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GRID-GRAPH REPORT
CAROLINA-TECH GAME
MEMORIAL HALL 3 :00 I
VOLUME XL
MIMS ADVOCATES
MORE EDUCATION
TO AIDPROGRESS
South Can Be Built Up Only by
Removing Educational
Conservatism.
Dr. Edwin Mims, educator and
member of the faculty of - Van
derbilt university, told the dele
gates attending the southern
conference on education Jn an
address last night that "the
forces of defeatism, indifference,
and despair can be licked to a
frazzle if we reaffirm our' faith
in education as the most sub
stantial basis for our conference
in democracy."
Dr. Mims recalled that when
he wrote his book, The Advan
cing South, five years ago he con
tended "nothing happening in
the country at that time was
more significant than the rise to
power and influence of constant
ly enlarging groups of liberal
leaders who were fighting
against the conservatism and the
lack of freedom that have too
long impeded southern pro-
trroco '
"While we recognize the need
for the strictest economy in the
administration of public funds,
and while we are conscious of
the defects of our own work, we
are opposed to any retreat from
the positions we' have already
taken," he told his fellow educa
tors. .
Other speakers at last night's
program were Dr. John H. Cook
of N. C. C. W. and president of
the North Carolina education
association; and Dr. Paul Mon
roe, director of the international
institute of teacher's colleges,
Columbia university.
Dr. Monroe's subject was
"The Present Economic Crisis
and Education," and he asserted
that "the American method of
producing a program is by. ex
perimentation. The schoolman,
the entire educational profession
should be set to work to work
out through experimentation
such a program.
"This is a challenge of the
present time of social and econo
mic depression. It is not com
mon sense, it is not economic, it
is not American to meet the chal
lenge of the present by merely
saying that we must cut ' down
expenditures for education."
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ANDERSON'S PLAY
TELLS OLD THEME
Many Dramas Written of Love of
Elizabeth and Essex.
Maxwell Anderson's Eliza
beth, the Queen, which will be
presented in Memorial hall No
vember 16, is the latest and per
haps the most sensational of the
many plays dealing with the
love affair of Elizabeth and the
Earl of Essex. ,
Nell Gwynn first played the
role of the queen in John Bank's
play produced at the Drury Lane
theatre as long ago as 1682. , It
was soon found, however, that
Miss Gwynn was too busy in pri
vate life, practicing her wiles on
kings, so she was taken from the
role. Miss Elizabeth Barry,
first actress of the day, replaced
her.
Another attempt was made in
1731, and in 1753 came Henry
Jones' The Earl of Essex. Sheri
dan and Macready appeared in a
play of the same name in 1761.
As recently as last spring Harry
Wagstaff Gribble's The Royal
Virnin hoards at the
Booth theatre in New York.
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PROMINENT EDUCATORS AT EDUCATION MEET
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Pictured above are eight speakers who have addressed the Southern Conference on Education
which opened at the University of North' Carolina Thursday. Prominent educators from all sec
tions of the south are in attendance.
The eight pictured above are: Top row, left to right--Dr.-E' -win Mims, Vanderbilt university;
Dr. Thomas H. Br'ggs, Columbia university; Dr. John H. Cook, v jrth Carolina College for Women;
Dr. Albert S. Cook, state superintendent of schools of Maryland; Dr. Holland Holton, Duke uni
yersity; Dean James J. Doster, University of Alabama; Dr. James S. Rickards, secretary of the
Florida Education Association; State Superintendent J. H. Hope of South Carolina.
CHAPEL SPEAKER
SAYS ILLITERACY
RETARDSGROWTH
Charles G. Maphis Contrasts
India and Japan as to Prog
ress in Education.
The speaker at assembly yes
terday morning was Dean
Charles G. Maphis of the UnK
versity of Virginia. His topic
was "Illiteracy". "Illiteracy in
the south," said Dean Maphis,
"is like cotton in the south;
there is an over-production and
it is hard to get rid of."
Dean Maphis defined an illit
erate person over ten years of
age who can neither read nor
write. He declared that economic
and social loss, result from illit
eracy; the progress of the south
in wealth, in education, and in
industry, is retarded by this
enemy of civilization.
Japanese Progress
The speaker compared India
and Japan in progressiveness.
India is burdened with ignor
ance and poverty. - There is
ninety-two per cent illiteracy
out of a population which equals
that of all Europe. He declared
that for this. reason, 'the inde
pendence and self-government
which, these people are demand
ing, would be anx impossibility.
On the other hand, the Japanese
have progressed through "uni
versal education." Of the total
number of children in Japan,
ninety-nine per cent are in
school.
Dean Maphis declared that
the. responsibility of obliterating
illiteracy in North Carolina was
as much incumbent upon the stu
dents of ths University as if was
upon anyone else. There has
been only a two per cent decrease
in illiteracy in this state during
the last- few years ; there now re
mains ten per cent pf the popula
tion in ..ignorance. Quoting the
words ( of Thomas Jefferson,
Maphis said, " 'Preach a crusade
against ; ignorance' ; educate all
the people " '
BOND TO READ PAPER
Dr. R. P. Bond will read , a
paper ; on contemporary litera
ture at the meeting of- the
American Associationof Univer
sity Women next Tuesday.
CHAPEL HILL, N. C SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1931
Conrad Nagel Refutes DashieWs
Attack On Intelligence Of Movies
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Motion Picture Star Takes Exception to Statement Made
Psychology Professor That "Average Movie Is Made by
Morons," and Accuses him of Political Trick.
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According to Conrad Nagel,
prominent motion picture stari
Dr. John F. Dashiell, of the Uni
versity's ' psychology depart
ment, may be "up to an old politi
cal trick" when he says that the
-'average movie is made by
morons." Nagel, who is vice-
president of the Motion Picture
Academy of Arts and Sciences;
felt it his duty to refute the
statement of Dr.-'Dashiell to a
Daily Tar Heel reporter recent
ly. He was quick to express his
disfavor of the views of the
University professor. -
"It probably is something akin
to the old politicaK trick of ob
scure persons who attack peo
ple of national prominence in
order . to attract attention to
themselves," the actor said.
The controversy arose over a
statement of Dr. Dashiell. "Con-,
versation with" relatives and
friends who know many of the
stars personally," he said, "leads
me to suggest that many movies
are made by morons. The brains
FARRARS WILL GIVE
INVITATION READING
A group of persons interested
in the production of modern
plays will give an invitation
reading of St. John Ervine's
play, The First Mrs'. Eraser, at
8 :00 o'clock this evening at the
home of Mr, and Mrs. Preston
Farrar, Laurel Hill road. Parts
are to be taken as "follow : Mrs.
James Fraser, Mrs. Margaret
Holmes; Mr. James Fraser, Wil
liam Olsen; Ninian Fraser,
Whitner Bissell; Philip Logan,
Phillips Russell; Murdo Fraser,
Leon Wiley; Alice Fraser, Mar
garet Bullitt; Elsie Fraser, Mrs.
Mary Margaret Russell; Mabel,
Mrs. Nolen.
Bynum Improving
Professor J. C. Bynum of the
geology department is reported
to be slightly improved in con
dition today. He is suffering
from a .severe attack of pneu
monia, and i during his absence,
Kenneth iByerly is teaching
the classes i that Bynum was in
structing before his illness. .
by
are possessed more by the pro
ducers than by the actors." Dr.
Dashiell has resided in Holly
wood and lias thus had first hand
knowledge for his startling re
mark. In order to prove his
statement he quotes , a motion
picture director as. having said,
"It is our deliberate aim to
make every scenario thorough
ly understandable by the aver
age twelve year old." Nagel ig
nored this statement of his fel
low worker, but took exception
to Mr. DashielPs remark that
"producers and directors gener
ally are wise boys with brains."
"That is an utterly erroneous
and unfair statement," Nagel
said.
Nagel was amused at the. ex
ceptions which Dr. Dashiell had
made, namely, Greta Garbo,
Charlie Chaplin, Clara Bow, and
Harold Lloyd.
Dr. Dashiell had no statement
to make yesterday when ques
tioned about Nagel's reply, to his
observations.
INJURED WOMEN ARE
RECOVERING SWIFTLY
The four professors' .wives
who were taken to Duke hospital
after being injured in an auto
mobile accident last week are re
covering rapidly.
Mrs. J. F. Dashiell returned
home a day or two after the ac
cident, and Mrs. P. W. Hanft
will probably be home today or
tomorrow. An X-ray showed
that Mrs. M. T. Van Hecke suf
fered no serious internal injur
ies, and she is expected home
next week. The doctors say that
Mrs. E. R. Mosher, who had her
arm cut by the glass, can leave
the hospital in a' few days.
BOOKSHELVES INSTALLED
IN LIBRARY LABORATORY
The quarters of the school of
library science in the library is
complete now that the book
shelves that .were to line the
walls of the laboratory have been
installed. These shelves were
manufactured i by the buildings
department and are arranged to
fit any size volume. -
Press Association
Will Convene Here
The annual mid-winter instit
ute of the North Carolina press
association will convene in
Chapel Hill January 13, 14, and
15. The arrangements were
made at a meeting of the execu
tive committee, at which the
University was represented by
R. M. Grumman, M. F. Vining,
R. V. Madry, and O. J. Coffin.
The program of the meeting
this winter will be shared with
Duke university. Members and
guests of the association will
make a tour of the Duke campus
Thursday afternoon, January 14,
and that evening's session will
be held in one of the Duke build
ings. NEW-'-CAMPANILE'
TO BE DEDICATED
AT THANKSGIVING
Memorial Tower, G;f t of Univer
sity Alumni, Will Be Accepted,
ay Governor liardner.
The new Morehead-Patters
bell-toweri which John Motle
. vas
Morehead and Rufus L. Patter
son have given to the University
as a mpmnrifll tn mpmhprs nf :
their families; will be dedicated
Thanksgiving day at 12:30, just
before the Virginia game.
Frank Patterson, a member of
the editorial staff of the T Balti
more Sun will make the presen
tation of the tower which will be
accepted for the University by
Governor O. Max Gardner.
Ideal Location
The campanile stands on a
slight knoll directly back of the
libraj-y and is between it and the
Kenan stadium. It may be seen
by motorists travelling over the
Greensbpro to Raleigh highway,
v The memorial tablet is on the
wall of the front portico and will
be unveiled by two members of
pie families immediately after
the dedication. At this time the
bells will be played either by Dr.
Harold Dyer, of the University
music department, or by W. R.
Meneely of New York, head of
the company- which furnished
them.
Rising from a base fifty reighjt
feet square in a series of digni
fied columnades to a balcony the
tower is surmounted by a clock
room and cupola. Facing in four
directions the clocks are in. full
view of the campus from all
points. The total height of the
edifice is 167 feet.
With an aggregate weight of
oVer seven tons the bells com
prising the campanile are' an
exact duplicate of the' famous
West Point chimes. The park
surrounding the tower is being
rapidly put into shape. A total
of $100,000 was required to con
struct the campanile and
grounds. - .
WILBUR D. STEELE WINS
O. HENRY AWARD AGAIN
Wilbur Daniel Steele, a former
resident of ,Chapel Hill, is again
the winner of the annual, O
Henry memorial award for the
best.Ameircan short story. His
story, "Can't Cross Jordan by
Myself" in the- Pictoral Review
won this ; honor for him. Be
cause of his' previous winnings
he does not receive the cash prize
of $500, which is , according to
the rules of the contest. In 1926,
Mr. Steele was tied with Julian
Street for first prize. He won
second prize in 1919, and he
was given a special prize for
general excellence in . the short
story in 1919, 1920, and 1921.
NUMBER 42
SENIORS PETITION
COACHES TO LET
BRANCH RETURN
Class Unanimously Passes Reso
lutions at Chapel Period
Yesterday Morning.
At a cal meeting yesterday
morning, at 10:30, the senior
class gave an unanimous vote to
petition Coach Collins and other
athletic officials to consider the
advisability of reinstatng John
ny Branch to the football squad.
The following resolution was
adopted.
BE IT" RESOLVED, by the
senior class of the University of.
North Carolina in a call meeting
November 6, 1931,
FIRST, that Coach Collins and
the athletic council be commend
ed for demanding the observa-
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SECOND, that we heartily ap
prove the suspension of players
for the infraction of such regula-
r!$ns and, '
THIRD, that while. we regret.
;e necessity oi sucn action m
urt3 cases of Johnny Branch and J.
4 by McDade, yet we do in no
be criticize or condemn that
T.
on.
tto Second Part .
spjRTHER, that whereas
Johnny. Branch, a member of
this class, has since his suspen
sion taken his punishment' in
good spirit and done his self
help work conscientiously, "
that this is his last year of eli-
gibility for football, that it is
well known he is deeply hurt and
humiliated, that because he
has been a big factor in bringing
pride and glory to this student
body and to our athletic associa
tion, :and that to be reinstated
would enable him to further and
to more completely restore him
self in. the good graces and ap
preciation of the public; there
fore, be it resolved,
FIRST, that we the senior
class, feel sufficient disciplinary
action has been - taken in his
case ; and, . ..
SECOND, that we, the senior
class hereby respectfully petition
Coach Collins" and other athletic
officials concerned to consider
the advisability of reinstating
Johnny Branch to our football
squad. Signed:
HAMILTON HOBGOOD,
President Senior Class.
UNIVERSITY BAND
LEAVES FOR TECH
Special Pullmans Carry Sixty-Two
Musicians to Atlanta.
The University band with
sixty-two members and Director
T. S. McCorkle left Chapel Hill
last night at 10:00 o'clock for
Atlanta. The two special pull
man coaches in which the' trip is
being made will arrive this
morning.
At the game this afternoon the
group will make the regular
formations, spelling Tech and
forming the monogram U. N. C.
They will perform the "goose
step" march for which they are
famous. ,While;in Atlanta the
band will stay at the Atlanta
Biltmore Hotel, where they will
give a program.
; It is to be remembered that
two years ago when Carolina
won from Tech, W. O. McGee
han writing in the New York
Herald Tribune spoke thus of the
band, "If there is any snappier
band in the country than the blue
and white uniformed band of the
University of North Carolina
your correspondent will travel
any distance to. see and hear it."
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