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MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA
September 27, iSeptembe
The Price of Free Speech
-Linda Baldwin
Organization pictures for the 1970 Laural are in the
process of being scheduied. Aii ciub presidents (frats,
sororities, honor ciubs, etc.) please contact Hayes
Goodrum within the next two weeks about time and
place for these shots. All club pictures will be group
shots. It is important that this is done immediately so
that the organiztaion section of the 1970 Laurel can go
in on the first dedline, which November 15.
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS
A recent student U. S. government confrontation con
cerning the draft, expounded upon in the following
article released by the College Press Service, has less
than therapeutic implications for the growing dissatis
faction among young people for the Selective Service
System. It deserves the attention and concern of all
students, whatever their personal convictions about
the Selective Service System may be, for in the words
of Jack Cashlin, Publisher of Dare Magazine, “You
can’t destroy someone else’s freedom without damaging
your own.”
"The student body president of the University of
Oregon and a fellow student have been sentenced to
two years each in prison for 30 minutes of nonviolent
protest against the draft. Kip Morgan, the president,
and David Gwyther, a veteran activist, face incarcera
tion in a Lompoc, Calif, federal prison as a result of
their conviction in U. S. District Court last June on
three counts of 'disrupting Selective Service Proceed
ings.’ Both are currently free on bail to appeal the
conviction and sentence.
“Morgan acted as judge, Gwyther as prosecuting
attorney, and 12 other students as jurors in mock trials
conducted at Eugene and Roseburg, Oregon local draft
boards last winter. In each of the two mock trials, the
students entered official board meetings en masse,
staged a kangeroo court in which board members were
pronounced guilty of ‘crimes against humanity’, and
left after a short time.
“The mock jurors were never indicted, but Morgan
and Gwyther, both of whom had been active in move
ments against military recruiting and police on campus,
were brought to trial and charged with using force to
disrupt the meetings. There were no injuries and only
two witnesses testified that there had been physical
contact between the students and the board members,
but the prosecutor, a U. S. attorney, contended and
the jury apparently agreed that the students’ entry into
the meeting was in itself an act of force. Morgan and
Gwyther claimed throughout the trial that they had
engaged in no forceful disruption, but rather had made
peaceful verbal presentation to dramatize their opposi
tion to military conscription.
“The U. S. judge who sentenced them alluded to
his experience under fire as a Red Cross worker in
World War II and said, “The war in which my genera
tion fought was no more pleasant than this one (Viet
Nam). I fail to see a great difference. It was a duty
you had to perform.” Gwyther’s attorney, citing a re
cent case in which the same judge sentenced a man
found guilty on 13 counts of federal tax evasion to 30
days in jail, questioned the judicial priorities involved
since, he said, the tax evader is motivated by selfish
ends, the draft law violator by high ideals. But the
judge, directing his comments at Morgan and Gwyther,
said, “I don’t know about your idealism. There is a
question in my mind whether you were sincere or
whether you were trying to avoid the draft.”
“Student government officers at the University of
Oregon say Morgan will keep the title of student body
president even if he goes to prison; the vice president
will be in charge in his absence.”
In the preceding article there are several argumenta
tive pivot points from which rousing debates could
easily evolve.
Did Morgan and G\«yther, by entering a Selective
Service meeting and holding a nonviolent protest, dis
play force in disrupting Selective Service proceedings?
In this particular case who decided upon the connota
tion of force . . . and why? Why were Morgan and
G\«yther indicted, tried, found guilty and sentenced
when the students who acted as mock jurors were
never approached for their activities? Did the judge set
up fair judicial priorities in his legal practice?
What difference does it make? Robert Kennedy said,
“It is easier to fall in step with the slogans of others
than to march to the beat of an internal drummer—to
make and stand on judgments of your own. And it is
far easier to accept and stand on the past, than to
fight for the answers of the future.”
It makes a lot of difference.
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Dear Linda,
Due to lack of interest, tomorrow
has been cancelled!
Now—this is the honest truth.
Will the girl who left her stockings
please come and claim them from
Richard Sparkman in the Alley
Door?
Love,
Richard
Dear Linda,
When WMHC begins broadcast
ing, we will want to bring Mars Hill
the best information possible and
we will need students’ help con
cerning campus news and an
nouncements. All announcements
and news should be posted on the
bulletin board just outside our stu
dio, in the back part of the Fine
Arts Building; they must be on that
bulletin board twenty-four hours be
fore they are to be broadcast. A
news item must answer the follow
ing; Who? What? Why? When? and
Where?. News must also be new.
Thank you.
WMHC Staff
Dear Linda,
During the past three years I
have seen many changes at Mars
Hill. Most of these changes have
taken place over the last six months.
It is now time to take a positive
approach to a progressive Mars Hill
College.
The basic student organization
The new “administrative team”
is a great asset to our college as a
whole and to our students in parti
cular. Our student affairs area offers
to our student body a diversifica
tion of personnel prepared to help
students individually or collectively.
Dr. Sears has an open door policy
to any students asking questions.
Perry White is prepared to assist
any organization in sponsoring acti-
Cont. on P. 3
the Mars Hill College HillTop
Editor-In-Chief Linda Baldwin
Managing Editor Terry Kuykendall
Advertising Manager Gary Singleton
Proofreaders Connie Cauble, Jim Ewart
Photographer Ted Ellmore
Sports Staff Doug Thomas, Jr., Alan Yarborough,
Richard A. Marshall
Typists ! David Cuningham, Patsy Davis
George Bullard, Sammy Wallace
Circulation Manager Jin’* Hayes
Nannette Payne Richard Sparkman
Britt Brittle Danny Ray
Sammy Wallace Hayes Goodrum Steve Morris
Second-class postage paid at Mars Hill, N. C.
Published 15 times during the college year.
Box 486-T, Mars Hill, N. C. 28754
Telephone 689-4010
nround Cnmpu
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lies on or
Much to the joy of MHC coeds. Dean Sears has Centi
nounced that women’s housing now is the top prio^^®fits a n
budget item. He and Perry White have been meet hash ove
with the girls in their dorms and have been discuss! confide t
long range and immediate changes which will imprc Hill
lighting, extend closet space, provide more drawer a academic
bookshelf space, provide more washer-dryer faciliP^'^®’^'® De
and add vending machines, stoves, and refrigerati curnculur
to the dorms. process
Mattresses and shades have been ordered for Mocr''^^ introdi
Stroup and Huffman; a refrigerator has been install®. I®®''aing
in Jarvis House. Plans have been made to fumigP'f®®®®'®®*'
Fox, Moore and Stroup over the Christmas holids
al others.
and Huffman will be painted at that time.
ave regene
,elds.
Bob Correll, that guy you’ve seen running aroir
with the long hair, needs a place to stay off campi
He’s willing to pay rent if threatened with bodily hai op®d
or physical contact with detrimental weather conditiof®' ®
If anybody has knowledge of possible quarters .
our resident hippie, please leave word of such in t^® committi
Spilman Annex or on the cafteria bulletin board.
Bill Dans reports that a taped replay of the Mr
Hill-Western Carolina University game will be carri'®
from 4 to 6 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 30 over Burnsvil ®
radio station WKYK, 1540.
Veterans in college under the G.l. Bill were oherC^ directf'^
a check list by the Veterans Administration to be sJ
^ I n@r@ ars
their G.l. checks arrive on time, at the right place ai ^
in the right amount.
Turn in your Certificate of Eligibility to the colle[“
^ • . icond footb
registrar as soon as you register. , .
See to it the school official returns it promptly
VA.
beautiful
is the Student Government Associa
tion. Of all organizations on campus
SGA has probably been one of the
busiest trying to revamp its direct-
tion and making innovations neces
sary to cope with new situations.
The Student Court System is in the
process of being analyzed as to pos
sible improvements. Suggested ideas
are additional number of court mem
bers, a larger jury, a different man
ner in the selection of justices and
several more. This is not to say that
we do not have a good judicial
system, but we are simply opening
ourselves to improvements. The
Senate likewise has improved its
effectiveness with the addition of a
President Pro Tern of the Senate.
This new officer is in charge of
all recommendations. SGA is pro
viding more entertainment this year
with Maurice Williams, The Temp
ests,Major Lance, and Jay and the
Americans.
If your checks do not start within a few weeks aft'.^ ®
^ linQ w@ Sn(
the VA gets your enrollment certificate, contact y°ofnethina tt
nearest VA office. g _
If you change your college or course of study, aPP^jpg realize
immediately to VA for a new Certificate of Eligibility. ^g|g
If you change the address to which your checks radio sta
coming, notify both the VA and the Post Office.
Inform VA immediately of any dependency changjg^y . ^
due to marriage, divorce, births or deaths. ,g ,.gg||' .
Return promptly the Certificate of Attendance cai ^ °
So Let’s
you will receive from VA near the end of your enro
ment period.
If you drop out of school—or even reduce yo'
course load—tell the VA right away.
The Red Cross has asked for help from Mars H
students—in the form of blood dontions. Any studeP*'*®'' ® note:
interested in giving blood may do so Nov. 4 from ^ answi
a.m. till 4 p.m. in the lobby of Chambers GymnasiuiP"*_ letter to
It is hoped that at least 150 pints will be donated, ^'''^'ng the i
Under the auspices of the Music Department arP*"® Mars
English Department the campus literary magazin^^'^'y Deve
Cadenza, is sponsoring a drive for a new fight
for MHC. The Cadenza is offering a $25 prize for tf®®’’
winning entry. The music has already been writtc This is to ;
and copies will be available in the Laurel-Hilltoi’® ®°PV !
Cadenza office on the Cadenza desk for any stude?'’ Sepler
interested. The deadline is set for October 8 in ordi®*^* Nixon
to have the song for Homecoming. Someone hope to
win the $25.00 and each student is encouraged foi^fi^unity D
give it a whirl for no one knows what the judges W
consider to be a “good” fight song. All entries
be given or sent to Gary Singleton (Box 599-C) (®''V‘®e-learni
placed in the Cadenza copy box in the Montagi?® . 7°^
Building. '"hi
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of lee
Has school or life in general upset you, brought lose in neei
you a “monment of bliss,” or caused you to n jg ^efre
notice something you’d never noticed before? ollege in i
Make a protest—tell the world! The Candenza, riot is anx
the campus literary magazine, gives each stu- ihallenge tn
dent a chance to openly express his conflicts, hodology a
moments of inspiration and innermost thoughts, borough lej
The editor of the Cadenza, Gary Singleton, re- jde and outi
marked, “As most students know, previous issues esult can or
have failed to give a broad representation of the mlightened
student body as a whole. This year we are plan- ;ation.
ning to change this situation by placing a if k deveic
greater emphasis on overall student body re- Jstance in
presentation. But in order to attain this goal, the irants for w
Cadenza needs the definite response of the stu- >iease let o'
dents in the form of poems, short stories, essays,
and art and photography.” The publication of a
student’s work in the Cadenza has many advant
ages: it is impressive to his professors, a source of
satisfaction, an impressive addition to his port-
folio when applying for a job or to graduate
school, and even something to show his grand
children! To see is inspiration, to comprehend
is thought, but to create is hard work. All
literary work may be given to Gary Singleton (Box
599-C) or placed in the Cadenza’s copy box in
Montague. Art work may be given to Tom Martin,
art editor, or placed in the copy box. For further
information contact the editors or Greg Caldwell,
Business Manager (Bx 315-C).
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college stud
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week, $60 pe
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