The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, February 2, 1968 Page: 1 of 4
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‘Servant of Two Masters” began its run last night before a very responsive audience in the
FAB Theater. It will continue tonight with a performance scheduled for 8 p.m. in the Alma
Thomas Theater.
Gen. Hershey
Doubts Draft
Rules Changes
WASHINGTON (CPS)-Gen. Lewis Hersh-
ey, director of the Selective Service Sys-
tem, says he thinks there is some doubt
the National Security Council will grant
bread-scale deferments in mathematics,
engineering and the sciences.
An interagency committee recommend-
ed such deferments in early December. In
an interview with Pat McMahon of the
Stanford Daily, Hershey said he believes
the Council's failure to act on the commit-
tee's recommendations is a sign that the
Council may not accept the committee's
plan.
“It doesn't take long to approve some-
thing,'' Hershey explained, “and they (the
members of the Council) have had the
report for nearly six weeks, so they may
be up to something.''
Hershey admitted, though, that he had no
way of knowing what the Council's draft
system would be. “It is a new format,"
he said, “so there is no use trying to use
history for guessing what will happen."
Under the draft law passed last year, the
National Security Council is charged with
deciding who will be deferred.
Applications Due
All men interested in becoming Resi-
dence Hall counselors should pickup their
Counselor application forms from Dean
Swift's office and should return the com-
pleted applications to Mr. A1 Barrier,
Director of Men's Housing, before Febru-
ary 10, 1968. Interviews will begin shortly
4 thereafter.
New Semester Off To
Busy Pace for S.U.
Lindy Pool, Chairman of the Senate
Educational Affairs Commission, announc-
ed that final plans have been made with
students and professors for expanding the
language conversation groups. They will
meet for lunch at the upstairs dining
area of the Commons from 12:00 - 1:00.
“Le Cercle Francais," which proved so
successful in January, will meet on Mon-
days and Wednesdays. Tuesday will be the
day for the Spanish group. The German
“Der Deutsche Kreis" will meet on Tues-
days and Wednesdays. All interested stu-
dents are invited, whether beginning or
advanced in a language.
The Student Government Commission
under Sam Bertron has completed a new
Senate Constitution now being considered
and revised by the Senate.
The Student Welfare Commission has
placed a black suggestion box in the Union
for suggestions to the Senate.
Elections were held this week to tem-
porarily fill the vacancies of two senior
Senators and the Senate Secretary.
The Executive Committee of the Stu-
dent's Association met recently and fi-
nalized plans for re-organizing student gov-
ernment at Southwestern. While the spe-
cifics are still stubject to modification,
the basic structure for the new system has
been approved by the members of the Ex-
ecutive Committee, these beingJakieSch-
rum, President of the Student Senate,
Flemming Crim, President of the Student
Union, and Charles Millikan, President of
the Honor Council.
Reports from generally reliable sourc-
es indicate that all three groups repres-
ented on the Executive Committee will
continue in existence in the new govern-
mental structure. There is likely to be
little change in the actual responsibilities
of the various organizations but the individ-
ual spheres of influence and responsibil
ity should be better defined under the new
constitutions. The proposed re - organiz-
ation will be subject to approval by the
organizations involved and by the student
body.
The deadline for the Expression li
contest has been extended to February 10,
1968. The divisions still include Litera-
ture, Journalism, Translation, and the
Photography Division has been enlarged
to accommodate requests for a color
print division.
Briefly, the color prints must be seal-
ed in a protective envelope with the en-
trant's name, entry title, and subject mat-
High Court
Upholds Oath
For Teachers
ter printed on the front. Rules for entry
are posted in strategic points on the
campus or can be obtained from any
professor.
Prizes awarded winners will include
playboy, the New Republic, Esquire and
The Atlantic Monthly which are donated
by the publishers, and two five dollar gift
certificates given by Gus's in George-
town, and Hemphill's in Austin.
For more information contact Chrissie
Dickerson, Charles Neuffer, Gayle Daniel,
Sara Cupp Smith, or DrI Jeff Campbell.
The non-competitive Modern Language
Aptitude Test will be given at a special
session on campus on Feb. 8, 1968 at
4:00 p.m. in Ad. Room 9. Applications
can be obtained from Mrs. Hill in Ad.
Room 9. No previous language training
is necessary and Volunteers with low langu-
age ability may be assigned to English-
speaking countries.
WASHINGTON (CPS) - The Supreme
Court has upheld the constitutionality of
an affirmative state loyalty oath for teach-
ers in public schools and in tax-exempt
private schools.
The Court’s ruling -us first in favor of
such an oath - came in the form of a
brief order affirming a Federal District
Court decision in New York. The District
Court had upheld the constitutionality of a
New York law requiring all teachers in
public schools and in private schools with
tax-exempt status to swear to uphold the
Federal and state constitutions.
The action by theSupreme Court answers
for the first time the question of whether
any type of loyalty oath for teachers is
constitutional. Since 1961, the Court has
declared loyalty oaths in five states un-
constitutional, but in each case the de-
cision was made on technical grounds.
The oaths thrown out by the Court gener-
ally have required teachers to sign that
they are not members or supporters of
subversive groups.
The New York oath which was upheld
reads, “I do solemnly swear (or affirm)
that 1 will support the constitution of
the United States of America and the con-
stitution of the State of New York, and
that 1 will faithfully discharge, according
to the best of my ability, the duties____
to which I am now assigned."
The New York oath is identical to the
oaths of office required of many state and
federal officials. The oath has previously
been upheld for public officials, but not
for teachers.
Wolcott Found
Insane By Jury
The murder trial of James Wolcott,
16 year-old-son of the late Gordon Wol-
cott, a biology professor at South-
western, ended Thursday afternoon
when a 12-man jury returned a verdict
of not guilty by reason of insanity.
Young Wolcott was found to be in-
sane both at the time he killed his
father, in August of last year, and at
the present time. He will be sent to the
State Psychiatric Hospital for treat-
ment.
The boy was also indicted for the
murder of his mother and sister, but
no action is indicated on these indict-
ments. The trial was held in District
Court in Georgetown, before Judge Kir-
by Vance.
Testimony during the trial indicated
Wolcott may have been “sniffing glue”
on the night he shot his parents and
sister. However, other testimony indi-
cated that the boy was in need of
psychiatric help and treatment and this
was the basis for the verdict returned.
Phis Elect Officers
Monday, January 15, Phi Delta Theta
held elections of officers for the spring
semester. They are as follows:
President - Bill Magee, /icePresident-
Gary Bird, Treasurer - Bill Bradford,
Pledgemaster - John Hartig, House man-
ager - Earl Dodgion, Social Chairman -
Jim Clarke, Historian - Fred Griffin,
Librarian - Cornell Walker, Sports Co-
ordinator - Amp Miller, Asst. Treasur-
er - Tom McDougal, Asst. House man-
ager - Ed Cearley, Chaplain - Bill De
Forest, Alumni Secretary - Richard Ed-
wards.
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