"Y" CABINETS TOMORROW
7:00 P.M.
GERRARD HALL
VESPER CONCERT
4:00 P. M:
3IUSIC BUILDING
IV
VOLUME XLI
CHAPEL HILL, N. O, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1932
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DR. JACKSON TO
ADDRESS GROUP
ON CITIZENSHIP
Y. M. C. A. Quartet of Parker,
Briggs, Brletz, and Temple
ton to Sing at Meeting.
TWO CONVENTIONS
WILL HAVE LOCAL
MEN ON PROGRAM
Professors Have Prominent Places
On Programs of Sociology and
Economic Conferences.
Roland Hayes Left Rustic Life Of
Obscurity For International Fame
WEEK-END DANCE
SET COMPLETED
BY FALL GERMAN
A joint meeting of the Y. M
C. A. cabinets will be in order
Monday night, 7:00 o'clock, in
Gerrard hall.
Dr. W. C. Jackson, dean of the
school of public administration
-will address the group on "Cam
pus and Christian-Citizenship."
Dean Jackson is in his first-year
at the University as head of this
new department. Previously he
was vice-president of N; C. C.
W. before the consolidation of
the state's institutions.
Another special feature of the
gathering will be the quartet of
the Y. M. C. A. This group is
composed of Jesse Parker, John
Briggs, Raymond Brietz, and
Charles Templetonr
Important Business
Important business is also
billed for discussion at the meet
ing. The annual Y. M. C. A.
Thanksgiving service, scheduled
for Wednesday morning at 7 :15
o'clock in Kenan stadium, will be
up for discussion. Members of
the groups will aid in the adver
tisement of the event, at which
Reverend Ronald Tamblyn will
speak. The annual football game
between the Orange County
Training school and an oppon
ent as yet to be selected will also
h mi for discussions at the
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meeting.
All students interested m
joining the cabinets are cordially
invited to attend this meeting
and give their names to the sec
retary of the club under which
they will be classified freshman
friendship council, sophomore
cabinet, or junior-senior cabinet.
OKLAHOMA DAILY
LISTS TAR HEEL
AS WELL-KNOWN
"Daily O'Collegian" Lists Uni
versity Paper as One of Five
Best Known in Country.
At the twenty-seventh annual
meeting of the American Socio
logical Society December 28-31,
m Cincinnati, two university
professors will have prominent
places on the program.
Dr. Howard W. Odum of the
department of sociology is chair
man of the division of cultural
and folk sociology and will pre
side over the sessions of that
group. In the division of social
psychiatry, Dr. E. R. Groves
will deliver a paper on the sub
ject: "The Field and Problems
of Social Psychiatry." ,
The American . Economic As
sociation will be meeting in Cin
cinnati at the same time in . its
fifty-fifth annual session. At
this meeting. Dr. C. T. Murch-
ison of the school of commerce
will deliver a paper on: "The
Requisites of Stabilization in the
Cotton Textile Industry."
Negro Tenor Who Will Appear in Concert at Durham This After
noon Went to Europe Early in His Career to Seek Fame
Which Was at First Denied Him in This Country.
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Annual German Club Dance Set
Tin Can Brought to Close Last
Night by Fall German.
DR. W. R PROUTY
WELL KNpWN AS
GEOLOGY TEACHER
New Head of Geology Department Is
Considered One of America's.
Authorities on Marble.
In a news story reprinted re
cently in the Daily O'Collegian
and other prominent undergrad
uate -newspapers, the University
of Oklahoma Daily picks the fol
lowing "the country knows these
best" list:
College presidents: Nicholas
Murray Butler of Columbia,
Glen Frank of Wisconsin, A.
Lawrence Lowell of Harvard,
Robert M. Hutchins of Chicago,
James Rowland Angell of Yale,
and Ray Lyman Wilbur of
Stanford.
College students: Pug Rent
ier of Northwestern, Jackie
Coogan of Santa Clara, Orv
Mohler of Southern California,
Allan HnmjAT nf TTn-rva rd. and
Burbank Murray of , Wisconsin.
College newspapers: Yale
Daily News, Columbia Spectator,
Wisconsin Daily Cardinal, DAILY
Tar Heel, North. Carolina;
Daily Princetoniaii.
College football teams: Notre
Dame, University of Southern
California, Army, Northwest
ern, Pittsburgh.
The Daily Tar Heel is one
of the youngest college dailies in
the country, being the junior of
both the Cardinal and the
Princetonian by forty years, as
well as being the junior of the
Yale Daily News and
lumbia Spectator by
years.
Dr. W. F. Prouty recently
made acting head of the depart
ment of geology has a disting
uished record as teacher and
practical geologist. His chief'
interest is in teaching and for
this reason he has resisted re
peated offers to go into special
ized branches of commercial ge
ology. Before coming to Chapel
Hill, Dr. Prouty was head of the
department of geology at the
University of Alabama and at
the same time was chief assist
ant on the Alabama Geological
Survey. Under his guidance the
department developed from one
having a few beginning courses
to one including a number of ad
vanced courses.
Most notable among Dr.
Prmitv's contributions to the
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development of Alabama during
his residence at the University'
are: "Geological Map of the
Coosa Coal Field," "Map and
Geological Report on the Marble
of Alabama," "Report and Ge
ological Map of the Graphite
Areas," the first official report
of the presence of workable iron
ore beds beneath the Shades
Vallev (Birmingham area) di
rectly contributing to the great
industrial development of that
section, "Map and Bulletin on
Good Roads and Road Materials
of Alabama," and report to the
War Department on the geology
of the site for Wilson Dam at
Muscle Shoals.
In addition to his duties as a
teacher Dr. Prouty has found
time to publish forty bulletins,
I reports and scientific papers.
Recent information received m
Chapel Hill reveals the fact that
Dr. Prouty is considered by the
commercial world one of Ameri
ca's leading authorities on mar
ble and marble quarrying. V
Like so many others of his
race who have received world
renown as artists, Roland Hayes,
negro tenor, rose from com
plete obscurity. This singer,
who is to give a concert in Dur
ham this afternoon, was not
many years ago a mere Georgia
"nigger," just another picka
ninny from a large family born
of a widowed mother, who was
reared as a slave.
After a desperate struggle for
existence on a tiny Georgia
farm. Hayes went to Fisk Uni
versity as a self-help student.
It was here that his singing at
tracted attention and won him a
place with the Fisk Jubilee
Singers. In Boston he was
singled out by a noted instructor
of music and given the advant
age of a complete vocal training.
He launched his personal career
with a few recitals, the small
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proceeds ot wnich were soon
swallowed by his overhead.
Famed in Europe
Unsuccessful in Boston, he
was urged by friends to try Eur
ope. Although virtually desti
tute when he reached London,
his genius soon received appre
ciation. As has happened to
many other American artists,
Hayes enjoyed continental fame
before the praise of his native
land.
His European experiences
were comparable to a triumph
al procession. He appeared in
Buckingham palace before the
crowned heads of England. Pa
risian critics recognized the deli
cate perception of his singing
style, while Vienna and Berlin
elevated him to the heights re
served for their own Teutonic
favorites. His remarkable in
terpretation and the poignant
appeal of the negro spirituals
were a superb novelty never be
fore experienced by Europeans.
Received American Offers
His meteric rise in Europe
brought a flood of offers to re
turn to this country. When
Hayes finally did come back, he
was heralded as one of the out
standing artists of his race. In
addition to comparisons to
Countee Cullen, Jules Bledsoe,
and Langston Hughes, cultural
leaders of the negroes, he was
accorded a fitting place in the
lists of all American vocalists.
Since his return he has sung
in practically every city of size
in this country. Frequently he
has appeared with leading sym
phony orchestras as guest solo
ist. .
Appeal of Artist
The appeal of this young man
is difficult to analyze, but it un
mistakably is related to a deep
sympathy with the suffering of
all humans. His own story of
the origin of his desire to sing
is typical of his attitude toward
art. Upon hearing phonograph
records of Caruso and Eames,
he declared, "It was as if a bell
rang in my heart." From that
moment on, his course was - a
clear one. x
Monde Musical, Parisian mu
sic journal, has summarized his
effect as satisfactory as any
with the statement, "One feels
that Roland Hayes is here with
out equal and that to hear his
negro spirituals is a sort of
blessing from Heaven."
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With the closing of the annual
fall German club dances last
night, the program of social fes
tivities for the Duke week-end
was brought to a close. A tea
dance and the sophomore Ger
man Friday and the morning
dance and fall German yester
day completed the set of dances.
Charlie Boulanger and his or
chestra furnished the music for
the dances. Besides the" group
of girls coming from North
Carolina towns to. the dances,
others attended from Sweet
Briar and the Woman's College
of North Carolina, as well as
some from as far as New York.
The fall German, extending
last night from 9:00 o'clock to
midnight was led by Louis Skin
ner with Miss Corinne Mosely.
Assisting in the leading of the
dace were: Bob Mebane with
Miss Ruth O'Brien.
GENERAL ALUMNI
MEETING CALLED
FOR NEXT MONTH
Group Which Initiated Loan
Fnnd Drive Faced by Differ
ent Situation This Year.
STUDENT GROUP ""
HAS MEETING OF
COMMITTEE HERE
State Federation of Students Con
venes at University; Issuance
Of Paper Discussed.
The Alumni office of the .Uni
versity has been busily engaged
during the past week in send
ing invitations to officers of
local alumni clubs, organized al
umni classes and prominent al-
lumni to attend the meeting in
Chapel Hill, December 9, of the
annual General Alumni As
sembly.
The program of the annual as
sembly and business meeting of
the General Assembly Associ
ation is to be concentrated this
year into one evening. K. P.
Lewis, president of the Gen
eral Alumni Association, will
preside over the meeting. '
Loan Fund Drive Started
It was the same meeting last
January that initiated among
the alumni the Emergency Stu
dent Loan Fund appeal. Fol
lowing the meeting here, which
brought together some 150 al
umni from more than twenty
five cities, thirty alumni clubs
throughout North Carolina and
other states held meetings and
were addressed by President
Graham, thus giving, him a
platform for broadcasting the
University's appeal: "Save the
students." ' -
According, to local opinion
Dr. Cobb To Record Observations
Of Forty -Five Years Of Teaching
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University Professor Who Headed Geology Department for Forty
Years Says He Has Taught Enough and Now Plans to
Devote Major Attention to Writing Results.
GLEE CLUB WILL SING
ON CAMPUS DECEMBER 4
' The University glee club will
give its first campus concert of
the year in Hill music hall Sun
day, December 4, at 4:00 o'clock.
This concert will take the
place of the regular Sunday ves
per service, and is the first of a
the Co-! series to be given, une
several quarter. The concert is open to
(the public.
By Robert W. Madry
"When a man has taught some
forty-five years, that is enough.
If he can afford to do so, he
ought to quit the classroom and
set down in writing the results
of his work."
The words are those of Dr.
Collier Cobb, celebrated geolo
gist and teacher of three genera
tions of University students,
who with this explanation served
notice this week on the trustees
of the University of North Car
olina that he desired to retire
from administrative duties and
devote most of his time to writing.
Although already the author
of several well known books and
of other numerous scientific pa
pers that have appeared in
magazines and elsewhere, from
now on, Dr. Cobb, if he keeps
the promise made himself, will
do but little teaching. But the
world may expect to hear from
him often, for, after being prod
ded f or many years by his
friends and colleagues, he has
finally agreed to devote major
attention to the results of his
work and observations during
these last forty-five years. He
has even promised to do a book
of memoirs, which likely will be
the most interesting contribution
of all.
Offers to Help University
"I have reached the age of
seventy still mentally and phys-
j ically in good condition," he told
President Frank Graham the
other day in announcing his de
cision. "I shall be glad to serve
the geology department and the
University through the- rest of
my days, I hope, by giving up
some of my duties now, to do
writing that I have long had in
mind, and preserve my vigor to
a happy old age."
Those who have known him
here in Chapel Hill through the
years realize that Dr. Cobb was
not overstating the case when he
spoke of being "seventy and
still mentally and physically in
good condition."
He doubtless could go on
teaching for a number of years,
for he apparently is as alert and
as sound in mmd and body as
when he celebrated his sixtieth
birthday ten years ago. One
explanation is that Collier Cobb
has obeyed the laws of good
health. When his rotund figure
has become a bit too plump, his
blood pressure a bit too high,
he has consulted his doctor and
taken measures to remedy the
trouble. He eats and sleeps reg
ularly and neither smokes nor
drinks. His has always been a
temperate life.
In resigning his position as
head of the department of geol
ogy, which he has built up from
practically nothing, to one of the
best in the country during the
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At a meeting of the executive
committee and officers of the
North Carolina Federation of
Students, which convened yes-
f-prrlnv mnrnin cr in fmTistm
Memorial, the organization de- different situation confronts the
cided to affiliate with the In- University this. year. It is felt
stitute of Government. The in- tna a legislative year serves to
stitute was founded bv Albert challenge the faith of the stand
Coates. a nrofessor in the Uni- in the University and the aim of
versity law school.
This organization was begun
witKthe purpose of educating
public office holders throughout
the state in better government.
The plans of the institute were
presented to the group by Pro
fessor Coates. The issuing of a
monthly journal to' members of
the federation and the high
schools in the state was discuss
ed but nothing definite was de
cided upoif.-
Those attending the meeting
were: xiaywood vveeKs, Caro
lina, president; William Smith,
Catawba, vice-president ; Eloise
Cobb, W. C. U. N. C, secretary;
Mary Siewers, Salem, treasurer;
Carlton Anderson, State; Jer
ome Clark, Davidson; Wendell
Home, Duke; and Sarah Stev
ens, Asheville Normal. .After
the meeting, luncheon was serv
ed in the grill of Graham Mem
orial.
the alumni officers is slated to
take the form of making the
coming assembly a genuine and
real expression of the continued'
faith and loyalty of the alumni.
PRIZES OFFERED
FOR SPEAKERS IN
ORATORY CONTEST
American Legion Is Sponsoring
Oratorical Contest to .Pro
mote Patriotism in State.
SIGMA GAMMA EPSILON
ENTERTAINS PROFESSORS
The local chapter of Sigma
Gamma Epsilon, national geol
ogy fraternity, entertained the
professors of geology and their
wives on Thursday evening. The
professors and their, wives were
the guests at a bridge party held
in the fraternity's chapter room
in the geology building. Fol
lowing the bridge refreshments
were served. The list of guests
included: Dr. G. R. MacCarthy,
Dr. W. F, Prouty, Dr. John G.
Douglas, Mrs. Collier Cobb, the
Misses Mary and Mary Lou
Cobb; Miss Edith Averitt, I. L.
Martin, Lindsey Hunt, E. N.
Kjellesvig, J. A. Alexander, J. C.
Dunlap. ,
Bowling Alleys Completed
The bowling alleys in Graham
Memorial have been .completed
and will be open to the public
Tuesday. .
In the fifth oratorical contest
to promote patriotism and
Americanism in North Carolina,
the American Legion is offering
to the winners of an inter-collegiate
contest four prizes: a
gold medal and seventy-five dol
lars to the best speaker, fifty dol
lars to the second best speaker,
twenty-five dollars to. the third,
and fifteen dollars to the fourth.
The speaker who will repre
sent the University must be
chosen before December 17. The
subject is "Public . Education
in North Carolina Its Past and
Its Future." The final contest,
when representatives of all the
colleges in the state will meet,
will be conducted in Raleigh in
the Needham Broughton high
school building, January 20,.
1933. -
Speeches Limited
Rules for the contest require
that the speech of each con
testant shall be original with
them, and shall not exceed fifteen
minutes in length.
This contest is the fifth in a
series sponsored by the Ameri
can Legion f tir the promotion of
patriotism in the, state of North
Carolina.
It is necessary that all candi
dates see Dr. George McKie, of
the English department, at once
at 210 Murphy r hall, between
9:30 and 11:45 o'clock.