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PAOt TWO TKI OAILT TAR HtIL SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1958 Works 1 . 14411. itiun is line in its place, but somo hint i'.!'4'4c"i at ion an be carried too far, and it is piobable that this writer carried an cvvctation too Car when an editorial on an cditoiial by the Charlotte Observer was writ ten this week. The Observer editorial brought out the lad tli. t Hunan Rickovcr, who just received a pinmotion. deserved the promotion, al though he would not be any man's descrip tiou of a nice i;uy, and that he was both an e-head and Jewish. This writer reacted to the cditoiial in tenns of what might be "anti Semitism" in the editorial, or at least what ould 1 11 ate the appearance of anti-scmitism" to the leader. While a (citain amount of guilt 'the Ob set xer does possess, it is not to the extent that someone should be fired or that an apology should be gixen. What was necessary xvas a ( lat die .uion. lor the wording could be sub jeded to a x.uiety of interpretation, one of whidi was taken too strongly here. The piim.'iy problem is one of words. Wotds aie loaded things. They create reac tions, and many times the leaction that xvords gie aie not the reaction intended by the u 1 iter, hence this places a grave responsibil ity on the u titer to be selective. I he cditoiial in this paper xvas guilty of usiui; the wouls too strongly-such as "run his that.utcr'into the ground," "should be liml." and Apology.. The Observer's fallacy xvas more subtle. The ue l words such as "Jewish." "Egg head.' an. I something amounting to unco npei. :ie. will bring a negative reaction by people to the person in question: and even il the Obseixer did ultimately praise Rick mei's at hiexement, one cannot erase the neg ative lit ( ts of the wording. To the m.inv. the mere mention of the wotd "Jewish ." "Communist," "Intellectual." and m inx others will draw negative reaction. I he point to be gotten across is that what men should be looking for is that day when people ate judged not by their religion, race, n, pctsoualitx (hancteristics. but by what ihes think and do. and to bring these factors i,o the editotial. the Observer did a certain ..mount ol disservice to this goal-almost as ,mnh disscivice as the editorial in The Daily I .it Heel dil to making the point clear. Wools must be used xsith care. They can he dsn imile. Moonglow Joe John In the expected climax to one of the most stirring literary furors of recent times, Russian author Boris Pasternak turneddown the $41, 420 Nobel Literature Prize. A distinguished poet and translator, Pas ternak has been verbally crucified by the Russian press since his se lection for the award was announced Saturday. Although the book was first published in 1956 by an Italian printer, it escaped recognition by; Communist critics until this week. Then, a blast from Literary Gazette, the publication of the Soviet Union of Writers, began the ignominous txend. The prize presentation was decried as "an act against the Soviet nation," and aimed against the Soviet government and the ideas of "all the Soviet people!" Internally, the work was rejected as "traisti cally squalid, malicious, and replete with the hatred, of Socialism." Under such pressurized attacks and threats of more serious ones, Pasternak was forced to reconsider his humble acceptance of the fameJ honor. "Because of the meaning attributed to this award in the society I live in, I ought to say no thank's to the unique prize awarded me," he said. "Do not take my voluntary refusal with any ill will." Volun tary, yet. Despite the fact the Mr. Pasternak was under severe Socialistic restrictions, his novel dealt with a man whose ideas were refined only his own mind and spirit an individualist. Russian rejection of this remarkable saga indicates once again that country's denial of man's right to live and to work according to his particular tastes and inclina tions. s Even more unfortunate is the fact that the great masses of Ameri can people are blindly progressing to such a fate. The man in the grey flannel suit, like millions of other men in similar attire, resides in his little suburban semi-duplex, identical to millions of other floor plans, does his shopping on weekends at the supermarket, buys a new car he can't afford, is in debt up to his neck from time-payment plans and millions of others gaily emulate him. His children join gangs and cliques, whose rules are more stringent than those of their elders, and whose tolerance of outsiders is nil. The individual is thwarted by the all-powerful Group. This omni potent monster governs all actions, thoughts, ideas. Anything con trary to his dictates is met by scorn, spite, and aversion. "What will the others think?" reads the all-inclusive code of morality and man ners. Personality and development must triect strict prescribed stand ards. Diversion is an act of courage. At this point, it would be easy to denounce the "common" man and leave him to his fate. Perhaps, however, he may heed the memor able example of Pasternak, notwithstanding a token or feat, in con sidering how the vitality of the human spirit, is being obliterated by standardization in human disposition. Speaking of his novel Doctor Zhivago, Boris Pasternak told a visitor to his Russian home: "I said to myself, you must stand up straight before your own name." An ideal remark, Mr. Pasternak. Let us hope the pen is mightier than the Group. "Well, If You Fellows Aren't Going Anywhere, I Might As Well Come In" i mm I M BOMB fr United States Propaganda Found Lacking Harpers Bizarre Just off Franklin Street (and indeed, somewhat under it) and down a flight of stairs, then a turn to the right watch your step, you're not there yet and down perhaps three more steps (three or four, we forget), then you're there, is a pub, beer parlor, whatever you like, known locally as "You Know Where," for if you see someone on his way down town and ask him where he is going, and he an swers, "You know where," you know. There one can see the latest in Ivy League rain coats down the stair, peer, then enter. One can con jecture co-educational conversation progressing in the corner, or hear dialogues: "Do you believe there's a God?" "Why . . .yes." "But is there a God?" "There has to be." "You can't prove there is or there isn't." "Oh, yes you can," but before the revelation takes place, in comes a favorite, the grad student who has somehow be come a contemporary legend; or perhaps the student called the "General" his full title is "General Col lege" ("He's been here, so long he has a Staff Park ing Permit."); and the existence pf God remains un proved. Or one can "dig the sounds," "listen to the music' or do whatever one's vocabulary calls for in solitude or in foot-patting, knee-thumping, "shoo-baba-bey" company to Brubeck (if you're a TIME reader), Hampton (if your parents were jumping with Goodman once), or whoever is the "cool" or "hot" or "swinging" favorite of the moment. But perhaps one would rather sit at the bar (which might be sticky, but one doesn't notice it after awhile) and drink and dovn pretzels, ignoring back slappings and stool Dumpings, and soon one will look into the mirror and, being unable to make out eyes in the facial reflection, will think, "My god, I've passed out," and go to the rest room lo confirm the openess of the eyes. Then there is always the alternative of joining in a conversation in hopes of pinpointing God: "How can you prove the existence of God?" "Where else did everything come from? "OK." "Another pitcher?" "OK." And one knows that there certainly must be a God, somewhere. Standards lb.- Mjmilarrl Committee suggested by Nancy Atlatin ran hv a conri-thinjf or it can bjc something . trulv drtrimcnt.il. If it is constituted as a discussion group in which students arc encouraged to participate and think of moral values, it can be a wonderful thing. It it is an Kmily Post etiquette group, it will be detrimental. If it sets up stan lards for a lady, it can not only be detrimental, hut would undermine the entire at mosphere for individual freedom which pervades on this campus. If it would point out to the Honor Council people who exhibit what the Committee considers unlady like conduct, then it would again be a harmful in strument, especially if placed In the hands of those who think in terms of bcrmuda shorts and smoking on Franklin Street. The purpose had better be outlined clearly, lim itat inns had better be set, and individual members - scrutinized for their diversity of views rather than their similarity, before the campus can accept it. It ran be beneficial, but one can only wait to see whether the idea has merit at ail. Legislature Meet The action of the Student Legislature is com mendable, when it eliminated permanent jurors in the Greer bill on jury revision. Honor Council Chairman Hugh Patterson is to be commended for his assistance in eliminating the permanent jurors. It can only be hoped that he does not use this as a bargaining point against the principle reflected in the rest of the bill. Another thing to be commended In the meeting Thursday was Krwin Fuller's speech dispelling cer tain misconceptions in the minds of some people who ou-ht to know better regarding the general surplus. The action of the legislature in returning the lull to committee was another incidence of party line voting in which the courage to act was not present. ijc mlp ar Heel The official student publication of the Publication Hoard of the University of North Carolina, where it is published daily Chuck Flinner The United States Information Service has unquestionably done a t;ood job in the field of propagan da. However, the criterion of the good job has been an American standard. Herein lies in the fallacy of the efforts of the agency. The criterion of propaganda ef fectiveness should come from those people for which it is designed. American Democracy is far from the democracy of the ancient Greeks who originated it. By the same token American Democracy is far different from the concepts of democracy held by the people of other nations. This is not to say the U. S. is wrong, or that the other nations are wrong, but mere ly to point out that here are varia tions. These differences in con cepts must be acknowledged and each nation toward which Ameri-" can propaganda is aimed should receive an approach fitting to that nation's views. We can not sell a Moslem on the values of democracy by tell ing him that democracy must be good because it embodies Chris tian principles. " The Russian equivalent of Madi son Avenue ad men on the in ternational level is outselling our own experts. The thing they are using to whip us is knowledge. They practically give it away. One of the biggest complaints directed against the U. S. is the lack of scientific and other types of pub lications at a reasonable price. Publications provide a harbor for the searching minds of our Eu ropean and Eastern neighbors. Russia has leaped on this ap parently insignificant fact. They are publishing and selling books which . hack away the , friends of America. American books are available, but they are costly. Even few Americans can afford the English versions' of some of the scientific publications -But Americans can depend on libra ries, The foreigner seldom has a library as complete as the Amer ican libraries are. Russia produces books cheaply. They use a poor paper and poor type. The bindings will hot hold up. But the words are no less valu able..: ":, ' As an example, Russia made available at the recent World's Fair a large variety of material printed in various languages. The material covered fields from the children's books to the Rghf fic tion about life on collective farms, and from the Stalin correspond ence of the Second World War to the Pavlov experiments. The cor respondence between Stalin and Churchill, Roosevelt, and Truman was printed in Moscow in 1957 in English. The two volumes are a fraction of the cost of a novel printed in the U. S. The corres pondence has yet to be printed in either Britain of ; the U. S. in its entirity. Another, book available was an economic geography of the Soviet Union. The printing quality of these books is terrible, maps and engravings would be laughed out' of the cheapest pulp magazine in the U. S., but the ma terial it contains has ho less a There one can talk reasonably with a Duke man; see a friend walking about carrying a beer can and value as a wedge into the minds bar stooli occasionally see a couple holding hands, of their readers. or join in the applause when a glass breaks. We are . as proud of; our prog- 0r onc can always watch the damn fool with a ress in the field of printing as we pencil and notebook who swears that he is working are proud of our progress in the on a term paper. design of automobiles. However, few people outside of America can afford our quality. The USIS might do better to dis tribute poorer products of the American manufacturer. At least an attempt should be made to get our side of the story across to the world as successfully as the USSR does. The written word is effec tive. Why not use it more effectively?" -J. Harper Student Monarchy Frank Elkins A Letter On A Bio Zet Sal e Sidney Dakar Several days ago there appeared in the DTH a classic example of one of the most popular types of advertisement in the U. S. There can be no doubt that this type of advertisement is highly success ful. I am refering to the large front page photo of a "hero" wear ing one of the latest "blazers." conquer and add to his already In case this photo has already V impresive list of trophies. Cling- sunk into your subconscious mind and is doing its work, let me de scribe it. There hero was stand ing there with his chest out and had hrs cold, steel blue eyes turned out toward some distant horizon, which he will no doubt, except Monday and examination periods and summer termi. Kntcrrd as second class matter in the rr.vt office in Chapel Hill, N. C. under the act of March 8 1870. Subscription ntcs: $4.50 per so mrstrr, $8 50 .per vcar. Editor A t v 7f.v 9 CURTIS GANS Managing Editors CHARLIE SLOAN, CLARKE JONES Business Manager WALKER BLANTON Niht Editor 0. A. LOPEZ On Views In Two States 1 ..-. , - Russell Eisenman As a native of the state of Georgia I've been trying to notice the difference, if any, in the attitudes of people from my home state, and those from North Carolina. My conclusions are rather surprising. Segregation and integration is an interesting topic to use in corn paring states. The average Georgia's attitude is typical of the deep South. Ask someone from the Peach State how he feels about inte gration, and if his answer reflects the feeling of most Georgians he'll probably say something like, "No Negroes are going to go to white schools." ' In the Tar Heel State you find a different sentiment. People are not so definite about their feelings on the race issue. From my ob servations I would say that the opinion of the average student in the Tar Heel State is "I don't want to go to school with the Negroes, but if it comes to that I won't bother them if they don't bother me." My observations of North Carolinians have been confined to col lege students; therefore, the comparisons are not exactly similar. How ever, the result are very significant. At first glance it would appear that the average North Carolina student was much more liberal than the average Georgian on the race issue. A deeper look makes thisob servation more questionable. When students published in THE RED AND BLACK, the Univer sity of Georgia school newspaper, an article advocating the admission of a Negro to the Georgia law school, the Board of Regents cut off the funds for the newspaper because they disagreed with the article. Here at UNC there is no great fear that some administrative group will censor our school paper. Yet, some students have advocated removal of various staff members because their articles are not popular.' My conclusion, at this stage of the game, is that the average resi dent of the Tar Heel State, like the average Georgian, reflects the atti tude of his state. If people in North Carolina are more liberal, St is only because they have been brought up in a more liberal state. The fact that we can give the attitude of a typical Georgian, or typical North Carolinian shows that these people are not thinking for tftem-selves. ing to his shoulder was a sweet little thing who seemed so hum ble before the hero. She had the look of an innocent little puppy who had " been unjustly punished by her: master arid was now look ing for the slightest sign of for giveness. She only wanted a smile or even a benevolent glance from him. Such would send thrills of rapture down her delicate spine to her very marrow. This same technique is used to sell cigarettes, suits, cars; shav- Editor: Your article today on education no doubt voices the opinion1 of many students all over the na tion. I am a graduate student who returned to school this fall with the hope of receiving much intellectual stimulation and growth, and have been met with sad disillusionment. My graduate courses are even less stimulating and less thought provoking than many of my undergraduate ones were. If all I had wanted were 'some second-hand facts and a string of bibliographies I could Sidefight At a coffee break in Lenoir last week, the dis cussion centered around student government. One of my eccentric fellows produced some particularly revolutionary ideas which, although I might not have consulted my local library fully endorse- 1 think miht be of interest to the with almost as much satisfaction. saeni Doav- I find that my teaching exper- Student government, with all its complexity, de ience last year was much more mands entirely too much time and energy on the condusive to the development part of the students. There should be a student and expresssion of thought than revolution overthrowing the present government and my stay on the other side of the setting up in its place, an efficient, well-thought-out desk has proved to be here thus constitutional monarchy! far. I also have found in teach ing that nine-tenths of a teacher's At the head of the government should be a king, job is in inspiring interest and responsible only to God and Chancellor Aycock, and thought about the subject taught. should be known as the Great Lrd Protector of the faitn ana mgn imperial Potentate ana Almighty Wheel-Hoss. He should be chosen during the revo lutionary period by the revolutionary group and afterwards by the House of-Lords according to the following essential attributes of a powerful student ruler: phjfcical beauty, fertility, bridge-playing, skill, ability to hold his alcohol, and profoundness of knowledge of the dance. Among other things, the king should exercise control over all organizations on campus and should have within his power the right to outlaw any that he deems "subversive." Without his inspiration the stu dent's class time, is of little vaiue. ENGLISH GRADUATE STUDENT To assist the king in executive and administra- Ed Rowland Well, well, now that the Tar Heels arc rollinj alt over all comer on the football field some, sportswriters and editors are predicting a me wuun w jusi duuui anyumig bowl trip lor uiem in January, ine.oniy stipulation- seems to be that tive matters, there should be a cabinet a sort of a man might use. What does the all or perhaps all but one of the remaining games has to be won. "Ciria Regis" the members of which, supposedly advertised think ! goes on in the And they way the schedule. looks. to most observers, this record is corning from the king's household, would advise the mind of his prospective customer? well within reach. Certainly an 8-2 record in thi3 season of upsets, king. This executive body, in the spring, would have It probably goes something like especially with the eight wins; coming in a row to. the responsibility of screening candidates for the this.' Most normal men want to be a -selections committee from a bowl. " throne in order to present right and proper candi- a success with women. When the The point I'm trying to make is that if Carolina does playf in the dates to the House of Lords for the final choosing. timid college man. sees this hero Sugar Bowl, for instance, about 75 of the student body win journey standing there in his blazer and , to New Orleans for the game. They will, spend anywhere from $25 to the woman clinging: . desperately $250, and for what? to his shoulder begging for atten-. Ws certainly fine to support the school in athletics and have a tion, he will put two- and two to- good time in the process, and it requires no great mental strain to gether. Why of course, reasons yell and scream at a ball game. Joe College, if only I had -one of These same students almost never stir themselves from an easy those blazers then I too could get chair or a bed for anything worthwhile on this campus. This week this attention. Poor Dad is asked Joseph Rauh spoke hi Manning Hall as one of the year's Heck Lecturer to add an extra $30 to the next Mr. Rauh is President of the Americans for Democratic Action, One of and geHing'indulgenses In addition to the king and his cabinet, there should be two congressional houses: a House of Lords and a House of Commons. The House of Lords should be exclusive to fraternity men. They should be seated only one for each fraternity. Seats must be elected none can be sold regardless of the wealth of an individual. This House of Lords should, in addition to other powers," be the supreme ju dicial body, trying cases involving the honor code allowance check 1 Honestly, if I wanted one of those blazers, which are only an advanced version of ' the . Mickey Mouse suits and 4-H jaekets, I would' be embrassed to wear one after seeing such an advertise ment. But, the advertiser doesn't the controversial libera? organizations on the national political scene. In his lecture, he denounced massive resistance adopted by some south The House of Commons should be the legislative ern states. " branch concerning itself with such matters as wel- There were about 250 persons present, most of whom were towns- fare legislation, and should come from dormitory people and law students. . representation at the rate of one for each 150 stu- . Paul Tillich drew a little better response when he spoke here a dents. month agd, but for the nature of his talk Hill Hall, should have been packed t the rafters. . . This weekend the 'Germans concert will . have a full house; frater- eare about people like me; he is nit men and their dates will relax as the music, which will be good, after the masses. But, you say an(i swells around them and destroys all feeling and care. Later, that intelligent Carolina students 0f course, it will be party time all around the campus east of Colum are not taken in by such appeals bi Street. to their vanity. Well, it will be in- - This notion of intellectual apathy has been voiced before on the teresting to make a few observa- campus, and it will be voiced again. I just wanted to get in my licks tiens "'after that one-day- blazer while it is quiet. ' ' sale. ' , Now is the time for all good men to exercise their minds. . . . There should be a brief, comprehensive consti tution covering the whole field of government and making provisions for the exercises of all political power. Such questions as the limits off ice-holder's powers, and what right the people may legally claim against the actions of the executive, the legisla tures, and the court should be clearly set forth in terms as definite as possible. Would T lead the revolution? Naw, but it's fun to talk about it!
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