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VOLUME XXXIX.
DI AND PHI BOTH
DISAPPROVE PLAN
OF CONSOLIDATION
Societies Meeting in Joint Ses
sion Defeat Resolution by
Large Majority.
The Di Senate and the Phi
Assembly convened jointly in
the Di hall Tuesday night. A
bill presented favoring con
solidated management of the
University, State College and N.
G, C. W. into one university was
voted down thirty-one to eight.
The proposal was upheld by
Representatives Lanier, Wilkin
son, Simons and Senator Rec
tor. It was opposed by Repre
sentatives Douglas, Lang, Hay
wood, Jacobs, and Senator Ram
say. President Frank Graham who
was a special guest of the joint
session spoke briefly commend
ing the speakers for their well
prepared speeches. -He gave sug
gestions for the restoration of
the pictures which hang on the
walls of the two society halls
and asked that they be pre
served to help maintain the tra
dition of the two bodies. x
Senator Medford gave a re
port for the committee that was
appointed to investigate the
best methods to preserve the
pictures in the two halls. As a
result of the committee's inves
tigation, Medford made a mo
tion that the two presidents of
the societies head a. committee
to obtain the necessary artists
and funds for the restoration of
these pictures-Thernotion :wasiip
passed unanimously.
A resolution submitted by
Representative Lang proposing
that the heads of the two socie
, ties send a letter to the chair
man of the appropriations com
mittee of the General Assem
bly to the effect that entire
membership of both societies
meeting jointly are opposed to
the proposed reduction in the
appropriations for the Univer
sity was passed by a unanimous
vote.
Sign the Petition!
Red Greene, president of the
student body of the University,
requests that all those students
tfho have not signed the peti
tion, which is to be sent to the
state legislature, and who wish
to do so, come to the desk at
the Y. M. C. A. and place their
signature on the petition.
Cosmopolitan Club
The Epsilon Phi Delta Cosmo
politan Club will meet this eve-
fchig at nine o'clock on the sec
ond floor of the Y. M. C. A.
Coffm Settles "Likker" Dispute
Between Long
0- J. Coffin, head and foot of
tfie journalism department, was
chosen by the Raleigh Times
Tuesday to render the final ver
dict on the dispute between Huey
Long, governor and senator
Jct of Louisiana, and the At
tyttfa Constitution regarding the
question as to whether corn pone
should be dunked or crumbled
n Pot-likker. According to the
Raleigh paper Mr. Coffin is
Massed as a "noted collard con
somme and chitterling expert." I
t is the Louisiana governor's
tention that corn pone should
flunked, whereas, the Consti
utin, strongly opposed to such
aa idea claims, that Southern
patlemen always crumble their
w in the potlikker.
Ane journalism department
A. S. C. E. Will Hear
S. S. Henry Tonight
S. S. Henry will address the.
William Cain chapter of the
American Society of Civil En
gineers tonight at seven-thirty
o'clock in room 319 of Phillips
hall. He will discuss some of the
engineering projects with which
he has been connected in South
American countries. His talk will
largely be regarding port work,
highways, and mining problems
in Peru, Chile, Brazil, and
Argentina.
Mr. Henry will illustrate his
talk with 35 slides of projects
done in these countries. He also
has several slides of scenery
and general views to furnish a
background for his lecture.
BAIRNSFATKER IS
FINE CARTOONIST
Creator of "Old Bill" To Appear
On Student Entertainment
Program Friday.
Captain Bruce Bairnsfather,
English humorist de-luxe, will
be presented by the entertain
ment committee Friday night at
8 :30 o'clock in the new Memorial
hall. Bairnsfather's humorous
lecture "Old Bill and Me" is the
second of five programs to be
offered during the winter and
spring quarters of this school
year.
Bairnsfather is the creator of
the well known cartoon charac
ter "Old Bill" which ran in all
the European papers during the
trying times of the war. It has
been said oi mm tnat ne was
worth an army corps to the
Western front'
"Old Bill' was a private in
the Allied army during the stir
ring days of fighting. His
humorous adventures amused
the people back home and also
gave them a new side of the war
to think of. Bairnsfather drew
on his own experiences in the
war for the episodes that hap
pen to his comic strip character.
He served with the Warwick
shire Royal Regiment for three
years and was elevated to the
rank of captain during this time.
Bairnsfather is now in Ameri
ca working for America's fore
most publications. His art may
be seen in such magazines as
Judge, The New Yorker, Life,
The American Magazine, and
The Mentor.
He has appeared as the fea
tured attraction at many of the
foremost halls in England and
America and has probably pro
duced more laughter by his
humorous monologue, illustrated
lectures and drawings than any
artist in the same field.
And Atlanta Paper
head, on the other nand, .is
against both of these plans. He
goes on to say that both of these
methods are passe. "The only
correct and modern way to con
sume cornpone and potlikker,"
he continued, "is to butter the
cornpone, hold it in your left
hand while the 'good woman
places the potlikker before you
in a bowl with a handle on it.
Then take a bite of buttered
'Done and drink your potlikker."
For the 'benefit of those not
acquainted with the term "pot
likker" it should be here explain
ed that it is not what the name
might imply, but the essence of
certain greens, such as. turnip-
tops, cabbage, spinach, beet tops
and crrAPn Vipnns. --boiled and
seasoned.
CHAPEL HILL, N. O, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1931
WARD DISCUSSES
FRATERNITIES FOR
RADIOAUDMCE
Inter-Fraternity Council Head
Describes Fraternity Life
And Problems.
Jack Ward, president of the
inter-fraternity council, in his
talk yesterday afternoon over
WFTF explained the purpose
and workings of the council to
gether with some of the prob
lems which confront the frater
nities on this campus. The topic
of his speech was "A Discussion
of Fraternities."
Ward first gave a brief sum
mary of fraternity development'
at the University noting, that
there are thirty-one national
chapters and five locals here. In
referring to the inter-fraternity
council, Ward said "the inter
fraternity council is absolutely
non-political, and political dis
cussion of any sort is banned
from its sessions."
The main problem of the
council is in enforcing regula
tions regarding the rushing of
freshmen. "Much trouble aris
es in the usual case of several
fraternities attempting to get
the same frosh into their folds
and to this end the council has
worked out an elaborate system
of rushing rules and penalties,
so that this fighting season can
be carried on fairly and square
ly yet at the same time maintain
the existing good feeling be
tween the fraternities."
"The idea of fraternity men
being a bunch of snobbish rich
men's sons has faded out of the
picture at the University. The
fact that a boy does not join a
fraternity at the regular time
does not mean very much, and
in many cases it is the fresh
man who feels that he will not
fit in with the group rather than
the fraternity. I feel that I can
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MEDICINE GIVES
SMALL RETURNS
Manning Tells Freshmen That
Profession is "Rich With Op
portunities for Service."
"The profession of medicine
is ncn witn opportunities tor
service, out presents little oner
of wealth," Dean Isaac Hall
Manning of the school of medi
cine told freshmen in , chapel
yesterday. He put scholarship
at the top of the list of require
ments for entrance to the medi
cal school, declaring also that
the willingness to work is of
nearly as much importance as
scholastic attainments.
Manning discussed the scho
lastic requirements fully. He
said that the minimum amount
of preparation required by the
prominent graduate schools of
medicine is a total of sixty se
mester hours. That is equiva
lent to two years of pre-medica
work at this university. Severa
schools, however, require much
more intensive training than
that.
In preparation for this work.
Manning advised a comprehen
sive study of the basic sciences
in order to . gain a thorough
knowledge of these fundamen
tals. Such courses are chemistry;
botany, zoology and physics
An especially intensive know
ledge of chemistry is to be de
sired, thus requiring six courses
in this subject.
s In addition to these qualifica
tions, the dean stressed the im
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MARIONETTES ARE
TO BE PRESENTED
THIS AFTERNOON
First Performance Will Be Given
At Three O'Clock and Sec
. ond at Eight.
Sue Hastings' famous marion
ettes will be presented by the
Carolina Playmakers at their
theatre this afternoon in a
matinee performance .at three
o'clock and tonight at eight-
hirty o'clock.
There is a rare charm about
marionettes felt by both children
and grown-ups alike. Sue Hast
ings has brought a peculiarly
American flavor to this ancient
art. She carries her companies
of four and five persons with
their elaborate scenic and lights
ing effects and their miniature
stage into home, school and club.
Winnie the Pooh, the matinee
production, is adapted from
books by A. A. Milne. Similar
productions by the marionettes
are Puss hi Boots; Peter Rabbit;
A Trip To the Moon; Hansel and
Gretel; Sinbad the Sailor, and
others.
The Puppet Revue, which is
tne mgnt production, is a gay
and intimate revue, sparkling
with the sort of humor that
brings, chuckles and shrieks one
after the other. It includes songs,
dances, and short plays such as
The Gooseberry Mandarin; A
Chinese Fantasy; Breakfast For
Two; A Ballet Girl; Bobby and
Daisy on their bicycle built for
two; Katinka from Russia; A
Concert Singer; The Buggy
Ride; Noah and the Ark; The
Milkmaid and her Cow.
Among the many comments on
Sue Hastings' Marionettes, The
New York Times carries the fol
lowing : "The performance of
Sue Hastings' Marionettes at the
Martin Beck Theatre smacks as
thoroughly of its Theatre Guild
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JUNIOR SMOKER
SET FORTONIGHT
Dr. Collier Cobb Will Speak;
Buccaneers Will Furnish
Music.
Tonight at nine o'clock in
Swain hall the junior class will
have a smoker. Theron Brown,
president of the class, wishes to
impress upon the members of
the class the necessity for at
tending the smoker, as matters
of great importance to the class
will be discussed at that time.
Ty Sawyer and his Bucca
neers will furnish the music
for the affair. Dr. Collier Cobb,
head of the geology department
of the University and one of
the oldest members of the fac
ulty in point of service, will
speak to the class.
Last week the senior class
held their smoker in Swain hall
and Dr. George R. Coffman, head
of the English department, ad
dressed the gathering. Dr. Coff
man in an interesting talk told
about the reputation the Univer
sity has in different parts of the
country, and of the glorious tra
ditions of .this institution. Dr.
Cobb has not yet decided as to
what his topic will be. -
The executive committee of
the junior class is composed of
the following persons : Harlan
Jameson, chairman; John Phil
Cooper, Robert McBride Fleming-Jones,
Caspar Austin, Steve
Lynch, Adrian Daniel, Hamilton
H. Hobgood, Jack E. Dungan,
Ed French, Jimmy Bunn, George
Barber, and W. R. Taylor.
Sigma Xi Fraternity
Elects New Members
The Sigma Xi engineering fra
ternity met Tuesday night at
the Carolina Inn, and elected
new members. The program was
in charge of Dr. A. M. White and
Dr. F. W. Cameron of the de
partment of industrial and en
gineering chemistry, and Dr. R.
W. Bost and Dr. A. S. Wheeler
of the department of organic
chemistry.
The following new members
were nominated by the executive
committee and elected into the
fraternity: M. L. Braun, of the
graduate school, who received
his Ph.D. last spring; A. E.
Hughes, who will receive
his
Ph.D. degree in chemistry at
commencement.
The associate members elected
were : Chemistry H. C. Thomas
T. B. Douglas, G. G. Albritton,
J. P. Sanders, G. H. Fleming;
Physics C. J. Craven; Mathe
matics R. L. Garrett; and Zoo
logy L. L. Williams.
COOKE TO SPEAK
ON LABOR UNIONS
Noted Industrial Engineer To
Lecture in Gerrard Hall
February 25.
In its series of public lectures
on matters of timely interest in
the field of economics and indus
trial problems, the department
of economics and commerce will
present a lecture by Morris L.
Cooke, of Philadelphia, Wednes
day, February 25, in Gerrard
hall. Mr. Cooke will talk on the
subject of the experience in
America with union-management
cooperation.
Representatives of various
points of view are being pre
sented. Last year,' Mr. Bern
ard Cone and Mr. Henry P. Ken
dall, mill owners of North Caro-
lina, and Mr. William Green,
president of the American Fed
eration of Labor, spoke from
their experiences.
Mr. Cooke is one of the most
noted industrial engineers in the
world. He has been secured for
this lecture through the cooper
ation of the local branch of the
Taylor Society, of which he is a
past president. He represents
neither the labor nor the em
ployer point of view, but that
of the practical economist and
management engineer.
His subject, the experience of
certain American industries and
plants with cooperative trade
unionism, with special reference
to the cotton textile industry,
should be of great interest to
every one, since tne speaKer nas
had experience in this field.
Green Declares Buttittays Play
To Be Original, Clever, Dynamic
(By Bob Betts)
Paul Green discussed enthu
siastically his reactions to An
thony Buttitta's new three act
comedy of illusion, Playthings,
now in rehearsal for produc
tion. He .seems to see in the play
an unusual touch of originality,
mixed with a surprisingly clever
handling of minor details and
important incidents all carried
through with dramatic fire and
irony by "dynamic dialogue."
"The play, it seems to me,"
said Mr. Green, "has three levels
of reality, with the possibility
and suggestion of "a fourth di
mensional concept. The first act
is a play, the illusion which be
comes a reality in the second
act, and finally we have the re
sults in the end. Real people be
NUMBER 110
JOINT COMMITTEE
FAVORS INCREASE
IN APPROPRLATION
Graham's Speech Has Effect of
Securing Favorable Vote from
Legislative Group.
THIS ACTION NOT FINAL
The joint appropriations com
mittee of the state general as
sembly, at the best , attended
meeting held since the "execu
tive sessions" began, voted Tues
day to endorse the appropria
tion of $875,000 for the Univer
sity which was requested (by
President Frank Graham when.
he appeared before the commit
tee several days ago. It was the
first time this year the commit
tee had voted any substantial
increase over the budget bill
figures. The vote was carried
by a majority of over two to
one.
The appropriation was an in
crease of approximately $200,000
over the appropriation of $573,
000 recommended by the ad
visory budget committee. The
cases of the other state insti
tutions will be taken up today.
The address before the com
mittee made by President Gra
ham, in which he told the mem
bers that the proposed econom
would in effect tear down much
of the University that the state
had spent over 100 years build
ing up, and would be poor econ
omy, was given much credit for
the action of the committee.
Alumni and friends . of the
University in the ; legislature
have worked hard for an in
creased appropriation ever since
the session started. Yesterday
many of these were present for
the meeting who had not at
tended for many weeks before.
The large attendance was
noted by Representative Harris,
chairman of the committee, who
asked that all members be pres
ent to take part in the vote on
the appropriations for the other
institutions of the state.
The action does not mean that '
it will be the final committee re
port, much less the final action
of the legislature. Before sub
mitting the bill to the House and
the Senate, the committee will
take up each section of the bill,
voting on each section and then
on the bill as a whole.
The $875,000 annual appro
priation the committee voted is
the same voted by the 1929 legis
lature but which was never
given the University as it was
cut the first year to $759,837.
The appropriation for the pres
ent year is $682,700 or 20 per
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come an illusion on a stage, this
illusion is imposed upon the
reality, which in time overcomes
reality with its stupidities to as
sume the vitality of illusion.
Briefly it makes an unusual
twist of the play within a play
techinque in an attempt to show,
quite unconsciously, the effect
of illusion upon reality.
"It is highly experimental
experimental in that no scenery
is necessary for production and
that -three actors can carry the
action of seven composite
characters. Instead of having the
modern slant of melodrama,
sexual perversion, and sensation
alism, the play is strictly an ex
perimental piece of work with
sufficient psychology and philo-
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