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'The facilities of the Consolidated University of North Carolina shall be denied to any visiting speaker who is known to be a member of any Communist Party; or is known to advocate the overthrow of the Constitution of the United States or the State of North Carolina, or is known to have pleaded the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States in refusing to answer any question, with respect to Communist or subversive connections, or activities, before any duly constituted legislative committee, or any judicial tribunal, or any executive or administrative board of the United States or any State.

'This policy shall be enforced by student representatives of student organizations authorized to invite visiting speakers and by any member of the faculty or administrative official who invites a visiting speaker to the campus.'

"Since July 8, 1963, each of the three campuses of the University has endeavored to comply with the provisions of this statement of policy. "

President Friday:

"There was immediate concern over the impact of this legislation on the University and its standing in the world community of learning. Since the law affected all state-supported institutions of higher learning, the Board of Higher Education, its Chairman and its Director, the presidents of all state-supported institutions of higher learning, presidents of some of our priviate institutions, and leading citizens joined in expressing opposition to the statute.

"This morning it is particularly important that you know of the specific actions taken by the responsible agencies of faculty government on each of the campuses, and that you be informed of the consequences of this legislation which the University has already experienced. I have asked each Chancellor to describe these developments to you."

RESOLUTION OF THE FACULTY COUNCIL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL AND STATEMENT OF CHANCELLOR W. B. AYCOCK TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON OCTOBER 28, 1963

STATEMENT ON THE NORTH CAROLINA LAW TO REGULATE VISITING SPEAKERS AT STATE SUPPORTED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.

UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED BY THE FACULTY COUNCIL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL

"We believe that those members of the 1963 North Carolina General Assembly who voted for the statute banning certain speakers at State supported institutions did so because they believed it to be in the best interest of the State. And, like them, we are opposed to communism. Nevertheless, we have the strongest objections to this statute.

"There are strong reasons for believing that the statute is unconstitutional under both the North Carolina and the Federal Constitutions; but this is not the place for a legal argument. We recognize that the General Assembly has the power, so long as it stays within constitutional limitations, to regulate the affairs of State supported institutions, including this University. And, obviously, there must be some regulations regarding the use of University property. We believe, however, that the Assembly should not undertake the regulation reflected in this statute. A political body is far from an ideal forum in which to regulate such matters of educational policy. The present attempt at such regulation is most disquieting to us and to university teachers everywhere. A legislature which succumbs to this temptation may soon go further and enact statutes intended to strike at other matters which it finds distasteful. The statute

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