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THE TAR HEEL
Thursday, July 1, 1965
Graham Says Speaker Ban
Works Against Americanism
Former University President
Frank Porter Graham told an
audience in Manteo Friday that
the speaker ban law is against
Americanism. .
The open forum "is the Arner
ican way," the United Nations
mediator said at the opening
of the current season of the.
outdoor drama "The Lost Col'
ony."
Graham said the, issue was
not one of communism versus
Americanism but rather one of
the gag law against American
ism. fTbe issue-is the right of a
responsible faculty and student
committee to invite speakers
, to open forums for hearing all
points of view, all subject to
cross examination and reply.
Such open forums are a part
of, the educational process for
equipping students for under
standing our own democracy
and for informed grappling
wUh the problems of the pres
ent age,"
Graham said the gag law ex
presses a lack of faith in the
ruggedness of our democracy.
"As in the past, when basic
liberties and far-visioned state
undertakings were in issue, so
again there will be a move
ment of the people, rolling on
in gathering power from the
mountains to the sea, to re
deem and refurbish North Car
olina's great name and bring
to an end this misrepresenta-
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Girls Hit Gag k
The speaker ban law made
other headlines last week. The
Tar Heel Girls State, meeting
in Greensboro, called for re
peal of the law. .
Before the vote. Rep. Charles
W. Phillips of . Guilford told
the group to "keep in mind
that it u a controversial thing,
have unanimous action."
A small group voted in op
position to the resolution con
demning the law.
Teachers Gather
For NSF Institute
The ninth consecutive Na
tional Science Foundation Sum
mer Institute for high school
teachers of scienee and mathe
matics is now underway on
campus.
Some 100 teachers from 17
states and Italy are participat
ing in the program which runs
through the first summer ses
sion. An NSF grant provides fi
nancial allowances for the
teachers.
Each member usually takes
two courses. Work done et the
institute may be applied to
ward a master's degree.
Charms
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Gag Study Panel N
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were selected because they
are "outstanding citizens of
North Carolina and because
they have shown attention to
the welfare of North Carolina,
and who will continue to show
that attention." '
Moore said hq did not. de
termine his selections by -political
alignment, : Myers sup
ported Richardson Preyer dur
ing last , year's gubernatorial
primaries, Hanes was also a
Preyer supporter,
i Moore said he was unaware
of the attitudes of his appoint
ees toward the speaker ban.
' The commission was created '
by the General Assembly at a
late hour of the recent session.
Moore requested that legisla
tors set up the study group
during the raging gag law con
troversy this spring.
The request came soon aft
er the Southern Association of
Schools and Colleges notified
Moore that the law threatened
accreditation of state-supported
schools.
The association had told the
University earlier that the law
endangered accreditation be
cause it restricted "academic
freedom."
The law, passed by the 1963
General Assembly, prohibits
Communists and Fifth Amend
ment pleaders from speaking
on state-supported campuses.
The commission is charged
with making a "careful, full
and detailed study" of the
speaker ban law. It will re
port its findings to the Gov
ernor. The resolution creating the
commission instructed it to in
quire into the law "with re
spect particularly to the en
forcement of the statutes; the
relationship, if any, between
these statutes and the accredi
tation of state - supported in
stitutions by accreditation or
ganizations and associations;
the effect on the relationship
of these institutions with other
institutions of higher learning;
and the impact of the statutes
as to the status, administra
tion, reputation, functioning
and future development of
state - supported institutions."
Some observers have specu
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KSHOP
lated that the commission will
attempt to arrive at a com
promise on the ban. This was
sparked by an address deliv-.
ered to members of Boy's State
by Taylor.
The House Speaker said the
debate over the law cannot be
allowed to continue, and a com
promise must be effected.
Moore has said the commis
sion should confer with "peo
ple in all walks of life, includ
Panel Members
Who Are They?
The blue . ribbon speaker
ban study commission is com'
posed of five lawyers, one
newswoman, one minister and
two industrialists.
This is briefly who they are.
DAVID BRITT Britt,
named by Gov. Dan K. Moore
to head the commission, is a
member of the House and will
probably be speaker of that
body in the next session. The
Fairmont lawyer is considered
a potential candidate for gov
ernor in 1968. He has had
tough assignments before, such
as helping the administration
push the court reform bill
through the General Assembly
last spring. Britt was a sup
porter of Moore in the 1964
gubernatorial race. He also
worked for Clifton Blue, un
successful candidate for lieu
tenant governor.
GORDON HANES The
Forsyth County Senator is the
owner of Hanes Hosiery Mills.
He worked closely with Moore
during the 1963 legislative ses
sion to provide a solution to
the wildlife program.
RUSSELL K1RBY Kirby,
a Senator, is a lawyer from
Wilson County.
LACY TIIORNBURG - The
Sylva lawyer represented Jack
son County in the House. He
was considered one of the lead
ers of the bloc of Democrats
from Western North Carolina.
A. A. ZOLLICOFFER The
Representative from Hender
son was chairman of the House
Appropriations Committee dur
ing the last session. Zollicoffer,
a lawyer, is a close friend and
former college roommate of
Speaker Pat . Taylor. Zollicof
fer worked last spring with
Sen. Tom Whita of Lenoir to
pass a bill to give the Advis
ory Budget Commission control
over any money going to state
agencies from out - of - state
sources. The measure was
passed, but in a watered-down
version which requires agen
cies only to notify the com
mission of money received
FOR THE glQGESf VALUE SINCE
HISTORY BEGAN
TRY A LEDBETTER-PICKARD
ijT SIOI10 gfiHB
amei
ing members of the General
Assembly, trustees of the Uni
versity and other colleges, with
presidents and faculties of
these institutions, with officials
of the Southern Association"
and others.
The commission h expected
to hold public hearings.
Britt said yesterday that the
commission will hold sessions
in the Legislative Building in'
Raleigh.
from sources outside the state.
Raleigh corporation lawyer is
one of the most respected
members of the Wake County
bar. Joyner wrote the legal
language of the Pearsall com
miuee pian ior iNorin uaronna
school desegregation after the
Supreme Court's 1954 decision.
He served briefly as chairman
of the State Highway Commis- 1
sion under former Gov. Luther
Hodges.
CHARLES MYERS - The
Greensboro civic and industri
al leader is president of Bur
lington Industries Inc. He was
a supporter of Greensboro's
Richardson Preyer during last
year's gubernatorial primaries.
Myers was out of the country
on a business trip during most
of the gag law debate this .
spring. He has taken no posi- -tion
on the speaker ban.
REV. BEN C. FISHER
Fisher, from Wake Forest, is '.
chairman of the Baptist State
Convention's Commission on
Higher Education. '.
MRS. ELIZABETH SWIN
DELL The Wilson Daily
Times editor and publisher is
the immediate past president
of the North Carolina Press
Association. She is the only
woman ever elected to that
position.
Foreign Policy
A student - sponsored dis
cussion of United States policy
in Asia will be held next Thurs
day afternoon on the lawn in
front of Alumni Building.
The discussion will be open
to the public. Plans call for sev
eral members of the Depart
ment of Political Science to
participate.
Dr. Lewis Lipscitz, Dr.
George Yu and Norman Gus
tavson have indicated that
they will participate in the
meeting.
Downtown Chapel Hill