1970_02 The Daily Collegian February 1970

              Speciol editions
Collegian study recommends incorporation
By Gerald P. Merrell
A time schedule to Incorporate
the separate minority editions
Inio The Dally Collegian ls recommended In a summary report
on the college's newspaper.
The report, filed after a four
month Investigation of The Dally
Collegian by the administration,
was released during the semester
break. A full text of the report,
prepared by Executive Dean
Kenneth Beesley, ls expected to
he released later.
The Investigation of the newspaper was ordered by former
president Dr. Frederic W. Ness
after the board of publications
voted last year to suspend one
Issue of The Daily Collegian
weekly to allow Bladk and Chi
cano students to publish their
own newspaper. The Investigation
was continued under Acting-
President Karl Falk after he was
named to replace Dr. Ness ln
November of 1969.
The eight-page report recommends that an editorial advisory
board present to the board of
publications a 'time schedule, to
Incorporate the special editions
(Black and Chicano) within the
regular framework of the Collegian.*
However, the report stops
short of criticizing the separate
other procedures to ensure coverage of minority student activities be estabUshed.
•The   board of publications
(should) commend the minority
students for progress made to
date ln achieving the objectives
Initially envisioned for the special editions of the paper, express their continued support for
policies and procedures which
will ensure the retention of progress achieved . . . and support
proposals and programs which
will lead toward the full realization of the objectives as originally expressed, including their
eventual full participation and Incorporation within the regular
Collegian edition," the report
says.
It also recommends that the
journalism department actively
work with The D a 11 y. Collegian
"to make available to Uie student
newspaper Ihe services of Jour-
Last year Ihe department withdrew formal recognition and relations with The Dally Collegian
after the publications board approved the separate editions over
the objections of the department.
latiohs with the
department had made copy from
writing labs available to The
Dally Collegian. This year ths
department began publishing its
weekly lab paper, Insight, ln lieu
ot working with the campus's
dally newspaper.
The summary report also suggested that the department explore with the Fresno State College Association the possibility
of sharing existing printing
equipment.
The report, however, does not
see the need for further administrative action toward the department or The Dally Collegian.
•The . . . recommendations
call for action by the Board on
Publications and the Department
of Journalism and do not envision
any central administrative action,' the report said.
The separate editions have
this year and three times the
Student Senate haa been asked
to investigate the policy or override the publication board's de-
The report says, however, that
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Daily
Collegian
Authority questioned
in cancellation of
Experimental classes
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1970
Bomb scares slow
registration lines
By Beverly Kennedy
Collegian Editor-In-Chlef
Following several weeks of
controversy concerning courses
to be offered In the Experimental College Program, the Administration last week cancelled Ihe
entire  program  for  the-Spring
By Jenny Bailey
Collegian StaffWrlter
Bomb  threats disrupted what
*ould have been a very efficient
spring   registration   at   Fresno
Although bomb threats cleared
the (rymnaslum on Wednesday and
Friday, most students managed to
be in and out of the gym In less
registration
*as conducted on Tuesday, Wen-
nesday and Friday. Thursday was
used by departments to reorgan
ize their classes and add classes
where needed in order to help
Friday registrants..
According to F.S.C. Registrar
Robert Board, "Three thousand
ninety students registered on
Friday, raising the total number
of students registered to 12,800."
He said, "The total ls smaller
than the 13,000 the college anticipated, but still well above the normal spring enrollment."
■Usually, spring enrollment is
much lower because of students
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stratlon's final authority In
dealing with the program.
According to Norman Baxter,
academic vice president,, the
Issue at stake in the cancellation of the spring classes ln the
Experimental College was one of
•following established procedures and, ultimately, one of
authority as well.*
According to Baxter, the "col-
perlmentatlon and would now be
offering courses under the Experimental College framework If
the established procedures for
the program had been followed.*
Baxter and the administration
charge that one factor ln the
cancellation of the Experimental
College classes for the spring
was the EC committee's failure
to publish a bulletin describing
the classes to be offered as
approved by Acting President
Karl Falk.
A bulletin was, however, printed by the Experimental College
Committee, but according to program coordinators, because of
printing deadlines, the bulletin
also included a list of the classes
not approved by the acting president.     But  these class des-
•Cancelled by  the
and   r
Upon receiving a copy of the
Spring bulletin. Dr. Baxter returned the copy with a memo
stating that the bulletin 'did not
comply with my directive... to
publish only the courses approved
by  the Acting President Falk.*
In reply, Toscan, with Ihe
approval of the Experimental
CoUege Committee, drafted the
following   statement  to Baxter:
•The Experimental College
Committee regrets that you and
the Acting President will not meet
with us to discuss the questions
that have been raised about our
program (refering to the administration of the program)...
the circumstances we protest your strategy of presenting
us with orders and directives
while refusing to take part ln
consultation.*
The day after' finding the Ex-
perlmlntal College Bulletin unacceptable, Baxter drafted a memorandum to all school deans and
department chairmen canceling
the Experimental College classes
for   spring   1970   and  relieving:
Charging that the Experimental
College Committee and Toscan
•refused to comply with the established procedures" ln publishing the Experimental College
Bulletin, Baxter/ Instructed Paul
McGulre, assistant academic
vice president, to cancel all the
Experimental College classes as
printed ln the 1970 Spring Schedule of Classes. This list of
classes reflected those approved
by the Acting President.
DR. NORMAN BAXTER
Subsequently, 14 of the 18
classes originally approved by
the Acting President have been
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Senate may act
on cancellation
The Student Senate may move
tomorrow to condemn Administration tactics ln cancelling the
Experimental College program
for Spring 1970, Student Senate
spokesmen said yesterday.
Action ls expected after representatives from- the Academic
Policy and Planning Committee
appear before the Student Senate
tomorrow to discuss Experimental CoUege policy.
The s
J they e
resoluUon will be introduced
condemning- the poUcy of Acting
President KsrrFalk and Academic Vice President Norman Baxter ln their handling of the Experimental CoUege controversy.
Student Senate spokesmen declined to say who would introduce
the resolution or what Its exact
wording would be.
Also scheduled to appear before the Student Senate tomorrow
ls Dr. James Flkes, acting executive Wee president, and Dr. Donald Albright, dean of students.
Both Flkes and Albright have been
Invited by the Student Senate to
discuss changes ln Albright's office.
The Student Senate meets tomorrow at 2 p.m. In College Union
312-314.