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"ART AND LIFE" 8:30 P.M. PLAYMAKERS THEATRE TAR HEELS vs. DEACONS 8:00 P.M. UN CAN VOLUME XLI CHAPEL HILL, N. C, FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1933 NUMBER 77 .terror SECRETARY LAYS LOW GRADES TO P00RTEACHING C. E. Mcintosh Blames Failures in Education School on Low ered Teaching Efficiency. Work passed by freshmen in the school of education has drop ped considerably below the rec ord set by the first year men of last year, C. E. Mcintosh, secre tary of the school announced yesterday. Causes for the low ering of grades are attributed by Mcintosh to a lowered teach ing efficiency of professors and instructors here in the Univer sity. Curtailment of state ap propriations to the University is responsible for poorer teach ing here, Mcintosh stated. Other Causes ' Another probable ' cause for -the drop in grades this past -quarter is a poorer preparation of this year's freshman class .for college. Over-crowded high schools, the secretary believes, might have lowered the teaching standard. Students have conse quently found difficulty in the orientation from high school to college. Work passed by the freshman class of the education school in -4-1-.-. -Poll- nnorfQi otnnnnfDil rw Lilt: lull uuaibbl amuuiivvu vv , , , , , seventy-two per cent of the total , - -i t 4.1, rentage of work passed by the ireshman class of last year amounted to eighty-one per cent. It is to be noted, however, that . ' w l. i;he percentage number for work passed last year includes all xnree quarters, ine total per centage by the end of the spring quarter of 1933, Mcintosh pre dicted, will be much higher. OLIVE RESIGNS TO ACCEPT NEW POST Pastor of Local Baptist Church To Assume New Pastorate in North Wilkesboro Sunday. The pastor of the Baptist church of Chapel Hill, Rev. Eu- gene. Olive, who tendered his rPaioWirm tn , rnrrPfinn cnwrin qAr at the morning service Sunday, January 8, has definitely decided to accept the call to the First Baptist church of North Wilkes Jooro. unve s resignation came snrlrlpTilv. hut Tia crnvp ns wasnns for his action that he thought w u D: vio i Mnrfli WHWWn tlrnn here in Chapel Hill. He wffl leave for his new post immedi- ately, holding his first service m his new pulpit Sunday. Nine Years Here Rev. Olive came to Chapel Hill from the First Baptist cnurch ot Mount Airy nine years ago, ana since tnat time nas own active in all phases of the church work here. Olive is a native North Carolinian having attend- ed Wake Forest College, later going to Louisville Baptist Sem- inary in Louisville, Kentucky, Immediately after coming here, he established himself in the hearts of the students and the townspeople. The board of Deacons an- nounced-at their meeting Wed- nesday night that the resigna- tion of Olive had been accepted, The usual services of the church vill continue as heretofore, with the junior leaders for the junior H. F. Comer in charge of the senior dances would not be chosen service Sunday. V; A pulpit com- ftiittee has hpn annointed, and "this committee will have charge of arransinf? the services until a regular pastor can be secured. Board Qf Trustees To Meet January 24 The full board of trustees of the University of North Caro lina will meet in the office of the governor in Raleigh, Tuesday, January 24, according to a state ment by Secretary Henry M. London, Wednesday. The executive committee of the board will meet the night be fore at the same place. Besides the routine matters to come be fore the board, action will be taken on the recommendation of the special committee that Dr. Louis Round Wilson be elected vice-president i for the Chapel Hill unit to succeed Dr. Frank P. Graham, who was elected president of the Greater Uni versity. Dr. Graham, incident ly, will make his annual report at the. meeting. DRAMA FESTIVAL ENTRANCE RULES ARE ANNOUNCED Annual Contests to Be Held in Playmakers Theatre March 30, 31, and April 1. All registrations for produc tion contests, original play manuscripts, and fees for the Carolina Dramatic association - i -i j -i -i festival which will take place and 1, are now due, according to an . ' , announcement made yesterday by Mrs. Irene Fussier, secretary , . the play to be used in the con- test and the author's name should be sent in with the regis tration. Membership dues in the or ganization are' two dollars, which includes a subscription to The Carolina Play-Book. Only members of the association are eligible to enter the contests. The tournament fee for city sen ior and junior high schools, sen- Uor an(j junior colleges,- and Little Theatre organizations is three dollars. For county high schools and junior community S1"ur. T T , , . mayueenuireu 111 the ntests by individuals or schools for a fifty-cent fee. An , . . aa1aili1"ai m P1 " xur proaucuon vne iesuvai, ui one uoiiar anu a nan will be charged when produced by a county high school or jun- commuity group, and two aonars ana a halt when pro- dUCed a nh Sch001 college or a Little Theatre or- g A special contest fee of fifty cents will be made for schools or . individuals who are not en- (Continue'd on last page) Junjors To Present . Qjf t Tq Fund As part of an economy move, the junior class will conduct no smokers during the winter quar- ter, it was announced yesterday. Following the example set by the executive committee of the sen iors, the class plans to contri- bute to the student loan fund as a parting gift, all surplus in the treasury at the end of the term. The discontinuance of the smok ers will effect a substantial sav ing, which will be applied to the gift. It was further announced that until the beginning of the spring quarter. Bert Lown's orchestra will furnish the music for the dances, which will be staged, May 12 and 13. 1ACLEAN SPEAKS ON ART TONIGHT Exhibition of Work of North Carolina Artist on at Play makers Theatre Today. . There will be an exhibition of the paintings, drawings and woodcuts of James Augustus Maclean, founder and' director of the Southern School of Creative Arts today in the green room of the Playmakers theatre, while tonight at 8:30 the artist will speak on the subject. "Art and Life" in the theatre. The ex hibition and talk are designed to stimulate interest in creative arts on the campus. Maclean is a native of North Carolina and was born in Lin coln in 1904. He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, where he won the Toppan prize given to students in the field of fine arts. Several years ago he founded the Southern School of Creative Arts in Ra leigh of which he is the director. Work on Exhibit Following is a list of his work which will be exhibited today in the theatre: paintings, "Sea board Coaling Station," "A Back Yard," "The School Carpenter, "Negro Boy," "Southern Wash Women," "French Sailor," "Old Man" "Rainy Day" "The Monk," "German Peasant Girl," and "Negro Beggar;" drawings: (tr. a " tt a T. " -Millie, xv ui ai j.u.an xrxcvii, "Russian Student," "Tony- nude," "Katherine," "Miss Wil liams," "Nude -Sketch," and "Polish Peasant Girl;" wood cuts : "Trees by the River," "In dustry," "Nature and Industry," "Blind Negro Head," and "North Raleigh." Shan-Kar Says Dance Interprets Religion For Unlearned In India 0 Noted Dancer Appearing Here gion; Compares Its Origin to That of Early Drama of West ern World, Which Had Its Beginnings in Churches. o Not even the change from the gorgeous vestments of India to startlingly conventional riding breeches could rob Shan-Kar of the ineffable dignity and grace manifested in his dancing. His expressive Hindu greeting, aesthetic features, and pervad ing reserye had the same charm in the wings of Memorial hall as before the admiring audience which had just dispersed. It was when he spoke of the ruling passion of his life that his calm gave way to a kind of elec trical excitement. With fascin ating inflections in his voice, he explained that in India the dance and music serve to make intelli gible to everyone the religion of the land. "Just as in this coun try all do not understand the Bible," said Shan-Kar, "it is necessary in India to artistically present graphic interpretations for the benefit of the unlearned." Religions Origin His dances, though religious and mythological in origin and character, are now not presented in the temples. In much the same way as the early drama of the Western world originated in the churches and was later seen i ; i ji xt' i t i - larizeu, me mnau aance nas been removed from the houses of worship to public places. A festival is generally the oc casion for the performance of these dances. Instead of being given in theatres they are pre sented before a fire, outside a temple, in an open field, or at a large public gathering, spot. GROUP TO WORK ON DANCE PLANS Junior-Senior Committee to Re ceive Bids for Decoration of Tin Can at Meeting. The junior-senior dance com mittee will receive bids, plans, and specifications for decorating the Tin Can for the annual Junior-Senior dances, May 12-13, at a meeting in Graham Memo rial at 9:00 o'clock " Tuesday night, February 1. Firms or groups submitting bids should plan to decorate 13,000 square feet, almost 5,000 square feet more than used at last year's ball. The floor this year will extend from the' side of the basketball courts entire ly to the wall of the Tin Can on the other, including the nine supporting pillars. The organ izations should also present full data as to the quality of ma terial to be used, as well as the amount, and be able to sketch plans of the completed project for the committee. Bids to Cover All Work Bids should cover all trellis work, buildings department ex pense, electrical wiring, installa tion of amplifiers, a sound board for the orchestra, waxing of the floors, and all other expenses in cidental to preparing and deco rating the hall for dances. The bid should also include an esti mate on the installation of a tea garden. The installation of a piano will be handled by the com mittee. The firms who plan to submit prices for this work must also bear in mind that the Tin Can shall be left in the same con dition after the dances as they find it when they commence their work. Attributes Indian Dancing to Reli From 6 :00 o'clock far into the night " spectators come fromand as president of the Massa miles around to witness religious 'chusetts Universalist convention. and folk lore presented in dance form. Two muses, at least, preside over the birth of Shan-Kar, for his painting skill rivals his dancing ability. In fact, it was adeptness with the .brush that prompted a Maharaja to send him to the London Royal Col lege of Arts in 1920. Although he had shown considerable in terest in all kinds of Indian dances as a child, it was sup posed that his would be the career of painter who would be a great interpreter of his native culture. Joined Pavlowa He pursued this line of en lea vor until his painting brought him into contact with the great ballerina, Anna Pavlowa. Hav ing had two sets done by Shan Kar, she was struck by his ren ditions of Hindu dances and of fered him a place in her troupe. After considerable difficulty with . Sir William Rothenstein, the renowned English portrait painter, under whom he was studying, Shan-Kar became con- vinced that the dance was his natural and most forceful me dium of expression and acccoro" ingly accepted Pavlowa's offer. He taught her Hindu dances for six months and was her part- ner in the highly successful Radha-Krishna ballet. Commenting upon his associ (Continued on last page) To Lead Seminar . f .A N 1 4 v - - Dean Clarence R. Skinner of the Tufts Religion School will conduct the seminar on liberal religion in the. Carolina Inn here January 16-20. SKINNER TO LEAD RELIGION SEMINAR HERE NEXT WEEK Dean-Elect of Tufts Is Well Known for Investigations Of Social Conditions. The liberal religion seminar to be conducted in Chapel Hill by the Mission Brotherhood and the Unitarian Laymen's League, be ginning January 16 and lasting until January 20, will bring here Professor Clarence R. Skinner, dean-elect of the Tufts College school of religion, as le'ader of the discussions. He is a member j0f the Mission Brotherhood, an organization of Unitarian and Universalist leaders, with head quarters in Boston, which is sponsoring an educational week in liberal religion in ten cities and towns of North Carolina. From Boston Professor Skinner is also lead er of the Community Church of Boston, which has Sunday morn ing congregations of from 1,000 to 2,000. He is an ordained Universalist clergyman, and has served as social service , secre- tarv for the Universalist church He has done much work in the investigation of social con ditions, has arbitrated strikes, has organized several forums in Massachusetts, and is a mem ber of the advisory committee of the American Civil Liberties Union. Professor Skinner is a contributing editor of Unity, liberal weekly, the author of Social Implications of Universal- Msm and A Free Pulpit, and a member of the American Socio logical Society and of the Ameri can Association of University Professors. He lectures exten sively on social, economic and international topics. Y. M. C. A. Team To Visit Fayetteville A, deputation team consisting of Claiborn Carr, L. L. Hutchi son, Jack Pool, Bill McKee, and Lee Eiinehardt, speakers, and 'Charles Templeton, Jesse Park- er, Raymond Brietz, and John j Briggs, musical quartet, .will make a trip to Fayetteville, Thursday, January 18. Plans for the journey will be made at a meeting immediately following a joint cabinet meeting Monday night. ' - W. S. Bernard, of the Greek department, .will join the group Sunday in Fayetteville. Ber- nard will speak at a church ser vice conducted there Sunday morning by the deputation team. FMIOUS AUTHOR TO DELIVER WEIL LECTURE SERIES Dr. Charles A. Beard Will Be Heard in Group of Speeches On "National Interest." Dr. Charles A. Beard, former professor of political science at Columbia University and author of The Rise of American Civili zation and many historical works, has accepted the Univer sity's invitation to deliver the Weil lectures this year, it was announced yesterday. Dr. and Mrs. Beard, who is also a prominent writer, are spending the winter at Chapel Hill, residing at the Carolina Inn. The dates for the lectures, the general theme of which will be "What Is National Interest?", have not been decided upon as yet, but it is thought that they will be delivered in February or March. Prominent Speakers Lecturers under the Weil foun dation since its inception in 1915 have been a distinguished line of men conspicuous in the public eye. William Howard Taft, for mer president of the United States, was the first lecturer un der the foundation. The last lecturer was Dr. Howard J. Laski, professor of political science in the London school of economics. There was no Weil lecturer last year at the request of the Weil family, but the money was turned over to the student' loan fund. The foundation, known as the "Weil Lectures On Ameri can Citizenship," was establish- (Continued on last page) DR. ALBRIGHT TO TALK TOMORROW Will Present Illustrated Lecture On Palestinian Archaeology In Hill Music Hall. Dr. William F. Albright, di rector of the American School of Oriental Research in Jerusa lem and also head of the Orient al Seminary at Johns Hopkins University, will present an il lustrated lecture on Palestinian archaeology in Hill music audi torium tomorrow night at 8:30 o'clock. Ten Years in Palestine Dr. Albright has spent ten years in Palestine in research and directing excavations. His work at Beth Zur, 'Ain Shems, and Tell Beit Mirsim has contri buted to the knowledge of the history of Palestine during the Bronze and Iron ages. His last four campaigns at Tell Beit Mir sim, ancient Kiriath-Sepher, an important Canaanite and Israel ite site in southern Palestine, will be emphasized in his lecture here. This site has been identi fied by the excavator with the town of Kiriath-Sepher, men tioned in the fifteenth chapter of the Book of Joshua. The town was occupied and destroyed at least ten different times, dating from a period as far back as the Bronze age, approximately 2300 B. C. Dye and wine factories, household utensils, children's toys, and even ladies compact boxes, are among the objects which the excavator has un covered in this ancient southern city. , , The lecture will be illustrated with stereoptican slides made from Dr. Albright's own photo graphs of his work.