1968_03 The Daily Collegian March 1968

              Opinion
2    THE DAILY COLLEGIAN    Wadnaaday,
Abortk
Six days ago a ne
the Ad Hoc Commi
the birth was an ei
as an abortion.
The Idea of such s
group was born Into the campus community,
Freedom. To some people,
in actuality, lt can only be viewed
a committee, hastily formed after the announce¬
ment at the decision not to retain English professor Robert Mezey,
ls fine. However, the organization has shown itself to be too one¬
sided and not at all openmlndcd, somewhat anti-free speech Itself
and generally uninformed.
Ideally, the committee should be Investigating the problem of
alleged violation of freedom of speech and academic freedom as an
unbiased group and trying to And a remedy. The organization has
come up with a remedy-petitions, happenings and boycotts of
English classes. As for looking deeply Into the problem, well, the
committee ls content to Just scratch the surface and harp on the
nebulous freedom of speech and academic freedom principles.
The complete sincerity of the group ls In doubt. Along with Mezey,
more than 10 other probationary instructors were not retained. Is
the committee backing them? Did lt Investigate to see U any of these
faculty members had been "railroaded"? It would seem the commit¬
tee ls Interested only In supporting people who, ln turn, support its
basic views and ideas and tough luck to everyone else.
The committee says lt wants a "fair decision*. The decision has
already been made to terminate Mezey's Job. Apparently the only
thing that can be Interpreted as a 'fair decision* would be to retain
him. There's nothing like a fair declslon-as long as It's what you
swledge of
tai picture, the com-
elther by the faculty
tor the dismissal of Mezey
e to confront the personnel
d have revealed U
personnel com-
or why Mezey was never
A proper Investigation
mlttee's reasons
to make public his reasons for dismissing probationary Instructors.
In fact, this ls somewhat of a protective measure, rather than a
secretive clause, in the best Interests of the Instructor,
The committee has taken a good Idea and applied to lt Improper
tactics and logic and misconceptions which help to cripple Its ef¬
fectiveness and appeal to the average student.
Thanks to a lackof Information
stlgatlon,  the Ad  Hoc
done an  Inadequate
the whole situation has
Just plain messy.
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Mezey Is Center Of Controversy
Letters to the Editor
Open Letter
President Ness:
It has now been firmly estab¬
lished by "your dismissal oi Pro¬
fessor Mez«y that Fresno State
College professors do not enjoy
the freedom of speech guaranteed
by the first amendment. We find
! encouraged
we as scientists a
to challenge the i
of physical laws or theories while
our colleagues are denied the
same right to challenge moral
and legal laws. As a result of
your actions, morale ln the School
of Arts and Sciences ls at a
profound low, which If allowed
to continue, may result ln ir¬
reparable damage to the repu¬
tation of the college In the aca-
slblllty for your action, s
more difficult personnel matters
than the Issue confronting you.
Consider, Dr. Ness, the recent
cases at your alma mater, Yale
University.   President  Kingman
intolerable pressures exerted by
munity, voted to retain Dr.
Staughton Lynd, an advocate of
the  Viet  Cong  cause,   who  had
ls clear that n<
President Ness, that theReverend
William Sloane Coffin, Jr., chap¬
lain of Yale University, has not
been  fired by Dr. Brewster, ln
concerning the pa-
of President Kennedy
te sad days Immediately
i for President Mason Welch
s of Rutgers University to
n Dr. Eugene D. Genoveso,
SYDNEY BLUESTONE
Assoc. Prof., Chemistry
SEYMOUR MACK
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Mexican Talk Scheduled
Reles Lopez TIJerina, leader
of the Alianza Federal de Mer¬
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States), will be the featured
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Forensics Team Places High In Weekend Meets
ie National Guard w:
meeting at 3 p.m. ln Science 162.
TIJerina will  speak on 'The
n ln the South-
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Film Available
nam, ls available for showing to
any group who wishes to see lt.
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States  Air  Force, at 485-5000,
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lna said he bad planned the cc
house  takeover ln an effoi
TIJerina founded his Alianza ln
1963 as a vehicle for bringing
action to enforce the Treaty of
Guadalupe Hidalgo regarding the
land grants which TIJerina feels
the United States has not honored.
TIJerina has been waging a
battle to have returned the 33
land which the
The Fresno State College For¬
ensics Union received a second
and a third place while parti¬
cipating ln three different tourna¬
ments over the weekend.
Sue Jensen, competing ln the
Tournament of Champions at Lin -
field College ln Oregon, placed
third ln after-dinner speaking.
U.S. h
n New
e Treaty of Guadalupe Hi¬
dalgo 111 1848.
His talk ls open to the public.
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Hal Bolen finished a>
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ern California Forensic
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In the San Joaquin division
tournament of tho national School
Debate held at FSC, Bullard High
School placed first. The tourna¬
ment, sponsored by the Forensics
Union, Included high schools from
Lodl to Bakersfield.
lng and a 2.1 grade point average.
A reception will be held Friday
for prospective members of tho
all-men organization.
An invitation banquet will be
held March 17 at Villa Basque.
Fresno Mayor  Floyd Hyde will
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