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i AWARDS PROGRAM 7:30 O'CLOCK MEMORIAL HALL INTRAMURAL BASEBALL 4:30 O'CLOCK FRESHMAN FIELD VOLUME XLH CHAPEL HILL, N. C, WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1934 NUMBER 182 I 111 i I LEAGUE RECEIVES SUPPORT OF FOUR COLLEGES IN SOUTH William and Mary. Judson. Col lege, Queens-Chicora, and Randolph-Macon Report. DANIELS SENDS THANKS Favorable reports from sev- ral southern colleges were read hefore the meeting of the For- eign Policy League last night with regard to co-operation with the league in the petition which at has prepared to send to Presi- rftent Roosevelt. Among those colleges to reply flpQT. en-Tf ixroTi I William and Mary. Queens-Chi- cora, Judson College, and Ran- dolph-Macon. The students at Randolph-Macon acted immedi- utely and sent their petition to K .pi,W with SnmP son ir natures attached.,. The petition reads as follow : IVe, the undersigned, do hereby memorialize the President of the United States, the Secretary of State, and the State department (1) to actively support the ob jectives of, and the participants in, tne conierence on me limita tion ano reduction of arma ments to be reassembled at Ge- jieva on May 29th, and (2) to insist that some disarmament agreement, however, small, but -providing future conferences :for further reductions, be reach ied at this time. - Gains Recognition The league is already gaining recognition off the campus. "A letter was read at the meeting from John Lang, who is connect ed with the National Student Government association, asking ior information concerning the -work, the organization, and plans for the future of the v v -a -1 I group. i,ang also complimented the members of the league for the work already accomplished! vith which he is familiar. President Gardner read a let ter which he had received from Josephus Daniels, United States ambassador to Mexico, who spoke to the student body on af- fairs in Mexico at a recent stu dent convocation. Mr. Daniels stated that he was extremely grateful for the courtesy shown to him while. he. was in Chapel ( Continued on page two) ENGINEER SOCIETY ELECTS OFFICERS FOR COMING YEAR L. Hubert Is Named Presi dent of A. I. Ch. E. R. L. Huber was elected last night President of the Ameri- can Institute of Chemical engi - neers at its last meeting of the year. Other officers elected were : H. J. Allison, vice-president; W. V. Binder, secretary; and R. D. Haynes, treasurer. . Outgoing President B.'S. Old tn the Rnoietv on the work of the past year. Dr. A. M. White, head of the chem- ical engineering department of the University, -also made an ad- dress to the society. Dr. White snoke on the subiect of the hob - bies of professional men. A discussion of the various contributions professional men have made to music followed Dr. White's address. The out-going officers of this year were: a. b. uia, president; m. j- i n i ' R. L. Huber, vice-president; Henry Allison, secretary; and! .Selby Harney, treasurer. PLANT OPERATORS TO CONVENE HERE School Will Offer Course Here June 25 Through 27. The Water Plant Operators school conference will meet for the second annual instruction course here, June 25, 26, and 27. This school, which will be at tended by ?100 members of the various city water plants of the state, is sponsored jointly by the State Board pf Health and the University and has as its pur- Pse to give practical instruction m water and sewage plant op eration. The method by which the three"da.v course will be con uucwju is presentation oi van- ous Papers, loiiowed by an open noor discussion, m addition there will be several inspection trips, including the PWA sewage treatment plant in Durham and inQ Pianis ner as onapei am. The following men. have been invited to serve on the program : Dr. Frank P. Graham, Dr. H. G. Baity, H. J. Bryson, Professor Thorndike Seville of N. Y. U., Dr. D. F. Milan, Dr. R. E. Coker, J. S. Bennett, H. E. M. P. Tlinmnsnn " T TP. T,oai T M s Edwards, R. M. Trimble, A. R. Hollett, and others. This school was conducted last year at State College in Raleigh. POOL ANNOUNCES NEW COMMITTEE Rising Senior Executive Com mittee Will Meet with Class Officers in "Y" Today. Appointments of students to the rising senior class executive committee were announced yes- terday by Jack Pool of Raleigh, newlv-elected Dresident of the class of 1935. A nr,r nf h onm ww with offif.ers of the loC(S . ho fh- nprnnn at 5 : 00 o'clock in the conference room on the second floor of the Y, M. C. A. building. All mem bers of the committee and offi cers are urged by President Pool to be present at the session. The committee will act in an executive capacity with the class officers and will be headed bv John Bowers Wierins of Edenton. Committee Members Members appointed to serve on tne committee oy r resident Pool are William Otis Marlowe of Draper, John Schiller of Wilmington, William Henderson of Jacksonville, Richard Somers of Raleigh, Leo Manley of Ashe- ville, Sam G. Giddens of Brook lyn, New York, Walter Levitan jof Dorchester, Mass. Will Sadler of Birmingham, i Alabama, Ralph' Gardner of Shelbv. Simmons Patterson of New Bern, Lynch Cline of Gran ite Falls, Frank Ashley of Gas tonia, Sherwood Hedgpeth of Greensboro. Georere Rowe of Charlotte, Billy Harrison of En field, George Moore of Wheeling, West Virginia, Charles Poe of Raleigh, Richard Haynes of At- lanta, Georgia, and John Wig- 1 gins, chairman. University Club Committee I The executive- committee of I the University club will meet to- nierht at 7:30 o'clock in 209 Gra ham Memorial. I rri n i j j inis win oe tne iasc meeting of the committee for the spring quarter. Members are urged to I be present. SENIORS TO GIVE AMPLIFIERS FOR MIORIALHALL . i Executive Committee Decides Upon Radio Amplifying Sys tem as Annual Class Gift. TO BE INSTALLED IN JUNE ThA PYPrnHvA r-nrnTniftPA nf the senior class voted last nightrMarriage and Modern Life to present the University, as the class gift, a radio , amplify- ing system for Memorial hall. , The sysfem will be the same tvnA as that. whiVh Hal TCpmn npf? iiorA rwpnflv Ynf that this system will not be portable and will be about twice the size of the one Kemp used. It is manufactured by Westinghouse Electrical Co. The system will be installed during-the month of June. The amplifiers will be installed on either side of the stage, screen- ed behind grill work over the twoexit doors in the Jtront of the hall. . Chosen By Committer The gift was picked by a com mittee of the senior class com posed of Jim Pittman, chair man, Claiborn Carr, Bernard Solomon, Roy MacMillan, For ney Rankin, and J. P. Temple. It was approved by the senior r I executive committee. The amplifyingsystem ia be- ins obtained for the senior class by the University Consolidated service plant at a cost price of $300. ' The cost for the set consists of $110 for one K-359 Class A am plifier ; $100" for two Jansen speakers; $25 for a No. 600 A Western electric microphone ; $12 for a microphone stand, Western electric; ifcl.bD tor a No. 58 tube for the amplifier; $1.20 for a No. 56 tube; $8.00 for two A-3 tubes; $1.50 for a No. b-2'6 tube: S4U.65 tor ex press and installation. DI SENATE MEN TO SERVE IN FALL Gibbes, Howard, Lee, Kendrick, And Williams Elected to Sen ate Offices for Next Year. The Di senate met in executive oncmr, lQOf nirrfcf fnr ha nnr. nose of electing officers and hearing final reports from all standing and special committees Those who were elected to of fice for the fall quarter are : Ma- son liiooes. riresiaeni;; rrea Howard, vice-president; Virgil Lee, critic; John Kendrick, clerk; Bob Williams, sergeant at-arms. - Retiring officers are: Elmer Oettinerer, president; Ernest Hunt, president pro-tem ; Win field Blackwell, critic; Fred Howard, clerk; and J. B. Gen try, sergeant-at-arms. Reports Made Reports were made from the chairmen of all the senate com mittees covering the entire work of those committees for the en tire quarter during which it served. Ernest Hunt reported for the ways and means commit tee, Virgil Lee for the finance committee, and Mason Gibbes for the laundry investigation committee, Bill Eddleman, who was recently elected treasurer of the senate, a year-round job, o-oxro ho final treasurer's renort b"'4- . - for the year. Bill Weaver re- ported for the journal, and J. B. Gentry reported on attendance durinc the Quarter. BULLETIN PRINTS TALK BY GROVES University of Iowa Journal Pub lishes Address on Marriage. The July 7th issue of the bul letin of the University of Iowa is devoted entirely to a speech which was given there by Dr. Ernest R. Groves of the Univer sity department of sociology on UNOVemDer LVOZ, Oil Hie SUUjCCl,, kt l -ioo J-l T - X- "People no longer' marry for any purpose other than that they expect to find satisfaction in marriage itself, states Dr. Groves. He then shows what are some of the factors with which marriage has to contend. The outstanding ones of these factors are: intolerance ot poor circumstances, the necessity for a mutual satisfaction, the exist- ence of competitive influences, I i j i i ? j. ana weaKening oi urauiuun. It is Dr. Groves' contention that in the face of these changes which are taking place in the world's viewpoint toward mar riage, education for marriage is a mm m t ' f not onlv desirable out also a practical necessity for the sue cessful continuance of the mar riage institution "It is futile to talk about the beautiful family life of the past he says. "We must face the fa ture rather than the past. That 'via means education lor marriage ?nd familv life along all lines m aae scnoois, in nin bcuouih, in colleges, adult education, and church education." PLAYERS TO GIVE ORIGINALS TODAY Playmakers Present Last Series Of Students' Plays for Year At 3:30 and 7:30 O'clock. The Carolina Playmakers will present their last series of ex perimental productions of the year today at 3:30 and 7:30 o'clock in the Playmakers the atre. The plays were written in Professor F. H.' Koch's play- writing course, and the produc tionslare under the general sup ervision of Samuel Selden. The . alternoon program m eludes: "The Suicide,'' by Sara Sea well and directed by Kath lt;en lvuum' JBBUU? i rr i i ti . n a n i-l Ol Willis, WlllWJll aim Ui- rected b Foster Fitz-Simons; Beginners," by Brad White and directed by the author and Rene Prud'hommeaux ; and "Belle," by Patsy McMullan and directed by Bob Proctor. Program Tonight The evening program is as follows: "The Skeleton Rattles His Bones," by Douglas Hume and directed by'Quillen Ward; "When Doctors Fail," by W. A. Sigmon and directed by John Walker; "Spare Ribs," written and directed by Don Pope; and "Crash," by Milton Kalb and di rected, by Bob Proctor. Two series of experimental productions are given each quar ter to allow the playwrights to see an audience's reactions to their plays. League Photo The Student Foreign Policy league will meet at 10:30 o'clock this morning in front of Graham Memorial to pose for a group picture. President Ralph Gardner requests that all members be present. The picture was supposed to haye I . . - been taken yesterday morning but had to be postponed be- cause of the rain. Campus Figures Will Present .. Awards At Convocation Tonight Class in Orchestration to Present Program Students Will' Conduct Own Ar rangements in Recital Today. Professor Earl Slocum's class in orchestration and instrumen tation will present a program this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in Hill Music hall. The students' own arrange ments of well-known classical pieces will be played by a 30 piece orchestra, each pupil con ducting his own arrangement. The work is designed to com bine the science of orchestra tion and the art of conducting. The following students in mu sic will present this afternoon's program : A. Wood H. Jones, William G. Barnett, Herbert Hazelman, Virginia Buckles, and Isabelle Buckles. ASSEMBLY ELECTS HEADS FOR FALL ; Robert Smithwick, New Speaker, Plans Debates with Duke and Wake Forest Societies. Robert Smithwick was elected to the speakership of the Phi assembly for the fall quarter of next, year at the last meeting of the yearjast night. The other officers elected are as follows: speaker pro-tem W. C. Durf ee ; treasurer, Francis Fairley ; sergeant-at-arms, Wiley Parker; reading clerk, Frank McGlinn; ways and means com mittee, June Grimes, chairman, Dave Mosier, and Charles Poe. The new officers were inducted at the close of the' meeting. Smithwick Announces Plans Smiihwick has been a promi nent member of the assembly for the last three years. He has held the position of speaker pro tem during this quarter and has been chairman of the ways and means committee during the winter quarter. Smithwick announced that he will aid in abolishing caucuses, that he will hold debates with the literary societies of Duke and Wake Forest, land he will endeavor to secure prominent campus speakers to address the Phi. He also plans to make the Phi a leading organization on the campus by supporting campus projects. The retiring , officers gave short speeches on methods of improving the Phi. The retir ing officers are as follows : speak er, F. A. Rankin ; speaker pro tem, Robert Smithwick ; sergeant-at-arms, William Garis; reading clerk, : Wiley Parker; ways and means committee, W. C. Durfee, Ray Rankin, and Nor man Kellar. , Treasurer Ellis gave an ac count of the finances, pointing outthat the financial condition of the Phi is the best in many years. Speaker Smithwick appointed a committee tosend out letters to freshmen during the summer, composed of the following men: W. C. Durfee, chairman, Albert McAnally, Bill Thompson, Ed Lanier will assist the committee in its work. . Special Zoology Class ' . There will be a special meet ing of Dr. H. V. Wilson's class in Zoology 42 Thursday night in the regular classroom. Attend ance is optional. Speeches, Presentations Will Follow Skits Senior Meistersingers Are Set For Presentation of "A Quoi Bon" in Seven Parts. DR. GRAHAM MAY SPEAK By Benny Carr After a huddle with Phoebe Barr and her dancers last night in Memorial hall, the Senior Meistersingers reached an agree ment whereby the Awards night program could be run off tonight as previously planned. The pro gram will start tonight at 7:30 o'clock instead of at 8:30 as an nounced yesterday. Attempts are being made to obtain Dr. Frank Porter Gra ham, president of the Greater University of North Carolina, to speak. Dr. Graham talked at the Awards night program last year giving a summary of the year's work at the University. The Barr program of esthetic- dancing which will be presented tomorrow night had scheduled a lighting rehearsal for Memorial hall tonight and for awhile it seemed as though the Meister singers would have to postpone their opening until Saturday. By moving the hour of the Awards night exercises up both parties were appeased. Cast Optimistic "A Quoi Bon" was rehearsed for the last time last night in Gerrard hall and the numerous flaws which were present a week ago were ironed out. The mem bers of the cast were in high spirits and looked forward eager ly to a large audience and a swift production tonight. The Meistersingers will pre sent a sterling quartet of Lamey McCaskill, Elon. - Crouch, Jim Tatum, Nate Andrews, and Tom Whitley. These men will fea ture the "Billy Goat Song." "Mac" McKinnon will interpret "Corn Cob" Weathers as King of the Cobs in the famed Corn Cob dance. The country boy who answered Cornelia Spencer's South build ing bell will be portrayed by Ernest Hunt. Presentations to Feature Presentations of awards will be made by leaders in campus (Continued on page two) PRESS PUBLISHES BOOK GIVING NEW STRESS ANALYSIS Hickerson Presents New Method To Measure Structural Stress. The University Press an nouned yesterday the publica tion of a new book by Professor Thomas F. Hickerson, head of the civil department of the school of engineering,' entitled "Structural Frameworks: A New Method of Analysis, With Tables." This book contains a new meth od for analyzing the bending stresses in buildings, bridges, bents, viaducts, and other fram ed structures. Professor Hicker son has been working for sev eral years on an original calcu lation of stresses. The value of this new method of analysis lies in its simplicity and the shorter time that is re quired to reach the solution of the problem. - Due to its nature this work will be of service" as a text and as a designing manual for pro fessional engineers and architects.
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