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Jw its sixty-ninth year of editorial freedom, unhampered hy
restrictions from either the administration or the student body,
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The Daily Tar Heel is the official student publication of
the Publications Board of the University of ;NorthjCrqlina.
All editorials appearing in The Daily Tar Heel are the
personal expressions of the editor, unless otherwise credited; they
are not necessarily representative of feeling on the staff.
February 28, 1962
Tel. 942-235G
Vol. LXIX, No. 102
Trustee Inquiry
The framework of the Carolina
student judiciary has been challeng
ed in the appeal to the Board of
Trustees concerning the suspension
of a student by the Women's Honor
Council last spring.
The appeal, it appears, involves
not only the single case, but the
concept of delegating disciplinary
powers to students. A brief prepar
ed by Att. John T. Manning and
presented to officials here, challenges
the delegation of this power by the
Board of Trustees to the adminis
tration and subsequently to the stu
dent judiciary.
This means that there is a
chance, although it seems a small
one at present, that the tradition
of student judicial councils with
power to suspend or otherwise dis
cipline students may be ended.
Although the legal aspects of
passing down disciplinary power to
students has been decided elsewhere,
if it appears that any right of due
process which is stipulated by the
Board in any student judicial ac
tion, wras denied in this case, or
possibly in others, then the judicial
system is vulnerable.
The student judiciary here func
tions as a privilege, not as a guar
anteed right. The power to discipline
can be withdrawn from students at
anytime, either by the administra
tion or by the Board of Trustees.
If it appears that this privilege is
being used improperly there is a
chance that it will be revoked.
Fortunately, the particular de
cision by the Vomen's Council that
is being questioned has been upheld
by both Chancellor Ayeock, Presi
dent Friday, and "right up to Gov.
Sanford'a office," as one official put
it.
This vote of confidence in the
judiciary is heartening. The facts
leading to the decision to suspend
the student were carefully review
ed and no basis for an appeal was
found.
At the same time a careful
examination will serve to help point
up some of the faults and there
are some that can be remedied in
the system.
The judiciary is far from perfect;
but it is not so imperfect that it
is kept from being the best system
for depriving student govern
will not, we think, reveal any basis
for for depriving students govern
ment of the judicial power.
But it will serve to strengthen
it by -pointing to. weaknesses that
can be remedied. ; : .
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cieiiee Course
Bo '"71
Two-BarMState?
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Storm ;.clouds . gathering ::on the;
North rrCrolina -horizon may - not
contain.1 much. T "thundf r ; on 3 ,the
right" hut th ere are sporadic' flashes
of ligKtnTrig ' 'revealing! "'that"ii::the
state's pRepuDlicans C .are Jn ' dead
earnest this year. ' " . ;
A weekend development saw. Con
gressman "Charles R. Jonas official,
ly get into the Eighth District race
for re-election- His acceptance.- of .
the district's GOP nomination at
Rockingham sent the party's cam--paign
temperament into orbit -
Meanwhile, in Taylorsville, the
Ninth District GOP convention had
its largest attendance since 1916.
This district will have the unusual
opportunity of choosing its Republi
can candidate for Congress in a
spring primary.
The Ninth's avowed candidates
are James T. Broyhill, well-known
Lenoir furniture executive and
member of a prominent Republican
family, and W. Leslie Burdick, the
China Grove newspaper publisher
who is chairman of the party in
Rowan County.
Political observers have predicted
for years that North Carolina Re
publicans will come into their own
when they're strong enough to
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:choose their nommees in a primary
rrathe than ; convention; -
tJFsml instance, -Republicans inthe
fourth EpIclrSfeerrl to be intHeir
'WUal quandary irr seeking a candi-
dafe?;)r Cofire They suc&Jfed
inytmgg.jnnn butlaijlfdl
jffpniiii corttte'Jto loolcjfcftjrV'
candidate. Aiid4 Eleventh District
Republicans: couldn't agree on a ctjn-
: didate: afneir.convention.
Aside frortf developments in GOP
conventions, there are indication
of resurgence- in a number of coun
ties in the Piedmont. Gaston has'
for a number , of months been
strengthening opposition to Dem
ocratic majority through a citizens'
- committee working for two-party-government.
This group's energies
were recently turned loose for the
GOP cause and the Gaston arm
of the party has new life. There
has been some revitalization of the
Republicans in Cleveland County,
too.
Credit for the growth of the
GOP in North Carolina should go
largely to its state chairman, Wil
liam Cobb of Morganton, but there
is evidence that he is getting a
great deal of help from life-long
GOP members moving into North
Carolina with new business and in
dustries people who haven't been
accustomed to the one-party system
that has held sway In the state
for so many years.
There is evidence, too, that many
nominal Democrats, whd have sup
ported the party's choice through
the state level but voted the Re
publican ticket nationally, are re
orienting themselves for full-scale
local support Of the GOP.
None of this means that Republi
cans in North Carolina are going to
stampede the Democrats an time
soon. The Democrats are strength
ening their party machinery to meet
the challenge.
But, to all appearances, 1962 will
mark the beginning of a genuine
two-party struggle for political con
trol in North Carolina.
The figure around whom the GOP
will rally is the Eighth District's
Jonas, who could be a serious candi
date for governor in 1964. nd the
rallying point is the Eighth District
gerrymander.
v It all makes for an interesting
spring. Charlotte Observer
One paragraph in the editorial
from the National Observer ..reprint
ed 'in the DTH Sunday gets at the
root of the reason why fnany Amer
icans exhibit ignorance of or lack of
regard for American government
and institutions.
A young man was quoted as say
ing, "After studying American his
tory and political science I know that
our Constitution is a farce . . . min
ority groups are held back . . .
Americans are greedy and selfish
How can anyone live in the best
society that ever existed and not
think it is worth fighting .for? This
boy's attitude is the . end result of
years of domination of higher learn
ing by people who may be generally
described as Liberals.
The basic course in American gov
ernment at Carolina (Political 41)
typically, is biased and inadequate.
It contributes absolutely nothing to
the students' fundamental under
standing of the American system of
government.
Anyone who has taken , a course in
foreign government knows that the
proper approach Js .descriptive and
analytical. The approach of Poli Sci
41 ,is disorganized, subjective, oyer
generalized and full of ir relevancies.
The main purpose ,ef the course is
apparently. to rid the student, of the
"prejudices" ; and "ialse notions"
which the organizers feel he has
picked up frphi .his tti i.d d t e-class
background. PaUe notions are ideas
which run counter : to the assump
tions and prejudices. of ( the faculty of
the Department ,of .Political Science
Students of ' 41 presently pri
vileged to buy a book by Professors
Scott and Wallace which purports to
be a casebook on American politic
al processes. Were a little green
man from Mars to open the book to
find out what American government
is like, he would return home and
recommend that his people stay
clear of us.
The book gives 37 pages of more
than 500 to the most basic concept of
American government - federalism.
All cases are written .from a par
tisan viewpoint. None are analytical
or giye any detached view of the
political processes involved.
The emotional content , of the "civil
rights" sctionoutweigh any indi
cation of objective examination. It
is full of exagerated accounts of the
horrible South, including a melo
dramatic article by Negro beatnik
James .Baldwin, ("The South had al
ttays frightened me".) The profes
sors are entitled to admire Bald
win's essay, but what possible rela
tion does it have to. a basic course
in American government? Does it
teacl the student anything import
ant about - political - processes?
The entire book is unashamedly
loaded toward the Liberal view
point. Every single case on Madison
Avenue in campaigns concerns Re
publicans. As if to suggest Demo
crats were too honorable to use such
techniques.
In short, there is nothing in the
book or the course to give any con
ception of the essentials of American
government. Someone who gets most
of his information from the course
does not really know anything ex
cept superficial about the structure
and 'processes of- our government
and h a s no appreciation for the
uniqueness and greatness of Ameri
can institutions.
In the past Americans were proud
of their country, not because they
were chauvinists, but because they
justly felt they were the most flour
ishing democracy since Athens and
their institutiens were the hope of
the world.
We arc not likely to become n
more cohesive or motivated people
until we again popularize the idea
that we have every right to be proud
of our country, not because it is
ours, but because it is unique and
great.
CLYDE WILSON'
"They're Not Reacting TJie Way Tbey tTsed To"
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ordari jSiipport UN :
Test Ban Resolution
Shouldn H Be Passea
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TO the Editor:
Thursday evening the Student
Legislature passed a Resolution con
cerning nuclear testing. This parti
cular resolution was a very nebulous
one, indeed. This bill condemned the
Soviet Union for resuming nuclear
testing in the atmosphere, but stat
ed that the Student Legislature felt
the United States was right in test
ing in the atmosphere once "the
deterrent capabilities of the United
States" became jeopardized.
I question the right of the Student
Leglislaure to pass this resolution
for the following reason: Not one
single legislator ran for his seat on
a platform which remotely mention,
ed this issue. Although a few at
tempts were made in some districts
to find how the opinion ran on this
issue, no campus-wide straw vote
or canvass was held on this issue;
every legislator did not know how
the sentiment on this resolution lay
in his district. How, then, can the
Student Legislators feel that they
have represented campus opinion,
the opinion. of the students in their
respective districts, when they have
made little effort to . find what that
opinion was?
1 Secondly -as ) fifovided. by Article
IV of the'respiurt, 'k ppy of thisi
.National Student Association. NSA
jWill, rnost likely, interpret 'this reso
lution as indicative of . student
opinion here at -UNQ, and usethat.
'interpretation in' forming' its' future
policy on this issue. This-means, in
effect, that the opinion o fthe Stu
dent Legislators, although, perhaps,
not the opinion of the students as
it is made out to be, will be used
to formulate policy on this interna
tional issue.
Furthermore, some campuses do
not elect, but, rather appoint their
delegates to NSA national conven
tions. Until all campuses elect their
delegates, it cannot truly claim to
be representative of student opinion.
In this respect, I congratulate the
Student Legislature for making our
delegation somewhat representative
by providing for such an election in
another Bill passed Thursday.
Jeffrey A. Dick
Reflections
A recent story which came into
the Tar Heel office reported that
'"almost 700 college students had
,invaded W.C. for a big Consolidat-
red; University dance and twist
party. Jack Paar would have gr it
ten a big kick out of that one. That's
an awfully small place to get TOO
men. No wonder they were twisting.
Erviri, J
Senator Everett Jordan and Sena
tor. Sam Ervin are giving us intel
ligent and responsible representation
in Washington by their support of
the President's position on the Unit
ed Nations bond issue.
A Washington report tells us that
there is a "hostile flow of mail" in
to the offices of the North Carolina
senators. This is regrettable. If we
know what is really good for us and
the world, we will show our . grati
tude to to senators who show their
faith in the United Nations - at a
critical time when many Americans
would deliver the international or
ganization to the scrap heap.
The UN's stabilizing operations in
the Congo have cost $10 million a
month. By the end of 1962 the UN
expects to have a deficit of $200
million. It asks member nations to
subscribe to a $200 million bond is
sue. The United States, which has
80 per cent of the world's income,
is asked to subscribe up to half of
the bond issue. President Kennedy
wants us to accept this $100 million
quota. The money would be paid
back over a 25-year period with in
terest. There is serious opposition to the
Kennedy position. Always enemies
of the UN look for an opportunity
to cripple or destroy the organiza
tion. Some Americans understand
ably are irritated by the refusal of
Russia to pay its share of the cost
of the Congo operation, which it op
posed. Other Americans are re
luctant to back the bond plan be
cause they think the UN had no
business intervening in the Congo.
Still other Americans cite "mis
takes" made by the UN in the Con
go. None of the arguments against
buying the bonds, even if we admit
they have validity, are sufficient to
overrule the compelling argument in
favor of the bond plan. The com
pelling argument is that the United
Nations must be maintained and it
must have full U.'SX support if it is its activities. But the UN is indis
td survive. Failure to relieve the pensable in the quest for world
UN's financial difficulty will seri- peace.
Yack Editor Befem
Double-Endor semen
If
ously 'endanger the 'life of the or
ganization:
To refuse to support the Presi
dent's position on the bond question
. . ' , . is to play into the hands of the
The UN has imperfections It has forces seek destruction of the
made mistakes and Will make more
mistakes, for imperfect human be
ings formulate its policies -and direct
United Nations.
Smilhfield Herald
Letter Supports
Mike Lawler
To the Editor: .
We, the undersigned, in light of
remarks made in your editorial of
Feb. 23, "Probable Candidates",
cannot understand why the Student
Party is not receptive to Mike Law
ler as a candidate for president of
the student body.
Granted, Lawler has not been in
politics for a year, however, he
was an active SP legislator for TWO
years previous to that.l He did give
a legislature seat he had won last
spring to the SP. At that same time
he won a seat on the Men's Honor
Council and has been; vitally con
cerned with the problems of the
Honor System ever since. He has
served as a member of the SP Exe
cutive Council.
These facts considered, we think
Lawler to be an exceptionally strong
candidate, experienced, capable and
personable.
He has been active In campus
sports, and has shown responsibility
and leadership as coach of the UNC
freshman and Chapel Hill High
School swimming teams.
We consider him . the ablest lead
er on campus and suggest the ideal
ticket for SP and UNC Mike
Lawler . for president and Dwight
Wheless for vice president of Caro
lina student government.
CLAIRE ATKINS,
Graduate Counselor
SANDY HOKE,
Women's Honor Council
Editor's Note: The above let
ter carried Si additional signa
tures. Because of Kpace limita
tions, we will be unable to print
lengthy lists of supporters for var
ious candidates. However, we will
print the text of the letter and will
keep the original signatures on file
here if any student wishes to see
it.
1 About Letters
The Dally Tar Heel latites
readers to cso it for expres
sions of opinion on ccrrest
topics regardless of tiewpolat.
Letters must bo signed, con
tain a verifiable address, and
be tree of libelous material.
Brevity and legibility In
crease the chanca of publica
tion. Lengthy letters may fee
edited or omitted. Absolotely
bene win be returned.
To the Editor:
At the last meeting of legislature
a bill was passed which made the
Editorship of the YACKETY YACK
an appointive office rather than a
campus-wide, elected position as it
has been in the past. This was pass
ed, supposedly because there were
fears that with the new rule that a
person can not be doubly endorsed
by both campus political parties, if
there were only one qualified per
son the other party might still en
dorse someone in hopes of winning
the office. Thus a job which requires
a person with some technical know
ledge could easily become a politic
al football. No one consulted with
the present Co-Editors; in fact, this
bill didn't even come up before the
rules committee to be discussed as
is the usual custom. The vote was
taken late in the evening and most
of the legislators were tired and an
xious to adjourn; besides it was pre
sented with the indication that the
present editors and the Publications
Board were in favor of this move.
You may ask, "So what difference
does it make whether the YACK edi
tor is appointed or elected?" and
say "If it solved a problem by mak
ing it appointive all the better."
First a little background. This is
sue came up before the Publications
Board both last spring and this fall.
In the new by-laws which were pass
ed by both the Pub Board and the
legislature this fall the editorship
was left elected. To make sure that
no unqualified candidates ran for
office all candidates were to come
before a Selections Committee of the
Publication Board which would ex
amine the p e r s o n's qualifications
and then endorse those individuals
who were qualified. NOW, the Board
will have the final power to say who
the editor will be.
What is wrong with this is that
the editorship could easily become a
revolving monopoly that stays year
after year within one select group.
Some may say this won't and can't
happen. Yet look at the business
managers of the two major publica
tions who are appointed in a simi
lar manner. The business manager
of the DAILY TAR HEEL has been
a DKE for over five years and the
YACK business manager has been
an SAE for many years. This oc
currence is n o t particularly bad
since the business manager has no
control over editorial material, but
it does show that there is a real
threat of this type of monopoly hap
pening. This, in the case of the
editor, would be bad for the student
body as a whoie for an editor is
bound to be somewhat partial to the
group of which he is a member. This
is evidenced in all past Yacks.
The YACK editor is at the head of
one of the larger organizations on
campus. This past year over $.10,
000 was spent on the yearbook. The
editor has complete control over
how and where this money is spent.
Since the editor is the only person
who actually knows enough to soy
whether a person who has worked
with him is qualified to take over
the editorship, he will virtually have
the power to name his successor
since it is only logical to expect that
the Pub. Board will give his recom
mendations more consideration than
anyone else's. The student body
should have this right to select its
editor from all qualified candidates.
The yearbook is for all students,
each student pays for and receives
a book; therefore, I firmly believe
that the students should have the
opportunity to vote for their editor
or at least, have had the oppor
tunity to vote that they did not want
this privilege.
DICK REPPUCCI
Co-Editor
19C2 Yackety Yack