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THE DAILY TAR HEEL
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1956
There Used 1 o Be Freedom,
But Why Bother?
"The University (of Texas) is zcilling to make a meeting place
available on the campus to the . . . Young Republican Chtb- pro
vided there is no joint sponsorship with any outside political organi
zation, and provided that' the group to be presented is limited to
members' of the student organizations and the personally- invited
guests. The. primary reason (or these stipulations is that it is contrary
to the policy o the University of Texas to provide oti University
premises an open forum for partisan political discussions." Univers
ity of Texas President Logan Wilson's statement on me of UT fa
cilities for political purposes.
GOETTIIsteEN LETTER
The man speaking those words
was once academic vice president
of the University of North Caro
lina. Logan Wilson is the same
man who told the ITXC Faculty
Club five years ago: s
"(A primary use of the univers
ity administration) is to act as a
catii'lyctic agent in bringing togeth
er a diversity of elements into one
effective whole. In a democratic
.society, leadership can have no
more basic function."
President Wilson's words make
strange sounds, coming as they do
from a modern university in a
modern country where people's
minds are supposed to be free.
The sounds are strange because
the American university is com
monly thought of as a market place
for ideas. Ideas are traditionally
free at a university, - whether its
president or its trustees or its state
legislature likes them or not.
But at the University of Texas,
where men's minds are ;upjxsed
to be free, freedom is strictly lim
ited. It is all right to be free there,
so long as you aren't any freer than
ex-Tar Heel Wilson wants you to
be.
The irony of Wilson's statement
is that on the same day The Daily
Texan publihed it in whole. -.the
newspaper carried-, the ; story of a
very partisan speech by Sen. John
Sparkman of i Alabama delivered
on the campus -nd; sponsored by
the Uni ershy t .-Texas,;; Toga n
Wilson, president. : ' i ; ; ' i , ,
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DR. LOGAN WILSON
. . . don't get partisan
(that is, activities they themselves
don't-support) -on their campuses?
The answer is very simple.
American colleges and universities
are no longer run by educators.
They are run by businessmen. And
the businessmen are run by state
legislatures and boards of trustees
are money-minded alumni.
Universities which once had a
tradition of freedom of speech are
now just another part of the state
or the trustees' budget. They dare
not speivk Out. and now. they don't
even -want to let others speak out
on their property unless their gov
ernor or trustees happen to agree.
.One of the largest and most re-.
spected reservoirs of freedom of
L- the mind is springing a leak. And
Why, one would riatural'v; aik; t there are very few little Dutch
are colleges and universities-afraid" boys with the courage to plug up
to permit any partisan " activity the dike.
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oiano Pbas A Question
This r.v.xy tcome as a shock to
some of the more rabid Eisenhow
erites and Stevensonians. but there
r-.e exents taking place in the
world which are of much greater
significance than whether we be
gin showing good faith in dealing
with the Russians OvwtH - bomb
tests or whether we base oit mili
tary manpower strength on draltees
or on volunteers.
If we watch careful' . we can en
joy a ringside scat tnrough our
morning newspapers at the most
serious cnk in the mono'ithic.
Communist block that hset taken
place.
The Daily Tar Heel
The official student publication o? the
Publications Board of the University of
North Carolina, where it is published
daily except Monday nd examinatiot
and vacation periods and summer terms.
Entered as second class matter in the
post office in Chapel Hill, N. C, undei
the Act ol March 8, 1870. Subscription
rates: nailed, $4 per year, $2 50 a semes
ter; delivered, $6 a year, 3 50 a semes
ter. - .
Poland is making a valiant, de
termined and so far successful ef
fort to break free of the Russian
yoke which has been chafing it for
so long.
Jf Poland wins its battle to run
its own affairs free of Soviet med
dling.
even more .encouraging
Editor FRED POWLEDGE
Managing Editor
CHARLIE SLOAN
News Editor
RAY LINKER.
Business Manager
BILL BOB PEEL
Sports Editor
LAFRY CHEEK
Advertising Manager : .... Fred Katzin
Coed Editor Peg Humphrey
EDITORIAL STAFF Woody Sears,
Frank Crowther, Barry Winston, David.
Mundy, George t'fingst, Ingrid Clay,
Cortland Edwards.
Staff Photographer Norman Kantor
BUSINESS STAFF 'Rosa Moore, Jonny
Whitaker, Dick Leavitt, Peter Alper.
NEWS STAFF Clarke Jones, Nancy
Hill, Joan Moore, Pringle Pipkin, Anne
Drake, Bobbi Smith, Jerry Alvis, Edith
MacKinnon, Waily Kuralt, Ben Taylor,
Graham Snyder, Billy Barnes, Neil
Bass. Jim Creighton, Hil Goldman,
Phyhl-s Maultsby.
SPORTS STAFF: Bill King, Jim Purks,
Jimmy Harper, Dave Wible, Charley
JIoun.
Subscription Manager Dale Staley
Staff Artist Charlie Daniel
Night Editor Woody Sears
Proof Reader Woody Sears
events appear to lie ahead for the
West, Poland not only will serve as
a shot of adrenalin for its neigh
bor satellites in Eastern Europe;
it will stand as a physical buffer
between Russia and three key
Communist countries: Hungary,
Czechoslovakia and East Germany.
We would hate to see lives Iosr
through a shooting war in Eastern
Europe or any' other part of the
world, but it is conceivable, that
there is something more important
than human life. We believe hu
man freedom its this qualification.
If Poles must die for their free
dom, we feel sure Poles will die
willingly. At the same time they
die to protect their borders against
the invasion of Soviet troops from
East Germany,' they will divert
Russia's soldiers and her attention
to such an extent that the other
satellites will, find it much easier
to settle their own grievances witJU
the Kremlin.
"The turbulent situation in Ea-st-ern
Europe may soon pcjse to the
United States a question that will
be difficult 'to answer: If the Com
munist satelites ask for help arms,
ammunition and, yes, maybe even
men will the IT. S. rise to the oc
casion or will it bury its head in
. the sands of Peace, Prosperity and
Progress and pretend that what, is
going on in Europe is none of its
affair?
. The question might be asked
prior to the November elections.
Naturally it will not be answered
before the elections.
The answer, to come after the
voting,, will depend on whether
President Eisenhower is retained
in office or is replaced by Steven
son. ' ' '
If the winner is Eisenhower, we
have good reason to believe we will
hear the silky voice of John Fos
ter Dulles coming over the air
waves telling n not to worry, that
"moral forces will prevail,"
Students Learning Dip
lomticy
John Raper
I left New York, August 18th
on the S.S. Zuiderkruis, a lesser
ship of the Holland-American
Line. It took, me nine days from
New York to Rotterdam, where
I landed. For those of you who
come over next summer to
Europe and would like excellent
food, service, and cabin accom
modation at an inexpensive
price, I would highly recommend
the Holland - American Line to
you. On the line's three smaller
ships, the Zuiderkruis and its
two sister ships, you have only
tourist class and so have full-run
of the entire ship.
In Rotterdam I spent a day
sightseeing. From the Rotter
dam Chamber of Commerce I
learned that this wealthy port
city is now second only to New
York as a shipping center (the
London C. of C. has yet to con
firm this statement).
The city's "Center", an area of
two or so square miles, was
bombed out during the last war
and has been almost complete
ly rebuilt, in what is one of the
most modern business districts I
have seen in the United States or
Europe.
It boasts the "Fifth Avenue"
of Europe, a street of very exclu
sive and cosmopolitan shops in
the '-Center." The street is for
pedestrians only with wide side
walks and a garden in the mid
dle. Holland's tallest skyscraper
14 stories tall is also there.
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The city is on land reclaimed
from the sea. It is very expensive
to build tall buildings as they
must be erected on concrete
piles. I was told that a third of a
building's cost was underground. ,
While I was in Rotterdam, the
350th Rembrandt Anniversary
, Art Exhibition was in progress.
The Rembrandt originals had
been collected from all over the
world, half of which were on ex
hibition there and the other half
1 in Amsterdam.' I felt it was an ex
cellent beginning to my cultural
education in Europe; but,1 as I
am only beginning the course, I
can not offer you Rembrandt ad
mirers any. profound statements
of description or criticism.
From Rotterdam I travelled by
train to Goettingen. I spent a
week in Goettingen getting every
thing straight for my study, this
winter. Then I came by train here
THINK IT OVER
to Kochel. For you who, might
be planning to travel by train in
Europe, don't. It cost me about
$35 to travel 600 miles second
class, which means you might
have to stand up the whole day.
Dan Southerland, the other
Goettingen Exchange Student,
and I are now in a language
course here in Kochel, a small
resort village in the Bavarian
Alps below Munich.
Among the fifty students at
the Goethe Institute are represen
tatives of many countries: Indo
nesia, Thailand. India, Pakistan,
Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Iran,
Iraq, Egypt, Greece, Italy, France,
Belgium, England, Eequador, Pe
ru, Paraquay, Uraguay, Mexico,
and the U. S.
When the Suez1 question, Cyp
rus, the Palestine situation, Kash
mir, or other international polit
ical questions come up, I take les
sons in diplomacy. One does not
make point blank statements for
or against and have many
friends. .
Everyone prefixes his opinions
with: "I believe". For example,
the Egyptians here " are just as
sure that Nasser is in the right
and is a great man doing much
for Egypt as the English students
believe he is a despot, usurper,
and in the wrong.
But when the Suez question
comes up both sides present
their arguments, listen politely
to the other side's arguments,
and never call each other ugly
names. Everyone's prime pur
pose here is to learn to speak,
write, and understand German.
: Political and philosophical dif
ferences do not stand in the way
of frieidship. I have found it
very interesting to hear the op
posite views and attitudes that
people from other parts of the
world hold. ' '
It seems funny that you are in
the midst of school and football
season, while our University does
not start until the first of No
vember. It would be really great
to sit in Kenan Stadium now for
one ofthe games, I guess I will
have to be satisfied, with seeing
an occasional soccer game or an
opera the most popular German
amusements. ,
'Gosh, What A Frightening Creature!'
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Poteat Still Not The Man For Chancellor
Paul McCauley
The Consolidated University of
North Carolina and Robinson
Crusoe have something in com
mon we both have -our man
Friday. It is only a matter of
time and formality before Mr.
William Friday officially Takes
over the helm as President. One
of his first and most important
duties will be to appoint a new
chancellor from a list of three
names given him by a Trustees'
Advisory Committee.
I am sure the matter will be
given the utmost consideration by
all those directly concerned with
the selection, but I feel that those
of us .who will be affected most
by the choice should hav? some
say.
There is a movement at pres
ent under the direction of some
well-meaning faculty members
and students to railroad Dr. Will
iam Poteat of the Philosophy De
partment into the office of
Chancellor. I have no doubts as
to Dr. Poteat's qualifications
he is a brilliant, dynamic, proi
gressive young man who is re
spected and liked by all those
who know him or have had
classes under him.
This is exactly why I feel that
it would be a mistake to take a
man with talents that are found
in few classrooms and sterilize
the effectiveness oi many of these
talents by putting him in an ad
ministrative position. Another
reason I would not like to see Dr.
Poteat as Chancellor is that the
administrative machinery of this
University has long needed oil
ing with some new blood from
the, outside.
At the rate knowledge is in
creasing today, education cannot
alford to maintain the status quo
as it has on this campus for a
number of years evidenced by
the number of profs still on the
faculty who should have already
retired.
I sincerely feel that the man
appointed Chancellor of this Uni
versity should, be ?. young, pro
gressive educator from some
other area of the "nation who
could bring with him some fresh
ideas. With a president that came
up through the ranks here it is
almost imperative to have an out
sider for the Chancellor if we
are to keep abreast of other lead
ing educational y institutions of
this nation.
Getting a man from the outside
to be Chancellor would also show
that the trustees have finally
realized that the primary func
tion of this university is as an
instrument of higher education
and not as a political vehicle.
Think it )ver; it's your University.
Pogo
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BAD WEATHER & BOOTS
Boondockers
vs. Ivy Styles
Woody Sears
Rainy weather brings a refreshing change to
the campus. In the few short days of the monsoon
season, which comes about twice monthly during
the winter months, the deviant personalities show
themselves.
These deviants are the hardy souls who dare to
defy campus opinion and risk social ostracization
by letting their common sense overrule their sense
of propriety.
These intrepid warriors are the ones who will
shuck their slavish conventions and wear some
sensible clothes to class when the weather turns
foul.
Who ever heard of a Carolina student wearing
jeans and boots to class? The very idea! It's prob
ably the next thing to heresy.
But it does happen, and it's most refreshing to
see some vestiges of good sense in the realm of
campus fashions. Somehow it's almost funny to see
our campus dandies puddle-jumping down the brick
walks trying to miss the treacherous pools that wait
to inundate an unwary black loafer or dirty-white
buck. It's nearly as funny as watching them sit
in class and try to remove the mud flecks from
their belt-in-the-back ivy flannels.
The appearance of boondockers on the campus
does help to break the woeful monotony of the ivy
uniform. Even certain of the professors will re
linquish their comfort-worn teaching shoes for
something more practical. These are good signs.
It is unfortunate that so much stress is placed
upon such a relatively unimportant thing as one's
dressing habits. There are few things which are
less important in determining a person's character
and background.
This does not mean that cleanliness and neat
ness are to be ignored, but it does mean that ar
three-button, belt-in-the-back society is an assinine
organization.
The requisites for membership are simple: Con
form! The prejudices of small minds will manifest
themselves anywhere there is leeway given. This
way Ihey may take their stand and look down their
noses at those who can still think and choose for
themselves.
THE LIVESPIKE:
Nixon Has a lent
For
No
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Fred Powledge
Keply
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There were some people who thought Vice
President Richard Nixon was brave to throw him
self before a college press conference last week.
He wasn't. He was merely taking a slight gamble.
His gamble paid off well.
Nixon, you see, was obviously attempting to
make a political speech, or a bunch of little politi
cal speeches, at the expense of 40
'v college newspaper editors. He was
relying on the editor's lack of ex-
f perience in interviewing vice pres
idents of the United States, plus
x his. experience with answering hot
- political questions without any ad-
vance warning.
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L at ast ne' were slishtly scared.
'''Just before the show went on the
air, a director estimated the television audience at
"one to 15 million."
Nixon had his All-American Boy makeup on,
complete with compatible color eyes and ultra white
teeth.
I'd estimate that at least 80 percent of the
college editors in Ithaca were rather hostile to
wards the vice president. Some disagreed with him
on his previous campaign statements. Others were
jokingly plotting1 his assasination when he walked
into the meeting hall. .
Nixon and his campaign workers knew this, or
they should have known it. They gambled, however,
and it appeared to me that they won.
Nixon dodged. He dodged every conceivable
question that could have been termed "controvers
ial." When a "controversial" question charged down
on him, he adroitly stepped from behind his cape as
the question whizzed by.
The editors tried as hard as they could to pin
Vice President Nixon down, but he used the simp
lest dodging technique known to modern man: He
just glossed over the question, then went on to
make a point all his own.
Thus the answer to the question about the farm
problem would turn, before our eyes, into a trib
ute to President Eisenhower.
The Daily Tar Heel asked Nixon what he and
the President bad done to enforce the Supreme
Court's desegregation decision. Most of the answer
was taken up with a statement that he and Ike
wanted to produce a favorable climate of opinion
toward the decision. He failed to convince me that
the administration had done anything specific.
It was an effective maneuver, undoubtedly
planned in advance by Nixon and his campaigners.
The "open" press conference and it was. advertised
as open; editors' questions were not submitted to
the vice president beforehand turned cut to be a
nice little television show, narrated by Nixon with
college editors in the straight-man roles.
You have to give the vice-president credit. He
took a slight gamble, and it paid off about one to
15. million to one. ,
But it's a pity that the vice-president didn't
answer the questions that were put to him. As a
result of his -dodging, most editors were convinced
1"' r"" ""T M'hst Dickie's g"in.7 to dr,
tvJc i'vvii rrrnrt s i. ftpst kind of vice
president for a country to have.