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Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
Friday, April 26,1968
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Funeral Held for Amendment V
Foust, Humphrey Burned
In Effigy Following March
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(Photo by Olmstead)
UDENT BODY PRESIDENT, Steve Rison, led
.. bearers, "mourners" and students across
mpus in a funeral procession for "Bill O. F.
-jhts" Monday night. The "Service" con-
kded al the home of President Judson Foust.
by  JOE  BAKER
Life Staff Writer
President Judson W. Foust and Board of
Trustee member James Umphrey were burned
in effigy Monday night highlighting the funeral
march for Amendment Five of the Student Bill
of Rights and Responsibilities.
Amendment Five was the only amendment of
the Bill of Eights rejected by the Board of Trustees at their meeting this month. It called for an
end to the University's philosophy of "in loco parentis" (acting in place of a parent).
The funeral and burning were called for by
Student Body" President Steve Rison. "I want it
to hit home that the students haven't achieved any
substantial gain in their rights," Rison said.
Board members said they were in favor of the
Amendment "in principle," but before they could
accept it, it had to be rephrased. The Board said
they want the burden of proof placed on the students and not the University.
The funeral march began  following a short
Student Senate meeting. At the meeting, Rison
- said that the march would be a success if only
10 people showed up.
March Starts In South Quad
The procession began in the South Quad and
proceeded to all residence halls picking up followers. About 200 "mourners" took part.
Members of the ad hoc committee, who worked
revising the Bill of Rights after it was rejected by
the Board of Trustees the first time, carried the
"coffin." It was draped with a CMU flag and had
flowers and a cross on top of it.
When the procession arrived in front of the
home of President Foust, Rison set on fire the
dummies of Foust and Umphrey. The crowd
cheered with cries of "fire up Judd!" and "burn
Foust burn!"
Rison said, "The funeral and burning is not an
end of student rights, but a beginning with a new
fervor."
As the "bodies" burned, taps was played in
the background for the "dead" amendment.
Umphrey was chosen to be burned in effigy
Graduate School
missions
by LINDA GOODWIN
Life News Editor
Grad school requirements are going up.
The r.3w admission requirements to the
cbool oi Graduate Stuides specify that the
ipplicant must have at least a 2.3 cumulative
Jade point average in his-undergraduate work
2 be admitted.
1 According to Olaf Steg, dean, of the School of
Graduate Studies, a higher quality of scholarship
i demanded of graduate students than of underrates.
: The new regulation is based on the assumption
tea student should have demonstrated his ability
Suggestions Needed
ror Homecoming Theme
Need $25?
» That's the prize student government is offering
| the student who submits the winning suggestion
pttie 1968 Homecoming Theme.
Students may submit theme suggestions in a
if in the student government office beginning
Nay. All entries must be submitted by next
"%, according to Phil Schneider, Saginaw jun-
!► and Philip Hummel, student personnel services,
becoming Steering Committee Co-Chairmen.
: Next fall's Homecoming celebration will be
*»ber 25 to 27.
The Homecoming Steering Committee will have
* first organizational meeting Monday at 8 p.m.
! he UC. Committee members will view a movie
1ast fall's Homecoming activities and begin mak-
m Plans for next fall.* Committee members will
M weekly for the rest of the semester.
Standards Raised
to attain higher than a 2.0 average to be eligible
for admission to graduate study.
According to Steg, of the 116 graduate students
presently on academic probation, 111 were admitted to graduate study with less than a "B"
average in their undergraduate work and the undergraduate record seems to be indicative of a
student's potential in graduate study.
Need Accredited Degree
Other qualifications for admission which continue to be in effect are that the applicant must
have earned his degree from an accredited institution and must meet departmental requirements for
admission in his curriculum.
Steg pointed out, however, that under various
circumstances exceptions may be made to the admission  policy.   On  the  recommendation  of  the
chairman of the department in which the student
is majoring, and the approval of the Dean of the
School of Graduate Studies, an applicant who holds
a bachelor's degree but does not meet the requirements for graduate school may be granted conditional admission as a non-degree student. This student must attain a 3.0  average in his graduate
course work to be eligible for reclassification.
Possible Exceptions
In commenting on possible circumstances which
might lead a department chairman to recommend
that an exception be made for a student, Steg
said, "If for example, the student has a grade point
average below a 2.3 as a result of a disastrous
freshman or sophomore year, but then has a grade
point average of 2.5 in his last 60 hours of work
for the bachelor's degree, I would think that we
should give serious consideration to letting him
have an opportunity to show he could continue
with high quality work as a graduate student."
Steg also indicated that students whose undergraduate records do not qualify them for admission to graduate school are encouraged to reapply
for admission if they earn at least ten hours of
"B" in 300 or 400 level courses.
because of his stand against the Bill of Rights.
Rison said that Umphrey told him after the Board
passed the Bill "in principle" that he (Umphrey)
would try to convince the other Board members to
reject the Bill at their next meeting.
Umphrey Dissented
Umphrey's was the only dissenting vote at the
Board meeting last month. At that meeting the
entire Bill was passed "in principle" because it
couldn't be specifically accepted until it was approved by the student body.
The Bill passed a referendum of the students
with a 16 to 1 majority April 2.
Foust was chosen to be burned in effigy because, according to Rison, "he (Foust) has always
been a hinderance to student rights."
Rison called the fire department to make sure
he wasn't breaking any law by lighting the fire.
Police from the Mt. Pleasant department blocked
off a portion of the street in front of Foust's home
to insure safety.
Orderly March
CMU Campus Security was also on hand. The
participants, however,  were  orderly  and caused
no trouble.
Rison called for trustees to be elected by the
people instead of appointed by the Governor. "This
way they would be responsible to the people and
not to themselves," he said.
Students had a wide range of feelings on the
funeral and burning. One coed said, "We've got
to do something to get something done. The Board
doesn't listen and right now this is a good way
and the only way to get something done."
Personal Thing
A male student thought quite differently. "All
this is a personal thing between Rison and Foust,"
he said.
A woman from the neighborhood said, "I think
the students should have their rights. But what a
terrible thing to do to a president just two months
before he retires."
(Photo by Olmstead)
TO DUST thou shalt return. Effigies of
President Judson Foust and James Umphrey,
ȣ ,3 Trustees member, were burned Mon-
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in front of Foust's home.
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