Crusader was President What Eisenhower's great crusade?” That's the topic of columnist Bobby Hall’s column vhich appears on page 2 of this week’ : ; Issues only ower thinks exactly opposite from this, He thinks the draft is necess in order to maintain se- curity. Because of the importance of this particular issue to many young peo- ple I decided to find out how some of the East Carolina boys felt about it. The results of a small, private poll conducted by CC indicated that a great many boys favor the view taken by Eisenhower. The majority of the participants, however, indicated thst they were true sons of the traditionally solid South and were supporting Steven- son, even though they disagreed with him on this one issue. Many of the boys polled thought that the draft was necessary to maintain our security. Bobby Mann, a senior who has already been in eervice, said, “So long as the race for military strength continues, it is imperative for our country to maintain the present draft laws.” Eddie Dennis, too, feels somewhat dubious of the proposal to stop the draft, but in general is supporting Stevenson. “I feel that we need some type of compulsory draft law in order to maintain a fighting force which will demand the respect of our communist aggressors and allies alike in order to retard the possibility of future attack, he stated. Cadet-Colone] Ernest L. McFarland thinks that as a political issue it is a brilliant idea on Stevenson’s part. “But as far as carrying it out, it’s not,” he said. “The U. S. has never been a militarilistic nation and as long as we depend only on those who volunteer, the safety of our nation will be jeopardized.” Council Jarman pointed out that under the present draft law, volun- tary enlistment has been so stimu- lated that draft calls for some of the services are reduced or nonex- istent. However, he thinks that we should follow the advice of the Chair- men of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the military chiefs of the service and continue the drafting. Alen Alcock thinks that we need a highly mobile military force since a surprise enemy attack will be more devastating now than ever before. “Minimum military training can give us a fairly mobile reserve force,” he stated. “It, at least, would be more mobile than could be expected if we waited till an attack to begin training military personnel.” Horace Rose thinks that without the draft the nationa] defense of the country would be in jeopardy due to communistic aggression. Tommy Baker thinks that Steven- son will lose a lot of votes because of the outragious statements that he has made concerning the draft. “We have to have defense—every- body knows that,” he said, Don Graziano thinks that Eisen- hower is a military man and should © know best about military matters. “The plow under President Eisen- hower is the best yet and should be continued,” he said. SINCE THIS IS THE LAST edit- ion before election, I just can’t re- sist making a pre-election predic- tion, Although I am _ supporting Adlai Stevenson and his policies one hundred percent, I believe that the voting trend will be in Ike’s direc- tion, Even though many of the main political issues have turned favorably toward Stevenson, it seems that pros- perity and popularity are still wide- spread enough to elect Eisenhower. In Congress, ‘however, I believe the Democrats will make many ad- vances and increase their majority there. EAST CAROLINIA Billy Arnold Should The US Have A Woman President? The battle of the sexes rages on. A question as old es time itself has stepped into modern dress and still Man United minds of today’s “Should the States have a woman President?” Two well-versed members of out- standing (‘City organizations agreed to publish their own calculated thoughts on the gravity of this current issue. From the local chapter of the American Daughters of the ‘Confeder Mrs. Elizia Hampton Finn as taken the affirm- ative side. From the local chapter of the National Association for tne Advancement of Men, the honorable Herbert T. Willie, has taken the negative side. In keeping with the rules of the NAFTAM, we hzve consented to let Mr. Willie speak first, (the rule is that since to men, the age-old custom of “ladies first” should forever be abandoned and forgotten: section 1, page three of —andbook). Mr. Willie: Ever since the beginning of time, plagues the and Woman: women are now equal Speaking Of Women have been the thorn in the side of all peace-loving societies, In the it Eve who ate beginning, it was the apple, then made Adam partake of it. Then, the invented the old pitch about women should be treated with tenderness, step on men’s coats when muddy streets, should be offered a man’s seat when riding on a bus, should have men rise when the room, should have men stoop and pick up her hand- kerchief when she dropped it—all of that. “Now, a‘ter Carrie Nation and her hatchet-women chopped up all the bars and outlawed whiskey, they want president. Voting isn’t enough for them. They’ve got to vote, then count them, then be President. “I say beware. Next they will out- law cigars, football and dirty jokes!” Mrs. Finn: “We, American Daughters of the Confederacy, believe that a wo- man would make an ideal president of these United States. “When our organization was first later, female sex should crossing she enters to become the being formed, all the women in the county wanted to join. They knew that we were in favor of a woman president—not that we have anything against President E understand, But matter. And a woman president would not envolve herself in the mud-slinging and uncouth arts of sheer politics. “There are many women would demand into effect, that think of, Our enhower, Nixon is another reforms we to have put would never policies toward Russia would not be the nor would the tctrible parking situation at East Carolina, I say. “In answer to Mr. Willie’s state- ment about Adam and Eve, I would like to say that neither Adam nor Eve would make a suitable present- day president, but of the two, Eve would have been the more modern. Her farm plan, evidently, was good enough to yield apples and other fruits, Eisenhower, a man, mind you, can’t even do that well with all the modern machinery. “A women would definitely change things around here.” men same, A Lesson For Mankind It was early morning past one. Fog hung heavily over whole campus—so heavily that the street lights instead of shining glowed iridescently. The buildings lost char- acter and became mere forms in bleck. A student could be heard in the distance, the tapping of his foot- steps thdough the moist night air, They crescendoed past one building, on to another, between two more, and finally faded away. The campus lights never caught up his shadow. It was as if he had not been, The stillness continued to reign, un- disturbed and unconcerned. One light, sank deep into a clump of trees, looked as if it were being strangled . the bare branches of dark trees closing surely about it. Was it cry- ing out for help? Certainly it must be in the face of such stark circum- stances. But surprisingly enough, there were no sounds. It burned on, quietly, never flickering, steadily, confidently, The simple glow seemed impervious to the continuous efforts of its death-bringer, its frustrater. Neither relaxed its efforts; the ag- gressor gained no ground. The light glowed on with the radiance of know- ing that its job was being well done. ‘A lesson for mankind? Perhaps. To the’ steadfast, the consistent and sincere, the straightyforward and honest, life’s impediments, handi- caps, and temporary failures are reduced fp negligible proportions. Lesson: Know your place, your a- bilities and your goals. Stick to them and the rest is incidental. just echoing %m the October issue of the Read- er’s Digest, an article by Arthur Gordon, “How Wonderful You Are . . .”, was of particular interest to this writer. The following are ex- cerpts which if taken to heart will definitetly improve ones outlook on life and enhance his position in the By PURVIS BOYETTE eyes of others. Knowing that he is loved, individual does not have to y about acceptance or approval— he’s got them. Knowing that he is admired, his self-confidence remains high. the wor . affection is not much good unless it is expressed, What’s more, I have a notion that unexpressed feelings have a tendency to shrink, wither, and ultimately die. Putting an emotion into words gives it a life and reality that otherwise it doesn’t have, expressed confidence in a person’s ability to accomplish some- thing actually strengthens that a- bility. ... The human animal is a strange creature: it will often make more of an effort to please someone else than it will to please itself. Reader’s Comment . The expression of affection quite a lot, I think, for the person who expresses it; people who give admiration and affection get it back—if what they give is spon- taneous and sincere. People are ir- resistibly drawn to ‘warm’ people. And what is a warm person, except one who instinctively takes the check- rein off his emotions and enthusiasms when dealing with people he cares about? Such warmth is contagious. If even one- member of an_indif- ferent family can recapture it, it will spread impédceptibly to the others, until the decline of intimacy is halted. . To be manifestly loved, to be openly admired, are human needs 2s basic as breathing. Why, then, wanting them so much ourselves, do we deny them so often to others? Why, indeed?” does Phelps Writes Apology October 29, 1956 Dear Editor, Contrary to what seems to be a popular belief, there are mo social fraternities here at East Carolina College. I repeat, there are no social fraternities either national] or lo- cal on our campus. True, some of our newer fraternities hope to some- day become affiliated with a nation- al organization, but as of yet their title cannot contain the word “so- cial.” Bear in mind also that some of these lately formed groups are not recognized either by the admin- istration or the S. G. A. Those fra- ternities that have been granted re- cognition received this right only after due consideration had been given to their constitutions and to the services they proposed to render to the school. I realize that in the past few weeks there has been much mis- leading information on this subject spread around the campus. I, myself, had a misconceived idea concerning our loca] fraternities as a result of this baseless information. Even the East ‘Carolinian carried articles con- cerning our supposedly “social fra- ternities.” Acting on this unvali- dated information,I am sorry:to say, I had a part in the further distri- bution of this false information, For this I offer my most sincere apolo- gies publicly as one of a series of steps that I am taking to eradicate any and all misconceptions that may have arisen from actions on my part, Sincerely, Jimmy Phelps Pot Pourri Special Privileges By JAN RABY With the last pro and con fr grand slamming article out and left to judge for themselves, the edit staff settles down once again back in the routine of a Friday deadline to meet Comes the Revolution . . After seeing some mighty nice lo: freshmen girls sitting in Cotten dorr ing the Homecoming dance looking tul, this columnist is inclined to think they could use a dating bureau as supy: by the Advisory Council. However, the perclass dorms suggested by their en ness that the older girls seem to be d very well on their own. The freshmen ; do well to back this new project bef gets lost in someone's red ‘ape. Another suggestion by the Advi Council that needs to be brought in the light is that of special privileges for class (junior and senior) girls. At the sent, there is no distinction made dormitory closing hours for the girls rett Hall officers visited Dean Whité discuss the situation and were inf: that it was unlikely that any changes be made this year. The proposed chan, for the upperclassmen to be allowe Friday and Saturday night a twelve « deadline to be in the dorm. Argument and con plus any information on colleges’ regulations on this matter welcomed by Pot Pourri. Congratulations ... . At the NCEA meeting last ECC band turned in an excellent f ance. Also Dr. Elwood Keister turned his usual miraculous event. of directin; high school clinic chorus and getting t response that comes only with a super director, PONCE ic. 3 Believe it or not, there are some eag Young Republicans on campus looking a sponsor. Would some member of the fecu volunteer? After all, Democrats, a litt competition is good for the. soul. From the scrapbook .... “Write it in your heart that every is the best day of the year.’’—-Emerson “To do nothing is the- way to be nothing.—N. Howe. “Truth and love are the most power ful things in the world, and when they bot go together they can not easily be wit! stood.”—Dale. “People are never so near playing ti fool as when they think themselves mos wise.”—Lady Mary Monague. Pp Others Are Saying What Is News? What is news, asked the Heartless on: And putting down his glasses he ar swered. : News is rape, murder, suicide, shoo ings, maimings, fires, blasts, tragedy, storn tornado, cyclone, hurricane, blood in th gutter, more teeth scattered around legs -and arms torn, off, A-bombs and bombs, and sinkings and drownings ar battle and carnage, abortions, seductions gory details, divorces, Cain, Judas, Atti Catherine De Medici, Mussolini, Hitler What is news, said the Poet. Putting down his book, he looked af off and answered his question. News is moonlight. and starlight and summer dawns and gentle breezes, of cou rage, his indomitable soul, “for which thank whatever Gods there be,” youth walk ing hand in hand, male and female, th: dove’s gentle coo, the thrill of an infant- your infant—as he makes the first tentative clutch of your finger, the uplift of a littl hand placed confidently in yours. Wind and surf, flat plains of good earth rolling outward to the horizon, cattle grazing in green fields, a tree lifting its arms to heaven, sleep, and friendship and fellowship and faith. Indomitable Moses, gentle Jesus, mag- nificent Paul, Confucius, Lin Yutang, The Prophet, Bobbie Burns, Robert E. Lee, the great general whose soul cried out in pain because he had to make war, Abraham Lin- coln, Archibald Rutledge, Elton Trueblood Plato, Aristotle, the Psalm, and the 14th chapter of John’s gospel. What is news, asked the Philosopher In words hard to be understood, he answered his own question. Of man’s relation to man, of man’s learning what life means, of principles, of truth and beauty, of ability to determine one’s own place in life, of what makes cou- rage, of what makes weakened souls, of the nature of war and peace, of things to live by, of the comfort of religion, of the great faiths, of the essential goodness of pit am of - — and everlasting of man from «his like: innings to an even higher ro toc ong br 2 by —s asked the Editor. ling the co; in his | he answered. st og Pen _ noe ews is all of thesé ‘things ‘and- more. It is a balance one against.the.othe:. It. is the mirror of_life, of the reflection of the ae. ieee pie a gives himself to, is bornings + hia. dyings,; - his his church, his clubs, Pe npn maxed goings, and of his gréat lofeliness and his need always for agsurance. Of such-is news. enry “Belk: NewsArgus, - Goldsboro. 7 ~ oan ; . EAST CAROLINIAN PAGE THRER SS ee ECC Cagers P reparing “veel eel “tg Oris od he For Coming Campaign For Loop Game y ition salle alentec ea rosh ir cditor’s note: This is the second in [dene witht Havold. McKee in the 22011) ‘rhe : ‘ ; senior on the squad, This week, East Carolina journeys|a series of four articles dealing with land 440 yard freest (ites % \ i 5 ee 5 . Wallac a veteran back- Veterans Host : 4 to Lenoir Rhyne for the toughest|this year’s swimming team.) | Because of rule changes that now |ctroker. Wallace will take the place game of the season against the ua-, The swimming charges of Coach, make tie dolphin kick (up and ale Ronnie R will give the | beaten, untied B Ray M rtinez have been boistered | aneous movements of the legs) | Bue mern luo in the 200 Of Newcomers * . Defending champions of the North | this season by the addition of a|‘“8* # veteran of last year’s ag-| yard }