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Student and Instructor View Integration Issue " Don't ever dare to take your college as a matter of course— because, like democracy and WELCOME freedom, many people you'll never know anything about ' PARENTS have broken their hearts to jet it for you." Alice Duer Miller Student and Instructor Big Weekend Planned f or Par ents View Inte gration I ssue With Lunch, Qame and Open Home by Penny Martin •' Colby will welcome the parents of many of its students tomorrow to two days of activities planned by Your reporter, realizing the urgency of tlie integration problem in the administration and tlie students. Some 900 parents are expected, Alumni Secretary, Bill Millett has Little Rock, has interviewed two people from Arkansas who are now announced, and a varied program has been set up for their enjoyment. at Colby. Two different points of view are presented ; the first by Lt. Upon arrival, parents are urged to attend any or all classes with their sons or daughters. At 11:30 Col. Henry H. Kirby of the AFROTG, who was educated in the a.m. dinner will'be served in the Field House. A p rogram will be presented over which Vice President Little Rocks schools, and the second by Julian Archer,- a transfer stu- of the College, Arthur Galen Eustis, class of 1923, will preside. Mr. Eustis. who has worked vigorously dent from the University ofaArkansas. on Colby's building project, is one Archer, since his arrival in fche df the oldest employees of fche col- North, has felt th'at a prevalent J ohn Pullen '35 Writes lege, coming here to work in 1929 concept; among Northerners is that as a teacher in the business adminis- the Negro is going to integrated 20th Regiment Histor y tration department. He i-s a Her- schools for the first time this fall. bert E. Wadsworth Professor of John J. Pullen, '35, has written the life-story of the 20th Maine He says that this is untrue and cites Business Administration. which B. Li incott Company published on September as an example the University of regiment, J. pp The Invocation will be given by Arkansas which has been integrated L8. Entitled The Twentieth Maine: A Volunteer Regiment in the William L. Bryan, class of 1947, since 1947 and which has already Civil War, it has already earned the high praise of Pulitzer Prize and present Director of Admissions. graduated more than 300 Negro stu- winner Bruce Catton. There will be a musical program ; presented by the Colbyettes under dents. Mr. CaJtfcon-says, "The Twentieth the direction of Marion Wbodsome, When asked about the younger Maine" is a genuinely first-rate bit '58. Head coach Bob Clifford will generation's stand on integration, of work : a solid, authoritative his- Colb 's WMHB Is y then speak on the prospects of this he' stated that tbe ' youth of north tory of one of the most interesting 6 year's football squad and on the Arkansas hold more liberal views of Civil War units, composed after Again 0n the Air' game against Springfield in the than their parents, although there Lt. Col. Henry H. Kirby elaborate research, and solidly docu- afternoon. are still those who have left inte- mented throughout, which belongs Radio Colby began its second year Parent-speaker this year will be grated schools because of paternal on the shelf with - the very best of of broadcasting from the new studios John H. Chamberlain editor and pressure. fche eai'lier . histories." Mr. Catton in the Veteran's Apartments on , writer for such, papers as the • Archer, in talking about Little points out that John Pullen "has October 8. A glass-enclosed engi- "Princeton Panel" and the "Wall Rock, ' and Governor Faubus in par- liad the literary skill to let the per- neer's booth and a sound-proof 'Street Journal." He is now associ- ticular, said that he was an ex- sonality of this regiment come studio have been built by tbe station ate editor of "Barron 's" magazine. tremely popular man until Septem- through one page after page," and members. Other equipment includes Mr. Chamberlain is fche father of two ber 2, when he to'ok measures to that "his account of the 20th's a new turntalble and the nucleus of daughters at Colby : Elizabeth '60, stop integration at Central High. fight at Gettysburg is as good a a new record library. One of fche , and Margaret, '61. He will speak He feels that Faubus took the ;p'iece of battle-writing as you are studios has been dedicated to the on "What a Colby Parent Expects action to win the support of south- likely to find anywhere." memory of Bond Wheelwright, de- of Colby." Following this Presi- ern Arkansas in the next election. Mr. Pullen pursued his research ceased president of the station. , dent Bixler will conclude the pro- . 'Ike did what was best' from Maine attics to the National The station will again be broad- casting from 600 k.c.'s on fche radio gram with his annual report to the Julian, speaking of President Archives in Washington, resulting in dial. The studip telephone, TU parents. lt3isenhower''s intervention, said that many ..letters, diaries and ' other ; : 37- can- by all . At 2 p.m. the . Colby. Mules will "Ike did whal'*'"wM '?-besF ''t o.. ''lcffiep " original ^'sbuYces'' ' which" illumin'Ste -2-7-0 ,- • now^be-uaefl stu- dents wishing to dedicate a record meet the Springfield football team the peace. However, I do not feel tlie official records on which the book on Seaverns Field. Immediately it Was necessary for the federal is based. He says, "The 20th Maine or to inform fche studio of any per- tinent campus news. after the game a reception will be troops to carry bayonets." He said regiment quite possibly s'aved the A't a recent meeting elections for held at Robert's Union for all stu- too, . that the majority of people feel Union on the afternoon of July 2, new officers were held. Those elected dents and their parents. President that Eisenhower was .right, but they 1863 at Gettysburg." When Presi- and Mrs. Bixler and members of the dislike his decision in that it makes dent Eisenhower and Field Marshall include, Peter Vloehes, president; faculty will be present to greet the Arkansas an occupied territory. Viscount Montgomery agreed last Aaron Sch'less, vice-president ; Peter Continued on Page Eight Archer feels that the calling of the May that Confederate forces at Get- Prew, production manager ; Don Julian Archer federal troop's will definitely slow up tysburg should have rolled up the Mordecai , chief engineer ; Marty Burger, business manager the speed of integration, for school Union line from the left flank, they ; and Dr. Bixler Starts districts will not be eager to inte- and not done out of any desire tc had obviously overlooked the 20th Anita Palter, secretary. grate knowing of trie upheaval. avoid political upheaval . Maine, which had smashed such an WMHB will be broadcasting every Fund Drive attempt the day before Pickett' morning from 7 a.m. - 9 a.m. and Col. Kirby, in expressing his When asked his position on Presi- s un- At the opening Convocation this successful charge. every evening from 7 p.m. - 1 a.m. views concerning fche integration dent Eisenhower's sending of federal year, Dr. Bixler announced that he Mustered into service near Port- The following is the tentative sched- crisis, states that "Little Rock is troops into Little Rock, the Col, would be spending much of the fall land the 20th Maine was ule of evening broadcasting for the a minor element in a total problem said that "Eisenhower's action was , made up term visiting various Colby groups of almost first semester. of social economic upheaval." Inte- ill concerned and most reg;retablo, a thousand volunteers throughout the East. His absence from all parts of the state. The Monday gration, he feel s, mu'st occur on a furthermore, since the arrival of the from the campus will bo for the sis due prirnairly to the re- original commander was Colonel 7 :0O- 8 :00 Loon Nelson slow ba' , troops, feeling has become detri- \. purpose of stimulating |nterest in Adalbert 8 :00- 8 :30 Ka-y White, S. Hutchin- sentment the Southerners have con- mental and has set back any sort of Ames, and was followed by the development drive which will be ¦ Joshua L. am erlnin ex-Bowdoin son corning past United States legisla- organized planning as much as Oh' 'b , taking place this spring, professor 8 :30- 8 :45 Soup Campbell (news tion (|4tli and 15th- amendments twenty-five years. Conditions as and one-time Bangor Theo- Dr. Bixler will present a preview logical student. and sports) and the '54 and '55 decisions Of tbe 'tjiey exist now are as poor as any lie later served four of Colby's plans for tlio future, and one-year terms as Governor of 8 :45- 9 :00 L. Colett Supreme Court) and due too, to the since . tho Civil War!" ho has summed up his desires for "l ethargic" state' of the Negro him- Maine, and was elected president of 9 :00-10 :00 Barnett (classical ) the effect of tlie trip on alumni and Eisen- self. Ho did th'ink, however, that Cdl. Kirby feels that had Bowdoin College in. 1871. 10 :00-11 :00 Ted Lockharfc parents in tho following statement : hower employed local participation integration as planned by tho Little John Pullen was born in Amity, 11 :00-12 :00 Bob Maclean "I look on this trip afc a way of up- Rock committee Would havo been in Little Rock ) the international and remembers several 20th Maine 12 :0O- 1 :00 Pierce Burgess putting before our ehtiro Colby con- rising that resulted would never •.successful had Governor Faubus not veterans who lived there during his Tuesday stituency tho aims wo have as a ¦ the federal intervened.
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