Briefs From UP
Z of
PreliminaryOk
For Suspension
Of Draft Given
Minimum Age of 20
Would Be Provided
Washington, April 13- The
house has tentatively approved
legislation to suspend inductions
into the armed services for five
months and to raise the minimum
draft age from 18 to 20 years.
Both measures, which will be
passed by a roll call vote, would
be effective May 15th. Under
the draft holiday measure, the
president could order inductions
again after October 15th if the
services failed to get a sufficient
number of men through their
voluntary enlistment program.
Suggestions Made
On Services Merger
Washington, April 13 The
Army and Navy Journal sug
gests that the issue of merging
the armed forces into one de-
v
partment should be turned over
to the Council of Elder States
men for national defense. The
Council is made up of 10, top
wartime leaders chosen from all
branches of service.
Five Children Killed
In Detroit Explosion
; Detroit; April 13--Five child:
ren were burned to death today
when a wood fire exploded at the
Detroit home of Angelo Rubal
caba. Rubalcaba himself, who
saved one of his children from
the flames, is reported iri criti
cal condition. His wife who
gave birth to an eighth child a
few hours later won't be told
of the disaster for two or three
days to give her a chance to re
cover.
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Royall to Speak
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Appeal for Doomed
Killer Goes to Truman
Knoxville, Tennessee, April
13 An attorney for convicted
killer Earl McFarland says that
the death sentence imposed on
the ex-marine will be appealed
to President Truman. The at
torney says the appeal will be
based on the grounds that the
condemned man is mentally in
competent, . partly .because of
malaria he contracted on : Gua
dalcanal. - ' r V :
Braden Tells Ways
Of Preventing Wars
Philadelphia, April 13 -The
Assistant Secretary of State for
Latin-American Affairs says
that future wars can be averted
if world diplomats stop playing
wily chess games. Spruille Bra
den adds that there can be peace
through cooperation if diplomats
concentrate on carrying out the
will and ambitions of the peoples
they represent. He addressed a
joint meeting of the Pan-Ameri
can and; foreign policy associa
tions in Philadelphia. .
Clay Says Essentials
Unavailable in Reich
Berlin, April 13 Former
President Herbert Hoover has
been told that the essentials of
life no longer are available in
Germany, and that economic re
covery is impossible without
more food. The statement came
from the Commander of the
American zone, Lieutenant Gen
eral Lucius Clay,' in a summary
of Hoover's findings on his food
tour of Germany. ; , - 7
Regular CPU Meeting
The CPU will discuss the re
cent Win the Peace conference
at its regular meeting tonight in
the Grail room of Graham Mem
orial at 8 o'clock. All visitors are
welcome. V. 7 . -1 . .- ., '
Following a long established custom for such occasions, the University-conferred , 39 honorary degrees at its Sesqnicenten
nial Convocation Yesterday. 7.; r-invrr o:::t tis.l.u: i ;iV ul:,; :iq V:; :ii -.-. uj i ; .; 'zl A: ... . '
The recipients were, top row, left to right: "J, Q. Adams, Director, Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D. C; E. E. Bar
nett. General Secretary, National Council, Young Men's Christian Association; M. V. Barnhill, Associate Justice, State Supreme
Court; J. W. Beams, University of Virginia physics professor; J. F. Byrnes, Secretary of State; W. D. Carmichael, Sr vice
president (retired), Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company; Governor Gregg Cherry; F. W. Goker, Yale University government
professor. 7 - ... - .').;;;;..:. ;: ... . . ;. ; t .,:
Second row: Norman Cordon, Metropolitan Opera star; W. W. Cort, Johns Hopkins University parasitology professor; Pres
ton Davie, lawyer and business executive; President E. E. Day, Cornell University; E. B. Denny, Associate Justice, State Su
preme Court; President H. W. Dodds, Princeton University; Provost Clarence Dykstra, University of California; President E.
B. Fred, University of Wisconsin. 7 ; 7 7. . . .
Third row: President Meta Glass, Sweet Briar College; Luther Hodges, , vice-president, Marshall Field and Company; L L.
Eandel, Columbia University education professor; W. G. Leland, Director, American Council of Learned Societies; E. A. Lowe,
"Princeton Institute for Advanced Study; Harry McMullan, State Attorney General; H. A. Millis, University of Chicago econom
ics professor; H. J. Morgan, Brigadier General, U. S. Army Medical Corps.
t Fourth row: E. R. Murrow, Columbia Broadcasting System ; W. F. Ogourn, University of Chicago sociology professor; G. B.
Pegram, Columbia University graduate dean; President E. M. Poteat, Colgate-Rochester Divinity School; Julian Price, Jeffer
son Standard Life Insurance Co.; D. H. Ramsey, Ash'eville Citizen-Times; Archibald Rutledge, writer; J. S. Simmons, Brigadier
Genera, U. S. Army Medical Corps. . t
Bottom row: W. R. Taliaferro, University of Chicago dean of biological sciences; Stith Thompson, Indiana University folk
lbrist; Al H. Turriage, Major General, U.S. Marine Corps; L. C. Warren, Comptroller General; A. L. M. Wiggins, South Caro
lina banker; J. W. Winborne, Associate Justice, State Supreme Court; and R. S. Woodworth, Columbia University psychologist.
Undersecretary of War Royall
To Speak Here Tuesday Night
Extension of Draft Law Will Be Subject
Of Address to UNC Veterans' Association
Undersecretary of War Kenneth C. Royall, slated for an address
here Tuesday evening at 8:30 p. m. in Memorial Hall, will speak
on "Extension of the Draft Law." The . program sponsored by
the University Veterans' Association, will be aired over station
WPTF. Chancellor R. B. House will introduce the undersecretary
of war. Following the address a
short discussion period will be
conducted, after which a recep
tion will be held in the lounge
at Graham Memorial.
Dignitaries to Attend
Many state dignitaries have
accepted invitations to attend the
address, which will be the un
dersecretary's first public ad
dress since his appointment by
the president.
All attending the program are
asked to be seated in the audi
torium by 8:15 p.m. No one will
be admitted, into the room after
8 :20, due to radio station re
quirements; 7 .
Mr. Royall became noted for
his defence in 1942 of Nazi war
spies. He was - designated by
President Roosevelt ; to defend
the German saboteurs.
Before being elevated to his
present position, Royall was a
Brigadier General in the Army,
receiving the Distinguished Ser
vice Medal awarded for services
as deputy fiscal director of the
Army Service Forces from May
1943 to April 1944 and as special
assistant to the secretary of war.
President Truman appointed
Royall undersecretary of war
to succeed Robert B. Patterson,
who was named to secretary of
war when Henry L. Stimson re
signed.
UNC Alumnus
An alumnus of Carolina, Roy
all was very active in extracur
ricula activities on this campus.
He was a member of Phi Beta
Kappa, Tap JKappa Alpha, the
Amphoterothen, and Gorgon's
Head. He belonged to the Delta
Kappa Epsilon fraternity.
Blount Stewart, president of
the UVA, stated, "In , bringing
Kenneth Royall to the Univers
ity, we are bringing one of Caro
lina's most brilliant alumni, hav
ing distinguished himself as a
North Carolina lawyer in the
famous Nazi, saboteur trials in
Washington; as a brigadier gen
eral in the Army; and now aa
undersecretary of war. His many
North Carolina friends will wel
come this opportunity to hear
him speak on a topic of such vital
interest to us all." 1 7 - :
New Student Party
Schedules Meeting
In Gerrard Tomorrow
.. The newly-organized Student
Party will meet tomorrow after
noon at 5 o'clock in Gerrard
Hall, and Chairman Chuck Heath
has extended an open invitation
to the campus to attend.
The floor will be open to any
one wishing to introduce possible
future party policies, Heath has
announced, and the steering com
mittee will make a number of
recommendations to the assembly.
Heath stated that anyone so
desiring may submit names of
possible candidates for the com
ing election and that these names
will go to the steering committee
for investigation of qualifica
tions. 1 1 1 .
YWCA Will Install
Officers Tomorrow
The new ofilcers of the YWCA
will be installed tomorrow night
in - a traditional candlenight
ceremony for all Y members at
7:30 p.m. in the Presbyterian
church. The installation service
will include the announcement
of the newly appointed Y Cabi
net members for the coming
year. ' 7'; 7; v
Jane Gunter is the chairman
of the installation and is also
the chairman of the Worship
Committee of the Y. - J
Students May Attend
Parliamentary Rales
Class Offered by Phi
The first in a series of 30 min
ute discussions on the usage of
parliamentary procedure in stu
dent organizations at Carolina
will be held Monday night at 7
o'clock in the office of the Daily
Tar Heel editor in Graham Me
morial. The discussion is spon
sored by the Philanthropic So
ciety, and A. B. Smith, Jr.,
speaker of the Phi, said that any
interested student may attend.
Beginning with the most ele
mentary principles of parliamen
tary procedure, the series of
classes will be directed at a prac
tical application of rules of order
in student deliberative assem
blies. Robert Morrison, critic of
the Phi, will be chairman of the
classes, and leaders from student
organizations using parliamen
tary procedure will be invited to
explain specific practices rela
tive to their, particular organi
zations, f, ' , .
Phi Plans Meet
Thursday Night
The Phi Assembly will meet
Thursday night instead of Tues
day this week because of Under
secretary of War Royall's . ad
dress Tuesday night. The bill
for the meeting will be: "Re-j
solved, that the Phi Assembly'
go on record, as believing that
labor unions are detrimental to
the best interests of the coun
try." 77 v..", ' -
Many Famous
People Share
In Occasion
Address by Day Is
Feature of Program
Climaxing the eight year ses-
quicentennial 'celebration, the
University yesterday conferred
39 honorary doctorate degrees
to representatives in the fielda
of .natural and social sciences,
humanities, public life, and busi
ness, in impressive ceremonies
held before an audience of 2300
in Memorial Hall.
Among the distinguished ar-'
ray of recipients were Secre-.
tary. of State James F. Byrnes,
Governor R. Gregg Cherry, UNC
alumnus and Metropolitan opera
star Norman Cordon, Cornell -
University president Edmund
Day, former selective' service ;
head Clarence Dykstra, CBS
commentator Edward R. Mur-
row, poet-naturalist Archibald ;
Rutledge, Third Marine Division
commander Major General Hal:
Turnage, and United States
Comptroller General Lindsay-
Warren. Eight of the group are j
UNC alumni and all but three
have been listed in "Who's
Who." -
Over four hundred delegates
to the celebration from colleges,
societies, and foundations Were
introduced. Immediately preced
ing the assembly the group
marched in procession in full
academic regalia over a route
covering the main section of the
campus.
Chancellor R. B. House, pre
siding over the assembly, intro
duced the main speaker, Dr.
Edmund E. Day, president of
Cornell University. In an address
on "Educational Mobilization
In a Free Society", Dr. Day
emphasized that the peace of the
future world rested in education.
"For the free peoples of this
world, an effective mobilization
of all available educational re
sources is indispensable," he
stated.
In a speech following Day,
President Graham advanced a
12-point program for the mas
tery of the science and technol
ogy of the modern world. "Hu
man science has not yet learned
to master the machines of our
world," stated Dr. Graham.
Social Science Book
Will Be Circulated
In South America
A signal honor has come . to
the University and to a group
of its history and social science
professors.
Their book, "American Soci
ety and the Changing World",
byDr. C. H. Pegg, and eight of
his colleagues and one former col
league, has been chosen by the
State Department in collabora
tion with the American Library
Association as one of 25 English
language books for free distribu
tion to public and school librar
ies throughout Latin America.
Published by F. S. Crofts and
Company, the volume was writ
ten primarily to provide basic
reading material for a Univers
ity of North Carolina freshman
social science course, and has
been used as a text by many other
institutions.