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MISTER BREGER lE&ttnnal fag? PAGE TWO THE CLARION October 31, 1969 M-Day Again There has been another Moratorium Day sche duled. This one is set for Nov. 1-14. It was our understanding of the recent Mora torium, the one that was held on Oct. 15, that th^e purpose of the special day was that of college stud ents and other persons to demonstrate agamst tne Viet Nam war en masse. We felt that the purpose was that of identifying and gathering the dissenters into one large group using the age old united we stand, divided we fall. We felt that tor the members of the Moratorium, the demonstration ;was a success. _ ^ We are not saying that we sup'ported the Mora- 'torium Day activities. Nor, for that matter, are we saying that we did not support the activities. We are saying that we sdpport anyone’s right to say what he feels in this democratic state of ours. ' We also feel that the members of the Mora torium committee are carrying things too far too fast. As in chess, one can overplay a good move. The leaders of the Moratorium have said that there will be a Moratorium held each month until the war is over and the United States has withdrawn its troops from Southeast Asia. We feel that with each Moratorium following so close on the heels of the preceding one, it will steadily lose its impact. We also feel that with a long succession of demon strations there will be a trend of losing the older membei'S who participated and who helped the Mor atorium gain such national prestige. We hope that the leaders of the Moratorium Day activities will recognize this and will check their move before they lose all that was gained dur ing the last month. SGA Makes Wise Purchase In a meeting of the Student Legislature Wednes day night, there was a proposal presented by the Buildings and Grounds Committee concerning the allotment of money for the purchasing of shrubbery. This shrubbery will run along the sidewalk from the cafeteria to the front of the classroom building. One of the purposes of the purchase is to keep students from walking across the lawn from the science building to the classroom building. It is indeed a shame that money will have to be spent to keep college students from walking across the lawn, causing a worn path, and generally destroy ing the beauty of the educational cam!pus. But _ we feel that it was a good move by the Student Legisla ture to make such an appropriation. We also urge students not to wait until the shrubs are planted to keep from walking across the lawn but to work together to help and make our campus a little more attractive. King SynJictU, Inc., 1968. World righu TMerved okay, officer—it’s my wife’s driving.' UM Gives Deferments (ACP) — The Battalion, Tex- as A & M University. Universi. ty of Minnesota school officiala' rather than military personnel’ nel, gave presentations of Se^ le'ctive Service System draft and military deferment laws to freshmen during orientation this faU. According to the vice presi- dent of student affairs, the change was made to “keep ob jectivity to the satisfaction of all,” though he added, “I was satisfied that is was an objective program from the start.” A member of the organiza- tion pointed out that the Air Force major presenting the in- formation to the freshmen the last time it was presented, gave information that was “incom plete and incorrect,” referring to the major’s statement that every male has a “military obli- gation.” cjCettei’d Do The CLARION The VOICE of Brevard College Ronnie Smith Editor-in-Chief Bill Sizemore Advertising Larry Lanier News Reporter Laura Speights News Reporter Mark Todd News Reporter Ed Williams Cartoonist Mrs. Ena K. Sigmon Advisor Published weekly during the college session, with the exception of holidays and examination periods, by stud ents of Brevard College. The opinions expressed in this periodical are those of the editorial board and not neces- sarQy those of the College. Printed by The Transylvania Times, North Broad Street, Brevard, North Carolina. To the Editor: My angry though anonym ous, respondent has made my day! If controversy can add to clarification, his vituperative ad hominem has at least muddled waters that hopefully can be clarified. I present three hum ble points, all of which. I has ten to add, are presented only as pinion and not as scientific fact. 1. The subject of my paper was marijuana, its thesis the “potential” dangers of escapism. (I thank my re spondent for recognizing this much.) 2. A reasonable man attacks arguments, not phraseo logy. If our young people and “their tiny little time pills” did not play vital role* in the civil - rights movement and our most recent presidential elec tion, I am badly informed. I did not mean to deny “name with - held” his right to contribute to hu man progress, only to as sert that youthful involve ment is necessary for pro gress. 3. To characterize the pleas ure - pain principle as puri tanical (and I do not hap pen to feel that everything our Puritan forefathers be- ' lieved and did was bad) is like swatting a fly with a club. If the pleasure - pain principle is to be constru- ~ ed as puritanical so, then, should be the law of grav ity. But perhaps my ana logy is badly taken; it is precisely those people fond of calling pragma tism “puritanical” who would like most to evade gravitational consequences. The pursuit of pleasure is one of my favorite pleas ures; I just do not happen to regard it as raison d’etre. Finally, there is something of a possibility that a group of interested students and I will soon be participating informal ly in grouping discussions on the marijuana controversy — at which time 1 hope to learn more about a subject I admittedly know little about. Perhaps my respondent would like to attend and amplify. For the life of me, legalities aside, I cannot put marijuana in the same category as the biting of nails! Sincerely, Eston E. Roberts Dear Brothers, How are you all? I hope you are all fine. I am always glad to hear from you especially to know that you are all fine. I am still on summer vacation from school but in a few days I will return to school Time goes by so fast- The hot weather of summer is over and we are now at the en trance of cool autumn 'Which makes people feel happy and hopeful in everything they do. W is very wonderful and nice to watch the leaves start to change colors in the fall xrt this country. E hope you all have had as nice summer vacation tfti^ year. Thank you so much for your cash benefit of 6,300 wora which: arrived safely through’ Korea Field Office in Seoul. I do express my heartfelt thanks to you again for the assistance' given to me like this. I win close for now. My best or wishes to you and all of you. May God’s blessings be upon you all. Sincerely yours, Yung Hwan Alfred Lazar To Visit Here Alfred J. Lozar, Assistant Di- rector of Admissions at the University of Miami,. Coral Gables, will be on campus Mon day, November 3, at 9:00 a. m. He will discuss admissions policies and degree programs with members of the Brevard College staff. Mr. Lozar will also be avail able to any students intferest- ed in transferring to the- Uni- Yersity of Miami after complet ing their studies here at Bre vard, erspective BY RONNIE SMITH EDITOR The moon was full and orange the clo.u’dy sky. It was held ® distant mountain touch of the tops.. The wind howled eold and toroiaumg. the chamber.^ fVip hour nr inorbid In the distance, a clock told „y^„exneiTt tones and the wind moaned its acknowl^g Across the roof of the chamber, there c^ of scratching, beating, or of a strugg ^ have only been the wind, but then And then, then there came ^ IfladV tie almost undefined tapping, at the doo . it tapped, as if it was tapping to get into maybe, death. Tap tap, tap . . • g^^ps Onto shaking knees, I arose. the and with a racing heart, I crept steadily door. The chair I had just left ro;cked Muth a creak. i, fnuch- The wind shook the chamber as tny ^ ed the door knob. I felt the blood racing t veins and the steadily increasing tapping me. I turned the door knob. of The door opened with a creak and a g wind. “Trick or treat” shouted the children. ^ Happy Halloween. ^ " I’ll see you next week. -