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W&M Dean Barnes Plans
Fight To Retain Position

By BOB HUSBANDS

William and Mary Dean of
Students, Carson H. Barnes Jr.,
is on the way out in the wake
of current reorganization plans
by school President Thomas A.
Graves Jr.

Mr. Barnes plans to fight
the move possibly through
legal channels and has hired
State Sen. Herbert H. Bateman,
a Newport News attorney, to
represent him.

Sadler To Succeed

Dean of Men W. Samuel
Sadler has been appointed to
succeed him next year by Mr.
Graves.

Mr. Bateman said that he
and Mr. Barnes met with Mr.
Graves before the
announcement and Mr. Graves
stated to them that it was his
"judgment" that "it was not
in the best interest of the
college that Dean Barnes'
contract be renewed in view of
the impending reorganization
of the student affairs
program."

Mr. Bateman has called the
reasons for Mr. Barnes's
removal a "patently inadequate
explanation" and suggested
that it "invited conjecture that
there is some reason other than
that which has been officially
assigned."

Barnes Opposes Policies

The attorney asked, "Could
this decision be because Carson
Barnes has unsuccessfully
opposed implementation of
libertarian policies at the
college which are directly
contradictory to the public
policy and standards of
morality of the commonwealth
as formally declared by the
General Assembly?"

Dan J. Copley,
Editor-in-Chief of the W&M
weekly student newspaper, The
Flat Hat, stated, "Neither the
students or the faculty will
support him. The writing has
been on the wall for Mr.
Barnes' removal."

Unpopular As Dean Of Men

Mr. Barnes' unpopularity
with both faculty and students
dates back three years ago
when he was Dean of Men,
according to Mr. Copley. At
that time he and former
President Davis Y. Paschall
tightly enforced student
housing regulations. These
actions precipitated student
demonstrations.

Toward the end of last
year, the Student Association
passed liberalized housing
regulations which called for an
end to curfew and a policy of
self-determination of hours by
individual halls. The proposal
then went to the Board of
Student Affairs, which is
comprised of students, faculty,
and administration. It passed
with one dissenting vote, that
of Mr. Barnes.