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- Editorial Page Of The Western Carolinian - Who Really Killed 'Academic Freedom' In an article entitled "The Unreported Crisis in the Southern Colleges" in the October issue of Harper's, C. Vann Woodward discusses the recent attacks in the South on academic freedom. In the article, Woodward spent most of his four and a half pages cataloguing incidents in violation of academic freedom. These incidents almost invariably resulted from pressure applied on college presidents by politicians or other high muckety-mucks in the world of anybody's - soul-for-sale - at-the-right - price. ih„> incidents usually resulted in the pre-emptory dismissal of a professor or student whose expressed views did not correspond to those of the whip hands. Woodward points out that the most frequent Southern violators of academic freedom are reactionaries—White Citizens Council, Ku Klu Klan, John Birch Society—v/ho clash with current agitations for Negro rights. (Most offenders in any area seem to be reactionaries of one kind or another.) These reactionaries take great pleasure in discussing how the "unctuous and dishonest cloak of academic freedom" is used to conceal sedition and outright treason. Their shenanigans and innuendoes have resulted in nearly 20 new cases outstanding of academic freedom and tenure in the files of the American Association of University Professors in the last year. This almost equals the number of violations previously extant from the entire history of that organization. Aside, may we remind Mr. Woodward that in his discussion of these harbring- ers of would-be McCarthyism, he should not forget that travesties on the sanctity of the academic community occur elsewhere than in the South. Recently, example, right - wing Senator Barry Goldwater forced the resignation University of Colorado President Quig Newton, in one of the most astounding breaches of justice and honor ever witnessed. To make matters even more distasteful, Goldwater is not a citizen of Colorado. If these incidents do nothing else, v illustrate the deplorable necessity for members of the academic community to be politicians. This necessity results in a situation which Mr. Woodward describes as ". . . timidity and shame in the classroom ... a cloud of distrust and suspicion between trustees and state officials, between faculty and adnr tration, between students and teachers. What happens to the pursuit of truth and the advancement of learning in such an atmosphere as the heresy hunters and thought controllers have created . . . can only be conjectured." No longer can the college be a center of intelligent analysis and challenge in every field. Today it must pander the views of the legislature and the hypocritical donor. Its one-time freedom of intellectual fertility and imaginative critical examination has been replaced by madding flight into conformity and safety. Questions that at one time were considered "thought provoking" are today, more frequently than not, taken to be politically or ideologically seditious and consequently d i s a s trous. America's stronghold of freedom appears in great danger of becoming America's sinkhole of inculcated orthodoxy. from the East Carolinian Feedback Hyde Commends Editor, Staff; Booth Apologizes For Fiasco Dear Editor: Pursuant to our conversation last week I was very pleased to see the great response to your editorial concerning a bookstore for our campus. A special committee was appointed from the Senate to work with you in helping to bring about this much needed facility. I have talked with a number of faculty members who have agreed to serve as advisors for the committee. Allow me to express my personal appreciation to you and to the staff of The West-., ern Carolinian for your continuing efforts to improve our Alma Mater. Sincerely yours, L. D. Hyde President of Student Body Dear Editor. I wish to apologize to the students for the failure of the dance scheduled for last Friday night. Und.-.r the conditions there was nothing I could do; nevertheless, I do feel responsible. Had I known that the agency (Hit Attractions) would send us any such an uncouth and irresponsible group of so-called musicians, I would never have asked its help, and you may be sure I shall never contact that agency again if "anything" can be found elsewhere. Since the group came "under the influence," I am glad it didn't arrive on time, thus spoiling what promised ■to be an enjoyable evening. Again, please accept my apology and thank you for snowing your willingness to support our functions. Sincerely, Worth Booth Student Center Director On Campus 'Don't Knock; Boost7 By Bruce Fitchett Blessings! Praises be! Hot digety-dog Shades of a nid- dy-griddy and all that hog- wash! The CVTBPU has finally gone and done it. I'm referring to the CULLOWHEE VOLUNTEER TELEPHONE BOOTH PUT-ER UPPERS. And I'll say it's a- bout time the telephone company finally did something about it. After all, the Student Senate, etc., begged, kissed, prayed, and demanded something be done. It only took a year to get them installed. One big problem could arise. Let's hope some electrical genius doesn't try to wire the ringing system of the phone in front of the College Shop to the victory bell. Woe be unto the telephone if this happens! All kidding aside, a good thing has been done, and we can be thankful. ROBBYN'S (Robbyn's Ode (to) Blasphemous Boostless Nonsense, Apostrophe 8) Eye-View has referred to me and my column as being "in bad taste." If you are one of my many (?) readers, you may stand by my side as an honorary member of the Not Holding Much Society. Numerous subjects have hurried through my typewriter; most were the "Voice of the Students." Really? Is it that bad? Do I have only "one . . . two" readers," I repeat in my nonchalant, touchy but detrimental, don't give a half worn-out gumdrop, manner. Listerine, the old-timey, lagging, "bad mouth" wash has been gargled away by the new Micrin, the sweet-tasting, sweet-smelling, goodnight kiss type deserving wash. I gripe, you gripe, we all gripe about this and that. We want certain things to be bettered; this to be changed; that to be altered. Lack of culture? Yes, this has been a continual gripe—by students and faculty. Some students say that Judith Anderson was not the kind of culture they wanted. Most of these same people thoroughly enjoyed the swinging atmosphere of Delia Reese. The faculty said this was lacking in real taste —that they wanted the "real" cultured type of entertainment. What happened to the student body, especially the sophisticated, on-the-way-to- the-opera-type faculty, when the WCC touring choir presented their well received —Continued to page 3 Dear Editor: It's disgusting! An evening of culture is presented by members of the student body and the appearance of interested fellow students totals approximately 50. Our Western Carolina College Chorus worked hard for its concert, and what interest is shown in appreciation? Students continuously gripe about nothing to do and not enough cultural programs presented. When we do have such a program, look at the response. Certainly it was on Monday night—a bad night as far —Continued to page 3 fvr i. OF THE BfSOuJ% or \*\tfTZJ? «Sr StTTLJE. jr\)To TK^. lX*j OF THE. vAL^tlS r\!\3 F£ftR fl-^ips TH€ HCART5 WlU. AkfA PRo ^f\Vit> fftOfJUU'Z.ATlO' For? \r\hi\H CO l|\J r\fi OTHSRt/Or THfi. J CAM! TH£ l~\Cr MmnUMMUM faaaaaaaaaa.Hft^^imjmjm m*m*^^~<rint\nnnnmm >*»*A*aa«A»A**>MJw<miuymAiMuuuMui Local Scene Hunter Library: To Be Or Not To Be By Gerald Holder Funk and Wagnall's New Standard Dictionary defines a library as "a collection of books, pamphlets, such a collection arranged by classification and indexing." There is no mention in the dictionary of a library being a social center or even a place to study. Ordinarily social activities would be held in a Student Union Building. It is a handicap to the student body as well as to the library staff that our library is burdened with these social activities. If another place were provided for these various social activities it would permit our library to increase its service to the student body as a house full of books and publications. However, this is not to say that we do not appreciate the social activities provided by the library; these we certainly do appreciate. The future seems to appear a little brighter, according to Governor Sanford's recommendations for the WCC campus. The governor has recommended that WCC construct a self-liquidating Student Union which would take over some of the social activities carried out by the library at the present time and possibly provide location for a much-needed book store on campus. The governor has also recommended that $25,000 be used to modify our present library in the capacity of a library. This campus certainly needs an adequate Student Union, because of the geographic location of the "Valley of the Lilies." Some students feel that there is a lack of books in Hunter Library. Recently I checked a stack in the 942- 956 section and found that it would be possible to put approximately 200 more books in each stack. There are 11 stacks on the mezzanine which would amount to 2200 more book spaces on one mezzanine; that's a lot of books! Therefore it seems as though we have plenty of room for more books in our library and if we get the $25,000 for modification of our present facilities, the volumes in our library should increase rapidly. Even if we do not receive the $25,000 the maximum capacity of our present-day library has not been reached. It is indeed a shame that some college students act as vandals and thieves. At present we have "open stacks" In Hunter Library which is an accomodation to the students. Yet, since September of this year hundreds of books have been taken from the library without being checked out! This is a disgrace to the students of Western Carolina College and a mockery to higher education. The only solution to this problem is closed stacks in the library. We have few enough books now, without someone stealing from our meager source. Something must be done to stop this vandalism in our libraryl This writer hopes that the faculty, administration and library staff will see to it that the great vista of space in Hunter Library will be filled with appropriate publi cations in the near future. Libraries are usually judged on the basis of the number of worthwhile publications it contains. Entertainment Limelight By Bill Shawn Smith Book Review: Bob Abbott Review Finds Flies'Startling ... Provocative7 Lord of the Flies is the story of a strange journey, a journey into the "Heart of Darkness." In order to weave this tale of horror and reality novelist William Golding uses a deceptively simple means. He takes a group of boys and maroons them on a tropical island. The result is hardly what most readers would expect by the end of the novel an island paradise is transformed from a Garden of Eden into a seething caldron of hell. Mr. Golding describes his novel as follows: "The theme is an attempt to trace the de fects of society back to the defects of human nature." The symbolism in Mr. Gold- ing's novel is one of its most important aspects. The primary symbol, the "lord of the flies," is a translation of the Hebrew Ba'alzevuv (Beelzebub in Greek). This is, of course, a highly suggestive name for the Devil. The devil in Mr. Golding's book is not, however, the traditional devil encountered in theology. Mr. Golding's devil is the devil of chaos and disorder which is a part of each of us. What we do about this devil is one of the central problems of Mr. Golding's ^^^^^^^^^^B <sTheri Alarum, Gort* The Pair War telen,allied to our camp, is ^las been abducted imminent? by the enemy V. It appears sof E'en now our mighty armada plows the waves? And the Army stands activated? So be it? There are Evils greater than Death* ..But tell me oP this Helen...She must ndeed be passing •Pair to foment such clamour? I have here her likeness.. judge Por yourselP? Was THIS the Face that launch'd a thousand ships???f novel. A part of the answer may be found in the author's explanation of the moral in his book: "The moral is that the shape of a society must depend on the ethical nature of the individual and not on any political system, however apparently logical or respectable. The whole book is symbolic in nature except the rescue in the end where adult life appears, dignified and capable, but in reality enmeshed in the same evil of the symbolic life of the children on the island." That evil is inherent in the human mind is Mr. Golding's most startling implication. He seems to believe that evil can be subdued, but that it always remains a basic part of our nature. If this is so, then there can be no real escape from the ever present possibility of an eruption of chaos. Perhaps, however, we may quell the chaos by the same means which Karl Shapiro suggests in his poem entitled "The Fly." Mr. Shapiro says of the fly, "My peace is your disaster." Our peace may also quell Mr. Golding's "lord of the riies." "Edward Albee is the most compelling young dramatist to come to Broadway in years." Newsweek said it, but all the critics seem to agree that the most promising playwright in America today is Edward Albee. Even Tennessee Williams, the dean of living theatrical writers, calls Albee the "only great playwright we've ever had in America." Who is this guy Albee? What is he like? Why is he so great? Mr. Albee was born March 12, 1928, and as a child he lived in a mansion and was transported to his chic school in a chauffeur-driven Rolls- Royce. In his teens, Albee at- tended several expensive prep schools but was eventually kicked out of college for neglecting his studies. At the age of 21 he inherited $100,000, and between New York debutante balls, Albee began to write what he calls not-so-good poetry. After this unsuccessTui literary sojourn, he turned his gaze upon the theatre and began to write plays. He has written five to date, and all have been both financially and critically successful. Albee's favorite theme is the avant garde bossy wives and wishy-washy husbands. His first play was called The Sandbox, which Life magazine called "a chilling surrealist gem that lasts only seven minutes, was produced by the Little Theatre at Cullowhee in the spring of 1961. In this dramatic plum we see a little old grandma dying on a beach while her family watches; Grandma calmly buries herself with a toy shovel. All of Albee's plays, with the exception of his last, have been produced off-Broadway. His last play, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? opened this past fall on Brdadway to rave reviews and firmly established Albee as "one of America's most gifted and jolting playwrights." (Life) Not everyone agrees with Albee's subjects which have often been called cruel and depressing. Newsweek tells the story of the dramatist's White House trip where he met Ethel Kennedy. Mrs. Kennedy quipped, "Why do you write such dirty, depressing plays? I'll never see a play of yours!" Albee retorted, "How do you do? I'll never see a play of yours." Of course someone once reminded Ethel that "Hamlet" was a depressing play, but Lady Kennedy said she didn't like that one either. Virginia Woolf concerns a history professor and his wife coming home after a party where they are joined by another, younger couple for a nightcap. The nightcap stretches till dawn, by which time the quartet has managed to browbeat each other to an emotional pulp. The future looks bright for 34-year-old Edward Albee. It is only through talent such as his that the American theatre will survive. It doesn't seem that his candle will burn out, and in Albee's own words from his first published poem: "The world has need of life, not death. And I have not as yet begun." THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN is published every week during the academic year with the exception of mid-term and final exam weeks by the students of Western Carolina College. Represented for National Advertising by National Advertising Service, Inc., 18 East 50th Street, New York 22, New York. Offices are located on the second floor of Joyner Building, phone 293-2312. A member of the Intercollegiate Press Association and the Carolina Press Association. Subscription Rate — $2.00 per school year John Streetman III Editor John Thomas Business Manager and Columnist Roberta Morrow News and Feature Editor Bill Raoul „ _ Layout Editor and Columnist Billie Jean Barnes Copy Editor Jesse Cline, Sandi McCracken, Joan Bruning Robert Davis, Jean Harlow, Susan Holmes, Pat Maddox, Pat Melton, Randal Peters, Jerry Swanson, Annette Yarbrough Reporters Ernie Trubiano Acting Sports Editor David Howell, Ken Hux, Jim Wade, Howard White, Steve White Sports Reporters Herb Quarles Photographer Jim Callahan, Bruce Fitchett, Gerald Holder, Jac Murphy, Bill Shawn Smith, Columnists Howard Perkins Cartoonist Jean Cannon, Elvena Price, Cheryl Yount Typists Bob Parrish Circulation Manager Cliff Cates Circulation Ruth K. Nelson -"^^^H^^H^^HE" Sponsor Ad Nauseam By Bill Raou! Being flippant has many advantages, some being that you can dribble 18 inches of nonsense into a newspaper column every week, £1 pepole to shreds, and rn'ak* them laugh at themselves or other unfortunates equally in of plasma. But fiippan cy has its disadavntages also" from losing small a' :s of blood every time you "let" someone else, and main one is that of never being taken seriously. When trying to state something that dissatisfies y o u, everyone as to take it in the same • in, and immediately dismisses it as anything of This week's column is going to be as straight forward as humanly possible. The heat in the classroom building is unbearable. This hot, tropical air greets every, one and is enough to stifle all creative effort from both the students, and what Is probably more important, the professors. How does anyone in the administration expect us to live and learn when our bodies and minds are forced to slow down and fight for mere existence, much less trying to comprehend what la being taught? In one day, I found the foyer of Stillwell to be 84 degrees, one of the classrooms at 85, and one professor's office, 88. The library was 89- plus in a seminar room. This high temperature in the classrooms is unhealthy. Any book on hygiene states that the thermostat should be set between 68 and 72 degrees and let the body heat bring the room to a warm and comfortable 75. Good ventilation is also stressed for good health. I doubt that anyone on Mount Olympus has bothered to rise off his throne to sit in any of the fuming, glass and cinder-block ovens that are called classrooms. Another quarter is drawing nigh, whatever that means, and we have progresed as an institution of higher learning. We now have three telephone booths! This means that we are in a conference with such renowned schools as UCLA and U of F, etc. Good old W- CC can now see how many students it can cram, by hook and/or crook, into telephone booth. If you haven't recognized these edifices of communication, they look like glass-in- houses, al fresco. They have a little black box inside that has a wheel with holes cut into it so that you can read the numbers underneath. The numbers range from 1 to 0, usually in that order. There is a thing hanging from the side of the tin cigar crate with a wire coil leading into the box. Do not let this upset you. On the end of the wire, the thing looks like a gate handle with covered ends. Do not let this upset you either. When you lift it off the hook, there will be a buzzinz sound. At one time in history, a woman's voice would reply, "Number please, and last week's column made no sense." Obviously, this had to be stopped now that younger folks are phoning. This is terribly boring, isn't it? Sex is running wild on this campus. However, like most wild animals, it keeps out of the way of humans. Truly, the administration should not worry so much about flagrant outbursts of illicit behaviour. Who cares anymore? If anything "horrible" happens, one simply gets married. Everyone is in favor of that. The Scarlet Letter is an alphabet of the past, as is the dreary book, and besides, who has time to embroider that much gold thread onto a character? When you buy a little book of stamps, you now receive an additional stamp that is of no use. BUT, it has a message from your post office man In Washington: YOUR MAILMAN DESERVES YOUR HELP — KEEP HARMFUL OBJECTS OUT OF YOUR LETTERS. This is good advice that we should all heed. I agree that we should not mail razor blades, pistols, TNT, pitchforks, brass knuckles, get- well cards, hot coffee, people we don't like, Engilsh Lit books, etc., in letters. Unless, of course, but then, well-- they take all the obscene man out anyway.

The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University’s student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolinian in 1933.

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  • Western Carolina College
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• Date
  • Date original: 1963-02-22;
  • Date digitized: 2017-10-02
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  • Dimension: 21.5" x 16"
  • Pages: 6 pages
• Subject - Topic
  • College student newspapers and periodicals
  • Cullowhee (N.C.) -- Newspapers
  • Universities and colleges -- North Carolina -- Cullowhee -- Newspapers
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  • Jackson County (N.C.)
  • Cullowhee (N.C.)
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  • Western Carolina University
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  • WCU Students Newspapers Collection
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  • HL_WesternCarolinian_1963-02-22_Vol23_No19
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  • Western Carolina University Hunter Library