THE CAMPUS CRIER
VQL- II ^ ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. MARCH 19, 1948 ~ NO 3
A-B NOT COMMUNIST
CONFER ON CRIER—H. Wallace, Editor, and Norman Bie, managing editor are shown conferring
with Dr. Glenn L. Bushey on future plans for the Campus Crier.
New Editor
Selects Staff
Herbert Wallace, former editor-
in-chief of the Campus Crier, was
reappointed last week to fill the
vacancy caused by the resigna
tion of Ed Burner.
The new staff, comprised of
members of last semester’s or
ganization as well as those who
served with Mr. Burner, have
formed a new organization which
they feel wil be highly effective
and reliable.
Upon reassuming the editor’s
chair, Mr. Wallace said, “I’m very
happy that I am the recipient of
this signal honor. I’m also very
happy that we have been able to
enlist the aid of members of last
semester’s organization who we
recognize as reliable old hands.
The experience of the members
of the old staff should prove to
be invaluable to our future pub
lications-as well as to other mem
bers who are new to the college
newspaper game. It is the aim of
the Campus Crier to cover all
events which concerns college,
students, and faculty and report
the news of such events as ob
jectively and as importially as is
possible. We shall at all times
strive to bring'honor and recog
nition to our publication and to
our school. Let me emphasize,
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BABER'S STATEMENT
March 12, 1948
Editor
Campus Crier
Asheville-Biltmore College
Bear Mr. Wallace:
The article in the Citizen-Times
was not a direct quote. The
shades of meaning I intended
were not as strong as those im
plied. I used “sympathizers” in
the sense as those who, while in
sympathy with do not necessari
ly endorse the issue.
In my opinion, as far as I know
there are no communistic activi
ties at Asheville-Biltmore College
at the present time. My intention
was to bring to light the fact that
there are some students who side
with some expressed communistic
issues. My express purpose with
this report was to establish some
coordination between the Ameri
can Legion and the students to
combat this disease. At the pre
sent time the National American
Legion is deeply concerned with
the rapid progress of communism
in all colleges throughout the
country; and have compiled ex
tensive reports on communistic
activities. I feel that this infor
mation would be invaluable to
the students and faculty of Ashe-
ville-Biltmore College, purely
from an academic standpoint,
even if the issue were not so na
tionally important in the politi-
Decision^' Tie
In Hickory Debate
A four man Asheville-Biltmore-
college debate team battled a
similar group at Lenoir Rhyne to
a “no decision” tie in Hickory, N.
C. Tuesday.
The debate was on the subject:
Resolved: “That Federal World
Government Should Be Establish
ed.” Making up the Ashevile-
Biltmore team were John Giezen-
tanner and Ken Bailey, affirma
tive speakers; and Peggy Comp
ton and Charles Keeler negative
speakers. Robert Hicklin and Miss
Ruby Baily accompanied the
group as time keeper and advisor
respectively.
The opposition was composed of
Ray Greene, Steward Kirby,
negative debators, and J. Cald
well, I. Lens afirmative debat
ors.
This debate was the first in a
series which has been planned
this semester with other schools
in all parts of the country.
cal sense.
I feel that I acted in the best
interest of the school, the Ameri
can Legion, and the nation, in
bringing this matter to the at
tention of the proper organiza
tion to achieve a common goal.
Sincerely,
Charles Baber, Jr.
Communistic
Accusation
Unfounded
By Frank Cauble
The report of alleged com
munistic activities at Asheville-
Biltmore college is causing quite
a bit of excitement among the
students at the college. Not only
are the students alarmed, but
the citizens of Asheville, N. C. as
well.
Charles Baber Jr., a student at
the college, raised the question of
Communism on the campus at the
monthly meeting of the Rockwell-
Ballew American Legion Post
Tuesday night. Br. Bushey has
considered the probability of the
report by conducting a personal
investigation. So far, Br. Bushey
has found nothing to substan
tiate the alleged reports; how
ever, his investigation disclosed
that the statement referring to
communistic activities was er
roneously reported, and it was in
tended to imply that there was
communistic sympathy on the
part of a very few students.
In keeping with the Campus
Crier policy of being the voice of
the student body, a number of
students were interviewed to get
their opinion of the current “com
munist” charge made against
Ashevile-Biltmore college.
Frank Messer, president of the
student body, made the following
statement in regard to the re
ports: “The article appearing in
the March 8, Asheville Times,
concerning the report of alleged
communistic activities on the
Asheville-Biltmore College cam
pus came as a surprise to me. As
president of the student body I
welcome any investigation on the
part of the American Legion or
any other organization who might
believe there is some factual
foundation for these charges.
This certainly is a “slur” on the
college and student body, and I
certainly want the matter clear
ed as soon as possible.”
Nickie Bonarrigo, a student,
says, “The recent alleged charges
that there are communistic ac
tivities on the campus is very
surprising but is not at all im
possible. We should be willing
that an impartial investigation
be made.”
Jim Hensley: “I have never
heard or been present in any dis
cussion where there has been
support of communism, whether
in the class room or on the cam
pus of Asheville-Biltmore Col
lege”.
Elaine Naiman: “I have never
heard people in the school back
ing Henry Wallace, but I would
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