THE TAR HEEL
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1945
Life Can Be Beautiful
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OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE PUBLICATIONS UNION
SERVING CIVILIAN AND MILITARY STUDENTS AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
ROBERT MORRISON
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BIG-TIME FOOTBALL '
"Bigtime football" is a phrase of fairly recent origin, one
which continues to be elusive of any hard and true definition.
To its critics it would seem to consist of indiscriminate prose
lyting of muscular young brutes for the gridiron glory of old
Meatball Tech principally at the box office. To its adherents
it would appear to be merely an acceptance of the highpowered
business into which the modern collegiate sport has developed.
Employing the phrase experimentally with the former definition,-something
would seem amiss in the newspapers' her
alding of Carl Snavely's return to Chapel Hill as signalling a
new advent of "bigtime football" here. True, those rose-bespectacled
critics would seem to have ammunition in bald facts :
(1) That Coach Snavely's salary is greater than the annual
stipend allotted to scores of university professors and (2) That
the number of players from Pennsylvania, the garden of great
footballers, on this year's club push hard upon the aggregate
of native North Carolinians.
Both points are true, but most certainly defendable. On the
first count, football coaching is a highly specialized skill which
is not an overnight accomplishment. Carl Snavely's name alone
is worth much to the university, his abilities in the moulding
of men and great football teams much more. On the second
count, there are still those people who can't see why it wouldn't
be just as logical to give a boy an education for his athletic pro
ficiency as it would for scholarship excellence or tuba-tooting.
1 Facing the facts, Carolina most certainly is headed for an
era of "Big time football" if by that definition we mean all-out
concentration on athletics to the point of outstripping rival
schools. There will most certainly be scholarship players, num
bers, and all the accompanying facets of highpowered grid tac
tics. There is a sneaking suspicion, however, that criticism for
such policies will diminish quickly with the coming years. It is
a national trend, and not at all for the bad as some defenders of
the faith of "giving the game back to the boys" would have you
think. It is a wave of action which undoubtedly someday will
develop into frank admission of the facts and the dropping of
all ivy-clustered sham.
There is no reason why Carolina should follow the field, and
there is no reason to think that any shame should be attached to
its leading it. We mean to have great football teams, we have
taken a non-circuitous path towards the goal, and despite any
future chest-poundings and lamentations by the Goody Two
Shoes and the Non-Informed, we should take pride in making
the University a stronghold of great - athletes as well as great
scholars. E.B.A.
STAYING ON THE JOB
Looking back over the candidates who ran for office last
Spring, we find that a large number of them are not on the cam
pus now. This month Carolina will be thrown into another elec
tion (for better or worse) which is partly the result of resigna
tions.
This time let's elect students who plan to remain in school
until the end of their term. For too long the object of campus
politics has been to put a man in office, regardless of how long he
will adequately fill that office. This time, among other qualifi
cations, let's consider the candidates' intention of staying in
school, and doing'the job to which they are elected.
SADIE HAWKINS DAY
Carolina is due for another Sadie Hawkins day! The CICA,
veterans, Graham Memorial, and the Tar Heel have joined forces
to present to the campus some novel entertainment next Friday.
Bob Levin, a night editor on the Daily Tar Heel, has taken
charge of the project and he is being ably assisted by Dick
Koral, Blount Stewart, veterans ; Nancy Greenwall, Nina Guard,
Mildred Kresnik, Lib Schofield, CICA members; Martha Rice,
manager of Graham Memorial; and a host of other students
who assembled in Graham Memorial Sunday night to give the
campus the kind of entertainment which the war has long pro
hibited. This group is really enthusiastic about repeating the Sadie
Hawkins dav of 1941 when the affair made all the state papers
and two pages of pictures in Life magazine. This seems to
be another herald of the told Carolina spirit.
. Every coed will be expected to catch her man and take him
to the barn dance in Graham Memorial Friday night. Full de
tails of the great day will be given in a special edition of the Tar
Heel which we will try to have on the campus Thursday.
Editor
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JL
It Was So
By Dick
After the" hectic few days that
seem to mark the beginning of
each new term have passed into the
annals of ancient history, Carolina
once "again has settled down to a
normal way of life ... at least, as
normal as Tar Heelland has ever
been. But oh, those first few days!
'- You who had time to sit and watch
the world go by as we did, may
have seen or encountered such more
or less peculiar situations as .
. . Three veterans waiting pa
tiently in the book line at the Y
- for three-quarters, of an hour, still
under the impression thatny long
line of people was either a pay line
or a chow line. It was only after
many detailed and argumentive ex
planations that' they were persuad
ed to forsake the book line and
have a ten-cent peach-royal ice
cream cone on the house. Even after
this bribery they left unconvinced
that they had not been duped by
some wily supply officer who was
trying to deny them . their rights
as American " civilians. Then there
was ...
. . . the case of the brilliant
sophomore who, registering for
French II, found that he had not
even been given credit for French
I. It appears that the class he had
thought was French I, was in real
ity Lamont Cranston, better known
as Sociology 61, in which he was
given an A. Upon being questioned
as to how he had ever mistaken the
two courses, he explained that, not
being at all familiar with the
French language, he was underline
impression that he had been lucky
enough to get into one of those new
experimental classes in modern
teaching. He did admit, however,
that he had been surprised how
easily he had understood ' the pro
fessor, who he had thought had
been addressing the class all term
in French, but that he had figured
that he must have had a knack for
languages and thought no more
about it. But even worse was . . .
. . . the instance in which an
VIEWS of
By Sara
Foreign Policy Is Muddled, Lacks Plan
According to Walter Lippman,
the trouble with our foreign policy
is that "decisions of the greatest
moment are being made in bits and
pieces." We have no over-all plan.
"While paying lip service to the or
ganizations of peace," we are drift
ing into a gigantic armament race,
we are on the brink of a catas
trophe. It cannotxbe denied that Ameri
can foreign policy is full of appar
ent contradictions. We believe in
cooperation with the nations of the
world. Yet we are clinging jeal
ously to our knowledge of atomic
energy. We have pledged ourselves
to recognize no government which
is inflicted on a people by force.
But we recognize Franco as Span
ish chief of state. We oppose
spheres of influence in Europe, ob
ject to Russia's attempts to domi
nate the countries around her. But
we have done little or nothing to
alleviate the plight of those peoples
in the Far -East who want freedom,
want it badly. The grandeur of all
our peace planning is dimmed by
schemes for bigger and better
armies, by the discord and petty
jealousies which were a backdrop
Dear Bob:
I am writing this letter because
I firmly believe that the students
of Carolina are being "taken for a
ride," and it's time somebody start
ed some action to expose the atro
cious deeds which are being com
mitted under our own eyes.- As a
majority of the students well know,
we have been charged outrageous
prices for commodities which we
have had to buy at the Book Ex
change in the "Y" building. For
many months we have tried half
way to overlook the following facts:
(1) that ten-cent packs of notepaper
are selling at sixteen cents; (2)
that "two-for-five" pencils are sell
ing at five cents each ; (3 ) that "f our
f or-five" scratch pads are selling at
two for five cents; and that the ma
jority of everything they offer for
sale at the supply counter is priced
Confusing
and Wye
eager class in Thermodynamics
took notes for three days on the
cultural life of the late Roman Em
pire, until some bright student, at
the close of the third lecture, asked
the professor how soon they would
learn to integrate PDV. The pro
fessor looked shocked at such lan
guage, and replied that they would
never learn such vile things in his
class. Further discussion revealed
that the professor thought his Ro
man history class was to be held in
210 Phillips instead of 210 Saund
ers, although why they had sent
him way over to Phillips he had not
quite understood. However, he hur
ried back over to Saunders, where
he, found a rather puzzled but hap
py Roman history class eagerly
learning how to integrate PDV.
Things looked rather hopeless at
the time, but an agreement was
reached when the Thermo class was
. convinced that Roman history was
as fine a course as they could ask
for, and the history class 'needed
but little urging to see that Thermo
would stand them in good stead in
later life ...
. . . But the pay-off came when
six new ROTC transfers from How
ard College tried vainly to convince
the authorities that they should be
allowed to room in Spencer. Argu
ing that "This is a co-ed school,
isn't it?" they had just about won
their point when someone remarked
that under such a set-up they
would have to stand MOD watches
every two or three days in Spencer.
Thoroughly convinced by this argu
ment, they quietly threw their sea
bags over their shoulders and, stag
gering under their burdens, marched
off to the upper quadrangle and
Ruffin Hall ...
. . . And, although there were
many more tales of similar inci
dents, life once again is normal,
life flows on, in comparative seren
ity; yea and forsooth, it does ap
pear indeed that Life CAN be
Beautiful!
the NEWS
Tillett
for the London conference.
Our foreign policy is muddled and
the international scene, is confu
sion, but I think there is still room
for optimism. When we created the
United Nations it was said that we
had turned the corner of a. million
years. Since then our intellectuals
have gone cynic, have dubbed Unit
ed Nations Organization as out-of-date
and forgotten it. I believe that
U.N.O. is a last-change institution,
an organization with machinery
which is flexible enough to e
strenghtned. Our job our last
chance is to work for a stronger
U.N.O.
It is too early in the game to
pass final judgment on Truman's
foreign policy speech. A Paris
newspaperman said recently that
"no one can contest the generosity
and idealism of Truman's twelve
points, but let us wait until Tru
man translates his words into
acts." Many view the foreign policy
speech with scepticism. But how
sceptical, we must make a choice.
Either we work for our vague and
idealistic principles or we settle for
the helter-skelter of tomorrow.
way above normal prices prices
which prevail in our favorite stores
throughout the coiit.try. I back up
this by informing the opposition
that retail-selling of school supplies
is a part of my Dad's business, and
I think I am qualified to make the
previous statements. I happen to
know that he is making an honest
profit and can still under-sell the
Book Ex. in a good majority of items
along that line.
Another fact which has been called
to our attention is that the students
are cheated out of hard-earned mon
ey for good, used books when they
have to sell them back to the place
in question, and also when they buy
a used book of any kind; prices of
used books come very close to those
which are new.
The things which I have already
See LETTERS, page 4.
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Miles of hours and of days, past
and forgotten, and the wheel rolls
on.
To an innocent bystanderSt seems
that:
The increasing numbers of
freshmen, returning veterans, and
new coeds are a pretty darn good
bunch. Welcome to an academic
Utopia, gang, and try not to let
your studies interfere with your
education!
Now that Smith dorm has been
turned over to coeds, the Navy
Small Stores would be moved to a
more convenient place for all con
cerned. Once again apologies are in
order. With the last printing of this
column, there appeared a sharp
criticism of the local Western
Union office. In view of a long talk
and a litle investigation, I offer my
apologies to the operators, and an
appeal to you students, including
myself. If we want good service it's
going to take our cooperation! No
more giggling girls trying to get
the rates lowered, no more ersatz
Romeos trying to date the opera
tors, and nomore criticism from
this column of a hard working or
ganization that is doing its best to
serve us well. Thanks, kids.
Ben, host of Harry's, is due rec
ognition. His is the one place on
the Hill that has a brass rail! He
has invited us all to use it freely
and frequently!
Something should be done about
the week-end library hours! Why is
the library kept open until 10:30 on
Saturday nights, when VERY few
are there, and open only from 2 till
5 on Sundays, the day when most
of us get our Monday assignments
done. A change would help many
and hurt few, I'm sure, so how
about it, somebody ? ? ?
If the reception at the Veterans'
Club last Thursday night can be
any gauge, it's going to be quite
a place, and a boon to the ex-G.I.
guys. Thanks again to the admin
istration! The campus is in for quite a Dook
week-end since Bobby Sherwood is
going to be around for the hops.
With several outstanding engage
ments to his credit, including Frank
Daley's Meadowbrook, that guy is
one we better not miss!!
Yours truly has been asked to is
sue a warning -to all coeds. Mary
Stewart Snyder says that there IS
poison oak in the Arboretum!!
Beware, chilluns, beware!
For some reason our professors
seem to think that we know each
and every one of them by name.
Just Another Opinion
Many UCPers
By Roy Thompson
A sheep is an animal with long
woolly hair. Now and then at fair
ly regular intervals it is shorn for
its own comfort and for the better
ment of other animals. A sheep can
be shorn individually, but it pre
fers to be shorn with other sheep.
. For that reason the animals are
usually found in groups. They like
peace, food and other sheep. This
highly developed love of fraterniza
tion makes them easy to lead. A
barking dog can drive a thousand
sheep to Hell; another dog, with a
louder bark, can drive them back
again.
From time to time, if one should
examine a lot of sheep, one might
find a pseudo-sheep, a fiercer and
wilier beast with a mind of its own.
This animal is known as a wolf in
sheep's clothing.
A few weeks ago the political
status quo received a cyclical shuffle,
and we found ourselves with the
United Carolina Party Former
members of the UP and SP banded
themselves together and damned
corruption in student government.
They damned "political deals and
political conniving." They an
nounced that theirs was a "party of
individuals" rather than a party of
"cliques, factions, or organizations."
Their chief interest, as reported in
their "principles sheet,", is in stu
dent government rather than in
student politics. -
This program, if carried out,
would certainly do a great deal for
student government here at Caro
lina. There are many in this
group who are sincere in pledging .
their support to these principles.
the Wheel
in uie
By Allan Pannill
Honestly, sirs, we're sorry, but al
though we'd like to, we don't. If
you would just tell us or write your
names on the board the first day
of class, I'm sure we would soon
all be one big happy family.
Lo and behold the war is truly
over!! This Friday the campus will
again observe Sadie Hawkins Day!!
The ever-present race, all kinds o'
fun, topped off with a Dogpatch
dance that night! Rumor has it that
the gals will come by for the men
to "date up wif 'em, wif dancin' a3
thar aim." All Lil Abners will sign
up at the Y, or be judged cowards
according to Ihe code o' the hills!
Midnight musings:
To my way of thinking, the Ar
boretum is hardly the place to be
practicing cat-calls, Mr. Gurney.
Can't help but wonder how much
the Book-Ex paid for those desk
lamps released by the Navy, that
they're selling for $8.00!
Word has it that the sororities
are soon to have their own Sorority
Court. Proposed sites include the
area between the Bell Tower and
the Tin Can, and the old Chapel
Hill school yard, near the Lied Bldg.
Good luck, gals, and sound off if
you need a little pressure applied.
Sure am glad that the laundry is
doing so much better! Maybe soon
we'll be getting our own clothes
back, and our shirts won't be stiff
to the cutting point with starch!
Rather delayed congratulations
are in order for "Foxhole" Fergu
son, recently discharged Marine
wearer of the Silver Star, and his
bride, the former Miss Ruth Sayce,
who graduated from these marble
halls last term. Both are now
settled in Chapel Hill, and we wish
them all the luck in the world.
I think we all got quite a sur
prise when the Yack and the Mag
both came out. However, it was a
pleasant one, and I hope we can
have more of the same real soon.
Without a doubt:
Although our team has had some
tough luck lately, we want them to
know that they're still our team,
and we're backing them all the way.
There's always another game and
another season, gang, so let's all
keep singing those praises!
A fervent prayer is offered that
the Y will find some way to either
divide the book-buying line, or pro
vide Elmer with enough help to
keep the line moving. A 50-yard
long waiting line seems a bit fool
ish somehow.
And so through the coming
wintry blasts, neither time, events
nor the wheel will slow their pace
Being Shorn
They accept without question any
one else who is supposed to believe
in the principles. They are indignant
when they see ambitious and ineffi
cient candidates elected to office
simply because they happen to be
in the right fraternity or know the
right people. They signed the pledge
several weeks ago, and by now they
have forgotten a few things that
they pledged to do. This is an over
sight, not dishonesty. They mean
well, but they're being shorn.
They said in this signed pledge
that they "eschew political deals
and political conniving." During
the last few days several members
of the United JCarolina Party have
been working like beavers for their
favorite candidates. They've been
making the customary trades for
votes. They say that they are a par
ty of individuals rather than
groups, bat at the meeting held in
Gerrard last Thursday afternoon Pi
Kappa Alpha and Kappa Sigma at
tended in large numbers. Fellows
who have never interested them
selves in student government before
have signed the principles. One of
Walt Brifikley?s frat brothers have
bet ten dollars that Walt will be our
next student body prexy.
In the pledge they have also
promised to propose from time to
time a program of activity for
student government. They have
committed themselves to nominat
ing candidates to put these pro
grams into effect. In this election
they have already selected all but
two of their candidates. They have
not drawn up their platform. This,
would seem to be building the barn
Toof without laying a foundation.
See OPINION, page 4.