North Carolina Newspapers

FRIDAY, MAY ? PAGE TWO THE DAILY TAR HEEL South Carolina The University of South Carolina newspaper, The .Game cock, says that an unofficial public affairs test given at the University recently to 95 students of all levels from fresh men to graduating seniors had the following results: Twenty-nine per cent could not name the United States Senators from South Carolina.- Forty-six per cent could not name the Congressmen from their, districts. Eighty-seven per cent could not name nore'; than one . member of the U. S. Supreme Court. Seventy-six per cent could not name more than pne . member of the Cabinet. Forty-four per cent could riot name three candidates for the Republican nomination for President (Truman was named three times, Hoover once, and Wallace five). Fifty-six percent had never head of Ben Tillman. Eighty-four per cent could not name the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Sixty-eight per cent could not name the Governor of a state other than South Carolina or. New York. Sixty-four per cent could name no or only one, U. S. Senator other than those from South Carolina. This poll, we remind you, was not taken with .malicious intent, but in a purely academic spirit, and its results were published in the University newspaper. It was taken -among students who, since they went on to college, may be assumed to have been the "cream" of the public school system, educationally, at least. There has been so much talk about schools and teachers lately inadequate and unsanitary buildings; overcrowd ing of classes; teachers economically forced into better paying occupations, even semi-skilled trades that we hes itate to comment on the foregoing facts except ;to say that they are significant. By the fruits of our educational, sys tem shall we know it. Its plight, judging by these fruits, appears nothing short of desperate. The Charlotte News Although the information in the .above editorial , came from the University of South Carolina the same thing might apply equally as well here at our own University. More or less the same situation exists in other colleges and is even more pronounced in the adult population of the country. Americans, living in country whose information facilities surpass those of any other nation, rare deplorably ill-informed about their own government and the men who runt it. Dr. C. B. Robson, head of the political science depart ment, says that students here have in the .past , been given the annual current affairs test put out by Time magazine and other similar tests. The results, -he says, -compare favorably with results obtained at other schools and show that students here are considerably .better informed than the average adult population. This would tend to indicate that the educational system is not entirely to blame for the poorly-informed condition of American citizens. The blame rests -to a large -extent upon the individuals. Students are inclined to confine their interests to mat ters of college life, with the attitude that they will inform themselves about national affairs; after leaving school and becoming more directly concerned-with them. Poll re sults show that the opposite of this is true, that they will be more poorly informed after leaving school. Knowledge of and interest in the ; officials and functions of government on the part of its populace :are vital to a democracy. The time for all of us to acquire that informa tion and interest is NOW. Movie star: For $10,000 I'll endorse your cigarettes. Adv. Manager: I'll see you inhale first. West.Point Banter The official newspaper of the Publication Board of the .University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where it is published daily, except Mondays, examination and vacation periods . by the Colonial Press. Inc. puring the official summer terms, it is published senuVweekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Entered as second-class matter at the post office, of. Chapel Hill, N. C, under the act of March 8, 1879. Subscription price: $8.00 per college year, $3.00 per quarter. LEASED WIRE OF Represented for National Advertising by National Advertising Service. Inc. 420 Madison Ave. New YorK, n. y Editor Business Manager Editorial Board Managing Editor . . . Chuck Hauser Sports Editors Billy Carmichael, III Bob Goldwater Associate Editors . . Bill Buchan Sandy Grady Raney Stanford News Editor . . . Herb Nachman Society Editor . . . Weddy Thorp Photographer . . Wilson Yarbprough NEWS STAFF: Charlie Gibson, Sally Woodhul, Jim Dickinson, Gordon Huf fines. Jack Brown, Stewart McKeel, Margaret Gaston, Dan Wallace. Charlie Craven, .Mark Sumner, Emily Baker. Doris Weaver. ; Harriet Sipple, Sam Whitehall, Helen ,Highwater. SPORTS STAFF: Morty Schaap, Dick Jenrette, Larry .Fox, , Taylor JVaden, Kyle Cox, Bill Gallagher. Mel Horowitz, Faith Adams, Anne .Wells. BUSINESS STAFF: James Crews, Jackie Rogers. J. CBrown, Joe-Williams. Gladys Cottrell, Bill Peebles, Neal Howard. Jr.,-Vln SneU., Candy, Jones, Kathryn McLean, Jim .Brown, Baxter Morris, Ed Warton. . Leonard Dudley, Jean Williams, Charmian Griffin. NIGHT EDITOR: Herb Nachman NIGHT SPORTS: Larry Fox Poll... . . . Also Applies Here UNITED .PRESS Member Associated (Jollegiate .tress ,ED JQYNER, .JR. ... T. E. HOLDEN Business Board Circulation Mgr. . . -.- Owen 'Lewis Advertising Mgr. C. B. ;Mendenhall ;Chan Pegram Subscription Mgrs. .... . .Jim .King Asst. Business Mgrs. Mary W. Sledge Betty Huston Asst. Circ. : Mgrs. . . . Randall , Hudson Don - Snow On Records Tchaikowsky Album Tops By Delos Smilh New York (UP) Outstand- ing for in-the-same room real ism is RCA Victor's recording f of Tchaikowsky's "Sleeping JBeauty" ballet music (six 12 in., alb.). It is the biggest and brightest red apple so far from experiments involving a special symphony orchestra of musi cians experienced in recording requirements, Leopold Sto "kowski, the conductor who more than any other has mas tered the techniques of electri cal -reproduction, and a record ing studio of contrived acousti cal perfection. One suspects RCA Victor was spurred into this expensive ef fort by the beautiful mechani cal qualities of the imported English records which have found a surprisingly large mar ket in this country. But no matter. The record buyer will hope that all domestic record ings will soon live up to the standard of the "Sleeping Beauty" discs. The performance is rather spectacular, too. Although a pick-up orchestra (of musicians from several symphonies), it plays with fine-sounding co hesion. And Stokowski is happy with Tchaikowsky's ballet idiom, which takes well to his ; flamboyant recklessness. New Record Material The Concert Hall Society has reissued its recording of Kha chaturian's violin concerto on a new record material which looks like shellac, feels like shellac, but isn't shellac. The .advantage, according to the . society, is that it has all of the supposedly superior 'reproduc tive virtues of plastic but is no more expensive than shellac. This reviewer has never been too sold on the virtue of plastic rthe best recordings ever made were all on shellac. , But he can say the new ma , terial sounds just as good as shellac, which probably means that the Khachaturian masters are good ones. The perform ance is by Louis Kaufman and the Santa Monica Symphony ..and was reviewed at the time of its issuance on plastic. It is pleasing. The music is Khacha turian which surely, in the cur Tent .avalanche of Khachatu rian, is description enough. Childhood Scenes By following the composer's , direction forget you are a vir tuoso Maryla Jonas has done an exquisite bit of piano-playing with Schumann's "Scenes from Childhood." (Columbia; two 12-in., alb.) Almost any piano student can play them the test of playing them well r is to draw from the score the simple straight-forwardness which Schumann by an artistic . miracle put into it. Miss Jonas is to be congratulated; many a virtuoso has failed. Schubert's "The Shepherd on the Mountain" is a thing of childlike simplicity too, float ing on a typically Schubertian melody,-The reviewer got a big boot i from the interpretation of Dorothy Maynor, soprano, another artist wh,o knows how to relax. (RCA Victor; 12-in., single.) Tt has a delightful clari .net obligato, played by David Oppenheim. WHAT'S U P in Graham Memorial Tonight's the night to make the Rendezvous your head quarters. Cool and comfortable, the Rendezvous has lots to of fer: in the way of fun and en . tertainment. Johnny Hough's trio will be on ..hand tonight .to furnish music . for , dancing, and a finer ; bunch of musicians you've nev er seen. Toasted sandwiches, coffee, ice cream, and other good things to eat will be on sale at the snack bar. s Music of Mozart will be feat- ured : in the main loungp to night at 6:30, when recordings of .his Sextette in F (K.522) and his Conceetante in E flat Major. Campus Forum Should Gases Be Public? " By Pete Gern Many students have in the past mentioned to this columnist the fact that decisions handed down by Men's Council were seldom re-printed in the Daily Tar. Heel during the year just past. Unable to account for any reasons for such action which 1 they believe to be detrimental to the best interests of the student body, they express the hope that rthe present council will see fit to publish briefs of cases they have tried without mention of names of the 6ffender in question. The Forum undertook to -poll the following query: "Should Men's Council regularly publish its cases (without mention of names of those involved)?" It received .unanimous reply for the first time since the inception of this column: "Yes!". "One of the finest means of bringing ,tq attention of students the actual offenses for which they may :be punished. 4One of the basic faults with the honor system is the Jack of .codification of specific offenses against the code." M. Buchanan. "It makes the students generally more aware of the Honor system and the prosecution of offenders. Tt would induce more due respect for the Honor councils, I'm sure." Al Winn. "The operation of any judicial system and of the honor system in particular, depends on the cooperation of the people involved. This cooperation cannot be gained unless people are familiar with the operation and decisions of the .council in specific cases." John Zucker. "Ths is an excellent way to clearly define for the benefit of the student body the purpose, function, and authority of the Men's Council." Stephen Millikin. "Within certain limits of course. It has -been tried before and I feel it should be done again to further acquaint the campus with the workings of the council." Gus Johnston. "Publication of facts is the only true way of keeping the stu dent body informed of the various violations . of fellow students. This in return will allow the students to be more conscious of their wrongdoings and attempt to amend their ways." Rufus Butner. "I think the Men's Council should publish its cases (without mention of names) because it brings to the front the actions of the Council and also gives fellow students an idea of the offenses which come before the Council." Marvin Horton. "By publishing the .cases .the student body would be informed as to the happenings on campus. The name of - the offender should be left out to prevent unnecessary embarrassment." Joe Pete Ward. "I think the Men's Council should publish briefs of the cases which come under its jurisdiction. The students on the campus are entitled to know exactly what is happening in regard to the violations of the Honor Code; of, course, no names would be used in these briefs." - Monroe Landreth. A copy of the text of this column has been forwarded to Page Harris, chairman of the Men's Council. The Good Word A Big Green " By Sandy Grady There is much talk, Old Magnificent, that this campus is going to hell in a big green bucket. The Graham Memorial lads moan that no one is eager about Student Government any -more. The so-called "arty" bunch claims that the philistines have taken over the campus, that no one understands their work. The Publications bunch rides madly off in every direction announcing that students are apathetic and irresponsible. The Democrats rant about Glenn Taylor and the Merchant's Association curses Bill Buchan and everyone would like to , blame . things on the veterans except that there -are too many of them and so it goes. Perhaps it is advisable that the Administration - puts Rock Throwing in the curriculum. I say let's get these things under control where we can watch them, instead of letting them continue in unfettered secrecy. Everybody -the Dirty Philistines, the Commerce Majors, the Politicians, the Tarnation staff would be required to drink beer to the stroke of -midnight, then all retire to the middle of Franklin Street for an hour's session of Rock Throwing. Let's get all this anger and irritation under government control, get it organized. And, Old Colossal, there is much moaning at the bars about the cliques into which -the student population has broken. Disinte grated is the word. I can't see that there is any fault in this. It warms the cockles of the heart; to hear talk about the old Carolina, the place where everybody was . brother and sister (don't think of the complications), but that is all over. The place is a cobble-stone metropolis now. The college has balooned to such a size that it resembles. a .Bumstead sandwich, just a mite too big to hold on to. It obviously is right that the population be free to float. into any shape that it feels like, that students form any sore of coterie which attracts them. There is another gripe that Carolina is converting into an educational factory, a vocational mill, and flaunting hypocricy when it goes under the banner of liberal arts. This, Old Won . drous, is the . truth. The school is stocked with, honest guys who want a degree of some sort, a certain amount of book learning and a grasp of the principles of business so that they. can take hold. of the, old man's business back .home or make a, few, shekels on their own. President- Frank Graham ,. says repeatedly , that this must be the university of the people, to serve the needs. of , the, people. The GI Bill and, the materialistic philosophies of our nation and age have changed the . concepts , of education. If the cloisters and the Greek are , becoming . old-fashioned, a way of life is losing out, but let there be no weeping. People have pointed to -the, fall of the .Carolina Magazine and similar anti-artistic tendencies on this campus. They gnash their teeth and rent their hides with Bud weiser . caps, saying that we are watching the . death . of , jntellectualism , in the , university and the advent of crass commercialism. Don't worry, Old Teriffic, the pall bearers will be. empty handed for quite a while. Those who worry about the lack of communication between the writers, painters, and musicians . . and , the students here must remember that this is. the best audience which an artist can face. It is receptive, understanding, and agreeable : to , experiments. I saw a play, performed here . which .would have : been laughed off the stage at most, theaters;, the Carolina audience gave -the play wright and actors - considerate applause. The reading public is the most literate here (on the average), and apublication which' fails should blame, the caliber of its work or another factor. but not . the readers. Well this was a parting shot, Old Magnificent Excuse the great quantities of white-wash that were sloshed about. What I want to know is can all this grandeur perish? Bucket The Political Spotlight Compromise On Redis trie ting! By Charlie Long Wednesday's Tar Heel carri ed an announcement by Legis lature Elections Committee Chairman that the long con tested redistricting bill would have to be recommitted to com mittee instead of hitting the legislature floor Thursday nite. Trouble has arisen as to whether or not Carrboro should be set up as a separate district. The S. P. members of the Com mittee are de manding this district instead of having it in a fraternity U. P. dominat ed district. It is true that it ' would be a f f J very small district but, the peo- .ple living in Carboro have need for representation, and it is a sure bet that the boys living . on Columbia street do not rep resent the Carrboro area. Oddly enough the present Leary Bill on redistricting is considered by certain quarters as being a compromise bill. The important thing is that there are still people floating around this campus and in student gov- One Man's Angle I ' ' 4 f t j I f 4 . ' " - V-.V J Tovarisch Wants By Kennedy Gammage ' One of the most hideous lies perpetrated by the Communist Party of the United States is the one which declares them to bt; an "American" party, with no central direction or tieup with the Kremlin. Of course, their actions belie this conclusively, in many various instances. We could cite the example of the overnight reversal of editorial policy of the New Masses and other Communist organs, on the day that word of Hitler's abroga tion of the Berlin-Moscow Treaty reached the United States; and of the considerable embarrassment which it caused the Communists in this coun try. We could cite theTheses and Statutes of the Third inter national, to which the Com munist Party of the United States must subscribe. And there are others too numerous to mention. But the most conclusive proof that the Communists in this country are not loyal to . this country, but to Russia, is to be found in the testimony Student Government Community Center By Dan Sapp Words of praise are in order this week for Hugh Wells and his committee who straighten ed out the rent situation. In stead of aimless complaints Hugh turned up with the ac complished fact and earned the gratitude of the village. Much doings are going on around us these days. The long time no see community center is about to become a reality. Reports from Mayor Bill Gould ing have it that arrangements have been made for the build ing which is to come from Camp Butner as well as for transportation and finances. A canvas is being made of the village for contributions and so far the kick in has been almost a hundred percent. Several cam pus and civic organizations have pledged themselves to help raise money for the project also. The center will probably be located on the hill facing the Pittsboro highway. It is to be used as a nursery, children's Sunday school and for general recreational purposes for adults. Mr.- Bennet and Mr. Burch have both volunteered their services in helping to get the center con structed. The council has announced that there will be a discussion and open hearing Monday night at seven thirty for the purpose of deciding whether King St., Johnson St. and Daniels Road are to have one way traffic. The council is anxious for as many residents of these streets as possible to be present for the hearing. The dogs are at it again, or to be more specific, the dogs have had it again. We repeat ernment offices who think that representation, fair and equit able that is, is a matter for compromise. Opposition to the bill in its present form might just happen to be due to the fact that some S. P. legislators are taking to heart the old warning "beware of Greeks bearing gifts." From the latest rumors heard, Lenoir Hall is undergoing another periodic investigation by students. It could be that investigating Lenoir is like spring fever only with less to show for the pain. The only thing to ever come out "of such investigations is a weary brain and general confustion. Last year the Fact Finding Board spent three months at the job, found out that Lenoir hall was losing money an,d- finally gave the place a clean bill of health financially. For the record how ever, it should be stated that the committee never gave its okay to the food served and the way it was served or the people who served it. We re fer of course to cold food, watery eggs which don't taste like eggs at all, tasteless food and the insolent manner which of William Z. Foster, the pres ent Chairman of the Commun ist Party of the United States, before a special committee of the House of Representatives. In Report No. 2290, 71st Con gress, a transcription of the following questions and ans wers may be found: Q. " . . . the workers in this country look upon the Soviet Union as their country, is that right?" A. "The more advanced workers do." Q. "Look upon the Soviet Union as their country?" A. "Yes." Q. "They look upon the Soviet flag as their flag?" A. "The workers of this country . . . have only one flag and that is the red flag. . . ." Q. "... are the communists in this country opposed to our Republican form of govern ment?" A. "The capitalist democracy most assuredly. . . ." Q. "And they desire to over throw it through revolutionary methods?" for the benefit of those who don't know. Dogs must be regis tered and innoculated. Some cases of rabies have been re ported in the state and there is an epidemic reported in states further south. Due to the number of stray dogs in this section an epidemic of this kind might result in the killing of many dogs who have owners if they are not properly identifi ed According to a bacteriolog ist's report to the council Mon day night, the rabies treatment CROSSWORD PUZZLE M K()s 1 Hluli wind & Viiiei 8 Strike! l. kft 12 -Second rallpt) 13 -'Io IPil H fn isrhood 14 Jill! 1!- Assists 17 Shakespearian kirn; 18 - VVritlna fluid 19 -Haiti 'MLnrer hmm oird 21 -Dined 1:2 -To wearv 23 -loriKiir 01 Qr 26 -To pull 27-Shred JO-Jot 31 Ugly old woman 22 To deal out 3': Obtained 34 Purpoae 3! Righteou 86 Hearing organs 33-Hegdpier 3-Twif.tii 41 Small rug 42 To (Gftslp 4i Churrh calendar 44 Churrh office 4 Rlpenei 49 Fuaa 60 Roman poet 61 Went bv ear 62 Lair 63 Commuiilala 2 i 5 TT'T7 3 j? lo hi 71 - 7 77y" - 21 Z2 ' &i -2 ' - - it is sometime hrm ! counter to the cust.i.T.. , y food prices can't ! ; .. . Lenoir but, there is ; : . can be done about t:. food tastes when .t .; . . the counter. Of c.u: ... ways have the old t. : : . you can't hire "good" . t . waiters in Chapel II.;: . has become a stock ; all the ills and .sr. ,,f . community. The above an?w,:-: r ., as we well know. It ( r.; , ... : to point out the Ti.,:h ,;, r fact that too, too ir. r.v . , are still confused in C'i ,; , ; ; over the old hen and j. osition. Students ; upon and told th.-.t a four year transit r.t , ,, tion and should b- d K: ful for what is dime f .; t It might be advis;ih!.- f ,; the permanent res;d-!.t Chapel Hill including t: . n chants to sit down i,r. out how much of their ,-, , goodwill is going di..:i drain every day. Wht:.. r 1 mean to or not, they ;ur the Hill a bad reput.it ;.im the future insofar as in : i .i the Student body is ronon,. .1; Violence A. "I would like to read )i , , the program of the Coin::,!;: ( ist International. . . . The n, ture of power by the pi d t. iat does not mean p or. i parliamentary majority. . ,t capturing. . . .by means i,f violence of the bourgeoisie c only be suppressed by t;. : stern violence of the pni! (,.; iat! " j Q. "You take your oid: from the Third Intetnalinii;,; do you?" A. ". . . The Communist In- tcrnational is a world patty based upon the mass parties ,r the respective countries. I' works out its policy by lhl mass principles , of these pnrtic in all its deliberations. . .ulur: a decision is arrived at. . M, workers, with their customary sense of proletarian disciplinf. accept it and put it into effef t." Q. "Do the Communist in this country advocate umM revolution?" A. "Yes. ..." Za vatache dorovi Tuva i i.scli. Coming is not always a hundred per cent effective so you r an ea. :ly see the danger involved fur children. NEA CONVENTION Pinehurst, May G (UP) The National Editorial associ ation has opened its 63rd an nual convention at Pinehurst. Officials say about 400 members are present for the three-day meeting. 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