if WEDNESDAY, APPLIL IS, Itl PAGE TWO THE DAILY TAR HEEL Integrationa! Gradualism And The South s Conscience "Xo man ever became extreme" ly wicked all at once." Juvenal. Take titne etiouch: all other (Traces Will soon fill up their proper places." John Byrom. We believe in the integrity of man, regardless of race, color or treed. But. in reference to Juvenal's quotable quotation, - we also be lieve that the South. has but a few years to go before educational de segregation is feasible. The wicked institution slav erywas introduced into our land almost as soon as settlers landed in Jamestown, the approximate date is lliio. Before it was uprooted justly by President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, it had sunken its tap roots from an economic stand pointinto southern cotton fields. From the standpoint of justice and the integrity of man, such rooting was completely unjust. From the standpoint of economics, such looting was practical to the plant er and beneficial to the unlanded and primitive Negro. After Lincoln's Proclamation, slavery was unavoidably continued tensibly being put into effect un der the North Carolina Pupil As signment Law, our state will in evitably "fill up its proper plac es. . The fact of, the matter is, how-: ever, that the Pupil Assignment Law isn't, we contend, being prop erly put into effect. The fact of the matter is, how ever, that the Pearsall Plan is a hopeless and grasping struggle to avoid the Supreme Law of the Land. The fact of the matter is, how ever, that "administrative remed ies" to avoid "hardships" by court- , ty and city boards under the Pu pil Assignment Law are not being justly applied. We believe that the Pupil As signment, Law, whereby Negroes and Whites alike are theoretically assigned to schools to which their locale is appurtenant, is the grad ual solution , to the desegregation problem. WTe believe it the only sane solution at present. But the law must be executed without partisanship. The quest ion, can the kw be applied fairly without prejudices seeping in? We shall attempt to be optimis- in a 'semi-feudal condition known tic and hope the integrity of -man . ' r nr-1. ' f - i 11 ! snan prevail. as tenant farming. This emi-feu- dal but necessary condition is, of course, still in existence today: All this background merely points out and applies Juvenal's quotation. The evil condition of racial, inequality didn't suddenly loom out of the nmht. v Nor can such racial' inequality and unfairness be eradicated by one fell swoop, the May, 1954 Su preme Court decision. At this point Burom's quotation concerning '"time" must be ap plied to the problem. The nation needs a breathing spell after such a far-reaching de cision. The South needs time to catch its breath. We believe with a policy of gra- as is suposedly and os- dual ism We shall hope and pray that the southern conscience shall prevail for the good of all men, -without fanaticism by the National Assn. for the Advancement of Colored People, without retrogressive re action by the Patriots? of North Carolina. . If the southern "integrity" con science doesn't prevail but fails as it did under the separate but eq ual myth, then we shall hope and pray for further inevitable litiga tion. Yet', hopefully, we remind agains " fake time enough; all other graces "Will soon fill up their proper places." Golden Fl Carolina Contr The fortunate students who were tapped into the Order of the The Daily Tar Heel The official jtudent publication of the Publications Board of the ' University of North Carolina, where it is published daily except Monday and examinatio: nd vacation periods, and summer termi Entered as second class matter in tbt oost office in Chapel Hill, N. C. undei ihe Act oi March 1870 Subscription rates: mail-d. $4 pVr yar. $2 ?0 a semet ter; dlivrd S6. aVyrr- $3 SO me ter Editor CXl NEIL BASS Managing Editor CLARKE JONES Associate Editor NANCY HILL Sports Editor BELL KING News Editor WALT SCirRUNTEK Business Manager. JOHN C. WHITAKER Advcrtisij Manager FRED KATZIN EDITORIAL STAFF Woody Sear, Joey Payne, Stan Shaw. NEWS STAFF Graham Snyder, Edith MacKinnon, Pririgle Pipkin, Bob High, Ben Taylor, H. Joost Polak, Patsy Mill er, WaJly Kuralt, Bill King, Curtis Crotty. BUSINESS STAFF John Minter, Marian Hobeck, Jane Patten, Johnny Whitaker. SPORTS STAFF: Dave Wible, StulBird, Ed Rowland, Jim Crownover, Ron Mil-ligan. Subscription Manager Circulation Manager. . Dale Staiey Charlie Holt Staff Photographers Woody Sears, Norman Kantor. LibrariansSue Gichner, Marilyn Strum Night News Editor . Night Editor ...x Bob High Bill Weekes Ta pees: ibutors Golden fleece last night were all, we feel, contributors, each in his own way, to the Carolina Way of life of which we are proud. The fifty-plus year old organi zation outdid itself in an extragan za which lasted almost two hours. Though the impressive cere mony was evidently well-planned, students began to be restless tow ard its conclusion. We wonder if perhaps recognition of thirty peo ple ,'at one fell swoop isn't .too much of a good thing. The record - breaking number may indicate that there are more outstanding students on campus than ever before. We hope so. We agree with the Fleece that the basketball team was a major contributor toward forwarding the principles of good sportsmanship for which college athletrcs must strive. But we do feel this top honor ary society should make its stand ards for admittance a little more well known. Some students ap peared a bit confused as to en trance qualifications. We wonder, too, whether tap ping "in absentia" is wholly effec tive. The tapping evidently, however, was the culmination of much time aud effort. For such time and effort the Fleece is to be congratulated. To students not tapped, the or ganization's symbol and recogni tion should be an added incentive to put forth renewed effort toward forwarding our University's aca demic standing, student govern ment and standard of honor. Our heartiest congratulations to the new initiates. Yours is a much-coveted honor. The mantle of recognition which was cast upon your .shoulders should make you redouble your efforts, not become complacent. Our University and society in gen eral look forward to bis thmqrs from you. jSIew Coliseum: With Woollen, Why Gef One? Whit Whitfield Last Saturday a girl stopped me in Y-Court and said, "I cer tainly do agree with your article. I don't see why we need a new Student XJnion building, 'cause nobody uses the one we've got. IVe ought to have a new 'gym in stead. I'm afraid that she didn't quite get the point at first, so I'll try again. She said we needed a new gym. This has ben the senti ment of Carolina basketball fans everywhere since the "McGuire Era" began. It is a major topic of conversation at game-time, in Y-Court, in the Coffee Shop, Tempo Room, Spiro's, and dormi tory bull sessions. It is said that McGuire was promised a new gym before his arrival at the Hill. (A campaign promise, no doubt.) Anyone can make promises even Democrats and Republicans. To get back to the young lady I mentioned earlier, I must say for her edification as well as for others who might be interested, that we do not need a new gym any more than we need a new Student Union building. Here' are just a few of the reasons: To alumni and friends of the University who visit the Hill dur ing basketball season. Woollen Gym is typical of the other structures on campus quaint, rustic, antedated, archaic, an tique. These are just a few of the adjectives to describe Wool len. It is in a proper setting with the other buildings on campus to say the least As for the basketball facilities inside the plant, they are as good as ever. The bleachers are quite comfortable still, and I'm sure that everyone prefers them to individual seats. Just because the bleachers sur round the court, and feet, little boys, and wires are within centi meters of the play means noth ing. This is to be expected. On layups, some players land in the bleachers, but they are usually not hurt, so why worry? Photog raphers often get stomped, but who wants pictures of UNC games in the papers? Our press box ranks favorably with other garret structures of that nature in other schools (i.e junior high, grammar, etc.) t ,For those who get tired dull ing the game, they can stand in line, and really be exhausted in no time. Thirsty? The Monogram Club is only a quarter mile away and the Scuttlebutt is just a little farther. The walk is most health ful, if you don't mind missing the second half. Wake Forest, Duke, and State :have adequate structures for the type basketball played in the Big Four. Don't you think we do? It is perfectly alright for A-L to see the Duke game and M-Z to see the State game. You can see all thev games by just changing your name several times. Simple enough, isn't it? All in all. I don't think the nation's number One team needs a newr coliseum to play in. They can't field but five men at a time, and five men dont' take up much room. I'M Abner RETORT TO RETORTS: Reader Defends Geoircpe Mr. Editor; . Your recently published criti cisms of Dr. George's Dartmouth College address have ranged from the blandly inane "parable" of the brown monkeys to an at tack the contents of which in cluded a remark more often in scribed on the walls of a public lavatory than oh the editorial page of a respectable newspaper. In airing their views on your pages, some of his critics even go so far as to decry the exer cise of the same privilege by Dr. George. No doubt Dr. George has long since learned that often those who preach the virtues of tolerance are not so tolerant of opinions that conflict with their . own. There was a time at our uni versity when Junius Scales, no torious Communist leader and one-time UNC student, was laud ed and even worshipped here be cause of his "individualism." "While the Scales-sponsored Karl Marx Study Group was widely applauded and even given rec ognition in the Yackety Yack, Dr. George and the Patriots are described in your columns as' "neither patriotic nor American nor Christian." While I do not purport to com pare any mortal favorably with Christ, and while I recognize that Bible references are in great disrepute among our enlightened student body, I am reminded of how "the chief priests and eld ers persuaded '.the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and --destroy Jesus." Yet despite these caustic at tacks upon Dr. George, some of us admire and respect him. t WILLIAM P. CHESHIRE 'Really, Cinderella! We're Not Made Of Money!" COST (i .... f p& - Z 5 U costs sLlM 4-4 EFIi. l. o-c FROM THE DAILY TEXAN: Editor Calls For Academic Freedom April 1 through April 7 . has been set aside by the National Student Association as Academic Freedom Week. This week provides the mo mentum and the concentrated motivation for a clear definition of the student's relationship to the university his rights, privi leges and responsibilities. It gives the student the opportunity to view closely and earnestly his role in education in his own and in the international student community. Academic Freedom is only a part of the total of all freedoms the freedom to live, study and work in a democratic communi ty free from the1 restructions of religion, race, politics and eco nomic status. Just as the student has certain responsibilities to his educational community, so does the community owe to him cer tain rights, privileges and re sponsibilities. It must create an atmosphere of free inquiry and intellectual de velopment. It must insist on the presence of . opportunity to study all sides of all juestions objectively. It must insure the fulfillment of the individual's capabilities as a person, a student, a scholar, a citizen. It must encourage the realiza tion of the responsibility owed to society by the educated per son. Academic Freedom must be preserved whereever it is. found '. ... 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A A JAM I Writer 1 15 To Caligula - n n m- 1 MCJi Cort Edwards The newlj' formed Petites Dramatlque presented an electrifying and, an unforgetable performance of "Calisula" as their first production in Graham Memorial Sunday night. Like Brooks Atkinson said in the New York Times, "As Chekov" once observed sagaciously, There's no making out anything.' " Wet would like to add the same comment to the performance of Caligula as he did about "Brigadoon." He said, "Only a little while ago we were be laboring the City Center (not uij-similar to Graham Memorial) for a dull, inept performance of John Gay.'s The Beggar's Opera!,' (and) now ,y.e are swearing eternal allegiance for a captivating pro duction of Brigadoon (Caligula)." ' There were no miscasts, no bad acting, no slips, no poor 4iming, no -bad set, it was just one tre mendous performance. The first scene opened at the state room in the Imperial Palace of 'the Roman Emperor Caligula. Instead of seeing a costly set of ancient roman splendor placed in a corner of he lounge in Graham Memorial, here was a theatre-on-the-round. That is, the stage was sitting in the middle of the lounge with the audience seated completely around it. The actors and actresses got on and off stage by using one of the four isles left open. Although this type of staging is the mo.,1 dif ficult to do effectively, the lack of props and scenery added, through the stage managing of Miss Hope Sparger, to the intensity of the drama. In addition to this type of staging, instead of togas (or togi) the cast wore tuxedos' and cock tail dresses. This modern version made an old play into a new and exciting one. Caligula, the emperor, had lost his sister (whom he was sleeping with) and with it he lost his sanity. His new goal in life was to roach the moon for only the impossible was obtainable. The members of the court were talking of this new role the emperor .was playing and how to take it. As the play progressed Caligula really became obnoxious. He had Lepidus' son put to death to show his affection to Lepiduns. lie then made love to Mucius' wife.while Mucius stood Jhere with an open mouth. Caligula grabbed hold of Lavinia, the wife, ex cused himself from the meeting, said that he had to go perform a natural function with Lavinia and dragged her off. Interestingly enough, he also dragged with him three-fourths of the audience, who by thistime were left grasping in their seats. Before the play is over, however, he atones for .his sins by poisoning one of his staff and then strangling his mistress Caesonia on top of the main prop, a coffee table. In the third act the men were getting tired of Caligula and decided to do him in, which I guess they did; but then the light were out. As each act ended the audience of 250 people were too shocked and tense to applaud. Applause wa an after-thought. After the first act the audi ence remained staring at the stage after the house lights went up. The final five minute ovation was only a small token of appreciation for the perform ance, perhaps because the shock still had not worn off. Caligula, played by Lloyd Skinner, started out in the first act speaking too fast and repeating him self too often. However, in the second and third act .he did 3. perfect job. Casesonia, played by Page Williams (a tall Romanesque beauty in her own right), was equally professional in her performance of Caligula's worn out mistress. . , If we had to pick out one best role of acting, which would be a very difficult job, we would have to give a bouquet of roses to Lavinia (Miss Amanda Heijgs) for her performance in the rape sequence. There were three other outstanding perform ances which deserve honorable mention. They were Cassius (Robert Ketler, whose pants were too short), Lepidus (Al Gordon), and Scipio (Samuel Baker). There was, however, one weak part in ihe play. It was not bad, but was weak enough, to merit comment. Cherea, played by Taylor Williams, was much too harsh and haughty In the first two acts, and we feel that it took a little something from the whole performance. He seemed too anxious to be good. The rest of the players were good enough to deserve a special mention. They were Musius (James Sechrest). Helicon the rhubarb, eater (Leon Rooke), llereia (George Hill), Cassius' wife (Miss Hope Sparger), and the poets (Joel Fleishman, John Ludwig, Darwin Soloman). t Last of all, we would like to heap flowers ob Miss Bettina Jinnette, the director, who spent many hours in perfecting the hit performance of Caligula. We are anxiously awaiting the next performance of the Peties Dramatiques aryi if it is only half as good as was Caligula, then it Ft i II would be an excellent performance.