8 The Daily Tar Heel Thursday, March
Greg Porter
Editor
Joni Peters, Managing Editor
Ed Rankin, Associate Editor
Lou Bilionis, Associate Editor
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Laura Seism, University Editor
Elliott Potter, City & State Editor
Chuck Alston, National Editor
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Jack Greenspan, Features Editor
Jeanne Newsom, Arts Editor
Gene Upchurch,' Sports Editor
Rouse Wilson, Photography Editor
Festival a cultural boost
H.L. Mencken once called the South "the Sahara of the Bozarts." And for
many years, that great landmass south of the Mason-Dixon Line was still
assumed to be a cultural wasteland, its people content to sit back and sip
mint juleps. .
Although Billy Carter is not helping to erase this image of the South,
other groups have tried hard to prove that "The Big Apple" doesn't have the
cultural market cornered. Just last week, the North Carolina Symphony
Orchestra performed in Carnegie Hall, and received rave reviews.
Chape Hill, as well, has always prided itself in its role as a patron of les
beaux-arts. Talented artists, musicians, writers, poets and the like frequent
the Village, and the University has played a major role in fostering a healthy
environment for the enjoyment of the fine arts.
That environment will be especially healthy and lively this week.
Wednesday marks the beginning of the bi-annual Fine Arts Festival, an
event which is rapidly becoming a tradition for the town and the University.
As in the past, artists famed and unknown will ply their trades and show
their wears during an 1 1-day extravaganza of dance, poetry, prose, music,
theatre and art. Exhibitions, films and performances that fill the festival's
calendar arevopen to students, faculty, staff and the community at large.
Sponsored by the departments of Art, Drama, English, Music, and
Radio, Television and Motion Pictures, the Fine Arts Festival is a
welcomed statement in support of the culturafpotentiai of the University
and the area.
To Fordham choice
Morgan objections harmful
Sen. Robert Morgan's refusal to endorse President Carter's appointment
of Dr. Christopher Fordham, dean of the UNC medical school, to the
Department of Health, Education and Welfare is an embarassment to the
University and to the State of North Carolina.
Morgan delayed Fordham's appointment to be assistant secretary of
HEW by virtue of "senatorial courtesy," that unwritten but time-tested law
of political patronage that binds the White House to consult with a senator
on all appointments from his state.
' . . Morgan used the Fordham
incident to make a- point. He
protested that Carter has not chosen
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Sen. Robert Morgan
him in office, we still cannot stomach Morgan's method of righting the
situation. The way for a senator to exercise political clout is not to stand in
the way of people from the state he or she represents especially when they
are unquestionably competent.
By quibbling with the selection of two professionals proven and respected
in their fields, Morgan is only hurting his own image and the image of the
state he represents. And, while lobbying for the appointment of deserving
but overlooked North Carolinians, he has deprecated, directly or indirectly,
other deserving North Carolinians.
Fordham will undoubtedly receive the appointment. In that regard,
Morgan's action is rather harmless. But the entire incident is unfortunate for
Sen. Morgan and the entire state of North Carolina.
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17. 1977
84th Year of Editorial Freedom
any Democratic party leaders from
North Carolina for federal jobs,
instead choosing only
professionals first Juanita Kreps,
the Duke University economist, as
Secretary of Commerce, and now
Dr. rordham.
"They haven't selected Bob Scott
or a single working Democrat,"
Morgan said.
While we agree with Morgan that
h-Scott and other able North Carolina
Democrats deserve federal
aDDointments. and whil we
understand that Carter rannnt
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ignore those Dartv reculars who Dut
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The 'pursuit of knowledge'
Final examination policy needs
By DON PERSON ETTE
The University of North Carolina
professes to be a center for higher
education. The pursuit of knowledge is
acknowledged to be its primary
objective. If this is so, if indeed Carolina
is primarily a place for learning,
administrators here need to reexamine
the purpose of final exams. If they do
not, those who view university
education solely in terms of grading and
ranking will have ample proof of their
contention at UNC.
As it presently stands, final exams are
used for one goal to rank students
according to achievements in a
particular subject. Their sole purpose is
to make it possible to give students a
grade so as to place the students on the
"A" through "F" totem pole.
Why not also use these same exams
for the University's professed goal, that
of achieving an education? Tests can be
used not only to determine how much
the test-taker knows. They also can be
used as a teaching aid for the student.
Tests taken during the semester are, in
the majority of classes, returned and
discussed. This feedback allows the
student to learn from his mistakes. This
same type of feedback, however, is not
allowed for the important test of the
semester the final. Why not?
Could it be that the University has
chosen to ignore its motto "the pursuit
of knowledge?" Learning should not
stop at the end of each semester. If the
University still views its primary
purpose as teaching students, it should
change the system so final exams are not
indeed final for the course.
This could be accomplished in a
simple way. Two days at the beginning
of each semester would be devoted to
classes of the preceding semester. These
classes would meet at their normal
classtimes, Monday-Wednesday-Friday
classes one day, Tuesday-Thursday
classes the other. Special arrangements
Carter's
To the editor:
The interests of human rights are not
being served by President Carter's new
foreign policies. His administration has
begun flaunting "morality" until it assumes
an air of hypocrisy. In several ways the new
policies are already doomed to failure.
President Carter's criticisms have been
inconsistent. He attacks practices in the
Soviet Union and in such relatively
unimportant countries as Paraguay, Uganda
and Argentina. But what about repression in
nations which are our allies Iran, South
Korea, and Chile? President Carter seldom
mentions them.
President Carter's criticisms also assume
that we have a right to dictate the domestic
policies of other nations. This is the same
type of morality which led Woodrow Wilson
to invade Mexico in 1916 because the
Mexicans had not chosen the "right"
government. It is the same type of morality
the Russians practiced in Eastern Europe
after World War II.
President Carter is creating new and
unnecessary tensions in the world. His
attacks on the Ugandan tyrant Idi Amin put
more than 200 American lives in jeopardy.
His attacks on Soviet policy have
endangered both our trade with Russia and
the safety of Russian dissidents. How many
other Bukovskys, Sakharovs and
Solzhenitsyns are being imprisoned or
executed to keep them from gaining
publicity which would be harmful to their
government?
According to reports in U.S. News and
World Report, professional State
Department officials say that Henry
Kissinger's human rights policies may have
been more effective. They cite the incident
where Secretary Kissinger had persuaded the
Russians to allow record numbers of Soviet
Jews to leave Russia. Then Senator "Scoop"
Jackson proposed a law requiring the
Soviets to expand emigration even more.
The Soviets reacted by cutting emigration to
The lure all ad prices
must be accurate, true
Editor's Note: This advice was prepared
by the Student Legal Services which
maintains an office in Suite C of the
Carolina Union. All UNC students may
obtain free legal advice at this office.
All advertisements in North Carolina
must, be accurate and truthful. For
example, price comparison advertising
is proper only if the reference price is
true and the comparison is legitimate;
"reduced items must have recently sold
at a higher price; "manufacturer's price"
and "retail value" must have been
charged by other merchants in the
trading area. Terms such as "40 percent
off," "half price," "2 for 1 ," must refer to
legitimate, previous price. The "lowest
price in town" must be capable of
documentation by the seller. "Clearance
sales" must truly be an effort to move
old merchandise, and "special purchase
sales" must be just that goods that
could be made for classes with odd or
irregular meeting times. Students in
each class would have an hour to look
over their final exam from the preceding
semester and listen to the instructor
explain his grading. Not only does this
allow students to profit from their
mistakes, but it also forces the instructor
to justify his grading standards on a
specific test. Much of the secrecy and
uncertainty surrounding final exam
grading would be dissolved.
A good idea, some people may say,
but one which is unnecessary. Students
can at present look over their final
exams by going to see their instructor
individually. The instructor will have
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foreign policy doomed to failure
less than half of what it had been.
In the United States, President Carter's
criticisms may lead to more terrorism. How
many disadvantaged Americans wil assume
they are "oppressed" and feel morally
justified in breaking the law? In several
instances already, terrorists have asked to
speak to the President. Perhaps they expect
his "human rights" policy to apply to them in
these cases, too.
. If after only two months a president's
foreign policy can create such problems,
then I don't look forward to the next four
years.
William G. Hamby, Jr.
0-8 Colony Apts.
Walk for Humanity
To the editor:
During the excitement of the NCAA
Tournament, we face the danger of
overlooking an important annual event in
Chapel Hill, the Chapel Hill Walk for
Humanity. The ninth annual Walk,
sponsored by the Campus YM-YWCA, is
this Saturday, March 19.
The Walk winds 20 miles through and
around Chapel Hill, beginning and ending at
the Campus Y. The Walk's aim is to give
students and townspeople a chance to earn,
through their own physical exertion, money
to fund local and international humanitarian '
projects. The Walk is also fun.
Students interested in participating can
obtain Walk cards at the Campus Y. On the
Walk card they will get. friends to sponsor
them by pledging to pay so much per mile
walked. After the Walk, pledges will be
collected, and 100 per cent of the money will
be distributed to the projects designated by
the Y.
This year's projects are: Blue Ridge
Community Action; Joint Orange-Chatham
were purchased specially lor the sale.
In addition, advertised products
must, in fact, be available for sale to
meet reasonably anticipated demands.
Consumers have every right to demand
a rain-check. If the supply of a product
is Severely limited, then the seller's
advertisement must clearly indicate the
supply available. All merchants must
make a bona fide effort to sell that
advertised . product, not switch the
consumer to a second, more costly item.
Frequently, newspapers misprint
advertisements and, consequently, the
Consumer Protection Division of the
Attorney General's office has
established a guideline in such cases.
The guideline states that if a reasonable
consumer is likely to believe that the
product described in the advertisement
will be sold at the advertised price, then
the seller should sell the described
the final exams and will allow students
to see them. But under the present
system, the conscientious student must
take the time to track down four or five
different instructors. The student also
must often deal with an instructor who
does not like the idea of his grading
being questioned. Because of the
established difficulties and fear of
uncomfortableness brought about by
the present system, most studentsdo not
take the time to check on their most
important tests.
A change that would make it easier
for students to see their finals and have
them explained would not only be a step
toward real learning, but would also
Community Action, Inter-Church Council
for Social Service; ACTION; American
Friends Service Committee; World
University Service, and Building a Better
Society (South Africa). Walk cards are
available through Friday in the Campus Y
office. Let's support humanity this weekend
as well as basketball.
Alan Avera
407 E. Rosemary
Carmichael here today
To the editor:
Stokely Carmichael will visit the UNC
campus on Thursday, March 17, 1977 from 3
p.m. to 6 p.m. Mr. Carmichael will be in the
Upendo Lounge on South Campus. Stokely
is the former chairperson of the Student
Non-Violent Coordinating Committee.
( I urge everyone to attend.
Cassandra Atkinson
554 Craige
Food for thought
To the editor:
I should like to extend my apologies to
Mr. Brown for failing to give him proper
recognition for his "Dinner Bag I"; the
oversight was careless, callous, cruel and
inhumane. I should also like to apologize
for implying that Mr. Brown is "less
pretentious and no doubt less intellectual";
indeed, Mr. Brown, you seem to be quite
intellectual. The fact that your work of art
was not for sale, however, certainly seems to
indicate a pretentiousness somewhat inferior
to the other artists in the show.
Actually, Mr. Brown, I am a fan of your
work; your "Dinner Bag I" boosted my
product at the advertised price to a
consumer when he comes to the store in
response to the ad.
Advertising practices might be in
violation of Chapter 75 of the North
Carolina General Statutes which
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changing
entice more students to take interest in
their education. Let it change, let the
University keep its primary goal in
mind, and the students will respond.
Not all of the students that would be
too idealistic but a substantial number
would.
University administrators must
remember that Carolina was created for
the students benefit. Instituting this
proposed change might pose a few
problems but doesn't the pursuit of
knowledge warrant it?
Don Personette is a senior journalism
major from Charlotte, N.C.
spirits immensely. Some people may find
that they have no appetite for your chef
d oeuvre; in truth, they may find it tasteless
and hard to swallow. I, however, find it
deliciously provocative food for thought.
Keep those masterpieces cooking we may
one day have a chance to feast our eyes on an
artistic smorgasbord that will make us throw
up our hands in lip-smacking admiration.
Ars gratia art is.
H arvey . G uggenheim
Thieves at UNC
To the editor:
With the recent interest in Honor Court
violations, I would like to introduce another
aspect of the problem, that is, I am sure, an
everyday occurrence on the UNC campus.
That is THEFT. Several Saturdays ago,
my sweater was stolen from the Health
Sciences Library while I was taking a study
break. That is the fourth time in three years
that I have had something stolen on
campus a $20 book from the
Undergraduate Library, $60 worth of books
from Wilson Library (we caught the guy red
handed collecting money for these books at
the Student Book Shore), and a $30 book
from the hospital cafeteria.
It makes me feel stupid that my trust in
human nature has persisted so long. Before
coming to Chapel Hill, I attended a school
where one could leave books out for a week
and find them in the exact same place when
you came back. Everyone should take note
that such is not the case on this campus.
Of the thieves among us, a little more
consideration for your fellow students would
be greatly appreciated.
Jerry Withrow
Rt. 5, Box 177
control unfair methods of competition.
ADVICE FOR THE DAY;
I) Complain to the local merchant if
you feel that his advertising practices are
unfair and 2) if the violations continue,
seek legal advice.
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