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PAor TWO rMt DAILY TAR HEEL SUNDAY, AFRIL 5, 195? N.S.A. I line is .uj motto. ,I)oiii believe wh.it I' .u. ..ml Ik lit t- onl lull of wh;u von v ' li uatN live to i Ik- question of whidi I' ill. (tin i(,,un ning in),, ,,.,, ucsi ion. '""' It IN ukv.UUC o ;, Ult.lill pl.lllk (l ! I !x,t l . I 1 4 1 I . I Ihn pl.mk .t 1 1 n lot ,i mote' l'rpi cM-iiial i c s . i! ! 4. ! ion. I hue is nothing wiong 'ill ihi p in1N , .,ktll mi its Luc V.llllC. c- "i'' ''"'i 'Ins I'lmk is iinncuss.uy. lint mi ""' Hl'K ll;,s i t.l I k w.is put in the pl.it '" ( nl . p.llcntlN ,,H., ;;,,(! totally "hn hMic Hi.,, Hr ,,,iH(I iii ccitaiii Ml I 1(1 S. I'.iloir cviinining the totalk false iissuc i'm; im.l.-i lu-s tin-p.n t pi, ink, i mi must take ; ini( i .it the pi. ink itself. Taking last uu -tnt s Ii.ii tpi,.tl example ol the type ol i pic M ni.ui.Mi tin i.impus has had at N.S.A. . "in IiihU tint o the twelve man dclcgat ion. uric iIk m , .mipns w ide clc( led ollucis i'it the simlttii K.xIn had just ele led in the m mi 4. One ( an .dsn lind that the lepicscnta ti..:i v in slihtU inoie l.tvoiablc to the Uni nv I'.utv than thiii showing was on a .n:ipns w i.lc I .iis last spiing. although the i-'mii! in li ihIK enough to (piihhle ahout. Mi. It it j.u i. m included tli.it noted radi- ' ' Ii ! Ii ( ii'imiin-s. (N uell as that noted m. Jhoiim i iii'm- .ai (liver. It iniluded i 111 "I siiie decisive liheial action ! it I ml id. i. as well as th. i foe ol all Creek h-t' i iiiiiiesiN. hi ana ohnvon. picsidcut ol I' t i Mt I It m hid, d ih n notoi ions cMiemiM w ho h is 1 1 1 1 at( in (I to l.idically alter the niipiiN jiitla i ll ssiem. I'.iddv Wall. ;nd that hamuli h iinpion ol the status quo Curtis iin. It 'M n iniluded that lactioual candi dtu "! i!u Student I'aitv (-intently running t"i I'liMilnii ol the Student lodv. Chailic ( .ta huh i d. the gioup lepu'seiited the most i!ki!m iutcictv ccii il thev ;rv not cxaith i!u i'Iicn .iiiiilniud them in the ahoe. So. il ui.uld Ik- m i h ud to make the delegation .iu moie ii pi im in at ivc. I !; iinih 1 1 nig (liaise is moie seiious. 'hi 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 4 (liaise is ih.it N.S.A. is a miNwimm ni ( nimiiiiUt oig.iuiat ion. I his ling i a l.iiilv hioad one. and il N.S.A.'s 1 1 1 1 title is examined i ai chilly, it is a ( haige thu tin Minimis ol Aiiieiiia aie Communist i t sulMiNie. oi N.S.A. is no iiiou or less i!i. m ili. ii 'ioual union of students as rcprc "!'!( d l then ele( ted and appointed lead- "liit liu-.e aie (lose to joo (ollcgcs and iiiiim i nh m n lepieseiiied in N.S.A., and last x iii thrse i ollcgcs and universities sent oei i students to the National Student Con- ss ii I ) law ate. Ohio. The people carried 's h in (Atieme se.;ieu.it ionist of the Oi d I .minis snipe to the lailhest left Dcmo i' iik I1U1.1I nl peihaps the Wayne Morse . I In- 1 fvilm ions ifi.u hviv passed at f'f: ( oiiK ss wi ie somewuie between these iluv hie lecii in all ptcvious Con 'i.mv I Iii 11 hom the stiiKtuie of N.S.A. and ii estahlished Mli as cicatcd nd oied up n l the students ol Aineiica. N.s ih.nlv is lion oimiiunist. non-sid)-x t i 1 . hut it is laihei .111 01 aniat ion dedi- nd to the losieiin of deinoi rat ic tej)ic seiiiatiou nl Ameiiian stiidentty on the ta ii' ud hw l. I h. 1 ii is still weak and in its l.'imiiiM- sta-es is tine, hut the potentialities .11 r mmu Use. I low then dm s siu h a 1 unioi aiise? The mmihc ill this is simple. One siiniiner day list m o. .1 sen.iioi who does not like the .i!hhs ol N.S. . had a statement entered "im. tin (1i14iession.1l icioid. whidi is the pi !;. ic ol ,m seiiatoi to do. 1 he state ""i was nude 1 J. 1. Mathews, lormcr si.ill im ihIm 1 ol the House I 'ii-Ainei ican 1i11ins ( . ni 1 1 1 1 i t u e. The statement mated t!ie impirksiou that Mi. Mathews thought the N.S , w.is Communist or suhersie. hut the ti i ol ihr statement simply said that N.S.A. w o the iix nl organization open to ('om niums! ml Im in e. It liiilher noted th.M some -l ihr pi 1 sons i on ii( ( ted w ith the ass(M iatioti 111 the past hid In en people who wvic noted l"i lin n iil 1 ihts 01 ientation sue h eojle is I h m. 11 Hi (osi-m It. to 11 une one. The state im 111 was lepiinted hy the Atiieiican Mer ( 111 Ma .it in-. I ni the time I k ; 114. it is Hot necessary to ii iie the iiihik ioiis icplies that weie siihse pn nt I 1 e-istei ed in the ( anj;i essional Rec oid in fi. M-'dicwV statement, nor is it lit 1 ess. m in tcioimt the numerous replies sent to the Aincihau Meicuty Mai;aine wluih that m.iaine thoughtfully decided not in puhlish. tints pieseivinu their edi tniiil position htiaiise they would allow no opposition. Ii is neiessaiy to know a little .iImmii . IV Mathews, so that you the students in inil.M- . s lo the hi. is in his statements. Mi. M.uhews is a holdover hom the Mi 1 oili ride cia when everybody was 1 bas in ( 'oiiumiuists in '40M1 nment with the sur piisiii4 icsiih nl 111. my tilings and only one 1 c.i I ( ommuuist tinned up and that rase is doiihilnl .dso Mi. Mathews was small urz in this iii.k hiiic Mis job as Iniis budclis jol Nas lo put the liimer on the "('oiiiuiti nisis " 01 'siibeisies" that he knew. That he ni iii d imi a single one is of some iniwrt, but whit is n moie import was the circum st. lines sun f 1 1 1 c I i 1 1 4 his beiii'4 liied as a stall peismi b the House rii-Ameritan Adivities ( oiuiuittee. This committee has, to say the h ast. not been a liberal committee, but when Mi. Mathews auuscd a larc percentage of the I'iok slant clergy ' I'fins subversive and (ondemncd this same Rroup by saying that it was one of the largest single forces open LunUnucd in last column) Can dictates Comment jn issues N.S.A. (cont.) (The following was compiled by Drt Daniels, legislative re porter of The Daily Tar Heel. 11 was impossible to reach every candidate for legislature, and hence there are some omissions. It those candidates who were Uft out would answer the questious for their district, they may turn them in tonight. Sunday, to The Daily Tar Heel office and they will be published in Tuesday's paper.) Dorm Men's I "Do you think that the di inking rule should be enforced more .strictly or not?" "Are you for or ugainsl deferred rush?" Swag (Irinikley, SP candidate for the year peat open in the district, answered as follows: "The drink ins rule should be enforced more strictly, especially in the dorms. I do not fill thai possession of li quor in the dorms should be a violation, but its use should be controlled. "The pending resolution submit ted to the Student Legislature by the Drinking Kules Committee should go a long way in clarifying Mh my stand and that of Student Government on drinking at Caro lina. "I am for deferred rush, but on ly when it becomes practicable and will not cause a loss of autonomy for individual iraternitics. I do not think immediate deferred rush is necessary or practicable, but I do forsee deferred rush in the future of Carolina. Taylor McMillan. SP candidate for the six months' seat open, said as follows: "01 course I can only speak for Cobb Dorm. We often hear of the so-called "liquor prob lem" at Carolina. I, living in Cobb for three years, have been aware of no such problem. Creation of unnecessarily strict rules often ag gravates violations of the same rules. Until conditions cull fur f.trictcr rules, I would be in lavor of the, present liberal interpreta tion of the drinking rules. "I am not qualified to answer the question on deferred rush. I am not a fraternity man; neither have 1 been through "rush." This would seem to be a problem to be solved by those people involves! with it." Dorm Men's ft Candidates in Dorm Men's II an swered the following questions: 1 Do you feel the "liberal'' cut system adopted last year has hern beneficial? 2 Should the fines for campus parking violations go to Student (ovcrnmcnt or to the town ol Chapel Hill? Allen Simpson, UP candidate for the one 1 year seat in Dorm Men's II replied by saying that he felt the liberal cut system auopteJ last year has been beneficial, although he felt that improvement could be made in the English I and II area. As for campus parking violation fines. Simp.son feels they should go to Student Government, since cam pus parking is largely a problem of Student Government. Bill Norton. SP candidate for the same seal from the same district stated: "By allowing the faculty to set the number of cuts at their indi vidual discretion, some classes have unlimited cuts while others have none at all. I personally feel that class attendance is essential to good college scholarship; how ever, I also feel that this should be left somewhat up to the individ ual student. Therefore, I am in fav or of a standardized system of lib eral cuts. "Another Important issue of in terest to me is the relationship of Chapel Hill, the University, and the studenLs concerning fines for traffic violation. At present the University maintains most of the streets on campus and the parking areas for the students. "However, the town of Chapel Hill collects all fines for the viola tions in town and on campus. I contend that the University and preferably Student Government Big Game Ilmil mi ! 1 .m r a tern r mm should receive the money collected lor violations made on University property. Since the campus "cops" now issue a different type of tick et from the Chapel Hill police it would be very easy to distinguish to whom the fines would be paid. I would propose a policy of set fines for certain violations to be paid automatically to the Cashier's Office without the process of a court hi-iiring. Also, however, there would be an appellation court to hear special cases. This court might be organized under the Traf f ic Committee. This system is em ployed at several other colleges and I think it would be effective here." Dorm Men's 111 The questions posed to candi dates for Legislature in Dorm Men's 111 were: P If in the last extremity, stu dents were unable io get a new Student Union, would you be in favor of a full student self-liquidation plan for a Student Union? 2 Do you think class officers have accomplished anything? Hob Smith. SP candidaic (or the one year seal in Dorm Men's III: stated: "I would be willing to support a plan to acquire a new Student Un ion through a self-liquidating po licy as a last resort. I would do so because of the great need for such a structure. The Student Un ion plays a vital role in the life of the University by facilitating many aclvities which enrich the lives of campus residents. Thus, due to the present inadequate facilities of Graham Memorial, I would strongly support such a measure. "I do not think that the present class officers have accomplished a great deal through their endeavors, with possibly the exception of tho.e holding Senior Class offices. How ever, I feel that I am not familiar enough with their responsibilties to make an intelligent analysis of the work which they have carrieJ on while serving in their respective positions." Hon Millican, UP candidate for one of the two 1 year seats in DM III replied: "I feel that after every probable solution has been tried and proved unsuccessful that a self-liquidation , plan should be put before the stu dents. If the students were willing to back a self-liquidation plan, then the program should be carried out ever a certain period of time. "The accomplishments made by class officers usually depend upon the individual in office. I feel that most of the students at Carolina who have held class offices have been successful in accomplishing many things. If serious and willing students were always elected then there would be no question about the accomplishments made by class officers." Vince Mulirri, the other UP can didate for a one year seat in this district answered: '' "Make no mistake a bfjut.it, Car olna need a Student Union." Muli eri feels it could be financed througli slate aid, and that this is the right method. "Let us not forget tl'iat this is a state supported school, not a student supported school. The sec ond means would be through the self-liquidation plan. Essentially, this means that the student, over a period of years, would pay for the Student Union through higher tuition; higher rents, etc. "We all know the financial con dition the school is in. If we get any money at all from the state, it must go for hiking professors' salaries, to the library, and to other essential needs not toward a student Union. Thus, the linan cial requirements will be left up to the students. Should the stu dents pay for the Student Union through the self-liquidation meth od? 1 voice an emphatic No! "Whenever you make an invest ment, you must consider the risk. Suppose a war comes along and student enrollment drops. Who pays then? In my mind self-liquidation is not financially wise on this campus, llight now, the students in BVP are paying toward expenses of accommodation of a new self iiquidaling dorm such as Parker. This is nut entirely fair. We must wait until the climate Is right, and let the state build our Student Uu ion. "Since last " fall, our class offi cers have been going through a test period, so to speak. The 'argu ment then was that class officers vere nothing more than figure heads serving no purpose whatso ever. The junior Class ollicers v.ere not incuJed in the argument. "During the past year the class officers have accomplished a great deal. The Freshman Class has done much to improve Freshman Orientation. The sophomore and junior class officers have com bined their efforts in establishing a scholarship fund that will be giv en to a worthy senior each year. The name of the scholarship will be released shortly. "Just by existing, the class of ficers manifest an inherent good! No - class distinctions are' recog nized here on campus. The class officers can provide a needed feel ing of cohesiveness. "I see no need for mixed honor to subversion in the United States, the com mittee had about enough. The editor would be proud to go on record as saying that neith er the Protestant Clergy nor the National councils at this time. The separate Student Association is subversive, Cominu men's and women's groups have nist, fellow-, travelling, pink or the like. 1 he done a fine job in the past; there editor would daresay that Mr. Mathews' i? no reason to expect that incor- statements about the Protestant Clergy would porating the two could improve the not keep you lrom church onS unday. Let his administration of the honor sys- statements on N.S.A. not keep you liom the most active participation in N.S.A. "NSA has the potentialities of However, this argument must be carried becoming a worthwhile organiza- one step lurther, and that is a reply to the tion. but at this time it is unrep- charge that N.S.A. is open to subversion, rcsentativc of the student body and N.S.A., like the federal government, or the therefore unqualified to speak for state government, or the student government, all of the University's 7,000 stu- operates on a1 democratic framework in Ju- dents. As its membership becmes tj(C Holmes traditional characterization of a democratic frame work. This allusion is to a marketplace in which the buyers are the mass of people and the sellers are those persons with ideas. Those ideas which are accepted or bought by the people are the practices of their government. It could happen that the idea bought by the people is Communism, but thankfully this has not happened in America, at the National Student Congress, at the University, or in the state. It could j 1) How do you think the editors happen, but as long as there are people who of the Daily Tar Heel and the can articulate the idea ol democracy, the edi- Vackety Yack, as well as the Head ,ov ccems Jt highly doubtful that it will. Cheerleader, should be chosen. Democracy's strength comes from the innei 21 Do you think the drinking rule belief thai the people will make the right a 1 should be enforced more strictly choice. ot not? more representative it might pos sibly become a unifying rather than a factional force. Dorm Men's V Candidates for Legislature scats in Dorm Men's V replied to the following questions: To bring this discourse to a close, a quo tation from someone who is not now or ever has been a Communist : .should suffice. I he following is President Dvvight I). Eisenhow er's telegram to the students assembled at Daily Tar Heel and the Yackety ast year's Congress of the Nationa Student Yack, as well as the Head Cheer- Association- Charles Carroll, SP candidate from this district stated: "I think that the editor of the "Each class, through the coordin ating efforts of its class officers, can work as a unit toward essen tial goals. The class officer forms a nucleus from which springs the leadership effort and finally the goal. We have good leaders on the University campus let's use them. With class officers each class can become an "entity;" without class officers it is a non-entity." Roy G o o d m a n, SP candidate from Dorm Men's II L said: "Although I see the necesity for a new student union, 1 feel that the student is now paying for enough p ejects. Without cooperation from the state we must look for other accesible means of meeting this problem. "The class officers at Carolina have been mere figure-heads. I feel that the officers, if properly filled, could serve a good purpose. However, unless the class officers this year take a more active in terest in their duties, these posi tions should be done away with." Dorm Men's IV Candidates in this district were asked the following questions: 1) How do you feel about mixed honor councils? 2) lluvv do you feel about NSA? lul Cox. SP who is running for a one year seat, answered: "1 feel that honor councils com posed of both men and women stu dents are basically good. Mixed councds definitely should be con sidered by the student government administration, but it like so many campus proposals, must be planned with careful deliberation and fore sight toward problems that would certainly arise. To achieve and maintain the ulmost in proper ju dicial process, there must be a sys tem whereby equal, not separate, privileges of justice are granted to all students. With such a sys tem the entire student body can be guaranteed fullest equality in juuicial matters which most as suredly concern , them as a body, not separate groups of students. "'The National Student Associa tion is one of the most important organizations in the American col leges today primarily because it furnishes a means of the students of the country to combine creative ideas to solve problems common to all colleges and universities. The work of the NSA should de finitely be continued, promoted by the best student leaders the cam puses have to offer. Only through diligent work and complete organ ization can the NSA be kept at the high level on which it is supposed to operate." Ward Purrington, UP, also seeks a one year seat. He answered: leader, should be chosen from the students that are on those parti cular staffs and by those staff members. This would enhance the chances of the right person getting the position and at the same time alleviate the problem of a person being elected simply because he is the mast popular with the students or because he is the better politi cian. I think the status quo has done much to enhance this prob lem while at the same time pos- GREETINGS Representing a vast and lively constituency, your organization has done much to direct the tra ditional energies and free spirit of students to ward constructive interest in community, national, and international affairs. As you enter your sec ond decade of service I am sure you will continue to advance the building of good citizenship and responsible government, the foundations of free dom and world peace. Dwight D. Eisenhower President of the United States North Carolina has exercised leadership in sibly keeping the more capable tjic X.S.A. almost from tl ic time of its in person from the position. (ej)tion 12 years ago. The I'niversity should sions as drinking should and must be left to the descretion of the in dividual. College students are cap able of making the right decisions 1 1 r.i . 1 1 1 11 "I am in favor of our present e piouci 01 mat leaaei snip, ana snouiu con policy regarding this matter and tinue to try to strengthen the organization by do not think that the drinking rule providing new membership from the poorly should be enforced more strictly represented South, and by developing the than it is now. True, there is a type of individual leadership of which this problem, but this is not the way state, the University, and the nation can In to meet this problem. Such deci- proud. The Campaign One question that has been left entiicly themselves and their out ol l,lc election campaign is the question own actions. To take this freedom ot representation. Couched simply the ques- from them would, in my opinion, t,on asks- 'How come that with 7.500 stu add more to a problem which is dents on this campus, and only i.r of them already large enough." in fraternities, fraternity men hold over 5o' of all offices on. the. campus.". 1 here is an obvious answer to this in one Dorm Men's VI sense that dormitory men are unwilling to organize for their rights an privileges unless Prospective student legislators backed into a corner. So, they let the fatein irom Dorm Men's VI were faced iics dominate their affairs, and unless the bal with the follwing: ol ,UM.S arc takcn m (f thcir (ior,n. they 1) Are you for or against de- not seem to mind, fcrred rush? Why? There is, however, a second factor. This is 2 Do you feel the "liberal' cut die factor of the drive and zeal of fraternity system adopted last year has been men to protect their own interests. It is a beneficial? natural drive which leads them to fight with Al Cronenburg, candidate for one more zeal than the dormitory man whose h- of the 1 year seats in this district XVr interests are somewhat more stable. Yet, sa': in the name of campus-wide government, the "On the question of deferred dovmitorv man is olten forced to serve under iiisn, 1 stand in the opposition. It seems that the main emphasis of deferred rush is on allowing the Freslunen to adjust to college life and thereby make good grades. However, since the primary objec tive of beloning to a fraternity is to fraternize, it is only logical that 'oveinment in various fraternity interest areas. A third factor in this picture is the block vote, which is an especially effective device in election for non-big four or editorial of fices. Most students are able to pretty well keei) track of the names of the big four cand- thc freshmen should go through the idate, the editorial candidates, and pcrhapN fall rush, pledge, and proceed to his legislators, but other choices are often make and enjoy the friendships made at random, while the fraternities arc that arc found within fraternities, a. II too acquainted as to who the fraternity 1 men are, and they block vote in their own interest. Thus, from a combination of natural cir cumstances, fraternity men have been able to thoroughly dominate student government. It is up to the dorm men and women to assert their initiative and make student government a truly representative one one which will provide leadership for the entire campus. Vote wisely, Tuesday. "A great deal can be gained from having such close friends which are gained by fraternal associa tion. I can think of no one better qualified to help a freshman get his feet on the ground than a friend who has experienced the en trance into college in the past. All this lends itself to making the ne cessary adjustments. "The 'liberal' cut policy was de signed for a good purpose to place more responsibility toward class attendance on the individual's shoulders. If a student is doing su perior work and feels that he can do the same level of work without being in class every day, then that student should be able to take a liberal number of cuts, say three or four. "On the other hand, those stu dent, who really have to dig hard to pass, ought to feel the necessity of attending class regularly. From my observation it does not appear that all of the faculty has adopted this 'liberal' policy; they are re quiring students to attend every class period. If we are going to have such a system, let us at least keep it consistent." Cije Battt) Mux Ifettl The official studem publication of the Publication ieard of the University of North Carolina, -Jhere U is published daily except Monday and examination periods snd summer terms. Entered as second class matter in vbe post office in Chapel Hill, N. C, under the act of March 8 1870. Subscription rates: $4.50 per e mester, $8.50 per The Daily Tar Heel y " is printed by the News Inc., Carrboro, N. C r h I I