BAND CONCERT -4:00"P.M.
HILL MUSIC HALL
WEEKLY STAFF MEETING
TONIGHT 7:00
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VOLUME XL
CHAPEL HILL, N. C, SUNDAY, APRIL 24, 1932
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OFFICIAL PLEASED
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STATESB1PH0NY
Over Thirty -Five Musicians
Gather-Here for Rehearsal
' Of Orchestra.
After thirty-five prospective
musicians had gathered here
yesterday for the North Caro
lina Symphony Orchestra, La
mar Stringfield, whois acting as
conductor of the orchestra,
now being organized expressed
himself as being extremely well
pleased with the work. He also
stated that there is a splendid
future for the whole project.
The musicians met in Hill
music hall where they practiced
-from 10:0Q o'clock until 12:30;
and from 1:30 till 3:00. Dur
ing this period tentative assign
ments arid gradings were made,
after which the orchestra dis
banded to meet again soon with
-the full personnel. Though
there.were not as many present
as were expected, Stringfield has
a complete list of some seventy
five expert musicians in all parts
of the state who will meet with
the orchestra at some more con
venient date.
Directors Attend
Among the people from oth
er towns were the school musi
cal directors from Greensboro,
Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Dur
ham, High Point, and Raleigh,
each of whom brought some of
the outstanding musicians from
their respective towns. A num
ber of musicians were to have
come from Asheville 4 but " were
not able to attend the audition.
"Besides these were a number of
Chapel Hill's most outstanding
Tmisir.ians. both students and
townspeople.
It will not be definitely de
cided until the middle of next
week whether the proposed
demonstration concert tentative
ly set for May 7 will take place
MUSIC INSTITUTE
TO GIVE CONCERT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Last Laboratory Program to In
elude Works of North Caro
lina Composers Only. .
Presenting its fifth laboratory
concert of the season the Uni
versity Institute of Folk Music
will close its work for the year
Wednesday evening, April 27, at
8:00 o'clock in the music build
ing. The entire program con
sists of the works of North Caro
lina composers, played in most
instances by the composer.
Lamar Stringfield, Chape
Hill composer and musician, wil
present two original composi
tions in the form of piano com
positions. Charles G. Vardell,
Jr., is the pianist rendering
these two numbers which are:;
An American Humor es que and
Romance. '
Fantasia, a piano and organ
duet, will be presented by the
composer,x Frederick S. Smith,
and Frances E. Stevens.
A group of piano solos, among
Tvhich are: Abyss, Habanera,
and Jig, will be given by the
- composer, Charles G. Vardell,
Jr.
Amy Newcomb, 'cellist, and
Jewell Brady, pianist, will offer
two 'cello solos, Elegy and After
Midnight, written by Lamar
Stringfield.
Comprising the last group of
piano solos by Charles G. Var
dell, Jr., are: Moon-Moth, Faun
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Tar Heel Staff Will
Gather For Meeting
The reportorial staff of The
Daily Tar Heel will gather in
the office of the publication ' at
7 :00 o'clock tonight for the regu
lar weekly meeting. All report
ers are expected to attend.
Other divisions of the staff
will meet in the offices of the pa
per at the regular times with
the exception of the feature
board which will not meet until
a later date.
The city editors will meet at
5 :00 o'clock this afternoon while
at the same time the foreign
news board will gather for a
short session. Following these
two meetings the editorial board
will convene at 5:30 o'clock.
MASON SELECTED
GRAIL PRESIDENT
FOR COMING. YEAR
Claiborn Carr, Secretary, and Walter
Groover, Assistant-Treasurer,
Other Officers Elected.
Robert Mason of Mebane was
elected to succeed Haywood
Weeks as president of the Grail
at the annual banquet given in
honor of the incoming members
Friday nisrht in Graham Me
morial. -
Claiborn Carr of Woodmere,
Long Island, and Walter Groo
ver of Savannah, Georgia, were
chosen secretary and assistant
treasurer, respectively, succeed
ing. Phil Alston and C. C. Ham
let. Hamlets this year's assist
ant-treasurer automatically be
comes the next treasurer, 'fol
lowing John Clinard. The larg
est number of eld Grail men ever
to welcome the initiates attend
ed the dinner.
Bernard Addresses Order
Professor W- S. Bernard, one
of the founders of the Grail, and
Dean F. F. Bradshaw another
old member, made short talks
to the- members. Bernard
struck his usual note of opti
mism as to college morals of to
day, saying that they were bet
ter than those of the past. He
urged" the Grail to strive to do
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Study Of Classics Relegated To "
Minor Place By Practical Trend
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Since Greek and Latin Have Been Dropped as Requirements for
Graduation, Inte'rest in These Studies Has Waned
Throughout the Country's Colleges.
By Joseph Sugarman
"Latin and Greek have been
pushed to the wall in the Univer
sity by the overwhelming mod
ern trend toward vocational
training," believe the heads of
the classics department. The in
troduction of technical, practi
cal studies as engineering, phar
macy, and commerce into the un
dergraduate curriculum have so
deflected interest from the class
ics that this department has one
of the smallest enrollments in the
University. Once the cornei
stone of higher education, Latin
and Greek have been relegated to
a distinctly minor position.
It is the opinion of the heads
of the classics department that
a prime factor in the present
lack of large-scale interest in
classics is the inevitable tenden
cy of man to take the path of
least resistance. "The classics
are not easy, and those who can
avoid, most certainly will,"s de
clared Professor Wallace S. Ber
nard of the Greek department.
Enrollment Falls Off
Dr. George Howe, speaking for
the Latin department, said "The
current craving for the practi
cal in the University accounts
for the small number of people
willing to seek something differ
ent in the study of Latin and
Greek." I
The decline of classics ai the
University is of comparatively
recent origin. Up to 1905 they
were the dominant influence on
the campus, since four years of
Latin and two of Greek were re
quired for admission, while two
years of each language were ob
ligatory to every student. In
that year, however, the entrance
requirements were relieved of
Latin and Greek, and the classics
were forthwith set on the tobog
gan. Greek was forced to stand
squarely upon its own merits as
an elective. Latin maintained
the status of a partially required
subject, but the tendency upon
the part of the language actual
ly classifies Latin as an elective
course.
Lean Years for Classics
From 1905 to 1920 were in
deed lean years for the classics.
The department declined at a
terrific rate in numbers, while
the sciences, social and technical,
profited at their expense. The
founding of each new school at
the University was a further de
structive force for the classics.
Toward the close of the World
War the department found itself
in the perilous situation of grad
ually heading for. total extinc
tion. Classes had dwindled to a
pitiful size, and Latin and Greek
were smirked at as out-moded
subjects. Similar situations
throughout the colleges of the
nation were the only consolation
in view.
Classic Revival Begun
It was at this low ebb that a
revival of the classics was en
gendered. To be sure, it was
slow, and at times almost imper
ceptible. Yet, as the recent dec
ade wore on, Latin and Greek
were once more on the road to
prestige, if not their former
popularity. The saving force of
the studies appeared in the in
troduction of the comparative
literature courses and archaeol
ogy. Since their inception, these
two courses have been among
the most sought after in the Uni
versity. Strangely enough, it
seemed for a time that the cul
ture of Greece and Rome was to
survive, even though the lan
guages did not. v
But these stimulants had the
desired effect upon Greek and
Latin itself. Since 1920 the size
of classes has increased, despite
periodic fluctuations. The de
partment has finally abandoned
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Symphonic Band To
Give Concert Today
The University Symphonic
Band, under the direction of Pro
fessor T. Smith McCorkle, will
give its annual spring concert
at 4:00 o'clock Saturday after
noon in the Hill Music auditor
ium. .
The band is a select group of
forty-eight pieces, picked from
the larger organization that per
forms at football games and oth
er outdoor events at the Univer
sity. The program will include
both classical and modern music.
There will be two soloists and
two qilintets. Miss Helen King
Eubanks. soprano and pupil of
Dr. H. S. Dyer, will sing; Thor
Johnson, violinist, will play.
ANNUAL Y. EC. A.
CONFERENCE HAS
LAST GATHERING
President Graham Speaks to
Members Student Officers
Training Conference.
WOOSLEY TO GIVE
SPEECH ON WORK
OF FINANCE BODY
Economics Professor to Discuss Pur
poses and Powers of Reconstruc
tion Finance Corporation.
Dr. John B. Woosley, of the
department of economics and
commerce will speak on "The
Reconstruction Finance Corpor
ation" in room 103 Bingham hall
at 7 : 30 tomorrow evening. This
will be the second of a series
of five lectures on current eco
nomic problems to be presented
on consecutive Monday nights.
Dr. Woosley is professor of
economics in charge of the
courses in finance at the Univer
sity. He spent last year in
Chicago studying special prob
lems in the field of finance.
During the lecture he will dis
cuss the role of the Reconstruc
tion Finance Corporation in
this period of economic depres
sion. Dr. Woosley will describe
the conditions which led to its
establishment, its organization
purposes, powers, and personnel
Finally, he will appraise its
work and accomplishments up
to' the present.
This lecture, as well as the
others will be open to the pub
lic, and all persons who are in
terested are invited to attend
this and the subsequent talks.
Reparations Blamed For Crisis
Benno Mascher Says Germany Wants To Pay But Cannot
Today marks the close of the
annual state Y. M. C. A. and Y.
W. C. A. student officers' train
ing conference. This year's ses
sion is the largest ever conducted
with approximately seventy stu
dents attending the meetings.
Reverend Tom Wright will
conduct a morning watch this
morning at 7:00 in the Old Epis
copal church and the newly elect
ed officers will be installed at
8 :45 in the banquet hall of the
Graham Memorial. Dr. Shelton
Smith will lead the final service
at 10 :00 a. m. This meeting also
takes place in the Graham Me
morial.
Yesterday's sessions opened
with a devotional service by Tom
Wright, following which the
delegates broke up into several
groups for discussion of specific
problems.
President Graham Speaks
President Frank Graham was
the last speaker of the morning,
addressing the whole group on
the things which make this gen
eration different. First he said
that this generation is of the
world war J it is a generation of
world and moral confusion; and
that it is a generation of great
world and economic depression.
He remarked in closing that it
was encouraging that students
are taking hold of religion in a
vital way today.
In the afternoon talks were
made by John Minter and Eliza
beth Manget on the Student Vol
unteer Movement, and by Bill
Farthing of Duke and Frances
Mitchell of Greensboro College
,on the Blue Ridge conference.
Following this there was a
business meeting at which a con
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MEN CHOSEN FOR
N. C. COLLEGE AND
VffiGINIADEBATES
Carolina Team Will Meet Vir
ginia in Annual Event Over
Station WPTF May 3.
(EDITOR'S NOTE: In this article
contributed especially to The Daily
Tar Heel, Benno Mascher, proiessor
of history at Marburg University,
Marburg, Germany, discusses the pres
ent economic conditions of Germany.
In another article to appear next Sun
day he will discuss the political situa
tion of the country.
These articles have been translated
by Dr. Meno Spann of the University
German department.)
By Benno Mascher
In a true description of Ger
many today we must before all
consider the unequalled econom
ic misery in Germany. ' Without
the knowledge of the distressing
economic trouble of the people,
it is impossible to understand
what is going on in the cultural
and political life of the nation.
It is especially necessary to
stress this economic misery be
cause in foreign countries there
concentions of
iicvaiu , , 0 x
Germany's economical condition.
These misconceptions are olten
furthered by anti-German agita
tors who still exist today.
Extent of Catastrophe
The granting 'of the so-called
Hoover moratorium has shown
the world the greatness of Ger
many's catastrophe but has has
tened its effects. The Reich
(German Government) can no
longer keep its obligations. The
German counties, states, the big
banks and corporations, and fi
nally, the innumerable members
of middle class merchants and
small manufacturers are bank
rupt. Whole branches of indus
try have broken down. The far
mers are fighting desperately
against ruin. The number of
unemployed people has risen to
over six millions, thus Germany
has over one-fourth of the entire
unemployed population in the
world (United States has over
eight millions but in comparison
to population, Germany has six
million unemployed to a popula
tion of sixty-five millions ; Unit
ed States ten millions to a popu
lation of over 140 millions). In
a city Jike Essen which before
the war was the most prosperous
industrial city in Germany, now
has forty per cent of the popula
tion entirely supported by public
and private charity.
Schools Closed
The tremendous burden which
the state has taken over with the
support of these masses of un
employed makes it incapable of
fulfilling its culturaHasks. Prus
sia is forced-to close more than
half of its pedagogical academies
(which serve for the instruction
of elementary school teachers).
The same is true for art academ
ies and theatres of drama. Each
city is forced to cut rogorously
as far as its cultural funds are
concerned. The means for pub
ic libraries have almost vanished
from the cultured classes. The
emergency conynission (Not-
gemeinschaft) of German learn
ing which alone makes possible
the existence of the rising gen
eration of young university
scholars can hardly secure the
continuation of the most neces
sary scholastic and science re
search work, because the middle
classes; supporters of universi
ties, are entirely impoverished.
Decline Explained
How is this decline to be ex
plained? Was not Germany in
the years 1925 to 1928 con
tinually rising? Certainly:
Germany, like the United States,
was in a condition of apparent
prosperity, apparent rising. But
it only seemed so, and the crash
was worse because the world
would not believe that the pro
ceeding period of prosperity was
only an illusion. Today the Ger
man catastrophe has dragged the
entire world into economic
chaos. Even England and the
United States are hard hit by it.
America can well understand
that which in Germany is be
lieved by almost every one, and
which today is the undisputed
opinion of economic experts:
The chief cause of German's mis
ery and the general lowered fin
ancial condition of the world is
the reparations! Not until the
poisonous effects of reparations,
for which the world may thank
the blind egotism of all political
creditors, is excluded from the
machinery of world economy can
we begin to think of recovery.
From a moral and economic
viewpoint, the reparations are
unbearable for Germany and the
rest of the world.
Connected With Reparations
The whole economical and
political situation- in Germany is
so closely connected with the
question of reparations that it
deserves more thorough explan
ation. As far as the economic
side goes, one must think: Ger
many had,, during the war,
fought for four and a half
years against a world of ene
mies with an unparalleled effort.
Its economic strength was ex
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In the debate tryouts which
were conducted in Graham Me
morial Thursday evening for the
meet withNNorth Carolina Col
lege and the radio debate with
Virginia, Edwin Lanier and John
Wilkinson were chosen to up
hold the negative in the dual
debate against North Carolina
College on the query, Resolved t
That the German reparations
and inter-allied war debts should
be cancelled. 1 ;
The affirmative team will be
selected from among B. F. Proc
tor, A. A. Lawrence', and "Red"
Rankin after a second trial to
take place in room 214 Graham
Memorial at 8:15 tomorrow eve
ning. The negative side will de
bate against this three in a trial
debate, and the best two of the
three will be given places. Ed
win Lanier and Donald Seawell
were selected to take part in the
annual radio debate with Vir
ginia, which is to take place
over the Raleigh station, WPTF,
May 3. They will defend the
negative side of the question,
Resolved: That the United
fyates should adopt the British
system of radio control.
No definite date has been set
for the debate with N. C. College
but will be announced later.
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