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VOLUME LX
CHAPEL HILL, N. C. - FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1952
NUMBER 78
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Pearson, NAACP Lawyer,
Of Possible Suit Due To
- DURHAM The University of
North; Carolina might soon -be
faced with a law suit as a result
of its action this week banning
from the campus non-segregated
dances, C. O. Pearson, regional
attorney for the NAACP, me
dicated here tonight.
He said that if the ban were
imposed - by the - University trus
tees or administration, and was
not a State law, there would be
a strong possibility of a court
suit's developing. - . V
However, , the Durham attorney
hopes that UNC student reaction
to" tha ban will force the Uni
versity administration to reverse
its policy, thus removing the
necessity of a law suit. In. the
similar "passbook" issue of last
fall, some 13 student organizations
protested the administration's
policy of Negro student segrega
tion at athletic events, and the
Negro students were, later given
full athletic privileges. "The stu
dent body certainly has earned
the respect of all peoples," Pear
son stated.
The ruling that no non-segregated
dances could be held on the
University campus was made
public this week after Chan
cellor Robert B. House sent Law
School Dean Henry Brandis a
letter advising him of a Board of
Trustee regulation prohibiting
mixed social functions.
The decision, in effect forces
the Law School Association to
either cancel or move from the
campus the unsegregated spring
social which law students ap
proved this week by an 82-63
vote. Five Negro students are
members of the Law School Asso
ciation and eligible to attend the
dance, if it is held.
. '"It is the policy of the NAACP
to see that (Negro) students en
joy the full privileges of being a
student," Pearson said in explain
ing the probable law suit.
"It (the NAACP) '. objects to
rules and regulations discriminat
ing against students on the basis J
of their, color, creed or national
origin," he added, .
If the. University administration
can impose discriminatory re
'Spring For Sure,
To Be Presented Feb. 1-3
The Carolina Playmakers will
present their third major pro
duction of the current season, an
original musical comedy entitled
'Spring For Sure," at Memorial
hall on February 1-3. Reserved
seat tickets will go on sale this
Tuesday, January 22nd, at the
Playmakers business offices in
Swain hall, and at Ledbetter
Pickard's. "Spring For Sure" was written
by Catherine McDonald and Wil
ton Mason, both associated with
the University, , and was tried
out here in early 1950., Popular
l demand has decided the Play
makers on a revival, with added
songs and dialogue.
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The tuneful musical tells the
simple love story of Cindy and
: Jeremiah, two Smokey Mountain
; youngsters who become estranged
? j by the arrival , of a Park Avenue
socialite. The socialite would like
:to take the! handsome Jeremiah
Warns
gulations upon students merely
because they are of African des
cent, the administration can
just as easily act similarly to
ward foreign students or even
students from another state, ; he
pointed out.
Pearson indicated that if a law
suit is brought against the Uni
versity, such suit would probably
be based upon the McLaurin
case involving segregation at the
University of Oklahoma. In this
the United States Supreme Court
ruled on June 6, 1950 thai after
a student has been admitted he
can not be discriminated against
because of his color, creed or
race. -
The decision, written by Chief
Justice Fred Vinson with all jus
tices concurring, stated that the
University df Oklahoma could
not make George W. McLaurin,
Negro graduate student in edu
cation sit apart from white stu
South American Pictures
To Be Presented Tonight
Technicolor moving pictures en
titled "Some Brazilian Contrasts:
Amazonia and Rio de Janeiro"
will be shown In Gerrard hall to
night at 7:30 by Dr. H. G. Baity,
who returned recently from a
three-month foreign tour.
Dr. Baity, of the School of Pub
lic Health, was temporary chief
sanitary engineer for the World
Health Organization, an agency of
the United Nations.
Run-ins with police and secret
service men for taking pictures
was not an uncommon experience
for the North Carolina professor
of sanitary engineering during his
tour abroad. .
Dr. Baity, who is president of
the Inter-American Association of
Sanitary Engineering, said that
often no sooner, had he taken a
picture than a policeman or secret
service agent would spring up ap
parently from nowhere and begin
back to New York, and he is faced
with the decision of becoming a
wealthy city-slicker, or remain
ing with Cindy on their river
bottom farm.
Following the three perform
ances here, they will go on two
separate 12 day tours. The first
of these, February 4-16, will
travel to Charlotte, Buies Creek,
Goldsboro Murf reesboro, Wallace,
Wilmington, Raleigh, Asheboro,
Lexington, Salisbury, High
Point, and Morganton. The second,
on March 24-April 5, will travel
through several southeastern
states, including South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, and
Kentucky. ' .
"Spring For Sure" will feature
a cast of 19 actors end gingers,
with two stage settings, and , a
large array of colorftsl costumes.
John W. Parker is directing, and
he believes this musical will rank
with the finest of piaynrafce
productions. " '
Comedy
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Dante Ban
dents or be separated in other
instances. v
McLaurin, "having been ad
mitted - to a state supported
Graduate School, must receive
the same treatment at the hands
of the state as students of other
races," Vinson wrote.
"There is a vast difference a
Constitutional difference be
tween restrictions imposed by the
state which prohibit the intellec
tual communication of students,
and the refusal of individuals to
commingle where the state pre
sents no such bar," the Chief Jus
tice added.
Tho racp 'hart reen rarriPd to
tVm SnnrPtTiP Court after Mc-
T.aurin admitted to the univer-
sitv hv court order, found that
he was forced to sit in a segre-
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gated area of classrooms, to eat
at specific times and at a de-
signated table in the college
dining hall, and was elsewhere
discriminated against in campus
activities.
questioning him. He would then
go through the process .of pulling
out his passport and other docu-
ments and presenting them to the
agent.
Aft.r ctnrtvin t.h naners for
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wonlrt cnan to attention, raise his
ritfht hand in salute and tell Dr.
no5fv wa frA fo nror-eert.
While in Yugoslavia the profes-
sor wanted to get a picture 01
Tito's country palace which is on
a high hill. He knew it wouldnt of the redistricting bill would lems of the two schools are simi
do to try to shoot the palace, so arnerd the constitution, changing la, the two courts should be
he lmed up four Yugoslav young-
sters in direct line with the house
on xne nm, aimougn ai a consia -
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erable distance. He got a good
picture of the children, and in the
DacKgrouna is a spienaia outline
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oi Tito's home.
As far as visitors are concerned,
Dr. Baity said that the atmosphere
in Yugoslavia is much more
friendly than it was several years
ago. He was free to come and go
as he pleased; no-effort was made
to prevent him visiting his friends
among the natives.
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Grcif r ONC Hookups
Withind
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t Legislature
Student party bills asking for revision of elective districts, a
possible hookup of the Greater University, with the University of
Indonesia, and a bill to merge the Medicine and Dental School courts
were introduced at last night's Student Legislature meeting.
If passed, the districting bill would amend the constitution, cutting
the number of Solon seats by 15, ;
reapportioning the town districts, I ing m dormitories, those in fra
letting some "1200" unrepresented
men vote, and institute 5 new at-
large members who - would be
elected by the student body an-
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committee to study possibilities of
affiliation of the Consolidated
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University wim a ioreign scnooi
cited the benefits that other
universities receive wno are aiiui-
ated with foreign colleges,
Although the bill did not say
what particular school was meant,
legislators indicated that the Uni-
versity of Indonesia would be the
one most likely lor amnation.
mis iar easxern scnooi is bum-
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lar to GUNC m that it has tnree
schools with a consolidated office
directmg the overau operation.
A SDecial solon committee will
meet with University oficials to
rk out plans for visiting hours
m the infirmary, as a result of a
bill introduced by Max Ballinger
last week and passed last night,
Not intended to "supercede the
g, ,, - i;n
mieraormiiory council, a um
was passed recommending the re-
installation of doors between the
stair wells and halls in the Upper
nuaa xo eliminate noise.
Redistricting
Calling for more efficiency in
the Legislature and representation
the structure of the Legislature
and civin2 more students repre-
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1 sentation. David M. Kerley (SP)
Lg.i;amoniaT.:an iniVatd Kow
5n the solon number would be
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slashed to -35 15 to be elected by
district in .the fall, 15 by district
in the spring, and five at large in
the . spring. -Students would be
apportioned as iollows: those liv-
Dash Of East, Mix In West:
Result Is World Progress
; The future progress of the
world depends upon a proper
mixture and exchange of the east
and west civilizations, said Paul
Green in an interview yesterday.
Mr. Green returned this month
from a round-the-world trip. The
purpose of the tour was to study
the drama, music and dance in
different countries .and to acquaint
the 24 foreign countries he visited
with American education and cul
ture. ' - v r
The- author, playwright and
director met with ; ' student and
literary groups in " all parts of
the world, but particularly in the
Orient: Japan, Philippines, Ma
laya, Thailand, Burma, and India.
Mr. Green reports " that he was
tremendously stimulated and im
pressed by what he saw and he
found in the ancient countries of
Asia a great artistic as well as
a political -resurgence ; and' "acti
yity.. !Th?. .East!, he said, JVas
ancient in wisdom, in elision, in
cecJ
eevsii
ternities, and students living else
where. If passed, the Elections
board would conduct an election
within four weeks of adoption.
After amendment, the bill would
be effective in time for snrin2
elections.
Althpugh University party
members had no comment, there
were indications that the bill
would meet stiff opposition next
week if it comes out of committee.
similar bills, introduced in the last
three years, have been either
kilfed in committee or voted down
on the legislature floor.
jn their camDaien nlatform. the
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SP promised a rearrangement of
nresent votine distrirfs so thn
town men could "be better repre-
gented. Robin Gilmore. nresident
of Town Men's Association, has
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repeatedly called for the revision
of present districting. Gilmora
claims that there are about 1200
men living outside of dormitories
and fraternities who are not fairlv
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represented.
Denial Merger
Because '"the School of Dentis
try council , . has no official
status . . arid the school warrants
the same considerations as are
given the School of Medicine in
the establishment of the Medical
; School court, and since the prob-
merged into one. The court would
be composed of nine members.
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tnree at large from the - dental
school and five from th mtA
schooL On at large member
would be elected from the School
of Public Health.
Mason pointed out that since
the University has shown in-
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ph-losophy, in culture before the
west was even born.' .
"I believe that the west has
"much to learn from the east," he
continued. "Nor is it all a one
way street, for Asia needs the
technological skill, the scientific
and pragmatic industrial knGW-
how on which we in the west
pride ourselves. We ought to give
these and without stint and hin
drance. But we just as deeply,
just as desperately, need the
spiritual insight of the east an
insight to help light " our way
through an uncertain future."
In the field of art, Mr. Green
was most impressed by the in
tensity and beauty of the Kabuki
theater in Japan" and the fevor
and power of the Hindu ballet
and dance drama in India. He
feels that the American . theater
and the theater of the west can
profit greatly and find; much in
spiration from these two forms,
of art.