Gerlals -:: Dap i t 14 1 VOLUME LX Election Today Will Select Dormitory Representatives Election of officers for all dormitories' will be held today from 9 a.m. to 6 pan., with bal loting taints place in the indi vidual buildings All dorm resi dents are eligible to vote. To be chosen are . dormitory presidents vice-presidents, secre taries, treasurers, and for the first time in the history of tine Univer sity, representatives to the Inter -dormitory Council. Prior to this election, the ap pointed dorm advisors bave auto matically become members of the Inter-dormitory Council. Now, in a move designed to make the op Segregation, Iranian Oil Debates Set A bill favoring Iranian control of the oil industry developed by Great Britain in that country will be discussed by the Dialectic Senate at its meeting tonight at 8 o'clock on the third floor of New West building. ' The bin also calls for enforced British technical assistance in the Iranian control. - AH interested students are in vited to the meeting and are urged by the officers of the Bi to join in the debate. Tonight the Phi will debate three bills according to Robert Pace, chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, regarding the issue of segregation at athletic events. One bill provides that the Assembly go on. record as oppos ing segregation - of students be cause of race, creed, or other irreivant considerutkms. The other provides that the Phi con duct a poll to acerfain student opinion on the question. A third bill to be discussed ir one concerning membership m the Assembly. Two Squurts-fEnds Gcs Meter Df ore Two squirts of a Carbon Dio xide extinguisher were.' enough to put out a tiny blatze caused by a faulty installation of a gas meter on the back porch, of the home of George Worth, 19 Cobb Terrace. Firemen from th Chapel HiU Fire Department reached the fire In seconds. Worth is the student worker for the Presbyterian Church. 1 m itm Tuesday , 9 October 7:00-3:30 pan, Wednesday, 10 October 7:00 0:30. Thursday 11 October 7:00- Strict silence period 7:XMfc30 psaau, Sunday, 14 October. Caaaday; 14 October (Shake-? day T:C0-9t;S3 p.m. Strict silence period from IfcSa Pa. Sunday; 14 October until noon Wednesday, 17 October, Wednesday, 17 Oeiaho? P2edgfr Bay), noon and- iafte- TUESDAY OCTOBER 9, 1951 eration of the council more dera ocraticv the representatives will be elected by the residents of the dorm and the advisors will no longer hold a seat on the council. Also serving on the council fthe dorinitorv oresidentK. Duties of the council include hearing cases against dorm reg ulations, organizing the annual inter-dorm social, which last year brought Lea Brown - and his or chestra to the campus, and at tempting to foster dormitory spirit- - . ' Candidates in today's election iwere selected at meetings last I week in the various dormitories. G U Council Is Planning Observance The Greater University Stu dent Council of the University of North Carolina took: action to ward planning a Greater Univer sity Day sometime during the winter quarter, when it met Sun day afternoon on the campus of Woman's College in Greensboro. The Council is composed of re oresentattves from Carolina, State, and Woman's College and is the co-ordinating group for student legislative action among: the three schools. Other projects adopted at the meeting were the establishment of an increased intramural ath letic program among the Greater University schools and the forma tion of a publicity committee de signed to encourage attendance at extra-curricular ' functions throughout the three schools. It was also decided to combine the financial resources from the World Students' Service Fond into one large fund to go to one specific area of student relief Formerly the three colleges main tained separate drives. Carolina representatives to the Council were Bunny Davis, stu dent body vice-president Richard Penegar, Bill Hogshead, Peggy Stewart, Bob Vaughn, and Tom Sully. Sully is chairman of the Projects Committee. The Council will convene again Sunday, November 18, in Raieigh- Turna bout-Policeman Gets Parking Ticket Graham Creel parked his car I luteins itaruware store yesterday- afternoon and An some extra shopping When he finished his chores, ne crot m. the car and turned on the Wit BUT SuuutJELij, btae piece of paper attract eJrv'rbodr U tickets 5n Cha- Students can make donations mi Officer Earl Bo from 11 a.m..to S p.m. on boti, , member of the your blood will take about 45 SSftoSJrSS. ceUnut C.U i-8811, ..ft.. Bed ClMIel '.Z!? L" : CMS oStee. for appointment. Mo YBu Jkn O. Y..C I.Y ' ' Texas Movie Movies of Saturday's Texas-. Carolina same will be shown ia. Memorial hall tonight at 6:33. The show is sponsored by the YM.CA in cooperation with the Carolina Athletic Association and Coach Carl Snavely. Student Draft Tests Planned icember Selective Service College Qual ification Tests will be given De cember 13, 1951, and April 24, 1S52, by the University Testing Service here at Chanel Hill. University students desiring to irequest deferment and who I are satisfactorily pursuing: college i courses leading to a degree should take the tests on one of these two dates. " The test to be given December 13, is designed primarily for stu dents who were eligible to take the test last year, but who for some reason did not. The test on April 24, 1352, is designed for students who are in their first year of college work and who have not had an opportunity to take the test. Each student must submit an application requesting permission to take the Selective Service Test and receive a permit for admis sion to the place where the test is being administered. Without this permit no person may take the test- Applications and Bulle tin of Information papers may be secured from the Selective Ser vice local board. Aoolications for the Dec. 13 test most be in the mail prior to midnight, November 5. Those for the test on April 24, most be mailed before March 10, 1952. Information about how to fill out the application blank and where to mail it will be-given by the local board when the blank is secured. However if " there is any question about this see Col onel F. C Shepard, 315 South Building. Blood Donors Needed Here Draft-exempt students will get a chance to show tbeir patriotism and gratitude to members of the Armed Forces serving in Korea when the Bloodraobile comes here tomorrow and Thursday. "We urgently need 340 more volunteers if we want to meet our 40O pint quota," Dr. R, H. Wettach, chairman of the Red Cross program and professor in the Law School, asserted yester day. Only 153 donors have "made appointments to give their blood. xi". - - ' For Ds CHAPEL HILLvN. C to POilCV oB'k" Aoiai 3th Student Group At its regular weekly meeting Sunday night, the Carolina Political Union unanimously adopted a resolution protesting discrimination among students on the basis of "race, creed, or other irrelevant considerations and specifically advocated admission of all students to all athletic events on an equitable basis. It further petitioned the A dministration and Trustees for a "clear directive repudiating all such discrimination and as suring equal treatment for all members of the Student Body.' Unanimity - came as a surprise- in view of the long standing policy of the Carolina Political Union to avoid taking a stand on contro versial issues. In explaining the unanimous vote, however, one of the members asserted "Discrim ination among the opportunities afforded members of this Student Body is not a controversial ! matter." The text follows: of the resolution Whereas. The Declaration of Independence recognizes the equality of all men, and Whereas, The Constitution of the United States guarantees equal rights under the law, and Whereas, The" Constitution of North Carolina assures all citizens equal educational opportunity, stnd Whereas, This University was chartered and is operated as a public enterprise supported by all the people of the State, and Whereas, The Carolina Poli tical Union is forever dedicated to the principles of fair play and justice for all, and Whereas; Certain members of the Student Body of this Univer sity have been deprived of pri- invasion rroftt New Planetarium Feature Invasion from Mars," featuring the dramatization by Orson Wel les which threw .the nation into panic on an October night in IS33, will open the Morehead Planetarium today. The performance will be pre sented at 8:30 every night and there will be matinees on Satur days at 3 o'clock and on Sundays at 3 and 4 o'clock, Manager An thony Jenzano announced. "When Orson Wells put on his famous broadcast, he unintent ionally gave astronomers an ex cellent vehicle to use to teach the facts about the planet Mars," Jenzano said. "At the same time, he provided material for books and magazine articles and class room studies in the problem of mass psyehoTogyi Jenzano said that particular attention will be devoted to the planet Mars, "because for the past 60 years there has been more discussion in the public press and in popular magazines about this particular" planet than about all the others put together. A tele NUMBER 17 A. " vileges normally accorded to all students at this University, and Whereas, This discrimination is admittedly due exclusively to the race of the students concerned, and Whereas, The Carolina Poli tical Union doesi not and has never practiced discrimination against any student on the basis of race; therefore, be it Resolved,, That the Carolina Political Union protests the use of race, creed, or other irrelevant considerations, as a basis for dis crimination among: the opportu nities accorded or facilities pro vided or privileges granted to students at this University Resolved, That the Carolina Political Union petitions the Ad ministration and Trustees of this University for a clear directive repudiating all such "discrimina tion and assuring equal treatment for all members of the Student Body, without regard to race, religion, or other irrelevant con siderations Resolved, That the Carolina Political Union specifically ad vocates the admission of all stu dents to all athletic facilities on an equitable basis. mars ss scopic view of its general appear ance wilt be shown and expla nation of the rotation and its seasons also will be covered. "What we really know and what can be surmised from the observed facts will be clearly told, and the possibilities of life, not only on Mars but elsewhere in the . universe, will be summed up. Visitors will hear the broad cast as it was presented more than 13 years ago, and can judge for themselves whether or not they would have been misled by it," Jenzano said. He announced that the perfor mence will run for a short time onhr. It is being repeated to satisfy the many requests by visi tors who have enjoyed it pre viously." he explained. ninrj Sole s Senior Class rings will be on sale Thursday afferooon from 2 fo 4:33 in the T lobby, Grail Ring- Chairman AI House an nounced yesterday. ' Seniors who order their rings Thursday can, expect delivery by Christmas, ha added. , . ; The Grail Is Sim only ' agency selling class rings. ; n ft

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