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DITORIALS: TTRATHER: y Cofml sir, cfear, V spring conditions. f Principles Into Politics THE ONLY COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOUTHEAST- VOLUME XLVH EDITORIAL PHONE 4H1 CHAPEL HILL, N. C SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1939 BUSIXES3 FHOSE 41S6 NUMBER 129 an(dll(dlat AdMdl To fT TTD New Student SOCIAL ROOMS FOR DORMITORD ARE INCLUDED Britt Says Program Is Not Series Of 'Campaign Promises' By CARROLL McGAUGHEY Following on the heels of its an nouncement of its full ticket for the spring elections with the reservation of publication editors, the Student party released yesterday an eight point platform containing the prin ciples which the party nominees en dorse and reforms which they recom mend. Party Chairman Mitchell Britt ex plained that the platform should not be construed as a series of "campaign promises," but that it is an assurance that the party candidates, if elected, will strive conscientiously to put the principles included into effect. "We have tried to select, to the ntmost of our ability, a good slate' Britt said, "If we have succeeded we ask the campus support in electing these candidates." STUDENT PARTY PLATFORM The complete platform follows: 1. Believing that the Student legis lature was founded on sound prin ciples, we favor a stimulation of its activities. 2. In the interests of fair- play we favor a thorough investigation of stu dent fees, and if found possible and practical, we will favor a reduction. 3. Since no time is allowed by the administration for preparation for examinations, we. believe that at least a one day study period should be set aside preceding the examination period. 4. Dormitory residents have no recreation centers for social purposes. This being the case, we favor dormi tory social rooms if such is possible. In connection with this we believe that telephones in the dormitories should be enclosed and placed on private lines. 5. As is shown by our continued selection of women to run on our ticket, we favor a participation by women students in all campus activi ties. 6. Since graduate students are a part of the resident student body, we propose that they be given a position on the student council, in which posi (Continued on page two) Spring Comprehensives switched To May 6 Acting Dean A. C. Howell, of the college of Arts and Science, an nounced that spring quarter com prehensive examinations will be held May 6, instead of May 13 as Previously announced. Morris And Band To Play For Both Soph The first Order of tho Omil dance f the spring quarter will close the f"st social week-end of the season toning V i. ji ... u me Tm (Jan. The dance will held from 9 to 12 o'clock. o "Skeets" Morris and his Auburn diversity Cavaliers, who made such hit. Wft, t1e sophomore promen- aders last time, have been held over to perform for the Grail dancers. The orchestra is well known for its en- rgf Vl ?agement at the T-anillo in Rich- 'a A mond. Va. Morris Th bj , 6 Can has been decorated in coW led' the Sophomore class tioiAWhich may refer to the condi- as . s peuai exireminco Veil ltems. as to the scholastic - spectral sin DUSUally large crowd is expect- orm5 the affair be the first U e.VeninS event of the session. ""U Wl II L. . ... f 1 ' A. "A -mm :: &t , ue on sale at the door. 1SSl0ill be one dollar. Party Releases Full Eight Point To Conduct Here i - i Dr. Hans Kindler, above, will direct the National Symphony orchestra, of I Washington D. C, when it is present ed here Wednesday evening at 8:30 in Memorial hall. This will be the first student entertainment of the spring quarter. NOTED StMPHONY TO APPEAR HERE NEXT WEDNESDAY Kindler To Conduct Concert On Student Entertainment Bill The National Symphony orchestra" of Washington, D. C, conducted by Dr. Hans Kindler, will be presented on next Wednesday evening at 8:30 in Memorial hall in a concert marking the first student entertainment of the spring quarter. Although not sponsored by the gov ernment, the symphony, which is m the midst of its eighth season, was formed in the nation's capital and has played the majority of its concerts in that city. Among its noteworthy ap pearances have been those at Presi dent Roosevelt's second inauguration, at the Inaugural Concert; and at the national convention of the National Federation of Music Clubs. For the past four years the group has given concerts in Canada. ON TOUR Prior to its appearance in Memorial hall, the symphony will play in Balti more. Richmond, and Sweet Briar college in Lynchburg. From Chapel Hill, it will go on to Columbia, South Carolina, where it will play for the fifth consecutive year in the city's annual choral festival. Other cities and educational centers which have been visited by the orchestra are: (Continued on last page) Tea, Grail RlfAfits Morris and his Auburn Cavaliers, who were enthusiastically received at the sophomore dance last night, will play for the sophomore tea dance this afternoon and again for the Grail dance tonight. Last night's dance was most suc cessful in the opinion of those who attended and swing addicts were drawn by the rhythms of the orches tra. Morris and his band, now on tour, will play in several northern cities after their engagement here has been completed. LAST OF SOPH HOPS This afternoon's tea dance, from 4 until 7, will be informal and will be the last of the set of sophomore dances. The Grail dance tonight will be the last at which Morris will play and the usual one dollar script will be charged. Columnist To Pick Henry Nigrelli, Tar Heel columnist, will pick the ten best looking couples at the Grail dance tonight. Results will be published in tomorrow's paper. - Final Action Halted Yesterday On Wider Coeducational Bill -4 SMITH WILL CLOSE HUMAN RELATIONS SERIES ON FRIDAY Numerous National Figures Will Speak At Biennium Meet Dr. T. V. Smith, member of the house of" representatives from Illinois and a New Deal Democrat, will make the closing address of the fifth Hu man Relations institute on Friday, April 7, John Kendrick, chairman of i the Institute . committee, announced yesterday. Dr. Smith's acceptance leaves only two vacant places in the lecture series which begins Thursday. Dr. Smith, recognized by many as "the scholar of the house will speak on the "Promise of American Politics." He is one of the few congressmen to hold a PhD degree which he obtained at the University of Chicago. He re signed as professor of philosophy at the University of Chicago to go to congress. NATIONALLY KNOWN Said by many to be a "marvelous" speaker, the Illinois representative has also been mentioned as a possible candidate for president in 1940. He is author of "Democratic Way of Life" and "Philosophic Way of Life" and has co-authored many others. Dr. Smith delivered the commence ( Continued on page two) NEGRO SUSPECT IS RELEASED Chapel Hill Man Held Since Dec. 7 DURHAM, March 24. Frank Black, alias Blackness, Chapel Hill Negro who has been held since December 7 on a charge of criminally assaulting a 14-year old Orange county white girl, was released from custody this week, Solicitor William H. Murdock disclosed today. Murdock said that the girl, who identified Blacknell as her assailant when he was arrested, had stated that she was unable to go into court and swear that he was the man. Black nell had waived preliminary examina tion at a recorder's court hearing in Chapel Hill and the question of iden tification had not come up then. When the solicitor began to pre pare the case vf or trial in Orange county superior court he learned that the girl was not positive in her identi fication and no bill of indictment was presented to the grand jury. Blacknell was arrested on December 7, two days after the alleged attack, and held in the Durham jail until December 24. Since then he has been in jail in Hillsboro. Committee Votes To Abolish Chapel At a meeting of the freshman chapel committee yesterday, a sug gestion presented by Bill Shore re questing that freshman chapel be abolished was passed unanimously and the suggestion will go before a joint meeting of the class committee and the faculty committee Tuesday for final approval. Shore's statement to the commit tee was as follows: "I request that freshman chapel be completely abol ished for the remainder of the school year because: first, it is: my opinion that the continued orientation of our class is entirely unnecessary. Second, the results of its abolition would be for the best interests of the class of '42. Third, the compulsory attendance to a meeting of this type where school credit is not given is open to criticism, and fourth, a large majority of my classmates will support me in my request." , Bill Aimed To Help Orange County Girls Obtain an Education BY CHARLES BARRETT After giving unanimous approval on first and second readings, the State Senate yesterday delayed final action on a bill which would enable students, regardless of sex, to enter all classes of state .higher educational institu tions. . The delay came when Senator Gray pf Forsythe had the third reading postponed until Monday so that he could prepare an amendment. , Informed legislators questioned in Raleigh yesterday believed the bill would be passed without meeting seri ous opposition. However, they said minor changes might be made before the bill becomes law. UMSTEAD Senator Umstead of Orange, who introduced the bill in the senate and is leading the move for its adoption, said the bill was aimed chiefly at helping Orange county girls get a education who otherwise would have to do without. He said he knew 30 or 40 such girls who would like to en ter the University as a freshman, but at preesred-mtbc yqua anat at present are prohibited by a Uni versity ruling which allows only junior coeds to enter. Umstead believed that under state laws a ruling could not be enforced which required separate schools for men and women. The present ruling admitting only junior and senior wom en to the University is aVequirement of the University Board of Trustees, and not a state law, he emphasized. "Of course the bill provides for men students to go to the Women's College and for coeds to go to State, but that was not the original purpose," he said. "I think there is a definite need for some move to enable the Orange county girls to get a higher education. . "I don't know whether many men ( Continued on last page) DRAMA FESTIVAL CLOSES TONIGHT Awards To Be Made At Theater By Koch This morning a breakfast and busi ness session of the Carolina Dramatic association will be held at 8:30 at the Carolina inn over which C. M. Ed son, president of the association will preside. At 11 o'clock Lester Raines, director of the Blackfriars, University of Ala bama will discuss Continental Thea ter Museums and at 11:30 Francis Bosworth of the National Federal theater will speak on "25,000 Miles of Theater." The .make-up contest will be held at 12 o'clock and at 12:30 the costume contest will begin. At 1 o'clock a luncheon will be held in the Carolina inn for all students who attended the 1938 High School Summer Session in Dramatic art. This afternoon the final contest in play production of the junior colleges begins at 2 o'clock with Biltmore col lege, Lees-McRae college, St. Mary's Brevard college, and Montreat Junior college participating. Tonight the winning play in play writing will be presented and at 9 o'clock Dr. F. H. Koch will make awards for the week's competition. Union Resumes Sunday Concerts Graham "Memorial will present -another Sunday afternoon concert to morrow in the main lounge at 5 o'clock. The Chapel Hill high school band, under the direction of David Bannett, will be featured with two members of the band rendering solos. Truett Bennett will of fer a selection on the oboe while Allen Garrett will be featured as a clarinet soloist. The public is cordially invited to attend. "A" "At Platform Replaces Magill Z i. v .v j ' .u Vs i.C .jt. If g; . if Fred Weaver, assistant to Dean of Students F, F. Bradshaw and former vice-president of the student body, is now temporary director of Graham Memorial during the illness of Bob Magill, who is confined to the In firmary with an imbedded ulcer. Ma gill is expected to be but in about two weeks. BISHOP SELECTED BY COMMITTEE AS HANDBOOK EDITOR Sophomore To Begin Work On Frosh Guide Early Next Week Don Bishop, University sophomore from New Bern, was selected .yester day to edit the freshman handbook for the class of 1943. The editor of the handbook, a manual for freshman published by the YMCA, is chosen annually by a com mittee made up of faculty members from the YMCA board of directors. On this committee were Roy Arm strong, director of pre-college guid ance, Dr. E. L. Mackie, professor of mathematics, and J. M. Saunders, alumni secretary. In selecting Bishop, the committee (Continued on page two) As Over Here A- - o V . -X' ? Nipponese Student Says Japs Like Mitchell's Novel Student From Japan Kennichiro Yoshida, graduate stu dent from Nippon who has entered the University, says that "Gone With The Wind" is almost as popular in Japan as it has been here. He chose Carolina because one of his best friends, who now is connected with the Japanese embassy in Washington, recommended it highly. i P - " - f A V . , ......, ., . 'I ! . TWOOD, DAWSON, MEGSON, BISHOP, ARE NOMINATED Men Will Compete In Elections For Student Officers By MARTIN HARMON Moving four steps nearer comple- tion of its 1939 slate, the University party last night announced that Char lie Wood, now president of the junior class, would be its candidate for secretary-treasurer of the student body and named Courtland Dawson, Ed Megson and Don Bishop to run for the three student positions on the Publications Union board. Last night's announcement follows close on the heels Thursday night's Student party convention at which party representatives completed nom- I inations for all campus offices except those for publication editorships. The candidates for PU board stated tnat their objectives, if elected, would be to reduce expenditures wherever possible and to lower the annual stu cent publications fee "providing the reductions can be made without re ducing the quality of the publications." Wood, from Winston-Salem, is a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity, the Graham memorial board of direc tors, is the Kappa Sigma house manager, and leads a campus dance band, Charlie Wood and His Caro linians. ACTIVITIES Last year' he worked for the Yackety-Yack, was a member of the Order of Shieks, and the Sophomore YMCA cabinet. As a freshman, Wood was on his class executive committee, the Freshman Friendship council and played football. He opposes Jack Vin cent, Student party candidate, -r - Courtland Dawson, a-Virginian, the candidate for Senior member of the PU board, is at present exchange edi tor of the Buccaneer, completing his second year on the staff, is president of Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity, and (Continued on page two)' Many Articles Await Owners At YMCA Gloves, coats, sweaters, . books, pens, pencils, keys, and trinkets of every sort are lying in a confused heap at the YMCA, awaiting claim by local people. Miss Tempe New som, office secretary at the YMCA, yesterday urged that anyone who has lost anything go by and search through the group of articles that has been turned in at her office. Kennichiro Yoshida Likes Carolina, But Dislikes Our Cold Bath Water By GEORGE LAYCOCKL " 'Gone With The Wind' is the best selling book in Japan, with the excep tion of books by Japanese writers," said Kennichiro Yoshida, graduate student who entered the University recently. Yoshida explained that the Japanese translation of the book con sisted of three volumes. 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' is required reading in our lower schools, and every Japanese school boy reads it as part of his American literature course," he added. Yoshida said he had chosen the Uni versity of North Carolina because one of his best( friends, a classmate in Tokyo who is now connected" with the Japanese Embassy in Washing ton, had been here last year and liked the University. Comparing American universities with those in his own country, the new graduate student said that the classes in economics and law at the Imperial university often totaled 600 students, with the profes sor addressing them with a micro phone and loudspeaker system. "Chemistry and medicine are taught in smaller groups," he said, "and I like your small classes here, for it gives the student an opportunity to (Continued on page two) I' it' ' ; I' ! I 'I
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