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Portrait of Chief Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes
... Painted by Charles Hopkinson for Harvard I>aw School
Great Dissenter’s Unique
Bequest Will Benefit UNC
By MICHEL GOODMAN
Supreme Court Justice Oliver
Wendell Holmes has often been
called “the greatest judge of the
English speaking world,” and
“the great dissenter.” He is re
membered, not only for his mon
umental contributions to the in
terpretation of the law, but for
his courage, his understanding,
his wit, and his personality.
When Justice Holmes died at'
the age of 94 he left his entire
estate to “the United States of
America.” From this unique
gift has come the Oliver Wen
dell Holmes Lectures, which
wil be held this year at the Uni
versity, in Carroll Hall ai 8
p.m. on Oct. 1, 2 and 3.
The lectures will be delivered
by Arthur E. Sutherland, Bussey
professor of law at Harvard
University and one-time law
secretary to Justice Holmes.
His subject, “Apology for Un
comfortable Change, 1863-1963,"
is broadly related to the thought
and career of Justice Holmes.
Justice Holmes' dissenting
opinions have shaped much of
our present interpretation of the
law, and his wisdom has had a
profound effect upon many phas
es of American life and society.
He is, perhaps, best known for
some of the following quotations:
On Freedom of Speech
“The most stringent protec
tion of free speech would not
protect a man in falsely shout
ing fire in a theater and caus
ing panic. It does not even pro
tect a man from an injunction
against uttering words that may
have all the effect of force. The
question in every case is whe
ther the words used arc used in
such circumstances and are of
such a nature as to create a
clear and present danger that
they will bring about the sub
stantive evils that Congress has
a right to prevent. It is a ques
tion of proximity and degree.
•*. . . that the best test of
truth is the power of the thought
to get itself accepted in the
competition of the market, und
that truth is the only ground
upon which their, wishes safely
can be carried out. That, at any
rate, is the theory of our Con
stitution. It is an experiment,
as all life is an experiment
On the Judge
“1 know few qualities which
seem to me more desirable in
a judge of a court of last resort
than this accuracy of thought
and the habit of keeping one's
eye on the things for which
words stand.
“It is the merit of the com
mon law that it decides the case
first and determines the prin
ciple afterwards."
On Jurisprudence— .
“When properly taught, juris
prudence means simply the
broadest generalization of the
principles and the deepest analy
sis of the kleas at the bottom of
an actual system. It is the same
process, carried further, by
which the law is carried out
from particular cases into gen
eral rules. ...”
On the Jury " '
"... I have not found juries
specially inspired for the dis
covery of truth ... I have not
found them freer from preju
dice than an ordinary judge
would be . . . <1 have found >
that they will introduce into their
verdict a . . . very large amount
. . . of popular prejudice, and
thus keep the administration of
the law in accord with the wish
es and feelings of the commun
ity.”
On Language
“Words express whatever
meaning convention has attach
ed to them.
“A word is not a crystal,
transparent and unchanged; it
is the skin of a living thought
and may vary greatly in color
and content according to the
circumstances and the time in
which it is used."
On the Law
"The law did not begin with
a theory. It has never worked
one out. The point from which
it started and that at which I
shall try to show that it has
arrived, arc on different planes.
In the progress from one to the
other, it is to be expected that
its course should not be straight
and its direction not always visi
.“lf we are to speak of the
law as our mistress, we who arc
here know that she is a mistress
only to be wooed with sustained
and lonely passion only to be
won by straining all the facul
ties by which man is likest to a
god. Those who, having begun
the pursuit, turn away uncharm
ed, do so either because they
have not the heart for so great
a struggle. To the lover of the
law, how small a thing seem the
novelist’s tales of the loves and
fates of Daphnis and Chole.
“Law is human it is a part
of man, and of one world with
all the rest.
"But pretty much all law con
sists in forbidding men to do
some things they want to do,
and contract is not more exempt
from law than other acts.
"We must remember that the
machinery of government would
not work if it were not allowed
u little play in its joints."
On the Lawyer
“And what a profession it is!
... But what other (calling)
gives such scope to realize the
spontaneous energy of one's
soul? In what other does one
plunge so deep in the stream of
life so stare its passions, its
batlles, its depair, its triumphs,
both.a witness and actor?"
Gvl the Method
“If truth were not often sug
gested by error, if old imple
ments could not be adjusted to
new uses, human progress would
be slow. 'But scrutiny and re
vision are justified.”
On the Personal Equation
“Every calling is great when
greatly pursued.”
On the Rewards 6f Life
"We cannot live our dreams.
We are lucky enough if we can
give a sample of our best, and
if in our hearts we can feel
that it has been nobly done.
“I hope you will read my
book. It cost me many hours of
sleep and the only reward which
1 have promised myself is that
a few men will say well done.”
W UNC Radio
Will Resume
On Oct. 7
WUNC Radio, the "Voice of
the University of North Caro
lina." will begin its eleventh year
of broadcasting Monday, Octo
ber 7.
This fall WUNC, 91.5 mega
cycles on the FM dial, will
broadcast with an expanded
schedule both in time and va
riety. Sunday through Friday
the station will go on the air
at 6 p.m. .During the fall the
station will go on the air at 1:30
p.m. Saturdays to carry the Tar
Heels’ football game. WUNC
will remain on the air until mid
night every night except Sunday.
Programs will be of all types
this year. Classical music will
be heard all week on the Dinner
Hour and Masterwork. Hillside
Jazz, a favorite last year, will
again be presented this year for
a full hour. Project 60, the pro
gram from WBT in Charlotte,
will include such shows as “Light
in the Clouds" and “Bard of
Beech Mountain.” Folk singing
will be heard live from Swain
Hall: local Chapel Hill musicians
will participate in the program.
From 1100 until midnight on
.Monday through Saturday, pop
ular programs of the previous
week will be rerun.
WUNC Radio broadcasts with
a power of 50,000 watts, cover
ing a circular area with a radius
of about 100 miles. The station
is an educational station, operat
ed entirely by students of the
University. The manager of
WUNC this year is Frost Bran
on, a senior from Charlotte.
IN DENTAL SCHOOL
Julia Richardson Mclver, the
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Rich
ard E. Richardson of Chapel Hill,
is enrolled in the University’s
School of Dentistry, studying den
tal hygiene. She is a first-year
student in the School of Dentis
try.
THS CHAPEL HILL WEEKLY
UNC Opera Workshop Is Established
As a part of the stepped-up
program in the arts at the Uni
versity, a full-time Opera Work
shop has been organized under
the direction of Dr. Wilton Ma
son of the Music Department
faculty.
Dr. Mason has been responsi
ble for recent productions of
operas such as Verdi’s La
Traviata, Bizet’s Carmen, and
Mascagni's Cavalleria Rustic-an
na. He has been director,. for
several years of the University
Chorus. This group will now be
An Open Letter to the
Friends and Customers of
The Bank of Chapel Hill
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The Bankof Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill,KG.
Effective with the close of business September 27,
the Bank of Chapel Hill will merge with, and become part of,
North Carolina National Bank.
As you might expect, this is not the sort of step one takes
hurriedly or impulsively. In our case, the decision to merge was
made only after prolonged and thorough consideration of all the
factors involved ... only after we had become convinced this move
would be of real benefit to the community, as well as to our
oustomers, stockholders and employees. We are confident this is
the case*
Since its founding in 1899, The Bank of Chapel Hilx has
served its public well. It has, we believe, earned an important
plaoe in the economic life of this community. But circumstances
change. The accelerating growth of this entire area, including the
new dimensions of our university and the almost limitless potential
of the Research Triangle, has had a pronounced effect on our
operation. So has the increased demand for broader, more com
prehensive bank services. These factors, and many others, prompted
our decision to merge with a larger banking organization. And
from the start, our choice centered upon North Carolina National,
one of the South's foremost financial institutions, many of whose
top people are long-time personal friends of the management here.
We spoke before of broadened bank services. One immediate
result of ,the merger is that now we will be able to offer the y
facilities of NCNB's highly professional Trust Department, one of
the finest of its kind anywhere.
In addition, we will make available a number of services
of special interest to the business community, including NCNB' 3
unique Industrial Development Department. And we also will be able
to offer the convenience of statewide banking ... through 65
full-service offices in a dozen major North Carolina cities.
As far as Qt/r personnel is concerned, no changes are con
templated at any level. Even the local Board of Directors remains
the same. Monday It will be business as usual, at the same
locations and with the same friendly people to serve you.
All the folks here--and that includes the directors, the
management and the employees—look forward to Starving you under our
new name , North Carolina National Bank.
___
/j. Temple Gobbel 1
Executive Vice Preside**'
This Message is Published by the Bank of Chapel Hill to explain what
its merger with one of the South’s leading financial institutions will mean in
terms of improved bank service and expanded facilities for this comroiflitfo!
The Bank of Chapel Hill
under the leadership of Wayne
Zarr, new member of the vocal
staff of the Music Department.
The Opera Workshop has been
projected in response to a de
mand on the part of the grow
ing University community for
a permanent opera company
which can draw upon the abun
dant talent available in this re
gion to prepare and produce
fully-staged performances of
works from the standard and
experimental repertories. Hie
group will meet each Friday
evening in the auditorium of Hill
Music Hall from 7:30 to 9:30.
A preliminary organizational
meeting \Cfll be held Friday
September 27, at 7:30 in the hall
for those who wish to audition for
membership. An accompanist
will be provided. Applicants
should sing an aria from opera
or oratorio, or a musical comedy
selection.
Dr. Mason emphasizes the fact
that all sorts of abilities are
needed for such an enterprise,
and that a fully-trained voice of
operatic caliber is. not always a
necessity. Theatrical projection
iif certain comic roles is often
more important than vocal abili
ty. Some parts will require only
dancing or pantomime. Technical
help will be needed for costuming
make-up, lighting, and similar
matters.
The workshop has scheduled
as its first production a double
bill consisting of two one-act op
eras, Hindemith’s Him und Zuru
eck and Wilder’s The Lowland
Sea. For University students par
ticipation in the Opera Workshop
will carry a credit of one hour
per semester.
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WILTON MASON
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