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Moberly wrote, "An honest intention to fight the Lord'sbattles is no guarantee against mistaken objectives orillegitimate methods of warfare."A popular college war cry has been that of commitment,yet this appears contradictory to the theme of discovery.Ifone is committed, one has found the ultimate;the search has ended. It has been said that wisdomconsistsof knowing what one does not know as much asknowingwhat one does know.The responsibilities of a scholar, student 0" otherwise,must be commensurate with his considerable andunique privileges. No other segment of our society isas free to criticize with complete immunity as is theacademic community. This is properly so and indispensableto the efforts of schools.College students must be encouraged in their effortsto seek social reform; they must be as free as any citizento expresstheir dissent on any issue. However, studentshave a responsibility to continually re-examine purpose;to modify methods to meet changed circumstances; toseriously consider consequences; and most important,develop perspective.The college must constantly guard against those whowould impose upon the right of individuals to think forthemselves. The college should not be directly responsibleto popular opinion. Otherwise, her conshtueIK!Ywill decide what shall or shall not be discussed on theca~~~~eyForbes Committee of Regents of the UniverSitye~:C: ndfornia to evaluate the cause of unrest at Berk Y Ato offer recommendations to the Board of Regents. nJerome c. Byrne was commissioned by tteex:;~p.:o::~a:~~s ~:~~~epublic and its chose~ ofBcial~will be profoundly offended by the ways in \~ln~~::,bers of the academic community go abou.ttheiracademicor by the ways in which they conduct the~ noo- tolerate olives. Considerable restraint will be required t osthabits and values which seem profoundly alien to mresidents of the states. " h b.tually"If this restraint is not forthcoming, if a state a I It isimposes popular opinion on its universi~, ~h~:sesi~abJethat the state acquires a reputation. for being ~ntha~manyto the life of the mind. The immediate result IS ch thingsstudents and faculty who care deeply about :Ond classseek them elsewhere. This in turn means a suniversity." f I cur-Although I do not personally support some 0 t ie merent campus "causes" and I am not unaware that ~oam(shldents and faculty) are rebels without a ca~se't dayabsolutely certain that because of them educattct' 0is far more relevant and exciting than ever before.James E. Robinson, tr., is acting de?n of students. He ca~e to Western Maryland in 1963 118 dean of men. Mr. Robinson is ?ls~~~t~prafessor of psychology. The ?ean. IS a gra_du.ate af Glenmlle State College, recewed his A.M. at the University of Connectlcudone further work at the UmverS'lty af VlTgmia.pagePart of the new addition is the Alonzo G. Decker lecture hall. Dr. Sturdivant is standing at the lectern.eight