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Vol. XXVII
LOUISBURG COLLEGE, LOUISBURG, N. C., MARCH 1, 1968
No. 6
To Be Held March 12; Woody Herman to Play
GALA SPRING FORMAL NOW PLANNED
John Royall tries a tux on for size at Town ’N* Camps with aid of salesman
Johnny Sturges.
SGA at Louisburg College
By JIM HOWARD
The SGA hasn’t even entered
the minds of probably 75 per cent
of the students at LC since the
orientation tests were finished.
Probably the other 25 per cent have
encountered the SGA through some
infraction of the school rules. It is
the general concept on this campus
that “as long as I stay out of
trouble I’m finished with the SGA
after I pass the test.”
The SGA is supposed to be our
organization. It is supposed to be
our voice, no matter how small, in
how we are governed at LC. It
seems that the majority of the
students here either do not wish to
have any voice in how we as a
group must live ... or even worse,
it seems that most students don’t
even care how or by whom our
rules are conceived or enforced.
Apathy doesn’t seem so bad until
you or one of your friends has been
apathetic towards one of the college
rules and as a result, feels the force
of an apathetically conceived gov
ernmental system . . . then it is
too late!
What has the SGA done for us
this year? I’m sorry to say — very
little. But what can a little group
of conscientiously elected and sworn
students (who really didn’t know
what they were stepping into) do
against a constitution and rule book
that is so ambiguously written, and
so protected by an iron-clad con
stitution, that it is virtually impos
sible to change? What can they do
without the moral support of
the student body, (literdly one
(1) student showed up at a recent
open meeting) —very little.
The administration does and
should have the final say concern
ing all rules and discipline. How
ever, the student leaders of the
SGA feel that a more clearcut set
of up-to-date rules is desperately
needed so that every student can
read the handbook and understand
each rule without an interpreter or
an attorney to advise him. Injustice
usually does not occur in cases of
flagrant disobedience, but some
times an unfortunate student feels
the brunt of the local system be
cause of his or someone else’s
misinterpretation of our too-flexible
rules.
Our constitution prohibits con
tinuity between itself and the SGA
by allowing suggested changes to it
(the constitution), and to the rules
to be made only near the end of
the spring semester at the time of
the SGA elections. Therefore, the
SGA has no power to change the
rules or to elect its own officers
with the approval of the students
alone. We can not question whether
or not this system is just — for the
administration does have the right
to administer.
Most students think nothing of
the SGA, because they think it is
nothing but a law enforcement
agency. The student’s opinion of
the SGA is reflected in their
attendance at its meetings (practi
cally nil). Until this organization
receives more recognition from the
administration — why should it be
(Continued on page 4)
The first Spring Formal will be
held March 9 from 8:00 p.m. to
12:00 p.m. in the Holton Gym
nasium. Sponsored by the Interclub
Council, this elegant event will fea
ture the nation’s number one big
band. Woody Herman and his Or
chestra, who will furnish music for
entertainment and dancing. This
band is a versatile and talented
group of musicians—they aren’t
“stiff” in their style of playing;
they’re a modern orchestra. They
play Popular songs. Rhythm and
Blues, Jazz, and just “good ole”
dancing music.
Their musical talents will be com
plemented by a gaily decorated
gymnasium, candle-lit tables, and
plenty of room for dancing.
The idea of a Spring Formal be
gan last year when Louisburg Col
lege celebrated its 180th anniversary
with an Anniversary Ball featuring
the Glenn Miller Orchestra. The
students liked the Ball so well that
they urged the I. C. C. to sponsor
a similar formal dance this year.
This will be the first Spring Formal
of its kind at Louisburg College.
Dick Dugger, , President of the
I. C. C., said, “The main purpose
of this formal is for the enjoyment
of the students. The students’ re
action to this type of formal will
determine whether the I. C. C. will
make this an annual event.”
The mode of dress will be formal
—men, tuxedos or dinner jackets
(which can be rented at Town and
Campus at a reduced rate), and
girls, long formal gowns. The tickets
are free to Louisburg students and
are $2.00 for off campus guests;
they may be picked up from Dean
Patterson’s office between now and
March 9 (in order to help the I. C. C.
approximate the number of chairs
and tables needed and the amount
of refreshments to prepare, they re
quest that all people planning to at
tend the Spring Formal pick up
their tickets as early as possible).
Student Government:
Thing of the Past?
(ACP)—Are student governments
at universities around the country
failures as they are now constituted?
Are they due to be radically
changed—or even abolished?
All evidence points to the affirma
tive, says the South End of Wayne
State University, Detroit.
A growing number of students is
expressing dissatisfaction with their
“representative” governments and
their overall lack of power. Many
are disappointed with their inability
to effect change in the areas of aca
demic reform and basic university
restructuring.
At Wayne, frustration is becom
ing increasingly evident. Two Stu-
dent-Faculty Council members have
resigned from the Executive Board
and others are contemplating re
signing. Many others do not intend
to run for re-election.
SF-C Chairman Chuck Larson
shares the disenchantment. “Student
government can never be relevant
to students at Wayne as long as they
allow the administration to develop
the guidelines for its operation,” he
said.
“The SF-C is constituted by
Here’s Soph Jean French getting set for the Spring Formal with the help of
roommate Dena Phillips and suitemate Kathy Dabbs.
means of a charter granted by the
President of the University. He has
the power to change it at his dis
cretion and has done so in the past.”
Larson said he recommends re
organizing the SF-C “by giving stu
dents the opportunity to decide what
mechanism they want to represent
them. This mechanism would be
established and would not negotiate
with the administration for the right
to exist.”
“It destroys a student’s self-re-
spect and is degrading;,” Larson
said, “to have to go to the adminis
tration and ask them for the right
to have a voice. It is an inalienable
right of all people, including stu
dents, to control their own des
tinies.”
Mark Shapiro, SF-C representative
at the Convention of the Michi
gan Association of Student Govern
ments, said he found “that the ma
jority of student governments around
the state were even in a worse
plight than we are. It is apparent
that student governments are un-
democratically formed—not on the
basis of one man-one vote.”
The University of Michigan’s
Student Government Council, in an
attempt to gain control over the ac
tivities it undertakes and allow for
greater financial freedom, is incorpo
rating under university regulations.
Its chairman, Bruce Kahn, ex
pressed dissatisfaction with student
government in general, suggesting
student unions instead or possibly
no organization at all.
“Apathy is rooted into the nature
of education at American universi
ties,” Kahn said. “There will be no
change in universities until the
American student becomes radi
calized.
“Often student leaders them
selves are at fault. Many are inter
ested in personal power rather than
student power.”
Ed Schwartz, president of the
National Student Assn., expressed
the sentiments of a growing number
of students at a national conference
on student power:
“The lesson is clear—you cannot
keep any group in subservience in
a society which purports to be free
without that group applying the
standards and hopes of democracy
to its own condition. The labor
movement said that in the 30’s; the
black people have said it in the
60’s; the students will say it in
the late 60’s and beyond.”
Attention All Prospective
Poets, Artists, and
Short Story Writers!
Ruth Edwards has been named
editor of the annual campus literary
publication. The Collegian. Miss Ed
wards has announced that the dead
line for student entries will be
March 10, 1968. The magazine is
composed of literature and art
compositions from L. C. students.
Ruth, and the faculty advisor for
The Collegian, Mr. A1 Wright, are
seeking poems, short stories, and
drawings for the publication.
If you have any writings or draw
ings to contribute, please do so as
soon as possible. Bring them by
Mr. Wright’s office, 101-A Frank
lin. This project is for the students
—please cooperate!