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Page Two Eatlp Car Ipeel The official newspaper of the Publi cations Union Board of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill here it is printed daily except Mon days and the Thanksgiving, Christ mas, and Spring Holidays. Entered as second class matter at the post office of Chapel Hill, N. C under act of March 3, 1879. Subscription price, $4.00 for the college year. Offices on the second floor of the Graham Memorial Building. Jack Dungan . Editor Ed French .Managing Editor John Manning.....Business Mgr. Editorial Staff EDITORIAL BOARD - Charles G. Rose, chairman, Don Shoemaker, R. W. Barnett, Henderson Heyward, Dan Lacy,. Kemp Yarborough, Sid ney Rosen, J. F. Alexander. FOREIGN NEWS BOARD E. C. Daniel, Jr., chairman; Frank Haw ley, C. G. Thompson, John Acee, Claiborn Carr, Charles Poe. FEATURE BOARD Ben Neville, T. W. Blackwell, E. H., Joseph Sugar man, W. R. Eddleman, Vermont Royster. CITY EDITORS George Wilson, Tom Walker, William McKee, W. E. . Davis, W. R. Woerner, Jack Riley, Thomas H. Broughton. LIBRARIAN E. M. SpruilL HEELERS J. H. Morris, A. T. Dill, W. O. Marlowe, E. C. Bagwell, R. J. Gialanella, W. D. McKee, Harold Janof sky, F. C. Litten, N. H. Powell, M. V. Barnhill, W. S. Rosenthal, C. S. Mcintosh, Robert Bolton. Business Staff CIRCULATION MANAGER T. C. Worth. BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Assist ants: R. D. McMillan, Pendleton Gray, Bernard Solomon. ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT Jimmy Allen, manager; assistants: H. A. Clark, Howard Manning; Bill Jones, H. Louis Brisk, Joe Mason, Dudley Jennings. COLLECTION DEPARTMENT John 'Barrow, manager; assistants: Ran dolph Reynolds, Joe Webb, Jim Wednesday, March 23, 1932 Music In The Air The contribution to state and southern culture made a- few days ago by musical devotees is yet unrecognized by the ma jority of the lay public, but its far-reaching effects will soon be felt when the North Carolina symphony orchestra is installed for the summer season. Afford ing the citizens themselves an ownership in the association, which will sponsor the orchestra in the issuing of twenty thou sand one-dollar memberships, the symphony will become the first actual state symphony in the country. Aside from the advantages de rived by this vast assemblage of music-lovers, three classes of musicians in the state will de rive both instructive and mone tary gain in the several schemes which are combined in the sea sonal activities of the new 6r ganization. Amateur, profes sional, and student musicians will be afforded ample opportun ity to gain expert tutelage at the hands of conductors and as sociated instructors. Many of these musicians have received primary education in the great state public school musical sys tem, known as one of the fore most state systems in the coun try. Since the natural pro cedure, according to Walter Dameroscfy is through the school, amateur and finally pro fessional stage, the projected training system will benefit some several hundred of the foremost amateurs in the state. If the present financial plan of the organization meets proph ecies, the state symphony will soon equal in quality such units as the Minneapolis symphony, the New York Philharmonic, and other of the country's ranking musical groups. Under its pres ent, capable, management, the symphony will bring to North Carolina a measure of cultural renown equally as desirable as its folk drama and educational system. D.CiS. Spring ' Fever During the first day or two of the quarter anxious lines are formed in front of the business office. Students, in their anxi ety, are willing to be pushed and pulled and tramped upon in or der to get their marks an hour or two sooner. Some leave the window pleased, some sad. Most of the glum group form well-worded and apt resolutions to do more work this coming quarter. These resolutions are sent to the family in an epic let ter that is calculated to counter balance the effect of the report. A wek from now most of the group will be overcome with "spring 'fever." Some of these students will work this quarter, and probably worked last quarter, but the rel ative time they will spend and have spent on activities com pared to studies is very great. They don't realize that too many activities are just as harmful as too many courses. The'effect is the same whether work is plea sant or unpleasant if it takes too much time away from the required routine studies. This is, perhaps, the worst quarter to be overloaded with work. The balmy weather saps one's energy and leaves him fit, apparently, only for eating and sleeping. Social activities reach a climax, and week-ending be comes' a mania. One activity is sufficient and all that is advis able. H.H. Dead Or Alive j One wonders nowadays: whether the Lindbergh baby will ever be returned. The numer ous clues that have figured so conspicuously in newspaper headlines have apparently come to nought, and the sympathy that has been universally ex-, tended to the father and mother cannot avail alone to restore the child to its home. It has been suggested, in fact, that, what with all the hue and cry and wholesale searching of private property which have character ized police efforts, the kidnapers may not only have become too frightened to return the baby but may have been driven to its murder for the sake of removing incriminating evidence. Whatever the situation may now be, it is quite possible that it may result in another Charlie Ross mystery. If that happens, the remainder of this century will no doubt be punctuated at regular intervals by the appear ance of persons either claiming to be Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr., or else vouchsafing information as to his fate and whereabouts, while sensational journals and magazines will have a choice sub ject for surmise and speculation through many years, to come. History, at, any rate, indicates the strength of such a possibil ity. During the French Revolu tion the young dauphin of France (known officially as Louis XVII, in spite of the fact that he never actually ruled) disappeared mysteriously dur ing his captivity not long after the execution of his royal pa rents. It was formally stated that the youthful prince had died, but that fact did not pre vent the rise of numerous pre tenders, among them a German, whose claims were the basis for a hardf ought and famous law suit in the French courts, and an American, Williams by name, whom many asserted (despite his own skepticism) to be the legitimate king of France. More recently, an Austrian Archduke, seeking release in South Ameri ca from the irksome restrictions of his exalted rank, disappeared presumably having gone down with his ship and would-be Hapsburgs have ever since spor adically blossomed forth, had their say, and passed on into ob livion. K.P.Y. Professor W. E. Grimes, treasurer of the alumni loan fund committee of the Kansas state college of agriculture and applied sciences, announces that at present the total amount of more than $40,000 of loan funds is exhausted by the borrowing of students. THE DAILY With Contemporaries j - il Youth Movement Starts In Southern California Modern youth of southern Cal ifornia is beginning to awake! Critics have long maintained that one of the reasons for the deplorable condition of govern ment and economics in the Unit ed States was due to the lack of interest of young people in na tional and municipal affairs. College students in southern California have answered this criticism with the organization of the United Statesmen which is arousing enthusiastic support all over the district in its ' en deavors to identify young people with government and public af fairs of the community. The purpose of the organization is two-fold: first, to acquaint young people with public issues and problems of government; and secondly, to induce young voters to take an active part in public affairs. The new club hopes to accom plish these purposes through a program of interesting monthly meetings. Public officials repre senting all phases of government will be invited to speak at these affairs, and to outline their of ficial duties and the functions of their . departments. Candidates for public office will also appear at the meetings, and will explain their interests, ideals and their future plans, thus giving the young voters an opportunity to become acquainted with the character and experience of the various candidates, thereby lay ing a firm foundation for voting. Talks will be limited as to time, and an open forum discussion will follow each address. The United Statesmen is altru istic in purpose, and is divorced from ulterior motives. The club is affiliated with no other organi zation, institution, or party. The necessity for a southern California young civic league is obvious when it is realized that only approximately forty per cent of the voters registered in this community have voted in re cent elections, -in comparison with an approximate seventy per cent vote, of the registered num ber in northern California. In other words, the great majority of citizens in this district are not particularly interested in our community. This is especially true of the many who have re cently moved to southern Cali fornia, and whose chief inter ests may lie elsewhere. . Young people of our commun ity face a real responsibility, which they must realize. Their future lies in this section, and they should be interested in aid ing this district, in every way possible. It" is to the individual interest of young voters to im prove our local government, which in turn will affect prop erty prices, the amount of taxes to be paid, civic improvements, crime prevention, and similar problems.' Through political education and by voting young people can operate an intelligent force to further the best inter ests of the community. With the "mother unit" of the United Statesmen firmly launch ed and rapidly progressing, at tention is being directed to ex pansion. The early growth of the club and its early achieve ments give great promise of suc cess. In the ' immediate future the original unit will be divided into three individual units, lo cated at Westwood, Eagle Rock, and university districts respec tively, and' including the colleges of U. C. L. A., Occidental and Southern California. Although the organization is not a college organization a large part of the membership is drawn from col leges and universities. Young people have already displayed in- TAR HEEL terest in organizing units at Santa Monica, Pasadena, Van Nuys, and San Diego. The ul timate goal of the United States men is to have units all over southern California.' It is natural that the United Statesmen should originate in college communities, as young people are already banded here with a common center of inter est. Also many' students are vitally interested in got ernment and citizenship. Students of so ciology, political science, pre-le-gal students, students active in student government, in Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. work, and both students and non-students who realize their responsibility as citizens, have been found to be actively interested in the club. Young people in college com munities by taking an active part in. the political affairs of their own community can do a great deal towards furthering the best interests of their institutions and the surrounding community. They can work for the "candi dates, for proposed bond issues, and other measures which will be of material benefit. Membership is open to any young person actively interest ed in good government. Both those who have come into their right of voting franchisement and those who have not yet reached the voting age are eli gible for membership. At the next meeting, to be held at Los Angeles high school on March 31, the club will start immediately to consider present problems. Candidates for may-1 or of the city at the approaching recall election will be present to present their cases. Every Trojan will find it well worth his time to attend and be come one of the United States men. Daily Trojan. No 'Private' Signs ... ' An eastern college this year innovated the practice of "hitch hiking", in education by which students might rove from class to class as they see fit. By this method a student is enabled to attend many sessions which otherwise he would miss. There are many good features to the plan. We see no reason why it could not be adopted in a small way here. We do not mean adoption of the whole revolu tionary program (revolutionary measures simply are not taken in this part of the educational world) but its most appealing minor points. It would be sim plicity itself for professors whose classes are riot filled to the room capacity to announce their schedules so interested visitors might attend. A good percentage of our classes are lecture courses. These can be of as much interest, as educational and entertaining, as a scheduled lecture in the audi torium. If teachers would an nounce their lecture subjects and allow interested persons to at tend, a great good could be ren dered. We anticipate no official cog nizance of this suggestion. It hardly needs any. If any teach ers who feel the plan is practi cable will cooperate in announc ing their hours and their sub jects we will make the announce ments public. Not only students but other teachers and Stillwa ter citizens could avail them selves of the opportunities thus i thrown open. Daily O'Colle gian. , ' Fpr Proration Of Classroom Jokes Here, is a system that should go a long way toward relieving suffering in the classroom. It is a suggestion for profes sors who insist on illustrating lectures with so-called jokes. Most students, blessed with a colossal patience, object not to jokes per se but to their repiti tion. Our best collegiate jokesmiths are professors who have taught the same courses for years and have accumulated a lot of sure fire laugh-getters. Yet because of lack of organization, these jokesters tell the same yarns three, four, or even five times a semester. When a student is so unfortunate as to have three consecutive courses under the same instructor, he must listen to the same jokes no less than a dozen times. Proration, not absolute prohi bition, of professional humor is the remedy indicated. Each in structor who indulges in joking should be allowed one pun and two . situation-illustrations per lecture; and they must pertain to the point under discussion. The professor should stand ardize his wit, permitting no overlapping in courses. Each joke should be checked from a list, prepared by the office as sistant, as it is told. The com plete repertoire ought to be re novated and brought up to date at least once every decade. Will the Society for the Pre vention of Cruelty to Students please take the system under consideration? . Oklahoma Daily. It Is Worth Knowing That The first summer normal school, in America was held at the University of North Caro lina in 1877. . Handkerchiefs, wrought and edged with gold, were worn during the reign of Elizabeth by English gentle men in, their hats as favors Where Satisfaction Is A Certainty v Have you had your clothes cleaned for the Spring Holidays? Send them in early, so that they can be given the greatest care. Then, too, they will be ready when you need them. The Hill Dry Cleaners "Superior Service To AH" Phone 5841 To gladden a woman's heart To brighten a woman's lieaf tll Lovely EASTER Flowers Flowers add charm to any Easter cos tume. Arid to any home! So be sure to ' remember "her" on Easter morn with a fresh, lovely corsage or bouquet or plant. To avoid disappointment, order now! Prices Are Low Fallouts Flowers Dept. Alfred Williams & Co., Inc. from young ladies. m . m London has 5,531 saloons at present a decrease of 1,983 in twenty-seven years. The Y. M. C. A. was organ ized at Carolina in 1S60. Is There a Price Tag I II On the Soul of Every Beautiful Girl ? I ShOjMDWf: with Regis Toomey ZaSu Pitts Also "Mysterious Mystery" A Paramount Act Travel Talk NOW PLAYING JOAN BENNETT I in "She Wanted a I Millionaire" 5-Hour Service
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