FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK The most dfhil - r.l)in : result of the sit-'ins lock-ins, sing-I:ns, sleep-ins and everything else-ins on the colle7e campuses this spring was the Cor7ression3l :)ction to discontinue the scholarshsps of any student partaldng in any student Trovemnt detrimental to tl)e operation of the University. The action is disturbing because, for the most part, it is ineffective and does absolutely - lothint7 to ease the problem between adminis trators and students. By scissoring the purse strings for student funds, Congress exerted the only genuine power it holds over the colleg,e student. It was an act done to aid campus administrations in com batinri stvdont take-overs. The Few York Times terTned Congress' action a misuse of their power and cited that the college student of today is the leader of this nation tomorrow. Columnists such as Bob Consi (flue chimed in to the chorus and now the press along with the college kids are crying wolf from the wilderness. But there ire two reasons why their action is futile. Une, scholarships are awarded to relatively few. By taking them away from the demonstration yo' only skim the problem. And t*To, the long arm of the law finds it extremely diffic'at to make the charge of unlawful dem orstr2tion stick. riloc, for instance, the Columbia grad st , loenttl who are probably at this moment still demorstratllaz vehemently at that New York college cmipus. The Columbian student usually comes from a hie:h middle class, or upper class income bracket. mr,st cases he doesn't ever liavc a scholarship did he could care less if it was taken from him. Dadddy will always come through so why worry. Congress acted it haste, attemptin7 to - ive activist somethin , -, to think about before went trapsin7 ii!to an administration building and toc* - place over. They hoped to exert a force dsscipline to the camnns and, rt, the same time, jmp l yin7, that administrators eonldrot handle their problems. Tt was a weal- attempt and a slap in the face to , Idministn:ltors throu9;hopt the country. Tho arnarent result is that despite Conres si-:11-action the Orsrnonstrations will. continue. Now, the probem returns from whence it began—in - the hands of the administrators. 7Trst of all, communication between the administration and the student body is nigh impossible on large University campuses. Be cause of this. a there is no rapport between ad ministrationand .students. The day is coming when large unruly college populations will be totally impossible to control. Yv HINT 1-% P.F . Pe ma b TO " 7- 1 - ie MDMINis I-RATION The demonstration at Columbia, z-r)(1 student activity at other large campuses, Tyro -, that administrators, at this time find it cult to cope with the problem. Deans, who ftr(3 constantly in fear of havin their houses , ;trple:'"., or getting thier cars overturned, or complete ca: pus anarchy, must almost always give in tc studcr. demands. Add to that the threat of furthel' demon stration if any type of discinplinary action is taken completely ties the hands of the adminis tration. Mere must be a solution somewhere. Some demonstrations, like the one at Colurnia are evitable. Activists had planner: a sit-in lon:; before an issue had arisen. They sat and waited for something to pick a bone about. These mist be met with strong counter-action in the field of politics---a movement a:ainst Che Guovarra type tactics. Other demonstrations start to be peaceful but end in turmoil at the hands of activists. By a strengthening of the student governments at each lar7e campus problems of the nature causing peaceful protest can Ise handled at the government level. It is only when the problem bypasses the auspices of student government that it reaches the hands of the uci;ivist. Congressmen, because they too are representa tives, should realize the importance of government -re , eting the demand of the populace. They should encollrage and finance administrative efforts to build strong moderate leaders. With the aid of Congress student governments with administrative supervision could educate po tential student leaders as to the right method of getting something done. 4 ---. ? ^ ( i f . , _------ i . , i ' 4 - 94-- 11 , " / . , 4 • '., 7 ii r • • %; • \
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