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PA ID AY, APML li, H7 A6E TWO THE DAILY TAR HEEL Portentous Shadows Of Apathetic Demonstration "Poor Response Causes Retreat and possible complete annihila Postponement" tion. A small but exceedingly omin ous and traiic headline in The Dailv Tar Heel. - The student Qovernment lead ersliij) training retreat , planned lor this weekend at Camp Monroe near I-aurinburg affords an excel lent and seldom-offered oppor tunity for consolidation of forces for the coming year, and an excel lent opportunity for orientation of the newly elected student gov ernment officials. Yet ominous and discouraging shadows are cast upon the loy-H academic, vear's governmental ho rion due to a generaj lack of in terest and enthusiasm. Student government offered the necessary transportation to this 'conclave, but disinterested and apathetic student officials doomed the convocation to postponement C.overnment, throughout the world, the nation, the campus is only as strong as is the interest and enthusiasm of those involved make it. And this initial display looks threateningly portentous. To former student body Presi dent Hob Young, who promulgat ed the retreat proposal, this must assuredly seem a discouraging re buff. To other planners of this re treat which would provide an un deniable and golden opportunity for intercourse and exchange of ideas and plans, this is a blow be low the midriff. Hut we ask that vou redouble your efforts for org anization and participation rather than allow this admirable project to drop. Such apathetic response is a def inite cause for pessimism, but not for defeatism. Laurels And Congrats For Academic Excellence The Daily, Tar Heel offers its most heartycongratulations to Ze ta Heta Tan Fraternity and Delta Delta Delta 'Sorority for demon strated excellence in academics. Delta Delta Delta took top po sition in the' scholastic race Avith an axerage ()! 2.;jl)2. eta Heta Tan registered, the admirable ax erage of 2.,5otrto take top honors among fraternities. """" With 1.00 or an '"A" being the epitome of perfection in academ ics., the overall axerage of these two groups is both laudable and 'commendable. To iho'se cynics who arbitrarily label the University a "party school" wherein-, scholarship'' is .subordinated to n-continual sociaf wiirl. this should afford conx inc- The Daily TdrIeel The official student publication of the Publications Board of the University of North Carolina, where it is published daily except Monday and examination and vacation periods and summer terms. Entered as second class matter in the post office in Chapel Hill. N. C, under the Act of March 8. 1870. Subscription rates: mailed, $4 per year, $2.50 a semes ter: delivered S6 a year, $3.50 a semester. Editor NEIL BASS - Managing Editor .. . ... CLARKE JONES Associate Editor NANCY HILL Sports Editor - BILL KING Nevxv Editor WALT SCHRUNTEK Business Manager JOHN C. WHITAKER Advertising Vahager .1. FRED KATZIN NEWS STAFF Graham Snyder, Edith MacKinnon, Pringle Pipkin, Bob High, Ben Taylor, H. Joost Polak, Patsy Miller, Wally Kuralt, Bill King,, Cur tis Crotty, Sue Atchison. EDIT STAFF Whit Whitfield,, Anthony Wolff, Stan Shaw, Woody Sears. BUSINESS STAFF John Minter, Mari an Ilobeck, Jane Patten, Johnny Whitaker. SPORTS STAFF: Dave Wible, Stu Bird, Ed Rowland, Jim Crownover, Ron Milligan. Subscription Manager Dale Staley Crculation Manager Charlie Holt Staff Photographers Woody Sears, Norman Kantor, Bill Kingv Librarians... Sue Gichner, Marilyn Strum Night News Editor Night Editor Bob High in evidence to the contrary. Special congratulations should be accorded eta Beta Tan for consistant academic excellence. The fraternity has walked off with top scholastic honors among fra ternities for nine of the last 12 semesters. Such achievement is to be high ly laureled. A tip of the typewriter, also, to the second-place fraternity, Sigma Nu, and the second high sorority, Alpha Delta Pi. To thoe fraternities and soror ities which failed to register high ly on the academic -scale, the ac complishments of the winning group -slmu hi - be -added - incentive toward greater endeavor through out the present semester. In this age of emphasized ath letics and extra-curricular whirls, such academic excellence' is a re freshing and comforting change. We laurel these outstanding groups and hope their demon strated scholastic supremacy will afford an inspirational illumina tion for the paths ofNsimilar organizations. A I ip Of The Typewriter A tip of .the editorial derby to Delta Delta Delta Sorority and Zeta Beta Tan Fraternity. The Tri-Deltas took the top spot in the rac e for high academic hon ors vith an average of 2.3.462. Per fect being an "A" or 1.00, the so rority's overall axerage is most laudable. High honors among fraternities went to the Z.B.TVs with' an aver age of 2.5 ",)(. The group has taken top honors among fraternities for six of the past eight semesters. For such distinction, The Daily Tar Heel offers its commendation and most hearty congratulations. To those cynics xvho label us the "Brji-"Washed Generation," we offer this as prooof that an ar bitrarily designated "party school" may excel 1 in academic endeavors also. Sigma Nu Fraternity with an axerage of 2.6103 is to ' be con gratulated also for their close sec ond. Second place honors among sororities laudably went to Alpha Delta Pi Sorority. In this age of emphasized ath letics and extra-curr"icular whirls, such bright spots of academic ex cellence arc refreshing and comforting. Spring, Mores And Valleys Of Shadow Neil Bass The sun shone perpendicular to the earth's axis; ''day and night were equal the world oxer; it was the vernal equinox; Chap el Hill donned the luxuriant robe of spring. ' ' ' -" Politicians buzzed around Graham Memorial like bees at a hive, coeds burst forth in shiny cotton skirts; the sap rose in vegetable and animal; thoughts piroutted around loung ing in the sun, vegetating and rusticating at Hogan's Lake; academics were crowded from minds. All this in Chapel Hill over looking an ancient Triassic Basin. All this in Chapel Hill around which the state's cul tural blood circulates bringing renewed life to sectional organs fron Fraying Pan Shoals to Cling man's Dome. . The University has made tre mendous strides since first stu dent Hinton James made the long trek from Wilmington to Chapel Hill in the twilight of the Eigh teenth Century 1795, since Old East, the first building con structed on a state university campus, was completed in 1793. It has borne witness to high, progressive peaks and low val leys of shadow since that initial enrollment of one. Examples of progressive peakf are development of the Coker Arboretum naturalistic sarden through the hearty endeavor of From The Cornell Daily Sun: W. C. Coker in the early 1900 s 7 Dr. Coker converted a swampy, unsightly area to a bountiful gar den with assistance, at one point, of only one laborer and completion of the Wilson Libra ry in 1929 with original space for over 450,000 volumes. Examples of valleys of shadow in the University's long and' eventful history include the massive drop in enrollment dur ing the Civil War years from 1861-65 it was also during this period that General Sherman boasted of his well-educated horses quartered in the Univers ity Library and the current threatened drop in enrollment if out-of-state tuition is hiked again . for the second time in three years. "Man, Listen To That Beat" 4 L & Qz&k t ----- Pelvic Contortionist Or Ludwig; Trend Toward Howling Or Scowling? It seems something of a shame that the well-known group, variously defined as the '"college (or is that "silent"?) genera tion," "youthful set," and ivy ists," never really got around to appreciating the stupendous capacities of that well-known performer, variously defined as "disrupting," "xtreamy" and turbing." .' '. ' ' 'dis- We are all proud of the long tradition of which the Universi ty may boast from the initial en deavors of Rep. Sam McCorkle who fought for implementation of Article 41 of the state Con stitution in the 1770's and 80's to the present culminated 6,000 plus enrollment. ' , We are also proud of that Art. 41 which asserts: "A school or schools -.shall be established by the leglature. . . . to instruct at low prices." Now a long tradition is threat ened due primarily to the short sightedness of an apparently provincial-minded legislator who wants an, in effect, exclusion act passed by the General Assembly. Already an intellectual migra tion of professors is departing L'il Abner No, we do not refer to Jasha Heifitz, Arturo Toscanini or Fan dibaldini Caracinetti. We refer, with all due humility, to Elivs Presley. Here is a . . . well, "man" ... . who has gained the money and admiration of thousands, who has set whole new patterns in such important sociological areas as dress, guitars, and hair styles. And yet, through it all, he has from the University due to too low salaries. Now the Ross Bill to hike non-Tar Heel tuition $200 imminently threatens to cut off a valuable source of additional faculty and outstanding students. , Again the University enters a valley of shadow from which on ly' alert and liberal-minded leg islators may rescue it'by immed iately killing the Ross Bill. The right of freedom of ingress must be asserted. ' - never captured the real, deep down frenzy of the College Youth. - It comes as little surprise, therefore, to note that a few of the more socially-conscious citi zens of New Haven, Conn. that's where Dartmouth ishave started a campaign which seems to us to have a great future: an "I Like Ludwig" campaign. These noteworthy citizens have founded a National "I Like Lud wig" Club, they have sent out lit tie buttons which let the wear er proclaim his devotion for this Ludwig, and they claim that they have 10,000 adherents. "Identify yourself with civilization," they say. "Join the swing to Ludwig." (Ludwig was a Swing man?) We had, of course, predicted this .movement all along, but we had envisioned it a little differ ently. We know it would come, but we thought that it would be a Trend to Toscanini, or a Move to Mozart, or a Swing to Stradi varius. But the important part is not precisely who is featured in the reaction, but that the re action exists. One thing puzzles us a little, however. Just who is this Lud wig fellow. The Club doesn't say at any point, their face on the button is completely indis tinguishable. (In fact the por trait on the button, though it shows a man in something like 18th century dress, has a face that outdoes Presley: scowling, sexy and sneering.) Try as we might, we have not yet been able to comprehend who this'fellow really is. We remember in history learn ing about some Ludwig Smith and a Miss P. Hontus, and there, was some German reactionary, Martin Ludwig, but we don't see what those two figures have to do with this new movement. There was also a young French man named Jaques Lud who was a famous 17th century wig manu facturer, but even his connection , is dubious. Our anguish at, not knowing the identity of this figure is even greater because we tend to favor new stars on the musical scene. Not that we repudiate this " Mr. Presley not that. But just that we like to see new person alities, coming performers and able musicians. And so we would ask all of you who are erudite and brill iant, perhaps those who frequent the Music Room to solve this plight. Who yea, what is Lud wig? And lest anyone think this a thankless task, we have a good sized button, with a pleasantly scowling face and three cryptic words, "I Like Ludwig," for the lucky person who can help us out. By AS Capp 31r? L.-Xl&j2x U1 I --TH' DAI DLI EST DOELLIST IN ALL PARIS, ( H'L BE '.'V r"i jTTTt ,n ,tt . TO CHALLENGE FOSDICK TO A DUELff A "toORD TA 5 f J-JEST LIKE AH FEARED. 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Knox has operated success fully on both the semester and the quarter system. The quarter system was adopted by the college dur ing the wnr to enable men to accelerate their edu cation program. The f blowing information, taken "from a com plete and ebjective report prepared by Dr. Bum stead, chairman of the psychology department, was issued to the faculty to expedite deliberation oh the topic: Claimed Advantages of Quarter System: Administrative 1. Present-- the possibility rf students entering Knox at three different times each year. 2. Expenses of student can be handled m three rather than two installments. 3. Provides neat and even spacing for three ma jor theatre productions per year. If four were at tempted under the semesfer system, the program of student laboratory productions would be limited. Academic 1. With three quarters, and the possibility of offering a course as 3, 4, or 5 hours, a department has nine different ways of offering a course. A comparable figure for the semester system would be six. 2. The possibility of offering courses more fre quently makes it easier for a. student to mate up deficiencies; the quarter system also permits a change in a student's vocational plans to be reflect ed more rapidly in his enrollment. . 3. The student can lenroll in as many as GO dif ferent courses duringhis college career. 4. Christmas and spring vacations come as na tural breaks at the end of a school unit; end of quarter examinations automatically eliminate the pre-vacation absenteeism of the semester system. 5. The tendency under the quarter system to com press work into a shorter time places great re spoiwibility on the student to plan, organize and carry out his own work. Claimed Disadvantages of Quarter System: Administrative 1. Since the quarter system is used in the minor ity of American colleges, students transferring to or from Knox with less than a full year's credit in a course tend to los-e credit. Most academic records are kept in semester-hour units. 2. During March many companies want to .end representatives to the campus to interview students. For two weeks of this month job placement service must cease because of winter quarter final turns and spring vacation. 3. On transcripts from most other colleges, there is the necessity of translating from semester hours to quarter hours. Academic 1. Most textbooks are planned for a seme.-ter course. 2. If a student in temporarily disabled he mies a greater proportion of class meetings of each course. Claimed. Advantages of Semester System: Administrative 1. Facilitates entrance to and transfer to Knox, since end of first semester coincides approximately with end of term of high schools and most othtT colleges and universities. 2. There would be two periods of enroLLniertt, billing and collection of fees instead of three. 3. The administration of the inter-colleiit 'athletic program would be simplified and made more effective. Academic 1. Most textbooks are planned for semester course. 2. The longer time of the semester provides better "pacing" and a longer period in which U assimilate material. Claimed Disadvantages of Semester System. Administrative 1. We are now on the quarter system. A tluuge to the semester system would occasion much extrJ work for faculty and administration and an x lead ed period of confusion and adjustment. 2. There seems to ibe strong student ftthn- favoring the quarter system. Academic 1. Christmas add spring vacation come m Arti ficial breaks; the after-Christmas period tends f become a review period during which little or t new work is done. There is a problem of absentee ism just before and after vacations. 2. With two semesters and the possibility of of fering a coiuva as 3,4, or 5 hours, a department ha, only six different ways of offering a course. (A comparable figure for the quarter system would nine.) atneses Mauley Springs Most hearty congratulations. The secrecy surrounding operations of the camp us stores is reminiscient of another brand of closed action which eventually erupted in a congre.ionu3 investigation. Shades of Dave Beck?? It is indeed admirable that University professor have spoken up on Rep. L. H. noss's infamous bill to hike out-of-state tuition. Is it possible that leg islators can completely disregard that plans of stu dents and the warnings of faculty? The B" average recorded by the top fraternity m the scholastic race is assuredly a rebuff for those cynics who label the University a "party school" with lighteaing-fast rapidity.