BIG PEP MEETING
MEMORIAL HALL
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JUhlOR SMOKER
SWAIN HALL
9:00 O'CLOCK
VOLUME XL
CHASE DISCUSSES
LIFE AT MIDDLE
WESTERN SCHOOL
President of University of Illi
nois Talks on Fraternities and
Sizes of Student Bodies.
Harry Woodburn Chase, presi
dent of the University of Illi
nois and former president of the
University, addressed the fresh
men assembly yesterday morn
ing on "Student Life in a Large
Middle-Western University."
President Chase said that the
greatest difference between
southern and middle-western
universities was in size. He
mentioned the fact that the Uni
versity of Illinois is the third
largest institution of higher
learning in the country. The
student body is .composed of
12,000 men and 3,000 co-eds,
which represent almost: every
nationality under the sun. ' In
spite of the great number of stu
dents, the student council, Presi
dent Chase said, was not con
cerned with disciplinary meas
ures, but rather sought "to pro
mote a general program of stu
dent welfare."
Few Dormitories
He stated that there were
few dormitories in proportion to
the size of the university, and
that about forty per cent of the
students live in fraternity or
sorority houses. President Chase
compared the fraternity houses
of the University of Illinois with
small-sized hotels. He made the
remark that the. chapters, there
had "become great housing and
feeding systems."
LIBRARY EXHIBITS
HISTORICAL BOOKS
Hanes Collection Contains Early
North Carolina Maps, Bindings,
Autographs and "Incunabula.
Three separate exhibitions of
cases containing historical ma
terials of unusual value have
been opened on the first floor of
the library building.
One displays early North
Carolina material, ronsisting of
old maps of the state, the first
book printed in the state, a
broadside catalogue of the Uni
versity of North Carolina for
1820, and a number of volumes
published in or about -the state
prior to 1800.
The ,second consists of books
and autographs- of American
Transcendentalists, from the col
lection of Professor Raymond
Adams. There are first editions
of R. W. Emerson, A. Bronson
Alcott, William E. Channings,
H. D. Thorean, James Russell
Lowell, and others of ,the fam
ous Concord group who played
such an important part in the
history of American literature.
The third exhibition s of in
cunabula, books printed prior to
1500. The most interesting item
in this collection is the Nurem
berg Chronicle, one of the first
illustrated books. There are al
so a book of hours and examples
of early binding and book deco
ration. This material is drawn
from the collection of the;Hanes
foundation for the study of the
origin and development of the
book. '
Dairy Inspections , '
'
Dr. Coyle, director of milk in
spection of the state Board "of
Health, was in Chapel Hill Wed
nesday making state and federal
rating on the dairy supply of
Chapel Hill.
LEAR IS HEAD OF
STATE ENGINEERS
D. J. Thurston Reads Paper to
Group Meeting Tuesday at
Washington Duke.
Professor J. E. Lear, of the
school of engineering, was elect
ed president of the North Caro
lina section of the American in
stitute of electrical engineers
when that organization con
vened Tuesday afternoon and
evening, at the - Washington
Duke hotel in Durham. - R. F.
Stainback, also a member of the
staff of the school of engineer
ing, was chosen secretary-trea
surer of the state division.
D. J. Thurston, senior in the
school of engineering, and chair
man of the Chapel Hill section
of this organization, delivered a
paper to the assemblage of about
two hundred people, on the tests
which were recently performed
in the University's laboratories
on incandescent lamps. Thur
ston's reading of the article was
a result of his winning a contest
held on the subject betweert
Duke university, North Caro
lina State, and our University.
Following Thurston's contribu
tions to the program, other
scientific papers were read and
a dinner was tendered the con
vention in the evening.
Engineers Seek
Knowledge Far
Into The Night
Phillips Hall Hardly Ever
Sleeps as Students Strug
gle Over Their Work.
It would appear lhat- fresh
man mathematics students are
not the only members of the Uni
versity who are obliged to tussle
with their, subjects far into the
night. The seniors in the school
of engineering are doing the
same thing, only in a -less covert
manner. Eyery night of the
week, including Sunday, people
are astonished to see the lower
floor of Phillips hall illuminated.
They are more surprised to see
rows of 'figures hunched over
drawing boards, or text-books,
at an hour when the rest of the
student body is cozily reflecting
upon the joys of collegiana. --
These eye-opening gentlemen
are frequently seniors in the de
partments of mechanical and
electrical engineering. Their
work is such that it can be done
only in the laboratories. Hence,
romantic evenings find them
writing engineering reports, pre
paring the intricacies of tomor
row's lesson, or catching up with
those of today.
The building is never locked
and it is rumored that the lights
are not switched off until the rest
of the. University slumbers in to
tal ignorance of all these Spar
tan labors.
People tell of' the time when
Dean H. G. Baity chanced to
meet an engineering senior
whistling at the early hour of
11 :00 p. m. The student, upon
viewing" the dean, realized the
uov, ho haA committed an6H
straightaway returned to his
desk to draw for the balance of
the evening and most of. the fol
lowing morning. j.X
Service Plant Moves
The U. C. S. P. has moved its
power step-down transformer
from Carboro to the back of the
building department.
The change was. made to ac
comodate the increasing demand
of the town and University.
CHAPEL HILL, N. C FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1931
De Molay Chapter
Being Formed Here
Plans are now under way for
the establishment of a local
chapter of the order of De Mo
lay at the University, Harry
Gump, state master councilor,
announced yesterday. The or
ganization, meeting of the order
is scheduled for- tonight at 7 :30
in Gerrard hall, at which time
all present members, majority
men and state officers, are ex
pected to be present. Repre
sentatives from each town in
which a De Molay chapter now
exists are likewise asked to at
tend tonight's meeting.
PASSES TO PLAY
WILL BE HANDED
CONTESTWINNER
Students Must Guess Identity of
' Sir Walter Raleigh and
Queen Elizabeth.
- Although close calculations
on the cost of bringing Eliza
beth, the Queen to Chapel Hill,
Monday night, under sponsor
ship of the Playmakers, limits
the number of complimentary
tickets to a minimum, two stu
dents wilt be given the oppor
tunity to see the play gratis. By
guessing the identity either of
"Queen Elizabeth" or "Sir Wal
ter Raleigh," both of whom will
be at large on the campus to
day, these tickets may be ob
tained by the first ones to give
the correct solution of either of
these mysterious identities.
Somewhere on the campus, to
day, Sir Walter, and Elizabeth
are very much at large. Each
is carrying a complimentary
ticket to the Theatre Guild play.
They will be very glad to "fork
over" their respective compli
mentary passes to the first per
sons to ask them for the tickets.
At present, the identity secret
of these famous characters is
strictly withheld by the Play
makers who reveal simply this:
Sir Walter and Queen Elizabeth
are students here on the campus.
Their classes may range any
where from freshman to post
graduate status. In short, your
next-door neighbor at your first
morning class may be the mys
terious person and by asking,
"Are you Sir' Walter?" or,
"Are you Elizabeth, the Queen?"
you may be, the lucky person.
Bynum Slightly Improved
Professor Jefferson Bynum
was slightly improved yester
day. The cause of the heart at
tack which he suffered Wednes
day afternoon was attributed to
a clogging of the bronchial
tubes. Bynum seems to be un
der no especial pain despite his
unexpected, slump, and the at
tending physician sees no imme
diate danger at present.
Foy Gaskins and Dan Lacy
were confined to the infirmary
yesterday. ,
The Sunday
of
Daily Tar Heel
Which Will Appear November 15, Will Contain Special Feature
i Stories Including
A Revolutionary Cotton Experiment Conducted by
University Men
The Latest Gossip From the Movie Capital
and" u
Stimulating Interviews With Delegates to the American
Association of Universities, Now Convening Here
Juniors Will Gather
For Smoker Tonight
' !
Lieutenant-governor Richard
Fountain is the main speaker
on the program of the junior
smoker to take place tonight at
9:00 in Swain hall. Coaches Col
lins and Howard will also make
talks.
President Sparks Griffin urges
all members of the class to at
tend' this smoker. It is prom
ised that the entire proceedings
will not last more than an hour.
The usual refreshments will
be served, and Billy Stringf el-
bw's orchestra has been engaged
to furnish music. -
PAUL GREEN HAS
ARTICLE IN FALL
PLAYBOOK ISSUE
Fourth Annual Publication Also
Contains a Treatise by Dr.
Archibald Henderson.
The fall issue of the Carolina
Playbook is just off the press.
This is the fourth year the play
book has appeared. In this
number are contained two spe
cial articles by Archibald Hen
derson and Paul Green, advisory
editors of the publication. N
Henderson's "Creative Dra
matic Experimentalism'," a fore
word' written for the new vol
ume, Carolina Folk Comedies,
discusses tne growtn and work
of amateur dramatic organiza
tions. The writer says, "The
contributions , of the little thea
tre movement 31 our time are
as yet too rich and multiple to
be competently assayed.' Of the
three greatest living dramatists,
Bernard Shaw, Luigi Piran
dello, and" Eugene O'Neill, two
came from the little theatre
movement : Shaw from the In
dependent theatre ; O'Neill from
the Provincetown Players.
Green's Article
Paul Green observes in "A
Native American Theatre" that
we shall have a native American
theatre in which all the 'ele
ments now lying scattered and
apart painting, sculpture, ar
chitecture, music, the "dance, re
ligions ritual, spectacle, the sta
dium, machinery, and,the writ
ten and spoken word shall be
drawn upon and fused into a
creation of the human spirit
which only the savage and up
boiling fertility of America could
provide.
Included in this issue is an
Arizona folk-play, Conchita, one
of the plays .written and pro
duced in the courses in play
writing and experimental pro
duction at the University of
Southern California last sum
mer. The play-book contains in this
issue an article on Paul Green,
one on Harry Davis, an ,edi
torial on modern Shakespeare,
season announcements, and
Carolina Dramatic Association
news from little theatres in the
state. ,
Feature Issue
the
PLANS0MPLETE
FOR SOPH DANCE
Bids Are TTBe Distributed to
Second-Year Men Today
At Y. M. C. A.
Jelly Leftwich and his Duke
University Club orchestra will
play for the sophomore hop to
night, from 9:00 to 1:00 o'clock,
in Bynum gymnasium.
This affair will be strictly for
mal and no one will be admitted
without bids. Those sophomores
who have to go out of Chapel
Hill for their girls may secure
their bids this morning, 10 :30 to
11 :30 in the lobby of the Y. M.
C. A. TJie rest of the class may
get their bids at the same place
from 2:00 to 4:00 this afternoon.
The dance will be conducted
kinder the German club rules:
positively no freshmen will be
admitted. The gymnasium will
be most attractively decorated
with orange and black, the class
colors,
Jones Leader
Walter Jones, president of the
class, will be leader for the
dance, while Furchess Raymer
and Gaston McBride have been
elected assistants. The commit
tee for the dance is composed of:
Webster Collet, chairman; Bill
Hussey, Pen Gray, Dave Mc
Cachren, Red Boyles Stokes Ad
derton, and Bernard Solomon.
Country Darky
Thinks Graham
U. S. President
Humorous Light on Inaugura
tion of University's Head
Uncovered in Albemarle.
The following incident in ref
erence "to President Graham's in
auguration shows in a humor
ous way how the University and
its new leader are considered by
some people in the state.
A negro janitor in one of the
schools in Albemarle county saw
a University representative
there Wednesday afternoon and
by wray of conversation asked if
the town of Chapel Hill was not
enjoying a holiday on Armistice
day. He was informed that 'it
was a great event for the Uni
versity as a new president was
to Jbe inaugurated.
This aroused the darky's
curiosity. "A new president?"
asked the colored man. "Who
are you inaugurating?"
He was then told that Mr.
Frank Graham was the execu
tive. This seemed for a while
to floor the darky, for he had
gotten into deeper water than
he expected.- But after a long
pause he finally said, "Well, I
didn't think that Hoover man
was -much good anyway.
OXFORD AND HARVARD
WILL DEBATE BY RADIO
For the first time in history,
an international intercollegiate
debate will be conducted by ra
dio, when debaters from Har
vard will broadcast an argument
from New York against two Ox
ford men at London. The con
test to take place next month ,will
be the firstjbetween the schools
since 1925. The speeches will be
transmitted by short wave and
rebroadcast in each country. The
subject to be heard through an
allotted time of one hour is, re
solved : That in the interest of
world prosperity war debts be
cancelled. The cost, about $35,
000, will be borne jointly by the
National and British Broad
casting companies.
NUMBER 47
NOTED EDUCATORS
GATHER HERE FOR
UNIVERSITY MEET
Program of American University
Association Gets Under Way;
Sessions Closed to Public.
The initial meeting of the
thirty-third annual conference
of the American Association of
Universities convened yesterday
at 3:00 o'clock in the Dialectic
hall. Previous to the meeting
the delegates were driven to the
Duke university campus, where
they spent the morning and had
luncheon. After the executive
session which occupied the whole
of the afternoon, delegates went
to the Carolina Inn for an in
formal banquet. Immediately
following the dinner the confer
ence of deans continued their
work of the afternoon.
Program Today
The group will meet again at
.10:00 o'clock this morning in
the lounge room of Graham me
morial, according to Dean W.
Whatley Pierson, of the Univer
sity graduate school, who is
chairman of the committee on
arrangements. Following this
informal meeting the delegates
will lunch in the banquet room
of Graham memorial. At 3 :00
o'clock there will be a meeting
of the various committees and
afterwards a general meeting of
the entire group. Following a
formal dinner at the Carolina
Inn tonight, the delegates will be
entertained at a special perform
ance of ' the Carolina Play
makers. y
All executive sessions of the
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DRAMATISTS GIVE
TWO FOLK PLAYS
Leading Parts in Dramas of
Mountain and Mill People
Taken by Members.
- Last evening the Playmakers
presented Job's Kin folks and
Magnolia's Man, two revived
folk plays, for the public: To
night at 8 :30 the same program
will be given for the delegates
to the meeting of the Associa
tion of American Universities.
Job's Kin folks is a tragedy
based on the lives of people who
have come from the mountains
and tenant farms to work in
mills and are unable to make the
most of their wages. The au
thor does not deal with the right,
or wrong of the mill situation,
but gives her attention to the
lives of the people. Her play has
been called a faithful "imitation
of life." Loretto Carroll Bailey,
besides being author of the play,
takes the part of the leading
character. r
, Gertrude Wilson Coffin, in her
play, Magnolia's Man, presents
a comedy of the mountain peo
ple of North Carolina ten years
before the World War, when the
mail-order marriage mart did a
flourishing business. The au
thor of. this play also takes the
leading part.
GLEE CLUB WILL GIVE
CONCERT IN RICHMOND
The glee club has received an
invitation from the University
of Richmond to give a concert
at Richmond in May. At this
time, the Virginia university will
celebrate its centenary. The in
vitation has been accepted and
the club will give several other
concerts on the trip, at places
which have not been named as
yet. -
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