tl19660114-000 "Vol. XVIII, No. 13 January 14, 1966 Wyatt Durette and Curtis Crawtord in Viet Nam debate. Petition To Be Sent To Board or Trustees Carole Feeney and Diane boelle, Towson juniors, ob-tained the help of several mem-bers of the English Department in writing the petition in order to be sure that it was well done and that its content could not be criticised. As soon as it has the signa-tures of every Towson student Wbo dislikes the new resident P�lieY, a petition will be sent to our Board of Trustees. Although both of the girls will have to move out of residence next year because they live within a twenty-mile radius of the College, they felt that something Should be done to keep fu-ture students from being asked to leave due to lack of space. The petition reads as follows: �The undersigned members of l'ue student body and faculty Towson State College re- 4.3Peetfully ask reconsideration ""ch the policy giving priority for ti(),ttnitory residence to those Z�.� live more than twenty 11es from any state college or 'tliversity campus. At first glance such a Policy appears a reasonable Solution to an admittedly (1,iffieult problem. But closer InSpection reveals that it creates new problems and tt aimes serious questions as -t� tbe future of Towson. irst, we request considera-b:, 4, of the problems that the 'leY will directly create: 1' It will force some students Presently residing on the Towson campus to com- Inute more than forty ile5 a day if they wish to continue their education at the college of their pre-ference. (The ruling speci-fies a radius of twenty unes, not twenty miles by highway and street.) 2. It Would undoubtedly force sc'dents�those who 4Op eco iomic and other reasons cannot commute� to transfer to other col-leges, making necessary the kind of adjustments that often retard academic progress and sometimes terminate an academic career altogether. Second, we request con-sideration of certain ques-tions as to the future of Towson. 1. Is Towson being converted into a commuting college? The new residence policy is coupled with a decision (Continued on Page 4) Vietnam Question Debated Resolved: The American in-tervention in South Vietnam is just was the topic debated last Wednesday evening by Dr. Cur-tis Crawford and Wyatt Dur-rette. The debate was sponsored by the International Relations Club. Crawford studied at the Uni-versity of Chicago where he was awarded Phi Beta Kappa and National Debate Champion-ship honors. Five years of gra-duate study in International Re-lations, Law, Theology, and Philosophy led to his M.A. and Ph.D. A former Unitarian min-ister, Crawford now teaches at New York University and the New School of Social Research. Durrette received his B.S. from Virginia Military In-stitute, and received his law degree from Washington and Lee. At present he is a gra-duate student in political science at Johns Hopkins University. Durrette, speaking for the resolved, opened the debate with a discussion of the reasons for United States presence in Viet-nam. ""I am convinced personal-ly,"" he said, ""that the American policy . . . is just."" He stated that the enemy in Vietnam is the same the w orld over�Communism. Thus he felt that the United States' presence in Vietnam is ""necessary for Asian Centennial Convocation, Luncheon Planned for 15th More than 1000 dignitaries from local, state and federal government, business, religion and education are expected at Towson State College, Satur-day, January 15 for the one hundredth Founders Day obser-vance, which will be the high-light of the College's Centen-nial celebration . Fred Hechinger, Educa-tion Editor for the New York Times, will deliver the convocation address at 10:30 a.m. in Stephens Hall audi-torium, to be preceded by a reception for guests and delegates from 9:30-10:15 am. Since graduating from the University of London in 1947, Hechinger has distinguished himself in journalism and edu-cation before joining the staff of the New York Times as education edit� rfor the Bridge-port Herald, the New York Herald Tribune and Parent's Magazine. Between 1948 and 1950, he served as special consultant to the Education and Cultural Re-lations Division of the U.S. Military Government in Ger-many. Following the convocation address, there will be a cen-tennial luncheon for guests and delegates at 12:30 p.m. in the Newell Hall Dining Room. The George L. Smith Science Building, which was completed this fall, will be officially dedi-cated by Governor J. Millard Tawes at 2:30 p.m. The $2,000,000 structure was named for Professor George Le- Tour Smith, a member of the Towson State faculty from 1875 until his death in 1892. It was requested that resi-dent students plan to go home that weekend because of the confusion that will result from the many visi-tors. Those who stay on campus will not receive meals in the cafeteria on Saturday, but they will be given cereal and milk for breakfast and 80e credit at the Snack Bar. Several regulations have been set for Saturday: all lounge areas will be used for the visi-tors, the College Centre wil be closed until around 2:30, and no casual clothes may be worn except in the individual rooms. safety,"" a necessary defense against the ""domino theory"" for the fall of Asia. Continuing with a history of the Vietnam situation, Durrette noted that United States ""in-volvement dates back to 1951."" The Geneva conference, he added, ""was motivated by the political necessities of France."" But although the United States and Vietnam did not sign the pact, Durrette felt that both countries nevertheless had ""a moral obligation to uphold it."" it."" Summarizing his position, Durrette commented that the United States position in South Vietnam is just on the basis that it is 1) right, 2) just, 3) necessary to pre-serve the United States' in-ternational integrity, and 4) consistent with this nation's ideals. Crawford began his argue-ment by polling the audience regarding 1) alternative courses of action, and 2) diplomatic goals in Vietnam. The majority of opinion favored 1) increased involvement, and 2) a complete surrender and withdrawal of the Viet Cong. ""No nation,"" Crawford as-serted, ""has the right to in-tervene militarily in another nation's civil war, whether invited or not, except to cancil another foreign in-tervention"" This position, which in effect implies a 1-1 matching of material and personnel in Vietnam, forms the basis of Crawford's op-pinion. He insisted that he was not against ending the war in Asia. Both emphasized, ""the govern-ment should not say to Hanoi 'you leave Vietnam and we'll eventually go too' but 'let us leave Vietnam together.'"" ""I favor,"" he continued, ""a com-plete withdrawal of all but South Vietnamese forces from South Vietnam."" Approximately 150 persons reacted favorably to the de-baters' initial arguments. In the question period which followed, both made several additional points in debating each other and members of the audience. The Tower Light representa-tive asked Durrette: ""Do you believe the Selective Service and the Administration is functioning within the ideals of the democracy it is trying to promote in Vietnam in ordering the immediate drafting of de-monstrators against United States policy in Vietnam after cancelling the deferments of the eligible students involved?"" His unqualified ""No!"" was met with enthusastic applause from the audience. Tower Light also asked Crawford to ""Comment on the view that the United States commitment in Viet-nam is both 1) unconstitu-tional and 2) illegal since 1) a declaration of war must be made by the United States Conress and 2) it is contrary to the U:N: Char-ter."" He felt that a strict construc-tionist interpretation of the Constitution makes the current involvement unconstitutional. However, he added that ""In light of 180 years of American society, I seriously doubt if the courts would rule our involve-ment unconstitutional."" As far as the U.N. charter is concerned, he said, ""the United States, since it was ""invited"" into Vietnam, is not violating the charter."" The two and one half hour program contained litle contro-versy and strong words be-tween the two debaters, in some observer's opinions, since ""more time was spent on what has happened rather than what should be done."" Jack Wilson, vice-President of the S.G.A., congratulated Harriet Douthirt, President of the I.R.C., for presenting ""one of the finest debates I have seen on this campus."" Christmas Party gives Tow son students a chance to play Santa Claus. "
