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CHAPEL HILL, N. O, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1937
BCSDiESS FHOXE 4IS
v NUMBEBR 115
Campus Balanced In Opinion
Of Supreme Court Changes;
Vote Opposes Early Classes
Tirst Day Of Balloting
Gives Revision Small
Plurality
C.P.IL Holds Poll
Complete returns from the
first day's voting in the C. P.
Us poll to determine campus
opinion on President Roosevelt's
recent judicial proposal yielded
.a vote of 152 for the, plan with
147. against and 28 undecided.
Opinion among students seem
ed to be almost evenly balanced,
the ballots revealing; 126 stu
dents for the measure and 128
against: Twenty-four voted "un
decided."
Faculty Opinion
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racuny opinion was more
pronounced, 13 voting for the
proposal and 6 against it with
only one indecision. Ballots cast
by townspeople revealed 13 for
the measure and 13 against with
one indecision.
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Story Of South' s
Br ass Ankles' '
Told By Durham
Carolina Playmakers to Produce
One-Act Folk Play for
Presentation Thursday
The strange, rhythmic voo-doo
chant of a primitive form of
Christianity la an interesting
feature of "Fire of the Lord,
one-act play of the South Caro
lina "brass ankles," by Frank
Durham, which will be produced
by the Carolina Playmakers in
their theater tomorrow, Fri
day, and Saturday.
Mr. Durham wrote the play in
Jjr. Kocn s piaywriting course
last spring, and since has sold it
to Samuel French and Company!
of' New York for publication in
the near future.
Mr TliirhjiTn Tins "nirtiirpfl fhp.
brass ankles," a strange race in
Of the votes cast against the which Indian, Negro, and white
proposal, 96 were from those bl00d blend t0 make a People em-
who favored Roosevelt in the re- bodying the superstitition, stoli-
cent election only 3 votes were
cast in favor of the plan by Lan
don supporters.
Vote On Classes
dity, and intelligence of all three.
They live in isolated communi
ties, in various secluded sections
of South Carolina, and their
Examination Schedule
Examinations for courses in Engineering, including En
gineering Mathematics, are scheduled in Phillips HalL Ex
aminations for courses in Accounting will be announced by
the instructors in these courses.
By action of the faculty, the time of no examination may
be changed after it has been fixed in the schedule.
Monday, March 8 at 3 o'clock All hygiene sections as fol
lows: Hygiene 1, sees. 1 and 2 in Peabody 204, sec 3 in
Peabody 203, sec 4 in Peabody 202, sec' 5 in Peabody
208, sec 6 in Peabody 201, sec. 7 in Peabody 123, sec
8 in Peabody 201, sees. 9,9 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 in
Phillips 206, sees 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 in Bingham 103.
Tuesday, March 9 at 9 o'clock, all 11 o'clock 5- and 6-hour
classes and all 11 o'clock 3-hour T.Th.S classes.
Tuesday, March 9, at 2 o'clock All 9:30 o'clock 3-hour
T.Th.S classes and all afternoon classes.
Wednesday, March 10 at 9 o'clock All 12 o'clock 5- and
6-hour classes and all 12 o'clock 3-hour M. W. F. classes.
Wednesday, March 10 at 2 o'clock All 8:30 o'clock 3-hour
M. W. F. classes.
Thursday, March 11 at 9 o'clock All 8:30 o'clock 5- and
6-hour classes and all 8:30 3-hour T.Th.S. classes.
Thursday, March Hat 2 o'clock All 12 o'clock 3-hour T.
Th.S classes.
Friday, March 12 at 9 o'clock All 9:30 o'clock 5- and 6
hour classes and all 9 :30 o'clock 3-hour M. W. F. classes.
Friday, March 12 at 2 o'clock All 11 o'clock 3-hour M. W.
F. classes.
Saturday, March 13 at 9 o'clock Open for all other ex
aminations not specifically covered in this schedule.
Jewish Authority
To Speak Tonight
Opens Festival
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racy ,
Rabbi Edward Israel's ap
pearance at the Carolina Inn to
night will mark the opening of
the Jewish celebration of Pur
Council Warns Fraternities
To Heed Hazing Regulation
ism.
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If the first day's voting is any knowledge -of the modern world
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indication ot campus opinion,
-classes at 8 :30 are decidedly pre-1
f erred over classes at 8 o'clock.
Only 80 voted for 8 o'clock
classes while 240 voted for 8 :30.
TTio Twill its cnancrtrurl Kir Viq
Carolina: Political" union tinder th? fst attempt depict -the
comes only from the few who
venture from their homes. ,
The play is filled with rich folk
materials in the poetic language
of the primitive man. It is be
lieved that "Fire of the Lord" is
the supervision of President
Frank McGlinn and will continue
aii Ta T u ' u Lord," there will be three other
All students, faculty members rora' L i! ti,oW0
culture of these folk in terms of
drama.
In addition to "Fire of the
and townspeople are urged to go
to the "Y" and cast their vote.
MacFarlandActs
As Club Delegate
lone-act plays on the Playmaker's
public bill this weekend. These
are "Sleep on, Lemuel," by John
W. Parker, "Leavin's" by Janie
Britt, and "Funeral Flowers for
the Bride," by Beverley Hamer.
To Auburn Meet v?iL
In Hill Music Hall
Y President Represents
Foreign Policy League, L. N.
A. at Conference
George MacFarland, Y'M. C.
A. president, returned Sunday
from a weekend conference of
Southeastern International clubs
at Auburn, Alabama, where he
represented the Foreign Policy
league and the campus League
of Nations association.
String Quartet to Accompany
Soloists in Rendition of
Two Numbers
This evening at 8:30 in Hill
Music hall, the music depart
ment will present two song cy
cles: "In a Persian Garden" by
Liza Lehmann and "On Wenlock
Edge," by R. Vaughan Williams.
'Y' Development
Since 1844 Origin
Given By Graham
President Speaks to Group m
Episcopal Parish House on
Last Monday- - -
Swalin Talks
This Morning
To Freshmen
"Tn o PoYvaiim Clnrfvr." the
S.e"ing ff, ficifLrt?re- words selected from the Kubai-
yat of Omar Khayyam, is a song
cycle for four solo voices, so
prano, contralto, tenor and bass,
sentative of the University, Mac
Farland addressed the group on
""The League of Nations and In
ternational Labor
tion."
Other Delegates
0rganiza" with violin accompaniment.
Vaughan Williams' "On Wen
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University President Frank P.
Graham, before a group of mem
bers of the International club
and a combination of all the "Y"
cabinets. Monday night in the
Episcopal parish house, traced
the development of the Y. M. C.
A. from its origination in Ger
many to -the present day in
America and all foreign lands.
Speaking as a spectator to the
members of the club, Dr. Gra
ham said that the Y. W. and Y.
M. C. A. had displayed more
courage in the cities and col
leges of our country than any
other religious force. He said
that he believed the youth move
ment to be religiously inclined,
and not politically as most of
our organizations are today.
German Origin
"The Y. M. C. A. started in
Germany," he said, "but when
the Industrial Revolution hit
England in 1844 it saw its great
est development. The youth who
had left the farms to find em-
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President John Parker
Issues Statement to
Cammis
Frotessor To .Lecture m
Regulations Given HiU Music Hall
Dunns: CnaDel
John J. Parker, Jr., president!
of th Student council, issued The Stall Ot the iresnman soc-
the following statement yester-ial science courses, have arrang
ed a lecture by Dr. Benjamin F
Swalin this Morning during
. I chapel period in Hill Music hall
exists i ,tm, t, i m
on ine UiVOiuuon oivnnsuan
1U UOIV.
Dr. Swalin is the first speaker
these fraternities that the rule since Christmas in a series of
day concerning hazing by frater
nities:
"Since , some doubt
among a few fraternities with
regard to hazing, the Student
council feels that it should warn
prohibiting hazing is still in
force.
Hope For Co-operation
"The council hopes that these
fraternities will co-operate with
it in observing the hazing rule.
lectures promoted by the social
science professors and provided
for the public as well as the
freshmen.
History
In tracing the history of
Christian music Professor Swa-
Hillel Group Sponsors
Lecture By Israel In
. Inn At 7:30
Democracy Theme
The Hill el foundation will pre
sent Rabbi Edward L. Israel.
noted Jewish leader, in a public
address in the ballroom of Caro
lina inn at 7:30 tonight
Rabbi Israel will discuss
What Must the Jew Do for the
Future of American Democ-
Open to Visitors
Rabbi Bernard Zeiger, direc
tor of the local Hillel foundation,
said yesterday that all members
of the Hillel group, as well as
interested students, professors,
and out-of-town visitors, are
expected to hear the address.
Rabbi Israel has been promi
nent as an American Jewish
worker since acquiring the posi
tion of rabbi at Hebrew Union
College, Cincinnati, in 1919.
Social Work
His social work has included
memberships on the commission
on social justice of the central
conference of American Rabbis,
the regional national labor board
at the University of Virginia,
the Baltimore branch of the
League of Industrial Democracy,
and the national conference of
Jews and Christians.
Rabbi Israel ' lives in Balti
more, where he is president of
the Baltimore branch of the
American Jewish congress.
Tonight's talk is being given
in connection with the Jewish
festival of Purim. Refresh
ments will be served at the end;
of the program.
To have to try such violations Kn wiu attempt to coyer a hun.
wuuxu ue maiit iu lUB dred yearfJ pfir begin.
council as i wouia oeio tne ira- ning with hymnody and psalm
wuiutjr u yuuiuiig. ody and working toward the era
"Violations of the rule may 0f Bach. The lecture will be ac-
result in the revocation of their companied by phonographic il-
charter or m the denial of the lustrations.
right to rush during rushing
While there he contacted other
delegates from other southern Leagues Will Hold
schools in the interest of spread- Joint Open Forum
ing tne work of the League ot
Nations associations of America, Visitors welcome to Graham
"which have their southeastern
headquarters here.
MacFarland returned with Dr.
K. C. Frazer, professor of poli
tical science, who attended sev
eral sessions of the conference
Memorial Tonight
Burlage To Speak
The League of Nations assoc
iation and the Foreign Policy
league will sponsor jointly an
open forum tonight at 8:30 in
the small lounge of Graham
Memorial.
Both professors and students
Dr. Henry M. Burlage of the will speak on the topic "The
Pharmacy department will deli- Stake of the South in Neutrality
ver an illustrated lecture on and Foreign Trade."
.
Historical Background and John Kendrick, President of
Trends of Pharmacopoeias and the Di senate, will discuss the
Formularies," tonight at 7:30 political implications of this sub-
in Howell hall. ject. Professor Green of the
This lecture is sponsored by History department will give the
the University of North Caro- historical background, and Pro
hna Students' Branch of the fessor Buchanan of the Econo
North Carolina Pharmaceutical mics department will emphasize
Association. I the South and foreign trade.
season
Historical aspects will be
stressed and an effort made to
The Student council hazing correTate these earlv develop-
ruie reaas : ine atuaent coun- ments to later evolutions in mod-
cil hereby prohibits hazing inrtl music '
any iorm Dy any siuaent or any Th , French t.rnhadnnrs
student organization and will and trouvers alon? with the
consider as a violation any phy- minnesingers and meistersing-
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Former Play maker Directs
Little Theater In Raleigh
ers will figure in his talk.
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Freshman Smoker
To Come Friday
Assembly Downs
Court Revision;
Di Hears Jenkins
Phi Follows Promise for Lively
Argument; Senate Postpones
Vote a Week
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Six Ex-University Students
Assist Playwright Wilbur
Dorsett in Work
Among the graduates who left
the University last June, and
have since entered the fields for
which they received four years'
training is Wilbur Dorsett, who
now holds the post of director
of the Raleigh Little Theater.
Dorsett was for four years an
outstanding member of the Caro
lina Playmakers.
Plays Written
"Goldie," and "Third Verse,"
are among the plays written by
him and produced by the Play
makers, and he has since writ
ten a three-act called "Pillar of
Fire," which has been accepted
Varied Entertainment on
gram in Swain Hall.
Pro-
by the Federal Theater Play bu
reau.
Last September Dorsett was! Freshmen will celebrate Fri-
appointed supervisor of the I day night in Swain hall at their
WPA Federal Theater unit in annual class smoker set for that
Raleigh, and at the same time! time by Bob Doty and his corn-
became the director of the Little Imittee on arrangements.
Theater organization, succeed-1 In addition to the usual cakes,
ing Marion Tatum, star actress I drinks and smokes, Pete Ivey,
of many Playmaker shows, who who will act as master of cere
has, since returned to her posi- monies, has promised to have
tion of dramatic instructor at some of his amateurs on hand to
Hood college. I furnish a little entertainment
Other former Carolina stu-Iand Sam MacPherson and his
dents who are now connected I orchestra will supply music
with the Raleigh Little Theater Coaches Bunn : Hearn and
are Joe Moye, Sam Leager, who Johnny Morris will make short
graduated last year; Lynn Wild- talks as will track captain Jim
er, Jr., law school graduate of Finlay; Crowell Little and Andy
1934: S. P. Blakenship, Curtis Bershak, co-captains of foot-
Muse, and Sybille Berwanger. Iball; and Earl Ruth.
In accordance with the prom
ise to hold a lively discussion on
the policy of Roosevelt toward
the Supreme court, the Phi As
sembly last night decided 18-1
that it opposed the measure. At
the' same time the Di Senate, in
session at Old West, postponed
its discussion and vote on the
bill until next week.
Dr. W. S. Jenkins of the Uni
versity political science depart
ment explained to the senators
at their meeting that some
thing must be done in regard to
the Supreme court but that
President Roosevelt's proposal
was wrong.
Proposals
"Many proposals have been
suggested," he said, "for ex
ample, that congress should be
given the power to override the
court with a two-thirds vote.
But that is not practical, be
cause it is almost impossible to
get that two thirds vote, and it
does not do away with the long
ing of an individual in the na
tion wanting to know what the
law is about."
As a solution to the problem,
Dr. Jenkins continued, "There
should be a higher court, such
as a convention, with the best
minds in America as its person
nel. But it would take on an ob-
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