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PYEATT ATTACKS ST. BONNIE GAME CONGRESSIONAL MYTH PREVIEWED Two)' See Page (See Page Three] Published Weekly By Davidson College Students LIX DAVIDSON COLLEGE, DAVIDSON, 28036, FRIDAY, MARCH B, N. C. 1970 NUMBER NINETEEN * i^TwHyy-^«6% ;: '' L r"f^ yi> i RHC, Administration Clash On Open Dorms Spencer Holds Proposal Sent Moral Objection To Full Faculty The Residence Hall Coun could vote themselves round- meant those who an- con cil ( RHCi voted Tuesdaj Ihe-clock open dorms. By JOHN McLEAN nccted with the college for nightto challenge the Student Last Friday, the SIX voted Managing Editor a longer period of time than Life Committee's (SLC) re- its approval of the measure, In a development related students. ferral of the 24-hour open but also adopted President Samuel R Spencer's idea that to the 24-hour open dorms Hr said that he feels stu dorms proposal to thr entire it was not competent to proposal. President Samuel dents should participate in Faculty. take (Staff photos by Davidson* final action on the matter, R Spencer Jr. announced his decisions on what kind ol This action is the most re- according to Dean of Stu- opposition to the 24*hour open "climate" to establish, but cent in a number of develop' 'A TOUCH OF SPRING dents Richard C. Burts Jr. dorms proposal. that the policies of "cim in the history of the Unseasonable warmth brings out "blithe spirits." the ments The SLC minutes record Spencer told this reporter tinning college community proposal change its which would decision to that "I just don't approve the greater recommend the were considers SPENCER the HHC Manual of Order so approval nf proposed of the idea of gills staying t the " ion. .. announces opposition that students in each dorm changes the faculty. Professor Cites Historical overnight in men's dorms to The Tuesday this is HHC nightde- He stressed that a to personal moral view and cided challenge the SLC that referral the faculty it is not a decisive consider- to on Perspective Faculty Committee Foils grounds that it is unconstitu- As Relevant ation. tional, taking the challenge He }hat some Spencer said that he views By RICK HART said social Snell admitted that there to the Court of Appeals. take narrow view the proposal as a scientists a were some subversions of the h.isir As of press time it had Staff Writer of problems, confining historical profession, citing as change in faculty and trustee .... their Calendar Change not been decided by the study to Ameri- examples use policyiand it will thus have Speaking to a group of the modern those who his- Effort court, the administration or about "id students and pro- can situation and not taking tory for political ends. to be approved by both By STEVE ROADY year we can adopt ,l calen- referendum results to the Jurisdiction Committee fessors Wednesday. John R. account of historical per* groups before going into rf show He spoke of the historians Associate Editor dar for 1971-1972. that student opinion ran w hrther the Court of Ap- Snell, professor of history at spectives. feet. who choose to prove heavily against the proposed peals could legally decide University of Caro- Citing perspective facts Spencer further explained An attempt to According the North as one points and of those who hold have the to Coble the open schedule, and Roady noted such a case. lina al Chapel Hill, fielded of values of tjic study his view that "any education proposed l!i7o i!)7l academic meeting to consider the the a "straighllinc" theory of cat that of the approximately 81) The HHC also voted to poll a number of questions con- history, al Institution establishes a calendar changed failed Mou endar will he of Snell said that history, 'that history is a hrld next students he hail personally the student body on its pre- cernlng ideally history shows dimate in a lot of different day. as the Faculty Thursday, the uses and valid- us "how series' of Inevitabilities, Kxrcu Mai'. 12 in the contacted, about had ference for having 24-hour history today." areas by the standards it sets. tivr Committee, 75 voic- ity of and opportun- we Rot where we are after listen Morrison Room. open dorms. That poll will history "The social, moral and ing to arguments from ed displeasure with the pro- ities of students. It serves to free persons Illustrating these problems SGA Coble and Roady had ar- posal. decide which dorms will'be Answering a query of their from experience in ethical climate arc all part Kan Coble and for- alHUit fr^im the limitations his re- President gued that the proposal cal- open around the clock if and social place, teach- history. of (Jir educational climate." mer Calendar Advisory criticism from other own time and search on German Com- endar contained several ob- Tile Executive Committee when the faculty votes its sciences that history is not ing the critical evaluations Snell noted that East German "Particularly at a resi- mittee member Stephen Roa- listened to the students' ar- approval. college vious drawbacks, such as the a relevant study, Sncll said of situations. Thus, he said, rhetoric often sounds as much dential . the non- dy, passed the following us guments but pointed out thai The conflict the olution. scheduling of fall term r\ between that peril.ips persons in those we are constantly finding like biology as like history. academic climate is more ams Immediately after thr many committments had al- Kile and the administration disciplines junctures a responsibility of are a little too ourselves at where Replying to the criticism the con- Resolved, that we retain the Thanksgiving break, and the ready been made on the has arisen over what is the they Confident that have all we have choices and create that historian's subjective tinuing college community 1970-1971 calendar as adopt- resumption of winter term basis of the published 1970 proper interpretation of two the answers. choices for the future. leanings determine history. Hum at a commuter col ed, and that we hold an open classes after Christinas break 11171 schedule. sections of the Code and the Snell held that <w» absolute Irge." meeting as soon as possible on January Uth. instead of They acknowledged the fact HHA Constitution. objectivity is possible. Hut By "continuing college com- to gel opinions, so that prior on January 4th. thai thr proposed schedule Tin- Code states; this, he said, does not ex- munity" Spencer said that he to the end of this academic Coble cited the calendar was by no means the ideal Women visitors are per- Artist Series cuse the historian for be- calendar but staled innt u mitted In th« rtiidtm. coming a propagandist. would he very difficult In halls only on college con- amend it at Iliis relatively One must seeR all possible ducted tours or under data and allow the facts to late date. (Src OPEN DORMS. Page -I) Opens Tonight decide thr case In question. Self-discipline becomes a Richard Gray and Mayo and his gift for writing led part nf the historian's task. Lniseau, Panel tin- husband and him to producing fin Considers the Sncll said that mar presented the wilr tram who "A stagr. including thr Moscow ket lor I'hD's in history is J^^ksf^^h^kv^kflk^kf^^k^h^L^B^kMfc*.^.'£bKa2^!KM5l^B!9^^ Wilde K.vmins with Shaw" An Theatre. currently somewhal nversup- ;ti I>ji\ids >n in 19()H. return "His uncompromising \ lew, plied, hut hi' predicted thfii Speech Courses to perform itonight "The of lifr".- both' humorous anil within a few years changes >>! Anton at World Chekhov' compassionate, concerned not in student faculty population By RICH WILSON need .i speei h teacher des- !< p.m. in Love Auditorium. with thr politics and customs ratios will remove thr slack ■■HrBBBl^BBBBBBBBBBBBBBM^BBBHWCCCyJ(?^w» "A «" Asst. Managing Editor parntely. All Davidson's com- ncting-producing As an of his time but with thr rs- in the market for A sub roinintilri-of the Ed petition offer speech courses, team, they historians. have toured Amer- sential nature of man. is per- WntlB nearly all graduates uiational Policy Committee and many Presbyterian col- kind since l!»."i!l ica Canada haps the reason Chekhov is get jobs, some do not get 'concerned ,with speech Hcth leges <|i. also." with their own productions widely presently more read and per- quite whal they hope for. itics is studying thr Barber, favors offering of Shakispe.irc, Fry, Wilde, formed today than ever be Snell remarked.He said that lirid for speech courses at speech courses. "Since so Shaw, Ctiward and now Click say College. fore." promoters of the a part of the problem lies in Davidson much of today is oral com- hov. program. tin- large (57'. i munication, number of After the resignation lasi Ifeel we should] Thr twn-ocl play is based IlolhGray and Loisrau have' doctorates which are award- year of speech professor stuih it as much as we study nn thr lifr oi Anton Chekhov, had broad acting experience. in history, Mnr ed American par- lin'McMillin, tnort? w ritten communication.*' the son of serl including Shakespearean pro ticularly have been ayreed who modern" American no speech courses offered Barber says that if the by thr age M -2 was not ductions. In fall hi 1966, they history. here, though some arc listed school would provide him only working his way through were at Linguistic insufficiency is artists-in-resldence in the catalog. with nnother drama profes medical college but also sup- Duke University.