University polite contistateFdestroy entire issue press runExclusive photo of campus policeman burning a stack of the Maroon's gag issue seizedby the administration yesterday.A Maroon photographer, alerted Monday morning to the fact that the papers had beenconfiscated, took this picture from a high vantage-point overlooking the alley-way near thecampus police headquarters at 58th and Ellis avenue.Campus reactionto seizure variedsee page 2 Admin chargesissue slanderousThe entire press run of the Maroon's gog issue wasconfiscated—and burned—yesterday by the campuspolice as the issue was about to be picked up for deliv¬ery on campus.Under a directive handed down by the UC adminis¬tration, campus police headed by Guy R. Lyman seizedthe issue which was due to appear yesterday morning.The police, uniformed and armed, appeared at theSouth Ashland street plant which prints the Maroonand demanded that the entire press run be handedover. According to a printing plant employee, "Theypiled all the bundles (ofMaroons) into a squad car anddrive off."The employee stated furtherthat the police ordered printingplant employees to hand over thestereotypes of the newspaper andthat the metal castings of thestereotypes (which do the actualrotary-press printing of theMaroon) be destroyed. “Theresure were a lot of cops,” addedthe employee.Word of the seizure of theissue came as a total surprise*to Maroon staff members yes¬terday morning. Staffers real¬ized that something mighthave been amiss when theissue had not appeared oncampus by 10:30 am.After phone calls to the Ma¬roon's composing shop on thewest side of Chicago, and to thesouth side printers, Bob Brown,Maroon editorial assistant learnedthe fate of the issue. It was thenthat Brown and Gary Mokotoff,Maroon business manager, de¬cided to rush to the composingshop yesterday afternoon to pro¬duce this issue releasing news ofthe confiscation. Brown, Moko¬toff and Maroon editor-in-chiefRonald J. Grossman had been theauthors of the ill-fated gag issue.This special issue, hurriedly“made up” in the late hours ofMonday night and early Tuesdaymorning, was then rushed to theprinters and distributed beforeadministration officials couldcarry out further action to possi¬ bly “cover up” news that it hadconfiscated the gag issue.“I can’t understand how theadministration found out aboutthe contents of our gag issue,”said Grossman. “Although the is¬sue was well-publicized and an¬nounced prior to its plannedappearance yesterday, even someof the Maroon staff did not knowknow the nature of the stories.”Maroon staff members laterlearned that the4 Maroons werebrought back to campus and burn¬ed at the incinerator behind theBuildings and Grounds mainte¬nance building at 58th and Ellisavenue.Terming the confiscation“Gestapo-like tactics on thepart of the administration,”Grossman added that al¬though the issue might beconsidered by some as“shady,” the action was total¬ly unwarranted.He continued, “Evidently theadministration learned of the con¬tent of our gag issue throughsome secret means.”Mokotoff stated, “This actionby the administration is a grossviolation of freedom of the press.It’s the Daily Texan incident allover again—the University wantsto dictate to us what we can andwhat we cannot print.”Asked how the action mightaffect Maroon financial status,Mokotoff stated that it would be.“very, very bad for the Maroon.”“If this action means that in or¬der to operate a free press, weSee "Confiscate” page 32 • CHICACO MAROON • Feb. 12, 1957 iM3ny UC officials dcclins Hold mass rallycomment on issue seizure The Maroon will attempt to bring the facts in the confisca¬tion of its gag issue to the campus, at a mass meeting in Man-del hall this afternoon at 1:30.At that time we will present our side of the story concernin'*the allegedly “lewd and slanderous” gag issue.Admission to the rally is free, with all members of the UC com-, , , . . . , , , . . . .. entire issue simply on the basis of disapproval of its contentsand decency were completely vio- bers and administration officials * J ^lated in this issue. One couldn’t were contacted concerning the ac- If you believe in freedom of the press and freedom for studentseparate fact from fiction through tion but must of them simply organizations to govern their own affairs, attend the mass rallythe entire issue and the off-color stated “No comment” or “you sponsored by the Maroon this afternoon — in Mandel hall — at 1:30,references were only fit for a wjn have to speak to Dean Stro-‘confidential • type' expose maga- zjer about the matter.”zine.” m * - '<by Gary MokotoffTrying to uncover the reason for the administration’s confiscation of yesterday’s gag issue,the Maroon contacted members of the administration and faculty.Dean of students Robert M. Strozier was not available for comment. Asking for an inter¬view with the dean, the Maroon was informed by Strozier’s secretary Miss Veronica Mayer munity urged to attend and voice their opinions of the administra-that “the dean is in conference and cannot be disturbed.” tlon’s Jctlon-.The Maroon P,ans the-contents of the sup.Later in the afternoon, however, Strozier ordered Maroon editor-in-chief Ronald J. Gross- whether the administration was justified in their confiscation of anman into his office and de- ~ 1 ' * - - .manded an explanation forwhat he termed a “lewd andobscene” gag issue. After anhour’s discussion on the meritsand demerits of the gag issue,neither Strozier nor Grossmancame to any agreement.A member of the administra¬tion, who requested that his namenot be used stated, "The adminis¬tration determined that the con¬tents of the ‘joke’ issue was ofsuch a lewd and obscene nature,that release and distribution ofthe issue could have nothing buta detrimental effect on the repu¬tation of the University of Chi¬cago.”He added that in the opinion ofthe administration certain refer¬ences were of a slanderous natureand impugned the good name ofmany members of the UC facultyand administration. He stated fur¬ther, “standards of good taste Another official said that dur¬ing the past few weeks the Deanhad expressed concern over thehandling of the Maroon’s internalaffairs by its editors. Allegedly,the Dean recently requested thatthe Maroon’s faculty advisor takea more active interest in the work¬ings of the publication.From these facts it is assumedthat the administration receiveda “tip” about the gag issue fromthe faculty advisor. However,when contacted, the faculty advi¬sor refused to comment to theMaroon on whether he had someprior knowledge of the contents ofthe issue.Numerous other faculty mem- Students' opinionson administration variedactionby Ronald GrossmanCampus reaction to the seizure was indicated by a number of students interviewed by thoMaroon.Most of the students were shocked when Maroon staffers told them of the seizure. Thestudents requested that their name not be used for fear of possible repercussions from thedean of student’s office.One long-time member of ISL (Independent Students League, majority party in SG) re¬marked that the administra- ~~ -TERRY’S PIZZA“The World’s Best’’SPECIAL OFFERWITH THIS COUPON25c Discount on any Pizzaeaten here ... or deliveredSmall 1.00Medium 1.45 Large 1.95Giant 2.95FREE DELIVERY FORU. OF C. STUDENTS1518 E. 63rd MI 3-4045 tion’s action was in keepingwith “a general restricting ofacademic freedom on this cam¬pus since the demise of the ‘oldBA1.”Another student, active in NSA(National Students Associationwith which UC’s Student Govern¬ment is affiliated), promised topresent the matter to NSA. He in¬dicated that NSA has looked intoalleged “spying” on the activitiesof student organizations by otheruniversity administrations, andthat UC would be placed on theNSA committee’s agenda.A graduate student in the socialsciences who belongs to the Stu¬dent Representative Party (SRP),had harsher words for the admin¬istration’s action: “Time and timeagain the administration has shown little concern for the rightsof minority opinion on this cam¬pus. There nas been an increasingexercise of stifling paternalismby UC authorities over the stu¬dents and their organizationaland private activities.”Citing UC as a “one time bul¬wark of academic freedom,” an¬other SRPer maintained that theconfiscation action was actuallyno surprise to him. “It is merelythe continuation of the adminis¬tration’s unadmitted but obviouspurpose to control activities ofstudent organizations.”One girl from C-group re¬marked, “Granted that theMaroon has been nasty occasion¬ally, for example that ridiculousarticle on ‘Are UC girls pretty?’,but all in all it has been a betterpaper this year than it has in the past. I am sure that the editorswould not have put out anythingscandalous and I feel that theonly way we can determine howbad the gag issue really was isto let the campus see copies of it.”A B J resident said, “Someohetold me about some of the articlesthat were in the gag issue. Therewas supposed to be a big exposeon the strange occurrences thathappen in B-J every night. I don’tsee what is so bad about printingsuch stories — they’re obviouslynot true.”A friend of Maroon editor-in-chief Ron Grossman, who hadseen the copy for the gag issuebefore it went to press, com¬mented on what he thought of theissue. “It was very clever. I thinkthe students would have enjoyedreading it.”“The most important thing to meIn a cigarette is flavor. Camels alwaystaste good and rich, never thinor flat They’re my smoke.”FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT ANDPULITZER PRIZE WINNERB. ). Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, Norm CarolinaHAVE A REAL CIGARETTE... U«i Cmsl*V Discover the difference between“just smoking"...and Camels! Taste the difference! No fads, Feel the difference? The ex¬frills, or fancy stuff — simply elusive Camel blend of qualitythe finest taste in smoking, tobaccos is unequalled forCamels are rich, full-flavored, smooth smoking. Camels neverand deeply satisfying. let you down. Enjoy the difference! Morepeople smoke Camels, yearafter year, than any othercigarette of any kind. TryCamels — they’ve really got it!—Feb. 12, 1957 • CHICACO MAROON • 3Issued every Friday throughout the school year and intermittently during thesummer quarter by the publisher, the Chicago Maroon, which takes pleasure inannouncing that you are reading its annual gag issue. No issue appeared yester¬day, no papers were confiscated, and this issue hasn't one word of truth in it(except for the ads). The Maroon will continue publishing at 1212 East 59th Street,Chicago 37, Illinois. Telephones: Midway 3-0800, ext. 3265 and 3266; subscriptionsby mall, $3 per year. Office hours: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. EditorialAttentionMaroon staff:There will be an emergency staff meeting thisafternoon at 3:30 in the Maroon office. Planswill be made at this meeting for the next issuewhich will be published Friday as usual.Confiscate Maroon gag issue;charge 'Gestapo-like' tactics(From page 1)are forced to continue printingthe Maroon without administra¬tion aid or subsidy, we shall doso,” he continued. He added, how¬ever, that a restricted budgetwould mean smaller and *ad-heavier” Maroons.Concerning the Maroon’s bankaccount (carried at the UniversityNational Bank), Mokotoff stated:“If the paper is suspended as aresult of administration action, Ican ‘freeze’ Maroon funds by sim¬ply refusing to sign checksagainst the account.”(The Maroon’s checks, as withother student organizations re¬ceiving University subsidies, re¬quire both the signature of a member of the organization andthe counter-signature of DorothyDenton, auditor of student ac¬counts.)Grossman was called into theoffice of Dean of Students RobertM. Strozier yesterday afternoon.The Dean demanded an explana¬tion for the printing of an issuewhich he termed “Lewd, vulgar,and slanderous to the University.”The gag issue had been plan¬ned and scheduled for the last twoweeks, with items and stories inthe last two Maroons (February1 and 8) promising its appearanceyesterday.Many students, arriving oncampus Monday morning, werepuzzled when they failed to find the gag issue at the regular cam¬pus distribution points of theMaroon.By late yesterday afternoon, theMaroon office was flooded withcalls asking why the issue hadnot come out as scheduled.Maroon staff members did notanswer questions concerning themissing issue for fear that theadministration would retaliatewith possible confiscation of to¬day’s issue. (Below) Dean of Students Robert M. Strozier discussesthe ill-fated Maroon gag issue with editor-in-chief RonaldJ. Grossman yesterday afternoon following the seizure ofthe entire press run of the issue.Strozier, who did not object to the taking of this picturewhile conferring with Grossman, asked the photographerto leave, however, after the pictures were shot.After an hour of arguing, no decision was reached con¬cerning further policy of the Maroon. Presumably, talkswill continue between the Dean's office and the Maroonon this subject.Editor-in-chief Ronald J. GrossmanManaging editor Norman LewakBusiness manager Gary MokotoffAdvertising manager Lawrence D. 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DISCOUNTS will be accorded| those placing pre-paid orders in excess of $5.00.£ This offer covers about 100 quality paper-bound series| including Anchor Books, Dover, Vintage Books, Meridian,* Living Age, many Penguins and Pelicans, etc.£ Emergency needs for substantial quantities can be filled* within 24 hours.{ SCHNEEMANNSRed Door Book Shop* 1328 East 57th Street NOrmal 7-6111*•' v *!* *1* *l* *j* «$♦ *j« «{♦ ^ «$• > *3» <£• UC liberalism declines;* istudent rights violatedIJC’s ADMINISTRATION, once known forits liberal viewpoint towards student organi¬zations, has fallen prey to the pressures of an“age of conformity.”In a gross violation of freedom of the pressand students rights, it ordered the confisca¬tion of the entire press run of the Maroon gagissue which was scheduled to appear yester¬day. It did this for reasons which it has notelaborated upon other than, “ ... it was lewd. . . and slanderous to the administration.”Carey McWilliams, editor of The Nationweekly magazine calls the present generationof college students “the silent generation”—a generation of students fearful to voice theirindividual opinions for fear of repercussionsfrom authority, McWilliams states:“Any evening you will hear them roaring,‘Go! Go! Go!’ for their favorite basketballteam. Yet these vigorous voices can becomecuriously silent when asked to speak up forindividuality. The cloak of conformity is thefad today for too many of our college andhigh school youngsters.“In the classroom they pay lip service totheir finest heritage as Americans—the rightto think independently. But in some circles itis even considered slightly un-American notto conform.”PERHAPS THIS IS TRUE of Joe College:1957, but the Maroon’s editors tend to thinkthis is not so—especially at the University ofChicago. We believe that students here notonly do speak their own views but have aresponsibility to individualism.The administration, on the other hand, de¬mands conformity. Because our gag issue didnot live up to the standards they deemedproper, “gestapo-like” tactics were used toseize and confiscate the issue so that “thereputation of the University would not bedamaged.”Admittedly, some of the articles in the ill-fated Maroon gag issue may not have beenrepresentative of the highest form of journal¬istic endeavor. However this may be, the seiz¬ure of the issue was unjustified. Perhaps the sensitive and prudish membersof both the student body and the administra¬tion might have resented some of the humor¬ous articles, but the majority would have en¬joyed them. It would have been obvious toeveryone that they were written in good, ifnot clean, satire. As for the articles sup¬posedly slandering the administration—if theprinting of widely known facts concerningMYD-like tactics, pressure, and “spying” inthe administration is slander, then the defini¬tion of slander must be revised.THE MOST SERIOUS ramification of theadministration’s action was the manner inwhich campus police descended upon theMaroon’s printer to confiscate the entire is¬sue. With no advance warning, and with noprior statements of disapproval, the issue wasmerely liquidated—in true MVD fashion—from existence. This is a far fouler deed thanthe issuance for public consumption of someslightly off-eolor or expose-type stories.Freedom of the press is a continuing strug¬gle, even on an undergraduate level, and nocollege community can claim to be maturewithout a school paper headed by editors whorealize their responsibility and an administra¬tion which allows that responsibility to beexercised.There can be no condoning of any censor¬ship or limitation on student papers, and freeaccess to information is essential. It is a seri¬ous situation when the freedom of the stu¬dent press is suppressed temporarily or per¬manently, as a result of what college authori¬ties deem to be “misuse or abuse of thatfreedom.”BY ITS ACTION, the University has im¬pugned the integrity of itself and its students.We are presumably discerning students at¬tending a University known for its intellectualachievements. In keeping with such qualifica¬tions, the administration’s action in confiscat¬ing and destroying the gag issue is unjust¬ified.4 • CHICAGO MAROON • Feb. 12, 1957Seizure beyond legal bounds?University authorities maybe in for legal trouble as a re¬sult of their seizure of theMaroon's gag issue.Three law students quizzed byMaroon staffers agreed that Uni¬versity police have “absolutely noauthority" to operate off campus,and therefore their action in seiz¬ing 8,500 copies of the MaroonMonday at the printing plant isillegal.The law students—-all in theirlast year at UC’s law school—asked that their names not beused. But they stated that thefact that University police haveno authority to act off-campuswas “legally self-evident,” andthat there could be no circum¬stances which would allow themto seize private property or inter¬fere with student activities offcampus.As a result of this opinion,Maroon editor Ron Grossman saidthat he would consider launchinglegal action against the Univer¬sity—possibly a civil suit for re¬covery of the value of the papersestimated at approximately $500.•The action of the Universitypolice in seizing private propertyand then destroying it is in defi¬ ance of the law. We intend to re¬cover full value for the destroyedpapers, and also to press for anapology from the administrationofficials involved,” said Gross-man. *Rights deprived“In suppressing this issue ofthe Maroon in this cavalier fash¬ion, the administration has notonly deprived students of rightsguaranteed them under the stu¬dent code and bill of rights, butalso deprived them of their rightsguaranteed under the Constitu¬tion of the United States,”Grossman continued. “This coun¬try will become a police state ifa private police force, responsibleto no public body, is allowed torange at will across the city, seiz¬ing and destroying private prop¬erty because they do not think it‘in the best interests’ of the uni¬versity.”The three law students alsoagreed that criminal chargescould be brought against the Uni¬versity policeman involved in theseizure — possibly for maliciousdamage, trespassing, and theft“However,” said Grossman, “wehave no intention of prosecutingthe policemen involved; they weremerely acting on orders of offi- by Robert Browncials higher up in the University’sadministration.”The law students also said thatthe advertisers who had adver¬tisements scheduled to run in thegag issue, and the Maroon’* print¬er, have basis for possible suitagainst the University.As a result of the burning ofMonday’s issue, the Maroon alsolost an estimated $350 worth ofadvertising, and Grossman saidthat the paper would seek to re¬cover this amount from the Uni¬versity, as wrell as the $500 costof the papers themselves.Advertising affectedGary Mokotoff, Maroon busi¬ness manager, stated, ‘The seiz¬ure has more than an immediateeffect on our advertising. Ournational advertisers plan theircampaigns before the autumnquarter of the school year. If wefail to run their advertisementsat the time they request, it com¬pletely ruins their campaign andmay cause us to lose the accountfor the next school year.”“The biggest catastrophe,” Mo¬kotoff added, “is the fact that theOld Gold Tangle Schools’ tie¬breaker was to run in the issue.Since the original ad stereois always thrown away at theMaroon’s composing shop (this is normal procedure becausethe page stereo is kept by theMaroon’s printer and thereforethe Maroon has a ‘copy’ of thead), and the fact that the campuscops burned the page stereos, weabsolutely have no way of run¬ning the tie breakers in this Fri¬day’s Maroon. This means thattheir contest schedule is complete¬ly botched up and the advertiser may refuse to pay for any of theprevious ads that have been runso far.”“UC’s officious administrationhas really stepped out on a limbthis time,” said Grossman, “andI intend to saw it off behind them.We hope to see that in the futurethe University will not take suchirresponsible and high-handed ac¬tion again.”DIARY OF A COEDMONDAY: Prof Pomfritt sprang quiz in English litthis morning. If Shakespeare didn’t write CanterburyTales, I’m back in the steam laundry.... Lunch at thehouse —turkey hash. Question: how can we have turkeyhash when we never had turkey ?... Smoked a good,natural Philip Morris after lunch. Yum, yum!... Playedbridge in the afternoon. When game was over, MildredOlliphant stabbed me several times with hatpin. Mustlearn weak club bid.... Dinner at house — lamb hash.Question: how can we have lamb hash when we neverhad lamb? ... Smoked a Philip Morris after dinner. Good-O! — no filter, no foolin’!... Chapter meeting at night.Motion made to abolish capital punishment for pledges.Motion defeated.... Smoked some more Philip Morrises.Natural! Dreamy!... And so to bed.TUESDAY: Faculty tea. Spilled pot of oolong onDean of Women. She very snappish. Offered her a PhilipMorris. Still snappish. Offered skin graft. No help....Dinner at Kozy Kampus Kafe — 14 hamburgers. But nodessert. Have to watch waistline.... And so to bed.WEDNESDAY: Got our marks in English lit quiz.Lucky for me Shakespeare wrote Canterbury Tales!...Date with Ralph Feldspar. Purely platonic. Ralph wantedto talk about love trouble he’s been having with MadyVanderklung. I said things were bound to improve. Ralphsaid he hopes so because the last four times he calledon Mady she dumped vacuum cleaner bag on him. SmokedPhilip Morris. Yummm! Dinner at house—bread. That’sall; just bread.... And so to bed.THURSDAY: Three packages from home — laundry,cookies, records. So hungry I ate all three.... Quiz inAmerican history. If James K. Polk didn’t invent cottongin, I’m in big trouble.... Had afternoon date with ErwinTrull, pre-med. Nice boy but no loot. Took me to seeanother appendectomy. Ho-hum!... But we had PhilipMorrises afterwards. Goody, goody, gumdrops!... Din¬ner at house. Big excitement — Vanessa Strength an¬nounced her engagement. While girls flocked around tocongratulate Vanessa, I ate everybody’s mackerel....Then smoked a good, natural Philip Morris. Divoon!...And so to bed.Manager Joseph S. Manning discusses a customer servicerequest with Office Supervisor Catherine Hazleton.\ “Like having your own *3,000,000 business" jI * iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiijiiiiiiiiiii•iL Joseph S. Manning graduated in 1950from Wesleyan University with a B.A. de¬gree and a major in Bio-Chemistry. Butchemistry, he decided, was not to be hiscareer. He became intrigued, instead, bythe opportunities in the telephone busi¬ness, and joined New' York TelephoneCompany in 1951.Today Joe Manning is Business OfficeManager in Parkchester, Bronx, NewYork. In this position he is responsiblefor about 27,000 telephone accountswhich bill some $250,000 a month. 35people work under him.“It’s like having your own $3,000,000business,” Joe says. “And it's pretty much an independent operation, which I enjoy.I’m in charge of all business office func¬tions, and of personnel training and de¬velopment. I also spend a lot of time outwith my customers, making sure that theyhave the telephone service they want andneed. It’s an absorbing job.“The phenomenal growth of the busi¬ness is one of the reasons why advance¬ment opportunities are so good in thetelephone company. Since 1943, for ex¬ample, the number of telephones in ourarea has almost tripled. Growth such asthis, going on all over the country, makesthe telephone business especially attrac¬tive to anyone seeking a career with afuture.” /Bell Telephone Companies offer many interestingcareer opportunities, as do Bell TelephoneLaboratories, Western Electric and Sandia Cor¬poration. Your placement officer has more in¬formation'about all Bell System Companies. BELL.TELEPHONESYSTEMJ FRIDAY: Got our marks in American history quiz.Was dismayed to learn that James K. Polk did not inventcotton gin. He wrote Canterbury Tales. . . . Odd! . . .Lunch at the house — bread hash.... Philip Morris afterlunch. Grandy-dandy!... Spent afternoon getting dressedfor date tonight with Norman Twonkey. Norman is tall,dark, loaded — a perfect doll! Only thing wrong is henever tells girl where he is going to take her. So I puton a bathing suit, on top of that an evening gown, andon top of that a snowsuit. Thus I was ready for a splashparty, dance, or toboggan slide.... So what do you thinkhappened? He entered me in a steeplechase, that’s what!SATURDAY AND SUNDAY: Days of rest, play,quiet, meditation, and — aaah! — Philip Morris!... Andso to bed. ©Max Shulman, 1957Coeds — and, of course, eds too — in your busy campus week,m companion ever-constant, ever-true, and ever-welcome istoday's new, natural Philip Morris Cigarette, made in regularand long size by the sponsors of this column.