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College stops hall counselor's pay ByMATTHEW COVINGTON of Students Will H.Terry, "but I Ifigured we had to pay just like because they knew that they were Editor doubt that anyone appliedbecause of everyoneelse did," said Spencer. gettingpaid," said Terry. the money. Hall counseling is a "Then Ifound out that Williams "Whenever a hall counselor spends The collegepolicy of paying Fresh- service job and a student could make College which is very much like money for his hall, he will still man Hall Counselors $100 a term has more money working somewhere Davidsoninevery waydid not pay its certainly be reimbursed,"he added. been discontinued.Themoney will else," he said. junior advisors. Isaid, 'by golly" if ,The decision to discontinue pay- now beused to finance "otherstudent "I don't think anybody had gone they can do it, why can't we?' ment is designed, according to Spen- services" including the Experiential into the job for the money. The Inthepast themoney given to Hall cer, to underscore the importance of Learning Programs. stipend they recieve was just thought Counselorshas provided them withan volunteer service. The decision to discontinue pay- of as whipcream on top," said Terry. opportunity to spend some money on "We do the students a disservice if ment of Hall Counselors came during The decision stems at least in part hall activities without clearing the we promote the idea that students the time that the Dean of Student's to the discovery by college President expense with the Dean's office first. should be paid for the things they office was recieving applications for Samuel R. Spencer Jr. that hall "Next year's Freshman Advisors do," said Spencer. "One of the main next year's counseling positions. counselors or "Junior Advisors" at CarolConnor and Gary Barnes told problems inour society is themater- Those who have applied did so as- Williams College werenot beingpaid. me thatsome of themoney wasspent ialism that enters into everything we suming they would bepaid. "They pay hall counselors almost for hall activities,and Ididn't know do," he added. "The decision had not been made everywhere else and Imust confess that.They said that they didn'tmind Terry agrees withSpencer that hall when applications began," said Dean that when Istarted the program here spendinga little of their own money counseling is a service job and suggests that Davidson students need to be prepared to do service jobs throughout their lives without pay- ment. "Most Davidson people will be called upon to do many things in the the community sheerlyfrom themotiveof aaviasonian people. jobs concern for other These Vol. LXV, No. THIRTEEN Davidson College, Davidson N.C. 28036 January 23, 1976 willbeones where they willrecieve no remuneration," said Terry. Jackson predicts cessation of DavidsonNational show By BILLBARNES academic affairs Frontis W. sistance. Judgesare imported: Christmas, NewsEditor Johnson before J The judge for the 1976 and 1975. The request was tabled Nationalis Martha Tucker, of FAY due to lack of funds. RICK the Whitney Museum in New StaffWriter The college administration York. The college does not K »frS ■'fife ' J' is presentlyhoping to convert National; The 1976 showing of the fund the Jackson Chambers Banquet Hall into money through Davidson National print ex- raises contri- an art gallery, a project which butions and entry fees. *^m '^vlflBB^fl Bm 'a hibit may be the last. Assoc- would, Jackson estimated, iate of Art Herbert Professor cost around $25,000. This and Thereisdoubtthatthetown has indicated that he Jackson the expiration of the grant of Davidson would consent to cannot "continue to mount the fundingtheExperiential Lear- host theNational.Mayor Tho- without full-time show a as- ning Program have precluded mas Sadler said that such a sistant. allocation of funds to the art proposal would "have to be Jackson submitted a writ- department. put before the board" before ten request for an additional any action could be taken on faculty member for the art Spencer also indicated that it. department and a re-evalua- he was not willing to involve the college in a long-term Johnson does not feel that commitment to support the thedemiseof theNational will greatly affect thecollege. "We National. "I still hope some- COUNTRY ROCK GROUP "Wet Willie" will thing might be worked out," had a good college before the perform in Love Auditorium on Saturday, January he said, addingthat he was Davidson National and we'll 24, at 8 pm. Admission will be three dollars per "open to any suggestions." have a good college without person. it," he said. Jackson was not disap- pointed to hear ofSpencer's decision. "It'stime for itto be over for me,"hesaid."It's too Snow wins '11senate seat much in addition to teaching andpainting." withsecond class election modified. The National is known BySTEPHENBELL won in the January 13 elec- commented, across the United States and SeniorNewsEditor tion, and they, too, were Baskin "Con- Spencer sidering mistakes in was first exhibition of its Tuesday afternoon, new el- sworn intooffice at theSenate the made the the beginning, Ithink things tionof hisposition withregard kind in the United States. It ections forSGA Senaterep- meetinglast Tuesday night. Peyton Marshall, as as they could to the National to college draws some 2500 entries each resentatives for the class of parlia- went well president Samuel R. Spencer, year,each of which Jackson 1977 were mentarian of the Senate, said, have. I'm sorry Sabra Faires held. was put in the position she Jr. and vice president for catalogues, with student as- In the new elections, Tony "After themistakes that were was in. But all this is behind Snow, Lynne Keener, and made before the first election, Joe Logan won seats on the any outcome would have been us now. Ithink weve got a good Senate" Senatefor the class of '77, and at odds with one or another of were sworn into office the SGABy-laws.But Ithink Faires had won a Senate at the first, Senatemeeting that evening. this outcome, in terms of the seat in the invalidated election, A similar situation with the ethical thrust of the by-laws, but she lost it to classof '78, involving ques- was optimal." Snow in the second election. tions of which students had a Marshall explained that, to A number of other offices right to appearon the election avoid these situations in the were filled Tuesdaynight. Joe ballot, was resolved without future, the by-laws are being Hartsoe was appointed to the need for a second election. revised to establish an adjud- replace newly-elected SGA Steve Sparger withdrew his icatingbody to settleconstitu- vice-president Steve Cuffe as appeal to have his name tional questions, and to spe- Belk Dorm senator, Bo Hun- appear on the ballot, and thus cify an election appealspro- ter was appointed to chair the END OF AN ERA: Art Professor the resultsof the first election cedure for students. The sign- Parking and Security Com- Herb Jackson predicts this year were allowed to stand. up process, the source of the mittee, and Patti Phillips was will be last year for Davidson D.C. Augustine, Steve problems with the January appointed to chair the Build- National. Leon Venable Smith,andDavid Tinkler had 13 elections, is also being ing andGrounds Committee. - 2- the davidsonian January 23, 1976 No one knows why Vendingmachinesremoved By LYMANCOLLINS eventually," he continued. "On the one inBelk we were $30 week, Assistant NewsEditor There have been no losing more than a ImSLSJJtJrjflTM almost as much as we were machines sell machines in those dorms all Vending to taking in." soft drinks and candy were this year. once located in each dorm. This week the soft drink "Still there is a great deal of. Now only Little, Watts, Belk, machineinBelk was removed, profit with the machines and and Richardson have mach- leaving only the machines in many people use them," he ines. Little,Richardson,and Watts said. "I didnot realize that there to serve the entire campus. Whenasked why there were were not" machines inall the "The machine in Belk, I no vending machines in the dorms explainedmanager of know was removed because it Union,Nicholls indicated that the student store Peter Nich- was out of order and will be machines would eventually be olls, who also manages the returned, but possibly not placed there. vending machines, "however, until spring term," said Iwilllook into it." % Nicholls. "Union director C. Shaw Smith has not decided where "Ican only assume that "Vandalism is also a prob- to place the machines. We're they have been removed to-be lem with the machines, I'm waiting onhis decision,"he repaired and will be returned afraid," observed Nicholls. concluded. Churchproceeding tabled, Maloney dropsprosecution ByPAUL SCHLEIFER Before the announcement ney, adding that Singer was StaffWriter Maloneysaidinan openletter, not a heretic. \ I "Myposition as prosecutor Maloney held that the I hHUb Professor of Religion Sam- will be work for a clear, charge was not seriousenough uel D. Maloney had been to VANDALISM: an irate student at- unbiased and equitable to have made excommunica- acting as for the tacks a machine. , ,, L1 prosecutor presentation of the evidence tion probable. He expressed -Leon Venable Presbyterian Church in the before a Presbytery-appointed some relief at the abrupt United (PCUS), Pres- States Commission." dismissal of the case. bytery of Concord against Dr. Judicial Punishments that could C. since mid- Gregg Singer have downby the October of in a rare beenhanded 1975 Judicial Commission would judicial proceeding that was have been admonishment, Womensingers formchorus tabled early this week. sacraments, denial of the By AMANDAHALL After determining the amount ral music, sacred or patriotic The official charge against removal from his office as a of Asst.Sports Editor of intereston campus, Deck songs, instead of popular Singer, former member churchelder,or excommunica- Franklin Presbyterian Church contacted Chairman of the pieces or show tunes.