WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1957
A6S TWO
THc DAILY tX&EEL
Intellect Or Prejudice ?
R
oss's Tuition Boost
''Opinion is ultimately determ
ined by the feelings, and not by
the intellect." Herbert Spencer.
"I hold that man is right who is
most closely in league with the fu
ture:" Henrik lb$en.
The Daily Tar Heel believes
Associate Dean of the Graduate
School A. K. King completely
right in his warning against erec
tion of higher tuition barriers for
out-of-state students. .
Dean King, hi speaking his
mind admirably, gave these vital
and enlightening statistics con
cerning the graduate program:
Of the 303 holders of graduate
appointments here during the cur
rent year, 227 are non-residents of
North Carolina.
These figures, coupled with a
story in The Daily Tar Heel that
four of seven women's dormitory
presidents elected are non-Tav
Heels, emphasizes and accentu
ates the importance of out-of-staters
at this institution.
id they combine to make Rep.
1.. H. Ross of Beaufort's bill to
hike out-of-state tuition look all
the more provincial and ridicul
ous. Rep. Ross proves that Spencer's
assertion that man is governed
more by feelings, in this case, pre
judice, than by his intellect.
And those who love the Uni
versity and wish to see its academ
ic achievements and status preser
ved through the morrows would
say Rep. Ross's lack of foresight
puts him at the fartheTesit pole
from. Ibsen's liking of the.' man
"most closely in league with the
future."
Many students will be denied,
lor obvious financial reasons, right
of ingress into the University;
many nontar-heeled students will
be denied right to continue their
education; many prospective stu
dents will be discouraged from en
rolling in the University.
We plead for the continuation
of the . University's tenets of edu
cation without limitation.
To the General Assembly, we
plead' that your sense of fairness
and foresight reign.
The University will suffer, es
pecially in light of the intellectual
migration of underpaid professors
already evidenced, if out-of-state
tuition barriers are hiked again.
The General Assembly must
kill the infamous Rossian brand
of provincialism.
LenoirSmprovements:
Congrats And Regrets
Director George Prillaman is to
be heartily congratulated for com
ing to terms with Lenoir Hall
workers.
Editor 1-: NEIL BASS
Managing Editor CLARKE JONES
Associate Editor NANCY HILL
Sports Editor BILL KING
News Editor WALT SCHRUNTEK
Business Manager JOHN C. WHITAKEJl
Advcrtisi:. Manager FRED KATZIN
NEWS STAFF Graham Snyder, Edith
MacKinnon, Pringle Pipkin, Bob High,
Ben Taylor, II. Joost Polak, Patsy Mill
er, Wally, Kuralt, Bill King, Curtis
Crotty, Ben Taylor, Sue Atchison.
EDIT STAFF Whit Whitfield, Anthony
Wolff, Stan Shaw, Woody Sears.
Subscription Manager
Circulation Manager '
. Dale SUiey
Charlie Holt
Staff Photographers
Woody Sears,
Norman Kantor, Bill, King.
LibrariansSue Gichner, Marilyn Strum
duleis to be subordinated to the
work schedule'1 be stricken.
Nothing, as we pointed out, is
to subordinate Universitv-academ-
Director Prillaman finally saw
the light in initiating a new sys
tem of meal tickets whereby Len
oiritcs may be .guaranteed their
just remuneration' without being
forced to cat strait meals at des
ignated times.
Director Prillaman has also stat
ed that he plans to revamp the
dining hall Operating procedures.
This again is admirable. We sug
gest that such phrases as "privit
lege granted fby the University,"
and, "Your immediate exam sche-
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the
guiding
philosophy
And
that it is a great honor, which
should humble workers, to be al
lowed to work in Lenoir should be
obliterated.
We offer another suggestion to
Director Prillaman, whom we con
gratulate for his long-awaited
willingness to negotiate:
That Ie-Feorganie his chain of
comm'nd a bit so that the griev
ances of-Inoir workers may reach
him before they reach the boiling
point.
He should not have to be prod
ded by a Student Legislature In
vestigation Committee to offer sat
isfactory working conditions for
his employees.
We suggest that, under Prilla
man's present organizational
scheme, "captains" of worker
crews and the student supervisor,
Director Prillaman and his three
assistant managers hold periodical
conferences whereby workers' gri
eva'rices may be aired .without en
dangering tenure of employment.
In adopting "Plan B" promul
gated by the Student Legislature
Investigation Committee which
did' an admirable job under the
chairmanship of Rep. Al Alphin
Director Prillaman did all con
cerned a great service.
It is unfortunate, however, that
the director had to be prodded
into negotiation by the sharp
knife of legislature
and long-term workers' pleas.
investigation
BUSINESS STAFFJohn Minter, Marian S
Hobeck, Jane Patten, Johnny Whitaker.
SPORTS STAFF: DaVeWible, Stu Bird,
Ed Rowland, Jim Crownover, Ron Mil-ligan.
Night News Editor
Night Editor
Bob High
, Guy" Ellis
Anonymous
Artillery
It is regrettable that the state
Highway Patrol has to resort to
anonymity to catch soecders and
gc'neral law-breakers.
F'assage by the House of a bill
allowing unmarked patrol cars to
prey upon motorists is the equiva
lent of blr.'sting with a shotgun
from behind a bush.
It is regrettable also, that "drag
racers" and speeders in general so
flagrantly destroy property and
endanger lives without compunc
tion. With unseen electronic eyes
trained from behind observation
points and unmarked cars' con
stantly on the predatory" prowl, the
harassed law-breaker is given lit
tle chance.
Big Brother is watching you.
Violator Of
f4onorCode
Lauds Justice
To My Fellow Students:
I am one of the many students
here at Carolina who has been
mislead by false rumors about
the Honor Council. I had heard
that the Council consisted of a
group of very square individuals
who took great pleasure in sus
pending students from school. I
had also heard that the only way
to keep "from getting suspended
when you have made a mistake
was to lie about it and not tell
the Council a thing.
I would like to tell you how the
Honor Council is. First of all, it
is composed of a group of very
sharp and fine young men who
know the score. I do not believe
that you can pull the wool over
their eyes very easily. As for be
ing fair, they are the fairest and
most considerate people with
whom I have ever come into contact.
I am an Honor System offender.
But I am not ashamed to admit
this to you or to myself, nor have
I ever been. I copied another
boy's paper during a quiz and I
was confronted by a member of
the Council. I could not hold it
within myself, and I decided to
admit my guilt and take the pun
ishmcnt that I believe I deserved.
From what I had heard, I wa
sure that I would be rudely kick
ed out of school. I shall not teil
you what the outcome was, but I
feel that my case was handled
with justice first, and then mercy.
I believe that it was handled fair
ly, and I was treated with cour
tesy and consideration at all times
before, during, and after the
trial.
I want to write this to the stu
dents w ho have made a mistake
as I have and to thoe who will
make mistakes in the future. I
say to you, listen to no one. List
en to yourself. Listen to the voice
of your own conscience.
You will hear the bigots rail
at you and they will tell you to
lie and cover up and try' to get
away with your mistake. They
are wrong. They will always be
wrong, and they are doubly false
by trying to infest you with their
erroneous beliefs. Listen instead
to yourself. Shakespeare said it
very well: "To thy own self be
true, and as the night follows the
day, thou canst not be false to
any man."
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Reader Defends Local Merchant;
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Coed Opposes Spitting' Trend.
Editor:
Shame on you! Has the concept
of co-ops, commissaries and com
pany stores become sp dominant
in American thinking that The
Daily Tar Heel can criticize a
Chapel Hill jeweler for selling
clasr rings? True, the Grail aims
at worthy purposes; its scholar
ship program like all charities
is commendable. But it does
more harm than good if if' shoit
circuits the system of business
, which has brought so much pros
perity to our country.
The Grail, or any campus or
ganization, has the legal right to
submit to fellow students any
merchandise e- services in order
to make, a profit; it can sell
jewelry or Danish pastries or in
timate books or cupboard cloth
ing or tempo beer. But, surely,
it has not the right to expect pro
tection that will remove all com
petition. I hope the Grail members don't
sjmpathize with your editorial;
in fact, I hope you editors don't
really believe what you wrote.
I'd rather think that you publish
these things ." in order to invite
enough letters to fill in the next
day's editorial page at no ex
pense! . '"
f Ed Bagfey
(We wonder if Mr. Bagley's
being from Chapel. Hill might
not make his sentiments .coin
cide with those of the, local
merchants. The Editor).
Editor:
This is to the Carolina Gentleman??
Is it the latest fad at Carolina
to engage in c-pitting? This is no
joke. It has become a common
sight on campus to see many a
male spit in the halls, on the
walks, and even in the presence
of their dates. Yes, these actions
have been seen with recurring
frequency.
Such a public display is not
only vulgar, crude and ill-mannered
but also unsanitary.
Just what standards have the
Carolina gentlemen set for them
selves that justify their many
disrespectful actions???
Revolted Coed
Editor:
Why have you singled out one
merchant in the toWn of Chapel
Hill to condemn for providing a
mere efficient arid inexpensive
service? 1 -
I refer to your recent editorial
on the local jeweler wno sells
class rings as a part of his busi
ness and who, according to your
editorial, deprives several self
help students of an education.
This, sir, is ridiculous.
Why should a "responsible
University honorary" be permit
ted to sell something with ex
clusive rights (a monopoly) and
thuj deny the opportunity to a
merchant? This is unfair practice.
A new company from Okla
homa makes a prettier ring, a
stronger ring, a finer engraved
ring, and it is a little less expen
sive ring than the Balfour Co.
makes. Should the older, more
established company be allowed
to put the new one out of busi
ness because it is doing a better
job? I think not.
Should a state university go
into competition with local mer
chants? If so, then I presume
you are in favor of the Book Ex
'selling phonograph records.
; When I buy something, I buy
it for its quality. That's wily I
. bought my class ring (a beautiful
silver one) from a local jeweler,
instead of a tradition-bound hon-
orary.
In the future. Mr. Edif or, I hope
you .devote your editorial column
tto the many .-important'" things
that are -truly worthwhile, in
stead of slamming the integrity
of our local merchants.
Cort Edwards
(Mr. Edwards, when we men
tioned a responsible student
honorary, that's .what we
meant. The Grail had the
"beautiful" ring of which you
refer appraised by three Dur
ham jewelers; and all agreed
that it was much inferior, in
penny weight, engraving, etc.
to that of the company serving
the Grail.
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The Silent Generation;
- Materialistic Bound?
Stan Shaw
We have been called the silent generation by
some, and by others we are known as the genera
tion that is afraid of itself. Our m?in attributes
have been listed as apathy, an overwhelming desire
for security, and conformity, both social and in
tellectual. Many have accused us cf buying our
thoughts predigested in such publications as the
Readers' Digest and Time Magazine, others point
to our similar fashions as a 'sign of our need for
group acceptance.
This type of thought is not only limited to our
elders, but we find it among many of our own con
temporaries. At various times the movies, television
and other phases of the mass meSia are pointed out
as our ready made hallucinations. This then, is an
apologia lor our present generation, for we, as all
must," stand or go down with it.
It is accepted as a reality, if not admitted, that
the world has gone too far for one person to say
that he is the master of his fate and the captain of
his soul as Henley did in the last century. Whether
it is for the good or the bad, mankind will have to
make its way together cr not at all.
Although individualism cannot and should not
be destroyed the day when we can have such bril
liant jewels of personal power as we see in the
Renaissance man cf Italy and the industrial mon
arch of the 19th century is past. When so many
factors count human beings are not likely to give
one man that much power, no matter what the
possible gains and enrichments might be. The
great mass of people demand that all of the mem
bers of society conform to the will of the group
and they must do so or be destroyed.
We grant that there is room to think and that
artistic achievement is open almost without limit,
but power is the property of the group. And yet wc
do not think that the current feeling can be called
'anywhere near right. We do not believe that men
with souls and minds will allow themselves to rot
so that society may achieve some sort of tran
quilLzed peace and security, Furthermore we do not
believe that men with the power of the knowledge
of good and evil will be torn down by a vengelul
and jealous mob.
Ours is the generation that fully . realizes the
less of its innocence. It is. the generation that has
been fully betrayed by its own ideals and the ideals
of others. It is the generation thai had the soft
dr?am of Utopia yanked from beneath its head and
came face to face with a rather cruel world of
responsibility, and like it or not that is a collective
responsibility.
For the first time man understands that he has
the power to overcome any and all of his problems.
It is a world in which automation andjhe industrial
age have created enough surplus to " a" low the so
; ciety to properly rear all ,of its children, and still
we have an ever increasing crime rate among juve
niles and a steadily deteriorating international
scene. Ail of the cures for the ills of man lie before
us and we find that we are helpless to use them
and we wonder why.
Our hope has been defeated on every side. Our
first disillusionment was that which we received
from bur parents when we found out that the
First World War didn't make the world safe for
democracy. This 'was abetted by the Second World
War and thte great depression. And now we find
man faced for the first time with a truly ideological
war when all men know that there can be nothing
gained by either side through conquest or fighting.
Never before have we, a supposedly logical peo
ple, found that we can hope to reap absolutely no
benefits from the struggle appears to be inevitable,
and on top of all of this there are those who won
der why our society, most especially the present
generation, is in somewhat of a stupor. They won
der why we seek security, and why it appears that
there is apathy on every hand.
We would say in defense that in all of the his
tory of man there has never been a generation
which examined itself so completely. There has
never been a youth that tried more painstakingly,
more passionately to understand itself and the
world around it, and yet it is afraid to act, afraid
to make the same mistakes as in the past or to
make hew mistakes in the pattern of the past.
There is a searching, there is a questing for
reality that is hard to imagine when it appears
that there is so little responsibility. Yes, there is
little responsibility for materialism and the Utopias
that grew and were a child of this materialism.
There is an inclination to scoff and to banish to
non-existence the elaborate plans which find their
rational and justification in an outmoded manner
of. thought' The frantic scramble for bigger TV sets
and more automobiles and easier payment plans
- exhibits the very little . concern that the youth of
today has for these very things, no matter what
it might appear to be. It is an effort to forget about
materialism in a world that is based, solely and
completely on that materialism.
The savage .problem of food, clothing and shel
ter is no longer the main quest of man. Man's
questall of mankind's quest, is to understand him
self, and he doesn't have a world or a language in
which to do tips and he is searching for them. lie
tries every avenue of his mind and his existence
to find them and tie doesn't know that the answer
.must lie within himself alone.
We are an age in despair over the futility of
man's material dreams. For these drams could
"be realized and have now come to' the point where
realization is a practical possibility. For man is a
creature who must be forever reaching before him
self and when that for which he reached is in his
grasp he cannot abide himself. If we are able to
find our way out of our despair before self-destruction
we may create our new world and realize
the Utopian dreams of the eld, but that' dream can
not be the goal. It must be something which comes
about as a means to our own self-understanding.
We can never go back into the pattern, much te.vs
the methods of the past.