Prof. Fusfeld Disagrees With Colleagues On Film

ProL Fusfeld Disagrees
With Colleagues On Film

"I feel badly that such a stink] Administration f o r "publicly not object to the confiscation.
is being raised over such a poor .washing its hands" of the mat- Clark disagreed with Fusfeld's
movie," said Prof. Daniel Fus-iter. i statement that the University
feld of the economics depart-, Eastman said he ihought thati''110"^ defend the right of frec
mcnt in a panel discussion lastj-'academic freedom" was not at inquiry even when this right
night about the confiscation of|issue as to the film's seizure, offends the laws of the com-
theffl^ema Guild film. "But I but he would vigorously resist m""ity- "The laws of the con-i-
ll auT^iiiim il iiifi^jl iin right any ••intrusion into the class-j""11111^ are the expression of
of Cinema Guild to show these room." • •lthe community's will," he said.
films no matter how bad we feelj Later, Eastman's definition of "we must obev those laws' or'
they are," he continued, academic freedom was chal- if we find then-1 ob.)ectionable,

Fusfeld took part in a campu^lenged by a member of the audi- ^ange them. Without law there
panel discussion with political ence who said that much learn- ls anarchy."

science Prof. Robert Friedman, ing at the University goes on Fusfeld replied that the role
engineering Prof. John dark. outside the classroom. To limit 0£ the University is to search
and.-Etl^i^^roG Arthyi-^st- the freedom of inquiry outside the unknown, "in science, eco-
manJTO F t:Q ^ " iSwL the classroom, said the student, oomics, and in morals." The

Of the four Fusfeld was the would seriously suppress search into (he unknown in all
only one to have seen any part thought. these an'' -"ntial to prog-
of the movie and to assert that Eastman replied that the pub- ress' he •s""" lhc University
there should be unlimited free-;lic showing of "Flaming Crea- must Protect its right to make
dom of inquiry on the Univer-1 tures" complicated the issue,!this fh^lenge — even if the
sity campus. He said that the I adding other issues besides that'rest of the community finds one
University should value thisjof simple freedom of inquiry. \ Particular search, like the ex-
freedom of inquiry into art'Since anyone, even the young agination of conventional mor-
forms as well as chemistry, and and corruptible, could have at- ^'threatening.

ie reproached iln- I •nn'-.!-<-i- icnclecl th" ''i]" IK- said he did' In the future, he said, there
: will be more and more attempts
j on the part cif - •••'"'!'- '•• "• ••"'
jfree inquiry i.. i ...• ,,. ::i
i university. Universities must re-
; sist this stifling influence, he
i said.