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3& In its 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 opinion of the staff. The edi tors are responsible for all material printed in the DAILY TAR HEEL. December 18, 19G2 Tel. 942-235G Vol. LXX, No. 70 V Lost America: With Hope A Future In reaching the end of a year, more than at any other time, Amer icans are prone to reflect seriously on the magnificent glories and sordid mistakes of the year past, and the promise of the year to come. It is a time when the people ponder the "mess" the world seems always to have gotten itself into, and the solutions to which the world seems always to give birth, if not hope of life. These solutions are born of man's hopeful spirit, hopeful always of something less bad than what he has now. These solutions are born in the context of a world gone goofy, of a world where leaders talk like followers and followers talk like inanimate objects, and where neither is willing to assume respon sibility for what is happening. National confusion springs from personal confusion, and internation al confusion springs from national confusion. In America this con fusion traps the leaders within a pattern of words which are made to stand for thought and action. This pattern was established a cen tury ago, and was drained of life a generation ago, but it continues to plague the nation. Our confusion prevents Americans of different backgrounds from settling their dif ferences, and proceeding with the necessary and urgent business of the nation. There is confusion around the land as to what Ameri ca is, and what Americans are, and what they should do and be. In the final pages (quoted below) of his posthumously-published nov el You Can't Go Home Again, Thomas Wolfe wrote about a man and his America. Wolfe saw an America lost, but with hope and a future. (JC) CREDO I believe that we are lost here in America, but I believe we shall be found. And this belief, which mounts now to the catharsis of knowledge and conviction, is for me and I think for all of us not only our hope, but America's everlasting, living dream. I think the life which we have fashioned in America, and which has fashioned us the forms we made, the cells that grew, the honeycomb that was created was self-destructive in its nature, and must be destroyed. I think these forms are dying, and must die, just as I know that America and the people in it are deathless, undiscovered, and immortal, and must live. I think the true discovery of America is before us. I think the true fulfillment of our spirit, of our people, of our mighty and immortal land, is yet to come. I think the true discovery of our own democracy is .still before us. And I think that all these things are certain as the morning, as inevitable as noon. I think I speak for most men living when I say that our America is Here, is Now, and beckons on before us, and that this glorious assurance is not only our living hope, but our dream to be accom plished. I think the enemy is here before us, too. But I think we know7 the forms and faces of the enemy, and in the knowl edge that we know him, and shall meet him, and eventual ly must conquer him is also our living hope. I think the enemy is here before us with a thousand faces, but I think we know that all his faces wear one mask. I think the enemy is single selfishness and compulsive greed. . . . I think the enemy is old as Time, and evil as Hell, and he has been here with us from the beginning. I think he ravaged and despoiled our land. I think he took our people and enslaved them, that he polluted the fountains of our life, took unto himself the rarest treasures of our own pos session, took our bread and left us with a crust, and, not content, for the nature of the enemy is insatiate tried finally to take from us the crust. I think the enemy comes to us with the face of innocence and says to us: "I am your friend." I think the enemy deceives us with false words and lying phrases, saying: "See I am one of you I am one of your children, your son, your brother, and your friend. Behold how sleek and fat I have become and all because I am just one of you, and your friend. Behold how rich and powerful I am and all because I am one of you shaped in your way of life, of thinking, of accomplishment. . . . Will you destroy this thing? I assure you that it is the most precious thing you have. It is yourselves, the projection of each of you, the triumph of your individual lives, the thing that is root ed in your blood, and native to your stock, and inherent in' the traditions of America. It is the thing that all of you may hope to be," says Enemy, "for " humbly "am I not just one of you? Am I not just your brother and your son? Am I not the living image of what each of you may hope to be," would wish to be, would desire for his own son? Would you destroy this glorious incarnation of your own heroic self? If you do, then," says Enemy, "you de stroy yourselves you kill the thing that is most glorious ly American, and in so killing, kill yourselves." He lies! And now we know he lies! He is not gloriously or in any other way, ourselves. He is not our friend, our son, our brother. And he is not American! For, although he has a thousand familiar and convenient faces, his own true face is old as Hell. Look about you and see what he has done. Thomas Wolfe You Can't Go Home Again "I Came In Late. Which Was II That Was Un-American Women Or Peace?" I Ml 1 More Letters Dorms In Yack? Students Say 'Yes Letters To The Editors . . . Won't Be Like The Rest To the Editors, We dorm residents should feel honored that this year for the sec ond year in a row we will be rep resented in the Yackety-Yack, not just with two meagre pages, but with ten meagre pages. And you must admit that this is not bad for thirty dorms, considering. . . . But we shall NOT feel honored. We in liuffin, after contracting tor two pages, planned and worked on them and only by a nod from Heaven were we able to meet the deadline set by the Yack. Unfortunately, due to unforseen circumstances, Ruffin was cut to one page somehow there seemed to be too many dorms for the allotted ten pages. We fail to see how any intelligent creature could not have foreseen that ten pages would not have been enough for thirty dorms. But who are we to say that Yack editors are not intelligent? When our representative went to the Yack office with the material for our page, he was greeted with sly phrases as: "Your seal isn't ap propriate . . . look at ours . . . it's more appropriate, it has books 'n beer mugs 'n it says think and drink in Latin." (Haynes C. Mc Fadden) If we remember correctly, Mr. Legum (editor) stated last year, "I plan to show the fine academic rec ord of this university . . . and not so much the party side of life here." Is this an example of the fine academic record? Our hum ble picture was viewed with such comments as: "Don't these guys look young? They look like they are in high school. I bet they act like it too." (This last was chirped by a sophisticated coed wearing what appeared to be a high school ring on a high school chain around her high school neck.) To top it oft. they came up with, "You all aren't going to have a sweetheart? Every body else does! why can't y'all be like everybody else?" We shall not be like everybody else. One of the purposes of the university is to develop the individ ual and within him a tolerance for different trains of thought (if not the understanding). You can take your stereotyped pages with their furbelowed seals and unknown, in sipid sweethearts and pack them along with your weejuns. Tom Dinero Kelly Eanes IDC, Buckley, Coach McGu ire Administration Action 'Drastic' To the Editors, Recently it has come to the the attention of the IDC that dormitory advisors have been removing stu dents from their dorm without that student having access or appeal of their decision to the domitory ju dicial body, the IDC Court. This is a direct and unwarranted infringement by the administration into an area in which the IDC Court has continually acted in good faith, judgment, and with due sense of responsibility. There is therefore no reason why any case deservinig such drastic action as removal from a dormitory should not be handled by the IDC Court. No reason has been given by the administration for their unwarranted encroachment into this area of the student judiciary. Such should now be given if possible. In any event, any problem in a dorm that merits consideration of removal should be referred direct ly to the IDC Court and should not go through any administrative de cision, even if such could be ap pealed! John Mitchener Presidential Asst., IDC Former Coach Needed Now To the Editors, The recent demonstration held at W'oolen Gym in support of Frank McGuire for Athletic Director was carried out after much thought and careful consideration of the situation. Coach Frank McGuire led the Uni versity of North Carolina to its fin est hours in the athletic realms. His success was not at the expense of academics, since the great majori ty of his ball players were more than adequate in the classroom. A glance at the percentage of his play ers to earn degrees at Carolina will support this stand. His team was always impeccably dressed and car ried themselves with flawless stat ure and perfect behavior. McGuire conducted, himself as well as any other coach in college basketball, much more so than coaches in this area. McGuire's players were de voted to their coach and this devo tion was reflected, not only in their play, but also in their behavior. It is noteworthy to remember that the Secretary of Commerce, our gover nor in 1957, called Coach McGuire, "North Carolina's finest good will ambassador." Therefore, we feel that Frank McGuire possesses the ability and pride in Carolina neces sary in an outstanding Athletic Di rector. Our athletic program needs a shot in the arm, not necessarily cham pionship teams, but personel who provide the potential for bringing fine teams to Chapel Hill. We know that "Gentleman" Frank McGuire can provide this needed boost. "Bubba" Fountain Turner Bunn Liheral 'Slop' Called Faulty To the editors, Recently in your paper there ap peared a letter written by a seem ingly "sick to death" liberal who sought to end all the nonsense? that the supposed conservatives have been writing on this campus. As of today, I ask this "sword of right" to clean up his own backyard before he begins to perceive the wretched ness of the conservative writer. For today we saw again that writing style which has been so predomin ant among the liberal editors of our esteemed? rag. For today Mr. King delivered that , . . By Their Words, Ye Shall Be Known "Friends and neighbors, it is in deed a pleasure to be here tonight in the town that has meant so much to me. I don't get back very often, nor for very long, but it sure is good to be back. It seems that there are some people in Washington who are so devoted to the principle of large, centralized government that they want to keep Congress in session all year. I reckon that they figure that we don't need to get out among our constituents because they don't do anything except to vote by way of governing themselves. "It is still more of a pleasure to come back to my hometown to the American Legin, to talk to a group that brings together men who had the courage to fight for America and all that she stands for. ; "And that is what I want to talk to you about tonight. Today there are, it seems to me, too many peo ple who do not know what America stands for. There are too many peo ple who are not willing to take a stand and be ready to fight for it. "We are a freedom-loving people, but there are within our midst ap peasers, fellow travelers, collectiv ists, Communists, and Socialists who want to destroy our country. This country which was founded on the glorious principles of freedom as set forth in the Constitution today faces destruction from within. In government, in the churches, in the schools and here it is that they flourish in almost every phase of our life we can witness to the filtration of the Communist con spiracy. "How long will we idly sit back while the Federal Government ap propriates more and more power to itself? How long will we allow State's Kights to be violated? How long will we permit the rape of Freedom by power-mad individuals? It is a time for brave men to stand up and be counted cn the side of individual initiative, private enterprise, and capitalism." "COMRADES, fellow party mem bers, it is indeed a pleasure to be here tonight in the town that has meant so much to me. I don't get hack very often, nor for very long, but it is certainly good to be here. It seems that there are some peo ple in Moscow who are so devoted to service to the party that they don't realize that one must visit people occasionally. "It is still more of a pleasure to come back to my hometown to talk to the Russian Veterans' Association, to talk to a group that brings to gether men who had the courage to fight for Russia and all that she stands for. "And that is what I want to talk to you about tonight. There are, it seems to me, too many people who do not know what Russia stands for. There are too many people who are are not willing to take a stand and be ready to fight for it. "We are a peace-loving people, but there are within our midst dis senters, capitalists, and imperial ists who want to destroy our great nation. This country is dedicated to the glorious principles of the Rev olution, but today she faces destruc tion from those who would bertay the Glorious Revolution which set men free. In government, in the armed forces (which we will, hope fully, soon no longer need), and in the schools especially in the schools we can observe the infil tration of agents of the Imperial istic, Capitalistic conspirarcy. "How can we sit back while cer tain members of the party betray the Revolution? How long can we tolerate this challenge to the heart of the Russian nation by people w-ho do not love her? How long can we permit the interests of certain in dividuals to. take precedence over the interests of the people? How long can we sit and watch Russia be destroyed by the Imperialistic, Capitalistic Conspiracy? It is a time for brave men to stand up and be counted on the side of peace, equal ity, and Freedom." BILL IMES wonderfully clever editorial on Wil liam Buckley. Clever? Yes indeed. But Mr. King overdid himself as do all the dashing clique hidden on the second floor of GM. For in being so clever, Mr. King neglected the facts and perception. Criticism is good and necessary. (But faulty criticism has no place even on the rottenest "bubble gum" rag. To begin with, Mr. King, who are you to decide who deems himself God and who does not? Perhaps I should recognize your authority on the subject, 'Mr. Randolph Hearst award winner, since quite evidently You are The One . . .? I would refute your argument of neglection of points by Mr. Buckley by your own neglection of points. 1 You were not listening atten tively to Mr. Buckley's speech. He did not make, nor has he ever made any reference to my knowledge to the phallus as an instrument of foreign policy. Perhaps that was just something you had on your mind while he was speaking. 2) If negroes do not want anything but a cup of coffee, why the Mere dith uproar? Think before you write if you want to receive any more tidbits from Randolph. 3) I'm in complete accord with you on your last point. Most cof fins draped in Red, White, and Blue still contain bodies. You made an astute observation there. But which is better Red, White, and Blue Or red? To the "sick to death" liberal: Get to work with your slop mop, we'll work on our side. R. L. Samosot More Space For Dorms To the Editors, "In the Yack next year I plan to show more dorm life in a better way." This is a direct quote of Louis Legum from the DTII, Friday May 4, 19G2. At the first of the year, Ruffin dorm sent representatives to the Yack office to inquire about in dividual dorm pages. They were told by the Editor, Louis Legum. there would be no individual dorm section. Three months later, after persistant demands by the dorm.-; and threats by the Student Legisla ture to cut off Yack funds, the thirty-two dorms were given ten pages. We hasten to remind Mr. Legum that the majority of University stu dents are dormitory residents, and contrary to the "old conception" of dorm life more and more of these students are taking active leader ship in campus politics and social activities. Therefore, we do not think it is asking too much to give ius proportional representation with other University groups. William C. Hunfor Charles Coble Again: Is Otelia Real ? To the Editor, After reading Otelia Connor's ar ticle in the Tar Heel of December 4, I, too, ain prompted to ask: "Is Otelia Connor real?" Wm. Jerry Whitfield l 1 REFLECTIONS A cartoon in the Minnesota Daily showed a man reclining on a couch, with a drink in hand, calmly view ing his television set. From the TV set comes these words: "This message will last CO sec onds. The missiles are on their way. If you had started running at the beginning of this message you might have made it." New Nat Depend On By HARRY GOLDEN David Lawrence, Robert Ruark, .William Buckley, Jr., and others are impatient with the new nations of Africa. Their error is that they be lieve history goes in a straight line. Nothing ever happens to change the world or their idea of it. They can not, for the life of them, understand that the day is gone when the Brit ish colonial officer did not tell the native boy to carry his bags but told the native supervisor to tell the na tive boy to carry his bags. I think we must understand that the new nations of Africa are not only our best friends but we must try to understand why they do not always seem grateful. All of these peoples, the new nations in Africa, our allies of Western Europe lie in fear of Communism. They do not fear America's bigness and neither do they envy the wealth of America. I believe it is precisely because they fear Communism and know that their freedom depends on the Unit- ions Must U. S. Action ed States of America they feel a bit frustrated perhaps because they can't vote in American elections. Has anyone thought of this idea? Is there any doubt at all that the future of millions of people in Af rica and in western Europe is as much dependent upon the type of government we have as is the future of the people of Kansas and North Carolina? Whatever moves our President and our Congress make will determine the kind of world thru children born today in Africa and in western Europe will live in. A philosopher in Israel told me quite frankly; "We're all going through the motions of sovereignty with a Parliament, Presidents, Prime Min isters, and we know that we are here and we'll continue to be here just as long as the United State? o! America has a foreign policy which says we shall be here and continue to be here." I'm sure that philosophy in Ghana, Kenya, and Congo would agree. i
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