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Z7lffy- If ARE YOU WET OR DRY? VOTE TODAY LOBBY Y. 51. C. A. ARE YOU WET OR DRY? VOTE TODAY LOBBY Y. M. a A. VOLUME XXXVIII CHAPEL HILL, N. C WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1930 NUMBER 134 III T y"v Brief Speeches Made As Many Candidates R ecei ve Tied" Greene and Marion Alex ander Running for Presi dent Student Body. THIRTY - FIVE NOMINEES Yarborough and Jones for Tar Heel Editorship; Hamer and Farrel for Presidency of "Y Since the nominations for stu dent body offices held in Ger rard hall yesterday, the setting of the political arena has taken definite form. An array of nom inees, portending a hotly-contested election, now stands on the records of the pre-election meet ing. ' For the highest office of the campus, tnat oi student body president, R. C. "Red" Greene ;and Marion Alexander were pre sented, as nominees. These men, already outstanding figures on the campus, were nominated in short, direct speeches by Mayne Albright aiyi Bill Speight, re spectively. Ray Farris, presid-J ing, announced that the presi dential nominees will speak in Gerrard hall Thursday morning at 10:30. Nominations, in addition . to those made by the various staffs and announced in yesterday's issue of the Tar Heel were made for the editorships of the publi cations. Joe Jones- received a nomination to the chief of these offices, that of editor of the Daily Tar Heel. For editor of the lit erary supplement, the Carolina Magazine, J. C. "Red" Williams was nominated, and of the Buc caneer. Kermit Wheary was named. Additional nominations made for the Y. M. C. A. offices were Claude Farrell for president and Ellis Fysal and Sam Gor- ham for vice-president. Nominations tor the minor offices followed, being made by a long train of enthusiastic speakers. In spite of continu ous requests for brevity, no word of the "praise for the worthy?' went unspoken. Emphatic tones and very determined language set forth the qualities of "the man." Headed by Phi Beta Kappa keys and monograms, an interminable train of evidences of worth were dangled before the hearers. With few excep tions each speaker announced that he "would like to nominate a man" and proceeded to show it was a man he had in mind. The exceptions had desires of nominating "a real man" and took upon themselves the addi tional task of expounding the "real." . A complete list of nominees follows: . 1 President of the student body, Marion Alexander and Red Greene; editor of the Tar Heel, Will Yarborough and Joe Jones ; editor of the Magazine, J. C. "Red" Williams, Richard A. Chace and Jay Curtis ; editor of Yackety Yack, Clyde Dunn and Douglas Kincaid ; editor of Buc caneer, Kermit Wheary and Gil Pearson; president of Y. M. C. A., Ed Hamer and Claude Far rell ; vice-president of Y, Ellis Fysal, Sam Gorham; secretary of Y, Harry Finch and John Mil ler; treasurer of Y, F. M. "Pard ner" James and William Draper; president of athletic association, Burgess Whitehead and Jim Magner ; vice-president of the Continued on last page) in ominations Withdrawal Notice All candidates for either campus or class office who wish to withdraw their names from the official ballot are re quested by,Ray Farris, presi dent of the Student Body to notify him before 7 :00 o'clock tonight at the Sigma Phi Sigma house. MISTAKE CAUSES DEBATE TURMOIL Maryland and Carolina Teams Both Prepare for Affirmative Side; Disarmament Question. Due to a misunderstanding, both the Carolina.and Maryland debaters had prepared to argue The high schools which win the affirmative side of the ques- both sides in the triangular de tion when the two teams met in bating contest will send their Gerrard hall last night. Only, after the first speaker for the Carolina team had been - an- nounced and had begun his ar- state trophy, the Aycock memo gument was the mistake dis- rial cup. covered. for the debate, expressed his re- Debating Union have been ar gret that such an unfortunate ranged in triangles for the state- mcmem naa occurred, and aner a few seconds of consultation with the representatives of the two universities, he announced that, due to the fact that the question was of great current! interest, all the debaters would Rocky Mount Goldsboro and present their arguments for the Wilson; Edenton, Elizabeth City affirmative side of the subject, and Hrtford; Roanoke Rapids, "Resolved, That the nations of Tarboro and Farmville ; Bel the world should adopt some mont Mt Holly and Stanley; plan of complete disarmament of Lilesville Burnsville and Mor all forces, except those which are vp , old Tnw Vienna and Wal- needed f or police purposes." kertown; Candler, Fairview and G. P. Carr of the local team West Buncombe; Emma, Flat and Herbert Eby and Nicholas Creek and venable; Church Janetzke, members of the Uni- land Griffith and Reeds, versity of Maryland team, pre- Concord, Lexington and sented speeches upholding the statesville; Hamlet, Rocking affirmative of the query. J. A. bam and Laurinburg; Cary, Wilkinson, the other member of Wakeion and Wendell ; Rich the Carolina team, gave an ex- Sauare Woodland-Olnev and temporaneous talk in defense of the negative side. WOODHOUSE TALKS TO LAW STUDENTS At the second regular meeting of the newly-formed Pre-law School Association Monday nitrht Professor E. J. Wodhouse A nf J , 4- v n,v,t ft stdvnfhw. Dpalin with the iow to sociolov. Dsvchology. history a -u 4.a aiiu uuici unco vx obuujr, i phasized the importance of an active interest in politics on the part of all citizens of the coun try iff' order that the best and most democratic . form of gov ernment may be instituted and retained. Professor Woodhouse expressed various preferences in regard to institutions of govern ment such as conventions over direct primaries, two divisions of power as against three in fed eral government, etc. He ex pressed doubt as to whether the American form of government is as democratic as is generally thought. The talk was conclud ed with an endorsement of the study of law and of the Carolina school of law. After the more formal ad dress, the meeting was turned into an informal forum for the questioning of the speaker. 194 HIGH SCHOOLS COMPETE DEBATE C0NmTAPRIL4 Teams To Meet In Triangulars For State-Wide Contest Friday Night. WINNERS MEET APRIL 17-18 One hundred and ninety-four high schools scattered through out all sections of the state will take part in the triangular de bates on April 4 of the High School Debating Union of North Carolina, according to an an nouncement made yesterday by E. R. Rankin, secretary of the High School Debating Union. The query which will be dis cussed by representatives of the schools in all of the debates is: "Resolved, That North Carolina i : u j j i snouiQ aQPl ine proposed con stitutional amendment, authoriz- ing the classification of property for taxation." . teams to the University on April 17 and 18 to participate in the final contest for the rn, tnA t,;u -ttV. ; "U IX J.f lllgll DHUUIO 111111 are members of the High School wide contest 0n Friday evening L n,TTC,. Greensboro High Point and Winston - Salem; Salisbury, Charlotte and Asheville; Ral eigh, Durham and Fayetteville ; ROXobel-Kelf ord ; Chowan, Kit- tv Hawk and Manteo: Marsh- crrdn" atoga; Benson, Erwin and Four Oaks; Canton, Henjlersonville ana waynesvnie; uunn, inward st and Enfield ' Scotland Neck, Weldon and Wilhamston. Franklinton, Louisburg and Roxboro ; Roseboro, Mt. Olive and Selma; Greenville, New Bern and Washington ; Creed- moor, Hillsboro and Wake F6r- est' Beech Glen, Mars Hill and Weaverville; Beaufort, Vance- auu vvas,mion oiiegiaie Institute; Belhaven, Pantego, ana bwan yuaner; uiinsicle, Henrietta-Caroleen and Latti more ; Cove Creek, Glade Valley and McRae' Institute; Bethel Hill, Wilson and Zeb Vance. Albemarle, Spencer and (Continued on page two) Prohibition Ballot (Ballot Box in the Lobby of the "Y") Do not drink " Drink occasionally .:. Drink frequently . - Favor enforcement Favor modification Favor repeal Vote Light In Prohibition Balloting Here; Repealers Leading Both Other Groups Senior Notice Several business concerns will have representatives in Chapel Hill within the near future to interview . seniors concerning employment: The Eastman Kodak Co. representative will be here on April 14, the Remington-Rand Business Service, Inc. man on April 16. Representatives from the Proctor & Gamble Co. and S. H; Kress & Co. have promised to come, but no definite dates have been set for their visits. Besides these, there are a few other companies which may visit the campus later in the' rJpring. ' Seniors 'who wish to inter view any of these men should make arrangements to do so through the Bureau of Voca tional Information, 204 South building. REUNION OFFICERS GATHERSATURDAY Representatives of Reuning Classes To Gather for Arrang ing Alumni's Part at Com mencement. 'The Reunion Committee of the General Alumni Association will meet at the Carolina Inn Saturday evening at six o'clock, according to an announcement made in the central alumni of fice. Dr. Hubert Haywood, '05, of Raleigh, Alumni Commencement marshal and chairman "of , the reunion committee, is expecting 12 or 15 class secretaries and representatives here f or the gathering. The meeting is called for the purpose of arrang ing for the alumni part of the commencement program, and, secretaries of the .classes which hold reunions this June are members of the committee. Commencement dates are June 7-10, and Alumni Day is Monday, June 9. This is a change from the custom of the past several years, which has been to have Alumni Day on Saturday. The alumni board of directors voted to make the change, believing that many alumni were kept away from Alumni Day because it came on Saturday. The alumni will be guests of the athletic association at the Georgia Tech vs. Carolina track meet on Emerson field in the af ternoon and will have supper to gether at the Inn. Dr. Haywood will preside. Alumni who are members of the reunion committee and their classes, follow: T. H. Battle, '80, Rocky-Mount; Harry Howell, '95, Fayetteville; Dr.' R. E. Coker, '96, Chapel Hill; J. A. (Continued on page three) Only 241 Votes Cast at End of Second Day; Non Drinkers----. , Outnumbers Drinkers. BALLOTING ENDS TODAY 119 Vote For Repeal With 68 For Modification and 54 for Enforcement; Repealers Lead ing at University of Virginia. With 241 votes cast during the first two days of the prohibition poll being conducted by the Daily Tar Heel, the non-drinkers at the university outnumber the drinkers 123 to 118 while those favoring repeal or modification of the 18th amendment outnum bered those favoring enforce ment 187 to 54. The poll will be closed at 6 o'clock today and those plan- ining to vote are urged to vote at the ballot box. in the lobby of the Y. All students are urged to, take part in this poll as the final tabulation will be taken to indicate the sentiment of the entire student body. In tabulating the vote yester day it was noticed that of those who do not drink only 52 favored enforcement of the law, while among those who drink frequently not one favored en forcement. The vote among the non-klrinkers was as follows : for enforcement 52, for modification 32, and for repeal 39. Sentiment favoring repeal was evinced among those drinking only occasionally as 42 voted for repeal while 34 voted for modi fication. In the class of those who drink frequently sentiment was almost unanimous against either enforcement or modifica tion with only 2 votes being cast for modification and none for enforcement. In a similar poll now being conducted at the University of Virginia almost half of the stu dent body has participated in the balloting with those favor ing repeal leading by a large majority. The vote for enforce ment there through Monday was very light. The final count of the vote will be announced in Thursday's issue of the Tar Heel. Local Woman's Club Holds Clean-Up-Week Ordinarily it costs 75 .cents per month for garbage removal in Chapel Hill. This week those people who allow their rubbish to accumulate for a year are being rewarded, for the city is doing the work free. Sponsored by the Chapel Hill Women's Club, Clean Up Week began Monday. The trucks en gaged in rubbish removal start ed Monday working in the ter ritory north of Franklin street, and are Droceedins: in a clock wise direction around the city, The work will be finished Thurs day or Friday. Di Senate Halts Meeting For Class Nominations In order to allow the use of the hall for class nominations the Dialectic Senate remained in session onlv ten minutes last night. The scheduled inaugura! address by President Rector, to gether with certain committee appointments and elections, was postponed until the next meet ing. Iceland is soon to have a broadcasting station. SET OF RENOWN BOOKS ACQUIRED BY THE LIBRARY Copies of the Famous Egyptian Mathematical Volumes Are Brought Here Through Ef forts of Math Department. REVEAL EARLY MATH The University library, thru the efforts of the department of mathematics, has acquired a set of the recently published Rhind Mathematical Papyrus, which is regarded by some as one of the triumphs of Ameri can scholarship. The two volumes which were edited by A. B. Chace, chancel lor of Brown University, com prise a photographic facsimile, hieroglyphic transcription, transliteration, literal transla tion, and mathematical commen- tary4 and bibliography of the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus which is in the British Museum. The Papyrus, which dates from the twelfth dynasty of Egypt, about 1685 B. C, was found at Thebes in 1858. It passed into the hands of A. H. Rhind, from whom the Museum obtained it in 1864. For many years it could hot be translated. When finally translated, the mathematical treatise threw much light on the condition of mathematics in Egypt during the early ages. It is thought that this papyrus was a copy of still older one written about 1800 B. C. The papyrus consists of two pieces, both oi which are 33 centimeters wide. One piece is 206 centimeters long, the other, 319. When the papyrus had been translated it was found that there was one piece missing. This section was later found in the New York Historical Society, who had acquired it in 1907. The recently acquired volumes are. photographic reproductions of the papyrus together with translations and comments on the subject matter. The papyrus consists of 87 parts, which were not numbered in the original but which have been numbered for easy identi fication. The first part of the manuscript consists of resolu tions of fractions with 2 in" the numerator and odd numbers from 5 to 101 in the denomina tor into others having unity in the numerator. The second group of problems concerns arithmetic, and the third consists of problems in mensuration. There is a section of miscellaneous arithmetical problems and one section which has not yet been translated. Through the translation of this papyrus, the condition of the science of ' mathematics at -this early date, 1685 B. C, has become known and further proof is added to the statement that mathematics is the oldest of the sciences. This document also shows that mathematics of the early Egyptians was of a practi cal nature, which supports the contention of some Egyptolo gists that all science of these ancient people was of a kind that had a direct application in their life. The University is fortunate to obtain this copy of the repro ductions and translations of the papyrus, which is the oldest mathematical document in the world, and which makes availa ble to the public the subject matter of this important document.
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