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VOLUME XXXVIII
MARS TO BE
LD WEEKLY FOR
ONOMIC MAJORS
To Discuss Approaching Com
prehensive Exams And Cur
rent Economic Problems.
WILL BE IN BINGHAM HALL
There will be a weekly semi
nar conducted every Thursday
night in Bingham hall at 7 for
all juniors, and" seniors major
ing in economics. This seminar
which will be held in the regu
lar seminar room will be led by
Professor Evans for. the first
month or two. Later, however,
it is planned that the chairman
ship will . rotate among the stu
dents so that, each student may
get a chance to lead the group.
By regular attendance and good
work at this seminar there is a
prospect of acquiring a course
credit for one year's work.
For the first month the semi
nar will take up some of the
questions dealing with the com
prehensive examination, which
will be given around the first
of March to all seniors majoring
in economics. After this exam
ination the group, will probably
take up a study of some of the
current economic issues. All
students will be allowed to pre
pare papers to be given before
the group.
With the advent of this semi
nar Dean Carroll wishes to
make clear about liberal arts
students majoring in economics.
Heretofore it has been thought
that only those"lifthe' commerce
school were allowed to major in
economics; this, however, is in
correct, because a student tak
ing courses in the liberal arts
school has the right to major in
economics if it is his wish. The
commerce school is an adminis
tration unit in business while
the economics department is a
teaching unit in the liberal arts
school. ,
These seminars will be held
for the first time next Thursday
night at the stated time, and it
is hoped that many juniors and
seniors maiormg m economics
will take advantage of this semi
nar, not only for the benefit in
it, but also probably for the
course credit that may be gained.
N. C. REAL ESTATE
INSTITUTE OPENS
IN VILLAGE TODAY
Dean Carroll To Preside Over
First Session Of Conference
In Bingham Hall.4
Presided over by Dean D. D.
Carroll of the school of com
merce, the first North Carolina
real estate institute will open
this morning at 10 o'clock in
Bingham hall. The institute,
which is expected to attract a
group of nearly 100 realtors, is
to be given under the auspices
of the North Carolina Associa
tion of Real Estate Boards and
the University extension divi
sion. . v
C. C. Smithdeal of Winston
Salem is to be in charge of the
program. While the course in
real estate selling is to be con
ducted by A. John Berge of
Chicago, assisted by Guy W.
Ellis of Detroit. ' Mr. Berge,
who has previously conducted
similar institutes, arrived in
Chapel Hill last night. He im
mediately went into conference
with officials' of the extension
dwivision to arrange the pro
gram for today's sessions.
HE
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Russian Choir Concert Lacked
Spectacular States Reviewer
(By Milton Greenblatt)
The concert by the Russian
Symphonic Choir at Swain hall
on Monday was a very satisfac
tory one. There were no spec
tacular effects, and no startling
manner of singing. But through
out there was splendid, intelli
gent singing by a well-balanced
and capable chorus.
It is a relief, in these days
when size and quantity are al
most inevitable, to listen to a
small chorus such as this one.
For they give no deafening
crescendos arid fortes such as
oratorio choirs usually display.
And their limited size does not
handicap them in their inter
pretations. The soprano voices sounded
very weak when the full choir
sang, but the acoustics of the
auditorium being bad, it is hard
ly possible to criticise the voices.
The best part of the program
was tne urst section, cnurch
music, which is the most netur-
al medium for a choir. Holy
Week is &n unusual and beauti
ful song, influenced by the an
cient Greek musical scale, ac
cording to program notes, and
still sung in Greek Catholic
churches. Rachmaninoff's "To
Thee We Sing" was interesting,
PlaymakeKS Are Highly ;
Praised By Noted Poet
Jane J)ransfield Declares .That
Carolina Playmakers Are One
Of Most Important Creative
Forces In America.
(By Mary Price)
"The Carolina Playmakers
have the reputation of being the
most important creative group
in America at the present time,"
Jane Dransfield, , playwright,
poet and lecturer said in an in
terview here Sunday. "I know
of no dramatic group whose
ideals are so sincere and im
portant as those of the Chapel
Hill players."
Miss Dransfield is particular
ly interested in work being done
in the experimental theatres of
America and has written a num
ber of plays herself that have
received wide recognition, the
most famous of which are The
Lost Peiad, Blood o' Kings, and
Joe, A Hudson Valley Play.
"The New York theatre," she
said, "goes in for perfection of
technique, for the production
end of the drama ; therefore, the
work of the experimental thea
tres is the only creative work
being done in this country."
She was interested in the pro
duction oi The Children of the
Moon as staged by the Plaiy
Likers of North Carolina Col
legewhich she arrived in time
to see Saturday night. Having
been connected with the original
production of the. play, she was
pleased to be able to see an ama
teur performance of it. "The
play was uniformly good," she
stated, "falling down only oc
casionally in minor details of
acting. The actors worked up
well to the second act climax.
They interested me." ;
Miss Dransfield, with her hus
band, was on her way to Florida
from her home in New York and
stopped off here from Saturday
until Monday. 'This was her
first trip to : '.Chapel -Hill, al
though she ' expressed herself as
always faying hem interested
in the town as well as in the
(Cfftf&uft? in' list pj) , ;'
CHAPEL HILL, N. O, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12,
as is all his music.
In the second group, compos
ed of classical music, the ar
rangement of Rachmaninoff's.
C Minor Prelude was disappoint
ing. No transcription can ever
be made without great loss to
the original, as was . evident in
this piece. ThePeasant Scene
from Tschaikowsky's "Eugene
Onegin" was an attractive song,
sounding in parts like a Slavic
version of a Carmen chorus. The
Evening Song from "Prince
Igor," by Borodin was excellent.
It had all the strange harmony
and oriental quality that satu
rate this whole opera. , ,
The choir sang with too much
formalism and finish the group
of folk-songs. Folk-songs are
naturally wild, and somewhat
crude, and cannot be sung like
other music if the proper ef
fects are to be achieved. The
words of The Morning Song are
extremely interesting in that
they are exactly like a Chinese
poem. Tne translation oi tne
song is:
"On the hill the cocks are
crowing.
On the lake the water's still.
When the lake begins to ripple,
I, young maid, get sad and
blue."
Alumnus Conducts
Research Survey Of
"Day Dreaming"
Dr. Harry F. Latshaw, gradu
ate of the University and at
present connected With the Har
vard graduate school of educa
tion, has recently been quoted in
the Boston Post with regard to
the question of "day-dreaming."
Owing to the fact that Dr.
Latshaw is a university exten
sion lecturer on social psychol
ogy, his articles have been
widely read and constantly giv
en space in the larger news
papers of the north. In the re-
Cent interview with the Post
reporter he stated that day
dreaming could be an asset only
when put to daily use, and that
otherwise it was an unwhole
some and harmful habit. He
stressed the importance vested
in a cnna s education by his
mother, advising against letting
him follow too much his own de
sires. Dr. Latshaw received an A.
B. degree from the University
of North Carolina in 1920, hav
ing been a member of the hon
orary fraternities of Alpha Psi
Delta, Phi Delta Kappa and Sig
ma XL He then went to Har
vard where he received his doc
torate1 in the graduate school of
education. He has taken up re
search work and is now in
Charge of a committee of 21 in
vestigators, called ' the Harvard
Growth study.
This research covers a period
of 12 years, during which time
children are studied from their
first year in graded schools un
til they are seniors at high
school. Psychological tests are
made, and mental advancement
under various circumstances is
recorded. The process is now
in its eighth year, v with four
more remaining The report,
when complete, will be one of the
most important contributions to
the solution of educational prob
lems in history.
PMYMAKERS TO
LEAVE ON FRIDAY
FOR TOUR SOUTH
Twelve Day Tour Will Take
Group To Cities In The
Carolinas And Georgia.
TO GIVE ONE-ACT PLAYS
The Carolina Playmakers
leave here Friday to begin a
12-day tour of North Carolina,
South Carolina and Georgia.
They will present three one-act
plays: "The No 'Count Boy" by
Paul Green, "Job's Kinf oiks" by
Lor etto Carroll Bailey,. , . and
"Magnolia's Man" by Gertrude
Coffin.' ; -
A fantastic negro comedy,
"The No 'Count Boy," is typical
of Paul Green's keen insight
into negro personality. The
play was awarded first prize in
the National Little Theatre
torunament in 1925, when it
was produced in New York by
the Dallas Little Theatre Com-
.... . , .
pany.
; "Job's Kinf oiks" has attract
ed considerable attention as a
study of the problems in the life
of a family of mill workers, and
because of its clear delineation
of these people. The author,
Loretto Bailey, attended high
school in Winston-Salem where
there are no separate schools for
mill children. Thus she has
gained a background of knowl
edge which has enabled her to
create a play acclaimed by many
critics. In her portrayal of the
role of Kizzie, the grandmother,
she has likewise won a reputa
tion as an exceptional young
actress.
"Magnolia's Man" is a moun
tain comedy based upon the ef
forts of a young woman to get
a husband on the correspon
dence plan. The real man
proves not to be as alluring as
the advertisement. Gertrude
Conffin, the author, has been
highly praised for her acting in
the role of Mis'. Tish, the village
dressmaker.
These three plays were pro
duced on the northern tour last
November, when they were pre
sented in Baltimore, Philadel
phia, New York and Boston, as
well as several small towns. The
cast for the present tour will be
practically the same as that ap
pearing in the previous presen
tations. Frederick Koch, direc
tor of the Playmakers, and
Hubert Heffner, assistant direc
tor, will accompany the group.
In Atlanta Professor Koch will
speak before the Fine Arts Club
on "Making an American , Folk
Drama."
Saturday Review
Praises The
(By E. C. Daniel, Jr.) , j
A thorough analysis, which j
is at the same time compli-j
mentary in its criticism, appears
in the Saturday Review of Lit
erature for February 8 as the
latest contribution to the rising
popularity of "The Virginia
Plutarch" by-Philip Alexander
Bruce, a recent publication of
the University Press. This
searching critique is the writing
of Allen Nevins, metropolitan
editorialist, critic and author of
renown.
In his book, of two volumes,
Dr. Bruce pays a unique tribute
to Virginia, as the .mother of
eminent men. : This , is the state
ment of the reviewer, who de
clares that the Old Dominion,
the mother of presidents, "holds
1930
Monograms To Pose
There will be a picture taken
of the Monogram Club , this
morning at 10 :30 on the steps
of the law building. It is ab
solutely necessary that all mem
bers be present at this time,
wearing their monogram swea
ter. At the same time there will
be a picture taken of the golf
team and the cheerleaders. All
members of these groups must
be present at this time.
ANNUAL SIGMA XI
LECTURES TO BE
BY DR. SHAPLEY
Director Harvard College Obser
vatory To Speak In Gerrard
Hall Thursday And Friday
Nights.
t--
IS NOTED ASTRONOMER
Dr. Harlow Shapley, director
of the Harvard College Obser
vatory, is to begin the annual
series of Sigma Xi lectures to
morrow night in Gerrard hall
at 8 :30 o'clock. The series is
composed of two lectures and
the final address will be in Ger
rard hall at the same time Fri
day night.
Dr. Shapley is considered to
be one of the most, eminent of
the younger astronomers in the
country, and it is believed that
he will bring to the campus
much valuable information on
astronomical problems. He was
awarded the Draper medal of
the National - Academy of Sci
ence in 1926. -
Sigma Xi has sponsored this
series of lectures for a period
of ten years, and during this
time has brought to the campus
many of the country's most
orominent scientists. The 1927
lectures were delivered by Dr.
K. S. Lasley, research psychol
ogist of the Institute of Juve
nile Research. Dr. F. W. Alston
of Cambridge University, Eng
land, presented a series of lec
tures on atomic structure for the
1928 Sigma Xi addresses.
Dr. Shapley has done research
work in many branches of as
tronomy. Some of the fields in
which lie has .worked are pho
tometry, spectroscopy and cos
mogony. He is a fellow of the
American Academy of Arts and
Sciences, a member of the Wash
ington Acamedy of Science, the
American Association of Sci
ence, the National Academy of
Science, the American Astron
omy Association, and the Royal
Astronomical Society of Eng
land. Of Literature
Virginia Plutarch
a place which Massachusetts
and New York alone approach
and neither quite equals. It is
true that in the fields of litera
ture and learning Massachusetts
bears of the palm; Virginia is
poor in poets, novelists, and
scientists ... But in war, poli
tics, and pioneering there is no
list equal to that which includes
Washingtonn, Jefferson, Pat
rick Henry, Madison, Mason,
Monroe, Marshall, Winf ield
Scott, Lee, Jackson, and Wood
row Wilson."
It was the stated intention of
the author of "The ; Virginia
Plutarch" to present in Jiis series
of biographies a continuous nar
rative of American effort. Mr.
Nevins credits this objective
Cntintud a la$t pg)
NUSIBER 104
C.T. MURCfflSON
FOR INTEGRATION
MIONMXTILES
University Professor Tells Tay
lor Society Manufacturers
Must Combine For Own Good.
Speaking before the Univer
sity student branch of the Tay
lor Society last night, Dr: C. T.
Murchison, professor of econom
ics, advocated a program of in
tegration as the only remedy for
the present problem of over
production which he lays to the
individual manufacturer's in
ability to protect himself against
fluctuations in the raw cotton
market and in , the market for
The absolute impossibility of
any manufacturer to protect
himself against the sharp fluc
tuations in the price of raw cot
ton and his inability to antici
pate demand and so regulate his
production were the reasons .
given for a program of integra
tion. Dr. Murchison stated that the
difficulties and technicalities in-
volved in hedging prevented the
ordinary 'manufacturer from
protecting himself from changes
in raw cotton prices by this tra
ditional method.
The manufacturer is entirely
unprotected in selling his goods
for he cannot anticipate the de- -mand,
nor can he set the price
he is to receive for the goods he
has produced. Under present
nrcrani'Zfitin'n t.TiA mAnufar.t.nrfvr
usually sells through a commis
sion merchant, who sells at the
i i : . -u
ueisii price lie ca.ii get, nui, xicv.co-
sarily the one asked for by the
manufacturer.
A curtailment of working
hours and the abolishment of
night work, while it would be
beneficial socially, would not
benefit the cotton industry,
stated Dr. Murchison. If there
were curtailment and abolish
ment of night work, the in
creased profits of the industry
and the small and readily avail
able capital necessary for the
establishment of a mill would
attract a perfect flood of new
mills, and within three years
the industry would be back in
its present condiiton.
Any integration which is to
succeed, must have its beginning
at the converters, said the speak
er. The converters, with a group
of spinners and weavers under
its control, could in some degree
determine what would be the
style and the demand. In this
way the integrated industry
could prepare itself for the fu
ture demand as forecast by those
who exert some control over
styles.
FRESHMEN PREFER
GRAT TO LECTURE
, The most unusual right of
choosing the type of chapel pro
gram desired was given the
freshmen yesterday by R. B.
House, and the most character
istically freshman choice was
made. '
Mr. House, explaining that he
had as usual been asked to say
a few words he is never asked
to speak) I kindly invited the
freshmen to affirm their desire v
to hear the sermon he had pre
pared. Certain affirmation,
however, was doomed when a
possible alternative was sug
gested. upon voting a ; mere
murmer of "aye" supported the :
lecture, wniie Aierrara nau rang
with the reply "Aye, aye, well
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