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THE CAMPUS ECHO
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1956
CamP'^^^Echo
Member
ASSOCIATED COLLEGIATE PRESS
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Carolina College at Durham, is published monthly during the
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editor-in-chief Robert Leon Perry
BUSINESS MANAGER Juanita Gregory
MANAGING EDITOR , Andress Taylor
ADVERTISING MANAGER Clifford Koontz
EXCHANGE EDITORS Adele Brandon, Marva Pitt, Alberta Webb,
Bertha Hopkins, Eunice Kirton
FEATURE EDITORS Gwendolyn McCallum, Edith White,
Theodore Pickett
LITERARY EDITORS • • Lawrence Hampton,
Barbara Lumpkin, Shirley Williams
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Shirley T. James
CITY EDITOR ■ • Yvonne Wray
SECRETARY TO THE EDITOR William N. Burnette
NEWS EDITOR Ruth Royster
REPORTERS
Ehna M. Artist, Anetta Benton, Joan Burke, Andrew Evans, Iris Grant,
Elnora Joyner, Dorotha Merritt, Charlotte McLamb, Lillie M. Lewis, Janice
Beatty, Bettie Patterson, Daisy Lee Smith, Sigredda Richardson, Doris Cherry.
Addle Shiver, Reatha Williams, and Bessie Montgomery.
UN Should Examine But Not Judge
That the United Nations should be concerned with what
is now occurring in the Middle East is natural and imperative,
for it truly affects world peace and security. But the prob
lem is not merely to judge Israel alone. Indeed this was not
even part of the problem.
What has to be done by the United Nations is to examine
the entire question of Israel-Arab relations. Unfortunately,
our government, which initiated action through the United
Nations, distorted the real issues and gave the people the gen
eral impression that the Israeli move was all that needed to
b© discussGd.
Such a superficial approach completely clouds the basic
issues at stake and this in turn precludes an equitable solu
tion which would establish peace and justice among the coun
tries of the middle east. How can one explain the United
States attitude? Certainly it cannot be due to a lack of in
formation as to what has been occurring in the Middle East
over these past years.
The papers have been replete with the stories of Arab
incursions into Israel. Nasser himself has shown no inhibi
tion in his public statements denouncing Israel as an inter
loper. On one occasion, Nasser bluntly told the world that
“the only solution is Israel’s disappearance.” '
Why did our state department continue to send millions
ollars worth of strategic material to Egypt in the face of
‘ ■ '^rutal declaration of “eternal war against Israel?”
-'P vxvtc -V^d the ixope that appeaseinent
would moSfy the Egj^ain dictator’s predatory designs?
Certainly the history of Hitler and his blunt warnings in
“Mein Kampf” should have dispelled all illusions on that
score. Yet these portentous signs were ignored and for that
we are now confronted by a situation whereby we are sitting
at the same table with Soviet Russia and casting our vote
against our most reliable friends.
Surely the American people—and the world—deserve a
better fate.
LEHERS TO
THE EDITOR
Dear Students,
I know you couldn’t possibly
have missed Pearson’s canteenj
party on Sunday, October 28,
but in the event that you did, I
will brief you on a few of the
highlights.
The party was made possible
through the courtesy of the Dur
ham Dairies, Sears Roebuck and
Company, R. J. Reynolds To
bacco Company, Strietman’s
Bisquit Company and the Melo
dy Music Shop. And, of course,
Mr. Norwood Pearson was there
as the official host, along with
Mrs. Cleora Handy, Missesi
Shirley James and Henriettai
Peason, who served as hostesses.
Among the guests were Oscai^
Best, Freddie Gibson, Darrell
Turner and Mrs. B. S. Currie, in
whose honor the party was
given in celebration of her
birthday. The NCC student body
was well represented.
The tables were beautifully
decorated with an assortment of
candies, cookies and peanuts,
cokes, orange juice and ice
cream. Souvenirs of pencils and
cigarettes were given to every
one present.
The party lasted from 4:00 to
5:30 p.m., and everybody had
a swell time. Too bad you missed
it, because you really missed the
treat of your life—no kidding!
So long,
J. Andrew Evans
New Congress But Old Faces
When the Eighty-fifth Congress meets on January 3, the
House of Representatives will be firmly in Democratic con
trol, and the Senate somewhat less firmly. Though some of
the faces will be different, the line-up in the new Senate will
be the same as in the previous one: 49 Democrats to 47 Re
publicans. One Democratic and one Republican Senator-
elect-Lausche of Ohio and Javits of New York, respectively—
have indicated that they will not take their seats until several
days after the opening session.
Senator Price Daniel of Texas, who is Governor-elect of
that state and who will relinquish his seat to an, as yet, un
known successor before January 15, says he will “naturally
be on hand to vote with the Democrats on organization of the
Senate, which seems to resolve any glimmering doubts that
may have arisen on this important matter. This “matter” is
primarily important because the powerful committee chair
manships in both houses traditionally go to the majority par
ty’s senior members on each committee. This means, of course,
that when the Democrats are in control, the perennially re
elected members from one-party South££HJiiiates obtain a dis
proportionate share of the chairma^j^^^^^^
In the Senate, for examplej^jj^^^^HB^een standing
committees will have SouthergB^Wj^^P^eraor Democratic
members; in the House the co^BWIfe^J velve out of nine
teen. When the G. O. P. is in control, some equally deeply^
entrenched and often equally reactionary Republicans as
sume the chairmanships. Sooner or later a revolt against this
rigid and unintelligent system will come from within the
Congress; and this might be an ideal time to begin it.
In the new Congress some interesting and familiar per
sonalities will be missing. In addition to changes we com
mented upon on November 7, it now appears that the assist
ant Democratic leader of the Senate, Earle C. Clements of
Kentucky, has bitten the electoral dust. In the House the
strident voice of Representative Dewey Short will not be
heard, as this veteran narrowly failed in his bid for a thir
teenth term. Republican Representative Harris Ellsworth,
co-sponsor of a timber-exchange bill that has been bitterly at
tacked as a blatant “giveaway,” was defeated in Orgeon as
he sought his seventh term. But the new Congress will on
the whole look not too different from the old one. How dif
ferently it will act remains to be seen.
Dear Editor:
The number of auto owners
on the NCC campus had increas
ed greatly since 1953. I am in
clined to believe that an auto is
included in the expenditure of
each college boy. However, my
toigl interest is iTgAthe jnumber
of auto owners, buT where and
how these auto owners park
their cars.
It has been my understanding
that sidewalks were constructed
for pedestrians to walk upon
and not for the parking of cars.
However, this idea has been re
versed here on campus. On
tainy days the cars are parked
on the sidewalks and the stu
dents walk in the mud. I realize
that the car owners are trying
to protect his “white sidewalls,
but what about the students and
their slippers?
Yours truly,
Bettie W. Patterson
From The President's Desk
By BENJAMIN PAGE
Now that the football season is
drawing to a close. President
Holland and the student govern
ment association are working
hard to provide a banquet for
NCC athletes — football players
in the main — and all NCC stu
dents are asked to please give of
their time and energy when ask
ed to contribute towards mak
ing the total undertaking suc
cessful.
This is a comparatively new
idea, because, heretofore, city
residents have sponsored the ban
quet for student football players,
but it was strongly felt by the
student government staff that
NCC students owe something to
the gridiron stars from within
the college community itself.
The SGA tentatively plans a
talent program in order to raise
fxmds for the athletic banquet,
and the progress of this project
is satisfactory at this point.
a lounge on the main campus for
men students. Realizing this, this
year’s student government asso
ciation is also working diligently
towards helping to establish this
lounge. This will undoubtedly
take endless time and re-arrang-
ing, but it can, the SGA believes,
be accomplished.
There has long been a need for
The Student Government wish
es to take this opportunity to
wish for all NCC students a very
enjoyable Thanksgiving. Since
our annual game between A&T
College (Greensboro) is being
held at O’Kelly field this year, it
will prove to be quite an event
for NCC. All students are urged
by the SGA to go to the game
and cheer enthusiastically for
NCC’s Eagles.
Charles Holland also em
phasizes that the student govern
ment is still a student organ-
zation, functioning as a student
group; and that it cannot exist
without wholehearted support
from the student body at large.
Book Review
War Novel Has Setting In Russia
Dear Editor:
In all fairness to the fellows
of, Chidley Hall, I sincerely be
lieve that more interest could be
aroused among the female popu
lation in helping to support the
programs and activities given by
the men of Chidley Hall.
A forum is usually held every
third Sunday from 5:00 to 6:00
p.m. in the main social room of
the men’s dormitory. The Forum
Committee, headed by Mr.
James Kibler, HI, invites dis
tinguished guests to lead these
discussions, which usually cen
ter around topics on everyday
living.
The fellows would certainly
appreciate the presence of the
young ladies. i
Theodore L. Pickett
Read Your Bible
DECEMBER
1 Isaiah 55 :1-13
2 Advent Luke 6:20-49
3 John 1:1-28
4 John 1:29-51
5 John 3:1-36
6 John 4:1-38
v" John 15:1-27
g; John 17:1-26
9 Universal
Bible Sunday Luke 8:1-21
By ANDRESS TAYLOR
WAR AND PEACE
By LYOF TOLSTOY
After reading WAR AND
PEACE, Coimt Lyof Tolstoy’s
great Russian novel, perhaps
the next hardest thing to do
with it is to write about it.
There is a little of everything
in the book, but all of it is
grand and magnificent.
*^Th^ time a^d^the setting of
the novel assure it of an
abundance of princes, heroes,
and adventure. WAR AND
PEACE begins with the battle
of Austerlitz and takes the
reader safely through the re
mainder of the Napoleonic
War.
It is difficult to say who the
main character in the book is
—emperors, kings, generals
and aristocrats abound. The
story apparent
ly centers a-
round three
families — the
Bezukhol, the
Bolkonsky and*
the Rostof—their
friends and theii
relation to the
great events that
are taking place.
Throughout the TAYLOR
book, however, the historical
events form something of a
leitmotiv for action of the in
dividuals.
Nikolas Rostof and Andre
Bolkonsky are directly caught
up in events; both go to the
army, the latter is killed dur
ing the invasion of 1812.
As always, in events large or
small, love plays its part; it
does so here. In fact, there are
so many love affairs in the
book that the title might well
have been Love and War, not
that the two necessarily go to
gether.
Pieree Bezukhol, the young
Italianate noble, inherits a
fortune, marries an unfaithful
wife, lapses into mysticism and
finally marries' the beautiful,
nymph-like Natasha Rostova,
while Napoleon rises and falls.
Natasha, before her marriage,
had love affairs with Anatol
Kuragina, Boris Drubetskoi
and Andre Bolkonsky. Nikolas
Rostof breaks his troth to Son
ya—and her heart, too—in or
der to marry Mariya Bolkon
skaya, Andre’s sister.
While love affairs against a
background of war may seem
to be the usual stuff of histori
cal novel, in War and Peace
they are cast in a grander
mold. Individuals and events
are so inextricably bound to
gether that the history in the
book becomes the day-to-day
happenings in the lives of
characters.
Tolstoy is gradual in his ap-'
proach to an important event;
he binds his characters to it
securely and then proceeds.
The climax of the book is
Napoleon’s invasion of and re
treat from Russia.
General Kutuzof, the Russian
commander, over the protests
of Tzar Alexander and his
staff does not engage Napoleon
but retreats slowly, luring him
deeper into Russia so that
Generals Winter and Snow
may finish what his army can
not.
When he is finally forced to
accept battle by the Emperor,
half of the army is destroyed.
As a last desperate strategem.
General Kutuzof retreats be
yond Moscow, leaving the cap
ital to the enemy in hopes that
the prize will keep Napoleon
in Russia long enough for win
ter to catch him.
Practically the entire popu
lation of Moscow elacuates the
city leaving it to the plimder-
ers who unwittingly set fire to
it. Napoleon captiures a burned
out city. He sits for a few
weeks puzzling over the con
duct of Russian high command
and then orders his army to re
treat.
The angry country-side rises
up and falls on the French
army; soon the retreat becomes
a mad scramble. Emperor
Alexander orders General
Kutuzof to fight, but his army
cannot catch the French; be
sides, the peasant bands are
doing more damage to Na
poleon’s army than any pitch
ed battle possibly could: the
old commander realizes this,
but the Tzar and his staff
think that he is afraid. He is
removed from command when
the French are finally driven
out.
Pieree is jolted out of his
mysticism by the invasion;
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