Che ©uke Chronicle Volume 64, Number 113 Duke University, Durham, N.C. Friday, April 4, 1969 Poor communications hurt negotiations By Richard Smurthwaite commitment to solving their problems was partial at best. studies program.": Assistant Editor The initial communication between the blacks and the Three concerns faculty and administration this year was begun by the 1) the elimination of "symbols of racism, such as the "Our black students," Dr. Knight wrote in a statement students, who in October presented Dr. Knight with a list President's membership in a segregated country club and released a few weeks ago, "have accused the University of of 12 "points of interest." The black students felt their the playing of 'Dbrie' at football games;" bad faith and of an unwillingness to work with them in a proposals needed to be dealt with urgently; an ad hoc 2) "social arrangements within the university which meaningful way in planning a program in Afro-American committee was formed in early October. Its membership recognize their distinctiveness and which make it easier for studies. There is simply no basis for this charge." included black students, deans, and professors who taught them to achieve cohesiveness among themselves," such as News analysis subjects touching on black history. Several meetings were the creation of a black dorm; and held in October; these were meetings of the full committe, 3) "changes in the educational structure" to help solve A review of the relations between the administration, the purpose of which was to give the faculty and the academic problems of blacks—basically, a summer faculty and the black students during the past few months, administrators a general notion of what the black students preparatory program for entering freshmen and a program however, reveals how the poor communication existing were asking for. in Afro-American studies. between the groups, combined with the normal delays to Though the original list contained 12 proposals, they After several meetings of the whole committee had been initiating decisions that exist at Duke, lead to the attitude could be divided into three areas of concern, as Dr. Cell held and the blacks' concerns defined, it broke down into the black students expressed that the University's defined them in his "Draft proposal for an Afro-American (Continued on page 5) Decade's DUto aid goals Durham blacks evaluated By Jim Vaughn Staff writer By Ann Wightman The university has initiated a number of steps to aid Durham's black community. A preliminary Director of Development David report assessing the "role of the Ross, head of Duke University's University's business and finance Fifth Decade Program said division in the Durham yesterday, "we are in the process of Community" has suggested resetting the program in terms of changes. The study is a response to the establishment of priorities" for a set of recommendations presented its various phases and projects. Many of the millions of dollars raised through the Fifth Decade Program are used to finance construction like the new library. to Dr. Knight by a group of The June 30 deadline for both students last fall. Eight of seventeen the Ford Foundation grant and recommendations were looked into. Phase One of the Fifth Decade Areas in which progress has already Program is, Ross explained, the been made, as well as additional primary reason for this evaluation. Games, boats and beer steps which are being planned, are Ross said that Barnes Woodhall, listed. A series of sporting events and open to the entire University The events of the weekend will Chancellor pro tern, was "giving parties for the University will be brought to a climax in the encouragement (in his statement community, begins at 2 p.m. and Meetings have been held with 25 highlight this year's annual Greek carries a $1.50 admission fee per individual fraternity parties to be black businessmen to explain to several weeks ago to the Academic Weekend. held Saturday night. The Council) that some projects are person. Music is to be provided by them procedures necessary to The round of games, contests Stacy, Henrv and the Majesties. assortment of games and parties become a vendor to the University, underway" which, if successfully promises to provide participants a result of which has been the completed, may result in securing and social happenings will begin on Friday afternoon and continue on After the dance, the Greeks will with all the excitement placing of two orders with one of the Ford Foundation Grant. sponsor a fraternity boat race -raditionally reserved for Greek those businesses. Ross, however, did not divulge through Saturday night On the Weekend. One fratman was quoted first afternoon, the Duke across the lake on the American In addition, the university has any specific information about Legion property, featuring prizes as saying, "It's going to be a great these projects. "I'm not at liberty fraternities will compete in the weekend. I'm really looking discussed with Project Outreach the chariot races, which will be for the first boat to make the round to say more at this time because trip. forward to it." (Continued on page 4) (Continued on pag-e 4) accompanied by a sorority-supervised softball throw Weather and tug-of-rope. Partly cloudy, warmer The American Legion Hut in Duke Student Union discusses today and tonight. Chance of Chapel Hill will be the site of the showers tonight, increasing Saturday afternoon dance tomorrow. High today, near sponsored by the Panhellenic 80, low tonight, around 50. Society and the IFC. The dance, reorganization objectives By Mary Schuette of the Union." The possibilities of such a The Union Board will be student union, Caplan remarked, Student presidents responsible for the "setting down are "limitless. It might, for "Right now, when people think of general objectives for the example, work with the of the Student Union, they think in Union," Caplan said. "Its departments in implementing the terms of Aretha Franklin," Marc membership will be comprised of new curriculum. may join trustees Caplan, chairman of the Duke administration, faculty, trustees, Student Union Board of Governors, grad students, and other Corrections told a group of students in 208 A bill was introduced in the board. representatives of elements of the Two points in the front-page North Carolina Senate Friday Flowers last night. "In the future, Duke and Durham populations, as story in yesterday's Chronicle on we hope to be active in areas other which would make the student "I think this bill will at least give well as undergraduate students." the meeting of the Graduate body presidents of each of the four than simply bringing people in from stude nt the students opportunity to bring the outside." "The executive officers, Caplan 1 Association were in error campuses of the Consolidated important matters before the board .; __ , -ui * John Rosenwald, chairman of University of North Carolina voting A u m of trustees directly, through their At the meeting, an "open continued will be responsible for the association) Seated that a members of the board of trustees house" held to discuss the "new the day-to-day working of the ^ from the Divinity School for those campuses. own elected representatives," he udent said. "I don't think the Union purpose and organization," Union. These offices will be: had told him that "several graduate Caplan outlined both the structure The measure, sponsored by Sen. administrators have listened hard president of the Board and of the students have had their (finan,ial) enough to some of the things and the objectives of the student Executive Council, and assistance reduced," not that Ralph Scott of Alamance, applies union which is being set up this vice-presidents for leadership, several divinity school students had to UNC at Chapel Hill, Charlotte, students and others on the campus year at Duke. programming, finance, facilities, had their assistance reduced. are saying." and public relations. and Greensboro, and NC State in The "new" student union, He also indicated that "a Raleigh. C apian said, will no longer be "The emphasis of the new number of students in the English "All this bill does is let the department feel that fewer Sen. Scott said he would be in administrators become better directed by the Board of student union," Caplan said, "will favor of the Governor naming at Governors. Instead, it will be be on the Duke community; we opportunities for financial informed,and the students better assistance exist now," not that the least one of the student trustees to represented on policies which will governed by a University Union hope to get every element of this the executive committee of the Board, and six "executive officers community involved in the Union." size of teaching fellowships had affect them." Scott said. been cut. Page Two The Duke Chronicle Friday, April 4, 1969 Trial proniotes Phi Beta misconceptions f * Kappas initiated By Doug Hastings figured that the more names they Staff writer produced, the better would be their The disagreement over who is chances injcourt. Charles Becton, a Six of Duke University's most responsible for the delay of the third-year law student involved in scholarly juniors, plus one of its recent trial of 48 black students is the takeover, said that the blacks most learned alumni, will be typical of the misunderstandings believed that the University would initiated into Phi Beta Kappa here and misconceptions which have accept their list. tonight. plagued black students in their Hopkins and Becton both The occasion is the annual Phi relations with the administration. contacted University Counsel Beta Kappa Dinner to be held in Chuck Hopkins.