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Show jKrigmiji Mu'iXi DESERET NEWS V SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH We Stand For The Constitution Cf The United States By HAL D. STEWARD As Having Been Divinely Inspired North American Newspaper Alliance SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1969 12 A EDITORIAL PAGE Its difficult to find a college administrator wholl predict that campus disorders have peaked and are on their way out But its easy to find administrators whove toughened their attitudes and developed specific plans with teeth in them to meet expected campus disorders this fall and winter. A Shrinking Wor Needs Expanding Lav As peoples throughout the globe are brought into closer contact with each other through better communication and transportation, the prospects for world peace are both enhanced and complicated. With more contacts among them, people find uiey have common needs and aspirations, and they tend to deveh p an outlook that transcends national boundaries. But more contacts also mean more opportunities for conflicts of interest. Consequently, if disputes are to be settled on the basis of reason rather than force, there i3 a growing need for nations of the world to harmonize their laws. Thats where the fourth World Conference on World Peace Through Law comes in as more than 1,000 lawyers and judges from more than 100 countries convene in Bangkok, Thailand on Sunday. and, accordingJust how much the world is shrinking imly, just how much international legal machinery needs to be which with the of some demonstrated issues is by proved the conference in particular and thinking citizens everywhere need to come to grips. Thanks to the rise of corporations which do business in more than one country, for example, poorer nations are being brought new capital, jobs, technology, training, and skills. But such as n the corporations also bring problems need for and the restrictions and protection export import against arbitrary discrimination and confiscation. n As corporations increase, so does the need for an international stock exchange. Likewise, as world trade expands, present machinery for arbitrating international commercial disputes becomes even more slow, expensive, and unsatisfactory. One suggestion is for a World Trade Council and a World Trade Court. Although communications satellites are making it possible to transmit information to just about any place on earth, the lack of worldwide TV standards has turned much of the world into an electronic Babel. Satellite voice channels, for exbut there are at ample, have increased from 1,200 to 42,000 least 12 different standards governing transmissions. International laws governing trademarks need to be straightened out. Some countries permit the unscrupulous to register trademarks of other manufacturers. As exploration of outer space progresses, nations need to Iron out agreements on assisting astronauts in distress and any damages caused by possible space vehicle crashes on earth. Moreover, just as international provisions for oil spillages at sea should have been worked out before the Torrey Canyon disaster, so should nations agree on tolerable noise levels before the giant supersonic transports being developed take to the air. Nations of the world should strive to improve the legal machinery regulating the relations among them as an encouragement, to harmony and an antidote to arms. multi-natio- multi-natio- Ogden Shows How other areas? According to preliminary plans approved this week by the Ogden City Council, the system would eliminate open canals by placing irrigation water in pipes. A feasibility report shows such a system would help eliminate a safety hazard, beautify communities, increase property values, and reduce infiltration into the sanitary water system. It also would conserve water usage for the city instead of losing it to downriver users, and should cut evaporation losses. Projected cost is estimated at $3,468,000. Ogden hopes to raise the money from the Bureau of Reclamation as a loan. Certainly if it is successful, other communities should heed the example. With urban areas rapidly taking over former agricultural lands, it becomes more important to eliminate water hazards. small-proje- ct Latins Try Terror The kidnaping of the U.S. ambassador to Brazil this week focuses new attention on continuing terrorism by extreme leftists in Latin America. Killings, bombings, bank robberies, and seizures of radio and TV stations are among defiant tactics being employed not only in Brazil but also Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Neither singly nor all together are such incidents enough to topple a government. But they do help erode confidence in the ability of these governments to maintain order. If such tactics arent curbed, as Fidel Castro proved in Cuba a decade ago, a government can become so exhausted that a revolutionary movement is eventually carried into power. But the extent and importance of Latin terrorists and guerrillas shouldnt be blown up out of proportion. The last d two in 1965 in Peru attempts at subversion and the late Che Guevaras campaign in Bolivia in 1967 failed miserably. Bands of guerrillas have been but all reported in Guatemala, Venezuela, and Colombia told they are thought to number only about 700. Latin America is almost an ideal environment for guerrilla warfare. Much of the terrain is rugged and undeveloped, the great majority of the people live in poverty, and social and political reforms have been slow in coming despite pressure from the U.S. Under the circumstances, the wonder is not that there are guerrillas and terrorists in Latin America but that they have had relatively little success so far. Cuban-inspire- Afterthoughts The trend toward a tougher administrative policy in dealing with radical students began early this year. It has been intensified during the summer months in corotless meetings of college presidents, deans, and others called together specifically to devise methods to queJ campus disruptions. Although little public attention was focused on the change that occurred in the spring, universities and colleges began to deal firmly with those students a ho disobeyed the law. In a survey of eight colleges, it was found that 75 students had been expelled, 264 students were suspended, 346 students were placed on probation, and hundreds more were pointedly warned about further disruptions. The University of California at Berkeley, for instant, dismissed 15, suspended 35, placed 160 on disciplinary probation in three disturbances and collected some $20,000 in fines for prcyirty damage. These totals dont include still pending action against 272 students involved in the "peoples park incident. Harvard University, on the other hand, dismissed three, suspended 13 up to two years, placed 20 on probation and warned 99 against further disruptions after 400 policemen were called to clear University Hall d . . . When one begins to resent criticism, it is good to pause for a moment and reflect upon cur many faults which have escaped reprimand over the years ; we will find that the balance is heavily in our favor, ' " r v - Ur w V is j of protestors. At the University of Chicago, 43 were expelled and 81 were suspended for periods up to six academic quarters for a and an invasion of the Faculbuilding sit-itwo-wee- k campus situation: An SDS demonstration at Harvard last spring. Topsy-turv- y n ty Club. "Such actions may seem minor to angry said a California college administrator, but to a student who may lose his draft status or financial support, or who may fail to graduate, theyre serious. A clear indication of the new, hard-lin- e in dealing with campus disrupters can be seen in the amended general rules established in May by the board of trustees of the California State College system. Under them, any student may be placed on proba- citizens, 2-- S tion, suspended or expelled for: 1. Disorderly, unethical, vicious or im- moral conduc. much more heterogeneous. For every agitacal thing. Some people are disciplined and tor on the average campus, there are at some arent. least a hundred disadvantaged youth who If UC Berkeleys discipline has failed, are quietly trying to make the most of the that hasnt been the case at eight other colmade reports crack at college they would never have had leges across the country who to the Association of American Colleges. in an earlier generation, The colleges who reported on their disciThe university perhaps most identified were: University of Delaware at Newwith campus violence believes its found a pline Del.; Colby College at Waterville, ark, way to curb radical student disruptions. Maine; Franldin and Marshall College at But not everyone agrees. Lancaster, Pa. ; Southern Methodist UniverMany observers believe the University sity at Dallas, Tex. ; Ohio Wesleyan Univerof California at Berkeley, which has the dusity at Delaware, Ohio; Mundelein College r of at Chicago; Wesleyan University at Middle-towbious distinction of being the Conn. ; and the University of Pennsylcampus unrest, will be the scene of as much discord this next school year as it vania at Philadelphia. was the last. The University of Delaware said mainNevertheless, the universitys chancel taining discipline among its 12,000 students n, pace-sette- "2. Misuse, abuse, theft or destruction of state (college) property. The new rules, for the first time, specifically forbid cheating, forgery, misrepresentation, obstruction or disruption, physical abuse, theft, unauthorized entry, sale or possession of dangerous drugs, possession or use of explosives or deadly weapons, lewd and indecent behavior and soliciting others to do an unlawful act. Some critics of college administrators have asked why has it taken so long to establish what many observers believe to be sensible, realistic regulations. The answer appears to be that there wasnt enough public pressure to do so until now. There should be much to interest Salt Lake County and other urban Utah areas in the proposed project to install a pressure irrigation system and eliminate open canals in the Weber County area. If Ogden City and Weber County can do it, why cant Cuban-backe- J v; This same pressure from a disenchanted public also appears to have forced the American Council on Education to firmly face up to campus unrest. It has done so in a declaration on campus unrest approved by its board of directors. "Disruption and violence have no place on any campus, the declaration says. "The academic community has the responsibility to deal promptly and directly with disruptions. If universities will not govern themselves, they will be governed by others. This elementary reality is increasingly becoming understood by all components of the university community. Some college administrators, however, believe for strict discipline to be effective they must have the cooperation of the public and Congress. Others feel past campus disorders have been sensationalized. Frank Menzel cf the American Association of Junior Colleges, for instance, in a letter to a congressman, said: "Personally, I share your deep distress over the way the camp disorders have been sensationalized, particularly in Congress. Unfortunately, most of the hearings have brought out only one side of the issue. They have presented a distorted picture of the searching change which is occurring in campus life. The college campus is a much more open society today than it ever was in the past, Menzel said. The student bodies are Administrators have toughened their attitude and have developed plans with teeth in them to meet expected campus disorders this fall. . lor, Roger W. Heyns, said the impression that his university ignores discipline and enforcement of rules among its students is a myth which survives outside the campus. Heyns said he believes whats happened at UC Berkeley illustrates the effectiveness of university discipline. Only 32 of the more than 350 disciplined students have committed a second violation and five have committed a third, he said. involved large amounts of patience, talk, In the past year, flexibility and firmness. the report said, student, faculty and staff committees have reached agreements cn student rights and responsibilities, a new Student Government constitution and a revised judicial system. Southern Methodist University has a pointed, tough policy, put simply: SMU has made very clear, both to white students and to students from minority groups, that this university will not allow disruption of the universitys normal func- The universitys regulations, however, tioning. are more than a year old and with one There has been no disruption. exception, its disciplinary machinery reThe Ohio Wesleyan University met black mained the same through the university's student demands by an increased enrollrecent troubles. ment program, appointment of a black The exception was the appointment of a admissions counselor, an enlarged black coordinator of rules and facilities, separate studies program and the provision of a sofrom the dean of students, whose job was to cial center for primary but not exclusive to the initiate cases according time, place use by black students. and manner of rules infractions. Mundelein College, a Roman Catholic Arleigh Williams, dean of students, said he believed the machinery was a fair and womens college, reported that campus a very wise system. I think its handled dis- discussions of nationwide problems have helped to focus attention on the need to cipline in a very capable manner. keep our own house in order. On the other hand, the student body A committee of students and faculty at president, Charles Palmer, challenged the the believes the is Palmer Univeisity of Pennsylvania developed system. system guidelines on open expression and they unrepresentative. were adopted by the student body. The Discipline often appears arbitrary and not terribly consistent, he said. Lots of guidelines established standards under which the rights of assembly and demonpeople are tried (by a Committee of Student Conduct) for what they couldnt be stration may be exercized. tried for in a court. It has become a politi It was, however, President Kenneth E. Its Frustration That Keeps Our All afternoon the BABBITT, MINN. languid walleyes and northerns, deep in the cool, amber waters of Birch Lake, have been turning their fishy eyes on a parade my parade. They have an endless succession of minnows, jigs, spiders. frogs, flatfish, wobblers, poppers, spooks and muddlers dragged back and forth across the bar in futile seduction. I am utterly frustrated Fishing is a frustrating business devoted to the entrapment of the most idiotic and unpredictable of Gods creatures. A fish is insane. The fly that is irresistible at eight oclock is a subject of nausea at nine. Yesteiday the secret was fresh live bait. Tomorrow it may be a plastic worm filled with blue goo. Fish are made moody by the phases of the moon, rendered antisocial by atmo.'.phei ic pressure and driver, into paralysis by a shift of wind. Still the fishermen come, weary ol a h gles more futile than the search for the Fountain of Youth. Yet the line at the first tee lengthens every year and the perspiring and furious wretches who hole out at 18 are utterly convinced that tomorrow will be a better day. It's a miserable business. And its fun. Man was not made for fulfillment He was made for hope. He was designed tc reach and usually fail. He really doesnt want to win all the time or even most of the time. Why are the most popular solitaire games those that generally teat you? Recreation, therefore, is not so much the avoidance of frustration as the substitution of new and exciting ones for those that ere old and tiresome. Balancing on a surfboard or climbing a mountain present problems filled with potential disaster, The quickest way to make a child miserable is to try to spare him frustration. The utterly spoiled youngster is a flaming boil of and boredom. petulance, guilt, Denied healthy struggle he will reach for the unhealthy chance. Parents in the emergency room after the hot rod wreck ask, self-hatre- d Taking the student seriously is to know that these are serious students. To know is to be responsible. To know is to decide, to have preferences, to believe or not to t lieve. It is just such commitments that many teachers avoid. The key to the matter is the willingness of the faculty to be known as persons, the willingness of the faculty to take seriously whatever concerned students take seriously, President Smith said. Against this backdrop, it is known that radical students have their plans laid to again disrupt college campuses this fall as well as to pursue attacks against other American institutions. As an opener for the new college year, g radical students at Stanford Unihave series of versity plotted ? week-londemonstrations to be held during the International Industrial Conference this month left-win- g in San Diego. Their announced intention is to disrupt the conference that will bring together 500 heads of major industrial, technological and financial firms like U.S. Steel, IBM, Chase National Bank, the Bank of America and other giants of capitalism. Meanwhile, across the country, radical students reportedly are intensively working on plans to stage a massive student rally in Chicago in The purpose of the Chicago rally, which radical leaders say will bring together as many as 30,000 students, is to support' the Black Panthers and the Conspiracy 8, who are charged with conspiring to incite riots at the Chicago Democratic Convention , r. last yean Elsewhere, the students, particularly those among the Communist-leStudents for a Democratic Society (SDS), have embarked upon a plot to infiltrate the organized trade unions. left-win- g d This announced intent has brought an urgent warning from FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover that union members would face fanatic, anarchist revolutionaries whove left behind them a bitter wake of arson, vandalism, bombings, and destruction across the nation and who believe unions should be destroyed, along with the government, the military, private industry, and law enforcement. Theres little doubt radical students have set out to revolutionize American society and they plan further assaults, to begin shortly, on the established order. How well they succeed could very well depend upon the American public and how far it intends to submit before it calls a halt to campus unrest and disruption. Lives Interesting JENKIN LLOYD JONES thousand miles of highways, laden with outlandish lures, spurred by advertisements showing grinning cretins lifting impossible strings. And we have a wonderful time. Why? When Dr. Freud laid much of mans unhappiness to frustration he was pointing to those gnawing frustrations that hammer down the ego, twisi the id, lacerate the libido and are compensated for in foolish fantasies if not dementia. Most frustration is fun If they ever take the frustration out of fishing it will be a drag, and we are heading that way. You can already buy portable sonats that will not only outline the bottom but will bounce echoes off a fish. Soon there will be small computers into which you will crank sun time, water temperature and barometer and it will read out Try a gold spinner at seven feet, or just Go home. That will fini'-the fun of fishing. Or take golf. For all but the gifted few it is a dreary succession of whiffs, flubs, tops, hooks, slices, shanks and journeys into jun Smith of Milton College in Wisconsin who put the issues of student unrest squarely. He said: Where have we failed? Perhaps they failed to let the youngster save and work and scheme for what he wanted and fall short occasionally, even then. ; One characteristic of chronic juvenile delinquents has been described as their low frustration tolerance. They cannot plan ahead. They cannot work toward an end. They can only smash and grab. And their happiness factor seems close to zero. It is too early to write the psychological history of the hippie phenomenon. Ten years from now we may. But the effort to find happiness by seeking instant euphoria in pot, instant revelation in perpetual sexual gratification with the round-heele- d chick may prove disastrous. Satiety is not the bag of truly creative people. The great love literature of the world was written, not by the spent, but by the yeamers. ID, is delicious because true Victory touchtriumph is rare. It is the down, the wower of an investment, the proclaiming of your last rival or Miss First Runner-Up- , the decoration by the general, the suddenly bowed rod and the reel that sings like an angel. What makes them wonderful is the hours and days we spent just hoping. d |