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- ' - - " ... . THE ONLY COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOUTH QLUMEVI toorial phqkbT TTT'iTT'T ttttt tt c "irm M' itt i i uoeas Are ivjommri For Queen Of Gala May Day; Election To Be April 8 . : -4 ' - World N.ews o '-. Edited by Jim McAden COMPROMISE FOR REFORM BILL AGREED BY FDR Washington, April 2. The govern ment reorganization bill is due for a compromise with President Roose velt's approval, according to reliable reports. Rep. Warren (D., N. C) announced .1 1 AT i. 4-1 " l tt' m wie nouae mai. me bpeciai nouse reorganization committee would ac cept an amendment permitting con gress to overrule presidential reor ganization orders by a simple ma jority. The bill in its present form pro vides that a two-thirds majority of both houses would be necessary to Hock transfer of bureaus ordered by the chief executive. Mnch applause from members of loth parties greeted Warren's an nouncement, said to have resulted from a telephone conversation be tween Roosevelt and' Democratic leaders of the house. Earlier in the day, administration leaders abandoned attempts, for the day at least, to impose restrictions on house discussion of the measure. Speaker. Bankhead made the an nouncement that the house would have a full and fair opportunity to "work its will" on the bill and that no further motion to close debate would be made during the day's ses sion. MICHIGAN POWER PLANTS SEIZED BY CIO STRIKERS Jackson, Mich., April 2. Necessary public utility operations were at a standstill today as employees of six strategic plants of the Consumers Power company in south Michigan refused to continue electric and gas service. The employees, members of the Utility Workers' Organizing Commit tee of the Committee for Industrial Organization, took possession of the plants peaceably last night after ne gotiations with the management for renewal of their contract failed to go through. The company stated that the con tract called for a raise in wages; anion members said they sought as surance that there would be no lower ing of wages. Governor Murphy, back ,from a Florida vacation, arranged for a meeting between power officials and anion representatives. INSURGENTS PRESS ON TO LOYALIST STRONGHOLD Zaraboza, April 2. Gandesa only 21 miles from the eastern coast of the Spanish government territory, "as occupied today by insurgent troops under the leadership of Gen eral Garcia Valino. Meanwhile, another rebel army Pressed onward toward Lerida, an cient fortress barring the way , to Barcelona, the loyalist capital. Gan desa is at the apex of a triangular area of which Tortosa and the city of wast of Barcelona. A drive between Tarragona, both on the southwest J16 .two cities would separate loyalist At Bagneres de Luchon, France, 6 Ffench government attempted to Jjjja a decision as to the fate of ' 0 Spanish government soldiers no escaped into France to lose in dent forces. . Orders had been issued v. for the Pamards to be returned to their own p0Urry on three special trains but aris officials abruptly canceled these '7s las night at the last minute ai flaCed the fu&itives in a camp, atched by French soldiers and mo tlIe guards. RAIWAY LOAN CUSSED BY CHIEFS tioashinrton, April 2. Administra l,0 .eenerals discussed today a pro- to extend "employment loans" W I railroas to hike industrial rail ?tl0n and meet temporarily the finance problem. nat0r Schwellenbach (D., Wash.), k bade the suggestion, stated that ue Vei government money might ri mre Profitably on railroads coverany other field to promote a re y from the present recession; Winner To Reign Over Elizabethan Dance Festival v the May Queen election to be held Friday, April 8, 10 seniors have been nominated who are Misses Eliza beth Keeler, Mary Glover, Betty Red fern, Olivia Root, Virginia Lee, Mary Lillian Speck, Phyllis Hawthorne, Lyal Boice, Sarah Dalton, and Fran ces Roughton. The winner will reign over the Elizabethan May Day festival; the girl receiving the second highest num ber of votes will be maid of honor. Attendants Ten attendants will be chosen from a group of 22 nominees including jun iors, seniors, and graduates. Nomi nees are Misses Memrie Gary, Eliza beth Keeler, Mary Glover, Olive Cruikshank, Janet Lawrence, Ethel Laidlaw, Mary Taylor Hinnant, Viv ian Veech, Maria Tucker, Betty Red fern, Rosalie Haynes, Olivia Root, Jane Hunter, Virginia Lee, Mary Lil lian Speck, Mirriam Durrett, Phyllis Hawthorne, Gretchen Cocke, Eleanor Jackson, Lyal Boice, Sarah Dalton, and Frances Roughton. The pageant, written by Bob Stew art, is that of an Elizabethan dance festival. In addition to several other features, the conventional May Pole dance will be presented before the Queen and her court. - ' Date The tentative date set for the fes tival is May 14, before the Saturday afternoon Junior-Senior tea dance. Since the first May Day celebra tion was held at Carolina three years ago, the occasion has been marked by the return of alumni and the attend ance of families and friends of the celebrants. Scenes Of Fete" May Be Used In Magazine Photographers of Life Magazine Invited for Student-Faculty Day A possibility that photogra phers from Life Magazine will be on hand for the Student-Faculty Day celebration Tuesday was revealed yesterday by Chair man Randy Berg. Berg has contacted the editors of the photo (magazine and has suggested they use scenes from the coronation of Queen Lucy Jane Hunter and King E. J. Woodhouse for their "Life Goes to a Party" section. Until late last night, however, no word had been received from the editors of Life. Berg said that probably he had not given them enough time, but expressed hope that photographers would be present. If official Life photographers cannot come, Berg said local pic tures would be sent to the maga zine for use in the section called "Speaking of Pictures." HighSchoolsTo Debate Here Date Set for Forensic Tussles Will Be April 21, 22 North Carolina high school stu dents again will invade the Univer sity campus this quarter, it was re vealed yesterday when E. R. Rankin, secretary of the North Carolina High School Debating union, announced that high school triangular debates will be held here April 21 and 22. Query for these debates, as well as for high school debates .throughout the nation, is: Resolved, That the sev eral states should adopt a unicameral system of legislation. Participants Participating in the 26th annual contest will be all high schools whose teams won both affirmative and nega tive sides in district contests. The first set of district triangles will be Friday, with 235 schools taking part. The final contests here will be for the Aycock Memorial cup, the trophy which has been donated to tne nign Rhnnl debatine union by the inter collegiate debaters of, the University. . ' fuu KUSXR1 nrm itii ittti n. THREE PROFS RECEIVE GRANTS Jenkins, Russell, Beale Included Three members of the departments of history and political science have received grants in aid from the Social Science Research council for the com ing year, it was announced yesterday. Professors H. K. Beale and J. C. Russell of the history department and Professor W. S. Jenkins of the po litical science department will study during the summer. All three men are authors of books and articles in their fields of specialization and they were chosen from a large number of applicants. Biography Professor Beale will continue study of the life of Theodore Roosevelt. His biography of Roosevelt is being writ ten as a volume of a series called "American Political Leaders." Other works by him include "The Critical Year," a study of the reconstruction period in 1930; a "Diary of Edward Bates;" and "Are American Teachers Free." Not yet published is his "A History of Freedom of Teaching in American Schools." Amendments Professor Jenkins will study the processes of constitutional amend ment and change, his research being in various states in the country. He was away during the fall quarter on a Kenan leave for study. He has pub lished a "Political Theory in the Ante Belluin South," a book which has been placed on both of the Harvard and Princeton reading lists in American history. He is also the author of sev eral articles. Summer Professor Russell will spend the coming summer in England, studying the length of life in late medieval England. His research will be in con tinuation of an article recently pub lished in "Human Biology." He will read a paper at the Eighth Congress of the Historical Sciences at Zurich, Switzerland, at the end of the sum mer. He has published two books, an edition of the poems of Henry of Avranches with J. P. Heironimus and the "Dictionary of Writers of the Thirteenth Century in England" in 1936. In addition, he has written a number of articles. The "Bud" All members of Professor Phillips Russell's English 54 may get their copies of "Bud" in the small lounge of Graham Memorial Tuesday after noon from 2 to 5 o'clock. Retiring Judge Spears Will Be Honored Friday Dinner at Carolina Inn to Feature Tenth District Bar Meeting A dinner honoring Judge Marshall T. Spears of Durham, retiring resi dent judge of the Superior Court for the Tenth Judicial district, will fea ture a meeting of the Tenth District bar to be held in Chapel Hill next Friday, it was announced yesterday by M. T. Van Hecke, president. Place The first session will convene at 3:30 o'clock in Manning hall, with Dean Van Hecke presiding, and will be deyoted to a discussion of "Prob lems Encountered by the Commission on Classification of Property for Taxation." Henry Brandis, secretary of the commission, will deliver the principal address. This will be fol lowed by questions from the floor, led by seven "professional hecklers," including M. S. Breckenridge, of the University law faculty, Chapel Hill; Victor Bryant, Durham; Thomas D. Cooper, Burlington; Brainerd Currie, of the Wake Forest law faculty; R. P. Reade, Durham; J. Dolph Long, Graham; and C. L. B. Lowndes, of the Duke law faculty. Time The dinner complimenting Judge Spears will get under way at the Carolina inn at 6 o'clock, with Thomas D. Cooper, vice-president, presiding. Following a tribute to Judge Spears by R. P. Reade, of the Durham bar, Major L. P. McLendon. of Greensboro, chairman of the com mission, will speak on "A State De partment of Justice." This will be followed by a general discussion. The public is cordially, invited to all discussions. Plans Are Now Complete For Stedent-Faculty Day Fete The Queen And Cherry Miss Lucy Jane Hunter, who, next Queen of-Student-Faculty day. She democratic way of choosing a queen, T yy 'jj 5S. ""V. i 4 v ' - " . If I - '"4 ,; fl ' ' TrirMTnY-irififririnrniiiiiiMMMi i Hurnnmnnirniin iMwww'fi in iriw University Faculty Rich In Problematical Names More "Browns" and "Smith" Would Be Welcome in List of Prof's Names By Gladys Best Tripp Brown and Smith may be just ordi nary names, but few "students would have any objection if a couple more were added to the faculty list. Anyone that has ever started to ask Professor- Stuhlman what that last word in the third sentence was, and began, "Dr. St- St- St-," and did not know whether to pronounce it Stool-man or Stew-man, or make the right combination of Stew-ool-man, can really appreciate the beautiful simplicity of Brown. Problem It is also a problem whether to omit the "d," which is- correct, or leave off the "t" when one discovers that the chemistry assistant spells his name Bernhardt. Professor Engstrom teaches French, but whether to give his name the 49 Hats Now In Political Ring; Election Date Drawing Near Inauguration Of Officers To Be Tuesday, April 26 Only Yackety Yack and Buccaneer Nominations Now Remain Open By Donald Bishop They're getting warmer the weather and politics. But while it will be July before the thermometer hits 100 in the shade, the political mercury already high and climbing fast will hit boiling point ere many days are past. With 49 candidates already thrown into the maelstrom by the two par ties, University and Student, the slates are about completed. ' Before public nominations are held next Thursday, several more aspirants will Blossoms Tuesday morning, will be crowned the was elected by campus vote, a rather but pretty effective. Photo by William L. Beerman. 5- English pronunciation, which he uses, of Eng-strum, or the German, is often as baffling as some tricky French word. The psychology department also has its tongue-twister in one of its assistants, Miss Dorothy Rethling shafer, pronounced correctly Ret-lin-shafer. It is an education in itself to figure out how Professor Hugo Giduz of the education staff pronounces his name, and then discover that it is said simply Gid-uzz. Whether the harmonies of Skin-an or rightly, Shin-an will make the right chord presents the music facul ty's problem with Professor Schinhan. Then there is the question that arises on going in to ask Mrs. Priv ette, secretary of the Dean of Medi cine, for the name of a first year med student, whether to say Pri-vet, or Pri-vet-te, or correctly Priv-et. Just what to do with "d " "g " and (Continued on last page) probably enter the field. Then follows four hectic days of high pressure politicking, with the general election coming April 12. In auguration will be Tuesday, April 26. At least one candidate is in the field for every office except editor ship of the Yackety-Yack and the Carolina Buccaneer. Carl Pugh was selected by the humor magazine staff Thursday night as its nominee, but neither party has since held a meet ing in which his nomination could be considered. Only two men are thus far unop posed Bill Hendrix, cross country team captain, for the student' body vice-presidency, and Sam Hobbs for a debate council post. Hobbs' name will be on the ballot, however, since two council members must be elected. Two other candidates are Bill Coch rane (UP) and Paul Wallack (SP). The University party launched po litical m hat-tossing ceremonies Feb ruary 24 with announcement that - IMU-aLKlK ISO Will Open With Coronation Of King, Queen Full Holiday Declared; Variety Ball in Tin Can Closes Festivities Opening with the coronation of Queen Jane Hunter and King E. J. Woodhouse at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning in Memorial hall, the Student-Faculty day celebration will con tinue through a full schedule of events that will end with the Variety ball in the Tin Can that night. Dr. Booker, who last year delivered a satire on University life, as this year's Minister of Propaganda will again be featured in the comedy pageant that is to follow the corona tion ceremony. Dormitory men will entertain fac ulty members and fraternity students from 11 o'clock to 12:45 with infor mal open house and individual dis plays including a model room and a beauty contest for which the students will enter pictures of their girls which will be voted upon by the fac ulty. Beginning at 1 o'clock, students will meet faculty members for lunch eon dates and an after-dinner "bull session" until the fraternity oDen house begins at 4 o'clock. The fraternities are featuring indi vidual entertainments for the faculty members and dormitory students. Hostesses from the sorority houses will be on hand to help with the re freshments. At 7:30 the curtain will rise on the big Jamboree stunt program in Me morial hall, in which several skits, including one written about actions in-South; building, will be presented by students and faculty members. The climax of the program will be the Variety Ball in the Tin Can at 9 o'clock. Dancers will not be per mitted on the floor unless they are in costume, but no restrictions have been put on the types of costuming that may; be worn. Freddy Johnson and Jimmy Fuller with their popular campus bands will present an unin terrupted program of dance music throughout the evening. Chairman Randy Berg of the Stu dent-Faculty committee has asked that both students and faculty cooperate in making the day a success and in developing friendships that will last after the celebration itself is over. Sievers Wins Medal For French Essay University Sophomore to Receive Award Soon Wieder Sievers, University sopho more, has been announced as the win ner of a medal for writing in French the best essay on Joan of Arc, it was announced yesterday from the French department. He was competing with other students here. The Societe des Femmes de France, a patriotic women's organization of France, donated the medals in select ed American universities. Henry "Bud" Hudson would head its ticket by running for the student body presidency. Jim Joyner was to be Hudson's running mate, but two days later he joined the Student party as a candidate for president. AU kinds of precedents were smashed when on Tuesday morning, March 1, the University party had its complete class slate and other po sitions filled, with Hendrix occupy ing Joyner's deserted post. That night the Student party endorsed Hendrix and nominated Cam McRae University party treasurer nomi nee for the sophomore class presi dency. He later completely withdrew from the political field. Almost as startling as Joyner's walk from the University party ranks was the recent announcement that Organizer and Chairman Bill Cole of the Student party would resign the chairmanship to run for the senior class presidency. Mitchell Britt in- (Continued on last page)
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