Newspapers / Daily Tar Heel (Chapel … / May 12, 1955, edition 1 / Page 2
Part of Daily Tar Heel (Chapel Hill, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
THURSDAY, MAY 12, W. THE DAILY TAR HEEL PAGE TWO it - St A , - The Chamber's Collar Caro,ina Front 'I'm Asking You In A Nice Way 'The United States Chamber of Commerce resolution against leat hers who "are addicted to Communist doctrines" calls up the old, worn picture of the hulls in the china shop. The Chamber, since it feels called to toy with this very touchy problem needs to re member certain already-belabored facts about addiction to Communist doctrines. Addiction to 'doctrines" is decidedly more complex than addiction to opium-eating in the de Ouincey manner. A teacher who may abhor, for the sake of argument, the Soviet movement as an entity may be Idit ted," on the other hand, to cer tain 'Communist doctrines." We know a his tory professor who is an economic clefermin ist. Ve know an '"economist w ho believes Marx made a valid diagnosis when he saw so ciety as subject to continuing 'class warfare. Neither of I lie two gentlemen gives endorse ment to the Communist moement. The -stimatiation of possibly valid econ omic and soc iological doctrines, merely "be cause thev happen to be held coincidentaJty by Soviet theorists, is one of the gravest here sies of our academic time and a heresy which could easily destroy objectivity in scholar ship. .Communists who distort history and econ omics 10 serve their own interpretation are no more guilty than those avIio distent to sjre a so-called capitalistic interpretation. "A university," Dr. Robert M. Hutchins told i C S. House of Representatives com mittee in io.-)2, "' is a kind of continuing Socratic conversation on the highest level for the very best people you can think of, you can bring together, about the most important questions, and the thing that you must do to the uttermost possible limits is to guarantee those men the freedom to think and to express themselves. Now, the limits on this freedom cannot be merely prejudice, because although our preju dices might be perfectly satisfactory, the pre judices of our successors, or of those who are in a position to bring pressure to bear on the institution, might be subversive in the real sense, subverting the . . . doctrine of free thought and free speech. The Chamber of Commerce needs to look at itself in a1 mirror. Music, art, scholarship, that continuing Socratic dialog have, at times, been collared by the prejudice of "Commun ist doctrines." The Chamber of Commerce now proposes, in effect, that we harness objectivity with "American doctrines." Is that what they meant to do? On To Goettingen! High congratulations to Dave Mundy, our stout old adversary and reactioneer, on his being chosen first exchange student to Goet tingen. Goettingen exchange scholarships are among the high privileges this, or any, uni versity has to offer its students. We can say that from our own angle, and in praise of the men who worked up the Goettingen idea and moved into a pioneering role in the stu dent exchange ''program. There is uutch. we are sure, to be said from the Goettingen angle. The revival of German nationalism, spurred by newly-won West German independence and her pending part in the western allance, is a force to be handled with soft gloves. The American pro grams and ideas which have gained favor" (perhaps forced) among the Rhinelandeis will now 1m; in the open market for close scrutiny. We need diplomats, student and otherwise, to keep those ideas-purchasable in the eves of the new Germans. We hope Dave will do his part. . The official student publication of the Publi cations Board of the University of North Carolina, where it is published daily except Monday and examination and vacation periods and summer terms. Enter ed as second class matter at the post of fice in Chapel Hill, N. C, under the Act of March 8, 1879. Sub scription rates: mail ed. $4 per year, $2.50 a semester; delivered, $6 a year, $3.50 a se- ED YODER, LOUIS KRAAR The Ugly Head Of Crime 3: Laundry mark J. A. C. Dunn THE CAROLINA THEATER was graced last weekend with a long yellow trailer which sat in the parking space of the Texaco Station next to it and gave the whole area a rather sinister at mosphere. There were blue letters on the side of the v M gave the idea ithat within the . 1 vehicle there could be found j. a- . an jnieresung display (free) of modern 'methods of scientific crime detection. "We edged furtively up to the entrance and slipped unobtrus tvely through the door. '"Donations," said a voiee, and there was a woman behind a microphone with a collection of change spread on the counter in front of her. "Pay whatever you can." We paid whatever we could, Which happened to be our breakfast money, and went on into the trailer. THE FIRST ITEM on exhi bition was a large and confus ing collection of little bottles and brushes and rubber rollers which, according to the label, had something to do with the chemical end of crime detection. We did not understand them, since the woman behind the microphone, who was, we sup pose, there for the purpose of explaining the inevident details of the display, was more con cerned with getting donations than" with explaining. We moved on. lip? wil GOOD OR BAD? Alts Quiet On Capifol Hill Doris Fleeson WASHINGTON "Now you know what it was like round here when Coolidge was President," Capitol Next there was a shadow box veterans are explaining to Roosevelt-vintage friends as a dull legislative session enters the home stretch'. with a pair of mens' shorts and a handkerchief tacked up inside it. "A corpse was identified," the card said, "by invisible They describe a situation that was not expected when Democrats regained control of Congress last laundry marks which were not Januarv- But somehow, the issues on which Demo- detected until subjected to ul tra violet light. Hold this cord down and the ultra-violet light will turn on." W'e held the cord clown, the ultra-violet light turned on, but we couldn't see any laundry marks. Maybe wouldn't make a good detective crats counted failed to - achieve popular appeal. There have been no spectacular investigations; even that tried-and-true scrapegoat, the stock market, es caped unscathed from a probe of its operations. $ 'ft'' S ft is; s. A change of pace in the next two months seems we unlikely. Routine matters like appropriations wui - predominate. A few controversies are coming up including a minimum wage bill and an effort to free natural gas producers from Federal regulation. But the Bricker amendment has had it, and the Presi dent's highway bill will be abandoned in favor of AFTER THE shorts and the the old and tested methods, and the bill to re-es- handkerchief there was a repli- tablish rigid farm price supports which passed the ca of Florida's electric chair, a House will get no serious notice in the Senate. simple but sturdy wooden chair, -" with wrist and ankle straps and JUST DANDY an electrode wire, which, as the sign said, was wired to the vie- All this suits the White House just dandy. Pres tim's head. We were invited (by ident Eisenhower is a small government, states' the sign) to press the button and rights man. Also, unlike his immediate predecessors see how much electricity was be puts no burrs under the saddle of the Congres shot, through those unfortunates sional leadership, Democrats though they are. whom 'Florida wished to elim- ' inate. We pressed the button, Nor does he engage in the kind of battles for and the electro-something-or- bis own proposals to which Washington has become others flew off from between accustomed. His committees on various problems two little brass prongs Beside transportation, fuels, intergovernmental relations the chair was a sort of radio ar- continue to churn out reports which are dutifully rangement for receiving last disPd to the Hill. The rest is silence, minute reprieves, with a second- clock revolving insidiously in its face. To complete the effect, there was a photograph of a Floridian in the throes of elec trocution. We passed on. 4 , wtvab'firH- - I Reader's Retort Head Cheerleader Ccilison Charged Of Being Poor Victor m- 'UK,--?--- .. .f f.s.l'r.:- Qf'-v 'm 42 S""Ni4MjfiL Editors THE FINGERPRINTING dis- Editors: play was quite interesting. "Put your hand in the right hand side Our Hero, of the box," said the sign, "and ' . see what kind of fingerprint pat terns you have under the mag Managing Editor FRED POWLEDGB Business Manager : TOM SHORES Sports Editor BUZZ MERRITT Associate Editor '. J. A. C. DUNN News Editor JACKIE GOODMAN Advertising Manager Circulation Manager Subscription Manager Assistant Business Manager Assistant Sports Editor Photographer Society Editor .L. Dick Sirkin Jim Kiley Jack Godley Bill Bob Peel Ray Linker Boyden Henley Susan Andes NEWS STAFF '. Neil Bass, Ed Myers, Lois Owen, Ebba Freund, Joe Terrell . ; 1 . In dedication to the newly-elected head cheerlead er in whom we, as students, put our confidence to nifier. Then turn your hand over show sportsmanship, truth, and respect for the good and look at your dirty finger- of our school and not the prestige of one individual, nails." We put our hand in. The Before launching out to represent Carolina, I would first, second and fourth" fingers suggest that he display suitable actions to his fellow had a "lateral pocket" pattern, associates, while the third finder' had a common "whorl" pattern. Our Onions to Collie Collison who cut Pepper Tice fingernails were clean, thank- from his squad because of "personal reasons" you. It is quite obvious that the students wanted Pepper We examined the tear gas to cheer since there was only a margin of a hundred guns, and equipment for detect- votes- But CMe- which is more important pleasing ing latent fingerprints, and otherthe students or yourself??? constabular impedimenta, and Also, our hero considers himself sttch an expert, experienced, capable judge that he couldn't listed to Jim Fountain's help. Consequently, Jim didn't return and a few cheerleaders sat together discuss ing and reaching their mutual decision. The hero's decision didn't correspond, as he felt he had sound reasons of a sexy ligure without considering ability. SPORTS STAFF Al Korschun. Dave Lieberman, Bob Colbert then slinked out past the call ing, for donations, determined to check our shorts for invisible Jaundry marks and to see whether we couldn't get the whorl on our third finger eradi cated or changed to a medial pocket pattern, or something. We don't think we were follow- ftiiht editor lor this issue ....Bob Dillard Webster defines sportsmanship as "honest, rival- ed as we walked down the street, loser, but graceful icinner." but we couldn't swear to it. ' Name Withheld By Bequest The Hoover Commission reports are virtually a dead letter with no fight being made for their en actment. Influential members of Congress believe that much of what they recommend is unrealistic and the failure of important Republicans to push them lends support to that view. Democrats divide on whether the present lethargy is necessary and desirable. Its defenders argue that the country is tired after a depression and two wars so that the present breathing spell iswise. They contend that the party can catch up next session ,aSM what it does then will be fresh in the minds of the voters next No vember. For example, plans are being made for a Democratic tax bill next year which will be tailor J ed to the small taxpayer. Some in this group suggest that the President is fishing in very troubled foreign policy waters. They believe the Presidential campaign will hinge on the results he obtains there, and so, they ask why make any sound and fury now. COMPROMISE The Democrats who feel their party is compro-. mising with principle say that their mail shows the grass roots agree with them. They contend the country is not nearly so well off as Washington be lieves nor the President so popular. They want a charge of "no leadership" leveled at the President a.'d held there. Senate majority leader Johnson of Texas is of course a target of this group since he is largely re sponsible for the compromising that has been done. His friends answer that since he has only a one vote majority to work with he has to do what he does. To add to the thunders of partisan silence, Sena tor McCarthy has all but disappeared from the Sen ate floor. He has said that reports he is sick were only "wishful thinking" on the part of his enemies. Of Dreams & Beggars Ken Pruitt One man builds a monument With Craftsman's tools and High Intent. Its spire stands high but fools look down "A flaw! Right' here! Near the ground!" Powers rise and others falter. Brave men burned on a coward's altar. Honor sings an unloved song. "But he is weak and we are strong" Pleasure's short and Wisdom long. He is right and they are wrong. Never, never such a thing As great men sprouting angel's wings. So why the grief and why the cries, "Your goodness reeks, your beauty lies!"? Not Enough Poor Teachers Ralph McGill "You want good teachers? Don't you know there are not enough poor teachers to go around?" ; 3 Dr. Mark 1 O. Schinerer, su perintendent of Cleveland's (Ohio) schools was speaking at the national conference on the national manpower crisis. His bitter mood rode on his words. . "Industry comes along with its moneybags and hires its teach ers out from under us . . . that's like killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. ..." The educators were gathered to discuss the growing shortages, already serious, in science, en gineering, teaching, medicine, nursing and other professions. A general conclusion was: "Industry is . now getting the cream of the teaching crop, leav ing the skim milk for the schools and the colleges. Many of the teachers now are incompetent,,, they do not inspire their pupils, rior do they have any particular love for teaching." Industry, of course, must coin tinue to take trained men . . . It is neither - practical nor desir able to reduce salaries in indus try to the shrinking amounts paid teachers. There is just one answer, give much more generously, and annually, to education. The day of large endowment gifts from men of great wealth is about done. Tax and inheritance laws steadily reduce such contribu tions. BITTERNESS It will be folly if we fail to note that many scientists today are bitter and resentful. They are harassed by the McCarthy type mind in the government. The recent death of Einstein, that kindly man whose greatest contribution -was to the beauty of the gentleness in man, illus trates their irritation. Had it not been for the gen erosity of friends, he would have died poor. As it was his estate was small. Yet, it was his genius which brought about the greatest sci entific revolution of our age. Out of his formulae came industries which will continue to make millions- for owners. Einstein's only profits were from teaching. NEED About a ' year ago Enrico Fermi, the Italian scientist who fled Mussolini's Fascist Italy and settled in the United States, died of cancer. He was 53. It was he who conducted, at the University of Chicago, the first experiment which proved ura nium fissionable. He was one of the great pioneers in a field in which several thousands of per sons have already become wealthy. Had it not been for a belated gift of $25,000 from the Atomic Energy Commission just before his death, his family would have been in financial distress. Yet there are new millionaires today because of Fermi's dis coveries. Geiger, who invented the Geiger counted whieh has made many prospectors and mining, companies financially secure, got but little. The , story could go on and on . . . for scientists the death of Fermi, and now Einstein, point up what seems an injustice. Another cause of irritation is that while a physicist of ability pays full taxes on a salary of $7,000 or so a year, oil men are allowed a "depletion" deduc tion of 2V2 per cent in taxes, and citrus growers are treated almost as well. Industries also are protected by tariffs. Farm ers are assisted by guaranteed prices. But, for the creative mind be hind all this and for the scien tists, th artists and teachers there is no "depletion" deduc tion. (Salk and his vaccine are a present example.) In addition to all this many in the government view scien tists as dubious security risks merely because they are scien tist. It is a serious problem. Life and opportunity are not on an equitable basis. It is not at all surprising there are short ages in teaching, in science and in the scientific professions. Th Atlanta Constitution Matter Of Fact - Stewart Alsop WASHINGTON The change of atmosphere in Washington in the last few weeks is astonishing. Hard a month ago there was more war talk than ft any time since the Korean War Now the talk is all of peace, with President Eisenhower and Sec retary of State Dulles both on record with optimis lie remarks abotrt the prospects. Why the change? Partly, perhaps, it is wishful thinking induced by handsome spring weather. Partly, certainly, it is because of he carefully hedged Chinese Commun ist offer to negotiate on the Formosa crisis. Even more it is because of the apparent willingness of the Soviets to withdraw their troops from 'Austria the first post-war withdrawal of Soviet troops from Soviet-occupied territory. But in addition, there has ao been a steadily growing belief in the Eisen hower administration that the Soviet regime may genuinely wish a period t relaxation of war ten sion. There have been seemingly reliable reports that the Soviets restrained their Chinese Communist allies at the height of the Formosa crisis. But the belief that the Soviets may want a breathing spell, which is of course still very tentative, is also based on the fallowing factors: First, there is no doubt that Soviet agriculture is faced with a most serious crisis. Careful analysis suggests that the Russian urban population is grow ing at a rate of 4 per cent a year, while food production is increasing at hardly more than half that rate. This analysis is largely confirmed by Communist party boss Khrushchev himself, and by other party leaders, who have made no bones about the seriousness of the crisis. Population growing at double the rate of food production is a formula for eventual famine, a? any child can see. The Khrushchev plan for averting this disaster envisages heavily mechanized agricul ture in the arid, virgin lands of the Soviet Far East. So far, this solution has proved a costly failure. But the attempt is continuing, and it places an ex tremely heavy strain on the Spviet economy for tractors, transport of all kinds, and other hard goods. Second, there is also a heavy, growing and direct ly competitive strain on the Societ economy, aris ing from the demand for military hard goods. The satellite ground forces are still equipped with Soviet war surplus and captured German arms, now rapidly becoming obsolete. With the Kremlin establishing a "unified command" in the satellites, to counter NATO, there is a real need to re-equip the satellite armies. At e same time there is also increasing pressure to re-equip the Red Army it self. The tactical doctrine of the Red Army, which calls for enormous concentrations of foot soldiers and material to achieve a break-through, has been made obsolete by the tactical atomic bomb. The Red Army leaders are aware that this is so, and they are beginning to demand the great amounts of trans port, communications equipment and so on required to provide dispersion and mobility as protection against atomic attack. To add what may be the last straw, promised Soviet delivery of military hard goods to the Chin ese Communists has fallen far behind schedule, and. according to intelligence reports considered reliable, the Chinese are angrily pressing for the promised arms. For political reasons, it is immensely impor tant to the Soviets to make good their promises to the Chinese. Thus a picture emerges of the already over-strained Soviet economy being subjected to enormous demands from two different directions, agricultural and military. Now add to the picture the further evidence of the steadily growing political influence of the Red Army. Marshal Zhukov's initiative in writing to his "old comrade in arms," President Eisenhower, is only the latest of many small signs that the army is becoming a decisive influence, as it never was under Stalin. One such sign, for example, was a recent promo tion list for Red Army generals. Always in the past, there was a careful balance between the political, or party generals, and the professional soldiers. This time, according to a careful analysis by U. S. Army G-2, every single man promoted was a soldier wifh a good war record and some had decidedly .doubtful party records. Such signs clearly suggest that the Red Army is very much more independent of the Communist party, and thus very much more powerful, than ever before. It seems to be a law of nature that professional soldiers at least ground soldiers are cautious about political adventures and over-extended com mitments (President Eisenhower and Gen. Ridgway seem to be obeying this law here in the United States). It may be that the Red Army leaders, faced with an over-strained economy at home and risky commitments abroad, really are eager for a period of relaxation and retrenchment, perhaps even for the kind of "you stay in your back yard and I'M stay in my back yard" arrangement that soldiers like. That at least, is the theory. It may be dead wronff. There are those who believe instead that the Soviets and the Chinese Communists are -now making a bnliant double play, the. object being to chloroform the Western alliance in Europe, and then kill -outright in Asia. But at least the theory outlined above is worth testing, and this the Eisenhower administration is now preparing to do.
Daily Tar Heel (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
May 12, 1955, edition 1
2
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75