Since the establishment of Precinct #2 on the Davidson campus in January. 1974, thecrime rateat DavidsonCollege hasdroppedsignificantly.
"For the calendar year, 1973. there were 74 reported larcenies and 5 assaultscompared to27 larcenies and 2 assaults in 1974 - a better than 60%decrease," statedGrover C.Meetze Jr, DirectorofThePhysicalPlant.
Meetze's figures were taken from a report givenhim byLt.Hughes,officer inchargeof thecampusprecinct. 'These figures do not reveal the entire story," added Hughes, "for in 1973 there were more thefts involving over $100worth of goods thanthispastyear"
Precinct #2 Precinct #2 is part of the campus
security system Davidson initiated several years ago. This system basically involves theuseof town police as campus police and the operation of thecampus precinct. It was designedin cooperation with the SGA and was ap- provedby theSenate'sunanimous vote.
"Our security system is designed to overcome the problem of town police versuscampus police that hamperedus in the past and is prevalent on other campuses,"saidMeetze.
"With this system" there are no jurisdictional problems, and the David- son police force is always available for support,if weneedit.
"The idea of the campus cop is psychologically old fashioned," con- tinued Meetze. "Social patterns have undergone a tremendous change in recent years; students at Davidson today are more like citizens of the com- munity. If they need thepolice, all they have todoiscall."
Hughes pointed out that the same rules apply to'student roomsand dorms ascitizens'homes.
"We cannot go into the dorms unless asked. Manystudents have the idea that we work to discover drug violations, but," he emphasized, "this is not true. Our only purpose here is to protect the students."
Open campuswithcontrols "This is an open campus, but some
control is necessary," Hughes con- tinued. "We have the option of asking people what they aredoing here,and we can ask them to leave if they don't belonghere."
A major advantage of the new system is the instant attention students can command 24 hours a day by dialing - 5131. No timeis wastedsearching for the campus policeman.
Meetze sees other advantages in the positive exposure to police thestudents receive, the unitingof campus and com- munity and the flexibility of the system.
"Further restrictions should be un- necessary because of the system's flexibility,"hecommented.
Davidson College has a contract with the town of Davidson that enlists the cooperationof theDavidsonpolice.
Slip.(Mid iinnunllv "The College pays the townof David-
son approximately $40,000 a year for their services.This includespayment of the officers, upkeep of the campus precinct, and money spent on patrol cars, uniforms, equipment,and further education of the officers, among other things," s*aid Meetze.
Five Davidsonpolice-officers work on campus under the direction of Lt. Hughes. "There are four full time men on the force, including myself." stated Hughes,"as well as twopart time. All of these men arelicensed and certified by the state of N.C. They have at least the 165 hours training required for cer-
assurance that Iwon't tell his supervisorthat he called,"con- tinued theadministrator.
'This type of thing doesn't happen too often, but it does happen.
"It makes you wonder how many other unresolved matters that the employeesneed help or guidance on go unattended, because the employees won't come to me and talk." said the administrator.
According to another ad- ministrator. "People don't mind complaining. The em- ployees come in and complain tousand to thesupervisors. "Ibelieve the morale among
the workers themselves and between them and their super- visors isvery high. "I attribute this to the fact
that when there's a job to be done, like the work done this past weekend to get ready for the alumni, we all'pitch in and help."
Meetze addressed himself to the various comments that ap- peared in the April 17 issue of The Davidsonian article. "Collegepays workers poverty wages."
"Tosay that we don't have a job training program here is
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"Imight as well say it. you know, the help around here is just afraid to go seeMr.Meetze or Stephenson when we has got problemsor troubles." said one black hourly-paid employee of Davidson College.
Several other members of the custodial staff and grounds crew complain that they are discouraged by their super- visors from speaking with Director of the Physical Plant
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—Mike Snead the card-lock doors on Watts dorm and the screens on thefirst floor windows ofthedorm.
"Security made no recommendations concerning the card-lock doors. Wereceiveda requestrom the Dean's office to install thedoors and thename of the company that Duke purchased their card-lock doors from."statedMeetze.
"The locks and doors for Watts cost approximately $900." hecontinued.
The decision to install the doors was made at a meeting of Dean of Students Will H. Terry, Assistant to the Dean Diane Stone. College President Samuel R. Spencer Jr. Meetze, Vice President for Academic Affairs John M. Bevan and Director of Student Housing Scotty Nicolls in the summer of1974.
"Thisdecisionwasa joint one." stated Stone. "Securityhasbeen anatural con-sideration since women first came. It was thought for a while that a free system might work,but because of the
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security system is the emergency
tification plus 40 hours advance training.
"From 3 a.m. to6 p.m. there is anof- ficer on campus and another readily available, though not necessarily on campus. From 6 p.m.until 3 a.m. there are two officers on duty,either walking around campus or patrolling the cam- pusinacar.
Handsticks atnight The equipment theseofficers wear is
not specified by Davidson College. Hughesstated, "Mostofficers wearonly a gun and handcuffs in the day, asIdo. andadda handstickatnight."
Inaddition to thesix officers from the town force,theCollegehasits own cam- pus cop, "CopSherrill." He is directly on the College'spayroll and, according to Meetze, serves "an indispensable securityrole."
His main duty is coordinatingsecurity withcampus activities,but healsohelps patrol thecampus.
Ten-four?Seven -eleven! phonesoneachfloorof Wattsdorm.
"Those phones connect directly to the wwn station and have been used three times for actual events, one of which resultedinapprehension.Itonly takesa matter ofminutes for an officer to reach thedorm when a call is received,"said Hughes.
Abuse ofphones
"The phonesare an effective security measure and should not be treated lightly," he continued. "We have had a problem with abuse of the phones.Dean Will Terry has been sent to the dorm several times toinvestigatethis."
Included inHughes'responsibilities is issuing I.D.'s to students, and vehicle and bicycle registration. Next year Hughes plans to issue I.D.'s to the families of faculty members as well s students. Giving parking tickets is the responsibility of the Physical Plant Of- fice, but this aspect of security is han- dled bystudents.
A recent security measure not initiated byMeetze is the installation of
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Grover C.Meetze.and Director of Personnel and Ad- ministrative Services Robert J. Stephenson.
"IfIeverdoes have toseeMr. Stephenson.Imake sure that my super (supervisor) don't find out." remarked one em- ployee.
"But usually.Ijust don't go see them (Meetzeand Stephen- son).
"If it's a really pressing problem, though.Imight give them (MeetzeandStephenson) a phone call at their home after work. Just so the super don't find out. we will talk." con- tinued thatemployee:
This employee's statement was verified by an ad- ministrative official who preferredtoremainanonymous.-
"I know by personal ex- perience that employeesarein- timidated sometimes for one reasonor another byone or two of the supervisors,"said thead- ministrativeofficial
"They (the hourly-paid em- ployees) have called me at home at night about matters as uncontroversial as explaininga certain benefit or asking why a paycheck failed toreach them.
"When an employee like this calls me at night, he always makes me give him rhv
Unskilled college workers fear conferences with administration
with self identity, the com- mittee has reached a feeling of those who established it. Now the drafting of a report for the trustees is in order. The sub- stance has been agreed upon and the' narrative is being prepared to present on May 1 at 8:30."continued Williams.
Williams indicated that although the committee has lived up entirely to the ex- pectationsof those that founded it. that is to group college priorities that had already been discovered in hierarchical form, many people do not un- derstandthis.
"The first mistake was in the naming of the Goals Com- mittee. Tohave called ita Goals Committee stimulates images and scopes of responsibility in the minds of students, faculty, and the committee itself which the trustess who formed it did notmean." saidWilliams.
Williams suggested that an actual discoverv of "goals" to bepursuedbv the collegewould require a minimum of IP.mon- ths. TheGoals Committee, for- med only four months ago was never supposedtodefinepolicv. TheGoalsCommittee is respon- sible for the implementation of solutions toproblems andneeds
BvMARKC.ERGEN CopvEditor
Davidson freshmenare losing $17,329 this year from meal ticketsboughtandthensoldata lower price, or not soate at all, reported Senator Bo Baskin to the SGA Senate Tuesday night.
Inarecentpollrunby Baskin 130 men and 72 women mem- bersof the freshmanclass were asked how many tickets they have sold and for how much. The men lost 16,922 and the women lost $10,420.
"Ron Scott is saying board could push to $1,000 a year," stated Baskin. Presently all Freshmen are required to buy $710 worth of tickets.
Baskin added "What weneed now is to think interms of along range solution. The eating houses willnot be large enough if the college continues with it's plans for expansion."
Baskin warned against using piecemeal approaches to the problem, adding that in the future for reasons of both ef- ficiency and space the college may have to go toa centralized dining facility.
Inother actions Bruce Malloy requested and received $200 to
Bnutdsnman
fimk'ui help fund the recently created pre-law society. Baskin asked that theSenate reconsider their decision not to send representatives to the National Student Association meeting this summer.
Peyton Marshall asked for any students who were in- terested to get involved in the course evaluation for the student course evaluation handbook.Marshall also stated that they had been unable to obtairk the Student Instruction Report data collected by the college during exams.
TheSenate passeda motion 9-
ByJOHN WOOD Staff Writer
"The new union will be in businessnextSeptember; that's the pledge," asserted Direc ter of the College Union C. Shaw Smith.
And that seems to be the general feeling around the college.
Theunion will be moved from the cramped Carnegie building to the remodeled and spacious quarters of the old library or Grey building.
Directer of thePhysicalPlant Grover C. Meetze Jr., Union Board President Richard Wassen and Smith all are op-
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anyone wants to give," said Smith.
The college has hired an in- terior designer from a firm in Charlotte to make recom- mendations to the committee.
Thebudget for thenew union remodeling is $440,000. Much of that has already been spent, according to Meetze. He said that there will be enough to complete the union project. "I think a fair deal has been
done," remarked Wassen. He added that the offices are almost finished.
The union pffices or "backstage areas"as Smith puts it, will not be as osten- tatious as the rest of the sprawling and colorful union will be, according to Smith and Wassen.
"The workmen were ready but we weren't," admitted Smith, accounting for some of the delay, but added, "I'm pleased with the progress."
"Themain thing is to judgeit by whether it's ready or not," remarked Smith. He said that the faculty andstudentsshould wait and see the union finished; that criticizing now would only slow the process.
SmithcalledMeetze the "real magician" becausehe finished thestudent storein time forlast fall term in the face of college staff scepticism. Smith added that all of the new union is Meetze's design and that a great deal of the budgeted money was saved by college staff constructing their own fixtures.
Much of the work on the new union is contracted to the Barger Construction Company with some subcontracted to other private companies.
Planning committee pledges complete Unionby September
timistic for a September opening. Smith plans to move hisownofficeinto the newunion along with several other union offices this coming summer.
Despite previous talk of finishing the remodeling this spring term it has now been decided that the union will be finished in "full fashion" for next fall term, according to Smith,so that the union will be completed without any com- promise of quality.
"We did a smart thing deciding to do it full fashion," saidSmith. "Thedelay will give us a better union."
"All the big things are done," according to Meetze. Most of the paint is there and the painters have started work.
Thenew union will include a snack bar and dining area, several conference rooms, a studentlounge,a tavern or club housearea, a large game room, arts and crafts facilities and a number of other rooms and offices.
Decision making power concerning the new union has been turned over to a unionplanning committee by College President Samuel R. Spencer Jr.
"I think Spencerhas taken a great deal of interest," said Wassenwhoisalso a committeemember.
The committee's interests atthistimeinclude thecolorof the various walls and kinds of furniture and its arrangment Meetze, Smith, Wassen, thechairperson to the Art Com-mittee of the UnionBoard and Co-curricular Committee representative Lucille W.Schneider siton this committee.
"We welcome any input
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Senate Report
Rv MATTHEW COVINGTOX NewsEditor
The Davidson College Goals Committee met for the last time Wednesday. April 23. The com- mittee still remains to be con- vened on May 1st. but that meeting will consist only of a report by the Goals Committee to theBoardof Trustees
The May rrieeting will be a culmination of four months of workby theGoalsCommittee in groupingcollegedevelopmental priorities.
"Now that we have had these four meetings, the committee has brought some clear direc1 tion and order out of what had appeared to be a chaoticly established committee." said Craven E. Williams. Vice President ofDevelopment.'
"After a longwrestlingmatch —
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5-0 that the college delay the opening of classes next year so students have Monday off again.
Senators Gutherie,Roylance, and Shewmake were absent.
that havealreadvbeendefined The definition of these needs
came about before the Goals Committee was formed. Ten years of self-study provided the material in the form of a self- study report that the Goals Committee has been working from.
"The intention was that they would be an implementation committee and not a goalscom- mittee. They were to deal with previously established capital requests that had been presen ted to the college and decide which of these were to receive the highest priority." said Williams.
"We are not blue-skv- prophetic committee. Our post was far more narrowly con- ceived in the minds of the trustees and that, the onlv missionof theGoals Committee was to suggest prioritv
groupings. "The Goals Committee will
advice the trustees on capital priorities for Dnvidson College on Mnv i Thf* Development Commit*^ Mill thank it for its advirpat ihnl 'imo anddismiss it. ! imagine." concluded Williams
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no more effective that the women locking thier own doors.
"However, " she said, "you "
can't count on everybody "
college doesn't want people to '< suffer unpleasant consequences if theydon't."
Stone indicated that such doors are not put on Little because the men on first floor are "adequate so- urity." The samemethod is not adopted for Watts due to "parents' ob- jections," according to Stone. Shestated that if there weie no men in Little and the co lege followed a consistent ser urity policy, card-lock doors would have tobeinstalled.
The administration is aware of the resolution passed by the SGA a little over a month ago which requested that "David- son College not re-install the card-locks on Watts dorm, and that the College remove the screens from first floor."
1 'Te'rry supported this statement saying. "As far. as
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"It is my guess it (the card- lock doors) will be put back on in thesummer." I'm concerned it will be put back on." Meetze and Nicholls indicated that the future of the card-lock doors was not their decision.Nicollsstated,"Idon't know anything about future plans for the doors." I'veheard nothing since theoriginal meet- ng lastsummer."
Thecard-lock doors weresup- posed to have been installed before students returned in September, but due to what Stone termed "poor com- munication between Meetze's and the dean's office," in- stallationwasdelayed.
Under the card-lock system, women in Watts areissued key- cards, that will unlock the door when inserted into a slot in the door. The door relocks automatically when closed. Each woman student in Watts is charged$1 forher card which is refundable upon return at the end of the vear. Lost cards cost
ferings,"commentedMeetze. Severalblack employees said
that they had never been in- formed of the opportunity to take courses,all expensespaid, atCPCC.
"Maybe they just let the semi-skilled and skilled workers in on that deal,but no one never told 'us about that," saidoneemployee.
"How can we learn a skill if we isnot trained,and giventhe chance togetsome trainingina school?" asked another em- ployee.
' According to Meetze, "Some
workers don't want toadvance, and so they never take ad- vantage of the training options whichweprovide."
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ridiculous,.We've gotafull-time trainingprogram...
"Every supervisor we have here isa trainer and instructor. We've trained everybody we havehere,"saidMeetze.
"Now it is true that we don't have a classroom training program, but if we did, we wouldn't get anywork done.We offer on-the-job training."
According toMeetze,any em- ployee who gains admission to Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) to learn a skill is entitled to receive com- pensation to cover his tuition expenses.
"Several workers have taken advantage of CPCC course.-of-
$5 toreplace. If large numbers of cards are
lostor stolen such that thedorm is no longer secure, the dean can collect allcards,change the mechanism in the door and
" issue newones atnocharge. Cardshave only the manufac-
turer's address on them and a number. There is no in- formation that would give anyone who didn't already know a clue as to what door it opened. During vacations, the lock-
mechanisms on the doors are altered so students can't unlock the dqors. Changing the mechanism doesnot require the removal of the locks; security personnel can easily adjust the mechanisms and change the magnetic field.
The card-lock doors operated for less that a week in winter term before the locks were removed by students. Stone caaled this an "immature way to deal with the problem." She feels certain that thedoors were removed by students not residingin Watts.
"It's not a problem with the freshmen. They are used to restrictions from home," she stated.First floorWats
Thescreens were installedon 1st floor Watts windows for "total security" according to Stone. "What* is the point of locking the door if someone can come in the window?" com- mented Stone. "It's just a question of whether it's con- venient or easy for someone to climb in the window. Someone might doitfor aprankand wind up inserious trouble."
Stone is aware that the screens can be removed from the outside, but. she stated. "You'd have to do some work getting it off and chances are somebody wouldsee you."
Stone readily admits that the time thedoor is to be locked at
night is completely arbitrary, and that thecard-lock doors are
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three incidents in Watts last year theadministration felt all precautions werenecessary.
"Many people are under the impression that Davidson' College is atypical of college communities-that is, that we have noproblem with the town. This is not true, and this is the only reason the locks were put onthe doors."
Last summer Stone surveyed the security systems at Williams, Duke, and Chapel Hill. She found Duke's security system which involves thecard- lock doors themost satisfactory because it is "completely studentcontrolled.
" The committee decided to
adopt thesystem after a report on the Duke arrangement was presentedto it lastsummer.
Terry stated, "The card-lock system was chosenbecause itis the least offensive, the most easily adaptable if cards are lost, andrequiresno extra per- sonnel."
Although the doors are not presently functioning, the
—Leon Venable
ByCHARLIE SHEPHERD
Each week of the school year prospective students come to Davidson to be interviewed by theadmissions staff and tolook around the campus. Davidson students serve as tour guides for these prospective students and theirparents. Toan extent, the applicants' first impression of Davidson is seen through these host's and hostesses' eyes.
What do the guides stress as they show guests around cam- pus?How do theyanswer poten- tially sensitive questions that the students or their parents may ask? How do the guidesfit into the scheme of admissions atDavidson?
Three Davidson students who work asguidesand/orhostsand hostesses related their answers to these questions. The follow- ing interviews with Junior Bob Hoag, Sophomore Dana English, and Freshman Sam Weir indicate the wide variety of perspectives a prospective student and his parents may gain fromadayatDavidson.
Bob Hoag: Hoagworksasavolunteer for
the admissions office and has aboutone guide assignmentper week. The tour begins usually after the student has been in- terviewed bysomeone from the admissions staff and lasts bet- ween35and40minutes.
Informal view nq Hoag begins by showing the
student; and his parents 'the buildings on campus- educa- tional facilities and dorms/ "I try to give an informal view of the whole thing. If a student hasa special interest,I concentrate longer on this,"he said. For instance,if a student is interested inDavidson's pre- med program, Hoag spends some extra time showing him the laboratory facilities and other things thatmight interest himparticularly.
The parents usually are the most inquisitive. "Parents ask most of the questions: most of my stuff is directed toward the parents. Students ask questions like how much they'll have to study,"Hoagcommented.
Although the parents and students ask a variety of questions, many of them deal withthesocial situationoncam- pus. Status of fraternities, weekend activities, and the proximity of shopping centers arecommonquestions.
Controversialquestion Sometimes, however, a con-
troversialquestionarises.Hoag commented, "Parents may see an issue in The Davidsonian suchas tenureandaskabout it. Most of the time I'll state the issue,butIdon't dwell too long onmyopinion. About90percent ofthe time they ask myopinion about theissue."
Other subjects that come up during the tours concern the chemistry facilities, religious lifeat Davidson,and theuse of drugsbystudents.
Hoag admits that the chemistry building is not the "most desirable in the world." However,hefeels that thenum- ber of pre-med applicants ac- ceptedingraduateschoolsshow that Davidson's facilities must be ofgoodquality.
Also,hetellsstudents that the chemistry facilities are a top-
pressure.Isaythat mostpeople around here don't take the wholeweekendoff,especiallyin the fall orwinter terms." "Iget many questions about
religious life on campus.Itell themIthink thechurchhasa lot of service type activities for people to get in." At this time, English sees the church as more of a driving social force than the YMCA,but sheadmits that this ischanging.
She isdispleased with the ad- ministration's handling of the housing situation on campus. English said that shepoints out to students and their parents that the College has not made any efforts to stabilize the enrollment even though op- portunities for increased housing have not been
"Professors are really ac- cessible.Ifeel like there'sa lot of interpersonal relationships between students and faculty members."Englishremarked. SamWeir:
Weir takes students and their parents to lunch lor the ad- missions office. Sometimes they have had tours around campus,butother times he just gives them a quick tour before lunch. "I try to show students that Davidson is made up of real people and is not just a catalogue. Iemphasize the friendliness on campus," Weir commented.
He stresses the honor code and its relation to unlocked rooms, coed dorms, tests, and self-scheduled exams. Also. Weir makes a point to mention the size of the College andhow thisaffects socialrelationships.
Prospective students never mentioned their admissions in- terviews or applications to Hoag. English, or Weir. All three guides praised the ad- missions office. They said that thestaff told them at the begin- ning of the year not to be over critical or over enthusiastic either - rather, they should be honest with the students and their parents.
YMIYWCA founds coordinating forum
"The Forum would be an organization of organizations," saidCunningham.
"It willbe a discussion group where the leaders of student organizations at Davidson get together to assess each group'sproblems. TheForum will help groups work together to solve problems and accomplish goals."
TheForum will meet weeklv to co-ordinate the various projects which different groups have going on campus, and possibly take over some of thefunding of theprojects.
Cunningham cited three examples of situations inwhichsuch an organization of organizationswouldbehelpful.
When Ron Scott was making his decisions about thechanges on food services for the rest ofthe year (price increases, closing Rusk House, etc.), hecould have come to theForumto get student views and ideasonhisproposedchanges.
Any administrator who wan- teda rangeofstudent ideasona problem could come to theForum for information, insteadofgoing first to theYM/YWCA.then to the SGA.and then to theUnion.
Finally, since theForum has representatives from Patterson Court Council, the group could eliminate scheduling conflicts whicharise when theUnion and fraternities plan activities for
—Leon Venable
The Children's Schoolhouse Attic Sale andFair willbe held between 9 a.m. and *> p.m. on Saturday. May 3. on the Davidson Village GreenStudents wishing to rid them-selves of any usable clothing, books, records, plants, orhousehold goods are invited to donate them to the rummage sale.
Donations shouldbe made at Dr. Ligo's office in the Cun- ningham Fine Arts Center. Ifpickup service from dorm or apartment is necessary, call NancyHazel at 892-1379.
priority concern of the ad-sministration. Hoag cautions that chemistry students are overcrowded^but hethinks that the staggered lab periods and the availability of professors helps ease the overcrowding somewhat.
Church ties ' Because Davidson was foun- ded andis supported in part by the " Presbyterian church, a common question concerns the stauts of church ties to the ffjhool. Hoag tells them. "The religious aspect is here if you want it, but it's certainly not ftfrced."
Parents often ask aboutdrugs on campus. Hoag reminds them that drugs are a part of theworldandthatDavidsonhas its share. "It's here, but you have to look for it tofind it,"he remarked. Hoag tells guests that mostdrugs areconfined to pot, althoughhe has seen some students popping pills. He tells manyquestionsIdon't feel free percentof thestudent body par- takes.
Southernstudents According to Hoag. most of
theprospectivestudentshesees come from the Southern and Mid-Atlantic states. "I can't remember anyone from north ofMaryland,"hesaid. Dana English: "Ilike it a lot if the student
will talk to me more than the parents will," commented English.She worked for thead- missions office as a volunteer during fall and winter terms thisyear."Itry toaddressmost of my answers to the student even if the parents ask the questions," sheadded.
English tries to give a background to her guests. "I love thehistory of the college." she;said.Englishusuallybegins her tour at the quadrangle of the old campus and makes a special effort to point out the literarybuildings.
Frank about inadequacies "I'mpretty frank about what Idon't like or what, is not adequate." English remarked. Some subjects she makes a point to mention to parents and prospective students concern the status of co-education. Union facilities, housing, and academics. "There aren't too
Accept or reject? Duff Rnice. H. Edmunds White and Uremia Parnell discuss the application of a prospectivestudent.
many questionsIdon't feel free todiscuss."sheadded.
English tells students that, .althoughDavidsonhas madethe transition to coeducation smoothly, the physical education facilities for women arenot adeauate. Her tour does not include theUnion. "It'snot representative of where the students go on campus," she commented.
English explains why she thinks the Unionisnot adequate for students' needs and tells the prospective students about im- provementsbeing made in the new Union.
Inner world In order to let students and
parents see the inner world of Davidson as well as academic facilities, English takes the guestsinto the dorm andshows them a couple of rooms, in- cludingher own. Also,she tries to let them meet a professor or two.
When students ask about social life on campus, English describes a typical weekend and lets the guests talk with some men as well as women students. She explains, "The campus is pretty fraternity oriented and pretty informal. There are lots of activities forfreshmen, but youhave to work at getting to know up- perclassmen."
Academic pressure Concerning academic
pressure. English tells the students. "There is a lot of
YM/YWCA President Susan Cunningham has begun organizing the Inter-Organizational Forum to deal withtheproblemscausedby the myriad student organizations oncampus.
The organization will consist of two representatives each from the Black Student Coalition. TheDavfdsonian, thePatterson Court Council, the SGA Senate, the CollegeUnion and the YM/YWCA.
Cunningham feels that thiswill benefit Davidson studentsby solving problems whicharise when responsibility for organizing and funding student
Donations requested for Sehoolbonse Fair
Staff Writer Bv BRAD SWMAVELL
Proceeds from the sale and fair will go to the Children's Schoolhouse. a multi-age, parent cooperativepreschool in Cornelius. ***"
The fair will also include abaked goods sale, a raffle-prizes for which includeCarowinds tickets, a dinner fortwo at Gus' Forty-Niner. and gift certificates from localshops-a children's fun fair, andrefreshments. UNC-C com- mercial art students will be of- fering some of their work for sale.
April24,1975lljr }Batri&»nni«nFour
BvCHARUE SHEPHERD Staff Writer
FormostDavidsonstudents,this phrase marked thebeginningof a series ofcommunications that climaxedinadmission to the College.Whileitmaybe difficult torecall thequestionsasked, the visitand the interviews,one's first impressionofDavidsonwas largelytheresultof thisbeginning relationshipwith theadmissions office.
Recently theadmissionsoffice, workingwith sixfaculty members,completed the selections fornextyear'sfreshman class. Whatcriteria formed the basis for theseselections andhow do thecriteria influence the character of thestudentbodyat Davidson..Whatimpressionof Davidson does theadmissions office try togive..
After a folder onanapplicant is completed,at leastone memberof theadmissions staff andonemember of thefaculty admissionscommittee evaluateit.Theapplicant is encouragedtocome toDavidson foravisitandaninterview with either Directorof AdmissionsH. Edmunds White or oneof the Assistantdirectors,BrendaF. Parnell.Larry J.Barr.orDuff Bruce.
Eachinterview isapersonalone, althoughcertainaspectsarestressed „ byallon theadmissionsstaff, including questions relating tocommunity f service,vocational interests,character, andacademicability.
Manyapplicants fill their forms withexamplesof their service to school,church,andcommunity. Thisisnotalwaysagoodindication of their interest inpursuing community workatDavidson.
Brucecommented, "Wegetkids here whohavedoneeverything. Somekids wereexpectedtodo everythinginhighschool. When they gethere,theyareready to forgetitfora while.Igetrankled as thenextpersonaroundhere whenyou'vegotpeoplerunningfor thenewspaperor theUnion unopposed.Iliketofindstudents whothinkalittlebeyond themselves."
Larry,J. Barr ...concerned'about financial at
Barrespecially isconcerned about thisaspectof the admissionsprocess."Inreadinga lotofapplications fromseniors (highschool),I'mreally impressed with theircommunity involvement.Idon'tknow what happenswhenpeoplecome to Davidson-manybecomestifled." Headded,"Thecaliber of the studentbody hasapotential that isnotbeingused."
Barrattributedpartof the cause for this toaconcernonthe student'spart for the long-range goals ofgraduateschool andfor academics.However,hedoesnot think thatlackof community involvement canbeexplained adequatelyasapart ofageneral trendtoward vocations andaway fromsocialconcerns.
Whiteadmits thatpredictingan applicant'sdevotion tocommunity whileatDavidsonisadifficult one.However,hebelieves that the applicantwill receivethe impressionofDavidson's commitment toservice for others through theadmissionsprocess andcandecide whetherheor she isinterestedinaschool that stresses thisconcept.
White,incontrast toBruceand Barr,believesthatastudentwho wasserviceoriented inhigh school willcontinuethisinterest whileenrolledatDavidson.
Analysisof character mustbe subjective toa largedegree.The admissionsstaff tries toconsider anumber of factors toarriveat an accurate view of anapplicant's character.Among these factors areconsiderationof recommendations,theapplicant's attention to details infillingout the admission forms, the autobiographyheor shewrites, and the applicant'sreaction to Davidson'sStatement ofPurpose.
Recommendationsarerequired from twoof the student'steachers andfrom thestudent'sminister, youthadvisor,employer,or someone whoknows the student well.
BruceandWhitepointedout that
White admitsthatsomeambiguity exists about theuseof theStatement in admissionsprocedure.However,he beJieve$,<|ha$[Pavidson hasstrongties withthftdiurch.specifically the PntebyteriahChurch. ritjebelievestha theresponseththe
Statement isuseful inletting the applicantknow theCollege'sposition. "THe incomingstudentsdon't have tohaveanyreligionatall,but they shouldrealizeDavidson'sposition," White said. "Wemaydecide toalter theway thismatter isapproached," heconcluded.
Recently,financialaidforprospective studentshasbecomelesseconomically feasible forDavidson.BothBpuceand Barrrecognizethispotentialproblem. Barr commented, "Inthe longrun. it'sgoing tohavesomebearingonthe typeofstudent we'regoing tobeable toask toDavidson.
Hesaid thatheknows nothing presentlybeingdonetoalleviate the problem of financialaid.
Bruceremarked,"Ithink it'siriore of alimitingfactor than when wewere inschool."Howeverheadded,"In termsof thekindofpeoplewe'regetting here,ithasn'taffectedus;intermsof recruiting,westillgotothesame schools."Brucesaid that theCollege faces adilema betweengiving total financialaidtoafew orgivingpartial aidtorelativelymorestudents.
Intheend,admissionsatDavidson isanindividualizedprocedure.The admissionsstaff freelyadmits that admissionshasalargepublicrelations aspect toit.Theytry toproject thebest picture ofDavidsonpossible,butalso try toanswer questions fromapplicants and theirparentshonestly.
Few standardadmissions policies seem toexist.Thedepartmentrelies onindividual impressionsof applicants fromstaff members.Thein-depth applicationform, recommendations, autobiography,and theinterview insure amulty-facetedapproach toadmissions decisions.
Anapplicantmay receiveadifferent perspectiveofDavidsonaccording towhomheor she talks tointhe admissions office andoncampus. Despiteitspublicrelations function, nosingle AdmissionsView ofDavidson Collegeexists.
April24,1975
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"tn reading a lot of applications from seniors (high school). Vm really impressed with their community involve- ment. T don't know what happens when people come to
Davidson—many become stifled.9
thestress placedonthe recommendationsdependson whethertheadmissionsstaff knows thepersonrecommendinga studentandmost importantly whether therecommendation seems tobehonestand straightforward.
Theapplicant'sattentiontodetails is important.White said thatheis likely togivehighconsiderationto anapplication whenitlookslikea studenthas taken timetoconsider hisorherresponsescarefully and has writtenthemdownclearly. Attentiontodetailespeciallyis important intheautobiography,and thisaspectof theadmissions form often figureshighly into the admissionstaff's decisions.
Allapplicantsarerequired to writearesponse toDavidson's StatementofPurpose.Thisaspect of theadmissionprocedure recentlyhasbeenquestioned, especially itsemphasis on Davidson's ties withthe church.
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presentplaceof theStatement of Purposeintheapplicationform.He thinks thatitmightbemoreeffective placedafter theautobiographyinstead ofbeforeitbecause anapplicant's responseto theStatementoftencarries overinto theautobiography. "Ithink thateveryonewhoapplies
hereshould bemadeawareof the church-related function of theColleee. I'mnot sure thisis thebest way."Bruce commented.
However,hedoesnot believe that thequestionheavilyinfluences aperson whoreally isinterested inDavidson. Bruce added thatmost applicants write stock responsesto theStatement of
To the Editor: Two weeks ago an optional question-
naire was circulated to the three fresh- men dorms asking general questions about hall unity, hall counselor/hall relationships, possible criterion to De
used for selectingfuture hall counselors, andfreshmenorientation.
The total response was not good- exactly40 sheets werereceived backout of 320 circulated. Fourteen of these came from Richardson, seven of these from Cannonand19from Watts.
In response to the question "Do you think your hallcounselor has been asef- fective as you think he should have been?" interestinglyenough100% of the men and approximately 40% of the womenansweredyes.
Inratinghow close thehalls wereas a group on a scale from zero to five, 45% of themen rated theirs on a five level,
30%ona four level,20%on a threelevel, and5%onaonelevel.
The women rated15% as five, 10% as four,15% as three, 10% as two, 35% as one, and15%as zero.
On the same scale in response to the question "How instrumental has your hall counselor been in effecting this? (Or howineffective? )" themen ratedas follows:15% as five,35%as four,25%as three,15%as two,and10%asone.
The women rated 25% as five,10%as four, 10% as three, 15% as two, 5% as one,and20% as zero.
Clearly the women as a whole were less satisfied with their hall counselors andhallunity than were the men, even though these results cannot be trusted toocarefullydue tolowresponse.
Meredith Hall at home
A suggestion brought out over and overagain was the needfor morehallin- teraction, both between halls in the same dorms and between male aad femalehalls.
Higheston thelist suggestedforuseas criterion by which to select future hall counselors was general outgoingness, "relateability" topeople-capableofsup- plying the neededinitiative for gettinga groupof people together.
Othercriterionmentioned often were: 1) willingness and enoughresponsibility to commit the time needed to stay available and open to freshmen,2) not a GPA worshipper and yet a good student,and3) a person whoknows who to talk to about available academic programs.
Several times complaints were voiced that counselors had tended to pressure or advertise specific eating houses or fraternitiestoo much.
On freshman orientationmost people felt they were too rushed; two people suggested an extra day added to next year'sprogram.Several liked the tight- ness however andmentioned it preven- tedhomesickness.
Several said it ended too abruptly: "Orientation is not a three-day process!" was one quote and one in- dividual suggested a second, brief re- orientation three weeks into classes to help deal with thecrash.
Allquestionnaires returnedarenow in thehands ofBillReed, oneofnextyear's freshmanadvisors.
MargaretHunter '78 DavidsonCollege
It is easy to criticize. Indeed it has become a fear of mine that our educations teach us to criticize much and create little. We the people andour leaders seems tobea product ofplaying itsafe.
In other words, to point out in- consistencies, fallacies in logic, and review motivations to be the strong point of the more educated per- sons intellect today.Fewpeople listen to a proposal and many fear appearing naive.
Recently a Presidential candidate visited a college campus and was met with plenty of cynicism even though very few peopleactually knew what he stood for before he came. His audience was concerned with his motivations more thanhisprograms.
Unfortunately few of us are well ver- sed on motivations,and like Freud, we feel all sources of motivation are negative.
Ourcynicism canblindus. We dohave
Rebukingunjust criticism leaders today who withstand scrutiny and deserve tobelistened to.Mark Hat- field (R-Ore.) and Fred Harris (D- Okla.)are two examples.
Worthy leaders did not die with the end of the revolution. We must come to trust our judgement and continue the challengeof self-government.
The congressional elections of 1974 were a positive vital sign. Far from showing a poor voter turn-out or sup- porting those who tookpolitical morality lightly, that election indicated that peoplestill cared.
Few politicians have been more cynical about the mentality and morality of American than Richard Nixon. Few politicians have had poorer judgement thanRichardNixon.
Politicians such as Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln and Truman believed in us. We must believe in ourselves to make this republic work.
Some cynicism about government is healthy;toomuchcanbe fatal.
Toward long-range planning With thecompletion of workby theGoalsCommittee this week, it
has become evident that thecollege needs to initiate a long-range planning committee topropose andhelpimplement anorganicplan for the college during the duration of the 1970's and the decade following Without such a group to continue and expand upon the work of theGoals Committee, much of the frustrating work of the pastseveralmonths willgofor naught.
With survival as the most pressing goal of the college, we must become cognizant that wehaveno funds towasteonpoorly-planned programs. The community must know in what directions the college willbemovingandmust remain informedof the process of .improvingthecalibereducational institutionwenowknow.
We hope the Trustee Development Committee willbenefit from the report of theGoals Committee and willsee thenecessity of fur- ther identifying andplanning for themajor objectivesof thecollege community.
Watts locks Judging fromremarks maderecently by college administrators,
card-lock doors are scheduled to be installed on Watts Dormitory this summer. Such a move wouldbe contrary to the SGA Senate resolution onsecurity forwarded by Tenley Shewmake as well as contrary to the mood we are trying to create here as a residential college
Apparently the arguments of the SGA Senate have had little in- fluence on the administration. We would very much regret the necessity of filing a complaint against the college withthe United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare under the TitleNine sectionof theEducation Amendmentsof1972.
However if an expensive and unnecessary card-lock svstem is
installed students willvhave little choice other than filing such a complaint against the college for discrimination or special treat- ment forwomenstudents.
Wereiterateourhope that thecollege dealevenly andadequately
with campus security for all students. Although administrators recognize that the coeducational facility offers adequate security for women students in Little Dormitory, coeducational facilities havenotbeenproposed forWatts. N
We are cognizant of the hesitancy of administrators to risk possible discontentamongparents of freshmen women.
Yet we feel that a simple, honest statement of the security rationale for coeducational dormitories wouldbe enough todispell vehement arguments to thecontrary. .
We look to Dean of Students Will Terry to call a meeting of in-
volved administrators and students thisspring toplan for thecam- pus security system to be implemented next year. Otherwise,we see a confrontationbetweenstudents and administrators next year whichwe wouldall ratheravoid.
Intimidatingemployees Topay-employees poor wages is inhumane. To discourage them
fromexpressing their thoughts to college administrators isalso im- proper
According to several employees and oneadministrative official, members of the hourly-paid staff are discouraged by their super- visors from even speaking with Director of the Physical Plant GroverMeetzeandDirectorofPersonnelRobert Stephenson.
Some employees fear that they may lose their jobs if their super- visors see them talking with administrative officials. Other workersare willing todiscuss theirproblems withthese officials at night bv telephone. "Yet, as Iremember, one worker who telephoned me asked me to please not tell his supervisor that he (theemployee) hadcalled,"saidanadministrativeofficial.
One member of the administration seems to believe that there are some cases ofextremely strainedrelations amonghourly-paid employees and their supervisors. Anotherofficial states that all the workersfeel freeto express theircomplaints andopinions.. We feel that College President Samuel Spencer should look into these emplovee-management problems and help to straighten oui theseemingly unfortunatecircumstances whichcurrently face tne hourly-paidstaff.
ffilj* Bauiitsotttatt "Themeaningofa message is the change which itproduces
in the image." —Kenneth Bouldin^
MarkDeaton,Editor AndrewLamas LarryMimms Executive Editor ManapinfgEditor
"T77 APRIL 24, 1975
Poll shows counselinir effect
Denely forms ancestral link April 14, 1975
Thorn VirolI
It is gratifying to be a Davidson man. now prepared to go out
into the worldand to practice Davidson ideals. Nevertheless. Ihave always suspected that my college ties are somewhat not so firmly knottedas they could be. Iwas not privileged to be born into
such aDavidson family as many of you areproud tobelongto.
In an attempt to over-compensate for this lack, Ihave decided to focus the light of historical scholarship into the gloom of obscure Davidsoniana to revive the memory of my only inherited link withDavidsonCollege.
Listeners thaw icy gap, Experience new learning
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Eric Walkpr A little talk about listening: practice
defrosting. When the talkers' freezers get clogged, they need a little warming. Hint:,a good way to stock your own freezer is to steal from others. They shouldn't mind.
You decide which you're better at: stocking your own shelves or helping others keep theirs working. I'm con- vinced thebest way tobuild up a storeof well-aged talk is to peruse the frozen goods section whenever you can. Find thebest andbiggest freezers: listen.
We listen;webuild to talk. Mark Wilenskv
The link in question is FredLafayette Denely. my great uncle, who died several years ago inDenton.Texas.
Uncle Fred grew up with his sixbrothers and sistersona
farm on Sand Mountain.Alabama (now famous as the nation's most densely populated rural area and the home of SandMountainSorghumMolasses.)
This unassuming background led the Denelyclan intoremarkable and varied lives and careers. Especially Uncle Fred. Frankly,Inever knew him very well,and my knowledgeof the details of his lifeisshaky.
However, Ihave just conducted a study of whatmust have been one of the decisive points of his career: his em- ployment as professor of public speakinganddebate atDavidson in1923 and1924.
The1924 Quipsand Crankscredits Un- cle Fred with an A.B. and a B.O. That means Bachelor of OratoryIamsure.In the dramaticclub article.Uncle Fred is thanked for his supervision and especially for hisskill in the "artofgood characterisations."
The Davidsonian early September 1923, fills the picture with an article on new faculty members. "Mr. Denely graduated from Valparaiso University, in Indiana, and completed his course therein1921.
"In addition to this training he has taken special courses in the University of Chicago and in the University of In- diana. While incollege,Mr.Denelywas president ofhis class all four years,and in his senior year,he was honored with the presidencyof the YMCA."
"His work since graduation has con- sisted of one year in business in Los Angeles, California as professor of public speaking and director of dramatics in El Paso Junior College, and one year in Chautauga work as an impersonator andactor.
" Ishould note now that this wit of im-
personation servedhim well throughout his life. Out of work during the Depression,he managed to get himself hired at"Encyclopedia Brittanica" as an art editor,a field for which he had,I understand, only a nodding acquain- tance.
Thisparticular deceptionaloneplaces
Significantly.Isuppose.Uncle Fred's Davidson experience ended rather soon andrather abruptly.
Thefrontpageof the November 6.1924 Davidsonian carried this news: "Professor F.L. Denely. professor of public speaking and assistant in English, has received an offer as business manager of "Smart Set" (a magazine) and will leave for New York onthe fifteenth of thismonth.
" l\/rr- Denely will take up his J.VJL new work onJanuary 1. the
month and a half from now until then being put into training. The English department has had Mr. Denely since the fall of 1923, when he came as professorofpublicspeaking."
"At that time he was pressedintoser- vice taking over two sectionsof fresman English. Since then he has been assistant professorofEnglish.
"Professor Denely is well suited for such works because he came to David- son from the business world.Notonly in the college, but in the social life of the village,Mr. and Mrs.Denely will leave agap."
IguessUncleFreddidnotenjoybeing had by the English department. Besides,Iunderstand that it had been pointedout to him,that ifhe were tostay at Davidson,his B.O. would not always suffice. Further degrees would be ex- pected.
Uncle Fred decided that he didn't wantto stay around here that badly, so heacceptedthemagazineoffer.
Frflmthat-pointon,Iknow little about hiscareer,except that he ended up with an insurance business in Denton, and thalfleiwrole>-aflgH?at quantity of light verse, wfiick v*W6uld read at family gatheringsgridiciweclubmeetings.
Sorae .alr^ou nay-sayers will un- doubfedly &ay that my relation to the Fred l,TJeijely hardly entitlesme toad- ded rdS^ct'oecaiiseUncle Fred was too eager io^feaveDavidson.
To the contrary,Iinsist that any con- nection is better than none,and that Un- cle Fred's encounter with Davidson, however brief,issomething for me tobe proudof.
Sunday morning wandering, in Davidson as well as most
everywhere else, feels like an empty football stadium. Scattered characters disappear around corners like cracked beer cupsblownabout.
One such character stood his ground on thestreet corner hopingIwouldpass. Idid, andIcould see it in his eyes: he neededto talk.
He was decked out in padded Army cold weather dressona fine springmor- ning, and Isensed something cold cubinginsidehim.
Just back from a weekend maneuver in themountains,he had been stationed under the red light alone to wait and steer the trailingpart of theconvoy. "So coldlastnightIwent andgotmea motel room." Anditwasso quietandemptyon this morning thathe waseager to talk to scragglyme.
During a few minutes of nods and "Yeah Iknows" he
poured out most of his peeves against the institution that had burgled his weekend. Ihopehis waitwasn't as chilly whenI
wandered on to secure a shower before thehot water went. AndIhopehe made it tothat fishing spothetalkedabout.
A good ear can be like a good defrosting. When the freezer gets cram- med with three 90 percent empty half- gallon ice cream cartons, two 100 per- cent full packages of frozen broccoli bought in the fall,two 77 percent empty ice trays,and 3.5 pounds of frost collec- ted since Christmas, you can't get anythingout.
To get things coming out again like you want them, you have to melt something. G.I. Joe on the corner was clogged and latched on to me for an icepick (anunlikely comparison if ever there was). A good ear can be like a gooddefrosting.
Talking and listening are arts we learn that don't make it on the tran- script/
A little talk about talking: refrigeration is necessary.
We take the things wegrow,store them, lower the temperature a little,and wait for the curious to come and rummage through.
Yourunintoallsorts of talkers. Some justhaven't grownanythingand have a lotof frost clogging the freezer. (Hotair equalscoldair in this system).
Some are energetic gardeners but pick everything tooearly andletit rotin the sun,talkingit todeath,bendingyour ear back and back until cartilage decides that well,after all.itisboneof a sortsandcracks.
And some talkers know all about the glorious arts of home canning and refrigeration.
They have a jam packed freezer where everything slides out easy. They can be as wonderfully surprising when theyshowTtheir wares as aHoward Joh- nson's waitress who can click off all 28 flavors withoutlookingat thelist.
Honorary degrees appearfarcical That evening Igot the letter
thatIwas honored. By the next dayIknewIhadtorefuse. I couldn't accept whatever
award the College was to give me on Fridaymorning.
The whole awards assembly puts me off.Leon Jaworski is a hell of anhonest guy, and nowadays that is all too rare. But anhonorary degree fron Davidson? What does Jaworski have to do with this college? Davidson doesn't even give real doctorates. Why do we pretend we can givehonoraryones?
In its usual vision, the College has decided that bestowing a degree on Jaworski would bring a real honor to Davidson. Jaworski, for his part, graciously accepted.But,whileI'msure he's flattered, how much can being an honorary D.C.doctoratemean toJawor- ski? I'd assert it's not the most significanthonorhehas,or willreceive.
Thereal questionismaybe whether or not the College should give honorary degrees.Ifeel they should, and would like topresentmy threenominees:Fred Deese. Nancy Blackwelhand Louis Con- nor.
Fred Deese is a custodian in the Union. Theman does a job that can be demanding as well as demeaning.Fred has put in 19 years and continues to retain a dignity difficult to believe con- sidering his working enviornment. He ha's been nothingbut a credit to David- son.
Nancy Blackwell puts in morehours.
\)thin the office and out. than any two people at Davidson. She puts in extra time typing term papers for students. With Mr. Blackwell's recent physical problems, the money comes in handy, but the job shedoes is worth twice what she charges.She enjoys helping studen- ts,and spends as much time as she can doing so.
Louis Connor isan amazing fel- low. He always has a smiJe
andakind wordfor all. Many of his "superiors"
continue to treat himlike dirt,but Louis carries on. He runs the mimeograph room and takes careof the collegemail. Louis may appear to be the typical "freed slave." subservient all the way. But ask Johnson's barber shop who began the sit-in at their placeinthe60's. Louis isaman.
How about honorary degrees for these three? They'vegivenyearsofsweat and loyalty to Davidson for marginal finan- cial retribution. They, unlike Jaworski, are unlikely to have received any other degree. They would appreciate the degree more than Jaworski could ever appreciateit.
Craven Williams and Bob Stephenson pretty much verbalized College policy: these three people are good ones, but they aren't right for a degree.Stephen- son suggested a separate award for staff. Williams pointed out that these peoplehadn'tdone what wasexpectedto receiveanacademic award.
Bullshit. Jaworski'sdone nothingacademically
here. He is beinghonored as a person. He's a famous white man. These are black men and a woman-. Therefore, they can't be honored in the same way. Stephenson and the administration will honor them, but only in their places. As goodstaff people,butonly that.
The honorary degree is the highest* award givenhere. Itshouldn't bea class award,butahuman one. The argument that these people have not made academic contributions to justify the award is faulty. Fred. Nancy or Louis havingDavidson degrees will in no way cheapen the work I'mdoingtogetmine. It would rather enlarge it. Davidson's degree would mean so much to these people; but,nothalf as muchas they've meant toit.
No.Idon't want any honorary awards. Dr. Spencer. Mr.
Meetze laughingly told me that the collegehadnever repaired thoseslums, but that his men iust slappeda coat of painton themtoquiet thepublicity.
AsIpointedout inSeptemberand An- dyLamas followedup last week,blacks here make poverty wages. And during the alumni weekend,manymembers of the college community gathered in Johnston Gym and honored bigotry in laughter. Ican't let you "honor" me. Thanksbutno thanks.
ByJULIUSS. WINKLER Professor of German
"More is worse," Anthony Burgess quotes Kingsley Amis in an article published some timeagointheNew York Times Magazine.Ithink it was the same article in which Burgess pleased more readers than one by referring to Hermann Hesse as "thatdubiousorientalist."
In the old days, motorists abroad within a 200mile radius of Chattanooga were im- portuned to See Rock City. It was as if the See Rock City people had hired 95 percent of the commercial billboards in any givenarea,alongwith sides androofs ofbarns.
Ruby Falls had the other 5 percent.Therehavebeen some substantial changes. There are a lot more rock cities in a lot moreplaces.
Ghost Town
If Ihad not been so slow- witted back when they were bulldozing that mountain top to build Ghost Town Imight have written a song called Smoky Mountain High and Julius Waynesville would beat the top of therecordheap.
About ten yearsago we made a final flurry at summertime camping intheSmokies.Turned away at Smokemont and thus deprived of our best chance to find out whether Cherokee's hearlded Dancing Chicken really was a gall-inaceous fowl or just a twinkle-toed coward, we were slowing suffocating in the effluvium of an A&P diesel carrying the goodlife toBryson City.
Suddenly beside the road cropped up one of those hand- lettered signs indigenous to the area. "Where," itqueried, "will youspendeternity?"
"Not behind an A&P truck halfway between Cherokee and Bryson City," was the in- stantaneous consensus, and back down the mountain we came. Some years later, up in Rolling Rock beer country, we saw a chicken in a glass en- closure.
Drop a nickel in the slot and. bird didhis routine,which was to look exactly like a chicken dancing. For his livelihood. A pro.
The summer we discovered a worse blot "on humankind's escutcheon than Maggie Valley
— Julius Winkler
within walkingdistance. Lured thither by those four
stars, what wesaw from thecar was not all that enticing: your basic flat field with a few scrub firs scattered here and there. Across the street from the en-
Fntil rhorcoaniplwr
began sylvanly enough near Watkins Glen," in the Finger Lakes Region.
Thepeople in the site next to ours had one of those trailers that suggest a giant siver watermelon, or perhaps a steamed pudding pan. At any rate, they displayed a little wooden notched-end sign, into whichhadbeencarefullyburned the information that these were the Friendly Freemans, out of KingofPrussia.Pa.
Naturally we never exchanged a word with them. One day, having tired of wat- ching the three inch rainbow trout inCatherine Creek savage my expensive dry flies,Iretur- ned to the campground to be greeted by the middle child with,"Guess what.Dad!"
Lake George
Iwellknew by then that guess what was shorthand for guess, she continued, "Benno (our
Geman shepherd) bit a Frien- dlyFreeman." Idon'tevenlike to think about
what might have ensued if he hadbiten a PugnaciousPutnam oraBellicose Ballew.
Now the town ofLakeGeorge, New York, cannot perform miracles. It canot, by com- parison, make Maggie Valley look good in any sense of the word.Butit comes close.
A certain campground at Lake George rated four starsin a certain guidebook to camp grounds. Four start meant you were the best youcould be and that, among other things, en- tertainment was close by.
Bandwagon Thursday.April 24
7-10p.m. TheStudentShow: Stowe Galleries Opening of a two week exhibition of drawings, prints,andpaintingsby Davidsonstudents.Ex- perimental films will be shown.
Monday.April 28 8:15p.m. Student OrganRecitals: DCPC
Forrest Flaniken CarlSchwartz
Jim Goodloe. a pre-ministerial student, will lead theservice.
Wednesday, April :M> 7:30p.m. SpringDramaProduction: HodsonHall
Student opening of Cole Porter's "Anything Goes." a 1930's musical comedv. directed bv Rupert Barber and designedbv Joseph Gard- ner.
9p.m. OpenEnd: Morrison Room BruceBurleson. American PartvRop.
Thursdav.Mav 1 10a.m. Coffeeand Cokes BanquetHall
D.C. POP FILMS PRESENTS:
Seniors and concert-Roers FREE. $1.00otherwiseApnl 25 After Don McLean
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have married perfectly and their issue is for sale: little cuckoo clocks made in Hong Kong.
They are called two day clocks because that is about how long they last after being removed from the enchanted atomsphereofTitisee.
Meanwhile, there we sat in our costly motor -termed variously a Travelawful or a Travailall-in the rain at a Mc- Donald's or whatever inupstate New York.
Parked facing us was a big Buick plastered with Gay Nineties Village and similar bumperstickers. "Look, Dad," said a seven year old voice, "that car has been to six dif- ferent crap towns." Thus are definitions born.
Toget back to the beginning- if it is true, what Anthony Burgess said Kingsley Amis said, then it is a good thingI don't have more time to spend on thispiece.
trance was, obviously, the en- tertainment: something called GayNineties Village. Iasked the attendant at a
nearby gas station if it was a good palce to camp. It was all right,he allowed,excepton the nights when Gay Nineties Villagersgot a little toomuch to drink and walked over and set the tentsonfire.
Banks of the Hudson
This gave the concept of en- tertainment a new dimension, granted but we camped elsewhere. twenty miles elsewhere, on the banks of the Hudson above its first major polluter.
But life will have its little ironies: such a rain set in that Ivar Kreuger would not have had enough matches to ignite a tent.
- George and Maggie have a
German cousin. His name it Titisee and his abode is high in the mountains of the Black Forest. Here West and East
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( "ScenesFromaMarriage"),EllenBur- styn ("Harry and Tonto"), Rachel Roberts ("Murder on the Orient Ex- press"), Valentine Cortese ("Day for Night"), Diane Ladd ("Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"), Jeanne Moreau ("Going Places"), Jessica Landy ("Butley"),MagiliNoel ("Amarcord"). i
(Notseen: Bea Arthurin"Mame".) , Best cinematographers: Alfio Contini
("The Night Porter"), Jordan Cronen-j weth ('The Front Page" and "Zandy's Bride"),Victor J. Kemper ("The Gam- bler"), Sven Nykvest (''A Free. Woman"), Jean Rabier ("Wedding in Blood"), Giuseppe Rotunno ("Amar- cord"), Vittorio Storaro ("Maliza"), Geoffrey Unsworth ("Murder on the Orient Express"), Sacha Vierny ("Stavisky"), Kent L. Wakeford ("Alice Doesn't LiveHere Anymore*).
Best screenwriters: Francois Truf- faut, Jean-Lois Richard, and Suzanne Schiffman for "Day for Night," Ingmar Bergman for "Scenes From a Marriage."
Best editing: "Daisy Miller," "Stavisky." "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore," "Day for Night," "Amar- cord."
Best set design: "The Night Porter." "Amarcord," "The Front Page," "Love andAnarchy." "TheBlack Windmill."
Best costume design: "Amarcord." the men'scostumes for "The Great Gat- sby," the women's costumes for "The TamarindSeed." "TheNight Porter."
BvJOEMCMILLAN
in common with the con- temporary European Classical Style fostered in thiscountryby the Moravians and other
European trained musicians livinginAmerica.
Rather, it harkens back to Renaissance and even earlier music: much of it is through- composed (no regular formal structure) relying on sequence and imitation in the music or text declamationfor order.
The tonality rarely moves outside of the Dorian mode; some timesaMajorkeyis used. However, the music rarely modulates. Itisnotsurprising then tofind
the composers heavily in- fluenced by the Calvinist psalters used in New England with their stark,simple,modal music handed down from Bourgeois and Goudimel through the Presbyterians and Puritans.
This style flourished from about 1770-1820 in the hands of the famous William Billings of Boston (1746-1800) and others whose music is featured in this recording.
"The SacredHarp"
.Much of this music found its way into 'The Sacred Harp"- the interdenominational Southern Hymnal published in 1860-most of the music there is inthisstyle.
Whatever might have hap- pened musically, this musical was soon almost totally replacedbymostchurches with thesentimentalromanticmusic and words of composers Ike FannyCrosby. Itisobvious that "What Won-
drous Love is This" or "Amazing Grace" belong to another world when compared to Ms. Crosby's "Blessed Assurance. Jesus is Mine", even though these are often lumped together as "old hymns." i
While little familiar music is included inthisrecording, there are 24 excellent and most en- joyable selections performed here.
The Western Wind Ensemble and several guest artists provide the listener with in- timate part singing and an ex- citingmusical sound.
Thevrecordingquality isup to Nonesuch'shighstandard.
If you.like sacred music, folk music, or anv.music T don't think this album can fail to pleasevou.
Here, without ado, are my best of last year lists. My selections are taken from those films which received their com- mercial New York and/or Los Angeles premieres during 1974. All lists are roughly arranged from best to least best unlessotherorderingisspecified.
Best films: Francois Truffaut's "Day for Night," "The King of Yvetot" from "The Little Theater of Jean Renior," HaroldPinter's "Butley," FredBurnly's "Neither the Sea Nor the Sand," Billy Wilder's "The Front Page," Salvatori
Sampere's "Maliza," Alexandro Jodorowsky's "The Holy Mountain," JosephSargent's "TheTakingofPelham One, Two, Three," Martin Scorsese's "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore," Blake Edwards' "The Tamarind Seed." Not seen: DusanMakaveyev's "ManIs Not a Bird," Rainer Werner Fassbin- der's "FearEatsOut theSoul,"Yasujiro Ozu's "EarlySpring."
Best director: Marco Bellochio ("In
the Name of the Father"), Francois Truffaut ("Day for Night"), Martin Scorsese ("Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"), Federico Fellini ("Amar- cord"), Alain Resnais ("Stavisky"). Salvatori Sampere ("Maliza"). Blake Edwards( "TheTamarind Seed"),Fran- cis Ford Coppola (parts of "The God- father,Part II").
Best actors: J<*n Voight ("Conrack" and "The Odessa File"), Michael
Best actors: Jon Voight ("Conrack" and "The Odessa File"). Michael Moriarty (parts of "Report to the Com- missioner").Laurence Olivier (parts of "The Three Sisters"). Lee Marvin ( "Spike's Gang"ami "TheKlansman"). Rufger Hauer ("TurkishDelight").Jack
Nicholson ("The Last Detail"), Alan Bates ("Butley"), Giancarlo Giannini ("The Seduction of Mimi"),James Earl Jones ("Claudine"), Albert Finney ("Murder on the Orient Express"),Joel Grey ("Man on a Swing")
Best actresses: DianeCannon ("Child Under a Leaf"), Gena Rowlands ("A Woman Under the Influence"), Joan Hackett ("The Terminal Man"), Liv Ullmann ("Scenes From a Marriage"), EllenBurstyn "(AliceDoesn't LiveHere Anymore"),SusanHampshire ("Neither the Sea Nor the Sand"),FayeDunaway ("Chinatown"), Joan Plowright ('The ThreeSisters").
Best supporting actors: Holger Lowenadler ("Lacombe,Lucien"), Vin- cent Gardenia ("The Front Page"), James Mason ("11 Harrowhouse"), Patrick McGee ("The LastDays of Man on Earth"), Robert De Niro and Lee Strasberg ("The Godfather, Part II"), Trevor Howard, ("11 Harrowhouse"), MartinBalsam ("Murder on the Orient Express"), Anthony Hopkins ("Jugger- naut
" ).JonKorkes (
' 'TheFrontPage''),
Trevor Howard ("Craze"),Hugh Grif- feth ("Luther"),Bryan Marshall ("The Black Windmill"), Richard Widmark ("Murder on the Orient Express"), Spike Milligan ("The Three Musketeers"), John Gielgud ("Murder on the Orint Express"),Armando Bran- cia ("Amarcord"),Walter Matthau ("Earthquake"), Randy Quaid ("The LastDetail").
' Best supporting actresses: Jeanne
Moreau ("The Little Theater of Jean Renoir"), Wendy HiHer ("Murderon the Orient Express"). Sylvia Syms ("The Tamarind Seed"). Bibi Andersson
April 24, 1975 £ff* Bauffcaontan
"School for soldiers" clears army haze Nine
To visitors it presents an air of or- derliness through its parades, of traditionby its massive stone buildings and military memorabilia. Visions are conjuredupof grayuniforms andplebes reciting ancient trivia on command to upperclassmen.
Academy graduates, on the other hand, consider West Pointsomething of a refuge for the old virtues which have faded away elsewhere. To them West Point is an eternal, solid sanctuary treated witha respectmore becoming to a religion.
Source ofrelief Ina day in which America finds itself
plagued by a multitude of ills, many graduates look to the Academy as a sourceof relief.
Theeducationalsystem at West Point is based on a system devised by Sylvanus Thayer, superintendent from 1817 to 1833. The system is very rigid andhigh-pressured,heavy on the scien- ces, and extremely goal-oriented. For
everyquestion there is an accepted an- swer,and it is for this acceptedanswer that thecadet works.
The end result is an officer that is quick on his feet under pressure and thinks clearlyandlogically.
The West Point officer does not stop and dwell over issues as the ROTC or OCS graduatemight,butreacts quickly withoutreally having to think.There isanacceptedanswer forhissituation,and heknowsit.
But the cadets are not mindless automatons. They think,ponder,peruse just as much as the average civilian college student~or would like to.Life is not easy at USMA, and each day is determinedbefore itbegins.
Very little time is available to the cadet forhis own use.Mostof theday is devoted to classwork, training and physical activity. Day to day ad- ministrivia also take upa large portion of the day. Ifacadet can find the time to study,heisquite fortunate.
Calvinist psalters influence moderns
"Dutv,honor,country"
Closely linked to the educational system is the concept of "duty, honor, country." From the first day of Beast Barracks on these three words are the guidingprinciplesof WestPointand the CorpsofCadets.
OnedoesnotquestionaWestPointer's honor,hisdevotionto duty,orhis loyalty to thiscountry.So thoroughly inculcated into the cadet's mind are these prin- ciples that insituations requiring great dedication to high standards of per- formance, the West Point officer is quite frequently the superior officer. Nowever,Elis andMoore point out that in situations thatcall for "conscientious opposition to orders." the West Pointer may have greater trouble determining the parameters of his own moral position" than thegraduate of ROTCor OCS.
Theauthorsare well-qualified to write (SeeSOLDIERS,page 15)
RvPHILSTIKES Staff Writer
School for Soldiers:West Point and the Profession of Arms Bv Robert MooreandJosephEllis 29.>pages $«.».> OxfordUniversity Press
What do you think of when someone says "West Point"? Massive gray buildings,perhaps? TheCorpsof Cadets on parade? Or maybe even trained killers? The United States Military AcademyatWest Pointhas longbeen an institution shrouded inmysteryandsub- iect to many stereotyped images. In
"School for Soldiers" EllisandMoore at- tempt to clear up the picture of West Point.
Theoverriding conceptinmilitary cir- cles is that of mission. The training of futuremilitary leaders is the jjiission of West Point.' "School for Soldiers" is a and revealingdiscussion of the wayshr ways the USMA goes about accomplish- ingits mission.
Thaver System
The Thayer System, a rigid and demanding philosophy of education, Beast Baracks, an incredible orien- tation for the new cadet to the waysof USMA, the indoctrination of the motto "Duty,Honor, Country" -all are means by which the end is achieved. And that end is theproduction of an officer in the UnitedStates Army,aleaderofmen.
Ellis and Moore present West Point not in terms of thestereotypedpictures developed over the years,but as a com- plex and vague institution with a singular purpose. West Point is a world allitsown.
recently been released by Nonesuch (H-71276).
This music is simple and un- pretentiousinstyle; it haslittle
ByCARLSCHWARTZ Staff Writer
(Classical
Lacrosse Cats drop opener Davidson's new lacrosse team plaved its first same against Little Creek
Lacrosse Club at Norfolk Naval Base in Virginia. The Cats lost 18-1 to their more experienced opponents,RickMcKenziescoring thegoal in thesecondperiod when Davidsonplayed LittleCreek even.
Inthe firstperiod theCats gave up 6 goals, 1in thesecond, 6in the third,and 6 in thefourth.
A shortage of players hurt, as did the fact that LittleCreek's members were veterans of topranked NCAA teams of recent years. Goalie Rick Offuit made 14 saves for theCats.
Citadel outlasts Cat thinclads Staff Writer
BvMARK POSTOVE
TheDavidson track team en- ded the regular season last Saturday, being edged90-73 by The Citadel. The loss left them 3-5 for the year.
Mark Connors was a double winner for the fifth time this
season, taking the100 in 9.9and the 220 in 22.8
Fellow seniors Woody Van Meter, Greg Love, and Bob Lautensackalsoclosed out their careers withwins. "'VanMeter won the pole vault with a 13'6" jump, while Love took the 120high hurdles in 14.9 seconds.
Lautensack used a few hur- dling techniques of his own in*
capturing the waterless steeplechase with a time of 10:07.
Davidson took the first and secondplaces in the 3 mile, with Coty Pinckney and Ricky Bell leading the way. Bell also finished secondin the mile.
Freshman Dick Boehner won the 880 for the fourth time this year, while John Stanfield cleared 6'2" to capture the high jump for the fifth straight time indual meets.
Davidson won eight of 11run- ning events to outscore the Bulldogs 48-43. but Citadel swept three fieldevents to gain a 47-25advantage which spelled thedifference inthemeet.
The Wildcats will be in Williamsburg this Friday and Saturday for the conference meet. Head Coach Sterling Martin looks for possible team points from Connors in the 440, Love in the high hurdles, Stan- field in the high jump. Van Meter in the pole vault,and the mile relay team of SteveJustus, Boehner, Connors, and one other runner.
Another track event coming upsoon is thesecond running of "the 24 hours of Davidson". This is a relay in which 10 men alternate running one mile in- tervals for 24straight hours.
v Plans now are for therelay to start on Friday afternoon. May 9. Seven runners return from the 1973 track team which loggedover 237miles.
It is hoped that students and community businesses will pledge money for the mileage completed by the team. The money will be given to some needy organizationin the com- munity.
4/«n Shubrrft releases the hammer in the ill-fated field events against the Bulldogs last Saturday.Daridstm lost 00-7.3.
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Weicker's .478 leads nation with superstitious beliefs
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ByBILLLLOYD Staff Writer
GettingWildcat catcherMark Rodgman to talk about himself is no easy matter. But just ask any opposing baserunner who has ever tried to steal second base and he will probably be able tosayplentyabouthim.
The bearded catcher from Winston-Salem has built up a respectable reputation in the SouthernConference as asmart playerwithacannon arm.
Probably no one is as laudatory of Rodgman as is Wildcat coach Junior Wade. "Having played the position myself Ican see that Mark plays catcher well," com-
mented Wade. Rodgman is toughoffensively
as well andis considered oneof the tophitterson the team, with amidseasonaverageof .338.
But behind theplate is where he is at his best. Commented one teamate, "Mark is a thinkingplayer. He can figure out a batter's weakness and then go to work on it.!' Rodgman callsallof thepitches for theCats.
Hecan do itall,but most im- portant he has the fun- damentals down. Forexample, heuseshisbody wellinstopping thewildpitches.
Asaresultof themasteringof such techniques no runs have been scored on the Cats this yearonwildorpassedpitches.
Rodgman demonstrated his versatility by starting at third baseman for Davidson as a freshman before taking over the catcher slot the following
Rodgman's athletics are not confined to the baseball diamond however. As amem- ber of the infamous Cleveland Indians he has helped to establish them as ever-tough competitors in IMAC basket- ball. The Indians are always found in the higher plateaus of IMACsports.
Rodgman seems to genuinely enjoy playing baseball for Davidson. "It's a good sport and it'sgreat to get outdoors in thespring,"hesaid.
Rodgman is most pleased withthesuccess of theWildcats' this season. "The team's base1
for the last three years are all Seniors now, plus everyone likes to play for Coach Wade. Hereally has arapport with the individual players," concluded Rodgman.
Rodgman isquick to mention his fellow teammates when discussing theWildcats winning season.
"Weicker is carrying the team offensively and the pit- ching has been great. Fresh- man third baseman Dale Hor- nerhas done a lot to tightenup the infield too," explained Rodgman.
Upon leaving Davidson, Rodgman is undecided as to whathisplansare.
"Minor league baseball is a possibilitybutIwill have tosee what happens," predicted Rodgman. If Rodgman 's determination
and performance for the Wild- cat Baseball team are any in- dication ofhis future,he should dofine.
and sisters like brothers and sisters.
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like MickeyMantle,can get his pointacross.
"There is no question that George has been a real team leader with his bat and play," saidanotherDavidsonplayer.
Weicker, was an all state shortstop and second baseman in high school, played outfield his freshman year at Davidson, and for the past two years has helddownfirstbase. "Idefinitely want to go into
probaseball if at allpossible", Weicker stated. "I know a couple of pro scouts out of Baltimore, but they haaven't said anything to me about possible contracts
ByLARRYT.MIMMS ManagingEditor
George Weicker has been swinginghis 35"aluminum bat like a magic wand. Weicker who was likened to a fictional character withcapeandlarge,S engraved shirt, is leading all college batters in hitting witha batting averageof .478. Hehas blasted 9 home runs, one of which was instrumental in the Davidson victory over top- ranked University of South Carolina,andhas 38 runsbatted in.
Weicker creditshissuccess to two factors, his concentration andhisbat. "Ibegan using an aluminum
bat last summer andIhit well with it.It is a bigger bat than most peopleuse, 35 inches and 35oz.Ican'tswingas fast,butI can getmore weightbehind the ball."
Weicker isvery protective of thisbat.
"He won't let anyone else touch it, except Alan Alig, who owns thebat.Alan is thekeeper of the bat," one teammate stated.
Weicker admitted,"We don't keepmybat with theotherbats. Icradled the bat gently on my armson the busrideback from Univ.of SouthCarolina."
Weicker also cited con- centration as the most im- portant factor. "I have everything together right now and it wouldn't matter what kindof batIwas using. I'mnot seeingnearlyas many goodpit- ches though. The pitchers are brushingme back,givingme a lotof outsidestuff."
"Last summer Iparticipated in the Shenandoah Valley League where many of the top college baseball players work out.Ifaced someof thebest pit- chers on the east coast, and with that kind of competition everynight,it forces you tocon- centrate."
Weicker suggestedthat hisex- perience in the Shenandoah ValleyLeague,and his attitude while he played there, con- tributed immensely to his current season's success. He said that in the summer league he learned to watch pitchers and their mannerisms in order topaick up the typeofpitch. "I can tell when a pitcher
releases the pitch basically where the pitch will come and what type of pitch: curve,fast- ball. I've been able to pick up theball justas itleaves thepit- cher'shand."
Weicker claims to be very superstitious. He goes through the same routine each time in thewarmupcircle. "