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THE DAILY TAR HEEL
SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 1942
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involved and arriving at a conclusion on how to
vote that will be in accord with your conscience.
Above all, don't leave the voting to the other fel
low. When you have made up your mind, take
time enough to put your decision on a ballot.
HAYSEED LETTERS...
Chapul Hil, N. C.
" March 8
Air. Hiram Hayseed
Bear Creek, N. C.
Dere Paw,
No doubt you have heerd about the emergincy
which has cum up here at scule. i unnerstand
the hole nation is wurrying about it so i will tell
you about it.
There is great wurry about the problem of the
morale of the studint body. It seems as how all of
these fine young embodiments of American
manhood and womanhood, upon whom rests the
fate of our prowd nation, are about to get skit- us finally realize .that we have much to be proud
tery and go hog crazy. Thet is, their morale is of in the way of student-created publications this
cause of grate concern in these parts, and in year, and that they rate well among the top in
Washington too. These studints has got such a the colleges of the nation.
FINALLY EVALUATION . . .
Talk runs high and varied on the "Greensboro
Affair." Whatever one may think concerning the
matter, the case has one overwhelming good
point that carries much in its favor.
We believe it important because it ties in with
publications at Carolina, with the CPU poll, and
with the Mag's voted-for "abolishment" two
weeks ago. The "Greensboro Affair" may make
bad case of war nerves thet unles something is
done, and thet right quick, they will all go crazy
and as a dyre consequence we will lose this
wurld struggle.
The solution to the hole problem is merely
to get some big named band and have some dan
ces. Then all the morale will be purfectly okay.
This solootion is simple, except thet ther is a
hitch that they aint got the money, i have found
out thet one of these big named bands costs a
hole heap, more than a new tractor, i am glaA to
tell you however thet this problum of money
looks like it will be solved.
Tar an' Feathers has presented pertinent sa
tire and humor this year. The Tar Heel, contro
versial and disliked by some, cannot nevertheless,
be accused of playing ostrich in a changing world.
We have tried to reflect the campus, the nation
and the war as thoroughly as we could. The
Yackety Yack promises to be the most attractive
in years. And the Carolina Magazine
Let us reflect a bit. This fall, a little annoyed
at the late publication of Mags we were definite
ly pro-Tar an' Feather in our pages and often
quipped about Moll's tardy issues. Then again,
this winter quarter, we turned and were definite-
The fedrul govment led by our grate Rosyvelt' jy pro-Mag. There was valid reason for this.
has become aware of the dangerus situatun and
has interduced a bill in congress to put a tax on
people buyin bread, and the money will be sent
to the studints here so thet the terribul morale
situatun can be allyviated.
If this mesure shud fail our patriotic studint
leaders has other suggestuns. It is perposed thet
all soldjers and salers in the armed forcis be ask
ed to contribut their pay for two months for the
Carolina Big Named Band Fund. Natcherly they
will be glad to do this because they realizes they
would luzl the war if somethin shud happin to
the morale of the Carolina studint body.
If this dont get enuf money, the Red Cross has
agreed to cuntribute the money thet they was
going to spend on bandages f er wounded soldjers.
The Internatunul Studint Servece Fund has like
wise agreed to give some money they was going
to spend on bying food for refugee studints who
aint got no money. V
The situatun is still right smart critical, so if
you was going to give part of our crop money to
buy a defense bond, or to the Red Cross, send it
here to the C. B. N. B. Fund, which will be much
more patriotik.
Yore son,
Hiram Jr.
USE YOUR HEAD . . .
Now for that "valid reason" and an accom
plishment the "Greensboro Affair" has accom
plished. It is this that the campus Mag may
finally achieve true evaluation among our own
student body. For we're sure that the vote show
ed a false evaluation, among ourselves, of the
Mag.
Let us look at the facts. The vote showed that
the Mag was unpopular and unread here on this
campus. For a Mag that doesn't get read it cer
tainly gets around and "does it again" every
month. Over 4800 Greensboro coeds certainly
have read it, we still haven't printed all the let
ters on the February '"Academic Myth" article,
not to speak of those concerned with the "ob
scene" Miami Honeymoon in October, "dirty"
Highway 321 in November and the "vile" A Roof
To Cover Our Heads the past month.
And we say the Mag isn't read, whatever our
opinion is of these stories. Yet there was the
Mag Male Animal picture spread that scooped
Parade Magazine which didn't do it as well with
Olivia DeHaviland and the movie cast, the al
ready famous Benzedrine article, the May "Col
lege Aviation" Issue liked well enough by Dr.
Frank to order 400 extra copies, the talked-of
"Mag Goes On A Date" photo feature in Decem
ber, and the Civilian Defense number that Mrs.
Roosevelt spoke very favorably of during her
visit.
Perhaps those that "don't read" the Carolina
Magazine are still under the delusion that it is
still the Mag of past years. Perhaps it would be
well for us to look closely to discover that the
former "literary magazine" was transformed in
to a "campus magazine" this year.
Outside the school the Mag is highly evaluated.
A reputable advertising house, Kenyon & Eck-
M
Taylor Clears Up
About Legislature's
isunderstandings
eduction
D
ance
Since the Student Legislature's
passage of the emergency act to cur
tail dance expenditures, there has
been considerable opposition to this
measure from all quarters. Much of
this opposition has, I think, arisen
because of certain regrettable mis
understandings on the part of many
students.
On Wednesday of this week the
question will be submitted to a refer
endum, when every member of the
student body will have the opportun
ity to vote for or against the act. I
am writing this letter in an effort to
clear up the misunderstandings
which have arisen in order that the
students may vote on Wednesday
with a more factual knowledge of
the questions involved. The opinions
expressed in this letter are, to the
best of my knowledge, .the opinions
of those student representatives who
voted for the act in the Student Legislature.
Monday night the current controversy on re
ducing dance appropriations will be aired at a
mass meeting in Memorial hall. A panel of six
speakers, three for each side of the question, will
speak and present their arguments to the stu
dent body. It is the duty of every student who
cares anything at all about student government
to attend.
Student government at Carolina is facing an
acid test. This meeting will record whether or hardt, in New York called it "top and shoulders
not the Carolina student is mature enough to de- above other college publications," State College
serve student government, mature enough to students have already praised it, and it seems,
think a question through sanely. In it campus it has long been read at WC. In view of 4his
leaders will have their say, and in an open-forum it is fairly sad to think that we don't give it a
any student will have the right to state his views second thought and voted its "abolishment" two
on the subject. weeks ago. However, some of the best things in
The Daily Tar Heel's views on this question life go unmissed until they are taken away,
have already been stated. We do not, however, The Mag staff has already recovered from
believe our reasoning is always infallible. We ask the rabbit-punch dealt it at the CPU poll and it
you to consider it, but we beg you to consider is well on its way to finishing the long-expected
both sides. We further beg. you to go to the meet- Combination Issue for the beginning of next
iner. listen to all sides, and then prove you de- quarter. It would be well to give the Mag a sec
serve student government by weighing all points ond try this time and look through it.
Why Cut?
In the first place, the- question
has arisen "Why should there be
any reduction of dance expenditures
at all?" The simplest, most direct
answer to this question is the fact
that the United States is at this very
moment suffering defeat at the hands
of the Axis and the more money to
flow into productive channels today
the sooner our country will be able to
turn the tide of battle.
With innumerable requests for do
nations to worthwhile causes con
fronting the loyal citizen, with the
government pleading for more and
more money for greater production,
with the Red Cross seeking funds
with which to care for our wounded
soldiers and friends, it is hardly con
ceivable that the majority of our stu
dents, with their characteristic un
selfishness, could desire a policy of
"business as usual" dance weekends
costing thousands of dollars.
Why the Legislature?
Another comment which has been
made frequently is that "Although
a curtailment of expenditures is a
good thing, the reduction should come
from the dance organizations them
selves and not from the Student Leg
islature." As speaker of the Legis
lature, I was the first person to make
this statement in the numerous meet
ings which were held to discuss this
matter weeks before jthe final pas
sage of the act.
Several difficulties were immedi
ately evident, however,-which elim
inated further consideration of this
course of action.. First, it was wise
ly pointed out that such a procedure
would not insure uniform action in
the various organizations, and that
it would be unfair to ask students
of one organization to cut down while
those in other organizations might
never be approached on the subject.
Also, in spite of repeated urgent
appeals to the heads of the various
dance organizations, no full meet
ings of any one of these organizations
was called so that the question could
be properly presented, thoroughly
discussed, and intelligently decided
upon by all the students concerned.
It is true that the May Frolics com
mittee took up the matter and that
separate meetings of the fraternity
members of the German Club were
called to consider the issue, v
But in neither case were group
meetings of all the members called
where both points of view could be
fully presented to all concerned.
Nor were similar meetings of either
the junior or senior classes called.
Why such meetings were not called,
I cannot say. Perhaps it was due
to the difficulty of calling meetings
of such large groups, perhaps some
other reason. The fact remains that
they were not called and no action
was taken.
For the information of those who
still think that there would have
been a sizeable reduction of expen
ditures even if the Legislature hadn't
acted, it should be pointed out that
on the afternoon of the day on which
the act was passed, the head of one
dance organization was in the pro
cess of signing a contract with a '
name band for a weekend which
would have cost $3,400. Faced with
this situation, the Legislature felt
that unless it acted, no action would
be taken this year.
Minorities Picked On
Another statement which has fre
quently been made is that "This act
affects only certain minority groups."
This is not true. Since the act will
be in effect for the duration of the
war, every undergraduate will be
affected by it, for every student in
the undergraduate school has to pay
class dance fees. Then too, the very
fact that the act is a war measure
designed to aid in the war effort
means that the act is not limited in
its effect to a minority, all the stu
dents being affected by he war.
Also, it should be pointed out that
gross extravagance in time of war by
any one group of students reflects
upon the reputation of the whole stu
dent body and University.
Legislature's Power
Many students have opposed the
act on the grounds that "The Stu
dent Legislature does not have the
power to curtail dance expenditures."
The authorization for the Legisla
ture's action is found in its consti
tution which states that "All legis
lative powers of the student body
are hereby vested in the Student Leg
lature." That a campus-wide reduc
tion of dance expenditures is a legis
lative power of the student body
can hardly be denied in view of the
fact such action affects the whole
student body as was pointed out
above. It should also be stated that
the Student Council, which has the
power of veto, has approved the bill,
indicating that the campus judiciary
body does not contest the constitu
- tionality of the act.
Just Dances?
In discussing this act, many stu
dents have asked the question, "Why
cut down the dances and nothing
else?" In answering this question,
I should like to state that the Legis
lature is very much in sympathy with
such sentiments and is at this time
working on a plan to readjust -the
"whole Student Fees system to the
present emergency. This plan in
cludes provisions for eliminating un
necessary fees and for refunding cer-
tain fees to needy students.
Why So Low?
Many people have opposed this act
on the grounds that "It cuts expen
ditures too low." That the legisla
ture pondered at length over this
matter is evidenced by the fact that
nearly three hours of debate were
consumed over this one point. The
final feeling on the matter was that
since the bill is designed to give
students an opportunity to aid in the
war effort, it should give them an
opportunity to aid just as much as
possible without doing away with
good dances. It was also felt that
good dances did not require the pres
. sence of a big name band, but that
thoughtful and unselfish Carolina
students could still have good dances
with campus bands in the knowledge
that by doing so, they were helpir.j
in the war effort.
3fore Beer?
Some opposition to this act h2s
come from those students who say
"the act will not help in the war ef
fort because students will spend the
saved money on beers, shows, etc."
It should be pointed out immediately
that such a statement does not ex
press a weakness of the act, but ra
ther a weakness of the students who
adopt this attitude It is highly
regrettable that any student should
take this position, and I hope that
there are not many of them. As
has been pointed out above, there
is a definite need for money to go
into productive channels and this act
certainly gives students the oppor
tunity to spend money saved on danc
es for worthwhile contributions to
the war effort.
I hope that this letter has cleared
up most of the misunderstanding?
on this matter and that it will help
provide a more thorough understand
ing of the legislature's actions. On
Wednesday the entire student body
will be called upon to decide this
matter once and for all. It is the
clear duty of every student to con
sider thoughtfully and honestly all
the points involved and then cast
his vote as he thinks best.
Ferebee Taylor
Speaker Student Legislature
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