Point News, 1969 October 28

              TO: Faculty Senate October 21, 1969
FROM: Student Senate
On Wednesday, October 20, the Student Senate met and discussed the presence of general college
requirements” ingrained within the academic policy of our college. Discussion lent itself to several ideaso
which the evolving theme was one of questioning the necessity of having such requirements. The Senate e
that such requirements present more of a burden to the students than a helping device, in that they are too
restrictive and help to nurture the general feeling of chaos which surrounds our campus in relation to
^ motion was then put on the floor which advocated removal of all general college requirements from the
academic policy of this college. Coupled with this motion was the expression that the Student Senate send
this recommendation straight to the Faculty Senate, where prompt discussion and action could take place.
It is the feeling of the Student Senate that this is a question of major importance to the college community,
and as such, requires immediate attention. Very Sincere|y Yours,
Student Senate
Asst. Ed., Terry S n y d e r , interviews demonstrators when they
protested the Marine Recruiter on campus.
Campus Students Protest Marines
THE SYMPOSIUM O N V i t i immivi
Viet Nam Symposium
WDC Presents
Newly Proposed
Curfew ! ! !
The n ew ly proposed
curfew system has been
passed by the Woman’s Dorm
Council, but it must go
through the proper channels
before being put into effect.
The following proposals
are:
Wednesday, October 15,
has come and gone. With it
came no classes for some, a
church service, and the
symposium on Viet Nam.
The symposium was held
in Charles Hall and was
attended by students,
faculty, and administration.
Members of the “panel”
which sponsored discussion
were Craig Nesbitt Dr.
Goldsmith, Dr. Winnik, J.J.
Pegg, Dr. Salyers, John
Quade, and moderator, Mr.
Chovanes.
Dr. Winnik began the
discussion by giving a
detailed listing of events
from 1945 until today on the
history of Viet Nam and our
i n v o l v e m e n t there.
Discussion was then sparked
as to whether we should get
out and how to do so. As to
the people there, the
consensus was split, as it is
with every other place, some
felt we should get out now,
some said we should stay in,
and some said we should get
out slowly.
After two hours of
discussion, the dialogue
shifted to planning discussion
groups to discuss Viet Nam,
and other topics of interest
and concern.
The symposium drew to a
close when a number of
people left to go to the vigil
in the Park.
(1 ) Freshman to have
regular 1:00 curfews, but are
permitted one 2:00 curfew a
month on weekends.
(2) Sophomores will have
2:00 curfews on weekend
nights.
(3 ) J u n io r s are not
restricted to any curfew on
weekends.
F o r a ll, week night
curfews will remain the same
as first semester.
Drugs On Campus
Tuesday, Oct. 21 brought a
slight reaction to the Marine
Recruiter on campus. The
demonstration which included all
of three people felt that' all
vocational, all businesses and all
services should be bared from
campus. They felt that it did not
enhance the educational
atmosphere or would be beneficial
to the students after they got out
of college.
The reaction to this “mass”
demonstration by the Marine
recruiter was that anyone has the
right to demonstrate yet it should
be done in good taste. He said
that the purpose of his being
there was not to pull students out
of school, but to introduce them
to the available officer programs
and if anyone has any questions
to answer to them.
Anyone should be able to open
up employment agencies on
campus. Also, his opinion is that
everyone should be entitled to his
own opinion and the right of
demonstration as long as it is
peaceful.
Editor, Susie Brooker asked
Pres. Jackson about comparing
the sellers of the Quick Silver
Press-and Free Press to The
Marines - each selling his own
ideas . . . Pres. Jackson said that
he thought that was an amusing
comparison. The difference
between the two is the Dean of
Students was informed of the
Marines coming - not the sellers of
these papers. He felt that all
organizations should have the
right to open up shop on campus
and perhaps these groups should
have special places on campus to
meet the students.
Miss Simms Answers Questions
This year in order to make the
St. Mary's College student aware
of what drugs are, their effects
upon users, and opinions by users
and non-users, the Point News will
run several editions (parts) to
educate the student of the
problem and/or if drugs are a
problem
This edition of the Point News
will concern itself with narcotics
(CONT.
in general, i.e. heroin in particular
since it is used by most addicts.
Narcotics as defined by Webster’s
New Collegiate Dictionary are “a
drug (as opium) that in moderate
doses dulls the senses, relieves
pain, and induces profound sleep
but in excessive doses causes
stupor, coma, or convulsions. ”
This d e f in it io n includes
opium-derived drugs ■ such as
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There has been a request made
that I comment on the Parental
Form sent during the summer of
1969.
For some time I have been
aware that the idea of In Loco
Parentis is dying - is dead in many
institutions. The answers and
comments of the women’s parents
to the questionnaire sent last
spring reflected that the majority
\of the women’s parents believe in
the college assuming an In Loco
Parentis position.
Following the return of the
spring questionnaires the Women’s
Dormitory Council discussed the
Parental Forms for the 1969-70
year. The questions that are now
on the forms were discussed and it
was decided that parents would be
asked to sign them during the
summer when parents and
daughter could discuss the
questions listed in a leisurely
manner rather than asking them
to sign the form on the September
afternoon of their arrival.
The Parental Form was not
sent with the idea that any
privileges were being rescinded.
The questions were stated in such
a manner that parents could
answer either yes or no; or could
check the blank that stated, “I
will send a letter,” if they did not
want to committ themselves to a
yes or no. The letter that
accompanied the Parental Form
stated, “You can send a letter at
anytime stating that you would
like to change your daughter’s
privileges.”
L. Beatrice Simms
Associate Dean of Students
Ed. Note: In Loco Parentis = in
place of parent. The Point News
preferred an interview, but Miss
Simms preferred to write the
article herself. In reference to
paragraph II, sentence II, I
discussed this with the president
of the dorm council, Sharon
Patrick, and I discovered that the
dorm council was not involved in
the actual make-up of the
questions that would appear on
the form sent to parents.
True, these questions were
discussed by dorm council, but
they were not involved in the
decision-making of what specific
questions were to be asked.
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VOL. 11 NO. 4
ST. MARY'S COLLEGE OF MARYLAND
OCTOBER 28, 1969
Student Senate Asks That General
College Requirements Be Removed