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SOPH-JUNIOR
DEBATE
POSTPONED
VOLUME XXXVII
LAW SCHOOL AT
WORK ON NEW
COURT SYSTEM
Judge John M. Robinson, Presid
ing over Court Held By Stu
denjts, Is Very Much Pleased
With Procedure. -
CHAPEL HILL, N. C, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1 928
NUMBER 26
The ' culmination of the efforts of
. the Law ' School Association: - to es
tablish, the trial court of ' legal educa
tion," under a new system, found suc
cess in a trial at the. Superior Court
of the association held in the court
. room last Wednesday. John M.
Robinson, -presiding Judge "of the
Charlotte Bar was greatly pleased; in
- the outcome. J 1 ' " ,
The new system launched by the
Law School ' Association " concerning
court procedure is ' as follows : ( 1 )
to take the: stenographic reports: of
'actual trials in the Superior Qourts
1 of North Carolina and the United
States' District Courts; ' (2 give the
the plaintiff's-testimony, to a plaintiff
who will be selected from the class
and the defendent's testimony to a
df endfent who will be selected from
the class; (3) let the plaintiff and
the defendant select their witnesses to
take the part of witnesses in the 'suit
and learn from the records the facts
' of the case; "(4) assign to the plain
tiff and defendant counsel who wilt be
selected from the class; (5) require
' counsel to .draw the pleadings and pre
pare the cases partially on the basis of
the facts related to them by their
clients and without knowledge of the
way in which pleadings were drawn
and,- the case prepared and developed
on ' trial by i.he lawyers in the state
or federal court; . s(6) assemble a
number of "students froni whom coun
sef will select 'a jury ;' . (7) proceed
with the introduction of evidence and
the trial of the case; before a judge
the lawyer who participated in the
trial of the case in the- State, or
federal court. ,
. Application of .this ; new system,
which proved successful, was enun
ciated at the Superior ' Court of. the
Law School. Association. The -trial
presented was an actual case tried
last spring in the' Federal District
Court at Charlotte by Cancellor and
Canceller, J. M.. "Robinson for the de
fendant and ' Tiliett and Tillet ' 'Ken
nedy for , the plaintiff. The case in
volved the sale. of -notes growing out
of a Florida real estate transaction
to an innocent purchaser. -
The court placement brought about
by "the new - system; of procedure
. proved interesting. Presiding, - was
John M. Robinson, presiding . judge
-of the' Charlotte bar. the, attorneys
were, Alvin Kartus for the defendant
and Taylor Bledsoe for the plaintiff.
Twelve first and second year law
students were picked as jurors. The
case Bbegan at , nine o'clock Wednes
day morning and went -.to the jury
at four-thirty that afternoon. The
jury returned after a two-hour session
and was discharged as no vverdict' had
been reached. , Judge Robinson stated
that he was very much pleased with
- the procedure. ; ,
The Law School Association will
present two more cases under the
new system. The 'first will be con
ducted by L. " P.. McLendon and the
second by J. C." Ehrihgling , of the
Elizabeth City Bar. '' Efforts invol
ving this new experiment began in
1926 with a series of lectures of
prominent lawyers on the practice
of law.. V' -
Playmakers on Northern Toilr
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Pictured above is Prof. Paul Green, whose comedies on North Carolina
life the University of North Carolina Playmakers are featuring on their
present northern tour. Mr. GVeen was awarded the 1927 Pulitzer Prize for
his play,' "In Abraham's Bosom," produced on Broadway by the Province-
town Playhouse. 1. He- is now in Berlin making a study of. the European
theatre and he intends to bring back to North Carolina the most advanced
idea's of the Russian and German playwrights. " t
Lower photo shows, the thoroughly equipped theatrical bus in which the
Carolina Playmakers are trouping to New;" York. All settings, properties
and lighting equipment'is packed on top and in the back seat. On sunny
days the actors often ride atop the bus. .- . ' M
Y Cabinet Meets
The Y cabinet held a joint meeting
at the home of Mr. G. H. Leonard,
Self Help Sec. of the Y. M. C. A., in
the absence "of President McRae.
The meeting was an informal out
ing for the cabinet: ' -"Weinners were
roasted, and other refreshments wf re
served.' Several short talks were
made; among them was one by A. A.
Perkins, acting Sec. of the Y. M. C. A.
The "Y" cabinet is formed of three
organizations, the Freshman Friend
ship Council, the. Sophomore cabinet,
and the Junior and Senior cabinet
These three bodieS hold a joint, meet:
ing once each month. :
Chase In Washington
President' Chase is in Washington
this 1 week attending the meeting of
the National Association of State Uni
versities' ' : . ' :
From there he will go to New York,
where he will address the alumni of
the University of New York City on
November the 22 -
Attendance at U,'NC).
Education Conference
- Exceeds Expectations
"More than 150 leaders in educa
tion from 'all "sections" of "the South
attended the sessions of .the Southern
Conference on' Education held at the
University, this past week. -;
The .list; includes '.some V .college
presidents ' and ten ormore state su
perintendents of pubirc instruction. ,
'Tne '" opening. ' session' -Thursday
night was attended by more than 200
but .: sone of vthese were members of
the University faculty. At Friday's
sessions there were ,; also more than
200; in attendance, and most of the
representatives remained for the fi
lial sessions Saturday. A " 1
'The attendance exceeded our ex
pectations," Dri Harry W. Chase
said today. "It is most gratifying
and insures the success .of next year's
Conference."
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Christmas Seals
On Sale Monday
After Thanksgiving
- Christmas seals of the Tuberculosis
Associationlwill go on sale the Mon
day after Thanksgiving. This, how
ever, is riot to be confused ,with the
Red Cross drive, which is an entirely
different' thing. The two associa
tions are separate f and distinct ' in
respect to organization and function.
The Tuberculosis Association uses all
of its funds for the prevention of. the
White Plague and raises funds by
nb means other than the sale of
seals. , They are Tuberculosis seals
and not Red Cross seals. It is the
wise policy of the association to put
most of the. money, where it, is raised.
Of the money gathered in Chapel
Hill the' association uses $450.00 o
pay part of the salary of the health
fnurse.- up to several montns ago
the Red Cross Association paid ten
dollars per month toward her salary,
but since that time has withdrawn all
of its support. . - '
The1 public health nurse attends to
the home care of all Tuberculosis
cases among colored people. None of
this work could be carried on were
it not for her presence in the colored
district. As, the entire student body
is served directly by colored people
in the capacity - ofcooks, :, janitors,
etc., the service which she renders is
of, direct importance 'to the student
body. Unless-these seas are sold, her
salary cannot be raised ;
- Miss Adie Mundy, of Atlanta,
Georgia, and province ; inspector the
Kappa Delta national sorority was a
guest here last week of several local
members of the sorority; :
University Special
To Carry Students to.
Thanksgiving.Game
Special trains will bex run from
many parts of North Carolina, to
Charlottesville for the Carolina-Virginia
game on Thanksgiving day,
An alumni special will . be run handl
ing pullman cars from New Bern,
Kinston, Goldsboro,. Raleigh, and
Durham. A University . special Lwill
leave Chapel Hill at 11 P M. on the
day before-the game; and will return
to the Hill at 7 A. M.. Friday follow
ing the' game The round trip fare
will be sevefl dollars, Special trains
wilj : also be run from Asheville, Char
Iotte. Salisbury, Winston, . Greens-
boro, and "Hickory. , . : . ,i .
Woman's Association
WilP Give ' Reception
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The Woman's Association of the
University will be at home Friday
night, November the twenty third at
Spencer Hall from nine to ll o'clock
at a reception given in honor of the
faculty and the wives of the faculty,
Invitations to the reception are be
ing mailed out now and should be re
ceived before the end of the week.. If
any omissions should occur, however,
the members "of the association are
desirous that every one on the Uni
versity faculty and the-wife of every
one on the faculty know that the
presence of each of them is request
ed. , ' '
The-faculty reception to be given
Friday night by the women students
is an annual event and follows their
first ' formal at home of the year,
which was a reception and dance giv
en in honor of. the new girls.
Scholarships Offered
- The French Universities Incorpor
ated and the American Field Service
Fellowship Committee "are offering
thirty scholarships ; for the: 1929-30
term. All of the fellowships call for
-study and research work in France
on practically any university, subject
with a yearly stipend of $1200.
, Each successful candidate has the
possibility of renewing.his fellowship
for an additional year. The only re
quirements that candidates must sat
isfy to enter 'competition for the fel
lowships are that they must have the
ability to read "and understand French
readily, and be a citizen of the United
States. Candidates who are more
than twenty years of age and under
thirty years will be given preference
by the committee. Applications must
be mailed to the American Field Ser
vice Fellowship Committee, New York,
N. Y., before January 1.
FIVE DANCES ARE
ON THMKSGMNG
GERMAN PROGRAM
Jack Crawford and His Victor
, Recording Orchestra Vf'ill
Furnish Music.
Friday. November thirtieth, the
Thanksgiving , dances of the: German
Club., will get under -way in "Iynum
Gymnasium. Contrary to previous
announcements, : the. music will not be
furnished by Charles . Dornberger's
Orchestra, . the German Club, having
engaged , in its . stead . Jack Crawford
andj Ills 'Victor . Recording Orchestra.
Crawford's orchestra comes ' here
highly recommended, and should give
excellent music'
-The plans include-five' dances, be
ginning Friday af ternoon and lasting
through . Sat'urdayrnight; ... The initial
dance ..will begin . at -4: 30 Friday after
noon and will . close at 6:30.. After
an . intermission ,f Or dinner, ' the danc
ing will , be resumed at 10 o'clock,
lastine' until :1'oV1nfV. . TTi pro will' Vo
three dances on Saturday the iirst
lasting' from eleven, to 1:30, Cone in
the afternoon from 4:30 to 6:30, and
the final ball that night from ten to
'12. ' - . "--v.;:-.
Elaborate decorations, for, the. gym
nasium have been arranged for the
set. 1 A color scheme of green and
white with contrasting lights , will be
worked out. ... The special arrange
ments for the Saturday night dance
will add greatly to the effect of the
decorations. - s. ..: '
Many Teachers Enrolled
For Extension Courses
Expenditure oil Public "
Education Increases 230
-Per Gent in 18 Ifea
Eight hundred and forty-two teachers-are
enrolled for the fall quarter
of ; the University Extension Division
part time instruction' y" Any course
listed in the regular ; curriculum ; of
the University will be offered;" provid
ing only that the number of persons
desiring: the .course justifies its being
given. " ' . - - V
. At present, courses' are being given
in most of the courses offered by the
school of r education in addition to
dentistry and medicine.' Five full
'time instructors and thirteen resident
instructors are in the service of the
division. . . j .
This past . summer Dr. Metzenthin
ami Dr. Cordieri Lyons conducted for-;
eign tour -. classes to ' Germany and
France respectively. SimilaJcla'ssfes
will be offered next summer.' r . '. I 5
High School FoofbaU
Contest in Semi-Finals
. Debate Postponed
-Officials "of the. Di and Phi an
nounce that the Soph-Junior niter
society debate has been indefinite
ly" postponed.' Tonight the debate
committee of the Di will meet with
the debate committee of the Phi
in the. Phi hall immediately after
both societies have; adjourned. The
committees- will then decide upon
a definite date1 for the contest.
146 Co-eds Enrolled
Here for I?all Quarter
Women Are Registered in Practically
All of the Schools in University.
Edacatioiv-Is Costing JNIore Be
cause of the Better Qualified
Teachers Employed and More
Adequate Equipment Fur
nished, Says Dr. George D.
Strayer.
The North Carolina High School
Athletic Association's annual football
contest will go into the semi-finals
next week-end. 'The championship
of the state will be decided at a ' Dig
game to- be played in the Kenan
Memorial stadium Friday" December
In the eastern division Wilmington,
who won the "State title last year,
and ; Raleigh, who has an exception
ally strong team, are showing 'the
best; form. However to pick a win
ner would be only a mere, conjecture.
In the western division Hickory and
Mt. Airy have a, technical razor edge
over the other-teams that have not as
yet been eliminated on the , basis of
a few more points scored in the games
to date; than' the other elevens. '
The final checking, of the registra
tion i-of co-eda iri.the"University..has
beenpdmpletedor this fall. . A to
tal: of one - hundred and forty-six
women have ; matriculated for the
fall T quarter which is the- greatest
number ever to eMer the University
at any one time; As the registration
in the fall quarter is always lighter
than in the other periods this sub
stantial increase is being pointed out
as a. very healthy sign of further in
creases in the' near future.
f Mrs. Marvin Stacey, dean of
women, has announced that there are
fifty-eight women in the graduate
school, and that the balance of the
registration is divided among the fol
lowing . classes : twenty-six seniors,
forty-two juniors, five special stu
dents, five medical students, twoJ
pharmacy students, two pre-medical
students, three freshmen and one
sophomore chemistry student, 'and
two law students .. .
Although the , state law prohibits
women students with less than junior
rank . from : entering the - university
exception is. made for women who are
specializing in medicine .'or.chemistry
and who, are unable to receive proper
instruction in, any of the women's col
leges .in the state. .,.
Carolina Playmakers
Getting Publicity
On Northern Tour
The Playmakers , are receiving an
unusual number of publicity stories
from newspapers in the ; cities on
their' northern tout route- this year.
The Jerseymcm, of Morristown, New
Jersey, has run eight advance publi
city stories. Notices have appeared
in The. New York' Times and in The
York Herald-Tribune., ,
The local actors are appearing at
the Guild Theatre in Baltimore, Mary
land, .tonight under, the general
managenftnt.of xthe", director of the
theatre, ..who is also the theatrical
critic of The! Baltimore Sun. . , . ,
- J. '.fe'rooksv Atkinson, critic of The
New York'Jrimes, last year devoted
two column! to a review of the plays
performed at Earl Hall of Columbia
University
Miss .Katheryne 'Johnson of the
class, of '28, who lives in Eustis, Fla.,
and who is teaching at St. Mary's in
Raleigh this winter, spent the' week
end at Spencer Hall as the guest of
friends.
The total expenditure for public
education inr the United States in the
last 18 years has increased two hun
dred and thirty percent, and the end
of this upward scale is not in sight,
for the need continues to be, urgent
and the. rapidly increasing wealth of
the country offers, proof that educa
tion is a highly prof itable public in-
vestment,Dr. George , D. Strayer, "of
Columbia University, one of the fore-:
most authorities in the country on the ;
financing of education, declared here
Saturday in delivering the" principal
addres at the closing session of the
University's first annual 'Southern :
Conference on Education.
; Dr. Strayer is professor of educa
tion and director of (the Division of
Field Studies, Institute of Education
al vResearch, of Teachers College at
Columbia. p '
, Pointing out that governmental ex
penditures have been rapidly increas-v
ing during the last twenty years,
Professor Strayer said that "in no
case is this increased expenditure
more apparent , than' in the field of
education'-a .
"Education is costing more, he
said, "because we. have increased the'
length of the school term,. because we" .
are providing better equipment, build
ings and books, because of increased
enrollment; and, most of all, because
we have employed bettetr qualified
teachers, supervisors and-administrators."
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As a result of the continued and
.rapid increase in the income of the
people of the United States and the
resultant" shortening of working
hours,- he said "one . of the 1 serious
problems of public; education today is
the provision of that type of educa
tion. tht will enable men and wom
en to 'use their leisure time to r best .
advantage. . Secondary and higher.
education have an enormous respon
sibility for developing men and wom
en who secure genuine recreation dur
ing . their leisure time." - ,
; Declaring it tot- be ridiculous to '
think of possible bankruptcy as " the
result of increasing, expenditures for
education, Dr. Strayer said that "in
1926 the people of the United States
spent approximately 2.25 per cent of
their income for , public elementary
and secondary education. Surely no
one can propose that we have reach
ed the limit of the proportion of
income that we can spend for educa
tion...' - - . ... ' , "
v "The Southern States are. fortu
nate," he said, "in that the county re
mains as an important administra
tive unit. . Good fiscal administration
as well as good educational adminis
tration is dependent ' upon having a
unit large , enough to make possible,
the employment of a competent exec
utive. -
"Any satisfactory solution "of the
problem of the financing of public
education will involve, in many of
our states, a reform in our system of
taxation. 1 Assessments must be
equalized throughout the state."
Glass
For
H
ork Suspended r
onor System Eqrum
Yesterday was
o State tCollege.
"open f orunt'' day
By edict of Pres-
dent E. C. Brooks, professors will con
duct discussions with their classes on
the honor system. The honor system
has been under fire at the college
for the past three weeks and has
been the subject of many conferences
of students and professors. - j
The investigation started when the
Golden Chain, v Senior, honor f raterti
ity, voted to'-- abolish, '.the .present
system of student government. The
House of Student Government, leg
islative branch of student govern
ment, voted to retain the present
system. , r -
A committee of . v100 students met
soon after and reported that its
opinion was that some change had
to be made in the system. -
Professor J. D. Clark, chairman of
the faculty committee to investigate
the situation, called a meeting of the
general faculty for - discussions " on
the matter. Two hours and ,& half
were, taken for-this conclave at
which many, of the professors, argu
ing both pro and con, made known
their: opinions. It was as a result of
that meeting that the student-professor,
conferences were held yester
day. r ' ''-'"" .,'
Professors were asked to question
the students on their idea of student
government, the honor system, and
the ideas for changes to be, made.
The teachers were open to questions
also."...; f -" '
It , is the opinion of many students
and professors that "things" have
changed since the first - murmur of
disapproval began. , Many ' students
are dissatisfied with the present sys
tem, but -at the same time do not
want to go back to strict faculty rule,
while others think that a co-operative
rule would be the best for the stu
dents and professors. ' '
To Establish. School
Of Forestry at N. C. S.
North Carolina State college will
in the near future add to the college
curriculum a school of forestry. Dr,
E. - C. Brooks5, president, ' announces
that the trustees have completed the
plans for establishing . this, depart
ment as -an addition to the school of
agriculture. - .
This department ,is being ' added
with the belief that soon the forests
of North Carolina will be of great
commercial .importance, and that a
study of this nature will be a great
asset to the future prosperity of the '
state. . ; .
Experts will be employed to 'in
struct, the students" in the various
phases of forestry; .there will be re-"
search in the chemistry of cellulose;
a study of wood fibre and its commer
cial importance; methods will be dis
cussed regarding the protection of
forests against fire and flisease. Be
sides the work of the classroom; there
will be demonstrations throughout the
forests of North Carolina in connec
tion with this study.