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PACE TWO THE DAILY TAR Hi EL Carolina Way Of Life Many years ao there was an Orientation duiniun. an honor council chairman and a tilent lx(l president who all said some thing in their spcrchrs of welcome to the new students at Carolina. And the statement tht all three made was that "the Honor System is the basis for the Carolina way of life." From time to time since these ancestors of the piesent leadeis first uttered this senti mental clap trap about the Honor System, there hae been a few alterations. Some have called heedom or liberalism the basis for the Caiolina wav of life. But, always we har tome back to the Honor System being the basis for local existence. Not maligning the Honor Ssstem, freedom, liberalism, moth er, the (ountiy or the flag, we can only say that this ancient Orientation chairman, hon or council chairman, and student body pres ident were as wiong as they could be. For. the basis for the Carolina way of life is the town of Chapel Hill. Tim quaint little citadel of even thing that is good and bad is what makes this University tick. What is the University except Chapel Hill? Chapel Hill is a fraternity party, a beatnik gathering, a library tour, John Motley More herd, intellectuals, farmers, football players, the Rathskeller. The Drily Tar Heel. Rav Jefferies. thebackball. Javcees, beer in frosted mugs, used text books and the autumn splen dor of Kenan Stadium. This is Chapel Hill. This is the Universi ty. And what makes this University unique is the simple fact that Chapel Hill is all of these things at no particular time and no par ticular place. Disturbed Citizens The other afternoon we received a phone call from a local citien who happens to be in the journalistic profession. He was in quiring about why we are running our three statements at the bottom of the page under the heading, "What About This?" He said he-was disturbed by what he was reading ahtl YouTUn't quite figure out what wi -'ant by running them every day. The me..ing.of ufort we were trying to convey distutbed him. If it makes him feel any better, we are also disturbed by these three statements. Public Trials Important Decision Peter A. Marks During the next week, many freshmen will have to make what is perhaps the most important de cision of their college life. One snould not underestimate the im portance of this decision. The de cision we are discussing is wheth er or not to join a fraternity, arid if so, which one. The ultimate im portance of this decision is this: The fraternity a person joins will, except for a very few who are in the minority, determine a stu dent's friends, grades, activities, and social life. If a boy joins a fraternity, tha chances are that after a year he will begin to think, and act in the same inaner as do his fraternity brothers. This is not necessarily bad, but a boy should be very sure that he wants to think and act in such a manner before he pledges. It is hard to live among fifty boys and not begin to have the same values and desires. A few of us here at Carolina do it, or think we do it, but one must have strong convictions that his values are best for himself, be fore he "bucks the crowd." If a boy joins a fraternity which is on ly a "party house" he will be hard pressed to find either the in centive to study to earn top-flight grades. So, freshmen, please con sider strongly whether or not you are fraternity material, and if you do want to join a house, make sure you join the one that is best for you. The fraternities oft times for get that they are hurting them selves when they push a boy to join the house when they know he is not really fraternity minded. The fraternities, of course, must get pledges to remain alive. They all must keep a certain number cf boys in the house in order to remain financially alive. I can on ly ask each fraternity to try to help each and every freshman arrive at the best solution to the question of whether or not to pledge a fraternity and if so, which house to pledge. Don't ruin a boy before he even gets started in college just to add a few dol lars to the treasury, or to add an athlete to the house in order to get prestige. Treat each boy as an individual and try to help him make his own decision. The fra ternity will be better off in the Sitetf nr.Ujv'r;.,,.y ,i , - . " , whUh'XirStH ' . "Comrade!" Since school has now been in session for thir teen days, we know that there has been plenty of time which has elapsed in which one of the local sinners could get into trouble with one of the Honor Councils. i r ' - s. For those of'yoii thusly inclined, we remind you that you harilli rifcht to an open and public trial. If you request this procedure, The Daily Tar Heel will happily cover the proceedings of your hearing. We feel that such coverage has in the past been a guarantee that a defendant will be given all of his rights. Kinda Too Bad Today is the fourth day of rush. The rushee has reached the halfway point in his desire to get into a house. He has shaken untold numbers of hands. He has been told out and out lies, hot-boxed, fooled, and generally had his intelligence and integrity in sulted by the all knowing upperclassmen. We hope that the last three days will be dif ferent. At the same time, we are realistic enough to realize that they won't be. Kinda too bad isn't it? The official student publication of the Publication Boird of the University of North Carolina where it is -published daily except Monday and examination periods .and summer terms. Entered as second ! class matter in the ;post office in Chapel Hill, N. C, under ! the act of March 3, J 1870. Subscription . rates: $4 00 rer se J mester, $7.00 per year. The Daily Tar Heel is printed by J the News Inc., Carrboro, N. C. Editor DAVIS B. YOUNG l fM WALTER bEv -r ' WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 195? - - - - - -' . Beat ;ik Silent Generations Frank Crowther (Conclusion) In retrospect, especially in having treated or observed an inflammatory subject from a rather removed distance, I have encountered the inevita ble frustration of realizing that I may have failed to say what could and should have been said and that any cursory series must needs be fragmentary. Her block is away due to illness Cttyri.ht. 1959, n Pulifier Publishing Co st. Louis Post-Oisoatck NS A s Past Speaks Robert Kiley resi To Th dent e ers (Today is the fourth day that the paper has carried a portion of the recent speech of Rob ert Kiley at the 12th National Student Associa tion Congress at the University of Notre Dame. Editor.) We are in an era of bigness, which includes long run, because of it. Don't use bigness and bureaucracy in government; we also the old fraternity trick of "Hot are in an era of international tension and psycho Boxing" and "sitting on" every logical warfare. Bigness and tension have resulted boy who looks promising let in the government's withclding information from him travel around and see every- the people. Sound arguments can be made for thing for himself. Try to explain secrecy but, in any event, more secrecy means less to him everything about the ira- freedom to know. The public must be alert to the ternity and don't just give him the lhln line between secrecy and the overt suppression of education which is seeking to satisfy the diver sified needs and demands of the pluralistic society. The greatest threat is to the individual as he seeks his education in a complicated system and varied society. As students, we must have assurances from ed ucators that our education will be pitched to the level of each student which is to say that we must demand educational quality in addition to or in spite of an increased quantity of education. We must seek challenge for the able student in particu lar, the talent that is essential to a society's pro gress. As student leaders, we must encourage the in stitution of special programs for the able students; Paintings At Harry's Ted Crane Jr. One of the most pleasant varia tions of Franklin street during the early part of September was the re-opening of Harry's, and an ad ditional feature is the appearance there of several paintings which Mrs. Macklin recently ob tained from the Chapel Hill Art Gallery to compliment her new iiiterior decor. It is encouraging to see the influence of the new Possibly there has been such a rash of contrived. Gallery extending into the busi- emotional and defensive reaction to the contempcr ness section of Chapel Hill, and ary phenomenon of a Beat Generation, that aay certainly no better place for such attempt to succinctly capture the essence it fusion than Harry's. The paintings there is one of the movement is defeated from are for sale, and Mrs. Macklin its conception. . v.-m furnish a list of prices to personal reaction has been skeptical. I see - tnese interested in purchasing in- nQ implicit reformation of substance in the mak dividual works. ing j cannot COnceive of a Beat salvation, 'nor Many of the paintings are done could T espouse the dominant theme of its' philoso by George Bereline, who won the phy (or philosophies): "but neither can I deny the Raleigh Museum Purchase Prize ins"ignt of the serious Beat artist, his earnest con in 1956, and has taught at Chero- fr0ntation of the negative (as well as positive) as kee and State College after grad- pects of modern social philosophy, nor do I biind uating with honors from Bradley myself to his incisive analysis of the alienation in Illinois. At one time he was of man in his contingent existence. To be candid, technical director and set design- I should include several selections which relate er for the Raleigh Little Theatre the dilemma, not only of the Beat or Silent, but here in North Carolina. His work of modern man in general. varies from the heavy square Certainl somewhere, some time this fatal per square kniie strokes of earth cepti(m must haye entered him fl germ browns blues and greens to the corrupted his heart and mincL And Hobbes sud. light pen strokes and pastel shad- denJy knew that someone who believes this vision ings of his better works. The Js outragedt violated, raped in his soul, and suffers quality of his color is rich and the most unbearable of all losses: the deathfcf smooth, but the carefully built hope And Then hope dies there is onjy irony a smaller paintings lack the focus vicious senseless irony that turns the consummiiig and depth of crisp color struc- desire to jeer, spit, curse, smash, destroy." 'John ture, which is so clearly evident Clellon Holmes, in GO. in the work of Legon Flynn - for- merly of State College, and now J'LT0Trdf , a" things' (man) is n? lod of hjra rracticing architecture in Ashe- self" He feels lost amid his own abundance. With il , , , . , , , more means at his disposal, more knowledge, more ville -who by his brash color com- ... .. ' . . . . ... j , , , , technique than ever, it turns out that the world tarnations of red orange and black fte same as o achieves more precisely the linear haye been; u gimply Hence a strange coffl. the linear design of Bereline. bination of a sense of power and a sense of in- Charles Mmott, formerly of security whicn has taken up its abode in the ouI Massasschusetts School of Art, re- of modern man 0rtega y Gasset, in THE REVOLT ceived his M. A. in Art History Qp THE MASSES, here at North Carolina, and is presently at Princeton working on As 1 attempted to indicate in the article on a doctorate He is represented by tne Lost Generation, the liberals of the nineteenth ceniury were aenniie conxriDutors to tne uisiiiu sionment that follewed in that they pitched our expectations too high. "I am not ashamed to con fess that the World War (J) and most of what took place after it were bewildering ... I expect- closely mated to that of Maude less reconstruction of society but t bloo(J Gatewood, who is a Woman s Col- revolutions. humanitarianism in nobler but xege graduate, and who has stu- not mass murders; an even finer form of demo. died. here and at Ohio State Uni- cracy but not autocratic dictatorship; the idvance versity. Minott, however, retains of science but not of propaganda and authoritarian the harmony of proportion and dicta in lieu of truth; the many-sided improvement color, while the primitive stig- 0f man but not his relapse into barbarism." Pitirim matized visions of Gatewood are Sorokin, in SOCIAL AND CULTURAL DYNAMICS, never available to each other for . comment Since she has been in- And today "the themes that obsess both modern eluded in several state shows at art and existential philosophy are the alienation one painting, a work of soft mo tionless browns and greys, with variable lines and shadows, a sta tic definate firmness, and good tone control. His linear style is Raleigh she either has not re vealed her potential in her two works now at Harry's or she is rosy side of everything. 01 ine rreeaom to Know, we must De concerned You know as well as I do that wn a Congress that holds the large part of its we must ensure and stimulate the educative pro there are ditty sides to every fra- committee sessions in closed session, a state de- cess outside of the classroom through seminars, ternity Maybe a boy won't mind Partment wtn the great part of its activity car- discussion groups, and the like. We must make enmo nf 'thu u,nrir arki, in Tie& o covertly. As students and as citizens, we sure that the campus living unit is not a barrier volved if he has been forewarned must know ln.order to decide' in order t0 Svern- aecrecy may De necessary, out only because th? people have chosen that it be so. When the people no longer decide, then they are no lunger free. And this road to tyranny has been traversed by many before us. at least he will never feel he was tricked or lied to by the brothers in the house when he is going through pledgeship. Let every fraternity examine its to education, as are many at the moment, but rather a positive force, provoking knowledge and under standing. We must ask that our teachers teach, as many of them are not doing. As a hole is to dig and a baby to cry, so is a teacher to teach and a student to learn. Research is vital but not primary, and we must ask that our teachers give foremost con sideration to the classroom process wherein must So much for one Droblem area, one whirh rushing procedure. Let them ex- strikes at the heart of the democratic process. I amine it to be sure that the house should iike now t0 brieflv SUggest another. one is giving a fair shake to every which is directly in volved in the pursuit of truth, exist the challenge and atmosphere conducive to boy that walks in the door. To the an(j one which we can hardly help but face every learning. Wherever teachers are teaching and stu freshmen, I can only say beware moment of our student life and that is the dents are not learning, it might be suggested to of chicanery and foul play. ou problem of education, the educational process, the are sure to meet it next week. Ex- quality of education. amine everything you see and ask What I say in a brief time here will necessarily a lot of questions. Make sure all be simplified and probably superficial. I must say your questions are answered com- it, however, for I believe that student concern for pletely and only then should you the kind of education that they are receiving is of join any fraternity. Beware of the prime importance not only in terms of being con- smooth talking senior. He will talk cerned but also in terms of expressing and activating initiation of sounder academic counselling services, you into believing that President tnat concern. This, I believe, is the greatest chal- It has encouraged students to consider the academic Eisenhower will be your personal enSe or today's student leader. And it certainly life as a vocation in view of an oncoming shortage advisor, if you join a particular is an important part of the business of the Nation- of teachers and in light of the personal rewards house If something doesn't sound a Student Association and of this Congress. and satisfactions of teaching, but it is barely a plausible, check on it. It may not Education always will be a problem in this coun beginning, a beginning that has demonstrated that be the whole truth Be careful, try- K ever we are tld tnat il isnt' then we sha11 students can be responsible and effective in terms them that they shape up or ship out. USNSA's Student Responsibility Project has sought to provide channels and approaches toward the alleviation of current problems in education. It has encouraged the utilization of all campus re sources for the process of education inside and outside of the classroom. It has encouraged the enjoy yourself, and good luck in getting into the fraternity you choose. have real cause for concern. It will be a problem of inducing a greater quality of education. The because it is education for a pluralistic society. The campus challenge today is student responsibility in more fragmented and specialized the education of fered, the more problematic becomes the system the educational process. (To Be Continued) Associate Editors FRANK CHOWTHER RON SHUMATE Free Ad Jim Harper For adv. dept.: Hie Dairy Bar is currently featuring a hot roast bee for 8 cents. GEMS OF THOUGHT HUMILITY I believe the jirst test of a truly great man is his humility. John Ruskin Humility is the stepping-stone to a higher recognition of Deity. Mary Baker Eddy After crosses and losses men grow humbler and wiser. Benjamin Franklin Humility that lew sweet root, from which all heavenly virtues shoot. Thomas Moore Greatness is a two-faced coin end its reverse is humility. Marguerite Steen s -.'-m3 Pcme p opy should fae (s you th. ,oaqb this 3MyiP r CM.ecyl'e. HAD-NUPF. YUPTO HIM-TELLHIM "HO, ONLY OHB &ZOA A PUJHZTf) &flU.f GUM? eOM&OCy OU&WT TO TELL YOU THINK YOU' A AfAJAf IT 5 TO MR. 0EAfc, vf4j0 OFF THAT SAR! EVERY- I THOUGHT OF ePZEADJM' ) LAWF-THAT JU6T tf Ot-'C-HLiAA ! In, vH fcSY f5Cpy 13 A V fvPSACE I HOW GNO&AMT YOU 1 OP llH ?J 1 Z a a. I UJRiTlNS ABOUT EVIL STEP- EVERY STEP-MOTHER IN THE5EFAIRT TALES IS , DESCRIBED AS BEING EVlL.1 DO YOU KNOU) what this Amounts to? (SiT?) and strangeness of man in his world; the Con- tradictoriness, feebleness and contingency of hu man existence; the central and overwhelming je- ftlitv rf timp trr man Viae lncf Hie anliVT,fiJ so intent on her hacbeyed style eternal mRAXI0NAL that she cannot fulfill her own jjj standard. She paints extremely well for such an unsuccessful art- Zen Buddhism, which has become the concern ist. f Dcth the Silent and Beat alike, must be admitted Anne Basil studied under Gre- to be a totally alien, restrictive and highly dis gory Ivy of Woman's College, and ciplined philosophy-religion which can be under is presently working on layouts stood' in Western circles, only by the most dedi and designs at her home in Dur- cated student. We may consider some of the para ham. She has one painting at Har- doxes which " offers- -ry's, with a vertical fusion of When Zen says it wants to strip the individual heavy striped knife strokes over- naked and return him to himself, might we not lapping one another in a refresh- wildly abuse the concept? ing colorful unity, just brief ' enough to avoid the monotony of . Is .asible and valid to adopt the spiritual a patter. A self taught artist, she "-Olasims of Zen and apply it to existing laws , . t. . ' ' of society and politics? has been painting for about ten years, and her structure is very Can we integrate into the Western ' modus neat and precise with carefully operandi and make use, meaningfully, of the an cimed color proportion. tinomian quality of Zen to replace the traditional Charles Chapin received his conception of moral law, and believe that' faith B. A. from North Carolina, and alone is the singular salvation from the Great he is associated with the Chapel Emptiness, that the lived truth is the only trans Hill Art Gallery. He has studied cendent reality? at the New School in New York, If Zen is not a philosophy but a way of life and the Art Student's League. He which leads ug back to the Qne rpal worM which is now working on his M. A. here was always there in its undivided wholeness? how in Chapel Hill. He is represented Can Western man understand such a postul&tion? by three works -which display in a brilliant variation of colors the Are there really. any answers to this corn kaleidoscopic effect of a skillfully Posltory of Problems, other than purely personal? cracked mirror, with a slight ten- Well, this is part of our plight. The Beat, the sion of cubism yielding a design Silent, the Unsilent, the Angry, the Conservative, impression of ease and natural- the Confirmist, the Intellectual, the Philistine" an aggregation of human beings sharing a shrunken world, no matter their position (for does existence arbitrarily force one into an irrefragable position?), how are we to comport ourselves in a world which knows us not, into which we find ourselves cast and then left to die, in a world of a God "who loves us dearly with some exceptions," Into a tenuous reality which eludes us; yet into a world of compassion, in which we often discover deep seeded feelings of love and concern for fello man, wherein we learn to be gentle and stoop to kindness, where we hate self-satisfied . virtue but are awesome of man's ability to surpass self ishness, egocentricity and vanity? Is there no salvation? Is the world which w know nothing more than our adversary? Or might we possibly believe the words of St. Luke' which Tolstoy adopted into his theology? "Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom." ness. A BLANKET CONDEMNATION OF STEP- A0 1 HERS : 03 n X N What About This? 1. Th nation is at war. 2. Th nation is losing th war, badly. 3. The nation must exert a vastly greater effort.
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