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CJ)e ©ufee Cfjrontcle Volume 65, Number 79 Durham, North Carolina Friday, February 13, 1970 Defendants plead not guilty in trial for hospital sit-in Eighteen members of the Prosecution rests The defense lawyers—Harry Duke-Durham community entered The prosecution, led by District Weinstock of New York City, individual pleas of "not guilty" Court Prosecuter James M. Reed counsel for 1199, the National yesterday at the Durham County Jr., rested its case late yesterday Drug and Hospital Workers Union Courthouse to charges of allegedly afternoon after presenting and local attorneys W. G. Pearson II "engaging in disruptive conduct" testimony by witnesses from Duke and CC. Malone, Jr.—will present and "creating a public disturbance" and the Durham Police their case this morning at 9:30 in in the sit-in at the Nursing Services Department. the Superior Courtroom of the Office of Duke Hospital January Among those testifying for the county courthouse. 20. prosecuter were Chancellor Barnes Defense lawyers moved for a Yesterday morning, the Woodhall, Vice President for Health continuance of the case on the defendants were served with new Affairs Dr. William G. Anlyan, grounds that a trial case testing the warrants, sworn out by Christopher Vizas, and Captain Seagroves of the constitutionality of the law under Vizas, director of security, and Durham Police Department. which the demonstrators were charging them with the new charged is still pending in a federal complaints of "engaging in court. disruptive conduct" and "creating a Motion denied Deans James Price and Jane Philpott at yesterday's UFC meeting. public disturbance." Sunshine Chief District Court Judge E. The original warrants, sworn out According to reliable (?) Lawson Moore, presiding at the by Vizas on January 21, had sources, today will be fair trial, denied the motion. changed the demonstrators with with no chance of rain. The Weinstock then moved to quash "disturbing the peace." high will be near 50, low UFC vetoes extension tonight between 20 and 25. (Continued on Page 6) Let the sunshine.... of pass-fail option Cabinet asks extension By Lis Stanger According to James Price, Policy Reporter chairman of the UFC, this proposal The Undergraduate Faculty will be remanded to Parker's Council, in a meeting yesterday, subcommittee for further of frosh privileges voted down a proposal expanding qualification and returned to the the pass-fail option to include full Council for consideration in By Diana Pinckley Extended hours required courses as well as electives. March. Establishment of a Emily Smith, president of the A proposal to continue the present At that time, Price said, each predominantly freshman dorm on Freshman Council of the Woman's system, however, was passed aspect of the modification wil. be East Campus next year and College, introduced the proposal Extension of the pass-fail considered separately. extended hours for second semester for extended hours for freshman privilege to freshmen and Prof decides freshmen women were among the women. This proposal has been sophomores was also presented but The curriculum committee's v proposals endorsed last night in approved already by the Women's was not voted on fourth recommendation would | meeting of the Freshman Cabinet. Judicial Board and will come before Four proposals for the system's allow each Drofessor to decide on >, The Freshman Cabinet is Co Co Wo Co Monday night. extension, as outlined by Dr. (Continued on Page 6^ o composed of the East Campus Also included in the measure Harold Parker's sub-committee on | Freshman Council, West Campus passed by the cabinet are the curriculum, were presented, °- freshman house presidents, extension of curfews until 1 a.m. The first proposal, involving Key-card Quad resounds with Afro-American independent house representatives, Sunday through Thursday nights, continuation of the system as it students' preparations for coming and Trinity College freshman class waiving the requirement of hosue presently exists, was passed of Black Week. officers. counselor's signature on overnight overwhelmingly, system soon leaves and a complete key-card Action deferred system for freshmen women second Action on the second proposal, semester. an extension of the pass-fail option will Pub Board voucher Use of cars to first and second year students, begin The Cabinet also endorsed the was deferred to the Council's next ownership and use of cars by first meeting on March 3. By Connie Blankenship semester freshman men. The third issue, extension of the "The key-card system, which This suggestion was put before grading option to include was to go into operation February called 'temporary' 15 will not be operating before the group by cabinet president distributional and major February 23," Mary Grace Wilson, James Henderson and Alan Jenks, requirements, was voted down. dean of undergraduate women, said By Dave Pace carry about two or three months : dean of freshmen men. Managing Editor credit for its advertizers during the in an interview yesterday. The The Publications Board "fully year, until June, when all accounts delay, Dean Wilson explained, is expects the Chronicle to stay are settled. So it is two months because of "mechanical and within its original budget and has behind in its cash receipts, the Profs not rehired business" reasons. allocated no additional money to result being a temporary cash By Peter Kenney According to Dean Wilson and it," said Alan Ray, chairman of the imbalance. The credit will cover the Policy Reporter Lilian Lee, assistant dean of publications board, in a response deficit until June, when all revenue Two French professors, according to informed sources, have not women, workmen are still waiting yesterday to charges made the will come in." been rehired for the academic year 1971-72 because they didn't for parts and have had problems Young Americans for Freedom. The controversy developed when publish enough material. installing the system. "It appears that the members of the YAF agreed at its meeting The criteria for rehiring professors is purportedly based on the When the system is ready to the Young Americans for Freedom Wednesday night to oppose any amount of published material contributed, service on committees, begin operation, they continued a misunderstand the nature of the additional allocation of Publication and teaching ability. set of instructions, concerning credit voucher and the Chronicle's Board money, to the Chronicle. Only one of the two professors has been identified. That where to get key-cards, etc., will be business operations," Ray YAF felt that "since the money the professor's teaching ability is highly respected throughout the Duke distributed. According to Dean explained. "First, the so-called Board allocated was from student community and she has been very active on university committees. Wilson these instructions will have allotment is not an additional fees," they "should have some say She has, however, only published one article during her five years at "nothing to do with the regulation financial grant, but a pledge by the in how the money is to be spent." Duke. * of the use of the key-card system. Pub Board to back any temporary Surplus fund Both professors had they been rehired would have obtained Such regulations," she said "will be cash im b alance the Chronicle may Ray explained that "the money tenure and been permanently guaranteed a position on the university determined by the Women's incur during the year up-to $5000. which has been set aside in the faculty. Judicial Board." "The action was taken because credit voucher does not come from It was speculated that due to the relaxing of tbe language According to Judy White, a for the first time, the University student fees. It is part of a surplus requirement, the department was cutting down on the number of judicial board representative, hours decided this year that all student fund which the publications have professors because fewer people were taking French. and sign-out procedures under the organizations must maintain a built up over the years, a kind of Dr. John Fein, chairman of the romance languages department, new system have recently been positive cash balance in its cash emergency fund. reported that four new professors have been hired for next year, discussed by the judicial board and account during every month. "YAF was correct in noticing including two for French. According to Dr. Fein, the American are npw before Juanita Kreps, dean Carry credit that the Chronicle is having Association of University Professors and university policy dictate of the Woman's College, and Co Co "The Chronicle, like any financial difficulties; in fact, all the that the reasons why a teacher is not rehired must remain Wo Co. A decision on these newspaper, Ray continued, "must (Continued on Page 6) confidential. proposals is expected next week. Page Two The Duke Chronicle Friday, February 13, 1970 NIT field looking up Wrestling here Friday By Jon Stout By Bob Rolnick conference title but unless they Randy Denton and N.C. State with^i The Duke Wrestling team returned to Durham Wednesday after a two | Assistant Sports Editor have a bad slump, the NIT should Vann Wiliford also could get bids to-day road trip to Maryland and William & Mary Both Maryland and.:- The award for the most boring honor the Tigers with a bid the NIT. •:*William & Mary boast solid, strong squads. Maryland is the perennial ACC :*j sporting event of the last few years Another super-star who could be on :§champ and usually receives national recognition. would probably have to go to the way is Charlie Scott of North Another super-star who may beig The Dukes fell to the Terps by a 27-9 score. The Duke points were:-: Carolina. His Tar Heels of course basketball's National Invitational on his way to New York is Rich:|scored by the only Blue Devil dependables.