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Ub2 - . ePt. Folk Concert The New Folk will hold a concert tonight at 8 o'clock in the Great Hall of the Union. Admission is $1.50 in advance, 52 at the door. Itf Bat 77 Yw o Editorial Freedom Tt f i I Iryv. -A A i I .Vrt Address Andrew C. Robison Jr. from Princeton University will speak this afternoon on "Goya: The Disasters of War" at 4:15, in 115 Ack land. Volume 76, Number 145 NSA Disaffiliation, New Districts Okayed CHAPEL HILL. NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1969 Founded February 23, 1893 By HARRY BRYAN DTH Staff Writer UNC Students voted Tuesday to disaffiliate from the National Student Association and to allow Student Legislature to establish at-large districts to elect representatives to the Men's and Women's Honor Courts. The NSA amendment passed by over 200 votes with 1304 students voting for disaffiliation and 1085 voting against. The Constitutional amendment passed with 1302 yes votes and 890 no votes. The turnout for the NSA referendum was less than half of the number of students who voted in a similar referendum in 1964 when students chose to remain in the NSA by a 2,966 to 2,471 tally. The NSA referendum," initiated by Student Legislators Joe Beard and John Parker, According to supporters of the Constitutional amendment, the purpose of the proposal is to allow legislation to establish an all black court district. The amendment was introduced into Legislature three weeks ago, but failed to get the two-thirds vote necessary to pass such a proposal. Student Jef fress, Legislator Charles who drafted the my proposal with the aid of Law Professor Kenneth. Pennegar, told that meeting of Legislature, "The question here is simple: Can we justify an all white court, which is what we have now? If not, we need to put blacks on the court, and this bill allows us to do that." - The bill was reconsidered at the next meeting and passed on a 20-3 vote. TTTY JTIOCILS 1 WOM gh .Bud .Increases BSM Alio mem' By DON INGALLS DTH Staff Writer Student Legislature gave preliminary approval to a $6410 aDDrODriatinn fnr th Student Movement in a five-hour budget Monday night. The Black (BSM) session appropriation represents a $2695 increase over the Finance Committee recommendation of $3715. Over. $250,000 in appropriations had been recommended by the Finance Committee for next year, which left Student an of Government with unappropriated balance" $5000. The legislature considered the budget item by item, and finished only half its task Monday. Consideration of the second half (which includes appropriations for the DTH Dawson 9 'S " " f Pledges Help Clean Mitchell Lane Creek 1 I 'f ITi V' V - 4 the National Student Clv Association?" 2 ttii&$&Mtt "I am very happy with the pC"s outcome of the election," C' 1 5 , Beard said Tuesday night. "I f - feel that we communicated our &ft7r7: V f - '.V objections to affiliation with fyi ' the National Student fyS;" t'it Association with the student Mfft ' body, and I feel that the VtK "J students accepted our 2' objections." 4C& -V- . ' Beard added that he felt 1 - ft" should not join any other S''- JW'ZCm&J ion at the present time. 'k tVr- : " Kfjri&A WA "tek'S ,.!ri' would be quite willing to hy Z tfeLt; into other associations," fXJTH .4tiiiKC" TtW ! UNC associat "I look he said, "but I don't think we should go into anything right now. Passage of the Constitutional amendment nQt only gave Student Legislature the power to establish the at-large districts but also allowed the student body president to appoint up to three additional persons to the Honor Court if a defendent so desired. Frat Pledges Vie For Points ... - .By Cleaning Up Creek. By STEVE PLAISANCE DTH Staff Writer A group of 328 pledges from 19 fraternities participated in the Interfraternity Council (IFC) Community Clean-Up Project Monday by clearing brush and trash from a 1000 foot section of the well-publicized open drainage ditch near Mitchell Lane. Jimmie Tarleton, Chairman of Greek Week, said "the creek was cleaned out very well and the water is now flowing." The project served as a competitive event for the 19 fraternities. The project was proposed by Chapel Hill City Manager Robert Peck, who called the drainage ditch an "eye-sore" to the community. '.'We're trying to help the community and show them that the fraternity system isn't all bad" said Tarleton. "We pulled out bed springs, tin roofs, bicycles, an old commode, two dead opossums, plenty of poison ivy, and some .old tires." ' Many residents of the area around the creek had complained to the city government about the condition of the creek. When questioned about participation in the project, Tarleton said "all in all, the participation was very good." Each fraternity received points for the Best Pledge Class Award according to the number of pledges out of the total pledge class for each house participating in the project. Participation-pionts are broken down as follows: 100 per cent 20 points; 90-99 per cent 15 points; 60-89 per cent 10 points; 30-59 per cent 5 points; 1-29 per cent 2 points. "The trash from the. creek was picked up and piled on the street where a city truck could haul if off," said Tarleton. Each pledge was expected to work for at least one hour before receiving credit for participation. Merzbacher Group Galls Open Meeting Student Cons titutes Voting Registration Complex Problem By KAREN JURGENSEN . DTH Staff Writer Each time a state or national election comes up the problem of student registration is not far behind. On Tuesday, Mav 6. Chapel Hillians will According to Mrs. Earle Wallace, member of the Orange County Elections Board "a student who considers Chapel Hill his permanent home and has no other residence in this state should be allowed to vote, assuming he meets the are instructed to find out if "If they're nersons registering consider anywhere else Chapel Hill their permanent Chapel Hill to be the place not registered and consider choose a new mayor and Board other qualifications.' r 'i 1- 3 ; 4 ty of Aldermen. Students who want to register will encounter mixed reactions. The law states, "Students attending a college or university are not considered residents of the county in which the school is located but are, rather, considered residents of the county to which they intend to return." Student registration therefore, becomes a question of intent and permanent residence. Other qualifications are American citizenship, residence in North Carolina for one year and residence in the precinct for 30 days. Also, the registrant must be able to copy in writing a selected portion of the Constitution. Marshall Cates, Chairman of the Orange County Elections Board, said Tuesday that "if a person is qualified to vote, I see no reason for him .not to be allowed to register. "The matter of intent is left up' to the individual. Registrars home, as far as they know, Cates said. But the law as stated can be interpreted various ways. Mrs. R. Garrett, registrar for the Glenwood precinct, said, "If you've been here a year, you can register. Everybody who is twenty-one has a right to vote somewhere. "I believe it should be as easy as possible. I'm all for student registration, if they live in my precinct they can come register," Mrs. Garrett said. Another registrar, Mrs. Mary Mack, said, "Student status shouldn't enter. Everybody who is a citizen and twenty-one has the right and obligation to vote. where their primary interests lie then they may register." Alex K. Brock,, executive secretary of the State Elections Board, said, "A student attending school is there for a temporary purpose. He will only be permitted to register if he is willing to sign certification that he will remain in the precinct without equivocation. Final authority on the local level lies with the registrars themselves and with the county board. All appeals should be sent to Alex K. Brock, 5 West Hargett Street Raleigh. Exceptions' must be in his office the Monday following the attempted registration. The Merzbacher Committee will hold an open meeting next Monday from four to six p.m. Bill Sowers, who will moderate the meeting for the sponsoring National Student Association, will.announce the location later this week. Also, at this Monday's meeting, the committee decided to endorse "the principle of the New College," according to chairman Dr. Eugene Merzbacher. Committee member Roger Thompson explained that the endorsement will help the hew College raise funds. New College is tentatively planned as a coed, two-year, educational experiment. Fifteen faculty members would work with the residents of the New College dormitory. The experiment would be unstructured and contain from 300 to 400 freshmen and sophomores. The plan is not yet concretely set and was not a part of the endorsement of the committee. The Merzbacher members made it clear that they were endorsing only the "worthwhile" principle of the proposal. Next Monday's meeting will be open to all interested persons. Almost complete attendance of the 12 faculty . members on the committee is expected. Dr. Merzbacher will be out of town so the committee will be chaired by Dr. Bill Hardy. and WRC) will begin Thursday night. The entire budget will then be subject to a final vote. The BSM appropriation was the only one modified Monday from the recommended budget, except for a decrease for NSA made possible by a decrease in its membership dues.. The main part of the BSM request was for educational materials to be used for a tutorial program in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro black community. The amendment to increase the BSM allotment was offered by Rep. Richie Leonard after long debate and two attempts to cut the recommended appropriation. A floor fight developed over the appropriation when Rep. Gene Yates moved that the appropriation be cut entirely. Speaking for the motion, Rep. John Parker said he opposed the appropriation on moral grounds because it carried a "conotation of segregation and separation." Rep. Charles Jef fress countered, "Not to include the BSM programs in the budget would lead to segregation." The motion failed by a roll call vote of 18-5. Rep. John Williford then moved to strike sections of the request which funded a tutorial program, books and speakers. Williford said the program would not benefit students and ( Continued on Page 7) Rules Poll (Please return this poll to the DTH Office, Union Information Desk, by Thursday p.m. SEX CLASS 1. Should Women's Rules be Abolished? YES NO NO OPINION Should the Dean of Women's Veto over rules changes be abolished? YES NO NO OPINION 3. Should rules be made by the Dorms? 8 I 1 1 YES NO NO OPINION Should all non-Freshman women be allowed apartments? YES NO NO OPINION 5. Should closing hours be eliminated? YES NO NO OPINION 6. Should closing hours be eliminated for,all except freshman? YES NO NO OPINION J? i .; ' ...... . 0 yvv Mayor Candidates Speak Out "Drain A Political Issue Polluted Water Flows ... ... .Through Carrboro Culvert. By AL THOMAS DTH Staff Writer (Final in a Series) The open storm drain along Mitchel Lane became a political issue yesterday as both candidates in the Chapel Hill mayoral race commented on conditions in the low income neighborhood. Mr. Howard' Lee called the conditions "a disgrace." Mr. Roland Giduz saw it as a "worsening situation." The two candidates were asked Tuesday to limit their comments to the open drain, which runs from Lindsay St. northward, a black section of Chapel Hill. "The people around Mitchell Lane aren't responsible for all of this debris," Lee said. "The city pumps it in, the city can pump it out." Lee considers that entire area neglected. The people tried for many years, according to Lee,- to get the open drain covered, but were always told the problem was being studied. "The major health problems are not created by the people, but by the town," Lee said. "The town is getting away dirt cheap. You just can't consider anything too expensive when it involves the welfare of people." Lee concluded that the area must be brought up to the general level of other sections. "The attitude of 'putting it ofr is exhibited by many of our public officials," Lee said. "If I'm elected, I won't promise a more responsive government-I'll guarantee it." Mr. Roland Giduz, a member of the Chapel Hill Board of Aldermen for 12 years, said he would give the open storm drain and the entire Mitchell Lane area "top priority." "I can't say exactly what the public obligation is in the area," Giduz said. "But we do have to step-up our efforts. This drain serves the largest natural drainage area in town." Asked why nothing has been done in the past while he was on the Board, Giduz replied, "That's compared to asking 'why isn't there peace in the world.' There is peace, but with violations." Giduz then said, "I'll ask a similar question when did you stop beating your mother?" Giduz concluded that his objective is "No slums in Chapel Hill." - - "I think, this ditch can be covered or cleaned out in the relatively near future," he said. "We've covered the ditch from Franklin to Lindsay in the past 12 years and must now move on. It's got to be done." Residents in this Mitchell Lane area feel a large gap between them and local officials. . "We gave pictures of the ditch taken when the weather was hot and wet to the city to study," Mrs. Billie Rogers of 603 Cotton St. said, "and we never saw them (the pictures) again." Mrs. Rogers, who has been active in her area's fight for improvement, summed up her opinion of the issue this way: "Go to a downtown book store," she said. "Look in there and you'll see a book that says 'Chapel H ill-Town and Gown.' Well, I'm going to tell you something right now, Chapel Hill isn't town and gown, it's brown and ground." v. .---. " -i," ' ,--2 &::-r - Vf ' ; . .. .1 Kids Play Along Banks . . . . . .Of Carrboro Drainage Ditch
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