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T H E O N L y C O L LEGE DAILY IN T HE SOU T H IBte 1 A JOURNAL OF THE ACTIVITIES OF CAROLINIANS TO CREATE A CA2IFUS PESSONALTTT- VOLUME XLIV zDrroutx. rsosz 4if t CHAPEL HILL, N. C, SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 1936 NUHBER 142 ' " CABINETS TO HEAR BRADSHAW SPEAK ABOUT VOCATIONS Dean of Students Will Address Y. M. C. A. Groups Tomorrow On Vocational Planning AUTHORITY ON SUBJECT Dean F. F. Bradshaw will ad Iress the third session of the Y. M. C. A. cabinets vocational program tomorrow night at 7 :15 on vocational guidance as it ex ists in colleges today. In his talk Dean Bradshaw 'twill.; trace the history of voca tional guidance in the colleges rand will discuss the methods and agencies used by modern institu vrtions. ; - Bureau Here Bradshaw is now carrying on the work of the University vo cational information bureau nwhich serves to aid students in -deciding upon an occupation and Ho assist them in securing posi tions after graduation. . Before the budget cuts of 1930 -and 1932, the bureau had a full rtime director, but since ' that rtime it has been under the of fice, of the dean of students. It rwas recently expanded, and I. C. "Griffin, University graudate, is -assisting Dean Bradshaw in the -work. Technique Last week, Dr. M. R. Trabue, of the department of education, addressed the cabinets on tech niques and aids in vocational guidance. Dr. Trabue is one of the foremost authorities in the country on aptitude tests and ex aminations. At the first meeting of the -cabinets in this series, Econom ics Professor E. M. Bernstein discussed business trends and -cycles. Tomorrow night's ses -sion will be the last in the pres ent program series. ; ipONioKPW IflUSICIANS-TODAY ! Sonatos for Piano, Violin Wil Comprise Program of Helen McGraw, Kay Rickert TENOR TO RENDER POPULAR BALLADS James Melton, Gun da Mordan to Present Seven Song; Groups Seven groups of songs, one of them entirely, of the popular variety, will be given by Gu'nda Mordan and J ames' Melton at their student entertainment con cert Wednesday night." ? "Clouds," "Hills," and "Come, Love, with Me," will be among the numbers given induetl " Miss Mordan, soprano, will give three groups of songs, in cluding "My Native Land," "The Snowdrop," and "Cardeilina." .aieiton, wnose tenor voice is known to vast radio and 'movie audiences, will give' an equal numoer oi songs. He nas re cently broken box-off ice records in Chicago and - Detroit while making personal appearances in connection with screen produc tions. Dr. J. P. Harland, entertain ment committee chairman, an nounces that Miss Mordan will arrive in Chapel Hill Tuesday The program will begin at 8:30 Wednesday night in Memorial hall. ' X- EAffilMmGO; TONSFA MEETING Student Body President "and John Parker, President-Elect, To Attend Memphis iieet Campus Prepared To Give Salute To Easter Bunny Fowl Arbiter Eligantiarum Indi cates Blue and Pale Vermillion Eggs This Year The University will be repre sented, at the annual Southern and Southeastern Conference of the National Student Federa tion ,of America Thursday,. Fri day and Saturday by Francis Fairley,; president of. the student body, John J. Parker, president elect, and probably jack Smith, Francis Anderson, and Marvin Allen, representatives on the -Student Council. The conference will be held this year in Memphis, .Tenn, where Southwestern University and the University of Mississip pi will act as co-hosts to the delegates. Purpose The organization has as its purpose to discuss the problems of student government and to arrive at the majority's opinion on particular policies and pow ers of the branches of the stu-1 dent government system. The delegates will meet in a variety of groups depending on their interest. Some of these will discuss the problems of men's student government, wo men's student government, or the editorial or business policies of publications. Due to fame of student gov ernment here, many predict cam pus delegates will stand out. GROUP CONVENES TONIGHT TO PLAN ANTI-WAR STRIKE Committee Will Meet in Grahai Memorial at 9 O'clock Sandy Graham, Gubernatorial Aspirant, Talks Here Tuesday At 9. o'clock tonight in Gra ham Memorial the anti-war com mittee will meet to further plans for the strike of April 22. Stu dents interested are invited to attend the committee meeting. In using the term strike, the committee explains, it does not mean to antagonize the Univer .ity administration. The demon- station is intended to be against1 war and war-makers. The University administration has agreed to shorten the 9:30 and 11 o'clock classes on April 22, so that, together with chapel period, a total of 70 minutes will be available for the demonstra tion. Committee plans have not yet been completed, but tentatively a short parade on the campus is called for, to be followed by a congregation of students at I South building to hear talks The demonstration is being sponsored by the local chapter of the American Student Union. Candidate Two sonatos for piano and violin will comprise the program vof Helen McGraw, noted pian ist and Kay Rickert, violinist, sponsored today by the management- of Graham Memorial as one of its regular Sunday after noon musical presentations. The first part of the program, -which begins at 4 o'clock, will be Sonato in G Major by Beetho ven. The selection is composed xf Allegro Assai, Tempo di Me aiuetto, and Allegro Vivace. The second half, Sonato in A .Major, by Cesar Franck, in cludes Allegretto Ben Moderato, Allegro, Recitivo Fantasia, and Allegro Poco Moderato. Miss McGraw studied at the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore under the Russian pianist,, Alexander Sklarevski. After receiving the artists di- nlnma of the conservatory in 1930, she won the national mu sical contest, sponsored by the Walter W. Naumburg Musical Foundation. She has studied at the Ecole Normale de Musique 3n Paris and has given several concerts in Europe and in England. Miss Rickert received her mu sical education .in Pittsburgh -under Theodore Rentz at the Art Tinrvi f hft Carnesrie Insti- (Continued on page two) Today will not be a "Gloomy Sunday" if all pur Easter rab bits and young ladies come through in their, pfecedented styles. Blue and pale vermillion will be the keynote in the new Eas ter egg styles, according to a late bulletin last night from "Quagmire," the magazine for hens. '. . l ".-.. "' " . Flowers ' ' I Flowers for madame should by all means have been ordered before now, " so no suggestions here could be of any use. Wires flashed, potted plants bloomed, mothers smiled last night as the country prepared to welcome the visits this morning from Br'er Rabbit and the prod igal sons and daughters off at school. in tne mad rush oi sunrise services, auto rides, fried chick ens, and best wishes, everyone will forget, after all, the real reason for the observance of the day, so showed a straw vote sponsored by the Daily Tar Heel in Person hall yesterday. Couch Will Address Scientific Society Elisha Mitchell Society Will Hear Botanist, Tuesday . . . -. . .-: -. ;. .--- .. T Alumnus To Be Second Talker On CPU Series Carolina Political Union To Bring Present Lieutenant Governor To Chapel HiU T v IN FAVOR OF SALES TAX Lieutenant Governor A. H. "Sandy" Graham, candi- . date in the Democratic pri mary for North Carolina's gubernatorial seat. Professor J. N. Couch of the botany department will present a paper on "Some Recent Ad vances in Botany" at the 368th meeting of the . Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society Tuesday night at 7 :30 in Phillips. hall. Professor Couch will review some of the recent important dis coveries in : the field -of plant science. These have to do with plant hormones, including those formed by the plants themselves, natural; and those formed in chemical laboratories, synthetic. These hormones regulate the growth activities of plants and exceedingly small amounts have very striking effects. The speaker will also take up the recent work on sex in the lower plants, the transmission of plant diseases by insects and the crystallization of tobacco mo saic virus. High Schoolers Here This Week In Annual Event North Carolina High School De baters and Athletes Will Con vene Here Wednesday More than 6& representatives 1 of North Carolina high schools, representing all sections of the state, will be guests of the Uni versity this week. The athletes and debaters will begin arriving on Wednesday, and most of them will remain through Friday. Secretary E. R. Rankin, who has been in charge of these con tests since - their inception in 4.913, is expecting1 one of the most ' successful High School weeks' on Tecord. ' " -5 ' " AycockCup ': Two hundred and fifty-six de baters, representing 64 schools, will participate on Thursday and Friday in the-24th annual final contest of the North Caro lina High SchooLDebating Union for the Aycock Memorial Cup. They won the right to enter the Chapel Hill finals by virtue of victories in the triangular con tests held throughout the state on March 27, in which 225 high schools participated. The query this year is, Resolv (Continued on page two) THREE TEACHERS WILL GIVE PAPERS AT MATH MEETING UNC Mathematics Instructors to Give Papers at Columbia, S. C. Convention REPORT ON BOOK EXCHANGE Three University faculty men will present papers at the 14th annual meeting of the southeast ern section of the Mathematical Association of America, which will be held Friday and Satur day at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. Dr." Archibald Henderson will present his paper, "New Slants on' Relativity," Friday after noon. "Differential Equations of Projective Transformations will be discussed by Dr. V. A. Hoyle Saturday morning. E. A. Cameron will present "Some Re marks on Osculants to Plane Curves" at the same session. : Four other North Carolinians will be speakers at the meeting. Prof. W. W. Rankin of Duke, vice-chairman and. former sec retary of the section will open the program with an address on "The Nature of Mathematics Dr. Ruth W. Stokes of Mitchell College, and Drs. J. A. Green wood and E. R. C. Miles of Duke will also present papers. Seventeen additional research papers will be presented by leading mathematicians from six states. Dr. Walter Bartky o Chicago, author of "Highlights of "Astronomy" and inventor o the stellarscone. will be the guest speaker, his papers being "The Expanding Universe Pro and Con" and "Systems of Lin ear Differential Equations." An informal dinner will be given in honor of Professor Bartky Fri day evening. Lieutenant Governor Alexan der Hawkins Graham is schedul ed to speak to the student body of the University on Tuesday night. Better known as "Sandy," the candidate in the Democratic pri mary for North Carolina's gu bernatorial seat will appear here in the second of a series of talks being sponsored by the Carolina Political Union during the spring quarter. . . - Time, Place ; The University alumnus will return to Chapel Hill to speak in Memorial hall at 8:30 after addressing large crowds hroughout the state. ' ' In direct opposition to Mc Donald who spoke here last week, Graham proposes that the sales tax must be maintained for the source of additional revenue or it will be necessary to re-place he former tax on homes and arms. Biography Graham was born in Hills- boro and is. the third of his fam ily to achieve prominence in pub ic life. He received his A. B. degree here at the University in 1912, returning the next year to attend the Law Schooh- After receiving his law license, "San dy" attended the Harvard Law School. ; . In addition to local offices, A. H. Graham has been a member of the State Legislature. In 1932 he was elected to his present of fice of Lieutenant Governor by a large majority. SMITH SELECTED HANDBOOK EDITOR Tri-Publication Man Chosen by Y. M. C. A. Committee to Put Out Freshman Guide Book The foHowing report; on the Book Exchange was written by the Student Advisory Committee this week. Members of the com mittee. Frank Willingham, chair man, Don McKee and Bob 3IagilI, with the aid of Fred Weaver, stu dent assistant to the assistant controller, made a complete study and hare added several other re commendations at the end of their reports Ed. note, s A The Student Advisory Commit tee has, made quite a- detailed study of the University Book Exchange. It has studied it as one of the divisions of Utilities and Auxiliary Enterprises with the purpose of detennining whether from the standpoint of the student body this agency is giving adequate service at the most reasonable price, and whether there is any possibility of effecting economies. The committee has had access to the financial records of the Book Exchange, and has receiv-j ed the assistance of the entire business organization in so far as it is concerned with the Book Exchange. Prices charged at the Book Exchange were com pared with those charged at oth er book stores. The history of the organization its nlace -in the University business organi zation, methods of management, departmental division and scope of service were studied. The committee is amply satisfied as to the Questions of efficient management, and fair price. The problem of the adminis tration in the Book Exchange is servicing the student body and faculty efficiently. It has the responsibility of providing text books and supplies for all stu dents, as well as the University business and administrative de partments. In this business the Book Ex change is at considerable advan tage in that it is an agency of a state institution. It operates tax free. All the operating proced ure including purchasing, credit and collection, auditing, and to a certain extent management are carried on by these central ized University departments. Prices at the Book Exchange, (Continued on last page) Di Senate The Di Senate will convene at 7:15 Tuesday night in Isew West. Two bills that have been proposed are: Resolved: That the control of athletics should be in the hands of the faculty rather than the alumni, and Re solved: That the present immi gration restriction bill now be fore Congress be passed imme diately. FARRAR ILL Professor P. C. Farrar, of the University department of edu- cation, yesterday unaerwent a bone-setting operation at Watts hopsital. His condition is re ported to be very satisfactory. Mac Smith was appointed editor of the Carolina Fresh man Handbook yesterday by a committee from the board of di rectors of the Y. M. C. A. Smith, who is a rising junior, was chosen over two other appli cants after interviews had been made throughout yesterday af ternoon by the committee com posed of J. M. Saunders, alumni secretary, and Drs. E. L. 3fac- kie and C. P. Spruill. Activities' The new handbook editor is a member of tne staiis of the Daily Tar Heel, Carolina Mag- azme, ana Carolina .Buccaneer, and is the new treasurer of the The freshman handbook is published annually by the Y. M. C. A. and is sent to nrosnective students for the purpose of ac quainting them with the Univer sity. The business manager of the publication will be appointed within the next few days along with the complete handbook made by a committee composed of the editor, the president of staff. These appointments are the "Y," the treasurer of the board, student treasurer, and general secretary of the Y. M. C. A. All students who are interest LContinued on page two) ', t s
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