J& J& %flP^^ *^iW TALK OF RESPONSIBILITY NEW FRESHMEN ISNT CRAP REGULATIONS (See Page Two) (See Page Eight) The News And Editorial Voice Of The Davidson College Student Body NUMBER TWO LVIII DAVIDSON COLLEGE, DAVIDSON, N. C. 28036, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1968 THE OTHER DA VIDSOIS-1 Change And Contrast Mark Life still By ROBERT PYEATT But conditions have begun Mills as well as the college. Five years ago theMayor's Negro community is crowded, housing short Associate Editor to change. One resident of The Other Committeeon Community Re and a inves age Many of the Negro fami The economic position of Davidson assessed the mean- lations was formed to still exists. There are 152 between old houses have been con living within the limits the Negro community has ing of the economic growth: tigate problems lies and blacks in demned or will be condemn- of the of changed as the result of a "Used to be a manworked at whites David town Davidson. Today the practice of ed when they are vacated. It be difficult relatively recent influx of the college and brought home son. would to segregation has been curtail Among the members of the them as typical industry to the Davidson $40 a week to his wife and characterize kids. in most of the businesses Negro community, there i- a small college area. maybe had four or five ed residents of of in the town. thr Mm that conditions can town anywhere In America. Members of the community Now he can work at one mills he gets paid Last September a housing be different. They are distinctly a part of are now employed by H. K. the or by the college, project was begun which has Some are determined to the South and n part of Da- Porter Co.. General Time more and his wife work Together led to the construction of 20 make them different. vidson, as much a part of Corp.. Carolox Co.. Reeves can too. Bros. Inc. and Mooresville they may make $125 a week." new homes so far. But the Continued Next Week what is called Davidson -\; the college itself, perhaps more so. Their community is separ ate and distinct from the (Staff Photo by Lyle> community of students, pro ON fessors and prosperous towns Faculty SENATE DRONES Sketches Free U.President Rich Cowart dozes while Senate debates. people.Ithas beenshaped h> the coalescence of their in dividunl racia1 history with the economic, social and poli Student Senate Proposes tical forces at work around them. Drinking Picture Most of them have lived here all their lives. They arc - Convention largely a static population. Constitutional a hereditary communin ac Trustee Query itself. By DANNY WHITE iod of one meeting before can vote on the code customed to maintaining it Thus Saith Faculty: Staff Writer action may be taken on a possibly next Thursday, the self here. Constitutional amendment day before the trustees meet. The SGA Senate"tormall> They arc- the residents of This is the text of the faculty statement on regu once it is introduced. In other business, the Sen nlished all freshman The Other Davidson. drinking: SpursStatement the The motion carried by a ate voted unanimously to en- tions and freshman not the only Davidson College as an institution expects proposeda Consti vote of 9 3 with the only op dorse the faculty administra Negroes are * urt and to operate in strict accordance with both the By hiding the faculty Student modify position coming from sopho tion proposal concerning the residents of The Other Da JOHN WILLIAMS tionalConvention to the spirit and letter of the laws of the State of North Editor Life Committee and the the mores Ed Dobbs and Gary- implementation of the drink vidson. but they are in Associate e conflicts between majority. Perhaps 20 while- Carolina with regard to the possession and con- A statement outlining in faculty Committee on Fr.i' isting and the Cash and senior John Pass ing rule in the code. The fat beverages. re- Constitution families also live- in the area sumption of alcoholic Additional iii.il drinking privilege* un ernities. Clubs and Social Code of Responsihi more Cash pointed out that ulty administration proposal ■poSad west of Main Street that striction on possession and consumption are im- Hit the proposed Code <>f Life. It was intialK approved y in major business at its .i petition of the freshmen was almost identical to the Bright Ih- defined as The posed by the College. Responsibility was iujpnwiri of the college, the executive ?ekly meeting Tuesday showed that 25 percent of proposal of the Senate sub- campus (Mm Davidson, hut they do The possession and consumption on facult\ Tuesd.n committee of the faculty strike tec that class the present mitted last week that drink h\ the The motion to favored of beer. ale. and wine (ABC Laws 18-641 by stu- S(iA be in the not share the same feelinc of The Mteinen:. nlmh .<!-<> and President Joe Mur his |and 4 of Article 8 system of regulations. How ing allowed resi over, of alcoholic bever- halls, community and group history dents 18 and and other represents the position of phy before being presented aling with freshman regu ever, co freshman advisor dene-e in fraternity 18-60) over, that the Negro community ages (ABC Law by students 21 and the administration .ind Ck»e- to the faculty. from the by laws was John Gilmour said that only houses and at the Union at homes, lions shares. shall be permitted only within private l\ resembles ;tiiit adopted Dean of Students Rich- lanimously proposed last three of the 17 members of specified times. houses, halls, designated fraternity residence by the Sen.Ue laM Week, ard C. Burts Jr. emphasized However, the Conslitu the Freshman Council favor The Senate also approved The Negro community is Union, MM eek. areas of the College and any other area permit drinking "only that the trustees will be faced waiting per the regulations. the request of the Honor distinguished from the col- would >n requires a ed of the campus which the College Administration frat- with the sole question of S(1A Joe Murphy Court to appoint Bayard lege community by its lack >f within private honn . PreaMent may designate for a specific occasion. ernity residence whether to approve the code, that the Senate call a Miller. Frank Spence and economic power, its lack of houses. asked Students and non-students are expected to of approve the Convention in Johnny Baker to the Investi education and training, and halls, designated areas of not whether to Constitutional abide by North Carolina laws and Davidson Col- t.'nion, also. modify the of gation Committee. Miller will its lack of political power. the College and any statement Alters order to areas lege regulations. "Their jobis to set the gen conflict the Consti serve as chairman of the For all practical purposes it other area of the lampus I between said, way. milage admini- eralpolicy." Burts "and tution and the code. The SGA committee. has always been this which the Rush Rules designate for feav« the specific details of must now approve the calling tration may a IIFC , in ■when and how to the admin Representatives of the In- of convention in an elec- ii occasion." the istration. faculty and slud- terfraternity Council voted tion Monday and Tuesday. The facult> '■ action came response to a request hj elltv Tuesday night to limit the At the same time the SGA in Given trustees illustra "If it turns out thai this Committee the lor an Mayor's ' ratio freshmen to frater will elect 29 members to at of the drmkint is not the best plan. he mM nity men at social gatherings tend the convention— eight tion of kM might im- "then we would not have to three to five from each of the upper class tion of the eode Ih- to freshmen wait six months for a trust- fraternity men. es and five from the fresh plemented. board, which lias al- meeting to make .( The previous ratio had man class. The Senate select By Town Council The Power i change." ready delayed on the ode been four freshmen to eight ed 7 members to attend the The committee consists of th.it Ii illegal. twice, expected to render The traditional policy Of fraternity men. convention: Franklin Ander By NORWOOD POLAND complaints of discrimination discrimination is present indeed is the Callage has always b.m The three five ratio will be son. Jim Cooley. Fletcher Staff Writer in Davidson. 15 members at there it only implied, a final verdict at its meet " are two faculty members and town weekend. hed beingunder the influence fraternity parties Hartsell, Peter Hobbie. C. L. The Davidson Town Council The Committee shall be "The apparently has ing here next in effect at of alcohol, drinking pos schools, Higgins has passed an ordinance giv empowered anticipate, five Negroes. Jesse Sims and taken no new stand on dis jf The statement represents and in other also. Any Cheshire. Harrison to the David ;" Mike Maloy are the student crimination other than to "the initial method which sessing alcohol on number in excess of this ra and Covey Carter. ing legal status and pow. consider, and deal with soc- representatives, with attempts at concilia be used drink son campus. tio will be considered a rush In calling the convention of conciliationto the Mayor's ial problems within the com Robert make would toallow Pyeatt as alternate. tion." only if the The campus is defined as violation.