THE MICHIGAN DAIL1
TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1966
THE MICHIGAN DAlLI TUESDAY, JUNE 7,1966
TICULATE CRITICISM:
Stanford Elects 'Radical' Student
Collegiate Press Service
STANFORD, Calif.-Late last
inth Stanford University stu-
rits elected a "radical" student
dy president. ,
David Victor Harris, a tall, mus-
ched student, bred in the ideals
Paul Goodman, a Student Non-
olent Coordinating Committee
mber, an adamant foe of the
et Nam War, a Free Speech
ovement advocate, and an out-
oken critic of fraternities, cap-
red the presidency. Harris' win
a vote of 2,414 to 1,849, in the
gest turnout ever for an elec-
n, stunned the commuinty and
s opponent-a moderate fra-
rnity man.
How did Harris win? Certainly
s ideas are foreign to most col-
;e students. Stanford is probably
nsidered a conservative rather
an a liberal institution.
Stanford Daily editor John Roise,
'ote that Harris won because,
is candid and outspoken style
as. for many, a welcome relief
the usual drivel of student poli-
s. "This candidate, with his
ng hair and articulate criticism,
uched a raw nerve. He hit upon
e one area in which all students
the University, activists and
hletes alike, are affected: edu-
tion."
Talks Ideas
Roise quoted a fraternity man,
ho supported Harris despite his
iticism of the Greek system, as
ying, "All the other candidates
unded exactly alike; he was the
ily one with something to say.
1 the other candidates would
spend time rebutting his points,
while he would just talk ideas."
Harris admits he is a "radical,"
but "in the sense that radical
means getting to the roots of
things." That is why he got into
the presidential race.
"Originally, we ruled out the
idea of winning. Our intention was
to make the rest of the candidates
speak to the important issues," he
said.
During the campaign, however,
by talking about such things as
the abolishment of grades, crea-
tion of a student-run experimental
college, and allowing seats for stu-
dents on the board of trustees,
Harris established himself as the
symbol of radical reform. He has
come a long way from the "mod-
erate democratic" background with
which he says he entered college.
"I reached a position where I
had to think of things in my own
terms and I found the terms so-
ciety had supplied me with for
years were far from my own," he
explains.
Artistic Socialist
Calling himself an "artistic so-
cialist," he lists his heroes as
Staughton Lynd, Bob Parris and
Norman Thomas. He has worked
in Mississippi, and after gradua-
tion, intends to apply for con-
scientious objector status. Harris,
20, is a Social Thought major.
"I do believe American society
is sick," he says. "Individuals
within the society have stopped
looking at themselves, considerinfl
themselves in relation to the rest
of humanity." Harris perceives a
"paternal attitude" in most uni-
versity administrators that makes
them unsympathetic to student
demands for equality.
"One begins with the obligation
of approaching administrators and
asking them to work with us in
building a better model of educa-
tion, and if that's impossible due
to their approach to both students
and education, then one has the
obligation to push them into a
position of openness so that a
meaningful change can take
place."
He denies adhering to a nega-
tive philosophy or a rebellion
against authority for its own sake.
Rather, he speaks in terms of
models which he proposes as some-
thing to work towards. "When one
gets involved in social criticism,
there is always the danger of be-
coming negative, but I think the
first step to affirmation is nega-
tion," he says.
His plans for next year include
having student government play
a significant role in prodding the
administration into reform mea-
sures. He hopes his government
"will create a whole new tenor
among the students."
Harris says he will try to make
student government autonomous
from the university. (Such a pro-
posal for a student government
free of all administrative control
recently failed at the University
of California, Berkeley.)
Additionally, he plans to push
for structural changes within an
atmosphere of community dis-
cussion in order to make sure
students "know how things are
run by the administration."
Urges U.S.
Focus Aid
On Peasants
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goal of a wholly communist world
. . . through them will come ulti-
mate territorial control."
Change Programs
The U.S. can best counter this
by changing its assistance pro-
grams and project orientations-
what is the problem and what pro-
ject will solve it-execution from
the top down. It must be done
from the bottom up-what do the
farmers require to farm better
and then what projects will help
them, Wharton explained.
"The subsistent farmer's con-
cern with his immediate problems
and his knowledge of the local,
adaptations needed for any tech-
nical change can become powerful
building blocks for successful agri-
cultural development as well as for
political maturation.
"Direct involvement increases
the competancies of rural people
to deal with their problems Mak-
ing developmental efforts self-
generating. Involvement gives the
peaasnt an increased awareness of
controlling his own destiny."
Government Opposition
A major difficulty in attempting
increased peasant participation
will be the opposition of national
governments, Wharton said. So
far American foreign policy has
been negative, just supporting
anti-communism, he said. By re-
quiring the operation of agricul-
tural programs before givingraid,
the U.S. would be adding an im-
portant positive note to its foreign
policy, he pointed out.
Traditional policies in many of
these countries have ignored the
farmer in favor of the urban
dweller, Wharton observed. Such
policies can no longer be tolerat-
Muscatine Committee Works
For Fall Education Changes
Collegiate Press Service
BERKELEY, Calif.-The Mus-
catine Committee at the Univer-
sity of California at Berkeley has
worked energetically this spring
to reform education by having
its recommendations adopted, but
despite great effort there will be
little change come September.
"Real changes will come imper-
ceptibly, but within the next 10
years we'll be the best campus in
the nation," Charles Muscatine
predicted.
The changes that are to be in
effect this fall due to the Musca-
tine committee's action will prob-
ably be overshadowed a great deal
by the fact that the University of
California system transfers from
semester to the quarter system in
September.
To date, Muscatine estimates 11
of the committee's 42 recommen-
dations have been approved, with-
out major alterations, by the
Berkeley Academic Senate.
Muscatine said that of the ac-
cepted recommendations, the ones
that will have the most impact on
the campus this fall are:
-The pass-not pass grading
system which has the potential to
affect about one-fourth of all
undergraduate grading on campus.
-The option given instructors
to conduct their entire courses for
the whole course period on a pass-
fail basis.
Additionally, Muscatine singled
out one of the most important
proposals adopted-the creation
of a Board of Educational Devel-
opment whose authority would
range from experimental courses
to full degree-granting programs
which might not fall under an
established school or department
of the university.
As recommended, the board will
have six faculty members and be
presided over by a vice-chancel-
lor for academic development. The
latter was changed to an assist-
ant chancellor. The board is con-
sidered one of the major ways of
promoting gradual change and of
keeping in contact with students'
desires for change.
It has been criticized, however,
by students for not allowing stu-
dents to serve on the board. The
students have argued that in
omitting students on the board,
the Muscatine recommendation
omitted recognition of how much
students' desires and needs pro-
vide the impetus for change.
Other recommendations approv-
ed allow student evaluation of all
undergraduate courses offered in
the winter of 1967; consultation
of faculty and administration on
student views of educational pol-
icy, and student membership on
the Academic Senate Student Af-
fairs Committee.
Additionally, three proposals
have been approved which urge
more sensitive analysis of fresh-
men course records, more flexi-
bility in admission standards by
allowing each campus full dis-
cretion in admitting or rejecting
candidates whose average falls be-
low. the standard, and improve-
ment in recruiting of able stu-
dents.
The Muscatine Report, however,
still has a long way to go before
its impact on, education can be
asserted. Approval by the Academ-
ic Senate is only the first step
for some of the proposals.
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China Indicates Russian
Influence in Struggles
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T 0 K Y 0 (R) - Communist
China's official news agency said
yesterday pro-Russian elements
led the challenge to the country's
leadership. It indicated the oppo-
sition had been overcome.
The wording of the authorized
news report, with emotional de-
scriptions of popular celebrations
throughout the country, gave the
impression that Communist China
barely escaped a power play by
Communists who favored Russia's
brand of communism over Mao
Tze-tung's.
Whether pro-Russian elements
had in fact tried a take-over, or
whether Peking was trying to hide
an internal leadership struggle,
was a matter of speculation. In
recent weeks of intense propa-
ganda, the opposition has been
identified only as an antiparty
group.
Reports by Peking radio and
the New China News Agency
spoke of the rebels "seizure of
control" of the Communist party
apparatus in the nation's capital.
The news media said the dissid-
ents had been ousted in an "his-
toric victory."
The official reports claimed that
at least 95 per cent of the people
of Peking opposed the antiparty
group. But this claim amounted'
to an unusual admission that there
had been a relatively large oppo-
sition. Rarely do Communists
acknowledge that as many as 5
per cent of the people oppose
them.
In their entirety the reports the
past three days, following the dis-
missal of Peking Mayor Peng
Chen, demonstrated that China
apparently had gone through a
power struggle of greater dimen-
sions than originally believed.
Peng was a member of the all-
powerful Politburo and head of
the party in Peking.
The tone of the reports indi-
cated a purge was on. How far it
would go was anyone's guess.
Peng, once considered a possible
heir to Mao, may not be the last
victim.
Here are some of the state-
ments made by the news agency,
quoting the official Peking Peo-
ple's Daily:
"The seizure of control of the
former Peking Municipal Com-
mittee of the party by a number
of revisionists demonstrated the
seriousness, complexity and sharp-
ness of the class struggle in so-
cialist society. It is a closely lock-
ed contest for life or death. In no
way is this struggle a trivial
matter."
The ouster of Peng and his sup-
porters is "a crushing blow to that
den of revisionism - the former
Peking Municipal Party Commit-
tee-and a historic victory for the
great proletarian cultural revolu-
tion."
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CAPE TOWN W-P)-Sen. Robert
F. Kennedy talked privately yes-
terday with the white student
leader who was placed under a
government ban after inviting
Kennedy to speak in racially seg-
regated South Africa.
An aide to the New York Demo-
crat said they met for 20 minutes
in the Cape Town apartment of
Ian Robertson, 21, before the sen-
ator addressed a mass rally of stu-
dents and urged them "to strip
the last remnants" of racial pre-
judice from mankind.
The senator spoke to a capacity
crowd of about 1,500 cheering stu-
dents inside Cape Town's Unity
Hall. Another 7,000 listened out-
side and a loudspeaker relay sys-
tem carried his speech to 6,0001
other students in their campus1
rooms.
'thureats of
More Strikes
ByTeachers
DETROIT (P)-Threats of more
teachers' strikes loomed yesterday
as teachers in three southeastern
Michigan school districts went
back to work. Others continued
contract negotiations.
The teacher walkouts began last
Thursday and Friday and idled
some 80,000 pupils in the south-
eastern Michigan area. Involved1
were branches of the Michigan
Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO,
and the independent Michigan
Education Association. Though ri-
val bargaining organizations, the
groups honored each other's picket
lines in some areas.
Strikes by public employes are
forbidden by state law. MEA offi-
cials described their demonstra-
tions as "professional days," but
some of the AFL-CIO spokesmen
described t h e i r walkouts as
"strikes."
A meeting was scheduled for
today in the state capital at Lans-
ing between Gov. George Romney,
the Superintendent of Public In-
struction, the president of the
State Board of Education, and
representatives of the MEA, MFT
and the state association of
school boards.
In Detroit, Mrs. Mary Ellen
Riorden, president of the AFL-
IO Detroit Federation of Teach-
ers (DFT), said negotiations are
not going well. Major issues, such
as the teachers' demand for raises
ranging from $1000 to $1700 an-
nually, have not been settled. The
DFT is also asking a reduction in
class size, a shortening of tle
school year, and pay for Christ-
mas and Easter holidays. Though
the DFT contract runs until June
30 and contains a no-strike clause,
a strike vote has been called for
June 16.
In Flint, 1500 of the district's
1700 teachers ratified a contract
and returned to classes yesterday
Under the agreement, both begin-
ning and experienced teachers re-
ceived raises in salary. The three
year contract included a clause
Under the banning order, Rob-
ertson is barred for five years
from all gatherings and restricted
to the Cape Town area. He can
attend the university but cannot
publish, be quoted for publication,
or enter non-white areas or teach.
He must report regularly to po-
lice. House arrest, more severe,
generally means a dawn-to-dusk
curfew and daily visits to the po-
lice station. There is no appeal
from banning or house arrest and
no official reason given for it.
Robertson is head of the Na-
tional Union of South African
Students, which has 20,000 mem-
bers.
The restrictions were imposed
on Robertson under a sort of
catch-all suppression-of-Commun-
ism act.
In his speech at Cape Town
University, Kennedy likened the
South African government's offi-
cial policy of apartheid - severe
racial segregation--to starvation
in India, serfdom in Peru and dis-
crimination in New York.
"It is your job, the task of the
young people of this world to
strip the last remnants of that
ancient, cruel belief from the civ-
ilization of man," he said.
Man must recognize "the full,
human equality of all our people'
-before God, before the law, and
in the councils of government,"
Kennedy said, "for the single and
fundamental reason that it is the
right thing to do."
Kennedy said there are those in
every land who label as "Com-
munist" every threat to their
privilege.
Reform is not communism he
said, and the "denial of freedom,
in whatever name, only strength-
ens the very communism it claims
to oppose."
ed, he said.
In conclusion, Wharton said,
"Development is hard enough to
achieve under peace; in Viet Nam
military success and developmen-
tal success are interdependent,
neither can succeed without suc-
cess in the other.
"The new U.S. focus upon the
rural sector is correct, even
though belated. Whether it will
be successful is impossible to
predict."
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