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leel Y7EATHER: W Generally Fair and ;; Cooler Today THE ONLY COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOUTH yOLUME XLVI ropHTm TfTFTAPtr tttt t n Wmtv nnTYrmm , ,T " - . nArkJa JJlixL, N. Ct - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1937 euswks rao 4m ' NUMBER 7 1 - - ' ' " : . 1- I 1 1 , v I 4 -ft 5 r if ? it 1; I: World News By Frank Holeman LEGIONNAIRES ELECT DANIEL DOHERTY CHIEF New t York, Sept. 23. The lAmerican Legion today elected a 43-year-old-ex-sailor its new national commander. His name is Daniel J. Doherty, of Woburn, Mass. . Doherty served with the navy ior seventeen months in the Vorld war. Other business was attended to as the gala convention neared its endl The national defense program report calling for a 5 standing army of 180,000, a navy - second to none, and the contin uation of reserve officers' train ing camps, was adopted by ac clamation. TA 1 1 il t in - it was Denevea tnat tne ex service men will take no official stand on the supreme court is sue or on labor's family strug- gle. " Many of the Legionnaires , have already left ther city for their homes. ROOSEVELT TRAIN MOVES ACROSS PRAIRIES - . Chicago, Sept. 23. President Roosevelt's ten car train bound for Seattle and points west came into Chicago this morning at 10:25. No stops except for switching are to be made until the special reaches Cheyenne. There the President is to speak from the rear platform. Cheyenne is the home of Senator O'Mahoney, a Democrat who opposed Mr. Roosevelt s su preme court reform jplan. AMERICANS MAY BE UNDER JAPANESE FIRE Peiping, Sept. 23. Five American citizens may be in the city of Paotingfu which the Japanese have been bombing continually, it was revealed to day. Meanwhile, announcements of farther Japanese advances into the Chinese lines continued from Japanese authorities. The village of Kuochuang is said to have fallen before tjiem and the defense forced back within 80 miles of Peiping. RUSSIANS VANISH IN FRENCH CAPITAL Paris, Sept. 23. Two high of ficials in the "White Army" of Russia were said today to have disappeared in this city. They were General Eugene de Miller, leader of the "Army," and a subordinate. , All frontier police were order ed to maintain awatch for the two men, who may have been kidnapped for political reasons. BERLIN WAITS FOR MUSSOLINI'S VISIT ! Berlin' Sept. 23. The' Ger-1 man capital was preparing today to receive Italy's premier Muss olini next Monday, when H Duce visits Chancellor Adolph Hitler. Mussolini will be welcomed to the country - in Munich Satur day, but the most impressive ceremonies will take place in the capital. v "STATE DEPARTMENT AWAITS JAPAN'S REPLY Washington, Sept. 23. Diplo matic circles today were waiting for Japan's reply to the sharp note which the state department sent to Tokyo in protest of the bombing of Nanking. The note condemned the gen eral attack on the city in which (Continued on page two) Ivey Will Sell Any Articles In Swap Shop Won't Be Responsible For Objects Of Large Size Additional plans for the Gra ham Memorial "Swan Shm" were revealed by Director Pete Ivey yesterday, including an an nouncement that the articles may be left at his of f ice, provid ing they are not too cumbersome for storage there. The manage ment will not be responsible for old automobiles,- mules or tri motored airplanes stored at the bartering center, he said. The service, free to all, is to begin immediately. Anything that is on the "for sale" block may be carried to the student union building, Ivey said, and if it is some small item such as a fountain pen, typewriter or Phi Beta key it may be stored in his office, otherwise a description of the article will be posted on a bulletin board in his office. If the service grows too large" for the narrow confines of Ivey's office, plans have already been made for expansion; The small lounge adjacent to the di rector's office will be used as the mutual exchange center as the swap shop grows. "The idea is to have a trade (Continued on page two) Bureau Sponsors Play Competition Initial Award Of $500 Will Be Made; Additional Reward , The second play competition of the bureau of new plays for college students and recent graduates will open this year October 1, close December 15, and announcements of awards will be made not later than March 15. Awards of $500 will again be made to the authors of the six best plays submitted in the com petition At the. discretion of the bureau of new plays, and on the basis of future promise and financial need, these awards may be increased to scholarship awards of $1,250 or to fellow ship awards of from $1,500 to $2,500. - More awards may be granted if the material justifies it or, if in the opinion of the judges, the material submitted does not jus tify the full quota of awards, the bureau reserves tHe right to grant only as many as they rec ommend. The recipients of such schol arships or fellowship awards will be expected to submit at least two plays within the year's tenure of the scholarship or fel lowship or within six months thereafter, and in case of pro duction of one or both of such plays, part of the scholarship or fellowship awards shall be con sidered as advance on royalties to be returned to the Bureau of - 5- Iew Plays, 1270 Sixth avenue,. New York, for the maintenance of awards. Mangum Officers Carl Phillips, a sophomore from Asheboro, N. C, was elect ed vice president of Mangum dormitory in its annual election held last Wednesday. Floor councilors chosen were: E, G. Forrest, Mack ; Johnson, Martin Harmon, and Bill Read ling. -'v'. ..;:yY Sam Southerland was made athletic manager. ' 1 : I - ! j : Ambassador ih v V William E. Dodd. United States Ambassador to Germany, and native, of North Carolina, who will speak here Monday evening under the auspices of the Carolina Political Union. Art Museum Opens Sunday Photographs, Facsimiles Are In Exhibit Person Hall art gallery, the art museum of the University which opened last January as a part of the art department, gives evidence of its growth with the opening on Sunday, September ; 26, of exhibits of 1937 art acquisitions. At the opening of, the mu seum, only one painting had been acquired, "Moonlight," by Frederick J. Waugh, given by Mrs. Katherine Pendleton Ar rington of Warrenton, N. C, who- had also - been - largely re sponsible for the remodeling of Person hall into the present mu seum. The new acquisitions are 'in three groups : ohotoerraDhs of early North Carolina architec- (Continued on page two) Shop Instruction - Course Announced Class Will Be Restricted Because Of Space, Equipment Nestore DiCostanzo, techni cian in the physics department, will conduct a course of shop in struction this fall, it was an nounced yesterday. The course, the first of its kind in the department, is infor mal, and no credit will be given for the work done. It will be re stricted for reasons of space and equipment to student assistants in physics, NYA students work ing in the shop, and a few other men who can show a valid need for such 1 instruction. The group will meet at 4:15 on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays through the quarter. Griffin Explains Convenience Of Central Records Office Soph Executives Want Ballot Boxes Group Makes No Decision Dance Date, Orchestra On The sophomore executive and dance committees met jointly last night - to discuss the class hop. No definite announcements were made on either the date or the orchestra. The executive committee vot ed unanimously in favor of bal lot boxes in the dormitories for student elections. If a member is absent .from two meetings, he will be . drop ped from the body, it was decided. House Talks On College Flash, Dope Dean Explains Slang He Used When Student Comparing the quick witted student who "takes off some where in a hurry," with the ex tremely dull one, "who can't wake up enough to iearn the 'Big Apple' or the 'Suzie Q" Dean R. & House yesterday morning spoke to the freshman class in chapel. The title of the dean of ad ministration's talk was "The College Flash and the College Dope." ; Dean House, in going .from the one extreme of the "college flash" to the other of the "col lege dope," mentioned the types of students to be found in our modern colleges. He better illus trated his groups by using slang terms he had saved over from his school days here at Caro lina, said "slang denotes inter est." "A shark," Dean House said, was one who could put some thing over on a prof." This form of achievement was known as blinding" and it was a smart student who could tell of blind ing a prof, while on the other hand there was little to brae: (Continued on last page) v Geologists Have Busy Summer Professor. Huddle -Heads Party Of Workers In Appalachian The professors of the depart ment of geology had a very busy summer along the lines of their chosen work. Professor -John W. Huddle had charge of a field party working on structure and stra tigraphy in the central Appa lachian area. Prof. Irwin had charge of the geological investigation at the Coulee Dam site in the state of Washington. Prof. Burling car ried on geophysical work in the mid-ontinent oil fields. Prof. G. R. MacCarthy, who is on leave for the coming year, began an investigation of the underground waters of north ern Florida. He plans later to sail for the Hawaiian Islands to investigate the underground wa ter resources of some of the islands. Prof. S. T. Emory has been making a geographical study of the bright tobacco belt. Prof. F. C. Erickson taught at Hunter college and later worked on a (Continued on page two) Information Files Now Supplanting ' Old - System Use Visible Type ' By Ralph Miller The new Central Records of fice, heretofore brain-teaser and problem-raiser to University students,, was explained and demonstrated yesterday morn ing by Mr. I. C." Griffin, director of the office, as a method for taking most of . the headaches and labor out of keeping the complete record of each student. Mr. Griffin explained that the new system of filing will, in the (Continued on last page) No Pay For Men Invited CPU Men Want Mann There were several very lonely gentlemen wander ing around in Graham Me morial last night. They were the obedient few dor mitory officials who, in ac cordance with the dictates of Interdormitory Council President Tom Mann, came in search of a scheduled meeting. Somehow or other the council did not convene and the newly elected councilors left without being coun cilled. A few probably are still looking for President Mann, wondering what it was all about. Johnny Johnson Will Be Opener For Playmakers Performance Will Be First One Given By Amateurs; Play Now On Road Howard Bailey, business man ager of the Playmakers announc ed yesterday that" the try-outs for "Johnny Johnson," Paul Green's anti-war play and the opener on the Playmakers pro gram, will be held Monday in the Playmakers Theater at 4 and 7 p. m. , The try-outs for "Johnny Johnson" mark the beginning of what promises to be the most ambitious season the Playmak ers have attempted thus far. The script of "Johnny John son , which was first produced on Broadway last winter under the wing of the'Group Theatre, the wing of the Group Theater. eral Theater which has produc ed it m many of the key-cities of the United States. The Play makers production of this drama will be its first non-profession al showing. All prospective actors and actresses are cordially invited to attend these try-outs on Mon day. There are 58 speaking roles to.be assigned and 100 parts in all. Jente Announces Staff Additions Moss, Thompson Will Serve As Student Assistants Dr. Jente, who has succeeded Dr. A. E. Zucker as head of the German department, announced yesterday the following addi tions, to. his staff: Lawrence Thompson has been appointed as a student assistant to replace Mr. Backenstoss, who is continuing his studies at the University of Indiana; Thomp son is a graduate Of this Uni versity and holds a master of arts degree from the University of Chicago. Another recent appointment is that of Mr. Beverly Moss, who will also serve as a 'student as- sistant. Mr. Moss received his B. A. degree at the University of Missouri and his master's de gree at Chapel Hill. Infirmary Students confined in the in firmary yesterday were: E. K. Britt, J. R. Gove, L. B. Baron, S. C. Fleming, Fred Height, R. B. Fitzgerald, N. A. Bergs, Ruth Hill, Reddy Grubbs, and R. G. Crystal. Money To Be Saved For Other Events On Campus Dodd To Speak The darolina Political union, in a hurried session, yesterday passed a resolution adhering to a previous policy of not financ ing speakers brought to the University by the union. Alex Heard, chairman, said the decision rendered by the members will play a large part in helping finance other politi cal events, which are carried on throughout the year. Several other important mat ters were also under considera tion. William E. Dodd, United States Ambassador to Germany, who is to speak here Monday night, notified Heard that his topic will be "Dangers to Mod ern Civilization, Mainly from Economic Malpractice and Po litical Misunderstanding." Banquet A banquet, which only mem bers and a few friends are al lowed to atend, will be given in honor of the Ambassador. It is expected to start shortly after his address. With preparation already under way, the banquet is ex pected to be one of the most ambitious ever held here. Names of prominent people, who accepted invitations as guest of the union, are Congress man B. Umstead; Mrs. J. B. (Continued on page two) Pep Meeting Again Tonight Old Well To Be Scene Of Second Rally For Game The campus between South building and the Well will be the scene of tonight's pep meeting in preparation for the game with the Gamecocks of South Carolina tomorrow. At 7 :30 the ringing of South bell and the playing of the University band will call the students together. Head Cheerleader Glenn Da vis will be in charge of the meeting, and has arranged for three speakers of the evening: George Barclay, the only Caro lina Ail-American, and Ray Howe, Tar Heel sports editor, are to be two of the orators. The third will be selected some time today. Songs and cheering will com plete the meeting which Davis said would not last over half an hour. Band Members Old band members are re-' quested by Director Earl Slocum to please avail themselves of their band uniforms at the ear liest possible convenience. There will be a marching re hearsal this afternoon, 5 o'clock, at the coed intramural field, north of the new gymnasium. Yackety Yack All those students who wish to join the photography staff of the Yackety Yack have been asked to attend a prospective photographers' meeting at the Yackety Yack office in Graham Memorial this afternoon. The meeting has been called for 3:30. 0