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UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - ST. LOUISVolume 4, Number 10November 20,1969In the Nation '.s Capitol'Peace Now' Keynotes Marchby Tim Flach,Current Staff Reporter"A group of Soldan High School students inspect the chemistry facilitiesin Clark Hall during their visit to UMSL Tuesday. The students came toUMSL as part of "Operation Acquaintance," a program sponsored bythe Association of Black Collegians.photo by Ken EalyStudents React FavorablyTo 'Acquaintance' Project"vperatton Acquaintance," aprogram introducing inner-cityyouths to UMSL and sponsored bythe Association of Black Collegians,began last Tuesday with over 200Soldan students. "Many inner-cityhigh school students never have achance to get a first-hand, closeup look at a big university," saidMichael W. Jones, executive director of ABC. "Just as manyare never inclined to consider going to college, thinking that it'sonly for people from the suburbs,"he added. "Project Acquaintance" is an. effort to hurdle both those obstacles. We feel it is particularlymeaningful in that UMSL, becauseof economy, is more available tothese students than any other university,' Jones said.The response from the · firstsession, held Tuesday, November18 was favorable" Ben PhillipsMiss UMSL VoteTo Be Next WeekVoting for the 1969-70 Miss UMSL will take place Monday throughWednesday, November 24-26 in theAdministration Building. Bentonand Clark Halls. Polls will be openfrom 9:00 am ufttil 9:00 pm Monday and Tuesday and 9:00 am until3:00 pm Wednesday. The steamers'Club has announced thal write-invotes will not be accepted.The five finalists and their sponsoring organizations are: Sue Antalick, Angel Flight and Alpha PhiOmega; Barb Fritz, Alpha Xi Delta;Sherry Gaston, Alpha Xi Delta;Lynn Lee, Arnold Air Society; andLinda Siesener, Delta Zeta.The new Miss UMSL will becrowned by her predecessor LaRoyce Stevens at halftime of thefirst basketball game, Monday December 1 at Viking Hall.co-ordinator and director of theprogram said, "It was a real niceprogram. The only thing that threwthe program off was the inabilityto get this room (101 Life Sciences)until 3 :40." When asked what theSoldan students did after theirtour until the room was available,Phillips said, "Some just sat around in the Blue Building, othersplayed cards and we entertainedat least the girls."The Black Educator, edited byNathan Conley, a sophomore atUMSL, was distributed to ·the students and refreshments were servedbefore the meeting in 101 LifeSciences.Jones . echoed the comments ofmost of those involved when hesaid, "Outside of the weather, theyseemed to enjoy it very much."Jones was also asked how many ofthe ABC members were involved."Just bits and pieces," he said."The organizers and the tourguides came from ABC and weasked for help from the blacksoutside of ABC. We got a fewresponses. "Phillips said that the programwould remain essentially the sameeach week with a possibility ofdifferent speakers. This week'sspeakers were David R. Ganz,Dean of Student Affairs, EmoryA. Jackson, Assistant Director ofAdmissions and Financial Aid, andMike Jones of ABC. Responses from Soldan studentswere also very favorable . One student said, "This tour was veryinteresting. It was educational inthat m.any of us learned things about biology and other subjectsthat we are studying at Soldan, butat a lower level."This is my third year iJ'l. highschool, but after touring here atthis college, I may decide to changemy mind on the college that I(Continued on Page 2)They came to Washington lastweekend--the young, the old, white,blacks. moderates, extremists--topeacefully protest American presence inVietnam and to askThe nonviolent protest wasmarred by sporadIC outbreaks ofviolence and clashes with police.lence ' and clashes with police.The incidents were broken up bytear gas, however, not by policesticks.Estimates of the crowd sizeranged from 250,000 to 1,000,000persons. The former figure seemsmore accurate.The march itself was limited bytime. As the parade permit expired at 12:30 p.m., mobilizationofficiais directed thousands of waiting participants to head for theWashington monument, the site ofan afternoon of folk songs andspeeches.Starting a half-hour late Saturday inorning, November IS, themarch was led down PennsylvaniaAvenue by Mrs. Coretta King,Senator Eugene McCarthy, (Minnesota), Senator George McGovern(South Dakota) and Senator CharlesGoodell (New Yorf), and otherpublic figures prominent in thepeace movement.The sidewalks were filled Withthrongs streaming to the startingpoint, the Union Memorial Plazain front of the capitol. They didnot empty lUltil an hour after themarch began. Some joined in asthe march proceeded up the street.The route was lined by ''Mobe''marshals determined to keep themarch moving. Trained to ignoreridicule and stop agitation, theh.mars als were 1I1 many ways strlcter in keeping order than the Washington police.Peace slogans frequently interrupted the solemn tone of themarch. "Peace Nowl" was themost popular chant. Others demanded that "Tricky Dick end thewar." Some marchers sang "allwe are saying, is give peace achance." Buttons also decoratedthe marchers. A widevarityweresold by "Mobe" salesmen to defer the cost of the march.Passing within a block of theWhite House, a small segment ofmarchers tried to break throughthe marshals. However, they werecontained by the marshals and police.f. tight cordon of busses parkedbumper to bumper surrounded theWhite House. Behind it policewaited.At the end of the three milemarch, at the Washington Monument, the crowd dispersed, manyheading towards the speaker standserected at the rear but some heading for a warm place on the cold,crisp day.Speeches by McCarthy, pacifistDave Dellinger, and folk singerSinger Discusses Impact OfPeace Marches on Presidentby Matt Mattingly,(;urrent Staff ReporterDave Singer, vice-president ofthe Central Council, was one of anestimated seventy-five studentsfrom UMSL who participated in theMoratorium activities in Washington D.C., November 14-16.Faculty Senate ApprovesClass Dismissal PolicyThe Faculty Senate at its November · 13 meeting approved aresolution of policy on dismissalof classes by faculty members.·The policy applies to any instructor's decision not to hold classes"as a matter of conscience."The resolution was drafted bythe Senate Executive CommitteeWednesday, October 29. It specifies that when an instructor "asa matter of conscience, choosesto depart from his establishedteaching procedures byilotmeetinghis class or classes, and in theevent that the policy of the institution is that the establishedroutine of classes shall be observed on this particular day, theinstructor s h a 11 m a k e arrangements for the class consistent withthe obligations of the institutionand the rights and consciences ofthe students in the course."'!'he phrase "and shall inform htsdepartment chainnan of these arrangements" was deleted throughArlo Guthrie and others, wereintermingled with music fromPeter, Paul and Mary. and veteranfolk singer Pete Seeger and othersthroughout the long afternoon.That evening, as the march brokeup, a Yippie (Youth InternationalParty) rally at the Justice Department (demanding the release of theChicago 8-minus one) was brokenup by tear gas when a few in thecrowd of 10,000 tried to chargeinto the building. A few windowswere broken as the crowd retreat·ed and fled.Waiting for the busses to leaveSaturday night, many youths wandered around the downtown area.After a few windows were brokenthe police again laid down a barrage of tear .gas on groups on thestreets.People with red eyes fled fromone place only 1D run into anothercloud of the gas. However, thesituation was cleared up by 8 p.m.Tear gas also had to be employed Friday night, November 14,to halt a group of students fromcharging into the South Vietnameseembassy during a rally.Twenty-six persons, mostly mem(Continued on Page 2)approval by the Senate of an amendment by Dr. James Norris (His1Dry).The policy stated that the "pro edures need not require the . presence of the instructor betorethe class on the day in question,but may involve a substitute instructor or other arrangements."Two alternate resolutions wen.defeated. One resolution, submitted by Dr. Henry Friedlander (HiStory) was .identical to atapprovedby the UMKC faculty senate October 31. That resolution stated,in part, that "sanctions should beimposed only when there is anabuse of professional obligations, and then only after dueprocess. The Senate does not regard the decision to dismiSS a classon Moratorium Day to allow participation in th events of that dayas necessarily an abuse of professional responsibility."(Continued on Page 2)Though Singer was impressedby the peace marches, he doubtedthat they would influence President Nixon or his policies."Nixon really doesn'lcare aboutthe peace marchers," Singer said."He believes -- and rightly so, Ithink -- that the peace marchersdo not represent a majority ofpublic opinion.in this country. Sohe would be unlikely to be effected by the protests."He added, "I was tremendouslyiffipressed by the large numbersinvolved in the peace marches . and the fact that they remained sopeaceful and orderly. But I wasequally impressed by the incredible naivete of most of the peacemarchers. To many of those Italked to, the war in Vietnam represented the only fiaw in American society, and that would beremedied by bringing the troopshome . which is utter nonsense."Singer absolved the peacemarchers from any responsibilityfor the violence that occurred,which he attributed to the Weafbermen faction of SDS ."There are ess entially four reasons for thiS," Singer explained."First, the Weathermen arebasically revolutionaries -- rad\.cals who think that the ills of society are so overwhelming thatthey can only be rectified through'violent uprising; second, they'reprotesting the treatment of BobbySeale during his trial . which. (Continued on Page 2)---
.UMSL CURRENTPage 2 Peaceful March In Washington, D.C.stationed in buildings and on eachstreet corner of the route, irbers of the radical Mad Dogs and regular groups scurried by on theirWeathermen , were arrested. Prop- way to place the name placecardserty d'amage was slight.in 12 pine caskets at the park.November 14 had dawned a warm, The caskets were carried in thehumid day. As participants, some march the following day.mothers, fathers, sisters, andPolice were heavy in front of thewidows with the names of their Capitol. Silent marchers, somedeceased, in the March of Death shouting the names of those theycarried the names of 46,OOOAmeri- carried, walked by and turnedcan war casualties and destroyed back to the park. · Under GeneralViemamesevillages, working Ulysses B. Grant's statue in thepeople, some wearing peace park was painted "End the War."buttons, hurried to work. The namesRelations with the police werewere taken from ArlingtonNation- good. The marchers described theal Cemetary to the East Plaza of police as 'beautiful veryUnion Memorial Parks.cooperative just g r at."The police were acting underOne girl, who had been up allnight, told the Current that she orders from Chief Jerry Wilson,was here "to protest our lack of who told them to hold arrests forrepresentation in the White House." minor infractions "to an absoluteShe expressed the hope that the minimum" and to exhibit patience.next two days would be non-violent. They were VHr calm that theyAs troops and police were frequently flashed the "V" peace(Continued from Page 1)----.---Area Moratorium - Activities IncludeMarches, Downtown DemonstrationsMoratorium activities in the St.Louis area coincided with thedemonstrations in Was h in g ton,D. C. last weekend. A marchthrough downtown St. Louis, arally at the Gateway Arch, andconvassing of area shopping centers highlighted the activities.The Moratorium also produceda counter demonstration Thursdayevening, November 13, sponsoredby the Young Americans for Freedom. Approximately 100 participants held a candlelight march todemonstrate support of U. S. troopsin Viemam. The procession startedat Forest Park Community Collegeand ended at the Busch MemorialCenter at St. Louis University.About 3500 marchers listenedto Mrs. Coretta King, wife of theslain civil rights leader MartinLuther King, Jr., speak at a Thursday evening rally at the Arch. Mrs.King told the crowd that "whenenough men are ready to die forpeace, then will war cease."Appearing with Mrs. King wasHarold Gibbons, president of theTeamsters Council 13. Gibbonsstated "It is a sad commentary onour national priorities that we canspend billions on the war in Vietnam and let little children starveat home."Approximately 30 U M S L students handed out leaflets at Northwest P laz a shopping center Fridayafternoon. The stu den t s wereworking in conjunction with otherarea college students.At the same time, a dozen students held a sit-in in the secondfloor of the Administration Building outside the University P lacement Office. The students wereprotesting recruiting by area firmsengaged in producing war products.The YAF rally at the BuschMemorial Center includedspeeches by Nguyen Ngoc Bich,Second Secretary for Informationat the South Viemamese Embassyin Washington, D. C., and JosephBadaracco president of the St.Louis Board of Alderman.signs to marchers and aided themin finding housing.Housing was the main problemFriday night. Many students hadstayed up all night Thursday orslept in'the open. Throughout theday Mobilization officials wo.rkedto obtain beds fo r as many as possible.Although it only occupies abouthalf of a 10-story building onVermont Avenue, the "Mobe"headquarters had command of the wholebuilding by virtue of the crowdthat spilled into the halls.Friday afternoon, some youthswent sightseeing at national monuments. Stores were filled with potential customers seeking to buyfood or warm clothes.A thunderstorm failed to breakthe March Against Death in themiddle of the afternoon.According to o
Peace slogans frequently inter- folk singer Pete Seeger and others rupted the solemn tone of the throughout the long afternoon. march. "Peace Nowl" was the That evening, as the march broke most popular chant. Others de- up, a Yippie (Youth International manded that "Tricky Dick end the Party) rally at the Justice Depart war." Some marchers sang "all ment (demanding the release of the
