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Vol. XLX, No. 1C
Reds At UN C?
The American Region, brave de
fender of civil-libertie3-for-every-body-vho-agrees-vith-u3,
has now
turned its patriotic attention to the
peaceful Carolina campus. And what
do they see?
Commies.
Everywhere . . . commies.
A si
Such apparitions are often seen
by Legionnaires and this time ap
pears to be little different. The Le
gion's Americanism committee
(under the leadership of that most
intemperate of Chapel Hill Red
hunters Col. Royall) apparently
convinced the local post to recom
mend an investigation of commun
ism at the University.
The excuse for such a recommen
dation is the emergence of "leftist"
groups here recently. We assume
the Legion has in mind the Progres
sive Labor Club.
But this is a very lame, very puny
reason for an "investigation," since
the Labor group is comparatively
very lame and very puny. "
Several times in the late 1940s
and early '50s the University has
been threatened with investigation
in times when there was a Com
munist Party cell in Chapel Hill and
when there was an open Party group
operating under Junius Scales. Al
ways the Board of Trustees intelli
gently has left the decision as to
"what to do" in the hands of the
chancellor and faculty who, in
turn, wisely have preserved freedom
of speech and assembly on campus,
by doing nothing.
We hope the University will ig
nore this irresponsible demand, as
it has others in the past, and de
vote its full attention to the busi
ness of education. (JC)
(More on communism at UNC
see "Dear Sir' below.)
Dear Sir. . .
An open Letter:
John R. Barry
Editor
The Durham Sun
Dear Sir:
Several weeks ago your news
paper ran a short editorial which
claimed the existence of a Commun
ist "telephone campaign," recruit
ing members in Chapel Hill.
Always interested in such bits of
information, we wrote the Herald
Sun, asking for details on this Red
infiltration. We assumed, perhaps
presumptiously, that such an edi
torial charge would have some facts
to back it up.
Apparently our assumption was
false. In your reply of last week,
you note that, "The clipping on
'vague rumors' of a Red 'telephone
campaign' did appear in the Sun, in
its editorial column 'Passing Pa
rade.' "I have no additional informa
tion." This doesn't seem to be playing
fair. You say, there is a Red recruit
ing campaign on campus (vhich no
one else in the state seems to be
too worried about), but you refuse
to tell how you know this or even
if you really do know it.
If your original editorial was
written just to fill space, we cer
tainly understand. But may we
humbly suggest you pick a less ser
ious subject for yor next editorial
filler.
Sincerely,
Jim Clotfelter
DTH Co-Editor
Fra tern ities
There will be more hands shaken,
more .smiles exchanged, and more
shoes shined within the next six
days than there will be during the
remainder of the year.
The cause of all this social ac
tivity will be fraternity rush.
"Rush," it's an aptly named trial
of endurance, out of which will come
some of the most important per
sonal decisions of numerous college
careers. Decisions which will in
volve necessary commitments; a
commitment of time to hours of
pledge duties, a commitment of
loyalty to collectively shared view
points, a commitment to degrees of
conformity that are not by defini
tion bad but that may by definition
be necessary.
We cannot, indeed we refuse to
restate the trite and hallow criti
cisms of fraternity life. The faults
of the system are numerous, but on
the other hand so are the merits.
And, needless to say, the decisions
to become involved must be singu
larly personal ones.
And that is enough said. (CW)
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(Ed. Note: Reprinted below are
excerpts from the opening statement
made7 by senior Mickey Simmons
during the orientation week fraterni
ty debate.)
My -first objection concerns itself
with an issue that extends beyond
the limits of the Carolina fraternity
system that is, the issue of dis
crimination. This discrmination takes
two forms, that which is exercised
against minority groups and that
which is brought to bear on the in
dividual rushee in deterrniniiig his
qualifications for membership. In
the 'past, many fraternities 'have
placed -vvTitten articles "of acial or
religious restriction in their "con
st it utions. : " Although recently there
have been many hasty and red-faced
atfeinpU to bring the' constitutions
of fraternities into line with the
Constitution 'of ' the ' United Staes,
many of these restrictive clauses
stiU exist. No one can seriously
doubt that intolerance and bigotry
is still practiced by many fraterni
ties. You must remember that when
you pledge a fraterriUy that prac
tices1 such 'discrimination,' either
overtly or coverUy, you are pledg
ing your money, your time, and your
support and your honor to an insti
tution which asserts that human
worth may be "judged on the basis
if race, religious creed, or color,
and attempts to achieve brother
hood by denying the fundamental
brotherhood of man.
The second area of discrimination,
that which is exercised in the pro
cess of rushing, is equally difficult
to justify." The standards of accept
ance for fraternities are vague and
established by the members.
The
greatest integrity, but "best" a; h
construed by the fraternity members
themseives. To some, this mearn
rich, handsome, and white protec
tants, a definition which in ite '.Vit
lessness, almost achieves innocence.
To others, "best" means those pos
sessed of the pre'-ailing code of so
cial behavior, or the best available
after the better fraternities have
taken their pick. Those of you who
judge other on such superficial
grounds may find satisfaction in
being selected by such means, but
those of you who look for deeper
values in judging human worth would
be sadly disillusioned by your fir:t
rush meeting.
The narrowing effect of fraternity
membership on the total educational
experience offered each of you at
Chapel Hill is another matter of
deep concern to me. A fraternity
tends to neatly compartment a stu
dent, and through its demands upon
his time, and the living condition-;
which it establishes, deprives its
members of the wide and rich range
of associations and experiences which
this college can offer. In this sense,
the primary purpose of a college
education is defeated, and herein lies
the real irony of the fraternity: ir.
does the most harm to its own mem
bers. In the past, much sympathy
has been wasted on the plight of stu
dents who aren't asked to join a
fraternity. In my opinion, these stu
dents are lucky. They may have mo
mentarily hurt feelings and a few
may even spend most of their col
lege days feeling themselves out
casts, but they do not suffer the
invisible injuries inflicted upon those
Letters To The Editors
goal of each fraternity is usually to wj10 do become fraternity members.
get as its members the best stu- They do not have the stultifying ex
dents enrolled in this institution. By perience of associating only with
"best" is not necessarily meant the people of their own kind during their
most intelligent or those with the entire college career.
Barnett Attacked, DTH Attacked, Ehringhans
Human Decency
& History Books
To the Editors:
Undoubtedly, Ross Barnett will go
down in Mississippi history as the
greatest governor of them all. He
stood up for what he wanted to get
most an insured ten more terms as
governor of Mississippi. He met his
dilemma like a true Southern gentle
man by choosing the side of the mob.
Leaders, not followers, however,
make their decisions on what is both
morally and legally right.
How glorious would the U.S. be
if all our governors were like Ross
Barnett! There would be no Ne
groes, Jews and Catholics. Wouldn't
it be great to have our children pro
tected by the Ku Klux Klan instead
of "them feds." It is a shame that
an unpatriotic nitwit called Thomas
Jefferson ever wrote a paper called
the Declaration of Independence
which states that mankind was equal
in his search for life, liberty, and
the pursuit of happiness.
Ross Barnett can't help from
being famous. His name will be in
all history books until there is no
more history to write.' Isn't the fact
"going down into history" worth
more than anything even human
decency?
Raymond Burwell
Some fraternities on this campus
arbitrarily restrict their member
ship to persons of particular reli
gions or races. Several, in fact, have
specific clauses in their constitu
tions prohibiting Negro or Jewish
members. Others have deleted their
explicit ("full Aryan blood") dis
criminatory clauses and have adopt
ed instead a "socially" acceptable"
provision which operates with the
same relentless certainty.
Before you select a fraternity you
should know whether or not that
fraternity has already selected
"brothers" for you through these
artificial impositions. When you
pledge a fraternity you are pledg
ing more than time and money. You
are pledging fidelity to its ideals.
You are pledging your honor. Will
your pledge to brotherhood be an
empty phrase?
Henry Mayer
Paying To Vote
In Ehringhaus
To the Editors:
In the October 4 edition of the
DTH a letter from Messrs. Bulkley,
Hume and Mittendorf was printed
concerning the farcical elections at
Ehringhaus Dormitory and I for one
would like to add my concurrence
with this.
I must admit that some of those
running for office have good intent
and purposes, but too many are bas
ing their platforms on unobtainable
goals from sunken bathtubs to a
complete revamping of the cafe
teria system. These ridiculous cam
paign promises certainly parallel
the nominating procedure.
The epitome of this entire salma
gundi was realized today, election
day, when everyone who took the
time to exercise his voting right,
found that it was necessary to own
an "Ehringhaus Social Card." If
one did not own this card, he had to
pay one dollar in order to cast his
ballot, which is in itself not a favor
able inducement for procuring votes.
This card entitles the holder to par
ticipate in Unit Ehringhaus activi
ties, "such as intramural sports, beer
parties, and other functions. I will
be the first to agree to the idea of
such a card, but when one is obliged
to pay for the card as a prerequisite
to the privilege of voting, I would
both the validity and the value of
the entire election, especially for
such a. position as I. D.C. represen
tative. It is quite evident that some
one is using this election as a means
to an end.
I think that in the future, the
I.D.C. should supervise more close
ly the manner of elections, even
though their strength is evidently
not now prevalent.
Soon we will vote on the candi
dates which did not have clear ma
jorities, and all students with their
social cards will be allowed to vote.
Others have been denied this "privi
lege" at Carolina.
Jimmie Little
SG, DTH Don't
Reflect Opinion
To the Editors:
This letter is referring to the tele
grams sent by Inman Allen and Co.
and the headlines of the DTH Tues
day, October 2, 1962. This article in
the DTH began, "A majority of the
28 Carolina students interviewed
yesterday in Y-court condemned
Gov. Ross Barnett's refusal to ad
mit Negro James Meredith to the
University of Mississippi." This "ex
tensive" (I use this word sarcasc
tically) survey led to the headline
"Most UNC Students Condemn Bar
nett Action."
As for the telegrams sent to Ole
Miss, I thought that the Student
Government officers were elected
to represent the students in the stu
dent government; I did not know
they had the responsibility to make
statements as to the political opin
ion and personal feeling of the stu
dents. Since when does the opinion of 23
students represent the opinion of 9,
604 students. It seems that before
the DTH or the student leaders make
a statement about the student opin
ion they should first get a true repre
sentation of that opinion.
Michael M. Bradley
Minister Decries
Barnett Action
To the Editors:
I am a Southerner, born and bred
in North Carolina, and duly proud
of my Anglo-Saxon ancestry.
Gov. Ross Barnett's brazen block
ing of justice in the Meredith case
provides for Mississippi a martyr,
for the Deep South a hero, for the
nation a disgrace, for the world a
villain, for the human race a tragic
failure and for the Creator, sure
ly, a grevious sorrow. ' ' '
With slums to be eradicated, di
seases to be conquered, the world's
hungry to be fed, lasting peace to
be established, and a universe to
be explored, how can we let our
selves squander precious time ahd
spiritual power in petty bickering,
hatred, and animal violence oyer
racial issues which should have
been solved a century ago.
What part of Gov. Barnett's pur
pose was political opportunism and
what part honest conviction, only he
and the Creator can say But if the
University of Mississippi can right
ly and graciously enroll a dozen
dark-skinned students from distant
India, why not also a well-tanned
American from Mississippi itself?
The radical racism to which the
Governor and his misguided follow
ers cling is scientifically insupport
able, morally indefensible, religious
ly blasphemous, sociologically un
necessary, politically irresponsible,
economically destructive, interna
tionally embarrassing, humanly de
grading, and demoratically intoler
able. Wake up, Governor! Wake up,
Mississippi! Wake up, America!
lest by the inescapable laws of jus
tice and history we be weighed in
the balance, found wanting, and
judged to have failed mankind in
this decisive hour of man's painful
pilgrimage toward true humanity,
on this small planet asail on the
star-strewn seas of cosmic space
and human destiny.
David Andrews
Methodist minister
Baltimore, Md.
Janies Meredith
Is Individual Too
To thte Editors:
Now that Poe Exum has learned
to honor individualism, I think he
better quick learn another Carolina
attribute the ability to decipher
right from wrong. Mr. Barnett in
deed an individual, but let us not
forget Mr. Meredith. Goliath was
an amazing individual, but so was
David.
JOHN MADSEN
Hearts Bleeding
For
To the Editors
Ehringhaus
O. citizenry of Chapel Hill and
Carrboro! O, students of Carolina!
How can your hearts not bleed for
the hardy pioneers of Craig and
Ehringhaus dormitories? As fellow
humanists you must understand the
suffering and tribulations that must
face the pioneers in this NEW dorm
where they are forced to use eleva
tors, a new cafeteria, and their own
snack bar! But how can we under
stnd or truly appreciate their library
problem since we have never yet
conceived even in our most wild,
impassioned dreams (o, fools we) a
dormitory library or even for that
matter a study room?
Being truly concerned with their
lack of entertainment facilities, we
have initiated a Craig-Ehringhus
Fund Raising Campaign in Carr
boro, by which we hope to secure
pool tables, horseshoe pits, and pos
sibly an indoor, scented floral swim
ming pool ( kidney -shaped , resplen
dent with rococo foundations, lotus
blossoms, and a Slecto-Scmi-Auto-matic
filter system. O! the Spartan
suffering, the stark, austere exist
ence! Cry out, citizens and student-, !
Gnash not your teeth, nor rend your
garments, let not these residents
despair. Strenth, Craig anil Ehriii--haus!
Three Ruff in For tu nates:
Gerald Good
Kelly Fanes
Thomas Dinere
Kennedy Moved Too Fast In Mississippi
By DAVID LAWRENCE
In the Charlotte Obsever
WASHINGTON Was it worth it?
Couldn't the loss of life and the
wounding of scores of persons in the
rioting at the University of Miss
issippi have been averted if President
Kennedy and his brother, the attorn
ey general, had permitted the state
of Mississippi to exhaust its legal
remedies in the normal way before
any armed forces were ordered to
the scene?
WHAT WAS the reason for haste in
such a delicate situation?
Wouldn't it have been better not
to have smuggled James Meredith,
a Negro student, on to the campus
Sunday through a back entrance?
Wouldn't it have been easier to ex
plain to the people the true basis of
federal action if an opportunity had
been afforded first to let the Supreme
Court of the United States hear argu
ment on legal questions of an un
precedented nature which were rais
ed last Friday before the U. S. Cir
cuit Court of Appeals in New Or
leans? Lawyers with many decades of ex
perience say they have never wit
nessed an exhibition such as occurred
when the court of appeals was sit
ting as a trial court in civil con
tempt proceedings against "Mississip
pi Gov. Ross Barnett.
THE MAIN facts as shown in the
record are these:
A private suit was entered in be
half of Meredith to obtain his ad
mission to the University of Miss
issippi. The United States government,
represented by the Department of
Justice, asked Tjermission to enter
the case as a "friend of the court."
The court granted the request
Mississippi asked for a similar
status, and its request also was
granted.
Then, after the court found that
the governor was not present at
Friday's proceedings, the presiding
judge indicated that the state of
Mississippi would be denied its
status as "amicus curiae" or
friend of the court.
The attorneys for the state of
Mississippi asked for an opportuni
ty to argue briefly why the state
was entitled to be represented. The conflict of
court made no answer but took a submitted
lu-minute recess.
When the recess was over, the
court declared that Mississippi could
not intervene as a "friend of the
court," even though the United
States had been permitted to make
pleadings in that matter.
THE CONSTITUTION of the Unit
ed States says explicitly that in all
legal cases in which the federal gov
ernment and a state are in con
flict, the Supreme Court must take
over. The Supreme Court then sits
as a court of "original jurisdiction."
What all this means is that Mis
sissippi, as a sovereign state, has
certain rights under the Constitu
tion which cannot be ignored. Pres
ident Kennedy told a radio and tele
vision audience Sunday night that
the controversy was simply a mat
ter of obeying laws, even though
one might disagree with them.
But the court order to which he
had referred was itself invalid, in
asmuch as ' the full Supreme Court
of the United States had not heard
arguments either on last Friday's
view or on the
in mid-August
petition
by ':. '
state of Mississippi.
The latter was ruled on by only
one justice, since the Supreme Court
itself was not in formal session.
UNDER circumstances as va?ue
and as legally complex as the fore
going, would it have hurt anybody's
cause if the President and the at
torney general had waited a whil -before
trying to force the registra
tion of Meredith?
Gov. Barnett could eventually be
adjudged wrong in his legal pro
cedures, but a staff of distinguished
lawyers among them John C. Sat
terfield, immediate past president
of the American Bar Association
were not permitted to argue for him
or for the state of Mississippi in
Friday's
court.
hearing in the federal
The episodes of the weekend mere
ly proved that unfortuately, too of
ten "might makes right," and that
when one party a sovereign state
asked for its day in court, it
was rebuffed.