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CAROLINA vs. WAKE FOREST
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CAROLINA vs. WAKE FOREST
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KENAN STADIUM
VOLUSIE XLI
CHAPEL HILL, N. C, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1932
NUMBER 2
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SPEECHES RIARK
FORMAL START OF
UNIVERSITY YEAR
R. B. House, Haywood Weeks,
And President Graham Are
Keynoters at Exercises.
The University school year
1932-33 was formally opened at
exercises in Memorial hall yes
terday morning from 10:30 to
11:30 o'clock. Dean Francis F.
Bradshaw was in charge of the
ceremonies, which were opened
with a devotional led by Rever
end A. S. Lawrence, rector of
the Episcopal church.
R. B. House, executive secre
tary of the University, was the
first speaker. He acknowledged
the gift of a pipe organ for Me
morial hall which was presented
to the University by the Publix
Kincey theatres, owners of the
Carolina theatre here. He was
followed by Kemp P. Lewis, who
welcomed the new and old stu
dents in behalf of the alumni as
sociation of which organization
he is president. Haywood Weeks,
president of the student body,
then brought a greeting to the
students from the student gov
ernment. President Frank P. Graham,
president of the University, in
his address declared-that the in
stitution throughout its history
has maintained an "atmosphere
that is free, moral, honest, and
spiritual. The answer to error,"
President Graham said, is now
terror but clean and wholesome
freedom. Attacked the Univer
sity makes no attacks. Threat
ened she makes no threats, amid
misunderstanding she seeks to
understand those who would
strike her down."
The president told the new
students that "discipline . and
contentment are not nearly so,
important as the attitude, of
one's mind. You may stand in
the laboratory and look through
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FRESHMAN CLASS
NUMBERS FEWER
THAN LAST YEAR
New York and New Jersey Send
Largest Number of Out-of-'
- State Students.
Unofficial figures compiled yes
terday by the Daily, Tar Heel
show that this year's freshman
class is the smallest in several
years. Only 591 freshmen regis
tered this week. Among this
number, however, there are
probably more states represent
ed than ever before. Twenty
four states "from Maine to
Florida" sent delegations to the
University.
The Old North State of course
tops the list with 458 first year
men. Following North Carolina
comes New York with thirty
two and New Jersey with thirty.
Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Mas
sachusetts, Georgia, South Caro
lina, Maryland, Virginia, Illi
nois, Alabama, Washington, D.
C.; Florida, Delaware, Missis
sippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas,
3Iaine. West Virginia, Michi
gan, and Arkansas, follow in the
order named.
Current economic conditions
are considered as being the
greatest reason for th' decreased
enrollment. The fact that out-of-state
registration has increas
ed is taken as an indication that
the reputation of the University
afield is still growing as a center
of learning and liberalism.
Freshman Y Cabinet
Elects Its Officers
The ex-Hi-Y; or freshman
friendship council held their
opening banquet last night from
6:00 until 8:00 o'clock in Gra
ham Memorial. Eighty-five men
were presentand the meeting
was presided over by Jack Poole
president of last year's freshman
cabinet. President Graham was
the guest speaker for the eve
ning. The main business of the
meeting was the election of offi
cers for the coming year, and
after spirited voting the follow
ing men were elected: Jessie
Webb of Raleigh, secretary; and
James Craighill of Rocky Mount,
treasurer.
The work this year is under
the direction of Ed Lanier, self-
help secretary of the Y and Jim
Steere, vice-president of the
junior-senior cabinet. The first
meeting of the year will convene
in Gerrard hall Monday night at
7:15 and any freshmen in ad
dition to those attending the ban
quet are invited to be present.
TOWN MERCHANTS
OFFER NUMEROUS
CONTESTAWARDS
Chapel Hill Prosperity Contest
Lists Twenty. Prizes to
Liberal Spenders.
Chapel Hill's greater prosper
ity contest has as its center the
Carolina theatre,' in whose lobby
the ballot box is receiving votes!
for and from all contestants.
Participating firms are to award
on October 14, the date the con
test closes, twenty prizes, the
first being a free trip to New
York with all expenses paid.
The remaining nineteen
prizes, listed m order and ioi-
lowed by the firm donating it,
are : table lamp, given by the
University Consolidated Service
Plants ; pair of shoes by An-drews-Henninger
Co. ; vest pock
et kodak, by Foister Photo com
pany; card case, by Alfred Wil
liams Co.; basket groceries, by
Food Mart; sweater, by Stetson
"D"; roaster, by W. C. Lyon
Hardware Co. ; $5.00 meal ticket,
by Gooch Bros. Cafe; basket
groceries, by Model Market.
Car washed and polished, by
University Service Station; one
quart sweet milk for one month,
by Durham Road Dairy; shirt,
by Lipman's ; book pressing club
tickets, by O'Kelly Dry Cleaners ;
one month show pass, by Caro
lina Theatre ; pair shoes half
soled, by Lacock's Shoe Shop;
one hundred calling cards, by the
University Printery; one year's
subscription, by Tfte'Chapel Hill
Weekly; one quart of sweet for
one month, by Durham Dairy
Products ; and smoking stand, by
Berman's Department Store.
One hundred votes are given
by the participating merchants
for every $1.00 purchase and
every $1.00 paid on account. The
committee in charge of ballots
includes M. B. Utley, M. C. S.
Noble, M. W. Durham, and Zeb
P. Council.
PROFESSOR COUCH IS
RECOVERING SLOWLY
Dr. John Couch, professor of
botany, has been recuperating
at Watts hospital in Durham
for the past two weeks, follow
ing an Operation for appendi
citis. Couch's condition is still
considered serious, and it is not
known when he will be able to
return to the University v
Fhill ips Russell Declares North
Carolina Rich In Literary Promise
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University Professor Finds Conditions in Old North State Favor
able to Broader Cultural Life and for Tapping
Of Resources in Fiction.
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By Starlin Whitaker
(Reprinted from The Charlotte Ob
server) A broader cultural life, free
from obsessions and fear of ex
pression, to which Chapel
Hill and the University have
already made outstanding con
tributions, may be eventually re
alized in North Carolina.
At least, that is the opinion
of Charles Phillips Russell, bi
ographer and author, member of
the University faculty and a
North Carolinian, who foresees
many possibilities for broaden
ing in the fields of arts and
crafts, with North Carolinians
as participants in this future
accomplishment and our own na
tural scenery furnishing the
background.
In North Carolina, where lies
material galore hitherto un
touched but in few instances by
skilled craftsmen, the author of
Ben Franklin, John Paul Jones,
Thomas Jefferson and a number
of short stories which have made
him famous, has discovered in
this state V field literally peopled
with characters who may later
find their places on the pages of
literature.
Conditions Suitable
Nowhere else in the country
are conditions more favorable,
and nowhere else in the world
could there be more literary
products for persons -prepared
to garner the crops of fiction and
history that awaits them here,
NEW STATIONERY
STOREJSOPENED
Number of Local Business Es
tablishments Increased by
Three During Week.
Three new stores have begun
business in Chapel Hill this fall.
A new stationery store was open
ed by J. H. Ledbetter and A. C.
Pickard, September 12. The
store. Ledbetter s& Pickard, is
located on Franklin street near
the Crescent Cafeteria; Led
better and Pickard will carry a
full line of stationery, fountain
pens, notebooks and other school
supplies.
The Little Shop opened for
business September 20th. It is
owned by Miss Elizabeth Bran
son who has been with the Betsy
Ann Shop for the past two years.
Miss Branson has a complete
supply of Misses suits and dress-
es. rne L.ittie snop win present
a fashion show Monday after
noon, from 4:00 to &:00 o'clock.
The latest styles in women's ap
parel will be shown. The shop
is next door to the Durham
Dairy Products' store.
Last Monday the C and H
Cafeteria served meals for the
first time in Chapel Hill. The
C and H Cafeteria is owned by
C. V. Cummings and J. V. Hun
ter, who were with the old
Friendly Cafeteria. The C and
H is open for three meals a day.
It is next door to the post office.
Vespers to Continue
Professor Nelson O. Kennedy
will again present, at monthly
intervals during the year, a ser
ies of vesper organ concerts.
While the series begins in Oc
tober, the exact date and fur
ther information about the pro
gram will be announced later.
the author believes.
"Conditions are suitable to'
the promotion of a broader
cultural life," he stated in refer
ence to Chapel Hill.' "The his
tory of the town, traditions of
the village, and the University
have risen chiefly because of a
friendly interest in such things
and have made Chapel Hill and
North Carolina a pleasant en
vironment for the men whose tal
ents lie in the realm of imagina
tion with particular reference to
the arts of writing and drama.
"In the past we have suffered
here in the south from fear of
self-expression and curious idio
syncrasies. "And life is just as interest
ing in North Carolina as t is in
the capitals of Europe. That has
been proven by Paul Green with
his play, House of Connelly,
played last year in New York,
which wTas based on North Caro
lina material with well known
Tar Heel types as characters.
One New York critic has called
his play the greatest he has seen
in ten years.
Need More Culture
"Yes, we need better farming
and marketing methods here in
North Carolina, but we also need
to live a more fully rounded life
which should include expression
in the arts and crafts as well
as in business and agriculture.
We need -more music, more dra
ma, more painting and more
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NOVEL BY GREEN
JUST PUBLISHED
"The Laughing Pioneer," Work
Of University Professor, Is
Story of South.
Paul Green, associate profes
sor at the University for several
years and author of many suc
cessful plays, has had published
his first novel, a story of the
south just after the war.
The Laughing Pioneer was
published this September and,
as is the case with his plays,
Green succeeds in presenting a
cycle of events typical to the
southern families who lost all
during the war.
Writing in Hollywood
Last spring Green took up a
temporary residence in Holly
wood where he is to write two
original plays on southern life
for the Warner Brothers studios.
He has remained there since, his
family recently leaving Chapel
Hill to stay with him for a time.
Of Green the New York Times
has said, "He has been com
pared with Eugene O'Neill. Such
coupling is absolutely merited."
Of The Laughing' Pioneer, the
Times says, "Mr. Green's style
shows evidence of a theatrical
technique. . . . Without too much
emphasis or description he man
ages to convey very vividly the
squalor and hopelessness of the
lives his people lead."
Green's first great success
was a Pulitzer Prize winner, In
Abraham's Bosom. Since then
he has written many successful
stage productions, the latest be
ing The House of Connelly
which ran the season in New
York last year and was praised
by critics as being a truly life
like representation of southern
life presented in a logical and
human manner. -
To Offer Recital
Above is Albert Spalding, one
of America's foremost violinists.
His concert in Memorial, hall
October 18 will open the fall sea
son of the Student Entertain
ment Committee series.
ALBERTSPALDING
BEGINS STUDENT
ENTERTAINMENTS
Noted Violinist Will Play Here
October 18 on Student En
tertainment Program.
Albert Spalding, violinist of
note, will offer a recital here
October 18 in "Memorial hall to
open the 1932-33 Student En
tertainment series. Four other
attractions have been arranged
by the joint student-faculty
committee for the year while
the group is negotiating for an
other entertainment.
Passbooks for the presenta
tions during the fall quarter
were delivered to students in the
liberal arts, commerce, and edu
cation schools yesterday and
students in other schools and
townspeople may secure season
tickets for these events at Dean
A. W. Hobbs' office.
V. L. Granville will appear in
xiaiuauu xiitcxiuuca , j-'c v. em
ber 7 as the second presentation
of the fall quarter. The Shan
Kar Hindu dancers, January 11 ;
the Boston Light Opera Com
pany (in Robin Hood), March
2 ; and Cornelia Otis Skinner,
April 12, are the other attrac
tions secured by the group for
the winter and spring.
Efforts are being made to
bring Stuart Chase, economist
and writer, here in April or May
but no definite plans have been
reached.
OLD THOREAU WORKS
EXAMINED BY ADAMS
Dr. Raymond Adams, of the
English department, spent two
weeks in New England this 'sum
mer, during which time he ex
amined some unpublished Tho
reau manuscripts. .
While in Cambridge and Con
cord, Massachusetts, Dr. Adams
examined several unpublished
verses of a poem, and the na
turalist's diary, a year of which
is unpublished in the printed
version of the journals. Dr.
Adams is recognized as a lead
ing . authority on the works of
Thoreau.
Pi Phi's Move
Members of the Pi Beta Phi
sorority this week moved from
their old location on Franklin
street, to the home . of Mrs. C.
W. Bain on East Rosemary.
BOARD EXPECTED
TO PICK GREATER
UMVEOTHEAD
Trustees to Take Up "Tat urn
Petition" at Meeting in Ral
eigh September 28.
Two questions which have
aroused state-wide interest have
been slated to " come up at the
regular meeting of the Board of
Trustees of the Greater Univer
sity of North Carolina when
that group meets in Raleigh
September 28. These questions
are the consideration of "Ta
tum's petition" and the election
of the president of the Greater
University.
At this meeting the president
of the Greater University is ex
pected to be chosen by the board.
According to rumor throughout
the state, President Frank P.
Graham, now president of the
Chapel Hill division . of the
Greater University, will prob
ably we elected to the post.
Under the plan of consolida
tion endorsed by the Board dur
ing the summer, each of the
three divisions of the Greater
University will have a separate
head, while.there will be a presi
dent in charge of the whole or
ganization. Petition to Be Considered
Another matter slated to come
up at the meeting is what is
designated by state press as
"Tatum's petition," a petition
signed by 243 persons of the
state which condemns alleged
radicar tendencies here at the
University. . f ,
This petition, presented to
Governor' O. Max Gardner three
weeks ago by L. A. Tatum, Bel
mont man, has been referred to
the trustees by the governor.
Citing the visits of Norman
Thomas, Bertrand Russell, and
Langston Hughes to the Univer
sity as radical tendencies and
quoting alleged filthy passages
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BOYLE LECTOR
TO FRESHMEN ON
RUSfflNGSEASON
New Men Tipped Off on Pitfalls
And Traps of Fraternity
High Pressure Work.
Representatives of the Inter
fraternity Council met in a
special meeting in Memorial hall
yesterday afternoon for Univer
sity freshmen and men who have
been transferred here by other
schools for the purpose of aid
ing the new men to familiarize
themselves with the rushing
rules for this year and to under
stand the significance of the
rushing season.
Irvin Boyle, president of the
Interf raternity Council, and
Alec Webb, secretary and treas
urer, were introduced to the as
semblage by Haywood Weeks,
president of the student body.
Boyle began by a careful expla
nation of the rushing; rules for
this season, during which he
warned each new man to keep
a level head."
He later went into a discus-
sion oi iraternities m general
and made several suggestions
which would be of value to men
interested in learning of frater
nity life at the University.
After the meeting was ad
journed an open forum discus
sion was held and many direct
questions from new men con-
cermng iraternities were an-
Iswered and discussed.