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Page Four THE SALEMITE Friday, May 9, 1958. Academic Freedom Works In Reverse At S. M. U. John Gates, former editor of the Communist newspaper DAILY WORKER .was scheduled to speak at Southern Methodist University April 23, and SMU’s CAMPUS s.ays a “multitude of protests flooded” the administration. The late Sen.‘Joseph McCarthy was refused permission to speak at SMU, the CAMPUS recalls, under a different college administration. Now we “roll out the' red carpet for-John Gates,” the editors com ment. The paper considered the in vitation to Gates “untimely and cer- tion to Gates “untimely and cer tainly in poor taste. SMU has no responsibility to provide a forum for an atheist and for one who has been convicted of conspiracy. “But in the meanwhile, the CAM PUS will try to maintain a con- ■structive approach to university problems in the hope that some good might come out of a most un fortunate situation. “FIRST, although we would far rather have heard McCarthy than Gates, we recognize the right of free speech and consider it proper that SMU students 'attend the meeting for whatever it might be worti). . “SfiCOND, on April 23, let John Gates be fully represented for what he is and what he has been. Let the examining panel .consist of men like J. Edgar Hoover, Fulton Lewis, Jr., or Dan Smoot and not a group of liberal' professors who might also claim to be ‘democratic so cialists.’ “And THIRD, eliminate the din ner scheduled for Gates. This gives the appearance to the . public that we are honoring him. Surely we are not. “Obviously, no one anticipated the tremendous financial loss to the university nor the blow to our- prestige that was to follow the. signing of Gates. “If we are to pacify in some small way this overwhelming criti cism of the university, then ■ we must act immediately to present Gates in his proper perspective. “The price Southern Methodist University may have to pay for its ‘freedom of speech’ is far too much just to protect the selfish interest of those who simply ‘want to hear Gates speak.’” In a page one telegram interview •story by CAMPUS editor Richard G. Davies, Gates, for 27 years a Communist party member, is quoted as saying, “No, I am not a Com munist.” His topic at SMU will be “Why U Left the Communist For Nice Things To Wear and Relaxed Suburban Shopping Visit THRUWAY SHOPPING CENTER Home of LANZ Dresses and Smart Sports-wear Coordinates Open Til 9:00 P.M. Mondays and Fridays Party.” Now he calls himself a “democratic socialist” (small letters he specified). Asked if he were an atheist, he said that was not a question he could answer on the phone. He did say he “did not believe in the supernatural.” Gates broke with the Communist Party this January. YDC Elects Davenport President Members of the Young Demo cratic Club have elected the follow ing officers for 1958-1959: Clare Davenport, president; Sallie Plic- kok, vice-president; Barbara Payne, .secretary; and Anne Craig, treas urer. The YDC was formed early this year on Salem’s campus. Their constitution has just recently been approved by the Presidents’ Forum and by Dr. Gramley. Dr. Byers was selected as advisor for the club. Tendrils Amends House Meeting Procedure I sauntered into North Dorm, dedicated to all the girls on cam pus. I found a soggy cheese crumb on the floor and scuttled into a bobby pin box. Scratching my ear with the end of a bobby pin, I was interrupted by a hoard of girls. “House ' meeting! If you don’t come you’ll get two weeks restric tion unless the Tee-hee re-opens your case.” I jumped in the pocket of a fleeing pair of P. J.’s and soon found myself amidst a group of girls in the basement. During the next three hours I heard the fol lowing bits of converstation: O. K. y’all . . . The meeting will Time for house meeting to begin. O. K. y‘all : . . The meeting Will pleas'e come to order. The secre tary will read . . . oh. that’s right. Dorms don’t have secretaries. Just a president on each floor' and a president of the presidents.” “The first thing on the agenda is that it has been- suggested that wooden ■ partitions be put in the bathtubs so that two people can take a bath at once. I’d like to get your opinions. Is there any discussion ?” One girl raised her hand. “Well, I think it would be a good idea. 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All right, order, order.” , Another girl raised her hand quickly. “I’ll have a hamburger with lettuce and tomato and a small coke.” “Would somebody please take that down,” the president replied. “Is there anything else?” “Yes. There has been so much noise in the bathrooms, that ,I find it impossible to-concentrate on rolling my hair. . If people must take baths, I think the showers ought to be cut on to avoid the noise made by the tub water.” First girl: I suggest,we motion. Second girl: I amend that sug gestion. Third girl: I suggest we ammend the ammehdment. Fourth girl: I motion we ammend the suggestion. “That’s a very good suggested. All in favor signify by raising your left foot,” the president said. Two feet went up in favor. “All opposed.” Sixteen feet were raised. “Good; The motion carries. I also think that there has been en tirely too much noise in the halls. The Tee Hee has suggested that we make a rule saying that the commodes cannot be flushed after 11:30. .They want your opinions so they can vote as you would have them do. What do you girls think?” MORRIS SERVICE Next To Carolina Theatre Saad-wiche*—Salada—Sodas *n^e Plase Where Salemites Meet” First girl :■ I don’t know. Let’s have a motion first. I motion we have a suggestion. Second girl: I suggest we have a discussion. Third girl: I motion we discuss the suggestion. Fourth girl: Let’s discuss on hav ing a motion about the sug gestion on having a discussion. First girl: Madam president, I motion that we should have a discussion on having a discus sion. Third girl: Well what about a motion we can’t flush the Johns except during noisy hour ? President: Does anyone second the, motion Second girl: I second the mo- ton ! President: Which motion are you seconding ? The girl looked bewildered. “I . . . I,” she stuttered, “Duh! I don’t ■know! 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