iDITORIALS: TTEATHER: Service Organization Are You a Red Menace? ! I Partly cloudy; cooler CWZ.Y COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOUTHEAST- 525 VOLUME XLVID Butaeu: 9887 Circulation: 9886 CHAPEL HILL, N. C, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1940 Editorial: 4356j Newt: 4351 1 Nljkt: 6906 NUMBER 161; V W 1 Jl 1 VV . Grail Initiates, 13 Men Today, Gives Annual Awards Saturday Order Gives Medals For Scholarship Given to the most outstanding scholastic lettermen in each sport, Grai! athletic awards will be present ed Saturday night at the last Grail dance of the year, President Paul Thompsn announced yesterday. The medals are usually given Award night. In the past the Grail has present ed only major sport lettermen with; the awards, giving one to the letter man in the minor sports who had made the best scholastic record. Also to be given at the dance is a cup to the freshman athlete who has attained the highest record in scho larship. The most outstanding intra mural athletes in both the dormitory and fraternity leagues will be award ed cups. The Grail Interdormitory plaque, given each year to the dormitory with the best intramural and conduct rec ord, will be awarded by the Inter dormitory council. The awards will be presented by the Delegates of the Grail and per sons receiving them will be admitted to the dance free of charge.. Awards will be made in the follow ing sports: football, baseball, bas ketball, track, cross country, tennis, swimming, wrestling, boxing, and olf. Chamberlain Gets Slim Margin In Confidence Vote, 281-200 Holland Prepares To Resist Invasion (By United Press) LONDON, May 8 Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain tonight escaped overthrow by a slim margin of 81 votes when Winston Churchill rallied to his defense and accepted "fullest responsiDMty ' along wun oxner mem ber? r.f the cabinet for the Allied de feat in Norway. Cries of "Resign!" filled the great House of Commons when it was an nounced that Chamberlain and his cabi net had survived a two-day devastat ing debate. Three leading morning newspapers in their first edition, out late tonight, predicted that Chamberlain will resign as a result of the slim majority and mentioned Foreign Secretary Viscount Halifax as a possible successor. The vote on a Laborite motion for adjournment was 281-200 and ac tually reveals that the prime minister had failed to carry a majority of House of Commons members with him. The sensation of the debate was an admission by Churchill that Germany's air superiority will continue for some time to come and will greatly hamper movement of Allied forces. Chamberlain, realizing the narrow ness cf his escape, is expected to re shuffle his cabinet and may ask the opposition to take cabinet posts but the Laborites are almost certain to refuse. There was a widespread feeling that Chamberlain, his prestige all but shat tered, cannot last more than six or seven weeks in office. There are 615 members of the House of Commons, 374 conservatives, and the vi te revealed the extent of oppo sition to 71-year-old prime minister amon? government "rebels." AMSTERDAM Holland's land, sea, a&d air forces were prepared to resist aay invasion despite new assurances from European belligerents that the nation was in no immediate danger. A check of the provinces showed all quiet and both Berlin and Paris sPokesmtn could be positive that their "rces could be no threat at present to tte lew country. The country was still somewhat nervous as a result of certain military Measures more strineent than any (Continued on page 2, column 5) Chemical Company Offers Interviews J- C. Altrock, regional sales roana gtr' ar'd Winfield Broadhurst, state arr of the Stanlev Home Prod- company, manufacturers Oushold chemifflls. will exriain the .0T of their company and arrange trviews with prospective employees at 10:30 in 106 Bingham. New Men to Appear In Annual Parade University ' students, townspeople and various other individuals who might be loitering in the streets at the time, will get their annual round of abdominal guffaws this afternoon when the 13 new men to be taken into the Order of the Grail are parad ed through the campus dressed in cos tumes which range from the ridicul ous to the ridiculous. The 13 neophytes will gather at the court in front of Women's dormitory No. 3. They have been previously notified of the costumes they are to wear. When the parade line has assem bled, the neophytes will proceed to Cameron avenue, up Cameron to Co lumbia street, and on to East Frank lin street The procession will stop near the Confederate soldier's statue on the north campus and there a short skit will be . presented. At a later time the secret part of the initiation will be held, after which the new men will be full-fledged mem bers of the Grail. They will be enter tained at a banquet at the Carolina inn Friday night and will be honored at a dance Saturday night. The 13 neophytes have been chosen from the rising junior and senior (Continued on page 4, column 5) BRONSON TO GIVE SENIOR RECITAL Contralto Soloist Sings Tomorrow Miss Mary Jean Bronson, contralto, will ber presented by the University music department in her senior recital tomorrow at 8:30 in Hill Music hall. Miss Bronson, of Durham, has been prominent in musical activities at the University. She appeared as contralto soloist with the Chapel Hill choral club at Christmas in two Bach can tatas. During her junior year Miss Bronson had a leading role in the an nual Gilbert and Sullivan opera, and this year has been president of the University Women's Glee club. She has often appeared as soloist with church choirs in Durham, and last summer was a member of the selected small chorus of the Duke uni versity chapel choir. She has been re (Continued on page 2, column 4) CPU to Choose Officers Today A new chairman for the Caro lina Political union and several other officers will be elected this afternoon at 4 o'clock in the Grail room. Those up for the chairmanship are Bill Joslin of Raleigh, Norman Stockton of Winston-Salem, Ed Kantrowitz of Hendersonville, and James Jones of Milwaukee, Wis. Harry Gatton, . chairman, said new members taken into the or ganization Monday would attend the meeting to watch the proce dure of election, but would be ineligible to vote for any of the offices. Musical Comedy Comes Back 'One More Spring' Will Bring Br Adrian Spies Playing last night at Memorial hall to what was probably the most recep tive audience in Carolina stage history, Carroll McGaughey's "One More Spring" established the "Sound and Fury" group as a regular Carolina en tertainment feature. The musical comedy, chiefly fea tured by a group of unusually catchy songs by Messrs. Page, Byrd, and Stein, the very talented Virginia Worth and a spirit of stage informal ity which has been so sadly lacking in. local theatrics, was established as an audience hit from the first few seconds when Jane Rumsey sparkled an appeal that reached even the frigid last seats of mute Memorial hall. With lapses that came from a script which Comedy Director & Carroll McGaughey is director of the "Sound and Fury" musical com edy "One More Spring," which opened last night in Memorial hall. The production will be presented again tonight at 8 o'clock. Tickets for reserved seats are still avail able at Memorial hall and at Led-better-Pickard. LETTERMEN LIST 1941 OBJECTIVES : Club Aims to Take Lead on Campus Raising the Monogram club from dormancy to a position as one of the leading campus organizations is the aim of the lettermen in 1940-41 as ex plained in the program announced yesterday by Sid Sadoff, president, and the executive committee. The Monogram men will attempt a program of promotion and education in the state as well as on the campus, creatine good-will toward the club. First of six aims is the promotion of a better spirit at athletic contests. The lettermen intend to stop hissing and booing, and whistling at coeds and other women. . The club wilF-. sponsor entertain ments with stage productions such as "Football Follies" here 'and in the state, where well-known Carolina ath letes will speak at high school affairs and Monogram club banquets. A 15- minute radio program, to be trans mitted through the campus studio, is also desired. A man-on-the-street pro gram would be used on the radio. Monogram Alumni The revival of monogram alumni spirit is hoped for, and the club plans (Continued on page 4, column 2) University Band Elects Henderson New President Hubert Henderson succeeded Robert Simmons as president of the Univer sity band in the annual elections held last Sunday in Hill hall. At the same meeting keys were awarded to all band members of three years' standing. Warren Simpson was chosen vice president; Brooker Griffin, secretary- treasurer; Don Wilson, business mana ger; Ed Keator, assistant business manager; Oscar Zimmerman, publicity manager; Bob Bird, librarian; and Boston Lackey, editor of the organiza tion publication, Band Notes. Band keys were awarded to Conrad Schingle, Peter Simone, Emmett Brown, Arthur Sweet, Leroy Sharping, Hubert Henderson, Fred Wood, and Joe Nixon. only occasionally dipped into an over dose of the risque the show moved swiftly and brightly through a series of heavy satire scenes that displayed that side of college life that most of us dreamed about in high school and are still trying to find,. We should be indebted to the ladies and gentlemen of the group for at last finding us a very pleasant part of it in their show. From Love to Politics Laid at a university amazingly similar to this one, the story never exactly the shining feature of musical comedies cavorts around from love requited, unrequited, etc. to poli tics and back again to love. The com edy scenes were fortunately short and well done. Paced perhaps by the scene in Frances Gibson's bedroom, when v I J Complete Announced for Class T IS SELECTED BEST DORMITORY, AWARDED PLAQUE Interdorm Council, Order of Grail Give Annual Prize "K" dormitory is the recipient of this year's award for the outstanding dormitory on the campus, given by the Grail and the Interdormitory council. The award is given annually on the basis of the dormitory's development of certain activities such as fellowship among the students of the dorm, main tenance of discipline, athletic partici pation in intramurals, social functions, and interest iii campus activities. The plaque was presented to "K" at the last meeting of the council Tues day night The winner beat Steele out by 3 votes, being considered the lead ing dormitory on the campus. Points which threw the balance toward the victor were its activities in the field of intramurals, winning two titles, and its acquisition of a social room. Ott Burton, president of "K" during the last year, received the plaque on which are inscribed : the purposes of the award and the names of all win ners. MAGWILLHAVE TWO-COLOR COVER PU Board Hears Annual to Be Late Adrian Spies' request that the next issue of the Carolina Magazine be given a -two-color -cover was granted at a meeting of the Publications union board yesterday afternoon. This will be the first issue of the Mag under Spies' editorship. The Board also heard Jack Lynch's report that the Yackety Yack would not be released May 15 as had been Accepts Final Opportunity scheduled but would probably be held Formal reply was made to Benny up about ten days. Lynch attributed Hunter's stirring challenge to the ju the delay to the difficulty of obtaining ' nior class. The junior class, Kimball certain engravings. replied, gladly accepts this final od- "Deacon" Callahan, foreman of the Orange Printshop, was awarded a Pub lications union key for his coopera tion in printing the different publica tions. A motion to change the Daily Tar Heel editor's office to the business of fice was passed. The reason for the change was to give the business de partment more room. Telephones will be switched and the lettering on the doors will be changed. Election of circulation manager was postponed until the next meeting. Dorm Advisership Applications Due Tomorrow will be the last day that rising juniors and seniors and graduate students may apply at the dean of students' office for the several remaining dormitory ad viserships available. This year's advisers who wish to renew their applications must also do so by to morrow. Many More she and Bill Stauber discuss the breezier side of eugenics in "You Bring Out the Mother in Me," they are for the most part filled with quick and really funny situations. However this was the weakest part of the show, and the most obviously amateurish part. The songs, already cited with a sin cere admiration, were the things which raised "One More Spring" above the usual college comedy class. Several of them, especially "My Heart Has Told Me So," and "Tales My Mother Told Me," have what the boys up on Broad way call "commoicial possibilities." An adequate scenic background, splendid lighting and smooth choreo graphy especially the waltz scene (Continued on page 2, column 5) Graduation DTH to Run Stories On Investigation Of Un-Americanism Following the recent proposal of the Dies committee to investi gate the University for mi-Americanism, the . Charlotte News has done a" little investigating of its own here. t Beginning yesterday afternoon a series of five articles on the subject, "Is There a Red Menace at Chapel Hill?" will ap pear in that paper by Staff Writer T. M. Pridgen, reporter for the News. The Daily Tar Heel has made arrangements to reprint these ar ticles, and the first story will ap pear in tomorrow's paper. Since Charlotte is the home of David Clark, alleged instigator of the Dies investigation, the articles shoald have special interest here. Coeds To Play When Juniors Meet Seniors For the first time in Carolina's his tory two romper-clad baseball nines will fight it out on the diamond as coeds of the junior class engage se nior class girls in a Softball game to end all softball games, preceding a boys' game slated for 4 o'clock next Tuesday. The announcement was made yes terday by Gates Kimball, junior class president, climaxing a week of chal lenges and counter-challenges in re gard to gridiron battlefields. Benny Hunter recently dared the junior class to attempt a softball game with seniors. Hefty Gates Kimball pro ceeded to go him one better by includ- ingcoeds in Abner Doubleday's form of warfare. Noting that "our juniors are anxious to get a last opportunity to swing at seniors," Kimball urges that senior coeds group together to defeat his lassies. (Continued on page 4, column J) Since 1904 Golden Fleece Has Tapped 335 Members JL JM. .VJL JLllllVHAtVVU Playmaker Award Applications Due Anyone who anticipates receiving a Carolina Playmakers award this year should make written application to the Playmakers staff not later than tomorrow, John W. Parker, business manager, announced yesterday. Applications should include a list ing of merit points achieved this year or over a period of years. Informa tion concerning cerdits may be secured at Mr. Parker's office in Swain hall, or at the office of dramatic are de partment, 113 Murphy hall. Mask awards are given each year by the Playmakers to persons who have accumulated eight merit points by participating in the various activi ties of the Playmakers such as play- writing, acting, staff work, technical work, business management or tour ing. Awards are not limited to any particular group and will be given to anyone student, faculty member or towns person who has acquired as fmany as eight points. Chambliss, Williams Receive Scholarships J. R. Chambliss and T. F. Williams recently received this year's annual Alpha Chi Sigma, professional chem istry fraternity, scholarship award. The two sophomores were picked by a faculty committee as outstanding students in chemistry. The names of these students will be engraved on a plaque donated to the chemistry li brary by Alpha Chi Sigma. 1t roarram of 1940 Albert W. Beaven Is Baccalaureate Preacher June 9 AH speakers and the complete pro gram for this year's commencement, which will mark the graduation of the 145th senior class at the University, was announced yesterday by the Uni versity administration. Dr. Albert W. Beaven, president of the consolidated Colgate-Rochester divinity school; New York, will de liver the baccalaureate sermon at the opening exercises Sunday, June 9. The remainder of the day will be given over to musical programs. Dr. Douglas S. Freeman, editor of the Richmond Newsleader and Pulit zer prize winner, will deliver the bac calaureate address at the final pro gram Tuesday evening, June 11. Class day and parents' day will be observed Monday, June 10. Most of the alumni suppers will be held Mon day evening, to be followed by the an nual alumni reception and ball. Alumni day and the final com mencement program will be held Tues day. The graduating exercises will begin at 7 o'clock in Kenan stadium. President Frank P. Graham will give a farewell address to the seniors and Governor Clyde R. Hoey will present the diplomas. The complete program follows: Baccalaureate Sunday Sunday, June 9 10:30 a.m., Se niors gather in caps and gowns at the Old Well; 11 o'clock, baccalaureate sermon by Dr. Beaven in Memorial hall; 4:30 p.m., band concert under Davie Pilarj 6 o'clock, carrilon con cert, Morehead-Patterson memorial chimes, Robert Simmons" playing; 8:30, Mozart's "Requiem," Chapel Hill choral club, Hill music hall. Class and Parents Day Monday, June 10 10 o'clock a.m., last class meeting, Dean F. F. Brad shaw,speaker, Playmakers theatre; 11 o'clock, faculty reception to grad uates and guests,. Davie poplar; 1 o'clock p.m., luncheon for seniors anJ their parents, Benny Hunter, seniot president, presiding, Dean, R. B. House, speaker, University dining hall; 4 o'clock, program of folk plays, Playmakers theatre; 5 o'clock, band concert, Davie poplar; 7 o'clock, alum ni class reunion suppers: "Old Stu dents' club;" 8 o'clock, concert, Uni versity symphony orchestra, Hill (Continued on page 4, column 4) Phillips Russell, Journalism Professor, Is Only Charter Member Still on Campus The Golden Fleece, an honorary so ciety composed of men selected on a basis of their leadership and charac ter, qualities of leadership, and serv ice to the University, has tapped 335 members since it was founded in 1904 with five charter members. Phillips Russell, a professor in the Journalism department, is the only charter mem ber now on the campus. The Fleece is the oldest honorary campus society at the University and, although several other universities have attempted to establish chapters, it has been successful in keeping the Golden Fleece exclusive for University of North Carolina men. Several of the faculty members now teaching at the University were elect ed to the Golden Fleece when they were students. Among these are: Dr. Frank P. Graham, Dean F. F. Brad shaw, Dean R. B. House, H. G. Baity, A. R. Newsome, E. A. Cameron, Horace Williams, J. W. Couch, E. R. Rankin, Dean C. P. Spruill, R. L. Mackie, J. B. Linker, Walter Spearman, E. H. Hart sell, and Albert Coats. Thirty-sixth - Tapping This year's tapping by the active members will be the thirty-sixth. The active members who will officiate at the tapping Sunday night in Memorial hall are: Jim Davis, Dick Worley, Ed Megson, DeWitt Barnett, Fred Weaver, and Bob Magill. The tapping ceremony which is one of the most colorful on the campus will be open to the public and will begin at 8 at which time the lights will be dimmed and the doors locked. (Continued on page 4, column 1)

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