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Friday. October 29, 1965
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General Assembly And Us
Rumors have been flying around Raleigh lately
the Gov. Dan Mooie will call two special sessions of
the General Assembly, one to deal with the speaker
ban law and one to handle reapportionment.
The reasoning is that the speaker ban would be
considered first because things are likely to be con
siderably shaken up after reapportionment and the
General Assembly might be full of lame duck legis
lators who won't feel like doing anything.
Rep. David Britt, chairman of the speaker ban
study commission, has said his group will make its
recommendations about what should be done to the
law by Nov. 10 possibly earlier.
It is expected that the commission will ask that
the law at least be amended to return control of cam
pus speakers to the schools' trustees.
Once his pet road bond issue is out of the way
after Nov. 2, Moore should be in a good position to
call the special session just as soon as he gets Britt's
report.
The acting director of the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools said yesterday that he thinks the
group, when it meets in Richmond Dec. 1, will "take
some action, possibly probation" for North Carolina's
state-owned schools "unless action is taken by the
North Carolina legislature or the governor."
So the special session must come between Nov. 10
or thereabouts and Nov. 30 and it must change the
speaker ban law.
Or we're in trouble.
Get Out The Stationery
UNC coeds, where is your patriotism? Here's
your chance to really do something for the morale of
our soldiers serving in iet Nam, and so far only about
20 of you have inquired about taking advantage of it.
Six marines in Viet Nam have sent a letter which
is in the hands of Student Government which says,
"We were engaged in an 'intellectual' conversation,
and the name of your college popped up. One of the
guys lives in North Carolina, and he says all southern
girls are 'nice and friendly' . . .
"We thought it would be a good idea to converse
in letters with a few of you people. Please don't get
us wrong this is not to be any of this lonely hearts
junk. We just think it is a good idea and that it might
turn out to be a lot of . fun."
Writing letters to the soldiers isn't a particularly
unique idea. The North Carolina American Legion has
started a campaign to send letters and Christmas
cards to the fellows, and students at Pfeiffer College
say they are going to try to send cards and letters to
every GI in Viet Nam.
But we're in a special position and ought to feel
even m ore obligated because the soldiers have writ
ten to us first.
Reports are that about 15 girls have come by the
Student Government office to get the names and
"characteristics" of these marines, and about four
have called. At least some of the girls said they would
put the information up on bulletin boards in their
dormitories.
That's a great idea and we heartily encourage all
you non-draftable girls to take a little time out of
your busy school life and send a bit of cheerful cor
respondence to some guys who can certainly use it.
Is The Great Pumpkin Here?
The Great Pumpkin? Don't be ridiculous. Every
body knows he only exists in the mind of Peanuts'
Linus.
Or at least that's what we always thought until
yesterday. We're not so sure anymore because at
least. one student has received a whole boxful of gifts
clearly marked "from the Great Pumpkin." The stu
dent swears that it just can't be a hoax and he is a
man of such honor that we can hardly doubt his word.
"I'm a believer," he said. "You have to be a be
liever before the Great Pumpkin comes."
Nevertheless, we're still a bit skeptical. The
Great Pumpkin is supposed to rise up out of the
pumpkin patch and go about delivering his goodies
to "those who believe."
But that package we saw was delivered by mail.
Santa Claus wouldn't operate that way, and the Great
Pumpkin shouldn't either.
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Letters To The Editor
Sixty Band Members
Rise To Own Defense
Editor, The Daily Tar Heel:
This letter is in response to the many
remarks made by Ed Freakley about the
Marching Tar Heels in his stories concern
ing football games. We've read all we wantV.
to read of his comments. 'There are many C
reasons why the band is the way it is. Not
many people know what these are, and it's
high time everyone is told.
Number one: The students at this uni
versity seem to complain about and criti
cize everything and support nothing. They
don't know what to appreciate. For in
stance, at the Maryland game the UNC
band did not get any applause. Yet, its
drill was much more complicated and ex
act than the Maryland band's. It did a
darned good job and got no thanks or sign
of appreciation from the students or facul
ty. Incidentally, footballs were being
thrown which could have been done dur
ing the quarters. Freakley told one band
member that he and other students thought
UNC should have at least 185 band mem
bers out of 12,000 students. Well, we've got
news for him, this university will never
have such a band. Why? because the
students don't seem to give a darn about
the band. They don't seem to care whether
the band marches or not, except they
wouldn't have anything to laugh at or to
make cracks about.
Number two: The band members feel
that we get very little support from the
"fine" music department. It appears that
it would be all right with this department
if the band just disappeared.
Number three: This is the greatest rea
son of all why the band is as it is. The
UNC Athletic Association expects miracles
out of very little. First of all, the band gets
much less than what all the big school
bands in the nation get. The UNC band
gets approximately $6,000 to $7,000 a sea
son. Maryland gets $20,000 a season, ex
cluding bus fare to away games. The Uni
versity of Miami band gets $70,000. All ex
penses of the UNC band have to be taken
out of its amount: instruments, repair, bus
fare to away games, food, cleaning and
altering of uniforms, music, etc. Unfortu
nately, the band suffers and so does the
entire school from this lack of money. Sec
ondly, the physical education department
will not let band members be excused from
fundamentals for marching season. Admit
tedly, it does exempt other band members
and gives P.E. credit for half a semester,
but the other requirement prevents a large
number from participating. The band lost
at least thirty members due to the imme
diate requirement of fundamentals. Aca
demically or otherwise, you can't tell us
that if a football player were needed, the
Athletic Department wouldn't make an ex
ception. Number four: Time is also a good rea
son. The band gets to practice from 4:30
'til 6 on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
On two of these days at least eighteen
band members can't be there because of
lab and class conflicts which no one want
ed to change (in cases that were possible)
in order to help the band have everyone
present for every rehearsal. It's extremely
difficult to learn and practice a show with
even eighteen absent.
These are only a few reasons, but we
hope that they will sink into some hard
heads around this university.
The band works very hard and does
well under all the above circumstances. If
anyone wants to complain or thinks he can
do better, we would like to extend a per-,
i sonal invitation for the "anyoneJ to .come- .
and join the band and see what it's like.""
In regard to Freakley's comment in
Sunday's DTH, the UNC band did an ex
cellent job at the Wake Forest game. There
were no mistakes, and at least the Wake
Forest people gave a big applause. Freak
ley will never see 185 band members as
long as the students continue to act as they
do and as long' as the other important fac
tions of the university persist in giving
only mediocre support.
At least 85 people at this university
want the University to have a good band
and they are willing to make the effort at a
personal sacrifice; and if it weren't for
them, this university wouldn't have a band
at all.
We need EVERYONE'S support!
Jackie Crabtree, Denny Caldwell,
Bill Mims, Jr., Jim Ogburn, Jim Dil
da, Kenny May, Rick Elliott, Gene
Irons, Tom McLintock, Flip Jones,
Charles Lewis George Newman, Da
vid Chamberlain, Robert E. Pittman,
Gray Tuttle, Thomas Easte, Randy
Ferguson, Charles Shore, Nita Wil
kinson and Jim Allran.
Also Paul Weinberg, Duane Romin
ger, Ralph Cooke, Sam Fulk, John
Southern, Bruce Buckner, Louis
Bregger, Douglas Lain, Mike Good
son, Anne Daugherty, Paul Thomp
son, Philip Marivn, Thomas Beal,
Ronald White, and Michael Smith.
Also Ricky Marks, Greg Barton,
Ray Beshears, Robert Taylor, Mar
garet Howell, Kathryn Howell, John
Whitehurst, Leonard Brendel, Perry
T. Carroll, Edward Walton, Richard
Yarbrough, Ken Lemons, Norman
Leach, Frazier Glenn, Ronald Shup
ing, Steve Hoar, and Harry D.
HoIIings worth, Jr.
Rejoice Alabama,
Wilkin s Is Free
Editor, The Daily Tar Heel:
Rejoice, Alabama, because Collie Leroy
Wilkms is a tree man today. Be of good
cheer for "Never before have so few"
made so grand a mockery of the sacred
institution of Justice. Two hours it took to
deliberate and acquit the accused woman
killer two hours, characteristic of swift
"Alabama Justice" that strikes like a bul
let in the night quick and effective.
Hayneville, Alabamians have good rea
son to be proud a woman who deviated
from a few norms we've grown up with
and never questioned was murdered along
with a list from the past of other Negroes
and their friends, and no one, no one has
been brought to trial and convicted for
these travesties of justice.
Be happy for you "have the Negroes 'in
their place'"; you have them "scared"
and you've added one more block to the
society you are seeking to build. Would
you like to know what this society of white
authoritarians will be like if you complete
it ask the survivors of Nazi Germany
or Fascist Italy. Ask them what it was
like to sit by while a minority's rights
were taken away, then mass killing of that
minority group was accomplished (6 mil
lion Jews!) and finally the rights of all
Germans or Italians were altered or des
troyed by the "Mad Painter" with his
poisonous tongue and the cocky, black
shirted Italian. Ask them.
You are creating a society of brute
force over logical, civilized institutions.
You are seeking Darwinism in its harshest
form survival of the fittest, and do you
know who are the "fittest"? They are those
with the most guns, quickest fists and
greatest violence capacity. There is not
much room at the top of this society as
far as leaders are concerned.
If you are lucky you might claw (that's
right, I said claw) your way to the top of
this animal society of dead civil rights
workers, Negro beatings and intimidated,
enlightened individuals. Be of good cheer
for you might be one of the leaders; how
ever, do not be surprised if after you suc
ceed in building this society of terror you
too might be forced to cower under the"
stronger principals if you disagree, in the
slightest, with their warped aims and
whims, but that won't be too bad; they will
all be good "Christians," "anti - commu
nists," all American, pure-blooded whites.
What more could you ask?
Ask the people of Germany and Italy!
Neil Smith
1513 E. Franklin St.
Great Crusade
Editor, The Daily Tar Heel:
I'd like to carry the crusading banner
for the Carolina Playmakers, the Ackland
Art Gallery and Graham Memorial.
The Carolina Playmakers work long and
hard to produce plays on the campus;
some years ago the theatrical group was
one of the best on any American campus.
Nowadays their productions are both good
and bad, but neither the good ones or poor
ones receive much publicity in The Daily
Tar Heel.
There were a few articles previous to
the recent "Mikado" production, but there
was no review of the play. If the perform
ance is good and the "Mikado" was
then students should learn that it is, so
they may be more motivated to see it. If
the production is a bomb, the DTH should
tell them, too. In any event, the Playmak
ers deserve more publicity and credit for
their work.
The Ackland Art Gallery has within it
some very fine works that students rarely
see. In addition, it has occasional special
exhibits, including works by students.
Through more publicity of such cultural
events, The Daily Tar Heel can perform
the great service of increasing students'
art appreciation.
Graham Memorial, like The Daily Tar
Heel receives a great deal of money from
students. And the GM Activities Board nat
urally must spend some of this money on
publicity. GMAB's publicity budget could
probably be economized if The Daily Tar
Heel gave its sponsored events better cov
erage. Recently, one of the best "real" folk
singers in the country, Doc Watson, gave
a great performance before a packed GM
lounge audience. The GMAB publicity com
mittee apparently had short notice to pub-
LETTERS
The DaHy Tar Heel welcomes letters
io the editor on any subject, particularly
on matters of local or LmversUy inter
est. Letters must be typed, double
spaced and must include the name and
address of the author or authors. Names
will not be omitted in publication. Ut
ters should be kept as brief as possible.
The DTH reserves the right to edit for
length or libel.
licize the event and felt compelled to pur
chase advertising space in the DTH. Why
couldn't the DTH have saved them some
money by running at least one story about
the concert beforehand.
Now GM has scheduled a jazz festival
for October 24 and has bought an ad m
the DTH to publicize it. And singer Nancy
Wilson will appear here in November. But
neither event has received news lineage in
The Daily Tar Heel.
May I suggest that the DTH look to the
campus for more news rather than use
the Associated Press copy so much.
The campus newspaper should inform
the students about world and national
news, but this can be read in the state's
fine dailies.
You can't read about 'The Mikado" or
Nancy Wilson in The Charlotte Observer,
though.
Alan Banov
550 Ehringhaus
SPU Represents
Minority Opinion
Editor, The Daily Tar Heel:
While not denying the right of individual
belief, we wholeheartedly condemn the
false representation of majority opinion.
Because of this, we speak in support of
the article by Fred Harwell in Sunday's
DTH. As a dissenting voice, the SPU has
proclaimed its beliefs throughout the state,
whereas the majority opinion of the stu
dent body has not be expressed.
A situation such as this often exists
where a minority faction attempts to dis
credit the beliefs and actions of the ma
jority. We are referring to the SPU impli
ance that they represent the majority of
student body opinion in their demonstra
tions by carrying signs that read "We're
from the University of North Carolina."
One has only to observe other students
arguing with the SPU members in their
Y-Court booths and scoffing at the SPU
picketers to realize that this organization
is hardly illustrative of popular student
opinion.
If a poll. were , taken on our campus,
we believe, that "most students would comt
out in support of American military policy
and in opposition to practices of the SPU
which tend to undermine the reputation of
the University of North Carolina.
Connie Roberts
Angel Flight Commander
Elaine Carlson
Legislator, WD II
Fascinating Heads
From PARADE
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compel a woman to read on? One hundred
and fifty women editors were recently
asked this question. Some of their answers:
"Jacqueline Kennedy Remarries," "U. S.
Declares Tax on Bachelors," "Instant Cure
for Fatness," "Human Life Found on the
Moon," "Woman Elected U. S. President,"
and "Widows Exempt from Property Tax."
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