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Page 6, The Carolina Journal, 1969 Permit to Purchase—Need a License? New Record (A tew weeks ago THE JOURNAL ran an article about the ridiculously easy process of obtaining a permit to purchase a firearm in North Carolina. Shortly thereafter, the City of Charlotte altered its policy on gun permits. All applicants are now checked out through the Charlotte Police Department. This is the second in the series of articles initiated by that article.) I had an appointment at the Highway Patrol station at three o’clock. It was a Friday, and 1 had not had a haircut in six weeks. 1 wore my glasses and a white shirt and tie (1 NEVER wear a tie). Seeing a sign that said, please be seated. You will be called,” I sat down. When the heavyset man in a kaiki outfit said, “Are there any more two-thirty appointments waiting?”, 1 began a series of lies that would make ^ IF Vou DiSCovEeeo^ THAT THE UJMOLe ( rooeLO Had 6oiv£ • mSAnte - Bor Voo — U)Hf\T- U)oOtD Voo Do >'D take Off All (T)V clothes AMD Go RONNiruG THRo THE STREETS SCREAMlfOG — lJHV yv\E? “ Out Of Print Search Service- “ THE CHARLOTTE BOOKSHOP a Phone .132-4696 344 Charlottetown Mall Charlotte, N. C. OflQOQQQOOOQQQQQQQQQQi moved back.” He handed me a copy of the test (it was a series ‘a’ copy), which a friend had already told me about. As 1 was beginning to write my answers, a lady behind a desk said," Who has been waiting the longest?” I said that I had and went to her desk. She copied the information from my old license, but 1 told her that I had recently moved, which was not true. She typed the fictional address on my new license. Since I had already looked up all the questions on the test, I knew all the right answers. 1 answered the last four incorrectly. An examiner called for the person who had been waiting longest, and 1 sprang up. As he had me look at an eye chart, he checked the test paper. He didn’t say anything to me about the incorrect answers. I read six of the eight letters on the chart wrong with my glasses off. Six of eight! He told me to replace my glasses and tell what the signs meant. There were twelve of them; I missed four. He took my money and sent me over for a photograph - NO RESTRICTIONS. 1 sucked in my cheeks and squinted at the camera. The picture does not even resemble me. I got a haircut the next day. I don’t wear a tie anymore. And my vision is really not very good. It took me fifteen minutes to get a North Carolina Operator’s License. It’s for sale. Think I’ll go into dentistry next week. ^^School Board is made of Intellectual Cadavers...” Up By Eileen Auerbach sound honest. I said, “I have a two-thirty appointment.” The patrolman then smiled at me and asked if I had my renewal card that was sent in the mail. I lied and said that I had moved, so I didn’t get it. He looked at my old license and asked what my new address was. Caught?Nope - I replied, “I I don’t like this book therefore you can’t read it! I don’t like this movie therefore you can’t see it! I don’t like this painting, drawing, etching-therefore you can’t look at it! This is censorship- the most illogical, flagrant misuse of public power. I have the right to reject anything I don’t like. I have the right to reject anything which offends me. I have the right to not see or hear any art form which I don’t want to see or hear, but do I have the right to reject for someone else? Does anyone? To disagree with a publication or a person is one of the basic tenets upon which this country was founded and the right to disagree is guaranteed in the Constitution of the United States. This same principle works another way. We call it FREEDOM of Expression. Let’s be consistent! The SCHOOL BOARD’S negative reaction to INQUISITION was almost to be expected. People become old when their ideas become old, and the BOARD is made up of intellectual cadavers who have no room for views opposing their own antiquated ”t hough ts(unquote..)...besides this is an election year. If a child is educated properly (i.e. honestly) by his parents, he can rationally weigh the artistic worth of art form debasing life, reject or accept different philosophies presented to him, and synthesize adequately thoughts and ideas. A damnable job done by parents should not be left to the officialdom of the censor to correct. Censorship is not just confined to people with long hair and beards, its illogicality affects everyone. I, for one, have enough pride and intelligence to be offened when told what 1 CAN see or read. Don’t you? hteri (Continued from page 4) v worse. The only thing whiij(»"’''’“®‘^ could save the record would lotions. P an enticing, original melody i,( Colsntan go with either set of bad lyridjiepationis Mr. Cheek fails to produce tlij Sid® so both records become lejjiikc than mediocre. |(iind rish "Well Done (Little Girl)>iiited plays for 3:35 in which M,||iite the t Cheek repeats the title some ij^dy times. This occupies most of ti),)iental ca record and the rest has nothin^arach. better to offer. The meolody^^ist l^ap a traditional country anljttl® western sound without sixtie special elaboration. It sounds a|th Monsi if he does about five chotjbwent. changes on his guitar annYo“”’ nothing more. that Cc “Can’t Find A Thing To D(i[it he isn is an upbeat nonseiisiciijl: one, tl offering. The guitar run has tjl should little more flourish, but still |tying oni a standard matter not deviatiaftnce,” ai from I anything that soineo*^strings ; who can handle a guiiateks it couldn’t do better. The lyrics the song go something like “l|ijarles’s w like to do my thing too, but |f! funky i can’t find a thing to do.” MtJs it po Cheek, if this is the best y«i For tl can do with your thing, tiitjlny we suggest you find sonietliinj Orm else to do. Dedication Ifs Britton The University will formally accept the Van Landingharn Glen at 3:00 P.M., Sunday, April 27 at the garden site on the east side of the campus. At that time, the garden will be dedicated as a place of beauty and as a source of inspiration to visitors to the University. V > Jam Up April 25^ 26 (Continued from page 4) law-makers that all students and faculty members ever do is plan the coming revolution, occupy administration buildings, disrupt cafeteria lines, and run around campus with little or no clothes on, half high from beer. L.S.D., or pot. So, our erstwhile Governor has his private “shock-troops” standing by in case anyone raises his voice, and the lawmakers are contriving all sorts of goodies to “clamp down on a riotous, unruly bunch of trouble-makers”. There are bills under consideration that will: greatly limit speakers on campus; subject all students to immediate dismissal if convicted of participating in a campus disorder; regulate student dorm conduct in state supported universities; and, subject all campuses to intervention by law enforcement officers without the consent of the Chancellor. The most disastrous action is being directed at the University budget. The negative atmosphere surrounding higher education is slicing items at an alarming rate. Our University is growing rapidly, and it would be a foolish move to deny us everything but the funds necessary to meet operating expenses. We are being judged and condemned by the legislators for the actions of a small minority. Active interest in community organization, politics, and the forces that are involved in social change seems to awe our legislators. They are concerned that we do not strictly adhere to our role as students. Well, Mr. Politician, the role is changing. Times are changing, and we aren’t satisfied with what you like to call progress. It seems that progress for you is at your convenience. We are anxious. We want to have a hand in shaping our destiny. Perhaps student unrest stems from the lack of this authority. It merits consideration. The donor of the garden is Mr. Ralph Van Landingharn of Charlotte, who will be represented at the dedication by his niece. Miss Susie Cordon. We expect the hybrid rhododendron to be in bloom for the dedication. Members of the Faculty and Staff and the Student Body are cordially invited to attend. GONDOLA Hove YOU tried our LASAGNA? ' MORIHJ aTTTi INOtf>tNbf Ncr The Ph Imiandy, (cording c jio knowr ides: Sde 1: Ad II. Alleg le 2; III, IV. Ada As you (f one of iiest orchi A flawl •rfectionii election (laiii ol’ lii Orm OPEMITCHEL the WORLD FAMOUS Arthur jhiladelphi Concerto Msh Airs thopin kr ‘best” has llitliur Ru As usua lawless w jlubinstein ted Seal : Jed Seal r Italian Food I 1318 ♦ ^Morehead St. CharloHa^ N. C. 375-7449 Sumn HERLOCKER’S PARK DRIVE-IN 1 1/2 Miles Behind UNC-C on Route 29 ^ii'rtrrrrrirrimrg't'g'rB n o othf. New Books ^ Students enjo) the Herlook Burger “A Meal on a Bun” for only 19c Students & Faculty of UNC-C Nationa will er student time SI Call 372- HOW ABOUT A CHANGE OF SCENERY THIS SUMMER? : Fly from New York to Western Europe for Three Weeks Stay, with a Car and Lodging - as little as S320 Also: a variety of escorted & unescorted tours to any other way-out places DINERS/FUGAZY TRAVEL in cooperation with The UNC-C Student Union for free information & brochures contact Howard Winniman or Bob Welch at THE STUDENT UNION open e • •Ho^ lyoL tim
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