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News: HAYDEN CAERUTH
Sports: MARK GARNER
Editorial Boaxd: Backy Harward, Mac Norwood, Henry MoIL Bill
Seeman, Bill Peete, W. T. Martin, BiHy Pearson.
Colcmx IST3 : Marion Lippincott, Walter Damtoft, ilarley Moore, Elsie
Lyon, Herman Lawson, Brad McCuen, Tom Hammond.
News Editoss: Bob Hoke, Paul Komisaruk, Hay den Carruth.
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Levin.
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Burke Shipley, Elton Edwards, Mike Beam, Gene Smith, Morton
Cantor, Nancy Smith, Jole Phoenix.
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Local Advertising Staff: Jimmy Norris, Baddy Cnmmings, Richard
Wiseberg, Charlie Weill, Betty Booker, Bill Collie, Jack Warner,
Stan Legum, Dick Eerner.
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FINANCIAL AID...
. There are two reasons why the people of
Chapel Hill should he glad that the aviation ca
dets are to come here for training as pilots in
the United States Navy Air Force.
The main reason is that this is an opportun
ity to help the nation win the war and there
is nothing else that any community can do now
that is so important as to give help in the win
ning of the war.
SPILT MILK...
among the damned . .
with Damtoft
Monday witnessed a spectacle un
paralled in the history of Carolina.
Outside, inside, and on the roof of
Memorial hall, thousands of students
were to be seen vainly struggling
to get in that building. Occasional-
There's no use in crying over spilt milk or
the lack of a quorum or a hollow victory.
When the student body was given a chance s;ream wouI(? the air, and
to back or repeal the Student Legislature's bill
to reduce dance expenditures, final examinations
had apparently replaced that issue in import
ance. The lack of a quorum must have disappointed
those students who were sincerely opposed to
The other reason, tar less important than the expense reduction. We frankly admit our
the first one but still important, is that the ca- disappointment that what voting there was went
dets to the number of 1,875 when the full quo- against the legislature's action, that the reduc-
ta is here will offset a decrease in enrollment tion had to be upheld by the lack of a quorum,
which might have brought grave financial trou- Only consolation is that the 7 to 5 ratio was
ble to the University. not indicative of the sentiment of the whole
Of course nobody knows just what effect the student body. Although we disapproved, many
war will have upon enrollment for the next col- students in favor of the reduction intentionally
lege year, but all signs point to a big decline, refrained from voting. Also, those opposed to
Total enrollment kept up this year only because the bill did a great deal more last day agitating
there was an increase in the number of women than did the proponents.
students to make up for the loss in the number Still intact are the reputation of this Uni-
of men. This counterbalancing factor cannot be versity, its student government and the peace
counted upon again. of mind of a great many of its students.
At this time last year all dormitory rooms At the same time still unfulfilled is the ele
had been reserved for the next fall, and there ment of actual personal sacrifice. It should be
was a waiting list of more than two hundred restated again that neither the Legislature nor
applicants. Today there is not only not a waiting the Tar Heel has any power or any desire arbi
list but the number of applications is far short trarily to direct the funds still in the treasuries
of the number of dormitory beds. With the ex- of the junior and senior classes, the May Frolics
pansion of the draft, with many young men vol- association and the German Club. How that
unteering, and with industry offering jobs to money is disposed of refunded, wasted, con
students who have been in college and to boys tributed is the decision of the members of
just coming out of high school, there is no tell- those organizations. We have only the right to
ing how great the decline in University enroll-i remind the leaders of those organizations of
ment will be. their present duty, that they work sincerely and
You will understand the seriousness of this thoroughly to present to their constituents all
when you are, told, if you do not know already, possible alternatives and to leave the decision goaI is reached, becau
periodically two little men in white
coats would run over from the in
firmary and carry out a mangled
figure.
Most of you are familiar with the
setting that prevailed in Memorial
hall Monday, but for the sake of my
thousands of readers who receive
this column by mail (and promptly
throw it in the waste-basket) , I shall
review the setting. First of all, most
people make a game out of getting
grades, and to do this they establish
two desks, one on either side of the
stage, and each presided over by a
dignitary, preferably an ex-funeral
parlor director; This is so he can
look at the four F's you have re
ceived, smile, pat you on the back
and advise the easiest means of sui
cide. To get on with the game, how
ever, leading down to the desks are
two aisles flanked by numerous seats.
Before this area of the playing field
can be reached, however, everyone
forms a conga chain in the hall and
dances around trying to get in the
doors leading to the main hall. Event
ually someone gets in the door, but
after he has done this, there are still
several hazards to be overcome be
fore the goal can be reached.
O
After gathering together the limbs
lost in the struggle to get in the door,
one next proceeds in attempting to
gain an aisle seat in the auditorium.
Now the' gaining of this seat is the
last and hardest obstacle before the
that around 70 per cent of the University's reve
nue comes from student fees and student rent
als. Suppose the decline in enrollment should be
500. Assuming an average of 250 in fees and
rentals per student, that would mean a cut of
$125,000 in revenue. -A decline of 1,000, with the
same average assumed, would cause a loss of
sacrifice or not to the individual.
YOU DO CARE...
"So you don't give a damn. You don't care if
you pass or not. It makes no difference to you
if the Allies do lose. So you're not going to let
;e everyone m
the hall is trying to gain one also.
There is no particular reason why
one must sit in these aisle seats but
everyone makes a mad scramble for
them and the loss of one's scalp or
eye is an everyday occurrence. As
suming that you have gained an aisle
seat, as you remembered to bring
$250,000. In addition, there would be the loss to the war change yur wa' of livin2 in the least. aIong your brass knucks it is now
the community of the money, aside from fees, So what! So this' easy to slide from seat to seat in your
that is spent by students.
The proportion of the University's total reve
nue that goes into salaries is somewhere between
70 and 75 per cent, and so a large part of any
loss of revenue would have to come out of sal
aries. Which means that-a salary cut would be
unavoidable if there were a considerable decline
in enrollment.
To fill the gap made by the absence of five
hundred, or seven hundred, or a thousand, or
whatever the number is,. of students who would
be here in normal times but won't be here next
fall to fill this gap come .the aviation cadets.
The Navy and the University have entered into
a contract under which the University houses
and feeds the cadets and provides certain facili
ties and services. We do not know what the
amount of the payment is to be, but the figure
has been settled by negotiation and it can be
assumed that the University is getting a fair
recompense for its quarters, its facilities, and
its services.
Thus the coming of the aviation cadets saves
the University from a big loss of revenue.
The Chapel Hill Weekly.
IN PASSING...
"The task of national defense is not the rela
tively simple one of accumulating arms, muni
tions, ships, soldiers, and other means of de
struction. It is also one of supplying a steady
flow of intelligent, well-educated, conscientious,
Newspapers throughout the country, includ- own bIood so as to eventually reach
skilled citizens into the population. The safety tional system at this as at any time is to in
of the nation must not be neglected, but full crease definitely and materially the vulnerabili
safety even in time of war involves the promo- jty of the nation." President Alexander G. Ruth
tion of the welfare of the civilian population, yen of the University of Michigan urges his in
adequate instruction for our young people, and stitution to maintain its teaching standards and
proper consideration of the problems of a post- keep together its teaching staff. Associated
war world. To weaken unnecessarily the educa- Collegiate Press.
ing the Daily Tar Heel, have been extremely
critical about the lack of interest the public has
been showing in regards to the war effort. This
paper has accused the Carolina student of be
ing doubly disinterested in anything having a
bearing on our attempt to win the war. In fact
we have criticized so much that some, students
refuse to read our editorial columns because
they were so repetitious. In short, many have
held that we are idealistic die-hards.
We believe that these students who regarded
criticism of this nature in such a light for so
long, were, up until a few weeks ago,, pretty
much in the right. Now, however, when taking
stock of what has been accomplished on the cam
pus, we believe they are wrong..
Even before December 7, the OSCD got into
full swing and is doing a great deal to train
students for wartime ciuties. Five hundred dol
lars has been realized for a beginning on future
contributions to the Red Cross. The faculty has
instituted courses designed to help the student it happetlS here
m the future when he is in the service of the
country, courses that have proved popular and
well attended. And last, but certainly not least,
the CVTC has been founded to give practical
training for military service.
We doubt if our influence has brouerht'anv of
these additions about, and we don't care. We do -f Panish department interviews Luis
jiusqiicia xt. uui vcxiczueia over
WRAL, WAIR, and WBBB. '
' 7:15 Phi Assembly meets in Phi
halL
7:30 French club meets in Grail
room of Graham Memorial.
7:30 Student Party convention
on 4th floor of New East.
7:30 Sound and Fury executive
committee meets in S&F office.
7:30 University, club meets in
Graham Memorial to choose new
members.
the goal which of course is the desk
where the grades are distributed.
When one is close enough to see this
desk, a particular phenomena may
be observed. A student will walk up
to the desk, radiant in the thought of
having overcome the other students
trying to get to the desk, give, the
man his name, and then suddenly
collapse or go completely berserk.
O
As I was en route to receiving my
grades, I wondered why this display
occurred so often. Finally I reached
the desk, gave my name and waited
for the official record of the four
A's I just knew I was going to re
ceive. The official thumbed through
the list, looked up at my face which
had been torn and lacerated in my
attempts to reach the desk, and then
calmly said, "So sorry. You can't
have your grades. You owe the
librarv five cents."
2:30-2:45 Dr. W. Carson Eyan,
head of the education department,
speaks on "Academic Freedom"
over WRAL, WAIR, and WBBB.
2:45-3:00 Our American Neigh
bors S. A. Stoudemire of the
care that they have become realities, and we do
believe that at last, you are beginning to give
a damn. 1
Colleges are not the matrimonial,
bureaus some people would have you
believe they are, avers Dr. Clifford
Adams, instructor in education and
psychology at Penn State. As a mat
ter of fact, non-coeds have a nine-to-one
advantage in getting a husband
because they have more time "to plan
their attacks and make their catch
es." THE PENN STATE COL
LEGIAN. Something new in defense courses
is the one in map reading being of
fered at the University of Virginia.
The course will offer fundamentals
of map reading, including reading
conventional signs and using the
scales to measure distances. The im
portance of such courses has long
been stressed by both the Army and
Navy. COLLEGE TOPICS.
A combination of the patriotic and
the practical is found in the plan sug
gested at the University of Cali
fornia for investing a dormitory fund
in defense bonds. At the maturity
date of the bonds, the money would be
used to construct a low-cost living
hall. THE DAILY CALIFORN
IAN. Possibly a solution to the parking
problem and the rubber shortage
would be the adoption of the new
University of Southern California
fad roller skating to school, to
dates, and to the show. THE DAI
LY TROJAN.
O
Sadie Hawkins day with a new
name gave Baylor girls a chance to
do all the date-making last week as
the campus celebrated its fourth an
nual Corrigan Week-End, with ev
erything in reverse. For two days
the girls did all the dating, paying,
and courting. THE DAILY LARI
AT. Personal Item : OSCD's Louis Har- -ris
spent a lovely weekend at the
White House as the guest of our First
Lady. Prince Olaf, the Princess of
To The Editor:
Several days ago, the Daily iz.
Heel announced the formation of
students Book Co-op. Personalij- j
heartily favor the formation cf cc-c'-,
here at Carolina and feel that twey
win net the students much In c.
way of management and sharing' re-
sponsibilities besides their mater"ai
values. However, the format:",-r c
the Book Co-op is, in my knowled
wholly unnecessary.
The report of the Student Advii--Committee
of 1940-41 gives a com
plete report on the book situation
here at Carolina. They felt that the
Book-Ex was doing all in their power
to give the students what they wanted
at a low cost. The profits of the
Book-Ex are not in excess by anv
means. (These profits are tarred
into the General University Fund) .
If the heads of the various de-part-ments--especialiy
language, English,
and Math were asked to standard
ize their texts and use them over a
stated minimum period, the major
part of the book problem would be
solved. The language departments
complain that cribbing in texts ren
der them unusable as second-hand
books. A mechanism to refuse fall
payment to students who have cribb
ed their books should be easily set cp
and controlled.
My objections to the present stu
dent Book Co-op are mainly that the
energies which are being used in
setting up a temporary solution could
well be used to solve the text-book
problem permanently. There is no
doubt that in the short run, the stu
dent Book Co-op will work well and
probably save the students small a
mounts in money. Yet, the wisdom
of duplicating the facilities for hand
ling second-hand books must be
doubted and questioned.
Sincerely yours,
Jim Loeb
Norway and Maxim Litvinoff were
among those that graciously enter
tained our own Lou.
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More aluminum up there,
less in new telephones
T for VICTORY !
Many materials used in telephone making are
listed as "critical" for war purposes. Bell Tele
phone Laboratories and Western Electric have
redesigned apparatus and changed manufactur
ing methods to employ arailable materials.
Take aluminum. The reduction in its use in a
year's telephone output is enough to huild 294
combat planes. This program has been replacing
critical materials at an annual rate of 7,747,000
pounds. Though it grow3 steadily more difficult
to maintain as shortages increase, the program
helps to meet the greatest demand in history for
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