The
Charlotte Collegian
VOLUME 20, NUMBER 13
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
MAY 26, 1965
War in South East Asia
Won't Become Nuclear
Turner Shelton, a State Depart
ment expert on the war in South
East Asia, said Monday, May 17,
in the Atkins Library that he did
not believe the conflict in Vietnam
* would tum into a world thermonu
clear war.
In answer to a question posed
from the audience of Charlotte Col
lege students and faculty, Shelton
said, “If I had to make a bet ... I
do not think there is much pos
sibility of this (a thermonuclear
war). There are too many sensible
people in the world for this.”
Shelton was originally asked to
participate in the Coarlotte Col
lege Teach-In held May 6. How-
' ever, the State Department was
not able to send him until May 17.
About 200 students and faculty
were present to hear him. In a
prepared statement he said the
, war in Southeast Asia would be a
deciding factor of whether “free
dom or tyranny,” would prevail in
the world.
After his speech, which lasted
about 30 minutes, he fielded ques
tions from the audience.
Dan Morrill, a history instructor,
asked if Shelton wasn’t getting
slightly “emotional” over the
American losses to the Communist
forces and said that the tactics of
the United States in trying to de-
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foiliate forests were just as harsh
as those of the Viet Cong.
To this comment, Shelton said,
“I get emotional about it—I think
any human being would. We’re de-
foiliating to provide less hiding
places for the people who are kill
ing us.”
Asked about the temporary halt
in air raids on North Vietnam last
week Shelton said, “I understand
that it’s for reconnaissance pur
poses.” He added, “I wouldn’t care
to say any more about that.”
When asked why we are bombing
Viet Nam in the first place, he
said it was necessary to cut enemy
supply lines and to convince the
Communists that negotiating is
cheaper than war.
Someone asked why the United
States is so sure that the Viet Cong
ire receiving aid from the north.
Shelton answered that if the
southern “rebels” were not then
why should they be so upset by the
bombing of north-south supply
lines.
William E. Jackson Jr., political
science instructor, moderated the
session.
25 Seniors Receive
B.A. Degrees June
\
JUDY MORGAN
By ROBERT ENGLAND
Collegian Staff Writer
Commencement exercises for
twenty-five graduating seniors re
ceiving Bachelor of Arts and Bach
elor of Science degrees, along with
eleven sophomores receiving the
Associate of Arts degree, will be
held Sunday, June 6, at 3:30 p.m.
in the Atkins Library Auditorium.
The first graduating senior class
of Charlotte College, labeled “our
one and only senior class” by the
class president Judy Morgan, will
be presented their diplomas by the
college President Dr. Bonnie Cone.
Addison H. Reese, chairman of
the college Board of Trustees, will
introduce the commencement speak
er Joseph W. Grier. Mr. Grier, an
alumnus of Hai-vard University and
a local attorney, is familiar with
the problems of higher education
and has sei-ved on the state Board
of Higher Education.
The Charlotte College Chorus, di-
Contest
(See Page 2)
rected by Mr. Hai-vey Woodruff,
will sing two choral selections at
the commencement exercises —
Schubert’s “Sanctos” from Mass in
G and a new song by McGraw,
“These Things Shall Be.”
Alumni of the chorus have been
invited by the director to join in
and sing with present members in
a tribute to the Class of ’65.
Dr. Loy Witherspoon, the college
chaplain, will give the invocation
and benediction.
L. Robert Grogan, Registrar, an
nounced that seven juniors had
been chosen to serve as marshals.
The following, given in the order
of their respective quality - point
grade averages, were announced as
junior marshals and will assist in
the commencement exercises: Doris
Weddington, Ethel Phipps, David
Baucom, Robert England, John
Karnazes, David Wilson, and Jack
Barnette.
Several members of the Alum
ni Association, along with members
of the faculty and the administra
tion, are co-sponsoring a dinner for
the graduating seniors on June 5.
Dr. Witherspoon will speak at the
dinner, and the first and last sen
ior class of Charlotte College will
present its gift to its alma mater.
THE STATEBOARD SET HAS HIT
C.C.—Pseudosurfers seem to have taken
a break in the C.U. cafeteria leaving their
“boards” on the rack. (Collegian Photo by
Dick Raley.)
Seniors Say College Is ‘On Its Way’
By ROBERT ENGLAND
* Cclleqlan Staff Writer
When some of the candidates for
graduation were asked to say what
they thought about the problems of
Charlotte College and its future as
a University, they had very defi
nite opinions about the role the
college is playing in higher educa
tion. All the seniors seem to agree
that the college has a bright fu
ture.
“It’s on its way,” is how Bill
Poteat, a business administration
major, described the forward, on
ward spirit of Charlotte College.
However, the emphasis the college
has placed on its future may well
be a liability instead of an asset,
he said.
Frank Rohleder, a chemistry
major, says that the college has
“good possibilities if they are not
ruined by going too far too fast.”
The period of transition that CC is
now going through is a source for
many problems, and lack of effici
ent organization has been the gripe
of more than one senior.
Gary Gummerson a history major
with related work in political
science, cites several trouble areas
he has found indicative of the “far
sightedness” of the administration
—the poorly organized procedures
at registration, the requirement of
2.5 in one’s major, the confusion
witnessed in faculty guidance and
ad\’ising and the small size of the
present graduating class.
When asked what contribution
the student body has made toward
the w’elfare ol the college, most
seniors could not name any specific
contribution.
Frank Rohleder stated the rising
enrollment was helping the college
to develop better programs. Most
of the graduating seniors have been
very active in college activities.
One example of the class’ active
participation is Beth Groom, a
Spanish major who served as presi
dent of the student body in 1963,
and in 1964 was chairman of the
College Union.
The most important contribution
that most of the seniors feel that
a student body as a whole should
make is school spirit. An example
of real school spirit was the en-
enthusiasm showTi when the college
first heard that the House of Rep
resentatives had passed the UNC-
C Bill, as some of the seniors
pointed out.
Gary Gummerson remarked that
“since the groundwork has been
laid for University status, the po
tentialities of this school are un
limited; however, in order to a^P-
proach the reputation of Chapel
Hill that so many desire, the stu
dents must install a spirit of school
pride that is so shamefully missing
at this time.”
Enter Student
Film Contest
The largest collection of student-
made films ever assembled is ex
pected at the first National Stu
dent Film Festival to be held this
fall in Los Angeler. Details of the
Festival were announced by its
sponsors, the U.S. National Student
Association (USNSA) and the
UCLA Graduate Student Associa
tion.
Films will be accepted in four
categories: Fiction, Documentary,
Animated, and Experimental. Lead
ing film critics and distinguished
people from the film industry will
serve as judges and reward excel
lence in each category. Plans are
being made for winners in each
category to exhibit their films
across the country and abroad.
Deadline for entries is July 15,
1965.
“Our immediate concern is that
all student film makers know of
the opportunity to enter the Festi
val before the deadline,” added
Philip Werdell, Director of Cultural
Affairs for USNSA.
Entries are being collected at
the Student Activities Office of
UCLA. Further information is
available at the college union desk.