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Pagre 2 THE WESLEYAN DECREE Wednesday, Jan. 15, 1964 Editorials What Shall We Be? We have come to college for many reasons; parties, marriage vocational training, and same even desiring an education. In the admlttamce to an institution, each p>erson accepts as his stand ards those standards of the college. Or does he? To one looking at some factions of Wesleyan’s student body this would not seem to be true. Since the beginning of the “Suspension” rule for overcutting Chapel has been enacted, two students have been suspended. The College’s position concerning alcoholic beverages and its consumption has been practically ignored by many Wesleyan students. The student’s responsibility to keep college property in good order has gone unpracticed in all the dorms and all other buildings on campus. Obedience to the rules and regulations of the college and dormitories in general go unheeded. True there exist areas of Wesleyan’s community life in which changes need to be evoked. But does this give us the right to ignore those rules now standing? No, until changes are enacted everyone has the obligation to live by the now existing regula tions. Shall we allow a few to disrupt the totality of our daily life with what seems to be a better way and yet, what in the end only puts this few in undisputed power over us. If this makes little sense at present—look around, watch this few and read Animal Farm. Iis this what Wesleyan wiU become? Forget Past, Look Ahead! If any of us were to write our autobiographies, we could fill them with instances where we thought we had been treated unjustly. But harping on it gets us nowhere—nowhere, that is, except into misery. Why do we keep rehurting ourselves with old injuries? A novelist has coined a phrase for people who keep talking and thinking about this. He calls them “the Injustice collectors.” Those are words for those who are enjoying being unhappy. Perhaps to isome this may sound like a sermon—and maybe it is—for all of us. But, then, since exams are very much of a reality to us now a sermon might be in store. Someone once said “Never chew your pills; swallow them, because when you chew them it makes them more bitter still.” That quotation is real wisdom—for we must forget disappoint ments and go on to the new opportunities before us and put the past behind. We must try to get some benefits from the things that have happened to us—our difficulties have made us stronger and wiser and perhaps have even diverted the paithways of our lives for tlie better. But having extracted know-how from these ex periences we must make whatever use we can from them and then forget about them! Probably the old saying of “Dreaming dreams ...” is very true. However, “Seeing visions” is the end point of “work.” Good luck on your exams! —L. W. ‘Upperroom’ Secedes On Thursday January 12, 1964, the third floor of South Hall, better known as the “Upperroom” declared and signed a state ment of secession from South Hall Dormitory Council. The secesision was declared during a dorm meeting on the night of January 12 during a debate on how to keep order in the dorm. This debate was in direct line with the request made by tlie Senate. When the suggestion of a demerit system was brought up the members of the third floor and many members of other floors proposed that the dormitory have no authoritative “few” but instead base the peace and harmony of the dorm on the mutual respect which each individual has for each other. When the discussion dragged on the “Upperroom” disengaged itself from the meeting. The “Upperroom” and members of other halls will give its views to the Dorm Council. If mo action is taken the “Upper room” will have its first policy making meeting the first Thurs day in the second semester. The form of government it tenta tively plans to liave is one called a polity. Official Student Newspaper of North Carolina Wesleyan College. Printed bi-weekly in Nashville, N. C. MEMBER editor—winni stine assistant editor—libby Wallace business manager—vann massey advertising manager—bruce sharer UTTLE MAN ON CAMPUS I i&al'vi, l^o’t MSianwaitsm fmsj srWM!^} ul Outpost Goldwater: Last Hope Kennedy: The Man By RAY O’KELLY On January 3, 1964, Conserva tives and most Republicans were r3lieved to hear that Barry Gold water had decided to seek the Presidential nomination. To this faction of the population Gold water represents not a fly by night political office seeker but the Republican party’s last hope. Conservatives who are not strict Republicans realize that their closest party, the Republican Party, can no longer attempt to equal those platforms proposed by the Democratic Party; Re publicans learned this bitter les son in 1960. If Nixon would have had a Conservative platform then Kennedy would not have had ai leg to stand on; as it was the voters were confronted with two almost identical platforms. The voting was based on a [natter of who was the best man— Ken nedy won, Americans’ minds, those who took to Kennedy, became (par don the expression) “dazzled.” This voting block which repre sents a good majority of the country, now has decided to back, the Democratic Platform (CivH Rights I exclude) in a manner with no relevance to the future effects these laws will have upon America. Save the “Conserva tive” 87th Congress, Kennedy legislation would have run wild. I do not contend that the American people are completely out-of-it by not seeing the pitfall toward which we are headed but I do contend that the Republican Party should and must explain to our “dazzled” citizens exactly where we are headed. This lack of realization is no insult to our citizens’ common sense, but with a little question asking the aver age citizen, I have found, weighs these questions very heavily and in most cases has remarked, “I didn’t think of it that way.” Goldwater I do not idolize, but I do realize tliat he is America’s last hope before the citizens, listening to Johnson’s “Peace once and for all, end the Cold, War,” close the gap and over power our “Conservative” Con gress with Democrate Party “Yesmen.” Please bare with this columni as I try to inform some of you I who may not have thought about “Conservatism.” Actually most Americans, more than a majori ty are Conservative, but; Ameri can politics has with it “adver tising agencies” which disrupt the real issues Americans treas ure most; individualism; free from government slavery; life, liberty and pursuit of happiness in a free Democratic Capital istic society. The biggest problem in our Democracy has been stated that America is what we want it to be, if it falls it is our own fault. Every legislation pass which, centralizes Washington more continues to milk its citizens of the purposes for which America was founded. Each nation chang ing legislation takes us a step further from our original state. Will we draw the line? What is our direction? What wUl we find when we get there? Will we be sorry? Will it be too late? It is hard to decide which at tributes carry the most value in the life of a politician: his poli tics or his personality. For John F. Kennedy personality was the most valuable. From an objective point-of- view J.F.K. had all of the per sonal attributes a candidate would want, save experience and age; the latter of which may have been to his benefit due to his young and vital appearance. Kennedy was a gentleman and a scholar. From his family he learned a system of manners, some of which were pre-World, War I, that weighed heavily on the good impressions he made upon people in more influential positions. At the same time the once dirty faced football player knew how to communicate with the commonman and to a certain extent he understood what he needed. John Kennedy’s most impor tant attribute was his education. WhUe at Harvard he worked for his father at the Embassy in London. His bang-up job in En gland was augmented by his highly regarded book on Great Britain’s lack of preparedness for World War II. Profiles in Courage is a good example of his ability to express himself intelligently. His love for humanity, his LETTERS to the EDITOR Editor’s Note: The editor re serves the right to accept or refuse to print any material submitted. Letters printed re present opinions of the indi viduals and not necessarily those of a Decree staff. All letters must be signed, and names may be withheld upon request. Letters must not ex ceed 150 words. Kennedy Article Liked By Reader Dear Editor; My compliments to Ray O’Kel- ly for his perceptive article ap pearing in the Dec. 18 issue of the Decree entiteld “Kennedy; The Myth.” All Americana mourn the tragic death of our late president, but it is a sad state, and an insult to the in tegrity of the American people, when they are maliciously blam ed for the murder of Mr. Ken nedy, simply because they ex ercised their constitutional and God given right to disagree. Death does not create divinity, nor does it magically transform, opposed political policies into that which is wholly right and correct. For certain groups to attempt to create a guilty conscience over Kennedy’s assassination in the minds of those with conflict ing political philosophies is sheer sophistry. It is an obvious at tempt to take political advantage of a decidedly delicate situation. For beneath this chicanery and mawkish sentimentality is the hidden theory that freedom of speech is “old hat,” that the two-party system is dead, and that the old faith in the sacred right to disagree is sheer foolish fantasy. Denny C. Wise Meal Ticken Plan Suggestion Given Dear Editor; Did you eat breakfast in our cafeteria this morning? Whether you did or didn’t makes no dif ference, you still paid for it. Do you and other resident students want to continue to pay for meals you don’t eat? Under the present plan set up to feed us we pay $237.50 a semester. This sum is paid whether we eat all our meals in the cafeteria or not. For thoise of us who ,may not eat all our meals in tha cafeteria this seems grossly un fair. Therefore, I would strongly suggest that something be dona to alter this situation. Many col leges have taken care of this problem by tlie issuing of meal tickets. In this way the student uses his ticket when he eats ii^ the cafeteria. When he doesn’t sat in the cafeteria he doesn’t use his ticket, and therefore, doesn’t pay for a meal he miss es. This is a tried and proven plan that works. I feel that such plan is needed on our Wesleyan campus. I hope that my feelings on this matter are the feelings of most of our community and that steps will be taken soon tq change the situation that now exists. Name Withheld vim and vigor, and his apprecia tion of perfection are aE note worthy of his character. On November 22, 1963, our countiy lost a most outstanding citizen.
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