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vf H7DIT0RIALS: J Give Vt the Facts j j Where Got Peace? EATHER: Fair and warmer -THE ONLY COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOUTHEAST- VOLUME XLIX Bvisea: 9887; Circulation: 9S3 CHAPEL HILL, N. G, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1940 Editorial: 454: New: SSljj'Nafct: IXX NUHBEB 6 r .Decide eeoeaciier i lie llal? Ml ?X A. i I ir IP fr W- CI FM. Will Discuss Coed Cheerleaders Dr. Newsome WiU:Aaaress Di Session Reception Planned For Old Members The problem of the continuance of coed cheerleaders .and drum major ettes will receive a? thorough going over when the Di senate meets to night at 7:15 in New West for the first session of the year. A bill is slated to be introduced stat ing that "duly chosen . coed .cheer leaders and majorettes of the Univer sity of North Carolina continue to serve actively," with promise of a lively discussion. - The opening address of this - first meeting will be delivered by Doctor A. "R. Newsome, of the history depart ment, who will speak on the con tributions of the Di to the history of the University. Dr. Newsome will be introduced by Arthur Link. Following the address the meeting will be turned over to regular busl 1 cess, including discussion of several tills. Immediately after adjournment, a reception for all old "members and jguests will be held at a place to be announced. At this time freshmen and others interested in the activities of the Di will be introduced to the fall quarter officers of the organization. Officers . Perrin - Quarles r president; Tru man Hobbs, president pro tem; Diana Fbote, clerk; Randall McLeod, ser--geant-at-arms; and Noland Ryan, oritic -V -A welcoming : committee, has been appointed to make arrangements for the session, greet the newcomers, and provide for the reception.' Randall Mc Ixxxi, chairman of this committee, fcas announced that all interested freshmen are invited to attend. Playmaker's Work "Will Be Reviewed By Proff Koch Dr. Frederich H. Koch will show inn slides of Playmaker jXiyiC Uiau -ww - activities in a lecture tomorrow eve- lung, at 7:30 in the i-iayma Theater. His subject is Auveuiui in Playmaking," reviewing his ex igences during the past 22 years in folk playmaking. Famous Playmakers who will be pictured on the screen and in word sketches, include the late Thomas Wolf whose last novel, "You Can t Go Home Again" has been Polished this fall; Paul Green, author of The Lost Colony" arid "The House of Connelly" which will be presented by the Playmakers during the year; and Kay Kyser, nationally known orches tra leader, radio and screen star. The -distinguished work of Josephma Nig liin Mexico and Gwen Phans with the Canadian Playmakers will also fce reviewed. r Former Playmakers who have gain (Cmtinuea o page column 1) Med Students Must Take Test All students planning to study med icine were reminded yesterday that medical aptitude test is required by the Association of American Medical Colleges as a prerequisite for admis sion to medical schools. The test is offered only once a year this ear the date is November 8, 3 p.m., Hoom 206 Phillips Hall. .,r.:, should be made as possible, not la. tta -October 19, to Dr. K. - v,ucx, 22 Tof the division of the nattiral Tdences, Room 207 Zoology Budding. -Time is required for securing from the central office the necessary number of tests. It is necessary only for the applicant to write on a card: -Medical Aptitude Tesf jntt i 1 s ame and address and then deposit the. card in- the box provided m the Zoology Building, or in a mail box -with proper postage. . AH interested persons were remmd (Continued on page column 1) .: THEY BEAR. THE. BURDEN of leading student and faculty leaders into an intelligent, unprejudiced decision on the very mixed-up coed cheerleader-drum majorette situation. President Graham, left, issued a state ment yesterday accepting responsibility for and clarifying the adminis tration's views. President Morrison has been a leader in defense of student freedom. ..... President Xfraham Accepts Responsibility for Action Statement Clears Coed Situation 'I accept full responsibility for the actidn taken at Saturday's game in connection with the coed cheerlead ers,? Dr. Frank Graham, University president, said in a statement late last night. The statement was made in an ef fort to clear up many , of the rumors that have been circulating around the campus in connection with the failure of the coed cheerleaders and drum majorette to appear at the Wake Forest-Carolina game Saturday. A committee, appointed by Presi dent Graham, Dean House, and Dave Morrison, president of the student body, met this afternoon and discuss ed the issue at length. However, no action has yet been taken. The group will meet again this afternoon. Officially both Jane Rumsey and Jeanne Connell, the coeds who are the center of the controversy, are still active" members of the cheering squad. Boots Thompson, the new drum major xiwvw 7 - j ette has yet to perform with the band, but Rumsey and Connell appeared in action at the Carolina-Applachian game on September 21. President Graham's complete state ment concerning incidents that have taken place to date is as follows: Statement "With ,regard to Saturday's ad- i i it. -2 -Z A vice irom atnieuc bumwhucs from the adviser to women, in view of the attitude toward the situation and developments for that game, it was decided best that women students not participate. "The administration including uean House, Dean Bradshaw and myself concurred in the advice. "Dean House and I decided at the (Continued on page A, column 5) Film for Freshman Reading Exam Heie The, film for the. freshman reading nomination has arrived, W. D. Perry of the General College advisory staff said yesterday, and exams will be given every day this week from 2 till 5 o'clock in room 06 in the base ment 'of South Building. New 'Night Hawk' From London Skies, Amid Anti-A ircran narrayv FDR Leads. Inspection Of Defense Establishments By United Press LONDON, (Tuesday) Mysterious new "Night Hawk" fighter planes, said to be superior to anything Ger many possesses, early today beat Ger man raiders back from the sky. over central London amid a crashing anti aircraft barrage ; in the capital's 24th night of siege. The RAF Night Hawk fighter which the Daily Mail predicted would go far toward breaking the siege of London, battled Nazi raiders who ap 1' Town Boys Meet Tonight Plan to Elect Four Legislature Delegates Four representatives to the Student Legislature will be elected at the first meeting of the Town Boys association tonight at 7:30 "in" Memorial hall so that they may attend the special ses sion of the Legislature tomorrow night, President Pat Winston said yesterday. Administrative Dean R. B. House and Intramural Athletics Director Herman Schnell will speak at the meeting. . Six representatives, the number al lotted to Town Boys, were elected last spring; Imt Jour of these did not re turn as town residents this year. Secretary Charles Pittman also did not return as a town boy and a new secretary will be elected. Schnell in his speech will .outline intramural activities planned for. the (Continued on page 4, column 6) Tumbler Design Wanted By Nelson Charlie Nelson took time out yes terday from -his 'current cheering problems to announce that his squad of pepper-uppers is sponsoring a contest for the best design for the new tumbler with the squad, Johnny Feuchtenberger. The wampum awarded will be in the form of two greenbacks ($2.00) in trade at Jack Lipman's haberdashery emporium. The design is to be in Carolina blue and white and on' the general theme of a clown. The finished designs are to be turned in at Lipman's store not later than 5 o'clock tomorrow after noon. The winner will be announced in the Daily Tar Heel at a later date. j The tumbler will do acrobatics in front of the University band while it is on the field and will act with the cheerleaders in whipping up the student section at athletic events Planes Beat Back peared in greater numbers over the central streets than on previous nights. British quarters boasted that tne new fiehter, soon to operate in day time, and other new types of defense planes, would not. only crush the as sault on Britain, but will carry the war back over the Channel to the European continent. - Meanwhile the Air Ministry report ed that the "Nazi-operated Fokker Airplane works at Amsterdam has been heavily blasted and set on fire by RAF bombers after a destructive shelling of. the German "invasion Phi Speaker Will Deliver Inaugural Talk Plans Started For Broadcast The present controversy over the participation " of coeds as cheerlead ers and drum majors will be discuss ed by the Philanthropic assembly at 5ts regular meeting tonight, which will be held at 7:30 in Phi hall, fourth floor New East. The bill, as drafted by the officers of the Assembly, reads as fJlows : "Resolved, That the coed cheerlead ers and drum majorette should be given a fair trial." Sloan Will Speak Speaker Bob Sloan will open the year's work at tonight's meeting, the first this quarter, with his inaugural address, "The New Phi Assembly." The second bill up for discussion at the meeting is "Resolved, That the Phi Assembly favor the establishment of a 'Willkie for President' Club on the campus." Plan to Broadcast Sloan declared that plans are be ing made to conduct in the near i fu ture a broadcast similar to that stag ed by the assembly last year. All members of the assembly will be allowed to take part in the broad cast. ' In reviewing last year's work, Sloan declared , that the broadcast by mem bers of the assembly from the Uni versity station was one of the out standing of the year. - Other projects conducted last year included the Freshman Reception Ball, and a campus, poll conducted to ascertain . sentiment concerning the invitation to Bund Leader Fritz Kuhn to speak at the University. Freshmen and other new students are especially invited to attend to night's meeting and take part in the discussion. Adie Addresses North Carolina Welfare Institute . The United States will "never have an adequate general relief , program throughout the country," David C. Adie, New York State Commissioner of Public Welfare, told the 21st North Carolina Public Welfare institute here tonight, "until we apply the principle of federal grants-in-aid for general relief administered by local subdivi sions with state supervision." "The burden is too great for the states and localities to carry alone," declared the Scottish-born head of the nation's largest welfare agency, "and the Federal government is too re mote from the scene of operations to determine the needs of the local relief population." The welfare workers settled down to their schedule of five' courses today. Mr. Adie's address was the highlight of the general night session, presided over by the North Carolina Commis sioner. Mrs. W. T. Bost Two social events, a reception and square dance, concluded the day's crowded program. Dissecting and weighing the many- sided reiiei proDiem ana prugmuia, Mr. Adie advocated putting both re lief and works progress on a perma nent - basis, but gearing them closely Continued on page 4, column 1) Nazi Raiders port" of Calais by British long- ranee sruns. Waves "of British bombers follow ing up the long-range shelling and the trans-Channel artillery duel swept along the French coast and bombard ed the emplacements of the Nazi Uig Bertha" guns with heavy bombs whose detonations rocked the Eng lish shore. In Rome the Corriere Delia Sera of Milan reported that the United States is guilty of "an act of war" against Germany and Italy by her aid to Great Britain. The Corriere ( Continued on page A; column t LEGISLATOR Martha Clam pitt, above, was elected rep resentative to the Student Legis lature by the Woman's association yesterday. She fills one of about 25 places which were still vacant when Speaker Bill Cochrane called an pearly special session to settle the perennial Buc problem. Buc Action Is Deferred Legislature Will Organize Tomorrow The Buccaneer problem will not come up at tomorrow night's session of the Student Legislature, Speaker Bill Cochrane said yesterday. The call meeting, which will be m Gerrard hall, will be purely an organ izational session, he said, and will not be open for spectators. "We don't want to organize in too big a rush because the committees that will have to be appointed and the chairmen; who will,, ie -elected r ynll have to serve throughout the year," he said. To Meet Every Night "The Legislature will meet every night, however, until all immediate business lias been settled including the Buccaneer. As soon as organization has been completed all sessions will be open." The work of electing the represen tatives not already chosen got under way yesterday as the Debate council, the Woman's association, the Pan Hellenic council, and the four women's dormitories held their elections. Martha Clampitt will represent the Woman's association and Julia Mc Connell, the Pan Hel. The dormi tories were scheduled to hold their elec'tions at 10:30 last night. Maury Kershaw was elected in the (Continued on page 4, column 2) Tom Long Elected Debate Chairman Tom Long was chosen chairman of the Debate council last night at its first meeting of the year. Other officers elected were Ed Maner, executive secretary and Maury Kershaw, representative to the Stu dent Legislature. A meeting of the squad was called for tonight at 9 o'clock in the Grail Room on the second floor of Graham Memorial. The sauad is not a formal organi zation and anyone interested in de bating may attend, the meetings. Discussions of topics of current . in terest are held and from them de bates are organized and debaters chosen. The Debate council is made up of four students and three faculty mem bers. The campus at large elects two of the members in spring election arid the Di senate and Phi assembly elect one member each. This year's student members are Tom Long and Ed Marier, campus representatives; M an r y Kershaw, from the Di ; and Bill Ward, the Phi. Faculty members are Dr. "William Olsen, public speaking prof essorv E. J. Woodhouse, professor of political science; and Dr. George McKie, pro fessor of English. Woman's AA Meets Woman's Athletic Association will meet this afternoon at 5 o'clock in the Woollen Gym lounge. All managers and officers are asked to attend. Representative Group Has Long Debate But No Decision Reached; Past Events Clarified A decision on coed cheerleaders and drum majors -an issue which flared to white intensity over the weekend was tossed yesterday in the lap of a nine-man committee of student, fac ulty and administration leaders. "The committee debated for hours yesterday on advisability of coed cheerleaders and drum majorettes and on whether the administration in vaded student freedom in dealing with the matter last week. It was emphasized that all previous actions merely concerned Saturday's game and that a permanent solution would be worked out by the commit tee. President Graham, Dean R. B. House and Dave Morrison appointed the committee and are expected to re ceive its recommendations late today. The committee agreed that ath letic games, where cheerleaders and drum majors appear, are not student events alone but three-way affairs among "students, administration and faculty, land alumni and public. Concerning Saturday's Game Chief development in the group's discussion was t the revelation of , the somewhat "accidental" way in which the situation developed concerning Saturday's game. It was stated that all developments were in a conversational stage, until Friday ' morning when "administration leaders gathered . to . consider the mounting swell of criticism and com ment spreading throughout the state. . The consensus -of that meeting was virtually "unanimous that it would be unwise for the girls to appear at Sat urday's Wake Forest game. How ever, reportedly no particular person or office was given responsibility for (Continued on page U, column 5) John Diffendal Chosen Secretary Of University Club John Diffendal was elected secre tary of the University club at the club's regular meeting last night. He will replace Grady Stevens, who was called away from school for National Guard duty. During the two hour session, pro vision was made for several new members of the club to replace those members absent this year due to in eligibility and other reasons. The new members will be selected at a fu ture meeting. Another - meeting of the club has been called for Thursday night at 7:30 in the banquet hall of Graham Memorial, it was announced last night by President Ferebee Taylor. This was deemed necessary because of the unusual amount of business to be cleared up. .' Bull's Head Tea Planned Friday Mrs. Inglis Fletcher, author of Raleigh's Eden," a book released by Bobbs Merrill September 28, will be first speaker on the opening program of the Bull's Head Bookshop at a tea in the library Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock. "Miss Cornelia Roberson will pour. . Specially arranged for Mrs. Fletch er, the iea will, beein at 4 o'clock and the' talk wiiT'begra. 15 minutes later. The regular bookshop teas will begin Wednesday, October 9, at which Dr. E. W. Zimmermann will talk on his research book . on Puerto Rico. Those interested are asked to note the change in meeting time from 5:15 to" 4 o'clock. Everyone is invited. Girl Glee Club Tryouts Tomorrow Tryouts for the girls' glee club will be held tomorrow afternoon in Hill Music hall between 4 and 5 o'clock. The regular practice will be held, as usual, from 5 to 6 o'clock.
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