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March 19, 1963
Tel. 912-235G
Vol. LXX, No. 119
McDevitt And Spearman:
A Shotgun Marriage
The leap was too great and the
leaders too hesitant, and the Uni
versity Party, in an exaggerated
parody of its old self, last week
nominated a Larry IIcDevitt-iku
Spearman siaie for the spring elej
tii;l:.S. Several party leaders had hoped,
in one great stride, to carry the
pai i" j Li L of the clumsy grip of th2
Old Creeks, and into a firm, recog
nized position as the all-campus po
litical party. The negation of these
hopes came from a series of person
al, non-political events, winch in the
context of political realities, made
the McDevitt-Snearman selection
necessary.
The nominations did not bring
the head-on clash between New
Greeks and Old Greeks, which had
been expected by some. Things were
worked out behind the scenes, and
when the negotiators emerged,
they had a unified party uni
fied with the lesser attributes of
both groups.
The New Greeks had supported
Spearman and Ford Rowan for
president-vice president in them,
they saw a truly all-campus ticket,
since Rowan would have been the
first non-Greek to win a 'Big Two'
nomination in modern history. (In
his nomination of Larry McDevitt,
Don Curtis said, "Some of my best
friends are dorm men," and he
laughed, but no body else did . . .)
Problems arose for the New
Greeks: For health reasons Rowan
had decided to drop out of school;
Spearman's plans concerning the
length of his academic residence in
Chapel Hill had changed . . .
In the background was vice-president
Mike Lawler, the square block
who refused to fit in the nice round
hole reserved for him by the New
Greeks. As the UP convention ap
proached, it became evident that
Lawler, who defeated McDevitt last
spring, would run for president
and probably would win.
Meanwhile, party members were
being warned of the 'dangers' of
power politics, and were told that
the New Greeks wanted to insti
tute a power elite to run the party.
(McDevitt said at the convention,
"There is no place for power poli
tics at Carolina" as if everyone
doesn't know the UP has always
been in the hands of a 'power
elite.')
As the personal and political
problems loomed larger and their
determination became weaker, the
party leaders swallowed their
grand designs for the moment, and
settled for the McDevitt-Spearman
ticket.
It was a shotgun marriage, urged
on by the threatening, gun-toting
figure of Expediency.
The convention was a strange
event. Somehow, the applause ' was
more canned than usual, the speech
es more set, the smiles on the faces
cf party leaders more false ' there
was the feeling you had seen this
all before that the sheep had
been .sent to the sacrifice altar be
fore, and nowhere," was there that
exuberant, uncontrolled optimism
which marks the winning campaign.
So this is the University Party -faltering
before its greatest op
portunity, taking one step forward
and two steps back, with hope for
a better future, but with the pro
spects of a difficult spring. (JC)
Mediocrity & Moral Fibre
We have repeatedly attempted to
draw the attention of the campus
to the attitudes and actions of a
worthy organization called the So
ciety for Indecency to Naked Ani
mals. We feel that, in this age of
anxiety and despair, all fine Ameri
cans need to belong to some cause.
Students .should give themselves,
totally and unselfishly, to the per
petration of noble ideals.
SINA offers such a fine oppor
tunity to join, to belong and to
martyr, one's self that we fail to
see how students can ignore this
movement.
SINA speaks for the student.
This short excerpt from a letter by
Clifford Prbut (SINA pres.) dem
onstrates the sincere concern for
ideals and truth that is so charac
teristic of today's younger geneva-
JIM CLOTFELTER
" CHUCK' WRYE
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ticn:
"In .spite of friendly classroom
courses that teach idealistic knowl
edge, one must become a discern
ing and practical thinker in order
to rise above mass mediocrity; you
must seek and learn the truth first
hand, so as to "be more fully pre
pared to face and adjust to the out
side world which is grim and often
unreal. Without a wide variety of
mental stimulations your moral fi
bre is at stake; your destiny, with
out purpose or direction, becomes
vague and your only true identifi
cation is perhaps your social se
curity number?" (CW)
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Statements by candidates for the
NSA Congress will be run on the
DTH edit page Friday, March 22;
Wed., March 27 and Friday, March
29. These 300 - word statements
should be turned in by 3 p.m. TWO
DAYS before they are to be pub
lished. ,
The first statement for the 22nd,
should give the candidates' overall
views on NSA and its relation to
the campus; and the role which
NSA should play in the educational
field and within the student com
munity. The second statement
should include the candidates'
views on NSA and student govern
ment, on In Xocb Parentis and stu
dent autonomy, on the rights and
responsibilities of student groups,
cn what STSA should do in these
fields. The "third statement should
touch on the wider scope of reso
lutions to be considered at the
Congress such as civil liberties
and the McCarran Act and HUAC,
nuclear testing " and disarmament,
the international student commun
ity and the "neutral nations", the
University in the Cold War, etc.
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Letters To The Editors
ar Heel Has 'UP-lant5?
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Why Was
Brady's Chosen?
To the Editors,
If the State of North Carolina is
dedicatedly against segregation; and
if the University of North Carolina
shares that policy; then why are
the winners of the Sixth Annual Grail
Mural Sports Jamboree to be - "re
warded with a big steak" at Brady's,
an avowedly segregated restaurant?
J. -Noel Heermance :it
'Black Court'
Defended
To the Editor,
I am shocked by the opinion ex
pressed by an educator in one of
our nations most distinguished
schools Harvard. Dean of the Law
School Griswold "hits Black absolu
tism." This article in a recent issue
of The Daily Tar Heel, smacks of
Yankee cracker barrel conservatism
and makes me wonder if the allega
tions of radical groups such as the
Black Muslims are justified after all.
Griswold censures Black for his
interpretation of the first amend
ment to the Constitution which reads,
"Congress shall make no law re
specting the establishment of re
ligion, or prohibiting the' free exer
cise thereof . . . "
The basic controversy is whether
this means Congress may not estab
lish religion in the sense of a state
church, or whether it (government)
should stay out of the realm of re
ligion entirely.
Dr. Griswold wonders why Ameri
ca, as a country of ' toleration de.
veloped from "Christian doctrine
and ethics" must give up her history
and tradition for this toleration.
I would point out that our found
ing fathers didn't want to give up
their history as Englishmen,' but
when they received no toleration
they were forced to. The basic free
doms of the first ten amendments
were an intrinsic part of the union
and a guarantee against insufficient
toleration. Proper toleration of in
dividual beliefs guarantees "Chris
tian doctrine and ethics."
Dr. Griswold says:
"Does our deep seated tolerance
of all religions or to the same
extent, of no religion require that
we give up all religions observance
in public activities? Why should
it? It is hardly likely that it was
entirely accidental that these ques
tions did not even come up before
the court in the first 150 years of
our Constitutional history."
Perhaps these questions did not
come up before the courts, but that
is no indication that they were not
present. Jefferson, when President,
refused to designate a day of thanks
giving or prayer. He also refused
to permit services on the property
of the University of Virginia, a
state supported institution.
The question of the establishment
of religion to the founding fathers
was related to the sphere of religion,
not a specific one or type. Even the
tacit agreement in the doctrine of
an almighty power is a sphere of re
ligion. David Sheps
Poor Showing
For Concerts
To the Editors'
an Stadium is far larger than Hill
Hall, and realizing the low rating
which chamber music generally has
among students I was not surprised
at the poor attendance at chamber
concerts throughout the year. Noth
ing, however, prepared me for the
pitiful size of Sunday night's audi
ehce twenty is a generous estimate,
and not all were students.
The works played are marvelous,
and the quartet performed them ex
cellently. To describe the concert
further would be meaningless except
to those who already have a love of
this type of music.
Chamber music possesses a quality
not found in other' musical dimen
sions. ' People are fond ' of quoting
the symphonies " they know by Bee
thoven, Tchaikovsky, arid others, if
they know any others. They forget
that it is almost impossible to un
derstand a composer unless you are
well acquainted with his so-called
smaller works. It is in these 'that
he often achieves a kind of intimacy
lacking in the larger compositions.
If anyone considers chamber mu
sic boring or stuffy then' he has
obviously missed the delightful wit,
the excitement, the tension, the
beauty of the music in general, and
of the three works by Haydn, Bar
tok, and: Schubert played Sunday
evening.
Anne L. Morrow
was not a single contest for the UP
legislative nominations; that there
was not even any discussion of the
nominations? Or is it that the Tar
Heel has a UP bias?
I think tliat is is high time that
the Tar Heel declared itself as to
which party it is supporting so that
the' readers will be able to separate
the fact from the propaganda on
the front page. Or' if this editorializ
ing on the front page is not the fault
of the editors, "they print an apology
and put, an end to this practice.
' ? ; -" --'i Bill Straughn
Peace Group
Urge Attend -
DTH Editors
Favor UP
To the Editors,
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I believe that in the last week or
two that I have begun to notice a
definite University Party bias in the
Tar Heel. A paper has the right io
be biased, but on the edit page and
rot on the front page as his been
the case with the Tar Heel.
In the lead article of the March
15 issue, the headline claim's that
the Student Party is'vieing for on
ly 25 seats in ' the Student Legisla
ture; whereas, in ""f act, they have "al
ready nominated 35 caiididates and
have the intention of nominating 15
more to have a full slate. Is it 'that
the editors of the Tar Heerknow of
10 candidates of the Student Party
who do not intend to vie for then
seats ia the Legislaure?
In a previous article the SP is
criticized for having a lack of con
tests for' party nominations. Nothing
is said in this same vein about the
UP nominations: "Could it "be that
the Tar Heel Is unaware that there
University Must
Retain 6One?Ness
RALEIGn TIMES
There is real danger in the fact
that State College partisans seem to
have won. in a House Committee
anyway,' their fight to win separate
ness for their college in the name
change proposal. The danger is not
in the name itself, but in the fact
that "this brings a real sense of two
ness into a University system where
the best interests of all North Caro
lina demand that there be a genuine?
sense of one ness.
The State College partisans, in a
real pressure campaign aided by
some who don't give a hoot at all
rixut the name of State College,
have enough strength in the House
Committee on Higher Education to
have their institution named "North
Carolina State University, the Uni
versity of .North Carolina." Edu
cators and the Carlyle Commission
on Higher Education had agreed on
the name "North Carolina State, the
University of North Carolina at Ra
leigh." The name change was, and is, part
o' a sensible blueprint of the course
higher education should take ri
North Carolina during the crowded
and important years just ahead.
The name change was asked to em
phasize the fact that there must be
just one real public University in
North Carolina, a Consolidated Uni
versity composed now of three cam
puses, in Jtaleigh, in Chapel Hill, in
Greensboro. That one real Univers
ity was designed in the plans to be
the capstone of higher education in
North Carolina, to be the real cen
ter to which all higher education
roads would lead in this State.
That whole plan hinges on the
very real necessity for having the
very real sense cf one-ness in the
University.' The whole plan of one
ness within the University was de
signed to make sure that North
Carolina would channel her avail
able resources into the most pro
ductive areas in the field of higher
education. The whole thought of
one-ness within the University was
designed to see to it that there con
tinued to be pie one real University
within the public education system.
Otherwise, iNorth Carolina would Vun
the real risk of seeing " local pride
in various areas of the state bring
into being a series of so-called re
t gional universities which would be
universities in name only. Such a
dilution of resources could brin. on
ly a weakening in all the system of
higher education in North Carolina.
There are many sincere people
who have fought hard for th? "X.irta
Carolina State University" name for
Slate College. They had their o.vn
good, personal reasons for ma'.;ing
that fight, and they cannot be con
demned for having made it. It shoi:!.!
fce realized, however, that they haw
had the aid of people who hate Tt r
ry Sanfcrd and who see in this .in
opportunity to embarrass him. for
the name-change recommendation-;
were made by a CommsssinT nae 1
by him. They also have had the
aid of some of those who want tne
Dixie Classic reinstated, not for
reasons of helping higher education
but simply because they want to
see a good holiday show or because
they want to improve their cwn bus
inesses. They ato have had the aid
of some who have r.ver given in
the fight to de-consolidate the Con
solidated University. They also have
had the aid of those who have con
tended that President Friday of the
Consolidated University has iisc1
higher education simply to further
non-existent political ambitions. They
have also had the support of peo
ple who feel that good government
centers about cutting budgets and
who would set educational brother
against educational brother in the
full knowledge that such a fight
could lead to chances to whittle bud
gets. There are all those unworthy
things in this fight, and those who
must make the final decision must,
in fairness to themselves as well as
in fairness to all the people of the
state, must recognize the presence
of those things.
If this name fight is to be lost by
the Carlyle Commission, by the Uni
versity Trustees, by the educators,
then so be it. It will be important
that all concerned know some of the
basic reasons for its loss. It will be
more important that all concerned
realize the importance of shoring
up the rest of the blueprint for high
er education, to restore to it as much
as possible the sense of one-ness
which the University must have if
the blueprint is to help North Caro
lina through the hard educational
days ahead.
To the Editors,
The members of the Chapel Hill
Durham branch of the Woman's In
ternational League for Peace and.
Freedom, in keeping with its policies,
believes "that a vigorous and demo
cratic labor movement is I ' the ' best
safeguard ' f or the rights of workers,
and contributes to the best interests
of a sound economy ". '. 'We recog
nize that strikes are often labor's
only effective means to obtain re
dress of legitimate grievances. We
believe that negotiation of disputes
between labor ' and management
should be based on mutual respect,
and both should maintain a strong
sence of responsibility to the com
munity. 'We urge everyone to attend a
meeting on March 20th at Carroll
Hall at 8 p.m. when the plight of
the miners of Hazard, Kentucky will
be discussed by Mr. Behrman Gib
son. Maryellen Bowers, President
Chapel Hill-Durham Branch
Of "Women's International
League for Peace and
Freedom
Correction
To the Editors,
I alone am responsible for a mis
take which I think has occurred in
including the Di-Phi's name as sign
er of a published letter headed "Sup
port Urged for Hazard." The Di
Phi chose to sponsor . Mr. Berman
Gigson, strike leader from Hazard,
Kentucky, on purely educational and
not necessarily ' partisan grounds.
The letter in question was vague in
its intent; it urged "attendance and
support" of Mr. Gibson's talk, which
the Di-Phi endorses. But the Tar
Heel heading implied an exhortation
to political or financial support,
which the Dialectic and Philanthro
pic Literary Society has not endors
ed as a body.
A recent letter from the Di-Phi to
the Tar Heel made clear that we
are sponsoring "Mr. Gibson "to hear
his point of view." We think to do
so is important." and "we a'gaih urge
attendance at his talk. But we have
taken no action for or against his
cause.
Hubert Hawkins,
Clerk Di-Phi
. . . Unconditional
Surrender?
GREENSBORO DAILY NEWS
Rep. Carl L. Bailey Jr., a mem
ber Of the 'House Higher Education
Committee, remarked Wednesday
that 99 per cent of North Carolinians
believe the Legislature's omnibus
higher education bill involves only
name-changing.
rhis remark pinpoints the tragi
comedy of the matter. If Represen
tative Bailey' is right, rank and hie
Tar Heels have the unparalleled
lobbying ' activities ' of interested
alumni groups to thank for their
ignorance. pne would '" think that
State ''College '' had' heen "State"
longer than Padua has been Padua,
or Oxford Oxford.
Andthe background of this agita
tion says little Tor ''the good Tnith of
the State College'' alumni 'faction led
by Charles Reynolds' of 'Spindafe.' A
Consolidated University trustee com
mittee "led by Thomas' Pearsall,
weighed the name-changing ' issue "at
length."" That committee," acknowledg
ing the vociferous campaign of State
College friends" against the proposal
that State become ""the University
of North Carolina at Raleigh," ask
ed responsible State alumni to sub
mit a list of alternatives. "North
Carolina State, the University of
North Carolina at Raleigh" en
dorsed if not preferred by Mr. Reyn
olds was one of those transmitted
to the Pearsall group. The commit
tee accepted it.
But if Mr. Pearsall and the trust
ees naively thought the matter clos
ed, they did not consider the ca
pacity of the State alumni for chang
ing their minds. In fact, they seemed
to change their minds very quickly.
That, at least, is a generous interpre
tation of events. Their endorsement
of "North Carolina State, the Uni
versity of 'North Carolina at Ra
leigh" lasted from the day Mr. Pear
sail's committee reported till the
approximate day the Legislature
convened. Then .Mr. Reynolds and
others buzzed down upon the legis
lators and began to lobby once again
for the original "North Carolina
State University" name. To the literal-minded,
it may have seemed
that the State alumni were running
cut on an agreement; but that is of
course a matter of opinion. It is
anyone's prerogative to change his
mind.
That omnibus education bill is now
due a final hearing Tuesday. There
are other vital matters to settle
such as the future of three estab
lished community colleges. The
name-changing matter continues to
dominate the discussion, and the
House Higher Education Commit
tee's patience is ebbing. Rep. Roger
Kiser of Scotland County told one re
porter that he had been "propa
gandized to death." His exaspera
tion is widely shared. For it seems
that interested alumni groups are
so bent on ruling or ruining that
the whole name-changing project is
in danger of death or abuse.
That is too bad. If the Legislature
fails to accept these carefully-considered
proposals (including the name
changes) to steer the Consolidated
University into a new phase of con
solidation, it is the sons and daugh
ters of this state, not the graduated
alumni who make the racket, who
will eventually suffer.
No mistaking it, the name-change.-,
while not absolutely essential, are
vital to the higher education pack
age. Woman's College in Greensboro
cannot pursue its new projects in un
dergraduate and particularly grad
uate instruction if it cannot be, in
name and truth, a full branch of
the university.
Nor will Consolidated University
officials warm to State College's
projected undergraduate liberal arts
program unless the alumni pressure
groups signify their willingness to
be (and be called) part of the Uni
versity of North Carolina.
The designation "North Carolina
State University" is a warrant for
separatism, no less. And taxpr-yer
in this state, who realize we will do
well to have one first-rate universi
ty, let alone two, are not ready t"
issue such a warrant.
It strikes us that the Pearsall
Committee and the Carlyle Com
mission, after months of hard work,
have gone to great lengths to ap
pease Mr. Reynolds and his group
Is the next step to be uncondition
al surrender?