FRESHMAN CLASS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Y. M. C. A. 7 :30
JUNIOR CLASS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
GRAHAM MEMORlAL-9:00
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VARIED GROUP OF
DRAVMGS SHOWN
MIJBRAMLOBBY
Eastern Sketches By Mrs. Kim
ball and Water Colors of
Plants on Exhibit.
A varied collection of pictures
lias been on exhibit in the en
trance of the library for the past
several days. One group of
charcoal drawings by Mrs. Hel--en
F. Kimball is composed of
original sketches of men and wo
men of the eastern world. Mrs.
Kimball has travelled exten
sively in the orient and Egypt
and her drawings ' were made
from life. Morocco, Algiers,
Korea, the Indies and the Phi
lippines are represented in the
collection " which was brought
here by Dr. J. G. deR. Hamil
ton, professor of American his
tory and government, who has
been active in the field of re
search in the history of the
south. "
A group of water colors of
western North Carolina plant
life is also on exhibit. They
were loaned by the department
of botany from a muclr larger
collection which they received
here "last fall. All of these col
orings are old, the oldest dating
back as far as 1903.
THEMEOFDRAMA
BY IBSkIN CAUSES
MUGHWUSSION
Critics Have Disagreed on Merits
Of "A Doll's House," Which
Playmakers Will Stage.
Nora's startling declaration
of independence in the last act
of Ibsen's A Doll's House, which
the Playmakers are now re
hearsing, aff orded such an in
exhaustible theme for violent
anu neaxea discussion wnen they would be subject- to on
was first produced that the sub-LlflllfyM at aTlv tW from a
ject had to be formally barred j
iit social iuncxions in ocanaa
navia. '.
Still more hostile and strenu
ous criticism followed the first
performance of Ibsen's new dra
ma in London. - One critic
classed the whole play as "un
natural, immoral, and in its con
cluding scene, essentially un
dramatic," while today the.clos
ing scene of A Doll's House is
considered as one of the most
dramatic moments in modern
drama.
George Moore, the ; well
known English novelist, de
scribed the; heroine as "hard,
dry, mechanical, and illogical,"
while his contemporary, William
Archer, insisted that she was
"one of the most sympathetic
and exquisite figures in modern
fiction."
The conclusion of this new
play was so unsatisfactory to
the English that several authors
actually ventured to : write se
quels to it. One story The
Doll's House "and After repre
sented Helmer as a drunkard and
Nora as an author of bad novels.
Some critics of the time even
condemned Dr. Rank's conduct
to Nora and called for interven
tion by the licenser of plays.
Algebra Deficiencies
Students who wish to work
off deficiencies in algebra on
their entrance requirements
should arrange this ; week for
tutoring on that subject with A.
W. Hobbs, dean of the college of
liberal arts, 203 South.
GLEE CLUB ELECTS ITS
OFFICERS AT MEETING
Members of the University
Glee club elected Wofford J.
Humphries vice-president and'
E. J . Swain secretary-treasurer
in special elections conducted at
the Thursday business meeting,
it was announced yesterday. The
mid-year election was called by
William C. Barfield, president,
to fill offices recently vacated on
account of unexpected with
drawals. Humphries, a senior
of Asheville, succeeds Alden J.
Stahr, withdrawn from attend
ance at the University, and
Swain fills the former office of
W. T. Whitsett, resigned. Elec
tions took place at the regular
business meeting of the club.
ZIMMERMAN AND
CALDWELL SPEAK
RpiNETS
Professors Oppose Disarmament
In Talks Before Y. M. C. A.
Groups.
Disarmament was discussed
by Professors W. E. Caldwell,
and E. W. Zimmerman, before
the Y. M. C. A. cabinets Monday
night.
Dr. Caldwell told of the at
tempts at disarmament ante
dating the birth of Christ. At
this time, he stated, he thought
it would be a backward move to
disarm. As long as nations
maintained tariff barriers, there
will be disputes. If the tariff
walls were eliminated,v need of
arms would be materially lessen
ed, according to' the speaker. He
feels that the proper steps to
take should be in the direction
of tariff elimination.
Dr. Zimmerman brought up
this aspect of . disarmament:
"Would there be democracy
should all nations disarm?" Dis
cussing the way in which mother
nature has provided lor some
lotions, he stressed the fact that
richer country whose natural
resources made it possible for
them at any time to mobilize
quickly and maintain an army.
He declared his doubts ; that
disarmament would bring about
a serious depression , in indus
try. The steel and shipbuild
ing industries would be the most
disastrously affected by military
reduction. 7
Should a suitable agreement
concerning disarmament be ar
rived at by the nations of Eu
rope, he showed, that it would
enable legislative enactments to
be passed with a view toward
economic improvement. At pres
ent, with the few natural boun
daries between the countries of
Europe all. improvements in
I railroads and other carriers are
effected with a view to swift
mobilization in case of war.
Craven Goes to Duke
Duke university will add to
its law faculty next September
Leslie Craven, prominent Chi
cago attorney who is counsel
for the western group of rail
roads in the'United States. Cra
ven, who succeeded Pierce But
ler, now of the Supreme Court,
to one of the highest legal posi
tions in the country, is now quit
ting it after twelve years of
service.
Executive Committee
The executive committee of
the junior class will meet this
evening at 9:00 o'clock in room
209 Graham Memorial.
CHAPEL HILL, N. C WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1932
ette College Employs Student c
Advisors To Raise Fraternity Grades
o- -
Method of Tutorial System, in Which Alumni Are Paid by Insti
tutions to Supervise Study in Chapter Houses, is Being
Tried Out Successfully
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The part fraternities should
play in promoting high scholar
ship in the colleges calls atten
tion to a new plan designed, for
that purpose which is being
tried this year at Lafayette col
lege at Eastern, Pa. It is a vari
ation of a plan. which the uni
versities of Oklahoma and Min
nesota have had in effect " for
more than a year .
The original plan was" this: examines regularly their grades
an alumnus of the fraternity j as-they are turned in at the of
was invited to return to the col-.fice of the college dean or regis
lege for graduate work with his trar. While doing this he will
residence in the chapter house.
His room and board- were pro
vided free of charge by the fra
ternity, and in some instances,
a monthly cash payment was as
sured him. At Lafayette, the
college itself is sharing a part
of the financial responsibility by
remitting to the advisor the full
amount of his tuition fee.
Duties of Advisors
The duties of the advisors, un
der the system, are such that
only men conspicuous in scholar
ship, in character ; and, in most
of all, outstanding personality,
are even considered by those re
sponsible for their selection. He
must in every case continue to
hold the" good-will of members dicating genuine progress, due
of his fraternity, and never beto the specialized fraternity ad
accused of endeavoring to "boss" visor. .'
Ohio State Scribe Discovers That
Cantor KnowslAli The Answers
Opinion of Reporter Is That Eddie Cantor Can Be Serious When
He Really Wants To, Except With George Jessel.
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Eddie Cantor can be really
serious when he wants to, -but
he doesn't want to often, is the
opinion of the Ohio State Lan
tern scribe who dared to invade
the hotel suite of Cantor and
George Jessel in Columbus. The
writer tells the story in this way :
"Crushing through a barrier
of admiring chambermaids and
bellhops, the Lantern reporter
gained access to the hotel suite
of Eddie Cantor and George Jes
sel. Cantor stood at the door,
saucer eyes and all, sipping a
glass of milk.'
"Cantor is possibly the most
congenial soul in the world de
spite the fact that he is on the
go every moment. The radio,
magazines, the stage, and a mil
lion telephone calls would wear
out a normal man, but Cantor
seems to bear up well. During
the interview, v.there were at
Dr. Spann Discusses
German Civilization
"The fact that Germany re
mained unaffected by Romance
civilization during the period of the subject, "Existence Theo
Roman conquest has caused it to rems for Differential Equa-
develop its individual civiliza-
tion," said Dr. Meno Spann of j
the German department in his:
assembly talk on
"Problematic
Germany."
Even more , important than
the economic factor in history is
"the psychological outlook
ot
nations." This is manifest, ex
plained ,Pr. Spann, not only in
the respective attitudes of
France and Germany, but in the
conflict of oriental and occidental
civilizations in India today.
According to Dr. Spann, the
Romance spirit has clashed with
the Germanic for centuries.
Luther was called a north
ern barbarian," and Germanic
thought has likewise been calledi
barbarianism. . t
them; he must guide and not
drive. As an jdeal, he should
be a friend who achieves re
sults by convincing the under
graduates that his advice ; is
worth following.
Primarily his work is with the
freshman pledges, whom he as
sists in their efforts to attain a
good standing in their-courses.
With this purpose in: view, he
also discover the success or lack
of success of his sophomores,
juniors and seniors.
Tutorial System
Naturally he will exert every
effort to improve the quality of
work where it is essential to do
so, by - the arrangement for
study hours in the chapter house
and even by the introduction of
tutoring in those subjects in
which he or some other upper
classman is competent.
The comments of the advisors
at Lafayette are rather conser
vative, but they admit that
scholarship has been steadily ad
vancing, and that other phases
of life in the fraternities are in-
j least twenty phone calls and -he
answered them all patiently.
"Mr. Cantor," I began; "what
do you think of . . ."
"Yes, yes," he said, "Colum
bus is a very fine town."
"Er-er what do you think of
a - " . -
. ... .
"A college education is a fine
thing." -'rp:::;'r
"Er-er-er what d b you
think . . -
"Well, fraternities tend a
little to snobbishnessbut I guess
they're all right." '
George Jessel saw by this time
that I was a little flustered. :-
"Lay off, Eddie," he said,
"ride me a while. You haven't
done it since last night."
"Go on, eat your steak, if you
can get it past your nose," Can
tor told him.
"O. K., Eddie, but never dark
en my bathtub again.
Dr. Thomas Of Duke
Will Lecture Today-
Dr. Joseph M. Thomas of
Duke university, is to speak on
j tions," this afternoon at 3:00!
o'clock before the mathematics
seminar in Phillips hall. The
mathematics staff of Duke has
been invited to attend.
Following the seminar, Dr.
Archibald Henderson will enter-
.tain at a reception in his home
in honor of Dr. Thomas.
Notebook Corrections
The following Heelers must
report to the managing editor
before Saturday to have their
notebooks' corrected : Bauch
ner, Bennett, Eddleman, Jan
ofsky, Litten, Royster, Slade,
Sugarman, Wilkins, and; Wins-'
low. : . .
ALUMNI BASEMENT IS
NOW BEING REPAINTED
Flame blackened walls in tha
basement corridors of the
Alumni building yesterday re
ceived their first coat of paint
in a mending project of the
buildings department, following
the mysterious fire discovered
in the janitor's room January
10.
All plaster walls and ceilings
on the ground floor will be re
painted at least three times in
an effort to conceal damage done
by smoke and flames in the sup
ply roomr which is on the
ground floor. Little will be
done to , rectify considerable
damage done in the supply
room to the wooden ceiling.
YALEPROFESSORS
THINK BEER WILL
PROTECT YOUTHS
Member of Senate Committee
Believes Drink Wffl Not
Harm Normal Boy.
Two Yale prof essors went on
record last week before a Senate
beer committee as favoring the
return of beer in an effort to
save the country's youth from
hard liquors.
" Dean Clarence W. Mendell said
beer developed team play v by
bringing divergent types of peo
ple together. With the absence
of beer, he said, students obtain
hard liquor.
, Professor Yandell Henderson,
professor, of applied psychology
and expert on volatile poisons
at Yale, reiterated Dean Men
dell's latter statement, and esti
mated that it would take eight
or ten quarts of four per cent
beer to cause what he considered
! intoxication
Senator Bingham, a member
of the beer committee, stated
that it was his belief "that the
effects of beer in such . quanti
ties as any normal boy would
consume it. are harmless." "
Professor Henderson charac
terized prohibition as "the worst
experiment in design and execu
tion that I have ever heard of."
He further said that if the sale
of beer were lawful, he would
not have to pour various concoc
tions down his throat for the
sake of politeness to his friends.
Dr. Charles Norris, chief med
ical examiner of New York City,
when called in, stated that beer
contained many valuable nutri
tious solids, most of them de
rived from hops, in addition to
alcohol. "The advantage of
beer in my opinion," he asserted,
"is that it provides us with a nu
tritious drink which is not indigestible,",-
. " . .
Norris also indicated that
should legislation permitting the
sale of four per cent beer be
passed it was his opinion that a
'large percentage of the male pop-
ulation which isv now drinking
hard liquor would resort to beer.
Debates Scheduled
The University debate coun
cil secretary has arranged de-
hatoo wifVi tli a nnivPTsitiPS of
Tennessee and Pittsburgh for the
last of March. The subject
favored for discussion is capi
talism and the Oregon plan of
debating will probably be used.
Other teams which the Univer
sity debaters will meet are the
University of Florida, Western
Reserve, and N. Y. U.
Sigma Nu announces the ini
tiation of James G.,Paee of Pen
sacola, Florida, and Bruce S. Old
of Norfolk, Virginia. '
NUMBER 84
PROFESSORS ARE
CONTRIBUTORS TO
EDUCATION ROOK
Archibald Henderson and How
ard W.Odum Have Articles in
- "Roads to Knowledge."
Dr. Archibald Henderson,
Kenan professor of mathematics
and leading interpreter of Ein
stein's theory, and Dr. Howard
W. Odum, Kenan professor of
sociology and one of the coun
try's leading sociologists, are
two of the twelve contributors
to Roads to Knowledge, a forth
coming work of primary impor
tance in the field of adult edu
cation, soon to be issued by the
firm of W. W. Norton and com
pany, New York.
The purpose of this work,
edited by a famous leader in the
adult education movement,
President William Allen Neil
son, of Smith college, is to pro
vide a first-class guide to the
process of self -education.
Twelve eminent authorities
from such institutions as Har
vard, Princeton, Columbia, Chi
cago, Cornell, Johns Hopkins,
Vassar, and others, survey the,
fields of knowledge as they exist
today,'and show the reader how
to continue his or her education
at home along lines of basic in
terest. .
GALLI-CURCI WILL
PRESENT VARIETY
MlffiR-PROGRAM
Concert By Famous Soprano Will
Offer Variety of European :
Selections.
The program of Madame
Amelita Galli-Curci, scheduled
to be presented January 27, in
Memorial hall, includes numbers
by Italian, Spanish, French,
Austrian, and English -composers.
Her assisting artists are
Homer Samuels, pianist, and
Raymond Williams, flutist. ,'.
The first part includes Qui
voul la zingareUa by Paisiellp;
Star vincino (1615-1673), by
Rosa; Un moto di gioia, by Mo
zart ; May-day Carol (Old Eng
lish), arranged by Taylor; and
Whither Runneth My Sweet
heart, by Bartlett.
Cantar popular (in Spanish),
byJDbradors ; Das Veilchen by
Mozart; Les files de Cadix by
Delibes; D'une prison by Hahnr
and Lo, Hear the Gentle Lark
(with flute), by Bishop, are in
cluded in-the second part of the
program.
Debussy, French " composer,
wrote the three numbers of the
third part : General Lavine, Re
verie, and " Golliwog g' 8 Cake
walk. . . . .
The fourth section f 'rthe
presentation has the three num
bers,. A Feather in the Wind by
Levy ; Garden Thoughts by Sam
uels; and The Little Damozel by
Novello. , ? - v :
The final number is Shadow
Song from "Diriorah, "(with,
flute) , by Meyerbeer.1 : : ' : "
Gardner Will Hear GalhNCercL
Governor and Mrs. O. Max
Gardner have arranged to at
tend the concert to be given by
Mme. Amelita Galli-Curci in Me
morial hall," January 27. They
will be accompanied by a party,
of friends. . ". .
Mr. and Mrs. Tyre Taylor will
head another party from" Ra
leigh to witness the same reci
tal. Taylor is the executive
counsel to the governor.
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