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Successes, Failures Noted
In Alliance For Progress
ALEM I
November 22, 19(
By Wendy McGlinn
When the Alliance for Progress formally came into existence
with the signing of the charter at Punta del Este on August 17,
1961, it was considered by many to be one of Kennedy’s most
hopeful and forward looking programs. Under the provisions,
of the charter, the United States committed itself to furnish
Latin American countries with development grants and loans
on a long term basis at little or no interest. The Latin Ameri
can countries, on their part, promised to devote an increasingly
large share of their resources to economic development and to
institute needed reforms.
Hopefully these aims of economic growth and social reform
would help stabilize political, economic, and social conditions
and also stop the inroads ahead made by communism. Now,
after two years, it is becoming increasingly apparent that these
goals are very far from being realized, that the U. S. is becom
ing engaged in a gigantic giveaway program, and generally
that the Alliance is in very serious trouble.
However, some progress, which should be recognized, has
been made. Chile has built 75,000 new houses, and Peru is
constructing new roads to open up fertile land for farmers.
In some cases food dispensing and tax reform have been under
taken. By the large, however. Alliance accomplishments have
fallen far below expectations and economic growth has failed
to meet the minimum goals set by the Alliance. Brazil, where
many feel the ultimate success or failure of the Alliance rests,'
is a clear example of this failure: it has been faced with a
series of crises, soaring inflation, debt and labor strife with
the result that two thirds of all Alliance aid has been used for
financial bailour and monetary stabilization rather than for
reform and developments.
Generally, U. S. aid commitments have fallen off as Latin
American countries have consistently failed to live up to their
Alliance obligations. The amount of money actually paid out
has fallen almost to the pre-alliance level, and much of the
money that is available often lies idle because of the red tape
involved and because many Latin American countries lack
planning experts to draw up long term projects. To add to
these difficulties, there has been little public enthusiasm and
knowledge of the Alliance in Latin America. For this reason,
many politicians see little reason to support it. Many, in fact,
oppose the Alliance as Yankee intervention.
How to save the Alliance is a question that no one can ans
wer. Many authorities feel that the central problem is the in
compatibility between economic growth and social reform.
They feel that Latin Americans with capital to invest feel that
the reforms are being directed at them and react by sending*
their money out of the country or by political upheaval. For
this reason the United States is beginning to shift its emphasis
to economic development. Because of justifiable criticism that
the U. S. government is simply throwing money away, there
has also been increased sentiment that private capital is usually
sufficient for the Latin American development needs, provided
that these countries provide a suitable climate for investment.
However, the ultimate success of the Alliance may rest on
the reaction to a recent proposal of the United States. This
plan would set up a multilateral steering committee of repre
sentatives from both the United States and the Latin American
countries with the purpose of making the program less United
States and more Alliance directed. Doubtless, this proposal
will meet with opposition, but at the moment it seems to be
one of the few hopes for saving an alliance desperately needed
for the development of Latin America and for the future se
curity of the United States.
Sources: Business Week—November 9, 1963.
U. S. News and World Report—October 7, 1963.
Raleigh NSA Conference Discusse
Varied Topics: Apathy, Book Co-o|
, rloser to this region.
Last weekend Mary Dameron and
Wendy McGlinn attended the NSA
Regional Conference at North
Carolina State College in Raleigh.
The general topic on which the con
ference was based was “Community
Issues as They Affect Higher Edu
cation.”
The conference began with a ban
quet and a speech by Joel Sharkey,
the National Affairs Vice-President
of NSA. Mr. Sharkey’s topic for
that there should be a closer
faculty-student relationship on a
college campus. Most students e
that they should have more say in
faculty decisions by, perhaps, pu -
ting several students on faculty
committees.
Complaints about the high cost ot
text books resulted in a resolution
establishing a book co-op commis
sion which will seek to brit^ an
outlet of the USNSA Book Co-op
to this region.
Student physical
discussion was “Influences On Edu
cation from Outside Sources.” Fol
lowing Mr. Sharkey’s speech, there
was a panel discussion led by five
students, with the principal topic
for discussion being the speaker
ban issue in North Carolina. Both
views on the issue were presented,
and they were discussed.
The second day of the conference
was devoted to small discussion
groups. Wendy participated in a
discussion concerning “Outside
Pressure on the College and Uni
versity”; Mary’s group discussed
“How Social Pressures Prevent
Education and Reform.” These
discussions were carried on during
both the morning and the afternoon
sessions.
Much discussion about apathy on
the college campus took place.
Many students brought faculty-
student relationships into the dis
cussion as well. The consensus was
Salemites See
Deacons Win
Baptists Veto
Proposal For
Wake Forest
„ . . --- and men
health was the subject of a reso
tion aimed at improving college
firmary services.
After a lengthy debate on i
strength of the wording, a reso
tion opposing the North Carol
speaker ban law was passed. I
delegates rejected a resolution i
posing “The Civil Rights Bill
1963.”
Editor Seeks Improvements
In Conducting Of Meeting
By Marty Plummer
With Thanksgiving drawing
nearer Salemites decided to do a
variety of things, including Home
coming at Wake Forest and duck
hunting at Myrtle Beach.
Among the fortunate Salemites
who were spectators at the first
Wake Forest victory and the fes
tivities that evening were Jane
Crutchfield, Anne Kendrick, Tonya
Freshour, Kathryn Wilson, Anna
White, Gail Carter, Anne Simons,
Betsy Johnson, Beth Rose, Jill
Stewart, Holly Creech, Becky
Scott, Lucy Mills, Sandy Smith, and
many others.
Those who decided to go home
“just once more” before vacation
were Marianne Wilson, Betsy King,
Cookie Fritz, Becca Dailey, Sheila
Smith, Frances Speas, Anne Griffis,
Zelle Holderness, Catherine Davis,
and Fran Hamer.
A few preferred the Duke-Navy
game. Among these were Carolyn
Crouch, Cammy Crowell, Ann Mc-
Master, Sally Day, Nan Berry,
Doris Cooper, Judy Markley, Jean
Ann Werner, and Jan Norman.
Virginia Shavender, Florence
Pollock, Margaret Young, and Betsy
King all had visitors.
Thus Salemites managed to
squeeze in another big weekend
before vacation.
Salem students, either consciously or unconsciously, ts
pride in the fact that they are, to a large extent, self-govem
Many important decisions are made, and many regulations
formulated by the students themselves.
It seems that in the face of this, students should care enoi
to learn the right way to conduct a meeting, be it Legislat
Board a class meeting, or a small committee. The great
sponsibility for parliamentary procedure rests with the offie
of an organization, but it is up to the individual to know wl
a motion is in order and when to “call for question” or
™IUs no secret that our class meetings frequently get out
hand—three motions (none of which have been seconded)
discussed at one time, then the moderator decides which mot
is most valid and says, “How do y’all think that sounds?”
There are several reasons, and valid reasons, for follow
rather stringently the rules for parliamentary procedure. Fi
it saves confusion. It provides a set pattern for the group
follow. It avoids unfair decisions, or decisions based on
moderator’s opinion. It provides opportunity for all to spc
And, last, and most applicable to our situation, it saves t:
and avoids rambling from one subject to another to settl
basic issue.
There is a definite lack of respect for knowledge of pai
mentary procedure on Salem’s campus. Perhaps it is beca
no one cares, or because it is felt that so long as one km
the basic order of a meeting, the rest is not worth the eff
At any rate, definite steps should be taken to remedy the s
ation:
1. All presidents of organizations should be given a copj
Robert’s Rules of Order and should take it upon tk
selves to learn these rules thoroughly.
2. Other officers should do likewise.
3. Each organization should elect (or appoint) a parlian
tarian, who has a knowledge of parliamentarian proced
and who can keep the meetings orderly.
4. Each student should be given a mimeographed sheet \
the more commonly encountered rules and should h
liarize herself with these rules.
Parliamentary procedure is not really drudgery. It invo
some preliminary time and thought, but the benefits of sho
meetings, less trivial discussion, and less confusion greatly
set the initial effort. B. H.
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The North Carolina Baptist State
Convention voted down a proposal
last week to change the member
ship of the Board of Trustees at
Wake Forest College. The trustees
are restricted to North Carolina
Baptists.
The proposal was initiated to
allow out of state people and non-
Baptists to be on the board. This
proposal failed to receive a two-
thirds majority. Actual votes were
1,628 to 1,106.
Supporting the proposal is presi
dent of Wake Forest College, Dr.
Harold W. Tribble. He and others
feel that this change in the board
of trustees is necessary in order to
expand the college.