PI SENATE MEETING
NEW. WEST
7:00 O'CLOCK
PHI ASSEMBLY MEETING
NEW EAST
7:00 O'CLOCK
V0LU1ME XLI
CHAPEL HILL, N. C-, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1332
NUMBER 4
NEW MEN VISIT
AT FRATERNITIES
TO OPMRUSHING
Rushees Are Entertained at Fra
ternity Houses to Which
They "Were Invited.
The rushing season for 1932
-svas officially opened Sunday af-!
iernoon when all the social fra
ternities on the campus were
hosts to all the freshmen whom
they are' planning to rush. The
period of visitation began at
2 :00 o'clock in the afternoon and
continued until 12:00 midnight.
Each man was required to vis
it every house to which he had
been invited some time during
this period and to make any fur
ther dates he wished. However,
the number of dates that he
could make with any one fra
ternity the first day was limited
to two, in order that no chapter
would be able to monopolize his
time and so prevent him from
giving a fair consideration to all
those which were rusliing him.
Rushing Ends-October 8
Yesterday,' with the filling of
the first dates, marked the be
ginning of the period of rush
ing that will continue . through
midnight Saturday, October 8i
There will then be a period of
'silence of two days after which
the bids will be given to the
rushees in Graham Memorial
Monday afternoon. At that
time the men who are expecting
a bid will write their first three
choices in their respective order
on a slip of paper. A faculty
committee will then notify the
man which of these fraternities
has accepted him, and the pledge
will then go to the house to be
received by the chapter mem
bers. During the period of rushing,
freshmen are required to leave
the house at which they are be
ing entertained by 9:00 o'clock
except on Friday and Saturday
nights. The time for leaving on
these nights is 12 :00 o'clock mid
night. MANY APPLY FOR
WORKAT SWAIN
Lanier and Harmon Report
Great Increase in Applications
For Self -Help Work.
According to statements by
Obie Harmon, manager of Swain
hall, the University dining room,
and by Edwin S. Lanier secre
tary of the Y. M. C. A. self-help
bureau, the number of applica
tions coming in for work in the
University dining hall has ex
ceeded those of all former years.
It has been noted that, as a
general rule, in the past the num
ber of applications increased
steadily year by year. A tre
mendous pile of applications
vere sent in last year, but the
number of inquiries concerning
'ork in the hall which have
some in this time has gone be
yond any previous bounds.
Manager Harmon at Swain
foil was unable even to estimate
"the number of applications for
work this year that he has re
ceived, but he stated that manyj
students applied to him early
last year in an attempt to secure
work this fall. Many more ap
plicants visited him or wrote to
him during the summer months;
d he is already receiving ap
plications for work in Swain hall
d"ring the terms of summer
school npv o. pvpti more
ior the regular term beginning
in September 1933.
Financial Problems Are
Discussed For New Men
Dean Francis F. Bradshaw
spoke on the financial problems
of the. students in Memorial hall
at the regular assembly period
yesterday. He stated that what
he had to say concerning fin
ances would be of vital interest
to approximately eighty percent
of those to whom he was talk
ing. After making it plain that
their problem was not solved
merely because they had regis
tered and had started to classes,
he urged the new students to ar
range their financial problems in
a business like manner and to
promptly call at the office to take
care of their notes and scholar
ships. As a feature of his talk
he gave an original skit.
COUNCIL EVOLVES
RULES FOR CO-ED
PLEDGING SEASON
Sororities Will Begin Rushing in
Ten Days; Truce Between
Societies Is Now On.
The Pan-Hellenic council of
the Woman's Association met
Saturday night to evolve the
rules which were to govern the
campus sororities during their
rushing season which will begin
in about ten days.
The rules approved by the
group Saturday night are :
ruce beginning of each
college year, dating from the
first day of registration.
. 2. During two weeks', truce
there shall be no fraternity or
personal rushing. Anything that
entails the spending of money by
a fraternity member for the ben
efit of a rushee (drug store, pic
ture shows, automobile rides, et
cetera) shall be considered rush
ing. 3. Fraternity members shall
be on their honor not to discuss
fraternity matters in the pres
ence of rushees during two
weeks' truce.
4. Fraternity members shall
be on their honor not to speak
disparagingly of other fraterni
ties and their members.
5. No rushing with boys shall
be allowed.
6. No rushee shall be invited
to stay with a fraternity mem
ber overnight.
7. Rushing by patronesses
and agents of fraternities will
not be allowed.
PLAYMAKERS TICKETS
ON .SALE YESTERDAY
Season- tickets to the six ma
jor productions of the Playmak
ers were placed on sale yester
day afternoon. Priced at two
dollars per book of sixhey may
be bought from various students
selling them on the campus, at
the Book Exchange, at Alfred
Williams & Co., or at the Play
makers Theatre. The first pro
duction of the season, the name
of which will be published in a
few days, will be a modern com
edy. Scholarship Applications
B. B. House executive secre-,
tary ot tne . university, estcj.
day announced that the scholar
ship books were closed at noon
last Saturday. He stated that
no new applications could be con
sidered, but he will be glad to
talk to any
students who had
their applications on file before
Saturday and who are not sure
j yet as to.wneu
Reived the scholarship or not.
Professor Edgar W. Knight Tells
Of Economic Conditions In Iraq
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University Professor as Member of Educational Inquiry Commis
sion in Iraq Relates Impressions of Agricultural and
Educational System of Country.
o
Professor Edgar W. Knight of
the University school of eduea-4
tion returned this summer from
a leave of absence spent in Iraq
as a member of the Educational
Inquiry Commission, at the invi
tation of the government of that
country. He traveled in the
Near East from January until
late May.
Iraq is one of the new states
formed after the World War. It
has a modern form of govern
ment imposed upon very back
ward economic and social condi
tions. The population, of about
three millions, is made up chief
ly of Arabs. Mohammedanism
is the state religion. f King Fai
sal the First became the ruler of
the country in 1921 under a con
stitutional monarchy and, ac
cording to Professor Knight, he
is in favor of highly progressive
measures.
Iraq Very Backward
"Iraq is more backward than
Egypt, Syria, or Palestine," de
clares Professor Knight. Agri
culture is quite primitive, al
though some authorities believe
that it could be restored to the
rich position it must have occu
pied centuries ago. Irrigation,
on which agriculture in Iraq
must depend very largely, is car
ried on through outworn meth
ods. The water is raised from
the irrigation ditches to the fields
as it was in the distant past by
camels, donkeys, and water buf
faloes, a slow and wasteful pro
cess. Mechanical pumps have
been introduced at only a few
places because they are so ex
pensive and the average Iraq
farmer cannot afford to have
them.
With the introduction of suit
able machinery it is believed
Orchestra Meeting
Scheduled Tonight
Students who play any orches
tral instruments are invited to
attend the organization meeting
of the University symphony or
chestra tonight at 7:00 o'clock in
the Hill music hall.
Dr. Harold S. Dyer, director of
the orchestra, plans one concert
before Christmas, other than
matinee concerts for school chil
dren. The highest type of sym
phonic literature will be studied
and performed. In the past the
orchestra has had a full instru
mentation, many of the faculty
and their, wives being members.
Geology Department
Offers New Course
The department of geology is
offering this year a course m in
troductory geophysics taught by
Dr. G. R. MacCarthy. Arrange
ments have also been made with
the Bureau of Mines through Dr.
J. H. Swartz, formerly a profes
sor in the geology department, so
that graduate students may get
advance training in geophysics
under the supervision of ;. Dr.
Swartz and make use of the Bu
reau of Mines geophysical in-
Local Women's Club To
Start Work Next Month
Miss Mary L. Cobb, who will
head the Association of Univer
sity Women for the coming
year, stated yesterday that the
association's meetings have not
yet begun but will get under way
in October.
that agriculture can be restored
and that the agricultural prod
ucts of Iraq can find a proper
place in the markets of the
world. These are chiefly dates,
cotton, tobacco, wheat and oth
er small grain.
Country Financially Weak
The economic strength of the
country is weak, due to the low
state of agriculture, lack of
transportation, and of access to
markets for agricultural prod
ucts. Programs for agricultural
rehabilitation, for roads and
other means of transportation,
and for the stimulation of in
terest in economic development
generally are being promoted in
the kingdom. King Faisal is
widely interested in all. matters
that will improve the conditions
of life among the people.
For internal improvements the
government is depending now in
large part upon royalties from
the oil lands of Iraq which are
reported to be among the rich
est in the world. Concessions
for the development of the oil
are held mainly by the British
and the French., The oil is to be
piped across the desert to the
Mediterranean coast, and it ap
pears that the Iraq government
has made very satisfactory con
tracts with the foreign com
panies that are to develop this
promising resource of the coun
try.' ,
Educational Facilities Poor
Educational arrangements are
not numerous or extensive ex
cept in some of the cities. There
are numbers of elementary and
some secondary schools in the
cities of Bagdad, Basra and
Mosul. Besides there are small
village schools out among the
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Literary Societies
Will Meet Tonight
The first meetings of the two
debating and forensic societies of
,he University is planned tonight
when the Phi Assembly convenes
at 7:00 o'clock in New .East
building, and the Dialectic Sen
ate meets at 7:00 o'clock in New
West building.
President Dan Kelly will de
liver the inaugural speech to the
Phi Assembly, and President
Charles G. Rose, Jr., will address
the Senate.
The Phi Assembly will discuss
new bills, among which is the
bill, "Resolved: that the Phi As
sembly go on record as favoring
the immediate payment of the
soldiers' bonus." Other business
will include the discussion of
plans for the coming year.
The Dialectic Senate will dis
cuss no new bills.
Professor M. L. Jacobs
On Leave Of Absence
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Professor M. L. Jacobs of the
school of pharmacy is now on a
leave of absence extending over
the duration of the fall quarter
in order that he may do graduate
work in plant chemistry at the
University of Maryland. Pro
fessor Jacobs' study concerns re
search with various herbs and
plants which the American In
dians considered valuable for
medicinal purposes. Part of his
work is a careful analysis of the
plants to see whether there is
any scientific foundation for the
belief of the Indians.
Buccaneer Staff To
Meet For Try-outs
An important meeting of the
Carolina Buccaneer staff is sche
duled for tomorrow at 1:30
o'clock in their office on the sec
ond floor of Graham Memorial.
Editor Bobby Mason urges all
desiring to tryout and old mem
bers of the staff to be, present
and on time.
Since the staff has not been
chosen, new men will have equal
ly good chances of hooking up
with either the art or the edi
torial staff of the magazine.
It is the desire of the editor to
release the first publication by
October 15. Therefore prompt
ness and willingness to work
will play a big part in the pro
motions.
DUKE HOST FOR
Y.M.C.A.-Y.W.C.A.
MEET SATURDAY
Bill McKee Will Preside at Con
ference for Better Relations
Between GrouDs.
The executive committee of
the North Carolina Y. M. C. A.
Y. W. C. A. Training Conference
will meet Saturday night at
Duke miniver sit y.
Bill McKee, president of the
Carolina "Y," is also president
of the state-wide group. Other
members of the executive com
mittee are: Elizabeth Taylor,
vice-president, of Greensboro
college; Rosanelle Cash, secre
tary of Duke university; Sam
Wiley, treasurer, of Davidson ;
Curtiss Spence, Duke "Y" presi
dent; Ed King, secretary of the
N. C. State college "Y"; Miss
Lucy Crisp, secretary of the
Women's college "Y"; Mrs. Ha
zen Smith of Duke university;
Miss Elizabeth Smith, national
student Y. W. C. A. secretary;
Claude Nelson, southern student
"Y" secretary; and Harry F.
Comer of the Carolina "Y."
The purpose of the committee
will be to discuss the ' possibil
ity of forming a Y. M.-Y. W. C.
A. cabinet from the college
"Y's" of the state which would
meet thrice yearly ; to discuss the
problem of effecting better inte
gration and cooperation between
Y. M. C. A.'s and Y. W. C. A.'s
of the state ; and to form a dele
gation to be sent to the southern
Y" conference to take place at
Atlanta during the Christmas
holidays.
COKER AND VALENTINE
ABSENT ON YEAR LEAVE
Professor R. E. Coker and Dr.
J. M. Valentine, of the zoology
department, will be absent from
he University this year, further
ing their scientific studies in
France.
Professor Coker, on leave of
absence for a year, is carrying
on experiments concerning the
heredity of small Crustacea, at
the University of Paris.
Dr. Valentine, who has been
connected with the University
of North Carolina for the past
three years, is continuing studies
of the evolution of blind cave-
I dwelling beetles.
Vining at Columbia
Professor Morgan F. Vining,
chief of the bureau of lectures,
short courses, and radio in the
extension division of the Uni
versity, is taking courses at the
teachers' college of Columbia
university. Professor Vining is
working for a Ph.D. in education.
ALUMNI OFFICERS
PLAN UNIVERSITY
DAY CEUMATION
Representatives of Fifty -Nine
Clubs Are Invited to Assem
bly in December. "
Plans were put underway yes
terday by the board of directors
of the University alumni asso
ciation for University Day cele
brations October 12th in fifty
nine alumni clubs in North Caro
lina and in alumni centers in oth
er states.
The officers and directors of
the University alumni organiza
tion met Saturday in the Gra
ham Memorial, and in addition
to initiating plans for Univer
sity Day gatherings, also voted
to conduct the annual Alumni
General Assembly early in De
cember, heard reports of the
alumni secretary and general
treasurer, and conducted other
routine business.
Assembly Meets Here
To the Alumni General Assem
bly, which, will meet in Chapel
Hill, will be invited represen
tatives of the forty-four alumni
clubs in North Carolina and the
fifteen clubs outside the state.
The Alumni Assembly is the
principal general meeting of the
University's alumni organiza
tion. The board elected Judge E.
Earle Rives, of Greensboro, as a .
member of the board to succeed
himself for a term of three
years.
The meeting was presided
over by Kemp P. Lewis, of Dur
ham, President of the associa
tion. Others at Meeting
Others attending the meeting
were: R. G. Stockton, of Winston-Salem,
vice-president of the
association; R. Arthur Spaugh,
Jr. and Bowman Gray, Jr., of
Winston-Salem; Tyre C. Taylor
and A. L. Purrington, Jr., of
Raleigh ; Judge E. Earle Rives,
of Greensboro ; A. C. Lineberger,
Jr., of Belmont ; Judge James R.
Patton, Jr., of 'Durham; and
alumni secretary J. Maryon
Saunders, of Chapel Hill.
SOPH ORDERS TAP
FORTY NEW MEN
Sheiks, Minotaurs, and
Club Announce List of
Pledges.
'13'
The three sophomore social
organizations of the University,
the Sheiks, the Minotaurs, and
the "13" Club, have announced
their pledges for this fall.
These pledges are as follows :
Sheiks: Beta Theta Pi, Frank
Hargreaves and Jim Cordon;
Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Walter
Carson and Claude Freeman;
Delta Kappa Epsilon, Henry
Burnett and Charles Shaffer;
Kappa Alpha, Ed. Broadhurst
and Ed. Everett; Zeta Psi, Lee
Folger and Percy Brown; Kappa.
Sigma, Jack May and - Dave
Ison ; Alpha Tau Omega, Stewart
Robertson; Phi Delta Theta,
Jack Hershey.
Minotaurs : Zeta Psi, Joe
Webb and Dick Lewis; Delta
Kappa Epsilon, Simmons Pat-:
terson and Ralph Gardner; Sig
ma Chi, Foster Thorpe and
George Blanton; Sigma Nu,
Jack Dey and Eugene Bagwell;
Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Emmet
Joyner and Frank Kenan ; Kap
pa Sigma, Henry Young, Beta
Theta Pi, Mark Dunn and Dick
Weesner.
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