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PAGE. 2 THE DECREE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1970 The Viva-Section Editorial On the eve of the Senate’s vote on the nomination of G. Harold Carswell to the Supreme Court of the United States, ob servers are either estatic or defected. The American “silent majority”, to which Mr. Nixon often refers, is quietly anticipa ting Carswell’s nomination since they realize that his no mination represents the teac- tionary direction of the Nixon administration. It has been said by one Senator that Carswell allegedly guilty ol racism in past court cases lacks the ge nius of past Supreme Court Jus tices. This statement was made in defense of his nomination. If this is justification of his nomination, one can only mourn the untimely American Judicial System. At the present, the courts of America are already teetering on the edge of the quick-sand of incompetency. This incompe tency of the Judicial System can be ready seen in the hand ling of the “Chicago Seven” trial. The decline in the ideal of justice is further enhanced by the appointment of Attorney General Mitchell by President Nixon, possibly in hopes of fur ther securing the support of the “silent majority.” If Carswell’s appointment is approved, one can simply ap- plaud the wisdom and foresight of the United States Senate, for Nixon through his mouth-piece. Vice President Agnew, has al ready modified the cliche, “If you’re not for us, don’t be against us.” Jim Van Laan Letters To The Editor Dr. W. O, Fields Superintendent of Rocky Mount Schools Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27801 Dear Mr. Fields: In the Wednesday, March 25 issue of the Wesleyan student newspaper. The Decree, there appeared an article on page two that concerned the Rocky Mount and surrounding area school systems. The,article was writ ten in a column “The Vlva-Sec- tion” as a part of a two-part rebuttal between Assistant Edi tors of the DECREE Jim Van Laan and reporter Dave Siple. At the beginning of our publi cation of this column, the Edi tor, Assistant Editor and staff agreed that the opinions ex pressed in the column were only the opinions of the two staffers writing them and in no way relfected the position of the Editor of the DECREE, the DECREE, the staff, or the ad ministration of Wesleyan Col- y'i"' ^ ^ // * * A.**. irl» FoiWtt# AiPfr . ' lege. As Editor of The Decree, I am officially retracting the contents of Jam Van Laan’s portion of “The Viva-Section. ” This retraction will be publish ed in the next issue of The Decree, March 31, 1970. Sincerely yours, Julia Robinson Editor, THE DECREE Dear Julie By this time of the year, it is obvious to most students that Wesleyan has a great many unsolved problems. Lots of stu dents make their gripes heard, but when it comes time to do something about them, it’s a hard task to find someone to help. Some call this apathy. I call it pure laziness and lack of ambition. But it’s not my purpose to expound on the sub ject of apathy. I can tolerate apathetic pec^le. But the stu dents who' make me ill are the ones who are blind to what progress is made. Last year, a common gripe of many members of this com munity was the student news paper. Mid-term last semester, a new editor came to the of fice and has steadily altered the paper. I consider this change to be improvement. Ihad thought that most of the campus did, but I still hear it defamed as the “Debris”. I have an idea that these people are not even read ing the DECREE. Rather than (Continued on Page 3) Wilde Discusses Job (Continued from Page 1) the large universities, rules are as stringent as here at Wesleyan. Actually we are much more liberal that most parents and supporters expect us to be, and this often causes us trou ble. We’ve been rather tole rant. Our attitudes toward many things: drug problems, sex on the campus, diversity among students, etc., have been very open. And in a period of time when there has been a great student unrest across the coun try, we’ve had very little. DECREE: Do you think a ma jor adjustment either by the students or by the new dean of students will have to be made? Wilde: No, I don’t. DECREE: In the recent SGA campaign, the speaker noted that the Dean of Students of fice is largely colored by Rocky OFFICIAL STUDENT NEWSPAPER OT" NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN COLLEGE EDITOR Julia Rotoison ASSISTANT EDITOR Jnn Van Laan BUSINESS MANAGE31 JdiD Hinnant ADVERTISING MANAGER Chudt Mattln CnWULATION MANAGER Brandy RoUins LAYOUT MANAGE21 Marshal Old PHOTOGRAPHERS Baxter Smith Gary Christopher^ Para Rodenhizer PRODUCTION MANAGER . GaU Mabe Business Address: Box 3146, Wesleyan Ctrflege, Rocky Mount, North Carolina PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY WESLEYAN STUDENTS Opinions Pnbttslied Do Not Necessaily Represent Those Of Wesleyan College. Mount morality. Do you agree? Wilde: I think to some ex tent, yes. I admit it. DECREE: Then you are im plying that it’s not a healthy situation? Wilde: lam. We are, however, in a precarious position be cause we are in a bind for mon ey and things that happen on this campus do hurt us fi nancially. If this were not so, we could very often tell these people to go jump into the lake. DECREE: Students caught up in this will claim very justly that this is “selling your soul,” Wilde: Right. Yet we can only guess at the best way to handle it. DECREE: That for the most part covers the questions with which the DECREE had been concerned. Do you have anything to add? Wilde; I want it understood that this particular decision at this time is a personal and pro fessional one. It’s not a giving up in despair--a conclusion that the young people are going to hell and I’m not going to be a part of it. I have a great confi dence in the students here, and still will be very much involved with students. My position in Education will hopefully allow me to be involved in a way that I have been unable to be as Dean. Not A Total Loss We note with chagrin that Dean of Students Sim Wilde has officially resigned his post. It is understandable that he wishes to resume a career that the office of the Dean of Students pro hibits- -that of a full time professor. K is also reasonable that the office consumed more time than he was able to devote to student affairs. Dr. Wilde commented that the job had not allow ed him time for the reading and writing that he would like to do. It is also conceivable that the position of Dean of Students of ten put him uncomfortable between the two often opposing forces, that of the students and the administration. As Dean of Students, he was obligated to perpetuate the rights and positions of the student body. As a part of the administration he is obligated to support the view of that establishment. It is completely under standable that an educator would have little use for a position that by virtue of its organization is forced to play between two sides. We hope that the replacement for Dr. Wilde is chosen with discretion. Under Dean Wilde’s guidance the office of Student Affairs has established both a cost and an honest relation ship with the students of N. C, Wesleyan. The installation of a dean with unprogressive attitudes would set the relationship between students and administration back to where it was four years ago. Perhaps as the head of the Education Department, Dr. Wilde can do much to further student interests and boost student morale. It is possible that without the trappings and limitations of the office of Dean, that he will be in even better position to champion student rights in the classroom. Social Commission Lacks Involvement By MARSHALL OLD Almost any Wesleyan stu dent will complain about either the lack of social life on cam pus or the quality of social life. The fact that a social problem exists is not de nied by either the SGA Ad ministration or the Social Com mission. The Social Commission is charged by the SGA Constitution to plan and co-ordinate a so cial program for the Wesleyan campus. In reality, the social program takes the form of Homecoming, the Spring For mal and several dances. To many students, this program leaves something to be desir ed. Why is not there more di versification? Many students would like to see (in addition to the dances) concerts, lec tures, and other related events. Social Commission Chairman, Sarra Askew said that the limitation on money prevent ed providing more than the fa vorite dances. Another problem within the Social Commission is lack of manpower. The Commission is composed of an appointed chair man and one representative from each class. Only the Se nior and Junior classes sent representatives to the Com mission. Any other Wesleyan student that is interested may join the commission; yet this year's Commission has operat ed with only six to eight people. This lack of manpower is par ticularly evident when shows or dances must be prepared for. This lack on man-power has been explained as the result of lack of information. Students are not aware that they can serve on the Commission; they do not know where to go for information about the Commis sion; or they do not know who the chairman is. Since few stu dents work with the Social Com mission, charges arise that the Commission is not representa tive or responsive. These char ges doubly hurt the Social Com mission because they generate unconcern to social functions and discourage others from aiding in the work. The Wesleyan Social Com mission though beset with pro blems will receive anew chair man in the near future. This person will be charged with the duties of operating a viable social program. Hopefully, they will, in effect, be establish ing “social security” for Wes leyan. ’70-’71 Student Budget Under Consideration John, Ned Hill opened committee business at the March 23 Se nate meeting with a report from the Board of Directors. Resta ted that complaint forms were presently available to any stu dent who wishes to bring a complaint before the Board. President of the Junior class, Ken Carter, informed the Se nate that the majority of the Junior class was in favor of a meal ticket system. Carter fur ther said that a class repre sentative will attend the next Board meeting to pursue the question. There was no busi ness from the other standing committees. Old business was opened with reports from the senators con cerning their efforts in solicit ing funds from their consti tuents for the Capital Funds (Continued on Page 4)
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