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75 Years of Editorial Freedom
Bill Amlong, Editor
Don Walton, Business Manager
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There comes a time for putting things on the line:
and that time is at 6:30 tonight when a large group of
coeds plan to walk from Gerrard Hall to Peabody to tell
the WRC just how the average woman student here feels
about closing hours.
If enough girls show up, and tell the WRC in very
plain, simple terms what is wrong with closing hours,
then perhaps something can be done around here for a
change. The least that can happen will be that WRC
will no longer be able to use as its justification of pres
ent closing hours the argument that the coeds want them
that way.
And if the women students of this University can
show WRC that they indeed do want a change in closing
hours, then the body since it is supposed to be repre
sentative will have little reason for not implementing
the will of its constituency. y : ;
As Karen Freeman, a sophomore Women's Honor
Council member who is one of the main organizers of
the march, pointed out, WRC has been told by its com
mittee on closing hours that it would be possible to in
stall a magnetic card key system of locks in all the girls'
dorms within six weeks at a cost of only $25 per dorm,
and 5 0 cents per coed.
So, there is no room for WRC to use the imprac
ticality of changing the closing hours policy as an excuse
for putting it off.
Neither is there any need to shuttle the proposed
rules change off to a committee to be debated there,
since a committe has already studied it and has handed
in a favorable report.
Instead, now is the time for action.
Now is the time for the WRC to either alter the
closing hours policy, or to frankly tell the coeds on this
campus that it doesn't really care what the mass of girls
want, and intends to legislate solely according to its own
members' whims.
Of course, if very few coeds show up at Gerrard
to march to Peabody and present the case against clos
ing hours, what better argument could WRC use for
not only keeping the present policy, but also for slowing
down women's rules reforms in general.
In essense, what's going to happen with women's
rules around here will be decided tonight; If enough girls
show up, then things will start moving; if very few do,
however, then it's all over.
It's all up to you, girls.
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Don Campbell, Associate Editor
Lytt Stamps, Managing Editor
Hunter George, News Editor
Brant Wansley, Advertising Manager
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rules can ciiricr eicn up wiih tiic wom
en vr tx-corne even more solidly t.
mcnted iih apathy.
At 6:30 p.m. in Gerrard Hail there will
be visible proof of how women feel about
their present second-class status at the
L'niversity proof in terms of numbers. If
the number of women attending is small,
future coeds interested in change will on
ly have the memory of a defeat to sustain
them in any further endeavors.
If the coeds show up, and show up
with something to say, seniors could
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Tom Benton
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'Talent' Bill Shows Strange Ways
The studeot Legislature works in
strange ways. And Ithe minds of Student
Legislators work 'in an even stranger
manner. To the arojazement C2d con
sternation of many people and not a few
Stuidenit Legislators, myself, includisd)
Legislature once again manifested its
unoiflhoidox mentality when it reversed
Itself and passed ithe-roucfa-scussed lapid-1
. hijghly touted Clay proposal for the
recruftanent of Negro students. Actually
the words used were "information
(dissemination" no recruitment, but this
phrase, along with ojiiers uded, was
(nothing more than a shiny veneer of
rhetoric for a faculty peice of 'legisla
tion1. The idebate wihioh raged in Legislature
over ithe Negro Morma'iiioin! iclssieminaition
bill was brimming with the usual plea for
justice and equality which accanpanies
any V compensatory legislation. And
although there was never airy question
that a problem existed and that some
; positive action should be taken, there was
a real and valid question as to whether
the bill presented to the Legislature was
the most advisable manner in which to
attack ithe problem. The opponents of the
bill had originally charged that the bill 1
itself was hriminatory because it
directed its efforts towards a group of
people on the basis of race alone and in
fact denied other racial groups the
benefits of the program. This charge was
never denied or refuted by the proponents
of the bill who admitted the inherent
discriminaticin in the iHl out declared
that it was necessary. This was on in
teresting use of "two wrongs make a
right" argument There was apparently
no interest on the part of the proponents
of the Negro information! dissemiisatioji
bill in the existence of a very similar
problem among underprivHeted white
children hi various depressed areas of
North Carolina.
'Initially, this very valid consideration
held sway over the minds of the Student
Legislators and the bill was defeated.;
- But when it was introduced a second
time it had a newlook. When the second
debate started it was apparent that
many people had changed their minds.
Then came the clincher. Rep. George
Krichbaum had been doing some inves
tigation into the legal aspects of the
Clay proposal and had come up with
some very intriguing facts. First of
all, Mhe bill called for the
expenditure of public funds by an agency
of a state institution. Second, substantial
groups of the public would be denied the
benefits of the Carolina Talent Search
exclusively on the asis of their race, e.g.
an Indian high school student in Robeson
County would not be eligible for the
benefits of the CTS because he was not a
Negro. Third, the Civil Rights Act of 1964
explicitly prohibits the denial of benefits
of any program carried out by a state in
stitution or agency or a state institution
to any citizen on the basis of race
religion, or national origin. The Carolina
Talent Search ill was therefore plainly a
violation of the Civil Rights Act.
This was no idle charge on the part cf
Mr. Kruichaum. Rather, it was based on
a legal brief and the opinion of several
attorneys whom he had consulted. Was
there a reply in the Legislature to
Krichhaum's attack? Well, in a manner
no : closing hours, for
next
could
semester ana aa upperciassmen
receive the same next year.
Because the Women's Residence
Council is going to be talking about these
very ''radical" changes just a few steps
away in Peabody Hall at 6:45 p.m.
tcnight.
The women in Gerrard at 6:30 p.m.
will walk down to the WRC -meeting and
discuss with that body their feelings, and
WRC will still be able to feel it is not
being pushed into anything it took the
first tentative steps itself on December
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of speaking there' was. Charles Jeffress
and David Kiel, both undergraduates,
definitely thought the bill was legal and
(tan! dah!) Watts Hill, Jr. and Charles
Barnard both favored the bill. In the face
of such highly qualified legal opinion
what good was the opinion , of a mere
lawyer? It was interesting to find out
ithat not only was neither Mr? HiU nor Mr."
'Barnard an attorney, but that actually
none of these putative "authorities" had
ever studied the law. It was mentioned
that "similar" programs were being in
stituted alt the Universities of Kentucky,
Tennessee, and Georgia. Later in
vestigation into this has turned up pleas
ing information-. It appears that these
progratns are not aimed exclusively at
Negroes but at all culturally deprived
studenits. This you will remember is ex
actly what the opponents of the CTS bill
had asked: that 'the program be directed
Letters To The Editor
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Arab View Called Distorted.
To The Editor:
Recently the Daily Tar Heel published
a letter by Nader Fergany titled an Arab
view of the Middle East situation, which
was such a hodgepodge of distortion's,
hyperboles and gross inaccuracies that
any respectable Arab . would resent its
being characterized as an Arab view.
First, its description of the refugee
situation was totally erroneous. The facts
are that during the 1348 war the Jewish :
leaders urged the Palestinian Arabs to
remain in their homes. However, many
left because in order to facilitate the
troop (movements of the Arab armies the
Arab leaders encouraged them to leave.
When many of Haifa's Arabs decided to
remain there, Radios Damascus and
stated that anyone who stayed
would be treated as a traitor to the Arab
cause. Since there were only 600 thousand
Palestinian Jews and about 40 -million
Arabs, the remaining ones promptly
evacuated Haifa. It should be noted that
the two PalesSmianArab groups, the
Druze, numbering 25,000, and the
Circassians, 1,200, fought valiently along
side of the Jews and were instrumental
in defeating the Syrian invaders. Their
willingness to risk their lives to help
create a predominently Jewish state is a
firm indication of the fairness by which
they had been treated; and since 1956
they have been inducted into the Israeli
army at their own insistence, wher
The Daily Tar Heel accepts all
letters- for, publication provided
they are typed, double - spaced
and signed. Letters should be no
longer than 300 words in length.
We reserve the right to edit for
libelous statements.
11. when the subject was iui broach
ed. llie reasons why many womea won't
come can be enumerated easily: Exams
are coming up and they must siuay. It
won't do any good, so why bother? It's a
pretty far walk- all the way down to Ger
rard Hall.
The reasons why women will come are
far more important. These women are
the ones who feel a sense of responsibility
to themselves as full-fledged members of
a community, and wish to remove the
obstacles preventing than from
book's W
.toward any high school wnfch was below
a specif ied socio-economic level. Another
interesting revelation: Ithe proponents of
the CTS bill, including Mr. Phillip Clay,
admitted that the CftroJiiia Talent Search
program, in its present form, would be
unacceptable to. the .Department of
Health, Education-, - and Welfare for
sponsorship " or' ; subsidization, That
Federal department operates similar pro
grams on the basis of economic situa
tion not race.
Last Thursday night the Legislature
again reccisidered the CTS bill and
amended it to expunge certain words in
the introduction or "whereas" clauses.
This was done in the hope of allaying ths
fears of the opponents of the bill. This
act reminds that the bill calls for, and
legally sanctions recial discrimini2tl:on
which is against the law. By the way, the
they continue to serve with distinction.
United Nations' figures sfeate that ap
proximately 680 thousand Arabs
evacuated Israel (their present number
is due to a very high birth rate among
refugees), and over 600 thousand Jews
have come to Israel from Arab countries
since 1948. In effect there has been an ex
change of -populations. The major dif
ference between the groups as that the
Jewish refugees were given at great ex
pense, which affected the standard of liv
ing of afl Israelis homes, jobs, health
care, and eduction. Conversely we are
all well aware of the plight' of ithe Arab
refugees who ore used as pawns in the
hands of Arab leaders. Egypt has even
refused them citizenship and keeps
them segregated in special camps.
Fergany continued by describing
ziondsm as fascist ideology. Judging
from radio broadcasts from Cairo and
Damascus which urged the total an
nihilation of all Jewish men, women end
children, it would appear that the type
of fascism detailed by Fergany is an
Egyptioan-Syrian monopoly. In line with
this, Fergany makes reference to the
a miniscule group of psychological
American Council for Judaism, which is
cnisfits so small in membership as to
hardly warren t consideration. Let it just
be said that it is vastly outnumbered by
the thousands of Israeli Arabs who fight
in the Israeli Army and give blood and
money to the Israeli cause. They do this
because they live in a democracy which
gives them a high standard of living and
genuine civil rights (e.g., women are
treated equally in Israel's society wnich
is not the case in Arab countries).
With reference to Toynbee, he also
recommended Judaism as a universal
religion, ie., one which would have
widespread appeal. If one were to take
him seriously which I do nct-4he ag
gressive Arab countries would be in even
worse shape than they are now.
An incident which Fergany mentions
is the Israeli attacks on Dier Yassin
which left few if any survivors. How
ever, it was emphatically not an auto
lie
participating as such.
These women hear the word '"protec
tion" and cringe a little.
Many arguments will be thrown; at
these women tonight.
For example, crre theory is that the
elimination of closing hours will destroy
dxnitcry unity -zztd spirit.
1; is hard to reconcile this premise,
however, with the residence college
system the men have built up, and are
sUIl building, since men are considered
adults from the time they enter the
University.
Perhaps women's dorms are closer
than men's but regulations seem a
strange way to induce this desirable
state. Prisoner-of-war camps foster even
even greater unity among their inmates.
A POW camp cccnes out well in compa
rison to a women's - dorm, however,
since the POW camp can give a few
valid reasons for enforcing its regula
tions rather than creating comradeship
in the midst of affliction.
Arguments such as these stem from
the Womtc's Residence Council's concept
of its responsibility to the student. Since
it has been given the power of
determining weenen's rules, iu has
become overwhelmed with a sense of
responsibility and now has a policy that
represents Student Power in its most
responsible form an "in loco parentis"
policy initiated to maintain what it feels
is its responsibility for, not to, the WRC
members peers.
Apathy and a feeling of hopelessness
have so far prevented effective action to
change the nature of WRC. Very few peo
ple realize that all WRC meetings are
open to the public.
But when individuals come to Gerrard
Hall tonight at 6:30 p.m., they wfll
become a group. If the group is strong
enough, end vocal enough, it will find
a receptive audience in the Women's
ResicLer.ce Council,
But how effective the group will be
rests upon each individual coed's decision
between oow end 6:30 p.m. on whether or
not it's worth it
Of
. Higher Education Act of 1S65 does not
constitute a higher legal precedent than
the Civil Rights of 1954 in that the educa
ition bill has never been tested in the
courrts. The Supreme Court has found
ithe Civil Rights Act to be con-
...stitutional.
It is very hard to believe that people
-r elected to exercise their better Judgment
- for the benefit of the campus could
possibly ignore lie pojert arguments that
Air. Krichbaum put forth. Their
eleemonsynary and purgative emotions
may be commendable but when im
portant legislation is being considered it
is better to concentrate en facts and
reason. The CTS bill succeeded in finding
the blind spot cf the majority cf the
Legislature. Many people are disturbed,
indeed, angered by the action of the
Legislature. But, take heart, the elections
are cot too far away.
nomous act but instead was a reaction
to the many total massacres of Jews by
the Arabs in villages throughout Israel.
While we may deplore the "eye for an
eye" approach it is necessary to ap
preciate the feelings of the Israelis
who have seen entire families
destroyed in attacks of unbelievable
cruelty end who thus know that violence
is the only language some Arabs un
derstand. I must note in ending that I agree with
Fergany's point that American foreign
policy actions should be in agreement
with our ideals. Fortunately, this situa
tion is mainly true in regard to our Mid
dle East policies, except for the
unethicaEy large consideration we give to
oil companies in forming these policies.
Israel's ideas of democracy,
humanitarianism and economic develop
ment represent an oasis of hope in the
Middle East desert. It is this plus the
legendary valor and loyalty of her Jewish
and Arab citizens that has brought Is
rael the sympathy of the world com
munity and the willingness of thousands
of mostly non-Jewish foreign volunteers
to contribute to her development.
Sincerely yours,
Eugene Saxver
Dept. of Political Science
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