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(Editor's note: This is the complete text of a speech given
yesterday afternoon by Dr. Henry Clark to the Faculty Club
at its regular meeting. Dr. Clark is director of the Division
of Health Affairs, and lists his qualifications to talk on fra
ternities in the article.)
By Dr. Henry Clark
Perhaps two preliminary comments are in order at the
very beginning of this talk.
First, I recognize that my topic is a rather unusual one
for the Faculty Club and I would like to absolve your Presi
dent of any responsibility. J. P. Harland was trapped. In
early November, J. P. cornered me with the statement that he
understood the University had obtained a New York archi
tect to help plan the long-range development of the Division
of Health Affairs. He wondered if I would present the re
sulting plans to the Faculty Club. I answered that a discus
sion of this in December of
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January would be premature.
However, I would accept his
invitation to speak and I would
talk on another topic. J. P.
was so flabbergasted first by
my offering to speak and then
by the proposed topic that he
yielded on the spot.
Second, I am well aware
that I have no special talent or
knowledge in counseling under
graduate students. I have,
however, spent ten years in a
gradually' deepening relation
ship with one men's under
graduate social fraternity and
I have learned recently that
my activity in this particular
field is probably more exten
sive than that of any other
faculty member here. I have
found in my work as fraternity
advisor what I believe to be a
very real opportunity for use
ful service by any faculty member who is interested in the
full development of the undergraduate student.
DR. HENRY CLARK
I want to be very specific that I am not proposing special
faculty attention to young men and women who happen to be
members of fraternities. Many other students are equally
deserving of consideration. I do feel that the undergraduate
fraternity forms an excellent organizational setting through
which adults can approach the whole complex of undergradu
ate life. Some of the lessons learned in this setting can be ap
plied to students in other environments.
I plan to mention now some of the background aspects of
my job as a fraternity advisor. After that, I will relate some
of my experiences of the last ten. years. Then I will discuss
some of the changes I hope will be made in the program of
my fraternity during the next 3-5 years. Finally, I will pre
sent a few summary comments and some suggestions for you.
Background Facts
Now, to some of the background facts in the fraternity
situation at UNC. There are 24 undergraduate men's social
fraternities with a membership of approximately 1200 or
about 25 of the men's undergraduate student body. Each
of the fraternities owns or rents a chapter house, in which
about of the fraternity members reside. Most of the fra
ternities operate dining rooms. A substantial number but
by no means all of the sons of the wealthy and influential
of North Carolina who come to Carolina are members of these
organizations. A large proportion of our University under
graduates from North Carolina who have attended prepara
tory schools join these fraternities; a high proportion of More
head Scholars and a large number of campus leaders are in
their ranks. The main undergraduate social events on our
campus are regularly organized and directed by the fraterni
ties. The intramural teams of , fraternities are, for the most
part, better organized than their dormitory or town counter
parts. The over-all scholastic average of fraternity men has,
during recent years, been almost identical with that of the
all men's undergraduate average.
I should point out that I am not considering the seven
undergraduate women's sororities, with some 400 members,
in this discussion, though I am familiar with their programs
since my wife has been a sorority advisor during most of the
last ten years. And I should add that I have learned, through
her, of the wonderful work of Dr. Guion Johnson in this field
and that I am indirectly indebted to Guion for some of the
ideas and objectives which I shall mention.
My first six years as a fraternity advisor involved a fairly
superficial contact. At the beginning of each school year, I
invited the new President and Treasurer of the Chapter to
lunch, outlined what I thought should be their basic objec
tives, and reviewed their plans for the year, such as they were.
Shortly afterward,1 1 attended a Chapter meeting and made a
short talk about fraternity life. During the course of the year,
I paid occasional visits to the chapter house and, in turn, had
a few calls in my office from individual boys. In the spring,
my wife and I usually gave a buffet supper for the old and
new officers cf both my fraternity and her sorority. My pur
pose in all this was simply to make my interest and avail
ability known to all the fraternity brothers. I had a good
chance to observe fraternity life at fairly close range, but my
advice, per se, on anything important was seldom sought.
Observations
I could recite numerous interesting observations drawn
from those six years and, contrary to some popular opinion,
very few would be unsavory in character. On one hand, I
recall that one spring week-end early in the 19'50's there was
a champagne party at Wrightsville Beach costing about $700
but I really think the only side effects were a few headaches
and some wasted money. Likewise, I am well aware that for
about three years the fraternity leased, in the name of a
member's mother, a cabin near Chapel Hill for week-end
parties. Although I argued strongly against the cabin rental
for a number of very practical reasons, I was simply ignored
with the comment that most of the" fraternities used cabins
on party week-ends and my fraternity could make a profit
from sub-letting its cabin. I am also well aware that the only
approach to Chapter alumni for money during . this period
was to complete a bar.
On the other side of the ledger, during the six-year per
iod, the Chapter included two Presidents of Phi Beta Kappa;
led all fraternities in scholarship one year; projected two
candidates for President of the Student Body and many
others for other campus offices; and produced outstanding
representatives in both varsity and intramural athletics.
Evaluation
I could talk at great length about my evaluation of this
fraternity at the end of six years (and I think that this fra
ternity may have been somewhat . above the average) but I
will simply make four points here:
(1) I was frequently depressed by the superficiality
of the over-all fraternity program, by the inordinate
amount of time demanded of the members for trivial
matters, by the quest for amusement and entertainment
rather than understanding, for "getting" rather than "giv
ing." (2) I was occasionally cheered by indications of a
strong latent potential for worthwhile creativeness, by
individual comments and actions that pointed toward
some dissatisfaction and impatience with triteness of pro
gram, and by some expressed desire to work on more
substantive projects and toward more constructive goals.
(3) I was immensely impressed with the rare op
portunity which exists in the fraternity setting for con
structive guidance of talented young men.
(4) I became convinced that a faculty advisor will
have full acceptance in most fraternity situations if he
has a genuine interest in contributing to the program,
if he has good ideas to present and is fair in his pre
sentation, and if he leaves the ultimate decision on indi
vidual matters to the Chapter members themselves.
Having reached these conclusions, I decided I would have
to become much more active in the fraternity situation and
much closer to Individual hoys if I were to contribute effec
tively toward the development of the total program. Fur
thermore, and perhaps more important, I needed a positive,
creative program to promote and I was not at all sure what
this should be.
First Step
My first step toward a deeper relationship with the fra
ternity was taken during the fall of 1956. The Chapter house
was built during the late 1920's and, though it had had var
ious repairs from time to time, it was seriously in need of a
major overhauling. A small fire from defective wiring brought
matters to a head. A council of war was held involving the
active Chapter leaders and several local alumni. A substan
tial renovation job was projected with technical advice, a
sum of $15,000 was borrowed from a local bank, and exten
sive repairs and additions were made to the wiring, plumb
ing and heating systems. This sequence of events produced a
great feeling of "togetherness" between the active members
and certain local alumni.
Though the $15,000 loan was secured by the signatures of
several Chapter alumni among the faculty, the processing of
the loan did point up the facts that the old House Corporation
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Volume LXIX, No. 82
Complete (UPI) Wire Service
CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA,' WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1961
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Picketing Cancelled Today
Grigg Feels UNC
upports Equality,
Urges Discretion
By LLOYD LITTLE, JIM CLOTFELTER
David Grigg, president of the student body, said in a
statement yesterday that he feels "the opinion of the
majority of Carolina students is that every student should
be served in Chapel Hill on an equal basis.
The statement resulted from two days of picketing
of the Carolina Theatre last week, protesting the segre
gationist policies of the man
agement.
According to a spokesman of
one of the two protesting groups,
picketing of the theatre will
"probably" not be resumed to
day. The decision was made in a
Tuesday meeting of the recently-formed
group of Carolina
students who earlier planned to
picket the opening of the mo
tion picture "Inherit the Wind"
starting, today.
There was no announcement
of plans from the original group
Colorado Dean
To Speak At End
Of Greek Week
William Angelow, Dean of
Students at the University of
Colorado and one of the chief
speakers at the National Inter
fraternity Conference in Los
Angeles, bas been selected by
the Carolina IFC to speak at
the culmination of Greek Week.
"Angelow," said Bill Sullivan,
member of the IFC Greek W
Committee, "was one of Uhe
most dynamic, impressive
speakers at the Conference and
we feel that - he alone could
make this year's Greek VItba
success.
Angelow will speak at the
grand banquet, where all of the
presentations are made to the
outstanding participants i n
Greek Week.
of picketers. although informa
tion received indicated that
picketing may be resumed by
one or both groups at the thea
tre Thursday.
A spokesman has indicated
that there is a move to consoli
date the two groups into one
anti - segregationist organiza
tion.
Chancellor William B. Aycock
told the Daily Tar Heel yester
day that there is no adminis
trative policy or position toward
picketing. He stated that opin
ions from University officials
would therefore be statements
as individuals.
A meeting has been scheduled
by the original picketers for 8
tonight at St. Paul's AME
Church in Carrboro to plan for
the continuation of the demon
strations. The complete text of the
statement issued by Grigg is as
follows:
"It seems to me that the
opinion of the majority of Caro
lina students is that every stu
dent should be served in Chapel
Hill on an equal basis. A Stu
dent Legislature resolution and
petitions have indicated this.
While I cannot speak for every
student, I do believe that this
is the feeling of the campus as
a whole. As for myself, I can
see no reason for denying equal
privileges in our community to
any student. I hope that some
thing can be worked out rea
sonably and without discord and
ill feelings, so that this ideal
can become a reality. I urge all
of the student body to use their
best judgment in this sensitive
situation.'
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BASKETBALL COACH FRANK McGUIRE
CHANCELLOR WILLIAM B. AYCOCK
Text Of Council's Resolution
Whereas, the NCA committee on infractions has investi
gated alleged violations of NCAA legislation by the Univer
sity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and reported its findings
to the council:
Whereas, the council has found the . University of North
Carolina to have violated the provisions prohibiting exces
sive entertainment of prospective student-athletes (Article
VI, Section 2, (C), of the by-laws) in that the university paid
the expense statements of its head basketball coach, Frank
McGuire, which showed items for entertainment of prospec
tive student-athletes which were excessive;
Whereas, the council has found the University of North
Carolina to have violated the provisions governing financial
aid (Article III, Sections 1 and 4, (A) and (B), of the NCAA
constitution, in that it has been the practice of the University
of North Carolina to provide entertainment and lodging for
the parents of members of its basketball team, which in the
Council's judgement, were special arrangements designed to
provide and which did provide student-athletes with extra
or fringe benefits which are not made available to the stu
dent body in general and which constitute improper, financial
assistance. In addition, it has been the practice of the Uni
versity to pay the lodging and some of the food costs in
curredby parents of student-athletes when they visit during
the Christmas vacation to watch their sons eompcte in the
Dixie Classic basketball tournament;
Whereas, the Council notes that a substantial contribut
ing factor in the above violations has ' been inadequate and
ineffective accounting procedures and controls in regard to
the expenditures of the University's Department of Ath
letics. It appears that most of the expense accounts submit
ted to the University by Mr. McGuire were not valid in the
sense that the explanation of the expenses incurred bears no
particular relationship to the amount of reimbursement
claimed. It has proved impossible to verify with any degree
of accuracy the expenditures of large sums of money on be
half of the basketball program at the University of North
Carolina over an extended period of time. The council be
lieves that a member institution should maintain records with
a reasonable degree of accuracy so that adequate and docu
mented explanations can be made for expenditures in the
areas of recruiting and financial aid to student-athletes and
the Council views the failure to do so as an extremely ques
tionable practice. The Council is advised that the Chancellor
of the University has affected a reorganization of the account
ing procedures . and controls;
Whereas, the Commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Con
ference has been kept informed of the developments in this
case, has cooperated fully with the committee and has con
ducted a diligent investigation of his own;
Now, therefore, be it resolved, that the Univcfsity of
North Carolina be placed on probation for a period of one
year from this date (Jan. 10, 1961), it being understood that
the committee on infractions shall review the athletic proce
dures and policies of the University prior to the expiration
of this probation; '
Be it further resolved, that during the year of this pro
bationary period the University of North Carolina basket
ball team shall be ineligible to compete in the. national col
legiate basketball championship and those other invitational
and like basketball events which cooperate with the associa
tion and the administration of its enforcement program;
Be it finally resolved, that a record be made of the co
operation extended the NCAA Committee on infractions by
the executive and athletic administrations of the university.
Violations Cuuse
Of Council Verdict
Excessive Entertaining, Fringe Benefits,
Poor Accounting Cited In Resolution
BY JONATHAN YARDLEY
The National Collegiate Athletic Association yester
day dealt a damaging blow to the fortunes of the 1961
University of North Carolina basketball team.
In a resolution adopted by the powerful 18-man coun
cil of the association, the University was placed on pro
bation for one year and the basketball team prohibited
from participating in the national collegiate basketball
championship and other events which cooperate with the
Association.
The resolution cited "excessive entertainment of
prospective student athletes," violation of association fi
nancial aid provisions, and "inadequate and ineffective
accounting procedures and con
trols in regard to the expendi
tures of the University's De
partment of Athletics," as rea
sons for the verdict.
Chancellor William B. Aycock,
in a statement released at the
time of the announcement, said
the University has been penal
ized for "errors in judgment
rather than a deliberate viola
tion of rules."
World Politics
Subject Of 2
Talks Thursday
Two lectures dealing with
piesent-day world politics will
be presented here Thursday
night.
Dr. Earle Wallace, assistant
professor of Political Science,
will deliver a lecture on "Mis
conceptions of Politics" at 8
p.m. in Carroll Hall.
Dr. Rashi Fein, associate pro
fessor of economics, will pre
sent a talk on the moral issues
involved in "The Trial of
Adolph Eichmann" at 7:30 p.m.
in Gerrard Hall.
Public Inviied
Students and faculty are in
vited to hear Dr. Fein and to
participate in a question and
answer period which is expect
ed to be lively in view of the
interest on campus in the trial.
"We have cooperated fully
with the N.C.A.A. throughout
the long and extensive investi
gation into our basketball re
cruiting practices," the Chan
cellor said. "In fact, it is ap
parent that the information on
which the N.C.A.A. Council
based its decision was supplied
by us. The University of North
Carolina will take every pre
caution to insure that its future
activities adhere strictly to the
rules and regulations of the
N.C.A.A."
United Press International re
ported that 15 instances of ex
cessive expense statements were
examined by the council. These
statements were the expense
accounts of Coach McGuire and,
according to the resolution,
"showed items for entertain
ment of prospective student
athletes which were excessive."
The council cited "the prac
tice of the University to pay
the lodging and some of the
food costs incurred by parents
of student-athletes when they
visit during the Christmas vaca
tion to watch their sons com
pete in the Dixie Classic."
Accuracy Of Reports
The council also said that it
believes that "a member insti
tution should maintain records
with a reasonable degree of ac
curacy so that accurate and
documcnte'd explanations can
be made for expenditures in the
areas of recruiting and financial
aid to student-athletes" and
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