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ENGINEERING MEETING
10:30 A.M.
PHILLIPS HALL
THANKSGIVING SERVICE
7:15 A.M.
KENAN STADIUM
VOLUME XLI
CHAPEL HILL, N. O, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1932
NUMBER 53
UNIVERSITY SENDS
TWO DELEGATES
TO Y CONFERENCE
GRAHAM MEMORIAL WILL
BE OPEN DURING" HOLIDAY
Mayne Albright, manager of
Graham Memorial, announced
yesterday that the student cen
ter would be opeji for the holi-
Bill McKee and W. T. Minor days.
Selected Tentative Delegates "The entire facilities which
To Meeting in Atlanta. k the students may have access
will be open and going stronsr "
A southern student conference i Mnvnp sai d
is scheduled for Atlanta, Ga., on The Grill the barDer shop, the
December 28-31. Bill McKee, game room the bowling alleys,
president of the local "Y" and and the lounge will all be open
w. x. auuui, wmduici for the students' leisure mo-
association, are the tentative ments which should be many
delegates from the University. during the Thanksgiving recess.
This meeting is being spon-
sored by. five student organiza- LANGUAGE GROUP
tions in the south The Student rjVQ CONDUCT FIFTH
Jitney Players Will Give Comedy
Here Under Playmakers Auspices
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Tom Robertson's "Caste," Though Mid-Victorian in Feeling, Deals
With Timeless and Ever Popular Theme of Love Between
Persons Born in Different Stations of Life.
Volunteers, the Y. M. C. A., the
Y. W. C. A., the colored Y. M.
C. A., and the colored Y. W. C.
A.
This meeting, to which repre
sentatives of colleges from the
entire south will be. sent, is de-
ANNUAL MEETING
Several University Professors to Pre
sent Papers at Gathering
In Atlanta. ,
The South Atlantic modern
laneruaere association will con
signed to promote the applica- duct its fifth annual meeting at
tion of creative intelligence to the Atlanta Biltmore hotel in
the problems of our day in the Atlanta, November 25 and 26.
effort to aid in the construction Five members of the University
of a social order which will meet facuity will appear on the pro-
the needs of all people. Dele- gram aCcording to an announce
gates attending the conference ment jast week Dy Dr. George
will work towards this end. R. cnffman. head of the English
The theme is: "The responsi- denartment.
bility of the forces of religion pssnarrv 1RSfili
in building the south of tomor- of University English de.
row." To start the gathering the nnTtmmi. ftTlt a ner
delegates will be given a critique .m,,...-.TiraW.iV Pop-
of the present situation an an- -n Light of Natural and
alysis of the bearing of racial Moral philosophy and profes-
ana economic iacturs upuu uici . tt,,,,,, lioWro
organization and functioning of tQn peter Kyle McCartre)
the present social order, and an wiU discuss The Bell witch 0f
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evaluation oi.euucauuii auu Tpaspp nTu1 .Misaisaimri "
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tbe acmeving ox iuox University German department
Caste, which will be presented
here by the Jitney Players un
der the auspices of the Carolina
Playmakers, Wednesday, No
vember 30, at 4 : 00 o'clock in the
Playniakers theatre, was writ
ten by Tom Robertson in 1&67.
It is a comedy, delightfully mid
victorian in feeling though the
theme of the play is the time
less one of romantic love be
tween people born in different
stations of life. It tells the
story of a young dragoon of
"noble station" who falls in love
with a beautiful and angelic
maiden of more "lowly birth."
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ui course, it enas witn every
body happy and the lowly maid
en turning out to be a lady, but
there is more to the play than
that, and the drama bears out
the reputation Robertson had of
being the wittiest man of his
ime.
The characters as conceived
by Robertson are convincingly
and beautifully drawn. 'From
Esther, the heroine, in her bil-
owing hoop-skirts, to her disre
putable old father they live be
fore our eyes. Each character
Irons for oeoole in the world
today.
About two hundred delegates Literature "
are expected to be present at tne
convention. The central commit-
,r "" "J partment will discuss "The Doc
to obtain a fair proportion of f . . -d tix;
colored and white student dele-
will present a paper on "Prob
lems in the Teaching of German
Professor U. T. Holmes? x Jr
of the University French de-
gates from southern institutions
of collegiate rank.
THANKSGIVING DAY
PROGRAM WILL BE
PRESENTED TODAY
Local Pastor Speaks at Stadium
In Event Sponsored by
University Y.
trines of Gian-Battista Marini,
and Professor W. S. Barney of
the Woman's College of the Uni
versity will talk on "Some Re
current Problems in French
Teaching."
Professor Nolan A. Goodyear,
of Emory University, is presi
dent of the association, and Pro
fessor John A. Strausbaugh of
Emory is acting secretary.
BOYLE AND WEBB GO TO
INTERFRATERNITY MEET
Thanksgiving day will be ob- Leaving today for New York
served by University students city to attend the meeting of
this morning at 7:15 o'clock in the National Interfraternity
Kenan stadium. The - three council are two representatives
Young Men's Christian Associa- 0f the University, Irvin Boyle:
tion cabinets are sponsoring the president of the local interf ra
gathering, which is an annual ternity council and Alexander
air. Webb. The convention sehed-
Reverend Ronald Tamblyn is uled for the Thanksgiving recess
EIGHT MEN INITIATED
BY EPSDLON PHI DELTA
has been a touchstone of success
for the actor or actress who
specialized in the playing of cer
tain types. Old Eccles was the
goal of every character man and
to have played Sam Gerridge
was enougn to place one as a
leading comedian of the day.
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bometime or otner every sou
brette must dance her way
through Polly and many an as
piring juvenile won the hearts
of His feminine public by his
nobility in the part of George
D'Alroy.
Author's Masterpiece
It is universally agreed by
critics that Caste is Robertson's
masterpiece, and it will be play
ed to advantage by the Jitney
Players with a cast headed by
Alice Keating Cheney as Esther.
Wednesday, night at 8:30
o'clock the Players will present
George Bernard Shaw's roman
tic satire Arms and the Man.
The tickets for these two per
formances are fifty cents for the
matinee, and seventy-five cents
for the night, with a special
price of one dollar for both
plays.
Formal initiation for the Ep-
silon Phi Delta , Cosmopolitan
club took place Monday night in
the club's council ring, in the
woods near Chapel Hill.
Those initiated at this meet
ing were : George H. Malone,
Pensacola, Fla. ; William T. Min
or, Charlotte; Lyman A. Cot
ten, Salisbury; John K. Barrow,
Zebulon; Leonard L. Hutchison,
Charlotte; Frank M. Parker,
Asheville; Thomas Webb, Fay
etteville; and David G. McLeod,
Raleigh.
JACKSON SPEAKS
TO "Y" CABINETS
ON CHRISTIANITY
University Professor Outlines Con
cepts and Aims of Christian
Living.
RED CROSS DRIVE
FORMEftffiERSHIP
ENDS NECT WEEK
Head of Local Chapter Will
Make Report in Address at
Theatre Tonight.
House Mothers Value Friendship
Fraternity Members Give Them
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Three Greek Organizations on Campus Employ Services of House
Mothers Whose Duty It Is to Supervise Dining Hall and
Lend Woman' Touch to Fraternity Atmosphere.
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toaddress the audience. Rev
erend Tamblyn is a newcomer
to Chapel Hill, acting as parson
of the First Presbyterian church
of the village. His subject has
not been announced as yet.
Another feature of the gath
ering will be several renditions
by the Y. M. C. A, quartet, com
posed of Jesse Parker, president
of the freshman friendship coun
cil, John Briggs, Raymond
Brietz, and Charles . Templeton.
Last year, R. B. House, execu
tive secretary of the University,
was the speaker of the occasion.
The meeting proved to be such
a success that association offi
cials decided to make it a yearly
affair.
This is the last event on the
card of the camDUS Y. M. C. A.
before the holidays are over, lhe
next project is a colored football
game' to be played between
Orange County Training School
and an opponent' to be selected.
will be comprised of representa
tives from all over the country
gathered to discuss both frater
nity and interfraternity council
problems. Some of the subjects
already listed on the program in
clude fraternity finance, rushing,
pledging, co-operative buying,
interfraternity council organiza
tion, and interfraternity council
finance.
Engineering Students
A special meeting of all stu
dents in the engineering school
has been called this morning at
10:30 o'clock in room 206 Phil
lips hall. All registered in this
TTriir vo PYnpft.p.d to be
atnuui win "
present.
Confined to Infirmary
C. M. Lane, Frances Mcintosh,
J. W. Kirkpatrick, and: J. B. Kel
ler were confined to the infirm
ary yesterday.
With one accord Carolina's!
three fraternity house mothers
agree that their occupations are
the most pleasant in their pro
fessional experiences. All the
ladies in the lodges, none of
whom had ever served in this
unusual work before, emphatic
ally declare their pleasure at the
response from the boys in their
houses and for the warm friend
ships they have made with them.
All three of them are enthusias
tic in expressing satisfaction at
the result of the house mother
system. ' -
House mothers for Chapel Hill
fraternities are a comparative
innovation, having been intro
duced only in the last five years.
Many fraternities have secured
townsladies to oversee the care
of their homes, but a house
mother differs from the overseer
in that she resides at the house
and is always on hand. Although
several fraternities have main
tamed house motners at one
time, at present there are only
three houses having them.
Three House Mothers
These are: Phi Delta Theta,
whose house mother is Mrs. Lily
McPhail of Rockingham, Pi
kappa Phi, with Mrs. L. R.
Brown of Charlotte, and Beta
Theta Pi. The house mother for
Beta Theta Pi is IVlrs. Collin
Harding of Washington, N. C
who has been with that frater
nity for several years. This is
the second yeas for the other
two mothers. Sigma Chi main
tained a house mother for a
short period two years ago.
The house mother holds a uni
que position. She is operating
a club, a boarding house and a
home at the same time she is
striving to please a particular
group of young men. All the
house mothers assert that a deep
understanding of boys by the
house mother is essential if the
boys are to succeed in their pur
pose to conduct a better frater
nity home.
Not one of the house mothers
had had any experience in op
erating a fraternity house be
fore accepting their positions.
One of them jocosely confessed
that she had no sons to teach
her the art of handling boys.
Consequently each house mother
smiles over the memory of her
perplexity when she first assum
ed her position".
Duty of House Mothers
The chief duty, they explain,
is caring tor tne iratermty
house. The fraternity men say
that a house mother lends a wo
man's touch to the fraternity at
mosphere which makes living in
a iratermty more enioyaoie.
Supervising the, dining room is
the second duty. The next duty
is to act as hostess during part
ies and dances, and to be always
on hand when guests of the
boys are visiting the house.
Value Contacts Made
One of the house mothers ex
claims that she might like her
occupation solely for the warm
friendships . she has made with,
the boys and their relatives and
companions. In fact, another
stated, the chief disadvantage of
being a house mother is that the
house mother cannot help re
garding the boys at her house
as her own sons, and that there
fore she feels all the sufferings
of a real mother.
The relations of the house
mother with the boys in her fra
ternity must of course depend
upon the personalities of both
the mother and the fraternity
men. One house mother de
clared that in her opinion the
matron should not interfere with
the personal conduct of the boys,
but should remain aloof until
she is needed to fulfill her special
duty as a hostess. Another pro
fessed a belief that the presence
of a house mother did much to
forward a high standard of con
duct in the house.
"Christian citizenship is the
rebuilding of our modern civili
zation in North Carolina and all
over the world," declared Dean
W. C. Jackson of the school of
public administration in an ad
dress last Monday before the
three "Y" cabinets in Gerrard
hall.
."Life is complex, confused,
and dissatisfactory," said Dean
Jackson; "but there is a way
out. First, we must get ac
quainted with the world by gain
ing some knowledge of it; andj
second, we must fight for a bet
ter .world and apply the simple
fundamentals that Jesus stands
for. We may fight this complex
life by studying problems of na
tionalism, economics, and race,
all of which can be round in
North Carolina."
Dean Jackson commenced his
address by the story of how
Gallileo dared to question au
thority stated in the works of
Aristotle, and how the Italian
tested his supposition with an
experiment. The head of the
public administration depart
ment went on to tell his audience
how these two things that Galli
leo did were to aid materially in
the two great revolutions of the
world industrial and scientific.
"There are many distinct
characteristics of "our modern
civilization," said Dr. Jackson,
"The increase of knowledge, the
decline of the old ipse dixit
spirit of authoritarianism, the
changed mental attitude, the
widespread growth and develop
ment of democracy, the integra
tion of life, and the loosening of
moral sanctions of a former day,
all compose the civilization, in
which we find ourselves today.
That is what makes our life con
fused and complex."
The membership of the Chap
el Hill chapter of the American
Red Cross will continue through
this week, it was announced yes
terday by Colonel Joseph Hyde
Pratt, head of the local organ
ization. With the membership well
over the 500 mark and the goal
set at 750, Colonel Pratt said
that the project would be con
tinued in an effort to enroll
many of those who have not had
a chance to join. Any students
or townspeople desiring to join
can do so at any of the follow
ing places: Eubanks drug store,
the "M" System grocery store,
the Consolidated Service Plants,
or at the main office of the Chap
el Hill welfare committee.
Fraternity men may join
through Irvin Boyle at the
Deke house, and students resid
ing in dormitories may do so
through Bill Medford. Elizabeth
Moore has charge of the two
sororities and Spencer hall.
Old Clothing Wanted
Many clothes are now coming
into the headquarters of the
committee. This spare wear
ing apparel will be distributed
among the needy of Chapel Hill.
Colonel Pratt said that anyone
wishing to donate any clothing
should communicate with the of
fice of the welfare committee.
Among things needed are the
following: overalls, shoes, socks,
stockings, underwear, shirts,
overcoats, suits, dresses, etc.
Last night the audience at the
Carolina theatre was addressed
by E. Carrington Smith, man
ager of the house, in an effort to
augment the returns. Tonight
Colonel Pratt will address those
present in a report of all con
tributions thus far.
SPECIAL TRAIN TO
CARRY STUDENTS
TO VIRGINIA GAME
Football Special Leaves Pitts
boro Street Station at 9:00
O'clock Tonight.
UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA
WILL PLAY DECEMBER 11
The University Symphony Or
chestra, under the direction of
Professor Harold S. Dyer, of the
music department, will present a
concert Sunday afternoon, De
cember 11, at 4:00 o'clock, in
the Hill Music hall. The pro
gram includes five numbers:
Egmont Overture, by Beetho
ven; Lapriccio Esvagnole. by
Rimski-Korsakoff ; Nutcracker
Suite, by Tschaikowsky ; Sieg
fried Idylle, by Wagner; and
Minuet, for strings, by Bolzoni.
The orchestra is composed of
students, faculty members, and
townspeople.
Seminar Will Not Meet
It was announced by Profes
sor Woosley's office yesterday
that the economics seminar
will not meet tonight because of
the Thanksgiving holidays.
A "football special" will leave
the Southern Railway station on
Pittsboro street tonight at 9:00
o'clock for Charlottesville to
carry Carolina supporters to the
annual grid contest between Vir
ginia and Carolina. Tickets
will be on sale this afternoon
and tonight in the Book Ex
change "for $3.77, round trip.
They will be limited to use be
fore Monday, night.
Will Return Friday
The special, which will arrive
in Charlottesville at 4:00 o'clock
tomorrow morning, will return
to Chapel Hill at 1:30 Friday
morning, and arrive here at
8:35. The sleeping cars will be
set out for occupancy until 8 :00
o'clock tomorrow morning, and
will be , open for occupancy for
the return trip at 9:00 o'clock
tomorrow night. Pullman rates
are $3.00 and $3.75 for uppers
and lowers, one way, and $4.50
and $5.63 for round trip. Stop
overs are permitted, and tickets
will be honored on regular or
special trains, and not confined
to a certain trip, date, or vehicle.
The band, sixty-two strong,
will havej a special "car in the
procession.