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VOL. 68, No., 91
MORE THAN 500 STUDENTS gathered in front of Old Main yesterday to express
support for a University-operated bookstore. USG President Jeff Long told the stu
dents "The bookstore is something you will see. I don't know when, but you will see it,"
as members of the Administration looked down on the proceedings from open win
dows above.
Goodman Calls Education
'Hoax,' Science 'Sinful'
"University students are be
ing hoaxed," Paul Goodman,
author and social critic, said to
a full house in Schwab last
night. "Only 15 per cent of the
people in colleges actually
benefit from spending sixteen to
twenty years doing lessons. The
whole thing is a waste for the
rest of the people."
'He cited a study proving the
relationship between college
grades and life achievement
was nil.
Goodman spoke on "Revolt
on the Campus." His thesis was
that we are living in a pre
revolutionary time, similar to
the period l :eceding th e
French revolut He likened
himself and oth r social crit
ics to Dideriot and Voltaire,
who found the French regime
"w a s totally unsalvageable,
and had to be crushed."
According to Goodman, the
rhetoric of portest is interna
tional. He mentioned campus
South Viet Troops Star
In Khe Sash Defense
SAIGON (W)—South Vietnamese rangers
starred again yesterday in defense of the
U.S. Marine base at Khe Sanh. They mauled
a North Vietnamese company as it emerged
from a tunnel just outside the base's barbed
wire and killed 27.
The wiry little government troops, a
500-man battalion sharing the hazards of
Khe Sanh with 6,000 American Leather
necks, had repulsed an onslaught by 500
Hanoi infantrymen March 1 'with the help of
U.S. 852 bombers.
More than 100 of the enemy took part
in yesterday's probe.
Like Dien Bien Phu
They tunneled their way toward the
rangers' sector of the base with mole-like
tactics such as Gen. •Vo Nguyen Giap's Com
munist-led troops used in defeating the
French at Dien Bien Phu nearly 14 years ago.
A ranger detachment turned back the
North Vietnamese after a seesaw fight in
which the detachment's leader, a young lieu
tenant, fell wounded.
Associated Press correspondent Robert
D. Ohman reported from Khe Sanh that, when
Romania Defies USSR on Nuclear Pact
SOFIA, Bulgaria Romania openly defied the Soviet
Union for the second time in eight days yesterday, refusing
to sign with its Communist allies a statement supporting a
United States-Russian agreement on halting the spread of
nuclear weapons, Communist sources said.
The new rebellion at a summit meeting of Warsaw
Pact leaders resulted in a watered-down general com
munique and a deepening crack in Soviet bloc unity,
breached publicly on Feb. 29 when the Romanian delegation
walked out of a world Communist party congress at
Budapest.
Romania agreed with the six other member nations of
the military alliance to a separate declaration charging the
United States with "malice" toward the Vietnamese peo
ple and "impeding the creation of conditions for nego
tiations for the political settlement of the Vietnam prob
lem."
But the general communique she endorsed barely
touched on the nuclear issue and, apparently to insure
Romanian signature, avoided all mention of West Germany
and Israel.
* * *
Rhodesia To Execute More Africans
SALISBURY, Rhodesia Rhodesia's white-minority
government plans to execute six more Africans early next
week, probably Monday, an unofficial source reported
yesterday.
The breakaway British colony's executive council, in
cluding Prime Minister lan Smith and his cabinet, de
cided on the hangings Wednesday, the source said. The
execution that day of three Africans reprieved by Queen
Elizabeth II has set off an uproar abroad.
There are 115 Africans condemned to death in Rhodesia,
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protests in the Soviet Union,
which were "identical in under
lying causes" to protests in
Cairo, Warsaw and Berkley.
The real cause, Goodman said,
is "an objection to authority,
because they think the author
ity is incompetent, and I be
lieve they are right."
He predicted that the com
munity of youth all over the
world would discover "t h e
ideologies dividing them are'
trivial" and join together in an
attempt to construct an ideal
society,
Goodman did not approve of
the University system. He said
that never in the history of the
world have young people been
kept under such control as is
exercised by the University
until the age of 22 or 23. In
former times, 14 and 15 year
old's were responsible to them
selves for their life styles, but
now schools control such es-
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—Collegian Photo by Dan Rodgers
sentially per . somd items as
dress and haircut.
He said that "processing",
which was forced on those who
really didn't need it and who
didn't want it, is part of the
hoax perpetrated by the system
for its own ehlargement. The
Universities have "sold" the
public on the is a that higher
education of the population• eri
masse is necessary for a tech
nolOk,rical - Society,"Wh - drea'S — in
fact this is untrue.
"People have lost faith in sci
ence, because Science learned
sin when the atomic bomb was
exploded, and has persisted in
sin. The heart transplant is
really a way for the white
middle class to get hearts from
kooks and niggers—and every
one knows this; these people
are just not good " he said,
referring to scientists whom he
sees as controlled by the Fed
eral war machine.
other rangers started through' enemy fire to
rescue the lieutenant, he waved them back •
and killed himself with a shot in the *head W inter Commencement
to avoid capture.
Shell Compound
Gunners and rocket crewmen among the
20,000 North Vietnamese estimated td be in
the surrounding hills again shelled the two
square-mile compound, though at a rate far
below the 1,300 rounds reached one day in the
siege. They lobbed in a round every 10 min
utes or so.
One explosion just missed a twin-en
gine CH4G Sea Knight helicopter taking off
with a load of wounded Marines.
The 'skirmish at Khe Sanh, the western
anchor of allied posts below the demilitarized
zone, followed up savage fighting Thursday
near Dong Ha, a Marine supply base about 30
miles to the east.
U.S. headquarters, which has reorganized
the chain of command in the northern sector
in the expectation it will be the scene of the
Communists' next big push, said Marines,
South Vietnamese troops, fighter-bombers
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,from the associated press
including at least 30 men sentenced as nationalist terror
, ists. The executive council is reviewing their cases to de
cide whether to reprieve or execute them.
The six expected to be hanged next week are Hebert
'Crambo, Amen Chikwakata, John Ndhlovo, Francis Chi
soro Chirisa, Taka Jeremiah and Samson Majengwao.
Their attorneys have appealed to Rhodesian authorities
for clemency and efforts were reported in London to save
the men. British Prime Minister Harold Wilson has ruled
out any reprisal that could sever Britain's frail links with
Rhodesia.
Chirisa and Jeremiah were convicted Feb. 6, 1965, of
the murder of a minor government official. Crambo and
Chikwakwata were sentenced to death in October, 1964
and March, 1965, respectively.
Lack of Confidence in Dollar Spurs Gold Rush
LONDON The gold rush picked up momentum yes
terday in European markets, climaxing a week of rumors
and doubts about the U.S. dollar and other paper currency.
Bankers in Zurich, Switzerland, said the gold rush was
due to a lack of confidence in United States measures to
overcome their deficits in balance of payment.
About 75 tons of gold flowed out of London—the
main market for the international gold pool—in hectic
trading,
This brought turnover to the scale' of the month-long
gold rush that followed the Nov. 18 devaluation of the
British pound from $2.80 to $2.40.
Since the current gold rush began a week ago, dealers
estimate about $25 million worth of gold has been sold
to private speculators and possibly sore, smaller nations'
central' banks anxious about their (killer and other cur
rency holdings.
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UNIVERSITY PARK, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 9, 1968
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By KITTY PHILBIN
Collegian USG Reporter
More than 500 students assembled yesterday
afternoon on' the steps of Old Main to express
support for the Undergraduate Student Govern
ment's proposed student bookstore.
" The gathering was climaxed by the presen
tation of a petition containing 9,851 signatures.
The, petition called for establishment of a store
on campus, and offered "the support of the stu
dent body."
It was given to Steve Gerson, head of USG's
Administrative Action Commission.
Students began to gather in front of Old Main
at about 3:30 p.m., while members of AID (Aware
ness through Investigation and Discussion) as
sembled a public address system directly before
the entrance to Old Main.
At 3:40, the steering committee of AID, USG
President Jeff Long, Vice President Jon Fox, and
several other student leaders lined up in front
of the main entrance to the building.
USG Needs Action
Jon Fox told the assembly that USG "needs
the same kind of action that we have here today.
"We don't want a student bookstore on Hies
ter St., he said. "We want it on University Park
land.
"We've got to sacrifice a few classes, a couple
of grades, and a lot of time and effort, but they
(the Administration) will know that students
mean action."
Rich Goldstein (2nd-LA-Westbury, N.Y.) a
member of AID, said, "Before the year is out,
every single one of you will know exactly what
the letters AID stand for.
"Our efforts are intended to publicize to you,
as the student body, and more importantly to the
Administration, that the spark of interest is still
within us. Both the encouragement we received
while circulating the petitions and your presence
here today attest to this fact."
•—Collegian Photo by Pierre Be!Helot
STEVE GERSON, left, receives a petition signed by more
than 9,000 students who support a University-operated
bookstore from Larry Rubenstein, a member of Awareneis
through Investigation and Discussion (AID). Gerson is
chairman of USG's Administrative Action Committee.
Time Set Hour Ahead
Winter Term commencement exercises will be held at
9:30 a.m. Saturday, March 23, in Recreation Building. The
exercises will open one hour earlier than originally an
nounced.
The University will confer bachelor's degrees on 650
seniors and advanced degrees to more than 200 students.
The senior class includes 44 honors graduates. Three
students, with averages of better than 3.80 will graduate
with highest distinction. Fourteen will qualify for high dis
tinction, having maintained averages of 3.60 to 3.79, and
27 will graduate with distinction, having attained averages
of 3.40 to 3.59.
The Reserve Officers Training Corps will award 29
commissions at commencement. The Army commissions
24 seniors with the rank of second lieutenant. The Air
Force awards the same rank to three seniors. Two seniors
will receive regular commissions as Navy ensigns.
Another AID member, Larry Rubenstein (2nd-
LA-Totowa, N.J.), presented Gerson with the
sheaf of petitions, calling it "tangible proof of
student support."
"We are backing an institution s not a specific
proposal," Rubenstein said. "Student government
has-the support of the student body; it should use
this support to the best of our advantages."
Accompanied by shouts of "free books," Long
noted that the last student rally here took place
two years ago, when students demonstrated in
support of co-ed apartment visitation rights.
"The bookstore is something you will see,"
Long said. "I don't know when, but you will see
it," he promised.
Long recalled when students several years
ago set aside $7.50 each semester until there was
enough to finance the construction of the Hetzel
Union Building.
"This is the kind of dedication I hope this
student body has," he said.
Long advised the students to take advantage
of the Spring Term book lists which USG will
post Monday on the bulletin board on the main
floor of the HUB.
"Buying your books at home over the break
for cheaper prices will be an indirect sort of
pressure," he said. "I hope you take advantage
of it."
Long drew a vocal reaction when he said that
it was "not very symbolic to be gathered on the
steps of Old Main, because it is not the Adminis
tration that's causing us trouble. I think if you
turn around and look in the other direction
(facing College Ave.) you'll see where the trou
ble is coming from."
He was referring to the downtown book
dealers, and assorted shouts of "let's get 'em"
and "burn them" rose from the crowd, although
the gathering remained orderly.
Long told the group that there is a "great
In the London bullion market, interest centered on
the weekend meeting of central bankers in Basel, Switzer
land.
* * *
U.S. Borrows To Stop Gold Drain
WASHINGTON The United States borrowed money
from the International Monetary Fund yesterday for the
first time in .14 months, an action stemming from the tur
moil created by devaluation of the British pound last
November.
The 200 million in currencies of four European nations
will be used to repay funds drawn by the United States
through a private borrowing plan set up by 14 nations and
the Bank for International Settlements in Switzerland.
This so-called swap network was activated in late 1967
to absorb some of the excess dollars which flooded Europe
following devaluation of the pound and thus prevent an
even bigger drain on U.S. gold supplies.
The swap network now totals more than $7 billion.
Most of the swap drawings made at that time have
already been repaid, the Treasury Department said in an
nouncing the first IMF borrowing since Dec. 30, 1966.
All U.S. borrowings from the IMF are related in some
way to preventing even bigger losses of U.S. gold.
* * *
LBJ Calls for Conservation, Renewal
WASHINGTON President Johnson called on all
Americans yesterday to help conserve and renew the na
tion's natural resources.
In a special message to Congress, Johnson proposed
a stepped-up $1.2-billion campaign against air and water
pollution and land despoilment more than double cur
rent spending.
Declaring that conservation is not only for man's
In Front of Old Main
'Will See Bookstore'
Crowd Reaction
The Rally: More Light,
Less Heat Now Needed
By RICHARD RAVITZ
Collegian Administr'ation, Reporter
The more than 500 students who attend
ed yesterday's rally in front of Old Main
for a University bookstore wanted action,
not mere rhetoric. They did get rhetoric
from the student leaders, but they also
heard a new militancy.
Jeff Long, president of Undergraduate
Student Government, emphasized USG's in
dependence froth the administration. This
,self,reliance. was .echoed by . Steven Gerson
of USG, who has spearheaded the drive for
a bookstore.
The student leaders told their constitu
ents that campus organizations do not wait
for an administrator to make suggestions, but
act swiftly in the interests of the students.
The employees of the University, watch
ing through the windows of Old Main,
seemed amused by the proceedings on the
steps.
Wheels of Progress
The Administration knows that the
machinery of change in a large institution
works slowly. As one official said, "USG can
pass bills and make pronouncements, but the
University cannot snap its fingers and make
changes."
fn order to make things happen in the
University, the administration, the Senate,
and ultimately the Board of Trustees must
pass judgement on proposals.
The administration is currently studying
the bookstore issue. President Eric A. Walker
prepared remarks on the question for this
month's Senate meeting, but he was out of
town Tuesday and his statement has not
been released.
It is difficult to predict what action the
administration will take on any proposal.
However, in this case, one can expect that
many officials will develop strong argu
ments against a campus bookstore.
Lewis Researches
Charles L. Lewis, vice president for stu
dent affairs, said last Thursday in an inter
view that he had not decided on a stand in
the current discussion but would do extensive
research into the problems of university
bookstores.
He did warn that "there is too much opti
mism for what a University bookstore would
do." This comment was based on his own
experience in other universities.
Administrators have said repeatedly that
the decision-making process must consider
concrete facts, and the complex mechanics of
running an academic community of 25,000
students.
The rally, and the petitions, and any
demonstrations which might take place on
probability that tuition will be raised $100." •
He urged the students to get in contact with
their legislators during term break, and asked that
their parents write letters opposing the proposed
hike.
Long said it is possible that a group will go
to Harrisburg to stand before the capitol to pro
test a tuition boost.
Concerning AID, Long said, "This is the
type of thing we meed more of at this University."
Men's Fiesidence Council President Bill Sin
clair congratulated AID for its efforts on the pe
tition, and told the students that "I have never
called you apathetic, and I never will."
AID member Ed Beckwith (2nd-Engineering-
Pompton Lakes, N.J.) called for questions from
the audience, and directed them to USG officials.
In response to a question about what would
happen if the Board of Trustees vetoes a book
store proposal, Gerson said that he is "sure that
once a final, documented . report is received, I
can't see how they can turn it down."
Gerson said that USG's opening a bookstore
on its own "is a possible alternative."
On the same question of possible rejection by
the Board of Trustees, Long said, "If you docu
ment something and have firm ground to stand
on, you'll get what you want."
Another student inquired about USG's pro
posal to buy books from the- Whitman Book
Shops of Philadelphia for 20 students next term
to test the technicalities of Whitman's offer to
sell books here at a minimum 18 per cent dis
count.
Gerson said that this idea involving 20 stu
dents has been rejected. Instead, about 125 books
will be chosen at random from the book lists,
and sold next term to anyone who is interested.
He also said that full approval for a student
bookstore will have to come from the Board of
Trustees, which meets again in June.
behalf of a bookstore, will be regarded as
sentiment by the administration, an expres
sion of attitude.
It has been made clear to USG that a
student bookstore on campus is a fine issue
for discussion, but the decision of who should
own the bookstore and who should manage
it can not be made simply by petition or
rally.
The administration wants specific data
from USG and the other campus organiza
tions on the need for a bookstore and the
format which seems reasonable to students.
The issue then would be in the hands of
the University. It could be resolved in a
matter of weeks, or months. And beyond the
decision-making is the all-important ques
tion of how to finance the bookstore. Lewis
said that "people sometimes imagine that the
President has a pot of gold to distribute
funds."
This year, with expenses running higher
than ever, the financial angle must he con
sidered with careful attention.
'We Want a Bookstore!'
At the rally, USG Vice President Jon
Fox exhorted the crowd with "we want a
bookstore on University Park land," and
drew cheers and applause.
Fox's oratory notwithstanding, the stu
dents seemed more.enthused about the pros
pect of getting even with the downtown
merchants than With the opportunity to buy
new textbooks on campus.
In the University Senate, Joseph Flay,
senator from the College of the Liberal Arts
recalled "with bitterness" how he had been
swindled by a downtown bookstore where
he sold a used text.
Ready Cash
The chief advantage the downtown mer
chants have over the used book agency on
the campus is that the merchants give cash
on the spot for books they accept for resale.
Most of the students at the rally do not
think the merchants have been equitable in
dealing with them. Because of the above
reasons, they resent the merchants more
strongly perhaps than they favor the idea
of a campus bookstore.
USG is engaged in research in the used
book problem downtown. The University
probably likes the USG work, but will not
allow itself to become involved in disputes
with private enterprise, be it bookstore or
apartment.
The rally' demonstrated that the book
store issue has captured the imagination of
an enthusiastic minority. A thorough job of
research is now in order if the student lead
ers will remain faithful to the students and
the students will help themselves and each
other.
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enjoyment but "for man's survival," the President said
the job ahead is not just for some, "but for all Americans."
"All will share in its blessings—and all will suffer
if the work is neglected," he said. "That work begins
with the family."
Johnson asked Congress for $l2B million for the com
ing year's fight against air pollution.
"Of all the problems of conservation, none is more
urgent than the polluted air which endangers the Ameri
can people," he said.' He said 130 million tons of soot, car
bon and grime settle over the country each year from
factory smokestacks and the exhausts of motors and
machines.
Pittsburghers Demonstrate for Teachers
PITTSBURGH An -estimated 2,000 persons demon
strated at City Hall yesterday in support of striking Pitts
burgh teachers.
The crowd was made up of striking teachers, mem
bers of trade unions, young people, firemen and postal
workers. Police Superintendent James W. Slusser said it
was the biggest demonstration he ever saw at the City-
County Building.
In Harrisburg, Gov. Shafer advised a go-slow attitude
On suggestions that new laws be introduced to eliminate
legal roadblocks to' settlement of the strike.
"My administration," he said, "will give careful con
sideration to any reasonable legislative proposal intended
to deal with the strike. At the same time, it must be real
ized that a legislative solution of the Pittsburgh problem
has far reaching implications."
The governor said any legislation• should come only
after careful consideration because "it can affect teachers
and school boards, not just in Pittsburgh, but throughout
the state and also other public employes."
Review of the Term
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'Can't Turn It Down'
No Decision By Rally
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