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VOLUME XXXVIII
CHAPEL HILL, N. C FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1930
NIBEBER 141
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New Book On Pro:
Figures Of -Mode World
University Professor Includes
Ford in "Contemporary Im
mortals," Which Is Now In
Process of Being Published.
COMMITTEE SELECTS MEN
. (By John Patrie)
At the request of Dr. Archi
bald Henderson; some time ago,
ten eminent Americans were
asked to submit lists of the 12
living individuals whom they
regarded as greatest, arid their
answers are the basis for Hen
derson's new book, "Contem
porary Immortals," now in the
hands of his publishers, D. Ap
pleton and Co.
The "committee of ten" com
prised a psychologist, a philos
opher, a critic, a journalist, a
belles-lettres,; an historian,4 a
churchman, a statesman, a sci
entist and a college president.
They selected, (with the de
ciding vote in several ties cast
by Henderson himself) the fol
lowing : Edison, Mussolini, Ein
stein, Shaw, Ford, ;i Paderewski,
Kipling, Mme. Curie, Clemen
ceau, Jane Addams, Orville
Wright and Marconi.
Several influences were re
sponsible for the production of
the work, according to an inter
esting "introductory" by the
author. He speaks of plebiscites
conducted by French literary
journals; of Kipling's statement
that the world, so far, has pro
duced but "15 immortal writers,"
and of Nicholas Murray Butler's
recent remark that the world at
present had no great men, but is
marked by sheer mediocrity.
"People of these times seem
not very bold about appraising
and estimating the greatness of
contemporary figures," ( says
Henderson, "and I determined to
do so, not, however, allowing my
book to be a cheap 'ex-cathedra
attempt, on the part of one man,
but the vote of many."
Significant in the answers re
ceived by Dr. Henderson is the
large number of individuals and
lack of agreement in answers
submitted by his committee of
ten. Mary Austin, for example,
is not sure of comparative val
ues, in other countries, since she
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DRAMA FESTIVAL
GETS UNDERWAY
Largest Attendance Since Sys
tem Was Inaugurated; Jack
son Club Wins Over White
ville. The seventh annual Drama
Festival of the Carolina Dra
matic Association, together with
the State Dramatic Tourna
ment, got underway here yes
terday with approximately 150
delegates in attendance.
It is believed to be the larg
est attendance since the festival
was initiated seven years ago.
The registration includes rep
resentatives from the 51 high
school, college, and community
clubs that compose the associa
tion, together with a host of
contestants and guest .perform
ers from all sections of the
state.
The program yesterday after-
noon featured the final prelim
re . , .
inaries for
i i j
inaries for eastern county nign
? PIifor those completing their third
lged m the PIaymak-i Thl3 the
scnoois, siageu xn - J
ers
Theatre at 3 o'clocK, in wmcn:
the Jackson Dramatic Club, pre
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pletesv"
inioeet
David Elliot
. David . Elliot, who plays . the
part of Lord Foppington in "A
Trip to Scarborough." He has
won considerable fame as an ac
tor, and has attracted thev at
tention of numerous critics.
LAW ASSOCIATION
ELECKOFFICERS
J. A. Williams President, Story
Vice-President, Marshall Secretary-Treasurer,
Benton Stu
dent Councilman.
Jt A. Williams, of Henderson
ville, was elected president of
the Law School Association for
the coming year at the elections
held yesterday morning in Man
ning hall. P. J. Story, of Ma
rion, was chosen vice-president,
and W. L. Marshall, Jr., of
Wadesboro, was made secretary-
treasurer. M. S. Benton, of
Sunbury, will represent the as
sociation on the student council.
Waddell Gholson, president of
the association, presided over
the elections which were con
ducted by standing vote.
Jimmy Williams, rising third
year student, is on the staff of
the University Law Review and
is an honor roll student. Mar
shall and Story are rising second
year students and stand well in
the first year class. Story is a
graduate of Davidson College.
Marshall is a member of the
1929 class of the University and
a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
Scott Benton, next year's stu
dent councilman, is a member of
the third year class.
The election of officers of the
second and third years class will
be held today. This will complete
the election of officers in the
law school for the coming year.
SUNDAY CONCERT
TO BE GIVEN BY
UNIVERSITY BAND
Sunday afternoon at 2 :30 the
University band will appear at
the Carolina theatre under the
auspices of E. C. Smith, theatre
manager.
A 45-minute concert, by the
band will be followed by the pic
ture, "Close Harmony," which
deals with a young musician at
tempting to start a home-town
band. It has never before been
shown in Chapel Hill.
A silver offering will be taken
at the door, purely for those
expenses of the band which are
not subsidized by the University.
From the fund gained Sunday,
I nnrinal awards will be nurchased
A ltl.
vpnr in the band. This is the
only recognition received by
. .. . . .
members of the organization,
ill S "
m - ,
JITNEY PLAYEES
WILL PERFORM
::-"HERE;0N:M0NDA
Shepperd Strudwick, Former
Playmaker, With Group Which
Flays Here for Two Days.
The Jitney Players, a profes
sional troupe of actors who will
present - "A Trip to Scarbor
ough" and "The Wonder" at the
Playmaker theatre Monday and
Tuesday, are starring Shepperd
Strudwick, Jr., in Sheridan's
Play. . '..
Strudwick graduated from
this University where he was
prominent in activities in 1928,
finishing his college career in
three years. He was a member
of Phi Beta Kappa, Golden
Fleece, and D. K. E. social fra
ternity. He is a native of Hills-
boro.
During his undergraduate
days here Strudwick played
prominent roles in Playmaker
productions. His first appear
ance with the Playmakers was
as the creator of the title role in
William Macmilian's "A Caro
lina Pierrot." His next part
was that of Percinet in Ros
tand's "The Romancers." He
next attempted the part of the
bashful lover Marlowe in Gold
smith's classic comedy, "She
Stoops to Conquer." His activ
ities with the group were not
limited to acting. He assisted
in the directing of several plays
and acted as costume and prop
erty "manager on tours. :
After his graduation , Mr.
Strudwick went to New York,
securing his first part there in
Coburn's revival of the Chinese
fantasy "The Yellow Jacket."
When Alexander Kirkland who
had been playing the juvenile
lead, left to take a part with the
Theatre Guild, Strudwick was
asked to fill his place. He has
also appeared in "Under the
Gaslight." During the past
summer he played leading roles
with the Surrey Players in their
summer theatre in Surrey, Me,
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Chase's Successor Must Be Good
Money-Raiser According To An
Editorial In The Alumni Review
Regardless of all other fine
qualities that he may, possess,
the next president of the Uni
versity must be a good money
raiser or he will be right much
of a failure in the opinion of the
Alumni Review, the official
magazine of the General Alumni
Association, of which Alumni
Secretary J. Maryon Saunders is
editor.
The current issue of the Re
view carries a long editorial
dealing with the qualifications
of a successor to Dr. Harry W.
Chase.
The editorial has struck a re
sponsive chord in Chapel Hill.
Almost every week of late one
has read the announcement that
some outstanding member of
the faculty has resigned in or
der to accept a position at some
other institution.. These men
are not leaving Chapel Hill be
cause they have been offered
just several hundred dollars , tuons n s.ectiof; maJ vre"
more than they are getting here!sult ,m the disintegration of her
but because they have been of
fered salaries that in some in
stances have doubled what they
are getting here. Nobody could
blame them.
: President Chase has constant-
ly stressed the necessity of in
. . - . ,
creases in faculty salaries, if
SOPHOMORE HOP
BYNMGYM NINE
O'CLOCIITOMGHT
Annual Dance Promises To Be
Gala Affair; Tickets on Sale
at Y Today.
Unusual interest has been
created on the campus with the
announcement of the sophomore
hop, to be given tonight at
Bynum gymnasium. The dance
will start promptly at 9 o'clock
and the first five girls on the
floor wHl receive boxes of candy.
Tickets will be on sale all this
afternoon at the Y. M. C. A., and
all upperclassmen are advised to
buy their tickets now, since they
are going fast and no upper
classmen will be allowed to buy
tickets at the door.
Invitations have been sent to
the officers of the sophomore
classes at Duke University and
at N. C. State College, thus fur
thering the idea of cooperation
between the schools of the state.
From all reports, the campus
will be flooded with a bevy of
girls from Virginia, North Caro
lina and South Carolina, and
with the added attraction of the
Grail dance on Saturday night,
the week-endpromises to be an
important event in the spring
social season. Johnny Cooper,
Haywood Weeks, and Edward
Yarborough compose the dance
committee and have charge of
ticket sales. The price of tick
ets .will be $1 and will be on sale
fall afternoon at the YT r
The dance, due to universal
demand, will be informal. The
Duke "Blue Devils" will provide
the music. Sophomores will get
their tickets at the door, and
upperclassmen at the Y.
To Give Dance
The Phi Sigma Kappa f rater
nity announces a dance to be
given tonight from 9 :30 to 1
o'clock in the Carolina Inn ball
room. Music for the occasion
will be furnished by Russ Bolin
and his orchestra of Cleveland.
! the best men are to be retained.
His last report pointed out that
Virginia now pays her full pro
fessors $6,000, whereas here
the limit is $4,500.
"We do not mean that the
new University president need
be a beggar, who always holds
to the alumni the outstretched
Palm." the Alumni Review edi -
torial says in part. "But the
fact faces us that the University
must have, to continue her de
velopment and keep pace with
other institutions of this sec
tion, more funds than she now
receives.
"As President Chase indicat
ed in his last report a general
raise in faculty salaries is ur
gent at this time. North Caro
linians cannot afford to permit
conditions to . continue in her
University that, when matched
against conditions at other insti-
faculty.
"The new leader of the Uni-
quirement of his job, and be fit
versity should appreciate the re-
ted by nature and initiative to
inspire a flow of funds not only
from the state but also from
j private sources.
League Of Nations Bringing
Europe 'Changed Spirit5 Says
Sir Herbert Ames In Speech
Upperclassmen
A limited number of upper
classmen will be admitted to
the sophomore dance tonight,
but they must secure tickets
at the Y.M.C.A. this morning
during chapel period or this
afternoon. : First come, first
served.
53 HIGH SCHOOL
DEBATING TEAMS
COMING APRIL 17
Winners of Triangular Contests
To Compete for Aycock Cup
Thursday and Friday.
Fifty-three schools have re
ported to Secretary E. R. Ran
kin of the high school debating
union that they will come to
Chapel Hill next week for the
finals of the state-wide contests.
These 53 schools won both of
their debates in the triangular
contests.
The preliminaries of the finals
to be held here will get under
way next Thursday night, April
17, following a pairing of the
teams Thursday afternoon. The
semi-finals will be held Friday
morning and the final contest
Friday night, April 18.
Secretary . Rankin says that
some schools that have not yet
reported may swell the total
number entering the debates to
around 60.
The query to be debated this
year is that North Carolina
should adopt the proposed con
stitutional amendment authoriz
ing the classification of property
for taxation.
The 53 schools which have al
ready reported that they will
send teams to Chapel Hill are:
Altamahaw - Ossipee, Aurelian
Springs, Ayden, Benvenue,
Black Creek, Bragtown, Cand
ler, Chowan, Como, Copeland,
Creedmoor, Curry, Edward
Best, Elizabeth City, Emma,
Evergreen, Forest City, Gas
tonia, Gibson, Glen Alpine,
Goldsboro, Granite Falls, Green
Hope, Greensboro, Griffith, Har
ris, Hendersonville, Hollis, Lake
Landing, Leggett, Lumberton,
Marshville, Morven, Newport,
North" Brook, Old Town, Pan
tego, Paw Creek, Pikeville, Ran
dleman, Rockingham, Roseboro,
Rutherfordton - Spindale, Salis
bury, Scotland Neck, Tarboro,
Troy, Wakelon, Washington Col-
ileiate Institute, Weaverville,
Weeksville, Wilkesboro, Wood-
land-Olney.
Leonard Announces
Additional Jobs for
Self -Help Students
The nice balmy spring weather
we have had for the last few
days is bearing fruit for the
self-help students in the form of
n increasing number of jobs to
be filled. Mr.. Grady Leonard,
self-help secretary, says that he
is getting an increasing number
of calls every , day and that if
the fair weather holds out he
will need all the men that he can
get. He said that any boys who
want to work in the afternoons
should get in touclr with the Y,
1 and they will be almost sure to
get a job. Most of the calls are
for house cleaning and garden-
mg.
Noted Canadian Points Out In
fluence of League of Europe
v During Past Ten Years.
WILL SPEAK AGAIN TODAY
To Be Heard On "Will the Pres
ent Machinery Prevent War?"
Tonight; Discussed League
Covenant Yesterday After
noon. (By K. C. Ramsay)
Europe of 1919, continent
of fears, distrust and a
general lack of faith, has
changed to the Europe of 1930,
a continent with amicable rela
tions of nations prevalent, and
this change has been effected
through the work of the League
of Nations, declared Sir Herbert
Ames, noted Canadian, in an ad
dress last night in Gerrard hall
on "The Changing Spirit of
Europe, 1919-1929." This was
the first of two public addresses
that he will make while in Chap
el Hill.
Sir Herbert will speak to
classes in history and govern
ment this morning, address the
International Relations Club in
Gerrard hall this afternoon at
4 o'clock and deliver his second
public lecture in Gerrard hall to
night at 8 o'clock.
i
In his address last night Sir
Herbert Ames traced the his
tory of the League of Nations
from its organization in 1920 to
the ' present time. Germany
wanted to join the league at its
first meeting but was not al
lowed to do so until she had
proven herself worthy. During
tlie first few years of the league's
history little could be accom
plished, stated Sir Herbert, be
cause the members failed to send
their leading diplomats and the
league was laboring under an
obvious handicap.
The Locarno Peace Pacts
The Geneva Protocol of 1925
was the first step toward a big
peace move by the league. This
protocol provided that all mem
bers of the league would send
their armies and navies to any
part of the-globe if any nation
were attacked, but England
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GEORGE HOWE TO
TALK IN ALABAMA
Latin Professor Speaker at Cele
bration of 2,000th Anniver
sary of Birth of Virgil.
Dr. George. Howe, head of the
department of classical lan
guages and literature in the Uni
versity, has left for Montgom
ery, Alabama, where he will
address the Alabama State-Association
of Teachers at their
annual Virgil celebration.
The occasion is the 2,000th
anniversary of the birth of the
great Latin poet, Virgil. Sim
ilar celebrations are being held
all over the world in commem
oration of the great poet.
Dr. Howe, who has written
several books on classical sub
jects and is a constant contri
butor to the classical periodicals,
is being frequently called on to
give addresses at these celebra
tions. His recent address on
"The Humanity of Virgil" at
the meeting in Raleigh of the
North Carolina Teachers Asso
ciation attracted so much at
tention that he has received
many invitations to deliver simi-
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