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Carolina Veterans
To Be, Entertained
At UVA Reception
The University Veterans' Associa
tion will hold a reception for all cam
pus veterans at 8 o'clock tonight in
Graham Memorial. President Frank
P. Graham, Dean R. B. House, and
Ben Husbands, campus veterans' ad
ministrator, have - been invited. All
faculty members also are , requested
to attend. -
The purpose of the affair, which
precedes a regular meeting the fol
lowing Monday, is to acquaint the
veterans with each other, the faculty,
and University officials, according to
Bill Smith,. UVA president. Vets
may come with 'or without dates. Re
freshments will be served.
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. tories to again become over-crowded
in 1946. A building program is pro
posed, but there is little hope that
. enough buildings can be constructed to
. take care of all the men and women
who would like to attend Carolina.
- Men students will be given preference
in accordance with the present dispo
sition of the administration.
- r-'j Frank P. Graham has stated that
all effort will be directed now toward
' making the. University "as big and as
good as possible." The University ob
viously is now in a position to begin
a tremendous expansion. The number
of students who will want to attend
the University is estimated to triple
the present student body before the
end of this decade. .
, A return to the quarter system is
definitely expected. However, since a
small number of Navy students will
remain on the campus, the advent of
the quarter system may to some degree
be determined by the Navy. A purely
tentative plan suggested by a num
ber of members of the administration
and faculty proposes that the quarter
system begin in January, 1946. It is
proposed that a two month (half -semester)
term be scheduled after the
present term in order to take up the
gap between the quarter and semester
schedules. This plan would provide
for. a longer Christmas recess. The
suggested dates are as follows: Dec.
15, last day of classes; Dec. 16-20,
final examinations for the short term;
Dec. 21-Jan. 2, Christmas recess; Jan.
3, registration for the Winter quar
ter; Jan. 4, classes begin; Mar. 18,
classes end for "Winter quarter; Mar.
. 19-22, final examinations.
There is a movement afoot in ad
ministrative circles to provide for a
Thanksgiving recess and an Easter re
cess, which the University heretofore
has not given. Although some do not
advocate a spring recess and free time
between quarters, it is possible that
the future schedules will give more
holiday time by cutting into the sum
mer vacation and scheduling more
Saturday classes. All of this is purely
speculation, however.
END OF WAR
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bride-to-be at her home for a few
days to observe her cooking and her
disposition. She in turn visits his
home to become acquainted with his
family because, once she leaves her
own home, she seldom returns but
lives with her husband's people.
Mrs. Ferrell said she taught under
the supervision of a policeman, who
not only sat in on her classes but
followed her, keeping check on her
behavior. In 1941 when the State De
partment sent orders for them to re
turn to the 'States, she thought the
United States intended to declare war
on Japan. "Even then, she said, the
Japs were receiving scrap iron and
oil from the Americans.
"We were playing a kind of double
game," she pointed out, "because we
knew American troops were on the
way to China."
Upon - hearing that help was need
ed in the Philippines, she and a friend
flipped a coin to decide which of them
would go. Mrs. Ferrell lost. Her
friend went to the Philippines and
was later imprisoned by the Japs in
the Santo Tomas prison camp.
On her return to America, she mar
ked Robert M. Ferrell, who, she said,
"is the most wonderful guy in the
world." She is expecting Captain
Ferrell home in November. Besides
- her -many experiences in Japan, she
spent vacations in China. She most
vividly remembers paying ' $30 for
pancake make-up and $2.50 for a hot
dog during inflation, starting her
hope chest with silver and copper
trays and other fineries, found only in
China, hearing bombs fall in near
towns and dodging around to different
streets to avoid street fights.
Besides being secretary of the
Young Wometi's Christian . Associa
tion, Mrs. Ferrell is a member of the
Southern Regional Council which
maps out Y programs for 10 states.
Historical American Papers
Saved By UNO Professor
By Sam Summerlin
"North Carolinians do not appreciate the variety and importance
of the historical materials collected by Dr. Hamilton. His skill and
enterprise in saving documents of all kinds from destruction are
famous among special students of American history.
"Since the days when Dr. Lyman Draper was head of the Wis
consin -Historical society nearly one hundred years ago, probably
no one has done such a valuable work
in the collection of letters, diaries,
business papers,- pamphlets, broad
sides (political papers), and news
papers as has Dr. Hamilton. All his
torians have reason to feel grateful
to him." Thus spoke Dr. Allan Nevins,
professor of history at Columbia Uni
versity, former New York editor, and
author of two Pulitzer Prize-winning
books; and the man of whom he was
speaking is Dr. J. G. deRoulhac Ham
ilton, history professor at the Uni
versity of North Carolina, and direc
tor of the Southern Historical Col
lection. .
In 1833, the North Carolina Gen
eral Assembly chartered an act pro
viding for the establishment of the
North Carolina Historical Society) an
organization charged with the collec
tion and preservation of historical
material relating to the state. In
1844, came the establishment of the
Historical Society of the University
of North Carolina. But with the Civil
War, the closing of the University,
and the poverty of the state in the
years following its reopening, the
work of collection, except for spora
dic collecting done by Dr. Kemp P.
Battle and later by Dr. Hamilton. In
the twenties, the latter, realizing the
appalling fact of widespread and con
tinued destruction of quantities of
the manuscript sources of Southern
history, made plans for the establish
ment at the University of a great
gathering of historical material re
lating to the fourteen Southern states,
and in 1927, after the authorization
by the General Assembly of a new
and permanent University library, he
announced the plan publicly. In 1930,
the Trustees of the University for
mally established the Southern His
torical Collection, and later released
Dr. Hamilton from all teaching to
give his entire time to the work of
the Collection.
Through financial aid from inter
ested friends of Dr. Hamilton, and
through the generous interest of
Southern people throughout the coun
try, the Collection has grown stead
ily, and continues to grow with in
creasing rapidity. Material has poured
in until it is the largest gathering of
manuscripts relating to the whole
South that is in existence at any one
place.
Today the Southern Historical Col
lection consists of about two million
assorted manuscripts: letters, Confed
erate papers, slave books, photo
graphs, and the largest collection of
diaries in the United States. Out
standing in importance, too, are the
hundreds of thousands qf family let
ters, a rich mine of social history
which contain the picture of a color
ful civilization.
Although the manuscripts deal with
almost every aspect of Southern life
war, politics, agriculture, industry,
education there are, however, three
main phases of Southern history on
which the Collection is primarily con
cerned. They are: (1) the social sys
tem of the old South; (2) the Con
federacy and the Civil War; and (3)
the plantation system and slavery.
Of the period of. the Confederacy
there are many notable groups of
papers, one of which is the papers
of General Edward P. Alexander, a
Confederate general, teacher, and author.-In
the "Guide to the-' Manu
scripts in the Southern Historical
Collection" (published in 1940, and
listing all material available for use
on July 30, 1939) is a list of the
papers of Edward P. Alexander which
the Collection has in its possession.
Among the one thousand items (in
cluding three volumes) in this group
are business letters from his pub
lisher, family letters, war letters, let
ters concerning the Nicaragua-Costa
Rico boundary dispute in which Alex
ander acted as arbitrator, 1896-1899;
manuscript of Alexander's "Military
Memories of a Confederate" (New
York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1909) and
a letter from Theodore .Roosevelt
criticizing it; newspaper clippings;
bills; receipts for transfer of mort
gages; and autographed pictures of.
Civil War officers. There are also the
following volumes written and col
lected by Alexander: "Personal Recol
lections of the War," volumes I and
II, 1861-1865; book of photographs,.
West Point, 1857; and diaries of his
mission to Nicaragua, June-August,
1900 (seven volumes).
Also included in this group of Con:
federate papers are those of William
Porcher Miles, which, in the opinion
of two such authorities as Avery
Fall Germans Not
To Have Name Band
Charlie Lammott, president of the
German Club announced Sunday they
were unable to engage an out-of-town
band for Fall Germans, scheduled for
September 29, due to opposition within
the club.
Shorty Shorock, who may be heard
over a number of networks, had pre
viously" been contracted to take the
bandstand, but the contract was can
celled. At the present time no definite
plans have been made. One of the lo
cal bands will probably be engaged to
play for the dance.
POLL
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been signed by the person questioned.
These blanks are on file in the Tar
Heel office. :
Questions Asked
Following are the questions asked on
the poll: National 1. Who is Presi
dent Pro-Tern of the U. S. Senate? 2.
Who is Reconversion Director? 3.
What original Cabinet post is still held
by the original man appointed by
Roosevelt? 4. Truman advocates in
crease, decrease, or same in pay for
congressmen. 5. Name the two Sen
ators from your state.
International Who is the British
Foreign Minister? 2. Name the U. S.
delegate to the United Nations Or
ganization. 3. Which former Axis na
tion will receive the first Peace Treaty?
4. What official political party is now
in power in China? 5. What two Al
hed nations have recently made a
treaty between themselves?
Campus Who is the Speaker of the
Student Legislature? 2.What is the
C. P. U.? 3. Who is Chancellor pf the
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill? 4. Name the two large
political bodies on the campus. 5. Who
is Graham Memorial named after?
SORORITIES
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m. Silence ends at 1:15. There she
will be given the bid after she has
shown her preference. Each girl ac
pptinp' a bid should renort to the
sorority of her choice Tuesday after
noon between 4 and 6 o clock.
Bitty Grimes, president of the Pan-
Hellenic Association, urges rushers
and rushees to uphold the rules made
by the council in order to receive the
fairest rushing.
Craven and the late Charles W
Ramsdell, constitute the most valu
able single group of papers on the
Civil War now available.
Papers of governors, Confederate
Cabinet members, representatives to
the Confederate Congress, generals;
scientific collections of botanists, or
nithologists, and physicians ; and im
portant papers on naval history writ
ten by admirals, captains, and a com-
.modore are all part of this great
Southern Historical Collection, as well
as letters written by such famed
Americans as Thomas Jefferson, John
Adams, Albert Gallatin, William H.
Taf t, and Woodrow. Wilson.
The Southern Historical Collection
is today the largest, and undoubtedly
the most valuable, gathering of manu
scripts relating to the whole South,
due to the untiring efforts of Dr.
Hamilton, who has traveled thousands
of miles in his search for every use
ful piece of writing pertaining in
any way to the history of the South
ern states and their people. There
fore, it is fitting that this article
should be concluded in his own words:
"These important manuscripts are
not assembled for the use of .the Uni
versity of North Carolina alone. That
institution is proud and happy to be
the trustee of a great Southern
undertaking and to serve as the cus
todian of priceless records of the
Southern past, but they are gathered
here with the single-minded thought
of playing some part in preserving
these , records, and at the . same time
serving those who will make worthy
use of them 'in the eternal, ceaseless
quest for. truth," ., . , .
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Tar Heel Editorial
Staff Meets Today
At Graham Memorial
News Editor Jack Lackey of the
Tar Heel has called a meeting of
all editorial staff members for
Tuesday night at 7:30 in Horace
Williams Lounge of Graham. Memo
rial. Each reporter at that time
will be assigned a permanent news
beat.
AH present members of the staff
plus anyone interested in joining
the staff should be present at the
meeting.
The Tar Heel is interested in ex
panding its present staff in view of
becoming a daily publication in the
. near future. Typists, reporters,
feature writers and rewrite person
nel may secure staff positions by
applying Tuesday night.
PHYSICAL ED
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events, throwing events, distance run
ning, obstacle running and hurdling
are included in this course.
Offers Instruction
Gymnastics and tumbling are se
lected as activities which contribute to
the development of agility, strength,
endurance, and coordination, although
they probably are least effective in
terms of endurance. The basic aim of
game sports is to offer instruction in
the fundamentals and skills of various
activities, and to provide opportunity
for the student to put into practice
what he learns.
Physical ed. classes built around a
plan of rotation are conducted every
hour of the day from 8 in the morning
until 3 in the afternoon. The intra
mural and varsity sports programs,
sponsored by the University are con
ducted after the 5:30 hour in the af
ternoon. It must be understood that
this article only deals withthat ma
jority of students who have an "A"
rating; others are in other, less stren
uous programs.
The class sections are numerically
numbered at each hour, the six sec
tions meeting at 8, for example, are
numbered 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, etc. At the
completion of an activity each student
ia graded and twice during the semes
ter he is given a physical fitness test
in order to determine the extent of his
improvement.
The prospects of the future are
bright for the phys. ed. dept. they
are planning big things down there in
Woollen for the future a future of
well-educated young people well-educated
in physical training.
So the days roll on and the griping
and complaining of students goes on
but one thing is certain: physical edu
cation at Carolina is designed for the
benefit of its students and, with its
outstanding record and present stand
ing, will be looked back on by a ma
jority of us as a help rather than an
inconvenience.
New Coeds Told
Of Campus Codes
By Honor Council
New coeds were instructed in the
Woman's Government Association
Honor Code and Campus Code Tuesday
and Wednesday nights hy seven Hon
or Council representatives. The girls
repeated the codes in candle-lighted
ceremonies held in the various dormi
tories.
The following Honor Council mem
bers administered the services: Ruth
Duncan, Betty Edwards, Nancy Jeff
ries, Nat Harrison, Sally Bryan, Em
ma Lee Ryan, Twig Branch.
The Honor Code is: "On my honor, I
will not lie, cheat, nor steal, and I will
report, all others I see doing so." The
Campus Code requires that a coed con
duct herself as a lady at all times.
Emphasis was placed on the rul
ings that fraternity houses will not
be open to women students until Sep
tember 24, and that coeds are not al
lowed to drink in fraternity houses.
Phillips Addresses
Freshman Meeting
Guy B. Phillips, director of the
summer school and head of the war
college, will speak Tuesday night in
the first of a series of freshman as
sembly programs to be held every
Tuesday and Thursday nights at 7
o'clock in Gerrard Hall, according to
an announcement from E. L. Mackie,
dean of men, who will be in charge
of the series. ;
The assemblies are to be a con
tinuation of the three-day orientation
program begun at the first of this
term on September 1.
Veterans Find Allotment
Of The G I Bill Insufficient
By Dick Koral
Veterans studying at Chapel Hill cannot live on the $50 monthly
"subsistence" allotment they receive under the G.I. Bill of Rights,
A dozen vets here, interviewed at random, were unanimous in their
request that Congress raise the present allotment so they may
finish their education without undue hardship on their families or
having to work part time at the expense of needed study hours
or minimum necessary recreation.
"I appreciate what I am eettiner.- "
but I certainly could use some more,"
commented veteran Bill Herring. He
typifies the attitude of all the vets
questioned.
The following table of minimum
monthly expenses, drawn up by a few
of the veterans, shows why the vet
could "certainly use some more":
Room (Dorm) $ 6.50
Laundry 3.50
Dry Cleaning 2.00
Food -45.00
Clothes . 10.OO
Miscellaneous 2.00
Total .....
-.-...$69.00
Note that no provision in the above
schedule is made for recreation, cig
arettes, insurance and other impor
tant items. 1 : -Veteran
Charles Muckenfuss had
this comment to make: "You can't eat
on $50 a month. With no entertain
ment or amusements of any kind, it
will cost me $70 a month' at least. Hop
ing that Congress realizes the high
prices of food and clothing, and will
give us an additional $25 a month."
Veteran Edsel Rivenbart: "I think
the above schedule is an accurate ac
count of living expenses. I am living
off personal savings."
Veteran William Peele: "The $50
will just about cover my meals. I def
initely feel that the allotment should
be raised to at least $75 a month."
Many vets are working afternoons
and evenings to make ends meet. Bill
Smith said, "It takes two jobs for me
to keep ahead." According to Paul
Mullinax, "the veteran must either
have money of his own or receive an
allowance from his family, or work
part time. I work part time at Gra
ham Memorial Cafeteria, earn all my
meals, and still have difficulty getting
by on $50 a month." Bob White said
he is "getting room and laundry by
working, and am just making out
about even."
But many vets look ahead with mis
givings toward the day when advanced
studies will demand most of their time
outside of the classroom. "It would
be impossible to get by without work
ing on the side," ' said Jim Kluttz.
"This session my work does not re
quire quite as much studying as will
be required in more advanced work.
For this reason, I can work enough to
supplement my $50 and still not inter
fere too much with my studies or rec
reation. However, a little later on I
may have to cut down my outside work
and will have to have some additional
financial assistance.
"I think the above schedule is the
least possible amount that one could
get by on. Even at this, the veteran
would have to deny himself a lot of
things that are on the borderline of be
ing necessities."
How many veterans fail to take ad
vantage of the educational provisions
of the G.I. Bill? Perhaps an answer
to the fact that veterans are not tak
ing advantage of the bill as much as
had been hoped is that returning vets
are learning from vets already on the
campus that education under the bill
is not what they had been told it was.
Veteran Elwood Mintz said: "I wrote
to a friend of mine, who was dis
charged from the Army, telling him
about expenses here. In telling him
the truth, I had to state that the vet
eran could not get along on $50 a
month for living' expenses!"
Veteran Bill Starnes volunteered a
suggestion toward alleviating the dis
parity between expenses and the allot
ment. Since food is such a large item
in the veterans' budget, he suggests
that veterans on the campus, here un
der the G.I. Bill, be permitted to "pur
chase meal tickets, along with officers
and enlisted men of the local NROTC
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University CInb
Makes Plans At
Meeting Tonight
Richard Jente, Vice-President of
the University Club, has announced
that the club's first meeting of the
fall term will be held Tuesday night,
Sept. 18, at 7:15 in the Grail Room
of Graham Memorial Lounge.
This is an organization of select
membership whose primary purpose is
to promote a better feeling and more
friendly relations between visiting"
athletic teams and our own Carolina
Tar Heels. In prewar days it also
served in the capacity of introducing
rival teams to our campus at dances,
but this practice has been discontinued.
Other important activities of the
University Club are the planning of
pep rallies, programs in Kenan Sta
dium, homecoming celebrations, prep
aration of "Beat Duke" posters, and
many other outstanding events.
All members of the club are urgent
ly requested to attend the meeting as
plans for the activities of the coming
year will be discussed.
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ess, Prudence Pludence, and we
were not brought up the same way,
or else she is prostituting her lack
of talent by writing what she does
not believe.
The words of our feminine thes
pian return to haunt us "those
blue Chapel Hill moods," as we con
template the prospect of the bleak
night awaiting us. But, courageous
chap that we are, we plunge back
into Prudence Pludence, and resolve
to solve the date problem.
At this moment, Chapel Hill
manhood enters a new era, for with
the aid of an atomic chocolate shake
which we shall soon imbibe, our
mind will find a solution. In a mat
ter of weeks, we promise it to you,
but until that time, keep your hand
on the telephone receiver and your
eye on the girl outside the booth.
That way at least you have a 50
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ELECTIONS
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election is a small one, but its impor
tance should not be overlooked when
the time comes for votipg. Learn
something about the men who are run
ning. Then vote when the polls are
open."
The Tar Heel will present its usual
elections party in Graham Memorial
from 7:30 until results are announced.
Refreshments will be served through
the courtesy of Graham Memorial.
All students and members of the f eq
uity are invited.
Senior Class Meets
Pete Pully, president of the se
nior class, announces that a senior
class meeting will be held in Ger
rard Hall Friday at 3 o'clock for
all who expect to graduate in Oc
tober. This includes ROTC, V-12,
Marine, and civilian students.
unit, and eat at the Navy Cafeteria."
Off the record, a number of the vets
expressed the hope that newspaper
publicity would stir readers to write
their Congressmen and Senators in
Washington, asking that the monthly
publicity would stor readers to write
to $75 a month.
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