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?AGE TWO TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1949 THE DAILY TAR HEEE 3fl)e2aili 1 'be offldal newspaper of the Publication Board of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where it Is issued daily during the regular sessions of the University by the Colonial Press, Inc., except Mondays, examination and vacation periods, and during the official summer terms when published Bemi-weekly. Entered as second-class matter at the post office of Chapel Hill, N. C, under the act of March 3, 1879. Subscription price: $8.00 per year, $3.00 per quarter. Editor Business Manager Managing Editor Sports Editor . Associate Ed.. Newt Ed. ..Al Lowenstein .Sally Woodhull City Ed. ...Herb Nachman Dick Jenrette Asst. Svt. Ed.. Staff Photographer James A. Mills Editorial staff: Bev Lawler, Nat Williams, Bob Fowler. News Staff: Margaret Gaston, Sam McKeel. Gordon Huffines, Mike Mc Paniel, Leonard Dudley, Roy Parker, Don Maynard, Wink Locklair, J. L. Merritt, Virginia Forward, Art Xanthos, Jack Brown, Charles Pritchard, Jimmy Leeson, Jimmie Foust, Graham Jones, Ann Sawyer, Emily Baker, Emily Sewell, Bunnie Davis, Troy Williams, Sam Whitehall. Sports Staff Buddy Vaden. Zane Robbins, Wuff Newell, Joe Cherry, Lew Chapman, Larry Fox. Business Staff: Jane Griffin, Jacy Rush. Jackie Burke, Preston Wescoat. Oliver Watkins, Erwin Goldman, Neal Cadieu, Bootsie Taylor, Jay Quinn, Pat Denning, Ann Green, Allen Tate, Alan Susman, Babs Kerr. Marie Nussbaum, Jackie Sharpe, Gladys Cottrell. Society Editor Rita Adams Society staff: Caroline Bruner, Lucile Conley, Lynn Hammock, Jane Gower, Helen Stephenson, Ann Gamble. Circulation Staff : Don Snow and Shasta Bryant, Assistant Circulation Man agers; M. J. White, Joe Wratten Andy Symmes, Neill Clegg. Mr. Scott 'Goes Forward' Dear Pa, How is everything at home? Things are in an uproar down here at Chapel Hill. I figured I'd better tell you about it, even though it might worry you some. Remember how you got out and stumped our end of the county for Mr. Scott last summer in the primary? You said he was the common man's candidate, that he'd look out for farm folks in his "go-forward" program. Well, Pa, I think Mr. Scott was sincere about going forward because that's what he wants to do with our tuition fees at this state supported university. He wants them moved forward almost double. A lot of the boys don't like the idea, even those that can afford the increase. They say that this place is supposed to be supported by the tax payers and that they're just putting a $69. poll tax on us. Then there are others who say that their folks are pay ing plenty of taxes without them paying any more. Understand, Pa, I'm not trying to run Mr. Scott down. He's going to do a lot of good for our state, I hope 1 just thought I'd better tell you about the extra money for next year. Maybe you'd better see if you can find me a job so I can pay it myself. You pay plenty of taxes as it is. Give Ma my love. Your loving son, Elbert Reports Were Incomplete From reports brought back from the YMCA-YWCA winter Retreat in Montreat last weekend and delivered at a meeting in Gerrard hall yesterday, it is hard to tell whether the conference accomplished much for the gen eral good of the campus other than to get a few people interested in campus problems. The brief summaries in dicated that some problems were met with concrete plans for improvements but that some touchy questions were shied ,away from.' It is hoped that a more complete report to be pre pared in written form will give a better picture of the retreat's accomplishments. Unprecedented Accomplishment 'Joan of Arc': oy Ames Daye, Jr. Motion pictures project themselves onto a plane loftier than they heretofore have at tained with "Joan of Arc". For here is an immensely impres sive production which suc ceeds in reliving the timeless story of the Maid of Orleans her courage, her heroism, and her faith illuminated by the simplicity and the dramatic comprehension of Ingrid Berg man. In a noted career, she has never approximated such a performance. 1 For those who see "Joan of Arc" at the Village theater this week, it becomes a pleasure to observe a player impart such breathing vitality of her role from the silver screen. This takes artistry and craftsman ship of high order, but Miss Bergman surmounts the sever ity of the challenge. She is the perfect Joan. Moreover, she is the perfect Joan in an emotionally touch ing and constantly absorbing dramatization of her short and poignant life martyrdom at the stake at 19 after consum mation of the divine mission of leading the armies of France to that point in victory which sends the Dauphin to the throne. For her earthly re 3Tar Heel ..ED JOYNER, JR. T. E. HOLDEN Chuck Hauser ..Billy Carmichael HI Adv. Mgr., C. B. MendenhaU Circ. Mgr. Owen Lewis Subscrip. Mgr. ....Jim King Asst. Bus. Mar Betty Huston Absorbing, Powerful, and Emotionally Touching wards are abandonment by the king she caused to be crowned and political reprisal leading to execution at the behest -of the English enemy in conspir acy with political churchmen. For to her spiritual recompense is reward beyond the deeds and minds of man to contain. It suffices. One of the rare impacts in this "Joan Of Arc" is the roll back in time which Victor' Fleming captures by his direc tion. In his meticulous atten tion to detail, so richly brought to canvas by authoritative re search, he succeeds in making his audience a directly interest ed party to the heroic drama. When a director can accom plish this, his right to acclaim and distinction becomes sured. as- Necessary to a faithful rendi tion of Joan are the pageantry of 15th-century France, the decisive battle, in which the siege of Orleans is lifted, the clanking of armor and mace and a whole vast background of pomp and circumstance spread out on the screen. But more essential is a steady and understanding hand sufficient ly competent to guide the story of the simple country girl through 'these magnificent Washington Scene Bald, Bland And Benign Bald, bland, and benign Sam Rayburn, the distinguished speaker of the House of Rep resentatives, does not become irked very often, but, when he does, he irks good. For a few hours the other day he was decidedly irked with Sec retary of the Air Force W. Stuart Symington. Mr. Symington had to pour all the, oil in his system on the troubled Rayburn to smooth things over. Texas Sammivel felt the Air Force was guilty of a deplorable breach of eti quette. Custom and protocol decree that Congressional leaders be consulted first before any agen cy of government does any thing which comes within the purview of Congress. But the Air Force 'slipped up on this. It invited Congress as a whole to attend the big air progress demonstration , at Andrews Field last Tuesday without first seeking an okay from Sammy. Mr. Rayburn ran his fingers through what should have been his hair and declared he would n't stand for it. Like an enraged school-master he ranted that he did not expect to conduct the business of the House with the place full of empty seats. Secretary Symington, who is fighting desperately for his 70 group Air Force, and needs all the 'Congressional goodwill he can muster, came running to Sam practically bowlegged un der an armload of olive branch es. He pleaded there had been an innocent lapse, and begged the Speaker to take over the job of issuing the invitations. Mr. Rayburn, who knew he'd be playing to an empty House anyway if he didn't give in, grudgingly relented. House minority leader Jos eph W. Martin, Jr., had some comments to offer on the pro posed scheme to glamorize Re publican members of Congress, as outlined the other day in this spendid pillar of wisdom and intelligence. "I do not think," observed Mr. Martin, "that the program should include any beauty courses. From what I can see, it isn't being pretty that counts with the ladies. If that were so, we would not captivate many feminine hearts." At this moment, Rep. Jesse P. Wolcott, of Michigan, pass ed by. Mr. Wolcott, who is de cidedly roly-poly, and has been married 22 years, was startled when Mr. Martin pointed at him and bellowed: "Take a look! Does he have glamor?" ' Mr. Wolcott asked what had occasioned the outburst. On being informed, he pirouetted like a fashion model, saying: "I cut quite a figure." trappings without loss of power and essential threads. Fleming manages this very well. The story of Joan is told in steadily progressive chapters, blending into the pageantry and the spectacle, but it is Joan's story which remains the dominant theme. "Joan of Arc" must be con sidered first in terms of its central character. In the very nature of the subject, it fol lows that Miss Bergman, stands alone. But dramatic strength is decidedly augmented in three of the rriajor supporting performances. Jose Ferrer, as the weakling Dauphin, later Charles VII, makes his film debut here. A long stage ex perience serves him well; he is excellent. Francis L. Sulli van is Cauchion, Bishop of Beauvais, who condemns Joan to the stake as part of his un holy alliance with the English invader. Suavity and intelli gence punctuate his perform ance. J. Carroll Naish, the ren egade Burgundian who sells the Maid to the English is vil lainy itself. In lesser charac terizations are many others in cluding Selena Royle, Irene Rich, Gene Lockhart, and Sheppard Strudwick, a form er University of North Caro lina student. Wonder How Long the Ammunition Will Last? Distributed by King Features Syndicate by arrangement with The Washington Stag Passing Sentence Should Students Have to By Jonathan Marshall It was to be expected that the vote would be negative in the recent Phi debate on a resolution favoring a sub-, scription basis for all publi cation on campus; however, the vote was gratifyingly close. The most surprising stand was that taken by Bill Dun can, editor of the Yack, who Po' Li'l Moggie? Mama Is By "Wink" Locklair Tuesday was a sad day in the life of Margaret O'Brien. It seems that Margaret's moth er, Mrs. Gladys O'Brien, de cided to marry Don Sytvio, an orchestra leader, in Palm Beach, Florida. According to an Associated Press report and front-page in most of the state papers, Margaret was none too ' happy about it and "turned on the tears." Well, we can't seem to work up a lump in our throat for the little star. Time was, back in the early '40's, when Mar garet was doing such power ful emoting in "Our Vines Have Tender Grapes," "Music for Millions," and "Three Wise Fools," we often found our eyes getting watery as she looked with compelling, child like understanding into June If one were to follow in all the details the story of the story and the making of the picture, it would be discovered that there seemed to be a point in which it took com mand of itself, that there was manifested a certain expres sion of will that might in truth have come from the Maid her self. Perhaps somewhere in that is the reason that it is a picture decidedly without any sort of precedent or parallel. These things will be com municated to the audience in terms of audience understand ing. Again, this is a picture from which the spectators will derive in proportion to what they bring to it. It can be a two-hour expanse of dramatic action amid technicolor re cordings of intensity and sometimes splendor, enhanced with the art of a famous star, or it may be -for others a deep er order of experience in which they will for a time be come unconscious of the de vices of the telling, net know ing whether the pictur3 is black-and-white, or color, nor caring, and sitting transported into that time and place of tragic adventure and final tri umph five hundred years ago in fevered France. came out in favor of subscrip tions. This columnist still feels that a complete subscription basis would be difficult to op erate under, but the present subsidy is completely unjust. Despite an 18-1 vote against an underwrite and subscrip tion method of financing, this columnist still feels that it is the only practical eventual so- Remarrying Allyson's or Edward G. Robin son's face. We were visibly moved by her performances. Always. That is, up until last year. And once again AP was the source of some dreadful information. . Margaret, by 1947, had be come eleven years old, old enough, M-G-M thought, to give interviews to newspaper columnists. One day the studio arranged a press conference for her, and all the first-string critics, and publicity people turned out for the event. They found Margaret, as you might expect, a "normal, healthy American girl." This was tell ing us nothing we didn't al ready know. But a few para graphs later Sidney Skolsky reported a startling statement from normal, healthy Marga ret. When Skolsky asked her how she managed all those tears in her pictures, Marga ret told him, "It's no trouble at all. I don't feel anything. When the scene is sad, I just look sad, and before I know it, I'm crying!" That was all for us. We didn't caare to learn anything more. We had thought all along that Margaret was really ser ious in her work, or that she had to resort to onion juice for those tears. But just to cry when the scene calls for it was a low blow to us, more than we could take. Since that interview story appeared, we have not gone to see a single Margaret O'Brien movie, although that infantile paralysis trailer fea turing her at the Carolina back in January, gave us, and everybody else in the audience, an excruciating five minutes. No. We cannot believe those tears Margaret "turned on" when she learned of her moth er's marriage. And since there has been no mention in jtat moos sauoas asaui any jo O'Brien his death or separa tion or divorce from Mrs. O'Brien our thoughts have turned to a series of inter esting, if not right embarrass ing possibilities which might place little Margaret in an even shakier position. Come clean, kid! Wipe those tears from your eyes and tell us: who is 'yo pappy? Pay? lution to the problem. First, we must eliminate the DTH from discussion here. The paper could not possibly op erate under a different system. It is difficult enough for pro fessional newspapers to make ends meet, and to subject a daily student paper with a part-time staff to the same conditions would be tanta mount to suicide for the paper. It would also be impossible to make deliveries on an in dividual basis, so we will not consider the DTH in this dis cussion. Many students do not feel that they should have to pay for publications if they do not want them; this is fair. It is answered that the publications could not survive on a sale and subscription system. It is also argued that all students should support act ivities even if they do not participate in them, for stu dent activities are an impor tant part of college life. This seems to have some validity. The editor of Tarnation told the Phi that his magazine could not exist under either a subscription or an under write system. This amounts to saying that there is not enough demand for Tarnation for it to succeed. If this is so, why should the majority of students have to support a publication for a small minority? The question to be resolved is how can we reach a com promise? Publicati ons, we are told, cannot exist on a sub scription basis. In answer it is said that the present set-up is unjust. Yet the publications do serve a function as part of our training, and they are desired by some. The solution seems to this columnist to lie in an under write by the student legisla ture with the publications re quired to pay their own way as nearly as possible from sales and advertisements. An underwrite of 50 of costs would ensure that any publication which is desired by a large group of people would make ends meet. Those who did not want the publication would not have to pay as much as before, and those interested would bear a more propor tionate share. This is not perfect, granted, hut it is an improvement. It has the advantage that we still support student activities. One more argument must be mentioned. How could cost be figured in advance, and how would the publication know the number of sales that it could expect? In reply, one may ask how any budget is planned in advance? A fairly good estimate can be made. If one bad issue is put out, readers will not leave, but if the publication is continu ally bad, it will fail. Write Away We Must Like Duke! Editor: We all want tuition rates to be low so that the youth of all economic groups can come here. , Therefore, we must call on the alumni and other friends of the University to cease .making contributions to the University, and instead to ruh all the money they can spare to Duke, Wake Forest, Davidson, etc. Such contributions will enable those schools to lower thrjr rates, then we can lower ours. Traditional dislike of Duke must' be -quickly overcome. Prejudice must not stand in the way ot the good of the University. The above reasoning will become perfectly logieal if Govor . nor Scott's absurd ideas of non-competition with denominational schools is put into effect. Concerning the proposal to raise teacher salaries out of the tuition increase, I take my stand with Joseph Straley express in Saturday's Daily Tar Heel. I will gladly do with less if the only way I can get a raise is to take it from the stul);!s and to deny the opportunity for an education to the poor pe ..)!,-. of the State. There is another reason for my opinion which is not at all altruistic. As unemployment in the state increases, a tuition increase may very well cause a decrease in the enrol ment, which, will threaten the jobs of the faculty. The proposal to increase salaries by means of a tuition increase, which on the surface will appeal to the self -interest of many teachers, must not be allowed to split the faculty ''and students. The teachers need students to teach. The students need low tuition rates. We must combine our strengths to defeat undemocratic move. We must demand that the legislature appropriate enough money both to pay decent salaries and to keep the gates of higher education open to as many of the you!i: people of North Carolina as possible. We must demand that tli s money be obtained from taxes on the textile, furniture, power and tobacco companies of the State. Their huge profits, wrun-,r from the workers and consumers, must be put back into the ser vice rpf the people. , . John Myers Not a New Holy Trinity Editor: On Sunday, in this column, James S. Patty took Bill Robert son to task for the alleged non-sequitur of proving the objective existence of the class struggle in America, starting with the proposition ' "there is no such thing as objective truth." This would indeed be quite a non-sequitur; if Mr. Patty will bo so kind as to take another look at Bill Robertson's letter, he will find that Bill' Robertson said "There is such a thing as objective truth," and that the ,"no" was gratuitously supplied by Mr. Patty himself. As one who has engaged in a fair number of polemics on this page in the short time I have been here, may I venture to give the following advice to Mr. Patty: Give your adversary's letter more than a cursory glance; and argue with what he said, not with what you would like him to have said. One can, without difficulty, make non-sequiturs out of one's logic by in serting "noes" ad libitum; however, I think it is best to refrain from this procedure (though I realize it is common practice in the commercial press) if the discussions in this column are to be more than contests of mud slinging if they are to be serious debates between students equally searching for the truth, with full respect for one another's sincerity. It is precisely this search for truth that is the dominant idea in the works of Marx, Lenin and Stalin in the hope of raising politics from a collection of opinions to the status of a science. No one denies that "truth is complex" (Mr. Patty was, perhaps unknowingly, quoting Engels). No one is trying to present Marx, Lenin, and Stalin as a new Holy Trinity to be accepted on faith. No one questions that a few among the conclusions they reached must be reformulated in the light of now data. We respect Marx as the genius whose methodology and world outlook has given us a most powerful tool in the search for truth. By Hans Freisiadi m 15 16 7 "ZwffxZZ WMkr777 22 23 24 25 26 2V Z3 . : 'M 'tppJ 'M. WMi - J 3 59 'AO 4i 42 4i ' .'J Wr 1 FLU i-3 f AL 47. soft metal 48. give forth 49. son of Seth 50. consumma tion 51. sand hill VERTICAL 1. European mountains 2. 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