1971_03 The Daily Collegian March 1971

              1    THE DAILY COLLEOtAN   Monday, March 13, 1971
EDITORIAL
/Anti-boycott heat is on
The stubborn refusal Friday ot the Board of Directors to approve
■» the UFWOC-lettuce-only requests from the Student Senate and College Union Board dashed any hopes that some members of the board
may bare had a change of heart this past week. The directors remain
unmoved despite mounting opposlUon to their decision and a highly
effective boycott which has brought food sales down nearly 30 per
The directors are apparently playing a waiting game, tn hopes
threats, anti-boycott propaganda and Increasing administrative restrictions wlU discourage boycott organizers and supporters. And
certainly the ant I-boycott heat Is on.
Executive student body officers and their cronies, have let lt be
known they are 'out to get the dally CoUegian* for IU pro-boycott,
pro-UFWOC, anti-Board of Directors stand. They, as well as others'
In top Association posts, have also beer, active In promoting a kind of
whispering campaign designed to turn students against the boycott.
A constant theme of the campaign has been that the boycott wtU lay
off student workers In food services and hurt other areas of student
activities such as "athletics". The aim of all this, of course, has been
' ie boycott support by playing on the fears of students.
There has also been an appeal to racial and ethnic prejudices. A
constant attempt has been made to make the UFWOC lettuce issue
and the boycott look like It Is only a 'Chlcano thing* with a narrow
base of support, when tn fact-It is primarily a "Student Senate thing*
supported by Chlcanos, Blacks, whites from all areas of the campus,
many members of the faculty and even the college staff.
Intimidation and harrassment have also come from sources within
the administration. The most recent example was the tightening of
rWrtttlons Friday concerning Las AdeUtas' rood stand and the
- Implied threat they either meet 'health standards* or go to Jail.
The move against the food stand-was clearly m«
and  discourage boycott organizers. It was also an attempt
standards.* (After all, we shouldn't forget the racla
Mexicans are filthy, greasy, sloppy people. Right?)
other groups selling food on campus. So why now? It's obvious it
views the table as a threat. If new restrictions on serving food were
not enough for boycott organizers, Chlcanos were told Friday by way
of passing that there was pressure from some in the administration
to 'bust* the food stand and close it down completely. That still remains a strong possibility.
Another tactic of those opposing Ihe boycott, particularly the student body executive officers, has been to cloud the Issues with empty
rhetoric and arguments which are often misleading and Irrelevant.
This has been typified by debate over who represents who and such
s as "political ramifications" and 'free choice." In some
> arguments stem from simplistic thinking and Ignorance
irs from a clumsy rationalization of paternalism, racism
i the n
e opposition ti
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'Some o' ma best friends pick lettuce*
COMMENTARY
California agribusiness: factories in the field .
If the Board of Directors is counting on the politics of fear to kill
the boycott and curtail student opposition to Its continued Insenst-
tlvlty and arrogance, they are sadly mistaken. Students are not as
gullible as they seem to think. These kinds of tactics accomplish
the opposite of what Is Intended. The boycott shall t>
California agriculture is today's most profitable business
enterprise. AlthoughCalirornla's
farms account for only two per
cent of the nation's farms, they
produce agricultural products
accounting for nearly 10 percent
of the national gross cash receipts from farming. However..
they also reap rich dividends by
not growing anything. For example. In 1967 five out of six
farms getting over $1 million
In subsidies resided In the San
Joaquin Valley.
In 10G8, California's gross agricultural revenue exceeded $4
billion, and led Die nation, California Is no longer a land of
small farms. Typical of the In
creasing centralization and
growing size of Its farms Is the
1968-69 acquisition of nine Salinas Valley farms by United
Fruit Company of Boston, Mass.
Seventy-five per cent of the
state's farm workers are employed on large-scale mechanized farms ( seven per cent of
the state's farms). Seventy-nine
per cent of the agricultural land
Is owned by only seven per cent
of the farm corporations. In 1954,
there were 123,000 farms; within 10 years the total number of
farms decreased to 81,000. By
1108   there   were   only  65,000.
Control of production In California agribusiness has passed
Into the hands of Incorporated
Writer criticizes Baxter statement
on faculty involvement
family enterprises, and large
conglomerate corporations and
non-farm Interests. California's
new breed of 'growers* Includes
Standard Oil (218,485 acres),
Southern pacific Railroad (210,
851 acres), the Los Angeles
Tiroes' Tenon Ranch (168,531 K
acres) and Bank of America.
The power of production that
such farm factories attain Is
enormous and is enhanced by
their special Influence on the
market, achieved through VERTICAL INTEGRATION (control
from the field to the store) of
growing and processing. Small
farms that can stIU hold their
own as producers are, however,
no longer able to compete with
agribusiness on the marketing
level. Meanwhile, growers for
whom farming Is one of many
operations can easily sustain
farm losses and use them to re- ■
By the ttme Caltlornla's 200
commercial crops are harvested,
packaged and transported, the
market value reaches J16 billion.
WHO ARE THE
At the Feb. 8, 1971. meetlngof
Ihe Executive Committee of the
Academic Senate president Baxter was Involved in a lengthy discussion regarding the subject of
faculty Involvement In controversial matters. Special attention
was given to the matter of off
campus involvement and whether
or not the faculty member If he
was Involved In discussion of
controversial matters In his area
of competence ought to be allowed
to use his professorial Identification or speak only as a private
citizen. President Baxter's position Is that what a professor
says publicly may belSOdegrees
different from what he says privately and so the distinction
should always be drawn.
On many issues this may be
true, but when the discussions Involve Issues In said professor's
area of competence I disagree.
The public has the right to know
whether my views on said subject are randomly derived or
whether I am speaking from a
more knowledgeable position. If
everyone were lo speak only as
a private citizen, how would we
Judge whom to believe? Perhaps
some of the mess our society Is
tn is the result of individuals
-saying one thing for public consumption and another for private
consumption; certainly In my
area area of competence this has
often been the case and I do not
Intend to follow In the rutted path
of these past mistakes.
Carrying President Norman
Baxter's concept of faculty non-
tnvolvement In controversial
matters to the uhilmate Interpretation, It Is possible to envision
the following scene:
ing a heated discussion at the recent regional meeting of the California Cow Milkers Association.
Mr. Rho Sack: (following his Introduction as a Fresno State
College professor of animal
husbandry) .1 can assure you
gentlemen that my recently
completed experiments prove
that If you first do three counterclockwise turns of the cow's
•tall prior to milking your milk
production will be increased by
30 per cent.
Marvin Milker: Mr. Rho Sack,
how dare you Insult my proven
method of two clockwise turns
of the cow tall. I have been
milking for years and you are
disregarding my years of proven results. How dare you
spread your Idea under the
guise of association with the
Unlroal Husbandry Department
oi Fresno State CoUege. Dr.
Baxter should censure you for
spreading such ludicrous Ules
under the cloak of association
with Fresno State College. Before speaking on such controversial matters you should dissociate yourself from any con-
continued on Page 3, Col. V
They are predominantly black
or brown, almost nine out of 10,
while these minorities only comprise one out of every five Call-
Pop, workers
Anglos 78,8%        12%
Chlcanos 11.1%        67%
Others: 10.1%       21%
Blacks,
Filipinos
In 1967, the average California
farmworker earned $2,024: he
remains the most poorly paid,
poorly fed and poorly housed of
California's citizens. Four out of
every five California farmworker families live in dwellings determined to be sub-standard and
dangerous for their health and
safety. One out of every three
farmworkers have no toilet facilities. One out of every four
lacks even running water. Farm
workers have-the highest occupational disease rate tn California, twice that of all other industries combined, and 36 per cent
mothers die than Is true of other
occupational groups.
FARMWORKERS NEED A
REPRESENTATIVE UNION TO
NEGOTIATE A LIVING WAGE
AND A BETTER UFE.
UFWOC IS THE ANSWER.
-MECHA
Monday, March 13, 1971     THE-DAILY COLLEGIAN
Why Blacks attend predominantly white campuses
By Olen Pole, Jr.
Since lt became clear that
Black separation was to be tbe
central trend on the predominantly white college campuses of
America, many have asked why
blacks attend such schools and
then seek a Separate existence.
First, predominantly white
schools have the best equipment
and facilities available in the educational "area. UnUke negro
schools In the south, such Institutions of higher learning are not
COMMENTARY
constantly hampered by gross
shortages In money, space, and
the baste educational equipment.
And given the magnitude of the
problems facing Black society,
even the best that Am '
ucatlon has to offer i
Second, the authorities who
control predominantly white
schools are not so likely to shut
them down tn order to stem the
political activities of Black stu
dents. No such hesitancy constrains the white a
run the negro coUeges. Here the
reprisal is swift - call out the
police or shut otf the funds. After
all, 'these kids are only niggers.*
The authorities used every means
at their disposal to keepColumUa
University In New York City and
San FranclscoSIateCoUegeopen.
But predominantly negro Voor-
kees College In Denmark, Sooth
Carolina, was sealed Uke a tomb.
The  authorities are extremely
against Black
negro coUege
South Carolina — because
the sons and daughters of Important whites attend these coUeges
and sometimes become Involved
in confrontations. It lsalsoon the
predominantly white campuses of
live country - at Cornell, Harvard, Berkeley, Chicago, and tbe
like - that most defense and other
Baxter, Jones lay foundations for future violence
By Lavert- Lucas
Fres no SUteColIege President
Norman Baxter and Student Body
President Bill Jones are present-
: ly laying the foundation for future
racial rebellions, rebellions as
s ugly as war Itself.
Several years  ago rebellions
(sometimes called riots') were a
Station
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would be operated In conjunction
with   the sUtton as  a revenue
A commission of four persons,
elected from West Fresno, would
supervise operation of the station. The com mission would work
with an advisory board of professional broadcasters.
Persons within the ages of
16-25 would receive training tn
station management and production. The training would be a
continuation of broadcasting
classes  offered at Edison High
■We wanted to do something
that means something to West
Fresno residents,* said Eldson.
■Music is very Important. Anyone can Identify with it.*
Eldson said recent surveys Indicate 80 per cent of West Fresno
residents have access to FM radios.
While music would be an Important part of the station's programming, Eldson said such
things as athletic evenU and City
Council meetings would also be
broadcast.
'The station would carry no
advertising. After Its first year
of operation It would be financed
with funds generated by the coffee house-discotheque and federal training grants.
•We hope the training will
lead to careers In broadcasting,*
said Eldson. "There Is a demand
for disc Jockeys from minority
groups.*
Eldson said regional headquarters will probably take preliminary action on the grant application by early April. If approved,
a more detailed application would
be submitted for final consldera-
LETTER
(ConUnued from Page 2)
nectlon with Fresno State and
make lt clear that you are
speaking as a private citizen,
not a professor of animal husbandry at Fresno State..
Mr. Rho Sack: Speaking as a
private citizen, I can assure
you that the three counter-
tall are very important.
Marvin Mllkerr' That's better,
Mr. Rho Sack, you turn your
cow's tall your way and 1'U
turn mine my way; which Is the
right way. And by the way,
yoi might tall Dr. Baxter that
I like the way ha U runnlngtbe
college.
Concerned
common occurrence In A
society. In the beginning many
tried to advocate that their
sources were outside forces
which were trying lo overthrow
the United States government. But
In the end this nation had to admit
that lt was the internal political,
social and economic racist structure which led to the rebellions.
This nation then set out to solve
some of these problems unique
to Its structure.        '
In attempting to solve these
problems the nation discovered
that It was not equipped to develop realistic solutions. The
traditional administrator lacked
the tools and the knowledge of
racial problems. Therefore, they
were not able to develop the necessary solutions. New research
was necessary.
One of the areas In which the
whole future of racial Injustice
lies ts in education. In the past
few years ethnic studies programs have sprung up all over
the country. Tbelr function has
been to develop realistic solutions to racial problems as well
as train individuals for Implementation of such solutions and
to train them for further research
in this sensiUve area. This is not
the way tt is at FSC. Vital research tn the area of race relations Is not taking place in FSC
Ethnic Studies or any other department on campus.
Last ye.r's FSC Ethnic
Studies Program was one of the
national leaders In this field. It
was well known for Its Innovation
of realistic methodology in educaUon research. Many of the
Ideals and methods of research
developed here are being used
everywhere but here Last year
the administration decided to destroy an effective Ethnic Studies
program. This year the Baxter
administration has made several
unprofessional decisions which
rendered the department Ineffective as weU as prevented Its reconstruction toward relevant ed-
Another very Important area
In race relations Is that of'Involvement. In an era when all
relevant institutions are trying
to Increase the involvement of
minorities in program'development and decision-making, FSC
is cutting back In this area. This
faU trouble broke out In a demonstration after Norman Baxter
refused to honor a previous commitment to the Chlcano Community and La Mesa DlrecUva.
The Baxter administration moved
also to remove students from key
positions or reduce them to clerical tasks where their Involvement Is totaUy token. Baxter has
also refused to enter Into serious
discussion with the Committee
on Black Educational Affairs concerning relevant education for
Black youth.
Another Important area where
Baxter has greatly tailed Is that
of sensitivity. In all the' areas
on campus that serve Black and
Brown studenU there U not a
single one that is properly sensitized to their needs. This Includes EOP and IU director Les
Warren, not to say anything about
the sensitivity of Norman Baxter.
Many people are questioning their
sincerity toward educaUon of minority students. This has not always been the case. Not too long
ago FSC had several administrators who were very sensitive In the areas of race relations
and education. These men have
been removed.
In this present administration
(Baxter) and the previous one
(FaU) there has not been a single appointment which would foster the development of a significant program to solve this country's racial problems; One cannot
expect the goals of minority programs to be achievable when such
men as Jimmy Flkes, PhllUp
Walker, Chester Cole. Hank
Schorllng, and Deryle Allen are
placed at the heads of such programs. Would one expect the
NAACP to be a successful advocate of equal rights If headed
by Lester Maddox, George Wallace and Ross Barnett? Noli:One
would expect much frustration.
And there 1st This frustration
may one day reveal Itself In the
form of violence ... but who Is
There Is also a serious breach
of trust In the student administraUon between minority students
and the student government. One
of the key figures in this breach
Is Student Body President Bill
Jones. While running for office
Bill made an unconditional promise that he would not propose.
Implement or destroy any programs affecting minorities unless he first discussed It with
them. He further agreed that If
minority students felt that some-
he would accept lt even If tt was
against his principles. He further
stated that his short services on
the EOP committee was far from
qualifying him as an expert on
minority affairs.
As many people know, Bill
Jones has not honored his statements. Once this year a recall
movement was begun and unfortunately abandoned, because he
led a drive to withdraw the'ml-
EOP students
Rudy Suarez, coordinator and
recruiter for Western Teacher
Corps at the the University of
Southern California, will be on
campus to recruit minority studenU Wednesday, March 17, at
10 a.m. In the Collegian Room
of the Cafeteria.
The* major objectives of the
Teacher Corps are to strengthen
the educational opportunities a-
vallable to children from low-
Income famtUes and to assist
coUeges and local school districts to bring about basic changes in the ways in which teachers
are trained and used. These objectives are pursued through local projects that train teacher-
Interns and communities In teams
led by experiences teachers.
For further InformaUon, con-
uct Arturo Amaro In the EducaUonal   Opportunltes  Program
nority edlUons of this paper. Today, one would expect BlU Jones
to oppose anything to foster the
development of minority educa-
these faclUUes down and set the
university off UroiU to studenU,
some of whom are graduate research assistants working on
government projects, simply to
curtail the poUUcal actlvlUea ot
Black studenU.
Administrators at negro.
schools are typicaUy middle-
class in orientation and appointed
or controlled by conservative or .
racist white government officials
or.boards of trustees. As such,
they tend to assume the position
of ■overseer*' at the negro college to see to It that nothing dls-
tingutshably «Black* occurs and
that Uve school conUnues to produce •responsible* and«respect-
r their
re. In :
this he has proven to be very
consistent. It Is very unfortunate
that his office Is not being used
to build •respectable* race relations.
It Is no wonder that this nation
Is not making any progress In Its
drive lo promote healthy race relations. It Is pathetic that after
many years ot rebellion this na-
to promote the necessary activities and take the proper steps
to close the racial gap existing
In Uils nation.     S
least, BUck studenU recognize
that Afro-Americans are and always will be surrounded by whites
as long as they remain in America. To this extent, the close,
homogeneous environment offered by the negro coUege U artificial and unreal.
At tho predominantly white college, the Black student functions
in a situation more closely representative of that which awalU
him In the society at Urge — a
minority of Blacks engulfed by a
majority of whites who are often
hostile, seldom understanding,
and almost always stupldlously
Moderate Black leader Whitney
Young dies in Nigeria at 49
Whitney M. Young, Jr., well
known for his moderate Influence
In the Civil Rights struggle, died
Thursday In Lagos, Nigeria'.
Young w»« born July 31, 1921.
He was the son of a school president In Lincoln Ridge, Ky. He received his B.S. from Kentucky
State College and his M.A. In so-,
clal work from the University of
vine Right or the Constitutional
authority to give or to withhold
from another rights that are God-
given and legally Implemented.*
SPECIALS
9 of Social
came ExecuUve Director of t
National Urban League In 1981.
Prior to his directorship the Urban- League was chiefly a social
work agency concerned with
opening new Industrial opportunities for Blacks. TypicaUy tbe
Urban League aimed at an alliance with the white business community— the only business community. Though Its staff was primarily all Black, white businessmen and conservative Blacks
controlled the Urban   League
Young was far more outspoken
than his predecessors. He used
the League's reputation with
economic decision makers to
create a new organizational role
tn Interpreting the demands ot
activist groups. Young once
stated about the League and Civil
Rights: 'Our expression must be
loud and clear. Once and for all
we must state It. Human rights
and civil righu in America are
not negotiable. There does not
exist in the hands of any one
group of citizens either the Dl-
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