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MOI TWO TR1 DAILY TAR RIKL' SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1731 Legislators Fire Back At Gray Editor: As Charlie Gray knows very will, nobody who n.is anything to do with the proposed amendment is "ignorant of the "facts." Ch;nlir knows what the fucts .ire. D.ivid t i r ; knows what the fails an. Lrwin r'uller knows what the facts an. 'I hat is why Ihcsc people have done ev w t lung pos.-ihlc not to I'U'ii adm:l tli.it the farts exist. Thi" I. ii at r that a lot of students at Car lin a h.ive had nuuuh of the one-sided, biased, summary tvpe of justice for whirl) the Moil's Honor Council. Women's Honor Council, and Student Council are now mi well known. Independent students have had enough of bei i1 g forced to vote for candidates about whom it is a phv.sica! impossibility for them to know anything because of the '('lection procedure which is no'V Used. I. esnles the faet that under the present system must eaiidh'.iti s f.nd it to their advantage not to be too well known to the ini in ndent oters. Most students ,v e disgusted, with the inconsistent punishments which the councils administer. Cases like the one of the girt whose Honor Council oftem was allowed to be referred oniy to the house coun cil because of a certain kixi.i! relationship hetwe.'.: the girl an I an influen'ial member of the Women". Honor Council, the numerous cases before the Men's Council in which the fannrs of dress, personal i'p pe.irauce. and social :nf itutions have pluvcd such large roles arc '"ntin'y too nuniet his. An prrv who taKes the time to examine the proposed const dnttoual amendment knows that it is a sincere and well considered efloit to change thi. unfortunate and damnable situation. The Student I rgiIature does not have the p er to change the cnn-litutinn. The Student Legislature dues not desire this pewer. It is the job of the Lcgi.; I.i!uie to lie sensitive to the wishes of the people who elected th nr In this case a majority of the legislature feels that this amendment is one on which tlif student body would like the opportunity to cast its oto. Because of this, the Legislature act ed to have the question submitted to the voters -not to amend the Constitution themselves or cvci necessarily to advocat' the change in every case--as sonic ha e s.iid. In taking its actio; the Legislature followed in tood faith the amending procedure prescribed in th" Student Constitution, holding the Constitution to be the supreme law and taking precedence over all other laws, statutes, and by-laws in conflict with it. This is the principle set forth in the Student Con stitution and in Robert's Kules of Order, which the Legislature follows as prescribed in the Constitution. The story is already well known how the Vice President of the Student P.ody and Speaker of the Legislature David Grigg took it or himself to appeal to the Student Council to strike down the action in the Legislature, having failed in his extreme pe" Mnal effort as Speaker of the Legislature to pre vent the Legislature from taking action in the first place. It has been told how the Student Council, under the leadership of its chairman. F.rwin Fuller: did not i;ifi.rm those concerned when the case would be considered, as is their duty, would no? hear thr reasons why the case did nol cmp under the jurisdiction of the Student ( ouncil. was generally rude and disrespectful to the people presenting the case for the Legislature, interrupting their arguments at frequent in tervals for such purposes as disallowing antici pated statements. attempted to prevent the admission of the pub lic to the presentation of the case, as provided for in statute. deviated from the announced procedure in a prejudicing manner. refused to hear an appeal of the decision based on the grounds that the Council did not follow its own by laws which provide that the entire Council shall hear cases, three Council Members So What? 1. Th ntirt U t v. 2. Th nation l losing the r, hHiy. 3. The nation must xett lv greater Iror ------ . .... . . The oif.i.ai siinjiiit publicaMoti of the Publication lo d of 'he l'niersi;y of North Carolina wheic it u published duly txicpt Mnn.lav an-' txjmMi.it ion pencil and summer terms, rn'er.'d s second Class nutter in the post office in Chapel Dill. N. (".. under the ac of March 3. JB70. Subscription rates: $luo per se nirster, $7.00 per fear. Tin Daily Tar lb el is printrd bv the News Inc.. Carrboro, N. C. Editor Associate Lditor Assistant Lditor NfW? Editois u 'Sit of the yntrrjtv DAVIS B. YOUNG FRANK CROWTHKK RON SHU MA IK Spoil l;ditor Feature Kddor Cotd Editor . i'hoto Editors L'dituiial Asst. Managing Editor DEE DANIELS EDW ARD NEAL FUN EI: . ELLIOTT COOPER MARY ALICE ROW'LET'IF -.. JOSIE MORRIf RILL RRINKIIOUS PETER NESS M LOU REDDEN VIRCINTA ALDICE CHUCK ROSS LARRY SMITH being absent when this case was heard. The Chairman of the Council stated this denial without even consulting the Council Members. E.nally. we have all read in the paper how Stu dent Body President Charlie dray condones and approves the action of the Council, without reserva tion. Because of their personal feelings about the sub stance of the amendment, these people have con spired to stand between the Legislature and the jKople it represents. In a case over which it has no jurisdiction, the Student Council has taken the position of placing lesser law than the Constitution and a law' in con flict with the Constitution over the Constitution. A highly prejudiced minority has by deception and deceit, unethical and unconstitutional means prevented the Student Body from voting on a meas ure which the majority of the elected representa tives believes the Student Body wishes to vole. Many would be tempted at this point to say that all of this is because these people are fraternity pioplc. This would not be fair. It is true that Ira ternity people in general do not favor what v amendment provides. The Editor of the Daily Tar Heel docs not favor the amendment, but he does not condone devious means to prevent its consideration Ralph Cummings fraternity man and former Speak er of the Legislature never resorted to the tactics used by Speaker David Grigg, regardless of how strongly he felt about an issue. Perhaps it is significant that no such example immediately past or present exists for the. Student Council. We must not condemn a fraternity man or any other man for having his opinion, but we must comb mn any person who uses his power and position as a means of circumventing the will of the people who have entrusted the power and position to him That David Grigg. Erwin Fuller, and Charlie Gray are fraternity men is unfortunate and it would be unjust to consider their action as typical of :.ll fraternity men. They must be held personally responsible for what they have done as must any person who vio lates a trust and confidence placed in him. The Student Body must renew its attempts through the ballot, petitions, and honest effort to put Student Government back in the hands of the Students. All of the means have not been exhausted. Don Dotson Dear Charlie Gray: 'Few men in public affairs act from a mere view of the good of their country, whatever they may pretend: and though their activity may bring real good to their country, they do not act from a spirit of benevolence." Benjamin Franklin I have felt in the past that the correct and proper way for myself, as a legislator, to act was to refrain from writing articles in this paper. However, the direct insinuation of persons! irresponsibility and the indirect insinuation of student irresponsibil ity i.e. the incapacity to elect responsible repre sentativeshas compelled me to make a few state ments. Mr. Gray stated. . . the student council stopped what I consider an irresponsible move bv the Stu dent Legislature." Now, Mr. Gray, this is your sec ond charge of the irresponsibility of the Studeri Legislature. I do protest! Possibly we should look into this work irresponsibility and find just where it is applicable.. Do you insinuate. Mr. President, that because the legislature followed the amending procedure as outlined in Article VIII in the Student Constitution "to the letter" that they are irresponsible? I think, not! As any adept student in constitutional matters could see, every procedure enumerated in this Art icle was followed. However, let us not deal in these technical points until a later daje. The problem at hand is irresponsibility. The Student Legislature at least had constitu tional provisions to back their actions, but may I ask Mr. President, what constitutional provision or pro visions did he follow when he purchased five thous and ($5,000) dollars worth of government bonds with student monies without going through proper chan nels? Were the students or the Student Legislature in agreement with this unusual "transfer of funds?" Mr. President speaks of "dangerous precedents to start." Is it dangerous to allow the students to amend the Constitution or did he happen to mean Chat to allow the president of the Student Body to make such "questionable financial moves" is a "danger ous precedent?" We have no guarantee that in "the future such financial transactions will be beyond reproach. Possibly, Mr. Gray's action was wise and a good financial move. I am not condemning the purchase of government bonds but merely the way the purchase was made behind the backs of "irres ponsible Student Legislature." The constitutionally ol this act is in doubt, in the least. The fact that Mr. Gray has neither notified the Student Legisla ture of this act nor given public notice of this trans action, to me has implication other than responsibili ty. It seems that this "pet word" of Mr. Gray's, ir responsibility, attracts an unexpected "fellow-traveler." Mr. Gray states ". . . (Mr. Fuller) has been un duly criticized by people who do not know the ei tire facts of the case." I say "humbug" to you, Cher- , lie! We (the defendants) shall gladly present Ike facts with you to the student body in a public meet ing if you wish, and at that meeting it would be nice if you have time to tell the students and nos-.- bly the Student Legislature about your unusual iin ancial transaction. Before leaving you with a few questions. Mr. President, I would like to suggest a field of stuc.v for your "most able" presidential-Assistant-in-Rob . crts Rules of Order. Next, I slmuld like to ask the president a leu questions: 1. Do you feel that because the Student Legisla ture followed the amending process as stated in the Constitution this constitutes an irresponsible act? 2. Do you feel that the votes of the Student Rody could not decide if the Amendment is an n responsible action? 3. Is there any correlation between your own preconceptions and what you call irresponsible? 4. Do you feel that the students arc not respons ible enough to elect responsible representatives? Now Mr. Gray, the kettle is a little black too. Bill Miller Hammond Does It KdPor: Well. Rusty Hammond has done it again. I certainly hope you have more intelligence .than to pay him anything for the tripe he writes. If you pay him anything, he isn't worth it. In my short years on this earth I have seen a few good writers, many-mediocre writers, and .some really terrnle writers. Maybe that's wlrd Ha.nmond should do strive to be mediocre. This week, as a'l other weeks, he didn't have a darnn , thing ; to say. e.ee;.t lor a. vain atteimt to ma'e a lew low-brews l.ur'i"i. A' le -st he didn't knock anything important like the Honor System this week, but I have no doubt that that wiT happen again soon.' .Mr. Editor. I ask you: Js nothing sacred? As tar as I am concerned, it is . all right for Hammond to write as 1- ng as he sticks to. his silly dribble about Campus Scenes and the like, but for Heaven's sake get him o'f the bick- of Stu dent Government and other insti tutions that are trying to do some good.. In tins week's eo'umn he said that. "The thinking habits. of most of the students on this campus are about as deep as the Sahara De. e:t at low tide." Tint 's about the best thing he's ever written. Someone musL have told him Ut write it because it couldn't be original. In faet, if people had thought about that when they read it. it might have done some g'od. But they probably glanced right over it just like they do most ol his stuff. And. who in he-11 is he to talk about thinking habits being deep? He couldn't be any more shallow if he tried. The whole trouble w ith this cam pus, if not the United States, ! this refusal to think about any thing important; And people like Hammond are the leaders of the pack. People would much rather run away from things than stand ,Already at the agp of f.flccn J mi M hayc .st. 1 and face them. The same ,carn( ,his ,csson , ha( fl voungcr brolhcr who ,av goes lor misty Hammond. He writes his little So Much For Cheating. Now For A Nice, sadistic Western' fmm$ sf ill k : V.r mm: iW. y, , 1 Pi$S&Z& ; Ml 1 ' Jl It r block is nu ny due to illness Ceyrini !$. rrx eulit;f 'uniiinmt St Lsutt Pot Oopatck What If A Man Dies? dying. One morning towards four o'clock his nurse woke me and said that he was asking for me. "Is he in pain?" I asked. The nurse said nothing, and I dressed as fast as I could. When I came into his room he said to me in a matter-of-fact voice, "I wanted to see you before I died. I am going to die." And with that he stiffened column every'' week, making fun of peonle' and things without ever offering a s rious solution. Unwittingly, though. Hammond has touched a raw nerve in our way of life. If he could write more stuff like that he might even hi' acceptable. II people would just think more about things, es pecially as to some solutions, per haps we could pull out of this and winced a"d could not go on. Lying in pain, he intellectual ghetto. waved his hand as if saying"No!" I did not under So Hammond finally said some- stand. I thought it was death he was rejecting. Trie thing good. Or. more probably, pain passed, and he spoke again. "Don't worrv." be someone Hse told him to say it. said. .Tm aI, right , canH he,p H Its my bo(y 1 was glad to see it happen, but ,,- . ... . . , ' would be more glad to see Side H'S b.d5 Was a,rcady fore,S" terrilory. something Swipes vanish from the editorial "0t himsclf page. I am not expecting him to j come up with any more good ideas. Why not let the good writ ers take over? Kick Heller Head -On Collisions Peter Ness ; He was very serious, this younger brother who was to die in twenty minutes. He had' called me in because he had felt a pressing need to hand on part of himself to me. "I want to make my will." lie said; and he blushed with pride and embarrassment to be talking like a grown man. Had he been a builder of towers he would have bequeathed to me the finishing of his tower. Had he been a father, I should have inherited the education of his children. A reconnaissance pilot, he would have passed on Confucius didn't say this, but ,0 me lhc intelligence he had gleaned. But he was a I will. If one thinks lonj enough child, and what he confided to my care was a tcy and hard enough about a situa- steam engine, a bicycle, and a rifle, lion, it will soon assume certain -humorous aspects. ' Man does not die. Man imagines that it is death SUBJECT IN QUESTION: The hc fcars; but what he' fears is the unforseen. the Daily Tar Heel's daily statement explosion. What man fears is himself, not death, that begins with "What About There is no death when vm, mf.ot ri,nth (h s v uvuui, Wat III I body sinks into death, the essence of death is re vealed. Man is a knot, a web, a mash into which re 1. The editorial page is big. 'duonsmps are ueo. unty tnosc relationships mat- 2, The editor is tired of writing ,cr- Tl,c toti-v is an old crock that nobody will miss, new editorials each day, to Till I have never known a man to think of himself when this big page. dying. Never. 3. The editor, instead of exert ing a vastly greater cllort, re- . Frorr 'Flight To Arras' by prints certain three-part state- Antoine De Saint Exupery mcnis day alter day, to use up this .space. This? WHADDABOUT THIS??? Essay Contest Subject: "What is wtong with America and what can we do to correct it?" Requirements: All essays must be typewritten, double-spaced and signed by the author. Name, address and phone number must be included. Length: 500-1500 words. Prizes: There will be eight (8) prizes: 1st Prize one $25 RANCH HOUSE Steak Certificate 2nd Prize one $15 RANCH HOUSE Steak 3rd Prize one $10 RANCH HOUSE Steak Certificate 4th through 8th Prize one RANCH HOUSE Buffet Certificate (These prizes have been donated by Cactus Ted's RANCH HOUSE of Chapel Hill, one of the South's most distinctive restaurants. The certificates my be redeemed as meals at the RA.NCH HOUSE on or before March 15. 1960. Eligibility: All students, faculty members and employees of the Consolidated University of North Carolina And ''or any member of the Chapel Hill community, excepting staff members of The Daily Tar Heel and Ranch House employers. Judges: Dr. Alexander Heard, Dean of the Graduate School, UNC; Davis B. Young. Editor, The Daily Tar Heel; Frank H. Crowther, Associate Editor, The Daily Tar Heel. The decisions of these judges are final. Deadline: All manuscripts must be received or postmarked not later than midnight, December .1, 1959. Th Daily Tar Heel re serves the right to print any or all essays. Winners will be announced on or, before December 19, 195V. Send all essays to: Daily Tar Heel Essay Con test, Box 1080, Chapel Hill, N. C. Student Directory Editor: In a recent edition, you have is sued a complaint as to the tardi ness of the student directory an:l have indicated that the publica tion should be handled by tin Publication board. Allow7 me to make the following points: 1. Due to rising costs of print ing and due to the increasing en rollment adding annually to the number of the pages of the di rectory, the V has lost money tor the past two cr three years on this service to the student body. This publication is not and has not been considered to be a profit making arfair for the Y. Serious concern has been shown by the Y for the neccs.ity of channeling student pledges inta this publica tion. 2. As a p 'st executive of the Y, I have approached the Publi ca'ions Board on several occa sions seeking to transfer this pub lication to Student Government. There is no question of superior ability of the Publications Board in such an adventure. A'so their treasury is more able to handle any iinancial deficit. The latter comment is made with the second hand knowledge that the Student Government finished the past year with a financial surplus. Shall we assume that the student directory is temporarily a finan cial "White Elephant". 3. Since the Publication Board has displayed no overt act to im prove the' situation, the Y, acting1 as an interested party free of , campus politics, has made a com-i mendable effort of organizing thii year's student directory. Truel . . . the directory is late. 1: ut the delivery was promised by the printer several weeks ?Zn Are we to discredit the sincere efforts of these interested stu-, dents and Y office personal for' the negligence of an off-campus party? The editor has indicated a de sire for an improvement. May I suggest that the editor and other concerned persons remove them- selves from this "Monday Morn ing Quarterback" position and move in more proper and effec tive channels for a more desir-'-able student directory. To be very frank, recruiting voluntary stu dent "Hard Labor" in oi'ganizingj an efficient student directory from the thousands of badly scribbled directory information cards and to work with a local telephone company that has a gradual sys tem of changing every telephone number in town, may be more challenge than the Publications Board could hope to meet from year to year. Randy Shelton Is Swift Ficticious? Editor: Probably the most famous man of satire in English Literature was Jonathan Swilt, author of Gulliver's Travels. It will be re called that he eventually became quite an insane man. I see that we have another sa tirist who calls himself Swift liv ing in our midst. Could it be that he is already insane? Incidentally, Jack Swilt 'is an obviously fictici ous name. If there is such person he is not registered at this uni versity, in other words, not a stu dent. Taking this intos considera tion, I would suggest that he keep his mail out of the Daily Tar Heel Office. If he is a student however, I would suggest that he take a course that has something to do with arriving at ficticious, fictici ous namQS. Louis May INCIDENTAL INTELLIGENCE New geometry theorem: Twenty-four "What About This" clip pings fried whh a garnish of salt and pepper are equal to one serv ing of scrambled eggs in Lenoir Hall, i There arc several axioms and postulates to the Lenoir Hall theorem, but they are cuasideml unprintable here. . Ten thousand "What About This" clippings have a cash value of $2.10 .... their philosophical value is considered t be I"ss. i Take the money ! i SUGGESTION BOX Print that "What About This" jazz iudistinguishably small and give those parties who are inter ested in such matters as ina-iiilv- o o o a. x X V-J f ,7 , "FSSS"; , , I mm VrnflhaliaSSM r iti' iff iTMWl - - i "- - g ,-. I " " " " ' ' - . 1 I'M SURPRISED THERE Os 'xV- s ( NO REFUND ON TME -J ' ' 21 5'5PA5SEP0UTWC22viv'A3CL.r Eurinrss Manager WALKER IJLANTON ass.
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