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Library of OTC h OhapearHTll, IJ. 0. TTR TEATHER: THE ONLY COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOUTH yjj Cloudy and Wanner f V Today Z 525 VOLUME XL VI EDITORIAL PHONE 4351 CHAPEL HILL, N. C TTOJRSD AY, OCTOBER 14, 1937 r EUSXSESS PHOXE 4IJ6 NUMBER 24 7f -y See I r w lo r id News o By Nelson Large PRESIDENT CALLS SPECIAL SESSION Washington, Oct. 13. Presi dent Roosevelt today ordered a special session of congress No vember 15 in order to enact, by Christmas, the remainder of his legislative program which was sidetracked in the last session; Hope was expressed by ad ministrative officials that con gress would speedily approve of the following five points men tioned in the President's "fire side" chat last night. The first measure mentioned was the crop production control to "build an all-weather farm program so that in the long run prices will be more stable." Second was the wage and hour standards to "make mil lions of our lowest-paid workers actual Buyers of billions of -dollars of industrial and farm products." The other bills mentioned were the regional planning to conserve natural resources, gov sernment reorganization of twentieth century machinery, and stronger anti-trust laws for "a low price policy which en courages the widest possible consumption." This is the first special ses sion called since the bank holi day of 1933. - Due to the size ot the pro gram planned by the President, some question was raised as to what the reaction of the con gress will be, and if they would loe in a better mood to follow his leadership than last summer. CHINESE CLAIM VICTORY OVER JAP FORCES f Shanghai, Oct. 13. The Chi nese army today reported a large victory over Japan when the Japs attempted to crash the Chinese lines across Wentsao panff creek into Tazang, four miles northwest of the interna tional settlement. Japanese forces rushed Ta zang, the most strongly defend ed town on the Chinese battle line, with 15,000 men, but were forced back by the murderous machine gun fire and grenade attack of the Chi'ense. In this battle alone, 3,000 Japanese soldiers were killed or wounded, and all along the lines of fire from land, sea, and air the Chinese seemed to be hold ing their ground. INSURGENTS CLAIM 24 PLANES IN BATTLE Hendaye, Oct.; 13. News from insurgent and Spanish government forces announced that more than 30 war planes were, shot down today on the Aragon -front. From Generalissimo Fran cisco Franco's daily communique came the news that his men had brought to earth 24 government planes in the Zaragoza sector of the front. ' ; v Information from Valencia claimed that the government forces had brought down 7 in surgent planes and stated that only one of their ships had been lost in the day's battles. SEARCH FOR FLIERS CONTINUES IN DARKNESS Vilhal j mur Stef ansson, fa mous Arctic explorer, said today that-the search for the six Rus sian fliers lost in the Arctic re gion would not be halted by the darkness of Arctic winters. Stefansson indicated that he Continued on page two) CAMPUS OPPOS THIRD TERM FOR MR. ROOSEVELT Large Majority Votes For New .Foreign Cooperation Well over 50 per cent of the students who have participated in the C. P. U .'s straw vote dur ing the past three days have voted against a third term for President Franklin D. Roose velt. -' .v v The exact count on the ques tion was 402 in favor and 587 against the President's serving for the third time. To the question, "Do you want President Roosevelt to revive the court fight?" 337 responded in the" affirmative and 619 put down negative answers. Five hundred thirty-three persons favored the new Ameri can foreign : policy of interna tional cooperation as expanded by President Roosevelt, while 170 opposed the policy. v Forty of the voters who did not favor Roosevelt for a third term said they would vote for ' (Continued on page two) MONOGRAM CLUB TO LEAD YELLS AT HMG0M1NG Student Council Grants Mullis Permission For Change The Monogram Club will take over the cheerleading duties for the Tulane-Carolina Homecom ing Day game it was announced yesterday. Permission was; granted the club on Tuesday night when President Pete Mul lis appeared before the Student Council. Head Cheerleader Glenn Davis and his corps have approved of the idea and it is hoped that the appearance of several well known Monogram Club men as leaders will add color to the oc casion. Cheerleader Pete Callahan, former head cheerleader at Duke and now en rolled at Carolina, has consented to help out with the special pro gram that is being arranged for that game. , When asked how he liked cheering for Carolina, Pete only stated "I finally ended up in the right place." The following club members have been asked to serve as cheerleaders for the Tulane " (Continued on page two) Miss Randolph Made This Year's Leader Of Graduate Women Misses Dousrlas. Wooten, And Donahue Are Elected To Fill Other Positions The graduate women new a meeting last night at the gradu ate women's dormitory to elect the officers or the coming sea son. - '. Miss Marie Claire Randolph, assistant in the English depart ment for two years, who re ceived an M. A. from the 'Uni versity of Missouri, now study ing for Ph. D. in English, was (Continued on page two) At Home f ' Mrs. Marvin Stacy will be at home to all women students of the University this afternoon from four to six at .herjiome at 612-A North St. All graduate and undergraduate women stu- j dents are invited to attend. President Mix f. i Christian Siewers from Winston-Salem, outstanding fresh man football star and president of this year's freshman class. AED WILL HOLD ;I Dr. MacNider To Talk On Medical Study Alpha Epsilon Delta, campus honorary pre-med fraternity, will have a smoker Wednesday, October 20, in Graham Memor ial banquet hall at 8 :30 p. m. for all pre-med students, presi dent Bill Jordan announced yes terday. R. W. Bost, of the chemistry department, and R. E. Coker, of the zoology department, will speak for a few minutes on chemistry and zoology in pre med work. Dr. W. de B MacNider will discuss the course of study in med school, and plans for the new med school. The smoker will be followed by two medical movies. Archaeologists To Convene Here In Graham Memorial Archaeological Society Of North Carolina To Hold Fifth An nual Meet Saturday The Archaeological Society of North Carolina will hold its fifth annual meeting when it convenes in Graham Memorial at 10 o'clock next Saturday morning, Dr. Guy B. Johnson, permanent secretary, announced yesterday, f An exhibit of , exca vations from an Indian mound in Montgomery county will be shown in - the archaeological room in the basement of Steele" Continued on page two) Sick List Students confine4 to the in firmary yesterday were : A. H. Ditt, Ernest Forrest, H. T. Terry, R. G. Hyrt, W. P. Croom; Fred Horton, J. R. Faucette, D. C. Baker, James Tayloe, Eli nor Walters, H. D. Padgett, P. C. Fearing, G. B. Lamm, and H. F. Nigrell. RiisMng Season To Close At 12:00 O Coeds Bemoan Loss Of Snake The disappearance of "Abi gail the Snake" caused much grieving and no few, hysterics among the girls on the fourth floor of Spencer last night. . The snake, which has been the corridor's pet for several days now, was first missed last eve ning at meal time. A thorough search was conducted, first by the loved one's custodians, and then by the entire population of the top floor. . But all was in vain. Abigail was nowhere to be found. The excited coed who phoned in the story last night said, in referring to the lost pet: "We all liked him and everyone now is mourning his loss." r "At the same time," 5 she add ed, as a babble of voices came over the wire betrayed a fearful (Continued on page two) Monday Deadline Set For Pictures Yackety - Yack Photograph Sections Close 19th - Juniors and seniors must ' have their pictures taken for the Yackety-Yack by next Monday, it was an nounced yesterday. Picture sections for the Junior 'and senior classes will . be composed October 19, so those who have not made arrangements 1 with Wooten-Moulton, photogra phers, by Monday will not have their pictures in the annual. RADIO RALLY TO BE HELD FRIDAY ii i i Homecoming Festivities Open With Broadcast ' i A radio pep rally, broadcast from Emerson stadium over station WDNC, Durham, will open the Homecoming festivities Friday night, October 22. Beginning at 9 p. m., various campus leaders and sports fig ures will attempt to get the stu dent body in the proper spirit for the Carolina-Tulane game the following afternoon. Besides the speakers, an orchestra and the cheer leaders will be pres ent. According to the University club, sponsor of the ' program, more pep rallies of a similar type will be held if enough stu dents turn out for the first one. Oxford, Cambridge Debate To Be Held Here In December Question For This Year Will Be '"Should The Powers Of Labor Unions Be Diminished" The Oxford Cambridge de bate will be held here this year on December 3, it was an nounced yesterday by Professor W. A. Olsen, adviser to the Uni versity debating squad. The question will be, "Should the Powers of Labor Unions Be Diminished?" . ' v Last Year The debate is an; annual af fair of quitexsome importance, and was held last year in Eng land. Harry McMullin and Don (Continued on page two) Golf Champion f - ! i STLLE UiwsdN Mrs. Est ell e Lawson Page, winner of the woman's national golf tournament, and daughter of University gym director, who will be entertained at a recep tion tomorrow night by the golf and social members of the local country club. SPRIEL SPEAKS BEFORE ASSEMBLY General College Dean Addresses Frosh Because of the absence of Dean F. F. Bradshaw, Dean C. P. Spruill presided over the chapel period yesterday, ad dressing the freshmen upon the general topic of the University's birthday. There is, Dean Spruill main tained, an unlimited opportunity here to "act in the present." He branded as false the popular conception that a career begins upon graduation, saying that our every action has important bearing upon future attain- (Continued on page two) Grounds, Buildings Committee Works O n Improvements Committee v Chairman W. E. Coker Reports Side Walks And Walls Being Laid Work of building stone walls on various parts of the campus and of laying sidewalks is pro gressing nicely, Dr. W. C. Co ker, chairman of the committee on grounds and buildings, re ported yesterday. The wall between the tennis courts and Raleigh street has been completed, he said, and many improvements between Emerson field and the upper quadrangle dormitories have been made. A rock wall, side walks and heavy underground (Continued on page two) Freshman Chapel Dr. English ' Bagby, member of the University psychology department, will speak to the freshman class at the regular chapel meeting this morning, it was announced by Dean F. F. Bradshaw yesterday. . M uc i - $' V : pit iTATfr? nrrimrv IS TO CONTINUE ON TO MONDAY Bob Ray, Council Make Change For Game On Saturday Same Hours Today Rushing will end promptly at 12 o'clock tomorrow night, it was decided by the Inter-fraternity council yesterday. "The change was made,"-. Ray said, "to make it possible for freshmen to attend the Wake Forest football game on Satur day, and in order for them to go home over the weekend and con sult their parents before making a final decision in regard to v pledging a fraternity." s President Bob Ray, president of the council said: "A period of silence will begin immediately after rushing stops, and will continue (Continued on po,g two) ' GOLF CHAMPION WILL BE FETED AT CLUB HOUSE Mrs. Page To Be Guest Of Fellow Players At Reception - Mrs. Estelle Lawson Page, re- ; cent .winner of the national women's open golf tournament, will be honored at a reception given by the golf and social members of the Chapel Hill , Country club tomorrow evening from 8:30 to 10:30 at the club house. Under the leadership of the Rotary club, Kiwanis club, and other civic groups, the citizens of Chapel Hill will give a sub scription dinner at the Carolina Inn, Monday, October 25, at which time a handsome silver trophy cup will be presented to Mrs. Page. Governor Hoey will be present. . , Raised in Chapel Hill, Mrs. Page- attended the University and was graduated in 1928. She was a member of the Chi Omega (Continued on last page) Student Engineers To Show Heat Film Demonstrations, Drawings Will Present History "Heat and Its Control," a mo tion picture, will be shown this afternoon at 2 o'clock, in room 206 Phillips under the auspices of the student branch of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. The film uses laboratory de monstrations, animated draw ings, and shadowgraphs to. help show what is heat. It also con tains the story of heat from the time man worshipped the sun as his only source of .it and light to the present day. Appointee: Dr. M. L. Jacobs has been ap pointed a member of problems and : plans committee of the American Association of Col leges of Pharmacy and chair man of district number 3 which embraces all of the member schools in the states from North Carolina southward to Louisiana. J
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