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Letters To The Editors A Of n n feer e lis Mr, No .Brings Aeries a Thanks! Editors, The Tar Heel: Mr. Dick Akers, to his great satisfaction, finds himself reliev Volume 72, Number 96 Oily? .Hatlg QIar 2M 70 Years of Editorial Freedom Published daily except Mondays, examinations periods and vacations, throughout the aca demic year by the Publications Board of the University of North Carolina. Printed by the Chapel Bill Publishing Company, Inc., 501 West Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, N. C. 'But It Would Have Been Inconvenient Every now and then something comes along which not only shocks and angers us, but saddens us at the same time. Such was the case when we first heard that the Chi Omega's had held their initiation banquet at The Pines Restau rant Sunday night. The Pines is one of the local estab lishments which remains segregated in apite of the pleadings of the Mayor's various committees', local citizens, and the picketing and demonstrations of the Chapel Hill Freedom Committee. Mike Lawler, President of the Stu dent Body, and the Student Legishi ture have both urged students to boy cott these remaining segregated estab lishments which will not serve a portion of our student body. Response to this boycott request has been good, and it seemed to have at least a slim chance of changing the form of demonstrations against racial discrimination in Chapel Hill. But the Chi Omega's held their ban quet at The Pines, and limply explained that they had made their reservations long before the student leaders had called for the boycott. This explanation has absolutely no validity. The Pines has been on the list of segregated busi nesses since the early part of last sum mer, and we don't believe that anyone who lives in Chapel Hill could possibly Should You Or Shouldn't You? The Charlotte Observer Should you offer a cigar to the lady? There's evidence that it may save the cigar smoker a great deal of trouble. Take a fellow named Jay Silberman of New York. The other day he got on a jet plane to San Francisco and took a seat beside singing comedienne Kay Stevens. Talk about smoking more and enjoy ing it less! Mr. Silberman was puffing away when Miss Stevens reached over to his coat pocket and crushed his re maining cigars. Mr. Silberman went looking for a po liceman when the plane landed. The con firmed cigar smoker will not be sur prised that he wanted to prefer assault and battery charges against the singer. Deputy Sheriff Frank Bastastini turned conciliator when Miss Stevens It was heartening indeed to see Ray Farris' name on that letter Sunday, supporting the call from President Mike Lawler and Student Legislature for a boycott of establishments which prac tice racial discrimination. It was equally heartening to see the letter from UNC Law Professor Ken neth L. Penegar the day before; and the individual and group 'letters from stu dents to the same effect. This is strong evidence that the people who count are the ones who are willing to stand up and be counted on the side of social justice. Take Farris, who's now a UNC gradu ate student, for example. President of the Senior Class in his undergraduate years here not long ago; starting quar terback on UNC's football team; a mem ber of the Order of the Golden Fleece; and, most recently, Coordinator of the Gary Blanchard, Dave Etkridge Co-Editors Business Manager Managing Editor Advertising "Manager Associate Editor Copy Editor Photo Editor Sports Editor Asst. Sports Editor Netas Editor . ed of the responsibility of consid ering the problem of discrimina tion, by the fact that many white demonstrators are "shaggyhead ed, unkempt, 'beatnik' " types. He should perhaps propose this be ignorant of the fact that it has been the scene of several demonstrations in recent months. If Chi Omega had not wished to sup port a segregated restaurant, it wouldn't have taken a request from Lawler or the legislature. They wouldn't have thought of going there in the first place. Secondly, if it did take a request from these sources, they had ample time to cancel their reservations and reschedule the banquet. Granted, this would cause some inconvenience to the sorority, but we would like them to compare their inconvenience with that of those people who can't eat there be cause they are black. As we said, all of this saddens us a little, but what we find most disheart ening is that Bev Hanes, the Chi O President, and many other members have long been against the injustices of racial discrimination. We find it almost impossible to comprehend that not one out of the 60 women in the house raised a voice in dissent, or finding her dis sent ignored, refused to participate in the banquet. In patronizing The Pines the Chi O's have reinforced the stand of the segre gationists, done a disservice to their student government, and further harmed the image of the Greek system which is currently under so much fire nationally on this same issue. ti. complained that Mr. Silberman "was blowing that vile smoke in my face." After all, he too had read the smoking-and-health report from the federal gov ernment. "Would it be all right," asked Bas tastini, "if Miss Stevens bought you some new cigars?" "I don't want any cigars from HER !" retorted the complainant. He stormed out of the terminal cigarless. Surely a lady, a comedienne at that, wouldn't have had the heart to put the crush on Mr. Silberman's cigars if he had taken a seat, given her a sidelong glance and graciously offered her what up until now has been considered a man's smoke. There's a lot we can learn about life just by paying attention to the commercials. Keep 'Em Coming State Intern Program. Saying all this will probably embar rass "Ray, as he's an exceedingly modest guy. But, significantly, he is not modest about declaring where he stands on the moral question of racial discrimination which faces all of us as students and citizens. We are confident that our fellow stu dents and faculty members will continue the flow of declarations against dis crimination. 'The Shake' From The Nashville Tennessean Presumably having exhausted them selves with the twist, the British younger set has turned to a new dance craze called "the shake." An approximation of what it is like could be gained by nailing a dancer's shoes to the floor and dumping a bottle of black ants down his back. "The shake" also has variations, one of which is called the Zizzle. This could be simulated by exchanging big red ants for little black ones. All this will probably appall an older generation provided nobody reminds it of the shimmy, which could only be approximated by both little black ants and big red ones. Art Pearce Fred Seely Fred McConnel Hugh Stevens Linda Riggs Jim Wallace Curry Kirkpatrick John Montague , 1 Bob Samsot convenient solution of problems to the United . Nations or other such groups which are having difficulties. These young people of shaggy and unkempt appearance are ex- Tuesday, February 18, 1964 Entered as 2nd class matter at the Post Office In Chapel Hill, N. C, pursuant to Act of March 8, 1870. Subscription rates: $4.50 per semester; $8 per year. pressing their dissatisfaction with and refusal to accept the super ficial values of a large part of our society, which concentrates on appearances and frantically ignores serious moral issues, to which it prefers a smug moral ism. The form of their potest may .be questioned or considered immature, but it is preferable to the servile conformity that is so widespread, especially on this campus. Furthermore, if Mr. Akers con siders these people maladjusted, . be might consider the fact that his position is more fundament ally out of harmony with the spirit of the times. His clutch ing at privileges based , upon his color is doomed to fail eventual ly, and he will have to find some other way to "channel his frus trations." ' It is a very sad situation if people such as Mr. Akers have never considered the shameful way in which (black) human be ings are treated in this country, which professes ideals of human dignity, freedom, and equal op portunity for all citizens; it is, however inexcusable and a clear case of evasion of responsibilitv if he uses the appearance of some people in the demonstra tions to justify his attitude. Nancy Thompson Sad Situation Editors, The Tar Heel: I would like to compliment Dick Akers, the treasurer of the student body, on his observations concerning the character of the ' white "dregs of society" who have participated in . the demon strations that have become fa miliar to the people of Chapel Hill and students at the Univer sity. With horror I realized that I was one of those "shaggy-headed, unkempt beatnik types" whom Mr. Akers describes. I remembered how clean cut and well kempt the students, who stood around the sidewalks cracking funny jokes and mak 1 II i Maine's Senator Smith is an awfully nice " lady, but those" peo ple who - are backing her for President teem to be off 'on a wild Margaret Chase. Definition: organization A.A.A.A.A. an for 'drunks ' who drive. . A friend of ours dates a girl so ugly that he's the only perr son we know who plans to use the draft to avoid marriage. With all those overtime games, this year's North-South double headers lasted almost as long as Heelprints 'Another Communist Plot To Destroy At a -K pftthm fw AfrJ M ' - 4 iiM- ... ji "t it--- t .14 n mimr r A" ' xr-vJvh if -v- ----- ..- ...... ....... J ing witty comments about the demonstrators, were. I remem bered how repulsive we were compared to them Immediately after reading Mr. Akers's letter, I went down to the barber shop to get my shaggy head cut and combed. From there I went ' to the shoe store to buy a pair of pebble-grained wee juns. Now I am very secure and am no longer 'bothered by frustra tions. . . ' Thank you,. 'Dick Akers, 'treas urer of the student body. 'A reformed dreg, Jim Wilson 258 Ehringhaus "Sick AuH 'Sorry Editors, The Tar 'Heel: As I live several miles to the north, this year has been the first time I have had the op portunity, to witness the southern reaction to racial demonstrations in Chapel Hill. One of the things that impressed me about the southern reaction was that the bulk of the southerners protest ing the demonstrations appeared to be empty-headed, self-righteous, "bigot" type. Under any circumstances, these people have always been to me rather path etic, but especially so when they channel their frustrations into a protest against civil rights. Being a member of the group which supports the demonstra tions as well as what they stand for, I felt very sick and sorry ' Friday morning when I read Dick Akers letter in the Tar Heel; for as long as white people like him walk the face of the Earth, the cause of the black man can only be retarded. Paul Sears Carrboro Dismissals Editors, The Tar Heel: The decison of Attorney Gen- i the original war. . Then there's, the Johnyse Mas senburg doll you can't wind it up.' . Concerning the Florida East -Coast railroad, we'd say their business has been booming late ly. . The Purple Paladins and the Blue- Devils managed "to leave the Davidson Wildcats a little red in the face. " ' Simile: as numerous as Jimmy Hof fa's trials. . eral Whitney Durand to dismiss thirty-five cases involving sit-in demonstrations exhibits weak, if not simply circular, reasoning on his part. In the test case tried last week, the defense attorneys bas ed their arguments on the "ethi cal question" of sit-ins, depen dent upon particular circum stances involved in the case; to whV "the time, place, and moti vation behind it." The Men's Honor Council reiterated this view and added that the judg ment must also consider "ex tent or degree of action." Thus Mr. Bynum's actions were deemed in accordance with the Campus Code in light, it was emphasized, of the particu lar attendant circumstances. The grave inconsistency arises in the decision to drop all thirty-five sit-in cases on . the assumption that any verdict reached would be similar to that of the precedent case. Now it was made quite clear by the chairman of the (Men's Honor Council that acquital of the Neg ro student was totally depen dent on the circumstances in volved in his particular case. It is inconsistent to dispose of all the other sit-in cases when we realize that the time, place. extent, etc., would be completely different in each of them. It is an established procedure to dismiss cases when it is deemed that their trials would be i a mere recital of the pre cedent. However,, if we must consider the time-place-extent factor involved in the sit-in demonstrations, the pic ture ' changes: each case is entirely independent of the "precedent" tried last week. W. Sands Hob good 436 Ehringhaus A Minority Editors, The Tar Heel: I do not believe that Mike Lawler represents "all the stu dents of the University", as Bruce Cooper has stated. I do ; not believe that the Student Legislature voices the opinions of the . students by supporting him. There is, in public politics, a check on an office holder's actions. If the majority does not agree with him and what . he '' does,, they . simply will replace him on the next election day. This is not true with the Presi dent of the Student Body. He can ' do as he pleases, without worrying about whether or not he will .be 're-elected he will have graduated anyway. There fore, he is at liberty to express the' views of any group he wishes, even though that group is in the minority. I am cer tain that - he has done this by urging that students boycott those establishments that are not completely integrated. I be lieve that these businessmen should be free to run their busi nesses as they see fit. This, I My Freedom' am sure, is what the framers of the Constitution had in mind when they included individual property rights in the Constitu tion. Mike Lawler surely must realize that his views represent a minority rather than the ma jority who elected him. But, he will not have to suffer the con sequences that the public politi cians suffer when they make such a mistake in judgment. I wonder how many votes he would get if he were to run for Presi dent of the Student Body again. Fred Dula 120 Polk St. Buv And Sell J AN OPEN LETTER TO MR. MICHAEL II. LAWLER, PRESI DENT, THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA STUDENT BODY. Dear Mr. Lawler, I was ecstatic to learn of your amazing ability to "buy and sell Attorney Generals," for as you no doubt know, sir, dealers in this particular commodity are few and far between. Well, sir, to get to the point of this letter, I have looked high and I have looked low. I have looked up and I have looked down, but to this date, sir, I have been unable to find a genuine "Johnny-on-the-Spot" minion, I mean Attorney General. And you see, sir, being that you are in the . business that you are in and all, I was thinking that you might be able to dig me one up CHEAP. I am pretty sure that he would be. Actually, sir, I cannot understand for the life of me why you have not already sent me one, being that with all your extrasensory perception, you have known that I have wanted one all along. Oh, in case 5'ou cannot make any in telligent recommendation to me at this time, the United Press International has a marvelous service through which you might advertise for what you want, then in turn try to sell it to me. Everything will be just rosey, and maybe everybody else will get interested and you can ex pand your little business. Well, I have got to run-toot-ta-loo, sir. Thanks for every littlething, "Rags" Wilson 313 Stacy 15 Per Cent Editors, The Tar Heel: The Student Legislature does not find . significant a petition signed by over 15 per cent of the student body. In a single day, 1500 people were sought out, approached, and convinced, in those few cases where any con vincing was necessary. Not one student outside of that group of Olympians on Mount Graham Memorial, went on record as supporting the petition opposing this proposal. Last year the petition urging the sending of the hurry-up-and-integrate telegram to Ole Miss received far less support, but the telegram was sent. This year the Legislature seems to have lost its interest in campus opinion. The Student Government con stitution only requires petition by 10 per cent to institute refe rendum. True, our petition did not request referendum but when ' we circulated it Tuesday night's infamy had not yet occurred and we still had hopes that those people who claim to be our representatives might try to act as such. It's a shame we were so naive. No one could deny the signifi cance of a referendum petition. The constitution sees to that. Last spring, after weeks of campaigning, iMike Lawler could persuade only about 30 per cent of the student body to support his election by secret ballot. , This winter things are different. Fifteen per cent of the student body after only one day's can vassing were willing to oppose Mr. Lawlers' boycott with their names exposed to public view on ' the most-signed petition in re cent campus history. The opin ion of this 15 per cent was not significant. J Davfe Senlelle 201 Stacy Impeachment? Editors, The Tar nee!: Some of the student legislators remembered last Tuesday night that they were representing the student body. We owe a vote of confidence to those eleven legis lators who voted against the L a w 1 e r-inspired, Jackson-Mur-phey resolution. We owe no- thing, except maybe impeach ment, to the twenty-two other legislators who rooked us by running for election as repre sentatives last spring, and satis fied their own political whlrm Tuesday night by passing a reso lution which is contrary to the public opinion on this campus. Representative Murphey state 1 that, "Many may be alienated by this bill, but it is our job at times to lead our constituents." Well, thanks, but no thanks! The student government was elected net to do our thinking for us. but to reflect our thoughts. Furthermore, I know of no can didate who stated before elect ion that he would at times lead us, even though we might be alien ated by such leadership. The legislators were elected repre sentatives of the student body; twenty-two of them are repre senting a minority movement ot this campus. Each member of this com munity has the right of individ ual boycott of any business, and he may exercise this right for any purpose he pleases, but for a legislative body to call for a mass boycott of a private busi ness is a leftist action which would be more at home in the Kremlin. Preach to us of dis crimination, inconsistent liber als! Tell us to end one boycott by inacting another! Win free dom of opportunity and destroy it with one stroke! I am confident that the ma jority of students at Carolina can see the inconsistency of ob taining equal opportunity for one group by taking it from another. I am confident that most stu dents here want equal opportu nity for all Americans, regard less of race or religion. I am also confident that a majority of the students realize that mor al problems cannot be solved by irresponsible legislation. I am confident that if merchants ore not pushed in violation of their rights, they will realize their moral obligation, maybe not by tomorrow or by 'Easter Sunday, but as it becomes morally and economically expedient to them. Our student government does not reflect such a philosophy. They have disregarded a peti tion containing 1500 signatures urging them to take a position which reflects student opinion. They said that 1500 signatures out of 10,000 students is insignifi cant. Doubtless they realized that less than 60 of the students vote in most campus elections, and also that almost every per son approached signed the peti tion. We must write off Lawler and his cabinet as a bad political investment, unless someone wants to start impeachment pro ceedings, but we must remember the political opportunists who passed the resolution of Feb. 12 when election time rolls around. We must show a continued sup port cf the legislators who rep resented the majority opinion of this campus by voting against the bill. If President Lawler honestly thinks he is right, why doesn't he put the public accommoda tions question on 10,000 ballots and clear his doubts? James L. Robinson 411 Ruff in A Proclamation Editors, The Tar Heel: We, the undersigned, would like to have known that, even though we may not approve of all the tactics employed by CORE, we agree with its ideals. Although most of us have no desire to become involved in the Civil Rights Demonstrations and have never carried a picket's sign, we intend to at least do our! own small part by boycotting businesses which refuse to ad mit that ail men are equal, re gardless of race, creed, or na tional origin." John Van Nop;pen James Paul Tyndall Jr. Nancy Goff Linda Reierson Ozie T. Faison W. Arthur Hayes Jr. Buddy Lewis Wade Chestnut Jr. Charles W. Harshaw Jr. Larry Lepionka Mary Caryl Broadhead Beatrice Rouse W. Marion Richards Laurel Dykstra Henry W. Happel Jonathan Lauterer O. B.nardIson Alexander Kaplan Elliot Vigodsky Joe B. Collins Charles E. Butcher Ronald F. Tuttle Max r. Williams Henry N. Sides Mary Parker David V. Dungan Walter ISL Crumpler Jerry L. Ellis Stephen J. Bennett Ned Davis Marilyn England Jndy Scales William Tucker Clark Robert B. Newlin Penny Green Mr. and Mrs. 11. N. Diekensfsi Jean Marshall Daniel Dawson