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THE TAR HEEL
TUESDAY, APRIL, 4, IS44
Damn It Oi
For Never Can Wrong Means Ever
Make For Ends That Become Right
In the spring, regardless of all other attractions here and
elsewhere, the eyes, minds and energies of Carolina students turn
to politics. This year, despite crucial wartime conditions pre
vailing on campus it is no different. The headlines of today's
front page carry the first announcements of candidates to be
brought forth either by a political party or as independents.
But this year is different "from those that have preceded it.
Twice before we have felt the pinch of wartime elections ; each
time the number of men and women capable of taking over the
reigns of campus oSices was less than the time before. And each
time pre-election campaigns were carried on with all the assidu
ous ardor of all former Carolina politieing. Now we have reached
a snag before elections that even the most unseeing of us must
realize. "
This year we have no proper setting for cut-throat politicians.
We have no right, now more than ever before, to vote a straight
party ticket without considering carefully the qualifications of
each and every candidate in the running, just for the sake of
keeping one party in power.
To date, the University party is the only party to put a slate
before the student body. If any other organized party, groups
or individuals sincerely feel they have candidates who would
better fill the jobs that are open than those men and women whose
pictures you see on page one of today's Tab Heel, then we sin
cerely hope they will not be hesitant about bringing these forward.
But whoever is in the final running, this is no time, as student
government stands on the brink of complete collapse, to hold
elections just to be holding elections. If you every student,
civilian and military, enrolled in this University will take your
personal responsibility upon your own shoulders, and insist upon
voting for the best, not just good but the best candidates avail
able, then student government as such may remain at Carolina.
But if you decided to pursue a course of obvious disinterest, if you
clamor and cry for the excitement and mud-slinging that has too
often marked our elections, then the collapse of your student
government will fall about your heads, and the men and women
who come after you and take your place in the University will
inherit the damnable mess you, and nobody else but you, have
made for them.
Following the meeting of the UP's election committee Sunday
night, it was reported that several members of that party's "back
room boys" hi-tailed it over to the Navy and Marine barracks to
high-pressure seme of you with the "you must support so-and-so
as a candidate for the legislature so that we can elect the whole
UP slate and get your friend in with the rest." " If
you chose to follow this line of reasoning, then you already know
what the results for all societal organizations at the University
will be. Tho those members of the University party, as to any
potential "back-room boys" in support of any and all other candi
dates, we openly declare that you can not be interested in the
propagation of our student government, for by your very actions,
you can not know what the true essence of student government is.
We have a democratic government here at the University. We
want to keep it that way. But democracy entails the practicing
of the ideals of self-determination in government as well as the
loud speeches and flag-waving about ideals and principles and
rights. You are the voters who will damn that government, or
save it. Nothing that is wrong in principle can be right in prac
tice I Underhanded back-stabbing is right in neither.
Fraternally Speaking...
In looking forward to the post-war University, there has been
quite a bit of speculation as to what the fate of fraternities, whose
houses are now leased by the University and the Navy, will be in
future years. This talk has not been confined to our campus ; it
would seem the same trend is taking hold of fraternity men, stu
dents now and former students, of schools and colleges which are
at present opened to military training programs. From the Dean
of the University of Michigan comes the following in answer to
inquiries along this line by faculty members of other schools :
"Let me say once more, and I hope that I will express it clearly
enough so that there will be no further misunderstanding :
"1. The University will return the fraternity houses as soon
as the war is over, and perhaps even before that.
"2. The administrative officers of the University have no an
tagonism against the fraternities as such.
"3. The only cause of complaint on the part of any of the au
thorities here has been the failure, from time to time, of the fra
ternity chapters to live up to the standards set by their own or
ganizations and the University
Since the situation at the University of Michigan is very simi
lar to ours, the above reply might well serve to clear up some
doubts that many people here have been harboring concerning
fraternities in the post-war University.
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Fratcss Statf: Georgia Webb: Marianne Browe.
News Staff : Sophia Sue Dnffey ; Robert Eolnik : Xe3 Shanklin ; Helen Hiehwater : Boo
Leijjh ; Harry Sams ; Bill Stubbs ; Tommy Thomas : Bansie Thompson, A-S. V-12 ;
Nancy KcnniekeH . LecT.e Cathey; Jerry. Davidot? ; Frank Bees; William Schroder;
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Sports Staff: Carroll PopUn ; Ealph Parks; Keith Hateon; Ira Roth ba cm.
CISCCIA.TIOX Max ages : Wayne Kernodle. -
Cdbxlation Staff: Lana Hill : Clarence Reynolds; Mart Johnson.
Assistant AovErnsiNG Maxagzs: NeH SfeanMin.
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Business Manager
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Portia
by 3L E. Richter
"Everyone wants to be a columnist
these days, laughed Ralph Hender
shot, financial editor of the New
York "World-Telegram and author of
the column "Wall Street" appearing
in its financial pages. We were talk
ing of the new trend toward personal
journalism, and he - said it was a
movement that had grown in the last
ten years. His own paper carries
more than 15 different type columns
including radio, sports, politicals,
literary, women's fashions, society
and even Eleanor Roosevelt's "My
Day" aid Ernie Pyie's overseas re
ports. Hendershot came tip the hard way
through the ranks. Bored with
teaching in a mid-western country
school, he came to New York 25
years ago, started as a cab on the
Wall Street Journal, then became fi
nancial editor and columnist for the
World, 'and remained when it was
combined with the Telegram. In the
big offices at 125 Barclay street, he
directs more than 30 reporters, and
stock tabulators assigned to his sec
tions, and prepares his own com
ments which appear under Ms own
bannerline with a tiny picture of him
in the left-hand corner of the column
He writes easily in an informal
manner, and many western phrases
dot the column, distinguishing it
from the more ponderous work of
other writers- He receives letters
from all over the world and from all
classes of people. Usually they want
advice about stocks but lately there
have been a lot of questions concern
ing 'how to become a columnist or
newspaper reporter.
He writes four columns a week and
is in his office daily from 3 to 5 in the
afternoon. He writes about stocks,
banking conventions, trends in fi
nances, the SEC, and sometimes
people. If he does not have a definite
plan when he starts, he spreads
financial periodicals before him, "
newspaper releases, advertising
blurbs, and statements issued by the
big companies or the bureaus in
Washington. He glances through
these until something piques his in
terest and then commences writing.
Even with telephone interruptions
and the needs of his staff, he is
through in an hour, and hands the
strip to the copy boy, after needing
no more than one or two word
changes.
He believes every budding column
ist should get some experience as a
cub on a newspaper first, to train
his mind to be quick, accurate and
reliable. He has great faith in the
See PORTIA, page 4
WELL
Well, the coming week will see the reopening of a political fight that has
been dormant for several months, that of our student government. We cau
tion the various political factions to make clear their stand on the status cf
our student government. That, in our opinion, seems to be the only issue in
the coming campaign. This . election should decide the future of student
government at Carolina for a good many years. We also caution the voters to
study the issues carefully before they vote, for a loss of student government
privileges would be serious. Find out for yourself, how the various candi
dates stand on the question of student government.
We definitely feel that student
government for ALL the students of
the University, regardless of who
pays their tuition, is essential. A di
vision of student government will be
dangerous. Need we recall to you a
familiar quote, "United We Stand,
divided we fall 7 Think about that
for a moment! This campus could
not be satisfactorily governed by the
students with two separate groups
existing, each independent of the
other. There would be a split be
tween the civilians and the Navy
that would be big enough for all to
see. This we believe would happen,
the opinions of those who favor sep
arate governments notwithstanding.
We have been led to believe that it is
the desire of the administration to
make all the V-12 students feel that
this is their school. We seriously
doubt that a division of student gov
ernment would aid this desire. We
challenge anyone to prove to U3 and
to our readers that a separation of
student government would be a bene-
fit to Carolina. We feel that Caro
lina wants leaders in the student
body who will benefit the University
and not their own political ambitions.
The current squabble between
congress and the radio commentators
reveals itself as a threat to freedom
of expression on our airwaves. Re
gardless of who he is, any American
has the right to criticize his govern
ment. It is our right to find out what
is going on in Washington. We heard
the Dies-WincheH debate last week
and this only confirmed our beliefs.
We commend the J erg-ens Company
for its action in allowing Dies to be
heard and we feel that, other con
INCREDIBLE
By Wayne
God
President cf the Universe
Everywhere
Dear Sir:
A few weeks ago I wrote a letter to Saint Peter because I thought he was in
charge of churches. To date there has been no answer- Perhaps he is no
longer with you- Not that I trifrsk there has been another row in heaven
has there?
This problem was abeut hard seats in churches. Would it be practical to
have soft ones or is there some law about this matter. It certainly does not
say anything in the Bible about "ver
ily, verily I say unto you that all
churches must have hard pews.
Does it? Perhaps this attitude is all
wrong and if I am just a sof t-seat-llker,
then yon let me know and if it
really makes things more religious
to keep the people squirming around
on these sturdy pews I willing
to forget the whole matter. But if it
is not a sin and doesn't jeopardize
the whole gospel in some way I would
like the green light on asking a
young preacher friend of mine who
is going into your business to put
soft seats in his church for the con
gregation. Another thing about these seats
most of the preachers have soft ones
up there where they sit between
hymns and prayers and things. I
got up there once and looked around.
Most all of them have soft chairs.
Of course this may be a part of the
whole plan about making the right
things come to pass. Of course I am
not suggesting that preachers are
being selfish or liking soft seats any
more than the rest of us. But a fel
low like you can understand why a
mortal wonders about this discrep
ancy even if he is a low down sin
ner. Is it true, this rumor, about .you
having a special soft cloud to sit on
, i,,!,.,!,,, 1, .t-.irr'i (in--
! TOMORROW!
UNC
vs.
Johns Hopkins
University
Debate. Tomorrow Night 7:45
Graham Memorial main lounge
By Bill Howard and
Fred Loeffler
gressmen should have a chance to
answer Winchell in an open debate.
Then the American public will be
able to find out what the answers to
a great many important questions
are.
Saturday night, witnessed the
opening of the 24 - Below Club
which seemed quite successful. This
and the other student entertainment
programs seem to partially answer
our criticism of a few columns back.
But this is only the beginning and
more should be done. There are these
that feel that the club should be
opened more than one night on the
weekends. We feel that one extra
night would be all right.
Show Team: Keg a re I ess of what
his critics say, we feel that Orson
Welles did a fine job in "Jane Eyre.
He had the picture's plot and the
audience right in the palm of his
hand. . . . "In Our Time" seems to
be the best of the week's filmfare,
the rest being pretty bad. ... If
Hollywood wants to save film, it
could cut out several of the weak
sisters that have found their way
into Chapel Hill these past few
weeks.
Complaint Department : The Rab
Eah boys want it to be known to the
general public that some foul charac
ter is using their good name and de
sire that the culprits desist imme
diately or proper action will be
taken Why doesn't Easy Gwynn
stop drooling over the mike every
morning over WDNC? . . . We like
the records but he doesn't add to the
program. WHEN is South Building
going to fix those bells?
WORLD
Kernodle
during the Sunday services?
If this causes any cenfusiors I
mean if it would be too much trouble
or anything', just let it go cause
anyhow if you had soft seats in the
church maybe somebody would go to
sleep and enjoy it too much. And
that crack I made about Peter it
really isnt vicious. He is one of my
favorite characters in your place. It
must take a real champion to bite
eff a man's ear. But you can tell him
it's not nice to disregard letters like
he does.
A black beetle, three and one-quarter
inches long and one inch vride on
the dorsal side, caused me to lose
faith in insects and gain a little mere
respect for human beings. This beetle
lives with me or did until he left
my house in a St of rage the ether
night. When I came in he was perch
ed on the very rim of a quart of rr,Wk
getting ready to steal a midnight
snack. Since we were in the habit
of playing tricks on one another I
crept up softly and flipped him into
the bottle head first. It wasn't get
ting wet that made him mad it was
the mere fact that I had caught him
napping.
Glaring at me he came out of the
bottle and deliberately tracked bis
six milk-sopped legs across the only
clean dish cloth in the house. I play
ed him at his own game and with a
deft stroke turned him on his back
and tickled him on the stomach. He
was infuriated. If you have never
seen a full grown beetle in this state
it would do your soul good to see cne.
He was so mad he jumped six feet
in the air and landed purposely
smack in the middle of the flour sack.
Then he proceeded to track up the
whole place. He raced madly about
the house, finally ending up by
charging into the bedroom leaving
flour and milk on some of my best
shirts. But he did not count on my
wrath. This was too much so I or
dered him to leave. Defiantly he
marched straight out through the
front door with a look in his eyes
that would challenge the fliers who
marched to their death in the pic
ture, "The Purple Heart."
If he thinks I am going to search
him out and ask brm back he is mis
taken a beetle without a sense cf
humor isn't worth the flick of my
little finger. I would as soon put up
with a human being as a beetle like
that.
Patronize Tab Httt, advertisers.
"Turn up shirt collars before
leashing them . .
This fella has the right idea it's just his technique
that's a little sour. Shirt collars irz7J last much
longer if they are turned up before being sent to
the laundry, for then the crease around the top
doesn't get such heavy rubbing and consequently
lasts longer before fraying.
Another fine point to remember when vou
need new shirts, whether military or civilian, buy
Arrow. They live np to their fine reputation for
Listing wear and perfect u Don't forget the
Sanforized label, which guarantees fabric "shrink
age less than
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'tfr..WAI. BONDS AND STAMPS
to every purpose . . .
The Maker of the new and ehaarinz
season
Said with warm and qsite poetic
Reason
"Let there be the budding blos
. soms and the sun.
Let there be the gamesome squirrel;
Let there be the lads with girls."
And Lo! Behold Twas good wfcea
it was done.
But the everehangiag earth
In the season's early birth
Lacked a certain touch for Spriar
to "pass
And the Maker thus declared
"Lest the Plan be thus impaired
Let there be a carpet on the can
pus. CaH it Grass r
If the mortals knew the Plan
That the Maker made for maa
And saw the changing sky each
day above it.
The carpet would arrive
Before the season thrived
He'd walk the narrow paths
around and love it!
By Mail . . .
Dear Editor,
Before we begin c-ur criticism cf
C-O Carr, which appeared in a re
cent issue cf ti Taz Ezex, we would
like to inform that we are all
residents of Carr Dormitory.
We became very much disgusted
upon reading this column fcrit seems
thing out cf a high school paper. We
think that other residents of this
dormitory wi
agree wit
We h
ave teen
sic-n that the Ta2 Httt
has very
s to uphold, and
attempt at idle humor seems to have
degraded a formerly good editorial
page.
In the first place it is not signed
by anyone, and this seems to indicate
that the writers were ashamed of it
themselves. It did have a by-line,
that cf Alph-me and Gaston, which
is also very childish.
In the editor's note it said some
thing about the "glorification of the
Tar HnxT (meaning C-O Carr),
and if this glorifies the Tar Hftt,
we are ready to leave school.
Maybe the writer or writers of
this morbid column do not realize
they are out of high school and are
in college. This certainly seems to
be the case, after reading vhai is
supposed to resemble their so-eailed
"varied talents."
The column does not include all
the residents cf Carr, and we real
ize that this is impossible, since
space is very precious these days, but a
the article was mainly about a cer
tain few freshmen, who just arrived
from Yankee! and. It's net that we
are prejudiced against Yankees, but
their column and actions certainly
seems that they are intent on taking
over the dormitory.
A few of the statements made in
this revealing article were under
standable only to the ones who wrote
it, and not to the students as a
See BY MAIL, pege 4