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r- . - " Thursday, September 20, 19CI THE DAILY TAR HEEC Page Two WNV,V.W,1JW-.'. ..5.-.v.w.iw.,y av.w.w.v.v.vaMm J 7s sixty-ninth year of editorial freedom, unhampered by restrictions from either the administration or the student body. : : The Daily Tar Heel is the official student publication of -the Publications Board of tJje University of North Carolina. All editorials appearing in The Daily Tar Heel are the personal expressions of the editor, unless otherwise credited; they are not necessarily representative of feeling oil the staff. September 21, 1961 Tel. 942-2356 Vol. LXIX, No. 3 Deferred Rusl The offices of student govern ment have recently been the breed ing grounds for an idea aimed at solving the problems of deferred rush at Carolina. Several .student government leaders, notably Vice President Hank Patterson, are ad vocating a program of voluntary deferred rush. As Patterson outlines the idea, freshmen should be encouraged to voluntarily refrain from pledging fraternities until spring semester. From this vantage point, the idea sounds fine. Unfortunately, it won't work without the cooperation of the fraternities. And if the fraternities here display their usual lack of fore sight, they are sure to veto the idea, and keep right on with their respec tive crash programs directed at lur ing as many good men as possible as soon as possible. Carolina fraternities could hardly have been more adequately warned that deferred rush is going to come ; the most recent warning came in the report prepared by the faculty committee studying the freshman year. The report suggests that de ferred rush would be a good idea, and set 19G3 as a likely date. No doubt, the fraternities will choose to disregard this warning, going blindly on in a haze of studied impudence until they are slapped in the face with an administrative mandate calling for deferred rush. Then the outraged howls will begin. Each fraternity will scream of im pending financial doom, totally, ig noring the fact that repeated warn ings were issued, giving ample time to allow for . transition. If fraternities began preparing now for what is inevitable by coop erating in a program of voluntary deferred rush, the change could come smoothly and without undue financial strain. With the aid of student govern ment officials like Patterson, the freshman could be encouraged to wait. But the idea would have to be accepted by every fraternity on campus to eliminate the possibility of having a few fraternities take advantage of the situation by re doubling their efforts in the fall in an attempt to grab off the most outstanding members. As we said, it's a good idea. We only hope it can be brought to fruition.. . , -' .. - - -- - t . Community Colleges The following editorial, originally titled "Higher Education Study Group Has Big Opportunity, Prob lem," appeared in the Raleigh Times. It is reprinted here because of the strong interest in a system of community colleges. Governor Sanford's appointment of a commission to .study higher edu cation in North Carolina could well be, in the words the Governor used, "one of the most important acts of my term of office." This commission, composed of both educators and laymen devoted to the cause of education, is to pre pare a blueprint of what our educa tion after high school could be and should be during the next 15 years. It is during those years that our col lege enrollments will continue to swell each year. An example of such swelling is seen at our own State College, where there are approximately 7,000 stu dents this year, with approximately 14,000 expected' within a decade. The job faced by the new com mission presents both a real prob lem and a real opportunity. The problem is a simple one: Providing quality education after high school for the thousands of young people who must have such education. The H WAYNE KING Editor Marcaeit Awn- Rhymes Associate Editor Jim Clotfelter Assistant to the Editor Braz, Hobbs Managing Editors Lioyd Little Executive News Editor Steve Vaughn News Editor Nancy Barb, Linda Cravotta Feature Editors Harry W. Lloyd Sports Editor TIM BURNETT Business Manager Mikb Mathers Advertising Manager The Daily Tab Heel is published daily except Monday, examination periods and vacations. It is entered as second class matter in the post office in Chapel : iiiu, i,. pursuant witn, xne act or March 8, 1870. Subscription rates: $4.50 i per semester, $8 per year, i The Daily Tab Hfel is a subscriber to the United Press - International and ; utilizes the services ot the News Bu- reau of the University of North. Caro ; Una. Published by the Chapel Hill Pub ; lishing Co.. Chapel Hill. N. C. I 4 i I! II n II II opportunity is equally simple: That of having the chance of providing such education for our own children. The opportunity must be upper most in the minds of the commis sion, for too much thinking only on the problem could lead the commis sion into a blind alley of worry over the immensity of the problem in stead of into the open highway of the immensity of the opportunity. It is vitally important that this commission get off on the right foot, and that it keep on that right foot all during its work. It is unfortunate, therefore, that on the day the commission was ap pointed, the State Board of Higher Education decided that it would draw up a "master plan" to use in guiding the growth of North Caro lina's network of community col leges. The guidance of the Board of Higher Education will be important to this commission in its work, and it would be unfortunate if the High er Board went sailing off majestical ly alone in a search for blueprints among the community colleges. This commission must explore the same fields, and there is no point in having two explorations going on simultaneously. The Higher Board should call it off and let the larger commission get on with the larger job. The commission will undoubtedly look into the community college angles, for the community colleges present one of the brightest parts of the future educational picture in North Carolina. A system of really good community colleges could tie in neatly with the State's present network of institutions of higher education. They could be geared in to the whole system, with the university-type institutions, such as State, Carolina, and Duke, at the other end of the system. Community colleges would be cheaper for all concerned, for the taxpayer and for the student. If they are well located and well op erated, they can. provide the first years of higher education for many students who now would have to take those first years on the campus of a university-type institution. s Destin Off rrnn tie Old The Epic Of Man Notable Play makers Living Off Old Reputation 1 p (Editor's Note: Neill Clark, author of the following comment on the Carolina Playmakers, studied thea tre arts for two years at Boston Uni versity. There he studied under El liot Norton, one of the outstanding drama - critics in the country. Clark attended Carolina previously.) By "NEILL CLARK The Carolina Playmakers is a name well known all over the country,, and yet many students on campus know little more than that name. This time of year it is customary to dig into old files and dust off such old notables as Paul Green, Betty Smith, Andy Griffith and, unfailingly, that much-dusted giant, Tom Wolfe. After the Playmakers have been praised for conceiving folk drama under Professor George Koch, when the innovation of woodland pageants such as "Unto These Hills" and sea side spectaculars like "The Lost Colony" have been pridefully cited and after one or two struggling ac tors have been mentioned as doing a few TV stints, one usually raises his eyebrows, clucks his tongue in im pressed admiration and forgets about them for the rest of the year. This is unfortunate for the Play makers since 1918 have not only pro vided a valuable service to the cam- NEWT SMITH Contemporary Art Show Successful. The viewer and appreciator of con temporary art is presented with a dilemma. He is told by some that only the artist can judge and interpret art, but at the same time he knows that one of the essential qualities of any art field is communication. It is true that art has" moved away from the realm of direct and didactic communication and has become cen tered around expression, which is highly personal and very intricate. This development has placed the art ist in a highly enviable position he seemingly is the only authority and capable critic in his own field. How ever, when one realizes that not every painting is a masterpieoe nor even a work of art, the discrepancy is ob vious. That some paintings are successful and that some artists are recorded historically, indicates that there is something in the evaluation of art which is outside thte range of the artists' authority. That something is ccumunication. BY THIS STANDARD the 25th An nual Student Art Exhibition in Ack land Art Museum is one of the most successful in years. Leading the way in the sculpture of this exhibition is Robert Shannon. His group proces sional constructed of sheet metal and welding rods shows excellent textur al variety which enhances and deter mines the mood of the crusade-like group. The figures' hollow heads give the piece an austerity which is indi cative of the subject chosen. The flow, ing garments and banners unite the group horizonally and complete the development vertically. The vertical shafts and the varying heights of the individuals present intriguing variety with controlled balance. Reflections The quality of newsman turned out by the UNC School of Journalism is generally held to be high. One of the more noted alumni of that school is Charles Kuralt, who is spotlighted on the CBS news slot "Eyewitness to History." . Kuralt's eyes must have failed him Tuesday, however. He flew to Chap el Hill from New York seated near Jchn (Motley Morehead. As he step ped from the plane behind the philan tropist amid the poping of flashbulbs, Kuralt queried, "What are all these photographers doing here?" Kuralt is a former editor of the DTH. We suppose that explains it. Tim Murray has two unusual piec es exhibited. "The Goat", previously exhibited at the Presbyterian Art Show, is a metal statue with an un usual surface variation. The form is surging with power from all angles.' and the different views all display, the continuity and unity of the piece. The powerful arch in the figure with the textural element present a for midable and angry image. The other, quite unmistakable, is a paradox. When observed from several angles seems to strive to . lift itself off the ground. The scoops at the top and swirlnig base push upwards and cling to the air almost holding itself in suspension. The motion within the piece is free and powerful, and the rods toward the center make the work airy and light. But that thing a thing resembling two horns blowing into each other defeats the effect pre viously established. That "whatever it-is" beeps away, and the added weight on that side sends the sculp ture crashing to the earth. Whereas Murray was daring enough, and if there was a mistake he takes the credit for it. Bill Mins chew seems to have lost some of his earlier courage. He has a frame and screen sculpture which begins well, moves well, encloses and en folds its space without imposing on it, but never quite gets where it's goings It guides one through its area yet it doesn't complete its journey. ALSO OF INTEREST and import, ance is Robert Poe's "Poet's Prison" that imparted its forbidding: and lonely mood to the Presibyterian show. Since it has been reviewed once this year, it will suffice to merely mention its merit. Poe also has on exhibit one of the most arresting paintings in the show. There are two figures seated at a table with a window behind them. The predominate figure is a woman whose position on the can vas, whose facial appearance, and whose color dominates the picture. She is larger than the male in the picture, and her expression is stern, domineering and somewhat heart less. Her arm is extended beyond the edge of the picture with a ges ture which says, "Go!" Behind them there is a vase in which some flow ers lean mysteriously and awkward ly in the direction of the woman's point. The man or boy has a strange wry expression on his face which boils with hatred and distaste. There are two extremely disturbing fac tors in this painting the light and their fingers. The light seems in consistent throwing shadows toward the apparent source of light. The three fingers on the hands of the two people startle and disturb one, and the painting seems to emerge as if from a Kafka nightmare world. James Haymaker also leads one into the startling and uncomfortable world of disturbing images especially with two of his paintings. His paint ing of a fool is done in glowing ir idescent colors which seem transient and unstationary. The brilliant green eyes and glowing tongue give the jester a frightening leer. The light tassels jutting from his cap are strik ing against the dark brown back ground. This motley fool forces one to laugh, but the laugh is one of tension and anxiety. The landscape by Haymaker is constructed with large, bold and brilliant color areas. The combina tion of the colors forces one to look back at this painting again and again, for a glaring green tree against a brilliant and repelling pur ple mountain are unusual. The sun behind these two is squeezed be tween the mountains, and it relent lessly burns and blisters everything around it. The bottom of the picture -detracts and is not consistent with the rest of the painting. TIM MURRAY has one extremely interesting abstract. The upper right portion of the picture is dark gain ing light as it descends and moves toward the left. The entire left side is light and grows more warm and dark as it moves toward the center. The activity and tone of this paint ing makes it a potential force. Mike Hall has. a carefully execut ed statement of the ballad, John Henry. The use of guitars and ur ban equipment further state the ballad. The painting tends to be labor its point. Pat James exhibits a large fan tasy in blue which is quite delight ful. The freedom and flow through the space in the painting pushes the air and seems to. fly. The struc ture, tough machine-like, possesses wonderful resiliency. This exhibition is an excellent show which shows some of the best talents seen by this reviewer. There is a con siderable amount of second rate pieces, but on seeing some of the best, these are promising them selves. It is thrilling- to- see such purposeful and excellent work as exhibited in this show. E asy East Carolina College, which has just been blessed with membership in the National Collegiate Athletic As sociation, plans; an expansion in the field of athletics that will parallel the s c h o o l's growth academically and physically. That would seem to be a long way of saying that ECC hopes to go in for big-time intercollegiate athletics. And that would seem to make it en tirely appropriate to wonder out loud if ECC would be smart to do that. EAST CAROLINA has grown by leaps and bounds since World War II. It now has 5,500 students,, which puts it right along with Duke in en rollment, and not too far behind Car olina and State. Its growth has been respectable as well as spectacular, and its gradu ates have-commanded more and more respect in the business and educa tional worlds To Jump In, Hard GARRY BLANCHAEB To growth has been solid, too. That grow th, it should be noted, has been ac complished without 3 really big-time intercollegiate program though it should be noted also that an East Ca rolina baseball team did win national honors. BUT IN THE relatively modest na ture of its present intercollegiate sports program. East Carolina has not run into the very hard headaches which have plagued the heads of some other institutions, notably State and Carolina. Those men have found out the h2rd way just how hard it can be to keep such a big-time program within even relatively big boundaries. These men have found out that a really big-time athletic program is some thing like having a real live bear by the taik- TSjece-is no- practical way. to let go. It is not hard to imagine that ECC pus and the Chapel Hill community, but have stimulated the growth of drama throughout the state, by turn ing out teachers directors of little theatres and a steady stream of young men and women who carry a sincere appreciation, and understand ing of drama with them into their own communities. For years it has sponsored a state wide contest for high school and col lege groups, who by setting up dis trict competition, have strung a net work of dramatic activity from Mur phy to iManteo. One of the most valuable services has oeen their policy of producing a full-length play by a new playwright every year, in addition to three pro. grams of new one-act plays. This is a record that would be hard to equal by any college in the coun try and by most little theatre and semi-professional groups. It is not naive to call this dedica tion to presenting new work courag eous, for most of it is admittedly pretty bad, and usually is not a great money-maker, but with such perse verance perhaps another Paul Green will be discovered. The Playmakers are frequently said to have gone the way of the old gray mare and some particularly harsh critics will say that they have been living off an ancient reputation and haven't produced any original creative work since Professor Keen died. Although the actual situation is probably not so drastic there is a definite point to such criticism. The Playmakers perhaps became side tracked by the very thing that made them famousfolk drama and out door theatre. After the first few years, the out door drama had proved that it wasn't going to revolutionize dramatic pro duction and now, although it is still a commercial success in many cases such as "Unto TTie.se Hills." few people deceive themselves that this is the mainstream of creative dra matic art. In fact, it never caught on except in the south under the Carolina sphere of influence with Carolina faculty and students composing the bulk of the major companies. This year the Playmakers propose an interesting and ambitious program in their schedule of major produc tions. The first is Thornton Wilder's delightful farce, "The Matchmaker," which was a Broadway success a few seasons back and promises Wilder's usually rose-colored entertainment. "Only in America" has never been as successful in dramatic form as it was in Harry. GoIde:a's best seller, and is a disappointing choice. Choos ing to do "The Beggar's Opera" is certainly a step forward and as such is admirable. This play which is better known by Bertholt Brechts interpolation "The Three Penny Opera," could be cited as the first musical comedy without stretching a point. The last play is the magnificent 'Marlowe classic, "Doc tor Faustus," a powerful, exciting. Elizabethan classic which easily ranks with Shakespeare for sheer beauty ofline. Crawl O III" It has grown in the hearts of the people of Eastern North Carolina ini a way hard to imagine. For a wide area, it is THE educational institu tion, and has that stature among grad uates of other and larger institutions who live in that section. Its growth has been rapid, but those in charge have seen to it that the About Letters 1 The Daily Tar Heel invites readers to use it for expres sions' of opinion on current topics regardless of viewpoint. Letters must be signed, con tain a verifiable address, and be free of libelous material. Brevity and legibility in crease the chance-of publica tion. Lengthy letters may be edited or omitted. Absolutely '- none will be returned. officials would get this sort of advice from some leading educators now par ticipating in really big-time athletics: Don't jump into that type program. The jumping in is easy, but the crawl ing out is hard if not impossible. THERE IS ONE other angle to be considered. The news story telling of ECC's athletic ambitions included this sentence: "There are plans for a new stadium, field house and track." The story didn't say where the money would come from, but presumably the taxpayer would be asked to furnish it. The taxpayer is going to have his hands too fulr for the foreseeable fu ture providing, college classrooms, col lege dormitories, collage laboratories, etc., to be asked to provide a new stadium and a new field house. " - - - Ra!eiga Times
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