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THE TAR HEEL
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To 77ie Student Body . . . From The Editor
The Meal Inside Of Campos
Political Parties -
And The Future Of Student Government
The Elite Fifty
Bill Crisp, once a candidate for the presi
dency -of the student body, only two months ago
said, "People in general I know are too un
familiar with the delicate political setup be
tween the less than fifty individuals on campus
who are concerned to understand or give a damn
about what somebody else thinks about some
body else." Thefe is no doubt that knowledge
of the internal affairs of campus politics is
monopolized by less than fifty people, whose
names are well known to all, but whose politics
are known only among the elite fifty.
In the nation, the intricate and most subtle
relations of the national leaders are broadcast
to the reading public through the media, of press
commentaries ; the columns of Winchell, Pear
son, and Pegier are good examples. Here on the
campus of the University, we have in miniature
a political organization which is a great educa
tional opportunity for those who study it and
participate in it. Unfortunately, too few take
advantage of this opportunity to study this
living model of all the glory, antagonism, suc
cess, and defeat of the business of government.
A New Party
At this minute campus politics is in a very
unsettled state, to say the least. A new party,
containing a large number of elected campus
leaders, has been formed to reform student
government. This new party, called the "United
Carolina Party' is composed of those who are
disappointed with the manner in which poli
tics has been conducted in the past. The UCP
undoubtedly presents a strong array of campus
political power; if it is able to carry out its plat
form, Carolina will see a new era of student
government which has never in its history been
so allied to the principles of honesty in politics.
A platform proposing immaculate student
government is certainly not an original inno
vation on the part of the UCP. In fact, the
platform of the new party is purely a re-statement
of the principles of good student govern
ment which have been expounded over so many
years and never fully accomplished. We sin
cerely hope that the new party can accomplish
the declared ideal of so many parties and fac
tions which have arisen in the long history of
turbulent Carolina student government.
The ability and desire of the new group to
carry out these principles which we all hold
dear is as yet undetermined, but we see in the
UCP a great potential for betterment, for many
of its members have been associated with cam
pus politics for a long time, and are well able
to interpret, manage, and reform campus politics.
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The Student Party
Frankly, the Student Party has received
what may be a fatal blow. A great mass of its
strength has gone over to the UCP. The disso
lution of the SP might not have a desirable ef
fect on student government, for the chief plank
of its platform was the construction of a honesty
' sound student government based upon the prin
ciples with which we all agree. During the last
election it opened its doors to everyone in a
very democratic fashion and declared that the
duty of every student was to work hard in
student government. The SP believed that it
v fought for cleaner and better politics, and its
proposed aim was to nominate the best men for
the elected positions. In the spring of this
year, the SP met with quite an overwhelming
defeat at the polls. Today we hope that enough
of the party remains to continue to carry out
its good platform.
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The University Party
The University Party has not been wiped out
of existence by the new turn-over, but some of
its powerful members have gone' over to the
new party. The UP moved into power in the
spring election on a platform which was not
nearly so widely publicized as that of the Stu
dent Party. The UP stressed the specific quali
fications of the individual candidates and at
tempted to bring the candidates into the popu
lar limelight. The UP had a great fraternity
backing, and was bitterly condemned on the
campus as a fraternity clique geared to win elec
tions by means of powerful and efficient organi-
zation. The UP believed that it best served the
student body by presenting qualified candidates
who were popular enough to receive general ap
proval. The entire SP steering committee, with one
exception, have abandoned the SP along with
many of the SP candidates of the spring elec
tion. Some of the steering committee and can
didates of the UP have abandoned the UP, and
these dissenters are a prominent group of stu
dent leaders.
Politics And The Press
Such is the present position of the campus
parties, and we shall continue to give the Tar
Heel's interpretation of the evolution of these
parties provided this meets with the general
approval of the student body. We believe that
our purpose is to interpret campus politics for
the better understanding of the students; if
such interpretation receives the students' un
favorable criticism, such an editorial policy will'
be abandoned. We are very sensitive to our re
spQnsibility as a public monopoly, and we will
be quick to refrain from an unjust evaluation
of greater and lesser degrees of good in a sub
ject so vital to the core of student government
as is student politics. To denounce and praise
political factions is more the concern of the edi
torial page columns, which are open to any quali
fied person whether or not his opinions coincide
with those of the Editor, Such does not mean
that the Tar Heel will not be quick to attack or
support those issues which are definitely to be
pointedly discussed under the rather sacred
ideal of the management of a student press
monopoly.
The Tar Heel, as the only newspaper in this
living model of government,, cannot morally
take stands which are the privilege of the com
mercial presses of the nation.
The Campus Constitution
. Far over-shadowing any present party rela
tions is the campus constitution now being
drafted. Never has the stage of student gov
ernment at Carolina been blessed with an all
inclusive supreme law of student government.
Although the Carolina men of the last decade
were very satisfied with their "unwritten con
stitution," the old system has been swept aside,
and years to come promise a rather confused
system jf a definite and unquestioned constitu
tion is not installed soon. p
The present organization of student govern
ment and student organization is a confused con
glomerate which is producing results detrimen
tal to the progress of student government. Pow
ers, responsibilities, and relative positions
should be clarified and made intelligible to all .
students by means of a carefully planned cam
pus constitution.
Because the prime benefit derived from stu
dent government is the increased ability to cope
with the problems of the world, the campus con
stitution should be as closely modeled as is prac
tical after the Constitution of the United States
or the Constitution of the Stal;e of North Caro
lina. We should like to see a bicameral legisla
ture, an executive and a cabinet, and a system
of courts to enforce the campus code. Nothing
could be more advantageous than to establish
on this campus a living, working model of the
government under which all citizens of the state
and nation must live.
A number of special problems face the fram
ers of the campus constitution. The chief ob
stacle, however, is a stubborn adherence to the
admittedly reformable system we have on the
campus today.
' The Time Has Come
Students on the campus today must realize
that in their hands lies the opportunity to mold
campus affairs for years to come. We are now
in a period when much of the organization of the
past has been discontinued, and the University
is ready for a new foundation which can support
the vast expansion of the new student body. y
One thing we must stress and it is the duty
of every student and political party to stress
this is greater participation in the great edu
cational opportunity "which is offered by the
many student activities. The attitude must be
one of progress, expansion, and greater parti
cipation. Most of all we want an, attitude which will
breed preparation for a better life and increased
ability to build a better world after leaving the
University. "
Record From
THIPA
Unfinished Business
In Japan
By Elmo Roberds
Although many of us thought
that the defeat of Japan would
bring an end to our problems in the
Far East, now, a month after
wards, it is evident that they have
only begun. In his recent book
"Dilemma in Japan," Andrew
Roth, one of the liberal writers on
the Pacific, surmises that "We are
virtually as unprepared mentally
to cope with Japan's post-war po
litical future as we were to cope
with the problems of war on Sun
day, December 7, 1941."
By a mere examination of the
headlines during the past few
weeks, we, John Q. Public, readily
see that the leaders of the Big
Four nations, including our own,
were caught in a situation analo
gous to Pearl Harbor. At first, Su
preme Commander General Doug
las MacArthur was decried as
wanting a peace too soft and too
quick by spontaneously announcing
Hhe need of only 200,000 occupation
troops. Acting Secretary of State
Dean Acheson's retort next day,
backed by the "hard peace" sup
porters in Congress, split the var
See THIPA, page U.
MEMORIAL
By Vincent Williams
On. Oct. 8, 1944, Wendell L.
Willkie died. It will do no good to
weep over the bit of Indiana soil
that holds his body, nor shake our
heads and say that he was a great
man. There is something greater
than that part of him that rests in
Indiana; what Wendell Willkie be
lieved in and represented, these are
the things that we will do well to
recall on this first anniversary of
his death. Willkie left with us his
American Program, but his passing
left America without a leader of
"the loyal opposition" to carry out
such a program.
It is seldom in a nation's history
that it has no leaders to influence
and mould public opinion, but to
day we find ourselves in that sad
plight Wendell Willkie and Frank
lin Roosevelt were leaders but they
are no longer here. Tom Dewey has
retired to his duties in Albany a
governor, an ex-candidate but not a
leader. Henry Wallace seems to
come nearer being a leader than any
one else today but like Willkie his
party repudiated him.
Today we still have Willkie's
American Program in print; how
many have read it? how many are
looking for someone to pick, it up,
take it out of print and put it into
action? We have seen that since
1940 the Republican and Demo
cratic "party men" have tried to
plug up the holes through which the
people pushed Willkie and Wallace.
In 1944 the men were nominated
whom the "party men" wanted nom
inated. The South has had enough of the
one party system, the North enough
of the "big bosses." The nation once
again needs reform political re
form from the states to the Federal
government. To obtain such reform
we need leadership leaders, leaders,
but there are no leaders.
Wendell Willkie is dead. We
mourn that too many never knew
him, too many have forgotten him
and no one as yet has taken up the
fallen banner.
the Wheel
By Allan Pannill
The cogs grind silently, and the
events of life are recorded in the
grease of time.
To an innocent bystander it
seems that:
Everyone can breathe a little
easier now that rushing is over. All
concerned seem to be satisfied, so
possibly the grades will take a turn
for the better, too.
This football team of ours is
even better than a lot had hoped
for! We're all proud of their show
ing in last Saturday's game, and
we wish them all the luck in the
world with V.P.I.
The veterans are being looked
after by the administration after
all! By turning over the Navy Of
ficers' Club to them, kind sirs, you
have done a lot to ease the lack of
recreation boredom that to these
men would be a sin. Many thanks!
A perfect indication 0f a big
Carolina week-end is the Monday
infirmary report. Whatta list!
The Med students won't have to
wrestle with that time-worn ex
cuse for a station wagon any
longer. Word has it that the thing
is going to be junked (it's not .
worth trying to give away), and if
the University can negotiate with
the Navy for the purchase of its
vehicles, the Med School gets a
new buggy! Good luck, docs!
Midnight musings:
Still can't understand why the
Book X will buy a used book from
a student for less than half its
original price, and resell it for al
most full value. Possibly that con
stitutes a profitable business, but
what about those students who
have a hard time paying for any
at 'all, Mr. Ritchie? Give it a little
thought, and maybe you can help
a few students!
I sure hope that anyone knowing
where Senor Miranda can buy a
good cocker spaniel would let
either him or me know. He wants a
brown one, so sound off if you can
help him.
Maybe going to the infirmary
won't be such a dreaded thing when
it's moved up to the hospital. Dr.
Morgan thinks that the whole deal
will be pretty good, and everybody
will benefit.
It seems that the coeds had to
sit through a rather dry Coed Hour
this week. Looks like they could
either liven them up, make them
more worthwhile, or cut them out
altogether! Give 'em the word,
girls.
Although football season is defi
ne COGS, page 4-
Just Another Opinion
By Ray Thompson
In Chapel Hill there are three
things that are inevitable: physical
education, rain and periodic reor
ganizations of the campus political
staus quo. Rumors started over the
week-end. The Tar Heel came Mon
day night, and on Tuesday some
thing new had been added. This
time the new party is known as
the United Carolina Party. It is
dedicated to the proposition that a
political party can act without the
use of political "deals."
Third parties are usually organ
ized by people who fit into one of
three general classifications: those
who have been left out by the other
two parties; those who have a bone
to pick with their own party; and
those who would like to purify
politics. UCP finds itself with dele
gates from all three groups. Some
of its members are disgusted with
the University Party because of
what they consider a mistake in the
nominating process before our last
campus election. Others, former
members of the Student Party,,
wanted a committee to draw up a
set of principles under which the
party could act in future elections.
A delay in calling a meeting of this
committee inspired them to try
greener pastures. Others in the
new group weren't in either party.
They were just innocent bystand
ers who thought that student gov
ernment had been kicked around
ong enough.
f Someone vonce said that politics
will make some strange bed-fellows.
In our newest political bed
we find Brinkley, Woodhouse,
Adams, Wallace and Hunt. There
are those who believe that the bed
will be crowded. At meetings of
their respective parties, members
of this Big Five have loudly de
nounced each other and claimed
that their new comrades did not
have any principles at all. Now they
are banding themselves together in
a party based upon principles.
The University Party is discon
certed. The Student Party is dis
embowelled. If the new group can organize
and work effectively together under
the principles which it has pledged
to uphold, student government will
take great steps forward during
the coming months. Both parties
have been guilty of mistakes. Both
parties have thought too often of
a potential candidate's vote-getting
strength and not enough of his
qualifications for the position. The
UCP pledge commits its members
to a program of nominating the
best-qualified person regardless of
his or her political strength. If
this plan is carried out, the newly
See THOMPSON, page U.
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The Tar Heel office has been
flooded with letters concerning our
columnist Morty Seif who wrote
what he declared to be a satire
about the exodus of the Pre-Flight
School. It has always been our de
sire to make our editorial pages as
free as possible to all those who
want to express their opinions, and
we again state that only the edi
torials reflect the official stand of
the Tar Heel.
We hope that with this issue we
can bring to a close the rather
ridiculous disturbance which has
resulted from Seif's column. There
"is not room in all of the paper to
print all of the letters, but the
following are some who signed let
ters which we interpret to disagree
with Seif's stand: Carl B. Hol
brook, Jack Scott, J. P. O'Boyle,
Jim Hamill, Walt Malmberg, Bill
O'Donnell, Carey W. Dobbs, L. T.
Gray, Jr., Russ Baughman, Joseph
Carol, E. William Fontinell, Ger
ald Graham, Sam Daniels, James
E. Ackley, and Mike Rummell.
Rummell also discussed the short
age of socks at Woollen Gymnas
ium. Elwood Mintz, a veteran, said,
among other things, "Let us forget
Morty Seif's bit of satire as just
another laugh.'
We interpret a letter from Caro
lyn P. Masters (a name which ap
pears in neither the telephone di
rectory nor the student directory)
as a defense of Seif.
Also among the letters which we
don't have room to print was one
from Anne Fields who criticizes
poor waiters at Carolina Inn.