The Daily Tar Heel
MAY 2a, 1934
PAGE TWO
Tie ofacial newspaper of the Publications Union Board
pf the Vnxveiillj c IJiriK" Carolina at Chapel Hill where
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college year. - -" ' - ' '
Robert C Page? Jr.
Joe Wet......-..
Editor
J&Ianaging Editor
Business Manager
Editorial Staff. '
EDITORIAL BOARD Philip Hammer, chairman, Don
Becker, Nelson Lansdale, E. R. Oettinger, Jeanne Holt,
FEATURE B O ARD Vermont Royster, chairman, Wal
ter Texry, Ed" Goldenthai; John Wiggins, W.' W.' Boddie.
CITY EDITORSIrving Suss, Walter Hargett.
DESK "MENNick Powell, Don McKee," Jim Daniels,
Reed Sarratt, Ralph Burgan. ; . . .
SPORTS DEPARTMENT Jimmy Morris and Bill
Anderson cditors. CP. "Nicholson. Ralph Gialanel-
la. Smith Barrier, Tom Bost, Lester Cstrpw, "Stuart
E2CHANGBS Jimmy Craighill, Margaret Gaines.
REPeSTERS--E. L. Kahn, Emery Raper, Sam Wiljard,
Cauley,r Bill 'Lanier, Archie Henderson. .
Bnsissss Staff r";'
ASST. BUSINESS lQ.Sleff Xpaew Bahnson, Jr.
COLLKCTION MAN AUiiiiv James Barnard.
OFFICE MANAGER 12 E. Brooks. '
DURHAM REPRESENTATrVE-Henry B. Darling.
LOCAL ADVERTISING STAFF Butler French (man-
TT -1 T - TM-il CTJ -J :T L CI ' Lt
Rerj, aoga rnoige, JTnu ouiger, r.uoert ooszuck,
fie&ert : Osterheldr'NUes BdnaT Eli Joyner, Oscar
CIRCULAIpN MANAGER-Ralto Fallow.
CITY EDITOR FOR THIS ISSUE: IRVING SUSS
Friday, May 25, 1934
Saluting
Our Brain Truster
rpHE appointment of Dr. Claudius Temple
4Murchispn Wednesday by President Roose
yelt, subject to senatorial ratification, as direc
tor of the bureau of foreign and domestic com:
merce of v the United Statesill, if so confirmed,
snatch from our, faculty a man pf outstanding
ability not only as a theoreticaj econonjist of the
nrst rank but also as a practical-minded, execu
tive. And it is another piece pf evidence that
the control of the government of this nation is
becoming vested in the hands of those individuals
whose knowledge of, the prpblpms, not politica
power, is thrusting them into, leadership.
It is obvious that Dr. Murchison was consid
ered for the position of importance in Washing
ton due t his capacity to combine practical ex
perience with intelligence in the field of economic
theory. Wheii "the naniQ of Iftrpfessor William
Li. 'iijor. Qf; Ain. a; whdrawn by Presi
dent Rbpseyjt frojjV consideration for this posi
tion, if wa?; Qipmsn Igjpie tliat the' reason
fpr the disipp ;aa tHa Rssor Thorp lacked
- practical experience. Dir. Murchison, it has been
pointed out, was appointed because he was an
, answer, tp- an effort; by the. administration to
secure a man of Dr. Thorpes economic knowledge
, with . tfyat essential knowledge from experience
The trend toward governmental control by
Rrofessors of experience is in direct opposition
to the old theory pf ministration. When Presi
dent Wilson took the presidential office, it was
a malicious "crack" to speak of him as 4Profes:
sor, Wilson late of Prjnppton." The Brain Trusters
that President Rposeyelt has gathered around
him fpr advice and planning have proved that
m!?n intelligently schooled in practical theory are
eninently fitted for the jpbs of directing the
actions of a nation with the vast national and
international interests of Ainerica.
" While we wili be sorry to lose Dr. Murchison
-and we feel that the optimism of Senator
Josiah Bailey regarding the probability of sena
torial confirmation was wellrfoundedwe are
proud of him in his achievement. We know that
in the administration of his new duties he will
continue the outstanding quality of hard work
wljich has characterized and distinguished him
as a member of the. University faculty. P.G.H.
Ah-h-h! ' ' ' '
A Senior!
QENIORS haVe at last come into their own and
3 thank God there are only two and a half weeks
left in which they can. demonstrate the fact
to the rest of the student body! We have refer-
ence, of course, to the senior class's crusade to
raise the price of cotton and give the Turkish-towel-bath-mat
corporations a break. The cam
pus would be intolerable if commencement were
not in Ihe offing, promising relief.
For the first time this year, many seniors are
being recognized as such by virtue of the cater
pillar effect they have assumed. Chests are
swelling; heads grow larger; the "holier than
thou" air adds to the generally uncomfortable
humid atmosphere. , The graduating class bears
the weight of its own importance bravely, and
lets everybody else know it.
Which would all make good editorial copy if
it were only true. We 'don't really begrudge the
seniors their sweaters ; they feerve some'thing
for being ab to hang on for four years. D.B.
Transatlantic hops, says the Greensboro Daily
News, are presumably the kind used in the mak
ing of bier. .
The Forgotten S
Plan
rpHEL Playmakers, production of experimental
A nTnvs "TiiAsdav tiitrhf hrnuffht to attention aain
the fact that that organization is getting, away
from one of the purposes which the group origi
nally set out to fulfill; one of the Playmakers
aims is, or 'should be, to help young playwrights
get a start by writing plays for their own work
shop, and aiding these writers to make their
plays successful. -
The plays Tuesday night were poorly produced
This quality of poorness was due to the short
length of time spent on getting the productions
t i mi a - - i i ? ji ' 1 l ' j
into snape. mat nignt, lines were garDiea, xne
sets were inadequate, and the authors of the
plays, though they pitiably would never admit
that they, felt sick oyer the way their works
were handled, could only sit back and groan at
the way-most of the plays were practically muti
lated.
The answer tp the charge that the Playmakers
are deviating from their purpose would likely be
first that the authors do not get their plays
ready to allow time for concentration on the
productions ; that the productions are purely ex
perimental; that only a rough production is 'nec
essary for the author to determine the worth of
nis wprK ; inai. oiner acuyiiies 01 tne raymakers
do not allow time enough for real work to be
a j. : ' ' i t i - j t - it' 1
nut mio expenmentais: ana tnat pudhc proauc-
tion, for which time is taken to work out the
plays in earnest, is given to those dramas which
Dass the test of experimentals.
But these answers are not answers : the young
playwrights are not treated as they should be,
In the first place, why do not the instructors set
a deadline by which plays are to be turned in?
The writers are allowed to hand their work
whenever it pleases them; if there were a dead
line, they could b,e made to stick by it.
Of course, some idea of! a play's quality can
be determined from an experimental production
but in most cases, matters like tangled lines,
halts and stumblings, and scenery that seenis
merely to be pastpd together detract attention
from, the play and prevent the application of
fair and true criteria by tlje audience ; super
ficial faults are taken too much intp account ;
and any worth a play niay have is usually joyer
looked when the spectators' attention is drawn
away, from the play by ridiculous errors; that
are avoidable.
As for time, why cannot the PJaymakers cpnT
centrate on tlp production of their own plays as
they dp on the plays written hy, prpjfesionals ?
gacl quarter th ' PJaymakers stage a prpfesr
sionaj, play ; at this moment they are busy wmp
ing up Dreparatipns f or; "Hay Fever,'? We should
np like to sep.tnem foregp tljese quarterly prps-
jduptions, but we dp think, that they should give
no morp time to them tljan to a group of. new
plays. Almost any amateur grpup can success
fully stage a play that l)as been tried, but how
many can successfully produce untried plays
plays that their own members have written?
In the rush of experimentals, often plays
wprthy of public production are overlooked ; the
reason for the play's failure may be due to poor
acting, poor directipn, or a lack of co-operation
between actors and directors, and not to the
play's lack of worth. And not all experimentals
have a chance at public production ; those tried
put near the end of a quarter get no more than
an experimental production. In addition, there
is not a bill of new plays every quarter.
The Playmakers, it seems to us, should pause
and re-survey their purposes. If they want to
be no more than the average college drama group,
let them concentrate merely On the production
of plays any plays. But if they want to have
standing and prestige as a group which turns
put good new plays and good young writers, let
them co-operate more Jieartily with the authors
who can prevent the group's being merely aver
age, and show more appreciation for their work.
T.H.W. . '
musicians throughout the state.
We must think, of them as well
as of the laymen. By charging
a price of admission to the con
certs that wiU be given, we-can
keep up the emergency fund ;out
of which unemployed musicians
receive their, salaries. In this
way, we will know that our
money is going to the cultural
interests of the state as well as
to the material. K.W
small
talk
By TOM WALKER
AStppoer
For the Cynic
ipUMiSTS hould be class
V pd as the most unhappy set
of people in the world. They
must sneak around with super-
sharpened ears and eyes, ever
wary for the least little slip thai
1 ' r il :j '
some one may make max win
furnish copy'; when they read,
they can't fully enjoy it, for
they must be on the lookout for
errors that can bp called to pub
lic attention or cofnmented upon.
And after this travail, when
they set down their observations
upon the Follies and Foibles of
the World, no sighs of relief are
the columnists ; they must start
all over again.
And, pray, for what is this
work? After checking up, this
member of that unfortunate set
has f ound that only two persons
oh the campus follow complete
ly through these weekly mean
derings ; small wonder that
Chapel Hill is classed as uncul
tured and illiterate.
Another Side
Of Unemployment
T AMAR Stringfield, director of the North Caro
lina Symphony .society, has received $45,000
for the purpose of organizing and maintaining
an orchestra for a period of eight months. This
money is being used as an emergency relief fund
for needy professional musicians residing in
North Carolina.
We have heard this act criticized as a worth
less one. Is it so worthless when the cultural
interest of the state is sought? -
Millions of dollars have been dealt out by the
government to pay CWA and FERA workers.
These received their pay for the work of re
habilitation which is intended in the interest
of the state. Is it not right to see the emergency
relief fund turned towards stimulating the musi
cal interests which undoubtedly exist in the
state? Most of our northern states have organ
ized symphony orchestras composed of unem
ployed musicians of their state. Numerous con
certs have been given by these orchestras, the
admissions charged going to the relief fund.
There are hundreds of unemployed professional
Two and Two
Make Five
I1ETTER than anv tale of
fl cat and a dog living together
in arhicable relationship is the
story told, by a sign put up by a
near-Raleigh filling station pro
prietory attempting to attract
hungry motorists. The display
announces "Home Cooking-
New York Chel"
Aflello
IN UNg with tis matter of
proposals for the re-allpcation
of thp tunas pi thp Pupiicatipns
Union board, we'd like to sug-
. . , i l.- i "S 1 - ; f . , 7-7.
gest a new channel for funds to
be expended through and it's a
worthy purpose. We want to
see the board set up pensions
for ex-editors and ex-managing
editors of this publication. Or
unemployment insurance any
way. And we've already found
one convert to the cause ; name's
Benny Carr.
Life's Little
Mishaps ' .
A T THE baseball game the oth
er day, with the deadline for
this column hovering before us
like a specter, and lacking ma
terial, we strained our eyes and
ears, seeking to overhear or see
something that we could use; at
last we were rewarded by the
auditory route came a bit. As
a foul ball sailed oyer the stands,
a gentleman seated near us re
marked : "That went near where
my car's parked ; maybe it broke
the windshield." So, after the
erame. we checked up on the
aforesaid windshield, and
you're rierht the ball hadn't
even come near the car.
SPEAKING -
". . - v5. the " ' " .
CAMPUS MIND
It's Not Fun
To Be Fooled
WE STAND firmly opposed to
any charge that the Univer
sity is too conservative that
liberalism and freedom of
thought are throttled here; and
in proof of the fact, we offer as
evidence the textbooks of one of
our courses. Instead of the ordi
nary type of text, we use mys
tery books for this course, and
on our word as an old. mystery-
lover, these boofc$ are some of
the most baffling we've yet en-
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Correcting , .'
An Impression
Due to false impressions
abroad on the campus concern
ing my attitude toward Adolf
Hit4er and his policies, I desire
to make a few short statements
in the hope that I may clear
these up.
As a partisan I 'am violently
opposed to the Hitler regime.
As a former, German citizen, I
cannot blind myself to the good
sides of the movement. As a
student of hunian civilization, I
try to have an objective attitude.
In my lectures oh Hitler and
his regime, I have tried to give
rather an historical analysis
than to pass mpral judgment
which' had to be negative, as it
comes irom a qinerpnx concep
tion of life and history than that
prevalent m Germany.
In my lectures I have stated
that the Hitler movement is at
once something very recent and
also very old in the histpry j of
uermany. inere.is in 11 xne re
volt, despair, and hysteria pf 2.
defeated and abused nation, in
so far as it resembles the move-
ment of the Maccabeans in Jew
ish history. The IjTazi movement
is very old in so far as the con
flicting forces of western civili
zation clash again. It is the con
ception of civilization as inher
ited from the Rpman empire and
the conception of civilization
that the ancient Germans upheld
but never perfected.
Finally, the Hitler, movement
shows a contrast in the German
character itself. It is a victory
of Pots,dain oyer Weimar, that
s, a victory of the Spartan,
militant, asceticNspirit over the
Athenian spirit of, the beaptiful
and refined life. I have refused
to accept Strachey's definition
of Fascism as the last most bru
tal attempt of dying capitalism
to win a lasmfnute victory, as
too narrow and dogmatic. The
ugy and brutal persecutions in
Gerhiany I ljave in no way 'exr
cused, though I have stated that
many of the cruelty stories as
the ''Brown Book" and as the
American press report them are
exaggerations. The Jewish prpb
lem can neither be solved by the
fantastic racial philosophy of
the Nazi and the rough appli
cation of their principles nor by
thp unthinking hatred of New
York bpycotters of the type of
Untermeyer. It is a problem
that must bp worked out by Gen
1 1 1 TT " j 1 '
nies ana j ews together m
, THE
THEATRE
a
scientific spirit and not by emo
tional dogmatism.
MENO SPANN
With
Contemporaries
The Same
Old Story
Announcement from Raleigh
is to the effect that bronze mark
ers will be placed upon certain
CWA and FERA projects in the
state in order that future gen
erations may be apprised of the
achievements of these agencies
and the contributions which re
lief funds made, after all, to an
advancing civilization. Among
the projects to be marked, it is
further assured, will be the
capital city's own reconstructed,
all-weather airport.
Well and good, say we. Any
number of truly worth-while
achievements, Greensboro's near-
y. finished recreation center
alongside Guilford battleground
included, have resulted and are
resulting from the outpouring of
federal funds, if and since relief
is to be put on a material basis,
aside from the suffering which
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By Virgil J. Lee ' '
Reporters, artists, a pseudo
opera-singer and other "floo
sies;" ricjfi men, poor men, a
crazed killer (wearing a Phi
Bete key) western settlers and
Jtiie. spirit of Karl Marx met to
gelher in character last Tuesday
night in the Playmakers theatre
with various purposes in mind.
It "was a night pf -'exper imen
tals," meaning in the first place,
half-learned lines, in the second
place, hurried and makeshift
sets, and lastly the usual infor
mal and whimsical introductions
by Professor Koch.
The evening was distinguish
ejd by" f-Qur things ; a remark
ably tolerant; an,(J appreciative
audience Spjne mediocre acting,
the ojt weather, and the inabili
ty of tje playmakers staffin
c)udfng, prpff Koch and Sam
Selden to close one of the side
entrances befpre a pprformance.
The playsi all written in the Uni
versityplayrwriting courses and
produced in a week's time,
ranged from melodrama to slap
stick. Don Shoemaker's initial dra
matic prpduction, "Back Page"
showed an excellent use of in
nuendo and suspense, and seem
ed quite authentic in newspaper
atmpsphere. A fast-moving
melodrama, it was often excit
ing and at all times interesting.
Irving Suss,, deserting the news
paper racket to play the part of
the smooth, well-dressed ham
mer murderer, demonstrated
that he can act modern melo
drama as well as Shakespearian
comedy. Only his voice remind
ed one of the "Puck" of 'last
with the aid of script, gaye a
sutriLea unci an p. nprrirmtncp
as the hard-boiled city editor
,r ''The k. Golden Wedding'' not
to be confused with bottled spir
its of the same name lost many
of the subtleties of the manu
script through inadequate pre
paration, the result being lost
cues and disconcerting gaps in
the performance. Margaret
Siceloff, as the petulant and sus
picious sister, was quite con
vincing in an unsympathetic
role.
-Then came the spirit of Karl
Marx. But it was a weak, sick
ly, half-formed spirit even the
magnificent beard had lost some
of the dynamic quality of the
original. It was as if the father
of modern socialism, peering in
to the world of men again, had
cried put in woeful protest at
being exhibited in the Playmak
ers theatre . . . or perhaps the
strange noise was but the faint
squeaking of a rafter. Miss
Cecilia Allen's play, "Rich Man!
Poor Man!" which embodied
the Marxian allusions showed
careful thought and workman
ship, but had that tendency
which Miss Allen has yet to
overcome the tendency to ram
ble. Much that ' was. inconse
quential to the development of
character as well as plot was
included, thus weakeniner . the
unity and interest of the play.
reter Hairston, as the wealthy
paint manufacturer, exhihiterf
his usual good stage presence
and dramatic sense, but was
tedious at times, due principally
to stilted voice and inadequate
conception of : the role Miss
Barnett, in the part of the
daughter, gave a fairly gppd
if not an altogether adequate
performance. ' Foster Fitz-Sim-pns,
laboring under the handi
cap of a poorly written char
acter, emerged none tho wnrse
ior it an. ....
The high soot of ths bill-
was reached in thp final nlcnr n-f
tne evenmer. "Vh t?i AO1A0
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