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Page Two THE TAR HEEL TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 11, 1945 Life Can Be Beautiful 7 Wt tar Heel OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE PUBLICATIONS UNION SERVING CIVILIAN AND MILITARY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL ROBERT MORRISON HOWARD MERRY ... JACK LACKEY . JACK SHELTON ... Editor Managing Editor News Editor Copy Editor CARROLL POPLIN IRWIN SMALLWOOD BETTIE GAITHER Sports Editor Sports Editor ..Business Manager By Dick and Wye Life can be beautiful! How do we know this? Let us count the ways. One, two, three, four, five, and six, to mention only a few. But, better than counting the-ways (one, two, three, etc.), let us count the coeds (God bless 'em all); and that is exactly what we've been HARRISON TENNEY.. .Circulation Manager News Staff: Mary Hill Gaston, Mickie Derieux, Bill Lamkin, Art Stamler, Mel Colien, Dot Churchill, Frank Miller, Bill Kornegay, Jo Pugh, Florence Andrews, Nancy Hoffman, Sibyl Goerch, Hardinge Menzies, Dick Seaver, Barbara Spain, Frances Halsey. Business Staff: BiHy Selig, Charles Bennett, Ann Thornton, Mary Pierce Johnson, Natalie Selig, Suzanne Barclay, Alma Young, Mary Louise Martin. s Circulation Staff i Tom Corpening, Eugene Byon. Phones : Editor, F-3141 ; Managing Editor and Associate Editor, F-3146 ; Sports Editor, 9886; Business and. Circulation Managers, 8641. .. Published Tuesday and Saturday except during vacations and examinations. Staff meets every Sunday and Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock. Any student desiring staff positions should attend a staff meeting. Deadlines Sunday and Thursday. Editorials are written or approved by the Editor and reflect the official opinion of the Tar Heel. Columns and letters may be submitted by anyone ; the Editor reserves the right to edit this copy, but it does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Tar Heel. Editorial, business., and circulation offices on the second floor of Graham Memorial. Presses in the Orange Printskop on Rosemary Street. Entered as second class matter at the post office at Chapel TTfH, N. C under the act of March 3. 1879. . . . fiffmm ttihie EBDEirtlDEl EXCELLENT COED ORIENTATION The University is over-crowded; there are up to five and six persons living in the same dormitory room. As Chancellor R. B. House has so ably stated in his letter to dormitory residents, this condition is necessary in order to avoid refusing many stu dents a deserved place in the state institution. The director of admissions has found it necessary to refuse admittance to many women students who have made application. A straw in the wind seems to indicate that the crowded con ditions will soon be relieved, but we don't know exactly how soon. In the meantime the University is doing everything in its power to provide adequate rooming for as many students as possible. We hope that the Pre-Flight School will soon drastically reduce its numbers, or will be disbanded completely. It seems quite un necessary for the Navy to spend millions of dollars training pilots to fight a war which has already been won. EveiTwith a promise of relief, we must try to see that no one takes advantage of the student body in its present emergency. Hundreds of male civilians and graduate students' have moved out into town where many citizens of the community are offer ing their houses as rooming places. We must express a large de gree of gratitude to these townspeople who are helping the stu dents meet this problem. Ever since the present housing emer gency began (and it was once more severe than it is today), the people of Chapel Hill have offered rooming places. If these people had not been so willing to accept students, the University could not have offered its facilities to so many. However, out of any group, patriotic and considerate as it might be, there are always some who try to profiteer at the expense of those who can not help themselves. There are a few people of Chapel Hill who are contaminating all the good that the great majority have done and are doing. These few are charging un fair rates for their rooms and are taking advantage of the stu dent body. Unfortunately, the Office of Price Administration has never been able to make Chapel Hill an area of rent control. The gOVemment has relied upon the patriotism which has been so pronounced among- the large majority of the populace. On De half of the cooperative citizens and the student body, we must be on guard against the few who choose to profiteer. Only by soliciting the aid of every student rooming off the campus can we hope to kill profiteering for the rest of the emer gency. The officers of the University Administration need stu dent help in their efforts to protect the student body. That help is best given by each student carefully investigating the condi tions of which he is aware, and reporting these conditions. The Tar Heel desires to learn of any rates which seem to be unfair. We are willing to publish the names of all persons who are charg ing rates which are too high; the student body (particularly oiew students) can then avoid those who seek to profiteers If you know of any instances of .over-charging, please report them either to the Tar Heel or to the University Administration. Steps will be taken to warn the students. In this way we can pro tect ourselves until the day when the University will return to a smooth-running schedule, unhampered by the demands of war. t LET'S PREVENT RENT PROFITEERING A fine job of coed orientation was done under Ruth Duncan, president of the Woman's Government,. Association. No coed was allowed to feel that she must find her own way at Carolina ; the senior girls gave the new transfers careful personal guid ance. Those who headed the orientation committee were Bitty Grimes, president of the Pan-Hellenic Council ; Lillian Leonhard, president of the Women's Interdormitory Council ; Joyce Fowler, president of the Women's Athletic Association; Emily Tufts, president of the Town Girls' Association ; Thelma Jean Paolucci, president of the Carolina Independent Coed Association; Lib Schofield, Speaker of the Coed Senate; Mrs. Janel Hoover, Per sonnel Adviser to Women; Mrs. Kay Ferrell, Secretary of the Young Women's Christian Association; Mrs. M. H. Stacey, Dean of Women; and Linda Cobb, Student Adviser Chairman. There was some instructional or recreational meeting for the coeds for every night; all orientation was supervised by -the stu dents themselves. . The coed orientation matches that were conducted for the new men students. Both programs were handled in a fashion simi lar to pre-war orientation. With such a good foundation, the new part of the Carolina student body should be well equipped to take their places in the management of student affairs. It is well they should, for these days will determine the caliber of the future Carolina. doing the past week. Looking oter the new crop of feminine pulchri tude, our only remark is, "Never before have so many owed so much to so much." Of course you must realize that our actions are the re sults of a frustration complex: brought about by that long week end between terms, when there was such a noticeable absence of the fairer sex on the Carolina campus. And speaking of sex (Who was? We were), we have come to the realization that the campus is literally covered with frustrated scoundrels like ourselves. Frankly, this is not good; in fact it is not even safe. So, we felt it our bounden , duty, as defenders of the tru,th, champions of the people, and users of Sal-Hepatica, to warn the new coeds of impending disaster in the person of Satan's own Garden of Eden, affectionately termed the Arboretum. How innocent and simple a name why, half of you probably can't even spell it. In fact we're not even sure we spelled it right ourselves. However, we do know the derivation of the word, and that in itself should serve as a warning. It seems that etymolo gists have traced the word back to the Old South Hindustan dialect of the Frisian Islands where we find the words "arbor," which means "to struggle," and "etum," which bears the connotation "uselessly." But to become more specific, it all started as a simple experiment of the botany department, which soon got completely out of hand when several biology majors decid ed to combine entertainment with labs. We hope we have made our selves perfectly clear to everyone except the censors. There have been rumors that there are students who have seen no other part of the campus other than the Arboretum. ' These of course are only rumors and can be taken for what they are worth. There are, however, some concrete cases which may strength en our argument. Take case No. 6489.4 in our files, for instance, where a young man who had fallen asleep in the Arboretum one after noon was kept under the close sur veyance of a near-sighted . botany professor. The professor was under the erroneous conception that the boy was a rare Japanese shrub. This shrub was supposed to have blossomed at 4:26 on the day the professor discovered it. Upon wait ing until 6:45, with no results, the professor left in the heat of a pas sionate . rage, thoroughly convinced of Nipponese treachery long before Pearl Harbor. He immediately re signed his position on the -faculty and joined the Army Intelligence Service. To you readers of "Terry and the Pirates" we need say no more, for the professor's true iden tity as the bearded Mr. Hutch was revealed only last week, showing that his hunch concerning the un blossomed flower was entirely jus tified. The terrific irony of the case was brought to light when the boy, who was mistaken for the Jap shrub, took root overnight and burst into gorgeous bloom at 4:26 on the afternoon of the following day. Had the boy taken root one day earlier, Pearl Harbor might never have happened! All this may seem to have no bearing whatsoever on your wel fare while at Carolina. Well it doesn't. Any lovely blondes, bru nettes, red heads or miscellaneous types who wish to obtain addi tional information on this subject, drop a penny postcard in care of this paper addressed to "Life Can Be Beautiful." ' By Bill Crisp Americans look apprehensively on Great Britain's recent Labor vic tory. The socialist platform which the English so enthusiastically en dorsed proposes some of the most radical reforms ever ta be intro duced into parliamentary govern ment. Indeed, it is the first time in history that a democratic people have underwritten a program which will transform capitalist institu tions into socialized machinery.. Ever since Marx and Engels drafted the Communist Manifesto, in which are to be found the basic arguments for, and the fundamental principles of, the socialist theory, the people of the Western World have been skeptical of the very term "socialism." That skepticism is not prompted by a drastic disapproval of the economic proposals involved. One might suppose that, all other factors remaining equal, the mass of people would heartily condone any economic platform which sought and promised a more equitable dis tribution of wealth. But, according to the critics, all other factors neither are nor can be equal under such a system. They point to Rus sia as the supreme example, and indeed no one will contend that there is existent in Russia today the basic freedoms which both we and the British have long enjoyed. EOILWTTABILE The Russian Constitution of 1936, although one of the most democra tic documents ever written, has, for all practical effects, been laid on the shelf. One can only hope and pre sume that future developments will bring the Russian people closer to realizing the representative govern ment which this constitution prom ises them. Meanwhile, Laski's "revolution by consent" is taking place. In a few months the world will be able to see and judge for itself whether or not a people can Tgo to the polls and vote in a socialist domestic economy without sacrificing, in the process, their basic freedoms. We should as sume that, so long as there remains the voting prerogative of the peo ple, socialism cannot lead to too dangerous an end. For, with the re tention of the franchise, every Eng lish citizen is guaranteed the right to repudiate the Labor party (and thereby the socialist program) if and when he chooses. And so Britain becomes a testing ground. The aged embryo of indus trial capitalism now turns to the Left. Americans who remember 1933 and, in turn, try to envision what the future holds in store for the United States, watch with cur ious eyes the politeconomic spec tacle now unfolding. They remem See CPU, page 4 Burned Twigs And Olive Branches By Olive Ann Burns, Chi Delta Phi Playing It To The Chapel Hilt By Marty Seif Long after a. new-comer to Chap el Hill has completed the orienta tion process, and has been de squared, unpleasant reminders of that first week (and didn't we feel weak?) return to plague him. When they return to annoy him in his normal state, that of conscious ness suspended over a Coca-Cola, it is not a too catastrophic occur rence. But when they gang up on him during the usual 2Y2 hours of sleep that a Carolina man indulges in each night, then he is ready to go to Duke. The Scyllae and Charybydes (are we correct, Dr. Simkins?) that finally envelop him in their jaun diced jaws (which have fed too long on Chapel Hill food) are the talks by student leaders on how to get along (a long, not a girl) at col lege. These speeches are all character ized by the-ejaculation of esoteric gibberish which bears a slight re semblance to the English language as she was spoken in 4000 B.C., at which time the water in the Old Well in front of the South Building was first transmuted into dinosaur juice. The baffling terms which be wilder our incipient Tar Heel no end, sound something like CPU, IRC, PU, and several other ogreish combinations of letters which make him think he has come to the wrong sanitorium. So, one lovely night, while he lies dreaming of what he should have done if she would have been where she ought to have been, the letters CPU browse through his brain. Sud denly, that blonde with the beau tiful brown skin evolves into a som ber, gnarled figure garbed in a black hood and cape. A gleaming stiletto dangles from this charmer's hand, which drips blood from its re cently amputated thumb. He of course is none other than an agent Of the dreaded ogpu, scourge of the Russias. Now our hero cannot be blamed for this vision, since after all, CPU and OGPU only differ in minor spots. A further evidence of what Freud (whom all the smart co-eds have read) terms the theary of associa tion is evoked when a massive, uni formed figure with PW scrawled across the back of his uniform is seen stalking into Woollen Gym and down to the locker rooms. PW: "PU." For that last piece of dialogue, so delightfully sordid, the Carolina Playmakers would have given their last corinthium, I'll have you know. Is this beginning to IRC you? Speaking of Women and Men At the party where the new co eds met Carolina men, I was a host ess. "Would you like to meet , some girls?" I asked a V-12. "That's the silliest question I ever heard," he said, lighting another cig arette. "I didn't come here to read magazines. I'm Tom, an' I'm from St. Louis. I'm getting out of the Navy in November an' I'm coming back here to finish up. I hate to dance and like to swim and don't like fingernail polish. I'm an only, child and no, I don't think it makes me queer. Do you think you can fix me up?" The next boy I went up to was a 6-foot tall, 110-pound -freshman. I tried the enthusiastic approach. "I know just the girl for you!" "Naw." He blushed. "But can we have more than one cup of. punch?" Hostess Coline Smith was also looking after the new coeds. The big handsome veteran who followed at her heels kept saying, "But, Co- line, I don't want to meet any other girl!" And there were the two tall Marines who would have been a catch for anybody. "Wouldn't you lo-o-ove to come meet my two room mates?" I asked. "No, thanks one said, staring absently over and beyond my head. "We're just looking." Speaking of Carolina men, there is a chow dog named Red Boone who lives next door to me in Atlanta. When his family left for the moun tains he howled every night, all night. I'd wake up thinking I was back in Chapel Hill. Now, though, we really are back. It's a "Glad to see you" to the stu dents with whom we crammed in the library last year, and to the ilex ones, a "Just sit down here and let me tell you all about UNC Lie Dook game, the writers like Pa'il v Green, Betty Smith, Noel Houston, James Street, the swimming pool, . Dr. (American History) Lefler and oh, yes Paul (The Voice) Young, and the Arboretum just anything you wanta know. Yes, sir. . . . Oh, you've already heard about the Arboretum? Wei, ni ten jou about the Forest Theater and Kenan Stadium. It's like this, see . . ." And there's the one about halitosis, being better than no breath at all. AWAKE AND SING By Ray Levine Around The World To Chapel Hill (Veterans' reactions to the cam pus as they find it are very much of interest today. We present one such reaction as written by Jack Shelton, who recently served with the Twentieth Air Force in India. Jack was a student here in 1942 and 43. Ed.) "Hey, boy, look what you're doing there; you're spilling that coke all over yourself!" The sound' of these words more than anything else showed that Chapel Hill and I had been separated for quite a spell. For I well remember the time when I could strut across campus with a mess of books in one hand, a coke in the other and never spill a drop. Sure, anyone can drink out of a little paper cup while standing still. But drink and walk at the same time and' never lose a beat of the tricky rythm; that's an art learned the hard way. The dearth of familiar faces; co eds living where men once ruled supreme; the semester system; the variety of uniforms; all these os tensible changes failed to tell what a few drops of spilled coke made clear. It's been a long time since The Hill and I were buddies. Those students and faculty mem bers who were here in the dark days of 1942 and 43 well remember the uncertainty that constantly hung over the campus, forming a heavy cloud that prevented not only any bit of levity, but security itself. With a majority of the male upper classmen in one of the reserves, it was but a matter of w eeks until many would have to leave school. In those days the key word was "adjustment.", The highly touted softness of our American collegiate - youth must give way to the hard ened rigors of armed service. Now that the ' brilliant success of that adjustment is a thing of proud record, the word comes into its own again." For our veteran stu dents are warned at every turn of their new adjustment. But this time the word takes on a new as pect. This time the adjustment is supported by tremendous incentive. This time we adjust to a world of scholarship and democratic living as contrasted to the autocratic nar row requirements of military or ganization. This time we return to See AROUND, page U Now is post-war . . . V-J Day has ushered in a new era. The "struggle against fascism has ter minated with the United Nations marching ahead together in the hope of building a free and better world. Our allies have begun. Eng land has elected a new govern ment, the Soviet Union has put into operation all the plans for wide spread reconstruction, France is anticipating the formation of a democratic government, and China is settling all internal troubles to prepare for a more advanced China. Now is post-war . . . The United States stands victorious, but with four million workers out of jobs. The world is moving ahead in the fight against unemployment but the U. S. stands with the fear of wide spread unemployment. Congress has finally condescended to return from their recess and is now pid dling around with legislation on full employment. Forces in Con gress are doing their utmost to de lay passage of many much needed bills. The world moves ahead but the U. S. bogs down in this or that bill. " A Bureau of Labor Statistics survey indicates an estimated eight million out of work by late fall. Yet Rep. Doughton (a North Caro lina Democrat) uses his position as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee to throw cold water on his own inadequate unemployment compensation bill. Sen. Byrd (D., Va.) is up to par in attacking the Kilgore unemployment compensa tion bill. Doughton and Byrd are only two of many lining up in the fight against unemployment legis lation. The bills are still in com mitUt with predictions freely made that both the Kilgore bill and the full employment bill will be thor oughly emasculated before they are passed. The necessity of such legislation is obvious. Here at home 400 work ers at Carrboro were recently laid off. A conservative estimate for Charlotte is 4000 less jobs. Mass rallies have been held in New York City, Camden, and Chicago with others scheduled elsewhere. The fear of widespread wage cuts will shortly develop into something more? real than a fear. Yet Con gress haggles and argues over leg islation on full employment and jobless compensation. True, reconversion is a difficult task. A certain amount of unem ployment is to be expected. Where then is jobless compensation? It would be unwise for Congress to rush, through faulty bills. But there is a wide gap between rush ing and piddling!- Congress must keep up with the rest of the coun try, with the people who are anx ious to avoid the selling of apples on street corners. Congress must act, and act now! Such bills as the Kilgore bill must go through now, at a time when it is needed, and not six months from now. Wage cuts must be protected against, jobless compensation must come through, the fight against un employment must be won. V 1 r 1 V )
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