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VOLUME 44 NUMBER 10 HARDING COLLEGE, SEARCY, ARKANSAS JANUARY 17, 1969 Holiday Accident Startles Students Five flips in a car with barely m.p.h. and was only 50 miles a scratch? from home on a well-known December 21 will long be re­ road. Suddenly the back end of membered as an unhappy, luckY the car slid around, made two day for Readus Tatum and quarter turns in the road where Babby Henson. it caught itself on a high bank Tatum and Miss Henson w.ere and then started turning over part of a three-car-caravan leav­ four or five times · ("it seemed ing here at 6:15 a.m. Saturday like an eternity!") and finally for home. It was raining and landed on its· top. they were soaked before they Later they found out it had had even finished loading. The been raining for just a short roads seemed fairly safe be­ time there so the roads were cause it had been raining for rather slick. "We had been quite a while and the roads were driving in rain for four hours washed and weren't slick. and were just accustomed to it, I The three cars travelled quite suppose. There was really comfortably together with no nothing I could do about it. If foreseeable problems for the I were caught in an identical first four hours of the five-hour situation again, I don't know trip home. Two of the cars who yet what my reaction would had journeyed together for be," he continued. safety's sake had left Tatum to "We were really luclcy we go their separate ways, so he weren't killed. All we got were and Babby were traveling alone. some scratches and bruises. "It was still raining," Tatum Babby had three stitches in her said, "but there were no prob­ back. The car was completely Rogers, Sims, Mitchell Will Star demolished," he said. lems. I had the situation well in hand and there was 'no big Heartbroken about the car, he sweat.' " Babby had fallen wasn't scared until he saw it In May Day Contest Activities asleep about 35 miles out of later and realized how lucky Decatur, Tenn., when the trouble they'd been. "I'm just thank­ started. By Jerry Flowers production. "I'll get to see the winding of ful to be alive," he said and it's Asked about her reaction to the May Pole without having to Tatum was going about 65 easy to see why. Two Christmas trees and a being selected as a May Queen look over someone's shoulder." bit of moonshine may not ap­ finalist, Miss Mitchell replied, Representing the Zeta Phi pear to be much to choose from "Naturally I was excited, but Zeta social club is Miss Jessie when selecting a beauty queen, the biggest excitement was Jeanette Sims, daughter of ·Mr. but that is exactly what the when my friends found out. The and Mrs. Jesse G. Sims of Para­ Gun do and Helmi Vent choices were when the student roof lifted, and we had to be gould. body was recently asked to calmed down for making too A physical education major select three May Queen finalists. much noise." whose interests include all kinds When the final tallies were in Miss Pamela Diane Rogers of sports and working with Visit Harding Campus and the dust cloud raised in the (her friends call her "Pam" and children, Miss Sims plans to excitement had cleared, a trio several other nicknames) is the teach high school level classes Harding was host to · Gundo D. Major, opp, 137; Dvorak's of juniors remained in the com­ daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. after receiving her degree. and Helmi Vent, young German Sonatina in G Major, op. 100; petition for May Queen. They Rogers of Little Rock. She is an Cheerleader for five years at musicians, last weekend. and Franck's Sonata in A Major. are Misses Nancy Mitchell, Pam elementary education major and Crowley's Ridge Academy, year­ The couple performed in the On Monday, the musicians ,ap­ Rogers and Jeanette Sims. plans to secure a double minor book queen, member of the Academy and College chapels on peared on the Vic Ames tele­ Miss Nancy Mitchell (she ih history and English. After chorus and Future Homemakers Friday morning. Dr. Joe vision show in Little Rock and doesn't mind say.ing that her graduation she savs she would of America, and candidate for Pryor made the presentation of performed for the Associated middle name is Ellen) repre­ like to teach the "first, second, May Queen in high school, Miss Arkansas Travelers certificates Women for Harding. sents the Ju Go Ju social club third, fourth, fifth, or sixth Sims is a junior here and is from Governor Rockefeller to They also recorded a pro­ and is the daughter of Mr. and grades." secretary of Zeta Phi. She is Gundo and Helmi in the college gram for KETS, an educational Mrs. J. D. Mitchell of Jackson, Miss Rogers represents the also a Bison cheerleader. assembly. television station in Conway. Miss. She is a junior home eco­ Ko Jo Kai social club and lists Named after her father, the Friday night at 8, the piano­ The Vents, who are accom­ nomics major who lists cooking, teaching physical education to brunette, brown-eyed Miss Sims violin duo presented a lyceum panied by Jack Nadeau, a Har­ sewing, reading, hunting and academy ,girls among her other changed the spelling of her program before an audience of ding alumnus, visited the cam­ fishing among her interests. college activities. She attended name from "Jesse" to "Jessie" about 800. Their performance pus as a part of a 7-week tour Though one might be hard Hall High School in Little Rock because she felt the former included Schubert's Sonatina in in the United States. pressed to get her to admit it, and there wrote for the school spelling too boyish. Miss Mitchell's friends say that newspaper and taught kinder­ Ironically, Miss Sims says she is also quite interested in garten children. Like Miss Mit­ that when she was in the eighth horseback riding. chell, she was also once a grade she was the biggest tom­ When being totally practical, Christmas tree - Miss Optimist boy in her neighborhood. Her the brown-eyed Miss Mitchell Christmas Tree. dad bought her a motor scooter, says that she plans to teach. Exhuberant and witty, the about which she quipped, "I was When in a more idealistic mood, green-eyed Miss Rogers is al­ on that thing every chance I she dreams of being a fashion ways ready with a tart answer got." designer or interior decorator, and often catches the unwitting Feeling that the greatest and remarks concerning that interrogator off guard. When honor in being selected May dream, "I'd just like to go wild querried concerning her hobbies Queen finalist is knowing that creating things." She does make and interests, she retorted, she has so many wonderful most of her own clothes. "making bigger and better friends who made it possible, Salutatorian of her high school banana trees and brushing my Miss Sims says that she stood class, editor .of the yearbook, teetW'." silent, as if she could not speak, President of Student Council When told that she had been with mouth wide, when told of and Future Homemakers of selected as a May Queen final­ her selection. America chapter, and a member ist, Miss Rogers quipped, "My Having played the capricious of the a cappella chorus, Miss Moonshine in an elementary Mitchell attended P 1 e a s a n t morn must have threatened Dr. Ganus." Thereafter she went school production of Shake­ Grove Christian High School in about campus telling her friends speare's A Midsummer Night's Dallas, Tex. Dream, Miss Sims' ambitions in When questioned about her to vote for the other girls in the final voting. life are quit.e determined. She previous beauty queen experi­ says that her one great desire ences, Miss Mitchell replied that For a young lady who played is "to someday have a Chris­ she was once Jelly Bean Queen Tarzan as a child, was once tian home and raise a Christian in elementary school. She con­ cheerleader on Betty's Little family." tinued: "You see, we had a Rascals Program (a local Little The name of the young beauty spelling bee. Every time some­ Rock show), almost drowned in who was chosen by the student one spelled a word right he got Lake Michigan at age three, and body to be Queen, is a secret a jelly bean. The last person who has the same birthday as guarded almost as well as the left got a sack of. jelly beans William Shakespeare, one would gold at Fort Knox. And, it's a and was to be named Jelly Bean think that being May Queen secret which will be revealed King or Queen. I won, but I would be a big thrill. only when one of these crosses hate jelly beans." She also Asked what she felt the great­ the bridge over a lily pond played a Christmas tree in an est thrill about being May Queen covered with roses to be crown­ DR. JOSEPH E. PRYOR presents tile Arkaasas Tnveler AwaJd elementary school "dramatic" would be, Miss Rogers replied, ed Queen of May, 1969. to GuDclo aod llelml V•t for Governor Roclreleller. 2 * 11IE HARDING' BISON, Searcy, Ark. Jan. 17, 1161 From The Ec/ifor' s Desk: On Our Stage

New Year's Resolutions- recently made and probably Faith, Facts and Fun recently broken - seldom are worth the time it takes to By Danette Key make them. Who says the Harding audi­ Most people make the same resolutions each new year ence is not educated enough to By Mark Woodward because they never accomplish what they resolve. appreciate good music! Last But surely this is not true with Harding faculty mem­ Friday night it was proven that Having just returned from the should stay out of politics be­ concert by Helmi and Gundo cause government activity is "a bers. And surely some who advocate student-required this audience does indeed know how to enjoy not only good Vent, I must say that I am process which must be corrupt." chapel and who never manage to be there themselves - . music, but music of the highest elated. You might say that I am I worshipped with churches all surely these made a New Year's Rsolution to attend chapel quality. Vent-ilated. over Europe during the holidays at least once in a while, if not regularly. And some people think that that worshipped in real unknown Has the resolution already subsided? Few new faculty Playing to a nearly full house, tongues-at least to me. But German piano-violin a r t i s t s Christians do not believe in any faces have been unveiled at chapel time. kind of instrumental music! I besides speaking in foreign ton­ Gundo and Helmi Vent received gues, they sometimes used wine Perhaps some who have mused about whether this is a warmly given standing ova­ had a lady tell me that she had a church or school have decided that it is a school - and never become a member of the in communion (gasp!), did not tion for their flawless perform­ have Sunday night services only that. Denominatibnal friends would appreciate that. ance of compositions by Franz church of Christ because she had understood that she would have horror!), let children go home OK - why should faculty m,embers attend chapel? Schubert, Anton Dvorak, and after Sunday School (must be Each year; the administration receives letters from Cesar Franck. to give up her stereo if she did. I wonder where she got such an anti-something), and never sang lorm.er students whicb admonish that students take ad­ Perhaps the most fascinating idea? an invitation song (about time vantage of the chapel services here. They say that the quality of their performance to splinter, isn't it?). Oh, how The Vent's performance was long, how long will it be before failure to do such is their main regret about college life other than sheer technical skill not so much a demonstration of while at Harding. was the ability of this husband­ we can share with those under­ manual dexterity as it was their privileged souls o u r time­ So why don't those former students who are here as wife team to think and move ability to make their instru­ together as one, phrasing with honored and well-worn traditions faculty heed such an occasion? ments really sing. It was not so that they too may share in our Secondly, if the college chapel service is so important exactly the same nuances of ex­ much the notes they played but pression and sensitivity. enlightenment. as to be compulsory for students, would it not also have the marvelous way they played But somehow they managed to some value for faculty? Those wh o- do attend regularly seem Mrs. Vent, looking like a them. Life's melody is much the teach the Gospel anyway! to think it does. poised and lovely Dresden doll, same. It is not those who simply A little boy asked his friend In the third place, teachers should be examples before displayed considerable hidden play the rules but those that can play the ntles and make them why his grandmother read the the students at all colleges, especially one which stresses strength by her excellent con­ Bible so much and the little boy trol over her violin, and she was beautiful as they do it that are said, "I think that she is cram­ Christian ideals. able to produce a variety of tone considered virtuosos. Several students have expressed concern over lack of ming for finals." textures with her instrument. George F. Kennan, former U.S. Remember that in our up-com­ faculty support in the matter, and why not? Most of the time she caused it Many do attend, but many do not. So, "if the shoe to sing with the quality of a ambassador to Russia, was re­ ing finals that it is better to go cently quoted in the Gazette as down in defeat than to go down fits ... " rich and full human voice. saying that religious leaders cause you cheat. -K. G. Vent did not actually play a second fiddle to his wife, al­ Incidents have occurred on our campus during this though she did seem to be the more featured player much of semester which are shadows of much greater ones in our the time. At the piano, he also nation. displayed a powerful technical The entire ordeal concerns the rights of each God­ ability and a wonderful and created individual - regardless of race, creed or color. moving interpretation of mood. You Don't Say Specifically, they deal with principles of civil rights Our thanks to the Lyceum with which our nation is so desperately concerned. Committee and the Germany By Roger Lamb Early this fall, Negro students at Harding formed their campaigners for this third out­ own social club, with certain specifications allowed. This standing presentation of the sea­ may be a sign of their desire to segregate themselves .from son. In the beginning the School minds. Let yourselves go and Whites, but still to be treated as equal creations - a desire created the class schedule and gather busy work." the tuition fee. And the mind And from that day forward which some political leaders have obviously overlooked. was without education and void; More recently, a petition was submitted in protest of the children of Isitreal were and darkness was on the face of scattered abroad throughout all the use of "Dixie" at Harding - relating thoughts and the parent. the land of Campus to gather phrases concerning pre-Civil War slavery not fondly re­ Letters to And the night watchman stubble instead of straw. called by the Negro race. moved upon the face of the But the Urge of the Isitreal­ Many White students objected to the protest, and The Editor campus. ites was a strong and mighty some, rightly so. Because for some, "Dixie" is a rousing And the School said, "Let urge and one of great stature. tune fondly recalled by Southerners without thought of there be teaching." And there December 23, _1968 For though the captors heeded slavery or freedom, white or black. And their objection were lectures. And the School him not, he strengthened his should have been considered. Mr. Ronnie Reeve saw the lectures and thought children and they built their But other objections may not have been valid. Why? President, Student Assoc. that it was teaching. minds in spite of their travail. Because some did have malice in..!heir hearts and did "rub Harding College And the draft separated the But the building was not always it in" to Negro students that they were "trash" as far as Searcy, Arkansas 72143 men from the boys. in the same style as their cap­ tors had built. they were ~oncerned. Perhaps such students drove the Dear Bro. Reeve: The School called the light, Negro students to such reactions. day and the lights it called And it came to pass that the Until we as Christians provoke love and good works I would like to express to you Urge of Isitreal sent upon the night. And the evening and the captors plagues which devast­ rather than objectionable reactions, we can never expect our appreciation for the wonder­ morning were both day. ful gifts that Bro. Larry Layne ated the offices of the land of our people to live as "one nation under God, indivisible, brought to us from your student And it came to pass after the Campus. And the children heap­ with liberty and justice for all." - K. G. association last weekend. Would Children of Isitreal had been ed upon the offices of the cap­ you express to all the student taken into the great Classroom tors the stubble of busy work body our appreciation for the Captivity, there arose a great their taskmasters had command­ beautiful gifts that we received stir among the people. The ed. from them. mighty and powerful Urge of And there was no night there. the children sent crying, "Let At this great plague the cap­ We hope that 1969 will be a my people learn." And the cap­ great year for all of you and tors grieved and called the Urge tors said, "Who is this Urge, of the Isitrealites and said, that the L o r d will bless that I should obey his voice to each of you for helping take "Rise you up and· get you forth let Isitreal learn? They didn't from among us, both ye and "Liberty is Found In Doing Right" care of homeless and neglected teach us to do that in captor children at this time of year. the children of Isitreal, and go school. I know not the Urge, serve the Urge." PRESS neither will I let them go." Editor8 ...... - ...... ,...... ,...... ,, ...... Kay Gowen Sincerely, Thus it came to pass that the And the captors said that day Associate Editor ... ~ ...... , ...... ,_, ...... Roger Lamb Isitrealites packed up their Carson Spivey as taskmasters to the Isitreal­ goods and journeyed to the pro­ Assistant Editor ...... ~ ...... ,...... _, "'" ...... Donna Holmquist Superintendent ites, "You shall no more re­ mised land that flowed witb Religious Editor ...... ,...... Mark Woodward Mid-Western Christian Home ceive education to build your milk and peanut butter. News Editor· ...... - ...... , ...... Debbie Ganus Feature Editor ...... ,_ ...... , ...... ~ ...... Beverly Wilkinson Sports Editor ...... ,_.. ..,_ ...... David Crouch Don)-t worrj j Procedure Changed Women's Sports Editor ...... , ,...... Bonnie Dailey For All-School Games Cartoonist ...... : ...... Jerry Muir Photographer ...... Bob Lemmon The Student Association, in Proofreaders ...... Mary Lou Austin, Dorlea Dowdy, Nothin' eve.r-­ its quest to get more student Judy Shutts, Joe McReynolds privileges, has succeeded in changing the procedure for Staff ...... Danette Key, Cynthia Patchell, Alice Landrum, AU-School basketball games. Jerry Flowers, Joyce Littlejohn, Candy Cleveland turn~ out The Student Affairs Com­ Business Manager ...... ,...... Rick Venable mittee has approved its Administrative Assistant ..... - ..... ~· _, ...... Katherine Julian recommendation that a 11 Staff Representative ...... ,...... ,...... _ ...... John Heimstra Yitjht an.~ wa.~! games played within a 50- Faculty Sponsor ...... Neil B. Cope mile radius of Searcy be All­ School games and that stu­ Official weekly newspaper published during the regular academic dents be allovyed to date to year except holidays and examinations weeks, by Harding College, )'( ft{A_ A e.w.\ any other game with per­ Searcy, Arkansas. mission from the Student Subscription Rates: $3 per year . ~ /M ~I Personnel Office. Second Class Postage Paid at Searcy, Arkansas 72143 Jaa. 17, 1- DIE HARDING BISON, SeueJ, AIL * Bisons Break Century Mark Senior Don Sinquefield . ' To Topple AIC Foe·103-86 · Named All-American By David Crouch The Ozarks team also had conference foes, losing to SCA four players in double figures. 101-96 and defeating Arkansas Harding cagers passed the Bob Sloan led the Mountaineers College 67-58. century mark for the first time with 19 points followed closely The Bisons were coasting to a this season Monday night as by Bob Chance with 17, Joe they romped over College of the victory with a 14 point lead over Hickey with 15 and Ronnie the SCA Bears with only five Ozarks, 103-86, in a game played Graham with 13. in Clarksville. minutes left in the game when Tied For Secoad the rug was pulled out from un­ The Bisoos' All-AIC center der the Bisons. George Frazier led the high Monday night's Bison victory scoring Harding offense with 32 coupled with losses by SCA and Floor Mistakes points. Frazier's accurate shoot­ Ouachita left all three teams The Harding cagers made five ing propelled the Bisons into an tied for second place in the AIC consecutive floor mistakes and early lead which they never re­ with identical 6-3 records. The this together with six straight linquished. The 6-6 center had Henderson Reddies lead the AIC baskets by the Bears reversed 14 points at halftime and came by a comfortable ·two games, the trend of the game. The score back strong in the second having recorded an 8-i mark in was tied at the end of regulation stanza with an additional 18. conference play. time limit, 88-88. The overtime Double Figures In overall action Harding's proved to be too much for the 12-4 mark is only surpassed by Bisons as the Bears went on to Three other Bison starters the Reddies' 11-2 slate. No other win. scored in double figures. Marvin AIC team has managed to win Jeff Stitt led Harding with 25 Level collected 23, Bobby Mc­ ten games. Keel was close behind with 22 points and Ray Malcolm paced and Jeff Stitt netted 18 points. In league play every team has the Bears with 29. Rounding out the Bison scoring met every other conference op­ In the Arkansas College con­ PRICE -BROTHERS was Mike Lamb with four points ponent at least once and now test it was Frazier and McKeel for the finest floral arrangements and substitute Danny Russell looms that fmal meeting with leading the B .i s o n charge. with four. each school. Fans can well re­ Frazier hauled in 17 rebounds member the final games of the and scored 13 points from in Flowers '68 season and how the cham­ close while McKeel bombed pionship hopes of several teams from the outside for 21 points. Corsages faded in the closing moments Moaday Results In AIC Aeti~ fi Potted Plants of conference action. HARDING 103, Ozarks 86 In AIC action last week the Hendrix 69, SCA 67 1213 East Race Bisons split two games with Henderson 69, OBU 59

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COLLEGE BOWL THE FUN SPOT IN SEARCY if Staypress Shirts Day or· Night Look BeHer Pressed 40c per game And Besides •.. 15c shoe rental It's More Convenient Approved For Off Campus Dating CONVENIENTLY LOCATED ON THE But Darling, I have to aet SOUTH SIDE OF THE CAMPU.S 2202 E. RACE my staypress out of the dryer! 4 * 'lHE HARDING BISON, Searcy, Ark. Jan. 17, 1...

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WHY IS IT THAT the replacement of the draft at more than $1 billion. More of the wasted cost lished constitutional traditions have controlled with a volunteer military_-favored in recent of the draft is borne by the draftees themselves the conscript armies of the United States since years by Adlai Stevenson, William Buckley, -the di,fference between their military pay and the inception of the draft here in 1g.17. So would Norman Thomas, Mark Hatfield, James Farmer, their earning power as civilians. To give an ex­ they control a volunteer military, as they did Ronald Reagan, Hanson Baldwin, the 1964 GOP treme example, if Cassius Clay paid his income before 1917. Platform, the 1964 Democrat Platform, Stuart tax in cash, it would be enough to train and equip Symington, John Galbraith, Barry Goldwater ... an entire company. This comes to more than $800 THE INCENTIVES FOR VOLUNTEER soldiers by representatives of the entire left-right spec­ million annually. The cost of some 4,000 draft need not be expensive: one of the main reasons trum in American politics as well as by the over­ boards is enormous. The draft causes severe per­ for low re-enlistment of military personnel today whelming majority of American youth-has not sonal problems for young men with families, who is the miserable housing supplied military fam­ come about? can hardly live on the $90 a month paid an Army ilies ... something that could inexpensively be cor­ private, adding to social disintegration. Even rected in view of the vast real estate holdi1;1gs of YOUNG AMERICANS FOR FREEDOM has con­ though 80% of military jobs could be filled by the Federal Government and availability of at­ cluded that the reason must be ignorance of the civilians, the draft attempts to assign conscripts tractive mass-produced housing for the warm­ facts by the American people, coupled with the to these jobs for two years (a 1962 GAO survey climate areas where most military bases are. In bureaucratic lethargy. of the military establish­ showed 35,000 misassigned soldiers, wasting addition, the retirement benefits offered career ment which -like all bureaucracies in the history more than $48 million). The cost to American soldiers today are among the most generous in of man-is opposed to change. If the people know business is huge: in 1966, 35% faced employment the nation. Pay raises will be in order, but their the facts, the military can be forced to change. shortages as a result of the draft; many are forced additional costs will be offset by the reduction of by cost considerations to hirE! men only over 26, training costs, and the low cost ofliving through 1967 SAW THE BEGINNING of volunteer mili­ causing more inequities for business and for military PX purchasing. In addition, current en­ tary activity by YOUNG AMERICANS FOR young people generally. listment is highest in Southern and South At­ FREEDOM: testifying before Congressional hear­ lantic states where median annual income is_ only EXAMPLES OF THE ANTI-SOCIAL and unec­ ings on the four-year renewal of the Selective $2441 and $2849 respectively-so the pay raises onomic nature of the draft- as well as the dangers Service Act, and informing its members on the need not be massive. Incentives like the prospect it holds for the demands of modern warfare-con­ case for a non-conscript military. YAF has also of travel are already available. The substitution tinue to pile up. The answer to the problem is joined forces with other student and political of civilian employees for conscript labor now pro­ clear: an incentive-oriented, volunteer military, groups in supporting the non-partisan Council for viding clerical work, revision of the Uniform Code whose net cost to the United States would be less a Volunteer Military (1212 East 59th Street, Chi­ of Military Justice to include only those persons than the costs of conscription-taking into ac­ cago, Illinois 60637). The task of informing the in combat or training for combat, hiring specific count all costs, many of which do not appear in American people about the wrongs of conscription, talent for specific jobs (rather than having en­ the Defense Dept. Budget. (See Congressional and the merits of a volunteer military, has fallen gineers serving as ·military policemen, cooks as Record, 3/14/67, pp. 244tf.) At a time when the to AmeriCan youth. It is in their direct interest to dog handlers, etc.) all would make military life national defense requires a declining fraction of learn the facts and to change public opinion-now! more attractive. draft-age young men, and when military technol­ THE CASE AGAINST THE DRAFT is over­ ogy is obsolescing the semi-trained GI, there is BUT, FIRST THINGS FIRST. The American peo­ whelming. Conscription results in a deprivation little reason except force of habit to maint-ain the ple must be informed-by today's youth-that of civil liberties exceeded perhaps only by crim­ draft. A volunteer military would be more flexi­ conscription as it operates today is immoral, inal incarceration. America has a long tradition ble than the draft: modern war is swift and uses wasteful, and a potential threat to America's of opposition to forced labor; our country was highly complex weaponry, factors making profes­ mili.tary security. And that a volunteer military founded by men who fled European conscription. sional soldiers more responsive than millions of would result in social justice, economies, and a The draft results in massive wasted training costs young men rushed into boot camps for a few strengthened and more responsive defense. (training 300,000 men per year, instead of50,000 months training. A volunteer army would not under a volunteer system-a waste of $2.4-bil­ jeopardize civilian control of the armed forces; YOUNG AMERICANS FOR FREEDOM urges lion a year). It also results in poor morale and nor is there historical evidence that a voluntary American youth to study the draft (position pa­ wasteful goldbricking and featherbedding. The army would foster uncontrolled military elitism... pers from the Council for a Volunteer Militar); draft imposes added costs on the entire nation by or that conscription avoids these evils (Napoleon, address above, are available), assess its effects on forcing people with civilian skills to serve in the Franco, Trujillo, Mussolini, and Hitler all used our generation and participate in political action military, thus depriving the country of their pro­ conscript armies to support their authoritarian that will bring about its replacement by a volun­ ductivity-estimated in Congressional testimony regimes, as has the USSR since 1917). Estab- teer military! Check One APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP Young Americans for Freedom, Inc. 0 Student or Military 1221 Massachusetts Avenue, N. 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