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Dancing Prohibition
And Rip Van Winkle..
Wake 1 oust College- stiitU-iits
Ii.ivc I i 1 1.1 1 1 ichclltd a.iinst the
.iteli.iie .iiul Hill ealist i piohiliitiou
nl (I.iih in4 on i ampiiv
I Inn xI.in s ili inuiiNti.ilion. lui inr
uliieh .iieiiii.itclv juo-;oo stu
dents liunm-hoppid across Wins
ton S.ili'iu. was . well-oiclcie'el and
mil disc iplincd allair.
And it Miwd to einpli.isie: that
uillcf students aic nut the lpe
In sit li.uk and pa Iioiiuc to nil
u.ilistie and ant Mate il i e'gulat ions
iikI pi ohihit ions.
I lie liaptist State' Convention
should iKolisidii its hau against
social dam in:;. And the student
hodies ol Meiedith and Wake For
est should he allowed participation
in a pleasiuahle and accepted mi
i ial ustoin on anipus.
I he liaptist State Convention is
too tilled with reactionaries who
would, il such were possihle. turn
hack the dock to lioi se-aml-huy
ilas the days ol pallor com tin.;,
hustles and lii-gh-top shoes.
Time' is a I lectin;.; thin;. And
the hau against elatie inn on the
:anipiiscs ol W ake I'oicst and Mer
edith Colleges is an anachronism
an uufoi i;iv ahle In.; in the na
tural order ol things.
The uinealistic ban should be
lexoked immediately. And the
state's. liaptists. ol which we are in
'uieinhi iship, should slop plaving;
Kiu 'an W inkle and adjust to the
t imes.
I lie Twentieth Ceiitinv is an
a;;e of adjustment and necessary
idaptalion.
I .ijt ist s and the Baptist State
Convention should wake up to the
t imes.
Beat Dook' Enthusiasm;
Good Student Response . .
Festivities piecedim; the 'Dook'
t;.nne toda hae been wcll-ornan-icd
and have been blessed by
stioii'4 student siippoit.
We oiler out most hcaitv inn
41 at 11T.1t ions to the winners ol the
'licit Dook l'aiade lloat competi
tion: Fratei uitii s I'hi Delta I licta.
Soi 01 it ics Alpha Delta Pi.
Men's Dm m i toi ii s -Manmuii.
I hei 1 w cie other outstanding
mi u s in the paiade. iiu hiding
lloais I10111 lio-u Delta Delta Delta
.Soi 01 n - iiit h met uiiloi lunate
nice li.uiie al ilillu nliio 1 an I psi-
GUEST EDITORIAL:
Ion Phi. Chi Omega Sorority and
others.
To the winneis. we oiler editor
ial e ongr.itnlatiom.
And to the lie.it Dook' cpieeii.
lovelv Miss Nan Schaeller ol kap
pa Delta Soioritv. we oiler our
most enthusiastic c oirgi at tilat ions.
Pi Kappa Alpha Fiatciniu.
spoiiMn o (!u- event, has a.iiii.
this veal, demoiist 1 atctl admirable
planning and enthusiasm.
1 clitoi iallv wi- sav. Now 'licit
Dook' The Vic ton lieil h is a
icsoiiint peal.
N. C. State Technician
Hits Recall Election . .
c'iU itfwspapn wliiih m
l iiKioioits ( 1 nil 1 i 11 si. 1 1 issues
this coiiM e 1 u- (unite f.ie 1114 the
I'liivetsitv o otth Caiolina's
l"i I ,n lln l.
I he l cc all elec t ion oil Nov etn be:
' 1 . 111. iv set the si.ie oi sin h a
sit 11 il i' n at ( 'hap. I I I ill.
I he pel i t ion c i I c 1 1 la t cd anions
(..nohiii stutlfiits chained Iclitoi
Ne il I ins with be iirg "incompet-
The Daily Tar Heel
The official student puhcar.un of the
Publication Hoard of the University of
North Carolina, where i is published
iaily except Sunday, Monday and exam
in.ition and vacation periods and sum
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Editor
Managing Kd.tor
NEIL BASS
AI,YS VOOUHEES
News Editor
BILL CHESHIRE
Asst. News Editor PATSY MIIXER
Sports Editor .
BILL KING
Asst. Sports Editor DAVE WIBLE
Busings Manager ... JOHN WHITAKEIi"
Advertising Manager
FKED KATZIN
Librarian
G LEND A FOWLEU
Business Staff WALKER BLANTON,
JOHN MINTEB, LEWIS BUSH.
Vire Editor
PAUL RULE
Subscription Mgr. AVEKY THOMAS
l' at 111 e Editor
MARY M MASON
EDIT STAFF -- Whit Whitfield. Nancy
Dili. Gary Nichols. Curtis (Jans, Al
Walker, Harry Kirschner, Gail God
win. NEWS STAFF Davis Young. Ann Fryc,
Dale Whitfield, Mary Moore Mason,
Stanford Fisher. Edith MacKinnon,
I'ringle Pipkin. Mary Lcggctt Brown
ing. Ruth Whitley. Sarah Adams, Mar
ion IIas, park r Maddry.
SPORTS STAFF Erw in Fuller. Mac Ma
haffy, Al Walters. Ed Rowland, Ken
Friendman, Donnie Moore, Neil Leh
rmjn, Elliott Cooper, Carl Keller, Jim
Purks, Rusty Hammond.
PHOTOGRAPHERS Norman Kantor,
Buddy Spoon.
Proof Reader
PEBLEY BARROW
f.'iSht Editor PEBLEY BARROW
int. Ii lespi niNilile. and ini.ipahle
ol I iiik 1 louin ,m Idiici 111 liis
pieseiii cap.uilv." I he teal issue
uliich vill be decided hv the le
all election is not bass' cpialilica
lioiis leu editing the l)ul Tin
lliil but whether 01 not a college
liewspapei edlloi mav ediloialie
tn issues in opposition to the siu
U nts' 01 the- admiuist 1 at ion's view
point. li the Caiolina studeiil boclv
chcls a Hew edilor. will he he able
to ecicise the same editoiial liec
clom jn ac l ic ed bv I i.iss and ji e mils
'I'm Ihrl editois. ihe same
editoiial heedom which should 1 v
pi.icticed bv college liewspipei edi
tois eveivwhere? Inline editois
mav hesitate to wiile editoiials on
sttbjeits which mav be in opposi
tion to ideas held bv the student
boclv or bv auv campus v,iups loi
lear ol losing their ollice thioiih
a ice ill elec t ion.
I lie editoiial pae o! a college
lievspai-r is considered to be the
editoi's p i'e on which he mav e
iess his opinions. It should not
be a men- icllec lion ol the opin
ions held bv the student boclv, the
admiuist 1 at ion. the alumni. 01 anv
other 'loup connected with a col-
H-'Av. W 1 1.
Legionnaires
And Realism
W'e have alwavs opjxised much
l the 1 ) .tit patiiolisin piomul
l.i tec I bv the- American Legion.
Thus it 'ives us. pat tic ul. ir pleas
uie to see 1 .cjooiuiaircs vote to ap
piove the te.ic hinn ol courses e
pl. lining Commiinism in Ameri
can schools. Ihe I.e'oon's National
I Accutive Committee appioved
the te.ee liin cd courses explaining
Coiiimunisiii in oiciei that the
'lallac ics" involved in such i;
e111111cnt.il or;aniai ion mi'4ht be
pointed out.
Godless Communism appeals
less to us than an ollei ol a night's
(piarteiiii'4 in a tattle snake's den.
Hut the Ameiican public can not
assume an ostiich-eve poiut-ol-v iew
in teaicl to the Communist thie-at.
Ihe I .e'Monnaii es' action is admirable.
THE DAILY TAR HEEL
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CAROLINA CARROUSEL:
'Elliterac
And The Recall
Election Job
Gail Godwin
Some energetic little buzz-bomb,
evidently a member of the "Down
With Bass" movement, has been
plastering a nerw type of propagan
da on dormitory walls and bulletin
board. The preipaganda is in the
form of a 3"x5" noteeard with
words written something like this:
"Attention fellow students. The
real issue of this recall is not free
dom of the press. It is Elliter
aey." And so on. I didn't stop to read
the rest. And when I got back
from lunch and was going to read
the rest, it had already been taken
down.
Wonder who is writing these lit
tle masterpieces. I wouldn't know
since they didn't sign their name.
While walking down the street.
students would
be wise to
wear s o in e
kind of head
pro t e c t i 0 n.
Some m ore
avid recall
backers may
start dropping
preipa g a n d a
sheets with bricks attached out of
airplanes.
Overheard at the Yack Beauty
Pageant last night: A bewildered
young man. obviously dazed by
the abundance of beauties before
him. turned to a companion and
remarked. "Where do all these
good looking girls go in the day
time?" Well, of course ho must realize
that in order to be beautiful, these
gend looking girls sleep during the
el -lyti'iie to '.'.et their necessary
beaiitv re-M. And unfortunately the'
ones wl.ei uet up anil Co to classes
!;nd evening dresses and makeup
and jewels to be uncomfortable
while we-dued between desk and
chair.
So they surrroiiniier to the not-.s-b-auliicd
loafers anel socks, little-
brown polo coats and shape
less ivy league' sweaters.
.hist remember when you see
ore of these com monly-clot heel
coeds: Here is a potential Cinder
el!a She just turns into a pump
kin 111 the elavtime.
The Pine Room showed miracul
ous improvement today. Three
toys kept tables spie and span
during the rush hours of twelve
and one. People would get up and
no sooner had they gathered to
gether all i heir belongings, whisk,
whoosh, wipe! The tables were
ready lor new occupants.
POLL RESULTS
GMAB Polls Committee Chair
man Jack Lewis released results
of their recent poll last night.
The figures, according to him
show opposition to the recall fa
vored by a vote of approximately
two to one. The GMAB Polls
Committee makes periodic sur
veys of campus opinion on topi
cal issues and is a completely
non-partisan organization.
CIL A6NER
"Ike!"
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READERS' REPOSITORY:
Have The Electors Failed?
KDITOK:
Before I express my views con
cerning the curent recall election
so prominently in focus. I feel that
an examination of the very func
tions of eelitorsbip must prcfare.
Accorelin; to ttie well-worn die
tionary. an editor i.-s, "The sujjer
visiny director of a newspaper",
and his functions are to "Edit
material for publicatien and pre
sent his opinion or comment on
some subject or material." In
short, the editor is one who directs
the policy of his organ of printed
expression and endeavors by var
ious mean to set forth his own
position or opinion in, or as if in.
the editorial column ef his publica
tion. This means mat oy very defini
tion the editor should, and in most
cases, will, express himself on a
variety of subjects concerning
within his scope of publication
and will not in every case please
all w ho read him. For that matter,
who could? and for another
matter, who should?
For better or for worse, then,
the main responsibility of the edi
tor is that of "editing material for
publication, and presenting opin
ions or comments on some sub
ject or material."
This idea of responsibility, so
widely in question these days of
the Daily Tar Heel Editorship,
seems to be to lie within the stu
dent's themselves - as electors -and
it is necessary that we realize
where we as electors have failed,
'if that the case' and not whore
our duly elected editor has. It is
ti e prime responsibility of the
students, during the spring elec
tion to familarize themselves with
the candidates in order to decide
that candidate for whom they will
cast their ballot. And. it is up to
the .students jis botly before
this time to take upon them
selves the responsibility of selex-t-ing
proper candidates In all
too many cases it is the same sad
story of "He who did not bother to
veite is he who cries the loudest."
This recall election show. I be'
lieve. a weakness not so much
within the framework of the Tar
Heel Editorship 'although I firmly
believe much could be improved.
but within the nature of student
electoral responsibility itself.
It is then. I say. the student
who should bear the weight
selecting a compatible candidate,
and in this case, an editor. And
before the election realize the
functions of the editor, so that
after the elections the great
clamor will not be for recalling the
very man whom thev have just
put in office but accepting the
editor for what he is. and of basic
importance, for what he stands:
student autonomy, and freedom
of the press.
As much as many may not be in
favor of a great deal Mr. Bass
has to say, we must be cognized
of the damning precedent that is
in danger of being set if this re
call election is successful in re
moving the present editor. And
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by Al Cdpp
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sfftiIS NOVEMBER 23, 1957
too. of the temptation of Univer
sity officials to incorporate the
organ of student expression into
their control and out of student
hands. Since it seems that the
students are not able to success
fully run their own daily publica
tionand that conflicting factions
within the publication system itself
are constantly causing upheavals
in the editorship.
It would be sad indeed to have
to turn the Daily Tar Heel over
to the School of Journalism, so
that eelitenial policies would be
dictated anel controlled by a
source outside of students "them
selves. As much as some groups of stu
dents do not like the editorship
of .Mr. Bass, and do not favor the
way in which he is guiding the
Daily Tar Heel, we must accept
the fact that he is the duly elect
ed representative of the students
elected last spring by a majority
of seemingly responsible student
electors, and not to be recalled
at will, pitting in his place another
man who may , or may not bo
just as unacceptable to other
groups.
Finally, concerning the op
ponent's claim of incompetent
editorship on the part of -Mr. Bass,
and on the other hand, Mr. Bass'
claim of conspiracy against him
"Tis hard to say if greater want
of skill
Appears in writing, or in judg
ing ill."
-Pope, Essay on Criticism
JOHN OWEN'S
DFMQCRATIC LATITUDE:
Ballot Casters
And Suppression
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EDITOR:
I Besides the everyday rigamaroll of 8 a.m. class
es, Y-Ccurt, labs, and teacher's dirty looks, it ap
pears that the UNC student body has been experi
encing a" firsthand course in "democratic latitude."
Let's hope all, sober and drunk alike, have paid
attention.
The final lesson in this course will be the up
coming recall election concerning Daily Tar Heel
Editor Neil Bass.' Machinery has been set in motion
to necessitate the vote by the students and the ex
pected promises' will bounce upon the ears of th ?
7.000 here. Yet, the very nature of this election
should serve to educate the Carolina student in the
basic preSperties cf a democracy under which he has
lived, survived, and highly prospered since his
mother smiled at his first innocent "Goo-Goo."
The candidates have presented themselves. The
students have heard their respected platforms aired
via the printed page" and public debate. Student
Body officers have geared the electioneering ma
chinery into a high pace, preparing for what they
hope will be a big turnout. Slogans, literature, care
fully rehearsed accusations and promises are churn
ing through the campus. So, right along about no,
we have reached the middle section of our coiirsj
in "democracy latitude."
The course started. I believe, with the election
by the student body last spring of the present Edi
tor of the DTH, Neil Bass. Apparently, the student?
Retraction:
The letter attributed to Bill Dorrah in yester
day's Daily Tar Heel was actually written by Miss
Claire Pike. Through simple error, Dorrah"s name
was attached to Miss Pike's letter.
Dorrah had this to say concerning the mix-up
in names:
"I can understand how the names might be re
versed since I actually sent a letter to the editor,
whom I support in the recall election."
were satisfied with their choice, because none
thought cf recalling Mr. Bass on the day he ac
cepted the job. Having forced themselves to trudge
down to the first floor of their dorms or other ap
propriate voting places and make a few marks on a
ballot besides names that were just names, th-1
populace of UNC settled back into their lumpy bee-,
and forgot everything.
Then September rolled around, their course in
"democratic latitude" had resumed its momentum.
Raring to give their lungs for "dear 'ole Carolina"
in Kenan Stadium each Saturday, the students were
appalled when Bass had the "audacity" to imply
that Coach Tatum wasn't completely pure in his
associations with athletics here at Carolina. Having
no other media for retort, they attacked Bass. No
"teacher" was going to tell their innocent young
ears any news that wasn't pretty; because they
wished to hear only those news items sweet and
truthful. But, apparently, Bass didn't pay too much
attention to his 7.000 pupils. He kept up his im
pulsive writing against Tatum. He even began to
delve into other controversial subjects, even if
scmewhat recklessly, not particularly caring if any
one agreed with his words, just as long as said
words generated a little thought. Here he ran into
trouble . . . trouble personified in "Letters to The
Editor" which began to appear on Page 2. They
weren't very complimentary, but neither was Bass.
Any good teacher knows that it is generally wise
to follow through on a subject in which your stu
dents are very interested, even if that interest is of
a reactionary nature. In this respect, Editor Bass
touched upon numerous campus organizations, indi
viduals a.nd trends. Time and again his comments
and ideas drew much reaction from every corner of
the campus. But, it was. nevertheless his opinion
warped or otherwise.
And now the final phase of the course has pre
sented itself to the students ... the election Nov. 2G.
As I see it, it is not a question of whether or not
Editor Bass is representing the opinional pulse of
the campus. It is a question of whether we, as stu
dents, will allow our rights to express opinions on
a controversial subject to be jammed down our
throats through a stifled student newspaper.
This recall election should not ever have to take
place at a school as independent as Carolina. It re
flects the incompetency of the voters who cast bal
lots last spring. Perhaps, more important, it will
reflect the deterioration of the DTH long considered
one of this country's top university newspapers. But
it is too late for any retraction . . . only hindsight
is left.
I have not intended to voice either support or
denial of Editor Bass or his opponents. I have sim
ply tried to awaken all of us to the importance of
this upcoming recall election. Its very evolvement
and its results are being watched with anxious eves
all over the South. It is no longer a matter be
tween a few opponents of Bass and the Editor It
concerns every student here. It deals with a con
cept of democracy . . . freedom of expression
not with a personal gain or anxiety.
However, the results of this recall election will
reveal just how many of us have slept through this
course in "democratic latitude."
BEN TAYLOR
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