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(0 Hi rnitv 5 No , Meeting Student Legislature will not meet today. It will be rescheduled when the finance committee finishes the budget. E f ?lony of a national Sx p,!?1? should call at 933F2n65f U " Bb 77 lVr Editorial FrW in Volume 76, Number 134 CHAPEL HILL. NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, APKIL 10, 1 rrt ,y 969 H rulei! Fcbrtrarv 23. 1S9J v o 6 UNC Blacks Afior fiini i 4 2. 1 ! J Lnned $150 In Local Court By ERICA MEYER DTH Staff Writer The six black students who were accused of "disorderly conduct" in Lenoir Hall March 4 were convicted Wednesday in Chapel Hill District Court. Judge L.J. PhiDDS fined each of the defendants $150 and placed two restrictions on their activities until July 1, 1971. The defendants, Preston Dobbins, Thomas Jones, Adolph Reed, William Ashley Davis, Jessie W. Nettles and Jack Lendon McLean, Jr., were accused of overturning tables in Lenoir March 4. The restrictions stated that "each defendant must refrain from engaging in any activity that would disrupt normal educational functions of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill" and any other college or university in the state. The judge also stated that the defendants must not "violate any law involving moral turpitude." Another person accused of "disorderly conduct" in Lenoir, Charles Hofter, was tried on March 26 and will receive the same fine and restrictions. The $ 1 50 dollars incorporates $15 apiece of court charges and a $135 fine. Asked to comment, Preston Dobbins said, "We need bread." He explained that $930.00 will be needed plus money to pay lawyer's fees. Tables will be set up at Y Court, Lenoir, the Pine Room, the Post Office and the Library for donations. Tbe trial began at 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, with Charlotte lawyer Adam Stein speaking for the defendants and Solicitor Chase Raeford acting for the state. Disorderly conduct charges were read by the Solicitor and each of the defendants pleaded not guilty. But Stein told the court that he would enter a plea of nolo contendere, no contest. Raeford, the prosecution attorney, called three witnesses to the stand. Kenneth Gant, Robert Richard Kestner II and Tyson Johnson are all UNC students who were eating in Lenoir March 4. They described the activities inside the cafeteria two weeks into the workers' strike. Kestner mentioned seeing "cops but no arrests." Gant spoke of the cafeteria lines that were being "blocked physically" and mentioned Nettles, McLean, Reed and Robbins in connection with tables actually being overturned. Johnson, a part time accountant, also mentioned the tables being upset and said that Thomas Jones had "slung a chair." Stein didn't call any of the defendants to the stand but went over each of their personal records. He pointed i A Chi Psi's Stinker Winner fortunately ineligible this year out they were all first offenders (except for two traffic violations and one person who had been convicted of displaying an open bottle of an alcholic beverage). Stein stressed that "these are students who are duly enrolled in the University" and that they were involved in a "very complicated and emotional situation." Raeford, however, called the stalling of lines and the overturning of tables "deplorable tactics" in his summation to the court. He said that problems cannot be solved by "inciting domestic violence." Raeford said that "these methods are not the methods that have been effective in settling this type of dispute," and mentioned the "possibility" of "a mob reaction." He asked for restrictions that would insure that "this particular thing will not happen again." Stein entered a final plea saying "here was a situation where nothing seemed to be happening," and asked the court to "see it the way things were then." Faculty Collects $13,000 Donations totaling $13,000 have been collected from faculty members for cafeteria workers who struck last month. Dr. Henry Landsberger, member of the Faculty Committee for the Workers, said Wednesday that the $13,000 does not include donations raised by cafeteria employees and the Black Student Movement. "We got the money through circulars mainly," Landsberger said. "Dr. Frederick Cleveland (Chairman of the Faculty) sent out a memo once the faculty approved a resolution for the workers." Landsberger added that "the money will also be used to reimburse students who lost wages because of unemployment during the strike. We wanted to relieve the suffering of all the workers not just intervene." "The almost $5,000 from Joan Baez's concert, the money from the food program and other contributions were not raised by the Faculty Committee," Landsberger said, said. Members of this Faculty Committee included Landsberger, Dr. Bernard Greenberg, Dr. Dan Okum, Dr. Dan Young and Dr. Paul Munson. 4 X ' f - "S. i - i f t - . - - & i i ' ... i i- W :-, .... f ' - I -. m i'fi " ' i j j ft nut? v : V Albright Takes Oath From Krichbaum . . . . . .then Krichbaum resigns as Chief Justice UNC President Denies Schools 'Control Bid By HARRY BRYAN DTH Staff Writer RALEIGH-William C. Friday, president of the Consolidated University of North Carolina, denied charges that UNC is trying to gain control of all state supported institutions in a special joint session of the state house and senate committees on education here Wednesday. The charges were made by FRIDAY E.J. Whitmire of Franklin, a trustee of WTestern Carolina University, who spoke against making Asheville-Biltmore (A-B) and Wilmington Colleges part of the university system. Following speeches by Friday and the presidents of Asheville-Biltmore and Wilmington in favor of the proposed legislation, W7hitmire charged that UNC is By MIKE COZZA DTH Staff Writer The UNC Campus Chest kicked-off its drive for funds Wednesday with a door-to-door canvas to begin the preliminary round of the 1969 Ugly Man on Campus (UMOC) Contest. The contest allows students to vote for their favorite Ugly Man by contributing money to the Campus Chest. This year's contest is divided into Fraternity and Residence College divisions. The winner of each division will be awarded a date with campus beauties Romona Taylor or Judy Froeber. Prizes will also be awarded to fraternities and residence colleges raising the most money. The preliminary round features competition among floors in the residence colleges, according to Chairman Vincent Til Who -mm- attempting to gain control of higher education in North Carolina and that the university has failed in medical education. He also pointed out that people in W7estern North Carolina support W7estern Carolina and that he did not want WCU hurt. Friday then answered the charges, pointing out that the merger had not been initiated by the university but by the trustees of A-B and Wilmington. He said that the university has not been trying to "extend its tentacles" over state supported institutions as W7hitmire charged, saying, "The University has never advocated taking over the higher education system. It does not advocate it now, and it will not advocate it in the future." Friday did point out that the state board of higher education has stated that it wants to centralize the state supported schools, getting all funds appropriated for higher education and then dividing it among the schools. However, he added that he was not in favor of such a move. In answer to Whitmire's charge concerning medical education, Friday stated that if the university had received the appropriations it requested in 1967, it would had begun the expansion which it is now planning. Friday also said that even though the people of western APO To Provide Answer Will Be Townsend of the Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity, which is conducting the drive this year. Each floor can sponsor its own ugly candidate, and the floor in each college which collects the most money by next Monday will send its man into the campus-wide contest. Campus-wide winners will be announced Saturday, April 26. The Campus Chest drive will also feature an auction, a carnival and letters to the faculty, according to Townsend. The auction will be Tuesday evening, April 15 in the Great Hall of the Carolina Student Union. A '55 Plymouth, basketballs autographed by the Tar Heel ACC Champions, an engraving of the White House sighed by President Nixon, cases of beer, and scores of North Carolina support WCU, the entire state supports the university, a fact that can be proved by noting the thousands of students who apply for admission to schools in the university system. Cansier Suspends Visitation JL Privileges For Carr Dorm Dean Cansier suspended visitation privileges for Carr Dormitory after receiving Rodgers letter. In his letter to Rodgers, Dean Cansier said, "Your letter of 28 March states both directly and indirectly that you, as Chairman of the Open House Committee, have neither the desire nor the intention of accepting the responsibility for enforcing the conditions upon which the Open House Agreement is based. "I am forced to conclude that you cannot with integrity indicate a willingness; to abide by or administer Open House activities in your residence hall in accordance with the guidelines set forth in the Agreement. "I have no alternative, therefore, but to assume that Carr Residence Hall no longer wishes to participate in the Open House experiment." Cansier added that the ban "may be lifted at such time as vou and or other officers in sorority pledges will all go to the highest bidder. The carnival will be held through the afternoon and evening of April 24 on Ehringhaus field. Festivities will begin with an Ugly Man Parade through town and continue with a mixer, hot-dog supper, and scores of games and contests. 40 game ' booths will be run by fraternities and sororities and residence colleges. Townsend promises "plenty of fun, laughs, and cotton candy for everyone." Letters to the faculty will go out next week, and will ask a SI contribution per person. Townsend said. All proceeds in the Ccampus Cb'tst will be turned over lo charity organizations on carrspus and in nearby communities. rganizations now 1 OB LCriekfoamin Resigns By LAURA WHITE DTH Staff Writer Alan Albright was sworn in Wednesday as President of the Student Body. Minutes later, George Krichbaum, who had administered the oath of office, resigned as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Albright plans immediate presentation of his General College Reform plan at an open meeting of the Merzbacher committee Thursday night. He made clear his hard-pressed support of the "Two-Track Plan" of reform jointly presented by Albright and Rafael Perez during the campaign. Student Government offices will be open to all students anytime the Union is open, Albright said. He added that his office hours would be from 12 noon until 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and 10 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. Albright will designate bi-monthly days set aside to hear students' personal questions and suggestions. Albright pointed out the necessity for Student Government to take the initiative in pressing social and academic reforms. "My concern is in taking a very definite stand so that the students of this campus will know how I, and Student Government, stand," Albright suggested better utilization of the Daily Tar Heel and other communica tions to implement this your residence hall assure me that you are prepared to administer the Open House Agreement conscientiously and in accordance with the terms the agreement stipulates." Rodgers' letter, which took the form of the March Visitation report from Can dorm, said, "Visitation itself has done very well for another month here. We have never had any doubts about it. "The same things cannot be said about the dorm's attitude toward the entangling regulations. They are the butt of every joke. They are not taken with a high degree of seriousness." Rodgers went on to say that "I was instructed by the R.A. to turn him (the student) in. I wouldn't nave done it otherwise. "Even the Attorney General called the case 'Mickey Mouse, trivial'. Dean Schroeder admittedly pushed for this trial. How autonomous is Student Government? scheduled to receive funds are the Bernard Grail Scholarship Fund, Foreign Student Emergency FUnd, UNC-YMCA, World University Service, the N.C. Heart Association, Murdoch and O'Berry Centers for the mentally retarded, the N.C. Arthritis Foundation, Chapel Hill Public Library, Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Multi-Purpose Center for community aid, Victory Milage Day Care Center and the Class of '69 scholarship fund. APO is handling the entire Campus Chest Drive for the first time this year. In past years a Student Government committee oversaw the over-all plans, while APO ran the Ugly Man Contest. Last year's Campus Chest brought in over S6000. Ugly? concern, and to aid Studenl-faculty-administration have to call" the University in situations where it is being hypocritical, according to Albright. Student Government would then take a significant role in showing that such dualism will not be tolerated by the students. Albright emphasized that student government will be "coming forth with explicit alternatives." Albright said he would be a strong force behind pushing through legislation for Women's Rules changes. These changes, however, will be initiated through Joyce Davis, Charrman of the Women's Residence Council. Radical student groups, Albright said, are not competitive in that they have essentially the same goals: student involvement. He considers these groups a "heilthy influence on campus" which would exist even with total Student Government activity. Krichbaum submitted his resignation to Albright, stating that his reasons for giving up the appointive office were both academic and personal. "It is my feeling," Krichbaum said, "that the position should be held by someone who is very closely in tune with student activity and student government. For the past year I have felt myself drifting away." Krichbaum will enter the School of Law here as a graduate student next year. Tliis would not jeopardize his Apparently not at all. "The case was too minor to be reported; just as every drunkard is not reported. . . However, this student was reported by me, under pressure, I can only say that if I im not going to be allowed to use my owm discretion, I can see no purpose at all to my job. "If I'm going to be a puppet, I will be a blind one arid see a lot less that I now do." Rodgers said. The March Visitation report further criticized the student courts for a "lack of consistency." Rodgers said, "For his 'mickey mouse' offense, my friend was given social probation-definite. A week later, a similar offense was dealt only a residence hall probation, which doesn't even appear on the record. "Needless to say, Carr Dorm is extremely alienated right now. That's not my problem, however, that's the problem of thojje who created this alienation, and I do not F : ..- - Guitarzan? Guess Ai . . . he's H eligibility for the Chief Justice position but Krichbaum expressed his feeling that he would be further partitioned from the undergraduate student body and that academic requirements would be more pressing during the next year. "After three and one half years of service in Student Government. I am a little bit tired," Krichbaum said. "I'd like to have some of the pressures lifted." As a secondary reason, Krichbaum cited the recent Supreme Court actions during the election and past court criticism. "Because of the stigma that has been put on the courts from recent criticisms. I think perhaps a breath of fresh air would be in order there," Krichbaum said. Former Student Body President Ken Day had asked Krichbaum not to resign before the student elections. government Krichbaum was student legislator during his freshman and sophomore years, and served as speaker Pro Tern for one and a half years. He was Student Partv Majority leader in 19 67-1968 until his appointment to the Court last spring. Krichbaum instigated the Supreme Court Act and became its Chief Justice two years later "1 took the job," Krichbaum said, "to help the court get off its feet, and set precedents for the new system." represent them or sympathize with their position. I am a representative of Carr Dorm." Concerning his letter to Dean Cansier and the resultant action by the dean, Rodgers said, "I meant this to be constructive because 1 believe it realistically portrays what goes on in this dorm and in others. "As Chairman of the Host Committee I come under three authorities; the administration, the courts and the dorm. So my reason for saying this is to tell them to let up and give me a break. "I was totally alienated from the administration for forcing the issue to court when the Attorney General didn't want to try it. It could have been tried on a local level." Commenting on w hat would happen if the residence of Carr Dorm violated the ban Dean Schroeder said "This would be a matter that would be dealt with through normal judicial procedure." ai : u -iaus" chief gargoyle a lv.. ? i
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