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Campus "Unrest" Demonstrations, 1970
1970-06-22 Philip G. Hubbard to Mr. G.E. Burke Page 1
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THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Provost and Dean of Academic Affairs Old Capitol 319: 353-5488 June 22, 1970 Mr. G. E. Burke Assistant Director Dormitories and Dining SErvices Hillcrest Dear Mr. Burke: The reports from dorm advisers giving their impressions of the events during the recent disruptions have been received, and I have read them all. They contain valuable information about the attitudes and activities of the students during that period, and their observations show a great sensitivity to the human element of that drama. We should meet soon to discuss the ways in which the information can be combined with the recommendations from the advisors in preparing to serve the students more effectively next year. It is hard to overemphasize the value of these comments from the staff members who are so familiar with students whose views would be impossible to obtain otherwise. The few dozen students who use the Activity Center at the Union and a few other leaders on campus are quite easy to reach, and we have heard their versions many times over. The quiet students who make no effort to reach any University official are much harder to contact, but we are very intereted in learning their attitudes. I intend to ask someone on our staff to analyze these reports more carefully than I have, to obtain all information which will be useful. With reference to some specific issues which were raised in the reports, I would like to respond to questions about the bomb searches and why students who live off-campus were not required to move away. In contrast to the strong complaints from the advisers in Hillcrest, I note that only three of these reports mention bomb searches at all. Of these, only one expressed apprehension about having to undertake that task. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of those who participated in this nerve-racking activity for which they had no previous training. The extraordinary demands upon the few people in Iowa City who have had such training were such that they were unavailable at some critical times, and all of us are grateful to those who filled an important need during the emergency. However, we should begin now to prepare more adequately for any future emergency of a similar nature, so that searches will be made only by volunteers who have been given some preparation. The requirement to leave within 24 hours was mentioned rather frequently as a source of irritation, and I had occasion to discuss this with many students at the time. We cannot dictate to independent landlords avout the way they work with their tenants, of course, and there is simply no way to check on whether those students actually departed. Those who inquired, however, were informed that their options were subject to cancellation if their presence on campus came to our attention through violation of some campus regulation. We hope that this issue of options does not arise again, or
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THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Provost and Dean of Academic Affairs Old Capitol 319: 353-5488 June 22, 1970 Mr. G. E. Burke Assistant Director Dormitories and Dining SErvices Hillcrest Dear Mr. Burke: The reports from dorm advisers giving their impressions of the events during the recent disruptions have been received, and I have read them all. They contain valuable information about the attitudes and activities of the students during that period, and their observations show a great sensitivity to the human element of that drama. We should meet soon to discuss the ways in which the information can be combined with the recommendations from the advisors in preparing to serve the students more effectively next year. It is hard to overemphasize the value of these comments from the staff members who are so familiar with students whose views would be impossible to obtain otherwise. The few dozen students who use the Activity Center at the Union and a few other leaders on campus are quite easy to reach, and we have heard their versions many times over. The quiet students who make no effort to reach any University official are much harder to contact, but we are very intereted in learning their attitudes. I intend to ask someone on our staff to analyze these reports more carefully than I have, to obtain all information which will be useful. With reference to some specific issues which were raised in the reports, I would like to respond to questions about the bomb searches and why students who live off-campus were not required to move away. In contrast to the strong complaints from the advisers in Hillcrest, I note that only three of these reports mention bomb searches at all. Of these, only one expressed apprehension about having to undertake that task. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of those who participated in this nerve-racking activity for which they had no previous training. The extraordinary demands upon the few people in Iowa City who have had such training were such that they were unavailable at some critical times, and all of us are grateful to those who filled an important need during the emergency. However, we should begin now to prepare more adequately for any future emergency of a similar nature, so that searches will be made only by volunteers who have been given some preparation. The requirement to leave within 24 hours was mentioned rather frequently as a source of irritation, and I had occasion to discuss this with many students at the time. We cannot dictate to independent landlords avout the way they work with their tenants, of course, and there is simply no way to check on whether those students actually departed. Those who inquired, however, were informed that their options were subject to cancellation if their presence on campus came to our attention through violation of some campus regulation. We hope that this issue of options does not arise again, or
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