An Apple A Day Keeps The Goblins Away By VALERIE BLANKS Today Halloween is celebrated with fun and merriment. But in years before, customs filled with superstition were held and believed in. In the early 1900's, Ruth Edna Kelley related in The Book of Hallowe'en some of these old superstitions. Just for fun it might be interesting to look at some of these customs. Who knows, you might be tempted to try some of them! There are many mirror-tests. A girl who sits before a mirror at midnight on Hallowe'en combing her hair and eating an apple will see the face of her true love reflected in the glass. Standing so that through a window she may see the moon in
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News Briefs Nominees To Court WASHINGTON -President Nixon has nominated Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr. and William H. Rehnquist to the Supreme Court. Powell graduated from Washington and Lee's Law School in 1929 and has followed a profession as a lawyer in Virginia. Powell says he has never desired a position as a judge, but feels it would be wrong to reject a Presidential nomination. Rehnquist is an assistant attorney general in the Justice Department. He may come under fire from several members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led by Senator Birch Bayh, for testimony he gave before the committee last March which supported wire tapping by the government.
Troops Mobilized NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's government has ordered the mobilization of the Indian militia. At the same time, an order activating all army reserves was put into effect. The action was the result of increasing tension between India and Pakistan over Pakistan's efforts to crush the rebellion in East Pakistan. Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Nikolai Firyubin, the third ranked man in the Soviet government to visit India since August, arrived Friday to carry on discussions with the Indian government over the problem.
Peace Prize OSLO - West German Chancellor Willy Brandt was unanimously elected by the Nobel Committee of the Norwegian parliament to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for this year. Brandt received his reward for his work in bridging the gap between East and West, particularly in Europe, and for his efforts on behalf of (Continued on page 7)
a glass sne holds, she counts the number of reflections to find out how many pleasant things will happen to her in the next twelve months. The actions of cats on Hallowe'en betoken good or bad luck. If a cat sits quietly beside any one, he will enjoy a peaceful, prosperous life; if one rubs against him, it brings good luck, doubly good if one jumps Into his lap. If a cat yawns near you on Hallowe'en, be alert and do not let opportunity slip by you. If a cat runs from you, you have a secret which will be revealed in seven days. To induce prophetic dreams salt, in quantities from a pinch to an egg full, is eaten before one
goes to bed. If, after taking three doses of salt two minutes apart, a girl goes to bed backward, lies on her right side, and does not move till morning, she is sure to have eventful dreams. Pills made of a hazelnut, a walnut, and nutmeg grated together and mixed with butter and sugar cause dreams: if of gold, the husband will bo rich; if of noise, a tradesman; if of thunder and lightning, a traveler. Lemon-peel carried all day and rubbed on the bed posts at night will cause an apparition to bring the dreaming girl two lemons. For quiet sleep and the fulfilment of any wish eat before going to bed on Hallowe'en a piece of dry bread.
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LONGWOOD COLLEGE, FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA OCTOBER 27, 1971
Leaders Needed; Plea For Support By CAROL KNIGHT Major and Minor Elections for student offices will be held on November 30. Major elections consist of the Chairman of Legislative Board, Judicial Board, Residential Board, Orientation and Student Union; President of the Athletic Association and Young Women's Christian Association; Vice-President of the Athletic Association and Young Women's Christian Association; and Vice-Chairman of Legislative Board, Judicial Board, Residential Board and Student Union. (Note: The Chairman of Orientation and Vice-Chairman of Legislative Board are the elected representatives to the Judicial Review Committee.) Qualifications for a major office are a candidate must be a rising senior with a minimum accumulative average of 2.5. Any candidate losing in the Chairmanship election has the option to run for Vice-Chairman. However, no extra campaigning will be allowed. Minor elections consist of the Secretary of Legislative Board, Judicial Board, Residential Board, Athletic Association, Young Women's Christian Association and Student Union; the Treasurer of Legislative Board, YWCA, AA, and Student Union; and the Fire Warden. Qualifications for minor office: The candidate must be a rising junior with a minimum accumulative average of 2.5. Campaigning for the 1971 Major and Minor Elections will be restricted to the following regulations established by the Elections Committee: 1. Campaign Manager: Each candidate must have a campaign manager who will be in charge of all campaigning for that candidate. The campaign manager is responsible to the Elections Committee for all campaign activities of her candidate.
2. Each candidate may have no more than 8 posters of 22"x28" and 2 banners of 8'x2\ These posters and banners may be displayed anywhere on campus with the exception of the Rotunda and Gold Room. 3. Each candidate may have buttons made of construction pa# per or typing paper; each button must have a pin. These buttons must be kept in ONE box that may %« be placed anywhere on campus with the exception of the Routnda and the Gold Room. Neither the candidate nor supporters will be allowed to hand out buttons. Supporters wishing to wear a button must obtain them from the (PETITIONS IH K\()\l LMBI K 4 box. This box may be moved from place to place, but not in such manner that they would be "passed out." 4. Flyers of any type (ex. in mailboxes, on tables) will NOT CHI be allowed at any time. 5. Public Campaigning: Public withdraw from candidacy for of- Fran Moran. rallying, parties, debates, etc. fice. All penalties for infractions Voting will be held in the lobmay be held ONLY at the desig- will be handled at the discretion bies of each dorm from 11 a.m.nated times. MAJOR ELEC- of the Elections Committee. 7 p.m. on the designated dates. TIONS: Monday, November 8, Should any questions arise, do Conferences for Major Elec10 p.m.-11:30 p.m.; Wednesday, tions will be held on Tuesday, not hesitate to contact any of the November 10, 10p.rn.-l 1:30p.m. November 9, at 7:30 p.m. in members of the Flections ComMINOR ELECTIONS: Tuesday, Jarman. Each candidate will be mittee: Margaret Lowry, Chairman, November 23, 10p.m.-ll:30p.m. aUowed a maximum time of two Rallies, parties, debates, etc. minutes. This time may be used Curry 619; Ellen Cahill, Acting may be held anywhere with the as the candidate wishes (Note: Chairman, Stubbs 213, Mary Lou exception of the Rotunda and Campaign manager may also Glasheen, Ex-Officio Member, Gold Room. (Each campaign man- speak during these two minutes.) S. Cunningham 214, Marti Itepole, ager is responsible for clean-up A question-answer period will Stubbs 213; Fran Moran, Curry after any public campaigning.) At follow after all speeches have 310; Robin llogan, Frazer 243, and Carol Knight, Wheeler 327. no other times should there be been made. organization of groups to discuss Any member on the Elections Conferences for Minor F.leca candidate's qualifications or tions will be held Monday, No- Committee who becomes a candiplatform. Any other public cam- vember 22, at 7:30 p.m. in the date for Major or Minor Elecpaigning must be on a one-to- Gold Room. Each candidate will tion . will be relieved ofallElecone basis. There will be no ex- be allowed a maximum time of Uoo Committee responsibilities tra campaigning by candidates two minutes. This time may be during this Election period, for Vice-Chairman after losing used as stated above for Majoi SEE the Chairmanship election. Elections conferences. 6. Penalties: The first infracPetitions may be picked up on ELECTIONS tion of the above regulations may designated dates at the head taresult in the removal of posters ble, from Ellen Cahill in Stubbs SCHEDULE and banners. A second infraction 213, or Fran Moran in Curry 310. of the above regulations may re- Petitions should be turned in by sult in the candidate having to designated date to Ellen Cahill or ON PAGE 7
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THE ROTUNDA'
A Commentary:
Caught In The Wheels By DARCY MORRISON The Longwood College judiciary system has always been a changing organization which makes college law an easier task. Unfortunately, the changes do not mark a large scale progress in college law. To begin with, the court's purpose is to interpret law. Since judicial proceedings are secret and there are no available transcripts, the student sees college law in a narrow scope. I realize the secrecy is to protect the jepardized student but a compromise of the two aforementioned concepts is easy, 'ftie judicial board can make transcripts available without using students' names. This way the school's courts become effective as well as protective. It is rather ironic for a student to be indoctrinated in the philosophy of democracy only to have her rights, not just her privileges, taken away when
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Dear Editor: "How many students use the library?" was a question on a There have been no major campus riots this survey which was recently disyear It has been relatively quiet on the college tributed in the Department of campuses. So, to prevent extreme boredom from History and Social Science. setting in there have been on the Longwood cam- Therefore, it seems that the tone pus undercurrents of discontent in the various de- of the editorial entitled "A Book partments. These petty rivalries serve as far as I A Year, Part I" was definitely out of order since it was based can see, no useful purpose other than muddying and upon a question which was not covering completely other major problems that asked. There was a general quesneed to be faced. tion at the top of the survey Certainly criticism of any kind is not pleasant. which indicated the purpose of But, if one is not willing to accept a remark less the questionnaire (What is the than perfect then improvements on the Longwood degree of library usage by stucampus will be slower and slower in coming. Cer- dents?). Below it were two very tainly sensitivities of individuals must be taken specific questions relating to the into account, but the defense mechanisms on this use of the library which specifically referred to the primary apcampus are very hard to comprehend. The ner- purtances of a library such as vousness and defensive attitudes that many of the books, journals, and newspapers. faculty member! display lead ROTUNDA reporters It is difficult to imagine that anyand other interested bystanders to wonder what is one who seriously read the quesbeing hidden. tionnaire could have made the Running to administrative members with petty inferences cited in the editorial. After having made a false problems, or running to committee meetings to denounce one group or one individual is in my opinion statement as to the nature of a waste of tune Certainly there are other press- the questionnaire the writer then asserted that the results will be ing matters that should be discussed and acted used to "boastfully" proclaim upon. Perhaps if the collective "we" at Longwood that the library is used by a large were not so interested in covering up our own per- percentage of the student body. sonal Inadequacies "we" (again collective) could act Such an accusation is grossly un•positively" in other directions. But, acting "posi- fair. The questionnaire was a tively" is a relative term, isn't it? LW part of a departmental self-study which is currently being conducted and had very limited objectives. The results certainly will not be used to make any sweeping and unsupported genPHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR eralizations about the use of the Use Worthington Diane Weymouth library by students. The appearance of such an ediSPORTS BUSINESS torial is indeed discouraging. Let Mary Frances Baldwin Patricia Liverman us hope that future editorials will be written in a more responsible CIRCULATION manner. Ellen Dunn FEATURE Thomas P. Burke, Jr. Linda Vanhorn ADVERTISING James W. Crowl Cindy Hill Mary G. Cristo Department of History LAY OUT ART and Social Sciences
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REPOR1ERS Margaret Bloir, Christine Sharpe, Koy Bigg4, Stephanie Sivcrt, Belinda Brugh, Valerie Blanks, Darcy Morrison, Beth Dale, Tina Moody, Judy Thorpe, Becky Nicholson, Phyllis Dexter.
The first reaction to students who have opposition to our court system is to lash out at judicial board members. I would like to point out that this is a rash action. Joan Putney did not draw up the plans for Longwood's courts; nor did any of the other girls. The fault of a poor judicial system lies in the apathy of the student body. How many times have you grumbled over the court system but have not raised your voice in any type of protest? Or when elections for the board are going on, do you listen to the candidate? Do you ever vote? Longwood girls build their own reality and ignore what happens around them. Student courts are student courts, not Dr. W. Willett's courts, and students should care how we are being governed. When Longwood students become one solidarity group, then we can witness change; then can we witness progress.
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she is being tried by the judicial board here at Longwood. I know that in Missouri, a court gave the schools the right to set up their own format of trial rights but it is hard to believe the court had in mind the denial of constitutional rights. It would be wise for the board to take a second look at the trial rights here before some irrate student trys to take the school to a legal court of law or the matter. Our judical board's main purpose is to maintain a high degree of honor in the school. Does honor mean that the student must betray her fellow student by turning her in at every discrepency? Our honor code says we must. Is this honor? I think not. There are far too many petty, insignificant "crimes" committed for girls to become tattle-tales. But there a few people who deem it necessary to become secret policewomen. It is people like that who cause animosity towards the whole judical system.
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spoke of maturity, respect, and tolerance of others'opinions. Yet the undersignees of that letter fail to exhibit their aforementioned criteria by criticizing another's criticism. 3. "Oktoberfest Defended" was signed by Becky West, Brenda Griffin, Susan Davis, and other concerned Green and Whites, If we were green, we'd be concerned, too. Janie Sherrod Deborah Tillett P.S, If one feels these comments tend to be somewhat out of line, please consider how much time has been wasted composing recent letters which were equally as ridiculous.
Editor, THE ROTUNDA: The editorial, "A Book A Year, Part I" in THE ROTUNDA of October 6, 1971, contains the following two sentences: "The figures from the Library indicate that on the average about 2% of the books were checked out last year. This means that every student checked out approximately one book." To me, responsible journalism has always implied accuracy. The two sentences quoted are shockingly inaccurate. The actual number of items circulated for use outside the Library during the fiscal year 1970-71 was 59,162. There are 120,000 volumes in EDITORS NOTE: the Library. Sincerely, All letters sent to the RotunC. E. Butler da must be signed with the name of the writer. Letters signed, for example, "Disgruntled FreshEDITORS NOTE . . men," will not be printed. Let's cloud the issue. What is an item in relation to a volume. The editor said "students'" and "books." Thank you, however, for pointWould you give "pennies" ing out my "Shockingly inaccu- to help people? The Prince rate" statement. I am now conEdward County United Fund vinced that the Library is overis in progress. Two of its used. thirteen dependent agencies I do hope however that you will are Little League baseball have the facilities to accomodate organizations. It costs nearthe now overcrowded conditions. ly $40 per season per boy who plays. He is asked to pay only $3.25 of this amount. The Trivia remainder comes from the United Fund. It takes 200 penDear Editor: nies to buy one baseball and We will make three comments 300 to buy one bat. concerning remarks which apFrom now until October 31 peared in "Letters to the Edithere will be a large container tor," October 20 issue of THE in the Dining Room for pennies ROTUNDA. you may accumulate by saving 1. "Helpful Experience" from pennies from change for purSusan Stutz refers to Oktoberfest chases. Let's see how many as, "... unfortunately, one of balls and bats Longwood can those few times . , . when any buy for little boys in the county of us is allowed to share, to be with "PEOPLE PENNIES." happy . . ." Another one of P.S. Help yourself to a bookthose times, says Miss Stutz, is mark compliments the United Christmas. We personally have Fund. EDITOR'S NOTE: never found Christmas an unforIf YOU do it, it WILL get tunate experience, and consider it done - The United Way. Certainly those individuals who a sacrilege to compare it with composed the questionnaire were Oktoberfest. reaponsible people. 2. "Oktoberfest Defended"
October 27, 1971
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Auditions For "The Firebugs" Scheduled For October 31
Photographer On Photography' A native of Washington, D. C., Sawyers has photographs in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Art Institute of Chicago. In addition, he currently has a oneman traveling exhibition which is circulated by the Virginia Musuem through its State Services Department. He has had one-man shows at the Art Institute, the TacomaArt Museum, the Itec Gallery in Cambridge, Mass., DePaul UniverSc «il Ts sity, and the Valentine Museum fit/Alt asLe PPIOfc TD and has had his work published HNOUTS in several national newspapers fOWTMT fcQwi«s\eu*) and magazines. Sawyers received a Fellow(An Added Plug!) ship from the Virginia Museum for his work on a project to develop and eventually publish a fc ARTHUR SAWYERS body of photographic work based "A Photographer on Photogra- on present day life throughout the phy" is the topic of an illus- State of Virginia. A selection of trated lecture to be delivered prints from the project make up to the Central Virginia Chapter his Museum exhibition entitled, By DAVID QUENTIN VEST in his attempt to save the play of The Virginia Museum, Novem- "In Virginia: Photographs by Arthur Sawyers/' The theatrical season at Long- from an audience not prepared ber 17. According to Miss Barbara L. wood opened on an astonishingly to receive the work in its tradArthur Sawyers, a highly successful! and well-known free- Bishop and C. F. Baber, co- high note last weekend with Dr. itional interpretation. I suppose lance photographer from Rich- presidents of the arts organiza- Patton Lockwood's production of his decision to play the little mond, will deliver the lecture tion, Sawyers' lecture to the Cen- THE TEMPEST. Led by Robert masque with the three goddesses under a program sponsored by tral Virginia Chapter of the Vir- Mcllwaine's first-rate per- as high camp deserves discussion the Virginia Museum of Fine ginia Museum is scheduled to be- formance as Prospero, an un- among those familiar with the usually strong and well-balanced original spirit of that scene. Arts. His talk will be held in gin at 7:45 p.m. The public is cordially invited cast pulled off the best show But except for that, almost all Bedford Building Auditorium at to attend. seen here in some time. The of what he did worked. Longwood College. A wonderful amount of the players were greatly assisted by an excellent job of technical poetry was not lost. The acting work: the set, the lights, the was graceful when it had to be, music and especially the cos- and the supernatural atmosphere tumes left little to be desired was convincing. One hopes that (only once or twice were the so successful and entertaining special sound effects a little too a production will attract more Lankford Student Union will continue its film series by preand more students to participate loud). senting the following movies. Admission requirements for The play was enormously suc- in the theatre at Longwood. each film will be announced before it is shown. cessful with the audience, who were well-pleased with the more outrageously comic scenes; but 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27 La Dolce Vita thanks to the fine voice and commanding presence of Mcllwaine's Prospero, the more sober mo7:30 p.m. Virginia Woolf Oct. 28 ments were equally effective. Deserving of notice also were John 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10, 11, 13 Joe Chinn, Jr., Rick Vaughan, Bill Mon. thru Thurs. Bush, Stanley Kelsey, Bob Wil7:30 p.m. liams, and Ro Rutherford. And The Stranger Nov. 29 10-11 Bev McGill's Ariel was especially good. 7:30 p.m. Nov. 30 The Trial Purists will have many reFri.- 7:00-9:00 servations over Dr. Lockwood's bold revisions and innovations ,
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Tryouts for the forthcoming Longwood Players-HampdenSydney Jongleurs production of Max Frisch's, "The Firebugs," will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, October 31, at Jar man Auditorium. A second tryout sessi n is scheduled for Johns Auditt ■•ium on the Hampden-Sydi y campus at 7:30 p.m. the samo day. Tryouts are open to anyone wishing to audition. "The Firebugs" is scheduled to be presented in Jarman Audtorium Thursday, Friday ana Saturday nights, December 9, 10 and 11. The play calls for a large Chorus of Firemen, which will include both men and women, plus five individual roles for men, and three for women. According to Douglas M. Young of the Speech and Dramatic Arts Department and director of the play, the Chorus will play as large an individual and collective role in the play as any of the individual characters. "The play centers on the dilemma of Gottlieb Biedermann, a man of good standing in the German middle class, " Young said. "Biedermann simply refuses to acknowledge the fact that he is harboring two arsonists in his attic. This refusal has implications that perhaps go beyond the question of arson." Author Max Frisch is a native of Zurich, Switzerland, and though his work is well-known in Europe, his plays have seldom been presented in the United States. "The Firebugs" was written originally as a radio play in 1951. Frisch, who has a passion for revising, re-worked the play for the stage in 1953, and then again in 1959 and I960. The Swiss author is known for his theatrical innovations and his disdain for the theatre's commercial interests. In addition to "The Firebugs," Frisch's most successful plays are "The Chinese Wall" and "Andorra."
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October 27, 1971
Student Union Becomes Campus Trend-Setter By LYNNE PIERCE
sisted of offering advice on projects and signing contracts the "Student Unions have a way of group may enter in to. He added influencing student opinion. But I that the primary reason for havwouldn't say we've gotten to that ing his signature was that compoint yet. Student Union is not panies felt it was less risky dealexactly the norm on this campus. ing with a person in an available We favor things a little bit farth- position than with a student who er out, more novel, than other might be difficult to contact. groups on the campus. That Although membership in the conies in the nature of being a Student Union becomes automatic student union. You try to look when a student pays her activity for trends and try to pre-empt fee, participation in the group on them, especially in concerts." the part of students has been very This was the description of the poor. The group feels it reaches general nature of I*mkford Stu- approximately ninety per cent of dent Union given by Timothy Car- the student body through its acter Brown, Director of Student tivities; however, the actual planActivities and advisor to the Stu- ning of these events is done by dent Union. approximately fifteen people, mainly officers and committee Past History chairmen. A membership drive was held at the first of the year The Student Union developed under the slogan, "Make it a part from the IÂŤinkford Student Com- of you to be a part of us," but mittee which was created during response was minimal. Although the 1968 - 69 academic year with all meetings are open to the stuthe purpose of regulating activ- dent body, few people attend them. lt IM in I .ankford. Brown assumed Students seem to approve of the his position In July, 1969and was programs offered, but, Brown â– fproicfctd by several students at added, "when it really comes the iHTiiiiuni', of the school year down to the nitty-gritty of orwho felt that, since there was no ganizing something, I guess they organized group on campus to don't want to do the work." correlate the various projects being held, they would like to do Appropriations something to improve the social life on campus. The Appropriations Committee Hie l.ankford Student Union approved a budget of $11,000 for was formed that year and took the Student Union this year, an over the planning of May Day and increase of $4,000. Brown exthe presentation of the film series plained that more money had been from the student government. The asked for, but this was all that next year an experimental col- could be spared. He justified the lege, tickets to special events in increase by saying that the Union the Mosque in Richmond and a wanted to improve the film serbroadened film series were in- ies by adding European films. cluded. As thization be- This has been accomplished gins its third year, it has added through the recently held Felthe rental of refrigerators and an lini Film Festival and will be art show to its list. continued in later festivals which will feature filmsby Orson Wells, Student Involvement Ingmar Bergmann and Antonini. The policies and plans of the They are also working on imStudent Union are determined by proving the concert series, of an executive committee com- which they feel "Superstar" is an posed of the officers, committee indication. Brown also said the chairmen and dormitory repre- extra money was necessary besentatives. These students decide cause "if we take a chance on what projects can be carried out something and do have a bad turnand how they will be funded. out, we can bounce back and still Brown stressed that his job con- have money to run our regular
run-of-the-mill programs." When asked if he felt his presence as a member of the Appropriations Committee could have helped the Union get its alottment, Brown replied in his opinion it could not have possibly done so. The officers must come before the committee and justify their requests. He pointed out that he not only abstained from voting on the request, but also arranged for the Union's budget to be considered last so that all of the other organizations would be sure to get their money. "The philosophy is we try not to lose too much. We have, for example, this year $11,000. The Student Union's aim is to spend all year losing that amount of money," explained Brown when asked if the group made any profit. The Union would like to provide entertainment free, but with limited funds, since films alone cost up to $100 each, a small charge must be made for some projects. Brown pointed out also that projects like the Experimental College and May Day are presented free and involve a great deal of expenditure. Although the Student Union did not go into debt last year, it was very close and money had to be borrowed from the business office to get it through the summer. Students Incorporated The student government at the College of William and Mary has incorporated its student union into a separate company with the officers as the board of directors. The students feel that since this frees them from the authority of the college, they can provide more appealing programs to the student body and also that it represents more student opinion. Tim Brown felt there were two reasons why this system would not be feasible at Longwood. First, he noted that student organizations have priority on the use of college facilities. If the Union was not affiliated with the " college, it would have to bow to any student group that wanted to use an area at the same time.
Also, the Union can get discounts would probably have little sucon products it buys through the cess. The classes will have a slightcollege and is able to use state cars to transport students to ly different appeal this year. They events. Both of these privileges will include groups centered lead to lower budget expendi- around more substantive issues, tures. He added, "I think we'd for example, the role of women have trouble attracting money in America. There will also be from the students to give us a more "how-to" classes concernfinancial base. I reaUy don't think ing certain skills. Speakers on the students are going to volun- various subjects are also being tarily pay to a corporation out- planned to come in during the side the college when they come course of the college. here in the fall with no guarantee Future Plans of what they're going to get." Tim Brown suggested several Student Government's projects he would like to see the Power Student Union become involved Some students have complain- in. He feels a symposium proed that the Student Union is tak- gram featuring outside speakers, ing over the power of the student to which other colleges would be government. In particular, they invited to send delegates, would feel the Union has too much au- be an asset to the college. Howthority in making policies and ever, he feels it must be supsetting the direction on campus. ported by donations from outBrown feels the Student Union side sources and notes that houshas provided a social atmosphere ing for the delegates would be a and new experiences for the stu- problem. A program of this type dents which "is a very powerful requires two years to plan. direction builder for a campus. I A definite effort is also going think it's pretty safe to say the to be made to improve the conStudent Union has changed this cert series and to bring more campus." He disagrees though outside plays to the campus. that power has been taken away Brown would like to see live enfrom the student government. He tertainment brought to the stufeels that the Union is under the dents on a regular basis at no power of the boards. The Student charge. In describing the group's Union's constitution must be re- future goals, he said, "We're viewed every five years by the trying to gradually gain enough student government and he feels momentum to be able to go out and that policy making is still under say 'he looks like he's going to the complete control of the three be a hit' and get him on this camboards. pus while he's cheap. ProfessionExperimental College ally, his musicianship won't One of the major projects of change for example . . . We're the Union last year was the Ex- just now getting to the point monperimental College. It featured ey-wise where we can anticipate free classes on topics that stu- something like that and take a dents had expressed an interest chance on it. The problem now is in, including yoga, bridge and trying to convince the student film making. The Union felt that, body they ought to take a chance for the first year, the college was with us." Brown emphasized that these very successful. They were particularly pleased with the success plans are for the future and that of the film making class and hope there are problems involved, the biggest of which will be money. to expand it in the future. The Experimental College will "It's going to take some more be opened again during the second money which I don't see forthsemester. The reason for the coming. I think $11,000 is all delay is that the campus is so busy we're going to get unless the fee's the first semester that the college raised and I don't think the fee's would be hard to organize and going to be raised."
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LC Defeats Lynchburg Hockey Team
Longwood's hockey team got back into the winning column last week as they defeated Lynchburg by scores of 3-2 and 1-0.
Fencing Competition To Begin November 16 Open competition for any student who has had any experience fencing will begin Tuesday, November 16 at 7 o'clock in Gym III. The competition will be on an individual basis. Equipment will be provided for all those participating. Sign up on the bulletin board in Gym III. Fencing is now in its fifth year as a service class and varsity sport at Longwood. Any exfencing student is encouraged to come and see how much they still remember about the sport. Beginning fencing students are urged to par-
ticipate. They can gam valuable experience by fencing advanced fencers and will be able to improve their basic skills. Competition will continue every Tuesday and Thursday nights from 7 to 8 until a champion is determined. No matter what skill level you are, come and try out. Spectators are welcomed to come and watch. Fencing practice for varsity members and beginning students is now being held each Thursday night at 7 o'clock in Gym III. So, come on and get in shape before the competition begins!
Longwood's hockey team was water. again victorious as they downed In the game against Madison Lynchburg College in a home College in Harrisonburg, both of game played recently on Bar- LC's teams lost with scores of low Field. The scores of the 4 - 1 for the first team and 1 - 0 games were first team 3 - 2 and for the second team. LC's first second team 1 - 0. team was very sluggish and slow, The first team played fairly and this proved their major downwell but were very weak on pass- fall against the very strongMading. Longwood had some close ison team. calls when Lynchburg's offense Although the second team lost, got the ball down to their goal. they played a very good same. The game could have gone either Mis I Davi! stated, "They could way, but luck was with the Long- have scored main time-, but just wood team. Coach Davis stated couldn't get the kill Into the that the first team "could have 1." played much better." Longwood's first and second Although the score for the sec- team played very well against ond team was low, this did not Bridgewater, Scores (or thai reflect on the skill of the team. game were first team 3-2 and Longwood's second team really second team 0-0, Both team. showed their potential. Their from Bridgewater wore strong passwork was beautiful, and they and Longwood found the compehad excellent strategy throughout tition a little rough. the game. Longwood's next home game Recapping the games from the will be Saturday, October 30 at previous week, we saw Longwood 3 o'clock on Barlow Field against fall to Madison and defeat Bridge- the Richmond Club.
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Gymnastics tryouts will begin the week of November 8. First practice will be from 4-6 on Monday, Nov. 8. All persons interested in the team must attend this meeting or see Miss Fath prior to Nov. 8.
Basketball season is just around the corner. An organizational meeting of those interested in trying out for the team will be held Mon., Nov. 8, at 8 o'clock in French Gym. Information concerning the basketball program will be given out.
By JOY KING So what if you can't swim the English Channel. If you can swim 25 yards holding a spoon with a ping pong ball in it, then you're the person we want for intramural swimming. There are fun events as well as competitive swimming. Intramural swimming will be held Nov. 1&2 at 8:50. In order to participate all you need to do is sign up in your dorm or with your sorority. On Monday the events will be the 50 yard front crawl, the 25 yard butterfly, the 100 yard free style relay, and a 100 "fun relay". Form swimming will also be held Monday night. For this event swimmers swim either the elementary backstroke or sidestroke and are judged on form. The second night the remaining events will be held. In order to find out what events these are check the entry blank in your dorm or sorority and sign up for an event. All spectators are welcome! A trophy will be given to the winning dorm or sorority and individual ribbons will be given to the individual winners in each event. Entry blanks are due in by noon Thursday the 28th of October, so sign up. All instructions, rules, and explanations of events are on the entry blank. Come on out no matter what your skill level. It's for fun and enjoyment. Remember Nov. 1&2 at 8:50 Sign Up!!
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New Sorority Complex Refused
Colleges In The News Ban Rescinded CHAHLOTTESVILLE -Virginia Attorney General Andrew P. Miller ruled last week that the ban on flags at atheletic games which had been imposed by the University of Virginia's athletics department was unconstitutional and suggested that the ban be lifted. Miller said the regulation was too broad and, in its present scope, it violated the right of free speech in the First Amendment. The University canceled the regulation, but added it would continue to encourage people not to bring flags to athletic events.
By Women In Williamsburg
Dr. Rosemary Sprague "sporting" her armor as newly elected president of the Victorians Institute.
Victorians Institute Held With Sprague Elected President
Appeals Denied HARKISONBURG -Officials at Madison College have announced Dr. Rosemary Sprague, prothey will not readmit two students fessor of English at Longwood, who were suspended for their has been elected president of parts in sit-ins held in the col- the Victorians Institute. lege's administration building in The Institute held its second the spring of 1970. The protests annual meeting here at Longwood had centered around the firing on Saturday, with about seventy of two professors and other grie- people present. vances. The students were notDr. Sprague was elected to ified that the period in which they this office during the organizacould appeal their sentences had tion meeting, in which the group expired and they would not be decided to become a permanent allowed to return. organization. Others elected by the Institute were Dr. Fire Deliberate Hargrave as secretary and edRICHMOND - The office of the itor of their journal, Dr. McNally vice president for student affairs as treasurer, and Dr. Bailey and the campus bookstore at as historian. Virginia Commonwealth UniverThe organization meeting folsity suffered extensive damage lowed the luncheon, which dividin fires that were apparently ed the morning program from the set on the campus by arsonists afternoon program. recently. The academic offices Three professors, from Virwere located in the old Presiginia and North Carolina univerdent's House which contained sevsities, spoke in the morning. eral articles of art. A 19th cenEdwin Cheek, Mars Hill College, tury Gilbert Stuart copy of Benjamin Franklin was destroyed and spoke on Dickens'presentation of a lithograph by Renoir suffered his female characters paralleling water damage. The university felt Women's Lib. He noted that Dickthe greatest loss was the early ens' early women were the com19th century Zuber hand-blocked pletely feminine, docile type. But wallpaper located in the foyer of in his later works he created them the building. Mrs. John F. Ken- with more independent and innedy had tried to obtain the paper, valued as high as $42,000, for the White House restoration. The total amount of the damage is placed between $100,000 and $200,000.
dividualistic character. Robert Scheuttinger, ofLynchburg College, discussed the religious and political philosophy of Lord Acton, a famous Victorian historian. Lord Acton had moral ideas about government, and believed in Christianity and liberalism. Harry Hargrave, of NC State at Raleigh, presented some parallels in the lives and writings of Dickens and Tennyson. Both men were looked to "for faith and guidance" by the Victorians. After the three speakers had presented their papers, the audience directed questions at the speakers and each other to clarify and argue points which had been brought up. Later, in the afternoon program, Dr. Arthur Adrian, professor of English at Case-Western Reserve University, told why Dickens is still relevant to our times. Even in this technological age, Dickens has value to us an entertainer and as a prophet. Besides his use of a "unique blend of sympathy, humor and satire," Dickens has an "intuitive grasp of (Continued on page 7)
McGinley And Webb Return With Their Doctorate Degrees
Accreditation Threatened RADFORD- The teacher preparatory program at RadfordCole has received approval from thr National Council for Accreditation di Teacher Education (NCATE); however, the group refused to grand accreditation to the college's master degree program. The college had BOUgM initial recognition for its program which has only been open lace 1964. NCATE based its refusal on the below par condition of the physical resources and a weak advisement program, which led to poor job advisement. NCATE also noted that the library budget appeared to be very low. The campus will be visited by NCATE again in the spring to reconsider the program.
Among two of the professors returning with their doctorate degrees are Patton McGinley and Randall Webb. Dr. McGinley received his Ph. D. in September after three years' work at Georgia Tech. The previous two years were spent in teaching here at Loogwood. His dissertation was done in the field of medical physics. It dealt with development of a new type of radio-therapy for the treatment of cancer. Dr. McGinley teaches introductory and advanced physics.
Emergency Drug Center BOONE, NORTH CAROLINASwitchboard, a twenty-four hour emergency drug center is being planned by the Welfare Committee of the Student Senate at Appalachian State University. The project will be patterned after centers in Greensboro and Chapel Hill and will be staffed by people trained in emergency drug first aid treatment by members of the original organization. Switchboard will work with local medical organizations and hospitals and hopes to draw community and campus support.
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'MAW DR. RANDALL WEBB Dr. Randall Webb returned this year after working on his doctorate for two years at the University of Southern Mississippi. He had previously taught at Longwood for three years. Working in his field of mathematics, Dr. Webb said that working on his dissertation had helped him with his teaching; he "looks at things differently." One interesting conclusion drawn from his studies was that "a student's attitude towards the course is the best predictor of the student's future acheivement." Note: Wedding bells will ring for Dr. Webb on Nov. 23.
A new $2.7 million complex at the College of William and Mary has been rejected by the sorority women, who the administration had planned on occupying the buildings. Of the nine sororities living in the old sorority court houses across from the president's house on Richmond Road, only two voted in favor of moving into the new facilities. The two agreeable sororities live in houses built in the early 1920's which are in severe need of repair. Although the fraternities moved into new facilities, the sororities were told they were not required to move. However, J. W. Lambert, vice president for student affairs, stated that it was possible mat the old houses would not be allowed to stay open for use much longer. The women were told by the National Panhellenic Association that they would either have to remain where they were or move as a whole by a majority vote, even though the college administrators had decided they could move on an individual basis. The objections to the new complex stemmed primarily from financial considerations. Each sorority would be responsible for forty-two rooms, whether they filled them or not. Each girl would be provided with a bed, chair, and a set of drawers, but all other furnishings would have to be supplied by the sorority. In connection with this, each group would be required to help furnish the apartments of the head residents. The new facilities would require an increased rent of $100 to $120, which many girls would not be able to afford. Each sorority would be given $3,000 to help defray the cost of carpets and appliances, however, the women feel this is not nearly enough to provide everything they would have to for the number of members they have. Loans could be obtained for some of the old chapter houses, but for other sororities the move would mean financial ruin. Panhellenic rules at William and Mary prohibit combining the sororities or opening the buildings to women not affiliated with an organization. For a sorority such as Phi Mu, which has only seventeen members, paying for the extra twenty-five rooms would be an extreme burden in the opinion of its president, Lynn Santoroski, of Alexandria. The administration had argued that moving into new facilities would strengthen the image of the Greek system among the student body. However, Becky Walker, president of Kappa Alpha Theta, feels the Greek system at William and Mary is unusual because instead of dividing the women, it gives them another group for unification. The sororities as a whole feel the new buildings would have little, if any, effect on their images. Lambert has announced that
since the sororities have decided not to move, the houses will be put to another use. The buildings were constructed so that they could be adapted to other than sorority use. It has been suggested that the complex be used for faculty housing, a music center, an honors complex or a language dormitory, but no definite decision has been made. Maureen McHenry, a Junior sorority member, feels that, outside of the financial considerations, the sororities resented the fact that the college had ordered the construction of the complex without inquiring as to whether the women wanted to move. In the long run, she felt the sororities would feel that it was a bad decision not to move, but right now the sororities attached a lot of sentiment to their old houses and did not like the idea of being pushed into something they did not want.
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(Continued from Page 1) the people of West Berlin. There had been some concern over his nomination in conservative circles, but the announcement of his award was favorably received. Brandt will deliver the traditional lecture at the University of Oslo on December 12 and will then receive his prize, valued at $88,000 tax free. GIs Pull Out
The Day Students of Longwood College are a group that try very hard to combine the best of two worlds: living at home and going to school. But somehow they don't quite succed. The home life they manage well, and getting in the studies and study time doesn't seem to create too many problems, but becoming a real part of the school is something which is not quite so easy.
SAIGON - U. S. troops were pulled out of the only remaining American fire base, Fire Base Pace, on the Cambodian border after twenty-eight days of shelling by the North Vietnamese and The Fort Lee Army Band will present a concert at 1:15 p.m. in Jarman Hall on October 30. two incidents in which GIs refused to go out on patrol. On October 9, five U. S. infantrymen refused to go out on night patrol been busy getting ready for this while Brenda Hensley, senior, By BEV ASTON because they felt it was an unOktoberfest weekend is quickly annual event. Brenda Griffin, and Becky Moreland, sophomore, necessary risk. The company approaching. Much preparation Becky West, juniors, and Sus- head the Red and White efforts. was replaced three days later; has gone into the week end al- anna Towth, freshman, served as The many activities scheduled however, twenty men in the re- ready. Each class and color has the Green and White chairmen, for the week end should make placement company refused to go Oktoberfest a treat for all. The on patrol soon after arriving. The schedule of events is as follows: MAJOR ELECTIONS fire base and the four big guns Friday, 7:30 p.m., skits. there are being manned by a Saturday, 10 a.m., parents' Petitions go out Monday, November 1 South Vietnamese garrison. meetings; 11 a.m., parade; 11:30 Petitions due by midnight Thursday, November 4 a.m., lunch; 1:15p.m.,armyband Petitions Posted — Friday, November 5 University Of Wyoming concert; 2-5 p.m., midway Campaigning begins opens; 2, 2:30, 3, 3:30 p.m., watPublic Campaigning Monday, November 1 Survey Shows Need er show; 2:30 p.m., hockey game; 10:00-11:30 p.m. For Contraception 5:15-6:30 p.m., German theme Conferences in Jarman, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 9 dinner; 7:30 p.m., skits; 9 p.m., Chairman, Vice-Chairman According to a recent poll taken cake cutting; 10 p.m., Alumnae Wednesday November 10 Public Campaigning by the Associated Women StuChi walk. 10:00 p.m.-11:30 p.m. dents, sixty-nine per cent of the Klowns for the week end will Primaries, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursday, November 11 women at the University of Wybe Eleanor Challen, Nan Pace, Chairman oming presently need some form Marti Repole, Carolyn Paxton, Final Election-Chairman Monday, November 15 of contraception. This is 29 per Susan Clark, Karen Cooper, Primaries— Vice-Chairman Tuesday, November 16 cent of the women polled. Sixty Gayle Thompson, Carolyn StarFinal Election-Vice-Chairman Wednesday, November 17 per cent said they anticipated the mont, Nancy Reynolds, Jo Smith, need for some form of contraMarcia Spear, Bonnie Longley, MINOR ELECTIONS ception before they get out of Vicki Hathcock, Kathy Barclay. college. Petitions go out Monday, November 1 Other klowns are Lisa Dixon, Surveys were put in the mail Thursday, November 18 Petitions due by midnight Carole Me reader, Melodie boxes of the women's residence Petitions posted — Friday, November 19 Hutchinson, Debbie Baker, Kathy halls and passed out in sorority Campaigning begins Mofitt, Diane Amme, Anne Fulhouses. Four hundred women reConferences - Gold Room Monday, November 22 cher, and Diane Covington. turned their surveys with the 7:30 p.m. The red and whites have chosen questions completed, and seven Public Campaigning Tuesday, November 23 to animate birds for their skit with them unanswered. 10:00 p.m.-ll:30 p.m. this year, entitled "Life is How Sixty-seven per cent of all Primaries 11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Monday, November 29 You Hatch It." The green and co-eds polled would use the serVoting in dorms whites' theme is "Tempo is Invices of a gynecologist if they Final, 11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. strumental to Life," in which Tuesday, November 30 were made available. A few Voting in dorms musical instruments play the women stated that they would (NOTE: Should primaries for Chairman not be necessary, main part. use the facility only if it were final voting for Chairman will be November 11, followed The Oktoberfest skits, as well kept confidential. on designated days by primaries or final voting for Viceas the entire week end, should Eighty-one per cent of all Chairman.) provide exciting entertainment women polled would use the serfor all. Don't miss it! vices of a gynecologist if they were made available at the StuThe Little Shop Thor dent Health Services. Has Everything" Victorian Institute Many women stated that they believed something should be (Continued from page 6) done concerning the problems 'We Give Results' mentioned in the survey, others our inner life." who did not personally have the The Victorains Institute will 295 HUNTINGTON AVE. need for contraceptives thought hold next year's meeting at NC State at Raleigh. that it would be a good thing to BOSTON, MASS. 02115 have on campus. The Institute is open to any Others stated that they would students and faculty who would like to have the seervices of a like to join. Its dues are $5 for (617) 267-3000 faculty and $2 for students. gynecologist for medical reasons other than birth control.
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Stop and think for a minute about the things that Longwood has that really mean something to you. What are they? When do they happen? I think you will find, if you really think about it, that the best things Longwood has to offer that are unique about Longwood all occur at night. Another important part of Longwood's personality is a result of the girls themselves. And let's face it, the place that we really get to know the girls is in the dorms. Sure we have classes together, but we really don't come alive until we're "home". I mean, the dorms where I get all my candid shots. I know what you're thinking. Well, the Day Students can always come visit the dorms. And that's true. But let me just ask you, how many times do you leave your dorm to visit someone who lives in another? I'm not talking about Frazer girls visiting those in Curry. I'm talking about Frazer girls visiting someone in, say, Cox or Wheeler, or even Tabbor French, and vice-versa, many, huh? Why? You don't like to walk across campus at night; I bet they don't enjoy driving over here late at night either, especially if they live way out of town or are married with families of their own, and many of our Day Students are in this last category. That's why many don't participate in Longwood's activities. It's difficult to say the least. And then to top it all off, there's communication. For some reason which I have not yet figured out, The Day Students are always the last to know about anything. Two girls I know didn't find out "Superstar" was coming till Tuesday. Tickets went on sale MONDAY!!! So you see that really makes it tough on the Day Student. What can you do? At the very least you can go out of your way to get to know them. Go over to the Day Student's Lounge and visit sometimes, you've got at least as much time as they do. You can always invite them to come spend the weekend with you, especially if your roommate's going off for the week end. And by all means tell them what's going on!!!!!
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Excerpts From Longwood Address By Lewis F. Powell
Lewis F. Powell, Jr., President Nixon's nominee for the Supreme Court, delivered the Convocation speech last year on November 17, 1970. The following paragraphs are excerpts from Mr. Powell's address concerning his views on the state of the American nation. As a former member of the State Board of Education, there was a time when I was a trustee of your institution. It was then famous as a state teachers college. Longwood is now even better known as a quality liberal arts college. I welcome the opportunity of meeting with you today. If you find my subject depressing, I want to share some of the blame with your distinguished President. He invited me to speak about the revolutionary movement in this country - a subject which I have had occasion to study. As much of this movement focuses on the college campus, the subject does have relevancy for every student. Our democracy, and the values which it sustains, are under broad and virulent attack. For the first time in America's existence, there is concern that our free democrary may be destroyed from within. It may sound alarmist to suggest that revolution could come to the most prosperous and freest country in the world. Viewed historically, the conventional ingredients of revolution simply do not exist. Yet the chilling fact remains that revolution is being planned and seriously pressed by determined white and black radicals, who are winnin acceptance and support -not from workers or farmersbut from many students and intellectual who join In the ideological assault on their own country. The Radical Organizations The organizations behind the leader are difficult to follow. There • no single, monolithic revolun -nary organization, as even the Communist party is fractionated. But there is a world-wide leftist revolutionary movement, with increasing resort to terror and vtolena. In this country, the leading exponents of revolution are the mermen and the Black Panthers, In varying degrees, these are supported by the CPUSA, SDS, Young Workers Liberation League (formerly DuBois Clubs), Progl Labor Party, and the Venceremos Brigade. These organizations cooperate and work together to achieve their common end - the destruction of the
American system. They share common hatreds and a common willingness to resort to violence. Although not always orchestrated by the Communist party, they receive its active support; they promote its ends and employ its techniques. Their heroes are Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Ho Chiminh, and Mao Tse-tung. The movement concentrates its efforts in the great cities and on the college campuses. The terrorism of urban guerrillas is mounting. There have been hundreds of bombings across the United States, and the killing and wounding of police have reached unprecedented levels. But the broadest thrust of the movement remains on the college campus. Led by the now fractionated SDS, there are some 200 New Leftist committees and groups consisting of 20,000 militant activists, plus an estimated 300,000 generally sympathetic supporters, chiefly among students, graduate students and younger faculty members. Although this is a relatively small segment of our student population of some seven million, it has an influence and a capability for evil and violence far beyond its numerical strength. The New Leftists and black militant groups are the cutting edge of revolution. The Campus Base of Revolution "The (New Leftists) ... regard the universities as the soft spot in a society they are trying to bring down . . ." In a relatively few years, frightening progress has been made toward radicalizing the campus. Beginning in 1964 at Berkeley, the movement has engulfed many of the most prestigious universities and is a recognized influence on almost every campus. Fascist techniques have been employed regularly. There has been widespread civil disobedience, accompanied by sitins, disorders, vandalism and arson. Colleges have been shut down; files looted; manuscripts destroyed and buildings burned. Freedom of speech has been denied, reasoned discourse repudiated and academic freedom endangered. The rights of nonradical students - to attend classes, to exercise freedom of choice, to hear moderate and conservative viewpoints, to participate in ROTC, and to enjoy the detached pursuit of truth and knowledge have all been trampled upon. The drive to establish the campus as the principal base of revolution continues to gain momentum. University administrators confronted with non-negotiable "demands," backed by threats
of coercion and violence, all too often surrender or resort to selfdefeating appeasement. But most administrators deserve sympathy and assistance rather than condemnation. Far too many faculty members, shielded by tenure and invoking academic freedom, support student demands and oppose sanctions. Nonradical students, curiously ambivalent and easily duped, rarely come to the aid of their beleagured university. Manipulation of the Nonradical Students This rending apart of academic life on the campus could not have been accomplished by the radicals alone, even with the toleration and unwillingness to enforce discipline so often manifested by campus authorities. One of the ingredients which gives credibility to the radical movement is the significant measure of support accorded by the nonradical students. The extent of such support has varied from campus to campus, and has depended much upon the tactical "cause." There has been general unanimity on issues re-
lating to the Vietnam war and to alleged racism. There also has been surprising student support for spurious issues such as alleged repression, injustice in the courts, brutality by the police and machinations by the "militaryindustrial complex.'' On these and related issues many nonradical students and faculty members swallow the party line of the revolutionaries. There is an astonishing absence of critical analysis and little concern for truth. At times, campuses have been engulfed by mass hysteri: in an almost total flight from reason. It is evident that the modern university has failed in its historic task of training young minds to be skeptical of sloganeers, to question the glib huckster, and to seek rational rather than emotional solutions. Radical leaders have been able consistently to inflame, confuse, exploit and even radicalize tens of thousands of fine young Americans — almost as if they were untutored children. The Attack on American Policies and Goals There always has been debate and dissent with respect to national policies and goals. No thoughtful person would wish to inhibit even the most vicious criticism. As a lawyer, I am particularly sensitive to the preservation of these rights, which are rooted so deeply in our Bill of Rights and in the AngloAmerican tradition. Dissent and divergent views have helped mold
national character and policy, and «they contribute vitally to the solution of national problems. Thus, I make no suggestion that the present broadly based attack is beyond the limits of permissible dissent. It is appropriate to recognize, however, that it has new and disquieting dimensions. The attack is directed against policies and goals which most Americans have heretofore respected. It has a volume, intensity and intolerance which may be unprecedented. It condones coercion and encourages disregard of due process. Some elements of it, both in form and substance, reflect a notable parallelism with the Communist propaganda line against this country. The second category of targets is more subtle. They relate to the most vital elements of what we call the American system. The targets here include both processes and values,. The processes now being questioned seriously — for the first time in our national existence - include the very fundamentals of a representative free democracy: majority rule, checks and balances, due process and the rule of law itself. The values which sustain these processes of representative democracy are also being questioned, ridiculed and twisted. They include such concepts as duty, loyalty, patriotism, honor, decency, morality, civility, respect, tolerance, and the dignity of work, and national pride - in America's past, present and future. The Intellectual Base Of Criticism The most defamatory part of this criticism comes, of course, from the radical extremists who wish to destroy America. But the hard-core revolutionaries are a relatively small segment of our population. They would have little chance of achieving this goal without the participation by an influential spectrum of Americans who choose to attack and undermine, rather than defend, our basic values and institutions. Many of those who join in this attack. In varying degrees, come from the most influential segments of our population: namely, from among the communications media, and from among those who write and editorialize in our leading journals, who are prominent in the arts and theater, who preach in the pulpits and who
teach on the college campuses. An increasing number of politicians seek to build their reputations by irresponsible indictments of their own country and society. Perhaps few of these individuals consciously intend to support or encourage revolution, but their influence - unwitting as it may be - is nevertheless profound. They call themselves and each other "intellectuals." Their influence is strong in the media, in scholarly and popular journals, in the arts and theater, in the church and in education. Some are instrumental in arranging the unprecedented publicity-through the mass media and by invitation to write and speak — which is provided for revolutionary spokesmen, including many with criminal records. Others, including rich and famous people, contribute to radical causes and entertain Black Panthers and other extremists in their homes. In short, we are witnessing what in effect is an ideological assault on the fundamentals of our system and our most basic beliefs. If this assault continues long enough, without a balance of strong and constructive responses, the forces which it generates and the persons whom it embitters could frustrate the processes of democracy and destroy our most cherished institutions. Indeed, this assault could pave the way for the anarchy and despotism which are the prime goals of the revolutionaries. Despite the agonizing and intractable problems which concern, divide and frustrate us, and which must be addressed with utmost determination, America is still the envy of the world. The people of virtually every other country would like to emigrate to America. In other free countries, the millions who would like to live here are restrained only by our immigration laws. In all Communist countries the people, as if they were slaves and criminals, are restrained by walls and barbed wires - not merely from emigrating to America but indeed from leaving their Communist countries at all. Let those who glibly mouth the Communist line slogans take a look at the Berlin Wall, a monstrosity which is an affront to the dignity of man and exemplifies the mbsrent represslo.i J: Marxist doctrine.