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Page Four T HE TAR HE EL Saturday, April 13, 1929 Kay Kyser y ,5 m r I Kay Kyser and His Orchestra, of Broadway and Victor . Recording fame, will come back to their old stomping ground here at the Uni versity to play a concert Monday night in the old Pickwick Theatre. NORTH CAROLINA'S ONLY PRESIDENT HAS STRANGE CAREER AT UNIVERSITY Continued from page one) "I cannot adequately express, thanks for the reception which has been tend ed to me but I am greatly touched and am grateful for it. Twenty-nine years have passed since I was here, yet I recognized as I came up" a number of particular objects which were still the same in these halls in which I spent three years of my life and to the ac quisitions here received I mainly at tribute whatever success has attended the labor of my subsequent life." Polk never lost sight of his Alma Mater, and never forgot the associates of his University life or the different sections of the campus he - had fre quented. Among these associates were such subsequent leaders as Wil liam D. Mosely, first governor of Florida; William A. Graham, Whig governor of North Carolina; John Motley Morehead, also governor of North Carolina; and John Y. Mason, later a member of Polk's cabinet as Secretary of the Navy. Fined for Gross Irregularities One of the first glimpses we get of Polk from the University records is that 01 a very individualistic young man who was fined in rapid succes sion for "gross irregularities" be cause his insatiable preference for scholastic pursuits surpassed his zest for parliamentary discussion and re gular attendance of the Di Society. He was absent from the meeting of the society at which he was ex pected to open his first debate on the query, "Would it be justifiable in the eyes of the world and agreeable to the laws of nations for the United States to assist Spanish America in defense of its liberty?" Presumably because his studies required practically all of , his' time, Polk requested that he be placed on the inactive membership list, and "upon the motion of moor head," April 3, 1816, he was admitted to withdraw from the duties of the society for the remainder of that ses sion but at the beginning- of the next session he became very active in the work of the society. Headed Society Two Terms' During the time he served as presi dent of the Di Society and filled the unexpired term of Hardy L. Holmes, who had retired at the beginning of office, May 8, 1817, he spoke on the following subjects: "The admission of foreigners into the United States," "On powers of invention," and "On eloquence." When Polk was re-elected the following year after filling this unexpired term, he established a pre cedent which has never been broken. He is the only man who has served two consecutive terms as president of the society. He delivered his inau gural address, May 20, 1818, in which he voiced his ambitions and display ed that "go-getiveness" that charac terized his stay at the University. . "Seize with them their avidity the opportunities for improvement as they pass, for ere long you may be called upon to succeed those who now stand up as representatives of the people, to wield by the thunder of your elo quence the council of a great Nation and to retain by your prudent mea sures that liberty for which our fa thers bled. It may be part of a de lusive phantom that plays before my imagination, but my reason tells me that it is not. For why may we not expect talents in this seminary in pro portion to the number of youths which it fosters, and with the advantages which have been named, why may we not expect something more than ordi nary? But if it were visionary, I would delight to dwell for a moment upon the pleasing hope." Fined Ten Cents "Hamilton C. Jones was fined ten cents for threatening language to J. K. Polk and Polk the same for re plying to Jones," says the Di records, indicating that Polk was quick at re tort and would defend any principle he thought to be right. , Seven fines of ten cents each were imposed upon him for walking across the grass and two other fines for absences are charged against him. Polk, despite the heavy number of marks against his. record in these respects, was an outstanding and popular figure in campus politics, holding the very con fidence of his fellow students, who adopted, as a watchword when at tempting to clench an argument, Just as true as "that Jim Polk will get up in the morning at First Call." He was appointed as Censor Morum, an office sometimes conferred upon the unruly with the purpose of establish ing self-discipline. Polk also served on these commit- tees : a committee to examine into the state of the library, a committee to buy books for the library, a commit tee to determine damage done to li brary books, a room committee, and a committee to offer suggestions. He was also treasurer, secretary, and corrector of the Di Society. Commencement Oration in Latin Hard work was the. slogan of Polk, and it is evident from the books he presented the.Di library that he read extensively. In conjunction with James Simmerson he presented eight volumes of Gibbon's "Rome." Polk, himself, gave to the library, William's "France," Addison's "Evidence," and Gospel's "Ir's Own Witness." When he was graduated in 1818, he made a commencement oration in Latin and had many honors conferred upon him for his high scholastic achievements in classics and mathe matics. During the ntire three years ne spent in the University, he never missed and was never tardy at eitW class or chapel exercises. No other land in the world pos sesses such wonderful bays as thnsp of Cuba. Oklahoma is now engaged in its j f third gubernatorial impeachment. JUST RECEIVED A COMPLETE LINE of Everyday Cards Mother's Day Cards Birthday Congratulations Gift Friendship Sympathy Graduation And Many Others CARDS FOR EVERY OCCASION Remember Mother's Day, May 12 Students Supply Store Everything in Stationery Cornell University Summer Session in LAW First Term, June 24 to July 31 CONTRACT, Professor Costigan, Univ. of California, and Profes sor Grismore, Univ. of Michi gan. PROPERTY I-a, Professor Wil son and Assistant Professor Farnham, Cornell University. CORPORATIONS, Professor Wright, Univ. of Pennsylvania. CONFLICT OF LAWS, Professor Dickinson, Univ. of Michigan. JURISPRUDENCE, Assistant Professor Laube, Cornell Univer sity. ACCOUNTING FOR LAWYERS, Professor English, Cornell Uni versity. QUASI-CONTRACTS, Professor Dickinson, West Virginia Uni versity. Second Term, Aug. 1 to Sept. 6 CONTRACT, see above. PROPERTY I-a, see above. PUBLIC SERVICE, Professor Cheadle, Univ. of Oklahoma. NEGOTIABLE PAPER, Profes- Sor McCormick, Univ. of North Carolina. INSURANCE, Professor White side, Cornell University. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS, Professor Frierson, Univ. of South Carolina. ADMIRALTY, Professor Robin son, Boston University. Students may begin the study , of law in the summer session. For catalog, address the Cornell Law School Ithaca, N. Y. A PICKWICK THEATRE MONDAY APRIL 15th KAY KYSER and his VICTOR RECORDING ORCHESTRA Doors Open 7:30 Tickets on sale at the Box Office Mon. Afternoon Wimi imii fcwdWw 1W1 1 j ft 111 ni 1 I CIGARETTES Per Carton, 1.15 2 Lge. Pkgs 23c SUNNYFIELD GINGER ALE 3 for 25c Oranges, 23c Doz. The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. FANCY ICES ' SHERBETS Durham Ice Cream Co., Inc. "BLUE RIBBON BRAND" Ice Cream Special Color Schemes for Sorority and Fraternity Affairs Dial L-963, Durham, N. C. BLOCKS PUNCH SUITS are HALF OFF i CASH ONLY Pritchar d-Patter son Incorporated "The University Outfitters" P. G. ROBERTS, Production Engineer, Penn State, '25 C. W. GUTH, Mechanical Engineer, Colorado School of Mines. '22 j .!' ROBT. REYNOLDS, Turbine Engineering, Pratt Institute. '20 $ 1 ill H4 ' "$m !; JLI ..J l : . YOUNGER COLLEGE MEN ON RECENT WESTINGHOIJSE JOBS E. F..STALCUP, Headquarters Sales, Kansas State. '21 wmmm mm C. E. WARE. Contract Administration, Penn State. '17 w H. B. MAYNARD. Manufacturing Operations, Cornell. '23 The Duke Power Company Turbine-Generators Where do young college men get in a large industrial organization? Have they opportunity t.o exercise creative talent? Is individual work recognized? f f f THE largest steam-turbine generator units to be installed south of the Mason-Dixon line are now being built for one of the most unusual organizations of its kind in the world. The Duke Power Company is famous for the efficiency of its power plants and for the fact that its operating pronts c j p-i are distributed largely to charity. .M At a horseshoe bend in the Ca tawba River in the heart "of the Piedmont Carolinas the Duke Power Company is building a generating plant which, if present plans are carried out, will be the largest of its kind in the south eastern United States. The ulti mate capacity will .probably be 600,000 horsepower. The first two units, which Westinghbuse is now building, each are to have a generating capacity of 55,000 no jn mmmmi kilowatts. They will develop 1 50,000 horsepower. By operating at practically full capacity during the entire 24 hours of the day, letting the com pany's hydro-electric plants handle variations in the quantity of power required, the new units will furnish the means to reduce current costs to a minimum. The large jobs go to large organiza tions. Westinghouse holds a strong appeal for young men of enterprise and genius because it almost daily provides contacts rr- , with outstanding Q 1 develooments in iWVy - the electrical field. r""
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