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Ur.rC Library Serials Dept. Box 870 o 1CK Sorry Fans The DTH was just a little late being delivered Sunday morning (about four hours) thanks to a press break-down. Sorry about that, fans. Frosh Soccer The freshman soccer team closes out its season this af ternoon at 3 on Fetzer Field. The undefeated hooters take on NC State. 6To Write Well Is Better Than To Rule' CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1966 Founded February 23. 1893 D Off 1 day Ifack Responds To Criticisms (Editor's Note In response to criticism against the Yackety Yack following the inovation of a cou pon requisition system, the staff of the Yack made the following reply) . In view of the many erroneous criticisms made in the past few days against the Yackety Yack, we of the staff feel compelled to defend ourselves and the book. Since the most recent controversy was initiated by the Reservation Coupons that issue will be dealt with first. Since the Publications Board has complete con trol over the number of books printed and their dis tribution, the Yackety Yack has no responsibility for any matter in that area. The Pub Board wishes to insure that a sufficient number of books were ordered and that they would be properly distributed; they felt, therefore, that the reservation coupons were the best means of accom plishing this end. Any complaints, then, should be di rected to the Publications Board and not the Yack ety Yack. 10,000 Already Ordered Although this decision rests with the Publications : Board, we feel we should offer a word of explana tion concerning the number of books ordered. Many criticisms have been made that too few books have been ordered; based on the past six years' experience, however, 10,000 books is the usual number of books picked up (this calculation allows for proportional in creases in the student body since 1960.) If 3,000 more books are ordered (and probably hot picked up), the students would be paying, through higher fees, for that many wasted copies. Should the student desire this, however, it can be done. The-studenf should be- reminded-that "only -10,000-Tar Heels are printed daily, and that there are no more than 10,000 seats in Carmichael Auditorium, for over 13,000 stud0nts obviously not sufficient for all those entitled to these. We wish to make it absolutely clear that neither the Yack Staff nor the Publications Board stands to gain from printing fewer than 13,000 books; the only ones who stand to gain are the students themselves. Secondly, it appears that many students have the iimpression that the Yack staff is a devious conspiracy .against them. Yet, the staff is made up of students; fand anyone is welcome to come down the office ,and assist in the preparation of the book. The book exists solely for the students; it is in many ways what they make of it. If the students do not want a book at all, there does not have to be one. We welcome their criticism of the book, but we hope ithat the criticism will be made with a positive alter- m"ein miM 'DTH Misleading' The Editor of the Daily Tar Heel stated in an edi torial on November 10: "The Yack apparently does not have sufficient funds to print a copy for every student entitled to get one . " This statement is misleading, since student legis lature appropriates the exact amoung of money Jto ;print the number of books determined by the Pub Board. If there are insufficient funds, it is not the ffault of the Yackety Yack. The Tar Heel also stated in the same editorial: ". . . . and Yack staffers have always put their whole heart into the battle to prevent, this (putting the Yack on a subscription basis) being done." This year the Yack Staff prepared a detailed proposal for a subscription book and submitted it to the Presi dent of the Student Body. This proposal set out various schedules of prices and quantities; after careful consideration it was de cided that a subscription basis book would be unwise for this student body at this time. Finally, charges ranging from student abuse to dishonesty leveled against the Yackety Yack are, therefore, without foundation, since the taff has no con trol over those matters under criticism. Clark Egler, Editor UNC India Association Sets Light Festival Observation The UNC India Association will be celebrating an 'INDIA Night' Friday at 5:30 in the Presbyterian Student Center. This will mark the Indian Na tion a, Festival, DIWAALI (Light Festival) and com memorate the birth anniver sary of Nehru, both of which coincide this year. The function will cost $2 per person and the proceeds will be donated to Jawaharlal Neh 1 ru Memorial Fund which has been set up under the Chair manship of the Vice-President of India, Dr. Zakir Hussain. The Fund will be used, among other things, for set ting up a Nehru Academy of Advanced studies in New Del hi, which is intended to be a truly international Institution that will encourage, patronize and support higher learning and free intellectual inquiry. Big Gripe-In Planned For Wednesday There will be a "big gripe in" tomorrow from 3 to 6 p.m. in Gerrard Hall for students, faculty and administration. The Student Committee on Mental Health is sponsoring the "gripe-in" and Doug Mc Keown, chairman of the com mittee, will lead off with the gripes. The purpose of the gripe-in is to find out exactly what is "bugging" everyone on cam pus. McKeown said that tape re corders will be set up so that people can record their gripes without worrying about libel. There will be closed booths set up so that people can say anything they want to without worrying about being identi fied. Also, write-in gripes will be accepted. McKeown suggested the fol lowing questions that students might want to gripe about or have answered: "Do you think Dean Long has been wearing his 'Mickey Mouse' hat lately?" "Are you tired of Carolina coeds turning their heads when you walk by?" "Was your orientation pro gram a flop?" "Are you sick of large lec ture classes with boring lec turers?" "Does the Carolina curricu lum reek?" "Does your professor expect too much from you?" "Are you having trouble finding a place to study?" - - -"When -wasthe last time you , walked by Big Court without getting hit by a beer can?" "Do you feel like you're fighting the University as well as the Draft Board?" Beat 'Dook' Week Begins November 13 - 19 is National Asparagus Week and the Dook Blue Devils will turn green for the occasion. The cheerleaders started the pot simmering Sunday, and head cheerleader Dick Starnes promises that they'll "make sure the Blue Devils are nice and tender for the football team to smear all over Kenan Stadium" by Saturday, Nov ember 19. Banners and signs were placed in strategic positions on campus Sunday. More desperate measures were taken Monday as the cheerleaders posted signs in the Tar Heel's dressing room which read, "Duke 34 - UNC 7; Don't let it happen again!" They'll continue adding spices to the feast through Saturday, leaving the nar Heel football team with nothing to do but light the fire. TODAY Rameses will bring the cheerleaders to Y - Court to personally distribute "Beat Dook" signs and buttoas. WEDNESDAY Chase Cafeteria will be ser enaded during the lunch hour by the Pep Band, and diges tion will be aided by a rousing pep rally. - THURSDAY Tar Heel fans will bring torches to Ehringhaus at 7:30 to hear the football captains outline the courses for Satur day's meat FRIDAY The annual "Beat Dook" pa rade will begin at 2 p.m., building up spirit for the down town pep rally that will follow. SATURDAY A barrage of paper and con fetti brought by UNC support ers will fall on Kenan Stadium as the Tar Heels devour the Devils. Head Cheerleader Dick Starnes invites everyone "to take part in the activities throughout the week," and to "watch the. . .Blue Devils eat en alive!" : ': " 1 "piflATioH- IF J iff o MARY KING ACCEPTS a dime for Operation Dime-A-Pak, the campus wide drive to send 2,000 cartons of cigarettes to Ylet Nam for Christmas. The drive is in full swing this week. BTH Wins Award For ' jEdit '-Writing PITTSBURGH, PA. The Daily Tar Heel was named the first place winner in the editorial writing .division of the 1966 College Press Contest sponsored by Sigma Delta Chi . Professional Journalistic So ciety last week. The competition was open to the 93 universities and colleges which have Sigma Delta Chi campus chapters. The award was presented here at the so ciety's 57th national conven tion which was held Nov. 9-12. Accepting the award for the Daily Tar Heel was Ray Lin ville, president of the UNC Sig ma Delta Chi chapter and its delegate to the convention. The award will be placed in the School of Journalism. After the awards presenta tion, Dr. George Gallup the dean of public opinion polls spoke to the convention. Gallup said the Republican Party victory in the Nov. 8 Meeting Set Tonight For Senior Coeds The final in a series of meetings for senior women will be held tonight on the topics of graduate school and - identity in a new community. The graduate school pro gram will begin at 7 p.m. in 104 Peabody Hall and will at tempt to answer such ques tions as where to go, should you go and how to go. Speakers include Dr. Earle Wallace on graduate school procedures and scholarships, Mrs. Pat Waller on evening college and correspondence, Dr. George Taylor on views on graduate students and Mrs. Maggie Matthews on continu ing education programs. Following this discussion, a meeting will be held in 010 Peabody Hall on the topic of integrating yourself into the community whether married or not. The keynote speaker for the meeting will be Anne Queen who will lead a number of special guests in an open dis cussion. Areas that will be covered include discovering "the real world" through politics and volunteer services, marriage: and-the-home: is this enough?, big city life: finding a place in the crowd, and self - ful fillment through arts, crafts and hobbies. .-- election was the result of a national protest vote by Amer icans unhappy with the pro gress of the war in Vietnam. He said the U. S. public gen erally agrees with President Johnson's position, but it is unhappy with the war's re sults. "Americans do not want to abandon the South Vietnam ese, but they are looking des perately for an honorable way out of the war," he said. "The great issue of the elec tion was the war. If it isn't resolved, the protest will con tinue to exist, and the war will again be the issue in the 1968 election," he said. The founder of the Ameri can Institute of Public Opin ion said the U. S. public wants to reform the electoral pro cess and the way in which campaigns are conducted. Gallup said national politi cal conventions should be con ducted more seriously. "There's too much horseplay involved," he said. Gallup said American voters should be able to select as well as elect their candidates. "If there were nationwide open primaries, Americans .could pick their most popular indidate. a ---------------------- ---- - - - - I Extravaganza Set For Nov. 28 j Mexican Fiesta To Perform Javier de Leon's extrava ganza, "Fiesta Mexicana," di rect from Mexico City on its first coast-to-coast American tour, will perform in Memo rial Hall, Monday, November 28, at 8:00 p.m. The company of 25 dancers singers and musicians is spon sored by Graham Memorial xand the Chapel Hill Concert Series. The balcony is reserv ed for UNC students and tic 'kets are now on sale at GM information desk. The attraction is internation ally celebrated and has been saluted by many great critics of the world press. "Fiesta Mexicana" is lit erally a panorama of dance and musical traditions of Mex ico from the pre-Hispanic Az tec and Mayan civilization through the fold and popular dances of more recent years. Adding to the gaiety of the program will be the Mariachi Orchestra, "Estrella de Jalis co," and the authentic sounds of pre-Hispanic music. ACL1U .Rei By BILL AMLOXG DTH News Editor The American Civil Liber ties Union Monday began a drive against HUAC's sub- Leaflets Get Viet Troops To Defect By ERNEST H. ROBL DTH Asst. News Editor American persuasive efforts in Viet Nam are now five times more effective than they were a year ago an assistant director of the United States Information Agency said here yesterday. Reed Harris, USIA assistant director for information cen ters, concludes two days of talks to classes on campus to day. Harris credited better leaf lets and more effective army operations with bringing about more enemy defections. He said safe conduct leaf lets prepared jointly with army psychological warfare personnel are now bringing about at least five times as many defections as they had one year ago. : The leaflets, dropped- on enemy troops explain surrend er procedures and guarantee soldiers that they will be treat ed in accordance with the Geneva Convention rules re garding prisoners of war. Harris said the USIA is cur rently devoting about 10 per cent of its total resources to Southeast Asia, using a va riety of media in the area. He said the current USIA operation in Viet Nam is un usual in that it represents a combined effort by USIA, the informational arm of the Ag ency for International develop ment, some armed forces psy chological warfare operations, and the South Vietnamese government. Persuading the Vietnamese population to resist aggres sion and convincing it the United States is working to ward a peaceful solution of the major aims of USIA cited by Harris. Harris described the chief purpose of USIA as present ing facts about the United States, and said this type of work is also being carried out in Viet Nam. "One of our major jobs is giving the press in the rest of the world an accurate pic ture of our effort in Viet Nam," he commented. From his childhood, Javier de Leon was fascinated by Mexican folklore and expec ially pre-Hispanic history. By reading much of his country's history, by making countless visits to museums and other archives he became very much of an authority on a wide variety of subjects. Such knowledge was put to use in producing "Fiesta Mex icana." De Leon personally super vised the reproductions of the plumed headdresses, the fan tastic masks, the intricately ornamented jewelry which comprised the glories of the ancient Aztecs and Mayans. Costumes typical of the vari ous provinces of Mexico in more recent times have also been created from the finest laces, silks and embroideries. And to all these visual as pects must be noted the scen ic production itself with dec ors and lighting effects that are alternately exotic and sub tle as the program dictates. To College nJbpoenain poenaing membership lists of campus groups opposed to the war in Viet Nam. The group started mailing letters to the 900 schools including Carolina which "We have improved a great deal in this area. We believe in full and free coverage within reasonable security rules and we do our best to assist journalists in doing this." Harris said the USIA aids foreign journalists both in Viet Nam and in the United States in obtaining communi cation channels and in getting translators where necessary. The USIA is an independent executive agency but works closely with the State Depart ment in explaining U. S. for eighn policy abroad. GM Group Will Present Open Inquiry The Graham Memorial Cur rent Affairs Committee will present an informal discussion on November 21 at 7:30 p.m. to provide a means for all concerned students, faculty members and administrators to discuss issues and prob lems of the university. This will be the first in a new series by GM called Open Inquiry '66. At the first inquiry, to be held in the GM Lounge, Chancellor J. Carlyle Sitterson will represent the administra tion; Dr. Charles E. Bower man, chairman of the Socio logy Department, will repre sent the faculty; and Jim Medford, past president of the YMCA will represent the stu dents. Medford is one of the students involved in the Speaker Ban suit against the university. The moderator will be Eric Van Loon. There will be a short panel discussion of "The University and its relationship to the state" and then the meeting will be open to questions and issues on any matters which those present wish to discuss. 1 iO rv . 1 r1 . c "Cv. i ; i i , , j :i - FIESTA MEXICANA is a company of 25 slarers, dancers, and musicians which will perform here on Monday after Thanks giving. o o are members of the Associa tion of American Colleges, ask ing their presidents to resist any such subpoena efforts. HUAC subpoenaed such membership lists from the Uni versity of Michigan and the University of California at Berkley this summer, ACLU said. "It's one of the most ser ious breaches of academic freedom of students in recent decades, not excluding the McCarthy era," the group said. They called the subpoenas a "violation of the guarantees of the First Amendment." None have been received by the University at Chapel Hill, said Dean of Student Af fairs C. O. Cathey. "And if they should ask us," he said, "we do not know the members of the Students for a Democratic Society or the Student Peace Union. "We do not require them to submit their membership lists." SDS and the now - defunct SPU are the only groups on campus who are critical of the war in Viet Nam. An SDS-af-filiated group was one of three whose membership lists HUAC subpoenaed from Michigan. At least one of the Berkeley students, whose name was on one of the lists was subpoen aed to testify before HUAC's August hearings, the ACLU said. - "A student may now justly infer that the inclusion of his name on any such list entails for him the risk of future inquisitions at the hands of the Committee," the group's state ment read. The ACLU's letter signed by executive director John de J. Pemberton Jr.,- and Prof. Samuel Hendel, the group's academic freedom chairman asked university leaders to take four steps against the subpoena the steps are: RESIST THE subpoenas by, first, seeking to have them quashed in courts or, if that fails, "to assume whatever risks are in involved in a non compliance. . . ." ORGANIZE "STUDENT ... faculty committees to set spe cific standards of confidential ity regarding student and fa culty information." ISSUE PUBLIC statements "expressing concern over threats to academic freedom in California and in Michigan . . . (and) determination, if the situation should arise, to refuse to comply with subpoe nas of this character." "SAFEGUARD JEALOUSLY the tradition of free inquiry and debate" in colleges and universities and "to resist all attempts to curb dissent."
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