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May o -1940 EDITORIALS: U AWs Well P Break for the Faculty AI M M i y Fair OTtd -warmer r Z525 -77 ONLY COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOUTHEAST- Baiat: 9S!7 GreuUtion: 98S6 CHAPEL HILL, N. WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1940 Editorial: 43Sfi, Newt: 4351 1 Nifkt: 6906 NUMBER 166 ft f L -C (vU y Carolina Political Union Picks -4 f r ' mm. ' Winds Up Grail Series 'Owe More pram Seven ui uver iuu Applicants m DawIoaa Qama 71 T 1 lo ivcpiacc oeiuur memDers : New Men Chosen jt f ter Seven Hours Continuous Debate The Carolina Political union, after sever, hours of continuous debate Monday night, accepted seven new mecit-ers into the organization out of a cwcllen list of 100 applications. Harry Gatton, chairman, said the nw members would replace those eradiating and would take seats at the next meeting on Thursday. Those accepted were: George Pea body, Lee Gravely, Jr., Ike Taylor, Louis Harris, Ridley Whitaker, Maury Kershay and Bill Snider. "Largest and Best" In commenting on the number of applications, Gatton said: "This roup of applicants was the largest and test to ever apply, but each ap plicant was given thorough considera tion tefore a decision was reached." The chairman said the union fail ed to take action on coed member ship into the organization because "We felt that we couldn't be iair to the coeds ' unless we considered their applications at a later date." He pointed out, however, that coeds in terested in membership must expedite their applications. Meeting Tomorrow All new and old members, Gatton said, are requested to be present at A o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the Grail room at which time next year's chairman and other officers will be elected. These nominated for the chairman ship are Norman Stockton of Winston-Salem, Bill Joslin of Raleigh, Ed Kantrowitz of Hendersonville and Ham Jones of Milwaukee, Wis. Due to other pressing duties, Gat ton said Jim Gray of Winston-Salem and Kenan Williams of Sanford-had withdrawn their name from the nomi nation list, thus leaving the four con testants. News Briefs House of Commons Fails to Dissolve Chamberlain Regime (By United Press) LONDON, May 8 (Wednesday) Prime Minister Neville Chamber Iain early today succeeded in keep Injr his battered government intact when his House of Commons foes vko had shouted him down with cries of "Resign!" decided against forcing a vote of confidence on the ksoe of the Allied retreat from Norway. LONDON, May 7 Prime Minister Chanterlain, warning of a possible German lightning war on the British Isles, today elevated fiery Winston Churchill to leadership of Britain war strategy in a desperate effort to save lis cabinet and perhaps the French government from being over-thrown. Amid unruly cries of "resign! re sign!" that drowned out his words, Chamberlain pleaded with his critics to end the "war among ourselves' and invited the opposition to join his bat tered war cabinet for the united stand a?ain?t Germany. Thcroughly ill at ease in his hour lr'P speech opening a House of Com mons debate for "inquest" on the Al lied reverses in Norway the 71-year-ol(i jrime minister seemed to have failed to quell the storm by his ex planations, pleadings and warnings. Indications here and in Paris were that if Chamberlain should fail to sur vive the indignation over Norway the (Continued on page 4, column S) Kay Kyser Fifth in Collegiate Benny lone a favorite of radio uenny long a favorite Tf ustt-ntrs, is first choice among college an university students of the nation, Su m..en Dy me otuaent vyv tys of America reveals. Hope and Information Please jGlkw closely as the second and third avori programs of collegians, the s-hows. Glenn Miller, who will for finais at Carolina this year, p Kay Kyser, best known alumnus the University, took fourth and Haces. SENIORS PETITION FOR CLASS CUTS (FROM PROFESSORS Fourth Year Men Have Fun Galore In Eventful Week "Since senior week comes but once a year, we wish to petition the faculty to do the future graduates one last favor, namely, to allow us grats from class on Thursday and Friday during Senior week." This petition, signed by Chairman Jim MacCallum and all other members of the senior week committee, was addressed to the faculty members in hopes of gaining freedom from worry necessary for full enjoyment of the annual blowout for fourth-year men. Announced yesterday for the first time, main events scheduled for se nior week this year include, music un der the stars in Kenan stadium next Monday; a banquet and the junior senior baseball game Tuesday; a blackout ball on the tennis courts Wed nesday; an athletic jamboree includ ing a ball game with the faculty Thursday; and the junior-senior dances Friday and Saturday. Seniors Get Tickets at YMCA Seniors must get their free tickets to the senior week events at the YMCA office. The senior week com mittee issued a request yesterday that all members of the class get their se nior jackets before Monday. The blackout ball which is scheduled for Wednesday night promises to be one of the highlights of the week. This is booked because the committee wasn't satisfied with the hoofing opportuni ties provided by the annual Junior Seniors with Jan Savitt playing. Origin of the idea for the blackout motif is reported to be the sudden realization by somebody that most were! members of the class of 1940 born during World War I and are raduating daxinz World War II. Modeled After World War The orchestra will play in a set ting of sandbags, bouncers will be uniformed, fireworks will be plenti ful, and lights will be dim to give the proper effect. One no-break is plan ned with no lighting at all. Music, stars and stadium have been prepared by the committee at a place called Kenan for the enjoyment of this year's privileged class. Just how much incandescent aid will be given (Continued on page i, column 1) Latin-American Books Exhibited In Library Here A traveling collection of Latin American books, comprising a 400 volume - set by the governments of many American countries is now on display in the University library. The exhibition is located in the flat show cases on the second floor and in the corridor of the ground floor where they will remain for approximately a week." Early this year, the American Li brary association invited the Latin American nations to contribute a se lection of their most important con temporary publications for a travel ing exhibition. Each minister of education-compiled and some even sent works from their National libraries. The set is designed so that the read- m .i i. 1ioin altrmt. ers oi tnis country img" " the life, culture, and customs of the countries of this continent. Interviewers in colleges of all sizesFred 1 Allen, 1.3; N. B. C. Symphony coast to coast asked this question 1.2; Others (less than 1 per cent each) of a carefully-selected sampling, "Which is your favorite radio pro gram?" The national tabulation fol lows: Jack Benny, 10.0; Bob Hope, 7.1; Information Please, 7.0; Glenn Miller, 6.6; Kay Kyser, 5.8; Charlie Mc Carthy, 4.4; Hit Parade, 4.0; One Man's Family, 3.7; Ford Hour, 3.0; Kraft Music Hall, 2.6; Philharmonic, 2.1; Lux Radio Theater, 1.9; Fred Waring, 1.3; Metropolitan Opera, 1.5; - - - v Herewith we present Jimmie Cannonand his orchestra, who hail from Danville," Virginia. They will furnish the rhythm and' music for the last Grail dance of the year next Saturday night, which will be given in honor of 4the 13 new neophytes to be announced this week. At the dance, to be held in Woollen gym from 9 to 12 o'clock, a special no-break for the neo phytes will be held. Sound arid Fury Comedy Features 12 Original Songs Jack Page, Jim Byrd and San ford Stein Combine on Songs; New Dance Invented . Twelve original songs and a new ballroom . dance entitled the Carolina are some of the outstanding features of the Sound and Fury musical com edy, "One More Spring," which will be presented today and tomorrow in Memorial hall at 8 o'clock as the final presentation in the Student Enter tainment series. Jack Page, Jim Byrd and Sanford Stein have written almost every con ceivable type of popular song for the production, each of which is sung by one or two of the leads. Marjorie John ston and Bob Smith are in charge of the ballad department, singing two love songs, "My Heart Has Told Me So," which Miss Johnston introduced last month at the Freshman dance and "One More Spring," the title songof the production. They also duet on a novelty number entitled "Just as You Are." Jane Rumsey renders most of the rhythm songs, including "Can't You Take a Hint," "The Carolina," and "A Coed's Got to Live." Virginia Worth's songs have the most variety ranging from a rhumba, "Pedro's Serenade" and a torch song, "Love (Continued on page U column 5) Hunter Dares Professors Senior President Benny Hunter, finding himself marvellously unscath ed, as yet, after his biting challenge Monday to the junior class to engage the seniors in a softball duel, hast ened on in his reckless career yester day by placing a chip on his other shoulder and daring the faculty to knock .it off with horseshoes and baseballs. In other words the benighted head of the class of 1940 let it be known to all sundry that out of the numbers of his followers could be found a soft ball and horseshoe team that could beat anything the faculty could mus ter. Furthermore he set the date for Thursday afternoon of senior week Faculty Reaction to Ultimatum Reporters at South building hasten ed to sound out faculty reaction to the sudden move, and asked representa tives of the administration what they would do about the ultimatum. Unanimous answer thereabout was If they want war, then war it is." A hasty faculty huddle in the lobby of South resulted in the apopmt- ment of Fred Weaver, famed assist ant to Dean of Students Francis F. Bradshaw, as head coach, cheerleader and team-getter-upper. Radio Poll 25.9; No Favorite, 10.1. The leaders nationally are not on top of the list in each section of the country, geographical segregation of the ballots shows. Kay Kyser and his musical college is first all over the South. . Jack Benny leads only in the East Central, West Central, and the Far Western states. In New ' Eng land Information Please and the Hitv Parade are tied, and in the Middle At lantic Information Please leads. Campus Corn Crop Amazes Botanists University botanists, yesterday expressed amazement at the healthy stalks of corn springing up in sections Of the campus re cently sowed during the "Keep ing off the Grass" campaign. "As far as our records indicate, it is the first time in recorded botanical history that corn has developed from grass seed," they said. Student officials, pondering over the matter, said they were considering a "keep off the corn" campaign. ' MEDICAL SCHOOL WILL CELEBRATE Student-Faculty Day Being Planned Students and faculty members of the Medical school and the Division of Public Health will hold their an nual Student-Faculty day Friday. The entire day has been set aside for the event. The festivities begin at 10:30 Fri day morning with swimming by stu dents and faculty members in Bow man-Gray memorial pool. Prizes wil be awarded to the winners of various races. At 12:30 a "Dutch treat" lunch will be served in the small dining room of the new cafeteria, and at 3 o'clock the fun-seekers will leave from the Medical dormitory for Hogan's Lake where a softball game will be played and a picnic supper served. An informal dance from 9 until 12 o'clock in the main lounge of Gra ham Memorial will conclude the jam boree. IRC Will Sponsor 'Man in the Street' Broadcast Saturday A "man-in-the-street" program, sponsored .by the International Rela tions club, will be broadcast through the Caldwell hall radio studio on Sat urday, May 19, from 3 to 3:30 o'clock over a state-wide hook-up. There will be from 25 to 30 speaking parts in the script, which has been written by a group of students in the organization. Charles Lerche is the committee chairman, and other mem bers are Randall McLeod, Millicent McKendry, and Lawrence Lerner. The entire club will participate in the pro gram, which is a special broadcast featuring the International Relations club and its purpose. A picnic is planned by the club for May 24, to wind up the organization's activities for this year. The affair is open only to members. Plans are being formed for a fed eration of International Relations clubs of North Carolina to confer here next fall, as the guests of this Univer sity's International Relations club. Nickels for Papers The Daily Tar Heel business office will pay five cents a copy for the following issues: March 3, April 7 and April 25. .Is S PLAYMAKER CAST BEGINS PRACTICE ON FINAL DRAMA Princes Head Group Selected By Director Hall A Playmaker cast headed by Wil liam Meade Prince and Lillian Prince, has begun work on "Ah, Wilderness,1 Eugene O'Neill's comedy of young love, which the Carolina Playmakers will present as their final production of the current season May, 22 through May 25 in the Playmaker theater. Elmer Hall, Playmaker technical director, selected the cast and is di recting the show. In the roles of Nat and Essie Miller, the mother and father of the "Ah, Wilderness" family are William Meade Prince and Lil- lian Prince. The performance will mark Prince's debut in a major Play maker show. Mrs. Prince has played in both experimental and public pro ductions, appearing last year as Mrs. Noah in the Forest theater production of "Noah." W. A. Rawls as Richard William A. Ra wis, Jr., of Rocky Mount, will be seen as Richard Miller, the rebel youngster caught in the throes of first love. Rawls most re cent appearance with the Playmakers was as Billy the Kid in the experi mental productions of Chase Webb's plays, "Torch in the Wind," and "Mi Amigo." William T. Chichester and Ruth Smith, both of Chapel Hill, have the parts of Sid Davis and Lily Miller, the couple who have loved each other for 15 years but have never married be cause Sid can't overcome his appetite for drink, nor Lily her aversion for a drinking man. Both Chichester and Mrs. Smith have often appeared on the Playmakers stage. Mary Wood, of Elizabethton, Tenn., will play the part of Muriel Mc Comber, Richard's sweetheart, and Muriel's father, David McComber, will (Continued on page Ut column 6) Nisbet, Nordan Set Extra Days For Senior Bids Mac Nisbet and Buddy Nordan of the senior invitation committee happily announced late last iight that after a titanic struggle, they had talked the Star Engraving company into grant ing two extra days for seniors to place their orders for invitations. Thus, they pointed out, those mem bers of the class of '40 who are not numbered in the joyous 350 who have already made their orders may have one last one5 absolutely last chance j i a i i i.i i j. i. to hop on the bandwagon. Don't leave your poor mothers to weep because their favorite offspring forgot to order their invitations," Nisbet and Nordan murmured in uni son, "we win station ourselves ior the service of our class in the lobby of the YMCA tomorrow and Friday from 10 to 11 o'clock in the mornings and from 3 to 5 o'clock in the after noons. , Phi Questions Treasurer's Actions; Di Postpones Proposed Constitution Assemhlv Kevins Houseclean- 3 ing; Farris Charged With Failure to Report Starting what appears to be a house cleaning, the Phi assembly at its meet ing last night voted to require its treasurer, Bob Farris, to appear be- bre the assembly at the next meeting and answer to his actions of this quar ter. According to representatives of he assembly the treasurer has not submitted an adequate report of the inances and has not been present at meetings as the constitution requires. Unless the treasurer can answer to his. past actions it was voted by the assembly that he be suspended and another treasurer be elected. Included in the motion was an am endment to draw up a list of the active members of the Phi and to deprive in- (Continued on page A, column A) Johnston, Worth, Rumsey, Gibson Star as Heroines University students will see their first campus musical comedy in three years when the Sound and Fury club presents "One More Spring" tonight and tomorrow night at 8 o'clock in Me morial hall as the final Student En tertainment attraction of the year. Featuring four heroines Marjorie Johnston, Jane Rumsey, Virginia Worth and Frances Gibson the show deals with the complications that arise when campus politics intrude on a dance weekend and a blonde from Vassar arrives in a small Southern college to find that her 'date is tak- Students eligible for student entertainment passbooks may ob tain them at the cashier's office in South building today. A University schedule or bill will positively be required 3 identification. ing another girl to the dances. Mis. Johnston and Bob Smith provide the romantic interest, and comedy is sup plied by Bill Stauber, Ted Dichter, Ralph Bowman and Martha Clam- pitt. The Sound and Fury club was, or ganized after the success of Director Carroll McGaughey's Student-Faculty Day jamboree. Believing that the campus was anxious for the group who produced "Pass in Revue" to pre sent a more ambitious offering, the Student Entertainment Committee agreed to finance a musical comedy as a regular attraction in its series. Students may still secure tickets from 9 to 5 o'clock in the lobby of Memorial hall today and tomorrow upon presentation of a Student Enter tainment passbook or payment of 35 cents. Ledbetter-Pickard have sold out all their tickets for tonight's per (Continued on page 4, column S) Collegiate Editors Agree Census Takers Deserve Cooperation (By ACP) The nation's college press, always ready to choose up sides for a healthy editorial slugfest, is in virtually unani mous agreement this week on one topic that has stirred bitter debate in other quarters. The national census, those who guide the student publications believe, is not taking undue liberties by prying into private lives. Students in the na tion's colleges and universities are being advised to co-operate fully in the decennial nose-count. And. they're being reminded that statistics avail able only through the census are vital ly needed in solution of the nation's ! ills The Census bureau, the Glenville, W. Va., Teachers College Mercury points out, "needs in two ways the help of students in the gigantic task of assembling facts about 132 million Americans: First, by making sure that their parents will report them to the census enumerator, and second, by supplying their parents with certain information they will need in order to report on them accurately. Low Attendance Causes Sen ate to Table Action on Revised Document Until Next Week Action on a proposed new constitu tion for the Dialectic senate was tabled last night at the weekly meeting of the Di. Senator Mary Lewis moved that, due to an insufficient number of members present, the resolution be tabled until next week. Questions of obsolete phases and administrative reorgani zation are contained in the revised con stitution. A motion by Senator Levy, calling for a committee to investigate the fea sibility of comprehensives was auto matically killed as debates began on the constitution. John Bonner, speak--er of the Di, irged that all members be present next week for final consid eration of the revised constitution. 0
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