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NUMBER 93
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Dr. Douglas Steere To Deliver
Sermon Tonight In Hill Hall
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. . . "genius and religion" .
News Briefs
By United Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 Repre
sentative Robert L. Doughton an
nounces that he is not ready to quit
congress. Says he will seek reelection
and is confident that his Tar Heel
constituents will send him back for
another term.
HELSINKI Finnish military dis
patches report heavy losses inflicted
on the Russian forces northeast of
Lake Ladoga as military experts say
that Red army offensive in attempt to
flank the Mannerheim line is a failure.
COPENHAGEN Dispatches report
that the Russians are giving up on the
Ladoga front.
- MANCHESTER, England Win
ston Churchill in a public speech de
clares that allied powers must put to
the proof the military power of Adolph
Hitler's war machine; adds to recent
declaration that war will reach furious
stage in the spring.
BALTDI ORE City of Flint docked
at Baltimore today, ending a 113-day
cdyssey. Captain Gainard reveals the
details of the harrowing trip.
TOKYO Government of Premier
Yonai renews strong representation
to Great Britain in connection with
seizure of 21 German seamen from
Japanese liner and demands that Brit
ish government reconsider case from
a broad viewpoint. -
COLUMBUS, Ohio Bread for the
common people of America is the chief
issue of the 1940 election, declares
John L. Lewis in renewal of attack on
President Roosevelt and the New DeaL
WASHINGTON Garner tells his
friends that he considers the enmity
of John L. Lewis his "greatest asset"
in his campaign for the presidency.
OXFORD, England Hon. Unity
Freeman-Mitford, friend of Adolf
Hitler, is in serious condition in Rad
cliffe infirmary as a result of two gun
shot wounds, one of which is believed
to have injured her braiiu-
Knight Discusses College
Presidents In Recent Book
Education Professor Contrasts
Administration Of Old
Days With Those Today
In striking contrast to the situation
a century ago, when they were "ab
sorbed in making and enforcing rules,"
college presidents nowadays are
"more concerned than formerly for
the physical, spiritual, and mental
welfare of their students, are freer
to encourage some student self-government,
and are coming more and
more to look upon their students as
human beings, to respect their per
sonalities, and to show concern about
the product of their colleges," reports
Dr. Edgar W. Knight, University
Kenan professor of education, in a
390-page volume just released by the
University of North Carolina press.
Entitled "What College Presidents
Say," the book embodies a survey of
the ideals and policies of higher edu
cation in this country as they are re
vealed in inaugural addresses, reports,
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Woman's Glee Club
To Be Featured
On 8 O'clock Program
Dr. Douglas Steere of Haverford
college, Pennsylvania, will speak on
"Genius and the Christian Religion"
tonight at 8 o'clock at Hill music hall.
Prior to the sermon, special music
will be rendered by the woman's glee
club. Dr. Steere will be introduced by
Professor George Thomas of the phi
losophy department, and Miss Frances
Sparks and Charles Putzel will assist
in -presiding. Immediately after the
service, a reception will be held at
Graham MemoriaL
ALSO SCHEDULED
Dr. Steere will also speak at the
supper forum of the YWCA and the
Junior-Senior cabinet tomorrow night,
at 6 o'clock at the Presbyterian church.
His -topic then will be "Growing in
Religious Living." Members of the
Freshman Friendship council, the
Sophomore council, and the student
groups of the various Chapel Hill
churches are invited to attend. Plates
will be 30 cents each.
During the two days that Steere is
to be on the campus, there will be op
portunities given for personal inter
views. EARL WYNN TELLS
FROSH OF STUDIO
Outlines Purpose
Of UNC Broadcasts
Outlining the policies and purposes
of the new campus radio studio in
Caldwell hall, Earl Wynn, program
director, spoke to the freshmen assem
bled in chapel Friday.
"The radio studio is an all-University
activity,", he said. . "It belongs to
students as much' as to the faculty
Through the studio at Caldwell hall
we should like to present an honest
as well as complete picture of the ac
tivities and purposes of the University.
And through the studio, which is run
predominantly by students under fac
ulty supervision, we hope to give stu
dents interested in radio as a career
the opportunity to serve their appren
ticeship before leaving school."
Starting the third week of broadcast-
ffca studio will nresent Dr. Glen
Haydon, head of the Music department,
in a clarinet recital this afternoon at
3 o'clock over the Southern Broadcast-
ing system: WRAL, WSUU, waiiv
WSTP.
Tomorrow, the weekly "Know Your
University" program with a round
table discussion, "Bullets or Butter
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Publication Staffs
To Meet For Photos
The Buccaneer business staff, the
Carolina Magazine and Yackety
Yack staffs are asked to meet tomor
row afternoon at 2 o'clock in their
respective offices for annual pic
lures. Dr. Edgar W. Knight
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JOHNSON TO BRING
LITTLE SYMPHONY
HERE FOR CONCERT
University Graduate
To Conduct Program.
Friday At Memorial-
Thor Johnson, University graduate,
will bring his Michigan Little Sym
phony here on Friday, February 9 in
a Graham Memorial concert, slated
to take place in the main lounge of the
student union. The orchestra, which
consists of 16 members, has made sev
eral appearances here during the past
few years.
Active in musical circles since his
youth, Johnson organized his first or
chestra at the age of fourteen in Win
ston-Salem. During his student days
at the University, he conducted a cham
ber-orchestra which was the predeces
sor, of the present Little Symphony, and
later he became associate conductor of
the North Carolina Symphony. " Since
joining the University of Michigan
music faculty, Johnson has assumed
conductorship, not only of the Little
Symphony but also of the Michigan',
symphony of 90 pieces and of the Uni
versity Choral union.
During 1936-37, he studied with such
distinguished European conductors as
Bruno Walter, Felix Weingarten, and
Nickolai Malko, while on a Frank
Huntington Beebe Fellowship. Be
sides his work with the University of
Michigan Little Symphony, Johnson
has achieved national recognition as
musical director of the annual August
Mozart festival in Asheville.
In the five seasons since its organi
zation, the Little Symphony has played
over 300 concerts in half the states in
the Union, winning acclaim from the
audiences for the unique presentation
of its programs and the high calibre
of its performances. Instruments rep
resented in the orchestra are a trumpet,
strings, oboe, flute, clarinet, bassoon,
and two French horns.
Dr. Widgery To Speak
Tomorrow Evening
At Methodist Church ,
"Exploring the Frontiers of Ration
al Religion" will be the topic of Dr.
A. G. Widgery, head of the philosophy
department at Duke university, when
he speaks at the student forum in the
Methodist church tomorrow night at
7 o'clock. The public is invited to at
tend.
Dr. Widgery is well known in the
field of the philosophy" of religion, hav
ing written numerous books and ar
ticles on the subject. He is the founder
of the North Carolina Philosophical
society and is active in connection with
this group.
This is the first in a series of forums
on tne general topic oi "exploring
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Religious Frontiers" which will in
clude discussions led by the Rev. Don
H. Stewart, the Rev. G. P. Albaugh
and Dr. Donald S. Klaiss.
Ross And Orchestra
To Play On WRAL
Station WRAL in Raleigh will pre
sent a 15-mmute program of dance
music Dy led Koss' ujnu orcneswa
at 2:30 this afternoon. Ben Roebuck,
University junior, will announce this
program.
The WRAL program will precede
the regular 3 o'clock program from
the University's Caldwell hall studio
over WRAL and the Southern network
including WSTP, WAIR and WSOC.
STATE-WIDE RADIO
NETWORK TO AIR
THOMAS' ADDRESS
Socialist Leader
Announces Subject,
"America's Role"
A state-wide radio hook-up has been
secured for Norman Thomas speech
here Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock in
Memorial hall, Chairman Harry Gat
ton of the Carolina Political union an
nounced yesterday. The Socialist
leader's address will, be carried over
the air from 8:30 to 8:55.
In a letter to Chairman Gatton yes
terday, Thomas wrote that the sub
ject of his talk would be "America's
Role At Home and Abroad." He will
criticize the present foreign policy
and present the Socialist viewpoint
as to what America should do to keep
out of war.
ARRIVAL
Thomas will arrive here late Mon
day night, and will speak in Gerrard
hall during Chapel period Tuesday
morning, and he will lecture to Dr.
Beale's 12 o'clock history class. Al
though the latter appearance is not
open to the public, Thomas' 10:30
speech will be open to all students,
faculty, and townsfolk. It is expect
ed that he will review and answer
questions about the Socialist doctrine
in his morning addresses.
Present plans also call for an in
terview of the Socialist leader . on
Tuesday afternoon from the Univer
sity radio studio. Tuesday evening's
program will be carried over radio
station WDNC in Durham; WBIG in
Greensboro; and WSJS in Winston
Salem. Thomas' appearance is the second
CPU program of the Winter quarter.
Senator R. R. Reynolds of North Car
olina opened the term's slate when he
outlined his "Vindicators program on
January 18. Ohio's major bid for
the Republican presidential nomina
tion next summer, Senator R. Al
phonso.Taft is scheduled to open his
Southern campaign here on February
22. In this week's Time Magazine,
Taft was praised and was named as
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Counts Stresses
World Threats
To Democracy
Stressing the iminence of totali
tarian desires to rout democracy
throughout the world, Dr. George S.
Counts of Columbia university, noted
authority on secondary education, ap
pealed to a University audience here
Friday to "stand together against all
totalitarian tendencies, regardless of
your other political beliefs or affilia
tions.
"As teachers," Dr. Counts said, "we
should band together in the defense of
academic freedom and cooperation
with all friendly forces in our society.
We should also strive to rear a gen
eration loyal to the great democratic
faith in the human mind."
-Dr. Counts spoke in Gerrard hall
Friday night after appearing before a
number of seminar classes that morn
ing. The local chapter of the American
Federation of Teachers of which he is
national president, entertained him at
a luncheon at the Carolina Inn at
noon.
"ACADEMIC FREEDOM"
Speaking on "Academic Freedom in
Time of Crisis," Dr. Counts said,
"faith in the human mind is perhaps
the most fundamental article in the
liberal democratic faith which has
been expressed in constitutional pro
visions, political arrangements, and in
powerful traditions which have been
developed through the centuries.
"Among these traditions, that of
academic freedom is the finest and
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Coed Basketball
Schedule Announced
Mrs. J. G. Beard in charge of
women's athletics yesterday an
nounced that the coed basketball
games will get under way this week
with the following schedule:
Jan. 31 Dorm No. 2 vs. Town
Girls; Feb. 1 Dorm No. 1 vs. Chi
Omega; Feb. 5 Dorm No. 2 vs.
Alpha Delta Pi; Feb. 6 Pi Phi vs.
Alpha Delta Pi; Feb. 7 Spencer vs.
Town Girls; Feb. 8 Spencer vs. Pi
Phi.
tudent-F&eelty Ball
Costumes
Popular
Jamboree Tr'yoats
Today In Gerrard
"Can you act? Dance? Sing?
WelL neither can we, but we're
going to put on a show, and a darn
good one too, the night of February
6, Student-Faculty day. We've got
every sort of part from the top
flight star to the walk-ons. We need
nearly 50 people, 25 of them coeds,
and we don't care whether you've
ever seen footlights or not, whether
you're good or just plain lousy, if
you want to have fan we can use you
in the show.
Tryouts for all parts this after
noon at 4 o'clock in Gerrard hall.
Come on out, folks, you never know
what you can do until you try."
Carroll McGaughey.
Morris Rosenberg.
H. P. BRANDIS, JR.,
ACCEPTS POSITION
ON LAW FACULTY
s Barrister Succeeds
Donald W. Markham ;
Will Begin Tuesday
Henry P. Brandis, Jr., Chief of the
Research division of the State Depart-
ment of Revenue, has been appointed
an Assistant Professor of Law in the
law school of the University, it was
announced yesterday by Dean M. T.
Van Hecke.
He will begin teaching on Tuesday
of this week, with the opening of the
spring semester.
Mr. Brandis succeeds Donald W.
Markham, who has resigned as a mem
ber of the law faculty to join the
legal staff of the Civil Aeronautics
Authority in Washington.
Mr. Brandis is thirty-one years of
age and a native of Salisbury, where
his father, is a banker. He attended
the Salisbury High School, received the
A. B. degree from the University of
North Carolina in 1928, and the LL.B.
degree from Columbia University, New
York, in 1931. The first two years of
his legal training, however, Were re
ceived as a student in the Law School
of the University. "
CAREER
Mr. Brandis is a member of the
New York and of the North Carolina
Bars. After some two and one-half
years of law practice in New York
City, he returned to North Carolina as
associate director of the Institute of
government at Chapel Hill. Twice he
taught the course in Tax Administra
tion in the department of political
science of the University. From 1937
until 1939 he served as Secretary of
the State Tax Classification commis
sion, and has been serving as chief of
the research division of the State De
partment of Revenue since the ad
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Al Donahue Protests Tag
Of 'Society Bandleader ' '
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Baton Waver Says He's Se
rious About Forgetting The
Well Known Nickname -
Beginning now and henceforth,
smile when you call Al Donahue a
"Society Bandleader."
Donahue, who brings ' his dance-inspiring
orchestra here , February 10
for a Grail-sponsored dance as part
of the Interdormitory setinsists that
if his society activities with regard to
music must be mentioned, "erstwhile"
be added to the appelation. What's
more, he's really terribly serious.
"Just because a fellow's married to
a social registerite and has played the
Rainbow room and other class spots
is no reason for tagging him 'society
bandleader.' It's too confining and
doesn't get you any place, especially
these days. I've been working for some
time to shake off that label and I
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Will Mimic
Song
Title
Farr And Johnson
To Supply Music
At Closing Event
The annual Student-Faculty day
fancy-dress ball to be held this year
on February 6 will be a "Song-Title
Ball" sponsored by the Grail, accord
ing to plans announced yesterday by
Barbara Liscomb and Tom Stanback,
co-chairman of the Student-Faculty
day activities.
The ball which will close the day's
celebrations will be held in the Tin Can
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and will begin at 10:30 and will last
until 1 o'clock, featuring two. campus
orchestras Jimmy Farr and Freddie
Johnson, unless plans for the afternoon
dance necessitate a change.
As has been the custom in the past,
prizes will be offered this year for the
most originial costumes based on song
titles. Prizes will be given for cos
tumes of students and faculty mem
bers for the best outfits representing
current popular pieces, old popular hits
and classical selections.
PARADE OF COSTUMES
A parade will be held sometime dur
ing the dance of all those who wish to
compete for the prizes, and a commit
tee, judging by the applause of the
audience will select the best costumes.
The number of prizes to be awarded
has not yet been determined by Dick
Worley and Barbara Liscomb who are
in charge of arrangements for the
ball. ,
The ball, at which the king and
Editors of the "Pop Quiz" pro
gram to be given on Student-Faculty
day featuring seven brain
trusts from the University faculty
urge students to submit questions to
be asked on the program. Questions
are to be handed to Tempe Newsome
in the YMCA. Answers and their
source are to accompany the ques
tion with the name and address of
the person submitting it. A free
ticket to the "Song-Title Ball" will
be given for each question which
stumps the experts.
queen ot student-r acuity day to De
chosen next week will be presented, will
follow the coronation ceremonies and
the jamboree to be held in Memorial
hall that evening.
The day will begin with a "Pop Quiz"
program in the morning at 10:30. This
program, copied from the radio pro
gram "Information Please," will fea
ture seven University professors in a
match of intellects and wits. A cir
cus featuring pink lemonade, acrobats,
concessions and informal dancing will
hold the campus attention for the early
afternoon, and fraternity receptions
and dinners in honor of the faculty
and non-fraternity men will end the
afternoon activities.
Bouchard To Speak
An informal talk on "Modern Pho
tography" will be given by Thomas
Bouchard, eminent protographer, at
4 o'clock today in Person HalL Bouch
ard will illustrate his talk with his
own pictures, which are now on dis
play. Paula Kelly
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