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g TEAM SEND-OFF 6:30 P.M. SWAIN HALL TEAM SEND-OFF ,6:30 P.M. SWAIN HALL VOLUME XLI CHAPEL HILL, N. O, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1932 NUMBER 18 ALUMNI MEET IN CELEBRATION OF UNIVERSITY I) AY Officials Address Various Gath ings of Former Students Throughout State. During the past few days meetings in celebration of the 139th anniversary of the found ing of the University have been conducted throughout the state. These will continue through to day. t Professor W. S. Bernard of the Greek department was the principal speaker at a meeting of the Wake county alumni of the university yesterday. As a part of this celebration the Uni versity auartet gave a fifteen minute broadcast over station WPTF in Raleigh last night un der the direction of Harold S Dver of the University music faculty. Other Meetings Dean M. T. Van Hecke of the University law school was the chief 'speaker at ,an informa dinner of the University alumni club of Asheville yesterday eve ning. R. B. House spoke Tues day night to the Durham alum ni at Hope Valley country club while the Lee county alumni as sociation convened at the Wil rik hotel in Sanford for their University Day celebration, hear ing talks by Dean W. C. Jack son of the school -of public ad ministration and by Mayne-' Al bright, director of Graham Me morial. Alumni of Robeson ccgnty met in -Lumberton with Judge Walter L. Small. II. as speaker. Many other meetings have been or will be conducted at vari ous times today, including those alumni of High Point, Greens boro, Charlotte, Oxford, and Burlington. JOURNAL CARRIES ARTICLES BY TWO UNIVERSITY MEN Gregory Paine and Raymond Adams Write in Fall Issue of "Studies in Philology." In the fall . issue of Studies in Philology, a quarterly which ranks high among scholarly journals in the field of language .and literature, and which is edit ed by George R. Coffman, head of the English department here, are articles by Dr. Raymond Adams and Dr. Gregory Paine, both professors of American lit erature at the University. Dr. Adams' article on "Tho- reau's Literary Apprenticeship" deals with the-influences which turned the younglHarvard grad uate to literature as a profes sion, and draws on Thoreau's journals for information about such influences. In 1841, under the influence of Emerson, and the school of transcendental phi losophy, he gave up teaching and devoted himself to the develop ing of a literary style. His diar ies indicate at this time a great dissatisfaction with himself. Dr. Adams states, "One senses in such remarks (comments in the diaries), that Thoreau feels his apprenticeship to be over and demands of himself .some evidence that he has not chosen ill in selecting- writing for his d of such Tip went to live in the Emerson household where the influences of a pre Dean Jackson Will Speak At Meetings Dean W. C. Jackson of the newly created school of , public administration "has accepted in vitations to be the luncheon speaker at five district meetings of county superintendents of public welfare, which will be con ducted during the next two weeks. These meetings will be under the. direction of the state com missioner of public welfare; Mrs. W. T. Bost, and will be attend ed by the members of the county boards of public welfare and all other interested persons. Among the cities in which they will take place are Washington, Lexing ton, and Marion. Dean Jackson will also be the speaker at the district meeting of the library division of the North Carolina Education asso ciation. Phone Service Badly Crippled Way to Stop Telephone-Ringing Discovered at Last, Though Is Hard'to Use. Crippled telephone service in the Chapel: Hill system resulted the night before last from 9 :15 until 10:00 o'clock when both a bulb in a battery charger and a fuse blew out. Although the lines were in good order, the ac cident almost entirely eliminated ringing devices for about fifteen minutes, and seriously crippled it the rest of the time. Frantic activity on the part of those in the exchange at the time resulted in replacing the blown rectifying bulb with one from he Consolidated University elec tric plant, but after the charger failed to indicate any output of current, it was discovered that one of the fuses in the line was blown. The current used by telephone systems is direct, and comes from batteries. This makes it necessary to rectify, or change over, alternating current from the power lines into direct cur- rent, which is fed into the bat teries by a charger It was one of two rectifying ;bulbs, which effect this change, which burned out. ' " , . - Former Boxer NOW Manages Cafeteria Many students and towns people remember C. V. Cum mings as a former boxing star here in the University during his undergraduate days. After managing a cafeteria in Win ston-Salem successfully, he de cided to move back to the Hill and open in the location next to the post office. . Present indications are that his newest venture-will be even more successful than that in the squared circle. At present, he is campaigning, for a slogan for his cafeteria. Evidently he wants one different from the one hspH in the riner 'knock 'em out." Young Democrats to Meet There will be a meeting of the ovontifJxro wnrmittee of the v nnnrftta-.dub in 215 AVlAllfe ivniwv- Graham Memorial at 9:45 to night. Deficient Students Reports on deficient students must be in the registrar's office nnt later than Friday, Octo ber 21. TATUM PETITION DISCUSSED BY DI In Lengthy Session Senate Votes Against Immediate Payment Of Soldiers' Bonus. In a prolonged session Tues day night, the Di Senate voted against the immediate payment of the Soldiers' bonus and con demned the Tatum petition. President Charles G. Rose ap pointed members for the fall term of the finance . committee, ways and means committee and constitution committee. Three new members were also admit ted to the Senate. The committees and members are as follows : finance, Senators Minor, chairman, Steele and Gibbs; ways and means, Sena tors Lyon, ex-officio chairman, McMichael and Eddleman; con stitution, Senators McKee, chair man; Medford and McMichael. A committee was also appointed to lend the law school, the por trait of Charles Manning and to secure all portaits now loaned out. The first bill to be discussed and voted upon concerned the soldiers' bonus. This question was debated rather hotly but the Senate went on record as not favoring the immediate pay ment. Much discussion arose as to (Continued on page two) University Has Had To Accommodate ' 0 Old Memorial Hall Condemned Years of Service; State Appropriations Made Possible Replacement of Building by Stone Structure. The present Memorial hall in which Founders' Day was ob served yesterday, is the third to house the student body of this University. Up to 1885, all com mencements and general meet ings were held in Gerrard hall. At the commencement of 1883, Kfitnn P. Battle. TTniversitv president remarked that many would.be spctators were turned wav th flXfirciaea because of the limited capacity of the hall. Money was appropriated for the enlargement of Gerrard hall, and work was about to begin, when, another source of revenue was discovered. A movement was in progress to erect a ceno taph to a former president of the University, Dr. Swain. The committee on the enlargement of Gerrard hall and the commit tee on the erection of the ceno taph met and decided to pool their resources to "erect a new hall in the memory of .Dr. Swain. Memorial Tablets Erected The erection of this structure occupied two years and was marked by a constant expansion of the original bid from $20,000 to $45,000. The building itself was unique in that the roof was supported by two huge wooden arches, one of which was 127 feet long. To get enough money to complete the building, the families of prominent deceased alumni and the University were canvassed for the erection of memorial tablets in the new hall. Ten thousand dollars was col- tested in this manner for the Executive Committee Meeting The executive committee of the sophomore class will meet tonight in the Y. M. C. A; build ing at 7 :00 o'clock for the pur - pose of discussing plans for the year. GRAIL SETS TIN CAN FORDANCES Order of the Grail Will Give Two Dances in Tin Can After Big Football Games. At an important meeting of the Order of the Grail Tuesday night, dates for the next two Grail dances were set. The next dance is to be given after the Georgia Tech gamei Saturday, October 22. The other date set was for Friday night, November 4, after the Carolina-Florida game. The first dance will be held from nine until twelve and the one following the Florida game will last from ten until one o'clock. An important feature of this announcement is the fact that both these dances will be held in the Tin Can. Due to the large crowds anticipated and fact that the gymnasium is proving more and more inadequate for Grail dances, the order has ob tained permission from the ath letic department to hold dances in the Tin Can. No definite orchestra has been signed as yet for the dances but an announcement will be made soon, as to who will play for the dances. These two dances should draw a good crowd and with the added feature of having a larger dancing space, should be the best ever given by the Grail. Three Buildings Student Meetings and Razed After Nearly Fifty erection of 102 tablets, but it was found that more money was needed. A personal loan was negotiated with the governor of the state. The names of the 260 students of the University that were kill ed in the Civil War were also in scribed on marble tablets in the Memorial hall, which was dedi cated on June 3, 1885. This Memorial hall, which was used until lysu, wnen it was con demned because the wooden arches in the roof had decayed. Soon after it was razed. State Contributes As it was imperative that the University have a hall of ade quate size, the 1927 General As sembly appropriated $25,000 for the erection oiLa new building, and Governor O. Max Gardner and his council of state appropri ated $150,000 from the state emergency fund. The present Memorial hall was completed in 1931 and dedicated on October 12 of that year. All the memorial tablets were pre served from the old hall and placed in the new one. The de dication was made the chief ceremony of Founders' Day. Following an impressive aca demic procession, addresses of presentation, acceptance and reminiscence were delivered by Governor O. Max Gardner, John Sprunt Hill, Josephus Daniels, and Dean A. W. Hobbs. Memorial hall was used even before its dedication for student gatherings and entertainment programs. Abernethy to Speak in Chapel - Dr. E. A. Abernethy will speak in chapel this morning on " the subject of "The University In firmary." Dr. Abernethy's talks the hizhlitrhts of past chapel programs. Former Presidents Honored At Founders' Day Exercises Harold D. Meyer To Address Conference Dr. Harold D. Meyer of the de partment of sociology has been invited to address the North Carolina high school student council conference, which will meet in Kinston October 21 and 22. This conference meets annual ly in some city in the state and is made up of delegates from the student councils of the A A high schools of the state. The pro gram is conducted almost en tirely by the student delegates. Dr. Meyer, who has taken part in these conferences for several years in the past, will be the Only adult speaker to address the group. Campus Invaded By New Menace Young Eighteen-Inch Alliga tor Wanders From Home Of Professor Jordan. Cave alligatorem! Or, if you don't understand our Latin, be prepared for the flashing of pearly teeth and the lashing of a tiny tail. At- any rate, look out for an alligator which is loose on the Carolina campus or in the near vicinity of Chapel Hill. It rep resents but eighteen inches of fight, but, since he must be hard put for food, it is not unlikely that the limbs of a freshman or co-ed would be prove a delect able morsel to the roving reptile. However, at least one person is bent on discovering the alii gator. He is Professor A. M. Jordan of the school of educa tion who is much concerned over the escape of the alligator. One of the Florida variety, he was brought to this state as a pet for one of Professor Jordan's chil dren. Since he made a success ful dash for liberty last week, several members of the faculty have engaged in big-game hunt ing, searching nearby streams for the fugitive. The net result has been no alligator. The erstwhile pet, bought from a farm in Florida, is un used to the wild life of his broth ers in the marshy lowlands of the far south. Being fairly young and small, he has a chance to mature into a true Carolinian. If the Chapel Hill climate does not kill him and if he eludes capture, the reptile might as sume formidable proportions in a few decades. Proving he has not migrated, he might then prove to be a real menace. Dr. Barnes Visiting Graduate Sorority Dr, Elinor J. Barnes, national president of Phi Delta Gamma, sorority for graduate women, will be the guest of honor of Ep silon Chapter here Thursday through Saturday of this week. Dr. Barnes who is at the head of the psychology department at Beaver college, is active in many professional and educational sor- orities ana otner women s or ganizations Dr. Barnes will be the guest of Mrs. S. S. Stevens, president of the local chapter, and Mrs. C. C. Neal during her visit to Chapel Hill. A tea will be given in honor of Dr. Barnes Friday i afternoon at the home of Mrs. I Stevens. I George T. Winston and Edwin A. Alderman Commemorated By University Men. WALTER MURPHY SPEAKS Former Secretary Reveals Inci-' dents Surrounding Presi - dency of Dr. Winston. With special addresses com memorating two University presidents who have died within the past two years, the Univer sity observed its 139th birthday by the annual Founders' Day exercises in Memorial hall yes terday. George Tayloe Winston, fifth president of the University, and Edwin Anderson Alderman, who i i 1 1 succeeded mm, . were tne men commemorated . yesterday. In addition to this each, was honor ed by the dedication of a ceno taph in Memorial building as were nine other prominent sons of the University. Honorable Walter Murphy of Salisbury, who was secretary to Dr. Winston during his adminis tration, repealed to the public for the firs time some of per sonal incidents surrounding the presidency and gave him high praise. . . The inside stories of several attacks upon the University in 1892 and 1893 were related by Murphy. These attacks, he said, which would have been com pletely disasterous to the Uni versity, were thwarted by the abilities of President Winston. Dean M. C. S. Noble, of the school of education and classmate of Dr. Alderman, de livered an address of commemo ration on the sixth president of the University. Praising him as the greatest educator of the day, (Continued on page two) GRAHAM RECEIVES CONGRATULATIONS ON FOUNDERS' DAY Messages From Alumni and Of ficials at Other Institutions Received by President. While a relatively small group was observing Founders' Day in Chapel Hill, the vast number of alumni of the University , mani fested its interest in the exer cises by telegraphing its senti ments to President Graham. He received a large number of mes sages yesterday, congratulating him on the excellent condition and outlook of the University and Draisincr the memories of former Presidents Alderman and Winston. Mrs. Edwin A. Alderman, widow of the late president, sent a message of creetmer to Presi dent Graham as A. B. Dinwid die, president of Tulane Univer sity, .who commented on Alder man, one-time head of that school, as "representing the spiritual qualities of scholar ship incontrast with the ma terial and measurable element of modern intellectual achieve ment." Texas Honors Winston Remarking on the life of the late President George T. Win ston, Dean W. J. Battle, "'80, said, "The University of Texas will ever be grateful of his high services." .Winston was former ly chief executive of Texas. E. C. Brooks, president of State college, voiced the opinion that "Dr. Winston and Dr. Alderman (Continued on page two) (Continued on page two)