November 29, 1967 (16 pages)

EDITORIAL ~ Gaeseit. M. Sask Z Federal. Empire ‘Builders “Empire ‘building is a-human ambition that clutches people today as: much as it did the Caesars, Napoleons and other ambitious What's happening in federal bureaucracies is certainly something akin to empire building, if indeed it isn't the same thing-to wit, the continuing buildup of staff and payroll. ‘Latest figures available, aecording to the Chamber of Commereé of the United States, show there are now 3,012,387 employees on the federal payroll--not including men and women in uniform. ‘Federal employees now exceed the total population (of those over. 18years of ege) of nine states--Alaska, Delaware, Idaho, Montana, ‘Nevada, North Dakota, -South Dakota, Vermont and 4p-10. years, «federal: employees have increased a total of 618,124, up from 2,394,268, : : ate . Interestingly encugh,: it isn't the war alone that is causing bureau ‘staffs to be beefed up, the National Chamber points out, Since June, 1957, civilian. employees in the Defense Department increased 137,306; while employees in civilian agencies advanced 480,818 in the same period. Nor are new agencies overly responsible. That old-line agency, the Department. of Agriculture, went from 86,000 to 128,000 in 10 years, Health, Education and Welfare more than doubled with the gddition of-66,000, . And so on. “Phe-National Chamiber ‘observes that as history attests, empe and democracies -hever-have been compatible, and they : Happy Holiday!! What did you do on Thanksgiving? The way some persons celebrated the holiday leaves little wonder why sometimes the Lord looks down upon us earthlings with disfavor. ‘For example, about ten young students from Bowling Green (Ohio) University date dog food outside a dog food plant Thanksgiving Day protesting that American dogs are better fed than many of the world's people. --Besides eating the dog food, the demonstrators marched in a light rain, carrying signs protesting the use of beef in dog food while people are starving. Last week the Explorer restaurant, in Rockville Md., served elephant on their menu, While most of the customers were members and guests of the Anteaters Association, a loose and hungry organization that seems bent on eating everything that grows or moves and can't be basted. We wonder how many Democrats were in on feast. In Georgetown, Guyana, a mass of miniskirted mourners swept a priest shouting prayers into an open grave in a fantastic scene .at a burial service, Mourners at the funeral for a 17year-old girl quaffed iced beer and passed bottles of rum and whiskey from hand to hand as they milled around the corpse, laid out in a fashionable minidress. The priest had his pocket picked of a wallet containing $12 in cash and a $100 check, In Philadelphia, six people huddled under an umbrella in the rain outside City Hall and said they were on a fast protesting "excessive eating and drinking” in this country on Thanksgiving. We're thankful we live in Nevada County, California! CLOSE DOWN U.C.?P San Francisco Examiner columnist Guy Wright has made a Swiftian “modest proposal” that since the University of California at Berkeley “has ceased to operate as a university” about the only thing to do is close the campus, send everyone home. Implementing his non-university charge, Wright says that “at its simplest a university is a place where the young A to learn from the old,” on the presumption that “there are some things the young don’t know, and that their elders know something worth learning.” Above all, he adds, a university is a place “where ideas are examined on their merits, where no idea is simply shouted down.” ; Wright's cliricher is that the “trust no one over 30” minority has taken over, that they decide what goes. And they have the support of an appreciable sector of the faculty. The Wright proposal for a shutdown is perhaps a bit extreme, as it was no doubt meant to be. A simpler solution is to enforce the University's own laws. The other day 22 professors admitted they had taken part in unauthorized.campus rallies, and demanded that they be punished along with the students. Great. Punish student and prof alike, when they break the rules. Quit horsing around. Quit pampering the peach-fuzzed dissenters. Let disagreement be heard, but hold to the laws and rules that make a university a university, not a staging ground for the lawless. he Bales adr teae Wes iAde leary _ November 29; 1967 EDITOR'S NOTE —. We have had many inquiries recently as to the health and status of Jack Basset, who has been a constant contributor to this newspaper through his Letters to the Editor. Jack called us last weekend and said that while he had been ill he is feeling fine now and sent us the following letter. To The Editor: Well, the time is comingclose again that all stores put on a large display of toys. And one thing is sure, that a lot of children will go without as their parents cannot afford to buy any. What I am trying to say is that the day that Christ was born is not Christmas anymore. I want to tell you about my first ' Christmas in Nevada City, a long time ago, I can remember it like it was only yesterday. It don't mean much now, but I thought I had an orange and a bag of hard candy and some nuts, if you tried -to give anything like that today, your kids would throw rocks at you! And that Christmas there was a lot of snow and the lights shining from the windows was not electric lights. You see, there was no PG&E here then, the lights werekerosene lamps and candles, And at night, -when the lights in the windows showed out on the snow it sure was beautiful, it was nature in the raw, There was a one-man gas company here, but like I said, it was mostly kerosene and candles, I remember when two men tried to start an electric company. It was called Nevada Electric, They put a light on the courthouse yard, they turned a switch and the light fluttered and then the light lit, and then they strung a line down to Glen Brook Park, I think we saw horse races up here under the lights before any city had outside sports under lights, But there was one thing wrong. Do you remember the old Christmas Tree lights, when one went out the whole string went out? Well, us kids had a"picnic" with them, we had them crazy looking for the bad light. The PG&E bought out the Nevada Electric Company and our fun stopped, somebody is always taking the joy out of life. Sincerely, JACK BASSETT 221 N. Church St. Grass Valley, Calif. ESS : Letters Chico College Board Issues Policy Statement The Chico State College Advisory Board is concerned with the apparent conflicts in the minds of many as to the role of the College in matters of political ideology. Events occurring over the past ten days on campus and off campus and publicity with respect thereto has prompted this Board to investigage these occurrences. The Board has made such an investigation and as a result of its findings supports fully the action taken and the statements made by President Hill and the College Administration regarding the events of November 7 and November 11, 1967, which have been so highly publicized, Chico State College has existed for over 80 years and during all of this time has maintained the best traditions of the American form of government, Its thousands of graduates and the roles they have played in business, teaching and the other professions are testimony ofthe achievements of this College, These exemplify the highest traditions of our form of Government, The College is an instrument of the people, supported by the people, for all of the people and by virtue of this very fact, the College does not advocate, sponsor or support any particular political or social ideology except as enumincated and proclaimed by the Constitution and laws of these United States and of the State of California. In order to keep pace with progress and to attain its educational objectives, the College must concern itself with a constant search for the truth through research and teaching and in so doing must examine all things, This we deem. to be one of the cornerstones of the freedoms guaranteed by our constitution, The freedom of speech is one of these, The Board reaffirms the responsibility of the College to uphold the principles of the United States Constitution and the doc. trines of-our founding fathers, but in this connection the Board is mindful of the rights of all to express divergent vies that may not be reconcilable with the principles and policies of our form of Government, or the views of some, This, too, is guaranteed by the Constitution as intrepreted by our courts, therefore, this Board endorses the College’s maintenance of freedom of speech for all and at the same time desires that it be clearly understood that the opinions expressed by either recognized or unrecognized groups in public foums legally permissible on the campus do not necessarily represent the views or policies of the College or its administration, In order that these rights and privileges, so guaranteed, may be preserved and the corThere are about 38,000 separate brands, sizes, types and flavors of products sold in the food markets of this country, may be preserved and the corresponding obligations observed in any form of local government, necessary rules and guidelenes must be provided, The administration of a college of the size of. Chico State is a form of government under the law, The Legislature has, by statute, empowered the Board of Trustees and the College Administration to adopt a regulatory framework, to govern non curricular activities.on this campus by both on campus and off campus groups in forums for free expressions, These previleges when extended must be exercised within those rules. While the Board recognizes is accorded by law, it does deplore and’ condemn excesses in the exercise of these privileges that serve to inflame public opinion from either the right or the left of the political spectrum. Particulary does it oppose. the display of banners and insignias designed to incite indignation and public criticism. It likewise condemns violations of the legally / established rules on campus by either the public, students, or members of the faculty, The Board wishes to remind the public of the ceaseless extensive constructive activities on campus in the classroom, laboratories and-in the.Library and of ‘the over 100 stndent organizations in .activities of instruction, education, and of a constructive nature that are calculated to provide a better American society through its educational processes with its young people. The Advisory Board is fully aware that the overwhelming percentages of the students and faculty are vigorously engaged in legal, constructive and positive participation in the process of education and the Board strongly states that this is overwhelmingly the most significant aspect of the College’s activities, of which we can all continue to be justly proud.” NEVADA COUNTY NUGGEY. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY NEVADA COUNTY PUBLISHING CO, 818 Broad Street, Nevada City, Ca, 95959 Telephone 265-2471 Garrett Stack, Editor Second class postage paid at Nevada City, California, Adjudicated a legal newspaper of general circulation by the Nevada County Superior Court , Juce 3, 1960, DecreeNo, 12, 406, Subscription Rates: one year, $3.00; two years, $5. 00, 1967 PRIZE-WINNING NEWSPAPER of the CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION 5

EDITORIAL ~ Gaeseit. M. Sask Z Federal. Empire ‘Builders “Empire ‘building is a-human ambition that clutches people today as: much as it did the Caesars, Napoleons and other ambitious What's happening in federal bureaucracies is certainly something akin to empire building, if indeed it isn't the same thing-to wit, the continuing buildup of staff and payroll. ‘Latest figures available, aecording to the Chamber of Commereé of the United States, show there are now 3,012,387 employees on the federal payroll--not including men and women in uniform. ‘Federal employees now exceed the total population (of those over. 18years of ege) of nine states--Alaska, Delaware, Idaho, Montana, ‘Nevada, North Dakota, -South Dakota, Vermont and 4p-10. years, «federal: employees have increased a total of 618,124, up from 2,394,268, : : ate . Interestingly encugh,: it isn't the war alone that is causing bureau ‘staffs to be beefed up, the National Chamber points out, Since June, 1957, civilian. employees in the Defense Department increased 137,306; while employees in civilian agencies advanced 480,818 in the same period. Nor are new agencies overly responsible. That old-line agency, the Department. of Agriculture, went from 86,000 to 128,000 in 10 years, Health, Education and Welfare more than doubled with the gddition of-66,000, . And so on. “Phe-National Chamiber ‘observes that as history attests, empe and democracies -hever-have been compatible, and they : Happy Holiday!! What did you do on Thanksgiving? The way some persons celebrated the holiday leaves little wonder why sometimes the Lord looks down upon us earthlings with disfavor. ‘For example, about ten young students from Bowling Green (Ohio) University date dog food outside a dog food plant Thanksgiving Day protesting that American dogs are better fed than many of the world's people. --Besides eating the dog food, the demonstrators marched in a light rain, carrying signs protesting the use of beef in dog food while people are starving. Last week the Explorer restaurant, in Rockville Md., served elephant on their menu, While most of the customers were members and guests of the Anteaters Association, a loose and hungry organization that seems bent on eating everything that grows or moves and can't be basted. We wonder how many Democrats were in on feast. In Georgetown, Guyana, a mass of miniskirted mourners swept a priest shouting prayers into an open grave in a fantastic scene .at a burial service, Mourners at the funeral for a 17year-old girl quaffed iced beer and passed bottles of rum and whiskey from hand to hand as they milled around the corpse, laid out in a fashionable minidress. The priest had his pocket picked of a wallet containing $12 in cash and a $100 check, In Philadelphia, six people huddled under an umbrella in the rain outside City Hall and said they were on a fast protesting "excessive eating and drinking” in this country on Thanksgiving. We're thankful we live in Nevada County, California! CLOSE DOWN U.C.?P San Francisco Examiner columnist Guy Wright has made a Swiftian “modest proposal” that since the University of California at Berkeley “has ceased to operate as a university” about the only thing to do is close the campus, send everyone home. Implementing his non-university charge, Wright says that “at its simplest a university is a place where the young A to learn from the old,” on the presumption that “there are some things the young don’t know, and that their elders know something worth learning.” Above all, he adds, a university is a place “where ideas are examined on their merits, where no idea is simply shouted down.” ; Wright's cliricher is that the “trust no one over 30” minority has taken over, that they decide what goes. And they have the support of an appreciable sector of the faculty. The Wright proposal for a shutdown is perhaps a bit extreme, as it was no doubt meant to be. A simpler solution is to enforce the University's own laws. The other day 22 professors admitted they had taken part in unauthorized.campus rallies, and demanded that they be punished along with the students. Great. Punish student and prof alike, when they break the rules. Quit horsing around. Quit pampering the peach-fuzzed dissenters. Let disagreement be heard, but hold to the laws and rules that make a university a university, not a staging ground for the lawless. he Bales adr teae Wes iAde leary _ November 29; 1967 EDITOR'S NOTE —. We have had many inquiries recently as to the health and status of Jack Basset, who has been a constant contributor to this newspaper through his Letters to the Editor. Jack called us last weekend and said that while he had been ill he is feeling fine now and sent us the following letter. To The Editor: Well, the time is comingclose again that all stores put on a large display of toys. And one thing is sure, that a lot of children will go without as their parents cannot afford to buy any. What I am trying to say is that the day that Christ was born is not Christmas anymore. I want to tell you about my first ' Christmas in Nevada City, a long time ago, I can remember it like it was only yesterday. It don't mean much now, but I thought I had an orange and a bag of hard candy and some nuts, if you tried -to give anything like that today, your kids would throw rocks at you! And that Christmas there was a lot of snow and the lights shining from the windows was not electric lights. You see, there was no PG&E here then, the lights werekerosene lamps and candles, And at night, -when the lights in the windows showed out on the snow it sure was beautiful, it was nature in the raw, There was a one-man gas company here, but like I said, it was mostly kerosene and candles, I remember when two men tried to start an electric company. It was called Nevada Electric, They put a light on the courthouse yard, they turned a switch and the light fluttered and then the light lit, and then they strung a line down to Glen Brook Park, I think we saw horse races up here under the lights before any city had outside sports under lights, But there was one thing wrong. Do you remember the old Christmas Tree lights, when one went out the whole string went out? Well, us kids had a"picnic" with them, we had them crazy looking for the bad light. The PG&E bought out the Nevada Electric Company and our fun stopped, somebody is always taking the joy out of life. Sincerely, JACK BASSETT 221 N. Church St.

Grass Valley, Calif. ESS : Letters Chico College Board Issues Policy Statement The Chico State College Advisory Board is concerned with the apparent conflicts in the minds of many as to the role of the College in matters of political ideology. Events occurring over the past ten days on campus and off campus and publicity with respect thereto has prompted this Board to investigage these occurrences. The Board has made such an investigation and as a result of its findings supports fully the action taken and the statements made by President Hill and the College Administration regarding the events of November 7 and November 11, 1967, which have been so highly publicized, Chico State College has existed for over 80 years and during all of this time has maintained the best traditions of the American form of government, Its thousands of graduates and the roles they have played in business, teaching and the other professions are testimony ofthe achievements of this College, These exemplify the highest traditions of our form of Government, The College is an instrument of the people, supported by the people, for all of the people and by virtue of this very fact, the College does not advocate, sponsor or support any particular political or social ideology except as enumincated and proclaimed by the Constitution and laws of these United States and of the State of California. In order to keep pace with progress and to attain its educational objectives, the College must concern itself with a constant search for the truth through research and teaching and in so doing must examine all things, This we deem. to be one of the cornerstones of the freedoms guaranteed by our constitution, The freedom of speech is one of these, The Board reaffirms the responsibility of the College to uphold the principles of the United States Constitution and the doc. trines of-our founding fathers, but in this connection the Board is mindful of the rights of all to express divergent vies that may not be reconcilable with the principles and policies of our form of Government, or the views of some, This, too, is guaranteed by the Constitution as intrepreted by our courts, therefore, this Board endorses the College’s maintenance of freedom of speech for all and at the same time desires that it be clearly understood that the opinions expressed by either recognized or unrecognized groups in public foums legally permissible on the campus do not necessarily represent the views or policies of the College or its administration, In order that these rights and privileges, so guaranteed, may be preserved and the corThere are about 38,000 separate brands, sizes, types and flavors of products sold in the food markets of this country, may be preserved and the corresponding obligations observed in any form of local government, necessary rules and guidelenes must be provided, The administration of a college of the size of. Chico State is a form of government under the law, The Legislature has, by statute, empowered the Board of Trustees and the College Administration to adopt a regulatory framework, to govern non curricular activities.on this campus by both on campus and off campus groups in forums for free expressions, These previleges when extended must be exercised within those rules. While the Board recognizes is accorded by law, it does deplore and’ condemn excesses in the exercise of these privileges that serve to inflame public opinion from either the right or the left of the political spectrum. Particulary does it oppose. the display of banners and insignias designed to incite indignation and public criticism. It likewise condemns violations of the legally / established rules on campus by either the public, students, or members of the faculty, The Board wishes to remind the public of the ceaseless extensive constructive activities on campus in the classroom, laboratories and-in the.Library and of ‘the over 100 stndent organizations in .activities of instruction, education, and of a constructive nature that are calculated to provide a better American society through its educational processes with its young people. The Advisory Board is fully aware that the overwhelming percentages of the students and faculty are vigorously engaged in legal, constructive and positive participation in the process of education and the Board strongly states that this is overwhelmingly the most significant aspect of the College’s activities, of which we can all continue to be justly proud.” NEVADA COUNTY NUGGEY. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY NEVADA COUNTY PUBLISHING CO, 818 Broad Street, Nevada City, Ca, 95959 Telephone 265-2471 Garrett Stack, Editor Second class postage paid at Nevada City, California, Adjudicated a legal newspaper of general circulation by the Nevada County Superior Court , Juce 3, 1960, DecreeNo, 12, 406, Subscription Rates: one year, $3.00; two years, $5. 00, 1967 PRIZE-WINNING NEWSPAPER of the CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION 5