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Coo March' tp- IRolls Today to Meet Campos Lesidlef " "-7 iDITORIALS: W EATHER: Cloudy and cooler So Soap Boxes Yet Birthday Greetings Place of the CP . THE ONLY COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOUTHEAST- Z 525 VOLUME XLVni Bwuum: 98S7 Circulation: 9tl6 CHAPEL HILL, N. C TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1940 EtoriiI: 43S6, Newt: 4351 1 Klffe: 6906 NUMBER 153 Win!0 HID u r A A oian , g . -g w mmlp 5f7fX It 4 9 Yackety OLIVER DECLARED WINNER OF YMCA POST OVER BROAD No Other Changes Found in Final Tabulations The swinging pendulum of vote counting which gave Byrd Merrill the Yackety Yack editorship and then took it sway from him made its final swing yesterday re-instating him to editorship of next year's annual and reversing the decision on the vice presidency of the YMCA to give John Oliver the post over Fred Broad. No other recounts changed deci sions. Herb Hardy, winner by ten votes in the original count for pres- !ent of the senior class, gained five more votes over Howard in the final recount. Cochrane kept his same 9 vote win over Britt for chairman of the Student legislature. Applications for entry in Thursday's run-off election have been received from every eligible candidate, Jim Davis, president of the Student coun cil, said last night. As the debris was finally cleared away in the most confusing election and the longest counting process in Carolina's history, the following stu dent body candidates claimed places on the run-off ballot: Morrison Leads Dave Morrison with a lead of 118 votes over Bill Dees, Richard Morris with a scant one-vote lead over Leon ard Lobred for senior member of the P. U. board, Jim Hallory leading Hal Jennings by 196 votes. Rising senior class candidates eli (Continued on page 4, column 2 ) News Briefs British and Norwegian Troops Have Germans Surrounded at Narvik (By United Press) Stockholm, April 22 British and Norwegian troops reported to have surrounded 35,000 Germans in ' "final assault" on Narvik; another force said to be closing in on Germans holding Trondhaim; Germans appear to be losing troops south of Hamar. Berlin Germans battling for con trol cf vital railways through central Norway; claim capture of Gjoevik with Norwegians suffering "very heavy losses"; other German successes else where in Norway reported. Ejcharest Rumania and Germany sign new trade agreement giving Ger raany 130,000 tons of oil monthly but denying her demands for increased quotas of fuel oil. - Stockholm American air attache kilfcd by bomb splinter in German raid on Dcmbaas, Norway. He is first United States official to be killed in European war. Astern Front French claim to kavr repulsed Germans trying to at tack advance post in East Moselle sec tor. Btigrade Commander of Yugo-s-avia armed forces warns against "ptrcocs in the service of foreign Powers trying to make trouble in the army ni undermine trust in the gov-ms-.ent." kctterdam Two Dutch ships re ported sunk; one in Norwegian waters, ar the other in "German forbidden "!. rs." 0 Washington The Navy department tor"ght disclaimed any responsibility ff statements mrf to the , Senate naval affairs committee today by Rear Admiral Joseph J. Paussig that war wten the United States and Japan 13 r-vitable. Wsnn Springs, Ga. President 'Continued on page 2, column 6) Yaek Editorship Goes to Byrd Merrill. Winner at Last Byro Merrill RICCI TO GIVE VIOLIN CONCERT TOMORROW NIGHT Young Musician To Play at 8:30 In Memorial Hall Ruggiero Ricci, 19-year-old Ameri can violinist jvill De presenter xo morrow night in Memorial hall at 8:30 in the second student entertain ment program of the quarter. Ricci, who has been playing the violin for about three-quarters of his 19 years, made his debut as soloist with the Manhattan Symphony orches tra in New York at the age of nine. The New York Times described him as having "the faculty to command the attention of his listeners with the first tone he played, and to warm it to svmDathv and auicken it to enthusiasm." The vouncr violinist has only re cently started concertizing again aft er several years of retirement devot ed to study. When he returned to Carnegie hall last year the New Vftrlc Journal-American stated: "It is always gratifying to note the develop ment of a budding talent to one of fulfillment,' and that is applicable to the oerformance of Ruggiero Ricci violinist, in Carnegie hall yesterday afternoon." His performances have taken him (Continued on page 2t column 4) Dialectic Senate Meets Tonight In Executive Session The Dialectic senate will meet in tonieht at 7:15 V. r M - in New West, it -was announced yes terday. The purpose of the execu tive meeting is to permit the Di mem bers to pass on proposed changes m the constitution of the organization. Theso changes have been drawn' up by the constitutional committee lot the senate and are to be presented to the members tonight for. their ap 1 nr Ks&DTroval. The revisions were found to be necessary because of certain inadequacies in the present flnrnment. John Bonner, president of the Di, stressed the fact that all members are" required to be present at an ex- nenaltv Ox a CvUVilC BCSOIUII " I fine should thev be absent. An in itiation of new members is to be held Wnrp thp business of the meeting gets under way. - Buc Business Staff To Meet Today at 5 Bert Premo, who has not yet become a was-been and still holds the post of business manager of the Carolina Buccaneer, an nounced yesterday that he would like to meet the members of his staff this afternoon at 5 o'clock. V , I; :....- : . ; ; McMaster, Clinard Running For Woman's Association Head Carolina coeds will have an election all their own today when they march to the polls and choose incoming officers for the Woman's association, Woman's Athletic association and YWCA, and at the same time select members of the May Day court and ten outstand ing senior women. Polls ' will be open from 9 until 6 o'clock in Woman's Dormitory Not.l. Heading the list of those running are Jane McMaster and Mary Aan Clinard, candidates for president of the Woman's association. Other Wo man s association nominees mciuae Millicent McKendry"bf New" Cannan, Conn., Mary Susan Robertson of Hillsboro, and Anne Williams of Clarksdale, Miss., for vice-president; Elinor Elliot of Brooklyn, N. Y., and Sarah Sawyer of Windsor, for sec retary, and Mary Winslow of Ra leigh, and Georgiana Pentlarge of Montclair, N. J., for treasurer. McMaster Miss McMaster transferred from Coker college," Hartsville, S. C, where! she was an honor student, freshman commissioner, active in music and dramatics, a member of the honorary French club, co-captain of the hockey team, and feature editor of the school paper, bhe has served as secretary to Mrs. Stacy, adviser to women, this year. Miss Clinard, the other nominee for president, was a student at Mary Baldwin her freshman and sophomore years. She was treasurer of her sophomore class and would have been president of the junior class had she returned. She was also a mem ( Continued on page 2, column S) Magazine Staff To Be Reorganized Tonight at 7:30 Inviting all interested persons to attend a general staff reorganization meeting tonight in the Carolina Mag azine office at 7 :30, Adrian Spies an nounced plans to form a large and regularly functioning staff. Stating that next year's Magazine will be run from daily office assign ments and that most of the contribu tions will come out of this group, the newly elected editor declared yester day that he is anxious to build up an organization that is comparable to professional magazines in size and function. In as much as there will be such de partments as news-gathering, corres pondence and research, Spies suggest- j ed that there will be plenty of room for students whose writing is not yet ready for publication. All aspirants, however, are urged to bring any samples of their writing which they may care to turn in. v It Was the Last One... v - Vl "II if-- Yl fa I I . Yes, Sunday's paper was the last one for Editor Martin Harmon, left, and Managing Editor Morris Rosenberg. They worked hard and long and now they don't have to work any more. They can rest and remember, and they will have time to embark on job-hunting expeditions. Those remaining behind them wish to express deep appreciation for working with them, and extend sincere wishes for a happy future. NEW OFFICER'S TRAINING GROUP TO MEET MAY 1-3 Ellis to Serve As Chairman Of New Committee A planning committee of 15 mem bers representing every campus organ ization will meet at 3 o'clock this after noon in the Grail room of Graham Me morial to discuss plans for the annual New Officer's Training Conference, May 1-3. The student legislature re cently passed a bill forming the com mittee and naming Phil Ellis as chair man. Ellis announced yesterday that new heads of all organizations are urged to attend the meeting this afternoon to make plans for the conference and to issue invitations. Members of the committee on invitations --are Jack Fairley, Bob Magill, and Reddy Grubbs. To Meet Again After today's meeting the planning committee, which is composed of Ed Rankin, Jack Vincent, Studie Ficklen, Jim Davis, Dave Morrison, Bob Magill, Clyde Shaw, Bill Dees, Reddy Grubbs, Benny Hunter, Melville Corbett, Jack Fairley, Don Bishop and Charlie Bar rett," will meet again to complete the schedule of the conference and devise a way to acquaint new organization members with the plans for next year. The conference will be opened on May 1 with a luncheon at which Dean Bradshaw will be the main speaker. At this time general problems, such as the presentation of need for leadership training and the study of duties of new officers, will be discussed. - Meetings that night will be con (Continued on page 4, column 4) Invitations on Sale Through Tomorrow Unless commencement invitations are bought before Wednesdary after noon the price will increase, Mac Nisbet and Buddy Nordan, co-chair men of the senior invitations com mittee, announced yesterday. Orders will be taken in the lobby of the Book Exchange through tomorrow after noon. i r F fyf Presidential Candidate Burton K. Wheeler COUNCIL TO GIVE DORM AWARD FOR FIRST TIME Dormitory Elections Are Scheduled For April 30 The plaque which was formerly awarded each year by the Order of the Grail to the best" dormitory"6n"the campus will now be given by the In- terdormitory council, Jack Vincent, president" of the council said yester day. The date for selection of the dormi tory to which the plaque will be award ed has not yet been announced. A meeting of - the council will be held tomorrow night to make nomi nations for next year's president, Election of the new interdorm presi dent and nominations and elections of other officers will be held next Mon day night. Election Date Individual dormitories will nomi nate officers April 29 and elections will be held the following day. All new dormitory and interdormitory officers will attend a "dormitory offi cers training course to be conducted by present dormitory officers April 1 and 2. Points which will be considered in awarding the plaque, Vincent said, (Continued on page 2, column 4) Two Important Bills Up for Discussion By Phi Assembly With two bills up for discussion, the Phi assembly will hold its weekly meeting tonight at 7:30 in Phi Hallj fourth floor New East. First resolution is "Resolved, That the American Red Cross should not send relief of any type to Greenland. The second bill is "Resolved, That the Phi Assembly do all in its power to prevent any further such utter ances by Nel ville Sloan or Robert Alexander. Bob Sloan, chairman of the ways and means committee, yesterday made the following announcement concern ing the second bill: "Mr. Sloan or Mr. Alexander will be on hand to de fend their stand, also to recruit mem bers for their newly-formed organiza tions 'Sons of the Defenders of Amer ican Faith Messrs. Sloan and Alex ander are co-chairmen of this organi zation. . Buc Editorial Staff Meets Tonight at 7:30 There will be a Buccaneer staff meeting in the . office tonight at 7:30. ; The staff is cordially in vited to attend. Newcomers and Bill Stauber will also be welcome. Incidentally, the new editor will be in the office every afternoon this week from 3 to 5. (r l V SENATOR'S TALK TO BE BROAD CAST OVER CBS CHAIN CPU Celebrates Fourth Anniversary With Dinner at Inn Senator Burton K. Wheeler, Mon tana's bid for the Democratic presi dential nomination, will speak be fore a nation-wide audience this even ing at 9 o'clock in Memorial hall, as the feature of the fourth anniversary celebration of the Carolina Political union. The far western Senator's ad dress will be carried over a CBS coast-to-coast hook-up from 9:30 to 10 o'clock. The CPU's birthday party will get underway at 5 o'clock this afternoon when Wheeler will arrive at the Car olina Inn. After he has been taken on a tour of the campus, he will pro ceed to a dinner in the inn at 7:30, which is being given by Julian Price, president of Jefferson Standard Life Insurance ' company, for members of the union, prominent citizens through out the state, and a visiting delega tion of Congressmen. During the course of the banquet, Greensboro radio station, WBIG, in a state-wide hook-up, will carry in formal interviews with the guests. The proceedings in the Carolina Inn will be amplified in Memorial hall for any early comers to the Wheeler ad dress. Gatton to Introduce At 9 o'clock, the entourage will leave the banquet hall in the Inn and will proceed to Memorial hall, where for a half-hour, the visiting: celebra- ties will be introduced by Chairman Harry Gatton. The doors of Me morial hall will be closed at 9:30 sharp by CBS engineers who have carefully planned for the nation-wide broadcast. The Montana presidential hopeful (Continued on page 2, column 5) Variety Ball Heads Coed Weekend Program Scheduled May 3, 4 . Climaxing "Coed Weekend,' , May 3 and 4, the Order of the Grail will sponsor a variety ball Saturday night from 8 to 12 o'clock featuring Charlie . Wood's orchestra, Bascom L. Luns f ord's folk dancers and a costume con test... . : ; , , Costumes will not be compulsory, any kind of dress being acceptable, but prizes will be awarded for the best individual, the best couple, the best boy's and the best girl's cos tumes Lunsford, who has presented groups of folk artists with programs of na tive American songs and dances in Carnegie Hall and before the King and Queen of England, will bring one of his troupes to Carolina to entertain those attending the dance. Lunsford and his team will teach students to square dance and two sessions of square -dancing will be held during the evening. A cake walk will be held during the dance in which three cakes will be given away to the couples which are standing on a particular spot when the music is stopped. The figure of the evening will be for the ten outstanding coeds, to be picked at the dance. The schedule for the evening as announced by Fish Worley, exchequer, of the Grail will be: 8 : 00 to 8 : 15 Charlie Wood's or chestra, round dancing. 8:15 to 8:30 Cake walk, J three cakes to be given away. 8:30 to 9:00 Charlie Wood's or chestra, round dancing.. 9:00 to 10:00 Square dancing to be led and taught by Bascom L. Luns ford and his dance team. 10:00 to 11:00 Charlie Wood's or chestra, round dancing. 11:00 to 11:15 Intermission. ' 11:15 to 11:20 Figure for ten out standing coeds. 11:20 to 11:40 Square dancing. 11:40 to 12:00 Charlie Wood's or chestra, round dancing.
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