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Mitchell Society . Chooses OfH
f icials At 321st Meeting ;;
; Select Magazine Editors:
With a rather, small Tiirri'ha.
of persons attending due to the
conflict with the religious sym
posium, the 321st meeting of
the Elisha Mitchell Scientific
Society was held Tuesday night
New officers were elected at
this meeting and two interesting
talks were given by Drs. Otto
Stuhlman, Jr., and F. K. Cam
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Dr. C. S. Mangum, acting dean
of the school of medicine was
elected president of the Society.
Dr. J. W. Lasley, of the matjie
matics department was elected
vice-president. Dr. J. M. Bell,
head of the; chemistry depart
ment was chosen permanent
secretary ; and R. W, Bost, of
the department of chemistry
was chosen secretary-treasurer.
W. C. Coker, head of the bot
any department, H. V. Wilson,
of the zoology department, and
Otto Stuhlman, Jr., head of the
physics department, were chosen
as editors for the magazine
which will be published soon.
The first of the lectures giv
en gafore the society Tuesday
night was by Dr. Stuhlman,
head of the department of phy
sics. Its subject was "The Mo
tion, and Bursting of Gas Bub
bles Rising Through Liquids."
The second lecture given was
by Dr. Cameron, of the depart-
ment of chemistry, who spoke
upon the "Absorption of Sul-
pnur uioxiae Dy calcium rnos
phates." - . ; : .
PLACEMENT TESTS
TO BE CONTINUED
Identical Examination Will Be Re
i quired Of All New Students.
The freshman English depart
ment will continue its well-
known placement tests during
the coming year. The . same
method will be used in determin
ing the amount of knowledge of
English possessed by the new
men.- - . - : . -
The method perfected by the
freshman English department of
the University is considered by
many as the most effective for.
correct placement of the incom
ing freshman class. ,
A list of sentences is given to
the new men every year, con
taining errors in punctuation
and other faults which the men
are asked to remedy. Their
placement' depends on their
ability to correct errors ... occur
ring in these papers. , .
Those who make the most er
rors are placed in the lowest
sections, Which teach the me
chanics of writing. This part
of the department is known as
the la section. Raymond Adams,
instructor, will be chairman of
the group again next year.
Those who do well on the
placement test and succeed in
correcting the most mistakes are
placed in a higher section known
as English 1. Professor Thrall
will continue as chairman of this
section.
Youn People's Picnic
The young people of the Meth
odist church will be entertained
at a party at Sparrows pool to
night. Transportation and eats
will be provided. Those who
desire to attend are asked to
meet at the church at 6 :30.
German Club Notice
i and upperclass-
men wishing to join the Ger
man Club in order to be eli
gible to attend the finals are
A requested to turn in their
names with a check for ten
dollars to Will Yarbdrough,
treasurer, at the S.A.E. house
before Sunday. Applications
will be considered in the or
der of submission and those
not accepted will be returned.
All applications must be in
by Sunday accompanied by
the check. r '
; Cards for the dances will
be issued next week, the an
nouncement stated.
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Hinshaw Has Fewer . Recorder
Offenses To Deal With.
The regular weekly session of
the Chapel Hill court was held
Monday and Tuesday with
Judge C P. Hinshaw presiding.
Six cases were tried at ' this
session of the court, which was
attended by; a large number of
local people. v v
Joe Brown, negro, charged
wilh transporting and possess
ing liquor was found guilty and
was sentenced to eight months
on. the road. He appealed and
his case will be tried at the
June term of superior court. He
was placed under $400 bond.
Dick Tripp, Taft Teague,
Herbert Hackney, Ike 'Petty,
Walter "McKnight, Martin ; Ter
rell and Clifton Williford, local
white boys, were charged with
gambling. The latter four plead
riot guilty and were found not
guilty by the court. The other
three were ordered to pay the
costs of the case. , .
A student was charged with
turning around in Franklin
street in front 'of the Carolina
theatre. He plead ; guilty and
was fined with the costs.
John Reavis, local negro, was
given two months on the roads
after being found guilty of reck
less driving. The sentence was
suspended on condition that
costs be paid and that defendant
not drive a car for two months.
A student was found guilty of
a traffic violation and was taxed
with the costs.
- Claude Harris, negro, charged
with illegal possession of a pint
of ' liquor, was found guilty.
Sentence of two months on; the
roads was suspended on condi
tion that costs be paid and that
the defendant be law-abiding
for a period of six months.
Rozzelle Speaker
At Rotary Meeting
Dr. C. E. Rozzelle of the Meth
odist church was the chief
speaker on the weekly program
of the local Rotary club last
night at the Carolina Inn. Im
mediately following the.meeting
delegates left for the convention
that is to be held in Winston
Salem for two days. ;
Interfraternity
Banquet
The Interfraternity Council
will meet together at Tom
my's Tavern tonight at seven
thirty for the purpose of at
tending the annual Greek Let
ter Banquit. Representatives
will meet at- the Coop at 7 :15.
CHAPEL HILL, N. C
PHI BETA KAPPA
WILL NAME NEW .
TJETtlBERS TODAY
Spring Initiation Of Local Chap
ter To Take Place In Gerrard
At Eight O'clock.
The regular spring initiation
ceremonies of the local chapter
of Phi Beta Kappa will begin
tonight in Gerrard hall at 8
o'clock. - The " committee in
charge of the event for the ini
tiation has I arranged a very at
tractive program for the occa
sion. The first part of tonight's
meeting has been given oyer to
a public address. Professor
Frank P. Graham has been se
cured by the initiation commit
tee i to deliver this address in
Gerrard hall at 8 o'clock. ' All
of the old and new members of
Phi Beta Kappa are particular
ly requested to be present at
this time, and the public is also
cordially invited to attend this
public address. i
After this address, the local
chapter of Phi Beta Kappa will
conduct its regular spring ini
tiation of new members. This
ceremony will take place at the
Parish house at about 9 o'clock:
After the ceremony, refresh
ments will be served to the
members; of the local chapter.
Dr. T. J. Wilson, Jr., Univer
sity registrar, has announced
that this year's number of candi
dates is unusually large. There
are forty candidates for this
scholastic honor this year.
Joseph C-Eagles,, vith-an aver
age of 97.29, will be president of
the chapter here next year.
Miss Sara G. Faulkner is the on
ly woman candidate for Phi
Beta Kappa this year. A large
attendance for all of the local
chapter's members are expect
ed to attend.
SAPP WINS ATHLETIC HONORS
THROUGH LONG PERSEVERANCE
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Law Student and Freshman Coach Received First Football Letter
In Senior Year; Was Runner-Up In Southern Conference
Boxing Tournament In 1929.
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There is a man in the Univer
sity law school now whose ath
letic career here is an outstand
ing model of perseverance in
earnest hard work which should
give heart to any discouraged
would-be athlete. The man re
ferred' to is Odell Sapp; fresh
man boxing coach and assistant
coach in freshman football and
baseball. , When Sapp entered
the University as a freshman in
the fall of 1924, he had had very
little previous athletic experi
ence, having played baseball
only while in high school. Nev
ertheless, although he had never
previously played any football,
he determined to become a can
didate for the freshman team,
and accordingly went out for it.
In his first year, he did not meet
with, much success, failing to
earn his numerals, but learned
a good deal about the game. The
next year he went out for var
sity football and again met with
little or no success, although he
picked up some valuable infor
mation as to the fine points of
the game. In the fall of 1926,
till undaunted, he went out for
football again, and although he
showed the coaches that he was
fast . developing some ability, he
again failed to make his letter.
It was to be expected that he
give up his long and fruitless
attempt then, but the determina
THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1930
Deadline Notice
For the benefit of outsiders
as well as reporters, the man
aging editor of the Tar Heel
has announced that in the fu
ture the deadlines of the
paper will be strictly ob
served. c
The time limit for notices
and all unassigned stories has
been set at four o'clock. Af -that
hour no other material
will be accepted. At eight
o'clock, the final deadline, all
assigned stories are due.
CAST GIVEN FOR
ROMEO - JULIET
Leading Roles To Be Played Bq
Miss Lois Buell, Fred Koch,
And Howard Bailey.
Romeo and Juliet, the elev
enth annual Forest theatre pro
duction of the Playmakers, will
be staged Friday and Saturday
nights of this week. Leading
roles will be taken" by Miss Lois
Buell, Frederick Koch and How
ard Bailey. Miss Buell comes
to the Playmakers from the Rep
ertory Theatre of Boston, and
will play the part of Juliet. Mr.
Koch, director of the Playmak
ers, will play the part of Mer
cutio. Howard Bailey has the
part of Romeo. He has made
every tour taken by the Play
makers since his connectidn with
the organization, and this is his
farewelhperformance.
Others included in , the cast
are ,B. . -C. Wilson, Eveland
Davies, Horace Ward, Charles
Elledge, Harry Galland, Kent
Creuser, George McKie, Fred
Cole, Gordon- Dike, Joe Fpx, Er
nest Deans, Curtis Muse, Rob
ert Davis, George Wilcox, Mar
garet Vale, Nora Del Gumble.
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tion to make good on the grid
iron was firmly imbedded in the
Camel City boy's purpose, and
he again became a candidate for
varsity honors in the fall of
1927. Jt was in this year that
Sapp finally reaped the rewards
of his long and diligent cam
paign of perseverance, winning
his varsity letter at the Univer
sity. Sapp played in every game
of the year, doing well in all,
but starring especially against
Wake Forest, State, Virginia
and Georgia Tech.
In 1928 he came out for foot
ball again, of course, being eli
gible to play under the southern
conference ruling that if one has
not competed for three years in
intercollegiate contests, one may
compete in such contests during
one's fifth year in attendance at
the University or college at
which he is a student. During
this season Sapp was again a
regular end, and turned in one
of the finest performances of
end play ever seen at the Uni
versity. ;l So versatile was his
playing that many place him
without doubt on their selections
for the mytlpcal "all-time'' team
cf the University as the first
ranking end. He became equally
adept at blocking tacklers and
snagging passes onthe offense,
and breaking up interference
and making sensational tackles
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TO GIVE ANNUAL
SPRING DANCE ON
FRIDAY EVENING
At an addition event on the
dancing program this week-end
the Philanthropic Assembly will
giye its annual spring dance, a
tea dance, Friday evening from
6 to 9 o'clock in the Phi hall, in
New East building.
The dance will be given at the
same time as the junior dance.
Jack Wardlaw's orchestra has
been engaged to furnish music.
The Phi hall, where the tea
dance will be given, is being
decorated by a committee head
ed by Charles Whedbee. A large
number of young women have
been invited, and a large attend
ance is expected. . Twenty-five
tickets are available I and may
be obtained from G. P. Carr for
75 cents each. '
Refreshments will be served
to the 30 members of the Phi and
their girls and guests.
GRAIL S00N TO
AWARD TROPffll
Much Speculation As To Proba
ble Winners Of Medals And
Plaques.
Much' speculation is going, on
about the campus as to who will
receive the medals and trophies
awarded annually by the Order
of the Grail. These awards are
medals for excellency in schol
arship during the past three
quarters of the outstanding stu
dent on each of the athletic
teams of the University and tro
phies for the freshman athlete
who has the highest' scholarship
record, and for the student with
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the best record in intramural
sports.
The winners of these awards
will be announced at an early
date as the Order of the Grail
has been considering the possible
candidates for the medals for
some time. The Grail has not
decided as to whether it will
award medals or placques to the
varsity athletes this year. In
the past medals have been pre
sented, but the idea of giving
placques this year has been thor
oughly considered and will in all
probability be carried out.
The presenting of these medals-
and trophies is in keeping
with the program of the Grail's
work to promote better, relations
between the organizations on the
campus, particularly the ' f rat
and non-frat groups.
Football players being given
much consideration for the foot
ball medal are Henry House,
fullback; Aubrey Parsley, end;
and George Thompson, tackle.
Burgess Whitehead, short stop ;
Henry House, outfielder; and
Nap Lufty, third baseman, are
among the members of the base
ball team eligible for the award.
Hoke Webb; Noah Goodridge
and Archie Allen have the best
scholastic standings of the mem
bers of the boxing team and one
of these men will probably re
ceive the medal.
SAVILLE INSPECTS SHORES
Professor Thorndike Saville,
of the school of engineering,
spent several days over the past
week-end in an inspection of the
shore protective works of the
Atlantic coast from Sandy Hook,
N. J., to Indian River on the Del
aware shore. -
This trip was made to provide
a semi-final: report to the Board
of Land Improvement ; and
Beach Erosion of the U. S.
Army.
NUMBER 170
DETAILS LATES'
HUDSON PROJECT
Frank Skinner, Internationally
Known Designer, Speaks On
Bridge Construction.1
Frank W. Skinner, one of the
foremost consulting engineers in
the country and a specialist on
bridge construction, spoke be
fore a group of engineering stu
dents, faculty members and oth
er interested persons yesterday
afternoon on the subject, "The
New 3500-foot Hudson .River
Bridge.",
As consulting engineer to one
Of thA
terested in the bridge, Mr. Skin
ner has been able to obtain
much valuable and unique data
as well; as many interesting
photographs of the construction
of the bridge.
The first part of the talk by
Mr. Skinner was concerned with
a description of the New Hud
son River, bridge and an account
of the difficulties encountered in
erecting the ' four great cables
of the bridge. The latter . part
of the talk was a comparison of
the different tvnes of lone- snan
bridges and a comparison of the
Hudson River bridge with other
ones of its type. , '
The speaker paid a definite
tribute to the John A. Roebling
Company when he stated that
this nro-anizatinn Tind nn. -nnlv
completed the cables in less time
man requirea, dud tnat n naa
further... guaranteed the design
of the bridge.
The two towers which support
the cables on each shore rise 635
feet above the water level, and
the dead weight of the concrete
anchorage . on the Manhattan
side is more than 560 million
pounds.
The steel in the wires used to
build up the cables is of the best
quality obtainable, the required
ultimate strength of this mate
rial being 220,000 pounds per
square inch. -
To finish the cables in the re
quired time a new type of ap
paratus to spin the cables had
to be developed. This apparatus
when - completed enabled the
as fast as any previously used.
A lighting system costing
over $60,000 was installed on the
bridge to allow night work. Over
a million and a half dollars were
spent by the contractor in build
ing a ground plant alone. This
did not include theequipment to
be used in the actual spinning of
the cables.
An entirely new system of
joining' the wires within the
cables was developed for this
bridge. In this method the
metal in a joining tube is com
pressed under hydraulic pres
sure until the tube flows around
the wires, and the resulting
splice is stronger than the wire
itself.
In comparing the different
types of bridges used for long
spans, Mr. Skinner discussed
the advantages of the arch, the
cantilever, and the suspension
bridge, and described the erec
tion methods used in building
each.-
Church In Business
The United Church has just
completed a small hut behind
the church building which will
be used by the Women's Mis
sionary Society for the purpose
of serving meals to any campus
group desiring their services.