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THE DAILY TAR HEEL
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1946
Rushing Notes
Over a thousand fraternity men will face one of their tough
est problems . . . that of Pushing-. . . starting today. The rush
ing season will be difficult for both the fraternity men and the
rushees. There will be a bountiful supply of good men . . .
potential fraternity members, but the fraternal organizations
are crowded past an optimum point of operation. Under these
circumstances the problem of rushing will be much greater than
it was in the war years when some fraternities wondered
whether to throw in the towel or keep bouncing along with a hit
and a miss.
For one thing fraternities will be looking for men who really
want to join. The fraternity organizations will seek men who
will be able to carry on the work of the particular chapters.
They will also be on the lookout for those rushees to whom a
fraternity will really mean something. This is necessary be
cause more than a few of the present fraternity enrollment will
be graduated within the next two years, leaving a wide range
of time where there is a small number of experienced fraternity
men unless the new men fill the bill. In other words the pledges
taken in this fall will be the sustaining blood of fraternities two
and three years from now.
To belong to a fraternity is an added expense, and even though
there are those who argue that it is foolish to join a fraternity,
the fraternity offers something for the money. For one thing,
planned social events are an integral part of every fraternity's
program. At these events a small group of fraternity men
(small as compared with the whole student body) is able to get
better acquainted. Dances and parties move along more smooth
ly because the individuals know each other. A warmer per
sonal relationship is afforded through the fraternity which also
offers the nearest resemblance to home atmosphere where mem
bers of a family work and play together in cooperation. The
fraternity dining room is an important and helpful facility for
those who are lucky enough to be members of the fraternities.
Fraternities have intramural programs and varied activities
within the fraternity which build character and make for bet
ter citizenship and a more enjoyable extra-curricular life. The
fraternity house affords a place to go for a hand of bridge, danc
ing or just plain conversation rather than spending a couple of
! bucks uptown when you have a date..
Rushees will be wondering what to look for in the fraterni
ties. One thing is the cost. A rushee should be positive that he
can afford a fraternity. There have been men who wanted to
join a fraternity so badly that they were willing to make sacri
fices in order to do so. A fraternity should not be a financial
burden on the members. A rushee should visit all the houses
which extend him bids. Then, he should give careful considera
tion to each fraternity, weighing the values in his own mind of
each. The decision to join a fraternity should come from the
rushee. He should not let a "hotbox" crew excite him to a degree
of melting down. If a rushee is undecided he should wait. If
he does wait the fraternity will not condemn him because it
realizes the seriousness of the decision. There will be those men
who would like to join fraternities but will not get bids. These
men will have to realize that they are better out than in if they
fail to fit into the fraternity's pattern. The best advice on the
''blackball" is to take stock of yourself and make improvements.
Thus, you gain something from a fraternity free of charge.
All in all fraternity men are lucky in many ways. The fra
ternity system offers a great deal of intangibles, but no matter
how good a particular fraternity is, the rushees must realize
that fraternities, like all other organizations, will give its mem
bers just what they put into it.
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World Affairs
Three Different Type Vetoes
Appear in Diplomatic Realm
By Manny Margolis
A veto, by any other name, is just as powerful. In the realm of international
affairs, there appears to be three main types. These include what we have
come to recognize today as U.N. diplomacy, dollar diplomacy, and atomic dip
lomacy. The U. S. at present is enjoying a "veto" in all three phases of this
mighty trinity. First, there is our right of veto in the Security Council.
Second, is our right to veto financial aid to nations guilty of "anti-American"
propaganda e.g., Czechoslovakia and
Foreign Service Is Separate
Federal Government Branch
Many times since the resignation of Cordell Hull as Secretary of State have
the State Department and the Foreign Service undergone reorganiza
tion. Actually the reorganizations have amounted to slightly more than
reshuffling of old personnel and the addition of a few new personnel and
new omces. Although the foreign service is supervised Dy an Assistant
Secretary of State, it is really a separate and independent arm of the fed
eral government. Its chief functions are to report the activities of the world
to the President and the State Department, to represent the U. S. government
throughout the world, to announce and
interpret to foreign governments the
policies made in Washington, to blus-
er or stall for time on occasions, to
negotiate treaties, to protect Ameri
can citizens and property abroad, to
handle applications for American vis
as, and to entertain visiting celebrities
and officials of state.
Jlcttete
What About Carnival?
Dear Editor:
With all the discussion of campus
tually the pre-war diplomatic corps entertainment and the University ad-
averaged only 800 men. The newly ministration's attitude toward it
To do allof this wori the Foreign
Service has some 11,000 employees for
303 embassies, legations, and consu
lates in 68 different countries. Ac-
commissioned Foreign Service officer
has to pass stiff entrance examina
tion and beat out keen competition
to get his job, and then for two years
he is on probation. Career men now
hold about two-thirds of the important
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particularly Sadie Hawkins day it
might be well to tell the story behind
last week's appearance of the Joseph
P. Kirkwood Shows near Chapel Hill.
Under an act of the state legislature
of 1931, "any theatrical, sleight-of-
the Soviet Union. And third, is the
almighty "vetomic" A-bomb.
The U.N. Assembly is at present
debating the issue of the first type
of veto mentioned above namely
the Big Power veto in the Security
Council. The smaller nations are
calling for its elimination. Several
of the Big powers are calling for its
limitation.
Oftentimes it may seem costly to do right, but in the end it will
always pay large dividends.
There is one battle in which, if a man gets licked, he is still
winner a battle with his conscience.
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ttrfly those of The Daily Tar Heel.
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ROLAND GIDUZ
IRWIN SMALLWOOD
BILL SELIG
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FOR THIS ISSUE
Spobts: Bob Goldwater
But what is the underlying basis for
the veto power? Why was it suggest
ed and injected into the U.N. Charter
in the first place? Is it destructive
and obstructive, or is it instructive
and constructive?
It should be remembered that the
veto in international affairs is actual
ly an American invention. It was de
vised primarily to appease former
isolationists in the U. S. Senate who,
it was feared, would reject any inter
national scheme in which the U. S.
did not enjoy an absolute veto. (Sen
ator Vandenberg himself was among
the most influential of these pre-Pearl
Harbor isolationists, as his voting
record will clearly indicate.)
Of course, this reasoning has now
backfired. For this invention has since
been converted by the Soviet Union
into its primary legal defensive wea
pon against the overwhelming major-j
ities and "fraternal associations"
marshaled against it within the U.
N. organization.
But more important than this is
the basic tenet that the U.N. is
founded upon Big Three unity. It is
not a superstate or world govern
ment. Nor was it meant to be. It
could not have received the approval
of the U. S. Senate under such con
ditions. .
The veto is the inevitable outgrowth
of this compact among sovereign
states. To regard the present United
Nations Organization as a tribunal
for solving clashes among the Big
Three on matters of national security
implies only two alternatives. Either
we must drive the Soviet Union from
U.N. participation, or we must con
vert the U.N. into a world govern
ment. Neither alternative solves any
thing. But what happens if one of the Big
Three embarks upon a course of ag
gression? Doesn't the veto block ef
fective action toward restraining him ?
Mr. Stettinius' reply to this question
at San Francisco was as follows:
"In such an event, the answer is
simple. Another world war has
come, vote or not vote, and the
world organization has failed."
One glaring fact would seem to
stand out above all others as a result
of World War II. It is that the peace
loving nations which have the mili
tary and industrial strength to pre
vent aggression at its source must
agree and act together in aborting it.
Still another truism which has been
derived as a consequence of the re
cent world conflict is that states with
widely different political structures
can have important interests in com
mon, which they can uphold only by
a unanimity of effort combined with
non-interference in each other's in
ternal affairs.
It would seem, loo, that the Big
Powers are well aware of this fact,
and it is highly encouraging. James
Reston, reporting in the October 25th
issue of the New York Times, says
flatly:
"Abolishing It (the veto power). . .
is not an issue among the Great Pow
ers and would not be likely to get
many votes in the Assembly if a show
down was called on it tomorrow."
The United Nations is based on the
principle of unanimity among the Big
Powers. To abolish this principle is
to shatter the very edifice of the
United Nations. That such a collapse
might give birth to something better
i.e., a world government seems
highly improbable, to say the least.
Behind the Flickers . .
takes private wealth to become a chief
of mission in such capitals as London,
Paris, Rome, and Buenos Aires. An
ambassador gets $17,500 a year, and
the pay for a minister is $10,000.
These salaries were fixed by law in
1856. In comparison, the British am
bassador to the United States gets
$70,000 a year, tax-free. Even many
of the tiny Latin American republics strong civic sentiment after the sordid
pay $40,000 tax-free. This is why it atmosphere of past fairs hereabout,
takes a Hamman or a Kirk or a Bui- asked University officials to deny per-
mi xo De an amDassaaor irom ine mission for the American Legion to
United States. bring the recent carnival to the vicin-
The Foreign Service operated on a itv of Chapel Hill. But the University
budget of $36 million during the last disregarded the request of the town
fiscal year. It now asks Congress for manager and authorized the licensing
$53 million for 1947. This is a very of the Kirkwood shows.
dramatic recitation, or any rope or
wire dancing, natural or artificial
curiosities . . ." etc., are prohibited
from appearing within five miles of
Chapel Hill "without first securing
written permission from the Presi
dent of the University of North Carolina."
The town manager, representing
Gene Tierney
Divorce Suit
Surprises All
By Charlie Kauffman
Buxom Gene Tierney, who zoomed
to stardom a couple of years ago in
"Laura," has filed suit for divorce
from former-Count Oleg Cassini in
a move which surprised all Hollywood
because this marriage which has last
ed over five years was considered one
of the movie capitol's happiest.
modest request after considering the
requested budgets of the War and
Navy Departments for 1947. For ex
ample, a single Iowa-class battleship
costs from $80 to $100 million. With
the requested $53 million the Foreign
Service could really reorganize and
revitalize this branch of our govern
ment that is so important to the wel
fare and security of every citizen of
the United States. Higher salaries
could be paid to deserving men, who
would serve because of ability and not
just individual wealth. A promotion
system based on actual fitness reports
could be instituted to relieve dead
wood and make room for excellent
applicants scientifically selected.
A systematic course of training
could be adopted so as to prepare
every member of the corps for service
in the field as well as in Washington.
Specialists could be trained for spe
cific areas and technical fields. An
improved rotation policy could be
started to give the members in the
field more leave and more duty in this
country. Furthermore a "Foreign Ser
vice Reserve" could be founded so as
to bring employees from other gov
ernment agencies and people from pri
vate life into the diplomatic and con
sular service. And to wind "up the
improvements, the administrative and
clerical functions of the service should
be consolidated under a "Foreign Ser
vice Staff Corps." Line Foreign Ser
vice officers would be relieved of much
of their present burden of paper work.
Ordinarily the University's action
would not be significant of much more
than a liberal feeling toward students'
choice of entertainment. But late this
week, the same administration voiced
the opinion that Sadie Hawkins day
should be unpublicized and deflated,
because students need a "quiet week
end," because there is already too
much entertainment without the Dog
patch make-believe.
Due to the University's benificence,
for five days the carnival was allowed
to operate its sidesbWs, gambling
joints, and "hootchie-kootchies" dur
ing hours ordinarily allotted to study.
Yet at the very same time, certain
members of the Sadie Hawkins pre
paratory committee stated the belief
that the campus should be quieted to
a more academic atmosphere bereft
of the fun of a clean and colorful
Sadie Hawkins weekend.
If the preparatory committee were
to state publicly its reasons for dis
approving Graham Memorial's plans
to bring guests from State College and
WC and Look Magazine, some of the
apparent contradiction and double
dealing of the administration on the
matter of entertainment might be les
sened, or even completely vindicated.
But as the facts stand when this let
ter is written, the situation is embar
rassing. BILL SEXTON.
Gene has been hitting the headlines
m one way or another constantly
since 1941. In that year the bride
became embroiled in a court battle
with her parents over finances which
she finally won. The next year an
over ambitious commentator said he
had "proof positive" that Gene Tier
ney was a half-caste and caused more
or less a nationwide uproar. Darryl
Zanuck, who has made more stars
than any other man in Hollywood,
gave her the lead role -in "Leave Her
To Heaven" which won her a nom
ination for the Academy Award. Now
awaiting her greatest success in "The
Razor's Edge," the 25 year old star
is keeping in style with Hollywood's
stormiest personal lives.
SIGHTS AND INSIGHTS: The
performances of Carolina gentlemen
in general struck a new all time
high in the Friday night showing of
"If I'm Lucky." A game of tiddly
winks in a blue and pink play-room
seems to be needed to fully occupy
the interests of these bored indi
viduals who mistake the Carolina
Theatre for Kenan Stadium. . . .
"No Leave, No Love" starring need
I mention him was the topper for
the week ending October 23. . . .
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