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THE BATTALION
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1974
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Editor:
As Curtis Marsh stated yester
day one reason for not “keeping”
grass policy for the MSC grounds
is the problem of enforcement.
This, as one might be surprised
to know, is a result of former
students and guests of the Univer
sity being insulted for walking
on the grass. The reason they
walked on the grass in the first
place was because they were una
ware of this “tradition”. This tra
dition is a new one anyway. As
late as 1963, Muster was held on
the MSC lawn. As for the signs,
please don’t put any tacky signs
in front of that beautiful building.
With proper landscaping as evi
denced by the grass in front of
the Cushing Building, one would
realize dirt paths would not de
velop, yet students could still en
joy it. Signed:
Brad Bryant
Student Senator
Michael Hatch
Chairman, MSC Building
Studies Committee
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Judging from introductory speeches it seemed as
though the purpose of the National Student Lobby’s third
annual conference in Washington, D. C. was to make
students knowledgeable of NSL issues, to lobby with
congressmen and to prepare schools for lobbying efforts at
home. The lobby, in a statement of priorities, said it would
concern itself first with issues that affect “students and
their status and capacity as students” (financial aid, tuition
levels, campus child care for examples). With all this in
mind I was anxious to see how well the conference would
move students in that direction.
The first three days were crammed full of workshops,
speakers and panel discussions. The basic theme was
educational funding and other campus problems. In addi
tion, emphasis was placed on learning good lobbying
techniques that the 900-plus delegates would use later in
the week with their local Congressmen. As the week
progressed, however, the interest of the delegates began to
shift away from the education scene to other political
considerations.
No matter what group was meeting, to merely mention
the impeachment of President Nixon would bring cheers,
whistles and clapping that shook the walls of the Ramada
Inn, NSL’s temporary home. A women’s caucus, a black
caucus and a council for the impeachment of you-know-
who were active in presenting resolutions before the lobby
not related to educational needs.
AT THE FIRST MEETING of Regional II (which
includes states from Texas to Montana and Nevada to the
Mississippi River) the main issue was dividing the region
into smaller, less diverse areas. When the Texas delegation
met with Senator Lloyd Bentsen, educational funding had
to take back seat to a discussion of a Big Thicket National
Park.
Along with what 1 consider a breakdown in priorities
came a breakdown in efficiency. Meetings began con
sistently later and later and even major speakers, such as
Senator Hubert Humphrey and Dan Rather of CBS News,
were not heard until at least a half an hour after they were
scheduled.
The conference reached a low point in efficiency and
effectiveness following the rabble-rousing speech of Sen.
Humphrey Monday night. His talk, of course, began very
late, and after an hour of crowd-stirring rhetoric like “the
oil companies are taking the American people for a ride,” a
business meeting was supposed to be held. Besides starting
late, the NSL staff made the mistake of allowing the
delegates a “ten minute break.” Bedlam ensued and order
was never restored.
It was well over an hour before any semblance of a
meeting began. The chairman attempted to have the rules
suspended so he could call “previous questions,” thereby
ending a debate that became too long or heated. This
inspired a lengthy debate of Robert’s Rules of Order. After
two voice votes, a delegate count by regions and a request
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to delay the meeting until Tuesday night, the rules were
suspended. It was then 11:41.
THE NEXT MORNING two buses were to leave at
7:20 and 7:40 for Capitol Hill with aggressive student
lobbyists carrying the banner of education.
Over the shouts of disturbed Northeasterners and the
general buzz of private conversation, a delegate motioned
that a new chairman be appointed. This motion and one to
adjourn failed and at midnight the group completed its first
important piece of business.
It wasn’t long before disorder prevailed again and the
bearded chairman in his blue-denim shirt could not quiet
the delegates. Willis Edwards, the current Chairman of the
Board for NSL, cooly walked to the podium and made a
plea that “everyone get straight” adding that “the student
movement sometimes becomes the stupid movement; let’s
cut this bull —- out!” (Cheers, whistling.)
A delegate suggested that a sargeant-at-arms be
appointed to keep order. Shortly thereafter a six and a half
foot respect-inspiring black was at one microphone. He
announced the meeting must continue elsewhere as the
conference room had to be cleaned for an 8 a.m. meeting.
He added that his men were coming in to clean the place
“now.” Edwards retorted, saying the meeting would con
tinue and he would personally talk to the manager.
THE CHAIRMAN TOLD the sargeants-at-arms (none
had been appointed, however) to keep the cleaning men
from entering. At this point your faithful reporter began to
envision swinging mops and billy clubs and youthful
lobbyists behind bars.
Fortunately, the hotel management did not follow up
its threat and the meeting continued without external
conflict.
I understand the meeting continued until 4 a.m. but
long before that I decided to give up and prepare for the
next day’s lobbying.
I truly believe the meeting was the exception and not
the rule with the lobby’s organizational effort. However, it
did mar an otherwise meaningful experience and
illuminates some of the problems the student lobby faces.
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