SENIOR PICTURE
LAW BUILDING
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SENIOR CLASS
FAREWELL SMOKER
SWAIN HALL 9:00
SCIENCE AND GOD
CLOSELY LINKED
ASSERTR. KIRK
Minister Declares Scientific
Knowledge Based on Spiritual
Interpretation of Universe.
'The present organization of
knowledge as a whole makes it
necessary that we believe in a
personal God," Dr. Harris . E.
Tirk, one of the nation's fore
most, theologians, declared here
last night in the last of the an
nual series of McNair lectures.
"What impels me to believe in
.a personal God as the funda
mental reality behind Our finite
schemes is simply this: The ne
cessity of such a belief in view
of the consequences to our en
tire scheme of knowledge if it
should turn out to be false," said'
Dr.' Kirk, who has been pastor
of the Franklin . avenue Presby
terian church of Baltimore for
the last thirty years, and who is
widely known as a writer on re
ligion and allied subjects. His
topic last night was "From Mind
to God."
God and Nature
The object of the McNair lec
tures, which were made avail
able in 1906 by the will. of John
Calvin McNair, an alumnus, is
to show the "mutual bearing of
science and religion upon each
other and to prove the exis
tence of attributes (as far as
may be) of God from nature."
, Discussing the different judg
ments that have been set forth
ls the basis for belief in a per
sonal God, including the com
:mon sense judgment, the scien
tific, the historical, the esthetic
and the spiritual, Dr. Kirk point
ed out that all of these lead to
one conclusion that there must
be a personal God.
"The value of this position,"
lie said, "is that it opens the
"way ' for a consistent and ade
quate philosophy of the uni
verse, doing justice to all the
conditions that prevail." I V;,
Progress of Science
The progress of science-in the
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PRESS RELEASES
LANGUAGE BOOK
The latest j volume from the
University press, The Psycho
logy,, of Foreign Language
Study by H. R. Huse, associate
professor of romance languages
nere, treats a question of pri
mary importance to educational
psychologists . and schools of
-education and to the many stu
dents and teachers of foreign
languages. ; ,'
There has been much con
tusion and disagreement as to
the methods and aims of -language
study. This book is an
attempt to clear up the subject,
by offering detailed and critical
analysis of all the experimental
evidence. It attempts to sum
marize the present knowledge
concerning economical language
learning.
"This study is a plea for no
method or procedure ;, it reveals
mainly how little has been es
tablished experimentally, and
the enormous confusion due to
ambiguity of terms. It en
deavors to find a foundation of
fact upon which, not new theor?
ies, but new experimental inves
tigation may be based. It is re
commended for those interested
in facts, not for ardent parti
sans of a cause."
This book will help teachers
tep abreast of the changes that
are occurring in the objectives,
attitudes, of methods in text
books in this field.
Perry Seao-I Tn p
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niet Alumni Marshal
Announcement has come from
Kemp Lewis, president of the
Alumni association 6f the ap
pointment of Perry E. Seasrlp
'06, of Raleigh, . as the chief
alumni marshal for the Alumni
Day exercises. Mr. Seagle will
have several assistant marshals
to be announced later whose
chief duties will be the Alumni
Ball to be given on the night of
June 8, culminating the day's
features.
; While here at. Carolina
twenty-five years ago, Seagle
was a star football player and
at the same time earned the
honor of being a Phi Beta
Kappa student. He also held
the same position then that he
is going to reassume here : on
the eighth of June, that of chief
marshal. For the past twenty
years Seagle has been connected
with Ginn and Company, as
their representative for North
Carolina.
M'INTOSH FEARS
PROPOSED CUT IN
INSTRUCTOR'S PAY
Education Dean Says Reduction
Woul4 Radically Affect Uni
versity of Future.
Asserting that" North Caro
lina ranks sixteenth in her abil
ity to provide for her children's
education and only forty-seventh
in actually providing for them,
Professor C E. McIntoshj)l the
University school of education
predicts that dire results , are
bound to follow if the proposed
twenty to twenty-five per cent
cut of teachers' salaries is adopt
ed by the legislature.
Professor Mcintosh expressed
this view Wednesday night in
an address before the Chapel
Hill Rotary club. He said that
if such a salary cut is adopted,
it would also affect radically the
University of the future.
"The teachers of the stae
simply can't stand this proposed
salary cut," Professor Mclntqsh
said. . ,. .
Conditions in Rural Schools
He spoke especially of the
conditions in the rural schools,
asserting the teachers in these
schools already carry a teaching
load entirely too heavy and that
they are already underpaid. The
students coming to college from
these schools show a larger per
centage of ' failures in their
studies than those from the city
schools, he said.
The percentage on increase in
enrollment in 1928-29 was near
ly nine times as great for the
special charter schools (city
schools) as for the rural schools,
Professor Mcintosh said.
"The special charter schools
have an average of 16.4 days per
year more than do the rural
schools," he said.
"Both the . number of pupils
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COMMERCE FRATERNITY
PLEDGES TEN STUDENTS
A4- fho arvrinff. nledffinc: of
Ain PTanna Psi. national com
merce fraternity, the following
men were pledged: Jonn a.
Kliemeier, Greensboro; Christo
pher C. Hamlet, Pittsboro ;
Ashby L. Baker, Raleigh; John
T O'Neil, Henderson; Williams
Cooper, Oxford; Wm. Thad
deus Hussey, III, Tarboro; B.
Perry Collins, Washington, D.
C; Casper M. Austin, Winston
Salem; James S. Morrison, Bal
timore, Maryland; and John R.
Holmes, Chapel Hill.
CHAPEL HILL, N. O, FRIDAY,
HOUSE STRESSES
CONTINUED STUDY
Executive Secretary Talks to
Seniors Wednesday in Place
Of R. M. Hanes.
One of the principal essen
tials of after-college life today
is the continuation of an intel
lectual interest in education,
Robert B.. House, executive sec
retary of the University, told
the Carolina seniors in an ad
dress Wednesday night.
Mr. House spoke in Place of
R M. Hanes, of Winston-Salem,
who was originally scheduled
for an address on the senior
week program.
"One of the regrettable-fea
tures about the alumni of al
most every institution is the
fact that when they finish col
lege they drop practically all in
terest in the progress of educa
tion and culture just at the
time when they are really in a
position to begin learning," Mr.
House said.
Keep in Touch
Mr. House also advocated
keeping in touch with civic and
other organizations which play
a part in the life of the state
and community.
"Individually we may do
much," he asserted, "but we can
do a great deal more by co-op
erating with those phases of
civilization which comprise our
daily life. And one of the great
est assets in this work is a
thorough knowledge of our
mother tongue ; either in speech
or in writing it is a powerful
weapon. In connection with this
would advise every college
graduate to preserve all the text
books he has used in college, for
as he grows older and more ma
ture those things which once
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Evolution Of Senior Beer Suits
Traced By Two Faculty Members
J. P. Harlan d and English Bagby Were at Princeton When Spring
Regalia Was First Introduced By the f Drinking
Team" of Nassau Inn.
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The origin of the quaint old
custom of the beer suit, which
has become so familiar on the
campus during the last few
days, is not so very quaint nor
so very old, according to Drs.
J. P. Harland and English Bag
by. It originated at Princeton
university during their under
graduate days, and Dr. Harland
denies very strenuously that it
is an "age old custom," as the
Daily Tar Heel once quoted it.
Began in Tap Room
In 1913, presiding over the
tap room in the basement of the
Nassau inn, was an old negro
waiter, Connie, who always wore
a white canvas suit with various
and sundry names and symbols
on its back. "The drinking
team" began to wear these suits
for their daily practice, and as
their main exercise , was, beer
drinking, the uniforms soon be
came known as "beer suits."
Senior Picture Lutheran Students
A picture of the senior class Services will be conducted by
will be taken on the steps of the Mr. Frank Cauble in Gerrard
law building today at Chapel hall at 11:00 a. m. Sunday in
period. This picture will be stead of 5:00 p. m. as usual. All
printed in the Alumni Review Lutheran students are especial
and in the state papers. All ly, urged to be present for the
members of the class are urged purpose of making plans for
to appear. - next year. ' -
Infirmary List Alpha Psi Delta Pledges
Those confined to the infirm- Daniel Pachman and , William
ary yesterday were Noah Good- Treverton have been pledged to
ridge, Walton W, Angel, and Alpha Psi Delta, honorary psy
Ruth Ellen Williams. chological fraternity.
MAY 22, 1931
SOCIALIST GROUP
TO MKBIONDAY
Object of Meetings Is to Work
Towards Transforming
Social Order.
A meeting took place Wednes
day evening under the direction
of Norman Lyon of the psychol
ogy department, for members of
the faculty and the student body
interested in working toward a
transformation of the social or
der after the ideals of socialism.
It will be proposed at the next
meeting, which will take place
in the county club room of the
Y.M.C.A. at 9 :00 next Monday
evening, that the organization
be termed the Fabian society af
ter the society of that name
which started the Labor party
in England.
Purpose of Meeting
These meetings are for the
purpose of levening society
through small groups who are
willing to work year after year
in a'quiet way, Mr. Lyons says
that the issue in education be
tween paternalism and socialism
is identical with the issue , be
tween paternalism and socialism
in our economic life. For that
reason this organization intends
to provoke discussion towards
reforming the curriculum in this
University such as has been
done in other leading universi
ties like Harvard. . .
The meeting next Monday
evening will be mainly for the
organization of this society
which is newly founded in this
University, but which has al
ready had its principles spread
a good deal. Only those who
are confirmed and constructive
liberals and who are willing to
work for the furtherances of
these issues are invited to the
coming meeting.
The students always painted
numerals of their respective
classes on the backs of their
suits, but it was not until 1920
that the seniors adopted them as
their official regalia. Since then
each graduating class has had
some symbol by which it is
known. Last year a statue of
Venus de'Milo was painted on
the back of the suits upside
down ; this year the seniors have
a picture of the Christian Sta
tues overthrown and a Phi Beta
Kappa key, since they are ex
pecting to graduate nearly fifty
out of their 460 members. ,
'Disgraceful' ' Origin ;
This is the "disgracef ul" way
that the beer suits which all of
our sober seniors are wearing
now originated. Dr. Harland
and Dr. Bagby want it made
clear, however, that neither of
them were captain of the "drink
ing team" not even manager.
Seniors To Meet In
Swain Hall Tonight
As the seniors round into the
last day of the strenuous senior
week program, v many of them
are "beginning to show signs of
wear, resulting from their too
frequent sipping of dopes and
nibbling of cakes.
Today the D&G cafeteria
will serve iced tea and cakes to
the members of the graduating
class, and Harry's Grill will dis
tribute either apples or cigars.
The University Shoe Shop will
continue to shine individual and
collective shoes of the senior
class all during the day.
This evening at 9:00 the
members of the class of '31 will
meet together as a body in
Swain hall for. the last time be
fore commencement. Perman
ent officers of the class will be
elected at this time. Kemp
Lewis, president of the General
Alumni association, President
Graham, J. Maryon Saunders,
editor, of the Alumni Review,
and Pat Patterson, president of
the class will speak. .
PLAYMAKERS TO
PRODUCE MILNE'S
PLAY TOMORROW
"The Perfect Alibi," Mystery
Play, To Be Given in Me
morial Hall.
The Perfect Alibi, the only
mystery play of the year, which
is to be given tomorrow night,
will be the first play presented
by the Playmakers on the new
stage in Memorial hall. The
Playmakers' annual caper is the
only other presentation to be
given this year.
Mr. Samuel Selden directed
the production, and selected the
cast which follows : Mrs. Fulver-ton-Fane,
Susan Creech;. Jimmy
Ludgrove, John Sehon; Susan
Cunningham, Elizabeth Perrow;
?AnA t QiTon'pir wwtnor -Rio,
sell; Edward P. Carter, Arthur
Marpet; Major Fothergill, Ro
bert Novins ; Jane West, Marion
Tatum ; -Arthur Ludgrove, Wil
liam Chandler; Adams, William
Allsbrook; P. C. Mallet, Charles
Elledge; and "Sergeant" Mallet,
Thomas Loy. s
New York Production
In the New York production
of this play presented in the
Charles Hopkins Theatre, Vi
vian Tobin played the part of
Susan Cunningham, the heroine,
and Alan Bunce played the part
of Jimmy Ludgrove. This pro
duction was also produced in the
Haymaker Theatre in London
under the title, The Fourth Wall.
A. A. Milne, the author of
this drama, has written many
well-known and popular plays,
among which are: The Artist, a
dialogue; Belinda, a comedy in
three acts; The Man in the
Bowler Hat; The Step-Mother,
a drama in one act; and Make
Believe, a play for children,
which is especially well known.
Milne specializes in comedies.
A musical program will be
offered during the production
by the faculty chamber orches
tra under the direction of
Lamar Stringfield.
JOHNSON WILL ADVISE
SENIORS SEEKING JOBS
Jobs are scarce but informa
tion is plentiful at the bureau of
vocational information. Seniors
who do not know "what they're
going to do" or "where they're
going to do it" are cordially in
vited to come by and discuss
their plans with Henry Johns
ton, Jr., at 204 South building.
NUMBER 177
INTERFRATERNITY
COUNCIL REVIEWS
INITIATION RULING
Registrar Explains Why Fra
ternities May Not Initiate
During Commencement.
For the information of fra
ternities thdt are planning to
initiate men between now and
next fall, Dr. T. J. Wilson, Jr.,
registrar, wishes to make it
clear that no other initiations
will be permitted before the
fourth day after school begins
next fall for men who were not
eligible at the end of the win
ter quarter.
The first reason for such an
announcement is that grades of
the prospective members must
be checked before they are ini
tiated. Pledges who were not
eligible at the end of the winter
quarter are not eligible now, and
the registrar has not the time
between now and the end of
school to check the many appli
cants he receives. This will
not be possible before the fourth
day after the men come back
next fall. '
No Initiation in Summer
A second reason for prohibit
ing such initiations is the ruling
of the interfraternity council
which holds that no fraternity
can initiate when the University
is not in session during the aca
demic year. In other words,
during the two summer sessions
no men will be eligible for ini
tiation. -
' It has been rumored that sev
eral fraternities on the campus
were planning to take in mem
bers sometime during the sum
mer. For this reason John Phil
Cooper, president of the inter
fraternity council, in collabora
tion with Dean F. F. Bradshaw
and Registrar T. J. Wilson, Jr..
wish to publish this statement
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iraiernixies on tne xim.
Local High School
To Have Field Day
The local high school will ob
serve field day this afternoon on
the school grounds when several
features pertaining to spring
athletics will be participated in
by both the boys and girls.
The grammar school will be
featured in several outdoor
events from 2:00 to 3:30 and
from 3.40 to 5:00 o'clock the
high school girls will take part
iri the events. Included in the
program c are: a fifty i and
seventy-five yard dash; baseball
throw distance contest; basket
ball throw contest; run and
broad jump, and horshoes con
test. Culminating the day will
be a baseball game between
teams within the school.
Metzenthin Plans
Travel Discussion
In response to many inquiries
concerning travelling and study
ing in central Europe Dr. E. C.
Metzenthin, of the German de
partment, has planned a meet
ing of all those interested in the
aboye topic next Sunday after
noon at 4:30 at his home at 404
Hillsboro street.
After an introductory talk on
the basis of maps and travellers
guide-books, questions will be
answered, and pictures of inter
esting places and buildings in
Germany and Switzerland will
be shown.
Dr. Metzenthin will again
spend the summer in Europe,
leaving New York, June 6.