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ri11 CHAPEL HnjN. CU WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 291930 - ' NUMBER 92
$200,000 Auditorium; To Replace Memorial Hall.
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ANNUAL SIGMA XI
LECTURES TO BE
BY DOHAPLEY
To Be Held On February 13-14;
Speaker Director Harvard
Observatory.
Dr. Harlow Shapley, director
of the Harvard College Observa
tory and one of the youngest of
America's famous astronomers,
will deliver the annual Sigma
Xi lectures. this year on Feb
ruary 13 and 14.
The lectures of Dr. Shapley,
who was awarded the Draper
medal of the National Academy
of Science in 1926, are expected
to be among the best which have
been given during the ten year
period that Sigma Xi has spon
sored them.
The North Carolina branch of
Sigma Xi, national scientific re
search fraternity, tried to get
Dr. Shapley to deliver the lec
tures last year, but he was un
able to come to Chapel Hill at
that time.
Two years ago the fraternity
had as its guest lecturer Dr. F.
W. Aston of Cambridge Univer
sity, England, who delivered a
series of lectures on atomic
structure. This year the group
has secured a man who will talk
about the extreme opposite
branch of science, in so far as
size is concerned.
The fields in which Dr. Shap
ley has done research work in
clude those of photometry, spec
troscopy and cosmogony. He
is a fellow of the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences,
and a member of the Washing
ton Academy of Science, the
American Association, for the
Advancement of Science, the Na
tional Academy of Science, the
American Astronomy Associa
tion, and the Royal Astronomi
cal Society of England.
Professor Marcellu3 Stow of
the department of . geology at
Washington and Lee University
was a visitor here last Saturday.
Freshmen Politicians Assail
Upperclassmen Daring Voting
(By Chas. G. Rose, Jr.)
Have you voted yet? Whom
did you vote for? Why don't
you vote for So and So? It was
ith such questions that fresh
Ken and sometimes even upper
classmen were assailed when
they came within calling dis
tance of the Y at any time yes
terday. As soon as a student was rec-j
ognized as a first year man, he
wa3 immediately surrounded by
a group of eager politicians who
were very enthusiastically at
tempting to convince the voter
that a certain man was the best
suited for one of the four of
fices. Everywhere could be
seen small groups, confidentially
discussing with a "just arrived"
voter the prospects of a certain
nominee. These groups resem
bled very much similar groups
that were seen sometime dur-
1!g the first part of the year
toward the close of rushing sea
son, when "high pressure" was
Qsed as a means of last resort.
Toward the middle of the
afternoon, when the voting was
beginning to slack up, there ap-,
Peared in front of the voting
The Sunny South
I." N. Clark, well known
farmer of Orange county, ar
rived in town yesterday after
noon with a live young alli
gator in his possession. The
strange reptile was on display
ill front of Davie hall for
about an hour, and a large
number of curious students
gathered around to ask inter
esting questions. -
Mr. Clark explained that
about midafternoon, a young
negro who works on his farm
located on the Durham road
three miles north of Chapel
Hill, came running to him
with the news of finding a
strange "animal" in a swampy
hole in the rain-soaked bot
tom land. The farmer inves
tigated and discovered a
young alligator measuring
about 37 inches in length. He
and the" negro promptly put
the reptile in a cart and drove
into town, depositing their
load in front of the biology
building. One of the biology
students said the alligator
was probably between ten and
twenty years old, but that
living in a cool climate had
stunted its growth.
The reptile appeared non
chalant, to the spectators,
and hardly moved at all, but
kept close to the ground as if
suffering from the cold. No
one could satisfactorily ex
plain the 'gator's presence in
Orange county except that it
probably escaped from some
private zoo.
Game Preserve Here
A state game preserve will be
established on the University's
lands in Orange county, accord
ing to plans adopted at the
meeting of the board of trustees
in Raleigh yesterday. The mo
tion for establishment of the
erame d reserve was introduced;
by W. C. Coker of the Univer
sity faculty, who offered the' use
of his property adjacent to the
University's holdings.
booth a prospective voter (at
least this is what one of the
young politicians took him to
be). Thus, thinking the new
comer to be a would be voter,
the young politician began with
his usual "line" in an attempt to
convince the arrival that it was
his duty to vote for a certain
man for president, another speci
fied nominee for vice-president,
and so on down the list. After
continuing this speech for some
time, he seemed to have made
no progress whatsoever with the
student who seemed very much
at a loss to know just what to
do; it was evident that he had
not taken it in that he was being
requested to vote. Some one
passing by, much to the relief
of the voter, happened to rec
ognize him as an upper class
man. Addressing the eager poli
tician, he said, "What are you
trying to do; make upperclass
men vote? That fellow is a
sophomore; he can't vote." Very
nuch embarrassed, the sopho
more voter saw his mistake and
hurried away blushing all . over,
while the over-enthusiastic poli
tician was being given a merry
razz by the crowd.
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MANAGERS SUE
FAMOUS DANCER
FOR $64500 SUM
Allege That Irma Duncan, Who
Appeared In Chapel Hill Last
Fall, Violated Contract.
Because of her insistence on
giving the "Red Flag Dance" in
Chapel Hill a few months ago,
Irma Duncan, head of the Isa
dora Duncan Dancers of Mos
cow, is being sued by her mana
gers, the Hurok Attractions, for
the amount of $64,500.
Her contract with the plain
tiffs stipulated that the Hurok
Attractions manager was to ap
prove the programs before being
presented. It is charged that
the "Red Flag Dance" was not
sanctioned by the manager of
the troupe but nevertheless, Ir
ma Duncan directed her danc
ers to perform that specialty.
It will be remembered by the
many who attended the perfor
mance in Memorial hall that one
of the dances was one in which
the group centered about a flim
sy piece of maroon-colored ma
terial. No significance to the
particular color or character of
the dance was given to it at
that time by the audience nor
the Daily Tar Heel.
Nevertheless, Irma Duncan's
managers allege that- because
of her giving the "Red Flag
Dance" in Chapel Hill, other
Southern cities cancelled the en
gagements or otherwise caused
loss of profits.
it is Known nere tnat in
Greensboro, North Carolina,
definite protests were raised by
organizations to the Red Flag
Dance," and that the program
as finally presented there bore
no mention of the revolutionary
number. !
The specific complaint as
mentioned in the suit is "breach
of contract." The Hurok At
tractions were to receive 60 per
cent of the net profits of each
engagement while Miss Duncan
was to receive 40 per cent of the
net profits and 75 to 175 for
her appearances. In addition,
the contract called for the ap-r
proval of all her programs by
her manager. It is because of
the violation of this last clause
that the producers brought suit
against the daughter of the fam
ous Isadora Duncan.
The suit was. filed against
her on Saturday, January 25th
and no answer has as yet been
given to it by Miss Irma Dun
can. Odum On Council To
Administer 50,000
Social Science Fund
Dr. Howard W. Odum, head
of the institute for research in
social science, was appointed re
cently as a member of the com
mission which will administrate
the $500,000 gift that was giv
en to the social science research
council by Julius Rosenwald,
prominent philanthropist of
Chicago.
Among others appointed to
the commission are : Will vv . Al
exander of Atlanta, Ga.; Charles
S. Johnson of Fisk University;
Charles E. Merriam of the Uni
versity of Chicago; Jesse F.
Steiner of Tulane University,
and Dr. Walter R. Sharp of New
York, secretary of the social re
search council in New York.
Trustees Vote To Destroy Condemned
Structure; Ghase Gives Annual Message
Declares That State Should Not
Halt In Provision For
Education. .
UNIVERSITY IS STATE'S
BEST INSURANCE POLICY
Salary Scale Must Be Increased
To Keep Pace With Other
Universities; Other Important
Problems Discussed In Report.
The fact that agricultural de
pression and industrial disloca
tion are evident is all the more
reason why North Carolina
should increase its appropriation
for. its University,, President
Harry W. Chase declared here
today in his annual report to the
board of trustees at their mid
winter meeting.
"The state of North Carolina,
after a period of rapid expendi
cure, is attempting to stabilize
its financial condition," Dr.
Chase said "With such an at
tempt every thoughtful man
must be in hearty agreement.
It is not usually considered,
however, the part of wisdom for
individuals who must stabilize
the family budget to begin by
dropping their life insurance,
and this, it seems to me,' the
state has been somewhat in a
mood to do."
Best Insurance for Future
"The University is the state's
chief instrument for the assur
ance of its own future, its larg
est life insurance policy on its
own prosperity to come," Dr.
Chase asserted. "It is an in
vestment and the most solid and
enduring investment which a
state can make in the future
competence of its own citizen
ship. One cannot say these
things too strongly. Surely it
is easy to see that as the state
decides the University shall be
strong or weak it gains or loses
its greatest single asset in its
upward struggle."
Dr. Chase made an earnest
plea for increased support for
the University. The Univer
sity, he said, has "attained a
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Student Is Careless With
Auto; Gets Off With Costs
(By John Patric)
One of the freshmen had been
just a little careless. He had
backed his car from an alley on
to Franklin street, and had
turned around right in the mid
dle of the block without ascer
taining if policemen were about.
Policemen were.
His next public appearance
was at the evening session of
recorder's court. He arrived
early, mistaking the companion
of a Tar Heel reporter for a
court attache, and expressed a
forlorn hope that he would not
be fined.
"They might fine me five dol
lars Pm afraid." he said, "and
I just couldn't afford that. I
need the money."
After the charge against the
worried -looking student had
been read,' he pleaded "guilty"
as contritely as he could.
Judge C. P. Hinshaw ad
dressed the prisoner.. "Do you
plan to do that again?"
The prisoner- did not under J
No Chapel Today
Dean Bradshaw announced
yesterday that there will be
no chapel for Freshmen this
morning, Wednesday.
Russell Potter, assistant
dean of the graduate school,
will speak Thursday at chapel
on the subject "The Gentle
man's Grade."
TOSH PRESIDENT
George London Vice-President;
Connor and Jensen, Peacock
And Barber in Run Off For
Other Offices.
The run-off election between
Clarence Jensen and Henry G.
"Pinky" Connor for secretary
and John Peacock and "Pig"
Barber for treasurer will be
held today between 9:30 and
4:00 o'clock in the Y. M. C. A.
The results of the election
held yesterday are officially
announced as follows:
President
Jim Hubbard 232
Stuart Chandler 150
Al Cole 20
Hubbard declared elected.
Vice-President
George London 236
Billy Walker 156
London declared elected.
Secretary
Clarence Jensen 158
Henry Tinky' Connor 149
Kay Thompson 35
C. C. Hemlin 31
Charles Nichols 16
Run-off election between
Tinky' Connor and Clarence
Jensen.
Treasurer
John Peacock 181
Pig Barber 147
Charlie Rives 46
Bill Collins 45
Run-off election will be held
between Peacock and Barber.
stand, and leaned over the rail
to nudge the prosecutor.
"What did he say ?" The fresh
man learned. "Oh, certainly not,
sir!" he answered in great haste.
"Then we'll be lenient with
you. Just the costs. Next
case."
A wave of happiness and great
relief spread over the-face of the
erstwhile lawbreaker as he
heard these words, and his feel
ing of pleasure was not under
control until the next- case had
started. It was with genuine
enjoyment of court procedure
that the freshman, who was
waiting to pay the, trivial
"costs," sat through the trial
which followed.
"What how much are these
costs?" the traffic law violator
asked after adjournment.
"Five dollars and" seventy
cents."
As the Tar HeeF reporter left
the room, the court was listen
ing to a prolonged' exposition! of
the advantages oL the deferred
payment plan:.
LBoard Reaches Decision At Mid-
Winter Meeting In
Raleigh.
DESTRUCTION OF HALL
TO BEGIN IMMEDL1TELY
Atwood and Nash Drawing Up
Plans For New Building To
Seat 1800 ; Architecture To
Conform To That Of Other
Buildings
On Campus.
(By Vass Shepherd)
At their regular semi-annual
meeting in the governor's office
at Raleigh yesterday, the Uni
versity board of trustees voted
for the demolition of Memorial
hall and the construction of an
auditorium with a seating ca
pacity of approximately 1800 at
a total cost of $200,000 on its
present site.
Arrangements have been made
for work to begin on destruction
of Memorial hall immediately.
The University architects, At
wood and Nash, are preparing
plans for the new structure,
which will conform in architec-'
ture with other buildings on the
campus. The front of the build
ing will be similar to that of
Manning hall, with colonial col
umns reaching to the eaves of
the roof. The material will be
red brick. - -
-'According to University of
ficials, the new building will be
constructed in such a manner
that it may be converted for uses
other than as an auditorium.
Plans call for the erection of
a larger auditorium in the fu
ture, embodying the idea of a
University memorial building.
The commemorative tablets in
Memorial hall will be placed in
the new building until finances
are provided for the construc
tion of the larger auditorium,
which will have a much greater
seating capacity than the build
ing to be erected this spring.
Construction work on the new
auditorium is expected to begin
as soon as the present building
is razed . and the site cleared.
umcials estimate that actual con
struction will, begin by April 1
and that the new building will
be completed by next September.
Funds for erection of the new
building were provided out of
the emergency fund by action
of Governor Gardner and the
heads of the major state depart
ments. The building committee of the
board of trustees met in Chapel
Hill Monday afternoon with
John Sprunt Hill, as chairman
and decided to recommend the
erection of the new auditorium
to the board" at its meeting yes
terday. Lengthy consideration
was given to the recommenda
tion by the trustees yesterday,
the discussion continuing a ma
jor portion of the afternoon.
The motion for the razing of
Memorial hall and the construc
tion of a new auditorium was
passed by a large majority.
History Dinner
There will be a dinner of the
history f aeulty and graduate
students at the Carolina Inn
Thursday evening at 6 o'clock.
Those planning to attend are re
quested to see Frank Graham or
Robert Meade.