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A statement circulated on cant.

cally orintd dcpartment.)

pus Monday called for the launch.

The

stateme

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t

continued:

in the nest few weeks. This is

Ing of a project in hire a faculty

"Prof. Frank's major book. Capi .

a case upon which we can and

member

for

SFU at faculty.

talism and Underdevelopment in must act immediately."

student expense.

Latin America (Monthly Review

The

statement concludes that

The project was initiated by a

Press,

1017) examines histori.

"We solicit

the

support

of all

majority of faculty of the PSA

caily

the economic relations of

who

are

still

willing to

work

Dept. following charges of oh.

Chile and Brazil with the intiUS-

for a vital university'.

struclion of a new appointment

trail nations of Europe and North

Yesterday

morning

following

"overwhelmingly approved" by

America, and concludes that such

a PSA departmental meeting the

PSA.

countries cannot develop their following statement

was Issued

The approved appointment is

socio.econoinies 'vithout under.

in summary of the issues raised

for Prof. Andrew Gunder Frank,

going revolutions,

in Monday's document:

presently on the staff of Sir

The book, now translated into

"A document has been circu.

George

Williams university,

four languages, has aroused thoo.

lated

within the

university re.

Montreal,

who is

a renowned

retical controversies amongboth

gartling

faculty Sppoiitiiients.

-social scientist

and underde.

orthodox economists and tradi.

We,

the

undo rsigncet,wishtostate

velopmeut economist.

tional

Marxists

throughout the

here that the essential principles

The faculty inenders stid that

hentisptier. Frank has also pro-

of this document are as follows:

the excellence of Frank's acado.

ducod a

larde number of other

"We fear that the university is

Inic work lsbeyon(i question, but

works oneconomicutideretevelop.

taking

political

considerations

that

the Presidents committee

merit, including a notable essay.

Into account in making academic

on appointments is witholditig " Sociology

of Underdevelopment

appointments. We arc deeply pci.

its approval duo to present en.

and Underdevelopment of Socio.

turbed by this and also at some

quiries concerning his persona.

logy" (Catalyst, Buffalo. N.Y..

of the

procedures which have

lily and political corivictiono,

1067),

which effectively cttal.

been adopted by the

relevant

The statement said that "four

lenges

most of the orthodox

university committees in regard

appointments ) all made with the

theories of underdevelopment

to the appointment of Prof. Fr-ark

overwhelming support of mein.

currently in

the United

States

and other candidates who have

hers of the Dc-part:iiaiit have been

over the past two decades. This

been recommended for appoint.

obstructed for oon.acadenric tea.

essay, too, has aroused the ire

ment Intho PSA Department,

Sons. The personal histories and

of a number of North American

"in particular we think that

political background

of

candi.

social scientists,

when a candidate applies for a

dates are being investigated.

"Li addition to his scholarly

position at SFU, if the University

Heads and other administrative

writings, Frank has taken stands

wishes to make inquiries about

officials are writing or phoning

on current

political and moral

him from other people other than

a range of people other than the

i55UC5.

At Sir George Williams

his referees, his prior ;,crinis.

applicant's referees and asking

University he and Prof. A.M.

Slon should be obtained. Tim fact

them .- in effect .. if they know

Shah

recently wrote an article

that such inquiries are frequently

anything bad about them. most

in The Georgian advocating asit.

made in university circles does

Often without even iimfor:ning the

in against

Dow Chemical, the

not,

in

our view, make them

candidate that they have done

manufacturers of napalm. (Do't

legitimate. Candidates would time

so."

ceased its

interviews and left

be in a position to evaluate the

The statement, which Was pri'

thin

ca pus before a confroitta.

kinds of questions which

are

manly directed to the launching

tnoni could occur.)"

being asked

about

them arid fit

of a

campaign for a student.

The statement goes on to pro.

the light of these can then arrive

faculty supported appointment,

pose "to all sttmmtcmmt and faculty

at an assessment of SFU as an

concentrated on a discussion of

who are

interested in free en.

institution.

Prof. Frank:

'quiry anti who want

vital and

"One of tha four appointments

incisive

minds on this campus

"We

consider

that Prof.

being blocked is that of Prof.

that

we

bring Prof. Frank to

Frank's

contribution

to

the

A.G. Frank, Prof. Frank did not

this campus. We must have de.

inieltectual life

of SFU

would

apply for a position but was in.

partmests staffed by the most

be so substantial that vo would

vited

by time Department for an

qualified

persons.

•

Let us bring

strongly support any efforts to

interview last October. Because

Prof. Frank to Simon Fraser to

make his talents and advice

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of budgetary d:ffi?ultie-s the Be.

teach us.

Let

us,

the students

available to faculty and students."

partme;it voted in January to

and

faculty

of Simon Fraser,

The statement bore thesigna.

offer him a one.ycar visiting ap.

pay his salary , , ,

tures: Kathleen G. Aberle. Mor.

poinitment to replace Prof. John

"We

would

normally

have

decal Briemhrg. F.B. Coilinge,

Leggctt

who

is on leave next

waited

for the University Coin.

Jerry Katz, Martin A. Nicolaus,

year. The vote Was oveiwlmoim.

rnittee's

final

vet-diet before

N.S. Fopkin. David C. Potter, G.

tingly in Frank's

favour,

with

launching

this

project. Prof.

B. Rush. Gerald B. Sperl:n5. and

two abstentions and no opposing

Frank's

appointment,

however,

P. Wheeldoti.

votes,"

has been delayed

for the past

It concluded with the note: "The

(According to some members

five months and by the time the

following, although not available

of (hi' ticpzrinneat thu m'enonm:tmen.

verdict

is

reached

this term

for signature, are known to be in

dation,

which than

went

to the

may be over and time university

sympathy with

this

Sttiteineiit:

University

Comrcitt,ic

for

all,

community

dispersed.

Prof.

Martin Robin. John Leggerl.

proval, was held

c;

p

)'

ticcause tine

Frank

himself must also-make -

Louis Feldhammor. J. Alidriht."

Comn:nmlitnc

fell

that

Frank's

his own plans for nni year With.

"abrasive

personality"

would

"stimulate" an

at ready

pohitl.

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THE PEAK, Wednesday, April 3rd,

1968

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Frank hiring

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AL a meeting of PSA Teaching

Assistants yesterday the follow..

Ing statement was Issued in sup.

port of the faculty:

Faculty members in the PSA

Dept. have signed a statement

insisting that academic appoint-

ment procedures should not be

Influenced by non-academic cr1.

teria, including the political

views held by those under con-

sideration. We, as Teaching

Assistants and/or graduate stu-

dents in the PSA Dept., whole.

heartedly support their position.

Unlike faculty, we have not

taken part in departmental deci-

sions concerning matters of

appointment. However, as mem-

bers of the same department we

are affected by those decisions.

There is every reason to view

the current problem as

being

of

the utmost importance. The de-

partment is not

being

faced with

an isolated occurrence, but

rather by what appears to be

a concerted policy of appoint.

ment procedure which considers

reasons other than academic.

Many of us will give of our

time, effort and money in the

campaign ahead to bring Pro.

fessor Frank to SFU. Our de-

partment is on record as having

overwhelmingly supported his

appointment. None of us would

deny him the right to take up

that Invitation on the grounds

of his political convictions.

This endorsement was drafted

early Tuesday morning and by

Peak press time 23 TAs and

grad students had approved it.

These were:

D. Adair, A. Baronas, N. Bou.

tillier, B. Charnock, D. Driscoll,

W .

Eliot-Hurst, H. Geisler, J.

Hanley, J. Harding, D. Hawkes,

W. Hoffer C. Huxley. D. Katz,

K. Lind, M. Loney. A. McDou-

gall, P. Morley, L. Obertowich,

JL Rosenthal, N. Smith, P. Stan.

worth, L. Sperling, and E. Zurick.

PSA meeting

A special meeting of all PSA

graduate students. PSA honors

and majors undergrads, and all

students enrolled in PSA courses

takes place today, 12:30, in Room

AQ C9001.

The meeting was called to dis-

cuss the question of political

considerations in PSA faculty

appointments

raised yesterday

by 14 members of the PSA Dept.

Included In discussion at the

meeting will be the dissemina.

tion of information on the issues

raised by faculty and on the

campaign to bring Andrew Gun.

der Frank to the PSA faculty at

student-faculty expense, and the

question of student participation

In the hiring of new faculty.

Time will be set aside for

open discussion of the issues.

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The Secretary of Sena to

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From.

John Matthews, Doan ..,

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Faculty of Arts

Dean Funt, Dean iacKinnon

Subjeci...............................................................................................................Da.o..

April

5,

.1968

I wish to inform Senate that I dissociate myself from

the second paragraph in the statement of reasons for calling the

meeting of Senate on Monday, April 8.

Since subscribing to this request. I have learned that

this second part of the statement, which refers to the "Quality

of the academic environment of certain courses in the PSA Department"

is interpreted as calling into question the academic competence of

a member or members of Faculty. Such a matter should not be brought

before Senate unless and until a complaint has been laid before the

Dean of Faculty and has been investigated by him. This has not been

done.

I shall be obliged if you will distribute copies of this

statement to the members of Senate at the commencement of the

meeting on Monday.

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who have

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consideration oc

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about

-ti p h 'e

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the

p"cmriôTy or

their cwrn actions

or ours.

2.

That the meeting be open and a verbatim 'ccovd of the

proceedings be made.

3.

That legal re

p

resentation

he

present.

4.

That a duly-appointed representative from the C.A.11.T.

central office be present.

In view of the fact that the

se

conditions

do not obtain under the

proposed Senate procr'dures. we are unwilling to

make

ourselves available

as requested.

Vic --ish to enrohasize our readiness to provide full info'mation

regarding our statement unde

r

the o"onr'r conditions an outlined above.

If the Sente acts without p

r

oviding the cond

i tions ' y e have

outlined,

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we

shall, feel free to

present our

informti on to the wider University

Community.

Also on the agenda is the following item: "To examine the

q

uality of

the academic envi'onnient in certain courses in the P.S.A. Department."

We nre appalled. We wonder "h

y

this

q uestion should be raised in the

present. crun

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ext,. We can only regard this as an attempt A.

retaliation.

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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

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MEMORANDUM

To

Mr. Meyers

From

.

.

Subject-Telegram from Dr. J.C. Leggett

Dale..

April

8, 1968

(Received by telephone April

8, 1968)

I wish to associate myself with the April 5th statement of my

colleagues re: Faculty Appointments. In doing so I protest any inquiry

into the academic quality of P.S.A. courses as retaliation against the protest

of my colleagues,-charging the intrusion of politics on appointments.

The record of the P.S.A. Department in attracting students as well as

the distinguished record of P.S.A. students receiving Woodrow Wilson and

Commonwealth Scholarships objectively indicates the quality of instruction

.

in our department. Please Communicate this message to Senate on Monday night.

Dr. J.C. Leggett,

Associate Professor,

P.S.A.Department.

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From

The Chairman of Senate

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I have sought, n the brief time allowed me, information

concerning the matter for which the meeting for Monday, April 8,

was called.

Theattached statement is, in my opinion, the most useful

contribution I can make to Senate's discussion, at this time,, of

the documents referred to in Item 1 in the notice of meeting.

I wish it to be understood that information given to me

was given in informal conversation. I have had no time, nor

have I attempted to verify any of the information so obtained.

Those faculty members who signed the document in question

have decided they should not provide information except to a

properly instituted committee or court of inquiry. I agree with

this view and I have tried to avoid including in the attached

statement any information which, in my opinion, should be

reserved for such an inquiry. In this connection, it should be

noted that the request for a meeting of Senate did not specify

a closed meeting. It is for Senate to decide whether the meeting

at this time should be closed or open.

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Chairman and members of Senate,

I address myself to item 1 only of the matter specified

in the notice calling the meeting.

The present faculty strength of the PSA department is

22 members of whom 1

.

5

are engaged in departmental duties at

the present time.

On Monday afternoon, April 1, I received a copy of the

first of the two documents to which was appended a typed list

of 14 names, faculty members of the PSA Department,

L

of i'thorn

are presently off campus.

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Later in the week, I received a copy of the second

document,' signed by 10 faculty members, with the names of

4absent members appended. The same 1LI names are on both

documents. The second document appears to be a summary of

the first, couched,Senate may consider, in more cautious

terms, expressing concern instead of making allegations.

Procedure for making appointments in the PSA Department

is

as follows:

1.

Applicants are considered in an "area" committee,' and.

2.

A

recommendation is submitted to, discussed and voted

upon by the whole department.

Four appointments are referred to in the first of the two

documents. Dr. Bettison has provided me with factual information

on the cases to

which

he believes the

terët

refers.

There appears to be no dispute thet the University

Committee in the case of Professor Frank, and in at least one

other,, case, has been concerned, or suspicious, as to the possibility

that a: majority in the department are influencing appointments

for political reasons. It must' therefore follow that the

University Committee did, in a literal sense, take political

considerations into account.

The protesting faculty members do notconsider that a "cabal's

is trying to control a

p

pointments in this wa

y

. . They believe that

the suspicion, or concern, of a University Committee is improper

and that requests for further information have arisen from this

suspicion or concern, and are therefore obstructive.

It is not to be expected that members of the department

will always be informed of details. about such requests for

further thforniation,and it is to be expected that their

suspiclon,or concern,will lead to inferences which may not be

justified.

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The decision to

p

ropose a visiting appointment for

Professor Frank was supported, with no dissenting voice,by

the Department; by some for budgetary reasons,' by others

because a full-time appointment in sociology,i.t was thought,

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should be reserved for a person who would satisfactorily

fill Professor Bottomore's position as Head. or Chairman

in the area of Sociology.

Dr. Bettison has denied that he told the Department

that the University Committee is seeking further information

"about Frank's political activities". His actual communication,

it would follow, was either distorted or recollected incorrectly

Dr. Bettison has also denied that he reported the University

Committee as delaying approval'ecause they object to Frank's

politics".

It is an acknowledged fact that the University Committee

was concerned at,

,

or suspicious of,' the possible enlargement

of a"left wing cabal". A statement to this effect, if Dr. Bettison

in fact made it, could be legitimately rephrased as "objecting

to his politics"

On the question of "behind the

enquiries, Dr.

Bettison, will, of course, speak for himself. Opinions I

obtained from Departmental members condemned the practice.

The mildest statement was that this "old type" administrative

practice was not acceptable today.

None of the departmental members I have spoken to

.

expressed any doubt as to the academic qualifications or

Intellectual capacity of Professor Frank.

Before proceeding to detailed enquiry,' should this be

decided upon, Senate may wish to consider at the present time

the following:

1.

Whether in general a political bias in a

Department is a matter for academic concern

(members will know that the London School

of Economics first achieved renown when

Harold Laski was professor; since then the

political tone at the School has veered

towards the right. Perhaps Senate would not

wish any department of this University to

emulate that institution)

2.

Should Senate decide that political bias

in a Department is a matter of academic

concern, whether inquiry is called for as to

the

p

resence of such bias in the PSA Department.

3.

Whether prospective personal relations with

an applicant are the concern of " faculty

outside the department in which

'

the appointment

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.Mhether Senate finds acceptable, "behind the back"

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a) by a head. who is negotiating

.

personally with an applicant, or

b)

by the President or a Dean, who

is not negotiating directly with

the applicant, or

c)

informally by any person.

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5.

Whether an informal opinion casually obtained

can

p

roperly be given, in Committee, the

status of a considered appraisal.

6.

Whether an acknowledged bias, openly and perhaps

vehemently avowed, is academically unacceptable,

that

Is,

whether it does or does not further the

"education" of a student (Professor Karl Popper

is notoriously intolerant)

7.

In what way doubts ex

p

ressed, by persons outside

the discipline as to a department's judgement on

academic competence, should be tested before being

given weight.

Finally, Senate may wish to express its opinion on the

propriety or impropriety in all the circumstances of the

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publication of these docüments;but this question, I submit,

concerns primarily the administration and the Faculty

Association.

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have heei called

to an e erceccy Closed

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to

deal with the

following Qi

etic;aC

lo To

consider the implications

of documents recently cli'cu3.

in

which allegations are made of riprofeseioial conduct by

University (u i.tcss in

con

sidering faculty nociro

2.

To e/e:uine the quality of the academic environment

in

.cert.iu

coues

in the PSA

.3part;L'c1t

I think we

il11 alL agree that if the a1lei tlons

Ado in the two

st5t5eY!tthe

fourteen 23A membrra arc true then the implications

of

these documents are

quite serious.

Se:iate

under these coridi , ioi

will

have

the g

rave responsibility of suggesting some means

of carroct-

Ing the situation

And

if there is no troth in thoec.

stntSmenta,

we

tiiy

want to raise serious questions about the propry of tees

st;eeits.

The inclusion of item Two on the cil for the meeting raises many addi

tionel que

p

tions.

For oiio

Senate will

'oMt to

why we have been

asked 1:-c exeinino

O the quality of the acadew ic erilroment in certain

±A

courses"

at a meeting

lniOJ

has as i.tSfir'3t

iam the ccneic..e

ation of

charges by PSA members. The pr

p

esum

tion on the

part of many

that this

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is

mount

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thh six signatories to RanAghI of

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will be strong iriioed

Concetbly, one might construct a scenario in

d.CO the ±a members are first .coc._oc1 for having

aed r;uOst ions about

the nature of the U ivsrsity Committee's actions

end

with

this robuc.e

deii i .erc-d D

are then 1n\ r nti,:ated in relation to the nature

of their

courees)

In order to justify the inclusion of item Two on the agenda of this

emergency mooting, the six signatories will have to show that there i0

more reason to quet 1oi the academic euvi:coeiuerit in thic .rSA Deartwent

than to other dopartments a

n

d faculties,J .30 that

sufZlclent

reason to consider this at an emergency meeting.

There crc several reasons Al Item Two should be dealt with first at this

meeting;

1) There is considerable ouset ion as to whethavall of the six

signatories to the calf unaerst000 the

n

ature of this itCn •

is further some indication that one or more of the signatories to

this call would !lie to remove their names .iroo item fwo

Clear3..y,

if they do so they will remove their names from Item u-

t.r:o at

tor:.o; removo their oema

we ull! no Ion ei' be-vs the

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(2) An e;aminton of the etont enc2 atro of the

uIthnce

of fe red

by the six sigie o:Is in

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Tc cay

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german to a di

on e the vaiidI o the allegations rade by

the fourteme PSA

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o1 the si:;

gnatorles are

theose1vs

sorj of the University o

ttee •;h1ch ha been

erItIcIzed their inability to defend cdsqately theIr reasons £or

plaein the item on the agenda may put into question tfteir aetion3

on

the Univ ! r

Si

y

t

Qomittee

If

It

can be shonn that the e.':ap1es

they Introduce under this item can

fer

ofl coures

partrets ancJ.

eu1tioo tn t

will apr that the sic eiria'

tortes have cliscri reated in plaoing o

n

l

y

' PSA courses on the agenda

for the

et3ergeI1Cy

moetIng

It will also he informative

'Co

see the; ext5 to ?:hlch the signatories

base themselves upon gossips hears

o eo.aInts of teiropresontative

dlseonteretor' studnts

FurthErmore It iIil he ins uctive' to learn

why the six signatorIes have called are er:ency meeting to

ci

cuss ti-se

points0

Finally, if it 1S found that the si sIgnatories have not rirovidod a

suffIcIent j tifleatien for their

elation oi PSA courses 11 It is

found that they have ta.eii these questionS t;e. Sene.

without first brin

in the

to

m

the

,

atent ion c-f the

tructore cor e-nec

1 . )

the ilead of the

Depart .

ment the Dean of the

culty

end

the Fuculty

respectI't r slLi

then.

Senate riiay vIsh to

ue

r

or e r hue. the

s:tories for

im1at

lng and

improper procethros in Iregi this Itom to the Senate in this

lDanner0

Since thos consid ! tic-ne are grave end

roC-ntecl in the hister of

th

T2

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Item Two ehoulci b.. dIsc esec bfox we be

g

in to consider te. a!Id.t:' of

To fail to discuss Item Two can item which way reveal, much about the

University Coitte) fIrst may sust that Senate is more concerned

with the propriety' of mak1n c ar:es of

nproicssional conduct than.

with the vai1dit.' of such charges and with taking action to correct these

conditIons

Senate should he chary of aoesrIng to follow. a pattern

(familiar in other institutions) in vinieh these who brIng charges of

miS

conduct are themselves censured cror main the. charges) by

they have charori

It is entirely possible an6 perhaps even probable that

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the WpItcatW2 of ha1n' placed !tee Two on the.;enc1a for this

Amergency meeting and upon cor

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the wwavvocs of any points which

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undev thic

1tee Sonata way to aiecI not only to

100p

W Item Two from Wing deuseed first but in fact to striae it from the

agenda

OntlTely.

If this

OCC5

it will appear to

SL ;Sta1t.

to the smgg

estlans made above

(1)

that the six signotorles acted In a discriminatinE and ioro11or

manner in bringing the item to the Senate in this wanner;

(2)

that the nature of the evidence which would be introduced in

support of item Two might raise serious questions about the basis

of University Committee decisions

and w1Ft lend support to

thc"alie-at ione of the fourteen PSA members; and

(3)

that the Senate will appear to be more concerned with the prorioty

of mating chavgss than with the validity of the c1es and v;ith

taking actions to correct those conditions.

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g

te procedures for examining thO

validity or

the

allejations rGce.)_f We by

fourteen .e bare of the

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P

1, Each

witI)Os

j.pr.jfr

to soeak befo.a 3aite shall Q aariit. Lcd to

nhke a general

statement

about the docuwentH which hro buer,

circulated.

2

Each

witness

sl1 remain

to

answer questM2

or

S ena

te

o nears.

3.

witnennes, once

thej have are;;ered the c eet:ac of

O03 mexbovsp

shsll remain

in

the Senate Room

uiti.l

all

t

L!(SSee

iavc. ce

(catiored,

4

All wit eoa she.].l

be

9MO

the

ot1on of reTha.ng to aljoar

uraes

legal counsel is

.resent,

a dul/accfeditadfe . reeun

. a

01

tic,

C A

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(or

hO

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is present,

Of

we me eting

1$

ada

n.

Exercise of

this

option shall not

in aywa' reflect

U.s0fl th3

prosective

;nes'ee.

5

Senate MIL

bogl.ui

by hearing

the

wooberm of the

oil

Committee who she

also members

of Serate'

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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

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The undersigned request a Special Meeting of Senate

1.

To consider the implications of documents

recently circul-ated, in which allegations

are

made of nonprofessional conduct by

University Committees in considering

faculty appointments

2.

To examine the quality of the academic

environment in certain courses.in the PSA

Department.

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It has become apparent that discrimination on political grounds is being

applied to faculty recommendations for new appointments in the

PSA

Dept.

Four appointments all made with the overwhelming support of members of

the Department have been obstructed for non-academic reasons. The personal

histories and political background of candidates are being investigated.

Heacb and other administrative officials are writing or phoning a range of

people other than the applicants' referees and asking them -- in effect --

if they know anything bad about them, most often without even informing

the candidate that they have done so.

This obstruction of appointments and investigation of candidates is immoral,

damaging to the careers of those concerned and makes it impossible for us

presently on the staff to teach an adequate program. Therefore it is

imperative that we bring this matter to the attention of the entire university

community.

One of the four appointments being blocked is that of Professor A.C. Frank.

Professor Frank did not apply for a position but was invited by the

Department for an interview last October. Because of budgetary difficulties

the Department voted in January to offer him a one-year visiting appointment

to replace Professor John Leggett who is on leave next year. The vote was

overwhelmingly in Frank's favour, with two abstentions and no opposing votes.

According to Professor D.C. Bettison, Head of the PSA Department, however,

the University Committee is not satisfied and is seeking further information

about Frank's political activities.

According to Professor Bettison's report, the University Committee is delaying

approval because they object to Frank's politics, because they feel that the

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PSA Department is being run by a "left-wing cabal" which must be halted, and

because they feel it is advantageous for them to reject a temporary appoint-

ment now before Frank comes here rather than to fight later against a

permanent appointment should Frank be proposed for one.

Professor Frank's major book, Capitalism and Underdevelopment in Latin America

(Monthly Review Press, 1967), examines historically the economic relations

of Chile and Brazil with the industrial nations of Europe and North America,

and concludes that such countries cannot develop their socio-economies without

undergoing revolutions. The book, now translated into four languages, has

aroused theoretical controversies among both orthodox economists and tradi-

tional Marxists throughout the hemisphere. Frank has also produced a large

number of other works on economic underdevelopment, including a notable essay,

"Sociology of Underdevelopment and Underdevelopment of Sociology" (Catalyst,

Buffalo, N.Y. 1967), which effectively challenges most of the orthodox

theories of underdevelopment current in the United States over the past two

decades. This essay, too,has aroused the ire of a number of North American

social scientists. In addition to his scholarly writings, Frank has taken

stands on current political and moral issues. At Sir George Williams University,

he and Professor A.M. Shah recently wrote an article, in The Georgian advocat-

ing a sit-in against Dow Chemical, the manufacturers of napalm. (Dow ceased

its interviews and left the campus before a confrontation could occur.)

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Considering Frank's scholarly accomplishmnts on the one hand and the

reactions of the University Committee on the other hand, we feel that this

raises the question of political represssion in faculty appointments. It

is clear that with the implementation of such a repressive policy, questions

of scholarship, intellectual liveliness and controversy, democratic procedures,

and the particular interests of PSA faculty and students are being sacrificed.

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We therefore propose -- to all students and faculty who are interested in

free enquiry and who want vital and incisive minds on this campus -- that we

bring Professor Frank to this campus. We must have departments staffed by

the most qualified persons. Let us bring Professor Frank to Simon Fraser to

teach us. Let us, the students and faculty of Simon Fraser, pay his salary.

Let us be his audience. In this way we would avail ourselves of his know-

ledge and company, which we greatly value, and we also would be able to work

with him on research problems that interest us all.

We would normally have waited for the University Committee's final verdict

before launching this project. Professor Frank's appointment, however, has

been delayed for the past five months and by the time the verdict is

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reached

this term may be over and the university community dispersed. Professor

Frank himself must also make his own plans for next year within the next few

weeks. This is a case upon which we can and must act immediately. If we

bring Professor Frank here those administrators and faculty who fear and

oppose his presence will then be obliged to read his works and debate his

ideas, not his politics. These debates will take place publicly where Frank

can reply and where we can participate and register our own judgments.

We solicit the support of all who still are willing to work for a vital

university.

Appended is a curriculum vita of Frank. We will make available copies of his

article, "Sociology'of Underdevelopment and Underdevelopment of Sociology".

Other works may .ebtained from the library.

Kathleen Aberle

Nathan Popkin

J. Alldritt

David Potter

M. Bricmberg

Martin Robin

F. Collinge

C. B. Rush

Louis Feidhammer

C. Sperling

J. Katz

P. Wheeldon

John Leggett

Martin Nicolaus

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