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THE TAR HEEL
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1945
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Editorially Speaking
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE PUBLICATIONS UNION
SERVING CIVILIAN AND MILITARY STUDENTS AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL.
PRE-REGIST RATION
Pre-registration is as greatly desirable to
' South Building as it is to the majority of stu
dents. Yesterday we talked with Mr. Guy Phillips,
Dr. Bill Wells and Mr. Ed Lanier who pointed
out that the plan is highly desirable, but as evi
denced by some hundred students at the close of
last term, it won't work. The failure of the
students to consult their faculty and department
heads worked an undue hardship upon all con
cerned, upset faculty and class schedules, and
cost valuable time and money.
The fact that extra holidays are gained by
pre-registration is realized by these men, and
if there were some assurance of student coop
eration, the plan could be followed. But there
is no assurance. Such a proclamation from
South Building compelling pre-registration
with the penalty of forfeiting enrollment would
be hailed as an encroachment of student rights
and a denial of the University's liberalism.
Although there seems to be no solution, un
less students grant authority for such a move,
the condition is not as hopeless as first appears.
If civilian students will see their advisers
and department heads before leaving after
exams, only registration which will be done on
Tuesday, March 6, will remain. Schedules for
the spring semester are now at the printer's
and will be available soon. An official as
sured us that students could be registered as
fast as they can walk through the line, if they
make arrangements before leaving. He also
pointed out "first come, first served."
Monday afternoon officials were still trying
, to formulate a plan whereby enrollment of
military students taking block courses could be
made before the holidays. However, it was not
understand whether extra leave would be grant
ed if this were achieved, because this decision
must be made by the military authorities.
SPEAK UP!
..This week the Legislature's committee which
is investigating campus activities for the pur
pose of laying a foundation to the reorganiza
tion of the student constitution is holding hear-
ings on the matter. Students who have recom
mendations to make are urged to appear before
the group.
This is an opportunity for those who have for
so long criticized our government here to speak
up and let their thoughts and recommendations
be known. From our observations and from the
letters received we are led to believe that there
is no reason for there not being a waiting line
to appear before the committee. Here, stu dents,
is that democracy in action; but it will work
only so long as you make it work.
The times and the dates of the hearings are
posted in the Y. Here's your chance !
LOST AND FOUND
Although it attempts to serve everyone on
the campus, the YMCA Lost and Found depart
ment is not being used to full advantage solely
because of the lack of student interest and co
operation. In the first place, all articles found
on or about the campus should be turned in to
the YMCA office as soon as possible in order that
an attempt may be made to locate the owner. In
the second place, any person who has lost or
misplaced any books or other items should con
tact the YMCA office and report the loss.
At the present time the "Y" office reports that,
in spite of the fact that notices have been sent
to many of the owners, there are a number of
books and other items still unclaimed. Some
of the other items now held at the office include
wrist watches, pearls, gloves, scarfs, and com
pacts. Let's get back that old Carolina spirit of
cooperation and help to make the work of the
YMCA office more effective in the location of
the rightful owners of items lost about the campus.
CHARLES WTCKENBERG, USMCR
FRED FLAGLER
JAMES P. DTLLARD
BOB MORRISON
J. PRESTON LEMLY
HARRISON TENNEY
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It Could Be Worse
ROBERT MORRISON
THE CAROLINA MAGAZINE
Enough time has elapsed for the
student body to register a rather
- final opinion of the January issue
of the Carolina Mag. The general
belief is. that the now famous
"mouse issue" was not very good.
Almost every part of the issue has
been severely criticized from all
angles. However, it must be quick
ly added that more discussion has
been instigated by this Mag than
by any of its immediate predeces
sors in that it might be said that
at least some purpose was ac
complished. The issue had received quite a
bit of advance publicity. Students
were expecting something pretty
good. Rumor had it that there
would be many beautiful pin-ups,
and a novel and revolutionary cen
tral design. In a sense, we got the
latter.
It is certainly hoped that the mice
don't start a trend. Perhaps this
was only an off -issue. Students on
1 this campus should be quick to at
tack inferior workmanship, . but
they should grant to everyone the
right to make at least one mistake
occasionally. As Miss Hartzell has
proved in the past, she is a very
capable person. Many things ap-,
pearing in past Mags show that
very often she has a stroke of
genius which can not be denied as
such. This, time7 the editors and
managers -pulled a boner. We all
pull boners the infrequency deter
mines the degree of ability.
The Mag - was badly under
staffed, we understand. It was
quite a sight to see Editor Charles
Wickenberg of the Tar Heel rid
ing around on a bicycle helping
Shirley Hartzall deliver the Mags.
The January issue was finally cir
culated early in February, the cir- ,
culation was spasmodic and ir
regular, but when all others failed,
the editors delivered some them
selves. The material was " not of a
perishable nature, thank goodness.
Not a great deal of students
liked the mouse theme. Some
thought it was silly, and no one
seems to see any relation which
the mice might have to anything.
Could it have all emanated from
Wayne Kernodle's article ? How
ever, we did learn that-the figure.
on the cover was a hippopota
MOUSE! The illustrations weren't 'so bad.
Marjorie Pullen, Betsy Hulbert,
Dick Stoker, and Nancy Jenkins,
as well as the anonymous artists,
didn't do so bad in fact, I thought
it was quite acceptable.
The fiction was quite readable,
some of the humor seemed point
less, and Fred Flagler's sports
story was swell.
Many improvements have been
suggested for the next issue. They
might be roughly enumerated as
follows:
1. The Mag should be in sec
tions: fiction, humor, fact, and
poetry. I may be wrong, but I
just can't see the justice in using a
dirty joke as a filler right after a
serious story. In fact, I'd like to
see two magazines like there used
to be one for jokes and one for
the more serious.
2. Why not have several bio
graphical features? The one Betsy
Couch did in the January, 27 Tar
Heel on Del Leatherman might be
a helpful model. The biographies
appearing in past Mags were a
pretty good lot.
3. Not many students demand a
central design, especially, not such
a cheesy one.
4. On the part of the students,
the Mag could use a lot more in
terested personnel.
5. And, of course, it should be
monthly if there is anything
worth printing.
6. Why can't a picture or design
be printed on the cover like there
was back in the good old days ? The
Mag needs more cartoons and pic
tures between the covers, too. Joe
Denker and his efficient photog
raphy crew are able and willing to
solve the picture problem. '
7. We understand that the Caro
lina Workshop has appointed a
literary critic for campus publica
tions. Could this person have a page
in the Mag?
Summing it up, this mouse issue
stunk, but it did have some fine
material in spots There is promise
of better issues to compensate. Con
sidering the many difficulties that
had to be met, nothing seems to
be so descriptive as "It could be
worse."
By Peggie Case
It seems that Carolina publica
tions aren't the only ones in the na
tion suffering from the manpower
shortage. Fact is, at the University
of Minnesota the publications board
recently decided to pay ALL the
members of the Technology the mag
azine of the engineering students.
According to the story, the board
hopes that this will encourage more
students to join the staff.
Another of Carolina's problems,
vandalism, (as illustrated in the
lobby of Graham Memorial) is also
on the rampage at another' insti
tute of higher education namely
Yale. The following article ap
peared in a recent issue of Yale's
The News Digest last week.
The headline read, "Vandals Dam
age Paintings in Art Gallery Mu
seum." The article continued,
"University authorities disclosed
yesterday that nine paintings in the
Yale Art Gallery and in the Pea
body Museum were damaged last
Saturday by one or more vandals.
Three of the five paintings in the
gallery were defaced by meaning
less scribbles in crayon, while the
other two suffered small cuts. All
four of the paintings in the mu
seum suffered cuts, either on the
frame of the picture or on the can
vas." WITHOUT RIME
By Gloria Caplan
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ILtulx et JLibertas
By Terry King and Robert Morrison
THE AMERICAN WAY
With war bond and stamp sales in the current
"Miss Victory" contest totalling- slightly over
$21,000 we turn into the home stretch of eight
days. ; , . ,
The War Coordination Board is extremely
gratified that the sixty percent mark has been
reached. Some members even1 predict that the
goal of $25,000 will be doubled.
This optimistic view of the "Miss Victory"
race may seem astounding, but we too feel that
the last minute purchases will run the total into
a larger figure than was ever, anticipated.
Campus rumors have it that many groups
sponsoring candidates are holding back their
larger purchases of bonds. t
It is good to see the American Spirit of com
petition working for such an American cause.
A new exhibit at Person Art
Gallery called "The Story of Mod
ern Art" opened Sunday and will
be shown through February 20.
This exhibit, which comprises
color reproductions from !the Art
Department collection and addi
tional material, depicts the trend in
art for the last 50 years. The main
. purpose of the exhibit is to give
a general clarification of modern
art its sources and relationships.
Helene Tiranoff , new curator of
Person Hall, said that the main
sources of inspiration for modern
art were of primitive origin, com
ing from such things as the emo
tional paintings of children, cave
drawings, Greek archaics, Persian
and . Japanese prints, and the un
taught artists, such as Henri Rous
seau. In other, words, the trend has
been one of increased simplicity.
The exhibit traces the develop
ment of modern art through ex-
amples of the work ' by those ar
tists who participated in the
changes. The first shown are Gus
tave Courbet and Honore Daumier,
who by painting directly from life
and the things they had seen,
created a realistic, yet imaginative
form, which was followed by the
"impressionists.
Renoir gave his painting more
conscious form, but not to the. ex
tent of Paul Cezanne, who stressed
composition as planes and shapes
related to each other. Cezanne, who
has often been called the "Father
of Modern . Painting," felt that his
subjects were less important , than
the form, and this interest served
as an inspiration for later cubism.
Two painters used both what Ce
zanne and the impressionists un
covered, and they have been termed
leaders in the expressionistic field.
Vincent Van Gogh used an emo
tional and rapid placing of bril
liant colors on the canvas, which
was realistic as to subject matter,
but not in treatment. Paul Gaugin
is also noted for his method of
interrelating color forms.
Fauvism, which is next displayed
in the exhibit, is best exemplified
by the works of Henri Matisse.
This school of "wild beast" painters
emphasized the use of strong col
ors and emotional shapes and indi
cated the desire to express the ar
tist's personal sensations.
Pablo Picasso can be called the
greatest influence as a dominant
figure in the 20th Century. He de
veloped with the s modern move
ment, and his paintings comprise
various periods: tfie Blue Period,
involving an exven'sive application
of blue with sad subjects; the Rose
Period of clowns circuses and
gayer effects; the African influence
with redder tones; the period of
combining primitivism with cubism
See LUX, page A:
Human selfishness and egocen
tricity are sometimes so appalling
as to make the most ideal of idealists
relinquish with reluctance his belief
in the essential goodness of man.
The CPU opinion poll conducted
two weeks ago on the subject of a
national service act dealt a telling
blow to this columnist's faith in her
generation and sex. True, the sur
vey can in no sense be considered ac
curate, having polled only the"Y"
goers on a single day; but it can be
considered indicative of student
thought and the indication is that
we are a generation still unable to
face the issues and still nurturing a
"business-as-usual" attitude.
When women students give un
mistakable evidence of their willing
ness to sacrifice the male portion of
our society to the Nazi-Jap maw and
their unwillingness to see their own
dainty selves legislated into muni
tions factories (at slightly above
starvation wages ! ) then that to me
is plain, unadulterated selfish stu
pidity. We are not all agreed on what
this war is all about; but we are
agreed that whatever it is, it's for
the well-being of the entire nation
not just the men. In view of that,
it strikes me as a most nebulous
code that would inflict the sacrifices
for the whole upon only a segment
of the population the men.
At this writing 1 6t not even ad
vocate so radical a policy as the
drafting of women to fight for their
ideals side by side with their men
at the front though it has not been
beneath the dignity nor beyond the
strength of the Russian women to do
so. I utter only an outcry against
the woman student to whom the
slaughter overseas, the wholesale
wrecking of young lives, the torture
of war means nothing so long as
they may continue the quest for cul
ture during the day and the quest '
for a husband at night! One looks
in amazement at the cloud in which
they must be enveloped to display
no more anxiety than this to end
and end quickly the APO addresses,
to save as many lives and limbs as
possible.
I look with resentment upon the
U. S. Congress which, in its fear of
the woman voter, has forgotten the
fairer sex in its "work or jail" leg
islation except as nurses. When
the bill becomes law impotent Cas
per Milquetoast specimen that it is
the approximately 800 male civi
lian students on the campus will
make a temporary end to the quest
for culture. The women will chase
butterflies as before, upholding,
they say, the culture.
Where is the spirit of equality be
tween the sexes we have been assert
ing? Does equality mean equality
of rights, inequality of obligations?
Have we still Hot outgrown, the
code of the Renais
sance? It is apparent that "all-out war
effort" has come to mean the drain
ing of the cream of our male crop
to the dregs while business runs
along as usual for the rest of us.
BY AN OLD GOAT
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O Lights out at Carolina ! Because of the drive
to conserve electricity there's no "galaxy" of
flashing neon signs on Main Street in the metro
polis of Chapel Hill ! But the black-out's only
of lights . . . not laughter . . . And so ... '
TELEPHONE INSTRUCTION
O Barneses wonders ... Is Henry Stowers really
an avidly interested student of biology? This
ATO member in-the-making recently enjoyed
(or sufferingly endured) a meal at the Pi Phi
house. His pledge requirement was to inveigle
a well-qualified coed of said sorority into as
sisting him in his study of "the birds and the
bees and the flowers." Several "sisters" have
complied with his request . . . lectures and in
struction ... by telephone !
HAIR UP BUT DOWN
O Pajama-raincoat clad with bobby-pinned
curls and well scrubbed faces (no make-up) . . .
so Carolina coeds trip the well-beaten back path
from the dorms to Mrs. Mebane's between the
hours of 9 and 10 p.m. The reasoir. . . ham salad
sandwiches, appetizing brownies, and ice cold
milk. (This is not a paid advertisement.) A
male loiterer along the above-mentioned path at
the above-mentioned hour . . . viewing this be-fore-going-to-bed
parade might even forget his
usual wolf-call in astonished amazement.
GOLD BRAID IS WHITE
O A sincere thank you to Commander Waller,
Captain E. E. Hazlett, and Major J. W. Mar
shall. They were the higher-ups who granted
the military late permission for last Friday eve
ning's frivolity.
ADDED ATTRACTION
O A floor show sponsored by "Sound and Fury"
was the 24 Below Club's added attraction Sat
urday evening. Entertainers included songsters
Fred Hedrick and Marion Gurney with accom
panist Paul Montgomery and imitator Jean Le
Febre. The love theme ranged from "Night and
Day" or in "Stormy Weather" "Can't Get Along
Without That Man." Jean's take-off on Lena
Horne and Marion's version of "Darling Je
Vous Aime Beaucoup" with a Brooklyn accent
were enthusiastically received by 24 Belowers.
Glaring light bulbs and poor acoustics were the
chief detractions.
ON THE AIR
O Decatur Cunningham, a former Zete at Caro
lina now at Boot Camp, was "on the air" last
Friday evening ... a whistling contestant in v
round one on Kay Kyser's program. Decatur
and Kay . . . perhaps there was a bond of mu
tual interest . . . both call Carolina Alma Mater !
SOLID SENDERS
O Rameses, an old jive goat, has uncovered a
favorite haunt for everybody eager "to latch
on" to some "soiid sender" music . . . classical,
boogie, or otherwise. Archer girls, having ac
quired records "hither, thither, and yon," own
a collection that's tops on campus. The Ram
"sings his praises."
QUESTION MARK Q?
O Sister organization for the A. T. and Qers.
(the T being the initial letter for tail ... not
tale ... as formerly printed in this column) is
the Q. Q. and Q. Club. Members of the latter
refuse to divulge the significance of the final Q.
in their alliterative title. But hand-in-hand these
alphabet clubs plan to rival the Order of the
Grail and the Valkyries in importance.
HE'S ENGAGED
O Phi Delt, Denny Hammond, a last year's
BMOC and a this year's med student, is the
fiance of Polly Williams who hails from Wash
ington, D. C. There's a ring to add sparkle ...
and to make his status legal !
ONLY A PUP
O "Damn-it," explode the PiKA's. They're
merely referring to their newly-acquired mas
cot ... a tiny terrier with a lovable personality.
His favorite bathpowder is Tweed ; his favorite
song "Pompton Turnpike" and his favorite co
ed a "charming ADPi." The proud possessor of
a miniature paddle, he's considered the A-l
model pledge. His. popularity ... his way with
the ladies . . . has made him set a rather high
standard for other pledges to achieve. He's cur
rently receiving, rather than extending, numer
ous invitations to enjoy life in the company of
the fairer sex.
TO-BE
o Week-end high lights to-be (there's no black
out on these) include: the Phi Gam dance in
Carolina Inn . . . mostly a la import; the Marine
Ball . . . with emphasis on full-dress uniform '
where officer chaperones are concerned ; the gala
opening of the DKE's rebel room for reveling;
the Spencer Valentine Prom, and the PiKA
Dream Girl Dance; the second in the series of
Tri-Delt at-home parties; and Carolina's classic
in-door track meet.