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fte EDITORIALS Let Reason Reign Pneumonia Poor Substitute Note of Sympathy NEWS March of Dimes Dance Two New Dorms Phi Betes Announced Serving Civilian and Military Students at UNC VOLUME LIII SW CHAPEL HILL, N. C, SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 1946 NUMBER SW 112 Trustees Okay Contract For Two New Each Building To Hold 300 Students; Date Of Construction Still Uncertain The executive committee of Board of Trustees has authorized contracts for the - building of two new dormitories here, each to be equipped to house 300 stu dents. The trustees' action was taken at a boad meeting- in Ra leigh Tuesday, following an inspection visit to the campus last weekend. The trustees gave the go-ahead sig-3" nal to the Greater University to enter into three-way contracts for construe tion of two dormitories each at Caro lina and at the Woman's College in Greensboro. The contracts are to be drawn on a similar basis as one recently en tered into by State College, the State of North Carolina and the Wa chovia Bank and Trust Company for the construction of two new dormi tories at State College, Raleigh. The State College contract was approved at Tuesday's executive committee meeting, which was attended by President Frank P. Graham, Control ler W. D. Carmichael and Chancellor R. B. House. Contract Approved Under the three-way contract ap proved for State College, the State of North Carolina leases the grounds on the campus to the State College Foundation for a period of 99 years. The foundation, which was formed several years ago to solicit assistance for various projects at the college, then borrows $500,000 from the Wa chovia Bank. All gross rental re ceipts will be applied to the loan, and the 99-year lease will terminate upon payment of the loan. "The committee's action in author izing the unique contracts was pre cipitated by the acute housing short ages at the three units of the Greater University, particularly at State -and Carolina. Faced with unprecedented enrollments, the three institutions have been unable to devise other means of providing sufficient dormi tory space for expected students. Under normal procedure the Greater University would have to ob tain legislative approval for borrow ing money to construct buildings. But University officials pointed out to the trustees that the need for dor mitory rooms is a problem that must be solved immediately without wait ing for the convening of the General Assembly next January. Locations Undetermined No decision has yet been made by South Building officials as to where the authorized buildings will be lo cated or whom they will house, though it seems virtually certain that both will be for men students. Nation-wide strikes, particularly those spreading in the steel indus try, may prove to be a big block along the road toward actually getting the dormitories built here in the near fu ture. Strikes may tie up production of building materials to the extent that it will be impossible to have the dorms ready by next fall, officials believe. There is some speculation in South Building that more than two dormi tories may be secured for Carolina. See TRUSTEES, page 4. March, June Grads To Name Officers At Mass Meetings Election for the officers of the March and June senior classes, which are to be organized before Feb. 1, will be held Tuesday and Wednesday at mass meetings in Gerrard Hall. President, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer will be elected, as well as ten members of the executive com mittee. Officers for the March grad uation class will be elected Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. The June class will hold elections Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. Walt Brinkley, chairman of the elections committee, urges all mem bers of these classes to be present. "There is no other way to obtain a complete list of the members; it is necessary to elect these officers imme diately in order for the Yackety Yack to publish the information." ROTC's or Marines who will re ceive certificates in March or June are also included in the senior classes, announced Brinkley. Dormitories the University of North Carolina Pianist Steed To Highlight Union Concert Star of this Sunday night's concert to be held in the firelight of Graham Memorial's main lounge will be Ed win Steed, pianist, Martha Rice, di rector, disclosed. An accomplished artist, Steed, a freshman and a chemistry major from Richlands, holds a diploma from the National' Guild of Piano Teachers. Now a special student with Miss Vir ginia Hare, he played in the contest sponsored by the National Federation of Music Clubs held in Richmond, VaM in 1945 and was given the top rating of "excellent." Entering this contest for nine successive years he received ratings of "superior" and "excellent" at each playing. "We are most fortunate in having such a superb artist here on the cam pus and I hope that as large a number of students will turn out for this con cert as for the previous fireside con certs, when the lounge has been com pletely filled," Miss Rice stated. After the concert there will be dancing by recordings in the Graham ', Memorial Grill, she said further.' Classical recordings will be played in the main lounge before the pro gram, beginning at 8:30. Numbers to be featured on the program are the artist's favorites, including the follow ing: "Galliwog's Cake Walk," "Moun tain Tune," "Malaguena," and "Arab esque No. 1," all by Debussy; "Juba" by Nathaniel Dett, the late North Carolina Negro artist; "Liebestraum" and "Etude in D-Flat Minor" by Liszt, "Prelude No. 1" by Gershwin, and "Of Bre'er Rabbit" and "Hungarian" by MacDowell. Daily Tar Heel Seeks Circulation Manager Students interested in securing a paid position with the Daily Tar Heel as circulation manager are asked to submit a bid on the costs of circulating some 4,000 papers six days a week to the Publications Union Board. Applicants should mail bids to post office box 987, Chapel Hill. More details of the position will be explained to applicants before a final decision is made. Need for New Drama Theatre Stressed in Henderson Book The urgent need for a new drama tic art building at the University is revealed in an article by Prof. Samuel Selden, head of the Dramatic Art De partment and Director of the Caro lina Playmakers, in an attractively- mwmmmMmw DKrARCHIBALD HENDERSON w. :-v.'.-.v.v; ww.ww-....v: MONTE HOWELL Phi Betes Add 20 Members Almonte Howell, Jr. Takes Presidency- Twenty new members were initi ated into the local chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at formal ceremonies Wednesday night, Monte Howell, pres ident, announced. Inducted at the ceremonies held in Graham Memorial were: Elizabeth Mershon Battle, Rocky Mount; El eanor Carroll, Chapel Hill; Fred Hoi land Chamberlain, Miami, Fla.; Gloria Janet Chapman, Charlotte; Robert Langdon Foreman III, Atlanta, Ga.; John Henry Graham, Tulsa, Okla an3 Dorothea Janssen, Winter Haven, Fla., . ' . Elaine Pearlstine, St. Matthews, S C; Lyman Inge Prior, Jr., New Bern; Lloyd Bain Robertson, Lonoke, Ark.; James Gibson , Traynham, Broxton, Ga.; Charles F. Vance, Jr., Winston Salem; Jack Robert Wagoner, Greens boro; and James Brinson Webb, More head City. Also elected into membership, but not present at the meeting were : Max well Borow, Philadelphia, Pa.; Robert E. Cooper, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Lobe Charles Scheinberg, Memphis, Tenn.; Myra Elaine Sklarey, Newark, N, J.; and Anita May Sosnow, Brooklyn, N. y. By virtue of his holding the highest scholastic average in this year's mem bership, Monte Howell was automati cally elected president, and the follow ing other officers were elected : George W. Jones, vice-president; Eleanor Carroll, recording secretary. Dr. Ernest L. Mackie, acting Dean of Men, was elected permanent treas urer and corresponding secretary suc ceeding the late Dr. Thomas J. Wil son, Jr., who had served in this capa city since the establishment of the chapter. For eligibility in this organization, the highest of all campus scholastic organizations, a student must main tain a scholastic average of at least 92.5 and have at least eight quarters of college work. Other requirements for membership are based on leader ship, character and participation. Fraternity keys, engraved with the owner's name and class, were given to many of the new initiates and more keys are now on order.- bound volume, "Pioneering A Peo ple's Theatre," which has just been released by the University Press as one of the 17 such volumes in the series of sesquicentennial publications being issued this year by the Uni versity. Dr. Archibald Henderson, Kenan professor of mathematics and close friend of Dr. Koch, edited "Pioneering A People's Theatre" which is dedi cated to' the founder of the Playmak ers. The fact that the activities of the Dramatic Art Department and the Playmakers are carried on in seven different locations on the University campus, Professor Selden points out, is explanation enough as to just how badly needed a new building is. Activities Widespread "For 19 years, until 1936, the Playmakers Theatre served well the needs of the organization," Professor Selden says. "But the activities of the Playmakers have grown so exten sively in the years since their incep tion that the present building cannot now hold more than a small part of See NEW THEATRE, page 4. - f - V lA v LJk 1l J March of Climaxes Treasury Head Vinson Says Reconversion Near Finish Opportunities In Southern Development Stressed By Davlin In Institute Speech By Sam Summerlin "Reconversion is 85 to 90 per cent completed," Secretary of the Treas ury Fred M. Vinson revealed yester day in a personal interview. "How ever, this reconversion is not in pro ducing, but in the ability to produce," Vinson added. Inflation is under control at the present, Vinson said, but unless the price stabilization act is continued and ample consumer's goods are produced, the nation will be in a very serious situation. -When asked if the United States will lose out in foreign markets if the present strikes, especially steel, con tinue, Vinson said that the United States will not likely lose its markets, but a shortage of such items as ma chinery will greatly hamper rapid re conversion in foreign countries. - i Praises Dr. Graham However, rather than talk busi ness, Vinson preferred to praise President Frank Graham for his tui.aivutauic ucivitc tu mc uncivil. I An "unusually capable man, with sense and courage," is the way Vin son termed the President of the Great er University, and he wished that there were a dozen Frank Grahams in the government. Asked if he thought Graham was doing the right thing in spending as much of his time in jthe government rather than at the University, Vinson replied, "abso- ;ely.-" The trouble today Is, Vinson said, that folks don't want to come to Washington, now that the fervent patriotism found during the war has disappeared. This problem is one of the toughest which the government faces today. Here in Chapel Hill to address the first meeting of the North Carolina Newspaper Institute, Vinson spent much of yesterday afternoon at the ocal chapter of his fraternity, Phi Delta Theta. Seated on a table, Vinson talked in formally with the fraternity members who gathered around him. Included in this group was the fraternity presi dent, Jack Davies, who was a school mate of Vinson's son, Fred, Jr. Baseball Fan As baseball is one of. Vinson's fav orite interests, the conversation na turally turned to this subject. Vinson old the boys an unusual story, which he believes should be sent to Robert Ripley, to be in "Believe It or Not." When Vinson was in Center College in Kentucky), he played shortstop on the baseball team. During one of the team's trips in North Carolina, they came to Chapel Hill. Carolina had just beaten Virginia 6 to 3, and the players felt mighty good. But as it turned out, Center shutout Caro lina 3 to 0, and this was the prize play, though not in favor of Center: Vinson was the first man up. The first ball was a beauty, and Vinson knocked it right through the pitcher's See VINSON, page 4. Yack Photo Schedule Yack photography schedule for the week of January 28-February 1 is as follows: Monday, Jan. 28: 7:00 Board of Governors, Vets" Association in Roland Parker Lounge; 7:45 Student Coun cil in Student Government Room, Graham Memorial. Tuesday, Jan. 29: 4:30 Phi Mu Al pha in Chapter room, Hill Hall; 7:00 Town Girls' Association in Blue Room, Y.M.C.A.; 7:30 German Club in Roland Parker Lounge. Wednesday, Jan. 30: 4:00 Stray Greeks in Roland Parker Lounge; 4:30 Pi Beta.. Phi in Roland Parker Lounge; 5:00 Tri Delt in Roland Parker Lounge; 5:30 Alpha Delta Pi in Roland Parker Lounge. Thursday, Jan. 31: 4:00 Chi Omega in Roland Parker Lounge; 4:30 Al pha Gam in Roland Parker Lounge; 5:00 Monogram Club in Navy Hall; 7:30 Debate Council and TKA in Grail Room. Dimes Dance Tonight Campus Polio Drive ' The South was pictured here yes teday as a region which, having made great strides in the last 15 years, faces tremendous opportunities for in dustrial and agricultural development in the immediate future. The speaker was William R. Dav lin, executive secretary- of the Ad visory Reconversion Board of which former Governor O. Max Gardner is chairman. Mr. Davlin, a native of Atlanta, was former director of the Southern Office of the National Re gional Planning Board and executive secretary of the Southeastern Region al Planning commission. "Though some of the gains of the war years in the South can be held only with great difficulty, it can be said that wartime developments have been wholly in harmony with these sound, long-range interests in agri culture and industry," he said. n t AvtsJ 1 lTTOOrkrtl -Po ? VI lino been speeded ahead; existing indus tries have expanded; per capita in come has risen to all-time highs." Mr. Davlin addressed a luncheon session here yesterday of the North Carolina Newspaper Institute being held at the University and Duke Uni versity. He was introduced by Holt McPherson, editor of the Shelby Daily Star. Sharing the program with Mr. Dav lin was Mack Sauer, celebrated humor ist and editor of the Leesburg (Ohio) Citizen, who was introduced by O. C. McQuage, of Mocksville. Russell M. Grumman, director of the University Extension Division, presided. Dual Membership Bill Turned Down By Action of Di The Dialectic Senate ended a three month controversy Wednesday night when Roy Thompson's bill to abolish Di-Phi dual membership received only two favorable votes. The bill was attacked as an ex post facto measure, unfair to several senators who were instrumental in the reorganization of the Phi. Nina Guard, president of the Di, announced that new members are now being considered, and any student may make application in the YMCA or with Miss Guard or Dave Pittman, chairman of the membership commit tee. According to a policy inaugurat ed by the acceptance cf Dan McFar land, the Di is re-admitting those members who have returned as vet erans; the regular membership re quirements in such caies have been See DI, page 4- 1 Chapel Hill Is Town of Size, There are more educated people, both white and Negroes, in Chapel Hill than any town of its size in the country, statisticians believe. Of the 3,654 people living in the town limits of the University village, 2,155 were 25 years or older and aver aged 13.7 school years completed, ac cording to a study of the 1940 cen sus made by Alexander B. Andrews, Raleigh, Secretary of the University's Board of Trustees. The study reveals that 812 out of the 2,155 have four years or more of college education, that is, 38 per cent are college graduates or beyond, white and Negro. This means that the white and Ne gro populations have reached 1.7 years above high school graduation (12 years median schooling, in cen sus terms), or the completion of one and three-fourths' college years. Suburbs Not Included Were the 3,000 persons in the sub urbs included, the rating would defi nitely be even higher in view of the Jackson Band Is Scheduled For Occasion Informal Hop Will Last From 9 To 12 The March of Dimes dance, cli maxing the two-week old campaign on campus, will be held tonight from 9 until midnight in Woollen gymna sium. Music for the informal dance will be furnished by a veterans' band under the direction of George Jack son. Tickets have been on sale in the Y all week, but those who have not yet bought tickets may get them at the door. The dance in a way will be in com memoration of the late President At the halfway mark Thursday night, the campus March of Dimes campaign was still inching along, measuring a little over a quarter of the total quota of $1,000 which must be contributed before the closing of the drive at midnight, Thursday, January 31. Not all dormitory and fraternity chairmen have been heard from, but by the 24 who reported at the Thursday meeting, $271 had been collected. Alderman and Everett are lead ing in the dormitories and the Delta Psi's and Tri-Delts are well in the lead among fraternities and sorori ties. Roosevelt whose birthday on January 30 has been observe in previous years on the campus in connection with the annual polio campaign. A large part of the campus quota of $1,000 is ex pected through the dance. Those who have been invited as chaperones . are President and Mrs. Frank Graham, Chancellor and Mrs. R. B. House, Dean and Mrs. E. L. Mackie, Mr. and Mrs. Phillips Rus sell, and Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Smith. Honor Council Report Facts: Student received an E on a course, .reeling that ne deserved a better grade and not wishing to take the re-exam, he wrote a note to Dean Carroll saying that he had taken and passed the re-exam and signed the instructor's name to it. When ques tioned by Dean Carroll, he stated that he had taken and passed the re-exam. Before the council, he admitted his guilt on both charges. Council's decision: Student wa3 suspended from the University indefi nitely. Leaves For Service Bob George, Phi Delta Theta, has eft school prior to entering the serv ice. Most Educated Survey Shows large number of Ph.D.'s and graduate students living in the suburbs, it was estimated. The median school years completed for the United States in general is 8.4, for the South Atlantic group 7.8, and for North Carolina 7.4. This, ac cording to the statistics, puts North Carolina below the South Atlantic average, and Chapel Hill the highest of any incorporated municipality for 2500 or more population in the coun try. Stanford Next Palo Alto, California, seat of Stan ford University, ranks next with 12.5 median years or the average comple tion of four months of the freshman year in college by its population of adults. Berkeley, California, seat of the State University, averages two months of the freshman year, or 12.S median years for its adult population. The state of North Carolina's average of 7.4 means that the average adult has gone through the seventh grada plus three months.