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CHAPEL HILL, N. C SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1942
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Dr. Graham Issues
Naval Statement
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x Dr. Frank P. Graham
Upon announcement of Carolina's selection as one of the nation's
four "Annapolises of the Air," Dr. Frank Graham, president of
the greater University issued the following statement :
To the Students, Faculty and Staff Members of the University
and the people of Chapel Hill :
The University of North Carolina has been selected by the Navy
Department as the location for one of the four "Annapolises of
the Air."
Each month, beginning- May 1, relays of 625 Naval Aviation Ca
dets will be sent to Chapel Hill for three months of the most rigor
ous physical conditioning program ever undertaken by the armed
forces of any nation, preliminary to their regular aeronautical
training at one of the Navy Air bases.
Beginning August 1, 625 Cadets will "graduate" each month;
but an additional 625 Cadets will be inducted each month, main
taining the unit at its maximum strength of 1,875 until the War
is won.
Few universities or colleges in, the United States possess the
facilities required for the Navy's comprehensive program. The
four institutions selected, after nearly two months of surveying
T "XT j -i t t i i : j
uy ravy experts, nave Deen given a jod oi utmost importance in
the winning of the War. As one of the designated institutions,
the University of North Carolina pledges its enthusiastic, all-out
cooperation.
North Carolina was chosen because of its balanced facilities:
the Woollen gymnasium, the field house, the Bowman Gray Swim
ming Pool, Kenan Stadium, Emerson Stadium, Fetzer Stadium,
the intramural fields, Lenoir Dining hall, the nine centralized dor
mitories adjacent to the. dining hall and the physical fitness fa
cilities, the Horace Williams Airport, several thousand acres of
forests, the 1,000 acre University-owned Mason Farm and the Uni
versity Lake. These facilities are made-to-order for the Navy's
tough physical-fitness "curriculum."
It is fitting that Chapel Hill should be designated as an "An
napolis of the Air." The original "Annapolis" the Naval Aca
demy was founded under the administration of a Chapel Hillian,
the University of North Carolina's most distinguished alumnus,
James Knox Polk, while he was President of the United States.
War history has repeated itself many times in this old village,
dating back to pre-Revolutionary days. Now, as generations have
done before them, University students, the faculty and staff mem
bers, and the people of Chapel Hill are preparing for a vital war-
job.
The physical fitness facilities of the University, the library, sev
eral class-rooms and other requisites will be used by the Navy.
University officials and student leaders who have studied the de
tailed plans are convinced that the program will be accomodated
without any serious dislocation of the regular work of the institu
tion. The extensive physical-fitness program for all students of
the University will be continued as an essential part of our war-
effort. -
The Navy's use of certain University facilities will not retard
but rather, will accelerate and emphasize the University s mo
bilization of all its teaching power. The University will adhere
zealously to its declared war-policy of providing for its students
every type of war-training that can be taught adequately and ef
fectively on our three campuses. We stand ready to assist every
man, woman and child in North Carolina to become better fitted
for his or her ultimate job in America's all-out fight to preserve
our present civilization;
The Cadets will be housed in nine University residence halls:
. See GRAHAM EXPLAINS, page 4-
On Deck
For Navy
By Paul Komisaruk -
The war broke camp yesterday
on Chapel Hill's front door step
and moved into the front parlor.
Months of anxious speculation
came to an end with Secretary
Knox's cryptic statement to the
press bureaus of the world. Ap
proximately 70 institutions had
applied for the four units final
ly established, it was announced.
" Proper indeed, Dr, Frank Graham
remarked, that Chapel Hill should be
designated as an "Annapolis of the
Air," pointing with pride to a long
forgdtten fact: The University's mosjt
distinguished alumnus, James Knox
Polk, while President of the . United
States founded the Naval Academy at
Annapolis, Maryland in 1845.
Fitting also is the fact that Chapel
Hill completely dropped the last ves
tige of its 150-year-old isolation, and
dug in for the duration.
"War history has repeated itself
many times in this old village, dating
back to pre-Revolutionary days," Dr.
Uranam said, and declared mat as
generations have "done before them,
University students, faculty, and staff
members and the citizens of Chapel
Hill are preparing for a vital war
job." Swiftly, the word raced through
Chapel Hill last night. Yesterday
morning student leaders were told by
Comptroller W. D. Carmichael that a
telegram from the Navy department
had announced the selection. Do not
release information until Washington
does, the Administration was warned.
And at 12:30 AP and UP wires poured
the news into a state that had all bu
given up the idea of a Naval Train
ing Unit here but had hung tenaci
ously to the hope, after the University
of Georgia had been designated as the
Southern Naval Unit.
Plans, carefully formulated, effici
ently geared, were set in motion,
"There will be as little dislocation of
the normal routine as possible," stu
dent and administrative leaders hur
riedly assured.
Evident too, on the campus, was the
war now sitting in tne iront parior,
"Individual students of the Univer
sity will make many war sacrifices be
fore our final victory is achieved,"
Dr. . Graham warned. He told of the
many students who have "already giv
en their lives, of the many more
"who are yet to die." He concluded
that as a University and as a com
munity, this Naval Aviation Cadet
training center "will be our biggest
single-war job."
.Knox
Cadet
Bis
Will
close
S
ram Mere
625 Naval Air-Men Begin Pre-Flight
Training; To Enter Lower Quad May 1
By Sylvan Meyer
Selection of the University of North Carolina as one of the student pilot
training centers in the Navy's vast aviation expansion program was an
nounced yesterday by Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox.
Coincident with this statement Knox announced that St. Mary's College
of Calif ornia would-be the fourth college in the nation along with the Uni
versity of Georgia and the University of Iowa to serve as "Annapolises of
the Air" to help train 30,000 naval pilots a year.
Selection of the universities completes the first step in launch
ing the three-month pre-f light training program designed to hard
en prospective pilots and make them the "toughest seahawks in
the world."
The nation-wide program will accommodate approximately 2,500
naval aviation cadets each month. Under the pre-flight program
the students will undergo ground training and vigorous exercises
including woodchopping and 40 mile hikes to build themselves
up physically. ? v
Although Carolina had been expecting the announcement of its
appointment and University officials merely had to throw the
-switch to put well-formed plans into
Latin Guests
Get Diplomas
From Governor
Southern Neighbors
Will Leave Tomorrow
After Six-Week Stay
Frosh Ask Abolition
Of Chapel Hour Class;
Petition Granted
Assistant Dean of Students Roland
Parker announced to the freshman
class Wednesday morning that fresh
man chapel is no more,
But this was no sad news to most
students. After Mr. Parker announc
ed that the 100-name petition neces
sary for chapel abolishment had been
received, freshmen awoke from their
respective naps, cramming and Daily
Tar Heels to applaud violently the
sudden decision.
In an informal poll conducted im
mediately after the last chapel as
sembly, it was found taht 90 per cent
of the class had overrun their quota
of three cuts for the winter quarter.
And now the freshmen are free.
To do what?
"Breakfast!"
Six weeks of bolstering the frame
work of a better relations bridge be
tween the two Americas was complet
ed last night when Governor J. M.
Broughton, president of the Board of
Trustees and official good will am
bassador from the Old North State,
bid the South Americans "Hasta la
Vista" with commencement diplomas
from the University of North Caro
lina's second "winter" summer school.
Expressing the hope that "the
scholars would carry back to South
America with them more than just
stereotyped phrases of good neighbor
liness but an inside view of American
democracy,'!-the Governor added that
"America is a country that knows how
to love, how to cherish the beautiful
and above all, how to fight."
Held in the specially decorated Ger
rard hall, scene of many former grad
uations, the services were opened by
Father F. J. Morrissey and followed
by Dean R. B. House who presented
Dr. S. E. Leavitt, chairman of the Inter-American
Institute.
Dr. Jose Jimenez Borja, leader of
the delegation and technical adviser
See LATINS, page 4
Point System
Wins Approval
Of Coed Senate
The "point system," which regu
lates the amount of extra-curricular
activities carried by each coed was ap
proved by the coed Senate yesterday.
At the same time, the Senate decid
ed, to hold the tests determining the
eligibility of junior coeds to hold of
fice, the week after vacation. Book
lets explaining the coed governmental
setup will be given to all coeds next
week and the test will be based on this
booklet, Jean Hahn, speaker of the
Senate, announced. AH juniors who
expect to run for any WGA office
must take and pass this test.
The Senate also voted to send Ditzi
Buice and Elsi, Lyon to the confer
ence on the future government youth
problems in Washington next we,ek
end. The conference is being sponsor
ed by International Student Service
The point system as passed provides
See POINT SYSTEM, page U
Martin Report Again
New Council Cases Released;
Orientation More Effective
By Hayden Carruth ' A sophomore was placed on indefi-
Claiming increased effectiveness of nite conduct probation and denied 10
orientation of freshmen, W. T. Martin, hours credit toward graduation for
vice president of the student body, re- violation of the Honor System in
leased case histories of more charges Zoology exam. The defendant had not
heard before the Student council dur- signed the pledge on his paper be
ing the last quarter. cause he had cheated on the exam.
"Not a single man who has appear- When confronted by the professor, he
ed before the council has given any readily admitted his guilt.
indication that his violation took place Q freshman was placed on con
utxauae lie urn nut uiiueiauuiu d t probation and failed on a course
tt ri x ft n r is j j r
xaonor system, martins report, reaa. for from notes on a quiz.
xne aosence ox sucn submenus uy AttffmAtmt,9 -ttitnde was nne-entle-
stuaents tms year is truly encourag- manl and had ft Mt beeQ f Qr the rec.
further case reports releasees are: coundl the. student council wouid
lhe faculty committee, acting Dy Wp rikmiss(1(, h;m from
request of the council, found a fresh- scjj00 y
man guilty of "glancing on his room
mate's paper during a weekly quiz in "ne book stealing case is pending
social science." The student, sentenced until more complete evidence is se
by the council, was given an "F" in cured.
the course and placed on conduct pro- Martin pointed out that "this pro
bation indefinitely. Conduct probation gram of bringing to the attention of
orbids the student' to act in any or- the student body the cases that are
ganizations that represent the Univer- handled by the Student council will be
sity outside of Chapel Hill: athletics, continued in the future in order to
debating, publications, etc. clarify the work of the council."
operation, students excitedly wonder
ed, "what will happen to us?"
Each month, beginning May 1, re
lays of 625 Naval aviation cadets will
be sent to Chapel Hill for three
months. Beginning August 1, 625 ca
dets will "graduate each month; an
additional 625 will be inducted each
month, however maintaining the unit
at maximum strength of 1,875 until
"the war is won."
No serious dislocation of the regular
work of this institution is threatened,
officials believe. The physical fitness
facilities of the University, the libra
ry, and several other requisites will
be used by the Navy.
Adjustments in the University con
cerning students are:
1. Cadets will be housed in nine
dormitories: Stacy, Everett, Gra
ham, Lewis, and Aycock in the
lower quadrangle and Manly,
Grimes, Ruffin, and Mangum in
the upper quadrangle. The nine
dormitories, now housing approx
imately 1,000 students, two-in-a-room,
will accommodate 2,000 ca
dets and staff members, four-in-a-room.
2. Only 300 students must be moved
during the spring quarter. Next
fall, however, it will be necessary
for students residing in dormi
tories not used by cadets to live
three-in-a-room, as all students
did during the twenties and as
many did until the recent expan
sion program.
3. "Training table" fare will be pro
vided for the future fliers in Le
noir dining hall. Cadet breakfasts
will be at 6 o'clock and the other
two meals will be scheduled not to
conflict with student mealtimes.
4. The Carolina Volunteer Training
Corps will continue its activities
without abridgment.
5. Special defense courses, experi
mentation courses in war educa
tion will continue.
6. Physical education for undergrad
uates, the intramural and inter
collegiate sports activities of the
regular student body will not be
abbreviated.
7. Naval cadets will conduct an ath
letic program including football
games and other inter-unit and
intercollegiate contests. These
will be conducted so as not to in
terfere with regular Carolina
schedules.
8. Adjustments in coed residences
will probably include the turning
See AIR UNIT, page 4