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library of U3IC el Hill, II. C WEATHER: Parfy Cloudy; Slightly tVarmer. THE ONLY COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOUTH guME XLVI nrroiAi. mow m CHAPEL HILL, n cm SATURDAY, 1IARCH 26, 1938 ..oo,,,. NUMBER 128 - Revealed. Li 3 1- w " " W A. lUKiNWELL GiTES Band Leader . BENEFITS OF NEW r - W'f GIANT GYMNASIUM " jm Ehringhaus Presides" BS i j Over Presentation I . fH$M Banquet : - . .rtitl The Countess Margaret Seherr Thoss of Austria, who will sing tomorrow afternoon on Graham 3Iemorial's regular Sunday aft ernoon concert series at 5 o'clock. World News o Edited by Jim McAden SENATE PASSES JOINT INVESTIGATION BILL Washington, March 25. A resolution proposed by Senate Democratic Leader Barkley of Kentucky which calls for a joint .house-senate investigation of the Tennessee Valley authority was passed today in the senate. According to the resolution, a committee of five senators and five representatives will be set up, with $50,000 provided for expenses. The bill was passed after two senate factions reached a com promise. The senate floor was iept busy yesterday by two groups who argued for a sepa rate senate inquiry and for a joint investigation. House Speaker Bankhead de lared that the committee should be composed of "fair, impartial, courageous men." He added that men would be chosen who had taken no definite stand on the question. House members of the com mittee will be named by Bank lead and Vice President Garner will name those from the sen ate. UBOR FORCES FLOUT CHAMBERLAIN'S STAND London, March 25. English labor leaders met today and as sailed Prime Minister Chamber fin's declaration of foreign pol lcy and demanded, an immediate meeting of the League of Na ons assembly to take steps to .Ieve the present European risis. , The attack resulted from the tostoric statement of 4 foreign pcy made by the prime minis ter m the House of Commons yesterday. He later met with a oor delegation in an atempt to their support for a pro Posed increase in armament ex penditures. Chamberlain yesterday warn- Great Britain that she might je to fight even though in his Jjs-awaited pronouncement of pcy in central Europe he re to bind the nation in ad- nce to a pledge to interfere in y German aggression in that Action. cj e laor group asked for spe . al attention by European mem G rs of the League, "particularly eat Britain, France, and Rus (Continued on last page) iviiss Jhlleeter (uliosee Qeeem For Fet Citing various benefits of the new giant gymnasium, Oliver K. Cromwell, physical education professor, told around 200 alum ni, officials, and student leaders last night that the structure will enable the University for the first time to provide some form of healthful activity for every member of the student body. Dr. Cromwell spoke at a pre sentation banquet for the new gym and swimming pool, pre sided over by Ex-Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus. The banquet concluded a two-day program of alumni gatherings. Four Divisions "It will also enable the Uni versity to enlarge its physical education program into four ma jor divisions," he continued. "There will be the service pro gram which means that every student will be required to carry a three-hour program of physi cal education for one year, an intramural program for dormi tory and fraternity teams, a pro gram in teacher's preparation, and intercollegiate athletics." Dr. Cornwell pointed out that ' (Continued on page two) AUSTRIAN SINGER TO GIVEC0NCERT Countess Will Sing At 5 O'Clock Tomorrow A member of one of Austria's oldest families and a singer of note, the Countess Margaret Seherr-Thoss, will be. featured on the regular Sunday afternoon concert series in Graham Me morial at 5 o'clock tomorrow. The Countess was secured for the concert Sunday by Mrs. A. C. Burnham, of Chapel Hill, who met her in Salzburg last year. She is the guest of Mrs. Burn- ham. Famed Singer A mezzo-soprano, the Countess received her musical training in Vienna under the direction of Madame Cahier, famous singer and teacher. She has sung in Austria and Germany and has made several appearances in the United States, both in public and private recitals. She will sing songs from the compositions of Handel, Schu mann, Strauss, Sibelius, and Faure. Mrs. Benjamin F. Swa lin, of Chapel Hill, will accom pany the Countess at the piano. 'Of Mice And Men' To Be Read Tomorrow Selden Will Present Stienbeck's Play In Theater at 9 :30 Sam Selden, professor of dra matic art at the University will read John Stienbeck's play, "Of Mice and Men," tomorrow night at 8:30 in the Playmaker thea ter. Of Mice and Men" is the cur rently popular success now run ning on Broadway and has cre ated much favorable comment among the critics. Freddy Johnson, whose band will play tonight for the Senior class party-dance from 9 to 12 o'clock in the Tin Can. SENIORS TO HAVE CHANCE FOR 'FUN' AT FETE TONIGHT Freddy Johnson's Band, Entertainers Will Be Featured In 70 days the. present senior class will be scattered to the pro verbial four corners, and Presi dent Joe Patterson will never again have a chance of securing a quorum. But tonight Joe Patterson is not attempting to get a quorum. Instead he says he is offering the class a chance to get together at an informal party-dance 9 to 12 in the Tin Can where their dignity may be left behind and fun had. Band Freddy Johnson and his band will play, prizes and favors are to be distributed, and entertain ers from Duke, and Durham will supplement local talent for the floor show. Couples arriving before 9:30 o'clock will have a chance at a grand lottery prize to be given at intermission. To add novelty (Continued on last page) Ehringhaus Gets Nomination For Head Of Alumni Election Of Former Governor To Succeed George Stephens VirtuaHy Certain Former. Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus of Raleigh was nom inated to succed George Stephens of Asheville as president of the General Alumni association of the University at a business luncheon meeting of the associa tion yesterday at the Carolina inn. t Since Ehringhaus is the only nominee to succeed Stephens, whose term is expiring and who declined to let his name be of fered again, the election of the former governor seems virtually certain. Nominated for the vice-presi dency of the association were A. L. M. Wiggins, banker, of Harts- ville, S, C; Thomas C. Boushall, formerly of Raleigh, now a Rich- (Continued on page two) . DR. C. M. WHITE CHOSEN AS NEW HEAD UBRARIAN Library Director From Fisk University To Replace Downs C Dr. Carl M. White, head li brarian of Fisk university, was yesterday appointed librarian of the University by the executive committee of the board of trus tees in session in President Frank P. Graham's office. Endorsed by President Gra ham, Dean of Administration R: B. House, and the administrative board of the library and library school of science, Dr. White will assume his duties this summer. He replaces R. B. Downs, who resigned to accept a position of head librarian at New York uni versity. Recommendations Dr. White was unanimously recommended by leaders in the library profession throughout the nation. "I know of no one in the library profession at the moment who is as well qualified for the position of librarian at the University of North Caro lina as Carl White," said A. F. Kuhlman, director of the Joint University libraries. "One of the best men I know" was the comment of Louis R. Wilson, dean of the Graduate School of Law at the University (Continued on last page) Campus Commerce Fraternity Will Initiate Toastmaster H. G. Wright, grand secretary-treasurer of the national professional commerce , frater nity, Delta Sigma Pi, who wiU be toastmaster at the reinstall ing ceremony and banquet at the Carolina mn tonight. Teachers Will Meet Monday At 8 O'Clock Members Of Federation To Dis cuss Roosevelt's Report The American Federation of Teachers will meet Monday night at 8 o'clock p. m. in the -lounge of the Presbyterian church. They will discuss a recent re port submitted to President F. D. Roosevelt by the National Committee on education, of which Doctor Frank P. Graham is a member. E. J. Woodhouse Elected As King Of Spring Event Rulers WU1 Reign Over Student Faculty Day Celebration On April 5 Miss Jane Hunter, junior transfer from Western Carolina Teachers' college, will be crowned April 5 as queen of Student-Faculty day following her victory in the campus election yesterday. King of the fete wiU be Professor E. G. Woodhouse, popular faculty member. In a primary held before the spring holidays Miss Hunter was nominated with nine other coeds as a candidate for 'the honor of presiding over the celebration. After $ie withdrawal of two of tne nominees sne received a ma jority of the more than 500 bal lots cast. Her two closest rivals were Betty Norcross and: Mary Taylor Hinnant who will have the honorary places as the queen's attendants in the corona tion ceremonies. Costume BaU Professor Woodhouse received a higher number of ballots for king than his two opponents, and will be crowned with Miss Hun ter. Together they will reign over the Student-Faculty cele bratioHr and will preside over the costume ball in the evening. Plans for the coronation are elaborate. A parade around the (Continued on page two) Pledges Today Ceremony To Be Absent Of Any Hell Week "Horrors" Pledges of Alpha Lambda chapter of Delta Sigma Pi, na tional professional commerce fraternity, wiU be initiated at 3 o'clock this afternoon in room 212 Graham Memorial, in a cere mony absent of any Hell Week "horrors" that are . a part of social brotherhood initiations. Twenty-six new members of the recently-organized frater nity will be initiated by degree teams from N. C. State college and from Atlanta, Ga., in the banquet rooms of Graham Me morial. Formal reinstallation of the local chapter will take place at a banquet tonight at 7:30 at the Carolina inn. Ceremonies H. G. Wright, national grand secretary-treasurer of the organ ization, of Chicago, will be toast master at the banquet and will conduct the reinstallation cere monies for the chapter that dis banded in 1934. Attendance of around 50 is expected, including the 28 local members, the visiting teams, six members of the faculty, two al umni from Durham, and Wright. Headmaster Warren Haddaway, senior honor student in the commerce school, led the reorganization move and was elected headmas ter. The local chapter will re sume the work of the old chap ter and in addition wiU conduct tours of nearby factories and commercial companies, and spon sor speakers in economics and (Continued on page two) MRS. GRAY, SONS GIVE MONEY FOR PMSmPUNT Mr. And Mrs, Ed. Millis Donate Locker Room Equipment Other Contributors By Chakles Babsett The University has Mrs. Nath alie Gray and her two sons, Bow man Gray, Jr., and Gordon Gray, of Winston-Salem, to thank for the ' largest indoor swimming pool south of Philadelphia, Presi dent Frank P. Graham revealed at last night's presentation ban quet for the mammouth new gymnasium and pool. The natatorium is a memorial in honor of Mrs Gray's late husband, Bowman Gray, a Winston-Salem tobacco manufac turer. It will bear the name "Bowman Gray Memorial Pool." Alumnus, Sons Mr. Gray was an alumnus of the class of 1894. His two sons also attended the University, and a nephew, James Gray, is now; a freshman. . . President Graham also an nounced the William Brooks Mil lis Memorial, consisting of locker room equipment for the giant physical education, plant. The 1,700 lockers and other materials are a gift of Mr. and Mrs. J.- Ed Millis of High Point in honor of their son, Billy Millis, who was a widely-known freshman here at the time of his death. Additional Contributors Additional contributors to the new gym, announced for the first time last night, were R. M. Hanes, '12, T. Holt Haywood, '07, and A. C. Miller, '99, of Winston- Salem; W. D. Carmichael, Sr., '97, Ames Brown, '10, Alfred W. Haywood, '04, Rufus L. Patter son, '93, William A. Whitaker, '04, and Claiborne Carr, '05, of New York; John Sprunt Hill, '89, and George Watts Hill, '22, of Durham; and James Ficklen, '19, of Greenville, N. C. Bowman Gray died suddenly while cruising in July, 1935. He was then chairman of the board of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., having been elected to that position when he retired after seven" years of presidency. He maintained close contacts with (Continued on page two) Campus Debaters Meet Swarthmore Speakers Tonight Hobbs, Seawell To Represent University At 7:30 In Graham Memorial Sam Hobbs and Billy SeaweU, University debaters, wiU clash with Swarthmore's forensic squad tonight at 7:30 in Gra ham Memorial lounge on the query, "Should Industrial Dis putes Be Outlawed?" University speakers will up hold the affirmative side of the question, and Swarthmore's pair will present the negative. Subject The subject has provoked widespread interest throughout the nation. The debate will be on the Ore gon style, with the constructive speeches from each participant followed by cross-examination. Interested students and towns- 1 people are urged to be present.