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WELCOME HMEN AN TRAN A Good Year Ahead Shly ta"d ChanceIlor Paul at?,beMeve thal ye in store VV0t f g0od thinSs Feati r Car0,ina studcntl Te3 nf 4COmrnents on Page n of Section One. Tar Heel Sports Watch tomorrow for a run down of this season's Tar Heel sports bv DTII Sports Editor Pat Stith. Included on t h e Sports Page of tomorrow's pa per will be a game-by-game break down of the football season. Tie Souths Largest CoUege Neivspapei CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 16, 196; Founded February 23. 1893 SECTION ONE D FRES SFER ST DENTS Mm r i . nT! mm-- -- -m-m. mn -tanar- J i PRESIDENT FRIDAY FACES GAG PANEL Condoli dated University President William C. Friday (far left) told Gov. Moore's special Speaker Ban Study Commission September 9 that the controversial law "has injured state-supported education in North Carolina." Friday was one of several witnesses at the final meeting of the commission who came to defend the University's position The University Presents Its Case: 'Ban Has Injured Higher Education9 RALEIGH The second, and in fifi probability final, two - day round of hearings on the cotroversial Commu nist speaker ban law conclud ed here Thursday, leaving the future df the law as well as that of the commission study ing the measure yet to be de cided. The bulk of the two day's testimony was devoted to let ting the Consolidated Univer sity and other state supported institutions present their case against the law. On Thursday, the nine-member commission heard an ap peal from former Governor and Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges, now living in Chapel Hill, to try for a com promise settlement on the measure. At the conclusion of Thurs day's session, Chairman Dav id Britt of Fairmont said that the future course of the conv mission was still uncertain. He said the commission would wait until records from all hearings had been transcribed before making a decision. "I don't know how long it will take," Britt said, "but we will get around to it as soon as possible." The commission had heard evidence, both pro and con, on all aspects of the law, enacted in the closing minutes of the 1963 session of the General As sembly, which prohibits Com munists and those who have taken the Fifth Amendment in a loyalty case from speaking on the campuses of state sup ported institutions. A special nine - member commission was appointed by Gov. Dan K. Moore when it was learned last spring that the law might cause state-supported institutions of higher education, including the Co solidated University, to lose their accreditation with t h e Southern Association of Col leges and Schools. The accreditation issue and nossible effects of loss of ac Sation were extensively discussed during the first two ground of hearings August i? and 12. at which time sev SaTTno&men for the South ern Association explained that organization's position. ODDonents of the measure wtoSSfled Wednesday and ?h2rsday included alumni of ?he University, the state pres yy nf Teen Dems and dS-5 CM . d egation representig the Meth odist Church of North Caro lina, representatives of the League of Women Voters and the American Association of University Women, in addition to the educators who spoke for the various institutions. President William C. Friday and the chancellors of the four campuses presented the Co solidated University's case at the hearings. Elected studet body heads, including Bob Spearman, past president of th Universitv stu dent body, and Paul Dickson III, now holding the office, al so spoke in opposition to the law. Outspoken defenders of the gag law included State Sena tor Tom White, who termed University statements "fear propaganda," and two repre sentatives tor the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Hodges was the only speak er to openly call for compro mise, speaxing as a private citizen, rather than in any of ficial capacity, he told the panel, "I believe that you will agree that any reputation or good name is fragile and can easily be damaged. In the case of a state institution like a university, the process takes longer; the damage is not sud den nor easily seen, but it is certain." Later he voiced his plea for a compromise settlement: "My premise is that dam age can come to our educa tional institutions and to our good state of which these in stitutions are such an itegral part and that such damage will be accelerated and intens ified by a loss of accredita tion or by a probation actios ... If this premise is sound, I would sincerely and earnest ly urge that both sides in this controversy give a little for the sake of the state. This is the important thing to keep in mind." Among the alumni speaking for the University cause was Vermont Royster, Pulitzer Prize - winning editor of the Wall Street Journal, who termed the law both "foolish" and "a terrible accusation against the intelligence of our young people." The 1935 UNC graduate pre sented the following analysis of the law: "My own feeling is that it is an unwise law en- ( Continued on Page 11) concerning the ban which forbids Communists and fifth amendment takers from speaking on state-supported campuses. Panel members shewn above (left to right) are Sen. Gordon Hanes, Sen. Russel Kirby, A. A. (Gus) Zollicoffer (partially obscured), Chairman David Britt (also obscured) Col. W. T. Joyner, Rep. Lacy Thornburg, and Rev. Ben C. Fisher. DTH Photo by Ernest Robl. Y ; . f i . MUST STUDENTS HAVE A LEFTIST TINGE? President William Fridav introduces former student body president Bob Spearman to the Britt Commission. Spearman countered arguments by sen. Tom White of Lenoir that students must develop a leftist tinge if they are to be successful at the University. Speaker Ban Commended, Blasted At Study Hearing BY ERNEST ROBL DTH Staff Writer RALEIGH "We believe the Law has injured state-supported education in North Carolina and will continue to do so if left in its present 'form." With these words Consolidat ed University President Wil liam C. Friday introduced the University's case before the Communist speaker ban study commission here September 8. Contend Ig that the Commu nist speaker ban presents both a threat to the University's freedom and integrity and en dangers its accreditation, Fri day and the chacellors of the four campuses of the Univer sity presented their views on the controversial law. Hearings by the special nine - member commission were held in the auditorium of the Legislative Building. Calls For Repeal Friday called for the repeal of the law, saying that the real issue concerning the ban was "Will the University and the state supported colleges be al lowed to pursue higher educa tion with the freedom they have traditionally enjoyed?" Friday answered those who charged that the University is soft on Communism by say ing, "The University is op posed to the international Communist conspiracy and it is our conviction that the most effective way we can combat communism and all other forms of government that sup press freedom and liberty is by being a strong ad free institution . . . "There is no question that all witnesses who appear be fore this commission are op posed to Communism and all other forms of subversive ac tivity. Our disagreement, then, is based on the method by which this is expressed. Po litical systems based on the suppression of liberty and free expression cannot tolerate free (Continued on Page 4) Orientation Week Swells Enrollment To Over By ED FREAKEY DTH Staff Writer More than 4,000 freshmen and transfer students invaded the campus last week and they along with the returning Tar Heels bring UNC's enroll--ment to more than 12,000. Bob Wilson, Charlotte jun ior chairman of orientation, and Kathy Cauble, Hickory senior chairman of women's activities, with their staff of 325 counselors ran the annual orientation period Sept. 10 through today. Noting the growing size of UNC, Wilson said that the prime objective of orientation is to give the incoming stu dents the fullest advantages of life in a large university while providing each individual new student the careful attention characteristic of the small col lege. Colleges and Universities "We have both colleges and a university at Chapel Hill. We have the wealth of sci entific, liberal arts and cul tural teaching and research opportunities of a great insti tution of higher learning. Yet we strive to do what the small coUege does give the stu dents the sense of, belonging," - Wilson said. Dean of Men William G. Long who co-ordinates the ad ministrative end of orienta tion, stressed that the program had been changed so that stu dents will feel more closely Evans Murder Still Baffles Local Police Chapel Hill Police have made little significant head way in the month - long inves tigation into the fatal stabbing of 21-year-old Suellen Evans in Coker Arboretum July 31. The UNC coed from Moores ville, who was attending sum mer school at the time of her death, was attacked and knifed through the heart by what wit nesses described as "a dark-i skinned man." I Witnesses to the Evans mur der this summer said that the girl told them that a man had attempted to rape her before she fainted. She was pro nounced dead on arrival at Memorial Hospital. Since then police and mem bers of the State Bureau of In vestigation have questioned and released numerous sus pects. Monday Chief William Blake said two detectives had been sent to Sanford to question a Negro sentenced to a year in prison for molesting two white women on the street. Other suspects include two local men and Robert Lee Thornton, 25, a Fort Bragg soldier who has been absent without leave from the post since early June. Thornton, who twice escaped authorities, was last seen near Oxford, where he fled from his car after being stopped by a highway patrolman. The Board of Aldermen has given the police department additional expenses to cover the investigation. A group of local merchants have been collecting money for a reward fund. The murder prompted com ment from the offices of the Deans of Men and Women con cerning the safety of the Coker arboretum and possible changes to be made in the gar dens to make them safer. Dean of Women Katerine Carmichael warned coeds to avoid going alone through iso lated areas of campus. 4,000 Are New identified with a small group. Decentralized "The whole orientation pro gram has been decentralized," Long said. "We are trying to utilize the residential college philosophy as much as we can." Orientation teams of 10 stu dents each were organized. The teams were planned on a dormitory basis. In previous years, the groups were drawn up adcording to academic in terests. Counselors for the teams lived with the men students in the residence halls during orientation week. Women counselors will live in the dor mitories with their students all year. There were 200 men coun selors and 125 coed counse lors. Faculty Talks Students attended talks by faculty members concerning the teaching and scholarly life of the University. Fifty facul ty members are serving as advisors for groups of 30 to 35 students each. Upperclassmen gave coun seling on the cultural, aca demic - and extra - cut-fricUla' "life in Chapel Hill. The new students attended lectures con cerning student conduct, the honor system and student government. They were given placement tests and medical examina tions and had tours of the li brary and campus to learn the history and traditions of Carolina. Social Events Social events included re ceptions, a dance and a the atrical production. Chancellor Sharp was the keynote speaker at the open ing convocation held Sept. 11. The UNC YM - YWCA held the annual freshmen camps before the orientation program began. Orientation for graduate and professional students will be held tomorrow and includes the Schools of Medicine, Law, Business, Dentistry, Pharma cy, Nursing, Public Health and others. Campus orietation commis sion members are: Ellen Al S Sf you're worried about -the I HORRIBLE state the world 1 is in...or frantic about your socigi conscience v.v. 9 : , t m -imt untroubled Starting In Ilia Daily Tar Keslv j'pffffyffffjyffffyBvjj8yff. py. yf.p.jrf iK'MWXWI'XWvX'lv.VW.ViSSNV IKWX'XwX'XvX'XwXvX'Xv To Carolina len, Lyon, Miss.; Susan Bar ron, Chapel Hill; Margaret Groome, Greenville, Miss.; Ralph Levering, Ararat, Va.; Gene Matthews, Mitthews; Wyatt McCallie, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Nicky Nicholson, Charlotte; Teddy O'Toole, Bas kerville, Va.; Priscilla Patter son, Baltimore, Md.; Carol Ann Shaffer, Richmond, Va.; FltED WEAVER Su miri : ' j 3 ' ft CJ L X o i Key Changes In Administration Fred H. Weaver, vice pres ident for administration of the Consolidated University, has resigned his post to become the last of a number of top level administrative officials to change positions in the past months. It was announced last week that Weaver, 49, will become director of the Commission on Academic Affairs for the American Council on Educa tion, the nation's largest or ganization devoted to higher learning. Weaver has been associated with UNC for 32 years, since I I m I - ! M i m : i r " bloke torn Britain- Tomorrow i 12,000 Maureen Shannon, Westficld. N. J.; John Shelburn, Chapel Hill; E. J. Simmons, Rose- boro; Mary Gray Tcague, Fayetteville; Jim Smith Mor- ganton; Langley Tolbert, Mon- tevallo, Ala.; Joyce Watt, Reidsville; and Mellie Wise, Raleigh. J. CAKLYLE RTTTERSON er Brings he came to Chapel Hill as a freshman in 1933. He served as Dean of Students in t h e University, and later as sec retary and then as vice pres ident. He is a native of Aberdeen and has a M.A. degree from Harvard. University President William Friuay 5tiu in announcing the resignation, "I wish him well in his new assignment and I hncw tht all of the colleges and universities in the country will benefit because of the un derstanding and the ability that will be brought to those tasks." (Continued on Page 3) DTH Off-Set Makes History This issue of the Daily Tar Heel is a milestone in the 73 year history of the paper. Beginning with today's DTH, the paper will be printed on a new photographic offset printing press recently pur chased by the Chapel Hill Weekly where the paper is printed. ' The new machinery was ac quired during the summer months. The new process will carry three major advantages faster printing, better picture reproduction and a "cleaner paper," according to DTH edi tor Ernie McCrary. "The new process will save nearly two hours in printing time," he said. "There will al so be a recognizable differ ence in the quality of picture reproduction." Type does not come into con- A t UL At . Jl A 1 wcl W1U1 W paper uauer me method of printing, m- image indirectly from a pho- tographic engraving of the page. Photographic off-set is a rel- lig atively new printing develop ment which is increasing in ajaaiu ujr, cbptrviiiiijr among nils.- smaller newspapers.