The Ridgieruimer
February 24, 1967 Page 2
An Epitaph
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Boots In The Stirrups
Dr. Bernard B. Fall held a somewhat unpopular position con
cerning our Involvement in the Viet Nam War, but his knowledge
of the country made him an authority to be listened to by U. S.
FOREIGN POLICY MAKERS.
His tragic death occurred when he and a Marine sergeant
tripped a booby trap while taking pictures of a Marine operation
in Viet Nam.
He was in Vietnam to write a sequel to his book STREET
WITHOUT JOY. The sequel would have been titled STREET
WITHOUT JOY REVISITED.
Many Asheville-Blltmore students who heard him speak last
May are walking a street without joy. He was a dynamic speaker.
In all probability he knew what he was talking about when he
said that the National Liberation Front for South Vietnam was
controlled by North Vietnam as a political arm for the Viet Cong.
However, his ideas were not always popular.
Dr. Fall, however, was a popular man on this campus.
He fell with his boots in the stirrups.
The Cost Of Good Teaching:
You Get What You Pay For!
The issue of teacher salaries is the most discussed and “cussed"
item on State legislative agendas. The ranking of the different
states according to teacher salary levels has a popular emotional
appeal and this appeal is exploited by various interested groups
prior to each session of the State Legislature. Periodic increases
are appropriated and the North Carolina salary rank rises a few
notches, and falls a few notches, during each biennium; but
always staying within the 35th to the 45th extremes. This continu
ing low rank may cause an observer to surmise that the biennial
legislative tumult with Its attendant salary Increase is hardly
worth the “sound and the fury.”
In other words. If no one pushed for salary Increases how
bad would it get (and how low would N. C. rank) before our leaders
took a new look at our educational responsibilities? How cheap is
a good education? How expensive is an inferior education? What
is the worth of an excellent teacher? What is the cost of an inferior
teacher?
When you are In serious legal difficulty do you seek out the
cheapest lawyer In town? When you suspect a crippling illness
do you rush to the cut-rate medical doctor? What determines
our sense of values? Which is the more serious — a child’s
broken arm or a child with a reading difficulty? Who really
wants the “cheapest” teacher for child?
For the current year It would require a beginning salary of
at least $6,000.00 to attract large numbers of bright young people
into public school teaching. This could easily be justified by gua
ranteeing summer school teaching opportunities for those who
were the chief financial support of a family. For those teachers
seeking a higher degree in summer, one-half pay could be given
as an incentive for improvement. Currently, a salary of at least
$9,000.00 would be necessary to attract and hold the top person
with a Master’s degree and fifteen years teaching experience.
For years we have said in effect: “As soon as teachers are
worth more, we will pay them more.”- This approach has not
worked. Let us adopt a professional salary schedule of $6,000.00
- $9,000.00 with an eleven-month contract' and let competition
weed out the inferior people and raise- tl»e standards of education.
Anything less expensive is too coStly for us to pay.
Diii Jesse McDaniels
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The Ridgerunner
The Rldgerunner is the official student publication of Asheville-
Blltmore College.
Founded in 1965, the Rldgerunner is a member of the Collegiate
Press Association.
The Rldgerunner Is published twice monthly by the Canton
Enterprise of Canton, North Carolina.
The news office is located on the second floor of the student
Center — telephone 254-7415, extension 24. Business and feature
offices are located on the second floor of the Humanities Building
— telephone 254-1026.
Siibscrlptlon rates are $2.75 per year. Mailing address is The
Rldgerunner, Asheville-Blltmore College, Asheville, North Caro
lina 28801.
Editor Ginger King
Cartoonist Mike Blaine
photographer George Macatu
Faculty Advisor Dr. Roy A.'Riggs
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Letters to tlte Editor
Dear Ginger:
Two suggestions are made in
the editorial of the February 10
RIDGERUNNER, “In Keeping
With A-B Aims”. One of these,
one in which I have a particular
interest, is the recommendation
that a “Dean’s list” be estab
lished. A-B did have a Dean’s
list as a junior college: when
the senior college curriculum,
with its attendance rules, regu
lations, etc., was established, the
Dean’s list did not reappear in
the catalogue. No positive deci
sion was made to eliminate the
Dean’s list, it simply was not
taken up affirmatively and there
fore did not appear from that
day to this.
About one month ago the ques
tion of reestablishing the Dean’s
list was taken before the Execu
tive Committee. laskedtheCom-
mittee to examine this matter
and recommended that they ex
press their concurrence and in
dicate what criteria they thought
should be followed in assembl
ing such a list. No action was
taken at that time and the mat
ter was referred back to me for
further study and recommenda
tion. It is with me now; further
action on this matter is expected
in the near future.
May I say also that I agree
heartily with the implications of
your editorial. Suspension rules
and regulations are never intend
ed to be negative or punitive,
however much they may be taken
that way by some students. The
other side of this coin, specific
and public recognition of acade
mic achievement sometime prior
to graduation, has been neglect
ed altogether. I do not think it
sould be neglected longer.
Sincerely,
/s/ W. W. Kaempfer
Dean of the Faculty
Runnin *
The Ridge
Florida Hassle
Is No Nudes Good Nudes?
A faculty committee convicted coed Pamela Brewer of the
University of Florida for what the committee called “indis
creet and inappropriate conduct.”
Miss Brewer, a sophomore with 38-25-38 measurements, posed
nude for an off-campus humor magazine with her parents permis
sion. The faculty felt that Miss Brewer’s portrait on a persian
rug might disrupt the academic goals of the university. We ser
iously doubt if academic goals are the goals in question. If this
was Pam’s intention, she'could have played it from another angle,
as only her breasts were displayed. All ■ other spots were ap-
, propriately covered. ^ .
Whatever her Intentions, she has stirred up a student rights
controversy which Andy Moor, editor of the campus newspaper,
‘,‘AlJlgator”, believes could become another Berkeley.
* The feerkeley controversy stemmed from the students' right
to use four-letter words.
Articles in student publications from across North Carolina
indicate that not only Florida students are concerned with what
can be called without euphamlzlng. Infringement on individual
rights.
Debbie Bennett, a U. of F. coed, commented: “She was within
her rights. It was off-campus.”
We agree.
As one A-B student said, “First, I am mysell; secondly, Pm
a student... or maybe lastly,”
It must be conceded that students are expected to observe
campus regulations. But off-campus activities are the prerogative
of the student.
That the name of the University of Florida was connected with
the photo is merely cQlncidental and a matter of student identifi
cation. It was not likely that Miss Brewer would have been cited
as a member of the First Baptist Church or Walabashi Commu
nity. Reflections usually are absorbed by the institutira of higher
learning.
MARGARET KEITH
We were all sorry to see the
snow the other day, but not half
as sorry as Guy Batsel. Last
time the white-stuff descended
upon us Col. Stralne handed him
the chains for one of the school
cars and left. I guess the Col.
didn’t know that Guy’s hometown
is Ocala, Florida.
ATTENTION S. S. FACULTY
AND S. S. MAJORS: Unless your
Coffee lounge begins paying for
itself and the lounge Is kept a
bit cleaner, it will be claimed as
office space.
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Don’t let the Marine game dis
courage you from riding the bus
down to Maryville Saturday night
to see the Bulldogs’ last game of
the season.
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Speaking of awards, it’s clear
that no one deserved It more than
did Guy but I think that other
people deserve recognition also.
For instance, I think that the
Most Loyal Supporter of the Jr.
Set award should go to Jeff Gil
pin. This young man, in despera
tion, dumped his popcorn over the
head of an enthusiastic Milligan
supporter sitting In front of him.
Remarks overheard and worth
repeating: (Tom Lindley after the
Milligan game) “I knew we were
in trouble when I saw the ref
singing the Milligan alma mater
at half-time.”
The Smith Drug Company will
have representatives on campus
Thursday. March 2.
Seniors and advanced juniors
will be informed and interviewed
about jobs with the company.
The representatives will be In
Humanities 228.
Judicial Board meetings
have been moved to Friday at
noon.