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THE CAMPUS ECHO
NOVEMBER 26, 1953
NORTH CAROLINA COLLEGE AT DURHAM
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The CAMPUS ECHO, official student publication at North
Carolina College at Durham, is published nine times during
the academic year.
Book Review: The Woman With The Whip: Eva Peron
EDITOR
BUSINESS MANAGER
MANAGING EDITOR
EXCHANGE EDITOR
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NEWS EDITOR
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YVONNE SCRUGGS
IREDELLA MEETZE
SHERMAN PERRY
BERNICE SAWYER
ERNEST WARD
MARJORIE TAYLOR
MARJORIE TAYLOR
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By W. SHERMAN PERRY
Maria Flores, author of THE year, many girls, stage struck,
Student Congress And Student
Responsibilities
The students who represented North Carolina College at
the North Carolina State Student Legislative Assembly did
an excellent job. In fact, their presentation of the arguments
for their legislation was in such good form that both the bill
and the resolution passed in the Senate and the House of
Representatives.
Nevertheless, the delegates were faced with a serious
and discouraging problem which seemed to stem, not from
an individual deficiency, but from a deficiency apparently
prevalent in the majority of Negro colleges and universities
in North Carolina. This shortcoming is the result of a lack
of contact with a consistent program involving essential
practices of parliamentary procedure and a strict adherence
to orderly processes in their own governing bodies.
The North Carolina State Student Legislative Assembly
has been in existence for eleven years. Negro colleges and
universities have been in attendance for ten of those years.
Delegates from these schools have been elected to serve in
all capacities except that of Speaker of the House of Repre
sentatives and President of the Senate. It would seem, there
fore, that our delegates are almost as well equipped as are
the delegates from the other participating colleges—
except in this important respect. Our delegates, fear
ing embarrassment because of their unfamiliarity with the
indispensable procedures of a legislature, are retiscent to
propound questions or to debate on the heated issues. For
this, they as representatives are not responsible.
It is, first of all, the responsibility of all )f us to create
the KpS" of climate irij which e£fBctive government is pos^-
' It is the student body’s responsibility i\o elect to the
local Student Congress representatives whom they feel will
cooperate with the efforts of the Student Congress to im
prove itself. Improvements can come about through the
observation of the operation of other such organizations and
through a conscientious effort toward better preparation.
Representatives who attended the Student Legislative As-
semly are convinced that their trip would be a flagrant mis
appropriation of funds if they are not able to disseminate
among their fellow students the correct procedures and other
information gained at the mock government session. These
representatives have the responsibility of relaying to their
fellow SC representatives the benefits which they as members
of the Assembly have received.
There is yet another facet of this Operation Improve
ment—the necessity for a willingness on the part of Student
Congress members to work for desirable improvements. This
willingness can only be expressed in a positive manner
through conscientious attendance at and participation in
Student Congress activities. This is a challenge to North
Carolina College Students.
It is the opportunity for NCC to excel in another of the
phases of inter-collegiate contact.
Now It's The Thoughtful Generation
WOMAN WITH THE WHIP:
EVA PERON, strives honestly to
present us with a composite pic
ture of Eva, but Miss Flores
lacks the objectivity necessary
for such a picture. Maria Flores
stands not alone in her subject
ivity. Although Eva has been
dead for over a year, she is cap
able yet of arousing vivid im
pressions in our minds, impres
sions that usually stem from
sheer emotionalism instead of
any deep knowledge of the sub
ject. The author states that “no
woman in the history of South
America has been the object of
so much speculation and controv
ersy or the object of such hatred
and such fantastic adoration as
she.” We must wait a while long
er before we can develop ob
jectivity for such a dynamic per
sonality.
Maria Eva Durate de Peron
was born on May 17, 1919 in Los
Toldos, which is in the province
of Buenos Aires. Her childhood
was one of deprivation which
perhaps explains her relentless
war against the aristocracy of
Argentina after she acquired her
power. At the age of sixteen, Eva
ran away from home. In a rela
tively few years, she was a mo
tion picture celebrity and the
highest paid radio star in Argen
tina. This came about, not be
cause of any great dramatic
ability, but because of her adroit
manipulation of men. Juan
Peron, a colonel in the Argentina
army, was among these men. So
far, I am unable to see anything
of the unusual or bizarre in the
actions of Eva. Each and every
run away from home to theatri
cal centers. A few of these girls
attain national and international
fame, due, as was Eva’s case, to
their great personal charm,
which they lavish on those who
are able to help them most. It is
but a means toward an end.
Juan Peron’s ascendency to the
presidency of Argentina is Eva’s
story. It is almost certain that
Peron would not have become
president ha*d it not been for the
beautiful, brilliant and ruthless
Eva. Seemingly, in becoming
the First Lady of the Land, Eva
would have reached the leveling
off point of her ambitions. But,
so Miss Flores says “Eva was
racked by a thirst that could
never be quenched, that was fed
and not slaked by each new
drough of power, that must, if
death had not reached her first,
have driven her insane.” This
is highly controversal. Eva has
not been the first ambitious wo
man to muzzle her way into his
tories, nor, it is hoped, will she
be the last. Her techniques dif
fered not from those of her sis
ters such as Lucretia Borgia and
Catherine the Great. Unless I
am mistaken, neither of the
above mentioned illustrious
“ladies” went insane.
So Eva continued to climb, de
stroying all who were foolish
enough to get in her way. Before
long, practically all communica
tions were under her control, as
was the Department of Labor.
Her most powerful medium of
influence was through the Eva
Peron Foundation. By 1951, Eva
Peron was of legendary fame. It
was during this year, on August
22, that one quarter of a mil
lion people gathered in the
Avenide 9 de Julia in Buenos
Aires to demand that she run for
vice-president of the country. It
is of little consequence that she
refused; yet I think that it wo\ild
have been interesting if she had
agreed to have her name placed
on a ballot. It would have saved
Miss Flores, and countless oth
ers, from making so much wild
speculation over this point of
Eva’s career.
On July 26, 1953, Eva Peron
died of cancer. Whatever the
evils of her reign it cannot be de
nied that she spent much time
and energy working for the poor
of Argentina. Whether the good
deeds were great enough to over
shadow the evil remains for his
torians to decide. If Eva accom
plished nothing else though, she
must be given credit for being a
factor in a giant sized, steady,
female movement—the move
ment that proclaims that a wo
man can play an important role
in global politics. At the same
time, Maria Flores should be giv
en credit for being—among the
first to give the world an in*-
sight into the spectacular life of
Eva Peron. Although there are
times when Miss Flores dwells
on the mordid aspects of Eva’s
personality for too long, there
are also times when the author
undoubtedly draws some keen
and shrewd observations, which,
in turn help us to understand a
woman who has long been mis
understood.
PeeHng Through The
Bir(Ts Eye
BY “BONNIE’
(From the Nebraskan, Universi
ty of Nebraska)
Let’s try our hand at psycho
analyzing the younger genera
tion.
Let’s give it a name, too.
And when we’re through let’s
-tell the oldsters so they can stop
worrying about us — for they
are worried.
The first and biggest symptom
of this worry was a survey by
Time magazine. The resulting la
bel for us was “silent.” The
name proved so interesting and
catching that college professors
still use it.
Latest in the series of worriers
is the New York Times.. Recent
ly four pages of its magazine
section were devoted to “Por
trait of the Korean Veteran.
ues, “even these reactions don’t
seem to reach very deeply, . . .
what stands out vividly ... is an
amazing amalgam of first class
fighting competence and an al
most eerie disinterest in a job
or surroundings or relation
ships.” . . .
Obviously the main point of
the portrait is the lack of inter
est Korean vets had toward the
war. Even the “re-treads” didn't
get steamed up ... .
This coincides with the point
everybody makes about us, the
younger generation. We don’t get
excited. We view life with an
outward calm which the older
generation finds distressing.
Let’s suggest to the worriers,
the namers, the analyzers that
NAACP Needs New Blood
The campus chapter of the
NAACP has organized and be
gun to function as much as is
possible with its limited mem
bership. It seems as though the
new branch is having quite a bit
of difficulty expanding its mem
bership from approximately 26
members to a number repre
sentative o| NCC. Imagine that
there are still
quite a few stu
dents on this
campus who do
not actively par
ticipate in any:
extra-curricular
activities and
could easily
lend a little sup
port to an or- Bonnie
ganization as important at this
one. How about a few of our
unoccupied students pledging
their support?
The Illustrious Delinquent
Congressmen
The Speaker of our Student
Congress expressed quite a bit of
The article calls the Korean the explanation is so simple
vet “polite, even timid . . . a I they’ve missed it. Let’s suggest
different breed” from the World
War II veterans. He is confused
about the “end of the war in
which both sides are claiming
victory. “Yet,” the article contin-
that we have replaced the blat
ant, outward individuality of
mind.
Let’s remind them of the in
tensely machine-like character of
the. world we grew up in and
suggest that we accept this and
try to go above it—not fight it.
Let’s really shock those con
cerned about “What’s Wrong
With Youth” by simply saying,
“There’s nothing wrong. We’ve
just grown up sooner than you
realize.”
Let’s say, “The only trouble
is that you don’t recognize ma
turity when it occurs in youth.”
Then let’s add for good meas
ure, “We may be ‘silent.’ It’s
just because we’re thinking in
stead of talking. If you must
have a name for us, why not
“The Thoughtful Generation?”
concern over the sparse attend
ance at the last Student Congress
meeting. In fact, out of a mem
bership of fifty-two, only twen
ty-seven representatives were
present. If the classes are to be
effectively represented, it is
absolutely necessary that all
members be present and prompt.
In the event that the regular
members cannot be in attend
ance, they are supposed to notify
an alternate so that the total
number for each class will al
ways be present. I hope that all
Student Congress members will
feel it their responsibility to ful
fill their obligation to their
classes by their attendance at SC
meetings.
Vespers Can Be Popular Too!
I have been hearing varied
remarks from all quarters on
the campus concerning the ves
per attendance and the reasons
for the lack of vesper attend
ance. On the whole, I have reach
ed the conclusion that the inter
est in the Sunday afternoon ves
per service has increased, and
I think that those students who
are attending regularly are to
be commended. However, I have
also heard some complaints reg
istered relative to the speakers.
The essence of the complaints
seems to be that we have not
had the privilege of hearing as
many outstanding speakers this
year as in years before. As a
recommendation to the Reli
gious Activities Committee, I
would like to suggest that when
the program for next quarter is
outlined, more consideration be
given to “drawing card” per
sonalities in order that the ves
per attendance might be increas
ed.
Bendix, Bendix—Where
Is-The Bendix?
I have been asked to urge the
Dormitory Council of Chidley
Hall to increase their efforts in
the direction of obtaining a
washing machine for the use of
the dormitory residents. It seems
as though the councU has been
working on this porject since
the beginning of the year, and as
yet, does not seem to have been
too successful. There are quite a
few men who believe that clean
liness is next to godliness, so I
hope that they are successful in
the future in at least obtaining
the means of “being clean with
out too much work.”
Roving Reporter,
Betty Redding,
Asks—
Do you think class attendance
should be compulsory?
Reese Massey, Senior, Ashe
ville, N. C.: “No. In a way I
think it should not be, and an
other way I can see why it
should. If a person can make
just as high grades staying out
of class as he can in it, why
should he be made to go? But
then, if it were not compulsory
some students wouldn’t go to
class at all and would just be
wasting their parents’ money.”
Laura Smith, Senior, Dur
ham, N. C.: “No. I don’t think
it should be made compulsory;
each student should have the
initiative to go to class without
being made. After all, it won’t
be compulsory to go to your
job. You either go or get fired.”
E. B. Palmer, Junior, Dur
ham, N.C.: “No, I do not think
that classroom attendance
should be compulsory. Non-
compulsory classes like ves
pers, and assemblies should be
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