THE VOL. LIV
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IX)NC,WOOD COLLEGE, FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA, TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 12, 1978
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Seniors Start The Year With Convocation And Capping Ceremonies By MELODY CRAWLEY Convocation, or the official recognition of the senior class, (opening of the school year) was held September 7 at 1 p.m. in Jarman Auditorium with President Henry I. Willett, Jr., presiding. The faculty and senior class were present in their full academic attire. Father Thomas Summers, pastor of Saint Theresa Catholic Church gave the Invocation, after which Dr. James Gussett recognized the Longwood Scholars present. This year Longwood has four sets of scholars— 1975-76: Kathleen Ann Photo by Jay Ray Denton, Virginia Ann Johnson, Dean James Gussett and Rev. Thomas Summers led the Cheryl Kaye Parks, Mary Ixmise Convocation March. Parris, Karen Lynn Simpson and Lee Wann; 1976-77; Deanne Dorothy Deane, Sherrill Jean Tuition Tax Credit: Harrison, Raye Marion Rector, and Karen Nanette Shelton; 197778; Karen Dale Baker, Irma Nancy Colella, Betsy Young Cooper, and Cynthia Gay Poore; and 1978-79; Susan Gayle Goodman, Mary Beth Johnson. Dee Ann Nelson, Linda Marie of education in our country. While By DONNA SIZEMORE Congress has passed the bill Sanbower, Steven Van Dyke, and With the increasing cost of a college education, much concern calling for tuition credit for Sharon Paige Wooten. Miss Carol Cooper, Senior has arisen over ways in which the college students, they have met cost can be combated. Tax with opposition from President Class President, introduced the credits on college tuition for Carter who questions the validity speaker for the service, Dr. parents of college students is one of the tax credit. His threatened Gordon K. Davies, Director of the such attempt to lighten the veto could very easily kill the bill. state Council of Higher financial burden of higher This is the case primarily Education for Virginia. Dr. education. The proposed bill has because of the low margin of Davies took this opportunity to caused a great deal of dissension victory it acquired in Congress. clarify the recent confusion on and speculation on the part of President Carter lias met with his suggestions for improving government officials and citizens opposition from the Democrats higher education, which was as well as the Republicans. labeled by reported as the Davies alike. many of the Plan. Dr. Davies stated that his Opponents of the bill argue that However, it is another step towards big Democratic leaders in the suggestions did not spell the end government. They also question Congress have adopted a hands- of longwood College. He further the constitutionality of the bill. off-policy toward the bill. While stated that the so-called Davies Advocaters of the bill are the tuition credit for college Plan was only his set of opinions stressing the ultimate students has had a rough road to which included the development urban schools, the importance of education to the travel, it has not caused as much of establishment of resources and prosperity of our country. They dissension as the bill proposing needs, and the insist that the tax credit would be tax credit for parents of children faculty (Continued on Page 8) advantageous to the enrichment
redesignation of dollars for the administrations needs. Davies classifies Longwood as an institution dependent on students from 18 to 24, which has stabilized and is seeking to maintain its mission of providing a small institution for high quality education. He feels that his suggestions will help I/ongwood, not hinder it.
"You have to find your avenues," was the advice that Dr. Henry I. Willett, president of the college, gave to the Senior class at Capping Cememony, in the first senior ceremony on September 5 at 7 p.m. in Jarman Auditorium. Dr. Willett emphasized that in order to succeed in life one must have (Continued on Page 2»
What Will It Mean For The College Student?
Two Tapped For Geist
Photo by Celeste Rodriquez Geist taps Linda Mueller as a new member.
The tapping of new Geist members was held September 7 in Jarman Hall. Ann Johnson, President of Geist, opened the program with the introduction of the speaker, Mrs. Eleanor Bobbitt, a member of Longwood's faculty since 1954. Mrs. Bobbitt presented a poem written to express the qualities of a Geist member. The new Geist members tapped were seniors Linda Mueller, a music major, and Cam Oglesby, senior class president. Geist is the local honorary leadership society recognizing leadership, scholarship and service qualities in students. Membership is limited to juniors and seniors. Geist is responsible for Oktoberfest and the Red Cross Bloodmobile drive.
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Photo by Jay Ray Little Sisters and Brothers place caps on Senior*! heads.
Supreme Court Decision Hinders Press By MARY DLNAVANT "How the majority can conclude that the threat and the fact of police searches of newspaper offices doesn't strike freedom of the press a crippling blow is beyond understanding," said Benjamin Bradlee, executive editor of the Washington Post to staff writer Morton Mintz. This comment was published in the Washington Post on June 2, two days after the Supreme Court decision on the Zurcher vs. Stanford Daily. The United States Supreme Court upheld a decision on May 31,1978 that many journalists and congressmen claim will greatly affect every citizen's right to privacy, especially within newspaper offices. The 5-3 decision in the case enables police to make surprise raids on the offices of news establishments in search of evidence in relation to a criminal investigation. The Stanford Daily, a student newspaper, published several stories and photographs on an antiwar demonstration in 1971 that took place at the Stanford University Hospital. The demonstration resulted in the
injury of several police officers. The officers, who were able to identify only two of their assailants, thought that the office of the Stanford Daily might have more pictures that would help them find those who were attacking policemen. The police obtained a very liberal search warrant from a magistrate to search the office of the Stanford Daily. There were simpler alternatives, as Samuel Dash pointed out in the June 11 issue of The Washington Post. Among those alternatives were asking the paper for the photos, requesting a subpoena to be issued from a prosecutor for the pictures, or obtaining a court order that the evidence of the demonstration within the office not be destroyed. A raid was conducted, and the police came out with no more evidence of a crime than what they had when they walked in. Another example of the crunch that is hindering the free press is that of MA. Farber. Farber is a New York Times reporter who is being jailed for refusing to turn over confidential files. Farber was arrested before the May 31 (Continued on Page 8)