North Carolina Newspapers

Volume 72, Number 56 Sunday, November, 24, 196 1 II t I. Utfp 53atlxj afar lM 70 Years of Editorial Freedom Offices on the second floor of Graham Memorial. Telephone number: Etntorial. sports, news 942-3112- Easiness, cir culation, advertising 942-2138. Addresi! Box 1080, Chapel Hill, N. C. Entered as 2nd class matter at the Pest Office in Chapel Hill, N. C, pursuant to Act of March 8, 1870. Subscription rates: $4.50 per semester; $8 per year. Published daily except Mondays, examination periods and vacations, throughout the aca demic year by the Publications Board of the University of North Carolina. Printed by the Chapel HW publishing Company, Inc., 501 West Franklin Street. Chapel Hill. N. C THE DAILY TAR HEEL Is a subscriber to United Press International and utilizes the services of the University News Bureau. , "Nrrth Carotin v Which first ' "swierf u doors I Declare. I Don't Know Where-All Tlie Lad Picked Up Such Habits" Currently by Fred Seply The Passing Of The President For a fleeting instant in the eye of time, the world has become a neighbor ; hood of nations, united almost unani mously in their attempts to console the bereaved family, each aware that the loss the family nation has suffered is shared by them all in a myriad of ways many of them as yet unforeseen. Words , clothing noble, passionate statements, are let fly from every where, within and without the family nation, jn well-intentioned efforts to . assuage a grief so fundamental that words simply have not the capacity to reach and soothe -L for no word or , groups of words has sufficient quality to match the caliber of the grief. But it will not do to remain inert, to ' do or say nothing. Action is required to ease the strain of the tense muscles I of emotion occasioned by the assis sination. So, in desperation, resort is made to words in quantity, a poor sub- stitute obviously, but the best each of ir tAt I What does one say when a tragedy occurs? Not just a tragedy, but an event which is wholly outside the realm ) of our experience, and even our imagi nations. You stare glankly around your , room at all the little momentoes de ; signed to conjure up warm memories, but you don't recognize them. The mind fights an anguished battle to re ject the facts. Something of value is gone. Something young and vibrant ; and strong. Something which con- tained the capacity for humor, for pathos. A life which we were able to personalize, which infused our spirit ! with a new sense of confidence. And now the legitimate and orderly 7 transfer of power has occurred. We ' have a new President, and the strength . of our system and our laws is once ; again proved. The law is strong b e ' cause the people accept it, and the people accept it because of an unshak ' able belief in our system. However, the tragedy of Kennedy's death may just be beginning. The I crime was apparently committed by a mad man wThose politics run to the ex 1 treme left. This is of course a contra- diction of everyone's first instinct, but only serves to show that fanaticism is f devoid of reason on either side, j But this assassin's politics may serve as the catalyst for further tra gedy. All the kangaroo courts in the land may open as we enter another per- iod of panicked political purges that en- compassed us 10 years ago. "Assis- sins !" may well become the rallying l cry of the far right as al the Robert Welches and Joe McCarthys sound the clarion call for the systematic elimina , tion of those people with divergent po- Gary Blanchard, David Ethridge Co-Editors Business Manager Art Pearce Managing Editors Wayne King Fred Seely Advertising Manager Associate Editor Photo Editor Sports Editor Fred McConnel Peter Harkness Jim Wallace Curry Kirkpatrick John Montague Jim Wallace , , Bob Samsot Asst. Sports Editor Night Editor Copy Editor 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 Hile Reviews Editor Steve Dennis Circulation Manager John Evans Subscription Manager -Asst. Advertising Mgr. Asst. Business Mgr. Sales - " - Bryan Simpson Woody Sobol Sally Rawlings '. Frank Potter Dick Baddour Bob Vanderberry us has to offer. Who was this man, John F. Kennedy, whom the world met in earnest only a few short years ago ? He was you and us as we would like to be, or to have been, way down deep inside the fastest recesses of our soul. Born to privilege, but not content to rest upon it; accustomed to achieve ment, but continually striving; elected to lead, but shot down as he did. This was John F. Kennedy. Only now, his footsteys gone, do we see how large his footprints loom. Only now do we realize the extent of our at tachment to him, of how much a part of all our lives he was. Nearly two days have passed since Then, and still the poignant ache of his I tragic passing persists unabated. To every American worthy of the name, and to countless thousands around the world whose imaginations he caught and fired, his passing is a death in the family. litical philosophies. In the speech which the late Presi dent never got to deliver he character ized these people as those "perceiving gloom on every side and seeking influ ence without responsibility." "Other voices are heard in the land," he said, "voices preaching doctrines wholly unrelated to reality, wholly un suited to the '60s, doctrines which ap parently assume that words will suffice without weapons, that vituperation is as good as victory and that peace is a sign of weakness,. "At a time when we are steadily re ducing the number of federal employ ees serving every thousand citizens, they fear those supposed hordes of civil servants far more than the actual hordes of opposing armies. "We cannot expect that everyone, to use the phrase of a decade ago, will 'talk sense to the American people.' But we can hope that fewer people will listen to nonsense. And the notion that this nation is headed for defeat through deficit, or that strength is but a matter of slogans, is nothing but just plain nonsense." John F. Kennedy spoke with opti mism and confidence. An optimism in our future and confidence in our sys tem to realize that bright future. It must not happen that this man's death be used for a cause which he so butterly detested in life. Freedom The New York Times J. Edgar Hoover has told a youth group in New York that he would bar Communist spokesmen from college campuses because their ideas can "win the allegiance of American youth." We think that the F.B.I, director underestimates the intelligence of Am erican students and seriously narrows the concept of academic freedom. The Communists have been notoriously un successful in their campus recruit ment. One reason may be that when students are permitted to learn about Communism, its secretive glamour is stripped away. American college students have in vited and heard many repugnant per sons and ideas in recent months. Rac ism, radical rightism and Communism have been preached and debated openly at major universities. "If you expect a nation to be ignorant and free," Thomas Jefferson once said, "you expect what never was and never will be." That's what academic free dom is all about. I school of J J " Letters To The Editors Winston Residents React Keep Out! Editors, The Daily Tar Heel, Have things become so desper ate that every dimwit who can hit a typewriter must be given space in The Daily Tar Heel? We refer to the article written by one Bob Cade of Parker Hall in Wednesday's edition: as far as we can ascertain there is no such individual residing in either Parker Hall or the University. Since there are a few students who are so naive as to accept the DTH as a properly edited newspaper, we feel that we must defend the good name of Win ston Hall. Disgusting indeed. We refer to the "perceptive" individual who finds it disgusting that he and a friend from Winston Hall (a doubtful statement) observed two live females entering the men's room in the eastmost section of the first floor of Winston dur ing the reception following the Miami game. Perhaps Mr. Cade should have gathered the facts before he begun shouting to the world about this situation. The men of Winston have long recognized the necessity of pro viding bathroom facilities for girls when we are having a re ception in our social room. Per haps Mr. Cade would be willing to further enlighten us by pro viding us with another solution to this problem. Mr. Cade him self has committed the error be- cause the bathroom was clearly marked "Ladies Only." Come now Mr. Cade, maybe your won dering eyes were out of focus because not eight short steps away was another bathroom with out a sign on it. And for your information there are also a grand total of fifteen (count 'em) other bathrooms in our hall. May be Parker has only one bathroom so we can well understand your stupidity. Mr. Cade remarks, "My friend and I did not go into the men's room while the girls were in there, but we did feel that our privacy was being invaded." We wish to remind Mr. Cade that he is obviously using the word "privacy" very loosely as there was no invitation for him to use our bathroom, especially one marked ladies only. Doesn't Mr. Cade feel that such a sign ex cludes him? We think so. And so do the other 200 residents of Winston Hall. Mr. Cade, we respectfully re quest that you concern yourself with the affairs in Parker. If your "wondering eyes" cannot perceive the meaning of such a refined statement we will trans late it: Keep your damned nose out of our hall, our business, and our bathroom. Thank you. Milton Bauguess Larry Somners G. C. Petree Jr. Residents of Winston Hall Ed. Note The "article" from Mr. Cade was submitted as a letter-to-the-editor, which is a public forum. The DTH does not I'ave the time to track down the legitimacy of every letter and its writer. Letters-to-the-editors do not necessarily reflect the views of the DTH, as should be obvious by now. Our Privilege Editors, The Tar Heel, I think a few misconceptions as to the exact status of women visiting in men's residence halls, namely Winston Hall, should be cleared up in particular, as re lated to the women who were seen by Mr. Bob Cade going into a restroom in Winston after last Saturday's ball game. Winston Hall, along with many others, has earned the privilege other extreme? cordingly. This case must have been one of forgetfulness, for few men, I think, want to de liberately make an exhibition of themselves in front of women. In the future, Mr. Cade, I think it advisable to use a restroom for men rather than one desig nated for women and to investi gate situations more fully before you criticize and possibly under mine progress that has been made in a positive direction namely that of allowing men the privilege of having their dates come inside the residence halls. Jim Medford 414 Winston Now THIS Editors, The Tar Heel, Today the power of South Building was once again dis played. The office of the Dean of Men passed a final judgment on the. "quality" and type of float to be permitted in the Beat Dook Parade. Admittedly the float had qualities that to some might be gross, but to the majority just pure humor. The proposed float was vetoed on the grounds that it "might put pressure on the University in light of -last year's parade." To be sure last year things did get a little out of hand, but why try to go to an- of rt only allowing women in side the hall, but also of having a reception for residents of Win ston and their dates after ball games. At the time in question, there was a reception in pro gress. It lasted about two hours, and during this time I think it rather polite to provide a rest room for women. In fact one particular restroom had a sign on the door announcing that it was for women ONLY. There were three other restrooms avail able for men on the first floor alone, and surely it was not too much to ask that men use one of these three and leave the other one free for women. I don't believe that Mr. Cade was forced to use the one and only restroom designated for women. Moreover, the women would pro bably have been as startled as Mr. Cade said he was if they had seen a man go into their restroom. As to the man seen walking down the hall with his clothes off, the residents of Winston have been told that during the hours when women are allowed in the social room, the men should behave themselves ac- TVtek TTni-irorcSfir ic crrpamiTl? about the State Legislation con trolling the academic life of the University by regulating its speakers. Will someone please point out the difference this "Speaker Ban Bill" and the "Float Ban Bill" that has been imposed upon us by the "Gods of South Building!" As it now stands the students at Carolina are steadily losing the Lilliputian freedom that we have had. First it was the Apartment Rule, the Student Faculty Review Board, and now THIS! When will it stop? We should be able to see a few floats, if listening to "commun ist" speakers will not corrupt us! ! ! Ed Causey 307 Ruffin Beet Dook One of UNC's oldest traditions is frat-baiting. The Daily Tar Heel, through the years, has contributed to this tradition with editorials decry ing the existence of the fraternity system at UNC, and with the elec tion of Gary Blanchard and Dave Ethridge as editors it was hoped by many that the DTH would adopt a constructive attitude. But, unfortunately, that hope has faded. In an editorial Thursday, the co-editors called for . a campus wide referendum on the frater nity system, claiming the stu dent body should vote on three choices: (1) Leave the system as it is, (2) Do away with any fraternity which has discrimina tory clauses or "gentlemen's agreements," or (3) Open the system to anyone who wishes to join. The latter proposal is the one which they favor. Their conten tion is that it is wrong for the Jews and Negroes of North Caro lina to pay taxes to support an institution which recognizes pri vate social discriminatory organi zations, therefore the fraternities and sororities which choose to dis criminate should either be forced to take anybody or be done away with. They ask the Student Legisla ture to authorize a referendum to be presented to the student body, and "The results would dictate whether the fraternity system is to become a truly effective com munity force, as it is elsewhere, or whether it is to remain the artificial, ingrown order which currently prevails at Carolina." Wrould the fraternity system at UNC be a "truly effective com munity force" if houses were re quired to take anybody who want ed to join? It seems to me that one has very little to do with the other. Now, where else is the "total opportunity" fraternity system in operation? The editors cite Brown, Amherst and Dartmouth. At these schools every man who wishes to join a fraternity can do so, as the ones who do not receive a bid are assigned to a house. The editorial claims that "Many people are not bothered by a fraternity or sorority rejection, but many are cruelly hurt by the rejection . . . (and) ... in most cases they are the ones who most need the companionship and sense of belonging to a frater nity or sorority can offer." Does it follow that a person would be happy in a living unit in which his presence is not do sired? I think not. From talking to various ac quaintances of mine from the North, I learn that fraternity sys tems at Brown, Amherst anrj Dartmouth are not exactly a "vital and constructive force in the whole social pattern." In stead, they are little more th -i eating clubs in which companion ship is merely a facade and com munity service is nil. My fraternity has a chapter at Amherst, and several years ai the "total community" sy.stem forced them to pledge a Ne;;r. The boy was outstanding in evcy respect, and served the chapw-r well during his four years. Dm this is not to say that it woul.i work at UNC. I cannot believe that a Nt L,r o would fit into any house on this campus and, in many houses, the presence of a Jewish boy would be extremely touchy. UNC, for all its liberalism, is still a Southern university. It is not Dartmouth, Brown or Am herst. The student body is pre dominantly conservative, and if the referendum was held the first proposal, "Leave the sys tem as it is," would be the over whelming winner. Of course, there is no chance that the pro posal would ever reach a vote, as it would have to be approved by Student Legislature, and there are very few members of that body who would even consider the measure. A Negro member of a UXC fraternity is not likely for sev eral years. One house invited three colored students back for every night of this fall's rush, but in the end took no action. It i.s doubtful that they will change their minds for some time. If they choose to accept a Ne gro, it is their right, and the IFC would not consider criticizing them. But it is also the house's right to reject the boys, even if thd rejection was only because they were of a different race. There are many instances in which the rights of Negro citizens have been trampled upon. But one cannot correct these wrongs by trampling upon the rights of private citizens, in this case the members of fraternities and sororities. When the time comes that a fraternity or sorority is forced to take somebody, that will be the time the fraternity system ceases being any kind of a com munity force. j JL L if 11 IH ILL By ARMISTEAD MA UP IN, JR. Last weekend we received En lightenment. At that time, almost 100 stu dents from the Carolinas and Virginia decended upon N.C.S. U.N.C.R. (State College) for the long-awaited National Student As sociation regional conference of 1963. We had always heard of the N.S.A. Now, as a delegate, we were to witness first hand the valuable service it performs for the colleges that support it. A schedule of seminars, speeches, and panel discussions highlighted the event, instilling in all of those present an acute sense of dedication and respon sibility. But, like all good things, it was over much too soon, leav ing only poignant memories for the delegates to ponder on. Here are just a few of the inspirational moments that we will remember: The keynote address by NSA National Affairs Vice President Joel Sharkey, in which state leg islatures, United States Congress men, teachers, alumni, veterans, and old ladies were chastised for their frequent encroachment up on academic freedom. A conversation with Mr. Shar key, who assured us that the So viet Union has more freedom than Mississippi. The statement: "It sure is interesting to see a conservative here. Of course, I don't agree with a thing you have to say but ..." The circle of Negro and white boys and girls who stood, arms entwined around one another, singing that old folk ballad, "We'll walk cheek to check one day." The 1:00 a.m. social function at the Carolina Hotel featuring the antics of an inebriated pro fessor from Atlantic Christion College and his protege, a 2?,-year-old professional student known to the delegates as '"Glory Precious." The statement: "It sure is in teresting to see a conservative here. Of course, I don't agree with a thing you have to soy but . . ." The eloquent Malakai Greene of Charlotte College who drew spontaneous applause from the fans with his declaration that, "We are a fair body and we are a liberal body!" The statement: "It sure is in teresting to see a conservative here. Of course, I don't agree with a thing you have to say but . . Reviews All the Paintings of Vermeer, by Vitale Bloch, translated by Mich ael Kitson, Hawthorn Books, Inc., $3.93. By B. KEATING POGO yen can iA2r CUP fZOM NEW lKZig FN This volume of "The Complete Library of World Art," publish r. Trr. r 11 Dy Hawthrn Books is a great DJ vail IVeiiy boon for the Vermeer fan. It con tains all Hie pictures that can definitely be attributed to Jan Vermeer. An excellent text pre sents the reader with an ingeni ous accompaniment to this col lection of black and white and color plates. Having the artist's works in one volume as the series is wont to do, provides the reader with a maturing knowl edge of each painting and the artist as a person. Beat Dook 1