HARNETT LECTURES Monday, 10:30 a. ra. MEMORIAL HALL RARNETT LECTURES Monday, 10:30 a- in. MEMORIAL HALL VOLUME XXXVIII CHAPEL HILL, N. O, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1929 NUMBER 21 yif c If ( li ' jWf 4lrHi!-i) r, ; ; i ; If! ! 'J 0 N Jl i Its 136it Activities of Founder of Univer sity Related; Many Obstacles Faced Before Institution Started; Saturday Was Birth day ' (By J. B. Allen) The first siate university in America to begin operation, the University of North Carolina yesterday celebrated its 136th anniversary. f When the people of North Carolina drew up their first con stitution as an independent state in 1776 they made the following provision for the education of the puolic : "That a school or schools shall be established by the legislature for the conven ient instruction of youth, with such salaries to the masters, paid by the public, as may en able them to instruct at lnw prices; and, all useful learning shall be duly encouraged and promoted in one or more uni versities." The absence of records makes it impossible to attribute direct ly the responsivv . ,; t" this sec tion. It is a supposition that the measure was originated by the Mecklenburg delegation which was instructed to provide for a "handsomely endowed" univer sity to be situated in that coun ty. It is also supposed that this instruction .was given because of the refusal of the British gov ernment to grant a charter for Queens College in that county, or any institutions free from control of the church. . ' ' " ' Provided for the Future Whatever its origin might have been it is true that, just returned from a successful war with the Indians, lately having declared their independence, threatened with British inva sion, unorganized, and facing an uncertain future, these Revolu tionary statesmen did not neg lect to provide for their unborn children. Their government was .an experiment in democracy and they recognized the fact that the liberty which they had declared and which they were about to defend could be perpetuated only through education. They real ized the necessity of training leaders in order to make their experiment a success. It seems a remarkably signi ficant fact that the University was chartered in 1789 by the same legislature that voted to make North Carolina a part of the Federal government. It is also interesting to note that it was just seven days afterthe charter was granted before the first 'meeting of the board of trustees was convened. After adapting themselves to self-government two views de veloped when the proposal for carrying out the constitutional provision for education came before the people. One party held that the .state should estab lish and maintain free public schools ; the other that the state should charter private schools, under the control of private in dividuals but conducted for the purpose of education rather than for gain, and; in order that edu cation be as cheap as possible, the state should grant these Continued on page two) v Organ Program Mr. Nelson 0. Kennedy will render the following organ num bers at the Chapel of the Cross: Cantilena, C. McKinley; Andan tino, Lemare; Andante (Sym phony Pathetique), Tschaiskow sky. , Anniversary. Tickets On Sale Season tickets for the year's entertainment series including the Isadore Duncan dancers and many other prominent features are now on sale in the Business office at three dollars. Admission to any feature will cost ap proximately one fifty, hence saving is . effected . in season purchase. CAROLINA TO SHOW FILM OF TECH GAME Students disappointed because of their inability to travel to Atlanta last Friday to witness the Tar Heels crush last year's national champions Joy the score of 18 to 7 will be given, after all, an opportunity to see Tech and Carolina in action. The i Carolina theatre will show, Mon day a news reel taken at the Atlanta stadium. This picture, produced by Publix-Saenger, will contain all of the big thrills of the game, and University stu dents and townspeople may see the Heels actually administer the drubbing that they gave Georgia Tech Friday. SICK BOYS HEAR REPORT OF GAME Even students who were con fined to their beds in dormi tories by colds and other illness es Friday afternoon were able to follow the fortunes of the vic torious Carolina football team embattled with Georgia Tech. Constant questions were hurled out of window by pajama-clad figures as to "What's the score ?" And happy answers were thrown back from rooms where radio receiving sets were bringing in details of the game. The tremendous victory for the Tar Heels cured many of the ill students . who took part in the ereneral celebration during the evening and morning. No Services Today At United Church There will not be preaching at the United Church (Chris tian Congregational) this morn ing at 11:00. Instead, the con gregation will attend services at the Methodist Church to-hear Eufrene E., Barnett. Sunday School will be at 9:45. Dr. Dashiell To Speak i ; Dr. J. F. Dashiell, noted pro fessor of psychology will give an address Sunday evening on, "The Relation of Scientific Psy chology to Religious Interests. The houras at 7:00 in the Meih odiat church, and this lecture closes a series of talks by out standing psychologists. Dr Dashiell is the author of a wide ly used cofiege text book in his fipW. His versatile interest in human life promises an interest ing hour for those attending the Epworth League service. Regular Sunday Tea The weekly teas that are held every Sunday afternoon frnm- a '30 to 6 o'clock at the Parish house of the Episcopa church will be held today. Refreshments will be servea and there will be an inf orma entertainment at this gathering which is sponsored by the stu dent vestry of the Chapel of the Cross. All the students of the University are cordially invited r $f : ROMANCE OF N. C. PLAYMAKERS TOLD BY ROGH Reviews History of Players Here; Compares Work to Physical Ability. The romance of the Carolina Playmakers, a drama in itself, extending over a period of ever more fruitf ul . years, was traced ast night to a small audience oy Jfroiessor redericK Kocn, the father of the Tar Heel thea- er movement. His talk was amplified by a number of slides. The program was interrupted frequently by the shouts and tu mult of students who were cele brating Carolina's momentous football victory on the campus. Professor Koch took note of the general celebration on the out side which apparently " had dwarfed the attendance at the illustrated lecture, by saying that they were celebrating a physical victory in the' same way that those who patronized the Playmakers' theater cele brated a victory of art. The speaker said that is was the adventure of watching the Carolina Playmakers develop thru the years which was most interesting.. "This is a Theater of .youth and the, story of the Carolina Playmakers is the ad venture of that youth," he said. Referring again to the celebra tion outside, Professor Koch stated that it was difficult for fine arts to compete with! phy sical arts, but that both were alike in that each was , boosting Carolina. - Origin of the theater was traced back to the Greeks by the speaker. Interrupted for a moment by a vigorous yell for Carolina from students outside the theater, . Professor- Koch said that the Greeks,, too, cheered lustily . for athletic achievement but they also cheered with the same enthusi asm for the poetry of their the ater. . The pioneering work that has been done by the Carolina "Play makers, the lecturer said, has given the theater in America an example of how the "play of locality, if truly pictured, be comes of interest to areas be yond the confines of the home state." "All art of permanent signifi cance, must be first the art of locality," Professor Koch said in explaining to the audience what has enabled the Playmak ers to make as much success as they have. The speaker also outlined the (Continued on page three) New Library To Be ""Km,- m fcy St. Football Results N. C. Frosh 7; Duke Frosh 8 Georgia 15; Yale 0 Army 23; Davidson 7 Penn 14; V. P. t 8 Minnesota 15; Vandy 6 Cornell 40; Hamp-Sid. 6 Virginia 12; Swathmori 7 Notre Dame 14; Navy 7 Boston Coll. 7; Villanova 7 Fordham 27; N. Y. U. 7 Boston U. .27; Vermont 6 Pitt 26; W. Virginia 7 Brown 13; Princeton 12 Purdue 30; Michigan 16 Harvard 35; New Hamp. 0 Illinois .45; Brindly 0 Georgetown 13; J3t. Louis 0 Chicago 13 ; Indiana 0 ' North Western 7 ; Wisconsin 0 Ohio State 7; Iowa 6 Barnett Services Methodist Church Mr. Eugene E. Barnett begins his program here today with a sermon in the Methodist church at 11 :00. He will speak again tonight at the same place at 8 :00, This will be followed by a forum. Mr. Barnett will speak again in chapel on Monday at 10:30. Monday afternoon he will be i available for conferences with all students. He will close his program Monday night by speaking to a special joint meet ing of the three" Y cabinets. Sigma Epsilon Also Has a House Mother A story in Friday's Tar Heel carried news of the secur ing of a house mother by the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. It has since been learned that, though the, movement is new on the campus, the house mother of the Pi "Kappa Phis is not the on ly one at the University. Mrs. George W. Foushe" of Mount Vernon, N. Y., . has. been here with Sigma Epsilon fraternity since their 'occupancy of their new home on Rosemary lane at the beginning of the school year. Mrs. Foushe's duties are more as social advisor and counsellor for the members of the fraterni ty. She makes her home in the fraternity house, and offers sug gestions about the housekeep ing, and also the dining room which is taken care of for the most part by an outside caterer. Meeting Y Cabinets There will be a joint meeting of the three Y cabinets Monday night at the Y at 7:15. Mr. Eu gene E. Barnett will be the special speaker at this meeting. All members, old and new, are requested to be present. Dedicated Saturday V J University Will Dedicate New Library This Week (By R. W. Madry) , Next Saturday, October 19, will mark a new milestone in the development of library service in this nation. The occasion will be the dedi cation of the University of North Carolina's new library, largest and most beautiful of the many pretty buildings on the Carolina campus. ' The new structure will house the largest college and univer sity book collection in the south this side of Texas.' i ------ Impressive Ceremony An impressive ceremony has been arranged for the christen ing of the handsome new build ing. Governor O. Max Gardner will present the building in be half of the people of North Carolina. John Sprunt Hill, chairman, will accept it on be half of the board of trustees. Andrew Keogh, president of the American Library association, will deliver the dedication ad dress. There will be appropri ate music. The exercises, will be concluded with the benediction by .the Rev. W. D. Moss. Presi dent Harry W. Chase will pre side. The program will begin at 10:30 o'clock . Saturday morn ing. Reception After the Game Former Tar Heels back for the state-wide celebration of Home-Coming week are expect ed to attend the dedication ex ercises, which will be followed by the Carolina-Georgia football game, in Kenan stadium that afternoon andan open house and reception in the library after, the game. That night at 8 :30 o'clock the visitors will be guests of the Carolina Playmakers. The library dedication will markthe beginning of the Uni versity's celebration of Home Coming week. An open invita tion to the University celebra tion is extended to all Tar Heels, especially, the native sons com ing back for a visit. Southern Education Conference Saturday will also mark the opening of the University's sec ond annual Southern Conference on Education and the annual meetings of the Southeastern Library association, the North Carolina Library association, and the Library movement of North Carolina. All of these meetings will continue through Tuesday. The program of the Southern Conference on Educa tion will deal particularly with the subject of "Libraries." The Sunday program will be 1 a big feature of the University's celebration. At 11:30 o'clock Sunday morning Dean Shailer Mathews of the school of divin ity, University of Chicago, will preach at a union service of all Chapel Hill denominations in Memorial hall. That afternoon tViPVA will lo on QTinrnnn'ofo ..AAA Mil' U VJLUbV musical program by the Univer sity department of music. Library Cost $625,000 The University's new library was erected at a cost of $625, 000, -but so confident are its creators of the future of the Uni versity and of the importance of a library in that future, that the new building is but one unit of a great library to come. Clos- ' ing the quadrangle, the, sides of which are South building, Ven able hall, and the group of build- -ings which includes Steele dor mitory ana murpney nan, it ex tends over a front of 210 feet and to a depth in the center of 140 feet, and rises to the height of four stories, including base ment. Yet some day it will be necessary to build wings on either side to a depth? of 150 to 200 feet, and, later still, to close these wings at the rear with a section as large as the front of the present building. The stacks now being erected for books are nine stories high and will shelve approximately 400,000 volumes. Later extensions can be provid ed at the rear to a depth of .150 fppt nnrf a "hpicrht nf frnm nine . cj . to sixteen stories, with a capa city of more than a million vol umes, when the future demands it. . ' Designed by Atwood and Nash The building was designed by Atwood and Nash, Inc., Univer sity architects and engineers, with the firm of McKim, Mead, and White of New York as con sulting architects. T. C. Thomp son and Brothers were the con structors. , The front of the building is of limestone, the main entrance being through a classical porti co of Corinthian columns. This portico is approached by way of an imposing flight of steps sim ilar to that of the law building, but proportionately larger, and. forms the central motive of the north facade of the library. A low -dome crowns the build ing, the top of whichls approx imately 90 feet above the ground level. ' The Three Floors The main entrance leads to an entrance hall, with marble and terrazzo floor, Travertine walls, (Continued on, page three)

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