COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES
JUNE 7-10
GERMAN CLUB
FINAL DANCES
JUNE 10-12
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VOLUME XXXVIII
SIGMAXI HEARS
DR.W. L: POTEAT
AT FINM; DIMER
Ex-President Wake Forest Col
lege Speaks on Value of
Research.
NEW MEMBERS INDUCTED
CHAPEL HELL, N. C SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1930
NUMBER 184
With Dr. W. L. Poteat, noted
educator and scientist, as prin
cipal speaker, the University
chapter of Sigma Xi," scientific
fraternity, held its last meeting
of the year in form of a dinner
at the Carolina Inn Thursday
night. '
Dr. Poteat, president emeritus
of Wake Forest College, spoke
upon the value of research. Ac
cording 'to Dr. Poteat, discov
eries are made possible only by
previous experiments and dis
coveries. As an example, the
noted educator stated that the
discoveries of Marconi would not
have been possible except for the
findings of Maxwell and Hertz.
Drl Poteat showed the need
for research men, who, he said,
were usually poor teachers but
invaluable in their work. He
declared that discoveries so far
were only a beginning and that
at the present time generaliza
tion is needed.
Another point that Dr. Poteat
brought out was the need of dis
seminating and popularizing sci
entific knowledge and the need
for the use pf popular language.
At the dinner Thursday night
Dr. Poteat was made an hon
orary member.of the society. At
this time four associate mem
bers were granted active mem
bership. The new active mem
bers are Dr. J. M. Valentine of
the zoology -department, Miss
Velma Matthews, D. R. Eagles,
and W. J. Mattox. . -
Fourteen persons were elected
to associate membership at the
meeting last Thursday. Those
to receive this honor are Miss
Nancy Eliason, M. W. Conn, T.
L. King; W: F. Smith, W. W.
Williams, E; S. Gilbreath, J. -H.
Sanders, Haywood Parker, Jr.,
E. E. Huffman, Miss Maud Web
ster. L. E. Warrick, Merritt
Lear, T. C. Watkins and W. O.
Pricketty
Famous Orchestra
To Give Concert
In Gerrard Hall
In connection with the Ger
man Club dances, Guy Lombardo
will give a concert Thursday
afternoon June' 12, from 4 until
5 in Gerrard hall. Lombardo's
orchestra makes a specialty , of
its concerns and according to
those who have heard him be
fore, the concerts will be the
feature of the entire final dances.
It was onlv after extensive
negotiations with the Music Cor
poration of America that Ger
man Club officials secured per
mission to stage the concert, and
they believe that those who do
not wish to attend the dances
will be well repaid by attending
the concert. Cards for the con
cert may be secured from the
treasurer, Will Yarborough, 1 at
the S. A. E. house next week
at the regular admission price
of 75 cents each.
Cameron To Catch Fish
ZETAPSIMNS
NEW DEKE AWARD
rraiernuy rropny Uiven on
Basis of Athletics and
Scholarship.
. Resulting from the completion
of an intricate mathematical
system of points, the Zeta Psi
fraternity has been proclaimed
the' winner of the Deke trophy
for the school year 1929-1930.
Due to the close competition
between the fraternities on the
campus, selecting tne receiver
of the award required a longer
time than was at first contem
plated. This being the first ap
pearance of this trophy on the
campus, a scoring system which
would include both scholarship
and athletics in their proper pro
portions had to be established.
The trophy, . the first of the
awards to be presented annually
by the Delta Kappa Epsilon fra
ternity, is also the first of its
kind to appear on the campus.
It is intended to promote inter
est in scholarship and athletics
among the fraternities at the
University. Every year the out
ranking fraternity in these two
fields will be awarded temporary
possession of the trophy, its
name being inscribed on a silver
tablet at the base of the pedes
tal. In order to gain permanent
nossession. a fraternity must
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win the trophy three times,
two of which must be in succes
sive years.
The basis for selecting the
fraternity to win the award is
President's Message To Seniors
To the Members of the Graduating Class :
I am writing to call your attention to certain important
matters in connection with the commencement exercises.
Will you please give these individual items your careful at
tention, as a number of changes from the usual procedure
are necessary this year. Of special importance is the pro
vision . explained further on in this letter regarding the
securing of admission tickets for. the commencement exer
cises for -your families, due to the lack of auditorium facil
ities at the University. . f -
, First, there will be a rehearsal of the procedure of the
commencement exercises, . under the direction of Dr. C. S.
Mangum, on Friday, June 6, at 2 o'clock in Gerrard hall.
Attendance at this rehearsal is important. s - : ;, -Second,
. the baccalaureate, sermon will be . preached i on ;"
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock in the Methodist church..
Graduates are expected to attend this exercise in cap and
gown.; The procession will form at the well and march to
the church. In xcase of rain, seniors , will assemble in the
social rooms of the church in cap and gown. It is always
understood thai; graduates attend this exercise unless pre
vented by some legitimate excuse. ;
Third, commencement exercises on Tuesday, June 10, will
be held in the auditorium of the Methodist , church.- Grad
uates will assemble, in cap and gown, in places, which will
be designated by Dr. . Mangum at the rehearsal on Friday,
June 6. On account of the limited capacity of the Methodist
church, the following instructions are exceedingly important::
1. In order to insure admittance of families to the com
mencement; exercises, graduates must register at the busi-,
ness office on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, June 2, 3 or 4,
making application for the number of tickets which they
desire. vr-
2. Beginning Thursday morning, June 5, and ending
Saturday noon, June 7, tickets will be distributed at the busi
ness office as nearly in accord wih the applications as, pos
sible.. It should be emphasized that no person can, under any
circumstances, gain admission to the commencement exer
cises without a ticket. Tne whole desire of the University is
'to give members of the graduating class priority for the
admission oi memoers oi tneir iamiiies, ana any.grauuawj
Who does not comply with the foregoing provisions must
realize that there is no method by which members of his
family can be admitted to the exercises.
Wishing you all a happy graduation period, I am
Cordially yours,
. H. W. CHASE, President.
DRAMATIC GROUP
ELEGISxOfTIGERS
Wex t Malone . To Head ; Wigue
and Masque; Plans Announced
For Winter Production.
Dr. Cameron of the chemistry
department will lay down his
duties as University professor
for a few weeks in June, going
on a fishing trip to Minnesota
Later he will return to the Uni
versitv to start work on the
Robert Ober scholarship. :
German Club Notice
divided equally between scholar- Tr aditional Order 01 Events
ship and athletics. The f rater- p r
rifva nwraorp for the vear fur-! -" JriaOIlCQ
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nishes half of the standard upon
whir.h its ratine is iudfired. A
scale of proportions determines
he number of points won by
members of fraternities holding
positions on the athletic squads
or competing in intramural
snnrfo t.Vift total number of
WIS m vrMw
points won for athletic activities
are divided by the number of
members in the fraternity m or
der to counteract the . handicap
otherwise incurred by the small
er fraternities!.
The trophy, a handsome piece
of silver statuary representmg
achievement in mind and body,
will be on display in the Pritch-
ard-Lloyd drug store today
All members of the German
Club who do not secure their,
tickets for Finals before 8
o'clock Tuesday evening, June
3, will be required to present
membership cards if they re
quest cards after that date.
Cards may be secured this af
ternoon from 1 until 1:45;
and Monday and Tuesday af
ternoons from 1 until 2 and
;the same evenings from 7 un
til 8. No cards will be de
livered after that date until
Tuesday, June 10.
Three vacancies remain
open and freshmen who wish
to join are advised to see the
treasurer, Will Yarborough,
at the S.A.E. house this af
ternoon.
FINLEY TO GIVE
FINAL ADDRESS
Class Day: Exercises To Be Held
Saturday Under Davie
'...'jr Poplar. ':;
LINGLE PREACHES SUNDAY
MANGUM CONTEST
PLANNED JUNE
Traditional Contest in Oratory To Be
Held in Gerrard Hall on Class
Day.
The most important -single Library Is Given
itenrin the Commencement pro- Ancient Clay labletS
gram was for many years the . ,
w fnv MAnm Medal The University library has re-
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in Oratory. This medal was es- acquireu, xor tne zuu
,rv nf Willie foundation for the study of the
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Person Mangum by his children origin Ui
in-1878 and is continued by mem- -
W nf his familv. ana oyioman cmy tauiet.
a. v. ,v,Kz. f Hn. Thev represent tne type oi
threes eiven at commencement document used in the business
rnmaiT.od at not over one hund- transactions of the time, prac-
nrt lipid its' honored tice tablets for the study of writ-
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and designed place as a part of mg, airecuons ior taxes, aim
the final exercises; but when various memoranda of this na
the number rose far beyond one ture. Many of the Sumenan
i,r,ArA thP exercises became tablets date from before 2000
too long, arid the contest was years before Christ, while the
transferred to class day. Babylonian tablets are from
iff of winners of the about 500 B. C. References in
Mangum Medal includes many the statements on the tablets are
notable names, among them be- frequently made to the cities of
ing Professor Albert Coates of Babylon, Erech and Ur of the
the school of law, Chief Justice Uialdees.
nf ihf North Caro- These tablets will be exhibit-
lina Supreme Counrt, and Judge ed, together with other materials
J. J. Parker of the U. S. Circuit from the Hanes collection, be
Court of Appeals. fore and during commencement
Th r.ontest this vear will be week on the first floor corridor
held at 3 :30 p.m; Saturday. in the main library.
Beginning with class day ex
ercises next Saturday and con
cluding Tuesday with the pre
sentation of diplomas, the com
mencement exercises of the class
of 1930 have been completely ar
ranged. , "
The illustrious Dr. John
Finley, editor of the New York
Times, will deliver the com
mencement address in the audi
torium of the Methodist church
Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock.
O. Max Gardner, governor of
North Carolina, is to present the
diplomas. : : .
According to the plans of
"Red" Greene, the class presi
dent, the seniors will form their
procession, according to the
time-honored custom, and pro
cede to the church from Alumni
building attired in the univer
sally, traditional regalia digni
fied caps arid gowns. A rehear
sal of the order of events for
these long-to-be-remembered ex
ercises will be held Saturday at
2 o'clock in Gerrard hall.
For many years in the past the
seniors have marched, on class
day, from the Old Well, of the
University to the venerable
Davie Poplar and from there,
having completed their annual
exercises, down Senior Walk
along the south borders of the
campus. ' V. - : i :'
Again this year, on Saturday
morning at 11 o'clock, the pro
cession will procede to the Uni
versity's' shrine. Again, in ac
cordance with other ancient cus
toms, they will hear the history
of their class reviewed, this time
by Johnson Alexander; they wall
(Continued on page three)
At the last meeting of the
Wigue and Masque for the cur
rent school year held Thursday
night the following of ficers were
elected : president, Wex Malone ; j
vice-president, Arthur Sickles ;
secretary, Jack White ; treasur
er, Moore Bryson. Plans were
laid for the production of a musi
cal comedy sometime in the win-;
ter quarter o next year.
The play, which is practically!
completed, is the work of Moore
Bryson. "Block," as he ismore
generally called, is an old troop
er with the Playmakers, and has
had several years of experience
with dramatic production.: He
began work on this musical com
edy, with the "intention of hav
ing it produced by Wigue . and
Masque this year. It was soon
discovered that Wigue and
Masque would have no show this
year, so the play is to be carried
over and produced next winter.
The music of the. coming pro
duction is being done by Wex
Malone. Malone is a veteran in
the college musical comedy field,
having had two years experience
with the Blackfriars, the musi
cal comedy club at the Univer
sity of Chicago, and has been
connected with Wigue and
Masque for the past three years.
When Memorial hall was con
demned last winter, the plans
of Wigue and Masque for a pro
duction for this, year were com
pleteiy frustrated. " A musical
comedy production requires a
large stage, and Memorial hall
offered the only one available.
There was some talk of using
the Chapel Hill high school au
ditorium or the Playmakers
stage, but it was soon decided
that neither of these offered the
much needed, facility. The club
adopted the policy that it would
be better not to give a produc
tion than to attempt one that
would riot be assured the same
success that the plays have en
joyed in the past. The erection
of the new auditorium by the
University will, of course,
eliminate this obstacle. Wigue
and Masque is to have special
facilities in. the new building,
and prospects look bright for an
unusually, good show next win
ter. v ' : '
CLASS OF 1930
URGED TO iOM
Campus Leaders Issue State
ments Favoring Affiliation
With Alumni Association.
HIBBARD GIVES
FAREWELL TALE
BEFORE SENIORS
Seniors have been invited to -
join the Alumni Association in
dividually. The executive com
mittee of the class has urged that
members affiliate with the Asso
ciation, and many members of
the class have declared their in
tentions of joining. Below, are
printed some statements by sev
eral seniors. These were gath
ered about the campus, and show
something of the feeling of mem
bers of the class of 1930: "
"I'm eager to see the class of
1930 set up a permanent class
organization, and affiliate itself
with the Alumni Association. I
believe; that a high percentage
of membership in the Associa
tion by individual members of
our class is the best means of .
insuring usan active and func
tioning permanent class organ
ization." Red Greene, president
senior class. ;
"Serving as it does as the con
necting link between the Univer
sity and the alumnus, I believe
that the University Alumni As
sociation deserves the hearty co
operation and support . of the
class of 1930. Through the
Alumni Association the alumnus
is enabled to continue what are
probably the most valuable and
enjoyable contacts of his entire
life-e-thosd formed during ,. his
University days. Every member
of the class of 1930 owes it, to
himself to become a member of
the University Alumni Associa
tion." Glenn Holder, editor the
Daily Tar Heel. y
"In every respect the Alumni
Association renders effective as
sistance to the University in all
its major activities. Through it,
also, association is maintained
with other alumni, and its work
is vital to the University and to
the alumni themselves. The as- '
sociation should have the whole
hearted cooperation of every
member of the class of 1930."
Ray Farris, president student
body, captain football.
"I believe that the Univer
sity Alumni Association provides
the alumnus with the best and
most beneficial means of keep
ing in touch with the University
and with those who were his fel
low students." Jimmy Wil
liams, president Y. M. C. A.
"Through the Alumni Review,
(Continued on page three
Speaks m Gerrard Hall on "Ideals";
Mary on Saunders Talks. .
Dean Addison Hibbard of the
college of liberal arts spoke to
the seniors last evening in Ger
rard hall for his hnal appear
ance in Chapel Hill. His subject
was "Ideals." , . , : -
Dean Hibbard asked the ques
tion, "Can a college man keep
his ideals through life?" In re
ply he said, ."If he separates his
illusions from his ideals, lives up
to his ideals and lets his illusions
go by, I think he can."
He Grouped ideals in three
classes : the integrity of thought,
action and beauty. "Beauty
should particularly be stressed,
said- Dean Hibbard. "America
doesn't stress beauty enough.
And in conclusion he stated,
"Unless a man lives up to his
ideals, he is lost." - - '
Following Dean Hibbard's
talk, Maryon Saunders, alumni
secretary, urged, the seniors to
joiri the alumni associations
New Book By Hobbs
Released By Press
"North Carolina Economic
and Sicial," new book written
by Professor S. H. Hobbs, of the
rural, social economics depart
ment, has just been released by
the University Press..
Orders are pouringjn for the
book every day -r and a large sale
is expected. Some copies of the
volume have been received here.
The rest are expected some time
next week. This price is $3.50.
V The book is an account and
analysis of the state ;of North
Carolina showing its richness in
physical resources, industry, and
agriculture. The question of
education is then taken up with
discussions and facts on illiter
acy, public education, and health
work. The volume is. a mine of
information . substantiated by
many charts, tables, and offi
cial information of every de
scription.'