July 27, 1962
(vol. 72, iss. 23)
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… they would again strictly enforce their policy. This was greeted by protest from students-who held rallies- and from faculty, who held that political discussion was essential on a university campus. On…
… Students and faculty continued to agitate. The editor of The Daily wrote that the University was too great an institution of learning, too progressive and too eager for authoritative discussion to be…
… "trammeled" by the sort of timid- ity that refused to change a policy because somebody could not divide "safe" speeches from "unsafe" speeches. Representatives of the Student Council met with the Regents in…
… together about public ques- tions. Public-mindedness was es- sential to a democracy, he main- tained, and criticism can be a constructive force. With encouragement from Pres- ident Burton, the Student…
… Council for the third time petitioned the Regents, asking that lectures be permitted on any topic, with res- ervations similar to those today. The Student Council asked that the Regents constitute a commit…
… granted to student organizations for lectures or addresses by prom- inent men on topics of the day, un- der guarantee that during such ad- dresses there shall be no violation of recognized rules of…
… Student Welfare, to review petitions for speeches. This com- mittee included the University President ex officio and the Stu- dent Council president. Continue Ban But the Regents still banned "political…