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IHDITORIALS: WEATHER: Clear trilh.no change ' in temperature. y O While We Wait THE ONLY COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOUTHEAST- Z 525 VOLUME XL VII EDITORIAL PHONE 4351 CHAPEL HILL, N. C WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1939 BUSINESS PHONE 41S4 NUMBER 79 H Wi 1 omiM J LJIi Of Graduate GRAHAM STATES METIS PRESSING ENTRANCE CLABVIS Deans Claim That Negroes Have Not Tried To Enter Approximately one out of every four graduate students participated in yesterday's Daily Tar Heel poll as over a two to one majority balloted in favor of the admittance of Negroes to the University Graduate school. Meanwhile, President Frank Gra ham, after conducting a survey of every department, said, "At the pres ent time only one Negro is pressing a claim for admission to any school or division of the University of North Carolina." The official check-up was made fol lowing a persistent rumor affirmed by a University source - that eight North Carolina Negro residents had applied for admission here. In the Graduate school poll 120 bal lots were cast out of the possible 405 students registered. Voting in favor of the admission of Negroes to the University Graduate school were 82 students while 38 opposed the mea sure. Eighty-six and five-tenths per cent of these students are from south ern states. Most of the ballots cast carried arguments forhe views ta ken by the voters. These will be pub lished in the immediate future. At the same time an official poll was being conducted yesterday in the University Law school and results of the law students' stand as an indi vidual school are expected today. "An informal and unofficial poll made by a small group of the law students earlier in the week expressed the opinion of a few as being in f avor of immediate admission of Negroes. - Dean W. W. Pierson, Jr.; said the Graduate school "during the past sev eral years had received applications for admission from three Negroes" but added that "only the recent one from the New York Negress could be considered an active application at present. "One of the applications," he ex plained, "was from a person definitely ineligible on academic grounds, and the third was from a woman who has not pressed her claim. We have re ceived inquiries from two other Ne groes regarding the policy of the state but they did not apply for admission." (Continued on last page) FRATERNITIES TO HOLD JOINT BALL Dance To Be Held At Durham Hotel The first annual Neophyte ball, hoonring the pledges of Beta Theta Pi, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Sigma Al pha Epsilon and Zeta Psi, four Uni versity social fraternities, will be held m the Washington Duke hotel in Dur ham, Saturday night, January 14. Freddie Johnson and his orchestra will furnish music for the formal j ance, the result of several years Planning. Fred Rippy, Jr., of Durham, presi dent of Siema Alnha Epsilon. is chairman of the Arrangements com mittee, composed of Watt Miles, Beta iheta Pi; Kenneth Royal, Delta Kap Pa Epsilon; and Gus Forbes, Zeta I'si. . ' Before the dance, class narties wil he held at the four fraternities, with lhe pledges at the Deke house ; sopho mor, Beta house: iuniors. Zete Jse; and seniors, SAE house. FIVE CHARTERED BUSES Five chartered buses will transport Members and their dates to and from the Washington Duke hotel for the lance, which will be held from 9 to 12 o'clock. rri mere will he more than 200 fra ""y members and over 100 young women from many sections of the haperones will be University acuity members of the fraternities; uc,r wives and specially invited suests of each group. Yoters Approve Admission Of Pugh To Apply To Negro Institution Carl S. Pugh, 21, University senior, editor of the Carolina Buc caneer, said tonight he would ap ply for entrance to A. and T. col lege for Negroes in Greensboro for the spring quarter. A native of Roanoke Island, and a former resident of ' Smithfield, Pugh commented, "I am applying as a protest to the gross injustice to which a Negro woman from New York was subjected when she applied for admission to the Uni versity. PRODUCTION TO BE GIVEN TONIGHT AT REBUILT THEATER Four Comedies To Be Given By Haymakers The newly rebuilt Playmaker thea ter will be the scene of the production of four one-act comedies tonight at 7:30. The program will be an entirely ajl student production and as an added feature Professor Frederick Koch will introduce the playwrights and conduct a discussion on each play by the audi ence. Admission is free and the pub ic is invited. The first play to be presented is "Uncle Spence Goes Modern" and is concerned with the life of the., occu pants of a" typical small town in the' western Carolina foothills. Following this, "The Long Ago," a nostalgic Oklahoma comedy will be given. The third presentation is entitled . "Bad Yankees," a comedy about a boarding school in Mississippi. The fourth play is another Carolina mountain comedy entitled "Wash Carver's Mouse Trap," written by Fred Koch, Jr., of Chapel Hill. STUDENT CAST All four plays were written by members of Prof. Koch's last fall classes in playwriting, the cast of each play is composed entirely of students and all stagehands are students. Principals in the cast of "Uncle Spence Goes Modern" consist of Char lie Parrish, Lillian. Prince, John Lang don and Frances Goforth. This play will be directed by the author, William Wolff of Hickory. The main characters of "The Long Ago" are Don Rosenberg, Katherine Moran and Elizabeth Blair and this play also is directed by the author, Noel Houston of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Featured in the cast of "Bad Yan (Continued from page two) DI VOTES DOWN NEGRO ADMISSION Bill Defeated By Vote Of 15-11 The Di senate voted 15 to 11 in favor of the ! bill, Resolved, that the Dialectic senate go on record as op posing the admission of Negroes to the University at its session in the Di hall last night. Senator Harry Gatton, the first speaker pointed out that Representa tive Murphey of Rowan county had inaA o bill in the General luuvmuvm assembly to the effect that better fa niKtie for Neero professional schools in the state-. Senator Gatton pointed w. our law school is already crowded and that an extensive build ing program would have to be pro moted before there would be room for Negroes in the University. ttTRfJRO IS RISING Senator Sidney Rittenberg said that MPtrro is a rising race. The Ne- gro has made more progress m the past twenty-five years, Senator Rit tenberg pointed out, than any other race in modern times. He also stated that since the Negro woman was, citizen of North Carolina and a tax payer of this state, she should be ad (Continued on last page) . it Renovated Campus Theater -? V .it , f inn M' s s.-t.w.'y- r Shown above is the newly-renovated Playmaker theater that was gutted by fire during August of last year. Long a landmark famous for its beauty of structure and as the center of activity for the dramatic arts department, it is going back in service tonight when a group of student-written experimentals will be produced at 7:30 to dedicate its new dress. Student Lobbyists To Start Action Today Against Hoey's Proposed Tuition Increase HUMAN RELATIONS INSTITUTE PLANS SPRING PROGRAM Three Speaking Sessions A Day On Schedule Announcing tentative plans for the Human Relations institute program during the week of April 2-8, Presi dent John Kendrick yesterday gave notice that the organization has sched uled a meeting this year expected to exceed in importance the past four institutes. Kendrick said that this year, in stead of having three speaking ses sions each day, that individualized discussion groups would take the place of afternoon addresses. This change was made because the insti tute felt the need for more personal ized meetings, besides the fact that in the past, afternoon sessions have been poorly attended in comparison with those in the morning and evening. TOPICS At the meetings planned for the afternoons, the institute will supply speakers to lead discussions on vari ous phases of its work, the study of: The South, Today and Tomorrow; Hu man Relations in Business and In dustry; International Relations and Government; and Education and Hu man Relations. These four subjects will embody a week of extensive re view and study of the leading social, economic, industrial, political, inter national and educational problems of the modern world under the leader ( Continued on last page) Reading Clinic To Be Open For All Announcement was made yesterday by Dr. W. D. Perry that the serv ices of the reading clinic of the Uni versity will be available to all the members of the student body this quarter. The reading clinic, which is located on the second floor of the YMCA, will be open each afternoon from 2 to 5 o'clock, with the excep tion of Thursday and Saturday after noons. H. M. Ogburn will be in charge of taking Opthalm-O-Graph readings and any student who wishes to deter mine how fast he reads can do so by (Continued on last page) it it V''-i i Ranjrin, Dawson, Sloan' In Charge" ' Of Protest Move Student lobbyists will start action today in Raleigh against Governor Hoey's proposed $50 increase in tui tion while at the same time petitions protesting the measure will be circu lated on the campus. The action grew out of the Phi assembly meeting last night at which Speaker Ben Dixon appointed John Rankin, University senior who is now reporting on the meetings of the leg islature for the Daily Tar Heel, as head of the movement. The lobby, in addition to circulating the petition, will also attempt to stage a demonstration of University stu dents at the capitol with a possibility of the cooperation of students en rolled at State college. The demonstra tion will probably take place a few days before the Revenue bill goes be fore the legislature for approval. Working with Rankin in the move ment, Joe Dawson and Bob Sloan will take charge of the circulation of the petitions and will solicit signatures to day over the entire campus, concen trating their activities at the YMCA (Continued on last page) AUTHOR TO SPEAR TOMORROW NIGHT Well Known Writer To Speak On The Jew Ludwig Lewisohn, world renowned author and critic, will speak on "The Jew and the World" tomorrow night at the Carolina inn. The famous wri ter is being sponsored by the Hillel Foundation. In the past three years, Lewisohn has lectured to large audiences in more than 100 cities and has crossed the country three times. His present tour marked the end of a ten year lapse in his career as a lecturer. WELL KNOWN AUTHOR Lewisohn is known as the author of "Upstream," "Mid-Channel," "Expres sion in America," and "Creative Am erica." -His books, "The Case of Mr. Crump," ."The Island Within," "The Last Days of Shylock," and "This People," have been translated into fif teen languages. Although he was born in Berlin, Lewisohn was raised in South Caro lina, from the age of eight. Since that time he has lived in America, except for occasional visits to Europe. ' 7-. . ' ' it it it Nes: roes , "V V 'as. St- V SALE OF GERMAN CLUB BIDS TO BEGIN TOMORROW Glenn Miller To Play In Tin Can On February 3, 4 Sale of invitations to the German club Mid-Winters will begin tomor row, Billy Worth, secretary-treasurer of the dance organization, announced yesterday. Glenn Miller and his orchestra, now playing an engagement at the Para dise restaurant in New York city, have been signed to play for the dances, which will be held in the Tin Can February 3 and 4. The orchestra features Ray Eberle and Marion Hut ton as vocal soloists. Miller .has appeared on the campus twice, with Ray Noble in 1935 and with Tommy Dorsey in 1936. At those times he was arranger for the orches tras. He says he is "looking forward with anxious anticipation" to his next visit here. BIDS FROM THESE Invitations for the dance series may be secured from the following mem bers of the German club: Harold Sager, Beta Theta Pi; Louis Jordan, Sigma Chi; Billy Worth SAE; John Moore, DKE; Johnston Harriss, Phi Gam; Junius Tillery, Kappa Alpha; Louis Sutton, Zeta Psi; Bill Davis, Kappa Sigma; and Billy Campbell, Phi Delta Theta. No bids will be sold to non-members. Seniors and graduate students must pay an initiation fee of one dollar plus the eight-dollar assessment for the series. To undergraduates initia tion is five dollars plus the dance assessment, making a total of $13. Dorm Presidents Against Fireworks At a meeting of dormitory presi dents last night it was unanimously voted to immediately expel any dor mitory resident who shoots firecrack ers in his dorm or any other dorm on the campus. "This action was necessitated be cause many firecrackers have been shot in dorms since Christmas Catch up with the times and put away the fireworks!" Puddin' Wales, presi dent of the inter-dormitory council, pointed out. ADDRESS BY MISS PERKINS TO BE BROADCAST AT 8 Cabinet Member To Be Guest At Tea, Dinner, Reception Tonight at 8 o'clock in Memorial hall, the Carolina Political union will present Miss Frances Perkins, secre tary of labor, in a speech which is expected to cover the present labor problems. The talk will be broadcast over four of the state's radio stations, making it necessary that all persons attending to arrive shortly before the scheduled time. Miss Perkins will arrive in Raleigh, as Governor Hoey's guest, at 9:45 this morning, and, after granting the usual press conferences, will visit the Gen eral assembly, now in session. Then the Secretary of Labor will meet North Carolina officials of the Ameri can Federation of Labor and the Con gress for Industrial Organization, in a conference concerning the state la bor situation. The guest from Washington will come to Chapel Hill early in the after noon to attend a tea given by the Chi Omega sorority, of which she is an honorary member. Miss Perkins will eat dinner at the home of President Frank P. Graham. A concert of organ music will preceed her speech. WIFE OF PAUL WILSON Miss Perkins, in private life the wife of the prominent Washington at torney, Paul Wilson, was born in Bos ton 57 years ago. She attended Mount Holyoke college, the University of Pennsylvania, and Columbia univer sity. Miss Perkins began her political ca reer in" 1910, serving as the Execu tive, Secretary of the. New York Con sumers' league. She was the Execu tive Secretary of the New York Com mittee on Safety, from 1912-1917; a member of the New York State Indus trial committee from 1919-1921; a member of the New York State Indus trial board, 1923-1933; chairman from 1926-1929; and the Secretary of La bor since March 4, 1933. AUTHOR She has written on many subjects including factory fire hazards, ma ternity care, women as employees, and workman's compensation. In 1933, Miss Perkins was awarded a medal by the American Women's associa tion. v Miss Perkins has offered to have an open forum discussion after her talk has been concluded. Students may ask such questions as: Which of the policies of the rival labor factions, the (Continued on page two) PHILLIPS SPEAKS TO LOCAL PTA States Sanitation In Schools Is Bad "Sanitation in a great number of North Carolina schools is in a deplor able condition," Dr. Guy B. Phillips, secretary of the Governor's commis sion on education, told the Chapel Hill Parent-Teacher association last night. In 'a report to the General Assem bly the commission found 1280 schools were without city sewage or septic tanks, 120 schools had no sewage dis posal facilities, 75 per cent of the schools in the state did not have ade quate handwashing facilities, and in one county it was found that four out of five consolidated white schools of that county, which included all of the white schools, did not have any sani tary sewage disposal facilities. As a result of its findings the com mission is asking an enlarged health and physical education program, which, if necessary, will force the ap plication of the law in correcting the present conditions. TRANSPORTATION Discussing the commission report on transportation, Dr. Phillips stated that there has been "more complaint on transportation problems than any single factor." The complaints center ed around overcrowding of busses and long trips, which necessitated early rising and late returning. "At present North Carolina has a law limiting the number of cattle per mitted in a car load, but we have shut (Continued on page two)
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