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s t PAGE TWO ' THE DilLY TAH.EEEjC T-OTESDAy', AFK1L 17, 1951 Chi regl Mot terc Poa pi'it exct Opt Edt Mm Ass K f Art Bil . G Pi t B: t tt n B ai tc F. th The official student newspaper of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where it is published by the Publications Board daily , during the regular sessions of the University at Colonial Press, Inc.. except Sat., Sun.. Monday, examinations and vacation periods and during the official summer terms when published semi-weekly. Entered as second class matter at th Post Office of Chapel Hill. N. C, under the act of March 3, 1879. Subscription price: $8 per year, $3-ber quarter. Member of the Associated Press, which is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news and features herein. Opinions expressed by columnists are not necessarily those of this newspaper. Fditor Managing Editor ...L..- Associate Editor Executive News Editor.. Sports Editor Business Manager Andy Taylor, News Editor Bill Peacoclc, Associate Sprs. Ed. Nancy Burgess, Society Editor Chase Ambler, Ass. Sub. Manager News staff: Walt Dear. Harvie Ritch,-Fletcher Hollingsworth, Joan Palmer, Pat Morse, Peggy Keith, Peggy Anderson. Sports staff: Bill Peacock, Biff Roberts, Art Greenbaum.vKen Barton. Leo Northart. Ed Starnes. Bill Hughes, Jack Claiborne. Angelo Vepdicanno. Society staff: Franny Sweat, Lu Overton, Lou Daniel, TInk Gobbel, Helen Boone.' Business staff: Marie Costello. Marie Withers, Hubert Breeze, Bruce Marger, Bill .Faulkner, Joyce Evans, Beverly Serr. Jim Schenck, Jane Mayre, Jane Goodman, Betty Lou Jones, Stanley Sturm, Wally Horton. For This Issue: Night Editor, Walt Dear Ask For Proof There will probably be a lot of political low blows between now and election time against candidates running for office. Notice the word "against," since that is all-important in a campaign of mud-slinging. 0 When campaigners come to you with "bad" stories about candidates, whether you are supporting them or not, ask them for proof before you open your ears to the type of muck they want to sling. The campaign can be kept clean, if the student body takes steps to squelch the mud-slingers. ' ..." Beating The Drums The boosters of General MacArthur and the foes of Presi dent Truman are missing no possibilities for making the most of the challenge of the General to superior authority. They have not had a better opportunity for attempting to stir the credulous. They really are beating the drums. , Assisted by a strong Press the large newspaper chains; the magazines Life and Time, which are published by the same " people, and other publicity media the movement to make an issue of General MacArthur is in full swing. There will be parades and cheers, MacArthur Days and the appearance Thursday before 'the joint session of Congress. Obviously, the true issue of disobedience of orders will be the second "great debate." The phrase-makers applied "great debate" first to the issue of sending troops to Europe. The President and the Chiefs of Staff having won out on that one, the MacArthur policies now become the subject of the "great debate." There is some justice in giving General MacArthur oppor tunity to be heard, perhaps, although he should be heard on the issue of disobedience; but there is some danger in the emotionalism being assiduously stimulated. 1 There is the danger that, in pique against Mr. Truman who, admittedly, has done and said some stupid and repre hensible things and in loyalty to a glamorous war figure, we may impulsively talk ourselvesinto a fatal war, a war design believe they would biting off a bit more than they could believe they would dbiting off a bit more than they could chew. Another View From The Daily Trojan of Southern Cal The word "voluntarily" must have a different meaning in North Carolina than it does here. On April 4,; the Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina, presided bver by Gov. Kerr Scott, passed by a 61-15 vote a resolution about which the Daily Tar Heel said: "The Board of Trustees today voted to make the University of North Carolina the first such institution in the South to voluntarily admit Negro students." This sounds, with that word "voluntarily" used to " split the infinitive, as if the trustees had, of their own free will and at their own instigation, taken a seven-league step in the direction of de mocracy. ' But the rest of the story makes a reader doubt just how far they have gone and just how "voluntary" it was. The story goes on to say the ruling applies only to graduate and professional schools of the Consolidated University when equal facili ties are not provided elsewhere in the state for Negro graduate and professional students. Actually, this is not even true, since the Board of Trustees at the same meeting also voted to carry an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of four Negroes who appl'&d for admission to the Law School and were denied entrance. The Negroes won a decision in the Circuit Court of Appeals, and that court has ordered the District Court to grant an injunction which would forbid the university from continuing to refuse them admission. Motion to appeal was made by Lt. Gov. H. P. Taylor was passed with only one negative vote.. The "nay" came from a man who ap parently was unhappy because the motion on the floor was a sub stitute for one which he preferred. An appeal, according to Attorney General Harry MacMullan, was to be started immediately, and an attempt made to get a stay of execution of the injunction. N The "voluntary" resolution to admit Negroes came up bacause a District Court has ordered Consolidated University President Gordon Gray to file an answer in the case of a Negro who wishes to enter the Medical School. ' It. was passed because, in the words of Maj L. P. McLendon of ' Greensboro, "We have made no effort to provide equaul facilities for Negroes in medicine, and there is not even room for discussion in the Medical School case." It is now the policy of the University of North Carolina to admit Negroes to the Medical School on an equal basis with ther students. This policy was made "voluntarily," or at least one jump ahead of a District Court order to do so. ' ' ' One other piece of business, The Daily Tar Heel reported, came up before the trustees the same day. A proposal to stop segregation at the William Neal Reynolds Coliseum at State College was de feated unanimously. t This, it is assumed, was done "voluntarily." 4X11 ROY PARKER. JR. CHUCK HAUSER DON MAYNARD .... ROLFE NEILL' ; ZANE ROBBINS ED WILLIAMS Neil Cadieu. Ad. Mgr. Oliver Watkins, Office Mgr. Wade Bryant, Circ. Mgr. Tom McCall. Subs. Mgr. Sports, Harvey Ritch on the Carolina FRONT by Chuck Hauser I'd hate to make a money bet on either of the two big races at the polls in tomorrow's run off vote. i Last week I predicted ' Glenn Harden as the winner of the contest for the editorship" of The Daily Tar Heel. Today I would hesitate to make that predic tion, although I still think she has the odds on her side. Everywhere I turn on campus now I hear some reference to the fact that Glenn's campaign man ager (whether in title or not) is Graham Jones, and the student body remembers only too well what Graham did to the campus newspaper during his short term in office last, spring. - . In the presidential race, it's going to be a close vote. I hope the campus thinks independently enough to vote independently to morrow and that means Ben James. This has been a great year for the independents. James made the presidential runoff, Archie Myatt is in the second vote for president of the senior class, and. there are two independents in the race for Daijy Tar Heel editor. The campus, I believe, has finally come to c trie realization that the political parties often represent no more than a few individuals and cliques and ore full of more hot air than effec tive action. And I'm talking about both parties, even though certain persons frequently men tion my name in connection with one in an attempt to brand me with a particular type of politi cal thinking. I hate to pick on people who do foolish things because of their youth, but there comes a time for everything. I hadn't said in this space- be fore what I am going to say now one of the main reasons why I could never have consid ered supporting Frank Allston for. editor of The Daily Tar Heel is that Frank Allston is still a child. Bitter because he was defeat ed for the editorship for the second time in a year, Frank is trying to take it out on me, and at the same time convince the voters that if Glenn Harden is elected she will boot me off the staff. As to the first point, Frank, I am complimented that you think I had that much to do with your defeat. As for the second point, Frank you must have been campaign ing the day Glenn Harden said that she wants every member of the present staff and all new personnel possible to work un der her if she is elected. She has repeated that to me more than once, and I think you are de cidedly out of line in trying to put distorted words into her mouth. Yes, Frank Allston is just a kid, and his childish diatribe in the letters column today proves it more than anything he has done so far. Maybe some day when he grows up, he may make a good newspaperman. Recommendations to the new editor of The Daily Tar Heel: You will be making staff ap pointments shortly after you are elected, and I havo a few fav orites I'd like to tout: For managing editor, Rolfe Neill, who has worked long hours'for nothing more than the love of the newspaper. For sports editor, Biff Roberta, who has stuck to the grind even when the factions controlling the sports department seemed destined to cut him out of any appointments for the future. Biff is fully qualified to clean up the sports page, and provide us with decent and. complete coverage for a change. On Campus We won't, say who, but an, English prof over in Saunders Hall was discussing words in our language which have certain emotional meanings. He was rambling along "Take the word 'lady for ex ample. It used to mean some thing fine, but now since some women of disrepute have term ed themselves ladies, the word has come to mean someone with a false front." From The Editors Mailbox From Tate Editor: I appreciate this opportunity to thank the 1,112 students who . voted for me last Wednesday, and also to wish my ; victorious opponent,, Jim Mclntyre, all" the success in the world in his new job. It is not at all hard to take defeat when you lose to such a capable and qualified man. I would also like to recom mend for your consideration an other capable and qualified man in the person of Ben James. As you probably know Ben James is in the runoff for president of. the student body and I hope you will give him careful con-, sideration before casting 'your ballot. Allen Tale For Bowers & Editor: We feel that Henry Bowers will make a most competant president of the Student Body and that he has the wide know ledge necessary for this office.. We hope that you will give Henry your support. John Sanders, Dick Murphy, Larry Bolio, s Dan Bell, Kash Davis, Winifred Harriss. Banks Talley. Frances Drane, Pai Bowie, Bill Prince, Ann Sulzberger, Ken Barton, Bobbie Whipple, Mel Stribling, Jim Mclntyre, Martha Byrd, Jim McLeod, Bill Walker, Allan Milledge, Jim Wallace. Rolling It has been suggested to me that I withdraw-from the race for editorship of The Daily Tar Heel in favor of Miss Glenn Harden, whom, it has been said, is almost a "cinch to win." But I feel that it was a fool ish suggestion. I feel it unfair to my supporters and the 561 students who voted for me in the balloting last Wednesday to even entertain such a deci sion to quit. I congratulate Miss Harden on her endorsement last night by the Student Party for the editorship of The Daily Tar Heel. But I should like to re mind the voters that I am still an independent candidate for the office. The Soap Box by Bob Selig I noticed the other day in the paper that candidate for editor Don Maynard said this: "There will definitely be but one editor and one editor only. Those other influences which have been preva lent will be quieted,, and if this fails, will be discharged from the staff. I am of the perhaps dogmatic opinion that the ideas and views reflected on the news and editorial pages be those of the students and not of a few selected writers." The important thing to know in understanding this statement is to know who Maynard means when he says students. Does he mean you or me? Does he mean my friends or his friends? Does he mean meat eaters or vegetarians? Does he mean Seventh-Day Adventists or Roman Catholics or atheists? Does he mean Re publicans or Democrats? There are students to fit all these de scriptions. Or does he mean the whole student body? It seems to me clear that there is no such thing as an opinion of the whole student body. There are only individual opinions. It is true that the majority of the students may be in favor of some thing or against it. Is that what Maynard means? Does he mean that the opinion of the majority on a given issue will be the only one that will appear on the news and editorial pages? I don't think that he means even that. What Maynard. is saying, in effect, seems to be -this: "I have a preconceived notion of what most of the students want to hear. That is what they shall hear, and if anyone on the staff doesn't tell them what they want to be told, I shall fire him." I believe, that it is this kind of thinking which makes a newspaper go to pot. There is only one newspaper on campus. The pages of this one paper should be open to anyone who has any ideas and who wants to and is able to express them. Writers who hold minority opinions should have as much access to the paper as writers who hold ma jority opinions. There must be no tyranny of the .majority over the minority. This is not a crackpot idea. It is a basic concept of our form of government. It is basic to democracy. The pages of the paper should be a market place for ideas of all kinds. It is to be hoped that people representing all points of view will want to express themselves., They should be encouraged to do so. However, if various factions fail to speak out in favor of their ideas, it is not to be expected or desired that one of the writers shall be appointed to 'advocate their case. The function of a newspaperman is not that of a lawyer. For James Editor:- , The large vote in last Wed nesday's election is -an indica ' tion that the. Carolina campus ' is ready for fan independent fpresident of l ine t student body. In view of this and the fact that Ben James is the most qualified of the two candidates running, we hope the student body will again turn out in force and sweep the independent James into office. George Drew Barry Farber Joe Pete Ward . (other names withheld at the request of Ben . James in order to conserve space.) For Harden Editor: : We feel that a responsible -. Daily Tar Heel is a most im- - portant function of student self government. Glenn Harden, independent candidate for editor, we believe, will earnestly work for a good Daily Tar Heel that is respon sible and responsive to all the students throughout the entire coming year. . . An editorial by Roy Parker, Jr., who is supporting heir op ponent, summed up the candi dates in last Wednesday's is ' sue by stating that Glenn Hard en is "perhaps the most intel ligent of the candidates." We would appreciate ' publi cation of this letter. Nancy Frazier William Prince Harvey A. Culpepper, Jr. Jane E. Jenkins Dick Murphy Andy Taylor Roy, Hall Harrison Barbee J. Albert House Banks Talley Stones I am not withdrawing. And in this, my last opportunity to reach the students before elec tion tomorrow, I should like to clear up two points. One I am aiming to give the student body the best Daily Tar Heel within my power. I have worked toward that goal for the past three years as news writer, feature editor, associate editor and columnist, and I shall continue to do so, win or lose. I am convinced this student newspaper needs experience and qualification more than it needs false promises for the future of the paper. , I have not and will not pro mise to the student body a six- James Lamm David M. Kerley John E. Poindexter Pat Bowie Bobbie Whipple Blackie Black Michael McDaniel Bob Payne Archie Myatt Dick Jenrette Jim Fouls . Jeannette Parham Zane Robbins ) Dick Bradshaw Lynn Miller Hershell Keener Jack H. Potts Linewood Padgett Bill Peacock Ed Williams Bill Bostic Bob Evans George Drew Pellen Speck Mary Wood Joye Uzzell Kitty Bruce ' Tink Gobbell Pat Ambrose For Both Editor: To Whom It May Concern: We, the undersigned mem bers of the staff of The Daily Tar Heel, will continue to work for The Daily Tar Heel if either Glenn Harden or Don Maynard is elected, provided we are wanted. Bill Faulkner Walt Dear W. T. Hughes Rolfe Neill Andy Taylor Bruce Marger Bill Peacock Ken Barton Marie Costello Neal Cadieu Hubert Breeze Chuck Hauser Barry Farber Ed Williams Leo J. Northart Oliver Watkins. by Don Maynard day per week Daily Tar Heel, nor will I promise any speci fic format . to carry out the first promise. I cannot with a clear conscience promise those things whicn are not within the jurisdiction of the editor but under the direct control of the Publications Board... The budget for next year has been figured on the basis of 4,- 000 students paying into the block fee system. With the esti- . mated, income, The Daily Tar Heel will be published five times a week, complete with one wire service and the comic strips ' once again. And this publica tion schedule will be met re gardless of who is editor or whether there is an editor or not. - If, however,. 5,000 students are in attendance next fall, the Pub lications Board has said it would be possible to publish the newspaper on a six-day-week basis. Those are the facts, from the group which knows the facts, the Publications Board. Two I have not attempted to keep a deep, dark secret as some "politicians" " and column ists would lead the student body to believe that there is a chance I will not return next fall. Uncle Sam has put the finger on mo for a hitch in the Navy. And I shall probably be in uni form sometime this summer. Re gardless of how badly I do wish to return here next fall, when that man calls me, I'll have to go. I am running on this basis: From my talks with over 500 students during this campaign, 1 have learned what type of newspaper the student body de sires. I plan to deliver that newspaper to the students. I am offering my experience and my record as a staff mem ber as qualification. I have the endorsement of the editor and the managing editor of this newspaper and 561 students who believe in me and voted for me to serve as their editor. I am deeply grateful for that token of faith. I ask for your vole on my be half, tomorrow on that basis, sincerely believing that I am right in doing so. It is your bal lot, use it. IMOt UUIITV by Barry The day after I wrote my column calling for peace through power I. was invited to a little meeting by a group of Communist.; who figured my ideology could stand a little dry cleaning. Thes gentlemen-felt that Truman was a witch doctor, Russia want. peace, and whosoever believeth in Joe Stalin shall be saved. Now I always considered myself a rather easy going sort of chap but they convinced me I was nothing but a sadistic war monger who loves to oppress workers, catch babies on bayonets, radio-activate communities, and bathein the blood of the prole tariat: Furthermore, if some capitalist gave me enough dollars I would cut off my neighbor's head, put it on a stick, and wash win dows. Every time I mentioned the word "defense" they'd get to gether in perfect harmony and chant, "bayonets, babies, blood bath, gasoline jelly, Nagasaki, buzz bomb, and Stalin wants peace." As the ordeal went on I could picture myself perched on a white stallion with a dripping sabre leading a band of cutthroats through the streets of peace-loving Stalingrad. I left the meeting in tears, being careful not to step on a passing grasshopper. . Does Stalin want peace?" Yes, but ONLY, as long as he can get what he's after without violence! Take an illustration. A pretty blond coed is walking alone through the Arboretum at midnight. Suddenly a sinister figure lurks out of the darkness, puts his arm around her, and tries to negotiate. She whispers swet-t nothing-doings into his ear. He refuses to evacuate and our little coed begins screaming, slugging, kicking, pushing, biting, and chewing. The next morning our villain, suffering from multiple lacera tions and a broken ego, appears before the court and says, "Honest, Judge, I didn't want any violence. SHE started it!" Truer words were never spoken. He didn't want any violence as long as he could get what he was after ivithout violence. ; The. story's as old as algebra. Hitler didnt want war. He merely wanted Poland, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, France, and Norway. The printing press under the Kremlin is working overtime pump ing "peace" into the minds of millions. I'm not a student of politics, I wouldn't know a communistic ideology if it crept up behind me and goosed me, but I won't buy hair tonic from a bald-headed barber. I can swallow just so much propaganda and no more. If Joe Stalin wants to be a good neighbor let him smile at us over the back fence. He'd better not try to climb it. Now a political word, please. I have two selfish reasons for wanting Don Maynard to emerge triumphant tomorrow. 1 I want a better Daily Tar Heel. 2 If there's a woman editor in The Daily Tar Heel office I'll have to learn the English language all over again. You'll notice Maynard has NOT promised to give us a paper six days a week with a Sunday supplement and book review. He has NOT promised to recapture Lil Abner or put a special corre spondent behind the Iron Curtain. He will, however, give us a decent Daily Tar Heel that'll tell us at a -glance the latest word from Tokyo and Lower Quad, what went on in the Di Senate yesterday, which coeds got pinned over the weekend, how many yards Goo Goo Gantt gained from scrimmage, and Skeet Hesmer's batting average. The difficult, Don Maynard can do immediately. The impossible takes a little longer. Mailbox Editor: I should like to ask those persons who supported me for editcr ship, of The Daily Tar Heel in the recent general' elections to give their support to and cast their ballots for Glenn Harden. I feel that the best interests of the campus can be served if Glenn were given the chance to serve in this office. The reason that I' feel this way is because I believe she Will sweep out the un desirable elements which have been so prevalent during the recent Hauser regime. Hauser has stated as fact that T would support Glenn in an ef fort to "buy off" the position of sports editor. This is an unmiti gated lie and Hauser is a bold-faced liar. I have stated many times that I planned to "retire" from The Daily Tar Heel if defeated in the election. I shall amend this stand to say that I shall be happy to assist Glenn in any way during the time which she is becoming established in office if she, is elected. The only way I would ever consider serving as sports editor would be for the present sports editor to be unable to hold the position. I don't believe there is much of a chance of that. For an honest, sincere and readable Daily Tar Heel, I therefore urge all voters to climb aboard the Harden bandwagon. We've all seen what Hauser has to offer and I, for one, am sick of it. - Frank Allston Quote-of-the-month: "There are two konds of students at the University: the happy, neat, succsssful student, and those with eight o'clock classes. iiili:-et fc-V .t A'"- . ACROSS 1. Consumed 4. Object of worship 8. Resting places 12. Fence made of stakes 14. Toward the sheltered side 15. Dill seed 16. Think seriously 18. Rants 20. Western city 21. God of love SI. Unit 32. Small mound S3. Mindanao native 34. Boy 35. Pertaining to a frigid zone ST. Color E8. Type measure 39. Conveyance 40. Silicate ,.42. Klliptical 44. Woman's title of courtesy 47. Distinct portion of 23. Performed 51. Prima donna 24. Word of denial r.9. Witv,. So' ,avorlte . 53. Convenanted 28. Farmers In 65. Pastoral poem - So. Africa 56. Military 30. Equality assistant " F r3 WM s i6 I7 WM I ' " '1 "tm r : ; W'a ' iziipttrz:t: ! mr . ' 'HiUi 7u- 1 pr 'M'P1 WA'4 zr ;'.' Mk . WMMf T mzsi HI 1 1 1. 1 H-p Farber Annex Add surveys we never finish ed reading: The Purdue Exponent report ed over 50 per cent of the coed there are pinned. - .! Solution of Yesterday's Puziit 57. Eefore DOWN 1. Three-banded armadillo 2. Sumatran animal S. Raised 4. Exists 5. Barrier 6. Lyrics poem 7. Cuidfd 8. Moderated 9. Dash 10. Explode 11. Understand IS. Single entry 17. Garden fiow 19. 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