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Much Ado About --Nothing
The most obvious point to be made
concerning yesterday's "rally" is that
it lacked a real point.
Neither James Gardner and hi3 sev
eral supporting groups nor the restless
crowd of spectators proved anything by
their presence, except perhaps that free
speech is where you find it."
Our Weekly Awards
MAN OF THE WEEK : Eddie Bieden
back, State College guard who missed the
first free throw on a one-and-one Wed
nesday night, thus losing the game for
State, 69-68. Guess who won.
LIZARD OF THE WEEK: The Mad
Bombers of the FSM Rally.
IDEA OF THE WEEK: By four New
. Yorkers, who planned to blow up the
' Statue of Liberty, the Washington Mon
ument and the Liberty Bell, only to be
caught by a rookie policeman who in
. filtrated their ranks.
RECRUITER OF THE WEEK: Steve
Conger, area coordinator for the John
Birch Society who revealed he tried to
organize a chapter of the society on
campus in 1963, only to have "Larry
Phelps and that crowd" show up.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: By Armis
tead Maupin while watching students
" jeer, sing and otherwise disrupt the
Free Speech Movement rally yes
terday - "If the General Assembly
could see this, they would probably give
the University every cent it wants."
THE CHINESE FIRE DRILL AWARD
FOR FEBRUARY: To student politics
(see "Confusion Reigns" below.)
PRODUCT OF THE MONTH: "In
stant Reptile," a spray which will "make
the skin of ;. your choice (Alligator ! Liz- .
ard! Snakel) in the shoe color of your
choice." The 'motto of the thing is
: "Fake A Skin With. Just A Spray!"
While the "cause" groups argued for
free speech, they and the crowd exer
cised a considerable share of it, in what
can only be described as a rather in
nocuous atmosphere.
But if the rally can be described as
neither wild nor sensational, respon
sibility did not exactly carry the day,
either.
Gardner did put at ease some of the
anxiety surrounding his attack on the
Speaker Ban when his "violation" turn
ed out to be nothing more than a Red
bassoonist asking the way to the men's
room. If the General Assembly fails to
recognize - that Gardner's tongue was
well in cheek throughout this revelation,
then its collective sense of humor is ter
ribly unsophisticated. .
Still, some of the charges leveled by
the speakers were noticeably lacking in
supporting facts, leaving us firm in our
belief that the SAE insident, the James
Farmer affair .and Similar situations
should be unraveled through careful,
cooperative investibation and discussion
rather than in front of the TV cameras.
Further, and perhaps more blatant,
irresponsibility was demonstrated by
several spectators. Granted, a public
speech in an outdoor setting is subject
to heckling, but all too many of the in
terruptions were intended to drown out,
rather than complement, the remarks
from the piatform.
Even more conspicuous and disgust
ing was the discharge of fireworks,
which constituted a threat to the safety
of everyone present. Campus Safety
Officer Arthur Beaumont indicated
yesterday that he has photographic evi
dence which should lead to the appre
hension of the guilty parties. If so, their
sentence should be strong enough to
make them realize that they jeopardized
many spectators and broke a state law
in the process.
Our Apologies To Dean Cathey
4 We wish to publicly express our apolo
gies to Dean of Student Affairs C. 0.
Cathey for printing in the DTH various
untruths about him.
In a letter which appeared in yester
day's DTH, James Gardner accused
Dean Cathey of (among other things)
calling the Liberian student who was
recently insulted a "Nigerian," and for
having the discourtesy to say he came
from a newly-emering nation.
On the latter charge, Gardner point
ed out that Liberia became a country
in 1822 and a republic in 1947.
Cathey's remarks were made in an in
terview over WPTF, a Raleigh radio
station. Thursday the interview tape
was made jpublic and, to hopefully right
our wrong with Dean Cathey, we print
his entire statement:
"Any time that people from those new
countries of the world come to this coun
try they are going to find very different
circumstances than those that are used
to and we're not so, let's say, sophisti
cated that we always accord them the
courtesies that they expect. And so if
you get a sensitive individual, you may
have a problem anywhere in this coun
try. "We can not identify the individual
who hurled that insult. He ivas passing
through a very heavily populated area
and it was a regrettable incident. And
the dean of men informed me at the
time that he told me of this that he would
offer apologies. And of course we do
not condone that sort of thing. But some
one just in the frame of mind that kids
talk to eac hother offered that jibe which
of course was insulting and we are very
sorry for it."
Again, our apologies to Dean Cathey,
an honorable man and a capable administrator.
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GHp la ar n J Confusion Reigns
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We were thinking of writing an Edi
tor's Notebook on the current campus
is published by students daily except Mondays, political situation for today's issue, but
as you have doubtless noticed such was
not the case.
The reason is quite simple the cam
pus political situation is in such a state
of confusion that no one would dare at
tempt an analysis.
Even if they did, and it was accurate,
it probably would be voided by the day's
developments, as things are changing
faster than a coed with five minutes to
go before her date arrives.
But we'll try next week, as the politi
cal conventions set for Sunday and Mon
day should clear the air somewhat.
Also, we might add the Student Par
ty convention is Sunday and the Univer
sity Party nominates Monday, so our
news stories will appear Tuesday and
Wednesday, respectively.
Until then, your guess is as good as
ours.
Editors, The Tar Heel:
I was delighted the other morn
ing in discovering Jeff By rum's
furious " (although somewhat il
logical) attack on religion. The
timeless match of Don Quixote
vs. Windmills ' is usually quite
amusing, and Mr. Byrum provid
ed me with a good chuckle to
start my day.
I feel, though, that much would
have been added to this article
had the author included the words
f Kenneth Pickthorn, a Conserva
tive member of Parliament, who
concluded a speech with the
memorable words: "On this sub
ject, as on so many others, I am
amply provided with profound pre
judices and superficial informa
tion." Donald W. Lojek
Chapel Hill
Gardner Wast Bad Enough; But Your
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Hubert Stays Home
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- By ART. BUCHWALD : old ays.v:rI" mean the days
The. New; York Herald : Tribune when I. was., -Senate whip. I
WASHINGTONThe scenels : guess these Ure . the: best days
Washington,';. D. C, a typical f f or .us.'.'.V.vl 'l ' , ; : .
house Jri atypical neighborhood; " "Was there anything special
whereja typical American couple r'' 'kttUUt;- ; ? a nhntn-
are watching ; television.
"Hubert,': what's "happened to
us? We never go' out' anymore.-
iluah -.Muriel. - The - Secret
Service men ! in the basement
will hear you."
"You told .irie when you '. took
this job - that we'd travel to
Rome, t Paris, London, that we'd
meet kings, . queens, prime
ministers, Buddhists. But all we
do is sit around, watching tele
vision;" v . " '. .
"Now Muriel, I know being
wife of the Vice President' of
the United . States is not as exciting-as
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 . .. . V Muriel's
fine. I-know - we. haven't -seen
each other since the swearing-in
ceremony. Muriel was just say
ing, that. .. . . What are we
doing? Nothing, just sitting
around talking about the good
grapheme in (t,lfe -Magazine?
I don't -kno w ho I it got there.
I tqldXthem to elear; all photo
graphsrwithj'oii. ; -:.
"They must have shot it when
I -wasn't : 'lodking.'1 Yes sir, I'll
carry "a newspaper with me next
time , and hide: my j face . . .
Does ' Muriel have to carry a
newspaper . too? 'Just me. I
understand. . : -
. "The coronation of the 'King
of Swaziland? Yes, I did hear
about it. . Whom do I 'think
you .ought to send? Gee, I don't
know. ':.:. VWellyes,, I imagine
that Perle Mesta would be a
good idea. . 1 . 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. re
quires -someone ' with great ex
perience" and prestige. . I
agree -one hundred per cent. It
should be "somebody 7 very close
to you somebody who has your
confidence and can . speak for
you. , : .. . You're thinking of
sending Lynda Bird's- b o y
friend? I hadn't thought of that.
Yes sir, 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
thg; nw''leaaers."Tt's ;funny r
was gbing ' to suggest something
like that myself. ... . Whom did
you have in mind? ... . Your
cousin Oriole? . . . I'll have. to
say it's -different. . . . No, I
have no objections. As a mat
ter of fact I'm flattered you'd
consult 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.
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 . calling. I'll tellj
Muriel. ... It's funny, we were
talking about you and Lady
Start The Fires,
For AH Believers
Editors, The Tar neel:
This letter is in reply to an
article by Jeff Byrum entitled
"Religion is Mass Opiate." Mr.
Byrum delineates religion as a
crippling and stifling force on
modern intellectual thought and
freedom.
He finds "fundamentalist Prot
estant and reactionary Roman
Catholic groups" guilty of such
heinous crimes against modern
society as having an FCA meet
ing at UNC, printing religious
mottoes in coins, printing relig
ious tracts with their own money,
censoring books and films where
"unmarried couples are portrayed
as happily sleeping together," and
using the radio for biblical read
ings. Anyone who reads Br. Byrum's
article musjt admit that both
Protestants and Catholics are Bail Petitioners
guilty ot mese nencusn nu iuui
practices which have undermined
the childhood, womanhood, and
manhood of the nation. Even the
most casual observer knows that
these abominable practices are a
far greater threat- to humanity
human , living conditions, lack of
free and adequate schools, sub
human living conditions in slums,
lack of relief to depressed areas
in the world, or even the deterior
ation Of international peace.
Unlike Mr. Byrum, who offer-
man in place of God. Like Mr
Byrum I ask why must we sacri
fice our humanity to religion?
Modern man with all his achieve
ments has a risht to be his ow&
deity. True, there have been &
few setbacks in the past 50 years
such as Dachau, Hiroshima, Naga
saki, and two massive, bloody
world wars; but on the whole
modern man has much of whicfc
to be proud.
Mr. Byrum has performed a
valuable service to our communi
ty and to the Nation by uncover
ing these corrupt and sentimental
activities of organized religioa
But now there is much work ta
do shall we start with the
churches in Chapel Hill?
Art Dodsos
207 Teague
Grow Up Byrum,
Agape Will' Win
Editors, The Tar Heel:
Mr. Byrum doth protest ton
much. He is intelligent and o!
viously well-read. Agnostics keep
plugging and criticizing, so f
recognize he is no atheist.
But the writer is a sophomore,
perhaps not at UNC but at life
God truly is everywhere, or He,
is nowhere to be found.
Attacked and vilified, His words
live within searching hearts and
consciences. Let Mr. Byrum see
his firstborn, watch his mother
die, fight illness, help another not
so well-born or educated, humble
himself distributing Christma
gifts to hungry kids.
In short, have a long and happy
life, Jeff, and Agape overcomes
momentary bitterness.
Marshall Smith
staff Univ. Serv. Plants
Thank Signatories
Editors, The Tar Heel:
In explanation to those stu
dents who signed the independent
petition asking for repeal of the
Speaker Ban Law (IIB 1305)
(GS116199) it is here necessary
to recount the passage of the
petition into the hands of the
trustees.
With the issue cf the petition
by Student Government, which
ed-no alternative to fill the void' though worded differently, was
left bv religion. I would like to
propose a plan which could change
the world.
. First of -all, burn the' churches!
How can any self-respecting man
sleep calmly - at night knowing
one of these insidious establish-
partially instigated by our indc
pendent petition, the decision was
made to submit the independent
petition to Student Government
to be added to its petition. To
my understanding, the petitions
have now gone by way of iJresi-
ments lurks within the shadows dent Friday to the trustees, wha
of his home?
Secondly, there must be mass
executions of all persons refus-
vn'D 9iroH QOL-oi roan ins to give uo these antiquated be
nets. Many wiucue xatuct mau
give up their idle dreams so,
unfortunately, mass executions
will be necessary to establish the
new order; This includes erasing
the memory of such men of shab
by intellect, who were devout
Christians, as John F. Kennedy,
T. S. Eliot, Gregor Mendel, and
Louis Pasteur and executing
those living who are guilty of
"sentimentality, hypocrisy, and
downright deception" by belong
ing to religious faiths, such as
For A
Bird only yesterday.'
are to present a recommendation:
for action to the North Carolina
General Assembly.
Due to the fact that the majori
ty of the individuals working en
the independent petition were
members of the Student Peace
Union, I, as chairman of the
SPU, took the responsibility of c
ordinating the efforts and of seo
ing that the petition would be
sent where it would have the best
effect. To all who gathered sign
tures or aided in any manner
thank you for your efforts toward
restoration of freedom of speech
Chip Sharpc
220 Ehringhaus
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aciner:
(Eitor's note : Paul Goodman
is a Fellow at the Institute for
Policy . Studies in Washington,
D. C. The following article con
tains excerpts from a speech
delivered to the regional meet
ing of the National Students
tion-certainly-acted with "panic involvement in politics. Classic-
under outside ' pressure and out
of touch vwith its ; own commu
nity. ' -. ": '
At present in the United
States, students middle-class
vouth are the .major exploited
Association. The essay was pnb- class. (Negroes, small farmers,
lished in full in the New York the r aged are rather out-caste
Review.) groups; their labor is not need-
n daiti rnnmfxT ed and, they are not wanted.)
By PAUL GOODMAN Tne J intelligent youth is
The function of administra- needed and they are according-
tion is to expedite the essential ly subjected to tight scheduling,
academic business of teaching speedup,, and other factory
j i . a . . . mi i i. " . . ... . - ,
anu learning, e.g., as secretary metnoas.: men is not surpiis- sexual maturity witnout apoio
and janitor; and protectively to ing if they organize their CIO. gies. The past 10 years have
represent the academic com- it is frivolous to-tell them to witnessed a remarkable resur-
mumty m its external relations, go elsewhere if they don't like gence of youthful political en-
the rules, for they have no gagements.
choice but to go to college, and smce selective Serv-
one factory is like another . . . ice it becomes far-fetched to
The extenswn of Academic deny 48.year-old vote. It is
Freedom to the, claim to Free- haf tQ see how the university
dom-to-Learn implies a revolu- caQ welcome recruiters for
tionary change in the status of peace or
American college-going. Up to allow COre and SNCC. (Inci-
now, American coiKgians -nave
ally in Europe, it has also in
volved drawn-out education,
many moratoria, much -changing
of schools and career plans,
and "being a student" as itself
a kind of profession of young
adults, especially of the upper
class.
Some of these changes are
evident in this country. What
ever parents and administrators
say about extended sexual tute
lage and in loco parentis, the
voune are practicing earlier
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e.g., in court or as fund-raiser.
When administration becomes
the dominant force in the com
munity, however, it is a sign
i that extra-mural powers are in
control State, Church, or
Economy and the administra
tion is their agent. Notoriously,
image-burnishing and fund
raising disregard or even pre
vent teaching and . learning.
At Berkeley, the students
griped that the University of
California has become a "fac
tory, disregarding faculty and
students," a factory to process
professional licenses and ap
prentices for technological cor-
Derations, and to do extra-mural
contracted research.
The particular bone of con
tention, the Free Speech ban,
seems also to have been extra-
murally instigated, by backlash
dentally, since the Supreme
Court's "abatement" decision
the illegal activity has turned
out to be legal after all!) -
Administration itself has
dealt -a mortal blow to the no
tion of late adolescence by its
persistent . attempts to abolish
the fraternity system, which
was a bulwark of Youth House
and Social Life ideology (lead
ing for instance, to trivial stu
dent governments).. V .
I do not think the aim of Ad
ministration Jias been to treat
the students as young adults;
Knowland, etc. The adrninistra- ian poverty), and with active - rather, the abohtion of fraterni-
hpen regarded, and have re
garded themselves as late-,
adolescents; but the claim to
Lernfreiheit (freedom of stu
dents to ask for what they need
to be taught, and if necessary
to invite teachers, including
advocates of causes) means
that they are young adults who
are capable Of knowing what
they ought to get
This is, of course, the (non
English) European and Latin
f radition. It goes with early
cpvual maturity, with economic
elements,. persons like Senator independence (often in .bohem
ties seems to be an attempt to
tighten control, increase aca
demic performance, and to
gouge rent (since dormitories
are built with Federal funds).
Nevertheless, the effect of
abolition must be student ma
turation, demands to live off
campus or to liberalize dormi
tory rules, lower rents and
improve food, and to be repre
sented by a government that
is not otiose . ...
What is the role of a student
government? In our contem
porary conditioas, it is interest
ing to hark back to the "Na
tions," the powerful student
government of medieval univer
sities. The medieval student govern
ment was a band to bargain
collectively on rent with the
townspeople, on food prices with
the tavern-keepers. Our present
governments could bargain this
way with both the town and
the administration, the book
stores, the Co-op.
In medieval conditions, the
nations bargained with the
Faculty on tuition. With us this
is wholly an ao!ministrative
matter. One thinks of the stu
dents of City College in New
York going to Albany on the
tuition fight. A related issue is
class'size and immature section
men. The tuition mounts, but
the student gets less and less
for his money. A few years ago
there was a strike on this issue
(I think successful) at Rochester.
A purpose of the Nations was
to regulate morals and keep the
peace, in order to prevent out
side sanctions; and if need b&
to get the Faculty to rescue
students in trouble with the
secular arm. There was also a
conjuratio, a sworn league for
mutual aid in sickness and oth
er troubles, a kind of lodge.
Besides these medieval func
tions, our modern situation re
quires some new student gov
ernment powers. In the frantic
expansion, there is a vast
amount of building. On visits to
80 colleges around the countryt
however, I have seen scarely a
single new domitory that shows
any thought (or concern) lot
the student users.
And there are fancy facade?
but lousy food. The student cer
tainly ought to have an advis
ory role from the beginning ia
any plans for new physical
plants. (The faculty, let me
say, should have more than an
advisory role, instead of beins
routinely consulted and disre
garded.)
Further in the present lock
step grading and schedulinjj.
students should have say in
rules of Moratoria and Trans
fer, so that they can shape their
educations to their own current
powers and concerns, and not
be short-changed on "credits."
Ultimately, Faculty must and
will control what it teaches and
how it teaches, but the students
must come to their studies vol
untarily, when they are ready;
they cannot be force-fed.