bK ' Se- ft" fa' tot" &&&& ajis--'Sll-R"',-inKO jw6P'-jMMrt -j"- ' r 4LJ r H f I J Is i i ) t if U ,vli .; Wat!ier TODAY Party cloudy and mild; high, 75, low tonight in upper 40V, ten percent chance of rain. WEDNESDAY fair and mild.. Volume 78, Number 29 Carnival- Tickets Ticket sales begin today for the Campus Chest Carnival to be held Thursday. Each 25-cent admission ticket will entitle the holder to compete for over 50 door prizes. There is no limit to the number of tickets one may Duty. Some of the door prizes are i 12-foot sailboat, a Sony 500 ;ape recorder, RCA color TV, autographed Cougar Basketball and cases of beer. Tickets may be obtained through Campus Chest Queen contestants, residence college Beauty and the Beast contestants, fraternity Ugly Men, or at the carnival entrance. Assistant Dean of Men Richard Baddour will draw the winning tickets at the conclusion of the carnival. Winners do not have to be present to win. Among the features of the carnival, which willl begin with a parade downtown at 5:) p.m., will be more than 40 games booths. ...... Gerald Austin and the New Imperials will provide music. Mixers with ice will be on sale along with hot dogs, chicken, cotton candy, peanuts, corn on the cob, popcorn and ice cream. The University will "make, every possible effort" to see that no student is denied an . education because of financial need, Chancellor' J. Carlyle Sitterson said Monday. In response to an announcement over the weekend that the amount of loan money available to students would be drastically cut, Sitterson said he wrould seek a means to increase the funds available on the Chapel Hill campus. The budget has been rearranged, Sitterson said, to provide "an additional $20,000 for student financial aid from Student Stores income in 1970-71." UNC APO Trunk Sale T0 . Tf if Tf rn T bchedulea 1 Over 200 trunks will be sold tonight from 7 to 9 in the Morrison storage room adjacent to the lobby., Some trunks are as old as 30 years and contain dated goods. All trunks will be sold for under $5. Some of the known contents include a 1948 Tar Heel, old Army uniforms, a navy blue overcoat, hats and a 1949 tax return. Proceeds from the trunk sale will go to the Alpha Phi ECOS Sim Ed. Note: This is the fourth in a series of articles on the activities of the ECOS organization on campus. There will be two more articles appearing later this week. By Mark Perryman Staff Writer ECOS campaign Gorge, a located in is organizing a to save Linville wilderness area Burke County in iWesterr. North Carolina. ECOS members fear the proposed construction of a nroA rnarf on the gorge's rim i r L fc .... """I- if 4 M i -1 t f t ... , I.'-'' " BRIGHT SUNNY DAYS provide students with ample excuse to get out into nature again. And the area behind Forest Theater provides plenty of nature for them. Two students find a few eekim Makes Effort To Other budgetary changes, he said, are being investigated to see if more funds can be provided. In a memo addressed to all students and staff of the University, Sitterson said, "The University has a long tradition, of dedication to the principle that no qualified student should have to decline an offer of admission merely because of his economically deprived circumstances. "We must all exert every possible effort to find the financial resources needed," the memo read. Other budgetary changes announced, in addition to the increase of funds from the onig. Omega-Gamma Sigma Sigma Campus Chest charities. The trunks were accumulated over the years by the University from students who have left them at school. Sale of the trunks, which vary from suitcases to steamer trunks, was made possible by Dr. Claiborne Jones, vice chancellor, Mrs. Mary Hamilton, secretary to Dr. Jones, and William Hamilton, director of the physical plant. W 0 Lin vi lie Gorge Campaign will lead to the destruction of the area. . A committee of ECOS members formed to study Linville Gorge and the danger it faces, findings A of summary of the the committee follows: Linville 15-mile-lon2 Gorge is a valley carved out by the Linville River. In 1964, 7,600 acres of this valley were designated as a wilderness area by the U.S. Congress. Linville Gorge is the only officially designated wilderness area in LLe CHAPEL - -:vJ,- -rr ' v. - 4. .. minutes of quiet while winding their way back to civilization after visiting the area. (Staff Photo by Mike McGowan) fadent - A Counter Loan Student Stores profits, included an increase in this year's Alumni Annual Giving goal and a study of the possibility of a fund drive to solicit funds from students, staff and faculty of the University. Sitterson said that when the increased Annual Giving goal was reached he would request an increase in the allocation of the funds for student financial aid. Sitterson pointed to a sharp reduction in the availability of federal financial assistance and the undercutting of the value of present financial grants by inflation. Chancellor Sitterson southeastern United States. The area abounds with a variety of plant and animal life. Because of its completely unspoiled nature, the gorge has been valuable to ecologists, geologists and ornithologists for educational research. The source of the present concern is a proposed road from ihe Kistler Memorial Highway (KMH), which follows the rim of the gorge for 17 miles, to Wiseman's View, a campsite overlooking the gorge. Presently a dirt road m :i i f - v 78 Years HILL NORTH CAROLINA. if . n no Cuts "Improving our capacity to meet the needs of qualified students for financial assistance will obviously require the continuing efforts of many individuals and groups both within and with the University community," Sitterson said. "I earnestly solicit the assistance of all who can help toward this exceedingly worthy objective," he added. Induction Of YM Off icers By Lou Bonds Staff Writer Induction of the newly elected University YMCA-YWCA officers for the 1970-71 year will take place tonight at the Blue Angel restaurant on West Franklin Street. Executive YMCA officers for the new year are: W7hit Bodman, president; Bruce Page and Bill Br ieger , vice-presidents; Bob Allison, secretary; and Bob Boswell, treasurer. YWCA leaders are: Pat Wood, president; Suzanne WTelborn, vice president; and Susan Young, treasurer. The office of secretary will be appointed later in the year. According to Bodman, both organizations consist of several Underway connects the two. However, officials propose to construct a new paved road. Opponents of this new road fear that it will lead to the destruction of the wilderness area. Construction of the road will necessitate the cutting of many trees and extensive grading. In addition, the new road will greatly increase traffic to Wiseman's View. The ECOS study predicts if the new hard surface road is built, it will lead to construction of mare ComseriDaimiJt Of Editorial Freedom TUESDAY. APRIL 21. 1970 nn By Mike Parnell Staff Writer The Environmental Teach-in, sponsored by the Chapel Hill ECOS group, begins here today featuring workshops, sensitivity projects 2nd a "trash-in." The Teach-in is part of a two-day Earth Day being observed nationally. ECOS sponsors hope the events will focus attention on evironmental degradation and Bern By Mike Parnell Staff Writer The Consultative Forum will meet at 2 p.m. today in the Morehead Faculty Lounge to discuss the quality of student life, with particular emphasis on the open house -policy. The forum is a 60-member group composed of 15 students, 15 faculty members, 15 administration and non-academic employee representatives, eight members of the Board of Trustees and seven alumni representatives. The center of discussion is expected to be the Committee on Residential Life (CURL) policy submitted to Chancellor J. Carlyle Sitterson. This provides for an open house policy change to let individual houses decide what kind of open house policy they want, within the limitations of North Carolina state law and University policy. Sitterson is judging the merits of the proposed changes through discussions with students, faculty members and basic programs at present. He mentioned. YMCA-YWCA partcipation in projects such as the International Bazaar, Umstead Psychiatric Hospital assistance, Murdock Home for the Handicapped and other social projects. Bodman also pointed out temporary programs that operate parallel to campus and national issues. "Our groups recently volunteered assistance to the moratorium in the form of marshals," Bodman said. "This is indicative of the individual efforts our members put out rather than as a specified group." In outlining the organization's future plans, Bodman stressed new programs aimed at the individual camping facilities and the eventual paving of the entire KMH. The inevitable result, would be a Svilderness rimmed by a 17-mile-long concrete ribbon and comfortable campsites," an ECOS spokesman said. The study explained, "We are fully aware that people have a right to partake of the beauties and benefits of wilderness areas, but we reject the kind of .thinking which is willing to destroy the character of a wilderness merely to make access more convenient." eacii4n9 1 FaIi4nFa Of Y & fjf lo lie !j!;h! ! y i iy I -n f4 activities o noma. 8 II. not only make students aware of the problem but also show them ways to improve the situation. Six workshops, in the form of panel discussions by ecology experts, will be held in Memorial Hall today. The schedule of workshops is: -1:00 Ecology. -3:30 Ecology. -8:00 p.m. Principles of pjn. Women and p.m. Ecology and Social Concern. o House groups such as the forum. Following this evaluation, Sitterson will consult with Consolidated University President William C. Friday and the chancellors of the other campuses of the Consolidated University. Friday will then submit a policy to the Board of Trustees on open house. The Board of Trustees will make the final decision on what kind of open house policy the six universities will ISC Chair ow By Lou Bonds Staff Writer Applications for next year's International Student Center committee chairmanships, Carr dormitory and the Wromen's International Hall are now available, according to ISC - YWCA (ID Are N Toni ght including a committee to investigate the possibilities of a national literary magazine. The new YMCA president foresaw more speakers of interest to be lined up and more community projects. "The YMCA-YWCA is unique in that is can become a very active group on campus," Bodman said. "It is very open to anyone who has a program that he or she wants to implement." oaay TT7' i ! W I! 1 I 11 Sensitivity projects will be held throughout the day in the Great Hall of the Union, and students are free to come and observe them at any time. Among the projects planned are: a water pollution survey; the results of an ECOS poster contest; an ecology store; a demonstration of air pollution sampling techniques; pamphlets telling students what they can do to help; and continuous showings of films and slides on the environmental crisis. O use have next year. Students are invited to attend the meeting of the forum, which will also focus on other aspects of . student housing. Among the subjects to be discussed are the residence college system, Project Hinton, the prospects of a coeducational Morrison dorm, the Craige Graduate Center and the new forced housing rule. Sitterson created the forum in October, 1969. nansmps Available spokesman Charlotte Gantt and Mark Packard. Forms may be picked up in the ISC programs office, Can Dorm, and 402 Connor dorm (Wromen's International Hall applications). Interviews will be held April 23 and 24 in the ISC programs office of Carr dormitory. All interested foreign and American graduates and undergraduates may apply for the program which will pair native students and foreign students as roommates. Packard, this year's chairman of ISC, said 60 spaces will be available in Carr dorm next year for the program. Thirty will be open to American students. According to Miss Gantt, their will be 50 spaces open in Connor dorm where the Women's International Hall is being moved next year. Chairmanships are open for the Travel Bureau, Publicity and Promotions Department, Social Committee, Secretariat and Orientation Committee, Miss Gantt sa;d. f I Policy Two UNC poets have received prizes in tnt American Academy of Poets annual competition. It is the first time in five years that the University has placed. Judith Soueek, the authoress of "A New Cold," received $1C0 for her first place manuscript. Sophomore Kip Ward placed second. His Book, "Juggling" was the second in the Picture Pamphlet Poetry Series. On The Insidr CD. K;r;. uho wi'.! appfar hire for Jubuf'. b featured on paje 6. AI-o ndu-.ied in the xu"e and policy. Founded February (23. I 93 7 & The 'trah in" will be held at Polk Place. Students are encouraccd to brinf anv litter they have, particularly aluminum beer cans, and dump it in Polk Place. Thursday men from the sanitation department will come and pick up the trash. The events are not primarily aimed at making people 2vard of the tuvironmental problem, according to Linda Arnold, an ECOS member, because that was achieved by the Carolina Symposium last month. Miss Arnold said the main purpose of the Teach-In "is to show students meaningful ways to contribute to the solution" ofthe problem. Wednesday's workshops will also be held in Memorial Hall. The schedule is: 1:00 p.m. Ecology and Industry. 3:30 p.m. Ecology and the Politics of Today. S:00 p.m. Ecology and the Administration of Water Pollution. UNC Writer Gains Semis In Fellow ship Jane Elizabeth Logan, a UNC senior, has been selected as a regional semi-finalist in the Fourth Annual Book-of-the-Month Club Writing Fellowship Program, it was announced in New York Tuesday. Miss Logan is one of five semi-finalists chosen in her region, which includes Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New Jessey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. Louis Rubin, professor of English at UNC, and Shirley Yarnell, a creative writing professor at Rollins College, were regional judges. Miss Logan is eligible to compete for a $3,000 fellowship to be awarded in June. A board of national judges consisting of Ralph Ellison, Louis Kronenberger and William Styron will review the entries to select two winners from each of seven regions. National winners will be notified in early May. Moratorium Group To Hold Meeting There will be a meeting of the Moratorium Committee tonight at 7:30 to discuss problems with the antiwar festival here and to make plans for the festival to be held May 9 in Fayetteviile.

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