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Students for a Democratic Society, Herrnstein lecture, February-June, 1972

1973-03-09 Daily Iowan Article: 'Boyd raps Herrnstein incident'

Calling the cancellation of Prof. Richard J. Herrnstein's speech a "failure of our best efforts," Univesity of Iowa Pres. Willard L. Boyd promised that the university will do its best "to avoid a recurrence of such an unfortunate event."
Herrnstein, a controversial Harvard psychologist scheduled to speak here Feb. 25, canceled his address in the face of circumstances Boyd called "regrettable." 
Boyd was in Brazil at an education conference at the time.
Boyd defined his responsability as "to apply fully the regent's policy on campus speakers." He said the policy includes allowing the campus to hear diverse points of view, and requires the speaker to be subjected to questions from the audience.
"All university resources are comitted to maintaining free spech on the campus no matter how difficult this can ocasionally prove to be when outsiders add a noisy and disruptive presence to the secene," Boyd said.
The president warned against the cancellation of classes as a protest to the Herrnstein incident.
He called such an act a violation of the rights of innocent persons who are enrolled in the class.

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Calling the cancellation of Prof. Richard J. Herrnstein's speech a "failure of our best efforts," Univesity of Iowa Pres. Willard L. Boyd promised that the university will do its best "to avoid a recurrence of such an unfortunate event." Herrnstein, a controversial Harvard psychologist scheduled to speak here Feb. 25, canceled his address in the face of circumstances Boyd called "regrettable." Boyd was in Brazil at an education conference at the time. Boyd defined his responsability as "to apply fully the regent's policy on campus speakers." He said the policy includes allowing the campus to hear diverse points of view, and requires the speaker to be subjected to questions from the audience. "All university resources are comitted to maintaining free spech on the campus no matter how difficult this can ocasionally prove to be when outsiders add a noisy and disruptive presence to the secene," Boyd said. The president warned against the cancellation of classes as a protest to the Herrnstein incident. He called such an act a violation of the rights of innocent persons who are enrolled in the class.