CLEMSON UNIVERSITY LIBRARY >> SOUTH CAROLINA ROOM Hillside Honors, Awards Charles Hill comments on "What's Wrong With Clem- For winners of Honors and son." See From The Hill- Awards Day ceremonies see side on page 2. ©h* pictures and story on page 3. "He Roars For Clemson University(Exatt Volume LX Clemson, S. C, Friday, April 7, 1967 Number 27 Robert Shaw Chorale Speights Applies For In Concert The world renowned Robert Shaw Chorale will appear at the Membership To NSA Clemson University Field House on Thursday, April 13, By DON O'BRIANT ment here is more efficient than The National Student Con- are chosen in a student body the last presentation of the Tiger Staff Writer their national organization." gress sets NSA's policy each election. 1966-67 Clemson University Student Government here for- August. Delegates from the None of the leaders thought Concert Series. mally requested membership in He added, "I also didn't think member schools formulate the the image of NSA had been they offered us enough in the The Chorale will present a the National Student Associa- policies and they are not bind- tarnished by recent publicity tion this week. way of services or range of ing on individual schools. about the covert funding of the program of great contem- ideas. We are more progressive, porary choral music by Student Body President Dan- Clemson will be entitled to association by the Central In- ny Speights mailed the request in some instances, than they about eight delegates, accord- telligence Agency. The current Poulenc, Debussy, Schoenberg, are." Hindemith.'Ives and Ginastera. Monday. He acted on a Stu- ing to information received budget of NSA does not contain dent Senate resolution passed Matthew echoed Speight's from the national office. They any CIA funds. The performance will begin comments saying, "I was not promptly at 8:00 p.m. Ad- March 20 calling for immediate steps to be taken to join NSA. impressed with this group." mission is by Student Identifi- Associated Student Govern- cation Card, season ticket, or "I am not completely con- vinced that joining the associa- ments was formed in 1962 and individual tickets which will be does not take political stands. Classes Go To Polls on sale at the door for $2.50. tion will be beneficial to us," Speights said. "But their pro- It currently has about 80 mem- In their nineteen years of ac- Robert Shaw grams and organization have bers. tivity, Robert Shaw and his en- impressed me enough to follow Tuesday, April 11 semble have promoted a choral this request of the senate." EDGAR McGEE, student renaissance in North America, body president-elect, said that Election for class officers and senators will be and in many parts of the world Jr.-Sr. Weekend Offers The Senate resolution called he voted to join the association conducted on the Loggia Tuesday, April 11, from as well. With well over 100 re- for an evaluation of NSA next as a member of the president's 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. leases on the RCA Victor label, spring following a year's mem- cabinet. All Clemson students except graduating Seniors the Robert Shaw Chorale is cer- bership. The Senate president "The main benefit of NSA is tainly the most recorded and will be in charge of the eval- the reference library," McGee will be eligible to vote upon presentation of their probably the best known Variety Of Entertainment uation. said. "The member schools can Clemson student I.D. card. chorus in the world. send in problems and the lib- Students who can vote only for candidates of Mr. Shaw's work is of par- Jr.-Sr. begins a week from Saturday's activities include weekend. All activities Satur- SPEIGHTS instructed the rary will offer suggestions and day will be free to seniors. tell how other schools have ap- their respective classes^will vote for class president, ticular interest to residents of today. Friday's activities be- a blanket concert featuring the NSA national office to bill Stu- vice-president, secretary, treasurer, and senators. this area of the country, as he gin with Senior Day and the Tarns, the Junior-Senior Ban- Friday night, April 14, the dent Government immediately proached similar problems." will be assuming duties as mus- CDA dance featuring Junior quet, and a dance Saturday CDA,will present an informal for the first year's dues of $21. McGee was concerned about A complete list of candidates appears on page 6. ical director of the Atlanta Sym- Walker and the All-Stars Fri- night with the Swinging Medal- dance featuring Junior Walker A special Senate committee, the effect of NSA's political phony Orchestra this fall. day night. lions. and the All-Stars accompanied chaired by President John stands on the university. The annual Jr.-Sr. banquet by the Prophets. Matthew, presented the resolu- "Clemson may suffer if legis- will take place in the Univer- The dance will be in the Field tion to the full Senate. lators and friends of the uni- sity Dining Hall on Saturday, House from 9:00 p.m. until The committee had been meet- versity think Clemson supports April 15, at 7:00 p.m. 1:00 a.m. and the admission ing weekly for the last month. some of NSA's political poli- Easter Break All Seniors who purchased a will be $3.50 a couple. Presidents Speights and cies," he said. ticket to last year's Jr.-Sr. will Saturday afternoon, April Matthew showed interest last Speights and Matthew said in be admitted free of charge. Sen- 15, the senior class will spon- semester in a national union of separate interviews that no such iors that did not buy tickets sor a concert with the Tarns to students that would, in Matt- problem should arise. Is Eliminated last year and Juniors who wish be presented in the Field House. hew's words, "broaden the per- to attend must purchase tickets The concert will be informal, spective of Clemson students." "Clemson does not have to There will not be an Easter run on a system like Clemson's. at $3.75 per couple. and the admission will be$l.00 The two student leaders at- take a stand on any political vacation next year, according He cited Winthrop College as an At the banquet, newly elected per person. tended the national conference issues and does not have to to Mr. K. N. Vickery, Director example of this. Student Body President Edgar On Saturday night, there will of the Associated Student Gov- concur with any decisions of of Admissions. "The break will avoid con- McGee will give a short wel- be an informal dance featuring ernments in Oklahoma last No- NSA," Matthew said. "The de- "Classes will meet the Satur- fusion as was evidenced with the coming address to the Senior the Swinging Medallions, from vember. cision does not represent the day before and the Monday af- Christmas vacation on the old class, Tiger Brotherhood will 8:00 to 12:00 p.m. in the Field university as a whole—only the ter Easter next year." A spring semester system," he said. "The announce Mother of the Year, House. The admission will be "I was disappointed in ASG," viewpoints of the individual break from Saturday March 9, spring break will be used be- and heads of major service $3.00 per couple. Speights said. "Our govern- representatives." to Monday March 18 will be cause of the fluctuation of Eas- organizations will introduce used to compensate for the ter. If Easter runs anywhere their successors. usual vacation. It will run as near our mid-term we will nat- A set of mugs will be given to near the mid-semester as pos- urally try to correlate the two," all students who attend. Dress Student Senate Passes Amendment sible to even out the semester's he added. for the banquet is informal. load. Vickery said that the spring The mid-semester break will break was designed to meet add stability to the long-range Senior Day Extending Rat Season One Week Clemson's mid-semester and planning for the University. was not correlated with vaca- Vickery said that the planning would be beneficial in that the A changed Senior Day will Article I of the 1965-66 Rat that they meet, including a re- drafting of a statement on Aca- tions of any other state schools. begin on Friday, April 14, and He said that since Easter would University could foretell when Pact was amended in a bill spective "ma'am" or "sir". demic Freedom. He also an- the vacations would be held and last through Saturday, April passed by the Student Senate Drum beating duty will be nounced that there would be a be April 14 and so close to the 15. examination period of the Uni- would be able to relate this to this week, extending Rat Sea- held before each of the first panel discussion on Academic prospective students. The Senior class officers met son one week. two home football games, from Freedom. He also announced versity the spring break would earlier this week and decided Under the amendment rat midnight September 22 until that feere would be a panel have to be used. He added that Vickery said that the spring the plans for this year's activ- season will be from August 18 game time the following day discussion on Academic Free- this system would be used in vacations in the future would ities. until September 30. All fresh- and from midnight September dom by several Senate mem- several instances in coming be scheduled as late in the se- All Seniors who wish to par- men must attend all pep rallies 29 until time for the game on bers on April 19.