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U.tl.C. Library Serials D2pt Box 870 Chapel Hill, r: r Party Caucus Consumer Commission The Student Consumer Services Commission, authorized to .investigate all areas involving the student as a consumer, will meet at 8 tonight in Roland Parker II and III. All interested student are invited. ?7 5H There will be a joint caucus of the SP and UP at 7:15 p.m. today in the Grail Room. Volume 76, Number p r-rf CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1963 Founded February 23, 1893 Old Rule Toppled 8fe WTO ) .V: ,. W A L aUMM. GROUND BREAKING Ground breaking ceremonies for Phi Si Sigma Kappa fraternity were held Wednesday afternoon at the site of the new house near Finley Golf Course. Adviser Charles Worley and fraternity president John Alcott lift the first spade-full or dirt .New Late Rules. Adopted. WRC Change Applies To Freshmen Women By Mary Burch DTH Staff Writer Women's Residence Council voted Tuesday night to allow freshmen women to sign out or call in before closing hours in order to take a late permission this year. Previously the freshman coed had to have her permission, slip signed twenty-four hours in advance' before she could take one of the three alio ted late; permissions per semester. The Council voted that late minutes incurred from a late permission will not count as double minutes as was the previous policy. WRC president Libby Idol called the first meeting to order and introduced the guests, Student Body President Ken Day and Jeri Ellis, Summer Job Placement chairman. Day expressed his "personal concern in WRC." He told the council to feel free to utilize all available sources of Student Government, and to freely discuss any problems or needs directly with his office. "You are the representative Vlasits Given 5- Year Sentence George Vlasits, the former UNC graduate student and Southern Student Organizing Committee field worker, was sentenced to five years in prison for draft evasion by U.S. District Court Judee John Larkins yesterday in Raleigh. Vlasits lawyers said they will appeal the decision of the court. Maximum sentence for refusing to serve in the armed forces is five years and $10,000 in fines. Vlasits was convicted Tuesday by a jury which deliberated only ten minutes. He remained in police custody awaiting the setting of bail. When Judge Larkins, before pronouncing sentence, asked Vlasits if he had anything to say, the 26-year-old native of New Jersey read a prepared statement summing his views on "the American ideal." Vlasits said when he was young he had been "indoctrinated to the American principles of freedom, peace, and justice, and when I became older I found them all to be lies." Larkins asked Vlasits, a former PhD candidate who was Phi Beta Kappa at Lehigh University, when his views had changed, Vlasits replied that the change nrrured at UNC. Decrying his adjupiciation by "peers," Vlasits asked tne 7 DTH agency for women on this campus," he said. "Feel free to make decisions on the basis of the best interests and concerns of the women on this campus. I can assure you that your efforts will be supported by Student Legislature and my office." Miss Idol said Day's support would be utilized this year,, "I think, the ; support Scholarships Aid Five foreign exchange students are attending UNC this year on scholarships provided by the Student Government and the Student Aid Offices. Two of the students, Misr Gisa Rauh and Mr. Ulrich Willmer, are from Germany: two of the students, Carlos Sierra and Ricardo Rodriguez, are from Colombia; and one student, Miss Maria de Loudes Punsoda, comes from Puerto Rico. court, "WTiere are the blacks, the poor, and the young on the jury?" He was arrested shortly after refusing to take the oath of induction at armed services the Raleigh center on January 17 Group By BOBBY NOWELL DTH Staff Writer A group of Chapel Hill townspeople and University faculty members apparently are preparing to take all necessary measures to block proposed improvements to the University-owned Horace Williams Airport The citizens for Airport Planning fear any amelioration of the present facilities would usher in the "jet age" and would disturb the process of education in local schools. The Horace Williams air strip, located on 971 acres of land approximately one and one-half miles from the center of town, formerly contained three runways. Two have been abandoned, and the plan is to pave and light the existing dirt strip. The airport has been operated by the University Sta Photo By Tom Schnabel strengthens WRC's framework and role in Student Government. We are very pleased with this backing." Miss Jeri Ellis, asked the aid of WRC in compiling a summer jobs notebook to be kept in the Summer Reading Room, 203 Murphy Hall. The Summer Job Placement Chairman distributed . questionnaires to Five Exchange Students The four students from Germany and Columbia are classified as Special Students that are attending Carolina for one year. Miss Punsoda is considered a transfer student since her home school, the University of Puerto Rico, is accredited by the Association of American Universities. Thus she will be the only one of the five students to receive credit in her home university for courses taken here. Sierra is studying Romance Languages and plans to teach in his home country. Rodriguez is a student in chemical engineering and is taking courses in both chemistry and physics during his stay. Miss Rauh is taking courses in the school of Journalism and in the sociology department Willmer plans to study sociology. Miss Punsoda is an art major and is taking courses in sculpturing and drawing. Since she is a transfer student she is classified as a junior rather Opposes Airport Chan without major improvements since 1943. The decision to improve the facility was a result of the committee appointed by Chancellor J. Carlyle Sitterson last year, "to review the position of Horace Williams Airport in the overall plan of development of the U n i v e r sity." The administration then applied to the Federal Aviation Administration for funds. The FAA approved a grant of $117,400. Although the allocation was temporarily detained due to a federal funds freeze, the money reportedly is now available. Completion of the project involves the submission by the University of its final plans and specifications and its share of the project costs. Although Sitterson said Wednesday that the Aid. By BRIAN CUMMING DTH Staff Writer In a major reversal of policy, Mr. William Geer, director of the Office of Student Aid, announced Wednesday that U.N.C. students receiving financial assistance may now join fraternities and sororities. On September 13, Chancellor J. Carlyle Sitterson officially confirmed the new policy, two years after the proposal was made. The old regulation, which had been in effect for "as long as there has been a Student Aid Office" according to Mr. Geer, was based on the assumption that living in a fraternity or sorority house would exceed the expenses of dormitory residence. The rule stated: A financial aid recipient is not permitted to join or pledge to join a social or professional fraternity - a or be filled out by students who had "meaningful summer jobs". The questionnaires, which the student will evaluate on the basis of interest, value, salary and pre-voeational experience, will be compiled according to majors. Students who are looking for employment may then look at the questionnaires to see what (Continued on p age 5) Foreign Students than as a special student. Of the approximately 370 foreign students at UNC the large majority are graduate students, many of whom receive grants and fellowships which come mostly from the Institute of International Education. S.F. Woodell, faculty advisor for the foreign students, had New Septic Rules Among the regulations approved last week by the State Board of Health was a ruling limiting the number of septic tanks used for sewage treatment to roughly one per acre. The Board decreed that if the soil is satisfactory, one septic tank may be allowed per 40,000 feet If the soil is poor, no tanks may be allowed, depending upon soil condition. The passage of the regulation was prompted last completion of the project is not planned for the near future, the Citizens for Airport Planning apparently have felt an urgency for blocking the improvements now. In a four-page letter mailed to each University faculty member Monday, the Citizens committee went into detail to outline its feeling "that 'Hang In There Heels9 j The second pep rally of the football season will ijij begin tonight at 8:00 p.m. in front of Chase:-:: cafeteria. The "Hang In There Heels" rally willg march to the front of Parker dormitory for a lung: session at 8:15. : The Heel fans are urged to come out and clear::;: their throats in support of the team which plays g South Carolina Saturday. S TUKDieilt sorority which maintains a chapter house in Chapel Hill Violation of this stipulation will result in immediate termination of financial aid. This regulation was first challenged in September, 1966, by Lindsay Freeman, who was president of the Inter Fraternity Council. Mr. Geer reacted to this challenge by telling Freeman that Geer's duties with the Office of Student Aid were to administer policies as they then stood. Freeman, a senior at the time from Charlotte, had contended that students could and often do spend as much in residence college expenses as in fraternity expenses. Many other critics of the rule had accused the Student Aid Office of discriminating against students receiving financial aid by not letting them join : fraternities. The IFC continued the challenge into last year as Randy Myer, President of IFC in lybY-bo, presented to ueer a collection of data concerning the expenses of living in a fraternity. Geer received the material in May, 1967, telling Myer that its arrangement was not presented congently. : The information was next compiled into a brief under the direction of David Kiel, a native of High Point, N.C, who graduated in 196a The brief called for a reexamination of the policy of the Student Aid Office. , . V... The brief was presented to the Faculty Committee on Scholarships, Awards, and Student Aid, which controls the policies of the Office of Student Aid. The twenty-one praise for the student government which provides the money for room rent and fees for four of the scholarships. "Student participation here is great. This type of support does not exist at either Duke or N.C. State. There is a very strong student effort on this campus in behalf of the foreign students," said Woodell. spring, when expansion of situated at Hill-Carrboro protested by the suggested a trailer park the Chapel watershed was several citizens, notably Dr. of the Lawrence Slifkin UNC Physics Department The argument, upheld by an injunction, was that the local water supply would be contaminated by increased sewage when the number of trailers in the park more than tripled. improvement of Horace Williams Airport will be detrimental to the University and to the community." The letter also solicited contributions to be used "for legal and administrative expenses," The gist of the committee's opposition to updating Horace Williams is largely twofold. May member Committee, headed by Dr. James R. Caldwell of the History Department, represents all areas of University faculty and administration. Kid was the Student Representative on the ater w Short Shut Bowi Action Termed emote A spokesman for the University Utilities Department lent some credence to the rumor that class operations at UNC may be suspended if the present water situation does not improve. The spokesman said such action is remote, but possible. At the present time, the water supply at University Lake is expected to last for 30 to 40 days, depending upon evaporation, consumption, and precipitation in the Chapel Hill vicinity. Water supply officials, however, feel that efforts to conserve water will prevent the necessity of closing the University. The University declared the situation "critical" last . Thursday, asking for ' water conservation practices among Chapel Hill and University residents. The consumption rate last Thursday, Sept. 19 was 5.4 million gallons. Wednesday, Sept. 24 the consumption had decreased to 3.7 million gallons. The Carolina Inn has stopped serving water at meals. Customers now have to request water in order to get it. Car Strikes Woman On Franklin A beautician, returning from her lunch hour Wednesday afternoon, was struck by an oncoming truck in the middle of Franklin Street The injured woman, Mrs. Wayne Womble, was crossing Franklin Street in a pedestrian cross-walk at the time of the accident She was rushed to Memorial Hospital. "She appears more frightened than bruised," commented Chief W.D. Blake of the Chapel Hill Police Department One, they fear that the airport is located too close to the center of town and local public schools, and that noises from passing planes would disturb class work. Secondly, the improvements to the present 3,800-foot runway would eventually lead to its extension to 5,000 feet, facilitating jet service. Underlying this final argument is the fear of the loss of the "quiet charm" of Chapel Hill which has always characterized this University community. The Citizens' committee has also prepared an "admittedly biased" article for The Anvil which charges, among other things, that a previous administration promised eventual abandonment of the Williams Airport and that the present administration has (Continued on page 5) R ges .rledge committee. This year the committee has been enlarged to twenty-three members, as a result of a meeting in July 1968 which decided to add two students. This year, the three students on the age Of Class Wiw.nr m mmm irrr in -i it tmtn mjrmim .'. - - ln iTDnn it-r ti in Mi i ' i WATER University of North Carolina cheerleader Kathy Herman of WTilson (left) points to mark on measure where the University Lake Reservoir water level is normally. It is seven feet below that now. UNC cheerleader Ramona Taylor of Winston Salem (right) is holding the measure. The girls are standing in a spot in the lake that would be more than a foot over their heads normally, but the critical water shortage in Chapel Hill has caused portions of the lake to dry up. In the background are boats grounded because of the shortage. Finance Committee Passes Six Bills Appropriation bills, totaling $3,920 were passed on favorably by the Student Legislature Finance Committee WTednesday afternoon. The bills will now be presented at the special session of the student legislature tonight. The main appropriation, a $1,500 request for the new "Action Government", was passed unanimously by the board with a strong recommendation attached. The other bills passed were: -$250 for Project REACH, $1,000 for the South Campus Transportation System, -$1,500 Leadership Conference, for the Student Development -$ 420 for - A d the m i n- a c u 1 t istration-Student conference, $150 for the Judiciary Conference. Student The last bill created some discussion among the members concerning the areas of expenditure but the Committee decided that the bill should be passed favorably since the conference will be for the benefit of all students. One other item upon by the board. was acted A request for reimbursement by the Experimental College for expenses incurred from the Committee, as appointed by the student government, are Pat Warren of Raleigh, Richie Leonard of High Point, and Revelle Gwyne of Winston-Salem. (Continued on page 5) May -Cause Here SI 11 '"' Coffee House which they held earlier was granted by the committee. HH Backers Announces First Meet The organization meeting of Students for Humphrey-Muskie will be held tonight at 7:30 at the Democratic headquarters, 145 E. Franklin Street "There is growing sentiment in favor of the HHH-Muskie ticket" said Allen Moser, vice-chairman of N.C. Students fro Humphrey-Muskie. "With the interest that has been shown so far, we feel that we can make a worth whfle contribution toward a Democratic victory in November." Tonight the group will elect officers and co-ordinate the campus campaign, according to Moser. The group will work in co-ordination with the Democratic party in Orange County and the N.C Citizens for HumDhrev-Muskie in Raleigh- Tentative plans for the group include the operation of a Y Court booth to supply information on voter registration and absentee ballots and registration and canvassing of voter precints with the Orange County Democratic Party. j - - - t.