Brown and White Vol. 82 no. 21

              brown and white vol 82 - no 21 rhc topic parties five proposals listed the residence halls council agreed unanimously tn submit a list of safety proposals for resident halls to the ad ministration for passible inclusion m the university's social code the list incorporates five main pro posals concerned with expanding the campus police force closed parties and general security the proposals were drawn up in the aftermath of the party crashing incidents at congdon and emery houses during lafayette weekend included in the list are the following recommenda tions see related editoral 1 the addition of a patrolman to the campus police force who would follow an assigned beat nightly throughout the centennial mcclintic-marshall and freshman residence areas 2 the stationing of a unt ersity employee at the sayre park gates on busy nights to direct traffic and inspect any cars at his discretion 3 the hiring of policemen for big weekends to patrol the mcclintic-marshall and taylor area the centennial complex and the freshman quadrangle 4 the issuing of guest passes during periods designated by the forum and possibly guest list requirements for section parties 5 the installation of call boxes m residence halls as a fire and police safety measure in the case of apprehension of an offender the residence halls council recommends that where university and non-university parties are involved both should be turned over to the police the university should exercise its judgment on carrying out prosecution proceedings in another recommendation to the ad ministration the council proposed that centennial house presidents have master keys to rooms and that main door locks be adjusted to fit the same master room keys sunday vesper service evokes christmas spirit by george j bancroft bethlehem pa tuesday december 8 1970 the granduer of christmas was evoked at the university's christmas vespers service sunday the service was performed by the mount holyoke college glee club the univer sity glee club and brass ensemble and a chamber orchestra directed by marc mostovoy the university's packer memorial chapel was overflowing with spectators from the university and the area the tone of the service was set by the prelude brahms es ist em ros ent sprungen and vom himmel hoch by karg-elert ernest knell was the organist the simple green boughs that decorated the chapel and the low light level created a mood of expectation appropriate to the advent season arthur mann associate dean of students at the university delivered the prayers and scripture lesson taken from the gospel of st john 1:1-14 following the singing of the hymn adeste fidelis by the congregation the mount holyoke glee club sang litanies a la vierge noir by francis poulenc the french romantic composer who died m 1963 lehigh's glee club then sang verses from traverner's magnificat and sing we noel once more by bas-quercy lehigh tenor george achilles whose clear voice rose above the rest of the singers to fill the huge chapel sang the solo in the bas-quercy piece following the congregation's singing angels we have heard on high the lehigh brass ensemble performed two short pieces the fanfare from vive le roi by josquin des pres and as it fell on a holy eve by holborne b&w photo by smar a candlelight performance highlighted the glee ciub's annual christ mas vespers service m packer memorial chapel the glee club performed m conjunction with mount holyoke college glee club u profs protest state statutes editor's note this is the first of four articles dealing with amendments to p.l 1546 passed this year m the pennsylvania legislature these amend ments provide extremely wide grounds for the denial of financial aid by pat hendrick the university's chapter of the ameri can association of university professors aaup has recently declared its opposi tion to two statutes passed this year by the state legislature which restricts financial assistance granted to any penn sylvania student convicted of criminal offenses according to a letter addressed to the brown and white by prof alan h sten ning president of the university chapter of the aaup recent amendments to p.l 1546 provide extemely wide grounds for denial of financial aid and require universities to report to the state on court convictions of all pennsylvania students part three of a resolution adopted by the nov 20 meeting of stenning*s organ ization states that the lehigh university chapter of aaup supports and endorses the action brought by haverford college and others m the united states district court for the eastern district of penn sylvania seeking declaratory injunctive and equitable relief from the application of these statutes stenning said the chapter would voice its support of the action by haverford through letters to state legislators and by a monetary contribution from the chapter's treasury to be used by haver ford to help defray the costs of the legal battle he routined that although the 10 per cent of the chapter's treasury that was donated only amounts to 23 this contribution might carry more meaning than just verbal support the university's chapter of the aaup contests these statutes primarily because these statutes provide such wide grounds for the denial of financial aid without due process of law that they may be used by state and university officials to in timidate individuals and limit freedom of speech on college campuses further more the statutes require universities to act as informers for the state dh matters of civil and criminal law which are outside the responsibilities of educa tional institutions the lehigh university chapter of aaup therefore expresses its strong opposition to these statutes as constituting violations of academic freedom and of individual rights pri vileges and immunities under the united states constitution the statutes 24 p.s sections 5104.1 and 5158.1 deal with inellgibility for loan assistance and denial of financial assistance respectively they specify conditions under which financial aid may be refused the individual schools res ponslbillty to supply the state with in formation about their students and the penalties to any school refusing to comply they state that the agency the penn sylvania higher education assistance agency pheajq ) may deny all forms of financial assistance to any student who is convicted by any court of a crim inal offense which was committed after the effective date of this act which under the laws of the united states or pennsyl vania would constitute a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or a felony or who has been expelled dismissed or denied enrollment by an approved insti tution of higher learning for refusal to obey after the effective date of this act a lawful regulation or order of any insti tution of higher education which refusal m the opinion of the institution contribut ed to a disruption of the activities admin istration or classes of such institution or who has been convicted m any court no nearby area for more dorms there does not appear to be any room to build new dormitories contiguous to the campus this was the major thrust of the subcommittee on residence meeting imsi friday the gloomy conclusion was reached after reviewing the university's master plan and ownership maps with jerry barney a member of the trustee's planning and development committee that committee is m charge of planning and allocating money for all capital expenditures of the university barney said that prohibitive cost political considerations and poor topography were the major reasons for the undesireabillty of much of the land near campus cost is the major factor preventing the university from expanding to the fourth st area according to barney land there was selling for 250,000 far more than its actual value the owners of new merchant's hotel for example are asking over three times the actual worth of their property barney added that the political con siderations which prevented the university from building m that area are disappear ing whereas two years ago the city said to lehigh don't you dare expand out of your present boundaries they are now saying why don't you come down and financial aid 866-0331 applications for financial aid for 1971-72 are now available m the office of admission and financial aic valumni memorial building they should be picked up before the christmas vacation to insure sufficient time for completing and processing by the college scholar ship service by the march 15 deadline this notice applies to all under graduates currently receiving university assistance and wishing to be considered for continued assistance and all others wishing to be considered by the committee m its june 1971 meeting questions should be directed to mr stanford of the admissions office see main page 7 see u page 4 see no page 8