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Out 2 t i43 TT DfTORIALS : a More Holiday PU Board Control TTTTTEATHER: I - f Clear, tcarmer -rgi? CWZ COLLECE DAILY IK THE SOUTHEAST- VOLUME XLIX Bosiacn: 9887; Cirrultion : f88 CHAPEL HILL, N. C THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1940 E&UuiMl; 4ZS4; Kc-va: liil; Kicfct: (90S NUMBER 25 o : mmt i w (III ' r jm I I Legislature To Consider Mag Proposal Body To Discuss Committee Report Next Monday Night ' Events moved rapidly yesterday after the announcement that the Stu dent legislature's committee had com pleted its recommendation for a new lumor magazine. Bill Cochrane, speaker of the legislature, called a special session, at the request of Dave 3Iorrison, to consider the proposals of the investigating committee. The legislature will convene in the Phi assembly hall next Monday night t 7:30. The report of the special .committee will be presented and dis-j .cussed. In one of the earliest sessions it has ever held two weeks after school open ing, the legislature abolished the Buc caneer and appointed a committee to draw up plans for a new humor pub lication. For three weeks the commit lee debated the problem until a final report was prepared for the legisla tare. The legislature may accept the re port in full,' accept part of the pro posals, or discard the suggestions of -the committee. It is expected that i f JOHNNY HEARN, sophomore class president, will preside at the second year meeting this morning when the class budget and individual Yackety Yack pictures will be bal-lotted.- Sophomores Vote Today Charlie Wood Is Featured The entire sophomore class will assemble this morning at 10:30 in .since the new plan calls for a divi- Memorial hall to vote on the proposed .sion of power among a group instead sophomore budget for the school year. of a few individuals, the legislature Charlie Wood and his band will fur will discuss the proposal completely, nish music for the meeting, Class Dave Morrison, president of the stu-1 President Johnnie Hearn announced dent body and chairman oi the in vestigating committee, will probably jpresent the plans for the new maga-i xine. It is expected that Carroll Mc Gaughey, G. B. Lamm, Jack Mitchell, ' Barry Jones, Jak Armstrong and Bill 5eeman, other members of the investi gating group, , will join in the discus sion. Senior Committee Meets To Study Budget Tonight The Senior Class executive commit iee will meet tonight at 7 o'clock in the small lounge of Graham Memorial to discuss the proposed senior budg et Members of the committee must at tend, and absence at the meeting will disqualify them for further member ship. The committee is as follows: Kenan Williams, chairman, Walter Sheffield, Bill Conley, Walter Hargroves, George Frisby, Joe Neely, Gene Witten, Dave Sessoms, Billie Smith, Perrin Quarles, Oliver Eanson, Frosty Snow, Skipper Bowles, Larry Tomlinson, Harry Tinkler, Henly Ogburn, Bob Neu- man, Jim McAden, Tommy juiwaras, late last night. The budget to be voted on was ap proved last week by the sophomore executive committee. , "Because this budget contains the item of expense concerning individual sophomore pic tures, it is imperative that a majority of sophomores be .present," Hearn said. He also stated that the fate- of individual sophomore pictures in the Yackety Yack largely depends upon the number of sophomores that are present. In order to approve the individual pictures and pass on the budget, half of the class will have to be present and of these at least 51 per cent will " (Continued on page 4, column 3) w f if . , i nousana Carolina s ftxnectea Here To Celebrate Homecoming Football Game Feature of Day Twenty thousand football enthus iasts. 'are expected to jam Chapel Hill this weekend to celebrate Homecoming day which will be highlighted by dances, concerts, contests, parades, and the Carolina-Tulane football game. Complete , arrangements for the celebration were announced yesterday by the homecoming committee. The decorations contests for the merchants; men's dormitories, wom en's residences, and fraternities is ex pected to be an important part of the celebration. The rules for applicants have been decided upon and judges have been provided. . Prizes Awarded - A first prize of 25 dollars will be awarded to the winner in each dm siont Second prize will be 10 dollars. In addition to the money prizes, the Women's association and the Interfra- ternity council will present cups to the winners. Applications must be given to Dick Club Plans Study Of State Life Political, Social, Economic Topics To Be Reported -At the second meeting of the Car olina, club, held in Graham Memorial last night, Frank s Williams gave the report of the committee chosen at, the first meeting of the new group to draw up the organizational structure of the club. . It was decided that the club, , which is being formed to study and discuss the economic, political and social as- j pects of the state of North Carolina' and their relation to the club mem bers as citizens of the state would take different topics pertinent to state activity and committees of club mem- MANFRED ROGERS, IRC presi dent, whose organization is inviting several international notables to the Chapel Hill campus. Worley in Graham Memorial before bers will study and give their report 6 o'clock tonight with a design of the proposed exhibit. The committee stressed the importance of the con testants keeping within the maximum spending limit of 10 dollars. Card Displays Used For the first time in several years card displays will be used at the foot ball game. Charlie Nelson and Jane Rumsev. head cheerleaders, have is- as a part of the programs for subse quent meetings. Acting as chairman for the meet ing Williams appointed four members of the club to join the structural com mittee and draft plans -for the execu tive organization of the club. The i election of club officials will be held! at the next meeting of the club. This meeting was set for Wednesday night, sued a call for 400 students to meet in October 30, in Graham Memorial. The Memorial hall at 3 o'clock Friday newly appointed members of the com-! afternoon to receive instructions for mittee are Maxine Beeston, Charlotte the display. Cards have been provided Fittz, Ridley Whitaker and Kenan . I TTTMl? and arrangements have been made to j uuams. "The Part North Carolina will play in the National Defense Program" was have all members of the card display j section to sit on the 40-yard line. Nelson'explained that ,revery mem ber of the student body must give his cooperation in this attempt to add color to our football games. Ohio State, Minnesota, and Southern Cali- brnia have made a success of it. I'm sure that we can do the same." All students who wish to support he movement must be present Friday LJfl gi rr"f f'h o n rrn a ake part in the 1 llCUl to Red Gross Roll Call Begins Pratt Sets Goal Of Every Student The 24th annual Red Cross roll call for the year 1941 has begun on the University campus, with the purpose of enrolling every student in this na tional relief organization. Col. Joseph H. Pratt, Franklin street, the head of the campaign for the Chapel Hill district, has stated that "Students should feeljthat this drive is riot only by them but for them." Scholarships, hospitalization expenses, and other worthy things are paid out of this fund. This is because of the fact that,, out of the money raised from voluntary donations, only fifty chosen, by the- dub-members as- the cen. ,. headquartersin topic for discussion at the next, meet ing. ; Junior Executive Committee Makes afternoon in order to take part display on Saturday. New Axis Diplomatic Drive Seen as Hitler, Franco Talk FDR Charges GOP With Propaganda By United Press BERLIN, Oct. 23 Fuehrer Adolf Hitler and Generalissimo Francisco Franco of Spain today demonstrated their "comradely. relations" in a long conference on the French-Spanish Pickett HomUn, Anne Williams, Jane frfmUer attended by the highest mill- (Continued on page 2, column 6) I f , .... . , ana niuer a cniei ueaiy uia&cx. .The meeting deemed here of great significance, followed by about 24 hours Hitler's conference outside Paris yesterday with Vice-Premier Pierre Laval of France and apparently is a vital phase of a new Axis diplomatic offensive. The meeting lasted two hours after which Franco was Hitler's dinner guest. They will confer again tomor row. Also participating in the conference were the German and Spanish foreign ministers Von Ribbentrop and Ramon Suner. Most significant was an appearance ot. the conference of Dr. Friedrich Gaus, chief of the German foreign of- w indicial department and chief iVV A treaty maker., He has participated in drawing up most of Hitlers important pacts and his presence at Endaye sug gested that Franco was about to repay his heavy debt to the Axis by finally coming out openly on the side of Ger many and Italy in the war with Brit ain. . LONDON. Oct. 23 Awaiting only Hitler's command to strike, swarms of heavy Nazi barges equipped to land tanks on the British Isles under a shield of U-boats lie massed along a 2,000-mile "invasion front" from the Arctic to Spain, the air ministry re ported tonight. The RAF shattering a ttac.a spread ruin and aisoruer .u..5 (Continued on page cww7 Eversman Gives Concert Sunday John Eversman, noted American violinist, will give a concert Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock in the Graham Memorial main lounge, Fish Worley, director of Graham Memorial, said yesterday. This concert, one of a series' of re citals featuring well-known artists, particularly those from North Caro lina, will be open to the public. Eversman. from Asheville, has Tlayed in a number of the South's largest eitip within the past few years. He is an honor graduate of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and has had conspicuous success as a con cert violinist. Holmes To Attend Scholars Meeting: Dr. U. T. Holmes of the department rf romance languages will attend the second annual meeting of the Church man Scholars to be held at Hobart col le?e in Geneva, N. Y Saturday and Sanday. It is an organization of 25 eminent Episcopal scholars from all sections of the nation. The purpose of the society, which 13 composed of a permanent selected oap, is to bring the church and edu ction closer together. Donations to the University club and the CPU to be made from the budget were voted upon and passed last night at a meeting of the execu tive committee of the junior class in Graham Memorial. ' According to the new budget, the class will probably make donations somewhat larger than those of last year, since the functions of the two clubs were considered to be of great AllCOtt LeCtUreS service to the junior class snecifical- ly and to the campus in general. f In I .51 VTTI fi 11 A VT i f. t 1 1 i I M.M. Mmumry M.m.u.miM. m. . m.m. a var.anev ip.Tt nv tne resignation i Washington. The rest remains on the campus and in the community. Great Need Now The national headquarters has point ed out that the need for substantial contributions was rarely greater than now due to the conditions which exist in the world today. The Red Cross has sent aid in the form of surgical dress ings, garments, medical supplies, and emergency relief funds to England and France to alleviate the suffering of the women and children refugees from the war zones. Though the mem bership of the organization totaled over 7,000,000 in the last roll call, a still sweater membership is desired (Continued on page 4, column 1) Nippon Envoy, CAA Official Also Asked Ryan Broadcasts Coast-to-Coast From Here Monday William C. Bullitt, U. S. Ambassa dor to France, heads the list of out standing men who will speak in Chapel Hill during fall quarter under the auspices of the International Rela tions club of the University, it was an nounced yesterday by Manfred Rog ers, president of the organization. Other notables who will appear here at the invitation of the IRC are Mori to Morishima, the Japanese envoy to the nation's capital, and the Honor able Oswald Ryan, senior member of the Civil Aeronautics Authority. Ryan will speak next. Monday over a coast-to-coast hook-up of the Mu tual Broadcasting company from Memorial hall. Centering his address on the subject of "The Question of Avaition in the National Defense," Mr. Ryan, the man who holds prob ably the highest administrative posi tion in the development of civilian aeronautics as a national defense measure, 'will discuss the airplane, not necessarily as a weapon of of fensive warfare, but as a primary ele ment of national preparedness. Japanese Envoy The Japanese envoy, Mr. Morish ima; is 16 talk here during the second week of November, when he will pre sent the Japanese point of view in the critically strained Sino-American relations, and attempt to bring about better understanding between the two countries. Ambassador Bullitt- has agreed, to speak the first week in December. Just . returned from France,, where (Continued on page S, column 5) Defense Keynote Of First Issue Of Carolina Mag Koch To Give Reading Sunday Dr. Frederick H. Koch, founder and director of the Carolina Playmak ers, will open the annual Sunday eve ning playreadings next Sunday night at 8 o'clock when he enacts scenes from ."A Midsummer's Night's Dream" in the Playmaker's theater. There will be no admission charge. Dr. Koch, who is well-known as a monologist, will play all the roles in il T 111 !. C.1 n4-?n--t tne scenes ne win preseuu otaauuiia w w F t . , , . , from Mendelssohn will accompany the fl DemOCTaCieS DBftlSe ?Jor and ion to their work. ine cuiierences in meuioas oi pamir "If there is any weak point in the ing which were used during various defense of the democracies today it is periods and by various masters was in spiritual values. James ijooirey, i cvcaicu, cu o oumc ui member of the history department points of color harmony. stated yesterday at the bi-monthly Included in the collection are land thp scapes and portraits in the formal other hand a spiriutal vitality in Ger many that is found nowhere else in Europe today. Men have found some thing higher than themselves that brings them out of themselves, and of W. T. Martin from his position of representative to the student legisla ture was filled by the election of Fer- ebee Taylor. Godfrey Asserts Need For Spiritual Values Art was discussed' from the lay man's point of view yesterday by John V. AlIcott, head of the art de partment, in his eallery lecture on the collection of Old Masters current ly showing at Person hall. Discussing outstanding pictures in the exhibit, Allcott pointed out some of the techniques used by artists to reading. . In the past "Prof has presented "Hamlet," Romeo and Juliet," and "The Taming-of the Shrew." He be gan his career as a one-man theatre in Waldo, Ohio during his sophomore year in college, and bought his first dress suit with the $5.00 proceeds of the evening. Six Students Pledge Campus Fraternities style of Flemish, English and French painting of the seventeenth and eight eenth centuries. Van Dyck, Raeburn, Romney, Sir Thomas Lawrence, Greuze, and Ruysdael included in the Five freshmen and an upperclass- man were announced yesterday by the Dean of Students' office as having pledged fraternities. The pledges and their respective fraternities are: Robert Cozart, Beta Theta Pi; Thomas C. Byrum, Sigma Nu; James Andrew Harrell, Delta Kappa Epsilon; Jack Alexander Davis, j Chi Phi; Thomas Elmore Lytle, Phi Kappa Alpha; and Wallace Simpson, Sigma Chi. Draft Bulletins Defense will be the keynote of the first issue of the Carolina Magazine which will appear this afternoon, Ad rian Spies, editor of the Magazine dis closed yesterday. He added that "Many new features have been added. There will be a color photograph cover, more car toons than have appeared in the past, and generally speaking the Mag will have plenty of variety." Spies pointed out that though the issue is a "defense issue," it is not "top-heavy." "In an attempt to lighten up the magazine we have tried to in clude things of general campus in terest. , We have tried to appeal to all groups and yet maintain a decent standard," Spies said. Mag Departments The Magazine has been divided into departments personal history; fic tion; sports; soap box; politics; sa tire; semi-fiction and of course the first three pages which are again to be filled with "New Yorkerish comment!" Heading the Magazine's table of contents is a profile of Captain Rob ert S. Haggart, and "A Star to Steer Her By" by Louis Harris and Gib son Jackson. Captain Haggart leads he local Naval Reserve Training Corps. Featured also will be articles by Lee Wiggins, "Why I quit the ASU." Paul 'Severin writes on the AU-American," and Harry Lasker has contributed "Labor Learns About (Continued on page 4, column U) f?e moVoc if imTtnssihhi fio-ht. Fas- collection. The exhibit will be shown cism with arms alone." ' through bunuay. Godfrey has with his wife just com- ,Lb Gaalt, Set Designer for Playmaker Show, deavored to trace and explain the po- js ffere 0n National Theater Fellowship Award riciuresque UKie VOsiumes Made by Ora Mae Davis to events in Germany, France, Eng land, and Italy in recent years. "Unless the democracies are able to build up spiritual strength equal to the virility in Germany the events of the war are apt to be temporary," he continued. "Few people think of fas cism as a positive thing. Fascism . in its essence is just as positive as $- Bulletins for persons registered by any philosophy ever was.' conscription are now available in the YMCA office. Provided by director of selective service, those bulletins miorm tnose registered how to follow all actions of their local board. Asserting that no one could detest the postive doctrines of Fiscism more than he, Godfrey enlarged upon the philosophy. "The doctrines have brought into The sets for "Love's Old Sweet Song" which opened last night in the Playmakers' theater for a four-day run were designed by Lynn Gault, a member of the staff this year through a National Theater Fellowship award. Gault, aided by members of the scenic class, painted and set up both the in door and outdoor backgrounds. The interior of Stilianos's home is distinguished by a black marble mantel-piece, set against a Joseph's-coat (Continued on page 2, column 5) J papered walL The lawn on which the first act is played is purely Californian in contrast to the numerous Victorian statues and the corner of Ann Hamil ton's home that appears in the scenes. The comical costumes of the Okies and their friends were designed and made by Ora Mae Davis. "We used the material that we had on hand for these simple clothes," she stated. Tickets and seat reservations for the production are still on sale at thex business office in Swain hall, and at ' . Ledbetter-Pickard's in the village. Tickets will also be sold at the box office on performance nights.