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SED ALIA SINGERS 3:30 P.M. MEMORIAL HALL r7f nr SEDAWA SINGERS 3:3Q P.M. . - - . MEMORIAL HALL yOLUMJJ XLHJ POLICE OFFICIALS TO MAM PROBE OF LAY EVASION City Manager Will Not ReYeal Plan for Investigation of Football Card Gambling. SUSPECT PROMOTERS HERE Chapel Hill police are immedi ately beginning an investigation of "football card" gambling, stated City Manager J. L. Cald well yesterday. Mr. Caldwell made it known that the investigation would be conducted quietly according to ordinary police procedure, but he refused to divulge along just wnat lines W inquiry wuuiu proeeea. iaw.riuM.Moii "ine saie oi iooiDau caiu,, he said, ;'is the promotion of jgamonng, wmcn ism. vimauuu of the Norm Carolina law. i ne city oi unapei niu mius to . , a i tt;ii r j : j j i use every means m its power u find out about the operation of thb sort of gambling, which cannot oe toierau;u as iu points i l. 11 1 1 Si. I in cuimitb wiiu uuu, fare." The city manager stated that he had good reason to believe that some of the cards were be- ing printed and distributed by local promoters. -we nave oeen curious ior a d-w-T-r i 1 ? ! long time about this , so-called football card racKev aeciarea Mr. Caldwell, "and the town au- tive organization when organi thprities are determined to pro- zation and collective bare-ainino- tect the students here from any lorm oi racKet wmcn comes into i.napei 1111 to strip mem 01 tneir money. The football card organiza- (Continued on page two) SYMPHONY WEEK PLANS RELEASED Week of December 10 Is Set as Date; N. C. Symphony to Appear Five Times. Lamar Stringfield announced yesterday that plans have been completed for presenting the North Carolina Symphony Or chestra, of which he is director, in five concerts duriner the North Carolina Symphony Fes tival which is to be held in Winston-Salem during the week of December 10. Stringfield said that the festi- val week will open with the pre sentation of the symphony or chestra and a chorus of 150 voices in "The Inimitable Lov ers," a composition by Dr. ! Charles G. Vardell, Jr., dean of music at Salem College. A children's concert will be in. the panic of 1930, was acquit held Tuesday afternoon and ted today of swindling the thou nlflns have alreadv hen mnfan sands of investors in his enter- take care of at least 3,000 chil- dren at this event. ' Composers' Night American composers' night will be held Wednesday with the compositions of Americans fea- tured at the concert to be given by the full symphony. Only numbers created by Americans will be played during this con- rt. Thursday afternoon and eve- n'mrv v, nooffo will Q-nruDol in concerts at High Point to give idea of an audience reaction dif- ferent from that received in the held The final concert will be held witVi n "hnriif? nf ( Continued on vaae three) PERSON SPEAKS AfCPpiATION Gives Principal Address at Home coming Celebration of Ala. " State Teachers College. Troy, Ala., Nov. 24.-r-Delivr ering the principal address here today at a homecoming celebra tion of the State; Teachers Col lege, with faculty, alumni and students participating. Dr. W. W. Pierson, dean of the gradu ate school of the University of North Carolina, pictured three adjustments which he described as toeing urgently needed in mod ern education. "Education has become de- from pditics Getting education out of politics was painful achievement of our pre deceaaoraJ It will h. nerhjms. an Dainfi iob to set it usefully back into politics; but that must surely come," he de ciarej. Specious Conflict A SDeci0US conflict between education and'busm'ess has been imaffined The interests of the J7 - wo are not injmical) and the conflict promoted by the ene- each Artificial barriers to the communication of the two have been subtly rected, but a sane common sense may prevail. It is of first rate importance that , these relations be clarified." he continued. fThe teacher is without eff ec Lre acCepted ways and means of D- Pierson nointed out that 1 - ;n urevious degressions exnendi- Unwa -fnr nMfinn "Wh Wn increased, not decreased, as now. "T shall nnt attemnt to ex- plain why the country has notify friendship counciV meeting otJtJU ilk UUIMUg uic ia,ov live jicaio to follow these precedents or why teachers and youth today are the last to receive attention in recovery programs," he said. "It is possible that the public has merely delayed its action. Whatever the future, immediate or ultimate, may have in store, the present plight of education, as I have indicated, gives pause to all who love learning and youth. T1MSTTTT. A rnTTTTTT?n OF FRAUD CHARGE Sixteen Co-Pefendants Freed; Jury Deliberates Two Hours. Chicago, Nov. 24. (UP) Samuel Insull, who built the world's greatest utilities empire in the American midwest, only to see it collapse under pressure prises. Brought back to the United States after a flight that carried hin into Greece and Turkey in a futile race against extradition InsuU was tr!ed w.ith 16 fellow financiers on charges of per suading investors to buy stocks in companies wmcn ready insolvent. The actual indictment alleged that he used the mails to de- fraud. The iurv returnea a verdict of not guilty at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon, after over two hours of deliberation. Insult's 16 co-defendants were also absolved from guilt. Had the verdict been guilty; Insull could have been sentenced to five years in the penitentiary and fined five thousand dollars. SEEVED BY THE CUAPEL HILL, N. C, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1934 Bookshop Features w Book by 6. H, Soule " : - "The Coming American Revo-; lutipn" . by George Henry Soule,' Jr., is now being featured at the Bull's Head, announced Eliza beth Johnson, director of the bookshop, yesterday; i Soule, author of the book ; is scheduled to make the Weil lec tures at the University next spring in conneptioh with the Human Relations Institute Other new books recently add ed to the shelves of the Bull's Head include: "Within the pateV' by Sean O'Casey, "Feb ruary Hill" by Victoria Lincoln, "Maria Chapdelain" by Louis Hemon (recently added to the Modern Library), and several outstanding juvenile books. T MEN TO HEAR ptyjlOBSON Bflth Y. M. C." A. Cabinets Will Discuss U. S. Policy of Inter vention Tomorrow. The junior-senior cabinet of the Y.M.C.A. will hear an ad dress by Dr. C. B. Robson of the University government' depart ment at its regular meeting to morrow night at 7 :15 in the Y building. "Should the United States Give Up Her Policy of Armed Intervention" will be the sub ject for Dr. Robson s lecture. Tomorrow night's discussion will be a continuation of the Y.M.C.A. war and peace study being conducted during the en tire fall quarter. " Soph Cabinet The sophomore cabinet will hear George G. Allen, Jr., Caro lina sophomore, who will discuss the same topic. The first year men will hold The meetings tomorrow night will be the last before the Thanksgiving holidays and an nouncements will be made con cerning the Thanksgiving week program that the "Y" is spon soring jointly with the Univer sity Glee Club. J. D. Winslow, president of the University Y.M.C.A., stated that the cabinet members would be listed tomorrow - night and that the use of the roll call would be initiated. Fred Weaver, a sophomore from Aberdeen, will discuss "In ternational Co-operation" at the December 3 meeting of the sec ond year cabinet.- The speaker for the junior-senior meeting has not yet been announced. The last meeting of the fall quarter will be held December 10 at which time the cabinets will meet jointly. 'Y' leaders are planning to make this meet ing a social occasion, probably a supper for the group. - A.B. SENIORS All liberal arts college seniors whose last names begin with letters from I through M will report tomorrow at the office of the dean of the college of liberal arts to make applications for their degrees and to check their records. Infirmary The following students were confined in the infirmary yester day : Bill Reid, June Grimes, R. A. Miller, John Calvert, M. E. Smith, Andy Bershak, Eleanor Hammond, Louise Tunstall, Hen ry Allison, J. R. Raper, John Munyan, and Tempo Newsom. UNITED PRESS RIANY INCIDENTS ; , MENACE PEACE French Government Officially Denies New Franco-Russian Military Alliance. By United Press f The outlook for international peace-was considerably dimmed by events taking place Saturday. The belief that the Franco Russian military alliance was being re-arranged and strength ened in the face of German re armament spread consternation in Europe. The French govern ment officially denied the alli ance, but the deputy who made the original declaration insisted that he was correct. Italian Decree The Italian government issued a drastic decree sealing the lips of citizens on all subjects per taining to national defense. The decree is in accordance with Premier Mussolini's plan for making Italy spy-proof. Italy also came to the support of Hungary in a demand for immediate hearing of Jugosla via's charges placing the respon sibility for assassination of King Alexander. The Chaco Committee of the League of Nations, baffled by the refusal of Bolivia and Para guay to settle the Gran-Chaco war, invited the United States and Brazil to join international effort to bring about peace. At the London Naval Confer ence, Japan remained adamant in her demand for naval equali ty. At the same, time, J apan's huge military budget for the coming year was formally ap proved at Tokyo. SED ALIA SINGERS TO APPEAR HERE THIS AFTERNOON Y. M. C. A. Will Sponsor Appear ance of Negro Chorus. The appearance of the Se dalia Singers. Greensboro Ne gro chorus, is set for 3 :30 p. m. today m Memorial nail, an nounced Y.M.C.A. authorities yesterday. A special section of the audi torium will be reserved for Ne groes, according to Harry Riggs of the Y.M.C.A. No admission fee will be charged for the sing ers' performance but a free-will offering will be taken during the program. , - The singers, organized sev eral years ago at a colored school near Greensboro, are un der the managership of Dr. C. Hawkins Brown. Dr. Brown at present is in New York and will be unable to accompany the chorus on its Chapel Hill visit. Miss Amy P. Bailey directs the Sedalia Singers and is also an outstanding soloist in the troupe. Their tour throughout the country has brought much praise to the Sedalia Singers. Northern metropolitan newspapers espe cially commended their appear ances in New York and Boston. The New York Times rated the singers' quartet as one of the best ever to sing in New York. The chorus' versions of popular Negro spirituals account for much of their present wide favor. SPANISH PICTURE TONIGHT "Una Vida par Otra," Spanish speaking picture filmed in Mex ico with a Mexican cast, will be presented tonight at the Caro lina theatre at 9 o'clock. E TXT aitor-u Blew Will Give MEDICAL MEN CONFER WITH PRESIDENT GRAHAM Three men prominent in North Carolina medicine were "callers on" President Graham yester day afternoon in his office. They were Drs. John B. yright, Ben J. Lawrence, and L. B. McBray- er, all of the North Carolina Medical Society. Dr. McBrayer is secretary of the society. The three medical men were in miormai conierence witn President Graham over his work in Washington." Both Dr. Wright and Dr. Law rence are from .Raleigh, while l)r. McBrayer is from Southern Pines. They drove back to Ral eigh yesterday afternoon imme diately after the interview. HUSE TO DISCUSS ANATOR FRANCE Professor Will Speak on Regular Tuesday Afternoon Program At Bull's Head Bookshop. The Bull's Head lecture pro gram, scheduled for 4:30 p. m. in the bookshop Tuesday, will feature a discussion of "Anatole France and the American Scene." Dr. H. R. Huse of the romance language department of the Uni versity will conduct; the discus? sion, presenting France's radi cal social theories and showing how they have anticipated and influenced contemporary life and letters. To Write Book In his talk Huse will consider the famous French writer as a social critic. He will base his lecture on material which he has gathered for a forthcoming book on Anatole France. Joe Sugarman, editor of the Carolina Magazine, will present Dr. Huse. The Bull's Head program for December 4, as announced yes terday, will feature Miss Nora Beust of the library school. She will speak on "New Approved Children's Books." Juvenile fic tion will be sponsored by the bookshop- during that week. Miss Keoecca uusnman, au thor of "Swing Your Mountain Gal," will give a reading from her book on the regular Bull's Head program December 11. "Swing Your Mountain Gal" is a book of sketches in verse of life in the southern highlands. Chemistry Students Start Carbon Club The Carbon Club has been re organized by graduate students in organic chemistry, it was an nounced yesterday. Dr. A. S. Wheeler, speaking on his "First Researches with para-Cymene," addressed the first meeting of the club. In his' talk Dr. Wheeler' told that the first study was the de velopment of a method of con verting para-cymene" into to luene, a chemical needed in the late war for making the explo sive T.N.T. He further explain ed that the para-cymene was obtained from spruce turpentine which is a waste product in the manufacture 'of spruce wood pulp for pajer. The spruce turpentine was obtained from the paper mills at Cantori, N. C. first meeting of this organiza tion. NUMBER 57 JiepuDiic Weil Lectures PROBABLE DATES ARE APRIL 4, 5, 6 To Be Part of Human Relations Institute; Will Mark 20th Year of Lectureship. George Henry Soule, Jr., ed itor of The New Republic, will deliver the Weil lectures as a part of the Human Relations In- . stitute to be held here in April, it was announced yesterday by Charles Poe, chairman of the institute. Soule is scheduled to give three lectures during the instil tute, probably on April 4, 5, 6. The seven day session of the in stitute will begin March 31. The appearance of the noted writer and American" leader on the institute program has been arranged by the Weil Lecture Fund Committee, headed by Dean p71p5rroll' 5 tiie Uni versity school of commerce. Editor Since 1924 Soule has been editor of The New Republic since 1924 and has written several outstanding books including "The New Un ionism in the Clothing Industry" (with J. M. Budish), "Wage Ar bitration," "The Useful Art of Economics," "A Planned So ciety," "The Coining American Revolution," and various re ports, scientific papers and ar ticles. He is graduate of Yale and has been connected with The New-Republic since - 1914. - In 1927 he was made special - ad viser to the Secretary of the In terior on reclamation and rural development in the south. He was recently director-at-large of the National Bureau of Econom ic Research. During the war, Soule held several high 'offices and rendered outstanding ser vice. 20th Year Soule's appearance marks the 20th year of the Weil lecture ship, begun in 1914-15 as an endowed' program to discuss American Citizenship. Ex-President William Howard Taft was the incumbent. Since that time the foundation, called the Weil Lectures on American Citizen ship, has been permanently established through the contri butions of the families of Messrs. Sol and Henry Weil of Goldsboro. Since the organization of the Human Relations Institute in 1927, the Weil Lecture Fund Committee has co-operated with the institute by presenting its lecturer on the regular program. At the meeting of the institute in 1931, Professor Harold J. Laski, Professor of Political Science, London school of eco nomics (then visiting Professor, at Yale University), represent ed the Weil foundation. The se ries for 1932-33 was delivered by. Dr. Charles A. Beard, emin ent writer and historian. A. I. Ch. E. Meeting Dr. C. W. Borgman of the chemistry department will give an experimental lecture on. "Properties of Polarized Light" at the meeting Tuesday night of the American Institute of Chem ical Engineers. Freshmen to Hear House Dean R. B. House will-speak to the freshmen in assembly to morrow morning at 10:30 o'clock. ' - - - - r V
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