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Ernilee Hines ije iBatlp titer Seel Are Lea lee T"V i i Id Mte van I 7s sixty-ninth year of editorial freedom, unhampered by restrictions from either the administration or thf student body. The Daily Tar Heel is the official student publication of the Publications Board of the University of North Carolina. 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. March 17, 1962 Tel, 942-2356 Vol. LXIX, No. 117 I Big gUl A Candidate . . . . Tempers flared in GM Thursday afternoon following a Constitution al Council decision upholding the Elections Board ruling on UP vice presidential candidate Larry Mc Devitt's campaign expenses; The Elections Board had ruled that the cost of printed card3 dis tributed by McDevitt prior to his nomination by the UP did not have to be included in his statement of campaign expenses. The Board rul ed that since McDevitt, was not of ficially a . candidate, . according to the student Constitution, . when he distributed the cards, they were hot to be regarded as campaign litera ture. The Constitutional Council, head ed by Honor Council Chairman George Campbell, upheld the Elec tions Board ruling on the same grounds. Student Government officials lat er pointed out that the members of the Constitutional Council had been selected improperly, and another hearing on the matter is scheduled for Sunday, after proper selections according to existing regulations are made. All in all, it seems to have been a pretty sad showing. Although it is evident that McDevitt acted with in the. letter of the law, he Knocked hell out of the spirit of it. The Elec tions Board seems not to have tak en the intent of the ruling on cam paign expenditures into considera tion. The purpose for setting a limit on expenses is to insure that camp us politics which are rotton enough as it is do not degenerate into contests between bankbooks. The regulation was not written in to the elections laws to give campus politicians just another rule to evade. To rule that a candidate is not a candidate merely because he has not yet gone through the formal filing procedures is outright bunk. Most candidates are alrealy run ning hard long before any official announcement is made. McDevitt himself apparently considered him self a candidate. The cards he dis tributed pointed this out clearly enough with the designation "Larry McDevitt, Candidate for Student Body Vice-President." There is already enough political chicanery going on here without the Elections Board and the Constitu tional Council getting into the act with rulings that carefully avoid the real question. Both bodies, we are sure, ruled as they did on the supposition that McDevitt acted in good faith. This is a position we subscribe to wholeheartedly. Mc Devitt requested the hearing him self, and we in no way want to sug gest that he was consciously violat ing the election laws. We do feel, however, that he was in error in assuming that the ex penses of printing the card would not be considered a campaign ex pense. The Constitutional Council and the Elections Board merely jcompounded that error by ruling on letter of law rather than spirit of law. . The sooner both errors are cor rected, the better. Governing Bodies Should Lead In Civil Rights, Not Follow . The North Carolina Advisory Committee to the U. S. Commission on Civil Rights has offered some sound advice to the General Assem bly and city councils throughout the state. It declared that state statutes and city ordinances' are still sprinkl ed with outdated laws requiring . segregation of races in certain pub lic and private facilities. Why not, the committee asked, wipe clearly discriminatory laws off the books instead of awaiting costly and drawn-out litigation? Why not indeed? Why wait lor. the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People or the Congress of Racial Equality to act? Why not do what is clearly in? dicated without awaiting outside pressure. EDITORIAL STAFF JSditor Wayne King Mike B.OBmsoit.A.ssociate Editor HARRY J-iLOYD, HARVE HARRIS Managing Editors Lloyd Little Executive News Editor Jim Clotfelter, Bill WtrAMErr News Editors Jxm Wallace Photography Editor Chuck. MooNEYFeature Editor, Ed Dupree. Sports Editor U'ETRRY KJRKFATRICK Asst. Sports Editor f Garry Blanchard " I Contributing Editor f BUSINESS STAFF Tem Burnett Business Manager Mike Mathers- Advertising Manager Jim "EvAntsJSubscription Manager Jim Eskeidcz Circulation Manager Tarn Daily Tab Em Is published AaUrf ccpt Monday, examiztattaa perlei and vacations. If Is entered as second class matter In the post office In Chap t Hill. N. C- pursuant with the act el March 6, 1870. Subscription rates i tUi per semester, ta per year. -- Tua Daxlt Tab ELxxl is a subscriber t- the United Press International ci3 utilizes the services of the News L j reau oi the University ot North Care Una. -.... . ...... t. - Publish by the Publications Eosri ot the University of North Carcai Chapel Hill. N. cC - Statutory requirements on seg regation in North Carolina have never been as extensive as those in other southern states. But we main tain a large number which appear both unnecessary and unconstitu tional. Some areas of contact between the races are more sensitive than others, of course. But there are classic examples in the state of bar riers which have been removed with no adverse effects such as those in public libraries. The wise course of action would be for the General Assembly and city councils to examine all of their laws and ordinances with an eye to elimination of race barriers where such a course seems dictated by changed attitudes and legal prec edents. The advisory committee correct ly pointed out that the existence of many of the laws is an invitation to misunderstanding, confusion and violence. ". . . . the danger is," said the committee report, "that so long as these compulsory statutes are on the books, some private citizens are more than likely to take it upon themselves to try to enforce segre gation. "Assaults and affrays, with each p the participants thinking that he is rig$t, may Mjow, and when the policeman is called, he, too, is like ly to be mistaken as to where his fluty lies . . J Governing bodies should study these; matf ers carefully and take in to consideration prevailing local at titude? m determining the speed at which they move Hqweyer, since; they clearly can no longer justify many of these practices under the law, it would -be wise to initiate and guide change rather than have it come through outside pressures. . Charlotte Observer Editor's Note: Ernilee Hines of Nathalia, Va., was a UNC student last year and worked at the Com putation Center. She is presently teaching in Machakos, Kenya This is the last of a three part commentary on the situation in Kenya- "Yes, we're going," Kenya Euro peans admit frankly. "What is there to stay for? To have our cattle stol en, our houses broken into, rocks thrown at our cars? That's happen ing already. Should we wait and see what will happen after uhuru? Not me! I'll tell you what will happen: the same thing that happened in the Congo." This was a farmer speaking, but one hears the same sentiments from people all over Kenya, in all jobs. There is no security for one's job, one's property, or even one's person. Theft and armed attack are increas ing, and the European hears even small children scream at him: 'iMzungu, kwenda kwetu!" (Euro pean, go home!) From a teacher: "I'd planned to teach in Kenya the rest of my life, but I'm going to look for another job when I go on leave in April. There's no assurance of a pension, or even my job, out here! How do I know what will happen after uhuru? I just may be given my check and told "Thank you very much. Kwa heri." (Goodbye.) An administrator reports, "Who knows where we'll be or what we'll be doing next year at this time? "Doctor, Nonsense! All You Need Is A Few Chuckles" t '' Africanization is going on all over the place. I'm training the man to replace me, but he doesn't know how to go about the work. Hasn't a CLUE! I'm glad I'll not be around to see the mess." - Another administrator, a District Officer, says, "I'm going in June. I could stay longer, but I figure I'll be kicked out sometime, and it's bet ter to go now instead of in ten years when I'll be married and have a family to support. I'm luckier than most out here. 1 have my college degree and business experience. The ones it's toughest on are the older men. They came out when they were young, and they're not trained for anything else. They're going to have it rough. You know what it's like to try to find a job after you're for ty?" WKh A Penny A wealthy Asian contractor whose family also owns a tea plantation ancf processing plant, two lumber businesses and an automobile a gency, is disbanding the Nairobi part of the businesses. "We're getting what we can out before the Africans take it away from us. There's noth ing we can do about the tea planta tion, of courseSt but we're investing what we can get in Persia.' My fath er came to East Africa in J927, with out a penny. He worked hard, and saved, "and invested. We're million haires now, but next year at this time, we may be penniless." He shrugged. "I suppose I can go somewhere and start from nothing the way my father did." Many owners of large farms have sold their property, and are mere ly waiting for the current crop to be harvested. "We sold just in time," one admits. "The farm is worth 60,000 pounds (about $180, 000), but we only got 30,000 pounds. We were lucky to get that! No one wants to buy. The Europeans would be foolish to buy, the Government hasn't any money left to buy with, and the Africans think they'll get it all free. They've already staked out what part of the farm they're going to take. They'll let it go to pieces. They think when something breaks, Old Man Johnasen will be there , to repair it, or when they need money, they'll go to a bank and take some.' out. My father came to Kenya when he was a young man, and bought this farm, and worked on it. WTiile Junior Glass Progress Cited; 'Is H appiness, Freedom Wasted?' Intolerable Barrier? To the Editor: In regard to your article concern ing textile barriers, I do not see how you can call them "intolerable." They are vital for the preservation of the textile industry, not only here in the South, but all across the coun try. Already there have been many textile plants in the North that have been forced to move South or to sell out because they were not able to keep pace with the imports. This is easy to visualize when one considers the difference in pay scales and labor wage laws of the foreign countries and the United States. Foreign goods can be sold much cheaper than American goods and yet more profit can be made from them. I worked for J. P. Stevens & Co. this past summer, and I can as sure you that they are doing their best to compete through improved production methods. Efficiency, qua lity, and progress are bywords for them. Each day new ideas are tried in the hope of bringing better pro ducts at lower cost to the Ameri can consumers and the world mark et. The other manufacturers are do ing likewise, for they realize the necessity of such a program. Yes, the American consumer is placed at a disadvantage, but at least he is purchasing the finest ma terial when he buys American tex tiles. No other country can equal the quality of the goods made in the United States. It is not the textile industry alone that is being protect ed by these barriers, but the Ameri can people themselves. Is this not worth "intolerable" laws? RAY JONES Creative Prof To the Editor: Never underestimate your circula tion, nor your impact on readers many miles away. While in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, with the U. S. Navy I received from home a section from the Raleigh NEWS & OBSERVER containing a reprint of your article recalling Associate Professor John Ehle's comments on the decline of the creative atmos phere in Chapel Hill. I wish more professors recogniz ed the value of creativity and the need to encourage, develop, and per haps even teach it. Yet all too often we found academic success meant parrotting the words of textbooks and professors a task which in " itself demands no deep thinking nor does it demonstrate a workable knowledge nor even an understand ing of the subject. The only value is that we have for a short term me morized the words of these learned men and thus have proof of exposure to the thoughts of others which must once have been the product of the creative process. It would seem that one purpose for teaching music should "Be to bring forth composer, for teaching poetry to bring forth poets, for art to bring forth artists, and for liter ature to bring forth writers. To ap preciate the contributions of others is only half an education. We must also be taught to make contributions of our own. JACK MAYO (UNC '60) To the Editor: The Junior Class has initiated and undertaken many projects this year, proving beyond any doubt, the value of class officers and class activities at Carolina. The Junior (Basketball Classic fea turing Lennie Rosenbluth's All Stars, served as the initial money making project. With these funds the Junior Class was able to sponsor a combo party in February and one in March with Doug Clark's "Hot Nuts". There will be another combo party at the American Legion Hut in April at the same minimum charge. The officers also undertook the responsibility of getting permis sion granted for 2 p.m. curfew Sat urday of Germans. Another program introduced this year was the Faculty Award of the Month which recognizes outstanding campus professors. In order to achieve more effec tive operation of class activities, all Cabinet meetings were and are open to every member of the Junior class. Also, to increase efficiency, Walt ; Ratchford was appointed to serve as class Secretary to the Ad ministration and Bill Brake, Secre tary to the Student Government. Now in the planning stage is a benefit concert sponsored by the Junior Class for the Campus Chest Charities. Aside from continuing the pro jects presently in effect, the class will terminate the year's activities with a Junior Class Picnic. JUNIOR CLASS CABINET To the Editor: Tonight when four ways had part ed and the campus political situa tion had been thoroughly discussed wildly, flippantly, occasionally ser iously I was left wondering how people, and what sort of people, set out to make this a better campus. Undoubtedly there some who, lost in their thoughts and plans behind wrinkled brows of utter seriousness, plan and execute campaigns. This is a grave matter to be sure for the prestige, achievement, and very self-reprect of these leaders often seem to depend on it. Each year the same parties come up with synthetic ideals (planks) for their platforms, and their candi dates are affirmed by the campus; for whether their minds are gifted or their words sincere need not con cern an election. When once the offices are filled, I'm sure the officers do their duties with competence and concern for most any student elected to public responsibility will do the same. Some will, of course, accomplish more than others. But so little authority now belongs to the student government, and so little social influence to the student body (under the present arrange ment), that some may well display a cynic's grin at those who take themselves and the components of their temporary environment so ser iously. We have all been interrupted and amused by the ultra-committed candidates who storm our rooms, enraptured by themselves and their campaigns, insulting our intelligence with a sales pitch basically meaning this: "Vote for me because I am!" Should we individuals waste the happiness, freedom and laughter which we can now so well enjoy, for the sake of any organized abstrac tion? Minds become tense and tang led when we forget how to laugh at ourselves. I would turn my eyes away, at least occasionally, from this little world of sophisticates, to the wonders pf springtime, the ideals I would aspire to, and the mystery of man. As concerns this campus, so ciety will protect its college stu dents, and we wdn't fare badly here. On the other hand, who will pro tect society? Inherent in college traditions, and especially those of this university, is an exuberant, mass, unrestrained new voice on social issues. Building an impressive political background, amassing extracurriculars, further the chaotic complexity of student functions, do not seem to character ize our tradition, nor a desirable state of mind for us at present. Yet such has become the University of North Carolina. None of us need get perturbed over carrier current or the Bell Tower. But when revolution flames throughout civilization and the prob lems of humanity are such that both human dignity and our very human existence are in question will this student body be silent? HUBERT HAWKINS he was building dams and drilling wells for irrigation, and clearing land and sowing pastures, the Afri cans were off hunting or drinkin; beer and leaving their women to work in their shambas. Now they say the land is theirs!" $280 Fine Even doctors, so sorely needed by East Africa, are leaving. An Asian doctor's wife states bitterly, "You saw what happened in Tanganyika. The same thing will happen here." (Tanganyika gave doctors the choice of working in government clinics or being fined 100 lb. ($280) per month for private practice.) Many merchants would like to leave, but find no takers for their shops and inventories. Sales cf au tornobiles and machinery have sftmVped. Hardware, appliance and furniture stores are hard hit. Only sales of food, clothing and liquor have remained steady, and night club attendance has increased. Where are they going? "I'd go to South Africa, except that they're having trouble too," a farmer an swered. "I don't know. Austra.io, New Zealand, Canada. Maybe the States! Somewhere a man can be free and safe," he ended wist fully. I'm A Fool Is anyone staying? "Wre are," an Asian family reports. "We contri bute to both parties so they will not persecute us later." "I'm staying, but I'm a fool," a farmer says angrily. "The Africans have stolen me blind. In the last eight months I've had 112 sheep stolen from me, and almost ?:.y morning I'll find my wire has been cut and African cattle are grazing on my land. But I'm staying. I've no place else to go. I was born here. I'm an African even if my face is white, and I love this country. Be sides, I'm getting old. I can't make a start somewhere else." He ended sadly, "I don't much mind how they treat me, but I'd like something se cure for the children." An Italian engineer also plans to stay. "Why not? I make a good salary here, and I send half of it home every month. I have no fam ily here to worry about, and I don't own anything here but my car. If things get bad, I will pack my suit case and get on a plane." But at the rate people are leaving, all the planes may be full. EMILEE HINES Poetical Potshots At a bistro, a chap name O'Reilly Said, "I've heard these martinis praised heilly, But they're better by far At the neighboring bar Where they're mixed much more smoothly and dreilly. A rascal far gone in lechery Lured maids to their doom by his treachery He invited them in For the purpose of sin Though he said 'twas to look at his etchery. There was an monk in Siberia Whose existence grew steadily drear, ier. Till he broke from his cell Writh a hell of a yell And eloped with the Mother Super ior. Said a potentate gross and despotic, "My tastes are more rich than exo tic. I've always adored Making love in a Ford Because I am auto-erotic." There was a young lady named Maud, A sort of a society fraud. In the parlor, 'tis told, She was distant and cold, But on the veranda, my Gawd! About Letters The Dally Tar Heel Invites readers to use It for expres sions of opinion on current topics regardless of viewpoint. Letters must be signed, con tain a verifiable address, and be free of libelous material. Brevity and legibility In crease the chance of publica tion. Lengthy fetters may be edited or omitted. Absolutely none will be returned.
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