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I M I'Jw - r . ' PACE TWO THE DAILY ' TAR HEEL PRlDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 19S Room Rent I !u- I tmnoiiN dct ision not to refund rent tlu nc.m i mir that will brin.; howls from m.im jii.ii u i s. It i deliuitely not a s.itisl.u t i (in i i. in. Not tiuU will it double the cost ol those Ihs vxh.i wih to moe liotn dorinilories be aiNe ol ilu noise tli.it peuneates some of the muh1mi. hut it also will bind many that would oidinaiih moe out to stay. In short, n will limit the treedoni ol action of many i!iiuii;h theit p-nkel lxok. I ladition nr precedent is not a jood en. n,h K.ion in institute policy, and al though the bookkeeping dilficulties entailed b ielundiii'4 the student's money has been Uir.u. it h.is not been insurmountable. It the pioblents in the past hae leen 'ieat. then it miuht be adisab!e to set tip a tuonthlv billini; tcin so that refunds are not made, and students are not bound lor longer than a month to !ic in dormitoiy ac- out mod itiotis. It .eems lather unloitttuate that students uho will not lie in buildings ate paying for their (oustrmtion under the self-liquidation io;nm. It seems sillier still to charge stu dents not linns; in dormitories room rent both for their dorm room which they do not occupy and lor future construction which they will not see. I'nless the students are al lowed to sublet their space, which is probably a'ainst state laws, the students should be icn i break. Rush Sororitv Rush is oin on. and fraternity tush statts soon, but in actuality eery or ganization on the campus is pursuing rush on .1 rand stale. One minute at the Student Party meet ing W'ednesd.u nijjit would indicate that the organization is nishins members as hard as an fraternity. There were three grceters at the door, the chairman made a- llowery speech lull of memm; and generalities, and the secretary to the piesident of the Student Party told of various programs that the party and student Uo eminent plans to undertake with the con lidente ol one who is presenting a program width would be liketl by all, as indeed it was lathei iim ontioxeisial. It seems unfortunate that at least pait of the atmospiuie of a meeting ol something; that should be a really moving inlluence on the tampus. w;s treated as mote of a tea par ty. It pioiiuts little in the way ol contio- Msi.il and much needed legislation. . i It is ljoprd that at their bus'uiess meeting, the Siudtnt Party will settle down to woik, afid thaf tin4 ijieat job ol making the campus the best in the country can lie accomplished. The .student Party not too long ago as sumed this iole ol leadership; not too much latei the .ihdictccl it. It is hoped that they regain it and stand lor principle uncompio-m?sui-v oyer expediency and elqrtability. I bis tnuth ol Chan man Holt's speech bad oirat meaning. It is Imped that the pa-rty fixes up to this much. If so, it will be a suc ccsstul seat. John Casparis Coming from Europe to Chapel Hill and living in this small uni versity town for nearly two years has given me time to make a few good friends, think, read and feel at home in America. How would a ten thousand mile trip by car change my picture of this huge country? First impressions are made through the eyvs of one's own cul. ture. That is, I nee America through the eyes of a European and make comparisons with Switzerland. There, four languages, spoken along a distance half the size of CUaine; here, three thousand miles of American English from North Carolina to San Francisco. Pre serving the languages of Europe seems to be frowned upon. Girls .serving us free samples at a Swiss cheese factory in Idaho spoke scornfully of their old grandmother who continually gabbled Swiss Ceman at them, w'hich they re fused to understand. At home we were proud to be able to speak English and German, although during the war we never had a chance to visit England and use the language. The argument that one can seldom use a foreign lan guage in America seems a bit too simple. Such universal language com munication cultivates tastes in food, drink, clothes and durable goods of incredible sameness. Bud weiser, hamburgers, crew cuts and Chevrolet's in an area that in Europe would include Athens, Rome, Madrid, London, Warsaw and Paris. Certainly one can get chianti, 1 u s a g n a, champagne, borscht or sauerkraut, but in places built for that purpose not in regular restaurants. This con formity on one hand beauty queens and Wyatt Earp in every city and on the other hand a m '"') l ir a ."'w . m m Swiss' .Eye-View Jjf The U.S. f?t'J'& 7trh: $M ;f' V v VT-4v5$;U . vfv;7 , v 11 tf II.:,::... . .. ,y&jjfi?Si V i? K" . .' ' , : ' .... v ...... ' sT; . 4U.' & - 4 t ; I v ;3 w l-i" ?JA " IE .s (- i"-'- I - V i 1 CW .- v. A 4-M ---x -.--- --T...tff ffffft Functions Of Lawyers Charles Rhyne . (lis xbJU' J-ll s' N-..:v :- 4? !.,. .v. .. ' AMERICA IN WHITE Chinatown or Disneyland or Gam bling Palace to add an exotic note, I found very interesting. Every thing is no new, so man-made. U does not .merge with nature to form an organic picture. Nature is where man is not. For example, Salt Lake City in the midst of a hostile, silent expanse of sand, salt ind sage brush, is as incon gruous as Rockefeller Center in the F 1 o i d a Everglades. However, what as accomplishment! The Mormons were driven from Nau voo, . Illinois, for their religious beliefs and had to cross the great plains under terrible hardships, some families pulled all their be longings in a hand cart. When Brigham Young, their leader, saw the valley of the Great Salt Lake and said they would live there, many of the Mormons wept. But a city was built and the massive temple, ugly though it is, stands as proud witness of their struggle. In two national parks Grand Teton and Yellowstone I saw what Wiis being done to conserve some of the remarkable beauties of nature. Wonderful to drive through dark forests, along moun tain rivers, see bears and wolves, and deserted lakes like Bear Lake in Idaho. 'In Switzerland all would be dotted with chalets and tourist centers. The far West has enough space to take care of both. To Mount Rushmore National Monu ment I reacted as I would to a skyscraper or super highway. Where but in America would one blast away a whole mountain to carve the heads of four presidents? Masters not worshipers of nature; o perhaps a spirit similar to Eu ropeans building great cathedrals in the Middle Ages? California would make as inter esting sociological study. Nature has endowed her with everything rivers, mountains, forests, des erts, oceans, and fertile valleys with mild climate. Man has built The negotiations now going on in Warsaw may offer a means for peaceful resolution of the differ- ent claims and counterclaims that are involved. The great difficulty is in negotiating with those who recognize no principles ol morality or law. The prob lem is hew to inject such principles into the For mca Straits controversy, because the basic principles of world law are an indispensable foundation for peace. It is regrettable that the United Nations has in the past given too little emphasis to the use of law as a substitute fcr force in the settlement of dh- -..u.u....w-i putes between na tions. Do not mis understand me. I think the Uni- i ed Nations has performed mag nificently within i t s limitations. But the world has developed far be yond, the world of 1945 when tha U.N. Charter was drafted. That Charter has not deterred the ever accelerating arms race, nor has it prevented armed conflict and the threats of more armed conflict. One reason for this is absence of re sort to law and failure to refer to the international court for decision the many disputes which con stantly arise bet-veen nations. The great need now is to lirino lour tn iVia tnfnf rsr ! r, tVxn Anl ; U- : . are high and a substantia portion and he N of the population has all it could yery best wayg tQ do xhis fQr the Nations reasonably deS1re m a material to make constmt use ()f the -International Court of "vc u"utl Justice, a body which it now largely ignores. mwumi "mi" Ml""? 11 " 1. ! .-. I ' . l "Cj ::: I it ;j i : s I v spacious housing, good roads, fine universities, and churches of in numerable sects. Living standads such affluent conditions? What do The Preamble of the Charter of the United Na- another question. Variations Gail Godwin Letters The D-ily Tar Heel invites critical comment. Let-U-r to the tditor are printed lmst as soon as thry are received, with the exception of those times when the controversy gets so heavy as to make it necexs.ry to put a proportional representation of letter material. The Daily Tar Heel also accepts letters that point out deficiencies or strengths of the campus or the world scene. The only prerequisite for letters is that they be kilned. Letters may be sent to the Graham Memorial in formation desk or to The Daily Tar Heel, Box 1030, Chapel Hill. N. C. A bevy of shrill voices, the clink of the sterling silver ladle within the crystal punch bowl and RUSH is in swing once again. Once again at least two-thirds ' T ne camPus female population V will make last-minute prepara . , ' tions in their wardrobes so that ..v T they will not possibly make the 'fjf'i fatal mistake of wearing the 1 wrong outfit to the wrong thing. r "iyf), Once again nervous little coeds 'IT y 4 will practice smiles in front of " mirrors and hope and pray that , X the "sisters" will approve. And then, the final test. A week or more of parties formal, informal, skirts, dresses, heels and flats during which the coed ' rushee will be subjected to something not unlike the Senate Investigation. A typical conversation dur ing one of these investigation parties: Sister: And what is youah name? Ruthec: Uh, Mary Kathleen Jones. Sister: Jones! Well how nice. Of course you are related to John Paul Jones. Rushtc: Well, uh, no. That is. I don't think so. Sister: Oh. That's too bad. Well, where are you FROM? Neither Black Nor White .... Norman Smith Rushee: Bent Twig, North Carolina. Sister: (gleefully) Oh but naturally! Do you know the Twigs who own the bank, the grocery store, the newspaper, and the fish market? Rushee: Well, uh. not personally, but I have heard of them. Sister: Oh, well; how nice. Mary, It's just been wonderful talking to you and I'm so sorry I just can't sit here all night long, but here is another sister who will grill ... er ... I mean talk to you since I can't. Second Sister: And what is YOUR name? And on it goes. And then one secret night every one goes in her room and shuts the door and pretty soon the white envelopes come sliding under the door. And then the silence is broken by the 40 who got the bid from their first choice and second choice. They scream and run into each other's arms. And the other 40rr who squeezed in any group at all give happy little squeaks of relief. And the 20 left that didn't pass the investigations? Some of the more emotional shed lout! tears that mingle discord antly with the gleeful screams. The less demonstra tive ones put a pillow over their heads and sob quietly or else just sit and think. And so another season of Rush is ended and everyone, well almost everyone, goes back to being themselves again. xlve .ol wmm u.e euuc ui tions states that the United Nations is created "to "work, save, deny the flesh" has establish conditions under which justice and respect lost its meaning? for . . . international law can be maintained" and Summarizing the trip is impos- that "for these ends ... to insure . . . that armed sible. What I gave are but a few force shall not be used, save in the common in Random impressions. The immen- terest." Article 1 of the Charter states that one of sity of the United States tempts the basic purposes of the United Nations is to pre cne to think big. Whether it is any vent and remove "threats to the peace " and "to better just because it is bigger is bring about in conformity with the principles of jus tice and international law, adjustment or settlement of international disputes or situations which might lead to a breach of the peace." Article 96 of the Charter of the United Nations provides that "the General Assembly of the Security Council may re quest the International Court of Justice to give an advisory opinion on any legal question." Last Tuesday night a friend and I were sitting out in front of w J"' auestion, h CntlTtCrSy ffrly bristles Y-Court. waiting for a meeting in Memorial Hall to finish up. We kh m?h S'i r f f were there with identical purpose in mind, i.e. to watch the new toltrd" 1?" co-eds pass. v counterclaims involved. The questions before the , - International Court would probably be whether thi? He's a freshman from Little Rock, and after the inevitable ques- is a disPute within domestic or international juris- tior , "Did you go to Central High School?" and the disappointing diction whether Communist China and Formosa are answer that he hadn't, he related an incident that had taken place seParate sovereignties, whether Communist China ear.' ier in the evening. can legally extend its boundaries to the 12-mile limit , , . . it now claims, and many others. Some upperclassmen were sitting on the steps. One of them ask- While Communist China is not a member of the ed him Are you a freshman?" as he walked up to the group. United Nations, under Article 35 of the Statu e of Uhen this fellow heard the affirmative reply, he said, "Start the International Court of Justice, controversies in- walkmg Get the hell out of here!" volving non.members mav be co'nsidered by My friend went on to say that this one instance was about the Court. Since non-member Communist China will fa only sign of such rudeness he d run into since orientation started. allowed to present its case to the United Nations" -fc there is'no reason why it should not be allowed to appear before the International Court; of Justice. Is it a natural thing for someone to put on such an obnoxious And whether Communist China appeared as a party display of superior feelings when in contact with a less experienced or nt,-the legal questions involved could be the person? I think it probably is. The prime example is, of course, subiect of an advisory opinion under Article 96 of freshman hazing in other colleges and universities our neighbor the Cnarter of the United Nations. The United Na- institution just over the hollow and past the sewage works, for in- tions has an obligation under its Charter (i.e., Arti- stance. cle 2, Sec. 6) to "ensure that states which are no' members of the United Nations act in accordance given Or how about the second lieutenant fresh nm hf PfiTr th, ; i . . , . ...v, o wiiu uiese rnncipies (i.e., law and iustiee) so far - ' - jmvuun, uay wunuer. 1 mhv as mor i- . r , i " Five Years, Eight Months And Twa Days Five Years, Eight Months And Three Days ' Columnists 5 All people interested in writing columns are isk ed to come by The Daily Tar Heel office between 2 0 daily. The Daily Tar Heel is trying to better the quali ty of its editorial page, but cannot do this obviously if writers who can write well do not come up with literary efforts. Columns will be judged on the basis of their overall quality, at the time that enough columnists write. No specific topic requirement is placed on any columnist and no specific point of view need be reflected. The official student publication of the Publication Board of the University of North Carolina, where it Is published daily except Sunday, Mon day and examination periods and summer term. Kntere-i as second class mat ter in the post office in Chapel Hill. N.C., under the Act of March 8. 1870. Sub scription rates: $4.50 per semester, $8.30 per year. Wit or ft ' an TS ii ; (i' ?;,. it;. I x , .-I I I"1 ' , , i f it i ('." ., i CUUTIS CANS Manajjin Dlitors CHAKLIK SLOAN, CLARKE JONES News Lditufs .ANN FIIVE, BILL KIN C AID .... i i ; . i I I I. IWI II . . I i , -i"---- I 1 I "jr. I I I , l l i l I I t t ii' i i III t.vw. i-mv-ij- uoj wuiiuci, iney as mav ho nprpccQnr f- . spit out in disgust. There's the new town marshal! or just the plain national peace and securitv mdimendnCe OI mier" stranger (compounded by the fact that he's usually a sheepherder rhp ctat t t u ' " or "clodbuster") who innocently invades the motion picture Western ihM tw r 5 ?G m Artide 41 Provides cattle town. . - That Court sha11 have the power to indicate, lf u considers that circumstances so require, any Well, then if you agree that it'sx natural, would you say that Provisinal measure which ought to be taken to this outward show of superiority is beneficial enough to be accepted? Preserve the respective rights of either party." Un: The initial reaction from most Carolina people' would be a firm. der that Provision the Court could issue a recom- "No!", or so our policies toward freshman hazing indicate. In fact, mendatin of a "cease-fire" to maintain the status if the upperclassmen in the incident quoted above ever openly admit- quo PendinS 'determination of the legal questions ted his identity, I'm sure he'd be most unpopular hereabouts. submitted to it, just as domestic ceurts maintain the status quo pendente lite. A favorite story of orientation counselors is the one about how While the use of naked force in the current con freshman hazing ended at Carolina. It seems that a freshman re- troversy demonstrates beyond question that Con ceived a fatal heart attack while being the unwilling participant in munist China is not a "peace-lovS" stat thTn a blanket toss party. the requirements of ArticL 4 of iheCharter o the Then it appears we have forced on ourselves this condition of United Nations, and therefore is not eligible for toleration toward the inexperienced because of a tragic death. In membership in that body I see no reasonwhv we other words, we were shocked into departing from our natural ten- should not use every possible route to a netful nuemeni negotiations, armed might, the Int As long as we are anti-hazers, we'll defend our position merely ,b'cause it's our position. Well, everyone wants to be right. To get down 'to the roots of the question, I'll do my best to present advantages and disadvantages of hazing. Advantages: (1) de velopment of more intense loyalty and school spirit, (2) apparently terna- f 1AH, 1 . . 4. T W uuuai ouri OI Justice, United Nations discussion or any other means that will save lives in the Formosa Straits. The reaction of our friends and foes in other na tions demonstrates that there are manv whn riU. an inner satisfaction on the part of the hazer, (3) greater striving on to the p 1Z c 7 I country with respect the part of the hazee to conform to standard codes and to be no lln should to'eaordtary lenger of the inexperienced. in using every possible means and organ to brin- Disadvantages: (1) possible injury to person of the hazee and meTns useTfhl 'f, SetUement- To me- tht probable injury to his feelings, 2) discouraging individuality in be- 07: havior, (3) accumulation of loyalties which are prejudicial to toler- versy in the calm and deliberate atmosphere of the ait outlook, v courtroom as is possible. The Court's decision could .And that's about it. wel1 Pen UP new avenues of approach to this whol- matter through the new positions which the decis Even m my little outline of advantages and disadvantages I'm 10" or decisions on claims and counterclaims may afraid I've made it pointedly plain that I am opposed to hazing. I cr!ate- In any development which allows a reassess telieve in individuality, in tolerant outlook, and in humane treatment' mCnt f position thefe are obvious advantages to all of others. ' parties. That is a universal experience of lawyers. ; , , The concept of world law is the oniy lasting so- On the other hand, certain amount of conformity is necessary lutln to the problem of international anarchv which for social and political cohesion? we must be somewhat intolerant to Ie.ads to war- World law is the only medicine that protect our institutions, and for disciplinary reasons one can't al ways be humane. will llllimatoH' -.xr.; ik. . - . - tAcn.ic Uie agony mat is Decomin? ever more excruciating as the weapons of war be come more horrible. The fact is so obvious that I Now, damn it, I conclude not knowing whether I'm right or have ften wondered how any one can challenge it whether I'm rationalizing to fit current Carolina behavior patterns, or. even whether our institutions are worth defending or our unity respect Td eXr wi that nations, like men, will live at peace with one another only under some system of law which illingly obey or are forced worth preserving. to obey. 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