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PAGE TWO THE DAILY TAft HEEL THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1953 S-p--cr-cr-f The air was full of mud Tuesday and it was not surprising that Fall politics had be gun. It was bound to happen the way it did. The ruckus arose over the selection of ori entation counselors. The men were picked last Spring by a committee under the auspices of the University Party, victorious in April's combat at the polls. The majority of the counselors are fraternity men, and that's where the Student Party comes in. The SP, through former chairman Gene Cook, called the selection "irregular and grossly unfair" and claimed that President Bob Gorham "has taken the position that what is good for the fraternities is good for the campus." Gorham said in reply, "We have tried to be fair." He also answered an other Cook charge, that fraternities were "al loted" a certain number of ounselors. Gor ham said this was not true. The majority of 'the counselors are fra ternity men and we think it's bad. But we don't believe it can be charged to Gorham or his party. They begged for dormitory men to come and be interviewed for the positions; posters were put up in the dorms; notices appeared regularly in The Daily Tar Heel An article was run in this newspaper during the selection period pointing put that the SP would claim this fall that "we wuz robbed-" - j. Dormitory men simply didn't show up. If, as Cook claimed, allotments '.. were made," then things do need cleaning. How ever, until it's proved, we hope Cook will be as apathetic vocally as the "slighted" group was apathetic during last Spring's selection time. Asses By The Masses Columnist Ron Levin is excited today about students who ignore opportunity, flout the honor system, and disregard their aca demics. Frankly, we can't feel the same, for Ron is rebelling against what is and what will be. Disinterest is all one can expect from , many of those who are here at daddy's or the government's expense. They are here for no studious purpose; they are here because to day many go to college merely as a normal extension of high school residence. As long as we educate the masses (and that's the American system) we'll have stu dents who ignore opportunity, flout the hon or system, and disregard their academics. To paraphrase William Steig: Some students are no damned good. Puppets And People John Taylor Ike's New Caddie CORRECTION A line was omitted from the last paragraph of Mr. Stewart's letter, which appeared yesterday. The sentence should have read: "In other words, there is no necessity for complete conformity; however, there is a necessity for nobility of spirit in the various strivings for the realization of man's highest potentialities." W&t Battp Wax Jfyzd The official student publication of the Publi cations Board of the University of North Carolina, where it is published daily except Monday, examination and va cation periods and h Chanel tflI U Summer terms. En- f- ' r - - -- 'V f n tered as second class m "mi i r 1 1 ii mi ion-) -1 i i"iirr"i Utte of tb ymvK&aiy 1 I i f North Carolina- - V it j;t! "opened jtetoo y ""rf - matter at the post office in Chapel Hill, N. C, under the Act of March : 3, 1879. Subscription rates: mailed, $4 per year, J $2.50 a semester; de livered, ?b a year, $3.50 a semester. Editor . ROLFE NEILL Managing Editor LOUIS KRAAR Business Manager JIM SCHENCK Sports Editor 1 TOM PEACOCK News Ed. Associate Ed. Feature Editor Asst. Spts. Ed. . Sub. Mgr Circ. Mgr. - Ken Sanford Ed Ydr Jennie Lynm Vardy Buckalew Tom Witty " Don Hogg Asst. Sub. Mgr. Asst. Business Mgr. Society Editor Advertising Manager Bill Venable Syd Shuford Eleanor Saunders Jack Stilwell EDITORIAL STAFF BH1 OJSullivan, Ron Levin, Harry Snook, John Beshara, James Duvall. NEWS STAFF Jennie Lynn, Joyce Adams, Dan iel Vann, Anne Huffman, Fred Powledge, J; D. Wright, Jerry Reece, Janie Carey, Richard Creed, John Bijur, Ted Rosenthal, Jerry Epps. Jim Walsh, Ronnie Daniels, Tom Lambeth,. Charlie Kuralt, Babbie Dilorio, Ann Pooley. BUSINESS STAFF Al Shortt, Dick Sirkin, Dave Leonard. SPORTS STAFF John Hussey, Sherwood Smith, Jack Murphy, Rooney Boone, Larry Saunders. PHOTOGRAPHER Cornell Wright. Night editor for this issue: Harry Snook Lili talks with puppets. To say that this is somewhat unusual is an understatement. But Leslie Caron, who plays the title role in today's film at the Carolina, somehow makes the au dience believe that her conversa- -tions with the little wooden peo ple are the most natural and nor mal things in the world. It is, her complete sincerety and con viction that makes the movie the beguiling fantasy that it is. On second thought, fantasy is not quite the word to describe the film as a whole. For the world in which Lili lives is that of the carnival, a part of life that at its best is suspended somewhere be tween the real and the unreal It is when the story subtly shifts to her dream world of illusions, that the movie becomes a fanta sy, and it is here in the scene with the puppets that it is at its most charming. Of course, being the type of film that it is,' there is really ; nothing in "Lili" that is brutally harsh and : realistic. But, rather, one finds a mist thrown over the film even in the straight pas sages, that distorts reality slight ly in the direction of life as seen through a star's eyes. Ok, all is not rosy in Lili's half-real existence. She is terrib ly "unhappy, because she has a crush on a sophisticated magi cian, who is most sympathetic, but who is also married. She un folds her sad plight to the under standing puppets, not realizing that she loves, not the her pine and balsa confidants, as she thinks she does, but the crippled and anguished puppeteer, who, as a silent Cyrano, has poured forth his adoration for her through the mouths of his wood en Christiames. Naturally, in the, end all works out well, and Lili and her friends, wooden and oth erwise, live happily ever after. Though the film is a vehicle for Miss Caron, the dances in it are kept to a minimum and while each is used to advance the story line, both are curiously ineffec tive. However, the dancer has de veloped into an actress of such charm and magnetism that she does not need to rely on pirou ettes and arabesques any more, and so the inadequacy of the dances is a minor matter. Not enough can be said for Miss Caron's performance. Her Li li is the most guileless, innocent, and yet believable character to come out of Hollywood in a long time. It is the personal convic tion of this corner that she should win an Academy Award for her portrayal. She is ably abetted by Mel Fer rer, as the puppeteer, and Jean Pierre Aumont, as the magician. The scene in which she is begged by the puppets not to leave the carnival, only to have her rip open the curtain and come face to face with the miserable, but silent, Ferrer will cause many a hankerchief to come into action at the Carolina. "Lili" is flimsy stuff, but it is the stuff that dreams are made of. Passing Remark Ron Levin We go to school here under the honor system. If you don't believe it just read the catalog and see what it says.. We go to school under the honor system, but I saw in an ad on the "Y" bulletin board, "Lost: one brown wallet somewhere near Lenoir Hall. Finder keep money and return walleti' But surely no one would think of keeping the money. We're under the honor system. If you don't believe it, just ask any student down the street or on the Y Court steps. He'll tell you that we're on our honor. We're supposed to be under the honor system but the other day I saw a prof give a quiz, stay about fifteen minutes, then be grudgingly leave the room only to keep the door open and stand just outside giving an occasional peak inside. That's funny, I could have sworn we were on our honor. Who hasn't left a book some where and come back to get it only to find it's gone? Or a jacket or watch or what have you, or perhaps I should say what had you. I certainly don't understand that. It says right here that we are on our honor. Now who would do dirty thing like that. Taking someone's book and selling it back to the Book Ex. But know something . . . promise you won't tell anyone? It's done every day. Another thing. Monday the administration was nice enough to let 5,000 students out of their 11 o'clock classes so that they could participate in the very im pressive and stirring ceremony commemorating the ,160th anni versary of the laying of the cornerstone. What happens? Not more than 750 of these 5,000 stu dents even bothered to come over Firm Foundation Ed Mitt- Over 2,000 years ago, a Biblical writer said, "Wine and music will rejoice the heart, but the love of wisdom is above them both." With the indulgence of the reader, and a spice of his imagination, we would like to use this quotation as the basis of a little reflection. With the utilization of that imagination of which we spoke, we could let the wine and music represent this materialistic age in which we are wayfarers. Few can rightly deny that it is materialistic, and a collateral few can protest that there is anything inherently faulty with materialism. When artifices are held out, it is an abnormal hand that will not accept them and gladly. The "Love of Wisdom", of course, represents the opposite of materialism. It is the key to the kingdom of the humanities, it is the key to a kingdom of beauty and its appreciation. The economists tell us that materialistic ages, by the very nature of their material backing, cannot be permanent; in fact, they add that about 20 years has been the average lifespan of most of them. What strikes us, then, is the natural superiority of "the love of wisdom," that puts it "above them both," both being the symbolic "wine and music." Materialism is a house built on sands that periodically shift out from under it. Philosophy (check us on the etymology) is constructed on a rock. and see what was going on, let alone lend their voices to the singing of the Alma Mater . . : "Hark the Sound." I mention it by name, for I fear that some of you may not know to "what I re fer when I say Alma Mater. No, the rest of the 5,000 went back to the house or dorm and read that good book Joe had, or carried those pants to the clean ers, or called up to find out what was playing at, the late show. Well, I want, you to know I'm proud of you. Damned proud of you. It does my heart good to know you still have that school spirit deep inside. So deep you forget where you put it, and only bring it out on Saturdays with the aid of a fifth of Old Lumber jack and a winning touchdown. I'm really proud of you. Keep up the good work. You're the fu ture . alumni. You're the grads who one day will send your chil dren here and tell them in a knowing voice: "Son, that's a fine school. Yep, a fine school." How would you know? How could you possibly have any idea? Do you vote for campus elec tions? Do you ever volunteer to help in campus activities? Do you know who works like mad to get out a Daily Tar Heel every morning for you to throw in the wastecan? Do you know who sacrifices hours at a time to get out a Yackety Yack or Tarnation or Carolina Quarterly? No, you don't. But you know what's playing at the late show, and how much a keg of brew sells for, don't you? . Well, congratulations boys and girls. You've won the booby prize of them all. I know you'll all be very happy. Do you really think you can call yourselves students? . . . don't make me laugh. LET GO OF M&,XX WE HAIN'T J WE IS WJ37 HORRID CREATURES.?' CARRflN' 4 CARFWIM' A $J HEAVEN ONUV KNOWS f NO BACHELOR- Xl? MS' WHAT BACTERIA "yOU J PACTERJA.T ) INTO POGFWTCH, K MAV BE GARRINCr TH' (- rX. AM 'SfF?SST7BLE -? ?- THAT OHE.SH&STHE J CURTESTOF THE ZJOTZT-) r i (-"'P MATE TO BE. KtA CfDIFn 77-1 LJE-&- FASCZsJATES ME-1) L I L IT2P IN TH' RECORA'.' f-WHOFFO'wp because i coouo VI 'TYRONE. SHOWER" BORN K VO' LEAVE NOT ENDURE THE i IN DOGRflCTCH-EyCAPED DOGPATCM. H UNSANITARY CONDITIONS AT THE AGE OF I2..T r-?l VO TRAITORY OF pOGRATCH, AND CITIZENS-T- WAL-ITS TORE DUTY TO RUN INTH'RACE.7 WK-L-iO'STAV WILUNGI ORPOES WE PUT YO- V-J . ..... .. , - . i A TRACK STAR.r-NO ONE CAM KS 1 CATCH ME.'.'-1 HAVE THE ' -Ofc tiMCr-A J STRONGEST LEGS ON EARTH2 J' JfSk L S-A Eye Of The Horse -Roger Will Coe THE HORSE was standing outside the Ranch House and counting his change with unhappy eyes. "Daggone, I thought I could maybe afford a de cent steak," he said, "but it was a mistake." ' Did he mean a Miss Steak . . . cow? Instead ef steer? - "Lissen, you quit crabbing my lines," The Horse snapped. "You are as bad as Arcaro." Arcaro? "The guy who rides me for this here now column. But no, Roger me boy, my miscalculation was in not including a tip to the waiter in my calculations. The way it is getting, tipping is a meaace. If we go on paying ten per cent of everything we buy, with prices soaring, we'll be do ing the waiting and the waiter will be sitting at the table and laughing at us." And tipping us, too, of course. "Are you kidding?" The" Horse snorted. "They're too smart to tip. Can you picture a waiter or a barber or a bellboy or a taxi driver buying, say, a hat, and tip ping the guy who sells it to him ten per cent of its ' cost?" Few people wore hats now, even in New York. "Right!" The Horse agreed. "And why? Because some smart lads got to keeping books on their hats, and they found it cost them maybe a Fiver for a hat, but during the year it cost them maybe a Ten- ner to bail it out, .to ransom it, from places where they went and had their hats either snatched from them, or were shamed by glaring looks into meekly surrendering them." ' rd heard 'tipping' meant 'to insure promptness? T-i-p, catch? "Ho ho," The Horse ho-hoed. "Wait an hour for a steak and pay a guy because it is promot? Naw, it means, This is piracy.' And it durn well is! We should, as us Latin scholars say, 'facimus coniura tionem' against receivers of tips." We were dumfounded. "I'll go along on that diagnosis, Roger," The Horse grinned. "It means, 'We make a conspiracy.' We should a large number of us agree tipping is strictly for the horses." Why should horses be tiDDed? "Not them, but the public about them. Where would the bookmakers be if there were no horse tiosters? Cleaned out, I do not doubt. No, I mean the peode who get tips now." But that was how they made their living, a lot of them. "Okay, let their bosses pay them a living-wage, like they do in almost all other businesses. All it needs is some noble souls to take the lead, and we shall win." I thought the public liked to tip, it gave them a feeling of superiority. "Well, all I gotta say," The Horse chewed thought fully, indicating his steak had perhans been Filly Mignonne to have lasted so long, "is then we better let tipping stay as it is, because I cannot by any stretch of the imagination see any other way the public I see any day can feel superior about any thing." Caustic, wasn't he? And how did he feel about tipplers? "Sympathetic," The Horse growled. "I see it is time to study a bit." Latin, perhaps? "My ABC's are being neglected, The Horse said as he raced off. YOU Said It Our Miss Brooks Dear Miss Brooks: You could not have "gathered" anything at all from what I wrote because it is quite evident that you did not read beyond the first line of my editor ial. Had you read beyond the first line I do not be lieve that you could have possibly gotten the er roneous impression that the opinions expressed were necessarily my own. I am confident that I started in a sufficiently clear manner that the opinions ex pressed were those of some, not all, Yankee fe males and about some, not all, Yankee males. Before you sound off the next time, please read the entire article in question. And, Miss Brooks, there are other more legitimate ways of getting your name in print. Anita Anderson Ak Sour Note Editor: HALLELUJAH: We finally beat Wake Forest! O'f team looked great; I think everybody was proud of it. However, there was one team .on the field that looked terrible. I don't see how anybody could be proud of it. That was our band. Marching to a ca dence better suited to the track team, playing the same old worn out songs, blundering through boring maneuvers, it looked like a second rate high school band. Why, in the name of all that's holy, can't a uni versity with better than 5,000 students have a band equal to, or better than, any in the country? Why? Because of lack of funds. Because of obvious re luctance to try anything modern. Because of lack of interest. Why should anyone want te be in the band? To go on one measly trip a year? Or to be forced to play with antiquated equipment? That's the treat ment our band gets. I don't know what the remedy might be; I only know that both the band and the student body deserve better than they're getting. In the way of constructive criticism, may I sug gest that in the absence of adequate funds the band might at least play music occasionally in the Dixie land manner. It might very well get some ideas from the Goldsboro High School Band, which never fails to put on an interesting and enjoyable per formance. Hoping that this letter will be taken in the spirit ia which it was intended, and hastening to add that I'm neither from Goldsboro nor in the band, "' " lam,: .x. An amateur aesthete .:? Name withheld by request
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