APRIL 1,
1966
THE CLARION
PAGE FIVE
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^ylie (Editor
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vpmedy you prescribe for your ills is not of a stable
riature. Without force to back up your group you
mav be easily deposed by another extra-legal group.
The governed never get a voice in under these cir
cumstances.
3. You tend to give u'p too easily. If at first a
roposal that is made by student government (like
making conviction for drinking on first offense dis
ciplinary probation instead of suspension which is the
case I believe you cited) is turned down, why do you
cfive up? Do you realize that many toills in the U.S.
Congress are introduced three times or more before
they are ever passed and then some never get
through? Sometimes it takes ten years or more to
get a particular bill through Congress. It is much
less an insult to the governed to take bills to the
representatives of the people directly rather than as
a non-elected or appointed representative of the gov
ernmental process presenting the president with your
demands.
4. In order to facilitate our present policy mak
ing process let me suggest the following:
a. Go to the Dean of the College or chairmen of
the various faculty committees (Lyceum, Honors and
Awards, Orientation) and find out what process you
go through to get representation on these committees.
b. Concentrate on implementing the present SGA
constitution and make use of the governmental pro
cesses open to you. You might find it beneficial to
elect a three man (or more) judicial board in each
dormitory to deal with dormitory offenses. This
board should be composed of non House Council
members but could send a representative to the Coun
cil. You might also consider the advantages of a
Student Government Judicial Board composed of one
elected representative from each dormitory the mem
bership of which would be different from that of the
legislative and executive branch. You might consider
having a legislative branch composed of hall proc
tors or other representatives including those from the
campus clubs. All these proposals could be achieved
under the present new constitution by amending it..
c. I personally share your concern about the oral
tradition and extend to you an invitation to start
“at the bottom” and work on the Student Handbook
Committee in our attempt to codify the rules. This
committee could be one of the most powerful student
committees, but last year the members of the com
mittee found more consuming diversions and I per
sonally had to write the handbook. You are fortu
nate in having a very active committee this year
composed of Jack Peacock, Dan Hall, and Robbie
Crouch.
I respect you for cafing enough to express an
opinion. I caution you about going outside the legal
process with your complaints because you will only
receive extra-legal responses which tend to be empty
or extremely repressive. And I challenge you to begin
at the bottom” of the existing legal process to effect
change or work through the existing legal system
to broaden it so to make it more responsive to the
'vill of the students.
Willoughby Jarrell
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THE WHEELS of progress roll ever onward
. . . through the mud . . . over the bushes (so dear
to the hearts of courting couiples) ... in front of
Annabel Jones Hall, as the new Brevard College
student dormitory begins to take shape.
Business Club
Learns Of FBI
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j'ications of the FBI. He stated
'hat this government branch is
strictly a fact-finding organiza-
‘{on and not a judge. Investiga
tions are carried out in the
nree main categories of viola-
ions of criminal laws such as
organized gambling and vi^orking
With the dratf board, internal
security to protect our country
rom subversive organizations,
and FBI personnel with loyalty
character as the main pre
cedents.
Young men wishing to enter
« agents with the FBI must be
? ®^®t 23 years old, have at
east one college degree, and be
*‘lling to learn.
Clerical positions are open in
loes throughout the country.
And After The
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production.
Refusing to deteriorate into a
mere series of horror scenes,
“The Twisted Cross” is an in
telligent examination of the rea
sons for the insanity that was
the Third Reich. If a history
movie can have a moral, it is
the statement of the German
poet Heine, “When the cross
of Christianity is broken, the
pagan stone gods will rise, wip
ing the dust of centuries from
their eyes . . . and Thor, with
his mighty hammer, will smash
the cathedral.”
There are many opportunities
for persons with degrees in Eng
lish, chemistry, and physics, and
large demand for translators, es
pecially of the Russian langu
age.
Of WitcUi
Dear Editor:
In reference to letters which were published m
the March 25 issue of The Clarion (that great bul
wark of press freedom). I feel inclined to comment.
I feel fairly well qualified to make such comment,
since I am a product of Brevard’s two-year Liberal
Arts program, class of ’65. (Incidentally, after three
years, I’m still wondering how that word “liberal”
managed to get in there, unscathed.)
In reference to Dean Jarrell’s letter, it seems
that while Miss Jarrell has written a lengthy letter,
she has offered very little in the way of constructive
criticism, and has instead aired her own complaints.
I can’t condemn this, however. I imagine that good
lady gets pretty frustrated, listening to five or six
hundred students air their troubles at one time or
another. However, insofar as I can see, no questions
were answered: the ball is tossed right back to the
students.
As for Paul Allen’s also lengthy letter, I must
say that I surely wish he’d been on my Clarion staff
last year. I commend him heartily for expressing his
own feelings and ideas, as well as those of most of
his fellow students. At Brevard, that doth require
a certain amount of courage. . ^ xu 4-
The basic problem, I feel, lies in the tact that
most of the college students would love to be treated
as just that—college students, not high school Har
rietts This doesn’t necessarily mean just a huge
overdose of work and responsibility, which already
hangs heavy over the heads of so many of the^ stu
dents, esipecially those who are willing to take it on
in the first place. It could also mean allowing for
a little college fun once in a while. Of (^urse, I ^n t
really fathom Brevard having a Joe College, Beat
Dook, or Jubilee weekend, but surely something could
be arranged. . i,- i.
Personally, I think the discussion groups which
have been meeting with Dr. Lea are about the best
thino- anybody’s come up with in several years. Just
think—despite the fact that very little, if anything,
will be done to make the students’ lives more enjoy-
flblp at least they can air their gripes and blow off
f nt’tle pent-up steam. Added bonus: I’ll bet ten
to one that the administration doesn’t even have the
room bugged!!
Treva Mitchell
Class of '65
Rage, Rage
Against
Newspaper
Drudgery
With this issue, the Clarion
staff will form themselves into
a “Protest Everything” group,
no longer printing the usual
scandal sheet. They’ll protest
anything interfering with the
editor’s freedom.
“The cost of printing the
Clarion is a stiff price to pay
for the privilege of slaving ten
or twelve hours a week,” states
co-editor Diane Warman.
“Besides,” says Jenny Munro,
the other editor, “we’re tired
of having to have something
logical to editorialize about.
Diane and I want freedom to
gripe.”
The official announcement
was made Thursday, March 31,
by paper airplane sailed into
Dean Roberts office. (It nearly
took his ear off)
In part, it read, “We do here
by disband the Clarion. We feel
that our time could be put to
better use treating our severe
case of fatigue with spring fever
complications. Hail Moscow!”
Before the reader goes any
further, it is advised that he
read the dateline at the top of
this page.
Suckers. Suckers. Suckers.
Suckers, Suckers, Suckers, Suck
ers. Suckers, Suckers. Suckers.
Suckers. Suckers Suckers.
Martin Attends
NJCAA Meet
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Coach Martin remarked, almost
gleefully, that Ferrum lost its
first two games. Moberly, Mis
souri won the tournament, and
Lawton, Oklahoma, was runner-
up. A total of twenty-six games
was played. Coach Martin stated
that Hutchinson nets $35,000 an
nually from the games. They
'were( all complete sell-outs.
Over 8,000 people were in at
tendance at the night games.
Coach Martin said that he
thoroughly enjoyed the trip.
There was only one “minor”
mishap. The airlines lost his
clothes; so the entire week was
spent with only one suit of
clothes. According to the Coach,
his clothes have yet to be re
turned to him. When one of the
coaches’ wives remarked about
the situation, Coach Martin
merely responded by saying that
he could only hang his pants in
the window every night. Such
is the life of a coach.
No Comment
Mr. Wilson’s History 12 class
es voted to instigate a new socio
economic organization on cam
pus; The Third Retch.
The movement was organized
after viewing “The Twisted
Times,” Tuesday, especially the
concentration camp scenes.
Mr. Wilson is currently grow
ing a mustache. (See related
story “Rage, Rage . . and edi
torial “Clique ...” pg. 2.)