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VOLUME XLIV
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CHAPEL HELL, N. C, SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1936
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NUMBER 83
THE
CAMPUS
KEYBOARD
by Phil Hammer
Playmakers Should Become
Strongest Anti-War Force
Parents' Day Here Feb. 12
Press Institute Ends Convention IBIRTHDAY PARTY
PLANS ANNOUNCED
Annual Convention
Lasted Three Days
T -
newspapermen Hear United
Press Writer, Just Back from
Ethiopia, Paint Scene
LINOTYPE HEAD PREDICTS
When the Playmakers present
"Paths of Glory" next weekend,
the campus will be treated to
H.wr m-nmd that the av- fer?nce yesterday afternoon and
erage American has ever seen.
After hearing a United Press
war correspondent describe the
Italo-Ethiopian war front, dele
gates to the North Carolina
Press Institute closed their con-
In definite contradiction to
"Sneed" Snyder's conception of
Playmaker estheticism, the local
players will engage in a drama
of stark reality and gripping hu
man events in which esthetics,
as such, play little part. The
whole theme of the play is so
different from the "Enchanted
Maze" idea, except to attempt
to portray the futility of some
thing, that the Playmakers ef
forts will be interesting to
watch in such a unique role.
. Anti-warriors on the campus
went home.
If the Ethiopians fight to the
last ditch, as Emperor Haile Se
lassie insists thev will, it will
require four years for the Ital
lans to completely occupy the
African country and three addi
tional years to' disarm" the na
tives, according to H. R. Elkins,
UP correspondent to the invaded
nation.
Queries
Mr. Elkins, who has just re
turned from the front, gave a
report that bristled with first
hand information on the complex
situation, and he answered ques-
Faeulty Support
The faculty stands behind
President Graham in his ath
letic policy.
Dean House announced aft
er a faculty meeting yesterday
afternoon that a resolution
was passed endorsing Gra
ham's efforts to improve ama
teur athletics in the Southern
Conference. The faculty voted
to support the president's po
licy to better athletic eligibil
ity in his proposals to amend
the constitution of the South
ern-Conference.
The University Athletic
Council, announcing only Wed
nesday a series of resolutions
which it drew up before
Christmas, unanimously dis
approved the recommenda
tions which the National As
sociation of State Universities
adopted, declaring that it saw
no reason, for tampering with
present eligibility rules.
Half -Price Admissions to Presi
dent's Birthday Ball Availa
ble for University Students
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John R. Mott, "World Citizen,
To Speak Here Twice Tomorrow
A
Speaker Will Give
His Views of World
COSMOPOLITE
Plans have been completed for
the annual President's Ball to
be held January 30 in Bynum
gymnasium and at the Carolina
Inn.
University students are es
pecially fortunate in beipg able
to celebrate the President's
birthday at half the cost of
what the people of the village
will pay. Tickets for students,
which, according to an announce
ment of Tom Howard are limit
ed to 100, will be 50 cents for
single admission to all events
of the gala program or 75 cents
for a couple. Prices for non-
student tickets are $1.00 for a
stag, and $1.50 for a couple.
Tickets may be secured at the
Y. M. C. A., Graham Memorial,
Students Co-operative Store, Al
fred Williams, and the Carolina
Inn.
have been pretty sane about tkms for more than an hour as
their approach to their subject editors and publishers eagerly
and little or none of the high- sought a clear picture of the con-
-powered, flag-waving oratory ditions in the tiny empire,
has crept into their style. While His talk was one of the high
gaining their point in a serious- iights 0f the Institute which
ness of purpose, however, they ciosed at noon with an enroll
have.lost a corresponding effect ment of more than 150, surpass
in stirring up emotion, which ing the registration of last year,
needs jsome irritation in this sort Harry L. Gage, vice-president
of thing. of the Mergenthaler Linotype
"Paths of Glory" slaps you in Company, the other speaker on
the face, drags you through the 1 yesterday's program, predicted,
mud, presses at your temples
and you like it. The utter bar
barity of war, the grim tragedy
of its cold, mechanical forces, is
stamped indelibly in your mind.
Program
The program of the evening
calls for a floor show and square
dance in Bynum gymnasium fol
lowed by a bridge playing and
ball room dancing at the Caro-
"Lady in Blue" Ranks Second in lina Inn, music being provided
'ALONE' SELECTED
AS FAVORITE SONG
. WW-'
If- & jL
Traveler, Author will Speak on
Present World Conflicts
Twice at Methodist Church
HAS SERVED AS DIPLOMAT
Two Y. M. C. A. sponsored
lectures will give students some
thing to do tomorrow besides
study as Dr. John R. Mott gives
his. insights into present world
conflicts.
Mott's morning address at 11
o'clock will be on "The Advant-
I ages of Testing Times" and the
night talk at 7:30 will be on
Both lectures will be at the
; Chapel Hill Methodist church.
Author
Dr. John R. Mott, "world citi- Dr. Mott, well known author
zen" and author, who tomorrow and organizer of religious work,
speaks under Y. M. C A. spon- has received degrees from Cor-
sorship at the Methodist church nell, Yale, Edinburgh, and
on "The Advantages of Testing Princeton. He has held execu
Times." and "The Present tive offices in the Student Volun-
i
World Outlook.'
Yesterday's Poll of Most
Popular Songs
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"Lone Greeks" Club
Plans Materializing
Plans are ranidlv beincr con-
If the Playmakers can bring to summated for the organization
the local stage the lull meaning f strav Greek club on the
words,
they will have done more
for the anti-war movement on
this campus in three nights than
our anti-war committee has been
campus.
At a meeting yesterday morn
ing of the women whose sorori
ties are not represented on this
nomnna Ufa fcra rt. KlTlfi SV WSS
able to do all year, however earn- elected chairman of the new
estly it has labored. club.
To participate in the program All wives of the faculty and
of Student-Faculty Day and to women of the town who are so-
see Chapel Hill at a time of dis- rority members will join with
Play and good will, parents of the co-eds in forming the orga:
campusites are being, invited by nization The purpose of the
Dr. Graham and Jack ! Pool to club is to give
, 10 a society of their own which
juumey nere . r euruai.y ; w ....',
-Parents' Day. ,
Oricrinallv nlanned as a Fresh
man Parents' Day, the event has
been transformed into an all
campus affair. Offering all the
features which are being work
ed up for February 13 and addi
tional programs of interest on
Wednesday proper, Parents' Day
will provide an excellent oppor
tunity for students to show their
Parents around, for the faculty
will fill the place of another so
rority on the campus..
Rhythmically-minded students
of the University chose "Alone"
as their most popular song in a
poll sponsored by the Daily Tar
Heel yesterday.
Others .
"Lady in Blue" ranked second
and "Dinner for One, Please,
James," came third. Other melo
dies rated highly by the students
were "Music Goes 'Round and
'Round," "Broken Record,"
"Moon Over Miami," ."Please
Believe Me," and "Just Like a
Feather in the Breeze." "Hark
the Sound" was also well up on
the list and old favorites like
"Stardust," "Night and Day,"
and "Soltitude" were not forgot
ten.
The poll was conducted in or
der to aid the Lucky Strike
xour mt .raraae radio pro
gram in finding the three most
popular songs at the University.
Every voter, was allowed to
name his three favorites in. or
der of preference.
Lucky Strike has ben conduct
ing its poll for over a year.
by Freddie Johnson and his or
chestra. John Foushee, Mayor of Chap
el Hill, is chairman of the Gen
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RightiHo, Jeeves!
Trying to find a way out is a
condition no longer confined to
New Dealers but seems to have
spread to inhabitants of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
At least four of the non-vot
ing citizens became ensnared in
the maze of buildings which are
Chapel Hill last week and ap
pealed, not to Brain Trusters, pus at various times.
but to students who were none
PLANS SUGGESTED
BY YWCA LEADERS
Misses Newsom and Hodges Out
line Committee Functions and
Plans for Coming Year
Committee chairmen of the
Y. W. C. A. selected girls from
the organization to serve on
their respective committees at
a meeting yesterday afternoon.
Tempe Newsom, president of
the group, and Miss Helen
Hodges made suggestions for
the functions of each committee
and outlined plans for the year.
Arrangements are being made
to have speakers for most of the
programs, and the Y. W. C. A.
will bring speakers to the cam-
teer movement and the World's
Student Christian federation.
During Wilson's administration
he was on the Mexican commis
sion and on the special diploma
tic commission to Russia. Wil
son offered Mott the ambassa
dorship to China but he refused
in favor of his missionary work.
During the World War he serv
ed as General Secretary of Na
tional War Workers council of
the Y. M. C..A.
Mott is now chairman of In
ternational Missionary council
and is a member of the French
Legion of Honor and Japan's
Order of the Sacred Treasure.
State Registration
Shows Marked Rise
Gladys Swartkout Has Crammed
Many Achievements Into Short Life
Opera, Cinema, Marriage Play
Important Parts m. Life of
Mrs. Gladys S. Chapman
Gladys Swarthout Chapman
exits arouna, xor enough things in her
short l"e to make the heart of
41 . , i. - TTnivpr-i snon
parents, ana ior .uic v -r writing about her
to be on display at . M - Jess than io-years of
ment of comparative leisure, k wme an 0a
-fnixr i ner iixc
moments,
. 1 W nl IITP
T0W. IllCi
nowevc i jnT1Tlo a cinema star, and
how it tn ia best advantageuF" -7
hich
si au-7 . married twice.
Students should aid the pian- .
rero TrvW-e Til kcv i - "--x-
was not
Urge group of parents to J-
Hill for the occasion.
In Today's News
Newspaper Institute closes
convention here. .
Students pick "Alone" for fa
vorite tune.
Cavaliers beat Phantoms m
Charlottesville. nf
Library announces addition oi
'iew volumes.
stiff, bashiui nign
who had grown up in its small
town atmosphere. When, she
was 13, she pinned up her curls
and applied for the position of
soloist contralto in the Kansas
City Methodist church, giving
her age as iy. -His suspicions
quieted by her full mature voice,
tViP choirmaster gave her the
job at $25 a month.
Her short musical career
seemed to be ended when at 17,
she married a man 30 years her
senior. Some time later while
travelling in Italy she met
Frank Chapman and began fall
ing in love with him. Finally
he became her husband. Now
Chapman is her business mana
ger, rehearses her parts with
her, helps direct her pictures,
chooses her clothes and takes
care of the bothersome details
of her busy life.
Opera Debut
On a concert tour she was
given an audition before the
director of the Chicago Civic
Opera and presented with a con
tract at once. At this time she
knew only a few popular opera
tic arias, used in her concerts.
In the few weeks before the
opening of the season she learn
ed 21 parts so well that she had
important roles in- half of the
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too sure of the outcome them
selves. Albert Ellis, Harold Bennett,
and Niles . Bond were finding
their way home and had nearly
reached the sedate portals of au
stere Old East when two head
lights peered inquisitively into
three surprised faces. ,
As headlights don't make a us
ual habit of peering into faces
especially from the center of the
campus, the surprised decided to
investigates
A large Packard touring car
bearing District of Columbia li
cense plates, a man and woman
in the front seat with the back
seat similarly, arranged, "slith
ered," according to Bond, into
view. "How do you get out of
Chapel Hill?" queried the driver.
As Bond, Ellis, and Bennett
try to figure that out also, they
co-operated as best they could
with the driver et al. After per
suading him to back up, the tri
umvirate concluded their know
ledge of the condition and "slith
ered" a bit themselves.
Redecoration
The girl3 are planning to re
decorate the lounge in the
downstairs of the Y. M. C. A.
building and will hold meetings
there. The room which the
boys' organization gave to the
Y. W. C. A. has been found in
adequate to seat the girls. Here
after it will be used for execu
tive meetings only.
An executive meeting will be
held Monday night at 6:45, and
all committee chairmen are re
quested to be present.
Debate Team
For the Georgia debate, the
debate squad decided to use
the topic that "Negroes
should be admitted to State
Universities." Try-outs for the
debate on this subject will be
held next week.
An announcement was
made that the University of
Peurto Rico may debate here
March 25, on "Powers of Su
preme Court."
The total enrollment for this
school year at North Carolina
State College was brought up to
1,994, highest in the history of
the institution, with the .addi
tion of a number of new stu-.
dents at the winter term regis
tration held early this month.-
"This is the largest resident
enrollment we have ever had for
the fall and winter term and we
are positive that a few more stu
dents will enter school for the
spring term to swell our total
enrollment' for the year to over
2,000," W. -L. Mayer, college
registrar, said.
. Carolina's now about 2,670. '
Dr. Y. Z. Chang To Lecture
On Civilization Of Chinese
Dance Bids
Bids and stag bids for the
co-ed dance to be given to
night will be on sale today
from 10:30 to 6 o'clock in the
Woman's Association lounge
in Graham Memorial Girls
may also get bids from Bob
bie Moore and Ruth Green at
Spencer hall from 6:30 to
8:30 tonight.
COLUMBIA PROFESSOR
TO SPEAK HERE SOON
Samuel McCune Lindsey, pro
fessor of social legislation at Col
umbia, will speak on this cam
pus February 11.
The Foreign Policy League is
sponsoring the world-famous
lecturer and author. A morning
convocation will likely be arrang
ed for Mr. Lindsey, as well as a
dinner during the day.
Visiting Professor to Lecture in
Hill Music Hall January
29 at 8:30 P. M.
Dr. Y. Z. Chang, visiting pro
fessor from National Central
University in Nanking, China,
will give a public lecture Janu
ary 29 at 8:30 p. m. in Hill Mu
sic hall, on "Changing Philoso
phy of Life in China."
Lecture
In his lecture, Dr. Chang pro
poses to give a rapid survey of
Chinese civilization with its va
ried changes. He will stress the
standards and ideals of the Ma
triarchate and the feudal age;
the romantic idealism of the
classical age; problems of the
latest phase, nationalism and
democracy, on the one hand, and
communism, on the other.
Aspects of his theme concern
the subjection and emergence of
women, the conflict of Buddhism
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