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HELEN McGRAW
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VOLUME XLII
CHAPELfflLL, N. O, SUNDAY, JANUARY 7, 1934
NUMBER 73
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NRA Head SaysCo-oo Cleaners. E
Violating Code
Dry Cleaning Shops Must Oper
ate Under NRA Regulations,
Declares E. C. Smith.
The new student co-operative
cleaners association received
one reverse and one victory in
the" controversy over the status
of the organization as regards
to the NRA and President
Hoosevelfs ' - - re-employment
agreement.
The question yesterday , cen-
Daily Tar Heel to the effect
that E. C. Smith, local NRA
head, had stated that the assor
-iationwas not operating in vio
lation of the NRA dry cleaners
code. .
Theresas no. development
vith reference to the re-employment
-agreement, which the di
Tectors of the co-op have not
.signed.
Are Violating Code . ....
Smith stated, however, .that
the group .was. carrying-on busi
ness contrary to the dry .clean
ing code of. fair competition,
which is a part of . the NRA
code for the business.
.Although the. directors have
not come in under the reem
ployment agreement, the. .co-dp
.must operate under the terms of
the dry cleaners' code as set up
Ty the NRA. Operation under
these terms is no longer optional,
but since January 1 has teen
compulsory, as a national code
had been formulated and adopt
ed.. .
The re-employment agreement
and the NRA codes are separate
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TRY-OUTS TO BE
HELDTOIORROW
Preliminary Casting for Play
makers' "Princess Ida" to Be
Conducted Tomorrow.
Preliminary try - outs for
"Princess Ida," the Gilbert and
Sullivan comic opera to be pre
sented February 1, 2, 3 as the
first Playmaker production, of
1934, will be held Monday night.
Try-outs for acting ability will
be conducted in the Playmaker
theatre at 7:30 o'clock, and- a
musical rehearsal will be held in
Hill Music hall at 9:00 o'clock.
A tentative cast will be chosen
hy the Playmaker staff after
the try-outs. Harry Davis will
direct the entire production, as
sisted in the musical work by
Grady Miller, and in the dances
and chorus routines by Phoebe
TBarr. .
New Type Try-outs .
The staff wishes to make clear
that while it will be impossible
to hold the usual form of try
outs owing to the musical na
ture of the production, there, is
ample opportunity for everyone
and as usual the try-outs are
open to everyone. It will not be
necessary for the members of
the chorus to read music pro
vided that they have fair voices,
and are able to learn music by
ear. Girls are especially need
ed in the chorus.
Thor Johnson and his Salon
ensemble will provide music for
the production."
1 Owing to the size of the pro
duction, "Princess Ida" will be
presented in Memorial hall. Ex
periments are under way with
sounding boards and hangings,
and by the time of the produc
tion the acoustics of the build
fing will be perfected.
Of Fair Competition
KGCH ADDRESSES
DRMIA DIRECTORS
ON STAGE TRENDS
Head Playmaker Says Actors
And Playwrights Are Re
turning to Broadway.
DRA3IATIC CHIEFS MEET
Tracing developments of the
past year in the field of drama,
Professor Frederick H. Koch, in
an address here yesterday be
fore the directors of the North
Carolina Dramatic association,
called attention to the return of
a number of Hollywood stars to
the New York stage.
Professor Koch based his talk
on his findings during a trip to
New York over the Christmas
holidays.
"A remarkable change has
come over the stage since last
year," stated Koch. "The season
on Broadway last year was prob
ably the worst in the annals , of
the theatre in.. many years.
This: year, however, .the . three
Theatre "guild .productions, for
example, Moliere's "School for
Husbands," Eugene O'Neill's
"Ah, .Wilderness !' :and Max
well Anderson's "Mary of Scot
land" are playing nightly to
standing room only,.
. 'As a matter of fact the actors
and playwrights . . are coming
Lback from Hollywood to , New
York., :They do . not seem to be
willing long to forego playing
'in person' before an actual audi
ence in a theatre." . .., .
Some of the screen stars now
in New York are Miriam Hop
kins in "Jezebel," JCatharine
Hepburn in "The Lake," and
Mary Pickford. . . ..
Despite the screen's advantage
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INFIRMARY GETS
ANOTHER DOCTOR
Heavy Work Causes Appoint
ment of Dr. Hedgepeth.
Due to the heavy work of the
fall quarter, the infirmary com
mittee headed by Dr. Frank
Graham has seen fit to employ
Dr. E. M. Hedgepeth as assist
ant to Dr. Berryhill.
The infirmary has set as one
of its purposes a yearly physical
examination for the members
of the student body but has been
found impossible to carry it out
due. to the many urgent calls of
the students".. A report showed
that in the fall, quarter there
were 6,313 student visits to the
infirmary and an additional 299
who were confined there.
Dr. Hedgepeth, who assumed
his duties Friday, is a graduate
of this University and the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania. lHe
served his internship at Dan
ville, Penn., and for the last six
months has been connected with
a Statesville hospital.
SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED
ENGINEERING STUDENTS
Two scholarships offered by
Columbia University to engi
neering students were an
nounced here yesterday.
One scholarship, with a value
of $350, is available to electrical
engineers. The other, valued at
$650, is open to Tail Beta Pi
members only. Dean Miller, of
the engineering school will give
further information to all those
who wish it. '
LEN McGRAW
TO PLAY TODAY
Pianist Makes Return Appear
ance on Graham Memorial
Entertainment Program.
Helen McGraw, eminent
American concert pianist, will
present a recital in Graham Me
morial at 5 :00 o'clock this after
noon. The recital is a feature
of the Graham Memorial enter
tainment program.
Miss McGraw was tremend
ously popular here at a former
appearance last spring, when
she offered a concert during the
annual Dogwood Festival. Dur
ing the past year she has toured
this country, after winning dis
tinctive praise from European
critics in 1932.
The young pianist began her
career by winning an artist's
diploma at the Peabody Conser
vatory of music in Baltimore in
1930, after studying under
Alexander Sklarevski, famous
Russian pianist. In the same
year she was winner oi a na
tional contest sponsored by the
Walter M. Naumbursr music
foundation.
American Debut
Her New York debut was
made under the auspices of the
foundation and immediately
earned for her the praise of
New York press critics.
In 1932 Miss McGraw enter
ed the Ecole Normale de Musi
que in Paris and was one of the
American pianists to qualify
for study under the French mas
ter, Alfred Cortot.
After receiving an artist's di
ploma under Cortot, she made a
sensation with her Paris debut
in April, 1932, and appeared in
a series of concerts on the con
tinent and in England.
Miss McGraw has. continued
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Personality Of Graham Brought
Comics Artist Ip Chapel Hill
Les Forgrave, WelT Known Comic Strip Artist and Creator of
Big Sister, Became Resident of Community Through
Meeting with President of University.
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By R. W. Madry
You may list President Frank
Graham of the University as an
A-l salesman when it comes to
selling Chapel Hill to outsiders
as well as the homef oik.
Les Forgrave, one of the coun
try's well known comic strip
artists, was headed f or NewOr
leans last fall when he chanced
to stop, in Morganton to renew
acquaintance with Mike Spain
hour. Les and Mike had de
veloped a fondness for one an
other while the two were living
in Chicago.. ...
Les was accompanied by Mrs.
Forgrave and their daughter,
Jane Clayton, and the three were
headed for New Orleans where
Forgrave was planning to con
tinue his art work and' place
Jane in school.
Meets Dr. Graham
"While you're in this section
you must visit the University
and meet Frank Graham by all
means, and after you've been in
troduced to Chapel Hill you
probably won't be willing to
leave," Mike Spainhour, who
was in college with the Univer
sity president, advised the For
graves as they chatted in Mor
ganton. - -
So the four of them came here,
mpt "EVflTiTr Clrnhm trvslr a imod
look,atthe University village,
and forthwith decided their new
home would be Chapel Hill, not
New Orleans.
RUSHING SEASON
OPENSTOIORROW
Period to Extend for One Week;
Bids Will Be Distributed
Tuesday, January 16.
Fraternity rushing for the
winter quarter will start tomor
row, and will last one week, ac
cording to reports made by the
University Interfraternity coun
cil.
Tuesday, January 16, bids to
join fraternities will be given
to candidates from the office of
the dean of students.
A period of silence for fresh
men who did not register during
the fall quarter has been in ef
fect since school started last
Wednesday. There will, how
ever, be no second period of si
lence after the week of rushing.
Invitations to visit fraternity
houses will not be delivered to
students this quarter, but lodges
will have to make personal ar
rangements with persons to
whom they wish to extend invi
tations to visit their societies.
Visiting in fraternity houses
will be restricted to the hours
between 2:00 and 9:00 o'clock
in the afternoon, except on Fri
days and Saturdays when "the
time will be extended to mid
night. . . : -t .
During the rushing period no
prospective member , for a fra
ternity, may room with a mem
ber of that society. .There will
be no rushing at meal , times
and rushing .wilL be limited
the town of Chapel Hill.
Spencer Hall Full
Mrs Lee announces that Spen
cer hall is filled for this quarter
and several girls have, had to be
turned away She added that
an unusually fine group of girls
have been here this year.
And that, in brief, is how Les
Forgrave, who does the "Big
Sister" daily comic strips for
some 150 newspapers scattered
throughout the country, came to
be the newest addition to Chapel
Hill's celebrated and steadily
growing colony of artists and
writers. - .
Convinced by Graham
"Mike Spainhour aroused our
first interest in Chapel Hill, but
had we not talked to Frank Gra
ham we "doubtless would have
gone .on to New Orleans," Les
said the other , day.
"I've lived in a number of
places in this country . and
abroad, hut Fve never known a
better atmosphere for creative
work than one finds in Chapel
Hill and you can't stress that
point too much," LeV added.
The daughter, Jane Clayton,
is enrolled in the University as
a junior arid is majorihg in mu
sic, and finds, incidentally, that
the University's music depart
ment has just the kind of courses
she wanted. . .
Forgrave was born in St.
Joseph, Mo. He studied art in
Chicago, worked in New Or
leans and Chicago doing maga
zine arid advertising illustration
until the idea of creating "Big
Sister" occurred to him. That
was about eight years ago. The
strip was an immediate success
and since its inception has gain-
ed thousands of followers.
Athletic 'Gouncil Meets
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Monday To Take Auction
Here February 21
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Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian
pianist, who will appear here in
recital February 21.
FAMOUS PIANIST
WILL PLAY HERE
Rachmaninoff, Composer-Pianist,
Is Due February 21.
Sergei . ilachmaninoEf , world
famous Russian composer-pianist,
will play a piano recital
in: Memorial hall, February 21.
Rachmaninoff is being
brought to the University cam
pus by the Phi Mu Alpha, na
tional music fraternity. v This
is . the third , internationally
knownartist that this organiza
tion has presented in ; Chapel
Hill, the. other two being Galli
Curci and Kreisler.
The proceeds from this con
cert will go to the establishnient
of a scholarship fund for music
students of North Carolina.
Formal ticket sale will begin
January 15; however, reserva
tions can now be made at Hill
Music hall.
HEIFETZ TO GIVE
CONCERT AT DUKE
Violinist Has Spent Equal of
Six Years in Practice.
Jascha Heifetz, who will be
heard in concert at Duke Uni
versity January 18, estimates
that he has played a violin for
50,000 hours during his life.
That is the equivalent of playr
ing almost six years, 24 hours
a day, without a break and no
time for sleep or meals.
At the age of 32, Heifetz has
29 years of playing behind him.
He himself does not remember a
time when he could not play a
violin. Heifetz's fingers were
trained when he was three years
old. His father bought him an
instrument of quarter size and
started him on his first IessoiL
From then on throughout his
childhood he averaged . four
hours a day practicing. He made
his first public appearance at the
age of five, and it has been his
boast that since the age of seven
he has been a self-supporting
citizen.
GRAHAM WILL ADDRESS
Y CABINET TOMORROW
President Frank- Porter Gra
ham will address the . members
of the freshman friendship coun
cil at the first meeting of the
year for this group tomorrow
night at 7:15 o'clock in Gerrard
hall.
The other Y. It C. A. cabinets
will meet as usual at the same
time in the Y building. Various
matters of importance will be
discussed by both groups. 4
Snaveley, Thistlewaite,
Morrison and Joy
Are Best Bets '
Having had a month in which
to look over the field of possible
candidates for the position of
head football coach at the Uni
versity, the athletic council
meets tomorrow night at 7 :S0
o'clock in the South building set
on weeding out the long list of
ten eanclidates.
Members of the council were
given twelve names of coaches
who had either applied for the
position of head coach or who
the council thought could possi
bly be obtained. The members
were asked to list their prefer
ences in order. This gave the
committee of Coach Bob Fetzer
and Dr. Foy Roberson who were
appointed to interview the pos
sibilities something to work on.
Coach Bob and Dr. Roberson
attended the coaches' meeting
in Chicago during the Christmas
holidays arid saw a number of
the men there. Coach Bob re
ported on his return that he was
as popular at the meeting as a
debutante at her' own' dance.
Prominent Prospects
Several prominent, names
have been divulged lately by
over-anxious newspapers in the
state and elsewhere as being in
line for the job. Ray Morrison,
Hiker Joy, Ben Snayely, Josh
Cody, "t Glean'-.ThistlewaiteTfand
others. All these names have
been put in the hat so to speak
and the athletic council is . mov
ing both slowly and carefully in
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TO COUNT VOTES
HERE WEDNESDAY
Alumni Will Elect Officials by
Means of Mailed Ballots Sent
Out Last Week.
Ballots for officers of the gen
eral alumni association will be
counted Wednesday, it was an
nounced yesterday from the of
fice of the secretary of the Uni
versity alumni organization.
Officials will be voted upon by
members of the general alumni
association by means of mailed
ballots which were sent but last
week.
Nominations for officers took
place at the annual , assembly
held here December 15. Those
nominated were Agnew H.
Bahnson of Winston-Salem and
Dr. Hubert Haywood of Raleigh,
for president; Francis E. Win
slow of Rocky Mount and Rob
ert R. Williams of Asheville,
first vice-president; Henry M.
London of Raleigh and Francis
O. Clarkson of Charlotte, second
vice-president;-Earle P. Holt of
Oak Ridge "and Dr. David T.
Tayloe, Jr., of Washington, D.
C, representatives to the Uni
versity athletic council.
John Tillett of Charlotte and
Howard Holderness of Greens
boro were named directors of
the general alumni association
at the annual session December
15 at the same time the other
officials were nominated.
Soph Executives to Sleet
Morty Ellisberg, president of
the sophomore class, announces
a meeting of the sophomore ex
ecutive committee Monday morn
ing at 10:30 o'clock in Dean
Bradshaw's office. All members
are urged to be present.