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BOS 870 Chap JiQMhl urVil Ipartment See Edits, Page Two Weathet Clear and cool, high in the 70's. Seventy Years Of Editorial Freedom ' Officers in Graham Memorial Freistadt Said M ild-Mannered Instructor Boosted This is the third of a series of articles on the history of com munism in Chapel Hill.) By VIRGINIA CARNES Some shrewd observers with cold-blooded frankness Democracy is not winning say that the struggle with the Soviet Dictator ship, . . . International Commu nism, they say, is gaining momen tum all the way from China to Chapel Hill. . . . Of course the Communists would like to destroy the University of North Carolina. . . . Why? Because it is free! It is the free university that the Com munists fear, the free university that produces free men like you and me . . . The Communists know that Communism will not live Ion in a land where men are free It was May 24, 1949, when a con cerned Committee of Chancellors addressed these words to the Board of Trustees of the Consolidated University Administration of North Carolina. Twelve days prior to this state ment, a 23-year-old graduate phy sics instructor at UNC said be fore the joint Atomic Energy Committee of Congress, "I be long to the Communist Party of Chapel Hill, but I consider my self a loyal citizen of this coun try." Austrian - born Hans Freistadt's words excited the interest of the people of Carolina. He had recent ly been awarded by the Atomic Energy Commission a $1,600 fel lowship for advanced atomic study It was intimated in Chapel Hill that university officials had known of Mr. Freistadt's Communist af filiation, and he had shown his ideas through letters to the Daily Tar Heel and comments made in various student discussions. Some people believed that of ficials were waiting for an op portunity to discourage his con tinuing at UNC gradually, rath er than making a hero out of him by firing him. Chancellor House said, "We know of no legal authority under which the university administration may take action against a student be cause of his political beliefs." Freistadt's capacity as professor was very small; he set up equip ment in labs, graded papers, and occasionally lectured in the absence of the regular professors. His sal ary was $1,035. Chancellor House explained that the university pays out no money unless the employee has signed an oath of allegiance to the United States as required by the action of the Board of Trustees, June 7, 1941. "We have Mr. Freistadt's oath." The oath reads: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will sup port the Constitution of the United States: so help me God. 1 do soi cmlv and sincerely swear that will be faithful and bear true al legience to the State of North Car olina. . . ." Chancellor House explained to officials that Freidstadt's job is one "about which minute searches are not made ... no formal safe guards have been set up." In the small room in the base ment of Phillips Hall where he performed his work on the theory of relativity of physics, "mild mannered", "quiet" Freistadt said he was "waiting". He was described as "not very tall, ra ther small build, has a crew cut and wears glasses." Upon hearing that his fellowship might be taken away he said, "The issue shows the precarious state of academic freedom in this country. I am in agreement with the Consti tution of the United States." He said that if the fellowship were tak en away it would be "simply on the basis of what I believe be cause I subscribe to some rather unpopular views." The fellowship was revoked and when his appointment as a grad uate instructor expired, he was not rehired. The impact of this case led to new approachs by UNC officials to check Communism. In August, 1949, two new ques tions were to be asked of pro spective faculty members con cerning their affiliation with the Communist, Party. They were as follows: "Are you now, or have you been at any time in the past, a member of, or in any way af filiated with the Communist Par ty, or with any organization or He Was 'Waiting' q Communist Causes association controlled, to your knowledge, by Communists? If so, please explain fully." The chief value of the new ques tions cn the application form was that a proven false replv could! be used by the , , . - grounds for charges The Board of Trustees had de cided in May to let school officials formulate their policy of eliminat ing Communists from the faculty. It was during this time that the Phelps Defies State Dept. Cuba Trip Planned By PLC Members Larry Phelps, a member of the local Progressive Labor Club, said he will go to Cuba over the Christmas vacation whether the State Department gives its per mission or not. Phelps, a senior from Burling ton, said that he and "several other UNC students" tentatively plan to make the trip. He would not furnish any additional names or information on precisely how many other students were invol ved. The arrangements, said Phelps, are being worked out by three students in New York City who will decide how to approach the State Department to get pass ports which will allow them to make the journey, and how they might get aid from the Cuban government to help finance the trip. 30 Nations Back Resolution Calling For End Of Testing UNITED NATIONS. N. Y. (UPI) I Britain, which believed it amounted Thirty nations submitted a reso lution Friday calling on the nu clear powers to end all weapons tests by Jan. 1 and to report in seven weeks on their efforts to reach such an agreement. The United States and Britain immediately countered the resolu tion with one of their own call ing for a complete ban "with prompt and effective international verification." Failing an inspected ban on all tests for all tune, the Western powers called for an interim treaty prohibiting nuclear testing in the atmosphere, the ocean and space where they can be detected with out controls. The measure, sponsored by 12 Asian, 11 African and 5 South American countries, together with Sweden and Yugoslavia, was hand ed in to the General Assembly s Main Political Committee. Al though it appeared likely to gain approval there and in the full as sembly, it was foredoomed to re jection by the United States and 'Ella Veers Away From N. C. Coast WILMINGTON (UPI) Hurri cane Ella, stalled for hours off the Carolina coast, grew to "severe proportions Friday, but swung its 120 mile an hour winds toward a course that would take it away from the mainland. Although well off shore, the big hurricane kicked up sand storms on North Carolina's outer banks and sent 12-foot-high waves crash ing onto the beaches. Shipping gave the storm wide berth and all Navy vessels and planes along the Virginia coast were ordered to remain on a stand by alert until the storm has passed. The weather bureau said se vere" Hurricane Ella was centered at approximately latitude 31.2 north, longitude 73.8 west, or about 300 miles south southeast of Cape Hatter as, N. C. j The 120 m.p.h. winds were clock ed in gusts at the center of the storm. The weather bureau said research aircraft penetrated the storm Fri day morning to make the reading. It 'said most of the squalls around the center had gusts of about 100 m.p.h. The weather agency said a ship in the area had experienced winds in excess of 80 m.p.h. for well over 24 hours. CHAPEL Committee of Chancellors reported to the Board of Trustees: ''No uni versity anywhere in the world stands more steadfastly for the freedom of the human mind and r u j r.Jt. ineeuom 01 speecn, anu iieeuum the University of North Carolina free from those who would destroy it." (Coming tomorrow: the story of Junius Scales.) The New York coordinators, ac cording to Phelps, have been in contact with Castro's lawyer in that city, but no definite plans have been made. Phelps also stressed his desire to be able to see as much of the island as possible without Cuban restrictions. When asked why he wished to make the trip, Phelps said that he was anxious to see the coun try, first-hand, and to see what has happened in Cuba since the revolution. As to why he planned to go with or without the State Depart ment's permission, Phelps said that he did not feel that the de partment had the right to restrict the travel of an American citizen, and that he would be willing to test their authority on this mat ter. to nothing more than an uncontroll ed moratorium such as the three year unwritten pact broken by Rus sia's test series last year. The 30-power resolution: Condemns all nuclear weapons tests. Asks that such tests cease im mediately and not later than Jan. 1, 1963. Endorses a recommendation of the eight non-committed partici pants in the Geneva disarmament talks calling for a nuclear test ban with inspection of suspicious inci dents upon invitation of the sus pected power. Calls on the nuclear powers to negotiate, on the basis of the eight power memorandum, "in a spirit of mutual understanding and con cession in order to reach agree ment urgently, bearing in mind the vital interests of mankind. Requests the nuclear powers and the 18-nation disarmament committee boycotted by France at Geneva to "pursue this matter expeditiously on a basis of priority and to report on it to the General Assembly not later than Dec. 10, 1962." The resolution was sponsored by Afghanistan, Algeria, Bolivia, Bra zil, Burma, Cambodia, Ceylon, Chi le, Cyprus, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guin ea, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Laos, Liberia, Mali, Mexico, Ne pal, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, Swe den, Syria, Tanganyika, the Uni ted Arab Republic, Venezuela and Yugoslavia. Earlier Friday, neutral Sweden urged the United States and the Soviet Union to agree to a nuclear test ban when their current series end. Swedish Foreign Minister Torsten Nilsson made the sugges tion in the Main Political Commit tee. 'Still Hope9 "I've got that Hannis feeling," head cheerleader Hannis Latham said yesterday when asked about today's football game with South Carolina. "I don't get this feeling often, but I've really got it now," he aid. "The boys are working real hard and I think we might get a break today." Latham said he'd like to thank the student body for staying be hind the team, "even though we've been through some rough weather." "By the way," he concluded, "I think the world situation is improving and so is our team." HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, YAF Chairman Blasts Policies Of U. S. Liberals "All liberalism and progressiv ism is dertimental to personal free dom in this country," said Sam Jones, chairman of the Young Am ericans for Freedom, the Thursday night meeting of the club. Jones, a senior and an articulate champion of the conservative cause, led the program that con sisted of his statement of the prin ciples of the Y.A.F., and recorded speeches of Barry Goldwater and Brent Bezell. Jones spoke of his club as be ing the only politically conserva tive organization on the campus at present. . He said, "Castro visited Harvard some time ago and the people cheered him if the leaders of intellectualism cheer him, then what for the country?" "The present foreign policy of the United States is ineffective, and therefore some other approach should be tried." The Sharon Statement, which was drafted at the organizational con vention of the National Y.A.F. in I960, was read. It states that the Constitution in itself is the best arrangement of government yet de vised, that free market economy is necessary-in order to preserve per sonal freedom, "and that the U.S. should stress "victory over, rather than coexistence with" Commun ism. This UNC chapter was organiz ed by the- university less than a week ago. The officers are Jones, chairman; Mike Jaffe, vice chairman; Susan Grove, Secre tary; and Bob Somers, treasurer. Plans for the year have not been worked out, but Jones said that discussion groups and panels are to be included in the program, along with bringing some . well- known conservaties to the campus. iome stands of the YAF on issues of the day were stated by Jones. un the John Birch Societv: "We don't endorse them, but there are many fine conservatives in the so ciety." On Civil Rights: "YAF has no universal stand on this issue. It depends on the particular situation involved as to whether or not we favor desegregation. I might add that many members of YAF were in sympathy with the people of Mississippi and Gov. Ross Barnett in their fight to run their own school system." On the school prayer issue: "We are in favor of non-denominational legislated prayers if each student is free to say them or not." On Cuba: "We are for an im mediate U. S. economic blockade of Cuba and any military action needed to support such an endeav or." On YAF: "The Young Americans for Freedom, Inc. is one way of awakening students and young peo ple to the political, moral, and eco nomic problems of our time." Infirmary Infirmary List: Martha McRae, Sarah Clump, Martha Johnson, Ann Chaney, Roy Lowry, John Bohon, William Horner, Donald Drapelik, Donald Hubbard, Ray George, Christopher Jonas, Donaldson King, David Vaugess, George Tay lor, Daniel Brown, Ralph Hall, Bobby Wilson, James Long, Clar ence Page, David Wilder, Bobby Chrissman, James Ray, Kenneth Azar, Daniel Fulk. Campus Briefs Chanin Incorrectly Identified; Jades To CORRECTION LMike Chanin was incorrectly identified in yesterday's .Daily Tar Heel as chairman and vice-chairm man of the University Party. Chan in is chairman; Al Sneed is vice- chairman. STATISTICS COLLOQUIUM Professor P. P. Naor will speak at the Statistics Colloquium in Room 265 Phillips Hall at 4:00 p.m. (Monday, October 22. His subject will be "On a Problem of Preven tive Maintenance". . LOST. One large blue volumn of Com plete Works .of Shakespeare and three white composition notebooks Please -notify WalterJDellinser at 210 Grimes, 968-3109. - . . COMBO PARTY ine Jades Combo will be in the Rendezvous Room at Graham Memorial from 3 to 12 tonight. There will be no charge lor ad mission. ' ' SELECTIONS BOARD The Bi-partisan .selections board SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, Hays rm 10 1 - x ""tS ' 'if' I I i " 1 V j j S ... ., . ,.. , ,th t nnr ii mi iwltmnnfflt REPAIRS An electric lineman silhouetted against the sky repairs a line that was broken yesterday afternoon. The line snap ped when a car backd into a telephone pole located behind Em erson Field House. There were no injuries, and electric service ! was not interrupted. Photo By Jim Wallace Court In j unction Forbids Action Against Meredith- ATLANTA (UPI) The U. S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Fri day handed down a temporary in junction forbidding Mississippi Gov. Ross Barnett or other state officials from interefrence with at tendance of Negro James Mere dith at the University of Mississippi- The decision made it clear that the court despite Barnett's con tentions considers it has full juris diction in the Meredith case. The court considered at a private ses sion Friday but did not rule on con tempt proceedings against the Mis sissippi governor. A further order of the court is expected to take up the contempt action. It may come by Monday. The appeals court expanded its previous temporary restraining order against Barnett into a tem porary injunction and restrained him and state and county officials from: 1. "Arresting, attempting to ar rest, prosecuting or instituting any prosecution" against Meredith "un der any statute, ordinance, rule or regulation whatever on account of his attending or seeking to at tend the University of Mississip- pi. 2. "Instituting or proceeding fur ther in any civil action" against Meredith or anyone else on ac for Women's Council meets Mon- day, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week in the Council room. TOGETHERNESS Students are reminded that ath letic pass cards are not transfer able. If students want to set tO' nntVinc thor Havf in wait in line together. LEGISLATURE INTERVIEWS Inerviews for the vacant UP Leg islature seats will be held Mon day in the Woodhouse.Room of Gra ham Memorial from 2:30-5:30. Seats are open in Town Women's district Dorm Women's- I and II, Dorm 'Men's II and VI, and Craige. -.. DANCE COJLMITTEE A regular meeting of the Dance Committee will be held Monday at 7 p.m. in the Grail Room of Gra ham Memorial. All new and old members are to attend. rnMBO PARTY rno Watchett and the Big Ax Combo will play for a dance at the imorin Teion Hut tonight from 8 to 12. A bus will leave Y-Court 1962 introduces Q - It count of Meredith's enrollment at the formerly all-white university. 3. "Injuring, harassing, threaten ing or intimidating'' Meredith in any way. 4. "Interfering with or obstruct ing by any means or in any man ner the performance of obligations or the enjoyment of rights" under the appeals court order of July 28 and a district court order of Sept. 13. 5. "Interfering with or obstruct ing by force, threat, arrest or oth erwise any officer or agent of the United States in the performance of duties in connection with the enforcement of and the prevention of obstruction to the orders" of the federal courts in connection with Meredith's enrollment. The sweeping temporary injunc tion was intended to keep the state of Mississippi from dealing in state courts with Meredith or with the Justice Department officials in volved in Meredith's case. The in junction specifically made the state of Mississippi a party to the pro ceedings . "This court has ample power to proceed against any party, includ ing the state of Mississippi, which is shown to be engaged in a wilful intentional effort to frustrate this court's injunction " the order said. at 8 p.m. for all those who want transportation. LOST BILLFOLD A Black billfold has been lost. There is a reward for the return of the billfold with the cards and ID card. Please return to E. D. Deat- on, 119 Stacy, or call 968-9064. CANTERBURY CLUB Bishop Fraser will speak on "Christian Marriage" at the Can terbury Club meeting Sunday night. Supper will be served at 5:30. CHESS GAME Five of Carolina's chess players will meet Georgia Tech's team in Roland Parker lounge in Graham Memorial at 2 o'clock this after noon. Y INFORLTIONT All Y information to be publish ed in the Daily Tar Heel should be delivered to the front office of the Y building by 12:30 each day. WALLET LOST A lark red wallet was lost last Res n 011100 Open Trials Bill Also Introduced By HARRY DeLUNG Campus approval for a Constitutional amendment defin ing legislature's power to pass resolutions is the subject of a bill introduced in Student Legislature Thursday night. The bill, introduced by Arthur Hay (SP), cites the "con- continual controversy" about certain resolutions. The most he resolution supporting James Meredith. Another Constitutional amendment providing for "open" honor council trials is proposed in a bill introduced Thursday by Charles Cooper (SP) for Bill Hobbs. It would place on the all elections ballot a provision open to two reporters from the According to this bill, no iiamesi of defendants or witnesses would be published. A board would be set up to consider appeals for a closed trial if the defendant so desired. The Di-Phi's resolution support ing open trials was read to tne body. It passed the debating so ciety 14-2. The bill on resolutions would sulx- mit, in the fall elections, an amend ment restricting resolutions to "matters as may affect the student body and such other issues as sub stantially affect the American stu dent in his role as a student." According to the bill, if this amendment fails, another will be submitted in the spring elections which restricts resolutions to mat- ters which "directly affect the stu- dent bodv." r.ri.r Qrir,f,0f given to the summer school presi - dent in a bill introduced by Dave WUUams-lSP). "The. illegality of last summers appointments promp- iea mis mil, saia wimams in a I statement to the DTH. He expalined that presently all seven members of the summer school students board are appoint- ed during the regular school year By the new bill, three of the board members will continue to be ap pointed in the spring semester, and four will be appointed by the sum mer school president. The Special Committee on Stu dent Discount Services reported that its investigation of the service would be completed by next week's session. The committee will pre sent its report in connction with a resolution in support of the Dis count Service. The possible expan sion of the service into a student owned co-op is part of the study. A bill appropriating $400 to buy tape recorders for the men's and women's honor councils was refer red back to committee. George Rosenthal, Chairman of the finance committee, said that the committee had been unable to consider the bill because all other members were absent at the last meeting. Bob Spearman (UP-SP) introduc ed a bill appropriating $150 to the Communications Committee. Spear man, wno is chairman of the com mittee said that uch of the oney would be use dto buy supplies for dorm newspapers. No legislation was passed by Thursday night's session. However, 1 Friday in the area of the language! building and Bingham Hall. The owner needs the papers. Please contact L. Buckener Moorman at 117 Aycock. COURT IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE The Student Committee for Court Improvement will meet Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in Howell Hall. All per sons interested in helping to se cure passage of the amendment for court improvement Nov. 6 are in vited to attend. RALEIGH LITTLE THEATER The Raleigh Little Theater op ens its 1962-63 season with the pa- ! Iron's preview of "Bells Are Ring ing" on October 21 at 7:15. Nightly showings for the public will be at 8 p.m. October 22-28. SPLASH CLUB Splash Club tryouts will be held Monday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m. in v ool len Gym. NEWMAN CLUB The Newman Club will present a Complete UPI Wire Serv i. BOUT ill the legislators' power to pass recent controversy arose over calling for all trials to be DTH. 1.-1tnr nrPf1irtPd that the larst Ujnoun,. of bills introduced will mean an active meeting next week. All legislation introduced Thurs day must be considered by com mittees this week. PIFC Studies Regulations For Rushing ine rroiessionai mirairaternity Council plans to adopt official regu- lations lor conducting their rusn, announced Lee Basinger, president oi tne viv. Basinger said yesterday that the cAe1 U meet next Monday at 4:? to cuss ?1d1?ropo? certal? dent of ' the IFC, Jim Dillashaw, speak on rush regulations used for the social fraternities. WV cairl that "wp will nnf nfr'ni- sariy adoDt the same niles as are in -ffvw f- tha ial fratmi. ties." He added that. "Although we have not had any trouble with rush, we feel that it is time to set up some definite regulations." The council is composed of two members from each of the two business and two pharmacy fra ternities. The rules that they propose must be passed by the individual houses and the administration. Student Party To Plan Confab Monday Night The Student Party will hold a preliminary meeting on Sunday night to make plans for the fall nominating convention to be held on Monday. The Sunday meeting will be held at 8:30 in the Roland Parker room of Graham Memorial. The nominating procedure for the convention will be discussed and rules of debate established. Gen eral campaign policies for the up coming elections will come under consideration, and a campaign co ordinator for the elections will be selected. Play program on Interfaith Dialogue at the Catholic Student Center, 213 Pittsboro St., Sunday, Oct. 21. Sup per will begin at 5:30 with the pro gram following. All Catholics and friends are invited. CAROLINA QUARTERLY The Carolina Quarterly fiction editors will hold a fiction workshop and fiction staff meeting at 7:30 Sunday evening in the Quarterly Office. All students with fiction manuscripts and members of the fiction staff are strongly urged to attend. G.M. FREE FLICK Tonight's free flick will be "A Time To Love and a Time To Die". Showings will be at 7:30 and 9:20 in Carroll Hall. ID cards are re quired for admittance. HILLEL FOUNDATION Hillel is starting a series of "Des sert and Coffee" hours. The first will be this Sunday, Oct. 21, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. with girls from Wo man's College. tvti J
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