University of Maine at Portland - Reflection / Umpire Yearbook (Portland, ME)

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Portend, Me. Pm»» HereM. Wedre dey. September Hr, ftn Chile’s Military Ousts Marxist President Allende a Salvador Allende’s legacy mixes chaos, social change By JAMES NELSON COOUSBLL BUENOS AIRES Major social ir. ! cc nonnc change» for Chile, together with mas- five financial chaos aod deepening political polariOrtioo, ate the legacies that Salvador Allende bequeathes ha nation. With the events of his last 44 hours. In- cluding the circumstances of Dr. Allende’s Heath, still unclear, there is no mistaking these legacies facing Chile and Chileans. It is too early to assess them fully — but In the uake of tne military coup that brought down the constitutional Allende government Sept it, Dr. Allend©' apparent suicide could itself prove to be the most serious legacy that Chileans in general ar.d the military in particular have to deal with. IT COL'l-D well ir.ako something of a martyr of the man who styled himself tbo comrade president.'' Had he merely been placed under arrest or sent packing Into exile. Dr. Allende's posi- tion would in some measure have been typi- cal of that o! most deposed Latin Americas leader . His passing has robhed Chile's mili- tary of that possibility - and clearly ex- acerbates the situation m which tie military finds itself ia taking over the government Just how the military plans to bring some order out of the legacy of political and econorrl? chaos now so evident in Chile is far from clear. Gen Augusto Pinochet Ugarte. who emerges as the trader of the military Junta replacing Dr. Allende. may well have nc real plans. From a!i indications, while the coup d'etat has net come a a surprise, much of military preoccupation In recent weeks has dealt with the mere act of ousting Dr. Al- lcnde from La Moncda, the Spanish colonial building in the heart of Santiago that has been Chile's stalehcusc since the JS2bs. SANTIAGO REPORTS indica'.© that the building was severely damaged and burred out during a joint air force and army attack on :t the morning of Sept 11. Tne military obviously is concerned about the rampart terrorism of recent months, which ties in with the deep political polarization of the nation into two camps Im- post! ion of martial law and a curfew during the day as well as at night was evidence of this concern. Reports reaching Buenos Aires Sept. 13 Indicated that the military was busily en- gaged in skirmishes throughout Santiago with Allende-supparting terrorists, and that “sui- cide bands” of leftists have taken to the streets. THE NEW MILITARY commanders in- itially closed all borders ami no planes were flying into Santiago's International Airport or into any other Chilean airport. The military commanders wanted to euro the situation before opening th« frontiers. They had the muscle to do so - a 1 though it was rot expected to be an easy task Difficult as this task is proving and will continue to prove in the days ahead, how- ever. the job of solving the legacy of chaos left by Dr. Allende will prove more strenuous. The economic aod political problems am well known. They include rampant inflation now running at JCO per cent a year, a SO per cent reduction in industrial activity, and a 40 per cent drop in agrlcukural production Countless factories have been taken over by their workers, both before and since the coup d'etat. It will take time and patience to solve these problems. AT TIIE SAME TIME, another legacy of Dr. Allende's should prove mere permanent. He and ha popular unity coalition gov ernmen: of Communists and Socialists in 34 months in office took Chile a long way along the road to socialism. Much of the nation's economy is now in state hands. Som? 60 per cent of the nation's industry and at Iea3t one third of its land was transferred from private to public ownership during these months. Moreover, foreign business and economic activity, especially that from the U S., has all but d appeared. THERE ALSO was a significant stride mado toward redistributing Chile's wealth from the middle and upper income brackets to the lower income brackets. Various eco- nomic policies, including wage controls, were responsible. These changes are likely to remain — and the military in its takeover announce- ment has indicated that they will. In addition. Dr. Allende's exp«nmMt ©f brirging socialism to Chile through legal con- stitutional means has had a major impact throughout Latin Ame-ica. In a som Ms election in 1970 and the way in which he aod his colleagues con- ducted their government haj made political activity by Communists and Socialists ir. oth- er Latin Amer.con countries more respect- able, although Chile’s neighbors have watched Chile's troubles over recent months with mounting concern. Some Chileans Executed; Many Held At Stadiums Thoughts Of Man CCit7j» rw«for‘ K « .r «t}r m »0 4 M 1« »«i vH PATERNITY is a career im- posed on you without any in- quiry into your fitness. ADLAI STEVENSON

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N. Edd Miller New USM President U.S.M. students patiently wait to board on of the overtaxed shuttle buses on the Gorham campus. Many students hare been left behind by but driven on the more populer runs when theu buses could simply hold no more people U.S.M. Business Manege' Bill Bullock, who is m charge ol the buses, is looking into to ubom to the problem, assisted by a math department survey on the times of highest demand for a second but. ON THE INSIDE: Towers dorms dedicated . page 2 Harter survey sounds . . pace 5 Orientation 1973 .... pace 6-7 U.S.M.- a reality..........page A Sturgeon. Thomas resign . page 10 New activities calender . page 11 QUOTE OP TOE WEEK: From the September 13 S.A. C meeting: ‘A fraternity u sex right?’ S.C.O.G.I.S. Future Uncertain 5 Dr. N Edd Miller is the new president at the University of Southern Maine. MUIer. fifty- three year old former President of the University of Nevada, Reno, wtB assume hts duties m the second President of the University of Southern Maine later this fall. The appointment waa announced hy Board of Trustee chairman. Dr. Lawrence M. Cutler. When Dr. Lotus J. P. Cabal! resigned lost December, Vice- President for Finance and Ad- minstrabon Waller P. Priding» assumed duties os acting pres- ident. Pridinger will continue his duties until Miller arrives permanently. Miller has been President of the University of Nevada at Reno since 19AS During hi tenure as Pleuden'. at Reno, he ha been embroiled in controversy. He achieved national attention during the days of campus unrest m 1969 when students demonstrated for him and conducted an N. Edd Miller I r Citing important difference with Die University Board of Regents, Miller submitted his resignation lost year, but the board voted 8-2 not to accept it. On bearing about Miner's recent appointment to USM. Dr. Neil Humphrey. Chancellor of the University of Nevada, said, Pro . Went Miller u a highly respected man who has accomplished a great deal and will be mused by all persons associated with the Uni- versity of Nevada, Reno. During Miller's presidency’ at the University of Nevada, enroll ment ha grown G3 per cent (4618 students to 7312) and the university’ physical plant baa doubled in stse. In accepting the presidency. Dr. Miller «axi. “1 look forward with enthusiasm to Joining the staff of the University of Maine at Portland-Gorham The potential for continued development of th» U Rivera ty center provide an exciting challenge. ”1 felt very much like the Watergate character, Patrick Gray, who was left to hang slowly in the wind ” With these uttering , Neville Wilson explained in a nut- shell why he stepped down a Director of SCOGlS As a reault this program gained tu third herd in as many years. The latest to gmpple with the problems of SCO- GlS u Dr Edwin Hansen, a theater and communication teacher. Hansen pul forth his rrasent for accepting the difficult assign- ment this way. I signed on Irst fail and taught a number of. cour- ses and also joined the Steering Committee Since I’d been kee v ly interested in SCOGlS and wiat Get Involved Applications are being ac- cepted for the positions of Stu- dent Affairs Committee treasurer and secretory- Applications are available at the Gorham Student Center Office Vacancies also exist in stu- dent government m areas such as . Approbations Committee Communications Board Special Events Concert Committee Cultural Affair Lecture Senes Anyone interested. and thi include freshmen, please contact Jim Letteney at the Phi Mu Delta house or Rob Sands in Wood Tower it represented, I decided to out my neck on the chopping block. Hie first major test will come next month as ha goes be- fore the University Council to justify the existence of SCOGlS in the near future. Hansen a! c plans to confer with the new president. N. Edd Miller, about the interdisciplinary school. “Our biggest problem at this point is not knowing whether we «rill b? alive next year ” Another suable headache stems from the waves of incomplete that occured in some SCOGlS courses lost semester There were many incomplete last yea: and some instructors disappeared. We've had to play detective to track them down. He believes he ha remedied this situation from happening a- gairs. We're alerting the cows waders of the importance of having lew incomplete . We’re trying to make ure the student finish the work in the time al- lotted. It’s mainly a matter of supervision We won’t let It h:.p- pen again ” The twenty-three year ve- teran of the teaching war is also trying to stem the tide of criti- cism against student generated courses by vome member of li t faculty. My recommendation to course leaden was to improve their own background in the firWT to seek the advice of experienc'd faculty in the field We wanted to strengthen the role of the course leader.” When discussing the future of the school, the new Direc- tor alternately displayed optimism and pessimism. On Use former he said, We had no problems getting students and teacher . Till» semester we have new rmine leader Faculty are still rvcievtng released time. Student are still being enabled to see a larger pic- ture of education and not a nar- rower one.” On the reverse side, he was unsure. 'T honestly don’t know whether this is our lost year or not. If the program is dropped, the conjecture would be to go in a period of study of what to do next. When queried as to the length of his term of office, he replied I’m acting director until the program ends. Hansen’s predecessor. Ne- ville Wilson believes he still would be in the role of Director of SCOGlS if it had not been for external pressum. These pres- sures were pmonified by vice President for Academic Affair William J. MacLeod and his own English Department. MacLeod, in particular, come in for crib clam. ... Wilson states that through- out the year, the Vice Preeideot gave little support to SCOGlS as it was increasingly enticiced. He also never seemsd to be able to grasp the purpose of th Or N Fdd Mill- the program “The fact a 1 was -neper' given enough adminis- trative support during the yoar I was in the position, in a senes series of meetings with MacLeod d seemed lo me to be a c® tiauation of that Btuabon. Whan I went by myself to MacLeod and with the Steering Committee to him. it become clear to me and the Steering Co mmittee that he not only didn’t know about what we did but didn’t want to know. Ha seemed ta have a hidden un- eon Unued on pg. 2