. FEB 5 ,1&0 WMfie FBnaumtomg TTuiiro BacJk Poteen Glemsom Team9 93 THDITORIALS: lj Constitution Itls'I Partlv cloud: con- y , tinned cold THE ONLY COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOUTHEAST- Z 525 VOLUME XLVHI Basineu: 988? j Circulation: 9886 CHAPEL HILL, N. C SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1940 Eiltori.1: 43S5t New: 4351 N1tLt: 6906 NUMBER 99 TD ear- Cbmol. O A MBS TOM Wm mtzl News Briefs By United Press HELSINKI, Feb. 3 Mass flight of Bussian war planes subject Finland to most destructive air raids of war, killing more than 100 persons; Finns claim victories on four fronts. BERLIN Germany officially ad mits loss of three bombers in raid on British shipping, claims that war planes sank 14 enemy merchant and war vessels. MOSCOW Leningrad, military headquarters, say Finnish air force, despite addition of modern American and other foreign planes, unable to de fend Finland from Soviet' fleet or carry attack into Russia. LONDON British believe their lighter planes downed four, possibly five, German bombers in biggest at tack on postal shipping to date. SPRINGFIELD, I1L Petition offer ing name of President Roosevelt as third term candidate in Illinois Demo cratic primary filed with secretary of state. WASHINGTON United States in forms Japan politely but sharply it is concerned over Japanese bombing of the important Haifong-Yunnan rail road in China, adding new develop ments to already strained Japanese U. S. relations. WASHINGTON President Roose relt orders" six coast guard cutters to Atlantic ocean stations to provide weather data cut off by war-time re strictions rBritish, - Canadian aai French vessels forbidden by their gov ernments to give out further informa tion. MIAMI Senator Taft, Ohio Repub lican presidential candidate, calls for return to policy of encouragement of business as first step in curing unem ployment and hard times. NEW YORK Frank Gannet, can didate for Republican presidential nomination, says dictatorships arise from just such methods as have been used by the New Deal; asks President Roosevelt to resign. MIAMI Executive council of Amer ican Federation of Labor urges speedy enactment of AFL sponsored amend ments to create an entirely new Na tional Labor Relations board. WASHINGTON Representative Frank Hook (Dem Mich1.) asks At torney General Jackson to institute grand jury investigation of the "charges of forgery, perjury, collusion, and conspiracy" that have surrounded Hook's dispute with Dies committee. WASHINGTON High party of ficials say the 1940 Democratic na tional convention will be held after not before the Republicans pick their presidential candidates. NEWCASTLE British War Minis ter Oliver Stanley, in a speech marred by heckling, calls for war to crush Nazi leadership completely. ' SHANGHAI Five foreigners were reported killed in a Japanese bombing raid in South China. Shots fell near the Yangtze river where an American gunboat was carrying Ambassador Nelson T. Johnson. Art Exhibit Opens An invitation exhibition of contem porary American illustration and a collection of watercolors by Professor Russell T. Smith, head of the art de partment, will open today in Person Hall art gallery. Professor Smith, will give a gallery talk on the show this afternoon at 4 o'clock. Three paintings by N. C. Wyeth of Chadd's Ford, Pa., for "Drums,"; a novel of early North Carolina, by James Boyd of Southern Pines, have teen lent by the author for the illustra tion exhibition. Dean Cornwell of New york City, who will paint a mural f or the Chapel Hill Post Office of the ! Iaying of the cornerstone of Old East buildings, will exhibit several pieces. William Mead Prinre of Chapel (Continued on page 2, column i) T Big George Glamack Registers 17 Points In Gala Performance 'QUARE MEDICINE' BY PAUL GREEN TO BE BROADCAST Alonzo Squires To Be Narrator In Show Today Paul Green's "Quare Medicine," a folk-lore comedy of North Carolina, will be presented this afternoon by the Campus Radio Players at 3 o'clock over the Southern Broadcasting system. , "Quare Medicine" is a comic tare of a quack cure-all vendor with some very powerful and queer-acting potions for sale. The doctor sells a mixture to a man who wants to be the master of his household and who believes that the elixir will give him the desired power. The results lead to very exciting action and an amusing climax. Alonzo Squires will narrate the pro gram, with Sanford Reece serving as announcer. The cast includes Weider Sievers, Caroline Crum, Lillian Prince, Don Mason, and George Wilson. Brad McCuen will handle the technical duties and McCurdy Burnet is in' charge of sound effects. The play was adapted for radio by Betty Smith. - PANEL DISCUSSION Tomorrow night at 8:30 the weekly "Know Your University" round - table discussion will be broadcast over the Tar Heel network with a panel discus sion on the international situation. The Student-Faculty day quiz pro gram will take the air over WRAL Tuesday at 10:30 from Memorial hall. Phil Elis will probably announce the feature, Earl Wynn, director of the radio group, said yesterday. With the Student-Faculty festivities still the radio order of the day, a va riety show will be presented Tuesday night at 8:30 from Memorial hall with a special program designed for the event. The feature will go over the Tar Heel network and will te an nounced by Carroll McGaughey. Concluding the fourth week of broadcasting from the new University studio in remodeled Caldwell hall, a program arranged by the department of music will take the Southern Broad casting system for half an hour Wed nesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rabbi R. P. Jacobs To Talk In Gerrard Rabbi Robert P. Jacobs will speak on "Zionism" tonight at 7:30 in Gerrard hall at the Hillel Sunday evening forum. An open forum will follow the address and the public is cordially invited. Folklore Expert Goes Wild Over Student-Faculty Skit Chief Technical Advisor in 'Gone With the Wind' Film ing Gives Interview By SANFORD STEIN "The 'Groan With the Wind sketch the Student-Faculty stunt nigHt re in vue is simply too, too enchanting for words. It is undoubtedly the most su perb piece of Americana I have ever run across in all my many years of oTTpTipnce n These words were no idle compli ment from a humble member of the laity but issued forth from the lips of Miss Susan Myrick, the country's foremost authority on southern folk lore, history, manners and morals and who recently lectured in Chapel Hill. Having just returned from Hollywood where she was chief technical advisor in the filming of "Gone With the Wind" (that little short starring Clark Gable and Vivian Leigh), Miss Myrick was well qualified to compare the pro duction methods of the cinema's David Tt Rplznick and the theater's Carroll (Continued on page 2, column i) Banks McFadden Finds Basket For 12 Points CLEMSON, S. C', Feb. 3 Big George Glamack was the man of the evening again tonight as he flipped basketballs over his head in the man- Carolina's basketball team plays Virginia at Danville tomorrow night. The game was postponed from early January due to snow, ice and other unfavorable weather and atmospheric conditions. It will be the last non-conference game of . the year for the Phantoms. ner of Red Pat's most efficient juggler and saw most of them drop through the hoop as Coach Bill Lange's White Phantoms turned back Clemson's po tent Tigers, 39 to 31. The Glamack-Banks McFadden duel captured the fancy of the spectators from the start and a roaring crowd made the individual battle even more intense. McFadden shot away to a flying start, faked Glamack out of position several times to drop in crips. Big George turned on the second half heat and his wizardly left hand flipped in field baskets repeatedly. The Phan tom ace scored 17 points to lead the scoring. McFadden marked up 12. 1 It was the deadly second semester accuracy of Mathes', Howard's and Robertson's long shots, however, that (Continued on page 2 column NORTH CAROLINA (39) g fg pf tp Severin, f ..... 3 0 16 Dilworth, f 0 0 10 Rose, f 0 0 10 Glamack, c 7 3 3 17 Pessar, c . 0 0 0 0 Mathes, g 3 2 18 Howard, g 2 0 14 Branson, g 0 0 2 0 Gersten, g 0 0 10 Robertson g 2 0 0 4 Watson, g 0 0 0 0 Totals 17 5 11 39 CLEMSON (31) g fg pf tp Coyle, f Buchanan, f Bagnal, f McFadden, c ' Lancaster, g Moorman, g . Abee, g - 2 1 0 6 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 4 0 12 7 4 0 - Totals 114 5 4 31 Score at half: Clemson 21, North Carolina 17. . Free throws missed: Mathes, Severin; Coyle, Bagnal, Moor man, Buchanan 3, McFadden 4. Referee: Toohey (Newberry) ; umpire: Levine (Tennessee). Miss Frances Martin To Wed William Fesler In Arlington, Georgia Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Elwood Martin of Arlington, Ga., are today announc ing the engagement of their daughter, Frances, to James William Fesler, II, of Chapel Hill. Fesler is an associate professor of political science in the University. The wedding will take place at the home of. Miss Martin's parents. Miss Martin is a graduate of Con verse college and for the past several years has made her home in the vil lage, where she is secretary to Dr. Ralph McDonald in the University ex tension division. - Dr. Fesler is the son of Judge and Mrs. Bert Fesler of Duluth, Minn., and Hollywood, Cal. He was educated at the University of California and the University of Minnesota and per formed graduate research at Harvard university, where he received his Ph.D. degree. EVENTS TO BEGIN TUESDAY MORNING IN MEMORIAL HALL Jamboree Rehearsal Will Be Held Today In Memorial Hall , By GENE WILLIAMS Final arrangements and plans are being completed this weekend, and re hearsals are being held all hours of the day and night for the sixth an nual Student-Faculty day celebration to be held Tuesday. There will be no classes during the day. Festivities will begin in the morn ing in Memorial hall at 10:30 with a "Pop Quiz" program styled after the well-known "Information Please" pro gram sponsored by Canada Dry over Rehearsal of entire Student-Faculty jamboree program will be held today in Memorial hall at 3:30. It will last all afternoon and far, far into the night. Everyone in the cast must be on hand with no ex cuses accepted. Rehearsal of coronation will be at 2 o'clock. - teh National Broadcasting: system every Tuesday night. Seven Uni versity professors who have been chosen on their knowledge of their chosen fields and their versatility, will match their intellects and wits on the program to be broadcast over a state chain of stations. Questions have been submitted for the "Pop Quiz" program by students, faculty members and townspeople, and those questions which stump the board of experts will bring a free ticket to the Grail "Song-Title Ball" to the person who submitted them. Professors taking part on the pro gram are: JJr. ArcniDaid Henderson, of math, tennis, and George Bernard Shaw fame: Dean R. B. House, of administrative and harmonica f ame ; B. F. Swalin, skilled violonist, travel er, English and music major; Howard Odum, authority on the South, Jersey cows and sociology, and author; Rex Winslow, economic wizard of un matched wit; Coach Ray Wolf, one of America's leading football coaches and sport authority; and E. E. Eric son, English professor, traveler, au- (Continued on page column 4) TEP Tea To Honor Hillel Foundation Since the beginning of the fall quar ter, Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity has instituted a new series of "Guest Pro fessor" programs, every Wednesday evening, at which some University acuity member speaks to the group. Among the professors who have appeared at the Greek House have been Dr. James Godfrey, Dr. William Olsen, Cecil Johnson, Dean C. P. Spruill, H. M. MacPhee, Proff Koch, and Dr. Alan BonnelL The series is de signed to promote better relations be tween the fraternity and faculty members, and to stimulate good bull- session subjects. TEA TODAY This afternoon from 2:30 to 5:30, the fraternity will hold a tea for mem bers of the Hillel Cabinet and resi dents of the village connected with the foundation. Although several of the professors have spoken on their own fields, others, such as Dr. Bonnell, who addressed the TEP members on the definition of a college education, have attempted to deal with subjects pertinent to student life. After the talks have been con cluded, an open forum session is held. Stork Brings Son To Pat Pattersons Mr. and Mrs. Pat Patterson, both alumni of the University, yesterday be came the parents of a son, as yet un named, at a Long Island, N. Y., hos pital. Mrs. Patterson is the former Miss Madeline Thompson, daughter qf Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Thompson of Chapel Hill. S- Legislature To Act On New Constitution Tomorrow Niffht Change Will Shift Legislative Power Of Student Council The Student legislature will take action tomorrow night on a new con stitution that might result in the big gest swing of student power. made at one time in the history of the Uni- iversity. This change will, mean a shift of legislative power from the Student council to the Student legis lature, and will also mean that the president of the student body will share honors with the speaker of the legislature. The major change in the constitu tion proposed by-a specially appoint ed committee is tne general campus election of the speaker and three rep resentatives from each class, none of whom are , to hold any other campus wide office. The speaker is to come from either -the senior class - or the graduate school. The general representation in the legislature, according to the new docu ment, will remain similar, to the old set-up in many ways but a few of the campus organizations will undergo a complete shake-up. The editor of the Daily Tar Heel, for instance, will not be a representative, but instead, a'xmember"6f -the'PU" board will" look out for the interests of all publica tions. ELECTED IN SPRING Electron of representatives who will represent the general campus will be held at the general campus elections in the spring of each year. This will include five town students elected by students who live out in Chapel Hill in addition to the speaker and the three representatives from each class. Other members of the legislature will represent the following organiza tions: 14 from the interdormitory council, one from the medical school, five from the interfraternity council, one from the pharmacy school, one from the law school, one from the Woman's association (not an officer of the association), one from the Pan Hellenic council, one from each of the four women's dormitories, one (Continued on page U, column 5) Back Copies Needed The Daily Tar Heel business of fice will pay five cents for each paper for the following dates: ' Sept. 15, Oct. 1, Oct. 24, Nov. 4. Glen Gray, Casa Loma Band To Give Concert Friday Week Sponsors, Escorts For Two Evening German Figures Will Be Selected Wednesday Glen Gray and. the Casa Loma or chestra will present a concert open to students and townspeople Friday aft ernoon, February 16, thereby begin ning the Mid-winter German dances, the executive committee of the Ger man club announced yesterday. Admis sion to the event will be 35 cents. Tonight at 7:30, campus radio and dance fans will be given a preview au dition of the Glen Gray corporation when it guest stars over the Fitch Shampoo program. TWO TEA DANCES Sponsors and escorts, who will par ticipate in figures at the two evening formal dances, will be selected at meetings Wednesday night. Besides the two evening performances, the or chestra will play for two afternoon tea dances. Only those members who paid dues last quarter will be entitled to attend the dance set. Students must pay the $7 quarterly assessment to retain ( Continued on page 2, column 5) CAMPUS LEADERS EXPRESS SUPPORT OF ASU MOVEMENT 350 NYA Students To Meet Tomorrow In Gerrard Hall Several campus leaders yesterday expressed their whole-hearted sup port of the drive of the American Stu dent union to fight the proposed cut of NYA appropriations in Congress. An ASU movement has been organ ized along with NYA students to peti tion the House of Representatives against passage of the President's re ductions in federal allotments for aid to youth throughout the nation. Tomorrow morning at 10:30 in Ger rard hall, a meeting of all of the 350 NYA students on the campus has been called to distribute petitions among the student body. Details of the drive will be explained to the students aided by the federal project at that time. When approached by the Daily Tar Heel on the new drive, the following leaders replies as" follows : - - : LEADERS REPLY Jack Fairley: "I am one of those students who would not have been able to come to college without NYA. Nat urally I am in sympathy with the drive against cuts in NYA, and I hope all students will support it." Allen Green: "I am -strongly op posed to cutting the already meager appropriations for NYA. Naturally, therefore, I strongly support the na tional campaign of the American Stu dent union to restore last year's level of NYA." Ruth Crowell (graduate student and former NYA) : "The administration is trying to give us guns instead of edu cation. The only organization on this campus that has had the interest of students at heart enough in this mat ter to take it up is the ASU. I am heartily in favor of their drive and hope all students will support it." Ed Megson (PU board member) : "I oppose the transfer of funds from aid to education through the NYA to arms and navies. I am in sympathy with the drive underway to put pressure on Congress to keep from cutting NYA." Robert Magill: "I see no need for ( Continued on page 2, column 5) Weekly Junior-Senior Supper Forum Group To Hear Guilford Dean A. D. Beittel, dean of Guilford col lege where he teaches philosophy and religion, will speak at the weekly junior-senior supper forum tomorrow night at 6 o'clock at the Presbyterian church. Beittel is the former pastor of the Congregational chuch in Nashville, Tennessee. He has been a leader at numerous regional, summer, . student conferences at Blue Ridge and in other sections of the country. .All -juniors and seniors are t invited to hear him speak. Plates are 25 cents each. FRIENDSHIP COUNCIL At 7:15 tomorrow night, the Fresh man Friendship council will meet at the Episcopal 'Parish house. Meeting at 7:15 in the browsing room of the YMCA, the Sophomore council will hear Professor P. H. Epps of the Greek department discuss "God in His tory," the first chapter of the book, "Christians in an Unchristian So ciety."

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