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2L A (L- T irx EATHER: THE ONLY COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOUTH Fair, Somewhat 'Warmer VOLUME XLV EstTouAi, man 4351 CHAPEL HILL, N. 0, SUNDAY, MAY 16, 1937. Kara recaa 4ist NUMBER 170 vv WigneyMasque leaders orm Puture Policies New Constitution Might Receive Member's OK This Week The present members of the Wigue and ;MasqUe executive committee, Bill Cole, Tim El liot, Harry Bartlett, Fred Tun ick, Dave Lieberman, and Carl Fistel.met in Graham Memorial . yesterday ana drew up a new constitution and panel for fu- .ture policies which will be pre sented to the members of the or ganization for approval later this week. Membership to the Wigue and IMasque club will be limited to Jl n a xnose persons wno tooK an ac .tive part in the last production -and who present a written appli cation for membership to Fred Tunick, 102 Everett dormitory, before mid-night May 17. Executive Board The club will be governed by an executive board consisting of of a president, a secretary-treas urer, 4 members of the execu tive board, and .an ex-officio member of the board. This board will dictate the policies of the club and will choose the di- (Continued on last page) Phi To Elect New Officers Martin, Dudley Figure In Fight To Win Phi Assemblymen will meet in New East at 7:15 Tuesday might to elect officers for the coming year, an action which, .according to Frank McGlinn, prominent Phi leader,, promises more fireworks than ever be fore. Two factions, one backing Xeighton Dudley, Maine Repub licanand the other pushing Drew Martin, Phi floor debater, .seem to control the limelight in the fight for speaker, v Political Circles According to Phi Assembly members in touch with the or . jjanization's : political circles, Dudley, if elected, will continue the assembly's work along the .same lines as in the past. If Martin is elected many feel that jstartliner innovations will take place in Phi procedure. Other officers to1 be elected Tuesday are speaker pro tern, secretary, treasurer, representa tive to the debate council, chair man and members of the ways .and means committee. Leagues To Hear Economist Speak Dr. Zimmermann To Address Foreign League Members Dr. W. E. Zimmermann, econo mics professor, will speak Thursday night at 8 o'clock be fore a point meeting of fhe For- eigtn Policy league and the Leacrue of Nations association to be held in the small lounge of Graham Memorial. Dr: Zimmermann will discuss various aspects of international relations in connection with his work as a member of the Ameri can Coordinating committee for International studies. This nTnmittGft is a branch of the league of Nations, and Dr. Zim merman "has been serving" on it since its founding in 1935. Seniors To Get Invitations In "Y" During Week J Starting tomorrow and con inuing through Wednesday, the 1937 commencement invitations will be giveil out to the seniors in the League of Nations "room at the Y. M. C. A. The hours that the invitations will be distributed tomorrow will be from 10:30 to 1 o'clock and 2 to 5 o'clock. On Tuesday the time will be from 10:30 'to 11 and 2 to 3. The time on Wed nesday will be the same as that tomorrow. Alphabetical Order Distribution on Monday will commence with the names from A through H. On Tuesday, I through P, and Wednesday, Q through Z. WomenForce From Homes Women Rule Campus For First Time In 143 Years Of Male Dominance Shifted around from pillar to post, the residents of Old West spent worried hours yesterday trying to find refuge for them selves while their ladies took over the men's dormitory. Some of the students could not see their way clear to vacat ing in favor of the fair visitors, and secured special permission from the authorities to remain in their own quarters in jthe North section of the building; There is no internal connection between the different entries of the dormitory. Officially the disposessed students took up residence in the basement of Steele, but in real ity not many were rugged (Continued on last page) Blue Ridge Talks To Attract Large UNC Delegation Ten Southeastern Colleges To Send Delegates To Confer ence Starting June 8 The Carolina delegation, for Blue Ridge . siudent conference bids fair to surpass the usual high record for size and quality and should easily be able to match intellectual arms with the others gathered there from 150 colleges of the ten southeastern (Continued on last page) Sing Program For Music Levitch Plans Program Of En tertainment With Guest Stars And Music Next to the last of the Lev-itch-Graham Memorial Commu nity Sings of the school .year will be held in Hill hall at 8 o'clock tonight, featuring Nancy Smith at the organ. Dean House and C. M. Ander son of the commerce department have developed a little number featuring the harmonica, jews harp and bazooka that is expect ed to roll the audience in the aisles. Anderson is second to no American artist on the ba zooka with the possible excep tion'of the instruments inventor, Bob Burns, of radio and movie fame. Jimmie Applewhite, capable crooner, will render several Old Westers andBoys Award! In test Here Scholarship 'Awarded To William Elkins In i "News" Contest ! William Elkins, a senior of the Richard Montgomery High school of Rockville, McL, was last night awarded a scholar ship at the University as the winner in an unusual contest sponsored by the Washington Daily News. This contest has been taking place for "the past seven months under the sponsorshiD of Mrs. Louise P. Engle, Director of the Daily News scholarship compe- ntion. ine contestants were high school seniors in the Wash ington area, and each was re quired to take various tests on current events of national and international interest. Free Trip Out of the thousands of boys and girls entering the contest in uctooer, tnose passing a semifinal- examination given by the Daily News were given a free trip to the college of their choice, where they took a final exami nation to determine the winner of the scholarship at that school. The colleges at which scholar- (Contvnued on last page) Student Dies Friday Night O. J. Fenegan Succumbs To Heart Attack . Oscar James Fenegan, senior in the University, died Friday night of heart attack at the home of R. B. Fitch where he roomed. Fenegan, a major in French, attended the French play on Fri day evening and to all appear ances was m periect neaitn though he is said to have suf fered in the past from heart trouble. Awakened In Night His roommate, Marcellus Pope, was awakened during the night by Fenegan. Upon dis covering that he was sick, Pope called a doctor but the boy was dead upon the doctor's arrival. A native of Laurinburg, Fen egan was a transfer student from Presbyterian college in South Carolina. He was an honor student here and was planning on returning next year to do graduate work in French. Scheduled Hall Tonight songs accompanied by Margie Usher. Geddie Monroe, hit star of the recent "Say the Word" produc tion will render the sad ballad of "Hector the Cadaver Dissec tor." He will be aided and abetted in his work by several stooges from the medical school. Mrs. A. C. Burnham and John E. Toms will furnish a note of culture to the entertainment. Mrs. Burnham is a resident of Chapel Hill, and is well known in local music, circles for her skill on the violin. Mr. Toms is a singer of some note, and is connected with the Music de partment. The group singing will range c ' , ((Hi T 4- irom songs suui as outr uusi and "Stormy Weather" to "Sweet Adeline" and "Hush the Sound". Maryl Takes President J '---.-:s.-j.rs.:s..:-.-:-:.L.:-s-----.-:-' :::? " - . is sj. Si't v; - -, vnA William B. Aycock, University graduate student, who was re cently elected president of the Southern Federation of College Students and Press Representa tives at the close of its 16th an nual convention in New Orleans. McNair Series Tomorrow To BringThomas Dartmouth Prof Will Deliver Lectures On Philosophy Using as his general theme, "Spirit, Its Freedom and Pow er." Dr. George F. Thomas of Dartmouth college will give the first of his three lectures on the McNair. series tomorrow night at 8:30 in Hill Music hall. The other two lectures will be deliv ered by Dr. Thomas at the same time and place on Tuesday and Wednesday. With a B. A. degree in the ology from Oxford and princi pally interested in the history of philosophy and philosophy of (Continued on last page) Plans For Annual Made Yesterday Women Leaders Select May Day As Tentative Date For Future Affair Forty alumnae of the Univer sity and a group of women lead ers on the campus at a luncheon in Graham memorial yesterday, sponsored by Alpha Kappa Gamma made plans for an an nual alumnae home-coming day each year at the time of the May Day festival. Mrs. R. O. Everett of Dur ham, presided at the luncheon and welcomed the visitors, re calling the names of the first women students who entered the University forty years ago. Ruth Crowell played a piano so lo, and Jane Ross then spoke for Alpha Kappa G&mma, welcom ing the alumnae, and presenting the background of the day's plans. Speecnes iNancy JNesDit spoKe on wo men's activities on the campus and again welcomed the. visitors for the Woman's association. Mrs. Marvin H. Stacy presented the plans for the new woman's building. Dean House discuss ed the problem of women on' the campus and the University's re lation to them. During the discussion period that followed the alumnae deci ded to make May Day the date of the mutual convening in Chapel Hill. Alumnae Meeting Scholastic Honor Roll lists Total Of 348 Undergraduates As HavingMet Requirements Big Crowd Sees Eliza Rose Made I Queen Yesterday Alpha Kappa Gamma Entertains Crowd Of 1200, Dogs At : May Day A crowd of about 1200 people and two small dogs sat yester day afternoon in the Arboretum to watch the second annual May Day celebration sponsored by Alpha Kappa Gamma. As the first notes of Stravin sky's "Sacre du Printemps" beat across the Arboretum the pa geant began with the entrance of the torchbearer, Mary Lind- sey, bearing a bowl of smoking incense. Dances Jty the . two high priestesses, Mary Hayns worth and Janie Britt, and the spring-god, danced by Christine Maynard, followed by an ensem ble of the Hay court formed the body of the dance-drama. "A group of young girls, faculty children, escorted the court. . The bright costumes of the May court with their swirling capes formed a picturesque group against the green of the " (Continued on lost page) Di To Elect New Officers Probable Nominations Given By Kendrick On Tuesday night at 7:15 in New West, the Di Senators will dispose . of all regular business and devote the time to the elect ing of officers for the coming year. Probable candidates for the president pro-tem were an nounced yesterday by John Ken drick. The juniors, who in all likelihood will be nominated, include Alex Heard, Newton Craig, John McRae, John Eddie man, Margaret Evans, David Kerley and John Ramsay. Heard is now treasurer for the Di, and Craig is critic. Remaining Offices Underclassmen who will be eligible for the remaining, offi ces consist of John Busby, Frank Holman, and David How ard. The other offices are sec retary, treasurer, critic, and sergeant-at-arms. Kendrick explained that the above list of , possible candidates were not official - nominations "Any eligible member may be nominated at the meeting, and speeches may . be given by sena tors wishing to exploit the qual ifications of their particular of fice-seeker," he said. Ruger Makes Plans To Form Rifle Club r r Students, Faculty Invited To Or ganization Meeting Tomorrow Bill Ruger, organizer of the proposed University rifle club yesterday that all students and faculty members interested in the sport of small-bore shooting should attend a meeting' to be held in the lounge of Graham Memorial tomorrow afternoon at 5:30. ine group nas already in spected a number of sites in the vicinity of Chapel Hill for the rvr m purpose of selecting a suitable ranged Junior Class In Lead With 111 Places; Seniors Second A. B. School Leads A total of 348 students made the scholastic 'honor roll at the University last quarter, last quarter, according to a report released today by Dr. G. K. G. Henry, assistant registrar. The Junior class lead the oth ers with a total of 111; seniors, 98 ; sophomores, 56 ; and fresh men, 83. Among the schools, the general college's 134; commerce, 23; engineering, 16; and phar macy, 13. Requirements The honor roll requirements are an average grade of B (90 95) on all courses. Twenty three of the 348 made the per fect grade of A (95-100) in all courses. They were Helen Howland Allen, O. H. Borum, Ernest Craige, R. W. Crutchfield, J. S. Francis, R. F. Furchott, G. A. Heard, Lawrence E. Hinkle, R. K. Porton, M. B. Kalkstein, J. E. McLeod, J. S. McNeill, Jr., C P. Nicholson, Seymore Put- terman, J. McN. Smith, D. L. Stallings, C. J. Starnes, Mary Esther Stevenson, F. H. Wake- ly, D. G. Wetherbee, D. P. Whit ley, Jr., John Wiley, and J. E. Williams. Tar Heel List " North Carolina students mak ing the honor role were: Ashe ville: J. R. Chiles, J. R. Lawing, J. F. Lawrence, J. P. Parker, Graham Ponder, Helen Eliz abeth Pritchard, Mary Lillian Speck, C. J. Starnes. Greensboro: O. H. Borum, J. (Continued on last page) Concert Pianist To Give Program In Union Today Arnold Dann Of Biltmore To Play In Graham Memorial At 5 O'clock Arnold Dann, prominent con-; cert pianist and organist of Bilt more, will play at the regular Sunday afternoon concert in Graham - Memorial lounge this afternoon at 5 o'clock. The pro gram is scheduled at that hour in order not to interfere with the band concert at 4 o'clock. Mr. Dann was born in Eng land and studied at the Royal Conservatorium of Music in Leipsic among other places Since coming to the United States five years ago, his activ ities have become very widely known through his extended tours and recitals in all sections of the country. The services of Mr. Dann were secured through Mr. George Stevens, president of the' Alumni association. The con cert is being given by Graham Memorial in collaboration with the University music depart ment. 1 z - , The program will include six piano selections of Chopin. Those Confined . . . Those confined to the Univer sity infirmary yesterday includ ed T. D. Spivey, N. A. Bergs, T. M. Hines, Leo Lorek, N. E. Ross, Frances Roughton, E. C. Boden-, himer, H. R. Nigrelli and Dr. Kenneth Wood.
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