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THURSDAY, JANUARY ie PAGE TWO TUB DAILY TAli jlin r-m r - r . m . . W I - " l j 1 MMBKOTW-Z Z .mm M mmmmr m I ! I : 1 , i i 1 i ! ! j ' ! i : j ; : t ! Ill h i i ! is I si n ;'! S ! 1H i'! ! !! B iii i J i The cfficial newspaper of the Carolina Publications Union of the University of Nrth Carolina at Chapel Hill, where it is printed daily except Mondays, and the Thanksgiving, Christmas and Spring Holidays. Entered as second class matter at the post office at Chapel Hill, N. C, under act of March S, 1879. Subscription price, $3.00 for the college year. w ion oadAdvertiss Senrice, be 1943 Mfmbrr 1941 cWXfg Pablhhm Kipi mWiw f--,JI rVvfli-CCVlrt DrCC 420 Madmon A. NCWYOW.M.Y. CWCII MIM tM Dn Bishop Celaxles Baesett Wil W. Beunxb Editor 1 Managing Editor Business Manager Circulation Manager Joszth E. Zaytoun Avttatk Editor: Bill Snider. EbitcbialBoaed: Louis Harris, Simons1 2oof, George Simpson, Buck Timber- lake, Orville CampbelL Columnists: Adrian Spies, Martha Clampitt, Barnaby Conrad. Cabtoonist: Henry MolL Fbatuks Boabd: Jim McEwen, Lee Boy Thompson, Shirley Hobbs, Marion Lippincott, Faye Riley, Constance Mason, Kathryn Charles. Crrr Editors: Fred Caxel, Rush Hamrick. Assistant: Bob Hoke. - Wot Editor: Ed Rollins. Night Editors: Dick Young, Sylvan Meyer, Bob Hoke. Assistants: Baxter McNeer, G. C. McClure. Reporters: Bucky Harward, Philip Carden, Ransom Austin. Mary Cald well, Grady Reagan, Ernest Frankel, Paul Komisaruk, Elsie Lyon, Vivian Gillespie, Josephine Andoe, Larry Dale. Staff Photographer: Jack Mitchell. Sports Editor: Leonard Lobred. Night Sports Editors: Harry Hollingsworth, Abby Cohen, Ernie Frankel. Spoars Reporters: Ben Snyder, Steve Reiss, Earle HeDen, Dick Jaffee, Arty Fischer. Local Advertising Manacers: Bill Schwartz, Morty Ulman. Duxham Representatives : Sinclair Jacobs, Jack Dube. Local Assistants: Bill Stanback, Ditzi Buice, Isidore Minnisohn, Jimmy Norris, Marvin Rosen, Bob Schwartz, Jim Johnson, Ferris Stout. Collections Manager: Leigh Wilson. Collections: Morty Golby, Mary Bowen, Elinor Elliott, Milhcent Mc- Kendry, Rose Llfkowitz, Zena Schwartz. Office Manager: Jack Holland. Office Assistants: Grace Rutledge, Sarah Nathan. Circulation Office Staff: Cornelia Bass, Henry Zaytoun, Steve Piller, Joe Schwartz, ' . For This Issue: News: SYLVAN MEYER Sports: HARRY HOLLINGSWORTH The Real Issue Remains With each development in the North Carolina history text book matter serving to assure the Daily Tar Heel that its orig inal stand was right, we are now insisting as much as ever that public education in this state is suffering under adrninistrative conditions which now prevail. There seem to be many implications of the rejection of the his tory textbook written by Professors A. R. Newsome and Hugh Lefler of this University in favor of another submitted by Jule Warren, former newspaperman and now secretary of the North Carolina Education Association. " Some high officials, whose in tegrity it is difficult to question, were involved in making the choice. The Council of State, sitting as state board of education, disregarded the recommendation of the Newsome-Lefler book by the state textbook commission. The textbook commission, mind you, is composed of leading public education men in North Carolina. Statements by some of the members of the board of education and editorial expressions by some of the North Carolina press have served to cloud the issue. The statements were that the -Newsome-Lefler book was too difficult. The editorialists have thereupon written many non-committal words in which they say they have not read either book and therefore cannot know if the professors' book is too difficult. Both parties are dodging the real issue. The textbook commission gave its unqualified ap proval to the Newsome-Lefler book. Until the Governor, the legislature, the press and the people take up this point and similar ones and give them the consideration they deserve, North Caro lina public education must expect to remain in the compara tively backward position it now holds. Free Press Reality This weekend, state news paper men will come to the campus to hear top-notch edi tors and foreign corres pondents talk on defense and the press at the 17th annual North Carolina Press Associa tion meeting. The Daily Tar Heel wel comes the visiting newsmen, and offers them all the facili ties we have. It is indeed encouraging that the-press of our nation, which has made an honest at tempt to remain free and un biased in the storm of censor ship and restriction that has swept the world, can meet in the complete freedom of the University. Problems will be discussed and difficulties both at home and abroad will be considered. Such meetings are a sign of a healthy press. Today, the press must be doubly conscientious in its duty to present facts as cold and as straight as are possible to obtain. This is our obliga tion to the people of our na tion. We have to give them the material with which they can become conscious of what is going on. Should our stories become clouded with bias, and our editorial comment lose ra tionality, our mission is lost and our services useless. Meetings like this week end's can serve to reassure newsmen all over the country that we in America at least remain a stronghold of a Free Press. May we dedicate our futures to upholding this ideal. L. H. Furniture for All Yesterday's Daily Tar Heel carried a story on residents of Spencer hall petitioning the University administration for improvement in dormitory facilities or lowering the room rent "in comparison with the other women's dormitories on the campus." The petition declared that Spencer residents, while pay ing the same price as resi dents of the newer dormitories, do not enjoy "many of the PHILANTHROPIST Good Mormiin 0rTai C.rtj -a nomzoirxAL J, U Pictured Industrialist 13 TO IOC gUlkTl. FfcRl 14 Dwelling jAjBlATrB lCPaDcr K3AI mulberry,. 17 To sin, 18 To encourage. 20 Mitten,- 21 Married. 23 He was a pioneer manufacturer. 26 Morass. Arswer Frrrfsra Penis &.RA'PiYl H i p.ea far iRBAfPisRi IE" Ph EC J imi mjzwm FoAKjSS SfrBGtAlLl I lAI ipuja? aAWum .cowl. PU BR; 'AO I BH AiftBA BR 27 Omnibus. 29 Branch of learning. 31. Wriggling. 33 Assessment amount. 35 Bird's home. 37 Form of "be," 38 Revoked, -40 Health resort. 41 Company. 44 Measure cf area. 45 Actual being. 47 Candid. 49 Organ of hearing. 50 Long-billed .bird. 52 Railway. 53 Nay. 54 Italian river. 56 Unit of work. 53 Sick. - 60 Soft broom. 42 He to America when 62 He was a a boy. by birth. 63 He bunt 2500 public (sing). VERTICAL IMonkey, 2 Model. 3 Lasting. 4 Right 5 To repel. 6 One who " -commutes. 7Stir. 8 Soaks flax. 9 And. 10 Germ cells. 11 Timber tree. 12 To devour. 15 Exdaraatksi. 13 Wooden pia. 19 Greek Isttsr. 22Playthlng. 24 Sea casle. 25.He worked to promote World. 27 Slam. 23 Romantic legends. SO Stiff. 32 Uneven. 33 Portuguese coin. 34 To permit. 35 To fiog. S3 Ream. 39 Dexterous. 42 Weird. 43 To let fall. 46 Fish. 43 SmelL 50 Compositions for one voice, 51 Aye. .53 Nothing. 55 Furtive watcher. 57 Red Cross; 59 Pound, 61 Either. 1 2 j4 I I5 I Fl7 l8 I P F I11 L rr if ' 15 w 25 26 " ZT Z8 S 50 sT SI Vft KS 54 . 55 Wsi Vv. Eight On The Hill By Bill Snider .ir -.-.- .y.sr.v.v. Birth of a Scoop Few college journalists succeed in digging up newstories that make exclusive page one of North Caro lina's large news- papers. Last Sunday one of the few hit the -1 bull's eye and Managing Edi tor Charlie Bar rett of the Daily Tar Heel found his state text book story splashed all over North Carolina. Such stories don't happen by chance. They aren't dashed off in the typical Hollywood manner. Hours of solid work stand behind every black headline, and this par ticular scoop had its birth back in the middle of December when CPU Chairman Bill Joslin read one morn ing in the News and Observer that a North Carolina history textbook by Jule B. Warren had been chosen by the State Board of Education for use in North Carolina's fifth grades. This was surprising since it had been Joslin's impression that a similar volume by University facultymen Newsome and Lefler had been highly praised by educa tors and teachers everywhere and had been virtually conceded the se lection. Why had it been rejected? Joslin proceeded to find out. On contacting professors here in . needs for comfortable and pleasant dormitory living" which are provided for other dormitory women. Spencer's petition is perhaps a worthy one. If conditions do exist as stated J something should be done or the rent should be lowered, as re quested. Spencer's problem, however, is not the only one on the cam pus. On the most part, the furniture in the rooms of some 1,500 male dormitory residents is unsatisfactory to the stu dents' need. They are places for the student to study and sleep, and that is about all. When the University admin istration considers Spencer hall, it might be well to study the male situation at the same time. Certainly the need there with the possible exception of the new men's dormitories is just as great. Chapel Hill and members of the state textbook commission and other educators around Raleigh he found interesting news: The ex-officio state officials composing the State Board of Education failed to follow a unanimous recommendation of the State Textbook commission favor ing the Newsome-Lefler volume. Warren, whose book was chosen, is Secretary of the North Carolina Education association. Political favoritism? The trail looked hot. Next Joslin conferred with News paperman Barrett whose journal istic instinct immediately sent him scurrying after further details. They seemed to confirm 'earlier in vestigations. The story was ripe for breaking early last week but Barrett wisely held off. He wait ed till the end of the week rolled around and last Saturday morn : ing the Daily Tar Heel carried his copyrighted story. On Saturday night in newspaper circles the Tar Heel's scoop was the biggest thing in the state. Through the Associat ed Press it hit all the big front pages Sunday morning. Already powerful newspapers like the Charlotte Observer and the Raleigh News and Observer have re flected the story's . importance through their editorial comments urging investigation of the situa tion by the state legislature.. New details are coming to light and Crusader Barrett has not yet fin ished his expose. It all points to the fact that the press is still utiliz ing its power in-the old-time cru sading spirit, championing a cause of the people and doing it well. Debate Council To Plan Schedule And Spring Trip An important meeting of the De bate council to discuss the winter quarter debate schedule and the spring trip will be held tonight at 9 o'clock in the Grail room of Graham Memorial, Ed Maner, secretary of the council, announced yesterday. v Maner announced that initial prep aration's for the debate with the Uni versity of Pennsylvania will be made, as well as a decision on the question to be argued. The clash with Pennsyl vania is scheduled for February 2 on the campus here. The schedule for campus debates as it stands at the present time in cludes a series of triangle debates be tween Carolina, George Washington university, and the University of Vir ginia the last of this month; a meet with William and Mary on February 24; the University of Vermont, March 24; Carnegie Tech, April 8; New York university, April 10; and a de- The other day I was catchmg drink of water at the Old WelL when a fellow student accosted no with a. sad -ex- 1 pression on his I face. He realty ! seemed Very I hurt, and when I I asked him ! why, he said, "what's the mat- I ter with you euys down at the Tar Heel of fice what write columns? Every day I pick up the Daily Tas Heel hoping to find something on the second page which will indicate that you so-called jour nalists are alive to what's really going on in this world. Do I ever find it? No. Say, aren't you socially conscious?" I am glad he asked the question because it gives me an opportunity to explain myself. The fact is, I am really very socially conscious. Clampitt is not and Snider is not, but I am. Clampitt is an advanced schizophrenic, and has lost all touch with the world. Recently she cleaned up Tar an' Feathers, which was al ready clean. " But I am gifted with a wonderful social consciousness. My. heart bleeds for all mankind. Every night I-study in the dark in Steele dormi tory, merely out of sympathy for the English people. I plan to at tend a dance in the Tin Can Satur day night, not for my own enjoy ment, but . to aid the British. Out of sympathy to the Chinese I have quit id eating vegetables that cocias, t nese beetles. Still, you say, I do not writ daily conscious columns. TUt because of the editor. He say, people want to read columns 4at funny, semi-funny, or intended funny. I write the last kind. I " regular Pagliacci, laaghig Lj tears in my eyes. What I what I think are two J-' things. I write: "Dear Pop: College is sweU, I am studying hard. Ineidamn you win find enclosed my fratm bilL Love, Sam." T "Dear. Sam: Received jwsi . ter. Please do not buy any more fa! ternities. Pop." At the same time I think: "Scarcely 300 yards away b ve college infirmary 90 students lying at death's door. Oh, that tie? was something I could do to help I write: "In a little honky-tonky vffij in Texas a cowboy with his wife izi three-year-old son enter a saJooc and order two straight whisfciis. What's the matter, pop,' says th three-year-old son, 'isn't maw driri. ing'?" At the same time I think: "Poor mistreated fifth grade stc dents in North Carolina public schools must undergo the ordeal cf studying an inferior textbook just because third rate politicians know nothing about books. If I were gov. ernor, I'd do something about it" Who can criticize me for beiig oblivious to reality? Hockbottom By i Sylvan Mejer Seen heading for the hinterland . . . Barrett and Carden with antsy pants looking for new axes to grind and Kays Gary looking for new grinds to axe about S and F du cets. When the Campus Daily Bungle carried a story about the improve ments requested by Spencer resi dents . . . quite luxurious im provements . . . the quadrangle lads just could- n o t sublimate that green-eyed baby on their collective shoul der. They want some improvements themselves. 1. Two bureaus and three easy chairs, one for the guy next door, in attractive wood in each bed room. 2. Bear rugs for. the floor be cause when they get out of bed these bitter January mornings their little tootsies are cold. 3. Bathtubs to go under each shower in their private washrooms. (Only shared with 38 other fel lows.) 4. Shades on all washroom win dows facing the woman's triangle. And, added their representative, if the coeds MUST take showers in stead of baths, why, we have four bate in February with members of the South American summer school. Final plans for the annual spring trip made by a debate team represent ing Carolina will also be made. Ten tative plans, as released by Maner yesterday, call for a trip to be made from March 15 to April 1, during the spring holidays. The trip will be made through New England and the middle Atlantic states. Debates will be held with Randolph-Macon in Lynchburg, the Uni versity of Maryland in College Park, the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, New York university in New York, Boston College in Boston, the University of Vermont in Burling ton, McGill university in Montreal, and Carnegie Tech. on each floor of every dorm and the ladies are welcome. Showing the chivalry ajid good manners of southern gentlemen. Congrats to the Sound and Fury for the niftiest advertising ever kit these parts . . . scallions to the judge who fined seven students for hitching to Durham ... the yearly return of "democracy" to the cam pus now that spring draws nigh. . . flu, demon of the microbes, but boon to the men preparing to defend their country because it halted phys ed for just a little while . . . tough job faced by Clinard and Grainger when they attempt to match last year's Student-Faculty offering.... For the most uncollegiate movie collegians to hit the silver screes we nominate the two boys in "Sec ond Chorus." But our choice for the "coed we would like to sit next to in Sociology 62" is still Paulette Goddard, of the same film. Billy Butterfield, by the way, is playing the trumpet that Astaire and Meredith fake in the show. Expose on the history book issue, exploited by this paper, received front page play from every journal in state. And after the boys work ed so hard to get something juicy the airport had to go burn down ani shove it from the headlines. irthdays January 16 Campbell, Daniel Wallace, Jr. Jordan, John Richard, Jr. Long, Charles Bradley Lovejoy, Gordon Williams McClellan, Cliff ord Terrell Pollard, Mary Alyce Rogerson, Livingston Brewster Roundy, Richard Randall Smith, Ned Raeford Wilson, Stewart Lehigh Send the Daily Tar Heel to and Marion. Srfi Osedl Cars 1940 Ford Deluxe Tudor with Radio Mercury Club Convertible 1939 Ford Deluxe Sedan Others $50 and Up trowd Motor Co. Ford Goodyear Esso Since 1914
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