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vGOETHE CENTENNIAL HILL MUSIC HALL StOO P.1L UNION FORUM 214 GRAHAM MEMORIAL 9:00 P.M VOLUME XL CHAPEL HILL, N. C TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1932 NUMBER 173 Aft 7: COMBINED CHOIRS PRESENT GOETHE BALLiSTONIGHT Tinal Presentation of Goethe Centenary Exercises Will Take Place at 8:00. Tonight at .8:00 o'clock in Hill 3Iusic hall, a choir made up of .members of the faculty, various church choirs of the village, and several members of the student body will present the musical ballads and lyrical poems of Goethe. This program will be the final event in the Goethe cen tenary exercises, commemorat ing the death of the great Ger man poet. These poems and ballads of Goethe are considered to be .among the most beautiful litera ture that has been written, and the musical arrangements have been written by some of the -world's greatest composers. Sev eral of the numbers to be ren dered by the choir are written by such famous men as Beetho ven, Schubert, Schuman, and Mendelssohn. The centenary exercises have ;been arranged vby the Goethe Centenary committee of the Uni versity under the direction of Dr. Ernst C. Metzenthin, head of the University department of Germanic languages. Dr. Har old Dyer and Nelson O. Kennedy, of the University music depart ment, are in charge of the musi cal numbers. This exercise will be open to the -public free of charge, and all students and townspeople are cordially invited to attend. Pro grams of the night's perfor mances will be distributed at the (door. Orchestra Will Play At school Exercises The Carolina Salon Orchestra, student srrouD of twentv-cmp musicians under the direction of Thor Johnson, will play at the commencement exercises tonight at the Prospect Hill school. The members of this orchestra have been playing together since its organization last fall and have played a number of concerts in different parts of the state well as in Chapel Hill. Central Alumni Office Performs Valuable Services For University 0 Main Office of General Alumni Association Established in 1922 Is Motivating Force Behind Local Graduate Clubs Supplying Speakers and Arranging Reunions. Nearly Two Hundred Alumni Union Visitors as DEAN MILNER TO LEAD VESPERS AT COMMENCEMENT Guilford College Man Will Speak At Service Conducted by Y. M. C. A. June 5. Clyde A. Milner, dean of stu dents at Guilford College, has accepted the invitation of the local Y. M. C. A. to speak at the Commencement Vespers here June 5, it was announced yester day. The Commencement Vespers are conducted by the local Y. M. C. A. as a part of the commence ment program. The addresses are given under Davie poplar Sunday afternoon .during the commencement week. The address by Dean Milner will mark the first time since the inauguration of these events that a man not living in Chapel Hill has appeared. Up until last year Parson W. B. Moss of the local Prej&yJrian jAurch con ducted the service. Last year Reverend C. Excel Rozzelle of the Mehtodist church had charge of the event. As an information center, service bureau, and co-ordinating force, the central alumni of fice is the backbone of the Uni versity. In creating a feeling of good will towards the Univer sity this office is performing a valuable service. The central alumni office is not a department of the Univer sity, but is the main office of the General Alumni Association composed of more than sixty clubs in cities of this and other states, and of more than fifty classes organized with perman ent officers. The alumni secre tary, also the executive secre tary of the General Alumni As sociation, is in charge of the central alumni office. Office Supplies Initiative The office is the co-ordinating force beliind the alumni, sup plying the initiative, obtaining speakers for the local clubs, and arranging class reunion pro grams and homecomings. It supplies lists of alumni with ad dresses, to local clubs. These lists are necessities in such large cities as New York. The alumni office has the present addresses of approximately 16,000 living alumni or ninetv-five Der cent , of all those aliVe. When this of fice was established in 1922, ahnnt half the addresses of alumni were unknown. One of the most important functions of the alumni office is that of a general information center. Here are kept in order ly fashion innumerable facts about the history and traditions of the University. Complete records of each alumnus are kept in separate folders, which fill forty files in the office. In the jackets are data blanks filled out by the alumni containing al sorts of information about their careers at the University. There are also photographs of many alumni. Newspaper clippings and letters furnish records of graduates after leaving school. A great deal of trouble is in curred in keeping the presen addresses of alumni, but the of fice has been very successful in (Continued on last page) Summer School Catalogues Catalogues for the University summer school will be ready for distribution at the office in Pea body building Wednesday of this iveek. Roads, Halls. Orchestras, Religion Hindered Popularity Of Dances - o Transportation Facilities for Girls and Securing of Suitable Music Were Early Problems Which Students Had to Solve; Religious Prejudice Was Strong. Of the 279 persons whohave been entertained at Graham Memorial as guests, 175 have been alumni of the Universit v. The oldest visiting alumnus on Registrar SPRING QUARTER EXAMS TO BEGIN MONDAY, MAY 30 Releases Schedule record is Alexander Graham of Charlotte, a member of the class of 1869 and the father of Presi dent Frank Graham. The next Closing With 12:00 Classes Thursday, June 2, STUDENT FORM TO DISCUSS HONOR -o- Interfraternity Meeting All members of the interfra- ternity council are requested to meet at 7:00 p. m. in Graham Memorial. TAX ON LUXURIES SEEN AS SOURCE OF STATE INCOME Analysis Made to Submit Tan gible Plan to Finance Com mittee at Legislature. An analysis made by Dr. S. H. Hobbs, Jr., of the rural social economics department, Dr. Clar ence Heer of the commerce school, and A. S. Kiester of "North Carolina College for Wo men in conjunction with many prominent men in the states of ISTorth and South Carolina on the tax situation reveals the rfact that commodity or luxury taxes in this ' state would help the state treasury meet approp riations due to state institutions, -including the University, with- out necessitating he drastic cuts that seem to be inevitable. The object of the 'analysis' was to make an examination of the tax situation in North Caro lina and later to submit it to the State Educational Association. Taced with the problem of the impending appropriation cuts, the association wants to have some tangible plan ready to pro pose to the finance committee of tthe legislature at its next ses- (Continued on last page) PERFORMANCE OF SYMPHONY GROUP HIGHLYPLEASING Officials of State Organization Express Pleasure at Response Shown by Audience The first concert of the new North Carolina Symphony Or chestra Saturday night in Hill hall under the direction of La mar Stringfield was a great suc cess, the group giving a splen did performance, fully equal to the great things prophesied for it, before a full and extremely aDnreciative audience of some A J. three hundred people who came 'from all over the state for the premier appearance of the or chestra. -The officials of the, symphony society expressed themselves as being very highly pleased with the activities of the orchestra and the splendid response shown by the people both nearby and in distant parts of the state. All the members of the or chestra were made charter mem bers of the North Carolina Sym phony Society and were" given membership cards showing that they were charter members. The majority of the musicians comprising the orchestra went back to their homes Saturday niffht after the - concert, but twenty-four who stayed played a short chamber music concert at the Hope Valley Country club at 3:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon This program opened with two novelties; the first, a quartet for flute, violin, viola, and cello, played by Lamar Stringfield, Is-i-aoi Smith TTiio Giduz. and Hubert Royster, respectively. Next was a trio for three flutes, played by Lamar Stringfield, Earl Slocum, and Ray Rheaume. Before the days of automo biles and paved roads, the prob lem of transportation presented a serious difficulty, to staging any social function which a large number of people might be expected to attend. Thosewho were not students of the Univer sity but wished to attend dances here were compelled to travel weary miles over dirt roads in horse carriages, and girls who had been invited to dances here were likewise forced to make such unpleasant journeys. Con sequently, the crowds at Univer sity dances then were very small. At that time there were few suitable halls in which dances might be given. Until 1885 prac tically all dances at Chapel Hill were given in an a.ncient struct ure known as Smith hall. Or chestras were also scarce in those days, and it was difficult to engage one that would fur nish music suitable to the occa sion. Religion an Adverse Force By far the greatest prejudice that the exponents of dancing. had to contend with was that of the various religious denomina tions throughout the state, es pecially the Baptists and Mehto dists. Churches opposed danc ing on the grounds that it was immoral, or at least, that it led to immorality. Battle's History of the University of North Caro lina tells how public sentiment was divided for and against dancing in 1879 : "On one hand there are peo ple of excellent and good inten tions who think it wrong, as in citing to licentiousness. They also think that the tenets of their churches, as expounded by their clerical leaders, are against it. On the other hand, ' there are people of equal and good inten tions who think it a harmless amusement ... The authorities cannot think it is a crime or that it leads to crime, for ex perience shows that the ball managers and other school par ticipants are and have been among our most high toned and free from vice, and the wildest malignity dares not to. cast sus picions on the conduct and pur ity of their partners." Dances Nevertheless Continued Nevertheless, dances contin ued to be presented at the Uni versity. As early as 1833 a stu dent mass meeting elected a committee wThich petitioned the University trustees for the use of a room in which to hold their Commencement ball. The request-was granted, and the dance was a big success, num bering among its guests many distinguished North Carolinians: Following this demonstration of student opinion in the matter of dances came the establish (Continued on last page) Examinations for the spring 114140.1 ici vjjl 11110 cai v in vy&m is Francis D. Winston of Wind- untn Thursday June 2, accord- ,1 -C "1 OTfl bui, uj. xotv. hnor tn the sphprinlP rplpasfvl vps- terday.'by the registrar's office. Monday at 9:00 o'clock exam inations for all 8:30 classes ex cept English lc and Economics o 1 nn :n x 1 i .1 i.1 i. SYSTEM TONIGHT f 20 - , classes, all sections of English lc Important Question Carried Over meeting at 8:30, and all sections From Last Meeting Will Be ot Economics 6 win De exam- Continued at 9:00 med- All 9 :30 o'clock classes. exceDt The situation of the honor sys- Historv 3 and Economics 31-2 tem at the University will be the will have their examinations subject for discussion of the Tnesdav Mav 31 at. 9!00 nVlnek. - j , . j - j Union Forum when that group and all, 3:00 and 4:00 o'clock -L ' T- TOT ". !1 A. , , . -r-r. i meets in urrauaiii . iviemunai ai Classes, all sections OI History 9 :00 o'clock tonight. 3 meeting at 9:30, and all sec- The discussion tonight will be tions of Economics 31 will be a follow up of discussions of examined that afternoon at 2:30. previous groups which have Wednesday, June 1, at 9:00, been striving for a better and all 11:00 o'clock classes except more workable basis to improve Mathematics 3, section I, will ' the honor system. have their examinations. Ex- At the meeting in October, the aminations for Mathematics 3s forum went on record as favor- classes meeting at 11:00 and ing the system of having each 12:00 will take place that after student sign the honor pledge noon at 2:30. which would make him report a The final day of examinations guilty student. The plan for to- finds exams for all 12:00 o'clock night is to continue the discus- classes except History 3 and sion to work out a plan. Economics 31 scheduled at 9:00 Haywood Weeks, president of and the year's "' examinations the student body and E. C. Dan- will close with the examinations iel, Jr., vice-president of the at 2:30 that afternoon of all student body, will be in charge classes of History 3 meeting at of the meeting. DR. HEER STATES GOVERNMENT CAN NOT LOWER TAXES 1 Ability to Reduce Is Greatly Exaggerated, Although Move Is Highly Desirable. Ph.D. English Exam The final oral examination of Hill Shine, candidate for the de gree of doctor of philosophy in the department of English, has been changed from May 21 to May 30, and will take place at 2:30 p. m. in room 112 Saunders. Phi to Elect Officers The Phi Assembly will elect officers for the fall quarter of next year at the final meeting of the quarter Tuesday night at 7:15 o'clock in New East. High School History Class Visits Raleigh Institutions The senior history class of the local high school spent yester day in Raleigh visiting the state institutions. They made special calls at the state capitol, state museum, and state prison. Buccaneer Business Staff All men wishing to try out for the business staff of the lp32-33 Buccaneer will meet irf room, 207 jraham Memorial Tuesday night at 7:15. " Dr. Clarence Heer, of the de partment of economics and com merce, delivering a lecture in Bingham hall last night on "The Possibilities of- Reduction in the Cost ' of Government," declared that, in these days of economic depression when thousands of people are in suffering and in want, a reduction in taxes would undoubtedly be a wondertful thing and that there has been a great need felt for a reduction; but he added that there has been a tremendous amount of exag geration in regard to the amount of reduction that is possible. -"Many suppose," said Dr. Heer, "that the bulk of govern ment expenditures is spent wastefully; but, as a matter of fact, out of the total tax bill for 1930, Federal, state, and local, which amounted to $10,277,000, 000, about one fourth of it rep resented interest and redemption of debt and could not be re duced." Outside of this, there are other fixed charges that cannot be lowered, such as the amount spent by the veteran's bureau as compensation and for the upkeep of war veterans. . - In discussing the supposition, popular among many, that much of the tax dollar is spent for the support of bureaux which get out reports on impractical and unimportant issues, Dr. Heer pointed out that twenty-six per cent of the entire tax bill repre sented the cost of wars, 12:00 and all other examinations which cannot be arranged other-. wise. Courses meeting Tuesday and Thursday, or Tuesday, Thurs day, and Saturday are either assigned on the schedule or will be assigned by the instructors. Examination for courses in Engineering, including drawing and engineering mathematics, are scheduled in Phillips hall, while examinations for courses in accounting will be announced by the instructors. ...,. SERIES OF SEVEN EVENTS SET FOR FINALS PROGRAM Concluding Dance Set of Year Will Be Staged June 7 Through June 9. (Continued on page three) John A. Park, secretary treasurer of the German club, v has announced that the com- jmencement dances will be stag ed this year Tuesday, June 7, through Thursday, June 9. The program for these three days wili include seven events. The first of these will be a dance from 10:00 until 1:00 o'clock Tuesday night. The festivities Wednesday will start with a morning dance from 11:30 until 1:30 o'clock, followed by a tea dance in the afternoon between the hours of 4:30 and 6:30. Another dance will take place from 10:00 until 1:00 o'clock that night. The final day's events com mence with a morning dance from 11 :30 until 1 :30. The pro gram for the afternoon will be a concert, from 3:00 to 5:00 o'clock, featuring Ishman Jones and his . orchestra, who have been engaged to play for the set of dances. The concluding event past, j will be the final ball to be con- (Continued on last page) .11
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