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n I f i ROOSEVELT PARTY 8:30 O'CLOCK CAROLINA INN l t! n x- si 9 J VOLUME XLII CHAPEL nnj, N. C TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1934 NUMBER $2 ROOSEVELT PARTY 8:80 O'CLOCK CAROLINA INN 7 i - 551 GREEN DECLARES QNETilA CAPABLE OFORIMLART Dramatist Believes That Movie Has Great Potentialities But Cannot Supplant Stage. PRODUCERS WANT MONEY "The cinema," said Paul Green in his lecture Sunday eve ning, "is a' medium of expression universal in its power to depict anything. Due to its pantomime it is understandable to all rac es. But the movie." he contin ued, "is not yet an art form. The movies would like to do fine things, but it doesn't pay,-and money making is still the prime t aim of the producers. Green added that Hollywood was filled with unhappy artists who have to prostitute their art in order to create vehicles for actresses who can act only with their bodies. Few Seek Art "There are a few organiza tions who are trying to found a true cinematic art. The author -must be granted full range in his writings. Symbolism and the use of the camera in all its limit less possibilities must be realiz ed. And above all the cinema milst fit in with the civilization of the machine age. - "The art of the cinema is not the art of the theatre. They are both distinct art forms; hence, the - movies; will never i replace - the living stage. ; . Each medium must realize its own possibili ties and present its offerings in accordance." . - Green talked at some length on the censors, and their work. He illustrated his talk by read ing parts of his plays that had been changed by the censors, J (Continued on page two) DEMOCRATS PLAN FOR STATE RALLY Committee Wants Senator Har rison as Speaker; Arranges For Dinner and Dance. Senator Pat Harrison was in vited to deliver the principal ad dress at the Democratic rally in the Raleigh auditorium o n March 17, following a meeting of the executive committee of Young Democrat clubs pf the state in Crraham Memorial Sat urdays plan for the occasion. Ed Hudgins, former president of the University student body and Rhodes scholar, now an at torney in Greensboro, was chosen as speaker for the Young Democrats. .. All members of the Congres sional delegation from this state will be present and will receive their constituents before the in formal dinner at that time. The committee made arrange ments for an informal dinner and dance, to be preceded by a reception in the auditorium. Tickets for the affair will cost $1.50. 7 A number of nationally prom inent men will speak, and the dinner Will be supplemented by special features arid attractions. More than 1,000 Democrats, are expected to attend. SPECIAL SERVICE , There will be a special service at the Chapel of the Cross to morrow night at 8:00 o'cloek. The rite of Confirmation will, be administered. Close' States Japan's Rise Is' eeting Opposition From U. AUTHORS TO CAST NEW PLAYS TODAY Try-outs for Eight Experimental Productions at 4:00 O'clock. Try-outs for the Playmakers' first set of experimental produc tions for the winter quarter will be staged at 4 :00 o'clock this af ternoon. The eight one-act plays were written by students , in Prof es sor F. H. Koch's playwriting course. Anyone interested is in vited to try out for the produc tions. The plays are: "John Brown," by John Alexander; "The Stars Are Fire," a comedy by Nat Farnworth; "Another Journey," by Virgil Lee; "The Moon In The Hawthorne Tree," a tragedy by Foster Fitzsimmons. L "Over the Doorsill," by Har ry Coble; "Interlude," by Leon ard Rapport; "Oh Hell," by Margaret McCauley, and "The Rebels Marched," by E. R. Oet tinger. CLOSE COEIRIENDS INDIGNANT YOUTH Lecturer Declares Intelligent Protesters Necessary to Im prove World Conditions. Upton Close, noted author, lecturer, arid authority oh the Orient, addressed the : regular hsession - of the freshman yesterday morning on "The Part Youth Elays in World Af- "There are two kinds of peo ple in the world," he said, "those who might be termed cows, and those who - could be called pro-1 testers. Cows are those li jng for present, paying no attention to their future, and having no interest whotsoever in dictating their fate. "A large proportion of the people of the world might be classified in this group. The protesters are those who protest about the insane, inane, absurd and brutal qualities of life, arid want to know how to make it better." Reason for College The speaker stated that in his mind, there was only one reason for coming to college. "This reason," he said, "is to make; us better and more intelligent pro testers, and to help youth form a more intelligent idea of what they want in the future. "This nation," he continued, "is coming to one of the great est crises of its history. There is going to be a terrific wave of protest. Today we are seeing only the prelude to the first act of what is going to happen in Washington a few years in the future. If this protest is not intelligent, the country will be reduced to chaos." Close went on to say that ev erv country needs a certain amount of native indignation, and that he hadV seen a spirit of youthful responsibility and in dignation growing in great mag nitude in various other parts of the world. "In Japan," he stated, "this spirit is growing terrifically and not very wisely. In that coun try, there are thousands of stu dents in prison, and it is no fun to be in prison in Japan." Close then tola oi tne in stances of the growth of the (ConiinuftH on page two) Japan Has Been Applying Amer ican Learning at Terrific Rate Of Speed, Says Expert. WELL PREPARED FOR WAR Japanese Militia in Better Shape For Sudden Declaration of War Than United States. "The picture in the Pacific to day is that of a growing organ ism, Japaii, reaching out in ev ery direction to increase itself, and finding opposition in the United States," stated Upton Close last night in a lecture sponsored by the University Y M. C. A. "History has never seen a na tion rise so fast, and still, so well balanced as Japan. Japan, while we have been asleep, has been applying what they have learned from us at a terifiic speed." Japan Nationalistic Close pictured Japan as a na tionalistic nation, with one of the best militaristic organizat tions in the world, threatening to become the first nation in the universe. "The United States" continued Close, "has prevented Japan from carrying out her plans in the Pacific. With the Japanese naval group coming to the fore, there is a feeling in the islands that the United States cannot be put up with any longer." Have Prepared Plans Close said that the Japanese statesmen hab! so prepared their plans that in case of a war. with this country, they were sure of victory for the first two years of the conflict. U. S. Asleep 'The United States has not been awake to the situation. We have seen that there is going to be an, explosion, and we are praying that it does not hitus. "Today, the United States is doing two things : We are build- ( Continued on last page) CARR TO DISCUSS UNIVERSITY CLUB AT PHI TONIGHT Assembly Also to Present Five Bills to Be Discussed. Claiborn Carr, founder of the University club, will address the Philanthropic assembly to night at 7 :00 o'clock in New East on "The Purpose of the University Club." Due to inter est of Phi concerning Univer sity club in several debates last quarter, Carr was asked to ad dress the assembly. Pictures of the Phi assembly will be taken during the meet ing for the Yackety Yack. AI members are requested to be present. Five bills are scheduled for discussion at the meeting, was announced yesterday by Robert Smithwick. The bills are as follows: Resolved: That the mi as sembly commend the work of the University club ; Resolved : That automobile liability insurance be made compulsory in North Carolina: Resloved: That the present Student Entertainment committee be abolished arid that the students be given complete control of securing . entertain ments. 4 . . .Resolved: That world peace can be accomplished by the dis armament of all nations; and Resolved: That the government own and operate all the rail roads in the United States. COUNTY-MANAGER ADDRMCLUB D. W. Newsom Speaks on Im provements Achieved Under Manager Government Plan. Improvements achieved in Durham county were discussed at the regular meeting of the North Carolina club by D. W. Newsom of Durham county last night. Newsom is the' only county manager in North Carolina and one of six in the United States. The meeting was opened with a summary of the history of the county manager plan of govern ment by Professor Paul W. Wager of the Department of Rural Social . Economics, who pointed out the increasing pop ularity of the plan. "Durham county, at one time on the verge of bankruptcy, has reached a position of financial stability under the county mana ger plan," Newsom declared. He discussed in detail some of the methods used to bring about this improved condition. The chief problem of the past year, he said, came about through tne dwindling fees and increased demands for service, both results ef the depression. Functions of county govern- ment, ne saia, naa Deen in creased ' at popular demand, thereby creating a . need for l'i : : JL 4 S 1 m m - greater income, yet a counter- popular demand is for decreased taxes. Newsom declared he saw no wayto completely answer both demands, but that' careful budgeting had helped some. Room Rent Due Students are reminded by Uhi versity business officials that the second installment on room rent is due and must be paid before February 1 at the cashier's sec tion of the business office in South building. Co-ed Tea Tomorrow The co-ed tea will be giveiw tomorrow afternoon in Spencer hair from 4:30 to 6:00 o'clock. All co-eds and friends are in vited. P. U. A WARDS HAMMER NEW TREASURER Year Book's Division Heads Meet Tonight Division heads of the 1934 Yackety Yack will meet with Alex Andrews, . editor of the annual, at" 7:00 o'clock tonight in the Yackety Yack office in Graham Memorial. Plans for advancing work on the publica tion and general problems con nected with the several depart ments will be discussed. Those requested to attend in clude Sam Elmore, Sandy Mc Leod, Newton De Bardeleben, Joe Sugarman, Jack Pool, Billy Anderson, Claude Rankin and John Chapman. Dr. Prouty HI Dr. W. F. Prouty, head of the department of geology, was con fined to his home yesterday with a slight cold. He hopes to be able to resume his regular duties today. . hi Senate Poses Today Members of the Dialectic sen ate will meet in front of Man ning hall this morning at l0:23 for a group picture for the 1934 Yackety Yack. Roosevelt Birthday Celebration Held At Carolina Inn Tonight MANGUM TO HAVE SMOKER TONIGHT Begins Series of Dorm Gather ings in Graham Memorial. A series of dormitory smokers to be held in Graham Memorial will open tonight when the resi dents of Mangum dormitory are entertained at the student union. I Refreshments will be served, and reports from the various I dormitory committees will be heard. After the gathering at Graham Memorial, the dormi tory residents will be given a free show at the Carolina the atre. ' An increase in interest m dormitory me nas oeen evi- f ... denced-this year, and the pur- pose of the smokers is to effect a further increase. Residents of many of the buildings have set aside and equipped social rooms, and some have rooms for ping-pong and cards. . The smokers will be held ev- ery Tuesday and Thursday night until all the dormitories have I been entertained. Violinist Will Play At Hill Music Hall Mrs. Laura Howell Norden, I accomplished violinist, who has oeen wen received at ner con certs will present a violin pro gram tomorrow aiternoon m Hill music hall. a tew years ago, JYirs. JNorden played on a musical tour through Sweden and was popu- lar because of her interpreta-1 ions of Swedish music. With Miss Mary Eunice Well accompanying her, Mrs. Norden will present the following hum- bers: "Loure Gavotte en Ron- deau, Bach-Kreisler; Chacon- ne" Vitali: "Sonata, Op. 13 (Pathetique)," thoven: uoncerto, jno. z, u minor, Wieniawski ; "Rhapsodie Hun- groise, - No. 2," Liszt ; "Ro mance," Svendsen; "Alt-Wien," Godowsky-Press; "Fantasy of Russian Themes," Rimski-Kor- sakoff-Kreisler. WITHDRAWN; Board Will Meet Thursday to Discuss Complete Entrance Under Audit System. , ine publications Union board scholarships were withdrawn by the board at a special meeting Sunday night. Following a recommendation of the student activities commit- tee tha the board was unjusti- fied in creating the funds, the group decided to put into re- serve the interest on investment that was to be given in the form of scholarships. Hammer Is Treasurer Phil Hammer, representative- at-large on the board, was elect - trpnsnrer tfl S J . M. t o tttVi " ;0 n, in the advisory capacity. Ham - mer's office, however, is tempo rary, awaiting the investigation of the board into several mat- ters relative to a permanent elec- tion. the complete entrance under the student audit system. The board! voted last fall against this poli cy. but it will be reconsidered at the meeting Thursday after noon . ! Varied Program of Entertain ment Is Being Planned by Felix A. Grisette. DANCE FOLLOWS PROGRAM Infantile Paralysis Victim Blay ' Use Funds to Go to Warm Springs. The local birthday program for President Roosevelt, featur- ing a detailed program of dances, music, skits, and other entertainments, will be held to night at the Carolina Inn, start ing at 8:30 o'clock. William A. Olsen will act as master of ceremonies. The high lights of the entertainment pro gram include a hand puppet skit by Richard Chase called "Punch and Punctuation," . humorous skits by Muriel Wolff, clog dances by Pete Home and Louis Humphies, English country dances exhibited by Richard Chase, special dances by Phoebe Barr, and choral numbers from the "Princess Ida" opera cast. Robert B. House, University executive secretary, will play the accompaniment to the clog dances. Head Coach Carl G. Snayely will be a guest tonight. The coach will speak briefly and an opportunity will be given Chap- el Hill people to meet him per sonally. Program Includes Dancing Following the general enter tainment program, music will be furnished for dancing by two orchestras. Bo Bowman and his orchestra will furnish mod- ern dance music, and the Carr boro, string band will play in another section of the hotel for those who prefer square danc- ing. Tables will also be provid- Ud for those ;who wish to play (Continued on page two) DR. MICHAEL HOKE GRADUATED HERE Proceeds from President's Rirfh- day Party Go to Institution Where Hoke Is Surgeon. Dr. Michael Hoke, directing surgeon of the Warm Springs 1 Foundation in Georgia for the treatment of infantile paralysis where the proceeds of the local birthday party in the Carolina Inn tonight will go, is an alum- I nus of the University. This fact, in tfm nnininn nf the committee in charge of the affair ought to carry particular significance to the Chapel Hill people. In Class of '93 i Dr. Hoke, a native of Lincoln county, was graduated with a B.S. degree from the University in 1893. He was captain of the football team of 1892, tradition- ally known as one of the great- lest elevens in the history of the institution. Hoke studied medi- cine at the University of Vir- Umia and Johns Hopkins, after- warns gaming national iame as I an ortnopedic surgeon m At- 1 lahta. - 1 Hoke was appomted director of surgeons by the then Govern- or Franklin D. Roosevelt, De cember, 1931. The nation's posi I dent was then, and is now, chair- I man of the directors of the in- I stitution. I The purpose of holding the - 1 party tonight on the president's I birthday is to aid the important - 1 work of the Warm Springs I Foundation.