tl19690516-000 "Vol. XXI, No. 26 TOWSON STATE COLLEGE � BALTIMORE. MARYLAND 21204 Friday, May 16, 1969 Report directs Board on methods for meeting integration ultimatum by STEPHANIE TOLEN In response to HEW's ultima-tum demanding integration of the six state colleges, the Board of Trustees issued a policy directive May 5, based on Sidney Hollander Assoicate's report ""A Study of Ra-cial Integration in the Maryland State Colleges."" In releasing the directive, the Board stated its primary objective is ""to 'provide a climate at each campus where any student regard-less of race will feel wanted, com-fortable, and accepted."" Active measures needed The report, pointed out that ""to intensify the degree of racial inte-gration in the ,State Colleges . . . implies not merely reiterating that the doors are open, but taking ac-tive measures to see that other-race students walk through them."" The prime focus of the Report was directed towards an assess-ment of the attitudes which influ-ence the selection of a Maryland college by prospective students. It concluded, essentially, that primary consideration be given to location, curriculum, size and cost; and ad-vice for selection was most fre-quently sought from friends, rela-tives and from guidance counselors or formal guidance systems. The policy Directive made the following recommendations: 1. Sustained Recruitment Effort. The 'Board of Trustees will, in the near future, address a communica-tion to high school guidance min-selors throughout the state urging them to publicize fully the fact that admission to the Maryland State Colleges is open to all qualified stu- Last of the year dents without regard to race, creed, or color. The six State iColleges will con-tinue and renew their recruitment efforts at secondary schools direct-ed primarily towards economically and culturally deprived students. 2. Visible Evidence of Multi-ra-cial Personnel Policies. The six .State Colleges will actively recruit and employ other race faculty mem-bers, administrative, and classified personnel and they will establish an operative faculty exchange pro-gram among the six State Colleges. In addition, an individual will be designated on each campus to di-rect and coordinate all the multi-faceted activities and programs designed to achieve a more repre-sentative racial balance on that campus. 3. Student Mobility Within the System. The State Colleges will take specific steps to encourage full student mobility among the col-leges by actively promoting and encouraging qualified students to avail themselves of the Cooperative Educational Program and other features of the various curricula which would permit students to pursue course offerings at other than their home campus. 4. Financial Aid and Assistance. The State Colleges will make ev-ery effort to offer special induce-ments for economically and cultur-ally deprived students by apprais-ing them of and actively assisting them to obtain the varied financial programs available. 5. Special Counseling of High (Continued on page 3) SGA acts on funds, At last Tuesday's SGA Senate Meeting, the old appointed clubs en-ators stepped down and the twen-tY- four elected senators from the sophomore, junior and senior class took over. Before giving up his job as chair- Man of senate, however, next year's President, Charles Johnson presid-ed over the allocation of over $7,- 000 in student funds. Over $2,000 NVas given to next year's SGA Ex-tcutive Committee for a convention In Texas early next year, while $1,- 100 will pay for a new ditto ma-chine and a part-time secretary-re-ceptionist for the SGA office. At press conference photo by Smith Dr. James Fisher, TSC President-designate, and out-going Presi-dent Earle T. Hawkins, .answer question. at a press conference on May 2. Dr. Fisher discussed integration, student disorders, and state fund-ing for representatives of press, radio, and television. Fisher makes first Towson visit; defends activism on campuses by TED OSTERLOH On Friday, May 2nd, Towson State's President-designate, Dr. James L. Fisher, visited the cam-pus where, among other things, he participated in a press conference. At the gathering Dr. Fisher voiced some of his ideas on student dis-orders, integration, and the gener-ation gap. President Earle T. Hawkins who appointments Another $3,000 went to the Col-lege Union Board to pay for a con-cert, some films and a coffee house which they will have in the student centre. The �SDS was allocated fifty dol-lars for supplies and books for the draft counseling course which it is offering in conjunction with the free university. After Johnson turned over the chair to next year's Vice Presi-dent, Tom Walkiewicz, who intro-duced the first motion of the new administration when he asked for approval of his Exectuive Commit-tee for next year. Senate passed unanimously his appointment of Winnie Joyce as Student Services Diretcor, Richard Neidig as Coor-dinating Secretary, Arlene Brandt as Student Activities Director, Don DeAbreu as Public Relations Di-rector and Warren Smith as Pub-lications Director. Johnson announ-ced that the job of Student Schol-arships was still open and that he was hoping it would be filled by a woman resident student. At the beginning of the meeting current president Ray Weeks sum-marized the progress SGA had seen and expressed confidence that next year should result in even more progress. opened the conference, stated that during his twenty-two years here, Towson has grown from a 600-stu-dent teacher's college to an 8,000- student liberal arts institution and that the growth is just getting underway. From Illionis State Dr. Hawkins introduced Dr. Fisher, noting that he had been vice-president of Illinois State Uni-versity, an institution similar to Towson in its growth. Because of his unfamiliarity Dr. Fisher spoke of Towson in general terms, expressing his anticipation of a ""situation which reviews the literature of American higher edu-cation after it reviews the needs of American society. Hopefully there will be a mesh between pro-grams at Towson and society's nee."" Civil disobedience When asked about his views on student disorders, Dr. Fisher re-plied that freedom and civil dis-obedience are two concepts which are misunderstood. ""We all accept freedom as an inherent right but too many of us deny civil disobe-dience as a citizen's right. Civil disobedience is as much a part of American democracy as George Washington."" He continued, saying that a citi-zen in democracy also has the ob-ligation to suffer the consequences of his behavior, regardless of the validity of his grievances. ""The fact that his petition is right or wrong is totally irrelevant of the consequences."" ""The establishment,"" added Dr. Fisher, ""must enforce its laws, whether right or wrong, when they are broken. Simultaneously, it should also work to change the bad laws."" In his opinion, our society hasn't responded to civil disobedi-ence either by enforcing the laws or considering their validity. Would persecute students Would he prosecute students par-ticipating in disorders, Dr. Fisher was asked. ""I wouldn't hesitate in fulfilling my responsibilities to Maryland in terms of the property and people. One of the reasons why we've had problems on cam- (Continued on page 12) INSIDE Campus planners plan nose; For future. Five new build. ings on the way; see page 2 For details. Pate Warren More 4 Mathias speaks 12 Charles Johnson spqaks 12 Exam information _12 Editorials and 6 Jesse Owens to speak__ 9 "
