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THURSDAY, MAY 9. 1946
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STUDENT COUNCIL USURPS
LEGISLATIVE POWERS
On Tuesday night, after the Student Legsilature meeting,
Charlie Vance, Student Body President, called a meeting of the
Student Council. It must have been a very interesting meeting,
because the results were indeed enlightening. The Student
Council, long the Supreme Court of the campus, marched proud
ly out on a limb. Unanimously, although there was some dissent
in the discussion, that august body- voted to have another vote
for the NROTC and the Marines on the campus Constitution.
Vance called the meeting at 10 :30. He had just come from the
Legislature and what he had heard had not pleased him. The
Legislature had listened to his remarks on rumored irregulari
ties in the ratification of the campus Constitution, and had then
voted to accept the report of the elections committee:
It was brought out at the Legislature meeting that 118 bal
lots were cast by the military at Lenoir .Hall. Of these, 97 voted
FOR the Constitution, and 51 against. Note that a good majority
of the military students voted FOR the Constitution. These
votes were not checked off the directory, there being none at
hand. Voters signed their names on a sheet of paper and that
paper was lost. Undoubtedly there was negligence on someone's
part. Since it was impossible to tell who had voted and who had
not, the elections committee declared the 118 ballots void.
If the ballots had been counted, the Constitution would have
had a favorable vote of 66.19 and therefore would have been
defeated. The ballots were not counted, and the Constitution
received a favorable vote of , 66.79 and the Constitution passed..
The percentage required for the passage of the Constitution was
66.67. It was announced that the Constitution had passed,
and on Tuesday night at a special meeting of the Legislature,
the elections committee made its report, and it was officially ac
cepted by the Legislature !
The Student Council has no right whatsoever to :
1. Declare an election or any part of an election void,
2. Set the time for a new election.
held against it, also set the date of that election, and the date was
held again i,t also set the date of that election, and the date was
for this morning and afternoon. Perhaps it will be called off,
but nonetheless, the Council has marched out upon a limb. It
would be judicious to retreat.
The Student Council has traditionally been the judicial body
of student government. It tries honor offenses and campus code
offenses. It can veto acts of the Legislature. But nowhere is
it written, and no where has it been said in recent times, cer
tainly not since the Student Legislature was formed, that the
Council has the power to interfere in any manner with elections
or with the will of the students evidenced by ratification of a
Constitution.
Elections are peculiarly within the realm of the legislative
process. The Constitution of the Student-Legislature, which
was ratified by the campus in 1943 and which will continue in
effect at least until after the elections to be held on May 21, gives
the Legislature exclusive power in the matter of elections. The
Legislature has ofiicially spoken on this matter.
It would be a tragedy indeed if a small group of students now
be allowed to undo all the work which has gone into the making
of the student Constitution. It would be more tragic if a very
few students in high places succeed in killing the Constitution
through the use of this subterfuge after the student body has
spoken in its favor.
If there had been 12 more votes cast by the military students
for the Constitution; that is, if out of the 118, there had been a
vote of 79 for instead of 67 for ratification, the Constitution
would have carried the military by the required 23 vote. '
Now those who had momentarily given up hope of ever de
feating the Constitution upon its merits, are taking advantage
of this fumbling of the ball, and are rushing in for the kill.
These people did not like the Constitution from the beginning.
It represented change, and they are1 against that. They see a
way to defeat it while they scream the principles of a "fair and
democratic" election from the housetops. They would allow a
group of students, many of whom will be leaving in June, to de
cide the fate of the Constitution. If any single person is going
to re-vote, then every student on the campus should be given the
vote. Certainly no one will contend that it is fair to have a
minority decide the rights of the vast majority which voted for
the Constitution.
Not only would the Council allow those 118 students to vote
again, but it would also allow every other military student to
vote except those who voted at the "Y" and were recorded. Thus
the Council, through its blundering experimentation into legis
lation, would allow many to vote for the first time. If that is
the case, then it is only fair and just to demand that all other
people who did not vote be given the right to vote for the first
time.
The Constitution Convention could have set the required per
centage for ratification at 60, or 63 or 51, and if that had
happened the Constitution would have been ratified without
this fuss. It chose 66.67. A tiny handful, a mere 12 votes,
would have been needed for ratification if the 118 votes had
been counted. These 118 votes were legally and justifiably dis
qualified. The Constitution has been declared ratified.
The Council should devote itself to honor and orientation.
Jimmy Wallace. 1 v
Fitted With Detours
By Manny Margolis
The American Government is faced today with the choice, be
tween "dollar or sense" diplomacy. While Europe "looks down
that loan-some road," a new fear seems to be capturing the hearts
of the American people "rotten borrows."
The nations of Europe are desperately in need of credit, and they
are banking on American money to pull them out of the red. (Many
interpret that quite literally.) f;
Great Britain, France, Poland,
and the Soviet Union are all ne
gotiating with State Department
officials in an effort to secure
credit.
One of the amazing results of
the past two world conflicts has
been the manner in which silver
linings have attached themselves
to the clouds of war. America
has emerged from World Wars
and II richer and more prosper
ous than any other nation on
earth. For the nations of Eu-
rone. the clouds of war have
brought only a reign of destruc
tion and starvation.
What our attitude has amount
ed to thus far has been a def
inite abrogation of our moral
commitments to the people of
Europe. It was not so very long
ago that we were calling upon
them to sabotage their own fac
tories, plants, and machinery so
as to hamper the effect of the
German occupation. Poles,
Frenchmen, Italians, Yugoslavs,
and Russians did so willingly, in
behalf of the world's struggle
against Hitlerism.
What these nations are asking
for now is not a "dole," but ra
ther that we help them to help
themselves. It is actually little
to ask in compensation for sacri
fices which, fortunately, the
American people have never been
called on to make.
One loan has already been
made. Poland has been granted
the pitiably small sum of 40 mil
lion dollars, with certain reser
vations, including among others
the agreement by Poland to hold
"free and unfettered elections."
What is actually being demanded
is that the anti-Soviet, anti
Semitic, and feudal elements of
the Polish people be granted
"free and unfettered" opportun
ity to stir up chaos in Poland's
first attempt at democracy.
Where France is concerned,
Leon Blum has been negotiating
in Washington for credits of
about one billion dollars. Ad
miral Leahy and other State De
partment advisors have been ad
vocating this loan, only with the
reservation that it be utilized for
combating Communism in West
ern Europe. This bill-of -goods
is one interpretation of the good
of bills but it is neither realistic
nor creditable. It has, in the
very recent past, had rather
"dollar-ous" results.
Secretary of State Byrnes has
refused to open formal negotia
tions on Russia's request for a
billion dollar loan. He has in
stead sent to Moscow a detailed
list of economic questions which,
he says, "must be discussed" in
connection with the loan. Ac
cording to United Press, the U.
S. has called for definite informa
tion on the Soviet Union's finan
cial and industrial situation. Mr.
Byrnes probably will demand to
know why the dam at Dneprope
trovsk was . demolished, or why
thousands' of power stations have
been destroyed, or why factories,
plants, and shipyards have been
sacked and wrecked. It is re
markable how much even secre
taries of state can forget in the
transition from war to peace.
The American people have
never been reluctant to give cre
dit where credit is due. The
opportunity is ours at the pres
ent to give credit not only where
it is due, but where it will do the
most good. We have given our
Allies credit for helping to win
the war; it is certainly not ask
ing too much to give them cash-
creoyt for winning the peace.
Suggestions to the Dance Committee
By Brad McCuen
In our long observation and
association with Carolina dances
we have come to the conclusion
that something somewhere is
wrong. The German Club and
other sponsoring organizations
are definitely not getting their
money's worth from the 'big
name' bands they sign. In the
pre-war years UNC brought
bands like Glenn Miller, the Dor
seys, the Casa Loma, Jimmy
Lunceford, etc., here for dances
but even with these Number 1
outfits everything ; was not cope-setic.
The bands we've had, and the
bands we will have, are good ; na
tional prominence being the
standard of valuation. For the
bands themselves it is a financial
necessity that they please their
audiences if they want to give
music that will send the listeners
out boosting the band and buying
their, records. However, these
bands often play a very mediocre
dance here. We believe that the
blame, rests on no one but rather
just on circumstances.
The bandlearers misinterpret
the Carolina dance system. That
ever present crowd of enthusi
asts who jam around the band
stand are very misleading in
their visual signs of apprecia
tion. They go for those long
drum breaks and fast tempos and
they show it. The dancers, be
cause of the prevailing system,
don't usually sit out dances. The
leaders see the still-crowded
dance floor and the down-front
listeners and believe that the
students want the zooped-up
tempos. The majority know how
wrong this is.
As a solution, we suggest to
the Dance Committee that they
print a little booklet, or even a
form letter, directed to the band
leaders in which the UNC type
of dance is explained, the type
of music best fitted and most
preferred, giving suggestions for
playing a good concert and other
tips that will make the band's
stay here mutually profitable.
Hot Notes: We're placing bets
that Louis Jordan's "Beware" be
comes his biggest- hit in the
months to come. . . . Claude
Thornhill premiered his band last
week at Halloran Army Hospital
by playing an afternoon concert
for EMs and an officer's dance in
the eve. On Saturday night the
band played for a dance at NC
State. . . . Sepia Pearl Bailey's
popularity is shooting high above
that of Lena Home's and little
wonder is it to those who have
heard her recording of "Legalize
My Name." . . . Best selling rec
ords in town are Cozy Cole's
"Blueing the Blues" and Perry
Como's "If You Were the Only
Girl in the World." . . . Xavier
Cugat brought his Latin music
to Raleigh Monday night in what
we believe to be his first NC tour.
Most agreed that it was excellent
dance music but not the kind to
stand around and listen to. . . .
Frank Sinatra, who has been fin
ancially backing Buddy Rich's
band, pulled out his dollars when
the two argued over high ex
penses. Several years ago, when
both were members of Tommy
Dorsey's band, they had another
argument in which Sinatra flat
tened out Buddy's face.
The Sound Track
Hecht' s Hit Is
Great Success
Revealing Report on Sorority Doings
By Tookie Hodgson
Several of my boon compan
ions had suggested I should lend
my majestic and ponderous pow
er of producing powerful prose to
a report on the sororities of this
Universitv. After talking the
matter over with William Ran
dolph Robert the infant prodigy
and possible jailbird who edits
our great paper, I decided to at
tack this choice subject with all
my usual verve, elan, and acuity
of intellect.
In order to infiltrate into the
innermost secrets of a female so
ciety I thought it best to array
myself in typical feminine attire.
In pursuance of this brilliant
plan, I collected (1) a peroxide-
blonde wig, (2) a dirty pair of
saddle shoes, (3) a man's white
shirt (which I' had to borrow
from a girl friend), (4) a frayed
pair of dungaree trousers, and
(5) a pair of harlequin sun
glasses. '
After donning these female
apparati, and sticking a Her
bert Tarreyton in the side of
my mouth for that fashionable
"I-don't-give-a-damn" effect. I
wended my mincing way to the
Mu Cow Mu sorority house.
Foo Foo Jellyroll, President,
began the sorority meeting,
"Girls, I have a complaint to
make concerning your lax
ness in adhering to -the
precepts of dear old Mu
Cow Mu. I've just heard that
the Hotta Gamma's have col
lected seven more fraternity
pins than we have. Such a sit
uation is disgraceful to our
fair sisterhood. Just why the
hell don't you get on the ball?"
"But Foo Foo," answered Ta
loolali O'Toole, "Marge Millpons
and myself brought in two Inka
Dinka Doo pins as well as a
Smelta Delta emblem only yesterday."
"Well, it ain't quite enough'
responded Foo Foo. "You just
have (to get out and work hard
er fo rthem pins. Get the
boys drunk, or if they don't
drink, take 'em down to the
Arboretum. We eot to set two
hundred more f rat pins by next
September!"
"My goodness, Foo Foo," cried
Liz Lizard, "There ain't - that
many pins left in Chapel Hill!"
"No excuses!" snapped Foo
Foo, "don't forget, there are
plenty , of loose f rat pins at
Dook and State, and all you got
to do to get them is just
WORK at it ! But so much for
that. Is there any new busi
ness?" "I've got something to say,
Foo Foo," cried Louella Mac
Smurch, rising from her chair.
"Yesterday, I saw one of our sis
ters actually open a door for her
self !, and you know how bad that
is. What does she think men are
for?"
"Shame ! on our wayward sis
ter!," cried the rest of the mem
bers. "Girls," said Foo Foo, "we
must punish this sister for her
sin against campus woman
hood. I decree that all her
Sinatra records be taken away
from her!"
"No, no, not that!", screamed
the guilty party. "Anything, but
that!" But her words were of
no avail and the sentence was
duly carried out .
However the meeting contin
ued as Foo Foo Jellyrool called
for a report on the coming party
to be held for the Inka Dinka
Doo's.
"Well, girls," she began, "ev
erything is in order. We have
placed bear traps at strategic in
tervals, the couches are, in re
ality, trap doors, and we have ar
ranged for a minister with a sup
ply of blank marriage licenses to
hold forth in the basement."
"Goody, Goody!" screamed the
Girl Greeks, but I could not join
in their jubilation. For at the
time, I was tearing out of the
door, and seeking to preserve my
bachelor status by taking a rest
cure in a secret cave located atop
one of the smokiest of -the Great
Smoky Mountains. : - !
By Bob Finehout
One of the most encouraging
ventures to come out of the Cel
lucity is Republic's one-man
show "Specter of the Rose." Au
thor Ben Hecht held the reins as
producer, writer and director
and was given a carte blanche by
studio officials to shoot the film
This meant that the traditional
huddles with producers, starlet's
without front office interference,
mothers and producers' brothers-in-law
would be waived. "Spec
ter of the Rose" has been de
scribed as "an exceptional film
of love, madness and the ballet,"
but it is feared that its appeal
will be limited to the carriage
trade. There are no familiar
names to garnish the theater
fronts where the picture will
play and for that reason "Spec
ter" will certainly not land a
place in the mighty moola brack
ets. The title alone will restrain
the lads and lassies in the hinter
lands from flocking to see it.
One exhibitor with a box of
fice glint in his eye admonished
Hecht to change the name of the
film to something with more patron-appeal.
The producer re
mained adamant and said that it
was his picture and he'd call if
what he liked.
. . Samuel Goldwyn's "The
Best Years of Our Li VPs" wrill
boast an all-star cast composed
of Myrna Loy, Fredric March,
Dana Andrews, Hoagy Carmi-
chael, Teresa Wright and Virgi
nia Mayo Dick Haymes' wife,
Joanne Dru, is the newcomer who
has the lead in the Bing Crosby
production of "Abie's Irish
Rose." . . . Monogram's first mil
lion dollar effort, "Suspense" is
receiving nice raves from the
trade press. . . . Let's hope the
Carolina will see its way clear to
book "Open City," "The Last
Chance," and "Marie-Louise."
The three pictures are foreign
made, but have all the artistry
of some of Hollywood's "bests."
. . . Pictures I Would Like to See
Brought Back: "The Long Voy
age Home," "The Maltese Fal
con," "The Grapes of Wrath,"
"How Green Was My Valley,"
"Citizen Kane," "Night Must '
Fall," "Fury," "The Great Mc--Ginty,