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- AGS TWO 1 I " 1 1 s -IPAGE TWO 1HE DAILY TAU HfiSE ; WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1950 i tie Satlp ar Heel The official newspaper of the Publications Board of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where it is published daily during the regular sessions of the University at the Colonial Press, Inc.. except Mondays, examination and vacation periods and during the official summer terms when, published semi-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 per year, $3 per quarter. Member of the Associated Press, which is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news and features herein. Opinions expressed by columnists are not necessarily those of this newspaper. Oo-Editors Business Mnaager Managing Editor -. Sports Editor ....CHUCK HAUSER. DICK JENRETTE . JED WILLIAMS ' ROLFE NEILL ZANE BOBBINS Neal Cadieu, Adv. Mgr. Shasta Bryant, Circ. Mgr. Oliver Watkins, Office Mgr. Bill Saddler, Subs. Mgr. Staff Photographers .. .... Jim Mills, Corneil Wright Hems staff: Don Maynard, Andy Taylor, Faye Massengill, Walt Dear, Nancy Eurgess. Edd Davis, John Noble, Barrett Boulware, Stanley Smith, Billy Grimes. Snorts- staff: Frank Allston, Jr.. Joe Cherry, Lew Chapman, Art Greenbaum, Biff Roberts. Harvey Ritch, Bill Peacock, Ken Barton. Business staff: Tate Erwin, Bootsy Taylor, Marie Withers, Charles Ashworth." Business staff: Tate Erwin. Bootsy Taylor, Marie Withers, Charles Ashworth, John Poindexter, Hubert Breeze, Bruce Marger, Bill Faulkner, Pat Morse, Chuck Abernethy, Martha Byfd, Marie Costello, Marile McGerity, Lamar St.roupe. ' SOCIETY STAFF , ' ; . ' '. ' ' . EUiTOas . Faye Massengill ASSOCIATE EDITOR Nancy Burgess RKl'ORTERS Evelyn Wright, Margie Story, Marvel Stokes. Sar- eli Cobbel, Lula Oveiton, Nancy Bates, Helen Boone and Jimmy Foust. Night Editor, Job nNoble Sports, John Ncble A Financial Hypocrisy ' It's happened again, and this time something should be j done about it before it is too late. . . j- We're talking about the, overall student budget passed b ythe Legislature last spring for the 1950-51 fiscal year. To make a long and involved story short and crystal clear, this, i is the situation: The budget was drawn up and passed on the basis of a "conservative" estimate of 1950-51 enrollment of G,800 students in all departments of the University. That means that a specified amount of income had to come from an average of 6,800 students over the three quarters of this year or there would not be enough money to guarantee the appropriations made in the spring to various campus agencies. Here's what happened: The enrollment for the fall quar ter in which we are now working is just barely above the average enrollment estimated for the entire year. Since the number of students always drops down during the winter and spring quarters, that means we won't nearly reach an average of G,800 for the entire year. The fall enrollment is 6,860. Ever since the present block fee system went into effect, in which all student organizations are appropriated their operating money from a lump sum collected by South Build ing and turned over to the Legislature, all student organ izations have been "shortchanged" each year because the law-making body, working with the Secretary-Treasurer and the Budget Committee, has estimated enrollment (and ; therefore income) too high. The reason the shortchange has resulted is that the Legislature has never left a healthy un appropriated balance in the budget after appropriations were completed, even though Mr. Harry Kear, accountant for the Student Activities Fund, repeatedly. recommended $5,000 as a minimum "cushion" of unappropriated balance if the Leg islature were to guarantee its appropriations. And Mr. Kear says the $5,000 recommendation was probably too low a figure. The unappropriated balance for 1950-51 is less than $1,000. For several years now every student organization has been gypped out of part of its promised appropriation be cause the Legislature has overestimated enrollment and in come. For example, The Daily Tar Heel lost $1,500 in 1948-49 whereas it should have made a profit of approximately $250 if it had gotten the money it was promised. That $250 is a small profit when you consider that this newspaper is a non-profit organization on a $45,000 budget. It is a credit to the Publications Board that the budgeting hit so close to the goal, but a discredit to the Legislature that it should upset such a wise budgeting program with a mistake which had been made at least twice previously. We know now that the same situation exists this year. Therefore something should be done immediately to prevent 'financial chaos at the end of the year, when We shall, find that scjiie organizations have jumped in and spent their bud geted (but partially non-existent) funds and left nothing for organizations which use part of their money right up to the end of the fiscal year. We suggest that the Secretary-Treasurer immediately place the matter before the Student Legislature with a rec ommendation that the budget be taken from the files and reworked until it is more than just a financial hypocrisy. No Unconstitutionality The Chairman of the Elections Board, Julian Mason, tells us the Board has disqualified a candidate from running for office in tomorrow's special election because the man failed to appear at the compulsory candidates' meeting, didn't pay his dollar fine for missing the meeting, and gave as an excuse the fact that he was eating dinner at the time. . Mason went 'on to say that the candidate indicated he would appeal the Election Board's ruling to the Student Coun cil.' Our immediate question was: On what grounds was the appeal to be made? Mason said the candidate apparently did n't have any. We agreed.. If the Student Council even hears the case, which it shouldn't since there are no valid grounds on which to base ixn appeal, we can't see how it could rule any way other than to uphold the elections laws and the ruling of the Elections Hoard. The only way the Elections Board's ruling could be re versed is for the Student Council to declare the elections laws on Which the ruling .was based to be unconstitutional. Otherwise the Council is merely disregarding the laws pass ed by our duly constituted representatives in the Student Legislature. From here, we don't see any unconstitutionality involved in the case. NONPLUS by Harry Snook SNOOK'S FAN MAIL Haven't You Heard? The Wolf Was Killed In Korea" Editor: . It is gratifying to note that Harry Snook's column has occa sioned several responses in The Eidtor's Mailbox. This would seem to indicate, as Mr. Snook has pointed out, that the column is somewhat of a success, since even his most avid antagonists "condescend to read" it. All of which makes me rather happy, as I have a great deal of respect for Mr. Snook (as a writer, not a philospoher) and his column (as a diversion, not a criterion). On the other hand, it is im possible that such controversial issues as those treated by him could pass without comment. Mr. Snook is treading on many -sets of toes, in flagrant viola tion of the aged adage that a gentleman nfever discusses wo men, religion, and politics.. Of course, in these times of literary prostitution, one must make the choice of being a gentleman or a columnist. Mr. Snook1 has ob viously made his choice. Accordingly, I do not feel that his observations on UNC's aca demic status should pass with out comment. He seems to be in agreement with the opinions quoted in a late issue of the New York Times magazine: "An American university is an ath letic institution in which a few classes are held for the weak minded;" or "Our universities have a great accumulation of knowledge; the freshmen bring some in and the seniors take none out, and thus it accumu lates." In general, this is prob ably true; but it is no more true of Carolina than of any other school in the country. It must be remembered that every state university, including Carolina; owes its existence to "the mod ern idea of education fof the masses." In accordance with this precept, anyone who is qualified must, within numer ical restrictions, be admitted to the university. It is inevitable that these should include a "bunch of irresponsible idiots." But the whole concept of mass education is based on equal op portunity; what each individual makes of that opportunity is his responsibility, not the institu tion's. There are "irresponsible idiots" in every "facet of society throughout the world; this has not prevented great men f rpm becoming great. Rather, it has magnified their greatness by contrast. As for Carolina's "in ferior academic status," I can not, nor, do I believe, can Mr. Snook, speak with authority. I do not think, however, that the association of the reputation of the graduate school with that of the entire university is erron eous. A university is judged by its graduate school, which is on ly natural, if one considers that most important advances and contributions to the general knowledge are made by grad uate students and faculty work ing in close coordination. And I ' think even most undergraduates will agree that the graduate school rates a respected, if not exalted, place in the university administration; for it is only here that a student, after' the necessary academic background, can plunge seriously into the art of learning and cross the line that separates a student from a scholar. Is that not the highest fulfillment of the purpose of ed ucation? Before I close it might make Mr. Snook happ yto learn that I, for one, am more or less in agreement with his views . on pre-marital relations and reli gion, though I should hesitate to stick my neck out in print. That takes guts, Mr. Snook, but you seem to haye them, so more power to you. Moi'e power, also, to the Tar Heel, whose editorial policy apparently not only al lows, but encourages complete freedom of expression for the iconoclast as well as the conven tionalist. There are few such publications in today's world. Paul T. Chase P.S. Please let us in on the se cret of Mr. Snook's identity, or identities. You will be putting an end to considerable wild spec ulation. (Snook is a real live student Check Central Records for veri .fication. Ed.) &9SO 1 li-TOU rosr A Tar Heel At Large by Robert Ruark '35 It probably is not possible1 to refuse fresh American citizenship to the celebrated Mr. Gar ry Davis, the orchestra leader's boy who sought to reform the world by renouncing his American birthright in Paris a few years back. He appoint ed Mrnelf. as I recall. World Citizen No. 1. Jt Pr. Davis has wed, since, an American citizen, , dwells oinong us currently, and in due course of time (normally three years from. the date of his residence as an American's spouse) is entitled to naturalization. This happens to war brides of all nations and possjbly should hot be denied to Mr. Davis," a sort of inter national peace bride, himself. , , Except that the fellow insults his homeland three times, on his own action. First, h nur posefully turned in the solidest passport in a troublous world for a fuzz-headed jehad (Ara bic, best 'word I know for angled rabble-rousing under quasi-noble aim). Then he says in his let ter to U. S. Atty. Gen. J. Howard McGrath, that he only renounced his citizenship as a publicity stunt. "My renunciation of citizenship in Paris in May 1948, was an action intended to dramatize the cause of world peace, world citizenship and the One World principle. My loyalty .to my home land has at no time been in question." Then he says, in requesting immediate restora tion of rights as a' citizen. . . "This I feel will give my belief in world citizenship the solid loundation necessary, to its eventual realization." This you might say is thedouble-barrelled publicity stunt, but with the temerity to involve what millions feel to be the most priceless pos session of modern mankind as'?, the cheap gim mick. It appears to me this American boy is being just a little cavalier in his treatment of an ideal istic commodity for which a great many people have died or risked their lives in order to obtain. No matter what your pctimate of American cit izenship, it is not a public relations gimmick tot a feather-headed young man wiui ueubions of Messiah. - Mr; Davis wriles, in his request for reinstate ment that "because, along with the inalienable human rights which will accrue to me as an A merican citizen, I wish to assume with a mini mum of delay these rights." . . You may well dismiss Mr. Davis as a crackpot, , but unfortunately he proved to be the kind . of hot-eyed zealot who was most disturbing to the orderly resettlement of Europe, and his cult ac quired great following both there and here. At best appraisal he has been a lousy advertisement for his country, and. a lovely hunk of propaganda meat for the Russians. This could be partially our fault; we gave him an awful lot of space when he fired his country, as one would report an infant's abandonment of an ice-cream cone. I don't even know why I bother with him much, except that Davis is a beautiful compo site of a type I least admire. He is, first, the ad dlepated idealist, bereft r practicality, med dling in men's business while clad in emotional rompers. He is, secondly, the .kind of long-haircut sneerer at his land who deserts it while ex ploiting it, and then rushes back to mama's apron when the stuff hits the fan. In this respect he is kin to the esoteric creatures who dwelt abroad on American capital during the '20's and '30's, knocking their nation in high flown phrases, and deserting their villas and attics for the first plane back when Hitler started to move. Turns out I am not much annoyed at Garry Davis. Just feel sorry that we can breed such a small gnat to inflame the international eye. The Editor s Mailbox Bad News Editor: Please print this letter. t Bad news. How do you take bad news? (This letter js r-t directed at you Dear Editor.). How did you take the news that Nttrth Korean Troops had crossed the 38th parallel? You pi .h ,1! , took the news as I took it; just another international incident, it u be over, in a little while. That's just the way I took the bon.hj.,,! of Pearl Harbor as I sat in a tent at New River, North Carolina' Exactly eight months later my heart was palpitating a he-liva 1-4 faster and I was finding it hard to swallow; I was going aMlljrc, at Guadalcanal. No need to tell you the rest; it was tough, t,,u as hell, all war is tough. But this article is not meant to ex;,ia :n my own good fortune, it's to tell you that I got the bad news ti.i; week. Yeah, a very good friend of mine got it . . . got it g6.t he W3s killed in action on Korea. I still cant' believe it. I know how things like that are, yrt 1 still think there might be a mistake. This friend, Jame D. Jonas, .was not only my friend but the friend of lots of students here at the University. He worked wiih his brother-in-law Max Mitas at the University Restaurant. s sister, Eleanor Mitas, is known to some of you, let me tell you what she told me. J. D., as he was known to everybody, wn ie a letter on the 18th of September. He said he had been on the sid,. of a hill for eleven days, he hadn't had a shave or bath in over 1 week and he hadn't had any food to amount to much in days. n said at the time of writing the letter that shells were fallir mi close that he could taste the powder. The 19th he was k;;!.,i. Tuesday morning this week, Mrs. Mitas received a call from ,,.r mother in Wilson telling her that she had received a tel ; from the War Dept. to the effect, "We regret to inform you." Sure other guys are getting it . . '. getting it good . . . , , t , . r -are just getting it. No matter it's hell, it's a rotten stinking .;; that men must die 'so young. J.D. was 19, a kid that had never done a wrong thing in his life. I can see him smiling now iiiw;r,-s friendly to everyone. He was a great guy and there are others that are suffering the same fate. J. D. wanted to get married when he came back, just like anv of you want to do some day. I hope your lives are not shatteie( like his and his families and the girl he wanted to marry. I sound as if I'm up in the air about something; yes hell I am. I've seen hundreds of Americans and Japs dead. I've smell them rotting, I've seem them go into the stomachs of sharks, it may happen again. I hope and pray not. May God not let it happen. You may ask, "what can I do?" You can when yo"u pick up n paper, look at the pictures, the headlines and realize that men are fighting and dying so that you can read those headlines and mo those pictures. Don't pick them up, read a little, allow your in tellect to grasp its meaning, and then forget it. Let it go into yeur heart, let it make you feel that you're thankful that men are keep ing Our Country Free. Some -of you may have had such news as I have had in tho past, maybe there is someone close to you over there now, (if I hope he comes back), maybe there will be someone you kne go over there. I hope not, but let's pray for them, let's get Ixhiie! Uncle Sam and buy Postal Bonds. LET'S REMEMBER TH-T WE'RE NOT OVER THERE. I've had damn good buddies get it .out there last time, drink:.;' buddies, poker buddies, but I never thought exactly t"he same w;,y about them as I felt about J. D.. Jones. So folks don't have h.j news rammed down your throats like I did . . .it's hard to think und even swallow afterwards.;- Let's at least think about what's on over there. e Thomas J. Williams Go Forward in Legislature Ride with Bill Carr U. P. Now See Here by Jack Lackey . Tomorrow you are going to select a new editor of this newspaper. The election is necessary be cause the editor who was elected last spring has 'been unable to return to the campus this fall. We would like to point out, a few things which are often overlooked during campaigns fop the election of a Daily Tar Heel Editor. Comparisons are often made between this pa per and regular metropolitan dailies, particular ly with regard to the manner in which editors are selected. This is not a reasonable comparison. A regular newspaper has a publisher who owns, or represents 1 the ownership of the paper. He selects the editor. The man selected must con tinue to satisfy him "at all times. You are the publishers of the Daily Tar Heel and it is tip to you to select the editor that you want. As owners of this publication, hqw can you make the best decision? Through what medium can you express your collective decision once it has been made? How can the most qualified' candidates be presented to you? These are not new questions. They have been debated at Carolina ever since this paper was first printed nearly v60 years ago. The present' system of elect ing him at a general campus election was evolved a long time ago. It has been criticized a "great deal. So far, however, none of the alternate plans has met with general acceptance. In recent weeks it has been suggested that it would be better if the campus political parties did not make nominations of candidates for . the editorship. The stated reason for this is that it would help keep politics out of the selec tion. It is a nble objective, but we 'think it is rather unrealistic. You can't keep politics out of an election in which as many as 7,000 students are going to vote. The purpose of political par ties is to select qualified candidates and to pre sent them to you. If. this selection does not take place it will greatly reduce the source of in formation about those who are running for the position. This does not mean that we condone general mud slinging in any election. When such a situation occurs it is the fault of those who engage in it, and not necessarily of the political party system. The. campus parties can and should be a Preat aid n selecting properly qualified candidates for the editorship. To eliminate them would only, open the . door to nominations by pressure groups and more mud than was ever seen in the "past. Every so often some one decides that the edi tors you have elected are not quite good enough. Sometimes they suggest that a board such us the Publications Board should make the decision. Or perhaps the student legislature, or the student body president, or the staff of the paper. Those who make these sugestions are forgetting a very important point. It is still your paper. You pay for it. You read it. You own it. If it does not meet their standards let them try to persuade you to make a change. Don't let them talk you into giving up your right to make the selection. Look over the candidates that are now running for the editorship. Weigh their" qualifications. Make your decision and then vote for the man that you think will make the best editor. Re member, it is your decision and your responsibility. JZZ1:ZZZIZZJ iIZfi 24-25 26 27 2p T-rr?. rTT?2 -rZ- WffiW vA A; . , uZ&Al 58 5? 40 p42, 4S 44 45 46 47 48 ' 4? 5o p 52 ; OHM MM MMI MMMM MMi MMM MMMMI MriMMM HMWi MHU Wflfl'--' 12-7 HORIZONTAL 1. high broad tableland 5. annex . 8. starting at 12. woe is me 13. to the right 14. gentle breeze 15. fertile 16. ornamental evergreen shrub 18. abstract conception of being 19. before 20. gropes 21. shrub of pepper family 23. aeriform matter 24. 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