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.1 ountainhead Volume III. Number 32 and the truth shall make you free Greenville. N.C. Tuesday, February 15, 1972 Class simulates political party rituals For the past three years certain students at ECU have elected a President of the United States. The president is elected as part of a political science course which is offered here. Oral Parks, professor in the political science department, teaches the class. Political Parties 220. It is a simulation of a political parties national convention. Parks experience in the field is three-fold, he has worked as a research assistant, he has been an observer to a convention, and has had experience as an usher for a convention, arks noted, "I have not actually been a voting member of a convention, I have been an outsider looking in The class has been offered for three years, and this year it was offered this quarter. With his class Parks tries to recreate the activity of a national convention. There are three roles from which the student may chooset strategist, delegates and media representatives. The strategists run the campaigns for the candidates. There is one strategy team for each candidate. The candidates are not actual living persons, they are given personalities and other characteristics by members of the strategy team. Delegates play the role of the voter in the conventions The media representatives hold press conferences with the strategists to find out the political views of the candidates. ISSUES This year the simulation was of the Democratic National Convention and there were four candidates in the running Each candidate has to take a stand on five political issues; poverty, law and order, Vietnan civil rights and the farm economy. The strategists take a position for their respective candidates and then twice during the simulation they are given the chance to change their positions on the issues FIVE SESSIONS The simulation is divided into five sessions. First is the primary elections during which the four major primaries are held The next session is the preliminary to the convention itself. Actual convention balloting is next and in this stage the candidate is chosen. The fourth session is devoted to the campaigning for the presidenc) by the candidate which has been chosen in the convention. Finally the election itself is held and a president is chosen by the students which represent the total voting populace The third session is the most exciting according to Parks. 'The student really gets wound up during this session which involves quite a bit of persuasion " When asked about the purpose of the class Parks said, "It is to make the student realize the factors involved in a national convention There are a lot of political variables at work during such a process A lot of students don't realize the amount of persuation which goes on during a carnpign. There is more to a convention than what we see on our TV screens The class is vei. political and strict rules such as time and procedure rules have been set up by Parks. "The delegates have to research their states and vote, not as they themselves would but as their states have in the past " The personality profiles of the candidates also have to follow current political thought. The candidate that won the nomination this year was a cross between a Muskie and a Ted Kennedy Parks said. "It is very interesting to note that the personality profiles of all the winning candidates, for the past three years, have been quite similar " The class will be taught again I he spring of 1973. ECU delegation honored Support from students sought by candidates A delegation of three ECU students attended a mock session of the Organization of American States at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia on February 4th and 5th and came away honored as the best delegation present. The ECU delegation, chaired by SGA Under Secretary for External Affairs Joey Horton. had two other members, Timothy Wehner and Susanne Stanton. The ECU members were chosen by a process of interviews in addition to the interest they had in their subject. The purpose of the session, with nine schools in attendance, was to better acquaint the participating students with the countries they "represented The ECU delegates represented Chile Commenting on the preparation that went in to getting ready for the sessions, Ms. Horton Coeds get defender Women residents who commit offense's that req'uire them to go before the Women's Residence Council Court (WRC) have the opportunity of having student legal council or aid. Cindy Farrell, a junior at ECU, is presently serving as public defender for all women residents. "I am very interested in the area of law said the sociology major from Falls Church, Va "and would like to help women residents in any judiciary matter before the WRC" Appointed by the Assistant Dean of Women, the public defender's purpose is that of insuring a completely fair and unbiased presentation of cases before the judiciary court. "Her job is to insure the defendant of a fair and impartial, and unbiased hearing reads the student handbook, the KEY. "I haven't handled any cases this year said Ms. Farrellt"but I suppose that's because most women don't know of my position The WRC court handles all cases of judiciary violations except those involved with visitation, which have just recently been turned over to the individual dorm house councils. Ms. Farrell lives in Tyler 126 and may be reached at 752-3270. said. "We tried to become experts on Chde " That task was made even more interesting since Chile's president, Salvador Allende. leads a Marxist coalition government. Some of the other delegations embellished their roles by the addition of military costumes representative of the countries from which they were delegates. All apparently to no avail since ECU walked awaj jvith the best delegation award and Ms. Horton was chosen the best delegate at the session. This was the third successive year ECU had won top delegation honors. Ms. Horton said she thought the experience would be particularly valuable to interested students in political science, history, or business. Correction In the February 10 issue of Fountainhead, a story was run on the suit being filed by ECU students against the Pitt County Board of Elections. There was an error in fact in the story. Nineteen students, rather than 16 stated, have filed against the Board for a total of $190,000. Fountainhead regrets this error. Mathmmotics and �nvironmmnt By BRUCE SAVAGE Staff Writer Last week marked the beginning of Campaign '72 on the ECU campus. Gubernatorial candidate from both parties brought their candidacies to ECU in search of support. Appearing at an informal rally on Wednesday. Feb. 9, Wilmington real estate developer Hugh Morton attempted to convince students to elect him in the May 6 Democratic primary. Republican candidate Jim Holhouser visited the campus on Thursday. Feb. 10. After meeting students and SGA leaders. Holhouser was interviewed by representatives of WECU and Fountainhead. DOESN'T SUPPORT Holhouser opened the interview by stating that he did not support students registering and voting in their college toWs "It would be politically advantageous to announce that support students registering and voting in their college towns. However, J foresee problems arising from such a move and thereby do not support students in their attempt In answer to the question of legalizing marijuana. Holhou -r stated that it was not a question tor a governor to deal with. Pressed further, Holhouser said he did not favor legalization. When asked about liberalizing abortion laws in North Carolina. Holhouser stated. "North Carolina probably has the most liberal abortion laws of any state in the nation I don't believe we need any new legislation POLLUTION On the matter of pollution and the ecology, Hoihouser stated pollution had to be dealt with by a concerned citizenry. However, the Republican candidate stated that he did not approve of the state acquiring such ecologically-endangered areas as Bald Head Island "We assuredly have an interest in the ecology of the area, but not to the extent of buying the island We would certainly be obligated to see that certain parts of the island were preserved " Asked his impressions of ECU. Holhouser stated that he had heard numerous complaints from students on the library conditions. He stated that he felt such conditions would be alleviated by the new governing board for the institutions of higher education in North Carolina. In concluding the interview. Hoihouser stated that he supported President Nixon's re-election. "I feel that he is undoubtedly the best man for the job ECU professor goes on lecture tour Have mathematicians created a Frankenstein Has mathematicians imposed on nature's environment in a way that can never be dealed with These and other questions will by raised by Dr William M. Whyburn, professor of mathematics at ECU who will visit other universities during the winter and spring as Visiting Lecturer for the Mathematical Association of America. His topic will be "Mathematics and Our Environment His talks are designed to appeal to the general public. In the first of three parts of the lecture, Whyburn discusses 'Nature as a mathematician" Nature, says Whyburn, is a superb mathematician. She has solved problems worse than we are able to even ittack. Many of the common mathematical figures and solids were designed by Nature long before man emerged from the caves "Crystals, quartz, common salt and other minerals are readily identified as shapes for solids which occur in mathematical text books. Nature draws circles readily when a stone is dropped on a calm body of water. Spheres occur as raindrops and spirals are seen in shelves of snails "Nature continues Whyburn, "not only has forms and symetry, but also has many operations of mathematics that are used with more apparent ease then in the case of humans The concept of 1 to 1 correspondence sets and triangularzation are among the most elementary ones used by Nature Hexacons are made by wasps and bees as they design their nest for maximum protection and strength. Centuries after Nature made this discovery man invented calculus and solved the same problem. ' "Where human mathematicians are investigating and applying linear programming, nature has been using linear and non-linear programming since the beginning of time The s 'ccess of this is evidenced by the fact that plant and animal life have survived changes of season and variation of temperature "Nature Whyburn, concluded, "is a pretty jolly good mathematician. The next topic is human mathematic imposed on Nature. "With mathematics we design and build dams, change courses o( streams, and build instruments which pollute the air, water and ground "These, commented Dr. Whyburn. "are the environmental matters that are the greatest concern to humans at the present time Most of our attempts to solve problems that we created are more emotional in character then mathematical Dr Whyburn says that a mathematical model should be made of the problem, thereby detaching it from the emotional setting. The problem should be discussed first not the answer. The last topic which Whvburn confesses might offend some people is mathematics as it affects our economical, mental, political, and social environment It is here that he expresses his fear least mathematical machines dictate all aspects of our lives. He says "Communications between humans and humans are changing to humans to computers and worse-computers to computers. Such intangible qualities as compassion and forgiving and unprogrammed occurrence is becoming extinct " Whyburn gives us a frightening illustration of this "When an officer stops you, communication to Raleigh concerning your car and your record immediate!) takes place. The situation no longer involves you and the policeman; the situation is controlled by a computer Maybe your baby is sick in the hospital but the policeman can not all w for this sin.e the computer has alreadv programmed the evidence Compassion has no room "With all our machines, computers have created more leisure and have taken awav out power to make decisions People cant even make decisions Whyburn also discusses the dating computers. "Perhaps they will eventually control marriages and divorces. The world might-in time-convert the world to computers Humans could be eliminated' "I'm the person responsible lor bringing computers to the University of Chapel Hill he admitted, "but I recognize the potential menace in it Long before the general public was concerned computer experts were worried. No one wants to live strictly by rules. No one wants a Frankenstein " Especially not Dr. William Whyburn. He enjoys sitting in his office watching all the people walk by Wednesday he wore a French shirt decorated with chickens His daughter had given it to him and he didn't want to hurt her feelinp Phase II. 71-72 topic for Federal Reserve VP Phase II? There's been a lot of questions. On Feb. 17, at 4:00 pjn Phase II and other economic developments and conditions of '71 and 72, will be discussed and explained. James Monhollon, vice-president of the Federal Reserve Bank in Richmond, Va will lecture and entertain questions concerning President Nixon's economic policy and general questions on the price and wage controls. Monhollon is the guest of Omicron Delta Epsilon, the economics fraternity, at ECU. "Mr. Monhollon visited us last year for a panel discussion said Dr. Louis Zincone, head of the business department it ECU, "and he enjoyed it enough to want to come back this year Zincone said he felt Monhollon could explain Phase II better than many others because of his background work in the field of economics with the federal government. "He certainly knows more about it than the average person said Zincone, "and 1 think he will be very interesting Monhollon, an economist, received his BA from Weyland University, his MA from the University of Wyoming, and his PhD from Vinderbilt Today, his job requires more of a day-to-day check on the bank's systems aad keeping the president of the company informed of what's going on in the economic system. ONE OF THE organiren for the unofficial ECU perachute club etas ft her turn at the taMe in the entrance of the CU. Eric Orders, who waft the spearhead for the organizing effort, hurt in an parachuting accident recently. The �. ,UJ n , monty for the hotprtaluotion Orders has no insurance. (Staff roto By rw Mnm group n collecting MM. Page 2, Tuesdas Februai �