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By PAUL SCHAFFER
Tar Heel Staff Writer
Chapel Hill was shocked re
cently by the death of a form
er University medical student
who leaped from the fifth
floor of the Medical School
Building.
And the "shock" struck
again only a week later with
the "probable suicide" of a
21-year-old UNC student who
plunged from a second floor
window onto Henderson Street.
Why do students revert to
suicide? What facilities are
available at UNC to help
them? The man with many
of the answers is Dr. Clifford
Reifler, psychiatrist with the
Student Health Service,
Reifler said that suicide is
the sixth leading cause of
death among those 15 to 24
years of age. He said most
of these suicides occur is a
framework of "severe unre
mitting depression."
Although feelings of depres
sion are common (such as oc
casional fleeting thoughts of
"Life is not worth living"),
these thoughts seldom take
the form of action.
Reifler said that many so
called "suicide attempts" are
carried out impulsively with
little possibility of being fatal.
The danger is that while they
may be done with other mo
tives in mind, such as sym
pathy seeking or getting back
at someone, they might acci
dentally prove fatal.
Reifler said that those who
show signs of apathy, lack of
enjoyment, withdrawal and
personality change are consid
ered as having a potentially
high risk of suicide.
He said it is only a myth
that the person who commits
suicide Is the one who won't
talk about it. Those inclined
to suicide often tell someone
about it, and such statements
should be considered danger
ous until proven different, he
said.
Consultation
Reifler said it is vital that
professional consultation be
given to evaluate the risk and
possible treatment.
Suicide is often a response
to a problem that appears to
have no other solution. One
of the psychiatrist's functions
is to help the individual see
alternate solutions to these
problems.
This may be accomplished
through various forms of psy
chiatric treatment including
hospitalization, medicines and
counseling. However, Reifler
said, the instinct for survival
as an individual is the major
working force for a successful
treatment.
Facilities Available
The Student Health Service
in the Infirmary is the stu
dent's major source of consul
tation for emotional or per
sonal problems. Many stu
dents are hesitant to take ad
vantage of this service be
cause they don't want the
term "treatment" inscribed
on their medical record.
But treatment, in the usual
psychiatric sense, is not ac
curate to describe the type of
professional service rendered.
Instead, the health service
provides psychiatric consulta
tion and short-term counseling
for acute, transient and inter
mittent problems.
Other Infirmary physicians
may refer students to this
consultation, but usually stu-
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CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1965
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A LITTLE EARLY: Coed Bev Coleman gets
a head start on the July 4th celebration by
using the Stars and Stripes to keep her com
pany as she tackles a long:, long American
history assignment. But for those who don't
prefer the Asheville sophomore's quiet cele
bration, there will be an afternoon of games
and food and a fireworks display Monday.
See story under Entertainment and the Arts,
page 2. Photo by Ernest Robl.
Dr. Cone Acting Chancellor
UNC-C: It's Official Today
By ERNEST ROBL
Tar Heel Asst. Editor
Today is UNC-C Day. In
ceremonies 'scheduled today,
Gov., Dan K. Moore will re
ceive a copy of the deeds of
Charlotte College snd the in
stitution will officially become
the University of North Caro
lina at Charlotte.
For Dr. Bonnie Cone, former
president of Charlotte College
and now acting chancellor of
UNC-C, today's events on the
Charlotte campus will mark
the happy end of a beautiful
dream.
Since she became president
of the institution in 1958, Miss
Cone has worked on the ex
pansion of facilities with an
eye toward the eventual in
corporation of the campus into
the Consolidated University.
Since 1961, the Charlotte in
stitution has doubled its en
rollment, its facilities, and dou
bled its faculty.
Today Miss Cone gets the
chance to talk about, her
dream, for her part in the
ceremonies is to tell about
Charlotte College how it be
gan, how it developed, and
perhaps what is in store for the
future.
The aspirations of Charlotte
College became reality on
Inside
Keep up with devel- i
opments in the speaker ;
ban controversy, page 4. ,
Weird airplanes take
to the air over Raleigh- ,
Durham Airport. See
story and pictures on I
page 5..
The Johnson Admini- ;
stration goes rock 'n'
roll. See page 6.
The Tar Heel basket-
ball team will play a 25-
game schedule this fall.
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March 2 of this year, when the
N. C. House passed the bill
making the Charlotte campus
the fourth branch of the Con
solidated University. The meas
ure had passed the Senate ear
lier. The bill was snagged in the
House and drew considerable
debate. However, when the fin
al vote came, there was only
one dissenting vote.
Charlotte's UNC campus is
by far the smallest of the four.
It consists of four buildings
But each of these buildings is
ultra modern, complete with
the latest equipment, and eve
ry inch of space is used from
early in the morning to late
at night.
Construction is continuing on
several sites, with some of the
projects to be ready for the
fall session. Today this con
struction will cease briefly as
hundreds of special guests
come to the campus.
"We're all very happy and
excited," Miss Cone told the
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Gag Investigation
May Be Launched
On July 14: Britt
The commission appointed
to study the speaker ban law
may begin its investigation in
two weeks.
Rep. David M. Britt, com
mission chairman, told the Tar
Heel yesterday: "Indications
are that we will be able to
meet July 14." However, Britt
said,- he has not cleared that
time with two members of the
commission.
Britt was picked-by Gov.
Dan K; Moore to head the nine
member commission which will
study the impact of the speak
er ban on North Carolina in
stitutions of higher learning.
The appointees were an
nounced last Thursday at
Moore's press conference. At
that time Britt said: "I knew
nothing about it (his appoint
ment) until the Governor
called me today and asked me
to serve. I certainly did not
seek the appointment, and,
frankly, I did not want it. But
the Governor asked me to and
I felt that I should honor his
request."
Britt talked in a similar tone
yesterday when he said he is
"not looking forward to it,"
but "someone has to do it."
Moore has said that he an
ticipates a report by Novem
ber. However, Britt said yes
terday that he has set no tar
get date, and that the com
mission "will have to feel its
way along."
Moore, who named a ma
jority of the commission also
selected Rev. Ben C. Fisher,
chairman of the Committee on
Higher Education of the Bap
tist State Convention; Mrs.
Elizabeth Swindell, Wilson ed
itor and publisher; Charles
Myers of Greensboro, presi
dent of Burlington Industries
Inc.; and Col. William T. Joy
ner of Raleigh, a lawyer well
known in state government
circles.
Lt. Gov. Robert Scott ap
pointed two state Senators to
, the commission. Named mere
Sen. Gordon Haynes of For
syth and Sen. Russell Kirby of
Wilson.
Appointees of House Speak
er Pat Taylor were Rep. Lacy
Thornburg of Jackson and
Rep. A. A. Zollicoffer of Hen
derson. Moore said his appointees
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Man Charged
With Attack
On UNG Coed
Hearing has been set at 9
a.m. Friday for a 30-year-old
New York man accused of at
tacking a 17 - year - old coed
here Monday.
According to Chapel Hill Po
lice Chief William Blake, Wal
ter Francis Freeman is being
held without bond pending the
hearing tomorrow.
Blake said the coed had met
Freeman at the New York City
Greyhound Bus Terminal
where he worked at the infor
mation desk. According to
Blake, the woman "was in his
company at the station for
some time."
"He showed up here at her
dorm on the 28th and asked
her if she would go to dinner
with him that night, to which
she consented," Blake said.
"When he picked her up at her
dorm, and they were walking
along, Freeman told the girl
that he had left his wallet in
his room and asked her to
come with him to get it so he
could pay for his meal."
The girl told police that she
wanted to remain outside the
room, but was forced inside.
The girl feigned an attack of
asthma, and the man took her
to the infirmary, Blake said,
She told the doctor there what
had happened and he called
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