MGt TWO
THE DAILY TAR HEEL
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 152
A Fad
I lie J.ium vuirc on nun's intelligence is
Ix in.; void .it uliok sjle wiliiinc, tlumilimit
i!:c n.uioii.
In (.niiillc. South Catulin.i toy stores.
iIcjmi i incut stoics. Ii.udw.irc stoies. radio and
it lc ii ii si'tic. .md dinie stoics, drnj;
stou and nilici toics were selling Intla hoops
.11 the l.itc ! one dollar per customer, and
twiv person ,lio walked into a store was
a ( ntoini i . ,
(.iiN ouMtU the stores weie hnla hooping
to ,;n.ni the (iistomeis. stoics were sponsor
in; hula hoop contests, and other stores were
limning sales ol hula hoops at the rale ol
i,t on the leular ost ol St. ,
In tlu sheets h. II the popu.icc was carry
ing u K i'i oiu hula hoop, and small chil
licii weic niii4 them out on the middle ol
M. in St.
I ix tlu- epitome ol ludi( lositx. Those
who .ue miking the hoops, and those who
li.iw .nlxcitUed the hoojis ate nuking money
l the hiishel. while the people are just fol
lowing the ieadit to the stoic to buy sonic
thin; that would cost them hall as much to
in. ike and he mote woithwhile in the long
i uu.
Mouom-i. ccnlod) is standing in their.
I.i w ns wiu;lii"4 hula trimmed hips in a great
how ol deMeiilN that should only he applied
to a t ciliii ei .
I In lountn app.ucntlv can he captured
l a simple hoop, when it launot by an idea.
It is a shame that America h;vs ome to this.
Not So Radicleer
A Fooiball Game
Iet now .incf then a prison experiences
something that has to he evaluated on its
own withou: plum; it into any Iramcwoik.
Smh an vApciicme was last Saturday's
loolhall ';.llili'.
It was a in. imminent experience. It was
Nomelhin that ;ae meaning to the game as
.1 spoil.
I he '4. une must be trkeii aside from all
onsiderations ol athletic systems and mone
t.uv expense. It was a imc tliat bad to be
thought l in tenns of bard dean play. It
must be ibnuubt ol in individual determina
tion, in individual spirit, and in individual
hie.
It must be measiucd in teuns of two teams
giing the most they bad to give at a time
when c.wb needed to draw on every resource.
It was iut ;vu ideal day. The weather was
loo hot tif be iileal. and the clouds obscured sf
the sun in the second half, butj that was all J
to mai a pcilect football game.
l linc uix an i lenient of luck tli.lt finiivccl
The following column is something of a retort to the article
which appeared in last Saturday's Daily Tar Heel. The statements
and opinions which follow are not intended to be malicious or to
disparage the religious faith of the author of the aforementioned
article in any way. I have not had the occasion to meet Mr. Edwards,
so no personal animosity prevails. I merely wish to express my views
on the matter discussed in his column.
Mr. .Edwards deals with the matter of polygamy. He says that,
"American society should change from a monotonous society to J
polygamous society." In making this statement, Mr. Edwards is rec
ommending that Americans change their whole way of living. To
change to a polygamous society, we would be going against the Fed
eral Government as well as our religious beliefs. The Bible states,
in what is generally known as the "Original Law , of Marriage," that
"Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for incontinence
and marry another, com.mitteth adultery." Furthermore, in 1882 tht
House of Representatives "of the United States passed an anti-polygamy
bill. Ten days later the same bill was approved by the President
cf the United States. Ar; we then, as a nation, to forsake our Go.'
and His commandments which have stood for centuries, as well as
our national laws and our heritage, of which we are supposedly sc
proud?
Further on, the author says that we do not have to change out
laws, but "merely overlook the existing ones." If we were to over
look one law, why then could we not overlook the others as well?
And if this were the case, we might just as well dispense with our
armies, police forces, ar.d all other law enforcement agencies and
is this what the American people want? I doubt it very seriously.
To delve a little deeper, it is a well-known fact that, as the
world became more and more civilized, the practicers of polygamy
became fewer. Is this to say that anyone who believes in or prac
tices polygamy isn't civilized? Certainly not. I am just saying that
it is a practice which s not generally- accepted in our modern so
cety. Not only is it not accepted, but as I have previously pointed
out, it is prohibited, at least in America, which is supposedly the
most civilized nation in the world.
Mr. Edwards later states that "wife one" in his "Three-way
System" would be allowed to chase the other wives away as well as
beat them. Earlier, the author had made the statement that if thi;
plan were incorporated, it "would keep most of the homes in America
frcm breaking up." Yet, later, the author states that for wes two
and three to advance in this system they would have to leave
the home and marry another man. How many women would be con
tent to play "second fiddle?" Not many, I'd go so far to say. Thus,
Mr. Edwards is actually contradiciting his own arguments, for if
either, or both, of the subordinate wives left, the conditions which
would then prevail would certainly not make for a happy home.
The beatings and prevention of advancement along with other
conditions cf the so-called "Three-way System" also bring to mind a
certain amendment to the Constitution of the United States that
said something about the abolition of slavery. Need I elaborate?
I would like to say, in retrospect to Mr. Edwards' statement
that men would, under '.his "system" have no "reason to get drunk
and cheat on their wive:;," that if a man is driven to drink by just
one wife, what would he be driven to by three wives? I shudder t:
think of it.
It also seems to this writer that the atmosphere for the children
in such a home would oe much worse than in even the worst of
homes of today. With three women under the same roof, if any roof
was left, there would no doubt be no little"feudin', fussin' and fight-
In'" Tnic in iterlf u-nnlH Ho pnnnah to HrivP normal rhilrlrpn if PSSlVC little DUlldlllg Willi tftrC Very impreSSlVC
there could be any in such a society, to distraction. And, too, what litlle rooms pictures. Unfortunately, the common
are the "wholesome" conditions that could exist in such an atmos- ordinary art lover is forced to adopt sort of a
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phere? ouyci mu?i lecumque in viewing inese loveiy
Lastly, there is the problem of finances. Mr. Edwards says we specimens. The slogan here is:" Do it yourself, be-
should. "Let every man marry as many women as he can afford to cause nobody is going to help you.
suoDort." How manv m;n can support more than one? With the In most exhibitions there is at least some kind
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" lu Arriving At This Decision'
Preview
Anthony Wolff
THE DECLINE OF THE AMERICAN MALE, By
the Editors of Look. 66 pp. New Yorto Random
Hosue. $2.95.
In "The Decline of the American Male," the ed
itors of Look Magazine have done sorr.fthing which
looks simple enough, but is really extremely dif
ficult and dangerous: they have taken a subtle and
complex sociological syndrome and explained it
simply and briefly.
The situation in question
the so-called "decline of the
American male involves the
emasculation of said male by the
American woman, the American
economy, and the American so
cial structure. The subject has
been treated seriously and at
length in such books as Margaret
Mead's "Male and Female" and
William II. Whyte, Jr.'s "The Or-
Variations
Gail Godwin
The new Ackland Art Museum is a very im-
little building with thre
ganization Man."
In "The Decline of the American Male," the edi
tors of Look have drawn freely from the above
mentioned books and others, using Mead, Whyte,
and the rest as a strong foundation for the more
superficial approach of their book.
Happily, the format of the book as well as its
content stay far from being pretentious or overbear
ing. Perhaps the overall effect goes a bit too far:
the subpect matter is, after all, serious in it implica
tions. But Robert Osborn's ever-clever cartoons, print
ed full-page in pastel colors, go far to make the
book easy reading, even if they add little to its argu
ment. . .
The three articles in the book outline broadly
three major areas of the decline of the American
male: his domination by women, his urge to eon
form, and his willingness to overwork.
The first two areas of the declne of the Ameri
can male his dominaton by women and his urge
to conform are probably the most in evi
dence on this campus: the local males have not yet
come into the sphere of "keeping up with the
Joneses," etc.
There are at least two reasons why "The de
cline of the American Male" should be read on
this campus. The first and most limited reason
is that the male-female relationship in operation
here is as abnormal and artifical a one as can be
imagined: in certain of its aspects, the domination
of the male by the female is in emphasis. Also,
the urge to conform, widespread in the entire
American population, is perhaps strongest in the
given out." - current college generation or so it is alleged
Did Mr. Ackland "who wanted his fellow states- by some commentators who label us "the silent
men to have a better understanding of the arts" in- generation" and consider us apathetic and intimi
tend this better understanding to apply only to art dated,
majors?
ine second ana stronger reason ior reading
It would be interesting to know: 1. The back-
this book is that the decline of the American male
ground of some of these paintings and why they is one of the most universally acknowledged and
are considered worthy of a museum. 2. Wrhat is next
present-day inflation, toe- many have a hard enough time supporting
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in. One uiibl altnmt s. y tliat tbe une Inns- a ngie wne, 10 say noinng oi mree wiu-s ami guoun omy miuw.-,
Ill III! I M I IMII U "NiM,
on tw split seen
the end ol tbe lit si ball wbiib nave Clenison
one inoie pla and a toiu bdou ti. and tbe
split second t li.it ;ae a lineman a dunce
to bl.xk a kick. I beie were otlieis tliat went
tin- otlur wax. tliat also tonld bae made
the dilelteiiie and stretibed tbosc seconds
into minutes.
In ibe beat, a trained ronp ol layers
plad not like tiamed seals, but like wide
awake individuals. IIicn tackled bard, tbey
blmkcd b ud. tbe ran b.ud. and tbey fonbt
bard.
Tbe siuie on tlu- sioiebo;ntl at tbe end
ol tin- nnc mattered slibtly. Two t
tenns pl.iMil. one won. and ne lost, but tbe
g illie to tho wlui saw it will be remember
ed alni tin tc i loroten in tbe myriad
o! m oi cs 1 1 1 i ; come eacb year.
I 1 1 : . lot im e. was football.
In closing, I would like to know, purely as a matter of personal
curiosity, the source of information for the statement that "80 per
cent of our married males partake in extra-curricular motel sports."
I will go out on a limb, so to speak, and say that this statement has
no statistics to back it up. True, many married males do partake
in such activities, but I'll venture to say that nothing like 80 per t
cent of them do so.
Ronnie Shomate
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of mimeographed sheet, if not
a real live human guide, to in
form the. onlooked of a little
back-ground material. Here, you
are on your own but complete
ly.. And even if you manage to
Track down someone who works
there, you are likely to get a
brief shrug and the comment
that "Such information is .
the back room but can't be
widely discussed of all American social traits. As
u ' atlJua UUIC """ it is the responsibility of every capable citizen to
In all fairness to Mr. A., the museum that bears be at least generally familiar with all such sub
his name should have a more corial atmosphere to'jects of discussion those which concern the well-
being of 'himself as an individual and of his society
, the need for such a book as "The Decline of
welcome patrons of the arts.
Overheard campuswise:
Frustrated old-timer at the end of Lenoir Hall
Lino: I wish they'd all pledge so we could eat again.
New Journalism fledglingt o Instructor: Oh, he's
a well-known correspondent for the A and F.
An Observation: The Book Ex
Hit- offitijl student publication of the Publication
r....inl of the t'niversity of North Carolina, where it
piihlihcd daily rX
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i-xeept Sunday, Mon
it.iy anl examination
period and summer
trrms. Kntcrcd
vecnn.l cla ma
t r in the r)Sit office
in Chapel Hill. NC,
wider the Act of
Marrh 8. 1870. Sub
scription rates: $4 50
pr scmer, $8.')0
p r year.
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Alitor - CURTIS CANS
Mana-in? Kditors CHARLIE SLOAN.
CLARKE JONES
N e wTTZi t ors . ANN FRYE. BILL KINCAID
nuTini Maiiascr WALKER BLANTON
AKertUing Manager FRED KATZIN
A 7tf A i vTMan a g cr JOHN MINTER
hporTs Editor T7TL... "ilUSTY HAMMOND
Associate Editor ED ROWLAND
Subscription Manager AVERY THOMAS
Circulation Manager BOB WALKER
Art Editor . ANTHONY WOLFF
CoHMEdaor JOAN BROCK
( hicT niotographer BUDDY SPOON
Niht Editor
WYNDIIAM HEWITf
C. S. Youncj
It's tlie university booketeria
again.
But let's change tactics a little.
It seemis that to get ancry about
soinetliing that appears to be an
injustice is not the way to get
anything across, and anyway most
people find it difficult :o remain
angry at anything or arybody for
any length of time, unless, that is,
they are the ones who are directly
affected, and arv aware of it. So,
in fairness, let's just kok at the
thing quietly and serenely.
This is an account of an inci
dent that took place in the book
eteria, on Monday of this week:
A sophomore enters the book
eteria in the early afternoon. He
lias in his hand a book which he
wishes to return, having bought it
by mistake during the rush to get
books before the weekend. For a
change, the book.stor? is un
crowded. The boy approaches the
counter, and waits for the atten
tion of one ofthe attendants. He is
the only customer at the counter.
ATT: Yes?
SOPH: I have a book here that
I bought on Friday, ard I want
to return it.
ATT: Why? What's wrong with it?
SOPH: Nothing, but I don't need
it.
ATT: (Looks at book) English 21,
isn't it?
SOPH: Yes.
ATT: Well, why don't ycu need it?
You'll have to take the course.
It's required.
SOPH: Yes, I'm taking the
course, but the guy I live with
already had the book, and I don't
need this one.
ATT: Itegards boy fo:: long mo
ment) Well, it looks .'ike you're
stuck with it. Looks through book
again) We don't like ilo take up
time making refunds when we're
so busy.
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Meaning Of Education
Fred Weaver
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the American Male" is obvious.
There is little news here for the student who
is fairly well grounded in current social theory
and cocktail conversation; but even the thoroughly
initiated will enjoy "The Decline of- the American
Male" as a bright once-over-lightly of his more
academic concepts. And, as is often the case, the
simple statement in a superficial treatment such
as this is often a brilliant and effective summary
of a complex argument.
A case in point occurs in UNC-graduate George
B. Leonard, Jr.'s article '"Why Is He Afraid To
Be Different": "True individualism ... is the abili
ty to love and to make moral decisions as an in
dividual." Well said.
The major fault of "The Decline of the Ameri-
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SOPH: (Looks around him, at em
pty counter) You mean you're too
busy now to make a refund?
ATT: Don't get smart.
SOPH: Look, the book is new; I
haven't even used it. If you'll just
give me what I paid for it, you
can sell vit agjun. Nobody lc;cs
that way;
ATT: You guys should know what
'books you want before you come
in.
SOPH: I made a mistake.
(They look at each other for a
moment
ATT: (Looks through book again)
Well, I'll give you your money,
even though I know you don't ap
preciate it,
SOPH: I don't know what you
mean. All I'm asking is that you
give me a refund on a book that
I bought by mistake. I just don't
need u.
ATT: (Places money roughly on
counter. Then turns away)
SOPH: I hope I haven't taken up
too much of your time.
ATT: (Turns back quickly)
Smarty!
Our sophomore leaves the book
store, a bit irritated.
It would seem that whoever
carries the weight around the
booketeria has someone of . impor
tance in the administration by the
shorthairs. I have always been
of "the impression that a univer
sity operates a bookstore prima
rily for the benefit of the students.
That the proprietors are entitled '
to a fair profit for their labor
goes without saying, and I am
sure that those of us who have
been around here for a while are
aware that they are not being
bankrupted. It remain's, however,
tliat there is a certain responsi
bility to the students in opera
tions of this type, and I fail to
see what justification there is f6r
an attitude such as this toward
any. student, The public spirited
proprietors of the booketeria al
ways seem to have plenty of time
for you when they" are taking
your money. Are they in such
misery when they have to return
the price of. an ill-advised pur
chase? Is this a healthy attitude?
Now I ask you.
Maybe it has something to do
with the principles of business.
Whatever it is, it has an unpleas
ant odor. .
I can see no reason why the stu
dents here should let a thing such
as this go unnoticed. If there is
no one in the administration who
is moved, to a point that some
' thing can be done, then it leaves
the thing with the students.
My point number three is" that education means action. Thu
view of education is certainly not peculiar to Carolina. Most col
lege and universities, including the very best, .Wave lively student
activity programs. But I think we niay be fortunate above some others
in this regard because of the peculiarly favorable circumstances of can Male" is its lack of consideration for the
the founding. The University of North Carolina was born of the American female. Mr. Leonard's contribution deals
same historical impulse as the founding of the American nation, with the influence of the "the Group" on the
The motivating idea of the founders was that the survival of the American male, but the other two articles in the
new nation required an enlightened citizemy. In his Plan of Studio book lay most of th American male's troubles di-
for the University Wiliam R. Davie wrote that the purpose of the rectly at the feet of his women mother, wife.
University should be "to train useful and respectable members of etc. This impression is strengthened by Osborn's
society." It was doubtless the intention of the founders to establish cartoons for these two sections. Osborn, like Thur .
a college that would train scholars: clergymen, teachers, lawyers, her, sees the male-female relationship as definitely
doctors. But the purpose tfiey stressed above all others was training onc-sided, and his suggestive drawings leave little
citizens for a democratic state. doubt as to the sex of the culprit.
Our beginnings as a state university ultimately proved favor . . . - . . ,
,,, 41uji i-.jir - A more fruitful point of view would include
dble to the development of student self-government as a way of iX t iU A . uiuu iuur
t , , tne problems of the American woman as she ae-
, training for citizenship and ser t . ' . .
f J,- vice t0 one,s fellowman. The fun- ccpts or lnes to reject her new Position, (cf. Dr.
ction of the state university, said Ashley Montagu's article in the Sept. 27 Saturday
President Edward Kidder Gra Review: "The Triumph and Tragedy of the Ameri
ham, "is not only to search for can Woman." Dr. Montagu takes a more tolerant
truth, but also to set truth to am, understanding view of ths situation of the
work in the world of living men . . , . .
and things " modern American woman.) Perhaps it is not too
For those who are interested mucn to Pe tnat Random House and the editors
opportunities will abound for par- of Look will once again collaborate as successfully
ticipation in extraeuricular activi- as they have this time, their next joint effort to
ties. At the same time you are be entitled "The Dilemma of the American Wo-
free to refrain from participation man
if you so desire These are entire
ly voluntary and much of their Even as it is a rather one-sided view of the
merit as education consists in the situation "The Decline of the American Mate"
fact that they are voluntary and is suggesled Ieading for the whole with
free. Taken as an enrichment of . . . iL . , . ..
study and not a substitute for it, thc exccPtl0n o the already sociologically sophis-
their educational 'value is great. ticated. or whom it is optional. It might even be
Since I have been taking texts a good idea to issue it to all new students upon ar-
tonight I should say a suitable one for this would" be: "Be ye doers rival, as a companion piece to the various orienta-
of the word and not hearers only' tion handbooks. Certainly none of th- vague plati-
My fourth point, and the last, is more .a sum of the other three . , . , ' , , . - , .
4. . . rm.- u i- u n a . tudes and gushy sentiments of the handbooks (i.e.
than a new noint. This is the realization, the flowering, of education
Let's call it liberation. "When the chimes of the Bell Tower toll the mel-
You are embarking on a four-year marathon. Shortly you will ody of 'Hark the Sound at dusk, and you pause
be caught up in the rapid-turning cycle of college years. You will a minute and feel a tiny chill play up and down
find yourself dutifully signing up for courses, writing term papers, your spine, then you, Carolina coed, are a Tar
taking examinations in the main, doing what the others are do- tt i - t w , JU i
X , , Heel. from the Woman s Handbook) can com
ing. One day you may pause long enough to ask yourself, "what it s . - . ,
all about?" What after all more than a social convention or a way to pare 1R honesty or valu t0' "7 individualism
a job is the purpose of education? ... is the ability to love and to make moral de-
(To Be Continued) cisions as an individual."
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