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The following is reprinted from The Daily Tar Heel, May
13, 1949, on the occasion of the presentation of the Morehead
Planetarium. ' - m -
To that old correspondence file, we add the following note:
May 12, 1949
' Chapel Hill, N. C.
Dear Uncle John, -
We got your present Tuesday and we don't know how to
thank you enough for it. We've never had anything like it
before, and it's making quite a hit here in town. We've had
friends and kinf oiks over to the house we haven't seen in
ears.
, Of course, the neighbors have known it was coming, and
some of them couldn't see much sense in it they wanted, to
know what use it was and how we-re going to keep it dusted
and all, but now they've seen it, they're crazy about it. And
that sure is a nice fellow you got down here from Philadelphia
to show us how to run it we get along with him fine.
It's a wonderful present, anyhow, and after some of the
shine wears off, it'll look like it's always been here. Thanks
again, Uncle John, it sure is a pretty thing, and we appre
ciate it. "
Love,
The Family
To that old correspondence file, we add the following note:
February 6, 1952
Chapel Hill, N. C.
Dear Uncle John,
We are still enjoying the gift you sent us a while back.
The man you sent down from Philadelphia to work it at first
was a big hit with all the family. After he left, we got a nice
young man to come over to the house and operate it for us,
and everybody likes him too.
For, a while we kept it out in the middle of everything
where all the visitors could admire it, but Uncle Dee, (you
know how he is) took it over and no one else had much of a
crack at it for a while.
Then it seemed to get in the way and all, and we put it up
on the shelf. Everyone got so used to having it around that
we didn't even miss the sylvan scene that used to be there.
The neighbors' kids still come in and admire it, more than
any of the other knickknacks around, but no one else drops
In anymore. You know how our house is, Uncle John, there
are so many things we really need and all. Wonder if you
have any advice about how we can make more use of your
expensive and lovely gift of 1949?
Love,
The Family
P.S. We're still grateful for the music box, too.
Rameses
It's amazing how difficult it
Is to find such necessary things
as garden rakes around this
.University. Got one today with
about six yards of red tape
hanging on the handle but I
had to sweat blood.
. It all started at the beginning
of the quarter. It snowed on
Sunday afternoon and I had;
a some kinda .hot date in Ral
eigh. We hopped into a friend's,
car but the snow had covered I
the rear windshield. I; hopped -out
again, scooped it off and
made the first snow ball of the
season (always a thrill)' 1
heaved back and threw the
snowball across the parking lotj
at Alexander dorm and then as
noisy "tingle, tingle" registered;
thru the gale. "Snow balls don't;
usually tingl e," : says I. What
does? Metal! Ring! Ouch, my
class ring, two' weeks old and
urphanated already.
The blizzard prevented a
thorough search and this babe
ia Raleigh kept beckoning. I
ut out. Come back next after
Xicon to find that the snow had
03 ne and my ring too.
lUl my afternoons are full up
Editor-in-ctiief
"Managing Editor
News Editor
. Sports Editor
Society Editor
.Feature Editor
Mary Nell Boddie
Jody Levey .
Joe Raff
Literary Editor
Associate Editor
Associate Editor
Beverly Baylor
Sue Burress
Ed Starnes ; Assoc. Sports Editor
Nancy Burgess Assoc. Society Editor
i Ruff in Woody Photographer
By Rollo Taylor
except Wednesdays so every
week I use that free time to -grope
into the underbrush down
there with a hope that springs
eternal within this human breast.
So today I decided to mech
anize. Went to the building de
, partment all full of adolescent
glee over utilizing tools to aid
in my safari. Asked the secre
taryyfirst. Nope. Went over her
head to somebody else, who
asked someone else, who had to
get it officially approved by
another guy. Then I got a lec
ture on how Gov. Scott dis
approved of such goings on. I
promised , to 'write a thank-you
note to Kerr and they let. me
have it. . .,
Back to Alexander parking
lot feeling like I got the spring
plowing to do. I grubbed for
about two hours but did noth
ing but landscape the area. Two
acres were raked clean of leaves,
broken bottles and sardine cans.
One more was completely re
distributed and the gravel in
the drainage ditch was smoothed
over for effect. No ring.
Oh, hell, it was too big any-
Glenn Harden .
Bruce Melton
David Buckner
Bill Peacock
Madam Editor:
In reply to your editorial of
February 6, the , undersigned,
who are members of the Plan
etarium staff wish to refute cer
tain statements made in that is
sue of the Tar Heel. It is our
most earnest intqnt to present
"both" sides of the picture
something your editorial seem
ingly overlooked.
The Planetarium a playtoy for
University bigwigs? Where
would you suggest University
officials entertain prominent vis
iting friends of the University?
Consider that these people have
endowed scholarships and other
wise aided in the promotion of
the Greater University. Also
consider that Graham Memorial ,
provides student meetings facil
ities. In the past as how, the
Morehead Building has provided .
facilities for student functions
when needed.
The Planetarium a focal point
for visits to the campus by North
Carolina school children? Again,
where do you suggest Harry's?
What's wrong with providing fa
cilities for educating and -entertaining
the school - children of
North Carolina? In addition
it should be remembered that
these school children are poten
tial Carolina students. Also, the
Planetarium attracts visitors not
only from this area, but from
all the surrounding states and
helps advertise North Carolina
as the most advanced, culturally,
of the Southern states, Virginia
not excepted.
But perhaps you think we di
gress, because you seem to feel
rather emphatically that the
Planetarium is failing to serve
the town, University and state.
You claim this failure is due to:
1) "No attempt made to at
tract scholars by programs above
the third grade level." We
question your ability to decide
upon the level to which the pro
grams are directed and wonder
what standards you used for
this estimation. We question
any such generalization. As a
matter of fact the astronomical
principles demonstrated in the
school shpws are very much the
same as those demonstrated for
the General College astronomy
laboratory sessions, except
that an attempt is made to sim
plify the ' terminology and in
general make the demonstra
tions easier to grasp when play
ing to audiences of children. A
college student that compre
hends all the material brought
out in a Planetarium demon-
" stration is to be congratulated.
We suggest he or she enroll in
an astronomy course, (in which
the instrument is employed for
the laboratories) to further am
plify a very high degree of na
tive intelligence. One of last
fall's demonstrations, "Music of
the Spheres" was not well re
ceived because the findings and
theories of Kepler, Tycho Bahe,
Copernicus, Ptolemy, and others,
went over the heads of the pub
lic. '
2) "Cultural opportunities not
'brought to the attention of the
campus". The Planetarium at
tractions are advertised daily in
the Tar Heel and Durham and
Raleigh newspapers; posters are
placed in downtown windows,
and other conspicuous places.
The Knapp collection, on dis
play in the Planetarium, re
ceived a six column feature in
the New York Times as well as
most North Carolina newspap
ers. 3) "Cultural opportunities
which could be offered are not
offered". What cultural oppor
tunities in particular? This point
is just another generalized
statement which must, to be of
any significance, be accompan
ied by constructive suggestions,
which we fail to find in your
editorial.
The Morehead Building was a
gift to the state, the University,
and the people at large. The
yearly schedule of shows is in
dicative of an attempt to reach
out to all these beneficiaries.
Last year two religious presen
tations, three or four dramatic
productions, and a wide range
of more intellectually inclined
shows were presented. Some
single performances played to
houses of four, eight, and 16
people, as you were eager to
point out. Other single perform
ances played to houses of 500.
We suggest that you re-examine
your causal factors for the
Planetarium's "failure" to ful
fill its function. We challenge
you to publish another editorial
after you examine our argu
ments, providing you have some
constructive suggestions to of
fer. The question of what is
wrong with the Planetarium
yet remains unanswered, don't
you think?
Jim Smith '
Bill Hoed
Editors Notes
, We do indeed. Editor
Open Letter io The Honorable
Henry Bowers, president of the
Student Body:
Your Excellency?
For many months now I have
listened patiently to the rav
ings of you and your political
and non-political cohorts on the
subject of non-segregation of
negroes at the University cf
North Carolina and other south
ern institutions. Likewise for
many months my ears and peace
of mind have been beat to a
pulp by a bombardment of
similar propaganda insuing forth
from the religious groups, negro
groups,' communist groups, fas
cist groups, Dialectic and Phil
anthropic senates and societies,
etc. Minority groups, posing as
majority groups, loudly and
proudly carry the banner of non
segregation across our campus.
I have never been consulted by
any of these groups; and yet
these self-appointed Voces
Populi are constantly threaten
ing University officials with the
"Sword of the Majority." Should
they fail to comply with the
majority's wishes. (You Mister
President, were elected to carry
out the wishes of the student
body. What measures have you
taken to ascertain what their
wishes may be?)
Furthermore, all the argu
ments thus far expanded by you,
the supporters of non-segregation,
have been based soley on
the moral issue, i.e., is segrega
tion right or wrong. It would
indeed be fortunate if all of
mankind's many problems could
be solved on that basis. Un
fortunately, however, such is
; not the case. I am willing to end
all arguments on this question
by admitting that morally segre
gation is wrong. However, as I.
have said, the problems of thq
world cannot be solved by pious
; and idealistic daydreamers.
Most' of us will readily admit
that excessive drinking is mor
ally wrong. Yet prohibition is
not the answer, though prob
ably it is morally right. Like
wise poverty is neither morally
right nor is it just. Yet com
munism isnot the j answer; PrcU
hibition and communism fail
because of the human element
and neither will succeed because
of human reaction. In dealing
with the problems of humanity
one must not forget and ignore
humanity itself. In dealing with
segregation one must not forget
that the average Southerner is
predjudiced toward the average
Negro.
Forcing the will of. the sup
posed unpredjudiced Yankee (or
more properly the will of the
unprincipled politician) down
the already irritated throat of
the admittedly predjudiced
Southerner can -only cause
trouble for the white Souther
ner, true, but principally for the
Negro.
A. J. Garvelle
Dear Mr. Rollo Taylor
If ever the devil was born
with a pair of ears it was you.
As I was thumbing through the
pages (all two of them) -of Wed
nesday's Tar Heel, I noticed a
column entitled Rameses. Now
this title should be enough to
interest any Carolina man and
so I proceeded to devour eagerly
the contents of this column as
I do any other readable material
that by chance I might find in
the Tar Heelr About half way
through I lost-my appetite and
let the furnace devour the other
half. From the roars coming from
the furnace I am sure that it
found your Column quite humo
rous. Humorous indeed . . the
work of a mad man!!
May I quote you? Thank you.
I quote, "then some scrounge
like Johnny Ray or Frankie
Lane has to come along and set
music back two thousand years."
Because these two artists ex
press their feelings through
music in a way that only a true
music lover can understand and
appreciate, you associate them
with the word scrounge. God
Save The Tar Heel!!! To con
demn these two artists who
have a style all their own is io
- condemn any1 other artist with
a particular style in his or her
singing. I might name a few.
June Christy bopping "How
High trie Moon," Louis Arm
strong with "I Get Ideas," Ella
Fitzgerald with "Smooth-bailing."
Are each of these artists
scrounges because they do not
sing nice and peaceful as you so
aptly put it? I think not!!!
Mr. Taylor, your statement
and I quote, "I ain't an expert
on nothing nohow about music,"
should prove a serious contender
for the understatement of the
year. You may write of football,
canasta, or even a running com
mentary on a "six day bike race"
but leave music to those few
who appreciate and understand
the meaning of the word itself. ;
Ronny Levin
;Off Campus -
LOS ANGELES People have
.more interest in local ; "affairs
than in national and international
: events, says Loren Hays', general
manager of the Home-Towh Daily
.'Newspapers of the West v ' 5 v
He said readership studies
among 25 western daily news
papers of circulations, ranging
from 3,500 to 35,000 bear this out.
"Local columns of comment and
chatter consistently outpull the
x syndicated Washington column
ists," Hays told an Advertising
jClub meeting. "The latter seldom
jexceed 25 per cent . readership,
s while many instances of 60 and 70
iper cent readership on local
columns have been found." JG