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see r VOLUME XLV SOPHS WILL TRY FOR THIRD TIME TO PASS BUDGET Hudson Calls Meeting Of Second Year Class Today "This is the going to try it,1 t 1 j last time we re asserted sopho more class President Bud Hud son yesterday in an appeal to all his classmates to meet " this morning at 10:30 in Memo rial halFfor an approval of the class budget. Unless 280 sophomores spend 10 minutes to attend the session, there will be no class dance on December 4, and no other class jij. it expenditures during tne year will be legal. Ruling Under a ruling of the Student council, 50 per cent of the class must assemble, hear the budget read, and vote its approval be fore any class funds may bei spent. Twice already unsuccessful meetings of the sophomores have been held. Approval of the budget voted by a non-majority of the class at a recent meeting was declared null by the council. Hudson doubted yesterday whether his class could have a successful dance during the re mainder of the year if the one scheduled for December 4 is not approved. He pointed out that basketball would interfere with Tin Can dances during the next quarter, and that in the spring other dances already- scheduled ..would interfere. FRESHMEN HEAR TALKBYSPRUHL Dean Talks On Elements Of Good Education The elements making up a good practical education fur nished the subject for a talk by Dean C. P. Spruill in freshman chapel yesterday. It was the concluding address of a series on that subject. Dean Spruill emphasized prep aration for earning a livelihood, greater enjoyment of the place in which the student lives, abil ity to get along better with peo ple, development of greater in tellectual power, and getting to know one's self better as the rea benefits that a practical educa tion must confer on the student. The speaker announced that the Carolina Political union would welcome as members any person in the student body who is interested in politics. Eed Cross Station To Be In Carrbbro - ' First State First-Aid Station wiH be Ready This Weekend The first Red Cross first-aid station to be established in the state will be ready for service in Carrboro this weekend. p tvt nrnmman. director of the extension division, announ ced yesterday that a roadside sign labeling the station has been received and that three trained attendants' have been made ready for 24-hour call. The station, which consists of a large first-aid kit, is located at the fill in r station next to the Carrboro school building. Roadside stations for service io any accident victims are be ing established throughout the country by the American Red Cross. Others will be set up in this 'state soon. BUSINESS PHONE 4 J 56 ln!c Pot Athletic Association vwiijuugis I ree oeats ror uame Spectators Warned to Come and Early, Bring Lunches, Stand in Line By United We Pbess Because Monday comes after Sunday, the Tar-Mag versus Yackety-Buc football hyperclas- sie will be played November 24 in Kenan stadium, which has been well plowed to absorb the blood which will be shed by the other team. The change in date will not affect the 45,000 seats already sold for the event. Spectators, however, are urged to take their lunches to the stadium to allevi ate the rush for unreserved seats. The kickoff will be made promptly at 3:37 p. m. 4 According to the Ink Pot Ath letic association, several stand ing room spots atop the field house are yet to be sold. Tree seats are being constructed and these will sell for $15.65. No tickets will be sold at the gate, scalpers are warned. Yesterday afternoon the Tar- Mags held their first official practice in their Graham Memo Engineering Society Holds Joint Meeting With State Chapter Star Gives Paper on "Highway , Lighting for Safety The local chapter of the Amer- J Til t V ican institute 01 juiectricai n.n- gmeers neid a joint meeting with the State college chapter at Raleigh Tuesday night. These joint meetings are a part of the engineers' quarterly program. Joseph Star, local electrical senior, gave a paper on tiign way Lighting for Safety," a rep m iTT t resentative of the Carolina Pow er and Light company spoke on "Relays," and several State stu dents spoke on electrical prob lems. A report of the district A. I. E. E. meeting which was held in Charlotte November 13 was made. Plans are already underway for the next joint meeting which will be held here early in the winter quarter. Attention! Campus organizations : There will be a 10 per cent discount for all space con tracted for the 1937 Yack ety Yack if this is paid for by December 10. All leaders of organizations are urged to attend to this immediately. Dean Pierson Thinks Present Grading System Faulty By Edgar Hinton j "I agree with Dean House that it is difficult to give mathemati cal grades in Certain subjects, such as social sciences," said Dr. W. W. Pierson, dean of the grad uate school, yesterday. 'Teachers grading the identi cal paper in certain courses will have different final mathemati cal grades, proving that experts vary in grading students," Dr. Pierson said. Precision "If abandonment of the pres ent system would cause students to stop grade-hunting and con centrate upon subject matter : Would favor it. However, the present system has the merit of CHAPEL HILL, N. O, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1936 rial stadium. Thev scrimmaered several pass plays, including their "Anti-Gravity Flight," a new "Boom-Boom Shift," and the "Lindy Hop." Coach "Grist" Miller seemed pleased with the session, but remained adamant ly pessimistic. "I have no statement to make about the game," he said. "But it looks like we haven't got enough to beat the Yackety- Bucs." Sports commentators laughed politely at Miller's little joke. Although the first team has not been picked definitely, . Mil ler intimated that Voit "Butter- fingers" Gilmore would play right end instead of A. Rershak; who has been sold to the Yack ety-Bucs for a rumored sum of $55,000. Len "Me-A-Nickle" Ru bin has stolen the fullback po- siHrm from TTntfTiins smrl TJift.. Fletcher "Junior" Ferguson, I who also coaches the Yackety Bucs, sent out a call yesterday for 150 more ushers. "Every body wants to see the game," he moaned. "I've only signed up 347 ushers and guards so far.' Students Reminded Of Biblical Courses By Y MCA Secretary 1 r?z n j c..u;.4 t:- 1C V1CUIICU OUUJCCia JJClllJi I Taught Here This Quarter Harry Comer, "Y" secretary, yesterday issued a reminder to students who wish to studv the"nainely: the issues involved, Bible that this vear there are five preHif rnnrses heinor inn o-M on the subject at the University, During the winter quarter, Dr. W. E. Caldwell will conduct a course on Hebrew history, which is described as follows in the University catalogue : The course will be a rapid sur- vey ot tne development ot lie- i 1 - j i -i j 3 ! ; Drew law, xnougni ana religion to the period of the exile, fol- lowea oy an intensive stuay 01 period of the restoration of the apocraphal literature of the agv of the Maccabees and of the Jews in the Roman empire; and the growth of early Christianity. This is a half course for credit, and comes at noon on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fri days, in 312 Saunders. Pharmacy Election The first , year class of the pharmacy school yesterday elect ed Bill Harris, Catawba, to the office of president of the class. His fellow office holders elected were: vice-president, Alfred Costner, Lincolnton; and secretary-treasurer, John McNeal, Whiteville. ' greater precision. Ten years ago the graduate school had an A-B-C grading system under which a student had to make one-half B's or bet ter, a B being 85. The adminis trative board, then under Dean Royster, dropped the A-B-C grading system, with whatever mathematical basis it had, and started using the following sys tem: H for distinction and P in dicating the work was acceptable for graduate credit. Weakness "Later another system was adopted, limiting grades to two, P for pass and F for fail. How ever, a confidential report was kept of all students who obtain- Interf raternity Council The University Interf raternity council which experimented this fall with a deferred rushing the most successful Greek-rush-week The council is composed of fraternity presidents, reading left to right, seated: Ike Jeans, Jim Finlay, Ed Green, Henry Clark (president), B. L. Tobey, Ben Royal, Louis Shaffner, and A. L. Leinward; standing: Kim Harriman, Clarence Griffin, Phil 1-,mK jacK uarrei, uni uanieis, nen r oriune, rreu vxivy, vrcurgc lmt and Walter Broffey. McDonald DlSCUSSeS Tolerance In Politics In Former Gubernatorial Candidate Praises Union's Work Emphasizing the need for broad-minded viewpoints and tolerance in modern political questions, Dr. Ralph McDonald, University law student and for mer candidate for governor of "WvrV Pornlino n dHrescerl tVie Carolina Political union at its reurKamaauuu meeting last . nnt m Graham Memorial. There are three mam factors to be considered in modern poli- tics," declared Dr. McDonald, the personalities or candidates, and the machinery of the group. Disagreement Dr. McDonald praised the work of the union in bringing a variety of speakers before the University. "We learn by dis aerreeing " asserted Dr. McDon- L1H nrifq Tlp mnrfX v;ftiPT1tlv we disaffree. the more we learn. 1 w ' T rpT,lv tn llp nPTT's rennest for suggestions as to aims and 'r ignorance W ere . . . . In Hugh Bradley's column in the Rapelje, Montana, Advocate of October 22, 1936, appeared a short article which should be considered by the anti-Graham Planners before condemning the plan: North Carolina tans are so vexed at Dr. Graham, the State university president who wishes to give free, public and limited aid to football players, that they may ask the legislature to inves tigate him. The reason is that down yonder where so many good elevens come from recently there are some things (such as proselyting) . which you just don't speak about in public." ed degrees, a part of which con- cerned his scholarship and call ed for an estimate of his ability. "The weakness of this system lies in the fact that the differen tiation contained in the confi dential report applies only to students receiving degrees. Stu dents not fulfilling degree re quirements who wish to trans fer to another school can only be certified as nassing or fail ing. "I have noticed in this pass and fail' system the graduate school now uses that the pres sure on teachers for grades has been reduced . and the student has become indifferent to grades as long as he passes. EDrrotxu. non 41 ft 4 V ft' season and sponsored probably ever held here. Talk Before CPU policies of the future, Dr. Mc Donald . suggested discussion groups, debates, extension of straw votes, attempts to get all individuals to register and vote who have not done so ; and last, but not least, to increase the amount and quality of political thinking on the campus with the development of tolerance for the opinions of others. Couch To Address Historical Society Director of University Press to Speak at Meeting in Nashville W. T.- Couch will -deliver a speech at the Southern Histori cal association during its meet ing at Nashville, Tenn., this weekend. Other members of the history department that will attend the meeting are Dr. H. K. Beale, Fletcher Green, J. C. Sitterson, and Vann Woodward. Mr. Couch will take the nega tive side "on a discussion of the agrarian movement in the South. The meeting will be held at the Hermitage hotel and is sponsored by Vanderbilt univer sity, Peabody college, and Scar- ritt college. University Praised. By Famous Author In Interview Here Fredrick Allen Comments on At mosphere of Intellectual Dis cipline and Excitement Fredrick Lewis Allen, asso ciate editor of Harper's maga- zme, and noted autnor 01 tne best seller, "Only Yesterday," who is visiting friends here for a few days, yesterday praised the University and its communi ty in an interview. "The University here is clear ly an educational institution, as few colleges are," he said. "There is an atmosphere of in tellectual discipline and intellec tual excitement. Opportunities "The country faces tremen dous problems, and will face them for years to come; we will need all obtainable knowledge to solve them. Many colleges are lacking in the opportunities of fered here." Mr. Allen was an assistant editor of the Atlantic Monthly magazine for several years' dur ing the World War. $1 ter a short managing editorship of Century magazine, he joined Harper's in 1923. At present he is on a vacation, and is motoring through North Carolina. NUMBER 54 PRESS INSTITUTE STARTS IN UNION HERE TOMORROW Stuart Rabb To Direct Gathering Of High School Men Some 35 delegates from 13 high school newspapers will ar rive in Chapel Hill tomorrow aft ernoon to attend the first North Carolina Scholastic Press insti tute, Stuart Rabb, institute di rector, announced yesterday. Although the list of the men to attend is not yet complete, the state will be represented by delegations from the following cities: Burlington, Troy, Greensboro, Statesville, Raleigh, Wilmington, Goldsboro, Kannapolis, Durham, Rocky Mount, Kinston, Lexing ton and Chapel Hill. Rooms The delegates will be assigned rooms at Graham Memorial as soon as they arrive. Cooperating in securing rooms are the In terf raternity council and the Woman's association. An informal get-together ses sion tomorrow night will begin the convention. Two meetings Saturday will be devoted to a discussion of the problems faced by high school newspapers and their possible solutions. The delegates will be the guest of Graham Memorial at a banquet Saturday night. Present at these sessions will be Carl Goerch, E. C. Daniels. O. J. Coffin, Louis Graves, and Phillips Russell. Rogerson Pleased Over Cooperation In Safety Campaign Majority of Drivers Have Obey ed New Traffic Rules L. B. Rogerson, assistant Uni versity controller and member of the campus traffic committee, yesterday expressed satisfaction over the cooperation of drivers in the current automobile safe ty campaign. " The great majority of drivers have parked in designated areas during the past week. Signs have been erected designating the zones, and police patrolling has been used to end parking on Cameron avenue through the campus. Mr. Rogerson announced that presentation to drivers who vi olate the new ruling. They will read, in part, as follows: "We are asking your coopera tion in helping carry out these regulations to insure maximum safety for campus traffic and to prevent the necessity of en forcement." Xylophone Recital Jack Payton, winner of the National High School Xylophone championship at Chicago in 1933, will give a recital in Gra ham Memorial this Sunday aft ernoon at 5 o'clock. Payton, in addition to the nat ional championship, won the Ohio state championship in 1933-34, and has filled numer ous engagements on the stage in and near Cleveland. Bernstein To Speak Dr. E. M. Bernstein, professor in the University economcis de partment, will speak to the For eign Policy league tonight at 8 o'clock in the small lounge of Graham Memorial on "Recent International Monetary. Agreements." ; ij : i f i 1 t i i :(; A 1 fr
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