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VOLUME LV
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CHAPEL HILL; N. C, SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1946
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NUMBER 7
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Statement From Weaver
The following- is a statement pre
pared by Dean of Men Fre'd Weaver
yesterday afternoon, in an effort to
clarify the present student govern
mental situation:
Through trie organization of stu
dent self government a constitution
for the Student Body has been writ
ten and adopted by vote of the stu
dents. The constitution has been sub
mitted to the University administra
tion for consideration of any pro
visions which might involve funda
mental laws under which the Univer
sity operates in its responsibility to
the people through the Trustees and
the State Legislature.
Chancellor House has appointed me
to meet with a committee of students
appointed by the President of the Stu
dent Body for the purpose of recon
ciling any possible conflicts between
the provisions of the constitution and
provisions in the area of responsi
bility which, under rule of the State
Legislature, the Trustees may not
relinquish, and under trustee rule,
the faculty may not relinquish.
Pending the completion of the com
mittee's work the status of student
government is not without adequate
basis "in its firmly established sphere
of autonomous action and responsi
bility. Only those provisions of the
student constitution which involve
change in matters which- are beyond
the proven authority of student gov-
DormitoryBids
Are Considered
Buildings Will Be
Behind Alexander
Bids wrere made last week on three
large men's dormitories which are to
be constructed around Alexander Hall.
These buildings would house approxi
mately 579 students and will each
contain over ninety rooms. The three,
if constructed, will be considerably
larger than any of the other men's
dormitories.
Two of the buildings would be placed
on the intramural field and one would
stand behind Alexander. One is ex
pected to face Alexander and the other
two would have their main entrances
on the Raleigh road.
No definite plans have yet been
made for construction as approval on
the contracts has not yet been let.
The bids are now being considered by
South Building authorities.
Dorm Room A pplicants
Must Turn In Deposits
According to an announcement
from the office of James E. Wads
worth, University admissions of
ficer, all students desiring to ap
ply for a dormitory room for Sep
tember must make a deposit of
$6.00 at the cashier's office in the
. basement of South Building, not
later than July 10, 1946.
Such a deposit is an application
fee and does not necessarily as
sure the student of dormitory space
in September.
Bridge Tournament
The large attendance at the bridge
tournaments held every Thursday
night in the lounge of Graham Memo
rial will cause future tournaments
to be played in the Candlelight Room
of Graham Memorial.
Exam Schedule
FRIDAY, JULY 19
8-00 A.M.-10:00 for 8:00 A.M. classes
11 ioO A.M.- 1:00 for 9:00 A.M. classes
3-00 P.M.- 5:00 for 10:00 A.M. classes ,
' SATURDAY, JULY 20
8:00 A.M.-10:00 for 11:00 A.M. classes
' 11:00 A.M.- 1:00 , for 12:00 noon classes
3-00 P.M.- 5:00 for afternoon classes and
all others not provided
for in the above
i schedule
NOTE: Examinations for double-hour courses will be governed by the
hour of the first class meeting. AXttiti?
' EDWIN S. LANIER,
Director, Central Records Office.
ernment will be held in abeyance until
the Committee completes its work.
Questions involving student fees, the
charges levied by the University for
admission, clearly fall within the
specific area of trustee action. The
right of appeal to the faculty by stu
dents who may be dismissed by the
Student Council, or questions govern
ing such clearly mutual interest and
responsibility as regulations affecting
visiting and entertainment privileges,
and hours for women students must
be kept within the province of mutual
student and faculty goverment.
In brief, therefore, student govern
ment is in full possession of all the
rights which have been preserved to
it by generations of aggressive and
responsible students and sympathetic
faculty members.- And those pro
visions of the Constitution which in
volve changes of form or procedure
within this area are in the same full
force as before. And while the ad
ministration studies those provisions
affecting the larger constitution under
which the trustees, faculty and . ad
ministration serve, there need not re
sult any degree of restriction in the
free expression of responsible student
initiative and self government. But
authority in those matters which are
necessarily and legally assigned to
trustee and faculty responsibility must
receive consideration by appropriate
agents of the faculty and administra-
I tion.
Linker Elected
ROA President
Bernstein, Schmidt
Present Short Talks
The recently formed Orange
County Chapter of the Reserve Officers
Association of the ' United States
elected Robert W. Linker, Major, Air
Corps, and University French depart
ment professor, as their president, in
an organizational meeting held this
week.
The session was presided over by
Major Pinkney Bernstein, of First
Military district headquarters of N.
C. located in Raleigh. Also present
at the meeting was Major Schmidt,
commanding officer, 470th Army Air
Forces base unit, located at Greensboro-High
Point airport.
Both Majors Bernstein, and
Schmidt, who has charge of Air Corps
Reserve training in this area, made
short talks on future reserve training
activities now under consideration by
the War department.
First Chapter Here
President LinTcer, upon assuming
office, announced to the more than 70
officers present that this was the first
chapter of reserve officers organized
in the state since the end of hostili
ties. He also extended an invitation
to all former officers of the Army,
Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard, now
residing in Orange county, to join the
chapter.
Other officers elected were: Peter
Lavin, Captain FA, vice-president;
Archibald Henderson, Jr., Captain
AC, secretary-treasurer. The follow
ing committee chairmen were chosen:
Corydon P. Spruill, Lt. Colonel, QM,
program; Cornelius O. Cathey,
Colonel, AGD, publicity; Edward E.
Caldwell, Captain, AC, membership;
Herman O. Coleman, information.
. An announcement of future meet
ings will be, made within a few days.
The funeral scene from Thornton Wilder's "Our Town" is shown above.
As their first major production of the summer, the Carolina Playmakers
will present "Our Town" Tuesday evening at 8:30 in Memorial Hall.
John Parker, Playmakers' business manager, is directing the production,
and Harry Davis is playing the lead role of Stage Manager.
Imagination
For 'Our Town' Audience
No Scenery Will Be Employed
In Tuesday Playmaker Drama
' By Helen Highwater
Thornton Wilder's "Our Town". will require an audience with a
vivid imagination when the Carolina Playmakers present it as
their first summer offering at Memorial Hall Tuesday night at
8:30 o'clock. Director John W. Parker requests those who come
to the play to remember that the staged
will look empty and that the curtain
will be up when they enter the Hall.
He suggests also that the audience use
the usual waiting period in limbering
up its inventive faculties.
No Scenery
"Our Town" uses almost no scenery
or props, yet- the action , moves, over,
an entire town, from a kitchen to a
drug store, to a church, and to a ceme
tery. A' milkman with an imaginary
horse delivers invisible milk to a non
existent house, and six imaginary
meals are cooked.
. The costumes, however, are , not
imaginary, since Parker bought them
personally at an old-time country em
porium near Whitaker. They had been
kept on the second floor of the store
by the wife of the original proprietor,
who had purchased at boom prices and
refused to sell them at a loss.
Directed Last Show
Professor Parker was also the di
See OUR TOWN, page U
AVC Slates Discussion
On OP A Extension Plan
For Tuesday Meeting
The question of OPA extension will
be discussed by the local chapter, of
AVC at its next meeting, Tuesday
night at 7:30 o'clock in the Presby
terian church.
Following the President's veto of
the amended OPA bill, telegrams in
the name of the Chapel Hill AVC were
sent to the North Carolina congress
men asking that a workable and satis
factory OPA be established. Pre
viously the chapter had approved a
resolution to send telegrams to the
congressmen if the President vetoed
the bill curtailing OPA's power.
During the next several day hand
bills will be distributed on the campus
and in town by AVC urging that the
students and townspeople send simi
lar telegrams to their own congres
sional representatives.
Chairman of the local chapter, Win
ston Broadfoot, declared that OPA
extension is a serious matter for
veterans in school who are trying to
live on their governmental allowance.
He said that any increase in prices
would force many of them to drop out
of college.
Mclver To Give Vets
Feast Next Saturday
Mclver .dormitory will entertain
the veterans on campus with a
watermelon feast on July 12 at 7
o'clock. The informal feast will be
held on the lawn adjoining Mclver.
Since the number will have to be
limited, veterans are asked to sign
up at Mclver Monday evening or
at the Y Tuesday morning between
9 and 11.
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Necessary
Hopkins Gives
Harp Concert
Gertrude Hopkins, harpist of na
tional acclaim, will appear as a soloist
Wednesday night at 8:30 o'clock in
Hill Hall in a concert sponsored by
Graham Memorial student union.
This will be the second in a series of
free summer concerts being sponsored
by Graham Memorial.
One of America's distinguished
harpists, Miss Hopkins began her
study at seven, giving her first re
cital at the age of ten. Her later
training has been under Marcel Grand
jany, recognized as the world's great
est harpist.
Much praise came to her from the
Havana press and Cuban musicians
when she appeared as soloist for the
Pro Arte Musical of Havana, the lead
ing musical organization in Cuba.
Playing with the USO Camp Shows,
Miss Hopkins appeared at a different
army and navy base each night for
a three-month period. She has also
played at the Stage Door Canteen
and various army hospitals.
The New York Herald-Tribune
printed the following review of her:
"Miss Hopkins' playing proved to be
the essence of delightful phrasing and
clearness of technical execution. She
draws from her instrument a wealth
of tone not often found in harpists,
French House Has
Varied Activities
Dr. William M. Dey, head of the
Romance Language department of the
University, will speak at the French
House Tuesday night on romantic po
etry. Monday night French films will
be shown.
Miss Will Tabb Fulmer, resident of
the house, will dance at a student con
cert to be presented Thursday night,
and on Friday, the third" act from the
opera "Faust" will be given by a trio
composed of Dr. U. T. Holmes of the
University, John Nauman of Queen's
College, and Ruth Loaring-Clark, a
resident of the House.
Y Dance Planned
By Graham Memorial
The "Y" cdurt dance will be given
tonight by Graham Memorial with re
corded music. In case of rain the
dance will be in the Candlelight Room
of Graham Memorial.
Roy Cole and his campus orchestra
will play next Saturday night for the
affair.
Wednesday
Trustees,
Must First Approve
New Authority, Old Powers To Be
Employed During Interim Government
By Jack Abernathy
While celebrants' firecrackers outside wrote a staccato punctua
tion, the walls of Gerrard Hall echoed Thursday night to a differ
ent kind of pyrotechnics as the Student Legislature learned from
Speaker Charles Warren that the new student government consti
tution is not valid. Discussion stemmed from a motion to rescind
the recent coed hours bill, which the administration had declared
was beyond the power of the legislature to enact.
The legislature passed without a dissentwig vote the following
resolution: "The Student Legislature of the University of North
Carolina does hereby acknowledge that it had no authority to pass
a bill setting coed hours, and consequently the bill has no effect."
Disagreement Over Student Government Powers
Passage of this bill last week brought to the front a misunder
standing between officials of the administration and officers of
the Student Government over the extent of the present powers
of the several student governing, bodies. . This lack of general ac
cord resulted in a conference on Wednesday afternoon in the office
of Chancellor R. B. House, with the following participants : Chan
cellor House, Deans Mackie, Stacy, and Weaver; and Dewey Dor
sett, Charles Warren,, and other students. , .
Speaker Charles Warren made an explanatory address in open
ing the third summer session of the legislature.
He pointed out a major fact, hitherto unpublicized, affect
ing all activities of student government that the new con
stitution of the student body is not yet an official document.
It has not been ratified by the administration, nor by the
board of trustees, Warren said, and both steps are necessary
. ...before tn? constitution, is in effect.
The new constitution referred to was ratified by a narrow mar
gin in May of the past soring quarter, just before elections. At
that time there was some controversy over the validity of the first
vote, and a second vote was necessary before student body approval
was obtained. Elections followed almost immediately.
Official Copies Distributed Wednesday
Speaker Warren also said that official copies of the constitution
were presented for the first time to the administration by him on
Wednesday. He explained the delay by stating that he was un
aware of the omission until his return to school for the summer
term, and that he took immediate steps to have correct copies
printed. .. .
Warren gave his definition of the powers of student self-government
in the current situation by saying, . , only when the
administration and the board of trustees give us the green signal
can we officially refer to the new constitution as our student gov
ernmental authority." He continued his speech by giving back
ground material for the whole misunderstanding, and set forth his
views on future operating procedure. .
Warren also said, "The main point to bear in mind is that
the powers vested to the old student legislature are now in
force . . . Our whole set-up until and if ratification occurs will
be a mixture of the old and new."
Following Warren's speech, Mike Morrow moved that the coed
hours bill be rescinded. The motion was seconded and thrown
open for discussion. Al Lowenstein and Jim Taylor presented
arguments in support of a substitute measure offered by Lowen
stein, who said his resolution would "preserve the prestige of the
legislature while it achieved the effect of cancelling the coed
bill."
Highlights of Lowenstein's forceful and rapidly-delivered ad
dress was a reference to principles of common law, and his state
ment: "There are certain fields in which we have governed in the
past and in which we may rightly continue to do so."
He also stated his belief that the legislature should take the
attitude that the constitution is in force as if it had been
ratified, a view opposing Warren's.
Jim Taylor began his speech by echoing Speaker Warren's
major points, concluding, "I cannot see the Student Legisla
ture rescinding a bill. I cannot see the Student Legislature
giving in to the will of the administration." He urged the
adoption of Lowenstein's substitute amendment, which then
passed as described in the second paragraph.
With this major item of business disposed of, the legislature
proceeded to consider a bill presented by Charles Fulton to ap
propriate $150 from student funds as an additional sum to cover
unforeseen costs which may be incurred by Jimmy Wallace, Caro
lina delegate to the Prague World Student Conference next month.
Courtesy of the floor was extended to Bill Poteat, "Y" secretary,
who listed the reasons for this extra amount. After the rules
were suspended to allow immediate action, the bill was passed.
Members of six committees were announced by Speaker War
ren: Ways and Means: Chairman,. Al Lowenstein; members, Alex
Davis, Bill Miller, Bob Kemp and Jim Taylor. Rules : Chairman,
, See CONSTITUTION, page 4
Officials