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Waite Wellman atlp Wax J$eH 1 A T ES tie E3 In its sixty-ninth year of editorial freedom, unhampered iby restrictions from either the administration or the student body. THEiDAiLY 2arHeel is the official student publication of the Publications -Board of the 'XJnhersity of North Carolina. All editorials appearing in The foAUJY Tar Heel are the Personal expressions df ihettditor, unlessotherwise credited; 'they i I are not necessarily representatives) 'feeling on the staff. March 18, 1962 Tel. 942-2356 Vol. LXIX, No. 118 1 Peace Corps Yesterday's full slate of activi ties climaxed the two-day Peace Corps Conference in Chapel Hill. Significantly, the final major ad dress, delivered by Yale Chaplain William Sloan Coffin, stressed not' what the Peace Corps projects are doing for distressed nations, but what participation in the projects is doing for the U. S. not in terms of improved relations with foreign countries, nor even containing com munism. Instead, Rev. Coffin point ed to what the Corps has done in capturing the imagination of a na tion jaded by its own economic suc cess and slogging through a marsh of introspection. Chauvinism, to Rev. Coffin, is possibly the rankest word in the English language. He says it with a family sneer, mocking it occasion ally with a pointed comment. The Peace Corps, he believes, is combat ting the special -American brand of it by cutting artificial barriers im posed by national boundaries .and internally-oriented thinking. In this, he differs not at all f rom a statement issued by Gov. tTerry Sanford early this week, 'designat ing yesterday Peace Corps IDay an North Carolina. In the statement, Gov. Sanford states that "the ene mies (the Peace Corpsmen) are fighting are disease and ignorance and poverty." Gov. Sanford Coffin is correct in his view. The inroads that the Corpsmen make against backward ness in distressed countries will doubtless be great. But Rev. Coffin is correct also in his belief that the Peace Corps will help the American people overcome their own national narcissism. "m rr ivieaica i -vuare At his news conference on Wed nesday, President Kennedy flung down a gantlet. He indicated plain ly that his Administration would make an all-out effort to bring med ical care for the elderly to a vote in both houses of Congress during the current session. This is immensely heartening news for all who believe, as 'this newspaper does, that the country greatly needs a program which will give assured medical care as a matter of earned right (to all senior citizens and that such a pro gram can best be organized and fin anced through the Social Security system. Evidently the President '.means to take his case, as .he .must, to the American people. He is going to speak next Tuesday at a majjor rally in Madison Square -Garden design ed to "mobilize enthusiasm for the health care program. He will have an opportunity then to tell the public why the program is needed, why the logical way to finance it is through Social Security taxation and why this way is as thoroughly consistent with American political and economic principles as any other aspect of Social Security or as any other public welfare pro gram. There is the most pressing need for the President to explain this to the people. For a lot of sand has already-been thrown into their eyes. They are being told, through a highly organized ipublicity cam paign, that while it may be all right to provide aid to dependent chil dren and,aid -to the blind ,and aid to the unemployed through Social ;Se- curity, it would be "socialistic" to provide medical care for the elderly through the same mechanism. They are being told that while the "doctor-patient" relationship will be -unaffected by participation in a privately-financed insurance scheme to pay for medical care, the right o'f a patient to choose his own doctor will somehow be taken away and medicine will be "socialized" if the financing is done through a public ; agency. They are being told that it is somehow more virtuous and more "American" to rely on the charity' of physicians for medical care in old age than to save up during one's working years in order to pay one's own way. The President is going to have a first-class fight on his hands to get his medical care sprogram enacted into law. The American Medical Association has already launched a kind of 'religious crusade against it. , The National Association of Manu facturers has announced its undy ing opposition. We believe the Pres ident can win this 'fight and that if he does so he will at once enhance . his own political stature and invalu ably promote the general welfare. But to do it he will have to make the White House what Teddy Roosevelt once called it "a bully pulpit" and he will have to treat the Presidency as a position of mor al leadership. Washington Post Three-Kin EDITORIAL STAFF Wayne King.. JEditor 1 Mike Robinson Associate Editor Harry Lloyd, Harve Harris Managing Editors Lloyd Little Executive News Editor Jim Clotfelter, Bill Wuamett News Editors Jim Wallace Photography Editor CstTCK Mooney Feature Editor Ed Dtjfree Sport Editor CVTESY KlRKPATRICK Asst. Sports Editor Garry Blanch ard Contributing Editor BUSINESS STAFF Tim Burnett . , , Business Manager Mike Mathers Advertising Manager Jim Evans Subscript ion Manager Jim Eskroce Circulation Manager TBs Datlt Tam Eng. tm publish! daffy csccept Monday, examination periocj sad vacations. It Is entered cs irecond cSass matter In the cost office in Cbapel liili, N. -C. - pursuant - with the -act ft March 8, 1879. Subscription rates t 410 per aemeater, 13 per year. Tbw Dailt Tax Has, is a subscriber to tee United Press 'International mnA utilizes the reervlces oi the News Bta rmavL ot vbie University -ol Nona Caro Published by the Pubiicatiora" BoffiM of the University of , North Carolina, Chapel I , '.11. N. C. - . !BaEiic3aiis iThe Campus Chest Carnival yes terday provided ran appropriate "backdrop -for some apolitical shenani gans by Unman Allen and Dwight Wheless. 33oth aspirants for -the ; 'position behind -the :big mahogany desk in -GM -213 made themselves Hook -more like .clowns ithan politici ans by running some sort of unof- ' ficial race to see which could have himself paged most often over the loudspeaker system. "Will GMAB Chairman Inman Allen please report to Graham f iviemoriaj," Ithe speakers blared, ad mauseam. Alternating vwith 'this gem vdf ;asininity was'tfie rebuttal : Will Presidential Assistant 'Dwight'Whe- s Moss jplease report to Student tGov- ternment off ices." 'HVeicxpected'bothto suddenly ap-; ipear an a ipuff of asmoke and start tiding aan lEmmett iKelly routine, j Slaybe fooih Should igive up -and 'run j &way t o 'join ?the .circus. tlf '-trfey teamed mp, -theyfd -make Barnum and Bailey look like a meeting of the DAR. It's a sickening piece of irony that the U. S. Air Force, in its obligation to safeguard our national independ ence, now finds its toughest -opponent in the Executive Branch of the U. S. government. Kennedy's deter mination to'Woek the RS-70, despite the recommendations of almost every military expert in the country, is providing a "tragedy of errors," to use one of Garry Blanchard's phrases. The tragicomedy is not new, of course, though its present scene is perhaps the most revolting to date. This began with a vengeance in Eis enhower's second term, when the Air-Force pleaded in vain for enough t funds to ;turn out the B-52 Strato- fortress in quantity. Production slipped! to four bombers per month whn sit could have been .eleven . times that number. In vain did ' the nation's top-flight strategists point out t that a fleet of 1 ,200 B-Ss would guarantee our security for many years to come. Eisenhower, of course, wouldn't listen, and finally batted down all -criticism by public ly shrieking that he knew "more about defense than almost anyone in the country." In spite of him, the B-52 program was belatedly strengthened and did fairly well though not half as well as it easily might have. We have a substantial number of these planes; the latest figure given out by the Defense Department is 630, and the most advanced variety, the B-52H, carries Skybolt missiles. But the Stratofortress now stands about where its predecessor, the iB-36, was standing in 1953. - Russian progress in the "anti-Century" missile series has marked the B-52 for retirement, ilt should sign off in another three years. Scream Of Anguish General Curtis LeMay, currently "Clock, Anyone?" Air Force Chief of Staff, foresaw this in 1954, when he asked for a successor to the -B-52. This was the seed of the project known first as the WS-110 (for Weapons Sys tem), then as the B-70 Valkyrie, and now as the RS-70 (for Reconnais sance Strike); the repeated changes in designation become confusing. Let's call it the RS-70, past and present. Early in 1958 the Air Force accepted the RS-70 blueprints, triumphantly submitted by North American Aviation after fervent competition with Boeing. Plans were laid for a fleet of 250 RS-70 bomb ers. Eisenhower's budget director took one look at the expense and cancelled the entire project with a scream of anguish. Gradually, Congress came to the rescue. Senator Goldwater person ally argued with the knowledgeable President, stressing that the pro posed aircraft would fly over 2,000 Til 1 1 w v : 4 -cHr I ALL hIw ' sz-y J Alternate Plans Offered Ruff in Dorm Petitions tudent Affairs Office We the residents of Ruffin Dormi tory submit this statement of op position to the proposed plan of the Office of Student Affairs as an nounced in the Daily Tar Heel of March 8, 1962. When 'we abruptly learned .of the proposal to reorganize our dormi tory as an all freshman 'residence hall, we organized a committee which met with Assistant .Dean ILong. Then we called a dormitory meeting for that -evening and invited Assistant Dean Strong to discuss your i reasoning with us. As we understand it, next year you wish to .experiment with all freshmen dormitories -of both the hall and suite arrangements in ,an attempt to ascertain the possible causes of the high freshman attrition rate. While we do recognize the merits of such an experiment, first we do not understand your choice ot Ruf fin: 'D sit offers no unique advantage in your experiment; 2) The use of some -other suitable. dormitory would resuit 'in fewer hardships to fewer tpeople. ' Secondly, we do not under stand the urgency of your proposal. Now we will -elaborate tm these ipoints. .First, ?you chose JRuf fin for vits (location; you want to prevent ;pcsjible .crossjuad disturbances -be-?tveen the Jproposed U-freshman dormitcry ;:and the other -predominately sfreshman -dormitory, 'Manly. We "tfaestion nvhat crbsas disturb ance could occur across a space of one hundred twenty-five feet filled with trees. Furthermore, any such disturbance should be at a minimum since under the proposal the new residents will be honor students. Second, you say Ruffin is easily accessible to the campus. We point out that .all upper quad dormitories meet i this requirement. Third, you say that you want a dormitory with the hall arrange ment, and that Ruffin meets this requirement. Yet again we point out that all upper quad dormitories meet Sthis requirement. "Fourth, you have not considered the number of people that will be uprooted in making your choice. We can show that eighty-one percent of Ruffin residents plan to remain next year, whereas only forty percent of the residents of Grimes, for ex ample, plan to remain. Again we say that we cannot un derstand your particular choice of Ruffin. We offer two alternate proposals: 1) That a three year plan be used; this plan would "eliminate the re moval of present residents from any dormitory. This plan entails the filling of , all vacated rooms each year with freshmen, who would be relocated at the end of the year. Thus, in a maximum of three years, an all-freshman dormitory would re sult. You have objected to this plan, claiming s,that the -experiment must 4je4mtitttted next year, 'tis "that -will be the only time in the near future that housing conditions will be "nor mal" (i.e. two-man suite rooms can be compared with two - man hall rooms). We ask, how can condi tions be called "normal" that exist "for only one year? 2) That if you must institute this plan next year, you consider the number of present residents you would necessarily disturb, and select a dormitory accordingly. May we conclude with some ad mittedly personal feelings. We have reasons to be proud of our dormi tory. Recently we won the Intra mural Sports Participation Award, gained co-ed visiting hours for our social room, started a dorm news paper, voluntarily enforced quiet hours in our dormitory, and attained the highest scholastic averages for a men's dormitory (1960). All these achievements mean a great deal to us. Even more could be said about our lasting friendships, but at this point, you can well understand the widespread reaction to your propos al in our dormitory, and our enclos ed Est of 105 signatures (out of 109) attests to this. And although we have been dispassionate in pleading our case, our feeling is intense. So we ask you to reconsider " the hardships that arise when you evict students from their home, and we ask you to choose that system which makes these hardships most bear able. Roger Asher Editor's Note: This letter -was followed by 86 additional signatures. mph at an altitude so high that in terceptors couldn't reach it. At that speed it would be on the target run for a few seconds only, making it almost impossible for the Red mis sile defense to draw a bead on it. At long last the powers that be gave in, and enough money was allotted to keep the project alive. $6,000,000,000 When Kennedy became President, hopes developed that he just might see the importance of this airplane which stands as an aeronautical landmark no less thanHhe first jet. (Ed Rees gives graphic details in his book, The -Manned Missile.) But Kennedy and his venerable Defense Secretary are almost as hostile as their unlamented- predecessors. The White House seems determined to thwart the advocates of this bomber; Rep. Vinson and others are appar ently arguing to no purpose. At present, the USAF has funds for only three prototypes one of which will fly this December. A massive fleet of these delta wing systems would virtually end our strategic-assault worries. It would cost over six billion dollars, but it would throw a far greater strain than this on the Soviet de fense budget. This unbelievable weapon could cruise at 120.000 feet, fly three times the speed of sound, sight targets by super-advanced ra dar at 400 miles distance, and gn about 7,000 miles on a run taking off from the U.S. and landing.' mis sion accomplished, in western Eur ope. There's a rough road ahead, but the RS-70 cause is coming from behind. Wade Wellman Sex Why Do Boys Date? This is directed to those unaware that the motive for dating girls is sex. I first note several abnormal rea sons for dating which hopefully would disgust any intelligent girl. For example, some boys, missing the womb, use girls as "mother images." Other spineless young men may use a submissive female as the brunt of the aggression which they cannot exert elsewhere. A more subtle practice is the masking of true feelings by a false desire to raise a family. When a boy cannot satisfy his sex drive dur ing premarital relations, he may turn to marriage as a means to his goal and then rationlize the defeat with an artificial interest in family life. I next turn to several reasons why boys do NOT have to date. These are given because many persons list them as important elements in a young man's life which supposedly a girl can best provide. First of all, boys do not need girls for com panionship. Except for sexually ori ented activities, other boys are, on the average, more interesting, dar ing, and challenging associates. For example, they are much better at Sports. From a purely practical standpoint, male companionship is cheaper. In particular, girls are not the only available source of stimulating conversation. Indeed, the typical boy has seen more of the world than the average girl, and he has correspondingly more to say. While it may be true that for every young man there is a woman his mental equal, the restriction of our society on female experience means that there are not enough girls to go around. It is more prac tical to find an equally sophisticated male for interesting conversation. Moreover, ' the University's regula tions make it much more difficult to hold a private conversation with a member of the opposite sex. Fin ally, girls are not essential for non physical affection. This can be pro vided by any average dog. THE ONLY FEELING in a nor mal boy which compels him to date is the sexual instinct. Sex is the one unique contribution which a young woman can make to a boy's life, a function which cannot be duplicated by man or beast. She is the sole means available for stimulating and satisfying the male sex drive, whereas other mascu line needs can be obtained else where. In fact, normal dates are always sex-oriented. For example, when a boy takes a girl dancing, it is never the aesthetic elements of rhythm and movement which the boy truly app- 'dates; it is the sexual stimulation of a nearby fe male. This is demonstrated most clearly by the fact that one never sees two boys as partners. If the boy felt any enjoyment from the dance itself, one would expect to see males dancing together occasionally. Likewise, a boy doesn't need a girl along to enjoy a movie or concert. A female companion with any sex appeal whatsoever cannot help but be a distraction, admittedly a sexu ally pleasurable one. I can only conclude that the pro curement of sexual satisfaction is the only natural justification for dat ing. Blake R. Patterson, Michigan Daily Poetical Potshots There once was a maid in Siam Who said to her boy friend Kiam, "If you kiss me, of course You will have to use force, But thank goodness you're stronger than I am." A near-sighted fellow named Walter Led a glamorized lass to the alter A beauty he thought her Till some soap and hot water Made her look like the rock of Gibralter. A dentist named Archibald Moss Fell in love with the dainty Miss Ross But he held in abhorrence Her -Christian name, Florence So he renamed her Dental Floss. As Leads B (Compiled by Publishers' Weekly) Fiction FRANNY AND ZOOEY J. D. Sa linger THE AGONY AND Tim ECSTASY Irving Stone A PROLOGUE TO LOVE Taylor Caldwell TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Harper Lee CHAIRMAN OF THE BORED Edward Streeter' DAUGHTER OF SILENCE Mor ris West LITTLE ME Patrick Dennis THE IVY TREE Mary Stewart THE FOX IN THE ATTIC Rich ard Hughes SPIRIT LAKE MacKinlay Kantor CAPTAIN NEWMAN, M.D. Leo Rosten Non-Fiction MY LIFE IN COURT Louis Nizer CALORIES DON'T COUNT Dr. Herman Teller THE MAKING OF THE PRESI DENT, I960 TheodoreH. White LIVING FREE Joy Adamson THE GUNS OF AUGUST Bar- a linger est Sellers bara Tuchman THE RISE AND FALL OF THE THIRD REICH William Shirer MY SABER IS BENT Jack Paar A NATION OF SHEEP William Lederer THE LAST PLANTAGENETS Thomas Costain CIA, THE INSIDE STORY An drew Tully THE NEW ENGLISH BIBLE: THE NEW TESTMENT , About Letters The Dally Tar Heel Inxitss readers to use It for expres sions of opinion on current , ' topics regardless of viewpoint. Letters must be signed, coo , tain a verifiable address, and be free of libelous material. Brevity and legibility in crease the chance of puli'l f Hon. Lengthy letters may be edited cr emitted. Absolutely -' none will be returned.
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