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I Mr I 1 III I I t If f.i Firebug Strikes? Curfew Set After N. C. State Fire By ERNIE McCRARY DTH Managing Editor RALEIGH Cliancellor John T. Caldwell has de clared a 6 p.m. curfew, effective immediately, on all academic buildings at N. C. State after Monday night's costly campus fire. . Guards will be posted at all classroom, laboratory and administrative buildings to keep unauthorized people out. The curfew, which went into effect Tuesday night, Will last indefinitely. Off-duty Raleigh policemen, cam pus security officers and students will serve as guards. Interviewed early Tuesday morning at the scene of the fire, Caldwell said, "I assume without question that this fire was not accidental." The campus has been hit with numerous fires since December, all acknowledged as the work of an arsonist. Previous damage has been relatively minor, thanks to prompt discovery of the blazes. Two former students were recently arrested and charged by the State Bureau of Investigation with setting two of the early fires. The SBI is also investigating this latest blaze. -$500,000 Damage Caldwell estimated it would cost over $500,000 to replace Pul len Hall, the music building. It was completely destroyed, with only the walls left standing. All band instruments and the music library stored there were lost, but no estimate has been made of their value. Peele Hall, next door to Pullen, was badly damaged by smoke and water. The roof burned, apparently ignited by the intense heat of the Pullen blaze. Caldwell sad a six-inch-thick concrete slab under the Peele roof kept the fire from spreadmg through the bu;Iding. Repairs will probably cost $300,000. he said. "Peele Hall is an important building," Caldwell said. "It houses the division of student affairs, admissions, registration, counseling and graduate school offices. "It underwent extensive and expensive renovation just two years ago. Fortunately, all permanent records were in a fire proof vault in the basement. Our records loss may not be serious, but we'll hve to wait for a fuller appraisal. "There has been a lot of damage, but we don't know what kind. We got ?11 the admission applications for this year out of the building. Many records and some equipment were removed to other buildings." Praises Students Caldwell praised the N. C. State students for the "ord'ly way they assembled to watch the blae" pnd for their "energy and alertness in helping remove things from the building." The Pullen Hall fire was discovered about 10:30 p.m. by Di rector of Student Affairs Banks Talley who was in his office in next-door Peele. A campus security officer, apparently the second to see the blaze, said, "I was checking a building near Pullen. When I went in there was no fire when I came out I saw it." Asst. Fire Chief J. M. Burnette told the DTH that two Raleigh firemen were injured. Capt. F. T. Tipkin broke his leg when he jumped a fence bordering Hillsboro Street and fireman C. A. Loyd's foot was in jured when it got caught in a moving aerial ladder. Burnette said trucks from all Raleigh fire stations were at the scene, and some county firemen had volunteered their services. Pullen Hall Burns It was late almost 1:30 and the three-hour-old flames were dying down.. At one time they had reached 100 feet into the air, a firey snowfall of sparks covering the eastern end of the N. C. State campus. The coeds, packed and ready to evacuate their once-threatened dormitory, had moved back in and their Watauga Hall was dark. The four walls of Pullen Hall, roofless and paneless, surround ed a crackling mass of orange-yellow embers while a pillar at the front of the building burned with a little flame at its top. It look ed like a giant birthday candle. Scores of firemen were going quietly about their business while the number of spectators dwindled to a handful. Hundreds of yards of fire hose covered the ground, tripping unwatchful walk-. ers. The streets were filled with water and made feet uncomfor table n the 24-degree weather. Everyone soggy cinders crunched underfoot. While the burning guts of Pullen were hosed from several sides, a fireman at the top of a long ladder aimed a loud stream at the roof of the building next door, Peele Hall. A man with unmistakable silver hair hurried past. Chancellor John T. Caldwell stopped to talk, then offered an invitation to go inside Holladay Hall, the administration building. It was prob ably his first 2:30 a.m. interview. "I was coming out of Frank Thompson Gymnasium where Mrs. Caldwell and I had just seen two Edward Albee plays. A woman ran up to men and said, 'Dr. Caldwell, the campus is on fire! The flames were clearly visible. I got into my car and drove as far as I could. Sparks were pouring down and for a while we fear ed that Holladay would catch afire too, but it has a tin and slate roof and the firemen kept it wet down." , . - ! - v. - X - '5 - - - . V ,w s , - ! f s - - X . , H -- - Y WITH THE AID of a glaring spotlight firemen pour water on Pullen Hall Monday night in an effort to keep the blaze from spreading. Pul In X ? V-t Yf len was gutted hugs building Peele Hall close Founded Feb. 23. 1893 (CD Tar Heels Win In Thriller Double. Overtime 105-101 Victory The Tar Heels blew a 16-point lead in the second half, then with Billy Cunningham and Bobby Lew is sitting on the bench with ex cessive fouls, got a reprieve in the second overtime to edge by Virginia's last place Cavaliers, 105-101. After Jerry Sanders put the Cavaliers ahead 93-93 with 1:56 left in. the second overtime, Ray Hassell hit the first foul shot of a one-and-one to tie - the game. Two free throws by Bob Bennett put the Tar Heels ahead by two, then with 16 seconds left, Johnny Yokley stole the ball and was fouled while making his layup. Yokley missed the free throw, but Bennett grabbed the rebound and stuffed it in to give the Heels a 105-99 lead. Cunningham fouled out with 1:08 left in the first overtime and Lewis went to the bench at the beginning of the second extra period. Continuing his late streak, Cun ningham scored 38 points and had 17 rebounds, all in the first half there just weren't in rebounds in the second period as the Cavaliers hit a torrid 67.6 per cent after intermission. The loss was hte Cavaliers tenth conference defeat against one win. ' By " winning their sixth straight, the Tar Heels stayed in the mid dle of the battle for second place in the conference. They are now tied with State with a 9-4 mark. Maryland, and an 85-82 winner ov er Duke, has an 8-4 conference slate. Virginia scored first in the game, but the Heels reeled off nine straight points and with the amazing Kangaroo Kid hitting con sistently UNC took a 48-37 lead into the dressing room at half time. The Heels jumped to a 57-41 lead with 16:25 left, but then, the Cavaliers began their stretch of phenomenal shooting. At one stretch, sophomore Jim Connelly, who had 30 for the game, scored 12 straight points. With 6:31 remaining, the Heels still had a 78-70 lead, but they didn't score for five minutes and 24 seconds and the Cavaliers took an 81-78 lead. A Ray Respess field goal gave the Heels an 82-81 lead, but Connelly hit a free throw with sevent seconds left to send the game into overtime. UNC (105) Cunningham 38, Lewis 15, Respess 12, Gauntlett 11, Yokley 9, Morrison 9, Bennett 7, Mirken 3, R. Hassell 1. UVA (101) Sanders 33, Con nelly 30, Davis 17, Meyer 10, Wafle 5, Wilcox 2, Stant 2, Metz ger 2, Barnes. by fire and only a hulk of the remained. Fire also damaged to Pullen. 9 I' J : :. 7V r L r i ?S V, ' . -.:;, RSv ) tV 1 a7 fr - . 7 mm - - - V i s d ' ' . 1 - - The UP 'Big Four? : Carson, Gordon, Mips TOG By FRED SEELY DTH Co-Editor A prominent physics associat ion has informed UNC officials that it will not consider Chapel Hill for its national convention until the Speaker Ban is replealed. The Executive Board of the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), in a letter to Dr. W. E. Haisley of the Depart ment of Physics, said "Chapel Hill would be an excellent loca tion for some future meeting. "However, it was the unanimous consensus of the board that formal consideration of an invitation from the University could not be taken up as long as the Visiting Speak er's law is in effect," the letter continued. It was signed by H. R. Crane of the University of Michigan, president of the AAPT. Dr. Haisley had sent "letter of inquiry" to the board July 17. The Board, composed of the asso ciation's officers, replied July 23, requesting information on the law, which bars speaking on state-owned property by communists, peo ple who have advocated over throw of the government and those . who have taken the Fifth Amendment in regard to Security measures. It was passed by the General Assembly in 1963 in the closing hours of the session. "It is most regretable that we were barred from having a con vention here," said Haisley. "It would stir interest in the teach ing of physics, not only here but in the rest of the state as well." The announcement of the AAPT decision was made yesterday aft ernoon by Haisley and Dr. Everett D. Palmatier, chairman of the Department of Physics. The convention of the AAPT would normally attract "about people," Haisley said. "The association was founded w 1930," he added. "It is a branch of the American Institute of Phy sics, and meets every summer at institutions such as Wisconsin, Oberlin and Dartmouth. "This summer's convention will be held at the University of Ten nessee, the first time it has been awarded to a school in the south east," he continued. . FRESHMAN MEETING The freshman class will meet tonight at 7:30 in Gerrard. Pjas for the spring program will be announced. The meeting was called, by class, president .Bill Purdy. CHAPEL HILL, N. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1965 Carson- UP Speaker Ban Cited As Me e ting Sit e VWe were hoping to get it at UNC in 1967 or 1968." Haisley said the local Depart ment of Physics had the approval of UNC President William C. Fri day and Chancellor Paul F. Sharp to submit an invitation for the convention. The Executive Board of the AAPT is composed of Chase, Mel ba Phillips, president-elect of the organization from the University of Chicago; Ralph P. Winch, sec retary, Williams College; Joseph R. Dillinger, treasurer, Univer UNCC? It's RALEIGH UP) After a lengthy debate, the Senate yesterday passed on second reading and held for. third reading Wednes day a bill to make Charlotte Col lege the fourth campus of the University of North Carolina. Before voting to pass the bill, the Senate defeated 27 to 21 a Craige Hall Pushes For Contributions To The Heart Fund Amid the mass of posters, circulars, and radio spot an nouncements urging local citi zens to suDDort the current Heart Fund campaign, a special effort has evolved from the Mavericks of Craige Dormitory. According to A. D. Frazier, Craige president, a delegation of Mavericks will push an "un identified object" from here through Durham and on to the Duke campus this weekend, col lecting contributions for the Heart Fund Drive along the way. Saturdav afternoon, another group of Craige residents will match forces man-for-woman with 30 Duke coeds to form mixed-pair road blocks for col lection of additional funds for the drive. The same afternoon, several Mavericks will solicit contribu tions at the UNC-Duke basket ball game here. In addition, the Craige cam paigners are asking each fra ternity, sorority and residence hair on campus to make a con tribution of at least $5 to the fund. Aire Walters White Photo by Jock Lauterer sity of Wisconsin; and J. W. Buchta, executive secretary, Washington. Still in the air is a planned convention of the American Phy sical Association, which was plan ned for UNC eJid Duke next year. The . convention would attact some 1,500 prominent physicists. Duke has offered to host the conclave alone if the society does not wish to hold sessions at UNC, and advance material distributed on the meet has listed only the Durham university as the site. '"A Coming! I 1 motion to send the bill back to committee. The Senate action came after the House Committee on High er Education unanimously ap proved . an identical measure. The committee also adopted an amendment to the bill al lowing the university to absorb Charlotte . College as soon as the bill is enacted, instead of waiting until July 1 as stated in the original bill. Dr. Arnold K. King, UNC vice president in charge of in stitutional studies, said the pres ent facilities at Charlotte Col lege "gives us a 10-year start" toward a good university branch in the area. . Rep. Thomas Bunn of "Wake asked if the state's money could be better spent by pouring it into existing branches of UNC. Mecklenburg Rer. James B. Voglcr presented- figures show ing the annual per-student cost at Charlotte College was $623. compared to $817 at Woman'r College in Greensboro, $1,046 at Chapel Hill and $1,077 at N.C. State. King said that the graduate and professional enrollment at UNC is expected to increase 30fi per cent from 10r600 to. 43,1 00 in the 1964-75 period. He said undergraduate enrollment is ex pected to increp.se 93.6 per cent. In other legislative action the House Roads Committee unani mously endorsed Gov. Dan Moore's proposal to reorganize the State Highway Commission. The bill sailed through the committee after a brief discus sion and adoption of a minor amendment Tby Rep.. Hugh S. Johnson of Duplin. The bill now will go. to the full House, perhaps Wednesday., .Nomina n ii. Walters, White Also Get Party Bids By HUGH STEVENS DTH Co-Editor Don Carson, No. 2 man in Bob Spearman's administra tion, will vie to become -No. 1 on March 23. The Kocky Mount junior, curently Vice President of the StuJont Body, was nominated unanimously for the presidency Monday night by the University Party. The party's vice-presidential nomination went to Britt Gordon, a junior from Grand Rapids, Mich. Gordon served on the Men's Council for a year and currently holds a UP seat in Student Legislature. His nomination, like Carson's, was by acclamation. Camilla Walters, a Greensboro junior, won the UP's secretarial nomination, while. Tnm Whifp. a Mnrehead Scholar from Durham, received the nod for treasurer. The party also endorsed Ernie McCrary for editor of the DTH and picked candidates for NSA, senior class officers, and Student Legislature. Nominated as NSA delegates were Teddy O'Toole, Mike Chanin, George Ingram and Sandra Burden. Senior class nominees include John Harmon of Statesvilie, president; Armistead Maupin of Raleich. vice-president; Carol Payne of Tupelo, Miss., secre tary; Kathy Cannon of Charles ton, S. C, treasurer; and Bev erly Bailey of Wilmington, soc ial chairman Joe Churchill, a varsity foot ' bailer from Roanoke, Va., was nominated over incumbent Rick Kramer for president of Caro I Una Athletic Association. Carson: 'We'll Continue' In his acceptance remarks, Carson pledged himself to carry out the programs initiated un der Spearman s leadership during the past year, emphasiz ing residence hall improve ments, changes in the student judiciary and the updating of women's rules. He also had strong words for the Student Party, which he said "is certainly well known in its opposition role, because for nearly a year they have been opposed to just about everything." "We will leave the philosophy of self-fascination to others," he said, "while we continue to address ourselves to the great problems which face this Uni versity." . Turning to the Speaker Ban Law and student opposition to it, Carson said "we are confi dent of reaching a solution to this problem, and we will do it without the help of James Gard ner of the Free Speech Move ment." He admitted that "we do face a problem with fraternity re strictive clauses," but said "this is an internal matter on which the individual fraterni ties must be allowed to act." "Our fraternities," he said, "do not strongly oppose the re peal of restrictive clauses, but they will never buy the wares of those who make of themsel ves merchants of extremism and distortion." Accepting the vice-presidential nomination, Gordon said "I am honored to be on the same ticket with Don Carson," and called for total UP support "so tint we can win a great victory on March 23." Top Fight The top battle of the night was waged between Miss Wal ters and Sherrie O'Donnell over the secretarial nomination. Miss O'Donnell, seeking endorsement from both the SP and UP, was defeated in a close vote despite support from several top party members. Bo Edwards, who nominated Miss O'Donnell, called -for an end to "bloc voting" and "vote swapping" vh;ch he c?!! "the most vulnerable aspects of this party's operation." ' Much of M'ss Welter's sup port enme from pre-piedged fraternity and sorority delega tions, and a prty split was threatened by the bolt of one such delegation. Mike Chamn, whose ZBT! delegation cast its votes for Miss O'Donnell. later offered his support to Miss Walters as the party nominee. When she declined his offer, Chanin an nounced that he would support Mfss O'Donnell even though she will be on the Student Party ticket. Volume 72, Number 97 n on O iJoimeli, Blackwcll Get SP Noil Sherrie O'Donnell and llm'.h Iilackwell were nominated Mon day night by the Student Party as the second half of the "liig Four" candidates. Miss O'Don nell was nominated far secretary of the student body and Hugh Blackwell for treasurer. They will join presidential candidate Paul Dickson and vice-presidential candidate Don Wilson. Candidates named for Na tional Student Association repre sentatives are JefT Davis, Made line Gray, Bob Powell and Karen "Rawling. Robert Newlin will run for president of Caro lina Athletic Association. Bob Payton was endorsed for president of the senior class. Endorsements for women's districts of Student Legislature are: Nancy Barrett and Barbara McKenzie, District I; Elaine Carlson and Janice Newton, District II; Sharon Rose and Donna Hartman. District III; Cheri Kessler and Anne Belcher. District IV; and Carol Perry and Mariam Dorsey, District V, along with Jean Jones for a spe cial seat in that district. Candidates for men's dis tricts are: Jerry Wagner, Zeke Sossomon and Jack Tate. Dis trict I; Steve Hockfield, Jim Brame, Lany Snuff and Miles Eastwood, District II; Jay Bril liant and Jim Bischoft, District III; Nick Greenwood, District IV; Joe Chandler, District V; Steve Jolly and Baxter Linney, District VI; Mel Wright, Miles Davis and Dwight Allen, Dis trict VII with Bob Wilson en dorsed for a special seat in that district; Sandy Hobgood, Bill Quick and Frank Longest, Dis trict VIII; Gary Sandling. Jim Little and Dehaver Cleaver, District IX; and Bill Long, Byron McCoy, Richard Thayer and Tony Ivins, District X. - The SP will meet Sunday night to complete its endorse ments. SHERRIE O'COXXELL HUGH IiLCKVELL . . . Get SP nod for secretaty and treasurer posts.