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AWARDS NIGHT
TONIGHT 9:00
MEMORIAL HALL
STUDENT FEE
THURSDAY
VOTE!
VOLUME XXXVI
CHAPEL HILL, N. C TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1928
NUMBER 91
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FRIDAY, JUNE 8
WILL SEE START
OF COMMENCEMENT
Large Number of Alumni Ex
pected Back for Reunion;
Arthur Page to Speak.
With an unusually large number of
alumni expected - back for class re
unions, the University of North Car
olina's 134th commencement will get
under way here Friday, June 8, and
continue through Monday, June 11.
Friday will be devoted to class day
exercises. At 9:45 o'clock in the
morning the seniors will form a line
at the Old Well and march with the
marshals to Davie-Poplar where the
exercises proper will be held. At
3:30 o'clock in the afternoon the an
nual Mangum Medal Contest will be
held in Gerrard Hall, and from 5:30
to 6 o'clock there will be a recep
tion for the seniors and their guests
at the home of President Chase. The
senior banquet comes at 7 o'clock in
Swain Hall, at which time permanent
class officers for the class of '28 will
be elected. Governor Angus W. Mc
Lean will be the chief speaker at the
banquet.
- Saturday is set aside as the annual
Alumni Day; At 10:30 o'clock in the
morning there will be a "Reminis
cence Symposium," to be presided over
by Judge Francis D. Winston, of
Windsor. The Alumni Luncheon
comes at one o'clock, presided over
by A. B. Andrews, of Raleigh, presi?
dent of the General Alumni Associa
tion. In the afternoon the. members
of the baseball squad of 1903, all of
whom are still liyipg, will play a team
composed of members of the faculty
on Emerson Field.
President Chase's annual reception
for the alumni will be held at Swain
Hall at 8:30 o'clock in, the evening,
followed by the Alumni Ball.
The baccalaureate sermon will be
preached Sunday morning at 11
jo'clock.bv. Bishop William A... GuerryJ
of Charleston, S. C. Bishop Guerry
is bishop of the South Carolina Dio
cese of the Episcopal church.
A concert by the University Glee
Club has been arranged for. four
o'clock Sunday afternoon, and at 7:30
o'clock Parson W' . D. Moss, of the
local Presbyterian Church, will con
duct the annual vesper service for
the seniors under Davie Poplar.
The diplomas and degrees will be
awarded on Monday! Arthur Wilson
Page, editor, publisher, and vice
president of the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company, will deliver
the commencement address at 11:00
o'clock. Mr. Page is the son of Wal
ter Hines Page and is a native North
Carolinian, having been born at
Aberdeen. -. .
Following the . commencement ad-,
dress by Mr. Page, Governor Angus
WV McLean will present the seniors
with their ' diplomas. He will also
give each senior a bible as a gift from
the State of North Carolina.
All in all things on the University
campus will indicate to the commence
ment week visitors another year of
crrnvth at the State's chief
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institution of higher learning.
Carolina Student
Given Scholarship
According, to an announcement" just
received here from the Committee on
Foreign Travel and Study, Tom Gold,
of High . ' Point, a sophomore
has been awarded a scholarship
which entitles him to a year's study
in the University of Paris.
There are six such scholarships
given in the entire United States, and
Mr. Gold gained the award in compe
tition with students from colleges and
universities all over the country.
The scholarships, "which are worth
$1,000 each, are awarded to sopho
mores only. The condition is that a
student study abroad during his ju
nior year and return to the institu
tion where he took his freshman and
sophomore work to complete the se
nior year and to graduate.4 The
grant allows a student to gain a
broader viewpoint and to become pro
ficient in some foreign languages.
These scholarships have bean made
possible through the generosity of
Mrs. Andrew Carnegie, Felix War
burg, Aaron Naumburg, Benjamin
Stern, Murray Guggenheim, Lucius N.
Littauer, Berthold Hochschild, and
others. A committee of nine prom
inent educators makes the selections
each year. ' .
Proposed Student Tax Would
Bring Famous Lecturers and
Artists to the Local Campus
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Authorities of the College of Arts Submit a Tentative List of
Entertainers Who Could Probably Be Brought
Here if Plan is Passed.
. In response to numerous letters and
articles appearing in the Ta Heel
providing for cultural entertainments,
the authorities of the Liberal Arts
College have gained valuable infor
mation as to the cost of bringing high
class lecturers, musicians, and drama
tic entertainers here..
The cost of procuring musical and
dramatic entertainments ranges from
three hundred dollars to twenty-five
hundred dollars. With the present en
tertainment appropriations one of
these could be had. Heretofore only
lecturers have been brought and art
loving students have depended on lo
cal talent, or have had to go away in
order to be able to hear famous con-
certs or lectures.
Some of the solo artists that could
be brought here should the plan of the
three dollar tax be passed include
world famous singers: Margarete Met
zendhauer, Rosa Ponselle, Maria Jerit
za, Louis Graveure, Chaliapin, . and
Sophie Braslau. Of the pianists, Har
Playmakers End A Successful
Season by Cutting the Annual
Capers at Theatre on Saturday
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Burlesques Given on the Plays and Actors; One of the Features
Was the Dancing of Kissa Kernan; Dance
Ends the Affair.
(By Herbert Browne)
Shakespeare wrote in his "Twelfth
Night," "Faith, I can cut' a caper."
On Saturday night the Playmakers
brought their 10th season to a close
Tjy" cutting their "caper," and accord-;
ing to the audience, they surely cut.
Shakespeare would, no doubt, write of
the performance, "Faith, they can cut
a caper." ' .
The "caper" was composed chiefly
of various take-offs on the plays and
actors of the Playmakers. Imperson
ations of the Playmaker leaders
Professor Koch, Mr. Selden, and Mr.
Heffner in the sketch, 'Jupe Pluvius
Quits Reigning," were very capably
handled. Iri a curtain speech, Al
Kahn, Prof. Koch's double, began both
the program and his impersonation
by the characteristic, "We're here and
glad to be here."
liTip nt thp tpjmirPK ot the evemn?
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was the dancing of Miss Kissa Ker
nan of Fort Bragg. Miss Kernan d
lighted the audience with two dances:
"Dance Russe," and "Mendelssohn's
Spring Song."
At certain times the" performance
was1 as capably handled and enjoyable
as one of the, Playmakers more seri
ous stage productions. As has already
been said, burlesques on certain plays
were very interesting. In one sketch,
"Ten Tights in a Bar Room," details
and lines from all of the season's
plays were interwoven into an inter
esting act.
Kelly Sears, in his sketch, "A Boy
and a Banjo," was very popularly re
ceived by the audience. He combined
his banjo playing with some very
Central European !
Tour Is Planned
Officials of the Extension Division
expressed the opinion yesterday that
it will be of interest to the German
educators visiting the University of
North' Carolina to learn that through
its Extension Division it is conducting
this summer a travel-study tour to
Germany and other parts of central
Europe. Five different countries are
included in the itinerary of this tour:
Denmark, Germany, Czecho-Slavia,
Austria and France. Two weeks will
be spent in Vienna and Munich, mem
bers of the . party devoting this time
to resident study. During their stay
in Vienna they will be privileged to
attend the world-famous Music Fes
tival. Courses, allowing college credit,
will be offered' in German language
and literature. Professor E. C. Met
zenthin, associate professor of Ger
man, will act as director and instruc
tor of the tour.
Members of the Central European
party will sail from New York; on
Tr,n 9.Mh nhnard the S. S. Lituania.
old Bauer, Ossip Gabrilowitsch, and
Mischa Levitzki could be secured.
Fritz Kreisler, violinist, could be
brought for a price of twenty-five
hundred dollars. The nation's fore
most symphony orchestras can be en
gaged for a comparatively small sum,
but exceeding the University's pres
ent resources for such entertainments.
Among the lecturers are such men
as Edwin Slosson, scientist, who has
greaily popularized the knowledge of
science, Donald Stewart, humorist
and popular writer, Clarence Cham
berlin, transatlantic flier, Thornton
Wilder, a Pulitzer prize winner, and
countless others who have in their
respective fields reached a plane of
equal meritoriousness.
Students of the Arts College will
have a chance to show their feeling
in regard to the tax obligation Thurs
day when a vote will be taken. Should
the tax be passed other students may
have an equal opportunity to attend
the lectures and musical programs by
purchasing season tickets.
excellent clog dancing.
Al Kahn and Lois Warden danced
and sang their popular "Collegiana,"
one of the Wigue and Masque presen
tations. ,.,
The act, "Blighted Scandals," the
take-off on "Lighted Candles," one of
the Playmakers folk plays,1 was very
well done, in fact it was extremely
well taken-off.
In the sketch "Hill Hypnotism (an
other Carolina musical comedy), parts
of the Carolina folk play, "Mountain
Magic," were re-enacted. Al Kahn,
the author of the sketch, did a nice
piece of work as the Viennese opera
singer.
"Bats in the Belfry," a. folk oper
etta, was presented by a group of
"foreign musicians." It seems that
these opera singers had -been run out
of Charlotte. Some very excellent
singing was not heard in this sketch.
Throughout the entire performance
quips were thrown at the Charlotte
Ministerial Association indeed, the
Playmakers seem rather touched over
this affair.
Following the burlesques and the
various sketches, the annual presen
tation of awards, in the form of the
Playmakers masques, the gold sym
bols of meritous work on the Play
makers, took place. The masques are
presented to those who have acted in
one major part or two minor parts in
any v Playmakers production through
out he playing season; those going
on a Playmakers' tour; those having
a part in the stagecraft, either scen
ery, costuming, or lighting; and those
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Local Orchestra
Will Go To Europe
Jack Wardlaw's orchestra will sail
for Europe this summer aboard the
S. S. Lituania, having been engaged
by the Baltic America Line" to fur
nish music for the tours accommo
dated by them on both the Lituania's
westbound and eastbound voyages.
They will sail from New York June
30th and return to this country Sep
tember 6th.
Members of the Central European
Tour, which is under the direction of
the University of North Carolina, will
sail on the same vessel. Other stu
dent parties arranged for by the
School of Foreign Travel will make up
the' remainder of the ship's passenger
list: :
The personnel of Jack Wardlaw's
orchestra is as follows: Jack Ward
law, director, Pla infield, N. J.; William
Rose, piano, Greensboro; Floyd Feld
man, saxophone, University of Minne
sota; Ike Hughes, trumpet, Hender
son; Carl Wessell, drums, Wilming
ton.
DORMITORY .CLUB
HELD LAST MEET
OF THEJUARTER
Organization Completes One of
Most Active Years in Exis
tence; Presidents Elected.
The last meeting of the Carolina
Dormitory Club was held Tuesday
night, May 22, m the social rooms of
the Episcopal Church. This organiza
tion.composed of the presidents and
managers of the dormitories, an Exe
cutive Secretary appointed by the
Dean of Students, and the Dean of
Students as ths university represen
tative, has experienced one of the
most active years in its existance as
a campus organization. There were
thirty men present at the meeting.
Presidents and vice-presidents ? elect
ed for next year.
The purpose of the Carolina Dor
mitory Club is "to provide for the
government of the member dormitories
so as to furnish the maximum of
comfort and social life to the occu
pants of the same. In carrying out
this policy, the Dormitory Club takes
responsibility for the proper govern
ment of the dormitories, the orien
tation and assimilation of new men in
the dormitories each year, the dor
mitory smokers, elections oversees the
participation of the dormitory in the
intramural athletic program, and at
tends to all other matters that inter
est the dormitories as a unit. The
Dormitory Club acts as a discussion
group and clearing house for the
ideas "of the various dormitory offi
cers that compose the group.
During the past year, the dormitory
social life has been on the up-grade,
as far as intergration, socialization,
interest and the "we-feeling", is con
cerned, ine tiuo was iortunate in
securing ,as members a wide-awake
group of men who were really inter
ested in dormitory activities and pro
blems. At the first meeting of the
Club this year,- dissatisfaction" con
cerning the organization of the dor
mitory as a social unit was voiced.
A plan was presented providing for
a dormitory council to govern the dor
mitory. Representatives from each
floor of the dormitory were elected
by the occupants of that floor to sit
on the" dormitory council, and the
president of the dormitory was to sit
as ex-officio chairman of the council.
This council was to consider any
breaches of discipline and distur
bance in the dormitory and to have
power to warn and expel the constant
disturbers.
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Last Issue of the
Is Found To
Concluding Number Falls Short of the Excellence of the Negro
Poetry But It is up" to Average ; trivia" Is
Feature of Book.
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by john mebane
The final issue of the Carolina
Magazine, while falling quite a bit
short of the excellency of the Negro
Poetry Number, is about up to the
average issue of the publication.
A poem and drawing by Marilee
Shaw lead off the number. The
drawing, despite the fact that the
white lines are left on the silhouette
and the moon is a bit lop-ided, isn't
bad at all. Which doesn't mean that
we can say as much for the poem.
The first stanza is good, but the au
thor changes in the second one from
the third person to the first.
The, editor's Farewell must be fi
nal he says "goodbye" in four dif
ferent languages. Joseph, Mitchell
goes on a rampage and writes Friday
Night. Which is pretty good in ourH
estimation. The style is unique, and
he doesn't write so much that it be
comes tiresome reading.
Henry Brandis, a local aspirant to
the bar (which we use legally),
writes about the law. Our objection
to the piece is that the oratorical style,
which inevitably appears in any law
yer's journalistic attempts, pervades
throughout the article.? Yet, he is to
be commended on .the fact that his
ideas get across clearly.
The "Bull" romps out of the pas
ture and grazes in broader fields
Long before we had completed his
four and a half pages of statistics
we became throughly delighted that
we had decided to come to college
and decided beyond doubt that we
would become a big campus man or a
Awards for Publications and
Athletic Endeavors Will Be
Presented
Petty Waddill
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Petty Waddill has led 'the famous
Carolina Cheerios through a success
ful season. The group attended the
gridiron encounters and the baseball
classics in full force, and under his
supervision out-cheered everything
else in the stands. Petty has proved
a capable successor to Kike Kyser. He
leaves his organization next year un
der the guidance of Bill Chandler.
Will Hold Lawn Party
A lawn party will be given Tuesday
night from eight until ten on the
Presbyterian church lawn. All the
young people of the town and campus
are invited to attend.
An interesting program of games
and plays has been arranged for this
last social evening before examina
tions. Refreshments are to be served
during the evening. '
Another thing that makes the aver
age man feel very close to Al Smith
is that Al's . a rotten golf -player.
Magazine
Be About Normal
Phi Beta Kappa president or some
thing and then go out and welcome
life with a broad smile and a look
of confidence on our face. "Cameron
Avenue and Wall Street" is convinc
ing to say the least.
"Trivia" by Peter Gray features
the issue. Some of the verses are ac
tually clever. "Apology" and "Lady
Shylock" are much to our liking, and
"Patter" isn't bad, either. Perhaps
Dorothy Parker might be proud to
have her style imitated by the young
lady.
"Shades of Macauley" by Quizmas
ter is amusing and the greater part
of it is quite enlightening. The first
page and a half, however, would have
better appeared in an Open Forum
letter in the Tar Heel as a plea to
history students. We laughed intelli
gently several times while reading
this.
Shepperd Strudwick writes three
poems, "Journey," "Dirge," and "Song
of the Sea." "Dirge" clearly over
shadows the other two. The rhyme
scheme in "Journey" is good. Peter
Gray writes two other pieces of verse
which lack the sparkle and freshness
of her "Trivia."
"Macabre," a sketch by James B
Dawson, would havev been much bet
ter had the author chosen something
about which to write. But what he
does is passably fair.
The Book Bazaar contains three re-
views 'Prohibition and Christian
ity" reviewed by W. W. Anderson,
"Stained Sails," done by the review
er, and "Dust" reviewed by Byron
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Students Tonight
Ceremonies Will Open in Mem
orial Hall at Nine O'clock;
Jonas Will Speak.
Awards night, which will be held in .
Memorial Hall tonight, is always one
of the high spots in literary and ath
letic endeavors and this year will see
it differ from the former types which
have been somewhat characterised by
dullness and indifference it was an-
nounced yesterday. The plan is to
supplement the usual formal routine
by humor and school yells, and to keep
unwavering interest in the entire pro
cedure. Judging by the program the
affair will nieet all expectations.
At nine o'clock tonight the Univer
sity band will open the ceremonies by
a selection. President of the stu
dent body, Ed Hudgins, will th!en fol
low by introductory remarks. A sum
mary of the year's achievements will
be given by the retiring president, C.
R. Jonas, after which a Phi Beta
Kappa announcement will be delivered
by L. P. Adams, retiring president of
ithe organization.
After these preliminary talks, R.
W. Noe, president of. the Debate
Council will open the awards. In
turn will come the Tar Heel, Yackety
Yack, Carolina Magazine, and the
Buccaneer awards.
Following the publications will be
the Grail award a loving cup to best
freshman scholar-athlete. This award
always attracts interest since it is
not known which freshman is to re
ceive the trophy.
Coach R. A. Fetzer will make the
athletic awards climaxed by the pre
sentation of the Patterson Medal
which is the most' coveted athletic
prize that the University offers.
ENGLISH CLASS TO
GIVE MORE PLAYS
Class in Play Production Will
Present Last Three of
Series.,
Tonight in the Playmakers Thea
tre, the members of the class of play
production, English 36, will person
ally direct and stage three plays!
"The Constant Lover," "The Mirror,"
and "Francois' Luck." Three plays
were given last night, the three to
night will conclude the series.
The student producers anounce that
the production will not be connected
with the Playmakers in any way, and
no "plays of native Carolinians" Will
be on the bill.
In two of the Plays presented 1 to
night, the actors are students. How
ever, in the third, "Francois Luck,"
an unusual experience takes place.
The cast of this play is entirely re
stricted to the faculty and their wives.
The play, as the title suggests, is
French. According to one of the wit
nesses of the rehearsal, "the charac
ters romp through the play and do
their best to destroy the moral tone
set by Professor George McKie, who
plays the second leading role." The
lead is "the type that appeals to wo
men.". This part is held down by
Prof. Howard Mumf ord Jones.
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Military Training
Camps Will Again
Be Held in Summer
Camps Are for Training Youth and
Promoting - Discipline.
Each summer at various points lit
the country Citizens' Military Train
ing Camps are conducted under the
auspices of the United States War
Department. Those situated in the
south are: Fort Barranseas, Fla.; Fort
Bragg, N. C; Camp McClellan, Ala.;
Fort Moultrie, S. C; Fort Oglethorpe,
Ga.; and Fort Screven, Ga. These
camps are an outgrowth of the origi
nal C.M.T.C. at Plattsburg founded
by the late General Leonard Wood.
The camps last for a month during
the summer.
These camps were brought into ex
istence it is stated for the purpose of
training normally and physically the
youth of America under, healthful
surroundings, for the purpose of pro
moting respect for discipline, fitting
them for leadership in peace and war,
and impressing upon them their obli
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