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Committee egisiatiire pi am Completed For Campus ote 525 VOLUME XLVI EDITORIAL PHONE 4351 CHAPEL HILL, N. C, TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1938 PHOS1 4!Ii NUMBER 136 tadl&inttts H aeualty .ffltclaet fT r n-HT - w " i ' Wir maw, mm wmi 1 I n a - : . " - . . . . I t BHMM HM - f r it till UP Endorses Burns Namei:F Wo rid N.ews. - 'Edited by JimMcAden INSURGENTS ADVANCING ON SPANISH CAPITAL Hendaye, France (On Spanish Fron tier), April 4, With Lerida and Grandesa out of their way, Spanish Tebel forces began today a march toward the government capital of Barcelona. General Francisco Franco's massed armies gathered, in Lerida shortly before beginning the march on Bar celona and the Mediteranean. In the fourth week of the offensive and the 21st month of the war, the insurgents have driven into the vital stronghold of the government militia, in the midst of a campaign to divide loyalist territory and capture the gov ernment capital. Madrid was today recovering from 4he heaviest bombing she had been subjected to during the entire con flict City life was resumed as nor mal after wrecking crews and am bulances had cleared away the dam age. BLUM GETS APPROVAL OF CABINET ON MEASURES Paris, April 4. Finance proposals of Premier Leon Blum received ap proval of the French cabinet today, staving off an expected fall of the premier. Widespread feeling that the pre mier's program of sweeping financial exchange control and revaluation of the franc would lead to his Waterloo caused much excijtement in parlia ment. The proposals called for: Centraliz ation of all dealings in foreign ex change, revaluation of the gold stock of the Bank of France, a tax on capital holdings, and a two year mora torium on public debts. HOUSE REVOLT THREATENS TO SHELVE WAGE-HOUR BILL Washington, April 4. The house revolt against the government's reor ganization program threatened today to kill waee-hour legislation for this session. , . - Leaders of the house declared they saw no hope for reconsideration of the labor measure with the represen tatives in such a rebellious mood. The labor committee under Rep, fomspeck (D.-Ga.) has not agreed uPn a single major point in five eeks of work drafting a new bill. xe American Federation of Labor (Continued on last page) Residential Timber ! mil i III .L .at1' w -X $ Nomination Is Pending By Donald Bishop 1 The University party last night en dorsed two publications staff nomi nees and placed another candidate in the field when it selected Allen Mer rill for Daily Tar Heel editor, Carl Pugh for Buccaneer editor, both chosen as nominees by their respec tive staffs, and Gordon Burns, in op position to two candidates already named for editorship of the Maga zine. Burns, a Daily Tar Heel news edi tor, was considered by the steering committee as a man better qualified from editorial experience. The steer ing committee felt that he would make the Carolina Magazine more readable for the campus at large than either of the other two candidates previously selected for the office. Creedy and Meder John Creedy holds the staff nomi nation for the Magazine while Tom Meder was named by the Student party prior to the staff nomination. In endorsing the Daily Tar Heel staff nomination of Merrill, Joe Mur nick, University party steering com mittee chairman, stated that the pol icy of the party was to endorse staff nominees, except where the party felt that another man could better fill the position. , , , - Best Man "In nominating Merrill we defi nitely feel that the Daily Tar Heel staff selected the man best qualified for the office," Murnick said. Merrill has worked for the past three years on the Daily Tar Heel staff. During his freshman year he served as reporter and feature writ er, his sophomore year as feature edi tor and reporter. This year he I has served as columnist and editorial as sistant, writing "Angles" and numer ous editorials, (Continued on last page) Education Students To Meet Phillips Complete List Of Available Prospects To Be Given All students who expect to teach riext year are requested by Professor Guy B. Phillips, adviser to under graduate majors in education, to meet in Peabody 123 at 10:30 tomorrow morning. At this conference regarding plans for the spring, a complete list of all available prospects will be given. Calls are beginning to come into the placement bureau and profitable po sitions will be made easier by full knowledge of the applicant's interests and activities. Campaign statements concerning Bud Hudson (UP), left, and Jim Joy ner (SP), right, appear on page 2 of this issue. They will be nominated by their parties Thursday morning in "Memorial hall. O Yackety-Yack Pugli; Pugh Also Nominated By Student Party With the selection of Bob Adam as their nominee for vice-president of, the athletic association and Carl Pugh for the editorship of the Buccaneer, the Student party has officially com pleted its slate of campus officers with the exception of editor of the Yackety-Yack. ' . Adam, who has taken an active part in University athletics, played center last fall on the varsity football team. Buccaneer Candidate Pugh was selected recently by the Buccaneer staff as its candidate for the editorship. He has been active during the past two years both on the editorial board of the Buccaneer and its art staff. Pugh entered the University two years ago from Wof f ord college where he had been assistant editor of the Wof ford Journal, and president of the freshman class there. He has worked on the Daily Tar Heel staff here, and is a member of the Uni versity club. DI SENATE, PHI ASSEMBLY NOT TOMEETTOAY Both Groups Will Convene As Usual Next Tuesday In view of the fact that their meet ing times conflict with several of the Student-Faculty plans for tonight, both the Di senate and the Phi assem bly heads announced yesterday that their organizations will not meet un til next week at the regular time. Di members were to have adminis tered the oath of office to Miss Mar garet Evans who was elected last week to fill President David Kerley's chair when he resigned because of a conflicting class schedule. Miss Evans, when she assumes the title, will be come the first woman president of the Di in the more than 144 years of its existence. Miss Evans The ceremony of her inauguration, because of this week's delay, will be postponed until the next meeting, when Miss Evans will deliver her in augural address to the senate. Leighton Dudley, new speaker of the Phi, will also postpone for a week his scheduled inaugural address. Heads of both organizations urged their members to attend the celebra tion for which the meetings have been called off, and to promote the spirit of the fete. Playmakers To Present Plays Here April 20-23 Experimental Bill to Consist Of Eight Dramas During Three Performances . The Playmakers' next set of ex perimental - productions is scheduled for April 20-23, with eight plays to be presented. On the evenings of April 20 and 22, "Dutch Boy," by Bernice Kelly Har ris, and "While Reporters Watched," by Rose Peagler, will be followed by "One Man's House," by Gwendolyn Pharis and "The Worm Turns," by Jean Brabham. April 21, 23 The bill for the nights of April 21 and 23 is as follows: "Three Foolish Virgins," by Bernice Kelly Harris; "Murder in the Snow," by Betty Smith and Robert Finch; "Mary Marge," by Ellen Deppe; and "This Is Villa," by Josephine Niggli. They Planned It That Way 11 . .... ...... . ' ' ljj " ' ' ' ' ' ' w8 s The Student-Faculty Day committee which planned the program for the day's activities is composed of, front row left to right, Pete Ivey, Miss Mar garet Henderson, Chairman Randy Berg, Miss Peggy Sabine, Harry F. Comer; second row, Fred Rippy, Jim Balding, Scott Hunter," Professor L. O. Kattsoff, Joe Patterson, Tim Elliott; back row, Professor E. L. Mackie,.Dean Francis Bradshaw, Dean R. B. House, and Watts Carr. Photo By Beerman. Proposal To Be Before Council Allen Merrill, Jim Joyner, Draw Up Idea Bob Magill's committee appointed to investigate the possibility of a cam pus legislature last night adopted with alterations the plan submitted by Allen Merrill and Jim Joyner for a separate body to control the legis lative policies of the student govern ment. The plan will be submitted to the Student Council Wednesday "night, and if possible will be presented be fore the Interdormitory and Inter fraternity councils Thursday. If no opposition is met, the legis lature proposal will be submitted to the campus for vote next Tuesday. 28 Instances Magill, in appointing the commit tee to draw up a 'legislature plan, named 28 specific instances arising this year where there was a definite need for a campus legislature. The committee, of which he acted as chairman, consisted of Nancy Nes bit, Bud Hudson, Joe Patterson, Mac Smith, Bob Ray, Stuart Rabb, and Merrill and Joyner. The legislature proposal passed unanimously by -Magill's -committee reads: Powers "All legislative powers of the stu dent body shall be vested in. the cam pus legislature and shall be unlimited except to the extent that: a petition of 16 per cent of the student body submitted to the student body presi dent shall require him to call for a general campus vote on any issue or issues involved; any bill shall be sub ject to the veto of the student council, a two-thirds vote of the membership being required to override the veto. The legislature shall annually re view and pass the budgets of all campus-wide organizations, a two-thirds vote of the membership being required (Continued on last page) Applications For Managing Editor Must Be Submitted Applicants for Tar Heel Position Will Be Interviewed Thursday Aspirants for the managing editorship of the Daily Tar Heel for next year must pre sent a letter of application to J. M. Lear in 109 Bingham hall by noon Thursday, PU Board Chairman Stuart Rabb an nounced yesterday. Interviews of applicants will be held by the PU board at 2:30 Thursday afternoon in the Grail room of Graham Memorial. ..': " V. .VifiV $ -. Presented Tomorrow 3,032 STUDENTS" ARE ENROLLED TfflS QUARTER North Carolina Leads; New York, New Jersey Next Three thousand and thirty-two stu dents are enrolled in the University this quarter, according to a recent an nouncement by Central Records Office director I. C. Griffin, Jr. Two thousand and seventy-three of these students are native Carolinians, as compared to 273 New Yorkers com posing the second largest contingent The other states and their correspond ing representations in the University are: New Jersey, 118; South Caro lina, 76; Georgia, 68; Pennsylvania, 62; Virginia, 52; Connecticut, 41; Massachusetts, 33; Tennessee, 28; Florida, 26; District of Columbia, 19; West Virginia, 19; Maryland, 18; Mississippi, 16; Illinois, 14; Ohio, 12; Alabama, 11; Kentucky, 10; Louisi ana, 9; Texas, 8; California, 5; Wis consin, 4; Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, and Missouri each have 3; Arkansas, Maine, and Michigan, each have 2; and Arizona, Colorado, Idaho,' Mon tana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington are each represented by one. Foreigners Enrolled also is one student from Puerto Rico, four from Canada, and one from Persia, Germany, and China. (Continued on page two) Counts 3,032 XL : Registrar T. J. Wilson who an nounced yesterday that 3,032 students are enrolled in the University this quarter. As registrar he is in charge of admissions. j Jlir . 1 CAMPUS WILL OBSERVE DAY OFFESTMTi Program Opens With Coronation Of King, Queen President's Message For Today Announced We are all looking forward to a good time together today. May the. new friendships of this day become the old friendships of all the tomorrows. Signed: FRANK P. GRAHAM. President of the University of . North Carolina. To make more permanent the ac quaintances they have made on the campus, students and faculty members will observe a full holiday today for the annual Student-Faculty day cele-i bration. Opening with the . coronation of Queen Jane Hunter and King E. J. Woodhouse this morning at 10 o'clock in Memorial hall, the program of the day has been designed as an informal schedule of events for the fete includ ing the Variety Ball in the Tin Can which will end the holiday. The coronation itself will be a short but hilarious ceremony in which sev eral prominent members of the faculty will appear. Dr. John Booker, who last year delivered a much-quoted sat ire on University life, will again make an address to the throne as Minister of Propaganda. Bob duFour, the Court Poet, and Pete Ivey, the Jester, will also have their places on the pro gram. , At 11 o'clock the dormitory men will hold informal receptions for faculty members and fraternity men. Each dormitory will feature a display of a model room and a "beauty contest" in which pictures of the students' "best girls" will be entered. Following the dormitory receptions, students will meet faculty members' for pre-arranged luncheon dates and informal bull sessions until the begin ning of the fraternity open house at 4:30. Fraternities will work out their own entertainment of faculty members, but hostesses from the sorority houses will be on hand to help with serving re freshments. The Jamboree stunt program in Me morial hall will begin at 7:30, and will consist of a number of special (Continued on page two) Erwin Tells Of Need Of Men In. Education State Superintendent Says Opportunities Will Be Greater Than Ever Soon "Because of the dearth of men la the teaching profession in this state, the opportunities ' for promotion to principalships and superintendencies will be greater than they have been perhaps in the history of our. public school system," writes Clyde Erwin, state superintendent of public instruc tion, in a communication to Professor G. B. Phillips, head of the University education department. Commenting on the need for men in public education, Mr. Erwin point ed out facts about the present educa tional situation in showing the pros pects for promotion for the future. He predicts a shortage of men for leadership positions. . Mr. Erwin writes as follows: "I believe that the teaching profession offers unusual opportunities to well trained men for the next several years. Salary cuts during the depres sion period caused' a substantial re duction in the number of men teach ers employed in public schools. "In this state there were fewer men teachers (not principals) in 1934-35 than there were in 1929-30. There were 3,741 men teachers in 1929-30, (Continued on last page)
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