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PAGE TWO THE DAILY TAB HEEL SATURDAY, APRIL jo Wit Batlp Car Heel The official newspaper of the Carolina Publications Union ol the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where it is printed daily except Mondays, and te Thanksgiving:, Christmas and Spring Holidays. En tered as second class matter at the post office at Chapel Hill, N. C nnder act of March 3, 1879. Subscription price, $3.00 for the college year. J. Mac Smith. .Editor Charles W. Gilmore- William McLean . Jesse Lewis. -Managing Editor Business Manager .Circulation Manager Editorial Staff Editoeial Wettebs: Stuart Babb, Lytt Gardner, Allen Merrill, Voit Gilmore, Bob duFour, Ramsay Potts, R. Herbert Roffer. Nxws Editors: Will G. Arey, Jr., Gordon Bums, Mor ris Rosenberg. Desxmen:- Tom Stanback, Ray Lowery, Jesse Reese. Senior Reporter: Bob Perkins. Freshman Reporters: Charles Barrett, Adrian Spies, David Stick, Donald Bishop, Miss Lucy Jane Hunter, Carroll McGaughey (Radio), Miss Gladys Best Tripp, Bill Snyder, Lawrence M. Ferling. Rewrite: Jim McAden. Exchange Editor: Ben Dixon. Sports Editor: R. R. Howe, Jr. Sports Night Editors: Shelley Rolfe, Frank Holeman, Laffitte Howard. Sports Reporters: Jerry Stoff, William L. Beerman, Richard Morris, Martin Kalkstein, Leonard Lobred. Business Staff Advertising Managers: Bobby Davis, Clen Humphrey. Durham Representative: Dick Eastman. juocal Advertising Assistants Stuart Ficklin, Bert Halperin, Bill Ogburn, Andrew Gennett, Ned Ham ilton, Billy Gillian. . Office: Gilly Nicholson, Aubrey McPhail, Louis Barba, Bob Lerner, Al Buck, Jim Schleifer. For This Issue News: Morris Rosenberg Sports: Shelley Rolfe Frosh Tea Hop To Be Held This Afternoon Earl Mellon and Orchestra Will Again Provide Music For Freshmen Dance i 11 . - Chinese Barricade . A NEW "HUMAN RELATIONS" INSTITUTE? A potential filler for the vacancy left in the spring quarter's activities this year by the bien nial Human Relations Institute will be the inter national relations conference on May 5, 6, 7. Cordell Hull. Clark M. Eichelberger, Grover Clark, Lord Cecil, Salvador Madariaga, and Mr. Sayre are expected to appear on the program, the first of a series of biennial conferences planned by the Foreign Policy League and the Carolina League for International Co-operation. Platform speakers, round table discussions, class room seminars, individual and group inter views, and the distribution of literature during the conference will correspond to the Human Re lations Institute's programs held every other year. Said League Head Henry Negrille yesterday: "We don't take part in peace demonstrations or exhibitions crying for peace. ... Rather shouldn't the problem be attacked from the "logical" angle where ways nd means of actively gaining inter national co-operation, ways of enforcing peace, are thrashed out in discussion by trained men?" In 1914 there were probably other formal dis cussions held on our campus to consider the inter esting developments of the concurrent European war, way across the Atlantic. Today there are interesting events in the Orient; Spain's self-destruction has become the delight of the newspa pers; even Germany's disfiguration of boundary lines will crash the history books. The conference may be lacking in the breadth of subject matter offered by the Human Rela tions Institute, but it should be timely enough. THE TREES AND THE FOREST Commenting the other night upon the eternal conflict between the specialist and the non-special ist, Dr. Addison Brenizer hit upon one of the ma jor dilemmas entrapping those who seek light in our universities We are faced with the highly important alternative of examining a few trees in the figurative forest carefully and closely, or of neglecting these details in favor of a broad, general view of the whole forest. '-. In the days when the late Dr. William Louis Poteat of Wake Forest first set out on his career of teaching, the pressure of specialization was apparently not so acute as it is now. He, in his own words, "taught practically everything that needed to be taught." At first he instructed in Latin, Greek, and English, then became professor of biology. But the "Age of Specialization" came on, and as a result of intellectual curiosity the span of man's knowledge was tremendously wid ened. Thus William Louis Poteat was faced with the problem either of learning more and more about less and less, or learning less and less about more and more. Dr. Poteat must have been a very remarkable man, for he met this difficulty by continuing as a teacher of biology withou deserting his activities in literature and theology As for most of the rest of us, the best we can do is to strike a happy medium between doing the specialized job at hand and spending wha little time we have left with our broader interests Even so, we must realize that the diversion of any of our efforts from our specialization lessens its chances of being superior. So to those rare combinations of abilities known as geniuses we leave the ideal of perfection. They, at least, can see both the trees and the forest. L. I. G. Second of the freshman dance series this year will begin this afternoon at o'clock and last until 6. Earl Mel lon and his orchestra will again fur nish the music The first of the dance set was pre sented last night in the Tin Can, with music by the same band. A gaily dec orated floor contributed to the suc cess of the dance. Leaders Leaders last night were Skipper Bowles, chairman of the freshman dance committee, with Miss Ann Wiley of Charlotte and the following dance committee members: Bill Allen. with Miss Jane LeGrand of Wilming ton; Bill Singletary, with Miss Merri- man LeGrand of Greensboro; Harry Kinkier, with Miss Peggy Barrow of Atlanta; Tom Wright, with Miss Eleanor Gilchrist of Wilmington; Richard Cowhig and George Jenkins. Following are the officers of the class and their dates: Christian Sie wers, president, with Miss Sue For rest of Winston-Salem; Cam McRae, vice-president, with Miss Martha Worth of Durham; Walter Lambeth, secretary, with Miss Carolyn Miller of Charlotte; and Bill Hand, treas urer, with Miss Katherine Latta of New Bern. Other members of the class execu tive committee and their dates are as follows:. Reddy Gru'bbs, with Miss Delice Young of Charlotte; Frank Doty, with Miss Jean Ivey of William and Mary college; Dave Mitchell, with Miss Ruth Elizabeth Hill of Waterbury, Conn.; and Sid Sadoff. Dance Committee Has No Cinch (Continued from first page) the campus, and when they opened the box stuffed with suggestions, they found that it was going to be no easy matter to sort them out and decide the winner. "Carolina Capers" and "Tin Can Revels" had several defenders on the committee, while the "Stewed-Prof. Ball" was considered a bit too radi cal. Someone with visions of raising the roof suggested "Vesuvius," and to convey the idea of variety in costumes one suggestion was "Haberdash Hash" or "Tous Les Robes." More "The Bowery Brawl" was too sug gestive of another well known fete to be used, but it was not until they came across a contribution at the bottom of the pile that the judges began to feel that maybe it was pos sible to carry the thing too far. One contestant wanted to name the dance he "Moth Ball!" After laving aside, such startling suggestions as "Morons' Masquerade," "Student-Faculty Hog-Wrassle " and All Campus Struggle," the commit- ee finally agreed to award the cash prize to narry Uanderson lor his more sedate title which they felt put across more accurately the theme than any of the others. Ganderson's suggestion, which has become the official name of the affair was "Variety Ball," and now that it has been decided the committee says No more contests!" HORIZONTAL I, 6 Lengthy man-made barricade, China. 9 Less reluctant 11 Intention. 12 Away. 3 Flax derivative. '15 Moor. 16 Befalls, a 8 Railroad. J9 Third-rate actor. 20 Form of "be.' 21 It is 2550 ' - long. 23 Vertical. 27 Ingenuous. 29 Tea Answer to Previous Puzzle Ir ll IxiripLlHCrLIMEill m M AQ P O M L'W b Hit. 'Will Mim fiU nrn WO tmn sis urn MrQiclR i P si ifigBl QDffjc IBmS 38 To make ready. 40 Circle part. 41 To maintain. 43 Council. 45 Successive 31 Slow (music). relief supply. 33 Rubber wheel 47 Prophet. pad. 34 It was built in the century B. C. 35 Needy. 37 God of war. 49 inclination. 51 Pfcoverb. 52 To soak flax. 53 Otherwise. 54 Loom slack ening bar. 55-To observe. 56 Fixed courses of study. VERTICAL 1 Grain. 2 To ascribe 3 To merit. 4 Stir. 5 Musical note. 6 Written document. 7 Deposited. Z Composed of lines. 10 Type of fig. r 14 Frost bite. j 15 It extends i along the i Northern of China 16 Bundle. 1 17 Bad soft coal. 19 Bees' home. 21 Marvels. t 22 Plotters. t 23 Sycophant. 24 Chart. ; 25 Widest. 26 It was built by labor 28 Ozone. 30 Side bone. 32 Drone bee. 34 Three. 35 Arid. 38 One that pays 39 To come in. 42 To bail. 44 Part of a 1 s'-iaft. i 46 Epoch. 48 Sheltered place. 50 Born. 1 I2 I 14 I5 Lr I f r uW j 10 ;vf is -h : r f - Aft p " 120 i - , 27 26 . 29 J0 J '31 32 33 34 35 I 36 57" 35 ' "40 r- :GE3 " 5 ' n55 1 52 53 r" fh 1 11 I HI a 1 i I n CAMPUS NOMAD By Voit Gilmore English CC'S Are enior Bugaboo Gramatical Errors Keep Many From June Graduation s- Local Government Prof Makes Good (Continued from first page) it, and in his college days earned part of his expenses giving exhibitions. Asked why he hasn't taken up magic as a profession, Dr. Chute says, "It's not difficult to answer that one. It's a hard life, going from place to place, packing up and unpacking a various assortment of paraphernalia every day, and finally, the financial re wards, unless you have the build-up of a Houdini, are not great." Admitting that he gets a tremen dous kick out of practicing magic, Dr, Chute can give an impromptu per formance which lasts more than an hour with such simple implements as coins, a decK ot cards, a tnimDie, ana a glass. BIRTHDAYS TODAY (Flease call by the ticket office of the Carolina theater for a com plimentary pass.) David Lewis Beaty Alexander Henry Carver, Jr. Frederic Thomas Cook. Courtland Wharton Dawson Neil Elexus Day Pierino Francis D'Elia John Louis Glenn Howard-Raymond Stadiem Leonard Warren Soften By Donald Bishop Composition conditions "cc's" they are called are among the fiercest of the Big Bal Wolves that loom larger than Alley Oop's dinosaur between some seniors and graduation. To keep them from looming too suddenly be fore the senior who received a com position in his sophomore year, new regulations are proposed and are soon to be presented to the general faculty for ratification. In action designed to benefit not only the seniors, but "cc-ers" in gen eral, the University Committee on English Composition has proposed regulations that would require a con ditioned student to "proceed actively and systematically toward the removal of his condition in the second quarter following that in which he receives it." Weakness At a meeting during the winter quarter, the committee heard from the secretary, Dr. J. O. Bailey, that a major weakness in the present sys tem is that many students who re ceive conditions postpone taking steps to remove them as long as possible and by doing so partly defeat the pur pose of the conditions. The committee seeks to serve a double purpose in having more regu lations on "cc's" to place deficient students on a firmer composition standing as soon as possible to pre vent recurrences of conditions, and to remove the stigma almost always at tached to conditions by the recipients. Regulations Subject to action by the faculty, these regulations, effective in the fall of 1938, are to be asked of the faculty by the Committee of 18: (1) That any student who receives a composition condition shall be re quired to take a diagnostic test before the middle of the following quarter, and his registration for the second quarter following may not be com' pleted until he has taken that test. (2) That, if the diagnostic test shows that a conditioned student needs to take a course or laboratory work to remove his condition, he must proceed actively and systematically toward the removal of his condition in the second quarter following that in which he receives it. A penalty suggested is that a con ditioned student mav be excluded from classes in any courses. Removal There are various methods by which a conditioned student may re move his conditions. The easiest method is through the diagnostic test, if the student can pass it as some students do. Students able to pass the diagnostic test probably received their conditions because of carelessness rather than ignorance. A student may remove his conditions by passing English 1 or 2, or English 1 by cor respondence: none of these courses carries college credit for the upper classman; or the student may pass English 51 or 52, five-hour courses in advanced exposition, which offer regular credit. In addition to course work, a "CC Laboratory" is open to students with conditions. The report made recently to the dean of administration by Pro fessor H. R. Totten, chairman, and Professor Bailey, secretary, of the Committee on English Composition, explained the laboratory in detail. It was opened in the spring of 1937 a's an experiment, and has been contin ued to the present. D. W. Robertson instructor in the English department, now conducts the laboratory in the afternoons and evenings for 14 hours S. F. Dw HAVE YOU HEARD? Next Tuesday comes Carolina's fourth Stuier Faculty Day. Possibly it will be our last. Administration officials are saying that ln more enthusiasm over prof -student good-will car is going 10 De necessary oeiore iney ll agree to its recurrence next year. Randy Berg, chairman of the festivities, is go ing crazy. People he has stopped at random on the campus haven't even known this simple schedule cf events 10:00 a. m. Coronation in Memorial hall. 11:00 a. m. Dormitory open house, with refreshments served by dormitory girls. 1:00 p. m. Professors lunch with students whj have invited them. 4:00 p. m. Fraternity open house, with refreshments by sorority girls. 7:30 p. m. Jamboree stunt program in Memorial hall. 9:00 p. m. Varsity dance in Tin Can. Rain won't stop this all-indoor program the only major threat is another mass exodus of bovs to Greensboro, such as has wrecked many a well- meaning fraternity-faculty luncheon in previous years. There will be lots to entertain. Each dorm will have a contest where professors will choose the prettiest girl's picture in any man's room. The evening dance, at 50c, will have four prizes for varied costumes, plus two orchestras with unending music. If people like fun, there ought to be no fear of cancelling future Student-Faculty days. ZIP ZIP Bob Perkins, all set for a late date with Trudi Schoop Thursday night, cut it down to an inter mission call. Trudi, it turned out, is a sweet Swiss miss and speaks French and German better than North Carolina English. ' Walking away disconsolately, Perkins discov ered what the portion of the student body that wasn't inside Memorial hall was doing. Atop cars in the parking lot were dozens of students fasci nated by the fast pace of costume changing which the Trudi Schoop company displayed in the non curtained dressing rooms. Letters To The Editor Over 250 Words Subject to Cutting week, during these hours offering conditioned students the equivalent of maiviauai tutoring. A lee of S5 is charged for the laboratory. Upon entering the laboratory, each conditioned student is given a diag nostic test covering capitalization. punctuation, sentence structure, verbs, pronouns, modifiers, unity, co herence, clearness, and diction. If he passes every section of the examina tion, he is not required to do further work and his condition is removed. On the parts of the test failed, the 'stu dent works corrective exercises and repeats tests until he has passed all requirements. A course, called English CC, ante dated the laboratory by one quarter. In the winter of 1937, Professor A. P. Hudson conducted the three-hour course, and 17 seniors, whose "defi ciencies did not appear likely to be removed by the methods ordinarily suggested to such students," passed the course. But Dr. Hudson, speaking of the laboratory then proposed, said that the "private-room, special nurse idea embodied in your secretary's re cent recommendations is much more likely to succeed." Weaknesses for which "cc's" are given, Dr. Bailey's report in January to Dean R. B. House revealed, are spelling, grammar, punctuation, dic tion, sentence structure, incoherence (semi-illiteracy), mechanics, legibil ity, neatness, and capitalization. Though conditions in 1936 and 1937 were most numerous in sophomore English courses, other courses listed in which one or more "cc's" were given include archaeology, botany, chemistry, dramatic art, German, French, Spanish, mathematics, phar macy, psychology, and zoology. HORSE GONE: HANG THE THIEF To the Editor: Dear Sir : When I first read Stuart Rabb's column about the sentence of Mann Smith, I observed, "He's at it again," and passed on. Now, however, it ap pears that the sob-sisters have snatched up the torch. It looks as if it's about time somebody talked a little sense. There are probably very few people in the country that don't heartily wish for social reforms which would help keep their children out of prison. And there is no question that there is plenty cf room for reform and that we are therefore partly responsible for every crime committed in this country. Nevertheless a fellow sixteen years old has raped a girl of thirteen. Because of his color and her age, there is no reason to suppose that the girl was in any way responsible for this out rage. I freely grant that sixteen is pretty young and that the thought of killing a boy of that age is not pleasant, but I also know that he's old enough to be mean as a striped snake, and to have developed an utter contempt of the law. Before this crime was committed, I don't doubt this boy could have been saved; and most heartily do I wish he had. To pardon him now, however, would be foster that contempt and to become personally responsible for a series of crimes very probably leading to another rape or a murder, and also fr an unestimable number of crimes which such un justified pardoning would encourage in other ig norant youths. The horse is gone, and alas, it & useless to shut the door; we must now hang the thief- Yours, LEO KARPELES. LAY OFF, PLEASE To the Editor: Dear Sir: . Don't you think that politics are being carried just a little too far? Last night I was studying (for once) when in walked two d politicians. I was kindly asked to leave my own room so they could privately speak to my roommate. I this is going too far and as I am not interested politics I wish the politicians would leave me alne A READER
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