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Philosophy chairman Refusal reasons . s 9 6 I are The chairman of the NU Philosophy Department said Wednesday two of the four reasons given by the Board of Regents for their refusal to hire Michael Davis are "in dispute" and that further information should be obtained. "At the present time, it would be premature to make any final judgment about the case because important ques tions of fact are now uncer tain," said Robert E. Dewey, the man who decided last spring to appoint the con troversial Davis to an instruc tor's position at NU. The Board of Regents, In a letter to Davis, said Davis at tributed certain derogatory remarks at a reception follow ing the inauguration of University of Michigan Pres ident Robben W. Fleming. Dewey pointed out that Davis has denied being present at the reception. The Regents letter also at tributed certain derogatory remarks at a legislative hear ing of the Michigan Legislature to Davis. Dewey pointed out that Davis has denied using such language. "If Mr. Davis did not do some of the things which it was thought he had done, then we may have had an unfortunate misunderstanding," Dewey said. Dewey said he is unsure at this time whether the Regents, his department, the University administration or Davis '1 r-"- -It. A mess Students ... floored br litter. dispute' himself should attempt to pro vide the information needed tc resolve the points in question. "If there has been a misunderstanding, then I would hope we might find some way ' to conciliate the best interests of both the University and Mr. Davis to bring this controversy to an end," Dewey said. Perhaps the Faculty Senate Conciliation Committee or the local chapter of the American Association of University Pro fessors might participate in such conciliation, he said. "Conciliation would depend on what the board and Davis would be satisfied with," Dewey said. He said he was unsure what the object of con ciliation would be, although as one example, he suggested that financial compensation t o Davis for the trouble over his rejected appointment. When asked if he thought the Regents decision was proper. Dewey declined to give a yes or no answer at this time. It would depend upon what information the Boards actions were based, he said. He did say he appreciated the willingness of the Regents to make their reasons public. "Such action is in the best traditions of fair play and removes the basis for many ugly rumors about Mr. Davis which had been circulating whea people were left to im agine what the reasons were," the philosophy department chairman said. .1 v n A Linda "I love People . . . says Linda Stapleton, Lincoln own songs at Wednesday's Jazz and THUSDAY, OCT 29, 1970LINCOLN, NEBRASKA VOL. 94, NO. 26 ASUN president signs anti-Nixon statement Student senators conducted Wednesday's ASUN meeting without any of the desertions for super common in recent weeks. An initiative petition by the Free Speech Movement was approved. The petit km. which carried the required WW signatures for presentation to ASUN, calls for "exposition of the fiKts" in the Michael Davis case. It further directs the Regents be invited to send J representative for an open debate with Davis. The report of the Committee on Strike Expenditures,, in cluding corrections by University Director of Business ami Finance, was approved. It noted that ASUN feels no effort was made by the director. Miles Tomera;isenv to cover up any facts in the case and that public statements made to that effect are "improper. The report found there was no im proper use of students fees during last May's student strike. Steve Fowler presented the Program of Active Committ ment (PACE) report It calls for a student petition to raise students fees for support of kw-income students scholarships. The senate en dorsed the r e p o rt and urged "serious consideratioa by all students. ASUN president Stere Ttwald. read a statement that had been given to a press con ference in Omaha earlier in the day. The statement, signed by ' I sf s ' -VuV If i - . , .1 &ti f teKPM Tiwaid and the student bodv presidents of Westeyan, Creighton and the University of Nebraska at Omaha was directed to President Nixon. It stated that the "overriding feelings towards you and your ?dministrakion in Nebraska, as atl across, the country, are feelitigi of disappointment and frustration." It went on to ac cuse him of prolonging the war, vetoing education bills and re sisting reform. It further mentioned divisive speeches by Spiro Agnew ana the killing of students by police and national guard troops last spring. It reports that Nixon has supplied hecklers for his speeches to emphasize "law and order. Calling this showman.hip. the statement concluded with the question, "Mr. Nixvn. what kind of moral leadership U this?' A few senators objected to Ttwald signing the statement as ASUN president because NU receives gift Danny is three years old but suffers from severe hearing and speech difficulties and roust wear a hearing aid. However, he has made some real progress since enrolling in the University Speech and Hearing Clinic's program for p re-school children. WUIum , BarfJey never sophomore, who sang her Java session. they did not feel it represented the student body's opinion. Others countered that an elected officat has the right to make public statements of opi nion although the electorate may not agree. Nixon's speeches were- given as an ex ample. Tiwaid said that he had in formed reporters that he was for ASUN or the student body. ASUN or the student body. The subject was dropped without further discussion or a vote. The senate voted to send let ters to the Regents and key administration personnel in an attempt to organize an open discussion with Michael Davij during his Lincoln visit. Various, appointments were approved, several bills on handling of funds discussed and passed and Ron Kurtenbach was elected as a new senator from graduate and professional college. knew Danny but Wednesday the Itaiversity received $135,001 as the first of an annual series of gifts from Barkleys estat to be used for training teachers for people with proWrms tike Danny's. The series of gifts are ex pected to total approximately Tura (o Page 1