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t R. H. FRAZIER POLITY FORUM TONIGHT, 7:00 J. C. WILLIAMS ON DEBATING WPTF, 5:15 1 1 55T 0 V j A VS 1 1 1 X1 1 1 1 I i I i i J A j i n is' 1 1 VOLUME XXXIX R. H. FRAZIER TO ADDRESS FORM THURSDAY NIGHT Greensboro Lawyer, University Graduate, Has Had Wide and Varied World Experience. Kobert Haines Frazier of the law firm, Frazier and Frazier in Greensboro will talk before the Polity Forum at its second formal meeting in Gerrard hall tomorrow evening at seven o'clock. Jack Dungan, president of the Forum, will preside. The Polity Forum meets every two weeks and is an organiza tion having no formal fees or dues. lis idea is to cause stu dents to crystalize their political ideas and opinions. Members are free to ask the . speakers questions at the meetings. Any one is eligible who cares to at tend. Mr. Frazier, who will speak on Thursday evening, is a native of Greensboro and received there his early grammar school and high school education. He once Worked as news " boy and carpenter. As a newsboy, he claims to have once sold Wood row Wilson a copy of the Greensboro Daily News. He en tered Guilford College in 1915. His activities there included participation in tennis and basketball and oratory. He was winner of the Websterian Orator's Medal. In 1917 he be came a student at the Univer sity. He was initiated into the Eta chapter, of the . Beta Theta Pi fraternity, and served the chapter in a number of ways. In August, 1918 Frazier was appointed clerk in the American consulate-general at Oslo, Nor way. He served as secretary to Consul General Marion Letcher. He has the distinction of being Uncle Sam's youngest vice-consul. At the early age of twenty one years, he received his com mission as United States vice consul. He served on special (Continued on next page) ENTERTAINMENT PLANS ARRANGED FOR THIS YEAR Carola Goya, First On Pro gramme, Appears Here February 6. At a meeting of the Student Entertainment Committee Mon day afternoon in the office of the chairman, Dean Hobbs, de finite arrangements were made for the Student Entertainment program for this year. There will be six attractions on the program for the year. The committee has made con tracts for five of these and the tickets are to be printed im mediately. The sixth attraction has not yet been arranged. Last year the committee brought Miss Helen Pugh, a young pianist from Charlotte. They wish to make it a practice to bring one noted young musician in the state here every year, but as yet none has been engaged. The first on the program is Miss Carola Goya who will be here February 6. Each of Miss Goya's numbers, except certain ones she has created herself "to niodern music, are classical or folk dances which have been familiar in Spain for genera tions. She brings to America the Spanish dances as they really are, and in them is re flected the life, traditions, and ( Continued on next page) MUCH CONFUSION ON ATTENDANCE Di Senate Follows Tar Heel in Wanting Optional Plan for Juniors and Seniors. The exact status which that orphan child optional attend ance enjoys on this campus could not be ascertained yester day. It was understood from the executive office that no change had been made in the rule in force last quarter, and that none would be made until a commit tee composed of Dean W. W. Pierson, chairman, Dean D. D. Carroll, Dean Hobbs, Mr. Har old Dyer, and an additional mem ber report to the undergradu ate faculty. President - elect Graham was ill at the president's mansion, and unable to be ques tioned. At the office of the commerce school Dean Carroll issued a lengthy statement contained in the Open Forum column this morning, in which he vigorously resented the statement con tained in an article appearing in the Tuesday Tar Heel in which it was said that the Dean was too busy to see -a Tar Heel re porter. The Dean further was of the opinion that there had been no optional attendance for anyone during the last quarter, and revealed to the Tar Heel that at a meeting of the faculty of the departments of commerce and economics each instructor had been instructed to evolve his own method of enforcing re quired attendance. In conclud ing his statement Dean Carroll said, "I also, favor leaving the matter of class attendance to any student who has won the 'right to freedom' by the high quality of his work and demon strated self-discipline in per formance of his duty. In other words, I favor optional class at tendance for any student who during three consecutive quar ters has maintained an honor roll average." It is estimated that even among the Phi Beta Kappa initiates there are to be found persons who do not make the honor roll three consecutive quarters and that only a very small percentage of the sopho more, junior, and senior classes ever make the honor roll three consecutive quarters. Dean Hobbs, of the school of liberal arts, was of the opinion that honor students among the juniors and seniors be granted the privilege, and was opposed to giving sophomores the privilege stating that, much of the "cut" trouble came from this class. . The dean of the education school said "that it was the sense of this department ,that there should be placed upon each student the responsibility of making up work missed," through the medium of coaching if required, and that the school of education places a premium on capability and thoroughness rather than on regular attend ance. The Dialectic Senate went on record last night as being in favor of an immediate return to the optional attendance enjoyed by all juniors and seniors last year. The school of engineering de clined to make public the atti tude of the faculty of that school. Dean Bell could not be reached for a statement. The age of the earth, accord: ing to Professor Holmes ot Dur ham University, is between 1,600 and 3,000 million years. CHAPEL HILL, N. C, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1931 CAROLINA ALMA BIATERS COMPOSITION By W. M. Hayes We, the sons of Carolina, Alma Mater's praises sing, All her history and tradition is to us a sacred thing. Through the years she has come she cries, While the world stands by to wonder at her sons so great and wise. Chorus , Carolina, Carolina, we will be true . To the noblest, to the finest you have to give. Carolina, Carolina, whate'er ,we do Thy bonds shall grow stronger, thy mem'ry shall live. Through her paths and shady woodlands walk the spirits of her sons Who have loved her and are gone; yet their spirits linger on, Teaching us to bear their burden and to keep her honor bright, That her sacred name may ever stand for liberty and light. Opinion of Dean Hobbs On Optional Attendance 'fThat honor students among the juniors and seniors be granted this privilege. "No honor students among sophomores be granted this privi lege as it is among this class that much trouble with this matter is present." DEAN ENCOURAGES FAILING STUDENTS Due to the fact that he was confined to his home with a bad cold, President-elect Graham was unable to make the chapel address yesterday morning.' In the absence of the president elect, Dean Bradshaw spoke to the freshmen in regard to their concentrating on their studies during the winter quarter. The Dean stated that the records of the University shQW that... the best grades of the school year are made in the winter. Brad shaw ventured that this .was probably so because there are fewer activities during the win ter which tend to district the students from their books. The Dean of Students told the freshmen that at no time of the year is the infirmary more fully occupied than at the present season. He admonished the students to do their utmost to keep , in good health and to go to the infirmary f or medical at tention if they are seriously ill. Dramatic Association To Meet Here Saturday The annual directors' meeting of the Carolina Dramatic Asso ciation is to convene at the Playmakers theatre, in Chapel Hill, Saturday, January 10. President R. C. Robinson, di rector of community welfare in Goldsboro, will open the morn ing session at eleven o'clock. Professor Koch will extend greetings to the directors. The speeches of the morning will be, in order : "Dramatics in Rural Communities," by Pauline Wil lis; "University Dramatics," by Professor A. T. West of Duke; "Our Adventures in the Belasco Tournament," by William Royal; and "Teaching Playwriting in High School," by W. R. Wunch of Asheville. The afternoon session will be gin at two-thirty. The pro gram will consist of the follow ing speeches : "The Original Play," by William Perry, "Judg ing the Tournament Play, by J. O. Bailey, of this University English department, demon stration play rehearsal, "The Rector," by students at Lenoir Rhyne College, and a talk on Folk Dancing by Gladys Angel of the University. That same night at eight o'clock-the Carolina Playmak ers will have their annual Twelfth ight Revel. ' marching; "Light and Liberty! J. C. WILLIAMS TO BROADCAST TALK FROM WPTF TODAY ; The first University radio broadcast for 1931 will be made at 5 : 15 this afternoon over station WPTF in Raleigh by J. C. Williams,' former president of the Debating Council and winner of the Wright and Bing ham medals. Mr. Williams has been an outstanding debater in the University for three years and is the only man to win both of the aforementioned awards. His subject will be "Debating." This program concerns an activity which is prominent in high schools, as well as in the University. x Next Wednesday afternoon Mayne Albright will discuss the literary societies. Both speakers will be intro duced by R. C. Greene, president of the student union. From now on, the programs will be broadcast at five o'clock Wednesday afternoon instead of at 5:15. University Sends Representatives To Language Meeting : The University of North Caro lina was well represented at the meeting of the Modern Language Association of America which convened at the Hotel Washing ton, Washington, D. C, Decem ber 29, 30, and 31. Professors from the various language de partments of the University at tended the meeting, including about ten members of the ro mance language department, as well as a large number from the English department. Representatives from the Uni versity who took part in the program were: Dr. George R. Goffman, discussion in the Eng lish drama section; Dr. J. C. Lyons, in the sixteenth century literature section; Professor Louis B. Wright, in the general English section ; Professor Ur ban T. Holmes, in the general romance section ; Dr. Ralph Boggs, in the folk law section; and Drs. Adams and Leavitt in the Spanish literature section. Professor U. T. Holmes was elected chairman of the Medie val French section. Man has come the nearest to reaching the center of the world at the Calumet and Hecla mine in Michigan, 4,600 feet be low sea level. " . LANG TREASURER OF MERATION National Student Congress Names University Student to Only Elective Post. Carolina walked off with the lion's share of honors and rec ognition at the annual congress of the National Student Federa tion, which met in Atlanta dur ing the Christmas holidays. John A. Lang, of Carolina, was elected treasurer, the only elec tive office in the entire federa tion. , The congress was attended by 312 delegates from about 250 American universities and col leges. Twelve states have in formed Lang that they have definitely decided to follow Car olina's example and to organize state student federations for their own student affairs. The official delegates from Carolina were: R. C. Greene, John Idol, and Mayne Albright. Carolina was the only institu tion represented that did not have a written constitution for its student government. Definite projects for the gen eral aid of students were begun at the congress. Negotiations are now under way with the In terstate Commerce Commission to obtain reduced rates on rail roads for students. Plans for a national student publication have been set on foot, and hotel corporations have been ap proached for reductions in rates for students. . ' The new officials of the fed eration, who were appointed br elected at the congress are: Ed R. Murrow, of Washington State, president; Charlotte Raible, of Mills College in California, vice president ; and John Lang, of the University, treasurer. The next annual session of the federa tion will meet at Toledo, Ohio. - Addresses were made at the congress by former Governor Nellie Tayloe -Ross, vice-chairman of the Democratic party, Governor D. W. Davis of Idaho, Republican publicity manager, Governor Hardmann of Georgia, President M. L. Brittain and Dean R. L. Skiles of Georgia Tech, President J. R. McCain of Agnes Scott College, and numer ous other leaders. In order to encourage a continuation of the federation's program, Mr. Lang presented to this organization $103 as a gift from the North Carolina Federation of Students. Garolina Students Attend Convention Five students of the Univer sity recently attended the na tional convention of the Y. W. C. A. and Y. M. C. A. held joint ly in Detroit, Michigan- from December the twenty-seventh through the thirty-first. This institution was officially repre sented by Ed Hamer, president of the Y. M. C. A., John Park, representing the junior and se nior cabinets, Frank Hawley and Bob Barnett, from the sopho more cabinet, and Bob Reynolds of the freshman friendship council. Chief among the speakers of the convention were Norman Thomas, Dr. Coe, Dr. Reinhold Niebuhr, of Union Seminary, New York, Hon. J. Stitt, of Wil son, Sherwood Eddy, internation al secretary of the Y. M. C. A. Addresses were made by a num ber of other speakers and group leaders. . The convention was enter tained at the Book-Cadillac Ho- r' !tel.- ' ' NUMBER 73 EDUCATION DEAN BEHIND OPTIONAL ! ATTENDANCE HERE Believes Cuts Can Be and Ought To Be Made up Through Extra Work or Coachinsr. Dean Nathan Wilson Walker, of the , school of education, in formed a Daily Tar Heel report er yesterday that, with regard to the proposed compulsory class attendance, it "was the sense of this department that there should be placed upon- each stu dent the obligation of making up work he has missed." : In cases where the make-up work would require tutorial assistance, the instructor should appoint the tutor, and the student should bear the expense. In line with this policy, according to Dean Walker, the school also believes ; that each instructor should keep careful attendance records. This statement indicates that the school of education places a premium on capability and thoroughness rather than on regular attendance. The action of this particular school does not have force other than its in fluence upon the central com mittee which will decide finally on the question. The position -of the education staff was reached in a recent meeting. The diversity of the courses, the range of offerings, and the indi vidual methods of the instruc tors, together with differences of opinion on the subject from angles other than the profes sional, -gave rise to as many varied stands as were expressed in the general faculty meeting. The liberal position of the school of education diverges markedly from the attitudes of the schools of liberal arts and commerce, and of the romance language department. - Professor Herman G. Baity, of the board governing the school of engineering since Dean Braune's death, declined to make public the resolutions passed by the engineering faculty. NEWSPAPER SIEN TO GATHER HERE JANUARY 14-16 Leading Journalists Will Talk on Different Phases of Editing And Publishing. ' The Seventh Annual News paper Institute will be held here, January fourteenth . through sixteenth with headquarters at the Carolina Inn. Registration at the Inn will take place at four o'clock, January 14. At eight o'clock the same even ing the opening of the Institute takes place in Gerrard haU. Pre sident Graham will deliver the address of welcome. J. W. Noell, president of the North Caro lina Press Association, will make the response to the president's address. Honorable O. Max Gardner, Governor of North Carolina, will then make an ad dress. Thursday morning at ten o' clock in the Carolina Inn baU room, there will be a speech by Fred . Fuller Shedd, a promin ent newspaper man. Following this there will be a discussion by several newspaper men of state prominence Professor Albert Coates of the University Law School will close the morning session with a talk on "Criminal Law and the Press." At 2:30 i Mark . Ethridge, (Continued on last page) I (" v )
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