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THE DAILY TAR HEEL
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1946
About This I Know fifost Russia
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Soviet Union Looking to Its Population
In Motherhood, Marriage, Family Degree
THE MOREHEAD PLANETARIUM
We are indeed proud to know that the University of North
Carolina will be the first university to have a planetarium. We
are grateful to Mr. John Motley Morehead for the gift.
It may be argued that the University has more pressing, im
mediate needs, such as dormitories, classrooms, library, and an
extension of Graham Memorial. But do we not make similar
decisions in our everyday life, and live to be glad of them?
Don't we often buy our mothers, for instance, a birthday pres
ent that we hope she will cherish for many years to come, rather
than some "practical" thing? The new art gallery, art collec
tion, and planetarium will be something the University will be
proud of for many years. It will take its place beside our Pat-terson-Morehead
bell-tower, as a must to see when visitors come
to Carolina.
The Morehead Planetarium will be more than a show-place,
however. There are five planetariums in the United States,
and they are in constant use. The one built by the Museum of
"Natural History in New York City features regular afternoon
and evening programsv which are changed regularly. Anyone
who has attended one of these programs can tell you that it is
extremely educational and incidentally, entertaining. The
than once. It is not uncommon for a group to plan an after
noon or evening at the Hayden Planetarium.
For those who don't know, a planetarium is an enclosed thea
tre with a dome-shaped roof which is used as a screen upon
which is projected the entire visible solar system. The projec
tor is in the center of the auditorium, and the seats, unlike a
regular theatre, are arranged in concentric circles around the
projector. The projector consists of many electric lights of
varying intensity mounted on a dumb-bell shaped cylinder which
can be rotated in any direction. The dome, or screen is itself
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by the operator.
This extremely complex set-up permits the presentation of
many absolutely realistic . (and breath-taking) pictures of the
heavens, from the light of sunset to the dusk of morning.
The students may well look forward to the completion of the
planetarium, and the many interesting hours it will provide.
DEFINITIONS IN ORDER
Of, the important terms which are abused on this page, few
have been so manhandled as the old standbyes "reactionary, con
servative, radical and liberal." It is about time that the readers
and writers of this paper arrived at some common understand
ing of them. We will be bold enough to supply the common
ground, if you wilfsupply the understanding.
With an assist from the College Standard, we find that one is
conservative if one believes that present conditions are optimum,
and that change would be for the worse. A reactionary is one
who feels that present conditions are, on the wnole, inferior to
past conditions and that moves to restore these latter conditions
are. necessary. A liberal is one who feels that the present is
susceptible to improvements, and that action toward those im
provements is advisable. A radical finds many evils in the
present system and advocates large scale changes to alleviate
those evils. There are of course degrees m each of these traits.
In fact, it is doubtful if anyone has none of the characteristics
of any of the other traits.
However, the important thing for us to remember is that
none of these words implies blood, dirt, Wheaties or anything
else bad or good, though many of these phenomena have been
associated, at one time or another, with each group. So let us
use the words sensibly, without giving them emotional value. A
man is not' bad if he is "reactionary" or "radical," unless one
or the other of these traits does not jibe with an individual's or
society's comprehensive system of values. A man's individual
suggestions may be bad, but they are not bad because he (or it)
bears one of these labels, but because of the merits or demerits
of the particular suggestion. If we keep this in mind our discus
sions will be a great deal more valuable and peaceful.
Last week a member of the
Daily Tar Heel staff asked me to
do a brief article on some phase
of contemporary Russian life.
At that time I happened to be
engaged in an analysis of the
Soviet Union's recent decree on
marriage, motherhood, and the
family, and I thought that a
brief discussion of the, essentials
of this law, which to the best
of my knowledge was scarcely
noticed by the American press,
might be of interest to some
Daily Tar libel readers.
On July 8, 1944, at the very
moment that the last German
soldiers were being expelled
from Soviet soil, the Presidium
of the Soviet . Union issued a
rather lengthy decree dealing
withlnarriage, motherhood, and
the family. The primary pur
pose of this law is to accelerate
the growth of population in the
Soviet Union. This end is to be
achieved through the glorifica
tion of motherhood, State aid to
large families, the extension of
institutions for . child welfare,
more stringent divorce meas
ures, and special taxes on un
married men and women. Per
haps the easiest way to get at
the substance of the new law is
to examine the provisions relat
ing to these major points.
In an effort to glorify mother
hood, special medals and titles
are awarded to mothers of large
families. For example, mothers
who have reared five children
receive the Motherhood Medal,
Second Class, while mothers who
have reared six children wear
the Motherhood Medal First
Class. The Order of the Glory
of Motherhood, First, Second,
and Third Class, is awarded to
mothers who have reared nine,
eight, and seven children respec
tively. The highest title, that of
Mother Heroine, is conferred
upon mothers who have reared
ten children.
In addition to these decora
tions, mothers of large families
enjoy substantial increases in
State Aid. Upon the birth of a
third child the mother receives
a grant of 400 rubles from the
State ; for each subsequent child
the State not only makes a grant
but also a monthly allowance
which runs from the time the
child is one year old until it is
five. For the fourth child the
grant is 1300 rubles and rises
to 5000 rubles for the tenth; the
monthly allowance is 80 rubles
for the fourth child and rises to
120 rubles for the tenth. But di
rect grants are not the only fi
nancial benefits that large fam
ilies enjoy. They get greatly re
duced rates at kindergartens and
nurseries, and benefit indirectly
from the special taxes that the
childless pay.
The law provides for a con
siderable extension of the net
work of child medical centers,
kindergartens, nurseries, and
other institutions designed to
promote the health and training
of children.. The period of ma
ternity leave for women employ
ed in offices and factories is in
creased from 63 to 77 days with
pay.
As indicated above, .the new
decree revises the tax schedules
for the bulk of single men from
20 to 50 years of age, single
women from 20 to 45, and for
the heads of small families. The
tax is only one-half per cent of
the total income for families
with two children, but -it rises
to 6 per cent of the total income"
of single men from 20 to 50
years of age.
By C. H. Pegg
Professor of History, U. N. C.
divorce a much more difficult
and expensive thing than it has
ever been in the Soviet Union.
A citizen seeking a divorce must
draft a petition setting forth the
reasons for the divorce, and pre
sent it, together with 100 rubles,
to the People's Court. The
People's Court must then sum
mons both parties and, after a
discussion of the whole matter
in the presence of witnesses,
must make an effort to reconcile
the husband and wife. If the
petitioner still insists on the
dissolution of the marriage, he
or she must file a petition with
one of the higher courts. In the
event the higher court grants
the divorce, one or both parties,
depending on the decision of the
court, must pay a sum ranging
from 500 to 2,000 rubles.
While these measures speak
for themselves, it should be re
membered that the population
of the Soviet Union is small in
relation to its area. For ex
ample, in 1940 vast Soviet Asia
averaged .only five inhabitants
per square mile. For years
Soviet authorities have striven
to settle and develop the more
favored sections of this massive
region.
BY-LINES
Dance Floors Man Traps
The Ram
Sees
By Bill Lyman
On the Devious and Ingenious Wiles Employed by Women on
the Dance Floor, the Remarks on Which We Are Addressing to
Men Only:
Some of the most interesting f
aspects of the devious and ingen
ious wiles employed by women to
attract men show up on - the
dance floor. As a matter of fact,
it probably represents the most
fertile field for feminine strat
egy, which is why, I suppose,
that most girls knock themselves
out to get their dates to take
them to a dance. It is in the ball
room that they have the great
est chances to play the field, to
employ their tricks, to assert
their dominance.
We feel it is our duty to
make a careful survey of any
situation involving women's
artifices, in order that we may
warn the male collegian. We
attended the Spivak dances
the other weekend not for en
joyment but because of our
obligation to scrutinize wom
en in their dance floor tactics.
The greetings women give
when men break can easily show
her up as either a: 1) neophyte,
or. 2) veteran. The neophytes,
however, are not by any means
to be sneezed at. Their greeting
is usually a mere "Hello, Joe," or
"Hey! How U!" but it is given
with such a welcome and insin
uative smile that the average
male succumbs before the lift of
an eyebrow. The really clever
and experienced prom veteran
adds a touch that appeals to the
most particular man. Her typical
greeting might be (in addition
to the brilliant smile), "Why
Joe, you old devil you !" which
immediately creates in his mind
the illusion that he is a gay
blade and a "dawg with the
women" in general. There are a
number of variations on this
type greeting, but all tend to
make the male collegian think
ie is a "power" (at last!).
It is obvious that the girl
has the man under her control
as soon as he breaks. His prob
lem is to piit her on the de
fense so he can gain the upper-hand.
Unfortunately, al
though we have pondered at
length on the subject, we have ;
no clever solution to offer.
The only way we know to
throw her off balance is to
make some rude, crude re
mark about her personal ap
pearance, such as, "Bathed
lately?" or "My, what clammy
hands you have." We apologize
for the utter lack" of subtlety
of these remarks, but it WILL
place the man in the ascend
aricy (for a little while).
The male collegian must never
make the mistake of paying a
ten she will throw it right back
at him, leaving him so pleased
and flattered that he can con
template nothing else for the
moment. The other night we
were foolish enough to compli
ment a couple of girls on their
dancing. One came back with,
"Well, of course, look who I'm
dancing with!" and the other
with, "It's so easy to dance with
YOU!" In both cases we, moron
like, were gratified but speech
less. Much the most important of
female dance-floor tactics come
into play when a new man
breaks, and she has to give an
impressive parting. At all costs
she must see to it that he re
turns. She has very little time
to get in that last moment clinch,
for she has to greet effectively
the new breaker but fast.
In parting, less experienced
girls are likely to give a sug
gestive pat on the back. This
is good, but with some men it
has the implication of sisterly
affection, or perhaps of "good
deed well done" -asHo a fav
orite dog.
Smarter females display (at
the flip of an electric light
switch) a momentary brilliant,
seductive smile, as though
"Come back chum, there's lots
in store for you here."
More experienced prom wom
en give the hand a confiding, in
timate squeeze, as if to say,'
"This is just for you. What are
the possibilities that it might
lead to in the future?"
The most experienced dance-
floor girls, limited to the few
really first-class prom trotters,
quickly let their Jeft hand rove
up to the back of his neck, im
parting a short but tingling
caress there. Most men are
goosey in this region anyhow,
and this invariably gives them a
big charge. Her clear implica
tion in this case is, "When'll I
woman a compliment while danc-
Finally, the new law makes ing with her. Nine times out of
see you in the Arboretum?"
To combat these parting de
vices we have absolutely no solu
tion. Each is obviously a varia
tion of the old game, insinuating
but insincere. Where sex is even
remotely implied, the male has
no defense, particularly if the
element of challenge is shrewdly
employed.
So clever and so enticing are
the artifices of the female that
sometimes we are tempted to
surrender and succumb entirely
to their tricks. On reflection,
however, we realize that it is im
perative to keep up the struggle,
lest women gain complete dom
inance, which won't do at all.
And in the beginning the good
Tri Delts burst upon Rameses
with some colorful facts. Last
fall they painted their own din
ing room, but for spring they
are going to have decorators
from Greensboro do the job.
Why hey?
Welcome
This paragraph bids a warm
welcome to Lambda Chi Alpha.
Baron Mintz has been elected
president by the ten members
recently reactivated. Other of
ficers are: Lawrence Clements,
vice-president;" Dave Denning,
secretary; Zeb Little, treasurer;
and Dr. "Geology" Erickson,
chairman of the five faculty
sponsors. Attention all addi
tional "strays": Contact Dave
Denning in Everett Dorm.
Words 'n Phrases
The signs along the walks
should read "Keep Off The
Grass At Your Own Risk." . . .
Buddy Glenn really tripped a
waitress the other night in Dan
ziger's. . . . "Blithe Spirit" com
petition will be plenty keen at
try-outs this afternoon. All the
parts are good, but not too
plentiful. . . . Nothing could dis
rupt the eternal bridge games in
the "Y." They must take energy
pills. . . . Beverly Eisenberg is
truly starry-eyed over the pros
pect of becoming Mrs. Hahn to
an out-of-town Mr. Hahn. He's
just back from China, but he
could never be accused of wast
ing time. . . . The Phi Delts are
planning a big party in Wash
ingtonin March. Will the city
survive? . . . Carr Dorm will en
tertain Lewis Dorm, winners of
the March of Dimes contest,
Sunday night at an informal
party in the 24 Below Club. . . .
Ray Sylvester and Bob Arnel are
seen walking their cocker span
iels every afternoon. . . . One
of the boarders at Davis' on Mc
Cauley St. found the epitamy of
foam. She sat in a tub of bubble
bath and blew bubbles with
Bubble-O. . . . Bill Walston is
always seen hanging around out
side Murphy everyday when one
o'clock classes are out. Spring
has sprung. ... The girls at
Carr hated to see Mrs. Duffey
leave them, but they are very
pleased with the new house
mother, Mrs. Buchanan.
Pin Points
Joan Miller had a little trouble
when she first became pinned to
Jim Hunter. She said nothing
about the new addition and Bean
Brown thought there was a bug
on her sweater. . . . Marv Hill
Gaston and Fred Flagler "con
stituted a surprised audience to
a pin-up drama in the Yack ofr
fice. Roy Thompson mixed
pleasure with business and gave
his pin to Bettie Washburn
Prince Charming, Howard
"T?qV.VU" TKTii i
itaoDit" Walters, huno- hi
"courtin' privileges" badge on
Sallie Robinson. ... A Phi Delt
pin has made Randy Curran's
monopoly on Lib Schofield legal.
. . . Marie Blaylock is wearing a
PiKA pin set in emeralds. The
owner-is an off-campuser from
Pittsburgh. Class, yet! . . . Ann
Thornton is now pinned to Ike
Aiken another out-of-towner.
Comings and Goings
Marguerite Emmert. Pi Beta
Phi, had a visitor from Atlanta.
Lt. Jack Baldwin. . . . Buddy
Glenn was visited by his mother
and sister. He went to the in
firmary immediately after ther
left and is still there Mary
Marrow, ADPi, has been visit
ing Sorority Sisters. She's the
class of '45. . . . Bobby Kontz
who is now wearing the Navy
blue made a quick trip to the old
stomping grounds.