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PAGE 2 THE DAILY TAR H2EL, THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1952 by Joe Raff by John Clews 1 The official student publication of the Publications Board of the Univer- fty of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where it is published daily, except Mon lay. examination and vacation periods, and during the official summer terms Entered as second class matter at the post office in Chapel Hill. N. C, under the act of March 3. 1879 Subscription rates: mailed $4 per year, 1.50 per quarter; delivered, $5 and $2.25 per quarter. . Editor Managing - Editor Business Manager Sports Editor News Editor.. Jody Levey Society Editor., Deenie Schoeppe Assoc. Ed. Bev Baylor Associate Editor....... Sue Burress Adv. Mgr. -Vallace Pridgen News Staff Grady Elmore, Bob Slough. John Jamison. Janie Bugg. Ruth Hincks. Betty Ann Kirby, Sandy Smith, Peggy Jean Goode. Jerry Reece. " , , ; i- , Sports Staff Ed Starnes, Martin Jordan, Carrier. Editor: Few things would prompt me to write a letter to the Editor (no personal feelings involved, Barry) but one such matter has bothered me so that I seek satis faction through this medium. The momentous problem con cerns the Merchants Association of Chapel Hill, and more specifi cally their-part in the issue of Saturday classes. Perhaps your policy is to let "sleeping dogs lie" in the hope that it will "fade away.' (If it fades away to the tune that our illsutrious General MacArthur did, we might as" well set our alarm for the bugle call at seven on Sa turday mornings.) In the first few hours of my arrival at Carolina a few "wise ones" gave me the word on the drinking rule. They informed me that coeds could not drink in the fraternity houses because the Merchants Association of Chapel Hill applied so much pressure upon the administra tion that they were afraid to abolish the rule. The Merchants Association didn't want drink ing in the fraternity houses be cause it would take business away from them. I also understood that this as scoiation rose up in wrath at the proposition of free, movies for the student body sponsored by Graham Memorial. Some say this group of business men even set the time of our exams. The authority and validity of these gems of information I can not vouch for. They do seem to hold some weight with a good portion of students on our cam pus though. And now in the final hours , of my year at Carolina I face more rumors about the Mer chants Association. Thee come at me from all sides and touch the problem most dear to my heart Saturday classes. I have Jaeen led to believe that the Merchants Association has rear ed its ugly head again and is hi the same vein, applying, pres sure upon the administration to push through ! Saturday classes in order to : keep :students here on weekends. 4 : It seems rather .-unlikely to me that such; a 'group should weiid so muchflinfluence 'and power over piirf activities. One could hardly imagine the" town of New Ha ven: dictating lb' Yale when and how "they 'should run their;; affairs so why should shopkeepers of Chapel ' Hill exert such power? If they do, the weakness in our adminis tration should "be taken care of ifjnot, now is the opportunity for i them to prove themselves innocent. And if innocent " are the ,'j.Ierchants, .why are Satur day classes being contemplated?' Express - Yourself .BARRY FARBER ROLFE NEILL JIM SCHENCK BIFF ROBERTS Lit. Ed. ' ;, Joe Raff ;...F. W. White .Carolyn Reichard .Donald Hogg . Tom Peacock Natl. Adv. Mgr-. Sub. Mgr . Circ. Mgr. Assoc. Sports Ed. Vardy Buckalew, Paul Cheney, Buddy As the "mass exodus" theory has been tackled and refuted I hope the Daily Tar Heel will try to answer this theory and clear up the matter. Barbara Reed Secretary of the Merchants Association, Mildred Cartee, says: ''At no time during my three and a half years with the Merchants' Association has the issue of Saturday classes been discussed. The power of the Association appears to be ex aggerated out of all proportions by certain members of the stu dent body. Actually, the Mer chants', Association has very little power. We are only in terested in merchant's affairs and ethical business practices. The accusations levelled at the Merchants Association in the above letter are eminently and amusingly divorced from reali ty." Editor Dear Miss andor Mr. B. B.: May I take exception to your editorial andor sentiment that students participating' in the dorm and or sorority raid should bow their heads andor chastise themselves. The exhibition was probably ; one of the few extra-ourricula (. andor volitional activities" that many have participated in. It is good andor encouraging to. see the protoplasm at least quiver. It is better to do some thing that is misdirected andor superflous than nothing at all. Perhaps there is hope that the mass, once in motion, might move in the right direction in the confusion andor novelty. Name Withheld by Request Pre-Flight Anniversary Is Tomorrow The 10th anniversary of the commissioning of the Pre-Flight School at the University will be celebrated tomorrow and con tinue through noon Saturday. . . . Dr. Oliver K.' Cornwell, chair man of the Department of Phy sical Education and Athletics, is in charge of the program: Assists ing Dr. Cornwell is Commodore O. O. (Scrappy) Kessing who was the first commanding officer of the school. ' Activities will include an in formal reception- tomorrow, after noon at "the Country' Club,- a -dinner at 7:30 at the Carolina Inn, a memorial service at 11 a. m. Saturday at Kessing outdoor pool and a luncheon in the Morehctad . Building at 12:30 Saturday. . Riff . v . By Raff It was after midnight and a group of Carolina students were returning to Chapel Hlfl from Durham. It .had been misty all week and aside from not having good visibility for driving the roads were damp and slippery. The boys vgere singing and jovial coming into town, but this was soon to be changed. From another part of Chapel Kill somewhere near the gym another bunch of boys was heading toward town to get, a bite to eat. They were coming down Raleigh Street at a faster than usual rate because it was ' late and since there were no cars about, they felt they had somewhat . of a right-away. The boys coming in from Durham along Franklin Street saw the amber light flick on and off. The light was not red so the driver "thought he could take preference over cars coming along Raleigh Street. This, how ever, was also the case with the boys driving down Raleigh Street as the flicker light was amber for them too. It is need less to say what the rest of the story could have been dark night, poor visibility, and slip pery roads. This narrative did not take place, but what is to keep it from taking place soon to you or to some of your friends? The light at the corner of Franklin and Raleigh is not the only one in town which flickers amber on all four sides. The light at the corner of Cameron Avenue and Raleigh Street is the same way. It always seems like there has to first be an accident before the city engineers put their heads together and make a few life saving improvements in the lay out of a town. I have there fore provided, that primary ne cessity, for action and I hope that their response is immediate. Per haps there are other lights in town ; which are the flickering "'Forever Amber" type. I have only seen the ones in the Ral eigh Street district. If there are others they certainly need cor rection. Grant me a steady hand and watchful eye ' That no man will be hurt when I pass by. i; t : - - Give me a sturdy will while ... driving, . , 4f To refrain from alcohol of any , kind . v . ; . , , ' . Which will distort my vision and bqfQgjmy.mind. Thou gave "us life ahd I pray . no act of mine Will take away or mar that gift of Thine. ' 1 . ; Shelter those, Dear Lord,, who bear me .company ; From the evils of fire and all ; calamity, i -Teach me to use my car for others" need , v Kor miss through love -of speed : the beauties of The world That thus I may with joy and; courtesy go on my way. Lt,-. Commander A. E. Mennell, u.s.n. '.v...- . . .; Motorist's .Prayer Knew In yesterday's . installment Clews told how Oatis was de nounced by the Czech commu nists for "intimidating progres sive Americans" and was ex pelled from the International Student Congress. I returend to England after the Congress and the, next thing I saw was Bill Oatis had not had his credentials renewed by the Czechs when they were due in September. In January, 1951, I was in Prague again. During that period Oatis had lived in Prague as a private citizen, although he knew he was no longer persona grata with the authorities. In Jan uary, just before I arrived, his credentials were mysteriously renewed. I was there again the follow ing April and happened to bump into Bill. By a concidence I found we were both on the same floor of the Ambassadors Hotel W. M. The Tempest Shakespeare's The Tempest was given the .first of three scheduled performances by the Carolina Playmakers on Friday evening in the Forest Theater. The production is colorf uF and imaginative as well as ' unified and coherent. 'The atmosphere created by the play is, conse quently, vivid, fanciful and per vasive. An impressionistic production sacrifices variety for- comfor mity and congruity of effect. Unity of color, sound and move ment are achieved in The Tem pest only be endangering the structure, which is compounded of contrasts, of idyllic romance, of realistic and comic intrigue. The beauty and magic of the Prospero - Mirando - Ferdinand scenes certainly do determine the complexion of the piece, but Prospero's humanity finally pre vails over his magic. His renun ciation of his. art is wisely re cognized by transferring to the end of the play the speech be ginning "Our revels nqw are ended." The plotting of Sebastian and Antonio is, perhaps, the "most ineffective element in the Play makers' performance. The low' comedy scenes are amusing, but it is somewhat disturbing 'to watch a Caliban converted info a kind of reptilian counterpart of Ariel. He may be fishlike, in bad odor, but he also wears 'a ''gaberdine" under, which Tnn-: culo ; may creep, a costume i" es sential to the four-legged mons ter -scene. Edgar Daniels' cbsK tume and movement made Cali ban a nervous version of the f fog foofman in Through ihe Looking Glass. , W ; ' ' John Miller plays; Prospero with dignity . and, : careful pHq j jection, seldom succuifibing j tb j the; temptation to declaim His magnificent speeches. ; Miranda; ! is -beautifully realized; la j; S&ra- vetlei Trotter, who defers fait! her lines with clear understand ing. Virginia Young is enchant ing and sprightly as Ariel; one WQuld perhaps wish to hearthe. , famous lyrics sung, j-ather , than? i rCdi'ted, biit'consisteWcy Is 5gained by using a musical background Bill Oatis on the Vaclavske Namesti (Wenceslaus Square.) This was on the evening of Wednesday, April 18. The fol- visit from certain gentlemen and that night marked his move to lowing Monday Bill received a the somewhat less sumptions confines of the Pankrac prison. The rest is history. But why did Oatis not leave Czechoslo vakia back in September? (When - it became obvicjus the Czech ...authorities'' were deliberately maneuvering to trap him in a . "squeeze play.") Why didn't he take notice of the red light ... when it was blinding everyone else? If he had done this, then there would probably have never been an Oatis Trial. The remainder of this series by John Clews, personal friend and associate of Bill Oatis, will not arrive from London in time for spring publication. Future . installments will be made avail able to the Associated Press and possibly recapitulated next fall. Peterson entirely in one style. The masque scene is remark ably successful. It is a set piece, resembling both Jonson's mas ques and Spenser's eclogues, and is decorative but irrelevant by modern standards. Louisa Cart ledge, Jean Hillman and Janet Green speak and dance it with exceptional poise and grace. Robert Thomas and Lloyd Borstelmann are lustily comic as Trinculo and Stephano; John Bonitz makes Ferdinand a hand some consort to Miranda. Both the costumea & sets contribute handsomely total effect of the play, which is glittering, elegant and stately. Off Campus Hal Boyle, New York cor respondent' for the Associated Press thinks the "nation-wide rash of raids by college boys on coed dormitories strikes a cheerful zany, note in a mad and angry world." . Boyle says "college boys have to erupt sometimes" and ". . . it might lighten up the international tension if world leaders and . diplomats would quit- making faces back and forth and join . in a bit of in nocent skylarking."" University Women WiH Meet Today Tlie ' Chapel Hill branch of the American Association of .Univer sity: jWomen will- hold its annual meeiing. at ! 5;30 ;pim. today .'at the home; oi Mis.- Bruce Strovd ; '. i ; AIT ; members fiije requested: .to jiotifyi Hyf j fQerijJc i Rl lbiiiiy,; j604rjciqoiiaye :sU.ft'$ : iit jie'r f or; aiot: thdy? will 'ittrjeth r I . H ; i I . - ? Truman, wili entertain the dele gations and the State Department will hold a special session for in ternational relations chairmen of the yarioug chapters; ' Dr. Guion JbhHsbn HSf Chapel Hill; first vice preslderit 3 of trle stat'e i association, will represent thev Ideal ;b ranch, f : I ; jjeig.3i?S io .xnej regional -jne,ei-
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