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11 December 7, 1960
Volume LXIX, Number 67
The Most Important Issue
The turmoil created in the past
few days by the State Affairs Com
mittee and other organizations over
the possibility of obtaining a new
student union has obscured the
most important issue at stake in
the budget controversy: the need
for an immediate increase in facul
ty salaries.
While we are sure that these or
ganizations will conduct cam
paigns soon for these salary in
creases, the time is now. No time
can or should be wasted in pursu
ing what is undeniably the most
important issue to confront the
University in many years.
We are at a crossroads in the de
velopment of the University, a po
sition from which we will either
advance to new heights of great
ness or from which we will de
cline until we reach the status of
a second- or third-rate university.
Even though the money re
quested for faculty salaries is
ridiculously small in comparison
with the amount asked for in con
nection with the erection of more
architectural monstrosities, it is a
step in the right direction. If the
General Assembly refuses to al
low us to take this step, small as
it may be, we will be shoved ir
retrievably back into the darkness
from whence we came. This must
not happen.
A strong faculty is the heart of
a strong university, for the faculty
makes the student body strong by
virtue of its ability to stimulate, ex
cite and educate. No one in Chapel
Hill believes that our faculty is as
good as it could be; everyone knows
that it must be better if we are not
only to advance but merely to hold
our ground with the other univer
sities across the nation who are
being given the money needed for
improvement.
Our position in the South is
being challenged from every di
rection; our position in the nation
declines as the large universities of
the West and Mid-west make tre
mendous gains.
This is not the position that is
important, howevar; prestige and
reputation are not necessarily in
dications of quality. What we must
improve is our atmosphere here in
Chapel Hill, the atmosphere that
is indicated in large part by the
quality of our faculty.
We are here to be educated, and
we are educated by the faculty of
the University. If the faculty is
inadequate, we will be inadequate
and our education will be inade
quate. This, too,, must not happen.
The fight must be carried to
raleigh and across the state until
it is made clear to every citizen
and assemblyman that our faculty
must be more adequately paid, lest
we lose what we have much less
strive to make improvements.
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The future of the University is
at stake. We are deeply indebted
to the University for what we have,
and can pay a small part of that
debt by working to improve it. The
opportunity is before us.
A Standard Of Excellence
Twenty U.N.C. students were
initiated yesterday afternoon, with
appropriate pomp and circum
stance, into Phi Beta Kappa, the
oldest and most reputable aca
demic honorary.
These are our best students; or
at least they are those who have
achieved the highest grades and
fulfilled what can only be de
scribed as extremely stringent en
trance requirements. They have
been chosen strictly on the basis
of their academic proficiency; no
specious mention of extra-curricu-lars
or athletic ability is made in
this organization.
The value of the Phi Beta Kappa
key is almost immeasurable; it
signifies to the entire world the
meeting of a standard of excellence
that exceeds all others. It opens,
figuratively at least, many of the
nation's most tightly sealed doors,
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JONATHAN YARDLEY
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because it signifies in a simple and
dignified manner that the wearer
is worthy of having doors opened
to him.
Perhaps the manner of choosing
Phi Beta Kappa initiates is not en
tirely valid; there is much to be
said for the point that; it places too
much emphasis on the letter grade
and too little on sheer intellectual
achievement. There are many stu
dents here who will never approach
Phi Beta Kappa standards yet
whose life here has been rich and
complete and valuable.
These are the students who re
fuse to restrict themselves to the
classroom, often to the detriment
and neglect of their studies. They
are the students who read far be
yond the bounds of any courses,
whose interests extend to concerts
and lectures and any and all intel
lectual, cultural events occurring
on the campus.
There is no place for these stu
dents in Phi Beta Kappa or, for
that matter, in any other honorary
organization. They spread their
time without thought or reason,
and in this they are at fault;
yet they too are meeting a certain
standard of excellence. They are
refusing to let themselves be stifled
by the dryness of university life,
they are not letting their curiosity
be stilled by the dull classroom or
the tiring schedule. There is a
place for these in the rolls of the
honored.
But the Phi Beta Kappa is the
unquestioned kind of the academic
world. He is deserving of the
honors conferred upon him be
cause of his diligence and his faith
fulness to the tasks conferred on
him. We congratulate heartily
those initiated yesterday into Phi
Beta Kappa, and wish them well.
Are you a failure at , library
life? Can't seem to find the right
formula to get the attention you
deserve?
Learn how in one easy lesson.
(1) First you must have shoes
with hard heels. Then everyone
will.be sure to notice you when
you walk in.
(2) Be sure to wave and hollow
to everyone you know. Also, it
helps sweeten your friendship if
you walk over to see what they
are studying.
(3) After you sit down, be sure
to get out your newspaper and
rapidly turn the pages. This lets
everyone know you keep up with
current events and are an in
telligent person.
(4) After discarding the news
paper, get out the books and
trim the pencil. This makes all
those around you think you are
a hard worker.
(5) Always be willing to share
your news with friends. Whether
it be across the hall or in the
lobby, talk in the tone of voice
that reaches everyone. This way
you get a lot of other people in
terested in you and your ideas.
(6) And finally, get up often
for water, a smoke, coffee break,
or just plain talk. After all, all
work and no play makes you
dull student. Also, it makes
people think you are a good stu
dent if you can take time off
from study. Thus others will seek
your advice on their problems.
If you can't gain popularity
with these six steps, you aren't
even trying. You're hopeless.
LAURIE HOLDER
A Student Suddenly Realizes. His Status Is Sinking
I want to tell you that it is
nerve - shattering to discover
during your senior year in col
lege that you are a dismal fail
ure, as far as social status is con
cerned. For three years I went
blindly along, thinking I was
about as good", as the next guy,
and then WHAM! Here am I, a
social flop.
Some time ago there appeared
in the Daily Tar Heel an article
about social status. It was in
spired by Vance Packard, whose
book,. "The Status Seekers," has
everyone talking about how indi
viduals rate in the general scheme
of things social and material. In
this article the author discussed
status at UNC, going so far as to
list six characteristics which
mark you as top-drawer or bottom-shelf.
They were:
a. Activities on Campus
b. Fraternity
c. Clothing, Dress, Social
Graces
d. Associations with Members
of the Male Sex
e. Associations with Mem
bers of the Opposite Sex
f. Automobile
I think it's a good idea to look
at yourself in each category and
see just where you stand. That is
what I propose to do. For pur
poses of clarification, I shall rate
myself on a one-to-ten scale in
each category, and see what I
come up with.
A. Activities on Campus: Well,
let's see ... I've never run in
campus elections. Never played
on a team. Never been on a com
mittee. Never joined clubs. My
score has to be a fiat 0.
B. Fraternity: Oh gosh . . .
Never was in one. Couldn't afford
it. Didn't even go through rush.
Again, it .looks like I get a 0.
C. Clothing, Dress, Social
Graces: Hmmm ... I think I can
squeeze out an average in this
one. I own a suit, a pair of pants,
a sweater, and several pairs of
socks all of which came from
Milton's. The suit is four years
old, but I still think I deserve an
average because in the social
graces section I dance acceptably
and can usually come up with a
conversational gem like "That's
GREAT!" or "God, I'm TIGHT!"
or "Boy, she's really SHARP!". In
addition, all my shirts have button-down
collars. Score: 5.
D. Associations with Members
of the Male Sex: Let me think,
now . . . The crowd I more or
less run with is composed of guys
who date regular, dress pretty
neatly, and drink good stuff like
gin and bourbon. But there isn't
a car in the crowd, they aren't in
social fraternities, they don't
date sorority girls, and they even
work part-time. In short, peas
ants. I guess that's about a 3.
E. Associations with Members
of the Opposite Sex: AHA! ...
Now I can do myself a little
prouder. By no stretch of the
imagination could I be consid
ered a Romeo, but I've gone out
with something like 30 different
girls in my four years here not
a spectacular record for four
years, but I still insist on a good
grade here because I've dated
several sorority girls who were
Class with a capital C camel
hair coats, skirts from Milton's,
Bass loafers. A happy score this
time: 8.
F. Automobile: Oh, horrors...
I don't have a car. I don't even so
much as have access to one. An
other 0.
' There are 60 possible points in
the six categories. Let's say that
the final scores indicate the fol
lowing: 50-60 . . . You have arrived.
40-50 . . . Don't worry; another
committee will solve everything.
30-40 . . . We all have our little
faults.
20-30 . . . There's still a chance.
10-20 Take a cold, hard look
at yourself and get busy.
0-10 ... Go out and shoot
yourself.
Saved by those sorority girls!
I'm in the "take a cold, hard
look at yourself and get busy"
group, with my final score of 16.
So, I suspect, are a lot of other
people on this campus. Well, I've
taken a cold, hard look, and here
is my conclusion.
I refuse to trot to committee
meetings night and day, and the
thought of having to shake hands
for hours on end through all the
dorms on campus in order to win
an election is absolutely repul
sive to me. I'd frankly rather read
a book, write, join in a bull ses
sion with my peasant pals, or go
to a movie.
I refuse to separate the top
drawer from the bottom-shelf
according to their spending
money, frat pins, Shetland sweat
ers, or sports cars.
I refuse to date some empty
headed coed just because she's;
"SHARP!" or because society
demands that you be seen with a
good-looking girl every other
night.
I simply cannot afford a car or
a complete wardrobe hot off the
Milton hangers.
In short, to hell with status at
UNC. I'll remain a pathetic, in
significant, shunned 16 until the
day I graduate.
REFLECTIONS
American taste in literature
has taken a turn for the worse, it
would appear from the books that
are enjoying a remarkable popu
larity lately.
Betty Connell's recent opus en
titled All About Boys is a case in
point, as are several other books
along the same lines: Pat Boone
has a real gem as does Dick
Clark.
Some of the junk that is ghost
written by Gerold Frank about
Hollywood stars is popular.
Since when has it been neces
sary to write about the trials and
tribulations of giggling teens or
the sex life of Zsa Zsa Gabor in
order to sell books?
To lhe Editor:
For a person who is support .J
to enlighten his readers with log
ical thought, well calculated and
skillfully devised, you readied
rock-bottom with your editorial
entitled "Darrow: New Hero For
the 60's?"
You made the point that Dar
row is now widely appreciated
by the younger set of Americans,
in deep contrast to the feeling
of . the older generation. You cite
that he was a heretic, infer that
he was overly agnostic, and con
demn as bad his own autobiog
raphy. Perhaps all these points are
well made, and this is not where
we differ. When you accuse the
American public of idolatry mere
ly because they wish to read the
works of a great criminal law
yer, or to see his actions in court
cn the screen, or to know how
he came to defend some of the
most noted criminals or accused,
you arc way out of line of reason
ing. Do you consider that a person
is leaning towards Nazism just
because he or she reads Mein
Kampf? Must a person be a So
cialist to read the works of Debs?
And if you admit his intelligence
are you idolizing him? I think
not.
In your editorial you refer to
Scopes as the real hero at the
Monkey Trial, inferring that he
is made so because he fought to
defend his beliefs. Then you con
demn Darrow for his views on
religion, for which he fought to
defend, not so much the views
but the right to maintain them.
Are you in essence not guilty of
the same crime as the people of
Dayton, those who would not
recognize any belief divorced
from Genesis? Do you mean to
infer that the nation would lose
so much if the narrowminded and
pious views of Bryan are dis
carded for a little logic and a
whole lot of faith in something
that seems a great deal more real
to the individual?
If the nation is on the down
path in its yearning to learn about
some of the great names in his
tory, what are we to do? Close
all doors to the libraries that con
tain biographies of men who did
not uphold the beliefs of the av
erage American mind today. And
. who are we to include and ex
clude? Aristotle? Plato? Lenin?
Martin Luther?
No, Mr. Yardley, the Ameri
can public is not in a state of
transformation to pagan ideals be
cause of the rising fame of Clar
ence Darrow. No, a general un
derstanding of the Leopold-Loeb
murder trial, or of the Scopes
Monkey trial, or of the beliefs of
a professed agnostic will not kill
the Gods of old. If such Gods are
so easily killed, they were of
little use anyway.
The American mind does not
see Clarence Darrow as the Sav
ior of Mankind, but as the witty,
strategic genius who served as
Counsel for the Defense. And if
you take the time to search be
hind the court transcriptions, you
will find that he defended man's
right to think, just as Scopes did,
and he defended the right of wor
ship more liberally than Bryan
did, and that he had great faith
in the people of this nation, even
more so than you do.
You, Mr. Yardley, are trying
to knock him from a pedestal he
doesn't sit on, never did, and
never will.
Tommy Camp
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Remember how we used to go
to the movies and vicariously ex
perience the romantic antics of
an Adonis hero chasing the sweet
young thing or vice versa?
Those innocent times have fled
from the screen now. Today the
public is subjected to witness the
once tabooed, but now glamorous
orgies of infidelity. Except for an
occasional Oscar-grabbing extra
vaganza except for a few tense
mysteries or poor comedies, we
are forced to swallow the naked
truth of adultery and accept it as
being perhaps "a pretty good
idea."
Of course there is no way in
which we can hope to learn the
effects of this latest cinema fad
on the American public; certain
ly infidelity doesn't soar after
one of these films is produced,
but the influence after more and
more of the same can't be too
healthy for American youth.
How many movies have we
seen recently in which pre-marital
or extra-marital relations
haven't been the main feature.
If you're thinking about Butter
field 8, Strangers When We Meet,
The Apartment, Sons and Lovers,
you'd better search a little bit
farther into the distant past.
One of the worst offenders in
the line of promiscuity is the
teen-age world shattering "Sum
merplace," which seemed to gla
morize and okay just about
everything. The "looseness" of the
teen-age couple might have been
accepted; but when placed in re
lation to the adultery on the' part
of two of their parents . . . there
seems to be no excuse. The happy
ending, complete with pregnancy
and all adds the final blow of dis
gust for movie moralists (and
there are still a few around).
We aren't expected to go
around wearing blinders for the
rest of our life, but the realistic
aspects of life can be overdone
to a point of disgust.
Will anyone join me for the
late, late show? Roy Rogers and
Trigger seem to be a good bit
safer.
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