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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1954 PAGE TWO StayAtHomS, . Young Man Director Joe M. Galloway of the Place ment Service brings the good news of the week in his office's annual report to Dean Weaver that 78 percent of the North Car olina residents who accepted jobs through the service this year stayed in Xorth Caro lina, compared with 72 percent last year. The old story in Tar Heel education has been that North Carolinians accept public schooling from the state grammar school, high school and the more than 50 percent the state pays toward University education and then, particularly if he is a good stu dent with outstanding prospects, goes North to become a contributing citizen of New York or New Jersey or Ohio. North Carolinians, Mr. Galloway's fig ures lead us to hope, are finding the pas tures as green, the industrial chimneys as high, the. opportunities for professional ser vice, as attractive right in their own back yard. If that is so, we may look forward to the stepped up progress this changing at titude will bring us and the South. Committees & Profs We heard last week of a professor who h id to spend every afternoon for an entire week in the stifling atmosphere of "com rnilfee" meetings. This is only one of many demands that seem more and more to distract teachers from their professional roles. But to the Da'ily Tar Heel it is the least excusable. We have no quarrels with committees which are absolutely vital to the teaching job. Rut something's amiss when a profes sor must consume afternoon after afternoon, day after day, in committee meetings. His enthusiasm, preparation, and thought for classes obviously must undergo ahraison. A situa'tion which requires teachers to devote excessive time to planning and ad ministration implies that the properly ad ministrative agencies are faltering. Saddling professors with functions that are not rightly theirs will result in consid erable damage to classroom effectiveness for both the student and teacher. It can't be tolerated. The University's Achievements (From the Greensboro Daily Nexus) In the past several years, the University has expanded materially through its inten sive building program. Rut that is only the framework for the main task education and public service. President Gray points out that the consolidated University has "no less than 160 major educational units departments, schools, divisions and colleges." The tremendous amount of public service overlapping strictly formal education and reaching out to satisfy the vital needs of the people may be indicated by naming a few agencies engaged in such work, such as the Institute of Government, the Extension Ser vice, the Morehead Planetarium, the re search in social science which holds a mirror to a region, the Institute of Statistics, the all-University Communication Center, the symphonic dramas stemming from Chapel Hill, the Minerals Research Laboratory, the foundations for business administration, tex tiles and the press, and a host of other units disseminating the learning that leads to a better way 'of living. North Carolinians are fortunate in the quality of their institutions of higher learn ing, both state supported and private, and they are right to take a keen and critical interest in them. Rut the race for education is never fin ished, and the scandalously low standing of North Carolina in the number of college students in proportion to the population is plenary proof that we must increase the quantity of higher education very consider ably without sacrificing what makes it -worthwhile, excellence. t Bailp Wax peel The official student publication of the Publi cations Board of the University of North Carolina, s"' where it is published Sf daily except Monday, vr, examination and vaca- : z a A i mer terms. Entered as l second class matter at 1 the post office in 4 Chapel Hill, N. C, un der tne Act 01 Marcn . Site- of the Vntvmily . North .ir1n whuh frt ' in Jamuwy 8, 1879. "Subscription rates: mailed, $4 per - I year, $2.50 a semester; -J delivered, $6 a year, " $3.50 a semester. Editor CHARLES KURALT Managing Editor FRED POWLEDGE Associate Editors LOUIS KRAAR, ED YODER Business Manager. . TOM SHORES News Editor Jackie Goodman Frosh Sees Santa Claus In 3-D Now THE PA ITS NTS of a Woman's College freshman . wrote and ask ed whht theiy daughter would like for Christ mas. The WC stu dent, obviously taken' by the whirl of the college . world, ' .TSJ ftsnt her folks this list: "A copy of Roberts Rules of Order, a French-English Dictionary, and a cocktail . dress." 'You Sure You Don't' Want To Run Avyay From Home?' THE VOICE, introduced by the operator's crisp: "One moment for long distance,", was that of an old friend. "Have you got . any reptiles down there on campus?" the friend, who is a University al umnus, asked over the phone. I told him I didn't know any personally but was sure the zoo logy people had some of the slimy creatures. "Do you think you can get some good-looking coeds to mod el some pictures?" he asked next. I told him that Carolina still had some attractive coeds, and that some would surely pose for him. My friend told me he'd arrive from Fort Bragg that night and that he would tell me about his mission then, leaving me to won der all day about the reptiles and coeds. That night, the friend, whom I learned is in psychological warfare, explained that he need ed photos of snakes and girls for leaflets the Army plans to use in a coming maneuver. "The snake leaflet is what we call a white leaflet. It establish es creditability," he explained. "After that we drop these with the pretty girls to lower their morale and take their minds off the maneuver." So apparently next month, when the Army begins its man euver, Zoology Department snakes will gain confidence and Carolina coeds will lower mo rale a paradox if I ever heard one. RENEWING THE quest for a good movie, I plunked down an other 50 cents at the Carolina Theater ticket totth, bought an other of those outrageously high six 'cent candy bars, and pro ceeded to view "Carmen Jones." The technicolor tragedy that filled the wide screen this time warmed my heart. "Carmen Jones" made Bizet bounce with feeling and naturalness. Only regret about the whole production (aside from the ex pensive candy bar) was that Harry Belafonte's voice wasn't suited for operatic singing,, so one was dubbed in for him. His straight acting was good enough, and so was the movie. Night Editor for this Issue .Bob Dillard BEING ON trial for assault isn't always fun, even when it's just a mock one. After the Phi Alpha Delta mocX trial, I've de cided that Y Court fights (even fake ones) just aren't the way to settle differences. The mock fight, as you remem ber, was over a girl Connie McMahon, who despite mock tes timony, really isn't a "Bell Tow er baby," as one witness said. Matter of fact, her testimony gave the trial one of its many humorous moments. Miss McMahon at one point was under intense cross-examination from the lawyers for the defense. All at once, the attorney ques tioning her threw a loaded ques tion. "I object," shouted Bob Byrd, chief counsel lor the prosecu tion. "Objection sustained," Judge J. A. Rosseau declared. And Miss McMahon in typical female fashion asked, "Can't I answer just a little of it?" !A Study Of History is No Argument For Dr. George . Ed Yoder My beliefs about' the ' scientific" valid ity of; Dr. George's position remain un- if" ' " " shaken by his letter ol the other day to The Daily Tar Heel. I've taken his advice and tried to consult the historical and scientific sources he mentioned, "A but I think they tend to bear -out Mr. Huxley's . i theories rather than his :i 4 own- Ike Ignored Advice On McCarthy Drew Pearson WASHINGTON President Ei senhower got a lot of private advice as to how to handle Joe McCarthy's bitter attack, but he, himself, made up his own mind what to do. Those who saw Eisenhower in his press conference after Mc Carthy's bandage never would have guessed how sore Ike was when McCarthy blistered him. "White Hougte friends say the President was purple with anger, though he did not say a word. Stassen reminded Ike that Dean Acheson, when secretary of State had first ignored Mc Carthy's charges of communism in the State Department, figur ing that the American public would not be taken in by them. But McCarthy's Hitlerian tactic of repeating the same charge over and over again eventually sank home and a few people realize today that McCarthy has not named one Communist in the State Department. Stassen reminded Eisenhower that his administratiton should not make the same mistake. The President listened care fully, but decided otherwise. The President also listened carefully when Republican Chair man Leonard Hall discussed the "'McCarthy Crisis" before Dca met with newsmen last week. H411, who has leaned toward McCarthy in times past, felt Joe should be appeased and not be permitted to bolt the Adminis tration. i But Eisenhower did not ap jpear overly impressed with Chairman Hall's discussion. He listened, but did not even tell Len what he intended to do. South American Prosperity ", Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey, returning from the Internationla American Conferen ce in Rio de Janeiro, told friends: - "If I were only 2 years old, I would go to Brazil by the next boat, working my way if neces sary, and I guarantee you by the time I was 40, I would be a millionaire." . Humphrey's brief trip to South America convinced him that La tin America is on the threshold of phenomenal industrial devel opment. He suggests that, if Am erican businessmen are wise, they will put more investment dollars south of the border than in other parts of the world. The economic progress of some of these nations, Humphrey says privately, will amaze the world in the next 20 years. Hatemongers The House Committee on Un-American Activities will soon publish a sensational, hut tragic, report on "Neo-Fascist and hate groups," a subject the Committee has ignored for almost 10 years. Communism, during that period, offered better headlines. The report singles out the Na tional Renaissance Party for pos sible prosecution under the Smith Act; and (also,,, blasts the hate, 'peddling paper "Common Sense." This is the first oflicial suggestion for applying the anti subversion statute to a fascist group during the Act's 15-year history. The Committee found that "the program and propaganda of .the National Renaissance Par ty is virtually' borrowed whole- r 1 0 K STASSEN . . . urged Ike to name names. sale from the Fascist and Nazi dictators." The little Hitler in charge is a "young fanatic," James H. Ma dole, of 10 W. 90th St., New York City, whose sneering btoast is thair'what Hitler accomplished; in Europe, the National Renais sance Party shall yet accomplish in America." The Party is replete with a "uniformed Elite Guard in the Nazi style," the report goes on, though a bolt of -lightning has replaced the Swastika ids the party symbol. The Committee sums up NR P's aims as "preservation of the white Aryan race by gradual de portation of the unassimilable, the denial to Jewish people of citizenship, profession and poli tical posts and the right of in termarriage." While avowedly anti-Commu-n.st, NRP isn't above sweet- mouthing the Red line when it serves its purpose. It praised the antir-Semitic purges , Prague two years ago ,and agrees- with the Communists that "the econ omic and political ambitions of a small coterie of Wall Street Bankers" are pushing the U. S. into war. And it has high praise for the "superbly efficient to talitarian economic systems of the Communists." 'Common Sense' Second target of the Un-American Activities Committee report is the anti-Negro, anti-Semitic hate sheet, "Common Sense," which has blasted about every (prominent American including President Eisenhower, whom it labels a "Marxist stooge." "The solution customarily of fered by publisher Conde Mc Ginley Sr., to 'Save America'," says the Committee, "is an in crease in the circulation of "Com mon Sense.' It is apparent thtat the publication represents a mo dern example of the racketeers who made a business out of hate propaganda during the 1930's. The McGinleys also do a good business hawking hate books and pamphlets from their headquar ters in Union, N. J. Paid sub scriptions to. "Common Sense" jumped from fewer than 10,000 to more than 20,000 during 1951, the year of the Korean war., Committee winds up its indict ment of these two Fascist threats with this appeal: "The Commit tee is convinced that there is a concurrent need for continuous investigation, exposure and, where necessary, prosecution, to the end that no activity of a pro-Fascist nature will ever be stature or influence in the Unit ed States." (Note The Committee had not held a hearing on the sub ject of Fascism since January, 1946, when it looked into Gerald L. K. Smith's operation. Smith's influence and wealth have grown considerably since then. Dr. George's position, as I understand it, is that in entering desegregation in the public schools we mast look toward the eventual problem of intermixing the rac es. That must certainly come into play. Furthermore, Dr. George, basing 1iis statement on his reputation as a scientist and physiologist, believes that the black races are inherently inferior in ability to contribute to "cultures." By intermar riage, he feels that the Negro influence would degrade the "white" race. The implications of Mr. Julian Huxley's article, 'Eugenics and Society," are that we can't (as Dr. George seems to be do ing) have a really scientific picture of the capacity of the Negro until he is giv en equal environmental opportunities. That, of course, would be stimulated by hoisting the Negro's educational equal ity as desegregation proposes to do. In his letter, Dr. George mentioned, for example, page 4 in Arnold J. Toyn bee's A Study of History. Apparently, Dr. George either (1) misread what Mr. Toyn bee has to say there about ethnology or (2) thought that no one would take the trouble to read page 54. For page 54 makes no case for Dr. George's side. Here is what happens on Page 54: Mr. Toynbee lists in a very general way the contributions of the various "races" to culture. He finds that "the White Races hold the lead." On the other hand he finds that 'the Black races alone have not contributed positively to any civili zation as yet." This, of course, would lend support to what Dr. George says. But I am led to wonder whether Dr. , George read the rest of the page and the paragraph and a half on Page 55. Mr. Toynbee does not conclude from this in ductive evidence that the Negro or Black races are inferior. He says, rather, "If anything positive emerges from this clas sification it is that half our civilizations are based on contributions from more than one race . . . What the value of these sub divisions may be and whether at any time they represented historically and socially distinct peoples is another matter; the whole subject is exceedingly obscure." That is the passage that Dr.- George cites as evidence; for the life of me I can't see how it can work at all on his side. For several days, I defended Dr. George on the grounds that his integrity as a scientist made his viewpoint worth con sidering. But as I thought about the mat ter, I began to suspect that -his emo tions, his political and social outlook, had perhaps mixed with his science. As evi dence of emotional reaction, you have to look no further than his statement about Huxley's theories: ". . .' they are the only opinions allowed open expres sion in the Union of Soviet Socialist Re publics. It is not yet quite so bad in this country." He seems to feel that he must conjure up the basic hatred current in America toward anything that is ' Rus sian" to support his so-called "scientific" position. Other than an interest in social and educational justice for the Negro, 'my ma jor interest in George's petition is this: We must make every possible effort to maintain stability in seeking the answers to grave segregational problems. When a scientist like Dr. George begins to ass'ert as final "science" positions he can't fully support (see Page 54, A Study of History) he undermines the intelligent respect for authorities. In facing up to the Supreme Court's decision we must fear emotionalists (on either side), even wearing the cloaks of iscience. The question calls, not for hot battles ' where ignorant armies clash by night," but for informed debate in the daylight of reason. Remove moderation and undermine real authority and science on either side, "take but degree, away, un tune that string, and hark! what ' discord follows." What Would Thoreau & Jefferson Think Of Our 'Peace Of Mind7? WITNESSES OF THE TIME "Art provides a link not only with the creative human being but with the epoch in which he lived, with life remote in time and place or so immediate that we have not yet grasped it. Ob viously, we can only see and un derstand and interpret in terms of our own time. We decode with contemporary keys. But the great works of art be they poems or paintings rtmain the best wit nesses of their times. Revelations of the inner core of life which produced them, their silent testi mony is itself unchanging, chal lenging us to uncover the truth. Thus art delights and informs; it answers urges toward pleasure and knowledge; and it enhances our own experience by allowing communications with man at his best and by linking us to the timelessness of the world." Aline. R. Louchheim, in New York Times, Warren Weaver In The Saturday Review This has been a long time coming to a head. Some years ago I started to read Joshua Liebman's book "Peace of Mind." It irritated me so that I abandoned it after two or three chapters. I was so upset that he mere mention of peace of mind would stimulate my adrenals and cause me to flail about with all the logical and ethical quarterstaves at my disposal. Then a year or two ago I heard a ser mon on this same topic; and I was thus reminded that this strange doctrine is still being preached. Indeed, I am forced to believe that it is gaining ground. For with in the last weeks I have been looking ac Norman Vincent Peale's "The Power of Positive Thinking." That word "positive" sounded good to me. But since books of this general type usually prove to be too weak medcine for me to want a very big dose, I scanned the table of contents, and picked out Chapter 2 "A Peaceful Mind Generates Power." I hadn't gone very far before I hit sen tences like these: "The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence." (Is that what we want, Dr. Peale, the easiest type of existence?) Or: "A primary method for gaining a mind full of peace is to practice emptying the mind" (you d it by going to sea and throwing your worries, one at a time, off the ship's stern like bits of gar bage.) I couldn't quite stick this, so I dipped briefly into Chapter 14, "Relax for Easy Power." Here I found: "One of the sim plest methods for reducing tension is to practice the easy-does-it attitude." There Dr. Peale and I parted company. I just dont' think easy does it. I regret the fact, which I think is wholly accidental, that both of these au thors are religious leaders. I regrtt thi because I deeply believe in religion and belong to the school which tries to practice it, even to the extent of going regularly to church. I also regret this for superficial tactical reasons, for when one criticizes a couple of popular clergymen he is certain ly spitting into a high wind. I am also aware of the fact that I am very possibly being unfair to these books by "Rabbi TLiebman and the Reverend Mr. Peale. I have read very little of either of them. I am sure that Mr. Liebman was and Dr. Peale is a wise and good man, and that both books were written in a genu ine desire to help people. I realize that there is such a thing as a neurotic inner discontent which keeps its victim from having a healthy and happy wrestle with external problems. And I am quite willing to concede that these authors may have intended only to allay those internalized miseries which are irrelevant to. reality, so as to free men's energies for the stir ring aspects of the real world. There may be thousands upon thousands of persons who seem to profit by this sort of advice. Indeed, as I write this Dr. Peale is at the head of the best-seller list, and has been on that list for 110 weeks. All I am saying is that this kind of advice doesn't, soothe me; and that, besides, I don't want to be soothed. - The concept that peace of mind is the great desideratum is clearly allied to the principle of non-activity which, as Sch weitzer has recently emphasized, flows di rectly out of a negation of the world. This negativistic attitude, Schweitzer says, "is professed by the thinkers of India, and by the Christianity of antiquity and of the Middle Ages." The contrasting -attitude of activity and of "passionate affirmf tion . . . interesting oneself in the things of this world and in the life we lead in it" he states to be characteristic of "the Chinese thinkers, the Hebrew prophets, Zoroaster, and European thinkers of the Renaissance and modern times." Modern times? Are we slipping back and how far? For what do you think about peace of mind. Galileo and Darwin? Axe you in favor of it, Luther and Cromwell? Is this what we learned from you, Thor eau and Whitman? Is this what you had in mind for our own nation, Governor Brad ford and Roger Williams, Een Franklin and Thomas Jefferson? Most specifically of all, peace of mind is not what -1 ask from religion. To pray for peace of mind appeals to me .as a ra ther unpleasant insult to the God of the restless cell, of the blazing novae, of the swirling nebulae. The God, in short, 01 progress, not of stagnation. Peace of mind is a state which I trust will not come to me as long as I am alive. It is very possible that peace of mind will, in fact come after death. Depth is a state which I recognize as inevitable, a state I do not understand, a state I do not fear but a state which I do not propose to adopt any more promptly than proves nec essary. God Pity me on the day when I havo lost my restlessness .'God forgive me on the day when I am satisfied! God-rouse me up if ever I am so dull, insensitive," lazy, complacent, phlegmatic, d apathe tic as to be at peace!
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