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PAGE TWO THE CAMPUS ECHO FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1954 GimP‘*5®Echo C«U€fi at NORTH CAROLINA COLLEGE AT DURHAM Member « Plssocialed CoUe6iate Press NORTH CAROLINA COLLEGE AT DURHAM The CAMPUS ECHO, official student publication at North Carolina College a Durham, is published nine timSS during the academic year. EDITOR YVONNE SCRUGGS BUSINESS MANAGER IREDELLA MEETZE MANAGING EDITOR : W. SHERMAN PERRY EXCHANGE EDITOR BERNICE SAWYER ADVERTISING MANAGER ERNEST WARD NEWS EDITOR GEORGE GRIFFIN SECRETARY - CLEOPATRA TURNER FEATURE EDITOR MARJORIE TAYLOR CLERICAL ASSISTANT JAMES RAINEY REPORTERS Margaret Battle, Barbara Broadax, Ernestine James, Rose James, Mary Mebane, Betty Redding, Emma Bullock, Evelyn Wilder, Edith Whyte, John Holley, Rethea Hughes. CIRCULATION STAFF Jereline Blacknell, Carolyne Self TYPIST Juanita Thorpe, Florence McCall Editorial- We All Too Often Forget To Remember Our Traditions For qdite some time now, older* members of the North Carolina College student body have been constantly com plaining about the lack of traditions existing at the institu tion and devising methods by which traditions could be estab lished and perpetuated. However, at the beginning of each year, the students who have not graduated have forgotten the majority of the things which they had previously de signated as being “traditions,” and what is more, there are available no records to refresh their memories. The problem of records seems to be most serious in the realms of student government. ^ - i In the process of revising the Student Government Con stitution, the Committee on Objectives, which has been plagued for almost the entire year with this responsibility, went to the Student WeKare Committee in an effort to clarify some of the Student Government’s powers. During a series of joint meetings of the two organizations, the rec ords of the Student Welfare Committee revealed that many alterations and extensions of power had been granted the SG over a period of years of which the present student ad ministration—and in all probability student administrations during the last two years—had no knowledge. For example, in 1949, the Student Welfare Committee approved a Student Code drawn up by the Student Congress which 'vas designed to govern student behavior and social conduct. There is no record of any such code in the Student Government’s files, and the students who were instrumental in its introduction have, of course, been graduated. Last year the Student Congress passed a bill which would compel all freshmen to wear “beanies” during their orientation period. Not only has that piece of legislation been misplaced, but also, all legislation passed in the Con gress for the entire year, 1952-53, vanished with the chang ing administration. Current behef is that the present Student Government Constitution has never been signed and is therefore null and void. The converse has also been contended. The discourag ing part, however, is that there is not one copy of this con stitution in the SG files, and the only four in existence on the campus belong to Mr. Palmer, Dean Turner, and two other students who kept copies for. their own personal re ference. All of these things can be interpreted to mean precisely this: no organization, especially one as important as the Stu dent Government, can expect to operate efficiently and pro tect its own interests, unless the records—the past history of that organization—are accounted for and accessible. With these facts revealed, there are two observations ■which are fairly obvious. First, if we are ever to establish traditions, which are commonly called reptitions of proce- 'dures, we must have available the records which first intro- xiuced these procedures. The records will at least remind us, if not inspire us. Second, if Mr. Palmer establishes some method by which the records of this year’s activities can be protected until they are formerly turned over to the next prexy, and the next prexy does likewise, we shall be well on the road toward all-around efficiency. Perry Book Review W. SHERMAN PERRY The Devil’s Laughter BY FRANK YERBY Frank Yerby’s latest book is always his best book. One mar vels at the fact that he can im prove upon his style at all. But with each successive novel, he does improve. So it is with THE DEVIL’S LAUGHTER, a book which leaves the reader in a strangely grand and glorious mood. % If any writer of our age can catch the spirit; ;:: of a turbulentlil era and transfer this spirit by ^ pen to paper it is Yerby. THE;?? DEVIL’S L A U GHTER, which has the French Revolu tion for back ground music, is written so vi vidly that the reader is not apt to forget this re-creation of the past for a long time to come. ■ Jean Paul Marin is the hero in THE DEVIL’S LAUGHTER. Like all of Yerby’s star char acters, he is much more eloquent than Milton’s Satan ever could have been. And in keeping with tradition, Marin is a little bit of God and a little bit of Satan combined. With the strength of Michael, he battles his way through impossible situations, descending to the level of mor tals only because of his weak ness for three women. A rich merchant’s son with the laugnt^r of the 'devil, Jean Paul is obsessed by his hatred for the nobility of France. But as he sees his country fast be coming an anarchy during the revolution, he pauses to won der if the Third Estate is ready for a republic. The Third Estate—the mob— is a part of the backgroud music for THE DEVIL’S LAUGHTER. Here the music is always coarse and violent and forever mean ingless. It is the music to which Queen Marie Antoinette had to listen as. she was led to the guillotine by riff-raff who were not good enough to kiss the im print her shoes made in the dirt. It was these Frenchmen and their ilk who helped devastate France. And the irony of the whole thing is that it was done in the name of equality. Yerby always can be relied upon to create women of extra ordinary beauty and charm. He does not fail to do so in THE DEVIL’S LAUGHTER. For the sake of complication, there are three fascinating females. Lu- ciene Talbot is the vixen,- full of fire and hell and brains, who knows no wrong only because she recognizes no right. Nicole la Moyte, of noble blood, defies description, for describing im plies limitations. Women like Nicole know limits only by dy ing. Fleurette, a blind girl, and more important a virtuous one, had no right to be born into such a corrupt world, although it is to be wondered if angels possess such passions as she. Frank Yerby is not just a novelist; he is a poet. He is a poet in a much truer sense of the word than many who profess to be poets, for his words are liquid gold and his phrases ar strange ly close to music. He has proved this again and again, and no where more conclusively than in THE DEVIL’S LAUGHTER. Peering Through The Bird’s Eye 8a:55=5HBE3t3S31=5$= MOTHER-DAUGHTER WEEK-END Just a reminder to all fresh men to notify their mothers that the annual Mother-Daughter week-end is not too far away. We hope thatp; many mothers will visit our; campus this year and will remain to be honored at the banquet on Saturday night. § Another re minder . . . Let’s put our best feet “Bonnie” forward while our visitors are on campus and in the dormitor ies. PROTECT THE VERDANT GREEN The gardeners worked very feverishly during the Easter va cation and are still working, try ing to put our campus in tip top condition. The grass is bright green and the shrubbery is grow ing rather nicely. Let’s have some school spirit, and let’s show it by respecting our cam pus and keeping it looking neat. DEMOCRACY OR MONARCHY? It is just short of aboslutely amazing to note the wide range of' difference which sometimes appears in denotation and con- BY “BONNIE” j=b=3j=8=o=d=sj=3H»' notation of words. The parti cular phrase I have in mind is “Student Self-Direction.” The occasion is as follows; On April 23, the Office of the Dean of Men released a circular entitled, “Mentorizing the Men Students,” in which the residents of Chid- ley Hall were calmly and un ceremoniously informed that all semblance of democratic govern ment in their domitory will be removed beginning next year. The circular stated, “The Men’s Dormitory Council shall consist of eight students, the Residence Director, the Assistant Dean of Men, the Dean of Men, and any other persons whom the Dean of Men may see fit to name.” The circular further stated that the Dean or his designated representatives shall conduct all House Council meetings, and that the council shall serve as advisor to the Dean of Men rather than the Dean of Men serving as advisor to the coun cil as has formerly been the pro cedure. In fact, there are many alterations which bear careful scrutiny by the men who will be obliged to live in Chidley Hall next year. I therefore, suggest that the men read this carefully and if you have complaints,' lodge them now before it is too late. Uncertainty In Indochina By DUDLEY FLOOD A current question of major concern is, “Will we become in volved in an all out war in Indo- Ctoina?”. It is (^ertainly too early yet to attempt to answer lliis question positively. It is my opinion, however, that the Gen eva Conference, which began April 26, may well supply a more definite basis upon which to anticipate the course of ac tion that will follow. It is expected that at the Gen eva Conference, Secretary of State John F. Dulles will attempt to present the Reds with a free nations’ front in hopes that the strength and unity of such a front will dis courage Red support of the war in Indo-China. The outcome of this attempt is uncertain, but we may be sure that, at any cost, the United States officials do not intend to let Indo-China fall to the commimists. ' United States administrators seemingly have two objectives: (1) to make) sure the French are prepared with equipment and men to stay in the fight and (2) to asssure our allies as well as the opposition that the United States will maintain its present attitude of “grave concern” over developments in Indo-China. The optimistic view of the situation is that the French may soon turn the tide of war. The big question is what will hap pen if they don’t, if the commun ists should overcome the French as they now threaten to do,, or if the French should draw out of Indo-China altogether? The Geneva Conference should give us a start toward the answer to all of these questions. Until they do, the answer is very uncertain, even to our national leaders. RAMBLING REPORTER The question asked by your RAMBLING REPORTER this month is: “What is your reac tion to American intervention in Indochina?” “It is high time that the United States Congress stop ped utilizing the American soldier as a pawn. Why not let the smaller countries fight their own battles and at the same time, perpetuate their own independence?”-—Mau rice C. McNeill, Senior, Smith- field. “Since America is part of the United Nations and a crisis in Indochina is almost inevitable, if it becomes necessary I think, that America should lend its forces to the cause. I do not feel, however, that we should allow another Korea to re sult.”—Benny Dix, Senior, East Chicag’o, Indiana. “If troops can be supplied without increasing the draft quota or lengthening tenure, I am in accord. Also, if taxes must be increased to supply amunition, I am not in accord with intervention.” — Althea James, Senior, Camden, S. C. “It will probably become necessary since almost every thing short of violence has been tried.”—Louis Fields, Jr., Kittrell. “I feel that intervention in Indochina is analogous to a single man meddling in a marriage—nothing but trou ble. It will inevitably result in another Korean situation.”— Andrew Graham, Jr., Gary, Indiana.
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