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PACE TWO THE DAILY TAR HEEL TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1936 The Liberal Arts Education: Other Campuses Beliefs Richard Snyder In The Michigan Daily Education should be a bi ice cream cone. So it seems from the increasing tendency to cry for' more integration," more survey courses," more "broadly-oriented courses. That there should be some unity in knowledge in the liberal arts, no one will deny. That coni partmentalization of the discip lines is bad when it leaves uncover ed areas between the disciplines is also a virtuous remark. But when a student asks for a course which will coordinate all the knowledge in a given area ot natural science, social sciences or the humanities, then he is citing evidence of his own shortcomings. The function of the liberal arts school and faculty is not to -crawl inside the mind of the student and form all the knowledge from the vaiious courses he has taken into some kind of a map of life. It is the student's responsibility to assimilate the various disciplines, to give them proper balance in 1ew of what his aim in life is. The faculty may tell him what balance of courses would be advisable, but it cannot and should not also pro vide a mental blueprint showing where each intellectual two-by-four goes and how it should be nailed in. If education were to consist of a mass of .survey courses where the student gets a 'broad" view of Science or Culture or life Its products would wind up knowing plenty about everything in geneial, nothing about anything in parti cular. Moreover, the Science or Cul-' ture or Life major would have.no power or ability to find out any-:? thing in particular. NYeJrWuiil have to grant, however, that would be able to speak eloqrtenjly after graduation oiy any subject-- . tor cjo seconds.) . We agree with' ProfJiisej!berg. that education ' ;n breast HHncT only after education in,:ai$n in a p:,v!k---.i.r area. For itUnrjt uji. til a siuJent develops his: .faculties"; of thinking and expression ithat hep can gvap the relation of particu lars. And these faculties cannot be developed without concentrated work in specific disciplines where there arc specific problems and philosophies to be discussed. The power to think does not develop in a vacuum. In this role, the faculty should only act as the catalyst. It should not mix the ingredients for the student. It should not serve Edu-cation-Under-Glass to the student. Obstacles in the way of a liberal education today are caused more by student irresponsibility than by some of the notorious flaws in teaching methods. The faculty can to some extent dip the student an educational ice cream cone. But it would not take too long for that type of education to melt. 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 nost office in Chapel Hill, N. C, undei the Act at March 8, 1870. Subscription rates: mailed, $4 per year, $2.50 a semes ter; delivered, $6 a year, $3.50 a semet ter. Editor l FRED POWLEDGE Managing Editor CHARLIE SLOAN Bob Wohl In The UCLA Bruin One of the great problems fac ing all universities at the present time, and especially important here nt LCIA, is how to impart to the general student body a liberal edu- cation. The reason for this problem is that during the last century there has been a greater and greater ten dency toward specialization and the splitting up -of the educational process into isolated fields of con centration -which, although giving the student an excellent prepara tion in one small segment of study, does not provide him witlr the general cultural background which is the object of all education. In the last decade, and especial ly in the last lew years, educators h:e come to be more and more concerned with this problem, and several special committees have been formed to study this situa tion from the point of view of mak ing it possible for the student'who js rccjuired to specialize, to attain, , at the same time, a certain amount of general education, i ' One of the most interesting and informative reports to come out of this type of activity has been the publication of a small booklet lv the Carnetiie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, summarizing a discussion of liberal education by 17 of the foundation's trustees, most of their! college presi dents. ' This report is significant for a numlH-r of reasons, but is mainly interesting for its conclusion that liberal education is compatible with specialization. :!- -According to the summary, in ; order to resc ue the liberal arts col j ;;legc rrotn: the onslaught of seciali 'jaatHm, it is essential to distinguish the; goals of liberaleducation from those of. the professional schools. "The goals of a liberal educa- savtTie report," are the goals I of a lifetime, and few men achieve ljhem." lU In other Words, it is not a ques tion of either-or, of a general edu cation or a specialized one; the truly educated matt must have both. The purpose of the liberal education is to learn how to live. And. although a liberal educa tion will obviously make a man a better professional, this should not be considered its only reason lor being. It is'an end in itself. As the report states it: "The first orientation of a liberal edu cation is toward man as man, not toward man as. money maker." It would be -well for all of us to remember these principles in an age when specialization has been made an object of veneration. ". ,. ""f Lion. . sav th News Editor RAY LINKER' Business Manager BILL BOB FUEL Sports Editor LARRY CHEEK EDITORIAL STAFF Woody Sear?, 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, Gary Nichols, Page Bernstein, Peg Humphrey, Phyllis Maultsby, A Night Editor Cortland Edwards Proof Reader, ..-.,r, ...... Ben Taylor Suggestion: A suggestion for Phi Kappa: Get a queen. You're lost if you're an organi zation or an event that doesn't have a queen. The Carolina campus has got so many queens right now that coeds who haven't been crowned queen of this or that have ample reason to harbor inferiority complexes. So. to provide more interest in that noble organization,' Phi fieta Kappa, we propose a queen. She could be selected from the A averago girls on the campus, crown ed in the 'Reserve Reading' Room of the Library, and Chancellor Mouse could kiss her on the cheek. What a boost for the society of scholars! People would be fall ing all over themselves to pledge up. Reminder: " (University Business Manager Claude) League said he hoped construction will begin soon after Christmas of this year. Once con struction starts, he said, it will take about one year to complete tlie buildings . . ." From news story in fall of iur5' concerning construction of new dormitories for the University campus. Construction hasn't started yet. CAROLEIDOSCOPE Most Writers A r' JconocSasTs Frank Crowther In the past few years, I have brushed over many thousands of words concerning writing. None of it has rubbed off on me as I would have wished . . . but I have clipped several interesting pieces during this period. I have found that Fulton Oursler was born drunk; talent is built in solitude; writers are trying to express the difference they "feel between themselves and the rest of the world (something about which I have often thought). Here are a few explanations: Dorothy McCleary in Creative Fiction Writing: "Why do we want, to write? In order to express the difference which we feel between ourselves and the rest of the world; to let our inner vision, which has been accumulating inside of us ever since we drew our first conscious breath. The only way we can ex press this very personal possess ion is by putting it into terms of everyday life so that the reader will be able to understand and enjoy it . . ." Goethe said once that we build character in the stream of the World but talent in solitude. He said that after one has lived hard, danced many dances, sung many songs, observed as many things as he could hold, he should then find a quiet place, to withdraw ... be it an attic, or a sea-side resort, a mountain lodge, or whatever, as long as it is in solitude where your mind and soul will have time to slow down, clear its throat, and begin again to function. If they function well, you may be a great storyteller; if they don't, you may still be a suc cessful writer, but only of second or third rate. This final quotation is from an unknown source, but its meaning is not in who wrote it, but in its interpretation: ''I once asked Fulton Oursler. why he never drank and he said, 'I was born drunk. I was born in- THE LION AND ANDROCLES toxicated with life, all of it. So it. Nor must you be fooled by, were you. Add alcohol to this say, the man-of-the-world poise and it's a conflagration.' and savoir-faire of a Gallico; he "This is true, and the high yis actually an old softie. Or the emotional reaction is an abso- cold, deadpan' exterior Ring Lard lute essential. All writers have ner presented to the world. In- 'TskTsk' side, Ring was a man of the vio lence against evil which pro duced Champion and Hair Cut. "Most writers are iconoclasts in some way or another, bitter against existing wrongs." M mil ' I '...I "iii ! : . : t , . i : ' --ft 'At i Jur, PI ay iridic ers Play S haw - - Sha w Loses Paul McCauley Seeing the Playmakers' pro duction of "Androcles and the Lion" reminded me of what hap pened when a college theatrical group wrote to G.B.S. and re quested permission to do one of his plays. This very Shawish re ply was received by the group: "You can't, but you may." So went the evening and the Play makers' dubious "tribute" to Shaw. "Androcles and the Lion" is the story of a tiny, timid, terri fied tailor and a not-so-terrible, articulate Lion, who become dan cing partners after Androcles removes a thorn from the Lion's paw. Androcles is captured by the . Romans and led away to Rome with other Christians to be fed to the lions in the arena for Caesar's amusement. Just so hap pens that Androcles ends up in the arena with Tawny, the gre garious '"felion"' These two again give Marge and Gower Champion a run ' for their money. The curtain drops after Androcles' proclaims to Tawny: "Whilst we stand togeth er, no cage for you; no slavery for me". David Small as the Lion, John Sneden as Caesar, and Ted Park-to- er as Spintho share the honors in the acting departmet. Mr. Small nicely timd several appropriate phrases in between roars.This was a refreshing touch inserted by Director Harry Davis. I'm sur prised that Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer hasn't thought of the same thing. John Sneden gave a very nice interpretation of a pampered, spoiled, selfish, egotistical Caes ar. Ted Parker as Spintho, the Christian who wanted to be a martyr, combined his Jerry Lewis type antics with nice timing and brought to life a relatively dead audience. He was obviously hav ing a good time and so was his audience. Dick Newdick did not convey the genuine naivete and warmth vof Androcles. John Whitty and Amanda Meiggs, as the Captain, and Lavinia (the love interest) made a nice-looking couple, but lacked enough variety and seem ed to be taking. Mr. Shaw a lit tle too seriously. Robert Bailey gave a sincere effort as Ferrovius but needs more polish and also more va riety. Mr. Bailey also was taking Shaw a little too seriously. The most prominent thorn was not in the Lion's paw but in the side of the production in the form -of Frank Beaver as "Metel ius". "Metelius" is a Playmaker's combination of Lentulus and Metelius who are both courtiers in the play as originally written. Frank Beaver fits Shaw's des cription of Lentulus: "slender, fair-haired, epicene" but was given the name "Metelius". "Me telius is manly, compactly built . . ." according to Shaw's des cription. There was nothing manly about the figure that appeared on the stage in the guise of "Metellius" except that it was flate-chested and had a crew-cut. An incon gruity of this sort is certainly not in keeping with a commem oratory production of Shaw's play. Tommy Rezzuto designed a functional set for a tour show that is practical and is instru mental in establishing the light afr of fantasy arid farce necessary for this play. Lights, sound, cos tumes, and makeup were all good and provided attention outlets during periods where the produc tion dragged. The audience response was luke warm and they seemed to enjoy Shaw more than the pro duction. The pacing was slow for the most part- and the audience was no catalyst. 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It was the scene of a football game, the caliber of which, has not been played here in a long time. When the Blue Devils from Duke took the field against the Tar Heels from Carolina, a near capacity crowd packed the cold hard seats in Kenan Stadium. Surprisingly enough the student ' sections were filled, a fact which thoroughly disproves the claim that Carolina students have school spirit only when it doesn't interfere with anything else. Spirit was in abundance on Saturday. The fans watched two good teams play hard aggressive football. The blistery wind and light snow flurries dampened the spirits of only a few. The stands remained full until very near the end of the game, a well Reserved tribute to the members of both teams. The field was literally covered with outstand ing players all afternoon. Ed Sutton, for one, played a tremendous game. Some contend that it was the best of his career. But it was not all Sutton. On the other side of the line there was big Sid Deloatch, who battered and pounded at the Tar Heels until it looked as if he were in complete control of one whole side of the line. And then there was Sonny Jurgcnsen, who di rected the Duke team with such finesse and split second timing that at times he was almost obscure. His passes were almost non-existant; none were thrown in the second half, and the option play wa3 used only sparingly. The most gratifying thing about this football game was the reaction of the Carolina fans. Al though beaten by two touchdowns, the fans remain ed loyal, something that has been lacking in the past. There were no angry cries of dissatisfaction at the end of the game. The fans were proud of the showing made against the'strong Duke team. As th game ended, the supporters of both teams poured onto the playing field to congratulate the winners and the losers. It was a football game that will not be forgotten soon in Chapel Kill or in Durham, and it is evident that the real winners were the fans who saw it. FELINE FRIENDS ' Diets Don't Meat Include Bird :; Woody Sears One, night, several jjiveeks: ago,; while '.riding! upl Rosemary St., I saw the car in front of me hit a cat.'The'p'oor' animal 'was flipped into the air and felj ? back jto .the, ajYement,, convulsed several times, ' then 'lay still in; the'classic pose of the "Chessie" cats. . , , - ;; . -. We always hate to see anything get run over, whether it be a cat, dog or squirrel, or whatever else. The thing that was so striking about this was the fact that the people in the car never seemed to notice that they had hit the poor beast. But I imagine the big tires and excellent shock-absorbers of their Buick concealed the fact for them. I doubt seriously that they realized what they had done, and I feel sure that they wouldn't hava done it on purpose. Yet the fact remains that they did, and that's what counts. That little episode somehow seemed indicative of everything we do nowadays. We do everything so fast that half the time we don't look where we're going, and if something or someone gets in our way, we 'have good shock-absorbers to null the And this is not only in cars. We jump from place to place and from thin to thing without giving it a lot of thought, and we are so often careless about the other person's feel ings that we all hit somebody low occasionally with out really intending to do so. And some just say, "Cost la vie!" So? What do j'ou think? Or do you? On campus we have a good opportunity to ob serve a lot of this sort of bumgling along. Much is said that should never be said, and a lot is done that should never be done. Just look around if you can stop bumbling along long enough to d so. Maybe the reason for all this is that I like cats Lots of people don't, but I admire the lonely cat quite a bit. This is because I admire independence wherever I see it, and the cat is a very independent creature? . You hear tales of these poor, pampered dogs who live indoors all their lives ,and eat nothing but cooked meat, etc., and how they can't be in duced to eat anything else, even if they are starving. Maybe this is a lot of hooey from people who like to brag about everything, and having a dog that lives so high off the hog might be something to brag about. I don't know because I never had a dog that faired so well. But the point I'm making is that you can't ruin a cat that way. A cat always manages to eat. and doesn't seem to be so prone to adapting to eating habits so thoroughly. Maybe you never heard of it, but there's an out fit called the American Feline Society which con cerns itself with the welfare of America's millions cf cats. Naturally, these folks might be a little bit biased, but they maintain that cats are very beneficial creatures, especially in the area of rat control. They a!so ran a survey of 19G dead cats: that is. they disected that many cats that had fallen vic tim to autos, and found that none of them had bird meat in their stomachs. These figures were used by the Sacisty to prove to cat haters who were bird lovers that cats don't eat birds. . .except those that are in some way de fective, viz., those that can't fly. To digress into the vernacular, cats is 0. k.
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