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THE TAR HEEL
SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1945
The Ram Sees . . .
BY AN OLD GOAT
us et ILilbertei
FOtf PROBABLY DIDN'T KNOW THIS
The Debate Council is a potentially powerful organization
about which few students know a great deal. This council, com
posed of six students and three faculty members, can appropriate
large sums of student money as they see fit. In recent times,
knowledge of the functions, purpose, and potentialities of the
Debate, Council has become rather obsolete.
In the recent elections, we commonly heard remarks like
"Why do students have to vote on who is to belong to this debat
ing society?" or "Is the Debate Council an honorary organiza
tion?" In truth, the Debate Council here at the University is a
very important and very necessary part of student government.
At one time it sent students across the seas to debate with the
universities in Europe. In the last month the Debate Council
has sent debate teams up and down the eastern coast into a num
ber of states.
The Debate Council normally spends thousands' of dollars
every year on forensic activities at Carolina. Funds are dis
persed to organizations like the IRC, CPU, Di, and Conference
of Southern Colleges.
The money appropriated by the Council is eventually used to
stage forums, polls, and most important of all, to bring impor
. tant speakers to the campus. President Roosevelt has been pre
sented on this campus by organizations subsidized by the Debate
Council.
It is easy to see that the Debate Council has a great responsi
bility to the students and if properly used can be of great benefit
to the University. All too often, the Council has been too timid
. and unconscious of its power. Funds have been appropriated
. unwisely and the student body has never been informed of the
. action taken. Unqualified persons have become members of the
Council because the student body has failed to realize the re
sponsibility and power vested in the Councilman. The student
bodyrepulsed by the word "debate" with the connotation of
dullness and unimportance have failed to select able men.
A new Council has just been elected to serve for the coming
year. George Lilly, a Marine, and Tom Redfern, a civilian, were
selected by the student body. These two candidates engaged in
a large campus-wide political campaign; their qualifications
were carefully examined by political parties and all individuals
who were interested. Every student at Carolina had a right to
express himself in regard to the selection of these two men.
At a meeting Tuesday night, the Debate Squad selected three
members of the Debate Council. About ten Debate Squad mem
bers were at the meeting which was very little advertised. David
Pittman, Nina Guard, and Fred Chamberlain, all present at the
meeting, were selected. By a pure miracle, all three of these
new Debate Councilmen seem to be well qualified. Their qualifi
cations are certainly not to be, credited to the conditions, under
. which, they were elected. r, Backed by less than ten non-repre-.
sentative votes, these three students will have the same powers
that the other two fought a major campaign to win. The mem
bers of the Debate Squad may include almost anyone on the
campus who has ever had any interest in debating. Any ambi
tious person could have packed the Squad with his friends of
party members and would have won an assured victory. By a .
miracle (and some would say: by the post-election lethargy of
the two political parties), the Squad was not packed; and a
small minority held an extemporaneous election.
However, here is a condition even more surprising. The Dia
lectic Senate a clique," or fraternity style organization open
only to those whom the members want to admit is allowed to
send one representative to the Debate Council to appropriate
student money ! Even this, however, by another miracle, turned
out well for once. Bill Crisp, whom we think to be one of the
most able debaters at Carolina, was elected to represent the Di.
The Di is usually able to send a very capable Councilman, for
the Di has property and prestige which keeps it the leader in
formal student debating. Nevertheless, the Di can not claim to
be representative of the student body; it is a fraternity of stu
dents chosen for their popularity and ability to debate.
We believe that the new Debate Council will do a good job.
Perhaps they do not appreciate their position too much, for,
with the exception of Lilly and Redfern, they had no difficulty
getting elected. However, let us say that we expect a lot of
them; as a whole, they do not represent us, and we must demand
that they give good service. Let's hope that the student legisla
ture will see what a foul system of election exists, and provide
that effective next year the Debate Council will consist ol three
members elected by the entire campus (as is the PU Board),
and one faculty member selected by the Council.
Until the condition is remedied, may we suggest five things
for the present Council:
(1) The re-selection of Drs. Woodhouse, Lefler, and Godfrey
as faculty advisers,
(2) The re-organization of the Philanthropic Assembly
(o) More intramural debating,
(4) A closer co-ordination of the Di, CPU, and IRC, and re
lated organizations,
(5) More aggressive control of all campus activities related
to forensics.
By Angela Hardy
The other day I wandered into
Person Hall for the first time. I had
always thought that the exhibits,
lectures, and services offered there
were above my head, but I took cour
age and entered.
When I had absorbed as much
from the exhibit on 'Modern Pho
tography as I thought v my brain
would permit, I timidly asked per
mission to look around in the studio
which adjoined the gallery.
The work being done there inter
ested me for awhile but then my at
tention was drawn to the files of
paintings to one side. When I asked
what they were I was told that they
were the Person Hall Collection of
Paintings for rental purposes.
The paintings were chiefly of the
modern and impressionist period
with a few of the more familiar
paintings of earlier periods.
I began to look through the col
lection. My eyes were suddenly
caught and held in amazement by
one particular painting by Marc
Chaghall which, supposedly, was
symbolic of the wedding, of two peo
ple. To me the two half-starved
creatures, centered before a huge
bouquet of flowers, staring blankly
at each other, while two winged
figures with garlands and violins
floated through the air above them
were definitely not my idea of mar
riage. Unconsciously I said : "If
this is art, then deliver me."
I was then informed that an ar
tist paints from the world as he
f ,views it and though this angle may
' appear strange to us at first, close
association with the finished work
helps us to begin to see what the
artist saw. I replied that it would
take plenty of close association to
develop my appreciation for "that."
We talked on and I found myself
being gradually persuaded to try
this method. I knew that I was
fighting a losing battle and anyway
I had nothing to lose. I paid" the
quarter rental fee and started off.
I carefully turned the picture inside
and upside down so that the curious
passersby would not think me quite
so strange.
Fortunately my roommates were
out when I arrived so I had time to
hang it before they could object. I
regretfully cleared a space on the
wall of the group of luscious Varga
girls reclining there and hung the
masterpiece. '.
My roommates first registered
horror and then amusement for they
thought it all a big joke. They didn't
think it quite so funny when I told
them it was going to remain there
for a month.
Nearly a week has passed and at
least I have grown accustomed to
it. It has disturbed my studies a
little and caused quite a bit of corn
See LUX ET L1BERTAS, page U.
ring out clear and melodiously.
"Kat" Hill, former editor of the Tar
Heel, will soon join the leather
necks' bride brigade. Another blushing-bride-to-be
is Eleanor Mc -Wane,
a former president of ADPi.
"From the Halls of Montezuma to
the Shores of Tripoli," Helen Gore
will be ever-faithful to Lt. Blake
Anderson, her fiance stationed at
New River, North Carolina. Good
Sigma Chis were the muchly con
cerned third party in the birthday
"beringing" of Lucy Alston, once-upon-a-time
"pinned" love of Ray
Walters." They did the honors and
slipped the ring on her finger for
brother Ray, now in the far Pacific.
The Thursday afternoon enter
tainment with which the Tri-Delts
honored the latest Pan-Hell addi
tions, the Alpha Gams, started the
ball rolling as a long "imported"
week-end "frolicked" into being
See the back page for "sponsor" de
tails of tonight's May Frolics
scheduled this 11th hour in April.
And see every partying ground and
watering hole in captivity, with em
phasis on Hogan's Lake, if you're
interested in each and every aspect
of this not - soon - to - be - forgotten
week-end.
? What's WHAT ?
By Wayne K. Brenengen
Test your wits and see if you can
answer them. If you can answer 8
to 10 correctly excellent; 5 to 8
good; 3 to 5 fair. Below that you
need study. So let's go
1. Are there any countries in the
world in which the voting age is
higher than 21 years?
2. What state extends farther
south, Florida or Texas?
3. What is the largest wild bird
in America?
4. What is a "waltzing" mouse?
5. Have the governors of States
the right to veto bills?
6. How fast does a person's hair;
grow?
7. What president of the United
States was the oldest at the time of
his inauguration?
. FOR MARINES "' '
8. Who is the author of the say
ing: "The Marines have landed and
have the situation well in hand"?
FOR SAILORS AND ROTC's
, 9. Who mans the guns on mer
chant vessels?
10. If a nurse in the Navy Nurse
Corps wishes to marry, must she
resign?
& BARB: A health expert says the
only safe place to kiss a girl is on
her photograph. Can you picture
that?
ANSWERS
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Rameses offers an infallible way
to distinguish between the Carolina
coed who neglects to cut her 8
o'clock class and the one who steals
beauty naps until 10 a. m. The
former always braves early-morning
skies clad in complete rain re
galia while her more fortunate
chum usually makes a starched-cotton-breath-of
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ance. Dan is here . . . Zelda Oser's man
of the moment, the hour, and the
year. He's been skylarking her
about campus as she sits perched
atop the second cloud to the left.
By way of 'delving into the facts
of the case, Dan is enroute from
Texas to New York where he's
"researching" at Columbia for
Uncle Sam.
Tommy Thomas, your Alma
Mater says welcome home again.
It's "an apple for the teacher," for
Tommy has turned school marm
holding classes in physics, biology,
and social science at Chapel Hill
Hi. Does Paul Ludwig have any
objections for her address, second
floor Carr, being made the common
property of all?
Seen on Franklin Street at 2 a.
m.: Bill Crisp lecturing to Ann
Judson. Dav Koontz, Bob Gurney,
Ray Levine and Buddy Glenn about
freedom of speech. Marines in Pet
tigrew, V-12's in Vance, and civil
ians in Battle trying to sleep
above the uproar.
This old goat refuses to divulge
the name of the person in question,
but this much he will reveal: a cer
tain Carolina bell-bottom would
probably have preferred to "eat
alone and like it." It proved too
much for his manly ego to satisfy
his appetite (for food) before 350
pairs of staring eyes at WC last
week-end.
...
Whether it's "January, Febru
ary, June, or July" ... plus any
where in between . . . wedding bells
Today is heralded the National
Founders Day for Pi Beta Phi . . .
1867-1945 seems to total up to a
mighty long time ... 78 years. And
so the "arrow girls" are women-in-white,
wearing as an important ac
cessory their colors . . . the wine and
silver-blue.
Not "the Call of the Fire" but
the call of the. beach will be re
sponsible for the BURNED but
glowing looks of half a score of
Carolina lassies. Rameses calls the
roll: Mary Stuart Snider, Elaine
Bates, Betty Strickland, Sophie Sue
Duffy, Mickey Gulick, Ruth Dog
gett, Tharon Young, "Poggie" Penn,
Boo Lea, Emma Sutherland, and
Henriette Hampton.
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By Linda Nobles
Sandy Minnix
Bids Carolina
Fond Farewell
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Portsmouth, Va.
Dear Bob and All:
Chapel Hill is far away from me
in miles now but still very close to
me in my mind. If this is printed,
it will give me a chance to thank
everyone who was so swell to me.
That is the purpose of this letter
but it is hard to say.
Despite its world-shaking elec
tions and such, Carolina is a won
derful place. The nicest thing I can
say is that I felt as bad about leav
ing Carolina as I did about leaving
home for "boot" camp. I hope some
day that I shall be able to return.
I am glad that I was lucky
enough to go there and will always
cherish the privilege of calling
Carolina my alma mater.
Sincerely,
Bruce "Sandy" Minnix,
AS, USNR.
(Editor's Note: As a V-12 here,
"Sandy" was a member of the so
ciety staff and one of the authors
of "The Ram Sees.")
: Had the Gods in their infinite
wisdom decreed that TODAY'S
PERSONALITY join a band of In
dian warriors, said personality
would have selected Carolina's "Y"
as b3s "Happy Hunting Grounds."
But the Fates did not so will that
he walk the earth to .the sound of a
tom-tom, garbed in war paint and
feathers. Instead, this college Joe,
in slacks and saddles, fulfills his
duties as president of the "Y"
League of Loitering Loafers. His
contagious grin, his "gift for gab"
and names, too, make him admirably
qualified to serve in the above-mentioned
capacity. Whether "it's
cloudy or fair," "10, 2, or 4" youH
find him pounding his beat between
the ice cream bar and his favorite
"Y" court bench.
This guy on exhibition, who
speaks with a slightly Virginian
accent, has been at Carolina a year
"come June" ... In that month he
began "hanging his hat" in Steele
dorm rather than "making his bed"
in a Fort Benning barracks. Al
though he denies being a politician
at heart, the facts speak for them
selves . . . within mere days after
he arrived at Chapel Hill he was
elected to the legislature. Offered
as additional proof that he's avidly
interested in student government
. . . he's an active member of the
University Party. But his interests
do not solely lie in one channel . . .
the channel of politics. In a rather
serious moment he's confessed that
he'd someday like to make his liv
ing with his pen.
The game Pocomoko might reveal
his theatrical talent while rumor
and the Phi Delt dinner table have
it that he's quite a songster. But
he doesn't go around "tootin' his own
horn" ... a trumpet . . . well, not
since high school anyway. To con
tinue to speak on musical topics,
he's a member of the dance com
mittee. Mr. X's personality is split to in
clude many interests ... one being
a decided fondness for nocturnal
partying whether it be at Battle
Park or in the Porthole. Although
he has a "pinned" love in a distant
town and is currently courting
"Mrs. Van," he must mean business
when he goes on a date, 'cause he
always wears a pencil cocked be
hind his ear . . . and it's not to mark
away time either.
The Menagerie Mirror gives its
final revealing hint: When he was
knee-high to a duck, today's HE was
constantly begging a drink of
water . . . hence the nickname
THIRSTY. Menagerie Mirror asks
the parting question: Is he still
THIRSTY only for WATER, eh?
THINGS ARE TOUGH ALL OVER
ON TARHEEL
(From the Duke Chronicle, published by the"
students of Duke University)
It's often been said "Genius is where you find it" But it
seems to us there has been a lot of findin' on the Tar Heel re
cently. A little over a year,ago there was the Yale transf er who copped
Heel editorship after a couple of months of his first ferm, then
last summer a Marine who established a' beachhead in July,
mopped up in October, and just the other day there came to our
attention the freshman from Hickory who made it in one spurt
last week!
A Revelation: Cadets Use
Lifebuoy, Mum, Listerine
Editor, Tar Heel:
How about sparin' me a couple of
lines to put in a plug for the Pre
Flight (fly-fly) School here on the
campus?
In the last issue of the Tar Heel
your scribe, Pat Kelly, in her (or
his?) "column with a purpose" went
into rather.great detail with various
and sundry facts and figures about
the present enrollment at this insti
tution of learning. For some un
known reason that chirographer
- failed to even mention the . 1,423
naval aviation cadets who are, IH
4 admit, only vaguely connected with
j the University but nevertheless
receive U. of N. C. credits for their
work. In the future how about giv
ing us at least an asterisk and short
footnote because, after all, we do
use Lifebuoy, Mum, Listerine, and
eat our Wheaties regularly. Com
mon', please officially admit us to
your coterie because we want to
play too.
AC Robert D. Beach.
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