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PAGE 6 The Carolina Journal, Wednesday, April 24, 1968 New Editor Takes Reins Thank you^ John Gaither Today at 11:30 in the Parquet Room, many presentations will be made and many honors will be dealt out. By far the most im portant of all the proceedings will be the inauguration ceremonies for the new SGA executive officers. Bill Billups will surrender the Student Legislature gavel to Mr. Stewart Auten, Then Mr. Billups will once again ascent the steps of the platform to be sworn in as our new SGA President. He has a hard act to follow. President Gaither’s term of office has seen the acceptance of a new UNC-C Constitution, accreditation, the beer ads scandal, and many more events too numerous to mention. These things have not just happened. Without the charisma commanded by Mr. Gaither, those working on the lower levels of protocol would have given up long ago. Without the energetic leadership, the untiring devotion, and the unceasing encouragement from John, few of us would have been able to push that extra mile. As the “lame duck” president turns his head towards the doors that lead to graduation and the outside world, he should not be at all surprised to hear a booming voice from the sky remark, “Well done, good and faith ful servant!” Any new business? Yes, Mr. Billups, if you are to top the last act, then this will surely be the greatest challenge of your life! Students Elect SAL Last week I was under the impression that the student body was to make that mass exodus to the polls once again to elect class officers, legislature representatives, student court judges, and editors for the student publications. I was wrong. AT the most, two hundred and fifty students took the five minutes required to mai^ a ballot. That is not even fifteen percent of the students eligible to vote. Now we will never know whether or not the class officers truly represent the wishes of the students. An alert, politically-minded organization could have easily hustled their way into power and the control of the Student Legislature, the Student Court, and the Publications Board. When there is a privilege in volved with being a member of a particular class, hundreds can be counted upon to rise as one, but when responsibility is the issue, only those few who are not members of the SAL (Student Apathy League) will volunteer to be counted. The true winners of the past election were the organizers of the SAL, let us all hope that the students do not turn out to be the real losers. But then “Ye shall reap what ye sew.” THE CAROLINA JOURNAL editor GAYLE WATTS Acting Editor Rod Smith Cartoonist Art Gentile Photo Editor Chuck Howard STAFF: Kay Watson, Mike Combs, Parry Bliss, Bud Stewart, Sonia Mlzell, John Ufferty, B. J. Smith, Bill Billups, Ellison Clary. Published weekly on Wednesdays by the students of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. REPRESENTED FOR NATIONAL ADVERTISING BY National Educational Advertising Services A DIVISION OF RCADCR'S DIGEST SALES A SERVICES. 360 Lexington Ave., New York 4 (VICES. INC. M . N. Y. 10017 [I Goldwaters Had First Electric Fan In Phoenix According to the election results of the past week, I am the editor of the 1968-69 version of the Carolina Journal. And this is exactly what I intend to be. For nearly a year I have pointed for this very day, but now that its here I have moments of hesi tation - sometimes, even fear. I realize that a great responsi bility has been placed in my hands, and that I must channel all of my energies, aU of my resources, and all of my ingenuity in the direction of the newspaper if we are to have a good year, journalistically speaking. By accepting this burden, privilege, and duty, I am making a pledge to the student body of The Uni versity of North Carolina at Charlotte to be ever conscious of the fact that the publications of a university ARE the filter through which the community and the rest of the outside world see this campus, I shall constantly strive to fulfill the duties of my office as well as Miss Watts has during the past academic year. However, in addition to my responsibilities to my journalistic ideals. It is my philosophy that a student newspaper is meant to inform, interpret, and train students, as well as the duty of rep resenting the school. The news will be presented to the students as quickly and as accurately as possible, no matter what the news may be. As long as I am Editor of the Carolina Journal, I WILL NOT BE CENSORED by the Student Legislature or any other agency that proposes to set itself up above the level of objective fact! But No, on to more important thoughts. . . by rodney smith “Is he coming here?” asked the cameraman from WBTV. “Who?” I replied with as in nocent a look as I could muster. “Goldwater”, answered the now anxious cameraman. “I don’t know - I’m new around here myself.” And so began a battle of wits that was to end vrith the unfor tunate cameraman and his com panions filming the S&W Cafe teria DC-3 while we sauntered over to the other end of the run way just as Senator Goldwater touched his twin-engine beachcraft to the asphalt. As the newsmen began to arrive, the silver-haired Arizonian climbed out of the cock pit and braced himseif for the barrage of questions concerning national politics that he knew was to follow. In a five minute inter view the Senator named Humphrey as the Democrat most likely to give Nixon any trouble in Novem ber. In addition, Goldwater ranked the possible Democratic nominees in the foilowing manner: HHH, McArthy, and Kennedy. Then we all piled into the car as Mr. Steeie satcapablybehindthe wheel. On the way across town to the Chancellor’s house, Senatortalked of airplanes and flying. Goldwater, who is an officer in the Air Force Reserve, has logged over 8,000 flying hours and enjoys nothing more than to soar through the sky on a clear day with a high ceil ing. The Senator explained that he had been to Charlotte many times, but had never seen our campus. He statedthat Charlotte is, perhaps the most important politicai area in this part of the South. “The South was good to me in ’64 and I welcome any opportunity to return and visit my old friends.” The conversation shifted to the weather and Goldwater told us of daily temperatures in the upper eighties in the spring and almost unlimited possibilities, for tem perature in the summer. The Sena tor told us of summers in Phoenix during the post-World War One days. “We had the first electric fan in town. In the evenings, when the men were on the way home from work, all the women used to leave their doors"Spen so the men couid stop by each house for a drink as they made their way in the dusk. Of course after a few stops, nobody could really teU whose house they were in but they always knew when they arrived at our house. They used to sit in front of that fan for hours, never seeming to tire of saying, ‘Would you look at that!’ ” The fifty-nine-year-old veteran of many campaigns stated that he expected the youth of America to play a greater part in the election this year than ever before. “Today’s eighteen-year-old is more equiH)ed to vote than the twenty-five-year-old of my gene ration”, quipped Senator Gold- water. Later, at the Chancellor’s house, we discussed the role of finances in national campaigns. The Sena tor stated his belief that entirely too much money is spent each year on campaigns. He discuss*, the manner in which many contributions for campaigns a^ made. He felt that finances sho^ come from sincere individuals uj, back a man for his qualify; tions rather than tor what he & do for them. Goldwater told^ of his most curious and unus^ experience in politics. It allton place in , Charlotte in 1964. ^ Senator explained that anoldshal bily-dressed man emerged (rJ the crowd and thrust a bill i» Goldwater’s hand saying, “I ^ wish it could be more” It three days later when the sen% emptied his pockets and found j crisp, new thousand dollar bit Mr. Goldwater still does not kno, the identity of his benefactor an would like for this man to contad him if he reads this article.
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