PEP MEETING TONIGHT
8:30 P.M.
MEMORIAL HALL
PEP MEETING TONIGHT
8:30 P.M."
MEMORLAL HALL
VOLUME XLI
LARGE GROUP OF
STUDENTS ENROLL
FOR ENGINEERING
Electrical Department Leads-Divisions
of School With Sixty
Seven Registrations.
Two hundred and seventy-nine
students are enrolled in the Uni
versity school of engineering
this year, with the electrical de
partment leading with sixty
seven registrations, according to
figures released by Dean H. G.
Baity yesterday.
Following closely the electri
cal department in number of
students are the chemical and
mechanical division, with sixty
six and sixty-five students re
spectively. Fifty-four are regis
tered in the civil engineering de
partment. The enrollment of freshman
class this year is 112 as com
pared with 131 last year, al
though comparative percentages
as to total enrollment at the Uni
versity for the two years there
are more freshmen enrolled this
year..
The students in the various
divisions are classified as fol
lows: Electrical, thirty-two fresh
men, seventeen juniors, sixteen
sophomores, eleven, seniors, and
one graduate; chemical, thirty
freshmen, seventeen sophomores,
ten juniors, eight seniors, and
one graduate ; mechanical, twenty-three
freshmen, nineteen
j sophomores, fifteen juniors, six
seniors, and two graduates ;
civil ten freshmen, seventeen
sophomores, ten juniors, nine
seniors, and eight graduates.
Library Exhibition
An exhibition to commemorate
the centenary of Sir Walter
Scott's death is now being shown
in the lobby of the library build
ing. The material exhibited in
cludes - portraits, manuscripts,
arly editions of Scott's books,
and scenes from his historical
novels.
Robert Floyd Completed Eight
Grades Of School In Three Years
University Student From Lum
berton Accomplished Feat
While in RoUing Chair.
Robert Floyd of Lumberton,
Tvho is known the state over for
his feat of completing eight
grades of school in three years
while in a rolling chair, has en
tered the University law. school
'this year as a. special student.
Floyd wTas attacked with in
flammatory rheumatism .while
in the third grade and has been
a cripple since that time; his
lands, legs and body badly
drawn by the - disease. For a
Period of ten years he was con
fined to a wheel chair. During
that time he read constantly and
four years ago, when he re-entered
the fourth grade he com
pleted the eighth before the end
of the year. He finished his
frgh school course in two ye&rs
with honors, serving in his last
Tear as president of the school's
literary society. '
Continues Education
After remaining out of school
for a year following his gradua
tion, he decided that he wished
to continue his education. This
as told to Mayor E. M. John
son, of Lumberton.. The mayor
P,Jt his case up to the various
service clubs of the town and a
Robert Floyd educational fund
(Continued on page two)
HENDERSON WILL
SPEAK ON SHAW
University Professor Has Most Com
plete" Collection of Material by
Playwright ii Existence.
Dr. Archibald Henderson, of
ficial biographer of George Ber
nard Shaw, will lecture tonight
on his collection of Shaw litera
ture. This lecture, which is open
to students, faculty members,
and others, will be given at 8 :30
o'clock ir the library school
study hall on the third floor of
the library building.
Dr. Henderson's, Shaw collec
tion is probably unique. It is
far more complete than any in
existence, including even that in
the British Museum, or Shaw's
own. It consists of first editions
of practically all of Shaw's
)ooks, pamphlets, and tracts, and
innumerable letters, playbills,
portraits, speeches, etc. Much
of the material has been incor
porated in Dr. Henderson's new
biography of Shaw. The lecture
will be illustrated with a lantern.
ARTHUR LEADS CHEERING
IN FRESHMAN ASSEMBLY
Yesterday's assembly program
was in charge of Billy Arthur
and his staff of cheer leaders
who devoted the program to
teaching the freshmen the vari
ous yells and songs. Much en
thusiasm was displayed and
there was a promise of organized
cheering at Saturday's football
game with Vanderbilt.
An announcement was made
that all students who knew a
Vanderbilt man and his home
address would please turn it in
at the office of the president of
the Y. M. C. A. so the office could
get in touch with them before
Saturday's game.
Geometry Deficiencies
Dr. A. W. Hobbs, dean of the
college of liberal arts, announced
yesterday that he wants to see
as soon as possible all students
who have entrance deficiencies
in plane geometry so that he will
be able to arrange to have them
tutored in this subject.
University Press To
Publish New Books
The University of North Caro
lina Press will issue two new
books in the next few weeks.
The first of these, scheduled
to appear early next week, will
be the biography of an advent
ureous settler and Indian fight
er, John Sevier, A Pioneer of the
Old West by Dr. Carl S. Driver,
assistant professor of history at
Vanderbilt university. Thisis a
sympathetic study of the life of
the much beloved character of
the old west known as "Chucky
Jack, Scourge of the Cherokees'
The second, to be issued some
time later, will be The Era of the
Uuckrakers by Dr. C. C. Regier,
professor of history and politi
cal science at New River college,
Montgomery, W. Va. Dr. Regier
is a contributor to several well
known magazines including Cos
mopolitan and the American
Magazine, and this new work of
his is expected to arouse much
interest.
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Dr. Russell Publishes Work
A monograph by Dr. J. C. Rus
sell of the University history de
partment on "Hereford and Ara
bic Science in England About
1175-1200" was printed in Bel
gium during the summer by the
Saint Catherine Press, Ltd.
CHAPEL HELL, N. C, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1932
REDUCTION MADE '
IN TAX SCHEDULE
FOR CHAPEL HILL
Budget for 1932 Reduces Taxes
Eleven Cents on Dollar
f In Village.
Taxes for Chapel Hill have
been reduced eleven cents on the
dollar in the budget for 1932, ac
cording to John L. Caldwell,
succeeding JVM. Foushee as city
manager.
"The present city organization
is making every effort to give
efficient administration within
the reduced budget, and, if pos-
jsible, this tax reduction will be
effected," Caldwell announced.
Caldwell was appointed city
manager of Chapel Hill upon the
resignation of the former man
ager, in July. Prior to his ap
pointment, he wras for several
years connected with the Thomp
son Construction company of
this city.
The first city manager of
Chapel Hill, E. M. Knox, was
appointed July 1, 1922. When
Knox resigned to become city
manager of High Point, N. C,
Foushee took the office and held
it until July 1, of this year.
F. H. Koch To Deliver
Illustrated Lecture
The first . important event in
dramatic activities of the fall
quarter will be an illustrated lec
ture by Professor F. H. Koch,
Monday night in the Playmakers
theatre at 7 : 30 o'clock.
His lecture "Our Adventures
in Playmaking" will include one
hundred stereopticon slides,
showing scenes, from Paul
Green's early plays, from Thom
as Wolfe's first play, in which
the author took the lead, and
from the Forest Theatre produc
tions. There are also slides of
the Playmakers on tour with the
"Show-Bus" en route from Geor
gia to Massachusetts.
After the lecture all Playmak
ers and those interested in dra
matics are invited to remain and
talk to Professor Koch.
Erickson Announces
Publication Of Book
Dr. E. E. Erickson of the Uni
versity English department has
announced the publication of his
new book, The Use of Siva in
Old English. The , work is pub
lished by John Hopkins Press.
The subject material is taken
from volume twelve of Hesperia ;
Serif ten zur englishen Philologie
and is in the form of intense re
search work dealing with the re
peated and varied use of the
modal adverb swa as used in
Old English with incidental
references to the corresponding
word in Middle and Modern
English, as well as in the related
dialects ; Old Saxon, Old Eng
lish, Old Norse, Old German,
and Gothic.
Dr. Erickson expects to con
tinue his work and publications
dealing with related subjects.
Pep Meeting Tonight
j morrow's Carolina - Vanderbilt
game has been called for 8:00
o'clock tonight in Memorial hall.
A special program has been ar
ranged, and freshmen in par
ticular are urged to attend.
Students wishing to try out
for positions as cheer leaders
will be given an opportunity to
do so this afternoon at 2 :00
o'clock in the same building.
MANY STUDENTS
APPLY FOR HELP
FR0M10AN FUND
Five Hundred and Fifteen Stu
dents Depending for Aid
From Loan Funds.
Five hundred and fifteen of
the 2,500 students so far regis
tered in Chapel Hill are depend
ing on aid from the student loan
funds during the fall.
These students have already
applied to the dean of students
for loans totalling $41,165. Ap
plications are still coming in at
the rate of ten a day.
Cash Balance of $40,792
From gifts and collections of
the past summer the student
loan fund showed a cash balance
before registration of $40,792,
not quite enough to care for the
applications already received.
There is hope, however, that
continued collections from for
mer borrowers during the quar
ter will amount to enough to
meet the needs of the fall. The
winter and spring quarters will
depend on the continued success
of President Graham's appeal
for $200,000 to be given during
the last year and this year.
Jim Baley Elected
To Student Council
Archie Cannon, president of
the University law school asso
ciation, called a special meeting
of the association Wednesday
morning at assembly period for
the purpose of welcoming the
new men in the law school and
of electing a new "representative
to the student council.
After Cannon had made a
brief address in which he wel
comed the first year men into the
association, the group elected
James M. Baley, third year law
student from Asheville to be the
student councilman for the as
sociation. This vacancy was
caused by the failure to return
to school of C. P. Randolph, of
Green Mountain, who was elect
ed councilman at the close of
last year.
U. M. Rackley Resigns
From Police Force
The resignation of Officer U.
M. Rackley of , the local police
force was tendered and accepted
by the town board last August.
Rackley, who gave no reasons
for his resignation, was brought
under' considerable fire last
spring following the Ashby
Penn shooting. Although Penn
has fully recovered, pubic feel
ing was never reconciled to the
consequences of the case.
Officer T. L. Chandler, went
on duty September 1, succeed
ing Rackley. Chandler, former
ly deputy sheriff of Orange coun
ty, is serving until the vacancy
left by Rackley is .permanently
filled.
Organ Audition
Walter B. Patterson, ; of Ro
chester, New York, who -plays
the organ every day for fresh
man assembly, will present an
audition tonight at 7:30 o'clock
in Memorial hall. He has been
playing chapel hymns . and
marches each morning at the
regular chapel period, but the
purpose of tonight's ; audition
will be to literally "put the or
gan through its paces" in order
to reveal the real quality and
versatility of the instrument
j This organ was given to the
University by the Publix-Kincey
theatres.
CHANGES MADE EST
CHEMISTRY STAFF
Eight New Assistants Added and
Seven More Retained This
Year in Department.
. Changes in the personnel and
the staff of the chemistry de
partment included the addition
of eight new assistants and
teaching fellows, the retention
of seven assistants, and the sub
stitution of a new requisition
clerk in the chemistry supply
room.
The new men are as follows :
W. H. Baskerville, Alabama
Polytechnical Institute; J. K.
Coleman, University of Wiscon
sin; H. O. Farr, Pennsylvania
State college, Dan Fore, Missis
sippi college; R. E. Gee, New
berry college and University of
North Carolina; G. C. Kayker,
Carson Newman college; C. F.
Wilkinson, Georgia Tech; and
J. H. Addlestone, College of
Charleston; absent on leave to
complete his work for a doctor's
degree here. -
The assistants being retained
are: J. M. Early, R. H. Belcher,
J. 0. Turner, J. L. LeConte, T.
B. Douglas, C. V. Harell, and S.
i. bummeriora. ine new re
quisition clerk is Miss T. M.
Dardan, a graduate in chemistry
of N. C. C. W., to replace Miss
Eleanor Lane who was married
this summer.
DeWICK CHOSEN HEAD
OF GRADUATE GROUP
H. N. De Wick of the psychol
ogy department was elected
president of the Shirley Graves
Graduate club at a business.
meeting Wednesday evening. G.
Sensabaugh was elected vice
president; C. G. Pfeiffer, secre
tary; E. C. Hunter, treasurer;
and E. A. Cameron, representa
tive. The various committees elect
ed, follow: governing board, H.
N. De Wick, H. T. Swedenberg,
and L. G. McNairy; finance com
mittee, E. C. Hunter, A. Wil
liams, and J. B. McFerrin; en
tertainment committee, W. B.
Patterson, M. S. Campbell, and
H. E. Coleman.
bred Sparrow Owns "Mad Stone"
Reputed 7b Have Curative Powers
History Department
Has New Teachers
J. L. Godfrey, Frank S. Hale
and Paul Murray have been ap
pointed to the staff of the his
tory department as teaching fel
lows. Godfrey received his A.B.
from Roanoke college, in 1931,
and his degree of M.A. from the
University in 1932.
Murray, another graduate stu
dent received his graduate's and
master's degrees from Emory
university, at Atlanta, Georgia,
and spent some time here in the
summer of 1930.
Hale received his A.B. from
the University of Louisville in
1925, and his master's degree
from the University of Virginia
in 1926, He has been a fellow
in history at New York univer
sity (1926-1927) and at the Uni
versity of Virginia (1925-1926).
He also spent a year at Oxford,
England, in research in history.
He plans to work for his doctor
ate while at Chapel Hill .
C. G. Taylor Studies Abroad
Cecil G. Taylor of ,the lan
guages department was travel
ing and studying in France and
Germany during the past summer.
NUMBER 7
EDWIN ALDERMAN
ML BE HONORED
ON FOUNDERS' DAY
Former President of University
And Seven Other Prominent
Alumni to Be Honored.
The unveiling of eight tablets
in Memorial hall to famous sons
of the University, and addresses
made by various members of the
faculty to alumni groups
throughout the state will feature
the 137th anniversary of Found- -ers'
Day, October 12.
The tablets to be unveiled are
as follows: Edwin Anderson Al- .
derman, '82; Marvin Hendrix
Stacy, '02; Richard Henry Lew
is, '70; Kerr Craig, '11 (matricu
lated first in 1863, but went to
war and returned to graduate in
1911) ; Henry Ravenscraft Bry
an, '56; John Washington Gra
ham, '57; George McNeill Rose,
'67; Charles Manly, 1814.'
Principal Speakers
The principal speakers will be
Dr. M. C. S. Noble, '81, dean of
the school of education, who will
address the audience in Memorial
hall on Edwin Anderson Alder
man, who was president of the
University from 1896 to 1900;
and Walter Murphy, '92, whose
topic will be George Tayloe
Winston, president of the Uni
versity from 1891 to 1896. Al
derman was later president of
Tulane and Virginia. He died
several years ago. Winston
went from Carolina to Texas
and State College. He died late
this August.
Practically all alumni groups
in the state will have banquet
meetings on the night of October
12 and they will be addressed by
various members of the faculty.
Co-ed Meeting
There will be a meeting of the
twenty-seven freshman girls to
night at 7:00 o'clock in the worn- "
an's reception room at Graham .
Memorial. The president of the
Woman's Association urges all
these students to be present and
on time. ,
Chapel Hill Man Has Small Ob
long Rock Claimed to "s
Cure Wounds.
"Mad stones," medicinal rocks
reputed to possess marvelous
curative powers for wounds, are
no new charm for superstitious
people and for many Chapel
Hillians just such a stone, in the
possession of Fred Sparrow, of
Hillsboro street, is an object of
intense faith. '
Mr. Sparrow believes intense
ly in the medicinal quality of
his charm and assures that it
las worked infallibly upon count
less snake-bites since it has been
his property. Chapel Hill ne
groes assume queer expressions
when asked about the wondrous
power, -and some tell of its mag
ic. However, Mr. Sparrow in
sists he is no magician, but that
the healing quality is entirely
from the stone itself.
Chapel Hills "mad stone," as
such rocks have been called
since colonial days, is an oblong
piece, small enough to fit the
palm of the hand, and 'rounded
in perfect symmetry. There are
no mysterious markings, as is
popularly supposed, but the
highly polished black surface is
covered with tiny pores. The
pores are probably the secret of
the stone's success.