DTH Wins Award
. Daily Tar Heel has been
pven the Nashville Tennessean
Award as "Best Southeastern
Codege Daily Newspaper," it
was announced Thursday. The
competition was sponsored by
Iollins College and eight
leading southeastern daily
newspapers.
Volume 76, Number 153
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Stolen Tickets
Sixty Jubilee guest tickets
were stolen from the Carolini
Union Information Desk Ust
week- Union Director Howard
Henry advises studenU to buy
tickets at the Information
Desk, not from other students.
77 Years of Editorial Freedom
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CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY. MAY 2. 1969
Founded February '23, 1893
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By AL THOMAS
DTH Staff Writer
Two brief but sharp
exchanges, highlighted an
otherwise calm open forum
Wednesday night between
candidates for Chapel Hill
mayor and aldermen.
All seven candidates for
Board of Aldermen and the
two mayoral hopefuls
participated in the questioning
session at the Institute of
Government.
Howard Lee and Roland
Giduz are the candidates for
mayor. Joseph Nassif, George
Coxhead, Mary Prothro,
Robert Varley, Steve Bernholz,
Ross Scroggs and J. Nelson
Callahan are candidates for the
board.
The exchanges came on
issues of a police review board
and the open storm drain along
Mitchell Lane.
asked if he ever
a police review
Lee was
supported
board. He said he had never
favored and does not favor
such a board.
This led to the hot debate.
Bernholz stated that a
special review board is useless
since the Board of Aldermen
.could act in a similar capacity.
Giiuz said the Chapel Hill
town manager acts as the
review board under the city's
charter.
Bernholz restated his
Position that the Board of
Aldermen would have
authority to act.
Festival Ends
With Dobbins,
French Talks
By KAREN JURGENSEN
DTH Staff Writer
most students are staying
attend the various activities.
to
The' Humanities Festival at
Chapel Hill High School begins
its third and final day today.
Festival activities are being
held in lieu of classes this week
in an effort to offer some
courses outside the regular
curriculum.
The festival, which consists
of over -500 activities, today
includes "Black Comedy," a
lecture by Preston Dobbins on
individual rights, and a lecture
on 17th century French life
and the court of Louis XIV by explain his mystic beliefs.
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At some of the sessions,
such as those concerning drugs,
teachers are not allowed to
attend so that "students can
express themselves freely."
A light show, a combo party
and a simulated Japanese tea
ceremony, will highlight the
lighter side of the festival
today.
A Meher Baba lover,
recently returned from a trip
to India, will be on hand tn
Chairman of the festival
Mrs. Linda Barnard said, "The
faculty is trying to gain from
this festivid some insight into
what makes students interested
and then apply this to future
courses."
Students are allowed to
come and go as they please.
Attendance is taken only
during the home room period;'
however, Mrs. Barnard said
There has been a certain
amount of concentration on
such topics as drugs, role
playing, individual rights,
anti-war movements and
existentialism.
Mrs. Barnard said more
sessions have been arranged on
these topics because during her
years of teaching at CHHS
students have shown a marked
interest in these areas.
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Giduz shook his head, said
"no, town manager, under the
charter."
A few questions later, the
second igniting issue was
brought up should the city
bear the costs of covering the
open storm drain along
Mitchell Lane?
Nassif opened the
discussion, saying the city does
have the responsibility and
then offered an invitation to
the audience to "go down
there and see it (the ditch) for
yourself."
Giduz followed by
"clarifying a point."
"The Orange County health
officials ran tests and
concluded there is no sewage
or organic mat ter in the ditch,"
he said.
Bernholz replied that
whether there is organic matter
or not isn't essential One of
the important aspects,
according to Bernholz, is the
fact that "the ditch stinks."
Someone in the audience
brought to the attention of the
forum UNC's Dept. of Public
Health's Dr. Dan Okum's
statement of the previous night
that there "unquestionably" is
organic matter in the open
storm drain.
One additional issue
brought strong disagreement
but no sharp exchanges.
Scroggs answered a question
supporting an 18-month
moratorium on public housing
and other similar projects to
enable the city to finish what
present plans they have.
Nassif took another view,
calling a moratorium
"completely out of the
question." He said it would put
the city far behind when what
is needed is a stepped-up
program.
"We need additional
housing now," Nassif said.
The forum began with the
mayoral and aldermen
a
canaiaaies answering a
question previously submitted
to them.
Chapel Hill's League of
Women Voters sponsored the
forum.
Granville May Omit
RCF;
Cause
restriction placed on the
Towers a 30 percent
limitation on freshmen
applicants' acceptance as
compared to a 39 per cent
quota for South Campus.
"Without an equal quota,
Granville would consider itself
'discriminatory" quota placed alienated from the system. The
By TOM GOODING
DTH Staff Writer
Granville Residence College
has threatened to withdraw
from the Residence College
Federation because of what it
feels is an unfair and
network
colleges
DTH Staff Photo By Tom Schnabel
Chapel Hill High Home Economics?
. . . lesson in serving, Japanese style
upon the number of freshman
residents they may accept for
next year.
According to Mike Padrick,
governor of Granville
Residence College, "The issue
involved is the quota
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DTH Staff Photo By Tom Schnabel
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... at local Humanities Festival
By STEVE PLAISANCE
DTH Staff Writer
"The important thing now
Is for people to discuss the two
issues and begin forming their
political ideas," George Vlasits
said at Wednesday night's
Southern Student Organizing
Committee (SSOC) meeting.
The meeting was called by
SSOC leaders to discuss the
proposed dissolution of the
UNC- chapter of SSOC and
possible affiliation with the
Students for a Democratic
Society (SDS), which is
generally considered more
radical
Vlasits, a SSOC staff
member for two years, recently
decided to change his
allegiance to the SDS.
"I am turning my coat," he
said.
The question of the future
of SSOC at UNC arose at the
SDS National Convention in
March when a resolution
condemning the activities of
SSOC was passed and SDS
members voted to move into
the South.
"They (SDS) said we were a
liberal instead of a radical
organization," said Vlasits.
"They said we were a staff
organization instead of letting
a lot of people in and that we
hadn't formed a coherent
political condition.
"Some SSOC members who
attended the meeting said there
was a lot of validity in the
criticism and, after thinking
about it, decided that SSOC
had done some things wrong
and that they ought to dissolve
it," Vlasits said.
"Politics was something
never discussed in SSOC
becuase it-was considered to be
a matter of rhetoric," Vlasits
commented.
"What I'm hoping will
happen more frequently is that
people will start taking
political positions."
v Questions of racism,
political ideology and student
revolution were discussed in
relation to the proposed SDS
affiliation by the
approximately ' 50 people
attending the Wednesday night
meeting.
"The organization (SDS)
hasn't been defined in terms of
guns and bullets, but in terms
of changes that need to be
made," Vlasits noted. "The
basic thing the movement
(SDS) is working on right now
is racism."
In reference to the value of
close communications with
radical groups of differing
political convictions, Vlasits
said. 4The communications
gained by being a part of SDS
will help us politically.
"SDS is a forum for the
development of political ideals
of the Left," he said.
Some persons at the
meeting expressed concern
over the predominately Marxist
position of the SDS.
"It's been shown that SDS
is a flexible organization, and
you don't have to be a Marxist
to be a member," said Don
Storey, freshman and
ex-member of SSOC.
Vlasits indicated that he was
not trying to pressure the
members of the UNC chapter
of SSOC into dissolving and
affiliating with SDS.
"The' jnly thing that has
been decided yet is what some
individuals want to do
themselves," said Vlasits.
In relation to the proposed
dissolution of SSOC, Vlasits
said: "No matter how strongly
I've made up my mind, I still
want to talk with people about
this."
reason for this alienation seems
to be the University's concern
over the 1000 plus empty
rooms on campus and that
payments for Hinton-James
and the other dorms must
come from room rentals in
those dorms," Padrick said.
Granville Towers has
already been forced to turn
down 55 . freshmen . applicants
for which there are rooms.
"A quota equal to the other
residence colleges would allow
54 of those applicants to live in
Granville next year," Padrick
said.
"With an equal quota'
Granville Residence College
would:
consider itself an equal
with the other colleges and
thus a working member of the
Residence College System,
open Granville South on a
coeducational basis for the fall
semester of 1969
continue work on a
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campus-wide radio
linking several
together."
Padrick added that
"disaffiliation would seem to
destroy three years of
understanding and
cooperation, planning and hard
work with the University. But
it would show that the
students of Granville are no
longer willing to be
discriminated against"
Considering the action by'
the administration, Dean of
Student Affairs CO. Cathey
said, The University has an
obligation to meet Students
are referred to Granville after
tite other residence colleges are
filled. This was the original,
agreement with Granville.
"There is a quota system for
freshmen students. There is
also an advisory system for the
dorms, the effectiveness of
which would be im pared if
there are only upperclassmen
in the dorm," Dean Cathey
. said.
Cathey also said "there is a
dollar and cents issue at the
base of the problem. We are
required to keep the dorms
filled and if we fall below the
90 per cent requirement we
have to build it up to that
again."
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Jubilee '69 Blasts Off
With Mornii
.g Cere:
monies
Friday Jubilee
Friday, May 2
11:45 a.m.: Opening Ceremony in Polk Place
3 p.m.: Gates open at Kenan Stadium
7:30: Chambers Brothers Concert
9 p.m.: The CoHegiates Combo
a silent comedy
By NANCY STANCILL
DTH Staff Writer
Jubilee!
Carolina's "super-weekend'
is scheduled for an early start
be
morning at 11:45.
Opening festivities will
brief, but promise an
interesting 15-minute respite
from the monotony of
today. Opening ceremonies will morning classes.
Evans of the Audio-Visual
Department and his workers
are completing Pneumatic
Polyethylene Environmental
Manipulations.
1 a.m.: "The General,'
featuring Buster Keaton
Continuing events in Kenan
include Pneumatic Polyethlene
Manipulations, Carnival Rides, Cotton candy, snow
cones, and other refreshments.
Stadium will
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'be held in Polk Place this
President Praises Merzbacher
Group, Asks Student Support
By HARRY BRYAN
DTH Staff Writer
Student Body President
Alan Albright issued a
Statement Thursday praising
the Merzbacher Committee for
the work it has undertaken and
assuring the committee of
student support for necessary
changes in curriculum.
"I would like to express my
thanks to the committee for
their interest, effort and
commitment to the ideal of
higher education," Albright
said.
"I hope some news will
soon break on the committee's
recommendations; however, I
more realistically hope the
committee will not sacrifice
valid Issues or vital concerns
for expediency's sake.
"The committee can
instigate important change in
the university structure; change
from the present structure is
necessary."
Albright assured the
committee that the arguments
it has heard during open
meetings are indicative of
overall student opinion.
"My involvement in the
recent campaign assures me
that indeed students support
the extensive arguments for
reform," Albright said.
"I have spoken with many
students; I have listened
carefully to their problems and
ideas: and I have come to the
conculsion that significant
this
my
He later added, "In
case, let me express
wholehearted support which I
think coincides with the
attitude of the student
body for the positions
followed by the ADC
(Academic Development
Committee).
"I want the Merzbacher
Committee to know the
majority of the student body
favors these reforms."
Albright said he believed if
students were not forced to
'the "two-tract" system and
improving the quality of the
"more traditionaT tract one by
setting up a freshmen seminar
program and reducing the
minimum course load to four
courses a semester.
Albright also urged the
adoption of changes in
orientation and the advisor
systems.
"The orientation program at
to
Last minute preparations
have produced a flurry of
activity in Kenan Stadium. The
carnival rides, Whirry Bird and
Rocket Plane were set up
Thursday afternoon.
A brick oven is being
constructed for the baking of a
200-foot loaf of bread
Saturday afternoon. Several
North Carolina Tausinesses have
donated bricks and gas units
for the oven construction, and
several Carolina Union
members journeyed to the
Tiptop Bakery in High Point at
3:00 this morning to pick up
the dough donated by the
bakery. The dough will be
frozen until the event.
"Professor" Charles
MacArthur, licensed balloonist,
scheduled to arrive m
Hill Thursday
comDlete with
was
the Universitv will have
become extremely competent Chapel
and able to orient new students afternoon
take certain classes, the quality to the educational possibilities balloon and champagne glass.
of those classes would be and alternatives available here, The "Professor" will be on
improved. , as these opportunities become hand for the opening festivities
- Albright listed tnree
resolutions for the committee
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to consider. The list included
curriculum reform would be in eliminating the foreign
their best interest." language requirement, adopting
more diverse, AiDngnw aua wm give lectures ana
and added that Student perform balloon ascensions
Government could assume the Friday, Saturday and Sunday
responsibility for such a afternoons,
program. Over in the Tin Can, Don
DTH Duff Photo By Tom Schr-abI
Some People Can Get Away With Anything . . .
... like lying in the sun all day doing nothing