tl19681101-000 "SDS rally attacks Nov. Poulos and Cooper An expected 1000 persons from several Baltimore area colleges including Towson are expected to be on hand when two chapters of the Students for a Democratic Society in conjunction with the Baltimore Defense Committee pre-sent an election-oriented rally here Monday night. The rally to be held beginning at 8 pm in Towson's Stephens Hall, will focus on ""the election sham"" with regard to the national elections November 5. SDS chap-ters from Towson and Johns Hop-kins University are sponsoring the rally in conjunction with the BDC. The rally will culminate daylong activities beginning with a ""Teach- In"" at Hopkins' Shriver Hall 12 noon to 5 pm. 5 'election sham' The concept of the ""election sham"" expresses the feeling of the sponsoring groups that in the corn-ing elections ""many ballots cast will be cast to keep one of the three candidates out of office."" A one-page explanation sheet published by the Hopkins SDS further explains the phrase by noting ""The major candidates and their campaigns are not dealing with the real issues facing this society. The available candidates provide no meaningful choice . . . On Election Day we march, as do tens of thousands of others across the nation, against elections which are a fraud."" Towson SDS President Sandy Willer requistioned space accord-ing to TSC policy and secured Stephens Hall for the event. It was felt that because of the inves- Vol. XXI, No. 7 TOWSON STATE COLLEGE, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21204 November 1, 1968 'a learning experience' SDS embraces liberals, radicals by TED OSTERLOH Prompted by the heckling , of Vice-Presidential candidate Gover-nor Spiro T. Agnew at the Burdick Hall ""Homecoming"" rally October 11, and the subsequent accusations and investigations regarding the Towson State chapter of the Stu-dents for a Democratic Society, the organization has gained a good deal of public attention. Maryland political figures as well as letter-writing citizens have expressed their views on SDS in Baltimore area newspapers and an radio broadcasts. The purpose of the SDS' Towson chapter and the position it holds in light of the Agnew-ordered investigation in some case have been distorted. According to Thomas DiLaura, a founding member of SDS, the ested in the Washington, D.C., un .4181iS TOITSIIII !Nita() ( 't) PrObe Li 11 II'S Tt) S.1).41:�L March to the Pentagon. Afterwards the group did not want to disband, DiLaura observes, so they decided to form an SDS chapter. Originally the organization was concerned about one issue-opposition to the Vietnam War. Two general groups of people participated: those whose opposi-tion was an offshoot of their radi-calism, an dthose who opposed the war alone. Loose set-up The current chairman of the SDS Sandy Willer, when asked, about the chapter's organization replied: ""There is none,"" and proceeded to describe the group's loose set-up. 'Structurally there are several officers, a chairman, a secretary, treasurer, and Student Govern-ment Association iSenate represen-tative, all of whose duties are bas- 'revolution AV/1/ . ,7 DILEMMA � 11 ' ""w r/1,113mn111131 MX:DM TROUBLEMAKERS Zflp N.-N--..... .cmc,., � �sjo.iti ..g14.41 E cp COP-OUT 7. jsjoid Ai, uopaanr 17861 gr.� ""0 -46.411.1 7:3 7;i19101(1- JO svas chapter was conceived in earnest last fall as a group of students and two faculty members inter-ically administrative. A steering committee composed of all officers, two members-at-large, and chair-men of any other committees in existence draws up the agenda for the general meetings and slates emergency sessions. The only stand-ing committee is for publicity: others are formed as needed. When questioned on SDS prin-ciples, Miss Willer observed that ""you would have to ask every mem-ber to find out goals and then you wouldn't know for sure."" However, the chapter is based on the idea of participatory democracy�govern-ment by the people with the people as the power base. National affiliation As of October 23, the Towson chapter is affiliated with the nat-ional SDS. Miss Willer noted ing this step considering the stigma attached to the larger organization. She added that the SGA is supposed to pay for five of the student mem-berships, a total of $26. In the past, Towson's SDS has participated in many projects, in-cluding draft counciling and dem-onstrations in support for persons who have refused induction. Last year, it began publication of the Towson Free Press and worked on support of the copper strike in Baltimore. In conjunction with its backing of the 1Southern Christian Leadership Conference, SDS brou-ght an SCLC speaker to campus. The group's most widely publi-cized speaker was Fr. Daniel Ber-rigan who came to Towson Octo-ber 4 on a joint invitation of Tow-son and Hopkins chapters. Ear-lier this month, members partici-pated as individuals, not as part of the group, in the Catonsville Nine marches and demonstrations. The latest project, a combined effort of Towson, Hopkins, Gou-cher, and University of Baltimore chapters is participation in nation-wide protests on November 4, 5, and 6to correspond to the time of the national election. (Continued on p. 6) Ligation and events surrounding SDS activities here Towson would be an appropriate place for the rally. The inter-collegiate rally rep-resents the first time that a TSC student organization has requested and, received a college the size of Stephens Hall auditorium, the co-ordinators observed. The Towson end of the SDS ac-tivities Monday is being coordin-ated by Bill Poulos, Larry- Hor-witz and Bernard Cooper, members of the BDC. Miss Willer and the coordinators, Dean of Students Orrielle Murphy, Student Activ-ities Coordinator Susan Stecker, and, representing the President, Mr. Charles Haslup, met October 29 to discuss rally plans. Adminis-trative approval was received Paulos noted. Featured at the rally will be rock bands, speakers, singers and movies. Tentatively scheduled is a speaker from the TSC faculty. The coordinators comment that no demonstrations or heckling are an-ticipated and explained that TSC students will act as ""marshalls"" for the event. Commenting on the ""Teach-In"" to be held earlier Monday at Hop-kins, TSC representatives stressed that ""this will be the Business end"" of the day's events. The ""Teach-In"" will stress historical perspectives, alternatives to the current election choices, and fur-ther explain the premise of the ""election sham"", as it is termed in the Johns Hopkins news-bulletin on the event. At the rally, those attending ""will vote by their presence"" even though many will be unable to cast ballots in the November 5 elections The coordinators feel that the rally will permit Towson to fufill its ""function as a university"" inpre-senting the program. They cited that the event will enable the SDS to counter the charges of Governor Spiro 'T. Agnew about the ""des-tructive"" intent of the SDS. Horwitz All members of the College com-munity are invited to attend the rally. Also participating will be University of Maryland-Baltimore County, Goucher, Loyola, and Hop-kins, the coordinators noted. INSIDE page Editorials _ Warren Moore 4 Mathias 7 Bulletin Board _ 8 photo by Smith HOMECOMING COURT chicks pose for our photographer on Lida Lee's stair well. From left to right, they are: Pat Morrison, Colette Slusher, Alta Cambell, Alice Terrell, Dottie Fischer, and Ps.m Deaton, Pat Cox is not present. Disney parode highlights Homecoming Weekend Homecoming Weekend, perhaps the most full of TSC's social weekends will begin this evening with a jam session in 'Burdick from 8:30 until 11:30, featuring the ""Intrusions."" The soccer Tigers will meet Mor-gan's Bears at 10 on Saturday morning on the soccer field. This year's parade, ""a tribute to Walt Disney,"" promise t to be one of the fanciest, says Edie Pizzarro, SGA social chairman. It will feature ten floats, several bands and many decorated cars. Beginning at 12:30 p.m. in the lower Blue Cross lot, the parade will proceed up York Road to Sus-quehanna Avenue to Baltimore Avenue to ,Towsontowne Blvd. and into the Burdick Hall lot. Highlighting the pre-football game activities, will be the crown-ing of the Homecoming Queen. She will be the girl with the most votes of the seven on the the court elected by the students. After the crowning, the football team will engage Galludet at 2 Burdick Hall will be the scene of the Homecoming Dance Satur-day night 9-1 a.m. with the local band ""And the Echoes."" The Ramsey Lewis Trio will wrap up the weekend with their contert at 3 pm in Burdick's main gym. "
