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Thursday, January 14, 1965 Volume 72, Number 76 llifc . i' TTi rn tat AtiMwou r Grip? 50atlg Star If itfi 72 Years of Editorial Freedom Offices on the second floor of Graham Memorial. Telephone number: Editorial, ports, news 933-1012. Easiness, cir culation. adTertising 933-1163. Address: Box 1080, Chapel Bin, N. C Second class postage paid at the Post Office in Chapel Bill, N. C, Subscription rates: $4.50 per semester; $8.00 per year. Published dally except Mondays, examination periods and vacations, throughout the aca demic year by the Publications Board of the University of North Carolina. Prated by tbe flmnAl CTttl fnHTiafif rAmnan Im eni Wct Franklin Street. Chapel Hill, N. C -mrmn yv m " " - -" t Iq, l 1 lf J J "V9 ww . - w The Many Sides Of The Greek Coin i There is a lot more than meets the eye surrounding Monday's Interfraternity Council decision to give "bull pledges" another semester of full privileges. First, the action was a direct slap in the face of Dean of Men William G. Long. Second, the action was not just an ef- iort oy tne ir u to attain nnanciai se curity, but an expression of their burn ing desire to truly gain autonomy. Third, the benevolent outlook of the move taken by Dr. Herbert L. Bodman, Chairman of the Faculty Committee on Fraternities and Sororities, was a sur prise to all. The first two are related, but nonethe less should be considered separately. Dean Long has always, we feel, been basically opposed to Carolina fraterni ties in general and certain fraternities specifically. Despite an occasional bow in their direction (such as the docu ment, "The Other Side of the Greek Coin"), he has consistently attempted to pattern fraternities into the image he wants, viz., the typical fraternity at Yale. Such a fraternity would not be com fortable at UNC, nor would it exist long. In fact, it apparently will not even -exist at Yale for very long, as witness the present fraternity situation at that University. Dean Long's Residence College Sys tem is an .excellent idea, and should be encouraged. But it also spells t-r-o-u-b-l-e for fraternities unless they do some work on their general aims. Of course, fraternity revampment is needed, but the fact that a round-about approach has been taken leads us to Nsuspect that more than a Residence Col lege System may be floating about in the head of the Dean of Men. The IFC has been told what to do and what not to do in recent years, and in many cases it has rubber-stamped the proposals offered by the Administra tion. It sat back meekly and took the 80 per cent rule and deferred rush with only an occasional whimper. There have been other sanctions imposed or at least held above its collective heads. "Now all this has come to a head, and the IFC is simply tired. So it struck back in the method nearest at hand giving "bull pledges" another semester. We take exception with the manner in which the IFC handled the situation. The council promised the admniistra tion last year that "bull pledges" would be done away with after this semester, them to live up to that agreement. i ! i i " i m it is possiDie ne mignt nave agreed to a continuation of the measure as a de terrent to financial problems had he been consulted, but the IFC leadership barely mentioned the matter to him. This is not a good method of doing business, and the IFC showed a definite lack of courtesy and, perhaps, maturity, in slamming it down Dean Long's throat. He called the move "a resounding shock," and we have full sympathy with 'him. We remember all too well the action of the faculty last year in tossing stu dents off the Student-Faculty Review Board without as much as mentioning it to the leaders of Student Government. That move certainly came as a "re sounding shock" to student leaders, and they proceeded to get a great deal of mileage off the administration's blunder. The IFC move is almost a direct cor relation. It is possible the student lead ers would have approved the Review Board revision, just as it is possible the Administration would have approved the "bull pledge" decision. If the IFC truly wants to cooperate with the Administration, and truly wants to be negotiated with fairly, then it should set an example through its ac tions. Finally, the remarks of Dr. Bodman are significant. In the past, the chairmanship of the . fraternity committee has been filled by a person who reflects the feelings of the Administration. If the University's lead ers are dubious about the responsibility of the fraternity system, the chairman is a person who believes in just that. - But along comes Dr. Bodman, saying , such things as: "I have always felt -the decision of this matter should be in the hands of the IFC, and they should be al lowed to police themselves," or "I am not publicly recommending anything to the IFC because the IFC is a part of Student Government." These are strong words, and they come from a man who obviously is 100 per cent for the fraternity system and has full faith in it. These are not the words of a man who agrees with Dean Long, obviously. So we are left, in effect, with an in tolerable situation. Dean Long is un doubtedly angry, as he should be, and the IFC seemingly could care less. This one issue, small as it may be, could provoke a wholesale battle be tween the Administration and the IFC over all the other little grievances be tween the two. And it would be a shame, as the whole explosion would have been over something that could have been avoided in the first place. The Greek coin has many sides, and problems will certainly emerge from time to time some major, some minor. None of the problems can be solved without cooperation between the Ad ministration and , the IFC, and recent events seem to point toward a definite deterioration of whatever cooperation was present before. Start At The Outside, Work Inward From The Minnesota Daily Two scientists, one American, one Rus sian, have proposed the practical plan Fred Seely, Hugh Stevens Co-Editors Hike Yopp Managing Editor Associate Editor -Business Manager Asst. Bus. Mgr. Photo Editor Pete Wales Jack Harrington .'. , Betsy Gray Advertising Manager Asst. .Ad. Mgr. - Sports Editor - News .Editor Jock hauler er Woody Sobol Jim- Peddicord Larry Tarleton Alan Banov Asst. Managing Editor Ernie McCrary that could really get disarmament off the ground. The plan, first published in The Bul letin of ths Atomic Scientists, would en tail disarming regions in the American and Russian Arctic. The two point out that this is the only part of the world where the territories of the major world powers face each other. In neither case, however, is the territory of prime importance. Thus, the area provides an excellent place to work out inspection procedures. From the Arctic, disarmament would have a good chance to be expanded into American bases in Greenland and Soviet bases in Eastern Siberia. Getting started seems to be a prime factor in the failure of disarmament ne gotiations in recent years. We hope this proposal Idoes not die in the pages of this month's Scientific American. It de serves hearing. - MoreheacL's SpeectAt 91 Wit And Wisdom Of ncle Mol 41 Editor's Note: One thing about the late John Motley Morehead that never grew old was his in curable wit. Who, for example, would begin his final will and testament with; the words: "If and when I die . . . Morehead Scholars will find their annual banquet dulled considerably next fall without the traditional words of wisdom from their very wise old Uncle Mot. Below is a copy of his speech to his "nephews" in June. 1961, when he was a spry 91. We be lieve that many of our readers could improve themselves con siderablv by adopting some of his excellent advice. Asked by a "nephew" how could et to be 91 years old Uncle Mot replied that it was easy, "just be born in 1870." 1. We can remember when a wayward child was straightened up by being bent over. 2. You can't tell maybe a fish goes home and lies about the size of the bait he stole. 3. Women have a keen sense of humor the more you hu mor them the better they like it. 4. There are all kinds of jok es; practical, petrified, and those we have to listen to at a dinner party. 5. The only thing more expen sive than education is ignor ance. " 6. Being married saves a-man a lot of time making up h i s mind about things. 7. Some of us could "well take a tip from an acrobat. He turns a f loo into a success. 8. Prosperity is that short per iod between the final installment and the next purchase. 9 Adult education will continue just as "long as children need help with their homework. 10. Have you noticed that all modern women seem to buy more of all kinds of clothes except aprons. 11. Some people we k no w might become smart if they didn't think they already were. 12. A great many people do most of their work sitting down; that's where they shine. 13. What we call "progress" is usually the exchange of one nuisance for another nuisance. 14. One-half the troubles of this life can be traced to saying "yes" too quick, and not saying "no" soon enough. 15. We would probably have a chance to get along without working if competition wasn't so strong. 16. Monday morning; That's when we look back wistfully on the good old days Saturday and Sunday. 17. If you are willing to admit that you're all wrong when you are, you're all right. 18. It's true that a little praise goes a long way; but it's the tiny morsel of scandal that real ly travels. "These Coeds Are Really Going To The Dogs! 5? "' ' r y ,'-: - : r - ; : v - ' - ... 4 . .h"M PA Tt- 1 w"-'7'7 7--. 'mi- - 4kn ;'7iiB:S7 I -:::-:::::::-:-:-:v:-;-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-.-:-:-:-X:::::. Eastern Europe Splits The Satellites Alter Orbits By under Herr Ulbricht. CHRISTOPHER KELLERMAN Both domestically and inter- I think an urgent reappraisal nationally Poland and Hungary is required of Western realtions have become increasingly liber with Eastern Europe, since the al allowing much greater free changes that have taken place do'm for artists and writers, in recent years call for a much while in the foreign field en greater degree of flexibility, couraging tourists and trade Eastern Europe is no longer a witn tne West homogeneous block stretching In Budapest there is now a from the Baltic to the Black Sea political cabinet, which makes but an increasingly fragmented' fun of everybody from Premier cii ect, wuicn is everv vpar hp. "a""' f" """- j.wv. coming more diversified Until about 1958 the satellites were mere mouthpieces of Rus sian policy, whose wishes were reflected to the letter in all Eastern European countries. Anv kind of deviation was bru tallv suoressed as was the ease with the East German, Polish and Hungarian upirsings, and the leaders of the various coun tries were anoointed bv Mos cow. At the United Nations and at international com munist Party meetings Russian revolutions were accepted with out Question, and when Mr Khrushchev denounced Stalin, th satellites in one creat chorus followed suit and their former chW was pursed. This has changed and in the the AVH or secret Dolice have been openly very inactive and there are no longer midnight raids or mass arrests. : Tne shups in Budapest are be coming increasingly full of con sumer goods, and the number of private cars has been increas ing at a phenomenal rate. Lake Balaton, which is the most pop ular tourist center in Hungary could quite easily be in Italy or France judging by the number of Western tourists and stand ards of service. Perhaps the best illustration of- this new fragmentation is the recent change of leadership in Moscow. Previously the new regime would have been endors ed by the satellites without question and the individual same way as one differentiates Communist parties would have in l.s XT7 i 1 1 . . Jl J iU,-. nnli'nino 1'n linn in the Western world between tne politics of Holland and Por tugal, so one is forced to dif ferentiate between the politics of Hungary and East Germany. These two countripc am remodeled their policies in line With the change. This time, however, there was a great outcry against the news of Mr. Khrushchev's fall. It ap pears as though the process of .... . i s i vuunii less are no cvus u muugu . loneer mpmhprs tt fVio v: lihfrnli7ntinn has pone hand in , niv. uiiv;c mg o haooy family. hand with the relaxation of the In economics as well the Eas- ties between Moscow and the tern Eurpoean countries are be- Communist capitals, coming much less tightly knit Under Stalin the Communist than previously. Rumania, for rebel had no alternative but to examole, has all but left COME- conform or like Tito, get out. CON (the Communist eauivalent m 1956 ohwever, after Mr. to the Common Market) and is Khrushchev had discredited and pursuing her won economic po- ' disassociated himself from Sta- ncies. inis would have been un- bn he began to speaK oi "new heard of six years a cm In the political field Poland and Hungary are bv far the most liberal, while East Ger many is still living very much in the days of the stalin era The Sino-Soviet split also en couraged Communist parties to spread their wings and weaken ed Moscow's ability to impose its will. Many parties even in Europe have been very reluc tant to support Moscow in this dispute. But even so, it is really amaz ing that Communists in Buda pest, Prague, Rome, Paris and elsewhere have openly disappro ved of Mr. Khrushchev's remo val. The Italians went so far as to send delegates to Moscow to get more information a n d came away still feeling dissatis fied. I don't think they ques tioned the right of the Russians to reshuffle their leadership, but merely objected to the manner used which reeked of a bygone age which most European Com munist parties hope has gone forever. It is very interesting to note the individual responses which are very indicative of the cur rent situation. The Rumanians, preserving their continued inde pendence of Moscow, remained completely silent. The Bulgar ians on the other hand still lean very heavily on Moscow and ac cepted the Russian explanation immediately. The West Europ pean parties, who are preoccup ied with acquiring respectabil ity in order to win elections, have continued their protests. While the reactions to Mr. Khrushchev's overthrow show how far the Communist move ment has developed since the days of Stalin, there still re mains the bad taste left by the technique used and shows how far the movement has still to progress before it can claim complete de-Stalinization in the Soviet Union. The recent developments do show, however, that any action taken in Moscow that affects the Communist movement as a whole will have to be explained, defended and justified to any individual party that cares to question it It is therefore not surprising that Mr. Brezhnev should have made a reference to the "involved, and long pro cess' of creating a "union of free (Communist) peoples." 19. Some women figure that a balanced budget means that they owe as much this Januaif as they did last January. 20. True Love: "Whenever I'm down in the dumps, I get myself a new hat." Husband: "I've often wondered where you got them." 21. Definition of a bargain: Anjthing that is the same price today it was yesterday. 22. A good executive is one who makes decisions quickly and, sometimes, correctly. 23. If a man thinks for one minute he understands women, he has timed it about right. 24. A reader writes in and wants to know if Thomas Jef ferson was married when he wrote the Declaration of Inde pendence. 25. One thing about the good old days; if you bought a horse you could be pretty sure the mo del wouldn't be changed next month. 26. If it's funny enough to tell, its been told. If it hasn't been told it's too clean. If it's soiled enough to interest you all it couldn't be printed in any of the publications from which we gar ner all these gems. 27. Money doesn't alwyas make you happy, but it quiets the nerves. 28. If the world is getting smaller, why do they keep rais ing the postal rates? 29. The older a man gets the farther he had to walk to school as a boy. 30. One of the first things one notices in a backward country is that children are still obeying their parents. 31. The trouble with some mo thers who raise their children by the book is that they are comic books. 32. Influence is a thing ycu think you have until you try to use it. 33. Before tranquilizers, grandpa had something to mat e you sleep he called it work. 43. Tolerance: The uncomfor table suspicion that the othtr fellow may be right after all. 35. One place you can still g:t something for a dollar is at the five-and-ten-cent store. 36. . Intuition is what enables a woman to contradict her hue band even before he has said anything. 37. The most enjoyable way to follow a vegetable diet is to lot the cow eat the vegetables, ard then you eat the cow. 33. When a younster keeps fcis Darents euessin2. thev're mrh- ably helping him with h i homework. 39. A small town is the place where a fellow with a black tye doesn't have to explain; they al ready know. 40. Did you hear about the lawyer's daughter who toM her boy friend, "Stop, and - or I'll slap your face?" Johnson 9s Speech Inspires Barbecue By ART BUCHWALD The New York Herald-Tribune WASHINGTON As soon as the President finished his State of the Union speech, I was or dered to get some public reac tion. So I immediately called my father in Forest Hills, New York, and asked him what he thought of all the things Presi dent Johnson wanted to do. "If he's got the money," my father said, "let him go ahead." "I don't think he has the mon ey, Pop." "I knew there was a catch to it." . 4tWhat part of the speech did you like the most?" , "I liked the part when he de-i scribed the land around the Perdernales River, where he lived. He said it was once cov ered with scrub cedar and ter rible soil and the river flooded all the time. Then men worked it, and now the land is abundant with fruit, cattle, goats, and sheep, and pleasant homes and lakes. That must have been a very good real estate invest ment." "That wasn't the point the President was trying to make." "Never mind his point. I should have bought 100 acres. I'd be a rich man today." "Of course. You don't hear of these real estate deals until it's too late. I'll bet on the basis of the Presiden'ts speech land values around the Perdenales River have doubled." "The President was talking about a dream." "I'm talking about a dream, too," Pop said. 'Suppose you subdivided the acreage and got a guy like Zeckendorf in as a partner? You know what you could make in capital gains alone?" "Pop, you're all confused about the Great Society." "Listen. Give me a hundred acres next to Johnson's ranch and I'll do without medicare." "Even if we didn't subdivide the agricultural subsidies would be worth the investment. You know how much the govern ment is paying these days :or not raising wheat?" i "That's not the point." "And there could be oil on the property. In Texas anything is possible. I'm glad he didn't say anything in his speech about oil depletion allowances." ' "Pop, forget the lard a min ute. Was there any part of the President's speech you objec'pj' to?" "I didn't care too much for 'the President inviting the Soviet 'leaders to speak to the Ameri- p-UJJlt Ull IC1CV1MU11. OU l POSe the Russians take up the President's invitation. Do you know what the record is for the shortest speech a Soviet lead er ever delivered? Four hours and 23 minutes. I'm not su-e the Americans are up to it. A wasteland we've got on televi sion now, but Johnson's talkirg about Siberia." "You may have a point then Perhaps the President was Lop ing his speech would be tele cast on Soviet television." "I wouldn't like that." "Why not?" "You might have the Russians buying up a lot of around the Perdenales River. Real Estate values could go down." "I can see the President's speech made a deep impre. sion on you, Pop." "When a man of his impor tance speaks, I listen. Yo-( know, an idea just occurred to me. Why couldn't somebody de velop a place down there a2id call it 'Barbecueland'? You don't have Walt Disney's pri vate number, by any chance, do you?" Spencer's Christmas List For Friends In Winston Editor's Note: The following: poem was written by coeds in Spencer Hall to the residents of Winston after a Christmas mixer. Since we gals are taking over Winston next year And since this is the season of good cheer, ' We want to do some nice things for you To keep your Christmas from being so blue. For an intramural game we donate, Three freshmen cheerleaders that really rate. A group of girls we will choose To come visit and shine your shoes. One day early in the spring A group of us will come and bring The items that are necessary To make your social room look clean and merry. For ten of you guys we are going to press Three of your shirts, sports or dress. A group of girls to sew and mend, For minor repairs we will send. Two of you will be our guests on Thursday night To eat with us our steak delight. For one of you we have a Yack beaut Any of you Karen would suit. Good fortune indeed must be your fate If you are the guy to get this date! We hope that all these little treats Will help to make your Christmas complete.