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Page 2 UNC NEWS Thursday, August 25, IE A Presidential Endorsement With this, the 12th issue of the UNC News, Vol 2, 1960 edition, we close up shop for the summer. It's been a summer filled with a dearth of news, a dearth of staffers and an over abundance of heat. , We've managed, in our 12 -weeks as , editor, to get Terry Sanford elected, solve most of the world's problems and put the ( campus at the forefront of liberal aca t demic institutions. In our last issue, we'd like to do one more great service for the state and for- the nation. We'd like to elect Richard . M. Nixon President. ... This no doubt comes as a shock to many, this being the so-called Democra tic South. But, being one of these crea tures who belongs to neither the Demo cratic nor the Republican party, we feel that a little enlightenment would do the South some good. And we feel that Richard Nixon will do the whole country some good.-It fol lows only naturally that he should be the man to head this country for the next eight years. . Now some may think it strange that we should wait until the last issue to take what so many will consider an "out" step. Cut this is not a cowardly move. It was not saved until this issue solely so that we won't receive long, harsh letters condemn-, ing us. But it was done at this time because, with both conventions over, people will .have had time to f consider both candi dates. And thus, for those who have not yet decided, the choice is clear: the Nixon Lodge ticket is the one to vote for come November. And, too, after seeing and hearing Mr. Nixon in Greensboro last week, we are more convinced than ever before that he's the man for the Presidency of this coun try. We'd also like to point out that the editor's opinion is shared by his associate editor. But the managing editor dissents. He has (may his vote rest in peace) chosen the other candidate. TBanh To The Faithful Few As exams loom darkly on the nearby horizon, and as the summer grinds to an exhausted halt, a great exodus is about to begin. Students, will soon be departing for just about every part of the country and the-world: The purpose in all this is, of course, to get as far away from The Hill as is possible in the short period of time allowed. The beaches will no doubt be covered with prostrate bodies, lying in all manner of positions. Some of themwill be dead tired, others dead drunk. Some will be im bibed with a curious combination of the two. ' But no matter what kind of dead,, it will be a feeling second to none. ; At least a few of the above-mentioned prostrate bodies could well be members of the UNC News staff. Said staffers have not had an easy time of it for the past' 12 weeks. For in addition to having one or two courses often at the unbearable hour of 7:30 a.m. they've had to help put a paper together once a week. The unbearable incomparable, incontestable,- incompatible heat, drove many prospective staffers underground or at, least.into air-conditioned cellars. But, nevertheless, there have been a faithful few. Among these few faithfuls have been : Associate Editor Joe-Medlin, who dug up more stories than the editor thought existed during such a news-dead summer and got them published in virtually every daily newspaper in the state; Harve Harris, who survived the edi tor's" many tirades and managed to put a paper together, often out of all but no copy. But without him there would have been at least 10 less issues. Then there's the omnipresent D.B.Y. better known as Davis Beeken Young, who scraped up enough ads each week so that we could at least meet our deadline; And last, but certainly not least, are the non-titled staffers, without whom there would have been many a large white hole in the paper. Among these are Ron Cunningham, Phil Graham, Gina Hardison, Jo Anne Harriss, Pete Ness Walter Williams and Barry Startz. And then there's Charley Campbell and the boys at the shop, who put the paper together, for 12 weeks with much lead and imagination and (often) little copy. If we have omitted anyone, it was un intentional, but we thank them too for their help this" summer. All things considered, it's been a fairly successful summer. - We've - managed to' stay clear of libel suits, received no scath ing letters, and have, we think, offended a surprisingly small number of people students included. 1 - - - "So, with one last glance back into the mess in which we left the office, we de part for a short vacation from the world of newspapering. It's a small world. -2i & RUSHES. C T The unfortunate thing about this world is that good habits are so much easier to get out of than" bad ones. Somerset Maugham 'The Boy Friend' About a month ago on the second floor of Graham Memori, on a hot July night a group gathered to watch an evening of tr; outs for an upcoming musical comedy. Sitting in the room, eac with a notebook and pencil, were Bruce Mooney and Dot Silv quietly , writing their impressions of those auditioning - for "Tr. Boy Friend." At the end of the evening, a cast was posted. The next da; and each succeeding one, Mooney and Miss Silver worked Ion hours with the eager, but sometimes inexperienced, players. Da by day, week by week they' patiently went over the acts, the song; the dances, the positioning, until Saturday, Sunday and Monda nights of this last week they pushed the birds out of the nest to fl on their own. Mooney, Miss Silver, -the cast and all connected made one the positive contributions of the summer. Our hats go off to ther in praise of their efforts. A Blonde In The Night By PHIL GRAHAM It was the late hour of a typically wet, dismal afternoon. Fu! of young enthusiasm, I was oat for a walk to relax my heat-op pressed mind. The rain was not heavy, and I had my new Lenoi Hall umbrella. With a gleaming ye, I was about to encircle th girls', dorms for the tenth time. But unfortunately, the pathwa; had steadily become sloshy, so I turned into the Arboretum wher the walking is easier. Into this haven of nature I wandered slowly, aware of th strange-departure from reality. The rain was heavier, and th wind stronger, Ahead, through the watery blur, I was amazed t see a girl standing alone and motionless, her face looking upwan to the sky. She heard rae coming,. and her head arched delicately in m; direction. Ah, what a beauty! Her wet clotsack hung on her lik the wet veil of a Greek goddess. And her hair! Golden and flaxen at fell down her back in beautiful little threads. Whose lost nympl was this? I worshipped even the mud that oozed between he; sandals and her lovely feet.- We stood if ace to face. The wind tore mysteriously through thi trees, and its enchanting whine nearly set up apart from the worh into some tranceful ecstasy. Our- eyes met, and for a brief momen I found meaning in all of life. There seemed to be a glow of radi ance upon her face, and the raindrops that trickled down her nos reminded me of the tears I would shed if she were not mine. . At last, I could not refrain from speaking. "Dare I hope," I said, "that you will join me in my little prome nade?" She laughed. She laughed so hard and so long that slowly I be came annoyed. My face turned livid, and firmly I asked, "What is so funny?" -t "Like man!" she cried. "Are you crazy?" I do not know what happened afterward except that I ran. 1 left the Arboretum. I ran over the sun dial. I ran past Dean Johnson. I ran and ran until finally at the base of Silent Sam, 1 collapsed to the grass, an utterly pitiful heap of exhaustion. Des perately I gasped for breath. For a while, I lay here, thinking nothing, caring less. Out of my dazed eyes, I looked at the huge statue near me. Silent Sam stood peering over the campus, his stony expression one of eternal vigi , lance. "Sam, am I beat!" I cried up to him. And for the first-time since the Civil War, Silent Sam fired his gun; but in complete, utter, ominous disapproval. The U.N.C. NEWS Editor Associate Editor Business Manager Managing Editor ... Staff RON SHUMATE ...... JOE MEDLIN U DAVIS B. YOUNG HARVE HARRIS PHIL GRAHAM, GINA HARDISON, DAVE JONES. WALTER WILLIAMS Photographer PETE NESS Publications Board WILLIAM G. LONG, PROF. KENNETH BYERLY, PETE IVEY Director of Summer School DR. A. K. KING Office Telephone v . 22356 & 22133 Editor's Telephone 22152 ML THE RKST CHEER LEADER. ;) Like Jericho, Man By BARRY STARTZ He always smoked a Kent, Then a Kool, then a Kent in his cigarette holder. That order never changing. It was as habitory as eating. I didn't listen to his lectures, I just watched him, and watchei Him and watched. Sometime, He's got to break the order.
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