15 20 962 http://s3.amazonaws.com/sc-lib-ds-bl1969/original/ec52b818051f9551b3c80da1b674ad96.jpg 21ba30f24c865cc2e9669371350bc339 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Courtney Smith Papers Description An account of the resource Correspondence, reports, recommendations, statements, and news clippings from students, administrators, board members, and alums. All of these documents passed through the Swarthmore President's Office during Courtney Smith's time there. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Friends Historical Library Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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Title A name given to the resource The Swarthmorean Description An account of the resource Articles that originally appeared in the Swarthmore Borough newspaper, <em>The Swarthmorean</em>, during the events of 1969. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived McCabe Library Microfilm Archives Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource College classes resume schedule Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Swarthmorean Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/17/1969 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource .pdf 1969 sit-in Courtney Smith's death http://s3.amazonaws.com/sc-lib-ds-bl1969/original/febea928e759d5bd7d269ae2531c756b.pdf 232654799539f1a56244c0aae85f1ba9 PDF Text Text �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Courtney Smith Papers Description An account of the resource Correspondence, reports, recommendations, statements, and news clippings from students, administrators, board members, and alums. 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Title A name given to the resource [Letter from William Reid '51 to Alumni Annual Giving Fund, 01/17/1969] Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource William Reid Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/17/1969 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Description An account of the resource Box 11, Black Crisis January 1969 (27-31) 1969 sit-in Courtney Smith's death http://s3.amazonaws.com/sc-lib-ds-bl1969/original/84a9f0cb95f4d96c4fe0300ce172ba14.pdf b8965c4bb3c18eafe73662fef1c16e0c PDF Text Text �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Courtney Smith Papers Description An account of the resource Correspondence, reports, recommendations, statements, and news clippings from students, administrators, board members, and alums. All of these documents passed through the Swarthmore President's Office during Courtney Smith's time there. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Friends Historical Library Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [Letter from Gertrude Knapp Stoughton '24 to Joseph Shane, 01/17/1969] Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gertrude Knapp Stoughton Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/17/1969 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Description An account of the resource Box 11, Black Crisis January 1969 (27-31) 1969 sit-in Black Studies Courtney Smith's death http://s3.amazonaws.com/sc-lib-ds-bl1969/original/528d6f66eb18a1162560555373d52793.pdf 3c2dd248e24f107e7b7d7553b4d73b7a PDF Text Text ������ Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Courtney Smith Papers Description An account of the resource Correspondence, reports, recommendations, statements, and news clippings from students, administrators, board members, and alums. All of these documents passed through the Swarthmore President's Office during Courtney Smith's time there. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Friends Historical Library Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [Letter from Bill Young '57, 01/17/1969] Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bill Young Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/17/1969 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Description An account of the resource Box 11, Black Crisis January 1969 (27-31) 1969 sit-in Courtney Smith's death http://s3.amazonaws.com/sc-lib-ds-bl1969/original/47aed70ed187bfc798d8fbbcc3769e55.pdf b5ac105b2f287ee8c30fad906dc497b3 PDF Text Text ~ Members of SASS, After the announcement of Courtney ,. Smi~h's _anuary 18 _ Early Saturday Morning death I went and They l\C\(.. 1 talked to Stephen Piker and Victor Novick in Piker's office. both agreed that Vice-President Cratsley and that h~ w~s a livery -narrow man", vrould probably not exert himself in any way to try and Instead, they were take over as presiding officer of the faculty. of the opinion that he would run things throug h committe, that is, hand over Courtney Smith's power to a small group of people. ~', Both Mr. Novick and Mr . Piker seemed to feel that the CEP would figure heavily in this capacity. Members of that committee are Beardley, Not too fine, Cobbs, Heald , North, Pennock , Pierson , P . Thompson. I guess , but CEP people certainly seem somewhat in power. Second, but soully my own opinion is that Mr . Piker will be standing in a position to do something. Hi s talke~with you, and the fact that he seems to have alienated fewer faculty members than most , puts him in a strong position with the faculty . Third , in discussion with Subi Sahgal and others there was a fair amount of agreement that Dean Barr was going to play a large role in relating to the faculty and board of managers . seen obviously. Mere speculation. It remains to be Until then, I fear anything that might be the worst and hope for the best. Finally, Subi, Joe Schoenfeld, John Braxton, Candy Putter , Frank Ackerman, Lauren Brubaker , Victor Novick , Alan Feldman , and I will meet at 1:30 today after finding out all we can about the forthcoming structure. meeting . For now, it is sad that things happened as they did Thursday , but it is well worthwhile to remember that thing s are in a state of flux at the moment and that power relations have not been comp letely settled . The right thing done at this time may have some inf luence on how it comes into being . Subi, I'm sure, will be in touch with Clinton after the �I think that all of us meeting will use the morning to talk to as many faculty as possible . ,. Until then Support and best wishes, � ~ Members of SASS, After the announcement of Courtney ,. Smi~h's _anuary 18 _ Early Saturday Morning death I went and They l\C\(.. 1 talked to Stephen Piker and Victor Novick in Piker's office. both agreed that Vice-President Cratsley and that h~ w~s a livery -narrow man", vrould probably not exert himself in any way to try and Instead, they were take over as presiding officer of the faculty. of the opinion that he would run things throug h committe, that is, hand over Courtney Smith's power to a small group of people. ~', Both Mr. Novick and Mr . Piker seemed to feel that the CEP would figure heavily in this capacity. Members of that committee are Beardley, Not too fine, Cobbs, Heald , North, Pennock , Pierson , P . Thompson. I guess , but CEP people certainly seem somewhat in power. Second, but soully my own opinion is that Mr . Piker will be standing in a position to do something. Hi s talke~with you, and the fact that he seems to have alienated fewer faculty members than most , puts him in a strong position with the faculty . Third , in discussion with Subi Sahgal and others there was a fair amount of agreement that Dean Barr was going to play a large role in relating to the faculty and board of managers . seen obviously. Mere speculation. It remains to be Until then, I fear anything that might be the worst and hope for the best. Finally, Subi, Joe Schoenfeld, John Braxton, Candy Putter , Frank Ackerman, Lauren Brubaker , Victor Novick , Alan Feldman , and I will meet at 1:30 today after finding out all we can about the forthcoming structure. meeting . For now, it is sad that things happened as they did Thursday , but it is well worthwhile to remember that thing s are in a state of flux at the moment and that power relations have not been comp letely settled . The right thing done at this time may have some inf luence on how it comes into being . Subi, I'm sure, will be in touch with Clinton after the �I think that all of us meeting will use the morning to talk to as many faculty as possible . ,. Until then Support and best wishes, � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Friends Historical Library General Reference Files Description An account of the resource This collection contains a series of folders in the Friends Historical Library that are not part of any particular collection. Most of the documents pertain to SASS, the BCC, and Black Studies. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Friends Historical Library Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [Letter from John Marshall to SASS, 01/18/1969] Description An account of the resource SASS Material 1969 (part 1) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource John Marshall Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/18/1969 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF 1969 sit-in Courtney Smith's death http://s3.amazonaws.com/sc-lib-ds-bl1969/original/dc0f49cd6f248ac5b5b93742b00dddb2.pdf 0ae20daa4b037b608ca0bc476c106d90 PDF Text Text ����� ����� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Courtney Smith Papers Description An account of the resource Correspondence, reports, recommendations, statements, and news clippings from students, administrators, board members, and alums. All of these documents passed through the Swarthmore President's Office during Courtney Smith's time there. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Friends Historical Library Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [Letter from Theresa Palmer to Board of Managers, 01/18/1969] Description An account of the resource Box 10, Black Crisis January 1969 (13-19) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Theresa Palmer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/18/1969 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF 1969 sit-in Courtney Smith's death http://s3.amazonaws.com/sc-lib-ds-bl1969/original/b576335f182e9cbbf28c7601944210f1.pdf 48d8ea687a593ca8c154116d9a184f24 PDF Text Text ��� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Courtney Smith Papers Description An account of the resource Correspondence, reports, recommendations, statements, and news clippings from students, administrators, board members, and alums. All of these documents passed through the Swarthmore President's Office during Courtney Smith's time there. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Friends Historical Library Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [Letter from Penelope Adelmann '66, 01/18/1969] Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Penelope Adelmann Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/18/1969 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Description An account of the resource Box 11, Black Crisis January 1969 (27-31) 1969 sit-in Courtney Smith's death http://s3.amazonaws.com/sc-lib-ds-bl1969/original/abdc59038afc72df4a6ff482e5fbad1e.pdf e78666dec50c7e009d76e07be85393a1 PDF Text Text 1 - 19-/91/ ) 1 _ _ RESULTS t ' OF - SASS-FACm~TY CLARIFICATION COt-iHITTEE HEETINGS DURING THE HEEK OF JANUARY 19, 1969 additions in italics; deletions in brackets. Based on facult~: actioQs: DEANS Part of faculty action on ,AHBAC and resolutions of January II, afternoon. See Clarification Document I~i[I, )V, V,- pgs. 2-4. steps to recruit and appoint at the earliesuoss~ble_ date------------- ----- an Admissions Officer "'ho shall be black. He shall have the other duties commen-- surBte "'ith that post and shall be responsible, in consul~ation with the rest of th e _ admissions staff, for the application of admissions policy to black applicants M 7itQ Ill~~~lege taJ~_~~llne c1iate ~ ~ ~r ~ a.+-. 2) -16 ~;;:;zc ~ That the college take i mme diate steps to recruit and appoint [subject to revieH by SASS ] a black administ~ative officer who shall serve as a [black ] counselor available primari ly to all black students for the purpo se of providing confidential advice and guid iill' e. I-t is to be un der.st ood that this counselor is not to be responsible \to the - --- cleans for providing them ,:lith ~ confidential, privileged in-other formation_ ~ It is 3) (1) BLACK INTEREST COUHITTEE (an addition) See Clarification Document X, pgs. 9-11; and Admissions Policy Committee Report pgs . 10 and 11 . It ) The faculty \velcomes th e establishment of a Black Interest Commi ttee to express th e opinions of the black community about campus-"lide. cultura l events \"h ich pertain e s-pecially to black people. We urge all groups responsible for such events (1) to make public their ~roc edures and resources, (2) to offer for review by the Black Interest Committe e prop os'ed pro g~ms pertinent to black people, (3) to make funds and dates available to th e Black Interest Committee for pro grams to be chosen enc~urage advic e from the communitys ~(:f') tJ:.-r- . J _; I " �,., BLACK ADMISS IONS COl'lNITTEE Part of fa,c ulj;y action on AHBAC. 5) B. See Clarificat ion Docume nt VIII, p gs . 5-7. ..c-- /Jrf'l 'U ~ , 6) .o.",c. ~ ~ ~ ~a., ?-t ~4" .. ~ CULt ~,~. ~ ~.u_ SA-S"C" CJ, ~ ~ ~ - ~ ~ '( ..44.t .... Jl 'i r~~ ~ ~ the Ires p onsibilities J[;:g1'e Ad Hoc Black Admissions Committee are the (u.......~ follovling: 2) Periodically to review [present] ad mi ssions standards and procedures involved in evaluating black applicants ..•. ,~~_~ He propose that this cornmittee consist of representation of SASS, 2 administrators: be cho sen by th at group.~ :!ffl-~~~~~:;~"~i:;ld~ ~,~~ a~t=-l~~~~~~~l~~~~~~~,,*~~~~~ e ~ one of th e administratorsVV~.lj' b e black. If fri'lS jls not possible, int e rim procedu re s Hill be a gre~ d upon by SASS and the f a culty. (He assume that stud en t rep e entation will be in '''SR'rdance '>ith the s,t"'d en ~S :l:' : ion of a.:.''.:a y d 12. ~~... ~~f ~ O-~Il • ~ , l, 'I~ 1 ,,''''__........ 7) To prepare reports as it sees fit. ' _Such reports mi ght cover, f?...!:...e xamp le. p1;;e-enrollmen t programs , the size 9£ th e black student community, -and the applic a tion o f black admissions policies by the admi s sions staff. f 'J, 8) of black stud ~n ts wlil be im- l � 1 - 19-/91/ ) 1 _ _ RESULTS t ' OF - SASS-FACm~TY CLARIFICATION COt-iHITTEE HEETINGS DURING THE HEEK OF JANUARY 19, 1969 additions in italics; deletions in brackets. Based on facult~: actioQs: DEANS Part of faculty action on ,AHBAC and resolutions of January II, afternoon. See Clarification Document I~i[I, )V, V,- pgs. 2-4. steps to recruit and appoint at the earliesuoss~ble_ date------------- ----- an Admissions Officer "'ho shall be black. He shall have the other duties commen-- surBte "'ith that post and shall be responsible, in consul~ation with the rest of th e _ admissions staff, for the application of admissions policy to black applicants M 7itQ Ill~~~lege taJ~_~~llne c1iate ~ ~ ~r ~ a.+-. 2) -16 ~;;:;zc ~ That the college take i mme diate steps to recruit and appoint [subject to revieH by SASS ] a black administ~ative officer who shall serve as a [black ] counselor available primari ly to all black students for the purpo se of providing confidential advice and guid iill' e. I-t is to be un der.st ood that this counselor is not to be responsible \to the - --- cleans for providing them ,:lith ~ confidential, privileged in-other formation_ ~ It is 3) (1) BLACK INTEREST COUHITTEE (an addition) See Clarification Document X, pgs. 9-11; and Admissions Policy Committee Report pgs . 10 and 11 . It ) The faculty \velcomes th e establishment of a Black Interest Commi ttee to express th e opinions of the black community about campus-"lide. cultura l events \"h ich pertain e s-pecially to black people. We urge all groups responsible for such events (1) to make public their ~roc edures and resources, (2) to offer for review by the Black Interest Committe e prop os'ed pro g~ms pertinent to black people, (3) to make funds and dates available to th e Black Interest Committee for pro grams to be chosen enc~urage advic e from the communitys ~(:f') tJ:.-r- . J _; I " �,., BLACK ADMISS IONS COl'lNITTEE Part of fa,c ulj;y action on AHBAC. 5) B. See Clarificat ion Docume nt VIII, p gs . 5-7. ..c-- /Jrf'l 'U ~ , 6) .o.",c. ~ ~ ~ ~a., ?-t ~4" .. ~ CULt ~,~. ~ ~.u_ SA-S"C" CJ, ~ ~ ~ - ~ ~ '( ..44.t .... Jl 'i r~~ ~ ~ the Ires p onsibilities J[;:g1'e Ad Hoc Black Admissions Committee are the (u.......~ follovling: 2) Periodically to review [present] ad mi ssions standards and procedures involved in evaluating black applicants ..•. ,~~_~ He propose that this cornmittee consist of representation of SASS, 2 administrators: be cho sen by th at group.~ :!ffl-~~~~~:;~"~i:;ld~ ~,~~ a~t=-l~~~~~~~l~~~~~~~,,*~~~~~ e ~ one of th e administratorsVV~.lj' b e black. If fri'lS jls not possible, int e rim procedu re s Hill be a gre~ d upon by SASS and the f a culty. (He assume that stud en t rep e entation will be in '''SR'rdance '>ith the s,t"'d en ~S :l:' : ion of a.:.''.:a y d 12. ~~... ~~f ~ O-~Il • ~ , l, 'I~ 1 ,,''''__........ 7) To prepare reports as it sees fit. ' _Such reports mi ght cover, f?...!:...e xamp le. p1;;e-enrollmen t programs , the size 9£ th e black student community, -and the applic a tion o f black admissions policies by the admi s sions staff. f 'J, 8) of black stud ~n ts wlil be im- l � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Friends Historical Library General Reference Files Description An account of the resource This collection contains a series of folders in the Friends Historical Library that are not part of any particular collection. Most of the documents pertain to SASS, the BCC, and Black Studies. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Friends Historical Library Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Results of SASS-Faculty Clarification Committee Meetings During the Week of January 19, 1969 Description An account of the resource Black Students: African American/Black Studies Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Faculty Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/19/1969 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF 1969 sit-in Black admissions Faculty post-enrollment support http://s3.amazonaws.com/sc-lib-ds-bl1969/original/b2ada19c9a32b88f1d0098b6062a1615.pdf f629ab0c0c27a3f16ccbab22d8447bcb PDF Text Text t···· REM.4.RKS OF EDWARD K. CHATSLEY DELIVERED AT '. ..:- MEl10RIAL COLLECTION SEHVICE FOR COuRTNEY S11ITH January 19, 1969 EACH OF US I·ruST THINK OF COOOTNEY SIHTH IN 000 OWN WAY. HE MEANT HANY DIFFERENT GOOD THINGS TO US 1'lHO KNEd HIH AND tJHO "WORKED vlITH HIlIi. HE ALSO REPRESENTED HANY GOOD 'YtUNGS TO THOSE vJHO SAW HIH IN LESS DAILY vlAYS AND KNElrJ HIH ONLY AS THE PRESIDENT OF SWARTHHORE COLLEGE. HE WAS A DEDICATED EDUCATOR BELIEVING FIRHLY AND PASSIONATELY IN THE RATIONAL PROCESS ACCOHPANIED tITTH PATIENCE AND COHPASSION. I FHi'!) IT IHPOSSIBLE THIS HORNING TO EXPRESS HY OWN THOUGHTS. RATHER LET HE REfill SOI1E OF COURTNEY SHITHt S O BASIC BELIEFS AS HE HN EXPRESSED THEM AT THE 'rum HE WAS INAUGURATED AS PRESIDEN OF SWARTHHORE T COLLEGE IN OCTOBER 1953. HIS FIRST SENTENCE WAS til STAND HUHBLED BEFORE THIS TRUST, AND PLEDGE \vHATEVER IN l{E THERE IS OF GOOD TO THE FULFILLING OF IT •• tI HE ALSO SAID, HI PERSONALLY FHID IT HELPFUL, IN THI N1UNG OF vlHAT 'EDUCATION' SHOULD BE, TO FOCUS ON THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENT RATHER THAN ON .THE SOCIETY IN W HICH HE IS TO LIVE, THOUGH THE SOCIl<,"TY NUST APPEAR Sm'IEHHERE IN THE BACKGROUND OF THE PICTURE. I FIND THE PREOCCUPATION vlITH THE SOCIETY IN AND FOR hT}{I CH WE EDUCATE A TOPHEAVY CO NSIDERATION. I FUID IT MORE USEFUL, IN TRYING TO FIND THE WAY FROM DAY "TO DAY, TO THINK OF t EDUCATION, f QUITE SINPLY, AS THE DEVELOPlIiliNT OF THE SELF FOR THIS, I NIGHT ADD, IS NOT EASY IN A SOCIETY, IN A THE SAKE OF OTHERS. NATION, INDEED IN A WORLD OF NATIONS \mERE THE OPERATI NG PRINCIPLE, v~rr TH �- 2 r' - ALL ITS INSISTENT PRESSURES AND ALL ITS SUBTLE BLANDISHMENTS, SEEMS RATHER TO BE THE- DEVELOPHENT OF OTHERS FOR THE SAKE OF THE SELF. I SIMPLY BELIEVE -- AS INDEED QUAKERS · HAVE ALWAYS HELD ...- THAT THERE IS SOHETHING OF GOD IN EACH OF US TO HHICH vm CAN AND }1UST APPEAL. AND IF THAT SOl1E'I'HING IS OF GOD, Tfm APPEAL TO IT, AND THE DEVELOPMEN-rr OF ITS VlANIFESTATIONS, CANNOT BY ITS VERY NATURE AVOID LEADING TO ITS COROLLARY 'FOR THE SAKE OF OTHERS'." Al\TD FURTHER, "ACTUALLY A COLLEGE IS, BY ITS VERY NATURE, THE HOST CONSERVATIVE AND, AT THE SAME TUlE, THE HOST LIBERAL FORCE IN A FREE SOCIETY: CONSERVATIVE INSOFAR AS IT FULFILLS ITS RESPONSIBILITY OF PRESERVING AND PASSING ON THE I Nl1ERITED WISDOM OF THE AGES, LIBERAL INSOFAR AS IT FULFILLS ITS RESPONSIBILITY OF CONSTANTLY REASSESSING THE OLD, Jl.IDGING HHAT ENDURES) DISCOVERING Al'-;1J) TESTING AND EVALUATING THE l\i'Ev.l. IT IS, BY ITS VERY NATURE , BOTH THE INSTRU1-ffiNT FOR PRESERVING THE IN A COLlEGE THE T110 STATUS QUO AND THE INSTRUHENT FOR DESTROYING IT. FUNCTIONS ARE INSEPARABLE, AND A COLLEGE ONLY BECOHES DANGEROUS h'HEN ONE FUNC1~IONS WITHOUT THE OTHER • • 0 "GIVE US, (THE COLLEGE) I ASK YOU, YOUR FAITH IN OUR GOOD WILL, YOlJ"R EAGERNESS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE REGARD TO BE OUR HISSION, YOUR . PATIENCE IF IN OUR QUI~ST FOR TRUTH WE NO\\f AND THEN OPEN THE DOOR TO AN EMPTY CLOSET. • GIVE US THESE THINGS, AND HE IN TURN WILL GIVE AN ENTHUSIASTIC, PERHAPS EVEN GARRULOUS, vITLLING~ffiSS TO ACCOUNT FOR OURSELVES, TO· TELL HOW OR \\THY WE TAKE THIS OR THAT STAND. WE SHALL MAKE HISTAKES, BUT \VE vITLIJ D EFY AN"fONE TO CITE A BODY OF HEN AND HOMEN M ORE DEDICATED AND SEEKI NG TO SEEKING,/\SO THAT WE CAN FOLLOH, TRUTH." �," - 3 - . .;. AND IN CONCLUSION, "FOR THE HUHAN BEINGS VJHO COMPOSE THIS COLLEGE ARE DEDICATED BEINGS, COl\l1JINCED THAT THERE IS NOTHING HORE WORTH THE DOING THAN TRYING TO HELP YOUTH TO A CAPABLE AND GIVING HATURITY, FOSTERING THE DEVELOPNENT OF THE SELF ':-, FOR THE SAKE OF OTHERS." AND TWO ADDITIONAL SENTENCES TAKEN FROH HIS REPORT OF THE YEAR IN 1966, "ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO WILL NEVER BE ENOUGH. BUT NOT TO TRY TO DO HORE THAN HE ARE NOW DOING WOULD BE THE REAL DEFEAT." � t···· REM.4.RKS OF EDWARD K. CHATSLEY DELIVERED AT '. ..:- MEl10RIAL COLLECTION SEHVICE FOR COuRTNEY S11ITH January 19, 1969 EACH OF US I·ruST THINK OF COOOTNEY SIHTH IN 000 OWN WAY. HE MEANT HANY DIFFERENT GOOD THINGS TO US 1'lHO KNEd HIH AND tJHO "WORKED vlITH HIlIi. HE ALSO REPRESENTED HANY GOOD 'YtUNGS TO THOSE vJHO SAW HIH IN LESS DAILY vlAYS AND KNElrJ HIH ONLY AS THE PRESIDENT OF SWARTHHORE COLLEGE. HE WAS A DEDICATED EDUCATOR BELIEVING FIRHLY AND PASSIONATELY IN THE RATIONAL PROCESS ACCOHPANIED tITTH PATIENCE AND COHPASSION. I FHi'!) IT IHPOSSIBLE THIS HORNING TO EXPRESS HY OWN THOUGHTS. RATHER LET HE REfill SOI1E OF COURTNEY SHITHt S O BASIC BELIEFS AS HE HN EXPRESSED THEM AT THE 'rum HE WAS INAUGURATED AS PRESIDEN OF SWARTHHORE T COLLEGE IN OCTOBER 1953. HIS FIRST SENTENCE WAS til STAND HUHBLED BEFORE THIS TRUST, AND PLEDGE \vHATEVER IN l{E THERE IS OF GOOD TO THE FULFILLING OF IT •• tI HE ALSO SAID, HI PERSONALLY FHID IT HELPFUL, IN THI N1UNG OF vlHAT 'EDUCATION' SHOULD BE, TO FOCUS ON THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENT RATHER THAN ON .THE SOCIETY IN W HICH HE IS TO LIVE, THOUGH THE SOCIl<,"TY NUST APPEAR Sm'IEHHERE IN THE BACKGROUND OF THE PICTURE. I FIND THE PREOCCUPATION vlITH THE SOCIETY IN AND FOR hT}{I CH WE EDUCATE A TOPHEAVY CO NSIDERATION. I FUID IT MORE USEFUL, IN TRYING TO FIND THE WAY FROM DAY "TO DAY, TO THINK OF t EDUCATION, f QUITE SINPLY, AS THE DEVELOPlIiliNT OF THE SELF FOR THIS, I NIGHT ADD, IS NOT EASY IN A SOCIETY, IN A THE SAKE OF OTHERS. NATION, INDEED IN A WORLD OF NATIONS \mERE THE OPERATI NG PRINCIPLE, v~rr TH �- 2 r' - ALL ITS INSISTENT PRESSURES AND ALL ITS SUBTLE BLANDISHMENTS, SEEMS RATHER TO BE THE- DEVELOPHENT OF OTHERS FOR THE SAKE OF THE SELF. I SIMPLY BELIEVE -- AS INDEED QUAKERS · HAVE ALWAYS HELD ...- THAT THERE IS SOHETHING OF GOD IN EACH OF US TO HHICH vm CAN AND }1UST APPEAL. AND IF THAT SOl1E'I'HING IS OF GOD, Tfm APPEAL TO IT, AND THE DEVELOPMEN-rr OF ITS VlANIFESTATIONS, CANNOT BY ITS VERY NATURE AVOID LEADING TO ITS COROLLARY 'FOR THE SAKE OF OTHERS'." Al\TD FURTHER, "ACTUALLY A COLLEGE IS, BY ITS VERY NATURE, THE HOST CONSERVATIVE AND, AT THE SAME TUlE, THE HOST LIBERAL FORCE IN A FREE SOCIETY: CONSERVATIVE INSOFAR AS IT FULFILLS ITS RESPONSIBILITY OF PRESERVING AND PASSING ON THE I Nl1ERITED WISDOM OF THE AGES, LIBERAL INSOFAR AS IT FULFILLS ITS RESPONSIBILITY OF CONSTANTLY REASSESSING THE OLD, Jl.IDGING HHAT ENDURES) DISCOVERING Al'-;1J) TESTING AND EVALUATING THE l\i'Ev.l. IT IS, BY ITS VERY NATURE , BOTH THE INSTRU1-ffiNT FOR PRESERVING THE IN A COLlEGE THE T110 STATUS QUO AND THE INSTRUHENT FOR DESTROYING IT. FUNCTIONS ARE INSEPARABLE, AND A COLLEGE ONLY BECOHES DANGEROUS h'HEN ONE FUNC1~IONS WITHOUT THE OTHER • • 0 "GIVE US, (THE COLLEGE) I ASK YOU, YOUR FAITH IN OUR GOOD WILL, YOlJ"R EAGERNESS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE REGARD TO BE OUR HISSION, YOUR . PATIENCE IF IN OUR QUI~ST FOR TRUTH WE NO\\f AND THEN OPEN THE DOOR TO AN EMPTY CLOSET. • GIVE US THESE THINGS, AND HE IN TURN WILL GIVE AN ENTHUSIASTIC, PERHAPS EVEN GARRULOUS, vITLLING~ffiSS TO ACCOUNT FOR OURSELVES, TO· TELL HOW OR \\THY WE TAKE THIS OR THAT STAND. WE SHALL MAKE HISTAKES, BUT \VE vITLIJ D EFY AN"fONE TO CITE A BODY OF HEN AND HOMEN M ORE DEDICATED AND SEEKI NG TO SEEKING,/\SO THAT WE CAN FOLLOH, TRUTH." �," - 3 - . .;. AND IN CONCLUSION, "FOR THE HUHAN BEINGS VJHO COMPOSE THIS COLLEGE ARE DEDICATED BEINGS, COl\l1JINCED THAT THERE IS NOTHING HORE WORTH THE DOING THAN TRYING TO HELP YOUTH TO A CAPABLE AND GIVING HATURITY, FOSTERING THE DEVELOPNENT OF THE SELF ':-, FOR THE SAKE OF OTHERS." AND TWO ADDITIONAL SENTENCES TAKEN FROH HIS REPORT OF THE YEAR IN 1966, "ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO WILL NEVER BE ENOUGH. BUT NOT TO TRY TO DO HORE THAN HE ARE NOW DOING WOULD BE THE REAL DEFEAT." � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Friends Historical Library General Reference Files Description An account of the resource This collection contains a series of folders in the Friends Historical Library that are not part of any particular collection. Most of the documents pertain to SASS, the BCC, and Black Studies. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Friends Historical Library Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. 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Title A name given to the resource Death Only Postpones Crisis at Swarthmore Description An account of the resource Box 70, Courtney Smith - death 1/16/1969 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Francis Geary Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Philadelphia Inquirer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/19/1969 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF 1969 sit-in Black admissions Courtney Smith's death http://s3.amazonaws.com/sc-lib-ds-bl1969/original/f452b8c7a8367c62b73a180e3565d3b0.pdf 458f06248aa4f5d0981c3d5d22f197e7 PDF Text Text SWARTHMORE COLLEGE SWARTHMORE . PENNSYLVANIA DIRECTOR OF THE NEWS OFFI'CE SPEAKERS AT MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR PRESIDENT COURTNEY §!QTI! January 19, 1969, afternoon John M Moore, Professor of Philosophy and Religion . Robert M Browning, Chairman, Board of Managers . J. Roland Pennock, Professor of Political Science Claude C. Smith, Member of the Board of Managers, former Chairman Judge Emtey H. Niles, Chief crudge of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City, Retired Wolf ott Street , Kersting , Brown and Company Eric G. Curtis, Headmaster , George School Martin John Moynihan, British Consul General, Philadelphia Joseph B. Sha~e~ Vice President of Swarthmore College �·. DR. COURTNEY CRAIG SMITH 1 Memorial service held in honor of Dr. Courtney Craig Smith in Clothier Hall, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, January 19, 1969, commencing at 3:00 p.m.) (Y) o lD 01 MR. MOORE: UJ ~ UJ ::l '" o I shall read two passages from o the Psalms. The first Psalm is 130, and then the familiar and well loved 23rd Psalm. "Out of the depths have I cried unto Thee, 0 Lord; Lord, hear my voice! Let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. If Thou, Lord, should mark iniquities, 0, Lord, who shall stand? But there is forgiveness with Thee, that Thou mayest be feared. I wait for the Lord; my soul.. his word do I hope. My soul. waits for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning. . doth wait, and in ::r: f- U UJ o f- ::l a: a: a: o a. rr f- UJ a: U o ::l « ..J o :.: IJ.. IJ.. ~ « .J « '" -, ~ ~ « o ill I say more than they that watch for the morning, let Israel hope in the Lord. For with the Lord there is mercy and with him plenteous redemption." �2 "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures. He leadeth me beside the still waters; he restoreth my soul. tTl o lD He leadeth me in the paths of for his name's sake. ri!h~eousness OJ a. « Yea, do I walk in the valley of the shadow of Ul III o :r: I- :J death, I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me. Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me. Thou preparest the table beforeme in the presence of my enemies; Thou anointeth my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever." MR a: :J o o Q. o Ul a: a: I- a:: a: Ul I- o « U ...J 11. 11. o :J o « « III :.:: .J -, o a: « W o ~ .~!~ Courtney Smith was a person l we all aspired to be. His grace of manner, his calm, his composure, his dedication, his energy, these all protected and colored our lives at Swarthmore. His loss is so hard to accept because it is so untimely and because it seems t �3 have been so unnecessary. It is hard to think of a person more dedicated to non-violence and a person more sympathetic and more honestly concerned with any suggestions or criticisms or complaints. ~ And yet he had to face an abrupt < confrontation supported by force. Courtney was our leader for almost fifteen years, and yet he was much more than that. true and rare leader amongst all men. Courtney was a < ~ ~ ~ ~ I o U ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ o He was truly a man He H of art, a man of abilities, and a man of conscience. ~ ~ was modest, and yet he insisted on achieving his goals. d id s o much more fo r us than we could ever do for him. Courtney's sense of fair play and his constant efforts to resolve problems in a sympathetic, ~ ~ U ~ ~ ~ ~ o ~ ~ o patient, and one human being to another human being fashio , o ~ < ~ are well known. His dedication to excellence and his o W insistence on its achievement are likewise well known. His concern for those less privileged and his many achievements and his continuing efforts in their behalf are all a matter of record. These things we must continue, and we have Courtney's inspiration as our light and our strength as we do so. �4 MR. PENNOCK: occasion of his retirement, Smith as the builder. About a year ago, on the Cla~e Wilcox spoke of Courtney I am sure he meant to refer by that term to much more than a builder of buildings, important m ~ o m a& though that is. Courtney was a builder of institutions He exemplified and held before and a builder of men. < ~ w o each one of us the highest qualities of human excellence, of principle in action, of integrity, of academic achievement, of human sympathy and understanding, and of selfless devotion to Swarthmore and its ideals, ideals he not only helped us move toward but ideals the very substance of which he helped us build in each of us. This devQtion enabled him to overlobk our human failings even when we failed him. We have lived in the presence of a great • o ill o ~ < oc man and as an institution is the shadow of a man, we shall continue to live in his shadow. We shall miss nisupliftin presence but let us hope we can continue to build toward the ideals he helped establish within each of us. MR. SMITH: Following fifteen years of clos association, I can say that he was a good man in our midst. He was righteous, he hungered. ness. He hungered after righteou There was He strove for what was right and just. �5 vilification, no bitterness, and no hatred. He loved pepp1 . People to him were more than just a 'group, more than a card or an index number in the catalog, they were e qual. He felt their hurts, he shared their hopes and their aspira~ o tions. With all this, he was a realist. He knew Ol 0( a. c 0( UJ ~ UJ CI) mankind's weakness, mankind's wrongness, but never have the e clouded or obscured his ability to see the goodness and the strength in individuals and groups of individuals. He appealed throughout to this goodness and strength in individuals and encoura~ed I o :l I- :l cr U o cr o UJ cr a. UJ I- its growth. 0: I- U U o :l cr He will be greatly missed but his example, his influence and his spirit will continue with us • We, as you I am sure who knew him, join in humbly giving thanks that his life, or 15 years of it, was spent with us. We all pray that God will bless and comfor ..J 0( o :.: CI) 0( LL LL 0( .J .., cr 0( o o W ~ his sister and brother and his mother, and particu'iLariy,; Betty, and the children, Craig, Lee and Dabney. On this occasion, which cannot be anything but sad, I should like to say a few words regarding Courtney ' Smith's influence upon the Rhodes Scholarships. I appear not in any official capacity but �6 as one of the senior scholars in this country and particularly as a friend of Courtney Smith. In my capacity as friend, perhaps you will pardon me for a few words about how much I valued his (T) o lD 01 friendship. The words that you have just heard from the < a. < ~ other speakers do describe the man that I knew. I had the rare experience of determining-perhaps I should say leaping to the conclusion--on the first time that I saw him: ' That is a man that I should like to have as my friend. I have made other judgments which have not been fulfilled as that one was. As a friend, he embodied all of the qualitie that you have heard mentioned by others. I value the o w w (/) I o o ::J a: U t- ::J w a: a: a. w cr:: t- o tI!: U < U .J o ::J u. ~ < ..J l<: ~ thought that we were close friends and I am filled with sorrow that that friendship must now end. able. On behalf of the Rhodes ' Schblars, ' you lmay remember Courtney came here at the height of the McCarthy storms. He had built upon the work that Frank Gaylord It is irreplace- --, o < I!: W o ~ had done, the work that John Nason did afterwards, and Courtney set himself to continue, improve, build :ugon the work of those two men, and he succeeded. �7 In the direction of the Rhodes Scholarships, he not only organized an office and a system which dealt efficiently, he obtained the friendship of the academic community in this country, the confidence of the community. ~ o He guided us through_ the stormy weather that has succeeded the McCarthy era. I think it entirely fair to say that under his guidance the Rhodes Scholarships have achieved a public acclaim higher than they ever had and an academic acclaim in this country also higher than they ever had, and an academic acclaim in England higher than they ever had. It was largely to his credit that it was he who through the pitfalls, the shallows, the storms that he has lived through, and now I regret have ended, that the scholarships have reached their present situation. owe him a great debt. May I return for a moment to a personal note The loss , which we feel today is shallow compared with the loss which his family has suffered. May we hope that the All of those scholar Ol a. o ~ « « UJ UJ ~ I o ~ U o ~ :l UJ I- o a. UJ ~ 0:: U o :l ~ ~ lL ~ .J ~ :.: « --. ~ « o W ~ memory of this great, true man, ' his whole person, his spirit, and all that he did, will be of some comfort to the • We in this audience mourn the death of Courtney Smith. I mourn with you. �8 MR. WOLCOTT STREET: Those of us who knew Courtney Smith will never forget him. Something of his ideals, his character, of what he stood for, lives on in everyone of us. ("I') o <D If, in the future, his character and his ideals, the things he stood for, continue to be reflected in our deeds and our lives, then the world will be a better place to live. MR. Sadness and joy en a. ~ « w « c W <Il I o ::> I0: ::> U o 0: W o Q. 0:: I0: I0: are often intertwined and I stand for I don't know hbw many in this audience who were not as close to Courtney Smith as his many colleagues and close friends who are here today, and I do want to say on behalf of those who come from that outer circle the sympathy that we feel for you and the love that we want to share with you • But I also want to say to you let us go bac to the Psalm that was read , "They that dwell in the house of the Lord." This occasion is also an uplifting one. W U o ::> « u ...J o <Il La. La. ...J C 0: « :.: « ., « ~ c W Life is a very precious thing, and the occasion of living and going about on this dear earth of ours, however much we may spoil it, is a tremendously exciting and wonderful thing. But we all know that what really counts about life �9 has something to do -- one word would be -- with trusteeship, with stewardship, with knowing that we have one life and that it is possible to live it to the fullest for purposes much bigger than one's self. (\") I think it is in o lD the way of trusteeship that we dwell in the house of the Lord. And from what I know of Courtney Smith and Ol Ul o :t .... ::> VI of some of the experiences that I have shared, that he has had, I have been so impressed with the lively and creative trusteeship that marked him, with the stewardship that he exemplified to us all, and I give thanks for it and I am very joyful about it. 0:: o 0:: o ::> .... 0:: o Q. Ul Ul 0:: 0:: .... ::> o u o « .J lV\G.fi~~:S. M(fIJY\;~QM., ~ ~GLU..V\J MR. WI 1,1, I AIIIiS: As has been said, Dr. And Courtney Smith was a distinguished Rhodes scholar. I have been asked to come he~e l by o « « VI lL lL >:: ..J --. ~ Sir Patrick Dean, the « 0:: o W o Bri tish Ambassador.; . to pay tribute to all that he did for the Rhodes Scholarships and Marshall Fellowships and say how much Her Majesty's Government valued his contributions to the cause of international understanding. MR. :t. B. SHANE: At the risk of repetition Rarel but with the hopes that a summary might be helpful: in 52 years of life does one person have so great effect �10 upon the lives of those immediately about him, Upon those in his profession and upon those whose lives he has touched in an ever-widening circle of activities and responsibiliti s Nature endowed Courtney generously, and we (T) ~ 0( honor him for those many talents, a keen analytical mind, a most attractive personality, an' amazing ability to evaluate people and situations ,, -gifts too numerous to tabulate. But we honor him most for those traits of character which a man develops from within himself: Pur- Ol a. 0( ~ ~ I ~ o f- w ;:, a: U o o Q. W a: w fa: posefulness in life, self-control, complete steadfastness to whatever was the job on hand, so that no detail was too small or trivial in order to accomplish a perfect result , as humanly possible. And a devotion to his work, which 0: f- ;:, a: U o « u ..J o « « ~ lL lL enabled him to give himself to a 9:00 a.m. to a 1:00 a.m. basis, seven days a week, year after year. all to whatever he did. He gave his Vl .J ..., o a: « ~ Yes, even on the golf course. o W We have come together to pay tribute to the memory of Courtney, to acknowledge our debt to him and our loss at his death, the regret that all that he might still have contributed will be more bearable if we can use his example to reaffirm our dedication to the values we ' hold uppermost : and, 'to bear in mind t he t hree words wh ich i n my e stimation best express his creed of the Quaker heri t age: �11 Strive for excellence. Strive for excellence. We close this meeting for worship in memory of Courtney Smith, with a deep sense of acknowledgment of all he meant to us, and the feeling that it has been good o m ~ to be here. And Betty, Craig, Lee, and Dabney, you will find courage within yourselves. < o ~ w May I ask that the next three or four minutes might be dedicated silence in memory of Courtney? (Several minutes of silent tribute.) (Adjourned.) • o < ~ ~ o W � SWARTHMORE COLLEGE SWARTHMORE . PENNSYLVANIA DIRECTOR OF THE NEWS OFFI'CE SPEAKERS AT MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR PRESIDENT COURTNEY §!QTI! January 19, 1969, afternoon John M Moore, Professor of Philosophy and Religion . Robert M Browning, Chairman, Board of Managers . J. Roland Pennock, Professor of Political Science Claude C. Smith, Member of the Board of Managers, former Chairman Judge Emtey H. Niles, Chief crudge of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City, Retired Wolf ott Street , Kersting , Brown and Company Eric G. Curtis, Headmaster , George School Martin John Moynihan, British Consul General, Philadelphia Joseph B. Sha~e~ Vice President of Swarthmore College �·. DR. COURTNEY CRAIG SMITH 1 Memorial service held in honor of Dr. Courtney Craig Smith in Clothier Hall, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, January 19, 1969, commencing at 3:00 p.m.) (Y) o lD 01 MR. MOORE: UJ ~ UJ ::l '" o I shall read two passages from o the Psalms. The first Psalm is 130, and then the familiar and well loved 23rd Psalm. "Out of the depths have I cried unto Thee, 0 Lord; Lord, hear my voice! Let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. If Thou, Lord, should mark iniquities, 0, Lord, who shall stand? But there is forgiveness with Thee, that Thou mayest be feared. I wait for the Lord; my soul.. his word do I hope. My soul. waits for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning. . doth wait, and in ::r: f- U UJ o f- ::l a: a: a: o a. rr f- UJ a: U o ::l « ..J o :.: IJ.. IJ.. ~ « .J « '" -, ~ ~ « o ill I say more than they that watch for the morning, let Israel hope in the Lord. For with the Lord there is mercy and with him plenteous redemption." �2 "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures. He leadeth me beside the still waters; he restoreth my soul. tTl o lD He leadeth me in the paths of for his name's sake. ri!h~eousness OJ a. « Yea, do I walk in the valley of the shadow of Ul III o :r: I- :J death, I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me. Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me. Thou preparest the table beforeme in the presence of my enemies; Thou anointeth my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever." MR a: :J o o Q. o Ul a: a: I- a:: a: Ul I- o « U ...J 11. 11. o :J o « « III :.:: .J -, o a: « W o ~ .~!~ Courtney Smith was a person l we all aspired to be. His grace of manner, his calm, his composure, his dedication, his energy, these all protected and colored our lives at Swarthmore. His loss is so hard to accept because it is so untimely and because it seems t �3 have been so unnecessary. It is hard to think of a person more dedicated to non-violence and a person more sympathetic and more honestly concerned with any suggestions or criticisms or complaints. ~ And yet he had to face an abrupt < confrontation supported by force. Courtney was our leader for almost fifteen years, and yet he was much more than that. true and rare leader amongst all men. Courtney was a < ~ ~ ~ ~ I o U ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ o He was truly a man He H of art, a man of abilities, and a man of conscience. ~ ~ was modest, and yet he insisted on achieving his goals. d id s o much more fo r us than we could ever do for him. Courtney's sense of fair play and his constant efforts to resolve problems in a sympathetic, ~ ~ U ~ ~ ~ ~ o ~ ~ o patient, and one human being to another human being fashio , o ~ < ~ are well known. His dedication to excellence and his o W insistence on its achievement are likewise well known. His concern for those less privileged and his many achievements and his continuing efforts in their behalf are all a matter of record. These things we must continue, and we have Courtney's inspiration as our light and our strength as we do so. �4 MR. PENNOCK: occasion of his retirement, Smith as the builder. About a year ago, on the Cla~e Wilcox spoke of Courtney I am sure he meant to refer by that term to much more than a builder of buildings, important m ~ o m a& though that is. Courtney was a builder of institutions He exemplified and held before and a builder of men. < ~ w o each one of us the highest qualities of human excellence, of principle in action, of integrity, of academic achievement, of human sympathy and understanding, and of selfless devotion to Swarthmore and its ideals, ideals he not only helped us move toward but ideals the very substance of which he helped us build in each of us. This devQtion enabled him to overlobk our human failings even when we failed him. We have lived in the presence of a great • o ill o ~ < oc man and as an institution is the shadow of a man, we shall continue to live in his shadow. We shall miss nisupliftin presence but let us hope we can continue to build toward the ideals he helped establish within each of us. MR. SMITH: Following fifteen years of clos association, I can say that he was a good man in our midst. He was righteous, he hungered. ness. He hungered after righteou There was He strove for what was right and just. �5 vilification, no bitterness, and no hatred. He loved pepp1 . People to him were more than just a 'group, more than a card or an index number in the catalog, they were e qual. He felt their hurts, he shared their hopes and their aspira~ o tions. With all this, he was a realist. He knew Ol 0( a. c 0( UJ ~ UJ CI) mankind's weakness, mankind's wrongness, but never have the e clouded or obscured his ability to see the goodness and the strength in individuals and groups of individuals. He appealed throughout to this goodness and strength in individuals and encoura~ed I o :l I- :l cr U o cr o UJ cr a. UJ I- its growth. 0: I- U U o :l cr He will be greatly missed but his example, his influence and his spirit will continue with us • We, as you I am sure who knew him, join in humbly giving thanks that his life, or 15 years of it, was spent with us. We all pray that God will bless and comfor ..J 0( o :.: CI) 0( LL LL 0( .J .., cr 0( o o W ~ his sister and brother and his mother, and particu'iLariy,; Betty, and the children, Craig, Lee and Dabney. On this occasion, which cannot be anything but sad, I should like to say a few words regarding Courtney ' Smith's influence upon the Rhodes Scholarships. I appear not in any official capacity but �6 as one of the senior scholars in this country and particularly as a friend of Courtney Smith. In my capacity as friend, perhaps you will pardon me for a few words about how much I valued his (T) o lD 01 friendship. The words that you have just heard from the < a. < ~ other speakers do describe the man that I knew. I had the rare experience of determining-perhaps I should say leaping to the conclusion--on the first time that I saw him: ' That is a man that I should like to have as my friend. I have made other judgments which have not been fulfilled as that one was. As a friend, he embodied all of the qualitie that you have heard mentioned by others. I value the o w w (/) I o o ::J a: U t- ::J w a: a: a. w cr:: t- o tI!: U < U .J o ::J u. ~ < ..J l<: ~ thought that we were close friends and I am filled with sorrow that that friendship must now end. able. On behalf of the Rhodes ' Schblars, ' you lmay remember Courtney came here at the height of the McCarthy storms. He had built upon the work that Frank Gaylord It is irreplace- --, o < I!: W o ~ had done, the work that John Nason did afterwards, and Courtney set himself to continue, improve, build :ugon the work of those two men, and he succeeded. �7 In the direction of the Rhodes Scholarships, he not only organized an office and a system which dealt efficiently, he obtained the friendship of the academic community in this country, the confidence of the community. ~ o He guided us through_ the stormy weather that has succeeded the McCarthy era. I think it entirely fair to say that under his guidance the Rhodes Scholarships have achieved a public acclaim higher than they ever had and an academic acclaim in this country also higher than they ever had, and an academic acclaim in England higher than they ever had. It was largely to his credit that it was he who through the pitfalls, the shallows, the storms that he has lived through, and now I regret have ended, that the scholarships have reached their present situation. owe him a great debt. May I return for a moment to a personal note The loss , which we feel today is shallow compared with the loss which his family has suffered. May we hope that the All of those scholar Ol a. o ~ « « UJ UJ ~ I o ~ U o ~ :l UJ I- o a. UJ ~ 0:: U o :l ~ ~ lL ~ .J ~ :.: « --. ~ « o W ~ memory of this great, true man, ' his whole person, his spirit, and all that he did, will be of some comfort to the • We in this audience mourn the death of Courtney Smith. I mourn with you. �8 MR. WOLCOTT STREET: Those of us who knew Courtney Smith will never forget him. Something of his ideals, his character, of what he stood for, lives on in everyone of us. ("I') o <D If, in the future, his character and his ideals, the things he stood for, continue to be reflected in our deeds and our lives, then the world will be a better place to live. MR. Sadness and joy en a. ~ « w « c W <Il I o ::> I0: ::> U o 0: W o Q. 0:: I0: I0: are often intertwined and I stand for I don't know hbw many in this audience who were not as close to Courtney Smith as his many colleagues and close friends who are here today, and I do want to say on behalf of those who come from that outer circle the sympathy that we feel for you and the love that we want to share with you • But I also want to say to you let us go bac to the Psalm that was read , "They that dwell in the house of the Lord." This occasion is also an uplifting one. W U o ::> « u ...J o <Il La. La. ...J C 0: « :.: « ., « ~ c W Life is a very precious thing, and the occasion of living and going about on this dear earth of ours, however much we may spoil it, is a tremendously exciting and wonderful thing. But we all know that what really counts about life �9 has something to do -- one word would be -- with trusteeship, with stewardship, with knowing that we have one life and that it is possible to live it to the fullest for purposes much bigger than one's self. (\") I think it is in o lD the way of trusteeship that we dwell in the house of the Lord. And from what I know of Courtney Smith and Ol Ul o :t .... ::> VI of some of the experiences that I have shared, that he has had, I have been so impressed with the lively and creative trusteeship that marked him, with the stewardship that he exemplified to us all, and I give thanks for it and I am very joyful about it. 0:: o 0:: o ::> .... 0:: o Q. Ul Ul 0:: 0:: .... ::> o u o « .J lV\G.fi~~:S. M(fIJY\;~QM., ~ ~GLU..V\J MR. WI 1,1, I AIIIiS: As has been said, Dr. And Courtney Smith was a distinguished Rhodes scholar. I have been asked to come he~e l by o « « VI lL lL >:: ..J --. ~ Sir Patrick Dean, the « 0:: o W o Bri tish Ambassador.; . to pay tribute to all that he did for the Rhodes Scholarships and Marshall Fellowships and say how much Her Majesty's Government valued his contributions to the cause of international understanding. MR. :t. B. SHANE: At the risk of repetition Rarel but with the hopes that a summary might be helpful: in 52 years of life does one person have so great effect �10 upon the lives of those immediately about him, Upon those in his profession and upon those whose lives he has touched in an ever-widening circle of activities and responsibiliti s Nature endowed Courtney generously, and we (T) ~ 0( honor him for those many talents, a keen analytical mind, a most attractive personality, an' amazing ability to evaluate people and situations ,, -gifts too numerous to tabulate. But we honor him most for those traits of character which a man develops from within himself: Pur- Ol a. 0( ~ ~ I ~ o f- w ;:, a: U o o Q. W a: w fa: posefulness in life, self-control, complete steadfastness to whatever was the job on hand, so that no detail was too small or trivial in order to accomplish a perfect result , as humanly possible. And a devotion to his work, which 0: f- ;:, a: U o « u ..J o « « ~ lL lL enabled him to give himself to a 9:00 a.m. to a 1:00 a.m. basis, seven days a week, year after year. all to whatever he did. He gave his Vl .J ..., o a: « ~ Yes, even on the golf course. o W We have come together to pay tribute to the memory of Courtney, to acknowledge our debt to him and our loss at his death, the regret that all that he might still have contributed will be more bearable if we can use his example to reaffirm our dedication to the values we ' hold uppermost : and, 'to bear in mind t he t hree words wh ich i n my e stimation best express his creed of the Quaker heri t age: �11 Strive for excellence. Strive for excellence. We close this meeting for worship in memory of Courtney Smith, with a deep sense of acknowledgment of all he meant to us, and the feeling that it has been good o m ~ to be here. And Betty, Craig, Lee, and Dabney, you will find courage within yourselves. < o ~ w May I ask that the next three or four minutes might be dedicated silence in memory of Courtney? (Several minutes of silent tribute.) (Adjourned.) • o < ~ ~ o W � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Courtney Smith Papers Description An account of the resource Correspondence, reports, recommendations, statements, and news clippings from students, administrators, board members, and alums. All of these documents passed through the Swarthmore President's Office during Courtney Smith's time there. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Friends Historical Library Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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Title A name given to the resource [Letter from SASS 01/1969] Description An account of the resource Box 1, Miscellaneous correspondence Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Swarthmore Afro-American Students' Society Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/1969 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG 1969 sit-in SASS http://s3.amazonaws.com/sc-lib-ds-bl1969/original/ea250fdecf7ce35f63180970b80af2b4.pdf 180704c28b1d4d6174dd4a0a104c95cc PDF Text Text �� �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Courtney Smith Papers Description An account of the resource Correspondence, reports, recommendations, statements, and news clippings from students, administrators, board members, and alums. 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Title A name given to the resource [Letter from Edward Cratsley to the College Community, 01/1969] Description An account of the resource Box 10, Black Crisis Sept. 1968 - Jan. 12 1969 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Edward Cratsley Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/1969 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF 1969 sit-in President's Office http://s3.amazonaws.com/sc-lib-ds-bl1969/original/a51196b8d99020d58d9ba9c0a35e3ec6.pdf debe718b2143089fee8839706566f914 PDF Text Text .... ~~!.}j"'", Ii? , WCflU-'l'V believes a televis1:on stahon has a 1'csponsibility to makc r:Yl/l~ (.1 f1 mll! ~t s position known on vital local Q j iYJfJJW = l!i:JU tssucs and, tn accordance wzth , station policy, to give qualified [f:!rl;lut~If(i 'f)[{Pl71;l fJ " representativ~s oj opposing viewpoints {J;LIj} Ii I:Wl1lJfjffiJ[l:~ . th e opportumly to reply, ,d)P"'mt!'m:') n tf '1 zg~:m:.z.:':~2:'::;:.~~~ il':':'iilfr-?iil!. •.;"d.' · I. •" ,, ' CBS @ TVIO Philadelphia Bruce R. Bryallt, Vi ee PJ'esidc1zt General Ma1wycr, WCAU,TV BROADCAST: SUBJECT: JANUARY 20, 1969 6:55 - 7:00 PM A RAPPORT BASED ON MUTUAL RESPECT AND DISCUSSION Yesterday afternoon, Swarthmore College paid its last respects to its college president. "Respect" is an apt word when one talks of Dr. Courtney Smith. If ever there is a real generation gap at some' coll e ges, it's between a college administration and its student body. At Swarthmore, Dr. Smith was able to break down that gap and create a rapport based on mutual respect and discussion. His death has no doubt focused the attention of educators allover the country on what's going on at Swarthmore . Swarthmore is far ahead of many othe r colleges becaus e it had the ability and the willingness to relate to what was going on in society today. So, it is our contention that the administration headed by Dr. Smith was willing to listen without a sit-in take-over demonstration. In that way, th e college life of the other students seeking an education would not have been disrupt ed at all and progress could have been made on these other matters quietly and in an orderly manner. The Swarthmore administration h as communicated with its student body. For example, students have b een on faculty committees for some time . They are now on the committee to select a new pr es ident. But even so, th e system apparently could not cope with one small faction which laid down wh a t were t ermed "non-negotiable demands". WCAU-TV urge s all colleges and univ e r s ities to look clos ely at Swar thmor e and the trag e dy which took plac e there. Stude nt governme nt (at too ma ny oth e r oo lleges ) l S a p lay -time game of politics with more interest in the way the game is played th an in the accomp li shments which might come of it. Stude nt governmen t mu s t be th e voic e of al l student s --minority group s , fraternity and inde pendent students , m a l ~ and femal e studen ts--th e voic ~. of all stude nt s . Then minority group s can approach the administr ation through stu d e nt governm e nt orga ni zations . Then there can be open discussion, n e goti a tion or compromis e on ' ques tion s which truly affect an entire school . �1 - - 2 - Too often, the gap between. student and administration is seemingly insurmountable. The administration must respond to its students by listening, by talking, discussing, and by changing where change is called for. A f .ew moments ago, we used the words "negotiati9n" and "compromise". To some, these are unreasonablE? wordsithey allegedly show a sacrifice of ideals. This is untrue, they show a willingness on both sides to discuss and reason together. Unreasonable words are words like "non-negotiable demands". And these were the words used by young college students approaching the administration at Swarthmore. WCAU-TV would urge all college students to develop a meaningful student government which serves the needs of all students. We would also urge with equal emphasis that administrations show a greater willingness to listen and to react. If that could happen, some thing constructive will have come out of the tragic death of Dr. Courtne y Smith, President of Swarthmore Coll ege . Presente d by Peter W. Dunc a n - WCAU-TV Editori a l Director � .... ~~!.}j"'", Ii? , WCflU-'l'V believes a televis1:on stahon has a 1'csponsibility to makc r:Yl/l~ (.1 f1 mll! ~t s position known on vital local Q j iYJfJJW = l!i:JU tssucs and, tn accordance wzth , station policy, to give qualified [f:!rl;lut~If(i 'f)[{Pl71;l fJ " representativ~s oj opposing viewpoints {J;LIj} Ii I:Wl1lJfjffiJ[l:~ . th e opportumly to reply, ,d)P"'mt!'m:') n tf '1 zg~:m:.z.:':~2:'::;:.~~~ il':':'iilfr-?iil!. •.;"d.' · I. •" ,, ' CBS @ TVIO Philadelphia Bruce R. Bryallt, Vi ee PJ'esidc1zt General Ma1wycr, WCAU,TV BROADCAST: SUBJECT: JANUARY 20, 1969 6:55 - 7:00 PM A RAPPORT BASED ON MUTUAL RESPECT AND DISCUSSION Yesterday afternoon, Swarthmore College paid its last respects to its college president. "Respect" is an apt word when one talks of Dr. Courtney Smith. If ever there is a real generation gap at some' coll e ges, it's between a college administration and its student body. At Swarthmore, Dr. Smith was able to break down that gap and create a rapport based on mutual respect and discussion. His death has no doubt focused the attention of educators allover the country on what's going on at Swarthmore . Swarthmore is far ahead of many othe r colleges becaus e it had the ability and the willingness to relate to what was going on in society today. So, it is our contention that the administration headed by Dr. Smith was willing to listen without a sit-in take-over demonstration. In that way, th e college life of the other students seeking an education would not have been disrupt ed at all and progress could have been made on these other matters quietly and in an orderly manner. The Swarthmore administration h as communicated with its student body. For example, students have b een on faculty committees for some time . They are now on the committee to select a new pr es ident. But even so, th e system apparently could not cope with one small faction which laid down wh a t were t ermed "non-negotiable demands". WCAU-TV urge s all colleges and univ e r s ities to look clos ely at Swar thmor e and the trag e dy which took plac e there. Stude nt governme nt (at too ma ny oth e r oo lleges ) l S a p lay -time game of politics with more interest in the way the game is played th an in the accomp li shments which might come of it. Stude nt governmen t mu s t be th e voic e of al l student s --minority group s , fraternity and inde pendent students , m a l ~ and femal e studen ts--th e voic ~. of all stude nt s . Then minority group s can approach the administr ation through stu d e nt governm e nt orga ni zations . Then there can be open discussion, n e goti a tion or compromis e on ' ques tion s which truly affect an entire school . �1 - - 2 - Too often, the gap between. student and administration is seemingly insurmountable. The administration must respond to its students by listening, by talking, discussing, and by changing where change is called for. A f .ew moments ago, we used the words "negotiati9n" and "compromise". To some, these are unreasonablE? wordsithey allegedly show a sacrifice of ideals. This is untrue, they show a willingness on both sides to discuss and reason together. Unreasonable words are words like "non-negotiable demands". And these were the words used by young college students approaching the administration at Swarthmore. WCAU-TV would urge all college students to develop a meaningful student government which serves the needs of all students. We would also urge with equal emphasis that administrations show a greater willingness to listen and to react. If that could happen, some thing constructive will have come out of the tragic death of Dr. Courtne y Smith, President of Swarthmore Coll ege . Presente d by Peter W. 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Title A name given to the resource 2000 Attend Rites for Swarthmore President Description An account of the resource Box 70, Courtney Smith - death 1/16/1969 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource [none] Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01/20/1969 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG 1969 sit-in Courtney Smith's death