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This memo is being submitted in order to keep you apprised of some of the
developments on campus. I don't believe that it will require any action
on your part, but I thought you should be knowledgeable about the situation.
Within the past few days, a returned Peace Corp volunteer, who is currently
enrolled in the college, prepared a display of some of the artifacts and
results of his Peace Corp assignment in Iran. The display is housed in the
display cases in the public card catalog area of the College Library. As a
part of my occasional visits through the library in thearenings, last night
I saw the display and thought it was very well done. This morning, Mr.
Strauss called me to say that he had been involved somewhat extensively in
discussion with a group of Iranian students who wanted to make an official
protest against the Peace Corp display since, included in the display was a
picture of the Queen and a letter from her complimenting the Peace Corp
volunteer.
Mr. Strauss called the advisor of the Iranian Group, Mr. John Merriam, and
learned that the students who were protesting were members of a minority
political faction in Iran, and in the Iranian Group, as a result of the
militant actions of this group, membership in the Iranian Group has decreased
significantly. Mr. Merriam indicated that he would not like to have the
Iranian Group, as a campus organization, involved in the dispute and that he
himself would not have time within the next few days to call the club together
for a consideration of the issue.
The Iranian students who were protesting the display "demanded" that it be
removed, or that they be given the prerogative of being present at the display during the hours that the display was open to explain to library patrons
that the display was a misrep~esentation of typical Iranian situations.
In view of the possible furor that could be caused by such a vocal argument
within the card catalog area, I did not feel that such "guard" would be
appropriate or desirable. Further, neither Mr. Strauss nor I felt that the
display should be withdrawn since it was put together by one of our students
and did reflect and report on his Peace Corp experiences in Iran. I suggested

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h lp l:ul to th ' SJ. tua t1 011 for h in1 lo remove the Que0n' s picture and f ,~r
P rso1:al letter to him since thPy di.cl not add anything oI great import to
th th Qu' D to a Peac · Corp volunteer. He volunteered the replacc>:roent of
the ''off ending i terns" with som.e other pie tures. Mr. Strauss has discussed
tll -' matter with Mr. Rich and Dr. Lawson who feel that perhaps i.t would be
unwis to "giv<?. in" on the matter, but in view of all of the discussions
that l1ave taken place and of the initiation by the Peace Corp returnee of
a minor revision in the display, I concurred with Mr. Strauss' conclusion
that it would be desirable to revise the display slightly. We are not at
all sure that such a revision as will be made will be "acceptable" to the
militant Iranian students, but it is believed that such revision will suffice.

The primary problem appears to be one of internal Iranian politics. The
"protesters" represent a very militant segment. It is my feeling that we
have enough trouble with American militants without adding foreign ones
to the issue. I trust that the resolutions that Mr. Strauss has reached
will be acceptable to all concerned. It has my support.

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Dumke explains role
of higher education
What is the role of hlghe~
education?
This was one of the questions
posed at the recent convention of
California State College Student
Body Presidents Association held
in Sacramento.
President Rush Hill, a senior
architecture major from Tustin,
was among the 18 state college
student body presidents attending
the convention at the Sacramento
Inn.
Hill along with the other
presidents, was the guest of Gov.
Ronald Reagan at a conference
held at the capitol.

Hapgood speaks
NE" r SDXer~-Guy Ryan, setting assistant managini?" editor of the SAN DIEGO T RI BU NE a nd
re~ional director of Sigma Delta Chi, nat iona l
journalis m society, a ssists in the initiation las t
Saturday of fi,.e new memberl--. New member s

fron, the left are Tim Dolan, John Reynolds,
Steve Riddell, J im Burdell and Howard Ibsen. On
t he r ig h t is Dennis Roberts, president of the campus S DX chapte r .
(Photo by \Villiams)

Joint statement issued condemning
violent demonstrations on camplls
The Student Affairs Councli
(SAC) and the Faculty-Staff
Council have each condemned
violence which may disrupt the
orderly educational process on
campu,a.

The two s tatements, both en-

dorsed b y P resident Robert E .
Kenned1, were followed closely
b y a notice from the office of
Glenn S. Dumke, chancellor of
California State Colleges.
n.e latter statement, written
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t.aken against violators by local
law enforcement authorities do
not constitute double jeopardy.
Epstein was referring to student.a or faculty members whose
actions "at once disrupt the educational process in some way and
constitute criminal conduct."
"It is our opinion," Epstein
wrote, "that both the college and
the civil authorities may take
such action as Is authorized by

law against students or college
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power to discipline students pro..
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of violence or threats of violence
on state college cmapuaea.
The Faculty-Staff Cuncll resolution noted that "the right
to diaaent aft'ords no excuse to
disrupt college operations or to
interfere with the rights of fellow atudenta.
"The council is sensitive to the
rights of the students to debate
current iuuea, to protest policy
and to diaaent. Theae rights, in

at Sigma Delta Chi
initiation dinner
Arthur Hapgood, vice-president
of the Central California Commu-

nications Corporation and manager of KSBY-TV, addressed
members and guests of the
campus Sigma Delta Chi chapter
recently at the Motel Inn.
Hapgood will discuss television
news at the dinner meeting which
will begin at 7 p.m.
Five members were initiated
into the campua chapter of the
National Journallsm Society, ac,cordlng to Dennis Roberts of
Grass Valley, president.
They are Steve Riddell, John
Reynolds and Boward Ibaen, all
of San Lula Obtspo, Tim Dolan of
San Rafael and Jim Buddell of
Cambria.
Members of the proi.udo•1
Callfol'Dla Central Oout chapter
of SDX al80 a~ecl.

The "higher education" question was asked of Glenn S. Dumke
chancellor of Callfornla's state
colleges, during a conference.
Dum.ke's reply was that there
were two main roles of higher
education. One was to preserve
what ts best in culture and the
other was to study and analyze, in
a scholarly fashion, the changes
which seem to be advisable and
to present these changes lo society
society's officers may make the
requir ed changes.
However, Dumke pointed out
that, colleges should not make the
decisions. They should only present the pros and cons.
" The minute we stop being
scholars and start being c~ders we lose our academic freedom," Dumke said. "AB a citizen you can be as partisan ns you
like. But don't do this as a studenl It will kill our aca demic
freedom. As a student you must
be scholarly or a ll will be lost.' '

New off-campus
residences to start
Howland Swif t II, execut ive
vice-president of Scope Corp. In
Menlo Park announced that construction will star t on a new offcampus residence hall.
Swift said, the firm had ob-

tained a long-term lease on property adjacent to Highway 1 and
just north of Zion Lutheran
church.
There will be eight separate
buildings in the project, eech of

the dormitor, unita housin• 60
students. Som• wtll be tor men,
some for coeda.
There will 1M a cen-1 bulldlns
for 41Dlns

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cause me to unilaterally cancel a acheduled vi•it becau•• of
opposition or demonatrationa by either student or non~•tudent
group•. You may be interested in reading the attached copi•• of
reaolutiona adopted by the faculty and atudenta on thi• eubject,
and my endoraeaenta of them. My posit.ion i• al•o stated in a
■tatement p\lbli•hed in the 11MU1Jtang Dr-ily," the Cal Poly atud4tnt
newspaper, on January 31~ 1968. I have also enclo•ed a xerox copy
of thia.

Your offer of cooperation in reaolving our mutual concern for
arranging th• beat poaaible circuaatanc•• for recruit■•n~ intervi_,•

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February 26, 1968

Dr. Robert E. Kennedy
President
California State Polytecl1nic College
San Luis Obispo, California 93401
Dear President Kennedy:
deeply concerned, as I know you are, with the student demonstrations which are designed to disrupt student-employer relationships on a number of campuses in the United States and Canada. It
would appear that these demonstrations are increasing in numbers
and physical involvements.
I

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It is for this reason that I am writing to you and giving support
to the attached Statement of Position on student demonstrations
made by the College Placement Council late last year. Further, I
would encourage your administration to protect to the utmost the
rights of the majority of your students who would pursue career
interviews with visiting employers who are guests on your campus.
The Boeing Company has enjoyed an excellent relationship with your
institution which I hope will continue. Please count on us to
cooperate with you in every way possible in satisfactorily surmounting these difficult incidents.
yours,

William M. Allen
Attachment

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Co11ege placement is concerned with the student's ca~eer d 1
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half-century of op ration on the campu, college placement has come to r present the coop rative efforts of higher ducation and of all typ of employ rs, includino- those from
busine , education, governm nt, and industry. The focus of these effort i the student;
the purpos is to provide couns I and guidance o that he may in his , ocation find pe onal
growth and realization.
The final step in the placem nt proc
is the tud nt' discu ion of career interest
with repres ntatives of mployin firms and
nci . It I important to th integrity of
the program that uch int rview b condu t d on th
n1pu nd a
r pon ibilit , of the
institution. Additionally, on-campu m lV1
pro\id opportunit1 for car r e.·ploration with the I st interruption of
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not only of the target int rvi , but a o in om in tanc , of alJ int rviev,s.
The College Placement ounciJ, Inc., representing the Regional ColJege Placement
Associations, believes that a fundamental element in the placement and recruitment function
is the right of the student and the employer to engage in persona] intervie,vs without interference from those who would protest the presence of a specific employer.
The Council recognizes the right of students to disagree; it believes also that the parallel
obligation of respect for the rights of others must be maintained. Therefore, it calls upon
the administrators and faculty members of col1eges and universities to insure that these
rights are protected through continued student-employer relationships on their campuses.

College Placement Council, Inc., 35 East Elizabeth Avenue, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18018

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:Ml' •. Robe~t E. Kennedy, President

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San Iuis Obispo, California 93402
Dear Mr ,. KeMedy:

I_ feel. sure that you have read numerous news accounts of the difficult
situations that Navy Recruiters have had on nany college and University
campuses throu?hout the nation. It is the purpose of this letter to express
to you rrry feelings on this matter.

The U.S. Navy is one of the oldest and proudest of our military services.

The customs and traditions of the U. s. Navy date back past the days of
John Paul Jares. Today our Navy is the strongest that it has ever been.
The personnel of our Navy, both men and women, are serving this great
nation in numerous capacities throughout the entire world; from the north
pole to the south pole. Our Aviation Personnel are carrying out numerous
professional tasks throughout the world, ranging from in-flight refueling
of jet aircraft at transonic speeds, to all types of all weather day and
night flight operations, as well as recruiting outstanding caliber young
men and women for the Navy of the future.

Our recruiting personnel perform with the same professional "can do 11 spirit

and will to succeed as our astronauts have demonstrated in their exceptional accomplishments in s:pace. These men do not and will not practice
submission in the face of a demonstrator on or off a college or university
campus.

To successfully accomplish their mission of informing and counseling your
outstanding students., regarding the tremendous opportunities available
through Naval Service, our recruiters need your wholehearted support• If
they should ever lose your complete cooperation, campus visits would be

completely impossible.
If at any time you are consi.dering canceling our scheduled recruiting visit
because of opposition and or demonstrations by student or non stude?t

groups, I ask you to give careful consideration to all the facts prior to
making your final decision. I feel that you must agr~ t~t such a move
would be submission to a few and depriving many of their rights un~~ our
constitution. The Navy offers numerous fine professiooal opportu~ties
for young college men and women. I request that you give 1UY' recruiters

your complete support and cooperation when they visit your campus.
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On A rting A Riot
In tl1ese days of campus turmoil, it is refreshing to
he~1~ Robert E. Kennedy, president of Cal Poly San Luis
~Obispo, ~elate his experience with student protests.
Speaking at a recent alumni gathering in Oxnard, Ken- ·
nedy said l1is state college campus was not without its
controversies. He recalled one mass rally:
''Fortunately, I had
excellent view from my office
,vi11dow. I watched a little weak as the first speaker berated the administration, demanded more student par-

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ticipation in college decisions and spoke of the need for
student action-violence if necessary.
''Students were asked if anyone else had important
announcements to add.
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"'Over heah,' drawled an animal husbandry major,
dressed in broad-brimmed hat and boots.
''He shuffled to the rostrum. 'I just wanted to take
this opportunity, while you all are gathered heah, to announce that we are goin' to have our rodeo next Saturday down heah at the rodeo grounds on campus and
we'd sure be pleased to see you students down theah.
Thank you.' ''
The demonstration collapsed.

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colored but basically the story you told, I hope .
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Date

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February 2, 1968

File No.:
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From

Subject:

:

ruary 1 Student Demonstration

Please accept this general memorandum as my personal thanks
to you for your assistance in keeping student ternpers "cool"
during the Thursday, February l,sLudent demonstration
sponsored by SNAP as a protest against Dow chemical company
and Lhe Vietnam war.
As you are well aware the event could easily have ignited
into an unruly mob with violent action resulting in injury
to people and damage to property.
The presence in the
immediate area of many faculty and administrative staff
members was a great deterrent to violence, I am sure. The
fact that this activity was carried off without incident is
additional evidence that our students will support the concept
of balancing freedom with law and order so long as our faculty
and staff continue to promulgate that concept by both precept
and exampl e .

T he fact that this demonstration was held without violence
e st~blishes, I hope, a standard for any similar a ctivi t ies
in t he future.
If it becomes necessary in the futu~e.t~ c~l l
upon fa culty and staff observers t o attend such act i vities,
I hope t t1at 1=;t1e same willingness will be evid~nt • I t made
t h e d ifference, I'm sure , betwee?_p__eac~ a~d~o l enc e.

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Hasslein
Lucin
Gillis
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Rich
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Landreth
Gerard
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Grace Arvidson, Secretary to President Kennedy
Meeting, Monday, 9:30 a.rn., Adm. 409

FOR SPECIAL ATTENTION

Dr. Kennedy has requested that those individuals listed
above assemble in Adm. 409 at 9:30 a.rn., onday, January 29,
for a special meeting on demonstration control procedures.
At 11 a.m., another meeting ith faculty members who have
agreed to assist with cro d con rol procedures will be held
in the Little Thea er.
Those of you whose schedules will
permit will be welcome o
end this meeting also.

bee-Wilson
Andrews
Chandler

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CALIFORNIA
ORANDUM

To:

Aero Dept,~
Philbin

Gustafson
Davis
Env. Eng.
McGrath
Keif
Allen
E.E. Dept.
Bowden
Furimsky
Landyshev
Miles

Ind. Eng.
-Potter

Flower
Golden
Mfg. Processes
IIall
Richards
M. E. Dept.
Crane
Reynolds
D. J. Price
Richardson
West
Andresen

January 26, 1968

EL Dept.
Clerkin
Freitag
Hendricks
McMorran
Rapp

From:

Grace Arvidson, Secretary to
President Kennedy

Re:

SPECIAL MEETING, Monday Morning, January 29, 11 a.m., MSD Room 218

Will those of you listed above whose schedules will permit, please.
plan to attend a meeting in the Little Theater (MSD Room 218) on
Monday morning, January 29, at 11 a.m.
President Kennedy would like
to discuss with those who can attend recent actions of the Trustees
concerning demonstrations and crowd control procedures.
bee-Wilson
Andrews
Chandler

CALIFORNIA

January 26, 1968

Bio. Sciences Dept.
Dr. Rodin

Thompson
Chern. Dept.
Wight

Military Science Dept.
Bauer
Phillips
Rall

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Dills
Tice

Silva
Smart
Smith
Physics
Carr
Clements
.
De ries
Howard
Roach
Vrana
Soc Scie ces
lexander
Gabbert
Hense

Library
artinez

Genthner
Page
Beymer
Strauss
ath Dept.
Butler
Elston
Falkenstern

Gerald
Hanks
Haskell

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Hogan

Arch. Deet.
Dickens
Hasslein
Leftwich
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ickell
ordquist
Polk
Schwartz
Stuart
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Those of you listed above agreed to assist in the event of student
de~onstrations.
President Kennedv
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schedule will permit, please plan to attend a special meeting of
faculty observers from all schools at the Little Theater, 11 a.rn.,
Monday, January 29.
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L!FORNIA

January 26, 1968

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Gawain

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Lint
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Keith Nielsen
W. Pederson
Peterson

Hitchcock
Chestnut
Stallard
Head '

Simmons
Smith (Glen)

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Wahl
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Breazeale
Goebel
Lindberg
Stookey
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Davidson
Wm. Johnson
Ratcliffe
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Hirt
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Nicholson
KEetch
Tech. Arts.
McRobbie
James E. Rice
Nelson Smith I I I
Strasser
Educ. Dept. ~
Armentrout
Loughran
Roberts
Sorensen

From:

Grace Arvidson, Secretary to President Kennedy

Re:

Special Meeting, Monday, January 29 - 11 a.m., Little Theater

Will those of you listed above whose schedules will permit,
please plan to attend a meeting at the Little Theater on
Monday morning, January 29, at 11 a.m. President Kennedy
would like to discuss with this group recent actions of the
Trustees concerning demonstrations and crowd control
procedures.

bee-Wilson
Andrews
Chandler

January 26, 1968
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Russell Anderson
Birkett
Bloom
Fox
Gibford
Johnson
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Byron Harrison
Aq Busine.ss
Chase Ag Engineering
Carnegi e
Coyes·
Lamo ur ia
Da iry
Harmon Toon e

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Frago-Klaustermyer
Hallett
C. Johnson
Thrasher
Farm Mgt!...
Hyer
Food Processing
D. Sampson

Soil Sci.
Carter

Dickson
Leighty
Vet. Sci.
Allen

0 . H. De p t .
Amato

Brown
Conner
Poultry
Le ach
Pautz
Sankoff

Grace Ar vids o n , Se c re t ary to President Ken n e dy
SPECIAL ME~TING , Monday morning, January 29 , 11 a.m. MSD Room 218

Will those of you lis t ed above whose schedules will permit, please
plan to attend a meeting i n the Little Theater (MSD Room 218) on
Monday morning, January 29 a t 11 a . m.
Pre sid ent Ke nnedy would like
to discuss with those who can atte nd r e cent actions of the Trustees
concerning demonstrations and crowd control procedures.

bee-Wilson
Andrews
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C ALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC
COLLEGE
San Lui s Obispo 1 California

February 12. 1968

President Robert E. Kennedy
California State Polytechnic College
San Luis Obispo• California 9 3401
Dear Bob:

ple ase accept my backing• Bob• for your fine approach in analyzing the problem and creatively
preparing for the alternatives relating to the
Dow demonstra tion . You enabled the students,
f a culty an d a dministration to take an important

step toward engagement in serious and mature
interaction on crit ica l issues facing our
nation.
Your very helpful participati on in the progra m
presented by Dr. Leo Cain recently was highly
appreciated. We value the stron g support y ou
give to the total development of the Col lege.
Sincerely yours•

w.

P. Schroeder

Head•
Education Department

WPS/ske

Cool at Poly
There were no out-of-hand demonstr.ations
Thursday when a Dow Chemical Co.
representative appeared at Cal Poly to
interview students interested in employment.
As they did at UC Berkeley, UCLA and
San Jose State, some on the campus
picketed and spoke against Dow, the maker
of napalm, the volatile jelly which is used
in the Vietnam war.
.
But unlike UC Berkeley, UCLA and;
Jose ta te, the scene at Poly was .;~411·..:,w...
the anti-Dow forces were controlled, there
,, as no hint of a riotous demonstration.
This reflects credit upon the Poly students,
both those who demonstrated against Dow
and those who showed up to disagree with
the anti-war picketers and speakers.
It also speaks well for the measure of
Poly President Robert Kennedy who
through foresight and planning insured
that no one's right of free speech was
abridged and that no one overstepped the

bounds of proper conduct in a free aooiety.
San Luis Obispo should take JlOte of and
recognize Dr. Kennedy's ab· ·
die
what could have been a ~
we trust, will the trustees of
college syat.em.

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David Brown (lPft) peak amid peaee signs.

Do1r ,11, Pol)'

Students heckle
napahn pickets
A recruiter for the Dow Chem•
ical Co. went about his t>usmess
in the Admim<;lrat1on Building
at Cnl Poly th1 morning while

a -:mall pll'ket line of student<;
('Onductcd a protec;t parade and
rally near the front entrancP.
The confrontation between
collegians and the Dow Chemical

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Glerrn A]len of Don Chemical Co.

Near 01e speakers ,,ms a t.l.hle
from \\ h1ch literature was be
1ng offered over t11e sign ' Al·
tcrnativcs to the draft."
Glenn Allen, we tern t'E",....,-uil
ment manager for DO\\ Chemteal, \\ as the on1) lnten;ewer
here for his compan} and he had
a full schedule of talks \\llh stud,..nt~ until noon Friday.
''Do\\ feels that ever;bod)
has a right to protest." :\lien
~aid. Only one tudent on hi
11 t ba(1 even mentioned the ptck·
l'Ung, he added. U.S. Steel had
three intcrvie\\er hne toduy
hnl they went unnoticed by the

pre-:pnc1' has bPen enough to
start violence on some
<·ampuses.
At Cal Poly there \\as much
laughter. ht'tklmg and curlos,t)',
but not much heat.
The protest was organized by
students for N£'w \ction Pollt1cs
marchers.
(S1, \ P), ,, Inch had the con ent
or Cl)llegc authorities Lo ffll'Ct on
tht' Admtnl tration
Umldlng
g,oun Coor sp<:'ak11 rs fnr 1, \ P were Dick
M,1rkow1tz, 18, a soci,il s 1encr
ma1cir, nn(1 navul Drown, 20,
sc nior mnthcmatk's stndc.nl.
Working ,wh them on thP arr:ingt!lYl<'nts ,ms Dorothy I elgll
ty, a !:enlor in b10-sciPncC',
pproximately ~i00-1,0tltl slu•
,1<'nts nnd eolleg" staff membrrs
m,lled , round the sprakers for
more than an l1our !Jh rature
\'nS drntr1buted de<'l,irlng thnl
SNAP "l not iprotr tm 0 agaln l
no,\ rh •mt I' rl ht lo app nr
nt <'al Pol~ We a.r not takln
the tand u, 1l D \ rhrm,c::il
sh uld not e nllo\\ d to r<'mlll
on th~ campu nor ,, lll \\ tn
any ,, ) attempt to 'PrC'''<'nl an,
tudent from rc-c~h ni:; ht tnt~r-

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~, ri" , ,,110 \\as 1dentl·
f1e<1 n fa mil nm 1 c::1wke from the makl' hi(t ro
trum on tile horrnn: of Y. aria re
bv nr,palm
•Sign~ <•arried by the pickets al•

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President's Reaction to Thursday, Feb. 1, student demonstration
re: Dow Chemical

I was pleased that the demonstration or rally organized by
a few students to protest the presence on campus of a recruiter
from Dow Chemical Company was held Thursday between 11 and 1 p.m .
as a very peaceful gathering of students.

The students remained

cool throughout the activity which could be described as an

• outdoor "Town Hall" meeting with many opposing views being
expressed by extemporaneous speakers.

The presence in the gathering

of faculty members who volunteered as "observers" helped to ma i n tain calm when opposing views became warm.
tion of all faculty,

I appreciated the coopera-

students, and administrators who maintained

t he proper atmosphere during the entire activity.
As I stated in the college newspaper on Wednesday, "Demonstrations
on this campus will be operating within the limits l aid down by
colle ge o ff ici a l s as to the time, place and manner ,
college rules wi l l be handled by due p r oce ss.

Violations of

Don't become involved

in a confrontation in which v iolen ce or threat of violence may be
the end result.

All persons guilty of disruption of college operations

by force will be subject to discipline as provided by law."

Dr. Robert E. Kennedy
College President

February l, 1968

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"D-days'' on c::unpus ,vil1 be
Thursdav
. and Fridav-"D" for
Do,v Chemical Co. nnd ''D" for
planned "D" ulso may stand for "dan~
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President Robert E. I{ennedy
told a task fo1 ee of some 300
facult:v and staff members l\londay that a group knows as S1 1 AP
( Students for New Action Politics) is planning to de1nonstrate
against th arrival of a Do,v en1ploy1nent recruite1 on campus
Thur da. '.
The tasl force ,vas broug·hi log·ether o Kennedy and Everett
'handler, dean of students, cou ld
explain procedures and polici )s
in the event of a n1ass ca m pus
clisturl ancn.
Kenned) said he ha. been ''led
to beli ve stud --nts "ill 1>rot c t
. . . he au e of (Do", ) n1anufacture of na))alm"' for the Vietnam ,, ar.

The preLident advocated "posith e action in advance rather
than negative action after the
fact" of an occur1 ancc on can1pus
" ·hich wauJd disrupt th 01derly

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business of the colleg·e.
Dean Chandler explained to the
staff members that their role in
any distm bane~ would be tu
break up thet anonymity of pot eniaJ rjotel's.
Students aren't apt to act foolishly if some of their teachers
are standing· a1·ound, Chandler
noted.
J(ennedy en1phaslzea ihat the
adm inistrntion is not oppos d to
orderly c\emonsll'ations OL' other
acts exp1e sihg J)olitical or n10ral

State Colleges issued a statement
in Noven1ber, asking that individual colleg·c administrations
allow students' right of dissent.
But the statement went on to
conden1n any acts of violence or
threats of violence. It called for
administrations to act swiftly and
forcefully in case of such disorders.
A later state1nent, Kennedy
noted, left the control of dist urbances with individual college
presidents.

VICWS.

B1 uiJal den1onstrations at San
Fi~
State and Los Angeles
State a well a at several univcrsites in
a. Ii for n i a have
pro1nptcd
on1e l~wn1akers to
caU for a special enforcement
group under the direction of
Go . Ronald Regan to insure law
and Ol'der on state c!a1npuses.

Ht"' 'lrcL scd the oJle,t does
not di. t·ourag • di.. nt, but tl11
diss \nt mu. t be e pre ,. ed without infri nging on the right of
ot h •r.,.

'Tho~e again:t th demonstrut ion n1ig;ht acluall,r create th
violence," the pl'e ident .. nid. H
not d that thi unti dernonRlrntion action, 1 it erupted into violence or threa • s of violence,
,,·ould be trc,,tcd ju t as harshly
as if the d<'n1onstration itself
" ere to flare up.
The Board of Trustees for
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Th is plan hM been criticized
trongly by many college and
unh er~ity administrators who
contend such policing could be
better handled by local admini-

tration".
Dow Chen1i~al has been a handy

target for demonstrators against
the war in Vietnam.
Son1c of . . the youthful leaders
of the protest have explained
that Dow's involvement in the
war is relatively s1nall, but the
company has taken on 'the aspects
of a symbol around which dissenting factions across the nation
can rally.
In i\londay's session. the strong;
concern was expressed about the
possibility that non-demonstrators would r eact violently against
the pickets in front of the Administration Building on Thursday
and Friday.
Kennedy said la t year a disdurba nce ~·upted in the Snack
Bar when p group tried to hand
out information on how students
could classify themselves as consciencious objectors and thus escape the draft or a least service
in a combat position.
It was bystanders 'who dhfa ..

g·reed with the dispu.rsal of the
information who c au s e d this
trouble, the president said.
Students involved in acts of
violence or who make threats of

violenre will be suspended for
one year, Kennedy said.
"This has nothing to do with
politics or moral views-but with
threats of violence and violence,"
Kennedy sti essed. He said it
didn't matter whether the students involved were "hawks" or
"doves or whether they were
part of demonstrtltion or simply
bystanders who attacked the demonstrator~.

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Chandler told the faculty mem ..
hers the administration wants to
stay a way from ''powe1· plays" in
quelling any disturbances.

He said the students involved
in a disturbance would be cOtr•
tacted and told they are in viola•
tion of state codes. If this fails
to disperse the students., n1embers
of the faculty task force would
be asked to drop by the site of
the trouble to tq and give - bility.

If these maneu. fail an
a very last resor 188CUrity

cers and area la
officers w o u I d
Chandler added.

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L. R. MANSFIELD, Slzeriff-Coroner
The Sherif f's Office
Son Luis Obispo, California

Date: January 31,

TO:

ALL MALE PERSONNEL

FROM:

SHERIFF L. R. MANSFIELD

SUBJECT:

DISTURBANCE

AT

CAL- POLY

The following procedures will be used in regard to the pos sible protest demonstrations scheduled for Thursday and
Friday, February. 1 and 2, 1968, 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P . M., at
the Cal-Poly Campus:
1.

All male personnel
Squad Room.

2.

Sheriff ansfield ill be present a~ong ith Presi dent Kennedy and Chief Coe rie at t e Cal - Po ly
Campus.
(a}

In the event hes
action,
pon co an
all male personn
Sta ion
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Poly
3.

ill m ster at 8:00 A • • in the

on

rrants furth er

from Sheriff ansfie ld
o the Forestry
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entr nee to Cal -

In the even o
r her mov or r from Sheriff
Mans field, all personn
11 proceed to the
Administ~a ·on r a C - Poly C mpus
(a)

At this t· e he C.H. P .
ill be notified to
take up locations at predetermined check

points.
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4.

Upon arrival at the Cal-Poly Campus, the special
enforcemen t squad will maintain a position in the
front ranks,
nde~ the :mmediate superv~sion of
Sergeants FloLes and Nunez.
(a)

5.

The remainder of the personnel will maintain
a reserve status under the· immediate command
of Lieutenant Duty.

There will be no movement of any personnel at any
time during the entire operation except upon the
command of Sheriff Mansfield through the designated
chain of command •

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January 31, 1968

6.

By order of Sheriff Mansfield, no personnel are to
go to the campus area prior to any of the foregoing
steps and procedures being put into effect.

7.

Upon the designated order to withdraw from the campus, all personnel will do so in an orderly, military
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SUBJECT:

DISTURB~~C2 AT CAL-POLY
(REFER MEMO DATED 1-29-68)

All male, uniformed personnel

January 30, 1968

re to report to the Squad

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instructions and stand-by duty in connection with possible
disturbance on th~ ~al-Poly campus.
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File No.:

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Harold O. Wilson

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Dale W. Andrews
Everett M. Chandler
Donald S. Nelson
George Cockriel
James R. Landreth

Maintenance of Law and Order on Campus
As a result of the various discussions yesterday in regard to plans for
handling possible campus demonstrations by students against Dow Chemical
Company recruiters scheduled to be on campus February 1-2, 1968, receipt
of a memo dated October 11, 1965, from Norman Epstein, addressed to Deans
of Students and Business Managers, on the subject "Statutes and Other
Materials Pertaining to Maintenance of Law and Order on Campuses; Our
File No.: L65-414," was recalled. Jim Landreth pointed out that following receipt of the memo, a draft dated August 19, 1966, of an Administrative
Bulletin covering the matter was prepared for signature of Dale Andrews who
was then Chief Administrative Officer. Att ched is a copy of that draft,
along with a Xerox copy of Nonn n Epstein's memo and its attachments.
It seems to me that the attached m ter· 1 is p rticularly pertinent in connection with the process of rrest. The word "arrest" has a specific legal
connotation and is applicable only to persons who are in violation of sections
of the Penal Code. Persons in viol tion of Administrative Code sections may
be disciplined, placed on probation, fired, and so forth, but notarrested.
It occurs to me that a review of Norman Epstein's October 11, 1965, correspondence and the draft Administrative Bulletin would be helpful in refreshing the
memories of those of us who are involved in the present situation.

Attachments (to al l but Mr. Landre t h )

66

'HNIC COLLEGE

ADM NlS RATIVE BULLET

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ROCEDURE FOR TAKING ACTION UNDER PENAL CODE 602.7
RELATING TO REFUSAL TO L AVE COLLEGE PROPERTY
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S ction 602.7 (o) of tl
· 1e P eno 1 Code states:

"I n any case in which a person who ·s not a student or
officer or employee of a state college or stute univer•
sity, and who is not required by his employment to be
on the campus or any other facility owned, operated or
controlled by the governing board or any such state
college or state university, enters such campus or
facility, and it reasonably appears to the chief adminis•
trative officer of such campus or facility or to an officer
or employee designated by him to maintain order on such
campus or facility that such person is committing any act
likely to interfere with the peaceful conduct of the activities of such campus or facility or has entered such
campus or facility for the purpose of committing any such
act, the chief administrative officer or officer or employee
designated by him to maintain order on such campus or facil ity may direct such person to leave such campus or facility,
and if such person fails to do so, he is guilty of a misdemeanor.11

All faculty and administrative employees of California State Polytechnic
College should be made aware of the procedure by which unauthorized individuals or groups interfering with regular campus activities should be handled.
In situations where alleged violations of the peaceful conduct of the activities on campus are occuring, or might occur, the employee is requested to use
the following procedures whenever possible. The accused individual or group
responsible for such action should be approached and questioned in the follow•
ing manner:
1.

Request to see ~ritten permission for conducting the activity.

2.

Inform the individual or group leader that without the approved written
consent from the proper campus authority they stand in violation of campus
regulations.

3.

Request that the activity stop immediately.

4.

Relate that proper clearance may be obtained from:
a. Security Department
b. Office of the Dean of Students
c. Activities Office
d. Business Office

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If the activity persists call the campus Security Department. The
follow•
Security Department will implement Penal Code Section 602.7 in th e
ing manner. The procedure is one drafted by th Chief Counsel:
"l am Officer

, and I represent the

Chief Administ_r_a_t_i_v_e_O_f_f_i_c_e_r_o~f~California State Poly-

technic College. It reasonably appears that a) you ar
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conduct of the activities of this campus, or, (b) you
have entered the campus for the purpose of committing
an act(s) likely to interfere with the peaceful conduct
of the acti.vities of this campus. I order you to leave
the campus imrned iate ly. ''

If the individual addressed docs not then leave the campus, he has commi~ted a
misdemeanor
in the presence of the officer. The officrr should then say: •1~u
are
under arrest."
If the individual arrested asks to know the offense for which he is being
arrested, the officer must tell him: "Violation of Penal Code Sect ion 602. 7."
If the individual arrested resists the officer in the performance of his d,1:: ·es,
the officer should say: "If you continue to
,
the additional charge of resisting arrest shall be placed against you."

The Security Officers are designated a

those uthorized to take action under
this Administrative Bulletin regarding Penal Code Section 602.7

APPROVED:

Dale W. Andrews
Vice President

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THE CA~IFORNIA STATE COLLEGES

Offic of the Ch ncellor
2930 West Imperil Highway
Inglewood, California
90303
October 11, 1965
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Deans of Students
Business Managers

FROM:

Norman L. Epstein

Re:

Statutes and Other Materials Pertaining to
Maintenance of Law and Order on campuses;
Our File No.: L65-414

In response to your several requests, we are enclosing
copies of statutory materials relating to public order, and a
forn1 for designation of officers and employees pursuant to Penal
Code Section 602.7_

If you have any question regarding the applica tion of
any of these provisions, or of others of a similar nature, please
write or telephone this office.
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Chief Counsel
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Enclosures
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State College Presidents
Chancellor's Staff

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L65-414

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DESIGNATION PURSUANT TO PENAL CODE SECTION 602.7
Pursuant to the authority vested in me by Section 602.7
of the Penal Code, I hereby designate
as one of the officers or employees at

[name of individual~

[name of State College]
to maintain order on the campus and other facilities of said State

College.

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This designation is subject to revocation or limitation

by me at any time, either orally or in writing.

Dated: _ _ _ _.....,.--:----,r------

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Penal Code Section 403

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- Disturbance of public assembJy or
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Penal Code Section 404 - Riots; definition
"Any use of force or violence, disturbing the public
peace, or. any threat to use such force or violence , if
accompanied by immediate power of executi6n, by two or
more persons actin together, and without authority of
law, is a riot.n

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Penal Code Section 405 - Riots: punishment

"Every person who participates in any riot is punishable b./
a ·fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by "imprisonment
in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by both such
fine and imprisonment."

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Penal Code Sec ·on 406 - Rout: d finition
"Whenever two or more p rsons, assembled and acting
together, make any attempt or advance toward the commission of an act which would be a riot if actually committed,
such assembly is a rout."

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Penal Code Section 407 - Unlawful assembly; definition
"Whenever two or more persons assemblE; together to
do an unlawful act, and separate without doing or advancing
toward it, or do a lawful act in a violent, boisterous,
or tumultuous manner, such assembly is an unlawful assembly."

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Penal Code Section 408 - Rout and unlawful assembly;
punishment
..Every person who participates in any rout or unlawful
assembly is guilty of a misdemeanor."

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, Penal Code Section 409 - Riot, rout, or unlawful assembly;
remaining pr sent .a fter warning to
disperse
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or riotous assembly, mentioned in this Chapter,

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authority ~1th which he is invested for supressing the same
a nd ar~e st~ng the offenders, he is guilty of a misdemeanor."
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Penal Code Section 415 - Disturbing the peace: noise: use
of public streets of unincorporated
town for offensive conduct, horseracing, or shooting; indecent
language; punishment
"Every person who maliciously and willfully disturbs
the peace or quiet of any neighborhood or person, by loud
or unusual noise, or by tumultuous or offensive conduct, or
threatening, traducing, quarreling, challenging to fight,
or fighting ••• or use any vulgar, profane, or indecent
language within 'the presence or hearing of women or
children, in a loud and boisterous manner, is guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction by any Court of competent
jurisdi~tion shall be punished by fine not exceeding
$200, or by imprisonment in the County Jail for not more
than ninety days, or by both fine and imprisonment, or
either, at the discretion of the Court."

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Penal Code Section 416 - Assembly for purpose of disturbing
peace or committing unlawful act;
refusal to disperse
"'If two or more persons assembled for the purpose of ·

disturbing the public peace, or committing any unlawful act,
and do not disperse on being desired or commanded so to do
by a public officer, the persons so offending are severally
quilty of a misdemeanor."
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Penal Code Section 602 - Trespasses constituting m'sdeme nors:
num r~ i n
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hours of the day or nightgwhe t~ubli~ agenc~ during those
closed to the public upon b _n . e build~ng is regularly
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regu _arly employe~ guard, watchman, or custodian ~f
public age~cY: owning or maintaining the building or
~ro?erty, if the surrounding circumstances are such as to
indicate to a reaso~able man that such person has no
apparent lawful business to pursue; is guilty of am · a_
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Penal Code Section 60205 - Unauthorized entry of property
. "Ev~ry_person other than a public officer or employee
acting within the course and scope of his employment in
performance of a duty imposed by law, who enters or remains
in any noncommercial dwelling house, apartment, or other
such place without consent of the owner, his agent, or the
person in lawful possession thereof, is guilty of a misdemeanor."

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Penal Code Section 602.7
"(a)
In any case in which a person who is not a student
or officer or employee of a state college or state university,
and who is not required by his employment to be on the campus
or any other facility owned, operated or controlled by the
governing board of any such state college or state university,
enters such campus or facility, and it reasonably appears to
the chief administrative officer of such campus or facility
or to an officer or employee designated by him to maintai~ .
order on such campus or facility that such person is committing
any act likely to interfere with the peaceful conduct of the
activities of such campus or facility or has entered such
campus or facility for the purpose of committing any such a~t,
the chief administrative officer or officer or employee designated by him to maintain order on such campus or facility_may
direct such person to leave such campus or facility, and if
such person fails to do so, he is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b}

As used in this section:

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who loiters or wanders upon the streets or from pl c
to place without apparent reason or business and who r fus
to identify himself and to account for his presenc wh n
quested by any peace officer so to do, if the surrounding
c· cumstances are such as to indicate to a reasonable man
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any crime.
or a rrested for
3. Falsely to move or maintain any
proceeding.
suit, action o r
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To che~t and defraud any person of any propert,
by any means which are in themselves criminal, or t o ob~ain
m~ney or property by false pretenses or by false promises
with fraudulent intent not to perform such promises.
5.
To commit any act injurious to the public h ealth,
to public morals, or to pervert or obstruct ju s tice, or the
due administration of the laws.

6. To commit any crime against the person o f the
President or Vice President of the United State s , t he
g overnor of any state or territory, any United States Justice
or J udge , or the secretary of any of the ~xecutive departments of t he United States .
They are punishable as follows:
When they c o nspire to commit any crime against the

person of . any offi c ial spec ified in subdivision 6, they are
guilty of a felony and are p unish ab le by imprisonment in the
state prison for not less th a n 10 years.
When they conspire to commit any other felony, they
shall be punishable i n the same manner and to the same extent
as is provided for the punishmen t of the said felony.
If the
felony is one for which different punishments are prescribed
for different degrees, the jury or court which finds the
defendant guilty thereof shall determine the degree of the
felony defendant conspired to commit.
If the degree is not
so determined, the punishment for conspiracy to commit such
felony shall be that prescribed for the lesser d e gree, except
in the case of conspiracy to commit murder, in which case t h e
punishment shall be that prescribed for murder in the fir 5t
degree.
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felonies which have different punishments and the commission

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pr i son f or not m~re th n tl1ree e y ea r , or i n the state
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in 1e superior court of . ny coui:ity in which any overt
act tending to effect such con s p i racy shall be done.
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Penal Code Section 587 - Railroads and railroad bridges;
punishme nt

Every person who maliciously, either£
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of any railroad: wheth e r for steam or horse cars, or any
track of any railroad, or any branch or branch•,,ay, switch,
turnout, bridge, viaduct, cuivert, embankment , station
house, or other structure or fixtu~e, or any part thereof,
attached to or connected with any railroad; or,
2. Places any obstruction upon tne rails or track
of any railroad, or of any switch, branch, branchway, or
turnout connected with any railroad;
Is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison
not exceeding five years, or in the county jail not
exceeding one year.

The foregoing provisions relate to cr~mes aga~nst the State of
California. In some circumstances, i t is conceivable that offenses
against the United States might also be committed.
,t: which attention has been called are 18 u.s.c. § 371~ conspiracy to
commit an offense against the United States: 18 u.s.c § ~155, acts
and conspiracies to interfere with national a~fense mate=i ls , etc.;
18 U.s.c. § 2387, activities affecting armed forces . et: .• > The
latter.c:imes
are generally within the cogni~ance of feaeral
th
au orities. Questions relating to application of these statutes
should be submitted to legal counsel in the Office of the Chancellor.

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statutes Pe taining to Arrest
section 834.

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Arrest defined •

, persons autho ri zed t o a rrest .

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custody, in a case and in
the . manner authorized by 1 aw.
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Section 834a.

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Resistance to Arrest .

If a person has knowledge orb
care, should have nowledge t~ t h Y_the ~xercise of r ea s onable
peace officer, i t is th d •
a
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e uty of such person to ref r ain from
using force or any weapon to resist such arrest . ~
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Section 835.

ethod of making arrest: amount o f rest ra i nt .

·s made by an actual restr int of he pe r son , or
by submission o the cs ody of an officer. The person a rrested
may be subjected to sch restraint as is re son ble for hi s arrest
an d detent · on.
An arrest

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Section 835a.
Use of force
o r overcome resis nc.

o eff ct arrest , prevent esca p e,

peace officer who h s r
son ble c use to beli eve th a t
the p er~on to be arres ed h s commi ted
public offense may u s e
reasonabl e force to e ffec
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A peace officer who makes or attempts t o make an arr est n e e d

n ot retreat or desi s t from h is efforts by reason of the r e s is tance
o r t h reatened resistance of the pers on b eing arr ested; nor s h all
such o fficer b e d eemed an aggressor or lose hi s r ight t o sel f de fense b y t h e u s e o f re a sonable force to e f fect the arrest or to
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836.
for arrest without warrant.

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or may, without a warrant, arrest a person:
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1. Whenever he has reasonable cause to believe that the
person to be arrested has committed a public offense in his
presence.

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When a person arrested has committed a felony, although
not in his presence.
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Whenever he has reasonable cause to believe that the
person to be arrested has committed a felony, whether or not a
felony has in fact been committed:

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Sec tion 837.

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Private persons•

, authority to arrest.

ARRESTS BY PRIVATE PERSONS.

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reas~nable cause for believing the person arrested to have
committed it.''
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Authority to summon aid to make arrest.

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making an arrest may orally summon as many persons as he deems
necessary to aid him therein.~

Section 841.

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Formalities in making arrest~ exceptions.

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The person making the arrest must inform the person to be
arrested of the intention to arrest him, of the cause of the
arrest, and the authority to make it, except when the person
making the arrest has reasonable cause to believe that the person
to be arrested is actually engaged in the commission of or an
attempt to commit an offense, or the person to be arrested is
pursued immediately after its commission, or after an escape.
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he is arresting, inform the latter of the offense for which he
is being arrested.''

statutes Pertaining to Citation for
isdemeanor Under State Law
Section 853.6

warrant

Notice to appear; contents·
, release: bail~

(a)
In any case in whi h
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offense declared by state la~ a person _is arrested for an
d mand to be taken b f
to be a misdemeanor, and does not
my, instead oft k ' e ore a magistrate, the arresting off ' c r
the procedure pre:c~~~e~u~h pe:son before a magistrat?, follow
sha 1 pr,
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h aining the name an d a dd ress of such person, the offense
c arged: and the time and place where and when such person shall
appear in court.
(b) The time specified in the notice to appear must be at
least five (5) days after arrest.

(c)

The place spec'fied in the notice shall be the court

of the magistrate before whom the person ould be taken if the
requirement of taking an arre ted person before a magistrate
were complied with.

(d) The officer sha 1 de iver one copy of the notice to
appear to the arrested person, nd the arr sted person, in order
ritten promise so to appear in
to secure release, mu t give
court by signing the duplic e not · ce which shall be retained by
rr s ng officer shall forthwith
the officer. Thereupon h
release the person arres ed ram custody.
(e) The officer shall, as soon as practicable, file the
duplicate notice with the magistrate specified therein . Thereupon the magistrate shall fix the amount of bail which in his
judgment, in accordance with the provisions of Section 1275 of
the Penal Code, will be reasonable and sufficient for the
appearance of the defendant and shall indorse upon the notice
a statement signed by him in the form set forth in Section 815a
of this code. The defendant may, prior to the date upon which
he promised to appear in court, deposit with the magistrate the
amount of bail thus set. Thereafter, at the time when the case
is called for arraignment before the magistrate, if the
defendant shall not appear, either in person or by counsel, the
magistrate may declare the bail forfeited, and may in his
discretion order that no further proceedings shall be had in
such case.
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Upon the making of euch order that no further proceedings
be had, all sums deposited as bail shall forthwith be paid into
the county treasury for distribution pursuant to Section 1463 of
this code.

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judgm nt, as required b i l the terms and provisions of the
y aw.

Section 853.7
me nor

Violation of prorn1.·se t o appear as misde-

Any person

ho willfully viola es his written promise to
appear in court is guilty of a misdemeanor, regardless of the
dispos· ion of he charge upon which he was originally arrest d.
Section 853.8

Warrant for arrest

pan failure to

ppear

When a person signs a writ n promise to appear at the time
an place specified in the written promise to appe rand has not
posted bail as provided in Section 853.6, them gistrate shall
issue and have delivered for exec ion
rrant for his arrest
within twenty (20) d ys af·er is f ilure to appear as promised .
Copy of
Section 853.9
comp laint: proc dure

r ' tt n notice to appear as

Whenever writ n no c to ppe r has be n prepared ,
de l ivered, and filed with he court pursuant to the provisions
of S ection 853.6 of this code or pursuant to the provision s o f a
coun ty , city or city and county ordinance enacted purs u ant t o
t h e p rovisions of Section 853.l of this code , an exact and legible
dupl icate copy of the notice when filed with the magistrate, in
li e u of a verified complaint , shall constitute a complaint to
which t he d e f e ndan t ma y plead "guilty."

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in court, or does not deposit lawful bail, or pleads other than
"gu i lty" of the offense charged, a complaint shall be filed which
shall conform to the provisions of this code and which shall be
deemed to be an original complaint; and thereafter proceedings
shall be had as provided by law, except that a defendant may, by
an agreement in writing, subscribed by him and filed with the
court, waive the filing of a verified complaint and elect that
the pros eu~ion my proe ed upon
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the way you handled the Dow recruiting
situation was significant, so •••
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on the scene. They were strictly unofficial
and might find a place in the Kennedy
slide files.
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Statement for MUSTANG DAILY
By Robert E. Kennedy, President
January 29, 1968

Violence on several campuses of the California State Colleges has
disrupted the educational process and related operations on those campuses.
Th•e Trustees of the California State Colleges established a policy

regarding demonstrations which includes this statement:
"The Board of Trustees is sensitive to the rights of the students
to debate current issues, to protest policy and to dissent .

These

rights, in accordance with pertinent college rules as to time,
place and manner, must also be protected.

affords no excuse to disrupt college o

But the right to dissent

rations or to interfere with

the rights of fellow students .. "
The California Sta e Colleges Sud n

in a position paper pres n
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on December 9 this statement:

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result,

·n large part,

of

hese prob ems are outside

ould use the college campus

improperly."
Student governments throughout the California State College system have
responded in a single voice by saying,

"Individuals or groups who plan

illegal or hann ful interference should question their consci·e nce as to the

moral right of using means which diminish the basic freedom of the campus
and infringe upon the rights and privileges of their fellows.''
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interviews, that activity is an authorized, official part of th
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of·: tl,e president of the college.

this campus are level-headed; I

not permit themselves to be goaded into disorderly

conduct by the actions of otl1e~s~ -

Tl1e most effective way to object to

a demonstration with which you do not agree is to stay away.

If you are

sincerely in sympathy with the views expressed by the demonstrators, your
own conscience is your only guide to the degree of participation.

In

either event, watch out for those who would use college campuses as the
staging grounds for insurrection or for self-appointed vigilantes who would
take the law into their own hands.
Demonstrations on campus will be operating within limits laid down

by college officials as to the time, place and manner.
college rules will be handled by due process.

Violations of

Don't become involved in a

confrontation in which violence or threat of violence may be the end
result.

All persons guilty of disruption of college operations by force

or violence, or threat of force or violence, will be subject to discipline
as provided by law •

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t lished a 1,oljcy reg "ding clen1011stratjons ,vhicl1
l 1d ~ thi~ stat ntent:
u1,he IJoard of Trust es is sensitive to tl1e lvights
f the ~tudents to debat e currCJ1t issue , to 1>rotC\si and to di ent. Tl1ese rig·hts, in a ccorda11ce
, it h pertin nt colleg·e rule~ as t, 1itne, J>lace and
nrtnner, ntust also be J>rotected~ But tl1e rig·ht
1o dissent affords no e./·cuse to clisru11t college
ration~ or to interfere ,vitlt tlte rigl1t ~ of fellow
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. )CJ.i tio11 included in a position paper presented to
tl1e l'ru~tees on Decentber 9 t his statement: •" ...abuses
cu ~1tl:y Ie,ried ag·ainst certain Slate Colleg·e campuse a re not the result of res1>onsible students, 11or
e they tlte result, in Iarg·e pa1·t, of students at all. • • !
th e
) are tlte cause of t.l1ese 11roblems are outside
agitato or people froin otber areas wl10 would use
the ~ ·e cantpus .i n1properly."
~...,.,•.en t g·overnmen ts thoug·l19ut the "'" California
olleg·e sy~tem l1ave responded in a si11gl~ voice
Sta
by
·ng\ ''lndi, iduals or group~ who plan illegal or
I interference should question their conscience
he n1oral right of using mea11s which diminish
sic freedom of the campus and infring·e upo11
·ghts a11d privileges of their fellows."
""hen industry representatives come on this camconduct recruiti11g interviews, that activity is
an
thorized, official part of tl1e educational process
of
· colleg·e. Any student, according to the newly
established Trustees' regulatio11, who interferes with
that activity subjects himself to possible suspensio11,
at the discretion of the preside11t of the college.
I am convinced that our students at tl1is catnpus
are level-headed; I an1 hopeful tl1at they. will 11ot pernut themselves to be goaded into disorder
nduct
by the actions of others. The most eff e
way to
object to a demo11stratio11 with which you
agree
is to stay a,vay. If you are sincerely i
h~ witl1
t]1e vie,vs expressed hy the de1no11s
your O\Vll
conscience is your only guide to the 4
of participation. In either event, watch out I
th
wl10
,vouJd use college cam})uses as the staring
ounds
for insurrectio11 or for sel f-a1>11oi11 ted ·gil
s ,v ke
,vould take the Ia,v into their own ltan
Den1onstrations on this campus w· be
a 11g
,vithin the limits laid down by college o
to
1he tim place a11d manner. Violations ()f
rules
~ill be
died by due process. Don't hft
vol ed
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tation in which , iolence o t
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Sa n Luis Obispo Campus

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President's Council

Date

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January 2 9,

1968

File No.:

Copies :

From

Subiect:

:

Robert E. Kenned

Title 5 sections on Disruption of campus Activities

We have been advised by phone by the Chancellor's Office that
sections 41304 and 43526 of Title 5 of the California Administra tive Code were amended during the January 24-25, 1968 Trustees
Meeting as indicated below in strike-out - underline:
"41304. Disruption of campus Activities. Notwithstanding
any provision in this Article to the contrary, any student
who , in accordance with procedures for hearings established
b y the college, is found to have disrupted, or to have
a tt empted to disrupt, by force or violence, or by th e t h reat
of fo rce or violence, any part of the instructiona l program
of a state college, or any meeting, recruiting inter vi ew or
other activity authorized to be held or conducted a t t h e
college, sAa±± may, at the discretion of the presid e nt, be
suspend e d or a · sffi ·
otherwise disciplined as prov ided !2Y_
law. suspensions pursuant to this section may exceed one year.''
"43526. Di sruption of campus Activities .
Notw i t h standing
any provision i n this subchapter 6 to the con t r a ry , any
employee of t h e Cal i for nia State College s wh o, following
appropriate procedures at t h e c ol l eg e , i s found to h a v e
disrupted or to have attempted to disrupt, by force or
violence, any part of the instructional program of a state
college, or any meeting, recruiting interview or other
activity authorized to be held or conducted at the college,
sfia~~ may, at the discretion of the president, be disciplined
pursuant to section 24306 of the Education Code."

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Rob rt E. Kennedy
Date

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January 26, 1968

File No.:

Copies :

J. Cordner Gibson
Subiect:

Demonstrations

Listed below are the names of individuals in the School of Agriculture
are willing to serve when called upon to appear at any situation where who
presence would be helpful.
their

John K. Allen - t0 #tAAnthony J. Amato O #·
Russell Ko Anderson· /l//
Richard Birkett
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Emmett Bloom
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Howard Brown s
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H. H. Burlingham
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Edgar Carnegie ,
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Logan S. Carter
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Dan Chase .~
Frank Coyes _
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Wesley Conner
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Bruce Dickson
~"<--IS~ Paul Fountain
Frank Fox
Doug Frago

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James Hallett
Byron Harrison fl '.! / .
Edgar Hyer
3~ rJ Richard Johnson r-J'tf
James Klaustermeyer
Lloyd Lamouria
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Raymond V. Leigh~y §~f.
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California State Polytech ic College

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President Robert E. Kennedy
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19, 1968

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Dean Fisher

Vol Folsom

Request for faculty attendance at demonstrations.

In response to subject named request, I selected 14 members of the mathematics
department, who seemed to be most respected by the students, and asked them to
volunteer to respond to a telephone call, as you uggested. I re eived immediate
affirmative response from 11 people. I added my o
name. The 12 names and
telephone numbers are as follows:

Office T lephone
Robert 0. Butler
Charles A. Elston
Oswald J. F lkenstern
Curtis F. Gerald
Charles J. Hanks
C. T. Haskell
Wilbur C. Hog n
Gilbert L. Homfeld
George R. Mach
Y. Leon Maksoudian
John A. Woodworth
Vol Folsom

2264
2351
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Home Telephone

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2264
2351
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2268

238-0972
543-7004
543-6387
544-2273
543-2394
543-3621
543 -8119
772-8092
544-0855
543-1468
543-3594

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543-3038

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OfflCE OF Ul~ Pi£SlilEHT

f California

California State Polytec nic College
Sa.n Lvb Obispo Campus

ernor andum
To

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Date
File

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Subiect:

Clyde P. Fisher

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January 19, 1968

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Demonstrations
Your memo dated January 12, 1968 regarding the subject item as discussed with
the department heads in the School of Applied Sciences on January 16. They
were requested to discuss the situation Jith their department committees and
to forward names of those who expressed a illingness and/or desire to "being
called". Several of the department heads informed me that there as somewhat
of a negative reaction to such a formalized procedure with "lists of names, etc .' 1
but volunteers were obtained in all departments.

The names of the volunteers by dep rtm nt r e l i t dbl 1. In addition to
those departments with majors, Colon 1 Bur infonned m that all of the
officers in the Military Sci nc D p rtm t ould be pleased to assist in any
way they could, including pp
c ·n civili n clo h s if this would be
helpful. In addition, Mr. Str
nf rm d
th t five of the professional
librarians had felt t ould b
t
11 h lpful for them to volunteer.
The names, therefor, of th pr
1 br rian so indicating their will ingness to assist are 1 o 11 t
Biological Sci nc
Dr. Robert J.

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Mr . David H. Th m on -

Chemistry De2artment
Dr. Hewitt G. w·ght
Dr. Charles E. Dills
Dr. Russell Tice
Library
Miss Angelina Martinez
Mr. Fred Genthner
Mr. P. Lane Page
Mr. Charles R. Beymer
Mr. L. Harry Strauss
Mathematics Department
Mr. Robert 0. Butler
Mr. Charles A. Elston
Mr. Oswald J. Falkenstern
Dr. Curtis F. Gerald
Gr. C. J. Hanks
Dr. C. T. Haskell
Mr. Wilbur C. Hogan
Mr. Gilbert L. Homfeld
Dr. George R. Mach
Mr. Y. Leon Maksoudian
Mr. John A. Woodworth

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E. H. Bauer
Don Phillips
Frederick A. Rall
Arnold T. Rossi
George Silva
Lee D. Smart
Douglas W. Smith
Physics
Mr. Laurence H. Carr
Mr. William E. Clements
Mr. Ralph M. Devries
Mr. Blaine N. Howard
Mr. David M. Roach
Mr. Ralph S. Vrana
Social Sciences
Dr. William Alexander
Mr. George P. Gabbert
Dr. Donald W. Hensel
Mr. Thomas Nolan
Mr. B. L. Scruggs
Dr • M. E • Smith
Dr. Herman Voeltz

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I •ould, of course be happy to assist in any way possible to prevent or to
assist in minimizing any disruptive demonstrations.

California State Polytechnic College

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San Luis Obispo Campus

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Robert Eo I
Date

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January 19, 1968

File No.:
Copies :

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JAN 22 1968

Subiect:

Demonstrations - ... Watchers

Following are the faculty who have volunteered for the assignment you
outlinedo
William Brent Dickens
George Hasslein
Billy Leftwich
Hans 1v1ager
Paul Neel
Dell Nickell
Ray Nordquist
Ben Polk
I John Stuart
Wes Ward
Maurice Wilks

~chool of Applied Arts
Instructors who have volunteerLn
d onstrat1.on.

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Robert
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Eugene Gwin
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St rr J n 1.n
Robert L nt
Jon ott, Sr.
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Robert Edm
J mes J n n
Edward Jor n n
Vaughn Ht ho k
Su rt Che tnut
M ry St 11 rd
Dwayn H d
T rry W rd
Evelyn Pell ton
V1.ctor Buccol
James Sanderson
Dave Grosz
Thomas Lee
Robert A. Mott
Printing Technology & Management Dept.
James Babb
Larry Eckrote
Herold Gregory
Joseph Truex
Roderick Carruthers

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Date

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March 5 • 196 8

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P. Schroeder

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Demonstrations

For some reason my name did not get on the list of faculty available
to appear at college student demonstrations. I would be pleased to
have rrrJ name added to the list.
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Sn Luis Obispo

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To:

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Evertt M. ~han lP.T
Dean of St·1Jt'!nt

Subj ct:

S udent DemoL trat10

numb~ off culty memb r h ~
studen dem~n tr tio
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sured that som on in this office will
immediately come to the location f i t appears in any way necessary.

State of California

California State Polytechnic College
San Luis Obispo Campus

Memorandum
To

Robert E. Kennedy

Date

:

1-23-68

JAN 24 1968
File No.:

OFFICE Of THE PRESIDEMT

From

Everett ~1. Chandler

Subiect:

SNAP

Copies :

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Dave Markowitz, the leader of the SNAP organization, came into my office
to talk about Dow Chemical. I believe that Dave is a sincere well-meaning
individual.
He states that they do not want to have Dow leave the campus. They want
them to interview and they do not want to interfere with the interviews
in any way. He said that in any demonstration they do not want to come
into the building nor the entrance to the building so that the door
in any way would be blocked. He asked if it would be all right to use
the lawn area off the side of the front of the Administration Building
at the Perimeter Road. There is a rather large area there. He states
they expect to have some picture of people ho have been burned by napalm
and present these as somewhat of an exhibit.
He recognizes that the greatest problem may com from others who object
to their demonstration and is quite willing to hav us bring forth faculty
members, administrative people and other to keep a general calm. He does
want to pass out leaflets concern'ng th effects of napalm and Dow Chemical's
part in the manufacture of it. He ·swilling to have any leaflets approved
in advance by us.
If the demonstration operates in this fashion and we can prevent certain
other hot head types from either carrying the demonstration itself to
greater lengths or hot heads on the other side doing battle, I think it
should not be one causing us problems. Meanwhile we will keep our powder
dry and our organization ready to control any affair that might get out of
hand.

January 22, 1968
Student Demonstrations - WHAT TO DO?

Q\ny Faculty or Staff Member)
First - Be sure that a real demonstration is occurring not merely a
gathering for a door to open (Little Theatre, Cafeteria, etc.) or a
similar harmless function.
Second - Call Dean Chandler - Ext. 2491. InfOrm him or any employee in
his office of the situation as you see it. In his absence call Mr. Nelson Ext. 2171.

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CHANDLER'S OFFICE AND CONCURRENT ACTION
First -

Secretary ( or any other person in the office) will notify in order:
Chief Cockriel
Dan Lawson
Robert Bostrom
Dale Andrews
Ren Liner
Don Nelson
Pres. Kennedy
Dave Cook
Schoo l Deans Offices

Ext. 2281
Ext. 2476
Ext. 2391
Ext. 2101
Ext. 2491
Ext. 2171
Ext. 2111
Ext. 2247
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2339, 2226, 2161, 2497, 2131

Lawson (or anyone in office) will in turn notify:
John Lucin, Elaine Gillis, Roy Gersten & Gl enn Rich
Second - Cockriel and his s taff will be requested to go on alert , calling
in as many of h is s t a ff as can be reached. Cockrie l will call
Sheriff's Office ( 543- 2850) notifying Sheriff of po t ential and
requesting an alert .
Third -

Andrews and Chandler will go to area of demonstration; Andrews
for purpose of determining what if any f aculty participation is
involved (or Andrews to call School Deans to assemble rather than
going himself) .

Fourth - Lawson, Bostrom~ Lucin, Liner, Gillis, Gersten and Rich will
assemble at demonstration area for purpose of identifying crowd
and engaging known individuals in conversation to break up mood
of anonymity .
Fifth -

Dean of Students' Office will call Jerry Holley, Ext . 2541, to
assist in getting ASI President (Rush Hill) and MUSTANG DAILY
Editor-in-Chief (Steve Riddell) to the area even if from out of
class.

Sixth -

Dean of Students' Office will call Dave Cook (or in his absence
Joics Stone (Ext. 2187) who will assemble Landreth, Gerard, Coats ,
Beatie, Voss, Vanoncini, Dunigan. Mr. Coats (or Dr. Stone) will
post observers at the scene~ two men to each post.

Seventh - Dean of Students' Office will call

John Healey
Ext. 2495
John Heinz
Ext. 2214
requesting them to appear at scene with portable tape recorder (Heinz)
and both movie and still cameras (Healey and staff and students,
and Heinz and staff). Pictures to be taken in large numbers
including from building roof with telescopic lens. Heinz staff
to do latter.
Eighth - Nelson
Ninth -

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go to Cockriel Office co assist in security arrangements.

Dean of Students' Office to call School Deans or their secretaries
who in turn will notify department faculty so that they can
casually drop by the scene.

AT THE SCENE
First -

Chandler will assess situ tion. If d sruptive and in violation,
spectators will be as d to 1 ave. G1v o 2 minutes to do so.

Second - Chandler will inform roup of vio
dispersement. G ven 2
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Third -

President Kennedy noti 1 do
peace officers are c lled.

tion of Title 5.

itu tin

Request

and b fore outside

Fourth - Chandler will inform L n r to cl S curity (Ext. 2281). If it
appears Cal Poly Secur ty c n handle alone., this will be done .
If not, Security will call Sh riff to send peace officers.
(About 75 expected in 10 - 20 minutes). Chandler will continue
to request dispersement until arrival. Mr . Cook and his observers
will be alerted to the hand signals which Mr. Chandler uses to
notify Mr. Lin~r to call Security.
Fifth -

Peace officers will assemble at Security unless directed by
Cockriel to another area. Peace officers and Security to move
in and make arrests. The Sheriff is the officer in charge.

Sixth -

During these steps, the observers posted by Dave Cook will
keep the President's Office informed of developments.

FOLLO\ING THE SCENE
First -

Chandler will prepare formal charges on all those arrested and
identified as being involved.

Second - Hearings will be held, with appropriate due process.
Third -

Decisions rendered - Note that proved involvement in conduct
which is disruptive to normal campus activities following the .
warning procedure indicated above will likely result in suspension
of up to 12 months or more.

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Off\&E Of lHE PRESIDENT

From

Ev·erett }l. Chandler

Subject:

Demonstrations, etc.

:

1-22-68

File No.:

Copies :

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Attached is a proposed step-by-step statement of procedures and a "who does
what" on demonstrations. Since these are somewhat like "battle plans" I
expect that we will continue to make modifications. It may be pretty hard
to make a set plan for all situations. But I believe that the attached plan
provides us with a good current operating procedure. If the "~pposition"
adapts to it and makes changes, we can re-consider either on the spot if
necessary or deliberate the matter and make changes. The group of persons
to be called should be assembled for an instructional session. The persons
involved would be:
Chandler, Everett
. . Nelson, Donald
✓ Cockriel, George
Lawson, Dan
Bostrom, Robert
Andrews, Dale
lcook, David
f Liner, Ren
Fisher, Clyde
Higdon, Archie
Gibson, Cordner
Cummins, Carl
Hasslein, George
Lucin, John
Gillis, Elaine

Gersten, Roy
Rich, Glenn
Holley, Jerry
Stone, Joics
~Landreth, Jim
Gerard, Doug
Beatie, George
Coats, Don
Voss, Larry
Vanoncini, Les
Dunigan, Tom
Howard, Lorraine
Bedal, Joan
Secretaries to School Deans

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t he District Attorney in particular. It is not one which cdrrics Jny ool
and is i~tcnded only as a professional type organizationo Of ev n mor int~~~~t
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f l:icial chann ls to sec whether or not we could join because they are
not yet dt that point.

u will note that the mutual Did agreement make provi~ion~ th~t opcr Lions are
to be under the direction or officials under whose jurisdiction the fire has
occ trrc be under your direction. I rn ntion this because of the copy of Norman Epstein's
December 1 note to Dr. Ernest A. l3 ckcr on the subject "Police - Reserve Officers"
,vhich you sent to me with your request for this little study. The police mutual
aid agreements would operate in the same manner.

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mm randum to the College residents, Decemb r 15,
n the subject of CDmpus Security. Attached is the summary
four security organizat·on provided by Mr Cockriel.
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I think George has given us all the information required.
The only thing I would care to add is th tin answer to
your specific inquiry regarding responsibilities of
security officers, they have tne same general responsibilities except that some are specialists in the fire
area. In this particular instance James R. Marengo assists
Chief Cockriel as a specialist in the fire control and
suppression area. He makes most of the fire inspections
and handles the training of the students and other security
officers under Mro Cockriel's direction. We have always
tried to have at least one man who we could consider as ex'
pert in the fire area.

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SIX (6) SECURITY OFFICERS
TWO ( 2) STUDENT ASSIS TA rrs (PARKING)
TWO (2) PART- Tn-rE STUDENI' CL~

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E:iPLOYME

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1940 - 1946:

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LLOYD G. DIETRICH
F BIRTH:

February 22, 1913

DATE OF El1PLOYMi-:NT:

EDUCATION:

October 1,

1953

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Training

(1942); numerous Police and Fire Training sessions;

Advanced First Aid.
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July 11,

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Sl1eriff 1 s Office Trainlllg; Federal Bureau of Investigation
short courses.
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~iPLOYMENT :

October 1957 t o August 1961:

August 1961 to Present:

Deputy Sheriff, San Luis Obispo County

Security Officer, California State Polytechnic College.

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15, 1967

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3 • Navy Communications and Language School.; Sheriff's

g Course, San Luis Obispo.

1965 - May 10, 1967:

June

vloods Animal Shelter

Officer (Supervisor).

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May

San Luis Obispo.

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Sheriff's Reserve, Sari Luis Obispo Sherifft s Office•

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Security Officer California State Polytechnic Coll.egeo

was hired .from Civil Service List., Sheriff's Office.

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tension and unrest .
If d ition 1 s ff ·s n ed d o rn 'nt in
normal security aper t'ons, you re urged to reel ss·fy vacant
plant aper tion positions to security off'cers on a temporary
basis. This office will give such temper ry reclassif'cation
requests priority attention.

In order to fund a reclassification to security officer from
lesser paid position in plant operation, you will have to
disencumber a higher ratio of dollars to position than is normally
budgeted. The man years for the deleted position and the man
years for the added position must remain identical.
If you need additional security positions but do not have available
plant operation positions which can be reclassified as above, you
may request reclassification of vacant positions from other than

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2
mber 15 , 1967
67-10

plant operation. Such requests will be given preliminary review
in this office and submitted to the Department of Finance for
consideration.
This memorandum does not supersede our Business Affairs letter
67-9. The purpose of this memorandum is to suggest a way in
which you can immediately improve your security program on a
temporary basis during this difficult period.
It may be possible
with adequate security personnel coverage to deal with security
problems in their early stages and prevent them from developing
beyond manageable proportions.

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State College Business Managers
Chancellor's Staff

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ALIFORN A STATE COLLEGES
ff ' ce o t h e Ch a n cel l or
5670 Wilshire Bou levar d
Los Angeles, Cal ifornia 90036
December 4 , 1 967
BA 67-9

Reply Requested By:
December 20, 1967
To:

State C l l ege Pr es i d : ~

From:

H. E. Brakebill
Vice Chanc el lor

S ubject:

I!.~

Business Affairs

Trust e es' Resolution - Campus Security Personnel

Pursuant t o the Tru stees' resolution passed November 30,
concerning adequate security resources to handle campus
problems , I would appreciate an evaluation of the
security staff needed at your college to cope with regular
activities of the campus. The continuing security staff
needed should be measured in relation to the outside law
enforcement support available for assistance in special
demonstration situations.
would you also evaluate the administrative staff needs of
the college in relation to the present situation and submit
a statement of your additional requirements.
In addition to the above . would you please review your
current support budget and advise this office of the fiscal
resources within the college budget that can be made available for the purposes indicated. In requesting additional
funds for campus security we will be obligated to show the
extent to which current appropriations can be used for this
program.
we would appreciate your response to this matter by
Wednesday, December 20, 1967.

HEB:vm
copies to:

State College Business Managers
Deans of Students
Chancellor's Staff

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omia State Polytechnic eollege
San Luis Obispo

ociated Students, Incorporated

roposed Resolution Concerning The Rizhts of Demonstrators
d OtheTS In the College Corrrmunity~

WHEREflS:

eMbers of the College Community, speci i cally students,
facul~y and acL~inistrators, have a right to express their
belie~s, he ever repugnant they may be to others. by any
a: propriate means includin demonstrations; and
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r:~~t to ex:,ress beliefs cannot be so far extended as to
de ri~ anyone holding contrary beliefs the right to hold and e
expre·s those beliefs; and

WHEREAS: t e rig1t to express beliefs in a College Cornnuni•y by
demons ra ions or other nc ns cannot be so far extended as
to to_lerate acts of violence , vnndnlis . o ... coe-rcion as
st~ctio s to t he l e iti -ate functions of the College
Coi L~t..; i ty; ar.d
WhE • ~ : a.ctio .s by individuals or .. ~Toups to present. speakers in"Ji ted

to th canpus from speakin, to disrupt t~e operations of the
i 1stitutio sin ~he course of deoonstrntions, or to obstruct
and Tes train other nc b rs oc t he acad~~ic comrnmi ty and campus
visitc-rs by physical fo~c~ i destructive of the purs uit of
learn· g and of a fre s ci ty; t ere fore,
licy of the Ass c· ate of Ca. oly , Sn..n Luis Obispo o perNit the fullest e:q., r es sicn
of belie £s throu~h any r.,cans, including de~on~trations, that

BE IT RESOLVi:D:

that it is the

is coopatible 'ith the rig

s of o~~ers

o hold and express

con 't:ra.cy beli•e fs; and fur t.; .. er

BE IT RESOLVE!J! that no ueans of expressing ones b . . liefs should be
allow~d whi ch wi ~ 1 prevent others of the Col lega Community
fro~ heari ng t he beliefs t hey wish to hear. and f urther
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t h at is is t he policy of t h e Ass oc · nte -- -Cal Poly, San Luis ob;spo not to t o llerate a cts of violence,
vanda1is~, or coercion that disrupts the orderly educational
process and le~iti~ate fun ctions of the College or of any

BE IT RESCLVED :

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Fisher, Gibson, Baaalein, Higdon

Ja1111ary 12, 1968

Donald Welson
1-..rett Cllndler
llffold Wil ■oa
Dale Aadren

Robert E • Kennedy

Demonstration•, etc.

'l'lae Truatees and

Oaastcellor hfl81lade •pl:, clear daat peacehl p1ck8Jllla -.4

pqeeful de■1'118tratlon• are •11 VithlD th• bOllllQ of le1itbaate dl•--t aad
,rot••t•. lqually tbey lurve aade clear that cf•w•tratlau vlttcll ae 'Yloleat
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or c:OAtaln • threat of violence are not to be concloaad.

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vtthia ~ .,..._,
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•plo•l• affair. One of the l•••ou wllldl • laave 1•_.... ta tluat - , le ••
etratioa •oald be kept ae calm •• po•aible. OM of die factor• tllat Mata 11f
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I racked my brains trying to develop a list of suitable faculty members
to appear on call at demonstrations. You may recall we had discussed this
in our last meeting. The more I thought of it the more I thought it would
be better to involve the department heads themselves in such selection.
It would not appear to be some sort of an administrative dictate but more
a request for assistance.
With this in mind I have written a letter from you to department heads
calling for their help in naming certain members of the staff who could
be called to appear "casually" on the scene. I realize that this is somewhat a touchy area and you certainly may wish to throw this idea out or
revise it considerably. ·r have tried to make the memo one which makes
clear that any member so named would not have any disciplinary function
but merely one of being seen in hopes of breaking up anonymity.

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c ear that classes are not to be dismissed, nor are any "facutty members
expected toA~.A. cJe..,&,J!.eserve security force or disciplinary agent of the college.
As one c o l ~ e s m n t stated, "The mere fact that your Bio Science teacher
is standing tai feet away from you tends to keep you from doing something
foolish." Also I want it understood that if violence should occur,...1faculty
members are to use their good judgment, including moving away from the scene
if there is any concern on their part that they might be involved in any
injurious situation.

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After receiving the list of names a meeting will be held with the group to
go over any questions and to explain the total process.
It is sincerely hoped that Cal Poly can avoid the disruptive and violent ~
episodes which have created not only a bad external public relations but~
ad8i~i8ft as~ ~iMiu11& dissention-ridd n college community in hich polarity
rather than intelle~:':!~1 dialogue rules. Your help and that of the faculty
will do much in maintaining a solid academic atmosphere. Your assistance
is earnestly solicited.

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Disruption of Campus Activities

On this date, I discussed with Dr. Art Rosen, ACSCP Chapter President, the meaning
of the term "appropriate procedures at the college" with reference to the new Title 5
section on disruption of campus activities.
I told him that the college would follow the same procedures as would be used in any
potential disciplinary case with regard to determining whether or not an employee had
disrupted campus activities. That is, the president may designate one or more staff
members to investigate the matter, gather the facts surrounding the incident, and
report this information back to the president so that he may determine what further
steps, if any, are warranted. I also indicated that, depending upon the circumstances
and to insure due process, the president may appoint an ad hoc committee to explore
the situation further before taking any action. (This alternative was added as a
result of a conversation I had with Lois Feldheym before I called Dr. Rosen. Lois
stated that the concept of an ad hoc investigation committee was being recommended
in the Academic Senate's disciplinary action procedures for academic personnel of
the California State Colleges.)
Dr. Rosen seemed quite pleased with the information I gave him. He did, however,
indicate displeasure with the mandatory language in the new Title 5 section e.g. "shall
be disciplined. "
Attachment - Section 43526, Title 5

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RESOLVED, By the Board of T=ustees of the Califo~nia
State Colleges, acting under authority of, and to
implement, interpret and make specific, Education
Code Sections 22600, 22604,· 22607, 23604, 24201
a nd 24306, and pursuant to the Administrative
P roced~re Act, that this Board hereby adopts i~s
re gulations in Title 5 of the Cali;ornia Adrlinistrative
Code, as hereinafter set fo~th, such regulations
be ing adopted as emergency actions, to take effect
i mmediately upon filing with the Secretary of Sta t e
a nd with the Rules Committee o~ each House of the

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Section 41304 is added to Subchapter 3,
Chapter 5, of said ~itle 5, to rec : as fo llow s:

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Disruotion
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t,o the con:...rary, ~ any studen'- w110, in
accordance with procedures tor hearing s
established by the co: - , ;2 , is found t o
have disrupted, or ~o :~ve attempted to
d isrupt, by force or violence, or by th~
· t hreat of force or violence, any part o~
t he instructional program of a state
co llege, or any meeting, recruiting interview
or o ther activity authorized to be h eld or
conducted at the college, shall b e suspe n ded
or d i s mi s sed . Suspensions p u r s uant to t~ is
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Control Centers
The San Francisco State riot which culminated in the Trustees emergency meeting brought forth the necessity to have control centers feeding information
back to the President's Office. One control center is actually the classroom.
For example, a noisy even violent situation occurring at the administration
building could well find the rest of the campus absolutely quiet. Dismissal
of classes in these areas could add to the confusion rather than help. To
ascertain the state of affairs throughout the campus classes and labs is a
responsibility which can be assigned to the School Deans and/or their
Associate Deans. The School Deans' Offices can call key department heads or
others in their areas to ascertain whether or not any difficulties are
occurring. Information can be reported to the Assistant to the President
or the President. If there should be a "hot" spot appropriate steps can be
taken.
A second control center may be found at the site of difficulty. Observers
should be stationed at vantage points overlooking the scene. These observers
should be in communication with the President's Office. Where no phone is
immediately available, two persons should be stationed so that one can act
as a "runner" if information needs to be conveyed to the President's Office.
The following persons are recommended as observers: Cook, Landreth, Dunigan,
Gerard, Stone, Coats, Beatie, Vanoncini and Voss. If a demonstration is taking
place and the numbers are reaching significant proportions, e.g. 75 - 100 or
more or if there is evidence of violence or a threat of violence, or if there
is a small determined group who are "sitting in" blocking entrances, etc.
which could lead to problems, Mr. Cook will be notified or in his absence
Dr. Stone. These two persons will act as leadmen in posting observers. They
will receive information as to the location of the trouble and its potential.
They will post observers in the general area, taking advantage of logical
lookout points.
The following areas seem like the most likely spots for any possible demonstrations: Administration Building, Cafeteria area, Gymnasium, Library, Stadium
or Track area (because of ROTC drills and reviews), the Kiosk area between
Math and Engineering East (because it would make a good spot from which to
speak).

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It is recommended that the proposed observers along with Messrs. Nelson,
Cockriel, Lawson, Chet Young and I visit each of these areas to set up potential
posts and establish a communications system from each post. The latter may
merely be the provision of a key to the nearest office having a phone. At the
same time the observers along with Nelson, Cockriel, Lawson and I can discuss
a signal system to indicate various things. For example~ what appears to be
a milling, violent mob from 100' away, may really be a jovial exuberant group
from 10' away and vice versa. The person at ground level can communicate to
observers without leaving the immediate area and have the message relayed to
your office.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE
Notice of the Adoption of Regulations by the Board of
Trustees at a Public Hearing With Respect thereto published on
December 18, 1967 indicating that the location of the hearing to
be Sacramento State College, is hereby changed. The following i s
a new notice indicating that the place of meeting and public hearing
of the Board of Trustees of the California State Colleges will be at
Sonoma State College.

NOTICE OF THE ADOPTION OF REGULATI ONS
BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CALIFORNI A STATE
COLLEGES A.ND OF PUBLIC HEARING WITH RESPECT THERETO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to the Admin istrati v e
Pr o cedure Act, the Board of Trustees of the California S t ate Colleges,
as t h e a dministering board of the California State Co lleges, and under
the authority of, and to implement, interpret and make s p ecific Education
Code Se ctio ns 22600, 22604, 22607, 23604, 24201, and 2 4 3 06, will consider
regulat i on s in Article 1, Subchapter 3, Chapter 5 of Title 5 and in
Article 11, Subchapter 6, Chapter 5 of Title 5 of the Cal i fornia
Administr ati v e Code as follows:
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Addi t ion of Sections 41304 and 43526, rel at i ng ,
respe ctively , to discipline of students and
e mploy e e s in cases of disruption of campu s act ivities, by fo rce or violence or by the threat of
force or v iolence , adopted as e mergen c y regulations
on December 9, 1 967.

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that any person interested therein may
present statements, orally or in writi ng, relev ant to the action proposed,
at a public hearing to be held at Sonoma State College, 1801 East Cotati
Avenue, Rohnert Park, (Cotati) California 94928, commencing at 1:00 p.m.
on Thursday, January 25, 1968, or as soon thereafter as the business of

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Cunmina, lsher. Chandler, Nelson,
Brendlin, C. Johnson, Rush Hill

December 8, 1967

C. Young, D. Miller,
Lawson. Cockriel, J. Lucin,
R. Liner, Healey, Bostrom,
Rich, Gersten
R. E. Kennedy
Student Demonstrations Protesting Certain On-Campus Recruiting Efforts
The Truateea at their November 30 meeting passed a resolution regarding demonatratiom,
declaring the following to be the policy of the State Colleges:

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The Board unqualifiedly condemns violence or the threats of violence against peraoas or
property, or any acts of coercion which result in the interruption or are designed to
interrupt the educational process or lawful operations of any State College.

"2.

Vigorous enforcement of campus rules on student conduct is essential to preserve the
campus as a place of freedom in which the right• of the individual students are
recognized and protected.

"3.

Student• have the right on campus to meet with representatives of the gaver11111eat of the
United States , and of other public agenciee and of any or all private industry o■ a
non-discriminatory basis for interviews in connection with planniag their future public
or private aervice or employment. These right• ahall be protected.
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The Board of Trustee■ ia eeaaitive to the right• of the student• to debate curreat
laauea, to protest policy and to dieaent. Theee right•, ia accordance with pertinent
college rules•• to time, place and mauer , muat alao be protected. But the right to
di••eat afforda no excuae to diarupt college operatiou or to interfere with the ript ■
of fellow etudeate.

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It la expected that the leadership of the preeideat , the judgaent of the faculty ancl
the good aeue of the atudent:1 will •iatain the college campua •••place of order
la balaace with freedom. In any eveat, the Board recogalaee that lt le dealrable fo~
a college,•• far•• poaaible, to provide for ita own iaterul aecurity. The 1oar•
therefore authorises the Chaacellor to take all feasible actioa to •ke nailabl• or
to procure addltloaal funde for euch purpo•e and to provide fUllda for addltio•l
•••l•taace. where neceaaary, to the reapective Dea• of Student•. U laterul aeaaur••
and 1ecuritJ are iuulficieat to safeguard the campua aacl the orderly prec••• of
education, the college admlni■trator• are authorised aad expected to call la aaat4e
c01111111111ty law eaforeemeat offleera."

ll•• the flr1t iadlcatloa that we had on tbla campu• aa orp•lutlon that lliaht dtaapt
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further, will take firm disciplinary action
inst
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to interfere with the academic, adminiatr tive, or co-curricular ctivitiea of this college.
If the interference ls caused by non• tud nta, they will be appropriately handled as violators
of Section 602.7 of the Penal Code, (Mulford Act).

There will be a discussion on Monday, December 11, at the Preaident's Council meeting on
"Policy on Demoutratlons." Thcee receiving copies of this memo who are not member• of the
Prealdent'a Council should contact their imnediate supervisor to determine whether they
should attend this portion of the meeting.

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Student Recruitment Demonstrations

Attached is a special issue of "Placement Perspective," the College Placement Council's new periodical newsletter. While the Council recently released a position state~ent dealing with student recruitment demonstrations,
the attached report reviews recent developraents as well as attitudes expressed by co:lege administrators on the subject.
I would appreciate your retu?"Tling the Newsletter at your convenience .

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SPECIAL REPORT:

STUDENT DEMONSTRATIONS AND COLLEGE PIACEMENT
As never before, the college placement and recruitment field is in the news . Placement directors and recruiters, accustomed to working in relative obscurity, suddenly
have been thrust into news-making roles. More s~riously, they are faced with making
decisions that could deeply affect the future course of placement on campuses from
coast to coast.
The scene by now is familiar. Small student groups, usually sparked my mil i t ant minority organizations, have protested the appearance on campus of recruiter s
from employers whose work can be related o the Vietnam war effort . The princ i pal
targets have been the Dow Chemical Company a manufacturer of napalm; the CIA ; and
the Armed Forces, particularly the Navy and Marines.
The student groups have tried---many times suc~essfully--to block fellow students from int rvlewing th se -·mployers . Re cruiters have been held in rooms and cars for up to eight hour s .
A bomb threat at one large state univ rsity emptied a building
where a recruiter was awaiting his next intervi w. At another
lllliver sity , physical harm was threatened a recruiter and all s tudents who a ttempted to have interviews with him .
On still another campus, student and faculty demonstrators used their own blood
to soak the steps of t he building where a Marine recruiter was scheduled to appear.
In isolated instances t ear gas and firehoses were employed by police to disperse
demonstrations, and ma few cases , arrest s wer e made and students jailed.
The result has been obstructi on of the recru i tment process on many campuses.
At some, administrators invoked a "cooling off1T period when disorder was threatened,
and interview schedules of controversial employers were cancelled or postponed. At
least one college declared a moratorium on all interviews until January.

At the very minimum, the situation has meant many hours of anxiety and extra
work for placement directors, deans, and presidents.

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WHAT :\RE THE ISSUES?

Why has the placement office suddenly become a hot spot? What is behind the

demons:trations?

The recent flare-ups, in many cases, are another manifestation of protest by
thos: ~ho_advoc~te t~e withdrawal of the United States from Vietnam. Napalm is the
s~ecific incendiary issue as far as Dow Chemical is concerned. Student placards continue to refer to the burning of women and children in Vietnam .
Actually, Dow 111erely mixes napalm for the Armed Forces.
Only one of the three major ingredients---polystyrene---is manufactured by the company, and napalm accounts for only 0.5% of its
business. Since it has been requested by the U. S. government to
produce the material, Dow views its work in this area as an act
of responsible citizenship.
Secondly, some elements have questioned whether the college placement function
is a part of the educational process. Their contention is that the placement office
is really an employment agency and has no place on the campus.
Finally, the demonstrations in many cases can be traced to organizations advocating nstudent power.n
Many people believe this is the real nub of the matter, that Vietnam and napalm
are only subterfuge terms. The majority, if not all, of these demonstrations can be
traced to student activist groups such as the Students for a Democratic Society and
the National Student Association. Most apparently are locally conceived and carried
out although occasionally there may be some help from the outside.
Flying from Madison to Chicago , one recruiter recognized
four persons who had earlier demonstrated against his presence
at the University of Wisconsin. At Chicago the four split up.
Then, boarding a plane for the West Coast, the recruiter noticed
one as a fellow pass enger. "He rode first class and I went
tourist. TT
The National Student Association placed college recruiting on the top of its • · agenda for a national meeting at the University of Minnesota on November 17-19.
Included among 10 guidelines published by NSA are:
1. nThe student government should seek complete authority over all campus
recruiting centers, a power which it should exercise with strict regard to the principles of academic freedom.

2. "If a series of confrontations appears imminent, the student government
should seek a moratorium on invitations to recruiters for government and private
agencies related to the Vietnam war. During this period, school-wide hearings should
be held to fully examine the issues.

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WHAT IS BEING DONE?
In a position statement !he College Placement Council has urged college presiden!s to prevent the obstruction of campus recruitment by small minority groups.
Copies of the statement, approved by the Council representatives from the eight Regional Placement Associations, have been mailed to all college presidents.
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The Council asked college administrators to maintain the
placement function without interruption, stating that CPC
nbelieves that a fundamental element in the placement and recruitment function is the right of the student and the employer
,to engage in personal interviews without interference from those
who would protest the presence of a specific employer.rr
The Council said it rrrecognizes the right of students to disagree; it believes
also that the parallel obligation of respect for the rights of others must be maintained. Therefore, it calls upon the administrators and faculty members of colleges
and universities to insure that those rights are protected through continued studentemployer relationships on their campuses. 11
On-campus interviews, the Council noted, provide opportunities for career exploration with the least interruption of academic work. nrt is important to the
integrity of the program that such interviews be conducted on the campus and as the
responsibility of the institution,n the statement concluded.

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COLLEGE PRESIDENTS SPEAK OUT
Strong statements upholding the rights of students to interview have.been ma~e
by a number of college presidents. In some instances these were accompan:1_:ed by disciplinary actions against students who "forcibly obstructedn recruiters.
One such case was at Harvard College, where 73 students
were placed on probation in a move adopted by an overwhe11:1ing
majority of the faculty of arts and sciences: In anno~cing the
action, Harvard President Nathan M. Pusey said the punishment.
was based on the use of physical force by the students. He said
they were free to demonstrate otherwise.
Dr. Pusey's official statement said:

-4"There.have been a number of attempts to misrepresent the issues here as being
concerned ith the use of napalm or the war in Vietnam .

nNo one in an official connection with the university has ever suggested that
students should not have freedom to demonstrate in an orderly fashion or otherwise
to express their views on these or other matters of concern to them. Indeed they
have been encouraged to do so.
nobjections arise only when they become so carried away by their conviction about
the rightness of their cause and so impatient with civilized procedures that they seek
to restrain the freedom of expression or movement of others who may not agree with
them.
"This kind of conduct is simply unacceptable, not only in a community devoted
to intellectual endeavor, but, I would assume, in any decent democratic society."
A similar statement was issued by Dr. Ray L. Heffner, Brown Uni ersity president,

on the eve of a Dow recruiter 1 s visit.

Dr. Heffner said:

'No student, of course, is required to use the ser ices of
one of the placement offices or to see the representative of any
particular company or agency.
"The studentrs right to make use of this service should be
affirmed and protected. Studen s who interfere with the rights
of other students to conduct placement interviews are guilty of
the same kind of disregard for th na :ure of the unive.:sity commllllity as are those who attempt to pr vent speakers or their
fellow students from speaking or b ing heard . n
The interviewer should be considered an invited guest, just as a public speak r
is, Dr. Heffner stated.
After a mob scene at Oberlin College that was finally dispersed by police firing
tear gas and water hoses, President Robert K. Carr told a student assembly:

"I will never again accept these coercive tactics as acceptable means at Oberlin
College for asserting a point of view. I share the opinion of those who say that,
had these been town youths, the police would have lost no time in clearing the
- streets ••• Why should Oberlin College students be immune from arrests for offenses
that would land local youths in court?"
Brooklyn District Attorney Aaron E. Koota said he planned
to press charges of disorderly conduct against 42 students at
Brooklyn College, where in an earlier incident students had
sought the suspension of the placement director and other college staff members. "Our laws must be obeyed on college campuses
as well as elsewhere," Koota said. "I intend to see to it that
the laws are obeyed by students like any other citizens. They
can enjoy no special enclave status."
Dr. Buell G. Gallagher, president of City College of New York, has said:
do you protect the right to dissent when dissenters insist on being illegal?"

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STUDENTS TAKE A STAND
h At some colleges, sizable groups of students---long labeled the silent majority
:-- av: reacted positively to attempts by their fellow students to obstruct on-campus
1.nterv1.ews.
At Columbia Colle~e and the university's undergraduate School of Engineering,
students conducted their own referendum and drew the largest turnout in any similar
campus balloting, including last year's question on whether or not the university
should release class rank to Selective Service Boards.

Of the 2,175 who voted, a total of 1,473 (67.6%) favored
unrestricted campus recruiting; 312 or 14.3% voted to end all
but academic recruiting; and 390 or 18.J.% advocated open recruiting except for specified organizations.
At Fordham University, faculty members and students voted by a 5-1 majority to
continue the schoolrs policy of allowing military recruiting on its Rose Hill campus.
Another example of student action is an occurrence at the State University of
New York at Buffalo. The administration postponed Dow and CIA interviews after it
received a threat, signed by approximately 50 persons, that the group planned to prevent these recruiters from conducting interviews---on campus or "elsewhere" if
attempts were made to move the interviews to a downtown hotel. Warning was given
that violence would be resorted to, if necessary.
After the administration postponed the interviews, other students formed the
Committee for Concerned Students. A public forum was arranged at which all views
could be aired. The net result was a petition signed by 2,500 of the 3,000 members
of the senior class urging Buffalo to continue open recruiting.

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HOW TO COPE WITH THE PROBLEM
Placement directors and recruiters who have been through the mill have some
definite advice for their colleagues:
1. Plan in advance . Have a plan of action ready just in case your campus
is faced with a placement office demonstration. Have a strong statement from your
administration which reaffirms the right of students to demonstrate and assemble
peaceably but which also asserts that infringement upon the rights of all students
will not be pennitted. In many cases, statements from college presidents have warned
that such infringement will subject the violator to the schoolrs judicial system and
could lead to disciplinary action---probation, suspension, or possibly expulsion.
Whatever your plan, communicate it. Make sure your superiors and their superiors,
as well as your subordinates, are informed. Be precise so people know what to do and
what not to do. There have been cases where well-meaning administrators wanting to
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A word of c~ution. Ev:n the best planning .is no guarantee of a demonstrationfr:e ca~pus. E~ily C~ervenik, coordinator of university placement services at the
University of Wisco1:s 1 n, attests to this. nr don't know how the university could
have.done a better Job of planning,TT says Miss Chervenik, rryet our entire university
fabric has been scarred (by demonstrations) in the last two years.n
2.

Draw up a set of guidelines which embodies both the philosophy and the

me~hod of op:ration of your placement program . Emphasize that the focal point of
the program 1s the student, that its purpose is to provide counsel and guidance so
that the student may, in his vocation, find personal growth and realization . Point
out that interviews are merely the end process of intelligent career pl anning, that
t he visits of recruiters are for the convenience of students, that these interviewers
are the guests of the institution, that on- campus interviews save the student's time
and mean a minimum disruption in his academic schedule . Stress a l so t hat the s t udent
has freedom of choice in selecting interviews, that he can ignore or turn down any
which are of no inter est , for whatever the reason.

In drawing up the guidelines, seek assistance from representat i ves of the student government association, the faculty and
administration , and by all means, your placement advisory committee, if you have one . Should an incident arise, you will have at
least the ir t aci t support.

If trouble does break out, be firm but calm. Tell the demonstrators what the
university and placement office rules permit and warn them what the cons equences
will be if the rules are broken . Try to keep demonstrators from entering the placement building. If they remain outside, the chances of a major probl em are reduced.

Try to make contact in advance with all recruiters due on your campus coincidentally with visits of controversial recruiters , telling them how you would like
them to proceed in the event of a demonstrat ion .
Bruce Ritter, placement director at the University of Maryland, has been especially successful thus far in the use of this approach. Faced with a possible disorder at a Careers Day program last year, Ritter drew up a set of guidelines which
spelled out what would be considered proper forms of demonstration and what would
be considered obstruction to the program, which attracted 110 employers. Since then
the Maryland student government has put out guidelines applicable to any campus
event. Placement is not singled out.
Several days before a four-day recruiting visit by CL~ this fall, Ritter supplemented these campus guidelines with a document pinpointed toward the placement program. He met with a representative of SDS and received agreement to abide by the
regulations. Stipulated were those areas where demonstrators might congregate. Outof-bounds areas were defined also. Ritter also met with representatives of the campus
police to set up a plan of action should police assistance be required.

In the course of events over the four days, the campus police were called as a
precautionary measure on one occasion but trouble was averted after officers warned
the dissident group that, should they persist in the obstruction of the placement
process, they would be subject to a State of Maryland statute which carries a fine
of up to $1,000. On another occasion, CIA interviews were transferred to another
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minutes to think it over, then departed.
The end result: Maryland succeeded in holding all scheduled CIA interviews with
the exception of five on the first day, and they have been rescheduled for a later
date.
3. !ry to avoid the necessity for police intervention. Nothing galvanizes
student opinion and action as quickly as the sight of fellow students being dragged
to jail. Indeed, arrests may be provoked deliberately by some student activists.
The issue then becomes focused upon police nbrutality,n the activists are looked upon
as martyrs, and fellow students who had been content to be spectators are drawn into
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cluded in all planning but utilization of any off-campus law enforcement body should be weighed carefully. In only the most
extreme emergency should city and state police be called.
Discourage rival counter-demonstrations. On some campuses, students have volunteered to organize protests against the protesters and even to nrumblen them. Obviously, such vigilante action would only worsen a bad situation.
4. Keep faith in the students. Given the facts, the majority can be
counted on to make intelligent and rational decisions. A leading exponent of this
philosophy is Larry R. Drake , who handles business and industrial placement at the
State University of New York at Buffalo. This is the campus where a group of approximately 50 students threatened physical hann to recruiters and interviewees alike.
nwe arranged a forum-type of program where the students were able to debate all
the issues. I have enough faith in students to believe that---as happened on our
campus---the vast majority will see this as a question of academic freedom and will
vote for or back an open recruiting situation,n Drake said.
"Once this is resolved, you then have an additional advantage. You have to work
with only the small hard-core group, rather than a large number of students, most of
whom are not protesting an issue but are present mainly as spectators attracted by a
group. In fact, even this core grouP. may find a negative reaction to its activities.rt
5. Stress the educational aspects of placement. nr canrt emphasize this
enough,rr says Emily Chervenik of the University of Wisconsin. Student activists at
Madison have been especially critical of college placement, claiming that a placement
office is really just another employment agency and not a proper university function.
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SwnminJ up her v~ews, Miss Chervenik says:

rrwe have too long concentrated on
proce~ures and m:chanic~ and now must make up for lost time. Many of us have honestly
and sincerely tried to implement an educational operation through counseling with and
providing occupational infonnation for the students. The move several years ago to
highlight the essence of our service by introducing the words ' 1 career planning'
into our operations title was too little and too late."
Miss Ch,e rvenik believes employer representatives need to take a step forward in
their thinking, too. nThe pressure on them for manpower has, I am afraid, forced
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have long regarded recruiters as visiting faculty members providing a labora tory experience and career information. I have seen magnificent results: growing
maturity among students and self-confidence deriving from this experience. I have
considered this as important as financial grants and other contributions to educational institutions. The help recruiters have given reduces the margin of error in
job choice and makes, in the long run, for more satisfied workers in our society and
better utilization of talent and interest.n
" It has been argued that this isn't what they're paid to
do,1' Miss Chervenik added. nBut while they are breaking in an
unsophisticated applicant, some other recruiters are doing the
same thing for them.
"Campus recruiting is not the end result for a given recruiter. Unlike a commercial agency or an employment service,
the recruiter does not list specific jobs. He comes knowing
that his organization employs college-trained people in a variety of areas of work. He does what is summarized in our policy
statement: 'meets with interested students for purposes of exchanging voluntarily such information as is relevant .' This information exchange is an essential first step in mutual assessment of the opportunities offered by employers and the interests
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WHAT ABOUT THE DAYS AHEAD?

Both Dow Chemical and the CIA, the two organizations most effected by these
demonstrations, plan a business-as-usual policy---insofar as is possible.
more and more institutions take a firm stand, chances for this are improved.
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Fulfilling t~ese commitments occasionally requires a great deal of fortitude on
the part of recruiters. A number have been held in interview rooms by demonstrators
!o~ as long as eight hours, sometimes without access to food, water, or toilet facilities. One Dow recruiter had an especially harrowing ordeal . He was held incowmunicado d,espite the fact his daughter, critically injured in an automobile accident, was
undergoing serious surgery.
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which emptied a four-story placement building. The bomb was
scheduled to go off at 2:45 but he remained on ducy for a
3 o'clock appointment. When the student failed to appear by
3:15, the recruiter called his home office and quipped, ttperhaps
it's just as well . I have the feeling he's not sufficiently
motivated toward working for us .. n

Actually, student response to Dow and the CIA has had somewhat of a reverse
twist. Dow says that more students have been signing up for interviews than last
year. Many students have also written CIA inquiring about employment. A CIA official noted, however, that the organization has been hard hit by the disruptions.
ttWe're not going to lack for good candidates,n he said, trbut our recruiting operation has been damaged. From October 9 to November 3 we lost 21 man-days of recruiting and itrs going to be difficult to recoup that much lost time. 11

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SOME SILVER LININGS TO THE CLOUDS

All the attention being heaped upon placement and recruitment may have some longterm plusses. On campuses where the placement function too often has been overlooked,
administrators and faculty members may come to recognize its important role in the
institution. Greater support could result.
Students also may be shaken from their lethargy. As one· placement director
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~ lt~in three hours after the police have arrested you . Booking usually cons~sts o~
eing photographed, fingerprinted, and having your name and address taken. HAVE THE
DL\lES WITH YOU to make the calls .
One of the calls should be to us at one of these
numbers:
If your last name begins with A-F call 848- 4058, G- M 843-8754, N- S 845- 5068 ,
T-Z 843-2229 . Either memorize or write one or these numbers on your hand , etc .
because you will probably not be allowed to keep this sheet with you .
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(If possible , choose one
person from the group to phone with the information for the whole group , to speed up
the process) . Try to stagger the calls over a period of a couple of hour s to all ow
the most important (emergency) calls to come through first .
1. 1~ame 2 . Address 3 . Phone 4 . Occupation or school 5 . Married and/or dependents G. Employer's name 7 . Worked there how long 8. Prior Arr~-=,t Record 9 .
Lenoth of time in the area 10 . What you are charged with 11 . Amount of bail (i f
known) 12. The name, address , and phone of a person : a) willing to pay your total
bail b) willing to pay the fee (10~ and 10 dollars for each bond under $500 . 00 , a
straight 10~ for bonds over $500 . 00) to the bondsman . c) willing to take fi nan c ial
responsibility if you do not show up for the trial by co- signing a bond .
Please allow us to coordinate the bail . Do not have your contac~s send money d irectly to the jail . We will contact them and make the necessary arrangements . 13 . We
need your next of kin - name , address , and phone . 14 . The name of t h e j ail t o which
y ou have been taken .
If you filled out a fonnMonday night,you must call us anyway t o fill in t he missing
i n f o rmation .
You may have to stay in jail a few days until we can raise all of the ba il a nd un t il
we can see if bail reductions are forthcoming . ,1e will try to get peop l e r e l ea sed
on the i r own recognizance (without bail) . We would like to bail eve r y one ou t at t h e
same t i me , but if there is a real ElvIERGENCY reason for you to be relea sed righ t away,
let u s know whe n y ou c a ll and we will try to get you out righ t away .
As soon a s we g et pe ople out we will have a meeting with all defendan ts a nd our l egal
peo ple t o work ou t legal strategy .
IT IS ESSE. TIA.,...1 THAT YOU BE THERE.
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ARRAI GNED BEFORE YOU ARE RELEASED FROM JAIL (and be~ore our me eti ng ): You will be
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allow you a reasonable amount of time to conf er with a l a wy e r. Ask for a public
defender.
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DO NOT ttWAIVE TIME
(you h a ve the r i gh t to a t rial wi t h i n 30-· 4 5 days. By waiving
time you r e linquish that right.) DO NOT MAKE ANY AGREEMENTS WITH THE AUTHORITIES.
SOME WAR1TINGS : 1. If you are a minor (u nder 1 8 y ears old) you a r e cl a ssi f ied a
second-cl a ss citizen. The re are special p r ob l e ms you will h nvo i f a rreste d. a) You
do no t have the right to bail and in most c a ses wi ll be released only to a parent or
guardian. b) You may not be allowed to make a telephone call. If you arc, call
this special number 845-5747 c) There are usually more stringent requirem nts for
control after sentencing. 1.e. probation.
2. If you are an alien, you run the risk of being deported. PLEASE DO NOT GET
ARRESTED. 3. Do not bring drugs. We cannot taln., re s ponsibility ..1..or legal hn.:,sles
other than those directly resulting frum the Induction Ce nter action. 4. Please do
not have any outstanding traffic tickets, etc . They will hold you unc1l they are
paid.

W l U1 JlI 'HTS ..
Legally you do not have to tell the cops an thing but your name,
dJ1oss and phonu, but if you refuse to give them other inform~t on thoy may give
y,u, rough timu .. You do not have to answer any police question~ about the demonstrat'on. Thy may t~11 you that if you co-operate they will make it easier on you.
D n't believe it.
They will be trying to get evidence a~~Jnst you. Say nothing
until you hnve talked to a lawyer. Never, never sign any waivers.

Only a police m tron may search the person of a woman.

Make sure you know the
circumstan~es of your arrest - time, place, manner, officer's name and badge
number.
If you are a victim of police brutality, make sure that you have the officer's name and badge number. Try to get the name, address, and phone of two
witnesses, and hold this information until the immediate legal situation is straight.

Doctors and lawyers ~i.11 be available to see people in jail.
If you know of anyone
who needs a doctor, give us the names when you call.
Lawyers will be feeding
information to you in jail as soon as possible after you are arrested.
REMEMBER if you do not ca11 us at one of these numbers:
Last names A-F 848-4058,
G-M 843-8754, N-S 845-5068, T-Z 843-2229; you will not get legal help or bail unless
you arrange for them yourself.
We hope that one of the accomplishments of STOP THE DRAFT week will be the development of a new kind of demonstration.
Instead of a fixed plan of action, we have
attempted to describe a set of alternatives which will provide the flexibility
necessary to achieve our goal -- closing down the Induction Center -- with a minimum number of arrests and police violence.
The insane and brutal war in Vietnam will not be stopped unless we stop it. Our
first step is to cut the supply line by which the military takes young men against
their will and forces them into the Armed Forces -- the draft, if only for a few
days.
Hopefully a movement will come out of this that chooses its own terms and
picks its own means of confronting the power structure and preventing it from
carrying out its oppressive aims.
GE~"ERA.L STRATEGY
1)

Get as close to the Induction Center as possible.

2)

Self-defense:

3)

a)

Everyone has a right to defend themselves against attack.

b)

No aggressive violence against the cops.

c)

We will avoid contact with the cops, BUT, we must not forget our
goals. That is, 1.f there has to be contact with the cops in order
to shut down the Center, there will be.

Attitude:
a)

Cops have no right to harrass, arrest, or prevent us from doing·our work. They are illegitimate!
;

b)

c)

~aintain a sense of humor.
We have made no deals with the cops.

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Keep your group a group and stay with it~

Even when you join another

group, keep the monitor squads separate.
5)

Our attitude toward the inductees:

we are on their side.

No abuse

or insults against inductees.
DISCIPLINE
1)

Coordination: tactical success depends on coordination and OUR
(as opposed to the Man's) control of the situation.

2)

Communications C h a i n : 0 ~(-

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X (17th and Castro) and Y (11th and Jefferson) are the
STAGING AREAS. They assemble and send monitored groups
to the I nduction Center area . Where they send them de pe nds
on the overall situation as gathered by the Lookout.
Other groups organized before the morning in Palo Alto, San
Francisco, the overnight churches and Pauley Ballroom will
let the moni t or s at the Staging Areas know where they are
and will be give n a r oute to take.

b)

It is impractical for monitor squads to cont a ct one another .
Monitors report their situation and ne eds to the LOOKOUT.
The Lookout tells X and Y where pe ople are needed and is in
position to let Monitors know the best places to go and the
best things to do.

c)

Runners on foot and on motorbikes will also deliver messages,
in case the walkie-talkies are not enough.

a)

The major STOP THE DRAFT press contact will be at the
Headquarters, 42nd and Grove.

PRESS:

b)

Field press contacts will be the head monitors at X and Y.

c)

Monitors should refuse to take the responsibil~ty (should
avoid) the Press. You got too much else to do. The
bourgeois press works for the Man:. anything you say in
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Keep the total marching distance as short as possible.
Be r eady to change the line of march if interfered with:
see drawing above.
Try to have a buddy system: groups of three.
As a last resort: make it to the IC individually.

EYEBALL TO EYEBALL:
a)

b)

c)

Monitors should keep their
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fr ont of them. On the spot
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See if it is possible to get around the line and get closer to
the Center.
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WHEN THE INDUCTION BUSES ARRIVE:
Our attitude toward the
inductees is: we are on their
side, we are friendly, BUT WE
STOP THEM FROM GETTING IN.
It
may be necessary to sit down
or lock arms to do that.

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ORDER TO DISBURSE:
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Chet Young

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Demonstrations

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Attached are etatements delivered CNe her 30, 1967, efore the Board of
Truateee of the califoruia State Colle ea on the au Ject of student
conduct by Donald M. Hart, chairman of the
rd· Glenn S. Dumke.chancellor
of the State Colleges; Sol S. Buchalt r, ch.airman of the Academic Senate,
officially recognized vo ce oft eat tewide faculty, an
1 So•••
Executive Secretary, California St t Coll e tu eat Pr id ts' Association.
Alao enclosed is a copy of a reaol tin adopted
the Board following the
statements.

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11-30-67

file No.:
Copies : Each of the

Participants

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Subiect:

Everett M. Chandler
Dean of Students
Meeting with Peace Officers, San Luis Obispo Area
Yesterday a meeting was held with representatives of the Peace Officers
in the San Luis Obispo area. Attending the meeting were Sheriff Larry
Hansfield; Chief Ervin Rogers, City Police; Captain Earl Pugh, Highway
Patrol; Captain James Harnar, Sheriff's Office; George Cockriel,
Donald Nelson and myself. The purpose of the meeting was to establish
our relationships with the Peace Officers of the local community in
case of need on the Cal Poly campus because of a riotous situation
occurring out of the demonstration type situations which have been
occurring on other campuses. It is my feeling that the meeting was
excellent and we have an excellent, cooperative feeling on the part of
the local Peace Officers.
Details concerning the methods which the college would use in handling
the initial stages of the situation were described. The meeting was
thrown open to discussion at which time additional information was
presented by the various members of the group. Decisions were reached
which undoubtedly will improve the original plans which we had considered.
For example, the Highway Patrol will immediately block entrance to the
campus to prevent any kind of a large mass of off-campus people coming
to any kind of event as spectators. The Sheriff's Office has on loan
a training film which we will either view within the next day or so, or
have it returned to us for a showing for our campus staff. This film
indicates procedures for handling the type of situation which concerns us.
We have established a method of calling for assistance. Our procedure
will be to have our Security Office call the Sheriff or his Watch Commander.
The initial call will be one to alert the Peace Officers in the area
that we have a potential problem. Upon receiving the alert call, the
Sheriff's Office will notify both the City Police and the Highway Patrol
who in turn will alert their staff. During the alert call, the situation
as it is developing will be described. Upon a call for assistance, the
situation will again be described and the type of help requested will be
indicated. If it is a large mass situation it was indicated by the
gentlemen representing the various Peace Officers Groups that approximately
75 Peace Officers w::>uld be available in very short time, with more on the
way if needed. As I would consider our situation at the present, this
would be more than enough to adequately handle any problem which might
develop.

Robert E. Kennedy

11-30-67
Page Two

It was suggested to us, and I think an excellent idea that we have
available portable tape recorders so that the words u;ed by us and
any others may be accurately recorded so that there is no question
at any later time concerning what was said and who said it. It was
also suggested that both still and moving pictures be taken of any mob
activity. This clarifies any identification problems and illustrates
well whether or not any unnecessary use of power was taken. It stops
claims of brute force and other unwarranted claims.
I can report to you with great pleasure the completely cooperative
attitude the local Peace Officers have toward the college and the quite
obvious friendly relationship which has been established between
Mr. Cockriel and these officers. This certainly makes our task of
community relations in this area much easier.
We will continue to keep local Peace Officers apprised and will notify
them of any critical dates such as the Dow Chemical recruiting date.

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Everett M. Chandler
Archie II i. don
CJyde P. Fisher
Carl C. Cummins
J. Cordne Gib~on

Date

:

llov mb r 20, J 967

File No.:
Copies :

- College Placement Council's P

n Statement on Student Demonstratjons

I thought you would be interested in the attached statement from the Collee Placement Council on Student Recruitment Demonstrations--as approved
by the Council Representatives from the eight Regional CoJlege Placement
Associations .
The Council's intent is to emphasize those values which are jeopardized
when dissident groups obstruct campus recruitment programs. Also attached is the Philosophy of College Placement, adopted jn 1962, to set forth
the aims and objectives of placement directors.

Attachments:

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he Philo ophy of
College Placement
The educational proces develops an individual' mental powers and ethical
tandards by a ystem of tudy and discipline to ful:fill hi potentialities both as an individual
and as a useful citizen in his community.

s an integral part of thi educa · anal
College Placement advances
the purpos s of he particular educa ·o al ·n ·tution ~t erv . In ndeavoring to extend
and communicate knowledge, placement activiti mu t op rate in the climate of academic
freedom. They must provide oppo · nity for "ndividu 1 initi tive, maintain institutiona l
and professional in egrity, and be co c med ·th th """'""'",ii'° of the public.

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College Placem n
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d n and lumni full information and
th t the individual can evaluate
counseling on careers in general and job in p
himself as well as the employmen ne d of h · a...,,_.· ty. This ervice enables the individual
to choose circumspectly a suitable area of in crest which will provide for his personal ~owth
and self-realization.

Conege Placement has the responsibility to develop and maintain communication channels among students, faculty, educational administrators, educational institutions,
industry, and government so that their various needs and interests can be properly interpreted
and implemented. It must, therefore, keep this communication network functioning.

In sum, College Placement is concerned with those aspects of student development which deal with his finding an optimum career. This means assisting the student to
use all the resources available to him-within the educational community and, in the larger
context, the 1eneral community-in preparing himself for effective membership in society.
ADC,Pl&D IY TIU 0011 IOII PLACUBNT COUN~ IHO., nnq. IN2

CHIEF OF NAVAL AIR TRAINING

,·o

2 o 1967

NAVAL AIR STATION
PENSACOLA.

FLORtDA 32508

November 16, 1967

Dear Mr. Rittenhouse:
It has.been especially gratifying to note the interest
g7n 7rated in naval aviation among the participants in the
visits to Navy Pensacola and the Naval Air Training Command
such as the one in which you participated not long ago. It
is always a pleasure to host such understanding groups and,
most of all, to have the opportunity not only to explain and
demonstrate our operations and functions but also to present
some of the problems where we need assistance in finding a
solution. Recently, such a problem was brought to my
attention; it is a matter of increasingly deep concern to me.

According to recent reports, there has been an increase
in anti-Vietnam picketing of recru1.ting personnel at various
colleges and universities throu out the United States. This
has baa a direct and adverse eftect on our recruiting efforts
at the college level for naval officer c did tes.

During the 1966-67 school ye r, ~vy recruiting officers
were the object of 45 d
n tr rion~ w~ilc on c i us; and as
an outgro~th of such de onstr tio ~, or t e thrc
thereof,
19 colleges have rcloc ted our r cru tin per onnel to areas
on campus which afford less e poJur· to the students. Consequently, there has been an c tim cd lo~s of 125 officer
candidates based on prev o o att nment t these institutions.
This loss is considered a needless and direct impairment of
the best interests of our government, especi lly t a time
when the naval personnel needs in
e viation officer categories are reaching
pe k level.

It should be emphasized that our recruiters are not on
campus to en-ice the young men a.way from pursuit of an
education. Quite the contrary, as you are well eware, the
Navy encourages a "stay-in-school policy" which is evidenced
in one manner by the fa.ct that c 1 our flight programs re
open only to candidates possessing at least a bcccalaureate
degree. This 1igh educational standard is a prerequisite to
successful completion of these demanding programs.

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11-16-67

File No.:
Copies :

From

.

Subiect:

Everett M. Chandler

Nelson, D.

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Demonstration Control
In the memo indicating procedure for demonstration control I should
point out to you that Mr. Cockriel, Mr. Nelson and I plan to meet with
the Highway Patrol, the Sheriff's Office and the City Police.
We want to get a rather solid understanding of what our position is
and how we would hope to control any problems that would occur.
We certainly don't intend to call upon these offices blind without
any prior meetings. Such a meeting will be set up as soon as
possible.
Also, a meeting is being held with all of the persons named in t he
memo to get a solid understanding of what is expected and to be
sure that our communication network operates effectively •

California Sate

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To

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Robert E. Kennedy

Date

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olytechnic College

Luis Obispo Campu

11-16- 6 7

File No.:

Copies :

Al 1 persons named in

report
From

.

Subject:

Everett M.. Chandler'(W' l.
Demonstration Control
With the advent of S.N.A.P., it is possible that better organized antiestablishment events will be planned and occur. It is my feeling that no
matter how cooperative current leaders of the group are there will come
a time when they will want to test our rules to the breaking point. In
fact the very existence of such an organization depends upon their seeking
the limits.
Consequently Mr. Nelson, Mr. Cockriel and I have met to discuss our plans
and to refine our techniques. As indicated previously our basic policy
will be to maintain control with as minimum display of force and authority
as possible. Only ·n the last instance would e contemplate use of outside police forces. The process of control
ich we believe to be most
effective at the present time is as follo s:
Assuming that so-called peaceful demonstration picketing, bringing in of
outside speaker, etc. has reach d the point where it dist
s instructional
functions or disrupts ordinary dministr tiv processes, action should
be taken in the following ord r:

1.

The faculty member or admin tr tive o ficial nearest the scene should
quietly inform the group th t thy r ere ting a disturbance and
would they please cease
It is hop d that the conveyance of this
information will be suffici nt in most cases. It will be effec tive
where mere thoughtless action is involved.

2.

If the di sturbance continues, the faculty member should notify the
Dean of Students (if he is away from campus his office ri ll notify
the Business Manager). The Dean of Students will come to the point
of disturbance and inform the group that they are creating a disturbance
and would they please desist. This will be done in as low key as possible ..

3.

The Dean of Students meanwhile will have his office through his secretary
and the Registrar obtaining the ASI President and the Editor of the Daily
Mustang. Other ASI officers and leaders will be obtained as can be
found. The President and Editor will be asked to come even from a class.
Also, Mr. Healey, Head of the Journalism Department will be notified
and request for photographs be made.

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R. E. Kennedy
11-16-67
Page Two

4.

Concurrently

th

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~o ert Bostr om John 1 .
t e Dean of Students will call Dan Lawson,
them to report'to th uc1.n, Elaine Gillis, Glenn Rich and Roy Gersten asking
many students
An e ~rea. All of these individuals are acquainted with
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· the greatest problem in riots. When people
are known b
y name they tend to ease off.

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At the same time t h B .
of Se
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e usiness Manager will be notified as will the Chief
cur1.ty. At this point these officials will standby.
If th e group refuses to desist an activity which is interrupting either
classroom or administrative processes, the Dean of Students will declare
"Some 0 f you are spectators and some are participants. There is a problem.
Those of you who are spectators please leave so you will not be considered
for disciplinary action. You will be given two minutes to leave."

7.

Par ticipants will then be informed that they are in violation of State laws
and College regulations, specifically Title 5 of the Administrative Code
relat ive to disorderly and unethical conduct, and that they will be given
t wo minutes to leave or they will be subject to suspension. At this time
fil Mus t an g or other pictures will be taken from several angles and students
will be asked for their identification.

8.

If t hey refuse to give identification and refuse to leave, the Dean of
St udent s will call the Security Office who will come to the area and declare
t hat if they do not leave they will be arrested. If there is any resistance,
e . g . go i ng limp, the Highway Patrol will be alerted. As a last resort, t he
City Police and Sheriff's Of-f:i.ce will be called .. But only in a more or
l e s s desperate situation.

9.

During t he time that the Dean is ta king to the group, it is expec t e d th a t
pers ons named above would assemble in the area. Every means of i d en t ify ing
individuals will be exercised by them. If for any reason Mr . Ch andl er is
not availa b le, l'lr . Nelson will substitute for him. In the a bsence o f
both, Mr. Lawson will substitute.

10.

Although any action is to be done in as low key fashion as poss ible with
as little displ ay of power and authority as possib le , the c ontrol forces
are to be alerted r apid ly and be r eady t o act as if the worst possible
situation were to occur. This means that the Pr esiden t' s Of fi c e will be
alerted, back up Security men would be c a l l e d
The Dean of Students'
Office would be alerting staf f member s , mach i ne r y to get ASI offi cers out
of class and to the site would be underway. Highway Patrol would be given
a standby call.

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California State Polytech ic Col ege
n Luis Obispo Campu

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President R. E. Kennedy

Date

:

November 10, 1967

File No.:

Copies :

From

.

Subject:

Everett M. Chandler~ C-Student Demonstrations, Picketing, etc.
Two students from the newly forming II ew Left" group asked me about college
regulations concerning picketing etc. They ere thinking specifically
about Dow Chemical and the CIA, the latter scheduled for interview next
week.
I stated that the college allowed peaceful, orderly picketing and demonstrations within a time, plac
and manner rule and that the governing
principle is that there should b no interference ith the orderly processes
of administration nor interference with the academic instructional program.
To this they agreed completely.
Specifically, they asked if CIA a in
they picket quietly in the bu ld~ng s
cesses of administration, did not blo
harrass anyone. Is id I bel v d th t

th Administration Building could
long s thy did not disturb the prop opl from the office and did not
und r uch condit·ons this could be

done.

However, I requested them to
V
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we could let people know nd VO d
This they agreed was
good d

rn1ng if they ere planning, so that
lot of diff culties in calls, etc.

It is my belief that orderly picketing can be condoned even in the building.
But if there is one step out of line, I believe that they should be treated
as law violaters arld serious disciplinary action applied. Even if it is
applied to 50, 100, or more!
It doesn't make my job easier, but suppression of reasonable action might
make it tougher.

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o erning campus demonstratioll8.'

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students, faculty

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Theo ectiv of aving t eae
ree constituent grou s repreaented
in develop n of policie and rocedures by wh1c certain activities of concern to
all three roups would be legally nd gr eably regul ted is a sound idea.
However. as I told you after readin

the ropo ed metl:10randum, I am concerned with the
undue attention which would e directed to controll ng a" yq,tom" rather than
preventing a "cause." A committee title which include the words "regulation,
governing campus demonstrations" 1st in ffri/ op ion, an open Lnvitation to iane"iate

action on the part of any militant c v l rights c ion-or ented students and/or faculty.
1'be inclus~on on the committee of the college news a er editor is a fine idea, but it
can not be hoped that involving Mias Sally Boss in the cOlllllittee'• work will ■omabow
tie her hands or seal her lip1. She would be obligated aa a journalist, to tall the
students, through news and editorial copy, that tbe administration was evidently afraid
of a "Berkeley situation" at the SLO campue and wa■ therefore forming a cODIIU.ttee to
write the "rules" to be used n controlling or auppreesing any student demonatratlona.
I'• certain that neither you nor Dean Chandler would want thi• type of advance publicity which might weaken the ability of the cODDittee to carry out its aaa1gned Job.
Aa I tried to analyze poaaible "cause•" for future ou•campua demoutratiou at tbe 81.0
campu•, I realieed that I • not paycb1c and can not predict the cau•• or ca&Ha that
uy some day tip the balance and create the aituation which generate• tbe type of
student reaction labeled "a demonatration." It could be diaaati•faction with••• very
material thing• on thi1 campua: (1) food not to the liking of a aiaeable 1ltlllbeT of

atudenta 1 (2) inadequate parking place• after atudenta have paid to park, (3) ■Clhlat
sympathy for a faculty ••her dieciplined or dimaieaed, (4) atudent diaaatiafac~lea
with teaching ability and/or method• u•ed by one or more faculty menabera, or
(S) dormitory rulea, etc., etc.
In the Hay, 1966. 11sue of COllep llflpyp,mt


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vu reportd • •twlf 117

lducational 'feating Service baaed upon a aurvey of 150 clND• of •tlMleat• •
r-,.1■
colle1•• aad univar1iti••• '1'he dew wre uked to ill&lieata tba • t a t of ....,lalltl
•tuclent pro~••t for each of 27 NUCatianal, 1ocial, ... polltlea1 la. . .
iaau••• the report indicated, proteat arouP• ••lei• eacMded 11 •f tlle eel,.._•

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1 t e Eduction Cod, Ad ·n1 tr tiv Cod (Title 5),
d uch direct ves a
dent' Dr ctiv
a.rding Use of tate College uildings and Grounda"
lement
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42350 42353. AB 1920 (Chpt. 475, Stats 1965) makes
...........~d
an.or for a er on tor fu e to leave a tate college c
us when asked by
11 e official who b 1 eve the per on i conmitting or bout to cODlai.t an act
li ly to int rf re
th th
c ful conduct of activities on the campus. Our own
.-.-d oot has everal ection on u e of facilities
ncluding Section 710 regarding
proc d ree to be follow din ring ng
akers to tle campus. Also attached to tbi•
II
memo are some copie of other
rocedures" developed for our use in acting under
utbor ty of enal Code ect. 602.7. If all of the
laws, policies, local regulations,
and
lementing procedures could e reviewed with the ositive 1 constructive view in
of el inating any re triction or cond tions not necessary to protect the freedoms
of the
jor ty. the conmit.ee would be ln a better trategic position than if its charge
was to establiah "rule governing campus demonstration•." I honestly believe the end
result will be achieved with less risk while the review and recommending proce•• is
go.L,ng on.

Perhaps the charge to tne conmittee could include his concept:
The California State Polytechnic College administr tion s presently guided by a number
of laws, regulations. and policies e tablished by the Legislature, the T.rueteee, the
Chancellor and by local college policy-formulating bodies. Many of the loeal policie•
and procedures which guide the college in its use of college ground• and facilitie• for
act vitiea a onsored by students, faculty, and outs de groups were developecl under the
concept that it wae necessary to have certain uniformity of euch rule• and raplatioaa
between cal Poly'• three campuses. Nov that the Sal Lilia Obiapo campus 1• indepeadent
of its former sister campua, the K.ellogg•Voorhia Csmpu•• it 11 appropriate that•-- of
these policiea and procedures be reviewed with a view to po•aible amendmeut. Ia order
to provide an opportunity for repreaentativea of the thrM major eon•tltuent bodiee of
this college c01111Dnity (•tudenta, faculty, and administration) to be involved ia •
democratic proce•• of review and reviaion of exietiq policy and procedure •t•t•11nta
of conc•rn to all three groupa, I . . asking that the following per1ou either aena OD
the connittea or nominate repre•entative• to 1erve:

(Second P&&• of

m1nt0randum

the •ma u original propo•al. )

Vbfan Da•n Cb8Nller coavene• the c..,ittee for tbe fir•t t i • ba lligbt allllllc ce •
group an CNtliD.e of the problelll N atblq like th• • ..,1. li•t.. be1Glfl

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118w en tbe eoll... pel'lllit tbe un of it•
ad facilitlu •
a a!ww edueattonal •alue will be received by tbe c.&al •
r·.17 ••••~••
faeulty, public:) Witbeat iafrlqiDI . ,. . tu .....c,1aal •Ci'ri lea
it• CN11 •tuduU fff wbaa the ltat• bu p ~ De t l J.t!Ut
liaitatlou OD tbe . . . of tile 11'911Ddl ... fMillllH
-t l • of tbe ..wtioa of ill . . . •&11. . .h N •••lua-

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limits on time,

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of
1 t c 1 action on campus.
fr-- -"·"'- of political act on'
ri ht o petition, to peace-

fully aaaem le, t.o
ctione o
lie acta or policies of
those holding pu 1 e office, and to •·--,cefull eek wpport for el efa
by 11hatever means do not interfere w t1 t e life, 11 eTty, and pursuit
of happineas of our fellow men on th a campus.)
a.

What restriction , if any .. on Alt'/ proposed use of campua facil t ••
and grounds for meetings (aeeembl e1, rallies, demonatratiou,
etc.) to vhich students, faculty aru!/or public member• are
invited (encouraged) to attend?

b.

What reatr1.ct_one, if any, regarding time, place, and manner of
holding such publtc meeting• or aeeembliea?

c. What procedure to be followed in granting permiaa1oa f,n the wt• of
college facilit es and/or ground• for auch public meetinp or uatlld>lieaf

dEdOR.ANDUM

To:

Everett 11 Ch andl er, Dean of Students
Donald S Nels on , Bu s ine ss Manager
Micha::.1 Elli ott, A.S.I . Pre sident
Roy Anders on , Fa culty-St a ff Council Chairman
Sally Boss, El Must an~ Editor
J, Da~icl LaHbs on, As sociate Dean Activities
Donal d McCaleb, Public Relations Coordinator
J ohn He a ley, Acting Head, Technical J ournalism Department
Robert Bostrom, Housing Coordinator
)

From:

Dale W Andrews

Subject:
Copies:

•

Appointment of a Committee to Study and Recommend ~eg~l at i ons
Governing Campus Demonstrations
Kennedy, Fisher, W1 Smith, Hirt, Cummins, Wil s on, Cockriel,
Brendlin

Although the events in Berkel~y highlight and dr amati ze t h e campus
demonstrations, with their potential problems, there appears to be a real
need on campuses throug11£put the country to provide sincer e and t hinking
students a place and means for conducting peaceful pr otest demonstrations
in

an orderly and acceptable manner.

It would also seem that problems

arise when there has been no planning in advance which means t hat the
pers ons involved in conducting a demonst~ation do not know or understand
wha t t hey may or may not do.

At the same time, college authorities responsible

for main t a i n ing order on campus may not be certain as to the limits which
they should u se t heir authority to curb any demons tra tion.
the re c an be a considerable overlap and difference of
groups) both sincere1y trying to do t h e right thing.

Consequently,

opinion between two
Such overlap can readily

cause harmful relations between various groups on campus, when no problem
need ever have occurred.
•

It seems that it would be prudent for Cal Poly to establish the "ground rules"
in advance by havimg ~student, faculty, and administration representativ~, work
together to develop regulations concerning demonstrations.

Consequently, I

am asfing the following persons either to serve on a committee or to nominate
..

representative<,;as indicated:

t

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Dean Everett M Cb
·

Elliott asp

an

dl

er, Chairman; Mr. Donald S Nelson; Mr. Michael

resident of the A.S.I.J to nominate two members from the

S.A.C. and one

b

mem er from the S.E.C.; Dr. Roy Anderson to nominate

two members from the Faculty-Staff Council (these need not be members

of the Coun c·1
.
i , but should be nominated

by the Council Chairman);

Miss Sally Boss, editor of ~be El Mustan~. In addition, I am asking
Dr. J. D Lawson, Associate Dean-Activities

•

Mr. Donald Mccaleb, College

Public Relations Coordinator, Mr. John Healey, Acting Head Technical
Journalism Department, and Mr. Robert Bostrom, Housing Coord·nator

J

to serve as resouree consultants to ~he committee.

I would appreciate receiving from Dr

Anderson and Mr. Elliott, the names of

the individuals nominated as soon as feasible, recognizing that ic will take
a little time to choose nominees, get schedules resolved, and get the committee
under way

Dean Chandler will schedule the first meeting at which time I

would appreciate the opportunity to elaborate on the work which the committee
will be expected to accomplish ..

It is hoped that you can compl te your task by no later than the beginning
of the Spring Quarter 1967

Tie gaidelines or proposed regulations which your

committee develops wil1 th~n be presented to the Student Executives Cabinet,
the Student Affairs Council, the Faculty-Staff ·council, and the Executive
Council for review and recommendations prior to promulgation .

As with other

policy and procedure statements developed jointly, it is a*ticiapted that
any campus demonstration regulations will be regularly reviewed and revised
as necessary.

..

Andrews, Mccorkle, LaBounty

sy, UC--Berkeley

0-..,. J

•

reth, Dunigan

HNIC

COLLEGE

•

printed brochure, entitled"
~ch Controversy," from Facult
r, to Colleagues and Friends
sand Universities, and Fello
Lanatory.
Jchure came to me this mornin
c would be of interest to uso
Along with the printed brochures, there was one copy
prepared by various members of the Committee on Acad
of the Academic Senate, including Charles Sellers, Pr
Smith, Professor of English; and Robert Middlekauf an
Department. If anyone is interested in reading thee
mimeographed document, you may secure it from my offi

Attachments

DG"'OOO 0 .& !!ti I

s srs~ NcPhee, Kennedy, Andrews, Mccorkl e, LaBounty

o.

From

Harold

Subject

Fr ee Sp eech Controversy , UC-Berke l ey

Date

M

PO

12/18/ 64

Wilson

p) I, ~JJ)F.NT
Copies To

CALIFORNIA

Messrs. Cook, Landreth, Dunigan
STATE

POLYTECHNIC

COLLEGE

File No.
•

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OB I SPO

113. 83

C AM P US

Attached is a four-page, printed brochure, entitled "A Message on the Proposed
Solution to the Free Speech Controversy," from Faculty Members of the University
of California at Berkeley, to Colle agues and Friends of the State-wide University,
Members of Other Colleges and Universities, and Fellow Citizens. The content of
the brochure is self-explanatory.
Several copies of the brochure came to me this morning from Senator Sturgeon with
a note that he thought it would be of interest to uso
Along with the printed brochures, there was one copy of a mimeographed document,
prepared by various members of the Committee on Academic Freedom, Berkeley Division
of the Academic Senate, including Charles Sellers, Professor of History; Henry Nash
Smith, Professor of English; and Robert Middlekauf and Irwin Scheiner, History
Department
If anyone is interested in reading the explanations as given in this
mimeographed doctnnent, you may secure it from my office.
0

Attachments

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ssage on the Proposed Solution
the Free Speech Controversy
from:

Faculty Members of the
University of California at Berkeley

to :

•
Colleagues and Friends 1n
the
State-wide University

Members of Other Colleges
and Universities
Fellow Citizens
On December 8, 1964, the Academic Senate (Berkeley Divi ion) of the Univer ity of California proposed
a olution to the current free ;speech controversy. By
a vote of 824 to 115, the Senate, ,vhich is composell

of faculty, deans, and directors, endorsed fiye propositions presented by its Committee on Academic Freedom.
The propositions are as follows:

Jn order to end the pre ent cnsrs, to establi'>h the
re toration of normal University life, ;incl to create a
tu nity at large, the Committee on AG1demic Freedom
demic cnate moves the following propo itions:

confidence and tru t e entia) to th
campu environment that cncour:1ge
in the Uni\'ersity and in the commuof the Berkeley Division of the Aca

J. 1·h;1t there halJ be no University diicipfinary measures again

t members or <:>rg;mi-

zations of rhe Uni\ersity community for actidtics prior to December 8 connected with the
current , onuoversy over po liti al spced1 an 2. That the time, pl:lce, and manner of conducting political a th ity on the c.1mpu
hall he uhjcct to rea50n;1bJc regu lation to prevent interference with the normal funcuon
ol the Univcrsit); that the regu lations now in effect for tl1i pu11>0 e h, IJ remain in effect
prio, 1 :ionally pending a futine 1cport of the ommittce on ca the minima] regulations nece ary.
3. "J hat tl1 content of peech or ad,o acy 5hould not b r tri ted by the ni\er it,.
OIT- ampu
tudent poliLical acti, itic Jwll not be ubjc t to Uni,·er ity rcgul.ttion.
On- ampu , cho a or organi7.ation of uch ctivitie haH be ubj ct on) to uch limitation a ma be impo ed uncJcr cction 2.
4.
hat future di iplinary mea urc in the area of political acti,ity haJJ be determined b a cornmittc appointed by and respon ible to the Berkeley Di\Jsjon or the
ademic enare.

5. J hat die Dh i ion urge the adoption of the foregoing policies and calJ on all
men1ber of the n1,er ir} comrnunit to join ,\itl1 t11e facuJt in its efforts to re tore the
Ll nh

I

it

to it nonnaJ function .

ha t

O

. senate's Propositions lnvofve,
Academic
•
dent politi al ~ctivity be tlan ferrc<1
he
· the Relittle change Ul • .
.

olution iequtre ,er . g political acuv1ty 1n
Th
ti go, ernm
1) onJ , to
gent . rule pie en nit . Jt i ineant to ap/'.
f the
th lnnci •t) (on1mu
line with tl1e des1re o
to1 e immediately tl1e
1 l3e1 kele) ca1npus. In
t 1e
i
t)
to
re
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,,hole campus con1n1u1
d n ust essential to out
atmo phc1 e of confidence ?n
the faculty ha sug.
al
f
uncuon
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1
. t proced ut ;1] c iang l)r in1a1} e{1ucat1on, .
tan
1
ge te . .
, . breaches of regu a. . r 1'un c.l,cuon
0\ e,
that di cip ,naq
.
and manner of stu tion\ concerning the tune, p 1a e,

of the A ade'.ni Senate. Thi chang 1
function wl11 h the Senate [)er[
.
.
orn c
Th e1e I n1u h n11 under tanu· 1
1
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Univet ity
regulatJons
on political ng 1u
.
.
bilit , of n1od1ficauons,
and the pres speecJ
.
.
ent flt
a n J re pon ible solution to the p
,vhi h be et the Berkeley campus Foract,c I

· r t1lJ
important tl1at c~Ileagues, friends, and the
the tate and nation u nde1 rand what .

1

IS at

Nine Distinguished Members of th e Facufty State Their View
Philip clznick, Chairman , DefJart1~cnl of Sociology,
and Chnirma11, Center for the Stud,, of Law an d
ociet11

1 he action of the Bet keiey Division of the Acaden1 ic
enatc uphold the highe t ideals of uni, ersity education «1nd political lile. It is a policy that is both righ t
in pt inciple ;-ind workable in practice...fhe Senate is
not against rule and will not slu ink from enforcing
them. Ilut these , ules, and 1he policies th;i t lie behind
tl1em, must fu lly reflect our commitment to a free
ociety. This is the basis of the Senate's resolu tion
c1 ncl that i why I support it.
'

Carl E. chor ke, Professor of History
1 he pt ima ry task f 1 U .
.
ha alwa)s been and o t 1e n J \'e rsIt\1 of C.. a 11.f 01.n1.a
.
must a 1ways be t 1 •
mg, and i eseai ch-not )olj ti I
. . eac ung, lea1 nho\\ e, ei , are cit izen I d ca a ctn It). O ur students,
, an should e ·
•
I. .
po llicaJ CXJJre.ssion
I
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n1oy t 1le right to
.
a n c acu vat)' 0
,, all th;it the fac uJ t
.
n t 11e ca1npu s. T h a t
s 1.
<
Y resolu LJon ,·
uct I\ the proJ)er ct ·..
,, 1s11es to es ta bli h
I
s iL ·
J v s10 n of au th
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·
y in a de111oc1 a tic societ ,
o1Hy or a u n.i' e1c.~ents and citizens. 1 ·11 U}, _who~e }Outh are bo th tuLune Jlfa
e n1 ve1SH y n 1
.' • cc, and rnanner o[ tl .
u t reguLtte th e
not •nte,_fere Will, tire Inaj f11 e~eicise so tha t it do
11 un t1 ons f l
com111un1t) b •
o1
. , ut IL ca nno t re
o t 1e ac.tdeinic
exp1 ess1on shot J l
gula te conte nt 111
,,g,tin~t the l . , ~ be punished by 1 . egal c.lCls
l
l le 1 \V · 0
)\ the lJn· n1vc1s11
.
>, community
.. , o ens ·s
1
l\ersrty.
•oulcJ b e puni~hed

a nd spirit. In thi field we ma} hope, I beli
the spirit of a1nne t} lviJl no,v pre,ail.
Second, there are problems arising ou J( ii
1
ity a nd cope of University regulation
p eech, a embl y, and political or social J(
m ember of the academic community.
T hi rd , there are problems arising from fun
detec t in the living constitution of t11e l nn
th e • ela tion bet\.veen stud en ts, facultv, and
n a tor , a nd in tl1e general structure of autl
Perm a nent peace and heal th ·will not be
ta in ed . But the pi opo itions befo1e us are
~inning. 1 think they are all nece an.
1 ,vill 01nn1ent onl) upon point J, ,dud
·' 1 h at the content of speec11 or achocan lwul
re tr icted b) the Uni,er it). Off-campu stud
ical acth itie hall not be ubject to Unner ,r
tion. On-cainpus advocag or oiganization
dc tiviUc hall be ubject onh to uch limH
rn a ) h in1po ed under Section 2."
1 hi 1 ule ¼ ill ob, iate nJo t of d1e dJfficulu
e n iti,e aiea. It is a en ible iule. But I ti
hould rega 1d it as n1ore than just a 'en ib
n101 e tl1an a '"a of a, oiding tough aJm
1
P ohlen1 , and e, en a n101 e than a rule ''
tec1 in1p>1l,tnt " 1 ight.' \ \ e l1ould rega
uppo, t i 1, a , m!JoJi,ing the lundam " 1 1
inent o{ the l 11i,e1 ic, to it onn e enual n
.
,n
It
pies -.; the co1nicrion that our 1 an
who e J> 1 oj,r 1 rno le of de ding n llh th e nun
uJ J
at1onal, uoi cocin,e. \\e- ue nor rIie
'' hc.1,e lo1goL1eu thi "'<: hould be rt
vdlo ·lJ<• no,, 1e1u1ndu1g u.

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1
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1
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and b h aid ,\1th
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,cal I ng111ern11""
\long ,, it h mo t of Lh r t o ( t h
In 1
n ering I· cul t,, ,\ ,at d f >r th fn< point , p )It of
the ca n1m1tr ce >n l u la I
(en~ber 8 hi 1 ep )1 l 1 c mm nd a I ng n de 1 nd
0151 cJarifi ati n of po1i
on tud nt di iplrne in
th e .1rec1 of freedo1n of pe h , nd p I ni ,ti ,1c ti, u .
In c sen ce It
· ,, 1·11 JCc c.l t ne\\ 1 egu l(c ti n under w h i'"h
l~g'. tl re ll ,ti nt on pee h will I e dealt ,\ 1th in the
c_n ii coun rathe1 thc1n 1 n1e n of e u a-I .,., I ni, 1lt\ di,c1p]ina1
Ir
I he Be1 kel
ena t ' poli ) 1 e 0111 m ·nd, tion i the
di~ e. t follo,, -up of th
ub tc. n e of the inte1 i1n adn11n1 llat·1
n~
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announ can1pu 01nn1un1t
ell the ( I ~ k 11
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.

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and lee I the
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. l ni,e1 it, that it e It
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1. Th r propositiotzJ a r r> z,1 con f orm ity with the <:011 tit 1Ltion of the l n iled , l a i rs. \ a la n1an 1 a1n
g uided by the opini ,n of collcag11 es who are e.· pe1 ts
in the fiel whom I ha,e discu · ed the matter ha,e told me that
the l l ni, e r it ha no constitutional (and ther e fore no
legal) right to limit tude nts' f1 eedon1 of spccc h or
political acthit, e ·cept in the ntanner indicated in
the econd of the pi opositions- by r egulating '' the
time, place, and rnanner" of political speech ancl actiYit) to the e.· tent that may be necessary in 01 der to
"prevent interfere nce '-'' ith the normal functions of the
Uni,er ity." The Council of the American Association
of lJniver it Profe ors asked a con1mittee to draft a
ta te1nent concerning the academic freedom of student for con ideration by the Council. This reportpubli he AAl P Bull<'iin- a cits: " tudents shou ld enj oy th e
an1e freedom of re ligion, speech , press and assembly,
and the right to petition the authorities, t h at citizens
generally po c . E.·ercise of these rights on or off
th campus should not subject them to institution a l
penaltie .... When students run into police difficulties
off the campus in connection with what they regard
a their political rights-as, for example, taking part
in it-ins, picket lines, demonstrations, riding on freedom bu e -the college authoriLies should take every
practical step to a sure themselves that such students
are protected in their hall legal rights and against
abu c."

2. A lternativt: polu ics a, e unworlwblc.

long series
of effort by the dmin1 tration of the Univcr~it o[
ah(orn1a to dev1 e Unher ity regulauons pa eso il>ing
the permi ible ontcnt of student political spec h and
cuvn ha con inced me that uch eriorts le:-a to
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~qu i pp d to d1 ,1w up or to e nforce c 11mJn ~1 l:1ws J_ve n
ii u h nn undc rt,1kin g were warr,1ntcd 1n prinuplc,
11 w ould r e(p111 e the rca tio n of an ~Jabo1 ~ t e syst m of
polic e a nd courts quite out of keeping wHh the fun ction of the lJni ve1s1ty as a n in titution of te aching
,u1d t ,..sear ch . Ca in1 inal prosecutions should be left to
the <" ii a uthorities. The students I have talked with
unclet stand full y that if they break the laws they must
<'X [>C<1 fo b e punished by the courts.
~L Th e civ il rig hts movement cx /Jressrs the moral
id~ali.i, m of a whole generation of young Amcrirnns.
Most of th e students involved in the recent demonstra tions believe they a re working in behalf of a nadonwi rights for Negroes. I believe the University should be
very slow to align itself against a movement enlisting
the loyalties of so many young men and ,-v omen in all
parts of the country.

Thomas Parkinson, Profcssor of English
There are two main issues in the proposals of the
Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate. First,
should advocacy of political ac tion be restricted on the
campus of a university? The Senate says, in effect,
that if " Congress shall make no law .. . abridging the
freedom of speech," then a university should make no
law abridging the freedom of speech. The content of
speech should not be limited, and its form should be
regulated only insofar as necessary in order to allo,v
the University to carry out its main function . On this
main point, there seems to me little room for argument. There is no such thing as more or less freedom ;
men either have freedom or they of the content of speech destrO)S freedom. What limitations there are on the content of peech are matters
to be determined by the courts.
Second, there is the que tion of whether or not
there should be an amnesty for pa t tu in discord with university regulations. On this la t
point it is my conviction that there should be a universal amnesty on the Berkele campu , for tudents,
faculty, and administration. Gencrosit of pirit is
required from all member of the om1nunity, and the
members o[ the ommunity who ha e the great t
power, and therefore the greate t opportunit to make
a large act of charity, are the member of the Board
of Regent . On e that act i made, the campu
an
then continue its development with failh 1n Jts member hip, hope for a more glorious future, an for all . remembering from this point on that the great
est of these 1s charity

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Everett M. Chandler

December 10, 1964

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Eugene A. Rittenhouse
Chancellor 1s Office Telephone Call -

Dr. Alvin Marks

Dr. Alvin Marks of the Chancellor's Office called at

4 p.m., December 9,

and asked that I contact you. He advised that he should be considered
the state-wide man with respect to student demonstrations, and that he
i ~ anxious we be assured of continued system-wide preparation and action.
He emphasized that we are prepared and this is just a reminder. He asked
that:
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He be advised immediately of potential or current demonstrations;

2.

Every effort be made to keep any student demonstration
identified with the local campus;

3. We be assured all resources of the Chancellor's Office
are available on call, but that no interference is
suggested, just availability; and

4.

It be remembered that communication lines between administration, faculty, and students must be kept open if we are
to preserve the things we have now such as free speech,
right to petition, etc.

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From :

R. E. Kennedy

Subject:

Student Demonstrations Protesting Certain On-Campus Recruiting Efforts

The Trustees at their November 30 meeting passed a resolution regarding demonstrations ,
declaring the following to be the policy of the State Colleges:

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The Board unqualifiedly condemns violence or the threats of violence against pers on s or
property, or any acts of coercion which result in the interruption or are des i gned to
interrupt the educational process or lawful operations of any State Coll ege.

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Vigorous enforcement of campus rules on student conduct is essential to pres erve the
c ampus as a place of freedom in which the rights of the individual student s are
recognized and protected.
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"3 . , Student s have the right on cau1pus to meet with representatives of the gove rnment of t h e
Unit ed Sta t es , and of other public agencies and of any or all privat e i n dustry on a
non-dis c r iminatory basis for interviews in connection with planning their fut u re public
or priv ate s erv i ce or employment. These rights shall be protected.

"4.

The Board of Trustees i s sensitive to the rights of the students to debate current
issues, to prot est pol icy a nd t o dissent. These rights, in a ccordance with pertinent
college rules as to time, p l a ce and manner , mus t also be pr ot ec ted. But t h e righ t to
dissent affords no e xc us e t o di srup t co l lege operat ions or t o interfere with t h e rights
of fellow students.

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It is expected that the leadership of t h e president, t h e judgment of the faculty and
the good sense of the students will maintain the college campus as a place of order
in balance with freedom. In any event, the Board recognizes that it is desirable for
a college, as far as possible, to provide f or its own internal security. The Board
therefore authorizes the Chancellor to take all feasible action to make available or
to procure additional funds for such purpose and to provide funds for additional
assistance, where necessary, to the respective Deans of Students. If internal measures
and security are insufficient to safeguard the campus and the orderly process of
education, the college administrators are authorized and expected to call in outside
community law enforcement officers."

Since the first indication that we had on this campus an organization that might attempt
to disrupt normal academic and administrative processes, I have been working with Dean Chandler,
Mr. Rittenhouse and others to make certain that we have proper procedures and properly
oriented staff members ready to take appropriate action to prevent disruption of our normal
activities.

'While administrative and non-teaching staff members o~ certain departments are prepared to
handle difficulties should they arise, I am a firm believer in positive action in advance

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December 8, !Yo/
r than negative ac t i on after the fact . I believe that academic deans, department heads,
facult~ members can do much to prevent circumstance s from arising which might result in
monst r a tions planne d and execute d for the purpose of disrupting normal academic, administrat ive an d co-curricu lar activities of the colle ge .

Any attempt to proh i bit students from expressing

in language and action that is in good
taste, their hones t differe nces of opinion is no~ in keeping with certain fundamental rights
and privileges of American citizenship. However, the manner in which such difference is
expressed mus t not interfere with the rights and privilege s of other individuals. When
i t does interfere with the freedom of others, the activity is one that needs to be appropriately
controlled . This college has a legal responsibility to see to it that all of i ts academic,
administrative and co-curricular activities are continued without disruption even when some
individuals or groups express objection to an issue by planning and/or implementing a demons tration.
I am convinced that our students at this campus are level-headed and that the majority c a n be
called upon to influence other students into a calm and quiet demonstration, or no
demonstration at all.
I believe that deans and department heads should communicate with their respe ctiv e faculties,
a nd they in rtur n , with the students . in their respective majors, to emphas ize t h e necessity
of avoiding any demonstration or even the threat of one, which would ap pear to lead to the
disru ption of any normal college activities .
I wou ld be mos t e ncouraging if such communication would result in resolutions by v arious
faculty and student gr oups , including the Faculty-Staff Council ~nd t he Student Affairs Council,
opposing any t ype of demonstr ation by individuals or groups which conceiv ably might interfere
with the opportunity of even a single student who seeks placement in the career field of his
choice, and wishes to avail hims e l f of t heservices offered by the Placement Office.
I suggest positive, influential, and pe r suas i ve act ion now by al l of those concerned to bring
the issue to an appropriate and agreeable conclus ion . Recruiters will be told, of course,
· that the college administration will take ap pr opri~t e ste ps t o prev ent disruptive action and,
further, will take firm disciplinary action a ga ins t any student or group of students who ·attempt
to interfere with the academic, administrativ e, or co-curricular activities of this college.
If the interference is caused by non-students, t hey will be appropriately handled as violators
of Section 602.7 of the Penal Code, (Mulford Act).
There will be a discussion on Monday, December 11, at the President's Council meeting on
"Policy on Demonstrations." Those receiving copies of this memo who are not members of the
President's Council should contact their immediate supervisor to determine whether they
should attend this portion of the meeting.