TAT NEWS i t Friday 4 M IC H IG A N C o o l . . . . . . had rather wear out than \ STATI F . . . and partly cloudy today, rust out. George Whitefield U N IV E R S IT Y with a high in the upper Ms. Low tonight in the middle 30s. Partly cloudy and mild Saturday. Vol. 60 Number 165 East Lansing, Michigan April 26,1968 Me Roce relations committee reports H G r o u p u r g e s in v o lv e m e n t o f U ’ w ith N e g r o s tu d e n ts By JIM SCHAEFER uate Negroes, and the assignment of other persons who have the potential State News Staff W riter the dean of the School fo r Advanced for advancing or hindering his progress Graduate studies to stim ulate the re­ toward self fu llfilm e n t and the im ­ In addition to demands for increased cruitm ent of Negro graduate students. provement of the conditions of his enrollment of Negro students and em­ The Race and Urban A ffa irs Center existence.” ployment of academic and non-aca­ would perform four m ajor types of demic Negro personnel* in the Univer­ w ork: academic, action, research, and On-campus, it could bring the dis­ sity, President Hannah’s special com­ developing the design and content of advantaged individuals (“ especially m ittee of 16 last night called* for experimental programs. Negroes” ) to the campus, “ where an “ extraordinary efforts” to effect fun­ Robert Green, associate professor of extensive e ffo rt” could be made to damental changes, of “ attitude and be­ work w ith them in some significant way education is on the special committee havior of white Americans toward the w ithin the “ U niversity setting.” Ex­ presenting the report. Negro in American'society.” amples of these programs would be the The special committee, named by Upward Bound and D etroit Projects. Hannah termed the proposals of the Hannah to examine race relations in committee “ extrem ely significant.” Off-campus, the Center would work the U niversity developed the proposal “ I t is the intention of the U niversity actively w ith the offices of Continuing for procedures from a subcommittee to implement these recommendations,” Education and Cooperative Extension in report presented to them laist week. he said. “ We are pleased w ith this developing programs fo r disadvantaged A Center for Race anil Urban Af­ positive action.” individuals or groups. These programs Leaving closed conference fairs plus a specific “ a ll out e ffo rt” for enrollment of Negroes, were im ­ The seven points of the report in­ could include: leadership development, initiation of community action programs, portant points of the seven part re­ clude: B la c k athletes leave c lo se d m eeting held In E r ic k s o n H all after d ecid in g to boycott all M S U ath le tics -E ffo rts to increase Negro student d irect work w ith the white community, port. until action is taken on the lis t of dem ands which they presented to the U n iv e rsity on T h u rsd a y after­ enrollment. and provision of consultants to existing The e ffo rt for Negro enrollment said -C reation of the Race and Urban community agencies, the business com­ noon. F r o m the left are football p la y e rs C h a r le s B a ile y , F ran k T r a y lo r and L aA A arr T h o m a s. In the- tiie report, should include: a full-tim e A ffairs Center to coordinate action in m unity, and others. doorw ay w e arin g a d ark sw e a te r is b asketb all p la y e r Lee Lafayette. staff position in the Office of Admis­ State N ew s Photo by Stan L um sions for recruitm ent of undergrad- race relations. The research by the Center would - A search for Negro faculty mem­ be both action-oriented and basic. bers. The Center could also stim ulate and - A “ continuous” e ffo rt to increase conduct experimental programs itself the number of Negroes in adm inistra­ N e g r o athletes call b o y c o tt; or help their development w ith other tive positions in the University. U niversity units and faculty members, - A “ vigorous program ” to increase as w ell as by outside agencies and or­ the numbers of Negroes and members ganizations. of other m in ority groups in the non- academic areas of the University--ad- Hannah said the report would be d e m a n d s o f U n ive rs ity m injptrative, professional, clerical, presented by George Johnson, com­ technical, and operational staffs. m ittee chairman, to the Academic -Encouragement fo r the develop­ Council at their next meeting on A p ril ment of voluntary programs involving 30. faculty and students. and the Ice Arena in nonprofessional posi­ The larger share of the report de­ “ I hope the faculty w ill act on i t by By JOE MITCH The seven grievances were: the coaches or any of the white athletes,’’ tions. We find this to be deplorable and tailed the functions of the Center for their next meeting in May, Hannah State News Sports W rite r -M ichigan State U niversity does not have the spokesman said. “ The im portant things no longer acceptable. Race and Urban A ffairs, though its said. “ I hope to get it to the May A boycott by MSU’s 38 Negro athletes of and must re cru it black coaches for all we want is equality and to win. We can’t -M ichigan State U niversity does not em­ specific programs were . not concrete­ meeting of the Board of Trustees:” a ll spring sports events and practices began sports at the U niversity, such as basket­ win w ith a ll this frustration. If the frustra ­ ploy black trainers nor a black medical ly defined. He said the committee was formed Thursday after this group submitted a list ball. baseball, track and swimming. We tions can't be cured in the system, there doctor to treat a ll athletes. on March 25 and the subcommittee on of seven grievances to President Hannah feel that one or two black coaches are in­ w ill be dissension. The comm ittee recommended that March 26. and A thletic D irector Biggie Munn. sufficient. - B u rt Smith, the athletic counselor, is “ This is a racist university, ju s t like the under undue pressure attempting to assist the Center “ function directly under the A spokesman fo r the Negro athletes said -T h e Athletic department has a tendency system of the world. It's a question of a ll of the athletes in academic and per­ Office of President of the University, they were protesting against discrim inatory of discouraging black students from partic­ being black or being used. " sonal problems. A black athletic counselor and be supported p rim a rily from Uni­ practices by the athletic department to­ ipating in certain sports, especially base­ The group said their decision to submit should be employed to assist in counseling. versity funds.” ball. the grievances and to boycott came about ward Negroes. The group represents a ll undergraduate -M ichigan State U niversity does not em­ This need is highlighted by the fact that gradually and was not spontaneous. I t should be headed, said the report, by a dean or director who would be Dustin H offm an Negro athletes in a ll sports and excludes ploy black people in Jenison Fieldhouse, many black athletes fail. “ We got together last fa ll and talked -The academic counseling provided for provided an appropriate and profes­ senior Negro athletes. the Intram ural Building, the ticket office about this, but i t ’s just now reached its black athletes is designed to place them in courses that w ill m aintain their e ligibility apex" the spokesman said. “ We have sional supporting-staff. The comm ittee offered a “ series of M a ry M cC a rth y the support of a ll black athletes, students and not to enable them to graduate at the suggestions” on how the Center would and form er black athletes at State from 'PERSONAL REASONS’ end of the four-year period. Athletes are forced to take nonacademic courses (such 1964 on." Football Coach Duffy Daugherty said he perform its work: Academically, it would work w ith the various departments and colleges to cam paign today «as physical education) when they need aca­ was in complete sympathy w ith the group Dustin Hoffman, Academy Award nomi­ demic courses which w ill make them elig­ and that they needed to be treated the same stim ulate development of new curricula nee fo r his role in “ The Graduate,” and ible for graduation. and programs dealing w ith racial and as anyone else. M ary McCarthy, daughter of Sen. Eugene G o ld b e r g le a v e s U N ; -M ichigan State U niversity has never elected a black cheerleader. We find this (please turn to back page) urban affairs. I t would be encouraged to offer spe- McCarthy, D-Minn., w ill campaign fo r Mc­ Carthy at 4:15 p.m. today in the Auditorium . questionable in view of the large number of talented black g irls on this campus. Clocks chango cialized seminars and other study pro- grams relevant to its purpose. The speeches are scheduled to begin at 4:45 p.m. A folk music program w ill pre­ B a ll fa . a s s u m e p o s t A lis t of the grievances was followed by a statement that the “ black athletes of Michigan State U niversity would like to go People around the country w ill lose an hour this weekend as most of the nation In its action function, the Center would “ encourage, organize, or co­ ordinate" programs or projects de­ cede the speeches. Miss McCarthy, on leave from R adcliffe College, is helping in her father’s bid fo r leaving government service fo r personal on record as supporting the boycott of the switches over to daylight savings time. sired to effect changes on the “ dis­ the Dem ocratic presidential nomination. WASHINGTON