The Carolinian [November 11, 1969]

              The Carolinian Volume XXXXIX University of North Carolina at Greensboro Tuesday, November 11, 1»69 Numbw 15
Legislature Votes On Cabinet,
Considers Reading Day Change
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Legislature will meat
tomorrow night at 7:00 in the
Claxton Room. They will
consider vote on the proposed
elimination of Freshman Cabinet
and will consider by-law changes
to delete the presidential
appointment to legislative
committees and vice-presidential
appointment to executive
committee.
The student representatives
will also consider changes in the
handbook committee and the
clarification that only
undergraduate students will be
members of the Student
Government Association. There
will also be a resolution
Introduced by Mies Ada Fisher
to change reading day to
Monday rather than the
Saturday it is now scheduled for.
The rational* behind the
by-laws change to limit
presidential and vice-presidential
power in the legislative and
executive branch respectively is
sponsored by Harry Alexander.
The rationale behind it is that
"the concept of separation of
power calls for division of power
between the executive and
legislative branches of
government. The President, as
chief executive, should appoint
executive committees and the
Vice President, as chairman of
Legislature, should appoint
Legislative committees."
Miss Fisher's resolution reads
as follows:
Whereas reading day is
scheduled for Saturday, January
17, 1970 And, whereas
Saturday's are not considered a
full day in the normal operation
of the university,
And, whereas reading days
are considered essential to the
preparation for examinations
and therefore require a
minimum of one full academic
day,
Therefore, be it resolved that
reading day be established on
the following Monday, January
19, 1970 and all exams moved
back one day.
Students Petition
For Improvements
Legislature Considers
Cabinet Elimination
Over 2200 signatures were
gathered by commissioners of
the four classes in a recent
petition drive originated by the
officers of the senior class, Kim
Ketchum announced. The
petition asked for a cooperative
effort of the administration and
students to alleviate what was
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to raise the needed revenue.
College Drive from Spring
Garden street to Elliott Hall will
also be widened to provide
additional on campus parking.
Property on Gladwyn Court has
been acquired and the lots are
being cleared to meet with
future parking requirements.
Although H.L. Ferguson Jr.,
Business Msnager, had
previously dismissed the idea of
speed control mouldings on
Gray Drive, he did promise to
re-review his findings in lieu of
the student support requesting
this.
The often treacherous
condition of the path through
Peabody Park which many
students travel was bought to
the attention of Dean Smyth by
the student committee. The
committee suggested steps to be
strstegically placed on the path
with gravel or crushed stone to
provide a firm walking base.
Admitting that he was unaware
of the extent of this problem
Dean Smyth promised his
support in attempting to provide
the requests of the committee.
According to Ketchum, in the
final analysis the student
committee snd petition drive
didn't directly initiate action by
the sdministrstion on lighting
and parking, as it was slready
being worked oat. it did make
them aware of student feelings
and did provide the answers
which we were entitled to know.
Legislature is now considering
an elimination of the Freshman
Cabinet.
There was considerable
debate in last week's session of
legislature concerning the
proposed elimination of the
Freshman Cabinet from the
By-Laws of the Student
Government Association.
Erskine Walther, who
sponsored the bill, spoke in
favor of its passage, saying that
the Cabinet was "outdated," and
that its stated purpose of
introducing freshmen to various
functions of 8GA could be
fulfilled by the recently
approved Student Orientation
Committee.
Other speakers felt that there
was an additional purpose
behind Freshman Cabinet—that
of training future student
leaders.
The Cabinet, as outlined in
the student handbook, is
composed of 60 members of the
Freshman class although last
year's Cabinet had 100 members
selected by interviews of the
coordinators.
Debate also brought gut the
fact that the Cabinet offered an
intensive attention to fewer
persons, while a plan under the
Orientation Committee would
reach more persons.
Deb Bowen, a freshman
reporter for THE CAROLINIAN
researched the proposed
elimination from the viewpoint
of how it would affect the
Freshman class. Her report
follows:
Upperclassmen, familiar with
the Cabinet, viewed it as an
excellent means of orienting the
new Student to Student
Government and other aspects
of the University. Yet it failed
by limiting its membership and
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Million To March Against Death in D. C.
Kitr Ketchum, Senior Class
President.
problems.
Dean Smyth, Dean of
Students, acted as liaison
between a student committee
and administirial hierarchy in
obtaining at least some
semblance of an answer to these
requests. It was learned that the
contract for improved campus
lighting has been awarded and
the plans are now on the desk of
the architect for design and
review. September 1970 is the
deadline for the lights to be
installed and in operating
condition.
Depending on the
Universitys' right to exercise its'
privilege of emminent domain in
acquiring property, a 600 car
parking lot will be stationed
behind the new classroom
building on Spring Garden
street. This is also anticipated to
be ready by September 1970. A
minimum $18.00 assessment
fee per car is anticipated in order
By NANCY MOORE
News Editor
Thursday, an approximated 1,000,000 persons will begin to
March Against Death in Washington, D.C. and another 1,000,000
will march in San Francisco.
The March Against Desth and the Mass March scheduled for
Saturday are sponsored by the New Mobilization Committee to end
the war in Vietnam, the old Mobe being on trial in Chicago.
This march is not under the auspices of the Vietnam Moratorium
Committee who prefer a more community oriented approach. But
they share the same goal—American troop withdrawal from
Vietnam. Many of the ones marching will be those who participated
in the Moratorium observation in October and who will be
participating in the Moratorium this month on November 13-14.
Many UNC-G students will be "working for Peace," as the
Moratorium puts it. Many students plan to go to Washington. The
NSA office on campus is sponsoring a bus to leave Thursday at 5:00.
Although the Mobilization officials are emphasizing peaceful and
legal, many feel that there is the threat of violence, especially in the
Saturday march, which Washington officials and Mobilization leaders
cannot agree on a route.
Many observers were amazed at the October peace
demonstration, partially because of its extensive reaches, but also
because of its truly peaceful conduct. It is hoped that this month's
observation, from both groups and all factions, will be as peaceful
and as effective.
UNC-G atudent, under N8A direction and sponsor, plan to go to
Washington to "march against desth." Linda Richardson, NSA
Chairman, is seated in the far right.