On Segregation Issue x -
Graham Upholds Students
Chancellor Edward K. Graham of
Woman's College said today that the
important thing about action of the
student legislature in passing a
resolution favoring desegregation
"is the fundamental right of students to consider a question which
affects them and their right to
take a stand on it."
Graham stated that "students
have been taking stands on controversial issues - for 800 years and
when controversial issues are ruled
off the academic scene it will mean
not only that our campuses have
become very dul lplaces.but also
that we shall no longer have colleges and universities. We shall
have something different."
In the light of North Carolina law
and history, doubtless there will be
disagreement with a resolution in
which students go on record for desegregation in education. In effect,
student legislature has gone on record simply as not disagreeing with
the Supreme Court of the United
States," he said.
The resolution which was adopted
by a vote of 24 to 0 with five abstentions, stated "Be it resolved that
the legislature of Woman's College
of the University of North Carolina j
go on record as favoring equality in
admission policies and use of facilities to all students, regardless of
