpsUon; Candy Clark, Alpha
Gamma Rho; Diana Henry,Baker
Hall; Betty Taylor, Alpha Phi
Alpha; Linda Palmer, Grave*
Hall; Diana Slaughter, Delta
Gamma; Patricia BeUi, Alpha
XI Delta; and Jenny Lee Showal-
ter, Sigma Alpha EpsUon.
majority support.
The Dolly
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