i j J - J i. J. jj J v -t v WEATHER Cloudy, cool and chance of rain today, with expected high of 58 SHOGUNATE There's sunshine shogunate thriving on the Potomac. Today's editorial colum treats this sub ject. See p. 2. VOL. LVII NO. 126 Complete UP) Wire Service CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 1955 Offices In Graham Memorial FOUR PAGES TODAY UP FOR VOTE TUESDAY: n m ro m n i Y 4 PIANIST-TWINS BARBREE & SHIRLEE PRESTWOOD ... will play tonight at Consolidated University fete CU Event s Tonight The last Consolidated University event of this year will be held to day at Womans' College in Greens boro. Festivities, which include open house, a talent show and dance, will be in YVC's student union, Elliott Hall. The events, slated to begin at 5 p.m., will be climaxed by 9 p.m. Presidential hopeful Ed Mc Curry dropped by yesterday and confirmed something. . Asked if he was going to win on the University. . .Party lisket Tuesday, McCurry said: "I"m still hopeful." Ballot Boxscore stood like this as of yesterday: Don Fowler, Independent pres idental candidate, has made six statements so far. He has said he is for leaving" fraternity af fairs to the Interfraternity council; he favors a student Con stitution amendment reconstruct ing the Student Council: wants a "junior partnership" between students and administration; is in favor of a "spirit of unity" between campus political par ties. He disagreed with Student Party Candidate Manning Munt zing that a student traffic court should be set up. On segregation, Candidate Fowler gave (like the other can didates) a very weak statement. He Hike ths other candidates) had, to be asked for a statement concerning the Supreme Court's ruling. "As American citizens," ft YMC A Picked Its Officers rvHctifln Assn. picked its leaders for the The UNC Young Jvlen ? Rights; new president; next year. Front row, left to rig , secretary, and Ed Hennessee, vice-president, back row, it y Gerald Mayo, treasurer. with Reg Marshall and orchestra providing music until midnight. Larry Ford, chairman of the UNC delegation, urged "all stu dents" to attend the CU night. No admission price will be charged, according to Ford. The next CU event will be held in the fall at the Carolina-State football game in Raleigh. said Fowler, "we must take cog nizance of" the fact that "the Supreme Court has abolished segregation." Folwer called for a "great deal of consideration" and asked students to "strive for a solution which will benefit all citizens of North Carolina." Fowler entered the campaign as an independent March 14. His campaign is being managed by Gordon Forester. 5s FOUR DAYS UNTIL ELECTION University Party Candidate Ed McCurry, who became a candi date March 7, has seven state ments to his credit. McCurry wants to give stu dents 25 percent of campus store profits; he wants changes in the cut system: closer liaison be tween students and student gov ernment; a sub-Graham Mem orial in the old Vets' Club build ing; high school . student gov ernment workshop; closer work with dormitory residents. Like the other candidates, Mc Curry had nothing to say on segregation. He admitted it, though. 4 t h 7X : A v 1 i the Ballot Box r- 'V 7"j-r--.: ,a"-Vi. ; . j f , it n f mmmf ill iiimhi iir riiitt l-r irmitiTTTfir f T"if Y'7 "77 ''7 , , j- ,. . . i ' v- i ''f;:) i. . -;.' .-.,.-- " r-i . f ; . f ? - . v v" - -TifHiif ii J-i" Iniiirtrr5 i"- At WC Tonight Pretty tap dancer Patsy Petit will perform at Consolidated University Night tonight at Wo man's College, Greensboro. Fes tivities start at 5 p.m. in Elliott Hall, and dance will be held at 9 p.m. On March 7, the Student Party named Manning Muntzing its candidate for president. Munt zing chose Sam (Buddy) Wells his campaign manager. Munt zing has .seven statements beside his name. The SP candidate wants a stu dent traffic court: a study day at the ends of semesters (like WC); return on dormitory vend ing machine profits; he's "aware" of the UNC Band's situation; he doesn't like the high cost of tickets for students dates at ath letic events; he has made what he called a statement on segre gation "I hope that the student body and student government will work together to meet the situation" and he wants week end social facilities to be ex tended. i: All presidential candidates have lifted items from each oth er's programs. They have not been ashamed because they lift ed items. They need not be ashamed. None of the items mentioned so far has been . controversial enough to worry about. F. P. News Of The Week P-r ") - luv' l 1 i r r-M . ' nfr' l"7 7 V itr- 7 nil" i-1 . i' . :7 7- r'Sr' IK z : f v. W ' . j 7 Vl 7 7T . ' i , i , l- AA t.-Lt. . ..-- 1 . ' ' - .Gray Ate With Student Leaders Consolidated University President Gordon Gray ate upstairs in Lenoir Hall with heads of campus organizations. Eating with him, left to right, are Rollie Tillman, head of Orientation Committee; Gray; Tom Creasy, student body president, and Joel Fleishman, Carolina Forum president. President Gray also went to the University of California at Los Angeles yesterday to make a speech. Amendment Deals With I nterd or mitory Council Four amendments to the student Constitution will be presented to the student body for a vote in Tuesday's elec tion. One proposed amendment, to give student govern ment Attorney General specific powers, Was' published yes terday. Two others are printed today. The first, below, deals with In terdormitory Council. The second, on page lour, concerns student nurses. A BILL TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL STUDENT CONSTITUTION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA Whereas: Through practice, Jiiterdprmitory representatives, elected by the individual dormitories, have taken the place of advisors ap pointed by the University as members of the Interdorriutory Coun- ' cil; and Whereasi Interdormitory Council7 officers elected in the spring auto matically hold over and eliminate the necessity for an other hold over members; and . . ' ' Whereas: A social program in the residences, as directed by the ln terdormitory Council, for the residents of the dormitories has proven very effective; and AVhereas: A chairman and clerk of the Interdormitory Council Court eliminate the necessity of a hold-over member of the Court; NOW THEREFORE BE IT ENACTED BY THE STUDENT LEGISLATURE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, THAT Article I. The official student Constitution of the University of North Carolina shall be amended to read as follows: Section 1. Article I, Section 10. Men's Interdormitory Council. The Men's Interdormitory Council shall be composed of the presidents of the men's dormitories and the IDC representatives elected by the dormitories. The Men's Interdormitory Council shall choose its own officers in the spring to serve until the following spring. The offi cers of the Interdormitory Council shall have the power to authorize and carry out dormitory elections, and no lecjtion shall be valid without their authorization. The Men's Interdormitory Council shall have power to ( a. make rules affecting conduct of men in dormitories. b. represent dormitory men in dealings with the university. c. promote social activities in the dormitory for the residents. d. provide for continuation, and operation of the Council and Court during summer school. - - Section 2. Article I, Section 11. Men's Dormitory Execuitve Commit tee. The Men's Dormitory Executive Committee shall be composed of the president, vice-president, secretary-trasurer and IDC repre sentative. The Executive Committee shall have power to make such special rules concerning conduct in the respective men dormitories as shall not conflict with the rulings of the student Legislature and Men's Interdormitory Council: and each Dormitory Executive Com mittee shall have power to plan and propose all activities of the re spective dormitories. ' i Section 3. Article H, Section 2, Sub-section F. Men's Interdormitory Council Court. The Men's Interdormitory Council Court shall have original jurisdiction in all cases involving infraction of dormitory rules of conduct as outlined in the by-laws of the Men's Interdormi tory Court, and as stipulated on each individual door, and in all cases involving damage to dormitory property. Section 4. Article II, Section 3, Subsection F. Men's Interdormitory Council Court. The Men's Interdormitory Council Court shall be composed of five members elected by and from the Interdormitory Council in the fall and a chairman and clerk of the Interdormitory Council Court elected by the preceding Men's Ltvterdormitory Coun cil in the spring. ' . - Article n. These amendments upon passage by the student Legisla ture shall be put to the student body for approval in the next special ;r regular election authorized by the student Legislature. (See other amendment, page ,4.) In Review 3 I " l . . (.if -is-. i SI . s ! . i f V- ' : ' r I 7 j 7,(y'r f V i i 4 t 1 j; 7 j tfi-vraia itr rflTTi. v '-""lit GEN. MATTHEW RIDGWAY . . . speaks Monday Ridgway To Speak Monday General Matthew Ridgway will speak at the first spring program of the Carolina Forum Monday at 8:30 p.m. in .Memorial Hall. Following the speech there will be a reception for the speaker in the GM Lounge. The general will attend the reception and then j leave immediately lor Washing- i-'lon..,...--.. -,---'-v.- I Graduated from the U. S. Mili tary Academy, April 29, 1917, Ridgway has led an illustrious military life. In 1942 he was pro moted to brigadier general and in 1951 he became a full general. It was at this time that he was ser ving as commander-in-chief of the United Nations Command in the Far East. In 1952 he was named Supreme Commander, Allied Pow ers in Europe, succeeding Dwight D. Eisenhower. , Archibald Henderson's Wife Dies In Charlotte CHARLOTTE, March 25 Mrs. Archibald Henderson, wife of George Bernard Shaw's official bi ographer, died last night at a nurs ing home here after a long illness. Her husband retired several years ago as head of the Univer sity of North Carloina mathematics department. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow. Burial will be at Fletcher. In Pictures Brumfield Elected Lewis N Brumfield, formerly Politicians got a spot of political punch, served by Independent running for position of , head Women's Council. Affair was a general get-together of folks run cheerleader, was elected presi- ning for campus offices. dent of the IDC. All photos by It. B. Henley. TUESDAYS THE DAY . . . Prexy Candidates Make Last Talks Before Elections Student body presidential candidates made their last statements yesterday before Tuesday's election. . Candidates Ed McCurry .Mumins (Student Party) and made statements. Muntzing Wants "I should like to see established what I would call a student think ing board, composed of students from every segment of the Uni versity, said the Student Party's presidential candidate yesterday. Manning Muntzing said he pro poses such a board due to the fact that the student government of ten acts on matters which are vital to the whole student body Fowler Outlines "Every stand that I have taken has been one which I believe in, and one which can, by hard work, be effected in the coming year," said Don Fowler, independent presidential candidate, yesterday. Fowler said throughout his cam paign he has been urged to make promises to many groups on cam pus which "have ranged from promising the vets a clubhouse to McCurry Names Four "small but practical pro jects" were enumerated by Uni versity Party presidential candi date Ed McCurry yesterday as things which he will do his "best" to obtain for the students. McCurry- said-the projects hae been brought to his attention while carrying on his campaign by visiting students. He lists them as follows: Homesley Calls For Support "We've got to have more sup- port for our teams, and I promise j to do my utmost to achieve this," said T. C. (Country) Homesley, who i is campaigning for a write-in vote as head cheerleader, yesterday. i "I am for more student partici-j pation through a greater variety 1 of yells, more comical yells and i using gimieks to arouse interest j during lax periods," he added. According to Howard Fogleman. Homesley's campaign manager, "T. C. for UNC is sweeping the campus on a cheering bandwagon of en- ; thusiasm." He added, "T. C. is go- ing all over the campus and hi.-: extraordinary personality is really ! shining." Political Punch - 1 " ' y ' 7 '.t-x - 7 ' v- . - V (University I'artv), Maiinini; Don l-'owler (Independent) Thinking Board ) : "only when it is too late." He said ! Saturday classes, new cut system and present possibility of an in- crease in tuition and dorm rents I are examples of matters on which I student government has acted too ! late. ! "This board would see t hat stu i dent government is not caught napping, but would look to the ; (Sec MUNTZIXG. jxiae 4) Plans ; planning the Victory Village Cen ; tor on the Graham Memorial. All of these I have been forced to , refuse.' , i The presidential aspirant said ; he did not feel that he could make promises "for the sake of solicit ; ing votes," adding that some of the promises he was asked to make were ones which "no candidate, (See FOWLER, page 4) 4 Projects (1) "Pavement of the parking : area behind Cobb, and painting parking lines there and behind Connor so that parking will be , more orderly and thus accommo j date at least a few more cars. ; (2) "Pencil sharpeners in the dorms. i (3) "Making the Planatarium ' parking area available to students (See McCURRY. page 4) Joan Palmer Asks Turnout Joan Palmer, Student Party nom inee for secretary of the student body, yesterday delivered her first statement of the campaign. "It is my earnest desire," she said, "that each student will ac quaint himself with all candidates. In past elections we have fallen low in exercising our democratic right to vote. Records show this to bf true." "I would like to thank those peo ple who have helped me with my campiagn," said the SP candidate, "and at the same time urged all stu dents to go to the polls and vote for the candidate of their choice." Was Served a , i i I (. " t W 'f " V- W. 1 -in it- 7" 1

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