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t rs ff - -Bailp tEar Heel I its sixty-ninth year of editorial freedom, unhampered by - restrictions from either the administration or the student body. 1 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 - ire not necessarily representative of feeling on the staff. September 29, 1962 Tel. 942-2356 Vol. XLX, No. 9 'Responsible In a recent feature on this sum mer's National Student Congress the New York Times magazine used phrases such as "earnest, brass tacks meeting," "serious demeaner" to describe the student delegates. This view was compared with the jcommon misconception of students as "cold-mindedly intent on quick success, or frivolous in all matters." In other words, the Times was trying to tell us that the delegates representing over 250 schools, in cluding UNC, were "responsible." Responsible . . . just like father. Grown up. Hut this is not a true picture. Rather, it is not the whole picture. The .student delegates to the Con gress, like most students in and out of student governmental structures of any form, felt their prime obli gation was to be "responsible" and as this word is generally inter preted, that means to create a fav orable image of themselves in the non-student world. A favorable image so that their fathers and their fathers' friends wouldn't dis miss them as "just kids." But at the same time, the dele gates were being asked by some of their fellow students to be not only responsible but responsive. It was a request to stop cowtowing to the wishes of their elders and to re spond to the situations facing them as the young and the educated. This was the challenge of uni versity freedom imperilled by the cold war and the preparations for the hot war a situation which "re sponsible" students should not see. . . . The challenge of a more com plex civil rights situation where the problem is no longer, Pro or Con on bigotry, but : "In what form, bigotry?" And demands to act in the area of discrimination honest ly and immediately, but possibly not "responsibly." To be responsible, to be accepted within the outside world, "Can we condemn U. S. nuclear tests?" Would that be responsible? More basic, Can we ever condemn the actions of our government actions taken after much thought and study can we ever condemn these actions and be "responsible"? These thoughts troubled the stu dents at the Congress they vaguely felt that their parents were giving them the America of 1962 and they must accept it it would seem almost unloyal to their fathers and mothers, to repudiate the work of their generation. So the dele gates kept telling themselves, we must be responsible. Responsible. What will dad think. But always, never ceasing, came the demands to respond, respond positively, to the aching, ever-crying-out problems which face the student, as citizen and as the one American allowed four years of freedom, responsible finally only to his own mind. Can we neglect the matters, the matters of vital life, to which stu dents, always and forever the stu dents in all countries at all times, have responded discrimination, all encroachments on freedom, injus tice anywhere . . . And with these demands came the recognition that action in these areas would bring no awards from the Rotary Club, no articles from a Chamber of Commerce editor. Parents and friends of parents would say little and frown. But in the final voting, after hours of de bate on all major topics, the dele gates responded in an intelligent, responsible manner . . . but few people will call them "responsible." ... Because they responded as students will usually respond when shown the facts and presented the alternatives against inequality There was the challenge of meet- anQ discrimination, in favor of free ing the issues of campus importance 0m in its many forms, impatient with the same vigor expended on wjth injustice. Little Bundle From Congress BILL -HOBBS5 national problems being able to tell the same thing to your Dean as you wrote to your Congressman. What about due process in campus honor trials? And civil liberties and The so-called "conservative" and "middle-of-the-road" students at the Student Congress did not make the massive frontal attack on the "liberal establishment" which they academic freedom on the campus made last year. Instead they used your campus. "Responsibility did not include action in these areas. Most basically, does the student have any place in the total community- or is he a man-child in limbo between the days of child hood protection and the full citizen ship of manhood ? Does he have any obligation to perform the duties of the educated citizen, and thus justi fy his education or is he not yet capable of speaking and acting? These challenges and others were thrown at the student delegates. F n n I;! si .1 JIM CLOTFELTER CHUCK WRYE ! l Editors ' BiH Hobbs Associate Editor If Wayne King Harry Lloyd Managing Editors Bill Waumett News Editor Ed Dupree Sports Editor Curry Kirkpatrick - Asst. Spts. Ed. Chris Farran Matt Weisman Feature Editors narry DeLung Night Editor Jim Wallace Photography Editor Mike Robinson Gary Blanchard Contributing Editors DAVE MORGAN Business Manager Gary Dalton Advertising Mgr. John Evans Circulation Mgr. Dave Wysong Subscription Mgr. Tin Daily Tai Em Is published daily accept Mondav, examination periods and vacations. It Is entered am second class matter In the post office in Chapel Bill. N. C pursuant with the act of March 8, 1870. Subscription rates i tt-50 per semester. $8 per year. Tas Daily Tab Reel Is a subscriber to the United Press International and utilizes the services of the News Bu reau of the University of North Caro lina. Published by the Publications Board of the University of North Carolina. ChSpel BUU. N. C. a more subtle language, a language which struck close to the delegates : that of "responsibility" and of the respect which is supposedly necessi tates. But in the end that view was repudiated. Repudiated because that brand of "responsibility" means surrender and abdication of the tra ditional responsibility of the stu dent, apart from his great obliga tion to his own education. This is the responsibility to awaken his society to the evils within it. And if his society does not awaken, to act independently of his elders sometimes rashly, sometimes reck lessly, occasionally even "irrespon sibly" but always honestly. For ever and brutally honest. (JC) JFK m 1 i I It I U i: 'i M n i II f Letters To The Editors Way back around the first of 1961, in a speech hailed by many as absolutely great, President Ken nedy said: "Let all our neighbors know that we shall join with them to oppose aggression or subversion anywhere in the Americas. And let every other power know that this hemisphere intends to remain mas ter of its own house." In light of the confidence that flowed from that statement, and in view of more recent developments and Kennedy statements about the Cuban situation, it might be more interesting to reserve inaugural ad dresses for times that truly inaugu rate or initiate presidents into office. Di-Phi, Debate The Editors: Debate has occupied my time and attention since I was an undergrad uate at the University of California and a graduate student in speech at Northwestern and the University of Iowa, a few years back. Bill Dowell is correct. Debate is worth while. The Di-Phi is important. How ever, the Di-Phi does not offer "the last place on the UNC campus where people can get together and actually exchange ideas." It is not "the last unified body on the cam pus capable of talking about any thing other than violations of dormK tory quiet hours." It does not re present "UNC's last ditch attempt to convince the rest of the world that it is something more than a country club for Southern gentlemen." It is not the one and only group in the University "that could conceivably make North Carolina a University capable of leading the State and the South towards some goal." Debate is not dead at UNC. The Congressional style of debate, as practiced by the Di-Phi, has simply been replaced, as it has been for years in other universities across the country, by collegiate or ortho dox debate. Congressional style de bate is excellent training. It is, however, only one type of debate. To give you an example, there is: 1. Three-man-team debate 2. One-rebuttal debate 3. Split-team debate 4. Direct-clash debate 5 Direct-question or dialectic de bate 6. Heckling debate 7. English-style debate 8. Problem-solving debate 9. Symposium debate 10. Radio-TV debate forums 11. Intercollegiate forum debates 12. Three-team debate Actually, the Congressional style, as practiced by the Di-Phi is only one of three forms of debate usually listed under parilamentary session debate: (1) Congressional, (2) Legis lative, and (3) Mock-trial. For the past three years I have been Director of Debate here at the University. This coming year I will assume the duties of Executive Secretary of the North Carolina High School Debate Union in addition to directing the University Debate Team. To illustrate my point that debate is not and will not be dead in the near future on this campus, let me briefly list the activities of your University Debate Team for the coming year: 1. Host to two debate tournaments; a Tar Heel Invitational on October 6th and, the Atlantic Coast Confer ence Tournament the first weekend in January. 2. Host this year to the Oxford University debaters. 3. Active participation on the part of a debate squad of approximately 30 members in intercollegiate tourn aments all over the Eastern United States. 4. Host to a series of 7 WUNC tele vised debates. This coming year we will be de bating the national debate proposi tion: Resolved, That the non-communist nations of the world estab lish an economic community. In addition to this query, each of the seven televised debates will be on a different question current at the time of broadcast. If anyone on this campus would like to exchange a few ideas they can come to Bingham Annex any Tuesday evening at 6:30. No, should the Di-Phi die, and I hope it does not because I believe in training students in parliamentary debate, debate will not be dead on this campus. Should they decide to some now link their program with that of the University Debate Team, this could be their finest hour. Dr. Don Springden they are in the same fraternity as Thursday's editorial would have us believe. There are differences in the two parties and in the ideologies of the two chairmen. Yet they re main good friends and good fra ternity brothers. In the fraternity debate during ori entation week, it was argued that fraternities stifle the individual. The above example is only one of many that demonstrate that individual thought does exist in fraternities. In fact it is my firm belief that in dividual thought and action must ex ist in these organizations in order that they survive. Closer examina tion by the Tar Heel editors and by other critics will reveal that the more successful fraternities are the ones that stress individualism rath er than suppress it. As soon as a fraternity does suppress the individ ual, it stagnates itself and becomes less effective in all its activities. 'Ins And Outs' In To The Editors: Congratulations on the very amus ing article appearing on the editorial page concerning the "Ins and Outs" On New Frontier." After careful reading, I determined most of Con gressman Frelinghuysen's comments were true. Keep on placing a few of the more overall views of politic al situations, including contrasts in opinion. It might be much more interest ing to campus readers if you would be more critical or questionable of local and national politics and hap penings. Jim Rector This reader ous negative ties, student honor system, come change tive criticism is tired of the numer editorials on fraterni government, and the It would be a wel to see some construe in the Tar Heel. Peter Wales Wrye Is Trite To The Editor: Chuck Wrye's editorial in Thurs day's paper denouncing the lack of "dichotomy of interests" between the two campus political parties is only trite, but it is an excellent ex ample of what the Tar Heel has formerly refused to recognize in fraternities: diversity and individ ualism. The editorial rationalized that since both party chairmen were in the same fraternity, there must be little or no difference in their respective policies. The opposite is true. The two par ties not only differ on a number of campus issues, their collective char acters, differ greatly. The Student party has always tended to be the more liberal of the two, always ready to jump on the Administration for the slightest abridgement of stu dent rights. They have always been strong on integration and civil rights. The University party has tended to be more conservative and has pro vided a large number of the better student government leaders. It was a UP man who initiated the experi ment of the "quiet dorms." I might add that Chuck Wrye owes some thing to the SP as he ran on that party's ticket last spring. He must agree with at least some of their policies. Certainly the twd party chairmen do not think alike merely because Don 9t Be Cowards Student Legislators As might have been expected, the Student Legislature started off the year with an action which was hypo critical, cowardly and stupid. This action came last Thursday when Representative Eob Spearman introduced a resolution "in support of the efforts of James Meredith to gain admission to the University of Mississippi." Immediately after the resolution was introduced, Represen- . tative Rufus Edmisten suggested that it would be improper to con sider it at that time since so few of the legislators were present. Spearman then urged the legislators to consider it immediately since events were moving so rapidly in Mississippi. The legislature voted, by a large majority, against considering the resolution at that time. BUT THEN, not five minutes la ter, the same legislators passed two bills of considerable importance. No more members of the legislature had come in, and yet, somehow, perhaps by the miracle of Carolina Student Government Goodness, the same number of legislators which was not enough to consider one resolution was enough to consider and pass two others, one of which allocated stu dent funds. Now, before going any further, let us say that Representative Edmis ten's point was well taken. There were indeed too few legislators pres ent to consider a resolution. One coild not expect a resolution passed by those present to be a true reflec tion of the feeling of the legislature. That is true. But then WHY should the very same group be qualified to pass two other bills? How can we think of these bills as legitimate student laws when the very same legislature that passed them had just admitted that it did not have enough members present to consider Pieter VoorJiees legislation? Why would the 1, lature do such a thing? The answer is simple: the major ity of student legislators, at leu-r the majority of those present 11 day night, are afraid. 'Many of them would not want vote in favor of James Merodk:r admission to 'Ole Miss'. But do !;, have the guts or the integrity to come out and actually say what iVy believe? No. They do not. In-dt-.H they -ay, "There are too few of u here to think about this." Vh they mean is, "We don't want ; have to make a decision on lh. because we aren't sure Mered k.i should be admitted, but we are t;:v that it is not fashionable or politic ally wise to oppose integration a, UNC students." But will they ever come out and actually say that they are orp. -ed to Meredith's admission? V . 1 they consider the resolution on it", own merits? No. They will con tinue to avoid the issue in any w. y possible. 'In short, 'the legislature has re fused to come to grips with a pr iem which is of vital concern to UNC students. As our clectci representatives and leaders, the stu dent legislators have an ohii. rui; ..n to consider and make some doe is i on about this question, to ex pros-. (.; r views. Last Thursday, these legislators co -nrdly avoided the issue. Lot i s hope that their cowardice and hypo crisy will not continue. Let them speak for James Mere dith, or let them speak against James Meredith. But do not k them stand idle and afraid to peai; at all. We implore you, gentlemen: sv "Yes," say "No." but for Chri ' Sake, say something, dot up o;i your collective cans ana mare . decision! 'Black Tights' Is Well Worlli Students' Time And Money UP Chairman To The Editors: At present there seems to be some concern about the internal situation of the University Party. Frankly at the beginning of school there was some confusion confusion due to a problem peculiar to student organi zations. Last spring I served as UP Chair man, but was compelled to resign this position at the end of the school year. This was due to my appoint ment as Chairman of the Campus Entertainment Committee, and my desire to keep politics out of student government committees. As my res ignation came during exam time, it was impossible to hold an open meet ing for the election of new officers. The need for continued leadership caused the executive committee to appoint Don Curtis as temporary Chairman. However, Don did not return to Carolina this semester thus leaving some doubt as to who was leading the party. As I had held the office, the executive committee appointed me to the position. The University Party will hold a membership drive from October 8th-23rd and with our membership for the year established we will be able to hold an open party meeting the week of October 14th to elect our new officers. I shall not be a candidate for chairman the two leading candidates appear to be Mike Chapin and Al Snead. I hope this clears up any confu sion as to who is actually chairman of the University Party. Neverthe less the University Party is already going ahead with its organizational plans for the year, and invites any interested student to participate. Phil Smith- A MELANGE Black Tights is far from the usual run of movies seen in Chapel Hill. The only explanation for its pre sence is that the management of the Carolina has finally decided to beat the Varsity at its own game, but not being as discerning in such matters, decided from the title that Tights was another Immoral Mr. Tees. This regretable as it may be to some, is not the case, in spite of the movie's having been made in France. One would assume from the lack of blood'n'broads that the French have lately been taking their meals at Lenoir and their wine at the OhBoy. But so much for what the film is not. Specifically ,it is a confection by the Ballets de Paris. 1'Orchestra de i'amoreaux, and the House of Dior consisting of four scenarios. The principals of the film are Cyd Charisse, Moira Shearer (a British ballerina), Zizi Jeanmarie, and Ro land Petit, the last two being Bul garian expatriates, of course. The scenarios are as follows: The first is entitled La eroquese de diamants, a typically Gallic story of a girl (Zizi Jeanmarie) who led a band of pickpockets in Les Halles and who had a vigorous appetite for diamonds. This would not be unus ual by any means except that she ate them, and now we know what Jean Valjean was doing in the sewers of Paris. In the story, she falls in love with a young man who has delivered a banquette to a cafe that's too small for it. To accomo date the banquette, a hole is knock ed in the wall of the cafe, and the young man finds himself in Zizi's lair. She has already tried to pick his pocket, but he's broadminded, so they love, or until the rest of the band returns. At this point, we give up. Only a Frenchman could get into a situation like this, let alone dream it up, so we'll leave him to get out of it. Leaving the second scenario un til later, the third is another typical ly Gallic piece called Deuil en 24 heurs, in which one fcp (Roland Petit) tries to seduce the mistress (Cyd Charisse) of another fop in a sidewalk cafe. The two fops duel, the poacher wins and after a suit tabl interval 24 hours), the mistress takes up with the poacher after do ing a genteel and very amusing (if you're inclined to laugh while Cyd Charisse rolls off her stockings) strip tease in the middle of Maxim's. All of this took place when the late fop refused to by his mistress a dress. Will she get it? The second and fourth scenarios are condensations of, respectively, Rostand's CyraRo de Bergerac star ring Moira Shearer and Roland Petit, and Bizet's Carmen, starring Zizi Jeanhiarie with Roland Petit. t, All four scenarios are cxcoirnt every way. The sots and cotum the choreography, the music l Damase, Constat, Thiriet, and B'ia in that order), and above all n dancing. Cyd Charisse, probal.' familiar to most, surpasses lurfl Moira Shearer, well-known to familiar with ballet 'as we discovt ed last night), is exquisite. Mil Jeanmarie shows latitude as well . excellence in her roles as the du mond thief and then Carmen. K land Petit, who also did the cii' i . graphy, is almost too brilliant to ! believed. Aside from the iu x; : cable presence of Matinee ( : valier, Black Tiihs is well w-rt the money and the time. University Needs More Listeners Like Pete Mullis To The Editor: I was a member of one of the I -classes that Pete Mullis taiui- r. this University. It was that derfully relaxed Hygiene 11, v. h all of us at one time or an :; endured. But the atmosphere in Pete Mi-" . -classroom was different. Yes. it v relaxed, but there was the fel; when Pete started to speak -vl : that something important was a!, to be said. And usually when he spoke .- : . ously, he had something to say i-.h the University. His most freq ;, word was: "This place needs rr.. listeners . . . somebody you can : to when you have problems . . somebody just to gab with." He had a lot to say about and physical upkeep but sorru-hov you got the impression that tr thing nearest his heart was !h: place "on the Hill" as he used t say. He had fears about Car' V.r.. becoming too complex and bulky concern itself with individual pr r lems. He preached that every! .-:;. needs somebody to talk to, and v.: . YOU wanted to talk, Pete M :Ik was always there he practiced : preachings. He was that kk 1 -man. Now the University trustees a:--in California to study methods f ' solving the problems of an expand in Institution. One of their an- .'. :t passed away September 2"'.h. The world needs more people I k Pete Mullis. I would even far as to say that UXC nerd; rr.---r. people like him. Let us hope ) was NOT one of the Inst 2re:-t I -teners. If he was, God help us id! Bill Waiker
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