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Additional Securityofficers 'CATS GET SET FOR HOLIDAY GAMES 'See Paqe Three The News AndEditorial Voice Of The Davidson College Student Body VOL LVI DAVIDSON COLLEGE,DAVIDSON,N.C, THURSDAY,DECEMBER 15, 1966 NUMBER THIRTEEN Additional Security Officers To Enforce Drinking Rule |^ ft Mnlirlsv M/tlar! nuiiucly HvlvU Student Council Weighs ByDavidsonian Martin Points Out In order to reach our read- ers before they head home Curriculum Critiques for the Christmas holidays, Previous Laxness THE DAVIDSONIAN is Attempts to increase student signed by the students, and the in M'riirc 11 physical edo publishing this issue a day Additional campus security officers will be duty 1- on iclass voice in curriculum studiesdom professors will not read them cut per semester Which early. on weekends and at other special periods to provide Monday morning's Stu until after first semester exams. would in lint- with other laaM be With this four-page edi- stricter enforcement of drinking regulations, President meeting. Another item discussed was school courses also Miked I). dent Council He tion, an overworked DA- Grier Martin announced in a statement released the questionnaire passed by possibility this A plan for student critique* out of the of .i r- VIDSONIAN staff is taking week of the fore Blue Sky to of the policy by Ath- their courses was the Committee show ticket the a brief respite for recuper- The measures result fr "oin statements made by stu- item student interest in subcommit letic Comniillct' ,ind a<ked most of discussion. was ation, before returning pub- dent leaders at a faculty mieeting last week "that an in- critiques, plan largely tees. There was a good response to do further research into tlie The a lication on Jan. 4 adequatenumber of 'watchrtnen' or security officers seem- supported by the faculty, will to the questionnaire, and those areas. ed to indicate that the colleg;c was notseriously interested consist of student evaluation of which were returned will be in enforcing drinking or their professors and courses passed on to the Blue Sky Com- 'under the influence' regu- through questionnaires supplied mittee for approval. Plans Set lations on campus." accord- by the Student Council. The possibility ot exchange Two Councitmen Cite ing to Martin's statement. Each professor will programs with other colleges have the "It was also stated that some option of participation in this has been investigated, and Ran- of the officers observed students program. If a professor decides dolph Macon Woman's College For Winter under the influence, but took no have his fill these has shown a desire for an ex- to classes out action." the release continued. questionnaires, the will change program second semes- Misrepresentations students Concerts Additional officers will be on fill them out before the end of ter. duty The Social on weekends and at other the semester Council member Julian Pros Council has snared| Chuck i The matter under discussion1 Matthews and Tom times "when :t is considered The questionnaires will not ser expressed the desire to try some top flight performers for ". " ' be Karnhardt, president and sec. at the faculty meeting was the necessary and desirable." Midwinters and the first second ond vice president of the Stu case of a freshman who had via "Students may that we semester concert weekend. dent Council, respectively, issuedI l.ited the faculty's drinking reg feel have this drinking rule as statements today saying that: ulations. a Saturday afternoon. Feb. -1. sort of public relations thing, so their remarks at a faculty meet Success Could Mean The Duke^ of Dixieland will pre Matthews and Earnhardt stat that we can show it to parents ing last week concerning cam Isent a jazz concert. The Im ed at the meeting that the case and tftfetteM and then forget '■ pus drinking weremisrepresent pressions. The Showmen and about it.' Martin ed. of the freshman in question was commented. Judy Collins will highlight Mid a matter of arbitrary enforce- "But we are serious about the ZIP-AND HE'S HERE Program winters an Feb. i" 18. Ttie charges of misrepresenta drinking i enforcementof the drinking rule Expansion ment of the regulations Union Parry Features Trained Chimp stem ,i ■ We are serious about the prab The Impre-sions ,,nd Thv tion from statement is since a number of similar in- The success of programs pre assembly programof the pear," i.ii by President I). pone lem U a whole. jl no per- Showmen will open the weekend Crier Mar stances had unreported. There eon!ed by 12 Davidson student « and an English teacher remark tin missive arrangement Krb 17 from 8 p.m. until 12 this week. "In presenting our case be " that the to various nearby high schools od that "teach ng English w.i- College :r..tke- p.m. a! the Lake Norman Mu-u fore the faculty explained ■ii.iv expansion outside easier after the program" be Statements by student leaders. we lead to that students felt that they I At the last faculty the Monkeyshines Hall. A slight admission charge referred in 1'resi could iiwellim Set area of the of the rep which are to the immediate cause influence lately return to the campus 'un faculty .mu-nded the penalty for Tom Earnhardt, the student resentatives' vocabulary an.lI will entitle students to dance to dent Martins statement suppos , der the influence' without the. violation of the drinking rule to who originate*! the program, said grammar. High; said that the hits of The Impressions such a- edly were to the effect that ant , threat of as road. A ItlMtaot w'i" be sub :hat now have been program's impact on high scIvhiI "Ameo." Keep On Pushing" inadequate number of security detection as lontf I invitations they reasonably quiet .milI ject to disciplinary action up to rrom high schools not students was comparable to ui.it and "Its All Right," in addition Officer! seemed to indicate thatI were Night rscelved orderly in the presence of se- and including suspension if he Tomorrow to popular of The For i the sounds the not in . previously contacted. of Bill Sands on the Davidson college was seriously " Showmen A pre dawn , curity officers, Matthews said. is found guilty of violating any n ghfs monkey busi- free. The student teams hope tocar student body. breakfasti terested in enforcing drinking Tomorrow is slated of the following regulations . ." in the College Union doorpr'zes promise to be ry their program to high to round out the ached or under the influence' regula "At no time did we state ness will The schools Sand.s is a reformed convict Ithad previously stated. "A stu- They include away Florida, uled activity. tions on campus. that an inadequate number of be headlined by Zippy, the fa the best ever. a as far as second who spoke to the student body- dent will ordinarily be suspend- mpanzec. FM AM transistor radio, Popular, folk singing Judy Col ! security ofricers was interpret- tnoiis ch a semester. earlier this year. He received Matthews held that such a ed .." sweater, shirt, (25 gift cer- William B. Hight lins will furnish the on-campus ed by the students as meaning In addition the Catalinas will a a Dr. Jr.. di- the first standing ovation from conclusion was merely inferred1 remarked tificate rrom John Mack and of counseling, vis entertainment Saturday night. that the college was not serious Martin that this does preside at a ComboParty in the rector student the Davidson chapel audience from the testimony, and that not imply shirt, free haircuts, free Foster, about enforcing their drinking that there will be a Morrison Room. There will be Son. a itedBoyden High Schoolin Salis that has been granted in three According to Vince such statement not, in general lessening for college day the a had regulations," he continued. of penalties a trick-shooting pool exhibition date tickets basketball bury for a after years. chairman of the Social Council. fact, drinking violations, games given by the athletic de- had presented been made. "This conclusion was evident- for but that in the game room. program been Hight concluded. "They have "Billboard ranks Miss Collins the partment, records and there. second only to the faculty members have ly inferred from student testi Executive Committee will The finals of the school ping rree gas, created a new voice that is Joan Baez as Several range mony,because it was stated have a wider of penalties pong championship are to be free meals for two at the Hun- "Students and teachers." he reaching today's secondary most popular woman folk sing- been questioned concerning this. not its disposal. said, by faculty at held, and Herb Jackson will be gry D. "kept mentioning some school student. It's not an er. In addition, her latest song. "They have no recollection of the students at the older meeting in question," Matthews "I think that we were negli doing lobby. There willbe a "DownHome thing about a program the day generation speaking young "Hard Lovin' Loser." strength- such a statement having been sketches hi the to a gent in not specifying a little " The Claus Salon will Tree Decorating Party" with all before, but Ididn't know what ens this position." made." Earnhardt said. concluded. —— —— Santa er one. ——— - —^^— — _-_— —^ they talking about. I i more." Martin commented. feature Tom Rhodes, the magi- the trimmings and an old fash- were didn't at 17 18," i know they (the students) were "It is 16. and he He said that a point made by cian, the Tomcat Ramblers, the tioned caroling session. concluded, "that they go'ng around making these make fun- the student leaders speaking be Davidson Madrigal group and Zippy, who lives in a home in damental decisions Island, began his career talks." that affect fore the faculty was that be- Terry Sonnonstine.
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