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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 57, 1M7
ODES ON MUSIC:
Halitosis And Non-Greeks: sjazzThe
Myths Of Ostracis nn . . . Unknown
I he I'niursitv campus is ctii
lcntlv iinlcri;oiii!jj the madcap o
sonnity rushing and pic-lratci nity
li is. l cotusc, timing tlm
period thai all manner oi propa
ganda is disseminated concerning
llie iwcessitN nl Creek alliliation
to insure t i.il acceptance anions
the vnimgcr set of I niv ei sity-ites.
we be iconoclastic lor a
moment This is a myth an icon
ninth should he shattetetl.
I he lacts:
(i) An cm cediuyjy large ninii
hei ol prominent student ovcrn
meiit ollitiaU and leaders in all
phases o campus lile aie inde
pendent. ( Inde pendent e may have its
dt linite advantages. I . The stu
dent liod president two eais ao
.is elected, lot all prat tit al rea
sons, because he prondlv sported
the label:
"Intlejrendent of all parties, fac
tions, and setts." This is not to
say that the imriad of functions
appurtenant to Greek life are not
advantageous.
1 1 1 1 we would like to impres.
the fact upon freshmen and trans
fers that independent campus life
docs not lead to sot ial ostracism.
There is a valuable communion
anions fraternity brotherhoods
and sorority sisterhoods.
Iut independent campus life af
fords its advantages also.
Arrive at vour own decision
without being afraid that non
Greek alliliation will make yon a
walking halitosis about which:
"I-ven vour best friends won't
tell von.'
' Tain t so.
McG
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Opportunity To Serve:
Moppet Needs Help . . .
(.laham Mcinoii.il Student l'u
has been tailed the campus
laugctl moppet.
Assiiiedlv it is inadequate to
lil! the m t (Is ret teation al and
(l i a t in 1 it ul.u-of a 7,000 plus
student bodv.
Km the Attivitits Hoard
t out aeotislv and admirably snug
gles lorth mulct the direction of
I'ltsidciit Henny Thomas.
liMAH is tun cui lv waging a
campaign to fill vat ions chaitmen
.ships I'ihu Committee, Calendar
Committee. Reception Committee
and so forth.
It affords enterprising students
an excellent opportunity to serve
the overall campus community.
The Dailv Tar Heel urges that
students tlevote their extra-curricular
time to this exceedingly
worth-while and necessary function.
Gut-Shaker Of The Year:
Enrollment Tailspins . . .
" I he ci spiing and toot of
ltou'si and ilue lie in the leliti
t ol righting on ;i(l t ti atioii."
I'ltitalt h.
.Nomination for the ignomini
ous title. 'I. on Wow ol the Year:'
The distlostue that ficshinau
t uiollmt nt is down bv a total ol
7 Ntudcnts.
dvotales ol a pi it eless Amcri
t 111 hctitage education lor the
m.iuv have been handed a gut
shakinu blow below the parallel
ol pi oi ietv.
And we jus! won't buv the pl.tti-
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BUSINESS STAFF Walker Btunton.
Lewis I5uh.
Hides handetl out bv Director ol
Admissions Ro Atmotrong as ex-
uses lot tlie decline.
Director Armstrong attributed
the startling decline in freshman
enrollment to:
fij hit teased interest in techno
logical studies.
d') Rise in the cost of liv ing.
(',) Poor ciops in Noith Caro
lina. It seems obvious to us that
since heshman cinolhncnt is inun
dating the tampi ol other liberal
aits institutions there must be
auotber mne subtle reason be
hind the tail-spinning decline.
This reason, we contend, is
ov er -emphasis on tcstrictive t n
tiante examinations antl ictpiire
meiits. Amciica. as we know and love
it without waving the hioodv
Aineiicau Legion flag of patrio
tismhas prospered piimarilv due
to the American etlucational sys
(cm education for the many at
public expense.
Iltie al the I'niversity, stillling
entranee 1 etpiit ements and exam
inations weie instituted to pre
vent, we tontend. the eiitraiue of
Negroes.
Now the noose of icstiictiou has
been tightenetl around the necks
of whites as well. And the I'nivet
sitv's ptimary fort e its student
enrollment is gasping and rasping
lot bieath.
1 ai ilities should be int a eased to
accomodate the. rising enrollment.
Noith Carolina and the nation's
youth should not be denied edit-
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cation. ti option
Sea Islanders
Deplore Feds
EPITOKIAL STAFF Whit Whitfield.
SPORTS STAFF Dave Wilde, Jim
Crownover.
Circulation Manager
Piool Header
liom Sea Island in the heart
of Tahnadgcland tomes an an
nouncement bv Southern govern
ors that they "deplore" the use of
federal troops to handle the Little
Rot kv liasco.
We, like many others, deplore
having to witness the letleral
SID SIIUFORI) handling of what we feel is states'
business.
Wit we feel, in light of the ab
solute necessity to prevent sacking
of letleral laws, (ioofer, pardon,
("oiler Ike's action was 'justified.
Perhaps Southern governors
ought to "deplore" and officially
MAN LEY SPRINGS censor Oaik Oival's invitation to
Staff Photographer BILL KING
Asst. Spts. Editor I) AVE W1DLE
Night Kditor MANLEY SPRINGS
Soldier?
By Grayson Mills
It was bizarre atmosphere, but
then you hear Dixieland in unique
places these days.
A bunch of boozed big wigs from
Occidental Life Insurance were
throwing their annual dance, and
had chosen the luxurious confines
of the Disneyland Hotel in Ana
heim, California for their revelry.
In addition, the Oxidentals pulled
an unprecedented move in tin
area by hiring ihe world famous
Firehouse Five Plus Two to pro
vide . their music. The smoke
eating crew, it was unanimously
decided, was doing a great job
and, as . one guy punned. "Were
alarmingly good."
I was, in this crowd, sneaking
in univited, and playing the role
of an aspiring insurance salesman,
while attempting to corner the
group's highest-class musician,
soprano saxist George Probert and
interrogate him for opinions on
where Dixieland is heading.
, Today, . Dixie is betl.r than
ever. It, like everything else, has
Ml the pangs of progress antl has
been ( fortified by improved mod
ern technique and more thorough
knowledge of the odumiuous pos
sible chord combinations unknown
in the time of Baby Dodd and Bix
Beiderbeck. Yet in spite of this.
Dixieland goes over wth the pub
lic like .John Dillinger at Fort
Knox, and things are getting
worse.
Puffing pensively on his Marl
boro. George listened intently as
I asked, "Why does Dixie go over
like a lead balloon with the
masses?" Probert replied, "Poor
distribution for one tiling," he
said, "and not enough disc jockey
play for another. Dixieland is the
unknown soldier of the music
world!"
The weigh: of these words is
dark indeed for that dying race,
the traditional jazz fan.
For this horrendous negligence
makes it conceivable tluvt wtihin
our lifetime. Dixieland could very
easily slip gradually away, and all
that will remain will be records,
great memories antl regret that
something wasn't done.
I have heard young supporters
ridiculed and -made subject to
hideous laughter, bee a 11 see their
taste in jazz wasn't "up-to-date."
And often the weaker of these
non-conformists tragically for
sakes his principles to join the
pack and root for the music of
Antarctica. Those who refuse to
be swayed by vogues remain in
silence, listening, buying, enjoy
ing their kind of music.
I wastold by Kid On. the father
of jazz trombone, and still swing
ing at 70, that a love of Dixie is
something that, takes years to
develop. "Often." he said, "they
don't join us 'till they're 25 or
30." He made the point that he.
Louie. Turk Murphy, Hob Scobey.
and Wilbur Debaris. are still
packing them in, and I pointed
out that they ought to be since
you can count the number of
tlixie spots 011 three or four hands,
and there are still enough die-hards
and curious souls to fill them.
Even in New Orleans, Dixie joints
arc folding like a skeleton.
L'lL ABNER
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FROM THE CONNECTICUT DAILY CAMPUS:
Asiatic Influenza Takes Wild-Fire
Toll: No Cause For Mass Hysteria
The university's dec ision to offer
free influenza vaccine inoculations
to students is an excellent move,
particularly considering the ra
pidly mounting number of Ameri
cans coming down with the dis
ease. Just Friday the United Press
reported that over 100.000 Ameri
cans had contracted the flu. Up to
Saturday 15 deaths had been re
ported from the disease in this
country. The University of Colora
do admitted that at least 550 stu
dents there had "acute respiratory
infections."
England has already been hit
hard by the flu, with hundreds of
thousands of Britons stricken.
Many schools and industries have
been forced to close. Mississippi
so far lias reported over 20,000
cases of the disease.
It is evident that the disease
is going to 111 the United States
very badly, and it is encouraging
to see that the University of Con
necticut is going to do something
before it hits Storrs.
Up until Friday there had been
8( cases of influenza reported in
Connecticut. The stale Depart
ment of Health admits that the
disease will hit Connecticut that
it is just a question of when it
will hit with full force.
Certainly the university would
be an easy target normally. Stu
dents come from all over the
stale, with many from other
states. and some even from other
countries. The students live in
dormitories, where" they are in
constant contact with 'many other
students, and they attend class,
where they are near .more poten
tial "carriers." The influenza
could rapidly reach epidemic prop
ortions at the school, and the in
firmary could not begin to take
care of the number of students
that undoubtedly would come
down with the disease.
One shot provides immuniza
tion in 70 per cent of the cases,
but persons allergic to eggs, or
persons with asthma or hay fever
will be ineligible. Key personnel
will be inoculated when the vac
cine arrives, and then students
will be treated. The Connecticut
Department of Health is supply
ing the vaccine at cost, accord
ing to Dr. Franklin M. Goodchild.
the university's Director of Division
of Health Service and the Univer
sity Physician, but when the vac
cine will arrive is not known yet.
Dr. Goodchild expects the vaccine
within the next few days.
Alter the excitement over influ
enza has quieted down, a sub
ject equally worthy of considera
tion by the infirmary and the ad
ministration would be polio shots.
For something as valuable as
these vaccinations it would be a
shame if nothing could be worked
ot;t so that Uconn students could
be inoculated against this always
threatening disease. Campus serv
ice groups said last jrear that they
would be willing to help admins
ter the shots, and the infirmary's
facilities could be used. Can'l red
tape be cut for something as im
portant as this?
The university will be perform
ing a fine service when it in
oculates students against the As
ian flu. Why not expand this ser
vice later to include students in
oculations, at cost, against crip
pling polio?
NOTE ON US HISTORY
It is a mistake for the US to
pretend, as we sometimes do.
that we have never aimed at
"territorial aggrandizement" or
encroached on the property of
our neighbors. There are people
who do believe this, but anyone
who has read our history knows
that it is not true, and that our
acts of intervention and aggres
sion have invariably provoked bit
ter protests from Americans who
believed in our declared ideal.
The fact, of course, is that the
US like any expanding political
organism has taken what was use
ful to it by such means as came
to hand. Edmund Wilson.
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READERS' REPOSITORY:
Sundry Remarks
Upon A Myriad
INTEGRATION OR VICE VERSA:
Editor:
No one in the South with access to a medium 0!
mass communication has been spared the details
of the ugly mess in Little Rock. Once again the
Southern States and the Federal Government have
met head-on, this time in the most dangerous clash
since the War Between the States. States' Rights
controversy has ceased to be a contest of oratory
and legislation and has become a battle of bayonets,
clubs and rifles.
Not only has President Eisenhower set a danger
ous precedent by stripping Arkansas of its authori
ty and its militia, he has created a situation in
which every state in the South is forced to take
action in order to maintain its soverignty and dig
nity. .
Nine Negroes attended classes at Central High
School Wednesday. The immediate cost was a bay
onet nicked arm and a clubbing. What will be the
eventual cost? How many more "Little Rocks" will
there be before the South is reduced to a voicele-
occupied territory by the bloody iron fist of the
Federal Government or another disasterous War
Between the States breaks cut?
Is there another answer to the problem? U
there a peaceful means by which advocates of in
tegration can be convinced that the greatest major
ity of Southern people hold no malice for the Negro
wish to see him obtain a fair and equal education,
but do not desire to mingle with him? Most intepra
tionists seem to hold the opinion that if the Fed
eral Government shows its power in a few places
and Negroes are forced into white schools, that
whites will accept this and all troubles will end.
This is erroneous and no amount of wishing will
make it so.
Unless the Federal Government and supporters
of immediate integration accept this third alterna
tive, and in the near future, the United States will
be split asunder by a calamity greater than any the
Communist World could produce.
It is time for the soldiers at Little Rock to re
turn to their camps, the Negro students to return
to their former school, and the angry mobs to re
turn to their homes. The attendance of nine Neg
roes at Central High School is not worth sacrificing
a peaceful United States, a United States made
strong and kept strong by state and federal co
operation. Call off your dogs Mr. Eisenhower and the
NAACP, before your kennel burns down around
you!
PAUL RULE
MORE VICE VERSA:
Editor:
Integration, what is it? What does it mean?
For some little time now I've heard integra
tion, segregation, rights, Civil Rights, etc. until
it's running out of my ears.
I haven't made a detailed study of the situation,
nor am I completely sold one way or the other.
The main thing I see, and the thing that keeps
popping into my mind, is that the very point is
being missed by everyone, or at least the people
in control of the rules.
Let's see. what is it? Oh, yes. this thing of
RIGHTS: I keep hearing that ail men are created
equal, well maybe so, if this could be proved it
might simplify things. Well, back to rights, whose
rights? This is what I want to know: it seems to
me that while one group is being given so many
rights, others are being deprived of them. If every
body is so damn equal, then let everybody have a
say. I seem to remember reading about a little in
cident a few years back concerning a tea party,
let's see, Oh! yeah, something about representa
tion. Where is all this voting power? Why. all A
once is a complete people forced to abide by some
ruling that most of the people passing the rules
don't understand.
I have a small sister and I've noticed that when
she is given small amounts of money relative to her
increasing age sh learns to spend it fairly .sensi
bly, but I'm pretty darn sure if my mother gave
her a large amount all at once she would have
sugar-diabetes or something worse by the time
she is twelve.
I keep hearing some junk about the tolerance
and integrated social life in the North. Boy! I've
lived in and around Philadelphia a large part of
mv life and everywhere I've been there is about
twice as much prejudice as here in the South. Ot
course they have learned a lot of tricks to cover up
that we don't know, but they've had a h"H of a
lot more time. Personally I can't see what they are
crying so much for anyway, they fought and won
a pretty big war for the Negroes. ?nd since thv
won thnm. vvhv don't they just take them all and
then there wouldn't be any dispute.
N-nv I seem to be slaving from the pnj.;t I
bet if all the Whites started trying to get inti
the Colored schools some "History-making Commander-in-Chief"
would really have ti bring out
the National Guard. This tea party I rend about
seems to have led to some kind rf National Guard
incident and I think the two situations are quite
similar.
Really and truly. I don't believe the pop'e
of the South want to hu-t or persecute the Colored
People, it just takes a little time. Perhaps a little
compromising and a little arbitration misht h"!n
.Mso I think somp of these 'big wheels' miht
shi and trv listening to somwo who knows what
he is talking about. After all this little deal of
r'hts should work mor than one wav. There's 3
l'ttle paner I always kind of looked up to and I
think some of these rule oassers and so called big
wheels should take off a little time and read it. It's
called '-The Constitution of The United States"
JOHN F. MILLER
On Amity Plac
Chaptl Hill