EDITORIAL PAGE
THE CAMPUS CRIER
Published twice monthly by the students of Asheville-Biltmore Col
lege, Asheville, North Carolina.
Off-Campus subscription $1.50 per year.
Herbert A. Wallace Editor in Chief
Dick Wynne Managing Editor
Nickie Bonarrigo Asst. Managing Editor
Joe Morris, News Editor; Peggy Crompton, Feature Editor; Paul
Raione, Asst. Feature Editor; Ray A. Charbonneau, Sports Editor;
J. B. Davis, Business Manager; Elaine Naiman, Co-Advertising Man
ager; Frank Cauble, Co-Advertising Manager; Mackie McClellan,
Exchange Director; Janie Cole, Circulation Manager.
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS
Ken Hobbs, Don McMahon, H. D. Wills.
V. A. INEFFICIENCY
There exists in this country numerous inefficient agencys. The
undisputable kind as far as the veterans are concerned is the Veterans
Administration. Many are the errors connected with its name. What
can the Veterans do about it? Nothing. He is at the mercy of this red
tape monster and can only go down in defeat if he opposes it. We all
realize the enormous task the Veterans Administration is confronted
with, but we feel with proper organization and a little more hard
work on the part of the personal job can be done.
We could cite you cases after cases in which the veteran has
suffered as the result of some clerks inefficiency or incompetence.
However we will stick to the gripe which seems to be more prevalent
than others. You who are veterans know what it is. It comes under
the heading of delayed subsistence allowance. Now we ask you, is
the veteran to blame? Perhaps in one case out of a thousand he may
inevitable commit an error which by his own fault could delay his
subsistence. However, he could not even be blamed for this as it is
up to the Veterans Administration to see to it that he does not.
When the poor Vet goes to the contact representative and tells
his story, he always gets the same answer: “We are sorry, but it is
not our fault. Someone in the other office forgot to do this or that.
Your forms were not filled out properly. The school neglected to
send your 1909. But don’t worry we will write a letter and you can
rest assured your claim will be expedited.” The veteran walks away
trying to think of a good story he can tell the grocery man or the
landlord. He cannot use the alibi of the delayed subsistence allow
ance, because chances are he has used it before. Now what can the
veteran do? He has bills to pay, children to feed and many other
things which can be taken care of, only by his check being received
on time.
It is not up to us to solve this problem, even though we think
we could. However, after talking the problem over with several vet
erans whose checks have been delayed we offer the following sug
gestions. 1. The school should take a more personal interest in the
plight of the vet. 2. Better coperation between the school and V. A.
3. A loan should be set up by the school to aid the Vet when his check
is delayed. 4. When the veteran does not receive his subsistence on
time an investigation should be made and the results made public. 5.
Some interested veteran preferably of the Vets Club should be ap
pointed as a liasion agent to act as a go between for the school and the
V. A.
If the Vets Club does not agree to appoint a member for this job,
the Campus Crier will always be at the service of the Vet. We are
interested in any and all problems concerning the vet. Particular
is it is about a delay in his substence. If your check has not arrived
let us know.—H. W.
Briefly
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By Paul Raione
Does your girl have a set of
wings and perhaps a halo also?
Most men prefer a human girl
with a long string of faults. Men
have too many shortcomings to do
any consorting with angels. A
great number of men will agree to
this statement. Not that they
want a rough-and-tumble damsel
or a girl who isn’t “nice” but this
such- a- perfect- wife- business is
out. Get mixed up with one of
those belles and the first thing
you know she’s loking down her
nose at you ... or she’ll have you
afraid to come in the house with
your shoes on ... A fellow, we
will call him Charlie, is married
to one of these “perfect” house
keepers, its gotten so that poor
Charlie isn’t the same old guy
anymore.
THE ERA OF WINGS for
Wives is past. There was a time
when the girl who couldn’t pro
duce a bright, and white set stood
little chance of dodging rice and
old shoes. No matter how gay a
blade grandpa was, he picked a
“perfect lady,” for his wife. He
sowed his wild oats while grand
ma embroidered pillow slips for
her hope chest and then having
led her, blushing, to the altar, set
out to live up to her perfection.
But even though grandfather
liked to refer to his wife as “a
saint on earth,” his grandsons say
“nix” to that.
IT'S ALL VERY WELL to keep
your three-room walk-up or your
home as neat as pie, but when
you start emptying ashtrays the
minute Charlie thumbs out a cig
arette and insist that he put every
thing back in place the minute
he’s through with it, you’re head
ing straight for perfection. And
that’s as uncomfortable to live
with as cornflakes in bed.
And don’t make the mistake of
calling his hand on occasional un-
gentlemanly languag or correct
ing his grammar. He’ll either re
sent it or get a complex, neither
of which will raise your par value
of him.
Lots of wives make a policy of
forgiving all, no matter how way
ward hubby might become. That
looks like the height of humility
and loving kindness. But the next
time you assume that you’ve-
hurt-me-deeply-but-I-forgive-you
air, take a good look at your
motives. Are you really that tol
erant or do you just like the noble
feeling? Believe me that self-
righteous glow won’t be worth
the damage it does to your mar
riage. Nobody likes to feel like a
heel, and any man will feel just
that, when you assume such an
air.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN to feel
smug about the orderly way you
run your life and his, remember
there’s something downright de
moralizing about a person who
never forgets anything, always
has a spotless house, serves a per
fect diner, never gets her affairs
in a jam. On a 365-day-a-year
basis, such perfection is mighty
hard for a man to live up “to.” It
exaggerates his small mistakes to
the point where he always feels
second rate.
LeHers To The
Editors
FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE
Dear Editor;
It was very interested in your
editorial in the latest issue of
The Campus Crier concerning
making Asheville-Biltmore a four
year college. In my opinion the
idea is preposterous at the pres
ent time. It is certainly true that
Asheville is a large enough city
to support a senior college and
will undoubtedly have one in the
future, but before Asheville-Bilt-
more could become a senior col
lege there will have to be many
changes made. Space would be
the biggest drawback to the idea.
The college at present is over
crowded. How could the present
building possibly accommodate
the extra students that would like
to attend if it were a senior col
lege?
A senior college certainly
would have to have dormitories.
The day school idea is fine for a
small junior college but it just
would not work for a senior col
lege. Where could the dormitories
be put even if the college could
get the funds and materials to
erect them? Certainly not on the
present site. There would have
to be an entirely new campus,
new dormitories, and buildings,
extra teachers, and above all
nioney. I would like to see Ashe-
ville-Biltmore a senior college in
the future after a long range plan
is worked out, but at the present,
I suggest we all try to make it a
better and outstanding junior col
lege before we try to make a sen
ior college out of Asheville-Bilt
more.
Sincerely,
Wade White.
SLOW PROCESS?
Dear Editor:
It is with considerable regret
that I am compelled to write this
letter regarding a four-year col
lege at Asheville-Biltmore Col
lege. I think the paper should see
what can be done about this. The
process has been slow and I think
the paper should act as soon as
possible. The paper can get the
students and citizens of Asheville
behind this and help us get what
the city of Asheville needs.
I earnestly hope you will take
this under consideration and work
out something.
Yours truly.
Bill Ammons.
SLICKS IN SLACKS
Dear Editor:
This is a college and I think
that girls should dress as college
girls instead of farmers. There is
a time and place for you to wear
blue-jeans and slacks girls, in
stead of schol. You want to stay
in style by letting your skirts out
and lengthening your dress; then
you wear slacks rolled up to your
knees. Why?
The women of today are trying
to take the man’s place. Now
don’t get me wrong. We are not
worried because there is no sport
of any kind that women have
beaten men. So girls, it is not
really worth working for and for
your own benefit as well as oth
ers be a lady and dress in school
as a college student would.
(Name withheld by
request).