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RADIO TALK HENRY JOHNSTON f 1 1 E! Ur t ! I ' III? . r n. iHM! !i N .1 RADIO TALK HENRY JOHNSTON 4 WPTF' O .OA ! WPTF :S0 y.. y, "7...rrvVVTV - . '. DEAN M'CORMICK RELATES SCIENCE TO MODERN LAW 'cw Psychological Methods of of Detecting Crime Explained in Last Pre-Law Lecture. Dean C. T. McCormick of Ihe law school delivered the con cluding lecture of the pre-law series before a large group of lav students and faculty mem bers last night in the first year room of the law building. In the beginning Mr. McCormick stated that he chose as his sub ject, "Science in the Court Boom" beceause he could speak freely about science, since he -was not handicapped by any of the doubts thatN come from knowledge of the subject. He .also stated that at the outset to observe that vit is the criminal the enemy of society -who' has done most to make the lawyer learn the lessons of science. Law and Science He said, "while scientific data of any conceivable kind may come before a court in in numerable kinds of litigation, and especially in litigation over patents and under the food and drugs acts, yet the scientific iacts with which the average lawyer is most likely to have to reckon with in the court room, are those which concern "the" detection - of some type of criminal wrong-doing." Mr. McCormick explained the -ods which seemed to him to . be the most important, which are: (1) the microscopic exam ination of dust and fragments found at the scene of a crime; (2) the identification of fire arms and bullets: (3) identifi cation of hand-writing and type writings ; (4) finger-print evid ence, and (5) the detection of conscious lying or deception by psychological methods. In dis cussing the last one, he said: 1 will mention only briefly a neja where the science oi psy- (Continued on last page) NINETY-NINE TO GRADUATE FROM DAVIDSON JUNE 1 CHAPEL HILL, N. C WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1931 NUMBER 1S1 Architect's Drawing of New Student Center , Pictured above is the architect's drawing of Graham Memorial as it will appear when entirely completed. The center section, which will be finished during the coming summer, will serve as a student center and will possibly house the offices of the Daily Tar Heel. A committee of students and faculty members now have plans under way for dividing space in the building for next, year, if it is considered wise to maintain the building at that time. Uennite plans have not been made for the completion of the wings. The estimated cost of the entire structure will be $2,500,000. Hobgood Announces Executive Committee Hamilton Hobgood, president of the rising senior class, has announced the members of the executive committee for next year. They are: Sam Breen, chairman; T. W. Alexander, H. G. Bowman, L. P. Brooker, John Phil Cooper, George Dannen- j baum, Jack Dungan, Ed French, J Wofford Humphries, F. M. James, Harlan Jameson, Walter Mason, Graham Trott, W. E. Uzzell, and raig Wall. PLAYMAKER CLASS PUTS ON EXHIBIT IN PERSON HALL EGYPTIAN RELICS GIVEN TOLIBRARY Rare Archaeological Finds, Gifts of M. P. Gilmour, Are On Display. SIGMA XI SOCIETY HEARSSTUHLMAN Dr. John Couch Installed as Newly-Elected President at Fraternity Dinner. The program for the ninety tifth commencement in the his tory of Davidson college will be gin Monday, June 1, and will continue through Wednesday. The ceremonies are to be open ed with the baccalaureate ser mon by one of America's most noted divines, Dr. John Timo thy Stone, president of the Pres byterian Theological seminary m Chicago. He will deliver the -address to the seniors Sunday ek, and in the evening Dr. James L. Fowle, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Chattanooga, Tenn., will preach the final sermon before the Davidson Y. M. C. A. Mondav of commencement "Week will be featured by the as sembly of a distinguished group of Davidson alumni who are re turning to Davidson from over twelve states for the initial meet lrg of a new alumni council, the outgrowth of a reorganization of "e alumni association. In the afternoon of the same 'fey the final official class meet- g will take place with speak f3 selected from the graduates making addresses to the assem- gathering. The program for the week "1 be concluded on Wednesday th the awarding of degrees 'to ninety-nine seniors, the pre station of medals, and the conferring of honorary degrees A blue faience Egyptian neck lace and an Egyptian copper mir ror, both presented to the Uni versity as a part of a collection of archaeological specimens by Matthew P. Gilmour, '31, are be ing displayed in the main lobby of the University library. The mirror is a disc of copper about three and a half inches in diameter which was originally polished to afford a reflection. The use of polished metal for mirrors was common before the employment of mercury for sil vering a sheet of glass to pro vide a reflecting surface. This mirror is no longer polished, the surface being corroded with age. It is affixed in a wooden handle which is probably not original. Rare Necklace Faience is a type of pottery, being composed of a terra cotta base with' a glass-like glaze. In Egypt it was made in a wide variety of colors, blue and red being the most popular. The necklace on display is blue and rhhlv nf a late period. It has suspended from it an amulet representing a scarab, or sacred beetle, which was identified with one of the Egyptian gods. The scarab was a popular type of amulet much used as a good- uck charm among the ancient Eirvptians. This one appears to be of relatively late manuiac- ture, no doubt being 'cast from a terra cotta mold and manufac tured in considerable quantity The necklace is exhibited in a case with colored photographs illustrating other types of Egyp tian faience. DUNGAN ELECTED PRESIDENT OF DI This Year's Treasurer Defeats Clyde Shreve in Election Last Night. ASTRONOMY STUDENTS SEE SATURN ALLAN RINGS A telescopic view of the planet Saturn took place on the roof of Phillips hall from mianisiit until 1:30 A. M. on Monday nieht. Although the observa tion was not announced to the public quite a large number gathered on the roof where Dr. Karl Fussier of the physics de partment was in charge. Even with the small telescope fw h University possesses VnW around the planet wpr distinctly discernible With a larger telescope the re sults would undoubtedly have ratifying, ana a clearer view of what is probably the most beautiful heavenly the moon migni have been obtained. The Sigma Xi society gave a dinner Tuesday night at 6 :30 at the Carolina Inn. Immediately after the dinner the members ' taken into the society were ini tiated, the proceedings being headed by the retiring president, Dr. Otto Stuhlman. Dr. John Couch and Ralph Bost, the new president and vice-president respectively, were then installed - Stuhlman Speaks For the first time in the his tory of the society here, the re tiring president delivered a closing address. The title of Dr. Stuhlman's talk was "What Lies Beyond the Axioms of Rational Sciences." The discussion that followed raised such questions as to the probable historical sequence of the development of the concepts of dimensional space and time. The question, also arose as to whether there is a natural clock other than the one in the form of the atom as proposed by Ein stein. Another problem brought out in the address and discussed was the historical reason for thinking in terms , of mechanical models of the physical universe. The reason for such thinking is due to the training that is more or less the same with all of us. The speech also developed some new ideas in the flow of a gravitational field and showed o that the flux of the gravitation al field in time is synonomous with the mechanical force concept. Universities Frown On Compulsory Training An unusually interesting and novel exhibit of the work done oy the students in the course of practical, dramatics was on view to the public yesterday in Person hall. This showing, the Playmaker exhibit of abstract models and costumes, was pre pared wholly by the members of VOTE TOMORROW DECIDES FATE OF STUDENT CENTER Campus to Say Whether or Not They Villi Pay Dollar Fee For Union Up-keep. Tomorrow has been set by Mayne Albright, president of the student union, as the day on which the vote is to be taken to decide whether or not the student body will have "the use of Graham Memorial during the coming year. The election will take place in the Y. M. C. A. and the polls will be open from 9:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m. The question to be decided is whether or not the students are willing to pay a fee of one dollar a quarter for the maintenance and furnishing of the union. Means of Financing The student activities corn- Jack Dungan defeated Clyde Shreve for the presidency of the Dialetic senate for the com ing fall quarter at the meeting of the organization last night. The vote was 27 to 12. Three of the other four offices were filled without opposition! Bill McKee was chosen presi dent pro-tem; George Malone, clerk; and Bob Howell, ser-geant-at-arms. McBride Flem ing-Jones and B. G. Gentry were nominated for the position of critic with , Fleming-Jones winning by the vote of 21-9. Much Squabbling ', Following the vote on the presidential candidates there was a long discusion on the floor between members of the two factions as to who had the right to vote. The squabblinsr was finally stopped after much need less discussion by the ruling of President Ramsay that all could vote who had paid their yearly dues. Even this ruling was ap pealed, but the president was upheld by the senate. As this was -the last meeting of the year reports were made oy tne various standing com mittees and by the sergeant-al arms, clerk, and treasurer. This was also - the appointed meeting for the formal initia tion of new members and, Win field Blackwell and Arthur Valk became full fledged members. senators oiyde Shreve and Carlyle Rutledge were chosen as the two representatives of the society in the Bingham medal contest with the Phi as sembly during commencement. Professor Samuel Selden's class mittee met several weeks ago, in English thiriy-six, a course an it was at this meeting that in practical play writing and the proposed plan of financing production. the up-keep of the building was In the array of models in brought up- miniature representing abstract There will be no change in the ideas many subtel and delicate present fee of the junior and moods were portrayed by such senior classes as these fees have subjects as: exaltation, mys- already been too large, but three tery, oppression, and speed, dollars a year will be added to ach of these topics was the -at- the fees of the two lower classes tempt of the individual student " the vote tomorrow is favor- to give his practical interpreta- able. C. T. Woollen, business tion of the subject assigned to manager of the University, made him to express. out a budget of what he consid- Beside these abstractions ered would be the necessary were found many similar models amount needed to furnish and prepared as "concrete examples maintain the memorial for the of the stage manager's art. nrst year. , It was trom Wolien's Actual plays were the subjects estimate that the proposed fee nf par.h of these miniatures. In of one dollar per quarter was making the scenes for these the worked out. student endeavored to give his ! Compulsory military training in the form of R. O. T. C. work recently received a setback in the form of a vote for optional drill by the faculties of Cornell and Ohio State universities. California is also rousing op position in a petition arranged by the students and having 2,000 signers. The resolutions are in neither case final, but , must go to the boards of trustees of the various schools. Student agitation pre ceded the faculty resolutions in the two former cases, while in the latter the matter has not been brought to a vote. The local chapter of the Phi Alpha fraternity announces the pledging of Otto S. Steinreich of Newark, New Jersey. TAU KAPPA ALPHA TAKES IN EIGHT NEW INITIATES OF SCHOOL YEAR own interpretation of the basic FRESHM AN GROUP mood underlying the play and GL0SES PROGRAM to express it in xne coloring ana arrangement of the stage pro perties. This year's freshman friend- The costume division of this ship council met for the last time exhibit is the result of the recent Monday night in the Y. M. C. A. contributions to the Playmakers lobby. Graham McLeod, presi- on the part of the persons m dent of the group, reviewed the Chapel Hill and elsewhere of council's activities during the many period costumes and gar- past year, and then asked the ments. Among these are found nreaident of next vear's sonho- dresses ot such torgotten date more cabinet, John Acee, to take as to arouse reminiscences of charge. Acee urged the mem- the Victorian era. the major- bers to eontimifi their relations lty of the costumes m this sec-1 to the "Y" through the sopho- tion have been received only re- more cabinet. cently. ,; "Pardner" James, president of the "Y" was present and in- Graduate Students To vited the group to join heartily Take Examinations into the "Y's" program for next vear. James hones to brine The remaining oral examina- bout ' - increased emT5hasis on tions for doctors degrees are llrt i,-, scheduled to oe given oy xne ram th mousi and is ao- various graduate departments pealing at every opportunity for on Friday and Saturday oi mis . ,arger number of actively par. weeK and Monday oi xne ionow- a..j4. mS " wnrV mi.' tti ,:it ine rnuay exammauuii win Aff adinurTimpnt refresh- be that of James Kuey Patrick ments were served. Red for the deeree ot Doctor oi T-1 11 1 1 i r onowmg a long list o speeches on various subjects such as "Girth Control" and "The Woman of Tomorrow" which were delivered with all the eloquence which characteriz ed the ancient Roman orators during the period of Cicero, the Tau Kappa Alpha honorary for ensic fraternity took in the fol lowing men : C. A. Shreve, T. Beatty Rector, C. D. Wardlaw, F. C. Wardlaw, E. E. Erickson, D. M. Lacy, R. A. Merritt, and J. W. Slaughter. Following the initiation Mc Bride Fleming-Jones was elect ed president of the organiza tion, and Clyde A. ' Shreve was chosen clerk. Philosophy in the department of psychology at 7 :30 in 207 New West. Members of the graduate faculty in the division of mathe matics and the sciences are in vited to attend. On Saturday the oral exam ination of Miss Mary Watters for the degree of Doctor of Phil osophy in the department of his- Greene and "Slim" Medford were present for this part of the program. "Pat" Patterson was late. Mr. E. Carrington Smith of the Carolina Theatre was host to the group at the 9:00 o'clock show. MEYER IN GEORGIA TODAY Harold D. Meyer, professor tory and government will be of sociology and supervisor of held in Saunders 313 at 9:30 A. field work in the University of M. Monday at 2:30 P. M. North Carolina, delivered the Charles B. Cauthen will also be commencement address today orally examined for the degree at Georgia State Teachers col of Doctor of Philosophy in the lege in Athens, Georgia. , department of history and gov ernment. All members of the graduate faculty in the division of philosophy and political and social sciences are asked to be present. Professor Meyer is a native of Georgia and was educated at the University of Georgia, where he received his A. B. de gree in 1912 and his master's in 1916. L,Pon six prominent men.