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VOLUME XLI
CHAPEL HILL, N. C, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1932
NUMBER 17
fAMED SCIENTIST
WILL GIVE TALK
ON ARCHAEOLOGY
Arge Voethuis Will Lecture on
Work in Ruins' of Ancient
Civilization.
Arge Voethuis, well known
Swedish archaeologist, will lec
ture in Memorial hall on Novem
ber 1. This lecture is added to
the list 01 the attractions previously-announced
by the Stu
dent Entertainment committee.
Dr. Voethuis has recently been
excavating the ruins oi an an
cient civilization in Asia.
The Student Entertainment
tcommittee, which is composed of
he following students and fa
culty members: B. B. Bray, Jr.,
W. T. Davis, E. Cr Daniel, H. L.
Knox, and Jack Thompson;
faculty: F. H. Koch, J. P. Har
land, H. S. Dyer, D. D. Carole,
and Dean A. W. Hobbs, chair
man. has eneraered a great va
riety of interesting attractions
for the year. The first of these
will be a concert by Albert J.
Spaulding, world famous violin
ist, which will take place on Oc
tober 18.
Other entertainments sched
uled will be as follows : Decem
ber 7, V. L. Grandville in Dra
matic Interludes ; January 11,
Shan Kar Hindu, Dancers;
March 2, Boston Light Opera
Company in Robin Hood and
April 12, Cornelia Otis Skinner
in Wives of Henry, the Eighth.
Season tickets for these en-
teiainments are on sale at Dean
Hobb's office. The price for this
year has been reduced from
.$3.50 to $3.00.
Daily Tar Heel Starts Campaign
To , Obtain Greater Circulation
DATE OF ANNUAL
DANCES CHANGED
BY GERMAN CLUB
Holiday Dances Will Take Place
Week-end of Duke-Carolina
Football Game.
Theatre Passes Will Be Awarded
To Persons Bringing in
Subscriptions.
The annual Thanksgiving
dances sponsored by the German
club will take place Friday and
Saturday, November 18 and 19.
This is a change in the original
custom of holding the fall dances
the week-end of the Thanks
giving holidays.
The affairs promise added en
joyment this year, as they will
occur on the week-end of the an
nual Duke-Carolina gridiron
battle. Hundreds of alumni are
expected to return to the cam
pus for the game and the dances,
which will be given Friday af
ternoon and night, Saturday
morning, and Saturday night.
The departure from the orig
inal schedule is due to the fact
that the historic Virginia-Carolina
game will be played in
Charlottesville Thanksgiving.
The new arrangement allows the
students to attend the dances
and both important football
games.
Master Directory
The typewritten proof of the
master -directory published an
nually by the Y. M. C. A. is on
the main desk in the "Y" build
ing for the use of all students.
The "Y" officials request that
men whose names or addresses
appear in the directory erro
neously will please make correc
tions neatly in pen or pencil.
Yesterday a widespread com
petition was begun to increase
the circulation of The Daily
Tar Heel, prompted by the cir
culation and business depart
ments of the paper and aided by
Manager E. C. Smith of the
Carolina theatre.
For every new subscription
turned in to the business de
partment, Manager Smith will
give two passes to the show,
good until Saturday of this week,
m wnicn time the ieature pic
tures are starring Will Rogers,
William Powell, Kay Francis,
I and others.
Passes to Be Awarded
The new subscriptions may be
for three months at $1.50 or for
$4.00 the remainder of the year.
In either case, passes valued at
sixty cents will be the premium
offered as a reward to the can
vassers.
The contest is open to all stu
dents, and any number of sub
scriptions may be turned in. To
facilitate the work of receiving
the subscriptions and directing
the campaign, all , subscriptions
must be handed in at the busi
ness office in Graham Memorial.
Subscriptions must be from
Chapel Hill or from Carrboro.
TEN MEN OBTAIN
BIDS ON SECOND
DAY OFPLEDGING
Total of 216 Students Secured
By Fraternities Through
Official Channels.
Eleven Men Are To Be Signally
Honored By The University Today
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Tie Former Heads of Institution to Be Immortalized in Memorial
Program This Morning; Six Others Will Also
Be Recognized.
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Five of the eleven men whose
names will be immortalized on
the walls of Memorial hall this
morning have guided the des
tinies of the University. Four
"were presidents, and one, Mar
vin Hendrix Stacy, was chair
man of the faculty with powers
tantamount to that of the chief
executive. The remaining names
include life-long benefactors and
friends of the University.
This year's roll of honor was
selected by the Trustees' com
mittee on memorials which in
vited the families of the men to
erect memorial tablets. This is
the first year that formal cere
monies have marked the addition
of cenotaphs to Memorial hall.
K. P. Battle Leading Name
One of the most illustrious of
the names is that of Kemp Plum
per Battle, president of the Uni
versity '1876-1891. Following a
"brief career in state government,
Battle played the. major part m
reopening the institution after
the enforced closing in 1868.
After a progressive administra
tion Vio vofiVori n Rsume the
chair of alumni nrof essor of his
ned until
his death thirteen years ago.
If for nothing else, President
Battle will be remembered as the
author of the official history of
the University. Easily the most
valuable book concerning the
school, it is fit testimony to the
love and devotion its author bore
the University.
President Battle's successor,
George Tayloe Winston, joins
him today on the'scrolls He had
the unusual record of' having
The total of new students
pledging to campus fraternities
this year was increased to 216
yesterday as ten more men re
ceived their bids through the of
ficial channels m the ' dean of
student's office.
iwo nunarea ana six men
were pledged on Monday, the
regular pledge day. Other pledg
ing was reported yesterday, but
this is not recognized as official
as the matter must pass through
the dean of student's office.
Those pledged yesterday
were:
Beta Theta Pi: Nello Teer,
Durham.
Chi Psi : Donald A. LaBourne,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Sigma Chi: John H. E. Woltz,
Gastonia.
Kappa Sigma: Jones Macon,
Aberdeen; Roy Rosser, Hamlet.
Phi Sigma Kappa; Thermon
C. Ennis, Coates.
Theta Chi: King Barber,
eaksville; William McCallum,
Spray ; Francis Neal, Leaksville.
Tau Epsilon Phi : David Plos-
ser, unariotte.
served as president of three col
leges, Texas, Carolina, and State
college. Dr. Winston died this
summer after a long illness.
Alderman, Orator of Fame
Heir to Winston was Edwin
Anderson Alderman, sixth pres
ident of the University, and one
of the great orators and edu
cators of the South. Alderman
also held the distinction of 'hav
ins been president at three
schools, for he later went to Tu
lane and thence to Virginia. Af
ter twenty-seven years at the
latter school, he passed away in
1931.
No less an orator was Edward
Kidder Graham, . who followed
Alderman to the presidency in
1914. Cousin of the present
president, Dr. Graham served
both the University and the na
tion during the World War peri
od. His brilliant career was cut
short in 1918 by a fatal attack
of influenza.
Graham's responsibilities fell
on-the shoulders of Marvin H.
Stacy, who had been dean of the
college of liberal arts for five
years. Unfortunately, Stacy,
husband of the present dean of
women, did not live to be elected
president. After serving as
chairman of the faculty for one
month, he, like his predecessor
was stricken bv the influenza
epidemic.
( Governor of btate
Charles Manly represents the
early period of the University,
having been secretary and treas
urer in the first part of the last
century. He resigned from the
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Coker And Githens
Speak At Society
The Elisha Mitchell Scientific
Society had its first meeting of
the year last night at Phillips
hall. The program included lec
tures by Professor W. C. Coker
and Sherwood Githens. Profes
sor Githens used for his subject,
"The Magnetic Field of a Sole
noid Oscillating at Radio Fre
quencies," and Professor Coker
spoke on "The Opportunities for
Botanical Study at the High
lands Laboratory."
E. W. Knight Will Speak
Professor Edgar W. Knight qf
he University school of educa-
ion will adress the .Women's
club of Greensboro this after
noon at 3:30 on the subject of
Traq."
'OPEN HOUSE' TO
BE MAIN PART IN
T CELEBRATION
Refreshments Will Be Served in
Lounge Room of Graham
Memorial
One of the mam features of
the program on "Y" Day this
Friday will be the open house in
the lounge of the Graham Me
norial Friday evening from 8 :30
to 10 :00 o'clock.
All students in the University
are invited to attend tne iunc-
tion, which will be the first re
ception the "Y" has sponsored
for students for many years
Tne aitair win oe strictly in
formal.
Music will be included in the
evening program and refresh
ments will be served by the wives
of the members of the Y. M. C
A. Board of Directors, assisted
by co-eds in the University.
This open house is part of the
program commemorating the
111th anniversary of the birth
of Sir George Williams, the
founder of the Y. M. C. A. move
ment. Associations all over the
world have set aside some day
of this, week for a celebration
program.
Dr. Howard Rondthaler, presi
dent of Salem college and
former president of the Caro
lina "Y," has been secured as the
speaker at tne chapel service
this same Friday morning.
Famous Sons Of University To Be
Commemorated In Program Today
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PARKER REVIEWS
HI-Y CONGRESS TO
COUNCIL MEETING
Senior Cabinet Is Conducting Drive
- Among Faculty Members
For Funds.
Students, Faculty and Alumni to
Parade to Memorial Hall for
Exercises at 10:30.
GARDNER WILL UNVEIL
ELEVEN NEW TABLETS
The Freshmen Friendship
Council convened in its third
regular meeting of the year
Monday night at the Y. M. C. A.
as President Jessie Parker re
viewed the proceedings of the
Carolinas' Hi-Y congress last
week-end for the benefit of those
members who were unable to at
tend.
J. r . uomer, general secre
tary, rounded out the program
by explaining to the group the
plans of the association to cele
brate the 111th anniversary of
the birth of Sir George Williams,
founder of the international "Y."
Business items were the pro
grams in both the Sophomore
and Junior-Senior Cabinet. The
Senior Cabinet this week is con
ducting a drive for funds from
faculty members.
Special Meetings Throughout the
State to Celebrate Founders
Day at Same Time.
Civil Engineers Meet
The local chapter of the Amer
ican Society of Civil Engineers,
the William Cain Society, will
conduct its first meeting of the
year tomorrow night at 7 :30
o'clock in 206 Phillips hall. Pro
f essor H. M. Jenks, new member
of the faculty, will be the speak
er. His subject for tomorrow
night will be, - "What the A. S
E. E. does for the Graduate
At the conclusion of the program
refreshments will be served.
Edwin Alderman Headed Three
Leading Southern Universities
Late President of University of Virginia Will Be Honored
Founders' Day Exercises Here Today as One of Country's
Leading Educators and Scholastic Statesman.
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President of the three leading
colleges of the south, Edwin
Anderson v Alderman, former
head of the University, is being
honored in Founders' Day exer
cises as one of America's lead
ing educators. North Carolina,
luiane, and Virginia univer
sities bear the imprint of his
progressive educational prin
ciples.
One of the most famous ora
tors of his day, he was once
considered as a statesman wor
thy of the national presidency.
As a soldier he served national
relief committees in two wars.
As a business man he tripled the
appropriations to Virginia uni
versity and increased the en
rollment five-fold. ;
Died in 1931
He died April 29, 1931 en
route to the University of Illi
nois where he was to act as
spokesman at the inauguration
of Dr. Harry Woodburn Chase,
another former president of the
University of North Carolina.
Dr. Alderman was born at
Wilmington, N. C, May 15, 1861.
After he graduated from the
University with a Ph.B. degree
in 1882, he became assistant
superintendent of education for
North Carolina, serving in this
capacity for ten years. In 1892
he became professor of educa
tion in the University and m
1896 was elected its president,
succeeding George T. Winston.
After four years m tne presi
dency Dr. Alderman resigned to
become president of Tulane Uni
versity. In 1904 he accepted an
invitation to, become first presi
dent of the University of Vir
ginia, where he served for 27
years until his death.
Advocated Universal Education
Dr. Alderman's "term of office
in Chapel Hill , was marked by
steady continuation of rebuild
ing and growth initiated with
the reopening of the University
in 1876. A staunch advocate of
Universal education all his life,
he toured the state preaching
the doctrine of public instruction
for all and urging taxation for
the support of schools. Most of
his work was later incorporated
in the program of the national
general board of education, of
which he was a member.
Although by no means a poli
tician, Dr. Alderman participat
ed in national affairs. He was
irequently characterized as an
academic statesman" because
of his educational leadership and
his keen nolitical iuderment. In
1928- newspapers called Alder
man "an ideal candidate tor
presidential honors." Washing
ton correspondents wrote thai
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"vvuson Democrats have come
to associate Dr. Alderman with
Wilson himself."
Eulogized Wilson
Dr. Alderman and President
Wilson were closely associated
from the days when they were
boys together in . Wilmington.
On December 24, 1924, at the
request of Mrs. Wilson that he
deliver a memorial on Wilson be
fore Congress, Dr. Alderman
gave what has been called the
most memorable eulogy ever
made before the House.
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The 139th commemoration of
Founders' Day will begin at
10:15 this morning when stu
dents, faculty, and alumni will
assemble in front of South
building to parade to Memorial
hall where the exercises will be
conducted.
Dr. N. H. D, Wilson will open
the addresses for the day with
an invocation, and the leading
of the University hymn. Fol
lowing this, the Hon. Walter
Murphy, '92, will deliver a me
morial address in honor of
George Tayloe Winston, presi
dent of the University from 1891
to 1896.
The administration and mem
ory of President Edwin Ander
son Alderman will be commemo
rated in an address by Dean M.
C. S. Noble of the education de
partment. -
Gardner to Unveil Tablets
Governor O. Max Gardner will
conduct the main point of inter
est in the day's exercises when
he announces the installation of
eleven memorial tablets placed
in the hall during the past year.
The following men are those
whose, tablets will be unveiled :
Governor Charles Manly, '14;
Kemp Plummer Battle, '49;
Henry. Ravenscrof t Bryan, '56 ;
John Washington Graham, '57;
Kerr Craige, '63; George Mc
Neill Rose, '67; Richard Henry
Lewis, '70; George Tayloe Win
ston, '70; Edwin Anderson Al
derman, '82; Edward Kidder
Graham, '98 ; and Marvin Henry
Stacy, '02.
Stahle Linn, '07, chairman of
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$12,000 IN BAD
CHECKS PASSED
HERELAST YEAR
W. C. Medford, Chairman of Bad
Check Committee, Explains
Organization's Activities.
W. C. Medford; chairman of
the "Bad Check" committee and
now in the law school, was the
main speaker of yesterday's as
sembly. Medford told of the
working of the bad check com
mittee and the reasons for stu
dents giving bad checks. He
said that only one per cent of
the bad checks were given in
tentionally and that the majority
were due to carelessness of the
students. There were 1,600
checks returned last year cover
ing an amount of $12,000. Of
these nineteen per cent were due
to the failure of the student to
keep accurate accounts, eleven
per cent were given with inten
tional deposit, twenty per cent
were due to a misunderstanding
with the home folks, two per
cent were found to be due to the
ignorance of the bank laws, ten
per cent were caused by bank
failures, and only five per cent
were the banks at fault.
Last year two students were
suspended from the University,
six were placed under suspend
ed sentence, and 65 were placed
on probation for passing bad
checks.
Each day the bank sends the
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