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FAOI 1 THl DAILY TAR HWEL FRIDAY, APRIL 72, 1760 &ijc mly Ear $$ttl The official student publication of the Publication Board of the University of North Carolina, where it is published daily except Monday, examination pe riods and summer terms. Entered as second class matter in the post office in Chapel Hill. N.C.. under the act of March 8. 1870 Subscription rates: $4 00 per etnestcr. $7.00 per year. The Daily Tar Heel is printed by the News. Inc., Carrboro. N.C. r.DITOK Jonathan Yardley ASSOCIATE F.DITOK ASSISTANT EDITOR MANAGING KDITimS NEWS KDITOKS BLSINE.SS MANAGER ADVERTISING MANAGER SBORTS editor contributing editors NIGHT KDITni; Anthony YVolll Ron Shumate Larry Smith, l.oyd Little Dee Daniel. Henry Mayer Tim Burnett Barry Zaslav . . Ken Friedman Frank Crowthcr. Davis Young Norman E. Smith. John Justice Tommy White Kennedy Puts His Hand On The Throttle Sin.itoi ohn I -'it j;t -raid Kt ti nt l ol M jNvtt luiMtts. who i titl ing licll-bcnt lot llit White House. Ii.' put his loot n the tic : clci .itot .inl giabbcd the tlnottle in .in at tempt to Mutl,li . i ) i v and .ill .inti C.itiiolic n .inti-Keunedv enti tiutit t!nt inn c lucuing in the mining Mite ! WYm Virginia ot llu nation. lUt. ise Ncn.itoi Mubcit Huiu plucv. who is nuking a strong bid to tc-cniu i!ic H.uoltl Massen stotv in lull I c luiii uloi . lias de cided to I : i n ei si unlit ies into the NJ.iv it piiiuan. Kenneth Ins mule the tie isinn to tight buk. I le has .iid hi is sit k. ot lviu tl v n ami t. '.in;: he his auuiuncd o the world tint he is n w a grown man. tapahle of t iking cue ol liimseH and never nettling th. sttong hand ol Poppa Joe to pro fit t him bout the lh ty little utthin hom the I ai Siile who his tlueatened to rake his w; gon awa. Kennedy has also made it tleii di.it he is not gving to take otdcis hom Rome, which is nite as l.n as the nation's Piotcstants ate con cerned. This matter, of coin sc. should never have been brought into the campaign, hut KenncJv has hecn derided a!out his affilia tions with the Vatican and he now seems willing to admit that he is ,i political hl.it k sJiei p and protect his C. :ht)!i; ism with a rather sheepish late, vet courageous, in the I d.ist of the slot m of protest whhl ing about him. I he joint ol the mallei is that Kennedy has det ided to take the maityfs role away hom Hum phrey. The latter has been pro claiming his allili; lion with the soil and the k man -in e king lom tome, but he now linds himseH louteil as the leader of a band of sneaky conspirators determined to wrest awav from Kennedy what rightlv his. So John I". - Ja k as his friends tall hifu - can now til ler himsell as a sa; rilit i d Iamb be- lore me altar ol txtiitics. i:avuig Nixon to the tunes of Far'ev. Iui lei and their ilk. Kennedy is miking the votcis believe that he ha.s been forced in to these face to face deb; cs with Humphrev anil these declarations ol h:s religious sincerity: yet we must wonder whether this wis not aetuillv his plan Irom the first. I he Kennedv campiign was doomed to criticism hom the e st.nt. Handsome Jack is not ;i im coutioversi.il character: his money, his lwjoks and his religion make him an easy prev lor the sharpies who trawl the jio'itical gutter wait ing to lwk up same candid;'" skills. So. rather Mian walk next to the stores, he decided to walk tight down the side of the street, hoping to fox the entire group with the slacks he's wearing un derneath. Handsome Jack also plays the martyr verv well. He can readilv pastime a mien of chagrin, ol daz 'ed disappointment in the was and means of practical jjoliiics. It is obious that Kennedv tlid not really think that he could jro through the entire campaii;ii with out meetinq; some mud-head on. It is terribly disappointing ami lather indica'livc that he thoo-.es to lace it with such a self-righteous attitude. The United States does not want such a tjauliiy in its next Piesident. John Justice A Forward Look If World War III Should break out in the near future, the Allied coun tries of the last war will be in foul shape. Britain is an expiring country, warmed only by memories of her vanished empire. France, also pos sessed, with yearnings for past glories. Is interested only in a patrie. The last vk the big three, the United States, is more difficult to aralyre because of faulty perspec tive: but apparently the U. S. does not have very definite aims and policies. The United States presents an interesting problem that is, whe.her ils star is rising or falling. All of these nations seem to be suf Ic.ig from a lack of vior and sense of direction. It seems that, aside ftv.n mili tary might, the deciding factor in the coming struggle whl be the de gree of unity cf the na'ions, both internally and in relations wi.h each other. Another important counter in the game will be leadership of the vaiicus countries. In both of the above categories the western nations seem to be lack ...g. Due to innumerable factors, the Unite! Stales anj the o ner Wester a na.iors a;e each trying ".. go in too m..ry di.iercnt directions at once. Consequently, they are standing still, ins.ead ol advancing. They c....nut seem to unite and tiyln the common eacmy. Instead, they halj hopes oi com.jring their way to individual peace wi h Jie S.itt. Union. Archaic ....uon.ilis.ic .riva.ric.s .. .d internal problems that she aid have been so.ved Lag ago kit,) the western na.Kns from ba .a ing tgthcr for the goid of ail. Cun.raSv this wi.h die SavLt Un ion 'or China, which will maybe our greatest threa. in the future1, 'these countries are driving straight ahiaJ to economic, poii.ical an J n.iii.ary .-uivemacy. The strides taken by these mammoth nalioas are enormous. Russia is not ham pered by political disscntLn or by moral considerations. To them the important thing is to beat the rest of the world at any cost. The mast important single man in the world today is Khrushchev; It is he who holds the key to world atfairs. not Eisenhower, Mac millan. or deGaullp. In World War II it was in large par. the tremendous personalities and capabilities of Churchill and llouscvelt. that gave the Allies the courage and guidance to pull out what looked like a lost cause. Who will provide the leadership in the next one? This is, of course, an vui :.i ven ale question at present. Churchill is C5 and will soon be gone; De Gaulle, a great patriot lacks the scope and vision to pro i le international leadership: Eiscn- Tcn Years In Korea The IRT-A Study In Confusion It was sujiested to us. upon out let tun fiom a rather cxhr listing but thoiouuhlv dcli-thilul sojjuin to New York City, that we sluu'd piint an lute; Imji ough Transit map lot those students travcllitrg to the t lor the lirst lime, in order that thev might bitter understand the subwav system whith runs under neath New Yoik like a spider web. We do not feel that this is ne i css.n . siiWc most students hae the good sense to thcik v map in the station before enib.nking ujjn the nip through the wot Id's most 'highly mobile sewer .system. How exer. we haetletided that it wouhl be a 'otxl idea to suggest some of the pitfalls awaiting the no it e Haulier - ami believe us. that we were when we first went undei ground list Thursday morn. I he liist piemise tion which the subwavs oper;-le is that t licit is a different e Intween L'ptown anil Downtown. This little point contains the entite set ret ol sub wav travel, lor the unletj;round snails only traul into txvo dhec tions - up and dovn on a horizon tal ltel. Now that we have toral ly olrstnetl the issue, the unite si tuation lKiomcs aj)).nent. You are standing on Park Ave nue, broke alter eating a sandwich and glass ol water tit the l our Sea sons ami wondeiing how .ou .ire going to get to (ii ajitl Central in time fot yotn tiain. A kind old lady has dropped a token into your shrivelled hand, and you impute hesitantly of the nearest jovial passerby alout the wheicabouts of the subway station. He laughs in friendly sort ot manner and it plies with that ocn. innocent New Yoi Is grin that all you need to do is go down to nfi St. - you're at P ' ' '-: v . k '..1 sm mmmm -r; ' ir tm IMP; Mary Stewart Baker x Meyer Berger's New York' Meyer Berger's New York, with a lore-Ward by Brooks Atkinson. 322 pp.. Random House. New York, $4.95. If a city could write her memoirs . . . she might pour out her fondvst moments and most tVagie moods. For a city lives in many ways, and only the keen and human sensitivity of journalist Meyer "Mike" Berger could obtain the high degree of expression needed to paint New York in all her moods, anxieties and fascinations with people, places and fact. For years the late Mr. Berger captured New" York of today ad yesterday in his column '"About New York," appearing regularly in the New York Times from 1953 until 1959 when the columnist met a tragic end. Mvr Rprner'c Klouu YnrL (li.m i .. ,..M..n: hower is probably on the last hole . ' " " a ,r of choice columns as they have appeared during of his golf course. lWo -v ,...,,..., ... ,..." ...ov. oi.-w ,vuic, un.,1 ni-iv ?vivi n u uv 1 1 if euiuin- 119 St. - and over to Lexington Avenue. And so, after a brisk little walk to the station of four blocks, vou descend into the station. Onte underground, you are laced with a ('lightening detision Dowritown train, or I'ptown train? If vou ate stupid, and we are, you will probably ride he Lptown train to '--' St. You will be in sad shape, however, since (irand Cen tral is at 'l St. (II any New York ers wonder how our mythical traveller got Irom the l our Seasons to iii) St.. let it pass. Id it pass) Once in the station, you ;vre lated with another problem of dis concerting ptojxntions - how will you get out ol the subwav and into the main concourse? F.asy . . '. just follow the red lights, pick up the gieen lights, look aj the white signs, pray three times, bless the New York Police Department, and there you are - at the shutt'c lot Times Scpiau. These difficulties are simple, however, compared to those in volved in getting out to Brooklyn. Let's say you want to go to a place on Matbush Avenue - fine, except that vou discover to your confusion that Matbush Avenue is at the end of the line on the map. Well, that's okay, you'll get theu. Sooner or later, at any rate, since vou discover that the line actual I v 1 uns under Flatbush Avenue a' I the way out and that your stop could be anywhere along the line. Alter a two dollars 'taxi ride back to where you were supjxjsed to go, even thing is fine. Subways ate wonderful, rapid, and efficient - but aie they ever confusing. Can the combined efforts of the western powers overcome the con ccntra'ed drive, visor, and purpose of Itusia and her satellites? Only time will tell. Meanwhile there is a paucity of leadership for the west ern world. Let us hope that as is her custom nature will fill the vacuum. Gems of Thought Many gals vh.) are easy on the eyes are hard on the nerves. Kvcn wonder how Grandma raised a dozen kids wi.hnut any books on child care? Kansas has no natural lakes. The first navy flyer to be kill":! was Er,sign . D. Billingsiey. June 20. '13. Studcnt.s from 132 foreign na tions are studying in U. S. colleges and universities. It takes a foxy gal to get a mink from a wolf. The Tower of Pisa is 14 feet out tf perpcadieular. About 1,700 species of plants are native ;o the Arctic. ist himself. This Random House book also includes an excellent foreward by Brooks Atkinson and a short biographical sketch at the end of the volume. The actual content of the book depicts the liTe of a city pertinent to both the one-time visiter of New York, and the life long inhabitant. Mike Berger recalls with fascination the charm and mystery of New York's past of the Bowery days of long ago. Zieglield Folly girls and gray haired dowagers. He also searches old blotters in police stations and translates an epitaph in the old Trinity Church graveyard. He sees the city trembling with a life invisible to the unobservant eye; he sees "nocturnal armies' of skyscraper cleaners, breathing sidewalks, semi wild cats and black widows near Times Square, and "the eternal underground society populated by termites." He talks with people who supply Long Island farmers with praying mantis eggs, and fossil hunt ers who scour limestone edging the city's sky scrapers. Be sides the everyday overlooked intricacies of the city, Mr. Berger dared step into the misty ancient cults and customs which still hide in the city. He describes the still thriving "leechcraft" by conversation with a New York leech importer. He gives weird impressions of an apothecary store reminicient of "Bell. Book and Candle." and talks with a Bhuddist priest. lie pays tribute to the "modest, self effacing i.nd slightly wistful people with a romantic enjoy ment of what they know or do," people like him self, human. Mr. Berger won a Silver Star in World War I tor saving wounded men in battle. He look over the literary role during World War II as a war corres pondent. He was a I ulitzcr Trize winner in 1950 for a story of an insane veteran. Another story that Americans will long rcm ij ber is that of the first soldier dead to be brought back from Europe after World Wir II. He has won great praise, for several books; among them are The Story of the New York Times, The Eight Million, and City on Many Waters. For the visitor Mr. Berger has written a letter at the beginning of the volume entitled "Our Town." New York, so much a part of Mr. Berger, and he so much a part of it, is portrayed in terms .of mush hours, peaceful escape, skylines and sounds. "New York's voice speaks mystery, too. It has a soft weird music, a symphony of wind at high altitudes, of muted traffic in endless serpentine twisting over city hills and grades; of jet hiss and propeller thrum, of the hearse call of tugs on many waters, of great liners standing in from the broad sea, or moving out.'' Each column is fresh and complete in itself. Snappy leads capture the reader immediately. For instance May 31, 1954 "Teddy May has walked and crawled through Manhatten's 560 miles of sewers for fifty-one years, but tomorrow he must be done with it forever." Mr. Berger, originally a reporter, hoped to stay with the objective style that accompanies news writing, but his subject matter completely over whelmed any such dull intentions. His writing is as much alive as is his city. Even through the short period of six years one can notice Mr. Berger's leaning toward a more creative style as he progressively invested more of himself in his work until his death February 8, 1959. This reviewers position is not such that she may attempt to judge this journalist, his city or his work. Meyer Berger's New York is a literary mon ument both to the city and to a man who loved it. I YOJ Ojr CP AW 0-5M VWQUSYf V IL C0M M AtTMAKt 1 jfH WAT y VOO 1 J scj sc-AiK'Cxrf I go WAV'S J Wj lAY.' .v,- iHrr AVf A r ncwtAHtf uxre vow?) f gs?iN'Afijv-- cr U J tfej tUi Vlt I I y-zz of'ia. . - i! ( RABIES SHOT ) I al- ( . .. '. 1 11! Jg2U tf. jg . " .'!-..- ' " 1 JMM 1 mm . . - .... 1 . P. W. Carlton Teachers Pay During the last few years, North Carolina has attained the nationwide reputation of being an out standingly progressive, active state, and rightly so. However, as in any situation, there is a fly in the ointment, reference being to the salary schedule currently in effect for N. C. school teachers. In 1900, teachers in N. C. schools were paid less than $100 per year for their services. This was not outstandingly good pay ,but, in a society where the standard- of living was extremely low, it was livable. However, in the present culture, the state salaries, though considerably more than $100, arc still very poor. N. C. is one of the lowest paying states in the union. Entering teachers, equipped with an A.B., an A certification, and shining faith, receive the phe nomenal sum of $2946 for 9 months. (It is rumored that state salaries may be increased by 5T next year. Let us hope so.) Some towns pay a whopping big supplement, like $75 per, or all the vegetables jou can cart away in a week's time. If the young aspirant spends another S1200 of his Dad's money and stays on until he earns a Master's degree, he can step up to a starting remuneration of $3339. (Well, hoo, ha.) N. C. ranks among the top states in teacher preparation requirements, and among the lowest in salary. Our teachers are the best educated welfare cases in the state. To say that the situation is de vitalizing, discouraging, even killing to the am bitions of a teacher is the understatement of the year. There are no adjectives too strong to describe the injustice that has been consistently perpetrated upon teachers since the opening of the public schools in N. C. Teachers are people, wonderful dedicated, or lazy and immature, as the case may be. There are doctors and ministers in both cate gories alco. Teachers have as much right to a living wage as f'o '' se in the humanitarian professions. It is possible that people are willing to pay doc tors and dentists to take care of their bodies be cause they fear the consequences which otherwise would accrue. They are not so concerned about their mind, just so their bellies arc full and their feet don't hurt. Therefore, Many leave their entire lives with sick minds, sick in ideas, hampered by lack of facts an 1 reasoning ability, all because of the poor teaching given them in the public schools. This poor teaching stems from a low grade teach ing c.rps, made up in many instances of sub-standard individuals, misfits, etc. Some of these people hate teaching and are ill-equipped to educate Ameri can youth. They are allowed to remain, lecchlikc, because there are no good replacements available. Why no replacements? Friends, there are many people who value service for service's sake only. This is admirable. Then there are the rest, who like to eat and who are a bit too egotistical to work for peanuts while some business major, with half his ability, earns three or four times as much per annum. Industry screams for young talent and pays for it. Youth answers by flocking to the higher pay ing jobs and scrapping all teaching aspirations. It seems highly improbable that any intellectual ly capable individual is going to turn down a $4"of) (circa) a year starting salary (U.S. Government G-? 6) for a $2946 (oh joy) teaching position in N.C. There is a case on record in which an individual gave up teaching in favor of driving a beer truck as a result of salary difference. Oh yes. I am aware that each new blood enters the profession to .slave for mere subsistance in N.C, but a hell of a lot more leave the state than remain. This routine about being esthetic and altruistic about salary for the good of youth becomes a little old after bills begin to mount and the wife becomes incapacitated. It has been said that teachers are truly noble people, and many are quite unselfish. Unfortunate ly, male teachers often have the responsibility ol raising a family, and they arc unable to do so on 53000 per year. It's unfair to ask them to attempt it. Faced with such problems, many male teachers leave N.C. of nccesity not of choice. A friend re marked the other day that he will be leaving the state next year to assume a position paying $1000 more than N.C. schools. "I don't want to leave N.C", he said, "but I'll be damned if I'm going to waste a S6O00 education working for nothing." How appropriate can a statement be? p Recruiting superintendents from other states each year gather the cream of UNC's graduating teach ers and spirit them off to parts unknown, robbing N.C. of their talent. This is criminal. It would not be legal to bar all out-of-state recruiters from the area. Therefore, N.C. legislators must wipe the sleep from the baby blues and do something about the "teacher leak" which plagues the state. (This means find some money, for those of you who are playing innocent.) Where can the state get the money? How about a 3 across-the-board sales tax on all articles sold in the state, with no exemptions. This alone would net twenty-seven million dollars for education. (These figures supplied by Mr. James Batten, School of Education, UNC.) Legislators throw up their hands in horror at the idea of possibly endanger ing their offices by incurring the popular wrath. It is probably accurate to say that politicians will soon have a lot more explaining to do if they don't make amends regarding education than if they do. It is easy to become quite aroused when writing on this subject. The phrasing involved here may approach the vitriolic. If these words cut North Carolina politicians to the quick excellent! Maybe they'll get off their well-padded hip pockets and do something. It is the political faction of the state which is able to boost salaries. These are the people who are responsible for the purse strings of N.C. They have to keep their fingers on the population's col lective pulse. (One musn't jeopardize one's position must one?) The silence of the population on the question of teacher's salaries could be taken as tacit approval of the educational atrocities being committed in the name of economics. It is the re sponsibility of the public to bombard these politi cians with notices favoring higher wages for starv . ing teachers. Fortunately, Carolinians are becoming aware of the situation and are agitating for improvement As the popular disapproval mounts, political cars will intercept the roar and certain wheels will be gin to move faster. Progress is being made. It is t necessary, however, that a- vastly greater effort. drt'qiwte the Daily Tar Heel) he exerted.
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