TUESDAY, OCT. 7, 1963
THE DECREE
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RIGHT; Attorney General Jim
surrounding them continued.
LEFT: Bishop Wong skirmishes with Virginia Wesleyan player
for control of the ball.
Gill and DECREE Editor Ed Smith chatted together as controversy
Campus Controversy Settled
(Gpntinued from Page 1) ’
pears to turn the DECREE of
fice into the DECREE lounge.
Seeing the necessity of peace
ful settlement, both Roberts and
Smith accepted these recom
mendations as “binding.”
Roberts then announced an
assembly for early this week at
which he and Smith will ex
plain the conflict and its set
tlement to the entire student
body.
As tensions mounted and con
flicts became sharply in the
conflict over the suspension of
DECREE funds defined, a spe-
News Summary
By DON HENCHEL
Domestic—Nine negroes in
Sub-Cabinet positions believe
that the Nixon Administration
is stressing job training and
placement in its attempts to aid
underprivilaged Blacks. The
emphasis in the entire approach
is on quietness rather than an
open civil rights crusade.
A new ideology among stu
dents that combines an amount
of self-indulgence with an
awareness of the advantages re
ported by a sociologist. Dr.
Jeffery K. Hadden, who calls
the ideology "Prevatism.”
Congresstional opponents of
the Subterranean Nuclear test
blast in the Aleutian Islands
last Thursday(10-2-69)appeal-
ed to Pres. Nixon arguing that
the atomic explosion could pos
sibly set off a chain of earth
quakes in the islands of Alas
ka.
Senate Republican heads ask
ed for a moratorium on cri-
tism of Pres. Nixon’s Vietnam
policies as confusion and de-
sention appeared amongst the
Democratic critics. The major
roadblock of such a movement
is Senator J. W. Fulbright, who
has called a meeting of his For
eign Relations Committee to
discuss a new series of hear
ings on Vietnam.
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cial meeting of the Senate was
called by Bill Brantley, Vice-
President of the SGA and Pre
sident of the Senate. Brantley
stated that “this Senate meeting
was called tonight for the ex
pressed purpose of consider
ing two resolutions.” The Se
nate meeting became the crisis
for the controversy over Wes-
leyan’s student newspaper, THE
DECREE.
After accusations and com
plaints from both sides, SGA
President John Roberts had no
tified THE DECREE by means
of a letter that “the funds of
■ THE DECREE have been with
drawn until further notice.” He
continued saying, “This is being
done under the powers given to
the President of the Student
Government Association by Ar
ticle VI, Section 2, paragraph a,
sub-paragraph 2, of the Bis
hop’s Law which states: ‘the
president shall be responsible
for enforcing the Student Gov
ernment Association and for ex
ecuting the program and busi
ness of the Student Govern
ment Association.’ ”
At the Senate meeting called
for the night of October 1,
Brantley presented two resolu
tions, both of which were spon
sored by Roberts. The first
read, “The Senate voices by
vote its approval of the actions
taken by President John Ro
berts in limiting the access to
the funds of the present DE
CREE staff. The actions were
taken because it is the belief
of the SGA that the present
DECREE staff does not pub
lish the great majority of stu
dent opinion.” Senate Parlia
mentarian Bruce Wright stated
that, “It seems to me that the
Senate might as well close up
for the year if the Senate has
no checks-and-balance system
over the Executive Branch.”
Dean Sim O. Wilde expressed
his opinion on the resolution by
saying, “I think it’s a matter
to be settled by the Student
Supreme Court. I told John
that he could get away with it at
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least until someone tried to stop
him.” Wilde also said that “the
first resolution is an attempt
to sound the Senate on their
feelings.” After lengthy debate
on this resolution the Senate
defeated it.
Brantley then presented the
second resolution of Roberts,
which stated, “The Senate
stands behind the Constitution
al rights of the President of
SGA and his considerations in
executing his rights.” Opinions
on the resolution ranged from
Bruce Wright’s “I see the se
cond resolution as nothing more
than an attempt to appease
John’s hurt feelings,” to Allen
Winters’ comment that “we
must realize that the Senate
has no power.” After heavy
discussion had continued for
several minutes, an objection
to the consideration of this re
solution was raised and pass
ed.
As the Senate meeting wore
on, the Senators finally com
promised and passed Carolyn
Dabney’s resolution as it was
amended by Bruce Wright. The
fiiial, entire draft reads; “Be
it resolved that the Senate re
commend to John that he with-
d^w his action until such time
i^^e Supreme Court can meet
and decide on its constitution
ality. We request THE DECREE
to be as fair as possible to the
actions of the President on Oct
ober 1, 1969. This would in
volve equality in the space pro
vided at the discretion of the
editor.”
Bishops Blitz
Va. Wesleyan
The North Carolina Wesleyan
soccer team won its first match
of the season Thursday, Octo
ber 2, by defeating Virginia
Wesleyan in a score of three
to one. The game was played
Moore Comments
On Controversy
In an interview granted on
October 3, Dean J. W. Moore
said, “A college-supported
newspaper must accept final
control by the Board of Trus
tees” because it is “a part
of the family and must expect
certain restrictions on free
dom.”
Moore pointed out that the
DECREE staff is doing unusual
ly well considering the small
allowances given it by the col
lege. “But,” he added, “there
is room for improvement.”
In enumerating some of the
faults of THE DECREE the Dean
stressed that the news should
not be editorialized. “The edi
torial policy should be the busi
ness of the staff, but the appro
ach should be organized so as to
allow all the chance to say their
piece.”
“The real crux of the pro
blem of freedom of the press
lies in the question: does the
editor really encourage and
seek dissenting opinion?” THE
DECREE, the Dean said, has in
some cases not structured its
reporting so as to present all
views.
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The October 2 win offsets
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to one. The Bishops in their
win dominated the game thr
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The Bishops’ goals were sco
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