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PAGE 1 THE DAILY TAR HEEL WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6. 1549 tEIjc iDmlp Ear ieel The official ttidnt publication of the Publication Board if the I'niversity of Yrth ( inoliiij. whi-rr it published daily except Monday, examination pe riod and mkiiput Icrni.v Kntcnd as icond cla matter in the poM office in Chapr! Hill. M'., under the act o March . 1870 Subscription rates: S4 DO per .riiirt r. 87 ( per ar The lail Tar Heel is printed by the New. Inc.. Carrboro. X C. TDITOH ASSoriATK KDITOi: ASSISTANT liDITOK MANACINC. lliiTOKS nkws i:iitui:s r.rsir.ss MANACKK ADVKIJTMNC M ANACII; SPOUTS KDITOR coNTnin'TiNt; Knrrnns u;mt kditoi; Jonathan Yardlcv Anthony Wolff Un Shumate Larry Smith. Loyd Little Det Daniels. Henry Mayer Tim Burnett Barry Zaslav Ken Friedman Frank CrowlTier. Davis Young Norman F. Smith, John Justice Bill Forte! Susan Lewis & Henry Mayer The Hard Recks and the Brains YiaUiiI.ix r imtul with sniiu (niKtili tlu- ;iMlhv th.it tlu- lu 4 1 -1 1 1 tt. 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It is not invalid. liowrMM. io ii'iiihjc th alarming nv nipatliv in appro. uli .111(1 ..hus. i !l In- I li milieu a ssti ui iloi s n t aljow Iim the "pintNsait." and tin pdtoi Ix tiij,litt(l soul is allowed I it 1 1 into mam and v.u'ud (.miotics, litis niMho!('4ii al inoiistii with piiNslcit is not iifi iss.n ik skinnx uith hoi n-i itinmil l.isrs: In- is identified with the aioies.iid '4ioiip liei.uise he i. in the i lassie. tl teiui. ' m m iL isli." We like to iliink ol lliis uioe lmiu as a 1 inlt ol ci ismvc hvn v intsiTtlinitv." and we haiiklv do not like to think ahoiit it ei mill 1 1 . liei.uise it is I he one eleint tit w hit h is doito nioi e than am oth er to tvnitl ihute to the dei line and tail oJ .the ipiiet intellei tual piu siiits on tollee atiiims in this oillltl v. One- .tnnot pin this attitude dow it. In- un sei loi ol I he ainpii. Iei.uise it is eneialK unieisal. In this ult the pi iittai iitues air itnteied aiound athletics. 1 1 ink. and '.;oo(l healths in.tMiiliue toii- i-1 s.i I ion. w hei i-.is t he pi itnai it i s (oinein solitude, thought and ipiiQtiiesji. I his is an ae ol noise and ehull ieiit e. and all that does not lir into the pallet n is tahoo. W ai e lii-ai t il in l. voi ol athle tits. think and o(d he. Ilhy tuas tuliiie t iineisatioii. hut we do not toiisidei them woithy of positions on pedestels. I hev i .tniiot he wor shipped to the ext lusion ol all else: et this is what the move towaid I leminowa ism has piomoted. Time is no loom for a tomhina tion ol the soti.il and the intellei -tual. All that sin.K ks ol thought or the intellei t is downed upon and tcltised admission to the slnine. We would not ren ohjet t to lliis t nil's di'ininanir il wr lt;lt it war sinirir and honest. Howevet. this t ult seems to he one ol Ion i d. lather than actual. ln.isi uliniix . I he inti.ieacirs ol twentiith ten tui society have rohlud the ina'e ol his mast ttliuitv . The nioe to ward leniiniue tloininaiu e in many . .e.is'ol operation h.ts plated less importance uon hiawniness and mi -l e up m hi tin. ' The teolt was natural and to he expected: the m;'!e. hail -t hi'st ed and it ile. must teasseit his "na tural phvsical siipeiioiit" o ei tin' lemale and cr the weak. Spatian niemhcis ol liis own sex. Ihcicloie. to totiiede that hiaiiis and the thirst lor knowledge ate desiiahle would he to ;..hnit deeal. W e ate a little im lined to won dit what is hehi!4 at t'ompl ished h a lifetime ol atidin: the "he'.ttr things in lile." as Mr. Luce's puh licat ions like to i all the intellei tual endeavors. Somehow we lind noth ing ol more, than ttaiisitoiy ;.!ue in a ki'o consumed, a seduction ac complished, a o.une won. a com petitor c rushed. I hese small ic toties will he lost heloie the dav is out. hut the iitoi ol the mind oei mallei is ol more lasting and nii aniuul nl i m pot taut i' to hoth the individu.l and his societ. The small. et vital, institutions mentioned ahove are making a cone ei ted elhn t to keep the student. loil in pel spei ti e ot the most inipoitant i;oals ol a cjIIcv.' educa tion. I hev understand the need for intellei tual stimulus and lor the inteit haii'e ol ideas. And they ate faced AVtih the same kind of op position that uiaiiv people and in stitutions heie have heen laced with - Irihlclicd. hehind the hack opposition, the kind that exists white lear ol puhlic exposiue is dominant. II these supermen in slacks a:e so sure th; ! m is( ulinitv . in iteM, is the i lue to happiness and su pi t in. it y in this little soc ietv ( I outs, whx aie the alraitl to state it as siithr The onlv people who have had the coinage to present this philosophy in the Dailv Tar I leel are the two students who pur t haseil space in the editoiial co lumns dutiii'4 the Campus Clu-st auction and lampooned the Daily Far Heel and student o'overnment in what must he called r;ther aiiuisiii'4 terms. I heir's was rather valid ctitit ism in parts: this is not tvpical ol the camj)iis. The oianiations repieseiitino intellectuality on this campus ma he the most valu.!le we have. To deioo.ite them is to lose siht ol our )inj)oses in Chapel Hill and to hinder the progress of the edu cational process. ()ntc. in a land far awav, theie vsas man. I oi the sake ol the mat lei ;it hand, we will It. ur his de elopment hiiellv. Sulfite it to siv th. t altei t eniiu ies of veneei in" so phist ic at ion. he cliscovcicd midl ine. , Man lound manv uses-lor niith ine: he made one to tide on: he made one to can (and one to uii c am lootl: he made them to talk to him. cook loi him. kill him. keep him ; live. I'inally man mmlc a mac hine to think loi him. , T ht litst ol these. Acldex. was leally (itidr it could oulv add. So he made one hich could add and siihttact. and he named it Suhtra tlex. I hen he made a machine which could pel form ill lout mathematical functions at once, and c alled it Asdiv niultex. Asdiv liiultex was considtietl the ultimate in electronic computers. It could, hv indicate mathematical winnings, compose sonatas, son- A Strange Tale Dear, I Doif I Wan I To Seem Like A Square. Bill " -?x v,,'1 :;:; i cs Symposium Wrap up Looking at the 1960 Carolina Sympo- finally arrived, the poor dean was caught skim through the jaundiced eyes of weary in the middle of a highly technical eco- reporters. we find both fault and virtue in nomic discussion, livened only by the open Angus MacLean Duff The Fraternity System i ii nets or jxilitiiiil ess.. vs. it could devise an entiielv new and usahle lati'4u;ine. It could tell loituiKs. c utM hairs, and perform all soils i.l mvstical feats. I he machine was placed in a hi: . id new huildin;. and was de dicated and consecrated. pravetl over and talked ahoiit. and then was set into motion to do "man's thinking lor him. It tlid so lor v eai s. One da a janitor was sweeping in hont of the m;.. hine and stiiin hlecl against it. The thin", ttunh'ed. then whirred and lights flashed, hells ran'4. itnl ;i little slip of pi per fill out onto the lloor. The iitleiidant on dutv rushed to sc;e what messaoe had heen delivered. It read: build a nrw nnuh'nir instriu timis lo follmr All that nilii instructions fol lowed. Lxpeits weie flown in from all paits of the coiunty to inter- In the recent oast, the fraternitv svstem he.-e s at tie University of North Carolina has been under constant attiick by persons adverse to it. Included in the list of persecutors have been those favoring complete disfranchisement; those desirous of re strictive scholastic, social, and activity measures; those vvishin; to do away with racial and religious constitutional blocks to membership; and particu larly those whose disassociation from fraternities gives them no authority whatsoever to level criti cism. The purpose and function oi fraternities are either unknown to these individuals or have been misinterpreted. Fraternities are organizations of men banded together for mutual interest and en joyment. They offer outstanding opportunities for personal achievement through chapter activities. A fraternity gives the male student a chance to join with men of similar ideals and wants. Moreover. th'-oii?h national fraternities, fraternity men are united with thousands of other college students and alumni, which is of lastina value after graduation. At Carolina, fraternities provide housing an;' dining facilities for members. They carry on com munity protects and sponsor functions for the uni versity student body as a whole. Definitely, fra ternities erfe- '"l'fnt opportunity for ath letics on the -intramural level. Despite opinions lo the contrary, fiaterrit1' eiuT-age scholastic at tainment an.l raiticipati'Mi '.n rumpus activities. Numerous beneficial sor-ial functions f:r members are provided by fraternities, and they hold a num ber of large dance weekends during the year. Besides having govvrnr-'-nt within each indi vidual house, the system eonti.:r- an Int.-; fraternity Council. This is the legislative bvidy which governs all social fraternities, studies fraternity problems, and promoles co-operation among fraternities. It contains its own Court for judicial purposes. Also, fraternities provide a chance for pledges to meet other fraternity men. The Interfraternity Council provides activities in which pledge classes compete for a,wards, and chances to channel these activities into constructive community projects. Cc.'tainly, being fraternity member is not a prerequisite to a successful college life. However, it is definitely a way to achieve one's goals. With in the last three years alone, fraternities have con tributed the outstanding campus, athletic, an 1 scholastic leaders. There have been thri'e student body presidents, three vice presidents, three treas urers, three attorney generals, three Men's Honor Council chairmen, tie. Fraternities have given the All-American lists two basketballers, two football ers, and four swimmers. prct them. 1 here was a short, de cisive council meeting, anil the new c c tisti uc lion hean. Soon the new machine lav completed in a sparklin" new huildiuo;. And it lav, and it lav. No one knew wlu.t to do next. The experts were called together ao'ain, and formed a committee to .consult Asdivniultrx. They punch ed the "what now" button, and the machine whirred, lights flashed, hells rano", and a note fell out. It said: j'litg il in J. II ai per Captains of every single athletic team have come from fraternities. Numerous All-Conference choices have been included. Many officers of Phi Beta Kappa have come from fraternities, not to speak of the large number of members. Eighty per "ent, or seventy-one of eighty-eight, of the More head Scholars are fraternity members. It is evi dent that the worth of fraternities at Carolina is tremendous, particularly so in relation to the small overall percentage of students who are members as compared to the total male enrollment. While there should be scholastic regulations of some sort, the eighty per cent rule is much too high and should be lowered considerably. There is no reason whatsoever to restrict the fraternity men if no other portion or faction of the campus receives comparably equal restrictions. The sources which have leveled such should justify their ac tions other than merely to say that the freshman has no scholastic chance because of fraternity ac tivities, or that too many fraternity men are forced to drop out of school because of extensive partici pation in functions. It should be realized that the competition is extremely tough, and those few who do not excel should not be criticized or restricted unfairly. THE ORANGE COUNTY NEWS carried state ments by Chapel Hill residents calling fraternities '"undesirable neighbors." The fraternity system should be expanded, and the re-zoning process, by necessity, must ensue if expansion is to occur. To those who consider fraternities undesirable, the fact that only the bad is seen in elements, and often the good is overlooked, should be remembered. The town of Chapel Hill, the merchants, and the Uni versity all profit by the existence of fraternities. In conclusion, fraternities should be relieved from the unjust and undeserved pressures which are exerted on them by sources non-cognizant, un familiar, or blind to the worth and values of our fraternity system as it exists at Carolina. Construc tive criticism and beneficial restrictions certainly are welcomed and needed, hut let us reserve de structive criticism ,and strict regulations for those deserving of it not the fraternities nor their members. the speakers and programs presented. Although Symposium is undoubtedly the greatest instrument this campus pos sesses for intellectual stimulation, we can not help feeling that somewhere, somehow, things went a little bit awry. Wednesday night's session, which featured an address by Thurman Arnold, drew less than 500 people. By Friday night only a handful of die-hards were on hand to hear Symposium Moderator John Cogley eloquently sum marize the week's festivities. The attendance lack toward the end of ;he week is one of the most disturbing elements of Symposium. Most people seemed more concerned with hearing a "big name,'' than with gaining a broad perspective of their place in today's world. The idea of allowing each night's pro gram to be a thorough dissection of one phase of the general theme was a good one: however, the panel discussions did not materialize as anticipated. Symposium officials expected stimulating and highly intellectual discussions on the issues and implications of the main address. Wednesday- night was the only session at which this vision materialized, and then there were no issues in the main address. The fizzling out of the discussion meth od reduced . Moderator John Cogley's role . to that of a glorified master of ceremonies. Ot course he spent most of his days in classroom seminars, so that his week here was not completely lost. Admittedly, Sunday night's opening session set a standard so high that it was virtually impossible for subsequent pro grams to be as satisfying. Although the panelists chose to present their romu'k-. individually due to the breadth of Dr. Jon Wild's "Concepts of Man" address, the deviation was acceptable because of the superior quality and the extreme frankness of the panelists. However, Monday night's panel seemed to be plagued by difficulties. The switch to individual commentaries was not a; all welcomed because several of the speakers were unable to express any thoughts on William H. Whyte's dynamic prognostica tions. We saw no point in paying Dr. Karl Sax to come down from Yale to say in y2 minutes that gardening is the cure-all for man's troubles. Although we understand he redeemed himself with his discussion of the "The Population Explosion" the following afternoon, we are sorry that he did not see fit to contribute his knowledge of this vital subject to the proceedings Monday night. We extend our sympathy to UNC's Dr. Milton Heath for allowing him self to coerced into appearing on a pro gram which was certainly not in line with his area of specialization. Dr. Robert C. Wood of MIT presented the only worthwhile contributions of Mon day's panel. It is too bad his talents could not have been utilized more fully. Following a sad presentation of plati hostilities which existed between his co panelists. Rep. William Ayres and Dr. Paul Sweezy. Rep. Ayres. who was delayed (but not long enough) by plane, seemed bent upon discussing the virtues of the Republican Party before the Democratic dean and the Socialist Sweezy. Mr. Sweezy was the wel come example of a man who will hold to his convictions although they be definitely in the minority. For this we applaud him. Wednesday night's sparse audience, how ever, did not agree, as hisses, cat-cal'.s and the solitary "Boo's" of an elderly lady greeted his remarks. Since the general dis pleasure was also extended to Rep. Avre.V "God-Mother-Country" remarks, the slate was balanced. With all due respect lo Mr. Arnold, a former trust-busting U.S. Attorney Gener al, he was totally unfit to discuss the re quired topic. By his own admission this was proved. The fact that Mr. Arnold was ilso appalled at the turns the discussion took was evidenced by his spasmodic awakenings from sleep to answer ques tions. The crowds returned to Memorial Hall Thursday night, if only to hear what P'oet Beatnik Rexroth would say. Fortunately. Symposium leaders scheduled "New York er" critic Dwight Macdonald's address f;:-;t. for it is hard to believe the audience woul l have stayed for the second address h.vl Rexroth been first. Besides entertain in:: himself and his audience, the jovial Ma.-donald fulfilled his Symposium re s. -onsibility by providing an image of man in rdation to the modern arts. Unfortu nately, the same cannot be said for Rex roth. who said absolutely nothing of con sequent and incoherently, at that. His sepulchral tones and mumbled asides only added to the confusion of his talk. While we are not attempting to dis cuss the relative merits of the California Renaissance philosophy, we found said topic, as exemplified by Rexroth. to be a conglomeration of twisted tidbits from other philosophers, obscenities and rever ence for the pornography of the past. If Rexroth gave us an image of man, it was purely accidental, for he surely would not wish to have been considered as conform- , i i . 1 . . . Tl, . . ing, even IO me symposium meme. cue only image the "poet" gave to us was the image of himself a man trying to retreat from an accelerating culture, without knowing whether he is going forward or backward. Many people walked out during Rexroth's performance not enough, how ever. After patiently waiting all week for his turn, Symposium Moderator John Cogley had the lectern to himself Friday night. Rising masterfully to the occasion, Cog ley's address was timely, provocative and incisive. It's excellence was magnified by the fact that only a dedicated few were on hand to hear it. Although we do not enjoy saying this. Ci'mTnciiim 1 Qfsfl woe enmou'hat locc thnn tudes by Gen. James M. Gavin. Harvard n. in0 .... . bUllcssiui. iriiitips iiic idu cumuii win Physicist Gerald Holton electrified the audience with his logical and passionate plea for the re-unification of science and the arts. We understand that Gen. Gavin was also electrifying but unfortunately this moment of glory was in a closed se curity seminar and the public was deprived of him at his best. Incidentally, this is a perfect example of the fallacy of the Big Name. The ca pacity crowd turned out to hear Gavin, only to be disappointed by his ineffective talk. Happily enough. Dr. Holton's address hit the audience squarely between the eyes, in what must be regarded as a Sym posium highlight. -If Tuesday night may be described a a high point of Symposium. "Wednesday night wins the booby prize. Neither the main speaker nor the antagonistic panei could shed any light upon the original subject the image of man in relation to his state. Only Dr. Henry P. Brandis, dean of the UNC Law School, was able to preserve his academic dignity. Included on the panl in order to give a jurist's views on the state. Dean Brandis was forced to listen to a lengthy and intolerably boring his tory of the anti-trust laws by main speak er Thurman Arnold. When discussion time more efficiently utilize the budget allot ments in order to secure the best possible speakers, and. what is more important, perhaps the speakers will be more wisely scheduled. One final plea: No quizzes during the next Symposium. Jj i mm Be a llttl lamb. REMEMBER EASTER SEALS FIGHT CRIPPLING National Society for CriplI Chikiren and Adults 2023 W. Ojrde n Ave. Chicago 12, 111. O O O a. EfcW CAN'T Hi CNV OOOZ AIN'T fFrieyjNfHggg f H "HVT 4Jy -n '' -T2 z LU a. 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