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Campus "Unrest" Demonstrations, 1970

Campus /Capitol Contact Vol. I, No. 5 Page 3

Q: Why does the University permit people to paint on Old Capitol?
A: No matter how well the building is guarded, persons who are sufficiently determined, daring and armed with spray paint can usually succeed in making their mark on this or any other public building by means of a guerrilla-thype sweep past, around or through it. Every reasonable effort is made to prevent this sort of vandalism.
Q. What about teachers who didn't show up for classes?
A: Their deans and department heads have been called upon to report this fact, and salary payments are being adjusted accordingly. Rumor ran rampant in this area of University life, too; of the relatively few classes known to have been untaught, most were the responsibility of teaching assitants rather than full-time faculty. It should be noted that some faculty people moved their classes, to their own homes or to quieter corners of the campus, for the convenience of their students during the first week of May. Others re-scheduled classes to permit students to take part in the rallies and discussions without loss of class time.
Q: What can Alumni Legislative Committee members do to help the University and The Regents in this troublesome area:
A: Here, as in other areas of concern, Committee members will be most helpful if they will lend informed, reasoned, perceptive voices to discussion of these matters, whether with neighbors and friends or in public situations. Talking with one's own children or other U of I students in the community will be useful in gaining a sense not only of the extent to which University life was actually affected by the rallies and "strike", but also of why so many young people feel impelled to show their concern through these means. Thorough perusal of the Special Report recently dispatched from the President's office will yield both concrete information and interpretation of the special problems created by crowds, etc. Discussed dispassionately as they related to the national scene, the campus events of this spring can perhaps be understood, even if they cannot be forgiven by those citizens whose image of academe makes no provision for this sort of response to national and international stimuli.
If and when the universities and the Regents determine that new legislation is needed to help cope with demonstrators or disruptors. Committee members will be asked to help interpret and promote its passage. A progress report on this subject will be made in the next issue of CONTACT.

COMMITTEES MEET ADMINISTRATORS: 
In the "second round" of sessions, key administrators have met with Legislative Committees in 23 districts at CONTACT's presstime. It is hoped that similar sessions can be held throughout the summer in the remaining 27 districts, to provide opportunity for Committee members to discuss the problems of University support face-to-face with those who are closest to the need.

THE CANDIDATES: Enclosed with this issue of CONTACT is a list of the candidates for the 64th General Assembly, which will convene in January, 1971. The 100 Representatives and 27 of the Senators who will serve in the next legislature will be chosen in the general election November 3. The 23 senatorial districts not listed as having candidates are those in which the incumbents are "holdovers", with two years of their four-year terms yet to serve.

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Q: Why does the University permit people to paint on Old Capitol? A: No matter how well the building is guarded, persons who are sufficiently determined, daring and armed with spray paint can usually succeed in making their mark on this or any other public building by means of a guerrilla-thype sweep past, around or through it. Every reasonable effort is made to prevent this sort of vandalism. Q. What about teachers who didn't show up for classes? A: Their deans and department heads have been called upon to report this fact, and salary payments are being adjusted accordingly. Rumor ran rampant in this area of University life, too; of the relatively few classes known to have been untaught, most were the responsibility of teaching assitants rather than full-time faculty. It should be noted that some faculty people moved their classes, to their own homes or to quieter corners of the campus, for the convenience of their students during the first week of May. Others re-scheduled classes to permit students to take part in the rallies and discussions without loss of class time. Q: What can Alumni Legislative Committee members do to help the University and The Regents in this troublesome area: A: Here, as in other areas of concern, Committee members will be most helpful if they will lend informed, reasoned, perceptive voices to discussion of these matters, whether with neighbors and friends or in public situations. Talking with one's own children or other U of I students in the community will be useful in gaining a sense not only of the extent to which University life was actually affected by the rallies and "strike", but also of why so many young people feel impelled to show their concern through these means. Thorough perusal of the Special Report recently dispatched from the President's office will yield both concrete information and interpretation of the special problems created by crowds, etc. Discussed dispassionately as they related to the national scene, the campus events of this spring can perhaps be understood, even if they cannot be forgiven by those citizens whose image of academe makes no provision for this sort of response to national and international stimuli. If and when the universities and the Regents determine that new legislation is needed to help cope with demonstrators or disruptors. Committee members will be asked to help interpret and promote its passage. A progress report on this subject will be made in the next issue of CONTACT. COMMITTEES MEET ADMINISTRATORS: In the "second round" of sessions, key administrators have met with Legislative Committees in 23 districts at CONTACT's presstime. It is hoped that similar sessions can be held throughout the summer in the remaining 27 districts, to provide opportunity for Committee members to discuss the problems of University support face-to-face with those who are closest to the need. THE CANDIDATES: Enclosed with this issue of CONTACT is a list of the candidates for the 64th General Assembly, which will convene in January, 1971. The 100 Representatives and 27 of the Senators who will serve in the next legislature will be chosen in the general election November 3. The 23 senatorial districts not listed as having candidates are those in which the incumbents are "holdovers", with two years of their four-year terms yet to serve.