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Thursday, October 1, 1964 Volume 73, Number 13 I ti in TTI ITT FWlfi Crofcu wrfckh tint cptod its 4oors la JdMMfy 179 Oty Sailg ar 1 72 Years of Editorial Fraedon Offices on the eeond rfloor of draham Memorial. Telephone number: Editorial, sports, news 933-1012. Business, cir culation, advertising 933-1163. Address: Box 1080, Chapel Hill, N. C Second -class postage paid at the Post Office in Chapel Hill, N. C, pursuant to Ac t of March 1870. Subscription rates: $4.50 per semester; $8.00 per year. Published daily except Mondays, examination periods and vacations, throughout the aca demic year by the Publications Board of the University of North Carolina. Printed by the! Chapel Hill Publishing Company, Inc., 501 West Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, N. C. f in j The Big Show Droops On Four years ago, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon engaged in one of the ." closest battles in history for the right to be president. In many ways, it was one of history's mast laudable campaigns both men did everything possible to let the na tion? make its choice, and several times both did things t which were indeed a risk to their success, yet would benefit the country. The 1960 campaign was not one of in vective. It was marked, from start to finish, by its constructive oratory, its excellent candidates and its desire to . present as good a picture to the voter as possible. Today it is totally different. The 1964 campaign is not close by any means, and the margin will be de cisive for President Johnson. This is obvious today, and it is very doubtful if it will change. The candidates Barry Goidwater and Lyndon Johnson are doing little to provide us with a clear definition of the issues. Sen. Goidwater is spending most .of his time confusing everyone with his here-today, gonetomorrow proposals es pecially tailored for his current geo graphical location. His running mate, Rep. "William E. Miller, apparently is using the campaign manual of James G. Blaine, the Man from Maine who could have been chosen by the Republican Party , in . 1884 be- . clause he "drives' Grover t .Cleveland nuts." ... , Unfortunately, no one has told him one gets many more votes if he pushes himself and his own programs rather than viciously attacks others. And President Johnson is just sit ting in his lofty perch surveying the .world. It is hoped that his recent stir rings on the campaign trail will truly spread to every state, and people will have a chance to see and hear their President. His biggest problem, it seems, is that he insists on running the whole show himself, and is not very disposed to take the advice of his advisers. Every thing is being done on a day-by-day Jbasis, causing mass confusion among hi campaign workers and mass apathy among the voters. . Sen. Humphrey, for the most part, has been the shining light of this cam paign. He, has ventured several times into the deep South and has often been received warmly by many of the very same people he egged out of the 1948 Democratic National Convention. He has faced the issues, giving his stand at all times while still finding time to toss out the needles expected of a vice-presidential candidate. But Hubert Humphrey just isn't enough to get the whole show on the road. The .sum total of this unfortunate situation is that the nation has fallen into a state resembling political leth argy. Newspapermen who favor Lyndon Johnson spend most of their time at tacking his opponents rather than sing ing the praises of their own man. Several papers have even fallen so low as to run a short filler on their editorial page entitled "Goldwaterisms," employing the old political trick of quot ing only half of what a man says. And the Goidwater papers have lit tle except vague grumblings about the Bobby Baker and Billie Sol Estes cases, Lady Bird's television monoply in Aus tin, Texas, recollections of President Johnson's past stands on civil rights and moanings about ballot box stuffing in some obscure Texas county. It is, essentially, a negative campaign. The nation is not faced with "Who is the better man?", but rather "Who is the lesser of the evils?" It is a sorry, situation, and the candidates have no one to blame except themselves. If Barry Goidwater will confine his comments to rational, down-to-earth is sues, and if he will tell his running mate the best way to gain votes is to get peo ple on your side, rather than against the opponents, then the GOP will have made a step in the right direction. If Lyndon Johnson will come to the people and tell them more concrete things than "We are seeking the Great Society," then the nation will find it a bit more easy to select the man for whom they wish to vote. They will also find it a bit easier to have confidence in their leaders. The American people are the judges in this election, and they are not happy with the way things have been going. It is the responsibility of Barry Gold water and Lyndon Johnson to give the people confidence in the men who stand before them asking to be their leader. Museum, Battleground Or Showcase? Tonight Student Legislature convenes the first fall session of its 37th Assem bly, thus re-opening to public scrutiny the primary showcase of student gov ernment oh this campus. The 50 stu dent representatives who compose the Legislature are charged with the grave responsibility of serving as the lone effective outlets of comprehensive stu dent opinion concerning disbursal of and in the creation of sound programs of serve all 11,200 residents of the University community. In the past, however, the Legislature . (much like the Congress) has some times served not so much as a showcase as a museum or a battleground. The Legislature has been accused of orienting itself toward petty politics, of concern ing itself with issues which do not af fect the student community, and of creating controversy for the sake of controversy. Fpr the most part, such accusations have been without a great deal of merit, but on some occasions they have baen justified. But in every instance in which the criticism was true, the students lost faith in the ability of , their elected rep resentatives, and hence in their Stu dent Government. Thus, as a preface to tonight's ses sion, we would extend a word of caution to Legislators and the Student Com munity alike. We would ask the student representa tives to pause -for a moment and con sider the purpose of their positions. Are they elected to further the aims of either the UP or the SP, or to take re sponsible, thoughful action on behalf of the entire student community? Do they consider their seats to be soap boxes on which to stand and speak for their own personal political goals, or a forum for the dissemination of thought and ora tory which is representative of 11,200 persons? Will they introduce legisla tion only to get their names in the head lines, or only because they truly believe it will meet the needs of the campus? All of the above questions must be answered in positive terms by legisla tors and ordinary students alike if this Assembly of the Student Legislature is to be a successful one. Pettty politics, personal gains, and sensationalism must be put aside if the really important people the members of the -student body are to profit from having their representatives meet and discuss the issues. If this happens, the good which can be accomplished is limitless. If it does not happen, the Legislature will be forced to bear the heavy burdens of disservice and ineffectiveness during the months to come. RON HENDREN Lindezi Bird: Chapter Two Dawn deep in the hottom of the agreat forest of linden trees wherein dwelt the noble Linden birds who ruled the woods, down in the depths where no light could reach, ran a small, turbu lent river which was known to the inhabitants of the forest as the River of Goidwater. This was a strange and unpre dictable river which often over-: ran its banks, flooding the forest with its muddy, -cold -water. The inhabitants of the forest often wondered where this strange body of water began, and what made it so muddy that it was not fit for use, and they wondered what caused it to over flow its banks. They did not know that on the far western boundary of the forest where all the waters came together, there had been a great storm, and .this storm had creat ed the raging waters, which now swept, uncontrolled and undi rected, through the .forest. . The forest asked the River Coldwater what it was trying to do, and the river replied that it was trvinff to wash away the mess the Lindenbirds had made. But it seemed to be trying to wash away the whole forest. The forest asked what made the river so muddy. And the riv er replied that the forest was blind and could not understand, but could trust Coldwater to lead it out of its darkness. The forest wondered how the river itself could see through the dark bed of mud it -had stirred up. But all this the inhabitants of the forest might have reconciled if they only had known where the river flowed. It might be that the mud could be strained from the water and the banks of the river be made stronger, if only the forest knew where the river was going. But all that could be deter mined was that the river flowed off somewhere to the right. And none of the inhabitants knew how far indeed, they wondered if the river itself knew. It made no clear answer, but rolled on, just as muddy, just as uncontrolled, just as stormy as it had been in the west when all the waters came together. Is It: 10, 9. 8 ... Or 1, 2, 3 ? ? ? M ' I ir 5 i-!&5& r ? 3 rwJr - SSfeK C"n?f ?iir.Fi r7 -"titty Tn5 I U v f --S' 1 . :: i r m. :v:-:-:-:-:-:t m - , , -w i n n f ..-...-.-.-.-,.-.-.v.J..-.-. 'in i, 'V niJMi mill I1 i Y Jl i I St v. 1 , Letters To The Editors Goidwater Tactics Criticized Editors, The Tar Heel: Senator Goldwater's chances for the presidency have never been bright, but as election day draws near, they are growing even dimmer. This is due, in large part, to a weak campaign. The Senator is simply not getting to the people. He does not have, nor will he aspirant. A second notable weakness is ever have, that certain magnetism F all Reading List For The Cultured By JEFF GREENFIELD Collegiate Press Service Now that you have purchased your athletic coupon book and found out the cute blonde in Eng lish Lit is married andor preg nant, you are ready for your fall reading. Do not attempt to rush through this Bibliography of es sential works; a page or two a week until Christmas vacation is ample, after which you may swal low a box of No-Doz and start working. The books on this list have been carefully screened for style, profundity, thematic integ rity, and color-coordinated jack kets. "Language and Meaning" by Sen. Barry Goidwater. Invaluable guide to the art of saying two contradictory things with one sentence. Shows how to utter a flatly declarative proposition, and, upon being corrected, main tain "That's what I really meant." Also outlines ways to charge the faculty with conspiracy to mis represent you on examinations, and has a bonus "Guide to Jet Plane Flying." "Power and Politics in Viet Nam" by Henry Cabot Lodge. A handy loose-leaf binder with semi-weekly mailings included. Price, author, and country sub ject to change without notice. "A House is Not a Home" by Robert F. Kennedy. Includes a special section called "A Visitors Guide to New York" with pronun ciation guide and method for blintz and pizza eating. "The Crisis In Higher Educa tion: a symposium" Clark Kerr, Robert Hutchins, and Paul Good man debate faculty parking. "Mass Culture and Excellence in the American Community" by Lyndon B. Johnson. A blistering attack by the President on taste less exhibitionism in American public life. Includes suggestions for entertaining heads of state with rodeos and hillbilly singers, and instructions by Lady Bird on how to equip your house with Muzak. "Profiles in Courage" by Dwight D. Eisenhower. The one time acting President forthrightly endorses the Emancipation Proc lamation, the Good Neighbor Policy, and Richard Nixon's can didacy. Includes his controver sial speech: "Nice Weather Is Good Except for Those Who Might Not Happen, You .Might Say, To Like It." In addition, Beady-Eyed Books, Inc., has just issued its new pa perback line of classics designed for the modern reader. High lights follow. "Small-Town Tramp" by Nath aniel Hawthorne. The bold author rips the cloak of respectability from Puritan New Engand, re vealing the sordid, sinful pas sions that rage beneath. A guar anteed A. "Lust at Sea" by Herman Mel ville, What was the strange, per verse passion that drove the captain to challenge society's conventions? What was the elu sive mystery behind his peg-leg? Here are the answers, blazing across the page. "Strange Flesh" by Upton Sin clair. He found himself sinking into unspeakable filth and de pravity. Read the novel that shocked a generation. which is so vital in conquering the crowds. It is not his nature to reflect great emotions. He is too quiet and reserved. His speeches, in both content and delivery, are never very startling or revealing; and fur thermore, he does not throw him self at the people with the vitali ty that becomes a presidential poor staff work. The prime re sults are disastrous omissions. An outstanding example would be his recent trip to St. Peters burg, Fla. That city has a very exceptional factor:, social securi-y- provides an income for over 40 per cent of the community, the highest per capita average in the nation. It was thus imperative that the Senator expatiate positively on this key local issue. However, it was not mentioned once. The Republican nominee is not figur ed to carry this district, nor the many others where kindred blun ders occurred. J ' " ' Mr,, w - The Daily Tar Heel solicits and is happy to print columns written by any member of the University community. All material should be typed triple-spaced and turned into the Associate Editor two to three days before publication is desir ed. All student columnists are requested to turn in material regularly -each week. The Republican national cam paign has set its course, and as I see it at . this point, it is set for disaster. If it is to be a success, it . must be improved drastically, and immediately. It will be interesting to see if the GOP has the wisdom, to realize this and, moreover, to do some thing about it. Robin West 437 Craige nOB-S.OISQT-: The College Waiting Game The legions march back to the rylvan cume of Chapel Hill; the Wanting game begins. A University, we are told, is a place where one goes to await the sweet waters of knowledge, but here in our little abnormal community, waiting mejns many things other than lurking in the barren halls for a scrap of learn ing here cr there. The teachers are waiting for their classes, to find the smart guy in the back of the room.. The smart guy is waiting for his teachers, to find out which ones he can butter up. Tne heads of organizations are waiting for 2 bunch of lackey to do their load of work. The lackeys are waiting for their organization head to quit or graduate. The dorm man's waiting ror the Yat man to show his snobbish ways. And the frat man's wait ing for the dorm rat to behave as only a dorm rat does. The rights organizations are waiting for the first just cause to throw themselves down in the streets; the egg thrower's waiting for the first rights man so he can give it to him good. The senior's waiting for the year to be cut, but the draft dod ger's happy now. The new coed's waiting alone on Saturday nipht. wondering when she'll trap her man. And the famous Carolina gentleman's waiting for the new coed to show him a trick or two. The country boy's waiting for the first big dance to show off his new suit. The tailor's waiting downtown for the country bov to find out that suit just isn't ";.n." The restaurant's waiting for the customer, to skin him down to size. The customer's waiting for the first mistake, so he can fill his belly free. The book thief's waiting for an easy mark who leaves his books unattended. The bookstores mere ly wait. The poker players are back in the room this year, waiting for the first sucker to come in. And the sucker'? waiting and hoping for the invite to lay his money down. Everybody wants something else in town, never satisfied with what he's got. But there's one thing nobody's over - anxious about, and that's to hit those books. Thurmond Switch Smart Politically From The Cheraw Chronicle (Written Exclusively for Capitol News Service, Inc.) Senator Strom Thurmond's de cision ' to switch ranks has drawn criticism and praise, but a close look at his move shows that the Senator wasn't taking such a big chance. The facts are that Thurmond was facing a monumental battle against Governor Donald S. Rus sell in the 1966 Democratic pri mary ' for the senatorial nomina tion. Thurmond's change was made on the basis of several factors that seem, to keep compounding themselves: 1. Russell has the Democra- MIT President Technology In Society By JULIUS A. STRATTON President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Excerpts from an address at the commencement exercises, Massachusetts Institute of Tech nology, Cambridge, Mass. For countless centuries the quest for knowledge through sci ence has been moving forward, slowly gathering momentum, while the engineer has provided shelter, assured our supplies of food and water, built our roads and bridges, and created our massive industrial technology. And now, suddenly the whole sweeping line of advance seems to have taken fire. In some strange unforeseen way, we have come to a critical threshold, be yond which the forces of techni cal progress appear to be self sustaining. The processes of discovery, in vention, and production feed up on each other. In every domain of the physical and biological sci ences, thers is a bursting out in to new fields and new theories. The translation of ideas into ac tion is taking place at an ever accelerating pace, so that the functional line of demarcation be tween scientist and engineer has almost vanished. From the fac tories . and commercial labora tories of our country pours a mounting stream of new prod ucts, new versions of old devices from jet airplanes to transistor radios, from nuclear reactors to household appliances, from a multitude of new drugs to syn thetic bmlding materials. We are at the point of being over whelmed by the very bulk of our accumulated information, bewil dered by the diversity of our manufactures. And we are fail ing today to assess clearly the implications of these develop ments for tomorrow. Yet through this maelstrom of scientific and technological en terprise runs the almost mystic a1 conviction that somehow every technical advance will contrib ute ultimately to the good socie ty. Every responsible physicist believes intuitively or subcon sciously that each new insight into the structure of matter will stir someone else some engin eer to the development of a use ful piece of hardware; and every engineer, in turn expects that each new product or service will in some wray add to our health, comfort, and material well-being. I do not believe that we can any longer afford to take such a thesis for granted; and I fear that a blind confidence in the in evitable good of material pro gress can lead only to disillusion ment. Science, technology, and socie ty now form a tightly coupled pystem. Each new technical ad vance adds a component to that system. In years gone by we have isolated these components and assessed their usefulness in terms of a specified purpose. We measured ?he value of a military weapon solely by a military re quirement; a new highway sim ply by the number of cars it carried; or a chemical waste dis posal plant by the interests of local inhabitants. But now, be cause such components are coupl ed into an, immensely complex system on a huge and massive scale, it is only by an examina tion of the impact upon society as a whole that we can pass judgment on the degree of pro gress. Consider the transformation of our cities the physical and often social degradation of large areas the loss of serenity and beauty. We have never before produced so many cars or such fast air planes; yet transportation in the United States is rapidly ap proaching a point of crisis. The shift to automation in industry i accelerating and will have pro found effects upon the character of our labor force, upon its train ing, and upon its security. We are polluting our air and our water. The pesticides which we are employing on a mounting scale are a boon to agriculture and a threat to our natural re sources. W? find extreme pover ty in the midst of affluence. The problem of the economically de prived citizen, be he black or white, is one of training and edu cation to cope with a highly tech nological and rapidly changing society. In every instance, success will depend upon the joint contribu tions of the physical and biolo-" gical scientists, of economists and political scientists, of engineers and architects, of historians and philosophers. The task of articu lating or welding together these components of learning into sys tems of understanding offers the highest intellectual challenge of our time. tic machinery of the state sew ed up. This would make it tough for Thurmond to use the county Derruocratic offices to bolster his cause. 2. Senator -Barry Goidwater stands a more than even chance of carrying the state in Novem ber and Thurmond could capi talize on the Arizonan's popu larity. 3. A large majority of Thur mond's backers are died-in-the-wool fans of the junior Senator. They voted for him when he jumped party traces in 1943 and, in all probability, they will vote for him again in 19C6. 4. Thurmond's views haven't coincided with the National Democratic ticket for 20 years and state democratic leaders had irked him by sticking to the national democratic party line this year. 5. Thurmond is truly a man of conviction on some causes and he simply doesn't believe that the Democratic ticket is the best for the nation this year. 6. The Palmetto State Sena tor seems to have captured the feeling of South Carolina voters in the past more so than any other' politician. His switch to the Repiblican side was partial ly based on a rising tide of anti Johnson feeling and pro-G old water feeling among disgruntled Democrats. Now the great speculation has begun. Will Thurmond's decision make any appreciable difference in the outcome of the president ial race in the South? Perhaps not, but it's a cinch that the switch couldn't hurt the Republi can cause. Will the Thurmond defection from the Democratic ranks greatly strengthen the Repub lican party in the state? Prob ably so, since he will carry a certain amount of his followers with him into the Republican ranKs. Thurmond has alwavs been a maverick in state and national politics. He won the Senate seat in a history-making write- in vote against "bossism" on the part of the State Democratic Executive Committee. He bolted the Democratic party in 1943 to run for president under the State's Rights Demo cratic banner, carrvins four states and receiving 39 electoral votes. And now, the Senator from Aiken is making another step which sets the stage fcr a real test of the Republican party versus the Democrats in 19C6.
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