1972
Bentley Calms Controversy
ust
500 members of
he student body and
acuity met with Pres-
dent Bentley and
Hoffman on Tues-
■^y> October 3, to
lies t ion admin istra
•'^ve positions con-
^ming the "conces
sions” called for by
Terr>' Kuykendall and
his supporters.
Confidentlv ■. ' demon
strating his thorough
knowledge of all
college related af
fairs, Bentley appear
ed to satisfy the
majority of the audi
ence witli his careful
ly worded answers and,
in fact, seemed to
diffuse the contro
versy that had been
raging around Ku\'ken-
dall's i;:ij')ortiD'ities.
Many people, however.
were unconvinced,
claiming that the
meeting was an artifi
cial situation contri
ved purely on Bentley's
terms.
Tlie senate meeting
on Monday, October 8,
open to the public,
will again be pre
sented with the ^
S.G.A. resignations
and will probably
open a forum for new
inquiries into the
S.G,A.-Administration
controversy.
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Friday, October 6,
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SGA Leaders Supported
Senate Quorum Off 1
For senator Jan Sparks, “better
late than never” proved to be an un
reliable cliche at the special Monday
night Senate meeting called by
S.G.A. president Terry Kuykendall.
Although only a few minutes late,
her delayed arrival along with the
refusal of various senators to an
swer the senate roll call resulted in
the senate being one member short
of the necessary number of sen
ators to Initiate a quorum. Lacking
the majority required for a qOorum,
a vote could not be taken regarding
the acceptance or rejection of res
ignations offered by S.G.A. President
Kuykendall, Vice President Duane
Cook, and Chief Justice Frank Far
rell. This in effect rendered the
S.G.A. inoperative for the time being
and represented a victory for Kuy
kendall and his colleagues. Evidence
that the Kuykendall forces had ac
quired substantial support in the
student ranks was clearly demon
strated by a standing ovation given
them by a majority of the some 400
students in atendance. This oc
curred immediately after Cook had
formally Jerminated senate business.
Although the opposing forces repres
ented primarily by David Gasperson
and Darlene Stutts presented points-
of-order that questioned the legal
ity of Kuykendall’s action, the sen
ate parliamentarian, Ed Crissman,
ruled against them thereby ending
the controversy.
Continuing the meeting in an in
formal manner, Kuykendall presented
the college administration with three
demands advocating:
(1) Students on the administrative
team (the highest policy making
board)
(2) Students on the board of
trustees
(3) Equitable student representa
tion on college committees includ
ing (a) Admission and Academic
Standards and (b) Faculty Develop
ment
The reading of these demands was
followed by prolonged and stormy
applause from the audience.
Kuykendall proceeded to open the
meeting to questions from the stu
dents and was quickly bombarded by
incisive queries that dealt generally
with the three demands and his de
cision to resign his office. Gasper
son, representing the opposing
group, was also subjected to ques
tioning by the pro-Kuykendall major
ity which as time passed became
increasingly arrogant and at times
somewhat belligerent. Kuykendall
and Gasperson, confronted with diffi
cult questions maintained their com
posure and fielded the questions
with ease and.confidence demonstra
ting a high degree of sophistication
and tolerance.
Cook, noting that the projected
hour time limit was up and realizing
that the questioning had digressed
to personal attacks and depreca
tions, abruptly ended the meeting
leaving many questions still to be
answered, an action that evoked
some discontent from the audience.
On leaving, crowd reaction was
found to be mixed but with a large
majority supporting Kuykendall.
However,. a determined Darlene
Stutts commented, "this meeting is
not a defeat, it’s just an unfinished
issue”. Undoubtedly the issues in
volved present a stimulating con
troversy that only the future can re
solve.
^ ^ Hentley c'i.?cuss nroblc-ms
to meetirif^ on Tuesday
Vpd en za Receives
'Rational Award
out of Cadenza was sin- ijterary or art work were recognized
^xce i ' ^ "Certificate also,
the outstanding use
r>, Sranhi^ _ . ■ Last Spring Cadenza was sub-
th'^'’''^9lion^ Th- effective com- fitted to the Associated Collegiate
Grovp ' p'"'! Service for the first
Inc .. Groves Printing Company, Recently the honor rating a-
|. Of A^u ..
the Class” was recerved
""p work rated
>6 Groves Printing, ^igh. Judge Helen Gonzalez com
mented in her evaluation. "Cadenza
rr' 3 most attractive magazine,, with
rf>^'^®9ay colors and layouts that dazzle the
Iprt^'y'Og thf 28th). Upon reader. What a pleasant discovery
qoh .. award. Kay acknow- to find that the quality of the literary
®®rt people who had
Drinking BUI Rejected
by Su Harper
The Drinknig On Campus issue
dominated discussion at a lengthy
dinner meeting of the Student Affairs
Caq0p._
T "^39azine''nf 'i!T m “ ^etty Hughes.
^^cen IV he H Consultant;
P na L.i Mr. Joe Chris Robertson and Mr.
ZZl ' ^^^y’ Art Consultants;
d ‘^^°9uc?ons^ """ Mr. George Self, Groves Print-
on strlr ^®p' All students who served on the
is '^ose Who contributed
utes of N.C. (This deals with
laws against sale of liquors to
minors, public display, etc.)
Other reasons given by individ-
Oouncil, Wednesday, September 27. uals on the Council for defeating the
After much debate the bill was de- motion include:
feated by a vote of 8 to 4. Reason 1. Misrepresentation of what the in
stitution expects of student con
duct if this section were deleted.
The bill is not a contribution to
the intellectual and social develop
ment of the students.
The necessities of group living
(opposing values with peer
groups).
The student Affairs Council then
creating the 1972 issue.
material is equally as impressive.'
given for the decision were:
1. The essence of the school Char
ter, Section 6 under the 1905 a-
mendment to the Charter states,
"That it shall not be lawful for
any person to erect, keep or
maintain at Mars Hill College or
within four miles of said college
in the county of Madison, any
tippling house or establishment passed the Freshmen Women's Cur
sor place whatsoever for the manu- few Hours Bill. The bill asks that
facture or sale of intoxicating .11- freshmen girls curfew be extended
quors or wines, nor shall it be from 11:00 to 12:00 on weekdays,
lawful for any person to sell wines This would make all women's cur-
or intoxicating liquors within fews uniform. President Bentley must
three miles of said college." approve the bill before it can go
2. President Bentley's opposition to into effect.
the proposal. Also on the agenda was election
3. The Council's belief of the con- of members for the Appeals Board,
stituency's opposition to this pro- The Court of Appeals hears all
posal. cases that appeal the original deci-
4. Legal ramifications of article 18A- sion of either the Student Court or
30 and others of the General Stat- Dean Gehring. The new Court of
Appeals consists of 2 faculty mem
bers, Mary Thrig and Earl Leininger;
2 students, Ken Chamblee, and Jan
Sparks; and 2 non-policy making
administrators, Jim Wyatt and Ed
Angus.
Because of the late hour, the meet
ing was adjourned with the stipula
tion that another meeting would
soon be called to discuss the re
maining issue on Open Hours for
Women. This will involve a joint
meeting of the Student Affairs Coun
cil and Christian Life committee of
the Trustees.
Members of the Student Affairs
Council are Dean Gehring, Dean
Joyce, Dr. Hoffman, Rev. Bob Mel
vin, Winona Bierbaum, Frank Far
rell, Page Lee, George Peery, Frog-
gie Tuttle, Chris Navey, Duane Cook,
Debra Watson, Terry Kuykendall,
David Gasperson, and Jim Thomas.
Student Affairs Council meeting is
open to anyone interested. Regular
meetings are held every third Tues
day at 5:30 in the President’s Dining
Room.