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0 l, J 3 PACE TWO THE DAILY TAR HEEL WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1956 There's A Place For Court In Changing The Rule-Book . . the meaning of a constitution is fixed -when it is written and is not different at any subsequetit time ii'lien a court has occasion to pass on ."North Carolina Sen. Sam . Ervin Jr., speaking to the state Bottlers' Assn. YOU Said It: It what Sen. Ervin said is hue, the United States of America would be dull, dissipated and decayed. The Constitution of the United States has been in full force and ef fect since 1789. and it has changed tremendously since then. It has been changed, in a few cases, by the will of the people. It' has been changed, temporarily, by Presidents. And it has been c hanged by Ue Supreme Court. It was meant to be that way. It is what professors of political science and authors of books on the subject call "the dynamic Con stitution." It is responsible for the dynamic America we live in. America could not move forward if she weie bound solidly to a set of rules adopted in 1789. Those rules have to be changed as Ameri ca changes. Changing the rules by amend ment is a good process, but it takes many years. Changing the rules by interpretation as the Supreme Court has done is a risky busi ness, because Supreme Courts are not generally known as 'the "most judicious of bodies. But the Su preme Court was correct in its in terpretation this time, The Daily Tar Heel feels. 'Without judicial interpretation of the Constitution, the TTnitetf States of Americ a still would be liv ing in the iSth century: Senator Sam knows that, too. Let's Get Coordinated At their next nutting student legislators will have a chance to do a great deal for the University. Thcv will vote on a bill propos ing a "student committee for the purpose of coordinating events on the campus." If passed, the bill will set up a-five-member committee to "coordinate and assist in the scheduling of all important campus events and to form a master sched ule to prevent time conflicts of these events. If the committee is set up, it can do much to prevent iiiixups such as last week's, when Chapel Hill was the scene of half-dozen meetings, all important and all of immense interest to the students. The committee would ask camp us organizations to submit pro posed schedules of events. CJnce compiled, these events would be fitted into a master schedule. The master schedule could be checked by other organizations, when plan ning other events. The result, it the committee would do ire v.r k well, world be less con.r'! and a smoother sched ule f extracurricular events for the students. FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES: It is a good bill, and the Student Legislature should pass if. ! Big Brother Forgot About Adlai's Talk Raleigh's News- and Observer, which covers Eastern North Car olina like Kerr Scott's black-top-ed roads, forgot the other clay. It was the day alter Adlai Stev enson, speaking at Little Rock, Ark., asked for "law abiding" ac ceptance of the Supreme Court's decision abolishing segregation in the public schools. Newspapers all over the country headlined Stevenson's statement the next day. But in The N&O: Nary a word or at least there was noth ing in the edition which Juts Chap el Hill. This soon before the election, too. Power, Diplomacy, Canal Hanson W. Baldwin Two major military lessons have been re-emphasized sharply by the Suez. Canal crisis. One is the military and political liability of over-dependence on a nuclear strategy. The other is the necessity of a- proper inderstanding of the role of force, military jKJwer, in international relations. When Gamal Abdcl Nasser, President of Egypt, nationalized the Universal Suez Canal Com pany the immediate governmental and public reaction in Britain and France was forceful. Military ac tion was emisaged. But neither Britain nor France was ready to apply military power of a type suited to the situation. The Daily Tar Heel The official student publication of the Publications Board of the University of North Carolina, where it is published dailv except Monday and examination and vacation periods and summer terms Entered as second class matter in the post office in T'hapel Hill, N. C, under the Act oi March 8, 1870. Subscription rates: mailed, S4 per year, $2.50 a semes ter; delivered, $G a year, $3.50 a semester. Editor FRED POWLEDGE Managing Editor .... CHARLIE JOHNSON News Editor RAY LINKER Business Manager BILL BOB PEEL Advertising Manager . Fred Katzin BUSINESS STAFF: Rosa Moore, Johnny Whitaker, Dick Leavittt Peter Alper. If force was to be employed the only possible objective that made sense was seizure of the Suez Canal and seizure in such a manner that the canal could not be block ed for any long-term period by the defenders. Neither Britain nor France was prepared for any such operation. Thus, though both Britain ivnd France talked of military action, they did not have immediately available the type of armed force needed to carry out such ac tion on the Sue crisis. Time, perhaps the most precious of military and po litical commodities, was required to assemble the task forces needed, and even then Peter was robbed to pay Paul. The other great lesson of the Suez Crisis was mentioned infer- entially Sunday by Secretary of State Dulles. Mr. Dulles warned that the "danger of war would re cur" unless a Sue, solution could be obtained. When the Sue crisis first-developed Mr. Dulles indicated by his actions that he did not believe vital interests were involved. Pres ident Nasser learned that the West was divided and that the United States would not use force and would oppose its use by others. Mr. Dulles- has now restored lone to its traditional place in in ternational politics. But it would have been better if Western pow er had been obvious and ready but neither -forsworn nor invoked. Unfortunately, military power is a continuing factor in the world of men. x A realization of the proper place of force in international relations" is essential to a sound diplomacy. But, more than ever in the nuclear age, the homely policy of Theo dore Roosevelt is still applicable: "Speak softly and carry a big stick." Aim Open etfet o erera OS I would, like to borrow a few minutes of your time now, with the hope that you can be repaid in hours, days, and indeed years. I would like to talk first about unity. Unity, as defined by Webster, is the state of being one in con cord, harmony, conjunction, agreement and accord. Unity is essential to power; power, in some degree is the key to action and specifically change. And change brings to light the second and main 'point I want to talk about. ' Perhaps the news hasn't reached you yet, but in room 315 of South Building there is a pe tition addressed to Dr. Oliver Cornwell, chairman of the physi cal education department, ask ing that the physical education requirements for us veterans be removed. As you know, the pres ent requirement is one year. Now, you know about the bill. But what are you going to do about jt? Frgm the 159 signatures that have been appended to the petition since its birth on Sep tember 27, I think it is v destined for "file thirteen". That's a great show for a bill that has the po tential backing of 1,836 vets, representing 26 per cent of the entire enrollment of the uni versity. How aboutyou, Joe? Wouldn't you like to spend more' time out in the village with Ann, Joe, Jr., and little Sue? Wouldn't it be wonderful to get home in time for lunch every day? You might even break Joe, Jr. from holding his fork like a club. And you, Bob, you've been griping more than anyone else. You have to work part-time to supplement -the old $110, and 'Well, Nobody Can Say I'm Not Keeping On A High Level' THAT NASTY OLD WORD AGAIN: you. don't have the time to study and you don't ever have any fun. Well, here's your chance, boy, get up there and sign that bill. If this petition goes through, you'li have time ' to be more thorough with that physics and maybe even get a chance to take that cute little coed out. Jim, I realize that your cir cumstances are somewhat dif ferent. Your father helps foot the bills and you aren't espec ially pressed for time, but there's something in the- bill for you too. If it goes through, you can pick up another course that will prove more beneficial to your career. Don't you think you learned enough about physical education during those four years you spent in the service? Don't try to sneak out on me, Sam. You're the man I want to talk to most of all. Have you ever been on a campus where the vets were organized, where there was unity and brotherhood among the ex-servicemen, where other '.'Joes" and "Bobs" and "Jims" and "Sams" had a strong voice in campus' activities? No, Sam, I don't think you have. Just be cause you've already met the physical education requirements you don't care whether the bill passes or not. That's truly a mar velous ' attitude, Sam. Your knowledge of. the benefits of unity, brotherhood and organi zation overwhelm me. But, Sam, some day you're going to learn about these things some day you're going to want something. And, Sam, if you don't drag it up to South and sign , this bill, you're not, going to get that something you want, because the small amount of 'esprit de corps" we veterans have now is going to be broken by you slackers, you people with the "I-don't-give-a-damn" attitudes. It's now or never, Sam. If we move now, we'll weld vour unruly ranks in to a strong, efficient force, oper ating for and from the needs of all veterans arid future veterans. Leave that coffee on the table, Sam, let's go sign that petition. Let's have unity. .Thank you for your time. Jerry Aivis P.S. You 21 lady vets sign. too. Is Apathy Super - Sophistication ? Woody Sears Here's that word again: Apatbj Recently it has become one o the most discussed words on the campus. And its' about time foi people to wake up and see wh-at'si going on, and what they're a part of. n Anathv is not likn an pnidemir " -4 . - f of influenza that the folks out at the Infirmary can clear up. It is not like much of anything at all. It is rather an absence of everything. Webster defines apathy among other things as being an "indif ference to what appeals to feel ings or interest." Anyone who will stop a- moment to consider the question is bound to see the same thing that so many people have seen of late: That there is no interest, or feeling, or emo tion on this campus. What's the matter? Whose fault is it? A lot of people would like to know the answer to these questions. There are more things going on on this campus than most of the students have ever . been exposed to before. Oppor tunities are constantly present for a student to improve himself or to broaden his field of inter est, but they all seem wasted. Almost everyone likes jazz, in some form, so a big jazz festival was planned last spring. Eight of the best bands in this area were here, competing with one an other 'with a $500 prize in the balance. Each band was at its very best, and the music heard that afternoon was really superb. One of the best-known disc jockeys in the area was here to emcee the program. But where were the students? Only a very few were there. Memorial Hall was less than half full. Tickets were only $1 a piece, buying almost three hours of good jazz. But where were the students? Eventually, those who plan student activities are going to give it up as a lost cause, and tell the students to amuse them selves, which apparently they seem to do already. Football, basketball, tennis, baseball, soccer and all the rest of the athletic activities suffer from this prevalent attitude -of apathy. The whole campus is sick with it. And it is indeed a shame. Probably everyone has his own theory of the cause, and will ad mit to cognizance of the affect But no one seems to be able to combat it. Maybe it's an attitude of super-sophistication on the part of the student body as a whole. All indications seem to point that way. But where-does this idea originate? Who are these great intellects? Are they the students who mope about the campus, going to class, doing the minimum and giving nothing of themselves in return? Are they the students who poke along in the driving rain, unable to wax enthusiasm even for getting out of the rain? But that seems typical of these super - sophisticates, too blase even to get in out of the rain. Ppgo l 9 COW 5 U W TO BALL xwOUT IN OUB WOBLP ivxv I'M NOT A Active enough GANPIRAT6 OUT NOTMH: TtfOV OUT TM FIRST 0ALL. OH VOU- Th'S SAMS ttvtfispyoi to CUUCtC OUT T VALL ireA&GHOHOfi. mil" cm- you e MgHANP OV6C IWg By Walt Kelly 1 femi-GEef that's f Why WE N52C7 YOu" iAM'ryp&GQTABAlJ. ? Ml iiiii 1 - -- 1 ' ' - - - Li'l Abner By At Capp 1 - V AND NOV. THE STAR 1 r rwr tatti f -ktmj STANLEY STROJCbNOSEl, WHO WILL SELECT MR. BEAUTIFUL OF 9"fT MAS- AHHA&HS ) 3ULTHS STAMWA.'f) ) r C-fr-S S SO H-HOT'.'T-AMD V I 3cyVviV'.''- WILL A AN I ROM Y V THIS COKSJEr S KKLLWG ) THIS WAD OF eUtS Ak MAN' V r M'f-) . rir EVER -' vs I ( THASS I r0 GETTIAX3 frlZZY.? -V )l V WHAT N r w r . - - I arms Change - -No One Notices Barry Winston How long is the memory of the American press? How just are the rules by which it, as a collective institution, judges the relative merit of a given news item, and accordingly allots it an amount of space on the proper page? Brief months ago, the headlines of nearly every newspaper in this country werd ablaze with ban ners; announcing, "Six Die In Parris Island Tradg edy." - The mothers . of America rose up as a body, screaming for the crucifixion of one man. The en suing shake-up was felt by every Marine from the coirmandant on down. The word was out. Parris Island is a concentration camp, run by sadistic butchers who delight in torturing and maim ing the flower of young American manhood. Drill instructors are vicious fiends, trained in the fash ion of the Spanish Inquisition, venting their drunk en wrath on our poor "defenseless boys. The man was crucified. His brothers, to the man, became the subject of disdain for every indignant citizen that considered himself a qualified authority on instruction n the art of warfare. The name of the Marine Corps was Mud. Last week, at Camp Lejune, another drama of Marine stupidity : unfolded. It was during a period instruction on the use of the Mark U fragmentation type hand grenade. One instant, all was quiet; the next, there was a live, sputtering grenade in the midst of a group of trainees. It had been blown completely out of the demolition pit, and had already lived at least two seconds of its brief, four and a half second life. For one paralyzed moment, no one moved. And then, in the typically vicious and brutal manner of all Marine instructors, the sergeant in charge of. the detail did move. And what did this symbol or terror do? He threw himself on it. That's right he threw himself on a very live hand grenade. You see it all the time in the movies, but this wasn't the movies. Th'.s was for real. His name wasn't John Wayne. The grenade wasn't a dummy. Do you begin to get the idea? When it exploded, only one man was injured. Guess who. The last time I could find anything about-the incident in any of the local papers, he was in. the hospital and not expected to live much longer. The life of one man is, perhaps, not much. But this man knew what he was doing. He wasn't a runny-nosed little brat, disobeying orders. He wasn't clowning. He didn't need disciplining. He knew the statistics on the destructiveness of a grenade at 25 yards, so it follows that he had a pretty good idea of the effect of one at a range of six inches. All this wasn't necessary stark heroism. More likely, it was the result of training. Boot Camp Training, You know Parris Island, where they drown people. ' And the story? I found it buried on page seven of one of our local papers. The follow-up? It it's been written, and I'm beginning to have my doubts, it must be in the small print at the bottom of the want-ad page. Does the voluntary death of one man, to save the lives of half a hundred more deserve less at tention that the death of five who died because they couldn't learn to grow up? I think not. The Hill: No Place For Spartan 7 Charles Craven In The Xcws and Observer News and Observer columnist Craven attended the University. AU the hope you can summon goes with 'em . . . Folks work their fingers to the bone getting 'cm ready, put beautiful new uniforms on 'em, see that their shoes don't pinch their big feet, feed "em steaks, make 'em study so' they'll be eligible, run 'em out past a big noisy band amidst roars of good will. And what happens? A starved bunch of Wolves some of 'em not much bigger than a .45 caliber bullet just kicks the living ... Sob! I can't go on . . . I had to be excused a moment to pitch some cool water on my face ... Maybe Chapel Hill is too beautiful . . . Maybe tho languorous atmosphere forbids the necessary Spar tan life of a good athlete . . . Maybe there are too many coeds, convertibles, lush fraternities . . . Whatever it is, it is death to any kind of spirit that enables a line to charge fast and hard and backs to drive until they are stone cold smothered . . . even then they should have the will to wriggle. Perhaps the single-track intellectualism, ex pounded by the intense, bi-focaled type young men who gravitate to the college publications is right . . . Maybe a university IS a place where scholarship alone should reign without the "hysteria" and ex citement engendered by a big winning football team ... But if so, let's cut the schedule . . . Let's not play Oklahoma and Notre Dame . Let's arrange for contests with lesser foes. East Carolina might not be too tough. Elon and Guilford always provide en tertaining contests . . . and, too, maybe we could arrange football contests between English classes, with the cardinal rule that participants should trim their finger nails so that no one, simply no one, will get scratched . . . Btit I'll tell you what . . . My football appetito has to be satisfied. I require seeing at least three "big time" football games a season . . . This season I'm following the Wolfpack . . . just as often as I can corner a pass. One other thing: Some of the underpaid pro fessors at Chapel Hill can supplement their pay bountifully by selling soft drinks at the home gaiiu-s. The going price is 15 cents per bottle.
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