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W I IV; I V. sm. 1 SOCIAL SERVICE DELEGATES HEAR DR. SCHWEifMG Local Professor Addresses Goldsboro Conference on Un employment Responsibility. Opening yesterday morning in Goldsboro, the North Caro lina Social Service Conference, which' is being attended by a delegation of faculty men and students from the University, '-was addressed by Dr. G. T. Sch wennihg, associate professor of business administration here. His topic, an unusually timely one, was "Industry's Responsi bility for Unemployment." Although unemployment can not be completely avoided, it is amenable to control. Dr. Sch- wenning told his audience. The problem may be solved, he de clared, by the "will to regular ize business operations . . . Un employment can be greatly re duced, if not completely avoid ed, by the stabilization of busi ness." After outlining the main ob stacles in the way of the solu tion of the problem, the speaker offered plans and methods to wards the attainment of that end. Among these eighteen sug gestions may be noted forecast ing and planning, manufactur ing for stock, producing for an established market, vertical in tegration, broader training of employees, satisfactory indus trial relations, the use of an elastic work day or week, the use of research, and the applica tion of scientific principles of (Continued on last page) CAMERON SPEAKS TO KIWANIS CLUB Rayon To Be Made Cheaper as Result of Chemistry Pro fessor's Experiments. Dr. Frank K. Cameron, pro fessor of chemistry at the Uni versity, addressed the Kiwanis club of Chapel Hill last night. He was the regular speaker for the weekly supper" meeting at the Baptist church. Dr. Cameron has recently be come very greatly interested in the development of a new in dustry from cotton, utilizing the entire plant except the roots in the production of rayon. He has been aided in this work by Nicholas W. Dockery one of his students. Results obtained after exten sive experimentation indicate that the material for the manu iacture of rayon can be supplied at the cost of slightly more than one-twentieth of that of the present methods of production. JJr. Cameron goes on to say that cotton has probably more cellulose than any other plant, and since this is the base of the material of which rayon is made Jt is the most important plant to this industry. He advocates new methods of cultivation and Production of the cotton plant itself. Instead of growing cot ton as it is done at present he suggests' that it be raised in , much the same manner that heat and hay is now cultivated, using mowers and harvesting machines to cut the plant. Wood pulp, the product . chiefly used in the manufacture f rayon, is at present more ex Pensive than" cotton, and the nw plans of cultivation which Cameron advises to be adopted should make this com modity less expensive. y iiUMAXi -- Graham Memorial Will Be hit Monument hor Great President For eleven years the bare' shell of Graham Memorial has stood on the campus, bringing forth remarks from almost three generations of students as to the inefficiency of the University authorities in not completing the edifice. Recently an unknown donor contributed a sum of money sufficient to provide for the fin ishing of the memorial to one of the University's greatest men, Edward K. Graham. Since then workmen have been busily en gaged in clearing out the .rub bish accumulated there in eleven years and in completing both the interior and exterior. The large ballroom in the cen ter of the building, rightfully called" the most beautiful room south of Washington, is paneled in beautiful golden oak and has a fine parquet floor ideally suited for the swankiest of Junior Proms or Senior Balls. From the thick oak beams of the ceiling hang bronze chan deliers and at just the right in tervals along the walls are placed small shaded lamps. At each end of the large SAUNDERS TELLS OF GREAT ALUMNI . ' - " - - ". .. , Alumni Secretary Speaks To Freshmen of University's Famous Graduates. J. Maryon Saunders, secre tary of the Alumni Association spoke to the freshmen in chapel yesterday morning on the gen eral organization of the Univer sity Alumni Association. "The freshmen class," stated Saunders, "is sharing with the fourteen thousand living alumni the privileges and pleasures en joyed by the Association." The Alumni Secretary said that all the freshmen should be mem bers of the Association after graduating. The speaker mentioned the prominent Alumni in the state and nation. Among these were James K. Polk, who was presi dent of the United States, and Ru:lus King once vice president: He called attention to the fact that seven cabinet members, nine senators, and forty-one congressmen were graduates of fif TTnivfirsitv. Prominent in state government, the Univer sity has turned out thirteen of its governors, the founder of the public schools, builder of the fifnA railroads, fifteen of the twenty-five members of the sup reme court," the present gover nor, past and present lieutenant governors, the state health of ficer, chairman of the state highway commission. One fourth of the doctors of the state and 1500 prominent law years have also received their degrees at Carolina. Among the college presidents from Carolina are President Graham, the pre sidents of the University- of Virginia, Wake Forest, North Carolina College for Women, Greensboro College for Women, Converse College, Davenport College, Appalachian Training School and Cleveland College Quoting former President "Rriward Kidder Graham, Saun ders pointed out the four quali ties which constitute a leader among men: learning to do a workman-like job; maintenance of a livelv spirit of insistent in nuip.rv: possession of qualities which make a true gentleman; and college loyalty. CHAPEL HILL, N. C WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1931 room is a wide brick fireplace. The second floor of Graham Memorial will be made into small rooms which are to be utilized according as a committee, to be appointed for this purpose soon, sees fit. It is possible, however, that the offices of the campus publications will be situated in these rooms. Besides for bowl ing alleys it has as yet not been decided as to what other use will be made of the basement. The thick limestone columns which are to make up the por tico of the building, are now being set in place by sections. There are four sections to every column, each of which weighs three tons. Spacer has been left on both sides and in the rear of the structure so that wings may be added at a later time if neces sary. The building is scheduled to be completed by June 1. It is safe to say that when ready for occupancy the build ing will be a memorial worthy of the man for. whom it is named and the most beautiful student union in the South if not the na tion. . - SCIENTIFIC BODY PLANS JCTURES Local Sigma Xi Chapter Secures Pennsylvania Pharmacologist As Lecturer For some time it has been the custom of the local chapter of the Sigma Xi society to invite some scholar, , eminent in scien tific investigation, to deliver a series of two lectures before the local branch some time in March or April. These addresses, known as the Sigma Xi lectures, have always been attended by local faculty members and stu dents as well as by persons from other parts of the state. The society has secured for this year's lecturer Dr. Alfred N. Richards, head of the depart ment of pharmacology at the University of Pennsylvania, and at present visiting professor at Harvard. The lectures will be delivered April 27 and 28 a eight-thirty in room 206 of Phillips hall. . . The lectures will be on the general subject of the physiology of the kidney, the specific titles being, (1) The function of the glomerulus, and (2) The func Hons of the renal tubule. Dr, Richards is considered one of the most distinguished pharmacolo gists in the United States. His researches on kidney function have been of such far-reaching importance that'' he was elected to the National Academy o Sciences. His lectures should be of interest not only to the scientifically minded, but to others as well. During his stay in Chapel Hill, Dr. Richards will be the guest of Dr. William de B. MacNider, who is also a nationally known authority on the kidney and kid ney functions. Reporters The following reporters will be1 required to report to George Wilson in the office of the Tar Heel this afternoon between the hours of one thirty and two for the purpose of having their notebooks checked : Bob Woerner, W. E. Davis, Phil Alston, and Tom Broughton. PLAYMAKERS ARE UNABLE TO MAKE TRIP TIflS SPRING Regular State Tour Is Aban doned Due to Lack of Guarantees. The Carolina Playmakers have definitely abandoned the idea of making a tour this spring, ac cording to an announcement made yesterday. The stoud have been unable to secure guar antees for the trip, which prac tically prohibits any tour this year. The spring tour has been made for five years, beginning in 1926, when the Playmakers played in towns throughout the state. The group looked for ward to a trip this year particu- arly, due to the fact that lack of guarantees had made pro posed fall and winter tours un feasible. Until this year, the Playmak ers have made three trips each year. These consist of a north ern, southern, and western tour, the northern trip being taken in the fall, the southern in the winter, and the western in the spring. For three consecutive years they have played in New York City. In 1929, then went as far as Boston, where they were re ceived by Governor Frank Allen at the Massachusetts State House. ' In Boston, the Play makers presented their bill for two successive nights in the Fine Arts Theatre. This was one of the longest trips ever made by the Playmakers. How ever, in 1928, they went to New Haven to plajr iir Professor Ba ker's theatre at Yale. The hrst northern tour was made in 1926, when they went to Washington and were re ceived by President Coolidge at the White House. The follow ing year, the Playmakers jour neyed to New York City and to Plainfield, New Jersey. Since 1927, they have played annually in the MacMillan Academic Theatre of Columbia Univer sity. Angna Enters Presentation Ends Student Entertainment Program By W. R. Woerner The entertainment committee ended its series of five programs last night when Miss Angna Enters presented her fantastic and original group of dance numbers. The programs this year have been well attended and the au diences who heard and saw the various performances seemed to enjoy them to the fullest. It is estimated that between forty and forty-fve hundred people saw the five presentations. No definite check up was made to see if these figures were correct but the chairman of the com mittee gave this estimation. The best attended and pro bably the most noteworthy of the group was the first enter tainment, offered by ' Senorita Car ola Goya. Her authenic folk dances of the Spanish people as well as those numbers of her own origination were greatly applauded and were appreciated. Presentations of this nature are unusual and the neoDle of Chapel Hill as well as the stu dents in the University turned out en masse to witness the fine exhibition of Spanish dancing and art. Following this first feature there was the lecturer and Debaters Lose To Pennsylvania Team Meeting for the first time since 1921, the University of Pennsylvania debating team won a close audience's decision from the University of North Carolina's debaters here last night in a forensic contest on the question, "Resolved: That the Nations of the World Should Adopt a Policy of Free Trade." J. W. Slaughter of Durham upheld the negative side for Carolina, while the University of Pennsylvania was represented by Harry Torrington and Gil bert OswTald on the affirmative. This contest was one of a number of intersectional debates in which the Carolina debaters will engage during the remain der of the spring quarter. Pro fessor W. A. Olsen of the Eng lish department presided. National Medical Group Honors Nine Among nine North Caro linians who were made fellows of the American College of Phy sicians at a special convention ceremony in Baltimore, Mary land, recently, were Dr. i Isaac Hall Manning, dean of the school of medicine at the University, Dr. William Banks Dewar of Ra leigh, and Dr. William Hopton Smith of Goldsboro. All " these men are alumni of the Univer sity. - ; -The other North Carolinians sharing this honor were Dr. Har old Lindsay Amos, Durham; Dr. Samuel Moffett Bittinger, Sana torium; Dr. Alva Brown Crad dock and Dr. Samuel Leslie Crow of Asheville; Dr. Robert Lee Felts, Durham; and Dr. Karl Schaf fie, Asheville. House Goes to Goldsboro Robert B. House, executive secretary of the Unversity, left early yesterday afternoon for Goldsboro, where he will speak at a library breakfast before the North Carolina Conference for Social Service. Miss Ann Pierce of the Charlotte public library, will preside at this informal gathering. humorist, Bruce Bairnsfather. The English cartoonist and ad venturer offered one of the many of his fine lectures, "Old Bill and Me." This character, "Old Bill," was tne nero in the comic strip which was known bv that name. The ad ventures of the funny old fel low were accurately depicted as Bairnsfather was familiar with the war through his own per sonal experiences. At his per formance the house was not as crowded as it had been for Miss Goya since lecturers rarely at tract the audiences that turn out to see something more entertain ing. Gav MacLaren. dramatic ex ponent deluxe, was the next en tertainer on, the series, appear ing in the winter quarter. She offered Helena's Boys, a modern comedy in the lighter vein. She is unusual in that she played al of the roles herself and her characterizations were delight ful as well as accurate. Every little gesture and movement was faithfully depicted as she had seen it performed by an entire company. Her art was not only in memorizing every line and ac tion of the play but in putting before the audience the play as -(Continued on last page) number izo CTION REFORM IS ATTEMPTED BY LAW ASSOCIATION Measure to Abolish Frame-ups Is Passed by Students in Special Sleeting. The members of the law school association, in a special called meeting yesterday morn ing at chapel period, voted to do away with the present plan of "frame-ups" in the law school elections. Some of the outstand ing political leaders on the cam pus, who are members of the legal association, failed take any stand against the passage of this motion, and it was passed with no trouble whatso ever. Another, motion to the effect that the personal campaigning for the separate candidates be also abolished, failed toJ receive the favor of the group partially because of a long speech by Paul Boucher. J. A. Williams, chairman of the committee in, charge of se curing Carr building for the use of law school students, gave short talk stating that only thirty-seven of the necessary sixty students had sighed peti tions stating their desire to use the renovated building for the sole use of the law school mem bers. It is the plan at present o turn the new Carr building' into something in the order of a law club dormitory. Before the University administration wilballow HMs changer it is ne cessary that sixty students sign contracts for rooms in the re novated hall. Following these proposals, a nominating committee composed of five third-year men was ap pointed to name candidates for the election which is to take place this morning at - chapel period. Martin Kellogg, Wex Malone, Leon Felshin, W. C. Parker, E. A. Humphrey com pose the committee. PLAYMAKER BILL FULL OFVARIETY Four Original Plays Will Be Presented By Local Dramatic Group. , The Carolina, Playmakers will present their twenty-eighth bill of original plays, tomorrow. Friday, and Saturday nights, when a group of four plays will be given each night in the Play makers Theatre. The first play, Blue Remem bered Hills, was written by Ted Herman, and is concerned with college life, centering around two students who wish to keep their adolescence. In the cast are Bob Langford, James Queen, William Harris, Sam Peace, and Robert Reid. The play is directed by Sam Selden. A Very Pale Pink Angel, written by Ellen Stewart, is a modern comedy, and has a cast composed of Ellen Stewart, Charles Keener, and Ralph Wes terman. This play is also dir rected by Sam Selden. Irene Fussler's comedy of Carolina fisher folk, Ever Snitch, has a cast composed of: Marion Tatum, Muriel Wolfe, Donald Wood,! Evans Vaughn, and Bobby Koch. Professor F. S. Koch is the director of this play. Ahvays a Bettin. Man, writ ten by Tom Loy, is the fourth play. In the cast are Charles Ellege and the author. Pendle (Continued on last page)
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