Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-17

joined the spring demonstra
Ition.
All students also began :,
receive letters from the preSi
dent.
One warned that FrostburI
would not tolerate student
with q tendency to overthrow
college rules and regulation
Cpolicies) or the government
on the local, State and nationa
levels"
As Frostburg never had beer
regarded as Q center Of subver
sion, some students, particular
lily veterans, resented this warn
ing as an aSpersion upon theil
patriotism.
Student Attire Cited
A letter announced that be-
cause there had been devia.
tons from the dress charts,
everyone would be required Il
wear classroom attire on weel
ends.
A letter dated August 26 be-
rated the student body for lack
of originality in o statement
about academic freedom SUBJ
mitted back in February.
| Another emphasized the edu-
cational Importance Of break
fast.
When the students returned
this fall, they brought unrest
with them and an impromptu
poll OF their elected leaders in
dicated that most lacked conf
dence in the administration.
Infatuated upon learning Of
the poll, DR.. Hardesty again
summoned Mr.. HOWE to an in
terview at which other ranking
members Of the administration
were present.
There, the supposedly closed
ice cream case" was resurrect-
ed.
He told me that I was not a
statesman, that I talked out Of
both sides Of my mouth. He
told me I had to take steps to
clear up the situation on cam
Ipus," Mr.. HOWE remembers.
HE said that II I didn't, !
will have to inform the press
that you are not a statesman
and Of an example of why you
are not a statesman by which
he meant the ice-cream Incl
dent"
Mr.. HOWE chose to resign as
student leader. The next day,
DR.. Hardesty fulfilled his
threat. In one Of the press re-
leases flowing from his office,
he said:
The discussion centerec
around Mr.. Jerry Howie'S being
more realistic and business LIKE
in his operations. References
was made also to his attemp'
in the night last academic yea,
to take from the State o
Maryland more than one cur
Of ice cream. The volume o
ice cream is not significant
The principle Of the then vice
president of the Student Gov
eminent attempting the act Il
significant. Mr.. Howie wa
reminded also tn at following
the administrators agreeing X
revise wearing apparel policies
at the request Of his organiza-
ton, Mr.. HOWE appeared al.
most Immediately in the Ad.
ministration Building wearing
shorts In direct opposition IL
the revised policies Dean
Ivan C. Diehl reiterated time
after time, Jerry. a thing Il
right or wrong and a very def
mite stand Is important. :"
(The phrase more thar
one cup" may refer to two
students taking one each.)
Burst Into Open
With the resignation Of Mr.
HOWE, the reservoir Of accu.
mulated grievances burst intC
the open the next day at ar
assembly Of 1851 students, all
but six voted to detail theil
charges against Mr.. HardeSty
and to demand an Independent
investigation of them by Stat
officials. They Immediately dit
so in letters to influentia
Maryland politicians.
The faculty, which had it
own grievances, had reacted t,
the exchanges, now being re
porte d throughout the State
with increasing apprehension
and uncertainty about what
should do.
Several of the new member
who had observed academic &c
centricities and intrigue else
where, were inclined to worl
with Mr.. Hardesty, cultivatin
his constructive qualities
trying to change his others.
Lets just laugh at these Lit
tie incidents and concentrat
on the big things" one told hi
colleagues.
But the Jolt Of a college at
t tempting to stigmatize DO
permanently because of a mich
els worth of ice cream, con
WINGED old and new member
alike that they no longer coul
honorably remain silent.
DR.. Howard issued a state
m ent, unprecedented for
Frostburg teacher, requestin
an investigation. A few hour
later, the local chapter of tn
American Association of Uni
versity Professors voted to asI
for an investigation.