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THE DAILY TAR HEEL
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1953
There're Some Things I Want You To Dig Up. Next Year'
We Do Give A Damn . . . j00 Public
This column has been rather full recently
of editorial criticism on Carolina's system
of big-time athletics. Today but a scant 96
hours or so until the Duke defeat we pause
to help our team in its annual struggle with
West Durham.
To students we wish a happy Thanksgiv
ing; to Cheerleader Jim Foutain we wish a
cooperative, yelling student section at the
game; to the team we wish good luck, God
speed. See you all Saturday.
Dividing The Indivisible
"Freedom is indivisible," says a. former
college president. "To invade it at one place
is to degrade it everywhere."
Dr. George D. Stoddard, former president
of the University of Illinois, who resigned in
July after a running controversy with the
trustees, spoke out recently at Princeton on
"The Way of a Liberal."
The educator pointed out, "A severe test
of our times is to keep liberalism from being
declared illegal. We have to understand the
issues if democracy is to prevail.
"When for example, a citizen deplores
bizarre methods of investigation (knowing
that they fail to observe the rules of fair
play), but nevertheless feels that the end
justifies the means in that a few subversives
are smoked out, we should come alert. We
should know that the means tend to become
the ends that the love of the chase and the
kill is the true mark of Cain,
"It is not a case of patriotism gone wild
or of hysteria in a world of undiscovered
traitors; it is the poisonous abnormality with
in persons that we must guard against. It is
the paranoid of mind ....
"Are we afraid not only of our Robin
Hoods but also of our Franklins and Jeffer
sons, our Priestleys and Lincolns?"
An editorial point may be drawn, fwe
think, and Dr. Stoddard does it as neatly as
he presents the problem:
"The mind that closes itself to political
freedom will be found closed toward the
intellectual processes that in any decent cul
ture must flourish without stint and without
restraint."
Others Say
The genuine human boy may, I think, safely be
set down as the noblest work of God . . . There is
a generous instinct in boys which is far more trust
worthy than those sliding, and unreliable, and de
ceptive ideas which we call settled principles.
C. B. Fairbanks. . ;t
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I think that a knowledge of Greek thought and
life, and of the arts -in which the Greeks expressed
their thought and sentiment, is essential to high
culture. A man may know everything else, but
without this knowledge he remains ignorant of the
best intellectual and moral achievements of his own
race. Charles Eliot Norton.
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. Nothing except a battle lost can be half so mel
ancholy as a battle won. Arthur Wellesley.
Poetry is the breath and finer spirit of all know
ledge; it is the impasioned expression which is in
the countenance of all Science. William Words
worth. : ;
All the world is queer save thee and me, and
even thou art a little queer. Robert Owen ..
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To Be Private
C. T. Andrews ;
It has been brought to our
attention that the men's bath
rooms, especially in Steele, Old
East and Old West Dormitories,
have become public rest rooms.
In our homes our bathrooms"
are ours. We use the facilities
in them privately. No one else
uses them without our permis
sion, and it is quite rare that our
permission is even asked for use
of them.
Here at school the dormitory
serves as our home. Therefore
. the bathrooms in them should be
used by the residents of 'the
dormitory, and no one else. v
However, especially on football
game weekends, any and every
body has been coming in to 'use
our own private bathrooms, "v
In the first place, the men's
bathroom in a men's dormitory is
not a barroom. Our alumni seem
to think so. We come in after a
football game, and we have to
clear the bottles and paper cups
out of the way before we even
enter the room. In the second
place, the social rooms in the
dormitories would be much more
comfortable for alumni congre-'
" gation.
We have been told that several
times in one of the aforemen
tioned dormitories that tramps
have come in to take showers.
Such activity as this should be
ceased by the proper authority.
A small sign on the door stating,
"This bathroom and its facilities
are to be used only by residents
of this dormitory," would be suf
ficient, we think.
The bathrooms in the men's
dorms are getting entirely oo
public to be private.
Thank You
Robie McClellan-
Let us give thanks.
For big things. For the fact
that we live in a country in which
Freedom is a practice, not a
theory. For our privilege to write
and speak as we choose.
Let Us also ask forgiveness.
For taking our Freedom for
granted. Let us pause and re
member Valley Forge, The Ala
mo, Argonne Forest, Pearl Har
bor, the Chosin Reservoir.
Let us ask for courage to pre
serve our Freedom.
Let us give thanks for little
things. For personal things. For
old friends who have proved their
friendship and for new friends
in whom we have faith.
Let us give thanks for trivial
things even. For the reflection of
morning sunlight on a frosty
patch of grass. For the smell of
leaves burning on an Autumn
afternoon. For the tuneful chime
of bells at twilight . , -
These things are curs. May we
be truly thankful for them. May
we have no envy, no bitterness
because of things we do not have.
Help us, O Lord, to realize that
many have less. Help us to help
them. Amen.
Veracity does not consist in
saying, but in the intention of
communicating truth. S. T.
Coleridge.
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He is a man of splendid abili
ties," but utterly corrupt. He
shines, and stinks like rotten
mackerel , by moonlight. John
Randolph. .
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Presidential Memo
Prudent Bob Gorham
Our school spirit thus far has been terrific. In
my four years here at Carolina I have never seen
the cheering and sportsmanship on a better plane.
Though our team's record may not be the best, we
definitely have represented UNC in a very respect
able manner.
j can recall one incident that occurred during
the Notre Dame game. The Fighting Irish were
down on pur two-yard line with a first down. On
the first play they went to the one. Suddenly the
Carolina cheering section broke into the old famil
iar: "Blue and White." The stadium literally rock
ed under the tremendous noise. On the next two
plays our fine held fast. Now the yelling shifted to
a slow "Carolina." I have never heard anything like
it; it was the loudest cheering ever to be witnessed
in Kenan Stadium.
On fourth down the Irish pushed over for the
score; it was a heartbreaker. Then I heard the ring
of "I'm a Tar Heel Born, I'm a Tar Heel Bred. . ."
as the entire cheering section sang at the top of
their voices. It was really great. The true Carolina
Spirit was coming through in defeat even as in vic
tory. This week we play our rival, Duke. It should be
a terrific game. Our cheerleaders, Cardboard, and
University Club have planned a big show and with
most of us there to help it should be a gala event.
I sincerely hope that we as Carolina students
will maintain our great spirit and sportsmanship
attitude between now and the game, during the
game, and after the game is won.
YOU Said It
Washington Merry-Gc-Round
Drew Pearson
WASHINGTON In the four
months following Dr. Milton
Eisenhowers wnlrlwind South
American junket, Pan-American
relations have slipped to their
lowest point since U. S. Marines
occupied Nicaragua, 20 years ago.
And U. S. diplomats report that
things are still on the downgrade
all along the one-time "Good
Neighbor" front.
This is no personal reflection
on the President's affable, schol
arly brother, who sincerely did
his best to learn something about
the complex and varied problems
of ten countries in five weeks.
Yet one phase of that tour did
contribute importantly to subse
quent bitterness south of the
border.
Although
newspaper and
magazine stories
played up the
fact that Buenos
Aires (was in
cluded in the
doctor's itiner
ary only at the
last minute and
PEARSON with "reluc
tance," nevertheless citizens of
other republics were surprised to ,
observe his eager chumminess .
with Dictator Peron. ;
Moreover, U.S.-Argentine rela
tions since them seem to get more
official attention than that paid
to other countries.
Latin Americans have re
marked, perhaps a bit cynically,
that Washington seems painfully
anxious for a kind word from the
man who has done more than
anyone outside the Kremlin to
foster anti-American sentiment
And taking into account the
events which came just before
this new try at U.S.-Argentine "
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rapprochement, the rest of South
American couldn't be blamed K
they never accepted another high
minded U. S. pronouncement at
face value.
Stated very simply, it looks to
everyone else in the hemisphere
as if our State Department went
panting after the glib Gaucho's
friendship this time because he
signed a trade pact with Sovfet
Russia. In consequence, half a
- dozen other Latin republics Eave
now announced that they, too,
would start doing business behind
the Iron Curtain.
Uruguay recently signed agree
ments with communist Hungary
and Czechoslovakia to trade wool,
hides, beef and oil seeds for
machinery and consumer goods.
Chile is considering a Russian
offer for all her copper exports,
at four cents a pound above the
best U. S. price and with no
strings attached. Brazil's Minister
of National Economy told news
men the other day that his coun
try was eager for trade with Red
held eastern Europe.
Not all this is inspired directly
by the belief that the best way
to get more attention from Uncle
Sam is to play footsie with Rus
sia. High tariff sentiment in the
. present . Congress and -am5hg
some Republican bewigs has had
a lot to do with it
"We know ' that a lot of en
lightened businessmen, econo
mists and labor leaders in your
country are sincere free traders''
Samuel L. Giraldo, a prominent
South American hianuf acturer, "
said recently; "But we don't see
any sure signs that they'll win out
against the high-tariff crowd. If
we sit tight and wait to see what
happens, we may get caught, ter
ribly short. '' :
"After all, we've been hoping
for a real break from your gov
ernment, economically speaking,
ever since 1945. Today it looks
less likely than ever. Most of us
have decided it's about time we
went out and found markets for
ourselves, wherever they may
happen to exist. Ideals are fine
but nobody can live indefinitely
on democratic principles and
nothing else."
Another kind of discontent
with U. S. policies and leadership
has cropped up in Central Am'er
ica, where the new Costa Rican
regime of dynamic, liberal "Pepe" ,
Figueres proposed to neighbor
ing governments that they all
stay away from the next Pan
American Conference, scheduled
for April, 1954, in Caracas.
Figueres, educated at MIT in
Boston and a staunch friend of the
United States, is deeply dis
pleased at the idea of holding
such a conclave under the dic
tatorship of Venezuela where all
civil liberties have been abol
ished, opposition parties out
lawed or taken over, and the
jails are crammed with political
prisoners. He thinks the United
States should insist that Vene
zuelan strong man Perez Jimenez
institute reforms before the con
ference is held there.
Since the State Department has
turned a deaf ear to such sugges
tions, Costa Rica's president is
now trying to organize a boycott
It is probable that Guatemala will
support the idea, and perhaps El
Salvador and Panama. If even
two governments declined invi
tations to the meeting, it would .
be the gravest blow to Western
Hemisphere solidarity since 1942,
when Argentina balked at break
ing off relations with the Axis."
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ROLFE NEILL
Managing Editor
LOUIS KRAAR
Business Manager
JIM SCHENCK
Sports Editor
TOM PEACOCK
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: Ed Yodei
; Jennie : Lynn
Vardy Buckalew, John Hussey
- Tom Witty
Don Hogg
- - Bill Venable
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Advertising Manager
Eleanor Saunders
Jack Stilwell
EDITORIAL STAFF Bill , O'Sullivan, Ron Levin,
; Harry Snook,, John Beshara, James Duvall. .
BUSINESS STAFF Al Shortt, Dick Sirkin, Dave
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Night Editor for this issue: Vardy Buckalew
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The PB Is Assailed
Editor:
The existing situation in the Publications Board
of the student body has got to go and quick. It is
without a doubt the most apathetic of the apathetic
organizations on this campus. In the past six weeks
the board has had not one meeting. The fall term
is perhaps the most critical stage concerning the
two UNC publications. The Daily Tar Heel and the
Yackety Yack.
The business' managers of both of these worth
while publications have asked time and time again
that a meeting be called to take action on matters
pressing their respective publications.
Even when the Legislature rared up on its hind
feet and shook its ugly head and said, "Give us the
$12,700 ia your surplus," and hearing no reply took
t, the Board which in the past has been as stingy
and as tight as Old Scrooge, did not bother to call
its members together to inform them formally that
they were being nailed to the wall by the Legisla
ture, and ask the question, "Are we going to let
them do thi sto us?" No, they merely sat back and
watched while the Solons picked their pocket to the
tune of twelve and a half G's.
.Elections are coming up and two new board
members will be elected. Taking for granted that
there will be no meeting of the (almost defunct)
board between now and election day, this writer
hopes that the newly-elected members will add a
Lttle life to that group and get it back on the road
to functioning.
As business manager of the Yackety Yack, I have
become fed up with the situation that exists now
when I can't even tell whether we'll have a Yack
or not this year, until I can get some official action
from the board on a small question of the printing
of the yearbook.
It is too bad when a body of responsible persons,
holding the strings to a purse of over $40,000 of the
students' money, can't at least make a pretense of
carrying out that responsibility placed upon them
by the students.
Russ Cowell, Business Manager
The 1954 Yackety Yack
Come Out Little Coed
EDITOR:
You are a man who knows how to cry out against
injustice in high places . . . and I have a plea.
Why do so many of these lovely coeds insist on
dining exclusively in their Spencer refectory where
we can never meet them? If they don't like to walk
across campus to eat, they could at least invite us
over once in a while. '
It could be fun!
Carl Newton
Letter On Letters
-Roger Meekihs -
Around nearly every dormitory mailbox on the
campus there are to be found many letters appar
ently being claimed by no one. Look above, on the
floor below, or on a nearby table and you can see
at least a dozen letters which have either been ad
dressed incorrectly, or else the occupant has gradu
ated. --.:.'. :
Some of this mail may be important. Some of
it may belong to be filed in the proper receptacle
..with , a lot of other second-class matter. Neverthe
less, some are important looking letters air mail,
with either a personal or business return address.
. These letters should be re-addressed and re
sent to the proper party.
At other universities some organization does this
type of wrok as a public service, since the post of
fice won't do it. YMCA's, YWCA's, fraternal or
ganizations, various' clubs each devote a little time
every day to readdressing missent mail. If some or
ganization here should jump to the rescue they
might be praised highly for their public service.
As it is now, some people don't receive part of
their mail. r And s at any place like a university,
where the students sometimes change address two
or three times a year, it seems almost essential to
have a service of this kind. .
All the equipment necessary for this service will
.be a pencil, a student directory for this year, and
one for last year. Mail addressed to "a student no
longer on campus can be sent to his home address.
Who will be the first to provide this badly
needed public service for the students?