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CHAPEL BILL, N. C, TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1936
bihxzu reon 4ist
NUMBER 172
state to honor
first education
byceation
Central Gathering at Chapel Hill
Or Raleigh to Conclude
Observance Next Spring
The University will be an ac
tive participant in North Caro
lina's centennial celebration of
the beginning of education in the
state, which will be held next
fall and spring. -
Eight faculty members are on
committees which will supervise
the centennial celebration. Eith
er Chapel Hill or Raleigh will be
the scene of a great central cel
ebration next spring which will
conclude the observance.
In 1837 the state received a
share of the federal treasury's
surplus and the General Assem
bly instructed officials to "direct
a plan for common schools, suit
ed to the resources and condi
tions of this state." Thus were
begun the state's .secondary
schools.
" Story of Education
Last year the North Carolina
Education Association decided to
observe the centennial by telling
the story "of education through
essay and poem, speech and dra
ma, and music and the handi
& a rAii
craiis. atate-wiae contests on
these fine arts among high
schools will be held during 1936
37.
A major portion of the cele
bration will consist of pageants.
Professor Frederick Koch and
John Parker, of Chapel Hill, are
directing this - work. Six dis
tinct pageants with education as
their theme will be given next
fall, climaxed in the spring by
ihe presentation of the winning
play at the state-wide celebra
tion. Other residents of Chapel
Hill who will be active in the cel
ebration are: Mrs. Irene Fuss
ier, Lamar Stringfield, R. M.
-Grumman, Mrs. Corinne Mc
Neir, Dr. E. W. Knight, A. R.
Newsome, E. R. Rankin, and
3Irs. Grover Beard.
Cuban Lawyer
If gifijii
Brilliant Colors To Be Used
In Setting For "Lysistrata
Sam Selden Designs Stage for
Playmaker Production of
Greek Play "
Dr. Jose Zayas, well
known Cuban lawyer, who
visited his sons at the Uni
versity recently.
Visiting Artist
Tells Life Story
In Tuttle's Studio
Boston Marine Painter Relates
Experiences; Says He Would
Like to Be Portraitist
By Bill Fields
Last Friday night Alice Tut
tle's studio was the scene of
discussion on commercial ana
and fine- art led by Stanley
Woodward, visiting artist from
Boston.
Woodward was outlining the
future and life of a commercia
artist when someone asked, him
to what he attributed his success
Energetically the reply came
ouuvcoo : xuu iijugj.ii van iv buc
cess, but to me it's only a poin
at which I set for myself a new
and higher goal."
Mr. and Mrs. Woodward and
their daughter, Patsy, left Sun
day for Boston. Next winter
he will teach at the Ringling
School" of Art in Sarasota, Fla.
Stanley Woodward was born
in Maiden, Mass., on December
11, 1890, a twin and one of eight
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Wilson Thinks Campus Dress
Shows Students' Poor Taste
Professor of Zo-ology Says Stu
dents Look Like Rough Necks
In Sweat Shirts
A colorful setting symbolizing
he Acropolis and the proplaea
at Athens has been designed for
Lysistrata" by Samuel Selden,
echnical director of the Play-
makers.
Mr. Selden believes that the
usual conception that the Greeks
did not employ color to any great
extent is wrong, and that the
present day producers who stage
he Greek plays in, dull and aus-
ere settings are incorrect.
Picturesque Set
The set to be used for the
Playmakers production will be
picturesque and rich, in color
with reds, blues, and yellows
forming a color scheme in keep-
ng with the gay comedy spirit
of the play, according to Wilbur
Dorsett, who was instrumental
in building the set.
On the wooden stage of the
Forest theater a winding flight
of steps is being built and at the
op there will be a massive gate
way with a heavy Jbronze door.
In one scene a crowd of old men
carry a battering ram up the
steps and lay siege to the gate,
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while the women inside climb on
the walls and drench them .with
buckets of water. In such scenes
Mr. Selden considers the setting
an important part in producing
just the right stage picture.
. Closing Scene
The play closes with a scene of
revelry in which many people
move about the stage, running
up and down the steps to differ
ent levels. 3Ir. Selden believes
that the skillful blending of
movement, costuming, and scen
ery will result in one of the
most unusual and interesting
stage pictures ever seen in a lo
cal production. ,
Ora Mae Davis, costume de
signer for the Playmakers, is
designing, the costumes for "Ly
sistrata," and is taking particul
ar care to bring out the pic
turesqiieness of the costumes of
410 B. O. Last year she was
designer for the "Hamlet" cos
tumes. Special lighting effects for the
play are being arranged by
Harry Davis.
The entire production will.be
directed by Dr. Koch, who will
have the job of fusing the work
of all the participants into a har
monious and integrated whole.
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Dr. Oscar Zayas, promi
nent newspaper editor of
Havana, who was a visitor
here recently.
Engineers Stage
Return To Wild
In Battle Pari
Senior Chemical Engineers En
tertain Mechanical and
Electrical Brothers
HATHAM CALLS
LIBERTY LEAGUE
IMPARTIAL BODY
Organization Said to Support No
Particular Candidate
For President
SPEAKER LEADER IN STATE
ljysisiraia oetung ,
CO-OP MEMBERS
VOTE TOMORROW
Poll to Be Held to Secure Stu
dent Approval of New Trust
Agreement
CARE REQUESTED
INCHECRWRITING
Francis Anderson Asks Students
To Take Precautions in
Making Out Drafts
MUSIC GRADUATE
IN PIANO RECITAL
TOMORROW NIGHT
"I believe that a certain num
ber of the students here are try
ing to disguise themselves as
roughnecks or as deck hand's,"
deplored Dr. Henry Wilson, Ke
nan professor of zo-ology, yester
day as he discussed the current
trends of 'dress on the campus.
Calling our tradition of infor
mality "a pleasant feature," Dr.
Wilson said that in the past two
or three years, we have been car
rying it to an extreme beyond
that of the ordinary cultural
community. "The sweat shirt,
polo shirt, and unconcealed sus
penders should be found where
people are hard at work at man
ual labor and should not be worn
on the campus," he declared as
lie looked out of his office win
dow.
' Bad Taste .
"This informality is not in the
least immoral; it is just in bad
taste. This spirit is occasionally
expressed in a grosser fashion
trunks," lamented the professor.
And he told of the impression
that visitors receive when they
walk over" the .campus and see
.students in such a state of nud-
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Wilton Mason to Give Program
In Hill Music Hall
Wilton Mason, pianist and
candidate for the AB. degree in
music, will give his graduate re
cital tomorrow night in Hill Mu
sic hall at 8:30.
This is Mason's third year at
the University. He will receive
his 'A. B. degree in,music -at the
end of the fall quarter, and in
tends to enter the Juilliard
School of Music, in New York
next February to continue his
study of piano and composition.
Mason's compositions have
been played at various recitals
on the campus recently and he
has appeared as soloist in several
concerts here.
Tomorrow night's program will
consist of the "Fuge in D major1
bv-Bach-d' Albert; the Sonata,
op. 81 of .Beethoven ; four selec
tions of Chopin; and a suite by
Debussy.
Bull's Head
Members of the Student Co- Francis 'Anderson, chairman
operative association will vote of the Student Council check
tomorrow on the new trust committee, requested that stu
agreement plan which has been dents take all possible precau-
drawn up by Haywood Weeks tions in writing checks from now
and Harper Barnes, directors of until the end of school.
the Co-op, with the aid and sup- One should be careful to make
ervision of the faculty law mem- sure that his accotint is not over
oers. drawn ana tnat tne cnecK is
According to Haywood Weeks, properly made out, as merchants
the acceptance of the trust agree-Lwill not have an opportunity af
ment constitutes no radical ter the close of school to straight
p.hanffe in the present oreraniza- en out any difficulties which
tion. It simply incorporates in may arise
writing what the present trus- The merchants of Chapel Hill,
tees have been doing, all along. Anderson adds, wish to continue
The new agreement contains to accommodate students by
stipulations of the powers of the cashing checks, but are reluctant
tniatPPs whn will he five in num- ao so unless rney are certain
ber. These five men have been a11 Precautions are taken
chosen by a nominating commit-
The senior engineering stu
dents staged a return to nature
Sunday afternoon when the
chemical engineers entertained
their mechanical and electrical
brothers with an outing in Bat
tle Park.
According to Andy Wesh,
chairman of the entertainment
committee, - the afternoon of
baseball . and horseshoe pitching:
served to "work up a nice appe
tite" for the roast held later in
he evening.
Chemical Engineering profes
sor Dr. A. M. White led the sing
ing after the feast, when 35 f ac
ulty members and students,
gathered around a barrel of
beer.
The arrangements for the en
tertainment were made by Andy
Welsh, C. P. Dunbar, Hugh Da
vis and O. A. Peatrea.
tee.
The plan is approximately two
quarters f old, having been
drawn up in the early fall by
the present directors.
Honor Council Vote
To Be Held Thursday
There will be no meeting of
the Bull's Head Club this after
noon.- Meetings have been dis
continued until further notice.
Balloting WH1 Take Place
Y. M. C. A. Lobby
in
Voting on the new class hon
or council plan will take place in
Woman's Association
Holds Meeting Today the Y. M. C. A. lobby all day
Thursday.
nans oi iNew council iu ce cfQT,fa r?ii c,'ifv
Discussed and Voted upon their approval or disapproval of
Tfcn fivof r' ncmtinn the plan for the Student Coun
moptinfr-iinifoi. the new council cil's sub-structure set-up for cellest of the Woman's College
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"The American Liberty Lea
gue is an organization to defend
the Constitution, to present facts
to the public, and in no way plans
to support any certain candi
date for the presidency," stated
Thurmond Chatham in Memorial
hall last night.
Speaking under the sponsor
ship of the Carolina Political
Union, Chatham, an alumnus of
the University, spoke at a con
vocation to students and towns--people
on the principles of the
American Liberty League.
Three" Parties
In reviewing the success of
his non-partisan organization the
Winston-Salem magnate said
that "the three leading, partie3
in the United States today seem
to be the Democrats, Republi
cans, and the Liberty League."
"We will be soon lead back to
believe that the Supreme Court
is supreme," he continued as he
discussed the courts stand to car
ry out its duties and not to al
low violations of the constitu
tion to be put into the form of
laws "even in the name of patriotism."
Mr. Chatham is the president
of the league in this state and -
stressed that his organization ad
vocates immediate and drastic
reductions of government expen
ditures by spending money
through smaller agencies.
This fifth program of the
CPU for this season wras last
night presided over by the re
tiring president, Floyd Fletcher.
Dr. E. J. Woodhouse introduced
Mr. Chatham and also conduct
ed him to the lounge of Graham
Memorial at the close.of his ad
dress where an informal ses
sion of questions was held.
American Library Conference
Draws Large Southern Group
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STUDENT WORKS
IN HILL TONIGHT
Slocums and Schinhan's Classes
Are Composers
Compositions of students in
Earl A. Solcum's and Jan P.
Schinhan's classes in composing
will be played tonight in a re
cital in Hill Music hall at 8:30.
The original compositions,
which make up the entire pro
gram were written by James By
erly, William Bracy, Wilton Ma
son, Herbert Hazelman, and Ber
nard Williamson. Fourteen
pieces will be played in all.
Members of the faculty of the
music department and other solo
ists will give the program. Vo
calists assisting are Sherman
Smith, baritone; and Charles
Templeton, tenor. Francis Sloan,
violinist, and- Maurine Moore,
Faculty Members Deliver Ad
dresses in Richmond
i. im 1.1- Ml -1- r,r.
g next year. j.neu uiey win unuuac
! the members for the council of
will be held this afternoon at
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Plans of the .council will be ? parucuiar c ass.
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discussed, and the report of the .... . , nf
u . j. .f. , against the plan, the election of
honor committee will the read & ;
, , , memoers wm De aisregaraeu.
and voted upon. . -
This report, recommending Graham To Speak
the addition of a non-voting fac-
ultymember of the council and President Graham will deliver
fho wnirma-Hvn r-F on advisory the commencement address at
committee, will be put to a vote. Fairmont high school tonight.
will be the out of town soloists.
Others assisting, are Benjamin
Swalin, violin; Albin Pikutis,
viola; Peter Hansen, piano; Glen
Haydon, clarinet; Earl Slocum,
flute; and Jan Philip Schinhan,
organ.
The program tonight will be
the first of its kind to be present
ed on this year's concert pro-
J gram.
"This was the second or third
largest conference we have ever
had and was very successful,"
was the opinion of Mr. R. B.
Downs, head librarian for the
University library who has just
returned from the 58th annual
conference of the American
Library association in Rich
mond. Va. -
This was the first time, the
association had met in the South
in a number of years and a
great number of southern libra
rians attended. New England
and the middle Atlantic states
were also well represented. The
majority of the library staff
from this library attended at
least a part of the conference.
The headquarters of the con
ference were in the John Mar
shal hotel in Richmond with
about 3000 delegates in attend-
OlAt,C
Dr. Louis R. Wilson, presi
dent of the American Library,
association and former head
librarian for the University of
North Carolina library, delivered
his presidential address to the
general meeting last Tuesday
night. Dr. Wilson's subject was
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