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VOLUME XXXIX
Alfred E. Smith Makes Plea For
Governmental Reform In State
former
Presidential Candidate
Xells Assembly North Carolina
jseeds Political Awakening.
Alfred E. Smith, former gov
ernor of New York and Demo
cratic candidate for president in
1928, spoke yesterday in Ra
leigh on the "Re-organization of
State Government." His speech
was delivered in the State Thea
tre before the General Assem
bly and their friends. Lieuten
ant Governor Richard .T. Foun
tain called the General Assem
bly to order. Governor Gardner
introduced ex-Governor Smith
saying: "The purpose of gov
ernment is the satisfying of hu
man needs." He paid tribute to
Smith by calling him the great
est governor that New York
state has had in modern times.
Ex-Governor Smith attacked
the present obsolete state gov
ernment in North Carolina and
made comparisons between it
and the government of New
York state twenty years ago.
The problems of the two states
were similar according to Smith.
The first reform step was made
in 1911 when one hundred and
twenty-three persons were killed
in Washington Square within
half an hour. The New York
state Investigating Commission
recommended that working
hours for women and children
he reduced from sixty to fifty.
This met with strong opposi
tion, for it was pointed out that
industries would migrate to
New England. During his last
term as governor, Smith had
working hours reduced to forty
eight, and still industry re
mains foremost in New York.
Even the Supreme Court op
posed the reform movement, but
ten years later reversed its
stand on child labor.
It required twelve years to
reorganize the state government
of New York state, and no state
can accomplish a complete re
organization overnight. An ex
ample of confusion in the elec
tion of state officials came in
the position of state engineer.
Neither party could persuade a
candidate to place himself on
the ticket, for the salary was
very small. The electorate of
the state hardly knew who the
secretary of state was, and the
attorney general was elected as
a compromise to the two parties.
The cost of the state govern
ment increased from eight mil
hon dollars in 1895 to more than
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Harrison's Address
Concludes Program '
Of Y Conference
The State Student Volunteer
Conference of North Carolina
M. . C. A.'a rlnaorl' its nrn.
fos Sunday afternoon in the
Methodist church.
Phillips, of Howard Uni
v,er, led the morning wor-
from 9 :00 to 9:30, after
hich informal meetings were
beld under the leadership of
y Campbell, Dr. Paul Harri-
Lee Phillips, and Profes
sr Joseph Connaly. Dr. Paul
rrisnn VI i: 1
at 11:00
wit UCI 1 vr I rl I ii.II
address
on "Human
Needs,
Our
Supreme Opportunity.
e new officers of the confer
ee were also installed at that
Te conference closed with a
sCUSsinn
$81
me fore;
ign projects planned by
the
conference. The conference
J attended by more than 180
del
agates from RO colleges
the State.
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Debating Team
Meets Georgia
, The University debate team
will meet a team from the Uni
versity of Georgia in Gerrard
hall tonight at eight-thirty on
the proposition Resolved: That
the United States should adopt
the policy of free trade. This
question is a variant of the free
trade question that is the "bone
of contention" in all large tour
naments this year.
The decision in this meet will
be by the "shift of audience
vote," in which the audience
votes before and after the con
test, the side that has convinced
the largest number of voters be
ing declared the winner. Caro
lina will support the affirmative.
The local team for this meet con
sists of Lacy, Williams, and
Shreve. The names of the Geor
gia team have not been
ceived.
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INDUSTRIAL SOUTH
TO BE DISCUSSED
BY TRADE LEAGUE
President Graham, Miss Herring,
And Ferger Will Be Speakers
At Conference.
The Southern Industrial Con
ference of the National Women's
Trade Union League of America
which meets in Greensboro Fri
day and Saturday has on its pro
gram three members of . the
faculty and executive depart
ment of the University.
President Frank Graham is
to talk Saturday morning on
"Southern Industrialism," as
one phase of the general topic,
"Historical Progress Toward In
dustrial Peace." Miss Harriet L.
Herring, of the Institute for
Research in Social Science of
the University, will lead a dis
cussion the same morning on
this subject.
Worth Ferger, of the depart
ment of economics, will lead a
discussion on two subjects which
come under the general subject
for the afternoon, "Industrial
Peace through Employer-Employee
Relationship." '
The National Woman's Trade
Union League of America has
as its platform the organiza
tion of workers ; into trade
unions; equal pay for equal
work, regardless of sex" or race;
eight-hour day and forty-four-hour
week; an American stan
dard of living; full citizenship
fnr wnmp.n: the outlawry of
war; and closer affiliation of
women workers of all countries.
The purpose of the conference
is to aid in the creation of an
intelligent understanding public
onrthe workings and conditions
in the South; to present the
facts on industrial arbitration
and the trade union agreement
in maintaining industrial peace.
DR. CHASE GETS DEGREE
FROM ROLLINS COLLEGE
Dr. Harry W. Chase, former
president of the University and
now chief executive of the Uni
versity of Illinois, received the
honorary degree of Doctor of
Humanities from Rollins College
recently.
Others upon whom degrees
were conferred were Reverend
S. Parkes Cadman, Doctor of
Laws; and John Erskine,. author,
critif. nrnf pssnr of English at
Columbia University and presi
dent of the Juliard School
of
Music, Doctor of Music.
CHAPEL HILL, N. C TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1931
Examination Schedule
NOTE: The schedule below gives the order of examina
tions for academic courses meeting Monday to Friday or
Monday to Saturday, inclusive, and for those meeting Mon
day, Wednesday, and Friday. Courses meeting Tuesday and
Thursday or Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday are either
assigned on the schedule or will be assigned by the instruc
tors after consultation with the Registrar.
Examinations for courses in engineering, including draw
ing and engineering mathematics, are scheduled in Phillips
hall. i
Examinations for cc-urses in accounting will be announced
by the instructors in these courses.
By action of the faculty, the time of no examination may
be changed after it has been fixed in the schedule.
Wednesday, March 11 at 9:00 a. m All 8:30 o'clock classes
Wednesday, March 11 at 2:30 p. m. All 2:00 o'clock classes
and all sections of Economics 2
Thursday, March 12 at 9:00 a. m. All 9:30 o'clock classes
Thursday, March 12 at 2:30 p. m.- All 3:00 and 4:00 o'clock
classes and all sections of Economics 1
Friday, March 13 at 9:00 a. m. All 11:00 o'clock classes
Friday, March 13 at 2 :30 p. m. All 1 :00 o'clock classes
Saturday, March 14 at 9:00 a. m. - All 12:00 o'clock classes
Saturday, March 14 at 2:30 p. m. Open for examinations
which cannot be arranged otherwise
MODERN FACTORY
IS WINDOWLESS
Gilford Simonds Will Present
Progressive Manufacturing
Methods Here Tomorrow.
A new step in progressive
manufacturing has been intro
duced in New England by the
Simonds Steel and Saw Com
pany. A factory without win
dows, as well as modern trends
of industrial structure will be
explained tomorrow noon in 103
Bingham hall by Gifford Si
monds, general manager of the
concern.
This new type of factory with
manufactured lighting and at
mosphere conditions, automatic
ally controlled, has been built
by the Simonds Company. Since
the two most important factors,
in factory efficiency are ma-i
chine-made, the uniformity of
these two working conditions
are assured.
The estimated increase in pro
duction by this new building
alone is set at thirty-five per
cent.
Simonds has come here to the
University to speak especially to
the students of the engineering
and commerce schools. He will
discuss the advantages and dis
advantages of such a factory.
Graham To Address
Cumberland Alumni
Frank P. Graham, president
of the University will be the
principal speaker at the annual
banquet of f the Cumberland
county alumni of the University
to take place in Fayetteville on
Thursday evening. ,
In addition to President
Graham other special guests
will be C. C. Collins, head foot
ball coach at the Univeristy,
William Cerney, assistant coach,
and J. Maryon Saunders, secre
tary of the general alumni asso
ciation. Jack Crane and Harry Hod
ges, members of the football
squad whose home is in Fayette
ville and R. B. House, execu
tive secretary of the University
plan to attend this banquet.
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Lawrence in Hillsboro
George Lawrence of the local
welfare department spent yes
terday in Hillsboro where he
attended a meeting of the coun
ty board of education and also
of the county commissioners.
for Winter Quarter
LIBRARY ACQUIRES
ITALIAN LECTERN
Rev. A. B. Hunter is Donor of
Sixteenth Century Hand
Carved Reading Stand.
A recent gift to the Univer
sity library is a sixteenth cen
tury hand-carved lectern or
reading stand from northern
Italy. The lectern was present
ed;, to the library by Rev. Aaron
Burtis Hunter of Raleigh, donor
of the Hunter collection of man
uscripts and rare books. It is
now on display in the rotunda
of the main, reading room.
This lectern was probably
used in a church since it is de
signed for reading in a standing
position. Seven feet in height,
it is ornamented with hand
carved floral designs in low re
lief. The base is inlaid with
birdseye maple panels and the
carved ornamentation at the
corners culminates in grotesque
lion heads. The desk, which
surmounts the base, is of the
double-face type, with provision
for holding an open book on both
siaes, can oe revoivea on a
pivot. Above the desk is a
handsome wrought-iron bracket
from which a lamp may be hung
to illuminate the desk.
Lecterns were developed as
ecclesiastical furniture and are
still seen in Roman Catholic and
Episcopal churches today. In
the early days several might be
seen to support the Bible and
music, books from which the
choirs sang. The early books,
both manuscript and printed,
were much larger and heavier
than books today, and required
for their comfortable use a solid
and permanent support as the
lectern furnishes.
The lectern given to the
library by Dr. Hunter was pur
chased by him in Florence, Italy,
on a recent trip to Europe: It
was probably used in a church
to carry the large music books
in the choir. Since there is pro
vision for two books it is sup
posed that the members of the
choir stood on both sides of the
lectern. - '
. The Hunter collection of man
uscripts and rare books com
prises 100 manuscripts of the
sixteenth, seventeenth, and
eighteenth centuries -and 100
incunabula or books printed in
the fifteenth century. The manu
scripts range from copies in
the handsome handwriting of
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Gardner Urges Passage Of Bill
To Consolidate State Colleges
MacLaren Presents
Entire Play Alone
Miss Gay MacLaren, drama
tic artist extraordinary, present
ed the play Helena's Boys in its
entirety with no other aid than
her own voice and actions last
night in Memorial hall. The pro
duction was complete and well
done, every shade and gesture
that could add to the perfor
mance was given.
There was no other scenery
other than a back drop and side
curtains. No scenery was need
ed, the word coloring aided by
the spectators' imagination be
ing sufficient.
, Each character was faith
fully portrayed from the most
important down to the most in
significant with a care and un
derstanding that was surpris
ing. DIRECTING CLASS
FEATURES WEEK'S
PLAYMAKER BILL
Stage Technique Group Will
Have Charge of Three Night's
Program.
The Carolina Playmakers will
present the first public studio
productions of the year at
eight-thirty o'clock Thursday,
Friday and Saturday.
These productions are cast,
directed, and mounted by the
students in Mr. Samuel Selden's
class in directing, and represent
the initial efforts of the students
in the field of independent pro
duction. The three-night program will
be divided into two parts.
Thursday night original one
act plays will be presented, sev
eral of which are being directed
by the authors. Friday and
Saturday night, professional
and royalty plays will comprise
the evening's entertainment.
This is the first time in the
history of dramatics at Carolina
that the studio productions have
been included in the regular
series of the Playmakers enter
tainment course. It is believed
that the public is sufficiently in
terested in the students' work to
show a corresponding sympa
thy for these three programs of
one-act plays.
The performances are covered
by the season booklets. Coupons
may be exchanged at the Stu
dent Supply Store for reserved
seats.
Literary Societies
To Elect Officers
The Di Senate at its regular,
weekly session tonight at seven
o'clock will elect its officers for
the spring quarter. All of f icers
will be chosen with the 'excep
tion of the president K. C. Ram
say, who was chosen at an ex
ecutive session of the Senate
last quarter.
The Phi Assembly will also
elect new officers at its meet
ing at seven-fifteen. A reading
clerk, sergeant-at-arms, assist
ant treasurer, and three mem
bers of the ways and means com
mittee will be chosen. Egbert
Haywood was elected last term
speakers for the spring quar
ter. .
Dr. Coker Visited by Brother
D. R. Coker of Hartsville,
South Carolina, is visiting his
brother, Dr. W; C. Coker of the
zoology department:
NUMBER 120
Governor Says Proposed Merger
Of the Institutions Is Eco
nomic Necessity.
Governor O. Max Gardner,
speaking from radio station
WP'TF, in Raleigh, last night,
discussed the proposed bill .to
consolidate into one university
the three state schools, the Uni
versity of North Carolina, North
Carolina State College, and the
North Carolina College for Wo
men. -
Governor Gardner made brief
references to the speech made
yesterday afternoon by ex
Governor Alfred E. Smith, of
New York. He complimented
Mr. Smith on his excellent rec
ord while governor and on his
progressive educational mea
sures. Discussing the proposed bill,
Governor Gardner said: "The
problem facing North Carolina
today is to provide better train
ing for the young men and wo
men in this state."
He urged the citizens of the
state not to judge the bill by any
narrow affections they might
have for any of the three insti
tutions, but to judge it solely by
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its merit ana wortn to tne stu
dents of these schools. Emphasis
was laid on the fact that the tra
ditions of all three schools wrould
in no way be destroyed. "The
proposed bill would build greater,,
traditions to each school, instead
of destroying them," Governor
Gardner stated.
Defining the bill as a measure
for the relief from taxation, the
governor proceeded to give the
provisions of the proposed bill.
The three schools would be
merged into the University "of
North Carolina with a central
administrative board to govern
the one school. However, the
general plans and policies of
the individual schools would in
no way be affected. Within 60
days after the ratification of
the bill by the General Assem
bly, a committee of nine mem
bers will be appointed to work
out a plan for consolidation of
the colleges. This committee will
be authorized to employ experts
in the field of education to work
out the ' best plan for , the pro
posed merger. The report of the
committee must be submitted to
the Governor by July 1, 1932.
Governor Gardner emphasized
the fact that endowments which
had been given to any of the
three schools, previous to the
ratification of the bill, would in
no way be affected by the con
solidation. "The three colleges belong to,
the whole people of North Caro
lina, and the colleges must ad
just their problems to fit the
needs of the state. The plan for
the merger will be done by a
small committee of experts in
i education,
and the problem
should be studied carefully. I
do not honestly believe that the'
tax-payers are getting 100 cents
per dollar for the money that
they have invested for educa
tion in North Carolina."
f!iwTTiry fJjirTipr A-xrvrPRSPr?
his opinion that the bill would
pass, the General Assembly by
a large majority. He asked "Is
there any valid reason why these
three schools should not be un
der one control and one central
administrative board? Consoli
dation of the' colleges means
more to North Carolina than all
the legislating on education that
could be done. Fifty years from
now the present " legislature
would be remembered by the
merger of the three schools."