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Thirty For Awhile
We affix 30 to this edition while we take off for exams
and vacation. We will be back to greet you on Wednesday,
March 25 with more of the same, plus some new items of
editorial interest.
Ups And Downs
We enjoy this community of hills and valleys. But when
the hills are in parking lots, like the one behind Lenoir Hall
or the tiny valley dip on Raleigh and West Franklin streets
next to Spencer Dorm, they become a nuisance.
We haven't seen any axles break as a result of cars trying
to get over these humps, but we don't doubt that they will
eventually. The Lenoir Hall parking lot not only has hills, but
it has holes as well. We suggest that the Buildings and Grounds
Department get some dirt and patch up the lot, while the
town government finds some gravel to level the street on Ra
leigh street.
Let Us Have Peace
There's a song in the air . . .
Rather, it's called a song, but we doubt that it is wor
thy of being called a song. Oddly enough, the "thing" is known
by the name of "Oh, Happy Day." There are probably other
words to it, but all we have been able to get out of it was
Oh ee ah ee Hap hap yee Dayee.
The man who sings it either has an ulcer, or is getting
over a bad cold. He sings it as if it were a dirge. The happy
Happiness represented in this song must be the kind that a
poor man must have, content with one crust of bread per
week instead of no crusts.
The song and the style of singing is representative of a
new kind of, we hate to say it, music. Instead of singing, peo
ple gargle. Out of the multi-colored noiseboxes in the coffee
shops come the weird, eerie discords. The happy day is a cheer
less, joyless, depressing, gloomy, funeral day.
We yearn for the old time music, with the recognizable
melody. We yearn for the voice, not the gargling, cacophonous
noises.
Greensboro Daily News
Thirty Years Of Good Writing
Editor Louis Graves's Chapel Hill Weekly was 30 years
old yesterday.
He says that if he had known how much trouble it wras to
get out a weekly newspaper, he might never have started it
and that he should have known better than to "cherish the
familiar notion that a village editor spends most of his time
in leisurely contemplation, interrupting his repose now and
then to dash off a few profound or whimsical comments on
passing events." Fourteen years ago he wrote: "I have been
getting out the Weekly 16 years and I am very tired of it."
Well, you don't do the really good sort of writing that
Louis Graves has done so consistently in his Chapel Hill col
umn and editorials without getting sick and tired of it;, lots
of times, the easier it reads, the harder it writes. On the other
hand, you don't quit it. Surely to write as Louis Graves does
is one of the durable satisfactions of life, not only for the
readers, but also for the writer.
Some of the best and most delightful writing in the country
is being done in weekly newspapers, notably the Chapel Hill
Weekly, the Vineyard Gazette of Martha's Vineyard, Mass., the
Rocky Mountain Herald under Thomas Hornsby Ferrill, the
Southern Pines Pilot with Katherine Boyd doing the piloting,
and the Danbury Reporter when the spirit moves Mr. Pepper.
We wish that the University Press would publish a col
lection of Louis Graves' writings, even if it had to assign
somebody to make JLouis sit down, go over tnem ana ao tne
selecting:. Those words ought to be in book form.
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Freedom Vs.
Utility, No. 2
In the paper of March 6th, we
spoke of those qualities in the
humanities which are necessary
for becoming a complete citizen.
And on this practical level one
may say that languages, litera
tures, history, and philosophy have
a right and a requirement to be
understood by those who would
be responsible men. The proof of
practicality in this country, in fact,
has always been especially appeal
ing. Show us its direct utility in
terms of a gain which can be mea
sured, and' that -thing will be de
fended to the death.
However, towards those activi
ties which do not exhibit useful
ness, Americans have traditionally
been suspicious. The neighborhood
grocer is useful because he is
concerned with the distribution of
food, an activity by which he gains
himself. But what of the man who
is concerned with the development
of Deism in 18th century poetry?
There is some truth to the saying
that Americans have not got over
being a frontier country in spirit.
The . purely American concept of
the dignity of man seems in part
still based on his ability to fell a
tree, skin a deer, fight Indians,
discover trails, be silently strong,
courageous, unexpressive, tobacco
chewing, and sneering toward the
frilled man from the East. The
living imitation of Robert Mitchum,
Clark Gable, and John Wayne is
recognizable throughout the coun
try. He is dubious of desks, books,
or long conversations, because they
have no function in killing a bear.
We. have succeeded in quieting a
few of this hero's doubts about
foreign objects, but not his mo
tives in doing so. T. C. Mits still
wonders why man who studies Beo
wulf has a right to exist. And if
he cannot be answered in terms of
his definition of utility, he turns
his face away.
The humanities can pass the stan
dard of utility by contributing
necessary qualities toward the
forming of the enlightened citizen.
But the humanities do not propose
this passage when they propose
their studies, nor can they be truly
measured by that criterion. The
functional standard is passed on
the road to other ends. It is not
possible to make usable to the pub
lic a life's work on the analogues
of "Gawayne and the Green Knight"
(c. 1360). But such a life spent is
not without meaning. And to ques
tion this, even in these painful
times, is to destroy man's freedom
of inquiry. Freedom of thought is
a necessity, but necessity is not
the dictator of freedom. Man hai
a right not only to the transmission
of knowledge to his children, but
a right to the advancement of
knowledge.
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Overview
Which Path
To Truth
One of the constants of history
has been man's inhumanity to man.
The whole history of mankind
reflects , an unending struggle by
man against the irrational aspects
tof civilization. Often it has been
a fight against greater oppression,
greater injustice, etc. of man's
relations to man.
The rise of Science in the 18th
century gave man (Western man,
i. e.) new hope. Here at last, man
thought, was a means to solve man's
problems. But two devastating
world wars crushed somewhat
man's hysterical optimism and
faith in Science. Man learned that
tanks as well as cars were built,
that mass destruction as well as
mass production was a dividend of
science. It was a depressing let
down, indeed. Man, after all, did
appear to be nothing but a razor
shaven ape with clothes on.
Two attitudes arose:
One was a general outlook of
pessimism and disillusionment, of
indifference and don't-give-a-dam-nism.
To holders of this attitude,
the world was meaningless and
injust. But they just didn't care
anymore. The fight had been burn-,
ed out of them.
And so this group of would-be
liberals defaulted and surrendered
themselves completely to the whims
of a "meaningless and injust"
world. Their oppressors met no
resistance from them.
The second attitude one some
times held by the best intentioned
of people was that these people
should take matters into their
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The Menace
Once again we approach that
time of year when the wicks on
the lamps must be carefully trim
med and a sufficient supply of
nodoze pills acquired for the
coming ordeal. I refer to the
combination medieval-murder-mayhem
method for making col
lege students mental misfits, com
monly referred to by the cliche
of "exams." I think it only fair
that since I have good friends in
the Tin Can and access to re
stricted info, I should give you
lucky readers a scoop on what's
coming this Friday. Following is
a partial list of study questions
you might expect when you enter
these six grueling days ahead.
English 3 ... In "your own
words write a short 3,000 word
discourse (be brief) on the re
lationship of Shakespeare's trag
edy "Romeo and Juliet" to Spil
lane's "One Lonely Night." (Be
specific and give concrete ex
amples) . . . time, 10 minutes.
Philosophy 41 . . . Choice of
two: (1) explain in 25 words or
, less the meaning, origin, and sig
nificance of existensialism as re
lated to man's positive position
in his modern environment. (2)
Give three reasons why you like
the professor in this course. (Be
original in your argument.)
Archaeology 95 . . . Comment
briefly on one of the following:
(1) Rome wasn't built in a day.
(2) Rome was built in a day. (3)
Rome wasn't built, (4) Who is
Rome? (5) Emor is what spelled
backward?
Economics 31 . . . Five minutes.
Compare the financial conditions
of the U. S. today with those of
Afghanistan from the period 1770
to 1800, and tell why you think
I should be head of the depart
ment. Philosophy 21 (Logic) . . .
own hands. Thus, they thought
that revolution and means to ac
hieve what they regarded the "true
ends of mankind" were justified.
Thus, this group oppressed un
der the illusion that this was the
way to end oppression.
Neither view is healthy, espe
cially when dealing with the mam
moth problems which a mechaniz
ed 20th century posed. One group
defaults and the other assaults.
This isn't the way we want to
deal with problems in America, is
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(1) Prove you turned off the wa
ter in the bathroom this morning.
(2) How many sheep in a flock?
13 ... 72 ... or 124. Give rea
sons for your choice and be spe
cific. (3) If John married Mary
and Mary's father was John's fa
ther's uncle (twice removed by
marriage,) then what relation is
John to the guy down the block?
Chemistry '61 (Organic). (1)
Given butane, dilute Budweiser,
and Fleischman's Yeast, show how
you would proceed to synthesize
Royal Crown Cola. NOTE . . .
Marilyn Monroe may be used as
a catalyst in this reaction.
Political Science 41 ... (1)
Give three good reasons why you
think you should pass this course.
(2) Give three good reasons why
you think the instructor in this
course would make a good presi
dent. (3) What is the name of
the textbook? Who wrote it?
When and where was it publish
ed? Astronomy 31 . . . Comment
briefly on one of the following:
(1) There are people living on
Mars. (2) There are no people
living on Mars. (3) I like Mars
better than Milky Ways because.
. . . (finish this statement in 25
words or less). (4) Where is the
sun? (Note to student ... Be
specific in your answer.)
Physics 25 . . . (ten minutes)
If you have a board ten feet long
suspended on a fulcrum three
feet from one end, and on one
end you have a thirty - pound
weight and on the other a fifty
pound weight (the weight of the
board is twenty-five pounds) how
long will it be before the board
rots and breaXs in two?
Well, perhaps this short pre
view of things to come will aid
you in surviving the onslaught
which you're about to face. Good
luck to all and remember ... a
little BULL goes a long way. bye
now ...
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Party
Writing is not unlike serving
in the army. You hate it while
you're doing it, but you're glad
you did it after it's done.
No one has been able to un
derstand exactly why writing is
such an exhausting job. Other
arts, such as music and painting,
tend to be relaxing, but writing
is always a difficult task.
One analyst in "The English
Journal" explained the grind of
composition by saying that any
body would get nervous if when
writing a sentence he had to
pick out the best nineteen words
out of the other 600,000 crowd
ing him for selection.
Each writer has his own pet
method for priming his talents.
The late Sinclair Lewis always
wrote with wooden pencils in an
unheated room. William Faulkner
likes to write in the early morning
hours. Ernest Hemingway prefers
to work standing up at the type
writer, stripped to the waist.
In spite of the drudgery in
volved in putting thoughts and
ideas on paper, about 70,000
peaple in this country are pro
fessional writers. And there are
about a million more Americans
who want to write.
Everyone is a writer in one
sense: Every person has a story
to tell, his own life story. Pro
fessional writers are simply the
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There is little likelihood of
revolution inside Russia as a re
sult of the crisis over Josef Sta
lin, Central Intelligence reported
to the White House and the Pen
tagon shortly after the aged dic
tator was taken sick.
Allen Dulles, brother of the
Secretary of State and head of
the Central Intelligence Agency,
delivered the report to President
Eisenhower personally. His as
sociates made a similar report to
the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Natu
rally they made reservations on
what would happen inside Rus
sia, but here are the possibilities
that might occur following Sta
lin's death:
1. Continuation of the present
situation.
2. An outbreak of war with
the West.
3. Internal tensions; possibly
revolution.
Of these three, CIA concluded
that the most likely result would
be a continuation of the status
quo. While reporting that there
would be flare-ups inside Russia
from certain dissident groups,
CIA expressed the view that they
wouldn't get anywhere. The iron
curtain was too tight, the intel
ligence chiefs said, for revolting
groups to get any aid. Little
could be done from the outside
to help sow. the seeds of revolt.
Therefore, Moscow could be able
to keep its far-flung area in line.
Futhermore, part of the dissident
elements already have been re
moved and whole populations
transplanted.
All this, however, including the
possibility of war with the out
side world, will depend on who
steps into Stalin's shoes. And on
this CIA made the following eval
uation: 1. Georgi Malenkov, secretary
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persons who put their stories on
paper in an effective manner.
And the best of these tell the
stories because they feel they
' have to be told.
Somerset Maugham, one of the
most skilled modern story-tellers,
explained his reasons for writ
ing in "The Summing Up": . . .
there seems no reason for my
having become one except an ir
resistible inclination and I do
not see why such an inclination
should have risen in me."
Maugham's statement epito
mizes the feelings of most good
writers. They write because they
have to write.
On the other hand, many me
diocre writers of today don't
write because they feel they have
to write. Mickey Spillane, who
grinds out novels about "sex and
violence," as he himself says,
admitted recently that he wrote
for another reason to make mon
ey. Spillane always quotes a pop
ular writer of another century,
Samuel Johnson. Dr. Johnson,
whose wit graced literary circles
in the coffee houses of eighteenth
century England, once wrote:
"No man but a blockhead ever
wrote except for money."
Fortunately, there are still
some writers who don't agree with
old Dr. Johnson.
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of the Communist Party, is Sta
lin's successor. He is unfriendly
to the west but not belligerent.
He would be willing to follow
Stalin's technique of letting sa
tellite nations do the clashing
with the west.
2. Deputy Prime Minister Vya
cheslav Molotov is now rated as
second man. Previously he was
Stalin's favorite. Molotov hates
the West, despises minority races.
He suffered a recent heart at
tack, has been seriously ill.
3. Marshal Lavrenti Beria, head
of the secret police, was given
an outside chance of being sta
lin's successor. He is now in dis
favor because his secret police
failed to uncover the poisoning
of Zhdanov in 1948. Three of the
nine doctors recently purged
were supposed to hhave poisoned
Zhdanov. CIA describes Beria as
ruthless, reports that major pur
ges would occur if he took power
in Russia. Under him revolution
would be likely.
Vassily Stalin, according to the
CIA evaluation, is unpopular be
cause he pushed himself forward
with the help of his father's
name. Also he was injured in a
jet accident.
Central Intelligence figures
that under Malenkov the present
policies will continue.. Under
Molotov the chances of war wrould
increase. Under Beria there would
be possible revolution.
On the whole a smooth trans
fer of power in Russia would be
safest for world peace. If there
is internal trouble, the new lead
er of Russia might try to consoli
date his power by starting war.
If internal trouble reaches pro
portions of a major civil war, the
effect would be helpful to the
west, but a minor outbreak would
not be.
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