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COLUMNS
Friday, October 5,1973
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Editorials
If Louisburg Really Wants To Retain Students. . .
Louisburg College is doing a lot of things right.The
Administration provides a sound academic program
where the student is an individual, not an IBM card.
However, the Administration also makes an effort to
provide activities designed to keep the student
entertained while on campus. Yet each weekend most of
the students feel the need to “escape" from Louisburg.
When the vast majority of the students feel this need of
getting away, something is seriously wrong with the
College's program of entertainment.
After a week of studies and tests, the average student
has the desire to relax and enjoy himself. This not only
natural but essential for a well rounded academic year.
However, when weekends arrive, there is very little
students can do to have a good time at Louisburg.There
are movies, but movies become a little boring after
spending six or seven consecutive weekends watching a
picture screen. The town itself has almost nothing to
offer in the way of night entertainment.
We feel it is the College's responsibility to provide
activities for the student. It has shown itself capable of
such actions in its excellent Arts and Lectures Program.
But more is needed. Inexpensive bands and performers,
similar to the "Coffee House" series a few years back,
would be one solution.
Whatever the answer to the problem is, it must be
found soon. The "suitcase" image that Louisburg
projects is becoming a major drawback to us and the
future of the school.
Wake Up!
An annual facet of college life is electing officers. On
September 14th and 15th, 46.7% of the students of
Louisburg went to the polls. Only 46.7% - which means
350 out of 748 - were concerned enough to vote.
There was no legitimate excuse for this light turnout.
The polls were open all day, for two days. This was no
trivial election; the leaders of our classes were being
chosen. These offices are not just prestigious titles, but
means through which students work to represent us.
The new Chief Justice, which is perhaps the most
important office of the S.G.A., was at stake in this
election. Even this failed to draw out voters.
The S.G.A. is formed for our benefit. It can be our
instrument for change, but if we don't show enough
responsibility or concern to even vote for our class
leaders and Chief Justice, then we can't blame the
Administration for what may happen.
The S.G.A. officers - Lee Pearce, Mike Webb, Susan
Grier, Steve Moskow, and John Beckler - should prove
to be capable leaders this year. However, they can
accompMsh little without our support. Apathy can hurt
any society. Here at Louisburg it can even kill the things
we want most.
Letters To The Editor
VoL XXXIII
Number 2
MEMBERS OF THE STAFF
Editor Nell Lee
Assistant Editor Richard Newman
Sports Editor Ken Gentry
Business Manager Jini Ammons
Cultural Events Editor Shirley Radford
Feature Editor Lida Gardner
Reporters Betty Jo Boykin, Donna
Campbell, Nancie Dallas,
Dean Hobbs, Holt Kome-
gay, Jann Perry and Allan
, Wilson
Photographers Brian Galligan and
David Coleman
“This is true liberty when free born men, having to advise
the public, may speak free.”
John Milton
To the Editor;
We would like to take this
opportunity to bring to the
attention of this campus a
serious problem. We, the girls
o^ Wright Dormitory, have
experienced an alarming num
ber of thefts from our rooms
recently.
On a campus this size, we feel
that we should be able to walk
away from our rooms momen
tarily without articles being
removed from them. On a
college level we should have
reached sufficient maturity to
acknowledge the basic rights
and privacy of others. Were we
to use this lack of self control in
other phases of our relation-
ships--the results would be
disasterous! Please consider
these points and the old “do
unto others. . next time some
of you reach for an object that
does not belong to you!
Thank you.
Concerned girls
of Wright Dorm
To the Editor:
Since this newspaper is an
outlet for the student’s views
and opinions, I feel it is my
right and duty to use this
column to express my feelings,
and other students’ feelings,
about a matter which is
pertinent to the welfare of
Louisburg College students and
Louisburg College itself. The
matter of which I am speaking
is the manner in which our
Dean of Students, Carl Settle,
is treating many of the students
here. The job which Mr. Settle
holds entails 1. being a friend
and open advisor to the
students, 2. opening a means of
rapport between students and
faculty, 3. making Louisburg
College a place where students
enjoy getting an education, 4.
and of course to maintain a
reasonable amount of order so
that Louisburg College is
conducive to the quality
education standards which the
school upholds. It is my opinion
that Mr. Settle has failed in all
of these capacities excluding
the last one mentioned.
It seems that Mr. Settle has
taken his role as authoritorian
too far. This position relative to
the students is one of power
over them; although, it is not
necessary for him to use this
power without due cause. He
cannot play the role of the
Church Inquisition by filtering
out all of the people who break
the rules in our handbook. If he
did he would have to throw the
whole student body out of
school because none of us are
guiltless people. Everyone,
including all of the members of
the faculty, has broken a law in
their life.
The one job that Mr. Settle
has done best, that of keeping
order on campus, has been
taken far beyond what it needs
to be. Everyone would like to
have privacy and be able to live
by their own ideals, but it is
very hard when one feels that
he is living in a police state.
When the Dean of Students and
the rules of Louisburg College
influence the students so
conversely that they would
rather go home than go to
school here, how is the College
going to survive?
Ken Gentry
To the Editor of Columns:
Rebuttal to Mr. Ken Gentry
Mr. Gentry’s letter appears
in its original form with my full
knowledge and consent, not
because I agree with every
thing he says, but because I
respect and defend his right to
his opinion and the right of all
Louisburg College students to
have a free and uncensored
press.
In a recent interview with
the editor of this paper I stated
that one of my goals this year is
to build a bond of mutual
respect works both ways.
Students are going to have to
show some responsibility and
willingness to respect college
rules and policies. I will not and
cannot do as Mr. Gentry seems
to suggest and turn my back
upon violations of college rules
when these violations are
known to me. To do so means
that I’m derelict in my
responsibility.
As Dean of Students I’m
most conscious of the power I
have over students which
carried to the ultimate is the
power to terminate the
privilege of remaining at
Louisburg College. This power,
however, is limited by the due
process clause in the SGA
Constitution and the students
right of appeal to the President
of the College.
To my knowledge no student
has been severely disciplined
this year without being
informed of his right to a
hearing before his peers. In
cases where this right has been
waived the student signed a
written statement agreeing to
the waiver. Now, there have
been cases in which violations
have been noted and students
have been asked to correct the
situation within a specific
period of time, and misbehav
ing students have been given
oral warnings as to the possible
consequences if such misbe
havior continued and there are
a couple of cases involving some
friends of Mr. Gentry’s who
have confessed to doing
malicious damage to vending
machines and college property.
These men have agreed to
make restitution for the
damages. Thus, I state with a
clear conscience that in every
case to this point there has
been “due cause” for every,
action taken by me as Dean of
Students.
Mr. Gentry’s four point job
discription in his opening
paragraph is a good and
appropriate definition of the
office of Dean of Students.
However, if Mr. Gentry feels
I’m spending too much time
with the maintenance of order
and decorum it must be because
irresponsible individuals make
this necessary. The truth of the
matter is I regret this as much
as Mr. Gentry does, but until
there is exemplified on our
campus the maturity and
responsibility that is claimed by
everyone but not practiced by
an irresponsible few, too much
of my time will continue to be
spent maintaining order.
I assure you that my door is
open to Mr. Gentry and any of
you at any time you have a
complaint, a problem, nor need
someone to rap with. Give me a
call or come by any time.
Sincerely yours,
Carl Settle,
Dean of Students
To the Editor:
What are students rights?
To be overidden in a case which
the administration deems
necessary.
Not allowed to have a girl in
your private residence.
To have rules for girls and not
for guys.
You refuse to let college
authorities search you or your
room-suspension.
You have fifteen late minutes.
Telling an off-campus resident'
how to run his own home.
THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF
YOUR RIGHTS***
DON’T YOU WISH YOU
had MORE???
Aaron Snukals
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