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Tlie Decree
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Judicial Board
jUStiCC ^Things^ define our history
Congratulations to the
North Carolina Judicial
Board on its most recent
decisions, described in last
issue’s letters to the editor.
Recently they have intro
duced several improve
ments that will bring radi
cal change to the judicial
system here at Wesleyan.
Not only that, if these same
modifications are made in
courts nationwide, our
clogged court system could
once again move swiftly
and efficiently.
The prime benefit would
be the amount of time and
man-hours saved by sim
ply accepting circumstan
tial evidence. No longer
would prosecuting attor
neys have to spend labori
ous hours searching for
concrete facts when mere
hearsay, accusations, and
untruths will do. In fact,
some cases could avoid
reaching the busy halls of
the courts altogether by
simply manifesting the
powers of judge and jury
on one person.
The efficiency of this
system has been continu
ously proven through the
years by countless mobs of
vigilantes. How foolish the
American judicial system
has been to have ignored
the teachings of the great
Judge Roy L. Bean for so
long. The Wesleyan Judi
cial Board has shown great
insight in resurrecting the
teachings and following
the example set by this
great master so many years
ago.
Inevitably with the sys
tem, innocent people
would of course be pun
ished. However, the lives
of a few people are insig
nificant compared to the
control government would
obtain. Of special impor
tance to Wesleyan is that
by concealing the relevant
facts of a case the school
would be spared any em
barrassment.
It is reported that some
members of the Judicial
Board did not even wait
for the indulgence of inno
cence before their decision
was made. These members
should be especially con
gratulated for truly follow
ing the masters and admin
istering swift justice.
Books stir old memories
By DR. STEVE FEREBEE
I’ve been rummaging through
my life lately.
I recently decided to weed out
the books and record albums
which I do not need any longer.
But “need” turns out to be a rela
tive term.
When I held my old under
graduate Latin grammar, I could
distinctly feel myself as a sopho
more with long unruly haii' and
George McGovern buttons on my
military-style jacket. I can re
member reading Virgil and The
Pentagon Papers at the same
time.
But this book also started an
other memory. Every once in a
whUe, especially when I am in a
faculty meeting being challenged
to defend my position, a phrase
flits through my mind. For the
Dr* Steve
Muses
last couple of years it was been
too hazy to catch. As I was about
to put my old Latin text into the
giveaway pile, I suddenly remem
bered that phrase in Latin. And
there on page 172: “Dicet pro me
ipsa virtus” (My own virtue will
speak for me).
The book has long been on the
shelf, but the lesson is perma
nently filed.
And I evidently learned other
lessons. For years I have taught
an Alberto Moravia story in my
freshman composition courses,
but I had forgotten when I had
first become interested in
Moravia’s writings.
Once, at a used book store, I
bought a paperback book for
$2.95 because of the title: The
Worm of Consciousness and
Other Essays by Nicola
Chiaromonte. I liked that tide.
Again, when I held this book,
I could feel myself sitting on my
graduate-student coach-bed read
ing: “Moravia’s stories and nov
els are stories of this dead world!
What Moravia actually describes
again and again in the detailed
treatment of facts is the insuffi
ciency of reality (the blanket that
is too short).” I admired tliat blan
ket metaphor and I decided to bi
cycle ,^ack to the book store to
find some Moravia writings.
The book reminds me of more
than the holding of it — I can re-
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Keep standing for the right
^^The world is a fine place and worth fighting
for/’
A*/
Dear Editor:
Voter Awareness Day was a
bittersweet success for the Col
lege Republicans. Here on cam
pus, out of 154 students who
voted, 52 voters listed as Repub
licans; 67 tallied for the Demo
crats. This teUs me something.
Even at a predominantly liberal
school, Wesleyan does have some
level-headed political thinkers.
If you listen to liberals, they
will tell you, “Hey! We need to
take back America!” Well, hey,
you beautiful left-wingers, we
never lost it! It’s not too late to
stand up for what you believe in!
,ytW,'%er |[yel?^s,
France, th^ here m the United
Letters to
the Editor
States — walking into the cafes,
drinking expensive coffee, see
ing the latest in high fashions? If
you do, you’re not a real Ameri
can. You^re a fool.
America was created with
pride by many hardworking
people that had little or nothing.
She should be respected and cared
for. Her people should honor and
cherish her. Remember, we were
formed as “one nation under
God,” not one nation under the
power of the “force.”
The black American vote on
campus disappointed me. Only
nine black Americans voted here.
We, like all Americans, should
never let someone tell us that our
vote doesn’t count. It does! And
when we don’t stand up for what
we believe in, then we settle for
things such as homosexual rights,
affirmative action (my terminol
ogy: hand-holding for black
Americans, other minorities, and
women because the left wings
feels we can’t do it without help),
abortion (my definition: the kill-
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