Wfyt Subn^Cfjrontcle Volume 60, Number 47 Duke University, Durham N

•Site Softer of (Campus >Xi)ougijt anb Action Wfyt Subn^Cfjrontcle Volume 60, Number 47 Duke University, Durham N. C. Friday, April 23, 1965 During Humphrey's Visit KKK Meets For Rally Vice-President Hubert Humphrey will until a few minutes before he is to speak. compete for an audience tomorrow with the Secret Service men met with local law Ku Klux Klan. The Klan has scheduled a enforcement officials earlier this week to rally at 8 p.m. Saturday in a field five miles make plans for guarding the Vice-President north of Durham on TJ. S. 15. Klansmen will during his stay in Durham. There is no in also stage a "walk-in" tomorrow afternoon formation that the Klan plans any demon in the downtown area. Fully dressed in strations in the Duke campus area or di white robes, they will walk through several rectly connected with the Vice-President's down-town stores. Local Klan officials could appearance. Humphrey reportedly will not not be contacted for comment, since their speak on civil rights. identity is still in doubt. The Ku Klux Klan has been charged The Imperial Wizard (national head) of with responsibility for bombings, murders the Klan, Robert M. Shelton of Tuscaloosa, and other acts of violence towards partici Alabama, will be the main speaker at to pants in the civil rights movement. Three morrow's rally—predicted to be one of the Klansmen were recently indicted by a Cra largest held recently in North Carolina. Offi ven County grand jury for setting off dyna cials from several states, including North mite outside a church where a civil rights A student from the University of California at Berkeley calls Carolina Grand Dragon J. R. (Bob) Jones, rally was being held. for a "revolution" in the administration of colleges and univer will attend. sities to allow for more student and faculty participation in In Tuesday's issue of the New York policy-making. Memhers of the Berkeley Free Speech Move Although the rally will be held at the Times, Klan membership in the South was ment spoke to a group in Flowers building: last night, saying same time that Humphrey will be speaking estimated at 10,000. But Ku Klux Klan that students are "dispossessed" of any voice in the action and in the Indoor Stadium, the Klan's afternoon organizations are spread throughout the decisions of their universities. march through Durham will not conflict country. Police in Boise, Idaho, are still or overlap with the Vice-President's sched searching for a Negro who disappeared after ule. Humphrey will not arrive in Durham joining the local Klan as a joke. Berkeley Leader Demands Humphrey's Changes In Universities New Appointees Named "We must demand a constitu controlling outside speakers, and Schedule tional change in which our uni the necessity of following a pat versities are run by students and tern of going through the paces SATURDAY: Arrive Raleigh- To Men's Judicial Board faculty," Steve Weissman, a of learning merely for an ex Durham 4:30 p.m. leader of the Free Speech move ternal reward, and not for any Frank J. Huffman, Jr. '66 is expression of confidence. I hope Dinner at Governor's Mansion the newly appointed chairman we will be able to strengthen ment at the University of Cali lasting intellectual benefit. Motorcade to University from fornia at Berkeley, asserted last of the West Judicial Board, an the judicial arms of the A.I.H. night. This pattern is in the interests Raleigh to arrive at Univer nounced MSGA President Bill and the freshman class. of groups who run the univer sity before 8 p.m. Hight Wednesday evening. "The outgoing board has set In explaining the nature of the sity, the members of the Board Reception in Union Ballroom Other memhers of the new set a high standard for us to board, appointed by Hight, are movement, he said that it took of Regents who are generally Address, Indoor Stadium 8:00 meet, but I am confident in all many of its members from the important businessmen or fin Alexander W. Bell '66, L. of the new appointees. We will Civil Rights groups originally, anciers. They want to produce p.m. Thomas Gillman '66, Howard E. also attempt to clear up some of Hay '66, Julian Dean Heller '66 the prevalent misunderstandings for they were the ones who re people for society as it is now, SUNDAY: Luncheon in Great fused to compromise with the not ones who will question it. and Byron E. Starns, Jr. '66. among students concerning the university's restrictions for re Hall at 12:30 p.m. Also, Peter J. Rubin '65, D. Judicial Code with the idea in As a corollary to this doctrine, Speech at Bennett Place, 3 Michael Shasby '65, and Don mind that students will support cruiting on campus for political only those regulations which purposes. Weissman stated that you should p.m. ald R. Wood '65. The appoint not feel morally bound to obey ments are subject to ratification they understand and feel to be Weissman drew parallels bet a rule unless you have had a by a two-thirds vote of the 1965- justified." ween the efforts of the Student say in making it. He would ex 1966 MSGA Senate. Non-Violent Co-ordinating Com tend this principle to the entire Housemaster List The appointments were made mittee to arouse the dispossessed American society, feeling for ex after a number of candidates in in a poor community to action ample that the people should The Chronicle was unable to terviewed before the present Durham Gets and the efforts of the Free have a voice in the economic get the list of new housemasters Judi Board and before Hight. In Speech movement to shift the decisions about allocation of for the Friday issue. The Dean the past Judi Board appoint basis of action and decison resources and capital, and that of Freshman's office said the list ments have often been simply making to the student, who are these matters should not be left would be released Wednesday, on the recommendations of the Clean-up Job also dispossessed. to the men who own and control then Thursday but finally did previous Board. the capital and resources. As causes of this dispossession, not release the list because the On West Campus, complaints From Greeks Weissman listed the social Weissman added that the poor "dean did not have time." The alleging violation of any rules regulations which the student have the right to make decisions housemasters were selected one except those involving morals are Members of the eighteen Uni faces, his lack of control over about how automation comes week ago. Hopefully, the Dean's sent by the administration to the versity fraternities will lend the what is taught or who teaches it, about for human rights are more office will have time early next Judicial Board. The Board tries city a hand this weekend in at regulations interfering with or important than property rights. week to release the list. the case according to rules set tempting to glamorize the al up by MSGA and returns their ready thriving metropolis of verdict to the Administration. Durham, (pronounced Drrrrrrr- Although the deans have the hmmmmmmm), as part of Help power to overturn Judi Board Week. Sophomores' Fathers Arrive decisions, they have usually ac The frat men, i.e. 'bods," about cepted them. 900 of them, sober (perhaps) In a statement to the Chron and raring to go, will take up Dear Campus: icle, Huffman said, "I wish to Finally it has arrived—that one colossal week end that paint brushes and rakes today thank the president-elect for the and tomorrow at various spots the forgotten Class of East Beasts has been anticipating across the vast expanses of the for so long. The great Sophomore "Father-Daughter city. Week End" is here at last! This afternoon many of East's Contemporary Poet William Whisnant, adminis sophomores will be welcoming their Dads who have trative assistant to City Man come from as far as Texas and Michigan to be their To Read New Works ager Harding Hughes, reported daughters' "special date" for the week end. Yes, West, Edward Fields, a young poet Tuesday that several areas need this time East has decided to import its own group of who has been described as "a ing improvement have already "older men." And, Sophomore Dads, we welcome you to natural" at writing poetry with been assigned to the fraternities. Duke and hope that your stay with us will be both an utter simplicity, will read from Among them are several vac enjoyable and interesting insight into our college life. his new book Stand Up, Friend, ant lots (the Duke Gardens at With Me, Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. night) and sidewalk areas sug The Sophomore Class in the East Duke Music Room. gested by City Engineer Hugh East Fields' poetry covers a wide Pickett. range of topics and is very con Some of the sidewalk areas This Dad's Week End is the sophomore class attempt temporary, although not con in need of rehabilitation are to replace Parent's Week End which was held last spring sidered "beat." The New York listed as Murray Avenue from for the last time. Sponsored by the YWCA, Parent's Week Herald-Tribune remarked that Glendale to Elgin; Leon Street, End had had not been very well attended in recent years "he writes for people who don't north side, from Duke Street and the "Y" felt that it should be cancelled in view of its like poetry." One of his most west; E.

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