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Loyalty On On Questit] By JUDY KILLOUGH Feature Editor "To sign or not to sign" has be come a nation-wide debate. Educa tors, Individual students, and stu dent groups are taking stands on loyalty oaths. The debate is in connection with the provisions of the National De fense Education Act, which makes it necesaary for a student to sign a loyalty oath and affidavit in order to obtain a federal loan under the fund set up in, 1958. This week, we are printing opin ions on the debate from other college papers. Next week, we hope to print views from Carolina stu dents and professors. "The Ohio State Morning Lan tern" staff writer Barbara Froe lich, reviews the situation: "Ohio State's reluctance to withdraw from the program because of the affidavit is understandable in the practical sense since its National Defense Student Loan program is so heavily supported by the gov ernment ($250,000 a year). How ever, many educators have hopes that during the next session of Congress, the requirement will be revoked. "Lloyd M. Parks, dean of the College of Pharmacy and chairman of the Scholarship committee, feels that no particular good purpose is served by the affidavit. Senator John W. Bricker, a trustee of Ohio State, feels that since the taxpayer's money is being used, the signing of such an affidavit is the least a recipient of a student loan can do. Famous Nei Disclose Eri By SPENCE MOORER Special Writer Everyone is inclined to make mistakes-and 'that includes the mighty press! From the files of history come some classic journal istic "goofs." For instance, from these famous newspapers come the following stories of yesteryear: "Noah's Courier"-Weather Re p)ort: Fair, becoming partly cloudy by evening, chance of rain tomor row. Red Sea "The Nile Gazette"--The Pha roah has taken his armies in pur suit of the run-awvay Israelite slaves. Capture of the slaves seems certain, since the waters of the lied Sea prevent their escape. Salem's amazing new NIGH POROSITY paper "aIr-softens" every puff. e th Sparks i n 'To Sign "The Minnesota Daily" reports the Minnesota Student Association Legislative Affairs Commission voted 6-1 to present a resolution opposing. the loyalty oath pro visions of the act. Student Letter A letter to the "Syracuse Daily Orange" read, in part: "If we feel sorry because of our 'restricted' freedom, perhaps we should go to the library and read about one of-the greatest thinkers of all times. If only Socrates had had our 'restricted' freedom. If only we had Socrates' understand ing for the need of order and the statel" - "Student Life" editors, Washing ton University, plead for repudi ation of the loyalty oath connected with student funds financed by the Federal Government. . . . The fact that WU is a privately en dowed university makes the' re pudiation of the oath even more necessary. Because it is not tax supported, the University has no governmental restrictions with re gard to the character or beliefs of the students who may enroll. "In effect, by restricting Fed eral loans to those who sign the oath, the University is excluding the pursuit of education by those students who are unable to finance their education except in this man ner and who conscientiously must reject the oath. .. 'Daily Kansan' From the "Daily Kansan," the University of Kansas, came this editorial opinion: "Section 1001 (f) of Title X of the National 'Defense Education Act of 1958 sits like a tin can on a fence post. "Nobody can pass it by without throwing a rock. "Educators and students from vspapers Fr iors Of Joui "The Jerico Bugle"-For the third straight day the band of rov ing Israelites has paraded around the city. Tiey go around scream ing, blowing horns, an# beating drums. What they intend to ac complish no one knows; more need to be amused than alarmed. "Macedonian Report"-A child has been born to Philip, King of Macedonia. The child has been named Alexander. The boy prob ably won't amount to much be cause his ears are too close to. gether. Ides of March "The Roman Reformeri"-Sen ate meets today! Convenes on an nual Ides of March date. Caesar believed to be gaining power. "Madrid Cronicle"--Three ships believed lost at sea! The Nina, New cigaret Iow ever alem's sp A ''Invhisibe porous esnig md lust the right amount of air with h pul? to give you a softer, fresher, eves mere Bevorful smoke. OlVAMORE THAN EVER Vational Do Or Not To Maine to Oregon are taking po shots at this section, the so-calle< 'loyalty oath.'" Tulane 'Hullabaloo' The Tulane University "Hulla baloo" editorializes: "Hopefully the prestige of Harvard, Yale, an< Princeton, who have refused t< participate because of the loyalty oath provisions, will be sufficien1 impetus for the repeal of this in, ane requirement. It should be noted- that the leadership in thim issue comes from universities thal can easily afford to refuse federa loan funds. Unfortunately, many universities are not economically this secure and must compromise.' Different View Taking a different view on the topic was the Clark College (Wash.) "Penguin's Progress" "We have never felt that loyalty oaths are horrible insults that n< citizen of the United States should ever he asked to sign. "Perhaps it Is unfair to seleci one group and not others for the loyalty oath requirement. But i1 should he remembered that the loan fund program was passed by members of Congress. Our na tional leaders plainly felt that the loyalty oath should be required. "There is a legitimate use foi loyalty oaths as long as Commu nist infiltration continues in ar effort to weaken and destroy oui country from within." 'David-sonian' From the Davidson College "Davidsonian" comes this com ment: "The two universities (Har. vard and Yale) regard the loyalty oath as a deprivation of an in lividual liberty. We can hardly agree with this. "Certainly the state will not use its governmental power to lay taxes upon all the people and ther com Past rnalism Pinta, and Santa Maria are be lieved to have fallen into the dark ness beyond the edge of the earth. "Manhattan Wigwam"-Shrewd deal is made by Chief! The worth less piece of real estate, Manhat tan Island, was purchased by the white men at twice the market pIce of twelve wampum. General Custer "Little Big Horn Record"-Gen er-al Custer reports that appar ently the Indians have left the area. If none are sighted soon the troops wvill return to the fort. It will he the first time all hands have returned. "Wall Street Reporter" - 1929: The market took a slight dip to ilay, nothing serious is expected to come of it. te paper "air-soften i the pap r'ngtime n important break-through in search laboratories brings y ecial new Hzoui PoRosrry papel -eathes new freshness into the fit Each puff on a Salem draws just * menthol fresh * ric OaIem r abate Sign' use the money collected to sub I sidize those people who 'believe in or teach the overthrow' of the very government that Is supporting them. As another newspaper noted, 'if the state Is going to pay the piper, it is most certainly I going to call the tune.'" Swass. ROOMeS.4 Spoken '0N CAMPUS Coed inquiring from room mate if she would have to sign oit in case of fire. Student seen going down for third time while standing in line to get checking fees during reg ietration. Student checking grade four times after finding he passed a course he was sure he failed. Student returning to room dur ing holidays to find his radio still blaring forth. * * * Coed seen crawling through window of locked language build ing to find out her grade. * * * Coed leaping in front of car in an effort to be run down on way to an exam. Student's 'unau to" - minded grandnother i n q u i r i n g what remedy there was for an MG. * * * Professor hummning "You'll Never Know" while handing out exam booklets. Professor remarking that some of the ROTC cadet officers look so young that they should be wearing their bars on one shoulder and a Capt. Video but ton on the other. * * * Student coming to rude awak ening at 4:45 Monday that he had signed ip only two courses. History professor seen walk ing around campus with a book titled, "How to Grade Your Stu dents." * * * Male student discovering, upon reaching class, that he had failed to remove the upper half of his pajamas. Speaking of raising spiders in mnail boxes, a male student was overheard saying, while looking in his box, "I'm a father." Professor, after asking stu dent to "think quick," getting the reply, "Think quick? I can't even think slow this morning." Columbia student see-n hitch hiking his way home. s" every puff! er adds t4 fresh nes Salem's fresh air In through t1 ou this smoke taste even sc which flavorfud. If you've enj ivor. time freshness before, enough pleased now.8moke ref h tobacco taste . mode Work, W( A familiar scene on campus, th work down. With Present Registri Ozwina Sa Six Years i Dear Momma, In your last letter you told me to be sure to write and tell you how everything went at registra tion. Well, all I can say is that you asked for it. I got up this morning at 6:30 so I could be sure and pick up my registration materials early. This is too bad because I found out that I couldn't get the materi als until 10:30. It seems that they have an antiquated system based on the alphabet and since our last name begins with a "Q," I was forced to wait on a line that started in front of that dear old edifice called McKissick Library and wound all around the Horse shoe, in back of the Library and over to the new dormitories that everyone around here calls the "Honeycombs." Finally, I was able to pick up my registration cards, or at least I thought so because I was at the head of the line, but whe,, I asked for them, the person at the desk told me he was on his lunch hour1 and couldn't give them out until he got back. But Momma, he t t t t n i y, i3.J. aeinoids Tobacco COpman ie paper to make the ifter, fresher, more oyed Salem's spring you'll be even more reshed, smoke Salem! rn filter, too ir taste - rk, Work Yx 4:A se workmen start at the top and tion System rs It Takes or Degree adn't gone anywhere. He just sat here and didn't even so much a chew a piece of gum. I About an hour and twenty min ites later, some boy came up to i m and mentioned something bout his roommate's buddy's girl- I riend's sister and the man at the esk gave the materials to the oy. This made me mad. I walked ip to that man and hinted a ouple of things and I was soon on ny way with the cards. Then I went to the History uilding (that's the one where the ames of all the students who assed History 11 are engraved a n the outside) and found out to t iy dismay that the class I wanted ere was all,filled up. This happened at every class tried to register for and finally had to give up and not take two f my subjects. The only times for hi el a ssesa were at 8 o'clock the morning and at 11 and 12 clock on Tuesday, Thursday, and aturday. I guess I was kind of c ite for signing up my courses. i Since this is apt to happen every amester, I'm afraid I'll have to 1 ike six-and-a-half more years to t raduate. I hope you don't mind. < Needless to say, Momma, I'm I retty tired. But I have to go to t student mixer tonight. I don't 2 iink there'll be too many people iere, though, because even if iey're having the grooviest rock C ad roll band to play (which they re), somebody has been spread- I ig nasty rumors about "payola" e n d Congressional Investigation t ammittees a n d witnesses and I ch talk like that. I even heard r e girl say she was afraid to got cause "they" might "sapeena"- s r and make her testify or some ing. So I don't think I'll go either cause I wouldn't want any of tI ose things to happen to me, r4 pecially since I don't know what d ey are. In college they use a lot b big words and this might be F mething that you warned me rr out before I left home, rememi- ti r? But as I told you, I'm awfully ii ed and I think I'll go to bed S w. Classes start tomorrow morn- 01 e and I have to be there at 8 al lock sharp or before. o1 But that's about all for now, w >mma. As always, I send lots of re and kisses and do you think lli ui could lend me twenty dollars? s< Love, a Ozwina s CAMPBELL'S PHARN Cornell. DRUGS --SCHO4 NOTIONS -- SOD Dr. Barr Presents Interview An interview with Dr. Norman Lee Barr, the man who directed the pioneering rocket flight of space-monkeys Able and Baker, will be heard over WUSC on Feb. 10 at 6:30. Dr. Barr, formerly head of the U. S. Navy's astronautical medi -ine research program, will discuss various aspects of the problem of reeding the space traveler. The interview with Dr. Barr is -he first of a new series of infor 'national programs covering space problems. The series is called "Re port from Republic." The second program in the series will feature a discussion of the so !alled "wonder" metals. 'Succeed ng programs will take up discus ;ions of the generation of elec ricity through plasma physics, !urrent missile projects, the fu ure of manned aircraft, and other subjects pertinent to the space kge. One Niters' Are Killers For Jazzmen By PAUL MANN Staff Writer The night is wet, the rain comes lown, you step out on to a wide tage and look up at those 6,208 eats that are staring back at you ts to ask, "Here we are, where ire the people?" The curtain closes and you wait or the people on this soggy night. (ou have asked yourself why you rot into this crazy business. The 'one-niters" and those long bus -ides are the real killers "on the -oad." Your wife is home with the cids over 2,100 miles away and what if one is sick? Why did you ret into this crazy business? It's curtain time and up goes hat big piece of cloth, there before Fou are 6,208 smiling faces that ire waiting just for the sounds hat you will make. You start to ing and the applause nearly takes he roof off of this hall of music. Satisfaction Then, inside of you, the feeling f satisfaction which comes with he desire of having given your 11 to take these "faces" away rom the everyday into a world of reams, romance and just wonder ul pleasure. When it is all over, you climb, vith the other members of the roupe, back on the bus and off nce more. The swing is toward ome and slowly you will get here, for you are with the "road how." The recent release of "Ruad how" is a different feeling, one f entertainers doing what they ke to do best, entertain. Stan enton's orchestra shows that it an lead out the show and carry hie job very well. This job, plus acking the vocahst, is a full and salistic display of a fine band not >mention a collection of well. elected personnel. June Christy June Christy, who started with te band, and still takes to the ad with it, is in her better form iring the evening. She is backed y' the able voices of the Four rosh at times. This adds to the ood and helps improve some of te Christy renditions. The Four Frosh, who were good eoneert at the University of yuth Carolin4, are at their best ithe evening of this perform ice. The Freshmen stand on the d standards to make the night all enjoyed by all. This is music for the good itener or for the jazz hug. 90 lid minutes are waiting for you d the money will never be better ent on albums than this one. CORNELL LACY )L SUPPLIES