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THE TAR HEEL
SATURDAY, MAY 19, 1945
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VICTORY VOLUNTEERS
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No finer tribute to the six millions of volunteers in the War
Finance Division's various War Loan drives has come our way
than that paid by the late President Roosevelt. Coming on the
eve of their greatest effort, the President's words are hearten
ing and reassuring-.
The President said : ".I welcome the opportunity to thank the
million-strong army of War -Bond workers for the important
part they have played in shaping the victory that will be ours.
What you have done in the past, however, is merely a prelude to
the greater and more difficult tasks you will undertake in the
7th War Loan, with its greatly stepped-up emphasis on indivi
dual participation. Spearheading the jdrive, and pouring out
their might for a mightier 7th, are America's 27 million work
ing men and women who buy bonds regularly week-in, week
out on the payroll savings planl They are off to a flying start
(April 9th) already. And it will be their purchases of extra
bonds during April, May and June that will largely determine
how successful the 7th War Loan will be. I would like, were it
possible, to thank personally your field commanders the 51
State Chairmen jn this vast operation, and wish all Of you
Godspeed in this most important wartime undertaking."
To that we of the Tar Heel can add but only Amen.
THE MEANEST PERSON IN THE WORLD
- Here is one of those "meanest man'- stories, and it happened
here in Chapel Hill. Mrs. H. M. Buriage, chairman of the drive'
' for funds to combat cancer, placed two small boxes in Graham
MpTrioriflf.-fnr thf nnrnnsip nf rfllpt:iTicr dnnations for the' drive.
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The boxes were, being filled by generous citizens and students
and it looked as if the drive would certainly meet with success
in Graham Memorial.
However, sometime last week the meanest man or woman
in the world removed the two boxes from the building. We are
certain that the conscience of that person is certainly hurting
' him4 now. So, whoever you are, why not put the einbezzled
money in a letter and mail it to Mrs. Buriage. Thanks.'
FORMER TAR HEEL EDITOR HUNTS DEER
Orville Campbell, a former editor of the Tar Heel, and Rear
Admiral Paul Hendren, father of the present editor of the Caro
lina Mag, are together in New Caledonia where they seem to be
having a wonderful time. Recently the two went on a deer hunt
in which they killed a total of 13 deer, weighing more than a ton.
The shooting was done from a weapons carrier and a jeep.
.Dogs were not used The terrain was rolling ranch land used
for, grazing cattle wj$e4the vegetation consisted of frequent
clumps of thick bush: 'The deer, flushed from ravines and clumps
oi Drusn, were iouna single ana m neras numDering up to sev
enty or more deer.
Using 1903 Springfield service rifles and 30 caliber United
States army carbines with service ammunition, the shots were
fairly easy as the deer ran quite some distance in open terrain
seeking brush cover. They frequently stopped in small clumps
of bush and were easily spotted for good standing shots. How
ever, wEen they reached the coyer of large clumps of brush it
was useless to try to locate them or flush them out.
Because deer are so numerous in New Caledonia, and because
of damage they do tox grazing lands and to growing crops, the
shooting season is open all year round.
Before being sent to the South Seas, Orville was editor of the
Cloudbuster, official newspaper of the Pre-Flight School here in
Chapel Hill. His home town is Hickory arid he plans to operate
a commercial newspaper after the war.
NAVY ORDER HITS FREDDY
Cant. Hazlett received an order dated May 3. 1945. from the
Commandant of the 6th Naval District, Fort Sumter Hotel,
Charleston, South Carolina. It stated in Sec. 4, "Navy Person
nel are expected to devote their full attention to Naval duties,
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anu ib i cuiijsiuexcu uiat iiivy rauuui penurm omciai auues ef
ficiently if they engage in private employment when off duty."
This was an order and is not necessarily the personal feelings
of the Captain. Ed Emack, Delegata of the Order of the Grail,
spoke to Captain Hazlett last Tuesday morning before seeing
the Tar Heel and explained the circumstances for the Grail
dance of May 19. The boys volunteered their services gratis
for the benefit of us all. Freddy Johnson is going to dissolve
his band after this dance, according to Emack.
Under the circumstances the Captain granted the boys per
mission to play, and we all owe him a debt of thanks.
BATTLE IS COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
Mr. Kemp Davis Battle, a lawyer of Rocky Mount, and a mem
ber of the class of 1909, will make the Commencement address,
June 25, at the exercises in Kenan Memorial Stadium.
Mr. Battle, whose grandfather, Kemp Plummer Battle, gave
the name' to Battle Dormitory, was chosen by the Sesquicenten
nial Committee, who desired this year to invite an alumnus to
speak at Commencement. Mr. Battle, who has spoken here be
fore, was so well liked that he was the unanimous choice of the
Committee. ""'V-
Mr. Battle suggested that in spite of the SeSquicentennial
Committee's wishes, we ought to have a speaker of national repu
tation such as Mr. James W. Byrnes, in deference to Mr. Battle's
wishes,' and in full agreement as to the desirability of haying
Mr. Byrnes if possible, the University did invite Mr. Byrnes,
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In answer to questions regarding the Friederich matter, President Gra
ham has stated his position as follows:
1. For his part, he would not suppress or censor the Tar Heel but would,
rather, maintain the freedom and autonomy of student publications and
that the only possible threat to the freedom of student publications would
be journalistic dishonesty and unfairness or moral irresponsibility and in
decency which would take the ground from under the administration's po
sition and would undermine the moral foundations of freedom itself. It
was his position rather, as a part of the values of self development through
student government, to trust the sense of responsibility on the part of stu
dent leaders and student public opinion to support our campus and Uni
versity freedom with the acceptance of a high responsibility for fairness
and decency.
2. He has the highest confidence in the integrity, competence, and Ameri
" can patriotism of Professor Werner Friederich. Dr. Friederich's most in
timate colleagues, his students and neighbors have also expressed complete
faith in his loyalty, honesty, and patriotism. -He has been given assurance
as far as administrative responsibility goes that his tenure and standing
as a professor in the faculty of the University are secure and that the ad
ministration would stand to the utmost for his tenure and service in this
University and will welcome his appointed return.
3. President Graham recalled that he. himself had early taken a position
against Franco in Spain, favored aid to Britain and the Allies in the early
stages of the war, and thought we should have gone into the war on the
side of Britain, Russia, and China against the Axis powers long before we
did. Yet in all fairness, he holds that we should consider Professor Fried
erich's statements in 1938 in the context of 1938. Professor Friederich
in stating the case as he saw it for the so-called Have-not nations, as a
part of a two-sided discussion program of the University Extension Divi
sion on the European situation in 1938, was pro-German and pro-Italian but
was not pro-Fascist or pro-Nazi. Professor Friederich as a native Swiss,
steeped in the free traditions of that little country, was deeply concerned
with the autonomy and rights of the little nations. After Munich, when
Hitler took Prague and ruthlessly struck down the freedom of the gallant
Czechoslovak nation, Professor Friederich lost illusions which he had about
the German policies and intentions. In agony of spirit he told several of
his colleagues that that was the end of his hopes for a peaceful settle
ment in Europe. Then came the attack on Poland. American sympathies
were overwhelmingly on the side of the democracies and the small nations.
The leadership of Roosevelt made it clear that if America eventually went
.into the war it would be against the Axis powers. Professor Friederich
wrote articles in favor of universal military service and American prepared
ness. After Pearl Harbor, Professor Friederich volunteered for military
service in the army of the United Statesof which he had been a naturalized
citizen for a number of years. He was rejected on account of a physical
defect. Professor Friederich with his European background, his knowledge
of European points of view and affairs, his own evolving experience in
American freedom and the democratic faith, and his own humane spirit is
equipped for real service to his country in interpreting freedom and dem
ocracy to those who had followed the ruthless Nazi dictatorship, its mon
strous philosophy and unbelievably inhuman cruelties. ' President Graham,
upon learning of Professor Friederich's being dropped by the OWI, stated
his faith in him to representatives of the OWI and recommended that he
be given work in the New York office of the OWI. This.is the position which
he thinks that all parties and interests could get together on, the protesters,
the champions of Professor Friederich, and the Tar Heel.
4. Knowing them as well as he does, President Graham said that he was
sure that those who protested against Friederich to the OWI did so in good
faith and from patriotic motives. He said in his opinion there had been a
misapprehension of Professor Friederich's position and development with
the course of events. President Graham holds that we should accord the
protesters,' the champions of Professor Friederich, and the editors of the
but he was unable to come. Mr. Battle then consented to be the
Commencement speaker. With characteristic modesty, he re
marked that "he did not want the Seniors to feel that their Com
mencement had been deflated"; all concernedhowever, have in
sisted on having him speak.
A Trustee of the University, Mr. Battle is a distinguished law
yer and a former president of the North Carolina Bar Associa
tion. STUDENTS OVERRIDE LEGISLATURE
Democracy has triumphed at Carolina! The student body
has overridden its legislature by a tremendous majority. The
dance bill put up for initiative by President McKenzie passed by
a vote of 751 to 186. The legislature vote was 17 against the bill
and 16 for. With Freddy Johnson's band demilitarized, and
with unlimited expenditures for student organization dances,
Carolina may again see dances like it had before the war.
Spectators gathered in the "Y"
court Wednesday as town crier
Pannill, in a newspaper garb plus
dunce cap and bell, set the pace for
Grail initiation. Silk-hat Mallard
was ''Johnnie on the spot," while
Jim Traynham, the groom without
his pants, bemoaned the seeming
necessity of a license to do lab
work in Carolina's marriage course.
Fred Flagler's true identity has
been revealed as "the greatest
lover of them all." (These lines
you're now reading are a plug for
tonight's Grail Dance. The success
of the ball depends upon the en
thusiasm of the coeds and the
length of the stag line. Come and
add your sparkle to the evening.)
Had this column gone to press
last Tuesday, top scoop would have
been the marriage announcement
of Dave Koonce to newspaperwom
an Jean Harrelson, a former Duke
coed. Las Vegas, Nevada, in( the
early autumn was the scene of the
wedding. ' '
An orchid, a diamond, and
Brady's spelled engagement party
for Nancye Helm and Marshall
McMurran several evenings ago.
Here's a toast to the future and
. congratulations to you both . . .
Chi Omega's house BOY is Libby
Kington's MAN with numerous
strings attached. May Fred Calli
gan and his pinned love dance mer
rily along life's way . . . Three gold
stars and a gleaming diamond
transferred from HIM to HER are
the best indications that Alice
Ross, as Tommy Turner's pin-up,
has joined the Beta sweetheart
parade.
A Valkyrie announcement head
lines election news. New officers
are Dot Phillips, president; Meadie
Montgomery, vice-president; Mar
gie Pullen, secretary; and Ruth
Duncan, treasurer. Margie is next
year's "Number, One Minute Girl."
Shell be seen jotting notes in her
little black book at Sound and
Fury, Pi Phi, and War Coordination
Board as well as Valkyrie meet
ings. Inez Macklin has artistic origi
nality: Did you marvel at the "be
ribboned black-diamond" setting in
which the - ADPi's ninety-fourth
Founder's Day anniversary was
laid? The sorority, in blue or white
floor-length dresses, sumptuously
supped at the Carolina Inn under
the eye of vivacious Pat Lynch,
mistress of ceremonies. Lieutenant
Commander Carroll's wife, new
ADPi sponsor, was a particularly
honored gHiest. ''
Zete brothers wonder "Is she
really sweet sixteen and never been
kissed," ' for Blanton Belk main
tains that his friendship is strictly
Platonic? . . . Jack Serverson has
given his all for a third-finger-Ieft-hand-sparkler.
Just who's the
lucky girl is a fascinating question
mark since Serverson has an
nounced that his plans are very
"tentative" ... The outdoor pool
has had its gala opening; so mas
culine admirers gather 'round.
Praise reflected in youd "whistling"
stares is rewarti aplenty for burn
ing hours spent on the coed sun
decks. Deep suntans can now be
advantageously revealed in all their
glory. For instance, check stream
lined Bobbie Boyd ... Ed Twohey'
modestly asserts that his matri
monial qualifications are far su
perior to those of Ike, i.e., Jane
, Isenhour ... A Saturday night
'search by the flicker of a single
candle failed to reveal the lost
"Light of the World." If found
please return to Room No. 5, Phi
Kappa Sigma House . . . The Phi
Gam serenaders are keyed to high
pitch 'cause Frank-how-many-pins-have-you-got-left-Ross
has "lightly
' turned his thoughts to love." Thus
it happens every spring. This year's
novelty, however, is Frank's rightabout-face
in a single evening with
his W.- C. heartbeat . . . Ray Evans,
a Whitehead celebrity, is quite
hush-hush about the time he spends
in the company of Jane Leonard.
Who, pray tell, is Polly' in Ohio?
. . . The Jay-Tish-Katie-Gerry four
some is minus one. Carolina bids
farewell to Jay Ray, bound for
.Washington and her own f Dick
Brooke. Perhaps summertime wed
ding bells wjll ring . . . Entitled to
be the worthy possessors of Phi
Beta Kappa keys are Nancy Jane
King, Betty Lou Cypert, Kathleen
Arnold, Martha Gillespie, and
' Marianne Browne.
The ADPi-Pi phi tea dance in hon
or of the Alpha Gams started a fast
and free week-end rolling. Sigma
Chi's are Hogan Lake picnickers
today while the Beta's plus "skirts"
will week-end elegantly and PRI
VATELY at Pinehurst. A darky
orchestra will provide the "swing"
and ATO "drags" the "sway" at
the old Fraternity Court house
warming dance this evening. Tri
Delts are Kappa Sig honorees for
an outside party with all the trim-,
mings, with emphasis on the trim
mings, today. Apple cider and do
nuts will be the food for feasting at
Alderman Hall Sunday afternoon
for fly-fly boys only.
Saturday night, May 26, the pret
ty Mclver maids are going to give
a formal, invitation dance with re
freshments and everything. Nancy
Greenwall, chairman of the social
committee, is in charge of plans
for the dance.
Tar Heel the full, freedom of expression for which this University stands
and for which this administration will contend to the limit of its respon
sibility. 5. It is President Graham's faith that libel, slander, and irresponsible
statements are not intended by any of the parties concerned and, so far as
established, are being and will be corrected, he is sure, in accordance with
facts and justice. Just as the" freedom of the University does not sanction
indecency or moral irresponsibility, so it does not sanction libel or defama
tion of character. He holds that free discussion tends to bring out and
make prevail the truth for which' we all trust, the University will always
stand. -
On the basis of conversations which he has had with Chancellor House
about this matter, he said' that they independently and jointly stand to
gether. Drf Ericson Compares Couch
With An Alarmed Cuttle-fish
AN IMPROVED MAG
There was a considerable improvement in the makeup of the
Carolina Mag: this month. The' cover showed an admirable com
bination of good photography arid good layout.
, New features in the Mag this month were an explanation of
the cover, an editorial, some serious poetry, and a dual feature
on a controversial issue. There was a wide variety in the heads
of the stories and in the kinds of type used. The body of the
Mag consisted of eight point instead of the customary ten point;
this gave room for more material.
At last we've really got a good Mag. Let's hope that it stays
that way.
My dear Editor:
I have just read Mr. W. T.
Couch's long lucubration on the
Friederich case, in which he at
tempts to becloud the issue by in
ferentially charging a Communist
plot.
I have no skill in manipulating
the lie indirect and shall hence not
try to answer in kind. I prefer
rather to quote the eminent zoolo
gist, Joseph Thomas Cunningham,
on the Cuttle-fish (Sepia officin
alis) :
". . . if the animal is threat
ened or alarmed, Jt swims
rapidly backwards by expell
ing water forcibly from the
mantle cavity through the fun
nel, at the same time expelling
a cloud of ink from its ink-
Salter Writes
His Apologies
Dear Sir:
The many misunderstandings
that arose after I submitted the
poem, "The Monkey's Viewpoint" -to
the Tar' Heel, has prompted me
to take this opportunity to proffer
sac."
Tar Heel readers who have fol
lowed this controversy will recog
nize the kinship between my old
friend Mr. Couch and the cuttle
fish. Sincerely yours,
(Signed) E. E. Ericson.
my most sincere apologies to all
concerned.
This poem was contributed to
the Tar Heel with no intentional
thought of plagiarism. But I have
found that the consequences of such
action, intentional or otherwise,
are harsh and I can well appre-'
ciate the lesson I have learned.
To the editor and staff of the
Tar Heel, to the President of the
Student Body, to the officers and
men of the NROTC unit, I offer
my heart-felt thanks for your kind
spirit of cooperation and forbear
ance. To the University of North
Carolina, I offer my apologies, to
gether with a humble request for
your forgiveness. 1
Sincerely,
Cadet Richard G. Salter
NROTC.