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SIGMA XI 7:00 ' GRAHAM MEMORIAL PLAYMAKER TRYOUTS 3:00 AND 7:30 PLAYMAKERS THEATRE VOLUME XLI CHAPEL HILL, N. C TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1932 NUMBER 46 MM t I 1 V 1 j X X L - ... ':- - - .. ,. - 'Mm T U- 1 mm i I fT TN , fTh BR. HICKMAN SAYS MEN NEED NEW IDEA OF RELIGION Head of Duke School o Religion Speaks to Students on Moses, And Burning' Bush. "If there ever was a time for God to reincarnate himself in men's hearts, it is now!" de clared Dr. Franklin S. Hickman, dean of the Duke University school of religion, last Sunday in the University Methodist church. Taking his text from Exodus III, verses one through five, the Methodist preacher told the of t- repeated tale of Moses and the burning, bush. Citing the new spiritual conception that Moses received from this highly emo tional experience, Dr. Hickman declared that, the only way for God to reincarnate himself in human hearts is for men to see the burning bush and derive the same experience that Moses got from it. Need Spiritual Rebirth "We need a rebirth of spirit ual vision, passion, and power in our education so that we may see things in the burning bush that we may not see under a microscope," Dr. Hickman said. Continuing: "Our boys and girls at the University are bringing home new theological, ideas, just as Moses got his new conception of a greater social order from the burning bush." Giving an explanation as to the origin of confused theologi cal ideas in men, Dr. Hickman told his audience that the, rea son for many "modern thinkers" going astray is that their con ception of the universe has changed much more rapidly than their corresponding idea of God. LATE FIRE CHIEF EXPIRESAT HOME J. W. Foister, for Twenty Yeafs Head of Local Fire Depart ment, Dies After Illness. Chief J. W. Foister, aged 50, of the Chapel Hill fire depart ment, died Sunday night at his residence on Pittsboro street, following three years of impair ed health. His condition had be come steadily worse after sus taining a broken hip in August or the past twenty-nine years Foister had acted as chief of the local fire department- faithful and conscientious in ex ecution of his duty, respected and loved by the firemen under him and by his fellow-citizens In addition to his service in this community, he was once presi dent of the State fireman's as sociation. roister was for three years Prior to his death under treat ment at the" Duke hospital in Durham, and since attending a fireman's convention in August he had been confined to his bed Foister is survived by his wife; one son, James Foister three brothers, Duke, Tom, and R. W. Foister; and two sisters Mrs. H. D. Lee of Chapel Hil and Mrs. Bill ."Wiggins of Ra leigh. Funeral services will take Place at the Chapel Hill ceme "tery this afternoon .at 3:00 o'clock. WAR DEBT CANCELLATION WILL BE ARGUED BY PHI The Phi assembly will conduct its regular meeting tonight at 7:00 o'clock in theassembly hall in New East to discuss the fol- owing bills : Resolved : That the Phi assem bly go on record as favoring the proposal of the student council effecting the. honor system. Resolved.- That the United - ' ... States should discard the policy exemplified by the Monroe Doc trine. Resolved: That the United States cancel the war debts owed her by the European nations. UNIVERSITY PRESS TO RELEASE -BOOK ABOUT DEPRESSION J. M. Williams' Volume Will Con cern Itself With Causes and Cures for Unemployment. The University of North Caro lina Press has made preliminary announcements concerning a timely new voiunie about tlie"de- pression and unemployment. This new book, the title of which has not yet been officially chosen, is by J. M. Williams, professor at Hobart College, Geneva, N. Y. It is a comprehensive discussion of the causes, cures, and reme dies for unemployment. The expressed purpose of the book is "to show the immediate need for social insurance, and the conditions necessary for its successful operation." In the discussion of these problems the author makes use of figures obtained by an investigation of the effects of the work of un employment and welfare organ izations in seven cities of up state New York where condi tions are better than anywhere else in the country. - Unaware of Serious Problems He states that in the majority of communities, the citizens are not aware of the seriousness of their unemployment problems. In one community where the "solid" citizens expressed the opinion that only po wnixe trash and 'niggars' " applied for relief, an investigation showed that one family out of ten was eating only now and then. The author believes that while we are learning how to control mir prrmnrmr world, "we must insure ourselves against the rav ages of unemployment and de pression." While no civilized state is without laws to take care of the old, infirm, insane or feeble-minded, a large number of nf the opinion that no public relief is necessary. This book to be released by the University Press, "written as part of the record of these times," is an" attempt to prove to enforce un- employment insurance is neces sary. Facultv Professors' Book . Will Be Published Soon Pr.' J. W. Lasley and Dr. E. T. Browne' are busy revising and rir v.a nrnnfs'for their frAshman mathematics book, In troductory Mathematics, which will soon be published by McGraw-Hill, book publishers. The book, which was first used last year by University iresnmen was then in a pamphlet form. FIRST GREATER UNIVERSITY HEAD 6 fliiii o Dr. Frank Porter Graham, president of the University of North Carolina, yesterday was unahhiiously selected bv the University board of trustees .to head the Greater University. President Gra ham has been prominent in state and national educational circles since Jhis graduation from this institution in 1909. His appoint ment will necessitate the choosing of another man to head this branch of the Greater University. KIWANIS CLUBS TO HAVE JULES BRAZIL AS GUEST TONIGHT Noted Radio Entertainer and Master Of Ceremonies Will Speak at Meeting Here. Jules Brazil, noted radio en tertainer of the National Broad casting company, will be the guest of the Kiwanis club to night at 7:00 o'clock at a meet ing in the basement of the Meth odist church. A supper is to be served by the women of . the church. . The Kiwanis clubs of Chapel Hill, Durham, Burlington, Greensboro, Graham, Hender son, and Oxford, "as well as the local Rotary club, are to meet for an inter-club gathering. A number of citizens, who are members of-neither of the local organizations, ''have been invited to attend the meeting. The guest- of the occasion, Brazil, is widely known as the chairman of the music commit tee of Kiwanis International as well as a radio entertainer. He also serves in the capacity tf of ficial entertainer at yearly con ventions of the organization. DIALECTIC SENATE WILL DISCUSS HONOR SYSTEM The Dialectic senate will dis cuss the following bills at its regular meeting tonight at 7:00 o'clock in New West: Resolved : That the Dialectic senate go on record as favoring the proposal effecting the honor system which is being sponsored by the student council." Resolved: That the United States should adopt a minimum wage law. Resolved: That the Di senate go on record as . opposing the Grundy tariff. NEXT PLAYMAKER BILL CONSISTS OF SELECTED PLAYS Four Original One-Act Productions Chosen From Saturday's Ex perimental Performance. For their second presentation this season, the Carolina Play makers offer a bill of four ori ginal one-act plays to be given December 8, 9, and 10. These plays were chosen from the ten experimental perform ances given Saturday .afternoon and night in the theatre, and se lected by. the Playmaker staff as the best productions of the play writing classes. - Davy Crockett, a drama of the Southwest frontier, by John Philip Milhous; Stumbling in Dreams, a comedy of Tin Pan Alley, by George Brown of New York City; Creek Swamp Nig ger, a negro tragedy by Harry W. Coble of Douglas, "'Georgia; and Four On a Heath, a fantasy by Foster Fitz-Simons of Atlan ta are the four plays to-be pre sented, and work on these dra mas will start this week. Try-outs for parts in the plays will take place this, afternoon at 3:00 o'clock and tonight at 7:30 o'clock in the Playmakers thea? tre. There are about twenty-five parts to he casfand all who are interested are urged to come and try out. -. PHI BETA KAPPA MEN TO SELECT OFFICERS Active members of the local chapter of Phi Beta Kappa will meet tomorrow night at 7 :30 o'clock in 215 Graham Memorial for the initiation of those mem bers who are now eligible and for the election of a secretary and other officers for the coming year. : " ' . r. Foust And Dr. Brooks 1 Ghbsen Vice-Presidents COLLINS AND WADE WILL SPEAK AT JUNIOR SMOKER : Coach Carolina "Chuck" Collins of and Coach Wallace Wade of Duke will be the prin cipal speakers at the junior class smoker to take place at Swain hall Thursday night at 9700 o'clock. It has been announced that an orchestra will play for the entertainment, but arrange ments have not as yet been made. MRS. WILLIS GIVES HUSBAND'S BOOKS TO LAWLIBRARY Collection Also Contains Volumes Belonging to Late Judge Charles R. Thomas, s The law school announced yes terday that Mrs. George T. Wil lis of New "Bern had presented her husband's library to the school as-a memorial. Her hus band was the late Judge George T. Willis of New Bern. "Because my husband believed in the University and would want his books well cared for while they are giving wide serv ice, I am presenting his library to the law school as a memorial to him and to Judge Charles Thomas, who originally owned a large number of these books." In this way Mrs. Willis presented to the University of North Caro Una law school on October 31, 1932, the library belonging to her husband, Judge George Thomas Willis, who died early in September. Contains N. C. Material The gift of 757 volumes brings to the law library rare North Carolina material, usable United States reports and statutes and a number of legal texts new to the present law collection. The most valuable part of the memorial is the 200-volume set of North Carolina supreme court reports in the original edition, now pro curable only in old private col lections. The nucleus of the li Drarythe North Carolina items first belonged to Judge Char les R. Thomas of New Bern, who died in 1931." At his death the books were given to Judge Wil lis, who used them for a year be fore his death. The lives of these two close friends so parallel each other as to be related at one time. Both graduated from the University, Judge Thomas receiving his A.B. degree in 1881, Judge Willis his LL.B. degree in 1912. Both were lawyers; both men were promi nent' in public affairs in their community and in their state ; both became judges the older man, a superior court judge; the younger, judge of the county. re corder's court. New Song to Be Published The . tune and. melody of the new school song, written by Thorton Allen, has been submit ted to the committee for consid eration, but it probably will not be ready for weeks v -The song is to be called the Tar. Heel Battle Song and sheet music will be put on sale imme diately after its completion. Board Denies Intention of De moting Rank of Any Insti tution to Junior College. TATUM BILL IS "RECEIVED Group Will Meet Before January To Consider Election of Vice President for University. Dr. Frank Porter Graham, head of the University, was yes terday elevated into the position of president of the Greater Uni versity of North Carolina by an unanimous vote of the board of trustees in its semi-annual meet ing in Raleigh. Dr5. E. C. Brooks, for many years head of State College, and Dr. J. I.xFoust, head of Wo man's College, were elected vice- presidents of the Greater Uni versity. Each will have charge of the schools they head at pres ent. The selection of a vice-president who will head the division of the Greater University, in Chapel Hill and of a comptroller to direct the business end of the consolidated institution was de- ' f erred to the executive commit tee. A committee was appoint ed to confer with the faculty, here in regard to the selection of the third vice-president. JTatum Petition Received The board selected a special committee to consider the peti tion which created a great sensa tion.last September when" the document, presented to Governor O. Max Gardner by L. A. Tatum, retired Belmont textile manufac- turer, charged the state support ed schools with condoning radi cal teachings. The board adopt ed a resolution that it "receive" the Tatum petition and 'then (Continued on last page) DR. ADAMS SPEAKS AT REDSPRINGS Says Scott's Writings Influenced Past and Present Southern Life and Opinions. Dr. Raymond Adams, of the University English department, delivered the Founder's Day ad dress at Flora MacDonald Col lege, Red Springs, "Saturday, November 12. He spoke on the influence of Sir Walter Scott on southern life. When Scott's work became widely known in the south, "the very plantation . life, and the training of the younger genera tion on the plantations, shifted from the classical villa model to the feudal manor." To Scott largely is due the fact that the southern woman was put on a pedestal, "thereby making them helpless, and cre ating the fiction that they must not soil their lily-white hands with work, nor their lily-white minds with thought, but must simper in society." Scott's romanticism offered an escape from the drab facts of ante-bellum existence in the south, and a romantic pre-war south was created by writers who imitated Scott. The north ern idea of the present-day south is no more erroneous than the southern idea of the pre-bellum south, and both can be attribut ed, almost directly, to Scott's in- fiuence.
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