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by Linda Uvengood
Staff Writer
Tonight 402 Winston Dorm will be
immortalized. Chancellor Frebee Taylor, Dean
of Student Affairs Donald Boulton, Director of
Housing James Condie and Director of
Admissions Richard Cashwell will live the life of
many dorm residents in the Winston quadrauple.
Ts will be the first time that members of the
University Administration have seen, on a first
hand basis, the living conditions in an
overcrowded dorm.
Janet Stephens, chairperson of the Residence
Hall Association (RHA), made the initial
contacts with administrators and arranged
temporary accomodations for the room's
permanent residents.
Condie, the freshman of the group, sent a
to his prospective roommates. The letter, printed
in its entirety, reveals some of the worries of the
typical freshman upon notification that he or she
is sharing a room with three upperclassmen.
Dear Cash, Don & Ferebee:
. I was pleased to learn that we are going to
share a room in one of the residence halls at
UNC, Chapel Hill, this coming week. Since
learning of our assignments and in an effort to
see if I can "fit" in a triple with three other guys,
and to see if I should trouble the Mousing Dept.
about a possible change of rooms or exemption
from the freshman requirement, I would
appreciate your answering the following
questions and advising me by sending me the
copy in the envelope provided. I really am
pleased to have been admitted to Carolina and
also to know I have a place to lay my body. My
plans for entering the room are up in the air at the
moment, but it does appear it will be late.
Yours truly,
Jim Condie
What time do you usually go to bed? By 11
p.m., by 12 p.m., after midnight.
How many brothers and sisters do you have?
Do you smoke? Yes No
Do you snore? Yes No
What is your academic major?
Do you plan to cook in the room? Yes No
Do you have a stereo? Yes No With
headphones? Yes No
Do you have a car? Yes No
What Is your favorite sport?
Do you plan to entertain girls in our room?
Yes No
Do you drink alcoholic beverages? Yes No
Are you a member of the drug culture? Yes
No
While Condie's letter may appear too light
hearted to those students cramped in an
overcrowded room, he says he considers the
problem very serious. Condie's job has not been
easy but he has followed the advice of the
sophomore, Boulton.
"This is a difficult situation for the students
and the administration as well. We are trying to
help. We must all retain a sense of humor in this
very bad situation," Boulton said.
Condie fully realizes the impact of the housing
crisis on campus. As director of the Department
of Housing, his main task has been to alleviate
the discomfort of as many students as possible.
Condie is also concerned about the future
housing situation.
"Freshmen should not be required to live with
upper classmen in a triple," Condie said.
Boulton, the acknowledged ham in the group,
is also interested in the problems of students in
University housing.
"I'm interested in getting a first hand
experience with the crowded situation. I'm
concerned about the practical problems raised in
this type of living together. What docs it do for
the initial start in the educational process? I'm
alo concerned about the problems of heat and
the noise l:vcl in the dorms," Boulton said.
Stephens said, "This will be a good
.opportunity for the four of them to sit down in an
informal situation and discuss the problem at
length."
This will also he a good opportunity for students
to get to know the men who make decisions
concerning all students. All four have expressed
eagerness to meet students and discuss the
problems of University housing.
The four "roomies" are interested in meeting
students to hear their views on a variety of
subjects. Face it, how often could you walk into a
dorm room, sit down and talk to the Chancellor?
"We know a lot of people are crow ded and we
recognize the problems, especially in this hot
weather. We just want to show that we care. We
are concerned and we hope that if the students
know that someone cares, it will make them feel
better," Taylor said.
Taylor said that the experience will hopefully
enable them to do a better job next year.
Condie feels that his main responsibility is to
revise the housing sign-up procedure so that
room S!n-up will be much easier next year.
Students should take advantage of this unique
opportunity to meet and get to know these men.
Boulton hopes their actions will make students
feel that someone does care what happens to
them and that something w ill be done to correct
the situation.
Taylor said, "This should be a fun night."
Condie has planned several surprises for his
"roomies" that should entertain their student
visitors.
Boulton said, "I just want to get in."
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Vol. 82, No. 6
81 Years Of Editorial Freedom
Chapel Hill. North Carolina, Wednesday, September 5, 1973
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by David EnnfiT
Staff Writer
The University system may face a lawsuit
alleging violations of the Umstead Act by the
Student Stores. Arthur H. Sandman, an
economics professor at NCSU. expects to
file the suit within the next 30 days.
The Umstead Act states that it is illegal for
"any unit, department or agency of the state
government ... to engage directly or
indirectly in the sale of goods, wares or
merchandlse'ln competition with citizens of
the state." The law provides that student
stores may sell items only incident to the
operation of instructional departments,
educational research, classroom work,
meals, books or articles not exceeding 25
cents.
"The suit was not precipiated by the
violations of the law that occur daily," said
Sandman, "but by refusal by the NCSU
Student Store to allow me to operate a
competitive textbook department."
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by Laura Yandeil
Staff Writer
Dr. James F. Govan has always lived in
what he calls a rather bookish atmosphere.
Now. as the new director of the UNC two
million-volume library, Govan isn't worried;
he has more books than he knows what to do
with. He knows.
"Southern institutions are becoming more
attractive to scholars and students than in
the past," Govan says. "Thd development of
the research libraries at UNC and other
Southern institutions is going to be
important if the South intends to assume a
more prominent role in national academic
affairs."
Govan arrived in Chapel Hill in mid
August from Swarthmore College in
Pennsylvania, where he had been head
librarian since 1965. . He is presently
outlining a plan of development for the UNC
library over the next 20 years. The plan will
include the acquisition of more collections,
increased staff development and building'
expansion.
"The Association of Research Libraries
now ranks UNC as 23rd out of 58 major
research libraries in the U.S.." Govan says.
Duke University holds the number 19 slot.
Govan says he has no intention of
quantitatively rivaling Harvard, the No. I
library, which is four times the size of UNC.
"We can rival them qualitatively, however,
through increased library support," he says.
The library has received increased funds
due to a recent emphasis on libraries in the
University's budgetary proposals, Govan
says.
"Our main goal is to plan how the money
can best be spent, not only to compensate for
defici3encies which may have occurred
through budget restraints in the past, but
also to plan for future development of the
collection," Govan explains.
Govan says other institutions across the
country have run into trouble due to
uncontrolled expansion of their gradute
programs. He hopes such problems will not
affect UNC in the future.
"A close watch has been kept on the
graduate programs here," Govan says.
"Graduate programs can't adequately work
unless there is sufficient library support,"
Govan notes. "In order to avoid this problem
at UNC, a great deal of faculty and
administration collaboration is required."
Govan says his plan to assure the UNC
library a place as one of the major national
research libraries is still only in the
descriptive stage. "I think we should take a
long hard look at where we are going," he
says. "Projections are never precise, but it is
a tremendous help to have a plan to follow."
A graduate of the University of the South,
Govan received his Master's Degree in
library science at Emory University and his
Ph.D. in history from Johns Hopkins
University.
Weather
TODAY: Partly cloudy with a
chance of thundershowers this
afternoon and tonight The high Is
expected in the mid EO's and the low
tonight is expected in the upper 60's.
There Is forty percent chance of
precipitation. Outlook: cooler.
Sandman owns a Raleigh bookitorc and was '
refused when he tried to obtain copies of lab
manuals printed by the campus print shop.
"They (the Student Store) wouldn't even
sell them to me at retazil prices." said
Sandman. "That wwas the icing on the cake
that set this thing off," he said.
Sandman also observed that the NSU
Student Store violates the provision in the
Umstead Act limiting sales to students, staff
or their immediate families.
'Anyone who wants to can walk in and
buy anything." Sandman said. "The same
things are probably going on in Chapel Hill,
to an even greater extent," he said.
Thomas Shetley, general manager of the
UNC Student Stores, disagreed.
"The trustee regulations direct that the
distribution of earnings from the Student
Stores will be in scholarships and grants,"
Shetley said. "The chancellors here
distribute the lion's share to financially
distressed students," he added.
Shetley feels that this fact justifies the
present operation of the UNC Student
Stores as the business operation of an
endowment fund.
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"The Umstead Act provides that the
operation of an endowment fund
"established for the purpose of producing
income for educational purposes," will not
be restricted to the sale of strictly
educational material.
Sandman, however, docs not believe that
the University system will w in the suit on the
strength of the endowment clause. "I don't
think that was the legislature's intent and I
don't think that the court will interpret it that
way," Sandman said.
Shetley gave other reasons why the UNC
Student Stores should continue operations
in their present manner.
"I think it would be difficult to operate a
student store on campus within the
framwork as the plaintiff interprets it,"
Shetley said. "The text department is a losing
proposition and we need something to
bolster our marginal departments," he
explained.
"We haven't had any complaints from the
downtown Chapel Hill merchants," Shetley
continued. "In fact, we often sell to
downtown merchants at wholesale prices,"
he said.
Marshall declares
by Nancy Kochuk
Staff Writer
Shirley Marshall formally announced her
candidacy for the Chapel Hill Board of
Aldermen at a press conference Monday
morning.
This is her first bid for election since she
was appointed to the Board in March of 1972
to replace Jim Wallace, who resigned to
accept a state appointment.
Mrs. Marshall said her candidacy is for
two reasons. OLne is that the work of the
Board is still unfinished. Secondly, she said
she believes that anyone who has been
appointed to the Board should run for
election to give the electorate a chance to
express its views of that member's
performance.
Her campaign will focus on the growth of
the Chapel Hill community. "This year, as a
Pass-fail sign-up bsgins
Registration for pass-fail courses begins
today and will continue through Sept. 21.
Students wishing to take courses pass fail
must fill out a form for each course from
general college or departmental advisers.
Courses taken pass-fail do not affect the
quality point average of the student unless he
fails the course. Any course may be taken
pass-fail except:
English I and 2
Foreign language or mathematical
sciences requirements
General College divisional electives
Courses in the major or related to the
major
Courses taken to validate credit for
preceding courses
Summer courses
A maximum of 24 semester hours of pass
fail credit may count toward graduation,
including credit from other schools. Fifteen
hours of letter-grade credit are required to
qualify for the dean's ln;t.
Once a student has signed up to take a
course pass-fail no changes can be made in
his selection.
people and as government, we have reached
a balance point, a point where we stopped
letting growth confuse us and began to see
that we can control growth," she said. "We're
not so scared of it anymore."
She said that the -town must initiate
programs that will "insure Chapel Hill's
growth as a community where all peoples of
all backgrounds and all incomes can find
comfortable housing, adequate education,
rewarding jobs and dignified living.
"We now have the resources that will
make it possible to support cable TV, public
utilities and both the large, convenience
attuned shopping centers, catering often to
the needs of the growing, pressured,
children-oriented families, as well as a
dynamic downtown more attuned to social,
business, cultural and cosmopolitan needs."
Mrs. Marshall said she will support the
formation of a commission to evaluate the
town charter on representation, length of
terms, compensation for service and the size
of town boards.
d Mrs. Marshall praised the recreational
programs in the community and said that
such programs must be expanded,
particularly to include women and senior
citizens. She said the town must now focus
on land development, not just acquisition, in
meeting recreational needs.
Mrs. Marshall presently serves as
chairman of the cemetery committee of the
Board, representative of Chapel Hill on the
Triangle J Council of Governments and
member of the committee set up by
Carrboro, Chapel Hill and the School Board
to discuss cooperative use of recreational
facilities.
UWAA criticizes
UNC action plan
on women, blacks
by Janet Lengston
Staff Writer
The University Women for Affirmative
Action (UWAA) blasted the University's
Affirmative Action Plan in a critique sent to
Chancellor N. Ferebee Taylor and U.S.
Department of Health, Education and
Welfare (HEW) in Atlanta.
UWAA has received no response from
HEW or Chancellor Taylor yet. although the
critique was sent Aug. -T4,- accor4ir,g -to-i
Wanda Calhoun, secretary of the UWAA
steering committee, which prepared the
commentary.
The report states that UWAA's main
concern is that the UNC Affirmative Action
Plan reflects only the administration's views
"with input by women and minority groups
grossly lacking." UWAA members met with
the Affirmative Action working committee,
but said its concerns were not represented in
the final plan.
The critique makes specific complaints
about hiring training and promotion
procedures for women and blacks among the
faculty, EPA and SPA employees (UWAA)
calls for more specific guidelines in
appointing and giving authority to an
Affirmative Action officer and the proposed
Advisory Committee to enforce true equal
employment practices.
A plea for student input in the Affirmative
Action plan was made by UWAA, as "they
area large part of our community and are the
University's reason for being here." The
outline by HEW for an Affirmative Action
plan did not include provisions for student
opinion.
A working committee was appointed last
. March by Chancellor Taylor to prepare a
plan for UNC to answer HEWs eight
specific complaints against University
employment policies. HEWs appioval is
necessary to receive federal contracts and
funding for the University.
Provisions for equal employment
opportunities have been made repeatedly in
University policie, in regard to race and sex.
states the plan. In practice, however, HEW
found the University lacking.
T e critique commcts that means for
implementation of the Affirmative Action
Plan should have been more specific in the
plan itself, and that the plan should offer
methods for a basic structural change in the
established administration and practice.
UWAA also criticizes the data as
"incomplete, inaccurate and distroted," not
projecting as "positive an affirmative action
program" as they believe it should.
A stronger, more publically exposed i
Affirmative Action officer is suggested by
UWAA. It sees this as the only hope for" a
successful Affirmative Action Plan, and
urges that HEW carefully monitor the
progress of the plan at UNC to "insure that
we will have true affirmative action in the
spirit of the law rather than a token gesture."
UWAA wanted to help select an,
Affirmative Action officer and wrote a letter
to Chancellor Taylor informing him of this.
The critique remarked that his reply was
unsatisfactory, since he did not later request
UWAA input as promised in his reply.
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do something besides studying.
(Slsff photo by Tom Randolph)