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SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 1960 PAGE TWO THE DAILY TAR HEEL Perspectives By Yardley Jonathan Yardley (This is the fourth in a series of nine articles which will atempt to present a reasonably objective view cf the leading aspirants for the presidency in the forthcoming election. The purpose of these articles is to inform, not to sway. If the author's opinions should sneak in, the reader is asked to remember that he is only mortal.) (Further expositions on these men may be found in Eric Sevarcid's excellent collection Candidates 1960, published by Basic Bocks, from which the author has gleaned some of the facts contained in the series.) John F. Kennedy Father Knows Best Joe Kennedy is a man with an ambition. Moss ed with a sic fortune a nued in many and varied dcltls of ciuUavor. he has long been anxious that a member of the Kennedy elan of tuiiMi should he !' -evident of the Ceiled Stat e s. lVcatne he has o much money and political in f'urtve in New 'Vgl-'tid he lias h e e n able to rench at leat the halfway mark to ward fruition of that desire. ,s soon as thf Kennedy family wns certain of its financial securi ty J o e Kennedy established trust funds of close o a million dollars for each of his nine children. Many feel that this wps done in order to free the children for pub lic service. Joseph ! Ken nedy Jr.. oldest of the breed, was to he the one v h o would ? ""Mi. , ... ., . I i ' 4 f i JONATHAN YARDLCY V V 1 JOHN F. KENNEDY St heights. A large, handsome, pre carious young n;n. he secnuu destined to .stale all available po litical heights. But the Second World War interupt ed his tha n of mownvnt: Joe Kennedy Jr. was killed flying a secret mission on which he had voluntarily embarked. It is not fair to s;iv of John Fitzu'era'.d Kennedy that he felt it necessary to take up where his broth er left off. But it is fair to say that the overbear ing pressures of parental ambition brought Jack Kennedy into the race for ("onuress from Massa chusetts 11th Congressional District. And it is fair Jo say lh;d the clamour and power of the family name were influential in his victory. I'orn in I'rookline. Mass. a suburb of Boston, in IP 17. Jack Xennedv entered a family of monev and fast rising social prominence. Like Adlai Stev enson, he was sent to exclusive Choate School in (Vnnecticutt. From Choate he went to Harvard where he wis an excellent student and tried dili gently to make his mark in athletics. The Ken nedys are a familv of enthusiastic, indefatigible athletes whose physical endeavors are exceeded only by their political and financial successes. Thon-h too li;:ht for football. Jack Kennedy made Happy New Year 1. The nation is at wr. 2. The nation is losing the war badiy. 3. The nation must eeil a vly oreater effort The orr.ital sturtYnt publication of the Publication 3o'd of 'he University of North Carolina where it la published daily exiept Men. la.' examination periods and summer terms. Entered as second class matter in the post office in Chapel Hill, N. C. under the ac of March 3, i8?U. Subscription rates- 4 00 per se 'istT. $7 00 per fear. Tin Dailv Tar Heel is printed hv the News lnc , Carrboro, N - V , '- North 4 Jfo.i.- ' "lu first ; ! : rt ),rtiry c. Editor . Assistant Editor .. . Associate Editor ... Editorial Asst. Manauin Editors Business Manager Sports Editor feature Editor . DAVIS B. YOUNG " 1 RON SHUMATE FRANK CnOWTUEIt M'LOU REDDEN LARRY SMITH JONATHAN YARDLEY WALKER BLANTON ELLIOTT COOPER MARY ALICE ROWLETTF f'ed Editor iucul Chairman .. JOSIE MORRir susan mvis the swimming team. In trying out for football he injured his back, which was later to become a source of constant pain and aggratation. His swim ming was to be of immeasurable use fn the Navy. Kennedy's senior thesis, a discussion and ex planation of English unpreparedness for war, was deemed so excellent by journalist Arthur Krock that he encourage Kennedy to expand it into a book. He did so. under-the title Why England Slept, and it sold 85.000 copies. From Harvard he went to the London School rf Economics, and then en listed in the Navy for PT beat duty with his friend and ex-ro:)mmato Torby Macdonald. In August, 1043. Kennedy's PT boat was split in half in a collision with a Japanese destroyer. Kennedy saved 11 members of the crew, directed them to an is land three miles away, and by constantly swim ming to nearby islands finally found help and achieved their rescue. He was hospitalized for his back and malaria, decorated by the Navy and Marine Corps, and let his back mend. Then his brother died. The death of Joe Kennedy Jr. was a crushing blow to the familv. but especially so to Joe S-. n t Jack. While he slowly mended from war injuries. Jack Kennedy stayed at honv and read voracious lv. In 1945 he worked as a correspondent for the International News Service and in 1946 was eleele 1 to Congress. He campaigned as a liberal Democrat, and bucked the Curley machine. His freshman venr n Congress was unditin troi 'ied cnvr f( r a rather unnTortrd 'nc'i fie Irnde'-s'iip of the American Legion, which did n -it hurt :s much ns it niiuht have, and a refusal to si n a petition granting Mayor Cur'ev e'emerev after he had been iniled for mail fraud. This Hid rot increase his popularity with the all-nowerl'ul Ct'Hnv Democrats n Massachusetts. He was op nosed to the Taft-Hartley law. on the grounds thnt it was "at the behest of management" and would weaken the economic structure of the nation. In 1053 Kennedy married Jacqueline Lee P.ou vier. a strikin-.dv beautiful Virginia girl wMo a--istocra'ic and financial connections were indispu table. She was twelve vears younger than his youth ful 3(. and was ouicklv initiated inn the ?Wf-d Kennedy familv. He extreme beauty is considered by muny a political handicap. In Mpv. 1052. Kennedy announced his candidacy for the Massachusetts' Senate seat long occupied by Henry Cabot I ooge Jr. eminent Boston Brah min. The Kennedy camoai'-'n was noted for its forcefulness and its success in a decidedly Republi can year. The Kennedy name was surely turning into rold. While Eisenhower took the state by over TOO 000 votes. Kennedy va eeMed hv a 70 000 ma innty. He was 35 years old when he entered the Senate. Kennedy began to make a name for himself in the Senate. His first real mistake was in never denouncing McCarthy puhlic'v. though his younger brother Boh had he'n treated ra'.her badly by the f'ory Senator from Wisconsin while serving as min ority counsel on the Senate Permanent Investigat ing Committee, McCarthy's pride and .ioy. In 1954 Kennedy to.ik a leave of absence to have his back onerated on. since the pain had become unbear able. The second operation was a success, and while he recuperated in Honda Konnep-y wrote a book called Profiles In Courage, a group of stories about well-known Senators. The book was on the best seller lists for many months. Kennedy returned to the Sena'e in March of 1P55. In the meantime Senator McCarthy had been censured, which kept Kennedy from having to take a strnd on a man loved by Massachusetts voters. He then took an important role in the McLellan Committee's investigations of labor racketeering, which has not endeared him to the all-important labor vote. In 1058 Kennedy offered a labor reform bill which was not well received by labor itself. In 1050 his watered-down version of the same bill brought him more friends. In the summer of 1956 Kennedy was a serious contender for the Democratic Vice-Presidential nomination. He came, as a matter of fact, within a few doen votes of achieving the nomination, but a late surge by Estes Kefauver took it away from him. Nothing could have proved more advanta geous. The Democrats would not have won. or come any closer, with Kennedy on the ticket, and the young Senator would have been ruined in na tional politics. He today openly expresses his for tune at not being given the nomination. Now John F. Kennedy is running for President of the United States. He is 42 years old, and some feel that he mav be making his move too early. Youth and sparkle are not qualities which we rap idly associate with the White House. But Kennedy seems to feel that this is of no hindrance to his campaign. Kennedy has three primary obstacles in his way to the presidency: he has not achieved a Senate record of great accomplishment; he is a Catholic; his book. The first one is obvious, in its implica tions and in its effect. His Catholicism may actu ally be a help. He recently told Pennsylvania lead ers that if he goes into the convention with enough votes to win and is denied the nomination because of his religion it will hurt the party immensely. Profiles In Courage is a different matter. In Candidates 19(30. Fletcher Knehcl quotes a story which has Senator I vndon Jahnson repeating a common Washington joke asking if Kennedy him self does not have more profile than courage. This book has set up a standard by which he must be judged that does not rapidly or usually anply t the other candidates. Many observers feel that he does not pass his own test, and this will hurt him. Kennedy also has some great political assets. He is voting and very handsome in a sandy Irish way. He is extremely intelligent and is an effective speaker. His war record shows him to be, at least physically, a man of great courage and bravery. He is a polished and experienced politician, a rarity among men of his age. And he has an in tense, almost pathological, desire to be President of te United States of America. Little can be said of what kind of president Kennedy would be. He himself feels that he would be a good one; in itself this can he construed as a sign ef personal integrity, since he may want the job in order to act rather than merely to he president. Of one thing, however, we can be sure; John Kennedy will work very hard to be president, and he is not used to losing battles. Chairman Speaks Hugh Patterson, Chairman .Men's Honor Council During the past two years, many changes have evolved within the Honor System concerning not only the framework of the system, but the actual philosophy behind it. Perhaps now is the time, before the student body can undertake any lurther changes to stop and really evaluate the purpose be hind our Honor System. A one glance many studen.s may think that our Honor Sys tem is merely a means of cont. oi ling student conduct both wilh n and. outside the classroom. Yet this is m.t really he fundamental purpose of the Honor System; al though, it is indeed one of the im portant functions. No, the Honor S;. stem L- b isicaLy a teaching de vice a method of instiding in the student a sen.se of honor ihh may be channeled and strong h enevi with the development of tho nihil In a university such as ours, the Honor System iends an air o. rich less and vitality to the aca demic community that would no oiheAvLe be present. Ye'.. I mcn.ioned beiore th ,t I ilujught that Uk philosophy behi. d the lienor System was heirs changed as well as the structure. N lunger is an effective mea.,s oi trying students justly any ba-ac concern. The superstructure O; pioctdure which only hinders th? cilcclive workings of the judicial body has now become the oasic concept. Many students would aLo try to make one believe that the diiieience between being a lra terniiy man and a non-fraternity man is a great one with people so prejudiced on both sides that this prejudice carries over into the workings of the Honor Council. I don't believe that- any man or woman here at Carolina could ac tually be so naive as to believe that mature college students from any segment of the campus might use the Honor System to vent their personal wrath upon another stu dent. Such issues as these only cloud our reasoning. Editor's "Er ... . Maybe We Could PaU-li Tilings Up"' Til- .- . Copyright, 1960, The Pulitzer r-utsh-Si. Lou. Post D'Spatci' :.8 -O Third Prize In Essay Contest Paul Wehr Is the Honor Council an auto nomous body that may hang a PART 2 The first hurdle is the recruitment of not only responsible, but capable leaders. I speak of men student helplessly without just, who realize the real issues confronting us. Their cause? No, it certainly is not. first responsibility would be that of planing a posi- Many ftudents have forgotten that tive program. Then, if Americans can be made to the power of the Honor Council is realize that the questions of increased, effective a power delegated through the foreign aid, reevaluation of television program - Administration from the Univer- ming, mental illness, disarmament, large scale slum sky trustees. The Council then clearance, deteriorating moral standards, and the becomes responsible to the Uni- like, are every bit as vital to them as the local versity for its every action. Also Community Chest, possibly a sense of purpose might the court of appeals including fac- begin to develop in at least a goodly number of u!iy members and judiciary chair- American citizens. Is this impossible? If our value men has been installed to prevent system has deteriorated to such an extent that any miscarriage of justice or nothing short of war will moye Americans to turn trampling upon the rights of stu- their attention from the business of making and dents. A valid appeal receives a spending money, then our society is doomed. I great amount of attention and if think, however, that our values are still alive but the Honor Council has stepped out need to be reactivated. of line, the situation is corrected. The Council must then answer to the University for its actions. Ho be continued) Letter In recent editions of the Tar Heel there have been several arti cles discussing the proposed Con stiutional amendments concenv Where do the leaders come from? I feel that the intellectual groups students and mentors alike, must assume the major responsibility for leader ship. No longer are institutions of higher learning oases in the desert, islands unto themselves into which the intellectuals can retreat. This doesn't necessarily mean that the "men of knowledge" must play politics but it does mean that they must make their experience and knowledge felt in areas where it counts. If they are not invited to do so, they must demand this right. I have spoken, rather vaguely, of a "program of purposive action". This would be an organized ing the Judicial body on campus. plan with public support, which would give motion to the Christian-humanitarian-democratic values which are at least nominally claimed by our so ciety, and would result in improvement in certain The most important point is the amendment concerning apportion ment of Council members. Thi idea of electing Council members M,sl" """" 1 lvaa- il by the federal government, the only agency equm- from a geographical district in stead of the entire student bedy should be questioned. A Judicial body should be composed of th most qualified students regard less of where they live. Under the gAVYCU ' eOTTgA-'l HOWJY, Si & IN T;as pc HAH." V0U GAP' A0OU1S MAK TEA ped to handle such a project. The program might be comprised of a series of medium-range projects in which the areas of concern would be studied by top experts in each area, corrective action would be decided upon and for which funds would proposed change, several of th; be appropriated. This series might include: 1. A mosL able students might not be posjtive. remodeled program of aid as extensive as elected, .'imply because th?y all . happened to iive in the same geo graphical district. The Councils should not be elected by districts, for they do not legislate. -They enforce and in terpret the laws. Every student should have the right to vote for every Council member. Should this amendment pa.-s, there is still the question ct 'th: Council members being '. . .eleCL ed under some form of geogra phical apportionment to be speci fied by the legislature." The voter has no idea how the Council seats will be apportioned when he casts his ballot. He is merely giving .he legislature a free hand to fix the size, number, and location of dis tricts. Th members of the studert body should consider this proposal card'ally. It is an important amendment and everyone should express their opinion. Die Nichols our resources permit to all emerging nations de siring it, without strings attached; 2. Fleets of hos pital ships administering medical aid wherever needed; 3. Massive attacks on organized and un organized crime and deception in the U. S.; 4. A program of uniform improvement of our educa tional system; 5. A re-evaluation of American en tertainment standards; and many other projects. What is needed is a massive positive program to prove to the world, but most important, to Ameri cans themselves, that America has not outlived her usefulness but still has very good reasons for ex isting. Americans must realize, however, that such a program is not primarily a beneficent action un dertaken by a gracious people, however much they may be motivated by noble ideals. They must rea lize, and must convey the impression, that they are not spectators in this crisis but are as much a part of the world revolution now in progress as are the Soviets and the Hungarians, the Chinese and the Indians, the Algerians and the French. Only with this realization will any true American "mainspring" become ?.n actuality. It is quite true that the above suggestions are idealistic. Yet, the possibility of success of such a movement has never been disproven, for it has never been attempted. Taking into consideration America's resources of all types, her leadership potential and her population, which if truly mo tivated can accomplish nearly the impossible, I would say that such a proposal is not "Utopian". I am well aware that there would be myriad prac tical difficulties involved but if devoted persons, with knowledge and wisdom to support their de votion, accomplished only a quarter of their orig inal goal, it would certainly be worth it. The Russian people now rally around the drive for the things which most Americans take for granted. This "purpose" is no longer really valid for America. Conspicuous consumption is not a lasting reason for the existence of a society. The future of America rests on our ability to discover some other purpose more in keeping with our res ponsibility to our fellow men and to ourselves. There is a lot that is right with America. The problem at hand is that of finding a way to use it so that it will continue to live. ier Davis B. Young A very wise and wonderful man Robert Frost once wrote, "Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length." Ster ling Hayden, our companion on the lonely road we all must travel, is today playing the greatest role of his life. Known chiefly as one of Hollywood's leading actors, he has found himself in the unique position of seemingly rebelling against the cloistered and fradul ent society in which he has lived and played such a prominent part. Or perhaps I should say the clois tered and fradulent society in which we live and in which we play such a promnent part. Hayden has been found guiLy of defying a court order when he took his children on a voyage to Tahiti. Divorced for the past sev eral years from his wife Be.ty Ann Hayden, the actor had been given custody of the children when Airs. Hayden was judged to be an unfit mother. However, by taking the children from the jurisdiction of the court, he is in effect guilty of contempt. For some time, Hayden has bet-n a rebel wi:h a cause. Disgus.ei and indeed "ashamed" of a large porvion of the work he has done in Hollywood, he sought a "firm foundation" for a new career away from the movie capital. Being an intelligent and sensitive man, these plans naturally included his children. It was with this inten tion, and a full knowledge of the consequences, that Hayden em barked upon hLs now famous voy age to the South Sea paradise. While on the trip, the education of his children was continued by a private tutor, and they were weil cared for. Now Sterling Hayden has re turned to this country. He has free ly admitted any "guilt" he might have for taking the children from the custody of the court. There are many citizens throughout the country who are perhaps horrified at the reckless abandon with which he pursued his objective. The mothers of America will call him an unfit father, just as his former wife has been arbitrarily adjudged an unfit mother. But, is removing your children from an unwholesome atmosphere being an unfit father? Is wanting something more than the false ex istence one finds in a false town doing wrong? Or to put it another way, is leaving your children in such an environment as Holly wood being a good father? Robert Louis Stevenson has said, "There is no duty we underrate so much as the duty of being happy." I would rather think that Hayden sawr, perhaps for the first time, this most important of - all duties, as opposed to believing he is guilty of malicious contempt. Nowhere can anyone deny the im portance of obeying the law; but, in this case, his love for his chil dren and hopes for them are big ger than any law. "Sterling Hayden is our broin er. We reach out to him in his loneliness and our guilt. We reach out to hold his hand in the middle of the American night." GEMS, OF THOUGHT FRIENDSHIP An acquaintance that begins with a compliment is sure to de velop into a real friendship. Oscar Wild Seeds of kindness, goodwill, and human understanding, plant" ed in fertile soil, spring up into deathless friendships, big deeds of worth, and a memory that will not soon fade out. George Mattheie Adams ) Pf?&imiT6.' I L wk OUZ P01. Jk CZZM " W Wg COST wee lO i--T7!ro' CZ L0T ) "-' I . PfiOBLr CAf'T ) POT. VA nQW 1 Li 1 in z UJ a. i w 4Vt t fri all mt! so VI I KNOW ITS SUPPEQTMAEf iU BE J0JTH VOJ AS 00N AS THIS PSOSAAM 16 OVER vr - i 1 v i NOU) JUST SIT STILL ano moi TUESuoioJ I 11 Si - n x c r-
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