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PA02 TWO - TRB OAIL? TAR RfiJL SATURDAY, MARCH 1$, Hij O 3 LfQDM Miff fP fh4 J fed Li Editor's Corner .1 c How Much Time? Ill .IIIMMI Id i ll.llgCS U'Nv llll l xalioiis olluials ill. n xioleiuc is imminent shoiiM ilu' sitdoxxu sttikcs be loiitinucd we would like i ilc M'M'l.ll p IsVI'l llOIll .1 ..ltl)!lU't pin out hx llu- N4iin' in ( ..n i In '. o who . ).u I i ipatin.; in ilu- demons rat ions. r.i.i'4c iHiitiln i one: We welcome pit k -i triN ol ,im i .ii t- liili viliuol .141- .mil beyond. ONLY il 1I1. agu-c THAI' I'M) 1 R NO Cl R( .1 ' Ms I ( 1 S will tlux n-it toxiol- C IK C." Pavic iiiiiiiIk'I two: "r will usc.pi k teis ONLY il ihcx .uu't ii '4 1 1 1 1 c m 4 1 1 a s!io inillvc ol ills! I IK I inn nil pi k ft ill'.' Yes. Goxeinoi. e :.iiec w illi ow ih. it .I1IX 1 4 II til III xiolclHC cannot In- tolerated. No. Goxcinoi. ilu- xioleiue. il thcic- is .lll. Will lH'l llillll' I10111 ilu- Nctoes. 1ml lather horn llu- hi'oii d w liiti-. let's vinji lol ling omselxcs .Hid hiding behind tin- posihilit ol x:olence. xl's talk .it h m it ilu- ir.il iMic -- llu- di-niix ol 111:111 .Hid llu- u spoiisibilitx ol ilu- 'cuius o! this Stale to Nt.uul behind tin- liulitN ol .ill (itiriis. not jiiNt . pi i ili .; (1 nituip. 11.11111 Ix tlu- whites. llu- loiici 11 U 1 1 llu- NYglO. Ol .inv liiicn his li'Jnlul j!.ui- in Mnicty. the '4U-.IU1 oui uilt. II tlu- c;io. speaking in gciwt.il units is tin (pii;r up iowh.it the white 111. 111 1 ii 1 1 in p.u. it is onl because the "while in. in has 1 ( U -i.it t- 1 tlu- Negio t in Iriioi statiiv And unless this is changed, the egio will tontiiuir to keep th.it which he now li . i; ttiallx nothing. Mils !o ik ol model at ion. this despising .1 tAticme. L'.iu'n Ms quest iouing oitl true iiitt in ionv You I. ilk about w. lilting tinu-. How niiuli tiuu- do oii want, another r, c.11sr ()ul 1 1 1 1 1 1 x ! 1 hold and piogres sic Ii-.idii ship will this p. oblcm hi' solid. 'I his If.uKiship is 110! (inn-nth being sup plied. Ike And Dick President I isi nhowi i h is linally taken the long expected :.ti-n ol gixing a public endorsement to Richaid Nixon to he 0111 next chiel executive. I luis. to the smpiise ol 110 1 itien. i isiiihower has given the c 111 plcl,c and inupialilied go-ahead i tlu- Y c e president. Man 111 inteijiet 1 -'.isenhow er's ae: ions as meaningless since Tii:k Dicky is nnop Msed lor the Republican 110111111.it ion. How ever, the Piesident's peisnnal populniv is siill 1 1 i 1 1 ;nd his actie siipjiort ol Nixon toiild well pic.pel the latter into the lop jost. I leaven ioi hidl Makin' Whoopee! We now he'in the lon awaited eoiint down as the eia ol Yonnisiii lonies to a '4iindiii'4 halt in the twilight luuns ol The DaiU l ar Heel's hjlh ediloiship. ()nl si sen inoie papeis ; '.lei toda. and llu- iaiiiuis will luxe a new xvhippin ho . Whoopee! What About This? . The nation i at war. , 2. The nation U losing the war, badly. 3. The nation must exert a vastly greater effort. 4. There is still time . . . brother. tEijc Baity tEnr )td Th orriilal stuaent publication uf the Publication Jord of the University of North Carolina where it U publi'hed daily eicept MonJaj it examination periods nd summer trnis. Entered as second clan matter in tho pn!t office in Chapel Hill. N C. iindr the ac of March 8. J07O Subscription mtes 4 0(1 o-r e oie-itei, $7 00 oer rear. The Pail Tt Heel Is printed by the N-w Inc.. f'arrboro. N Dear Editor: I would be of interest to this reucler to know what you were (Irinkinu on the r.iuht you s:t in front of a theater on Second St. in Wilmington am observed humanity in its loathsome inequ ality! Your subject was of interest but. alsa. there is no theater on Second St. in Wilmington! Charles R. L. White 23 year resident of the "port city." Editor Davis B. Young All Dormitory Presidents All Sorority and Fraternity Presidents Open letter to the Student Body of Carolina During the past two weeks many students have witnessed the unusually quiet campaign for student government offices. Dis 4 candidates have heaped praises upon one another. Mur! slin&in and petty whisper cam paigns from the usual quarters have failed to rise above the cry for equal representative student government .Only a few minor skirmishes have developed be tween the opposing eampst- Perhaps the one and only in stance of a negative campaign xxas instigated by two supposedly highly respected residents of Av cock Dormitory. These two in dividuals began to pressure dor mitory presidents of the Upper and Lower Quads into backing their candidate. They accused the opposition candidate of gross ly mismanaging an office in the Men's Interdormitory Uounci'.. The leader of the two misinform ed individuals also propogan died that when this highly re spected dormitory candidate was eelcted he planned to appoint two outspoken 'liberal campus leaders to assist him in carrying out the dutie.i of the office. Upon learning of these slan derous and unfounded state ments, the candidate confronted the same dormitory presidents to explain his stand. He kas as sured by these dormitory presi dents that these false insinua tions had passed them as merely colored jealousies. Kach presi dent expressed his sincere desire in aiding the candidate in a po sitive and objective campaign o return student government to a'l the students 0:1 an equal basis. Only desperate, insincere, and dishonest people would resort to these loose tactics. It is fair'y evident to the students f Caro lina that here is one who is seeking to hand pick the officers for student government and ride too many horses at the same time xvith his coined phrase, This is the best way lor student government.' Editor Associate I-Mitor Asistant Kditar DAVIS B. YOUN'I FRANK t'llOWnii-IU HON SHUMATE 2 Be a littl lamb. REMEMBER EASTER SEALS FIGHT CRIPPLING Nalimiitl Society fur CrippU'ti ltiildrrii and Adultst 2023 W. Ok.I.-.i ChicHjiO 12. III. 1-E1E William A. Collier, Jr. 118 Cobb Dormitory The Editor The Daily Tar Heel Dear Sir: I read in the paper this morn ing some- k-ngthly quotations from a speech which Chancellor Gordon Blackwell recently deliv ered to the student body of Wo man's College. Also, that Cry. Hodges h;v; publically endorsed this speech and has sent copies of it to the heads of all of our state educational institutions. 1 hope that every citizen of North Carolina will read this speech, ponder its implications, and !,v deeply disturbed! Clearly, the object of tlvs speech, and of the Governor's ac tion, is to warn students against participation in the current pro tests against certain discrimin atory practices within our social order. Says Chancellor Black xvell: "Specifically, i' advise each of you to refrain from any pub lic demonstration in connection with the issue new before the community or any similar issue which may arise in the future." I xvculd like to examine tho chief argument which is used by the Chancellor to support his position, and to examine some implications of this argument. RESPONSIBILITY TO THE CLASS JACKET seems to be the theme of the argument. "Your class jacket is a symbol of the college.'" says Chancellor Black well. Now, no one could deny t hat statement, but just what does that statement imply? The implication which the Chancel lor seems to draw is that a stu dent ought never to think or act according to personal conviction unless' that conviction be in har mony xvith the "official line" of the Administration which is, so it would seem, ultimately de termined by the State. What this position implies for freedom in education is quite frightening. The lull development of this philosophy would be "thought control" by the state . . . and the end of true education: for true education depends upon freedom, just as freedom de pends upon education. I recognize, of course, that a student IS obligated to abide by the official rules of the institu tion; but the Chancellor is going far beyond that in this speech. Would a student of Woman's College dishonor the "class pacy et" by openly expressing sym pathy and support for what stu dents in other educational insti tutions are doing? Might not the jacket, as a symbol of the high est traditions on the campus, be dishonored more by an uncon cerned or fearful silence? Th;s must remain an oven question; one which each st ' 'ent is free to decide for hinsjf, vitho;ft pressure from the Administra tion. In this speech. Chancellor Blackwell is reported to have made this , significant statment: "You are not living in a social vacuum unincumbered by duties and responsibilities." How tru? that is! But is it not also true that one's duties and responsi bilities (be he Chancellor or stu y dents) cannot be limited by the lines which define the campus? Indeed, if our ultimate respon sibility does not transcent the educational institution reach ing out to something which we call Truth and Justice then we have already undermined the true nature and purpose of such an institution! I cannot speak for those who are now students in our educa tional institutions, but I am sure that the students of my genera tion (some time ago) would not have taken kindly to this advice, under the circumstances. Some of us would have felt that wo were being intimidated in re gard to a legitimate use of our freedom to think and ,act. We xvould have felt impelled to take some action which xvould affirm our right to think and act as re sponsible persons. Pe 'nally, my own sympathies are very much with these Negro protestors, most of whom are students. It is all too easy for the white majority to repeat the old cliches ..." this is not the time" . . . 'this is not the right way" . . . "we are making good progress," etc. Obviously, our opinions on these matters are not shared by many of the Negro people. So what do we expect them to do? They have waited a long time and they have seen precious little evidence that xx-e are willing to change anything voluntarily . ' . . without some pressure being brought to bear, upon us. We must recognize that these people have experienced years of frustration as they haxre watch all sorts of lethal maneuvers us ed to deny them the rights to which they feel themselves en titled on constiutional and moral grounds. This frustration has noxv found a method of express ion which may prove effective in the achievement of their ob jectives. Eut even if it does not, it provides these people an op portunity to express and affirm their dignity as persons. And that, after all, Is xvhat this busi ness is all about! A man must have dignity in order to live. Their protest is a protest against the indignities suffered under the present ordering of things. Can we deny their right to make such a protest? - Considering all "that has been suffered by these people, xve should be thankful' that the pre sent protests are almost entirely in the hands of those who are fully, even religiously, dedicated to non-violence. Talk And Ideas Sincerely, Vance Barren, "Pastor The Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church Perspectives By Yardiey Jonathan Yardiey An article in the most recent issue of Down Beat Magazine sheds light on one of the most in teresting, irritating and indicative aspects of the American mentality. A young jazz musician and teacher named Ed Summerlin. shattered when his infant daughter was stricken with a fatal heart defect, was encouraged by a Methodist pastor to compose a jazz requiem. The clarinetist, anxious to find an outlet for his emotions, wrote, in the early months of 1959, A Requiem for Mary Jo. It was first performed at Southern Methodist University and then at Purdue last August. Eeaturing the instrumentation of an eight-piece jazz combo, the work received much critical ac claim. It was recorded on the Ecclesia label and rated four and one-half stars in a Down Beat re view. Five stars is the highest possible rating. The work began to attract national critical attention, and its fame reached the ears of the producers of NBC-TV's World Wide CO. Last month the xvork was the focal piece of the nationally televised shoxv. r.eaction from clergymen xxas, by and large, highly favorable. It was considered important and NBC xxas lauded for the courage it demonstrated in presenting a work of such controversial nature to the American public. The American public was less receptive. The following passage is reproduced from Doxvn Beat: "Inevitably, cries of 'Communist' were hurlsd at the show's producers. Frank (the producer) said the mail xvas sprinkled with such terms as 'Com munists . . . deseerators . . . bad taste . . . utterly shocking. . .' "One man wrote: 'If you . . . are going to have a jazz band in heaven. I'll go to hell!' " 'It sickened me tonight.' wrote another, 'to listen to the most sacrilegious program I have ever heard. What a contribution to Communism.' "The complainants were evidently unaware that religion has used a great deal of 'daring' and 'ex perimental' music in its history, and that it has been a traditional patron of the arts. And in their anxiety to hurl the epithet 'Communist' they were over looking the fact that in the Communist coun tries, jazz is held in as great disfax-or as religion." That the great American public, noted through history as the stronghold of freedom of religion, press and speech, could act with such immaturity and vindictiveness is beyond our comprehension. If the xvork had no musical distinction and ap parently it has much it would still be acceptable as the totally heartfelt and sincere expression of a sorrowful man. The American complex, however, seemingly does, not have room for emotion or sincerity beyond that expressed by the popular crooner who moans soulfully that he's "sincere". Fear seems to be prevalent; fear that accepted values and practices may be replaced or outmoded by nexver ones. Con ventional American religion Sunday religion does not have a place for true religious expression unless it conforms to certain pre-ordained con cepts: eg., if musical, it should be in a setting in cluding an organ, a choir and a Gothic cathedral; if poetic, it should be in iambic pentameter, pre ferably in four line stanzas. Imagination is tab)o. Yet the ministers, for the most part, assume a rather helpful' attitude toward the introduction of nexv life into religious expression. To contradict Carl Sandburg: "the people . . . no." The most conventional aspect of the public's reaction xvas the application of the term "Com munist" to the producer, the shoxv and, we imagine, the author. Communism, to most Americans, rep resents that which most deviates from the conven tional scheme of things. Arid this, per se. makes it wrong. So, by that brand of logic xvhich is pe culiar to the ignorant, Communism becomes the god of all those who embraces something unusual, daring, or experimental. Perhaps, someday, tolerance will rise out of the mire of present d?y America. We have our doubts . . . and our hopes. HAVE YOU REMEMBERED tBIi National Society -for Crippled Children and Adults 2023 W. Ofiden Ave. Chi-ago 12, 111. 3-n The Fabulous Four WL Stars of Capitol Records Appearing at WOOLLEN GYM MARCH 24 to 1 Z 1x1 I., 'J ' J i! .1 ebt - 0 ir REAL WHlRLVBiRDS DON'T eETTHBR EARS ALL TAN5LED UP1. 3 X U o o o Ou I - W ' ill U V 1 1 W 131,3 4 BYg VV6 6C6B AT CUCflOMS AUU WSONG'" WHAT W6 OUGHT TO 00 WHY NOT Lgf fWft CANPIPAfg waifg TWg GPVbQA Afv HAVE A MAMA .MA . . r ITS TANTAMOUNT TO MAKiN' A MAN tstspOHsmu fid Irv? GW... HLT? - . Editor The Daily Tar Heel It is becoming down-right outrageous that so much h;. been written recently about the threats to our honor system at Carolina. Do those who write of these threats feel. that there is a homogeneous lot of infallible hu man beings at Carolina? Do they feel tharvthe Carolina student is not governed by the same psychological tendencies which govern other human beings? If the latter is true, I am sine the Psvchology Department would be very interested in their hypothesis. J If the Carolina student is in essence dif ferent from other human beings, why do we need the Honor Council? Why not leave the student entirely to his own conscious to be honorable? We do not do this lecause we know that the Carolina student is just as fallible as-any one else, and a corrective sys tem is necessarv. As to what degree an individual feels contempt 'of his honor is important and this degree ( 1 only be determined by the? in dividi: t!. lut it seems reasonable to assume that an individual who feels that hi.s honor able lei-dene ies are dominating his life should n:;t feel contempt when asked to deposit books and notes in the front of a room be- loie taking a test or sign a pledge. Earl Trotter r.ci'.or: I am no prophet, nor son of a prophet. I e;.:mot explain why it is not right. It just is v.' t right. And you know it as well as I. This condition should not be. God is not pleased. Imagine Cod saying, "My people who call themsehes by my name are oppressing other persons simply because they are a- different color. How can they do this and still call themselves by my name? Am I not the God of all people? Do I not love each one? Did I not. send my own Son into the world among an oppressed people?" II Christians do not take a stand in this mr.:ter, then who should? Can xve look deep into our hearts and honestly say that God looks with favor upon us when we will not even allow Negro Amer icans to sit . . . ' No arguments tor continued discrimina tion will hold water for me and if you look at the situation honestly and with an open mind, then I'm sure you will feel the same wax. II God is no discriminator of persons then who do we think we are! How silly the arguments are which insist this is a question of marriage between races. It is not! It is simply a matter of giving ev ery Americ; n citien the same rights we give to foreign visitors. A very concerned student Editor, THE DAILY TAR HEEL: Re: Architecture of the Proposed Student I 'nion. Kd Riner reports that "although there has been some talk of contemporary design, it ic new student union) will probably be Georgian to'confoini xvith other buildings." He does state, however, that contemporary design would be more functional, and that it would be hidden to outside view if placed in I.merson Field. It seems to me th: t the nexv student un ion unquestionably should be of contempor ary design. The union should be set aside Irom (lass buildings. Students go to a union for a short relief from classes. If the new siudent union were just another tall, straight sided, unimaginative building, like the oth ers, one would think he was attending a course in recreation. This is wrong. It must be set oil in design. Take for example the unions at other colleges. I believe that, with lew exceptions, the student unions that are considered "good" are of contemporary architecture, even though the other college buildings are of the traditional dull college design. -If I must be specific,- I cite Ohio St; :e, Cornell I'lmersity, and I lotida State. Simply because the other buildings on this campus are Georgian does not mean-that i new building need also be of this tvpe. Contemporary design is more economical to build, requires much less maintenance, and is more aindiisixe to study. This has been proven in many eas of Florida. There will, no doubt be a time when colleges universal ly x ill change from the dull, straight type in which ue must study. Surelv recreation halls (student unions are as good a place to start ns any. Other schools have recognized this I: t: I hope this school can and will. Very truly yf-irs, Robert S. Botan. Jr. UJ JO
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