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THE DAILY TAR HEEL Friday, February 10, IS 31 atlp titer ilpeel li 1 ii , I think There's A Better Way To Use Them" If Schools, Deplorable; Solution, Money j Iw its sixty-eight b year :of editorial freedom, unhampered by restrictions from either the administration or the student body. 4 - - The Daily .Tar Heel. is. the. official student publication of the Publica tions Board of the University of North Carolina. Richard Overstreet, Chairman. All editorials appearing ft The Daily Tar Heel are the personal expres sions of the editor, unless otherwise credited; they are not necessarily represen tative of feeling on the staff, and all reprints or quotations must specify thus. February 10, 1961 Volume LXIX, Number 94 &:$xiiS:::&: A Reader Discusses The South, Calling -For A Fair Judgement i We received the following letter yesterday, and were particularly struck by the sincerity of its ex pression. Since we would like to comment on it briefly, we reprint it in this column. To ihe Editor; First of all, allow me to state that I am a southerner and I am proud of being a southerner. But, had I been born a northerner, I would be equally as proud of the North. Now that this point has been established so that you will not consider me to be prejudiced, I shall state my argument. Being from the South, I am grieved to think that there is a race of people here that is under privileged and discriminated against. Just as you and Davis B. Young, I believe in the equality of all men socially, academically, and economically. However, it exasperates me greatly when I in cessantly read articles depicting the obnoxious attitudes that south erners have toward the American (including Southern) Negro. You and some members of your staff seem to take great pleasure in at tacking the southerner no matter who he might be. You seem compelled to condemn a whole section of this country that being the South because of the prejudices, bigotries, illiberali ties, and narrow-mindedness of a minority of its inhabitants. To me, this seems to be a derogation be cause it is not equitable. Maybe it would help if you were to remem ber that your hometown of Chat ham is a southern city in Virginia, which is a southern state. There fore, if you are able to entertain the views and convictions that you undoubtedly have toward integra tion and social racial equality, is it not possible that other southern ers may share the same opinions? If, in the Daily Tar Heel, you have to give utterance to southern ignorances and prejudices, please be more explicit to whom you are talking, because, as can be summed up in what I have previously stat ed, the South (as a whole) should not have to bolster up the burden of its more intolerant citizens. Hoping that you will take some action on this request, I am Sincerely yours, William Brake J j flips ar eel JONATHAN YARDLEY Editor Waynj Kinc, Mary Stewart Bakeb Associate Editors Margaret Ann Rhymes Managing Editor Edward Neai. Rxptep Assistant To The Editor Henry Mayer, Jim Clotfei.ter News Editors Lloyd Little Executive News Editor Straw Lewis. If Fhak Slusseh feature Editor .Sports Editor Harsy W. Lloyd Asst. Sports Editor Jos Justice, Davis Young Contributing Editors Tim Burnett Business Manager I JoHif Jester. .Circiilation Manager I Chables WnTDBaz.J5ubscription Manager I Tte Daily TAa IIehu in published dally I except Monday, examination periods I and vacations. It Is entered as second- I class matter in the post 6ffic in Chapel I Hill. N. C, pursuant with the act of 1 Mai eh 8, 1370. Subscription rates t $4 J per semester, $7 per year. . I T3B Daily Tab Kexb i3 a subscriber to i the , United Press International . and i util.zes the services of the News Bu- l reau of the University of North Caro- Una. I Pablished by the Colonial Press. J Chapel Hill. N. C. m We feel that Mr. Brake has mis interpreted our approach to the South and southerners, but we also feel that he has stated, extremely well, the case of the southern liberal. He is absolutely right in saying that the South cannot be crucified because of the disturbances and at titudes of a few. To be sure, the screaming women of New Orleans or John Kaspar or the men who murdered Emmitt Till do not represent the South; we have never claimed that they do in any way. What we are saying, however, and what conscientious southerners are saying, is that these people are a disease that permeates almost every sector of the South, and that we, as so-called "liberal" southern ers, must act to eradicate the dis ease. Certainly this disease is not uni versal, but it surely is in vocal evidence. The press, particularly the wire services and large non regional newspapers, have exag gerated the problem, but this does not mean that it does not exist. If the South has become charac terized to the world as bigoted and provincial, then we cannot waste time trying to talk the world out of this idea. Only through action can we hope to clear the name of the South, and it is action for which we are call ing and have called in the past. It is to people like Mr. Brake that we are issuing the demand for action, and it is on these people that we rely for the development of any hope that the South may have for progress toward all of the equali ties that Mr. Brake cites. Nb, the South is not moving backward. But, in comparison with the rest of the . nation, it is not forward-looking either. It is caught between the movement of the rest of the world and the nostalgia of a past that, viewed from-more than a hundred years' distance, seems to have been terribly delightful and easy. The South is looking for a way to move ahead, yet is hesitant. Men like Mr. Brake will help it move. An Apology We would like to express, in public, our apologies to students Al Roper and Tim McCoy and to Durham Attorney Blackwell Brbg den for the manner in which we commented yesterday on their ac tion against Duke basketball player Art Hey man. We do disapprove of the action itself, feeling it perhaps warranted but certainly not necessary, but we also must, in honesty, disap prove of the manner in which we expressed ourselves. In no way was the comment intended to re flect on the abilities of Brogden as a lawyer, which we do not ques tion, nor on the personalities of R6pef and McCoy, students whom We have always liked. We sincerely hope that our apologies will be accepted and we will try in the future to avoid such unnecessary statements. """WW". st j" i - wm It's about time that we recog nized the appalling conditions of North Carolina's public schools. New Governor Terry Sanford has, and if he sticks to his "second to none" promise, the state's educational woes should be on the road to repair. Just how bad off are our schools in relation to other Southern states? About as poor as they can get. Statistics dug up by the North Carolina Advisory Committee on Civil Rights show that North Carolina schools rank at the bottom in comparison to eleven Southern states. This shocking fact is based on a per centage of students attending schools accredited by the influ ential Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. This organization has rated North Carolina last in percentage of white students in accredited schools, seventh in number of Negro students and ninth in the combination total. The Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools holds great prestige nationally. Colleges use its evaluations to determine qualifications of stu dents seeking higher education. A North Carolina student has a much better chance of gaining admittance to any college or uni versity if he graduated from an accredited high school. How can North Carolina pride itself on being a leader in pub lic education when we are rated near the bottom among other Southern States in the number of students accredited? We have assumed a false pride, because we have been satisfied with the ratings given by the State De partment of Public Instruction. Why don't we depend upon the judgment of the influential Southern Association, pay heed to its disturbing reports and do something about our situation. Obviously Terry Sanford recognizes the deplorable condi tions of our educational system and intends to do something about it. We had good cause to be leary of the Governor's prom ises during his campaign, but the encouraging remarks in his inaugural address make us feel certain that the Governor wasn't "fanning the air" about improv ing the schools. Not only are our schools down right poor, but also they are un equipped to handle the growing enrollment. Governor Sanford's plans for improvement and ex pansion will require a great deal of money; if present taxes can't be expanded, North Carolina taxpayers had better be pre pared to pay more. The Governor said North Caro lina must "move into the main stream of America." We must support Governor Sanford's school improvement plans, taxes or no, if we expect our students to move into the mainstream of American higher education. M. S. B. Laurie Holder Sascapows Sing A. Song Of Southern Segregation Wouldn't you like to come along with me this year to the meeting of the Sascapows? You probably never heard of this group because it's pretty se lect. Only the most fervent se gregationists can get in, and even if you're a fervent segrega tionist you must be able to sing also. S.A.S.C.A.P.O.W.S., or simply Sascapows, is the Southern All Star Choral Assembly for the Preservation of Our White Su premacy. The group was organized a few years back, immediately follow ing the Supreme Court's fateful decision. Sascapows meets every December, and the proceedings take the form of a musical variety show. It's really something. I attended last year's session. We convened in a crumbling old ante-bellum mansion that was covered with moss and smelled highly of magnolia blossoms. It was quite warm; this was in the deep part of the country. Since I was a prospective mem ber only, I just sat, spectated, and took notes. Each Sascapows dele gation took its turn upon a stage which had been fashioned in the mansion's ballroom. Each group presented a sort of skit. I man- Reader Castigates Editor On Stand On 'Conservatives3 Mr. Yardley: Newspaper sur veys have reported that people more often reply to an editorial comment when they disagree with it than when they agree. I agree. I am replying. Re: edi torial of February 8, entitled "A 'New Conservatism' Arises on American College Campuses." I realize, of course, that these view points expressed are merely part of your whole philosophy con cerning man and society as it applied to this situation. And it is these viewpoints which arise from your philosophy on which we differ. First Mr. Yardley, let me re state several of your statements for the benefit of readers who may have missed your edit: The youthful conservation "is not in terested in collective action or in national welfare, programs; he is concerned with individual action and, more basically, individual aggrandization. His is the ethos of the dollar bill, the symbol of individual success." We agree in statement, Mr. Yardley. I believe also that we might agree happiness is the suc cessful state of life which pro ceeds from the achievement of one's values. However, virtue to you consists of sacrifice, indivi dual self-sacrifice, and the more the sacrifice the more the virtue. Because of this you are asking that wealth be sacrificed to need, independence sacrificed to unity, justice sacrificed to mercy, rea son sacrificed to faith, self-esteem sacrificed to self-denial and that happiness be sacrificed to duty duty to society. You talk of the "new conser vative's selfishness." You say that selfishness is his evil. You say that the good of man is to give Up his personal desires, to deny himself, renounce himself, surrender; you say man's good is to negate the life he lives. And what do you mean by sacrifice? Sacrifice does not mean the re jection of the worthless, but of the precious. Sacrifice does not mean the rejection of evil for the good's sake, but rather of the good for the sake of the evil. Sacrifice is the surrender of that which you value in favor of that which you don't. Mr. Yardley, your creed admits that it can't give to men any personal stake in their virtues or values and that their souls are depraved in guilt and must be sacrificed. You say that the new conser vative is the old capitalism of material satisfaction, but the new capitalism of mutual benefit. We agree, but what do you mean by mutual benefit? In the mid nineteenth century, Alexis de To queville said, in predicting a trend toward the welfare state, "Almost all extremes are soften ed or blunted: all that was most prominent is superseded by some middle term, at once less lofty and less low, less brilliant and less obscure, than what before existed before in the world. The sentiment of ambition is universal, but the scope of am bition is seldom vast. Men's hab its are regular, violence is rare, and cruelty almost extinct, but there are fewer instances of ex alted heroism or of virtues of the highest, brightest, and purest temper." Mr. Yardley, is it moral to serve the happiness of others but not your own? And if you are selfless and virturous when you sacrifice a value, are not others selfish and vicious when they take it? Does your virtue consist of serving vice? Johnny, why do you run? Lloyd Little aged to jot down a few of the high spots. First on the program was the Little Rock delegation. A girl came out on the stage and sang a ballad about how she couldn't cha-cha in gym classes anymore because her boyfriend had dyna mited the school, but she ad mired his courage and pledged her undying devotion. Then the entire Little Rock group came onstage and sang this number: "The Little Rock Fight Song" (To the tune of "Hark the Sound!"): Hark the voice of good old Orval, Singing loud and strong! Shouting: "Stay out, all you black kids; Stay where you belong!" Hail to the whitest schools of all! Truly they are grand! And with Orval we'll e're be The Whitest in the Land! (Rousing chorus): For I'm a bigot born, I'm a bigot bred, And when I die I'm a bigot dead! So it's RAH! RAH! Dear Or val, Orval RAH! RAH! White Citizens Council RAH! RAH! Sheer Prejudice RAH! RAH! RAH! As you can well imagine, this number nearly brought the house down. But there wasn't much of that house left to be brought , down. Next on the program came the Mississippi faction. Their act was truly spectacular. They came out in white robes and hoods, bear ing flaming crosses, and brand ishing bullwhips which they cracked to accentuate the beat of their song. They marched back and forth across the stage, sing ing: ' "Hymn to the KKK" (To the tune of "Onward, Christian Soldiers!"): Onward, Ku Klux Klanners! Marching as to war. (CRACK!) With the stench of Emmit Till , Wafting on before! (CRACK!) We are not divided All one faction we. (CRACK!) We take pride and comfort in our Gross stupidity! (CRACK!) Onward, Ku Klux Klanners! Marching as to war! (CRACK!) With the stench of Emmit Till Wafting on before! (CRACK!) This was a real crowd-pleaser. They sang it again, with the en tire Sascapows membership chim ing in. After Mississippi got through and the pounding applause sub sided, an expectant hush fell over. the ballroom. New Orleans came next on the program. In view of the excellent material they had to work with, we were expecting the greatest thing since "My Fair Lady." A low murmur started. The curtains opened. ' .. The setting was a slum section. Two women, backed up by a fe male chorus, were on the stage. They began: "The New Orleans Rock" (To the tune of that current rock-and-roll hit, "Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go"): (Women and chorus): There's a school they're inte grating Let's go, let's go, let's GO! We'll keep 'em segregating Let's go, let's go, let's GO! (Housewife) : There's a school, Mabel, way cross town; Niggahs coming from miles around. Put on your tattered red dress; Let's go complicate this mess. That's it! Let's git! We'll curse and yell Let's give 'em HELL! O-o-o-h. . . . (Everybody) : There's a school they're inte grating Let's go, let's go, let's GO! We'll show our brand of hat Let's go, let's go, let's GO! A few more choruses and that crumbling old mansion was really swinging. We rocked until the wee, small hours. But all good things must end. As the sun was coming up, some body got up and demanded si lence. It was time for us to ad journ. But before we did, we all joined in singing the "Sascapows National Anthem" (To the tune of "My Country, 'Tis of Thee"): Sascapows, 'tis of thee, Champions of purity, Of thee we sing. Land of magnolia tree, Land of the lynching spree, To sweet democracy Our praises ring. Long may our land be bright With freedom's lustrous light. Let justice reign! Justice for whites, that is Niggahs that thinks they is Half as good as we is Must be INSANE! Thus terminated another suc cessful gathering of the Sasca pows a unique group, a talented group, a group with a purpose. Could we interest you in our little group? Study the songs above if you'd like to join; learn them well. We'll let you know when audition time comes. If you're white, if you're a fervent Segregationist, if you can sing Sascapows wants YOU! Chapel Hill A fter Dark With Davis B. Young . The life of a dorm adviser isn't always the soft routine pictured by the average student. There are a few tense moments from time to time, such as the total darkness during Tuesday night's two-hour power failure. It was truly Chapel Hill After Dark in the area of the Lower and Upper Quads during that stretch. And as always, the clowns were making their pres ence known. From the second floor of Stacy came a four freshmen type chorus of "Everett can go to hell" among other choice ob scenities. One of the high points of the festivities occurred when 20 or so Lewis residents charged the hallowed halls of Aycock Dorm, snow balls in hand, sounding the time honored clarion call to a duel. Aycock failed to respond. Then there was the freshman who came charging into the room where I was sitting and announc ed, "C'mon you guys, we're gon na' have a huge snowball fight out in the quad. . . . Whadya mean I can't go out, Davis? We're not gonna do anything, just raise a little hell. Ya. . Wednesday evening, Bernard Kilgore, president and publisher of the Wall Street Journal de livered the eighth of the Jour nalism Lecture Series in Howell Hall. In a question and answer per iod following, Susan Lewis asked the visitor from the north: Mr. Kilgore, I've noticed you never use photographs in your paper, but sometimes use charts and drawings. What do you have against photographs? And what's that we hear about somebody planning to hang a sign over the KD House saying "Welcome to Disneyland." 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