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CHURCHILL OUT, ATT LEE IN
On the evening of July 26 at 7:00 p.m. British double-daylight
Prime Minister Winston Churchill submitted his resigna
tion to King George VI. Later the same night King George com
missioned Clement R. Attlee to form a Labor government.
The outcome of the British election, with its sweeping Labor
victory, has caught many people in the United States by surprise.
We have grown so used to the caricature of "Winnie" with his
big black cigar as a representation of Britain that it will seem
almost impossible to conceive of the shy, diffident figure of Cle
ment R. Attlee as the leader of the British government. But the
idea of abstract conception, is not the important one to be con
sidered; the change is an actual, material one which may affect
ourselves and our children and our children's children.
Britain's policy under Churchill has been decidedly conserva-tive-r-that
is, relatively speaking, conservative in an era when
conservatism is not at a premium. Attlee, however, is obviously
not continuing the policies of the preceding administration. He
has already made a statement concerning one of Britain's lead-
ing sore-spots India.- ;.roiiticai liDerty is nis promise, witn me
qualification, "If they can achieve it for themselves."
The matter of Britain's foreign policy is nevertheless the point
with which we in America are most concerned. The outlook seems
promising, but the crux of the matter will be made apparent
when the Potsdam Conference is resumed. Statements have been
issued saying that the Labor foreign policy will coincide with
that of the former coalition cabinet, but we can look at least for
a more irienaiy aratuae to war a xxussia on ine poinx oi ureai,
Britain. The position of 'Foreign Minister is, as we write this, '
undecided, but the three leading possibilities seem to be Ernest
Bevin, Hugh Dalton, and Herbert Morrison, all of whom were
members of Churchill's coalition cabinet. Bevin is the most
likely choice, and it is he who especially favors the foreign pol
icy of the Churchill government. Time alone will tell what the
ghakeup may mean.
One thing keeps running through our mind, however the
-fact that only one of the "Big Three" is still in operation. We
wonder what is Joe Stalin's reaction to the replacement of both
of his major colleagues within five months and at such a crucial
time. There is undoubtedly some form of fevered activity going
on in the Kremlin, though whether of mourning or rejoicing
we can not say. That is just another fact that time only will
reveal.
LACK OF SPIRIT
Last Tuesday's campus election brought at least one illumjn- .
ating fact to light about Carolina's summer student body. School
spirit among the summer coeds is at an ebb which would have
to be classed as phenomenal.
There are about 900 coeds on the campus at the present time ;
of these over 700 live in Kenan, Mclver, Alderman, or Spencer,
the dormitories served by the polls in Kenan. Yet of these 700,
only 77 took sufficient interest in the election of campus officers
to vote. Not a very enviable record, is it? The records of the
other polling places were much better.
Surely this should give a crystal clear indication of the atti
tude of the summer coeds. x Of course a maximum of disinterest
is to be expected during a summer session, but77 out of 700 !
It is to be expected, however. If the truth . were to be told, we
would wager our last dollar dn the following statement. There
are fifty students on this campus, who, if they left simultaneously,
would throw the campus into a state of utter confusion. Not an
extra-curricular activity, outside of those engaged in purely so
cial activities, would function, student government would be dead,
and, what is worse, not one student would worry too much about
it. Think about that for a while; it's no exaggeration.
WHERE IS PHI ?
We'd like to know what has become of a very important bill
which was passed by a large vote of the student legislature last
term, namely, a bill 'to re-organize the Philanthropic Assembly.
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It seems that a committee was appointed td carry out the pro
vision of this bill. , , , v .
We would regret to see our student legislature fall into the
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typical attitude of many legislative assemblies which believe that
anything can be accomplished merely by the passage of legis
lation. We expect the people that we elect to our legislature to serve
us in other ways than meeting once every one or two weeks
to argue over legislation. We expect the committees of the leg
islature if they are appointed for any purpose other than the
honor of the position to take some action to strengthen student
government and serve their constituencies.
I View The Campus
By Bette Anne Melcher
''"Sand in ray Shoes" Inust have
been written for Carolina, but even
if it wasn't, it certainly has found
it's way to the right place! I've
heard numerous coeds hum a few
bars of that song as they grace
fully balance themselves on one
foot while emptying their shoes of
various foreign matter. Of course,
those who wear sandals, have the
advantage over the unfortunates
who do not in that, though the
pebbles get in easier, they also will
go their own merry wax aided; by .
no more than a few vigorous shakes
of the foot if one has the fortitude
to endure the grating on the soles
of their, feet for a. few minutes
until the pebble can be dislodged.
However, I have learned in my
short existence as a coed on this
campus that the sand walks are a
tradition with Carolina. Why, I
don't know. The only solution that
comes. to my mind is that perhaps
the sand walks keep the atmosphere
PHILOSOPHIZING
By John R. Lineweaver
On Friendship:
He who has a thousand friends
Has not a friend to spare,
And he who has one enemy
Will meet him everywhere.
Omar Khayyam.
A friend is one who knows all
about you and is still your friend.
I Don't Know.
Be what your friends think you
. are; avoid being what your enemies
think you are; go right forward
and be happy.
B. Pomeroy.
:
The chemist will tell you that a
single grain of iodine is sufficient
to give color to a. hundred gallons
of water; and a week of unwhole
some friendship may prove enough
to poison your whole life.
Thain Davidson.
To be without friends is to find
the world a wilderness.
Bacon.
If you cannot inspire a woman
with love for you, fill her above the
brim with love of herself: all that
runs 'over will le yours.
Colton.
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of the Carolina campus from be
coming too formal. UNC has a repu
tation for a friendly campus and
formality just doesn't jive with
- friendliness. So, if for no other rea
son, let's endure the sand in our
shoes and keep Carolina" friendly.
After all, the paths do get us where
we're going, and that's the primary
purpose.
I would like to add,' in passing,
that there certainly are some eager
beavers on this campus. The
"Darling sailor with the curly
brown hair and brown eyes" called
up at 7:15 in the morning to in
form me that "Here is your
dream-man!" Even a super dream
man would not be welcome at 7:15
in the morning it really doesn't
matter, though, I had to get up to
answer the phone anyway! Let me
speculate a little any dream-man
who wouldn't give his name prob
ably isn't God's answer to a mai
den's prayer, anyway!
A mother is a mother still,
The holiest thing alive.
Coleridge.
Two sweetest things in the world
are mothers and nurses.
John Lineweaver.
Trust not a woman when " she
weepethj for it is woman's nature
to weep when she wanteth her will.
Pope.
On love:
Each day should be distinguished
by at least one particular act of
love.
Lavatar.
That you may be loved, be worthy
to be loved.
Ovid.
Love sought is good, but given
unsought is better. t
Shakespeare.
Tis better to have loved and lost,
Than never to have loved at all.
The same love that tempts us
into sin, if it be true love, works
out its redemption.
Lytton.
By
Today the startling news of the
complete defeat of Winston Church
ill and the Conservative party in
the English Parliamentary elec
tions was made known; the magni
tude of the Labor victory was the
most amazing element. At noon,
July 26, the Labor party had won
376 out of a possible 640 seats in
House of Commons, with 105 dis
tricts not yet reported. The con
servatives were trailing with a
mere 181. An interesting sidelight
was the fact that the Communist
representation in Commons was
increased 100. From a seat repre
sentation as formerly it jumped to
a two.
This is the first Labor Party vic
tory of any note since 1931. It is
hard to guess, precisely what this
portends for England. If the Labor
ites stick to their platform, many
radical changes in English life will
take place. They pledged to carry
out a program of national social
ization of heavy industry, mines,
and Bank of England. If party
solidarity is maintained, the pro
gram can be carried out under the
British governmental system by a
simple majority vote of the House
of Commons. However, it is not at
all certain that they will jump
into such a program without being
absolutely sure of the support of
the British people. Some argued
that the election of a Labor ma
jority to Commons would be an
ipso facto endorsement of their
program. It is not as simple as
that, unfortunately. Reaction to
Churchill's foreign policy was prob
LUX et LIBERTAS
By Katharine Boone
Young Navy Lt. Simons Roof of
Vale, N. C, a UNC graduate, has
set down some of his feeling for
ships, homeland, and foreign places
in four poems, published in the
July 1945 issue of The Poetry
Magazine.
The poems are entitled "Song
for a Ship," "Spring of Home,"
"The Islanders,'' and "Laloma." The
verses are unpretentiously written
about subjects familiar to the poet.
Four ideas are expressed which are
unlike and unconnected, yet it is
interesting to consider them as a
group.
In the first work, "Song for a
Ship," the poet tells of his ship
coming through a storm; the second
poem pictures spring at home; the
third is a reflection upon ttie unity
Smo!
motcers Hack
By Banks
In the last issue of the Tar Heel
I wrote a column which was in
tended to serve one purpose, but un
fortunately caused an entirely dif
ferent effect. Yesterday I was ap
proached by a delegation repre
senting the CICA (Carolina Inde
pendent Canines Association) pro
testing against some of the state
ments in my column of the last is
sue. These gentledogs, led by an
impressive mastiff, claimed that I
had completely misinterpreted the
requests of the dogs of the world,
and that my statements might in
cur some ill feeling toward the
canines by humans.
I was quick to assure them that
I had had no intention of arousing
such controversy, and that the
chief (and indeed the only) conno-
Exchanges
By Frederick Smetana
CHIMING FALLS TO COED V
FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY
If you were on campus yester
day, you were probably surprised
to hear the school chimes in the
Student Building ringing the Alma
Mater at 3:20 in the afternoon. The
Alma Mater is regularly played at
6 p. m. every day.
The story js this: Bob Snow, a
sophomore, who has been doing the
job this summer, wanted to attend
the band picnic at Brown County
Park. He asked Margaret Hillis,
senior, to take his place for a "one
night stand."
. Miss Hillis said she would be
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ably a contributing factor to the
results as well as many other prob
able causes.
The new government will prob
ably begin an expansion of the so
cial services and a gradual social
ization of enough key industries to
attempt to build up a bulwark
against a bad depression.
Needless to say, if the party in
vokes a program of socialization,
it will be a very interesting experi
ment. There hasn't been a good test
case of theory that democratic so
cialism can reconcile the economic
difficulties of a capitalistic society
and preserve democratic institu
tions. The probable innovations in for
eign policy are more definite. The
Labor Party was more friendly to
wards the League than were the
conservatives. Relations with Rus
sia will be probably more cordial.
Churchill had a reputation of being
opposed to any radical government
and the one in Moscow in particu
lar. At any rate, the liberals all
over the world can go to bed feel
ing secure in the fact that next
morning they will not wake to find
"Winnie" and the Tories backing
some decadent dynasty in some
revolution-torn land.
At press time it seems that Att
lee, the mild-mannered M. P., is
having some difficulty in forming a
cabinet. At any rate, there will be
a labor government in England and
its progress will bear a great deal
of watching', if for no other reason
than as a great social experiment.
of life on a small island; the last
composition, "Laloma," written ap
parently to a girl the writer met
one one of his voyages, is some
what conventional in word and
thought.
On reading the four pieces, one
has an impression of the things
which seemed important to a young
man living in a new. environment
one senses the realness of his ship;
. the strength-giving memory of a
Carolina spring; the peacefulness
of an island in a confused world;
and the fascination of a girl in an
exotic land.
The individual poems, of course,
are complete in themselves; consid
ered together, they make a power
ful appeal to the imagination.
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Mebane
tation that I' had intended to have
read into my comments was that
of a burlesque of student columns
in general.
I agreed posthaste to publish a
clarification of my position in order
to prevent any misunderstanding
on the part of any individual,
human or canine.
I should like to add in closing
that I was particularly impressed
by the attitudes of all the canines
whom I approached in regard to
the matter, and by the extreme de
corum with which they all received
my comments. I can only add that
humanity should be proud to hav
. such a race with which to travel
down the path of time, and which
shall forever bear the cognomen of
"man's best friend."
glad to help, but she had never
even seen the chime room, so he
would have -to teach her the tech
nique of ringing them.
And, .at 3:20 yesterday after
noon, you heard Bob Snow teach!
ing Margaret Hillis the art of
chiming the Alma Mater.
Indiana Daily Student
TAN-O-METER
Traditionally, women at SC wear
some form of socks, but in summer
many rebel. To solve the problem,
a helpful BMOC has- suggested
rigging up a "tan-o-meter" at each
end of University avenue. Only
women OK'd by the "tan-o-meter"
as tan enough will be allowed to
pass. The Knights have already
volunteered to supervise the proj
ect. S. C. Daily Trojan.
I saw a bed spring at the gate.
(If it was my bed, it needed to be
used more.)
Harry Griggs,' Indiana DaUy