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(Photo by Charles Griffin) their opp iti wa f or a news featur Oo i sition to the Vietnam r. 5 Page 2, Fountainhead, December 16, 1969, Tuesday Fountainhead biased says student petition By MARGE SIMPKINS Staff Reporter Sophomore Tom Bennet is spearheading a petition to be presented to SGA _ president John Schofield outlining two major changes for the campus newspaper, Fountainhead The petition’s first “that all funds assigned to the Fountainhead received from student fees paid to the Student Government Association, be witheld immediately.’ Secondly, _ it the appointment of a committee to investigate the operation of the Fountainhead The petition, is the result of what Bennet says is the paper's recommends being ‘completely opinionated.” The petition must have at least 1,000 signatures to be present effectively In an interview, Bennet, also headed the campus Rally for America demonstration stated, When gave the Rally for America on the mall there was no coverage.’ He indicated that he was going to the Rublications Board about the matter as soon as possible Bennet added that it was great’’ that the Fountainhead petition is getting coverage Bennet said he had not written to the editor about his complaints, but knows of those who have. Bennet stated that the paper has improved in a way, but that he thought it should think of a better way to get its money than through charging campus orgainzations for advertisements. As a further list of improvements, Bennet added that the Forum has been biased. He said that facts are not given in the paper. A suggestion to print only 3,000 papers to fill the reading demand instead of enough for the whole student population was offered by Bennet. He pointed out that there are a number of papers wasted each week Bennet in a_ prepared statement said, ‘The success of this petition will also mean the establishment of a committee, appointed by the SGA and president Jenkins, to investigate the bias presented by the paper and make suggestions to problems the presents,’ correct the Fountainhead “It involves controversy and Bennet said. students, apathy,” Faculty Senate to hear ‘pass-fail' proposal A proposal! for a pass-fail system for ECU will be presented to the Faculty Senate when school reopens after Christmas holidays. Tom Clune, SGA secretary of internal affairs, said in a prepared statement that his office had been ‘‘diligently working the past few months,’”’ with the proposal. “Basically, this system of grading gives the studer te stu chance to explore courses outside his major field without experiencing undue grading pressure by competing with those in tiat particular major,” Clune said. Ciune cited ‘‘months of reference and exploration” into the pass-fail systems used at other schools such as, Harvard, Brown, Columbia, UNC, Princeton and Colgate. Clune said that his office had applied the ideas of several different systems to its proposal in order to have it “work to the greatest advantage on our campus."’ Clune said that he hoped that any student who was interested in the system should “make their feelings known by contacting the office of internal affairs or the Fountainhead.’ Financial aid programs to be examined Wed. There will be a meeting at 4 p.m. Wednesday, in Wright Auditorium to disseminate information about financial aid programs for next year and to distribute Parents’ Confidential Statements. A confidential statement must be submitted to Princeton, NJ. by every student wishing to apply or reapply for one or more of the following aid programs National Defense Student Loan, Nursing Student Loan, Educational Opportunity Grant, North Carolina Tuition Scholarship, Nursing Student Scholarship, and College Work-Study. Another reduction in federal funds is anticipated for next year. In order for one to have his request for aid on file in time to receive consideration, attendance is necessary, Robert financial aid aCcOraing to Boudreaux, officer Fountai nhead news analysis Moratorium committee sponsors peace parade By ALAN SABROSKY The march against the war in Vietnam this past Friday, Dec 12, was an example of the which +hoair weir correct means by citizens may petition government. The ECU Moratorium Committee, which sponsored the event, had secured a parade permit for 1 p.m. from the Greenville administration for a designated route. The conditions of the permit were carefully adhered to by the participants. Approximately 150 persons, including 12 faculty members or other older members of the community, assembled on the eastern portion of the Mall shortly before 1 p.m Wayne Eads opened the affair and introduced Dr Sidney Finkel, a_ faculty member from the School of Business, who presented a brief rationale for the march. Finkel’s speech, the group formed into a long Following column of two abreast, and began moving out of the Mall and down 5th Street escorted by the Greenville Police Department Members of the ECU Moratorium Committee and GAP acted as ‘‘parade marshals'’ to keep the marchers moving and prevent any fragmentation of the parade. Numerous signs indicated the desire of the marchers for an end to the war and the coming of peace. One sign, however, seemed notably out of consonance with the others. Instead of proclaiming ‘‘Bring the troops home of End the Wisle Th asserted Victory for the Viet-Cong The marchers positions generally coincided with that expressed by Marty Hudson, who said both sides were at fault in the war, but the important thing was to end the fighting as soon as possible. Several participants in the march expressed opinions of the day's events. The necessity for having a legal, peacefu march was mentioned by many Mrs, Patricia Marshall, the wife of a member of the ECU ) »f Philosphy Nyenartr il Departi | ; stated emphatically that, while she favored leqa participation, she would not have marched if a permit hac not been granted The use of violence as a means of protesting the war a tactic favored by factions such as the SDS was castigated by Mrs. Marshall, who asserted that it ‘seems absurd to use violence to protest violence.” Reactions to the march by members of the Greenville community were a blend of indifference and dislike. As the parade passed down Sih Street on its way back to the campus, a man who was painting his house did not bother to turn around to look at the marchers. There was no discernable heckling, although many comments were heard m onlookers, both white and black, male and female, which were critical of both the protest and the protestors. One Group of sarcastically remarked men “What do those kids know of War? They've never had any har times.”’ Correct or not, indicated the gener to the march. Various chants were used at intervals. ‘‘We don’t want your lousy war" and “Tricky Dicky end the War” were the most frequent. lhe Cra an willie administration also became a target of the moratorium, as “Here's to you, Hagerty: We don't want your facist state’ was frequently heard. The most common chant, however, was ‘‘Peace...Now! A businessman, looking at the demonstrators from his d it al response doorway, exclaimed to another man after he heard several repetitions of ‘‘Peace...Now!" : “Damn! They sound like the Hitler Youth!” Opinion as to what would follow an American withdrawal South Viet-Nam were mixed. Most of those | spoke to felt that it would result ina victory for the Viet-Cong, from although as Finkel said, most of them opposed both the tactics of the Viet-Cong and Communist dictatorship, as well as the Saigon regime However, the consensus aqreement seemed to be in with the view of one young coed who stated that ‘even if a bloodbath followed 4 Communist victory, it was better than losing more American lives.’ Participants uncertain as to the possibility of using the UN to secure 4 were also (continued on page 3) SCLC marchers arrested on ‘no permit’ charge Twenty-nine blacks were arrested here Friday afternoon and charged with parading without a permit. The marchers said they were protesting the death sentence for 18-year-old Miss Marie Hill which was upheld last week by the state Supreme Court. They carried a coffin. Gc.den Frinks of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference said he felt there would be arrests but “only enough are going to march to fill up the police bus."’ He said it takes 40 people to fill the bus. Frinks called the march a “symbolic funeral,” the first of a statewide protest in support of Miss Hill. He also said that a statewide march on Raleigh has been planned for Thursday to protest Miss Hill’s sentence Miss Hill, of Rocky Mount, was sentenced to die for the slaying of Rocky storekeeper W.E Mount Strum, 65 Strum was found dead in his store on Oct. 7, 1968 from gunshot wounds, Miss Hill is slated to die in the gas chamber at the state prison at Raleigh on Dec. 26. However, an appeal is planned to delay the execution. Those jailed Friday included 12 youths and 17 adults, including a Number of Southern Christian Leadership Conference leaders. All were placed in the Pitt County jail under $200 bonds. Trial for the marchers has been set for Dec, 19 in Pitt County District court. Twenty-seven other illegal parading cases are set for trial On that date also. These cases Involve 27 ECU students who were arrested for parading without a permit slightly more than 24 hours after the city ordinance was enacted Assisstant Police Chief E.G Cannon informed other leaders tt new Frinks and vat they faced arrest if they violated the city parade ordinance. He gavé Frinks a copy of the new ordinance just before the parade and march was organized. Frinks said he had not been asked to lead the march. He said that they planned to take 4 coffin used in the march to Fayetteville for a Gl protest march there Saturday. The coffin was confiscated by police. Some of the protestors appeared reluctant to take part in the march but Lhe encouraged by adults, according to a story !” the Saturday issue of the News and Observer. state C while se Milton Fitch, coordinator of the SCL not marching or among tho arrested, helped to line uP the march at the start. war? / hard Ot, it sponse ised at t your Dicky » Most elaine ame a um, as ly: We State” |. The (continued from page 2 wever, mutual pat of = American and North ing at Vietnamese troops and m_ his : ipervise an election to nother fetermine the question of the several i political control of South owl” VietNam. Some felt that it ke the uld be done, and that the Communist negotiators in Paris would had been wrong to reject drawal President Nixon's proposal to vere io just this last spring; others, spoke such as Joe Atkins and Dan alt in Searson, considered any such Cong, iction to be unfeasible, as the 10st U.N. was powerless.”’ rh the The marchers returned to 1g and the Mall shortly after 2, having ip, as alked some two and a half egime miles without any incidents. ensus The conduct of the Greenville ement jlice evoked compliments young from the ECU Moratorium enita Committee, which expressed ed a ts thanks to the Police twas Department and particularly to more Chief Gladston for their ississtance, also Back on the Mall, a number sibility of speakers presented their reg jiews on behalf of the Moratorium and the entire inti-war movement. Prominent in these proceedings were 'yde Frazier and George Viasits of the United States Citizens for Peace, an organization at Chapel which has been formed to coordinate inti-war movements on a statewide basis. Both men expressed their belief that mass demonstra- e city tions were not achieving their gave purpose; it was necessary to go new to the ‘‘grass roots’’ of e the American society on a was person-to-person basis in order to reach the majority of the + been American people. These and h. He ther speeches fasted for take a approximately one hour, after ch to vhich the demonstration rotest terminated, The At least 170 persons, by Ncluding approximately 20 people from Chapel Hill, took part in the march at any given estors ume, e part As people were entering and were leaving the procession at ults, mtervais, a total of perhaps n the <9V people, most of them is and tudents, could well have taken Part in the event. Many tudents-nearly nine thousand, tate Mh fact-did not participate. while 90mMe may well have been ee ‘pathetic? others were required p the ‘0 be in class during the time, ‘ and could not have taken part, even had they wished to do so. Of those who could have, participated and did not, their >pinion was that the protestors Atlanta New York *Million mile pilots GREENVILLE POLICE led the marchers on their two and one half mile tratk around the downtown business district. (Photo by Charles Griffin) Moratorium marchers should ‘give the Administration a chance; the war wasn’t created in a day, and it won't end in a day.” TAKE OFF! Now you can fly from ECU Charlotte - Norfolk _ Raleigh — Richmond ~ Washington,D.C. — Special Reduced Rates to industrial business cities. *Full safety instruments Tuesday, December 16, 1969, Fountainhead, Page 3 Cadet Rex Meade commands AFROTC Cadet Lt. Colonel Rex Meade assumed command of the 600th AFROTC Cadet Group recently. Grades and extracurricular activities are considered in the selection of the cadet commander. Each year three cadet commanders are chosen. One serves as commander in_ fall, one in spring. winter, and one in The two major events he plans for this quarter is the Marchathon and a military formal dinner The Marchathon is the annual cadet march to collect money for the March of Dimes The dinner will be held in February for men who are in the reserves or who are retired. A guest speaker, films, and awards will be presented. @ 3-HOUR SHIRT SERVICE e@ 1-HOUR CLEANING Hour Glass Cleaners DEIVE-IN CURB SERVICE 14th and Charles 8t. Corner Across From Hardec’s Complete Laundry and Dry Cleaning Service $67.00 34.00 19.00 14.00 21.00 35.00 67.00 Fares based on total no. of persons in a group. 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Miller, C latmunmg i2 ot ebounc 2 encounter with a Southern the team’s third leading scorer Sophomore Jim Fairley Conference foe to the tune of going into the game, has been continued to impress as he 90-72 keeping the defenses loose with scored 16 points and got eight For the record E ast his outside shooting, but rebounds. Jim Gregory scored FLAG PRESENTED TO NATATORIUM — Givin Carolina, which had been without him in there, there was oe oe ae bes coat fay Sattar (right) alone ae ins at sbou > Pirates : accepted an American flag presented by Randy Briley in layers, Gregory, Modling and ae : a ceremony before the NC. State swimming meet. Jim Kiernan, on fouls and both Fairley and Greg Crouse were Py carrying four apiece when the Deadlines announced game ended The application deadiine ENTIRE STOCK ttention: tuaents for three men’s int ae an d F acu | ty sports events were announced Monday by Kent Legget, publicity director for en's intramural sports MEN’S FLARE LEG CITY LAUNDERETTE Rosters and applications for SLACKS . the Intramural Swimming and Stripes — Plaids - Solids Leave your laundry, we do it for you. Nitya date oes due dane Reg $7 and $8 values H . . ] Hr. Fiuff Dried Laundry Service L eqget said that anyone who Includes soap and bleach wishes to participate in any of these activities should cx Laundry 91, Ibs. 83¢, Folded 93¢ the rhlbbahin Office in 160, Minges before the deadline Ge DRY CLEANING and SHIRTS dates The deadline for 3.88 Waist Sizes 29 to 34 ct ne aeage 813 Evans Street applications for the Intramural Down from Burger Chef Fou! 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Another pin was scored by East Carolina's Steve Morgan over Curt Mitchell in 2:50, at 134. Ron Williams, replacing the injured Tim Ellenberger in the 126-pound class, John Carroll (150), and Mike Spohn (167), another state champion, also scored decisions for the Pirates as they moved out to a 22-3 lead in team point score with Wrestlers win at Duke; Ellenberger, Bastian lead dua! meet competition were Robert Corbo (142), Tom Marsh (190), and Bob Jaronczyk (unlimited). The absence of Cliff Bernard due to an injury may have hurt the Pirates’ chances of making a better showing but the victory extended the team’s record to 2-0 in addition to having won the state Collegiate Wrestling Championship. The Pirates’ next foe will be your happy SPoppinGe STORE GIFTS FOR HIM... Duke's Dick Donovan in 7:21. : re Ohio Northern University, in ; three weight classes remaining. , ee ing Bastain also remained a Minges Coliseum Thursday ing undefeated by outpointing his Suffering their first losses in night. yin et. Bucs lose £ : eon HATHAWAY ee Carolina University s OUR MEN'S SHOP IS an freshman team after claiming SPOKEN : t first win, a 123-87 romp ACEC NGONERL IMPORTED ed oy Chowan College, suffered HERE mnbien ae outne nn fourth loss of the year 4 rene Anan a aq Richmond, 50-47. eee cot m ple Wine 1e Baby Bucs led most of ¥ ny for the way until the late minutes pie oNDOvER cls Oar and he game when Richmond's n8 rallied to take the lead the first time with 5:21 left jame fter that the Baby Bucs ed again. Their largest f the night was 12, when ed 15-0 with [1:20 ning in the first half. Faber was the top scoret f the Baby Bucs with tb Jave Franklin added 10. for Richmond were Anastasio with 13 aid Joe with 12. 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If you proceed with your friend, girl, vife Child, perent ol mother-in-law in an orderly the subject to manner down sidewalks you Greenville for parading you Cc arrested for disturbing the peace, now you are arrest In Once yuld be arrested for shopping. 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Ask him for your parade permit Were every lav abiding person from ECU or Greenville to do this, | think the Ordinance would be of short Ie atl very well that tT 1S ali VEry Vv¥CtT tliat duration change or pregress is caused by the actions of a flamboyant few, but the change we now see was caused by the of their actions anticipation and they now are preparing for court to overthrow what they so iemently sought It appears the Revolution ts cycle creating a_- vicious Perhaps the revolution, or protest marches. The answer to the ridiculous is Greenville’s corporate answer Is not ridicule attitude is ridicule it course. ridiculous, let us Within the law, of Play was By CHIP CALLAWAY A FLEA IN HER EAR was a roaring success. Sophistocated farce, even when done by professionals, is one of the most difficult of all types of drama to “‘bring off,’’ but the East Carolina Playhouse did “bring it off.” The settings were whimsically excitingly done; the costuming, bright 1; the characters delightful; and, the entire effort well directed. Sophistocated French farce depends heavily on perfect but and timing and comic exaggeration: both were present in the VHr Cleaning Breakfast— 55¢ Now Available Part Time Professional Sales Opportunity fn The Greenville rea 4 pick Pull time positions als. CALL ROBERT in ¢ Cleaners & Launderers Cor. 10th & Cotanche Sts.G Colonial Heights Soda Shop & Restaurant Now Serving Meals Drink Included “711 &. 16h St 752-~ 6778 Sanford brings state into exciting new era By SONNY McLAWHORN Terry Sanford has a way of things better. He North Carolina out of making brought the doldrums into an exciting, of government. New Day” for And he s a qood innovative eld He foresaw a th Carolina thought education W place to begin. During Sanford’s four years in the Governor Mansion, funds for state-supported colleges universities increased by 70 percent, while marked and support for public schools increased 50 percent Sanford thought the state shoud! undertake projects to supplement the regular high school curriculum. He established the Governor's School for Gifted Children and the School for eighth-grade Both of these pilot programs Advancement “underachievers.”’ have been dramatically successful. And considered to bp signif advances ii) the role Ha state goverment Ine : Riise former governor has maintained membership 0 number of Educational organizations, iNcluding the National Council fo; Edu of Disadvantaged Cc} National Association Retarded Children Committee for Public Schools Governor Sanford institu a statewide system of community — colleges, The effects of this far-reaching project be seen especially in the rural areas Sanford comes to Duke with outstanding credentials He js both are ihe ucation Na Ucation hildren, the for and the the Support of ted can already an excellent administrator and fund-raiser But more importantly, he is a friend of the student. ‘roaring success’ production of this play The hilariously moving second act was the high point of the show, as different wives and husbands, and lovers, hotel mistaken quick and keepers, and kept the audience reeling with laughter identities and confusion as to who was going to be caught doing what. The romping finale left the audience stil! gigaling as thoy audience stil! giggling as they walked out of the .neater. While most of the characters were handled competently, one far outdid the others. Camille, played by Jim Leedom, was the obvious hit of the play. His , For Colleg Students Over wailabl Graduation »2-+080 (Pou OVER TEN sreenville, N.C 3 Hr. Shirt Service Dinner— 97¢ ridiculous inability to speak his consonants and _ his addresses to the audience brought tidal waves of laughter. Camille, if played badly, could have destroyed any hope of making the play truly funny, but the finesse and Leedom seems to posess made the play | would like to make one other mote about one of the quizical comic ability 2amsey, who possess characters. Mart it would talent as an actor, should be used for soemthing other than an “old man’ every time he steps on the stage. !n spite of his competence as an “old man’’, Ramsey’s talents should be more fully exploited than they have been in the last two years in which the actor and the audience have been constantly subjected to Ramsey as the ‘‘old man Adding to the success of the play were the overly ornate settings that formed the perfect backdrop for such madcap chaos that is the soul of true farce. Not to qualify this praise, but one grows [0 expect such well-done sets from a talent such as John Sneden, who never seems t0 dissappoint the audience even if occassionally a play does. All in all, one could say that the evening at the theater was as genuinely entertaining 4 | have experienced in 4 long seem does Drawings by Aa Kaupelis, are La : IM displayed by the Department on the third floo! of Rawl through Dec. !9. aap inte Kaupelis is a professor '" i Department of Art eee an at New York University, ‘ “7 earning author of the book, “Lea!” to Draw.” Sen one of some Nn liberal. of laws targets agency He comput are no comput He h federal! from be politica Jost files Car All comput check sum de census pelieve banks the ex the inj he adv 1) burgec precat 2) challe: retain 3) built- 4) tatist 5) emplc No threat contir liberti black t | Own WN to be hume speak his quizical audience ives of played lestroyed the play e finesse Leedom the play. one other of the sey, who possess vould be ther than time he spite of an “old ts should ted than last two ctor and ve been ted to in ass of the y ornate ved the or such the soul . qualify jrows to ne sets as John eems to ree even 1oes. say that ater was ing as | a long st a a EE ia a By BILL CONNELLY Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Sam J. Ervin Jr. of North Carolina is properly known as Sen the more conservative members of Congress. But on one of some major questions involving civil rights, Ervin ranks as a liberal. For example, Ervin is perhaps the Senate's leading advocate sf laws to protect the privacy rights of Americans. His chief computer systems, data banks and government ( targets are agency snoopers. He has called for a new federal agency to regulate -omputers--to assure that citizens’ reputations and credit ratings not permanently damaged by erroneous or outdated ( are computer information. He has also fought, with some success, for laws to protect federal employees fromfrom highly personal questionnaires and from bosses who pressure them to buy savings bonds or support political candidates. Viost recently, Ervin has been after the computers. The = 7 old Senator believes that, without regulation, computer files can pose a major threat to individual privacy. All of us have been, or will be, victimized or harrassed by a computer,” Ervin said in a recent speech. ‘‘Last year | recieved a check from the Social Security agency for $754.25 for lump sum death benefits. 1 returned the check with a letter saying | was happy to port that, contrary to the computer's deduction, any dications that | had passed away were slightly exaggerated... if the computer has, through folklore, acquired an image infallibility, this is not the image it has in my mind Nor is it the image in the minds of those countless millions Americans whose reputations, jobs, credit and insurane tings, health records, security clearances, driver's licenses and ‘overnment benefits...may be destroyed of threatened by a These are the people who stand to suffer at some time in from erroneous information in their computer files ‘ich they cannot confront or explain.” As Ervin notes, computers have a retentive memory, and are ‘giving. More serious, they do not always correct their own stakes or bring their findings up to date. Anyone who has ried to write an oil company or a large department store about knows how difficult it is to argue with a their lives billing errot mputer Furthermore, our society is only beginning to feel the impact of the computer revolution. Within both government and ness, there is growing interest in creating data banks, which suld contain a dossier on almost every American. Information i person's background, financial status, etc., would be nstantly retrievable. 't would be a great help, of course, to the credit bureaus, the census-takers and various government agencies. But Ervin believes the potential for misuse and error would make the data banks a serious threat to individual liberty. “Our present legal system affords no protection against the the excesses of computers, and no adequate legal remedies for the injustices they may cause,’’ Ervin complains. To correct this, he advocates: 1) A new independent regulatory agency to oversee the burgeoning computer industry and to require that it take precautions against unwarranted invasion of privacy. 2) Laws assuring each citizen the right to confront and challenge the information and records about him that are retained by computers. 3) More self-regulation by the computer industry, including buil-in protections in the machines. 4) Controls on government questionning of citizens for statistical purposes. ; More laws to protect the privacy rights of federal emp oyes, : F Not everyone agrees that the problem is as urgent or as threatening as Ervin describes it. And the senator’s critics continue to question why anyone so solicitous of individual liberties coult ae ax strongly opposed to civilrights laws for Ff black people. But almost everyone agrees that Ervin is directing attention wt e : ae may one day be a serious national problem. We know enough now of the implications of this technology te (0) 4 9 begin taking action both in the private and the public sectors 3 to brit : ; : i } ring the electronic brains under effective control of the ' \ume . ‘an beings they are created to serve,” he argues. Tuesday, December 16, 1969, Fountainhead, Page 7 ON MY MIND By DON OSBORNE Because America has become so polarized in the past few years in her socio-political outlook, | have devised a spectrum into which most Americans seem to fit. | see at one extreme end of our social spectrum a group of lost people, concerned only with themselves, searching for something to befieve in, not really knowing how to go about living. These are the people, living in communes, losing themselves in drugs, trying to find themselves and only getting deeper lost. As the spectrum progresses, there stems the group which, equally lost, have lost themselves in causes — social, political, pseudo-religious and otherwise. These are the advocates of various types of negative revolution. They claim to have all the answers and are adama. ¢ in their philosophies, refusing to deter from their courses, regardless of whether or not they can be proven “wrong”. The progression passes rapidly to the next step, not so radical, not quite as sure of the “answers’’ they purport. They are sure only that ‘something must be done.’ They intellectualize, debate and suggest, enjoying their position in the spectrum because it is stylish. In the middle of the spectrum are those which are iost in the confusion of each issue as it merges into other issues. These are the pragmatists which cannot even decide what they befieve in in general because there is no unity in their approach to different situations. They may have a very “‘conservative’’ view on one issue and an equally “‘liberal’’ view on a similar problem. Therefore, they quite often contradict their own policies, trying not to offend anyone. Here the spectrum passes into an equal side opposing the onle already discussed. There are first those which propose suggestions, only of the opposite view as those on the other side of the spectrum. There are next the radicals which claim to have all the — usually reactionary to the ones their opposites/equals claim. For example, if the left side claims that violent revolution is the only answer, their opposite/equals will claim that violent suppression of revolution is the only answer. The extreme end of this side of the spectrum are those who, instead of dropping out of society, are so wrapped up is establishing a social position that they are concerned only with themselves and how they answers can best fit socially. | wonder if anyone which fites into any phase of this spectrum can be persuaded to be any different than they already are; |! wonder if anything | or anybody writes or says really makes a difference. It seems that those who already hold opinions are not going to be swayed to deviate from their convictions and those lost in themselves aren’t going to have opinions concerning anything bigger than themselves. Therefore, |! am waithing for the outcome of the social chaos which is progressing in my country and | feel helpless to do anything about it. A modicum of social-political unity is the thing for which I'll hope. Love, brother . . . that's where it's at for 1970. And that’s how we feel about our customers who made 1969 go. Thanks! RENCH It’s the year of the brogue . . . the time to be bold in styling. Collegians have the look 44 that’s “IN” this <4 season. Prime Poetry forum opens Thursday in Arts Center Members of the ECU Poetry Forum will read some of their Original poetry at the Greenville Art Center at 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18. The program, ranging from modern avant-garde verse to more conventional types, will be ‘‘interesting varied,” according to Vernon Ward, assistant professor of English and director of the Poetry Forum. The readers will be; Ward, Richard Capps, Ann Marie Capps, Fred Sorensen, Edna Fisher, Woody Thurman, Maxim Tabory, Anita Brehm and Claire Pittman. There will be no admission charge and _ the invited. public is for winning the Joe Murnick award for best wrestler in the state University + Book A silent voice? A group of students here are circulating a petition to have student funds taken away from the Fountainhead. They say our news is slanted. They say, and rightfully so, that our editorials are biased and do not reflect ‘the mood of the student body.” And, so they gripe and circulate petitions. Wouldn't it be nice if they were to come to the Fountainhead office and join the staff so that their “side could be heard.’ We are yet to refuse a staff member because of his conservative line of thinking. But instead of making a positive contribution, they only gripe and circulate petitions. nd to think. They call us negative. So today, the newspaper will make nu comment in today, the newspaper will make its editorial column. Are we to think that the students want us to say nothing. We await your reply. A silent voice? tamhead make you free Paul F. (Chip) Callaway Editor-in-Chief Phyllis Bridgeman............-..------- Managing Editor Robert (NONE 3.26... 6. 0068. Business Manager Mobart MeDowsell ..... 2.0... 0-505 eee Coordinating Editor Keltniantichh ¢ 5s ocd. ieee. ee Features Editor Benjamin BANCY «....-:..0055-- + css ee News Editor Wayne aus. 2.0... 5.5.05. nee eso Production Manager TICE Sa ee aaa onc Advertising Manager GOMDV Led 9655455 sc ese te Sports Editor PION RECOI 65605 cece ces ce cies Oe Wire Editor CTE fadt ee CULO Lo: ae Oe ee een Copy Editor COTE GIT: ow ee ccc ccc noses Photographer tra L. Baker .... Adviser Dear Editor, Congratulations to Alan Sabronsky (Conservative Commentary, Fountainhead Dec. 9, 1969) for flawlessly rattling off the Conservative (Facist?) view of public assembly. Unfortunately, Sabrosky’s version of the events of December 4 lack one minor detail truth. Had Mr. Sabrosky been present on the ECU mall before the walk through Greenville, he would have heard demonstration organizers offer advice on how to AVOID vioiating the maze of local regulations restricting public assembly. So much for the ‘‘politics of confrontation” nonsense. Other sections of the Sabrosky ‘‘Commentary”’ reek of Vice-President Agnew’s absurd ‘‘effete snobs’ theory. Once again Mr. Sabrosky demonstrates his ignorance by mindlessly conservative’ dogma, totally unrelated to the December 4 arrests. reciting WS: “ideological only the ‘‘silent majority’’ to overcome thet deadweight inertia and become in theit lf one considers the Constitution rhetoric,” | can urge members of invoived government, rather than simply adding their mindless mass to the ruling party's bandwagon J.R. Frahm Dear Editor | am student here. Recently, | left my books on the shelves bookstore, as who presently a outside the anyone must shops in this place of business. Upon returning, my books found. What am | to conclude? That the book store is in league with book theives? | certainly hope not, but the fact that the bookstore takes no responsibility for books and other articles left on those shelves seems to be somewhat were nowhere to be ridiculous when they must be left there by enyone who shop there How about checking into another system which would prevent these people with sticky fingers from getting suct AND HERE THEY ARE! THE FINANSTS IN OUR FirsT ANNUAL DRAFT ideal opportunities foi practicing their trade perhaps some sort of checking system in the vicinity of the store. Jeral L. Mooneyham Dear Editor: The Poet-Senatot Minnesota recently won an award for this poem. | would like to dedicate it to the Greenville City Council. This ts a clean, safe town/ No one can just come round/ With ribbons and bright thread/ Or new books to be read/ This is an established place/ We have accepted patterns in lace/ And ban itinerant vendors of new forms and whirls/ And things that turn the heads of girls... Tom Finan from Dear Editor: Last Wednesday, in order to show support for team, | made a poster saying, “Go Pirates” “What's a other to more our on one side and Roche?’’ on the take to the However, as soon as | got in game the door a man came running up to me and very rudely away saying, “Jenkins says, ‘No posters’.”” think allowed to grabbed it | don't ! would mind take a poster to the game, but to be overtly rude about it was more not being than unnecessary Inside the qym, however, vere two b sian ona TWO De », a SIGH ON a sheet, and severai posters. So why was mine grabbed away? | later asked for an official explanation, and was told that ‘Someone might bring one in saying ‘Black Power’. | can understand there being a reason to stop Black Power posters to preserve the school’s good name — but what of others? Mine had nothing to do with Black Power and |'m white, so that excuse won't hold for me. | have short hair, was neatly dressed and had shaved, so there can be no reason there, It Vas written on both sides, so | couldn't be accused of wanting to writ to write something else And whatever in the world can be an excuse for being unnecessarily rude? 's it that in order to prevent fi f J rom one small segment of the population we must stomp on everyone? | bi no earthly reason for it. Edward Brodie Spirit Committee Dear Editor: After the unsportsmanlike totally conduct of many ECU fans at the South Carolina game, | ECU will entertain in another such prestige. The unwarranted actions of many students attending the game reflected upon the school and its whole student body The crude lanaiade vised and wonder if ever be able to school of the various objects thrown on the court and at the South Carolina and_ the coaches because of student body, may Not Dé ready to assume Its role as a major univer sity The South Carolina people reacted to this action the only way they could. Let’s hope we have learned e are again players showed that ECU the actions of its our lesson and if fortunate enough to South Carolina or entertall any other major college, we will redeem ourselves by acting a 4 courteous host The type of conduct exhibited Wednesday night should not be condoned. Joette Abeyounls Dear Editor: The last day to select proofs for Buccaneer portraits IS Friday, Dec. 19. The proofs may be seen I the lobby of Wrigit Auditorium Monday through Friday from |to5 p.m. Chipper Linville nployees of the express Student Students and er University are urged to their opinions 1" the Forum. Letters should and to the point : Letters must ot exceed 300 be cone! to edit all letters and length. All letters with the name of 0 Upon the writers and not Fountainheac University