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Muegrass Sounds
"Pick and Sing," another
round of bluegrass music, will
be held this afternoon
beginning at 3 o'clock in front
of Silent Sam, McCorkle Place.
Foreign Counselors
Foreign Student Orientation
Counselors will meet tonight at
7 o'rlork in Room 202 of the
Student Union.
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Volume 76, Number 143
CHAPEL HILL. NORTH CAROLINA SUNDAY, APRIL 20. 1969
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The Creek That Runs Behind the House
By AL THOMAS
DTH Staff Writer
(Part one of a Series)
"We have rats running up and down this ditch in the summer
and mosquitoes as big as I don't know what"
Mrs. Mary Roberts of 310 Mitchell Lane in Chapel Hill
described the worsening situation in her neighborhood 'his way.
An open drainage ditch receiving washwater from one-fourth
of Chapel Hill flows through her and her neighbors' yards.
"We pay taxes but other people get the best, not us," Mrs.
Roberts continued. "We've been after the Mayor and City
Council for years, but they always give us the run-around."
The area involved is a black section along Mitchell Lane
from Lindsay Street northward for three blocks. The ditch itself
runs for miles.
According to a long-time resident of the area (who asked to
remain anonymous), the open ditch used to run behind Fowler's
Food Center years ago. "WThen it became unbearable for the
business section," he said, "they unleashed it on us."
The water running in the ditch is a cross between black and
gray. High water marks along the sides are from three to five feet.
Debris ranging from shopping carts to nail-studded boards to
broken glass covers the area in and around the ditch. Land
erosion is extensive.
Five out of five householders interviewed said they thought
the city had been giving them the run-around. The comment
'"ft
guess it s always they don't have money when it comes to our
section" was given twice.
Cfty Manager Robert Peck countered the charge Saturday by
y "We don't usually go into even- ditch in town and install
pipes."
Peck said "the pipes are too expensive and the land is just not
worth it. There is no 'good' stopping place for the pipes.
"As far as the trash is concerned," Peck said, "it comes mainlv
from the neighborhood itself."
Hope for the residents could come, according to Peck, in a
new Urban Rehabilitation Program.
The residents of the area disagree with Peck as to the ditch's
effect on them.
Nathan Jones, whose house is about ten feet from the ditch,
remarked "It smells so awful in the summer, we can't stand to be
around here. That water is black, stinky and nasty."
"The present situation has existed for a number of years,
'"according to Mrs. Dorothy Stone, 504 Cotton St. "It almost
seems like forever.
"We're going to present our case again Tuesday night at the
Town Hall. We aren't really hopeful but we keep trying," Mrs.
Stone continued.
She then looked at Mrs. Roberts' eroding back yard. The
house is about five feet from the ditch, and remarked, "Before
too long you're going to wake up and find that you and your
house have floated down to my house."
Mrs. Roberts didn't laugh. She just thought a while and said,
"You know, I almost believe it."
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In SL Budget
All Kecraet Cut
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By HARRY BRYAN
DTH Staff Writer
Student Legislature will
vote Monday night on the
proposed budget released by
the Finance Committee late
Friday.
Over $250,000 has been
recommended for
appropriations with an
unappropriated balance of
$3,800.
S t u d ent Body Vice
President Rafael Perez said
almost all budget requests had
been cut by the committee.
The largest cut was over $6000
from requests by the Black
Student Movement (BSM).
Reggie Hawkins, new
chairman of the BSM, said
Friday he would attempt to get
a larger appropriation.
"Since we don't have
anyone in Student Legislature,
I don't know what we're going
to do," he said, "but we are
going to do something to get
more money."
Hawkins said he wasn't
totally displeased and that the
recommended appropriation of
$3,715 "is a step in the right
direction" since the BSM was
not funded this year.
New Student Legislators
will take the oath of office
Monday night after the old
Legislature approves next
year's Student Government
Budget.
Student Legislature will
meet in special session Monday
night to consider the budget.
The meeting will begin at 7
p.m. in Di Phi Chambers on
Third floor New West.
One major change in the
budget recommendations was a
drop of $4,000 from last year
in Daily Tar Heel
appropriations. Last year the
Finance Co mmittee
recommended that $43,361.12
be appropriated for the paper,
while this year's figure is down
to $39,250.
The cut includes a $1,000
drop in printing costs and in all
salaries.
Student Legislator John
Kelly said Saturday that he was
planning to work for an
increase in the Daily Tar Heel
appropriation.
"I'm going to try to get the
legislators to re-evaluate all the
salaries and adjust them so the
people are appropriately
awarded for their efforts," he
said.
Another drop occurred in
Carolina Forum appropriations
from $3,120 to $2,620. The
change was made by reducing
funds allocated for speakers
expenses from $3,000 to
$2,500.
Large increases were made
in recommendations for
appropriations for the general
administration of the executive
branch of Student
Government, the attorney
general's staff, the National
Merit Scholarship Committee,
the Toronto Exchange and the
Orientation Commission.
The largest increase was a
$2,000 raise in general
administration allocations in
the executive branch of
student government, with
increases for auditing, the
executive secretary's' salary and
the presidential scholarship.
Another large increase
appeared in the recommended
appropriation for the attorney
general's staff, from $170.20
last year to $1,230 this year.
Other increases included
$610 for the National Merit
Scholarship Committee, $780
for the Orientation
Commission and $625 for the
Toronto Exchange Committee.
Besides the $3,175
appropriation for the BSM, the
Finance Committee
recommended $1,950 for the
Carolina Talent Search, $1,450
for the Student Transportation
Committee and $2,065 for the
Graduate Student Association.
S t u d e nt Legislator G erry
Cohen said Saturday that he
would try to have further cuts
made in order to increase the
unappropriated balance.
"The unappropriated
balance is only $3,800," he
said, "and this will hinder any
programs that might be
developed during the coming
year."
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To Speak On Cuba
Linda Jenness, w ho recently
returned from a five-week tour
or Cuba, will speak at 111
Murphy at 8 p.m. Monday,
April 21.
Mrs. Jenness is a member of
the Atlanta local of the Young
Socialist Alliance. She visited
Cuba last February along with
12 other young socialists at the
invitation of the Cuban
government.
Their trip was part 'of the
anniversary celebration for the
Cuban Revolution.
Mrs. Jenness is a graduate of
Antioch College. She spent a
year teaching English in Spain.
She has also studied in Mexico
and lived in Bolivia. Since her
return from Cuba she has
travelled to various universities
across the South to speak on
her impressions of Cuban life
today.
Six artists exhibited their paintings in McCorkle Place
Saturday afternoon as a preliminary feature for the Sidewalk Art
Show, which has been rescheduled for Friday, Saturday and
Sunday of next week.
The Sidewalk Art Show had originally been planned for this
weekend, but was postponed because of rain Friday.
According to Doug Gilcrist, one artist whose work is in the
preliminatry show, some five or six artists decided the weather
was good enought to show their work Saturday.
The preliminary show will continue through Sunday if weather
permits.
Entries for the annual Sidewalk Art Show and Sale will be
accepted Friday, April 25, through Sunday, April 27, at a table
set up in McCorkel Place. Entry fee is $1.00 for each artist
showing work. The UNC Art League is sponsoring the event,
which is open to all artists in the area.
As Project Concludes
By KAREN JURGENSON
DTH Staff Writer
Alan Albright, student body
president, affirmed his suppon
for the continued affiliation of
UNC-CH with the National
Student Association (NSA) in a
statement released Saturday.
Albright's statement was
made in reference to Tuesday's
referendum in which the
student body will vote on the
affiliation issue.
"Students on the Carolina
campus and Student
Government face many issues
and problems this year, ranging
from legal rights to academic
reform to social rules and
student power," Albright's
statement began.
He continued, "In the past
affiliation with the National
Student Association has
brought ideas and insights from
other schools which have
helped us solve our own
problems.
"I believe continued
affiliation with the National
Student Association will be of
similar help in the coming year.
As affirmation of my support,
I have signed the letter which
appears on the editorial page,
urging students to vote NO on
Tuesday's referendum,"
Albright concluded.
The referendum issue is,
"Shall the student bod- of
UNC disaffiliate with National
Student Association?"
In a letter to the editor in
this issue, other student leaders
expressing their support for the
continued affiliation include
Richie Leonard, men's
coordinator for orientation,
Joyce Davis, newly-elected
president of WRC, Dan Killian,
chairman of the
Communications Committee,
and John Kelly, DTH
e d i t o rialist an d stu dent
legislator.
The letter cities the work of
the NSA in areas of academic
reform and legal rights: "The
pass-fail option, the
Experimental College, and a
new freshman orientation are
results of work with NSA in
the field of academic reform.
"In additon, the research
which ultimately brought the
campus a visitation policy was
begun at the NSA Congress last
summer. Women's rules and
student legal rights are other
fields in which NSA has been a
great help to Carolina," the
letter states.
Earlier this month the
Student Legislature in a two to
one vote expressed continued
support for the NSA.
Approval Expressed
For Black Studies
Black Student Movement
(BSM) spokesman Reggie
Hawkins Jr. said Saturdav that
the BSM "definitely approves"
of the Afro-American and
African Studies program
proposed by the
administration's Committee for
A fro-American and African
Studies Curricula.
In the committee's report
released Thursday night,
recommendations were made
for the formation of Bachelor
of Arts degrees in
A fro-American Studies and
African Studies.
'The courses and curncula
are good," Hawkins said.
He added, referring to the
fact that a Black Studies
Department cannot be formed
without funds from the
University, "Our only concern
is money for the Black Studies
Department."
The report indicated that a
Department of Black Studies
could not be formed in the
beginning because of the lack
of necessary funds.
"You don't have a
department without money,"
said Hawkins.
The BSM played a definite
role in the formation of the
committee's recommendations,
according to Hawkins. He said
two members of the BSM were
on the committee.
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By DON INGALLS
DTH Staff Writer
Project Uplift was
pronounced "highly
successful" yesterday by Kelly
Alexander, the originator of
program, and Jim Hornstein,
one of its coordinators.
As a result of the program's
success, the Uplift Committee
will submit an amendment to
the budget Monday night for
$1200 to expand next year's
program. The amendment will
be introduced by Rep. Reggie
Lester.
Uplift, a three-day pilot
program to introduce minority
high school juniors to the state
university concept and UNC in
particular, ended yesterday
with opportunity for
participants to evaluate the
program.
Sixteen students from West
Charlotte High School
participated in the program.
Over 30 UNC students
volunteered as guides and aides
for the program, according to
Pat Wood, an Uplift
coordinator.
At the evaluation session,
the students were asked
whether they had considered
applying to Carolina or other
state supported universities.
Of the 16 students, 14 said
they had not considered it
prior to the program, but after
participating everyone agreed
their views on state universities
had changed.
Calvin Davis, one of the
participants, said he
participated in a summer
program at Dartmouth and had
thought "it was the place." He
said his experience here had
impressed him as much as the
one at Dartmouth.
The students had a few
suggestions for the program's
improvement. Many felt it
could have been a little less
structured with more free time
for the students to wander
around campus on their own.
Several of the boys said
they would have liked to see
the differences between
Morrison, where they stayed
for the two nights, and dorms
in the Lower Quad. Others felt
they would have liked to talk
with campus groups of varying
political beliefs.
Alexander told the group he
would like them to help with
the planning of next year s
nrofram and would
incorporate some of
recommendations in
program.
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The philosophy of the
program, according to
Hornstein, was "to legitimatize
the state university system in
the minds of minority or
disadvantaged high school
juniors, and in particular
campuses that are not totally
black."
Carolyn McAllaster said an
Uplift coordinator, said of the
program, 'This pilot program
has been successful. The
students enjoyed most of the
classes they attended and were
able to see what a state
university could offer them."
"If Student Legislature
approves our budget
amendment Monday night,"
Hornstein said, "we will
expand the program next year
to involve 40 students for a
four-day period. We will also
select the students ourselves.
We couldn't do that this year
because we didn't receive our
funds until verv late."
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