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Diplomatic Digest
BY
The Probers
I REGARDING SOCIAL SCIENCE
Notes from
The London Naval Conference
In the Locarno room of the
Editor's note: The following letter by Prof. L. C MacKinney, of the
history department, who was appointed in the spring of 1934 by President
Graham to head the social science committee of the new curriculum ad
ministration, is self-explanatory. It is reproduced in full to give the stu
dents the faculty answer to a recent editorial appearing in these columns.
The December 11 number of the Daily Tar Heel contained an !
editorial entitled "Unsocial Science" in which the new freshman
TWO YEARS AGO
TODAY
Compiled from the files of the
Daily Tar Hrrrr
Feminine invasion of the low
er quadrangle is threatened by
recnmmpndAtinn in Tt-;j
survey course in social sciences yras criticized The ground of cri- Graham that women studyin;
British foreign office last Mon- ticismwas briefly the following: in spite of the feet that the course V 3"
dav a nessimistic erout) of dele- L , ,x o nUr ,r, nflw. leaucatl0n taking nursing
gates saw their despondency jus- here," and for the purpose of building up a sympathetic so- room Q " Lr
fi'fiori tttVi ot xiTnn'a Admiral nl .. . ' . i. i room in ranam dormitory. . .
amrNaiano flXrefuT; cipoimconomie rem on?mp, u was uemg xaugn. soie.y Dy A state newspaper predicts that
Ztn rito ItJ" disgrutled alumni who want to
W zo ine instructional sum vj. wu Houwa, auu w tu gee Carolina on the gridiron man
the departments that have co-operated m planning it, I ask you to wiU folIow up thdr dismissal 0
print the following sketch of the history of the formation of the Coach Chuck Collins by trying
course. get rid of President Graham. . .
In the late spring of 1934, shortly after the faculty had voted Y. M. C. A. announces Univer
to set up new curricula for freshmen and sophomores, President sity wjh soon have CWA jobs
Graham appointed two committees, one from the social sciences for 200 self-help students,
and one. from the natural sciences. Each was to do "spade work" Lewis dorm pranksters scare two
in planning a survey course for freshmen. The social science com- mischievous students into lug
mittee consisted of two members from each of the following de- sns back to Carrboro a sneed-
tucuon suDxenuge. we win De partments: education, economics, history, political science, and limit; sign, eight-foot post and
eady says theJapanese delega- sodolo During the summer: of 1934 this committee "spaded" all, after the two had stolen it
vigorously in order to find out what the leading institutions of the Method: threatening to tell the
nation were doing in this line. The findings and recommendations Student Council. . .Regarding
were submitted to a "steering" committee, appointed by the presi- Collin's successor as football
dent, and consisting of the heads of the various social science de- coach, Coach Bob Fetzer says,
partments (economics, history, political science, and sociology) . "All I know is what I read in
This committee decided that our needs called for the type of social the papers." Rumored candi
science course that is usually called "History of Civilization ;" and dates for Carolina's coaching
is best exemplified by the "Contemporary Civilization" course at jdb: Dana X. Bible, of Nebras
Columbia University. ka; Tommy Campbell, former
Accordingly they selected four of the members of the original Tar Heel star lineman; "Nemo""
"spade" committee (one from each of the four social science de- Coleman of Asheville boyV
partments) and set them up as a sort of "blue-print" committee, school, another ex-Tar Heel
to work out plans for the course. After this group had worked for star; Bill Fetzer, former Caro
four months, the "steering" committee approved one of the skele- Una football coach; Walter Skid
ton outlines, and decided to get the course ready for the following more, Charlotte high school
fall. Meanwhile steps were taken to organize at least a nucleus of coach; Chick Meehan of Man
a teaching staff. Inasmuch as the course was to replace the for- hattan; Gus Tebell, formerly N.
mer freshman history, several instructors in history were avail- C. State :oach. . .
ship frvr Vi n ortir fnnrco TTiroo rvf Tiorn wore orllorl" fr T-io "Who
s . . AIT I J I aiVIT Jk AAA WW VX. TV WAX HUUU W bUV WiUV
Opposition tO.the wastetUl institution nas Deen VOlcea Dy Stu- Japan irom iunner serious, - ?ufl a onw0 cfl ;a v,q LOST Black Eversharp fountain
i'r nQd iraaro nl ynm imA .a Htyip varirinjj: f drultv Tnem- and a subseauemt naval race that .. . . .. - . . . . Den. Tuesday morning in Isew
r 1. - - group Lnat actually consxructea me present social science course.
bers.have made known the.r feelings with regard to the matter, would lay new burdens on tax- workedoutthesyUabusindetail.th eydlevlu pUstsot books
It is true that the opponent of any system are the first to broad- payers. ; for collateral reading, they worked out the idea of a separate social
cast their objection. In the facerof objections, constructive cri- However, if the nations of Eu- 3 ,eadi room, and in general surveyed U' the poiUe prob-
ticism, and new recommendations, however, it is only meet and rope and America grant the riip- jgg that might arise.
ngnt tnat ine aamimstrauon &uxxxe uxax - n toc With the help of Prof. E. W. Knight of the department of edu-
admission. . ' m.. on Tvwro'Ja TiTaTiQocva'hnvA cation, a recuest was made to the General Education Board for a
If there are no logical arguments ior tne continuance 01 tne - , - grant of money with which to set up adequate reading-room facili-
system, then immediate ana aennite action must De v .iu p. - ties, including books and magazines. During the summer of 1935
aKniiinn Tho lptharv contriuutmsr to tne existence 01 sucn n- -rr"" Vi tPmfoocnro sniii f4v,a 0rtr;c ow, r
rprliHnii nf laro-P china, rrnis-1 x ivo va?Fcaawxxxxi, hU iwg ui uw
ie .i history department were selected by the administration of the
I . A i.Ai xt University as chairman and executive secretary of the instruction-
view of the fact that since the beginning of the fall quarter edito- Davis ledged before the al staff Additional instructors were also selected. Inasmuch as the
rial opposition has been voiced and no comment on the opposite ?P .fJJ? ? 1 . nillri-p. course was built on a framework of historical chronology, most
i it. ii 1 T J-J nr, irviTVloHlQtO U6"vo xaaawaaw- ,,wa a. . iM,,4-- . 1. T 3 1 i 1 ,. ...
siae oi tne question nas ueexi xixuc, wmduuis ii ou ,iimiiv.vv 4?rtTVi QVvn. vq looi in I ua tliC 1 ovv lo'ut'" wcxe xxxcxx wno nau ueen tramea cnieny m
port an American proposal for
a 20 percent reduction in all na
vies. The Japanese have made no
secret of their intention to se
cure naval equality, whether it
comes through the use of trea
ties or not. Admiral Nagano
charged the delegates with at
tempting to dodge the naval ra
tio question by the use of a "re
duction subterfuge." We will be
r
tion, to talk reduction after the
5-5-3 ratio is abandoned.
And thus the success or fail
ure of the conference depends
upon the willingness of Cauca
sian powers to formally permit
Japanese naval equality. If this
year's conference goes on the
rocks because of the white man's
reluctant obstinacy in admitting
that men of another race have
j equal international rights, it may
mark the last naval pow-wow of
any importance.
Furthermore,, the European
nations would have nothing, to
Despite the urgency of taking action on the comprehensive gain by offending Japan. If they
examination questionthere has been no expression of attitude on refuse the equality plea, it will
the part of the administration. merely mean the withdrawal of
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OFFICIAL ANSWER?
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Reward if returned to Sam Willard,.
A. T. O. house, or phone 7406. ..
abolition. The lethargy contributing to the existence
logical practices must end.
Wp Ha not rpauest a hurried and ill-considered action. But in!
stand by the administration are imperative.
;Why hasn't there been an official answer?
" NYE-KV ALE BILL
ilU1" v,a " 1,:1.... J . i.V . '1 - rrr. .
r,aWoi ra,a Tf roTYinmc o Iua tu wtuuwiujr xn txxe ouxer social sciences, ine present stait
a conclusion, however, that the ?" men, six of them have received most of tnor tram
United States would not be slow ln?.fs f htory; one is a member of the department of
to follow' if such a race began. Phtlal of e department of economics. As yet the
The system of American education-has tended more and more And if we attempt to keep iAelT'Ji'T"" 10 f e a memDer CI
within recent years toward complete freedom in choice of the naval ratio at 5-5-3, it is not dif- " ufl"f unaoie to spare anyone.
SITsttdy. In only one.respect has this progressive move- ficult to guess who the leader is All msteuctors have been selected on he basis of their preparation
menffLd an imposing and insurmountable barrier: military going to be. Jmtory,,poUt,ca1 sewjjee, m-,ootogy. but more
SnT - It's an extremely delicate po- Particularly because of their success in dealing with students.
. i: t n rii 0 nnV,Uol,n land rT.Qf Iroi- rama fWrP nlflvimr thOSM! , wuiccictj yuuia,
rne system oi compulsory xv. j. x. caiauuoncu xi cxv e1""1 OJ
colleges during the World War period, has long outlived its im- boys in the Locarno room. It's a
mediate value: now that it has assumed a , tyrannical position game with no cards showing and
fnrrincr stndPTits to contribute their enererv to continue a vicious the sky the limit. They are play-
nnf;nQ . , in? with shiDS for chins. But we Sam Selden requests that all
uiavuMi 1 " .
II
L. C. MacKinney.
ENGLISH 61
ooi n-p sorrow Ppfot TCvle to will do well to keep both eyes on applicants for English 61, a
i 4. 4.v,'m'n:- rtc;r the deck for when the game is course in rehearsal and perfor-
abolish the compulsory nature of the R. O. T. C. is a necessary ine ucck, ior wxxcxx uxe kxxic 1SS.
'and timely action. The efforts of the military to cloak their sel
fish motives behind the ostensible willingness of undergraduate
bodies to co-operate with' the training unit would not bear very
thorough investigation.
Playmakers
over, we will have to pay the bill, mance, see him before the end
of the week. Only 12 students
can take the course this quar
ter, since intensive and individ-
A It A? A - I nl l. rTU
a. I m t ."wtT.t'WMtgn. wrwrwn. ill I. uuijki- f 1 1 f k will ih I if I I vy I eiu
Social affairs, co-ed sponsors, and unlimited facilities of pro- traei-comedv of Chabel Hill, by Ltndents will he selerteH bv the
paganda contribute to the glow which surrounds the R. O. T. C. Joseph Lee Brown, directed by Playmaker staff, and only those
constantly growing eiiorts oi tne icauers uj xxxcictt&e tu the author. who have taken English 61 or
prestige of their organization is ample prooi mat voluntary m- Frank Durham will manage who have done outstanding work
terest on tne part ot students is tailing on, mat me training the stage, assisted by George in acting will be admitted.
snouia oe requirea in tne iace oi gruwxixg uppuxl,xuxx xs utvwiduic starks, Lawrence Wismer, Her
and unbearable in the face of our fundamental, American con- Abelman, and Sidney
cepts of liberty. n , Schwartz. The public is cordi-
The growing tide of pacifistic thought which has risen since ally invited.
the. war finds a stumbling block in the R. 0. T. C, against which
CREATIVE WRITERS
Capehart Program
Handel's "Messiah" will be
heard on the Capehart .phono
graph tonight in the choral room
of Hill Music hall at 7 o'clock.
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it has no power to function. That united and complete anti-war
sentiment is the only way of approaching the ideal of peace, is
a logical and practical conclusion. .
That peace is an end to be desired cannot .be denied. How,
Food Case
Professor Phililps Russell will
be in his office, Murphey 210,
from 2:30 to 3:30 today, tomor
row and Friday to confer with
students who wish to register
Continued from first page)
The court then ruled that the for English 53, creative writing.
:then, can we break down the unintelligent opposition that does prosecution based on the low rat- The department calls special
not allow the individual to eho.Ose what he may deem ethically mg was unconstitutional, as the attention to the fact that no stu
land logically right? How can we stop the forces that have the action usurped legislative pow- dent may register m this course
power to demand that individuals give up this basic right of free ers by the local health board, without Professor Russell's
rhftire? ' V The state's appeal to this deci- written permission, which is to
We must remove that power at the source. Government gives?
the R..0. T. C. the ability to compel students to undergo military;
training. It is only, through legislative governmental channels:
that this' can be rescinded
sioh will be heard today.
OUR ERROR
In reporting the election of of-
be taken to Dean Hobbs.
English 62 Applicants
All English 62 applicants must
The Nye-Kvale bill is an attempt to accomplish this end. With ficers in the Di Senate Tuesday sfe Sa Pel5e w
HB ooaera. Tf Cl T T wnnU nawm or. r.;ol 'roftira en TiQfSU,;V4. 1,-. T .tt vfs JJvvr SlDCe UXC uaao xxx duvautcu atL-
TTinvea to eflFect international neace will he aWa tn function with) thh f lenvino- mit Tioinff 1S hmited to Z
freedom; students will -be able to make a choice in keeping withj name of Senator Bill Cochrane
their intelligent and morai conclusions; and one of the few re4 who was elected critic for the
maining drawbacks to liberty in education wiil be non-existent. J winter quarter.
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" December 20th for
U. N. C. STUDENTS
WITH THROUGH CARS TO
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