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Wht Brookwood Playees 4 P. M. Graham Memorial "Ethan Froiir" Exadixo 8:30 r. M- PLATUASJ33 TOCATOt VOLUME XLIV EDITOWAL FHOXK 4111 CHAPEL HILL, N. C, SUNDAY," APRIL 26, 1936 K3XK33 FHOKI 4!S NUMBER 1S4 TfpiWi Tel) V! ' . 1 i f V ft 11 IFrankfurter Shows Development Of Commerce Clause In Speech Harvard Professor Closes Weil Series -Lecturer Says Law Doctrines Must Be Disentangled from 'Loose Thinking" "For the first time in its his tory the Supreme Court during Chief Justice Morrison R. "Waited period had to respond to the impact of the modern cur rent of soeial legislation," Felix frankfurter said here last night in the third Weil lecture series. " Waite's - period , is the begin jning of the epoch when 'due pro cess' serves as one of the most fertile sources of constitutional Jaw-making," he said. "His jus ticeship brought to fruition Mr. Justice John Marshall's theory of the restrictions upon state au thority imminent in the com meree clause." , Constitutional Power Speaking on the general sub ject of constitutional power, Mr. frankfurter said views of politi cal theory, political morals, con .suiuuonai policy, anu uocinnes i.ii.j." i i; ; i j j -as to "that convenient 'refuge lor loose tnmKing wnicn is vaguely called the 'spirit of the constitution, must be disentangl d from doctrines of constitu- tlOnal laW. "As one looks back over our liistorjr and the field of political discussions in the past lie seems to see the whole region strewi with the wreck of the constitu tion. "The trouble-has been,and is now, !that men have imputed to our fundamental law their own too narrow construction of it. their own theory of its purposes and its spirit, and have sought thus, when the question was one of more power, to restrict its great liberty." . NEW TREASURERS TO HEAR AUDITOR H. H. Sherrill to Address Next Year's Officers Tomorrow R. H. Sherrill, professor of accounting, and auditor of the student activities fund, will -speak to the new treasurers of the various campus organiza tions tomorrow night at 7:30 in the lounge of Graham Memorial. He will outline the procedure now being used in the student activities fund, and will later take up separately with each treasurer the budget for his or ganization. Presidents of clubs are urged to attend the meeting to become familiar with the methods used ly their treasurers. If necessary, another meeting -on the same subject will be ad- dressed by professor Sherrill at the same time Tuesday night, If this is decided upon, the men -will be informed tomorrow night, G ussie messes: The fraternity that gave that early morning breakfast after one of the May Frolics should have called it a yawn party. ft The Weather Cloudy; warm er tonight and tomorrow. Ml mmmm Attorney-General wmmm United States Attorney General Homer S. Cum mings, who will make a spe cial address in Memorial hall Tuesday morning at 11:30. PLAYERS TO GIVE VARIED PROGRAM Troupe from Brookwood Labor College to Devote Program to Wnrlorc Tliic AffArannn What one group of workers thought was an effective way to stop war will be shown this aft- ernoon at 4 o'clock m Graham Memorial when the Brookwood Players present their Labor Chautauqua Items on the program will in elude "Virtue Kewaraed, or Company Union Gets the Gate," a farce poking fun at the com pany union; a play telling of the need for a labor party; novelty numbers, and labor songs. Varied Industries The players consist of men and women workers from vari ed industries m every part oi tlio pfHiTitrv wVm nrp students at 1 VUV VVS Mil J T V w w Brookwood Labor College. Chemical Group To Hold oession Here Next April R. M. Grumman Announces Date For the 1937 Meeting of American Chemical Society The American Chemical So ciety will hold its 1937 meeting here next April, bringing be tween 1500 and 2000 chemists to the campus. ! R. M. Grumman, director of the University extension divi- sion, ; recently returned from Kansas City, where the conven- tion was in session, and announc- ed that the convention will be held here on April 12-15. Graham Invites Group The invitation to hold the 1937 convention here was first ex tended to the society two years ago through President Frank Graham and was endorsed by the North Carolina section of the society. Mr. Grumman attended the Kansas City convention as a rep resentative of the local commit- ttee on arrangements and was able to obtain many suggestions that will be used in planning for next .year's meeting here. The host of chemists that wil be drawn to the University next I April will be given quarters in 1 1 ttS:::::&. University dormitories. ' FEDERAL OFFICIAL WILL SPEAK HERE U. S. Attorney-Ueneral Homer S. Cummings Will Talk Here In Memorial Hall Tuesday United States Attorney Gen eral Homer S. Cummings, who will make a special address here Tuesday morning in Memorial hall, will be the principal ' speak er at the 24th annual conven tion of the North Carolina Con ference for Social Service which opens at Trinity Methodist church in Durham at 11 o'clock this morning. Students from colleges throughout the state are expect ed to attend today's conference program, which is being given particularly for the student di vision.- Following the 11 o'clock service there will be special stu dent division meetings at 2:30 p. m. in the church. McDermott At 8 o'clock tonight Dr. Mai colm McDermott of the Duke law school will deliver an ad dress on the general confer ence theme, "The Administra tion of Criminal Justice." Cummings will deliver the principal address of the confer ence at the general session the church, tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. He will speak on "Progress Toward a Modern Ad ministration of Chiminal Justice in the United States." Further reports of functional committees will be heard at a general session Tuesday morning at " 9:30, Ifae confer ence will adjourn after a lunch eon meeting at the Washington Duke hotel at which Dr. F. Lov- ell Bixby, assistant director of the Bureau of Prisons in Wash ington, will be the principal speaker. E. C. Smith Essay I Deadline Tuesday Essays being written explain mg now to spend $zu,uuu,uuu oh This University" in the con test being sponsored by the Car olina theatre are due Tuesday. The contest is in conjunction with Gary Cooper's picture "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town," which will be shown May 4 and 5. In the show Gary Cooper in herits $20,000,000. In his ef fort to snend the money he "goes to town." The essays will be received by Mr. Smith at the theatre or in the Daily Tar Heel office Author Of Mexican Drama Began Writing In Convent - . : Josephine Niggli Wrote First Prizewinning Story m Mad Dash of Speed 7 Josephine Niggli, graduate student and author of the four plays presented on the Playmak- ers' Mexican bill last night, once wrote a prize winning short story in 20 minutes. While in school at a convent she wrote her first play, which she showed to her. sister nuns. , The nuns were so impressed by the play that they urged her to enter a short story contest sponsored by the Ladies Home Journal. She refused, stating that she was not prepared to write a prize-winning story. The-good sisters insisted and Josephine still refused. Finally they locked her in her room and told hpr Viof oVia wftiild not be VUUU OliU IT MAY FROLICS END M FORMAL DANCE Numerous Requests Force Mc Coy to. Repeat "Sugar Blues' And "Tear It Down" The seventh annual set of Mav frolics dances came to a close ast night in a packed Tin Can with the last formal dance of the weekend. Clyde McCoy and his trumpet provided entertainment for the large crowd. McCoy was forc ed to repeat his famous "Sugar Blues" and "Tear It Down" sev eral times in response to numer ous requests. Figure The figure was presented last night at the final dance with Henry Valk and Miss Harriett Valk of Winston-Salem as the leaders. umers in tne iigure were Jack Garrett, first assistant, with Miss Eloise Hendrix of Greensboro; Bill Moore, second assistant, with Miss Marion Fu- gitt of Atlanta, Ga.; Charles Ed- ..aiuoiwiuiiwiuaji with Lliss Geraldine Bonkem- jri. vx uiuiowiu, x laun. ll- lingham, vice-president, with Miss Lucy James of Greenville; Buddy Upchurch, secretary treasurer, with Miss Louise Brown Michaels of Greensboro; and Henry Clark, assistant secretary-treasurer, with Miss Frances Garrett of Danville, Va. The house residents of the seven fraternities sponsoring the dances also participated in the finiro with hPiV ta V' eluded a gay luncheon dance at h WocT,fno TinVo imtoi in Durham and an afternoon- tea VUV I UnJilAllg KVll AU1LV HVbVX AAA dance in the Tin Can. The Tin Can was colorfully! decorated with green and white festoons for the dances. Methodist Forum To Hear Memphis Gfroup A delegation bringing reports from the Memphis world confer ence for young people will have charge of the program of the Methodist student forum tonight at 7 o'clock. The conference, which was held during Christmas holidays in Memphis, Tenn., was the largest assembly of young peo ple ever brought together in this country. ine program win include a variety of musical numbers and talks on the work of the confer (Continued on last page) permitted to come out until she had written a story. Indignant, Josephine dashed off a story in 20 minutes and instructed the nuns to send it off without changing a word. Much to her astonishment she won the contest. . In addition to writing plays and short stories, Miss Niggli has won three national poetry and two international pottery contests, and has had one book of poetry published. She has composed several plays riding on buses en route to Mexico. . An only child, she has lived with her family on a large estate out from Monterrey; Mexico, where her father is connected with a glass manufacturing com pany. Her mother is a former concert violinist. Dissenting Report Favors Student-Faculty Control Playwright I ' .AW--'"'' X Josephine Niggli, gradu ate student in playwriting, whose four plays were pre sented last night on the Mexican bill by the riay- makers. nAATr T nT11TtTn iJllllK Diibli TITTTTm I mTAlTH n IT Y ll VI 1 A 1 illlNIS SALK. Commencement booklets Will Be Available Beginning With Tomorrow Commencement invitations will be on sale every day begin- nintr tomorrow in the lohhv of book exchange during chapel pe- rin a a , w 2 ijn k 0vwv The covers of the new invita- tions may be secured either in leather or white cardboard. The leather covers may be got in either dark blue or white. Cost of Invitations The invitations with card board covers are a nickel cheaper than those of last year, being priced at 25 cents The blue leather covers are 45 cents, and the white leather are 55 cents. The new cover has an engrav ing of the library together with a seal of the university. A prominent position is held by the engraved invitation page. There are four-nacre cuts of President Graham, Dean Brad shaw, and Dean House. There are also cuts of Davie poplar, Me morial hall, and the Old Well. Campus Organizations One page gives the commence ment program for this year. Other sections are devoted to campus organization's, all of which are represented, such as the Student Council, German club, all honorary fraternities Golden Fleece and Grail. The names and addresses of all candidates for degrees are given an outstanding place in the book. Two new features have been added this year: the represen tation of Alpha Kappa Gamma, the new honorary womens's so ciety; and the monogram men, who are named, together with the sports in which they won their letters. These invitations will be sold through May 15 and will be ready for delivery May 25. PHARMACY SENIORS The seniors of the pharmacy school elected the following officers for the coming year: Howard i S. Fox, president ; James Arthur Way,. Jr., vice president; and Edward V. Stephenson, secretary - treas urer. - Minority Points Out Values Of Placing . Faculty On Council Written by Jane Ross, Report Favors Council with' Fire Proffs, 10 Students TEXT ON BACK PAGE A proposal for the joint ad ministration of the honor sys tem by faculty and students was set forth in the minority report of the honor committee, which was released yesterday by the Student Council for publication. The dissenting members of the committee agree that there should be a substructure of class councils to work under the Stu dent Council, but differ from the majority in advocating faculty membership on the Student Council and the class councils. Minority Report The minority report, written by Woman's Association Presi dent Jane Ross, proposes a Stu dent Council composed of five J? li... .."i . members (each with a ote) and ten students. The four class councils would also have active faculty repre sentation. Faculty Values The value of faculty aid in ad- ministering the honor system, """"c u- "Lr T " 7 turs, .more mature .ana-1 rapar- tial judgment making for great- er justice m decisions; interest, responsibility, and co-operation on the part of individual faculty members in maintaining a group standard in which they are an integral part; and finally the unalienable right of the faculty as a group of the community for representation." Members of the minority . .a group, advocating inclusion or faculty in the administration of the honor system, are Harriet Taylor, Jane Ross, Charles Poe, Nell Booker, and Edmund Tay lor. NEW LITERATURE MAJOR PREPARED Courses in Comparative Litera ture to Be Offered in Fall Comparative literature, a new subject in which students may major, is being prepared by the department of general and com parative literature; and will be open next fall quarter for the first time. The minimum number of courses required for majoring in this subject is six, thus leav ing much flexibility to the stu dent's general course. The" courses offered are all given in English and are designed to pre sent the leading figures of world literature, those who have had most influence on the art and culture of modern civiliza tion. The courses to be offered in the fall quarter are as follows: 61 Greek Literature, (Professor Bernard) ; 68 Shakespeare (Pro fessor Koch) ; 115 Ovid (Pro fessor Howe) ; 125 Milton (Pro fessor Taylor) ; 155 Goethe (Professor Zucker) ; 175 The Renaissance (Professors Holmes, Adams, Lyons, Linker, and Friederich). All students interested should see Dr. H. R. Huse, in 304 Mur phey hall. i, i I i 1 1