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n lis seventieth year of editorial freedom, unhampered by restrictions from either the University administration or the stu dent body. All editorials appearing in the DAILY TAR HEEL are the indivdual opinions of the Editors, unless otherwise credited; they do not necessarily represent the opinions of the staff. The edi tors are responsible for all material printed in the DAILY TAR HEEL. November 15, 19G2 Tel. 942-235G Vol. LXX, No. 48 The Spirit Of Proposal The educational enterprise, par ticularly as manifested in the schools of higher education, throughout this state has been growing by leaps and bounds. Not only have the numbers of prospec tive students been rapidly increas ing, but at the same time education al institutions across the state have been expanding their resources and facilities to accommodate the swelling ranks, and to meet the de mands posed by those ranks. But here-to-fore, the expansion and growth have taken place with out any definite goals or purposes, beyond a qualitative accommoda tion of rising student populations, being placed before our state-supported institutions as direction-giving ends. Certainly, a qualitative accom modation of rapidly increasing numbers of students is a most com prehensive "end" in itself. But the physical expansion of present facili ties that is necessary for such an accommodation must be corraled into a definite ".system" of higher educational institutions. That is to say, there must be some real "me thod to the madness" of accommo dation. And the proposal to make some far-reaching alterations on the pres ent setup of the Consolidated Uni versity, prior to any addition of other branches, seems to be a neces sary initial step in the assurance of of future "method." Granted, the time is soon to be upon us when additional branches of the University may be the only method, but that time is not yet here. And with the broadening of programs at the University at Ra leigh (to the inclusion of under graduate liberal arts degrees) and in Greensboro (to the admission of male undergraduates), we have the opportunity to see, in better per spective, what the future demands upon metropolitan communities will be. It may be that Charlotte will still need to be taken into the system of the Consolidated University, it appears almost inevitable eventual ly; but until the present institu tions have their collective feet firmly on solid ground, no amount of helter-skelter expansion will in sure qualitative accommodation or prove to be the sought - after "method." Of course, the collective "plant ing of feet" is no simple matter. There are some situations to be al tered, some facilities to be added, and some directional definitions to be made. But the process is under way, and, for that matter, has been underway for quite some time. We are glad to read of the ap parent state-wide approval of plans for the solidifying of the present Consolidated University system. There general tone of comment seems to agree with the spirit and principle of proposed alterations at WC and State. So we look forward to further approval of the plans, wrhen they take the form of more tangible actualities. So then, if we read of your ap proval of the direction and spirit of proposals, we are going to be looking for your support in the later realization of these proposals. (CW) Art Theatre, "Hot Dog" "The best thing that's happened around here in a long time," said the lady in the Intimate Book Store. "It's certainly about time that this area had something like it," said a man on the street; and "Hot dog!" said a member of the DTH staff. What they were talking about is the recent (only yesterday) re opening of the Rialto Theatre in Durham. What makes the re-opening such a wonderful event is the format of future programming. The theatre will be run strictly as an "art-house. And without going into lengthy positive statements on just what this means, we wrould like to state briefly what we hope it implies . . . that now, in this area, some of the better .foreign films will run longer than one day, and that now, in this awful age of tension, those who de sire to relax may do so without JIM CLOTFELTER CHUCK WRYE Editors Bill Ilobbs Associate Editor Harry Lloyd Wayne King Managing Editors Art Pearce Dow Sheppari News Editors Ed Dnpree Sports Editor Carry Klrkpatrick Asst. Spts. Ed. Matt Weisman Feature Editor Harry DeLnng Night Editor Jim Wallace Photography Editor Mike Robinson Gary Blanchard Contributing Editors DAVE MORGAN Business Manager Gary Dal ton Advertising Mgr. John Evans Circulation Mgr. Dave Wysong Subscription Mgr. Tn Daily Tab Hsn. la published dUy tKcept Monday, examination periods and vacations. It la entered as second xlass matter in the post office In Chapel mn. N. C-, pursuant with the act of March f, 1870. Subscription rates i tM -per 'semester, S8 per year. Twm Daily Tab Hzxl is a subscriber to the United Press International and utilizes the services o the News Bu reau of the University of North Caro- PiitiMahiKl frr-tha Publication Board H the University of North Carolina, Chapel H1U. N, C. subjecting their minds to the hog wash that runs in the local movie picture houses. It is indeed a shame that the theatre must be in Durham. But the trip over will not be so long any more. The ride, walk or crawl over will be readily endured for the chance to see first-run foreign films and .some of the old favorites of years-gone-by. The climate of opinion around Chapel Hill indicates that the Rialto should do pretty good business. And with the movie-picture houses in this town practically forcing tus to take our business elsewhere, we surely are grateful for the timely, and indeed, timeless, appeal of a nearby art theatre. (CW) Bad Checks Next week Student Legislature will consider a bill which will affect a large portion of the student body it deals with those who bounce checks. Aside from the fact that outside of a university community such wholesale check-bouncing as that which goes on around here, would readily be brought before civil authorities, there should be some stern legislation which handles stu dents who suffer from lack of fore sight and extreme carelessness. Indeed, we would propose a defi nite limit as to the number of checks or amount of money upon which students may draw their bad credit; and after reaching their limit, they should be put in stocks at Y-Court, and made to spit-shine Weejuns, until they had worked off their bad debts. Of course, we recognize this as an impossibility, and so we will be glad to see any toothless legislation .which gets watered down and man ages to slither through Student Legislature, even if takes the form of a mild pat-on-the-hand to those who bounce 1000 wrorth of checks weekly. (CW) :7, I T ft w f it tx . Carter Case Report - J' - v -"J i Communist Students 9 Position On Meredith & Ik "B 7S W mm em aw . m mm t xm Hjie in iss mots (Eds Note: Following is a state ment of policy received by the DTH from the International Un ion of Students. The IUS is a Communist-controlled organization with headquarters in Prague, Czechoslovakia. This statement is typical of the line taken by the Communist propaganda toward the Meredith incident, especially in that it plays down the role of of the Federal troops.) The case of Mr. James Meredith, a 29-year-old American Negro, who had been refused admisson into the University of Mississippi, has shock ed international public opinion and evoked deep concern in the world student community. iMr. Meredith has been violently barred from enrolling in the Uni versity of Mississippi by the state's Governor and other state authorities every time he atempted to do so since the beginning of the school year. Members of the Ku-Klux Klan, the John Birch Society and similar racist and fascist groups in Miss issippi and in other nearby states headed the opposition to Mr. Mere dith's enrollment, while the U. S. Government did little to stop this mob violence. Racist mobs besieged the Uni versity administration building and attacked the Federal soldiers on the town square, who were sent on ly after much delay by the U. S. Government. They used firearms and tear-gas to disperse the rioting racists and hoodlums. In the bloody clashes two persons were killed, a correspondent for Agence France Press and an American worker. Many persons were also injured and hospitalized. As a result of the pressure of world public opinion and the Am erican people the racist Governor was finally forced to retreat and (Mr. Meredith was admitted to the Un iversity. 'But the events in the state of Mississippi as well as those hap pening in Little Rock and other cit ies of the United States throw light on the ugly practice of 'racial seg regation which prevails in present day U.S.A. The Secretariat of the Interna tional Union of Students and all IUS members are deeply alarmed at the brutal and violent methods used to obstruct a Negro from pursuing his education in his own country. The IUS, true to its policy of op- (Eds Note: Following are ex cerpts f the report of the special committee established by UNC's Eoartl of Trustees to investigate the "Anne Carter Case." Miss Carter, a student who was sus pended from UNC by the Women's Council on a cheating charge, has appealed her suspension through all University channels. The case will come before Wake County Su perior. Court in Raleigh today. The committee finds that there was no lack of due process or fairness in the handling of the hearing before the Women's Council. Further, we find no merit in the contention that Miss Carter's constitutional rights were violated because male -students were not included on the Council, nor do we find any merit in the claim that there is no legal basis for student government as present ly constituted at Chapel Hill. It has for many decades been recognized by the faculty and the Chancellor and the Board of Trustees as an in herent and integral part of Universi ty life at Chapel Hill. The plan of student government now in effect is embodied in a Student Constitu tion which provides for legislative, executive and judicial branches of student government somewhat sim ilar to the plan of our national and state governments. This Constitu tion has been developed, adopted and set up as an instrumentality for the management of student af fairs and the handling of disciplin ary matters within the student body of the University, with the consent, approval and encouragement of the faculty and University administra tion and the Trustees. Under these circumstances any verdict and judg ment of the Women's Council, as an act of the student government at Chapel Hill, has validity and mean ing and, unless other error is point ed out, should be carried into effect. We find no merit in the conten tion that Miss Carter's constitutional rights were violated because mem bers of the Council were told briefly what the case was about by a repre sentative of the staff of the Student Attorney General before Miss Cart er entered the council chamber. The testimony under which she was con victed was all taken after she en tered the room and in her presence. We find no merit in the contention that Miss Carter's constitutional rights were violated because she was requested to tell her side of the story first. It is repeated that the position and struggle against all forms of racial discrimination in all spheres and aspects of educa tion and life, strongly condemns the shameful spectacle staged in Miss issippi. It hails the personal courage of Mr. Meredith in the face of the brutality and threats by the racists, as well as the support and sym pathy extended to him throughout Women's Council is not a court of law and could not follow the refine ments of court procedure, but is purely an agency of student govern ment attempting to get at the truth or falsity of a charge against a .-ta-dent. This student had been inform ed of the charge against her and under these circumstances it not take away the presumption i her innocence until proven .': .ii-v to request that she give her expla nation of the events in connection with the make-up quiz tirst. IKr accuser was later brought into the room and she was given a char.ee to question him, and did o. The Coun cil did not vote to convict until i: had heard all the evidence. We do not find any evidence of bias or prejudice against Miss Cart er by any member of the Women's Council, by any member of the fac ulty or by any University official. We do not think the Dean of Stu dent Affairs, his assistant or the Dean of Women did anything that in their positions was not required in handling of this case. There docs not appear any evidence of bias or prejudice in anything that they did. Likewise, we find no indication of bias or prejudice because Chancellor Aycock, President Friday and Gov ernor Sanford refused to allow this student to stay in school and at tempt to get credit for college work while her appeal was pending be fore the trustees. To allow a student to continue in the University and take classes after a suspea-dou would make a nullity out of a sus pension. We feel, therefore, after making a full and complete investigation of this matter and hearing all intere ..! ed parties, that the Board of Trus tees should take no action; that the question of the readmission of Mis Carter to the University at Chapel Hill should be left where it has been placed by the Trustees and where it propeidy belongs with the Chan cellor and faculty at Chapel Hill. As a matter of policy, thus Com mittee recommends that no indi vidual disciplinary case he referred to or considered by the entire Board of Trustees or any special commit tee thereof. It is our opinion that the obligation of the Board of Trustees in disciplinary matters extends on ly to insuring that adequate means is provided so as to guarantee fair ness and due process. We feci that such means is now provided in te disciplinary system of the University. the world. It clearly expresses and reflects the desire of millions of students all over the world that an end be put to such barbarous prac tices in education in this age of scientific advance. The IUS calls upon all students to demand that Mr. .Meredith's study at the university be ensured and that his life he protected. Letters To The Editors Praise (Finally) & More Criticism Of DTH Will This Winter r Be Man's Last? To the Editors: It is difficult to believe that this world has known such persons as Christ and Ghandi and Buddha. It also is incredible that the belief is extant that mankind desires peace, and that justice, honor, peace, kind ness, and decency are still consid ered virtues. It seems that we are standing at the bottom of a huge, sweeping, roaring hurricane of monsterous proportions; our arms are out stretched, and our eyes look upward for some indication that the world about us is NOT as grossly warped as it seems. But instead of the hoped-for shaft of light, we see only dark cloud piling on top of dark cloud, and we hear only the rising howl of the wind. It strikes me as worthy of marvel and awe that, in this year of 1962, men seriously en tertain the idea of wrar, that there are men who have plans for attack or defence, perhaps who would even enjoy a good war. Hiroshima's will be commonplace in the next global war. The cities 'New York, San Francisco, London, (Moscow, and even such minute spots as Chapel Hill all will be shocked and burned and destroyed by the ever-more efficient bombs and mis siles, paid for by the obliging citi zens against whom these drops of destruction will rain. And yet they and we, by tacit assent plan and think war; they build bombs and bases and "fighting men". Our minds are daily conditioned to the acceptance of the possibility, even probability of a war: by the spark ling new orange and black posters proclaiming buildings to be fallout shelters (the capacity of which, in terestingly enough, tends to fall short of the area population) which will serve as caves in wmcn iu cow er until we can come outside, once again, to this best of all possible worlds. And by the stirring speeches, fill ed with righteous indignation pecul iar to our country, which set the blood boiling and trigger fingers twitching. And it is all done in the name of peace, freedom and justice. Seldom has a war professedly been waged for any reasons other than the most noble and selfless. The logic of war is wonderous: "Let us buy (the leaders say) peace and prosperity and a better, more decent way of life by killing and destroying and maiming." Truly a curious state ment. War has provided mankind with many things, such as huge profits for manufacturers of the necessary equipment for war; guns, uniforms, ships, planes, rock ets are not sprung, as it were, full blown from .Mars" head. an outlet for the redfaced rage of chauvinists, inspiration for some good litera ture and much bad, And convenient landmarks in man's staggering convoluted history. One thing that war has never pro duced, and never will, is peace. If killing were unheard of, com pletely foreign to our nature and ex perience, the knolwedge (especially first-hand knowledge) of a single murder would sicken us. But as time and justified murder goes on, we become more and more accustomed to war, and it takes a truly stupen dous production such as Hiroshima or the Nazi concentration camps to disturb our callous-encased con sciences. Our minds would be un hinged by the number killed and maimed fry senseless fighting if only we could see the bodies all at once, in one staggering flash of revealed carnage; but we are protected by time and distance and our own short-sighted (and more than a lit tle myopic) vision form this pic toral view of the consequence of ad herence to the notion that it is somehow sweet and proper, fitting, to die for one's country. .We are waiting, at this moment, for our fates to be decided. In the capitols our lives all life are in the hands of men who can in an in stant bring forth Armageddon. The militaristic sophistry of Russia and the United States, and all other countries that profess to seek peace while courting war, is disgusting hy pocrisy on a grand scale. I find it repugnant that our leaders speak their sham-filled words in the name of us all, while the millions whose existence is at stake have very lit tle power to influence decisions of the most critical importance. There is very little to choose between a Russian militarist and an American war lover; Einstein's reknowned formula works quite well either side of the Iron Curtain. Both countries are powerful, and were they to exert as much effort and spend as much money toward the problems of dis armament and peace as is lavished on the spiraling war effort, there is no doubt that much of the ten sion prevalent in our bfe could be drained away. .The chief ideal and guiding light of war is gain, in one form or anoth er, and many a fortune has been made of the deaths of untold num bers of human beings. In the class room I hear of man's glorious achievements, but outside, looking around me and reading and think ing, I see a dubious progress in deed. I am disturbed, not so much by the thought of possible death, but more, (I THINK) by the certainty that, if war comes, all of the learn ing of life which has been so pain fully gained, will have been forgot ten, rejected and replaced by the bludgeoning rationale of sheer force. It is autumn now, and winter's bitter song will soon be heard. Per haps man, too, is in his autumn: a transitory period of the spirit, the prelude to an unknown, dark win ter. But, then again, there may be a movie-like reprieve, an unseen .Renaissance which will halt and re verse the downward, darkening spi ral of events. Perhaps even now a bugler the herald of better things is raising the horn to his lips. In this chill, pregnant November night I listen for the call. And wait . . . John Butler Justice Mayer's Column Was Nauseating To the Editors and Mr. Meyer, I would like to comment on your rather superficial and, at times, downright nauseating "Odds and Ends" which was indeed a fitting title, for odds and ends they were. You may well believe that the past elections confirm the fact that the New Frontier will forge onwards and upwards to dizzy achievements in the public interest; that may well be so but, it will be the next Con gress that will decide that. I think the elections were also a confirma tion of the confidence in a new type of leadership very much on the mod el of President Kennedy, and as you know some of the newly-elected Governors are Republicans in key states. Even more significant, there has been a reshuffling of party loy alties the implications of which are certainly not clear yet, but what matters more than Republican anil Democrat labels, Liberal and Con servative tabs, which over-simplily issues, is to understand the chanm-s that are taking place in voting pat terns. What seems to matter mo t now is not what party these newly elected Congressmen, Senators, and Governors belong to but rather, how they are going to vote, hn.v many votes they can muster, are! what philosophy of government the y hold. These new patterns will .-oo.-i become apparent and I do not pre tend to be an expert on your govern mental system but it does seem that the issues go a little deeper than you suggested. I would also question on what ra tional basis you group Waller due !. Richard Nixon, and Krishna Mt;e.i in the same category. The fir-t t w failed to gain reelection, but so '. ; incumbents Swainson and Di Sj'.'.e. and we are not really sure whose side Menon is on. The point is t:...: there are other "Old Stalv, arts", as you call them, still run air.: around and they could include Hai ry Byrd, Ross Barnett, and Pre-i-dent Nkrumah of Ghana. Richard Nixon, I would admit. .' about the worst type of politician and he was a Republican, but I can have little resptct for your political sympathies when you whitewash a man who VERY narrowly l-t a Presidential election and who went down fighting for his life in his own state. Certainly politics brought ' the worst in Nixon and he m: realize that he has been in the wrong business, but like you an.t I he is a human being, and now that he is finished let's treat him L'r.e one. You are no better than him at whitewashing and perhaps Nixon, you might regret some of the tilings you. have said. v Tim Tetlow
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