.$ TP--1 "
- 5
"- -
FRESHMAN BASKETBALL
VARSITY BASKETBALL
8:30 O'CLOCK
WAKE FOREST-CAROLINA
7:00 O'CLOCK
! WAKE FOREST-CAROLINA
U ill!
( j " j; n;;X
J
1 r "
if
I
VOLUME XXXIX
SOCIAL WELFARE
: THEME TAKEN BY
; J. STITT WILSON
I -y
Former Mayor Traces Evolution
In Social Theories and De
! picts Present Status.
i "A sense of moral responsi-
-fnr srvifll Welfare TTlllst hf
i Sened in the American mind
jto meet 'the present situation,
said Hon. J. Stitt Wilson in his
... -
i.s in the Metnodist cnurcn?
Sunday. Mr. Wilson divided his
i address into two parts, giving j
one part at- the morning service
land a continuation at seven
i thirty in the evening. v
Using a blackboard, Mr. Wil
Ison pictured the two streams of
1 history, justice and injustice,
j Beginning with the history of
Rome, up through the birth of
Christ and down to the presest,
the stream of justice to humani
ty widens and pushes back the
stream of human injustice, ac
cording to Mr. Wilson.
The pyramids of Egypt, the
roads of Rome and the great
j cities with their tremendous
f I walls were built by slaves under
; I the lash, pointed out Mr. Wilson.
I He then showed the trend up-
ward with the coming of Christ
i and later the Religious Ref or
J raation, in which social stand
j ards were recognized.
The second great movement
for social welfare, according to
the ex-mayor, were the govern
mental, revolutions of the eigh
teenth and seventeenth centu
ries. Louis of France had said,
"I am the state," and Charles I
of England, with less words, had
ruled with the same theory of
divine-rights. With the coming
of such men as Cromwell in
England and Washington in
America, the rule was wrung
from the hands of these mon-
I archs all over the world and put
into the hands of the people.
With the idea of social welfare,
the government had been made
a factor of social protection in
stead of oppression, continued
the speaker.
With the account of these two
emsodes. Mr Wilson brouerht
? his remarks to the situation of
the worst condition in the his
tory of this country. Mr. Wil
son has traveled - throughout
England and in many countries
of Europe, studying the social
1 conditions, and he is qualified to
express his opinions as correct.
The underlying cause of eco
nomic strife in this country is
the organization of the big
trusts to furnish power and
other necessities of the people,
he says. Such large companies
eliminate all possible labor and
expense, and in so doing, add to
the army of unemployed and
starving men of America. He
pointed to the example of a
remedy in Ontario, where the
I
power of the Niagra falls is har
nessed on the Canadian side by
the government and furnished
to the people at cost. This pre
vents any private company from
having a monoply on the power
of that country. ,
After living in England for
three years, Mr. Wilson can
trace the progress of the Eng
lish to raise their people out of
social tragedy. The motivating
ttrce, he said, is the great Labor
Party. The beginning was slow
and it required all the efforts
! and tima
v"" vi cut; icdi lucu Fvf
t save tneir lifo tr Aroat.mfl' a
l W Vw -w-.
party that would aid the people
their struggle:
Mr. Wilson is intimately ac-
( Continued on page two)
Senate To Discuss
Political Measure
The Di senate convenes to
night in its regular weekly meet
ing to discuss the two next bills
on the calendar which are: Re
solved: That the campus poli
tical parties should print the
names of their candidates and
their platforms at least two
weeks prior to the election. 2.
Resolved : That , the United States
ing bill authorizing the expendi-
itnrA nf $25 000 OOO OA r aid thn,
- v
tj
Fifteen minutes prior to the
meeting, the president has, call-
ed a meeting of the executive
committee. The regular meeting
will be at seven o'clock.
SEATS FROM OLD
HALL TO BE PUT
INTO AUDITORIUM
New Building WTill
For Use in
Quarter.
Be Ready
This
The new Memorial Hall is
nearing completion and is ex
pected to be open for use around
the first of February or the fol-
lowing month.
The floor is to be equipped the. methods used was the cause
with a cork carpet similar toiof the lack of interest in the
that in the reserve reading room
of the library. Benches will be
those from the old Memorial
Hall which are now being used
for outdoor occasions under
Davie Poplar. Due to insufficient
funds it was impossible to in
stall plush bottom individual
seats. Having a seating capacity
of over 1800, with 600 balcony
and 1200 downstairs, the new
building will seat 250 more than
the old.
Stone tablets that adorned
the former structure have been
replaced, with the letters re
paired and are placed around in
the lobbies and stair halls. Those
of the Confederate dead have
been placed in the auditorium
and near the stage.
Having a depth of 35 feet and
a width of 60 feet, the stage is
different from any other on this
campus. A pernicium arch open
ing makes up the front, made
more attractive by an asbestos
curtain. On the stage is an auto
matic fire skylight built so as
to work of its own accord in case
of emergency. Backstage, is fur
nished with a grid and six pri
vate .dressing rooms with ample
toilet equipment. There is also
a spacious storing room for
scenery and costumes. Of
especial interest is the projec
tion room for talking pictures.
As to the heating of the new
hall, a blower is to be installed
in the basement which blows air
through radiators installed "un
der the windows. The air is
blown to the stage through
mushrooms placed- under the
seats. The finest thing about
this system is that it requires
no janitor and very little trouble,
because a control will be set by
the Johnson Control Service
System which may be turned on
or off at any time desired.
Colonel Pratt Appointed
To Government Position
Colonel Joseph Hyde Pratt has
been appointed by President
Hoover to serve on the advisory
committee of the Timber Con
servative Board. Major R. Y.
Stuart is chairman in the col
lection of data pertaining to the
conservation of forest and tim
ber resources.
CHAPEL HILL, N. C TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 191
TUDENTS OPPO;
CURTAILTJENT 0
CLASS PRIVILEGES
Results of Straw Vote Shows
Overwhelming Majority for
Optional Attendance.
The results of three days of
voting on the current campus
questions bring out the fact that
the. students are strongly in fa-
,vor of optional attendance for
the two upper classes. Out of the
771 students voting in the straw
ballot, only seventeen are op
posed to the, question.
AH of the 771 members of the
student union who took part in
the campus vote answered the
! question on optional attendance,
j but many failed to check all of
the last four. Of those express
ing their opinions, however, 460
stated that they were not in
sympathy with the present
methods of instructions, while
180 were convinced that the sys
tems used were not at fault.
When asked as to whether a
quarterly faculty-student meet
ing would clear up the difficulty,
584 voted or it, while 110 voic
ed their opinions against this
remedy. Concerning the last two
questions asked, 421 stated that
class work, 31 placed the blame
on themselves, and 66 blamed
the professors.
The number of votes on the!", 1115 10
last question was second to the
total answer to the first question
on optional attendance. The
final tallies of the fifth ques
tion show that 720 students on
the campus favor the idea of
making a survey of the educa
tional methods and the curricu
lum, against 46 opposed to this
method.
The ballot is being run in the
paper today for the last time,
and the Daily Tar Heel requests
that all who haven't cast their
votes in this traw-ballot please
express their opinions today.
A ballot box is placed in the
lobby of the Y. M. C. A.
FINAL FRESHMAN
ELECTION TODAY
The freshman election run-off
will take place today in the lobby
of the Y. M. C. A. The polls will
be open from 8 :30 A. M. to 5 :00
P. M.
The candidates for election
are: for president, Ike Minor
and John Phipps; for vice-president,
John Barrow and James
Moore Tatum ; for treasurer,
Gus Mclver and Lasley.Hudson.
John Leake was elected secretary
in the first voting. Mayne Al
bright will preside over the elec
tion in the absence of Red
Greene, president of the student
union.
Optional Attendance Ballot
(Check one of each or all propositions and leave ballot in
ballot box at the Self-Help desk in the Y.
1. Do you favor complete optional attendance for juniors
and seniors? Yes ( ) No ( ) -
2. Would you favor meetings each quarter of students
and faculty to consider such mutual problems? Yes
( ) No ( ).
.',
3. Are you in sympathy with the instructing methods
employed in all your classes? Yes ( ) No ( ).
4; If not, to what cause do you attribute your lack of in
terest? Methods ( ) Yourself ( ) or a lack of
interest on the part of professors? ( ).
5. Do you believe (if you are not getting all that you
want from your work here) that there should be a
general survey of educational methods and curriculum?
Yes ( ) No ( ).
RED CROSS AIDS
, T.IANY SUFFERERS
M MIDDLE WEST
Organization Rallies to Relief of
Inhabitants of Drought-
Stricken Areas.
Mobilized to cope with one of
the greatest and most serious
famines of recent years in the
United States, the American
Red Cross is responding to the
call of sufferers throughout the
Middle West and Mississippi
Valley.
Food, clothing, and other re
lief is being distributed in thirty
five counties, or almost one
third of Kentucky. About five
thousand families, or 24,530
persons, are being fed in that
state. Bitter cold has intensified
the suffering of drought
stricken farmers in the Ken
tucky mountains, and hundreds
of women with children in their
arms are flocking to relief head
quarters for aid. In many in
stances these farmers sold their
last few chickens or stock and
after helping their neighbors
who were less fortunate, appeal
ed to the Red Cross for aid.
Drought sufferers in Ken
tucky include many small far
mers who regularly contribute
to the Red Cross, and they now
look to that organization for
help. Children in such families
constitute the major need, for
ea. ,:. 7
In the midwestern area 186,
540 persons are being fed by the
Red Cross west of the Mississ
ippi, river in comparison with
59,125 persons being fed by the
same chapters December 31,
1930.
An army of Red Cross volun
teer workers estimated at be
tween ten and fifteen thousand
men and women directly in
touch with relief work in the
Middle West have virtually given
up their businesses and house
hold duties. Business men in
Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Mis
souri have turned over their of
fices and clerical help to the Red
Cross. "It is one of the most
striking displays of unselfish
ness since the World War," re
ported one of the Red Cross ex
ecutives in the drought area.
Dr. William ; DeKleine, medi
cal director of the Red Cross,
says that the health situation in
Arkansas is not bad, notwith
standing the prevalence of a few
cases of pneumonia, typhoid
fever, and pellagra. The most
important need is plenty of
nourishing food and warm cloth
ing, according to Dr. DeKleine.
Physicians in all parts of the
stricken area are contributing
their services in an effort to
prevent epidemics.
Calls for help in Oklahoma
(Continued on page two)
Infirmary Reports
Sickness On Decline
At three o'clock yesterday af
ternoon the University infirm
ary reported fifty-nine students
on the sick list and approximate
ly forty in the infirmary.
This report shows a marked
decrease as compared with the
number of students ill last week
when at one time there were
181 students on the sick list
with about sixty-one confined
to the infirmary.
With such a noticeable change
taking place infirmary officials
report thatlthere is little likeli
hood that the epidemic of heavy
colas ana lniluenza on trie cam
pus will reach the seriousness of
the one in 1928.
GRAVES OPPOSES
GOVERNOR'S PLAN
FOR SALARY CUT
Local Editor Suggests Increased
Income Tax as Solution to
State's Financial Needs.
In an article in the current
issue of the Chapel Hill Weekly
the editor, Louis Graves, ad
vocates an increase in the pre
sent income, tax instead of the
proposed ten per cent reduction
in the salaries of state employees
stating that a luxury tax would
be more justifiable than the
proposed cut. Regarding the
luxury tax, Mr. Graves writes
"If all the liquor drunk in North
Carolina were taxed, the resul
tant revenue would put the state
on easy street."
In upholding his proposal, of
increased income tax, Mr. Graves
states that the reduction advo
cated by Governor O. Max Gard
ner in his recent address to the
General Assembly would mean
simply depriving a certain class
of ten per cent of their wages.
In the end it would amount to a
ten per cent income tax on state
employees. Mr. Graves argues
that income taxes should be dis
tributed among the entire popu
lation and that if the legislature
wishes to obtain . more money
from income tax than is already
obtained from the six per cent
tax, it should do so by raising
the general levy and not by in
creasing the burden of one par
ticular class.
Graves is of the opinion that
the, employees of the state and
local governments are not
generally overpaid. The problem
of dealing with those who are
overpaid is not to be settled by
a "horizontal slash" in salaries.
Engineers Will See
Electrical Exhibits
The Charlotte office of the
General Electric Company has
notified Professor J. E. Lear, of
the department of electrical en
gineering, that the meter dis
play truck of the corporation will
be on exhibit from three to five
p. m., to-morrow in front of
Phillips hall. .
The exhibition which consists
of meters, transformers, time
switches, and the like, is housed
in a commodious truck. E. G.
Howe, the General Electric
meter expert, and H. D. Ham
rick are supervising the city-to-city
tour of the truck.
Five to Take Bar Exam
The following law students
will go to Raleigh January 26
to take the bar examinations :
Ed Scheldt, Wex Malone, T. C.
Smith, D. A. Currin, and Mar
tin Keller.
NUMBER SI
RADIO SPEECHES
DEAL WITH TV0
PROPOSED BILLS
Four University Students Dis
cuss Possible State Legisla
tion Over Station WBT.
Last night from ten-thirty
until eleven o'clock, four Uni
versity students, J. C. Williams,
Hamilton Hob good, Clyde
Shreve, and Bill Speight, talked
from radio station WBT in
Charlotte on the proposed con
solidation of the University,
State College, and North Caro
lina College, and on Governor O.
Max Gardner's plan for a ten
per cent reduction of the salaries
of state employees. The talks
were sponsored by the debate
council of the University in co
operation with the Dialectic Sen
ate and the Phi Assembly. Each
speaker talked for seven min
utes. J. C. Williams opened the dis
cussion by favoring the proposed
consolidation of the three insti
tutions. He contended that the
plan as outlined by Governor
Gardner in his address to the
General Assembly would in
crease efficiency and economy.
He stated that it was a waste
of time and money to maintain
a school of engineering at the
University and a similar one at
Raleigh because both schools
are small. The same thing is
true of other departments of in
struction. "The hey-day of the
small college is past; the age of
big business in educational cir
cles is justaahead," stated Wil--Uanis.v.Educationmustr-yield
to the consolidation program
which bids fair to embrace every
phase of human endeavor."
Hamilton Hobgood, following
Williams, discussed general edu
cational conditions in North
Carolina, pointing out the check
ing of recent educational ad
vancement which has grown out
of an insufficiency of funds. He
presented the financial needs of
the public school system of the
state with emphasis on the
needs of the colleges and the
University. He stated that the
school system must move for
ward or retreat rapidly. "A
detriment accruing from one
year's operation under financial
embarrassment," continued Hob
good, "is often sufficient to off
set ten years of constructive ef
fort. Repeated efforts of late
on the part of the people through
their representatives to allevi
ate their taxation burden at the
expense of education will not
yield the best results."
Clyde Shreve opened the dis
cussion of the proposed ten per
cent cut in salaries. He praised
the interest which Governor
Gardner has manifested in the
problems of state during the
elapsed portion of his adminis
tration. The speaker, was of the
opinion, however, that there are
enough taxable moneyed inter
ests in North Carolina to enable
the school systems of the state
to get through the present de
pression without retrogressive
measures." 11 in ortn uarouna
is to continue to move forward
with such unprecedented strides
as have characterized the poli
cies of the state since the days
of Vance and Aycock, then the
people of the state must assume
with zeal, the present difficulties
which, unless counteracted, will
blight our educational opportun
ities of tomorrow."
Bill Speight concluded the
series of talks by discussing the
ten per cent cut proposition with
(Cittinued on paj twa)