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Sunday, November 3, 1963 Volume 72, Number 38 A Not-So On The Funny Tiling Happened i Way To The 1 orum . . v. I I I! J Si 13 ehofxttftii 4 i' -North CkrUflM -wrMtfe Utsi Stye Satlg ar If 70 Years of Editorial Freedom if Office on the second floor of Gran an Memorial. Telephone number: Editorial, sports, aews 942112. Easiness, cir culation, advertising 942-2138. Address! Box 1060, Chapel Hifl, N. C. Entered as 2nd class matter at flie Post Office lit Chapel Hill, N. C, pursuant to . . . . Act of March V 18TO- -Subscription rates: $4.50 per semester; $3 per year. Pnbllshed dally except Mondays, examination periods and vacations, thnmgnont the aca demic year by the Publications Board of the University of North Carolina. Printed by the Chapel Hffl Publishing Company. Inc.. 501 West Franklin Street. Chapel Hffl. N. C. TEE DAILY TAR HEEL to a subscriber to United Press International and utilizes the services of the University News Bureau. 1 1 1 L fc-t - ..- jfir m ft :::.-:- r.sr.y.-.---.-:-i.-.-C---v.-. a-.- v. . -.w. " .sw.w,jWt.W(-!W Tfl TFiat's TF7iite Is Right? Last Thursday night's Student Leg islature meeting produced some of the most interesting happenings in that body in quite a while. One of the tasks before the body was the approval of a number of Presidential Appointments to Student Government committees. In most cases approval is a routine mat ter, but Thursday night a little some thing extra got into the act and added some color to the usually dull debates. That something extra was Kellis Parker. He had been appointed co chairman of the Toronto Exchange Commission by Student Body President Mike Lawler. Parker's credentials were all in order; everyone said that he had a great deal of experience with ex : change students', and that he also had a ' knack for organization, which the job requires. There was only one hitch. Par- ker is a Negro. The debate took the classic form of practicality versus idealism. Sam Him es, representing practicality, pointed out that Parker might have trouble dealing with .some of the members of the community, which the job requires, and that this might throw an undue burden on the other co-chairman, Jeane eager. Himes was quick to point up tiat he .didn't condone the reactions of those people who might refuse Jo work with Parker, but nevertheless the Ex change might suffer. Munny Yates, also on the side of practicality, said he felt the appoint ment would be a good one if it was for any other committee. We are not quite sure what a change in committees would do for the problem, but it would appear to us that Parker is by far the most qualified man available for the Toronto Exchange. In the first place, the student body of the University saw fit to elect him to represent our campus at the National Student Association Convention this past summer. Eight men ran in that campus-wide election and four were elected. Of the eight, Parker was second, just barely behind ex-Student Body President Inman Allen. This was an overwhelming vote of confidence in his ability to meet people from other schools all over the country and project the good image of Carolina. He was the first Neg ro to win a campus-wide election at UNC. On top of that, Parker is chairman of the International Students Board, and has proved himself one of its most competent leaders. Bob Spearman, SG vice-president, speaking on the side of practicality and idealism, summed up the question quite well. Spearman said, "while it is true that there are some people who might not want to work with Mr. Parker, . . . we should not cater to the private pre judices of some students in making public appointments such as this one." "In fact,". Spearman said, "it is really our position to show other students that this appointment should be non "". discriminatory.". We whole heartedly subscribe to this position, and it is especially valid in light of the fact that the student body stated essentially the same sentiments in last Spring's elections. The legislature eventually came to this same conclusion, and the appoint ment was approved. Himes, in a grac ious gesture, moved for unanimity on the approval, but one or two of the 50 legislators deferred. Howell Hall: "The Man Behind It All In his ten years at "UNC, many per sons have disagreed with Norval Neil Luxon, dean of UNC's School of Journa lism, over policies and procedures in ad ministration and over what to empha size in the way of journalism education. No one, however, can gainsay his con tribution to making UNC's Journalism School one of the foremost in the coun try. f r We invite you to visit Howell Hall 'and get a glimpse of the physical re sults of this man's dedicated work. You will find it a bright, well-equipped building staffed by competent instruct ors with practical experience in journa lism, and full of aspiring journalists whose names should be familiar to you from reading The Daily Tar Heel. This is the physical plant Dean Lux on dreamed of building and administer ing when he came to UNC in 1953. That he achieved his goal was publicly ac knowledged by UNC President William C. Friday, who referred to the Dean when the building was dedicated in 1960 EDITORIAL STAFF Gary Blanehard, David Ethridge Co-Editor Managing Editors Wayne King Fred Seely Associate Editor Peter Harkness Photo Editor - Jim Wallace Sports Editor Curry Kirkpatrtck John Montague Jim Wallace Bob Samsot Asst. Sports Editor . Night Editor Copy Editor l Reporters: Mickey Blackwell, Administration? Peter Wales, Campus Affairs Hugh Stevens, Student Government Editorial Assistants: Dale Keyser Sue Simonds Linda McPherson Linda Riggs . Science Editor - Mat Friedman Women's Editor Diane HUer Features Editor . . Chri Farran Reviews Editor Steve Dennis as, "the man behind it all." Luxon's fight for the new quarters was long and hard, beginning with his requests to the General Assembly in 1955 and ending in success when the 1957 General Assembly appropriated the necessary funds. Rarely has so much time, effort and money been so well-invested. Because Dean Luxon fought for his dream, and because of the far-sighted men who helped him to achieve it, the State has been greatly enriched. Rarely does a day go by when some newspaper or rad io or TV station does not call, asking if any graduates are available for a job. Indeed, a growing number of capable journalists, their roots in Howell Hall, are manning communication assign ments around not only the state, but the nation and the world, at a time when those assignments take on ever increasing importance in the lives of us all. Because they have had a unique op portunity to study journalism first hand, neither of the present editors of The Daily Tar Heel have majored in the subject here at the University, al though each has taken several courses in it. This is perhaps fortunate, as they can therefore render a representative judgment on Dean Luxon without even a suggestion of fear or favor. And their judgment is that he is a graduate of the old school, the old ways of journa lism, who has been able to adapt super bly to the new school, the new ways of journalism. In doing so he has created a monu ment to his own dedication, in the high est traditions of a University where nobody stands in awe of anybody else. That he will be staying on for another five years as a teacher and adviser is welcome .news indeed, . . ' ' 5" ift'V.'-.IKS GREENSBORO DAILY NEWS A Reflection On The Past Note The regime of Ngo Dinh Diem was overthrown Fri day by the Vietnamese army, marine and air force units. Diem was arrested and jailed and his brother, Ngo Dinh Nhu, powerful head of the secret po lice, was asassinated by rebel forces. By United Press International President of South Viet Nam Ngo Dinh Diem has been South Viet Nam's first and only presi dent. A 5-foot, 4-inch dark-haired bachelor, he has ruled since 1955 after a - referendum turned out Emperor Bao Dai. A Catholic who had taken a religious vow of celibacy, he was in sharp contrast to the fun-loving emper or who spent most of his time traveling. Diem rid the nation of unduly military warlords, smashed cor ruption and set up the Consti tutional foundations for democ racy. But a nation at war can not afford the luxuries of liber al democracy, Diem believed, and South Viet Nam has been at war with the Communists since he took office. Diem has cracked down on political opposition and oppo nents of his regime-including leaders of the predominantly Buddhist population-have been jailed The press is strictly con trolled and his closest advisers have been members of his fam ily, a powerful group descend ed from a line that defended Viet Nam against the Chinese 1,800 years ago. Diem was born on his family's rich estate near Hue but never theless learned early how to till a rice paddy because his father believed his son should know something about life. He had a religious upbring ing an elder brother is the archbishop of Hue but reject ed the priesthood and then the chance to study in France be cause of his opposition to French colonial rule. At 28, Diem became a provin cial governor. Three years later, in 1932, he had risen to the post of minister of interior in the French puppet regime. But three months after taking the post, he resigned because the French would not give him the independence he wanted in run ning the ministry. Until the outbreak of World War II, Diem practiced passive resistance against the French, leading a secluded religious life of study. In 1947, he again tried a passive resistance program but me x-rencn banned his National Union Front,, and he went into exile. Diem weathered two previous attempts to drive him out of of fice by force. In November 1960, dissident troops attempted a coup. They rallied the support of all tank units in the capital and shelled the palace. But Diem called in loyalist troops from the provinces and smash ed the revolt in 30 hours. Again in Feburary, 1962, South Vietnamese air force planes bombed and strafed the palace, tanks manned by forces loyal to Diem set up a protective ring around the palace, , and army and navy units declared their loyalty to Diem. The "revolt" by what the government said were "discontented t ilots" lasted about one hour. - In 1945, the Communist forces of Ho Chi Minh now president of Communist North Viet Nam- seized Diem and his elder broth er. His brother was buried alive as a "lesson" and Diem was im prisoned for four months. Ho then tried to persuade Diem to cooperate with the Communists, .but Diem refused. When the war between the French and the Communists be gan over the fate of Indochina, Diem went into exile. He spent two years of his self imposed exile at the Catholic Maryknoll Junior seminary in Lakewood, N.J., and went often to Washington to lobby against American - aid for the French colonial administration in ' Indo china. . -: " He returned after the Geneva conference divided Indochina into four parts North and South Viet Nam, Cambodia , and Laos. A Year Abroad By JANE ANDERSON : YounS Americans Abroad, edited by-Roger H. Klein, 270 pages, $4.95, Harper and Row. A new American generation is coming into its own, a gen eration which has come to maturity in the presence of hot and cold war, a generation which is vitally interested in the rest of the world. Travel has increased in popularity among young adults and study abroad is no longer unusual. Our book stores are well sup plied with "how to" travel aids which describe costs, benefits, ways and means. The latest book on the mar ket, Young Americans Abroad, turns to a different aspect of this topic. Editor Klein has asked some important questions of ten college graduates who have spent one or more years abroad in this decade. Why does a young adult uproot him self? Why does he go where he goes? What does he find? Is the trip worthwhile?" These questions are answered in nine essays. The analyses are well worth reading for the college student who anticipates travel or study abroad. The thought provoking reports are written with vitality and insights which will make them interest ing reading for anyone who wants to know more about the reactions of the young Ameri can abroad. ' Abroad is a term no longer restricted to the well worn European resorts. The reader of this book will quickly discov er only one traditional country, England, included in the list of nine countries, discussed. The articulate travelers .lived and studied in Burma, Iran, Russia, Poland, Ghana, Kenya, .Brazil and -Argentina. .The surprise in the collection is the selection., on England by Jane O'Reilly Jenks and Chris topher Jenks, who lived in Lon don for two, years while Mr. Jenks attended the London School of Economics on a Har vard grant. This selection, "The Lonely Queue," begins with a sarcastic commentary , on "a new way of life, Grantsman ship". . Writing, after a disappointing two years, the Jenkses blast the growing trend of study abroad by aid of grants. "The majo rity of those cultivating the gen tle art of Grantsmanship are wanderers. Usually unmarried and freed from financial worries for a year, these academic gyp sies treat a fellowship as a year abroad rather than a year at the University of." It is amusing to note the one and only reference to Mr. Jenks' school: "Theoretically, as stu dents, we should have known some people from the London School of Economics. However, the building, . which is tall and gray and drear in a tiny nar row street off Aldwych, depres sed us so that we hardly ever went near it . . .' The Jenks' theory is refuted by the authors of the other sel ections who were all aided by grants. These informative and inter esting reports are evidence of the effort of the new generation to understand foreign cultures and their . contemporary problems. Restore Ideals Editors, The Tar Heel, The Honor System here at Caro lina originated under the ideals o personal integrity and social. iespons&Uity to self, the system, and the parts of that system. In the development of the codes and the councils, however, the system has become more and more a punitive idea, based up on a punishment-fear reaction rather than education toward those ideals important to our formative years. The- average student's adherence to the sys tem is based upon the fear which finds its basis in the pre sent penalty system .used by our councils. , Suspension should be a punitive measure, punishment where pun ishment is necessary; and defi nitely should be invoked when punishment is required to show the violator that the system is a serious matter. Probation, how ever, is presently very weak when cpplied to the majority of our stu dent body. This sentence prohi bits etra-curricular activities as a punishment, however, only a minority of students would be seriously hindered in their act ivities by this sentence. A student on probation, then, as a general rule, is not really pun ished, and a much more worthy purpose could be evolved if the probationary sentence were de veloped on a positive, educational basis rather that a questionably effective punishment. Educating the student on probation to the ideals of the system, rather than leaving him to his own devices, would tend to stimulate the re spect worthy of our system, and put the entire system on firmer ground than that basis which is row founded on apathy or fear. The idea, then, is to use punish ment as it was originally de signed, to add force to a system that requires it when personal in tegrity is dissipated; however, the corrective element found in edu cation to the ideals, has, n the past, been overlooked. This cor rective statement is, in many cases, just as important as pun ishment; and often would serve just as effectively. In restorng the ideals to the working processes of our Honor System, we will gain adherents by respect, as well as punishing those that need it. It . will definitely increase the per centage participation in our sys tem, without losing the sting necessary to any form of discipli nary action. Respect is much more secure than fear, and we can lose nothing by striving for . , more of that respect, and we will gain a great deal. Bayard Harris 11 Old East Commendation Editors, The Tar Heel, Of all those young ladies and eentlemen in the University who profess to be the represen tatives of the student body in what is known as "student gov ernment," two especially have impressed me as being compet tent and thoughtful, indeed ex ceptional .... Hugo Spechar and Arthur Hays are worthy of far more than any tribute that I could 1 express here; their contribu tion and value to the Student Legislature are inestimable, indeed vital . . . . When two such outstanding students threaten to withdraw themselves from that body of student representatives on the grounds that the University ad ministration is rendering their own work an ineffectual pre tense of student self-government by its autocratic methods, then I am greatly impressed. These gentlemen are protest ing the administration's failure to maintain contact with the student body as it makes deci- sions influencing the students; -while verbally affirming that "student government is a fact of life at Chapel Hill," the ad ministration has repeatedly tak en action that bypasses or sup ersedes any epression of student views. Student leaders have said that the recent decision to remove students from the ap peals board is an example of a trend , away 'from the consider ation of student views; they have further protested especial ly the manner in which the change came about that is, POGO By Walt Kelly v&Zt, ftssm. you MOUGwr as WgtU USffcN rO THS COMM6NT ay Cut AC& OLO At MiUOH " H& SACK AT H.Q. . emus. frt&'S A LCT UN PVnN i "ns ' ' .i -NT i U I'LL JS THIMKf THINm TWINg. r $0 W'S MOtfAlU & mt , tfMg fCZ NOW, fCUG'" b AU MsuCN'" VOW NSXT, suddenly and without consul tation with any student. ,My own doubts as to tne of. fectiveness of that multiplex organization known as the stu dent government have been made known to the campus; I am not here discussing the value of having such structure of student government as v.tr now have. But I do believe that any educational administration is unrealistic if it thinks to act as its paid members please without being attentive to the feelings and insights of the stu dents it serves. (Sly own ideal runs something like this: A student is ideally a scholar no less than a faculty member is; a faculty member is ideally a student no less than, an undergraduate is; we are all here for a common purpose. This ideal must be approached for the sake of the effectiveness and - meanirigf ulness of the Uni versity; only through communi cation can it be advanced. To deny communication, to identify oneself as a Student (vs. the faculty, or the administration) is both immature and useless; to identify oneself as an Admin istrator (exempt from all the immaturity and deficiencies of student insight) is not the way to administrate, it seems to me, in the interests of all. I commend Mr. Spechar and Mr Hays for their courage and understanding. They have legiti mately spoken out for their in terest as students, realizing that no organization here is va lid unless it is able to furtner the interests of those it serves, of those who come here to study. I look forward to the time when the forces of the old will not be pitted against forces of the young, but both may sit at the same table and plan for common ends. , Hubert W. Hawkins, Jr. , 303 Mangum Grylx! Editors, The Tar Heel, I had my first contact with the Student Health Service yester day. It was my ear. It was sore and swollen on the inside. Because of this, I was in im minent danger of flunking every thing. All my professors thought I was daydreaming when actually I just couldn't hear them. So I decided to hie myself to the infirrriary and get cured. Well, now I know why it is called 'the infirmary. By the time I got in to see the doctor, I was positively infirm. There were dozens of people sitting in those hideous green chairs in that hideous green hall. All of them looked like they were dying. I felt like I was dy ing. From inside those offices which line the hall, I cculd hear occasional fragments of doctor patient dialogues. "I thought I told you not to remove those bandages!" "It doesn't hurt quite as bad now, but . . ." ' "Hmmm." "Ouch, you $&' When the doctor finally called me in, I decided to meet my fate like a man. I had reviewed my symptoms (weight loss, falling hair and sore ear) into a full fledged case of cancer. The healer, a jovial and hearty fellow, greeted me by sticking a thermometer in my mouth and asking me a lot of questions. My stock replies were "g r y bd," "nuohsah," a n d "wlax." (Try talking with a thermometer in your mouth sometime.) I was disappointed but phi losophical when he diagnosed my ailment as a mere external ear infection. I figured I'd get to see the miracle of modern medicine at work, especially when he prescribed a little num ber called di-methorphohyperac-tivated frab. "Oh boy," I thought. "He's gonna give me a lot cf new antibiotics and cure this thing in about 30 seconds." Do you know what that pre scription was? Eardrops . ' Good, old-fashioned eardrops that you put in with a glass dropper. The doctor told me it would take a long time to cure the infection and that I should come back Thursday. I'm looking forward . . . Bill Smith Wild Beast - Editors, The Tar Heel, Perhaps all will agree that the DTH serves a useful purpose and carries many worthwhile arti cles (e.g. Pogo, Peanuts, Calen dar, etc.); however, even a casu al glance at the editorial page will reveal many unnecessary at tacks on almost anyone on canv pus. If the DTH does not oppose some issue, it must radically ad vocate it. The policy of the The Tar Heel seems to be that of a wild beast If it moves, either kill it or eat it. Carrol D. Carmichacl 330 Teague
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