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IDIVIDUAL RIGHTS:
NSA Names Conditions
For Training of Citizen
ANCIENT DOCUMENT:
Magna Carta Applies
To Today's Problems
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Students from
very corner of the nation will attend
he Third Annual Student Congress,
ug. 23-31, at the University. This is
ie third article in a series which
ill present many of the issues they
ill face.)
At conferences in March and
ne, students in the Michigan
egion of the U.S. National Stu-
-nt Association (NSA) laid down
e conditions they felt were es-
ntial to the training for citizen-
ip in the democratic society by
e academic community.
The Region decided it had to
oose between 'rights' as belong-
g to the individual student, or
)nditions' necessary for the edu-
tional community as a whole.
TWO ARGUMENTS were
ought out against 'rights':
1. In three years, NSA has been
fable to agree on'a philosophical
atement df what students 'rights'
ould be.
2. Statement of rights tend to
it students in the position of
essuring faculty and adminis-
ators-a move which is usually
iongly resisted.
MICHIGAN'S conditions are as
Blows:
"1. Recognition that the stu-
nt, in the area of off-campus
tivities, has all the rights and
sponsibilities of the citizen and
at in exercising these he in no
Ly impairs his standing at the
stitution unless he uses its name.
"2. Competent and stimulative
struction.
"3. Adequate library facilities.
"4. Adequate vocational guid-
Lce.
15. Provision for reasonable fa-
ities to conduct research freely
thin the educational community
d the freedom to publish, dis-
ss and exchange any findings or
commenda ions with any indi-
-ual or group, on or off campus.
"6. Existarice of recognized
annels for the consideration of
ident opinion on such phases of
e educational community as the
licy of the institution, planning
the curriculum and the selec-
n of personnel.
"7. Notification in writing of any
.ange in the student's status that
ight lead to suspension, expul-
>n or any other severe disciplin-
y action; provision for filing an
swer; and, at the opinion of the
cused, trial by a body including
udent representatives.
"8. Existence of recognized pro-
cures by which changes in the
flicies and regulations of the in-
itution or any of its instrumen-
lUties shall be made known to
e educational community.:
"9. A clear and concise state-
ent of regulations at the time of
Itering and proper notification to
the educational community of any
changes in the regulations of the
institution before they are put in-
to effect.-'
"10. Participation of the stu-
dents on a representative basis
through their student government
in the formulation of the general
educational policy of the institu-
tion.
"11. Establishment of a demo-
cratic student government with
the authority to administer, legis-
lat, and adjudicate in all areas of
student concern with adequate
provision for referendum, recall,
and petition.
"12. Participation of students
through their student government
in setting up and having control
of and responsibility for alloca-
tion of activities fees.
"13. Institutional recognition of
any student organization upon the
filing of a statement of purpose,
constitution, and membership list;
provided that the group meets the
requirements of legality of pur-
pose and financial responsibility;
and the provisions thbat the con-
stitution or purposes include no
discrimination as to race or reli-
gion except where the avowed pri-
mary purpose of the organization
is to bring together members of
one specific racial or religious
group; recognition to be revoked
upon proof of the group's violation
of its own statement of purpose of
the -regulations of the institution.
"14. The use of campus facilities
by recognized organizations to car-
ry out the organizations' purpose.
"115. Adequate provision of facil-
itiesfor students to hear speakers
of their choice on topics of their
choice.
"16. Regular independent publi-
cations free of any censorship or
other pressure aimed at control-
ling editorial policy, with free sel-
ection and removal of editorial
staff, reserved solely to the pub-
lisher.'
"17. -The freedom of admission
to educational institutions of ev-
ery student who meets the insti-
tution's 'specific academic stand-
ards; -regardless of race, creed,
color, sex, national origin, or poli-
tical belief, except that non-co-
educational institutions may dis-
criminate on the basis of sex; sec-
tarian institutions may require in-
formation as to whether students
are of that sect which supports
the institution.
"18. Institutional encouragement
of and adequate facilities for stu-
dent participation in extra-curri-
cular activities."
NEXT: The Student Legisla-
ture amendment to the Regional
stand.
Although the Magna Carta is
ageless, it is more important as
a charter of human liberties today
than at any other time in our
history, Chancellor T. R. Milford,
legal custodian of the Magna Car-
ta, said in a lecture yesterday.
"While the Magna Carta is of-
ficially dated June 15, 1215, it be-
longs to the present as well as the
past," he continued.
* * *
THE PURPOSES of the Magna
Carta were strictly limited by the
circumstances of the time, Chan-
cellor Milford asserted.
"The judgment of the peers
against the accused and the feu-
dal law of the land were taken
together. This clause protected
only those directly accused or
attacked by the king and his
officers and not those attacked
by anyone else," he explained.
The Magna Carta gave the bar-
ons the traditional rights they re-
quested, but it actually did not
state general principles, Chancel-
lor Milford continued.
"One clause specifies that the
king couldn't raise money by ways
not sanctioned by custom, such as
delaying or selling anyone's right
to justice."
"This eventually evolved into the
king not being able to raise money
except by consent of Parliament,"
he explained.
* * *
THE MOST FAMOUS chapter is
No. 39 which states that no free
man shall be arrested or detained
IC Plans U. S.
Western Tour
A Pacific Coast Tour is in store
for interested foreign students.
Again this year the Internation-
al Center is sponsoring its Fourth
Annual Trip to the Pacific Coast
Aug. 20 through Sept. 13.
The tour has been planned to
enable the travelers to see as much
of the West as possible.
The trip will cost $246, including
transportation, hotels, sightseeing
and insurance. Interested students
may get in contact with Homer
Underwood or Charles Arnade at
the International Center. Reserva-
tions will be limited.
CAMPUS
OPTICIANS
Conveniently Located
222 Nickels Arcade
Phone 2-9116
in prison without a just cause for
his arrest.
Eventually this jury system came
to mean a guarantee of freedom of
the subject against unlawful ag-
gression and helped in distinguish-
ing our freedom against totalitar-
ian countries, Chancellor Milford
concluded.
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