1968_04 The Daily Collegian April 1968

              Symposium Will
Offer Students
Dope On Dope
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COLLEGIAN
FRESNO STATE COLLEGE
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FSC To Offer Masters In Nursing
A graduate program leading
to a master of science degree
In nursing will be Initiated In
September at Fresno State Col-
i   progra
n Call-
s offer¬
ing similar accredited master's
programs in nursing are the Uni¬
versity of California at Los An¬
geles and Loma Linda University.
-The program will have a far
reaching effect on health services
In this area," said Fannie L.
Gardner, chairman of the nursing
department. "It will fill an ur¬
gent need In local hospitals and
other health Institutions for fully
trained nurses in specialized
fields such as clinical nursing,
administration, supervision and
teaching.*
the Regional Health Planning
Committee of the San Joaquin
Valley. The survey was made in
response to requests from FSC
and the Central Valley Hospital
48 hospitals, 66 nursing homes,
four psychiatric facilities and
seven public health officers ask-
value and practicality of estab¬
lishing the master's program.
Those responding to the question¬
naire reported available po¬
sitions for 155 nurses with mas-
admlnlstratlon and staff of loccl
hospitals.
•Our faculty at FSC is excel¬
lent but without the encourage¬
ment and cooperation of health
Institutions In this area, we could
not have proceeded," she said.
Mrs. Gardner said the enroll¬
ment would be limited in the
early stages of the program,
i thinking about
s progra
ie clinical faculties,
program gradually, keeping pace
with local needs.'
The nursing department is now
accepting, applications   for  the
is available at the Nursing De¬
partment Office, Administration
211. Deadline for fall applica¬
tions Is August 1.
1 p.m. in the Speech Arts Build¬
ing Amphitheater.
Melvln Nltz, a Fresno County
public dofender, will discuss the
legal aspects of drug use followed
by a student panel discussion.
Nltz will speak to residence
hall students In the Homan Hall
lounge at 7:30 p.m. A question
and answer period will follow
the talk.
•The purpose of the symposium
much Information and as many
sources on drug use and abuse
Kerr,  assistant  to  the dean of
•Since drug abuse is a poten¬
tially serious problem on this
campus we are hoping for wlde-
pread   campus  support  for the
Kerr said that he hoped that
the symposium would help dis¬
pel the idea that the administra¬
tion has been curbing open dls-
"We want students to get drug
Information from the best avail-
arid rumors," Kerr said. 'This
symposium reflects an attitude
of openness on the part of the
college in relation to facts of
drug use and abuse."
The symposium schedule tor
today through Friday Includes
speeches and discussions by a
student panel from 1-3 p.m. in
the Amphitheater.
SmaU group discussions will
be held from 3-5 p.m. today
through Thursday.
Members of the student panel
will Include Mlko Starry and Jay
Goodwin, representatives to the
1968 United States National Stu¬
dent Association Symposium on
Drug Use and Abuse. Also serving
on the panel is John Carpenter,
who represented the campus at
a similar drug symposium spon¬
sored by the National Association
of Student Personnel
chologlat in the FSC Counseling
Nltz and Brasfleld will speak
to fraternity men at the Sigma
Alpha Epsllon house at 7:30 p.m.
with a question and answer period
following.
Dr. Dale Wolfe, a staff member
of the Short-Doyle Clinic, will
talk on the psychological aspects
of drug use Wednesday at 1 p.m.
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Dick Gregory
Quips About
Race, Politics
By WES BRADFORD
Comedian Dick Gregory said
last night he was running for
president because he 'would not
stoop to take the lesserof thetwo
evils in 1964."
long, the Peace and Freedom
Party presidential candidate told
an audience of approximately
1,200 In the Fresno City College
gymnasium that Robert F. Ken¬
nedy was 'not the man" and
called President LyndonB.John-
.1   live
e Julius
v include a speech at 1
y Nltz and a speech on
tural implications of drug
Charles Brasfleld, a psy-
The crowd, which plainly came
o hear Gregory's quips and not
ds politics, was not disappointed
is the famous comedlanpokedfun
ind satire at the attitudes ofboth
iegroes   and   whites,  calling
He also announced he quit
imoking about six months ago be-
:ause  'he  didn't  want to catch
(Continued on Page 2, Col. 3)    ■
Mezey Protest Rekindled
y MIKE PHILLIPS
Student President Mike Case
had another uncomfortable and
unscheduled confrontation with
students who are stljl protesting
the dismissal of assistant English
Instructor Robert Mezey.
Friday in front of the Cafeteria,
after unidentified students tore
down an efflgyofPresldentFred-
erlc W. Ness and a sign which
had been posted by members of
the committee. Committee mem¬
bers protested their signs being
torn down and an argument en-
outslde !
h   20.  -
sit-in c
those studen
•effigy
The conflict began i
Wilson, dean of students, noticed
one of the uncomplimentary signs
posted on the side of the Cafe¬
teria and  removed  it. Students
followe
tore down the remaining sign
Wilson later said he didn't
think unauthorized signs are
supposed   to   be   put on bulld-
The ensuing argument largely
concerned the legality and good
taste of the signs and effigy.
A sign hung around the neck
of the effigy read, 'Ness is a
four letter word." Case argued
that the signs had not been cleared
A member of the Ad Hoc Com¬
mittee for Academic Freedom
slad the effigy hanging was not
planned officially by thecommlt-
tee but rather was the action of
a   group  of students   acting  on
The incident appeared to be an
effort by pro-Mezeyltes to re¬
kindle the protest move. Until
Friday the demonstration activi¬
ties had slowed to a standstill.
The Incident previous to the ef¬
figy hanging was an off-again, on-
after Ness declined to accept
recommendations made In an Ad
Hoc committee resolution. About
30 students began the vigil, then
left, then returned and left again
when Dean W. Donald Albright
read them a statement of policy
regarding demonstrations inside
campus buildings.
In the meantime the only other
activity carried on In behalf of
Mezey is the efforts, through
legal channels, by the English
department to get him reinstated.
At present, a grievance filed by
the department is pending. A
hearing will be scheduled once
venermen are selected to serve
on a committee to hear thegriev-
The hanging Friday appeared
to be the work of individuals
acting outside the sanctions of the
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