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VOLUME XLVni
Boslneu: 98S7 Circulation: 9SS6
CHAPEL HILL, N. C FRIDAY, FEBRUARY, 1940
Editorial: 4356, New: 4351 Nlf&t: 690
NUMBER 103
Student Entertainment Club
To Be Organized By Director
Of Student-Faculty Jamboree
News Briefs
By United Press
HELSINKI, Feb. 8 Finnish army
reportedly kills "several thousand"
Red army soldiers when 50,000 are
thrown back before Mannerheim line.
WASHINGTON Secretary of
State Hall says Soviet Russia has re
fused to live up to two provisions of
recognition agreement with United
States as senate votes in effect to en
courage raisins of Finnish war fond
in this country; house attempt to
force break in United States-Soviet
relations fails to materialize.
LONDON Great Britain and
France rush to fortify Finns with
armed aid. and manpower; French
steamer strikes mine, sinks in North
sea.
WASHINGTON William Dudley
Pelley, Silver Shirt chieftain, placidly
admits to Dies committee that he is
100 per cent behind program to dis
enfranchise Jews and prohibit them
from owning property or conducting
business.
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WASHINGTON A Doughton reso
lution to extend bitterly controverted
trade treaty program beyond June 12
expiration date clears first major ob
stacle when house ways and means
committee approves it by strictly par
tisan 14 to 10 vote.
BERLIN High command says
German navy has sunk 409 Allied and
neutral ships.
PARIS Allies begin construction
of "naval Maginot line" to blockade
German ships in home ports. .
WASHINGTON Congress disposes
of billion dollar independent officers
auDroDriations bilL moves close tcrfSIMILAR CLUBS
final action on two others with econ
omy forces still holding upper hand in
drive to reduce expenditures below
President Roosevelt's bed-rock budget
recommendations.
WESTERN FRONT Machine gun
batteries pour steady fire along entire
front.
WASHINGTON President Roose
velt says on 30th anniversary of Boy
Scouts he hopes the organization will
remain "democratic and truly Ameri
tan above religions nreiudice and
class or sectional consciousness."
MIAMI A. F. of L. asks President
Roosevelt "as a matter of simple jus
tice" to lay blame for continuing risk
in labor ranks on CXO. President John
L. Lewis.
Advisers Are Bored
With 'Stock Excnses'
General College advisors yesterday
said they had become bored with the
customary excuses for low gTades, and
listed the six chief "stock excuses."
The over-used alibies are :
1- "I was sick and fell far behind in
my assignments."
2. "I got off to my usual slow start
but now I'm coming through with a
flying finish."
3. "I was doing well all through the
quarter when the professor gave a
Quiz on material we hadn't taken up."
4. "The instructor is just too bril
liant and he can't put the material
across."
5. "I was in Pinafore and simply
couldn't get up on my work."
6- "I realize that I haven't put out
a bit so far, but just wait 'til you see
me go from now on!! (Dr. Wells de
scribes this type of student as "anoint
ing himself with the oil of humility so
that it is difficult" for the advisor to
take hold of him.")
Mid-term reports have been received
by the advisors, and it is rumored that
the best way to appease their feelings
is to offer some new, original excuse.
Life Saving: Class
Begins Monday
Lamar Gudger requests that all
students who are interested in taking
the course in senior life saving which
k&ins next week, see him today or to
morrow between 5 and 6 o'clock at
Bowman Gray Memorial pool. vThe
course will begin Monday, and will be
&vn every iayMoniay through
ridayfrorn5:30to6:3(K
New Group Plans
Regular Shows
Of Light Nature
Carroll McGaughey, director of the
Student-Faculty day jamboree show,
"Pass in Revue," yesterday said an
open meeting would be held Sunday
afternoon to organize a permanent
campus entertainment club composed
entirely of students, with or without
stage experience.
Morris Rosenberg, managing editor
of the Daily Tar Heel, and Sanford
Stein, assistant directors of last Tues
day's Student-Faculty day show, will
participate in formation of the club.
McGaughey emphasized that stu
dents interested in technical features
as well as actually appearing on the
stage should attend Sunday's meet
ing, which will be held at 2 o'clock in
Graham Memorial.
"BEHIND THE SCENES"
The organization will present regu
lar productions of a light nature, said
McGaughey, and will provide an op
portunity for interested students to be
behind the scenes in a series of shows,
"just for the heck of it."
The shows will be somewhat simi
lar to the Student-Faculty day jam
boree," he said. "Some of them will
perhaps have more unity and plot,
while others will be even more unorth
odox." McGaughey said the new club will
not conflict with the Carolina Play
makers, in that a majority of its mem
bers will be in it merely for their own
pleasure and fun, without serious in
tentions of devoting extensive time to
a dramatic career.
Also, he pointed out, the club would
be composed entirely of students, and
would present much lighter entertain
ments than the average Playmaker
production. '
Similar organizations have been ac
tive at numerous universities through
out the United States, some of them
staging annual road shows. One of the
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FACULTY MEMBERS
WRITE NEW BOOK
Douglass, Dashiell
Are Contributors
Recently published is "The Study
of College Instruction," a Yearbook of
the National Society of College Teach
ers 'of Education, and Harl R. Doug
lass, head of the University's depart
ment of Education, who was chairman
of the committee appointed to write
the book, prepared the introduction and
a chapter on recent and current
changes in American life as they af
fect college instruction. A chapter on
"Principles of Learning" was written
by John F. Dashiell, head of the de
partment of psychology.
Members of the University faculty
who read portions or all of the manu
script and made suggestions for its
improvement and to whom editorial
acknowledgement is made are R. E.
Coker, chairman of the department of
zooloerv: F. W. Hanft, professor of
law; A. E. Ruark, chairman of the de
partment of physics; C. P. Spruill, dean
of the General college; R. W. Winslow,
professor of economics; William S.
Day, chairman of the department of
romance languages; A. K. King, asso
ciate professor of education, and Wm.
T. Gruhn, teaching fellow in educa
tion. K Dormitory Store
Robbed Of 514 Cash
Ernest Morris, assistant manager
of K dormitory, last night reported
the theft of $14 cash from the dorm
store, while it was closed for eve
ning mealtime.
Morris said he reopened the store
at 7:30 and found a window pane
shattered, apparently by a rock
lying on the floor. The screen had
been taken down from the outside,
and the window had been unlocked
by reaching through the broken
pane, Morris said.
The theft was reported to Chapel
Hill police, who last night said they
had no new clues.
WEISIGER m
REQUISITES FOR
CHOICE OF WORK
Specialist Advises
Study Of Skills,
Ideals And Loyalty
"Intelligence, skill, and personality,
if given free access to initiative in
occupations, will provide a civilization
of happy men," Kendall Weisiger,
vice president in charge of personnel
of Southern Bell, said in the first of
a series of "Vocations for Today," in
the main lounge of Graham Memorial
last night before a crowd of over 100
persons.
The Atlanta personnel specialist
outlined three major types of inter
ests, under which all people can be
classified, and told of numerous ap
plications of special skill to new, ad
vancing fields. "In endeavoring to
determine in .what you are skilled you
should first decide whether you are
predominantly interested in things,
people, or ideas." he stated.
I SKILLS
He then stressed that all aspirants
to particular vocations take inventory
of any skills, no matter how minute,
"even if they be merely sweeping a
floor with a broom," and trying to
determine towards what general di
rection they tend. Skills in one thing
may be transferred to other things,
he explained.
"Next to satisfying hunger and sex,
the most desiring thing among men
is recognition. But recognition comes
from being outstanding in a particu
lar field. And a person cannot bfe a
leading figure until he feels deeply
within himself for his own job," the
Southern Bell personnel director de
clared.
LOYALTY
"Loyalty is a requisite for any man
in properly attacking his job. Ulti
mate aims and ideals must be kept
in mind at all times, and the broader
and better the ideals, the better it will
be for the .wholeThe greatest men
in the world are those who feel keenly
for their life work.
"In choosing an occupation, a man
is usually guided by certain princi
ples," Weisiger stated. Among the
chief influences in selecting vocations
according to the speaker are family
ties, tradition, work during summers
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It Isn't Spring
For Henry Now
Edward Everett Horton, who was
to present "Springtime For Henry"
here tonight in Memorial hall, will
be unable "to appear due to an at
tack of influenza. Horton has been
ill at a hotel in Norfolk since Sun
day. Those who have already pur
chased tickets will receive refunds
if they return the tickets to the
place purchased, either at Ledbet-ter-Pickard's"
or at 316 South build
ing. Horton will be unable to play
here later in the season due to a
full schedule of appearances.
College Students Disapprove
Good Old Practice Of Hazing
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Only 32 Per Cent Favor
Punishments And Pranks
On Initiates And Frosh
A majority of American college
students themselves, even members
of fraternities and sororities, disap
prove of the good old campus tradition
of hazing.
The most recent national poll of
the Student Opinion Surveys of Amer
ica indicates that only 32 per cent of
all students approve of the pranks and
punishments to which initiates and
reshmen have been subjected for
generations." The Daily Tar Heel is
one of the cooperating members of
the Surveys, which, conducts the only
scientific samplings of U. S. campus
thought.
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT
It is important to point out that' of
the 68 per cent who declared they
were against hazing, 20 per cent speci
fied that they frowned only on cor
poral punishment. Harmless tricks,
this group declares, are all right.
Other practices that many schools
have attempted to ban, such as pad
dlings and electric shocks, however,
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DORM RESIDENTS
PLAN OPEN HOUSE
Memorial Donates
$100 For Feast
Immediately following the Grail
Dormitory dance Saturday night an
open house for dorm residents and their
dates will be held in the main , lounge
of Graham Memorial, financed by
$100 appropriated for the purpose by
the Graham Memorial board of di
rectors. SPECIAL GUESTS
Al Donahue and his orchestra will
be special guests at the feast which will
feature punch, sandwiches, ice cream
and general joy.
After the serving of refreshments
is completed the lights in the lounge
will be dimmed and fires lighted in
the hearths at either end of the hall.
Several thousand marshmellows have
been purchased and will be toasted
while recorded music fills the cozy at
mosphere. BEGIN AT MIDNIGHT
Only dormitory residents with dates
will be admitted to the event which
will begin at midnight Saturday and
last for one hour.
Bob Farris, chairman of the open
house committee, said that he expected
at least five hundred people for the
social and that, since food is the only
expense, tne entire allotment oi $iuu
will be spent on refreshments.
Graham Men Begin
Dormitory Weekend
With Steak Banquet
Opening the weekend of dormitory
activity, Graham dorm served a steak
banquet for its 112 residents last
night in the anteroom of the new cafe
teria, at which Professor W. A. Olson
was the principal speaker.
Paul Thompson, dorm manager, was
toastmaster of the festivities and Al
Stewart was chairman of the program
committee. Several of the residents
were introduced and spoke a few words.
Earlier in the year a meeting of the
dorm was held and members decided
that this year's social should be a ban
quet instead of the usual beer party
because many of the residents do not
drink beer.
An attendance of nearly 100 per cent
of the members was reached and Paul
Thomas said, in regard to the food,
"Graham has never had a better time
and I would safely say that no other
dorm has either. . This is a fine pre
cedent to set, and I can see that it has
brought the boys even closer together
than ever."
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- Grail
CORBETT URG1
COEDS TO ABIDE
BY FRAT RULES
New Regulations
Are Explained
To Association
Urging all women students to ob
serve the new rules, Melville Corbett,
president of the Woman's association
yesterday discussed the newly proposed
plan whereby coeds will be allowed to
visit fraternity houses effective today
at 1 o'clock.
Explaining to the association that
the principal difference between the
plan this year and that of last year is
a changes in its executive and judicial
phases, Miss Corbett announced that
the problem now lay in the hands of
the Interf raternity council which will
report individual violations to the wo
man's council and the student coun
cil. However, Mrs. Stacy, advisor to
women, will still have control of the
chaperones and arrangements for par
ties. . . . INCLUDING BEER
Miss Corbett explained further that
only the social rooms of the first floor
of fraternity houses will be open to wo
men students and no alcoholic bever
ages are to be served to the coeds while
they are in the houses, this ruling in
cludes beer.
Women students may visit the fra
ternity houses at any time after 1
p.m. on week days and 10 a.m. on Sat
urday and Sunday. Coeds are expect
ed to leave the houses 15 minutes be
fore they are expected to be in their
dormitories.
No visiting at all will be allowed in
the houses after dances unless there is
a party with-chaperones approved by J
Mrs. Stacy. Coeds are not allowed to
visit Brady's after a dance and at no
time are they supposed to enter Acasia
cottage, West house, and dormitory
recreation rooms.
Town girls are expected to keep the
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COACH DISCUSSES
CONDUCT IN GYM
Fetzer Outlines
Greatest Faults
Following an editorial in yester
day's Daily Tar Heel concerning the
student body's action at various ath
letic events in Woollen gymnasium
Athletic Director R. A. Fetzer said
yesterday that the students showed
much better conduct at boxing meets
this year than in the past, but, at the
same time, there was much room for
improvement.
Coach Bob singled out four particu
lar occurences at the recent VPI box
ing matches, and expressed the hope
that students would be careful not to
permit a repetition at either the
Maryland meet tonight or at any fu
ture contest.
INSTANCES
The four undesirable instances he
cited were: Failure of the student
body to cheer for the visiting team,
whistling and yelling at the entry of
girls with boys, booing of an offi
cial's decision, and leaving a contest
before it is over.
Fetzer pointed out that it was even
more important for the student body
to watch these little things at indoor
contests than at outdoor games, be
cause the percentage of students in
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Committee Tables
Campus Primary Bill
' No action was taken by the ways
and means committee7 of the student
legislature on' the campus primary
bill at its meeting yesterday.
Another meeting of the commit
tee will be held this afternoon at 2
o'clock in 207 Graham Memorial to
continue .study of the proposed
change in voting procedure.
Drawn up by Bob McLemore and
Chuck Kline, the bill provides that
a campus primary be held under
control of an elections board to
nominate all student body officers.
wtd Open
eries ToniffM
Set Will Continue
With Al Donahue
Playing Tomorrow
Bubbles Becker and his orchestra
tonight will open the Interdormitory
Grail dance series with a dance at the
Tin Can from 9:30 to 1 o'clock.
Miss Sylvia Pethick of Southern
Pines with Stanciil Stroud, chairman
of the interdorm dance committee,
will lead the dance tonight. Prior to the
ball, a banquet honoring members of
the Interdormitory council and their
dates will be held at new Swain hall.
Al Donahue and his orchestra will
play for a tea dance from 4:30 to 6:30
tomorrow afternoon, and for the
dormitory-Grail dance tomorrow
night. Fifteen dormitory presidents
and dates will participate in a figure
at the Grail dance. Following the af
fair, Graham Memorial will hold open
house.
DORM MEN ONLY
The dance tonight and tea dance
tomorrow afternoon are for dormitory
men only, while the dormitory-Grail
dance tomorrow night is open to the
campus at regular admission prices.
Performing in a figure at tonight's
dance, with Miss Pethick and Stanciil
Stroud, will be: Miss Jessie Skinner,
Elizabeth City, with Jack Towell;
Miss Ruby Reece, Mountain City,
Tenn., with Shelton - Dugger; Miss
Jeanne Connell, Fairmont, W. Va.,
with E. Leon Russell; Miss Martha
Showalter, Raleigh, with "Piggie"
Briggs; Miss Margaret Caraway,
Greensboro, with Mickey Wagner;
Miss Sara Hurdis, Fort Bragg, with
Hal Pope; Miss Frances Gibson, Tal
lahassee, Fla., with Bob Farris; Miss
Dorothy Foust, Graham, with Richard
E. Aiken; Miss Dorothy Kimball,
Montgomery, Ala., with Ott Burton;
Miss Marian Igo, Youngstown, Ohio,
with Phil Ellis; and Ike Grainger.
BECKER
The Becker ensemble has played at
Dartmouth, Colgate, Temple univer
sity, Wellesley college, Sweet Briar
and the University of South Carolina.
During the past year, the organiza
tion made a Warner Brothers Vita
phone short and made a tour of Warner .
theaters
Chaperones for the dance tonight
will be: Dr. and Mrs. John B. Woos
ley, Dr. and Mrs. Hugh T. Lefler, and
Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Hinson.
Collegiate Editors
See Finnish Loan As
Neutrality Danger
(By ACP)
Despite the fact that collegiate writ
ers on foreign affairs have all the
symphathy in the world for the cause
of the plucky Finns in their fight
against Russian aggression, the great
majority of the college newspaper edi
torialists do not favor the proposed
government loan to Finland.
The almost-unanimous opinion of
the collegians is that such a loan would
be a violation of U. S. neutrality and
would tend to draw us into the con
flict. In addition, they maintain, this
money should be used in this country
for relief funds. There is a suggestion,
too, that the people of the U. S. should
think first of their own fellow-citizens
before they contribute to Finnish re
lief funds raised by private groups.
The Santa Barbara State College El .
Gaucho argues the point in this man
ner: ".Neutrality, liKe uie, is just
what you make it. And to be effective,
neutrality's motto must be what's good
for the goose is good for the gander.'
That is why this tendency to look the
other way when it comes to dealing
with Finland in the current conflict
with Russia is a dangerous practice.
It is an open breech of true neutrality,
whether it assumes the guise of hu
manitarianism, democracy or what-
have-you. It is a road to war, deeply
worn by the travel of would-be neu-
irais.
SURE-FIRE SLOGAN
But says the Brown University
Daily Herald, "while 'neutrality' is a
sure-fire slogan at the present time,
his question should be divorced from
any lines of politics that may exist.
f war were imminent or even possible
rom loans to the hard-pressed Finns,
our every step should be wary, but this
aid doesnt preclude disaster. As long
as the loans are for non-military pur-
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