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Saturday, October 29, 1966
Opim ion .
It Took LEADER To Show
'Tough Break, Coach. It Was Those Darn Cheerleaders Ajrain V
Peter Harris
Wh
ere Football Problem Lay
The campus and Tarheel fans
the world over are in the debt of
the men from LEADER (Lay
man's Committee for the Evalua
tion of the Adequacy of the Di
rector of Enthusiastic Rooters) for
their keen analysis of what's
wrong with UNC football.
Our gridiron eleven has, for
some years now, had its trouble
producing a winning record.
Disappointed fans have blamed
it on the players, the coach and
the athletic director.
Now, finally, the writers of the
letter in Thursday's DTH give the
real answer: . . for as . every
fan knows, a football team is but
clay in the hands of its rooting
section, and the rooting section can
only be as good as its leader."
The letter asks the question,
"Have you ever seen a big - time
football game on TV and noticed
the level of cheering section ex
cellenc? Our answer: Yes, we have
seen many "big-time" football
games on TV. And we have noticed
the level of cheering section excel
lence not very high.
The letter then asks; "Have
you noticed the originality and
seemingly unlimited variations of
cheers emanating from major col
lege cheering sections?
Our answer: No, we haven't no
ticed any such thing. What
we have noticed, instead, is an al
most universal preference among
college students for short, repeti
tions, non - rhyming chants
especially chants that give them a
chance to insert four - letter
words.
So, we are happy that the men
of LEADER have noticed things
for us which we haven't seen.
We are happy that they pointed
out the fact that our cheerleaders
have not "done their part by dedi
cating weeks of hard work, sleep
less nights, etc."
Oh, sure, the cheerleaders have
organized big, successful pep ral
lies before every game. They
have had posters made announc
ing the pep rallies and attempt
ing to- stir school spirit. They have
distributed these posters all over
the campus. They have had as
many members of their squad as
possible at every away game.
Yes, the cheerleaders have
given the appearance of working.
They've put on a good show
good enough to fool the athletes
and the student body as a whole.
But they didn't fool LEADER.
And, now that we've s e e n
LEADER'S side of the picture, it's
all so obvious.
Our team has lost a few games.
We lost our homecoming game. Of
course the cheerleaders are to
blame. Why couldn't we see that?
Is U.S. 'Obligated'?
Minnesota Daily
University of Minnesota
Mistakes . by the State Dept. in
American foreign policy are an object
of concealment these days. And most of
ten they are disguised ; by Pres. Lyn
don B. Johnson in patriotic, flag - wav
ing terms which make it un - Ameri
can to look deeply into the issues and
oppose the war.
We are mistakenly at war with a
principle, and we have choesn an ally
country which is cut by civil war.
In the text of Johnson's Vietnam
speeches, the words "commitment," "ob
ligation,"and "moral obligation" have
become established ideas. When he is
asked why we are fighting, the Presi
dent answers that we are committed to
a war effort because of policies in
effect since 1954.
'. He bases his statement on two do
cuments: Pres. Eisenhower's letter to
South Vietnamese Pres. Diem in 1954
and the Southeast Asia Collective De
. fense Treaty (SEATO) of 1955.
A iook at both documents reveals
that is no commitment.
Eisenhower's letter indicated that
the U. S. ambassador would "examine"
a program with Diem, the purpose of
which was to help build a viable state
capable of resisting subversion and
aggression. No commitment was made,
just an overture of economic and tech
nical assistance, including military ad
visers, material, and training.
The SEATO treaty obligates the par
ties of the agreement in the case of "ag
gression by , armed attack ... to meet
From Back Issues
(Issues that made the news in The Daily
Tar Heel en this date five, 10, and 15
years ago.)
Oct. 29, 1961
The Russians exploded a 50 megaton
nuclear bomb yesterday morning. Some
Carolina students picked at random ex
pressed these opinions:
"I think they have as much right to
test their bombs as we do."
"I think they're putting on a show."
"These dirty b. . . s."
Oct. 29, 1956
No official promise to lift the parking
restriction on S. Columbia St. for 60 days
has been made, according to Mayor Corn
well. It was reported Last week by Chair
man Wilburn Davis of the student gov
ernment Traffic Advisory Commission,
that representatives form the Board of
Aldermen had tentatively agreed to lift
the ban for 60 days if fraternities prom
ise to take some action durin gthat pe
riod toward alleviating their parking
problem. .
Oct. 29, 1951
General Franco's ambassador to the
United States, Jose Felix de Leqerica,
toured the Chapel Hill campus yesterday
afternoon. He expressed admiration for
the spaciousness of the campus and said
he was very impressed by the beauty of
the Playmaker's Building.
the common danger in accordance with
its constitutional process."
It also makes the distinction that
when ; "the territory or sovereignty or
' ''political independence of any (cohered' '
area). . . is threatened in. any' wap.
other than by armed attack or is af
fected or threatened by any fact or
situation which might endanger the
peace of the area . .. . the parties
shall consult immediately in order to
agree on the measurements which
should be taken for the common de
fense." Since Great Braitain, France, Aus
tralia, New Zeland, Pakistan, the Phil
ippines, and Thailand cannot agree with
the United States on a policy toward
Vietnam, our position in Vietnam is
nost justified by the treaty. In fact, we
are in violation of that document.
Where does the President find a
"commitment" or an "obligation" then?
Our commitment is not to Vietnam,
but to ourselves. Strategically we are
committed to the war because we be
came entrapped. Richard N. Goodwin
made the case simply. "We (the United
States) looked cautiously ahead while
the door closed slowly, ponderously be
hind us." ,
Johnson did not intentially over -extend
the United States in Vietnam, but
he should admit to the American people
that we are indeed in too far.
But the President insists on scream
ing unpatriotic at his critics. He makes
black and white out of a war which is
a confusion of gray tones.
.As long as we feel committed to a
course of action solely for reasons of na
tional pride, as long as we look for
justification rather than initiation in
policy as long as we are advocates
rather than analysts of that policy, the
course of war will not lead to a con
structive peace, but a destructive holo-
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Lette
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eeFile&dler Fraised.
LEADER Attacked
Editor, the Daily Tar Heel:
Nothing disturbs me more
than to see someone unjust
ly criticised. Furthermore,
when the criticism is leveled
by a person totaly ignorant
of the true situation, then a
grievous error arid injustice
has been committed.
I am referring to the letter
written by the anonymous -LEADER
concerjiing the UNC ;
' ' cheerleaders a.n,d. especially
'ai1e; head eieafettJajfO-'"
lina will be most fortunate
indeed if they can find in the v
future a better, harder work
ing, more enthusiastic group
of cheerleaders.
Obviously people don't know
that the cheerleaders have
made banners, cards, helped
organize pep rallies, attended
soccer games and cross coun
try meets, and freshman ath
letic events, as well as the
football games. The cheer
leaders have been at the Field
.House to see the team off and
been there when they got back.
Cf Now I would like to turn
my attentions to Dick Starnes,
the "UNC head cheerleader.
.It .'has been my pleasure to
work with Dick for the past
vfivemonths in an effort to
build school spirit.
; Many, people , have said that
UNCi has. shown the Jbestc
ehxr-spirit -this year "that;
they 'can remember.
' One person deserves that
credit: Dick Starnes.
Most people don't realize
that Dick is taking a full work
load, : plus having a part-time
job," and in addition is mar
ried and concerned with many
other responsibilities. His time
is precious, but he has devoted
Harry ByrWs Ideas
Outmoded AtDeaM
From The Cavalier Dally
". . .End Of An Era "
That was the essence of the
headlines throughout. Virginia
and across the nation as the
news of the death of Harry
Flood Byrd was spread. But
with all due respect to the
late, great Mr. Byrd, we think
that when historians of future
years perform their surgery
on this period of American
history, demarcating the
"eras," they probably will
find no such era into which
the life of this man comforta
bly fits.
He does not fit, because the
philosophy of government
which he espoused is one
which has been prominent
since the first days of the re
public, and whose best known
progenitor was our own Mr.
Jefferson. In his fervent be
lief that government should
stay out of private affairs ex
cept in times of great stress,
such as war or depression,
Mr. Byrd could trace his line
of political ancestry . directly
back to the sage of Monticello,
arid his fear and abhorrence
of an all - powerful central
government assuming respon
sibilities and powers once left
to the states was no greater
than that of our Founder.
It is ironic and perhaps sad
that a man who believed in
the Jeffersonian philosophy as
strongley and as steadfastly
as did Harry Byrd should
reach the apex of his power
at a time .when the social
stresses and strains of the
twentieth century were pro
viding that philosophy to be
impractical. No longer was
the United States merely a
federation of semi - sovereign
political entities which could
be depended upon to take care
of their own affairs; the prob- ,
lems of being a nation were
growing simply too immense
too complex to be handled by
fifty different centers of au
thority. Furthermore; as ris
ing prosperity created con
currently increasing" demands
fof governmental services
from the populace, only by
utilizing the resources of the
nation as a whole could most
of these demands be met. And
th myth that a nation as im
mense and powerful as this
one could for long, or with
gobd conscience, remain , dis
entangled from foreign f af
fairs, was being rapidly erod
ed during the years of Harry
Byrd, much to his dismay.
All this is not, indeed, to
disparage the man himself,
for few attain the degree of
competence and single-minded
devotion to their task that he
did. His absolute and deft
grasp of the mechanics of
government, coupled with bis
loyalty to those principles in
which he believed, made him
a figure much respected and
admired in the halls of Con
gress, and his easy - going
gehialty and courtly dignity
made him many close friends
on" either side of the aisle
during his 32 years in the Sen
ate. ...
Time remains still, for no
man, Harry Byrd included,
and the passage of time
brought with it the repudia
tion in fact of much of what
he; believed. Today, and may
God help us, we are in the
sixth; decade of the twentieth
century of Christianity, and
the doctrines and convictions
ofiHarry Flood Byrd, though
deeply felt, simply cannot
meet the exigencies of society
and man in society at this
juncture in history. Men such
as v this one, great and emi
nently capable leaders of their
times, must adapt their be
liefs or step aside as time
passes them by, to give room
for' the men ready to " meet
the needs of tomorrow.
We honor Harry Byrd in
his passing for what ne. was
a gentleman, as astute, fear
less, and dedicated leader of
Virginia, and a guiding light
and influence. J or his . time.
His time, though,; is not today,
and we must look beyond his
legacy to fund our guidance."
more time to cheerleading
than any head cheerleader I
can remember.
Did you know that nearly
every fraternity and sorority
sent telegrams to the football
team when they went to Michi
gan? Have you seen the signs all
over campus proclaiming a
pep rally is going to be held?
Have you wondered why
Carolina's three pep rallies
have all been successful when
t last year there were a couple
"of pep rallies 'where "nobody
showed up but the team?
Did you know that a peti
tion wishing the Tar Heels
luck at Notre Dame was pre
sented to the team with over
4,000 names?
Hard work and enthusiasm
by Dick Starnes has been the
main reason.
One person has engineered
this amazing resurgence of
school spirit, arid that one per
son is Dick Starnes.
Dick Starnes is not a pro
fessional entertainer. If you
want a head cheerleader to
tell jokes and come up with
brilliant new cheers, may I
suggest you invite Bob Hope
to become head cheerleader.
But I imagine that even the
sparkling personality of Mr.
Hope could not do near as
good a job as Starnes.
Cheerleading isn't confined
to Saturday afternoons and be
ing popular with the crowd.
Cheerleading is hard work
that requires time and energy
that only a dedicated Tar
Heel fan like Starnes will give.
And may I scold Mr. Green
backer and the DTH for once
again straying from their po
licy of printing letters without
signatures. If this LEADER
is. too cowardly to print his
name then the letter had no
business being printed.
Once again may I say that
; this school owes Dick Starnes
a debt of grititude for the hard
work and time he has gladly
given to Carolina. .
It's a shame that his fine
job must be tainted by such
letters.
Bob Orr
Pres. Carolina Athletic
Associatfoa
Bloody Good
Editor, The Daily Tar Heel:
To ALL of you students who
gave so generously of your
time and your talents to as
sist with the work of the
blood donor project at Wool
len Gym on February 16 and
17, we want to say a sincere
"thank you." It takes a lot of
good people , working together
to accomplish so much. It
could not have been done
without you.
Your local chapter provided
funds for the necessary ex
penses. Everyone contributed
in the manner they could, and
it was a great big whopping
success officially, 544 pints
;-' of blood collected
How many ways can one
say 'thank you?" We wish
we knew them all so we could
say it in every way there is.
Please accept our gratitude
for your volunteer help.
"I Mrs. L. C. Neville
Executive Secretary
Film 'Morgan' Seen
As A Tragic Study
"Morgan" is howlingly funny," wrote Bosley Crow
ther. "Morgan" is not howlingly funny, however, it is pain-,
fully tragic. It is the story of a true individual, per
ceptive and loving, who is incompatible with society.
Morgan, the man, faces various antagonisms
throughout his life in the movie, but none of them
weigh hard on him until he loses his wife.
First, Morgan rejects communism, after being a fire
brand in his youth. Although it is an unaccpeted doc
trine in England, communism points towards the great
est form of conformity; it is terribly antagonistic to
the individual.
In rejecting communism, Morgan is, in part, re
jecting his past and his mother. His use of the ham
mer and sickle is for shock value since he realizes
how paranoic most people are when they see the red
symbol. This tickles him.
Or course, Morgan is not accepted by materialis
tic society and he rejects the business world, too. The
lack of free spirit and individuality is very obvious
to him and the fact that his wife decides to marry
Napier, the incarnation of the business type, this
causes the ultimate frustration for Morgan.
Authority, as protrayed by the policeman, plays a
peculiar role in the movie.
Morgan does not accept authority, but he does
. not really reject it either. This is because he thinks
he cannot respect it until it defeats him.
The illusion in the dump yard, with the willing ac
ceptance of the strait jacket (an object Morgan men
tions repeatedly in the movie) illustrates this point.
The imitations and fascinations with the gorilla are
a beautiful, artistic device used by the director. The
gorilla symbolizes the basic qualities of man he
is lovable.
However, the gorilla is also a social animal who
spends much of time and energy towards affiliative
projects. This is where the discrepancy with life
comes for Morgan.
Morgan, like every man, needs acceptance of at
least one other person. He needs his wife's love and
companionship in order to feel compatible with life.
As long as she remains, and understand his "insan
ity" (which is very sane), he will be able to contin
ue as an individual.
It is here where the tragedy occurs.
Morgan, like Murray in "A Thousand Clowns", is
a true individual. The tragic irony of perceptive in
dividuals is that they are totally unique. They must
act as they see fit, as they feel, with as few restric
tions as possible. - - r - f Trp
However, it is impossible for anyone to fit into an
individual's life pattern. He is too unique. This is
frustrating for him because his affiliatve instincts
can never be totally satisfied.
Murray finally had to give in to society's demands.
Even his kid was not immune to the same social de
mands that Murray was.
Morgan's wife can no longer live the spontaneous
existence as Morgan's cohort. She decides to settle
for a more stable existence.
Without his wife, Morgan is lost. All the antag
onisms which have built up in his life come into full
focus.
He dreams that he must prove he loves his wife
so he goes to extreme steps to win her back. He
kidnaps her with Wally the Gorilla.
The Tarzan illusion points towards the fact that
Morgan thinks he can woo her through means closer
to nature.
The dump yard illusion shows all the antagonisms
firing at Morgan - rejecting him. They include the :
workers of the world, his mother, and his wife
hi!f?ga? ?etf eiVGS Napier t be drivinS force be
hind his defeat and Napier is in complete control of
the situation. The nice cop finally is able to tell where
it is at.
Me,finv.al.iSut00 beaUtlful t0 believe- The Mtial
m T- Mrgan Plodding r in the
garden of a saiutanum. He appears defeated and se-
Mnhif7 entfland MorSan iut looks up. Mor-hv?-
, hfr ne question: that my
tlJShS ?i nds "yes " She nw knows
tnat Morgan is in good shape.
There Is still communication between them Mor
fan Thin y.SIfeS- VS Mt meTwhefter M -SLl
TUt WS d6Sperate appeal as an indi-
he has reaUzed he
fJr"' lS tte Camera reverses its zom. we see ?
ttat Morgan has cut the garden in to the shape of a
huge hammer and sickle
DorSw A6Tu mentaUy he wa Just tem- I
porarily defeated by the antagonisms he faced 3
The move illustrates the tragic fact that a true
us rerta compatible My-
felted concluaon that Morgan had been de- ;
fuston6 w!1!,SCene.thr0WS Morgan's future "to con- '
Sv!2.not sure of how he shau satis us
hJ"131? the future- the cmld is his, but he
does no carry the responsibility of caring for it
Morgan is free to explore a new world. someTL;
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