FRlbAY,:iiANUARYC17, 1951
FA3E TWO
THE DAILY TAR HEEL
Editor Answers Questions
1YiIun. to lcai up tlit miml of
(Ik- imiloi liu d inli idual mciit toii
id cIm-h lu-i v on today's editorial
j).i'4e. tlu1 editor should oiiiineiit
on tin1 questions asked. W'e feel
we aie in a better position to do
so than Mi. St hruntek.
He asks: Will Don-.; I.isele run
lor tlu- editorship the Dailv Tar
Ili-el this spring II so. what will
he stand lor THIS time?"
II the (inrenr editor, tome time
lot elections, is making grades Mil
licieiit to allow his c ontinnin.; in
that post, and il he leels the jol
lu-iu'4 ilone is equal to the posi
tion's demands, he will aain seek
the editoiship.
As lor implications that he pro
M)seiI a lexision ol the Ili-P.u tisnn
Selei lions llo.nd because he liitn
sill is a sophomoie. snih a ilaim is
totally untitle. It seems that if lie
weie a liiemliir of that hoaid. he
lould In- insti umental in the ie
jeition of candidates vho miht
oppose him. In lait. he stands to
lose moie l his onunission Iroin
the hoaid than il he weie a inciu
ler ol it.
Mr. .Silnuniek is eoiieit in one
declaration: it isn't tic;!it for a
sophotnoic or junior editor, seek
ing I e i I ii t ioi i . to he a paitv to his
own enI n m incut or rejeition bv
a hoaid ol nliiih he is a member.
And he is loiut in another: the
i ui u nt editor is a sophomore, if
that's an sin at I'M'..
And what will the editor stand
lot THIS time? That's an eas one
to answei lor the same "(ompe
leiue" a J i i 1 1 won the eleition lor
him in November. And if there's
au question about iews on eamp
iis. national and international al
laiis. th(se who ieall tale alout
tlu- editoi's iews hae oii! to lead
the I n Heel editorial pae be
tween w and Apiil. lUtause the
i-diroi will hae the same views
next Near, il lie seeks re-election
and wins.
"He (the editor) isn't doinj; any
paitiiular service when he eorreets
an etror or deficiency in the Daily
Tar Heel." writes Mr. Scln untek.
"That's what he's getting paid for.
That's what he was elected to do.
He is. alter all, a "competent"
newspaperman."
Well.' we're t;lad to see that,
aain. we aree with Mr. Selnun
tek. We were, as he says, elected
to (oneit errors and deficiencies
on the Tar Heel. And we atrce
with him that such action is not
"anv particular service." So until
we fail to do the job for which we
weie elected, we shall continue in
the post knowing that we are suc
ceediny; in the job that we're ";et
tiivj; paid lor." what we were "elect
ed to do."
As lor our alleged failure to of
fer "lompctent" suggestions to
impiose the method of selection
of editor, we would repeat a state
ment made as lon as two weeks
a,o in our editorial cohunn: we
do not know of a plan which could
assure the selection of a j;ood edi
tor every year.
If that i.s a sin of incompetence,
then ' we plead guilty. litit wc
doubt that it is. And if Mr. Sch
inntek. himself, can come no with
a sure-fire method to improve the
current plan for select ins editors,
we will lie anions the first to -ive
full support for his plan. lint wc
doubt that even he knows all the
answers.
l.astlv. we would tell the student
body that the "1)111 facts of life"
aie always open to student scrutiny
for those wlio have the time and
inteiest to impure of us about
them. We particularly invite the
uuinlormed. lor distortion of truth
bieeds best on ignorance.
Students Are Poor Sports
We hope that State ( ollte stu
i!i ins will tondiui llifinM'Ues inoie
1hii m lilv whin the T.e Heels
j1,i in K.iUili than did a band ol
Moinih ( .'arofin.i .student hvtc
V'eines(.iv nit.
It now .ippe.us that the IWC
studiut both i not onh a mass ol
pool losers, but that it is betraxins
the line icputation ol its line bas
ketball srpiad bv seeking I excuse
wlieii that squad meets with pie
( it ioii deleat.
I it i ai all was line xhcn
( iiolma went tousistentlx unde
l( ileil on the basketball loiut.
I he it -am was hailed natiouallx
Ioi ii mmuI "spoHsinaiiship." I
p students icm. lined gentlemen.
Woollen (txmnasiuin was snnv
nioiis wilh ; mmI bebaxioi.
Now it is (hlleiciit. ()ui basket-
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ball j?laeis lenuin jood sports,
even in deleat. They withstand
antaonisiivj, tailiis aimed at un
dci minding their national nuiinin
cikc. TJev impress jeojle in Ken
liieky; ihey impress people at
home. They are the same ;oikI
sxrts who brought Ninth Caro
lina fame in Kansas last winter.
The metamorphosis has oitur
led clsewheie. 1 1 has seeped down
ihiou'h the all-too lake hont ol a
student bodv plush with viitoiN
but w hii li i antiot withstand deleat.
It has spiead over and almost io
eied a shell ol cni lenianb behav
ior that oik e made students and
team a union of i ommendable (on
line t.
Overnight, the student bod has
bei ome the pool est team at the
I'liiversitN ot Noith Carolina.
Despite persuasive alibies lor be
havior following W'ednesdav
night's gillie, there is no ei use
u hit h lonunends the bully taitics
ol a whole I'niveisitv against io
miKked and jeered athletes from a
visiting ollejr. Were it not for
the Caioliua student body, no in
i ident would have followed Caro
lina's deleat bv State.
Int the incident has oi curved,
and now it has passed. It now be
hooves every student at UNC to
londuit himself forthwith in a
manner equal to the sportsman
ship ol the team whiih remains
undaunted in both victory and de
feat. The Trouble
From Raleigh has come the re
poit that lejr.il licpior outlets in
Xotth Carolina last year raii up
sales totaling almost .Sf-,l , million.
This report follows not loni; on
the heels ol anilouniement that
Noith Carolina, in 197,7. remained
the nation's foremost state in pro
duction and sale ol untaxed liquor.
What temained untold in both
accounts is the fact that "wet"
counties in South Carolina reaped
sieable t uiitls from legal liquor
taxes to support the education pro
grams in those counties. "Dry"
(ounties did without the benefits.
lint the "diys" kept on drinking
untaxed liquor and even purchas
ed alcoholic beverages in "wet"
counties, taking precious dollats
Iroin home to help educate child
ren across the county line. It al
most sounds lidiculotts.
Eisenhower's
Ship Of State
By FRANK CItOWTHEK
The picture of President Eisen
hower in yesterday's papers re
sembled a man feeling his head to
see if it still remained intact.
Observing the strange reversals of
the President's statements of the
past week, we might wonder our
selves. After appearing before Congress
last Thursday a week to present a
strangely non-commiltal sta'.e-of-the-union
message (which was
padded with sweet chauvinisms
and nicely disguised burblings by
an old hand at this sort of speech
spikinq, Henry Cabot Lodge, JrJ,
Mr. Eisenhower then sent the
legislators a budget which ca'lel
for an increase of only $1.1 billion
over the fiscal year of 1957, besput
(before Sputnik, courtesy Kurt
Stehling).
His justification for this about
face is supposed to lie in the
"change in emphasis" he plans
for the allocation of defense
moneys. Oh. I see. he is about to
juggle not only the chains of com
mand in the Pentagon, but he
intends to play hide-and-seek with
its budget. Money, money, who's
got our missile money? Why
doesn't he stuff the whole Penta
gon into a Mix-Master, churn it
up for several months and see
what kind of abortion results? Wo
surely cannot end up with anv
more conspiracy or maleficence
than already existing therein.
The President also stated that
"things can happen" in the finan
cial and political world in the next
18 months. Well, we're glad to
know this! At least one of the
warnings of the gloom and doom
journalists Ins hit home, but Ike
seems to be emtcsted wi'h first
base and plans to wait for the next
batter. If wc wait long enough,
the game mi.'ht be called on ac
count of rain in the form of mis
i!cs. But he also went to assure us that
his doctors had explained to hiai
that his mind was functioning as
usual. "As a matter of fact." said
Ike. 'in a matter of a couple of
hours latter his stroke, doctors
cre reassuring me that ... at
least there was no damage to
whatever intellectual faculties I
have." Well, brother, I'll tell you
that isn't reassuring to me, be
cause I always have doubted what
was inside that cranium
Finally, the I'n ted States" on'y
!obe circling satellite, John Fos
ter Dulles, was brouyht into the
battle once again. They say that
Mr. Kisenhowcr's temperature
shot ur- and he said. "The last
person I would want to see resign
is Mr. Dulles .... I think he is
the wisest, most dedicated man
that I know." Lord preserve us.
And he probably will, in for-maldehvde.
Different Worlds
i9r rt uvv WJS iom Parr im.
THE BALTIMORE SUN
Don'ts For Congress Are Listed
Friend Congratulations, my boy.
You will always look upon this as
the happiest day of your life.
Bob But I'm not getting mar
ried until tomorrow.
Friend Yes. I know.
Durham Sun
(Tlic following is an exten
ion of remarks by Hon. J.
Glenn Heal, Maryland, in tlie
Senate last Thursday. It is re
printed here from the Con
gresxionaJ Record.)
Mr. BKALL. Mr. President, t' e
Baltimore Sun of January 8 not?d
edi'orially that there are a se
ries of "don'ts" which it mieht be
well for all Members of the 85th
Congress to keep in mind during
our concluding session. This brief
checklist presents Such a com
pact and basic guide for us that
I feel it should be "must" read
ing for every Member of both
Houses, and therefore I ask un
animous consent that it be printed
in the Appendix of the Record.
There being no objection, the
editorial was ordered to be printed
in the Record, as follows:
Congress reconvenes in a mood
that bodes good in some ways and
not so good in others. The mood
practically guarantees a rein
forced defense program, and that
is good. But the rivalry between
the parties to show which is the
least complacent) threatens rash
and ill-considered decisions, too.
Herewith, some ' don "ts" for re
assembled Congressmen:
1. Don't delude yourselves into
thinking that a reorganization of
the Pentagon will pass a miracle.
Some changes may be necessary.
But too often a reorganization
merely substitutes unanticipated
evils for known evils
2. Don't forget that the goal of
our defense program is defense,
not aggression. We are not out to
start a war. We are out to make
and keep ourselves just strong
enough to prevent anyone else
from starting a war.
3. Don't forget that the cold war
is only part military. Economic
weapons are just as important.
4. Don't forget that foreign aid
of the right kind is a must in this
cold war, and that the kingpin of
a sound foreign-aid program is
the renewal of the Reciprocial
Trade Agreements Act. By open
ing up world markets this helps
other countries to help themselves.
5. Don't think that American
science can be greatly strengthen
ed merely by passing a law.
Strength in science is strength in
trained men. Scientific training
comes slowly. If you don't think
so. take a peek into any contem
porary textbook of physics.
6. Don't think that the problems
of American education will be
solved by a big Federal appropria
tion. The wrong kind of appropria
tion would harm rather than help.
7. Don't underestimate the im
portance of solvency. Behind ev
erything wc do in defense, in
the improvement of scieuce, iu
the improvement of education, in
aid to other countries, in the rami
fications of our welfare schemes
and public works there must be
the wherewithal, the wealth, which
has no source whatever except in
our natural resources coupled with
a thriving, expanding system of
production. Don't forget the fab'e
about the goose.
8. Above all, in trying to correct
past deficiencies in our pattern of
living, don't make the mistake of
abandoning it. To do that would
be to lose the cold war without
even knowing we had done so.
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Mark. Twain, being a celebrity,
turned the famous erroneous an
nouncement of his death into a
well-known quip. More difficult
was the situation of the obscure
man whose death was mistakenly
noted in his local paper. The "corp
se" hastened to the editor to
protest.
"I'm awfully sorry." the ed;tor
replied. "And it's too late to do
much about it. The best thing I
can do for you is to put you in the
"Births" column tomorrow morn
ing, and give you a fresh start."
Bird-lovers should note this with
special interest: it is really edu
cational. A Connecticut lady call
ed in an expert ornithologist to
help her identify a bird whose
strange cry she had been unable
to identify. The learned gentleman
plodded, hopefully to the indicated
spot . where a landscaping project
w as in process, and listened intent
ly. Then he came back and report
ed. The bulldozer on the job was
in need of oil.
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Answers For Gregory
To The Editor: .
There's a young man wandering the walks of .
the UNC campus these days who, surprisingly, hasn't
been told an uninformed individual who doesn't
know what's going on up there in those mysterious
second-floor offices of GM from day to day.
Gregory, that's what I call him, has somehow -formedthe
idea that the Newspaper Research Com- f
mittee you spoke about recently is bent on taking
your job away from you and starting another recall .
election. You see Greg reads the edit page religious- ;
ly and he was pretty broken up when the last edi
tor was shipped out. Perhaps this explains his ig
norance about such things his addiction to the
edit page, I mean.
Unfortunately your job isn't in jeopardy but
my friend, Greg, is nevertheless alarmed at the idea.
His ignorance on the subject of some pretty vital
campus issues has prompted me to write the fol
lowing clarification which I hope will appear in a
forthcoming issue of the Daily Tar Heel for Greg's
sake. Greg doesn't believe anything unless he sess
it in print and in the pages of the DTH. It's his
paper you know! (He pays for it out of student
fees.)
This is for Gregory. I call it "God, Mother and
the DTH," or "Stargazing into the DTH Editorship."
I begin:
Will Doug Eisele run for the editorship of The
Daily Tar Heel this spring? If so, what will he stand
for THIS time?
In answer to the first question, YES, the re
call editor will run again for the DTH post: How
do we know? Why, Tuesday's lead editorial pro
vides the answer clearly.
In his "Plan For The Probers," Eisele blandly
suggests a revision of the Bi-Partisan Selections
Board "for obvious reasons": namely, a sophomore
or junior editor seeking reelection would, by virtue
of his own membership in the selections board be a
party to his own endorsement or rejection by that
board. Now this isn't fair, is it?
What would he stand for if he ran in the spring?
Tuesday's lead editorial holds that answer also.
Everyone will remember how the present editor
was shooed in on a "competence" platform by the
two campus political parties recently. He was never
called upon to utter a word and became a Silent
Partner to the Competence Crusade. He was never
asked to give his stands or views on campus, state,
national or international issues. That he was com
petent was enough and he was elected to the ed
torship by the aroused campus public.
Now, for some reason, Eisele has seen fit s
tell us his views on some of those weighty prob
lems of campus life. If I read Tuesday's editorial
correctly, the DTH editor stands for MOTHER
"selection of editor by popular election is the only
fair way to fill the top newspaper posts" for the
FLAG "we have a moral obligation, if not a con
stitutional one, to get the newspaper to all who
are required to pay for it" and a STAR SPANG
LED DTH "we need ... a press camera for the
newspaper."
Saturday, the DTH editor began his election
campaigning when he uncovered the grossly un
fair situation which exists with respect to circula
tion and receipt of the student newspaper in out
lying campus areas.
After his amazing detection of this deficiency.
ELsele said that something must be done in the
name of clean play, fellows. He intimated clearly
that HE would see to its correction.
The sad and misleading fact concerning this
situation, however, is that it is Eisele's job to cor
rect such situations as undermine the newspaper's
management, policies and circulation. He isn't do
ing any particular service when he corrects an er
ror or deficiency in the Daily Tar Heel. That's what
he's getting paid for. That's what he was elected to
do. He is, after all, a "competent" newspaperman.
But one of the saddests points contained in
the aspiring editors treatment of Tuesday's editor
ial was that he failed completely to offer '"com
petent" suggestions in print at any rate to the
Newspaper Research Committee when he appeared
before it.
None of his "Plans For The Probers" were de
signed 10 benefit or improve the real difficulty
which exists in the selection and election of "com
petent" DTH editors. They were merely platform
planks for the coming spring election.
Eisele upheld salaries for editorial posts on the
paper. He recommended that a program of coopera
tion and training with the Journalism school be
worked out. Actually, both of these are in effect
and are in no danger of being discarded, although
the latter situation might be improved consider
ably. If more cooperation with the journalism
school is desirable and it is then the editor
should go about accomplishing that very thing. It's
his job.
As I see it, the DTH editor has offered nothing
new and has failed decidedly to point his finger at
the real problem of the Tar Heel editorship. That
is, what should be the qualifications for a Tar Heel
editor. This is the consideration he and the News
paper Research Committee should be giving their
attention.
Too often in the past, the campus has been
required to choose an editor without any fore
knowledge of his experience and ability. Like so
many popular elections, the appointment of the
Tar Heel Editor has been on a personality basis,
m part because the student body didn't care, and
in part because they just didn't know.
Surely it's time for the campus to be let in
on a few facts of collegiate life. The students might
really be interested to know what the man thev
elect to the Tar Heel editorship each year is ex
pected to know and do. With this little bit of in
telligence, they might even be able to elect a
competent" editor instead of the nice guys with
the winning smiles who have held the post in
bygone days. (Let me point out that I do not in
clude all ex-editors of the Tar Heel in this cate
e,ory. ;
thpJPfCnrarSe -!ueuNeWSpaper Research Cmmoittce.
herefore. with baring the DTH facts of life t
the campus a nd I charge all aspiring editorial can
didates including Editor Eisele vith the re-
joPbnmuchty f CXamining thelr Credential the
who Tn tT in th '"tare. Became,
who can tell, the student body might decide to
?::?txY quaied joeb it
Well, that's it Greg. What do you think?
WALT SCHRUNTEK