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Board of Trus tees Votes Autonomy Requirementfor t:65 WATERVILLE, Me., Nov. 8 — The board of trustees of Colby College has given fraternities and sororities at the institution until Commencement 1965 "to satisfy the board they have the right to select their members without regard to race, religion or national origin." The societies must meet this requirement in order to remain active at Colby, either as national affiliates or local groups. The trustee vote strengthens a stand taken on November 4, 1961, when the board went on record as begin "strongly opposed" to discrimination within fraternities and sororities. On that occasion, Chairman Reginald H. Sturtevant (Livermore Falls), and Colby President Rob- ert E. L. Strider were instructed to write letters, with a copy of the motion, to the presidents of tlie alumni organizations and to the national and international organizations of Colby's ten fraternities and four sororities. ' " . Among other U. S. Colleges and universities which have likewise set a date prior to which student organizations must be free of restrictive membership clauses are: Amherst, Columbia, Cornell, Dart- mouth and the universities of California Chicago, Colorado, Connecticut, Oregon State, Vermont, , ^ Washington State, and Wisconsin. In order of their founding, the Colby fraternities are : Delta Kappa Epsilon, Zeta Psi, Delta Upsilon, Phi Delta Theta, Alpha Tau Omega, Lambda Chi Alpha, Kappa Delta Rho, Tau Delta Phi, Pi Lamb- da Phi, and Alpha Delta Phi. The sororities are Sigma Kappa (founded at Colby), Chi Omega, Delta Delta Delta and Alpha Del- ta Pi. Storke Blasts Press Luther Evans Stu-G Council Gives Speaks About Fear of John Birchers ' Miller Confidence Vote by Jean Martin "Alice" Stu-G President J. Wesley Miller, III, was given a vote of confi- publisher of the Santa Barbara Dr. Luther Evans,, senior staff Dr. Thomas M. Storke, editor and Stu-G Council meeting Tuesday evening. : member of the Brookings Institu- dence at the After Mr. Mil- News-Press, 1962 Lovejoy Fellow, in absentia, expressed sincere tion, will address the student body ler was questioned on the floor about his proposal to hold a recall thanks to Colby at the Lovejoy Convocation last night. "It is a dou- on November 15, as, an Averill lec- election in his case, it was moved and passed that the council rec- ble honor, first because the award helps perpetuate the memory of turer. His topic will be "Some Ad- ommend that there not be a recall election . Mr. Miller ledged him- one of America's great newspapermen, Elijah Parish Lovejoy, second ventures of Alice." p because it comes from one of the great liberal arts colleges in the Dr. Evans did his undergraduate self to abide by such a decision at the present time. East ... I feel that I have become "There is nothing that should work at Stanford University. He Miller reiterated his charge that a link between two of the great have seemed remarkable about my received his M.A. from the Univer- members- of the administration had learning institutions in the country own clash with the leader of the sity of Texas and his Ph.D. from Peace Corps told him he was not representing — The University of California and John Birch Society, Robert Welch. Stanford University. He has also the student body. The Dean of Men Colby College." I did only what any other newspa- received awards and degrees from Official To and Dean of Women -informed the Mr. Storke noted an uncanny sim- perman would or should do in the Yale, Pennsylvania Military College, Council that they had no idea who ilarity between Elijah. Parish Love- same circumstances. I took a close British Columbia University, Loyola Visit Colb made the charge, and that they did joy, who lost his life battling for look at what the Birch Society was College, "Brown University, Colum- y not consider it the business of the Thomas F. Reynolds a Peace freedom of the Press and his own doing to my own community and I bia, Dartmouth, Washington Col- , administration to concern itself over will visit Colby College, father who fought afc Bull Run to told my readers what I thought lege, and Adelphi College. Corps aide, on Wednesday, November 14 to out- preserve liberty and freedom. about it. He has served as an instructor in line the agency's program for the At the age of 24, Mr. Storke be- "I saw a steady pattern of un- the area of. political science at future to prospective volunteers and came an editor with '• heritage arid dercover attack against school of- Stanford, New York University, faculty members. background of first-hand knowledge ficers, against churchmen, against Dartmouth; and Princeton. ¦ Reynolds a 1958 graduate of- Cal- of countless men who died fighting governmental leaders, against uni- Dr Evans has also served in vari- , ifornia State olytechnic College, re- to clean up politics, instrument jus- versity professors, and administra- ous capacities in the Library of ceived his master's degree from tice and win freedom of the press. tors." Former President Eisenhow- Congress, Work Projects Adminis- Purdue University. He was a physi- "I knew the value of freedom and er has even been under direct at- tration, UNESCO Executive Board, instructor in San Jose, liberty and I knew that no one could tack from Welch and the Society. U.S. Commission of UNESCO, and cal education joining the Peace wield more power than an editor in • Mr. Storke's newspaper published Washington Area Committee on California before Corps staff. fi ghting to preserve them." a series of articles disclosing what Refugees. ' The Peace Corps official is par- I believe' that the greatest sin of was going on in the community and He is a member of the American interested in talking with the American Press is the sin of though the paper was relatively Library Association, Literary Soci- ticularly senior students who might qualify omission rather than the sin of com- small, the results were amazing. ety, American Political Science As- for Peace Corps projects which will mission — the , sin of refusing to "An* outponng of support for my sociation, Society for International January and June. /. W. M., Ill take a stand on issues that might position came from the moderates Development, and the Soeiedad be manned in While the greatest need contin- become "too hot to handle." Continued on Page Twelve Geograica ,-de Lima. Miller's student support since, "the He has been awarded decorations ues to be for teachers — of all sub- administration didn't elect him (Mr. by Brazil, France, Lebanon, and jects at all levels — the Peace Corps Miller) ." Peru. provides service opportunities in Miller clarified, in response to a nearly every skill area, the official NEDA Protested His publications include articles question from tho floor, the .proced- said. lo e by Lora Kreeger and book reviews in professional ure which would be fol wed if th More than 4,000 volunteers are journals plus government surveys. Stu-G president were recalled. Mil- Several months ago the 87th Congress repealed from Public Law already at work or in training for Mr , Archer the The lecture will be held in ler explained that , Given projects in Africa, Asia and Latin 87-835 the requirement of a disclaimer affidavit as applied to student Auditorium at 8 Vice-President of Stu-G, would as- p.m. America. Plans call for nearly 10,- loans, scholarship, and fellowship aids under the National Defense sume the office of the president as 000 volunteers to be at work in provided for in the constitution. Education and Science Foundation Acts. The American Association more than 40 countries by the end of University Professors, which "had been continuously opposed to the % NOTED AUTHOR ON FIRST A ?A of next year. disclaimer affidavit, has met the decision with "gratification but also A major emphasis during the next , COLLEGE TOUR FOR CORE X X develop- with concern.' The council was That a provision of this nature, no ?i. y year will be in community v Film Direction pleased to see tho. requirement ' 'so matter how -carefully drafted and £ Boston , Mass., Oct. 22: In hisX ment projects in Latin America. on completely inconsistent with our confined, invariably results in unin- ^initial speaking four behalf X These programs call for volunteers When asked how ho liked child- with farm backgrounds nurses so- ren, W.O. Fields onco replied basic constitutional principles and tended and unexpected risks as to yot CORE , James Baldwin whos eX , , our sense of a free society" elim- interpretation and application . Tests cial workers, teachers, health work- "Fried". A sterling indication of *<most rooont book , "Another) ' inated. However, it also indicated and risks of this nature are espec- ers, engineers, physical education that comedian's imperious outlook, j; Country," Is a bestseller , wiiiX workers, etc. is well shown in THE FATAL concern that P.L. 87-835 still "dis- ially repugnant when specifically at criminately imposes requirements developed for application by the ^lecture thro e universities InX "Practical experience in many of GLASS OF BEER, ono of the four and provides penalties for ' student youth of our country who are in Vthis area and ono in Now Yorh X those areas is as essential as formal film comedies to he shown this Fri- ? t day evening by Film Direction in recipients of federal funds that aro need of financial aid to obtain an YStato. The thro b in this area aroX training," the official said. But lib- riot also imposed on other benefici- adequate education," | t eral arts graduates may qualify for Given Auditorium. Tho single show- ^ XHarvard University , Massaohus-X aries of federal progzvuns," Al- Further provisions in P..L.