Tlfe AltY TAR HEEL
. Thursday,: April 13, 1221
U In its sixty-eigbtb year of editorial freedom, unhampered by restrictions
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What Is The Student's Responsibility?
How Much Freedom Does He Deserve?
A few years ago, the students at
Carolina raised a hue and cry to
open the stacks at Wilson Library,
arguing that mature, responsible
and intelligent students could les
sen the work load on library per
sonnel by finding their own books.
It sounded like a good idea, one
that was in line with the ideas of
student government and respon
sible conduct. Why couldn't stu
dents handle this seemingly simple
task efficiently and smoothly?
So, the stacks were opened.
Since that time, the library has
undergone a change from the hub
of intellectual activity into a so
cial center identified with noise,
loitering, petting in the stacks, mu
tilation of books, thefts and similar
activity.
Some time ago 350 books were
reported missing from the Social
Science I and II sections alone. A
more recent report shows that ap
proximately 130 more are missing
from these shelves. Seventy of this
130 were signed out under false
names.
Pages are ripped from reference
books daily, inane and obscene
comments are scrawled in others.
Nearly one-quarter of the news
papers in the newspaper reading
room are reported missing each;
month. Well over 200 books are
missing this year from the Reserve
Reading Room, over 700 from the
circulation desk. Only about one
half of these will ever be returned.
These are facts gleaned by an
inquiring committee over the past
month. Space prohibits the inclu
sion of others equally alarming.
Students loiter in the hall,
around the telephone, on the lobby
steps and around drinking foun
tains. The stacks have replaced the ar
boretum as a favorite place for pet
ting. $
Thefts, falsifications, malicious
destruction, loitering, rowdiness,
defacement is this responsible
conduct? Is this justification for
freedom?
The stacks should, and probably
will, be closed. There is no real
alternative childish conduct will
be dealt with by imposing restric
tions befitting children.
The upshot, moreover, is that the
students here seem to revel in ir
responsible conduct, at the same
time screeching at the top of their
lungs for added freedom. There is
no reason for granting freedom
when it is interpreted as licence.
Carolina students enjoy more
freedom now than their counter
parts at most other state-supported
institutions. This freedom, unfor?
tunately, has too often been twist
ed, abused and trampled, as in the
case of the open stacks.
How can we ask the adminis
tration for modification of drink
ing rules and other restrictions
when we display ignorance rather
than learning and irresponsibility
rather than maturity?
No one advocates that Carolina
students should become be-spec-tacled
old men and women, nor
that they sit back in overstuffed
chairs and discuss the stock mar
ket. All that is asked is that they
accept some of the responsibility
that accompanies freedom.
What's In A Name?
An editorial in an outspoken to
say the least Durham newspaper
not too long ago published an edi
torial questioning the validity of
furnishing public funds to this
university when many of its facul
ty had "foreign-sounding" names.
We hesitated in replying to this
bit of logic because of its ludi
crous nature, choosing instead to
smile grimly and ignore it rather
than risk lending gravity to it with
a rebuttal.
The smile faded, however, upon
the realization that this kind of
Tightest thinking is too insidious
to ignore.
We wonder if the premise can
be extended to support the exclu
sion of Bernard Baruch from gov-
WAYNE KING '
Editor
Lloyd Little
Executive Editor
Margaret Ann Rhymes
Associate Editor
Jim Clotfelter, Bill Hobbs
News Editors
Susan- Lewis Feature Editor
Harhv W. Lloyd Sports Editor
Chuck Wbye.... .A3st. Sports Editor
John Justice, Davis Young
Conutributing Editors
Tim Burnett
Business Manager ,
Richard Weineh Advertising Manager
John Jester.: Circv.lation Manager
Charles WnEDBEE..Subscription Manager
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Published by the Colonial Press.
Chapel Hill. N. C.
ernment, Ted Kluzuski from base
ball and Werner Von Braun from
the missile program.
Von Braun, for instance, could
be replaced by a fellow named Joe
Smith who is a plumber from our
home town. Joe doesn't know a
damn thing about rockets, but he
has a nice American name.
Maybe Kluzuski's fielding posi
tion could be filled by Joe's father,
Sam Smith. Sam's 95 years old,
blind in one eye and rheumatic,
but think how his name would
look in a line-up.
Baruch, of course, only saved
the country a couple of times, and
maybe it would have been better
to have the name of Sam's other
boy, Bill, in the headlines instead
of Mr. Baruch's. Bill, unfortu
nately, is a mongolian idiot and has
spent most of his life in a mental
institution, but boy, what a name
he's got.
Carolina Jias a faculty of which
it can be justly proud. We are for?
tunate to haye men of their cali
ber, regardless of their names, na
tionalities, or origins.
It is indeed discouraging that
some find the sound of an indi
vidual's name more important than
his potential, or the color of his
skirT more important than his
character.
Americanism, we suggest to the
editorialist in question, is not a
product of birthright or parentage,
but rather a state of mind. We
wonder .'if he possesses that state
of mind.
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BILL HOBBS
'Tar Heel 8 -0 Kimdy Thinks Birch Hiimoroiis
In Weed
OfDep
The Daily Tar Heel continues
to miss the. point of reading good
like a newspaper should.
Don't misunderstand: ihe Daily
Tar Heel is a good college news
paper. - It reports the "obvious"
straight news in fine fashion and
there are nq complaints to be
leveled on that score.
BUT THE TAR HEEL, fellow
readers, is not reporting the stuff
that could make it great. The Tar
Heel, indeed, is failing at a job,
and what job is that? Specifical
ly it is one of going behind the
more "obvious" gojngs-on pf this
University and bringing o,ut
stories with:
1. Perspective,
2. Depth, and
3. Perception.
The stories, and they would be
big stories, that this paper needs
to go after are ones that would
be a challenge to the reporter
and, in turn, be a challenge to
the reader.
THEY WOULD EMBRACE
some of the great issues on this
campus which, have gone unex
plored; some of the great people
who have gone unsought; and
some of the great thoughts which
have gone unexpressed.
Thus the new mission for the
Tar Heel is to seek, explore, and
express. And the paper can
undertake that mission only by
becoming something it is now
not: enterprising.
Seldom in the past, seldom, has
the Tar Heel been enterprising,
and the prospect now seems that
it won't be such a thing any
time soon. That is unless some
body, and a case in point would
be new Editor King, is alerted.
Can somebody please crash the
cymbals or something?
PAUL HOUSTON
(Editor's Note: The type of re
porting you request, though de
sirable, is not the kind that the
Daily Tar Heel can indulge in for
various -reasons, ' not the least of
which are space limitations and
lack of reporters. Certain mate
rial must be included every day
meeting times and places for
organizations, announcements,
etc. Much of this is boring and
certainly does not embrace per
spective, depth and perception.
Many events that the DTH
would have. liked tQ cover ade
quately cannot be done in this
manner because IV pages will
not suffice to include all the in-?
formation and background neces
sary for a complete and compre
hensive picture. The Christian
Science Monitor can do it The
Daily Tar Heel cannot at prcs
ent.) .
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Letters to The Daily Tar
Heel Forum are always wel
some contributions, as stu
dent expression is an, inte
grai part of academic free
dom. No limitations on length
are imposed, but cooperation
is asked in keeping letters as
brief as the topic permits,
typewritten, double - spaced
if possible. Nq unsigned let
ters will be printed.
Wellman Corrects
Saucer Article
I was most grateful to the
PTH for the space given me to
report on UFO developments'. Al
though the text was shortened
and the last few paragraphs de
leted, the bulk pf the article was
printed intact.
At this point a few observaT
tions are necessary:
(1) I made one mistake in the
fourth installment, where the
Kiilian sighting was recorded as
happening on Feb. 19, 1959. The
correct date is Feb. 24. JQ59.
(2) Lieutenant Colonel Law
rence J- Tacker, Pentagon spokes
man for Project Blue Book, is
preparing sl book entitled J'Fly
ing Saucers and the U. S. Ar
Force," which may already be in
print. This could indicate a
change in the USAF censorship
policy, which has previously been
one "of ignoring the UFO's when
ever possible.
I will be visiting Major Don
ald E.' Keyhoe " in Washington
very soon, and hope that the Tar
Heel will allow space for an ade?
quate report on what I learn
there.
WADE WELLMAN
The John Birch Society, which
might also be called the Defama
tion of Personal Enemies Society
(DOPES) or Authoritarians An
onymous, has been most aptly
characterized as "ridiculous" and
"humorous" by Attorney Gener
al Robert F. Kennedy.
It' is high unlikely that any or
ganization which thinks of
Dwight Eisenhower as a Communist-agent
and of. democracy
as "merely a deceptive phrase, a
weapon ' of demagoguery, and a
perennial' fraud", will ever gain
either respect or power in Amer
ica.
The above description of de
mocracy, incidentally, is by Rob
ert Welch, the founder and lead
er of the society, as quoted by
United Press International.
ONE IS IN FACT sorely temp
ted to have a good belly laugh,
subject the society to a few clev
erly cutting comments, and then
completely forget it.
The John Birch Society in it
self does not deserve more than
a brief, amused glance, and per
haps a bit of vitriolic spittle in
its twisted face.
However, as an extreme ex
ample of a growing trend in
American thought and politics,
this society deserves very care
ful thought. NEWSWEEK ma
gazine recently headlined this
trend with a special report on
"Conservatism On The Campus,
In U. S. Politics, In The Nation."
BARRY GOLDWATER, con
servatism's leading exponent, is
an increasingly important figure;
the House Un-American Activi
ties Committee, conservatism's
"We'll Discuss Another Can Of Gas After The Next
Lap
MIKE ROBINSON
'iirphis Plagues Farmers
America's most persistent enig
ma the" farm surplus problem
has plagued farmers and tax
payers since the beginning of the
century.
American taxpayers moan
that the farm surplus problem
is a vicious cycle: first the gov
ernment pays the farmer not to
plant; next the government guar
antees a . minimum price for a
harvest, if it can't be sold on the
open market; then it costs the
taxpayer $17,000 every minute
for the . storage of this gigantic
lot of foodstuffs that the govern
ment bought.
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BUT NOW THE END may be
in sight and the savior is the
North Carolina tobacco farmer.
He has demonstrated that a
farmer can maintain a good in
come by tight acreage limits and
high price supports. Many North
Carolina farmers and farm lead
ers see these two factors as pav
ing the way for a solution to the
entire surplus problem.
Their , belief is also shared in
high places in the Kennedy Ad
ministration, as well as by the
President himself. Last month he
asked Congress for new freedom
tq formulate agricultural policies
on a commodity-by-commodity
basis.
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THE PRESIDENT would like
to use tobacco as an example of
h.ow farmers can boost their own
incornes "by their own supply
management efforts." Tobacco
growers every three years have
voted for the Federal acreage re
strictions; approval by two
thirds of the growers makes the
jprqgram mandatory for all.
"it' is easy to see why many of
ficial think the approach used
ioi tobacco looks promising for
otnef crops. Since 1933, Qovern
rnent price proppers have lost
ab,out $1 billion n corr and equal
amounts on wheat and cotton,
but have run only $5.9 million in
the red on tobacco.
HOWEVER, THE CURE that
works well for the tobacco grower
is not necessarily a panacea for
all farmers. Only the broad gen
eral method can be used.
What is applicable to one
commodity may not be applicable
to another because of differences
in consumption, quantity and
quality conditions, marketability
and physical stability.
THE ADMINISTRATION is
taking concrete steps to put into
effect changes in the farm laws
that will transform ideas into
reality, Fittingly enough, the
President has chosen Chairman
Cooley (D., N.C.) of the Agri
cultural Committee to push his
proposal through the House.
If by chance you are thinking
"Why the heck should I care
about the farm problem?" the
answer is quite simply: the farm
problem causes higher taxes and
higher food costs.
Chapel Hill After Dark
With Davis B. Young
The trial of Adolf Eichmann
for criminal acts against the Jew
ish people commenced day before
yesterday in Israel. That the
former Nazi official is guilty, we
know.
The disturbing part of the
Eichmann trial is its circus at
mosphere. The courtroom, if we
may believe our newspaper re
ports, has the earmarkings of a
Roman arena full of lions.
Despite the uncivilized acts of
Adolf Eichmann, we claim to be
members of a civilized society.
Compounding his atrocious fel
ony with a bizarre courtroom
scene does not substantiate OUR
claim to being civilized.
We firmly believe that any
where in the world Adolf Eich
mann might be tried, he would
be found guilty and given the
maximum penalty. But to put his
trial on television and parade
him before a world pitched to a
high emotional fervor will not
strengthen our concept of justice.
That Adolf Eichmann deserves a
fair trial is firmly entrenched in
pur culture and judicial heritage.
That he would receive such a trial
in Israel under ordinary circum
stances is not doubted. That he
will receive one under present
circumstances IS doubtful. The
issue is bigger than Eichmann; it
includes the ethical advisability
of tossing a man to the lions, re
gardless of the nature of his
crime.
Since the end of World War II,
West Germany has shown a wil
lingness to meet its judicial obli
gation pertaining to Nazi war
criminals. Adolf Eichmann falls
into this category. He should be
tried in his native land by his
native people for his crime
against humanity.
His trial in Israel can never
return to life the six million Jews
who died in Nazi concentration
camps. But as others have point
ed out, his trial in Israel can
make him a martyr in the annals
of history. We hope this will be
realized, as Adolf Eichmann is
not worthy of the title, martyr.
Eichmann's crime was more
than a crime against the Jewish
people. It was a crime against
our fellows which we ajl wish to
avenge. But. to avenge it in this
manner is most unsatisfactory.
leading political agency, is also
increasingly active, especially
since the publicity given the San
Francisco 'riots' against it. Con
servatism would seem to be def
initely on the rise.
Being a good politician, Barry
Goldwater has tried to disassoci
ate himself and conservatism
from the Birch society. Gold
water stated that the anti-Communist
purpose of the society
should not brand it ultra-conservative.
He of course failed to comment
on the fact that Welch, the auth
oritarian ruler of the society,
would, according to a UPI report,
"repeal virtually all of the social
and economic legislation of the
last 30 years." Nor did Goldwa
ter mention the Welch theoiy
that "The greatest enemy of man
is, and always has been, govern
ment." BOTH OF THESE views are
extensions of Goldwater's own
views; they are indeed ultra-conservative.
This society, then, seems to be
a manifestation of conservatism
in America. The very fact that
such a wide-spread, intensely ul-tra-conservatixe
group has de
veloped in the country lends a
great deal of weight to the other
indications of a growing conser
vatism. The liberals of the nation
would do well to examine this
movement closely.
DOES IT INDICATE a failure
on their part (since the govern
ment has been essentially liberal
for the past 30 years?)
Or has the usefulness and ne
cessity of liberal government run
its course for now?
On the other hand, is the
growth of conservatism as great
as it seems from its publicity?
The John Birch Society will
serve a good purpose if it stimu
lates thought along these lines,
or along any lines save those
which it advocates. Any good
which could come from trie
istence and activity of this body
would be very hard to visualize.
Christierson
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Corps
Of the many ideas offered at
the Peace Corps Conference in
Washington, D. C, one idea stood
out as central, for me, as the
framework within which the
Peace Corps should operate.
The idea was that the world is
in revolution and that the United
States must come to realize this
and act upon it.
In the words of Dr. Griffith,
dean, School of International
Service, at American University,
"the United States must align it
self with the Revolution for Free
dom." WE HAVE BECOME compla
cent to the point of ridiculing
those who fight for freedom.
"Why can't those jungle-bred Af
ricans stop fighting." "Why can't
Castro stop this nonsense of his."
"Why can't those picketers stop
The Africans, Castro and the
picketers cannot stop; they are
fighting for the same freedom
we fought for earlier in history;
however, they are fighting the
revolution in their own way on
a more basic level.
What is this revolution that the
world is in? Is it a sophisticated
political battle? No, when a per
son is starving, sick, ill clothed
or in abject poverty, he cares
little about political ideologies.
It is a revolution to allow for
each individual the freedom of
a full and dignified life because
he is an acknowledged child of
God.
THE WORDS, full and digni
fied life, mean that the individu
al must have adequate food, shel
ter, sanitation, economic and edu
cational opportunity.
The revolution for the basic
freedom of the individual is, for
me, then, the framework within
which the Peace Corps should
operate. This is not to say that
the corps would be a cure-all for
the troubles of the world. Far
from it.
The Peace Corps would be a
slow and tedious method, involv
ing sacrifice and hard work, by
which Americans can aid in the
Revolution for Freedom, which
after all, America was instrumen
tal in creating.
PETER W. von CHRISTIERSON
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