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VOLUME. XL
BEERS CONTINUES
WORK BEGUN IN
GERMANSCH00L
Zoology Professor Makes Study
of One-Celled Animal Life in
Foreign University.
Professor C. Dale Beers, of
the" botany and zoology depart
ment of the University, complet
ed last summer an interesting
period of research in proto-zool-ogy
or one celled animals at the
Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Bi
ology which is located on the out
skirts of Berlin. He was par
ticularly interested in the diet of
these one-celled animals and the
effect of different diets on their
life history and general well be
ing. The didiniun was concentrat
ed on by Dr. Beers. This animal
is microscopic and feeds only on
one of its related one-celled ani
mals, the Paramecium. It is so
specialized that it xan eat only
that. About every four hours
the didiniun will consume a par
mecium which may be four times
the volume of itself. In ordinary
temperatures of water itwill re
produce sixteen didiniuns daily
or in higher temperatures it is
possible for them to reproduce
one thousand from the lone ani
mal.
Parameciums Starved
When the Parameciums are de
nied certain foods until they are
lean, and then are- fed to the
didiniun, the latter diminishes
constantly until his diet of well-
fed - Parameciums - is resumed.
He is possibly suffering from a
deficiency disease such as the
rickets, pellagra, or some other
disease from which under-nourished
persons suffer. This un
usual animal will live for four or
five years in a dormant state
without any food, but will re
cover as soon as he is fed.- Dr.
Beers is now experimenting to
see how long it is possible for
them to live without food.
The animals on which he
is now experimenting have been
unfed for five years, but still re
main alive. While in this condi-
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FRESHMAN FACES
COOL PROPOSITION
While the rest of the campus
is sweltering 'neath the sun's
torrid rays, freshman Paul W.
Crayton of Greensboro is ear
nestly praying f of the weather
to remain warm. .
But then, Paul has a special
reason f or his desire for winter
to be postponed: he's lost the
Tceys to his trunk. For five days
and nights, now, he has faced
the world with nothing but a
thin blue shirt and a few other
garments, of course, to keep him
warm and the nights are grow
ing cooler.
The leather key-pouch that
Paul lost contained keys to his
trunk, his suitcase, . and his
room. ."I don't know what I'll
do when it gets cold," he says.
"My roommate's clothes don't fit
me and all my winter clothing is
in the trunk."
If anyone finds the keys,- Paul
hopes they will return them to
his room on the third floor of
Old West. -
Glee Club Schedule
The glee club will meet tem
porarily every Monday at 7 :00
o'clock, Tuesday at 5:00 o'clock,
and Thursday at 5 :00 o'clock.
These hours were decided by the
vote of the members of the
club Monday nigHt.
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STUDENT ENTERTAINMENT
TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE
Tickets for the student pnfpr.
tainment series are on sale every
day from 9:00 to 5:00 in 203
South building. A book of six
tickets costs $3.50 and entitles
the purchaser to six , perform
ances under the auspices of the
student entertainment commit
tee.- This offer includes stu
dents not in the college of liberal
artsthe school of education, and
the school of commerce. Those
students contracted for this en
tertainment at registration.
BROOKS TO SPEAK
AT (W
Professor of Sociology Will Lec
ture on Social Welfare in
Wilmington Thursday.
Dr. L. M. Brooks of the depart
ment of sociology will be the
luncheon speaker at three dis
trict welfare conferences to be
held in the eastern part of the
state in October.
These conferences are held un
der the auspices of the state
board of charities and public
welfare, and the North Carolina
association of superintendents of
public welfare every year. Dr.
Brooks will speak in Wilming
ton, E dent on, and Goldsboro on
"A Program of Preventive
Measures."
Miss Josephine Sharkey of
Chapel Hill will speak on "The
Home and School and Child
Training," at the - Wilmington
and Goldsboro meetings." 1 "
Dr. Harry W. Crane, professor
of psychology at the University,
will speak at Edenton on the sub
ject, "Knowing the Individual
Child."
The first meeting will be held
in Wilmington Thursday, Oc
tober 8. Many prominent edu
cators and welfare workers of
the state will be present.
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Student Council Report
The student council wishes to
report the following cases:
Case No. 45: A senior found
guilty of misappropriation of
funds was expelled from the
University.
Case No. 46: A sophomore
j udged guilty of misappropria
tion of funds, misrepresentation
of facts, and general misconduct
was expelled from the Univer
sity: Case No. 47: A law student,
guilty of misrepresenting facts
and misusing a University' of
fice, was suspended until the end
of the spring quarter, 1932.
HAYWOOD WEEKS,
Secretary Student Council.
Groves in Virginia
Dr. E. R Groves, of the so
ciology department o the Uni
versity, and Mrs. Groves left
Sunday for a trip through Vir
ginia. They are speaking in
Norfolk, Richmond, Charlottes
ville, and Lynchburg. Before re
turning they will have a short
stay with their married daught
er in Pulaski: - ,
Rushing Party s
, The Duke chapter of the Mu
Lambda sorority gave a rushing
party at the Carolina Inn last
Friday night. About thirty
members and rushees were in
attendance.
Infirmary List
.The following students were
confined in the infirmary yester
day: R. L. Bernhardt and' Miss
Vera Buck. t
CHAPEL HILL, N. C WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1 931
CHANGES PLANNED
IN YACKETY YACK
New Editors Hope to Publish an
Annual Superior to the
Last Edition.
Work on the 1932 publication
of the annual Yackety Yack will
begin, officially today with a
meeting of the editorial staff at
2:00 p. m. in Graham Memorial,
announced J. Holmes Davis, edi
tor-in-chief, yesterday. Plans
have been made for the style of
the volume, and seniors have
been informed that appointments
can now be made for photo
graphs. The publication will not
be late this year, asserts Editor
Davis. The date for distribution
has been set for May 15.
New Policies
The policy of the previous
year's staff will not be adhered
to, explain the editors of this
number, the fortieth since the
annual's creation in 1892. This
new annual will be modeled af
t(jr that of 1930 and before,
rather than the volume pub
lished last year, which did not
meet total popularity on the
campus because of its departure
from the usual standard. The
new volume will probably be
7x11 inches in size, which is
about an inch less in length of
cover, although the number of
pages is approximately the same.
The pages will contain a border
as was customary prior to the
last number.
"Believe It Or Not"
- - Brings In High Pay
Robert L. Ripley, originator
of the "Believe It or Not" col
umn is one of the highest paid
men in the newspaper business.
His income for last year was
placed at $700,000, which should
make many a managing editor
gnash his teeth in rage. Be
sides his syndicated column,
Ripley derives a substantial sum
from his book, motion pictures,
and vaudeville appearances.
He began "Believe It or Not,"
while on the staff of the old New
York Evening Globe. The edi
tor, objected strongly to these in
sertions into his regular sport
drawings but Ripley continued
to shoot one in, now and then.
Suddenly, the public's fancy was'
struck by these weird facts and
Ripley became one of the all
time freak successes of the busi
ness. Although he has imitators
by the score, he is still the lead
ing exponent of his art. '
Students Barely Escape
From Burning Frat House
A fire in the Sigma Chi house
at Dartmouth college caused the
injury of a student there and
his guest. Twelve other per
sons residing in the house bare
ly escaped with their lives and
a few of the occupants were
obliged to leap from the win
dows. Starting in the basement at
6 :00 a. m.,- apparently from an
overheated furnace, the fire
raced through the three story
wooden structure before it was
discovered. The college library
nearby Was undamaged.
University Represented
The University was represent
ed during the summer at the
United; States Fisheries Labora
tory for Investigations in ma
rine biology at Beaufort, orth
Carolina. The group from the
University included Professors
H. V. Wilson and C. Dale Beers,
Miss Ezda Deviney, Miss Rebec
ca Ward, and Jos.N H. Pratt, Jr.
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CONFERENCE WILL
OPEN IN DURHAM
College Executives Will Convene
in Annual Meeting In Dur
ham October 28 and 29.
The next annual meeting of
the North Carolina College Con
ference will take ' place in Dur
ham, at the Washington Duke
hotel, October 28 and 29, ac
cording to announcement by
Professor N. W. Walker, acting
dean of the University school of
education, who is secretary-
treasurer of the conference.
There will be three sessions,
the first at 3 : 00 o'clock Wednes
day afternoon, October 28, the
second at 8:00 o'clock the eve
ning of the same day, and the
third and final session at 9:00
o'clock Thursday morning, Oc
tober 29.
College officials are requested
to extend to the members of
their faculties an invitation to
attend the meetings.
Officers ,
The present officers of the
conference are : Dr. E. C. Brooks,
State college, president ; Dr. W.
H. Frazer, Queens-Chicora col
lege, vice-president ; and Prof es-
sor Walker, secretary-treasurer.
The executive committee is
composed of Dr. Brooks, Dr.
Frazer, Professor Walker, Dr.
W. L. Lingle, Davidson college ;
Dr. A. T. Allen, Raleigh ; and
Dr. Holland Holton, Duke uni
versity.
Friendship Council
-Installs Its Officers
The ' Freshman Friendship
Council inducted new officers
Monday night at the home of
Mr. Comer. The council fire was
lighted by Paul Micky on the hill
j ust behind the house.
The installation was led by
Ed Hamer, student advjsor. The
officers installed were Jack Poole,
president ; Bob Drane, vice-president
; Ralph Gardner, secretary ;
and Frank Kenan, treasurer.
Mr. Comer in his charge to
the officers and council members
made a very impressive speech
on the co-operation and friend
ship of the members. "Indivi
dually," he said, "we cannot ac
complish very much, but togeth
er we can be a leading factor in
campus organization.
Wisconsin University To
Organize Flying Club
A call has recently been issued
at the University of Wisconsin
for men and women who are in
terested in flying to organize a
Wisconsin flying club such as
those-which have been organ
ized at Yale and Harvard. The
Wisconsin group plans to pro
mote an annual program of
studies in the university cur
riculum of some feature of avi
ation, to take part in individual
flights under expert instructor s.
, Freshman Assembly
There will be no regular chapel
assembly today. Freshmen of
the commerce school will meet
with Dean D. D. Carroll in 103
Bingham hall, and those in the
school of education will meet
Dean N. W. Walker in 201 Pea
body. Air other freshmen are
excused from chapel.
Old Oak Bites the Dust
When the rings on the old
oak, in the rear of South build
ing, which was cut down yester
day, were counted, it was found
that the tree was as old as "the
University. It was felled yes
terday after it had been deter
mined that the tree was dead.
POLICY OF INFIRMARY IS
EXPLAINED BY ABERNETH Y
At chapel exercises yesterday
the freshman class was ad
dressed by the University physi
cian, Dr. E. A. Abernethy.
Three policies of the infirm
ary were laid down by Dr. Aber
nethy : an ill student shall not
remain in his dormitory room,
but must report to the infirmary
immediately; surgery work is
not performed in the University
hospital but is done in the Dur
ham hospitals or at the home of
the patient if it is near.
DR. DEY RETURNS
FHOMPMISTRIP
Romance Language Department
Head Attended 400th Anniver
sary of College de France.
Dr. William H. Dey, head of
the romance language depart
ment of the University, has re
turned after spending a summer
in Paris. Dr. Dey was delegat
ed by the University to repre
sent it at the 400th anniversary
celebration of the College de
France.
Like Greek Schools
Although the college was
founded in 1530, lack of funds
prevented the celebration of the
anniversary last year. This in
stitution, like the Greek schools
of ancient times, has no formali
ties of entrance, according to
Dr. Dey, and no examinations
are given there. It is entirely
separate from the Sorbonne,
granting no degrees. , Such men
as Paul Hazard, Bedier, and
Faral give lecture courses there,
and one of the big attractions to
the place aside from the excel
lence of the courses is the fact
that it is entirely free.
Anniversary Celebration
The anniversary celebration
lasted for five days, from June
18 to the 22, and included be
side the formal meetings at the
College de France, a trip to the
Chateau of Fontainebleau, built
by Francois I, founder of the col
lege, and a reception by Paul
Doumer, newly-elected president
of France, at the Elysee Palace.
At the conclusion of this cele
bration, Dr. Dey started his re
search work on the French lit
erature of the 19th century.
Most of this was done in the li
braries of Paris, especially in the
national library.
Co-eds Must Smoke
The women students of
Northwestern university have
recently filed a petition that
they be permitted to smoke in
their rooming and sorority
houses. In part the petition
reads : "If our petition is grant
ed, we pledge ourselves not to
smoke on the walks about the
quadrangles, and to do every
thing in our power to decrease
public smoking on the streets of
Evanston." -'. ;
Playmaker Reading
: ".
The first Playmaker reading
of the year is scheduled for Sun
day night, October 11, at 8:30
o'clock when Professor F: H.
Koch will read "A Mid-Summer
Night's Dream" by William
Shakespeare in the Playmakers
Theatre. It will be -accompanied
by Mendelssohn's music. The
public, is invited.
Judge Winston Returns
Judge R. W. Winston is spend
ing a few weeks at the Caro
lina Inn, having recently re
turned - from an extended stay
in Lexington, Va.
NUMBER 13
FURTHER STEPS
TO CONSOLIDATE
SOTO TAKEN
Commissioners of Greater Uni
versity Guests of N.C.C.W. at
Founder's Day Exercises.
The commission in charge of
the plans for the consolidation of
the University, North Carolina
State college, and the North
Carolina College for Women
met yMonday afternoon with
President Julius I. Foust of the
women's college to elect a direc
tor of the survey. Beside the
full commission, Dr. George A.
Works of the University of Chi
cago, who had previously been
recommended by the sub-committee
for the directorship, and
Dr. F. J. Kelly of the Office of
Education, Washington, were
present.
v The commission elected Dr.
Works as the director of the sur
vey and went on record as favor
ing the appointment of two as
sociates upon the survey staff.
These are to be men of distinc
tive attainment in some field of
learning. The commission also
decided that the survey staff
should call in at least three men
of like attainment as conferees
to confer with it in the beginning
of the study and at such other
times during the progress of the
study as is considered desirable.
They also decided for the inves
tigation of certain specific sub
jects such as graduate study, en
gineering, etc. They authorized
the employment oi specialists oi
high standing.
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UT. w ones is speiiumg uiretj
or four days in the state famil
iarizing himself with the insti
tutions and will meet Thursday
with the sub-committee to go
further in the matter of the se-
lection oi associates, cumcicco,
and specialists.
The commission were the
guests of N. C. C. W. at its
Founder's Day exercises at
which Governor O. Max Gard
ner was the principal speaker.
LEGION MEETS AT
CHARLOTTE FRIDAY
Owen Robertson, commander
of the Chapel Hill post of the
American Legion, has announced
that there will be the greatest
legion . celebration ever held in
North Carolina, October 9, in
Charlotte. The convention is be
ing held as North Carolina's of
ficial home-coming -in honor of
the recently elected national
commander of the American Le
gion, Henry L. Stevens, Jr., of
Warsaw. It is hoped that every
member of the local post willxe-
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new nis memoersnip Deiore Oc
tober 9, so that the complete
membership of the local post may
be presented to the national com
mander in Charlotte.
r rum pi tocnu liiuivt wuifjj "
is apparent that every member
of the local post will be enrolled
for the next year before the con
vention in Charlotte.
ONLY MORONS WHISTLE
SAYS N. Y. U. PROFESSOR
Professor Charles Gray Shaw,
of the faculty of New York
university, has recently come
forth, with the startling declara-
HUI1 LLlttlt Jllljf xuuiu""
According to Professor Shaw
persons who whistle, be they
jazz tunes or ballads of long
ago. are morons devoid of
moral stamina and possessed of
an inferiority complex, "No.
great or successful man ever
whistles,'' said the . New, York
university professor.
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