University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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The likeness of man, once a high ideal, is in the pro- cess of becoming a machine made arti- cle. It is for madmen like us to enoble it again. Herman Hesse

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STUDENTS WHO HAVE ADY- CLA55IFIED ENTER 20

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College bred men should be agitators to tear a question open and riddle it with light and to edu- cate the moral sense of the masses. The moral question facing students and faculty at Michigan is the presence of the Reserve Officers Training Corps on campus. Should the military be allowed to function at a university? Protest over the university ' s contracts with the defense department and the issue of academic credit for ROTC partici- pants has increased to the point of physical disrup- tion. This September 12, 750 marchers went to North Hall after a Diag rally. Anti-ROTC leader Barry Bluestone said, ROTC is wrong because it is part of the pentagon and part of the war machine that is killing thousands in Vietnam. The plan of action for anti- ROTC students was cre- ative disruption of military classes. Debates be- tween instructors and demonstrators continued as interruptions continued to harrass ROTC members and North Hall officials. 2-4-6-8- Organize to Smash the State About 60 demonstrators seized North Hall and barricaded themselves inside as 2,000 supported them on the outside. Deputies were called in, but the occupants escaped through a back door at 2:45 a.m. More sit-ins and anti-ROTC action followed. If indoctrinated young men are a basic resource of a military state, then ROTC feeds on university students. The final end of ROTC lies with the fac- ulty, the community, and the students. Granted, those who want to become military robots should have that right, but not within university walls. 22