B The Carolina Joerxal Vol. 3 StudM« fahlintitm (H Th» Univtruir Of Hartk CarWiM At Chmtlti* Wednesday, February 28, 1968 No. 19 Freshmen Elect New Officers Larry Williams and Kit Ward were elected President and Vice- president of the freshman class at a meeting held last Wednesday, at which time five legislative rep resentatives were also elected. These positions had been vacated at the end of fall semester. Most of the officers elected last fall were forced to resign for failure to maintain a 2.0 or higher quality point average or for other per sonal reasons. Third Forum To University, World Discuss Politics The election of Williams and Ward to executive positions in creased the number of represen tative positions to be filled from three to five. Chosen to take the vacant positions by a simple majo rity were Allen Hickok, Thurman WiUis, Becky Ballentine, Steve Kendrick, and Joe Blanton. Approximately forty fresh men were present at the meeting, which was opened by student body president John Gaither. THE FORUM The University op North Carolina at Charlotte, March l, 1968 Mr. Gaither addressed several remarks to the freshmen prior to the elections. He informed these yearlings that their class was in possession of “the most at rocious attrition rate I can re member,” and explained to them the necessary qualifications for a member of tte legislature. Following the elections, he ad vised the new officers and rep resentatives of their duties, the principal ones being to represent their class in the student legis lature and to serve on commit tees as appointed. Mr. Gaither then explained the upcoming referendum for the con stitution change and instructed the freshmen t o read the copy of the constitution printed in last week’s Journal. He also informed those present of the student government assembly that is to take place today in the Parquet Room. The purpose of this assembly is to formally present he new constitution to the student )ody and to answer any questions hat might arise concerning the differences between the old and new constitutions. This forum, “The University and Interna tional Relations—the Challenge of Tomorrow,” is the third in a series of annual campus events designed to explore major issues confronting higher education, the United States, and the world. Traditionally, universities have ad dressed themselves to the problems of interna tional relations in the present or in retrospect. It has become increasingly evident, however, that what is needed is a systematic effort to peer over the horizon and to understand the po tential problems of tomorrow. Toward this objective, the University Forum Council has in vited four specialists to examine a number of provocative questions in what we trust will be a highly imaginative, pathbreaking inquiry. Members of the Forum Council are drawn from the University faculty, administration, student body, and the local community. The Forum was made possible by support from the Foundation of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and other friends. UNIVERSITY FORUM COUNCIL D. W. CoLVARD, Chancellor, UNC-C, Honorary Chairman Edyth Winningham, Chairman. Newton Barnette Mrs. Spencer Bell Bonnie E. Cone, ex officio Irving Edelman Seth Ellis Earle Gluck Lane Hurley Nish Jamgotch, Jr. Nancy Kimbrell Earleen Mabry Hugh McEniry, Jr., ex officio Donald M. MacKay William McIntyre Henry Rivers John J. Ryan Kenneth Sanford, ex officio Alva Stewart Loy Witherspoon The Council wishes to express appreciation to Ronald E. Anderson of the Fine Arts Depart ment, UNC-C, for his program design. Gaither To Present New Constitution To Students By ELLISON CLARY student government constitu- Students here will be asked to tlon today, Thursday, and Friday vote on whether to accept a new of this week. Union Elections To Begin Students Interested In candidacy for Union Executive Offices should file at the Union Desk before March 6. Offices open for 1968-1969 are Charlman of the Union, Vice- chairman, Secretary and Trea surer. The campaigning will begin March 11 and continue until the voting Is complete on March 15. The student body may vote March 13-March 15. Campaign speeches will be presented to the students In the cafeteria at 11:30 a.m. on March 13. According to Dwayne Spltzer, Union Chairman, letters will be mailed on February 28 to all known eligible students. Any stu dent who is eligible and does not receive a letter is asked to file anywiay if he wishes to run. Miss UNC-C Dance, March 9 The second semi-formal dance. Miss UNC-C Dance, will be held ^turday, March 9 in the Parquet Room. The dance will be high lighted by the crowning of the newly elected Miss UNC-C, who "'111 be chosen In a student body election duringthe preceding week. The Goodman-Brown Combo will entertain from 9 p.m. until 12 p.m. This group of five musicians has been organized for 16 years and has a library of over 2000 songs of all rhythms. By ROD SMITH The third annual University Forum, entitled “The University and International Relations—the Challenge of Tomorrow,” will be held on campus on Friday, March 1. This year’s forum will feature four outstanding scholars whose addresses will explore several of the major issues confronting education at present and in the near future. The forum is designed as a “systematic effort to peer over the horizon and to understand the potential problems of tomorrow.” According to the Forum Council, which consists of several students, faculty members, administrators, and community figures, the four international relations specialists will “examine a number of pro vocative questions in what we trust will be a highly imaginative, path breaking inquiry.” Following Chancellor D. VV. Col- vard’s official greeting at 10:00 a.m. Friday, Dr. Henry Kissinger, Professor of Government, Har vard University, will deliver an address entitled “The Study of International Relations as an Ima ginative and Futuristic Enter prise.” Dr. Kissinger, a Woodrow Wilson Prize winner. Phi Beta Kappa member, and prolific writer in government, politics, and inter national affairs for many years, is a former Department of State con sultant. In the secons session. Dr. Fred Warner Neal will speak on “The Never-Never Land of International Relations.” Dr. Neal is Director of the Program in International Relations and Professor of Inter national Relations at the Clare mont Graduate School and Univer sity Center. A Ph.D. FROM THE University of Michigan, Dr. Neal has studied and taught extensively abroad. The former correspondent tor the Wall Street Jouinal is Special Con sultant to the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions. Following a buffet lunch in the Union cafeteria. Dr. Fred Sonder- mann. Professor of International Relations at Colorado College, will address the assembly on the re lationship between today’s in tellectual and the process of foreign process. The document, which is a pro posed replacement for an older constitution, was prepared by the student legislature judicial com mittee and approved by the legis lature. It must now be approved by student vote to take effect. Student body president John Gaither will present the proposed constitution to student s in an 11:30 assembly today in the par quet room. He will answer any questions which might be raised in regard to the document. The new constitution is divided into the constitution proper and a set of studentgovemmentassocia- tion by-laws. Bill Billups, student vice president, says the constitu tion could now be called the struc ture while the by-laws include pro cedures to be used in regard to such items as elections, quali fications for office, installation of officers, etc. Student leaders maintain the new constitution is basically similar to the old one now in effect. They say the main reason for (Continued on Page 2) A refugee from early World War n Germany, Dr. Sondermann is former president of the Inter national Studies Association, of which he is a founding member. Dr. Sondermann is presently preparing a book for the Chandler World Politics Series entitled “Dip lomacy.” He is also editor of “International Studies Quar terly.” The final individual presentation will be made by MIT’s Lucian W. Pye, Professorof PoliticalScience and Senior Staff member of the Center tor International Studies. Holder of a Ph.D. from Yale, Dr. Pye is a specialist in Asian political behavior. He was bom in China and began his education there. Although he serves as chairman of the Committee or. Comparative Politics of the Social Science Research Council and is a member of the board of direc tors of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Asia Society and the Asia Foundation, Dr. Pye has still found time to author several books on the politics of developing coun tires. Following a buffet dinner in the Union cafeteria, the final session DR. HENRY A. KISSINGER DR. FRED WARNER NEAL DR. FRED A SONDERMANN of the forum, a symposium, will feature Professors Kissinger, Pye, Neal and Sondermann in dis cussion of “The University and Intematioal Relations: Problems and Prospects.” The symposium will be moderated by Dr. Nish Jamgotch, assistant professor of political science here. The forum is financed by the Foundation of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and other friends of the University.