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.FRESHMAN SMOKER. SWAIN HALL TONIGHT 9:00 Vf- t Vcyii-llir i Ml Vf FKESIDL-N SMOKER SWAIN HALL TONIGHT 9:00 JJhIh! INI Wj) VOLUME XXXIX TWELVE CLASSES WILL REUNITE AT C0M1WMENT Bowers and Poteat Are Se cured as Speakers for Ad dress and Sermon. President Graham recently announced that Claude Bowers, prominent author and editor of the former New York World, and Rev. E. McNeill Poteat, Jr., pastor of the Pullen Memorial Baptist Church of Raleigh will he the speakers at the Univer sity's 136th commencement. Mr. Bowers will address the grad uating class at the final exer cises, June 9, while Dr. Poteat will deliver the Baccalaureate sermon Sunday, June 7. Twelve classes are scheduled to have reunions this year dur ing commencement week. The feature of the alumni program will be alumni day, June 8, when the members of the preceding classes will gather for their for mal dinners. The class of 1881 will celebrate its golden anni versary, while the class of 1906 will convene for its twenty-fifth reunion. The class of 1930 will observe its first alumni gather ing at this time. Commencement exercises this year will extend from June 6 until June 9. Saturday has been set aside as senior class day. The program for Sunday includes the Baccalaureate sermon in the morning and a concert by the University Glee Club in the af ternoon.; .....i:;:i.-i v'. Alumni day will' be on Mon day, and although the alumni re union committee has not met, the program is expected to fol low the order of the past several years. This program includes a meeting in Gerrar hall in the morning, with Judge .Frahcis D. Winston presiding over the reuniting classes, the alumni -dinner at noon, and the Presi dent's reception and alumni ball in the evening. Individual class dinners usually take place at about six o'clock Monday even ing. It was hoped that three new buildings would be available for use at Commencement, but it has just been learned that it "will be impossible to have Gra ham Memorial completed at that Continued on last page) McCorkle Program Scheduled Sunday A violin and piano program Tvill be offered by Mr. and Mrs. T. Smith McCorkle, Sunday afternoon at 4 :45 o'clock. This is their second joint program this year, the other one having heen given in January. , This program is dedicated solely to the classic forms, though it represents one com poser of the Romatic school and another who is a connecting link between the Classists and Romanticists. The first number on the pro gram is by Pugnani,.as tran scribed by Kreisler. Pugnani ?s of the early Classic school, composing in the latter part of the eighteenth century. The second number is a Beethoven sonata, which was written at a time in this composer's career hen he was beginning to ex Press some of the lack of re straint that was so prevalent in his latter years. The third num ber is the Mendelssohn E minor violin concerto, one of the most Popular numbers in violin litera ture, even though it is in the heaviest type in so far as form is concerned. Speight Talks Over Radio This Afternoon Mayne Albright, president of the student union, announces that the radio talks broadcasted each week by students will be resumed this quarter. Beginning today a talk on a special phase of student activi ties will be given each week. This afternoon Bill Speight, president of the debate council, will speak over station WPTF from 3:45 to 4:00 o'clock on "High School Week at the Uni versity," which is now in order. DEBATE CONTEST CLOSES TONIGHT IN MEMORIAL HALL The representatives of fifty three North Carolina .high schools came to Chapel Hill yes terday to take part in the North Carolina high school debating union contest. These delegates were invited to the University under the auspices of the exten sion division, and the Dialectic and Philanthropic societies. The first general meeting ' of the debaters and teachers took place yesterday afternoon, in Memorial hall at 2:00 o'clock with Dean Nathan W. Walker of the school of education pre siding. Lots were drawn for sections and pairs in the first preliminaries, which lead up to the final contest in Memorial hall at eight o'clock to-night. The question under discussion, which has recently been given much attention in the news papers, is "Resolved : That the United States should grant im mediate independence to the Phillipines." Both students and faculty members compose the committee sponsoring the debates. .The chairman is Professor N. W. Walker, and Mr. E. R. Rankin is serving as secretary. The committee members from the faculty are : L. R. Wilson, G. M. McKie, C. E. Mcintosh, and D. D. Carroll ; while the student members are: E. R. Hamer, Jack Dungan, R. M. Albright, J. C. Williams, Hamilton H. Hobgood, H; B. Parker, and W W. McKee. BOGGS LECTURES ON FOLKLORE OF SOUTHERN NEGRO At the April meeting of the American association of Uni versity women, Dr. R. S. Boggs, of the Spanish department, gave the final lecture of the year's program on "Southern Folk lore." His discussion was a summary of the close ; resem blance between local folk stor ies and those of various other nations. He compared south ern tales to a chameleon, show ing how each loses, its local characteristics when transport ed to new environs, yet at the same time maintains its indivi duality. Mrs. E. R. Mosher, state president' of the association, who has just returned from tne national meeting in Boston, gave a brief account of the var ious happenings ot tne conier- ence. Plans were made for a May morning breakfast, which will take place, Saturday morning, May 2, in the Episcopal church yard; committees were ap pointed to supervise the enter tainment and to make further plans. The proceeds from the breakfast will go to the associa tion's loan fund, which is in tended to help some woman graduate pursue her studies each year. CHAPEL HILL, N. C FRIDAY, WILL PLAY FOR JUNIOR-SENIOR BALL 1 It. K . J f - Hamp's orchestra, which is completing an engagement at the Cocoanut Grove in Los Angeles, will arrive in Chapel Hill, April 24, to furnish the music for the Junior Prom and the Senior Ball, outstanding events on the spring social calendar. The decorating committee already has begun work towards converting the Tin Can into an immense ballroom. Several hundred young ladies from this, and surrounding states have accepted invitations to attend these class dances. , HISTORIC PIECE OF ALUMINUM - ;.ONDISPIjAWOTAB'HAtt" . ' v o- ; Metal Used by Dr. Mallet of Virginia Over Sixty Years Ago in Determining Atomic Weight Still in Existence o The University chemistry, de partment has a "historic piece of aluminum in its offices, which was used by Dr. J. William Mal let, professor of chemistry be fore the Civil War at the Uni versity of Virginia, in deter mining the atomis weight of aluminum. Another portion of the original piece is in the che mistry museum of the Univer sity of Virginia, while a third piece, larger than either of the two pieces now in existence, was lost by fire. yDr. Mallet, who was a famous scientist and a fellow of the Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences, came to America some time about the 1850's and was professor at several American universities before he finally came to Virginia in 1868, to take the chair of professor of analyti cal, industrial, and argicultural chemistry. While there he made the acquaintance of Dr. Francis P. Venable, who founded the chemistry department here. At THREE HUNDRED TO GET DEGREES AT N. C. C. W. Approximately 300 members of the class of 1931 will receive degrees in June at the close of commencement . exerices at North Carolina- college, -when Frank S. Hickman, of Duke university, and E. Deets Pickett, of Washington, D. C, will ad dress graduates and others in terested in the activities of the state institution for women. Mr. Hickman is to speak to collegians at the baccalaureate exercises Sunday, June 7 ; Mr. Pickett will make the final ad dress Monday, June 8. Other activities of commence ment, which will start June 6, include exercises by the senior class and a program set aside in observance of Alumnae day, Saturday, June 6 APRIL 17, 1931 if j that time, Dr. Mallet was work ing with a piece of aluminum, to determine the atomic weight of the element. He arrived at a value which is very nearly what has since been determined. Alu minum then was a rare metal, owing to poor methods of separ ation from its compounds. After his experiments, Dr. Mallet gave half of the bar which he used to Dr. Venable, who in turn later gave it to the University. Some years after the war, the chemistry building at the Uni versity of Virginia burned down, and their part of the bar j of aluminum was destroyed in the fire. The University then offered Virginia half of the bar given to Dr. Venable. Now, the piece of aluminum at the chemis try offices is about five -inches long, two inches wide, and one fourth of an inch thick. It weighs less than two ounces, has no intrinsic value, but' is invalu able for its historical associa tions. PLAYMAKERS ARRANGE PLANS FOR MAY CAPERS The Carolina Playmakers have started making preparations for their annual Caper, the variety show that is to be given late in May for members of the thea trical group. Tom Loy has been appointed chairman of the caper commit tee, which consists of Ann Brad- dy,.Mary Dirnberger, Margaret) Vale, Marion Tatum, Closs Peace, Kent Creuser, Pendleton T. Harrison, Ralph Westerman, Joseph Philip Fox, and Theo dore Herman. " People who have ideas or con tributions for the Caper are asked to leave them with Mr. Westerman at his office in the theatre or to turn them over to any member of the committee. j Y. M. C. A. Deputation Trip Is Postponed The trip which the Y. M. C. A. deputation team had planned to make to Greenville, N. C. this weekend was postponed until the first of May, so as to make it coincide with the an nual meeting of Y. M. and Y. W. C. A. officers training confer ence and the spring quarter meeting of state cabinets of student Y. M. C. A's. The local delegates to the conference and cabinet meetings will present a series of pro grams among the schools of Greenville. " Ed Hamer and "Pardner" James will be in charge of the deputation team and delegates. PLESSOW BEGINS LECTURE SERIES Visiting Professor Is Presenting . Discussions on German Life And Universities. x Dr. Gustav Plessow, visiting professor from Germany, is presenting a series of lectures at the University this quarter under the auspices of the Eng lish department. Dr. Plessow is making a tour of the United States for the purpose of collect ing material to use in his course in Americana to be given at the University of Tubingen next year. , . His lectures to graduate stu dents in Middle English began yesterday and will continue on April 23, and 30, and May 7,14, and 21. A lecture to graduate students "German University Life" will be given, Tuesday evening, ApriL 21, at 8:00 o'clock in Smith building. The Philological Club will have Dr. Plessow as a guest speaker, Tuesday evening, May 5, at 7 :30 in the graduate club. The subject for discussion will be "A New Theory Concerning Middle Eng lish Dialects." A talk of inter est to all members of the Uni versity and the townspeople, "Aspects of German Life of Today," is scheduled for Tues day evening, May 12, at 8 :30 in Gerrard hall. MARY DIRNBERGER WILL EXHIBIT SKETCHES TODAY Mary Dirnberger, former member of the Carolina Play makers, will present an exhibit of sketches in water color of stage designs and costumes this afternoon from 4:30 to 6:30 in the Playmakers scene shop, the former glee club rehearsing room in Person hall. m Ml Tne lollowmg will oe ex hibited : designs and costume plates for the set of The Queen Has Her Face Lifted, which was written by Al Kohn in 1929 ; sets of Ibsen's The Enemy of People, ' O Promise Me, and Tread on the Green Grass; a curtain setting of 'A Midsum mer Night's Dream done both in modern and Shakerperian man ner; costume designs for Mach ine God, Helena, and Hermia, characters in A Midsummer Night's Dream; Tread -On the Green Grass, Corn Likker, Highways, and Isolde. Costumes of a fifteenth century French lady and a Florentine lady will complete the exhibit. Infirmary List Only nine persons were con fined to the infirmary yesterday. They were : M. S. Benton, Eli zabeth Hamrick, R. H. Morgan, W. W. Walker, E.. B. Gray, Charlie Gault, C. A. Renn, W. B. Figgat, and B. S. Solomon. 14: fYQ ADAM mYTIM Ultttlliiitl, lAJJLLdlXi ' "AND WADE WILL ATTEND SMOKER Faculty, And Class Officers Are Invited to Freshman Class Meeting. The second freshman smoker of the year, which is to take place this evening at nine o'clock in Swain hall, will be the last official gathering of the class for this year. The first , smoker was enthusi astically greeted by the first year men with five hundred in attendance. As the class offi cials had not been elected at that time, "Pat" Patterson presided. At this event, however, the pres ident; Ike Minor, vill be in charge of the program. x The main speaker, of the oc casion is Wallace Wade, head coach of athletics at Duke Uni versity. In his speech he will complete the theme started by Dr. Archibald Henderson, speak er for the first smoker. Dr. Henderson spoke on "Relations in the Past Between Carolina and Duke." In addition to Mr. Wade, President Graham and Coach Collins are to speak briefly. The executive committee has invited the entire faculty to be present at this gathering, and it is hoped that many will find it possible to attend. The in tention of the committee is to promote a better spirit of co operation and understanding between "the faculty arid the stu dents. Many of the prominent stu dent leaders of the campus, to gether with the officers of the other classes, have been invited. As an additional item on the program of entertainment, the committee has secured Jimmy Stephenson and his State Col lege Collegians to furnish the music for the evening. Slack Rope Artist Entertains Students Students from the Battle-Vance-Pettigrew dormitories saw a strange sight yesterday afternoon when an acrobatically inclined student gave an exhibi tion of slack rope walking back of the Methodist church. . The student had procured about a hundred feet of. stout wire from, somewhere and strung it up between two large trees at a -height of about eight feet from the ground. After he had gotten the wire strung up, he climbed up and began to do some fancy walking, going from one end of the wire to the other, both backwards and forwards and even pivoting on the wire. Every now and then he would stop his walking for a minute right at the middle of the wire and pivot around as some other student stopped to ask himwhat was going on. The performance was perfect, both from the acro batic and the esthetic point of view. In fact, it seemed to be the most graceful way yet in vented of committing suicide. Greensboro To Hear ii 1 A ' 1 -r- uiaae Ana rsag-giore Coe Glade, American con tralto, of the Chicago Civic opera, and Attilio Baggiore, tenor, of the Royal opera in Italy, will close the season of -the Greensboro Civic Music as sociation with a joint concert Monday, 'May 11. The singers will be heard inidivdually and will sing several numbers together.
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