SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1957
THE CAMPUS ECHO
PAGE SEVEN
From The President's Desk
By CHARLES V. HOLLAND
In the absence of Mr. Benja
min P. Page, my personal aide
who usually writes this column
and who is now busy with the
yearbook, I am again forced to
attempt to communicate the do
ings of the Student Govern
ment to the student body.
Perhaps the most important
single item of Student Govern
ment business is the petition of
greviances submitted to the Stu
dent Welfare Committee by Mr.
JjeVonne Chambers in the be
half of the leaders of student or
ganizations. The greviances
covered a wide area of campus
affairs, from dormitory regula
tions to student membership on
administrative committees.
The greivances have been
considered by the Student Wel
fare and those that had to do
with areas not under its con
trol were referred to the ap
propriate authority. For exam
ple, the greivance concerning
the control of B. N. Duke Audi
torium was referred to the
Special Extra Class Activities
Committee, which has jurisdic
tion over B. N. Duke.
This committee recommended
to the president that the Thes
pians, who have priority in
scheduling in B. N. Duke, be
given three dates per year-to be
announced in the fall-each of
which will be preceded by a
closed eriod of two weeks dur
ing which no performance that
charges admissions may be held
there. All other dates, according
to this recommendation are to
be open to such students and
student organizations that de
sire to use the auditorium.
The greivances protesting the
" handling of discipline cases by
one official and through irregu
lar channels were discussed by
the Welfare Committee. The
items concerning the personnel
deans were referred to the offi
cials involved for consideration
in the Women’s Assembly and
in the Men’s Assembly. Mainly
considered was the suspension
of the use of dormitory facili
ties during Vesper Hour. A
practice which student leaders
said is an indirect means of
compelling vesper attendance.
Included also were greviances
against the power of suspension
from dormitories being exer
cised by the personnel deans
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and against the extended proba
tionary period that was imposed
upon the freshmen women. Pro
posals to end these abuses are:
that the power of suspension be
lodged in the Student Welfare
Committe and that the proba
tionary period for freshmen
women and at Thanksgiving.
Neither of the personnel
deans is in favor of the propo
sals that Mr. Chambers and the
group that he led have made,
but they have agreed to present
them to their respectvie assem
blies. If you, the students, want
to see these proposals go into
effect, you must support them
when they are presented in your
assemblies. If you do not, the
Student Government will be in
a ridiculous position. So when
these proposals are presented,
speak up; you may not get this
chance again.
The greivances concerning
the alleged discrimination
against student groups in the
use of facilities and the cen
tralization of authority in the
Scholarship Committee in the
chairman were referred to the
president.
The greviance against the un
equal representation of the stu
dents of the Student Welfare
Committee and the proposal to
equalize student-faculty repre
sentation have already been
acted upon. President Elder
notified the Student Govern
ment that next year student
representation on the Welfare
Committee will be equal to
"faculty representation.
Since the February 14 meet
ing, during which Mr. Chambers
and the group that he led dis
cussed the petition with the
Welfare Committee, he has been
much criticized by some of the
conservative members of the
faculty. In fact the Student
Government received daily re
ports for a while that the vice-
president was being roundly
criticized in class by some in
structors. I take this opportu
nity to say to all concerned that
Mr. Chambers has acted within
the official limits of his office
as he and I understand them. As
for the speech he made in As
sembly on February 14, I read
it before he delivered it and
agreed fully with what he said.
If I had not, he would not have
appeared to speak for the Stu
dent Government.
Incidentally, elections for
Student Government officials
will be held on April 16. The
names of the nominees must be
turned in not later than April
3. The campaigning period will
extend from April 8 to April 13.
Sophomore President Announces Class Activities
By RUTH ROYSTER
Tentative plans for the “So
phomore Class Week-end” were
announced today by Jerome H.
Dudley, President of the Sopho
more Class. The event’s NCC’s
first, will be held April 12-14.
Activities will begin on Fri
day, April 12, in thp B. N. Duke
Auditoriimi at 8:15 P.M., with
a jazz concert and calypso show.
The program will feature a star-
studded group of jazz artists,
music calypso style, and a bit of
rock and roll.
Included in the special group
of performers are William
Grimsley, Barbara McLinden,
and Adele Brandon as vocalists,
with the newly organized group
of jazz musicians under the
leadership of Pete O’Farrow.
Also appearing on the show
with O’Farrow’s group will be
Mr. Benjamin Gray, an out
standing pianist and also a
member of this faculty.
In addition to this terrific
talent, Dr. Leonard Fabian, ac
claimed as one of the most out^
standing saxaphonists in this
area, will appear. Dr. Fabian is
an obstetrician at the Duke
University Hospital.
On Saturday night, April 13,
at 8:00 P.M. in the Women’s
Greek News .
AKA NEWS
By Sigredda Richardson
On April 5, 6, and 7, Alph^
Chi and Alpha Zeta Omega
chapters of AKA will host the
annual Mid-Atlantic Regional
Conferences of the Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority. The three-day
meeting will be held at North
Carolina College with head
quarters in the Education Buil
ding.
I On Friday, April 5, the Re
gional will get underway with
registration at 3:00 p.m., after
which the sorors will sponsor
several social events, including
a “Mixer” and the Pan Hellenic
Dance.
Registration will continue on
Saturday, beginning at 9:00
a.m. A general session will also
begin at 9:00 with soror Elna
Spaulding of Alpha Zeta Omega
presiding. Scheduled to make
welcoming remarks are repre
sentatives of Alpha'Zeta Omega
and Alpha Chi Chapters; repre
sentatives of graduate and un
dergraduate chapters of Vir
ginia and North Carolina will
respond. The session will be
concluded with remarks from,
Soror Grace Matthews, Re
gional Director of Alpha Kap
pa Alpha.
A business session will fol
low the general assembly with,
Soror Grace Matthews presid
ing. Following the business ses
sion will be a luncheon for all
Leaf Club, the Scrollers and the
Sphinxmen on the project they
are about to undertake. During
the week before Easter, these
pledge clubs will collect clothes
which will be distributed at the
Oxford Orphanage in Oxford
and the State School for the
Blind in Raleigh.
ALPHA PHI ALPHA
NEWS
By Samuel C. Floyd
The Gamma Beta Chapter of
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity,
Iiic., in the first of its series of
cultural programs for the
spring, presented Professor
Richard Walser in an informal
talk on North Carolina poets on
Sunday, March 10.
Mr. Walser, a Professor of
English at North Carolina State
College, Raleigh, and author of
the book “North Carolina
Poets,” read poems from and
gave an interesting account of
several poets of the state. He
pointed out that while North
Carolina could boast of no great
poets, that there were many
good ones.
He listed George Moses Hor
ton, a Negro, as one of the finest
poets the state had produced.
After Mr. Walser’s talk, tea
was served and the audience
was able to meet and talk with
him on a more informal basis.
On April 5, Alpha Phi Alpha
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2:30 p.m. The annual AKA Re
gional ball at the Durham,
Armory will conclude the acti
vities for Saturday.
On Sunday, April 7, the Mid-’
Atlantic Regional will conclude
with the worship services at the
Mt. Vernon Baptist Church,
with Soror Grace Matthews
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Gym, the class will hold a semi-
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mises to be one of the most at
tractive social events held on
campus this year. During the in
termission ceremonies, Jerome)
Dudley will crown the newly
elected queen. Following this, a
pageant of beauty will be pre
sented before the Queen’s court.
Music will be furnished by a
local band.
On Sunday, April 14, the
College Dining Hall is the site
of the next class event. At 1:00
P. M. the entire class will eat
together at the “Sophomore
Class Family Dinner.” To add
distinction to the occasion. Dr.
and Mrs. Elder, are invited to
attend along with Dr. Ruth
Horry and Dr. Charles Ray,
class advisors. Recognition will
be given to class members whO'
have been outstanding in cam
pus activities.
Following the dinner, the
class will take charge of the
Vesper Progrram in B. N. Duke;
at 3:15 P.M. There will not be
a speaker but the College Choir
will render a program biiilt
around “The Seven Last Words
of Christ.” To climax a week
end of activities a debate will be
held at 5:00 P.M. The question
for discussion will be: “Should
North Carolina College institute
an honor system?”
The students who will debate
this very controversial issue are
now hard and fast at work for
mulating arguments, doing re
search work, and discussing it
pro and con. Included in the
group of students are Carrie
Fair, Andress Taylor, Eugenel
Williams and Lawrence Hamp
ton.
In a recent interview, Presi
dent Dudley said “...I am aa-
ticipating a success with each ofl
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the class members are to be
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tive efforts in promoting such a
group of wholesome activities
which will elevate the social
and intellectual atmosphere o£
the students on campus.”
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