Brown and White Vol. 81 no. 11

              lehigh university brown and white j44-0331 v»l tl - *•* ii bethlehem pa tuesday octofcer 21 1 ih campus soys moratorium successful looks ahead to november escalation october 15 1969 is now a day in the past in all probability it will be recorded in am erican history as the date of widespread demonstration against the war in vietnam the university campus was not isolated from either participation in the mor atorium or reaction to it brief interviews with various campus members have yield ed a sampling of the spectrum of opinion on local activities clarence campbeii dean of residence reflected on the moratorium as a deep emotional experience with a great deal of meaning professor james mclntosh department of social relations regarded the partici pation of lehigh students as a sign of a growing awareness mclntosh indicated disappointment that most faculty mem bers made a " minimal commitment to the moratorium he felt that the adminis tration's approach demonstrated cogni zance of student sentiment and sensiti vity to the problems of the war an active participant in the moratorium flag pole program professor david ami - don expressed approval with the manner in which " students here and everywhere con ducted themselves he termed the mor atorium an unqualified success looking ahead to proposed escalation of the moratorium program amidon was less enthusiastic he cited the difficulty in sustaining momentum unsuccessful attempts to organize an expanded schedule could ernfcarass the peace movement amtdon also said that he was opposed in principle to interference with university activities as a form of protest he pro posed limited monthly anniversay obser vances as a dependable and effective altar native col ben weschjer commandant of the university army rotc presented his views in a carefully worded statement that are the opinions he emphasized of an individual american cxfittp m v ,%* t i alh e • *■•■■ in n s mw m 9 rm * ••• "■•■ ■■■- sent however i certainly agree with any one's right to dissent and to participate in demonstrations if they feel so inclined as long as the demonstration is within the bounds of law it is to the everlasting cre dit of the participants in the moratorium that they conducted themselves as law abiding citizens if the number of participants is accur ately representative of the number of am ericans who support the moratorium's stated views then i must conclude that something on the order of one percent of iu6 american population support these views i therefore believe it would be undemocratic and a mistake for the government to adopt the view of - the moratorium as its policy professor jay aronson department of economics praised the " intellectual spir it instilled in the movement by prof am tdon's speech at the flag pole cere monies this aspect of intellectual in quiry made the moratorium more than a si mpleprotest or pressure group acti vity aronson stated don parsons a member of the coordi natin committee for the moratorium view ed the activities as encouraging 4 ' he cited the acquisition of valuable experience for those who organized the program the moratorium solidified the local organiza tional structures and demonstrated that support for the peace movement couiu be mustered in this area parsons said that he was looking forward to increased support in november william quay assistant dean of stu dent life observed a " very good response in the lehigh valley area attendance at the flag pole cer monies however was not so good said quay professor vihon department of bus iness law briefly summarized his reaction to wednesday's moratorium beautiful he exclaimed b&w photo by camana the bethlehem progressive ensemble under the direction of robin miller 47 presented a jazz folk rock worship service in packer memorial chapel sunday morning the group attempted to create a modern spiritual mood wild material which they had written themselves they were wall received by the audience of about 100 m-m section seeks social independence at the october meeting of m-m a 2 a vote of 81-0 approved a motion to inves tigate the possibility of withdrawing the section socially from mcclintic marshall house a committee was organized to study the " pros and cons of the proposal and the possibility of with drawal section presi dent andy relsh believes that if the pro posal is advantageous there will be no problems concerning acceptance by the administration the section's members agreed that m-m*s social activities were badly run and that their section could handle the social activities better independently m-m b-2ps refusal to pay social dues convinced many a 2 members to consider the withdrawal proposal at presort the black students of b-2 have not petitioned for an option on paying social lees the proposal for independence is m-m a-9s equivalent to the option offered to m-m in prisori-a fortune pane m«f » i h*!p yeiitiss about is save rifcer • island the society provides ex-cons with food clothes and jobs plus advice from those who have already made the adjustment from prison to the outside world ex con group to discuss rehabilitation a group of parolees from prison and ex convicts who have served their time will discuss prison reform and prisoner rehabilitation from their standpoint at a lecture tonight in packard laboratory at 7:30 the group's talk is being sponsored by the forum for visiting lecturers the fortune society , which the speakers represent is basically a lobby dedicated to the creation of a greater public aware ness of conditions inside prison and the problems of rehabilitation confronting former prisoners tonight's talk is part of the group's efforts to publicize these subjects the origins of the society lie in a play fortune and men's eyes 1 which was produced in 1967 in the actors play house of greenwich village a moving drama on prison conditions the society's first president was isidore zimmerman a 50-year old private investigator who had served 24 years in prison on a charge of murder which he was eventually cleared of by the courts according to an article in the last new york times sunday magazine the fortune society has also developed into a sort of social welfare organization it is sought out by men recently released from prison as a place where they can get food or clothing help in finding a job or simply the companionship and understanding of those who have already made the painful readjustment to the outside world the society makes money from speak ing engagements and small contributions from those who have heard the ex-convicts talk two months ago the society also opened a shop near sheridan square in greenwich which is staffed by ex-convicts and sells merchandise such as jewelry pottery and paintings made by ex convicts reactions to the society's efforts differ among political and correctional officials joseph david deputy commissioner of the new york state department of correction has forbidden circulation uf the group's newsletter in the state prison system in contrast new york senator charles goodell invited to a graduation ceremony at sing sing prison for 16 inmates who had completed a computer training course spoke in favor of the society's efforts the ex-offender knows the language can recognise the feelings and can identify with the problems of the inmate . we must help these men find meaningful alternatives