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4. PAca nvo Tf?8 DAILY TAD tiBSL - NoVFVA&Eft 14, For The Strong Tlmse who debited the jury trial revision hill last tiiht and all those who believe in demorr.'uy have to tealic that a democracy, whether heie on the campus or in the nation is a government for the strong. It is a novel nment for all those who have faith in all men's Mtentialiiy to govern. It is lor those who believe that each person in so urly is potentially icsponsible. It is for those who beliexe that men are rational. It takes a i;ieat deal of courage to be an ;kdv(Kau of democracy. One must see a mur derer, a rapist, a- prostitute, a Taubus, even one's best fiiend bein, false, and still come up with the wellsprin of faith that in each man the potentiality is there. He must occasionally swallow what he be lieves the best thin.; to do at the moment in faor of the overiclin principle that the people ; re most fit to govern, and that they have the possibility of doing so wisely. It takes coinage to believe these things, espec ially when one sees the democracy of some i Ho veais standing heading toward its w 11 cle I rut t ion. Ne t when one realizes that America has i""'i been a true democracy' and that it has :NI a long way to go before it is a true democracy one can feel easier alwnit the pres ent failure of the democratic process. Perhaps if men would commit themselves to the idea of a democracy the government of the peo ple, for the people, by the people, in which the rights of each individual arc protected maybe, only maybe through time and educa tion, the people of the United States would be truly lite, and the oligarchy of the non democrats from the people who slant news in the press to the people who would restrict one's right to serve on the jury by interest and interview will be no longe r. The people SP-The I n n J) Q Dorm Men's V Jim Hartung is the only UP candidate for the one year Legislature seat from Dorm Men's V. He was asked the following questions: (1) How would you better student-faculty rela tionships? (2) What do you think of class officers? (3) Are you for deferred rush? , Jim Hartung Hartung, a freshman from Chattanooga, Tenn., replied: "It seems that through the years the relations between the students and faculty have drifted apart. The solution at the present is not known by anyone on the campus. The problem should be extensively studied in the future. Some possible solutions could be (1) faculty members inviting students to their homes as some do now and (2) a student-faculty This is the third in a series of articles cover ing the Student Legislature campaign district-by-district. The Daily Tar Heel will interview each candidate for legislature, asking each candidate three questions on issues that have been impor tant on this campus in the past and are important at the present time. In each district, all candi dates will be asked the same three questions from a list of some 15 questions to be asked all can didates. In this way The Daily Tar Heel hopes that both the candidates point of view and the major issues will be brought into focus. The se ries is being compiled by Dea Daniels and Stan Fisher, and continues, today with Men's Dormi tory Districts V and VI. Dorm Men's V Questions asked the candidates in this district are as folows: (1) What do you think about University own- ed utilities? (2) Are you for mixed Honor Councils?. (3) Quiet in the dormitories How should it be enforced? - ' Dave Jones Dave Jones, a junior from Fremont, candidate for a one year seat, answered: - 'T am for the principle of University ownership, but I feel that too : many of, the employees and offi cials have 'found a, hoe' "and are not interested in doing the best job, because they are not interested in the principle that the University is for the stu dents, and not for them. , "Yes,, and will vote for the again if given a chance. (On Honory Councils) "A. more vigorous IDC enforcement system with fines up to $5 allowable. Dormitory and student gov- Radicle r In Dorm Men's V a one seat is open in this dis basketball game, as the junior class is proposing trict. Running for election to this seat on the Stu- ernment officials should,, not ignore the noise b aie wait in States Rights Those who use states' rights as an argu ment for the pieservation of segregation .seem to loiter that the states also have some re sponsibilities to the Constitution. Without fulfilling their obligations to and under, the Constitution, the states (an hold-little claim to lights. v The Constitution is the supreme law of the land, and under the Constitution, segre gation is unconstitutional. It is the obliga tion of the" states to live up to their responsi bility to the Constitution in complying with the iu"ij Supreme Court decision. Yet in every state in the South, including North Carolina, the attitude has been how best to avoid 1 1 1. t dec ision. It has been an attitude of closing the barn door after the horse has left, and maintaining with a good deal of vigor that the horse was still in. Thus, the South has been cast in the role of fool, and its leaders in the role of demrvgogue. I.ven in North Carolina which has inte grated on a small scale, there is no construc tive plan of bringing about integration. In its stead there is only a'plan that can bring a halt to the educational establishment if an integration crisis starts. This negative ap proach is surely not consistent with the state's responsibility to live up to the Constitution, and circumvention by token integration is even more insidious. There needs to be a plan developed now whereby the state is tangibly moving toward integration with the goal in mind of having the state fully integrated by a certain year that time most consistent with having the least amount of racial conflic t. The state has to its credit succeeded in avoiding the issue. Dancing One of the first of Graham Memorial Di rector Howard Henry's innovations with re spect to Graham Memorial programming has been to have free music, combo or juke-box, every Friday night in the Rendezvous Rxm. Dane ing has been dead on the University ij'tnpus for quite awhile, but it can be resur rec ted if not as a substitute for the parked car, at least as a compliment to it. The idea is a good one, and perhaps soon clam ing will again be in vogue. '. w Wi)t 5Bmlp Ear iecl The official student publication of the Publication Board of the University of North Carolina, where it is published daily i - ) and other events that could bring a closer union. The fault lies in both the students and the facuty and a definite answer now would be impossible. "I am for the trial period that class officers are going through this year. With a definite purpose they can serve in many ways. To do away with them could prove harmful to the campus. "Deferred rush would have many disadvantages. It would put a strain on both the fraternity and the rushee. The temptations and unavoidable scenes of "dirty rush" would be uncontrollable. Also the new pledges help to balance the finances of the fraterntiy. Possibly a longer rush period would im prove the situation." Dorm Men's VI Candidates on the UP slate from Dorm Men's VI are Billy Hubbard and Dave Rockwell, one year Legislature seats, and Bob Bilbro and Carl Mathe son, six-months seats. s They were asked: (1) What do you think about University owned utilities? (2) Are you for mixed honor councils? (3) Quiet in the dormitories, how should it be enforced? Billy Hubbard dent Party ticket is Bill Porter, 21, a junior from. cause in so doing they ignore their responsibility." Falls Church, Va. Porter is the incumbent for this district. Porter was asked: . (1) How would you better student faculty relationships? (2) What do you think of Class officers? . (3) Are you for deferred rush? Bob Nobles Bill Porter except Monday and examination periods ind summer terms. Entered as second class matter In the K,st office in Chapel Hill, N. C. under the act of March 8 1870. Subscription rates: $4.50 per se mper, .$850 per tear. Editor i ( i t CURTIS CANS Billy Hubbard, 18, running for a year seat, a freshman from Raleigh, answered: "As long as the University can administer to the students advantageously, by offering the best utilities at the cheapest possible rate, this plan is best. Only if the University used its advantages to the disadvantage of the students would this plan be bad. "Practically speaking I don't believe this would be a good idea. Plus the fact that the one council would be over worked, there might be a hesitancy to bring forth all the facts in a case before a mixed council. "The best factor in gaining cooperation in the dorms is a strong, hard working dorm counselor. A thorough screening before the appointment of the dorm counselor, picking one who is willing to work sincerely and closely with the IDC, is the best way to gain good cooperation in the dorms." Dave Rockwell Rockwell, a freshman from Connecticut, says: "Personally I think a mixed honor council would be a very good practice. I do not feel that the prob lems encountered by the men and women students of Carolina are such that two councils are needed. A mixed honor council might well prove to be more than 'just one consisting of men trying men. A more unbiased opinion could be obtained by having both men and women work together. "In the new dorms, I don't think that there is as great a noise problem as there is in the older dorms. The outside hallways and separate entrances, proyide for a much quieter atmosphere. The older dorms are considerably noisier. This problem of excessive noise is a serious one. The majority of the students causing the noise are the ones who don't care enough to study. Eventually their grades will eliminate them. In the meantime I think that each floor should elect someone to maintain order and if necessary levy fines. This may all sound, very juvenile, but if the individuals are juvenile enough to make noise, they must inturn be treated in a manner comparable to their actions." Bob Bilbro Running for the six months seat in this district, Bob Bilbro, 18, .a freshman from Greenville, an swered the questions, saying: "I think University utilities are good so long as they are advantageous to the student; that is good service available at a cheaper rate than a pri vate, firm would offer. I hope this will always be the case, but should it become impossible for Uni versity utilities to undersell outsiders, then changes . should be made. r 4 i-xu, i uo uui idvui iiiiacu uuiiui v-uum.ns. iueu ly the idea looks good, but from a practical stand point there are numerous disadvantages. Women's cases have different backgrounds from those of men and there also might be hesitancy in presenting the complete case on either side. This would make a mixed council less efficient than the present system.U "Also one council would be overloaded with all cases. Each council nowlingers into the wee hours'? of the morning and if all cases converged on one? 'council the task would be tremendous." I "Quietness in the dorm is certainly desirable!! and possibly stronger enforcement would prove bene- ficial. I would favor channeling this effort through the IDC by strengthening and increasing the duties of the dorm counselors. "Probably more consideration for one's dorri mates would render better conditions, too." Bob Nobles, -20, a freshman from Panama City, Fla., and running for the other one year seat, said, "There are severa1 University owned utilities which are not functioning, in my opinion, to the interests of the student as much as it is possible for them to do so. This invites further investigation." Porter states, "(I) would try and inspire " the On Honor Council combination, he answered faculty to improve the relationship by asking them, that he was for mixed Honor Councils, "Only in (the students) to have the students to their homes sofar as mixed, Honor Councils are not pre judical for meals and general discussions." to the upholding of justice and fair dealing. The "I am not in favo'r of class officers. In the' part greatest problem in this issue is the tremendous they have been unabla to prove themselves basically amount of misunderstanding. It is evident to me for the following reasons: classes are too large to that many people do not understand by actions i organize; only a minority graduate; with class. with have observed concerning questions on this subject, which they enter; all of the students in the Uni- People do not understand and they condemn that versity have enough commitments to other groups which they do not understand. I see in this pro without having to add another purposeless group posal the seeds of corruption. I am perfectly will to the ones already established; One of the stresses ing and even eager to see as many violators as at Carolina is that students are not judged accord- possible tried by one Honor Council. Yet, do not ing to class. Class officers are strictly an honorary let us forget that coeds live under different rules position and a farce at that. than men at UNC. "Let those capable people running, for class of- "These rules which apply only to coeds, their ficers run for an office in whcih they can apply violators should be tried only by coeds. The prin their capabilities. ciple behind this argument for a single Honor Coun- "I am for deferred rush. I feel that an entering "1 has merit. Yet Isee in it the possibility of a freshman has enough problems ahead, in existence biased council trying violators of the Campus and upon entering, and that student government should Honor Codes. As long as there is this possibility, attempt to minimize these as much as possible." let us shun mixed Honor Councils to such an ex tent. I am not willing to sacrifice the guarantee of a trial by one's fellow citizens who live. under the same rules for the mere sake of expediency. Let us take much time for thought on this question, for it is a vitally important one! 'The only practical way that quiet can be enforced-in the dormitories is by mutual cooperation and consideration on the part cf all the residents in that dorm. As this is not feasible with so many irresponsible students as we haVe today, the next Dorm Men's VI Four seats two one year, ind two six months are open in this newly" formed district. Running from this district on the Student Party ticket are Bob Nobles, Dave Jones, Bob Thompson, and Henry McPherson. 1 ' cost. I regret that I am not well enough informed best thing would be, for, each dorm to establish a about the operation of the University owned utili- fet of rules and punishments concerning the quiet ties to give a more definite statement at this in the dorm, the violators, of such rules to be tried time. ' u-- by the Dormitory Council Court. How the DCC acts "At the present time I feel that; it is best to in this situation will determine the success of thesa maintain two Honor Councils. In view of the fact i"ules- There is in most dorms, yet not all, a need that several changes have been made, in the Honor or sucn action." Council, I feel that it is best to make sure that these changes have been fully understood before making further changes. In my opinion further changes at this time could very easily lead to con fusion and misunderstanding. 'The elimination of three-man rooms, and - the establishment of study rooms in the dormitories would help make the dormitories quieterand" a better place in which to study. ,:y-., K "With regards- to the enforcement, of .. qufletness I feel that the new system of dormitory courts; within each dorm isthe best solution to this, pro blem." . " s Henry McPherson "Running for the remaining six months sear in the district is Henry McPherson. McPherson, 21,' .is a senior from High Point. , . 1 , Jn reply to the questions posed, McPherson an swered: ,v - "The purpose of a utility is to perform a public service in an efficient manner at a, minimum cost. University owned utilities, with the 4 exception o telephone service which is improving, provide .ade quate service. As long as they continue to do this there should be no obpection to them. , ..... "I am opposed to mixed Honor Councils because I, don't think they would be in the best, interests of,, CarS Matheson Matheson is a candidate for tha other six months seat in Dorm Men's VI. He is a senior from Taylors ville. Concerning University owned utilities,. Matheson said: 'The University controls the heat, water, elec tricity and. telephones that we use daily. I think that, even though, there, is room for improvement, this is the best plan, to follow. True, the interests of private enterprise are neglected,. but economical ly we can't readily afford to do otherwise since the University owned utilities are tax free and Univer sity regulated.. He continued, "I-am opposed to mixed honor councils largely because I feel that that would be less effective than the two' separate bodies we have today. The presence of both sexes on an . honor council would inhibit, the testimony given before, it for obvious reasons. Also-1,, feel that a man can never cope with the. problems of a woman as well as another woman and vice versa. Our, honor, coun cils function efficiently and effectively as they are. Consequently I would, oppose a change. Quiet hours are one of the major problems in the student body. Separate Honor Councils, would. our dois all t over campus It,, is .impossible, for be more, likely to get complete stories in many cases tne IDC representative ; or the dorm officers , to. and would, therefore, be in a better position to. strictly enforce quiet hours as individuals,., since make necessary decisions. they have scholastic obligations to themselves and "Enforcement of quiet hours should be the duty- social obligations to their. felW. dorm , residents of some group within, each dorm which has been that prevent them-from acting, as policemen, given the power to enforce its decisions. However, "I think that the system of dormitory courts is regardless of rules and groups "for their enforce- the most logical way. to-combat the problem in the ment, we will continue to have card games, bull dorms that have the single, long hall. In the three sessions, Jokes, and laughter which, even when ' new dorms I, think that understanding and.coopera kept within , bounds, is distracting to persons try- tion between the residents of each section,' coupled ing to study. Perhaps provision ot all night stidy with a practice fo reporting chronic offenders to rooms would help alleviate this problem." the IDC, is the most plausible solution." Cort Edwards I (CONTINUED FROM YESTERDAY'S PAPER) What is happening on this campus is not unique. It is happening all over, from San Francisco, to Bangor to Miami. People from all walks of life are coming to college (for instance) and are trying to gain recognition and response from students, facul ty members and other informal groups. But instead of getting what they are seeking, they meet strong opposition and their desires are thwarted; because of their inadequate means ol building bridges, sentiment bridges! When a person is denied recognition from these groups he has four alternatives (1) withdrawing to his pre-college group (which entails going home weekends), (2) creating a new on-campus group of his own, (3) withdrawing into himself, and (4) simply growing up. Those in categories two and four are strictly in the minority and are getting less and less each year. This leaves two groups or alternatives: conformity (a group joiner, ivy leaguer, etc.) or withdrawal (the isolate). Neither of these two lead to emotional security. To be sure, some of the conformers get' security in their conformity, but these people are not really ma ture. They are merely deluding themselves, for they cannot stand by themselves . , . What is the answer to this problem? We feel the only logical and acceptable answer lies in growing up We also feel that the best way to mature lies in three processes: RE-EVALUATION, INTROSPECTION, and RAPPORT. Three very dif ficult things to subscribe to, but pre-requisites to maturity. 'If .we are to survive," Arthur Schlesinger Jr. says, "We must have, ideas, vision and courage. These things are rarely produced by committees. Everything that matters in our intellectual and moral life, begins with an individual confronting his cwn mind . and con science in a room by himself." The first step is a Re-evaluation, a re-evaluation of those things that we have been taught at home, in high school, in our church, and in our college. It is high time for us to review the ideasmoresfolk ways that have been impressed upon us and to think for ourselves. We must take an objective viewpoint of religion, moral codes, norms of behavior, and prejudices and then decide for ourselves' what is right and what is good. At the same time, we should respect oth er's opinions. We should learn not to condemn ethers for having a different viewpoint but rather , discuss the situation with them so that both of you may be able to understand the other side of the story as well. ' ' The teachings we have had imposed upon us until we reached maturity were not put there as irrevocable truths, but rather as guides until we were mature enough to make our own decisions. That is, to make decisions based on our intellect and not on our emotions. For instance, we are taught to love our parenis at all times. This is a good thing when we are dependent upon them, but in order to grow up we must cut the apron Strings. We must learn to be much more self-reliant. The Bible tells us that we must honor our parents, not love them. They are two different concepts. It is not necessary to love something just because you feel obligated to it. Honor and re spect is adequate. The important thingXo do is to sit down and figure out what you believe in, what moral precepts you are going to follow, and why you feel this is right or t!is is wrong. We must view life not letharg ically but rather as a potive dynamic force which demands our full participation as individuals. A second factor k aging to maturity is Introspection. We must look deeply insjde of ourlelves. We must find out what is there, what our capabilities are, n our limitations are, and what our behavior al deviations are. Whenl we know ourselves then and only then can we trust ourselves and o ave confidence in ourselves. Only until we have faith and confidence in ourselves, confidence based on experience gained from sound emotional aid intellectual ac tivity, are we capable oi love, of faith in others, of gaining a sense of inner security and maturity. Interrelated to both "re-evaluation" and "introspection" .s the third and most important factor the establishment of "rapport." By rapport we mean a harmony of mutual feeling of friendliness, understanding, and trust between two people which is a direct out growth of an exchange of ideas above and beyond the dictates of so cial norms. It almost seems to be an impossibility for people of opposite sexes to estahlish this type of mature relationship. The major rea son for this lies in the mistrust each one has for the other. This sort of thing is disgraceful. It is because people haven't been able to establish rapport that there are so "many lonely people in this country. We use the term rap port to signify the optimum point or degree of sentiment bridges. An example, of. the failure to establish rapport is shown by the phenomenon called the "mating, gradient." The MG is the tendency for men to marry below their own level and for women to marry above. This sort of thing works out rather well for most people, but it leaves two groups socialy isolated. The college educated woman and the non-educated man. Where can a college educated woman turn to meet a man of a higher level, (the level being one that is higher educationally, eco nomically, andor socially) if. she hasn't already by the time she graduates? Tabe sure, there are some men of this catgory, but not nearly enough for the growing number of college educated women. The lack of acceptable companionship at this level has led many of these wofen into a lonely existence. "So lonely that eventually, they look for and find a means of escape. The types of escapes are several; among them lonely women can (and do) turn to the arts,, to other women, to; prostitution, to compromise marriages, to religious fan aticism,, to suicide, and to maturity as an individual. We feeL however, that very few of these women are adequate ly prepared to. faee up to this type of situation. For a girl to remain single after she is 21 (for instance) exposes her to the coldness of the worlcU. and the pressures to marry from within her family group and among her friends. We feel that if these women would establish rapport with the opposite sex, thereby building solid sentiment bridges, they would not only become more independent, they would also learn that living alone has many assets that; another arrangement would not have. And, furthermore, they would find that with confidence in them selves they, no longer have a need to escape Loneliness can be conquered. But it cannot be done alone. It can be conquered by the establishment of rapport and other sentiment bridges. In establishing these solid relationships people will be able to gain a happiness and a security that is so powerful and binding that they will NEVER have to violate their own integrity. Letters To The Editor 1 Bob Thompson Managing Editors CHARLIE SLOAN, CLARKE JONES Nigh. Editor 0. A. LOPEZ Running for a six months ssat is Bob Thomp son. 20. a junior from Aurora. ThomDson said "I feel that the University owned utilities shoulclj strive to give the. best service at the lowest possibku Saturday morning before I left for Charlottesville I picked up a big bundle of Daily Tar Heels to give out at the game. They went like hotcakes. Fortunately for. the day, a good ly number of students took advan-. tage of the opportunity to see an away game and have a lot of fun at the same time. While the situation was not as critical Saturday for the Tar Heels as. it had been two years previous ly, I feel, and I am sure that "North Carolina's highest paid public servant" will back me up, that the cheering and moral sup port given by Tar Heel fans was a contributing factor to victory. In his letter,, released through the University Club and submitted by me to the Daily Tar Heel, Mr. Tatum clearly ' stated that he wanted those students who had no classes on. Saturday or who could make arrangements with their professors under the new cut sys tem to attend the game. Copies of. tijSs letter were distrl-' buted by the members of the Uni versity ClubTto their organiza tions. Only half a sentence was quoted in the Daily Tar Heel. If anyone is guilty of creating an impression, that it is a good thing to cut all '"classes indiscriminate ly, it is not Coach Tatum. , I, fcjok movies of the crowd, the cheerleaders, parts of the game .... including that first TD and its , replay . . . and halftime show. I intend to show these pictures to the Calender Committee, or to as many members of it as will watch, and beg them to, restore Carolina's Football Holiday. The basis of my argument will be the fact that, even in this "beat" day and age UNC students still participate in large numbers in old fashioned things like cheer ing at football games. DAVE JONES -1
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