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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1952 0 Lavender - Hill .Mob THE DAILY TAR HEEL One Way I o The redistricting bill which will come up for final legis lative action tonight is not clearly understood by the people whom it concerns the entire student body. Since its original introduction (initiated by members of the Town Men's Association) the bill has been split into three parts. The first, cutting the size of the legislature from 50 rep resentatives to a workable 35 was adopted as a constitutional amendment by the lawmakers, pending ratification by the student body in a special referendum next Tuesday The second part, creating five at-large seats, to be elected by the entire student body, was defeated by the legislature. The, third part, redistricting the town in order to give unrep resented town men a vote, is the the student solons tonight. Presently, in the 50-member legislature, there are 18 rep resentatives from the town districts. Of these men, 16 live in fraternity houses, and two live outside fraternity houses. .The population of the town districts is proportionally some what different. x Of approximately 2,000 men living in residences outside the dormitories, only about 600 live in fraternity houses. The other 1,200 men commute or live in private residences. There is a vast difference in interests between men living in the three different kinds of accommodations. Men in dormi tories, organized only for housing purposes: men living in cooperative houses, organized for boarding and social pur poses as well as sleeping accommodations; and men living in the disorganization of scattered private residences have obviously different interests. . rigfit and proper, but also follows the existing plan of dif ferentiation between students living in dormitories, and stu dents living outside dormitories. ' It. can easily be seen that cry from TMA for a redistricting was justified, and that passage of the bill is desirable for a more representative government. - Yet the politically wise inform us that the bill has little chance of success tonight. The University Party, which has in the past few years, controlled the legislature almost auto matically, will lose the positive vote which has secured that control. The Student Party, which has in prior years, almost auto matically controlled the executive branch of government, vill lose their surest king-maker, the fraternity split. Both of these political disadvantages are applauded by , The Daily Tar Heel. We see them as further advantages to the student body. The two-party system, backbone of demo cratic self-government such as that known on this campus, can never be effective under the present dilemna of Executive versus Legislative action. The two-party system provides the proper check and bal ance and action in government only when the parties may battle each other on a positive ground, and when the "outs" can perform the essential task of his majesty's traditional loyal opposition. . This system will never be in effect on the Carolina campus so long as the election of two branches of the government are to all intents and purposes, "fixed." ' Defeat of the redistricting bill tonight by selfish individ uals will not only defeat the righteous cry. of unrepresented (though sorely taxed) town men, it will also defeat the high est purposes of both parties. Defeat will be another step in the downward spiral of leth argic student government, which can do nothing for lack of support from the students, and which can glean no support from the 'students so long as it does nothing. . . . j Letters To The Editor Madam Editor: . I enjoy reading your paper The Daily Tar Heel, very much. One of the features I like most is the crossword puzzle. When it does not appear in the paper my curiosity is aroused. If you would be kind enough, -please tell me what has happened to the Sunday crossword. Robert Rhodes The X word is usually h'eduled for Sunday, but for the vast two weelcs it has Tieen taken out because of space shortage. Besides, most peo pleworlc them in class and there are no classes on Sunday. Church, may be? Editors. Madam Editor: ' -At the beginning of the year The Daily Tar Heel ran a series of feature articles designed to 11- , . familiarize the Student Body, with some of the .Campus Students. bill which is coming before This, was a fine idea but you chose to discontinue it. Why not revive this brain storm and use tho articles to make known .the officials in Student Government. If a stu dent poll were taken I believe you would find that a sizeable1 majority of the students do not know who their, representative is and that most, of the Camp as does not know -who is on the Men and Women's Council. t How" can effective Student; Government exist if those to be governed do not know "by whom they- are governed? ' The Daily Tar Heel is doing little at the present to enlighten the ' , students concerning f their rule. You could do more. Why not try? ' - Bill Walker Cor'.riut'on. Editors. By Bill C. Brown Tar Ori My Heels Meet the Shieks A guide to the dormitories at the University of North Carolina. When you receive your bid to a' dormitory before arriving on campus, there are a few ab solutely unbreakable rules you must follow when you arrive. Remember to be courteous at all times, for the dormitory is the home of most men during their stay at college. In order to make a good im pression when you first arrive, you, the rushee, should be neat in appearance, but do not over dress. Please, and this is a warn ing, do not wear a full tux. Also, remember, that it isn't the outside appearance of the dormitory or the number of Cadillacs parked outside that matters. The elite men you are going to. associate with during your siay at the dormitory is the important thing. Make cer tain it is the right crowd before you join any dormitory. Do not monopolize the con versation. By all means, take part and contribute your share, but don't overdo it. There are a few mistakes you should never make disre garding all else. Be sure to pro nounce the name of the dormi tory correctly, and NEVER, NEVER, NEVER say . '"dorm" when referring to a dormitory. As a guest of the dormitory, you, the rushee, should not be afraid to ask questions regard ing the dormitory. Inquire as to the condition of the social room and requirements of pledging and initiation and you will re ceive an answer with a smile. Don't spend all your time at one dormitory during rushing. Go to all from which you re . ceive bids. Later you may want to narrow the field. Then you may be more equipped to make a more intelligent and wiser choice. ,,. Remember, joining a dormi tory is a thing one does only a : few times in a lifetime.' Make your choice with a cool head and when your nerves aren't frayed by all the excitement of rush ing. Above all, enjoy yourself. You will come in contact with some of the campus leaders dur ing rushing. - You will find it is the dormi tory men that lead the way. Because of limited space I will not attempt to give you the . names of the famous dormitory . men. Before you pledge, remember that an attractive dormitory association with those prominent Madam Editor: . Please help me. Please help me save money. , Today I went to the Western Union : office , to wish a friend , ' happy birthday. I felt sure they would be glad to help a friend wish a friend happy birthday. Naturally I didn't ex pect to have to pay anything, But the only message I could send for free was PLEASE' RE PLY BY WESTERN UNION." That's a helluva note to send somebody on his birthday. But they have some birthday greetings all written put for you and dirt cheap, sol looked R6viws :ari Laughs range from subdued"; chuckles to deep-reaching guffaws in the British cinema's newest display of a tough-in-cheek attitude toward crime, "The Lavender Hill Mob," which ended .its showing at the Var sity "on Monday. Employing the versatile act ing ability of Alec Guinness, this grin-evoking farce follows the hilarious activities of an in troverted bank clerk who is busily engaged in carting off a neat- fortune in- gold bullion.' Guiness is again at his superb best, playing Holland, the mousy mastermind with all the dex terity he exhibited in portraying eight personalities in "Kind Hearts and Coronets." Although restricted to a single role in this late film, Mr. Guin ness depicts Holland's duplicity with a whimsical combination of timid candor and fiendish complacency which readily re " veals his skill. Owl-eyed -and bowler-topped, he maneuvers the fast-paced plot with maxi mum merriment. -Assisting the bank's paragon of honesty in his nefarious haul is Pendlebury, played with blustery humor - by Stanley Holloway. Pendlebury, who is apt to quaill in the face of Scotland yard, is firmly kept on the road to ill-gotten gains" oy nis money-mmaea partner. Completing the roster of the Lavinder Hill mob are Lackecy, a hen-pecked thug played by Sidney James and Shorty, the cockney safe-cracker portrayed by Alfie Bass. T.E.B. Clark's prize-winning script presents a tolerant un principled serenity which is shattered occassionally by slap stick antics. Hilarity reaches its height when Holland and Pen dlebury reach Paris only, to find that their smuggled gold is returning to England in the form of miniature Eiffel towers in the hands of English school girls. Their efforts to recover these and their wild flight from the far-reaching arm -of Scotland Yard provide numerous riotous moments. Skillful touches by director Charles Crhchton and the charm' of Mr. Guinness unique per sonality combine to create an amusement-flavored production which requires little cogitative effort on the part of the audience. All that is needed to enjoy the "Lavender Hill Mob" is a tremendous' capacity for in college life, the roster of important alumni, and matters of similar scope are of prime importance. Consider them in . making your choice. Letters to the Editor them over. Naturallv I looked at the longest ones first, the ones that were exactly fifteen, words long. I was sure going to get my money's worth. They get bigger and bigger as you go down the list, and the last one looked real economical. It said MAY THE GOOD SHIP "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" SAIL . INTO YOUR PORT LADEN ; WITH HEALTH AND HAPPI. ;. NESS. But that doesn't sound like something I wrote. The next one was MAY YOU HAVE A HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO START A HAPPY YEAR FULL OF HAPPY DAYS. That's 'reviews laughs arid a tolerant disregard for observance of the law. Margaret: Stewart. Campus Tours Starting" on Sunday February 3, the Morehead Planetarium began a free service of guided U.N.C. campus tours. These tours are under the auspicies of the Rho Chapter of Alpha Phi Omega, national . scout ; service - fraternity. Guides are available in the North science . room of the Planetarium every Sunday afternoon, from -1:00 to 5:00. Special tours during the week may be arranged by contacting Franz Roberts, 6 Battle Dormi tory, Chapel Hill. . The tours are planned so as to give a well-rounded and . co herent view of the campus. South Building, the Old Well, and the Moreher-td Patterson Bell tower are among the major points of interest which will be covered. Tours will be arranged to leave in adequate time for visitors to attend scheduled University functions and the Planetarium performances at 3:00 and 4:00 each Sunday after noon. : CorSCCr ExpG u a. Dr. Jacob Furth of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory is being bought to Chapel Hill by the Whitehead Medical Society, the medical students' association, to deliver their annual address. He will give a public lecture in the Medical School auditorium, Monday, February 11 at 8:00 p.m. His subject will be "Conditioned Neoplasms;' Dr. Furth was born in Hung ary and obtained his medical education in Czechoslovakia. He came to the United States after the First World War to work at the Rockefeller Institute. Fronr 1922-32 he was on the Pathology staff at the University of Pennsylvania. During the sub sequent. 15 years-he was at Cor nell -University, leaving his position as Professor of Patho logy in 1948. Since 1950 he has been at Oak Ridge National Laboratory working in the Bio logy Division. A considerable amount of the presently available knowledge on leukemia, blood cancer, was gathered by Dr. Furth. and his colleagues. For many years he has been interested in the effects of .X-rays, both on normal and cancerous tissue. He has found, as has others, that X-rays are very potent producers as well as destroyers of tumors. fifteen words too, but three of them are HAPPY and 1 1 felt cheated. I went farther down the list. WITH A THOUSAND WORDS I ' COULDN'T SAY MORE OR MEAN MORE, THAN THIS. HAPPY BIRTHDAY.' I could too. . 1 ' Happy birthday? Hell, wishes he'd never been born he That's whv I want to remi nd him that he was. So if you don't wish him happy birthday for me, I'll simply have to go next door and do it myself. Ilnppy birthday, Bill!. ' " U-J:.-,.i. ? Name WiShheM
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