The Carolinian [March 4, 1966]

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Volume XXXXV University of North Carolina at Greensboro. N. C. — Friday, March 4. 1966 Number 18
Wilkinson Is Denied Permission
To Speak On Chapel Hill Campus
By GLENN MAYS
Special to The Carolinian
CHAPEL HILL — Frank
Wilkinson, one of the controver-sial
speakers banned from
speaking on the campus of the
University of North Carolina,
addressed students here twice
Wednesday. Both speeches
were off the campus.
Wilkinson, who was to speak
on campus Wednesday night,
was refused permission by
UNC Acting Chancellor J. Car-lyle
Sitterson. Wilkinson spoke
briefly to a group of about 1,-
200 students from a sidewalk
adjacent to the UNC campus
early Wednesday afternoon and
addressed a smaller group of
students at a student religious
center off campus Wednesday
evening.
Sitterson and a student • fa-culty
committee on speaker in-vitations
met early Wednesday
before the decision was an-nounced
not to allow Wilkinson
to speak on campus here.
The chancellor was given au-thority
to make the final de-cision
on speaker invitations
by the University board of trus-tees
in a meeting Monday in
Raleigh.
Prior to Wilkinson's evening
address, students gathered at
Carroll Hall where he was to
speak but campus security of-ficers
had locked the doors and
nobody was allowed to go into
the building, including Student
Body President Paul Dick son
Dickson requested permis-sion
to use the auditorium to
play a recording of Wilkinson's
statement or to read it to the
group but was not allowed to
do so by Sitterson.
Campus Police Chief Arthur
Beaumont told Dickson he was
acting at the instruction of the
chancellor in not allowing the
group into the building.
Dickson said legal action is
being taken in connection with
the case. He said he has con-sulted
several law firms in the
Dickson said, "and as presi-dent
of the student body and
on behalf of the student gov-ernment
as an association to
which all students belong."
Dickson pointed out that the
suit would depend on the ad-vice
of the attorneys' decision
The case is expected to be sup-ported
in part by the Ameri-can
Civil Liberties' Union, ac-cording
to student officials.
Dickson said he did not know
against whom the suit would
be filed but mentioned the gov-ernor,
board of trustees, Uni-versity
president and Universi-ty
chancellor as possibilities.
Dickson said he did not go
to hear Wilkinson speak Wed-nesday
evening because "it
would be an insult to have to
hear him off the campus."
Wilkinson, chairman of a
committee to abolish the
House Un-American Activities
Committee, told students, "I
believe the situation in which
we find ourselves here assem-bled
is an indignity to this
great university.
"I have a message that is
important for me to give. I
am interested in my constitu-tional
right to speak but I am
equally concerned with your
right to hear," he said,
Wilkinson said his intent was
to state the constitutional rea-sons
why HUAC should be abo-lished
and then answer stu-dents'
questions.
He told students he will be a
plantiff in the court suit invol-ving
his denial to speak. He
said he would help to develop
a case immediately and that
other plantiffs in the case
would be from the organiza-tions
who co - sponsored his
visit here.
The organizations included
the Carolina Forum, Student
Government, The Dally Tar
Heel, Carolina Political Union,
Students for Democratic Socie-ty,
YMCA, YWCA, and Di-Phi
Senate.
! h.ve7oVt"r,hWis
case," Dickson said, "but we
feel that we have been denied
our constitutional rights to
hear."
when the firms advise him to
do so.
"I will probably file the suit
as an individual student,''
Wilkinson spoke Tueday at
Duke University and denounc-ed
the regulation of visiting
speakers imposed on the cam-puses
of the University of
North Carolina.
Corydon P. Spruill, UNC fa-culty
chairman, has predicted
[acuity losses due to the speak-er
controversy. Addressing a
forum here Tuesday he said,
"Under the best of circum-stances,
so long as there are
minimum restraints there will
be difficulties . . . and I think
serious difficulties at best."
Spruill said he believed some
faculty members would be lost
because of the regulations: "I
believe we shall lose some fa-culty
members; I hope none.
I don't think many."
STUDENTS LISTEN TO WILKINSON
(Special photo by Andy Myers)
Eustis, Weaver Compete
For President Of SGA
Campaigns officially begin
Monday, March 7 for the
Spring SGA elections. The can-didates'
platforms will be in
the March II issue of the Ca-rolinian
and the following Fri-day,
March 17, there will be
a mass meeting for the candi-dates
to speak to the student
body.
SGA President
Carol Eustis—Mendenhall
Monette Weaver—N. Reynolds
Vice President of SGA
Donna Whitley-Shaw
Nancy Lynn Dunn—Moore
Judicial Chairman
Zelle Brinson—S. Reynolds
Jeanne Young—Jamison
Executive Secretary ©I
Honor Court
Fran McWhlrter-Winfield
Executive Secretary of
Social Court
Alice Phillips —N. Reynolds
President of Elliot Hall
Ginger Grier—Moore
Margaret Hudson—E. Grogan
Jeannette Rowles—S. Spencer
Treasurer
Dunlap Culp
Anita McKay
Editor of Carolinian
Emily Folger—Mary Foust
Gail Wright—Reynolds
Editor of Coraddi
Joyce Shields-Winfield
Co-Editor of Pine Needles
Evelyn Flye Brake—Strong
Brenda P. Burge—S. Spencer
Inter-Faith Council President
Martha Johnson—Strong
President of the Recreation
Association
Leenie Medlin—Ragsdale
Dianne Gudger—Moore
NSA Coordinator
Terry Ashe—Walker Forest
Delegate to National Student
Congress
Karon Bush—West Grogan
President of Town Students
Arlyss Susan Caudle—Town
Chief Marshal
Katherine Johnson—Strong
Executive Secretary of thr
Men's Judiciary
Gary Whittle
Chairman of Service League
Pamela Elaine Freeze
SGA Cheerleader
Anne Hinson—Coil
Susan McDonald—Hinshaw
Senior House President
Candidates
Rosemary Alexander—South
Spencer
Gayle Campbell K Grogan
Elizabeth Cockerham—Strong
Linda Cunningham—W. Grogan
Judy Ann Davis—Strong
Sandra Ellis—N. Reynolds
Toni Honey-S. Reynolds
Susan Huffer—S. Reynolds
Linda Hunter—Weil
Anne G. Hurst—NSpencer
Christine L, Long—N. Spencer
Nell* (Teenv> Lowe Mimic
Hall
Joan Mackav—Weil
Helen G. McDowell-Ragsdale
Lynn Shearin Phillips Nnrlh
Spencer
Andrea Ray—Mary Foust
Frances Shellon—Ragsdale
Suki Smith—Soulh Reynolds
Jane Williams Tavlor Rags-dale
Kathrvn Thompson- Winfield
Elizabeth If. Walker—Winfield
Marilyn Walls—Moore
Judi Vaughn—strung
Junior House President
Betsy Buford-Weil
Mary Ellen Butler—Strong
Sharon Cowling—Wesl Grogan
Robin Buck—Strong
Retsy Greenleaf Ciilherlson—
Weil
NOb Jean Dalton Strong
Frances Potatadl Weal Gro-gan
U-mira Gully Moore
Jane Knight—Strong
Kathy Levy—Weil
Aston Lilly-Weil
Mary i.u Uoyd Strong
P u m e I a Lynn Mars Wesl
Qrogan
Sheila Morton- Moore
Catherine Neff--Winfield
Margaret Royal-Weil
Kathryn Pritchard-Winlield
Ilakic Ward-West Grogan
Barbara Ann Walry—North
Spencer
Anne Mane Will 0 n North
Revnolds
Sandra Gail Wolf—North
Reynolds
Baker, Topodas Help
Present Viet Issues
By ELIZABETH MURPHREY said that if MacArthur, dur-
Greensboro colleges took part ne had wisn|d ,hen we would
L", TJZ^LT™: ■* "•* the problem we have
now. However, he is also for
LTL ABNER
iion.il panel discussion on
"Vietnam Issues" February 27
in the Bennett College Student
Union.
On the panel were UNC-G
seniors Nancye Baker and Ka-thy
Topodas; senior John Metz
and sophomore Marshall Cam-bell
from A 4 T; Vance Baum,
junior, and Harold Clark, so-tihomore,
from Guilford Col-ege;
and Junior Messaret Tad-negotiation
since the problem
does exist.
After the discussion Nancye
Baker, SGA president and a
member of the panel stated,
"I don't think we achieved
any real results but it was
both interesting and profitable
not only for the panel mem
bers but for those people who
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.. L'il Abner will continue their performances in L'il Abner Ka^me an^ Jacluelyn fill £."' m0re Hfl ef/°rts »°U'd
Z^stXT ffi £ *»* in,AyC0Ck TiCkeU "re S^lfiLWS pTry ±*2T&±JSL&S. available lo students on their ID cards. Guest tickets are 11.50.
They are on sale at the box office before the performances
The Theatre of UNC-G will again present "L'il Abner"
at Memorial Hall on the Chapel Hill campus Sunday evening
at «i p.m. This performance is free to students and the general
public.
High Point Station Conducting
Search For Collegiate Talent
Station WGHP-TV. Channel
8, of High Point is conducting
a search for Campos Talent
'M that will culminate in a
live program on the evening
of May 14. Channel 8 w i 11
award the winner an audition
with ABC in New York and
will make a grant to his col-lege
or university.
A number of colleges in the
area have entered the compe-tition.
Elliott Hall is conduct-ing
the elimination contest on
this campus to choose what
the judges consider to be our
most representative musical
talent. Preliminary auditions
will be held on March IS and
16, and the final contest is
scheduled for April 18 in
Cone Ballroom.
Any student enrolled at the
University of North Carolina
at Greensboro at the time of
the auditions, is eligible to en-ter
the contest. Entry blanks
may be obtained at the El-liott
Hall Information Desk.
The deadline for receiving en-tries
is March 11 at 4:00 p.m.
from Bennett. Stressing the
"international" character of
the panel, Messaret is from
Ethiopia. Changocho from
Zambia.
To the chief question d i s-cussed,
"Which U; S. policy
in South Vietnam do you fa-vor?"
almost all the panelists
wanted a negotiated settle-ment.
Messaret Tadesse stated,
"I think that the U. S. has to
stop fighting and negotiate."
Guildford sophomore Harold
Clark agreed with her, label-ing
himself a "conscientious
objector," and noted that he
believes, like Robert Kenne-dy,
that the Viet Cong should
be taken into consideration.
Others commented that
while a person can be a con-scientious
objector, a consci-entious
objection policy can-not
be used for a whole coun-try.
MarArtkur Retrospect
John Metz, A & T senior
boro area with college stud-ents
taking the initiative "
The discussion was one of
a series of monthly projects
sponsored by Merner Hall, a
dormitory at Bennett College.
Kurlond Discusses
Russia Since 1964
International Studies Com-miltee
and the Honors Coun-cil
are sponsoring a talk by
Professor Jordan E. Kurland
entitled: "Russia since
Khrushchev" on Monday,
March 7th at 4:00 p.m in the
Alexander Room of Elliott
Hall.
Professor Kurland of the
History Dept. is on leave of
absence to work with t h e
American Association of Uni-versity
Professors in Washing1
ton, D. C. He is a specialist
in Russian affairs and spent
the academic year, 1959-1960.
in (he USSR engaged in study
and research.
GUITAR SOCIETY
Lovers of guitar music
are invited to attend t h I
meeting of the North Caro-lina
Society of Classic Gui-tar
In the Alexander Room
on Sunday. .March 6, at 3:04
p.m. The program will fea-ture
both II. and
classics. No admission
charge.
Trustees Adopt Policy
With No Changes Made
Without making any chang-es,
the UNC Board of Trus-tees
adopted the recommend-ed
visiting speaker policy,
with only one dissenting vote
Aftr following Hie procedure
set up in the speaker policy
the Chancellor now has the
power lo refuse or granl the
issuing of invitations lo speak-ers
who fall in the categories
specified in the policy
Chancellor Otis Singlelary
said. "I'm delighled with Ihe
whole outcome. II is my be-lief
lhat Ihe proposal repre-sented
the best possible solu-tion
lo preserve an open for-um
and al Ihe same time
make it clear to the slate lhat
we are meeting our obliga-tions
lo Ihe University My
hope now is lhat Ihe students
and faculty will continue to
cooperate as they have."
Chancellor Singlelary went
on lo say thai he was "de-lighted
thai so many of the
trustees spoke up for the po-licy
after il was presented. I
was especially pleased lhat
UNC-G alumnae voted in fa-vor
of Ihe university."
While many trustees sup-ported
the bill in speeches.
Vice - Chancellor Ferguson
said thai Stnalor Tom White
gave the only dissenting
speech and voted against the
proposed speaker policy.
White House,
Gov. Tribute
Middleton
The White House in Wash-ington
joined Tar Heels — in-eluding
Gov. Dan Moore —
and the Showboat Dinner The-ater
Saturday afternoon in
honoring Dr. Herman Middle-
Ion for his contributions to the
theater in North Carolina.
Congratulations to Dr. Mid-dleton
came by letter from
Roger L. Slevens. President
Johnson's Special Assistant on
UN Ails, and from Governor
Moore, who could not attend
in person because of Jeffer-son
• Jackson Day activities
in Raleigh.
Among those attending t h e
event al Showboat were dra-ma
directors from several
colleges and Greensboro or-ganliatioM
which work close-ly
with the Theater of UNC-G.
Honored along with Dr. Mid-dleton
were faculty members
and students in from the Thea-ter.
Walter C, Cockerham Jr.,
president ol Showboat Dinner
Theater, pointed out that un-der
Dr. Middleton's leader-ship.
Ihe Theater ol UNC-G
was Die first college theater
in the South to be invited, af-ter
competition, by the De-partment
of Defense and the
American Educalional Theat-er
Association to make a USO
tour overseas.
Gov. Moore wrote lhat Dr.
Middlelon's "activilics and
accomplishments in the field
of drama education reflect
great credit upon the stale,
the university and himself."
SPRING HAS SPUING — Danielle McMaiter attests to
thr spring-like weather thr campus Is irrllnj_.
Visiting Speakers at State Supported Institutions
116-199. Use of facilities for speaking purposes. — The
Board of Trustees of each college or university which receives
any State funds in support thereof, shall adopt and publish
regulations governing the use of facilities of such college or
university for speaking purposes by any person who:
(1) Is a known member of Ihe Communist Party;
(2) Is known to advocate the overthrow of the Constitution
of the United States or the State of North Carolina;
(3) Has pleaded Ihe Fifth Amendment of the Constitution
of the United States in refusing to answer any ques-tion,
with respect to Communist or subversive connec-tions,
or activities, before any duly constituted legisla-tive
committee, any judicial tribunal, or any execu-tive
or administrative board of the United Slates or
any state. (1963, c. 1207, s. 1; 1965 Extra Session,
c. l,s. 1.)
11S-200. Enforcement of article. — Any such regulations
shall be enforced* by Ihe board of trustees, or other governing
authority, of such college or university, or by such administra-tive
personnel as may be appointed therefor by the board of
trustees or other governing authority of such college or uni-versity.
(1963, c. 1207, s. 2; 1965 Extra Session, c. 1, s. 2.)
Policy of the Board of Trustees Regarding V lilting Speakers
Affected by G.S. 116-199 and 200
On November 12, 1965, the Board of Trustees adopted the
following visiting speaker policy:
The Trustees recognize that this Institution, and every part
thereof, is owned by the people of North Carolina; that it
is operated by duly selected representatives and person-nel
for Ihe benefit of the people of our State.
The Trustees of this Institution are unalterably opposed to
Communism and any other ideology or form of govern-ment
which has as its goal the destruction of our basic
democratic institutions.
We recognize that Ihe total program of a college or uni-versity
is committed to an orderly process of inquiry and
discussion, ethical and moral excellence, objective insturc-lion,
and respect for'law. An essential part of the educa-tion
of each student at this Institution is the opportunity
to hear diverse viewpoints expressed by speakers prop-erly
invited to the campus. It is highly desirable that stu-dents
have the opportunity to question, review, and dis-cuss
the opinions of speakers representing a wide range
of viewpoints.
It is .vital to our success in supporting our free society
against all forms of totalitarianism that institutions remain
free to examine these ideologies to any extent that will
serve Ihe educational purpose of our institutions and not
to the purposes of the enemies of our free society.
we feel that the appearance as a visiting speaker on our
campus of one who was prohibited under Chapter 1207 of
the 1963 Session Laws (The Speaker Ban Law) or who ad-vocates
any ideology or form of government which is
wholly alien to our basic democratic institutions should
be infrequent and then only when it would clearly serve
the advantage of education; and on such rare occasions
reasonable and proper care should be exercised by the
Institution. The campuses shall not be exploited as con-venient
outlets of discord and strife.
We therefore provide that we the Trustees together with
the administration of the Institution shall be held responsi-ble
and accountable for visiting speakers on our campuses.
And to that end the administration will adopt rules and
precautionary measures consistent with the policy herein
set forth regarding (he invitations to and appearance of
visiting speakers. These rules and precautionary measures
shall be subject to the approval of the Trustees.
Student Organizations
To be recognized a student organization shall annually file
with the Chancellor or his designated representative the name
and address of the organization, a list of its officers, the
name of the faculty adviser, copies of its constitution and by-laws
or statement of purpose, or both, and a statement as to
any affiliation with a regional or national organization.
Subject to State laws and the regulations adopted by the
Board of Trustees pursuant to the Law and the Trustee Policy
set forth above, recognized student organizations are author-ized
to invite visiting speakers referred to in General Statutes
116-199 and 200 in accordance with the following procedures:
Procedures Regarding Invitations
to Speakers Affected by G.S. 116-1*9 and 200
In order to provide the Chancellors with an opportunity
to exercise the responsibilities, imposed upon them by
trustee regulations respecting visiting speakers, the follow-ing
procedures shall be observed prior to extending an in-vitation
to any visiting speaker covered by G.S. 116-199
and 200.
1. The officers of a recognized student club or society
desiring lo use University facilities for a visiting speak-er
shall consult with the club's faculty adviser con-cerning
the proposed speaker.
2. The head of the student organization shall submit to
the Chancellor a request for reservation of a meeting
place along with the following information:
(a) Name of the sponsoring organization and the pro-posed
speaker's topic.
(b) Biographical information about the proposed
speaker.
(c) Request for a date and place of meeting.
3. Upon receipt of the above information, the Chancellor
shall refer the proposed invitation to a joint student-faculty
standing committee on visiting speakers for ad-vice.
He may consult such others as he deems advisable.
ft The Chancellor shall then determine whether or not the
invitation is approved.
Once a speaker affected by G. S. 116-199 and 200 has been
Invited and his ac< tance received, his appearance on the
campus shall be go\ ,ied by these regulations:
Regulation regarding the Appearance of Visiting
Sneakeu Affected by G.S. 116-199 and 200
1. All statutes of the State relating lo speakers and the
use of facilities for speaking purposes are to be obeyed.
2. Student attendance at campuswide occasions is not
compulsory.
3. The appearance of speakers on the campus does not
imply either approval or disapproval of the speakers
or what is said by them.
4. As a further precaution and to assure free and open
discussion as essential to the safeguarding of free insti-tutions,
each Chancellor, when he considers it appro-priate,
will require any or all of Ihe following:
(a) That a meeting be chaired by an officer of the
University or a ranking member of the faculty;
(b) That speakers at the meeting be subject to ques-tions
from the audience;
(c) That the opportunity be provided at the meeting or
later to present speakers of different points of view
The Chancellor shall keep Ihe President informed of the
application of these regulations covering the invitation to and
the appearance of visiting speakers affected by G.S. 116-199
and 200.
All groups, including non-University organizations that
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