j. j r j f y - - - 4- - i. f - Interviews Extended Interviews for Men and Wo rn e n ' s Coordinators have been extended to include to day, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Call Student Gov ernment to sign up for in terviews held from 3-4 p.m. Cold Cuts "The best wash tub band St. Mary's has to offer", the Cold cuts, will be at GM to night at 8 p.m. The South's Largest College Newspaper Founded February 23, 1893. far Mm nO T wmln mm jfel. 74, No. 65 CHAPEL HILL NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1965 LSD Related Drugs Sold BY JOHN GREENBACKER DTH Staff Writer "Pearly Gates," the bright ly colored label reads. "Blue Heaven," promises an other. It costs between 15 and 25 cents, the price of any packet of commercial variety garden seed, but a small package of Morning Glory seeds will pro vide many unusual hours of amusement or horror to the buyer who eats his purchase rather than planting it. A teaspoon full of the seeds mixed with a little honey to flavor the taste will lead the user through the pearly gates and into a blue heaven of fan tastic illusion and psycholo gical reorientation. The seeds contain chemicals related to d-lysergic acid die thylamide, commonly known as LSD, and they produce rough ly the same effects as better known hallucigenic cousin. Walk into any hardware store in Chapel Hill or Carrboro dur ing the spring, summer 0r ear Dear Santa: Where Are You? What happens to all those Dear Santa letters? The Chapel Hill Post Office has already received a few this season and they pose a slight problem. They don't know where to send them. Postmaster Paul Cheek said they usually send the letters back to the parents in a plain envelope or give them to the Merchants Association. "We give some to the local papers when we find a cute one they might want to print," said Joe Augus tine, director of the association. "If we find a hardship case in a letter we try to do something for the family at Christmas," Augustine said. It would be nice if there were no hardship cases this year. Course it would help matters if the United States Post Office could find Claus' change of address form. The L&M Boys, Lewis And Miller The basketball team was pleased with the thunder ous cheering Tuesday night. But then the fans were pretty well pleased with the thunderous performance of the Tar Heels. It was too bad that the L & M boys, Lewis and Miller, lost to Richmond by one point. They only managed to come up with 75 between them while the Spiders got 76. The pep band has been doing a wonderful job down in the guts of Carmichael Coliseum yeah coliseum, that's what the tickets said. Decorations Blow A Fuse It is really sad about Chapel Hill's new Christmas decorations. The fire department was called out twice last week to put out electrical fires in the decorations on W. Franklin St. The department says if it happens again the lights in that area will have to be turned off until the cause can be determined and remedied. Christmas may be over before it gets started and certain merchants are bound to blow a fuse. Publisher Publishes On Page One There is a good story about Mark Foster Ethridge, journalism lecturer here, who retired this summer as editor of Long Island's Newsday. The former publisher of the Louisville Courier journal was arrested and charged one night for drunk driving. The next day he ordered the embarrassing story put on page one of the newspaper. He received several calls from elderly women around the city who offered to drive him around until he got his license back. Red Speaker On Campus Tuesday They just amended the Communist Speaker Ban Law not more than three weeks ago. And the UNC Press Club and the faculty of the Journalism couldn't wait to sponsor a Red Thursday night who will speak in the Howell Hall lounge his name is Santa Claus, Ho, Ho, Ho. What it really amounts to is the Journalism School Christmas party. ly fall. The seeds will be on sale. Those who take the drug ei ther eat a cube of sugar with the pure chemical in it, in ject the chemical into a vein or consume seeds or peyote cactus plants, which contain a natural form of LSD. The drug produces sensory illusions of a phenomenal na ture. Everyday objects take on strange colors and patterns, and LSD users frequently claim they can "feel" a color with their fingers. a psyhotic state roughly simi a psychotic state roughl y simi lar to schizophrenia, and those who take it may have their outlook on life significantly al tered after the effects wear off. LSD drugs are not habit for ming like dope, nor nearly as dangerous. Recent clinical analysis by psychiatrists, however, does strongly indicate that use of the drug will induce a perma nent psychotic state in some M I f j j I I individuals, according to UNC psychiatrist Dr. Martin Keel er. Keeler said there is no sure way of determining who will be affected adversely by LSD. Experimenters have not de termined the full effect which the drug produces in the hu man brain, and research is still in progress. Keeler said LSD related ma terials are "probably present" in all Morning Glory seeds. "Seed companies have re ported that the sales of Morn ing Glory seeds have just about doubled within the last year or so," Keeler said. Police Powerless Despite the risks involved in taking LSD under unsupervis ed conditions, many students here and elsewhere continue to use the drug. LSD use has been related to some recent suicide cases and accidents. In an automobile wreck last summer, Chapel Hill Police Chief William Blake reported Blake Clarifies Cycle Accidents By DAVID ROTHMAN DTH Staff Writer Chapel Hill Police Chief Wil liam Blake denies that UNC has experienced an average of one motorcycle accident a day t: Chief William Blake since the two-wheeled fad got under way here. The "one a day" figure had been arrived at by the School of Public Health, the Dean of Men's office and the infirmary "If this is true, the police department is not aware of it," Blake said Wednesday. Campus Security Chief Ar thur Beaumont said yesterday there "many, many accidents on bikes that are not reported to the police. "A kid will borrow a bike and have an accident, some how return the bike and stag ger over to the infirmary," he IN if! Ml : 1 This evergreen which stands In the main krange of Graham Memorial is one of the many Christmas decorations pot np Sunday afternoon at a GM decorating party. Photo By Ernest Robl. Here large quantities of Morning Glory seeds had been found scattered thoughout the vehi cle. The car belonged to a UNC student, and one was seriously injured. There are no federal laws against the use or distribution of LSD and related drugs, ac cording to Blake. "There is a state law which says it is illegal to possess peyote," Blake said. "We know there are a lot of people using thosse Morn ing Glory seeds," Blake said, "but we can't do anything about it. Early next spring, the seed dealer will make his bi - an nual visit to Chapel Hill stores and the Central Carolina Far mer's Exchange in Carrboro. From spring through the summer, and into the fall, the temptation of the pearly gates in three or four local hard ware stores will continue to bother students and townspeo ple. said. "These accidents are nev er reported to the police." Blake explained that "any personal injury or property damage over $100 is normally reported to us, and that nat urally includes campus acci dents.'.' . Beaumont said there have been no fatalities on motor bikes yet "Knock wood." He added that "last year we had some serious head injur ies." Unfortunately, "The 'expert rider' has between 15 minutes and three months experience," Beaumont said. Blake added that "in the ac cidents we have, the cyclists always come out at the worst end" compared with automo bile drivers. "And sometimes, the motor cycles are hard to control, but if a person would really took advantage of the cycles' great er maneuverability, he'd come out ahead. "I frequently get calls from parents, jjet so far I havent advised anyone not to let his son have a cycle. "But," he continued, "I agree the danger is the biggest objection to having one. Most accidents result in leg injur ies." He said the seriousness of the cycle mishaps varies great ly, making it hard to agree on a common definition of a re portable accident. Blake recommended making the wearing of crash helmets compulsory. He mentioned "the son of a good friend of mine" who would have been killed if he hadn't had his helmet on." Student Editor At State Wants 25 r v i K . . .. iaJ - ,, .1 SOON, SOON, SOON That's the latest word from the Athletic Department on when the bleacher section in Carmichael Audi torium will be completed, and if work on the seats continues at the present rate, that prediction will come true. Here a workman uses a power tool to tighten mounting brackets. DTH Photo By Ernest RobL No Shorts For Ladies, But It's O.K. For Gents BY CAROL GALLANT Special to the DTH " " ' Winter chills got you down? Consider the following girl's plight. It is presented in be half of those trained to plan and think ahead. TIME: Late spring. The sun beat down merci lessly on the coat - clad fig ure as she moved resolutely towards her destination. She, however, was no to be over whelmed by the stifling heat, or distressed by the curious stares, but merely pulled her coat more snugly about her. Perspiration running down her forehead, hair sticking damply to her neck, she smiled inward ly, knowing that she was do ing the right thing. Who is this strange girl: Why a coat in such heat? What is this "right thing?" My friends, here you behold a Carolina coed abiding by a "recommendation" concerning the wearing of bermudas and slacks on campus. Thus, a coat must cover her bermuda bared knees or toreadored fi gure. This indeed is the right thing. It is right because as a Ca rolina coed she must be a la dy, in dress as well as ac tion. Anyone knows a real la dy doesn't wear bermudas and toreadors. She is always pro per, reads Emily Post, wears her skirts just the right length, Frosh Spaghetti White Cancels Dinner Freshman Class President Ben White announced yester day that the spaghetti . dinner planned to raise money for the class has been postponed until after Christmas because of technical difficulties. He explained that the ath letic department would not permit any type of fire heat or open flame in the Tin Can and the electrical system was not suitable for electric stoves. He cited other University functions that coincided with the dinner as another reason for postponement. Student Seminar Representatives are being chosen by student govern ment to attend the Interna tional Student Relations Sem inar to be held in Washing ton, D. C. from June 13 to September 2, 1966. The seminar is an expense paid summer training pro gram designed to provide A merican students with an un derstanding of the campus politics in over a hundred foreign countries. Anyone interested shouia contact Bob Wilson at stu dent government offices To Banish 2C3V UtjjjjlflflEpj! murmurs, "how nice",1 and "really" in just the right tone, faints at the sight of blood, and smiles a lot, demurely, of course. This is the ideal we must strive forrDown-with this care-' free abandonment, this unfem inine conduct as evidence by "those girls" who feel they can look just as neat, just as proper in bermuda and Slacks. Such irreverence for the word! They go further to sug gest that as girls intellectually capable of dealing with Caro lina academics, and Carolina men, they are capable of de termining what dress is proper without the aid of recommen dations, or a house council rul ing. They mutter about the ridi culousness of having to wear a coat, the girl thinks to her self, but don't realize that they must protect their feminine image (no one will ever guess they have bermudas on under their coats, and a London Fog over toreadors is actually most becoming). They must also protect the poor innocent Carolina gentle man. He must not be distract ed from his deep concentra tion as he sits meditating in the cool shade of a tree in his tee - shirt and cut - off blue jeans, or his madras bermu das and sleeveless sweat-shirt. He is bare - footed of course. Europe Flights Want to go to Europe, but can't afford the fare? An organization called Peo-ple-to-People, began by Pres ident Eisenhower in 1956. of fers a program of traveling to Europe for $260 round-trip. A sign-up sheet is at the information desk in GM, and there will be a meeeting Sun day at 4 p.m. in GM. A mem bership in FTP costs $2.50. Before the flight in June, there is a three-day orienta tion program for PTP. Last year President Eisenhower spoke to the group. Flights leave June 17-18 and return Aug. 26-27. Johnson New Head The Rev. Robert L. Johnson, Methodist chaplain at UNC was elected president of the Association of Wesley Foun dations at a national conven tion in Lincoln, Nebraska, Dec. 2. Johnson has been director of the UNC Wesley Founda tion since June, 1957. He grad uated from North Carolina in 1952 and studied at Union Theological Seminary. The foundation has recently won recognition for its $300,000 student center. Not Against Only Reaction From The Associated Press Editors of the North Carolina State University student news paper have proposed that "Dix ie" be stricken from the reper- Whistle 'Dixie' But Don't Sing By ERNUS McCRARY DTH Editor RALEIGH "Have I bit ten off more than I can chew? Holy mackerel, you aren't just er ah whistlin' 'DiJLie'." Bob Holmes, an editor of the N. C. State Technician, made the statement yesterday, two days and several demon strations after he wrote an ed itorial comdemning the song "Dixie." "I never expected it to es calate to the sclae it has," he -sa'd. "We were just trying to provoke some discussion among the students here, but it has got out of hand." Wednesday morning a big banner reading "Dixie Forev er" appeared at the top of a smokestack on campus. Stud ents rose at breakfast in the cafeteria to sing "Dixie." Wednesday night some 600 students gathered between two dormitories to talk it all over. Half of them moved on to the newspaper's office after a stu dent counselor confiscated a bull horn and told the noise makers to break it up. They gathered outside the of fice and yelled for the edi tors even burned a few cop ies of the paper nearby. Bill Fishburne, the other editor, went out and led the crown in the "Star Spangled Banner" while Holmes preferred the se curity of his office. "Two Negroes showed up with 'Down Dixie' signs and there was a little mix - up," Holmes said. "The signs were taken away from them and torn up, but there wasn't any real trouble." The crowd grew slightly, then decided to move down town. Marches on the Capi tol are a traditional means of protest on the Raleigh cam pus, and that is where they went, to tsing a few choruses of "that song." Homes, a native of Raleigh, said, "We've had about 20 let ters, about two - thirds of them against us. The phone hasn't quit ringing, and some of the profanity and threats we're getting would put a sail or to shame." Homes wrote the editorial, but Fishburne, an Ashville na tive, said the staff supports it. Dinner Put Off Scholarship Fund A scholarship fund provid ing annual grants equaling the most generous and at tractive now available to un dergraduates in this country has been established within the Music Department by an alumnus, Sidney M. Dowd of Blowing Rock. Valued at $2,000 for an aca demic year of two semesters, the Dowd scholarships are de signed for students majoring in music, whose principal in terests and abilities lie in the field of performance. They will be awarded on an annual basis for a maximum tenure of four years, with option of futher tenure for students of unusual promise. Latins Visit UNC Fifteen non-English speak ing economics majors from the University of Los Andes in Caracas, Venezuela wli be on campus starting today and until Wednesday. There are 11 boys and four girls. Any one interested in meet ing or working with these students should contact Anne Queen at the YMCA. Dixie9 Song Itself, To Music tories of groups that perform on the university campus. And North Carolina of all places. Tar Heels point with pride at the motto "First at Bethel, farthest at Gettysburg, last at Appomattox." The editorial said there was no argument with the song it self, only the reaction to the music. The editorial added "it ap pears that all a performing group has to do is strike a few notes of that tune and . . . people automatically shout frantically, stand up and sing. Dixie' represents those things the South should be attempt ing to lay aside. It is a rem nant of the 19th Century which has no place in the 20th. Dixie gives unreconstructed Souther ners something of the past which to cheer and there is certainly little in the past of the South about which anyone should wish to cheer." Some 300 students wouldn't sit still for this editorial at tack. They converged on the college newspaper offices Wed nesday night demanding a re traction and an apology. They screamed for the edi tors to make an appearance. One of the co - editors Bill Fishburne, a Tar Heel na tive slipped out of the of fice and joined the demonstra tors. Then an estimated 400 stu dents marched on the state capitol with Confederate flags whipping in the night air and the. sound of "Dixie" floating through the city of Raleigh. A college official marched with the students and remark ed later, "It looked very much like the rebel retreat from At lanta." Don Grigg, manager of the campus radio station, also be came a target when he left in structions, to announcers: "It is deemed in keeping with out policy on neutrality on editor ial matters not to air Dixie at this time." Only once during the demon strations was there a threat of trouble. Two Negro students from North Carolina State appeared with a placard saying, "Down with Dixie." The crowed ripp ed the poster from their hands and destroyed it. Many other students wrote letters against the editorial and scores of others telephon ed the newspaper office. Ehlc On Careers Careers for Carolina Co ordinator Lanny Shuff an nounced yesterday that prize winning author John Ehle author of "The Free Men" will speak at the careers pro gram today. Remodel Lenoir Tnoir Hall will eet its kit chen remodeled by 1967 and will have its capacity dou bled by 1969 if the State Leg islature appropriates money for the changes and the Uni versity approves, according to Director of Dining Halls George Prillaman. Prillaman met with Uni versity Planning Director Ar thur Tuttle, manufacturer's consultant Richard Iuen and architect Milton Small yes terday to discuss the pl-ns be fore sending them to Uni versity administrators. Teachers Convene Over 300 high school edu cators from all over the state will attend a two day Math ematics Teachers Conference beginning this afternoon. The conference is an an nual event sponsored by the Department on Mathematics of the North Carolina Educa tion Association and the Uni versity of North Carolina. Phi Beta Kappa Susan Price Powell and Sloane Waller Payne, Jr. were inducted into Phi Beta Kappa Tuesday. Their names were inadvertently left off the list in yesterday's DTH.

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