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Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Friday, November 19, 1976 will hold an ;day at 7:30 .ounge. The Pritchard, Baptists to review proposal ssor of I Broyles, of politics; , By Charles Johnson the convention's seven colleges. College ~. professor Editor After talking with committee members and hopes to push for the bill's return next year. 1 evaluation presidents had received a letter from a lection. representative of the Southern Association of college presidents, however, he said he "Duke and Davidson are much more The North Carolina Baptist State Colleges and Universities, Grover J. thought it should be studied further. restrictive than we are in their selection of Convention Tuesday voted unanimously to Andrews, which stated the measure might "Since this had come up at such a late time trustees," said Grant, who added that it was delay for one year a proposal which would violate the association's , accreditation from a source outside the committee, I felt unlikely that the Southern Association could have restricted trustee representation of the 1 Damp, ~tandards. that the committee should consider it," he find the measure in violation of their statutes. nistatKent convention's 13 colleges and institutions. said. "I will not do anything rash. I want After the proposal was delayed, Scales said, and former Later the Baptists praised the contract For this reason, the committee's chairman, what's best for the schools." "It was all that could be done at this time." WF music between them, Wake Forest and the Z. Smith the Rev. Billy T. Mobley of Ashoskie, decided . Benfield, a 1959 WF graduate, still favors In applauding the Z. Smith Reynolds 1resent an Reynolds Foundation, and all but two the committee should reconsider the report the original report, however. Foundation contract, Allen Bailey of 1. Sunday in delegates approved a report that expressed and present it at next year's convention in "It has no detrimental effects for Wake Charlotte requested that the convention public is "profound appreciation to the Z. Smith Charlotte. · Forest," he said. "The quality of our trustees express its appreciation for their partnership, Reynolds Foundation" for its help in "We believe in our report," Mobley told the would not diminish. I see it as a chance to that this generation of Baptists commit developing an excellent university. Baptists, "but we would like to sit down with broaden our representation." themselves anew to fulfilling the contract and The convention, which met in Fayetteville, the accrediting association face to face before He said he did not implicate Wake Forest as that the university continue to strengthen its ended Wednesday. The three-day affair we make a decision." the source of the movement for delaying the partnership with Baptists in developing . ns attracted more than 3,000 delegates. The report grew out of a proposal made at report, but J. Marse Grant, editor of the ministerial and lay leaders. A report prepared and submitted to the last year's convention by the Rev. Ray Baptists' Biblical Recorder, in an interview The report was the result of a year's study know what convention by the Committee of Nine Benfield of Greensboro and the Rev. Larry last week said Wake Forest was behind the by the Committee of 15, formed last year to )f another proposed to limit to seven the number of McClure of Edenton to study how trustees are notification that the proposal might consider the possibility of revising the members of any single Baptist church who selected and calling for a greater jeopardize accreditation received from the foundation's contract with Wake Forest. 1mystery," could serve on its institutional boards. representation of smaller congregations. Southern Association of Colleges and A proposal in 1946 by the foundation Christ felt Benfield, who was elected first vice Universities. offering to give "in perpetuity" up to $350,000 1rist in his But the convention voted as expected to president of the convention Tuesday Grant admitted Tuesday that WF President annually to Wake Forest led to the experience study it for another year because of possible. afternoon, had planned to call for the adoption James Ralph Scales had not notified the agreement, and the contract was executed I" effects it might have on the accreditation of of the report until Tuesday morning. association. "The man in Atlanta will not say Nov. 16, .1946, · c~mmittee chairman Bailey , following who called him," he added. said. plained his "We didn't notify the Southern The convention approved the contract a few : moments Association," said Scales Tuesday. He did days later and pledged to give "not less than to people's send copies of the Southern Association letter 7.5 per cerit" of its distributable income to e miss the to the other Baptist presidents. Wake Forest,according to the report. g mGments Grant said he was happy with the :future. He' convention's action, but he added that he continued to page 2 Staff photo by Bill Ray ace more Former CIA Director William Colby said modem intelligence Is essentfal to American our actions government in a Wait Chapel lecture Tuesday. called it Lambda Chi lounge closed page2 Former CIA director speaks 1emoments ;hey come~· Store bans magazines block God page3 !ping busy. • tion." Horse riding offered to students page5 Colby defends intelligence servtce at the ISSion were Deacons try for Big Four win paga6 e'smethod By Mark Olson activities had occured in the agency's 27-year in other countries. He said during the Cold Staff Writer In the interview, Colby gave the example of 1mentalist Special basketball supplement history but emphasized that they were not War, 40 per cent of the agency's budget was "a reckless despot building a homemade laking and widespread. He said that all illegal spent on covert and paramilitary operations atomic bomb" as one case in which covert Modern intelligence, which has been intelligence activities were tenninated by his eliberation EDITORIALLY ••• page4 but that figure had been reduced to 5 per cent action would be justified. rel. Some profoundly influenced by Americans, is an directive, issued in 1973. today. essential part of American government, said "Even paramilitary assistance to keep the the lack of To those who would ask, . ~Why , not "The world as it is today doesn't need a country's policies friendly to the U.S." would .. ,; lnllvf_talble par.tl.ng former CIA Director William Colby in Wait eliminate intelligence?" Colby answered, great deal of that (covert activities)," said God's will Chapel Tuesday night. , · be justified to avoid a situation where a "We tried it once .. .in the 1920s." He explained Colby in an interview before his speech. "massive military operation" woilld · be Race response "I think we're going to have to know about that the absence of an intelligence service Yet the former director refused to back the dangers of the world and we're going to required, he said. Colby added that' it is hurt the U.S. in the 1920s and 1930s and led to down from his position that some covert Congress and the president who decide if have· to know about them through the disaster at Pearl Harbor. activity is still necessary. covert or paramilitary action is necessary, intelligence," Colby said. "We found bits and pieces of intelligence ''Some quiet help to friends of America in a not the CIA director. The former director said that past errors of lying around the government that should have foreign country .. .is a better, less violent way the Central Intelligence Agency have been "Congress did stop an (covert) activity in alerted us," he added. Colby said an of solving problems than military conflict," Angola," he said. "coJ;Tected and controlled;' He warned that it organization was needed to collect and Colby said. would be a grievous mistake to abolish our correlate tli.e intelligence gathered by SG approves proposal major intelligence service. different branches of government. This was In the second speech of the College Union the purpose of the CIA when it was created in lecture series, Colby said that three 1948. Vice President Lucas American-initiated changes in modern Colby also said that the CIA is needed in to help 'communication' intelligence have made the CIA the best 1976 and will continue to be needed in the intelligence service in the world. future. Student Government passed a proposal that opportunity to show responsibility in handling Colby first mentioned that "we have "I don't think the world of ours is going to resigns WF position would allow women "to pass along men's such procedures. developed a corps of experts to study, explore be safe for democracy," Colby said. He said balconies in order to contact men," in a bill Results of a security study by the SG and analyze information." Their scholarly that the U.S. needs detailed lnformatiotJ Gene Lucas, who has been the university's including Harvard. for better dormitory communication Student Life Committee showed that · the techniques of assessing bits and pieces of data about the other superpowers, the Soviet Union vice president for business and finance since Lucas said of his leaving that "it is the presented at special meeting Tuesday. major concern of students involved lighting give the CIA an advantage over foreign and China. · 1967, has resigned his position effective at the nature of an institution for people to come and Similar to the present policy in the women's on campus and parking lot security. intelligl;!nce services. The CIA can do more than warn the country year's end. go." residence halls, the proposal states that after It also revealed that most students do not Secondly, Colby said that "the application to about possible dangers said Colby.