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Wednesday, May 18. 1966 A Matter Of Oroinion THE DAILY TAR HEEL In the May issue of Harp er's magazine there is an ex cellent article titled "College Newspapers in Search of Their Own Voice." The author is. Jeff Greenfield, former editor f the Wisconsin Daily Cardi nal and currently an editor of the Vale Law Journal. Greenfield notes that there is a student newspaper on al most all of the two thousand campuses in the United Stat es Th- student newspaper, he says, is "potentially the most important and powerful stud ent voice on the campus. For .most of the college papers, however, this power is poten tial only." The author says there are two distinct schools of thought m the American college press. first is a passive, timid .tdjur.ct of the university's press service. The second is ;tn activist, critical, skeptical iifwspaper which reports and comments on issues that go be yond the limits of the campus By John H. Jennrich Thi- v ...uiviii. ui euiieee aino tn iho .ki w.. 'get- naLt!VO tinn r..r 1,. ., d, "ir-uk,.- l , r "6 angrv at vou. indifference P h r by "In COntrast to th tranquil Crecnffe"r tLfta r" and mediocre student Pr"s" cC tonSh 7 ?uaVe Sas Greenfield, "a consistent conseauentLl t l the m" min0rit' of PaPrs ftnsiv? l h 3nd the mof have chen to remain esSn S -neWS and ti3lly dependent sources of He SSI mH , information, comment, and cri ial n llyL n ?,pi,Cal editor ticism on their campuses." He Jnr Ptht lCa for SuPPrt Pints out that page one of mr 5 Dnve or for a l'Pical activist paper would more student parking." And include, in addition to the us the editor, can fill his paper ual stories, coverage of a ma wuh easy - to - cover and jor piece of international or easy - to - write stories, and national news by wire serv pretend his paper is covering ice (particularly where the the real news on the cam- college paper also serves as fuS' . wnat 's missing is the community morning pap the "attempt to inform the er), a news story about an campus about important ed- impending curriculum or ac ucational and social programs ademic policy change, an in ert the college." terpretive or analytical piece Green. leld says part of the on that policy, and an inves nlame for this passivity falls tigative story on a key cam on the students themselves. It pus problem, such as hous- ia udbier io toilow a pattern than it is to stir up controver sy. Furthermore, both class work and newspaper work are enough of a burden without ad- rn :y h 'ft. ) : X3f' 4 j A V:: J H sit : iRftC it! N. ing shortages, student employ ment wages or community op position to campus expansion. "Editorials," Greenfield con tinues, "may cover a routine campus dispute, or the war in Viet Nam, or sexual morality, or communist speaker bans, or anything else wh'ch comes in to the minds of an articulate writer who hasn't !earned not to offend. The columns and letters are even more wide ranging, a reflection of the fer ment that is part of any live ly campus community." The author feels that one of the qualities that makes a pa per good is the courage of its editors. An example of this is in the field of civil rights where "college newspapers in the South have frequently been far ahead of their commer cial counterparts." Greenfield also admires the courage of one paper that challenged the school's "publish or perish" po licy. Greenfield says the effort ne cessary to produce a good newspaper is valuable. 'The students, who work on college papers become accustomed to the feel of responsibility at an early age." He concludes that "a free and active student press re quires ... a core of students willing to speak out about a large number of topics, some of them involving touchy and emotional issues. It requires a hard - working staff, willing to give up the party - football circuit for a more difficult kind of life. And it requires, perhpas most of all. a school willing to let its students run the risk of making up their own minds, however mistak enly, however awkwardly, however immaturely, and to let them offer those opinions at large." Greenfield's article is a good one. He emphasizes many of his suggestions for a better college press by examples taken from college newspap ers. In fact, he cites 25 dif ferent college nespapers for their good deeds. And he men tons another 14, neither criti cizing nor praising them. Unfortunately, the Daily Tar Heel is not once mentioned. The Maryland Diamondback is. And so is the Mississippian and the Alabama Crimson and Whits, along with the Colum bia Spectator, the Harvard Crimson and the Daily Texan, to name only a few. . Within the past few weeks the Daily Tar Heel and its staff have racked up numer ous awards. But this doesn't mean the DTH is the greatest. It still has a long way to go but, fortunately, no one knows that better than Fred Thom as, the present editor. Former editor Ernie McCra ry once said he wasn't much interested in the northern col lege press. He seemed con tent to let the DTH be a big frog in a little, provincial pond. We think it's time the DTH took a big jump and started practical, day- to - day competition with the best col lege newspapers in the coun try. If the Hollins College and the Charlotte Observer awards really mean anything, the DTH ought to be able to at least make a little splash in the ocean of national collegi ate journalism. 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TEXAS W ith FaraPress" NEVER NEED IRONING LiM WlOKl in ESS WMM FASTER I WITH EQUAL or BETTER COMPREHEHSIOII THAN HIS BEGINNING SPEED g krernationally Famous EVELYN WOOD Reac;ng Dynamics INVITES YOU TO ATTEND a FREE DEMONSTRATION at 4 p.m., 6 p.m. or 8 p.m. in CHAPEL HILL in the Club Room CAROLINA INN Wed., May 18 in DURHAM at the downtown HOLIDAY INN Thurs., May 19 Fri., May 20 at the JACK TAR Sat., May 21 Summer Sessions Will Meet Twice a Week for 5 Weeks AFTERNOON CLASSES 3 to 5:30 NIGHT CLASSES 7-9:30 OUR AVERAGE GRADUATE OF READING DYNAMICS WHAT STUDENTS SAY: Quotes from "Triangle" Area Students IN DURHAM . . . I have thoroughly enjoyed the course and am clad I took it. I improved in speed (from an average of 293 WPM to 33-10 WPM) with no drop in com prehension. Reading Dynamics will help in all my schoolwork and in my pleasure reading. Mark Monson Jr. High School I have greatly increased my speed from an average of 138 WPM to 6975 WPM. I intend to use my new read ing techniques in school and pleasure reading. Bob Brame High School Keading Dynamics has solved the problem of required reading. I can now finish my assignments much more quickly and much more easilv. I now have time to improve my understand ing of my textbooks by reading sup plementary material, and I have enough time left over for pleasure v.ading. Heading Dynamics has given me the opportunity to become a bet ter educated individual Mike Balog Duke University JN CHAPEL HILL . . . Again I vant to wholeheartedly endorse your course and method. I began at 100 wpm and finished read ing dynamically at speeds as high as 3,000 wpm with no loss of compre henison. Dick League Law School U.N.C. It changed my concept of "Reading" from walking very felowly with my eyes on the ground to surveying whole landscapes and panoramas, allowing one to distinguish between "essential' and "non-essential". It makes reading an art employing varying speeds, in tensities and inflections. I intend to use Reading Dynamics For Pleasure: I have finally read one novel in 15 minutes! For Work: I have mountains of material to digest which would seem hopeless without my newly-acquired skill. I f'-cl enriched! Dr. Jorge Ferriz X. '. Memorial Hospital IN RALEIGH ... Part of A Letter Home "Everything i ging ju?t fine here. Iy courses are all pretty tough but all very interesting. I'm really going to enjoy this semester. You'll be glad to know that my reading ha helped me tremendous! It really is a time saver. I've been getting to bed around 11:)0 to 11:30 and it certainly is not because I don't have any home work because I always have plenty of it. That reading, though, has just cut my study time. It really is great! That's one of the most useful presents 1 have ever received. Thanks a million for it! .Lots of love to you all. from a student at State. 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Determined to find the secret behind such rapid reading, she spent the next two years tracking down 50 people who could read faster than 1.500 words per minute. She studied their techniques, taught herself to read at these faster rates. Now. after years of experience in public schools and universities, she has made it possible for you to benefit from this great discovery. IS IT SIMPLY A PROMOTION STUNT? Over the past eleven yars more than 160.000 graduates have been con vinced that Reading Dynamics is a proven method. About Reading Dynam ics' impact on our nation's legislators. Time Magazine said "Washington has seen nothing like it since the days when Teddy Roosevelt read three books a day and ran the country at the same time." Conventional rapid reading courses aspire to 450-600 words per minute. Most Reading Dynamics graduates can read between 1.000 and 3,000 words per minute, and many go even higher. MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE We guarantee to increase the reading efficiency of each student AT LEAST 3 times with good comprehension. We will refund the entire tu:ton to any studer.t who, aftr completing minimum class and study requirements, does not at least triple his read ing efficiency as measured by cur beginning and ending tests. V 2 vs. Hi i Eeiyn wood READING DYNAMICS Chapel Hill: 012-7142 (Mrs. Ruth Black) Raleig-h: 834-5184 Charles McEwan) 1412 Westover Terrace Greensboro 274-4273 Page
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