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Wtl VOLUME XLV Nobel Winner I Harold Urey fleiOnisit Heavy Hydrogen Seeker Working With Ruark On New Book Dr. Harold Clayton Urey, pro- lessor at Columbia university ana. JNODel prize winner, is now, in Chapel Hill to prepare with Dr. A. E. Ruark, head of the physics department, " a revised edition of their book, " ''Atoms, Molecules, and Quanta' The Nobel prize was awarded to Dr. Urey in 1934 for his dis covery of "heavy water." He is the discoverer of the hydrogen atom of atomic weight 2. Working On Carbon Dr. Urey has just developed an apparatus which will separate the isotopes of carbon and other jint elements, mis process separates the light atoms from the heavy ones. The separated ratoms can then be used in chemi cal and : bio-chemical experi ments. ; . , -V : ; A half year's leave was grant ed Dr. Urey by Columbia in or der that he and Dr. Ruark might make the revised edition of their book. " . : ' - A. Sklarevski Plays Today Student Union Sponsors Russian 'Pianist Alexander Sklarevski, interna tionally known Russian pianist, will play in Graham Memorial this afternoon at 5 o'clock. It is one of the regular series of Sunday afternoon concerts spon sored by the student union. 'Sklarevski is known for his interpretations of the music of the piano composer, Chopin. He is a member of the Peabody 'Conservatory of Music in Balti more. Mrs. McCall Responsible Mrs. Fred B. McCall of Chapel Hill, is a former student of Sklarevski, and sjie was respon sible for Graham Memorial's be ing able to get the pianist to come to Chapel Hill. .Sklarevski was born in south Russia, studied at the Imperial conservatory of Music in Petro- :grad and also the University of "Petrograd. He also took supple mentary courses in Berlin. He nas played in the Orient, in Eu rope and in the United States and Canada. Griffin Calls For Job Applications 'Socony-Vacuum to , Interview Seniors on Foreign Service I. C. Griffin, Jr., director of the vocational guidance bureau, announced yesterday that next week he will receive applications from seniors who are interested in securing work with the for eign service division of Socony yacuum Oil company. y A representative of the com pany will interview applicants Wednesday in Griffin's office, 205 South building. Graduates given jobs with Socony-Vacuum will be given a training course in New York cjty, and, if successful, are as signed to positions abroad, rang ing from office work and sales management to work of organi zation and development. EDITORIAL PHOKK 4JS1 Sherwood Eddy Sherwood Eddy, for 50 years an international "Y". worker will speak in Memorial hall at 8:30 Tuesday night on the sub ject of his most recent interest, khare-Croppers." Eddy Speaks "Share-Croppers" To Be Subject Of Talk Among the many books writ ten by Sherwood Eddy, interna tional "Y" worker who will speak on "Share-Croppers" in Memorial hall Tuesday night, are "The New Era in Asia," "Every body's World," "Facing the Cri sis," "The Challenge of Rus sia," and "Russia Today." Study Group Tours Eddy's writings are based on his-50 years- of experience as a travelling international secre tary for the Y. M. C. A. Recent ly he has conducted study group tours to various parts of . the worjd, particularly troubled ones. His talk Tuesday night will be based on his experiment with a 1,500 acre farm in the Miss issippi delta where he is now farming with the aid of tenant farmers. " " His appearance is sponsored by the campus "Y" and is open to the general public. It will be gin at 8:30 p. m. BagbyTo Address Freshman Council ----- -- Psychologist Will Give Talk on "The Science of Christ" Dr. English Bagby, psychol ogy professor, will give his an nual talk to the Freshman Friendship council tomorrow night at 7:15 on "The Science of Christ" in the Di hall. John Bonner, president of the council, urges that all attend. ' All members are also remind ed of the council's weiner roast this afternoon at 4 o'clock and to be at the "Y" with their 25 ceiits. Phi Assembly Meeting The Phi Assembly will dis cuss two bills of local interest at its regular meeting Tuesday night at 7 :15 in New East. The first of these, which was held over from last week is, Re solved, That the Phi oppose any moye made to restrict student ownership and keeping of cars in Chapel Hill. v An outcome of the Daily Tar Heel's recent move to elect its own editor, the assembly will discuss the bill, Resolved, That the Phi approve election of all publications editors' by the staffs. . i J jr. ..- -- .-.-.- HereTuesday CHAPEL HILL, N. C SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1937 1 rCHTT . . I : ' " tru contacts Ty dings For Here Democrat Senator Plans To Make Speech Here Wednesday i senator Millard E. Tvdine-s. i (JJem. Maryland), coming south : - " to attend the State-wide Demo cratic Victory dinner in Raleirii. Will visit Chapel Hill Wednes day morning at 10:30, C. P. U. head Frank McGlinn had defi nite confirmation yesterday. He will address, at that time, the student body, in Memorial hall" under the sponsorship ' of the Carolina .Political union. Preceding the ; dinner in the Virginia -Dare ball room in the Sir Walter Hotel, Senator. Tyd ings will be accompanied ; to Chapel Hill by Mrs. Tydimrs. Gov. and Mrs. Clyde Hoey, May or and Mrs. George Iseley; of Raleigh, Judge and Mrs. A.; D. Folger, national committeeman from North Carolina, and Sena tor Josiah Bailey. ', Current Issue ; Senator Tydings has been asked to speak on the President's recent proposal for judicial re form in the United States su preme court, which proposal Ty dings has been consistently against. Tydings was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1916-17 and was Speaker from 1920 through 1922. He was elect ed to the state senate in 1922 and was later, elected to the 68th and 69th Congresses and in 1926 was elected to the United States Senate. He was reelected in 1932. At present he is a member of (Continued on lout page) 4 Poetic Drama WillBe Read Mrs. Holmes To Read Play Tonight, 8:30 , Anew poetic dramatization of the Medea legend, "The Wing less Victory," by Maxwell An derson will be read by Mrs. Ur ban T. Holmes this evening at 8:30 in the Playmaker theater as one of the Playmakers' regu lar Sunday evening play-read- mgs. Instead of Greece, Mr. Ander son has laid his scene in a New England seaport of a century ago. Nathaniel McQuestion, a roving sea-captain is the Jason of the modern version, and his ship, "The Wingless , Victory," is the golden fleece he brings back from the Celebes. Oparre, the Oriental princess whom McQuestion brings back as his wife is the modern Medea, a woman of primitive hates and loves. Katherine Cornell is how playing this role on Broadway. Mrs. Holmes has read many plays at the Playmakers' read ings in the past, her most recent being "Ethan Frome," read last quarter. Di Senate Meeting Tuesday night the Di Senate at their meeting in New West will again have Dr. W. S. Jen kins of the University political science department as guest speaker. The senators will dis cuss the supreme court bill, open ed for them last week by Dr. Jenkins. This week he will at- tempt to help the members in the discussion and answer any questions they might wish to ask. Address Sings Tomorrow ' - ' i : :-::x:: ::x-::-: ? . ' f v v:-:-:-:-x-:.:.:. ......;:-:i.:.:.-.-.-.v.-.-?.:-:.:. t mm , Miss Helen Jepson, opera, concert, radio, and movie star, who will sing in Memorial hall tomorrow night at 8:30 under the auspices of the student en tertainment. Ballots Give FDR 29 Edge Count Is 265 To 236 In Early Returns Grand total results from the Carolina Poiitiaajl union's poll on Roosevelt's judicial proposal so far yield 265 in favor of the plan and 236 against with 43 undecided, according to a report made yesterday' by Frank Mc Glinn, president of the C. P. U. in charge of the polling. Students voted 227 for the proposal and 213 against with 39 undecided faculty members voted 24 in favor and" 9 against with 2 indecisions. Village Vote Of the votes cast by towns people, 15 voted in favor of the plan and 14 against with 10 un decided. Of the group voting against the proposal, 142 were support ers of President Roosevelt. The plan to have classes begin at 8 o'clock received 127 votes while that to have classes con tinued at 8:30 received 407 votes. The polls will be open in the "Y" on Monday and also at the concert in Memorial hall Mon day. All who have not cast -theri vote are urged to do so. New Exhibit ns Russell Smith's Work To Be Displayed Coming here after favorable reviews in. the "Washington Star," an exhibit of the water- colors of Russell T. Smith will be on display this afternoon at the Person hall art museum from 2 to 5 o'clock. The exhibit will be held at the gallery until March 21. After today the gallery will be open at the regular hours. Of Russell Smith's 18 water- colors which have been on ex hibit at the Art's club in Wash ington, D. C. since February 1 there are four which have not previously been exhibited in Chapel Hill. Two of the paint ings are of scenes in Williams burg, Va. The other two are of the Virginia cost and of Wood stock, Vt. The remainder of the exhibit will contain drawings by Luis Mora and a selection of litho graphs, wood engravings, etch ings, block prints, ,and copper engravings' from the American artists group. One Today Opera Soprano In Recital Tomorrow Night Williamson To Play Group Today (Student to Give Recital at 4 O'clock in Methodist Church Bernard Williamson, A. A. G. O., and a student here, will pre sent an organ recital at the Uni versity Methodist church 'this afternoon at 4 o'clock. Williamson will open his pro gram with three selections by the first great master of the or gan, J. S. Bach, "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor," "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring," and "Trio Sonata No. 3: Andante." These numbers will be followed by Largo from 'Xerxes' " by G. F. Handel and "Choral No. 3. in A Minor," by Cesar Franck. The next section of the pro gram will include, "In Moon light" by. Ralph Kinder, and bonata No. 1," by. Felix Borow- ski. Williamson will conclude the program with "WilUV-TliP Wisp," by G.B. Nevin; "Ro mance Sans Paroles" and "Var iations De Concert," by Joseph Bonnet. Homero Seris Accepts Post In University Spanish Scholar To Be Visiting Professor Next Quarter The administration announced yesterday that Dr. Homero Se ns, noted Spanish scholar, has accepted an appointment as visiting professor for the spring quarter in the department of ro mance languages. Arrangements have been made since Dr. Seris came to Chapel Hill two weeks ago to deliver a Human Relations institute ad dress on the civil war in Spain. It is understood that he will conduct graduate seminars and lead some undergraduate class discussions in Spanish. Dr. Seris left Spain last fall to conduct a lecture series in the United States. Before the out break of the .civil -'war he was secretary of the Madrid center for historical studies, and has more recently been appointed head of its department Of biblio graphy. He was born in Granada in 1879, and received his education in Madrid, Cuenca, Barcelona, Mexico, and Havana. In 1907 he received the decree of doctor of philosophy and letters at the University, of Havana. His particular field is the study of history and biblioCTa- phies. He is a corresponding member of the Hispanic society of America, the Spanish aca demy of history, and a member of the Spanish-American aca demy of arts and sciences of Cadiz. Spruill To Address Junior-Senior Mee' General College Dean Will Talk On "Commerce" A talk by Dean C. P. Spruill, of the general college will be the high spot in the program ar ranged for the Junior-Senior "Y" cabinet tomorrow night. Dean Spruill's talk will be on "Commerce," and will be the background for another discus sion taken up by the cabinet every week. NUMBER 119 To Appear Student Series Presents Helen Jepson In Memorial Hall Sandor Will Assist Tomorrow nisrht at 8r30 in Memorial hall the student enter tainment series will present He len Jepson 'assisted by Arpad Sandor at the piano in a recital of popular, classical, and opera music. Three of the principal selec tions on the program are "Un Bel di Vedremo," from "Madam Butterfly"; "Ah, fors e lui " from "La Traviata" ; and Johann Strauss' waltz, "Tales from the Vienna Woods." , Opens with Aria Miss Jepson will open her pro gram with an aria from "Rada misto," by Handel: "Have You Seen a White Lillie Grow." Old English; and "Richard Coeur de Lion," Gretry. Another group is composed of "Nocturne," by Franck; "Nico- lette," Ravel; "La Prison," Faure; and "La Fille aux Che veux de Lin," Canal. Mr. Sandor will play tjiree preludes. and the "Etude in C Minor" by Chopin. Other numbers on the pro gram are "Hey Diddle Diddle, from Nursery Rhymes." Hugh es; "Lullaby,". Lazare Samin sky ; "Invocation;" Kramer; and a group of German lieder. Union Director Declares Chase Life Of Party Ivey Apologizes for Lack of Crumpets at jFirst Student Faculty Tea Director Pete Ivey. who spon sored, along with the Graham Memorial board of directors' the first student-faculty tea in the history of the University Fri day, declared yesterday that the success of the affair hinged upon the guest of honor, former Uni versity President Dr. Harry Woodburn Chase. Ivey apologized for the lack of English crumpets, and alibied ignorance. "We will definitely have crumpets at the next tea," he stated, "although I don't know, what they are." Soliciting a recipe will be the major prob lem of the student-faculty tea committee which will meet the. first of next week. The teas will be held at two week intervals throughout the year when it is possible, Ivey (Continued on last page) Parker Receives West Point Bid Junior to Report in Washington Tomorrow for Examination John R. Parker, University junior who was notified Friday night of his appointment to West Point, will report in Wash ington tomorrow and Tuesday for his examination. An honor student at Erskine college, Parker transferred to the University this fall. Upon the resignation of Bill Dawes, he was elected president of Ever ett dormitory. Parker received his appoint ment through Congressman Gra ham Barden, an alumnus of the University, from: the third con gressional; district of North Carolina.
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