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THE DAILY TAR HEEL
WEDNESDAY,, OCTOBER 23, 1951
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- The Publications Board met yesterday in a third, and this
time successful, attempt to thwart the wishes of the student
body as expressed atNthe polls last Spring.
Twice before, Frank Allston, chairman of the board, has
revived the issue, bringing it before the board. This time, he
engineered a bargain with the budget committee of legislature,
asking that the Student Legislature appropriate an additional
$4000 on condition - that th newspaper become standard-size.'
Apparently, the Chairman of the Jboard is not interested "in
improving the poverty stricken- campus newspaper with
additional funds, unless - his personal wishes are adhered to
in the use of the money., . . ' : - .
Mr. Allston, with the aid of columnist Harry Snook and
a misinformed board, has revived a dead issue and won on
his campaign platform of last Spring, that the publications
board arid not the editor, controls the student newspaper.
Letters
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Sidelines
by' PHI Hughes
Proposal
For
Freshmen
There are certain criticisms and gripes which crop up re
peatedly concerning discrimination against -dormitory men,
in favor of fraternity men. They are, at times,' accurate and
, true, and at times, are not.'
. They invariably neglect one important discriminatory
measure which is with us year after year, a factor which
affects the entire lives of the men involved. "
Why is it that fraternity men invariably leave college as
- mature men, ready to' take responsible places in society? Why
is it, on the other hand, that non-fraternity men invariably
leave college immature and incapable of contributing to this
nation's wealth of culture? ;
Obviously because fraternity men, arid fraternity men
alone are allowed to test and prove their manhood while they
are freshmen. Since the last part of the last century, fraternity
freshmen have usurped the natural right of all, freshmen to
go through the glorious trial of torture and humiliation known
as hazing. ' . ' ,
Time was on this campus when the classical tradition was
upheld. On an unnamed evening each year, at a. specified time,
the bell in South Building was tolled by earnest sophomores,
calling Freshmen from whatever unimportant studies and
pleasures held. them to the center of the campus, there to
prove themselves worthy of undertaking a university course.
They were Tbeaten (paddled is generally considered the bet
ter word) , put through Stunts, soaked with water, and once
they had thus sHown themselves worthy to persue an academ
ic course, they were allowed to return to their studies.
Within the fraternities, the argument is used that only
through pain can a young man come to feel the kinship of
brotherhood represented by the fraternities. This is obviously
a true statement. The ascetics of eld flogged and starved them
selves into close communion with God. To present-day heret-
ics and "modernists," their behavior has cbmeto seem some
' what hysterical and even psychotic, but to the University men
of the last century,' who saw the truth, it was a well-known
physical fact. Love and respect can grow only through pain, be
it physical or mental (the humiliation tactics) . " "
But this argument is not carried far enough. In -a :. demo
cratic society we should : all be brothers." In this community,
we should all know the indescribable well of emotion that
conaes through pain at the hands of our brothers. : "
The American tradition of hazing is an old one, not lightly
to be tossed away. Indian braves showed themselves to be
men by iailure to flinch at the cruelest torture. Our contemp
orary literature carries this heritage even into the present
day, with the immortal character of one Burping Buffalo
enduriag the rigors of The Big Grapple (shortened conven
tional version of an old 48-hour tribal dance involving human
sacrifice) .
Unfortunately, even" the last stranglehold . . that is, strong
hold of the, best in our academic tradition, the fraternities,
are weakening in the face of unjust criticism. Certahvnational
societies, and even some spineless local chapters have this
year abandoned the old customs. What is left for them?-Only
their unity as social organizations and certain ''projects and
good works." It is not enough. i I- - ; - -
Therefore, we issue a Call to Freshmen. Arise! Untie! De
mand your natural privilege to undergo the pleasure of pain
k that , binds the young man of this nation into the militant
throng of freedom-loving, God-fearing brothers of Alpha and -Omega.
'
Madam Editor:
I wish to take rather strenuous
exception to the editorial, on he
German reading exam for the
Ph.D. degree in today's Tar Heel.
It seems to me that the fun
damental purpose of any Univer
sity is to give its students a well
rounded broad background in
the subjects which will allow
him to . take his place as a well
prepared citizen, in his field, and
in the whole pattern of modern
life. To do this the feeling of the
faculty (which after . all is the
University) seems to be that at
- the " level of the Doctorate . one
should have a.command of Ger
man and French, good enough,
so that one will be competent in
the literature of that . language,
as it pertains to his field of
study. I do not believe that this
purpose is achieved by lowering
the standard of -competence, or
p abolishing he requirement.
I did not take the examina
tion in question, however I have
heard of it from one who passed.
Of course he had had three years
of German before he took the
exam. Is it jjosisble to be well
versed in the language with less?
How many of those four crowd
ed rooms contained more than
four or five students who had
had that much preparation?
It would appear that by of-'
fering special courses to , help
those with difficulty that the
German department is more than
willing to, allow students to
complete this particular require
ment with less than extensive
work in the . language. I hardly
think that the Department is to
be blamed if the student body
is not interested in their field
of study. Using your analogy
we should set our standards so
' that bare competence, and not
outstanding ability ; is the mea
sure of the. Ph.D: I think that
our. standards should be kept
high, and that instead of looking
for an out, students should try
to measure up to those stand-
ards. - . . .
' Graduate Studenl
- ; Martin Boeder
,. " Dept. of Zoology
In this day and time it isn't
often that an addition is made
to the long list of campus organ
izations. It is, then, of some in
m vfer est that such an addition has
'recently be"en made.
The ; new club, tagged The
University of North Carolina
Press Club, came into its own
shortly .before .Tar Heels mi
grated ; for Summer vacation
about five months ago.
To delve briefly into the clubs
history, it hatched' from the
: brain child stage last spring
when some 20 to 30 interested
persons began meeting to lay"
the foundations. Leo J. (Buddy)
Northart was the chief organ-
izer and supplied the initiative
necessary for .turning ideas into
: action. The"" idea itself wasn't
entirely new; - the need for an
organization for neophites in
the art of writing "had been felt
for some time. The only point of
agreement amongst the founders
was that there" should be a club
, everyone had his own notions
about the details. The first of
thev . organizational meetings
weren't -without some hot argu-
. ments, but order came out .of
chaos by late May in the form
of - a written constitution. The
constitution was ratified shortly
before" exams, and the club set
on more or less solid footing
for the beginning of this year.
The group has now reached
the stage where it thinks it
" should get acquainted withmore
students. For that reason it is
inviting any and all to come to
an open meeting this Thursday.
A guest speaker will be on
hand ;to . furnish some wise
words, with refreshments and
a general "get together" ensu
ing. .
Membership in the Press Club
is not limited to any group or
segment . of the student botfy.
Anyone who is a second quarter
sophomore and interested in
any phase of Journalism is wel
comed. All are invited to attend
the meetings, and those inter
ested may become members if
they so desire.
What does the club do and
what's it for? The principal
objective is to provide associ-
ation outside the classroom
among r those interested in
Journal i s m and writing.
Through such an " organization
students can obtain educational
benefits not avaiable in the
University" proper. The club
plans also to serve as co
ordinator between students,
school, alumni, and publications
in various ways. .
If interested, check one of the
posters around campus, see any
member, or drop me a not at
The Daily Tar Heel; and by all
means" come up to Roland
Parker Lounge at 7:30 Thurs
dayhave a sandwich and meet
the Press Club Firsthand.
DAILY GROSS WO RD
Madam Editor: . '
read with1 some interest the
story v in The Daily . Tar Heel
about Captain Keating and the
U. S. S.. Murphy because a
friend of mine served aboard
the Murphy, prior, I, believe,
to Captain Keating's command
of the Murphy's squadron.
I refer to the statement "The
Murphy looked somewhat
different from the usual run of
cruiser . . . " I suspect that the
"Mighty Murphy," a destroyer,
looked somewhat different from
any cruiser.
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' ' 5 '" Coach ' Carl Snavely, Carolina
football coach, can field a back
field of shorties this season and
have a pretty potent attack. At '
blocking back there is letterman
Pete Carr; wingback ace is Bob
(Gob Goo) Gantt; at tailback Bud
Carson, holds forth, and at full-
; back there is Skeet Hesmer. The
' players each; siand only five feet,
inirie inches. 'And they have some
sawed-off subs, too. At five-nine, y
" they; can be relieved by Charlie,
Motta and Maurice" Young.
THE SCORE'S STILL NOTHING TO NOTHING?'
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