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All of the contenders for the presidential nominations of the two major parties spoke often of an open convention and the need for one. Presumably, an open convention is one in which no candidate seems sure of having a first ballot nomina-
tion. If one man does have a delegate majority going into a convention, then the conven- tion is closed to his wishes and demands. Delegates should ven- ture to a convention with an objective, open mind, tuned to whom they are supposed to be representing from their state,
the major issues and problems of the day, as well as thoughts on the issues and the candi-
by Janne• Roediger was almost president once, you him.
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Reflections
The Closed Conventions
:Mr. John SchoU Reporters
Virginia Episcopal School, October 21, 1968
No. 1
remember.
In Chicago the Democratic both sought the presidency
Editors
Allen Richon Lee Lumpkin Tommy Thomson
Faculty Advisors
Bollin Carey Murphy Daniel Tom Rickards
Jones Bill .Thorp Robert Wise
Sports Editor William Pu11y
Advertising Manager Lynch Christian
Sports Writers
Nixon and Humphrey have Convention was closed with for n e a r I y ten years n
James Roediger
Richard Ward Photographers
that they induce little enthus~­ asm from the electorate, they have been over exposed, and they are both old politicians in
a year whe~ it does not pay to be. on.e. So m 1968 their hopes
comcide, while only one man can be victor. No matter which man wins, the one who will go down in history as the man of the hour will be.regarded by few as the man for the hour.
In 1968 the conventt<>ns were closed to the people. 'lihey nom. inated two men which the coun- try was not . overly excited about electing. In doing this they have brought up the ques- tions of a convention's purpose,·
its antiquity, and its need. And
perhaps the closed conventions
of 1968 have begun to turn the
slow wheels of change toward
a more meaningful political system.
of policemen and thousands of soldiers. The party was treach- erously divided, and in this as-
pect all too representative of
the country it tried to repre-
sent. The Viet Nam issue wa3
more than aired in the conven- •
tion floor; it was bled to death.
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The fact that Lyndon Johnson was out of the race and the stunning success of the Kenne- dy and McCarthy campaigns in the primaries were clear evi-
dences of the need and the want of change in 1968. The machine control that adminis-
greatly diverse audience. At one point the Meteor was the official Humphrey both claimed they vention indicated that this
Mr. Bennett Carr
Tony Norwood Consultant
alumni publication, parent "newsletter", and student newspaper. This,-year's Meteor will be a student publication, written by and for students. The paper will not serve as a catalogue of
campus events'which are history by the time of publication.
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There will oe several other specific changes besides trimming
held open conventions. Both men breezed to a first ballot, victory, triumphs that few ever doubted they might not get. But the fact that both men won
change had not come about. The bitterness which pained the Democrats in August could easily destroy them in Novem- ber. And so Hubert Humphrey
games and prognostication about upcoming events added. Our reporters have access to game films, coaches' ·professional opin-
ions, and sports files of several area newspapers. Though there
may be dissenting opinions, our comments will be made by a qualified observer.
. The preceding statement should not discourage a person with conflicting sentiments from expressing his ideas. The major . Ye«is to turn out a newspaper of high journalistic quality.-and to provide any competent, well-informed individual
the opportunity t6 air his views before a large audience.
George
by Richard Ward The day was a hot, dry one in Mudpuddle, N. C. A sleek
DC-5 was stationary on the runway in front of me. Milling around the close-by grassy knoll were about 500 of the "folks~', all waiting the arrival of their man, George.
Looking around, I spotted a burly, red-faced police officer standing ·a few steps behind me. Walking towards him, I said,
a police revolver pointed at my chest. "You lookin' for trouble; son?"
"Pardon . . .?"
"Y u're one of thellJ aggregations, ain't ja ?" "Oh no sir, I'm a reporter."
"For the paper?"
party unity. It was obeyed loy- ally by all and because it was the convention was closed. Par- ty unity in itself is a very vir- tuous, important thing, and also something rare for the Re-
,publicans. But party unity be- comes nearly meaningless when it is allowed to become more important than the issues and problems of our country and their solutions. The Republic cans were too busy making love and forgot about the issues.
Even Nelson Rockefeller, bi'Iled as the people's candidate and the dove on Viet Nam, decided not to challenge the hawkish war plank in the platform, "for the sake of party unity." And if the GOP plank on the urban crisis was not decisive or strong enough, where were the liberals who professed to be aware of the problem to chal- lenge the party position? One
"P d . bt "
The following is a public service to warn the student body of a conspiracy taking place right in its midst, but one which, alarmingly enough, few people are aware of. If success- ful this collusion would under-
mine and eventually destroy one of our educational system's oldest and dearest institutions. The Administration has made no mention of this threat and
manent learning'' becomes eas- ier, while they fail to mention what reduces the need for large classroom maps and even ver-
bal explanation by the teacher, two hallmarks of our system.
The sponsors have the audac~ty to claim that this type of audio- visual material produces up.to a three hundred percent m-
crease in the effectiveness of student learning and that it cuts teaching time by more
than thirteen percent. Though our Administration
has fallen for the use of trans-
aronme,sir, u...
I felt a hard jab into my ribs. Looking down, I discovered
"That's right. I'd like to ask you a few questions if you have the time."
"Shur thang. Ah'm a stout believa' in the rights of a free press."
ends and principles begin. So the ·Republicans offer us Rich- ard M. Nixon, because of his tremendous loyalty to and faith in the party and because he
cation points to the fact that it not only supports the plot, but has given financial aid to it.
"What exactly is your respon~ sibility today, officer?"
"Ah'm really heah to pro-
tect the guvnah from them mil-
itants and prooo-testahs that
been coming down from Ra- leigh."
"Have you spotted any yet?"
I asked as I glanced over the crowd.
"Shur have. See that long-
haired, blond hoodlum over
theah'? I've been trying to
draw·a bead on him all morn- ing."
goal comes in the shape of a
blue metal box, the size of a
grocery carton, and it has a
tentacle-like appendage which
hangs over it. Placed strategic-
ally in certain classrooms the sporadically, could transmit
weapon silently but stealthily most any form of lethal gas tries to rid the place of learn- throughout a room. But the ing of such traditional elements most dangerous threat t~e rna- as chalk dust, chalk, erasers chines offer the school IS the a--.d as horrible as it sou'nds, possibility our teachers m~Y
not to
"Naw, jest graze his foot a
tration been sucked into such a
devious undertaking? It seems learning capability is three that the promotions of this hundred percent greater?
. "Certainly him?!"
shoot
little ..."
At that moment the door of
the plane swung open and Gov- ernor Wallace stepped onto the
bo'arding ramp.
"Win with Gawge! Win with
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
are welcome. Students should Put letters in a sealed en-
. · thedes- velope and place m . h 11
ignated box in the mam
Continued on page 5, column 1
The Fuzz chatting with Dirty Dick.
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weapon who, cleverly named it the overhead projector, have waged such an effective pro- paganda campaign on its behalf that many other schools have also been misled. They claim that when the machine is used
in a classroom with the aid of a small movie screen that "per-
Louis Foster Weldon Huske
George Jones
Transition
Since the first edition of the Meteor was published years ago,
epr schpol newspaper has seen varied formats and quality. This year will hopefully constitute another change one for the better. It has long been the editorial staff's problem to appeal to a
dates.
Richard Nixon and Hubert . tration forces had over the con-
Tom Honaker
Mr. James Hopkins
Typists
Tom Manning Bill Stuflebeem George Swift
up front page news. More emphasis will be placed on literary so handily is far from the was the D e m o c r a t ic star, and intellectual act\vities. If our great humanitarian interests whole reason why their conven- though not because anybody
may be excused, we hope to bring a small amount of provocati.ve material which a student might not otherwise come across.
The sports page will also feel the change. Synopses of varsity
games have been shortened, and analytical accounts of past one is permitted to destroy
was very enthusiastic about
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October, 1968
tions were closed.
The Republicans came to Mi-
ami with one ground rule : no
Students ~arned
Dangerous Plot Uncovered
Mr. Lee using the "weapon."
wonders where party loyalty for good reason, as every indi-
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The means by which the
group is trying to reach its student body can see right
even blackboards. The hideous, long-range plan seems 'to be to assure the death of the black-
board!
How·has our own Adminis-
become lax and sloven if thiS thirteen percent cut i!l teac~­ ing time goes to their hea ·
And what would the psycho- logical impact be on an ave~­ age student who discovers hiS
parencies in the classroom, the through the plot. The student
should be warned not to go too near the machine itself. It c.an blind one easily and the fan, m-
side it, which cuts on and 0~
a ·