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wee mm -VOLUME XLV EDITORIAL PJiOXE 41 J! CHAPEL HILL, N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1937 SCSX5ES3 FHOKS 4154 NUMBER 116 HD 'Bunk Una EDuaraaiinni Tom .Meet Campus Votes Trusteed To Hear Greek Plea Split In CPU For Lower Electricity Rates Judicial Poll Ruling By Dean House Says Present Rate Fair and Just Federal Revision Plan Faces Opposition At University Petition Planned Spring Quarter - Registration Set For March 3-13 The second clay's returns of Henry Clark, president of the the Carolina Political union poll Interfraternity council, yester- to discover opinion regarding day announced his intention to President Roosevelt's recent Ju- appeal to the University's board dicial proposal yielded , 15 votes of trustees to consider his peti in favor of the plan and 15 tion for a reduction in fraternity against it with two voters un- electricity rates. -decided. ' Since last December Clark has Fifteen students voted in fa- petitioned the administration vor of the plan and 14 against for reduction of charges from it, with 2 indecisions. Only one the present commercial rate to faculty vote was cast yesterday the community's residence rate. and that was against the propo- but earlier this month received sal. Nine persons voting against a ruling by Dean House that the proposal were Roosevelt present rates are just and will supporters. v not be changed. Class Hours I Summary Eight-thirty classes were still L A summary of Clark's objec favored over classes at 8 o'clock tions as recently presented to 23 votes being cast yesterday the administration follows: for 8:30's and only 4 for 8 "The fraternities . . . feeling o'clock classes. that the present commercial The poll is being held in the electric rates being charged are "Y" by the Carolina Political unjust, ask for a shift to charges union. All students, faculty mem bers and townspeople are urged by the union to go to the "Y" sometime during the remainder of the week and cast their votes. The purpose of the poll is to find out student and faculty opinion on the judicial proposal jnade " recently by President Roosevelt to revise the member ship of the Supreme court of' the United States and "inject' some new blood" into it. (Continued on last page) John W. Parker Procedure To Be Same : More Efficient System to Be ".; Attempted - Spring quarter registration for all students will last from March 3 through March 13 it was decided yesterday at a meeting of the registrations committee. ;J'',''-''V.. ::::.:;x:;;:,.. Mr Tournament, Big Five Spots Dependent On Crucial Game mm Tar Heel Staff The Daily Tar Heel staff nomination for editor will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock in 214 Graham Me morial. All members of the editorial staff of the paper are asked to attend, but only those members will be per mitted to vote. ry.. i, a . Students can get copies of the spring quarter class schedule any time at the of fice of Ben Husbands, asso ciate registrar, 101 South building. John W. Parker, extension instructor in dramatic art and secretary of the Carolina Dra matic association whose play, New Dramatic Production To Open Tonight "Sleep on, Lemuel" will be pre- Four Plays Are 48th Bill Procedure will be the same as previously, with students first getting their registration per mit, choosing their course with their dean or adviser, and secur-j sented at the Playmaker Thea ter tonight at 8:30. Md. Senator To Come Here To Be Given By Playmakers Capacity Crowd To See Ruth, Podger Lead Teammates Edge Given Duke With tourney and Big Five spots dependent upon the out come, Carolina's great "second- hair team meets Duke's great "second-hair' team on the lat ter's home court at 8 o'clock to night The winner will probably be ranked second to the favored Washington and Lee quintet in the Southern Conference tour nament to be held in Raleigh March 4, 5, and 6. Possible Split Should Duke win, the two teams will be tied for the Big Five basketball championship. Any advantage in tonight's game is conceded to Duke be cause of the site of the game. Four plays of the American! scene written by students in Dr. T? TT TTnVi'a r mi -ran a in T3! n v I wrir,,r will t,a ri-anWI emuuu, night, tomorrow night, and Sat- he set a fast pace a (Continued on last page) Student Describes Scenes InFlood-Stricken Valley - Louisville Offers Pathetic View To Bullins; Waters 11 Miles 3 From Normal Banks me class cards and paymg thei MiUard TydingS Is T0 urday at 8:30 in the Playmaker few aS thf Can bills. ? - . , , , mx. to outdistance the Blue Devils Speak Wednesday Senator Millard Tydings (D., "Sleep On. Lemuel." a comedv inc-upa Md." last nierht wired his accep- of a nee wake, hv Jobn W. AZ lu" strengtn, loach Wal- " I " If r.- . - ... ... tance to a Carolina Political Parker will be the first nlav of rer iaamore will proDaDly start TTninn iTivifatinn tn snpak Tiptp. fv,a Kin i o' gth 0c,rmvi W Mullis and Bershak at the for- I at chapel period next Wednesday Don Watters and lighted bv waras ana utn at guard i mornimr. - Pattv Pptiti : and Meroney at center for the A dramatization of the legend of Abraham Utility Expert Talks Tonight By Jimmy Sivertsen "There must have been a great deal of sickness because nearly all of the traffic was ambu lances," said Ellis Bullins yes terday in describing the scenes he viewed on a recent trip to St. Louis by way of Louisville. "Xne Unio naa gone down a Bauer To Hold Forum good bit when I was there," he On PitvPrnhlpm I explained, "but conditions were Iso bad that I was held up two Dr. John Bauer, nationally I hours and a half in Louisville. recognized expert m the field of I Evidently the railroad officials public utility regulation, will! thought the trestle across the conduct an open forum on river was in bad shape," Bullins aspects of municipal ownership said, "because we were trans in room 103 Bingham hall to- ferred from the train to a bus to night at 8 o'clock. be carried across the river." At one time a member of the Destruction Princeton university faculty, Dr. "Louisville offered a pathetic Bauer has been director of the view with the waters backed up American public utilities bureau acr0ss the town 11 miles from in New York since 1925. He has the natural banks of the Ohio heen financial and rate adviser and many beautiful homes where to the city of New York almost the water had subsided present- continuously for the past ten ed a sai picture of complete years. M TT A Kaie expert -, T nprpd wTipti T thouerht He has testified as rate ex- of what this destruction meant pert before numerous commis- to the many home owners," he ions and courts, and has been said, "because these homes re consultant to many government- Dresented to manv of them 1 bodies and other public! I CVWXjr VllAli VAAjr UMVt AilUWV AMA Israel Speaks On Democracy i ..ii. . .' i i groups. Auxnor oi several dooks ing nfetime." He described the -tna magazine arucies on pudhc sight as pathetic. Wco,xxc ---u , vuur "Going through Illionis," said , nr.; BullmS, iax tin exit ux tne nauviim muni- According to Frank McGlinn, president of the C. P. U., the de mocratic leader will schedule his appearance here with a visit to Purim Festival Group . Mootc A Tnn Senator Tydings consistently lYieeib Ai .inu has opposed President Roose- "The greatest contribution of velt's court reform . program the Jewish people to the world which is now the center of dis has been the courage to defy uni- cussion in Washington. Yester formity in the midst of a definite day, on the floor of the senate, trend toward it," said Rabbi Ed-Tydings announced that he ward Israel last night to an au- would oppose the reform propo- dience of over 150 students, fac- sals, making a total of 33 sena ulty, and townspeople who came tors who oppose the reorganiza to hear him speak in the Caro-tlon plan. lina inn on "What Must the Jew do for the Future of American Democracy." The speaker from Baltimore was introduced to the congrega tion by Rabbi Bernard Zeiger as "one of the country's leading ad vocates of social justice." Background The tall, deep-voiced Jewish According to anecdotes that eader began his address by go- have grown around the Metro- ing into the-background of the politan's new star, Helen Jep Jewish people and their prob- son, who sings here Monday ems. He brought them up into night on the student entertain- the 19th century where he said ment series she appears to have that the world had had its golden a presence of mind that sur- age of civiliation. The rabbi said mounts unexpected obstacles, that the leaders of that era of One of her formulas aonears democratic nationalism insisted to be the are of telling the exact upon maintaining the dignity of truth. minority groups, and that it is cOD3 only on such a basis that demo- Migs Jepson loyes a cracy can hope to survive. PQv vt lf QQf n r - -1 J Tar Heels. Coach Eddie Cameron will 1 Alir 3 171 J 3 i. birth "Lea- toward posts, Podger and vin's," by Janie Britt, is the second pro duction and is di rected by Jose phine Niggli. The lighting will Cheek at the guards and Herrick at center. (Continued on page three) Rally Planned By Democrats be done by March 4 Set As Date For Evelyn Snider with the setting UllUier Jf arty 1 (Continued on last page) Opera Singer Possesses Unusual Presence Of Mind cipal Review and editorial con sultant to Public Management. Although this forum has been arranged primarily for students of economics, government and electrical engineering, the gen eral public is invited to attend. Going To Harvard? "the entire railroad covered with water track was from the Wabash river. When looked it seemed that instead of riding on a train I was on a ship at sea. "I was talking to the conduc tor as we rode along," said Bul lins, "when he suddenly pointed to a distant house, surrounded by seven feet of water, saying John C. Baker of the Harvard that it was his home. graduate school of business ad- Bullins, first vice-president of ministration will be in Dean Car- the North Carolina Methodist roll's office in Bingham hall student conference, was on his March 5 to interview students way to attend a meeting of the contemplating an education at conference executives when he Harvard. was caught in the flood area. Helen Jepson, Who Sings Here Monday, Believes in Always Telling the Truth The Democrats of Orange county will stage & rally here March 4 centered around a din ner dance in the Carolina inn and later in the evening will lis ten to a radio speech by Presi dent Roosevelt. Judge Phipps of Chapel Hill, estimated that approximately 100 people will attend the dinner Rabbi Israel closed his ad- ing she was driving dress by saying, "We can pay Ym, , nrl with the Jewish debt to America by and accompanist on role. Jewish courage which has be come synonymous with Ameri can courage." Following the speaker's ad dress an open discussion of prob lems confronting the Jewish peo ple was held. into New her coach an opera "Hey, there." yelled a traffic cop as he drew . alongside her car. "Good morning. Fine weather, isn't it?" she retorted amiably. "Yes, and a fine speed, too," Beust To New Orleans he.XFu,mb.led: . ., . , . uniy lorty-two mues, iook .at Miss Nora Beust of the school the speedometer," she answered of library science is spending calmly. the week in New Orleans where Looking surprised that she she is attending the meeting of had not begun a furious argu- the National Educational assoc- ment she was handed a ticket, iation. the cop saying glumly, "I hope you won't drive this road that fast again." "I won't," she retorted, "if you will stand in front of the party and announced that one and the car sped off down the be engaged play for the even. nignway wnne me cop scrarcnea Costiimes I Plans On another occasion sno hA committee in charge of a hastv caU to sin? the title role Preparations for the event have of "Thais," with the Montreal not as ?et completed plans for Onera conraanv. as the schedul- the evening but Judge Phipps, pA sinirer wa siclr. Sho bad no chairman of the committee, ex- costumps for the nart. and for Psed the belief that the local the first acts they were literally ralIy & we" attended be- QPWPd orf Tier . puse it is me omy raiiy m inis All went well, until the final county. onf TOv,n TT,oia riioc i T?nr-1 The committee working with that Pne Rbe wnrp th cnatnmP. PhlPPS 13 Composed Of W. of the regular singer. It fitted F mpson, C. T. Durban E. bpr all nVbt promt for Ipnob A" onum, lrry iiynn, ana an a hp i in hpri HnrW the A- Nathan, all of Chapel Hill, whole scene it was not thought an?Graham'.?;.?r; thpf tv,. ana r aflQ v. oawyer oi imisDoro. A. UiiAWA ViiVV IIVU4U fcW liw I ; . ' Freshman Smoker But vociferous curtain calls The annual Freshman class came at the opera's end. A nun smoker will be held tomorrow could not appear before the cur tain in a dress that reached only to her knees. Miss Jepson did some quick thinking. "Raise the curtain," she ordered. Sitting up in bed, she made sidewise bows to her enthusiastic audience. night in Swain hall at 8 o'clock, it was announced today. Fresh men should obtain passes for the occasion in the lobby of the "Y" today during chapel period, and between 12 and one o'clock this afternoon.