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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 request is
"that all funds assigned to the
Fountainhead received from
student fees paid to the
Student Government
Association, be witheld
immediately
Secondly, it recommends
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
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 I 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 correct the
problems the Fountainhead
presents
"It involves students,
controversy and apathy
Bennet said.
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 student the
chance to explore courses
outside his major field without
experiencing undue grading
pressure by competing with
those in that particular major
Clune said.
Clune cited "months ot
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, N.J. 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 or one to have
his request for aid on file in
time to receive consideration,
attendance is necessary,
according to Robert
Boudreaux, financial aid
officer.
Fountainhead news analysis
Moratorium committee
sponsors peace parade
By ALANSABROSKY
The march against the war in
Vietnam this past Friday, Dec.
12, was an example of the
correct means by which
citizens may petition their
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.
Following Finkel's speech,
the group formed into a long
column of two abreast, and
began moving out of the Mall
and down 5th Street escorted
by the Greenville Police
Department
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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" or "End the War it
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, peaceful
march was mentioned by
many.
Mrs. Patricia Marshall, the
wife of a member of the ECU
Department of Philosphy,
stated emphatically that, while
she 'favored legal
participation she would not
have marched if a permit had
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
8th 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
from onlookers, both white
and black, male and female,
which were critical of both the
protest and the protestors.
One group of men
sarcastically remarked: "What
do those kids know of war?
They've never had any hard
times Correct or not, it
indicated the general response
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.
The Greenvie
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 "PeaceNow
A businessman, looking at
the demonstrators from his
doorway, exclaimed to another
man after he heard several
repetitions of "PeaceNow
"Damn1 They sound like the
Hitler Youth
Opinion as to what would
follow an American withdrawal
from South Viet-Nam were
mixed. Most of those I spoke
to felt that it would result in a
victory for the Viet Cong,
although as Finkel said, most
O f them opposed both the
tactics of the Viet Cong and
Communist dictatorship, as
well as the Saigon regime.
However, the consensus
seemed to be in agreement
with the view of one young
coed who stated that "even if a
bloodbath followed a
Communist victory, it was
better than losing more
American lives
Participants were also
uncertain as to the possibility
of using the UN to secure a
(continued on paw 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.
G c 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 Mount
storekeeper W.E. 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.
AH 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
'nvolve 27 ECU students who
were arrested for parading
without a permit slightly more
than 24 hours after the new
city ordinance was enacted
Assistant Police Chief E G
Cannon informed Frinks and
other leaders that they faced
arrest if they violated the city
parade ordinance. He gave
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 a
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 were
encouraged by adults,
according to a story in the
Saturday issue of the News and
Observer.
Milton Fitch, state
coordinator of the SCLC, while
not marching or among those
arrested, helped to line up the
march at the start.
Tuesday, December 16, 1969, Fountainhead, Pege 3
was
Cadet Rox Meade
commands AFROTC
Cadet Lt. Colonel Fax
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 winter, and one in
spring.
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.
GREENVILLE POLICE led the marchers on their two and one half mile treck
around the downtown business district. (Photo by Charles Griffin)
Moratorium marchers
(continued from page 2)
mutual withdrawal of
American and North
Vietnamese troops and
supervise an election to
determine the question of the
political control of South
Viet-Nam. Some felt that it
could be done, and that the
Communist negotiators in Paris
had been wrong to reject
President Nixon's proposal to
do just this last spring; others,
such as Joe Atkins and Dan
Searson, considered any such
action to be unfeasible, as the
UN. was powerless
The marchers returned to
the Mall shortly after 2, having
walked some two and a half
ilor Ulithmit anv inriHontc
The conduct of the Greenville
police evoked compliments
from the ECU Moratorium
Committee, which expressed
its thanks to the Police
Department and particularly to
Chief Gladston for their
assisstance.
Back on the Mall, a number
of speakers presented their
views on behalf of the
Moratorium and the entire
anti-war movement. Prominent
in these proceedings were
Clyde Frazier and George
Vlasits of the United States
Citizens for Peace, an
organization at Chapel which
has been formed to coordinate
antiwar movements on a
statewide basis.
Both men expressed their
belief that mass demonstra-
tions were not achieving their
purpose; it was necessary to go
to the "grass roots" of
American society on a
person-to-person basis in order
to reach the majority of the
American people. These and
other speeches lasted for
approximately one hour, after
which the demonstration
terminated.
At least 170 persons,
including approximately 20
People from Chapel Hill, took
Part in the march at any given
time.
As people were entering and
leaving the procession at
intervals, a total of perhaps
250 people, most of them
students, could well have taken
Part in the event. Many
students-nearly nine thousand,
ln fact-did not participate.
Some may well have been
apathetic? others were required
t0 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
shculd 'give the
Administration a chance; the
war wasn't created in a day,
and it won't end in a day
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Pirates check gunsights
after Richmond defeat
Coach Tom Quinn had his
Pirates checking their gunsights
Monday before hitting the road
for the second time in a row to
take on Duke's Blue Devils.
The reason for the
calibration exercise was
Saturday night's disappointing
performance against
Richmond's Spiders as the
Pirates dropped their second
straight and iheir first
encounter with a Southern
Conference foe to the tune of
9072.
For the record, East
Carolina, which had been
connecting at a 45.4 clip from
the floor, managed but 32.4
against Richmond while the
Spiders were connecting at a
44.6 rate.
Perhaps the fact that veteran
guard Tom Miller had to sit the
game out with a sprained
ankle, sustained in the game
with South Carolina, had
considerable effect on the
overall shooting picture. Miller,
the team's third leading scorer
going into the game, has been
keeping the dt fenses loose with
his outside shooting, but
without him in there, there was
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The P'rates lost control of
the tame just beofe halftime
and when Richmond scored
the first seven points of the
second half to take anl8-point
lead, the situation was critical
and didn't improve.
Once again Jim Modlin was
the leading performer for the
Pirates, scoring 19 points and
claiming 12 rebounds.
Sophomore Jim Fairley
continued to impress as he
scored 16 points and got eight
rebounds. Jim Gregory scored
13 and claimed nine
rebounds.The Pirates lost three
players, Gregory, Modling and
Jim Kiernan, on fouls and both
Fairley and Greg Crouse were
carrying four apiece when the
game ended.
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Monday by Kent Legget,
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intramural sports.
Rosters and applications for
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Wrestlers win at Duke;
Ellenberger, Bastian lead
By DON TRAUSNECK
Tom Ellenberger, who last
week won the Joe Murnick
Trophy as the outstanding
wrestler in the state, and Stan
Bastian, another of the Pirate's
state champions, continued
along their winning ways as the
pirate wrestlers won their
second straight dual meet,
22-l2,at Duke Thursday.
Ellenberger won the
M8 pound match by pinning
Duke's Dick Donovan in 7:21.
gastain also remained
undefeated by outpointing his
Bucs lose
hast Carolina University's
freshman team after claiming
its first win, a 123-87 romp
over Chowan College, suffered
its fourth loss of the year
against Richmond, 50 47.
The Baby Bucs led most of
the way until the late minutes
of the game when Richmond's
Spiders rallied to take the lead
foi the first time with 5:21 left
in the name.
After that the Baby Bucs
: led again. Their largest
lead of the night was 12, when
they led I5-C with ll:20
remaining in the first half.
Al Faber was the top scorer
foi the Baby Bucs with lb
while Dave Franklin added 10.
Tops for Richmond werp
Mike Anastasio with 13 and Joe
Dauses with 12. Jim Barfoot
by 10.
opponent, Pete Shihadeh, 8-3,
at 158 pounds. 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
three weight classes remaining.
Suffering their first losses in
dual 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
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Through my eye
Radicals test Ordinance
Sanford brings state
into exciting new era
By CHARLES GRIFFIN
As revolutionaries go, the
ECU chapter is grade Z. But so
is the political acumen of the
Greenville City Council. Never
before have radical students
tried so long to provoke arrest,
never before has a governing
body brought about such
arrests with so beautiful a
ground for a civil rights case,
The Greenville Ordinance
No. 330 is clearly an
infringement on the rights of
every person in the area. If you
proceed with your friend, girl,
wife, child, parent or
mother-in-law in an orderly
manner down the sidewalks
you are subject to arrest in
Greenville for parading. Once
you could be arrested for
disturbing the peace, now you
can be arrested for shopping.
As Ordinance No. 330,
Section 1, Definition of terms
(part b) states, " 'parade' is any
assemblage of two or more
persons participating in or
operating any vehical in any
march, ceremony, show,
exhibition, or procession of
any kind (writer's emphasis) in
or upon the public streets,
sidewalks, alleys, parks, or
other public grounds or
places
Let us give a cheer that our
semi-professional freedom
fighters have finally succeeded
in reaching their cherished
goal, gaol (British spelling).
Being a law abiding citizen, I
urge that each and everyone of
you buckle down and subscribe
to the wisdom of the
Greenville City Council. It only
takes a little prior planning to
figure out where you have to
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Were every law abiding
person from ECU or Greenville
to do this, I think the
Ordinance would be of short
duration. It is all very well that
change or progress is caused by
the actions of a flamboyant
few, but the change we now
see was caused by the
anticipation of their actions,
and they now are preparing for
court to overthrow what they
so � jemently sought.
It appears the Revolution is
creating a vicious cycle.
Perhaps the answer is not
revolution, or protest marches.
The answer to the ridiculous is
ridicule. Greenville's corporate
attitude is ridiculous, let us
ridicule it. Within the law, of
course.
By SONNY McLAWHORN
Terry Sanford has a way of
making things better. He
brought North Carolina out of
the doldrums into an exciting,
innovative era of government.
He foresaw a "New Day" for
North Carolina. And he
thought education was a good
place to begin. During
Sanford's four years in the
Governor's Mansion, funds
marked for state-supported
colleges and universities
increased by 70 percent, while
support for public schools
increased 50 percent.
Sanford thought the state
shoudl undertake projects to
supplement the regular high
school curriculum. He
established the Governor's
School for Gifted Children and
the Advancement School for
eighth-grade "underachievers
Both of these pilot programs
have been dramatically
successful. And both
considered to be signified
advances in the ro,eT l
state govenient)neducat.ne
The fo.mer governor 1
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number of edurat; a
educational
organizations, including th
National Council for Educati
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Nat.onal Association' f0r
Retarded Children and th
Committee for the Support of
Public Schools.
Governor Sanford instituted
a statewide system of
community colleges. The
effects of this far-reaching
project can already be seen
especially in the rural areas.
Sanford comes to Duke with
outstanding credentials. He is
an excellent administrator and
fund-raiser. But more
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Play was 'roaring success'
By CHIPCALLAWAY
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 but
excitingly done; the costuming,
bright and fanciful; the
characters delightful; and, the
entire effort well directed.
Sophistocated French farce
depends heavily on perfect
timing and comic exaggeration;
both were present in the
production of this play.
The hilariously quick
moving second act was the high
point of the show, as different
wives and husbands, and lovers,
and hotel keepers, and
mistaken identities kept the
audience reeling with laughter
and confusion as to who was
going to be caught doing what.
The romping finale left the
audience still giggling as they
walked out of the .heater.
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
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ridiculous inability to speak his
consonants and his quizicai
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 comic ability Leedom
seems to posess made the play.
I would like to make one other
f the
characters. Mark Ramsey, who
it would seem does possess
talent as an actor, should be
used for soemthing other than
an "old man" every time he
steps on the stage. In 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 to
expect such well-done sets
from a talent such as John
Sneden, who never seems to
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 as I
have experienced in a long
time.
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Tuesday, December 16, 1969, Fountainhead, Page 7
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By BILL CONNELLY
Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON
e Sam J. Ervin Jr. of North Carolina is properly known as
of the more conservative members of Congress. But on
- me major questions involving civil rights, Ervin ranks as a
liberal.
For example, Ervin is perhaps the Senate's leading advocate
f laws to protect the privacy rights of Americans. His chief
LnPts are computer systems, data banks and government
agency snoopers.
He has called for a new federal agency to regulate
computers-to assure that citizens' reputations and credit ratings
are not permanently damaged by erroneous or outdated
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.
Most recently, Ervin has been after the computers. The
73 year-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 I recieved a
check from the Social Security agency for $754.25 for lump
sum death benefits.
"I returned the check with a letter saying I was happy to
report that, contrary to the computer's deduction, any
indications that I had passed away were slightly exaggerated
"So if the computer has, through folklore, acquired an image
of infallibility, this is not the image it has in my mind.
"Nor is it the image in the minds of those countless millions
of Americans whose reputations, jobs, credit and insurane
ratings, health records, security clearances, driver's licenses and
government benefitsmay be destroyed of threatened by a
computer.
'These are the people who stand to suffer at some time in
their lives from erroneous information in their computer files
which they cannot confront or explain
As Ervin notes, computers have a retentive memory, and are
unforgiving. More serious, they do not always correct their own
mistakes or bring their findings up to date. Anyone who has
tried to write an oil company or a large department store about
a billing error knows how difficult it is to argue with a
computer.
Furthermore, our society is only beginning to feel the impact
of the computer revolution. Within both government and
business, there is growing interest in creating data banks, which
would contain a dossier on almost every American. Information
on a person's background, financial status, etc would be
instantly retrievable.
It 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
built-in protections in the machines.
4) Controls on government questionning of citizens for
statistical purposes.
5) More laws to protect the privacy rights of federal
employes.
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 could be so strongly opposed to civilrights laws for
black people.
But almost everyone agrees that Ervin is directing attention
to what may one day be a serious national problem.
"We know enough now of the implications of this technology
to begin taking action both in the private and the public sectors
to bring the electronic brains under effective control of the
human beings they are created to serve he argues.
ON MY MIND
By DON OSBORNE
Because America has
become so polarized in the past
few years in her socio-political
outlook, I have devised a
spectrum into which most
Americans seem to fit. I 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 B
to have all the answers and are
adama t in their philosophies,
refusing to deter from their
courses, regardless of whether
or not they can be proven
"wrong
The progression passes
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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
answers - usually reactionary
to the ones their
oppositesequals claim. For
example, if the left side claims
that violent revolution is the
only answer, their
oppositeequals 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
can best fit socially.
I wonder if anyone which
fites into any phase of this
spectrum can be persuaded to
be any different than they
already are; I wonder if
anything I 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, I
am waithing for the outcome
of the social chaos which is
progressing in my country and
I feel helpless to do anything
about it. A modicum of
social-political unity is the
thing for which I'll hope.
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 public is
invited.
GRetic Tyfer11 hats off
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Love, brother , . . that's
where it's at for 1970.
And that's how we feel
about our customers who
made 1969 go. Thanks!
TO
Tom
Ellenberger
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the Joe
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It's the year of the
brogue . . . the
time to be bold in
styling. Collegians
have the look
that's "IN"
season.
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.
And to think. They call us negative.
e riow thp nowicnsnpr wwill make no comment in
its editorial column. Are we to think that the students
want us to say nothing.
We await your reply.
A silent voice?
Count ainhead
and the truth shall make vou free
Paul F. (Chip) Callaway
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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 violating 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 reciting
"conservative" dogma, totally
unrelated to the December 4
arrests.
If one considers the U.S.
Constitution "ideological
rhetoric I can only urge
members of the "silent
majority" to overcome their
deadweight inertia and become
involved in their government,
rather than simply adding their
mindless mass to the ruling
party's bandwagon.
J. R. Frahm
Dear Editor:
I am presently a student
here. Recently, I left my books
on the shelves outside the
bookstore, as anyone must
who shops in this place of
business. Upon returning, my
books were nowhere to be
found.
What am I to conclude?
That the book store is in league
with book theives?
I 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
ridiculous when they must be
left there by anyone who shops
there.
How about checking into
another system which would
prevent these people with
sticky fingers from getting such
ideal opportunities for
practicing their trade
perhaps some sort of checking
system in the vicinity of the
store.
Jeral L. Mooneyham
Dear Editor:
The Poet Senator from
Minnesota recently won an
award for this poem. I would
like to dedicate it to the
Greenville City Council. This is
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
Dear Editor:
Last Wednesday, in order to
show more support for our
team, I made a poster saying,
"Go Pirates" on one side and
"What's a Roche?" on the
othei to take to the game.
However, as soon as I got in
the door a man came running
up to me and very rudely
grabbed it away saying,
"Jenkins says, 'No posters
I don't think I would mind
not being allowed to take a
poster to the game, but to be
overtly rude about it was more
than unnecessary.
Inside the gym, however,
were two banners, a sign on a
sheet, and several posters. So
why was mine grabbed away?
I later asked for an official
explanation, and was told that
"Someone might bring one in
saying 'Black Power I can
understand there being a
reason to stop Black Power
posters to p.eserve the
school's good name - but what
of others?
Mine had nothing to do with
Black Power and I'm white, so
that excuse won't hold for me.
I have short hair, was neatly
dressed, and had shaved, so
there can be no reason there. It
was written on both sides, so I
couldn't be accused of wanting
to write something else.
And whatever in the world
can be an excuse for being
unnecessarily rude?
Is it that in order to prevent
hearing from one small
segment of the population we
must stomp on everyone? I see
no earthly reason for it.
Edward Brodie
Spirit Committee
Dear Editor:
After the totally
unsportsmanlike conduct of
many ECU fans at the South
Carolina game, I wonder if
ECU will ever be able to
entertain in another school of
such prestige.
The unwarranted actions of
many students attending the
game reflected upon the school
and its whole student body.
The crude language used and
the various objects thrown on
the court and at the South
Carolina players and the
coaches showed that ECU,
because of the actions of its
student body, may not be
ready to assume its role as a
major university.
The South Carolina people
reacted to this action the only
way they could.
Let's hope we have learned
our lesson and if we are again
fortunate enough to entertain
South Carolina Oi any other
major college, we will redeem
ourselves by acting as a
courteous host.
The type of conduct
exhibited Wednesday night
should not be condoned.
Joette Abeyounis
Dear Editor:
The last day to select proofs
for Buccaneer portraits is
Friday, Dec. 19.
The proofs may be seen m
the lobby of Wright
Auditorium Monday througn
Friday from I to 5 p.m.
Chipper LinwiHe
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