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VOLUME XL
CHAPEL HILL, N. C TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1932
NUMBER 113
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MATERNITIES TO
SPONSOR ANNUAL
WINTEMSTIVAL
itoy Girls Will Attend Dances
This Wyeek-end With Ted
Black Playing.
One of the most brilliant set
cl dances during the winter
quarter, the annual winter fes
tival, under the sponsorship of
the Phi Delta Theta, Alpha Tau
Omega, Phi Gamma Delta, Pi
Kappa Alpha, and Pi Kappa Phi
fraternities, 'will usher in the
fraternity dance season at the
University this weekend.
Arrangements for two even
ing dances, Friday and Satur
day and a dansant, Saturday af
ternoon, have been made by a
committee of the fraternities'
representatives, headed by
Mosely Fonvielle, of Wilming
ton, a member of " Phi Delta
Theta, as chairman, and Jones
Pollard, of Durham, Alpha Tau
Omega, as secretary and treas
urer. , .
Other members of the com
mittee are: Tad McLaughlin of
M-ercersburg, Pa., Phi Delta
Tiieta; Tom Webb of Fayette
vi'Jle, A. T. 0.; Bill Bliss of Or
lando, Fla., and Stokes Adder
loii of Lexington, Phi Gamma
Delta; Ward Thompson and
George Little of Elizabeth City,
Ti Kappa Alpha; and Pitt Davis
of Roanoke, Va., and George
Phillips of Washington, Pi
Ivappa Phi.
As the scene of the festival,
"Bynum gymnasium will be con
verted into a brilliant ballroom,
"the color motif to be carried out
in red and white festoon paper.
Ted Black and his Victor re
cording orchestra-have been se
cured to furnish the music. Be
sides being regular performers
over the NBC radio chain, Black
and his orchestra have played
engagements at the Little Club
in New Orleans, the Hotel Presi
dente in Havana, the Paris Blue
Room in Paris, the British Em
bassy in Paris, and Salzman's
restaurant in New York. Since
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BEAN BRADSHAW RETURNS
FROM EDUCATION MEET
Dean Francis F. Bradshaw
iias returned from Washington,
D. C, where he attended a com
mittee meeting of the National
Vocational Guidance Association
which is arranging weekly
oioadcasts over the Columbia
broadcasting stations from 7 :45
to 8:15 o'clock, Sunday even
ings. The present intention of the
committee is to begin on May 1
a series on the subject of plan
ning and financing further edu
cation. This series is to be con
'cemed with such things as the
T-ise of loan funds, self-help
work, and savings plans.
Dean Bradshaw was asked to
assist in an effort to prepare
this series, and Harry F. Comer,
H. B. House, and other people
Who work with student problems
re studying the possibilities in
volved in the proposal.
Gifts To Loan Fund
Previous total $13,354.42
German club conc't 50.00
Campus canvass 5.00
Community canvass 10.00
Trustees 35.00
Total to date $13,454.42
Although the total of the
Loan Fund appearing in the
Sunday issue was correct, the
gift of the laundry workers
was $42.60 instead of $24.60.
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These five girls have been chosen by the Winter Festival committee as sponsors for the set of
dances given by five fraternities this week-end. Eleanor Randolph of Greensboro, with Mosely
Fonvielle, Phi Delta Theta; Caroline Fuller of Durham with Jones Pollard, Alpha Tau Omega;
Ann Piatt of Monroe, Louisiana, with Ward Thompson, Pi Kappa Alpha; Maria Parham of Hen
derson with Pitt Davis, Pi Kappa Phi; and Meta Moore of New Bern, with D. C. McCotter, Phi
Gamma Delta. " ...... -.
Hamilton Speaks On
George Washington
"In this period of conflicting
selfish interests, the figure of
Washington stands out in bold
relief," declared Dr. J. G. de
Roulhac Hamilton, Kenan pro
fessor of American history, in
the assembly exercises yester
day morning.
Dr. Hamilton gave a brief
characterization of Washington
which was written, he said, by
a man who knew him intimately
and who stood out in that per
iod of history as a foremost
American statesman. He then
read from Thomas Jefferson's
delineation of Washington's
character. The most striking
excerpt stated that "the strong
est feature of his character was
prudence; he never acted with
out weighing every possible
consideration."
"He was, in every sense of the
Word, a wise, good and great
man. On the whole, his charac
ter was perfect .
PLAYMAKERS WILL GIVE
THREE PLAYS TONIGHT
Experimental production of
three one-act plays by Mrs. Irene
Fussier will be given tonight at
8:00 o'clock in the Playmakers
theatre. The plays are The Last
Two Shots, Treasures and King,
Queen and Joker.
The Last Two Shots is a folk
play dealing with a family in the
Ozark mountains and parts are
acted by Charles Elledge, Wil
ii Pit Muriel Wolfe, and
iiuii
Pansy Chandler. Malcolm Sea
well directs the production.
The cast for Treasures is Irene
Fussier, Malcolm Seawell, Eliza
beth" MacCarthy, ' and Betty
Bolton and the play is directed
by Alleda Burlage. King,
Queen and Joker is directed by
the author and the roles are act
ed by Forney Rankin, Margaret
Holmes, Bob Reid, Marion" Ta
tum, and Mary Holmes.
SPONSORS OF WINTER FESTIVAL
The Tar Heel Observes Its
Thirty -Ninth Birthday Today
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College Newspaper Began as Organ of the University Athletic
Association With Four Pages Having Four Col
umns Each of Ten Point Type.
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Thirty-nine years ago, Febr
uary 23, 1893, The Tar Heel
appeared for the first time.
Published every Thursday by
the University athletic associa
tion for the purpose of spread
ing the progress of Carolina's
prowess, the paper first con
sisted of four pages sized ten'deavor to
inches by fourteen and a half. J everyone.
The first issue had four columns
of ten point type on each page.
"The growing demands of the
University have shown the needs
of a weekly paper," stated a
salutatory editorial appearing
on the .front page. "The Uni
versity athletic association, re
garding itself as a means by-
which such a need could be sup
plied, at a stated meeting elect
ed a board of editors (chief and
five subs) and a business man
ager." Charles Baskerville was elect
ed editor-in-chief and Walter
Murphy was the first managing
editor. The assistant editors
were A. E. Ellis, W. F. Wooten,
Perrin Busbee, J. C. Biggs, and
A. H. McFadyne, who was also
business manager.
Expressing great trepida
tion, mingled with determina
tion, editors invited the "indulg
ence and assistance" of the fac
ulty and student body to assure
the success of the new venture.
Another front page editorial
expressed the - policy of the
paper. "It will contain a sum
mary of all occurrences in the
University and village of Chapel
Hill. . . Space will be assigned
each week for the thorough dis
cussion of all points pertaining
to the advancement of the Uni
versity. . . A brief account of oc-
currences in the athletic world . .
. and all society news, personals,
and every subject ... of interest,
both to the students and citizens
of the village, will be treated
each week. . . The columns will
be open to discussion on all ap
propriate subjects with an en-
do full justice to
. Advertisers will
note that this is the best, quick'
est, and surest means by which
they can reach the student body.
. . Subscriptions $1.50 per year.
Seventy-five cents- for the
spring."
The only news story on the
front page was a detailed de
scription of a visit of the visita
tion committee of the state legis
lature twenty days before.
An editorial followed criticis
ing the policy of the Carolina
Magazine in appearing "usually
one half filled with local hap-
jpenings and campus gossip
The Tar Heel proposed to pub
lish such items and allow the
Magazine to devote its space to
literary materials. "The kindly
recognition 'of the Magazine
meets a responsive chord and
we trust that we may be co
workers in unison the young
er, ambitious one stirring up
and arousing the latent energy
of the older and steadier," con
tinued the editorial, as if proph
esying the combination of the
two publications. :
A news article discussing the
formation of the Southern In
tercollegiate . Athletic Associa
tion, telling how Virginia took
the initiative and invited all
southern colleges and universi
ties "that had given any evid
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PHI AND DI SOCIETIES
WILL MEET TONIGHT
The Phi assembly will dis
cuss the various recommenda
tions and phases of the honor
system as they have been out
lined in The Daily Tar Heel
at the meeting tonight at 7:15
o'clock in New East building.
The Di will discuss the fol
lowing bills at the meeting to
night -at 7:00 o'clock in New
West building.
Resolved: That industrializa
tion is not to the best interests
of the south.
Resolved: That the members
of the Di senate should person
ally agree to support the Y. M.
C. A. resolution concerning the
honor system.
Resolved : That the Eighteenth
Amendment should be revised so
as to allow the "sale of light
wines and beers.
Resolved : That all military
and naval armaments in the
world should be cut fifty per
cent.
OLDEST ALUMNUS,
J. H. THORPE, DIES
IN ROCKY MOUNT
Ninety-Three Year Old Graduate
Was Member of Class
Of 1860.
Captain John Houston
Thorpe, oldest living graduate
of the University, died yester-
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aay morning at nis nome m
Rocky Mount at the age of
ninety-three. Captain Thorpe
was the sole remaining survivor
of the class of ninety men who
graduated from the institution
in 1860, Daniel Raymond Cole
man, a classmate, having died
some months ago at his home in
Belleville. Ontario, Canada.
Thorpe entered the Univer
sity in 1856 and received his
degree in 1860. After his grad
uation he served as a captain in
the Confederate army, serving
throughout the entire conflict
under Lee. After the war he
turned his energies toward re
building the state. He was one
of the group of trustees who re
opened the University in 1875;
after its having been closed in
1870. He served as a trustee un
til 1885.
The following is an excerpt
from a story about this remark
able man written December 6,
1930, when he was in Chapel
Hill to attend the Duke-Carolina
football game: "With acalm
satisfaction that only proceeds
from the knowledge of duty
honorably and nobly fulfilled,
the old gentleman is ready to
face his Maker as fearlessly as
he charged the enemy guns at
Gettysburg. He has lived a
long life of usefulness as a sol
dier, lawyer, and planter, and is
now ready to reap his-reward by
joining his comrades 'in those
green pastures beside still
waters.' His shoulders are
slightlyxbent but he walks with
a firm tread. ' At present he is
enjoying splendid health and de
lights in walking about and
chatting with his friends. The
glint of battle returns to his
dimming eyes as he relates to
them the stirring battles of the
Civil. War. He is as courteous as
any young gallant of the Old
South and he makes his visitors
feel at home."
Dean Carroll Speaks
Dean D. D. Carroll delivered a
speech, before the congregation
of the First Baptist church in
Sanford Sunday.
LECTURER THINKS
MAN IS HARMED
BY MACHINE AGE
Van Der Leeuw Speaks in Ger
rard Hall on Present Eco
nomic Situation.
"The question of world peace
has become the gravest neces
sity facing the world at this
time' asserted Dr. J. J. Van
Der Leeuw in Gerrard hall last
night," under the auspices of the
National Student Federation. "If
war should come it would mean
the destruction in a short time
of all our achievements." In ref
erence to world tribunals and
contracts, he stated that treaties
mean nothing unless they pro
vide a police force which would
squell belligerent nations.
Speaking Sunday f night tha '
lecturer told an audience of stu
dents and faculty that man must
win back mainly through educa
tion the life he has lost with x
the developments of the machine
age. ''Man has become so en
grossed by the form world that
his world of life has become
vague and shut off from the
sense of values which tells him
what is good and worthwhile,''
stated the speaker. The age of
machinery has not given man a
higher civilization, but a higher
material comfort. Instead of
man appropriating leisure al
lowed by labor-saving devices to
develop civilization he is filling
his life with highly mechanized
amusement. The result is he is
becoming emotionally and men
tally "dead," as well as phys
ically inactive.
Howell Will Address
. Chemical Engineers
Dr. A. C. Howell of the Eng
lish department will address the
local student chapter of the
American Institute of Chemical
Engineers at its regular meet
ing tonight at 7:30 o'clock in
Graham Memorial.
The subject of Dr. Howell's
address will be "The Utopian
University," and visitors will be
welcomed by the society. Im
portant business is to be dis
cussed at the group's meeting
tonight.
UNIVERSITY WILL HAVE
DISPLAY AT INSTITUTE
Sallie B. Marks, of the ele
mentary education department,
has been chosen by the Interna
tional Institute of Columbia
university to select material to
be part of the United States ex
hibit in the Insitut fur Volker
padagogik at Mainz, Germany.
In the several buildings of the
institute the United -States has
twenty rooms at her disposal.
The booth will show recent
achievements in education all
over the world. The University
of North Carolina is one of the
few colleges of the south which
will be given a display.
FILM ON DRUG INDUSTRY
WILL BE SHOWN TONIGHT
An educational sound picture
entitled "A Romance of the
Drug Industry" will be exhibit
ed in the Howell hall of phar
macy at 7:00 o'clock tonight by;
Eli Lilly and Company.
The effect of the great changes
on the economic life of business
is shown in the picture as is the
fact that the accelerated prog
ress of the nation has its founda
tion on research. This is the
first known film in the pharma
ceutical business in which sound
has been recorded.