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"WY7EATHER: 'V V Occasional Rain and Cooler Today THE ONLY COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOUTH VOLUME XLVI EDITOIIAL PHONE 4351 CHAPEL HILL, N. C FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1937 ECSIXESS PHOXE 4 if ft NUMBER 13 mm y World i News By Frank Uoleman "BLACK TO SPEAK FRIDAY TO PEOPLE Washington, Sept. 30. New supreme court justice Hugo L. IBlack may break his silence Fri day night on the Ku lOux IOan affiliation charge made against liim several days aso by a Pittsburgh newspaper. He will speak to the nation Triday evening from -9:30 to 10 o'clock. E. S. T., over a coast- -to-coast radio Tiook-np, officials 'Of the National Broadcasting company announced today. His subject Is expected to be the Klan allegations. 131ack, -who returned to the country yesterday, from a tour of England nd France, has con sistently refused to speak of the affair until now. RUSSIAN 1VIAY BE LEADING CHINESE Shanghai, Sept. 30. Japanese officials liere charged today -that the head of Russia's Far Eastern army, Marshal Vassily Galents-Bluecher, is chief stra tegist of the Chinese forces. Twice daily, they said, the Marshal calls the Soviet em bassy in Nanking by telephone from his headquarters in Si beria to receive reports and give advice on troop movements. Russian munitions and sup plies are being hauled regular ly into western China, the Japan ese declared. - At the same time, i the Soviet ambassador, Dmitri Bogomoloff, was flying to Moscow for a con ference with his superiors. ROOSEVELT VISITS WITH CANADIANS Seattle, Sept. 30. President Roosevelt made another "good will" visit to Canada today, on the destroyer Jrhelps. Me in tended to spend the day in Vic toria. B. C, returning to the United States before night. This is the president's first trip out of the country since he sailed to Buenos Aires last year for the ' inter-American peace conference. On board the Phelps with him, were Mrs. Roosevelt, their son James and his wife, and Mr. and Mrs. John Boettiger, the presi dent's son-in-law and daughter. AMUSEMENT PARK BURNS IN BALTIMORE Baltimore, Sept. 30. A huge Continued on page two) Negroes Arid The Cotton Crop V By Stuart Rabb r Standing idle today in the tin- paved streets that wind through "The Bottom" arecores of Ne groes. The good people who live in the East Carolina community of Dunn call their slum section "The Bottom." Two months ago there would have been nothing unusual in this display of idle ness. But today begins October and the cotton fields around , Dunn are still white. If the fiber isn't picked in two weeks,' the . -weather may spoil it beyond the -worth of picking. Cotton is not being picked around Dunn because the Negro pickers are striking! They are striking for minimum wages of one dollar, per hundred pounds. Farmers say they can't pay such wages. Now if the Negroes had plen (Continuea on page two) irares e m a im SILENCE PERIOD LIFTED OFFICIALLY SUNDAYAT 2:00 Council Reminds Social Fraternities Of Penalties "Period of silence" restric tions placed on the 22 social fra ternities of the University and the freshman class will be lifted Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock and the rushing season will be officially under way. Except for a temporary halt during the week-end of the N. i. u. -Carolina iootbaii game, the rushing season will be in ef fect until 12 o'clock Saturday night, October 16. Council The Interfraternity council, which controls the rushing pe- Continued on page two) : HARKINS WINS PRESIDENCY IN LAWJMCHONS Misses Reid, Johnson, Shumake Elected Co-Treasurers .Any members of the law school's first year class who are delinquent in the paying of the dues will find that "the female of the species is . more deadly than the male' as that body elected yesterday as co-treasur ers Misses Margaret Reid, Mar garet Johnson, and Elizabeth Shumake. Male students who managed to squeeze through the female landslide were H. S. Harkins, president; J. G. Johnson, vice president, and L. Williams, sec retary. Which makes it an even three couples for an impromptu party or something. Ivey Reports Ten Cars Signed Upr For NYU Jaunt Students Interested In Making Trip Should Notify Gra ham Memorial Office Ten automobiles for the trip to the N. Y. U.-Carolina foot ball game at New York October 9 have already been signed up, said Pete Ivey yesterday. Any others wishing to drive their cars to the game and anyone wishing to make the trip should notify his office at Graham Me morial as soon as possible, said Ivey, who is in charge of trans portation to the contest. He plans a pep rally at Times Square on Friday night before the game,'a rather large under- (Continued on page two) Student Council To Meet With Faculty Joint Group To Conduct Discus sion On Honor System Members of the faculty exec utive committee and the Student council' will meet this afternoon at 6 o'clock in the banquet room of Graham Memorial for an in formal discussion of the honor system and the work of the council with a view toward co operation between the two groups. Miss Nancy Nesbit, president of the. Woman's coun cil, will attend the session. TD) o CommitteeNamed To. "Have: Charge Of Senior Week President Joe Patterson Plans To Make Innovation In Tra ditional Campus Affair Joe Patterson, president of the senior class, yesterday an nounced that he had appointed a committee for the purpose of drawing up a new plan for Car olina Senior Week: Bob du Four, chairman, Nick Read, Stuart Rabb, Bill Jordan and Lytt Gardner. Each year, at the University of Tennessee, the- senior class presents , what they call the Hillside Pageant.". According to Patterson, "The entire class assembles at dusk, some late spring day, on the side of a hill near the campus. Each member carries a torch, and after a few brief talks by important alumni and campus leaders, the group forms a huge letter 'T' high up on the slope. On the crest of the hill behind them a lone bugler, silhouetted against ,the sky, blows taps.". " Ceremony ' "Nearly ten thousand people witness the ceremony each year," said Patterson. Last spring Bob du Four was sent to Knoxville to scout the "Hillside Pageant" and it is something along that same, order that Pat terson hopes his committee will decide upon. -After the committee draws tip Continued on page two) PRE-GAME RALLY PLANNEDTONIGHT Cheer Leader Davis In Charge Of Fest Tonight at 7:30 in Memorial hall Glenn Davis, the Univer sity band, and the cheer leaders will put on a pep rally heralding the N. C. State game Saturday. The song and cheer fest, last ing, one-half hour at most, will feature a host of speakers, in eluding Bob Magill, student body president; Joe Patterson, senior class president; Pete Mullis, head of the Monogram club; Albert Ellis, former presi dent of the Interdormitory coun cil, and others. In ureriner . everyone on ' the (Continued on last page) Ruark Will Speak To Physics Club Subject. Concerns High Voltage Laboratories In Country Dr. Arthur E. Ruark, head of the physics department, will sneak this afternoon to the first meeting of the Physics club, according to an announce ment made yesterday. The meeting will be held at 4 :15 o'clock in room 250 Phil lips hall. Dr. Ruark's subject will con cern a tour made last August of the high voltage laboratories. in the country. Freshman Reception ... II IIIW " J - Tuesday night at 7:00 -in the Graham Memorial the Mono gram club will hold a reception for all freshmen interested - in going out for any sports on the campus. , All the coaches will be on hand," stated Pete Mullis last nierht. "and nunch will be r . - served." " A. mo ail Political Vv3 h Bill Cole and Joe Murnick, prominent campus political figures, who lit the political fires yesterday with their stands taken on the coming freshman elections. Class Of 1941 23 States Survey Reveals CAST RELEASED FOR PRODUCTION OF GREEN PLAY John Roughton Chosen For Leading Role In War Drama John , Roughton, a senior transfer from the University of South Carolina, will play the part of Johnny Johnson', in Paul Green's play of that name, it was announced yesterday by Samuel Selden, of the Carolina Playmakers. " . Roughton, a native of Old Fort, N. C, has had some expe rience in acting with the Chan cel players of Jacksonville, Fla. Try-Outs Try outs for "Johnny John son" have been held during the past week, and the following cast, although tentative, will probably be changed very little: Mayor, Nachtmann ; village editor, Elliott; Minny Belle, (Continued on last page) BRADSHAW GIVES ADVICE TO FROSH IN CHAPEL TALK Dean Of Students Discusses Problems Confronting New University Men . ii. k m ii i ' a raiKing aoout yourseit is usually interesting and often helpful," according to Dean Bradshaw, who made that state ment before the freshmen yes terday morning. i h a ine dean oi students in giv ing a talk on the "Individual Student," said, "Make use of your general college adviser who is always ready to help you in any matter that may come up. "If you think aggressively and systematically you will be able to make definite plans for your future," the dean contin ued. "In order to help students who . are "having trouble in (Continued on last page) Sons Of Officials In Class Of 1941 University Administration Re presented Among Freshmen The . University administra tion seems to be well represent ed in this year's freshman class. The records reveal the names of R. B .House, Jr, son of the dean of administration ; Wecky Wool len, son of the controller; and Brewster Rofferson. son of the assistant controller. . TTTi Big - Wigs Represents New York Rates Second To North Carolina In Number Of Students From State A check-up on the home towns and states of this year's freshman class reveals that 23 states, the District of Columbia, and Canada are represented. New , YorkN remained second to North Carolina but their total dropped from 92 in 1936 to 77 this year. A list by states is as follows: North Carolina 479, New York 77, New Jersey 35, Connecticut 20, Pennsylvania 20, Massachu setts 11, South Carolina 9, Vir ginia 9, Georgia 8, Florida 6, (Continued on last page) CALL FOR BIDS ON MDSCHOOL Plans To Be Submitted In Caldwell Hall All licensed North Carolina architects interested in submit ting plans for the new medical building will meet this morning at 10:30 in Caldwell hall. These men were summoned by an in vitation from the administra tive office of the University. The purpose of this meeting is for the architects to confer with Mr. Stillwell, the profes sional adviser, and to discuss plans with the subcommittee of the Trustees' . Building commit tee. At the same time any sug gestions of the professors of the (Continued on last page) Pickett To Attend Laboratory Opening Alumnus To Represent Univer sity At Dedication . Oscar A. Pickett, formerly of Durham, has been appointed to represent the University at the dedication of a chemical . lab bratorv at the University of Delaware on October. 15-16. . Mr. Pickett lives now at Wil mington, Delaware, where he Is chief chemist of. the Hercules Experiment station. He received hisTB. S. degree at Chapel Hill in 1916, majoring in chemistry, and has been associated with the Hercules Powder, company since 1917. He is the author of several scientific articles. Glee Clubs The Men's Glee club will hold a joint rehearsal with the Worn en's this afternoon at 5 o'clock in Hill Music hall, according to an announcement by Frank Turner. -A - ;. vv ;3r;i-K::-"v:: . ' , . : jO on o IK CD U li II SH !rnTr ifrmATTnTr LUJLJ&, 1UUIU11U1 EXCHANGEBEOWS INPRMNARIES Cole Says University Party To Organize; Murnick Denies Date Not Yet Set A charge made yesterday by Student Party Chairman Bill Cole that the University party would participate in the nearing freshman class elections was ve hemently denied last night by Joe Murnick, head of the Uni versity party., Cole said, "The Student party will take part in freshman elec tions under its own name. We would suggest that the Univer sity, which will no doubt partici pate as it has in the past, also use its own name. To use any thing else is misrepresentation and hypocrisy." No Intentions Murnick said, "The Univer sity party never has participat ed in freshman elections and has no intention of taking part in this one." Cole said, "Let's have no Uni versity party controlled 'John Doe' party in these elections. Let's bring the whole thing out in the open." Murnick said, "The Univer sity party is connected in no way with any political line-up for the freshman elections. If any University party members are organizing, they are doing so without party support." In a survey of University (Continued on page two) Decrease In Skin Diseases Revealed In Inspection Here Health Department Holds In vestigation Among Children In High School A marked decrease in the number of cases of contagious skin diseases was revealed by the Chapel Hill health depart ment's first inspection of gram mar school children. The pur pose of this inspection is to pre vent the spread of such diseases among the schools. Dr. William P. Richardson, district . health officer, stated, "The carrying out of this pro gram during the past two years has made children, teachers, and parents more alert, and has cut down greatly the incidence of these conditions." The inspection of children in the first, third, and sixth grades was completed this week. Not only, are physical defects check-, ed on but an effort is made to stimulate the pupil's interest in his , own well . being. Points checked on are the state of nu trition, vision, shearing, teeth, tonsils,, skin, and heart. All chil dren found with these defects are referred to their family physician or dentist and follow up visits are made to the home. Monogram Resolution The executive commit tee of the Monogram club passed a resolution last night to the effect that no monogram except those given, by the University may be worn on this cam pus, ' .
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