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( ( | ‘) CONFIDENTIAL NY 100-161445 BD. Rio Grande College Rio Grande, Ohio March 17, 1969 cram erat RN EEO that on March 17, 1969, one spoke in the Community Hall auditorium on the campus of Rio Grande College, Rio Grande, Ohio. HOFFMAN was identified as a leader of the YIP. HOFFMAN was to speak on the subject of "Administrative Tyranny", but his speech rapidly grew into an obscene denunciation of police. HOFFMAN supplemented his remarks with a movie of the riots which took place during the 1968 DNC at Chicago, Illinois, into which was spliced film strips of the "Keystone Cops." HOFFMAN also spoke of police brutality and illustrated his talk by smashing eggs and gourds. During the showing of the movie, he would call out “pig" upon the appearance of a police officer and his followers would echo the cry. The speech was attended by approximately 400 persons, including students, faculty, and their 2 wives. Also speaking at the same time were EUGENE STEWARD NEWMAN, an instructor in Sociology at Rio Grande College, and RONALD L. BURGHER, a former instructor in speech at Rio Grande College. ' : : . n+ nee ee I santas Sa shar teed, . ¥ £ power “Aree: HOFFMAN's appearance was sponsored by the "Young Democrats", a legitimate campus organization formed prior to the 1968 National Elections. HOFFMAN was physically brought to the campus by RONALD BURGHER from the Antioch College campus at Yellow Springs, Ohio. After the speech, HOFFMAN was believed to have gone to the apartment of EUGENE STEWART NEWMAN, but has not been seen since then on the Rio Grange College campus. HOFFMAN was brought to Rio Grande College in support of WILLIAM N. CHRISTOPHER, an Assistant Professor of English, whose contract was not to be renewed. His cause was taken G up by BURGHER and NEWMAN with the support of other students. . tape recording of peech made by the subject at Rio Grande Collese on March 17, <~9r dere opt Melee 8 ite a q : ae ‘ha rs bh aw. f ir Te Rai VU aa: & Jom Tre ee NE LNT RR EF Siam Te mee vate pene ore