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Sou/ Masters To Host Free Jazz-Rock Concert in Park
By BRADLEY VAN
Chat Reporter
The long-worked-for monthly concerts
of Marvin Peterson and "The Soul Mas-
ters" may become a reality, making the
park behind the Auditorium Building the
scene of much more activity starting at
2 p.m. Sunday with a free jazz-rock con-
cert.
The concert, to be sponsored by the
Student Activities Committee (SAC) and
organized by Peterson, a former North
Texas student, will feature such groups
as "Nazz"Phoenix' , "The Zig-Zags"
and The Soul Masters" led by Peterson.
He hopes it will be the start of weekly
park events.
At first Peterson had some trouble ar-
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ranging the concert because he is not a
student and was not affiliated with any
recognized campus organization When he
conferred with some of the administra-
tors, they suggested he get sponsorship
from a school organization. SAC agreed
to take over sponsorship
"THE CONCERT IS for everyone,"
Peterson said "Nobody should feel un-
welcome. The main reason for the event
is for people to get together and enjoy
themselves and be aware of each others'
existence."
Peterson stressed the importance of the
crowd feeling together. "I want every
to come in the frame of mind to learn and
share.'' Peterson said "There will be no
admission charge, but everyone should
bring a gift to give to the other concert
goers. This is to show you can think of
others as well as yourself.'
The event is being designed to meet the
musical tastes of a wide variety of stu-
dents, Peterson said There will be hard
rock, jazz, folk music and "maybe even a
little classical for those who can dig it. "
AND PETERSON hopes it will grow
"We hope this will just be a beginning
The possibility of bringing big name
groups such as Sly and the Family Stone
'Blood, Sweat and Tears' and other
groups of this sort will depend on the suc-
cess of this concert," Peterson said
Non-violence will be the order of the
day "This concert will be a thing of
beauty and harmony There will be no
police there I don't like guns and violence
around rny music because the music is too
sacred." Peterson said. Besides, things
will be too beautiful for the police to be
needed
"NONE OF MY men will be there un-
less they are called for," said Robert
Wallis, campus security chief "These
people seem to handle matters quite well
themselves."
"I respect authority," Peterson stated
That's why I went through the proper
channels to get this event approved I
urge anyone who plans any related event
to do the same
"I really feel this is only a beginning,"
said Peterson Nothing but beauty and
understanding can come from it."
Peterson plans to erect a stage in the
park and says anyone who wants to help
with the preliminary work Saturday or at
the concert Sunday is welcome
The Campus Chat
53RD YEAR
NORTH TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY. DENTON, TEXAS
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1969
NO. 7
Moratorium Gets Nod
After Senate Debate
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Man With a Horn
Marvin Peterson, leader of the Soul Masters, will host a free concert in the
park behind the Art building Sunday at 2 p.m. The concert will have Nazi,
Phoenix, the Zig-Zags, the Lab Band. Soul Masters and others performing.
The Student Activities Committee is sponsoring the performance. There will
be free fruit and refreshments available
First Fall Forum Folds
With Turnout of None
By CATHEY GILMORE
Chat Reporter
United b und—for what'7
Faculty members did not ask that ques-
tion Tuesday at a meeting of the Forum
with that as the announced subject
Faculty members had been invited to
meet with the collected heads of United
Fund recipients to find out how their do-
nated dollars are distributed
But not a single person showed up but
those on the program and a ('hat reporter
Dr. Stanley Thames, chairman of the
faculty Civic Fund said that the lack of
attendance evidently reflected the lack of
questions or complaints by faculty mem-
bers.
He also said the drive during the Octo-
ber payday was well received
Dr Thames hopes for an even greater
response during the November pay
period The activity this year has been
the best ever." Dr Thames explains this
probably comes from a change in the con-
tribution system.
Up until the fall of 1968, a mandatory
contribution system was in effect Last
fall the voluntary system was used and
donations fell off sharplvMpparently. the
drive will go better this year, judging
from the initial response
United Fund agency officials agreed
Tuesday to hold open budget meeting so
that interested persons could know how
donations will be spent
Scout leaders present told of new stud
les being made to open the doors to Girl
Scout and Boy Scout life and integrity it
develops In Denton County this year
there is for the first time an integrated
group with a Negro leader and strides are
being made to build harmony in the future
leaders of the United States Mrs William
Johnson, executive director ot the Cross
Timbers Council of Girl Scouts stated
Many foundations and businesses are
giving thousands of dollars to the Scout
program and to "Operation SCOUT
REACH", mobile units that now go into
poverty areas to take scouting life to boys
who would otherwise be denied Benny
High, Fort Worth supervisor of Boy
Scouts told the other United Fund agen< \
representatives
Forty ol 200 scholarships granted to the
Boy Scout summer camp went to Denton
boys this past summer Not all were spon
sored by Denton County United Fund do
nations, however Some were financed
out ol Scout funds from outside the
county
Dr Bichard Lowe, who works with the
NT Civic Fund, suggested publishing the
United Fund budget so members ot the
faculty could see how the Civic Fund di-
rect Iv helps the adults and children of
Denton County to make the community a
better place to live.
He also stated that the North Texas fac-
ulty seems to be more interested than
most groups in the welfare of minority
"•roups and young people.
Student senators endorsed the idea of a
moratorium Oct 15 Tuesday night but
said full support of the moratorium would
be left to the discretion of the individual
student.
Members of the United Students of
North Texas (USNT) Interim Senate ap-
proved the idea on a 9-3 roll call vote
It was on an amendment to a resolution
offered by Joe Burgoyne, a sophomore
Susan Booher, a junior, proposed the
amendment.
The amended resolution read:
"We, as the senate of North Texas State
University, would like to give support ol
the idea of a moratorium on Oct 15 for
the purpose of orderly discussion concern
ing the Vietnam war We would like to
recommend that each student consider
the issue and decide for himself whether
or not to give his support
Also Tuesday, the senate approved a
bill endorsing support of the re-establish
ment of an NTSU literary magazine.
Whether the USNT should support the
moratorium as a representative of the en-
tire student body was heatedly discussed
in a beat-around-the-bush sort of way.
Immediately after proposing his reso-
lution. Burgoyne yielded the floor for
comment to five ex-Marines.
Vietnam veterans Jack Burk, Freddie
Gonzales, Phillip Dawson, Bob Schaefers
and Jim Gillard voiced opinions about the
moratorium and about the Vietnam war
Only Gonzales entirely opposed the
moratorium
The biggest clash oecured between Pat
Robinson, who introduced a similar bill
last week, and Sandy Matthews, USNT
secretary.
While senior John Stone considered the
bill Miss Robinson's "sacred cow," he
also referred to Miss Matthew's attitude
toward the bill as one opposed to "com-
munistic viewpoint
We cannot sit and clash with each
other all night long." he reminded the
senate Pat and Sandy have got to com-
promise."
An outburst by David Tiggeman. a jun-
ior, caused chuckles at the meeting
"Ladies and gentlemen, the world is
passing us by 1 gotta break the ice to
you-there is going to be a moratorium
whether we support it here or not." he
said. "Most of the outside world doesn't
give a damn about this group in here
We're even known as passive and milk-
toast." His positive stand drew laughter
Voting against the amendment were
Bill Nance, Milton Glenn and Pat Max-
well. Miss Matthews, who is unable to
vote as an officer, voiced opposition to the
measure.
Burgoyne also introduced the notion
that a letter be presented President John
Kamerick from USNT concerning the
possible re-instatement of an NTSU liter-
ary magazine
"This is not a problem we could get in-
volved in financially," said Burgoyne
But as an organization of the student
body, we need to show our interest
He told the senate Ins resolution was
merely drafting a letter to President
Kamerick and not asking for financial
support from USNT
The senate quietly studied the issue, de-
cided no cost would be involved and unan-
imously voted for the resolution.
Concerning old business, comment was
made that printing and publishing of the
Faculty Analysis and Course Evaluation
(FACEi project was still being delayed
because of some difficulty in getting col-
lections for a state-supported school
Funds are needed for the project
Pat Maxwell and Tiggeman volunteered
to be unofficial USNT representatives to
the Faculty Senate meeting Wednesday
Orval Hall, USNT vice-president, an-
nounced that students who still need sig-
natures for the senate candidate petitions
keep in mind apartment dwellers^and
commuters Deadline for returning the
petitions is 5 p.m. today
The first regular meeting of the senate
will be held Tuesday night.
According to Lee Richardson, tempor-
ary chairman of the Elections Board, if
verification of the petition signatures is
unfinished by the Tuesday night meeting,
an interim senate meeting will likely be
held instead.
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Forum, Rally Slated
Here On Wednesday
Faculty Senate Passes 6 Motions
Class Rolls Unnecessary
Action to eliminate absentee reports
and take the faculty members largely out
ol the registration process was taken by
the Faculty Senate Wednesday.
The senate also acted on a question con-
cerning credit for special problems
courses.
All items were approved unanimously
at the second meeting of the year for the
senate in the Speech and Drama Building
Rules were suspended by .'1 4 vote to
unanimously pass three other motions
which were not on the agenda These were
to set up a committee to study policy of
faculty load, to appoint an alumni cita-
tions selections committee and to estab-
lish an election committee to conduct all
general faculty elections.
All items included in the University
Class Attendance Policy except one were
passed in the faculty's first session pre-
viously It was decided at that time to re-
consider Item 6 which stated, "A record
of class attendance shall be kept by the
instructor and included in the semester's
report to the Registrar
As a result of an AD HOE committee's
report and further debate, it was decided
that this item should be stricken
The second agenda item to be consider-
ed was a motion to remove the faculty
from registration duties so that they may
be available to counsel and perform other
necessary duties, proposed by Grant 8.
Williams of the music faculty Questions
were raised as to the wording of this pro-
posal. and Dr J J Spurlock, vice-presi-
dent lor academic affairs brought up a
new motion.
Dr Spurlock s researched proposal was
to hire a stall of a little over 100 persons
with a general administration appropria-
tion ol $12.(MM) Fifteen faculty members
would still be required to supervise and
other faculty members would continue to
give departmental assistance It was ap-
proved.
The third item was unanimously favor-
ed
The motion proposed by Dr C G. Skin-
ner of the chemistry faculty was to have
special problems grade reports sent to
individual instructors instead of depart
ment heads
Plans for a "Moritorium Day" Wednes-
day. Oct. 15. are shaping up on the NTSU
campus.
The activities will include a "teach-in
a memorial rally, and a Forum.
"Moritorium Day is now expected to
take place on over 700 colleges and uni-
versities throughout the United States, in
a hopefully peaceful demonstration
against the U.S. war policy in Vietnam
The objective of the demonstration at
NTSU is to have both sides of the war
voiced so that students can become bet-
ter acquainted with the issues involved,
planners say.
Maury Forman, a junior from Houston
and co-organizer of the NTSU moritorium
movement, emphasized that this would be
a peaceful demonstration " "This is not
a skip day; the emphasis is to get students
to go and listen to the speakers, and those
students just taking advantage of the day
as a means to cut classes are defeating
the purpose, he said
Participants are urged to obey the laws
of courtesy, he said
Tom Lowe. Dallas junior, is co-organ-
izer with Forman.
The Moritorium Day" activities will
begin at II a m with a teach-in" at the
Business Auditorium. Room 1.6 ft will be
a confrontation of both sides of the Viet-
nam issue. Speakers have not as yet been
disclosed
Next, at noon will occur a "memorial
rally" (location undisclosed, but will be
somewhere on campus! where faculty
and community speakers will participate
in the discussion Speakers are also undis-
closed.
A list of Vietnam fatalities will be read
followed by a Forum at which an open
microphone will be available to anyone
desiring to speak on the issues at hand
This will probably take up the rest of the
afternoon There will also be musical en-
tertainment
The "Moritorium Day movement is
being led by the National Student Associ-
ation INSA).
Petition Deadline Due
In Student Senate Race
Today at 5 p.m is the deadline for peti-
tions for student senators
At 5 p m. Wednesday. 26 petitions for
USNT election had been returned to the
senate office
Lee Richardson, temporary chairman
of the election board, said that two of the
petitions were incomplete and the names
would be distributed to other petitioners
lacking the required signatures
Richardson expressed concern over the
cartoon in Wednesday's Chat that satiriz-
ed the verification process used on the pe
tit ions
The person that drew the cartoon evi
dently doesn't understand the complica-
tions involved with using computers, he
said Richardson explained that a system
had been devised to use the computer but
it could have proved unworkable because
of so many details involved
"As it is. we can process a petition
every 30 minutes by hand," he said and
this being the first time we are doing it
manually to see what problems arise
Richardson said that although this pro
cess is more trouble than popular dec
tion. it is good in that it should represent
more directly a wider variety of people
Orval Hall, vice-president of USNT,
said the new process is working tremend-
ously well in that it opens the way to
people heretofore unable to enter student
government
Prospective senators who have submit-
ted complete, but unverified petitions,
are Richard Kerr, Joyce Conner, Linda
Cook, Wade Thomas. Ed Jones. Michael
Williams, Nancy Torczynski, Cheryl
Rivera. Lizzy Greene Judy Foreman,
Kris Olson, Deborah Smith. Rick Barnes,
Herbalyn M Davis, Douglas Manning
Ken Locker William Fit/. Kathie Moser,
Ernest Burgoyne Dennis Buck, James
Siddons, Jackie Swanson. Harvey Turner
and Irwin W'ingo
Campus Chat Wins Third
In National News Contest
The Campus Chat has won third place
nationally in the newspaper contest con-
ducted by Sigma Delta Chi, national
journalism societ\
An announcement said only that the NT
newspaper had been awarded third in
sports. Several entries were submitted.
but it was not announced which sports
story was cited.
Hardie Davis and Wayne Sockwell were
sports editors last year when the story
,was written
Hike Put on All Items
By New State Sales Tax
The Texas sales tax has been raised
one-fourth of one per cent on most items
and one-half per cent on others
The sales tax went from 4 per cent to
4.25 per cent. The tax on cigarettes went
up to 4.5 per cent Both tax increases were
effective Oct. 1
Previously, of the 4 per cent sales tax.
the state got 3 per cent, and the city of
Denton got 1 per cent. Under the new sys-
tem, the state now gets 3.25 per cent with
Denton still receiving its 1 per cent
Don Lewis, executive vice-president of
the Denton Chamber of Commerce, said
some people were under the impression
that the increase was four and a half per
cent on everything This is not true
The 4 5 per cent increase applies only to
cigarettes and alcoholic beverages
The sales tax applies on sales of 12 cents
or more
Here is the was the new sales tax
breaks down i including the 1 per cent city
tax)
Sales of 12 to 35 cents, 1 cent tax; sales
36 to 58 cents. 2 cents tax. sales of 59 cents
to 82 cents, 3 cents tftx sales of 83 cents
to $1.05, 4 cents and sales of $1 06 to
$1.29. 5 cents
Higher sales are taxed proportionately.
Lecturer Sibley To Tell
He Is a Socialist
Why
Dr Mulford y Sibley of the political
science facultv ot the University ot Min-
nesota will lecture on the topics "Why I
Am a Socialist and Student Revolt
Menace or Salvation here Thursday
and Friday
Thursda\ s lecture will be in Room 188
of the Speech and Drama Building at 4
p m Friday's will be in Room 116 of the
Business Administration Building at 2
p m
In 1967 the students at the Universitv ol
Minnesota rated him the In-si teacher on
the faculty
Friday from 1 to 2 p.m Pi Sigma Alpha
is sponsoring a reception for Dr Sibley to
which all students are invited in the lac-
ult\ lounge of the Government-Sociology
Building
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