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"HAY FEVER" PRODUCTION 8:30 O'CLOCK MEMORIAL HALL - "HAY FEVER" PRODUCTION 8:30 O'CLOCK MEMORIAL HALL VOLUME XLH CHAPEL VIILL, N. C., SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1934 NUMBER 179 HILLSIDE SESSION WILL CLOSE BICA YEAR TOMORROW President Graham to Be Among Speakers; Acee Will Report On Work During Year. WINSLOW TO TAKE OFFICE Talks and reports by student and faculty members will feature the annual v hillside meeting of the entire membership of the Y. M. C. A cabinets tomorrow afternoon at 4:00 o'clock in the Forest theatre. , The session will be a meeting for all the cabinets and will be cue iiuai vuii v yjva iiuu ui cxic x cabinets this year. All active members of the rising sopho more and junior-senior cabinets are Urged to attend, and others who are interested are invited. Graham to Speak Dr. Frank Porter Graham, president of the Greater .Univer sity of North Carolina, is sched uled to make a brief inspiration al address at the gathering. His subject has not as yet been an nounced. Francis F. Bradshaw, dean of students and chairman of the Y. M. C. A. board of directors, will be present at the convoca lion and will say a few words on some phase of " Y" work. Bradshaw recently addressed the Freshman Friendship coun cil, setting forth how the cab inets of the "Y" could do more on the campus. Bradshaw spoke at the hillside meeting last year on ."Spiritual Relations -of Today with Those of the Past," discuss ing the movements of religion in this country and especially among the youth of America. John Acee, retiring president of the association, will preside at the first part of the meeting and will charge J. D. Winslow, newly elected president, with the du ( Continued on last page) BOOK IS EDITED BY SOCIOLOGISTS Ernest R. Groves and Lee M. Brooks Edit Book of Read ings on the Family. Two Recitals Will End Series Next Week Final Programs to Be Presented Wednesday and Thursday. The last series of student mu sical recitals will be given in the Hill Music hall next week. J ane Forgrave, pianist, and Lee Sistare, organist, will play a joint recital at 8 :00 o'clock next Thursday evening in Hill Music hall. An orchestra will present the works of students in the class m orchestration and instrumen tation at 4:30 o'clock Wednes day afternoon. Both theses recitals will be ppen to the public and will be the final programs of the stu dents in the various University music classes. During the past week presen tations have been given by stu dents in voice, piano, violin, and other instruments. BARR'S DANCERS TO APPEAR HERE Dances Composed by : Foster Fitz-Simons and Marion Tatum Are Included in Program. EVENTS TO HONOR SENIORTARENTS Reception by President Graham Is Among Commencement Events for Guests. CLASS TOOFFER SERIES OF PLAYS i Professor Koch's Playwnting Class to Present Experimental Productions Wednesday. Many important events on the University's 139th Commence ment program nave been ar ranged particularly for the en tertainment of the parents and guests of the graduating seniors The tickets for the various at tractions will be distributed to the seniors through their com mencement committee, headed by Tom Nisbet, in order that their guests "will have seats in the reserved sections. For the oratorio Sunday eve ning, June 10, in Hill Music hall, there will be a special section for the seniors and their fami lies, tickets for which will be distributed by Nisbet's commit tee at a time and place to be an nounced later. Playmaker Performance The Carolina Playmakers will give a special performance Mon day evening at 8:00 o'clock for seniors and their guests. It has also been announced that President and Mrs. Graham will hold their annual reception for the graduating class and its It was learned yesterday that a book of readings on the family by Drs. Lee M. Brooks and Er nest R. Groves, both of the de partment of sociology will be released in the near future by J. B. Lippincott Co. The book contains almost 300 selections from foreign and domestic sources including both periodical articles and book ma terial and ranging in time from ancient Rome to modern pres ent day civilization. These art icles contain information on the evolution of the family and its present problems and trends. In addition to use in college classes, its material will prove of special benefit j for correspond ence courses, extension classes, various study clubs, and church groups. . In its arrangement it follows that of Dr. Groves' recently re vised text, "The American Fam ily." The first part deals with natriarchial familv forms as v found among the Greeks, He brews, and Romans. This is fol lowed by selections on widely dis persed primitive peoples. Con siderable attention is given to the European background of the American family. Our own colonial history and (Continued on last page) : Phoebe Barr and her group of men dancers, assisted by members of her women's classes, will present a public performance in Memorial hall Thursday eve ning at 8:30 o'clock under Caro lina Playmaker auspices. Phoebe Barr, a former mem ber of Ted Shawn's company of dancers, who has arranged num bers for the performance in the Shawn manner, believes her en tertainment will be the first in the United States in which any group of University men, non professionals, appear at , their alma mater in dance concert. The program will feature the terpsichorean art of men stu dents who have been studying with her the past two years. Qf the seven men-appearing in con cert, Foster Fitz-Simons de serves special mention as the composer of "Trope," one of the numbers to be presented by quartet of men. The music and the dance, based on the elabora tion of the Medieval church ser vice in which four monks play the Easter story of the three Marys and the Angel at the tomb of Christ, were created by Fitz-Simons., To Work with Shawn Ted Shawn, on seeing the work of Fitz-Simons during a re cent visit to the Hill, chose him as a member of his well-known group oi men dancers lor next year. Tei women will take part in the program. Of these, Marion Tatum deserves mention as au thor of "Stabat Mater," which she has adapted from traditional theme. Phoebe Barr will do two solo numbers. The program will be divided into three parts. Compositions by Chopin, Beethoven, Edwards, Wolfe, Steffe, Scott, Ippolitow Ivanow, Tatum and Fitz-Simons are included. Two spirituals, for which the Silver Tongue quartet of Chapel Hill will sing, are scheduled. Two selections will be danced by MurcMsonV Appointment Receives Senate Approval Today Is Poppy Day- Today Will be observed as Pnnnv Dav. aecordincr to an an t i "txt i i i o .on 3 1 r-x-rf 7 0 ixext weanesaay at o:ou ami . ouncement bv Mrs. w B. Neal. 8:00 o'clock in the . Playmakers Lhairman of the ooddv commit- tneatre, tne uaronna naymaK ers will present the twentieth and twenty-first series of experi mental nlav productions, writ ten, cast, and directed by stu dents in Professor Koch's play writing class. The first play of the matinee series will oe sara beaweus The Suicide," with Walter Ter- tee for the Chapel Hill unit of the American Legion Auxiliary, who urges the students and townspeople to participate. The poppy was adopted as the memorial flower of the Ameri can Legion at the Legion's na tional convention in Cleveland in 1920. Tne nowers wnicn tne mem- No Announcement Made Regarding His Plans To Assume Duties Senate Forced to Delay Confirma? tion of Appointment Thursday Because of Procedure Rule. ry as Frank King and Harry bers of the Auxiliary will dis Coble as Charles Martin. This tribute here have heen play is a modern interpretation made b disabied veterans and their wives, and the contribu- by tions received will go to the aid of the disabled, their families and the families of the dead. of hell. It will be directed Kathleen Krahenbuhl. The next play will be "A Beating of Wings" a poetical tragedy by Foster Fitz-Simons. The cast: Ruth, played :.' by Marion Tatum; the Old Lamp Man, played by the author ; Mi chael, played by Bill Fletcher; and Jonathan, played by Douglas Hume. The third play, "Belle" an or dinary tragedy by Patsy McMul lan, will be acted oy tne autnor james G. Hanes of Winston as Mrs. Kooert bmitn, ene ; Salem has been named, chief Vermont Koyster as jonn war- alumni marsnal for the 139th ren, a state legislator; and Mil- commencement of the Univer t T -W 11 TTk 1 ' J r 11 ,1 ton iaio as liODen amitn. sity, which will be held here The last play of the afternoon june 10-12. will be "Beginners," a belliger- HANES IS NAMED ALUMNI MARSHAL ITlClllUCl UJ. Oil V CI. AlUUTCljSOiJ Class of 1909 to Lead Alum- at Commencement. m Hanes' appointment by Dr. Hubert B. Haywood, president of the University Alumni associ ation, was announced yesterday. Hanes is a member of the class ent satire, by Bradford White. The cast: Fence, the president, played by Rene. Prud'hom meaux;- Lansing, secretary of snp -nlflvprl hxr Wnlfpr Tprrv! JnW- rn,wir- nf ' rt of 1909, which will celebrate its i ii u.. t t "Silver Anniversary' reunion at .'mqco rv.ifpT. i lthe approaching commencement nlnvprl hv rm,trlas HnmPi and H 13 a former mayor f Wm RnVhw romntmnPr of heredi- ston-Salem, and has taken .an fv T,ivPril,vFnStPrFit7-SiTnoTiS. active part in civic life of that Kihi prn(rram community. He is the president ThP first T.lflv tiiat will he M the Hanes Hosiery Mills Co. vn,p,i Wprinp mVM, Recently he was named a south- p.cv o ow nf era member of the code author I I 1 v" I l k 1.1 j I V 11 a,l l r- Li l v. I itv of the hosiery industry. As Thomas Teer of Durham will furnish piano accompaniment. UNIVERSITY GLEE CLUB ELECTS NEW OFFICERS The University Glee club at a recent meeting elected the fol lowing men as officers for next year: John Ervin Barney, presi dent; Ezra E. Griffin, vice-president; and Harold Gavin, secre tary. At a meeting of the old offi cers with the new heads, the new staff was selected last night. Richard J. Somers will be busi ness manager; John S. Chap man, assistant business mana ger; John C. Wiggins, publicity manager ; and John A. Walker, librarian. Chase Emphasizes Folk Dancing As Integral Part Of Rural friends at their home from 5 :30 to 6:30 o'clock on Monday after-.the entire group of seventeen. noon. This is a regular feature of the commencement program. Tuesday, June 12, will be Class Day, with the whole focus of attention on the 1934 graduates. Beginning with senior prayers in Gerrard hall at 9:30 o'clock, the program will continue with the Class Day exercises at the Davie Poplar, the Mangum and Bingham medal contests in Ger rard at 11:30 and 3:30 o'clock, respectively. The graduation exercises in Kenan stadium at 7:00 o'clock will conclude the events. . by will be acted by the author as Lee Dinan, member of the firm ; Mary Dirnberger as Mary Rel man, employee of the firm; Ralph Burgin as John Fisher, Jr., a customer of the firm; Don Pope as John Fisher, sr., his fatW: Frederic Frederick as Monday. June 11. Eleven class Johanna Sawyer, a widow, also es will hold reunions. a customer; and Vermont Roy- The "Baby Class of 1933" is ster as Richard Courtney, a making preparations for a big The appointment of Dr. C. T. Murchison as director of the bu reau of foreign and domestic sci ence of the department of com merce was confirmed by the Sen ate early yesterday, after a rule of procedure prevented imme diate confirmation when the ap pointment was received from President Roosevelt Thursday. The Senate received the ap pointment from the President Thursday morning, but it was ' not officially brought up for con sideration by the Senate until Thursday afternoon in an execu tive session. It was then formally referred to the committee, but Senator Josiah Bailey of North Carolina, a member of the committee, had in the meantime secured the consent of the committee to make an immediate report. He requested that immediate con firmation be given the appoint ment. Rule Causes Delay However, Senator Charles L. McNary of Oregon, Senate mi nority leader, invoked the rule requiring appointments to go over one day after being report ed from a committee. ::.Tlie Senate confirmed the ap pointment early yesterday. 'Dr. Murchison was called to Wash ington .Thursday night, but he was expected to return to Chapel Hill by plane last night. It was impossible to find out last night whether Dr. Murchi son would be able to stay here until the end of the quarter and finish the courses he is now con- (Continued on last page) a student at the University he took a leading part in campus affairs, and as manager of the football team set an enviable record for managerial efficiency. Alumni Day Alumni Day is being observed (Continued on page three) -o- Richard Chase, Student of English Folk Dance, Urges the Estab lishment of the One Side of "Folk" Activity That Has Not Yet Been Touched at the University. -o - "Richard Chase is to folk dan cing what F. H. Koch is to folk drama and what Lamar String field is to folk music." This is a statement that has been made about the young man who came comeback. Francis Anderson of Leaksville, chairman, has an nounced the following commit tee on arrangements. John T. Manning, Chapel Hill ; Cabel Philpott, Lexington; C. Ashby Penn, Chapel Hill; Ben ton Bray, Louisburg; C. C. Ham let, Durham; A. S. Cate, Greens boro ; Mary Frances Parker, Goldsboro ; E. C. Daniel, Raleigh ; LOCAL A. S. C. E. CHAPTER CHOOSES NEW OFFICERS English Folk Dance society's branches in this countrv and in various places in England. He C. Percy Idol, High Point ; R. H. has settled in Chanel Hill to es- Mason Sanford; Erwin Walker, fUcfc fhia nnp aMo w "fniir" Charlotte ; Jane Purington, Scot- activitv that has not vet been land Neck' George C. S. Adams, here to the University several ' touched at the University. Chase Columbia, S. C. ; James E. Steere, -at- a r, i,i4- in Viio I ; aiuw, -u Jr..' Charlotte: and Belmont W iparnpd AmPnVan f n iv reeman, iuieroe. dances from the people them selves in various states, from Arkansas to New York. Square dance figures that he collected The William Cain student in the United States have not chapter of the A.S.C.E. elected only been published in London officers for next year at its last but are being done today regular meeting of the quarter throughout England. He has yesterday morning during chap- been here only a relatively short J el period. time but has already made cred- W. H. McNairy of Greensboro itable progress in the direction was elected president; W. W. of his aim, which is : To spread King, Jr., of Greensboro, vice- in North Carolina the cultural, president; W. C. Morrison of educational, recreational, and Brooklyn, N. Y., secretary; and social uses and values of the tra- J. A. Westbrook of R o c k y (Continued on last page) Mount, treasurer. own way to begin to teach what many people have considered a very vital part of any race's cul ture, its folk dances. It was Moliere who once said, "The destiny of a nation depends on the dances of its people." And G. Stanley Hall said, as far back as 1904, that to give young folk more wholesome and more en joyable forms of dancing, "a work of rescue and revival" of our folk dances was greatly needed. Worked in England Chase came here after ten years . of experience with the COLLEGES OFFER AID FORDEGREES Competitive Scholarships in Uni versities Available to Stu dents for Next Year. A number of universities scat tered throughout the country are offering scholarships available to University students and grad uates next year. Notifications of competition for these scholar ships are posted on the bulletin board of the second floor of South building. The graduate school of Ohio State University, to encourage outstanding graduates of that University and other similar and approved universities to con tinue their studies leading to higher degrees, has established a number of fellowships and scholarships. These scholar ships are open to students hav ing a baccalaureate degree from an approved institution, and have t a. value of $250 each with, ex emptions from all fixed fees ex- -cept a $10 matriculation fee. The fellowships are open only to those who have already com pleted their master of arts work, and have a value of $400 with like exemptions. Students are : accepted on the basis of merit irrespective of the department in which they intend to work, and vmust . devote all their . time to graduate work. Application blanks may be obtained by ap- . plying to the dean , of ; the grad- (Coniinued on last page )
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