The QC, Vol. 58, No. 10 • November 10, 1971

              THE RADIANT QUEEN, Miss Debbie Rogers, shown
here, as she recovers from the shock of being crowned
Miss L.A. County and Homecoming Queen of the college.
Dear Students of Whittier College:
The recent extension of the Selective Service
Law has brought about an urgent crisis for many
men on the Whittier College campus. Because of
this crisis, many student representatives have felt
the need to speak out on this crucial issue.
When considering the issue of the draft and student responses to it, it should be kept in mind that
Whittier College was founded upon the humanistic
values of the Society of Friends and is "devoted
to higher education with a constant overtone of
Quaker responsibility in the social order" (Whittier College Catalog, p. 21). This would indicate
that Whittier College has a particular responsibility to speak out about the draft.
It should also be kept in mind that the Constitution of the Associated Students of Whittier College was established to "achieve better awareness
of, and competence in, practices of democratic
citizenship," and to "insure student rights . . ."
(Preamble of the Constitution). This would indicate that the elected representatives of the Whittier student body have a responsibility of protecting students' rights and of speaking out on a law
which threatens the practices of democratic citizenship.
It is clear that the Selective Service System directly affects the welfare and rights of Whittier
College students, especially the freshmen who are
not granted student deferments under the new law.
THEREFORE:
We, the undersigned students of Whittier College,
strongly urge individual Whittier College students
to resist induction into the Armed Forces of the
United States.
Roger Workman, President of the ASWC
Robert Burton, Pres. Pro-Tempore, ASWC Senate
ASWC Senators: ASWC Students:
Lee Gardner Forrest A. Wilson
Ramon Jordan Sue Felt
Richard L. Jacobs Scott Woodland
Tom Jaffa Bruce Sutherland
Patricia Norum Don Chandler
Gale Gordon Paul Charles
Fred Cannon Nora Jean Kelly
Mary Jan Roberts Robert Ulin
QUAKER
VOLUME 58
OX 6-4453
WHITTIER, CALIFORNIA, WEDNESDAY,  NOVEMBER   10,   1971
OX 3-0771
Number  10
Homecoming A Grand Success
"And the 1971-72 Homecoming Queen and Miss Los Angeles County is . . . Debbie
Rogers!"
Amid the tears and screams
of joy, one could feel a sigh
of relief going out from the
members of the Homecoming
Committee as the weeks of
preparation finally seemed all
worthwhile.
The coronation at half-time
of the Whittier-Pomona football game culminated weeks
of planning on the part of Jan
Hixenbaugh   and   her   entire
committee. The all-school
events started Friday night at
Alpha Beta parking lot where
the floats were assembled
amid much laughter and excitement.
Saturday morning hundreds
of   students   and   community
HOMECOMING COURT (from left to right) consists of Robert Burton; Debbie Rogers,
queen; Peter Czuleger; Pam Johnson, senior princess; Roger Workman; Cathy Kines,
senior princess; Fred Lakey; Ellen Love, junior princess; Mark Sachs; Diana Carlat,
sophomore princess; Gene McGuire, freshman princess and Michael Wade.
MECHA Makes Demands
We, the Chicano students of
Whittier College, do hereby
make the following demands
of the Whittier College Administration and Faculty. We
consider these demands to be
Non-Negotiable in that we
have exhausted all possible
means of communication to
air our grievances and our requests to make Whittier College more relevant to the
needs of our community and
our fellow students. The Center for Mexican American Affairs, which our community
representatives have unanimously renamed El Centro de
Asuntos Chicanos, has been
unable to deal with the expressed needs of the students
and the Chicano community
due to the systematic and
overt racist policies of the
present Administration.
1) That an independent audit of the school's funds, investments, operating costs, and
total endowment, be conducted immediately.
2) That an independent audit of the funds allocated to the
Office of Financial Aids, to
include a complete breakdown
of monies allocated this school
year to all individuals, be conducted immediately.
3 ) That all financial aid
monies given specifically to
and for Mexican American
students to El Centro de Asuntos Chicanos be awarded by a
committee comprised of Chicano students, Chicano Faculty, representatives of the
Greater Chicano Community,
and the Centro de Asuntos
Chicanos.
4) That the Center for Psychological Services, under the
direction of Dr. Don Meyer,
utilize the consultation services of Chicano psychologists,
psychiatric social workers,
etc., to alleviate the lack of
understanding of the Chicano
psyche, which exists presently
in the Center.
5) That the school furnish
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Charles Lloyd
Gives Concert
Charles Lloyd will give a
concert at Whittier College on
Nov. 12 at 8 p.m. in Wardman
gymnasium.
Ticket prices are $1.00 for
Whittier College students
(I.D. card required) and $2.00
for the general public. Tickets
are on sale in the Business
Office and the Office of Student Affairs. Tickets will also
be available at the door beginning at 7 p.m.
Lloyd, holder of a Master's
Degree in Music from USC,
has appeared with B. B. King,
Bobby Blue Bland, and has
made six European tours.
Lloyd is the first jazz musician to play either of the Fillmore auditoriums and to be
invited to perform at the Bergen, Norway, Classical Music
Festival.
Lloyd is also the first American musician to be invited to
perform in the Soviet Union.
members lined Philadelphia
Avenue for the annual Homecoming Parade. The parade
included numerous high
school bands and drill teams
from all over the Whittier
area plus the floats.
In the parade were many
distinguished members of the
Whittier community and the
college. Dr. Michael McBride
was Grand Marshal of Homecoming.
At half-time, all the floats
were led past the stands
where they were described by
the M.C.'s Clayborn Holmes
and Ed Sosa. Then the announcements of the winners
of the dorm decorations on the
theme "Love is ..." were given. Ball Hall won for the second year in succession with
its theme "Love is 84 brothers
and sisters."
The Homecoming Court was
then presented to the student
body in the center of the field
with the song "Love is a Many
Spendored Thing" playing in
the background. Then Debbie
Rogers was crowned by last
year's queen, Melissa Otte.
After the game there was a
dance in the Wanberg Hall
Parking Lot.
Convo by Legal
Aid Attorney
After having his invitation
to speak cancelled because his
name was not properly submitted, Mr. Carlyle Hall, an
attorney from the Center for
Law in the Public Interest,
has now been officially invited
to come to Whittier College,
Nov. 16. as a non-paid convocation speaker.
Speaking in Arnold Hall at
11 a.m., Mr. Hall's topic will
be concerned with the relevancy and need for public interest law, particularly how it
works in practice. Everyone
is urged to attend this convocation, and anyone desiring
more details about the aims
of the Center for Law in the
Public Interest may question
Mr. Hall during a discussion
in the C.I. immediately following his speech.
Muskie's Answers Create Controversy
"The struggle for equal
right will never be easy. There
have already been so many
setbacks and frustrations and
defeats. But we cannot grow
tired—and we cannot give up.
For if we continue to say to
too many Americans that their
only choice is between confinement in a ghetto and confinement to jail, we will endanger this country for a century  to  come,"  said  Senator
Edmund Muskie.
Racial equality was the
main topic of interest at the
speech of Senator Edmund S.
Muskie in Arnold Hall Monday, Nov. 8 at 11 a.m. Preceding Muskie's speech was the
issuance of several demands
by the Center for Mexican-
American Affairs, renamed El
Centro de Asuntos Chicanos.
Members of this group bombarded  Senator  Muskie with
questions    concerning    racial
attitudes and outlooks.
A representative of the Mexican-American group inquired
as to whether Muskie was in
favor of ethnic studies. Senator Muskie replied that he
was and went on to say, "I
am generally aware of the
urge toward this kind of
change in college curricula
and other changes that are be-
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Thurmond Advocates
Conservative Ideals
Senator Muskie
By CHRIS GANDOLFO
Senator Strom Thurmond,
Republican from South Carolina, spoke last Thursday before   a   partially   unreceptive
audience in Arnold Hall.
Thurmond, a controversial
politician and head of Nixon's
so-called "Southern Strategy"
in 1968, began by stating he
"respects every man's position
and opinion," and that "all
people have the right to dissent."
Thurmond also touched on
such issues as the difference
between conservative and liberal in theory, Supreme Court
appointees, UN vote to admit
Red China and oust Taiwan,
and national defense and
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