1970_05 The Daily Collegian May 1970

              The fighting in Vietnam continues end with it the atrocities
that this government is committing against that nation. A recent report by the American
friends Service Committee (Quakers) revealed that U. S. B-52s
have dropped "more tons of explosives on this tiny country
than on all the Axis powers in
World War II, and with every
month the loads are bigger and
the bombs heavier.
But the worse crime of all is
being committed against the Chicano. A recent article in the
Los Angeles Times reported on the
findings of Dr. Ralph Guzman, a
professor at the University of
California at Santa Cruz. The
study showed that Chicanos in the
military have a higher death rate
in Vietnam than all other servicemen. Although we constitute
11% of the population in the Southwest, 19% of the men being
killed are Chicanos.
The reason for these disproportionate rates is the highly
unjust draft system which depends
on the Chicano who isn't in college (and-s-how may Chicanos even
graduate from high school, much
less attend college?) to feed
the bloodthirsty stomach of the
Pentagon.
If a Chicano is fortunate enough to survive a year in Vietnam will he have the same opportunities that his blue-eyed,
blond-headed war buddy will have
when he returns to this country?
Next to the Mexican-American
War,this is the worst crime this
country has committed in its history. Every Chicano should be
repulsed by what the U. S. is
dodng to the Vietnamese people,
and for what the military services are doing to the Chicano.
Everyone of us should be convinced beyond any doubt that this
war must end now and that no Chicano should have to serve in .any
branch of the military until the
U. S. withdraws.
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Academic Senate
TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1970
Jury selection for
FSC 5 continues
Jury selection continued this
morning ln the second day of the
trial of five Fresno StateCollege
students accused with false Imprisonment of Phillip Walker,
acting dean of the School of Arts
and Sciences.
e trial was de-
yesterda
x-up ln which Don Teeter, one
of the defendants, failed to appear for trial. When Teeter did
opening of the case, Judge Ralph
Moradlan ordered a bench warrant be lssed for his arrest and
that his ball be doubled. At the
same time he denied a request
from J. V. Henry to withdraw as
Teeter's attorney, and continued
the trial until 2 p.m.
When court reconvened Teeter
was present to explain the mix-
up. He said he had been advised
by Henry to seek a new attorney
and was under the Impression
that he would be tried separate
from Osby Davis, Harry Jeffrey,
Charles Lewis and Lavert Lucas,
the other four defendants.
traded the warrant and opened
the case with Henry still acting
as  attorney  for all the defen-
When court recessed at 5 p.m.
yesterday 12 prospective Jurors,
eight women and four men, had
been tentatively selected. All 12
were due to be reviewed by the
defense and prosecution this
morning.
Both Henry and Frank Wells,
the prosecutor for the District
Attorney's office, projected that
the trial would last approximately a week. The case will continue
to be heard throughout this week
ln Department Four of the Fresno Municipal Court.
Drop deadline
Today, May 19, ls the final
day to drop courses without
a grade. A $1.00 fee ls
charged for each course and
can be payed In the Records
Window In. the New Administration Building.
By Barbara McDowell
Collegian Staff Writer
A verbal duel for control of the
floor between Academic Senate
President Edwin Rousek and Assistant profeisor of Philosophy
RendeU Mabey Interrupted yes-
terday's deliberations of the faculty legislative body.
The confrontation occurred
during the Initial moments of the
meeting as a request waa heard to
consider allegations attributed to
the Fresno State College administration ln an article InSunday's
edition of the Los Angeles Times.
(Editor's note: see story elsewhere on this page.) Mabey,
perched on the back of his chair,
then began an attack upon Rou-
sek's published evaluation of the
Experimental College, criticizing courses ln sensitivity training, draft counseling and non-vlo-
The philosophy Instructor consented to the chairman's demand
to take his seat, but refused to
heed his request to "come to order.*
•This campus ls out of order,*
cried Mabey, launching Into a
vocal tirade against the FSC ad-
■ ministration and Academic Senate. Utilizing terms reportedly
employed by members ofthe college hierarchy, he denounced
Rousek as *a damned Uar* and
declared that the college ls "run
by  a Jerk*  and «a lot of older
FSC Executive Vice president
James Flkes burst Into the remarks with a motion to adjourn,
which was greeted with upraised
arms of approval by about half
ofthe audience.
Mabey, however, had begun to
make his way toward the exit
to the sound of threats to forcibly
eject Mm from the assembly.
•This  isn't  a government,*  he
claimed. Thla 1« a rubber
stamp.' Uttering an expression
of sympathy for the Senate member*, he left the room and the
s houting match subsided to * bus l -
ness aa usual.'
The senate voted by a substantial margin to approve a measure
dealing with the use of police
and weapons on campus. Tbe
proposal, made by Assistant Professor of Philosophy Warren
Kessler, came as an outgrowth
of his previous recommendation
to ban all guns from FresnoState
After discussions with College
PoUce Chief Douglas Bambridge,
Kessler determined It unwise *to
rush ahead with disarming of the
campus patrol." Instead, he suggested a review of present policy regarding the calling of outside law enforcement officials on
campus, and a recommendation of
procedures under which such action could be taken.
He suggested tho formulation of
a warning system to remove un-
lnvolved persons from the area
id asked
of police
the Security Department to "continue Its practice of extreme
restraint'both ln the use of force
and  calling ln off-campus off-
The Kessler measure had previously been referred to the Academic Policy and Planning, the
Student Affairs and the Campus
Planning Committees by the Academic Senate Executive Commlt-
A document describing student
disciplinary procedures received
the Senate's unanimous approval.
As presented by Dr. W. Donald
Albright, dean of students, the
revised statement will better
•provide adequate safeguards for
all students on this campus.*
Among Its Innovations are closed
hearings, with both parties allowed offlclal observers, and a
listing of those allowed to demand
disciplinary action.
•This ls certainly not a final
answer," stated Dr. Albright upon
objection to the administrative
right to both prosecus^juid punish. "There U no way," be declared, 'of having a document that
will write the president of a state
college out of the decision-making process.*.
The Academic Senate, which
last week voted to approve conditionally the proposed campus
reorganization, voiced support at
a resolution to «forward a recommendation on college organization to the president by May
1, 1971." The Senate, pointed
out the bill's author, Associate
Professor of English Dr. Robert
CNell, ls currently 'engaged ln
a thorough study of the campus
structure * which will not be completed until the 1970-71 academic
year.
The Executive Committee,
which met preceedlng the Academic Senate session, voted to
express support of an Informational Academic Assembly meeting to discuss the topic of reorganization. The Department of
Geology proposal was coolly received by Dr. Flkes, who charged
that exposure of reasons for the
splitting of Ihe School of Arts
and sciences could easily result
The suggested meeting was
voted down lnthe subsequent Senate deliberations.
In other action, the Executive
Committee compiled with a petition requesting a special meeting
of the Academic Senate today .at
4 p.m. ln Science 162. Tbe session Is designed to discuss the
activities of the presidential selection committee.
A VIEW FROM OUTSIDE
'FSC tensions rise under Falk administration'
By Noel Greenwood
Times EducaUon Writer
Dr. Karl L. Falk, the 58-year-
old  acting president of Fresno
State  College, goes nowhere on
campus without an armed body-
Hls  situation reminds "-  ~"
varden
if San
the woi
Quentln when  Falk  on
him if he ever relaxed:
■When you're warden of San
Quentln, you never relax because
you're sitting on a powder keg."
Fresno State, where cattle still
graze ln a pasture across the
street from the president's office, might seem the campus least
likely to qualify as a powder keg.
Founded ln 1911, it ls still trying to shake Its longtime reputation (greatly resented by most
faculty and students) as an agricultural and teachers college.
Around San Joaquin Valley
Three-fourths of Its enrollment ls made up of the sons and
daughters of the conservative,
agriculture-conscious communities ln and around the San Joaquin valley.
But ln the six months that Falk
has run the school, the 13,006-
.    student campus has emerged as
one of the most visibly troubled
of the state coUeges.
Although only minor Incidents
have occurred thus far, the campus ls rife with rumor, fear and
suspicion. And among a badly
polarized faculty, animosity toward the FaU regime has grown.
Falk ls an academic conservative who runs the campus with a
strong hand and a minimum of
consultation with students and
faculty. His style ls a sharp departure from that of his predecessor, and tbe change has been
a Jolt to many.
•Nobody bats I,OOOwltheverybody,* shrugs Falk.
To Falk, who describes himself as 'Just a simple Kraut* and
a friend and admirer of San
Francisco State President S. I.
Hayakawa, the Fresno campus ls
beset by a revolutlon-mlnded,
•Marxlst-mlUtant Influence, almost Maoist* among faculty and
students.
What Falk beUeves he ls fighting at Fresno reminds him ofhls
student days ln BerUn Just before
the Nazi takeover: "This ls exactly the way It was ln Berlin ln
1932. It Just frightens me ... I
feel Uke I'm ln the third act of
a Greek tragedy I've seen before.* "'
Falk estimates there are 200
hardcore militant students, and
he includes the student government leaders who took their complaints against Falk to state col
lege trustees. .
. When elected student leaders
met to plan a two-day boycott of
classes ln February to protest
Falk's actions, he used a County
Bar Assn. speech to accuse the
students of plotting violence ln
hopes poUce and the NaUonal
Guard would have to be called.
The boycott, however,'was uneventful.'
Falk's aides call him a *law
and order man.*
He says his style ls to be firm
but fair: "But no permissiveness.
I think this permissive business
is the root of the problem all
over the country . . . Somebody
has to blow the whistle on some
of these monkeyshlnes."
Falk took the temporary assignment at Fresno (he leaves in
July) at the urging of ChanceUor
Glenn S. Dumke, and set about
halting, ln Falk's words, Fresno's drift -straight down the path
Faculty conservaUves say Falk
saved the day. 1 think this thing
> would  have erupted ln student
riots,* says Prof. Orley Wilcox,
61, a Falk supporter.
But to his detractors, the trouble ls Falk. They accuse Falk of
majiufacturlngtbe radical take-
over threat to Justify his hardline
approach.
One faculty group, led by 62-
year-old associate professor of
biology, Edwin Daubs, declares:
and immoral, but also unprofessional. It ls an admlnlstraUon
that operates on two principles-
fear and power.*
•The mood ls very bad,* says
associate professor of chemistry, Alexander vavoulis, 45. I've
tried to get people to sign letters
to send to the trustees. They'll
hesitate ln signing, especially if
they are up for promotion.*
Chemistry Prof. Dale C.Burtner, 43, deposed dean of the
school of arts and sciences, says:
•Fresno State, without the open
strike violence, ls where San
Francisco was a year ago.*
But Falk also has his admirers, among them Gov. Reagan. In
a .UtUe-noUced remark during
his controversial "bloodbath'
speech at Yosemlte, Reagan said
coUege presidents Uke Falk
should be supported. -
Falk says be doesn't always
agree with the governor. 'But I
think basically when he says monkey business ls going on ln the
coUeges, I sure as heU would
agree with him."
Dumke says Falk has done "a
good Job.* Dumke, after a review
of the Falk administration, reported to state, college trustees
In March that .all was well at
Fresno except that campus communications could be Improved,
But at least one trustee who
took part in the review ls known
to have been displeased with the
Fresno situation and went along
with Dumke's findings only after
receiving assurances that Fall-
would Dstt be a candidate for the
permanent presidency.      '
Falk, who was a Fresno State
economics professor for 30 years
before rearing In 1968, ls also
one ot the city's leading financiers and bas been chairman of
the City Housing Authority for
As coUege president, he has
sought and won overwhelminc
support from the conservatlve-
•The mall runs 10 to 1 In favor
of what we're doing," he likes to
tell visitors. "It's really a kick
the way the mail pours in.*
Falk ls a short, personable
man with a deep voice who likes
to pepper his observations with
occasional profanity. He took over the presidency from Frederick
Ness, who waa forced Into an
earUer-than-planned resignation
by the stormy dispute over whether Black Muslim MarvlnX should
teach at Fresno.
Ness, says Falk, waa 'abeUuva
nice guy. But he simply thought
that If you were a nice guy,-4*ey
(the taculty) would M.nlct CVT*»"._..
too."
Under Ness, be adds, the col-.
lets 'went overboard tn term* of
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