Page Ter THE MICHIGAN DAILY Sunday, January 26, 1969 'N / Text of President Flemings statement The following is the text of President R o b b e n Fleming's statement yesterday concerning the play, "Dionysus in 69." "It is an unhappy fact that, issues unworthy of the attention they receive often seem to occupy a disproportionate share of our time these days. With specific reference to "Dionysus," I have the following six comments: "1. The University of Michigan is not a sanctuary, therefore the law applies on campus as well as in the community, including De- troit, where "Dionysus" was sched- uled to be performed on Saturday night. "2. Whatever o u r individual views may be of the type of the- ater represented by "Dionysus," we must recognize that it is re- problem they did not seek. At our4 garded by both academic and pro- invitation these officials sat down fessional theater people as worthy with 'our people, including those of serious consideration. This fact from the sponsoring group, and is reflected both in the reviews of discussed in constructive fashion! over 20, and the average age of our graduate students, who make up 40 per cent of our student body, is just over 26. They can hardly be called immature. such critics as Clive Barnes of the New York Times (who will lecture at the University on Sunday af- ternoon on "Obscenity in the The- ater"), and by the comments of our own faculty members with whom I have discussed the issue. "3. The human body is hardly obscene, thus nudity-in and of itself-is difficult to describe as obscene. The question is one of the context within which nudity occurs. "4. It is unfair of us to criticize the local prosecutor and the police because of a law enforcement the problems posed by the per- "6. "Dionysus" is being pon- formance of "Dionysus."' They sored by the University Activities showed both sympathy and under- Center. This is a responsible stu- standing for freedom of expression dent organization. The current in the theater. Naturally, they re- controversy has been discussed by served the right to make their own the officers with the governing decisions as to whether the per- boards of both the Michigan Un- formance violated the law. I may ion and the Michigan League. or may not agree with their ulti- Both boards have approved the mate judgment, but I do not pro- engagement. These boards have pose to criticize them for fulfill- faculty, student, and alumni ing their obligations under the members. law. "If, as some of the critics have "5. A University audience is not said, this type of theater is un- a juvenile audience. The average utterably boring, it will soon be age of our undergraduates is just consigned to oblivion."I _ _. Hays sees possible language compromise (C ntinued from Page 1) disregarded as too demanding for the current level of public school instruction. Prof. Michel Benamou of the Frenich department for- warded the suggestion four years' ago in an editorial in The Daily. However, the 'difficulties it would entail, 'even including summer language courses before the fresh- man year, have generally made it unacceptable to students as well as faculty. Pfof. James iplndin of the Eng- hsh department; chairman of the curriculum coimittee, didn't look upon Smith' proposal too favor- ably. He challenged granting credit for cbrses taken outside the University, although he con- ceded it was a debatable issue. Gindn said he favors the pro- posal made by Prof. William Cres- sey of the Spanish department at last week's curriculum committee. meeting for a "contact" require- ment. Te proposal-which Cressey said he only offered as a sug- gestion-the detail have not been worked out-is really an entrance requirement. Two or three years of high school language courses would be required for admission, but the college would also accept one year of language instruction here for students whose high schools did not offer language courses. Cressey emphasized that this is not just a lowering of the require- ment, but, a different approach. First year courses would include more culture and less grammar, although he thought that ap- proach should be followed in first year courses even under the cur- rent requirement. He argued that most defenses of the language requirement em- phasize contact with different dis- ciplines, not necessarily proficien- cy, for the educated person. He said he feels one year of contact is sufficient. Reportedly Assistant. D e a n George Anderson, an ex-officio# member of the curriculum com- mittee, suggested that proficiency rather than quantity be made the criterion. Cressey said he finds that acceptable, although he would urge a lower level of proficiency than is now required-just enough to insure contact, not necessarily competence. Pass-fail for elementary courses is an old suggestion. Gindin said it was first proposed by student members on the curriculum com- mittee about a year and a half ago, but that it was seen then as a partial solution which would on- ly buy time. "It would only temper the in- equities of the current system," he said, "not solve them." He added that this is one proposal which would probably win com- mittee approval easily. Another suggestion, a very old one, in fact, was also brought up by students on the committee- culture or history type courses. This proposal, however, has not been considered extensively and course outlines have not been worked out. A similar suggestion was for a more extensive humanities re- quirement in place of the language requirement. Gindin found the proposal reasonable because of its "anti-provincial" nature. If the major defense of the lan- guage requirement is its counter- ing effect on the provincialism 'of American students, he said, then an expanded humanities re- quirement might be a .suitable alternative. Another possibility under serious consideration is a track] system, offering students the option of either a speaking or reading pro-1 ficiency in a foreign language. Both the French and Spanish departments are currently running experimental 200-level courses along these lines, and "the cur- riculum committee is interested' in these experiments," Gindin I said. The two experiments, both re- actions to student pressure for complete abolition of the require- ment, take two different routes.' Spanish offers reading courses in 232, which is largely reading anyway, on specific tdpics. This semester there is a course dealing with love themes in Spanish and another on social revolution. Oth- ers are planned for next semester. In French, an' actual two-track system is being tried. In both 2311 and 232, sections are being run. which specialize in reading and in speaking.r Both departments will continue the experiments at least until next! semester, barring any quick change in the requirement by the faculty. Results are yet to be analyzed., Finally, there is the possibility of complete abolition of the re- quirement. The arguments for { abolition are largely attacks on the credibility of those in defensej In any event, Gindin said, the committee will meet the time-I table set earlier this year, with a recommendation for the faculty by' March 3. The committee will hold hear-a ings tomorrow and in two weeks, Feb. 10. Tomorrow they will hearI from language department chair- men and in February they willz talk with the teaching fellows, who do almost all of the elemen- tary level teaching. That leaves them two and a half weeks - two Monday meet- ings - to come up with a propos- al. Gindin said he thinks that is enough time. Also, by the middle of next month the committee expects to receive a "rough report" on the findings of a study they commis- sioned with the Survey Research Center of the Institute for Soc- ial Research. The study, plan- ned last year and begun in Jan- uary, will survey the attitudes of students on campus, especially, those who have completed the re- quirement. A "fine report"; collating the findings and giving more pre- cise analyses, may or may not be ready by March 3. Gindin said the committee con- sidered a survey of alumni views on the significance of the require- ment last winter, similar to the survey Prof. Richard Brandt, theI luterfaith Council for Peace A DISCUSSION-LECTURE SERIES TOPURSUEPEACE - the honest recognition of obstacles4 the ability to.hope and trust -- the willingness to assume responsibility PROF. KENNETH BOULDING Monday, Jan. 27, 1969, 8 p.m. First Methodist Church Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado; formerly of the U. of M. and the Center for Conflict Resolution. "How Can We Work Effectively for Peace?" A discussion of the relation between the search for peace and the economic, social, and military structures of our society. MR. HIBER CONTERIS Monday, February 10, 8 p.m. First Methodist Church From Uruguay, Mr. Conteris is a graduate of Union Theological Seminary in Buenos Aires. For the past year and a half he has been in Paris involved with a program concerning economic development in the Third World. During the summer of 1967 he was one of the most challenging spokesmen from the Third World who participated in the World Council of Churches' Church and Society meeting in Geneva, Switzerland rMR. SEYMOUR HERSCH Thursday, Feb. 27, 8 p.m. First Methodist Church A former Associated Press Pentagon correspondent-former press secretary to Sen. Eugene McCarthy. Mr. Hersch has done an extensive investigation of chemical-biological warfare research. He will speak on "Chem- ical-Biological Warfare: America's Hidden Arsenal". MR. GERARD PIEL, Editor, Scientific American Friday, March 7, 7:30 p.m. MR. RONALD YOUNG Sunday, March 16,7 p.m. Director of Youth Work for the Fellowship of Reconciliation, Mr. Young will speak on "Violence: Can it be used to achieve social justice?" MR. RICHARD BARNETT Wednesday, March 26, 8 p.m. First Methodist Church Formerly an official of the State Department and of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and consultant to the Department of Defense; a founder and co-director of the Institute for Policy Studies, auth- or of the book Intervention and Revolution, 1968. THE REV. RICHARD NEUHAUS Tuesday, April 15, 8 p.m., First Methodist Church Pastor of St. John the Evangelist Lutheran Church, Brooklyn, New York; Editor of Una Sancta, a founder and presently on the steering committee of Clergy and Laymen Concerned About Vietnam. "Conscience and the Draft." Arranged by -m---m ------mmmm mmm--m mmmmm INTERFAITH COUNCIL FOR PEACE REGISTRATION FOR THE SERIES ,U Office: First Floor, Wesley Foundation $3.00 per person; $5.00 per couple; students $2.00 ; Tel. 663-1870 * Separate Lectures: $1.00; students 50c Director: Mrs. Russell Fuller Send registration slip and fee to Assistant: Michael Donnelly MR. DAVID HOUSEMAN 917 Church Street CO-CHAIRMEN Ann Arbor, Michigan (04) Prof. John Bailey Mrs. James Barrabee or register at the door at 7:45 p.m. on Jan27th Rev. Bartlett Beavin Rev. Erwin Gaedeon Mrs. Richard Post Rev. 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These argu- chairman of the philosophy de- ments may be effective in some partment, cited at the open forumk ways, as Cressey's proposal tends last Tuesday. to indicate, but whether they will Brandt briefly described a sur- succeed in abolishing the require- vey taken of alumni by the cur- ment is impossible to assess now. riculum committee at the Uni- The curriculum committee itself versity of Pennsylvania w h I c h is open to many possible courses showed a general attitude that of action. Gindin said he has urg- language had done little good. ed them to "stay loose" in con- Gindin said the plan was then sidering the proposals, and as far dropped when ISR personnel in- as can be assessed, they have done dicated the high cost and diffi- do.j culties of such a survey. k * * * * * ;pp, I * * * * * * ~ Ov y . L@Y. ty J, F l ' y 1 ! f fl.. X ' r t STUCK WITH AN APARTMENT TO SUBLET FOR -THIS SUMMER? 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