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Managing Editor
Business Manager
Sports. Editor
News Ed.
Sub. Mgr.
Ass't Sub. Mgr.
Bob Slough Soc
CarIyn Reiqhard
Bill Venable
Buzzy Shull
Office Mgr.
Assoc. Ed.Nina Gray, Jane Carter
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT rCuri Ratledge, Harry Runlop, Tom Par
rimore, Lou Graar, Don Thornton. - .
NEWS STAFF John Jamison, Louis Kraar, Tom Parramore, Ellen
Downs, Jennie Lynn, Jerry iReece,; Sara Leek, Ben West, Jim Wilkin
son, Jes Nettles, Sally SchwdelManning, Muntzing, Dave Herbert, Hu
bert Breeze, Harry Dunlpp. . ;
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Parker, John Hussey, Sherwood Smith, Al Long, : Dick Crouch, Benny
Stewart, Wilbur Jones. , ' v ', - . '
ADVERTISING STAFF Charles A. Collins, Charles Haskett, Pete
Adams, Bob Mason, Bob Wolfe, Eleanor Saunders, Buddy Harper, Dor
man CordelL . . :- ' ' ' .'
CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT -; Roger Williams, Richard O'Neal,'
George Harris, Veneta Zeller.
PHOTOGRAPHERS: Cornell Wright, Ruff in Woody, Bill Stonestreet.
Night Editor for this issue: Tom 'Parramore
Speak Up, Jfr.
1 O SUDmiL lO auuiuiiLy. wiui vmpiu-ciicy ia jiic iiiiiig.
To submit under protest is another.
.We recommend the .latter to the Faculty Council today
as it meets to discuss adoption of the semester system in carry
ing out, the mandate of- the Board "of Trustees' Executive
Committee, a mandate that was pigeonholed for four years,
but which finally cropped up again in September with the
committee's stipulation that Saturday classes be put into effect
immediately. -.. .--
The Trustees well know. how. students feel about Saturday
classes: They haven't heard from the faculty in four years,
however. The administration's viewpoint has already been
cast aside. We suggest that the Faculty Council make a minor
ity report on the values of the quarter system, plus a protest
against the installation of Saurday classes.
The board of trustees set a dangerous precedent when they
in effect rebuked the administration for not adopting the
Saturday class plan. The administration and the faculty are
also partly at tauit tor . not coping ui years paM. wim uuicc
demands. All tnis is in- jaq, pa.styna in spue oi umc ptt
failing i the, full , board should duly consider the. opinions,
of its appointees, the administration and the faculty. We ask
that the matter be "brought up before the full board with a
review of the success or failure of the present quarter system
included. " "'
Study Tax Problem
Failure of the State Advisory Budget Commission to pre
sent a revenue bill, for the first time in history, is open to
sharp questioning. "f
.The revenue act under which the state presently operates
was adopted approximately aot years ago, and there has been
little change indeed rtiasic alteration as we recall, during
the interval. ' '
Yet during these 20 years the state itself has changed im
measurably. Tts complexion , has changed; its . economy has
changed; its pattern of'piM responsibilities and obligations
has changed; and, alon with all these changes, tax patterns
and trends' must have Ranged too. : :
In our thinking Nn"Carolina's revenue act. should, be
under continuous study! We should make sure that any loop
holes and inequities are eliminated. We should keep it abreast
of all factors, considerations and, forces which affect the state's
life and economy. We should be , careful indeed that it ap
plies fairly, and effectively; thMew sources of; taxatioii which
are doubtless- developing alls the while are tapped and bear
their proportionate, sha&pf , 4:he public' expense. Takes," rev
enue acts, become oui-rfl the passing
of time and the changing- qf underlying conditions Jiist as
everything else does. Certainly North Carolina's long-standing
revenue act, however good fair and effective, is not perfect.
Then why not take a look at.it, not merely during legislative
sessions but in continuing study all the while?
Does failure of the advisory budget commission reflect its
own indifference to what may be happening or satisfaction
with what We have or does it go still farther and raise the
question of the effectivehess; the adequacy," the' vigor and
serviceability of existing- tax 'research facilities?
The easiest way to j pass a tax measure may be anything
but the best way in so far as the public interest and welfare
are concerned. GREENSBORO DAILY NEWS
A New
Ever see a Bible Study group? Dry, wasn' it? Some older
person in the capacity of leader pointed out his views while
his audience nodded their heads in agreement, more or less.
The net value? Almost nil. ?
Here is a new concept. Students decided that they wanted
a student-led group, organized it last week, and are just about
to tackle Genesis on Saturday, at 9:30 a.m. in the Congrega
tional Church Hut. It's not a denominational meeting, and
it's run on the principal of open discussion, so if you're interest
ed, you're welcome to cojne. ; ,
TAR HEEL FRIDAY, JANUARY
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WALT DEAR
. ROLFE NEELL
. JIM SCHENCK
BIFF ROBERTS
Deenie Schoeppe
Donald Hogg
Circ. Mgr.
AsstSpts. Ed.
Tom Peacock
Adv. Mgrs. Charlie Collins, Charles
. . Haskett
Exch. Ed. Alice Chapman
(Professor'
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-Jim Wilkerson-
Old Enough?
From time to time the question '
of lowering the voting age ;to, 13
Z o, North' Carolina nd iothe statvT"
es comes up for discussion. Such
a proposal was renewed recently ;
" at the opening of " the state " Gen
eral Assembly.
So far only one of the 48 stat
es Georgia has taken this step,
which places, several thousand
new voters on the books. . But I
don't think Georgia need set a
precendent for Uorth Carolina.
The idea has wide superficial
appeal.. The most popular argu
ment in its favor is that anyone -old
enough to fight for his coun
try is old enough to vote-a high
sounding, though not necessarily
logical deduction. If we were;
forced by a manpower short
age to start drafting 16 and 17
year olds, as some countries did
in World War H, would that ar
gument still hold true? If not
there is a fallacy in the argument.
Would we revert to the 21-year
requirement when and if a peace
ful world no longer made soldier
ing a prerequisite for citizenship?
What about the girls?. They
aren't drafted at 18. Shall we tell
thenrto come back in three years
or just throw them in as a bonus?
- It is a regrettable state of af
fairs that young men who have
not yet exercised the most preci
ous right of a democracy must
serve as the advance guard of
that democracy.
Is it unfair? Of course it's un
fair! The whole concept of war
is outrageously unjust to all
youth. To reach into the mael
strom of war, isolate one situa
tion and say, "This is unjust," is
a pathetic almost useless gesture.
The eligibility to vote boils it
self down purely to the question
of whether or not a person is
able to exercise this right in a
wise and intelligent manner.
The average 18-year old is still
in high school, usually his last
year. He is about to graduate
from America's greatest training
ground in democracy the pub
lic school. He has been studying
how our government should work
and how he as a citizen can im- -;
prove it . ' ' V '
Many of these youngsters are
serious-minded and mature be
yond their years, but the majori
ty, as we all know,- are rather
carefree and limit their profound
thoughts and observations for the
classroom.
They are well-informed to the
extent of the views they garner
from newspapers, civics class dis
cussions and dinner table con
versation. Since their teachers
interpretations exert a great deal
of influence on their . thinking,
most of their ideas are formulat
ed in, the classroom.
But again, the classroom should
. be a training, ground for citizen
ship, riot, a final test.
There should be a period when
. these academic ideas have time
' to fall into' their proper relation
to actual conditions, a period of
t crystallatipn, of adjustment to re
gality as opposed to theory. We all
see big changes in our attitudes
; and , our belief? ; since Jwe . left
vhigh school. Sonje of them we rec
, ognizas juvenile and. character;
. ized by immature thinking, Leav
. ing . the , protection of K home . arid
classroom, 'we f ind . ourselyes re
assessing, taking a new account. .
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,.'But I always thought . . ";or
. . , "But T;was always to Id . . .'
these are the signs of awakening
that come when . a person actual
" ly has to fight City Hall, resist
the pressure of politics in his bus
iness make out an income tax re
port or wear a uniform. In hort,
it's the experience of watching
this thing called democracy at
work that counts!
I'm sure that the people advo
cating the 18-year-old vote are
guided largely by their conscience
and their intentions are the very
best.
: - . "
But issues are easily confused
when viewed in the light and
shadows of war, valor and death.
It is therefore doubly important
that the issues be lifted out, carc-
- fully scrutinized and evaluated
on their own merits.
The Michigan State News, with
unconcealed pride, tells of a stu
dent who became so engrossed
in reading the News one day
while walking to class that he
walked spank into a deep, con
struction hole. -
"Ah,. Jst Like The
DREW-PEARSON-
THE WASHINGTON
Mer ry - Go
Washington When the bands v
played' back in Oregon, new Sec
retary of the Interior Douglas Mc
Kay was usually to be found
dressed up in a white cowboy cos
tume and 10-gallon hat riding at
the head of the parade. Here in
Washington -as head of hte 65,-OOQ-bureaucrat
Interior Depart
ment, Governor McKay is more
diffident, so far is not riding at
the head of the parade.
Perhaps this is because so big
a bureaucracy is new to him. Or
perhaps it's because every new
cabinet member, even the old
curmudgean Harold Ickes, feels
shy about commanding bureau
chiefs who have been 30 years in
government as against his seven
or eight days.
Several days before inaugura
tion, conscientious Secretary Mc
Kay came to Washington, was '
given a desk in the Interior De
partment, attended " staff ; confer
ences with iretiring Secretary Os
car Chapman, and created quite
a sensation in the Interior De
partment cafeteria by balancing
his own tray and lunching with
Commissioner of Reclamation
Mike Straus.
If there is a controversial fig
ure in all ; the Interior Depart
ment, or in all the West for that
matter, it's Mike Straus. . He has
fought the j big power . interests,
the big landowners, and most of
the policies championed by the
.conservative wing of the GOP.
v Nevertheless, it was on Mike Stra
us that the new. Secretary of the
Interior leaned when, alone and
uncomfortable, amid a sea of star
; ing faces,, he ate his first lunch
in. the department, of .which he is
now boss. - -
Douglas, McKay Is a , friendly,
energetic . fellow who , will, proba
bly: get along well in Washing
ton. , He knows government far
better than , his " General' Motors
cabinet colleague,, Charles, E. Wil
son. As the biggest Chevrolet
Cadillac, dealer in Oregon,, for instance,-
McKay used, to sell a lot
c of , cars to the , state. But when
, he became governor: hequit sell
,,i ing cars ta tjief sta, vv - v i -
For the law or Oregon is simi-
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lar to the federal law, and no
state executive can buy from his
own company.
Aside from minor, ignorance,
McKay is not likely to make ma
jor mistakes: He's too .smart and
too cautious. He plays his cards
close to his chest and he waits
for a signal from the White
House.
He has been slow filling "new
Interior Department jobs, for in
stance, because he wants to see
exactly whom his chief in the
White House wants. And when
put on the griddle by the Sen
ate Interior Committee regarding
the red-hot issue of private pow
er vs .public power, he care
fully took a stand midway be
tween. The two should cooperate,
he said. -
With the headlines focused on
war and the threat of war, many
people have forgotten about the
Interior Department. In the days
of honest Harold Ickes, it was
considered so unexciting as far
as honesty was concerned that
the press seldom pried into it.
And this rigorous, fish-bowl pol
icy was continued under Secre
tary Oscar Chapman.
However, it was only about 30
years' ago that the Interior De
partment was the biggest boodle-
xbag in Washington and that a
Secretary of the Interior, Albert
Fall, went to jail for giving away
. the public domain when- oilman
Doheny's little black bag was
.passed his way.
Today, the . Interior Depart
ment,' though less ' in the head
lines, is probably even more im
portant than it was .30 years ago.
Aside' from the Defense Depart
ment it is the biggest dispenser
of molasses in the entire United
States. To it the lobbyists' come
flocking like flies around the
Molasses Bowl.
For a lot . of , new things haye
been discovered in "them th?r
. hills" which , Secretary -Douglas
McKay now holds under his com
mand. 1 . ' .
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WBPHEZe
t
Alice Chapman
On Other
Campuses
The State Legislature's Advis
ory Budget Committee may in
tend that Carolina havejittle ex
pansion money this year, but
funds for other schools in the U.S.
seem to be more readily avail
able. Since age has taken the beau
ty and time has left its sad, scar
on .the journalism building at
Kansas University, ; the 'shack"
is going down. The 70 year old
. structure has been home of the
, pharmacy, medicine, and journal
ism schools in turn. - Since new
buildings have been provided ; to
house the departments, the wood
en frame is being torn down.
As the budget committee said
NO to a new UNC student union,
students at West. Virginia were
compiling arguments for a new
. union there. Mountainlair, the old
institution, will burst at the
seams by 1960 if the university
enrollment reaches the expected
10,000 mark. Complaints regis
tered against the present union
are that you can't get your shoes
shined, your hair cut, mail your;
laundry box, or have a formal
dinner. Student unions at Iowa
State, Oregon University, Ohio
State, or University of Minnesota
: offer these luxuries. So why can't
we have them", the argument
goes. -
The president at Purdue has
released his annual report for
1950 boasting the new improve
ments of his university. He lists
. the new engineering building as
a milestone in the widening scope
of university activity. The school
is proud of Its new special -services.
Among them are the Hall
. of Music, a statistical laboratory
and a math placement service.
Little red-topped stakes dot
the Air Force drill field at Tu
lane. They represent not a giant
game of croquet but the approxi
mate site of two brand new dorm
atories. Next May the field will
be crowded with construction.
There will be no more drill teams,
no more intramurals run there.
But modern buildings of spacious
living quarters and lounges will
occupy the area. : -)'
Three institutions of higher
learning have decided that it is
i high time they tackle the job of
selling themselves to prospective
customers.
San Diego State College is cam
paigning to clear up the vague
idea that, it is a college located
somewhere "out in the sticks" of
San Diego. The publicity commit
tee plans to entertain high
schools in their area each spring
with variety shows and melodram
as. ; Both types , of program will
be followed by explanations . of
campus life. The drive to. educate
will be climaxed with . a senior
day when the high schools will
send their senior over for a guid
ed campus tour and tea. : -
"Visitation project 1953" is unr
. derway on the Minnesota campus.
, Freshmen ... are ; being , drafted to
serve in" the ;March. and; April at
tack on state high schools. About
100 schools will be, rushed by th6
ffrpsh who carry, weapons of real
, enthusiasm ; for ; the university,
knowledge of its wys and means,
and good salesmanship.
Second and third; year men at
the UVA are 'plotting; to snag a
- number of recruits" for Virginia
during the short vacation be
tween semesters Over 100 under-
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Editor:
In regard to your editorial en
titled, "Weighed, Found Wanting"
which appeared in the Thursday
issue of the DTH, I find that the
writer of the editorial played
right into my hands when he used
the phrase, Mongol idiot, be
cause THAT description best fits
my idea of what he must certain
ly be.
Of ail the disgusting editorials
I have ever read, I believe that
it must take all honors. The Daily
Tar Heel must be extremely push
ed for material "when it has to
print such a narrowminded edi
torial as that one. The writer ob
viously believes that he is a great
"thinker" and formulator of pub
lic opinion. Well, somewhere
along the line he lost a few
screws out of that machine which
he calls a brain.
In my three years at Chapel
Hill I have read countless edi
torials and articles on the lack of
school spirit. So what happens?
We finally regain that spirit dur
ing the Wake Forest game and
.get slaped in the "face by your
Mongol idiot for doing so.
I'm not denying that there was
plenty of bitterness over that
officiating of the game, but with
such sloppy officiating as Mr.
Bello and Mr. Williams perform
ed, I see no reason why the boo
ing should be condemned to the
point of being called "unciviliz
ed". You don't see the famous
Brooklyn Dodger fans being lam
. basted in editorials for their boo
ing, do you? What do you want
us to do sit on our fannies and
say, "Bless you, Mr. Bello, but
do you think that last call was
cricket?"
You say also that there are
various individuals in the state
who will on the basis of Tues
day's performance look closely
and suspiciously at Chapel Hill. I
doubt that seriously when I find
that most of the state newspapers
devote a large part of the write
ups of the game to the "marvel
ous Carolina spirit".
And I guess, you think you
know ( more about it than our
great coach, McGuire, who was
quoted as saying, "I've appear
ed in many close game in Met
ropolitan New York, both as a
player and as a coach, but I
have never felt the impact of
student support more than this
night. It was the kind of spirit
you get only in this part of the
country. It's one big reason why
I decided to accept the Carolina
job." There's no slur in that state
ment. You, Mr. Editorial (?) Writer
call it animal hysteria. I call it
appreciation for a job well done
by the players and the coach.
The title of the discussed edi
torial was most aptly named,
"Weighed, Found Wanting". I
weighed the editorial and found
it wanting-wanting for the slight
,est iota of constructive criticism.
, Alexander Pope . hit . the proverbial-
nail on the head . when he
wrote ,
" Tis hard to say if greater
' want of skill
Appears in writing or in judj
" in'g ill."
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graduates will talk, chat, per-
-suade, f orient, explain, and cn
. courage university prospects from
. their, secondary, schools. The pro
posal was born this winter and
is yet in the experimental stages.
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