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The ofScial newspaper of the Publications Union Board
pi te University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where
it is rrinted dailv except Mondays, and the Thanksgiving,
Christinas, and Spring Holidays. Entered as second class
matter at the post office of Chapel Hill, N. C under act
of March 3. 1879. Subscription nrice. $3.00 for the
college year.
A.T.DAL
..Editor
Rebert C, Page, Jr.
Joe Webb......
---Managing Editor
-Business Manager
George Underwood.-.
..Circulation Manager
Editorial Staff
EDITORIAL BOARD Phil Hammer, chairman; Charles
Daniel, Phil Kind, Don Wetherbse, Gurney Briggs,
Samuel Leager.
FEATURE BOARD Nelson Lansdale, chairman; Wal
. ter Terry, Francis Clingman, J. E. Poindexter, Tom
Studdert, W. M. Cochrane, Willis Harrison.
CITY EDITORS Irving Suss, Walter Hargett, Don
McK.ee, Jim Daniel, Reed Sarratt.
TELEGRAPH EDITORS Stuart Rabb, Charlie Gilmore.
DESK MAN Eddie Kahn:
SPORTS DEPARTMENT Jimmy Morris and Smith
Barrier, 'co-editors; Robert Lessem,- Lee Turk, Len
Rubin, Fletcher Ferguson, Stuart Sechriest, Lester
Ostrow, Ira Sarasohn. .
EXCHANGES Margaret Gaines.
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Don Becker
REPORTERS Bill Hudson, John Smith, J. F. Jonas,
Ralph; Sprinkle, Howard Easter, Lawrence Weisbrod,
Raymond Howe, William Jordan, Morton Feldman.
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ASST. BUSINESS MANAGER-Butler French
COLLECTION MANAGER , Herbert Osterheld
OFFICE MANAGERS-- Walter Eckert, Roy Crooks
NATIONAL ADVERTISING-; Boylan Carr
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Niles Bond, Eli Joyner, Oscar Tyree (Managers), Bill
McDonald, Stephen Hard, Louis Shaffner, William
Wilson.
CITY EDITOR FOR THIS ISSUE: REED SARRATT
Friday, December 7, 1934
PA&AGRAPHICS
Bolshevist philosophy: don't shoot until you
see the White of their ties. .
The only trouble with Mr. Thompson's going
to Geneva was that it wasn't much fund.
The magazine might star an article on the
budget, but, good heavens, that's nothing to
make light of.
On Becoming "
Power-Conscious . ,
Frank R. McNinch, chairman of the Federal
Power Commission, made some very pertinent,
if general, remarks concerning the trend of
America toward becoming "power-conscious" at
his speech Wednesday night in Gerrard hall. The
most casual reader of newspapers could hardly
fail to notice daily headlines proclaiming the
progress of the Tennessee Valley experiment,
which is apparently brushing aside all efforts of
private utilities to halt its operation. The New
Deal, it seems, will not be denied.
But that is not the whole story in so far as
the coming of the people of the United States
into "power-consciousness" is concerned. Mr.
McNinch mentioned with satisfaction the at
tempt of North Carolina to stimulate interest in
rural electrification by the appointment of a com
mission whose function that would be. Yet, in
spite of the interest that has-been shown by 700
communities, it still remains an interest "on
paper" as far as any widespread provision for
electric power in rural homes is concerned.
Granted that the mass of people want power, the
main problem becomes, it seems to us, a question
of raising their standards of living so that they
may consume power. At least that would nat
urally follow in this state, where the rural stan
dard is decidedly in the lower brackets. Produc
tion of. power is not the main consideration; it
is not difficult to produce electricity from white
coal, once, the power program is begun. But to
stimulate consumption of it is a prime problem
on which the federal and state governments have
just begun to work.
For instance, consider the power capacity that
the TV A program will have when completed.
Two and one-half million horsepower will be gen
erated after vthe New Deal completes the series
of dams that will seize the energy of rivers in
seven states. This is approximately twice the
amount of electric power that is already being
generated in that area. Needless to point out,
this is a strong argument for the coal companies
in their opposition to the Roosevelt plan.
- It serves to, raise the question of whether the
people have not still a long way to go toward
becoming power-conscious, if the demand for this
tremendous amount of electricity is to measure
up to the supply. If it is cheap enough, consump
tion is sure to increase to an extent, and under
governmental administration it will be cheap
enough. But electric power can't be used on a
broom stick; it requires a small investment in
a vacuum cleaner, which is not yet within the
reach of every consumer. America will become
more power-conscious in time as the plans of
the federal government take effect, but there is
still some question as to whether the people are
as fully that way as they must necessarily become.
Speaking 1 he Campu
". ; ' (BRIEFLY AND XEGIBLY)
Sad, Sad,
But True
Editor, the Daily Tar Heel; .
Your editorial doubt in Wednesday's paper as
to how representative .of the campus is the Phi
assembly comes at a timely moment. On the
front page of the same issue you carry the story
of that venerable organization's last meeting, at
which it put the gag on all its members, prohib
iting discussion of all matters ". .-.-which might
. . . reflect the ill-will of the campus on the
assembly." T
It is an amazing thing that an organization
which exists f or discussion of matters of interest
to the student body should by a two-thirds ma
jority shut against itself the door of free ex
pression; Hereafter, the chief function of the
Philanthropic Assembly will be that of censor
upon its members, though, of course, it will dis
cuss very nice subjects to s which no one can
object.
If such an organization continues to live, it
will be a disgrace to "its own traditions and to
those of the University. However, under such a
policy no forum can exist long. If it persists in
this shush-shush' policy, the sooner it dies the
better.
Your editorial seems to assume that President
Graham, Deans House, Hobbs, and Bradshaw are
more representative of the student body than
the Phi because they take a more liberal atti
tude with reference to the anti-war movement.
Of this I have serious doubts. I recently heard
the editor of the Carolina Magazine set forth
in public what he considered the positidn of a
liberal in the anti-war movement. He seemed
badly confused as, to what is the meaning of
"liberal." And I have recently corrected a fresh
man theme in which the writer called those who
violate the honor system "the liberals."
I fear, that the Phi Assembly is representative
of a large part of the student body.
NATHANIEL H. HENRY.
"Speaking the
Phi's Mind" '
Editor, the Daily Tar Heel:
For the past two weeks the Daily Tar Heel
has carried a number of articles bitterly con
demning the recent action of the Phi Assembly
in opposing the work of the local anti-war league.
In the face of this flagrant and unjust criticism
the assembly feels that it is time the campus was
truly informed of why the assembly voted as
it did on the issue. Doubtless the writers of these
articles have little idea of the motives for the
assembly's action, but are merely giving vent
to their bitter feelings, with a series of loud
sounding adjectives describing the assembly and
its membership.
First of all the assembly condemned the local
anti-war league for its action in condemning
the R. 0. T. C. units at Chapel Hill and State
College. The assembly makes no apology for this
because it feels that it has just as much right
to condemn the work of the local anti-war league
as the league did to condemn the R. O. T. C. work.
The assembly was also in discord with the
league's action condemning the American Legion.
By such action we do not wish to convey the
idea that we agree with the Legion in all its
activities. At the same time we do believe the
Legion is as much justified to act as it .wishes
as a campus organization is in many of its acts
in efforts to correct the evils of the world.
The league also tabled a resolution condemning
the American Red Cross. Here against the as
sembly takes issue with the league. We believe
that such action by the league would receive just
as bitter criticism by many intellectual and for
ward looking people throughout the country as
our actions did from many of our peace-loving
and God-fearing students on the campus.
Finally, the assembly believes that, it should
know what it is buying before it contributes any
thing to send a delegate to Geneva. With all
due respect to their chairman, we still feel that
the league has the wrong kind of leadership and
that the national anti-war idea will not have a
fair chance to' be successful as long as the pres
ent chairman is head of the league. We cannot
reconcile the idea of "peace on earth, goodwill
toward men" with any political doctrine of com
munism. We cannot syncretize a philosophy that
would overthrow governments by force and revo
lution with an Utopian dream of world peace.
The assembly is in favor of "peace but we do
not bind ourselves to favor every act by the
local league. We are aware that our recent ac
tion has been criticized by many people who feel
that they possess a surplus of wisdom, and knowl
edge on any problem which may be discussed
But we also ieel that we are students' enrolled
at a liberal University and are justified in speak
ing our own opinions regardless of our opposition
THE PHI ASSEMBLY.'
spelled Journalism Stodent
Defends "Free Student- Press'
Stanley Shlosman Oaims That He Has Violated No -Principle
Taught flirri; Says So Much Pressure Has Been Brought to
Bear That They Cannot Place Facts Before Students.
, (Editor's note: Stanley Shlos
man of Marshalltown, Iowa, one
of the four journalism - students
expelled from. Louisiana State
University, gives his version of
the fight for a "Free Student
Press" in the following article
written for the United Press.)
By Stanley Shlosman
Baton Rouge, La., Dec. 6.
(UP) As one of the four ex
pelled journalism students, I
firmly believe that I have done
nothing that would have violat
ed any principle that has been
taught to me since I have at
tended this university.
Knowing that our cause is a
just one, I ani prepared to de
fend my actions before any board
that the University would allow
us to appear before.'
"... So Much Pressure .
The reason that the student
body and the Student Council
have taken no action) is that so
much pressure has been brought
to bear that we cannot place the
facts before a mass meeting of
the student body.
I have had; no connection with
the student paper whatsoever,
but it is due to the fact such an
action was taken that the Reveil
le staff resigned rather than sub
mit to political censorship.
Our group did not deny the
right of faculty supervision, hut
did object to suppression of stu
dent opinion and student
thought. - As a student, this is a
definite curtailment of rights.
and as a potential journalist, it
violates every principle that
have been taught in the school
of journalism here at Louisiana
State University.
Did Not Act Blindly
x President Smith has suspend
ed us for doing what the consti
tution has guaranteed to every
individual, the right to petition.
Our conduct has not been disre
spectful; I have not taken action
blindly, but have realized what
I was facing.
The entire story of the whole
affair should be told, knowing
that when the true information
is released that conditions must
change at the university or it
will be nothing more" than a cam
pus of beautiful buildings with
suppression of , speech of all
kinds, which is a deplorable con
dition for an educational insti
tution that is fundamentally sup
posed to mould and shape the
lives of the youth of the country
to make them better citizens.
Register Thursday For
Winter Quarter Classes
(Continued from page one)
and also Ben Husbands, associ
ate registrar, so that his reg
istration may be cancelled. This
will involve no cost on the part
of the student so affected.
Junior standing is taken to
mean any and all undergradu
ates who at the beginning of the
current fall quarter had credit
for as many as 15 University
courses.
All juniors and seniors in the
college of liberal arts, having a
major, must consult with the
major head and secure, prior
to presenting themselves for
registration, formal approved
outlines of their course sched
ules for the winter quarter.
Permit Cards
Permit cards will be available
for distribution December 12 in
room 8, South building. AH stu
dents registering before the
holidays must secure permits be
fore beginning registration.
All freshmen and such sopho
mores as do not qualify for reg
istration before the holidays
should register January 3, 1935.
New students, those entering at
the beginning of the winter
quarter for the first time this
year, should also register Janu
ary 3.
Date of registration f or the
various divisions of the "Univer
sity are: schools of applied
science, engineering, pharmacy,
medicine, public administration,
and library science, and the
graduate school, December 13,
14, and 15; the school of com
merce and the college-of liberal
arts, December 13-20.
WORLD PREMIERE
OF GREEN'S PLAY
IS GIVEN TONIGHT
(Continued from page one)
could only find out what is the
matter with them, they could
very probably do something
about it.
"The leading lady, one of the
daughters of theamily, sees the
defects in the man her father
wants her to marry, by compar
ing this man to her brothers.
Likewise, her brothers realize
how far other women fall short
of their own sisters. This fac
tor adds to their tendency to
want to associate entirely with
each other, and discourages their
marrying."
Theme Is Tragic
The play is something of a
tragedy, although there is some
relief at the very end. In writ
ing this play, Green realized
that the subject matter was not
such as to arouse interest on the
professional 'stage, and conse
quently it has never been pre
sented professionally or even
submitted to professional pro
ducers. . ,
Green usually writes the
songs . used in his plays, and
uses ballad and folk tunes when
he can find ttiem to suit the
words. For this play, however,
Lamar Stringfield has written
the musical scores. Green states
that he is very well pleased
with the music which Stringfield
has adapted to his play.
The scene of "Shroud My
Body Down" is in a rural section
of the south. It is typical of
any section of the country east
of the Mississippi old enough to
nave a broken-down aristocracy.
University Convocation
Called To Hear Bishop
r (Continued from page one )
sembly tonight. 3IcConnell will
be the house guest of Dean and
Mrs. Bradshaw today. Business
in Washington, D. C, will neces
sitate his leaving Chapel Hill
tonight.
Bishop McConnell holds the
reputation of being a very effect
ive speaker and an authority on
present day conceptions of the
ology. He was elected bishop in
the Methodist Episcopal church
in 1912 and since that time has
held positions as president of the
Religious Educational Associa
tion and president of the Federal
Council of Churches of Christ in
America. He now makes his
home in' New York City.
McConnell is the author of
several outstanding religious
books, including "The Diviner
Immanence," "Religious Certain
ty," "Christian Focus," "The
Increase of Faith," "Democratic
Christianity," "The Christlike
God," and others. .
Infirmary List
The following students were
confined in the infirmary yester
day: J. E. Poindexter, T. B. Att
more, Ervin Kalmanoff, H. L.
Mitchell, R. M. Barnes, M. E.
Smith, Blair Holliday, T. D. Bur
nett, Janeth Younginer, J. R.
Everett, Walter Albee, Guy Phil
lips, and Mrs. Cecil Pope.
Med Aptitude Test
The ' Association of American
Medical Colleges' aptitude test
will be given this afternoon at
3 o'clock in 206 Venable hall.
Students taking this test are
those who expect to apply for
entrance to a medical school by
the fall of 1935.
LOST
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ring ('34) with the initials "V.
L. M." cut in the band. This
ring has the head of a tiger on
the face. Return to M. D. Savin,
403 Ruffin, and receive reward.
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