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Meny Christmas And c
At the close of 1951, the world moved into the upper Kin
sey Era of the McCarthy Epoch of the Atomic Age.
In Korea, the stalemate war was turning into a stalemate
peace, which was perhaps the more desirable situation, but
the world was warned by both aggressors that if the other
side did not concede, the war would continue.
American troops continued to slush through mud to death,
and Chinese Communists were our born enemies. Meanwhile,
Yugoslav Commnnists (along with British and Scandinavian
socialists, Argentine and Spanish fascists, and the Roman
Catholic Church) were our natural allies.
"felsewhere in the world it was learned that there was still
graft in Washington, this time involving mink coats; disas
trous floods swept Kansas City, possibly similar to the floods
that have swept Egypt, India, China, and the United States
iii eons past. .
A neo-Nazi party reared its head in Bavarfa, the govern
ment of Czechoslovakia underwent a purge, and both Wash
ington and Moscow sang "Come-ona-my-house" to neutral
Nehru. - e
Pakistan and India glared rusty harpoons at one another,
as the U. N.'s Dr. Frank Graham failed to establish any un
derstanding between the two. Nations all over the western
half of the world santched at American dollars, while Ameri
cans were found to be the most efficient grabbers. Meantime,
deficit spending brought the dollar to a value of about 32
-cents. . V .
:'In the farcial United Nations, silk-tied delegates haggled
points of non-existent international law, giving their national
propaganda machines something to write home about.
v Joe Louis tried for a comeback, the Yankees won the World
Series, and the University of North Carolina's football team,
went unnoticed for the second consecutive year. As the
Christmas season neared, international loafers were busy ori
the slopes of the Alps and the Rocky Mountains. Olympics
teams prepared for the world games, while dozens of swim
mers plunged into both sides of the English Channel.
Sports in these United States were notable for their no
toriety. Some 21 basketball players from six schools (includ
ing Kentucky, which fielded the greatest team in modern
history) were thrown into jail for conspiracy. Some 90 mem
bers of the diminutive West Point football squad were dis
missed for cheating. At William and Mary, alumni-harried
university officials altered the high school and collegiate re
cords of players, to keep them nominally in school. -
. In the world of education, the Southern part of the United
States saw racial barriers broken for the first time in grad
uate and professional schools, as conservative administrations
battled the changes at every step.
In re-enducation schools in Europe and the Far East, stu
dents learned that either the U.S.S.R. or the U.S. was the
beneficiary of all mankind, depending on which side of which
iron curtain they were "studying.
;.A" peace movement rose at England's Oxford, tradition
ally the seat of far-reaching intellectual movements. It was
promptly branded communistic by many U. S. sources." The
United World Federalists and the Moral Re-armaments pro
gram tried to convince the world that a third world war was
unnecessary. . -
: And both halves of the world continued to converge on
the tiny nation of Korea, as a testing ground for their armies.
General MacArthur'urged the use of atomic weapons, and
Russia said she had them too, so the United States fired Gen
era! MacArthur.
In the world of letters, the United States recognized a new
school of writing, classed generally as "Southern decadence,"
and the same country eagerly awaited the second Kinsey re
port, while loudly maintaining moral standards set in the
17th century " "
Nobody could remember who won the Nobel prize, but
everyone knew that, one of the Southern decadents had de
cadently turned it down the year before.
The University of North Carolina's Daily Tar Heel pub
lished its last issue of the year on a remembered date, but the
Japanese peace treaty had been-signed during the year, and
"remember Pearl Harbor day" editorials Had gone out of
vogue. . ' : 'fWf-:-' " 'V' ? -l';
In the North Carolina hamlet of Chapel Hill, a commer
cialized Christmas blsiect iorth with such vigor that the
traffic lights could not be seen, and. the traditional red-suited
Santa Claus took orders from hopeful children in a hundred
thousand Main Street stores all. oyer America; iU - in
.Girls still wanted dolls, but little boys had given up cow
boy suits and trains for chemistry sets.
t7e wish the world an earnest and a merry Christmas. "
Ani we hope it prays, ia churches and synagogues, in
tern' lc&moQueSi .SJid-cn, prayer mats,, m cathedrals, caves,
cell
sJtit un'd1 cu i &cdf rnssy for a- happyne year ;-a i
by Barry Farbcr
Wot Guilty'
Belgrade, Nov. 3 The women
of Yugoslavia have so much
equality it's positively frightening-
" . - - V
The new Yugoslav Constitu
tion ensures "complete equality
between men 'and women in all
domains of social life. Mother
Nature gave women so much
power in the first place I don't
see how the law can afford to
give them any morebut just
listen.
Suppose a Croatian couple de
cide they have a lot in common
and choose to become united in
holy deadlock. If the girl doesn't
like her husband's name, or if
she can't pronounce it, she's per
fectly free to keep her own. The
wife shares the same work,
wages, responsibilities, and ag
gravation as her spouse.
'". Marrying for money is obso
lete. All property belonging to
the maiden before marriage re
mains strictly in her possession
Even if she owns all the bau
xite in Bosnia thegroom ;had
better keep hustling for his own
bread and salami or she can cut
him off without a brass dinar.
When a Belgrade bobbysoxer
spots a guy she'd like to know
better she doesn't have to smile,
sit, simmer, and sob. She merely
"calls him up and makes a date.
; SHe'd better be on time. There's -plenty
other babes in the Bal
kans. At the dance she's liable to
see a handsome Slovene and
break on him. In the midnight
cafe she pays for half the cake
and cognac. "When Serbian
sweethearts stroll down the
avenue the girls generally walk
on the street side nearest the
curb unless there's danger of
land mines, in which case they
walk in front, -
Females have infiltrated all the
industries and professions. They
v pull teeth, drive streetcars, per-"
form surgery, spotweld, design
buildings, ' and stack sandbags
along the Hungarian border. .
- Yesterday I was taken to a
construction gang near Belgrade
and introduced to a hefty brun
ette witri muscles like Primo
Camera. They told me she was
', a "shock worker" and "peoples'
hero because, she could operate
a pneumatic jack hammer faster ,
than any other Woman this side
of Hertzegovina. When" she
heard I was an American she
grinned and gave me a resound
ing slap on the spine which
neatly separated my sacro from
my iliac She then picked up her
jack hammer and turned her at
: tentions toward building a big
ger jmd better Yugoslavia.
Incidentally, these Yugoslav
women are the most under
rated in the world. The "made
moiselles and "senoritas may
have the best publicity agents
"but stick to the Slavs for sheer
incandescent beauty and fault
less femininity. These concrete
deopatras can lay railroad
track all day long, then hop in
front of a mirror and inside of
t ten. minutes radiate enough sex
appeal to shatter a glass eye. at
fifty paces. J
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Never let -anybody tell fm
. Yugoslavia i$ f weak - ia natufi-?!
Editor ,
Managing Editor .
Business Manager
Glenn. Harden
Bruce Melton
Oliver Watkins
News Editor.
JDavid Buckner
Business Office Manager -Jim Schenck.
Society Eoitor xaary weu ocixie
Sports Editor Bill Peacock
Subscription Mana ger Chase Ambler
Associate Editors Al Perry.
Beverly liayior
Walt Dear
Advertising Manager .Marie Costeuo
News Staff Thomas McDonald. Betty Kirby. Jody Leyey, Joe Jf'
Smethhurst.. Sue Burr ess. Bill Scarborough. Barr Dunlop. Vary Buckale
Bob Wilson. Bob Pace. Bob Colbert. Winifred Walker. Mitchell Novit, ITrfttt
McCall. Hank Issacson. Burma Louise Voyt. .-
Sports Staff Zane Bobbins, Ken Barton. Alva Stewart. Eddie Starnes. Buddy
Northart. -- - " - " - '
: Business Staff : Flossie Kerves. Wallace Prldgeh, Gerry Miller, Richard Adel
shein. Frank White and Robert Drew. - - -
When about to commitA base deed respect thyself, though
there is no witness ... Ausonius.
by - Joe Eloff
When I first came to this Uni
versity back in September, I
discovered, that it was the cor
rect thing for a Carolina gentle
man to sit down from time to
time and write 'a burning letter
to the editor."It was evident that
this action was proper as seen
from the great stacks of letters
to the editor. Of course, since
everyone does it, it must be cor
rect .. -
Letters to the editor are ne
cessary and an all-important
factor in student expression, but
when the authors of such liter
ary gems neglect the very
means by which they gained ex
pression, they are undermining
their own cause.
Every day sees some new
philosopher casting his paste
pearls of wisdom before the
newspaper set. He is constantly
criticizing the editor, the col
umnists and the quality of the
paper in general. What this
pubUaty-minded vanity fairy
has forgotten is the fact that his
letter was published by a person
far more noble than the author.
It must take quite a strong
character to take - and make
public, insults thrown at her by
unappreciative imbeciles.
If any of . these lettermen
would take the time to walk Jn
to the DTH office some after
Over 2ilS
A Mrs..W. H. Few of Durham
is the Republican National committee-woman
from this area.
We wonder if her name had
anything to do with the job and
the number of GOers around
these parts.
Now that freshmen have been
fully orientated, it's time to take
a look at the way they learned
something about the University.
Last year freshmen sat in Me
morial Hall listening to faculty
and student leaders sound off on
academic matters, student gov
ernment, etc This year the ori
entation program was changed,
or at least the latter part.
Freshmen went to class two
times a week and got a person
alized kind of get-acquainted 4rv
struction. The program, which
was recently . concluded lasted
five weeks. Ken Barton, orien
tation .-chairman; said . the e new
vplan Served the purpose a whole
foi ketter jdiSntiex 'mass fresh-
man assemblies conducted 'last
... .
The official newspaper of the Publi
cations Board-' of the University cl
North Carolina at Chapel Hill where
it is published daily at the Colonial
Press, Inc.. except Monday examina
tion and vacation periods and during
the official summer terms. Entered as
second class matter at the Post Office
of Chapel Kill. N. C. under the ad ol
March 3, 1879. Subscription rates:
mailed $4X0 per year, $1-50
ter; delivered $5.00 per year and $2.13
per quarter. "
noon and see the staff of volun
teer workers who could be
spending their time and money
in some local drugstore instead
of meeting a very elusive dead
line, perhaps then, they , would
reconsider what they have
phrased- with infantile satire
and "deathless prose."
If the defensive statement-is
that' the editor is receiving a
salary, then the reply- is that
that salary does no include pay
ment by scurrilous remarks
from frustrated thinkers.
" Instead of finding fault with
the newspaper, why, don't some
folks praise it. We are lucky to
have a daily paper here at the
University. Most universities
have weeklies. No news is ever
new and seldom is the quality
any better than that of the DTH
" rm t-v ? rr t i
. . . J. lie jjaiiy x ur xaeex runs un
limited funds and it is not a
professional sheet. It is mainly
run by amateurs who have nev
er had any experience in put
ting out a daily paper.
I guess . dissatisfaction always
runs high when people have not
devoted time to thinking. The
staff of The Daily Tar Heel sel
dom if ever receives cheers like
the volunteer (?) members of
the football team. Perhaps w
should wear helmets to deflect
the painful puns.
by Waif Dear
fall.
Fall Quarter is almost over.
Yet the fall quarter is the long
est of all; the winter one is the
shortest. As far as holidays go
we're lucky, in some ways. Some
schools, e.g. Virginia, get
Thanksgiving Day off and that
alL Of course, most everybody
takes off for the weekend any
way but recently, the Virginia
administration cracked down cn
this and told students to stay
Friday and Saturday or else.
Immediately, the Student Coun
cil, the leading governing body
of students there, protested.
Looks like they'll all go home
anyway.
For Thanksgiving holidays
we have a long weekend.- But
Ihat goes for Easter too. The
problem of getting enough days
in a quarter is one that contin
ually bothers the faculty com.
rnittee on schedules (one student
sits onfthat committee): As -cr-damedlby-
the5 natldnI-iinlvcr-dlfir
' jaHv!a-. quarter
have at least 50? 'day in k!:n".