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Vol. XXX
LOUISBURG COLLEGE, LOUISBURG, N. C. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1970
Nader Lecture Draws Full House
No. 1
Ralph Nader, the nation’s
number one environmental and
consumer crusader, spoke to a
capacity-filled auditorium at
Louisburg College on Tuesday,
September 29, 1970.
Mr. Nader is best known in
his crusades for safer vehicle
design and for more whole
some meat-packing standards.
Nader’s best-selling book, UN
SAFE AT ANY SPEED: THE
DESIGNED-IN DANGERS OF
THE AMERICAN AUTOMO
BILE, aided in the passage of
important auto safety legisla-
tioa. In 1967 Nader prompted
the enactment of the Wholesale
Meat Act which required fed
eral inspection of slaughter
houses and meat-processing
plants in America.
‘ ‘ E nvironmental Hazards”
was the title of Mr. Nader’s
address. He stated that “the
chief form of radicalism in this
country today” is the Ameri
can corporation. “The bigger
the corporation, the more radi
cal,” he added. Nader stated
that price fixing is “but one
example of this type of radi
calism” in the country. He said
that there is a conspiracy to
defraud the consumer by
means of advertisement in all
industries. Nader cited the
automobile industry, the drug
industry and the plumbing in
dustry as examples.
Turning to the problem of
the environment, Nader called
“‘pollution’ too mild a word.”
Mr. Nader expounded on his
theory of “institutionalized
violence” as pertaining to large
corporations.
“We have a very strange
situation in this country when
people continue to excuse a
pulp mill which, through con
stant emissions of smoke, dam
ages property, reduces prop
erty values and destroys
Betsy May
health,” Nader said. He stated
that “institutionalized vio
lence” is the price the Ameri
can people pay for a plant’s
production.
In a press conference prior
to his address, Nader discussed
his stand on the tobacco issue-
-especially the reconstituted
tobacco found in cigars and
cigarillos. Nader advocated the
ban of all tobacco products,
“because there can no longer
be any agrument that these
products are bad on us.
“We may differ about the
extent of the problem but
there can be no arguing that
these products are killing and
debilitating the American
people,” he added.
Following his speech, Mr.
Nader was honored at an in
formal reception in the Art
Gallery of the Fine Arts Cen
ter. Students, faculty adminis
tration and guests attended.
NCFCRC Sets Goal At $850,000
The North Carolina Federa
tion of Church-Related Col
leges held its annual luncheon
at the Barringer Inn, Charlotte,
on September 17.
Dr. Robbins, Mr. Daniel,
and two student representa
tives, Peggy Strickland and
Leiza Hall, represented Louis
burg College at the luncheon
which was given in honor of
Duke Power Company.
The NCFCRC is a non-pro
fit organization which repre
sents twenty-five colleges with
a combined enrollment of
25,000 students. The member
colleges are Atlantic Christian,
Belmont Abbey, Brevard,
Campbell, Catawba, Chowan,
Elon, Gardner-Webb, Greens
boro, Guilford, High Point,
Less-McCrae, Lenoir-Rhyne,
Louisburg, Mars Hill, Meredith,
Montreat-Anderson, Mount
Olive, N. C. Wesleyan, Pfeiffer,
Salem, St. Andrews, St. Mary’s,
Warren Wilson, and Wingate.
The organization solicits
necessary funds from business
and industry. At the luncheon
it was explained that sixty per
cent of all undesignated funds
received in a twelve-month
period are divided equally
among the colleges. The re
maining forty percent is distri
buted in proportion to each
college’s student enrollment.
The 1970-71 goal was an
nounced to be $850,000.
While the college admini
strators were in private session,
the student representatives
visited Duke Power Company’s
facilities at Cowans Ford Dam,
just outside Charlotte.
Shikany States SGA Purposes
The following speech was
made by Walter Shikany at the
first SGA assembly of the year.
“Our purpose is to establish
a working relationship between
you, the students, and the ad
ministration of this institution.
We vow that we will, at all
times, do our utmost to give
you the attention needed to
solve the problems that arise
See SHIKANY page 3
NADER
Something You Never Heard
The following is a speech
Strickland was asked to
deliver for the occasion of the
first SGA assembly for the
1970 semester at Louisburg.
Although she was prepared to
deliver the speech, Peggy was
never given the opportunity.
From Peggy Strickland:
“When I was asked to speak
this morning on what I expect
ed from the women of Louis
burg College and what my ex
pectations are for the coming
year, I felt I was given the role
of parent.
“I want the women to want
to help me and want to give L.
C. a great name. In order for us
to make this college a place of
education and understanding,
we must use the freedom we
have here with maturity and
respect.
“What I expect to do for
Louisburg College follows. I
will stand firm for every
woman student. I will endeavor
to be fair and just as the need
arises and represent you in
meetings and discussions to the
best of my ability. I’ll fight one
hundred percent for you even
if it means my job. All I ask is
your help and a little trust.
“To the freshman women I
would like to present a few
examples of last year’s rules.
Our date nights during the
week were based on our first
semester grades. If we received
a C average, we received one
date night a week. A B-average
See SOMETHING page 3
Players Prepare For A Night
With The Comedy Of Errors
PLAYERS IN PRACTICE SESSION
Finch Photo
What would happen if the
Marx Brothers became Shake
spearean actors? The Louisburg
Players will offer an answer
with their November 4, 5, 6, 7,
14, 15, 16, production of A
Night With The Comedy of
Errors when the two sets of
twins will be played as twin
.Grouchos (Phil Newsome and
Ron Housch) and twin Harpos
(Charles Latta and Charles
Vick) - Otherwise, the Players’
production will follow the im-
provisational style in which the
Royal Shakespeare Company
presented the play with Diana
Rigg as Adriana. Players’ re
hearsals have been interspersed
with studies of the films of the
Marx Brothers.
In a new admissions policy,
L. C. students will be admitted
to the plays this year on their
ID cards.
Cast for The Comedy of
Errors includes: David
Schronce, Tricia Nelson, Bob
Versteeg, Phil Newsome, Ron
Housch, Charles Vick, Charles
Latta, Larry Lloyd, Martha
Tuten, Al Bullard, Peggy
Brown, Stella Shelton, Mere
dith Madison, Fran Henderson,
Vicki Grice, Debbie Drake,
Chris Washburn, Gwen Stain-
back, Darcus Manning, Janice
Smithy, and Others.