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JJ-C Library Serials D-pt. DE?x 870 The Publications Board will hold Interviews for next year's editor of the Carolina Quarterly at 4:15 Wednesday in the Woodhouse Room. No appointment is needed to be interviewed for the post. Lii" mZ' Pii Beta Kappa Initiates Phi Beta Kappa initiation will be held today in Room 5-6 of Carroll Hall (down stairs) at 4 p.m. Each initiate may invite one guest. To Write Well Is Better Than To Rule9 Voume 74, Number 63 CHAPEL HILL. NORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 7. 1966 I Simmel: 'They Made Me , ! t - . K. . : Pearl H It Was Twenty-Five Years Ago Today GROTON, Conn. (AP) Hus band E. Kimmel hasn't for gotten Pearl Harbor and nev er will. He says he was blam ed for America's worst na val defeat "and that's a bum rap." "My principal occupation what's kept me alive is to expose the entire Pearl Har bor affair," the 84-year-old re tired Rear Admiral said in an interview on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the Japanese attack that brought the United States into World War II. Kimmel, on Dec. 7, 1941, was the No. 2 Navy man in Amer ica. He was commander of the combined U.S. and Pacific Mrs. R. Fried Eggs While Bombs Fell WASHINGTON (AP) In the footnotes of history hides this item: On the evening of Dec. 7, 1941, Eleanor Roose vent calmly scrambled eggs for guests at the White House. This showed up yesterday in a journal among the manu scripts the Library of Congress put on exhibit commemorat ing today's 25th anniversary of the day the Japanese bomb ed Pearl Harbor. The journal was kept by Mrs. Charles Hamlin, the wid ow of a former governor of the Federal Reserve Board. She was a house guest at the White House that turbulent day. President Franklin D. Roosevelt worked that day from his office on the second floor of the executive man sion, she said, and all - day there was much "coming and going." At dinner that night, she said, "Eleanor stood calmly stirring the scrambled eggs in the chafing dish" and talking of her possible plans to fly to the West Coast to see about civil defense in the cities. Mrs. Hamlin apparently did not see Roosevelt that day. She wrote that in the morn ing, as she walked to church, the day was "beautiful and warm and peaceful." There were other guests for luncheon at the White House, she said, adding: "Eleanor was a little late joining us in the Blue Parlor and she seemed a bit flustered as she told us that the reason was that the news from Japan D raft Group Proposes Universal Conscription-Yes, Even Women CHICAGO (AP) Anthro pologist Margaret Mead pro posed yesterday universal na tional service for all includ ing women as a military draft conference argued its way through a third day of ex amining the selective service system and its alternatives. "Universal national serv ice," she said in a paper pre sented to the conference "in addition to solving the prob lem of fairness for those who are asked to serve in the mil itary in contrast to those who are not, is above all a new instituion . for creating re sponsible citizens alert to the problems and responsibilities of nationhood in a rapidly changing world." Long an advocate of equal rights for women, Miss Mead said that "the inclusion of wo man on the same basis as men is absolutely essential." "National service for men only," she said, "would be so handicapped that it might be wiser to retain the present sys tem of selective service with its numerically few minor ac tivities like the Peace Corps and job corps." Women should be included in any national service pro gram, she said, because: They form half the age group involved. Women today are so identi fied with the idea of nondis crimination and! equality that failure to include them will touch off fears of other kinds of class, race or ethnic discrimination. arbor's Scapegoat9 fleets. Ten days after Japan knocked out 18 ships and killed 3,435 Americans, Kimmel was relieved of command. In three months he was retired. "They made me the scape goat," said the alert, white haired Kimmel, reaching back into his memory as he brushed back a hair that fell across his forehead. "They wanted to get the United States into the War." Who did Kimmel mean by "they?" "That was President Roo seyelt and Gen. George Mar shall and others in the Wash ington high command," he re plied. "FDR was the architect was very bad that the Pres ident would be unable to come down to luncheon." When the luncheon broke up, the news of the bombing of Pearl Harbor "was about," Mrs. Hamlin said, "and everyone stood around the hall in knots we almost whis pered our amazement to one another." In another footnote of his tory, the library exhibited the diary of Breckinridge Long, who was Assistant Secretary of State at the time of the Pearl Harbor attack. . Long wrote on Dec. 8, 1941, of uncertainty on Congress and at the State Department over the correct title in the resolution of war Imperial Governmen of Germany or Government of Imperial Ger many. . . r . . ... Long must have been flus tered or too busy that day for it was the Empire of Ja pan, not Germany, the resolu tion named that day, war against Germany was de clared Dec. 11, 1941. Long said that after argu ments over the correct ap pellation he finally told every body to accept the one used in the resolution passed by one chamber of the Congress. So it turns out that in the Na tional Archives is Senate Joint Resolution 116 of Dec. 8, 1941: "Resolved, etc., that the State of War between the Unit ed States and the Imperial Government of Japan which has thus been thrust upon the United States is hereby for mally declared." The identification and cor rection of physical handicaps among the nation's youth a benefit of the proposed nation al service programs are as significant for women as men. The latent talent and skills of women would be fuUy dis covered and utilized. Now curator of ethnology at the American Museum of Nat ural History in New York City, Miss Mead also argued that women would provide valuable additions to the armed serv ices. She said she would encour age young women to volunteer for the military, but ruled out combat roles for them. The evidence suggests, Miss Mead said, "that it may be highly undesirable to permit woman trained to inhibit aggressive behavior to take part in offen sive warfare." Her comments came as more than 100 scholars, gov ernment specialists and stu dents at the conference debat ed the merits of national serv ice in an all volunteer pro fessional army as a realistic substitute for the draft. Earlier, economist Milton Friedman of the University of Chicago and Walter Y. Oi of the University of Washington proposed that it would be fi nancially feasible for the na tion to organize a profession al army and do away with the draft. But their proposal was sharply attacked by H a r o 1 d Wool, director of procurement policy for the Defense Depart of the whole business. He gave orders and I can't prove this categorically that no word about Japanese fleet move ments was to be sent to Pearl Harbor except by Marshall. Then he told Marshall not to send anything." Kimmel said, "God willing, within the next year, you'll see a couple of books published exposing the whole rotten mess." Eight separate investiga tions were made of the Pearl Harbor disaster. Some cleared Kimmel and the Army com mander on Hawaii, Lt. Gen. Walter Short. Others condemn ed them for "dereliction of duty," or lesser errors of judgment. Kimmel refuses to stop his fight to clear his record. His feet resting on a stool and his blue eyes twinkling behind glasses, Kimmel said, "I don't know whether the whole story ever will get out. All incriminating documents have been destroyed." He pre dicts, however, that history eventually will clear him. Kimmel, a six-footer, still stands erect. But he's not quick of movement or long of stride and he has long since given up hunting. Old age and a heart attack have slowed him, and leave him tired af ter an hour's visit. "That's my trouble," he said. "I get exhausted. I nap anytime during the day or night." When he's awake he's visit ing with his invalid wife, Dor )ty, who suffered a stroke five years ago, or reading, watch ing television, or walking around his landscaped yard. "I used to raise gladiolas and roses," he said, "but now L can't, walk, aroundsfeoo muchj or bend over." Kimmel came to Groton in 1947, after he gave up a job as a consultant with a New York engineering firm. He built the three-bedroom ranch house to be near a Naval of ficer son, then in submarine service, and also for the ex cellent Naval hospital facili ties in New London, Conn. His (wo other sons also were in the Navy during World War II (one was killed in action). A grandson, Thomas K. Kim mel Jr., is an ensign, having graduated from Annapolis last June. "Sometimes I wonder whether I'm glad he went into service," Kimmel said. "I don't like the way they fight wars today." ment, who warned that there is no way now "to judge what millions of young Americans might do with their lives." "One just can't push a pay button and suddenly generate an extra 200,000 men," Wool said. "There is a tremendous variety of factors that make youngsters choose a career. Without more study, he sug gested, a professional army is too risky a proposal to be ser iously considered by military planners. Although debate has been vigorous and free flowing throughout the four day con ference, which was organized by the University of Chicago, no consensus has been reach ed on any issue nor is one being sought yet. Conference officials, aware that many of the ideas being discussed are not new, believe the conferees will eventually agree on some new compro mise solutions to the draft problem by the close of the meeting tonight. These will be recommended to the National Commission oa Selective Service, a 20 - mem ber panel set up by President Johnson last summer in the aftermath of student draft pro tests stemming from the growing number of draftees. The national commission is to report to the President next month. Parts of the current draft law will expire June 30, and the President is expected to make new proposals to Congress. f-f .- 1 J .'f - , - f. ij.. '-- . , ... ' THE CONCLUSION one arrives at after con templating the recent TCC furor is that while some girls have to show they're different, (i.e. with signs) other girls simply are so delightfully offbeat that they're in a class all their own. DTH Photos by Jock Lauterer D letz And Kiel Out; Are Grades Bad? By EARL HADDEN Special to the DTH "Grades, as we know them, are irrelevant, inaccurate and a danger to the educational process," according to Jed Dietz, a sophomore member of Student Legislature. Dietz and David Kiel de bated before the Di-Phi Se nate Monday night on the to-. v Jed Dietz pic "Grades are dangerous to the educational system." Dietz spoke in the affirmative, Kiel in the negative. Quoting the Muscatine Re port from the University of California at Berkeley, Dietz said that more than half of the students questioned be lieve the system unfair. He said that "when two fifths of an honors - level stu dent sample express such sig nifigant disbelief in the sys tem that rewarded them, it is surely time to reconsider not only the grading system itself, but the increased em phasis which we are pressed to upon it." Dietz expressed three ma jor concerns: INACCURATE TESTING "You can have either 'multi ple guess' or essays that are not graded well." TEACHERS "Teachers have different standards, they Do You Have Creativity To Uncap? See 'Poetry' Page 3 t ii A V " (' -I P HW:f'iA;;; I I ' X grade differently." EMPHASIS PLACED on c or two tests "You can havt one bad day in finals and you're finished. The system should be flexible." Kiel however supported tests as being both objective and opportunities for creativity. He said that grades are the basis for "allocating the val uable economic resources of the educational system." " They also "facilitate student adjustment to competitive so ciety." Kiel, also a member of S.L. and active in Student Govern ment also pointed out that like Dr. Skinner's white rats, students need motivation. In the course of the debate, members of the society ex pressed the outdatedness of the Skinner theory of a "car rot and a stick," the incon sistancies of courses due to different instructors, and the inaccuracy of tests. The mem bership also questioned the main speakers on possible ot her possible systems. Dietz mentioned! a "pass -fail system" which would eli minate any gradient except acceptable and unacceptable work. He also talked about a gradient which would be bas ed on papers and term pro jects. "There are no easily found alternatives the faults are now being articulated, but I do submit to our society and to our University: if we are to call ourselves a community of scholars, let us create a system that fairly judges scho lars - to . - be not machines Test Quiz In Store For UNC 'Bowlers 9 Competition to select the semi-finalists who will represent Carolina on NBC's College Bowl will be held Thursday and Friday Four juniors and seniors will be picked to appear on the show January 8. Dr. Charles Wright, team coach, said the compe tition will begin with a half hour written quiz con sisting of objective questions of the type used on the show. The written quiz will be graded as soon as it is completed with the bottom scores being eliminated. Those surviving the written quiz will compete in an oral competition using buzzers similar to those used on the television show. From these semifinalists, a team will be announc ed early next week. The competition Thursday and Friday will be from 3 to 5 p.m. in Roland Parker III on the second floor of Graham Memorial. Wright said two of the judges are graduate stu dents here who are veterans of College Bowl compe tition from their undergraduate schools. "-Wright has already received a-$250 check from NBC to cover the expenses of the team while it is in New York for the show. Mi- m -1 Snefik David Kiel or Dr. Skinner's white rats," Dietz said. The members of the Senate voted overwhelmingly to sup port Dietz's contention that grades at Carolina were harm ful. Kiel, who has been active along with Dietz in Student Government's education re form program, said later that the debate was academic in nature and agreed fundamen tally with Dietz' thesis. Kiel concluded: "In view of the ferment of new ideas in student evaluation that is now in process at other colleges and universities, the time is ripe for Carolina to launch an experimental program of its own to find more satisfac tory methods of evaluating and motivating students." UNC To Get Experiinenta. Cuirricuiluim By ERNEST H. ROBL DTH Staff Writer An experimental non - credit curriculum will join the Uni versity's established system, and students may be teach ing some of the courses, it was announced Tuesday. The idea of a "free univer sity" similar to those now be ing operated at such institu tions as the Universities of Pennsylvania, Texas and New Mexico, was conceived earlier this year by sophomore Jed Dietz, who is now working to ward the realization of his plans. The basic idea of the "free university" would be that pro fessors select courses which they would like to teach, but have been unable to fit into the formal curriculum. The courses would be taught in seminar sessions with a maximum of 15 students per course. The students them selves would decide on h o w the course should be conduct ed. Dietz said that in some cas es students may teach some of the subjects if they have particular knowledge in the area. Dietz termed the proposed program "the first step" in a new look at the present cur riculum. Response from faculty mem bers has been enthusiastic, Dietz said, noting that in some cases professors had been more optimistic about the pro gram than sti"5ents during early discussions. Election S" There will be special election on Tuesday, De cember 13, 1966 for the ra tification of the amendment to the Student Constitutfoji proposing changes in the court structure of the stu dent judiciary. The amend ment provides for the es tablishment of a supreme court of the student body while retaining in the Con stitution provisions dealing with the existing lower courts. The Elections Board Late Afternoon Sun, .-. " ).'' - "' f. - , ... .wi -.in ,1. ... I 1 --aSv-v V -:-;! A committee of 20 students is now working with Dietz in organizing the experimental curriculum. "Many students have found the present educational sys tem not wholly satisfying, and are excited about being able to take a course without the pressure of grades," Dietz said. Dietz does not think that students will neglect the non credit courses at the expense of the normal courses they are enrolled in because the new program will offer the "op portunity of associating with some of the best minds on campus." Registration for the courses witfl tentative subjects to be announced soon will be held following Christmas va cation. According to Dietz the ses sions will stress informality. "One thing wrong with sim ilar programs at other univer sities is that they have be come too institutionalized. They have set up a structure within a structure." In the proposed experiment al courses at Carolina, all ar rangements for the courses including meeting times and places would be left to the seminar participants. Bob Powell, student body president is a strong support er of the experiment, though the program will not be an of ficial student government func tion. Dietz" also expressed hope for an endorsement from the University administration say ing yesterday, "The adminis tration has always been re ceptive to new ideas, and we expect their support in this." Dietz said that residence hall meetings will be held to explain the program to stu dents. A letter will be sent to all faculty members asking their co - operation in the ven ture. In the meantime Dietz has asked that any student inter ested in organizing or partici pating in the experimental pro gram call him at 968-9028. te."?' .- . : t Bricks, And Studen'r Photo by Jack Lssterefr ' I i --v- -- l. ''it- t ' '
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