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Comm Editor's Note: The follow ing is the test of the proposed Student Bill of Rights. The provisions were first proposed by the American Association of Uiniversit y Professors (AAUP). The Bill of Rights has since been studied by the Student Faculty Relations Committee. The committee agreed on all provisions except those per taining to student records and to student organizations. The proposed document has been distributed to the faculty for their study and considera tion. It will likely be debated and voted on at the summer faculty meeting. The document is p rin ted here now for student exami nation and study. Any pro posals for changing the con tents should be brought to the attention of Student Govern ment. It i:: anticpated that a final draft will be decided upon curly next fall and put to the student body in a ref crendum. The Student-Faculty Rela tions Committee has stressed the fact that the Bill of Rights will be a r-ritten statement of the rights and responsibilities of students. Virtually/ all of the provisions are already in operation. CORNELL ARN * GOOD FOOD * Convenient To Campus " Pleasant Atmosphere " 10% Discount On Meal STUDENT SPECIAl ON YOUR GRADU dreams be bold? They are as limitless as the of character andl abili Hold t'nose dIreams South to see them cor great and fast-growi your ambitious dIreani U. S. Government Worldl WAar II, the Soi in 34 of 37 economic Railway lines alone .ittee I PREAMBLE Free inquiry and free expression are essential attributes of the com munity of scholars. As members of that community, students should be encouraged to develop the capacity for critical judgment and to en gage in a sustained and indepen dent search for truth. The freedom to learn depends upon appropriate opportunities and conditions in the classroom, on the campus, and in the larger community. The respon sibility to secure and to respect general conditions conducive to the freedom to learn is shared by all members of the academic commun ity. Students should endeavor to exercise their freedom with ma turity and responsibility. I. IN THE CLASSROOM The professor in the classroom and in conference should encourage free discussion, inquiry and expres sion. Students should be evaluated solely on the basis of their aca demic performance, not on their opinions or conduct in matters un related to academic standards. A. Students are responsible for learning thoroughly the content of any e o u r s e of study, but they should be free to take reasoned exception to the (late or views of fered, and to r e s e r v e judgment about matters of opinion. B. Information a b o u t student views, beliefs, and political asso ciations which professors acquire in the course of private conferences of their work as instructors, ad IS CAFETERIA Books STAY SOUTH, ATION DAY, will your should be . . . for horizons skies to(lay for young men ty, Vision and( faith. high, young man. Andl stay ne true. For the South is a rig opport unity-land where s can) heu)ome reality. reports show t hat since ith has ouitpacedI the nat ion activ itijes. A long Sout hern -ropos visers, and counselors should be considered confidential. Protection against improper disclosure is a s e r i o u s professional obligation. Judgments of ability and character may be provided under appropriate circumstances. Authorized counsel ors shall not without the consent of the student, disclose any informa tion which he may have acquired while counseling any student, un less the information may result in physical or emotional harm to the student or others. Counseling files are not available to any person without the consent of the student. II. STUDENT RECORDS The University should have a carefully considered policy as to the information which should be a part of a student's permanent ed ucational record and as to the con ditions of its disclosure. To mini mize the risk of improper disclosure, academic and discipli nary records should be separate, and the conditions of access to each should be set forth in an explicit policy statement. Transcripts of academic records should contain only information about academic status. Except for purposes of national security clearance, data from dis ciplinary files should not be avail able to unauthorized persons on campus or to any person off cam pus except with the consent of the student. No records should be kept which roflect the political activities or beliefs of the students. Admini .trativc staff and student person nel officers should respect confi dential information about students which they acquire in the course of their work. Ill. STUDENT AFFAIRS In student affairs, certain stand ards must he maintained if the academic freedom of students is to oc preserved. A. The University should be open to all students who are academ ically qualified without respect to race, religion, creed or national origin. YNM ti husinssmeninvesed n ha 5,0 maorinus Railway Sy es Stu" B. Students bring to the campus a variety of interests previously acquired and develop many new interests as members of the aca demic community. They should be free to organize and join associa tions to promote their c o m m o n interests. 1. Affiliation with an extra mural organization should not of itself effect recognition of a stu dent organization. 2. Each organization should be free to choose its own campus ad viser, and institutional recognition should not be withheld or with drawn solely because of the in ability of a student organization to secure an adviser. Members of the faculty serve the college com munity when they accept the re sponsibility to advise and consult with student organizations; they should not have the authority to control the policy of such organiza tions. 3. Student organizations may be required to submit a current list of officers, but they s h o u1 d not be required to submit a mem bership list as a condition of insti tutional recognition. Non-students cannot be active members of stu dent organizations except with the permission of the vice-president for student affairs. 4. Students and student or ganizations s h o u 1 d be free to examine and to discuss all ques tions of interest to them, and to express opinions publicly or pri vately. They should also be free to support causes by lawful and orderly means which do not disrupt the operation of the institution. AUTIIORIZED ORGANIZATIONS 5. Authorized student organi zations should be allowed to invite and to hear any person of their own choosing. While the orderly scheduling of facilities may require the observance of routine proce dures before a guest speaker is invited to appear on campus, insti tutional control of campus facili arly $9 billion in more I new job opportunities. uith, young man. Stay merica'sfast-growing item let Bi ties should never be used as a I device of censorship of beliefs or ideas. It should be made clear to the acadcmic and larger commun ity that sponsoring of guest speak- 1 ers does not necessarily imply ap proval or endorsement of the views expressed, either by the sponsoring group or the University. C. As constituents of the academic community, students should be free, individually and collectively, to ex press their views on issues of in :"titutional policy and on the mat ters of g e n e r a I interest to the s t u d e n t body. The body should have clearly defined means to par ticipate in the formulation and ap plication of regulations affecting student affairs. Student govern ments should be protected from I arbitrary intervention. STUDENT PUBLICATIONS 1). Student publications and the student press are a valuable aid in establishing and maintaining an atmosphere of free and responsible discussion and of intellectual ex ploration on the campus. They are a means of bringing student con cerns to the attention of the faculty and the institutional authorities and of formulating student opinion on various issues on the campus and in the world at large. 1. The student press should he free of censorship and advance ap proval of copy, and its editors and managers should be free to develop t h e i r own editorial policies and news coverage. 2. Editors and Im a n a g e r s should subscribe to canons of re sponsible journalism. At the same time, they should be protected from arbitrary suspension and removal because of student, faculty admin istrative or public disapproval of editorial policy or content. Only for proper and stated causes should editors and managers be subject to removal and then by orderly and prescribed procedures. IV. OFF-CAMPIS FREEDOM OF STUDENTS A. While students should con duct themselves in a lawful and orderly manner, as citizens, they enjoy the same freedom of speech, peaceful assembly, and right of BE THE MOST COMPLIMENTED COUPLE She likes to go formal ... and { its so easy for you to add this perfect touch whenever you - step out. Renting elegant formal - wear is convenient and econom icol. Our experienced staff will see that you're always dressed to perfection in the newest styles and accessories. All gar ments ore carefully cleaned and pressed. Make your next "date" formal! 707 Harden Str MODERN REN Can Robert Bruc easy-stretch swi hold their shape Only if they're ni of polyester, cotton and L.ycr by ill Of i )etition that other citizens enjoy. I 'aculty members and administra- 1 ive officials should insure that in titutional powers are not em >loyed to inhibit such intellectual I ctivities and their exercise of the } ights of citizenship. B. Activities of students may t ipon occasion result in violation of aw. In such cases, institutional of 'icials should apprise students of .heir legal rights and may offer ither assistance. Students who vio ate the law may incur penalties irescribed by civil authorities, but nstitutional authority should never )c used merely to duplicate the unction of g e n e r a I laws. Only vhere the institution's interest as in academic community are dis inct from those of the general .,ommunity should the special au :hority of the institution be Asserted. The student who incident illy violates instiututional regula Lions in the course of his off-cam pus activity, such as those relating Lo class attendance, should be sub iect to no greater penalty than would normally be imposed. Insti Lutional action should be indepen lent of community pressure. V. DICIl'LINARY PIROCEEDINGS A. The disciplinary powers of cducational institutions are inher i nt in their responsibility to pro tect their educational p u r p o s e through the regu'ation of the use of their facilities and through the setting of standards of conduct and scholarship for the students who attend them. In developing re sponsible student conduct, discipli nary proceedings play a role sub. stantially secondary to counseling, guidance, admonition and example. In the exceptional circumstances when these preferred means fail to resolve problems of student con duc t, proper procedural safeguar ds should he olserved to protect the .tudent from the on fair imposition of serious penalties. The following Are reconmen(led as proper safe guards in such proceedings. H. Disciplinary p r o e e e d i n g s should be instituted only for viola tion of standards of conduct de fined in advance and published through such means as a student eet-253-046 1 TAL SERVICE es mtrunks too? ade ' 6 Ot .lights andbook or a generally available mody of University regulations. SEARCII WARRANTS 1. Except under circumstances vhere delay may create a risk of iarm to property or s t u d e n t s, >remises occupied by students and he personal possessions of stu lents should not be searched unless ppropriate authorization has been obtained. For premises s u c h as lormitories controlled by the in titution, an appropriate and re. ponsible official should be desig. atei to whom application should >e made before a search other than i routine inspection is conducted. [he application should specify tho -easons for the search and tho bject of information sought. The >fficial should keep an accurate -ecord of searches permii,ted, such -ecord including the time, date, and easons for the search. The student hould be present, if possible, dur. ng the search. For premises not -ontrolled by the institution, the )rdinary requirements for lawful ear<h should be followed. 2. Students detected or arrested i the course of serious violations )f institutional regulations, or in. ractions of ordinary law, should )e informed of their rights. While nterrogration may be conducted, 10 form of harassment should be 1 s e d1 by institutional representa ives to coerce admissions of guilt ir information about conduct of >ther suspected persons. 3. Students should not be sub icet to abusive or unlawful conduct y institutional officials. If a stu lent believes he has been exposed to such unwarranted acts, he may file a written complaint with the Student Grievance Committee. The Committee shall have the responsi bility to investigate the complaint and recommend appropriate reme dlial action. STUDENT STATUS C.Pending action on the charges, the status of a student should not be altered, or his right to be pres ent on the campus and to attend classes .uspended, exczpt where the administration determines s u c h action is necessary for his physical or emotional safety and well-being, or for the safety of students, faculty or University property. D. The formality of the proce dure to which a student is entitled in disciplinary cases should be pro portionate to the gravity of the (Continued on Page 11) Sundays 10:30 A.M. LUT HERAN WORSHIP 1529 PendIeton Street SAcross From Naval Armory