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rr TXRTEATHER: WW Continued Bain V V and Cool Today W $ THE ONLY COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOUTH VOLUME XLVI nrroRiAL phone 4isi CHAPEL HILL, N. C, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1937 EX'SIXESS FEOXE 4)56 NUMBER 21 .El Ym Cralhie NYU Vacates 196 ilH )fr Tair M1 icrk Jackson To World News, By Nelson Large SPANISH GOVERNMENT ACCUSES IL DUCE . London, Oct. 9 -The Spanish government today accused Italy of planning new drives to aid the Rebels, in Spain. In a note from the Spanish government, it was claimed that the new Italian developments -would include "gas attacks on 'Spanish cities" of strategic im portance. Also indicated by the note was the fact that Italian submarines -would be disguised with Spanish iflags "so their piratical acts may be imputed to the Spanish government fleet" and used' in the attacks. A These statements of the Span ish government were termed by a spokesman for the Italian em bassy as "an absurd, dombastic statement." . ; : During this time Italy's reply to the Anglo-French invitation to discuss the withdrawal of for eign volunteers from Spain was received by the French and Bri tish envoys in Rome. Great Bri tain, however, refused to dis close the . contents of the mes sage. ' It was stated by officials of the British "" government that they would devote several days to careful study of the Italian reply. It was also' indicated from reliable sources that the study would be followed by a cabinet review of the entire sit uation, next Wednesday. CHINESE PLEAD THAT PARLEY HALT JAPAN Geneva, Oct. 9 Pleading that war with Japan is proving more disastrous day by day, China urged today that the nine-power treaty conference - invoke effec tive measures as soon as possible to end the conflict. China's acceptance of a lea gue invitation to participate in the conference, was cabled from Nanking, signed by Wang Chung-Hui, the foreign minis ter.. "The Chinese government gladly accepts the invitation and expresses hope that as Jap an's armed invasion of China is proving more and more disas trous in its effects with the passing of every day that the proceeding with such consulta tion 'powers concerned will lose no time as is contemplated and adopt the most useful and ef fective measures to put. an im mediate end to the conflict." AMERICAN MADE ARMS SOLD TO SOVIET NAVY The Soviet government recent ly authorized United States com mercial agents to purchase $50, 000,000 worth of naval equip ment to be shipped to Russia in the near future. ' ' The plans, which were dis closed today, also included that Russia will be allowed to take more than $10,000,000 worth on the first license issued. The licenses provided $2,250, 000 for guns, $1,000,000 for am munition, and $l,000,t)00 for ex plosives. The Soviet government wishes to purchase American made (Continued on page two) H L peal Air Mail Planes r ..-.-..-y-z-.'.-s.-.-.-r?.-s t t j ' s t .y 'TT W .-f.-y-s.-Ss The two airplanes that will arrive at Chapel Hill airport Tues day afternoon at 2 o'clock to pick up local air mail for the first time in this section. Mail carried from Chapel Hill will be mark ed with a special cachet to commemorate the occasion. Political Union Opens At YMC A Tomorrow -$ Planes Will Join 30 Carolina Towns Tuesday WithMail Air Mail Celebration To Be Held At Chapel Hill Airport At 2 O'clock : Six planes, taking off from important North Carolina towns and cities "next Tuesdays morn ing, will cover the state virtual ly from border to border, land ing at over thirty points, before returning to their bases that evening with full cargoes of mail, marked with special com memorative stamps. The packets will be ; unsealed in the towns that the planes ar rive in Tuesday night and the letters will be sent on to their various destinations by regular mail lines. Ceremonies At 2 o'clock a plane will land at the Chapel Hill airport, where it will remain long enough for brief ceremonies, be fore taking off again for a roundabout trip back to Ral eigh, its starting point. Three of the planes will have Charlotte as their starting point, as well as their final des tination. One will go westward, another to the north and the third in a ' southerly direction. The fourth will leave New Bern (Continued on page two) Trophies Record M Card File Is Moved For Library Space Change For Convenience ; An nounced By Librarian Downs In order to provide more space for those persons using the public catalogue- system .on the second floor' of the liibrary, one of the files is being moved, according to librarian , ,R. B. Downs. The file, which previously was in the center of the space be tween the two other files will be located against the wall, , on the right hand side, as one en ters the west door of the main room. Several small tables will oc cupy part of the space left-, by the removal of the large file. Wiif,riWrr,iiiCil Straw Poll Chairman Heard Joins Sixth Question To Query Boxes Open At 9:30 Alex Heard, chairman of the Carolina Political Union, has added another question to his straw poll which will be held on the campus tomorrow, Tuesday, and Wednesday; ? : ' -- : - The new question is: "Do you favor the new American for eign policy of international co operation as expounded by Pre sident Roosevelt in Chicago last week?" Further Queries Other questions to be tabulat ed are: 1. Normal party affiliations. 2. Would you support Roose velt for a third term. 3. Whom do you want as your party's candidate in 1940. 4. Do you want President Roosevelt to revive the court fight. 5. Whom did you support in 1936. Ballot boxes will be placed in the YMCA lobby. The boxes will be open from 9 :30 to 1 o'clock. A box will be placed in Memor ial Hall just before the speech by Assistant Attorney General Jackson Tuesday afternoon. An other box will be placed in Gra ham Memorial at 4:30 Tuesday (Continued en laet vg) Cups, Plaques in Glass Case Re veal Carolina's Sporting ' Achievements Of Past ' By Frank Holeman " The athletic history of the University is recorded in a glass case in the : basement of Graham Memorial ? Gold and silver . cups, . bronze, placques, and - one silver pitcher repre sents the school's -major triumphs on the tennis courts, cross country paths, and golf links. , -; : x . . ; ,' , ' " The biggest plaque is about three feet in diameter, and was awarded for the national cham pionship, the four mile in the Penn Relay Carnival of 1928, Pitcher The pitcher was won in 1929 (Continued on page two) GRAHMTOMAKE PRESENTATION OF GUEST SPEAKER Tuesday's Holiday Will Begin After First Two Classes WPTF Broadcasts President Frank P. Graham will introduce Robert H. Jack son, assistant attorney general of the United States, as the prin cipal speaker of the University Day program in Memorial Hall Tuesday morning, Dean W. W. Pierson, Jr., chairman of the University Day committee, an nounced yesterday. The broadcast of the pro gram by station WPTF will be gin at 11 o'clock, when Dean of Administration R. B. House The holiday will begin at 11 o'clock, attendance at the 8:30 and 9:30 classes, and at chapel by freshmen, be ing required. The faculty procession from South building will begin at 10:30. The program is scheduled to last until 12 o'clock. represents the University. Af ter, he. turns, over, the program to Dean Pierspn, the latter will introduce President Graham. Alumni . Jackson's, address will be the highlight of the local obser vance, of University Day and of celebration of the sesquicenten nial of the signing of the Unit ed States Constitution. Alumni gatherings " throughout the (Continued on last page) GENELL TO TEACH STUDENT CLASSES IN GLASS BLOWING Eighteen Men Already Signed For Course Beginning To morrow At Five O'clock L. E. Genell will conduct a class in glass blowing which will meet three times a week be ginning tomorrow afternoon at five o'clock. Eighteen students, from the departments of Chemistry, phy sics, and medecine, are already signed up for the course, and quite a few others are as yet un decided. The course will be 'non-credit and will be divided into three sec tions because of V insufficient equipment to accommodate all of those registered, at one time lne classes win be neid m the Physical Chemistry Labora tory Room 171 in Venable Hall. Fessler To Prepare Commissions Report Local Professor Will Undertake Important Task Soon ; Of real importance is the work of Dr. James W. Fessler, who is now on leave from this University. Fessler" will prepare a report upon state regulatory commissions, a parallel work of which is being conducted by Professor ' Robert Cushman of Cornell University. - The significance of these re ports may be appreciated with the knowledge that President Roosevelt has expressed an in terest in the work. - Co-Captain Little Carries Ball To Three Touchdowns Attorney General 1 Robert H. Jackson, who will be the chief speaker at Tues day's observance of. University Day, will be introduced by Pre sident Frank Graham. NOTED COMPOSER AIDS PLAYWRIGHT Weill Writes Music In Symphonic Drama Kurt Weill, internationally known composer, spent last week at the home of Paul Green working on the music for the symphonic- drama which Mr: Green is writing for the Feder al Theatre, and which is to see production in New York some time in February. ? Mr. Weill also composed the music for Green's "Johnny J ohnson"-which . will be produc ed by "the Playmakers at the end of this month. His score will be used in this production. Movie Work In Hollywood during the past year, Mr. Weill composed the scores for several movies. Among these are two which will be released this Fall: "The Riv er is Blue," a Walter Wanger production written by Clifford Odets and Frank Howard Law- son; and "You and Me" with George Raft and Sylvia Sidney, directed by Fritz Lang and Pro duced by Paramount. Mr. Weill also wrote the music for "Eter nal Road" produced in New York last Spring. - The critics highly praised the music for this play and "Johnny John- ' (Continued on page two) Judge Winston Past Days Jurist, Author Reminisces About Reconstruction Days And . . Things In Chapel Hill By Laffitts Howabd When I asked Judge Robert Winston just what the Univer sity was like when it opened af ter the Civil War, folded his hands, leaned back in his chair, pondered a moment and then be gan. t ., v. "The changes are not less re markable in the physical plant than in the teaching staff. When I entered as the first student after the Civil War, owls and bats were in the buildings, the plaster was all down, and many of the windows l were knocked out. ' - - . Six On Faculty '"There was no building south (Continued en last pege) (it V GOTHAMITES FAIL TOSTOPBERSHAIt IN SECOND HALF Carolina Makes Every Play Count During Groundwork jPlay Goes Into Air (Special to the Daily Tar Heel) By Fletcher W. Ferguson . Ohio Field, New York, Oct. 9 Carolina's Blue and White was raised triumphantly over Ohio field this afternoon, as the North Carolina eleven smashed over two last-half touchdowns to bring home the bacon with a 19-6 victory over NYU. At half time the scoreboard showed six points for each team. The big town will long have occasion to remember Crowell Little, for today the tow-headed Carolina co-coptaln carried over all of the Tar Heel touch downs. With his sensational quick-kicking, he kept the Vio lets from getting too dangerous. Well Scouted New York stayed in the ball game during the first half, only (Continued on page three) Gordon's Fourths Musical Program At 8:30 Tonight Fall Series Sponsored By "Y Will Continue To Originate From Hill Music Hall Hal Gordon's fourth "Music Under The Stars" program of the fall series, will be presented tonight at 8 :30 in Hill Music Hall. The concert, which is sponsor ed by the Y. M. C. A., will in clude: Overture to "Romeo and Juliet," by Tschaikowsky; "Sla vonic Dance No. 1 in C Major (Op. 46;) by Antonin Dvorak; "Waltz in C Sharp Minor, (Op. 64, No. 2) by Chopin; Traviata Act II by Verdi; "Vissi d'Arte (Love and Music) by Puccini; "Panis Anglicus" by - Franck; "Maiden With The Roses" from the suite "Swan-White," Opus 54,' by Sibelius; "Abendlied" (Evening Song) by Schumann. The public is invited to at tend. There will be no charge? Remembers At University New Literary Club Meets Today At 2 Cof f man, Russell Are Advisers To New Group On Trends The Spectator Club will meet this afternoon at two o'clock in the Grail room of Graham Me morial, Newby Crowell an nounced yesterday. " The club is an organization of writers and interested persons to discuss regional trends in lit erature and contemporary liter ary problems. Dr. George Coffman, head of the English department, and I Dr. H. K. Russell, instructor in English, are advisors to the club. - -. Crowell is chairman pro-tern of the group.
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