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The Campus Chat
52ND YEAR
NORTH TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY. DENTON, TEXAS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12. 1969
NO. 38
YDs Split Over Concert;
Top 2 Out; Unity Bid Set
Cop-out
Bright sunshine and warming temperatures brought out North Te*as students
Sunday for a hard rod concert behind the Main Auditorium, but the loud
music also brought out the Denton Police. Two of the officers, who came to
break up the concert after area residents complained, tell a member of one
combo to stop the music. -Photo by Phyllis Detrich
By LYNNE RUSSELL
Chat Reporter
Young Democrats will attempt to re-
unify the club tonight at a called general
assembly meeting brought about by the
resignation of President Rick Simpson
and a dispute over club policy on a con-
cert to raise bail money for students
arrested on marijuana charges.
The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m.
in Room 175 of the Business Administra-
tion Building.
Simpson, a Grand Prairie sophomore,
resigned at a meeting last week after a
disagreement with flub members. Simp-
son had volunteered YD sponsorship for
the Charles Weltner speech March 5
without consulting club members. A day
after Simpson resigned, YD members
learned that he had agreed to reserve the
Main Auditorium in the YDs' name for
the concert.
IN AN INTERVIEW Monday, Simp-
son expressed regret for his actions. "I
can fully understand the feeling of the
club, and 1 should have discussed my
plans with them," he said.
The concert news set off more anger
than the Weltner speech. "I do not ques-
tion the quality of Mr. Weltner," YD
oxecutive councilman Ken Scarborough
said. "It is the fact that Simpson neg-
lected to contact the club before or after
his actions."
Shari Petry, acting president, said,
"Rick has continually acted on his own
without contacting club members or spon-
sors." Miss Petry was secretary, but she
Dormitory Cafeterias To Require
Students To Show IDs at Meals
By VERLIE McALlSTER
("hat Reporter
Students living in dormitories must
have their ID cards stamped and show
them at each meal under a policy now
being put into effect.
The move was made to stop students
who do not |ia> board from eating in the
cafeterias and to keep students who live
in one dorm from eating in another.
'We me trying to protect the Student*
who live in the dorms because it is not
fair to tin students who have paid to be
paying for someone else's meals," said
Mrs Rachel Mays, director of food ser-
vice for dormitories
"AS THE DORMS started increasing
in si/.e, we realised that something was
going to have to t>< done to eliminate
this problem. The dorms have reached
the sjjse that it is impossible to know
everyone living in a dorm the size of
' lark J*hi* m w system was adopted be-
cause it would not cost the students any
more money," she said.
The schedule for having cards stamped
is West Dorm today, Marquis Thursday,
the Quads Friday, McConnell Monday,
Kendall Tuesday. Crumley March 19,
Chilton March 20 and Oak Street March
21 Stamping began Friday with Maple
Street.
Students may have their cards stamped
from B a.m. to 2 p.rrr on the day sched-
uled If someone is unable to have his
card stamped he must see the dietitian
for a temporary card good through
March 28 During the week of March 24
these students must go by the Food Ser-
vice Office and have their cards stamped.
ST I DENTS MAY NOT USE their
l! s to eat in other dorms.
"The main reason we cannot allow
students to eat in other dorms is that
each dorm operates separately and the
sw itching would cause bookkeeping prob-
lems in the business office," Mrs. Mays
said. "The state does not provide North
Texas State with any money to build
dortns and we must sell bonds for them.
In The News This Week
Dallas Station Protests,
NT Withdraws Call Sign
Dr Ted Coition of the radio TV fac
ulty has withdrawn the school's request
for the call letters K\K\ f«>?■ it* FM sta
tion.
The action came after Dallas station
KSKY filed a formal protest against the
use of the call letters. Dr. Colson said
the withdrawal would save time by omit-
ting the necessary hearings resulting
from the Dallas station's protest.
Dr. < o!-m said the Federal Communi-
cations Commission will either assign
th< school's fifth choice, KSNT, or call
letters of its own choosing
Dr * olson said the F( C has cooperat-
ed "in every way" with the school in es-
tablishing the campus I M station "The
FCC is slow, but it Has met out requests
and suggestions with fairness, We are
entirely pleased," he said,
March 28 Deadline Set
For Honors Nominees
I Diversity organisations and depart
merits planning to reeogniKe outstanding
^t'tidentw ■a-ttdi'-c-antpiits groups a! Um ■ May
H Crnvei-'sity Day lienors Convocation
have been given " March jjfi deadline
Program chairman Elian Strickliti
said plan! for awards should he sent to
Mortar Hoard, in care of the Dean of
Women's Office "Any university group,
depaitnient or division that want*- to
recognise an outstanding accomplish-
ment by a student or gfO'ip should take
advantage of this opportunity," she said.
Miss Stricklin listed the Spirit Award
presented by the Talons service organi-
sation and departmental "Who's Who"
awards as examples of presentations in
the convocation.
Friday Deadline Set
For Degree Application
Students who expect to graduate this
semester have until Friday to apply for
degrees. No applications for May gradu-
ation will be accepted after this date
Degree applications should be turned
in to the office of the dean of the school
from which the candidate expects to get
his degree.
The applicant should clip together the
three degree application cards, the Place-
ment Office information card, the News
Service card, the Registrar's Office card,
the application for graduation with hon-
ors, a complete record of the his college
work, his degree plan and u receipt for
the $4 diploma fee
Home Economics To Add
Two Courses Next Fall
Two course* have been approved for
addition to the home economics curricu-
lum for next fall, Dr Mary Evans, dean
of the School of {fume Economics, said
Monday
The courses are Family Living, '200
level, and Elementary Applied Nutrition,
100 level Both will be open to majors
and rionmajor* and will have no pre-
requisites,
became president pro-tern when Vice-
President Harry Joe resigned. Joe said
he had to quit his office because he
couldn't give it the necessary time, not
liecause of anything related to Simpson's
resignation.
SCARBOROUGH SAID Monday he
would try to get the membership to
make a definite withdrawal of its sup-
port for the bail-money concert. Simp-
son originally reserved the auditorium
for March 8, but Communications Un-
limited was unable to get the concert
together and the event had to be post-
poned a week.
The auditorium had not been reserved
Tuesday morning.
Scarborough said the executive council
will recommend tonight that the mem-
bers not reserve the auditorium for Com-
munications Unlimited, an off-campus
group.
"Simpson has flagrantly violated both
the spirit and'the word of the YD con-
stitution," Scarborough said. "He goes
so far out of his way to uphold other
l>eople's principles that he steps all over
those principles of the YDs."
IN DEFENSE of Simpson, state YD
Secretary Don Bankston said Monday,
"I feel Simpson's only mistake was un-
derestimating the pettiness of hi* offi-
cers. Their whole controversy has far
more damaged the prestige and image
of the club than any actions taken by
Rick Simpson."
Simpson expressed his wishes to be
reinstated as president and called his
resignation "an emotional, spur-of-the-
moment decision."
He feels the majority of the YDs wilt
agree with his actions and ideas as long
as they are contacted. "I am going to try
to reunite the club, and I think I can,"
Simpson said.
USNT Approves Tax Bill
Senate Asks Hike in Activity Fee
The money you pay for room and board
is used to pay the bills on your dorm,"
she added.
If a student loses his card he can see
the dietitian for a temporary card, valid
only for the cafeteria. It. will be good
until the student replaces his ID.
"THE REASON WE CAN'T have
meal cards is that students do not pay
for 20 meals a week Through the years
we have found that most students will
not eat every meal in the dorm and we
cut the cost for this reason," Mrs. Mays
said.
"We are trying this on a trial basis,"
she said. '"If we can find a system less
expensive we will consider it. If the stu-
dents have any suggestions for improve-
ments we would like to hear them," she
added.
"I would like to see each dorm have
cards that would be kept in the cafeteria
and students would be checked off by
room numbers as they came through the
line," Mrs. Mays said.
Paper Lion'
To Speak
On Exploits
You find yourself quarterhacking the
Detroit Lions footbull team. How do you
form your hands to take the snap from
the center in a T-format ion without feel-
ing embarrassed ?
George Plimpton found the answer the
hard way. He became an amateur quar-
terback among the professional mem-
bers of the National Football League
Detroit Lions.
Plimpton, author of the best-seller
"Paper Lion," will discuss his adventures
in the world of professional athletes at
M:lf> p.m. Thursday in the Business Ad-
ministration Lecture Hall. The lecture is
free.
In his book, recently made into a mo-
vie, Plimpton tells of his experiences
(and bruises) he underwent in order to
write the book.
He recalls that punting the football
was like kicking "a large dead bird,"
He also tells of the feeling he got run
ning onto the field on the first day of
scrimmage and hearing a reference made
to him, "Well, we're going to get you
bloody today."
Beside* quarterhacking a professional
football team, Plimpton has boxed with
Archie Moore, played tennis with Pancho
Gonzales, golfed with Sam Snead ami
swum against Olympic gold medal-win
her Don Sehollander.
By NANCY KEMPLIN
Chat Reporter
In an effort to remedy what one sen-
ator called its "inefficiency," the USNT
voted last week to levy about $14,000 in
taxes on its constituency.
The tax would lie assessed as a $1 ad
dition to the Student Activity Fee, now
$26 per semester.
Last spring USNT President Charles
Dixon asked for a similar increase in
funds to be allocated to the Student Ac-
tivities Committee. This "Dixon Dollar"
has been used to bring big-name enter-
tainment to the campus.
The present proposal, however, would
be used to finance the FACE project and
to fund other senate activities.
"I FEEL THAT with an increased bud-
get. we'll i e able to do something that
will show we're more than a Mickey
Mouse senate. Student government on
this campus has u reputation of being
small-time and inefficient," Sophomore
Sen. Pat Robinson said. Miss Robinson
introduced the proposal.
She added that student governments at
other schools have much larger budgets
than USNT's. She cited SMC with $'W,-
00(1 as an example.
By the end of February, $1,723.05 of
the present annual $3,460 USNT budget
had been spent. Of these remaining funds,
$926 was put into completion of the
FACE project last week.
In order to finance FACE (Faculty
Analysis and Course Evaluation), sena-
tors voted to forego their annual USNT
banquet, which would have cost $350.
USNT VICE-PRESIDENT Mickey
Burnim said that the main reason for
the fee increase would Ik* to finance
FACE.
"Having FACE done at all is an ex-
pensive venture. Having it done profes-
sionally will cost even more. We feel it
will provide a service that the students
will appreciate," Burnim said.
The $1 fee proposal has a long way
to go before being put into effect. First
it must receive USNT President Troy
Phillips' adminisrative approval.
"The first step I take is to decide
whether to sign the legislation," Phillips
said. Constitutionally, he has two weeks
to take action.
"1 WILL TALK to members of the
administration to Bee if there's any other
way to get more funds. 1 don't like it,
really, but it may be necessary," Phil-
lips said. He added that he is aware of
the financial bind many students have.
Larry Brinkley, USNT budget officer,
will aid Phillips in making his decision.
Brinkley said that he knew nothing of
the budget change or of the fee proposal
until he read of it in the Chat Friday,
If the proposal gets Phillips' approval,
it must be submitted to President John
J. Kamerick or Dean of Students William
C. Lindley for recommendation to the
Board of Regents. Students will not get
to vote on it.
"THE STUDENT service fee is author-
ized by a special act of the Texas Leg-
islature. Senior institutions of Texas
can charge up to $30 per semester," Ad-
ministrative Vice-President James L.
Rogers said. Dr. Rogers is secretary t;>
the regents.
The regents will have final say on
whether the fee is assessed. Dr. Rogers
said that Dixon "made a good case" for
his proposed increase last year and that
he considers the results "very success-
ful."
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Few File for Offices
In Spring Elections
By JERRY McNIFI,
Chat Reporter
There will lie only one candidate for
the office of USNT president in the
spring elections March 2(!i, and the only
student to file for USNT secretary has
been declared ineligible by the USNT
Elections Board.
Candidates for other positions to he
decided by the spring elections are in
abundance, as 25 students are running
for the positions of USNT vice-presi-
dent, North Texas State Relays Queen
and varsity cheerleader. The filing dead-
line passed Friday.
There are three candidates for the of-
fice of vice-president and six for North
Texas Relays Queen. All 16 positions on
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Six-Way Smash
The lecond collision in eight day* involving a car double-parked in front of
Crumley Hall resulted in damage estimated at $2,000 to this 1967 Corvette
and $1,000 to five other cars Monday. The driver of the Corvette, who was
on campus to see about entering North Tesas State, lost control of his car
as he turned the corner, then hit two parked cars before smashing into tha
double-parked car i*nd shoving It into two other cars. Ph t <%" ■ >rgt P'ynn
the cheerleader ballot were decided in
the cheerleader tryouts March 6.
PAT MeLAUGHLIN, a junior from
tSarland, is the only candidate for presi-
dent.
Freshman Sen. Sandra Matthews, the
only student to file a petition for the
USNT secretary, was declared ineligible
by the Elections Board on the grounds
that she would not be a sophomore when
she got the job. Miss Matthews has ap-
pealed to the USNT Student Court. Chief
Justice Audley Blackburn was to convene
the court for Tuesday to decide when
the case will be heard.
USNT President Troy Phillips said he
would await the outcome of the suit be-
fore deciding what to do if there were
no qualified candidate in the race,
Candidates for the executive offices,
cheerleader and Relays Queen were re-
quired to file a petition with 25 names
before 5 p.m. Friday.
THE 16 CHEERLEADER candidates
were chosen for the ballot on the basis
of their performance in cheerleader try-
outs March 5. Candidates were chosen on
the basis of ability (60 pointsl, personali-
ty and enthusiasm (15 points), diction
and speech (15 points) and appearance
(15 points). Eight of the IK will be elect-
ed.
Voting in the March 26 elections will
be done in front of the Union Building
between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Voters
will be divided into four groups, with
one table for each group.
STUDENTS WILL ALSO vote on a
new system of representation in the sen-
ate. The proposed new system calls for
a change in the constitution so that sen-
ators could be elected by presenting a
petition to the USNT Office bearing 100
names of persons who have signed no
other petition. If the constitutional
amendment passes, candidates will have
until April 23 to get their 100 names.
Tom Lowe, Snyder sophomore, Jon
Goldberg, El Paso sophomore, and Orval
Hall Jr., Denton sophomore, are running
for vice-president.
Relays Queen candidates are Margaret
Okerberg, senior. Dallas; Nancy Jones,
junior, Dallas; Kay Burgess, sophomore,
Munday; Deborah Christian, freshman,
Corpus Chriati; Bertha Zuniga, sopho-
more, Mercedes, and Tina Dial, aenior,
Fort Worth.
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