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Car Wash , Freshman Class Car Wash, Saturday, December 9, 9-5 at Homer’s Gulf on Merrimon Ave nue, across from Suds ’n Pizza, and at B & B Esso, 800 Tun nel Road near Oteen. The Ridgerunner The Students' Right to Information and Expression Coffee House The Middle Earth, coffee house for A « B students and others is open this weekend from 7 to 1 p. m. at the corner of Broad- way and Cauble. Volume 3 — Number 6 Asheville-BiUmorfc College; Asheville. North Carol mu Friday, December 8, 1967 Visiting Pliysicist Speal(s To Classes Professor Richard D, Present, of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville,Tennes see, served as a visiting lectur er at the Asheville - Biltmore College Wednesday and Thurs day, December 6 and 7. He visited under the auspices of the American Association of Physics Teachers and the Ameri can Institute of Physics as part of a broad, nationwide program to stimulate interest in physics. The program is now in Its eleventh year and is supported by the National Science Founda tion. Lectures, informal discussion, assistance to faculty members concerning curriculum and re search problems in physics, and talks with students were the goals of Professor Present’s visit Professor "James E. Wills, Jr., Chairman of the Asheville Bilt more College’s Department of Physics was in charge of ar rangements for Professor pre sent’s visit. Professor Richard D. Present recieved the B. S. degree from the City College in New York in 1913 and the M. S. and Ph. D. degrees from Harvard Univer sity in 1932 and 1935, respective- Collegiate Jazz Deadline Near Collegiate bands, combos and vocal groups have only a few weeks to enter the Intercol legiate Jazz Festival’s 1968 com petition. Entries for the Festival’s six regional competitions are cur rently being accepted. Regional contests are the Mobile, Villa- nova, Cerritos College, Mid west College, Bitermountain and Littel Rock Jazz Festivals. Bands will be trying to take the national championship away from the Ohio State University Jazz Workshop Band, a 21 - piece outfit that took the 1967 honors. San Francisco State College is the defending champion in the combo division, while Joe De Vito of Rider College took vocal honors in 1967. The individual vocalist category has been re placed by one for vocal groups. Winners of regional competi tion fly to Miami Beach on May 9 - 11 to battle for the national championships. Entries should be mailed to Intercollegiate Jazz Festival, Box 246, Hotel Algiers, Miami Beach, Fla, 33139. ly. He was an instructor of physics at Purdue University from 1935 to 1940 and at New York University from 1941 to 1943. From 1943 to 1946 he served as a research physicist assigned to the Manhattan Project at Columbia University. He joined the University of Tennessee faculty in 1946 as an associate professor and was promoted to professor physics in 1948. Professor Present is author of a volume on the “Kinetic Theory of Gases” published in McGraw - Hill in 1958. It Is a textbook for a graduate course in physics. His field is theoretical phy sics, particularly the theory of light and heavy nuclei, diatomic molecules, the kinetic theory of molecular diffusion, and the dis charge mechanism of counters. General Electric Gives Television Equipment To A-B The General Electric Founda tion presented Asheville - Bilt more with a GE Video Tape Re cording System Nov. 17. The Video Recording equip ment, which consists of a cam era, video., tipe . feCot'der and monitor, will be used in A - B instructional and educational programs and also for campus use. The system will allow closed circuit televising and may be used to film student teachers In a class room session to observe the students progress. GE also presented a similar unit to Asheville - Buncombe Technical Institute. ’coming CAMPUS EVENTSt:'.; FRIDAY, DEC. 8 --Movleijii “The Cardinal,’^ winner of::*.; several Academy Awards, 8:f5 p. m. Humanities Lecture^l Hall, Admission 25?. SATURDAY, DEC, 9 --gi Basketball, A-B atWilming-% ton. SATURDAY, DEC. 9 — Freshman Car Wash at^^- Homer’s Gulf on Merrlmonjji| Avenue. $1 per car. MONDAY, Dec. 11 —Edu-g: cation Club, 7:30 p. m., SSv! 113. THURSDAY, DEC. 14 — g: Basketball, A-B at Washing-:*:; ton and Lee. . FRIDAY, DEC. 15 — Bas-S ketball, A-B at Milligan. tv SATURDAY, DEC. 16 — A-B Christmas Dance, 9tox; 1, Greek Community Center. J:-: Show I, D, Cards, free ad- mission. TUESDAY, DEC. 19 — Basketball, Milligan atA -B. ix Bonnie Fleteher is one of 18 talented young the Sky civic ballet presentation at Ashe- dancers who will take part in the Land of vUe-Bltmore. Gov. Dan Moore To Dedicate Dormitory Village Dec. 15 North Carolina Governor Dan K. Moore will be on A - B campus on Friday, December 15, to participate in the dedi cation of eight college buildings. Moore, with his wife and fam ily present, will speak for twen ty minutes at an 11 a. m. all student assembly in the student center auditorium. He will arrive on campus at 10:15 and leave at noon. His speech is yet unannounced. A-B President William High- smith and Board of Trustees chairman Manly Wright will speak briefly. The dorm center building will be named for former governor Zebulon Vance and the resi dence halls will be named in honor ofgovernorsAycock, Swain Craig, Scott, Gardner and Moore. Close relatives of the honor ed governors will be on campus also. The student center build ing will be officially dedicated to Louis Lipinsky, Sr., regarded as a prime - mover in A - B’s progress. An academic procession of fac ulty members in full robes will take place from the adminis tration building to the student center prior to the assembly. An open house will be held in the dormitory central build ing from noon until 2:30 p. m. on the fifteenth. Assistant Professor Lloyd Remington and Dr. Frederic Wood will be the faculty mar shalls for the assembly. Draft Dehate May Be ’68 Campaign Issue BY WALTER GRANT WASHINGTON (CPS) — Al though Congress has extended the draft for four more years, the Selective Service System still may become a campaign issue In next year’s Presidential election. It is highly doubtful that either the Democratic or Republican candidate will pledge to abolish the draft at this time. But it appears likely that one or both parties will propose a number of reforms In the military system which, among other things, may be aimed at reducing draft calls to zero. Such reforms would be designed to encourage more young people to volunteer lor the Army by making military ser vice appear more attractive. The most Important reform would be- to raise the military pay scale so that it begins at the minimum wage level of civilian rates. Such reforms would be de signed to encourage more young Chances that Increased pay for soldiers will be a campaign is sue were boosted last week when a Gallup poll showed that eight out of ten persons favor such a plan. When an Issue has such widespread voter appeal, Presi dential candidates are not likely to ignore it. The proposal also is becoming more popular in Congress. Twen ty - two Republicans House mem bers recently issued a joint state ment advocating certain military reforms, including an Increased pay scale, as a way of reducing draft calls and putting the armed forces on a volunteer basis. The House already has taken the initial step by passing a 5.6 per cent Increase in basic pay for the nation’s 3.5 million mili tary servicemen. The bill, which would cost about $633 million in the first year, is expected to re ceive positive action in the Se nate. The big question is whether or not more young people will vol unteer for the military if Con gress and the Pentagon increase the benfits for military person nel. Most observers agree that military reforms will result in an Increased number of volun teers, but there is disagreement over whether there would be enough new volunteers to end draft calls. At least five Congressmen think an all - volunteer army is indeed possible if the right Improvements are made. Their ideas appear in a book en titled, “How to End The Draft,” which was published in late Nov ember. The Congressmen list 31 specific recommendations in what they say is “the first ef fort to define systematically a specific program of action which can lead to an all - volunteer service and the elimination of draft calls.” They believe that if their recommendations are followed, an all - volunteer ser vice is possible within two or five years. The estimated total maximum cost of $3.96 bil lion a year. Authors of the book are Re publicans- Robert T. Stafford, Frank J. Horton, Richard S. Schweiker, Garner E. Shriver, and Charles W. Whalen, jr. They emphasize they are not advocating that the Selective Ser vice System be abolished, but are merely recommending re forms which “individually and collectively can work to reduce the size of draft calls, hopefully down to zero,” even under pre sent circumstances. But, says Douglas F. Bailey, research director for the five Congressmen, “if escalation of the war continued, resulting in the need for more servicemen, there would still have to be some draft. I don’t think we could get that many to volunteer. But I think this plan will be effective in ending the draft under the present situation and particular ly under real peace - time cir cumstances.” Many of the recommendations require no Congressional action and could be implemented im mediately by the Department of Defense. The major proposal needing legislative action involves mili tary pay increase. “As long as beginning servicemen get paid less than the minimum wage re quired by law, there is no hope of ever getting rid of the draft,” Rep. Stafford says. "If military pay scales are not made com mensurate with civilian pay scal es, many young men who maywlsh to serve may not do so for they cannot afford to make the finan cial sacrifice. _ The proposals of tne KepuDli- can Congress could provide the basis for major issue in the GOP platform and if polls continue to indicate the overwhelming ma jority of the voters favor of the plan. President Johnson and the Democrats may be forced to respond in some way. Accrediation Is Granted College By Southeastern The much - sought - after accreditlon by the Southern Assn. of Colleges and Schools came to A-B last week in Dallas, Tex. A-B President William E, Highsmlth, was In Dallas when the announcement was made, stated that this was tlie' oiily the start in moving the four - year Institution toward its goal of of fering the best in a liberal arts education. For A-B, the action is re troactive to cover the classes of 1966 and 1967, the first to receive Bachelor of Arts de grees. A-B was given senior status as a state - supported In stitution by the General As sembly in 1963. The college delayed moving into a senior program for a year after receiving senior sta tus allowing a planning group to draw up a quality liberal arts program. After launching this program, A-B applied for accredita tion by the Southern Association and orginally expected action. to come in 1968. A revision in SACS initial accreditation re gulations allowed A - B’s ap plication to be considered at this year's meeting. See Related Story on Page 3. Dr. Highsmlth said that a strong liberal arts program will remain the primary concern of the college, but with that pro gram as a core of the academic approach, the college could now build outward with other pro grams. With Dr. Highsmlth In Dallas were Dr. Roy A, Riggs, acting dean of the faculty, and Dr. Thomas C. Dula, dean of stu dents. Representatives of the South ern Association spent almost a week on campus during the first term of this year meeting with faculty, students and ad ministrators, and going over the different programs at A - B, The standards by which the college was graded are pui*- pose of the institution, organi zation and administration, edu cational programs, financial re sources, faculty, library, student personel, physical plant and re search. At the time of the visit. Dr. Highsmlth said “Our goal Is to create a quality liberal arts col lege with an experimental pos ture. The committee will Judga how well we are fulfilling that aim.” Freshman Class Debt Is Reduced By Dance Danny Kienker, freshman class president, announced Wednesday that the class was now $725 in debt. The total indebtedness of the class was reduced rom $1080 by a Nov. 18 dance sponsored by the class. The gate re ceipts from the dance totalled $250 according to Kienker. Student Government Associa tion president Guy Batsel re ported gate receiptstotaled$375. Total expenses for the dance- were expected tp be $1080. The total class debt was fixed at approximately $1180. The additional $100 was owed to a salesman who assisted the class in paying for the car raffled foo. raffled off. The overall amount Included $200 of the car debt assumed by Dr. Phillip Walker, chairman oftheHunamitries Div ision, winner of the auto. Approximately 80 couples at tended the dance, paying $3 for admission. The gate proceeds were used to partially pay the band for the dance’s fee of $700. The remainder of the money needed by the freshman class for the band was provided by the SGA. This was $42^ according to Kien ker. A refund of a $50 deposit fee was made by the booking agent for the band. The deposit had been made on another band for a second freshman class to be held later In the academic year. The second dance, has been cancelled, said Kienker. The re fund was used to help defray the night’s band fee, he said. In answering charges of mis management made by several members of the freshman class. Kienker said ^‘There could have been better management...” Freshmen attending the dance reported a shortage of seating, saying that only approximately 15 tables were at first provided. Several couples were reported to have left the dance after demand- Lig refunds. Kienker, In reply to questions from a Ridgerunner staff mem ber, said he was unaware of the seating shortage and the refunds. “Everyone who spoke to me about the dance* said they had a very good time,” Kienker‘said, Discussing plans to erase the debt, estimated by Kienker to total $725, he said car washes and selling Christmas candies in a joint project with the sen-/ iro class were scheduled; “With a lot of work and stu dent support,” he said, “we can be out of the hole in about four months.” In a letter to the Ridgeriin- ner, Kienker said, “I strongly believe that all students at the college have every right to know what their officers of their res pective classes are doing with their money.” College Role, ‘Student Power’ Are Confab Topics MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (CPS) — The National Student Assoc iation’s conference on student power began with a disruption and ended with mixed reactions from the delegates. In between, delegates meeting on the University of Minnesota campus the weekend of Nov. 17, argued about such concepts as legal rights of students; social feedom; atuonomy of student gov ernments; extraordinary tactics such as strikes, boycotts and sit- ins; and educational reform. Friday night NSA President Ed Schwartz struck a moderate tone in his heynote speech. “Student power is an attempt to create community between the students of the university,” he said. “Students, faculty, and ad ministration should participate in decisions affecting the entire university.” Schwartz called for a reso lution fo the conflict between “rhetoric and reality’^ in imi- versity adminsitration. The stu dent power movement is “a mov ement to improve our own pos ition within the university and to improve the educational climate of the university Itself,” he said. The NSA president told the del egates that most college admin istrators and faculty “fear” stu dent power because they think students want to destroy the university, that student pow er means “anarchy.” In an interview after his speech, Schwartz emphasized that student power tactics should be non-violent. “I have yet to see a situation in which violent tactics are necessary,” he said But tactics will vary from campus to campus, he added, and demonstrations are not the only means to achieve goals. He also noted a contradiction between what the university says In its classrooms and what it actually does. “On many cam puses, students hear their ad ministrators say that the chan nels will yield change,” he said, “yet they learn that onlyworklng “yet they learn that only working outside the channels yield change,” he sald„ “yet they learn that only working outside the channels yields change.” Saturday morning, Robert Van Waes, associate secretary of the American Association of University Professors, said the conference was an assertion by students of their part in the administration of anever-chang- Ing campus. He listed the Impersonality of campuses, the irrelevance of curriculm, poor teaching meth ods, outdated social rules, neg lect of students rights, and a lack of a significant role for students in the administration of colleges as the problems facing the delegates. Van Waes urged the conference and NSA to strive for Immediate' wider adoption of the Joint State-75 ment on Students Rights, espec ially among administration or ganizations. The statement has been ap proved by NSA and the AAUP but still awaits approval from the American Association of Col leges, the National Association of Student Personnel Adminis trators, and the National Assoc iation of Women’s Deans and Counselors. After the speech a student panel reactd, mostly negatively, to what Van Waes had said. Tehy to what Van Waes had said. They accused him of “talking down to us.” Mike Rosman, a leader of the Free Speech Movement at Berkely In 1964, said Van Waes hadn’t told the delegates what their real problems were and added that NSA does not guide the students power move ment. Rossman proposed that stu dents seek .out fciculty and get them on “our side. Go into any building on a campus and the faculty are sitting In their of^« flees with the doors open or shut and just waiting for studetns to ' come to talk to them. And we should; we must, If the move ment Is to succeed.”