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May 1 1 1?-' . Sail fmX Tf E DITORIALS: Dr. Frank Speaks Frankly tEATHER: y Partly cloudy; cooler t i ... . Z525 VOLUME XLVHJ Kews Briefs Dutch Say Blitzkrieg Failed; FR Asks Americas To Prepare; Churchill Relieves Chamberlain (By United Press) AMSTERDAM, May 11 (Saturday) The Dutch .and Belgium High Command said early today that Germany's lightning invasion of the little lowland neutrals has "failed" and that one million de fenders are holding the Nazi war ma-" chine at bay while Allied forces speed to their aid. British and French war planes were in the skies alongside Dutch and Bel gian defense craft to fight the esti mated 1,000 German troops which Uve swarmed over all western Eu rope in terrorizing bombing attacks. Wiile the Dutch and Belgian armies about 500,000 troops in each battled valiantly along a 250-mile front of canals, rivers and flood lands a "formidable" British-French motor ized army rushed northward through Belgium to come to grips with . the Nazi invaders. The Dutch high command in a com munique early today said that more than 100 German planes had been shot ikrwn and 14 others captured. (hah one captured Dutch drome re mains in German hands the com munique said. The British and French forces were racing to reach the Albert canal, key defense line joining the Dutch, Belgian and German border south of Brussels where a major battle may decide the success or failure of Adolf Hitler's latest blitzkreig attempt. A fierce battle, described by French military dispatches as "the first real battle on the western front," was rag ing along France's frontier, where the tiny Duchy of Luxembourg was over ran by the green-gray Nazi columns early today without a chance to re- Slaw WASHINGTON President Roose velt tonight accused European dicta tors of seeking world conquest and called on the 21 American republics to be prepared to protect and defend western freedom "by every means." He told the ace American scientific congress composed of savants of the western hemisphere that the Ameri cans are "shocked and angered" by the Nazi invasion of the lowlands and he (Continued on page A, column 2) BAND SPONSORS SPRING FESTIVAL Four Orchestras Will Appear Bringing back memories of last spring's "Battle of Swing", the Uni versity band will sponsor a "Sweet and Swing Festival" a week from Sunday, May 19 in Memorial hall. The celebra tion will feature all" four campus knds, Charley Wood, Freddy John son, Skipper Bowles, and Ted Ross. Ia accordance with the current trend against fighting, the four bands ""ill not battle to see which is tops on the campus, but will harmonize in a coordinated concert, said Bob Sim oons, chairman of the committee on angements yesterday. The festi val is being sponsored by the Univer sity band, of which Hubert Hender son is the president At next week's concert, the cam- FQs wiU have the opportunity to hear Je diversity of styles in music, as the "rhythm sweet with a dash of heat" cf Ted Ross, the smooth and hot of Sapper Bowles, the novel interprete rs of Freddy Johnson, and the arrangements of Charley ood all will blend into a "Sweet 'd Swing Festival." fcophs Will Take Comp irehensives Sophomores will have their chance W how much they have or have -learned in two years when they e their comprehensive tests on Jjday and Tuesday. examination will be given in Parts: at 7:30 P.M. on Monday at 9:30 and 2:30 on Tuesday. All O&d-ye -. f.Va all thrM - - --- ujw t? the Pkces at which the test will be --? iuuai UvUCVS vuuvo are being sent out Anyone who t received his notice by Monday 'oa,d COnnH . f 1 f11M esf. iaunediately. Bwinew: 9887 Gradation: 9886 GOLDEN TAPS NEW MEN TOMORROW NIGHT Ceremony to Reveal Identity of Jason In Memorial Hall The Order of the Golden Fleece will conduct its annual tapping cere mony in Memorial hall tomorrow eve ning at 8 o'clock when nine or ten students will be inducted. inis inirty-sixtn impressive cere mony since the organization was founded in 1904 will be conducted in a darkened hall, after a short organ prelude, when the doors will be lock; ed. The Jason, leader of the Golden Fleece, whose identity will be reveal ed at the ceremony, will relate the story of Jason and the search for the Golden Fleece. Pick Uninformed Men Members, clad in black robes, then will stalk through the hall and pounce on the new members, who will not know in advance of the selection. A glare of the spotlight will reveal their identities. After the tapping cere mony a supper will be given at the Carolina Inn in honor of the new mem bers. Members of the society who will take part in the tapping ritual are: Jim Davis, Dkk Worley, Ed Megson, DeWltt "Barnett, all members of the senior class: Fred Weaver, assist ant to the dean of students; and Bob Magill, director of Graham Memorial. The Golden Fleece is an honorary society composed of men selected on a basis of their leadership and char acter and service to the University. It is the oldest honorary society at Carolina. Faculty Members of Fleece Several of the faculty members now teaching at the University were elected to the Golden Fleece when they were students. They include Dr, Frank Graham, Dean F. F. Brad shaw, Dean R. B. House, H. G. Baity, A. R. Newsome, E. A. Cameron, Hor ace Williams, J. W. Couch, E. R. Ran kin, Dean C. P. Spruill, R. L. Mackie, J. B. Linker. Walter Spearman, E H. Hartsell and Albert Coates. Phillips Russell, Journalism de partment professor, is the only char ter member of the Fleece now on the campus. Brooks, Grummans Attend Conclave Held in Atlanta Dr. Lee M. Brooks, University soci ologist, R. M. Grumman, Director of the Extension division and Mrs. Grumman, teacher-librarian, are par ticipating in a Southeastern. regional conference on Adult Education and Cooperation being held in Atlanta this weekend. These members of the University staff are appearing on the program alone with other well-known authon ties on adult education from as far away as Chicago and New York. Tak ing as its theme, "Educating People to Help Themselves," the conference . . i got underway Wednesday evening ami will continue through this afternoon. Sponsors of the Conference Sponsors of the conclave are the (Continued on page i, column 5) Today Is Deadline For Senior Stubs "Seniors will posilutely have their last chance to obtain tickets to the senior banquet and Black out Ball today between 10:30 and 12 o'clock at the YMCA," Jim McCallum, chairman of ac tivities for Senior Week an nounced yesterday. No one without tfcfrets will be admitted to the banWt or dance. FLEECE 77 ONLY COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOUTHEAST- CHAPEL HILL, N. C SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1940 Investigation Instigator TV . David Clark, aoove, Charlotte publisher, was the main reason for the , Dies Committee threatening investigation of the Carolina campus for evidences of un-American activities. The articles from the Charlotte News appearing in the Daily. Tar Heel are the result of the "Red agita tion" warnings uttered by Mr. Clark. Is There a Red Menace Woodhouse Tells Reporter CPU History and Purpose (Editor's note: This is the second of five articles currently appearing, in The Charlotte News on the subject, "Is There a Red Menace at Chapel Hill?") By Tim Pridgen (Charlotte News Staff Writer) Quite obviously the way to search out the Reds in Chapel Hill would be to consult someone who would view them with alarm. To go to the radicals direct would but give them the opportunity to exercise their arts of adrbitness"ahd evasion. """SoTto Louis Graves, who publishes The Chapel Hill Week-0 ly. He is no Red. Nobody ever ac cused him of that. He is not even con nected with the University. Though his distinctive newspaper circulates far beyond the Chapel Hill neighbor hood, he studiously adheres to the tra dition of the weekly newspaper edi tor and sees things from the commun ity viewpoint. If anything happens in Chapel Hill that he doesn't know it doesn't amount to much. "You," he said, "want to look into this Carolina Political Union." Last Grail Dance of Year Honors Neophytes Tonight Athletic Awards To Be Presented Honoring the 13 neophytes and making the annual scholastic awards to athletes, the Order of the Grail will hold its last dance of the year tonight in Woollen gym from 9 to 12 o'clock, the music, to be furnished by Jimmie Cannon and his orchestra. Highlighting the program will be a special no-break for the neophytes and presentation of awards to 13 let termen and intramural sport stars. In the past the Grail has given awards to major sport lettermen only,, giv ing one award to the letterauan in the minor sports who. had made the highest scholastic record. Jimmie Cannon and his orchestra, (Continued on page 1, column 2) Med School Faculty, Celebrate Student-Faculty Students and faculty of the Uni versity medical school had a full day's vacation of sleep and fun yesterday when they celebrated their annual student-faculty day. The program for the day began at 8:30 in the morning from which hour until 10:30 was set aside for the sole purpose of sleep for the students whose sleeplessness in normal circum- tances is well-known. Bowman Gray pool was set aside at 10:30 for the use of those students and faculty members who had awak ened by then to join in a swimming party which indirectly prepared them or maximum consumption of a "Dutch treat" lunch at 12:30 in the small dining room of the University cafe i. H l ''"w , - -S i ' ' -? " ' - V' 'it s ' - - ; mi iSVS StAFFs PHOTON in Chapel Hill? Tops the List That was true. The CPU was at the top of the list. Few charges of radical ism in the University failed to bring in the CPU in one way or another. The Dies Committee, if and when it inves tigates, quite surely will give careful consideration to this organization tvhich had been so hospitable to Com munists and the like. "Just what." he was asked, "is this CPU ? How close is it to the (Continued on page 2, column 1) Jive Leader Jimmie Cannon Students Day teria. The lunch was served in cafe1 teria style but the tables were ar ranged in the order of a banquet. Dr. M. J. Rosenau, of the Division of Public Health, was toastmaster for the informal occasion. Softball Game at Hogan's Lake At 3 o'clock the whole gang left for Hogan's Lake where the main part of the afternoon was spent in a sof toall game first year students and part of the faculty vs. second year men and other member of the -faculty. After everyone was sated on softball they turned on a defenceless picnic supper. v The festivities were brought to a close last night with a dance in the (Continued on page 4, column 1) Editorial: 4356 Newt: 4351 1 Niikf 6906 Coeds Seek In Dormitory Honrs By Martha. LeFevre , Changes in the Women's Association constitution which would provide more privileges for senior women students and extend the closing hours of the dormitories, will be discussed at a meeting of : $the Women's association Monday HOWELL RECEIVES DELTA PHI AWARD AT LAW BANQUET Douglas Poteat, Miss Susie Sharp Address Students Logan D. Howell of Raleigh, was awarded the annual prize offered by the Phil Delta Phi law fraternity to the student ranking highest, scholas tically, in the first-year class of the Law school last night at the annual Law School association banquet held in the Carolina Inn. . The award was announced by Dean M. T. Van Hecke. Addresses by Miss Susie Sharp, attorney of Reidsville, and Professor J. Douglas Poteat of Duke university Law school featured the program. Heman R. Clark, retiring president of the Law School association, acted as toastmaster. Because they stand, in point of sholastic attainment, within the high - est ten percent of the graduating class, the following were elected to the North Carolina chapter of the national honorary law school society oi tne uraer oi tne oou: j?ranK Thomas Miller, Jr., Greensboro, and Elizabeth Shewmake, Davidson. Students to Assist Faculty Three students were named as ex ecutives of the student editorial staff of the North Carolina Law Review and also to serve as faculty research assistants during the next academic year. -They were James is., uorsett; Jr., Salisbury, editor-in-chief: Wil liam Owen Cooke, Greensboro, asso ciate editor-in-chief; and Alex H. Graham, Jr., Hillsboro, book review editor. Law Review certificates for work on the editorial staff of the Review for the year, 1939-40 were awarded to Joseph B. Cheshire, IV, Raleigh; William O. Cooke, Greens boro; James K. Dorsett, Jr., Salis bury; Alex. H. Graham, Jr., Hills boro; Margaret C. Johnson, Pitts bugh, Pa. Sameul R. Leager, Ra leigh; Virginia Emerson Lewis, Mem- ' 7 7 7 Chapel Hill; Frank Thomas Miller, Jr, Greensboro; William S. Mitchell, Aulander; Frank N. Patterson, Jr., Albemarle; Elizabeth Shewmake, Davidson; Nathaniel Graves Sims, Charlotte; Hal H. Walker, Asheboro; and Marshall V. Yount, Hickory. The committees in charge of the banquet were headed by Herschel S. Harkins, Asheville, publications; James K. Dorsette, Jr., . Salisbury, program; and Frank Woo ten, Green ville, and George B. Riddle, Jr., Ra leigh, arrangements. ADPi To Present Two New Pledges At Dance Tonight Skipper Bowles and his orchestra will play tonight when the Beta Up- Student Vespers, which were discon silon chapter of Alpha Delta Pi enter- j tinued about five years ago, were also tains at a Spring Formal in the Caro- restored this year. These services have lina Inn ballroom from 9 until 12 j been conducted entirely by students o'clock. Olivia Rhodes, from Asheville, and Constance DuBose, Roseboro, will be introduced at the affair as Beta Up- silon's newest pledges. Over 200 guests are expected at the dance. Co-ops Give Play The Co-op theater, new dramatic organization, has almost complet ed the grave for the six corpses who refuse to be buried in the next war. Final rites will be held Tues day night at 8:30 in the Playmak ers theater when the group pre sents Irwin Shaw's "Bury the Dead," anti-war play success fully produced by the Group thea ter in New York. . Men's Glee Club Then Men's Glee club will meet to day in Hill Music hall at five o'clock. A recorded program will be given and attendance will be optional. NUMBER 169 afternoon, at 5 o'clock in Gerrard hall, Jane McMaster announced yesterday. Discontent with the present social regulations was expressed at the open discussion meetings during the Stu dent Government conference last week. It was suggested that girls be allowed to attend the midnight show every Friday instead of only when there is a dance on the campus. Girls also recommended extending closing hours on Sunday nights to give them time to see the show, and grantipg senior women students permission to take "key privileges" both Friday and Sat urday nights. McMaster Proposes Advisory Board Jane McMaster will submit plans for an Advisory Committee, com posed of nine rising seniors appointed by the new and old women's councils, the duty of which would be to famil iarize incoming girls with the func tions of the Women's Student Govern ment. "Girls are here so short a time that every effort should be made to help them adjust themselves to iheir new environment. The sooner this ad- . justment is made, the sooner they will - intaf in cmn9 affiT r,A make a real contribution to the cam pus," Miss McMaster explained. She suggests that the committee be com- of dormitoTy nd SOrority j t, va each dormitory. An amendment to the constitution providing for a junior representative on the women's council will also be discussed. "It is hoped that keen interest will be evidenced in these plans at the meeting Monday afternoon, and that the voting will come from a thoughtful attitude on the part of the women stu dents," Miss McMaster urged. GRAHAM SPEAKS TOYMONDAY Banquet Closes Year's Activities President Frank Graham will be the principal speaker at an all-cabinets honnnof rvf nnno wiornr in tha ProchTT. . ,n. , R.,A ... . . I . . . . ' a , vmpa AllrXOlljr JLA VV VXVtJ AAAWA& tivities for the past year. Tom Stanback, Student-Faculty day chairman, is head of the committee making arrangements for the ban quet, and will serve as toastmaster. Sermon and Vespers Return Under the guidance of Bill McKee, John Bonner and Louise Jordan, this year has seen the Y return to the campus two features which have been noticeably absent for a good many years. About ten years ago the Univer sity sermons were dropped from the University schedule due to a lack of interest on the part of the students. This year, by securing such leaders as Rabbi Edwin Calisch, Douglas Steere, Edgar Gammon, T. Z. Koo and Hornell Hart, the Y has brought back to the campus these much needed programs. and have provided a place of worship for the student body at the close of each day's activities. Student-Faculty Day, which is spon sored annually by the YMCA, hit a (Continued on page A, column 6) Smith Will Give Concert Sunday A program of 16 songs will be sung by Dr. Sherman Smith Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock in the main lounge of Graham Memorial. This concert will conclude the Spring quar ter series presented by the student union. . Groups of Italian, German, French and English songs will provide a varied program. Dr. Smith has proved his adaptibility to render all types of music by his frequent appearances in concerts of the Choral club and in many of the operettas of the Play-makers. I t
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