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Festive Celebration Is Planned For
Annual Day Of Fools Observance
NSA: The Draft
The draft and the graduate student is one of today s
most hotly debated issues. Hardly anyone could deny the
the importance of the issues at stake, especially not lead
ing members of the National Student Association (see
article "Appealing The Draft" on this page.'
On March 7 the United States National Student
Association went to court in an effort to prevent the
Selective Service Ssytem from following through on
Lieutenant General Lewis Hershey's letter and memo of
October 24, 1967, which instructed draft boards to re
classify students who protested against military recruiting
on the campus by stripping them of their student de
ferments.
Judge George Hart, U. S, District Court in Washing
ton, D. C., dismissed the USNSA position by contending
that the letter, in effect, was personal, and not compel
ling loco! boards to act. Hart further adjudged that the
USNSA hod no standing to bring suit because it could
not be directly affected by the letter, which, according
to NSA, . . that is, an organization, USNSA could not
be subject to reclassification."
The notional students group had also contended that
since "deferment was a benefit proscribed by Congress,
Hershey's action was illegal, placing the General over
and above the law, and unconstitutional since it has a
'chilling' effect on First Admendment Rights."
However, the court held its view that the letter was
personal, therefore, the court held no jurisdiction over
what was a non-legal matter.
It should also be pointed out that the NSNSA is op
posed to the student deferment from military service,
maintaining that the deferment is "inequitable and unde
mocratic in its discriminaton against those who do not
attend college, being too poor or poorly educated. Re
cently, however, the association has supported the con
tinuation of graduate deferments because "the govern
ment's attempt to 'level' one inequity by foisting another
upon a different minority group (grod students instead
of non-students) mokes the system unbearable in its en
tirety."
Shortly after losing the cose in court, USNSA sent
letters out doted March 15 to the member schools en
couraging "every male senior mode available for induc
tion to appeal his case through the Selective Service Sys
tem." Students needing further information were, in the
letter, advised to read a paperback entitled "How To
Beat The Draft."
The letter also listed the appropriate channels and
steps to take in appealing 1-A reclassification.
We have never been ardent supporters of the No-
[■ional Student Association and we ore not very impressed
»vith their stand. We regret the administration's and the
Selective Service System's recent ruling on the classifica-
Mon and deferment of the graduate student because of
its very probable effect on education. Our Colleges and
schools are in great need of highly trained men our
ndustrial society also needs them; and we thank the'NSA
for mkaing known to us what criteria determines defer-
nents.
But we feel that the notional organization is pitting
:he student against his own government, which is not
30od when the act borders on near anarchy. If q senior
student is eligible for a deferment, then by all means he
should apply, because the deferments were created to
neet the needs of certain families, though even these
emaining deferments need updating.
The fact is, although we may be called to fight a
var which we are violently opposed to, we cannot refuse
)ur service just to "get even" with Washington or Gener-
il Hershev, for then we are refusing our country, and
hough it has many faults, it remains the greatest of'them
ill. We ore a republic, not a democracy, we hove a
oice in congress, we need no riots or anarchy.
By YUNG FOU LISH
ACC will really come
year on April 1. There will be
Lch fun and excitement for all
‘°oTThis date, the recreation
portion of the new student union
will include roulette wheels, crap
tables, and bingo (for money)
tables. The new Director of Col
lege Growth and Development
will be in charge of all of
“gambling” facilities. Students
must present their athletic card
and swear that they are over
twenty-one in order to play, but
if they are not over twenty-one
then tfiey can just swear. Blue
chips will be sold for $1.00 each
and red chips will not^ be sold
until completion of an investiga
tion of the House Committee on
Un-American Activities.
Dr. Tyndall has announced that
Mr Xydjeusap will make a talk
to the Science Club concerning
the possibility of life on the
planet Venus or surrounding
interplanetary domains. He will
remain in the U. S. for one-
twentyfifth of a light year ac
cording to long distance ar
rangements made between him
self and Dr. Tyndal.
Dr. Cobb has recently an
nounced that effective April 1,
1968, the College Chorus will do
nothing but Rock & Roll and
Calypso music to attract more
students to Concerts and into the
chorus. Cobb and the Tuijuana
Chorus will pre'ent their first
consert in Wilson Gym some
time.
The Campus Awareness Com
mittee has announced that Elvis
Presley will make an appearance
on campus for a brief concert.
He is expected to sing “Heart
break Hotel”, “You Ain’t Nothing
But a Groundhog”, “Club Me-
Tender”, and ‘Don’t step in that
pile of Blue Suede”.
Effective April 1, the Dept, of
Fine and Practical Arts will be
made two separate departments
Dept, of Fine Arts and Dept, of
Practical arts. This is due to the
fact that the fine arts are not
practical and the practical arts
are not fine.
Raze and Strip will present a
one night performance entitled
“Water, Water Everywhere.”
This is the story of a plumber
with hydrophobia who falls in
love with a girl who is scared
of water. They fall in deep love
and go to England on their
honeymoon. After two days out
they realize that they are on
water and both inf ,
the girl iuS, t
and the boy hr,
for some Scotch '"ok
f d production will he ‘
"yr enmles
also domestic ones
The administrate »
today that there\r“"“d
classes held on Aprir ^
some religious
This festival will be^n”'t
April 1 and run for
59 minutes. and
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Appealing The Draft
By EDWARD SCHWARTZ
President National Student Assn.
The current climate of the
American university can be com
pared only to that of a ghetto
before a summer riot. In person
al visits and calls to student
leaders around the country, our
staff has received the same re
ports — that a growing malaise
has replaced the furious activity
of the fall on the campus, and
that those who predict an apo
calypse are gaining credence.
The components of this feeling
go beyond any one issue — the
draft, the war, the cri?is of the
cities. The stakes have now be
come the integrity of the aca
demic and intellectual communi
ty in encouraging rational public
Concert Tonight To End
ACC First Art Festival
By HILDA BUSSELL
The McLean, Virginia, Madri
gal Singers will present a con
cert in Howard Chapel beginning
at 8:15 tonight. Their perfor
mance will mark the ending of
Atlantic Christian Colleges “First
Fenival of Contemporary Arts.”
William Duckworth, director of
instrumental music at ACC,
served as festival chairman.
Areas emphasized included art,
music, drama, photography, and
films.
Featured on the evening of
March 14, 15, and 16, was a
play entitled. “Oh Dad, Poor
Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the
Closet and I’m Fedin’ So Sad.”
The play was produced by
‘‘Stage and Script,” the college
dramatic organization, under the
direction of Paul H. Crouch.
A concert-lecture by composer
Ben Johnston was held at 3 p.m.
on March 17. His lecture was
entitled, “Three Attacks on a
The Week
That Will
March 28, Thursday
Concert, McLean High School
Madrigal Singers, Chapel and
Choral Room 8:15 p.m.
March 30, Saturday
Civil Service Exam, Choral
Room, 8:00-5:00 p.m.
April 1, Monday
SGA Meeting H212, 7:00 p.m.
Phi Mu, Chapel 5:00 - 6:00;
Greek Practice, Choral Room
6:00-7:00 p.m.
April 2, Tuesday
Greek Practice MB103 4:00
6:15 p.m.
Student Teachers Association,
Science Lecture Room, 4:00 p.m.;
Delta Zeta, Chapel, 5:00-6:00 p.m.
April 3, Wednesday
Bridge, 4:00 p.m. Hardy Din
ing Hall; Green Practice, Chor
al Room, 6:00-7:00 p.m.- Phi-
Mu, Chapel, 5:00 - 6:00’ p.m.;
SNEA, Choral Room, 4:00 p.m'.
April 4, Thursday
Greek Week, Talen & Sing
Chapel, 7:00-10:00 p.m.
_ Greek Practice, Choral Room
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Republican Club Meeting H109
11 a.m.
Problem: Through Philosophy,
Through Theory, Through Prac
tice.” A concert featuring stu
dent compositions and perfor
mances was held at 8:15 p.m.
Alfr:d Blatter, composer, lec
tured on “Improvisations: Art or
Anarchy,” at 3 p.m. on March
18. .A concert by ACC music
faculty member- and a small
ensemble was featured at 8:15
p.m.
An informal seminar on Com
positional Techniques was held
by composer .lohn S. Davis at
3 p.m. on March 20. The East
Carolina University Percussion
Ensemble under direction of Har
old A. Jones performed at 8:15
p.m.
The University of Maryland
Woodwind Quintet was presented
in concert on March 25 at 8:15
p.m.
A slide - lecture entitled,
“Thought Processes Involved in
Making Freehand Drawings,”
was presented by Dr. Kenneth
R. Beittel at 7:00 p.m. on March
26.
A film, “Juliet of the Spirits”
was shown at the Colony Theatre
on March 27.
Throughout the festival two art
shows w'ere on exhibit in Case
Art Building. The main gallery
displayed works of four Ameri
can photographers, Ansel Adams.
Charles Sheeler, Brett Weston
and Edward Weston. The photo
graphic work was shown through
the courtesy of the Mu'eum of
Modern Art. Student works were
show'n in the student gallery.
policy on any question.
■ ■ -The government (laj
kicked higher education in the
teeth by ignoring repeated re
quests to develop an equitable
draft policy, involving a pool „['
all men from 19 to i *
just the 375,000 in graduate
school?. . .
• . .More than any single policy
or law, it is the spirit of the^e
actions which rouses concern
Right now, only George Wallace
spreads vitriol against "pseudo-
intellectuals” in his bid for the
presidency. At what point will
other candidates, from both par- ■
ties, decide that inflaming hatred
against college students is the
easiest road to political success’
While three kind of campaigns
may seem far-fetched, the pal-
tern of restrictions and rhetoric,
nationally and locally, threatens
to grow to a point where anti
youth crusades may appear loo ,
attractive for politicians to ij- '
nore . . .
. . .The National Student As
sociation find' these growing
trends outrageous in the year
1968, and we intend to commit
as many resources as we can to
protecting students and higher
education against tiiem. While
some on the campus may choose
to wait in their rooms for the
Armag- ddon, we believe that a
reversal of public sentiment can
come about only with sustained
efforts to educate the public
a- to complicated issues of st'.i-
dent life. With this goal in mind,
we take th: following steps 'on
the draft I . . .
. . . It is almost useless to
reiterate this a'sociation's at
tempts to encourace an equitable
tempts to encourage an equitable
Selective Service System as taS
as the public seems hell-bent
on conscription. Indeed, dele
gate- to our last two National
Student Congresses have sup
ported the abolition of student
deferments, to demonstrate tteir
belief that draft quotas should
be filled from the entire po^l
of men between 19 and 26.
The government ha- refused
to take this step. Instead, it
has ruled that the burden ot
manpower quotas be placed al
most entirely on the graudta
student population in the wx
two years, just a- his burden
was placed inequiably
Vietnamese war, the admimS'a-
tion has backed itself into
political corner from "hica
cannot extricate itself.
THE COLLEGIATE
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