Barber Shop
.riM e F!:c Barber Shp
still located in the basement of
Uraham MemoriaL It will be in
operation there, 8:30-5:30
weekdays and 8:30-1:00
Saturdays for the rest of the
month.
IBM Lecturer
Dr. Robert G. Tobey. of
IBM. will lectrce today for the
Department of Computer and
Information Science on
Significant Problems in
Symbolic Mathematics, 2:30
p.rru 265 Phillips Hall.
76 Years of Editorial Freedom
Volume 76, Number 77
CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1969
Founded February 23. IS 03
DTh Staff Photo By Tom Schnabel
DISCUSSING TAKEOVER-David Stratman, an English graduate student, discusses the alleged
takeover of the Modern Language Association by a group of radicals at theMLA business meeting
in December. The meeting Thursday was held in Bingham Hall.
Opposing Views Presented
Concerning MLA Takeover
By BRYAN CUMMING
DTH Staff Writer
Four resolutions passed by
the Modern Language
Association (MLA) on Dec. 29
attributed to a "New Left"
takeover were discussed from
both sides by UNC faculty
members and graduate students
in the humanities Thursday -afternoon.
The two hour meeting, held
in Bingham Hall, was directed
by David Stratman, an English
graduate student. After two
letters were read to the group,
expressing opposite sides, an
open discussion on the role of
the MLA followed.
The Four resolutions were
passed at a business meeting of
the MLA, held in New York
last month. They read as
follows:
1) Condemnation of the
United States' role in Vietnam
2) Abolition of the draft
3) Condemnation of
"individuals and institutions"
who use the law to "harass and
Ingram Resigns As UNC Grad Dean
By BOBBY NOWELL
DTH Staff Writer
Dr. James C. Ingram, Dean
of the UNC Graduate School
since 1966, has resigned his
position effective August 31 of
this year, Chancellor J. Carry le
Sitterson announced
Wednesday.
Ingram said he will return to
full-time teaching and research
duties in the University's
Department of Economics and
the School of Business
Administration. He is an
authority on international
economics and the author of
three books.
Expressing "mixed feelings"
on leaving the post, Ingram
said, "I have enjoyed my term
as Dean of the Graduate
School and I have greatly
appreciated the confidence and
support received from the
Chan cellor , other
administration members, and
faculty.
"However, the pressure of
my duties has made it
impossible for me to keep
abreast of work in my fields of
interest in economics. I have
therefore concluded that I
should limit my stay in the
administration to a three-year
period."
Ingram, who succeeded C.
Hugh Holman, now chairman
of the English Department, as
Graduate School head, has
been assisted by Dr. Edward
Howie and Dr. Joseph Flora.
There has been no associate
dean since Prof. Earle Wallace
resigned some time ago.
A successor to Ingram will
be picked in a committee to be
appointed by the Chancellor.
Chancellor Sitterson, in
repress" certain writers,
including Eldridge Cleaver and
LeRoi Jones.
4) Repeal of the anti-riot
provisions of Public Laws
90-550 through 90-557, and
especially Section 504 of
Public Law 90-575, which
would cut off government
financial aid to students
convicted for . participating in .w,
riots.
A group of twenty-four
faculty members from UNC
and Duke sent a letter to the
Executive Committee of the
MLA, protesting what they
considered a seizure of power
by a radical faction.
This letter was followed by
a counterstatement wThich
justified the resolutions and
the political involvement of the
MLA, written by a group of
UNC graduate students to the
Executive Committee of MLA.
Each of these letters was read
at the meeting Wednesday
afternoon.
In addition to the four
resolutions the activists
announcing Ingram's
resignation, said, "I deeply
regret Dean Ingram's decision
to relinquish the Graduate
School deanship, but I am glad
the University will continue to
have the benefit of his full
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managed to block the
nomination of Stuart Atkins as
second vice-president and to
recommend that the 1969
meeting of the MLA be moved
from Chicago. At the business
meeting, Louis Kampf of
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Jury Trial Set Monday
For Appeal
George Vlasits will face a
jury trial on January 13 in the
Hillsborough Court House,
when a decision will be made
concerning his appeal of the
verdict on charges from his
part in a street party held on
election night, Nov. 5.
A table will be set up today
9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in front
of the Student Stores for a
defense fund drive to help
cover trial expenses. VTasits'
attention to teaching and to
scholarly research.
Sitterson praised Ingram for
his leadership and
reorganizational efficiency in
the Graduate School during
Ingram's tenure. "There has
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By TOM SNOOK
DTH Staff Writer
Charlie Mercer, Vice
President of the Student Body
and Speaker of the Student
Legislature announced
Thursday his resignation of
both posts in order to
participate in the Legislative
Internship Program of the 1969
North Carolina General
Assembly.
Mercer, a senior, was a
member of the Student
Legislature his freshman and
sophomore years, and served as
President of the State Student
Legislature during his
sophomore year. He will attend
N.C. State University along
with 11 other students from
colleges across the state as a
member of the Internship
program.
As an intern, he will do
research for individual
legislators and committees on
issues facing the assembly
during the 1969 session.
As part of the program,
Mercer will receive six hours of
credit for his research and
another six hours of credit for
two weekly seminars.
Mercer's resignation will
become effective upon the
selection of a new President
Pro Tern of the Student
Legislature who will take over
Mercer's duties. This section
will be considered at the
regular session of the
legislature next Thursday
night.
lawyer will be Adam Stein of
Charlotte.
Vlasits, a field worker for
the Southern Student
Organizing Committee, was
convicted on Nov. 19 in Chapel
Hill Recorder's Court for
assaulting an officer and
obstructing traffic. He was
sentenced to four months
imprisionment for both
offenses.
The trial on Monday wrill be
been a striking increase in
Graduate School enrollment in
this period, and a number of
new programs have been added
at the same time new faculty
has joined the school," he
pointed out.
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Mercer said his election to
the post by the student body
and his feeling of responsibiliiy
to them were prime factors in
his decision to make a public
announcement concerning the
resignation.
Mercer said that "this will
also give the student body and
the legislature a week's time to
Senator Ervin Asks Pardon
From President For Cozza
By BOBBY NOWELL
DTH Staff Writer
Sen. Sam J. Ervin, senior
solon from North Carolina and
chairman of the Senate
Subcommittee on
Constitutional Rights, has
written President Johnson that
he feels "an unfortunate error"
was made in the recent
conviction of Daily Tar Heel
columnist Michael Cozza for
alleged protest activities at
Fort Bragg.
Ervin, in a letter to Robert
Pace of Chapel Hill, who was
one ot tne leaders in ine iigni
for executive clemency for
Cozza, said, "In closely
scrutinizing all the facts in this
case, I am convinced that there
has been an unfortunate error
V las its
the result of Vlasits' appeal of
the Nov. 19 decision. Witnesses
are needed who were present at
the street party on the night of
Nov. 5.
Anyone who is willing to
testify on the general traffic
conditions on Franklin St. or
the confrontation at the police
station, especially during the
time of the Police spraying
Del-Defend, should contact
Vlasits at the defense fund
table today or call Sam Austell
at 968-9074.
Among Vlasits' problems is
a decision by Judge John
Larken, who has issued a
show-cause order since the
street party arrest. This order
requires Vlasits to show cause
why his bond should not be
revoked, pending appeal on the
decision on his verdict of guilty
by Judge Larkin for refusing
induction.
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By HARVEY ELLIOTT
DTH Features Editor
The United States
commercial premiere of an
important new film from
Czechoslovakia will be at the
Carolina Theatre here on
February 6.
This was announced today
by New Line Cinema
Corporation in New York City.
The engagement will be the
first public VS. showing of
LATE AUGUST AT THE
OZONE HOTEL, the latest
work by Czech director Jan
Schmidt.
A representative of the film
corporation, Jeffrey Laytin,
said the movie will later open
in New York City and other
metropolitan areas after the
Chapel Hill playdates. Laytin is
a third-year law student at
UNC.
"New Line decided on
Chapel Hill as the premiere
location because the UNC
community has proven to be
the most intellectually and
socially aware campus town in
the nation." Laytin said.
ercer
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decide on who they want to
take over my duties.
During his service in
Student Legislature, Mercer
said that the most important
piece of legislation that he had
been concerned with was
visitation.
"I've lived in a Residence
College for three years, and I
committed in the conviction of
Mr. Cozza.
"I have already written the
President and requested that he
give his utmost consideration
to Mr. Cozza's appeal; I trust
that the President will follow
our recommendations."
Ervin, conducted his
investigation of the Nov. 25
conviction without
correspondence with Cozza.
Pace said he mailed the Senator
copies of Cozza's article on the
case, "Unfair Arrest at Fort
Bragg," with his original appeal
to Ervin for an investigation of
the case.
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"In addition, students here
are very film conscious," he
commented. "They've stopped
accepting movies as an
entertainment enema and
begun looking at them as
intelligent art forms."
OZONE HOTEL has been
entered in various film
competitions, including the
1967 Cannes Film Festival and
the 1967 Pesaro Film FestivaL
The movie won first prize at
the International Festival of
Science Fiction Films in 1967
at Trieste, Italy.
The U.S. premiere festivities
will begin during semester
break with a special screening
for critics from The News and
Observer, The Durham
Morning Herald and the Chapel
Hill Weekly.
On February 6 the first
Thursday after the new
semester begins the film will
premiere at 7 p jn. with several
representatives of New Line
Cinema in attendance. The film
will subsequently play several
days at the Carolina.
Local theatre manager E.
.Resigns
al Posit
know how discouraging it is
when you have those four
barren walls, no place to take a
date, and vou've been there all
week with 1000 guys and the
weekend will be the same."
Mercer said.
"I feel that visitation leads
to a more mature relationship
between the sexes on South
Pace, who was chairman of
Orange County Democrats for
Humphrey-Muskie, said he
considers Ervin's support "very
significant, because he is one of
the most influential members
of the Senate and one of the
leading figures in
Constitutional law."
"I have always thought
Mike's 'conviction' was an
absolute miscarriage of
justice," said Pace. "In fact,
before he was convicted, I did
not think he would even need a
letter written in his support."
Cozza, who was convicted
by a U.S. Commissioner along
Carolina Theatre
Carrington Smith previewed
the film last month to a closed
audience, including a Daily Tar
Heel reviewer. On the basis of
their reactions, he decided to
book the film for the premiere
engagement.
The Chapel Hill Chamber of
Commerce has plans to
promote the premiere within
the Chapel Hill township.
"Any correlation we might
arrange with the merchants,"
said Joe Augustine, President
of the group," will be
organized later in the month.
"We are anxious to
participate," he commented,
"due to the favorable reception
for another Premiere
engagement we sponsored."
He referred to the 1966
premiere of M-G-Ms JOY IN
THE MORNING also held
here.
Time Magazine reviewed the
film when it was presented at a
Czech osv&kian Fflm Festival at
Lincoln Center in New York
Carpus, and I hope that it is a
step to a freer type of
visitation."
Mercer expressed is feeling
of restriction as Vice President
when he said "I know how
Hubert Humphrey felL"
He continued, "The Vice
President owes loyalty to the
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with three members of the
campus Southern Students
Organizing Committee, was
fined $50 for "entering a
military reservation to engage
in picketing, political speeches,
protest marches, sitrins, or
similar activities" although at
the time he was covering
SSOC's activities for the DTH
as a reporter.
Cozza originally drew
attention to his case by writing
President Johnson in an appeal
for clemency. He was joined in
the effort by Pace, who wrote
letters in his behalf to Ervin
and the President.
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Here
City, calling it "a
splice of life after
World War."
shattering
the Third
The film concerns the
wanderings of eight savage
women as they travel through
the barren plains of Europe
searching for humanity.
Their only companion is
their mother, who remembers
civilization as it used to be.
They finally find another
human an old man in a
ram-shackle hotel but they
have descended to the depths
of savagery and are beyond
social contact.
The Daily Tar Heel review
called the film "one of the best
films to come out of
Czechoslovakia," and "a
stunning, emotionalh-Jraining
experience."
Lavtin commented that
"Chapel Hill students should
be really taken up by the
expresh eness of this film. It's a
staggering experience and a
telling comment on our society
and where it may be headed."