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THE DAILY TAR IT E E L FRIDAY. OCTOBER 17. 1947 Report of the NSA Time For A 'Strike' PAGE TWO i i a y 1 ; ? Gross-Section View Of American Students V, By Bill Miller ' This summer I hve seen a ) cross-section of American Col :f lege Students in action. I have I seen white and black, Jews, j Catholics and Protestants meet 'r I and discuss student needs Com- ; munism, the race issud and its re ' 1 lation to them. The occasion was : the National Student Associa i ?ion Constitutional Convention l land the place was the campus ;! of the University of j Wisconsin I during one of the warmest Sep-1 tembers in the history of that I state. From this experience therr . is a story I should like to tell. It is primarily of. thei National ' Student Association but it con 1 cerns itself with the mind of t jAmerican Students off today.- I v; will tell you first of J the back 'i ground of the organisation and the factors which brought John : Clampitt, Herman Biker and 1 : to Madison this summer. S j At a meeting of the World 'i Student Congress ih Prague, Czechoslovakia, held in the sum- ; mer of 1946, it was Realized by whom was Jimmy Wallace of result was the Chicago Confer- this University, that America was one of the few countries in the world without a National Student Association for the at tainment of common student needs. They envisioned the for mation of Such an organization which would work for im provement of educational facili ties and standards, the mainten ance of equal rights to educa tion without discrimination, the development and improvement of student publications, student government, academic, social and physical Conditions of stu dent life and the furtherance of cooperation between students, faculties, and administrations, to further the program of exchange scholarships internationally, to plan and conduct summer travel programs for American students visiting foreign nations, and to represent American College Stu dents in all phases of interna tional student activity." They called American stu dents together for a Conference the American delegation, one of to determine interest and the j; In ' Melton's Opty iton 1 ; ! The Lemfyn of the Week . : , By Art Melton The lemon of the -week goes to a letter writer of a couple of days ago for his sharp criticism of the DTH's sports staff. How ever, we hasten alsoj'to award him an orchid for retaining his I naievty and at J numerous times that we would innocence here i i gather from tfte tone of. five dollars if we couid be that he j , . , chmim o man nn tno first TPam believes Southern ' (conference i gridmen are giving tkeir all for ,that would say something against their dear ole' Alma Mammy Carolina. We the: gentleman's letter filthy lucre has nc with putting out a . . mo! Who expects get out and go. . . ;hing to do uad. . .no ;he boys to .work like mad. . .take a chance of getting their necks broke without it? Tell us, Mr. Letterwriter, is sportsmanship and ; Carolina spirit . aUni allegiance or is it sticking up for a win-or-lose team wjien you knjjw it's the best that you can get! As for "whining, and the criticism of a. team ?for failing to win, once, twice, or. any number of times" tell us--if you had a few-thousand-dollar business 1 rated by some of the best in the business among the top ten i of the na tion and it failed to j -deliver the "goods what would ytau do fire the hired help raise: the pay in order to raise production. . . . especially when they have more the Asheville speedster - all without takers. We don't believe it is as you say, "It has been rumored that there is jealousy among the players as a result of some of them getting more for their efforts than others" . . .we might agree with the idea that the men are not getting what they are worth. . .alleged ly not as much as equal players on other teams. Now back to this thing of football .games they are paid entertainment you are not get ting your money s worth-t-you are entitled to yell to the high heavens 'Spirit or no spirit that's cold hard business the kind that most of the people on this campus understand. Let's remember that some of these boys have babies at home to feed and they can't put heart ence or tne JNationai student Organization held at the Uni versity of Chicago during the Christmas holidays and to which Jimmy Wallace, Jim Chestnut, Tom Eller, and I were elected to attend. Seven hundred students attended this Conference, rep resenting three hundred schools and a student population of 800,000 students. The Confei ence adjourned leaving consid erable doubt in the minds of all delegates, particularly Southern ers as to the extent it could ap ply its aims, and the actual bene fit derived by each campus in proportion to the required mon etary investment (approximately five cents per student per mem ber school). We suspected the Communist and other leftist or ganizations might be attempting to form a "front" and that other National Student Welfare Or ganizations such as YMCA and Federation of Newman Clubs might have ulterior motives in the great interest they showed in the group. Many feared the Northern groups who favored the imme diate elimination of segregated school systems and many other changes not consistent with our present Southern position' might become so strong in the organi zation as to force the southern white schools to withdraw rath er than be a part of something they could not secure support man decent. Having risen very late to its position of promi nence the people of Wisconsin have incorporated many eco nomic and industrial develop ments which have recently come into prominence in our coun try. The Student Union Build ing was one of the most impres sive features of the trip. It is built on Lake Mendota which is generally dotted with Univer sity owned canoes and sailboats most of the day and night. It is student run, non-profit, and in corporates a cafeteria, dining room, and Raths Keller which if distinguished by the the quanti ty or beer, which made Wiscon sin famous, sold over its coun ters at ten cents per glass from 10 'til 10. (Local politicos take note) The left wing of the Union is composed of an ultra moderr . auaitorium not quite tne size of Memorial hall and a student- owned movie theater which has first . run movies every other day (local theater take note) and both of which are air conditioned. The student co-op clothing store is located a block rom the Union building and is four times the size of the largest clothing store in Chapel .Hill. I learned from the manager that the Co-op was founded in 189-i by a number of student and faculty members and it is now one of the five largest in the for in their regions. To 'most ' country of. its kind adhering to tne policy ot non-pront opera tion through original low prices and trade refund. They handle nationally advertised goods. (1 have more information on this for anyone interested). into a 2am whin friAV rinn'f inan proven their worth in the; receive as much remuneration past year. . .or would you lookjas the average afternoon-work ior a aaew executive head .or at least find out what is wrong with ; the management? Mein Freund . that is whv we elect a president every four i years. Loyal Carolina alumni, let terwriters of the same day, we ing student. One more question why-oh-why have so many potential and proven players departed from the stadium. . .Ray Jordan. . . Hugh "Shot" Cox. . IBilly My- St "SSL? t SSLS uard at another schoo. is a "nigger in the woodrile but we take you to task for sug gesting that it mights be by in ference seemingly Choo-Choo Justice and Walt Pupa. We do this because we have! during the prior to coming to Carolina??? . . .is the molder letting air in to the mold causing the metal to fall apart when put into use? Hey, Jack get off their back past few weeks made the offer back the boys and beat Dook! students who barely found time to devote to local student affairs there was doubt that the work required would reap the re wards all have a right to hone for after such an undertaking. With these questions still to be answered and instructions from the Legislature of the University ! to stand for "equal educational opportunity in a dual educa tional system, the barring of Communist from the organiza tion, and elimination of Student Welfare Organizations influ ence," the Student Legislature voted to send the delegates to the Convention. Upon my arrival at the Uni versity of Wisconsin, I found that nearly 800 delegates had been registered, representing over 50 per cent of the Ameri can College student population with some 350 schools. I was much impressed with Wisconsin and the University. It is truly America's dairyland. It is a sparsely populated state with a population largely of a Ger- Upon registration we could choose one of three panels into which members of the Conven tion would be divided. They were (1) Student Government and Student Government Func tions. (2) Educational Opportu nities. O) International Student Activities. . Herman Baker selected- Panel I, the purpose of which was to strengthen student governments throughout America so they might become laboratories in democracy" for the training of future citizens. I chose Panel II which later became the most heated panel of them all as ir concerned itself with the race question and the South. I will tell you of our debates, The southern stand, and final con clusions reached by this panel in the next article. : i r: ?'il This Changing World Another War Inevitable? fiSrtr bg VOtoi run E&uiate, toe. Xfh The First Word Anything Worth Doinj Campus Forum We'll Win, Naturally By Pete Gerns Carolina will win this Satur day afternoon when our team will tangle with a power-laden outfit from William and Mary, according to the answers re ceived to date. An informal poll was taken by the writer of 150 students who were asked to voice their sentiments reeard- o . Member ftssociafed GbHe8ate Press Barron Mills ; EDITOR Managing Editor: Earl Heffner Circulation Manager: Owen Lewis Howard Bailey BUSINESS MANAGER Sports Editors: Bill Carmichael Bob Goldwater News Editor: Ed Joyner j Campus Editor: Chuck Hauser i Associate Sports Editor: Morty Schaap. NEWS: Bill Sexton, Charlie Gibson, Jan Mears, Herbert Nachnian, Jr., Paul Rothman, Merrily Brooks, Nancy Norman, John Stump, George Roberts, Mack Sumner, Jean Baskerville, Bob Rolnik, Jim Spence, : Harry Snowden, Sally Woodhull, Laurence Fox, Ruth Evans, Sandv Grady, Margaret Gaston, Roland Gidiiz, Julian Scheer, Everett Ford, I Martin Carmichael, Bob Payne, Gilbert Furguson, George Dew, Donald McDonald, Charles Veen, g Nina Davis, Domont Roseman, : i McNeer Dillon, Wallace Kirby, Ashley Branch, Mae Belle Enman, Dortoh Warriner, Gordon Huf fines, Leonard Dudley. EDITORIAL: Bob Sain, Bill Buchan, Dave Boak, Russell Baldwin. PHOTOGRAPHY: Bill Harding, Wilson Yarborough. SPORTS: Clark Stallworth, Dick Jenrette, Bill Kellam, Taylor Vaden, Kyle Cox, Bill Gallagher, Ish Moore, Miriam Evans. BUSINESS STAFF: James Crews, Jackie Rogers, Eaton Holden, Betty Huston, J. C. Brown, Mary Willis Sledge, Charles Pattison, C. B. Mendenhall, Stan Cohen, Joe Williams, Randall Hudson. The official newspaper of the Publications Board of the University of North Carolina, Cha pel Hill, where it is published daily, except Mondays, examinations and vacation periods by The Colonial Press Inc.; during the official summer terms, it is published semi-weekly on Wed nesdays and Saturdays. Entered as second-class matter at the post office at Chapel Hill, N. C, under the act of March 8, 1879. Subscriptionprice: $8.00 per college year; $3.00 per quarter. win, lose, the results or of ing the game, draw: Here are the 150 students polled, 133 said that we will win, but def; 14 favored W and M, and 3 pre dicted a tie. Several people were asked to give their reasons for voting the way they did and here they are: Jack Burney believes that "both teams are good, and, if we will win we'll do it by a close margin." Ruth Evans's intuition told her that Carolina will win by a score of 14-6. "The team has regained its self- confidence and they are out to win," says Kenneth Rhodes, while Phil Atkins thinks that "William and Mary has a more powerful team." f ' Other opinions were given by Joe Travis: "We can't lose three times in a row" and Chuck Hilty: "With everybody block ing and some concerted action we'll have a good chance to win this one." "Do you believe that world government is a path to peace" will be the question for Tues day's column. Please put your opinion on paper and leave it j in tne campus rorum dox in Graham Memorial or the DTH office by 6 p. m. Sunday. No meat on Tuesday, no eggs or poultry on Thursday. It would seem to be just as sensible to propose a "foodless week" not that we mind giving up breakfast or any thing like that. It's just that the whole business seems so futile and unorganized. Presi dent Truman must have learn ed during the war that vol untary rationing of food won't work. If we wouldn't do it then, when we could see the need clearly, it doesn't seem logical that we will do it now when most of us are uncer tain about where the food we don't eat will go. Europe is noted for making political capital of relief materials. Most Americans have a deep- seated repugnance toward be ing taken for fools. The answ er: strict food rationing. Any thing worth doing is worth doing well. to the old lit book is still a moot point; but we have one. If "Tarnation" is, as Hodg son says it will be, a down south "New Yorker," there's plenty of room for it. Incidentally, there'll be two humor markets for scarce fun ny writers on campus. The Carolina Mag, just up the stairs and around the corner from the "Tarnation" office, will continue to use some humor. Editor Fred Jacobson says the Mag won't be com peting with friend Hodgson's endeavor. (Look for a boom in hatchet stock.) ! Very noble plan underway in "Graham Memorial's base ment: Jazz every Wednesday afternoon. Difficulty is that it isn't very good advertising for jazz. Lots of unformed personalities wander in, hear loafers making bets on who can guess ! the name of the tune the musicians are play ing. Usually a couple of dozen campus sax-man, drummers, brass-blowers and pianists show up for the jam sessions and play what they don't get a chance to play with their bands. Some of the music is fine; most of it is. But, though we know that this is music for musicians, we can't help but think that the moderator of the sessions should ask more of a man than that he own a horn. There should be some system to keep one suarebop from ruining what four or five others in a com bo work hard to achieve. However, jazz in the basement is a boon and a joy; half a riff is better than none. "Tookie" Hodgson, enfant terrible of the campus publi cations world, expects hi humor mag blessed event (prenatally dubbed "Tarna tion") on or about Novem ber 15. Whether or not the Campus can or will support a new humor mag in addition The millenium (whatever that is) has arrived! Wrist watches with alarms have hit the market at $120 a tinkle. Think of it! The two of them in passionate embrace brrrr! goes . her timepiece. "Sorry, an appointment," says she.J'&$$!" says he. About readers and writers: Peirsbn Ricks, ex - Carolina man now of Winston-Salem and author of the new novel "Hunter's Horn" will move soon to Chapel Hill to joia the thriving writers' colony here. Says it's so he can be close to a good library. He'll work on a new historical nov el with a North Carolina back ground .... Big Burke Davis, Charlotte News special writer, is another one of the Tar Heel voices getting national hear ing soon. His novel is sched uled to appear in the spring. It's about Charlotte and he doesn't expect the Queen City to be to happy about it ... . Somebody should write a let ter of thanks to Bob Ruark, who once learned and yearn ed after fame here. Now a bis time columnist, Ruark has written a humourous satire on novels in the "Forever Am ber" vein. The field has need ed just that treatment for quite a while .... Paul Ader, an Ashville man, seems also to be arriving in the literary world. His second novel will be in the bookshops any day now. It too, has. a Tar Hee! background. (I will review it on this page soon.) What does the state government need with a publicity bureau? Write Away One of the Very Few What's Up in Graham Memorial 6:30 Recorded dinner music, main lounge 7:00 Jewish services, Roland Parker No. 1 7:00 Wallace for President club, Roland Parker No. 3 7:30 Carolina Photo Guild, Hor ace Williams lounge 8:30 Square, round dancing, Y Court Dear Sir: It is of increasing astonish ment to those of us who help ed form the local Henry Wal lace Club to see such limited response from the student body of a University renown ed for its liberal spirit. In an attempt to give married stu dents and veterans a chance to participate in liberal activi ties, we are calling a public meeting in the Horace Wil liams Lounge for this coming Friday night, October 17, at 7:30. . Those of us who sense a deepening world crisis know that now is a crucial time for the liberal movement. We must assert ourselves for basic American and humanitarian principles now or see our- by an- Henry selves overwhelmed other war hysteria. Wallace does not consider war inevitable, he believes in a positive program of ' world cooperation, and he has a liv ing and practicable faith in mankind and in Americans. We have pitifully few great men left in this country, and Henry Wallace is one of the very few with the courage, the imagination, and the re sourcefulness to lead us through the crisis ahead of us. When we rally around Henry Wallace, America will have regained her true direc tion. Sincerelv, BILL MCGIRT ,.; , 306 McCauley St. By Bill Robertson ( At the present time there is a question which appears to dominate the minds of large numbers' of people in our coun try. It is . the question of the inevitability of World War III. Two or three articles have al ready appeared in this publica tion supporting the thesis that there will be another world J war not to mention the head lines to be found in newspapers all over the country tending to support the same thesis. All sorts ot wild rumors and saucers have been flying around. The poor little Dominican Republic, un der the "benevolent" dictator ship of General Trujillo, has been threatened with invasion by armed communist bands from Cuba. It was not so long ago that Drew Pearson informed us that Marshal Zhukhov had taken over command of Soviet troops in preparation for an invasion of democratic Turkey and so on and so forth. What IS the objective situa tion existing in the world todav? As a result of World War II extremely important changes have taken place in the interna- national political situation. Fas cist Germany, Italy, and Japan have been eliminated as powers threatening the peace and se curity of the world. Further, the majority of the states conipris ing our modern world society, including all of those states con taming tne decisive economic, political, and military power, i nave organized a workinp- re- ationship on the basis of com mon needs in the course of the war against the aggressor stater. I refer to the United Nations organization. However, it has become ap parent since the conclusion of the war that this working rela tionship is not harmonious. An tagonisms exist in the relations between the various states in the UN, and particularly among the most powerful states; that i those states which are perma nent members of the Security Council Great Britain, Soviet Union, U. S. A., France, and China. It is these antagonisms that certain people have in mind when they predict World War III. More exactly, they have in mind the antagonisms between the two most powerful states in the world the U. S. A. and the Soviet Union. What war danger do we find here? It goes without saying,- or rather, it is said very otten, that American reaction aries, including Bullitt, Earl, et al., hate the Soviet Union and they wish to carry on an open war against her. But anti-Soviet-ism is one thing and war be tween the American people and the Soviet people is another. Until those groups which long for a war with the Soviet Union have brought into submission the people of the U. S. A. and the peoples of various other countries, colonies, and semt- colonies, they will be unable to bring about war. Concretely, the Wallace move ment in our own country (plus the following of such- liberals as Pepper and Taylor) is actuaUy growing, along with the resent ment of the American people, in the face of the. Hearst-Mc-Cormtck-Patterson "war hyste ria" line. America is very far from thr Soviet Union. There arc vast territories separating America from the Soviet Union. These in-between countries, comprise the semi-socialist countries, col onies, and semi-colonial coun tries of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Under these conditions it is very difficult for the U. S. to attack the Soviet Union or vice versa. If the concrete situation ren ders an American-Soviet wnr uu ders an American-Soviet war un feasible what is the explana tion of the wave of war hysteria? Hitler's anti - Sovietism was another name for enslaving the German people and trampling on the peoples of all Europe. Fascist Japan's anti -Sovietism was another work for ensla ing the Japanese people and invading all countries on both sides of the Pacific. (The two states signed an anti-Comintern Pact.) American anfi-Sovietism is supported by the authors of the Taft-Hartley Bill and the wreck ers of O.P.A. (or don't you read the Wall Street Journal?) When a country refuses to accept American capital (which could be used to industrialize our pov erty-stricken South or to finance a national housing program) it is said to be "totalitarian." American monopoly capital ists today are suffering from a "crisis of over-production." They have made huge profits from the war and are searching for "areas of investment." When they speak of "Soviet expansion' they mean their "areas of invest- ment are being restricted. Un fortunately, the "big shots" can't bring their problems to us in an open manner and so we have the "Truman Doctrine" and the "Marshall Plan." It is obvious that under such conditions the men in Wall street and their followers are pessimistic. They have no faith in the future their future. But their future is not the future of the majority of the American people nor of the peoples of the world. These men control a lot of the press and are able "to drive us to drink" with their 'mad ravings. Their pessimism has infected outstanding intel lectuals, such as Dr. Hardin Craig, but there is no objective reason why their pessimism should infect the student body of U. N. C. Certainly, we have many tough problems to solve. But with an approach based upon a clear understanding of con ditions and of the elements in Our society which have created these conditions we students can organize ourselves along with the majority of the people in our country for effective ac tion on the pressing problems of high prices, high rents, etc.. the real dav-to-day problems facing us which the present "war hysteria" beclouds. We shall discuss these imme diate problems, and the means of dealing with them in our next few articles. COED SENATE ELECTION Coed Senate members will be elected in open balloting in Ger rard hall next Tuesdav from 2 to 5 o'clock. All coeds on cam pus are eligible to vote. 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