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Thursday, February 3, 1965 Volume 72, Number 79, 'Brother, Can You Spare A Dime For A Clip Of Education?" ' I f m yTVg iatlg Star 3fji Jfc t 'Ik ta C Tr ' J I I lit: I I f) wttfcfc first Offices oa the second floor cf Grahaza Memorial. Telephone number: Editorial, sports, news 933-1012. Easiness, cir culation, advertising 933-1163. Address: Box 1080, Chapel HID, N. C. Second class postage paid at fne Post Office In Chapel Hill, N. a. Subscription rates: $4.59 per semester; $8.00 per year. Published daily except Mondays, examination periods and vacations, through on t the aca demic year by the Publications Board of the University of North Carolina. Printed by the Chapel Hill Publishing Company, Inc., 501 West Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, N. C. The Alpha Gams Leave Many Questions The passing of Alpha Gamma Delta was not completely unexpected. The sor ority's trend in membership and finance has been steadily downward for several years, and the trend has seldom shown signs of reversing itself. But the passing, however predictable, means far more to the University than just the loss of what has generally been a strong organization. It also raises ques tion after question about the UNC sorori ty system in general and the Panhellenic Council in particular. The'campus has. heard talk for several years now about how the Panhellenic was going to take steps to help any sororities in danger, of going under. Women in other sororities expressed concern of the lagging membership of Alpha Gamma Delta, and the words of concern seemed sincere. They, weren't, apparently. When rush rolled around, annually the altruism ' and concern would fly out the window, and it was all dog-eat-dog. The first question many would ask, after they had received their list of 25-30 pledges, was "How did Alpha Gam do?" The answer usually was enough to. cause them to lower their heads and say, "That's too bad. I wish something could be done about it." And all the time something could have been done about the situation, if . only the pious words of distress were more than just words. No one should fault the entire Panhel lenic Council. Rather, the blame lies with several pf its . member w organizations , whose lack of foresight Ijas only been exceeded by their selfishness. We have always considered Panhel lenic President Jean Dillin to be an but Standing woman and a superb leader. Although we do not have access to Pan hellenic Council meetings, we are con fident she has done an outstanding job. But she has only one ' vote. The chartering of Phi Mu probably did not have any appreciable effect upon the death of the local Alpha Gamma Delta chapter. It may have speeded up the process somewhat, but it should not be considered the major reason. The major reason, or reasons, lie in the general outlook of sororities. Each "good" sorority at UNC knew of the plight of Alpha Gamma Delta. Each ex pressed concern. None did anything. A rescue could have been . effected without much effort. The healthy soror ities, for instance, might have attempted to steer a certain number of rushees to ward their failing sisterIf necessary, the Panhellenic Council, might have agreed when the chips were down to keep "hands off" 10 or 15 well-qualified rushees, en couraging them instead to join Alpha Gamma Delta. A harsh measure? Certainly, but if this or a similar step had been taken this fall, Alpha Gamma Delta would be alive and kicking today. We hope that the sisters of Alpha Gamma Delta, who worked so long and hard to save their sorority, will continue the outstanding , dedicated work they have done for the campus. The sorority has a long history of participation in student activities, and we are certain that the Stray Greeks will welcome them with open arms. The passing of Alpha Gamma Delta, expected as it was, is nonetheless a sad occasion. The taste is all the more bitter because it might well have been avoided, if Carolina's well-heeled sororities had condescended to be their sister's keeper in a time of crisis. There is a lesson to be learned from this unfortunate incident, and we hope that the sorority system and the entire UNC campus will profit from this, a grievous mistake. Robert F. Williams Loses Again From The Charlotte Observer When the North Carolina Supreme Court overturned the convictions of four defendants in the 1961 Monroe kidnap ping case, it cut much of the ground from under Robert F. Williams and the scur rilous propaganda he has broadcast from Havana and Peiping. The militant Williams fled to Cuba to avoid prosecution on the charge of kid naping a Marshville white couple during a racial disturbance in Monroe. His ra dio broadcasts and literature since that time have been anti-American diatribes of the rankest kind. Williams said in a telephone interview from Havana that he would reconsider returning to Monroe if no reindictments were considered. In that case, he de clared, "I most certainly will return to the United States as soon as possible because, after all, the United States is my home." Solicitor M. G. Boyette of Carthage has indicated that he intends to seek a new trial for the three Negroes and a white man convicted by a Superior Court jury. Under the circumstances, the solicitor would have to ask for an indictment of Williams if he returned. In addition, Williams would be subject to indictment for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. Williams told radio station WTOB in Winston-Salem that he "might have to reconsider" the machinery of justice in North Carolina in view of the Supreme Court's ruling. If he decides contrary to his own propaganda that it is possible for a Negro to be dealt with justly in this state, Williams should return and stand trial along with the other, defendants. They are, after all, involved in a problem that developed largely because of Wil liams' leadership in Monroe. The Supreme Court decided that the defendants received less than justice be cause the state did not overcome the charge that Negroes had been systemat ically excluded from grand jury service in Union County. The ruling reaffirmed the refusal of North Carolina's highest court to settle fnr less than full justice under the law, whether or not public opinion runs high against a particular set of defendants. Williams has been a false accuser in speaking of our state courts and most of the people of North Carolina. This ruling may be a tiny beam of light break ing through the walls of racial hate he has erected around himself. Spots Before Their Eyes N When Van H. Johnson of South Mills, S. C. dialed 967-2383 at 1:30 yesterday morning, he ended several week's sus pense for an enthusiastic, never-say-die "group of Carolina ladies and gentlemen, for he had at last settled the outcome of the DTK ''Spot the . Spot" contest. As is often the case in" a venture of this kind, we Were somewhat hesitant to undertake "Spot the Spot," fearing a lack o participation and interest on campus. To our happy surprise, however, VSpot the Spot" caught on with a size able segment of the University commun ity, and on the final day of the regular contest 24 "winners'' were lined up at 7 a.m. to vie for the prize of 12 record albums. : Obviously, the original photos had not been as challenging as we had expected, so the run-off pictures were designed to test the detective prowess of every cam pus James Bond. Apparently they were suitably tough, for Johnson's voice on the phone 12 hours later sounded strain ed. '. " ': To all those who spent long, cold hours stalking about the campus hunting ob scure porticos, ventilation ducts and plaques, our hearty thanks, and a warn ing: The DTH Second Annual Kite Contest is already in the works for next month. ' 4 W -tit ' - '' ' ' Si ' MS: ': '. -?V . ; ' ' ' ' f - ' ' - J", , , : The Hard-Woridiig Veep By ART BUCHWALD The N. Y. Herald-Tribune . The scene is Washington, D. C, a typical house in a typical neighborhood where a typical American couple - are watching television. - v . . ''Hubert, what's happened to us? We never go out any more.' VHush, Muriel. The Secret David Rothman The Hard-Working Prof s And The haggard Bums By DAVID ROTIEMAN DTH Columnist , : "The scandal at the Air Force ; Academy that tops it all," the professor said to his class. : "You students don't appreciate the advantages you've been giv en. You cheat at the Academy; you riot at Berkeley. Yes you, the recipients of Federal loans and the owners of Hondas!" The professor bent down to ad just his transistorized public ad dress system. "And here at Carolina? First guarter freshman grades are low er than ever. People hereabouts simply aren't working up to ex pectations. "People have been given too much money to work with too many bucks wasted on the educa tion of incompetent no-gooders." Students in the back by this time were growing impatent. The P.A.'s volume was set much too low, and they could barely bear the professor's voice when it reached the rear of the 200-seat auditorium. "When my generation was in school, we had work to do, and, believe me, we did it! There were no combo parties, no large student governments, nothing to prevent us from really knowing what to do at college. "Nowadays, most students are wanderers without purpose or ambition. They lack the motiva tion of their elders. I don't care- sputnik or po sputnik." The professor's finger at that moment accidentally hit a bit ton attached to his microphone. A large motor-driven movie screen started covering the black board. : 4 This reminded him it -was time to get down to business. He push ed another button. The room dark ened. . ''listen to me before it's too late, before you have your backs to me , . ." He was interrupted by the tape recorded sound track of the film strip he was showing. Twenty-five minutes later, the pre-prepared lecture was over. The professor got into his con . vertible and drove home, passing a few Hondas on the way. He began bis steak dinner; at about the same time the last peo ple in the campus cafeteria line were within fifty feet of the sil verware container. While eating, he ' watched a television documentary on the use of "pep pills" by procrastinating students. Throughout the program, he leered. The student in the cafeteria line had coffee and doughnuts and secondhand newspaper, and the professor at home was equally as frugal. After his meal, he spent ten minutes trying to fix his mal functioning electric toothbrush. Then, sack time rolled around. The professor knew it was im portant to get eight hours of rest if one wanted to face tomorrow's herculean labors. So he turned the dial on his electric blanket to "High" and let his "Sleep Ease" tablets do the remaining work. Certainly, his rest was well earned. After all, it had been quite a day. One In Every Household By J. SHAW The Colorado State Collegian Is Beatlemania a manifesta tion of the sort of mass fervor which formerly was directed to wards political hysteria such as that which swept Hitler, Musso lini, and other degenerate and unsavory types into power some decades ago?. Perhaps by screaming amidst the anony mity of huge, throbbing crowds, tossing jelly-beans onto the stage, chasing wildly and er ratically after their heroes, the Beatle fans release tensions and hostilities that might otherwise be channeled in undesirable di rections.. The Beatles thereby constitute a boon to society, and. may possibly be the answer to juvenile delinquency and other anti-social behavior. If enough Beatle concerts and P. A. tours are conducted a mass catharsis would occur, leaving aU those groveling in the wake too ex hausted to jeer at policemen scoff at teachers, refuse to go to church, argue with parents, live in off-campus unapproved hous ing, or commit other heinous deeds. f One major problem looms, unfortunately, before this glor ious Utopia can - be realized There are only four Beatles, arid they may possibly become fraz zled by performing deeds of social goodness. Since nobody but the Beatles will do, perhaps Walt Disney, who has waved so many magic wands in the past and by so doing has given Lite - Like Hippopatm i (or muses), Elephants Blowing Water Through Trunks As If They Were The Real Thing, and even (gasp!) a Lincoln at the World's Fair which actually re cites the Gettysburg Address with mouth movements yet, can create Like-Like Beatles which Walk. Talk, Sing, and Bun from Crowds. Thus the Beatles could be- proliferated and spread abroad in the land like a bles sing. Four Beatles for every hamlet, and hearth; one could have catharsis in the privacy of one's own livingroom if one wasn't given to mass emotion. The constant state of euphoric exhaustion which would result from all this would lease us splendidly fulfilled. Even the Great Society can't match this. Servicemen in the basement will hear you." "You told me when you took this job that we'd travel to Rome, Parjs, London, that we'd meet kings, queens, prime min isters, Buddhists. But all we do is sit around watching televi sion." "Now Muriel, I know being wife of the Vice President of the United States is not as ex citing ts some jobs in the gov ernment, but it will pick up. "After all, he promised to make full use of my talents." The red phone rings. Hubert jumps up. "That's him now. "Hello, yes sir. This is the - Vice President. Yes sir. How's your cold? I read about it in the newspaper . . . Muriel's fine. I know we haven't seen each other since the swearing in ceremony. Muriel was just saying ihat ... What are we doing? Nothing, just sitting around talking about the good old days ... I mean the days when I was Senate whip. I guess these are the best days for us . . . "Was there anything special you called about? ... A photo graph of me in 'Life' Magazine? I don't knvw how it got there. I told them to clear all photo graphs with you. "They must have shot it when I wasn't looking. Yes sir, I'll carry a newspaper with me next time and hide my face . . , Does Muriel have to carry a newspaper too? Just me. I understand. "The coronation of the King of Switzerland? Yes, I did hear about it . . . Whom do I think you ought to send? Gee, I don't know . . . Well yes, I imagine that Perle Mesta would be a good idea ... No sir, I've got all the time in the world. What else did you want to ask me? . . . You have to send someone to France to feel out de Gaulle on a summit. Do I have any ideas on that? Well, I hadn't given it much thought. It's a very touchy subject and requires someone with great experience and prestige ... I agree one hundred per cent. It should be somebody very close to you somebody who has your confi dence and can speak for you . . . You're thinking of sending -Lynda Bird's boy friend? I hadn't thought of that. Yessir, it's a wise choice. "Was there anything else? A trip to Russia? . . . Yes, sir, I think it's about time we sent somebody there to meet with the new leaders. It's funny I was going to suggest something like that myself ... Whom did you have in mind? . . . Your cousin Oriole? ... Ill have to say it's different . . . No, I have no objections. As a matter of fact Tm flattered you'd con sult me. "I see where the Shah of Bu tane is paying an official state visit to Washington . . . You may not have time to see him? Well, Muriel and I could ... I see. You've already asked Dean Burch to fill in for you? "Yes sir, . . . Well it's been nice talking to you . . . You'd like to have lunch one of these days? ... I'd like that. . . . No, I'll be around Washington for the next few months. My best to your family . . . I'll bet Luci's a real grown-up girl since we saw her last ... Thanks for railing. I'll tell Muriel . . . It's funny, we were talking about you and Lady Bird only yesterday." Blanchard Fiddles, But Reader Burns Editors,. The Tar Heel: P As I concluded my reading of Mr. Blanchard's article about his dissatisfaction with Conser vatives, I could not help but visualize a small child babbling incoherent nonsense, not over any one thing particularly, but over the fact that somebody still disagrees with him a small child who, not satisfied with converting mama and daddy to his way of thinking, will iy)t be satisfied until all of his brothers and sisters think exactly the way he thinks. It's not hard to answer a silly little piece like that of Mr. Blanchard's. At first reading, I was fighting mad, the kind of mad that makes one want to reach out and grab a screaming .little kid who has just hit you .on the shin with a ball bat, but then you stop and reason that after all he's only a kid. Mr. Blanchard called us fidd lers. Peihaps we are. If I had to think of a more democratic instrument, I don't think I could do better than a fiddle. If Mr. Blanchard would call individual ists and those who disagree with him derrogatory names, I think that he should be able to do bet ter than "fiddler," in fact I find the term rather flattering. : He says we fiddle and de nounce those who try to put out the fire. I agree that we de nounce those who put out the fire, but the fire is that fire that can't be put out -the fire of existence and life the fire deep in every man that tells him with no uncertain voice that ' if something is his, it is his and not partly his. . The fire that tells a man that his dignity and worth are as great as the next man's, regardless of his materi al wealth. The fire that tells a man he is more than a stomach to be pumped full and pushed along. In short, Mr. Blanchard, the fire that has made this idea called America. The ideas . expressed above might seem old, Mr. Blanchard, but I defy Otelia Okays Health Bill 4 Editors, The Tar Heel: I I am in complete agreement with Mr. Collins' assertion to the North Carolina Health Council that there is no ade quate program for medical aid to people over 65 years of age. The claim by the American Medical Association that ade quate medical resources through the Kerr-Mills bill and Blue Shield and Blue Cross Insur ance already exist is incompre hensible. The Kerr-Mills bill is nothing but a welfare program anyone who has an income of $94 a month, and as much as $2,000 in the bank, or in securities, is . ineligible for .help under the bill. Decide for yourself how hospital, doctors and medicine bills can be squeezed but of this amount of - income. I looked into Blue Cross and Blue Shield medical policies for the aging, in behalf of a friend -of mine in her seventies, who has emphysema, for which there is no cure. These insur ance companies claim, along with the AM A, that there is no need for Medicare under Social Security. But I was told that neither Blue Shield nor Blue Cross policies would cover the trouble that the person in ques tion already has. Where does that leave the person? She has enough to live on modestly. She is . not eligible for Kerr Mills aid or for hospital insur ance under Blue Shield or Blue Cross. She has no money to pay the bills herself. She has no children to step in and pay these bills. Will the AMA and the insurance companies please explain to this person, and to thousands of others in the same category, just what their pro gram is for her? The fact that the AMA will promote such spurious state ments that there is no need for further assistance to our aging is enough to shake the confi dence of the entire public in the integrity of the medical profession. Part of the doctors' objections to Medicare is that there are not enough doctors and nurses to care for the people who would flock to the hospitals under Medicare. True enough, but the answer is train more doctors, more nurses, through scholarships and loans. That will cost money! Of course it will. But has our affluent so ciety reached the point that it is only interested in the al mighty dollar, the sick and needy be damned?. I don't be lieve we in this country 'have reached that stage yet. God fir bid. For when we do, we will be on our way out. There will be no great society for Americans! Otelia Connor you and those like you to try to dispose of them because of their age. If you must call individual thinkers something derrogatory, you might try calling them "dreamers," but even here you would lose. If what you label Conservatives dream, Mr. Blan chard, they do not just dream about rustic, romantic little farms plowed by sweating, en lightened, free - thinking men, (though that is a beautiful thought); they dream about that spirit that existed in those men. The spirit that made those men stand tall and independent but gave them the same respect for their neighbor as they had for themselves, because they knew the value of mutual respect and how necessary it was for an organized society. They were not then, nor are they now, Mr. Blanchard, an archists. In fact, they could and can reconcile themselves to paying taxes, because they knew and know the necessity of having a government to protect that plot of ground. " Much to your amazement, Mr. Blanchard, they can even believe in a certain degree of what you call socialism. You see, the idea of trade schools and civic centers to train dis placed persons 'did not come in with your "Great Society." One of its major advocates in this country was a fellow named . Thomas Jefferson. If used in the right way, a government supported institution can be used as a corollary to one of the main tenets of Democracy that every man should be able to go as far as his brains, drive, and guts can carry him and have equal opportunity to do so, regardless of his color. Also, I hope you're not too shocked to find that you don't have a monopoly on an unprejudiced mind. In fact, I even believe in integration and equal oppor tunity wherever it can be sup ported without invading the do main of that free man and his land. For you see, if your gov ernment can do this, there's no longer any use in striving as a free and independent man for what have you got when you get it? Whether that institution is a university or a trade school to train jobless Tennessee miners, the Conservative has no trouble supporting it so long as it does not force attendance. He is also one of the most patriotic sup porters of his government so long as it does not try to force him to allow somebody on his land that he might not want there or tell him he can't choose his friends or customers or, m general, think as he pleases. Anyway, I'm not mad any more. Just a little sorry that all of your friends aren't like you as blatant and offensive. They're the ones that worry me, Gary babe not you. They choose to purr and snitch and weedle; clinging close enough to the verities of this land and to make themselves unostensible, plying and prying the viscera of our people with food and en croachments until we'll roll over on cur backs and await the final lance. At any rate, no hard feeliEgs. John Hart Law School The Foul Odor Of Our Poverty Editors, The Tar Keel: POVERTY has a cloying odor of uric acid mingled with food and dust that have mouldered in the cracks and crevices cf the ramshackled huts and cab ins that dot the country side. One cannot escape it. POVERTY has an odor of bodies that bathe too seldom for there are no faucets that run hot and cold water. POVERTY has an odor of children hungry for food. Anem ic and hollow-cheeked, they sel dom smile. Round worms in fest their bodies, sapping their vitality. Conditioned to their surroundings, these children seem aloof from the world, ob livious to it. POVERTY has an odor of beds without sheets and mil dewed mattresses. POVERTY has an odor for it breeds in dark, vermin-infested, tottering North Carolina homes with leaking roofs, saSiS floors and leaning walls. It thrives on the indifference cf landlords. POVERTY has an odor of greed, intolerance and ignor ance. POVERTY has an odor of smoke and crackling flames, leaving only charred bodies in houses that should long ago have been consigned to the rub bish heap. YES, POVERTY has an odor. And it smells bad! Frances li. Floore
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