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VOLUME XXXIX
COLLEGE POETR
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SUBJECT OE TWO
NEW ANTEOLOGIES
Carolina Magazine Asked to
Sponsor Contests in Conjunc
( tion with English Department.
May 1931 will see the publi
cation of a new anthology of
American college verse by Har
per and Brothers. The plan of
the editor of the anthology; Miss
.Jessie C. Rehder of Columbia
University, is to include two
poems from each of one hundred
major colleges and universities
in the United States. The book
will consist solely of poetry writ
ten by students attending col
lege during the 1930-31 term.
Poems submitted must not be
longer than; thirty lines.
Miss Rehder was in Chapel
Hill Friday morning to make ar
rangements for securing contri
butions in collaboration with the
Carolina Magazine. A commit
tee, consisting of Professors
George McKie and George Coff
man of the English department,
has been appointed to assist the
editor of the magazine. The
committee will appoint readers
to select poetry, they will in
turn send the selected contribu
tions to the editor of the an
thology. Any student in the
University is eligible to submit
poetry either through . the me
dium of the Carolina Magazine
or directly to Professor George
McKie, 210 Murphey hall, or to
box 823. All contributions
should be in his hands not later
than March 15.
A second book of college verse
is being undertaken by persons
located at Washington and Lee
University. All contributions
for this anthology must be sub
mitted to Professor McKie not
later than November .1, the pub
lisher's deadline being Novem
ber 15. The plan is to select the
desired four poems from the
Carolina Magazine of last year
and contributions submitted by
November 1,1930.
Miss Rehder, working for
Harper and Brothers, plans :i to
be in Chapel Hill again within
the next ten days to confer with
the committee. ; Further infor
mation , cpncerning the matter
.can be - secured from Professor
:McKie at 210 Murphey hall.
AVERAGE STUDENT
PAYS ONLY SMALL
PART OF TUITION
Figures recently compiled by
the treasurer of the University
of South Carolina show, that the
two state schools having the
largest enrollment, the Univer
sity and Winthrop, received the
lowest amounts per capita from
the South Carolina legislature
for their education budget this
year. There are five colleges in
.South Carolina supported by
; state appropriations.
Clemson College received the
largest amount per student, an
. allowance of $324. Citadel was
next with $302 per student. The
University students received
$256 and those at Winthrop
only $244.
Additional figures by the
treasurer showed that each stu
dent pays an average of $56 for
registration fees, as against
$244 nnid for each one by the
state, showing that each student
pays less than one-fourth of the
actual cost of his education.
At the last session of the
South Carolina legislature,
when the education budget was
considered, it caused consider
able controversy.
SELF-INFLICTED
WOUNDS RESULT
IN BELL'S DEATH
Durham, Oct. 20. L. J. Bell,
German instructor at the Uni
versity of North Carolina died
here at 2:12 o'clock this morning-from
the results of self-inflicted
bullet wounds and pois
oning. Bell was discovered in
his room at a downtown hotel
here Tuesday r night, suffering
from severe scalp wounds from
the effects of bullets from a re
volver found in his possession.
It was later discovered upon his
removal to the Watts hospital
that the man had taken bi
chloride of mercury. Hospital
attachees, stated that complica
tions resulting from the poison
ing brought about his death.
Although it was understood
that Bell had been in a state of
despondency prior to the acci
dent, members of his family
could give no reason why the
man should have taken poison.
Bell was a prominent young
member of the University hav
ing taught for two years fol
lowing his graduation. During
his scholastic career he was con
sidered an exteremely intelligent
student and was a member of
Phi Beta Kappa.
LATIN-AMERICAN
SPANISH CIRCLE
- '.:: ,
Initial Meeting Friday Night to
Organize Club and Elect
Officers.
"The Circulo Hispano" organi
zation, holds its; initial meeting
of the year Friday night at 8
o'clock, October 24, at "the Epis
copal Parrish house, v
This year shows a record num
ber of Latin-American students
enrolled . at the University, and
a keener interest in spoken Span
ish "is manifest. The general
scope of the organization is to
afford; van opportunity, for ad
vanced American students to be
come better -; acquainte d with,
and to - practice, spoken Spanish,
and to allow Latin-American
students to, form a closer social
relationship.
Among the Latin-American
students active -in the forming
of the club are Umberto Umana,
of, Costa Rica ; Mr. Joramillo, of
Ecuador ; Mendez Perrez, H)f La
Coruna, Spain ; the three Kjelles-
vig brothers, of Havana, Cuba;
and Nazarena, of the Philip
pines. , . ' " :
The purpose of the first meet
ing is to elect' officers for the
ensuing year, and to form a gen
eral outline for the year's work.
At various times tljere will be
lectures :'. by students and in
structors of sundry departments
on subjects allied to, and in ac
cord with, the plans of the club.
AH students interested in the
study of the Spanish language
are cordially invited to attend
the meeting next Friday night.
A. K. Shields, of the Spanish
department, who wras last year's
resident, will officiate at this
meeting, and Umberto Umana
will offer selections on the gui
tar. Umana is an artist in this
respect, and has broadcast from
WBT, Charlotte.
TV.A Literature Department
of the Community Club will meet
Tuesday night at eight o'clock at
the Methodist Parish House.
The feature of the program
will hA a talk . by Mrs. M. -Lu
Skaggs on the "Magazine Facili-
j ties of the Library."
CHAPEL HILL, N. C TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1930
AH Men Knovr Ye By These Presence
As President of the student body of the University of
North Carolina, I do hereby call the students of this Uni
versity together in a mass meeting Tuesdav night, October
21, in Gerrard Hall at 7:30. o'clock. This "meeting will be
addressed by President E. IL Morrow -of the National Stu
dent Federation and President John Lang of the North Caro
lina Student Federation and Executive Secretary R. B. House
of the University. The student body is hereby requested
to turn out en masse for this meeting.
(Signed) R. C. GREENE.
Gimghoul Totem Makes A Public
Appearance At University Well
The students of the Univer
sity were surprised yesterday
by the presence of a new visitor.
This visitor was found at the
University well. No one knows
his intentions for coming to the
University unless it was to gain
publicity. The visitor was a
hideous wooden figure with great
wooden wings and one red eye.
His appearance here is marked
by . complete mystery, as he has
been in the past securely housed
in the impregnable castle of the
Gimghouls.
On the statue was found a
note giving some information as
to the statue's identity. The
note labeled him "Sir Rex Luci
fer, sacred to the Order of Gim
ghouls." The note ,was signed
by Monsieur X.
Evidently, Monsieur X held a
kindly feeling towards Lucifer,
for he added by way of paren
thesis, "Long .may his wooden
majesty live!
Just how the statue was
moved is still a mystery? for
THREE STUDENTS
INJURED DURING '
TRIP TO GEORGIA
Three University students
narrowly escaped serious injury
when an automobile in which
they were riding left the road
and crashed into" the supports
of a railroad underpass five miles
north of Southern Pines Friday
night. The students were en
route to Athens, Ga., where they
were to attend the football clas
sic Saturday. The occupants of
the car were James Nowell, Cor
nelius Bretsch, and Allen Cald
well of the University, and Bon
Nowell of Raleigh. Allen Bai
ley of Hugh Morson high was
also a member of the party. Bob
Nowell was painfully injured, re
ceiving a bad cut on his right
arm, and other lacerations and
bruises. It is said that he
might Have bled to death but for
the presence of mind of his
brother in keeping the wound
closed with his fingers. The
University students were unin
jured.
State Universities
Will Send Delegates
To Convention Here
The University will be host to
the Association of Governing
Boards of State Universities
and Allied Institutions on the
occasion of their annual meet
ing in Chapel Hill, November
13-15, 1930.
Representatives of several
state universities will be pres
ent, among which will be: Michi
gan, Montana, Wisconsin, South
Carolina, Colarada, Missouri,
Wyoming, Maine, Minnesota,
Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia,
Ohio State College, and Purdue.
Staff Men Must Report To Editor
The following will please report to the managing editor
in the Tar Heel office at 2:00 this afternoon. Roulhac Ham
ilton, Hugh Wilson, Alec Andrews, Mary Marshall Dunlap,
S. S. Esposito, Delmore Cobb, D. A. Green, Peter Henderson,
D. A. Powell, C. A. Pratt, Louis Sullivan, Clayborn Carr,
Henry Sullivan, Vass Shephard, and Holmes Davis.
Gimghoul Castle is securely
locked, every door being barred
and bolted from the inside, and
even the windows being locked.
After finding Lucifer, several
students reported going to
Gimghoul and finding every
door locked and barred. Al
though means of Lucifer's re
moval from the Castle are still
a mystery, it was discovered
early yesterday that the statue
was transported part of the dis
tance by a baby carriage. The
statue was evidently too big a
baby as the carriage- crushed
under Lucifer and was aban
doned near the Chapel Hill ceme
tery. The transfer must have been
carried out single-handed as
part of the statue was left near
the Castle. The Gimghouls were
quick to note his presence on
the campus and did not let him
stay long. They removed him,
back to the stone castle, while
his sudden change of residence
still remains a mystery.
SCENERY BEING
MADE FOR NEXT
PLA YM AKER BILL
The work of the Carolina
Playmakers is going forward
this year with new mates help
ing Captain Koch guide it
through the rocks of financial
difficulties. Ralph Westerman,
the new, ; business manager,
comes to the. Playmakers with
four years work in the profes
sional; theatre to his credit. He
is taking the job made vacant
by Mr. Heff ner . Besides-rnanag-ing
the business affairs of the
Playmakers, he instructs in Eng
lish, and supervises and directs
student r productions. At pres
ent he is directing "Samuel Hin
kle, Fireman," one of the plays
to be presented here next monthu
Professor v Koch is directing
"Git up and Bar the Door," and
Mr. Selden is directing "Gloey."
These plays will be given
November 6, 7, and 8. Mr. Sel
den assisted by a small staff, is
working on the scenery. The
scenery department has taken
tip headquarters in the Play
maker's Scene Shop in Person's
Hall, in order to have more room
for its work. The construction
of the scenery is practically fin
ished. Mr. Selden said that he
expected to go to work painting
it today. It will be ready to set
up in about a week. It is con
structed on a standard size basis
of not over five and one-half
feet. This standard is set for
stage scenery, he said, in order
to make it possible to get
through a freight car door. The
Playmaker scenery will probab
ly never be shipped on a freight
car but this size proves to be
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FOUR DELEGATES
FROM UNIVERSITY
ATTEND RETREAT
Four delegates from the Uni
versity attended the Student
Volunteer Retreat at Winston
Salem, October 17-19, which had
for its purpose the discussion of
problems of religion, education,
and welfare work in other coun
tries as they relate to student
life in North Carolina. The
meetings were held in the West
End Methodist church, and the
delegates were entertained in
homes in Winston-Salem.
The threefold purpose of the
student volunteer movement is
to distribute information and
enliven interest among students
in life service work in foreign
Lcountries, to assist .these f stu
dents in securing proper train
ing and preparation for foreign
service, and to relate student
volunteers to the foreign board
of the church or organization in
which they are most interested
in going out for.
Discussion of the meetings
centered about this three-fold
purpose of the volunteer move
ment. Other things discussed
were the perfecting of student
volunteer groups in each college
of the state, the strengthening of
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MAJOR M'LENDON
NEXT TO SPEAR
TO LAW SCHOOL
Will Explain the Preparation of
Cases for Actual
Trials.
Following the tradition that
has been set since 1925 by such
prominent attorneys as James
H. Pou, Kenneth Royal, J. C. B. j
Ehringhaus? and Major Mc
Lendon himself , the Law School
Association wil hear the last
named tonight at 7 :30, on "The
Preparation of Cases for Trial
in the Superior Courts."
This topic, because of its im
portance to young attorneys, is
discussed each year by one of
the leading practicing lawyers
of the state. To make matters
more interesting,-Ma j or McLen
don will center his idiscussion
around three or four actual
trials in which he has partici
pated. It is, said that he will
state the facts as they appeared
to the lawyers for plaintiff and
defendant, the complaint and
the answer, and the merits and
defects of the pleadings as they
appeared on the trial of the
cases. Major McLendon's ex
perience in the court room, and
his recognized ability in the le
gal field, should dramatize this
phase of the practice.
The law school, in its attempt
to acquaint the school with the
state, theory with the practice,
has been exceedingly fortunate
in being able to secure the out
standing lawyers of the "state
for these lectures.
ATHLETIC COUNCIL
MAKES PLANS FOR
CONFERENCE MEET
A committee has been ap
pointed by the Athletic Council
of the University, to make pre
parations for the annual meet
ing of Southern Conference of
ficials December the twelfth and
thirteenth in Chapel Hill. The
conference is held each year at
some college or university in the
conference. It was held last year
at the University of Louisianna
in Baton Rouge. This is the
first time the conference has
ever assembled at the University
of North Carolina.
NUMBER 2S
Y CABINETS HEAR
MURIUM DISCUSS
STUDENT REIGN
National Student Government
Man Speaks on Implications
Of Student Government.
"The marked difference in the
student governments found in
the South from other organiza
tions of the like throughout this
country is that the students ad
minister the punishment for
breaches of self government
rules, rather than passing this
part of the work to the Admin
istrative Board of the: school,"
President E. R. Murrow, of the
National Federation of Student
Governments, stated last night
in his address before the Y. M.
C. A. Cabinet.
; President Murrow pointed out
that this phase in student gov
ernment was an advance and
higher phase of progress which
should be retained and which
other colleges and universities
would do wTell to adopt.
In addressing the body on the
topic, of "The Moral Implication
of the Student Government," he
also spoke of the moral implica
tion of being a student, not only
locally, but nationally and inter
nationally. President Murrow
stated that there are possibili
ties of bringing about world
peace through this organization,
"The fundamental purpose,"
he said, "of the organization is
to bring about good citizenship,
in which responsibility and ad
minstrative abilities are culti
vated in the student before he
leaves the college or university.
The speaker emphasizes the
fact that the purpose of the
Federation was not sponsor
ing radical forms of student
government, those which are at
variance with the faculty. The
further cooperation of the stu
dent bodies and faculties is ad
vocated. President Murrow discussed
the European Federation of Stu
dents, - which is the counterpart
of the American National Fed
eration of students. The Euro
pean Student Association, he
pointed out, has more influence
in the affairs of the respective
governments than the American
Federation may ever hope to
have. This is due to the var
iance in ages of the students
there and in the traditions ly
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COFFIN TALKS TO
TAR HEEL STAFF
, Professor Oscar J. Coffin
made an informal talk to the
staff of the Daity Tar Heel in
its regular meeting Sunday
night.
Mr. Coffin explained the
course credits that are given for
work on the Tar Heel and then
went over some of the recent
papers and criticized them.
His remarks were prefaced by
a short talk from the managing
editor, Jack Dungan who said,
among other things, that the
competition for positions on the
editorial board would begin to
day, and would last till Friday.
It has since been announced
that anyone interested in writ
ing editorials, columns, or fea
ture stories should turn, in copy"
to Beverly Moore, the chairman
of the editorial board, who will
be in the office of the Daily Tar
Heel from 1:45 to 2:15 every af
ternoon. The membership of
the board will be made up of up
perclassmen only, and except in
unusual cases, there will not be
any sophomores.