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f FRIDAY, NOVEMBER U, 1 9SS PAGR TWO THE DAILY TAR HEEL Hungary Teaches A Lesson To The Fat And Lazy World WORLD COMMENT p M orivarion: 1 r "Sotnehou defiance always managed to keep its head up. Through all these changes the matt in the street -would be apt to'say hopt virtualh in one breath: It is hobeless- We will fight!" - New Voir Times Correspondent .Henry Giniger, recently returned from Rus sum-held Budapest. Yesterday the lighting was all over. The Hungarians had been beaten, physically, by the Russians. More than 20.000 Hungarians had been killed, according to unof ficial estimates. They were 20,000 brave men, women and children. All reports from Hungary indicate that the embattled people faced death sim ply and courageously. T li e y thought only about the freedom they were lighting for. They took, rifles and handguns and homemade . Molotov coc ktails and went out in fo the streets to fight Russian tanks and armored troops. They knew the troops outnumbered them, yet they fought on. They fought with desperation and deliberation. They were join ed in their fight by' their country men all over the world. New York longshoremen refused to unload the luggage of Communists involv ed in the Russian attack. A Hungarian-born British woman wa fined in court, for throwing a bot tle of yogurt through the window of the Soviet embassy in London. She said: "You can arrest inc. I won't run away. I am Hungarian. If ou saw your people sinking in blood, what would you do?" At first tfiev thought help would come from the Culled Nations or the United States. But when help didn't come, the Hungarian peo ple did not gie up. even though they knew move Russian divisions were entering the battle. When their ammunition ran otit, they struck the factories. They struck most of Hungary's economic life, and are stiU 011 strike. ; What does this add up to? What does it mean? ; ! ; . Tt 11 ::;' of course, that a na ton can become fed up with Rus-Man-s.!e Communism to the point where it will revolt. It proves again that Communism is no good. m But the Hungarian revolt proves that people in this fat and lazy world still have guts. They have the guts to pour gaso line intoan empty wine" bottle and sling it at a Russian tank. They have the guts to hand rifles to their wives and children, and the wives and children have the guts to point their husbands' rifles at Russians and shoot to kill. They have the guts to stand up for themselves, to practically renounce life in-order' to achieve something far grervier freedom. , It was freedom the Hungarians wanted in the first place, and it was freedom they fought for. It was freedom they had for a few beautiful hours, and it was free dom that the Russian tanks took away in another few, but horrible hotels. In the end, it was freedom that 20.000 Hungarians died for. A lew days ago, Carolina stopped its classes for two. minutes in tribute to the Hungarian stu dents who died in an effort to at:-' thieve freedom. Now, the world would do well to stop for a whole dry and reflect on what one Avord, one feeling,' meant to 20,000 hu man beings. Perhaps the world is not so fat and lazy after all. Perhaps freedom does mean something to people after all. But it took 20,000 human lives to prove it. A Chestfull Of Congrats To The Drive The Campus Chest drive has achieved something that is prac-ti- trr j 4. u rally unprecedented in the annals i. of f uruI-raisiiTgt j; J jj It has hit the top of its $1,500 goal. i!t. flfii. Ml The credit goes tof Go-chairmen Jess Striblitlg and; Miss Jackie Aid-;1 ridge and the people who worked ; with them. The" credit also goes to the con tributers who realized the value of a one-shot g'ving campaign and who dug for the few pennies that were needed to get the chest over the top this week. It was a good drive, and it had i(od people running it; Furman's Rules: Tch, Tch "ItV have given a great deal of thoughtful study to the effect of fraternities on the life and influence of (Furman) University. Let it be stated here and now that Furman University has never of ficially sponsored dancing .... No organization on the campus.... has been allowed to sponsor dances." Prom report of Furman's board of trustees to the S. C. Baptist State Convention. From the looks of the report, maybe Furman had better forget about fraternities until it gets straightened out about dances. The Daily Tar Heel The official student publication of tbe Publications Board of the University of North Carolina, where it is published daily except Monday and examination and vacation periods and summer terms Entered as second class matter in the oost office in Chapel Hill, N. C, undei the Act of March 8, 1870. Subscription rates: mailed, $4 per year, $2.50 a semes ter; delivered,. $6 a year, $3.50 a semei ter. " Editor ... FRED POWLEDGE Managing Editor CHARLIE SLOAN News Editor RAY LINKER Business Manager BILL BOB PLEL Sports Editor LARRY CHEEK EDITORIAL STAFF Woody Sears, Frank Crowther, Barry Winston, David Mundy, George Pfingst. Ingrid Clay, Cortland Edwards, Paul McCauley, Bobbi Smith. NEWS STAFF Clarke Jones, Nancy Hill, Joan Moore, Pringle Pipkin, Anne Drake, Edith MacKinnon, Wally Kuralt, Mary Alys Voorhees, Graham Snyder, Billy Barnes, Neil Bass, Gafy Nichols, Page Bernstein, Peg Humphrey, Phyllis Maultsby. The South Carolina university . lias a policy "that no young ladies boarding in the dormitories are to attend dances in Greenville (where Furman's located) or elsewhere while living in the dormitories' without the written request of their parents that they be allowed to attend." Also, as stated above, the school won't allow campus or- ' ganiations to have dances. Why, Ave wonder, doesn't Fur man like a normal relationship be twen the two sexes? Why are harmless things like dances on the blacklist at Greenville?. The only reason . we can figure is that the controllers of the university, the South Carolina Baptists, believe . dancing is a sin. Baptists, even South Carolina Baptists, are allowed their feelings on the matter. But we feel their feelings are very narrow. In the light of modem life, dancing is a normal, not-too-strenous way of Frank Wamsley It's fall here at Carolina and students shuffle through the leaves to their classes in much the same manner they shuffle through life. ,' Unnoticed go the falling leaves and the splendor of Fall. Un noticed goes all except that which happens to fall within the narrow scope of the student's life. Tomorrow it will be another date with some cute coed, an other football game or a trip home for the. we eekend. Only , occasionally is the student stirred from his complacency. What student, who now and then screams himself) hoarse at , a football game, or, even rarer, takes part in a panty raid as the ultimate , in self expression, can understand the real meaning of student demonstrations? Yet across the Atlantic stu dents are violently demonstrat ing. They are leading the Hun garian revolt, attacking and burn ing Commtmist buildings in Par is and leading protest parades and demonstrations in Berlin. Perhaps you have wondered, after looking at your fellow stu dents, what it is that can moti vate students to such violence, even to the point of laying down their lives. Would 5 the fellow sitting next to you in your nine o'clock class pick up a flag and march on Raleigh? If necessary would he take up a rifle and fight for wh:fl he believes? You doubt that he would . And he probably wouldn't. He wouldn't unless the cause affect ed his own personal life, family, well-being or happiness. In short, personal experience and know ledge is necessary. , Here in the United States we "are" too " far ' removed' from' "the ' causes of these demonstrations to.be .too much effected 'b -them,. Of course we object to much we i .. hear of but it never goes further than' that."" Students in Europe have seen C o m m tin i s ra ; I a n d they don't lilie , what rtheyfee. Thosehr averse nui ii ui nvi-u 111 uue 01 mtr au- t viet occupied countries know Communism for what it is. These would rather die than submit to it- ;. 7 t.4 Western countries are glutted with thousands of refugees from Communist oppression. Each one has a story to tell and people listen and . believe. They believe because they have heard the same story dozens of times be fore. The average student in Europe has little money to spend. There are no fraternity houses or com fortable dormitories. Many get by on less than would be thought possible. , But hs is vitally interested in the world about him. He loves an argument especially a politi cal argument. He belongs to clubs and takes part in discussions. This love of meetings is espec ially true of the German-speaking countries. Discussions are often heated, for opinions are diverse . and each is eager to make known his feelings and views. Such student groups are of all sizes. They are formed for many different purposes but all are interested in politics and are quick to band together for pur poses of demonstration or pro test. It takes only a fiery leader to mold feelings into organized action. . ' For V ction These groups which meet from time to time for a meal or a glass of beer are healthy signs of a free thinking people in search of political expression. They are miniature town meet ings. They are the seeds of De mocracy. , prospect & retrospect; lection: Was A 'Ah, You've Come Back To Me' hr&:i STALIN -.1 A . s ' if-Z. '---r- IrTf - YOU Said It: ' . A Legislator Repli es - - Port 3 Ih'YeffeVehVe to what Mr Pow ledge had to say aboutnartictesi ..til.,cp,uld,, easily be u . dropped v from the pages of Tie .'Daily 'Tar. .. Heej, I would give himt my iuH -llnsfrWment. The aD6rneelo.l i ItoViJs relating thej tnpjhofJHhe qlA$ delegation t the region- al meeting and of Mx.iFied'.Si;a0-s pointment as head ip the band three different dayst was rathetf unnecessary. 1 i However, the point is; Wat be cause The Daily Tar Heel can' not attempt to cover the campus newswise, t hat it should have another means of getting filler and, therefore, it should have a thyrd news service at the cost of $400. When I pointed out the in adequacy of the campus cover age, I had something defmite-to comment on rather than the problem in, general. It seemed to me that student -government was , ' being overlooked by The Daily Tar Heel staff in their efforts to report what has been happening on campus. As most of you realize the distance between The Daily Tar Heel office and that of the Stu dent Government is' very small. The 'pathetic thing about the sit uation is that the editor of The Daily Tar Heel doesn't know what is happening in the Student Government' office. For instance, last week the editor wrote an editorial com menting bn the fulfillment of the - party -platforms by each party. His analysis, is, truly pathetic. He .stated i that nothing had been j: done to provide free directories nfor the (students; that t .nothing jb&d ;bepn done, .toward a rebate r?ystearii.,8ti .the Book Exchange, ;ftn&t ithaiS.1 P. did nothing to al leviate thef; parking problem fit .! wasf their! very, own resolution fwhichr "the ' trustees accepted); t that I nothing had been done to; make physical education volun tary 'for veterans, etc. and etc. Although the full benefits from the accomplishment of the planks of the platforms have not as yet been realized, they can hardly be labeled as Just talk. A great deal has been done toward the. accomplishment of these plat forms whether it is known by the editor of The Daily Tar Heel or not. Returning now to the debate on The Daily Tar Heel bill, I should .tlike.to make other observations. First, Mr. Linker states that Mr. Powledge will print international news whether the students want it or not (1st column ).-This seems like a strange and stubborn atti tude, to me. Why use this kind of , argument to seek -support for a bill? Second, Mr. Linker says that the day when campus news Is bmitted is far off and that when it comes he will resign from the staff. May I recall to his memory the words "John, we just don't have room in tne. paper lor mis maier- , ,ial, today." May , I also ' call his , attention , to Jhe, fact that1 the fol , lowing, day ; tfye top third of 'his own make-up; copy, was complete lys replaced ,by International news v and that the Joottonv- half had been.drasticajy i changed. i(I- sat I in the office jtwo hours while the expy was being desiCTf&.trjT;,, ing to ; get: room foriitliellMdckli . Election material.-1 saw the copy go off. to the printers. The paper . was nothing like the copy.) The real question, however, is 1 this: Is The Daily Tar Heel go ing to be a student newspaper or one which tries to compete with other locals. Because the inter national news can be read more profitably in the city papers, it would seem illogical to replace what ought to be in The Daily Tar" Heel with this news. In regard to my constituency, let me clarify Mr. Linker's mis quote. I said, and now repeat, that not one of my constituency with whom I had spoken $as in favor vof having the world news service. I deeply respect their ideas and attitudes and shall al ways attempt to vote for and de fend their ideals, whether they are in conflict with those of The Daily Tar Heel or not. For those of ' you who have read through to this point, I ask your forgiveness , for my criti cisms and your respect for my viewpoint. ' John C. Brooks Pogo By Walt Kelly V Tuirr J Li'l Abner By AI Ccpp makiiiir and maintaining normal Night Editor .Woody Sears sexual relationships. But, alas and alack, the Sahd lappers think otherwise. Xc won der Iiow the. average Furman grad uate reacts when he is thrust from college into the Cold, Hard, Cruel World of Dance-Hall Cuties! O Lost. The sadie. HAWKINS' EVE DANCE.-THF- MUSIC ISDPCWNED BY THE. CLOMPS OF THE LADIES' SPIKED AND THE AGONIZED SCREAMS OF THE GENTLEMEN.? HOW COME F7 NONED YO' HAINVT" A.I TO-HE'S MASHIN'HIS tS GONNA F"EET eoLESS ) LET ME BAILEV? KETCH HIM. mm THAWS MO F! ITAI ITN AMONGST US.r-AH ISA REAL GENNULMAN, AM' bHtb A KcAL OUICY AH'LU BE HiTPFi Fg-civ MARRIED TD HOPERJLx tyi UMUKKY NIGHT . omless am Finds out t WHUTAXRITIC" IS.' m UtlGlPF 7 H HAIN'T THET SOME. FOOL, GAME TH ENGLISH PLANS f Tm. laa U ft m nm a. . -u. :r OCA- Kiss Of Death? Hell Bass r , What may be made the scapegoat for the scant 33 per cent of the student population which mark ed ballots Tuesday? First,, bugs in the electoral process should be enumerated: (1) Ballot bax stuffing in Town Men's II. . , (2) Failure by the judiciary branch to select candidates for Honor and Student Council seats in; ; time to allow candidates not endorsed by the Bi'--Partisan Selections Board to petition the Elections Z Board for privilege of allowing their names to ap--pear oil the ballots. (3) Failure of Kenan Dormi-fory government to provide poll tenders so that residents might vote. COUNCIL ELECTIONS . One important reason; most will agree, that only 38 per cent of the student body turned-out for the election is postponement of Student and Honor Council elections. The judiciary branch is to be severely chastised ", for failing to select candidates in time to allow candidates not endorsed to petition the Elections Board to place thsir names on the ballot anyway. Petitions must be in to the Elections Board nine' days prior to elections, and the Bi-Partisan Selec-ti-pns Board began choosing candidates only one week before election day. .Thus the Student Council had to postpone the judiciary election for one week. Therefore some students interested in judiciary ' branch but hot the legislative branch failed to vote. And many students interested in th.e legislative branch but not the judiciary branch won't vote next.... Tuesday. Election of one branch stimulates vote for the...... other and vice versa. Fraternity men seem to be a bit more interest ed in the judiciary branch than the legislative branch. This may have something to do with voting percentage drop from last fall's election to this one. That is to say, when election for the two branches was held simultaneously last fall, approximately 55,, per cent of the student body voted. This fall, when election for the two branches was split, 38 per cent .. of the students voted. And a large portion of the percentage drop can be traced to town men's districts dominated by fraternity men. Here are the figures in Tuesday's 33 per cent election: (First column lists eligible voters, second lists actual voters) Town Men's I: 1,000--150. : Town Men's III: 840 100. ! Town Men's IV: 420 5. Thus the scant vote may, some say, be partially j. traceable to; .the. split-branch, election. : mi.- n " - Another4 "interesting fact, which may an vol ve're-"""" apportionment of legislative seats, is that 2,000 vot ers elected 14 representatives in dormitory dis tricts while 568 voters elected' 15 representatives in town districts. , v : ADMINISTRATION:. The other two "bugs" in the election may be traced, some would contend, to the election's ad ministration. That is to say, the ballot box stuffing in TMs II (a hundred-odd more votes were cast for junior class officers than there are juniors in the district) is the result of faulty election administration. Also the lack of poll tenders in Kenan Dorm can be traced to faulty administration. In attributing these election "bugs" to faulty ad ministration, we are not directly blaming the Elec tions Board, which is ultimately responsible for the election, although partial blame must fall on its shoulders. .The 'student body as a whole in these districts is to be blamed for lack of interest and responsi- ,r bility. The Kenan incident shows lack of interest; ig norance is no excuse. The TM's II incident shows lack of responsibility. Without interest and responsibility on the panTI of the entire student body, the campus democratic electoral process is doomed to death. And admin-, istration control of student government's budget, etc, is. sparked to life. SOLUTIONS Thus conspicuous lack of student vote may be attributed to two causes: (1) Split election. (2) Poor administration. Both of these causes may be ultimately attrib uted to lack of interest and responsibility on the part of the student body. Regarding the first cause, this may be a solu tion: Combine the executive, legislative and judicial, branches' elections into one massive spring elec; tion. But this would entail much hardship for the Elections Board and possibly lead to more ad- ministrative "bugs." Regarding the second cause, this may.be a solu tion: Turn the entire electoral process over to Uni versity administration, and hope for more efficient election administration. But this would lead to dic tatorial control and ultimate loss of priceless stu- ' dent self-government. REAL, SOLUTION The real and best solution is for students to awaken to the realization that self-government is a treasured heritage and become interested in and , responsible toward the electoral process. If this doesn't happen and there are no in dications it will then one of the above suggested solutions must be turned to: (1) One massive election. (2) Administration control of student extra- ' curriculars. Even though Tuesday's election might have seemed the kiss of death for student self-govern-mnt, let us all hope neither of the above solutions must be resorted to least of all administration control.