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"a f?DITORIALS: f o uuccaneer Humor ' T,.;t: r - krp: clear THE CWLY COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOUTHEAST- Z s2j VOLUME XLVH EDITORIAL FHOKE 41 SI CHAPEL HILL, N. CU FRIDAY,- FEBRUARY 3, 1939 rEOXI 4IJ6 NUMBER 99 Concert To Open Mid-Winters i Saucers Will Yote On Issues Famed Swingsters From Paradise Restaurant ITITEATHER ' " - l " i I , ; i -;: f - ' . ; -J Ij if I ; I , 'vVs" I ! v v Here is the sax quintet of Glenn Miller's well-known swing band, which will star here today at the concert, tea dance, and junior prom of the German club's Mid-Winter set. According to the best authorities en the ancient art of "jiTe," this group of five is the pivot for Miller's arrangements and is really strictly "in the groove.' Special Committee Of Student Legislature Recommends Changes In Group Organization Rules Of Procedure Are Among: Measures Under Discussion Meeting last night to formulate rules of procedure .for the student legislature and to discuss proposed amendments to the legislature's con-! stitution, a special committee, appoint ed for the purpose adopted several -ecomendations that would change the organization of the legislative body. Heading the list of the proposal changes, a recommendation "was made to enlarge the Ways and Means com mitee from four to seven members, and to provide for the appointment of special committee to discuss legis lative problems as they arise. The special committees would be appointed as they are needed by the presiding officers of the legislature, and would be dissolved when their work has been completed. PROCEDURE The commitee also adopted a gen eral plan of procedure that of the national senate, but which has been simplified to meet the requirements of the student body. A proposal was made by the com mittee that the legislature take ac tion on members frequently absent from its meetings. It was recom mended that members absent without (Continued on last page) - YM-YWCA Will Hold Pep Rally Members of the combined YMCA and YWCA cabinets will stage a miniature p'ep rally Monday night in the lobby of the YMCA to officially set in motion an "on to Blue Ridge" rally. Southern young people each year attend the Blue Ridge conference in the mountains of western North Carolina. The University YMCA al ways has a large representation on hand, and the rally will be held to "Work ud enthusiasm for next sum mer's conference. Cabinet members and anyone else ho is interested will attend the rally, vhfch begins at 7:15. A committee of Misses Libby Spencer and Altajane Hclden, and Tom Stanback and Jack Mncent is arranging an interesting ri-cgram. Singing, other music, stunts, tti short talks are planned. PHILPOTT TO BE PRESENT Harry Philpott, secretary of the v ashington and Lee university -JCA, co-chairman of the Blue fcidge conference last summer, will atted the rally. : Other business for the joint meeting be distribution of handbooks of the Human Relations institute. Cab lnt members will select one of the Swieral topics of the institute for fecial study during the remaining tilree Programs for February. - Dr. Iinebarger To Speak Today Dr. Paul Linebarger, professor in political science at Duke university, will speak on "The Chinese War and American Policy" at the meeting of the Community club to be held this afternoon at 3 :30 in the Episcopal parisb-iouse.."- . ... Y , r The speaker is the son of Judge Paul M. Linebarger who was a fed eral court judge in the Philippines for several years. In China, he has been an advisor to and biographer of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, and was the legal ad visor to the nationalist government in China. Dr. Linebarger received his Ph. D. from Johns Hopkins in 1936 and was a professor at Harvard for one year before coming to Duke in 1937. He has written two books, "Political Doctrines of Sun Yat Sen" and "Government in Republican China." BRITISHER TALKS ON SECURITY BILL Wilberf orce Tells Of Social Reforms An extensive program of social se curity, instituted by the British gov ernment to ward off "avoidable pov erty and the social evils associated with it," was explained to a select audience in Hill Music hall last night by Robert Wilberforce, noted British authority on economics. The annual cost per capita in Great widows and orphans has risen from J $7.50 in 1910 to $54 at the present time, he said. But, whereas "the Vic torian age dreaded state paternalism, the preesnt century has recognized that unless the state takes much wider responsibilities for individual welfare, avoidable poverty and the social evils (Continued on page two) Dr. Meyer To Speak On Youth Tonight Dr. Harold Meyer of the Sociology department will address the Hillel foundation tonight at 7:30 in Graham memorial. His subject will be "Youth Movements." The Orthodox services will begin as usual at 7 p. m. and the Reformed services at 7:15. Meredith Association Chapel Hill chapter of,the Meredith College Alumnae" association will meet at 3:30 this afternoon at -the home of Mrs.' Guy Phillips. The gathering will listen to a program which has been ar ranged by the alumnae secretary and which will be broadcast over station WPTF. ANNUAL TO HOLD POLLS TO ELECT LEADING COEDS Women Students Will Vote On 10 From Senior Class Women students will be given the opportunity this morning to select the ten most outstanding coeds in the senior class. The Yackety-Yack is sponsoring the unprecedented election and the women's choice will be an nounced in the annual. Polls will be open in the YMCA building from 10:30 until 1 o'clock. There will be no nominations. The coeds will list the students of their own choice and all ballots must be signed. All women students, including graduates and the seniors themselves, may vote. TO REMAIN SECRET According to an announcement made yesterday by Terrell Everett, editor of the womans' section of the Yackety Yack, results of the election will re main secret until the annual is pub lished, in which the selected coeds will appear in informal pictures. Miss Everett said that she hoped the wom en would be careful to recognize good work in any activities and not be guided by popularity alone. She sug gested that if the voters had a par ticular reason for choosing a coed or preferred her for certain qualities they might note these qualifications beside her riame on the ballot. Oustanding women students have (Continued on last page) YMCA Seeks Milk For Town Needy All fraternities and sororities on the campus are being contacted by mem bers of the Social Service committee of the YWCA in an attempt to raise a fund to provide milk for needy families in the village. Working through the University di vision of public welfare and the de partment of social work, the 'commit tee has located several families whom doctors have classified as needing a quart of milk daily. All of the fami lies are on relief and all of the chil dren are consumptive. The families are both colored and white and live in this neighborhood and in Carrboro. The committee is requesting, each fraternity to contribute one dollar a month to the milk fund, and the number-of people that can be cared for will depend on the cooperation of the fraternities. Mary Jane Yeatman is chairman of the fund committee. Working with her are Melville Corbett and Sarah Griffith. Automatic Voting Machines Will Record Opinions University German-clubbers and their dates will have a chance to ex press their opinions this week-end on questions ranging from corsages to drinking in fraternity houses when two automatic voting machines will be placed in the Tin Can. The Carolina Political union has placed individual voting booths at the entrance of the Tin Can. Boys will vote at one machine and girls at the other. REGISTRATION, Escorts will register their names and class numbers, such as junior, senior, out-of-town visitors will regis ter their names and home addresses at the door. Ballots will be cast on controversial issues recently discussed on the cam pus. The two-year-old "no flower" is sue will be polled to find out the opin ion of the dancers. Other polls will deal with Negro admittance to the University, dating and drinking. The questions are as follows: first, Are you in favor of the prohibiting of flowers at dances? Second, Do you think Negroes should be admitted to the University? Third, Should boys be allowed to take their dates to fraternity houses after the dances? Fourth, Is the practice of drinking with girls at fraternity houses danger ous to the morals of either party? May Day Scripts Sought By AKG Groundhog to the contrary, spring will come and with it in three months the celebration of May day. Kathryn Fleming, president of L Alpha Kappa Gamma, which spon sors the festival each year, wishes to remind all potential playwrights that the honorary woman's frater nity will award a prize of $5.00 to the writer of the best May day script. Miss Fleming will give any in formation about the type of play desired and all contest entries must be. sent to her at the Pi Beta Phi house by March 1. PLAYMAKERSHAVE ARTICLE IN TIMES' Carraway Honors Koch In Article In a recent article in the New York Times, Miss Gertrude S. Carraway, North Carolina free-lance writer, gives a lengthy description of the his tory, the aims, the activities, and the future plans of the Carolina Play makers. She pays particular tribute to Professor Frederick H. Koch, the organization's director and founder, whom she says is chiefly responsible for the fact that "besides building up an enviable national record for folk writing and producing, the group has made its State drama-conscious and, in addition, many of its members have become outstanding figures in the dra matic and literary world. "Within the next few years," says Miss Carraway, "Professor Koch, Paul Green, professor of dramatic art at the University of North Caro lina, and Samuel Selden, associate pro fessor, hope to be able to work out ways and means for organizing Uni versity actors into troupes that will present dramatic performances on tours through the entire country." KOCH'S LIFE After discussing the Playmaker's method of letting the students do prac tically everything, scenery, costuming, acting etc., in the production of the plays presented, Miss Carraway goes on to tell about the life of "Proff" (Continued on page two) Dr. Akers Speaks At Salem College Dr. Susan Grey Akers, director of the School of Library science, was the luncheon guest "of the Salem College library in Winston-Salem Monday. After the luncheon, Miss Akers spoke to a group of friends and alumnae of the college. Gives Student Opinion Jim Joyner, student body president, issued a statement yesterday in which I he said the entire responsibility for the contents of the Buccaneer rested upon the Editor, and that no probable action would be taken by the Student council. JOYNER ISSUES STATEMENT ON BUCCANEER Executive Says "Buc" Editor Is Supreme Reflecting student attitude on the Carolina Buccaneer t controversy, a statement by Jim Joyner as president of the student body yesterday pointed out that the responsibility for the con tent of the publication rests solely upon its editor. The statement was addressed to Dr. Graham, the administration, and those Chapel Hill citizens who objected to the last issue of the humor magazine, and emphasized the fact that "The students are genuinely concerned over the policy and resultant fate of the Buccaneer." NO PROBABLE ACTION According to the statement, the Stu dent council, which Joyner as presi dent heads, will take no action against the magazine until, in the opinion of the council, the Buccaneer should be abandoned or its editor replaced. This decision is interpreted in the state ment to mean that the council will not censor the publication. Joyner's statement in full is as fol lows: "To Dr. Graham and the adminis ( Continued,-on last page) Schinhan To Give Organ Concert Dr. J. U. Schinhan will give a re cital of organ music Wednesday eve ning, February 8, xat 8:30 in Hill Music hall. The program will be devoted to corn temporary composers and will be di vided into three parts according to schools, German, Italian, and Amer ican. The first part of the program will consist of "Prelude" from the 3rd Suite of Joseph Renner, Jr., under whom Dr. Schinhan studied, "Me lodia" by Max Reger, and "Vivace Scherzando" from the Sonata in G Minor by Gottfried Ruedinger. Representing the Italian school, the second part will consist of two com positions by M. Enrico Bossi ''Fu neral Procession" and "Rustic Scene." Bossi is classed as one of the fore most representatives of Italian com posers for the organ. Music of four composers, varying from conservative to modern, will make up the third part of the pro gram, which will include "Colonial Days" from the Pilgrim Suite by M. Austin Dunn, "Twilight at Fiesole" from "Armoine di Firenze" by Seth Bingham, "Song of the Basket Weav er" by Alexander Russell, and "Caril lon" by William Faulkes. Tea Dance, Prom, WiD Conclude Today's Program The German club Mid-winter dances will begin this afternoon with a tea dance from 5 o'clock to 6:30 at the Tin Can following a public concert in Hill Music hall at 3 o'clock. Glenn Miller and his Paradise res taurant orchestra, performing for the dance set, will feature a brass choir and two vocalists, Marion Button and Ray Eberle. Its swing renditions have brought it to a top ranking position in .popular dance bands within the past year and a half. The concert this afternoon will be gin promptly at 3 o'clock. Spectators are requested to arrive early since the doors will be open at 2:30. Holders of series bids will be admitted with their tickets. To those not having tickets the admission fee will be 35 cents. Tickets will be sold at the door only. JUNIOR PROM ollowing this afternoon's tea dance, the junior prom will be held from 9:30 to one o'clock. The Tin Can will be transformed into a bril liant ballroom for the affairs. A tea dance will be presented from 4 o'clock to 6:30 tomorrow afternoon, and the series will be concluded with a formal dance from 9 to 12 o'clock tomorrow night. The German club has requested no flowers be sent for the dances, and has asked that dates receiving flowers leave them at home. Leaders for the junior figure will be: Jim Ross, Charlotte with Miss Carolyn Miller, Chapel Hill, and assis tant, Tommy Royster, Henderson, with Miss Phillis Whitaker, Chattanooga, Tenn., others participating in the fig ure are: Buck Gunter, Gastonia, and Miss Elizabeth Lavender, Gastonia Julian Lane, Wilson .nd. Miss Molly Albritton, Hopkinsville, Ky. Billy ShulL Charlotte, and Miss Beth Caldwell, Marion. Joe Ramsey, Rocky Mount, and Miss Christine Thompson, Chapel Hill. Julian Brantley, Spring Hope, and, Miss Margaret Daniel, Wilson. George Wilkinson, Rocky Mount, and Miss Mary Green Thiem, Raleigh. Julian Coghill, Charleston, W. Va., and Miss Phoebe Skillman, Charles ton, W. Va. Dolph Young, Charlotte, and Miss Gladys Tillet, Charlotte. (Continued on page two) NYA PJNDS TO AID GREATER NUMBER N. C. Students To Get $313,635 This Year National Youth administration funds will reach 13 and one-half per cent more students this year than dur ing last academic year, according to a report by Aubrey Williams, national administrator of the relief program. Students in North Carolina will re ceive $313,635, with assistance going to 2,324. Average payments have been re duced, Williams said, because the ap plications for aid far exceed the num ber who can be given assistance. Col lege students may not receive more than an average of $15 a month and graduate students are restricted to an average of $30 a month. The national appropriation for this year Is $11, 838,555, including a special fund of $100,000 for Negro students. Colleges and universities were assigned quotas of students on the basis of 9.3 per cent of the total num ber of resident undergraduates and graduate students, 16 to 24 years of tige enrolled on October 1, 1936. Kohnstamm To Speak At Local Church Max Kohnstamm, Dutch student in terested in race relations and indus trial conditions of all phases of Ameri can life, is spending a few days on the University campus, making a study of Southern racial and indus trial conditions. He will occupy the pulpit of Rev. Donald Stewart at the Presbyterian church Sunday morning. Kohnstamm is the son of a univer sity professor of Amsterdam, Holland. He has been studying at the American university in Washington, and is now making a tour of Southern universi
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