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CO-ED DANCE . 9:00-1:00 TIN CAN BIG PEP MEETING 8:00 P.M. MEMORIAL HALL VOLUME XLI CHAPEL HILL, N. C.FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1932 NUMBER 25 n III r I III i I DEMOCRATS HEAR MAJOR McLENDON DISCUSSTOLITICS Speaker Tells Young Democrats That Party Will Have Great Year in State and Nation. Attacking the present Repub lican administration and pre dieting a greater day for the country under the leadership of Roosevelt, Major L. P. McLen donaddressed the Young Demo cratic club Wednesday night in Gerrard hall. After v the regular business meeting, Major McLendon, who is one of the most prominent members of the Durham bar, staunch Democrat, and campaign manager for J. C. B. Ehring haus, was introduced by Obie Harmon, one of the most ardent Democrats in this part of the state. Describes National Situation Major McLendon opened - hi speech with the statement that the country is facing a period of reconstruction, that the period of destruction was still going on, but that it would soon be ended and the Democrats would be vic torious in the coming elections. He proceeded to show that the country reached its highest peak of patriotism under Wood row Wilson, but that it began to degenerate as soon as Hard ing was elected president, and FATHER AND SON BANQUET IS GIVEN BY LOCAL ROTARY Professor T. Smith McCorkle, Presi dent of Rotary, Acts as Toast Master- for Event. The Chapel Hill Rotary club, which has always taken an ac tive interest in the welfare of the boys of the community, in vited more than twenty young sters of the village for dinner last night. The occasion took the fornt of Rotary's father and son banquet, which was given at the Carolina Inn, with Professor T. Smith McCorkle, president of the Rotary, as toastmaster. The youngsters had one of the best times in their lives, and so did the grown-ups who enter tained them. Shelton Henninger was in charge of the program. Professor George A. Howard, Babylonian Clav Tablets In H Collection Date Bach To 2350 B. C. Collection of Ancient Volumes University Library Was Made Possible by $30,000 Memorial Fund; Books Date From Beginning of History to Present Time. o Twenty Babylonian clay tab lets dating back to 2350 B. C. are a feature of the recently es tablished Hanes Foundation for the study of the origin and de velopment of the book, which in-' ings. was exceedingly high tains more than two thousand illustrations. In. general, books of this period were not illustrat ed since the cost of the ' wood cuts used to reproduce the draw- The SOCIAL PROGRAM OF WEEK END TO FEATURE DANCES Woman's Association Dance Set for Tonight, and Grail Dance Sched uled for Tomorrow. eludes volumes from the begin ning of history 'to the present day. Among the types stored in two rooms on the third floor of the University library are Egyp tian papyri, medieval manu scripts, incunabulae, Chinese block books, palm leaf books from India, leather scrolls and printed books. The collection was made pos- of the University's school of sible by a $30,000 memorial education, made.- the principal fund established in April, 1929, address and' boys from the local by the children of John Wesley scout troop put on a song f est, and Anna Hodgin Hanes of Win- after which there were contests and prizes. ALBRIGHT SPEAKS TO UNION FORUM AT FIRST MEETING Student Union Manager Talks on Plans and Policies 'for Graham Memorial. The Union Forum met Wed- that, as a result of the Kepubli- nesday nigftt lor tne first meet- can administration, the country ing of the current year at 9:30, is in a deplorable state of af- The fifty-six members present Hais. ston-Salem. Since the original sum has been exhausted, the University has continued to en large the aggregation. Ancient Material Translations of the Babylon ian clay tablets are available, so that the pieces are not a total mystery. Several fragments of the papyri which date back to about 100 B. C. are included in the collection. Papyrus was made from weeds which grow along the banks of the Nile river. The group of incunabulae which number .460 are the larg Roosevelt Ideal Candidate drawings are crude but interesting. Religious Works1 N There are a dozen Indian palm leaf books which contain the text of the Buddhist religion. They are more than twelve in ches in length and about three inches wide. A leather scroll book written in Hebrew is also! year tomorrow night in the Tin Beginning with an informal dance sponsored by the Union Forum in Graham Memorial last night, the dance activities of the University this week-end will offer a full social program. - The fall affair of the Woman's Association will take place to night in the Tin Can between 9:00 and 1:00 o'clock and a large number of persons are ex pected to attend the event. Jack Baxter and his orchestra will furnish the music. The Order of the Grail will sponsor its second dance of the est in the collection. The in-ihistory, German, romance lan icunabulae are books which were showed much interest and en Then, havinsr built ud the idea Ike Minor was elected secre- that the country must have new tary, and Red Boyles, J. K. Tay- printed with movable type be- " 1 I -i p-s mi l i l i l leadership, he said that Roose- lor, and Donald Shoemaker were i ore iouu. ine omest dook in velt was ideally "suited for the elected to the board of directors the stacks is the Biblia Latina, nresidencv as he is a progressive of Graham Memorial. wnicn was printed in strass Mavne AlbrMit crave a talk Pur& Germany m I4bf. A nis- " I J . t -LI 1 J 1. ' XT X x , . . of the management of Graham emoerg, uermany m 1W6 con Memorial were outlined. At the conclusion he asked that any suggestions for the betterment among the relics. Among the Chinese block books is one of the first dictionaries of the Chinese language. Block books were printed from blocks of wood in stead of by movable type. One of the most interesting of the oddities are the ostraka which are broken pieces of pot tery used by the Egyptians for their everyday records. . The os traka was similar to modern scratch paper. A Mexican text of the species, Maya hierogi, preceeds the Con quest of Mexico in the sixteenth century. There are also leaves which contain the Syriac, Cop tic and Arabic languages of Asia. The books are especially use ful to the departments of Greek, Latin, ancient history, European Can with Jelly Leftwich and his orchestra furnishing the music. In addition to these events several fraternities plan infor mal gatherings for alumni who will return for Homecoming Day. CHARLOTTE POLICE FREE ACCOMPLICE INPENNSHOOTING Robert Thompson, Alleged Mem ber of Group Responsible for Shooting Student, Freed. and a man of vision. (Continued on last page) STAFF OF ANNUAL MAKES PLANS FOR CLASS PICTURES guages, and English. The manu scripts are of value to students of the fine arts. The collection may be inspected at any time, and admission can be gained to these rooms by applying at the circulation desk on the second floor of the library. EDITORS SPEAK IN CHAPEL PROGRAM Of the building be given to him Freshmen Hear Heads of Publications or to the board of directors. A motion was made and passed that a committee be appointed to assist Mavne Albright in planning regular mid-week pro grams of entertainment. This Tn On cFfvt4- f A Viavo Vi a I if f oo 10 nr-m-rraaA rf TVvm . - .. j tj. n -t.1 ,j theYackety Yack, were the feat- ture of every junior, senior, and Broughton, Eugenia Rawls, and ' - , na Aioitiiuijf man juuuucu 111 Line &lhlliiviio 1 ancisuii. year's Yackety Yack, the busi- Program Committee Juniors and Seniors Are Given New Opportunity to Have Pictures Taken. Speak on Purpose of Stu dent Organs. The editors of the four publi cations of thev University, the Daily Tar Heel, the Carolina Magazine, the Buccaneer, and ness staff has arranged facilities terday. Charles G. Rose. Jr., editor of STUDENT STRAW VOTE CONTINUES Balloting Goes on at "Y" and Lobby of Graham Memorial Until Saturday. in The Daily Tar Heel work ing in conjunction with thirty five of the outstanding college papers in the United States, is conducting a student straw presidential ballot. The voting which began on Wednesday, and will continue through Saturday, A Committee made Un Of L. LJV, Hati v Tat? TTttot . sq "T is he. nn-wr q ifc 'hmo-'ht All stiidonta j J J Jl J I X- I IsllV IS .X.XJ X A XXXW t i I A A ly UU1U JkV AU IO 11V TV 4 U J. VO llUl V j vmvavaa wr xur making appointments SO tnai TinSTisnr. nor, T or ora , vi:..i!. ...... , , . . uuiwimauu, ua.li , tne OUW ox uur yuuiicctuuii tu xo wm mvvc uut t iiuiuxuuiu fnrd Donne 11. Elizabeth Moore. c0f ,Qf mrv nnos. of inconvenience-to the mdiyid- and Joseph Sugarman was, ap- tion which wm be for the best j 1 uniors p0inted to assist the president interest of the student body. The 1 collegiate -press as representa tive of the true political senti- mouthpiece of the student body ment of the student body. . The ballots, 4which contain the names of Franklin D. Roosevelt, i Herbert C. Hoover, Norman Bob Barnett, Carolina Maga- Thomas, and William Foster zine editor, announced that "the may be deposited in Daiiot-ooxes nolicv of the Carolina Maaazine i located in the lobby ol uranam x V , v ual. The seniors and l , ' . - , - i ml i iiibi. vuv vv pv . , , T .r, r .. . . m arranging future 'orum pro- Daily Tar Heel is acting as the lnr.iiinpn wnn rnpir rmnnn T.ms i ... - grams. .cai'.auu "xiacuciitijf ang t0 discourage students of Carolina. It also acts in the tional expense is involved tor tne from walking on the grass were capacity of a publicity agent for yiCUUIC. MlSPllSSPfT anH thP FOrUm VOteQ V. TTr.;Troy.oif-ir r-n ftfor. .orYin? t v..k,wv.wuv I 111C 111 t-X Ol HJf KJi vblll. VCUlipti ne arrangements wnicn nave . this matter. A been made in order to facilitate committee was appointed to the making of atmointments I UU1 V UUt lllO uiuuui " are: 1. Each dormitory store Shoemaker is chairman of this has-an appointment sheet on committee and js assisted by which dates with the photogra- John Wilkinson and Georg pher may be made. 2. Each day F . . at Lhapel period there win De Until further notice the Forum a desk in the "Y" where ap- M1 . Wednesday nights pointments may be made. 3. in te middle of the months. The There will be an opportunity lor time wiU continue to be 9:30. students to sign up at Pritchara- Tin i .i Ck . AA noyas every day oetween .uu - p, Made and 5 :00 o'clock, except between the houre of 1 :00 and 2 :00. 4. It The manager of the game are urged to vote if they have not already done so, since the re sults will be published in the is to present articles that have a direct bearing on the interest of the student and which are written in a clear, simple style." Nutt Parsley, editor of t the Yackety Yack, explained the Memorial and the "Y." McLendon Will Speak Assembly this morning will be devoted to the practicing of cheers. Major McLendon of work and purpose of the annual, j Durham will also speak. . necessary, appointmentswill also r00m in Graham Memorial an- be made at the Wootten-Mpul- nounces that an extensive pro ton studio, gram is being planned for the November 1st is the last day next few weeks. There will be upon which appointments will be a ping-pong tournament and made. After that date, all per- the bowling alleys will be for- sntis Tint "h-sxrino- nn annointment mallv opened. will not be able to have his pic- The new. miniature shuffle j i,, in fi, Uori ia seeing much service Yacketv Yack. Ulong with the other new games. STUDENT STRAW BALLOT Presidential Candidates FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT HERBERT HOOVER NORMAN THOMAS WILLIA1M Z. FOSTER Student's University Registration Number.-..:-:.-.::i..r Ballot Boxes in "Y" Lobby and Graham Memorial Robert G. Thompson, sup posedly an accomplice in the shooting of Ashby Penn, Uni versity student, last spring, and reported to be connected with the robbery of a- Ghapel Hill store preceding the shooting, was freed Tuesday by Frank Little john, chief of detectives in Charlotte. Despite the fact that Thomp son was suffering with an illness and had been living under an assumed name in Washington, Indiana, he voluntarily surrend ered himself at the police head quarters in Charlotte, while Chief Littlejohn communicated with Chapel Hill authorities. Chapel Hill: police wired back that Thompson was not wanted, resulting in his complete free dom. , One evening last spring, Thompson drove up in a car to a cafe in Chapel Hill with three companions. Two of the group went into the cafe intent on holding up the proprietor but the alarm was giyen, forcing the men to return to their friends in the car. Thompson, not knowing the plans of the in tended robbery, thought that the two had become mixed up in a. fight and were running away. Meanwhile the police command eered the car of Ashby Penn in which the owner was driving and gave chase to the fleeing group. While the first car stall ed after a short distance, the pursuing car was also disabled with a flat tire. Thompson, eager to get away from the scene, was half a mile from the shooting when it occurred, ac cording to his statement to Chief Littlejohn. From North Carolina, Thomp son traveled to Indiana where he lived as Robert Rowe. A short time ago, ill in health and constantly preyed upon with the idea of being a hunted man, he returned to this state to offer himself UP to the authorities. SCHOLARSHIPS TO BE AWARDED BY HOLTCMHTTEE Applications for Holt Scholar ships Must Be Turned in to Hobbs by November 12. Applications for Holt scholar ships must be presented at Dean A. W. Hobbs' office, South build ing, before Saturday morning, November 12. These applica tions must be accompanied by three .good recommendations, one from the student's home town, giving information re garding the applicant's desira bility. , Blanks may" be obtained from the president's office. - The schol arships are available from the interest of a fund of $10,000 be queathed in the University's favor by Lawrence S. Holt, Jr., of the class of 1904. The sti pend of $125 is given to each of four students, one from each class in the University, who ex cel in scholarship, and are in need of further financial aid to continue their work. - Committee on Selections The committee that selects the students is headed by Dean Hobbs and composed of Dean N. W. Walker, D. D. Carroll. F. F. Bradshaw, M. C. S. Noble, H. G. Baity, and J. x M. Bell, R. B.' House,' executive secretary of the University, and H. F. Comer, secretary of the Y. M. C. A. The meeting of this committee for the purpose of the selection will take ; place Saturday morning, November 12. . x Holt has also made available funds for needy and worthy stu dents. These funds are not to exceed a stipend of $400 per student, and are to cover neces sary expenses in tuition, board, and other University charges. Commerce Seniors There will be a meeting of the senior class of the commerce school this morning at 10 :30 o'clock in 103 Bingham hall. NUMEROUS BOOKS OF SCIENCE ARE GIVEN TOLIBRARY Mrs. W. B. Pritchard, Wife of Late Nerve Specialist, Donor Of Scientific Volumes. The University library has re cently received a gift of about a hundred and twenty-five vol umes, containing the works of many scientists and historians. Mrs. W. B. Pritchard, a friend of the University, made the donation. These books are from the li brary of the late Dr. W. B. Pritchard, a noted nerve special ist of New York. Although neither Dr. Pritchard nor Mrs. Pritchard are indebted to the University in any way, their only connection with it having been that they were natives of North Carolina, Mrs. Pritchard has endeavored to show her interest and her late husband's in the University by her donation of a part of his library. The collection includes select ed works of Charles Darwin, a series of seventy-five volumes en titled -The History of Nations, the Complete Works of Herbert Spencer and a selected library of modern science, composed of well known books by authorities in the various fields of science. Dr. Poteat Will Speak The committee for Armistice Day exercises has secured Dr. William L. Poteat, former presi dent of Wake Forest college, to address the student body, No vember 11.