WEATHER FORECAST:
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COLDER TODAY
VESPER CONCERT 1:00
NELSON O. KENNEDY
HILL MUSIC HALL
VOLUME XL
CHAPEL HILL, N. C, SUNDAY, IV1ARCH 6, 1932
NUMBER 124
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TOTAKEPARTIN
SER1INMSESSI0N
Convention. Will Be Conducted
In Mexico City July
3 to -23.
Dr. Sturgis Elleno Leavitt,
professor of Spanish in the Uni
versity, received yesterday an
invitation from the Committee
on Cultural Relations with Latin
America to membership in the
seventh session of "The Seminar
in Mexico" in Mexico City, July
3-23. Dr. Leavitt is a member
of the Harvard University Coun
cil on Hispano-American Studies.
"The Seminar in Mexico" is
ar venture in international under
standing of the life and culture
of the Mexican people. It was
launched six years ago as an
agency for developing public
opinion through out the United
States, making it sensitive to
the peculiar genius of the Mexi
can, appreciative of his artistic
and cultural gifts, and concern
ed with the creation of rela
tions of mutual respect between
the peoples of the two republics.
The program extends over a
period1 of three weeks and is
three-fold in scope, including
morning conferences, round
table sessions, and field trips.
The morning conference speak
ers are mostly Mexicans who are
authorities in various fields,
members of the Mexican govern
ment, professors in the National
university, economists, bankers,
experts on agrarian develop
ments, education, oil laws, the
church, labor,- the arts, etc.
The round tables afford an
opportunity under the leader
ship of specialists, for the criti
cal analysis of the material pre
sented in the morning confer
ences, and the frank discussion
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Cornelia Phillips Spencer Named
Symbol For Education Of Women
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Famous Character in State Educational History Called by, Gov
ernor Vance "Not Only the Most Able. Woman, in
North Carolina, But the Ablest Man."
Twenty-four years ago, March
20 all Chapel Hill was bowed in
mourning as the remains of a
great and beloved woman were
carried to a final resting" place.
The class bell in South building,
which this woman had been the
first to ring after its long period
of silence following the, suspen
sion of teaching during the Civil
War, tolled in slow reverence.
Classes and lectures were sus
pended so that students and fac
ulty might be privileged to, ac
company the body and pay a last
respect to her.
Anniversary Friday
Cornelia Phillips Spencer, fa
mous character in North. Caro
lina educational history, whom
Governor Vance called "not only
the ablest woman in North Caro-
lina, but the ablest man," was
dead. Next Friday is the twenty-fourth
anniversary of her
death, and March 20 the one
hundred and seventh anniver
sary of her birth. Eighty-three
years of her life devoted in ser
vice to the University and the
cause of education and to Chap
el Hill are recalled.
"No praise can be too great
for this woman." said President
Fra nlc Hi-q Vi a m 1 a st week. He
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has long been an admirer of Cor
nelia Snencer. and was a stu-
dent at the University when her
bodv WAS hrnnorht here irom
Cambridge. Mass., for burial.
Mrs. Spencer is most noted for
SIX UNIVERSITY
MEN WILL MAM
DEBATING TOURS
Tar Heel Debaters Will Visit
Northern, Western, and
Southern Colleges.
Covering a total of more than
5,000 miles, the University de
baters are scheduled to meet fif
teen leading colleges during the
spring holidays. Three trips,
one each to the south, west, and
north will be made. The Pi
Kappa Delta question Re
solved ; That congress should
enact legislation providing for a
centralized control of industry,
and the subject of capitalism
versus socialism, are the leading
queries of the series of debates.
John Wilkinson and Don Sea
well will make the southern 'trip,
while Dan Lacy and William R.
Eddleman are to debate in the
west. The northern debates will
be staged by McBride Fleming
Jones and Ed Lanier.
On the southern journey Wil
kinson and Seawell will meet the
University of Georgia, . Georgia
Tech, Rollins college, the Uni
versity of Florida, and South
Carolina. In addition to the Pi
Kappa Delta question and the
issue of capitalism, they will
engage the University of Geor
gia on Franklin D. Roosevelt's
claims to presidential candidacy
Sewanee, the University of
Tennessee, Asbury, Cincinnati
and Western Reserve, will be
visited by Eddleman and Lacy.
Fleming-Jones and Lanier will
represent the University on the
northern trip against Maryland,
Pittsburgh, New York univer
sity, Boston and Springfield col
lege. Aside from the main
queries, they will debate emer
gence of the women from the
home, in a noon debate before a
mixed audience at Springfield.
hex unceasing faith to the Uni
versity and the cause of educa
tion. Living during "the tragic
era" of the Civil War and the
dark days of Reconstruction
when the University faced the
greatest difficulty it has . ever
known, her staunch champion-
shiD of public schools and the
University never wavered.
Prominent Author
She was an author of several
books. Her historical Last
Ninety Days of the War is a
vivid and strong picture of the
conflict as it affected- the home,
but Early Days in Chapel Hill is
her best known book.
Her interest in young women
was unfaltering, for she fre
quently contributed articles to
The Presbyterian relating to
young ladies, their lives and op
portunities. She heartily sup
ported efforts to establish a
State Normal and Industrial
College for Women, and a dor
mitory there bears her name.
The University has honored her
by naming its first woman's
building for her.
Mrs. Spencer stands today as
the symbol of persistence in
education for the youth of
North Carolina, and she stands
especially for the education of
womanhood. As Dr. Cobb said,
"Great as were her intellectual
gifts, it was Mrs. Spencer's wo
manliness tnat most impressed
those who knew her best."
Organized Cheering At Carolina
First Begun By
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Numerous Students Have Helped to Raise Standard of Cheering
At University and "Cheerios" of Several Years
s Ago Attained National Recognition.
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In the days when men were
men and football was a man's
game, hooting the opposing
players was a favorite sport of
the dapper students who sat on
the side lines.
Although the University has
always been noted for its sports
manship and sense of fair play,
before 1914 many t students
would not refrain from "booing"
and "razzing" members of other
teams. . Cheering then had not
become organized,' and such of it
as existed consisted in the main
of individual shouting" and words
of encouragement to the play
ers. .
In 1914 Frank Graham, who
was then studying law at the
University, began to organize
cheering into some semblance
of form. It was by accident that
he became a cheer-leader. "I
was trying out for the baseball
team," he said, "but I didn't
make the regular squad. Just be
ing a substitute I got in the habit
of leading the cheering when I
wasn't needed. The next thing
I knew I was cheer-leader." ;
Graham started cheering as
we have it in the University to
day. Instead of being, a jeering
contest to see who could call the
opposing - pitcner the most
names, it became cheering in its
real sense.
Graham was succeeded by
Charlie Coggins, who began -to
inject comedy into his cheering.
Coggins was full of pep and
spirit and he infused it into his
M WER IS HURT
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
NEAR UMVERSITY
University Professor's Car Is
Struck on Hope Valley Road
By Bootleggers' Truck.
Dr. William B. MacNider of
the University medical school
sustained a fractured rib in an
automobile accident which oc
curred at 1 :30 p. m. yesterday
when a truck side-swiped his car
on the Hope Valley road near
University drive. Dr. MacNi
der's car was considerably dam
aged and the truck was over
turned into a ditch.
The truck was found to belong
to bootleggers and to contain
several cases of whiskey. It was
operated by two negro rum-runners,
who crawled out from be
neath the wreckage and disap
peared. Dr. MacNider explained
to police that - the truck was
traveling at a high speed when it
suddenly swerve'd into his car.
Last Vesper Concert
Professor Nelson O. Kennedy
assisted by the University sym
phony orchestra will present the
final vesper concert of the win
ter quarter this afternoon at
4 :00 o'clock in the music audi
torium. Four solo numbers will
be played by Kennedy, and the
last selection, Guilmant's First
Sonata, will be accompanied by
the orchestra. It is an annual
custom for Kennedy and the or
chestra to perform this sonata, j
Magazine Copy
The editor asks that all copy
for the next issue of the Caro
lina Magazine 'be turned in be
fore the holidays.
Frank P. Graham
cheering along with his comedy.
From then on the position of
cheer-leader ! was well estab
lished, and there came a series
of leaders who followed closely
in the footsteps of Graham and
Coggins.
In 1917 Earle . "Scrubby"
Rives hit the Uni verity, and it
took the institution two years to
recuperate from the shock.
"Scrubby" became cheer-leader
and an outstanding man on the
campus. His personality was
one of exuberance and enthusi
asm, and his cheering . was like
his personality. In 1921 The
Yackety Yack said of him;
"Sometime during the 1917-18
session "Scrubby" got soused
with Carolina spirit and he has
never sobered."
The next figure in the history
of cheer-leading was the hot-to-
be-f orgotten Kike ' Kyser, who
according to the saying of the
time "was everything but presi
dent of the University." Kike
later known as Kay, was the ori
ginator of the famous Cheerios,
and put cheering on a machine
basis. For several years after
wards subsequent cheer-leaders
carried on the idea of the
Cheerios but with little success.
No history of cheer-leading
would be complete witnout a
mention of Billy Arthur," Caro
lina's latest addition to . the
cheer-leading hall of fame. Billy
caught the spirit of fun; and
brought cheering out of the
dumps into which it had slipped
since the time of Kike Kyser.
MEMBER OF NEW
YORKBAR WRITES
IN 1AWREVIEW'
Proposed System of Credits for
Taxes Paid to States
Discussed.
The leading articles in the
February issue of the North
Carolina Law Review , are "The
Law School as a Function of the
University" by John Hanna, pro
fessor of law at Columbia uni
versity, and "Picketing Legisla
tion and the Courts'- by Jerome
R. Hellerstein, a member of the
New York City bar. . Both ar
ticles are of national signifi
cance. Note by Perkins
The principal student note is
by E. M. Perkins discussing a
proposed system of federal cred
its for taxes paid to states, in
line with the "Tobacco Tax"
resolution presented to the last
North Carolina general assem
bly by Senator Clarkson of
Mecklenburg county. In view of
the 'increasing difficulty of find
ing available revenue sources
the proposals of this note are of
great importance. Another stu
dent note deals with questions
of copyright in connection with
radiobroadcasting.
Book Reviews
Book reviews are contributed
by George Fort Milton, editor of
The Chattanooga News, on Mc
Cracken, "Strike Injunctions" in
the New South"; by Edward S
ttogers. a leading patent and
copyright lawyer of New York
onHamson, "Patent Rights -for
Scientific Discoveries"; and by
George E Osborne, visiting pro
fessor of law at Duke university,
on Arant, "Suretyship."
WINTER SEASON
OFPUYMAKERS
TO END TUESDAY
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Lecture by Lennox Robinson on
"Our Irish Theatre" Will
Close Activities.
The Playmakers end their
winter quarter season with a
crowded program for the begin
ning of the week. . Tonight Pro
fessor A. W. West of Duke will
give a reading of The Barretts
ofWimpole Street, tomorrow
evening a bill of experimental
productions will be presented,
and Tuesday evening Lennox
Robinson, famous Irish drama
tist, speaks oh "Our Irish Thea-
re."
Rudolph Besier's play, The
Barretts of Wimpole Street, has
caused much eomment during its
long run on Broadway and also
in London.
The program for . Monday
night is a regular experimental
production of original one-act
plays written by student play
wrights during the quarter. The
plays to be produced are by Jo
Norwood, Jack Riley, Reuben
Ellison and Osmond Molarsky.
Robinson Lectures
Lennox Robinson's lecture
Tuesday night in the Playmak
ers theatre is not a regular part
of the Playmaker activities. It
will be included as a number on
the student entertainment series
and student passes must be pre
sented for admission.
For several years Robinson
has acted as manager and direc
tor of the Abbey theatre, Dublin,
and has upheld the tradition of
that reputed company. Jle will
be here again March 21 with
the Irish Players who will pre
sent his own play, The Far-Off
Hills.
All the events mentioned be
gin at 8:30.
Cameron' Morrison Is Noted For His
Progressive Measures As Governor
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Prominent Trustee of University Never Attended College, But
Has Become United States Senator and Eminent Lawyer,
As Well as Serving as Governor of North Carolina.
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Governor of North Carolina
from 1921 to 1925, during one
of the most constructive periods
of the state's history, Cameron
Morrison's brilliant career in
law and politics was climaxed in
1931 by his appointment by Gov
ernor Max Gardner to the Uni
ted States Senate to serve out
the unexpired term of late Sen
ator Lee S. Overman.
Constructive Policies
During his administration as
governor, Morrison advocated
many constructive measures.
Most significant of these were
the Doughton - Connor - Bowie
road bill, the Port Terminal and
Water Transportation bill, and
the extensive building program
for the state's'' institutions of
higher learning.
Helped University
Although he never received a
college education ; himself , Gov
ernor Morrison saw the need of
a great University, larger col
leges and an extensive system of
efficient vocational and - high
schools to educate the masses.
From the $17,500,000 improve
ment appropriation granted dur
ing his administration for the
institutions and higher educa
tion, there were constructed 196
buildings; repaired and rehabi
litated, eighty-seven buildings;
purchased, 1,612 acres of land,
and used $1,470,000 in furnish
ings and equipment. From
1920 to 1924 the, number of
NEW THEORY OF
LIGHT DEVELOPED
BY E.IL PLYLER
Physics Professor's Theory Is
Expected to Explain All
Phenomena of Light.
A new theory of matter and
energy has been developed by
Dr. E. K. Plyler, associate pro
fessor of physics in the Univer
sity and will be presented for
the first time at a meeting of
the Elisha Mitchell society Tues
day night, at 7:30, o'clock, it
has been announced by Dr" Karl
H. Fussier, vice-president of
the society, who will be in
charge of the program.
Colleagues have expressed the
view that the new theory will
be one of the greatest develop
ments in physics. Dr. Plyler
has a reputation for being
sound and thorough in his re
search. The new theory, it is under
stood, would explain all phe
nomena of light. The wave the
ory of Hugens and the quantum
theory of Planck and Einstein
each explain some of ; the phe
nomena,! but at present it is
said there is no theory which is
successful in explaining all phe
nomena. Last Tar Heel .
With this issue The Daily
Tar Heel, will be discontinued
until after the spring vaca
tion, enabling the staff a few
days of preparation for ex
aminations. The next issue
will appear Tuesday, March
22, and all members of. the
editorial staff are expected to
be present for work on the
preceding Monday. There
will be no staff meetings
today.
buildings on the University cam
pus increased from twenty-six
to thirty-nine, and the student
body grew from 1,541 to 2,295.
Elected to Senate
Morrison's love for public ser
vice manifested itself early. As
chairman of the Democratic
executive committee of Rich
mond county in 1898, he organ
ized every precinct to fight for
white supremacy and was one
of the leaders in the defeat of
Fusionism.
He was elected to the" state
Senate in. 1901, and in 1916 he
was an elector at large in the
presidential campaign canvassing-
the state in support of
President Wilson and his poli
cies. Since 1900 Morrison has been
in every important party coun
cil where grave policies have
been discussed, and he has been
chairman of. the platform com
mittee a greater number of times
than , any other living North
Carolinian.
Senator Morrison is an influ
ential trustee of the University
who has been active in support
of the institution's well-being
and progress. Mrs. -Morrison
recently gave $1,000 to the
Emergency Student Loan fund.
Senator Morrison is an honor
ary, member of the class of 1898,
and in 1922 he received an hon
orary degree from the University.
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