Students Will Discuss Lntervisitation Rule End

February 22, 1968 Volume IV, Number 21 Published by Students of New College Elmendorf Follows Through Students will Discuss lntervisitation Rule End Several student leaders will meet of the student body must sign up The possibility of thievery of the tomorrow with President John El for meals before any food will be equipment was mentioned, No ac mendorf and Dean of Students served during spring break, it was tion was taken. George Petrie to discuss problems reported. The l8 meals, to be giv The matters of the SEC role in connected with a possible abolition en without seconds for the nine Parents' Weekend and a New Col of the present inteiVisitation rule. days, will cost students $16. If the lege Associates reception were re Student Executive Committee 61% do not sign for cafeteria serv ferred to the Ptblic Relations and chairman Ted Shoemaker told the ice; a van or bus may be provided Development Committee. SEC at its meeting last night that to a restaurant, it was stated. Shoemaker reported Petrie ap abolishment of the rule could come Assistant Dean of Students Arthur proved the alteration of the guest "as quickly as the beginning of the M. Miller anno1.mced that "prob rule to allow for sign-ins when the third term. 11 ably four rooms" will be available proctor is not present, as passed by Reportedly, Elmendorf feels that as singles this year. The admin the SEC at its last meeting. He the primary function of the present istrationwill make no formal pol also read a letter from Vice Pres rule is to prevent students from be icy on these four rooms, although ident Paul Davis concerning finan coming involved in undesirable they will probably f1mction as host cial notices to students. The Busi situations. Elmendorf supposedly singles, Miller said. Miller also ness Office, the letter stated, will feels th:t promiscuity and prosti st:ted all illegal singles will be now send notices to parents on tution are held in check by the done away with. students' progressing financial rule. Priority for single rooms was dis st:tus. In <n interview with The Cata cussed at some length. The mat Shoemaker stated that the Col lyst that appeared February 1, El ter was referred to the House lege Co1mcil discussed six of the mendorf hinted at a doing away Committee. 15 pages of the Bill of Rights for with of intervisitation hours. Abo The possibility of the don at ion of Students at its meeting yesterday. lition of the rule was then termed a stereo system to New College was Further discussion, according to "an open question. 11 also discussed. The stereo would Shoemaker, will take place at the The Loeb Libracy in its rightful place. The SEC also discussed last night be installed in the living room of next College Co1mcil meeting on the dining room service to be pro South Hall which would sexve as an Wednesday. vided during sprinll; vacation. 61% informal study lotmge for students. Entire Loeb Library SC Decision Questioned Is Stolen, Returned In SEC Closed Meeting A special, closed meeting of the informal nature of the SC decision, admittedtherewas"no reason" the Apparently as a joke, the entire Thursday or Frid;y. On Monday, Student Executive Committee was at least one SEC member called meeting should have been cloJJCd, 500-volwne Loeb Classical Library they were gone. held Monday evening to investi th~ meeting. When second-year since details of the SC case were was stolen from the libracy last "I thought it was hilarious when gate alleged "irregularities" in a representative Helen Hickey called not discussed. weekend. it happened at the other school, " recent Student Court decision. the special meeting l.mConstitu The books were returned, how Dr. Wilson said. "It wasn't funny Questions of irregularity in the tional because it was not called by ever, on Monday night, after stu at all here. " meeting itself were raised, how three SEC members, as required dents were threatened with a room Dr. Wilsonsaidthe thief was pro ever, since the constitutionality in the constitution, three members search to recover the volumes, the bably a student, who had taken the and character of the meeting were hastily agreed they had called the replacement cost of which was set books as a prank. The books were in doubt. meeting. at $2500-$3000. removed in the library's own boxes. The 9::: decision in question in The question of who, exactly, was~ The feat of removing the Lib racy, Dr. Wilson said it is not at all volved a first-year student accused meeting also remained in doubt. which takes up 35 feet of shelf difficulttoremove things from the by a fellow student of a violation Student Court members inquired space, duplicated a theft of the library illegally after the library of the Student Code. Reportedly whether it was a joint meeting, Loeb Library at Colorado State Col staff has left. She said the student because it believed the case "a giving them voting privileges, but lege. A magazine clipping descri on duty is usually in the reserve delicate situation," the Court held the meeting's status was never cla bingthe CSCtheft had been posted room, and the reserve-room door informal proceedings and recom rified. It was st:ted the meeting in the New College library. iskeptclosed, making surveillance mended co1.mseling <nd several re was "informal." SC members said Librarian Dr. Corinne G. Wilson of the rest of the building impos strictions for the student rather than later they had been informed "the said she saw the books, which are sible. a conventional p1mishment. SEC is meetin2: with the SC, 11 but kept in the mic rofilm libr:u; , on (Continued on page 4, column 3) Apparently concerned about the that the meeting was not an SC session. Despite the fact that the question of what body was meeting was not resolved, the meeting was declared Shoemaker closed without explanation. When asked by a departing reporter what According to SEC secretary Hick body was meeting, SEC Chairman ey's report of the meeting, "the Ted Shoemaker said, "no body. " proceedings of the Student Court After the meetiilg, one student in the case at hand were fo1md to government member in attendance be satisfactory." College Gives Tip On Drug Shipment Due to the ::pparent increase in car (described as a van) and got out drug sales and usage in the Sarasota in the parking lot. He left when area, and police interest in this the proctor approa::hed, however. situation, college officials Tues day notified local authorities of a possible drug shipment near cam Symposium pus. College officials notified autho ritiesthat a delivery of drugs would The University of F 1 o rid a will be made either on ornearthe cam sponsor anACCENTsymposiwn en pus. Students were not believed to titled "Politics: Impact on Youth." be involved. Amongthespeakers at last year's It was not ascertained whether ACCENT were Richard Nixon, the police followed up the college James Farmer, and George Sma tip. No :nests were known to have thers. Over 10, 000 students atten been made. ded ACCENT 167. It was reported, however, that an New College has been invited to 1midentified man drove into the attend this year's program. A recrw.ter for the College Republicans, Morton C. Blackwell, (second from left), arrived on campus tmex New College parking lot Tuesday The three-day series will feature pectedly Friday morning. Given permissi~ to recruit students f?r ~is organi;ation by De:m of Students George night. After driving to several lectures, debates, and discussions. Petrie he remained all day. Blackwell f1eld man for the organ1Z:t1on~s N-atlonal Comm1ttee, apparently met parts of the campus, he stopped his Each school invited may register a with ~oderate success in his attempt to 'interest New College students in his organization. maximwn of eight people. Page 2 The Catalyst February 22, 190C Editorials )'oUR INFORMALITY AFTER THE RULE HAS BECoME A MATTER OF NC..ERN. • T6D"t:S co The intervisitation rule, talking about which New College BU6U~f'SS students have wasted an enormous amount of time in the past three years, may be on its way out. And we can't weep 1~\/E~TlG..Rt'"l ON / bitter tears about its possible departure. oF" .sc:. It shouldn't be forgotten, however, thatthe intervisitation ACT tON. rule does serve several useful functions, t:J:ou~ p~bably not the ones President John Elmendorf has credited 1t with. Prob ably the most important is roommate ~onsent. Al~oug}l • some consent rule will doubtless be retamed, we beheve. 1t will be more difficult for this consent clause to work satis factorily. A roommate who is distracted by guest~ may fe~l far more inclined to express displeasure at the Situat10n if the intervisitation rule is being violated. When the rule is eliminated, he may feel it unchivalrous to ask his room mate to go elsewhere with a guest of the opposite sex. Then there is the case of off-campus guests.. The end of intervisi' tation provides a convenient way o f separatmg. gen- uine guests from party-goers from town, whom no one is willing to take responsibility for as overnight guests. Even if hours are retained for guests, it will be more difficult to enforce them, since the hours are not in effect for New Col lege students. And the rule may have been useful for some people, es pecially girls, who feit an abnormal amount of social pres sure.

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