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PAGE TWO THE DAILY TAR HEEL MAY 23, 1934 Qe Car ijeei T6e official Newspaper of the Publications Union Board of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill -where it is printed dally except Mondays, and the Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Spring Holidays. Entered as second class matter at the post ofice of Chapel Hill, N. C, under act of March 3, 1875. Subscription price, $3.00 for the college year. A. T. BilL ..-.. Robert C. Page, Jr... Joe Webb... . .Editor ...Managing Editor ..Businss Manager Editorial Staff . EDITORIAL BOARD Philip . Hammer, chairman, Don Becker, Nelson Lansdale, E. R. Oettinger, Jeanne Holt, B, C. Proctor, Tom Walker, Kenneth Warren. FEATURE BOARD Vermont Royster, chairman, Wal ter Terry, Ed Goldenthal, John Wiggins, W. W. Boddie. CITY EDITORS Irving Suss, Walter Hargett. DESK MEN Nick Powell, Don McKee, Jim Daniels, Reed Sarratt,. Ralph Burgin. SPORTS DEPARTMENT Jimmy Morris and Bill Anderson, co-editors, C. P. Nicholson, Ralph Gialanel- la, Smith Barrierr Tom Bost, Lester Ostrow, Stuart Sechriest. s EXCHANGES Jimmy Craighill, Margaret Gaines. REPORTERS E. L. Kahn, Emery Raper, Sam Willard, Francis Clingman, Don Wetherbee, Margaret Mc- Cauley, Bill Lanier, Archie Henderson. Business Staff ASST. BUSINESS MGR. (Sales) Agnew Bahnson, Jr. COLLECTION MANAGER James Barnard. OFFICE MANAGER L. E, Brooks. DURHAM REPRESENTATIVE Henry B. Darling. ' LOCAL ADVERTISING STAFF Butler French (man ager), Hugh Primrose, Phil Singer, Robert Sosriick, Hexfeert Osterheld, Niles Bend, Eli Joyner, Oscar Tyree, Boylan Garr. " , ' CIRCULATION MANAGER Ralto Farlow. CITY EDITOR FOR THIS ISSUE : WALTER HARGETT Wednesday, May 23, 1934 Suggestion To Seniors rpHE marked improvement in the acoustics, of Memorial liall could hardly, have failed to be, apparent to anyone who sat; innthe 'audience while Josephus JDaniels spoke yesterdayl The remedy for the, situation, was extremely simple x yvi tauie amjmiy uig, apparatus, lent Dy Archie Davis and his orchestra,; was installed for the occasion, and the speaker's every word was clearly understood by the audience. ' It is" an unfortunate state of affairs when we consider the number of interesting speakers that the University has been host to . this year and the apparent lack of provision to insure that they were heard. The use of portable amplifiers has proved that the situation can be remedied at least tempo rarily without the installation of cloth-covered seats or expensive sounding boards, and we are strongly in favor of seeing gome action taken that will make Memorial hall a place where speak ers and entertainment programs can be heard. . We suggested in these columns that the senior class gift committee which, according to F. A. Rankin, class treasurer, will have over $200 at its disposal for its annual gift, put this money in a trust fund where it could eventually be used in favor of Memorial hall's acoustics. Appar ently the senior class was averse to losing its individuality in the accumulation of funds from other future classes, and the suggestion missed fire. Now, however, the senior class has the op portunity of purchasing amplifiers such . as were used in Memorial hall yesterday, and with no loss of the credit that should gq directly to it. Such an amplifying apparatus would cost little, if any, more than the amount the seniors now have on hand, and if they were willing to take the initiative, some definite action could be taken on the matter. In our opinion, this would be a worthwhile in vestment of the senior gift fund and one that would be appreciated by future classes. The Little Brothers Have Grown Up IN his address in Memorial hall yesterday morn- ing, Josephus Daniels drew a parallel between Mexico's great problem and the great problem of the south: the system of tenant-farming, which has retarded progress in both countries. Mexico, said Mr. Daniels, is attempting to solve its problem of tenancy by giving land to the peons, who, as tenants, have done the farming in Mexico for 500 years. In the south and particularly in North Caro lina, which is slipping into the tenant system of farming faster than any other state except Texas, the problem has no apparent solution. Tenant farmers have not the money to buy land, and the system itself nourishes poverty and ab negates the pride of home ownership that is nec essary to prosperity. When we consider that 45 per cent of North Carolina's farms are worked by tenants, which decreases the state's per cap ita income enormously, it is easy to see why the problem is further than ever from solution. Culture and a feeling of independence cannot be had by men who are almost slaves; they do not own the land they work, they are in con tinual migration, which decreases church mem bership and public school attendance, and they become little more than vassals. As long as this hang-over of feudalism exists in the south and continues to grow in North Carolina, it will re main a tremendous handicap to progress. During his speech, Mr. Daniels declared that Latin-Americans disliked the attitude taken by the United States that they were our "little brothers' and that we should let them benefit from our knowledge. In the case of Mexico arid its attempt to solve the tenant problem, the United States appears more like a little brother who can profit from an elder's lesson. T.H.W. New Machinery For National Elections - POR years before the .New Deal arrived in the 1 form of practical reconstruction of American economic and social ideals and practices, certain political reforms had been advocated by liberals and progressives throughout the country as requisite to more efficient legislation and admin istration. Foremost1 among these reforms were those proposed for our national elective machin ery. . First fruits of the movement were realized last vpar l'n V10 nooo era Vo. -PamAna "T T 1 amendment which eliminated our "hang-over Congressmen. The blossoms of second fruits have sprung forth this spring and, despite the vicious bites of the never-say-try hard-shells in cumbent within our Capitol grounds, seem about to ripen into maturity and drop upon a beneficia populace. Only an intelligent and unselfish vote from two-thirds of our Senators is required to secure the disbandment of an obsolete electora college in favor of a direct popular vote for our president and vice-president. The advantages to, be derived from such an amendment which was introduced (as was the Lame Duck") by that veteran progressive lead er Senator Norris are apparent. Not only would it do away with cumbersome, unnecessary elec tion machinery, but it would in addition dissolve the omnipresent financial barrier to independent presidential candidates. Although defeated by a narrow margin in its Senate vote in the absence of some of its staunch est adherants, the amendment is virtually as sured of ultimate passage. That august body, the upper house, has much to profit from an abandonment of its customary pokiness, entailed by a somewhat sedentary show of dignity, which would result in immediately placing this plan for popular presidential election before the states for ratification. E.R.O. Contemporaries Sees Nothing, Knows Nothing THE crime wave in the movies has, to a certain J JJ1 1 T I' ll i 1 . - extern, at least, Deen repiacea Dy tne pnoto static copy of the Broadway musical comedy. And however dull and dirty these" pseudO-musi- cals are, they are incentives to nothing worse than sex. They do not, as a rule, deify ruthless criminals, or leave on plastic minds the impres sion that a criminal career is glamorous, excit ing and even very noble. The sight and sound of the first crooner of the nation warbling sweet nothings to a tiny blonde baggage does not stir the hearts of movie-goers all over the country with the desire to forsake the well-regulated ruts of their lives and go forth in search of fortune and a kind of fame which does not derive from the straight and narrow paths of useful, honest living. Sociologists, psychologists, and even church men have been quick to point out the probable evil effects on the minds of the people of making heroes out of racketeers and public enemies. But the furor they have raised has subsided some what since the ballet set has replaced the dime- a-dance hall, and the crooner and his lady-love have taken the place of the gangster and his moll. But that which certainly exerts as bad an in fluence as the full-length gangster movie is the newsreel which shows how a crime was commit ted. These reconstructions nf other crimes are dangerously suggestive they snow a practical means of accomplishing an un desirable and unworthy purpose. The signif icance of the methods revealed in such sensation al photography can, and undoubtedly does, make a double impression on the mind of an embryon ic criminal for one thing, it is a method for accomplishing a given criminal act, and for an other, it is a method which has been tried and found successful. An actual newsreel of a kidnaping might be excused on the gounds that it has news value and truth, but these reconstructions which un doubtedly over-dramatize the act portrayed we can find no excuse for. They are probably not altogether true to the facts, they are cheap sen sationalism, and they are dangerous incentives to crime. H.N.L. ' Education for The Individual Last Spring Prof. Stephen H. Bush, head of the Romance languages department announc -1 11. t "' J . ea ine inauguration ox: a new system of teaching French in the University of Iowa a system based upon individual abilities and desires of each student. Iowa was by no means the first institution in which a liber al educational policy had been substituted for. traditional nar row classroom ties ; several col leges and universities had al ready put a large share of their courses on a similar basis. But Iowa's plan was certainly unique in allowing freedom of study to freshmen, for wherever else the plan had been used, it had been applied only to upperclassmen ... A plan was developed which has not 'only given to freshmen almost complete free dom, but at the same time has given instructors a comparative ly accurate check upon the work accomplished by each student. The first year of operation of the individualized study plan has been followed with a great deal of interest and not a little skepticism by educators throughout the country. .For here at Iowa, for the first time, the feasibility of trusting un aerciass students to tneir own resources was being determin ed. . In general, the class averages have in all instances been raised. Students who might ordinarily have failed have been given a chance at some credit for their work. But this is by no means the most important accomplish ment. Iowa's real triumph has been summed up in these words: t'There is a unanimous feel ing on the part of the instructors in the department that they have been more nearly able to serve the needs of the individual stu dent, helping him to develop in himself thoroughness and in dependence of scholarship." For that, after all, should be the aim of true education to develop scholarly independence of thought. Iowa's French study plan, in accomplishing this re sult in some degree, has won the first goal toward a liberal policy of higher education. The Daily Iowan. London newspapers reporting the Dillinger man-hunt, according to the Minnesota Daily, stated that Indians armed with bows and ar rows were out beating the brush for America's first-ranking outlaw. As soon as he finds out about this, Dillinger will probably see to it that there'll be a few more vanishing Americans. Dust clouds from soil erosion through the mid dle west remind us of an appropriate variant on that ancient agricultural theme song: "How're you gonna keep it down on the farm?" DANIELS REVIEWS AMERICAN POLICY IN LATIN STATES (Continued from page one) o Mr. Daniels. The United States ambassador said that Wilson was in favor of the attempts in Mexico to give the 85 per cent of the peo ple, who had no part-in govern ment affairs, a chance to parti cipate in the management of the state. Before Wilson's administra ion the old policy of this coun ry was one of "enforcing the claims of the United States in Mexico," said Ambassador Dan iels. "Today under Roosevelt, we have a new Monroe Doctrine, based on the policy of the good Samaritan." The United States oday is not acting as a big brother, nor is she interested in patronizing Mexico, but she is just applying the ideals of the Golden Rule in her relations with nations to the south, said he speaker. Bringing out the contrast be ween the way Latin American states formerly looked towards ;he United States with suspicion with conditions today, Mr. Dan iels stated, "Men of vision are ooking today for a republic m Mexico based on education, jus tice, and equality. "The curse f of the southern states , in this country is that; the -people who till; the land do not own it," said the ambassador, comparing the51 land 'situation W Mexico with that of the south. "Mexicans' are seeking to' build their ancient civilizati6n!?pn;.a sound modern basis. They real ize that public education is the only foundation for a real de mocracy and are establishing school systems." Road building, irrigation pro jects, and the distribution of land are among the "new deal" reforms in Mexico, according to the federal official. - Discussing the new idea for division and distribution of land in Mexico, Mr. Daniels told how large estates were peing broken up to give the ownership of farms to the people who culti vate them. I : "Ambassador Daniels was t; in troduced by Robert B. House, executive secretary, who de scribed him as a University alumnus and the "grand bid man of the University of North Card una except m .age." Ralph Gardner, president of the For eign Policy league, presided. " Mr. Daniels spoke informally at a banquet in Graham Memo rial at 12:00 o'clock before his departure for Mexico. STJMMER COURSES OFFERED IN MATH Students May Take Required,. Graduate, or Degree Work. Exam Schedule (Continued fro-m page one) afternoon tests will be held "for all 3 :00 and 4 :00 o'clock classes and all sections of history 2 and 3 meeting at 9:30 o'clock. Wednesday morning, . June 6, at 9:00 o'clock all 8:30 o'clock classes except English 2 and; 3 will hold examinations, and : jn the afternoon all Englishi.2 and 3 sessions meeting at v; 8 ; 30 o'clock are scheduled to 'be qtiig-- zed. ' All 9 :30 o'clock classes except history 2 and 3 will, hold exami-5 nations Thursday morning, Jurie' 7, at 9 :00 o'clock. Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock all oth er examinations which cannot be otherwise arranged will - be held. STUDENT LEAGUE - DEFERS MEETING (Continued from page one) with it in this instance and in directing their force. ., Since the campus group has become nterested in the prob- em of international disarma ment, some action has already been taken by the national ad ministration with regard to the Geneva conference in delegat ing Norman. Davis, United States ambassador at large in Europe, to represent the United States at the gathering. The league expects to dispense with some very important busi ness which will confront it at the meeting next week. This will include the final preparation of the petition to the President and the making of more elabor ate plans for the procedure of he organization next year. The University of North Car olina, through the department of mathematics, offers three groups of courses for the sum mer session of 1934. The first group of courses consists of the usually required first year subjects and requisite courses in ' analytic geometry and differential and integral cal culus. The required courses for University students and visitors will be available. The next group is designed primarily for first year gradu ate students in mathematics. It should prove particularly attrac tive to teachers of mathematics in elementary schools who plan to begin upon graduate study in this subject. .The third is mainly for ad vanced students who have done, graduate work in mathematics, and wish to continue toward a degree. . .The following faculty . raera-v bers will instruct in these vari ous courses: J. W. Lasley, Jr., iS. T. Browne, E. L. Mackie, H, F. Munch, A. S. Winsor, M. A Hill, J. B. Linker, and V. A. Hoyle. rpHE YOUNG MEN'S. SHOD t-.- BURfiAM, N. i SHE, GAINED JRICHES...BUT ILOST A SON!! fi. yaw tlw let Ssfltlte Jown'l 3 mi. y II with H.B.UJflRlsIR -Also ; Comedy Novelty ' !vNOW PLAYING ' CAROLINA USLMm UNIVERSITY" AROUND fieO 'ded education combines MCX T xL STUDYand TRAVEL Here, WUKLU Of! The atlastisTheHoatl ; college cruising f he world . . . offer ing a full year's course of study. 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