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UG 1 2 1942 Ah Editorials Suppose It Had Been ft Next Summer News School Board Considers Kilpatrick Speaks Here UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA- VOLUME L A Sabaoripticm rates $.60 session $.TS sou CHAPEL HILL, N. C, TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1942 Telephone 4351 26 Graham Memo Hal NUMBER 16 IP Kilpatrick Speaks ' On Reconstruction In Union Educator Gives Second Lecture In Series Here Dr. William Heard'Kilpatrick, emin ent educator, teacher, and philosopher, will present his second lecture at 8 o'clock tonight in the lounge of Graham Memorial. His subject will be "Cul tural Reconstruction in the Conquered Countries in the Post-War World." Approaching the reconstruction problem from a different angle, Dr. Kilpatrick will emphasize the neces sity of spiritual reconstruction in Ger many and Japan after the war, and the part the victorious nations will play in this reconstruction. "There will be disease and starva tion to contend with in the conquered countries," he proposed, "because soc ial processes will stop. It will be the work of our officials to aid in the social reorganization. These officials will talk with German and Japanese officials, and without involving force of any kind, they will attempt the reconstruc tion of spirit and attitude in the con quered nations. "They will confer with the foreign officials who will be remaking the gov ernments of Germany and Japan, and . will study the school situations and plan for the re-educating of the na tions. It will only be the beginning of a long and difficult job, Kilpatrick said. "The important thing will be to succeed by advising, not forcing." Dr. Kilpatrick has been conducting courses in the school of education since the beginning of the second session of summer school. He was formerly of Columbia University, whers he has held the position of Emeritus Profes sor of Education since 1938. Foremost in the field of philosophy of education, he is known also as au thor and editor. Dr. Kilpatrick and his wife, Dr. Marian Y. Ostrander, will remain in Chapel Hill until the end of the summer session. Bracy Posts Bond After Arrest Here For Draftdodging William Bracy, assistant English professor charged with failing to re port to his draft board for induction, has been liberated after posting $1,000 bond. Now working for his Ph.D. in Eng lish, Bracy was given a hearing last week in Durham before US Commis sioner J. K. Mason. His case was bound over to the Federal Court there in September. Bracy registered as a conscientious objector, failing to report for induction on July 23, as he was instructed. He pleaded guilty to the charges brought against him. University officials describe Bracy as a "quiet and amiable sort of fel low" and a true scholar. Bracy is a native of Rich Square. Student Opinion Favors 'Fourth Quarter' Plan, Would Abolish Six-Week Summer Sessions By Leah Richter Student opinion after nine weeks of summer school was tapped yesterday regarding the "fourth quarter" sys tem of the University. The concensus of student opinion, generally favored the "fourth quar ter" plan but desired making the whole twelve weeks a full quarter in stead of splitting the summer into two six week sessions. Faculty mem bers when questioned asserted it was best to leave the program as is, be cause the students are getting the courses they need to provide ' a thor ough speed-up course. The advantage of the full quarter system in summer, student opinion asserts, is that it would enable stu dents to go through a less tiring sum mer by having classes meet three and five times a week instead of meeting classes two hours a day as in the six weeks sessions. This is the first time that freshmen have been encouraged to start their college career in the summer. Around Tonigh Board of Nine Sets Up Local Buyers Union Professors Among Planning Committee A nine-man board of University professors and Ohapel Hill residents is meeting in private sessions to es tablish a local consumers union. The Temporary Steering committee of the new organization includes J. M. Lear of the economics department, Earl H. Newcomer" of the botany de partment, Lee M. Brooks of the soci ology department, Miss Margaret Blee of the school of public health, Harvey Lebrun, Raymond Adams of the Eng lish department, Mrs. J. G. Evans and Mrs. Isabelle Carter. The town consumer's union, still in its embryonic -stage, intends to serve the consumer in every way. Its work may include gathering information as to the best buys, enforcement of price ceilings, investigation of possible local rent ceilings and aid in the fed eral rationing system. First public meeting of the union is scheduled for August 21 at the town hall. The committee is now at work organizing a constitution to present at the mass meeting. The consumer committee's first ac tion was to adopt a resolution con demning the federal sales tax set-up. The resolution has been sent to Con gressional representatives.' Original idea for setting up a Chapel Hill consumers union is at tributed to Lear, Newcomer, Lebrun and Brooks. At preliminary meetings the steering and nominating commit tee was proposed. Another session is slated tomorrow. Lear said yesterday that he hopes for a large consumer membership .to add to the efficiency and power of the new organization. "We don't expect to carry on oar work in a militant fashion, with the presumption that all merchants are crooked," Lear emphasized. He said that if the union is met by stubborn lack of cooperation, however, "we will be militant." The group is not connected with the already established and widely praised federal consumers union, but the committee plans for an ultimate consolidation. The union is not con nected with the University. Interfrat Council Holds Meeting The Interfraternity Council an nounces that there will be a meeting tonight in the Grail Room at Graham Memorial at 7:30. A fine of $1 will be put on any fra ternity not being represented at this meeting. 95 freshmen entered the first session, and most of them are continuing their twelve weeks work to get the equiva lent of a quarter's work. There have been extra courses added to the cur riculum to enable the general college student to complete his educational program in three years. To quote a few of the students: Anatole Volkov (Freshman): "It's a good idea if the fourth quarter is optional, but I cfon't think it should be compulsory." Tiny Hutton (Senior): "It should be run as a regular quarter instead of two sessions. Enough subjects should be offered so a student could come any three quarters out of the four quar ters he wants to. Two hour lecture courses are too long for undergrad uate work. The social problem would n't be so bad with incoming and out going students at the break." Orville Campbell (Graduate) : i am e t U -f n a rfor c VstpTT!- in TAVOr oi me iwuim 4ul" "J ' but I disagree that a student be al lowed to come any of the three quar UNC Appeals Ackland Case In Washington Million-Dollar Estate Sought Carolina attorneys have appealed the million-dollar Ackland art school suit to the Washington District Court of Appeals, it was announced in a statement from the offices of Gardner, Morrison and Rogers received here yesterday. The long-awaited moment when "we really get down to business in the court where the case belongs" has come. Most important work of Carolina and Rol lins college lawyers will be to secure a reversal of a recent lower court judg ment which ruled that the entire $1, 395,400 estate willed by Tennessee's late William Hayes Ackland should go to his heirs. Edson B. Olds, executor of the Ack land estate whose aim is to see that Ackland's intention of giving his money to a college is fulfilled, said in a simi lar statement that "we are appealing Judge Bailey's decision and I perr sonally am most hopeful of the out come, but of .course it is too early as yet to know where we stand." Basis for. Bailey's decision several weeks ago in favor of the heirs was also disclosed. The court cited the case of Graff versus Wallace, which said that the cy pres doctrine was not in effect in the District of Columbia. Judicial cy pres is the legal code which recognizes the intention of a will rather than its legal intricacies. It is gen erally known that Ackland would have gone to extreme measures to avoid hav ing his money go to his heirs, all re lated to a "hated" brother. In order to secure a reversal of the judgment of the lower court, in which Carolina and Rollins "didn't even get over the first hurdle," it will be neces sary to persuade the Court of Appeals that ,the cy pres doctrjne, is Jn effect in Washington and that the Ackland case is a proper case for the applica tion of that doctrine. Carolina sought to enter suit for the Ackland fortune in January. Duke University had refused to accept the money and the Ackland heirs had filed suit, in view of a 1940 will giving the estate to Duke. Lawyers dusted off a 1936 will which called the University of North Carolina and Florida's Rol lins the second and third recipients, if Duke happened to refuse the money. Matthews-Foreman Combination Wins Ping Pong Title The doubles team of Byran Matthews and Hank Foreman won the Student Union championship last Friday when they ran roughshod over Walter J ames and Alan Schwabacher in three straight games, 21-9, 21-15, and 21-11. Matthews, men's singles winner a week ago, and Foreman combined hard smashing tactics with brilliant defense to take the match. James was obvious-1 ly off form, and was unable to work his usually potent forehand drive to any advantage. Schwabacher, whose service was too hot for previous vie tims to handle, also found that his cut See PING PONG, page U ters he wants to. If there is to be a fourth quarter in the summer, the purpose is to speed-up his work in order for him to graduate in three years." Millicent Hosch (Transfer): "It is absolutely imperative, for every state university at least, to have a com plete "fourth quarter" plan for the duration. Having heard on all sides that the University is trying to have a speed-up program, I hardly see how it could be fully effective until a com plete' fourth quarter is offered." A member of the Speed-up Plan Committee states that there is an ad vantage in having two six weeks ses sions, because it is absolutely impos sible for some students to go to school all year round. There are some boys who are offered jobs beginning in the middle of July, and find it imperative to accept these jobs in order to be financially able to graduate, therefore students will go to school for six weeks and get off as many hours as they can that way. mnooi n Classroom Sites for Mil oy sazur Tenth Annual Frosh Retreat Scheduled Here Two-Day Program Trains Leaders The tenth annual Pre-college Fresh man Retreat will be held September 15, 16 and 17 previous to the regular open ing of school, it was announced yes terday. The two day program is sponsored yearly by the University YMCA in order to acquaint potential campus leaders with the values and ideals of Carolina. The Freshmen are instruct ed how to utilize their time and effort in order to get the most out of Uni versity life and are prepared for mem bership in the Freshman Friendship Council, an organization which per forms valuable services throughout the year. Aside from the educational and spiritual assets of the Retreat it en ables participants to make lasting friendships, and become acquainted with the campus and with the faculty. By the time of the arrival of the rest of the student body these freshmen have become well enough acclimated to Carolina to help in the orientation of other new students. A question naire in Freshman Chapel showed-that they considered the help of students who had attended Retreat in getting them adjusted the most valuable fea ture of orientation week. The group is composed of about one hundred freshmen selected for out standing leadership in high school. They are usually recruited from high school Hi Y clubs, an organization sponsored by the YMCA which re quires high standards for member ship. Roy Armstrong, pre-college guidance official, chooses prominent students to attend from schools which do not have Hi Y. The programs of the Retreat are in formal allowing the freshmen to ques tion and discuss as much as they like. Main topics of the program will be: Scholarship and Intellectual Develop ment, Religion and Spiritual Develop ment, Friendship and Social Develop ment, Campus Activities and Citizen ship. These subjects will be presented by faculty and administrative leaders. A great part of the schedule for the Retreat will be taken up with recrea tion, sight-seeing and general getting acquainted. A free movie and a cam pus tour have been arranged. The highlight of the social program will be a reception held by President and Mrs. F. P. Graham where the freshmen will meet the Deans, Department Heads, Advisers and student leaders Among the faculty leaders of the Retreat will be President Graham, Dean House, Dean Bradshaw, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Comer, Secretary of the YMCA, Professors Meyer, Bagby, Mackie, and Chapel Hill ministers. Student leaders helping with the Re treat are the officers of the YMCA, President of the Student Body, Di rector of Graham Memorial, Members of the Student Council, Editors of Pub lications, and Heads of all leading stu dent organizations. Delegates will arrive for the Retreat on September 15 and will be allowed to occupy the rooms they have reserved at that time. The only expense will be for meals. Toms Studies Choral Conducting- Professor John E. Toms of the Uni versity Music Department is at tne Berkshire Music Festival Center m Massachusetts, studying choral con ducting under Hugh Ross, conductor of the Schola Cantorum of New York City, and Ifar Jones, conductor of the Bethlehem Bach Festival. Schinhan Recital Postponed Here The organ recital by Dr. J. P. Schin han of the Music .Department has been postponed from tomorrow to Sunday, August 16, at 8:30 P.M. It will be held at Hill Music Hall. oar a 10 aay u Temporary Tin Can to Be Broposed Tomorrow By Walter Klein Chapel Hill's school board will convene tomorrow night to decide the fate of 800 high school students without a high school. Sat urday morning the six-year-old, 108,000 high school crumbled in flames like a matchbox.. Four possibilities for temporary reestablishment of the school will be offered at the board session. Officials will first propose the Summer Term Finale Planned Hogan's Lake Outing Slated August 22 As climax to a summer session "filled as never before with all variety of fetes and entertainments," the Student Ac tivities office announced plans yester day for a grand finale to the summer session in the form of an outing at Hogan's Lake for every student in summer school. The event, which will be held on the afternoon and evening of Saturday, August 22, has been arranged so that fun and frolics in which everybody will want to engage will be available. There will be games of all sorts in cluding bridge, croquet, horseshoes, and ping pong for the students to en gage m. In addition, there will be a community sing, square and round dancing, a feature softball contest be tween an Ail-Star student team and the potent Men of Mullis club, and a program, jf skits, similar. Jo those put on by the Sound and Fury organiza tion. Free transportation to and from Hogan's Lake will be provided for all students via trucks especially hired for the occasion. The only charge for the whole program will be a $.50 cent charge to cover the food costs for sup per, Miss Helen Dugan, director of the Student Activities, announced. "Everything else will be free. Any body not wanting a picnic supper may come along anyway," Miss Dugan stated. The tickets for the suppers are on sale now at the Student Activities office in the YMCA and will go on sale in the various dormitories and frater nities on Monday. Deadline for the sale of tickets will be a week from Thursday so that the caterers will have See FINALE, page U Activities Schedule Tonight, August 11 Dr. William Kilpatrick address Gra ham Memorial 8 :00. North Lawn swing record concert 9:00-10:30. Tomorrow, August 12 Ted Ross orchestra concert Hill Mu sic hall 8:30-10:00. Thursday, August 13 Spencer dorm dinner dance 7:30. North Lawn classical record concert 8:30-10:30. Friday, August 14 Summer School Ball YMCA Court 9:00-12:00. Ted Ross' Orchestra Featured In Swing Concert Tomorrow Something new in summer enter tainment will come tomorrow night at 8 : 30 when Ted Ross and his campus orchestra stage a public swing concert in Hill Music hall. Ross and his crew will give their 90-minute program be fore leaving for a Georgia tour. The show will star sultry-eyed, Mary Carr, vocalist discovered in Norfolk, Va. Second address by Dr. William H. Kilpatrick, eminent education profes sor, tonight at 8 o'clock will begin this week's summer activities slate. "Cultural Reconstruction in the Con quered Countries in the Post War World" will be the subject of Dr. Kil patrick's follow-up talk. Last week's speech .brought a capacity audience to Graham MemoriaL v.' Spencer dorms coeds will entertain Naval pre-flight school officers at a j Consider Students isaster Builking, Use of Churches, construction of a temporary building atop the foundations of the fire-gutted school. Such a structure would have priority rating and builders could take advantage of undamaged electric and plumbing facilities. ' Second idea is a variation of the first construction of a new school be hind the present ruins, so that work can be started on a permanent build ing on the old site after the war, without stopping classes. Board, members will also recom mend taking over the Tin Can gymna sium behind the elementary school. 1 The building would be divided into eight classrooms, and additional rooms would be built onto the sides if neces sary. Fourth possibility for housing high school students will be the use of many or all town churches as class rooms, with high school offices possibly established at the elementary school. Sketches of temporary structures and estimates of their costs will be presented at tomorrow night's meet ing. The most disastrous fire in Chapel Hill history lingers on as the .main conversational topic and a bitter mem ory to 400 astonished spectators. "': At 2:15 Saturday morning the high . See FIRE, page U Summer Freshmen Register for Fall On September 22 In releasing fall registration dates, Dean C. P. Spruill of the General Col lege, pointed out that freshmen who entered this summer would register oh the morning of 'September 22, along with upperclassmen. "There has been some doubt in the minds of the freshmen as to whether or not they would register with incoming freshmen on September 21." Dean Spruill stated that as summer entrants had already undergone orientation and taken placement exams, .there "would be no reason for their coming on Sep tember 17," with the new students. Dean Spruill said that it might be advisable for summer freshmen to come back to school a few days early to take any advanced standing tests that they might have missed upon en tering. "One exam that we failed to give freshmen," said Dean Spruill, "was the College Aptitude test, which is required of all students." Students who are Interested in Naval ROTC should come back by September 14, said Dean Spruill. "This is neces sary as the physical examination and interviews take a great deal of time and would cause some confusion if taken after registration." dinner dance Thursday evening at 7:30. " Graham Memorial north lawn con certs will continue this week with a swing record session tonight at 9 o'clock and a classical program Thurs-. day night at 8:30. Bill McKinnon and Pete Cochrane are organizing the re cord programs. Helen Dugan, activities office direc tor, also announced yesterday that a summer school ball will be held Friday night from 9 until 12 o'clock at the YMCA court. , The orchestra has not been selected. Jan Philip Schinhan's organ recital, slated for Wednesday night, has. been shifted to Sunday evening. Regular dancing classes will con-: tinue through Thursday night, from 7:30 to 8:30 on the Bowman Gray pool terrace.
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