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j " VP . I! : PAGE FOUR THE DAILY TAR HEEL THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22. 1959 Ul n lfi)Ini(sl Of Editorial & Comments Davis B. Young Editor, The Daily Tar Hl By S. Building Statements ir 1, 1 5 T r' f j 1 y 1 'I I : f V 1 fl hi 4 i'JV -C:: the time you have finish ed reading this special section oi The Daily Tar Heel you will be up to your ears in the Bond Is sue Klection. This is exactly what we want. We not only want YOU tp vote, but to be w ell i n formed when you talk with your friends. It is expected that between six tv and a hundred thmis'inH Tar! t i'riii y urged all citizens to support m U Heel citizens will C" ... i WILLIAM B. AYCOCK . . . Chancellirr Chancellor WiJiiani 15. .-vycack yes- '43 '4 '47 'fcj 70 Information for the above graph was taken from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Long Range Planning Repcrt. It shows possible enrollment trends through 1970. o to the pulls next Tuesday to vote. This is obvi ously a sn ail turnout. Thus we see that if ever there was an opportunity or "my one li'l ol vote tu count," this is it. In a bit more t.ian a year, the Consolidated L'niverMty of North Carolina will once again parad'? before the State Assembly in quest of appropria tions fc-r the next bienruum's budget. It is easy to j fi'i'vide essential resources to meet the Bond Issue Election on Tues day. In a statement to The Daily Tar Heel, the head of the Chapel Hill branch ol the Consolidated Uni orsity of North Carolina said, "The State Bond Klection on October 27. 1V5SJ. offers the people of the State proved and expandd facilities in the j them in its future," the Dean fin basic sciences, in foreign languages, ished. ;md in accomodations for 700 ad- Dean of Students Fred Weaver ditional students. . concurred with these sentiments "If we secure these facilities now, j saying, "The state that fails to look it will enable us to implement in a ; i head is soon left behind. All who of North Carolina an opportunity to ' significant way improved programs believe in the future should vote mr.ny of the current needs of a growing State." The Chancellor continued. "Every project, I believe, is a necessary and worthy one. A substantial num ber of the projects will enable the V see that if the citizens of this state turn us down on the Bond Ismh the legislators will be able to point to a luck of public Mipport of our program. The leverage they will have could easily force us to take a financial beating, depriving this University of the opportunity to meet the needs of its students. The result would be that Chapel Hill would be un- j institutions of hi"her able to produce the type- of individual needed to ' assume positions of leadership in the state. Con versely if we win the Bond Issue question, we will have the leverage with which to deal with the State Assembly. We will be aMe to point to public , .support of our aims and goals, and the lawmakers will lie forced to gie us serious consideration. It comes down to the simple fact that the more money we get now, the more we will be able to secure in the future. A few examples of conditions currently seen in thapil Hill should .suffice to convince you of our needs. Ha' e ou ever thought what it would be like to have the total belongings of three people, plus furniture for three people in one room the Me t-f the average bedroom in your house? This i the condition existing in seven men's dormitorie. at this time, as weil as some women's residence halls. Hae you ever had to walk a mile and a half between classes? This is exactly what some Public Health students must do as their facilities are scat tered among thirteen buildings. And finally do you realize the loss that might be incurred if the Botany Building (presently not file proofed and built in 1908) were to catch fire? A priceless specialized library would be lost to th" scholarly world. This is no sob story. These are facts. These are the intimate every day glimpses of Chapel Hill and the University which escape your notice on football Saturday. The catologue xour son and daughter received in the mail when they applied didn't men tion these shortcomings. The Alumni Review you M-e occasionally never tells this story. Yes, that's right. Chapel Hill really does have problems. But. there is nothing inherently wrong with having these problems. Perhaps because of their presence. Carolina will someday be a better place, because being like a fighter, we will fight best when we are huigr. And we are hungry for classrooms laboratories and dormitory rooms. We seek no frills, no fancy touches. We seek the necessities which the people of this state can af ford to give. Their future, as well as ours depends on their generosity. Education is a big business. Our biennium's budget is set for over 40 million dollars. To this we must now add five million three hundred and thirty thousand for capital improvements. If the citizens of this state are in reality eager to have their children receive the best in education, to remain abreast of technological changes, and to mjoy the b.mefits of the liberal arts, they must yive of themselves at the polls on Tuesday. If they don't, they are the losers, as well as the University. learning to to an increased number of quali f.ed boys and girls, who would like to study here." Aycock concluded, ' I hope all the citizens of the State will support the Bond Issue." Dean Alexander Heard of the Graduate School backed Avcock's giow both qualitatively and quanti- ; statement adding, "almost every tatively in a period which demands 1 collar called for will benefit direct o! us belter education for an in- ly the children and young people of creasing number of our young men North Carolina. women at the University of "Now. a North Carolina at Chapel Hill. investment North Carolina can "The Bond Issue provides im- make is in its youth, and through yes in the Bond Issue Election." Dr. Henry T. Clark Jr., Adminis trator of the University of North Carolina Division of Health Affairs commented on the Bond Issue, "it is an act that will lead to better educational facilities for the young people of North Carolina. "Among other things, the act pro- interest in that part of the act that provides $1,090,000 for new facilities for our School of Public Health. "The School of Public Health at UNC is one of 10 such schools in the United States. It is considered one of the finest schools of its kind in the nation and is the unques tioned leader in the South." Dr. Clark continued, "On the oth er hand, it is doubtful if any public health school in the country oper ates with the limited physical facil ities as the one in Chapel, Hill. The headquarters of the school is in the basement of the School of Medicine throughout w i. Y aS. vides for a number of new build- ' Building and its classrooms are ings here at the University. While we are intensely interested in the always before, the best entire Bond Issue, we of the Uni- vrsity of North Carolina Division oi Health Affairs have a particular scattered over the entire campus. "Many of the classes are held in temporary wooden buildings and Ouonset huts that were left here oy the Armed Forces following World lin will not be disappointed." oters Wi 9 B Rsrsl ass, hrouohout he Mate o lo Polls This Tuesday By BERNTE GHISELIN I Prospects for a bigger and bet ter university, and hopes to sat- 1 Lsfy urgent needs in all depart- ; merits at UNC stand before pos- i sible fulf illment by the voters of i North Carolina on Tuesday. j In the statewide capital im- j provements bond issue voters will j be asked to nod to each of nine items, ranging from aid to state educational institutions to con- I i slruction and restoration of histori cal sites. State supported schools are ear marked for over 20 million dol lars. The University of North Car olina at Chapel Hill stands to re ceive $3,330,000 in a "package plan" listing ten projects. and ecu id be justifiably con demned. The foreign language depart ments, now unable to house all in struction in one building, find themselves searching the campus for office space for instructors. Most urgently needed, however, is an up-to-date laboratory and class rooms geared for language in struction, including audio-visual equipment. The language labora tory at the University is adequate only for a small liberal arts col lege. The departments of music and of Radio, Television, and Motion Pictures, if the bond issue passes, will satisfy themselves with push ing walls cut. One night two weeks ago the Juillard String Quartet played a program of "hard" music to a packed house in Hill Hall, and the house stayed packed after the intermission, a rather unique thing for that type program. The music department, now using three wooden shacks left over from WW II, has plans on the boards for additional space housing practice rooms, offices, a library, classrooms, and rehearsal areas. Other departments have similar needs, with variations in each project. The School of Public Health, which looms as the larg est item on the list, is requesting $1,090,000 for classrooms for im mediate use and for a new build ing. The School of Public Health is now accommodated in 14 differ ent places, including four tem porary wooden wartime left-overs, two quonset huts, and a made-over waterworks building. Students and staff have in some instances a mile and a half between classes. With North Carolina badly in need of trained public health workers 0o vau THIMIC U Vote Yes On Each Point With a minimum of verbosity, we would like to throw the wholehearted support of this paper not only behind the section of the Bond Issue per taining to state supported schools, but the entire slate of nine points. Voters at the t)lls will have the opportunity to vote for each of the nine proposals as separate entities. Thus, in theory five could pass and four could fail. It would be a most unfortunate event if the citizens of this state were to lend anything less than all of their collective votes behind each of the nine. Certainly the issuance of $140,000 in Capital Improvement Bonds to the rehabilitation of the blind is worthy of support. The twelve million dollars slated to go into Mental Health projects merits ur closest attention. Grants-in-aid for com munity colleges is an outstanding program. Greater financial support of correctional institutions speaks for Itself. All nine are similar in importance to the people of North Carolina. So when you go to the- polls, think not only of the education sections, but of the entire pro gram outlined in the Capital Improvement Bond Issue. Vote YES on all nine points. If the bond issue carries, some departments will begin construc tion on long awaited buildings, others will have annexes built and equipment added. But the over riding need at the University is space; space mainly in the form of classrooms and laboratories for graduate and research work as ' a ell as for undergraduate instruc- : tion. j Five items in the package plan J call for the construction of new j buildngs. In each case the depart-! ments concerned have expanded j ever the years to the limits of the j capacity of their present quarters. ' i In the departments of Botany, Geology and Geography, and For- j eign Languages labor atory space J lor research and for graduate i work is either non-existent or greatly restricted in its use. To quote on report by the Geol ogy department: ". . . In several of our graduate courses it is e cessary to tell the graduate stu dents to do his lab exercise when ever he can find lab space not be ing used .... we can give ex ample after example of faculty members and graduate students getting maps spread out. equip- ment set up, and research going, j only to have to move out because classes must be taught in the on ly available space." In the Botany department equip ment and research materials have to be moved out into the halls for lack of space elsewhere. From the attic to the basement boxes of j samples of plants stand head high. I The front of the building, housing ! cn irreplaceable library, offices j and laboratories is non-fireproof I OV&tfT To use 0 U. President Talks Big Vote William Clyde Friday President Consolidated U. of North Carolina (From remarks made by President Friday at a student meeting in Raleigh on October 12.) I should like to urge all citizens to sup port the nine bond issues to he voted on by the citizens of, ,,, .,, ,. r, -r-- .the state on I- - , 4- - v Oct. 27. we 'r Ct ' believe all o(5 "A- ' . the facilities! ' ; ; A v h i c h would $y b e provided a r es urgently needed for a better North Carolina. Enrollment figures for this fall in. all state supported in stitutions indi cate that the anticipated in-iT creases will be sf University we have the highest enrollment in the history of our institutions: 7,0",1) at Chapel Hill; over fi.ioo at State College; and over 2,600 at the Woman's College if i,(oo students in the three-fold University. This figure is expected to reach 2-2j,ooo by 1968-70. Since two to three years' time is usually required before a facility becomes available for use, it is readily apparent that the facilities included in these bond issues for all of our state-supported institutions must be begun as soon as possible if we are to provide for the thousands of qualified stu dents we know we shall have on our ram puses. ' Students are doing their share of crvnying the cost of this expansion program. For. in stance, in the three-fold University they are I paving, or will soon begin paying, the full ! cost of construc tion of Si 2. 02, -,.000 of resi dence facilities. There are still other illustra tions which could be given of similar pro jects being financed in whole or in p.ut by increased students' fees. , . , A strong, affirmative vote for all nine of the bond issues to provide these urgently and unable to take advantage of j needed facilities for our educational insti federal fellowships actually being I tut jons? mental institutions, community col offered, this project has immedi- j eaes, hospitals, armories, training .schools, ate urgency. j t. )ynu school, the port at Southport, and The pressing need for new dor- the historical sites of our state would mdi mitories has ben accentuated re-cate that our people are for a better North cently this semester as three and j Carolina. Insofar as the educational items sometimes four men have had to j are concerned, an affirmative vote would move into rooms formerly de- i aain demonstrate that our c itiens do value signed for two. The package plan trained intelligence as basic- to the future of calls for dormitories for 700 stu-J our Xorth Carolina. dents. Since.it takes three years for a building to get from the ; draw boards to the walk-in stage, i the dormitories could not possibly i be ready until 1962. i War II. "In asking for support for the School of Public Health in the bond act, we ask this not only for this one school, but for the entire Uni versity here at Chapel Hill as well as the 100 counties of North Caro lina. "During the past year over 500 University students from other schools of the University took courses in the School of Public Health. Well over 1,000 men and vomen came to Chapel Hill to take i,hort courses in public health or .vere taught in their home com r.rjnitis by faculty members the School of Public Health sent to lo cal communities the state." Student Body Vice President Dav d Grigg of Albermarle said, "We, as citizens of North Carolina and students of the University of North Carolina who are looking forward to the future development and growth of our state, strongly urge 1 he voters of North Carolina to ac tively support the Bond Issue." As college students we are parti cularly interested in th? portion of this issue earmarked for higher edu Cction, for we are in a position to see and to realize the needs of a growing North Carolina in this area. "However, this is by no means the extent of our concern. We feel that North Carolina is at a cross roads in our development and growth. Moreover, the people of the state must take a stand for prog ress. "It is essential that the people of North Carolina demonstrate to the General Assembly and to the nation that we truly have a forward look with the future prosperity and well being of our state and its citizens in mind. We sincerely hope that the future generations of North Caro- How To Vote YES A v3 it - V 1 U " Wv, ih v til . v . . - - ' ; 4 1 And one final word about the University itself. Some of the de partments listed here, because of inability to expand, because of the need for laboratories, classrooms, libraries, and offices, are in dan ger of losing high reputations in the South as well as in the nation. This situation will need fast re medy if the University is to keep a fi.st rate faculty and graduate j student body. j i V oters are being asked to give : unanimous approval to all nine j bend issues. The second largest bond calls for a proposed $12,053, 000 for state mental hospitals. While North Carolinians can be proud of the progress made in the state to cure mental illness, this 12 million will provide urgently needed renovations in the state's mental hospitals. The state has inaugurated a suc cessful program for retarded chil dren, who now number 6500 while the state only has facilities in use and under construction to care for 3700 of these youngsters. Item number four calls for the issuance of $500,000 in bonds for the construction of local hospitals, public health centers, and nur ses' training facilities to be used to aid areas of the state with lim ited resources in matching federal impropriations administered by the Medical Care Commission. The Medical Care Commision has on file applications for health projects representing costs of $19 million. The other items, of wide descrip tion and utility, all reflect the basic theme of the march of prog ress in North Carolina and the wide need throughout the state for space to teach, to help the blind, to cure the sick. The needs vary among port facilities, armory buildings, and historic sites. YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES 1- the issuance of $18,891,000 State Educational Institutions Ca pital Improvement Bonds of the State of North Carolina for capi tal improvements at the State's educational institutions and agen cies. 2 - the issuance of $12,053,000 State Mental Institutions Capital Improvements Bonds of the State of North Carolina for capital im provements at the State's mental institutions. 3 - the issuance of $1,500,000 Community College Capital Im provement Bonds of the State of North Carolina for grants-in-aid for community college capital im provements. 4 - the issuance of $500,000 Hos pital Capital Improvement Bonds of the State of North Carolina for the purpose of providing funds for participation by the State through the Medical Care Commission in local hospital construction. 5 -the issuance of $100,00 State Armcry Capital Improvement Bonds of the State of North Caro hn for capital improvements for the North Carolina Armory Com mission. 6 - the issuance of $4(',b.0O0 State Training School Capital Improve ment Bonds of the State of Navth Carolina for capital improvements &t the State's correctional institu tions. 7 - the issuance of $140.01 State Blind Rehabilitation Center Capi tal Improvement Bonds of the State of North Carolina for capi tal improvements at the State's blind Rehabilitation Center. 8 - the issuance of $500,000 North Carolina State Ports Bonds of the State of North Carolina for Port facilities at Southport, Brunswick. County. North Carolina. 9 - the issuance of $250,000 'His torical Sites Construction and Re storation Bonds of the State of North Carolina. y