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'DB. 'CALDWELL SPEAKS ON TRAVELS IN EUROPE GBAHAM MEMORIAL S:00 fir NO CHAPEL COMMERCE FRESHMEN MEET 103 BINGHAM Isy' ) j I J I rOLUME XL Noted ILeal Speaks In ESCARRA FAVORS LEGAL PROGRAM FOR ALL NATIONS oted French Legal Advisor Dis cusses Possibilities, of Interna tional Unification of Laws A plan by which all the na tions of continental Europe will be bound together by a complete unification of legal systems was advanced here Monday night by Dr. Jean Escarra, of the Uni versity of Paris, legal advisor to the Chinese government and re garded as one of the best known authorities on law in Europe. Dr. Escarra addressed a meet ing of University law students, faculty members arid other townspeople in Manning hall. He lectured Monday afternoon on the subject of "The New Legal System of the Chinese Repub lic." "The movement of unification is becoming more and more the order of the day," Dr. Escarra asserted. "Unification -is a su perior degree of evolution which, starting from the irreducible antinomy of the legislative pro visions of the different states, has at first led to a possibility of solution by fusion of the rules of conflict. "This is the proper object of internaiionaljaw, I.t has. arisen to a possibility of typical rela tions, which is the proper object of comparative law in its broader aspects. Personal instances are numerous enough, to give us the hope that a complete unifica tion, or at least to a consider able degree, will in time estab lish a universal law on' the face (Continued on last page) -. EDUCATION MEET BEGINSTHURSDAY Fourth Annual Conference Series Is Scheduled to Convene Here November 5, 6, and 7. The University has announced the fourth of a series of annual conferences to convene Thurs day, Friday, and Saturday, No vember 5, 6, and 7, here and at Durham, he program of the 1931 series is to be held in co operation with the north central district meeting of the North Carolina education association. The general subject of the con ference this year is, "Education and the Economic Depression." The conference -is to open at the Carolina Inn on Thursday, November, 5th, at 6:00 p. m., with the address of. welcome by President Frank Graham. Dr. W. L. Poteat, of Wake Forest college, will also address the Thursday evening session. The Friday session will open at Gerrard hall at 9 :30 a. m. At 12:30 there will be a luncheon meeting at the Carolina Inn, fol lowed by a meeting in Gerrard hall at 2 :30 p. m. The evening session will be in Hill music auditorium at 8:00'p. m. The Saturday session will meet 11:30 a. m. in the Durham Junior High School auditorium. Legion Commander Henry R. Bourne, of the class f 1914, was installed recently as state commander for the North Carolina department of the American Legion at his home town, Tarboro. Authority Manning' Mall Member Of Board Of Trustees Dies Andrew J. Conner, a member of the board of one hundred trustees elected by the state legis lature under the new plans for consolidating the state Educa tional institutions, died Sunday night in Park View hospital in Rocky Mount. Conner, who was in his seventy-second year, had been a member of the board of trustees of the North Carolina Lonege ior women ior some time, as well as the editor the Roanoke - Chowan Times for forty years. Conner is the fourth member to have been removed by death from the board of trustees for the consolidation. Since the elec tion on April 10 this year, three other members, Judge J. D. Mur phy, of Asheville, B, T. Shleton, of Edgecombe county, and C. A. Penn, of Reidsville, have died. Wine Is Spanish National Drink Prices for Beverage Do Not Make It Prohibitive for All Classes. The Spanish have a queer cus tom of drinking wine instead of corn liquor which is said to be the favorite beverage in these parts. ' .The result is that they very seldom are found in the con dition known colloquially as "tight." Also, they do not have the beneficial influence of "dopes." When they want a re freshing drink on a hot day, they drink a type of sherry, known as manzanille. All varieties of liquor are infinitely cheaper and better than the. liquor in Chapel Hill. - , Wines in Spain are about the same as those in France, though Spaniards differ from French men in that they do not require wine with their meals. The most popular of the dry wines is Jerez, called Sherry in English This wine is used as an aperitif, and in some families men drink an entire bottle before a meal. The best known of the sweet wines is Malaga, which is almost black in color, in contrast with the golden clearness of the sher ry. Another of the sweet -wines is Muscatelle. Native Liqueurs There are only two native li queurs in Spain. One, Anis, is made from anise seeds, and en joys a fair degree of popularity. The other, Calisay, is said to combine the potent virtues of (Continued on last page) UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS ATTEND MEMORIAL RITES Dr. A. Charles Howell, assist ant dean of the graduate school, and E. E. Ericson, professor of English, attended memorial ser vices to the late Dr. Edward Greenlaw at Johns Hopkins uni versity last Sunday. Mr. Green law died early this fall while he was in office as head of the de partment of English at Johns Hopkins. ' Prior to 1925 he was the Kenan Professor of English at this University. Sophomore Election Election of the dance lead ers for the annual Sophomore Hop and a class secretary will take place between the hours of 10 and 2 today. CHAPEL HILL, N. O, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1931 DR. COBB TELLS OF FRENCH TOUR Geology Professor Says Natives of France Are Very Religious And Work Hard. Dr. Collier Cobb, of the geol ogy department, in his talk be fore the first year men in assem blage yesterday, told of some of the characteristics of the French people which he learned while attending the colonial exposition in that country last summer. "The French never learn a language other than their native tongue, if they can help it," be gan -the speaker. Other facts mentioned were of the numerous Catholic and Protestant missions scattered throughout the coun try, especially the latter. He stated that the people a r e strongly religious. The geologist' spoke of the farms of France, and laid stress on the fact that there are no goats present on their farms, but an abundance of other live stock. His concluding remarks were that the people of this nation ality work more and yet play more than any people with whom he has come in contact. GAY'S REALISTIC MUSICAL SATIRE T0 0PENSEAS0N Student Entertainment Commit . tee to Present Beggar's Opera Friday as First Bill. The Beggar's Opera, a musical satire of 200 years ago, written by John Gay, will be presented here Friday. The characters are thieves, murderers, loose ladies, etc., shown in direct contrast to the high society rakes and belles, who embellished the programs of the Italian operas. The play "clicked" immediately after pro duction, and ran for sixty-two straight performances. The present version of the piece was edited by the late Arnold Bennett, English author. It first saw the light in 1728, when it was produced by Sir Nigel Playfair, at the Lyric theatre in London, where it ran for four years. The editing was necessitated by the extreme real ism of the opera. In the days when it was produced, it was permissable to use vernacular on the stage, but the present censor laws prohibit it. There will be a ladies' orches tra, modeled after that which ac companied singers in the days of the opera's production. The old English and Scotch songs, which are a feature of the play, were collected by a German, Pepusch, who fitted them to Gay's lyrics and scored the rest of the music to the lines. One of the more notable songs is the drinking song written by Handel, "Fill Every Glass" for his opera Re naldo. Other famous airs in the production are traced to Dr. Arne and Purcell. The Beggar's Opera has been revived so frequently since its initial production, that it might almost be truthfully said that it has been presented continuously for 200 years. Additional Pledges Chi Phi announces the pledg ing of Vermont Royster, Raleigh, and George Currie, Clayton. Phi Sigma Kappa announces the pledging of J. Vernon Ran dolph and Thomas Speight Wat son of Rocky Mount. STUDENTS SPEAK AT MEETING OF Yi Seniors Will Be Bored by Stu dent Speakers Instead of Pro fessors and Outsiders. An unusually large attendance of the members of the three Y. M. C A. cabinets attended the meetings which convened simul taneously in their assemblage rooms in the "Y" building. The senior cabinet, which has adopted the policy of having a student deliver the principal speech in the program, was ad dressed by Bob Barnett. The China of today was discussed by Barnett. Harry F. Comer, secretary of the University Y.-M. C. A., re viewed Ralph Saockman's book Morals of Tomorrow. Ref resh ments were served after the regular meeting adjourned. Tom Wright, assistant , rector of the local Episcopal church, spoke to the freshman friendship council upon his conception of life. He urged them to cherish a love for God, an interest in the welfare of others, and a caution concerning themselves, and to entertain always a high aspira tion. FIELD ARTILLERY TROOP MEETS IN WEEKLYSESSION Captain D. A. Floyd Directs tv . Meeting; Members Discuss : . Chemical Warfare. Recently, at Davie hall, there was a "meeting of the 316th field artillery troop school. The sub ject for study for the evening was the methods, and materials of attack and defense in chemical Warfare a part of the sub course on that subject in series 20 of " the army's , extension course. This troop school is an indica tion of the continued anti-pacifist movement, as the school is affiliated with the regular army which is noted for its backing of the statics quo. Those present were: Captain D. A. Floyd, in structor in charge, Edward S. Egan, Edward Blodgette, Cicero J. Zappa, F. Scott Elliott, J. C. Dunlap, Jr., W. B. Stevenson, J. W. Moore, E. D. Gaitley, Jr., Robert Smithwick, S. A. White, W. B. Wolfe, Ervid E. Ericson, 316 F. A., Thomas Badger, 316 F. A. Officers present: T. E. Hinson, 2nd Lieut., 316 F. A.; A. McLaren White, 2nd Lieut., Or dinance; H. D. Crockfield, 2nd Lieut., 321 Inf.; J. O. Harmon, 1st Lieut., 316 F. A.; Edgar R. Rankin, 1st Lieut., 316 F. A, ; Robert W. Linker, 2nd Lieut., 316 F. A. ; Henry R. Totten, Capt., 316 F. A.; James B. Bullitt, Lt. Col., Med. Res.;.Wm. D. Harriss, Lt-Col., 316 F. A. This troop school, and the of ficers in charge, would appreci ate any inquiries as to enroll ment. All graduates of C M. T. C. and R. O. T. C. courses who would like a commission, or would like to raise the rank they now hold, are especially urged to attend. Members of the Na tional Guard are likewise eligible to attend, as are interested civil ians. - ' ' Meetings are held," under in struction of Captain Floyd, each Thursday evening at 7:30 in Davie hall. Beta Theta Pi announces the pledging of Dick Weisner, Nash ville, Tenn., and Spencer Bish op, New York. Dr. Chase Gives Students Optional Class Attendance , 3 Village Musician ifl Lamar Stringfield, noted mu sical composer, will speak on folk music Thursday evening at 8:00 in Graham memorial. New Math Book Is Frosh Worry Canvas of Campus Reveals Cause of Burning Midnight Oil on Part of Students Much of the proverbial mid night oil is being burned this year by bewildered, beleaguered freshmen. Specifically that en ergy is being expended on asub ject which is usually popular, mathematics. This rather curi ous situation prompted a Tar Heel reporter to canvas the freshman class, as well as his slight limbs would permit,' to de termine the reason for so much unwonted nocturnal activity up on the part of the yearlings. There was but a single an swer to his questions, "That Math book." Tearfully, sav agely, and despairingly, the freshmen lament the fact that Messrs. Lasley 'and Brown ever concocted what seems to the stu dents a treatise on the Einstein theory. In their jnore sober moments, they charged the book with being badly constructed, badly published, and badly de signed for their poor minds. The explanations are nothing more than super-mysteries, the prob lems are in most cases lacking in clarity, and the examples are frequently inaccurate. Perhaps, the remark of one sad freshman will best explain the feeling ex isting on the subject of the math book. Upon leaving his math" class he was heard to say, "Well, I knew that all the time, learned it in high school, but I never rec ognized it in that Math book." Bond Returns After Illness Professor R. P. Bond of the English department has just re turned to the University after a long and serious illness. Dr. Bond spent part of his time in a Washington hospital, and part in Watts hospital in Durham. He returned in time for the mid term examinations and is how teaching class. Open Forum Will the writer of "Waiting for a Ring," an open forum letter intended for publication in the Daily Tar Heel, leave his name with the editor in the publication's office this afternoon? f ; V 1 NUMBER 33 NEW PRESIDENTS POLICY ACCEPTED WITH ENTHUSIASM Former University President In troduces Plan of Intellectual Freedom at Illinois. Students at the University of Illinois hailed the coming of Har ry Woodburn Chase from this University to their school as the dawning of an era of intellectual1 freedom. Already they are realizing the privilege of option- .. al class attendance. His pledge made to 12,000 stu dents at his inauguration last spring was that the business of education w7as to set free the minds of men and that he pro posed to do it there as quickly as he, knew how. He did not in tend to centralize control in him self. His object was only to steady the helm and steer the ship. Charged with the immediate destiny of the nation's third larg est university, Dr. Chase was seeking qualitative thinking on a large scale. He ran the risk of too . much mental intoxication. Already he is showing the stu dents he meant what he said. Class attendance records are no longer kept. The rigid discipline J, of past administrations, enforced by the first and perhaps best known of men in American col leges, has been side-tracked with the retirement last August of Thomas Arkle Clark. Control is being decentralized, and the deans of the colleges of liberal arts, commerce, agricul ture, engineering, education and music will have discretion in al most all matters concerning their separate departments. . LIBRARIANS WILL CONVENMTDUKE North Carolina Library Associ ation to Hold Seventeenth Session in November. The North Carolina library association will meet for its seventeenth session at Duke uni versity on November 12 and 13. Dr. Louis R. Wilson, University librarian, has urged the libra rians of the state to take advant age of this opportunity to ex change ideas and experiences and to discuss problems common to all. The meetings of the associa tion will be at the Union on the Duke campus. Carl Mflam, sec retary of the American library association, will be the guest of honor, and Miss Barker, the A. L. A.'s regional field agent for the South, has promised to at-, tend if it is possible to arrange her plans so as to do so. Milam will address the association on Friday afternoon, November 13. On Thursday night the asso ciation will attend a dinner given by Duke. On Friday after noon they will take a sight-seeing trip around the Duke grounds. Following this they will be the guests at a tea given at the woman's college. Accommodations at special rates have been secured at the Washington-Duke hotel. Ar rangements will be made for transporting from the hotel to the campus those who do not come in cars.
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