Clubs to Keep Forum Despite YRC Protests

Presidents from eight undergraduate political clubs last night decided to continue the proposed Political Forum as "the political clubs' forum," spelled with small letters, in an effort to convince the dissenting Young Republican Club of the new group's informality.

The change in title came as a minor concession to YRC president John R. Thomosn '57, who was the only club head present official to refuse participation in a proposed parliamentary debate on the Bricker Amendment.

The debate, which will involve an assembly of delegates from the political clubs, will be sponsored by the informal organization of presidents, with George Frederickson '56 of the Debate Council as its chairman. It is scheduled for Dec. 15.

The eight organization presidents supporting the event said they will go ahead with their plans whether or not the YRC joins in.

In a formal statement before a meeting of nine club heads, Thompson said that either he or a representative of the YRC would meet with members from other clubs at any time for discussions, but that he will not join anything which has an official title and which tends to unite the different clubs in any way.

Thomson said his club's argument against the Forum was based on examples of the important Young Republican Clubs at Princeton and Yale, where groups like the proposed Forum hold the main political spotlight.

Brady Replies

William C. Brady '57 of the New Conservative Club answered Thomson's charges with a specially prepared outline of a group structure which would pledge of a group structure which would pledge itself not to infringe on the sovereignty of its member clubs.

David Titus '56, who proposed the original Forum, modified Brady's suggestions stating that he would be willing even to drop the Forum title if it helped even to drop the Forum title if it helped to emphasize the informality of the organization

In a preliminary vote concerning support of the proposed Political Forum, seven presidents agreed to continue the seven presidents agreed to continue the idea, while one, Kent R. Wilson '58, abstained because he had not attended the first Forum discussion. Also, the Young Democrat Cub was not represented at the meeting.

When the presidents could not reach a decision on the structure of their organization, Titus passed a motion to determine a topic for the group's first parliamentary debate. Among these first suggesting a discussion of the Bricker Amendment were Brady, Titus, and Morris M. Goldings '57 of the HLU.