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Editorial Opinion
The Academic 'Draft'
The action of the Liberal Arts faculty, in seeking
freedom of choice for its students with regard to the
study of ROTC, is exemplary.
The faculty has made a thorough study of the issue
and is constantly up-dating its reports for presentation
to the University Senate.
It was Just one year ago. on Nov. 3. 1960. that the
Senate Committee On' Educational Policy reported "for
the information of the Senate" the text of a letter it had
sent to Dr. Walker regarding its study of the ROTC issue.
This letter recommended "that there be no change at
this time in the University regulations pertaining to stu
dent participation in ROTC programs."
The Department of Defense has never taken a firm
stand on the issue. Its statements have either been equi
vocal or negative with regard to a compulsory training
program.
One letter from the defense people read before the
Senate last year said, "A military requirement does not
exist for a compulsory basic ROTC program and the De
partment of Defense has no basis for favoring such a
program,"
There is a trend away from the compulsory to volun
tary training even in land grant institutions. The Uni
versity of Minnesota and Ohio State University (both land
grant) have voluntary systems.
Beyond all this evidence we would say that when the
armed services needs large numbers of men—they draft
them.
This draft is not through a compulsory college pro
gram but through the usual draft boards. The ROTC pro
gram, would therefore be of better service to the armed
services if it could concentrate on developing quality in
its traines rather than combat - the apathy of the masses
they now "draft" in college.
A voluntary program would assure this quality.
As the committee states in its report of Oct. 30, 1981,
there is an additional point at stake here—that of in
trusion on the educational process.
Certainly the four-term plan has intruded enough on
the learning method and the contemplative mind. The
elimination of compulsory ROTC would restore some of
the academic integrity which has been sacrificed.
In conclusion, we can only say that other faculties
might take a well needed cue from the Liberal Arts. Their
documented reports are active idealism, not passive dis
cussion.
In the face of all the evidence and the principles of
self-determination at stake, we urge the University
Senate to act in accord with the findings of - this faculty,
when it considers the issue this winter.
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snowed
Although weathermen
had a clue that this hurri
cane season might be un
usual as early as July, the
developments that will set
this hurricane season apart
from previous years didn't be
gin until 10 days ago.
Unusually high water tem
peratures in the tropics last
July provided meteorologists
with their first evidence that
the 1961 hurricane season
would be more active than nor
mal.
Tropical storms (hurricanes
are well-deveit
storms with
winds in excess
of 74 miles an
hour) dciive
their_ energy
from latent heat
of condensation.
The warmer
the water tem
peratures in
tropical oceans,
the more en
ergy is avail
able in the form
of latent heat *antERS
for tropical storm develop
ment.
Until two weeks ago, this
hurricane season was slightly
more unusual than most, But
the differences weren't out
standing.
Carla, one of the worst storms
Evidence Cited
Against HUAC
'Documentary'
TO THE EDITOR: I am sorry
that Mr. Blackom (The Daily
Collegian, Nov. 3) is the one
who is "so mishiformed" as to
HUAC.
As the editor has pointed out
and as H. Res:2B2,under which
the House Un-American Com,
mittee was formed points out,
the purpose of the committee
is not to expose but "to investi
gate the extent, character and
objects of Un-American propa
ganda activities in the United
States."
He also said that if the edi
tor can prove that "Operation
Abolition" is - "ell lies", then be
should do so. I say that ha
shouldn't bother to go through
the trouble.
On August 9, .1960 Investi
gator Wheeler of HUAC, on
NCOP-TV, admitted that sev
eral of the scenes in the movie
had been spliced wrong and
that they gave impressions
that weren't true,
A picture in the May 23, 1960
issue of Life magazine was tak
en just as the hoses were turned
on the students, shows them
either sitting down- or begin
ning to leave. They are not
storming the, doors as the
movies narrator would have
you believe.
I would also like to say that
here in the United States a
person is supposed io be inno
cent until proven guilty by due
process of law.
Yet Mr. Blackom has labeled
Mr. Bridges as both leader of
the students during - their dem
onstration and as a Communist.
Neither of which facts have
ever been upheld by any court
As the Governor of Michi
gan said when he censured the
state police from showing the
film to students: The films are
. . inaccurate and distorted
and thus harm, rather than ad
vance, the purpose of art intel
ligent anti-Communist pro
gram.'
Weird x_Huiricane
Letters to The Editor
—Richard Waibel '63
to hit the Gulf of Mexico in
history, had smashed the Texas
coast with 183-mile-an-hour
winds and caused a half-mil
lion people to flee their homes
in early September.
Esther made a complete loop
aver the north Atlantic after
hitting New England and then
returned , for a second pass over
New.. England semis' days
later,
That path was one of the
most, extraordinary in weather
history, but an even more er
ratic.hurricane path has been
observed "in the past few days.
Hurricane Hattie, possibly
the most intense tropical storm
ever to develop so late in the
hurricane season, hit the coast
of British Honduras last Tues
day With winds of at least 200
miles an hour.
The iehlietifin of moisture
Bowing into a . hurricane over
land and the friction - caused
by land obstructions are usual
ly sufficient to kill any hurri
cane that has moved inland.
But Hattie refused to die.
After crossing British Hon
duras, Hattie redeveloped in
the Pacific and was renamed
as a Pacific hurricane. It was
called Simone.
As soon as Simone developed
to tropical storm stature it
turned abruptly northward and
again went inland over Cen
tral America.
Again this tropical storm: re.
fused to die over land.- and
Lattman Answers Attack;
Requests Student Views
TO THE EDITOR: It is not my
desire to exchange angry let
ters on your editorial page but
the totally unwarranted attack
by Mr. Elliot Newman on No,
vember 4 deserves a rebuttal.
e The Senate Committee on
Student Affairs is not specific
ally charged with the harass
ment of the students. The Com
mittee, which contains three
voting student members, does
the best it can and expects, as
does any similar organization,
to be attacked no matter what
it does.
•We did not authorize the
students to get ready to vote
knowing all the while that they
would not be able to vote. We
authorized it at student request
and then met every week, once
in the evening, in order to char
ter S.G.A. so the vote could
proceed. This was all dcine in
good faith.
*Concerning political parties
in Assembly elections, the Com
mittee attempted to ascertain
AWS Program
Prevents Study
TO THE EDITOR: This Thanks
giving vacation business is
turning into a vicious ' - circle.
They want us to stay here so
we can study for finals; so we
can't have a vacation.
Now that we have to stay
here, AWS wants to plan big
things for the dorms, like deco
rate them, have a dinner, for
mal dance, talent show, jem
my, or anything which will
take up study time and create
lots - of- noise.
If this comes - off. nobody
will be able to study anyway
and well all have to leave if
we want to get any work done.
And if we have to go some
place else to study, we might
as well go home.
AWS had better give , this
idea up,' or else Mr. Proffitt
will have to send back his four
tons_ of turkey.
—Bai*ara Dipp; 12
TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 7. 1961
Activity
by joel myers
after it emerged into the Gulf
of Mexico Sunday it intensi
fied into a tropical-storm. The
Weather Bureau promptly'
named it Inge.
Inga moved steadily north
ward Sunday. but made a loop
Sunday 'night and begari re
turning .southward yesterday.
I.4te last night the , storm that
has - rne the 'Nimes Hattie,
Simone and Inga and owns the
weirdest track in weather, his
tory, was approaching Central
America for the third time in
10 _days.
As if that storm, weren't
enough- =to give weathermen
something to talk abiait, recon
naisance aircraft located what
is probably' the largest hurri
cane in history in the. open At
lantic yesterday.
Hurricane Jenny.c with gales
extending 700 miles_ to the
northwest and 250 miles to the
southwest, is 25 limes as large
as Inge and coven nearly ten
times the area of a normal
hurricane..
At last report gigantic Hurri
cane Jenny was moving west
northwestward in the general
direction of the U.S. at the fast
rate of 18 miles an hour.
It will probably turn to the
north before coming danger.
ously close to the 'mainland,
but weathermen have had their
fill of excitement in recent
days.
student opinion. It was di
vided even, among the student
members of the Committee.
Now what?
I do not wish to go down the
list of charges specifically an
swering each one—but I could,
instead the ComMittee, wish
ing to be constructive, would
like to know how the majority
of the students feel on disputed
points in the S.G.A. Constitu
tion.
Perhaps the Daily Collegian
could include a ballot contain
ing key questions and on which
the students could indicate
their preference?
We are not out to "push stu.
dents around" but to earnestly
try to set up a valuable student
program guided at all times by
its educational value.
May I respectfully note that
I am not 'writing in the name
of the Conimittee but as an
individual.
—L: il. Littman
Chairman. Senate Committee
on Student Affairs
Restatement
By Newman
TO THE EDITOR: I would like
to clarify my use of the word
"administration" in my letter
to The Wily Collegian of Nov.
4, 1961. In contradicion to the
editor's interpretation, each
'time I used the word, I was
referring to the people in Old
Main who are supposedly paid
- to administer to the affairs of
,the University.
I believe that these Senate
committees are nothing more
than •'puppets" and are con
trolled or 'stacked" by the ad
ministration.
I would' like to re-emphasize
the fact that -I can distinguish
between the administration and
the Senate ' and that I may
have used the words syncmy
rnously but correctly.
—Elliot Newman '63
Chairman. 'University Party.
(Ed. Nate: Administrative and
faculty members of Senate
Committees sit bY position or
..nomination by the Senate Com
mittee on Committees. Student
rnembers,sit by position , or ap
pointment by the SGA Prest.
dent.)