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1、AmericanRhetoric.comMario Savio SitinAddressat Sproul Hall delivered2 December1964 AUTHENTICITY CERTIFIED:Textversion belowtranscribeddirectlyfromaudio You know, I just wanna say one brief thing about something the previous speaker said.Ididn't wanna spend too much time on that 'cause I
2、 don't think it's importantenough. But one thing is worthconsidering.He's the He's the nominal head of an organization supposedly representative of the undergraduates. Whereas in fact under the current director it derives its authority is delegated power from the Administration. It's
3、totally unrepresentative of the graduate students and TAs.¹ Buthe madethe following statement (I quote): "I would ask allthose who are not definitely committed tothe FSM² cause tostay away from demonstration."Alright, nowlistento this: "For all upper divisionstudents who are interested
4、in alleviating the TAshortage problem, Iwould encourage you to offer your services toDepartment Chairmen and Advisors."Thathas two things: A strike breaker and a fink. I'd like tosay like to say one other thing about a union problem. Upstairs youmay have noticed they're ready on the 2n
5、d floor of SproulHall, Locals 40 and 127 of the Painters Unionare painting the inside of the 2nd floor of Sproul Hall. Now, apparently that actionhad beenplanned some time in the past. I've tried to contactthose unions. Unfortunately and [it] tears my heart out they're as bureaucratiz
6、edas the Administration. It's difficult toget through to anyone in authority there. Very sad.We're still We're still making an attempt. Those people up there have no desire to interfere with what we're doing. I would ask thatthey be considered and thatthey not be heckled in any way.Tran