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PACE 1C THE DAILY TAH HEEL CTSTUEQ3AY, DECEMBER 2, 1958 Conference Dining the' past weekend there was held on the c.mipiis of lMeillcr College a1' unique lonleieiK e. The (onlereiue hiought together students hum ii southern states to discuss the south- tin hum. m iclations prohleins. The students tame Irom huge colleges and small, public toUcges and private, state schools and church Mipjxnted sthools. They met on a predomin atly white, tliuith supported campus. The lonlcicme was integrated. The purpose of the conference was to hring people of dillering points of view in tlilleient political situations together to dis t uss the southern race relations problem in, hopes of finding a solution or at least a meth-' od of dealing with the problem on the var ions campuses. It was attempted to get as many dissimilar viewpoints as possible in or der to give the widest range of interchange of idea.s. The touleiente was not a success. Hut il it was not a success, it was also not a laihne. The time spent, the effort that went into it, and the generous donation of the 1 ield Foundation were not wasted. If the ( onlereiue did not realize its ideal of bunging a great number of dissimilar view Mints to the conference, .it did bring many, who had not heretofore seen Negroes and white living, talking, and working side-by-side, together in an atmosphere of mutual lespet t. II it did not biing the desired interchange ol icwjoints due to the lack of conservative people at the (onlcrcnce and the unwilling ness of all but a lew conservatives who were at the (onfeieiue to speak out. it did show the stiK cuts assembled a glimmer of the diffcr cucis of situations on the various campuses. IP it was somewhat one-sidedly liberal, it poiiltetl deaily to the lack of understanding that many of these liberals have when it comes to the icalities of human relations. It showed s i i i i 1 1 y (h; t although these liberals may have ihcpiht point of view, the lacked the under standing ol nun to tarry this point of view at iifss el let tiel. I he (onU rente may have failed in finding a single solution to the problem of race re lations in southern high education, but the stuAents galhcud there did suggest some ap pi oat lies. Moonglow Joe John I In ir uric mi .imiveis pioiidcd at the t onfeit ii r, .ind in lieu of no answers only nuyc questions were raised. However, the (oulerente planners could not have hox.-d for answeis, and the questions were a healthy manifestation of frank, open, and earnest tlistussiou. It pei haps was a failing of the conference that it was too short, but if it leads to im pioud planning of future conference with the idea of having several future conferences to sptead the base of discussion throughout the south; then failure may well be turned into silt t ess. It has happened again. A resi dent of Spencer, North Carolina, has taken up the spirit demon strated not too long ago by Gov ernor Luther Hodges and other state officials. Mr. W. G. Lineberg er, in a recent "letter to the edi tor" of the Raleigh News and Ob server, took up a rather inade quate literary cudgel and struck out at the editor of "that" Wake Forest College magazine. Although his pained outrage was not concerned with the same in cident that prompted action from the 'State capital the furor over the State Student Legislature cer tain similarities exist between the two condemnations. First, and most important, is that fact that both expressed con tempt with individualistic expres sions of opinion on the part of contemporary college students. Secondarily, and not necessarily relevant, but unfortunately so, is the fact that both concerned a dif ference of opinion over the race question. Had Mr. Lincbergcr's letter been a masterpiece of logical reason ing, had he presented his case with the brilliance of a Darrow and employed the commanding style of Faulkner, one still would have been hard pressed to concur with him. Regretably, none of the preceding excellences were in evi dence. The Spencer gentleman had but one phrase to use, and he repeated it twice, filling with indistinctve hogwash: "I have often heard the expression' pimply-faced intellec tualism and I believe I have come across a good example .... I hope that's all that article amounted to 'pimply-faced intel lcctualism. " In an attempt to disguise his being rankled at the fact that a youth would dare to question -the segregation policies which more learned generations have set down, Mr. Lineberger attacked what he felt a most vulnerable -point La the student's armor "tenderness'1 in years. Ia addi tion to being in very poor taste. His method of attack was far more childish than he must have con sidered the Wake Forest editor. Petty outburst and spiteful, in bred hate, have built the race problem to the proportions at which it exists ' today. Immature attitudes and childish stubborness have prevented any reasonable settlement, leaving "solutions" to John Casper's hate-mongers and the followers of Arkansas' sturdy Ozark Orval. Look again, Mr. Lineberger; your pimples are showing. ' Garnbjing Sidney Dakar "Easy Come . ... Easy Go . . ." These DTH ! headlines refering to our loss to Duke reminded me of a woodsman who worked for 10 years in the North Woods without once coming out to" civilization. The woodsman was only able to save $100 per year-over-this' peri od. After 10 years he felt that he deserved a well earned vacation and went to Las Vegas. The gam bling and the chance for such easy money enticed him to play a few hands. Before the woodsman real ized what had happened, his ' ten year's savings was gone. He shrugged his shoulders and as he was pushing his chair back from the table said, "well, easy come, easy go . . .' Sometimes I wonder about the effectiveness of the security of our defense systems. A friend 'of mine who was at "Station Bar" (the western end of the DEW Line in ' northern Alaska) tells the follow ing. The usual way they first dis cover that one of the lights on their radio towers is out is from Radio Moscow. ''Moscow Molly" will say "I want to help the boys at Bar and tell them that the sec ond light from the top on the west tower is out." One thing is for certain, Radio Moscow gets this information (sometimes within sev eral hours) by some means other than dog sledge.- Speaking of subversion, this sum mer I saw a sign on the bulletin board of the Officer's Club at Thule, Greenland which caused me to wonder; The tour of duty up there is a year for the military personnel. There are no wive.i and in fact only five or ten Danish girls on a base of 6,000 men. The sign was a dipping from a maga zine story heading and read: "Are you giving your wife all the com panionshp and love she craves?" We have all heard that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, but some of us haven't heard that all work and no play makes jack and lots of it. j Hi ! - ; n- . 'I'l ' - fh i 5 NAv, - TA ; '-h 4i H-' . "' w-y- - f I h '.'!; ":-,lt?-i:-- - , y) J Decay X)'9yV THE UAiSUKSTW f-OST Letters To The Editor: II the t on lei cut e channel 1 no one s view point, it did int tease the understanding of some and in doiii so this brought the light ol Reality into the shade of illusion under whith some of the participants operating. The ton let'em e had several notable ooints. It was noteworthy that conference of this soft tould be carried on without incident so that no stigma of bitterness remained to mar the peispettixc of the conference, save the minor bitterness in the minds of some con siiatics who felt rightly that their oint of ijw was not well represented. It was noteworthy that a man of the candor anil common sense that James Mcliride DIM s showed would come to such a confer- t in e and add so much. iNotewotthy, too was the deportment of Thomas KM is, a Raleigh attorney, w ho has a conservative viewjoint, but had the courage to cxpicss it from the speaker's stand and the patient c to answer all questions put to him in what was not a favorable atmosphere for his M)int ol view. This tloes not justify Mr. I llis' stand, but it makes him a large stride belter than the man who will hold these views intpiivate and say nothing in public. 1 in. illy, it was noteworthy for the presence ol -Want ii Ashby, a professor of ethics at Wo man's College. His contribution in seeing tlraily the issues, in evaluating the confer ee c, and in getting students of varying viewpoints to .speak out was perhaps the gieatest individual contribution of the con I el elit e. .'He had the answer to the , question of whether the conference was a success, when he said that it tould not be known. He said quite simply in the final analysis the returns air not el in. If individual) gain some un deiNtanding through this conference now, in a week, or in a year, then the conference will be a success. ,The best guess that can be made is that eventually the conference was a success. Harper's Bizarre We arc writing this on the beach. Behind us the dunes rise per haps twenty feet, matted with sea oats cn the ocean side. Before us, the Atlantic. Mare Nostrum. To our left the strand curves easily to the southeast, dotted with cottages bleached white by summer's sun and winter's salt. ' On the right, golden sand bends away into the sun. Today the wind is off the land, and the surf is hardly that at all. Yesterday it pounded mercilessly on the shon; today there are many shells left in the wake, and sandpipers are busily boring away in the wavelet-wash. A golden thinge runs along each wavo crest as it breaks. Far offshore we can sec the little buoys wreck markers. There are seven that we can count. Perhaps more, for the seventh is hardly discernible. Each has its own history. One stand over an anchor, lost from some 'sailing ship drawn up under the Ice of the land. Another .marks the remains of a ship lost when there was no lee. Yet another, the boiler of some ill-starred blockade 'runner. To the cast again, the giant light flashes over the cottages now faded into gray one, two, three, four . . . one, two, three (the thlr j Ijeam is slightly lower than the rest) . . . four. On our right a fisherman makes lazy passes at the sea. Behind him a woman in a kerchief gits, her back to a small driftwood-yel low fire. " ' " Behind us the twilight fades to night; the breeze is picking up a bit; a smattering of sand rattles off our back. Before us, the Atlantic: sea of many moods. Quiet sometimes, as now she flattens more under the nip of the northeaster. Some times unquiet: violent, surging; the pound of many fists along the shore shells crackle and sandpipers ckitter away, to return with hte peace of the sea. J. Harper Although by no means a faith ful reader of your editorial page, I am interested in the ' progressive attitude which yoU frequently ex press thereon, and should like humbly to propose a means for dealing with one of the current southern problems to which you often ' allude and ' sometime' with earnest eloquence discuss name ly, integration As p receat letter in Life magazine indicates in deed, as is sometimes implied by the literary standards of your own periodical), education is not the southerner's dearest possession nor his most heartfelt5 need. Nor does religion, as evidenced by the reception which a South. Carolina governor offered Jr." Graham, al ways claim as outherner's first allegiance. Therefore, why not concentrate on an organization which is particularly southern in its origin, yet which . seems at present to be near extinction be cause of "lack of new blood" (to coin a phrase) or perhaps because of the unsollicited enmity and ridicule heaped upon it by nearly every group except its own mem bership Gentlemen, would you e n tcrtain a modest proposal to in tegrate the Ku Klux Klan?. In, our increasingly matriarchal society such an actiori would " be doomed to failure without the sup port of the fairer sex, but is there any reason to stop the forming of a ladies' , auxiliary to the KKK? Think of the f contribution they could make: those women who made bandages for the Red Cross in the forties could now turn their spare time to making gasoline soaked rags for burning ' crosses, or those who ' won prizes for . needle-work could bring their petit point to perfection in embroider-' ing robes and hoods. Even the younger girls, at least those with Girl Scout experience, could put their rope training to good use in tying hangman's knots. ... . . . , ; - No doubt the forward-looking statesmen in Raleigh would see the reasonableness in repealing their obsolete anti-mask legisla tion. With hood and gloves tp. con ceal face and skin, a good plug of tobacco to hide any distinctive accent, and a liberal amount of do-it-yourself alcohol to bring us all to the same intellectual; level, ' we would achieye that anonymity which . is the : goal of American life, and could unite in some .uni versal human endeavor such as eating, rape, or murder. .Where else . could one get such a - com plete feeling of togetherness? Honored sir, this epistle has al ready exceeded the ' limits ; gen-' erally accorded such poorly ex pressed offerings, . and , there re mains but to 'plead for your con stant support of a great' cause whose final achievement only fu ture generations can decide. With best wishes for your ever greater success in the noble battle for southern progress and univer sal felicity, I remain J. Bottom McFesse RUSSIA TO BUDGET-TRIMMERS - " ! The bear cringed back in panic when The Nazis struck him low;' We helped him to his feet, and then The president of Pfeiffef College in an in formal conversation pointed to the difficul ties that the administrators have to work with. Highest among these difficulties is the student, and this is the second phase of the decay of American colleges and tbe Univer sity in Chapel Hill. ' " The almost total lack of intellectual activU. ty cannot be laid solely at the doorstep of the University. A great deal of the blame lies in the quility of high school education 'that, these students are receiving.. - : Vet, the sutiation is bad. It is. worse because the University has to give students an edu cation they should have gotten in high school. It has produced an atmosphere of stagna tion on the campus. The situation is not lim ited to UNC, but VNC has its share of it: Symptomatic of this attitude is the elabo rate framework of student government that has developed here as well as the lack of participation that is die rule rather than the exception. In schools where the educational climate is better, student government becom es not so important as an outlet, and partic ipation in intellectual activities is greater. Another symptom is the questions over which students get excited. Such things as football and fraternities, j.ex and drinking cause more of . a stir than politics, religion, r philosophy, or science. These last cause less reaction than a pin dropping an a large lake. It is manifest in the dormitory here study is limited or in the Rathskeller or Tempo Room where the world of party and drink continues unabated. It is manifest in the classroom by the lack of interest, .the amount of outside work be ing done, and the cramming for quizzes. And one can wonder what education has come to. People are not coming to Carolina for an education. They are coming for a party, a good time, to learn some facts, and eventual ly for a job When they are here, they strive to reach low standards and attain lower ones. Yet, the situation is not hopeless, although there is no quick cure, no panaceas there is only a . long; slow approach to a solution We helped him land his blow, and, this has, only been started. But when the German menace Student attitude is a barometer of many died, things, the vitality of the nations, the stan- And loud rang joyous cries, dards of a cojlege, and the direction of The bear turned on us in his thought. Amercia can not longer survive with vride, the stagnation that exists today, and the rc- And hate glowed inMsjyes sposibility for change must be. placed on wScK.: t University, the high schooLs, and e He sucked his victims' blood for home. ;' . ". ; life, ' , r i Xhere is no mistaking that the job is a And reared his evil cub. ' tough one. To restoreJtherUniversity arid un- So now he menaces the world, Editor And ravages the land; The lion and the eagle' hurled Their challenge they will stand. Wade Wellman ; dergraduate education in genera) hi the United States to a high level wiR be diffi cult, but it is a job that must iSedort ; NucledHBldpe Notes In Review Arthur Lessing At least judging from the audience's reactions, the appearance of the Little Singers Of Paris was an immense success last Sunday in Memorial Hall. And, no doubt, their charming voices were at times quite delightful, their little pale faces were '0? mrte even the most unsentimental person's heart melt a hit fl in monks' robes in the first Dart nflh ' hcir aPF'earanc2 part, dressed in IdeScriWu?, Z'T 1 the sec knee-socks, was all very much IZTo) White Al though the Russian .development tof a nuclear plane . demonstrates the , la-.of the United States in key military areas and gives the Soviet Union another measure of suprem acy in military power, the situation is not the same as it was widi Sputnik a year ago. The development of a new type plane is not going to mean as much as the -development of missiles, for the world is coming into an era when the instruments of war will be of the automatic type, possessing great " "m rruiie , , . ... ... nart nf f W 1 . . mnnnmmrnl lh' I 11 PIT It'll I curt- Vft tsor ; . . .. . W1C" "iri-warmine;annP3i iJ nuu.iiwiicuvuauiiiij. ...7 ..... atrica. Vnt rM ZZZToV W W" PrinWi ' !"" :"'"iC " nn"atm" IZX" -.STi- e, it shou.d serve a-a key the future OimVl fr defense Department in that they the WcuJlnwn'J?JX should look to the weapons and organization rector's sponsibiliiy, was such that (irVt 'the SS. tlfi of "'e future and not be caught oK guard Ty sympathies for the boys were eked, and only SeCon7VJaTe Z Pacing mt'itt-y emphasis on . the wrong scnted with musical values - ' e pre' thino-s. As it becam m.ifp k u ... u should not taken as an uiuwiui rioliW,. T - "" -""uugu uiu program mat this was all deliberate, I for one, was unable to retain the image of innocence !rjLPU?!J ,at,the aud'ence so rapturously embraced. Especially th3 Sight of the httie boys peddiing souvenir programs and recordings in the lobby of the hall, in the few minute, of the intermission when tney should have been relaxing from the strain of sihsine a 11 rniirn program of fairly difficult; dimensions, was for me "-nefsDnaiW Srat'pc'tn pflnratlnn nn nil Wpk and in all volting experien.ee. The question whether these Loys are btiing ex- fields ' ploited presents itself almost immediately. To answer it is more dif- ' : ficult. . , , . uu ; - " push more funds into the defense of the solelv with a view toward developing scientists. Instead, it should 'start ; a - re-evaluation process and nnf th nrimiirv rnmrnifrnPTit nf the. United IS This was, therefore, not a concert but a show. and. as "siiVh it really unnecessary to say anything more about the musical; dimen sions 01 mis snow as they were, as I have indicated, secohdiiry. The program fluctuated between the light and the heavy, between: Christ mas Carol and Gregorian Chant, "Danny Boy" and a song of pebussy etc. In all of these one could not help but be impressed bv' .some of me individual voices which were high, clear, and tlmost shrill in h? except Monday and intensity of vibrato. But there was little attempt on the director's examination periods part to blend these individual talents, and, in general, the overall snd summer terms, tone of the choir was uneven. But this was of little significance to Entered as second the audience: all that was really important was their momentary be- class matter in the (Efte atij Max eel The official student publication of the Publication Board of the University of North Carolina, where it is published daily ' ' ' lief in the illusion before them. post office in Chapel Hill, N. C under the act of March 8. 1870. Subscription rates: $4.50 per se mester, $8.50 per tear. In fairness to all' established standards of musicianship, in fair ness to the audienee, and in fairness to the performers themselves, the organizers of last Tuesday night's Petites. Musical concert should not have asked Mr. and MIrs. Kosemihal to perform in their series. I am certain that both of them are devoted to their instrument and love to play, but to put them on a concert stage was a serious mis take. There is a world of difference between a friendly get-together of amateurs to play some music they love and the very serious task, Editor ' challenge and acceptance of that challenge that faces a professional " , Fj-f " artist. It was this world of difference thai made the concert a mock- na n 1Mll0Ti ery of music and an insult to the musical intelligexiee of the audience j i COJKTIS GANS CHARLIE SLOAN, S!TAN FISHER however polite they remained. But enough, let amateurs enjoy them- 55, Manager selves and artists give us beauty both .,have their place. Let's not , . confuse them.4 . , ,t .- Coed Editor WALKER BLANTON JOAN" BROCK l-IMJAM afc.aw,. Mfc.,iWt itiW. M, 0 .ignite fc.iliMHiM 1 'rftUiftlIW W feffn't"fr"TI'1 jilli.iV'tMjijillWi illSufcwJPjth JtW.i 1 4 4mBl),lt .
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