GRADUATE RECEPTION
8:30 TONIGHT
SMITH BUILDING
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CHAPEL HILL, N. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1923
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Leave of Absence on Guggen
heim Foundation.
After a vacation of a year
and a half, Paul Green, play
wright and assistant professor
of philosophy in the University,
on a tour of Europe at the ex
pense of the Guggenheim foun
dation, will return to Chapel
Hill Saturday morning. With
his wife and two children he
landed in New York Tuesday
after a voyage from Liverpool
on the S. S. Majestic -
The European trip was made
possible by the Guggenheim fel
lowship awarded to the play
wright in 1927. The fellowship
stipulated that the recipient he
allowed one year in Europe with
the possibility of the lextension
of the time. The additional half
year was allowed Mr.'Green and
with the permission from the
University he extended his stay
to include a thorough study of
the English drama.
Leaving here - following the
close of school in June 1928,
Paul Green, his wife, and
two children embarked for Ger
many. They made their residence
in Berlin. From this center, Mr.
Green was able to make excur
sions to various literary shrines
and to study German master
pieces of the stage in their
original surroundings.
The stay in Berlin was mar
red by the illness of the entire
family during the winter of
1928. Unfortunate to encounter
the severest European winter in
seventy years, the Greens were
ill with " inf luenze. They were
never in serious danger however.
" From letters written to various
friends in Chapel Hill and pro
fessors on the faculty, tne events
of the European trip which
made impressions on Mr. Green
are apparent. The Volksvhne,
or Folk Theatre in Berlin, fas
cinated the famous American
playwright. Here Tolstoian pro
ductions were presented to the
avid lower classes. -:
Most fascinating of all is the
manner in which the audience
received the presentations of
Green. Sometimes forty minute
soliloquies would ' receive the
rapt attention of the entire
audience which sat spellbound by
the revelation of the actor's men
tal thoughts in Tne monologue.
The impracticability of adopting
siir.h methods to the American
stage were remarked on; by Mr.
Green.
With the coming of spring and
the extension of their stay for
another six months, ;the Greens
moved their residence to Lon
don, where Mr. Green visited
the theatre daily and met the
most famous English play
wrights. Someof the great
dramatists he met while abroad
were: Shaw, Barry, Galsworthy,
in England, Parandell in France
and many other German and
French writers.
Speculations as to the work
done by Mr. Green on his leave
of absence tend from his com
plete disavowal of all negro
plays to no writing at all. From
letters received by friends, it
seems that most of the drama
tist's time was spent in visiting
various places, meeting famous
men and taking care of his sick
family.
Before making certain his re
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Carolina Passes
City editors Sherman Shore
and Elbert Denning and re
porters Milt Wood and How
ard Lee received passes to the
Carolina theatre this week for
excellent iwork on the Daily
Tar Heelj
Four passes to the theatre
are awarded by the editor and
managing editor each week
through the courtesy of E. C.
Smith, manager of the Caro
lina. :" " :-
House Addresses
Greensboro Club
An address by R. B. House,
executive secretary of the Uni
versity, preceded a tea at which
Mrs. William A. Hewitt enter
tained the Wednesday study club
of Greensboro at the Greens
boro country club on Wednesday
afternoon. The attendance at
the meeting was one of the
largest in the history of the
club; and, in addition to the
regular .members of the study
club, there were also present
members of the Wednesday af
ternoon ook club and a number
of distinguished guests from in
and out of the city. -
Mr. House, who is also a for
mer director of the North CanK
lina Historical Commission and
editor of the "History of North
Carolina in the World War," had
as his subject "Frontiers of
Freedom."
In his talk he reminded his
audience that although oppor
tunities for adventure and for
discovery may be limited in a
material sense the intellectual
life offers limitless freedom for
the development of personality.
He urged his hearers to free
themselves from the "tyranny
of the printed page' and.remind
ed' them that there is no one
"best book," but that the best
book for each individual is that
one which best helps him find
intellectual vigor, with the tol
erance and stability which can
come only from intellectual free
dom. MISS STROBACH RETURNS
Miss Nettina Strobach of the
department of community drama
has returned from the Eastern
Carolina State Teacher's College,
Greenville, N. C ., where she held
tryouts and selected the cast for
a production of "The Taming of
the Shrew."
What's Happening
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TODAY
10:30 a. m. Meeting of all men
-freshmen and varsity in
terested in erolf at Emerson
stadium.
3:00 p. m. Semi-finals, tennis
tournament, varsity courts.
3 :30 p. m. Chapel Hill vs. Hen
derson high, Emerson field.
7:30 p. m. Dr. R. L. Pittman
will address medical society,
Caldwell hall.
7 :30 p. m, The Cercle Francais
will meet in the parish house
of the Episcopal church
8 :00 p. m. Young people's tea,
social rooms, Presbyterian
church.
8:30 p. m. -Graduate club re
ception at Smith building.
GREAT PROGRESS
HADE MALULIN
LOYATTY DRIVE
Class Agents And 5 1 embers Of
1 Council Make . Reports Here
Yesterday; Movement To Be
Pushed.
Encouraging reports of the
progress of the Alumni Loyal
ty Fund of the University were
presented yesterday at a meet
ing of class agents, local com
mittee chairmen and members
of the Loyalty Fund Council.
Representatives of . many
classes and many sections of the
State were present at the meet
ing, which .was called ,to report
the progress of, the appeal now
being made among University
alumni throughout the State.
Opinion was unanimous among
those present that the proposal
to place the University in the
budgets of the alumni for a
small amount each year, the
funds so derived to supplement
the revenue " received annually
from the State, was met with a
hearty response. It was point
ed out that many of the sub
scriptions' already made are
larger than had been asked of
the individuals making them.
So encouraged was the Loyal
ty Fund Council with the pro
gress already made that it
agreed to push, the movement
with even greater vigor
throughout the year. As a part
of - this program of continued
activity, class agents will com
municate with their classmates,
urging them to make their con
tributions soon.
It was also announced that
committees have been formed
in many alumni centers through
out the State for the purpose of
visiting personally all alumni
who have not as yet 'made a
contribution to the Loyalty
Fund.
Dr. Pittman To
Speak Here
Dr. R. L. Pittman, well known
surgeon of Fayettevjlle, N. C,
wiH-speak to the Medical Society
of the University in Caldwell
hall at 7 :3 Oo'clock on Friday
evening. Tne suoject ot nis ad
dress is to be Acute and Chronic
Inflammations of Bone. It will
be of much interest to all medi
cal and pre-medical students.
Everyone is cordially; invited to
attend.
ACCOUNTANT TO SPEAK
F, J. Charnley, member of the
well-known firm of accountants,
Scott, Charnley and Company of
Charlotte, will lecture to the ac
counting students on methods of
cotton mill accounting this morn
ing from 10:30 to 12:00 o'clock.
Laurence Stallings Prefers
Silent Movies To 'Talkies
A room full of members of
Professor Frederick Koch's play-
writing class, other students of
the University, and townspeo
ple, heard Laurence Stallings,
former newspaperman, author
and playwright chat with them
for an hour Wednesday morn
ing. '
Stalllings told a few interest
ing behind-scene incidents at
Hollywood, used a limited num
ber of swear words for Stallings,
and let those who heard him
know that he thought little of
the "talkie" compared with the
oldsilent movie.
There hasn't been one good
love story pictured since the ad
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HERE DECEMBER
2 ON HIS BOOK
Author Of 'Tree Named John"
To Tour North Carolina Dur
ing December; Book Published
By University Press.
Students who have become
tired of listening to the same
long-winded professors talk on
the same old subjects at the
same time on the same days
every week will soon be given an
opportunity to hear a man of
business talk about something
entirely new and different
Did .you ever hear of spitting
on bait to catch a fish, swallow
ing a blown-up fish bladder to
learn swimming, biting off a
butterfly's head to get a new suit
of clothes, and eating the brains
of the first bird you're killed to
become a mighty hunter?
Did you ever know anybody
who actually did all these things?
John B. Sale, who is to give
readings here on December 2,
did all these and more besides
in his boyhood in Mississippi.
His recent book, The ( Tree
Named John, published by : the
University press, tells of these
experiences, and it is from this
volume that he will give his
readings. v
Mr, Sale, a cotton trader by
profession, has writen this his
first book at the age of 48. He
had made the study of southern
negro folk-lore his hobby.
Students of the University
will be given an opportunity to
hear him" talk at a" reading to
be sponsored by the Bull's Head
book shop. t
Mr. Sale's other appearance
in Chapel Hill will be in the
Episcopal parish house before
the community club. His en
gagements in the state are as fol
lows : , Asheville, November 25 ;
Charlotte, under the auspices ' of
Miss Anne Pierce of the, Char
lotte public library and Mrs. A.
B. "Justice, president ' of the
Woman's club, November 26 ;
Winston-Salem, November 29;
Durham, at the public library,
the Book Lovers' shop, and at
the Morehead high school, De
cember 2 ; Greensboro, under the
sponsorship of Miss Nellie
Rowe, of the library, and; the
Book Shop, December ' 4;- and
Raleigh and Wilson.
Following the tour ofNorth
Carolina' it is expected that dates
may be arranged for appear
ances in South Carolina. It is
also probable that Mr. Sale will
be heard over the chain of the
National Broadcasting company
at an early date. Information
as to the date and the list of
stations ol the radio presenta
tion are not available at pres
ent. vent of talkies, he said, presag
ing this remark with the state
ment that most dramatic high
points of the old movies were
sacrificed probably forever when
the talkies became the rage.
Stallings sat down while he
talked, smoked" cigar ets, ap
peared a little nervous, and in
formally recalled among other
things, the first motion picture
produced.
Later in the hour, the author
of "The Big Parade" and "What
Price Glory" displayed his quick
wit and reason in answering sev
eral questions propounded to him
by students and members of the
faculty.
Many People Pleased With Two
Concerts Given By Marine Band
Graduate Reception
The third annual open house
of the Graduate club will be
given in Smith building from
8:30 to 10:30 tonight. The
faculty, students, and resi
dents of Chapel Hill are cor
dially invited to be present.
Following the reception
there will be an informal
dance given for the faculty,
residents of Chapel Hill, and
invited guests. The dancing
will continue until 1 o'clock.
AIUMM REPORT
MAY BEAR UPON
RECENT SURVEY
Representatives of Athletic
Council To Report At Busi
ness Meeting of Alumni Here
November 27 and 28.
Alumni representatives on the
athletic council" of the IJniver
sity are expected to make a re
port soon that may have some
bearing on the "Carnegie in
quiry into collegiate athletics.
The alumni report will be
made at the annual business
meeting of the General Alumni
Association to be held here No
vember 27 and 28, just before
the Carolina-Virginia game, ac
cording to announcement by
Maryon Saunders, alumni secre
tary.
The three members of , the
University athletic council elect
ed by alumni are Dr. Foy Rob
erson, Durham ; William A.
Blount, Durham, and Benjamin
Cone, Greensboro.
The University athletic coun
cil is composed of three faculty
members appointed by the presi
dent of the University, three stu
dent members elected by the stu
ednt body, three alumni repre
sentatives, and the director and
graduate manager of athletics.
j Alumni members are elected
by qualified alumni voters, and
serve for three-year terms of of
fice in a rotating system. Dr.
Foy Roberson is the alumni rep
resentative whose term of office
expires this year., '
Engineers' Airship
Nearing Completion
The airplane recently received
from the War Department by
the department of mechanical
engineering, for use in instruc
tion in the aeronautical courses,
is being assembled in the me
chanical engineering laboratory
in the basement of Phillips hall
by seniors and graduate stu
dents who are taking the course
in aerodynamics.
Wednesday afternoon, the tail
controll surfaces and one wing
were attached to the fuselage.
N. P. Bailey, instructor in aero
nautics, who is directing the as
sembly of the plane, said that
the work was progressing slowly
because the many pieces had to
be fitted by trial, f
It is expected that the plane
will be . completely assembled
after Saturday morning when
the group will work again.
Mr. Bailey stated yesterday
that any one interested in view
ing the plane is invited to inspect
it in the mechanical engineering
laboratory in Phillips hall.
Presbyterian Tea
Young people are invited to
attend the social tea at 8 o'clock
this evening in the social rooms
of the Presbyterian church.
Musicians Led By Captain Bran
son, Who Has Been Tilth
Band Since He Was Seven
teen Years Old.
' A large crowd attended each
of the excellent concerts given
by the United States Marine
band here yesterday afternoon
and night. The afternoon pro
gram, being given in Kenan
stadium, was exceedingly fine,
while the night program in the
Tin Can was just as good. All
who attended either of the con
certs thoroughly appreciated the
high-class music that was played.
-The feature ofthe afternoon
program was several fine selec
tions. The program was, with
the exception of a great many
added encore numbers, as fol
lows: Overture, "The Flying Dutch
man," Richard Wagner.
Richard Wagner conceived
this piece while dreaming of the
wild Norwegian coast, beaten
about with storms and listen
ing to the weird tales of mar-
iners as they confided to him the
legend common in one form or
other to seafaring folk in all
parts of-the world.
x Intermezzo, "Al Fresco," Vic
tor Herbert; Solo for Cornet,
"The Premier" played by Ar
thur Witcomb), Edward Llew
ellyn; Characteristic ' March,
"Parade of the Gendarmes,"
Matthew Lake; Suite, "Neapoli
tan Scenes," Jules Massenet;
"Marche Heroique," Camille
Saint-Saens.
This is a composition which
mighOn a sense be termed a
tone poem. It is dedicated to a
friend who fell in battle, though
there is nothing in it that re
sembles a funeral march. One
can imagine the tramping, of a
battalion of soldiers eager to re
pair past defeats and march on
to victory.
Solo for Xylophone, ' "Grand
Tarantelle" (played by Wilbur
D. Kieffer), Stephen Heller;
Grand -Valse Bfillante, Francois
Chopin; Hungarian Rhapsody
No. 2, Franz Liszt. t
By taking the rhythms, melo
dies and harmonies of the fiery
and impetuous people of the soil
of Hungary, and weaving them
into the form we now recognize
as his' well-known rhapsodies,
the pianist - composer has
achieved results that aite stu
pendous and majestic.
"The Star-Spangled Banner"
(the United States Marine band
always closes its program with
the national anthem).
The evening program, which
was given in the Tin Can at 8 :30,
consisted of the following pieces :
Overture, "Carneval," Anto
nin Dvorak ; Nocturne, "Dreams
of Love," Franz Liszt; Solo for
Cornet, "Bride of the Waves"
(played by J. P. White) , Her
bert Clarke; Grand Scenes from
"Andrea Chenier," Umberto
Gordiano.
This opera was first produce
at the La Scala Theatre, Milan,
Italy, in March, 1896. The first
American performance was giv
en at the Academy of Music,
New York, in November of the
same year.
Rhapsodic dance, "Bamboula,"
Samuel Coleridge Taylor; Solo
for Trombone, "Ecstasy of
Spring," Robert E. Clark ; "Pas
quinade," Louis Moreau Gotts
chalk; Carneval in Paris, Johan
Severin Svendsen; "Star-Span-
gled Banner.
There are very, few institu
tions in this country that are
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