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Page 2 Wednesday, November 10, 1965 ufye Satlg War ti Opinions of the DaUy Tar Heel are expressed in its editorials. Letters and columns, covering a wide range of views, reflect the personal opinions of their authors. ERNIE McCRARY, EDITOR Like Stung Rabbits Fraternity men far and near have been hopping like stung rabbits since the DTH ran an interview with Dean of Men William G. Long last Friday about the status and future of fraternities. "What he said was unfair and distorted," they are crying. Well, maybe. It is true that Long said some things that were not especially what the fraternity men want to hear. "I don't know if the Greeks will make it ... If fra ternities keep up their black-balling and Brooks Broth "I don't know if the Greeks will make it ... If fra ers bigotry I don't care if they don't succeed . . . Many on the faculty wonder if such a selective group is in place at an institution of public education," Long said. But he also said, "I believe the end result (of the effects of the Residence College System) will be that fraternities will be strengthened in what they offer and in what they stand for ... I very much want to see fraternities make it, because they have very great potential to contribute positively to this cam pus more than any other group. It is impossible to get so close a grouping working in the Residence College System." One out of five UNC students belongs to a fra ternity today. Less than 10 years ago, when the stu dent body was half as large, one in five belonged. This by no means indicates that the existing fraterni ties are not thriving and healthy, but it ought to raise the question of why new chapters cannot be organ ized. When the University becomes saturated, it has to expand. The same fact applies to the fraternity system. ; The matter of fraternity academics has been raised. Last year the average for all active brothers and pledges was 2.241. The all-men's average was 2.28.8 If fraternity men maintain this position, we see 2.200. The all-student (including women) average was no need for that "faculty concern" which has been expressed to Long. ;. The residence Colleges may not be a threat to fraternities, but their impact is going to be inescapa ble. As a Men's Residence Council official said re cently, "Right now the residence colleges can out party the fraternities." Those houses which have in the past relied heavily on a "party atmosphere" to attract pledges will have, to make the most adjust ixierit! - " "r? ' vr-v? A strong fraternity system is an asset which this University is not about to give up or undermine. Fra ternities are strong now, but this is not to say they cannot be stronger nor that they will not have to change with the times. They are strong enough to bear criticism without panic. '' Fraternity member Long said Monday, "I think fraternities are something everybody should look in to carefully. They offej valuable and constructive experiences." Obviously not everybody needs a fraternity, but many people do and we agree with Long's state- ment: "I don't SPP hnw wa nrit m . v wuiu &cl aiung wiUlOUt "What The Hell Do You Mean, Munch Is The Word?" Cheerleader S Performance I Was Model Of Poor Taste Wfi i - IK fetl mm a p TH6 PAUYTM H4L Letters To The Editor 'em.' A Demand For Justice UP Legislator Jim Smith, representative from Men's District V (Carr, Old East, Old West, Battle-Vance-Pettigrew) has demanded justice from the DTH. We're happy to oblige. His name was the one which inadvertantly got left out of the Tuesday editorial which listed respon sive legislators who voted against campus radio, and their constituents. The vote in his district was just 136 for, 56 against. Sorry, Jim. It won't happen again. But it's at least partly your fault for being so wishy-washy. You changed your vote from yes to no in the midst of the meeting and your name didn't get on the list of negativists. 72 Years of Editorial Freedom The Daily Tar Heel is the official news publication of the University of North Carolina and is published by students daily except Mondays, examination periods and vacations. Ernie McCrary, editor; John Jennrich, associate editor; Barry Jacobs, managing editor; Fred Thomas, news editor, Pat Stith, sports editor; Gene Rector, asst. sports editor; Kerry Sipe, night editor; Ernest Robl, photograph er; Chip Barnard, editorial cartoonist; John Greenbacker, political writer; Ed Freakley, Andy Myers, Lynne Harvel, Lynne Sizemore, David Rothman, Ray Linville, staff writers; Jack Harrington, bas. mgr.; Tom Clark, asst. bus. mgr.; Woody Sobol, ad. mgr. Second class postage paid at the post office in Chapel Hill, N. C, 27514. Subscription rates: $4.50 per semester; 58 per year. Send change of address to The Daily Tar Heel, Box 1080, Chapel I nil. N. C. 27514. Printed by the Chapel Hill Publishing Co., Inc. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all local news printed in this newspaper as well as all ap news dispatches. Greek Rebuttal Editor, The Daily Tar Heel: Perhaps Dean Long would like to retract some of his statements in Fred Thomas's DTH article (the decline of fraternities, Nov. 5th) before somebody mentions the fact that every year the committee on ad missions "blackballs" thousands of appli cants to Carolina; or that Craige Dormi tory "balls" hundreds who have , named Maverick House as their preference ..and that the University-supported Toronto Ex change Program "screens" (backballs) many applicants before selecting the few who will reoresent the University. , . eJWalitn'ljwdiild -alstfriffigug. laBfyposffioriiffiar "if fraternity" men" consistantly performed higher than the rest of the men on campus" there wouldn't be the problem with the faculty. The fact stands on record that fraternity averages have consistantly been higher than those of the remaining men on campus. Is there a "problem with the faculty?" Also, maybe Fred Thomas would like to rephrase his example of "the decline of the strength of the fraternity system." In 1957, as Thomas said, 25 of the campus males were fraternity members; the cam pus enrollment was near the 6,000 mark. There were 1500 members in 24 houses. In 1965, the figure is only 19, but the cam pus population is up another 6,000. There are now 2,280 Greeks, an increase of 780. This is a decline? Fraternity members hold positions in eight out of ten political offices of the Stu dent Government. All four of the male stu dent body officers are Greeks, the Univer sity Party is controlled by the major fra ternities, and UNC's only Rhodes Scholar (and former student body president) was a member of a Carolina fraternity. If this is decline, we want more! These are just but a few of the startling blunders in Thomas' article. If this is any indication of the caliber of the remainder of the series, they should be "blackballed" from the DTH as they serve no purpose. William J. Gordon Beta Theta Pi Editor, The Daily Tar Heel: In response to your recent interview with Dean Long on the future of the fra ternity system at the University of North Carolina I feel it would be appropriate to quote part of a recent letter from Henry A. Federa, National President of Delta Upsilon Fraternity: "After the Berkeley riots at the Univer sity of California, it would seem that uni versity administrators should take another look at fraternities. Maybe they are not as bad as previously thought. Perhaps they are a positive need. "With isolated exceptions, it was not fra ternity men who caused the excesses which so stunned college officials and America. Indeed the group which has often been the whipping boy for administrators turned out in the main, to be the stable citizens of he campus and it was from the ranks of the dependents that the anarchists came Various reasons have been ascribed for the disgraceful affair. It is said that these rioters were acting out of a need for personal recognition or that they became lost in the impersonal vastness of the Uni versity and thus acted out of a failure to be able to identify. Aren't these the very deficiencies of a large campus that a good fraternity system will help to combat? Doesnt a fraternity give a young man a group to identify with A huge campus doesn t look so large when one has a chapter in which he can fit and friends v.ith whom he can share experiences. The feeling of being alone and not wanted can cause a violent reaction. "Of course, fraternities have been frus trating to the Deans and faculty. Admitted that they have committed puerile acts, but generally these acts have been thoughtless or exuberant. Occasionally a serious result comes from a fraternal prank and all fra ternity officers deplore this. But these are the unintentional result, not like the calcu lated rioting and lawlessness which flamed in California. Universities and fraternities both need law and order to exist. "If universities will look beyond their frustrations and recognize the positive val ues of fraternities and if fraternities "would recognize that some of their acts have not made friends, a solid beginning would be accomplished with should be helpful to uni-. yersityand fraternity alike." 1 ' Charles E. Downton Delta Upsilon House Roger Davis Editor, The Daily Tar Heel: The loss that Carolina students feel in Roger Davis is felt most deeply by those who knew him at Stanford University. Al though I only knew him for two weeks in the NSA Congress at Wisconsin this sum mer, I found him the most wonderfully hu man person I've ever known. He gave me a wonderful feeling about Carolina, and someday I'd like to see that grand old place. Although his living strength, I can no longer draw from, and am weaker for it: I shall try to build my own strength in emulating his humanness. Lars Gantzel Stanford University Critical Revierv Editor, Daily Tar Heel: It seems that the staff member who re viewed Fred ChappeU's novel, The Inkling, in the October 31 edition of The Daily Tar Heel went to unnecessary lengths to put across her point. I firmly believe in the right of a critic to express himself on the work in question, but he oversteps his right when he includes a slam at the writ er's private background and abilities, as did the reviewer in the last part of that article. Carol Wonsavage University of North Carolina at Greensboro By JOILN H. JEXNRICH Associate Editor Head cheerleader Jerry Houle is a dis grace to the University. The Atlanta junior's performance Satur day, while not dissimilar from previous performances, was notable for one thing. It was his last (we hope) before a Chapel Hill football crowd. Criticism of Houle is not a question of enthusiasm or lack of it. Houle has a seemingly bottomless jug of school spirit with which to sustain him throughout the game, j This! is a case of Houle's disgusting lack of goodj taste. It was not necessary to ridicule Clemson players' as they were being introduced. Or attempt to make fun of the Clemson fight song, j It was not necessary to call the Clemson players "stupid." And it was not necessary to bellow "shut up" over the microphone to the Boy Scouts j at half time. Perhaps Houle's greatest display of poor taste Came near the end of the first half. Clemson had the ball deep in Carolina ter ritory. And there was an officials' time out Mike Jennings to measure for a first down. About the same time that an official signaled a first down, the game announcer said the Uni versity had as its guests that day manv of the National Merit Scholars. And at that point the head cheerleader simply said, "They cheated." The braying jackass in the striped jack- ; et was apparently oblivious to anyone's ' feelings but his own, or to the fact that ; his continuous drivel was being forced on several thousand Carolina students, alum ni and guests. On the other hand, maybe he thrives on a captive audience, captive in the sense that they wanted to see the ball game des pite Houle's obnoxious behavior. It's obvi- ; ous Houle would never make it on his own ; without such an audience. Presumably Houle will make his ap- pearance at the Duke game and at home basketball games. Hopefully someone, may- ' be even one of his fellow cheerleaders, will i suggest to him before his next perform- . ance that he stick to Give 'Em Hell.: Heels. Being enthusiastically pro - Carolina in ; good taste is much better than being anti-. everything else in poor taste. Let Fraternities 'Ship Out9 Gracefully To Dorm Society Dean Long says that fraternities can ei ther shape up or ship out. Let 'em ship out. Who needs them? And for what? Looking for action? Is it possible to match! the thrills of a tag football game played to the hilt in a four-by-six frat yard? J Is there anything quite so ripping as a picnic in the mountains with your Hi Phi chummies? Check out Morrison Residence College. For the past couple of months, Big Mo and Maverick House have been at it tooth and nail over everything from gong warfare to total number of women-within-the-walls on Saturday night. A strained" hush now hangs over the Morrison-Craige battleground. But this will last only till the cloud cover lifts and reveals the new five-inch guns on the Morrison penthouse roof. Old men have huddled around coal David Rothman stoves and talked about it. Some say they've seen it. Others scoff and say it's a myth. But in our day we may see it come to pass. The perfect panty raid. The Lower Quad has organization now, and leadership. Lord help Mclver. Do you want to get into Student Govern ment? Go right ahead. Being a residence hall man won't hold you back. What do the brothers have left that the dorm rats don't have better? Not much, unless you count the big yellow bibs. Residence colleges don't need chum mies; they need troops. They take from everybody in gross quantities, but they give back the same way. Maybe a residence college isn't a group of buddies all pulling together in harmony. But neither is a democracy. So take your pick. Viet Nam Is Becoming A War Of Fruit Cakes What happened after U.S. servicemen in Viet Nam were drowned in a sea of fruit cakes, beer, books, magazines and other gifts from supporters of President John son's foreign policy? The soldiers soon found their superiors were forcing them to eat the fruit cakes, drink the beer, read the books and maga zines, and use whatever else came their way. "But I hate fruit cakes," Private Koob Egdelwonk protested. Eat it anyway," his sergeant replied. "Why?" "If you don't eat your fruit cake, the folks back home will think we've forgotten them." "How about dumping the cakes into the ocean?" "Transporting them to the coast would create too much of a logistics problem." "Why couldn't we feed the cakes to the Viet Cong?" "They're not hungry anymore. Their stomachs are stuffed with food the Student Peace Union forwarded them through CARE. Besides, having them eat home made fruit cake would be contrary to the Geneva Convention's rules for humane war fare." Private Egdelwonk at this point became so enraged that he grew a beard and burned his PX card. "Well," the sergeant said, "if you won't eat these fruit cakes, maybe you'll drink the beer unless you want to get locked up in the stockade." "I'm a teetotaler." "Makes no difference. If you don't drink the beer, people will think you're not sup porting the President's foreign policy. Egdelwonk got so mad he donned a dirty sweatshirt and a pair of Ho Chi Minh . sandals. Then the sergeant told him to read the books and magazines sent from the United States. "But I don't want to read 'Candy and Playboy," Koob insisted. "Do as I say. Private Egdelwonk. If you don't, I'll assign you to that work de tail in charge of writing letters home to college kids and school girls who must be convinced we think Johnson's doing the right thing." "I'd rather go to the stockade," Koob declared. "I might just make you write the letters anyway. The kids at Berkeley and the Uni versity of Wisconsin say they're heavily outnumbered by the enemy. Those ROTC units can't survive much longer, I'm afraid, without military assistance." "Say, sergeant, maybe we could send the kids beer, cigarettes and the other nice things of life now that we've got so much of the stuff over here." "An excellent idea, private, except they've got their logistics problems too. Nevertheless, if the parking lots get too overcrowded, we could always fly the sup plies in by air." SPEECHES.' A . . i !. iJ s I L ill r NOW DON'T COME THAT AGAIN - iVE ofifJ A TAKEN YER LOTS K-M v or places SOCRATES, ClCERO, ROBESPIERRE, DISRAELI. 6tAD$TDNc...lT HAS SPEECHES IN IT BV ALL SORTS OF FAM0U5 PEOPLE... IF ktw'RE HAV'iNS TROUBLE GETTING TO SPctCH STARTED. THIS BOOK COULD HELP V0U... mm STARTING THE SPEECH HASN'T mml JUST TH0U6HT fO 6E61N 6YSAYW6.WaWcD A5 1 AM D PVBUC SPEAKING...' " TT 1 1 WELL. 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