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r SENIOR CLASS MEETING TONIGHT GERHARD HALL 8:00 BUSINESS STAFF MEETING TONIGHT ALUMNI BUILDING 8:30 r M ! I VOLUME XXXIX nRADITATK SrffnnT. I n i imn n i mnT ir I IN LAST DECADE Has Played Important Part in Building National Reputation For University From 145 students in 1920 to 734 for the year June 1929 June 1930 is the record of the phenomenal growth of the gra duate school during the past de cade. Five hundred seventy two higher degrees, including seventy-one doctorates, have been awarded by the graduate school during this" ten year period. The first active steps toward the establishment of a gra duate school at the University were taken in 1881 and the first degrees awarded in 1883. In 1904 the graduate school was organized as a distinct school with the late Alphonso Smith as its dean. Dr. Charles Lee Ra- per succeeded Dr. Smith in 1909 and Dr. Greenlaw succeeded Dr. Kaper in 1920. At the resigna tion of Dr. Greenlaw in 1925, Dr. James F. Royster was ap pointed to the position. Dr. W. W. Pierson, present dean of the graduate school received his ap pointment this past summer. The fine reputation made by the graduate school during its existence was one of the chief causes for the University of North Carolina being taken into the exclusive Association - of American Universities back in 1922. ' There are only two other Southern institutions to hold this honor, namely, Virginia, and Texas. In 1924 the University of North Carolina held the vice presidency of the Association; and in 1925, the presidency. The important part played by the graduate school in building up the national reputation the University now. holds is shown once again in the testimony of fered by Professor Frederic A. Ogg in his survey of the human istic and social sciences for the American Council of Learned Societies. He stated in his sur vey that "the leadership in the new research movement in the South is traceable to one insti tution, and to certain men and women in it, namely, the Uni- ( Continued on last page) CAST SELECTED FOR PLAYM AKERS' NEW PRODUCTION The cast of the play, "The Importance of Being Earnest," has been selected, and it is now rehearsing the play, which will be presented on the nights of December 11th, 12th, and 13th in the Playmakers theatre. The play is set in London and the time is the present. All the scenery is modern and stylized. Instead of showing a room with walls and ceiling, only the wood ciation interpretation, and en work, including the windows, , Ho Hnrino- the last doors, chimney, and paneling will be shown. This skeleton work scenery will be used throughout. It will also be pre sented in modern style. The cast: John Worthing (Earnest) , Henry Wood, III. ; Algeron Moncrieff, William B. Figgat; Reverend Canon Cha suble, D. D., Theodore F. Her man, Jr.; Merriman, Butler, Walter Grotyohann; Lane, man , servant, Elmer R. Oettinger, Jr. ; Lady Bracknell, Rachael Crook; Honorable Gwendolen Fairfax, Ellen Stuart ; Cecily 6ardew, Sy biUe Berwanger; Miss Prism, governess, Annie Laurie Hudson. RARE EDITIONS IN LIBRARY DISPLAY Additional material relating to Virgil is now on display in the main floor corridor of the general library. This material is drawn from the Hanes Foun-! dation for the Study of the Ori gin and Development of the Book. This ' material illustrates the development of printing as evi denced in the various editions of Virgil published from late in the 15th century down to the 18th century. Of special inter est because of its beauty, is a facsimile from an illuminated page of the Koberger edition published at Nurnberg in 1492. The facsimiles of the 18th century edition are fine examples of the revival of fine printing which took place at that time. Led by Charles Baskerville, a Birmingham printer who brought out his edition of Vir gil's Bucolics and Georgics in 1757, other , continental printers produced similar handsome edi tions of the poet's works. Illus trated m this exhibit are the editions by Bodoni of Italy and Didot of Paris. Both of these follow the same monumental and austere school of typogra phy established by Baskerville in England. Phi Will Discuss Modern Woman Two bills will be on the calen dar of the Phi Assembly when it convenes tonight in New East building at 7:00 in its weekly meeting. These bills are: Re solved, That the emergency of women from the home is a re-gretable- feature of modern life. 2. Resolved, That swimming be added to the athletic program of the University of North Caro lina. - LEE CLUB WILL VISIT MEREDITH Program of Folk Songs To Be , Presented December 6. The University of North Carolina Glee Club, which has gained a unique reputation in the last few years for its won derful work in the realm of mu sic, will present its first con cert at Meredith College on Sat urday, December 6, at 8 o'clock. The North Carolina Glee Club, which captured first honors at the Southern Intercollegiate Glee Club contest last year, is preparing an excellent program of Russian and Finnish folk songs to be offered at the Ra leigh concert. . . Professor Harold S. Dyer, di rector of the Carolina Glee Club, has done a great deal to add to the already extensive repertoire of the club' since last year, and much work has been done on per frt. rnno-P t.nnl nualities. enun- I OtiUWAV Wiiiiii --0 ifew months. It is sincerely hop- ed that the people of Raleigh will not miss the opportunity to hear this famous Glee Club. The concert is being sponsor ed by the senior class of Mere dith College. The club will probably con tain thirty members for the con cert, many of whom were mem bers of last years championship club. Infirmary List The following were confined in the infirmary yesterday: U. B. Phillips, Lawrence Miller, W. R. Wall, Mrs. Annette Jeffers, and J. E. Jaffee. CHAPEL HILL, N. C TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1930 7 I r resnman r kt u: Lose By A. N. C. Stories like "this" are best published several days after they have actually occurred. The tale has a moral, and as such, should be viewed in a most ob jective manner. A week ago, the Playmakers gave their first bill of the sea son. And, as usual, the faculty orchestra played their three or four selections before the first curtain and during the intervals between plays. But, not as usual, the faculty orchestra, was de cidedly good. Much of this im provement was attributed to the conducting of Lamar Stringfield, the young and distinguished composer and musician who is now making his home in Chapel Hill. With all the gusto of a Toscanini, and the fire of a Stokowski, Mr. Stringfield drew forth from those yearning sotils who in their all-too-infrequent hours console themselves with their instruments, a type of music that has long been un heard in the Playmakers' Thea- 7 ,xC. uiatxiig ma udum tt&.the door had t0 closed, Theodore Thomas or Frederick usllr not cognizing the voice Stock did and do, the conductor of Art as well as authority, seemed to epitomize to thetried to explain why he thought music-starved audience all that the door should remain open, which Music, the gentlest andAnd Mr stringfield's patience most artistic of the arts, can be. j now taxed too much, spectators On Friday night, as on Thurs-;in the first few rows heard him day, the orchestra and Mr. 1 announced in an angry tone - of Stringfield gave their interpre-J voice deliberately and with tation of The Merry Wives oj force, that "We won't play a Windsor. And, as is the custom, they reentered the pit as the cur-4 tain fell upon the first offering. The last man of the orchestra wandered in, sat down before the , music stand and commenced to tune his instruments -But it was not quite comfortable in the pit, for the door leading thereto was open, and a decided cold draft Emergency Situation Comes As Direct Result o The county welfare office has reported that there were twenty - nine cases reported to that of-. The rural situation is con fice during the last month for! sidered better than for the last which there were little . or no funds. This by no means covers all the cases where there is a need, but only those who came to ask help. The county each year sets aside $1450 for chronic poor cases and for allowances for old people. This money is being spent on thirteen cases, nine of which are those of old people. The emergency situation which has arisen is not being taken care of by this. The main cause for the emer gency situation is directly or indirectly due to unemployment. Those people who are dependent on wages are the ones in trouble. The city, and specifically the mill centers, are in the worst shape. As is generally known there has been a great depression in the cotton mills during the past years. Orange county is not alone in this, for it is a general condi tion in the south. It is pleasing to note that now the mills are coming back a little to normal, Math Students Students who have taken trig onometry somewhere else, or here in summer school, and who want to take college algebra in order to satisfy requirements of Mathematics 1 and 2, can do so by registering in -the winter quarter for Math 2-E. m im www m ife Stri n fine la was being wafted upon the backs of the . musicians. The 'cellist nearest the door at tempted to close it but an unc tious usher, a freshman, who clothed in a shining dinner jacket, and the importance of the position, told the 'cellist that the door had to remain open in order to ventilate the dressing, rooms in the rear. A violinist got up to tell the youth that it wTas most uncomfortable to play with that chill wind in the pit. The youth remained adamant. A bassoon approached the small group and told the usher that he didn't see anv reason whv the dnnr rmild not Ha s"hn TIia;0 young student stuck by his re fusal. In the meantime, the audience was a bit restless, Mr. String field was a bit annoyed to see that the attention of the orches tra was now centered upon the discussion about the door. And in .two short steps, he left his position at the conductor's stand and soon joined in the group. He more or less told the boy that damn thing until that door is shut." Two seconds afterwards, the gentle form of Mr. Selden was seen to remove the chair that held the door open. The orches tra commenced to play ; and Mr. Stringfield, happy in his victory, vigorously "laid on" with his baton. Of Unemployment , after reaching the bottom of de- 1 pression. " six or eight years due to the good crops raised this year. The main line of endeavor is to try to provide the people with work. Many are willing to work, but are unable to find any jobs. The newly opened unemployment bureau in Chapel Hill is trying to help alleviate the pressing condition. Along with the unemployment comes sickness and starvation. Right now pellagra and tuber culosis are the most common diseases. Many people are living on a starvation diet. In some places the milkmen and grocers have been persuaded to leave milk and supplies at the homes of several needy families, with only the hope of being paid some time in the indefinite future. With winter coming on, the "go ing is going to be pretty rough." A cold winter will add the ne cessity for fuel and warm cloth ing. People are being aroused to the situation, however, and it is thought that the conditions will be met. Department Meeting The literature department of the Community Club will meet in the social room of the Metho dist church tonight at eight o'clock. Miss Nora Beust of the University library will talk on "Books for Children" and will have books on exhibit. BIRD SKINS GIVEN BY J. VALENTINE The University has just re ceived a very notable gift from Dr. J. M. Valentine, a member of the Zoology staff. The dona tion consists of about 250 bird skins beautifully prepared and admirably showing the natural colors and other outstanding characteristics of the living fowls. The collection is especi ally strong in large birds, such as hawks, owls, and water fowl, but includes also very many of the smaller land birds. They were collected and prepared by Dr. Valentine, who has been working on them many years. This collection makes an im portant addition to the museum outfit of the department of Zo- Campus Politics On Di Calendar Members of the Di senate will assemble tonight in their weekly I meeting in New West building at 7:00 to discuss the two next questions on the calendar. These bills for the meeting tonight are : 1. Resolved: That there is a ne cessity for a strong third party in the United States. Beatty Rector. 2. Resolved: That cam pus political frame-ups be re quired to make public their plat forms and a list of their candi dates, and that official sanction be given frame-ups by printing the names of candidates of re spective frame-ups together on the official ballot for election. McBride Fleming-Jones. The rule in the constitution to the effect that each member will " be required " to speak at least once in four successive meetings in order to retain his membership, will be put into use beginning at the meeting to night, it was reported by the president. ALUMNI MEETING WILL CONSIDER VITALPROBLEMS Several Hundred Representatives Expected to Attend General Alumni Assembly. "What Has Happened to the Relation Between Teacher and Student at the University of North Carolina?'-' will be the subject for consideration at the annual General Alumni Assem bly of the University in Chapel Hill December 5-6, according to a statement issued here by the board of directors of the asso Several hundred representa tive of local alumni clubs and! officers of class organizations are expected to participate in the sessions of the assembly, which is the legislative body for the more than 14,00 living alumni of the University. Matters of alumnipolicy are -determined at the annual assemblies, and alumni opinion on University and other problems are express ed through them. The 1930 assembly will open with an evening meeting Friday, December 5 the eve of the Duke-Carolina game. JPour prominent members of the Uni versity faculty will appear on the program, which will be de voted to a consideration of teaching methods and problems during the past several years, the opportunities and duties of maintaining and developing im proved undergraduate teaching at the University. Dean A. W. Hobbs of the University school of liberal arts (Continued on last page) NU3IBER 52 EDITOR YACIffiTY YACK ANNOUNCES PLANSFORYEAR Dunn Gives Reasons for Action Of Editorial Staff in Regard to Fraternity Group Pictures. By Clyde Dunn Plans for the 1931 Yackety Yack have brought forth com ments which might be expected of any book in the making, both favorable and unfavorable. Per sons connected officially with the library, the department of journalism, and the University press have consistently approved the ideas being put into effect by the editorial staff ; a few students have murmured dis content with some of the minor details of this year's annual. In formulating plans for a publica tion, the editor has a natural desire to produce the best book Possible, in point of content and beauty. When undertaken by an editor on his own initiative, the product should be an honest re flection of the editor's personal ideas of what is best. When, un dertaken by an editor chosen by popular selection, the product should be a portrayal of the se lecting body's ideas of what is best. (This seems to proceed logically from the fact that a person is chosen for a position because the people doing the choosing expect that his ideas of what is best coincides closely with their own ; otherwise, some other selection would have been made.) Realizing that the posi tion of editor of the University annual falls into the category of one chosen by popular selection, and that he must reconcile his own ideas with those of the se lecting students, this article -is written in an effort to make clear the reason of the editorial staff in adopting a certain course of action in a section of the book which concerns a sizeable frac tion of the student body. The matter is a minor one, but a consideration of it will serve as an example of the procedure thought proper for such cir cumstances. The editorial staff shall portray student body opin ion in the Yackety Yack; but at the same time, it desires op portunity to make its ideas clear whenever they are not entirely popular. v- Continued on last page) SIGMA XI INVITES DUKE CHAPTER TO MEETING TONIGHT The Sigma Xi scientific ... fra- i ternity will meet tonight at six o'clock in the social room of the Baptist church. The program for this meeting consists in the main of reports on research work that is being done in the department of botany. Several members of the botany instruc tion staff will render these re ports. Dr. W. C. Coker states that he will continue to discuss the top ic "Some Interesting Early A merican Naturalists." He dis cussed this subject at the last meeting of the Elisha Mitchell scientific society, but he was un able to complete his discussion) The University chapter of the Sigma Xi has sent invitations to the members of the Duke Uni versity chapter, and . have also invited them to become Alumni members of this chapter. There are thirty members in the Duke University chapter and a large number is expected to attend the meeting tonight. ..
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