North Carolina Newspapers

VOLUME XXXVII CHAPEL HILL, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13,- 1928 NUIMBER 34 O c . o A luiiiM Hamilton Asks Aid of Raleigh Book Glubs in the Gathering Of Literature for University History rrofessor Discusses Plans for the; Building of a Great National Library of Southern Literature Here. At a joint meeting of the Raleigh book clubs at the home of Mr. and ,Mrs. Josephus Daniels last Tuesday night Dr. J. G. de R. Hamilton, who occupies the chair of history at the University, discussed 1 plans to build "a .great national library of Southern literature" at the University of North ' Carolina. "-.:--' " . "..The collection of material in printed and manuscript form has already been started, and it is expected "to go for ward rapidly as soon as a new fire proof library is erected. "" Dr. Hamilton stated that we know very little about ' the real history of the South, "the daily round of life" as there isx extremely little data avail able on the life of the great masses of Southern people. Such records as we have neglected here-in the' South have been carefully preserved in New England and other parts of the coun try, he stated. ' . .. The speaker pointed out that North Carolina once embraced several other southern states, and' that their his tory is bound up with ours. He then asked the help of his audience in col lecting any material they might hap pen to: know of, reminding them that important documents in the state :'' 1 ! 1 J J J T It , V were uaiiy ueiiig uesuujcu uy mc, rats, or were being carred to the rub bish heap. -- . ": ' -' Dr. Hamilton stated that the-task, begun many years ago by the Univer sity, was a gigantic one, but . that ' when finished we mayt haVeTe" mo'st unique collection of. material in the world, and that, the success of the project depended upon the co-operation of the people of the South. Dr. Hamilton is making . regular week-end trips in search of material, his favorite haunts being attics where old dust-covered boxes and trunks of old papers lie neglected and ' f orgot ten. . " : " ". :. ; . : - '.,; v. ' Tyre C. Taylor ---i- t . - I Tyre C. Taylor, former University of North Carolina man, who, Tuesday night, received the appointment as Governor Max Gardner's secretary. - TO BE SECRETARY TO MAX GARDNER Former Student of University Is Named as Assistant to Governor-Elect. Stuhlman Addresses Scientific Society The Elisha Mitchell v Scientific Society held its 308th regular meet ing last Tuesday night, at seven thirty in, Phillips hall. There were two pa- rava A-ri 4V a TTnOTCITn n Tl f . - lnf.Tl aroused much interesting and critical discussion. Mr. Otto Stuhlman presented a paper on "The Physical Characteristics of Kunzite and Hid- denite," and Dr. G. R. MacCarthy one on "Unstable Continents." ' Mr. Stuhlman's paper described in vestigations of his own to determine . what were the causes that made kun zite and hiddenite different minerals a3 to their physical properties in spite of identical chemical constitutions. By chemical, x-ray, and spectroscopic analysis he was led to attribute the difference .in physical properties ! to other chemical elements presented in the crystals, such as manganese and iron. Dr. MacCarthy carried further the theory of continent structure "and changes that holds that, continents consist of certain mineral matter that floats on some underlying base. He valso added a new explanation of the crumpling of mountain ranges. Tyre C. Taylor, of Charlotte, state organizer of " Yotirig " People'sDemo cratic. Clubs in the recent campaign, will be secretary to O. Max Gardner when he lakes office on January 11, Mr. Taylor graduated rom the Uni versity with the class of '21, received his. Master of Arts degree here in 1922, and later studied law at 'Har vard. He is a licensed attorney, and a member of the -Mecklenburg County Bar. v'V- - He Tsegan his political activities while a student at Carolina, and was president of the Gardner-for-Govern-or Club at the University in 1920. While .here he also engaged in' other extra-curricula activities. From 1922 to 1924 he was princi pal of the' Windsor High School, and studied at Harvard during the ensu ing two years. Returning to Carolina he became traveling secretary ,; for the Alumni Association at the Uni versity, and opened law offices in Char lotte at the beginning of this year. , Democratic Chairman 0. M. Mull named Mr. Taylor as state organizer for the young people's clubs', and dur ing the campaign he gave his entire time to this work. He is a member of the American Legion and qf the Episcopal church. LIBRARY NOTICE All Library books that have -been issued to students will be due Friday, December 14, at 10:30 o'clock P. M: The reason is that before the Christ mas holidays the Library recalls all issued books in 'order to keep in close touch with the books. - ;" ' V " After the fourteenth the books will be issued to the students for only a period of f 6rty-eight hours. All books will be subject to renewal as usual. GLASSES SUSPENDED BY ORDER OF PRESIDENT CHASE After consultation with the University physician, the administrative officers and the Advisory Committee it has been de cided to close the University immediately until after the Christmas holidays. ' While the University is able ad to care for all cases of influenza which have so far developed, the outbreak is on the increase, especially in the last twentyr four hours, and the University feels that in order to safeguard the health of its stu dents it should take no chance of allowing a situation to develop which would overtax its available facilities for medical care and nursing Accordingly the University is forthwith suspending operations. ; The University will reopen on January 2, unless other announcement is made Examinations 'for -the -fall quarter will be held early in the wmtier quarter. H. W. CHASE, Pres. IMPORTANT NOTE No man who is already ill should leave Chapel Hill without consultation with the University physician. v i - CAST SELECTED c FOR NEXT Bllili OFPLAYMAipS Seventy-five Students Interpreting-108 Different Parts Were Xistened to by Casting Committee. Dormitory Glub Has Right to Expel Offending Occupants Doubt has been expressed among some students of the University that the dormitory councilsas now organiz ed have the right to expel an of fending inhabitant from a dormitory. This power has been verified by the Student Council. In a recent case of ' wholesale dormitory disturbance, the Student Council affirmed the exr pulsion of certain students from a dormitory. - The question has now arisen as to whether a student, ex pelled from one dormitory has the right to take a room in another dor . mitory. In order to clarify this issue, the Dormitory Club, on recommenda- IriUil JllViU , wwmuwav T ' passed the following regulations, which take effect immediately: (1) That when a man is expelled from a dormitory, the dormitory presi dent will immediately inform - the University treasurer' that such action has been taken, and the person's room contract terminated thereby. 1 (2) That when a man has been expelled from a dormitory, he shall not be allowed to secure a room in any other dormitory for the next suc ceeding two quarters, not including the quarter in which he was expelled. (3) That any person on dormitory probation, called up for second of fense in violation of said probation, shall ben automatically expelled from the dormitory on reasonable evidence being given the council by members of the same dormitory. . v (4) That these regulations go into effect immediately, ' but shall not' be retroactive. . , Parts in the three plays , that the Playmakers will produce the nights of February 8 and 9 were awarded at a meeting of the casting committee in the Green1 Room of the theatre yesterday afternoon. One 1 hundred and eight different interpretations by, more than seventy five persons were listened to before a decision1 was arrived at. For the c,ast of the play "O Promise Me" the following were chosen: Bob, Howard Bailey; Louise, Neona Sturgeon; Ruth, Ann La wrence ; - and Larry, Fred Greer. The parts, in "Graveyard Shift" will be filled by: Mrs. Catherine Wil son Nolen as Rita; Peter- Henderson as Al; either Lois ' Warden or Elizabeth Barber aa Mary; either W. N. Bissell or J. R. Knott as Louie; either E.vy; Conrad or J. B. Ellison as Tony; and S. A. Rothenberg, A. J. Stahr, and L. L. Miller as the three policemen.'- The part of Jen has not been awarded by the committee. ' Four persons will appear in ' the cast of "The Family." Charles Lips comb' will interpret the role of the father; and Elizabeth Farrer will have the lead, the part of the mother of the family. John Parker or J. R Knott will have the part of Ted, and the role of the young daughter of the family is still being considered . by the committee. The casting' committee was com posed of Professors Koch, Heffner and Selden, and Miss Nettina Strobach, executive secretary of the North Carolina'. Dramatic League. History Professors to Represent University At Historical Meeting Professors Hamilton and Caldwell will represent the University of North Carolina at the assembly of the American Historical' Association which' convenes at Indianapolis, In diana, this "year. ' There will be numer ous readings regarding the inter pretation of certain events which oc curred in ancient time. Professor Caldwell will give a reading on a new interpretation of the age of Pericles. ' Professor '.Hamilton is slated to lead the discussion of a paper written by Professor Phillips of the University of Michigan at the same meeting. . PLAN OF GETTING RHODES SCHOLMS BEING DISCUSSED Will Arrang'e It So That Best Talent in Each Section of Country Will Have Chance To Receive Scholarships. Fire Destroys Boy's Clothes In Dormitory Fire of undetermined origin de stroyed a trunk full of clothes and other . belongings. of M arris Eighme, freshman from Needham, Mass., who rooms in 211 Old West, Tuesday at noon. The fire was discovefed by George Browne Goode; of Rutherford College, who rooms next door..- Eighme esti mates his loss at $200.00. ' , The fire is believed, to have origr inated from a lighted ' cigarette duck- which was accidentally thrown in a waste-paper basket. ' . v' With the" arrival of ; the firemen: the flames were quickly extinguish ed in timely fashion. And the huge crowd of students, which, had. gath ered around the middle entrance of Old West to; witness the fire soon dispersed. ; 4 H. D. Williams, superintendent of dormitories,, and. his man. spent practically the whole fternoon cleaning and. reconditioning the 'room. " J; ' .-'' ' ; " : According to Williams, this is the. first fire of any importance that has occurred, in any, of. the dormi tories in seven years. RAPID SPREAD OF OF TLU CAUSES MI Advisory Committee Reaches Unanimous Decision after Consultation With College Physician. . , . ' CEASSWORK TODAY ZIMMERMAN IS ON RESEARCH STAFE Commerce Professor Will Make Complete Survey of Economic, Social, and Financial Condi tions in Porto Rico. , Contemnlated chances in the method of selecting- American recipients' of Rhodes Scholarships have , recently been announced. The new plan is said to ; have the support . of the trustees of the scholarships and of the former American .Rhodes scholars, and will be presented to Parliament, and in all probability will be adopted. The proposed plan will divide the country into, eight . regions of six states each, from , which thirty-six scholars will be chosen ' by regional committees. Under the present plan, two appointees are chosen by each state committee every three years, while the new plan provides that the legion committees choose four scholars at large every year. The state com mittees will be retained and will nominate one or two candidates, the best four of those nominated being chosen to represent the region. v If adopted, the plan will aruange it so that the best talent in each sec tion of the country will "always have a chance to receive the scholarships, and will eliminate the scheme whereby each state is given an appointment for a certain year. It is figured. that with an even distribution of talent and educational advantages over the states of " each' region, that each state will continue to send the same num ber of scholars. From the standpoint of the trustees and of Oxford Univer sity the proposed plan would be much better than the one now in use. " , Dialectic Senate Elects Officers Dr. Erich W. Zimmerman, professor of commerce and resources, in the De partnient" of ;Ecoribmics"' and 4 Com merce, has accepted an. appointment by the Institute of Economics in Washington, D. C. to- serve on a research staff -that, Avilf'rriake a com plete survey of the economic; social, and financial conditions in Porto Rico. His acceptance was announced yesterday, and Dr. Zimmerman will sail from New York on January 3. Dr.' Zimmerman has been granted leave of absence from the University for the whole of the winter quarter, so as to enable , him to do his three weeks research in Porto Rico;: upon his return additional work will be done in New York. Dr. Zimmerman is well qualified for the position, as he is a specialist in shipping and trade conditions, having published many articles, and two books, "Oceans Shipping" and "Foreign Trade and Shipping," on the subject. . He has already done much work in the field of resources, and" has- a volume in that field which is nearing completion. Dr. Zimmerman has also made a study of agricultural prob lems, and has published a number of articles from this standpoint. Dr. Zynmerman will be accompanied on this trip' by Mrs, Zimmerman and their small daughter - BULL'S HEAD READING The Di Senate held its executive session Tuesday night at seven o'clock in the Di Hall." The business of electing officers was transacted af ter numerous t discussions, most of which were, technical in nature : The following officers were chosen to serve during, the Winter Quarter: President, H." N. Brown; president-pro-tem, J. C. Williams; clerk, H. P Catonv sergeant-at-arms, G. A. Kin caid; assistant treasurer, R. . A. Pars ley; critic, H. J. Fox.. John Norwood was chosen to serve in the capacity of president for the Spring quarter. The reason for choosing two presidents at the same time is that the Yackety Yack is de manding their pictures at once. The last Bull's Head reading- of the quarter will take place in Murphey 215 Thursday afternoon from four thirty to nve-thirty. ) Dr. Russell Pot ter will read "Songs and Ballads of the Open Road." The influenza epidemic that has ' swept out fronr Calif ornia and spread ; rapidly, over the south and west add ed another major feat to its already long list; when it caused the closing - of the University today after the in-4 firmary had been filled to capacity and additional cases continued to come in.. "' . . ' . ,': The decision to close the University until after the Christmas holidays -was reached at a consultation this! afternoon between Dr. Abernathy, the) administrative of f icers, " and the faculty' advisory committee, composed" of the deans of the various schools, and the registrar.. The" officials; reached a decision about five thirty this afternoon, and the. news ' im mediately spread to all corners of the campus. " Great, excitement was evinced, and the students who first . Heard the : news went shouting and leaping across the campus 'to tell the : news to their, fellows." - : Dr. E. A. ' Abernathy, -University physician, stated this morning that he thought ; the situation could best be coped with by keeping the students here until after the completion of the ' examinations next Thursday; At that .. time there were forty-four cases in ' the infirmary, twelve of which were considered serious. The normal ca pacity 'of " the, infirmary is forty-five. During the day a large number of ad ditional 'cases developed, however,-' -and the situation took on a more seri ous aspect. . President Chase gave ou$ a statement this morning in which -he stated his opinion that it would be best to keep the University open un til after the examinations had been completed. His attitude changed whgn he learned of the continued spread of the disease today, however, . . A number of other schools and" colleges have already closed their, doors because of the flu epidemic -Classes at State were suspended to- -day at one o'clock until after the ; holidays. The University of Missouri, the past two days, among others. '. This is " the first time the Univer sity has been prematurely closed or closed out of regular schedule time 3 i-i. t .4.: j' lofffi i ; It saw' bad. times during the flu epi demic of 1918, but kept its doors open. It 'was closed tonight by a un- ' mittee. ' This committee isx composed. " -of the deans, the registrar, the school physician," ' the' administrative of ficers, and the faculty advisory com- , mittee. The decision was reached ; after a session of one hour and twenty- -minutes behind closed doors this after-, noon from four to five-twenty. . Dr. Abernethy stated that he had as many cases of flu on hand as the University had the facilities to han dle, and that the disease was spread- As the news broke from the doors of Old "South at 5:20 the whole-cam- , pus took up the cry,, arid cheer after cheer twept from, the new quadrangle to Cameron Avenue .and back again ari lavior uives mis Program for Harm Relief -o- ;:' Speaking before thje North Caro lina Club Monday night at its fort nightly meetings -; on "Farm Relief," Dr. Carl Taylor )f well known rural sociologist of. .State College proposed as remedies, for the farm relief prob- ! lem the readjustment of tariff to give the farmer similar protection to in dustry, the expenditure of elaborate funds to educate the farmer in fun damental economics,, and the intelli gent setting up of machinery to' han dle the surpluses inevitable in agri Culture. ' , "The relief being demanded," he said, "is. not relief from inefficiency of production, nor from inefficiency of physical marketing of goods. It is relief in the field of how, to stabi lize the market made uncontrollable by the inevitable occurrence of sur pluses, arid the problem of how to give agriculture a type of protection similar to or identical with the type of protection other industries have." Dr". Taylor scored the tariff as a solution of the farmer's problems and also the , proposed McNary-Haugen solution, twice vetoed by the presi dent, favoring most ' of ' all remedies suggested in the Export Debenture proposal. ' v Real help is needed was Dr. Tay lor's opinion, and : according to his view the most important help that can be given the farmer is to educate him in sound eco'nomics. ' ' '.".'" '" ' ' ' ' "xV, . ' "If every county agent in the Unit ed States were told tomorrow,"' he said, "not to teach one more "thing about soil culture and agriculture technique, but to teach the farmer how to think fundamental economics the farmer would be better off in five years."