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NEW BREED THE NEW LOOK OF ACTIVISTS IN CHAMBERS (See Page Six) (See Page Three) The News And Editorial Voice Of The Davidson College Student Body M'.MBER TWO VOL LVH DAVIDSON COLLEGE, DAVIDSON. N. C.28036. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 22. 1967 Earnhardt Says Students To Hold National Greeks Push Additional Posts By ROBERT PYEATT If the Blue Sky Committee Assistant Managing Editor is disbanded in the near fu New Affiliation Plan Hire, the council will attempt may hold tent.i jectives. to immediately follow the Students soon to secure at least two spots By JIM COOLEY received last Friday by the The fraternities also faculty college's 10 of the 12 fra end of formal rush and to be more positions on on the faculty Educational Staff Writer office of President I) Grier lively rejected the However. appear program they eith carried out on "an intensive. committees and may Policy Committee. Earnhardt Martin, the national fralerni propoaed affiliation ternities said were National representative- "I draft, pre- er constitutionally unable or personal basis under highly before soime trustee com explained. ties proposed an extended The resolution mittees. Student Council Davidsons 12 fraternitu's rush period to follow imme- pared al a meeting of exec u unwilling to accept the pro favorable circumstances." have presented an nllerna program bid President Tom Earnhardt Two non-voting student diately after formal rush and liu' set ri-t.incs of the I] Ir.i |mis.-(| Under this plan, non college's proposed said Wednesday members were appointed to ti\e in the Ik- conducted on "an inten lenuties at Estcs Park. Colo . The contro\ersial proposal students would be allowedto total social affiliation pro 1 which fraternities Student Life Committee the Blue Sky Committee last sj\c. personal basis under and dated July 12. indicated was drawn up last year b choose gram members have been discuss spring. Bobby Lane is still highlv favorable cin umstane an understanding and svtn Davidson fraternity presi they would like to re visit and meeting with the committee, BOBBY LANE college's oh the order in which they would ing possibilities for further In a draft of a resolution es path) with the dents at the request of the student participation on sev- but Doug Woodworth was Interfralernity Coun'il do so They would then eat at each house, as a paying eral faculty committees. graduated in June. Faculty approval was giv- Earnhardt, member of guest, for a one week period a en to the fraternity presj. which they would the Student Life Committee denuts plan last spring The after ro- tate to the fraternity hopes that the Committee will Approves however, delayed next Graduate Trustee Group trustees, which they had chosen. recommendstudents to serve decision on the plan at then- This type of proposal was on various faculty commit- spring meeting to allow more Condemns (See NATIONAL, Pag* Six) tees. time for study. Airmen "It's my hope that addi Principles Of Blue Sky The resolution never clear American soldiers are kill- tional students will be ap- ly outlined specific objections STEP pointed to proposal. It did call ing defenseless Vietnamese committees hav- "Ihope that the new curri Change to a three seines Require three courses in to the ing sparse student represen The trustees' Education areas, attention to the fact that, un civilians without provocation, favorably culum. when approved by ter calendar with the student each of the distribution such as Religious Pol Committee reacted cler the proposed program, To a recent Davidson graduate tation. faculty and trustees, can be taking three courses during two of each to be passed be Seek (which to the work of the Blue Sky fraternity system would said in a national magazine icy only has one stu- implemented next year." he the first two terms and two fore the juni«r year: the dent)." Earnhardt comment Committee at a joint meet be obligated "to extend sub article. groups Wed said. "Official decisions will during the last: Establish an Honors be appoint ing of the two membership Tutors 1964 ed. "Students can be madeuntil later in the College for individuals who stantial benefits Thomas F* Loflin. a to several committees nesday. Dean of Faculty not —Institute area examina- bid in graduate, ed show "exceptional intellec to ... non students Members of the Student Phi Beta Kappa having no at Frontis Johnston said. fall." tions in four areas. (Ian the hopes that many or most six students all. tual ability and maturity." Tutorial Education Project said that on at least oc "The trustee committee fall, guagi-. and the such as Artist Series and Organized last the literature Other proposals included a will ultimately be bid. pledg (STEP) hope to reach a num casions he heard U.S. heli expressed hearty agreement arts: religion and philosophy: Public Lectures." Blue Sky Committee voted voluntary C a r e e r/Service cd. and initiated... ." ber of underprivileged school copter pilots boast of killing with the principles on which natural sciences and mathe to accept two non voting stu program for one term of the Taking advantage of the children in the Davidson-Cor Vietnamese civilians. "Hopefully new lines of we are trying to form a new list niatics: and social science) to dent members from a junior year: u non Western action of the college's trus nelius community this fall. Loflin. who took advanced communication can be open- program." Johnston reported. be taken at the end of the submitted by the Student studies program, a remedial tees in their meeting last According ROTC at Davidson, sold a ed up with all areas of the The Wednesday meeting Bobby sophomore year: to Mike Norris. Council. In November Ireshman English program spring, the fraternity execu helped organize the story with his charges to college administration. Al- was the first time any of the Woodworth who to Lane and Doug —Discontinue ROTC except and a Learning Center for live secretaries presented an Avant Card* magazine. ready there is the possibility trustees had met with the group in 1966. about SO stu were chosen. Woodworth voluntary no independent study. alternative proposal which The first time he heard of students appearing before Blue Sky Committee to dis on a basis for dents can bo used effectively graduated in June. academic credit: The Blue Sky Committee was constitutionally and olh He that the boast was in a shower at several trustee committees." cuss the proposed new curri in the program. said foreign Ian represents first erwise acceptable to them. Camp Holloway.near Pleiku. he said. culum. A timetable set September —Reduce the Davidson's he hopes that additional stu- guage requirement the overhaul in t he- The alternative proposal Vietnam, where Loflin was "The additionalrepresenta- Johnston emphasized that of 1968 as the deadline for in to curriculum dents will show interest so year last forty years. called for an extended rush program stationedfor four months last tion on certain faculty com the trustee committee made stituting the committee's re second level: that the can be ex year. mittees open new opportun no decisions about the report port. panded. According to Loflin. a pilot ities for student contribu and only exploredsome of the Released last May. the The specific goal of STKI' in the shower complained of tions to the college commun possibilities inherent in the committee report made the in the past has been to help having stolen by report. following recommendations: those local school children °his watch a ity." Earnhardt said. "gook. He said the pilot who have had unusual diffi vowed "every time I'go up cullies with their studies. To I'm going to be looking for attain this objective. STEP some gooks. Igot me three Council Seeks iiieinhcrs have tutored the Student children, today ... Iswooped right and through friend down and zapped them." ship built the self confidence In an interview at Chapel thai children in school need. Hill, now YearlyBudget where Loflin is I ToDouble STEP, "huh is affiliated Morehead Scholar at the Uni with the YMCA is directed versity North Carolina, he Hobby of By JOHN WILLIAMS conventions and a revived Council members turned in tin campus In junior said that he did not think the Staff Writer student exchange program. their schedules to Secretar> King Norris is spending this pilot's statement was an idle might full turn setv ice to The Student Council decid Fletcher Martsell and Geoff Sam Darby so that he >c.n in boast. placed ed Monday to turn in Ipro Seatnans were named as del work out a schedule for open VISTA and h.is h.-eii like every time com "It seem.s posed budget of $2200 to the cgates to the meeting or the ing the renovated Studen: here in the Da\idson I down with the pilots al sat Student Faculty Finance Finance Committee Council office from second mutiiU sooner or one- a meal later Committee for consideration period until :t p.m. STKI1mcmbeis have plans would, in effect, say he had A group of council mem at its upcoming meeting. of expanding their program murdered Vietnamese with bers was designated to talk Various members wen Scott, this \ear. In working among out any basis for this action." This figure represents an to Dr. Tom director signed to study the ixissihi!: athletics, agers It has also I.oflm a Dana Scholar and increase of $1250 over last of about allocating ties of keeping classrooms in loc.il teen been suggested lh.it the tu winner of the D. G. Martin year's proposed Student seals immediately behind the Chambers o|>en at night for (Staff Photos by Weemsi wind children be brought to Journalism Award while at Council budget.