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terview with Robinson,
Would you have been opposed to, say World War II?
That's a 'what-if' question. No one should have to answer that type of You can't tell what you might have done. You can't tell what you believe tomorrow. Only in the present can you know your beliefs. And
nou; I'm against war.
What do you think of the currently proposed peace negotiations?
These proposals came up soon after the New Hampshire primary when got such a good showing. One may conclude that Johnson's reason making the proposals is related to public opinion as registered in that
You are supporting Senator McCarthy for president. Is this primarily of his objections of the war?
Yes, but I would probably think about it much more if I were twenty-one. vote for McCarthy or myself. I think it would be great if everyone in
her were to write his own name in. But that's ridiculous, and I'm not .uv an anarchist like it might sound. I do like McCarthy best.
Do yau think McCarthy has what it takes to be president?
Yes. People say he's not ruthless enough, and I think that if it takes
who has no morals and who doesn't care how he achieves his ends,
we don't need a president at all. I believe he would make a good presi-
1 would like to have seen a McCarthy ticket with Dr. Martin Luther as vice-president.
: Speaking of Dr. King, what do you think his death has done or will do the civil rights movement?
Well, King was for non-violence. He wanted to accomplish things peace-
and even die for the cause, but not kill for it. So many people now see
perhaps non-violence won't work. As much as they tried to keep things
they still get their leaders shot. Many are turning to Rap Brown Carmichael.
Do you think Brown and Carmichael satisfy a more basic need for the dweller than King does?
I'm all for what they are doing. They are getting things that people in the immediate present. But they are too militant. Riots. Riots are uu, but ones where people get hurt and killed for no reason are ridiculous.
disorder is good if there is a basis behind it.
You have the status of 'conscientious objector.' Would you explain
what C. 0. status is and what you did or must be to receive it? There are two forms of conscientious objectors. There's the 1-0 who is ble for two years of non-military, alternative civilian duty. This way
can still pay his debt to society which all healthy males between 18 and must pay, for some reason. Then l-AO is a C. 0. who either didn't try or considered totally conscientiously r,pposed to war. He goes into service
a non-combatant. With l-0 you serve with something like VISTA, or the Friends Service Committee.
W auld you like it better if you did not have to serve your country at all?
Yes. I don't really like the idea of having to serve. Everybody hits me
·ith this stuff, "you owe your country something." Well, I didn't ask to be
in the United States. It's not my fault I was born here therefore, I owe
nothing. I'm a U. S. citizen and that was given me free of charge. And
go to prison before I'd enter the army, simply because I believe I'd have
freedom in prison. I couldn't see going into the army and living a life just learning how to kill.
You've been at school here four years now. What's the most important the school has done for you?
I came here when I was about 14 years old, from a little town in South I didn't know anything. Oh, I had some opinions and feeling on
I believed to be right, but I received nothing concrete until I came
The main thing the school has done is to open my mind. I was given
to read and a chance to learn. That's not to say that this is a liberal •••
What do you think is the best feature of the school, and, if you could something-what would it be~
This is harping on an old subject which we've been told not to harp on, I'll harp anyway. It's chapel. I would make it voluntary. In place of regular chapel service, I would give time for an open chapel where those
wish may go in and meditate. And maybe have two regular services a The best feature of the school is the fact that you are given the op- "'Y to express yourself. In my case, few masters and almost no students
with me, but I can still speak freely.
Can you say anything about your future plans?
This summer I am going to work for the highway department for a or two and then for the last month-go live in the slums somewhere
· · Eventually I want to work for the American Friends Service Committee, is Quaker-sponsored. C.O.'s get paid the army minimum wage for this, being a draft counselor. This way the government will be paying to counsel guys and to tell them how and what to do to avoid the draft.
Meteor Exclusive
Faculty Awards Set For June 2nd
After long weeks of nominating, categorizing, and finally choosing, a select student committee has come up with the Faculty Awards for 1967-68. The committee's chairman, who wishes to remain anonymous, announced
that the banquet for the presentation of the awards will be held on Sunday, June 2nd at six p.m.-if a majority of the student body will consent to stay over for the event. THE METEOR was lucky enough to obtain the list of lucky winners while the chainnan's back was turned. And so here they are by
will be ultimate success.
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categories:
-The Sam Cooke-Otis Redding Me- morial Award to Mr. Nmman Blake, for giving his glee club "soul"
-The Wise Apple of the Year Award, given annually by Mme. FiFi of East A. P. University, to Mr. David Austen-tres bean.
-The "Walk Softly and Carry a Big Stick" Award to Mr. Max Meador
- T h e
duction" Award to Mr. Lowry Stephenson for excellence in mo- tion pictures
-The Simon and Garfunkel Award to Mr. "I am a Rock" Lee.
-The Best Car Deal of the Year Award to Mr. T. S. Applegate
-The Dr. Spack Baby-Care-Award -The Sophomore Entertainment collectively to Mrs. Jobe, Mrs.
Award to Mr. Bert Hudnall
-T he Master-On-Duty Award, to Mr.
James Hopkins
Moore, and Mrs. Daugherty -The Shocker of the Year Awm·<.l to
Mr. Austin Montgomery
Mr. Hudnall, Mr. Applegate, Mr. Montgomery, and Mr. Soucek wait to receive their awards.
-The Most Likely To Be Here In
Ten Years From Now Award to Mr.
Max Meador
- T h e War-On-Poverty Award to Miss
Henderson for her weekly handouts
- T h e Arthur ]. Carnes Dramatics Award to Mr. G. Gates Dehart
-The "Its Not Whether You Win Or Lose, But How You Play The Game" Award to Mr. Archibald
Soucek
-The Librarian of the Year: Award to Mrs. Watkins, who "has a lovely
daughter"
Award for Excellence in U.S. His-
tory and Government goes to Mr.
Nathaniel Jobe
-The Credibility Gap Award to Mr.
Bobby Lynch, for whom it makes no difference
-T he Keep-the-Baby, Faith Award to Miss Harper
-The Fidel Castro Award For Fine Examples of Healthy Cuban Youth Visiting Abroad, to Mr. Palomares
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