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THE DAILY TAR HEEL
WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1946
Business As Usual-
In a statement" to the student body appearing on page one,
Dewey Dorsett, president of the student body, emphasizes the
fact that student government on the campus is functioning as
usual, in spite of the recent confusion caused by the administra
tion's objection to certain items in the constitution.
After studying the constitution, the administration gave the
green light to Dorsett and his committee to go ahead under the
document and to consider it valid. The parts of the constitu
tion to which the administration objects are ineffective at pres
ent while the committee works with Dean Weaver in an, effort
to settle them. '
The fee structure, the coed self government, the right of the
student council to hear, appeals in disciplinary cases, the ab
sence of any faculty members on the dance committee, and the
question of dormitory counsellors being paid by the University
serving on the Inter-Dorm council are the items questioned by
the administration.
It is fortunate that the present question over the document
arose in the summer, for it gives student leaders time to clear
up the problems by this fall. The fact that the final version will
be ready by September and the fact that the constitution as it
now exists is considered valid with a few exceptions belies the
wild beliefs of certain "all is lost" members of the student body.
Sincere hard work by the student leaders will bring deserved
powers under the wing of student government.
The troubles are being smoothed out even faster than antici
pated. As soon as the points of dissension are cleared up, Caro
lina student government will be on its firmest footing in its
history as the University swings into its high gear period of
post war activity.
Define "Informal
Several students were, kept from the dance floor at the Grail
summer frolic last Saturday night. The reason: They didn't
have coats and ties on.
One of those who was refused admission said that he had
started to the dance dressed with a coat and tie, but that a pal
reminded him the dance was informal. He then took off his
tie and coat and came to the dance, sans coat and tie.
The baffled and somewhat infuriated would-be dancer wanted
to know the definition of an informal dance. . "I don't mind rules
because I realize they are necessary. We have to have them,
but this business of not being admitted to a dance because you
don't have a tie and coat on doesn't makesense to me when it
distinctly said in the Daily Tar Heel that the affair was in
formal," one student said.
Dance committeemen at the door stuck to their guns and re
fused the men admission who argued furiously that they could
have easily come with a tie and coat on if they had been told.
The committeemen countered with, "It's been a tradition around
here to wear coats and ties to dances."
The provoked were still not satisfied. "Graham Memorial
dances are called informal and no tie is needed there," one of
them challenged.
It all added up to a bunch of perplexed dance committeemen
and several cussing would-be dancers who wanted a definition
of informal. The committeemen couldn't argue against the
point that the informal dance was not clearly defined.
This incident goes to show that Carolina has some explaining
to do. There are going to be many more students here who don't
know anything about tradition. They are going to want to find ,
out things about the campus, but they don't care tolearn the
way the men who were refused admission to the dance had to.
They want to know before hand.
Those men had a damned good gripe. If they had dates, they
would iave been much more furious. Who's fault is it? One
thing certain it is not their fault.
Campus leaders had better wake up to the fact that they have
a job to do, and the most of it is not around the conference
table. They need to get. their rules, "definitions and functions
before the student body so everyone will know when to wear a
coat and tie.
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Constitutional Comment
Constitution NOT Invalid,
Say Graham, House, Weaver
By Bob Morrison
The Constitution of the Student Body is NOT invalid. President Graham,
Chancellor House, Dean Fred Weaver, and other university officials were
rather disturbed by the Daily Tar Heel headline "Student Constitution Is
Declared Invalid." As Dean Weaver ably pointed out in his statement to
the student body, only those parts of the constitution are invalid which are
in conflict with the "larger constitution, under which the trustees, faculty,
and administration serve." ' .
It is definitely within the powers of student government to make almost
all of the alterations which the new constitution instituted. Only in the case
of -the fee structure is. the constitu-
tion in direct contradiction with state
law. Perhaps the constitution is in
valid or at least unclear about the
right of students to appeal, about the
government of women students, and
perhaps about several other minor
details.
Some students have been paradoxi
cally willing to misconstrue the state
ments of the University administra
tion to mean that the constitution has
bees vetoed or that all of its pro
visions must be approved by special
action of superior bodies.
For the administration to veto the
whole document would be nothing
short of an abolition of student gov
ernment and of the roots of a sacred
system under which we have operated
for many decades.
However, because certain provisions
in the constitution are in contradic
tion! with the "larger constitution"
does not mean that the larger consti
tution should not be amended. Those
of us who believe in the student con
stitution as it is now established must
endeavor to influence the faculty, ad
ministration, and Board of Trustees
to accept it without amendment. We
have a right to fight for greater pow
ers and responsibilities.
Sound Track
By Bob Finehout
Tricks of the Trade
The other day I was looking- over
a full-page splurge on MGM's new
musical, "Easy to Wed," and I was
reminded of some of the devices that
studio used in the past to lure the
public into the dark regions of a
motion picture theater.
In 1936 Louis Mayer's minions were
battering their crania to jelly trying
to sell "Camille," cough and all, to the
movie-addicted masses. The advertis
ing boys, with their unflattering
opinion of the American IQ, reasoned
that to gum-chewers weaned on the
Bobbsy twins and "Tom Swift's Elec
tric Runabout," the name "Camille"
would be a pretty cold potato.
The idea was evolved to embellish
the title with a slogan like "Taylor
Kisses Garbo in 'Camille'!" The ush
ers had to rope off the crowds and
the Saturday Review of Literature
set groaned piteously.
About three years ago Metro whip
ped up a coming attraction on "Song
of Russia," that, as usual, pulled out
all the stops on romance and adven
ture and insisted in . scroll lettering
that the audience should "See it with
Someone You Love." That stipulation
has prevented me from viewing the
picture. It is a low trick and sug
gests that, in the future, finger points
wedding rings and Wasserman re
suits might be required of patrons
who are trying to crash the gate to
see films intended for the light in
heart only.
Once I did screw up enough nerve
to approach the ticket window where
"Song of Russia" was playing, but I
got. to feeling like a footpad and
rushed, my date to a bistro feigning
a sudden attack of rose fever.
The ads on "Easy to Wed" exto!
the versatility of Van Johnson, who
far from being a typical mother's son
is now quite a smooth article. "Van
Sings! Van Dances! Van Romances
It's Vanderful!" the copywriters tel
us, and (breathless pause) "In Tech
nicolor!" For future. reference I sug
gest the following copy to be used in
Metro's own sweet time: "Gay, Ex
citing Margaret O'Brien Matching
Wits and Kisses with Rough, Tough
'Butch' Jenkins (Remember 'I Hate
Wheatena?') in 'Andy Hardy Meets
the WolfmanV
Here's an oldie that's always (?)
good: Dr. Hugh Hampton Young,
famed surgeon, atended the unveil
ing of a bust of himself at the
University of Virginia. After the
ritual, a young lady approached
(she was a perfect Miss America)
and so cutely gushed:
"Doctor, I hope yon appreciate
the fact that I have come 50 miles
to see your bust unveiled."
"Madam," the doctor said, bow
ing gallantly, T would go a thou
sand miles to see yours."
Dementia Domain
Edited by Ray Conner
Lady: "I'd like some silk for my
settee, please." '
New 'Clerk: "Lingerie, third aisle
over, Madam."
.
Mary had a little lamb,
Some salad and dessert,
And then she gave the wrong ad
dress, The dirty little flirt.
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"Did she blush when her shoulder
strap broke?"
"I didn't notice."
Then there's the absent-minded pro
fessor who lectures his steaks and
cuts his classes.
Pelican.
It was one of mother's most hec
tic days. Her small son, who had
been playing outside, came in with
his pants torn.
"You go right in, remove your
pants, and mend them yourself."
Sometime later she went to see
how he was getting along. The torn
pants were lying on the chair. The
door to the cellar, usually closed,
was open and she called down loud
ly and sternly: "Are you running
around down there without your
pants on?"
"No, madam, I am reading the
gas meter."
Old Maid.
Doctor: "Have you kept a chart of
your patient's progress, Miss Pep
per?", v
Nurse (blushing): "No, sir, but 1
can show youjny diary."
Our idea of a lazy student is one
who pretends he is drunk so that
his fraternity brothers will put him
to bed.
What Do
YOU Say?
By Sam Daniels
Today's question: What character
istics do, you wish to find in a girl
that you date?
The Answers
"A girl can be attractive in three
ways, physically, intellectually or so
cially. I prefer a combination of the
first tw when I can't have all three."
Buddy Glenn, Shelby.
"I like a sincere girl with sense,
fairly nice looking, a good personal
ity, and a high sense of morals (with
other boys)." John Dillon, Savan
nah, Ga.
"The girl I date must be intelligent,
attractive, high spirited, neat, com
panionable, and well built. She must
have a good personality. Ed Show-
fety, Greensboro.
"I want a girl with a good person
ality who is fairly intelligent, nice
looking, easy to get along with,
good all-round sport, and a good
drinking companion (one who doesn't
mind her date having a few and will
also sip one with him)." Art Blue-
thenthal, Wilmington.
"A girl needs a good personality,
average good looks, and must be able
to mix with all types of human beings.
The whole thing really depends on
why you date." Les Cooke, Colum
bia, S. C.
"The girl I would like to date if I
wasn't married would have to be like
this : She would have to have indis
putable manners, and would have a
thorough knowledge of how to put her
make-up on. She would not think that
she was a big wheel on the campus,
and have to wave at every Tom, Dick
and Harry to prove to me she had
dated them. She would not have a
grinding, grating voice that most
women delight in using." C. JE.
Padgett, Lowell.
Next issue: What are your "pet
peeves" concerning professors? :
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to present the letters as it wishes and to delete all matter it considers
libelous.
One-Third More
Dear Sir:
As the weeks pass and the Fall
quarter grows near, no solution to the
pressing problem of housing has come
to light. It is now definite that no new
dormitories will be available for oc
cupancy this fall. The few new rooms
that may be available in the Village
will probably be too expensive for the
average student because of the ab
sence of O.P.A. and rent control.
My personal memories of several
weeks of commuting from Carrboro,
where this past Spring I was lucky
enough to find a bare room devoid of
modern conveniences, are still fresh
enough in my mind to offer what may
be a partial solution of the problem.
Needless to say, most dormitory
rooms are now crowded with three oc
cupants; however the substitution of
a second double-deck bed for the single
beds now in use would not appreciably
make worse the situation and one
third more students could be housed.
The addition of a fourth occupant
would necessitate little change in
study habits, as most of us are al
ready forced to study in the library
or class rooms.
I doubt seriously that many men
who returned to school early enough to
obtain dormitory space would take a
"Hurrah for me the devil take the
hindmost" attitude towards the hun
dreds of men now attempting to re
turn to school. It would be terribly un
fair to deny these men their oppor
tunity for education under the G.I.
Bill because of our somewhat selfish
Not for Publication
Professor Classifications
Finally Derived at Emory
Professors are like women: you can't live with them and you can't live
without them. y
Just about everything is classified in the Abnormal Psychology textbook
except professors. Schizophrenics, presidents of nations,, saints, writers.
They're all classified. But no professors. Since this writer is a good 180
miles from home, he is qualified to "
classify professors. The following is
not copyrighted:
V "The-Look-What-a-Regular - Fel-low-I-Am"
type (a) He illus
trates his points with stories about
the racy week-ends he spent as a
student, (b) Gets a big laugh over
the "47" you made on the last
test, then says, "I'm expecting you
to pull that up to an '' on this
next quiz, Jim."
"The Oh-Don't-Be-So-Stupid" type
(a) He can't understand why all
students haven't read Wheezleblip's
latest commentary on "The Care and
Preservation of Forest Areas in South
Africa" fourth edition, (b) He threat
ens first to require reading erports,
then weekly quizzes, then daily pop
quizzes, (c) The courses he teaches
are the most important for a liberal
education. Just ask, him.
"The A B C, 1 2 3, a b c" type
He's been teaching the same course
for 20 years. Has it all outlined, (b)
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Midnight Show
An open letter to E. Carington Smith:
Dear Mr. Smith :
It is with deep regret that I note
the passing of what has come to be
an institution here at Chapel Hill.
The whom to which I refer is that
noble landmark of late Saturday
nights taking the form of a small
crowd in front of your better or
worse emporium of entertainment. I
speak, sir, of what is referred to lo
cally as "the late show."
In the interests of better student
morale, bigger and better entertain
ment, etc., at small inconvenience, it
is heartily recommended from this
quarter that the institution be rein
statedin all its former glory.
I decry, sir, the current rumors
that it is your hope to convert, by
such malicious abscision, for mere
mercenary gains, what has been a
Saturday Night Stag to a Sunday
Afternoon Social.
Some sort of congeniality of audi
ence, some esprit de cinema-goers is
vitally necessary for the enjoyment
of the current Hollywood efforts (and
believe me, sir, they are EFFORTS).
Therefore I recommend again the
return of this ancient and honored
Carolina tradition to its proper and
popular place in the extra-curriculum.
-Cordially
yours,
J. Krugit Kruspy.
desire for personal comfort and pri
vacy. Yours truly, .
Howard B. Keller
Professor talks for 50 minutes, stu
dents write notes for 50 minutes.
"The Pseudo Great Man" type
(a) He believes the student body
revolves around him, and the na
tion revolves around his Univer
sity, (b) On his deathbed he will
dream of the huge numbers that
will attend his funeral. The huge
numbers will wonder why he never
quite got into focus.
"The Big-Heart-Strong-Faith" type
(a) Suffers agony. whenever student
fails. A session after class will con
vince him that an "F" should have
been an "A."-(b) There's a light in
his eyes when the Alma Mater is
sung.
"The Onward-Upward-Put-the-Bee-on-Me"
type (a) He used to be a
salesman for an oil company. Now
he's selling knowledge. Occasionally
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