UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA
CONCERT
TONIGHT 8:15
university orchestra
CONCERT
TONIGHT 8:15
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VOLUME XXXIX
CHAPEL HILL, N. O, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1931
NUMBER 109
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SACRED CONCERT
TO BE GIVEN BY
GUILFORD CHOIR
Religious Songs, Negro Spirit
uals, and Selections in Latin
Will Be Offered.
The Sacred Concert by the
Guilford College choir, under
the direction of Max Noah, will
be given in the music building
Sunday night.
The first group of songs will
be of religious themes. They
are: Jesus, Friend of Sinners by
Edward Grieg; O Lord Most
Holy by Anton Bruckner; The
Song of Mary from the Spanish
Vega, arranged by Albert Kranz.
This number is the prayer of a
young mother, full of calm and
peace, and is sung by a soprano
against the soft humming of the
choir, closing with an effect that
is celestial-like in its beauty. The
last number of this group, The
Three Kings by Healy Willan, is
an English choral portraying
the visit of the Three Kings to
the Christ-Child.
The second group comprises
selections composed by masters
in the sixteenth and seventeen
th centuries, and are sung in
Latin. There are three numbers
in this part: Ave Verum Corpus
by William Byrd (written in
about 1550) , Adoramus te by G.
P. daPalestrina ; and Ave Maria
by T. L. da Vittiria (composed
in 1608).
Following this group, the
Guilford College Choir will ren
der four numbers: God is a-
Spirit, by David Jones, Beauti
ful Saviour, by Christiansen;
The Lord's Prayer, by Samuel
Gaines; and Alleluia! Christ Is
Risen, by Andre Kopolyoff. The
first number of this group is ex
ceptional because of the manner
in which the composer, Mr.
Jones, has made so much out of
words plus music. Mr. Jones is
cow with the Westminster Choir
School, Ithaca, N. Y. The
second number of this group is
a melody of the 12th century ar
ranged into a delightfully pleas
ing eight-part anthem. And the
last number of this section sur
passes all expectations with its
superb deliverance, and the way
in which the tone and "inner
spring of joy" gradually rises to
a shout of exultation.
As the closing group on the'
program, the choir will sing four
spirituals. The first spiritual,
Vfortt You Set Us Free? by An
ton Dvorak is a number which is
interpreted very cleverly by Paul
Bliss, who has taken new words
and a new arrangement of the
melody in contrast to the Largo
from the "New World Sym
phony"; Steal Away by Fred
Hall, who is the Director of
Jackson College Conserva
tory for Negroes in Atlan
ta, is the second selection of the
al group. Were You There by
H. T. Burleigh, and Praise To
Te Lord, by F. Melius Chris
Hansen are the final numbers.
They are of the "old school" of
spirituals, and are enthusiast!
caily rendered bv a group of
ei?U voices.
Chapel Notices
uean Isaac H. Manning, of
tlle school of medicine, will
aPeak to freshmen at chapel
period today about the medical
school.
Deans Hobbs, Carroll, and Mc-
hitosh wish to meet freshmen
. the liberal arts, commerce,
education schools, respec-
:!Vely, tomorrow at the same
time.
Ward Will Talk
Over WPTF Today
Jack Ward, president of the
Inter-fraternity council, is to be
the eighth speaker in the series
of speeches by prominent mem
bers of the University student
body. These talks are broadcast
from WPTF, Raleigh, every
Wednesday evening from five to
five-fifteen under the auspices
of the student union at the Uni
versity. Ward's topic is "A Discussion
of Fraternities." " . .
ENGINEERS' BALL
WILL BE GIVEN
FRIDAYIIVENING
Dance Will Start at Nine O'clock
In Gymnasium and Continue
Till One.
Plans for the engineer's ball,
whichrwill take place Friday,
are going forward smoothly.
The dance, to be given in the
gymnasium, will be the fifth an
nual Jball given by the engineer
ing school; it will start at nine
o'clock and continue till one.
Jelly Leftwich's orchestra will
furnish the music.
Each engineer will receive
two invitations to the dance.
One may be used for himself,
and one may be given to a
guest. In any event, at least one
girl must accompany every two
invitations used.
The ball will be conducted
under strict regulations and will
be well chaperoned. It will be
formal in nature. The chape
rones will be Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Lear, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Hoe-
fer, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Stain-
back, and Mr. and Mrs. H. G.
Baity.
Invitations may be obtained
from a committee of seniors in
the senior room of their respec
tive branches of engineering.
Electrical engineers may obtain
their invitations from Pat Hayes
or Frank Jacocks. Rankin
White, Tom Riddick, and John
Brown will give out invitations
to the civil engineers. Invita
tions for the chemical engineers
will be distributed by Raymond
Ruble, Adam Fisher, and George
McCormick. Bob Plummer and
Aubrey Parsley will have charge
of invitations for mechanical
engineers.
Library Prepares
Index to Magazines
An index to current maga
zines in the east end of the main
reading room in the general li
brary has been prepared by the
periodicals department. It is
now available for consultation
to the right of the east door
leading into the main reading
room. This index enables read
ers to locate the current issues
of all periodicals which have
been placed on the open shelves.
The index is of the visible
type, which makes consultation
very easy, since the list of peri
odicals is arranged in alphabeti
cal form on panels. The first
part of this index is a simple
list of periodicals, with the name
of the section in which the mag
azine is shelved placed opposite
the title. The other part of the
index is the same list of periodi
cals arranged alphabetically un
der subjects. In this part, for
instance, all magazines related
to classical languages can be
found listed under the subject
heading of "Classics." The
same holds true for magazines
on the fine arts, literature, Eng
lish literature, and other subjects.
"University As Important Seat
Of Learning Faces Extinction"
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"The fine University of North
Carolina is facing the possibility
of extinction as a really impor
tant seat of learning," stated
Gerald Johnson, in the Balti
more Sun after visiting the leg
islature in Raleigh last week.
Mr. Johnson, former professor
of journalism at the University,
is at present a member of "the
editorial board of the Sun.
Mr. Johnson, in making the
above statement, drew his con
clusion from the fact that the
counties seem to be unloading
their burdens on the state. His
opinion was that if this rush to
unload on the state continues it
will mean the end of the pro
gram of public improvement as
well as the extinction of the
University. He further stated
that "President Graham is mak
ing a grim and determined fight
for the life of the institution,
but as the proposed budget now
stands he is to be subject to a
cut of thirty-four per cent below
the appropriation of two years
ago. The salary schedule is al
ready absurdly low for a univer
sity of respectable rank and a
cut of thirty-four per cent would
unquestionably sink it. Carolina
would probably drop into the
BAIRNSFATHER ON
WEEK'SPROGRAM
Humorist Booked By Student
Entertainment Committee,
For Friday.
Captain Bruce Bairnsfather,
artist, journalist, and cartoon-
ist, will be the performer onthe
second program offered by f the
entertainment committee for
this quarter. Bairnsfather will
give an illustrated lecture en
titled "Old Bill and Me" in the
new Memorial hall, Friday night
at 8 :30 p. m.
Bairnsfather was born in
Murree, India of English par
entage. He was educated at the
United Service College, and
after graduating served in the
Warwickshire Militia prior to
the war, from the year 1911 un
til 1914.
At this time he became a civil
engineer working abroad. At the
outbreak of the war, he re
turned from abroad and rejoined
the Royal Warwickshire Regi
ment, going to France in No
vember, 1914, and serving with
the first battalion of the Royal
Warwicks with distinction,
being made captain in July,
1915.
He served in France until De
cember 1916 when he was re
called to England and attached
to the War Office for work
abroad.
Among the more popular of
the numerous books that he has
written are: Fragments from
France, in six volumns; The
Better Ole; Bullets and Billets;
and From Mud to Mufti.
He is a member of the Gar
rick club of London ; this is an
organization of literary men
named after David Garrick,
famous English playwright and
author.
Comer in Charlotte
Harry F. Comer of the local
Y left yesterday for Charlotte,
where he attended a Y confer
ence. He is expected back
today;
, Sigma Delta announces the
pledging of Dan Lacy of Rocky
Mount and Morris Clary of Rose
mary. '
class of the one-building 'univer
sities that are the scandal of
American education.
Sir. Johnson was of the opin
ion, howTever, that in the pres
ent legislature anything can hap
pen: "even the University of
North Carolina may be saved."
The writer made this state
ment : "A mustard plaster has
this virtue: While it may or may
not cure your stiff neck, if it be
hot enough, you will not be able
to worry about your neck for
thinking about the plaster.". Mr.
Johnson seemed to think .that
Governor Gardner has applied
a plaster to the legislature so
hot that they have forgotten to
I think about hard times while
considering the revolutionary
measures the governor has pro
posed. He contends, that the legisla
ture is still to some extent a
distress session, because one
serious move has been made in
that the counties have unloaded
on the state a part of the bur
den of public education. He
stated that in the past the state
has been able to keep itself in
good shape, but that if it must
care for the county schools, it
will be a different matter.
CAMPBELL TO BE
AT Y CONFERENCE
Paul Harrison, Rev. McNeall
Pot eat and Dean Russell Are
Also to Speak. .
The State Student Volunteer
Conference of the Y. M. C. A.
will convene this year at the
University of North Carolina
Y February 27 to March 1.
This is the twentieth annual
conference sponsored by the
North Carolina Student Volun
teer Union for Foreign Missions,
and is to be an interpretation
of "world conditions and how
Christianity can meet these con
ditions. Representatives from the
North Carolina College for
Negroes, at Durham, will be in
cluded among the delegation.
The Negro students are invited
as a result of a policy of the
Union adopted four years ago
and which has been continued
successfully since. The confer
ence this year, is expected to ex
ceed all previous ones in num
ber of delegates. This number,
however, will be limited to 300.
Of these 225 will be white stu
dents, thirty Negro students,
and some fifteen or twenty es
pecially invited guests such as
pastors and college professors.
The topics for discussion at
this conference will be: "Eco
nomic Disorders in the World,"
"Disease in the World," "Inade
quacies of Non-Christian Reli
gions to Meet Human Needs,"
and "Ignorance and Superstition
in .the World."
Speakers at the conference
will include Fay Campbell, head
of the Y. M. C. A. at Yale Uni
versity; Paul Harrison, M.D.,
who was recently awarded an
honorary degree from Yale Uni
versity for his achievements as
a missionary in Arabia ; Rev.
McNeall Poteat, pastor of Pul
len Memorial Baptist Church in
Raleigh; Elbert Russell, dean of
the school of religion at Duke
University; Lee Phillip, a young
Negro student and poet from
Howard University at Washing
ton and Sirs. Rose D. Aggery,
wife of the "Aggery of Africa."
Several special features will
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Playmakers Sponsor
Puppet Presentation
Sue Hasting' s Marionettes will
be presented Thursday of this
week by the Carolina Playmak
ers in an afternoon perfor
mance of Winnie the Pooh, and
an evening production of The
Puppet Review.
The afternoon performance
will take place at 3: GO o'clock,
and the evening performance
at 8:30 o'clock, both in the Play
makers theatre.
ORCHESTRA WILL
APPEAR IN PUBLIC
CONCERTTONIGHT
Symphony Organization's Pro
gram Will Consist of Pieces by
Famous Composers.
The University symphony
orchestra will appear in concert
at the Music building at eight
fifteen tonight. The orchestra
is under the direction of T.
Smith McCorkle, with Dr. H. S.
Dyer acting as conductor for one
number when Mr. McCorkle will
take the concertmeister's chair.
The program will consist of
works from Bach, Gluck, Haydn,
Beethoven, and Sehubert, and
will include a classic suite, a
symphony, excerpts from oper
atic ballets, and smaller pieces
of romantic music. For the
Bach suite the orchestra will be
assisted by Mrs. T. Smith Mc
Corkle, pianist, and Nelson O.
Kennedy, organist.
The orchestra has a member
ship of forty-one persons, of
whom twenty-seven are stu
dents, eight are faculty mem
bers, and six are residents of the
community.
The .student officers of the or
chestra are Frank Jacocks,
president; Orlando Cates, vice
president; James Pfohl, secre
tary.
Seminary Students
Address Y Cabinets
Each cabinet of the Y.M.C.A.
heard one of the men from the
Episcopal seminary, at Alexan
dria, Virginia, speak at its reg
ular meeting Monday night.
Preparations for providing
rooms and hosts for the dele
gates to the State Student Y
Conference was included in the
program.
The friendship council was
addressed by Dick Beasley, a
graduate of the University of
Virginia, who spoke on the op
portunities open to freshmen in
the field of religion, science, and
teaching. He urged the fresh
men to choose their vocation
early.
Charles Fishburne, a graduate
of the University of South Caro
lina, a member of Phi Beta
Kappa, 'and, at present, presi
dent of the student body of Vir
ginia Seminary spoke to the
sophomore group. He chose as
his subject, "The Life of Fred
erick Von Hugel," German
philosopher. t
Thomas Wright, provincial
secretary for college work at the
Seminary addressed the junior
senior cabinet on "The Place of
Christianity on the College Cam
pus." Comer Will Speak
H. F. Comer, secretary of the
Y. M. C. A., will address the
members of the St. Paul A. M.
E. church Sunday evening, Feb
ruary 22 at seven forty-five.
The Silvertone Quartet of
Apex will furnish the music.
The service is open to the public.
STUDENTS DRAW
UP PETITION FOR
ADEQUATE FUNDS
Signers Ask General Assembly
To Appropriate Graham's
Figure.
A petition to be signed by
members of the student body
and to be sent to the state Gen
eral Assembly was drawn up at
a meeting of prominent campus
leaders in Murphey hall, Mon
day night.
The meeting had been called
hastily and a hundred" letters
were sent out to those who were
desired to be present. In spite
of this the gathering was at
tended by some seventy-five
men.
The petition.which was drawn
up follows :
To the General Assembly
State of North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
"We, the undersigned, as stu
dents of the University of North
Carolina, petition you to give
careful consideration to the ap
propriations for the ensuing
biennium of the institution
which we attend.
We? believe ' that even the
economic depression which
hangs over North Carolina at
this time does not warrant the
crippling of our educational in
stitutions. And we know some
thing of this economic depres
sion. We come from all parts
of North Carolina ; every county
in -theState-is represented in
our studen body. Many of us are
here at great family or personal
sacrifice. Many of us have bor
rowed the money to stay in
Chapel Hill, feeling that in doing
so we are making an invest
ment which will be essentially
worthwhile in the long run.
In a similar way, we believe
that North Carolina will find it
good business not to lower the
quality of its work at its Uni
versity. It is important to us
in our efforts to secure an educa
tion that the quality of the work
offered to use be not impaired.
Therefore, upon our own re
sponsibility, we petition you to
give full consideration to the
University's request for the life
giving figures of $875,0000 for
the ensuing year. The ex
penditure of that much money
by the state, added to the tuition
and other fees which we pay
and the small endowment funds
of the institution, can only con
stitute as President Graham so
ably has said the minimum basis
for the maximum life of the
University of North Carolina!
Last night the dormitories
and fraternities were canvassed
by a group of some seventy-five
volunteer students. The can
vassing began at nine-thirty and
by midnight all the dormitories
had been covered. It is to be
understood that this movement
to influence the assembly is en
tirely a student endeavor which
has sprung up spontaneously
among the student body because
they are vitally involved in the
matter.
BENEFIT SHOW TO
BE GIVEN SUNDAY
An Orange county welfare
benefit show will be given at the
Carolina Theatre Sunday, Feb
ruary 22, at two-thirty o'clock
under the auspices of the Chapel
Hill Kiwanis Club. The picture
will be a comedy, "Skinner Steps
Out." Tickets may be obtained
from the Students' Supply
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