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THE DAILY TAR HEEL
SUNDAY, MAY 19, 19 10
Donnell, the Wheel
By Darley Lochner
Holding down presidential posts and vice-presidencies is noth
ing new to Charlie Donnell, Student Party candidate for vice-
president of the student body. Charlie's executive capabilities
were first recognized way back in the fifth grade when he was
elected president of his class.
In junior high school in Westf
Palm Beach, Florida, he was
again elected to head the stu
dent body and in high school he
was Vice-president. Branching
out a little from student govern
ment he was also president of
the debating society, advertising
manager of the annual, state
champion pole vaulter, the most
valuable member of the track
team, a member of Quill and
Scroll honorary literary society
and outstanding senior boy.
His leadership was again re-1
cognized in Palm Beach Junior
College where he served as vice
president and president of the
student body. Also at this time
he was vice-president of the
Christian Youth Association of
West Palm Beach and .treasurer
of the Presbyterian Young Peo
ple of the state of Florida.
Coming to Carolina last Sep
tember because "I heard that it
was the best school in the South",
Charlie quickly became a raem-
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Bill "Scoop" Johnson States:
While I've been on this cam
pus I have heard all students de
manding that the men filling the
important positions be, above all,
, qualified and experienced. I have
worked on newspapers for eight
years and know every phase con
nected with the publishing of a
'good, dynamic newspaper. Being
an experienced writer, , linotype
operator, and editor, I hereby
present myself to the student
body as a candidate to fill one
of our" most vital campus posts,
editor of the Daily Tar Heel. If
elected I intend to make our stu
dent newspaper a true voice of
the entire student body. As my
platform I will pledge myself:
1. To make the Daily Tar Heel
a publication for the whole in
stead of the minority.
2. To make it a good organ
in support of better student gov
ernment on the campus.
3. To be free from any pres
sure group on the campus.
4. To boost the University
rather than to critisize it harm
fully. 5. To provide better features
and a more complete sports page.
6. To support legislation for
the expansion of the Universi
ty and the raising of salaries for
professors. "Scoop" Johnson.
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CROWDED SPACE
Due to the large number of politicians who are clamoring for
space on this page, and due to the fact that they deserve to have
a few words this time of year, we are temporarily reducing our
editorials and departing from our usual format.
Short, Short Fiction
PresidenlialNominees Visited
As They 'Run' About Madly
For Jack Sellers:
By Dick Stern
Jack Sellers is pleasant looking fellow and five feet seven. He
lives in the lower quadrangle, has a girl called Phyllis and a friend
called (on calm occasions) Bill. He likes bridge, beer, and Bee
thoven. He has been three terms at Carolina, five terms at the
University of Georgia and two terms at Macon's Mercer Univer
sity. He is a veteran of twenty-four who spent forty-six months
in the air corps. He belongs to no party and no organization (ex
cept the veterans') at Carolina.
For half a decade or more, no
important candidate for the
presidency has run with so few
local connections and such un
assuming ability. Jack Sellers is
one of a few thousand noneni
ties at Carolina who is as inter
ested in student affairs as he is
"disgusted with the politics that
run them." He entered the "race
which puts the Kentucky Derby
in the peanut class" in the heat
of a mass gripe against the
"system which separates poli
tics from accomplishment, needs
from platforms." In the midst
of the mass gripe Sellers sud
denly thought that only active,
concentrated and effective grip
ing is worthwhile and suggested
that one of his friends run for
the presidency. But, after the
laughter had died down, a now
fairly serious group put the
mantle of responsibility on Sel
lers. Their choice was not unusual.
Though Sellers is apparently
one of the smiling faces that
leave no traces on mass observ
ers, to those that know him,
Jack is the rare person that
steps from the background dur
ing lags and emergencies and
patches up the situation.
Sellers has always sidestepped
responsibility. At high school
and at Georgia he held about a
million and a half positions of
varying importance and tenure.
But, at Carolina, 'Sellers has
held no office and has joined
nothing.
He has come to school to get
the best possible education in
the best possible conditions. He
finds that there are conditions
which hamper this educative
process. Sellers believes these
conditions ought to be changed
or abolished. In lieu of anybody
or anv method he sees fit to
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change them, he is going to try.
Among the important needs.
he finds, is an increase of dormi
tory facilities and renovations ;
entertainment worthy of a
center that boasts of transform
ing people into enlightened and
cultured citizenry; a business
like running of the machinery of
government with the student
body considered as the stock
holders to whom all must be ac
counted; the continued petition
of the state legislature for in
creased teacher and library ap
propriations ; a less stringent ap
plication of the women's cur
few; and, above all, the institu
tion of a complaint box in
which all students can directly
communicate their gripes and
desires to the executive author
ity.
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jacK beners is serious, sin
cere and able. He is not inter
ested in throwing out the first
ball of the baseball season or
wearing bow ties which . have
symbolic significance. There are
obstacles to his, and to the Caro
linian well-being. As a student
he wishes them away. If stu
dent president his sleeves will
be rolled up till they go away.
VANDALISM
Campus politicians should know that malicious destruction of
other candidates' campaign posters and literature is an offense
against the Campus Code. Any student seeing vandalism of
political announcements should report same to the Student Council.
It is also against the rules of the University to deface Uni
versity property and buildings with political propaganda.
By Tookie Hodgson
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Several of my malt-partaking
comrades recently approached
me with the praiseworthy sug
gestion that I should lend my ad
mirable literary ability towards
shedding light on the present
confused political situation.
Now, as politics are my par
ticular forte, I immediately agre
ed to do so, and setting off in my
General Sherman Tank, I com
menced to make a flying visit to
a few of the campus politicos
who are busily engaged in run
ning for President of the Stu
dent Body, a position which has
recently become exceedingly
popular.
The first potential potentate, I
ran into was Q. T. Jones, darl
ing of the malt beverage makers,
Q. T., after picking tank treads
out of his ample frame, mounted
his portable soap box and began
speaking to me in his customary
Ciceronian cadenzas.
"Tookie, friend and brother,"
he said, "I am glad to see you
old buddy and chum. It is fine
that you and I are such grea
compadres. It is a pleasure to
know such a distinguished au
thor. I want you to know you are
one of the few, worth-while;
thinking voters on this campus
Have a case of brew and a box
of "Rio-Tans", and remember
me at the polls. I thank you, be
loved crony!"
Thereupon, after letting good
old Q. T. shine the old brogans
and give me a shave and sham
jbo, I cJambered aboard my
tank and lumbered on. My next
stop was at the rastrum of Bunk
Spewer, the veteran's candidate
for the supreme office.
"Friend", he cried, polishing
his four-foot square ruptured
duck, "I am the vet's choice!
There ain't nothin' I won't do
for our boys. Among my many
platform features is giving them
ex-GPs a jeep, a four room apart
ment, all the Scotch they can
drink, and to each and every
one, an ex-top sergeant they can
kick around whenever they get
the urge ! About face, march !"
Obedient to orders, I depart
ed, my chest liberally sprinkled
with VFW, DAV, BVD, Ameri
can L.esrion ana veterans 01
World War II pins. "Ah!" I
thought, "Hooray for the Gen
eral Bradley of Carolina, Bunk
Spewer!"
The next is-my intinery was
at the abode of the well known
messiah of the campus, Honest
Reet Smelly. 1
"Greetings, noble author!" he
exclaimed, handing me the No
bel Prize for Literature. "It is
good to talk to one of the few
worthwhile, thinking voters on
this campus. As you know, this
election is a pretty kettle of fish.
t Several of the more sacrilegious
students are actually disputing
my right to the throne ! I don't
know what Seymour Sinkhole
XIII, my campaign manager,
and myself are gonna do. We've
already given away 30,000 pairs
of nylons and six tons of ham
burgers, as well as .all the fea
thers in Sally Rand's fans, and.
yet the issue is still in doubt. It's
getting so no reasonable amount
of booty will satisfy these pea
sants. I'm disgusted!"
Leaving the magnanimous
Honest Reet Smelly on this sour
note, I betook myself to the final
candidate on my list, Junior
Crisco, that liberal of liberals.
v "Welcome," he cried, pulling
on snow-white gloves and letting
me shake his hand. "Frankly I
am worried. We have 3979 can
didates for President of the Stu
dent Body, not counting the six
men from Duke who came over
and entered the race yesterday.
If everybody votes for himself,
there'll be only a few hundred
voters left. Out of those few hun
dred, all but one is running for
Editor of the Daily Tar Heel.
Now what I need to get elected
is the support of that lone inde
pendent voter, but I can't figure
out who he is. Do you know?"
Indeed, I do!" I replied, and
gunning my army tank's motor,
set out for the hills to hide until
my political virginity should be
safe.
Dewey Dorsett Platform
There is hardly a single phase of student government which will
not be vitally affected by the adoption of the new constitution.
So many adjustments must be made that cooperation among the
various branches and committees of our new government is neces
sary now more than ever. Yet at this critical . time the scene is
one oi contusion. Ihe splendid
job done by many of our campus
leaders has often been nullified
by the eternal bickering and pet
tiness of other students in re
sponsible positions who seem
more intent upon discrediting
one group or another than upon
striving for the betterment of
the entire university. The time
has come to put an end to such
performances and to get back
into the full swing of Carolina
life as we knew it before the
war. For unless campus govern
ment holds the respect of the
students our traditions of self
government will perish.
What contributions can the
president of the student .body
make toward the attainment of
our desired goal of responsible,
efficient, and representative
government?
He should seize the bull by
the horns and make the consti
tution work for the students in
stead of the students working
for the constitution. He should
appoint to office not only capable
and efficient men and women,
but representative men and
women. He should maintain
close contact with the legisla
ture, the student council, the
men and women's honor coun
cils, the coed government, and
the various administrative com
mittees. By frequent consulta
tions and joint actions with
these other branches of govern
ment, he should strive to create
a singleness of purpose which
will make the voice of the stu
dents a more effective one. He
should use his influence to pre
serve the rights of minority
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groups, sucn as me twu., iu
maintain their freedom of ac
tion within the broad frame
work of the constitution.
He should work for an im
provement of social - conditions
by urging administrative action
on opening the now unused din
ing room in Lenoir, installation
of a modern grill in Graham Me
morial, and use of one of sev
eral available buildings adjacent
to the dormitory area for social
rooms and lounges.
He should cooperate with the
men's and women's honor coun
cils to increase campus con
sciousness of the honor code and
to make that code a more vital
force in determining our con
duct. He should seek adminis
trative action to increase the
scope of the counselling system
by encouraging more personal
guidance.
He should urge immediate
legislative action to set up a
permanent framework for the
re-establishment of class gov
ernment and to revise the elec
tion bill to take thepolls back
to the dormitories where they
belong .
He should mobilize student
action to express to the state
legislature the crying need of
this university for greater ap
propriations for increasing fac
ulty salaries, for research, and
for permanent improvements.
As an individual I believe in
these objectives, and as a can
didate for president of the stu
dent body I pledge myself to
their accomplishment. Dewey
Dorsett.
Candidate A. B. Smith
By Foxhole Ferguson
A. B. Smith, Jr., whose ambition is to be in the U. S. Senate, is
an independent candidate for president of the student body. Born
in Richmond, Va., Smith moved to Toano, when he was but five.
From there he went to Norge, a small Norwegian farming com
munity that he now calls home. These moves frustrated Smith
in his early educational venture, f
Dementia Domain
Edited by Ray Conner
She was young and fair and
pretty,
She's a girH'll never forget.
We were in a Pullman sleeper
When by accident we met.
Yes, I always shall remember
well
The "girl, the time, the place ;
I was coming from the upper
berth
And stepped upon her face.
Scralet Fever.
Some of the engineers at NC
State show great talent with
stationary engines. Where do
you nark?
Uhapparrai.
He had attended kindergarten
but three days when the move
came to Toano. Grammar school
in Norge was uneventful.
Graduation from Toano high
school found A. B. Smith the
salutatorian but coming out
second best was discouraging in
asmuch as he had maintained a
97.1 average throughout the
four years. Not only did he excel
academically but was proficient
in varsity football, track, bas
ketball, and baseball and ' was
captain of the basketball and
baseball teams. Just to round out
his personality Smith edited the
school paper and annual and
served as president of the senior
class.
A pre-law student with a de
gree in commerce from Caro
lina, Smith's college career be
gan m 1937 at William and Mary
College. Shortly after the out
break of hostilities he enlisted
as a seaman in the Seabees. In
the summer of 1943 he was sent
to Duke University to continue
his education in the Navy V-12
program. After a very short
Bill Smith's Aims
1. Impartial student government with the welfare of the whole
student body always foremost. -
2. All student positions awarded to those students who merit
them regardless of party, fraternal, or organizational ties.
3. Renewal of school spirit in that every student will be proud
to be a member of the Carolina Student Body and active in its
behalf.
4. Increased effort to secure higher appropriations for the Uni
versity when the next legislature assembles.
I promise my utmost and sincere effort to use the influence of
office for the benefit of the entire university. Bill Smith.
stay there he was transferred
here where he graduated and
was commissioned an ensign.
A. B. Smith has been on the
Freshman Advisory Council,
was twice elected speaker of the
Phi Assembly, three times elect
ed to the student legislature,
was chairman of rules commit
tee, elections committee, and
ways and means committee. He
is an original member of the
campus constitution committee
and has served on the orienta
tion committee. While a mem
ber of the student legislature he
authored the present elections
bill, the bill which permitted the
return of name bands to the
campus, and a BILL AGAINST
COMPULSORY PHYSICAL
EDUCATION FOR VETER
ANS. When asked his reason for
wanting the job of president of
the student body, A. B. Smith
replied he was dissatisfied with
the conduct of student govern
ment during the war years, in
cluding the relinquishing of
many student powers and privi
leges to the administration.
A. B. owns an insurance
agency in Norge, Va., and plans
to enter the legal side of the
business upon leaving Carolina.
He was active in civic circles in
his home town before the war
and is a Knight Templar in the
Masonic Order.
A motorist's definition of sex-
appeal: Something that makes
a fellow stay off the soft shoul
ders while following the smooth
curves.