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PAGl TWO
THJE DAILY TAR REEL
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2d, 1S9
Elections
And Errors
I I Kit- ucii' sevctal examples of poor cal
cul.itin'. and pieparation on the part of the
I kc iio'is r.oaul in slu. l;'l voting just con-
hided. It should hf noted that u'ganlless
ol alphabetical oidci, .ill I'niversitv Party
candidates anpeaied over their Student Par
ts ounici p.u is I his is not only against ;!1
mstoinaiN standards lor conducting flat ions,
I. lit also placed the Student Party candidates
.it a distimt disadvantage. In the luture, :
in . 1 1 piioi elections, the names ol candi
dates should appeal on the ballot in alpha
betical oidci.
he otlu i major otnpl. , was the la; k
ol oi'uani' "ion .nid lontinuitv whir h ptc
v.iilcd as the liallots were counted. Manv
ueie tabulated a ul then Irund to hae been
handled in the num.; mimic:. Instead ol
MHiniin h distiitts. oies ncic totalled by
doims I luis. in i had to le mounted. 1 he
luiil i (s 1 1 1 ! s wcicn't known until .titer ." a.m.
'idi)csda moinii:. We should hae had
them mtii h eat lie.) .
I hese two items should he kept in mind
bv the I lections lio.ud .is thc now picpaic
.i the Sp! iu4 I lc lions.
Now There
Are 575
he icuni lclus.il ol a "land jui to act
on the 'Mack Paikei Uuihin in I'oplat v illc.
Mis,., i .i, ciimiiid as the ot initial act it
Mil. " I lie hinys hac I. en the lives ol i .
i'.t; whiles and ;..?7 Ncurois since iMSa
Amoti the stales- theie haw? heen lynching
iu Imiviwo--Mississippi is Inst with 7.'
Now iheie ate "7;,. ". . with lihetlV and
jiiiliK lot all
Do Nor
End It Here
II we could end all discussion ol the re
cent Charles Van Dm en c ase w ith one in
cisive (clitoiial. we would not.
The "li'" scaiuhl has raised ptihlie senti
ment to a level seldom attained perhaps
hijiei than did the sputnik, or Hungary.
And this sentiment is extremek vocal.
I he case, and Van Doren's in particular,
has hccii. and is being, discussed on all levels
Itom the woikiug cl..ses to the clergy;
lioiu store cleiks to industtial leaders: and
it is being discussed in all ai eas wherever
tin' programs in cjuesiiou were seen.
I he ca.e is also 1 .-i tieated in all areas,
itii all lccls in the world and society of ideas
the u. 'in ol human thought. The discuss
ions mis range Irom the lixed shows them
selves to last year's grand jury investigation.
I hey ma center on the findings in the le
cnt Congi essional hearings, or spec ulate on
the innci woikiugs of V.m Doren's mind.
Wherever, and on whatever, the discuss
ions aie based, they can ; 11 he categoried
unde r the headings 'Integi iiy." "Honesty".
"Ithics." etc. These alues, ever present,
hae heen taken lor planted too Ion;;. They
liae een heen in the attic of the American
mind, hut only ol late have they heen dusted
oil and placed (Hi the mantelpiece of thought-
Ti. ic . s. that it took a Van Doien to
bung ihem out. I'.ut wonclcilul that at long
last Amciiea has been biought to consider
them.
Do not end it hcic. Talk, think on.
J. H.
So What?
1. The nation it at war.
2. The nation It lotinq th war, badiy.
3. Th nation mutt a v-lly greater ffnrt
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Dear Mr. Heller:
It just so happens that I am an
appreciative member of Mr. Ham
mond's low brow audience. If in
your opinion, the institutions on
this campus can not stand Mr.
Hammond's humorcus attacks,
then they surely need further
criticism so that they may make
the. needed improvements. Furth
ermore, Mr. I Idler, I believe that
Mr. Hammond's humorous criti
cism must be fairly effective since
some people on campus are al
ready .-squealing like stuck pis.
C. R. van de Vt Icle
C;m't Head!
1 am disappointed Hut Mime
people on ibis campus " ' k.iow
ho.v to red "Sidoswi-3s" by
Rusty Hammond. Some of the
best wrLings in the Diily Tar
Heel come cut in Rusty'.-.' column.
I'm no: saying that is a gvat uC
complisament by any meyn.-.: but
his wit has certainly bi i-h'enol
many a breakfast for me.
I must conceJe that Rusty has
carried the Ciownover quips too
tar: but when he implies that em
ployees serv e dogs in Lenoir Hall,
1 can't un.le. stand why his critics
take him seric usly. When Rusty
says that stuier.t in Lenoir Ha l
shoot crap behind ,h,. ice cream
counter for meal tickets, why do
.some people want to declare open
season on these student helpers?
Some people need to learn to
cultivate laughter. Rusty's critics
certainly need to learn more about
satire aikl they need to learn to
appreciate it. For some "cats"
who don't "dig" Rusty. 1 .surest
a lew more healthy courses in
Fr.glish literature.
Tony Point i
Dear Sir:
As the soothing mantle of night
drops over me 1 think. Why is
this, and why, and why? I am
cung. and am on the threshold
of a promising life productive,
worthwhile. I am a college stu
dent, one of the "elite." I am the
luture of my country, my planet
and I hope, the Universe. So
say my elders, the books, the
minds of more experienced men.
Yet I look about me and say,
"What future?" We are on the
threshold of the most fabulous
dream of man the conquest of
space, of the Unknown. We are
on the high plateau, at the very
edge of it, locking down on man's
control of nature. The race has
taken long to crawl to the edge.
I hepe we don't fall off. bat swing
down slowly, building strength as
we go. And yet what future?
We are all too possibly living out
the last generation of the genera
tions of man. Will we destroy our
selves, will man's inborn sense of
competition of not survival but
conquest kill himself? I look
around the campus and think,
"We will know, we will decide, on
our shoulders lies the luture of
humanity. We and others like us.
This is what will decide the fu
ture of humanity's survival. This
and others like it. I shall, ycu
shall. We who praise a man who
lied to the entire world for three
years. We who headline a car
accident while one has to search
for news" of the newest satellite
launching. We who elect the most
powerful man on earth because of
his personality rather than his
abilities. We who concern our
selves with a thousand petty de
tails yet worship Science. We who
hide ourselves in and under a
vast and smothering cloak of
conformity and look on anyone
with the courage to throw it oil
as a creature and an object of our
curiosity. We who draw such a
similar picture to that of Rome
after Augustus. Yes, we who are
no more than rather piti'ul mi
cros pecks in the Infinite Universe
must lead. Can we? May the in
finite powers of infinity help us
to help ourselves.
John R. Haliylon
Editors:
Speaking of the "male" war on
campus, I'd like to add that the
female of the species has an even
bloodier battleground. I room with
a winebarrel. Boys, do you knn.v
what it is to have a roommate
come in at a black htur with
red eyes, red lips, red tongue,
red cheeks, and an unread mind,
spitting anger all over your white
bed sheets, tearing your hair out
by the roots, turning over chairs?
Patiently I take it because in
daylight she is that sweet room
mate who shares with me her
mother's homemade chocolate
cake, who runs uptown to do my.
errands, who helps this poor
freshman with her homework.
But at night she changes shape
becomes a wine barrel, a big
wine barrel, a big burping vine
barrel and she says f he hates
HIM i I've never seen HIM yet)
this is the same HIM she writes
sweet letters to in the daylight.
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Morth Carolina Poitics Today
There appears to be a growing interest in this
state in the coining race for governor. This reporter
has done some traveling and has t.'i- s .o ascertain
the feeling of the ; rle. of the state in the current
race between the 'unannounced" candidates. 1 shall
in later columns discuss the races for Lt. Governor,
U. S. Senatorand the races for Congress.
lt appears at this time that Terry Sanford has
a lead his campaign over his two largest opponents,
Addison Hewlett, and John Larkins. Just how long
Sanford can maintain his lead is a question whcih
only time can answer.
Terry Sanford is a Fayettcvillc attorney, former
state senator and also was campaign manager for
W. Kerr S.ott in his race for the United States
Senate in 1954. He has been campaigning for this
office since 1954. and that is the reason why at this
time he has a slight lead over his opponents.
One of the busiest politicians in North Carolina
in many a year is Addison Hewlett, Speaker of the'
North Carolina House of Representatives. With the
help of Cliff Blue he has been into almost every sec
tion of this state and reports coming to me indicate
that lie is being very well received.
John Larkins, former state Democratic Chair
man, and currently serving as National Committe
man for North Carolina probably knows more of
the politicians in this state than either of his two
major opponents. By virtue of his current and form
er positions in the Democratic Party he has been
in contact with the leaders of the party in every
section of this state.
Arthur Kirkman, of High Point, is rumored to
also be in the race for Governor. Just this week an
announcement was in the state papers that he had
asked for permission to sell his railroad, which
would put a lot of money into his hands for any race
he wants to enter.
Also mentioned in the grand sweepstakes far
governor have been: State Treasurer Edwin Gill.
State Senator Joe Eagles, Attorney General Malcolm
Sewell, and Dr. I. Beverly Lake. I do not believe at
this time that any of those person with the possible
exception of Dr. Lake will file for Governor, al
though they may all try to feel out the sentiments
in their behalf.
There is also talk of a second primary next year,
this would occur if the top candidate failed to" poll'
more votes than all of his opponents combined, and
as of now this appears to be very likely.
The campaign will begin to get much warmer
after the coming of the new year, and really prom
ises to be one of the hottest campaigns this stale
has ever seen.
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There have been many rumors to the effect that
Larkins will not file for Governor, but I do not be
lieve that he could withdraw sans a lots of embrass
ment and a lot of "let-down" supporters.
I predict that Sanford will lead in the first pri
mary, but that unless he and' his campaign workers
begin to work very hard pronto, that he may find
himself in a second primary, and this may be a dis
aster for him.
1936 was the last time that the candidate for
governor won in both the first and second primaries.
The famous race of 1948 found state treasurer
Charles leading the first primary, but was defeated
by Agriculture Commissioner William Kerr Scott
in the second primary.
If Sanford is to win he must do so in the first
primary, or face a very good possibility of being one
of those wher ran and was not elected. His campaign
appears tq;be lagging somewhat and this reporter
remembers that Thomas Dewey thought that his
election was in the bag, in 1948, but Harry S. Tru
man put him into the list of those who also ran.
At the recent Y.D.C. convention held in Ashe
ville, the sentiment appeared to be for Sanford in
the Eastern part of the state, while Larkins and
Hewlett appeared to be ahead in the Piedmont and
the Western Sections of this state.
If Hewlett or Larkins also hope to win their cam
paign must really get going into full orbit in a hur
ry, or Sanford may walk off with the first prize,
without a second primary.
Pertaining to the support accorded each of these
candidates, I would say tha,t Sanford's support ap
pears to come from the "Branch Head boys," the
teachers, farmers, laborers and middle-class busi
nessmen, while Larkins' support seems to come from
the professional politicians, and Hewlett's from the
amateurs, but taking a leaf from the pages of his
tory this is the position of Adlai Stevenson, prior to
his nomination for President by the National Demo
cratic Convention in 1952.
I hope that this campaign for governor will not
reach the tragic stages of several of our North Caro
lina campaigns, which have not been fought on the
issues, but by "mud slinging," it is interesting to
this reporter that those candidates who are elected
by mud slinging tactics never do a damn thing once
they get elected, but dig up dirt and rot on their
future prospective opponents.
So gentlemen roll up your sleeves and make North
Carolina proud of your campaigns, fight it on the
issues and may the best man win. D. B. S.
The Fool
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We turn immediately to the
sport's page while drinking coffee
at 9:30 a.m. We had a nine
o'clock class but thought we'd
cut it. Got a C in that course any
way. A friend comes up. He immedi
ately incomes serious. "Think
we'll beat Tennessee Saturday."
"Hell, yes, we'll beat Tennessee."
In the fall every football op
ponent is our big enemy. We
travel to Kenan Stadium five
Saturdays each fall. We listen to
the other games on the radio. If
we're lucky we go to one or two
of the away games. It is like this
every fall. .
We go to the library to study,
but gesh! There are so many
damn good-looking girls. We say
to our roommate: "There's Mary.
I've got to talk to her."
So we yell, "Hey, Mary . . ."
We make C's every year, not
that we couldn't make better, but
you know how it is: This blast,
that blast. This girl, that girl. So
many good movies this year. It's
so nice to sleep in the afternoons.
You know how it is.
No, there is no war: Tennessee
is not in town yet; Mary and I
are getting along fine; got another
blast Saturday night; no quizzes
tor two weeks. Everything's as
smooth as glass. You know what
I mean.
Yes, somehow Chapel Hill is
big enough for us. Chapel Hill is
the world. Anything that happens
outside Chapel Hill is unimportant
rarely gets our attention ex
cept maybe that W. C. gal. Now,
she deserves attention, if nothing
else does.
"What did you think of K's
speech before the U.N.?"
"K.? Well ... Oh, Mr. K . . .
Well, what can you say about him:
he's just a son-of-a-bitch."
"What do you think about Rus
sia's superiority in intercontinental
ballistic missiles?"
"What superiority? Russia
knows not to start anything."
"What in the Hell does that
DTH editor mean by war. What
war?"
"Young's a fool. But did you
read Rusty Hammond's 'Side
Swipes.' Hammond is really on
the ball."
When Davis Young talks about
a war, we laugh at first, but aft
er awhile we become indignant.
Somehow it makes us sick to read
the bold type every morning, and
we say, "What does he want us
to do? Cry? Walk around with
somber faces?
Yes, we are losing the war.
But we do not realize we are los
ing the war. We deny that there
is a war. I wonder whaT" it will
take to convince us. We will not
listen to Davis Young: we say he
is a fool. Young says everything
is wrong, but his words are drown
ed out by laughter our laughter.
"Let's have a recall and make
Hammond editor. Rusty really
knows his stuff. He's not such a
damned fool."
Chapel Hill is our world and
everything is all right in Chapel
Hill: Saturday we're going to the
ballgame and beat the hell out
of Tennessee. Get drunk. Get
Mary drunk. Make her Saturday
night. No quizzes for two weeks.
Yes, everything is all right . . .
Cornell Holden
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Book
Review
Mary Stewart Baker
POEMS, by Vladimir Nabokov, Do.ibU-.
day and co., pages, S3.oo.
Vladimir Nabokov, attacked viciousk 1
obscenity in his writing and praised by stidi
critics as Edmund Wilson as a "master ot
English prose," has already launched hiv,
fame through a series of widely discussed
novels, among which LOUT A is perhaps tin
best known.
The Russian born writer has opened him
self to further literary examination through
a small volume of poetry, the content ol
which hr appeared in the magazine, THE
NEW YORKER, with the exception of two
poems.
The problem here is whether the poem
opens the writer to examination or vainer
ability. Although the recently puhlMnd
book is pleasant reading, attacks may In
made on Nabokov as legards the depth ol
his meanings. The reader will perhaps iu.: c
the mistake of looking for more and diggin---deeper
than necessary. The effort will be in
ain.
Nabokov is not attempting to introduce,
discuss or solve the great problems of ilu
universe (whatever they are). He rarelv tack
les a subject of great consequence and, if he
does, his svpe of poetic writing fails to sink
to the piofound philosophical depths per
haps expeitel by the aveiage reader ol mod
ern poetry.
His i hemes aie reminiscient of those that
the so-called developing intellectual mind
might consider world shattering the sort ot
thing that manv of us have had fcrasion to
push around in an all-night bull session.
In keeping with that grand cult of THE
NEW YORKER, Nabokov wishes to enter
tain quite simply with a series of sounds
pleasing to the ear, and pleasurable descrip
tions of things in this world which irk or
satisfy him.
His ear is alert and his pen anxious to
rapture a mood. Through the reading of
Nabokov 's verse (most of whic h I found en
joyable), it appeared to me that he is not
so much interested in what he says as much
as the manner in which it is said; I must take
defense here in admitting that the generali
zation, just made, is dangerous.
He likes to spin a good yarn (In mean
of the ballad), punch society in the ribs (a
sneering delight is found in the poem "A
Literary Dinner") and experiment in sound
and rhyme.
A pleasurable poetic experience is avail
able to the reader if the works are approach
ed casur'lly and appreciated for their subtle
wit and NEW YORKER type sophistication.
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