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VOLUME Xn, NUMBER 9
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C,
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1970
Greensboro College Editor
Fired In Paper Controversy
Survey Results Reveal
Majority Wants Change
In Dormitory Regulations
By MARSHALL OLD
Controversy surrounding the
publication of a short story,
“The Dean,” prompted Green
sboro College President David
Mobberley to dismiss Colleg
ian editor, Robert Collins last
week.
Collins, son of President
Thomas Collins, printed the
short story writtei) by Gerry
Hepner on October 23. “The
Dean” is reprinted on page
one of today’s DECREE. Brief
ly, the story presents a Dean
of a small Southern Methodist
College who consistantly pig
eon-holes student complaints.
On the morning of a student
assembly, the dean is slain by
an assasin.
President Mobberley conven
ed a meeting of the Publica
tions Commission on November
3. The Commission consider
ed suspension and impeachment
of Collins, Each motion v/as
defeated, and the Commission
recommended that the Presid
ent make a decision. Appro
ximately 135 Greensboro Col
lege students held a sit-in at
the meeting. As the officers
left, the demonstrators formed
two lines through which the
officals had to walk, accord
ing to the “Greensboro Daily
News.”
On Wednesday, November 4,
Greensboro President Mob
berley released a statement
firing Collins. He said,
“ . . . censorship is not now
an issue nor has it been. The
question is one of what an edi
tor must expect if he exercis
es his option of printing or not
printing any given piece ...”
No action was taken against
Hepner.
In reply to the statement,
Collins said that he felt the
President had been pressured
by the two deans. The staff
of The Collegian voted to re
sign, and the Student Govern
ment began a letter asking for
the re-instatement of Collins.
A motion to send the letter
was passed unanimously by the
Greensboro S. G. A. Novem
ber 5. The letter was writ
ten according to a pattern which
included a passage from the_
Declaration of Independence, an
expression of a desire for a stu-
dent-run newspaper, a state
ment about an air of tyran
ny on campus, and three grie
vances. The Greensboro Daily
News stated that the S. G. A.
sought peaceful means to ans
wer the college president’s
charges that the newspaper
story had created **an attitude
of fear.”
In a telephone discussionwith
Robert Collins, it was learned
that President Mobberley ver
bally rejected the S. G. A.
letter. In Collins’ words, he
stated that he would not re
instate Collins “now or in the
future.” Further S. G. A.
action included the setting up
of guidelines for the Publica
tion Board. Support is being
sought for the creation of anew
student newspaper of which
Collins would be editor. Funds
from the school have been tied
up and contributions are be
ing considered as a means of
support.
“Over-reaction” was a key
word in describing the Greens
boro controversy. The' Guil
ford College newspaper quoted
Robert Collins as saying his
father. Dr. Thomas Collins,
said, “I only wish that any issue
of our student paper (THE DE
CREE) were as mild as that
article.” Most Greensboro stu
dents felt that the adminis
tration “made a mountain out
of molehill.” DECREE Editor,
Julie Robinson, comments on
Greensboro College in her ed
itorial, page 2,
Bob Leyda, president of the
Student Government Associa
tion, has announced the results
on the Women’s Dormitory re
gulations survey conducted here
late last month. Of all women
and a scaled random sampling
of men surveyed, 90%ofthewo-
men and approximately 75% of
the men replied. Leyda re
ports that all precentages have
been compiled on the women’s
surveys, and 65% of the ques
tions on the women’s surveys
rHE DE AN^ — A Short Story
By GERRY HEPNER
The deafening ring of the
assembly bell piered the air
and echoed throughout the aud
itorium. But it failed to have
any effect on the nearly five
hundred students who had to sit
through required assembly
every Tuesday and Thursday
morning. The students were,
unusually loud, excitingly dis
cussing the violence and dis
ruption at the nearby univer
sity. There had been dem
onstrations and one fatal shoot
ing of an innocent student the
night before. They were also
anxious to hear the Dean give
them the results of their de
mands for social changes,
changes that all other schools
had long incorporated.
The Dean was in his office
across the small southern cam-
pas, not far from the audit
orium. He was glad to be the
Dean. He could control his
Med. Tech Program
Now Offered Here
By STAN GRAY
A medical technology pro
gram is now offered by the
Science Department at Wes
leyan. The program involves
a three year study period dur
ing which the med tech student
is required to take 16 hours
of Biology, 16 hours of chem
istry, and one semester of math.
One year of physics is pre
ferred but not necessary.
All courses must be part
of the regular degree program.
At present only Chemistry 10
does not fall into this cate-
gory. The only new course
to be added for the program
will be Microbiology (spring
’72).
Upon completing the three
year program, the studentwork
will be evaluated by a Nation
al board. If satisfactory, the
student may enroll in any Me
dical Technology school in
the country. (The requirements
for some schools vary. Many
require English and foreign
language in addition to those
requirements previously men
tioned. )
Because the program is na
tionally approved, a Med-Tech
graduate is qualified to work
anywhere in the country. Me
dical Technicians perform dia-
gr^'^'itic lab work (not the work
of a lab technician) at hos
pitals and clinics. The stu
dent can earn a masters de
gree and teach, if he wishes,
at Med-Tech schools and teach
ing hospitals. Excellent job
opportunities are open for the
graduate.
students and always quell any
agitation from the minority of
long-haired on campus. It was
a strict Methodist college and he
was determined to keep the
rules as they were. He had a
lot of influence on the admin
istration, a good twenty-five
years of experience under his
belt. Why change now ? There
wasn’t any disturbance on his
campus, especially since he
added the “bad attitude”
clause, years ago. He laugh
ed at the thought of any ser
ious protest on his campus.
Hell, all he had to do was go
to the assembly again and tell
his students that their demands
for a little more freedomwould
be justified and that he would
quickly form a committee to try
and quench their thirst for so
cial change. For he knew if
he delayed answers long enough
his apathetic students would
soon tire and realize their ef
forts were fruitless. His po
licies had worked for over twen
ty years, why wouldn’t they suf
fice again this year?
Some distance from the of
fice buildings a man carefully
dug his feet in the loose grey
gravel, adjusting his pos
ition for the third time. Perch
ed on the high academic build
ing, not far from the auditor
ium, he could overlook a major
portion of the campus. Far
down on the quiet campus he
sighted his target. Now he
took his binoculars from the
brown leather case, parted the
colorful limbs of the oak trees,
and focused the lenses to that
(Continued on Page 3)
Batchelor Announces Policy
Due to confusion between
cafeteria employees and stu
dents concerning substitution of
bread or milk for a meal, Mrs.
Mozelle Batchelor, food ser
vices manager, made a brief
statement. Mrs. Batchelor sta
ted that either milk or bread
could be substituted in lieu of
a particular meal. Students may
not receive milk or bread for
a previously meal. If a student
misses breakfast, for example,
he may not receive milk or
bread at lunch or dinner. A
student may not get milk or
bread for a fellow student.
Mrs. Batchelor also stated
that in order to ease confu
sion, students wanting milk or
bread should tell the cashier
before entering the food line.
After the student gets his milk
or bread, he should report his
name to the cashier before leav
ing.
have-been reported, of the
men’s surveys, all questions
have been compiled but no per
centages are available at this
time.
Of all the questions on the'
survey, the most striking re
turns that is those with the
most visible differences in ex
tremes are tabulated below.'
Con
Among North Hall women 71%
found closing hours unsatisfac
tory for upperclass co-eds. 76%
upperclass women found on-
campus sign out objectionable
while .79% of freshman girls
found it objectionable. On
closed study for freshman girls
61% of the upperclass women
found it unnecessary and 49%
of the freshmen women object
ed.
On the special leave for over
nights in Rocky Mount Regula
tion 78% of ii'pperclasswomen
objected while 71% of the fresh
man co-eds objected. Concern
ing special leave for trips be
yond 100 miles, 62% of the
upperclasswomen and37%ofthe
freshman women objected. On
advance requests for special
leave (with or without paren
tal/permission) 70% of upper
classwomen objected.
Pro
The present open house pro
cedure was applauded by 70%
of all the women surveyed.
On the use of signout cards
70% of all the women students
agreed. On special leave for
trips beyond 100 miles 62%
of frosh coeds agreed with the
present procedure.
Concerning the present policy
on special leave for overnights
59% agreed. On late-book re
gulation 65% of the freshman
girls agreed.
Men’s objectives seemed to
indicate a lack of opportunity
for open houses and no flexi
bility in women’s hours. Over
all, there was a feeling that the
rules were for containment ra
ther than growth and maturity.
The women considered on cam
pus sign-out “ridiculous” and
mentioned a lack of freedom in
movement or use of disgres-
sion in choice of hours or plac
es to go as reasons.
The final results were dis
cussed in an Administrative
Council Meeting on November
9th. The Council consists of
Dean Moore, and Dean Cordts,
Mr. Sawyer, President Collins
and Bob Leyda, President of the
S. G. A. There were mixed
reactions, yet no statement has
been made at this time.