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VOLUME XLVII
Cornell
Pearson Announces
Six-Point Platform
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One Feature Is No
Backslapping Within
100 Yards Of Polls
Bill Pearson, independent candidate
for president of the student body, an
nounced last night a six-point platform
on which he will base his campaign.
Pearson's platform is the third to be
placed before the campus since the
political pot began boiling January
31. ' "
The plank -which disfavors back
slapping and politicking at the polls,
is new to the University campus
Other points favored by Pearson were
coed representation on the Student
council and thorough investigation of
all student fees, a plank in the Stu
dent party platform announced Friday
night.
STATEMENT
Pearson's statement follows:
"Since election time is approaching
rapidly and since I'm running on
principles rather than on popularity,
and on the merit of my ideals rather
than political party machinery, I now
wish to offer the specific planks of
my platform favoring:
1. A campus movie house for the
University of North Carolina students
and their guests exclusively. This
would be operated on a similar basis
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DRAMA AWARDS
GIVEN LAST NIGHT
"Oh Golden Weed" Is
Winner Of Honors
"Oh Golden "Weed" by James Bunn
Dowdy was the winning original full-
length play in the finals last night
of the Carolina Dramatic association
at the Playmaker theater. Presented
by the Little Theater players and the
Rocky Mount high school dramatic de
partment, the play was directed by the
author and C. M. Edson.
The award for the best original one-
act play presented at the Festival re
sulted in a tie between "The Eternal
Light" hy Helen Andrews and Blanche
Campbell and "Shirt-Tail Boy" by W.
P. Covington, III. "The Eternal
Light" was presented by the Camp
hell college players and "Shirt-Tail
Boy" was presented by Winston-Salem's
Reynold High players.
ORIGINAL PLAYS
Winners in the original pjays con
test were as follows: senior college,
Elon college: junior college. Boies
Creek and high school, Winston
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As Might Be Expected
Surveys Find Carolina Men
Dislike War, Favor Russia
Only Four Out Of 25 Students
Questioned Wants To Fight;
Taken At Random
By HARRY HOLLINGSWORTH
In an attempt to sound out the
Carolina students' opinion of a
foreign war to protect democracy this
question was put to 100 students:
Would you fight in a war in Europe,
if democracy was being imperiled by
the war?"
One-fifth of the students, or four
out of every twenty-five answered
yes" to the question, and the re
minder voiced a quick and emphatic
"- No special group was selected
to question, for students were ap
proached in dormitory rooms, in
in, on the campus and in the gym.
Evidently, the last war to protect
democracy has not been forgotten by
the students, for many who said "no"
exPlained their answer by asking
Bother question: "Where did the last
ar get us?" A large majority of
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POPULAR WRITER
WILL APPEAR ON
MORMNG PROGRAM
CPU Wffl Sponsor
Visit Of Co-Author
Of 'Merry-Go-Round
By JIM McADEN
A slant on national politics from a
journalist's viewpoint will be offered!
to University students the morning of
April 14 when Robert S. Allen, co
author of "The Daily Washington
Merry-Go-Round" speaks on a Caro
lina Political union platform in Mem
orial hall.
Allen will come to the campus Fri
day morning, April 14, in time to ad
dress an audience assembled at the
10:30 chapel period.
Since the speaker and his partner,
Drew Pearson, have a reputation for
downright frankness and brass in
their daily eloumn, it is to be ex
pected that Allen will spare no words
in presenting his opinion . of present
and predictions of future capital city
politics.
He will take part in the customary
open-forum, see-if-you-can-stump-the-
speaker session which follows each
CPU presentation.
j Allen, a 39 year-old Kentuckian,
graduated at the University of Wis
consin, later taking post-graduate
work at the University of Munich,
Germany.
Meanwhile, CPU members continue
final arrangements for the organiza
tion's part of the Human Relations
institute Thursday night when the
union will present from Memorial hall
the weekly hour-long radio program,
"America's Town Meeting of the Air.!
On this program three speakers,
Senator Josiah Bailey, Dr. Frank
Graham, and John Rust, co-inventor
of the cotton-picking machine, will
take part in a discussion of the South
and its un-asked for reputation of the
No. 1 Economic Problem of the United
States.
Phillips To Memphis
Professor Guy B. Phillips of the
"Education department 1 e f t last
night for Memphis, Tenn:, to attend
a meeting of the Southern Associa
tion of Colleges and Secondary
Schools. He is a member of the as
soeiation's commission on secondary
education. During his week's stay in
Memphis, Professor Phillips will also
represent the University at a regional
NYA meeting.
Vote On Whether Students
Would Live In Russia Or
In Germany Is Circulated
By ARTHUR DIXON
If you had to choose, would you
prefer to live inpresent-day Germany
or in Russia? That is a hard question
to answer, as the 100 students who
were asked to answer it will testify.
Of these 100, 59 voted that Russia
was the lesser of the two evils, thus
leaving 41 who preferred 'Germany
despite the Teutonic terror who leads
her people.
However, this vote of 59 to 41 favor
ing a life in Russia rather than in
Germany can hardly be called a com
munist victory, at Carolina. Nearly
all that 59 preferred the Soviet as
the choice between a benevolent
tyranny and a malevolent one. Only
two of the students, questioned at
random in library and dormitory, an
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-THE ONLY COLLEGE DA
CH APEL HILL, N. C SUNDAY, MARCH 26, 1939
Attioini On 6M& Gheatm
Square Off For Senior
Among the 43 men who have Ihrown their hats into the campus political
ring for the coming spring elections, the race between "Fish" Worley, Uni
versity party candidate, left and Benny Hunter, candidate from the Student
Party, for the senior executive office seems to be destined to be one of thdf
hottest in the history of Carolina politics. Both men are very prominent in
class of '40. "
Institute To Give Broadcast
Today On Purpose Of Program
VILLAGE SCHOOL
BAND TO PRESENT
CONCERT IN UNION
Bennett Will Direct
Organization In Its
5 O'Clock Program
Continuing the series of Sunday
afternoon concerts which has been pre
sented by the Graham Memorial union
this year, the Chapel Hill high school
band, under the direction of David
Bennett, will give a concert this after
noon at 5 o'clock in the main lounge
of Graham memorial.
Bennett, now a graduate student of
the University, - is continuing his
course in the music department here
and has also been directing the local
high school band. The program is as
follows: Chorale-Bach; Midnight Sun
Overture, Yoder; Aria from the Magic
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Commerce Frat
Elects Officers
After electing officers for next
year Thursday night, Delta Sigma Pi,
professional commerce fraternity,
heard an "encouraging" report of the
progress and accomplishments of its
year-old placement bureau and laid
plans for three industrial tours which
fraternity members will make during
the current quarter.
The placement bureau, organized
last year through the combined ef
forts of Dr. M. D. Taylor, professor
of marketing and advertising, and
Milton Hogan, Jr., a University jun
ior, has received many letters of in-
quiry from large firms throughout!
the nation, and particularly in the
South.
BUREAU'S SERVICES
Though sponsored by Delta Sigma
Pi, the bureau's services are available
to each member of the Commerce
school.
Tours arranged include trips to
Cone Mills in Greensboro, American
Telegraph exchange in Durham and
Austin-Heaton company, also in Dur
ham. Officers elected were: Tom Crock
ett, headmaster; Bill Bryan, senior
warden; Ben Heath, junior warden;
J. B. Harris, scribe; Jim Williams,
treasurer; Tom Heath, chancellor;
Benny Hunter, master of ceremonies;
Bill Ogburn, historian; and John Dor
sey, Delta Sigma Pi correspondent.
ILY IN THE SOUTHEAST-
Presidency
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Creedy, Barnett,
Evans, Patten, Are
To Be Speakers
In an effort to acquaint the state
with its work, the Human Relations
institute will present a resume of the
program and a description of the or
ganization's work on a half -hour radio
program from Raleigh's station
WPTF this afternoon.
The broadcast, taking the place this
week of the regular International Re
lations club program, will last from
3 to 3:30 p. m.
Institute Chairman John Kendrick
will preside over the program, de
scribing tne organization's purpose
and introducing the four speakers to
be heard.
SPEAKERS
The speakers who will present the
main issues involved in the fields
which will be dealt with during the
HRI week are John Creedy, Professor
J. G. Evans, Brooks Patten, and De
Witt Barnett.
Creedy, editor of the Carolina
Magazine, will give a short talk on
"The South, Today and Tomorrow."
Dr. Evans, of the University com
merce school, will deal with "Human
Relations in Business and Industry."
Patten, president of the YMCA and
a member of the promoting commit
tee of the institute, will speak on
"Education for Democratic Participa
tion." Barnett, a member of the same
group, will discuss "International Re
lationsThe World Outlook."
Physical Education
Group Picks Siewert
Floyd Siewert, director of freshman
physical education and freshman
basketball coach at the University!
was elected president of the physical
education division of the North Caro
lina Educational association at a
meeting in Raleigh last week.
Siewert, acting assistant to Dean
Cornwell, has been prominent in the
physical education field for many
years, and holds a professorial posi
tion in the hygiene and physical ed
departments here. Completing a very
successful term as secretary this past
year, the physical education teachers
at this, their annual meeting, chose
Siewert as their 1939-40 head.
Like Your Prof f?
'Tomorrow is the last day changes
in class schedules can be made.
Registration for the spring quarter
will also be concluded tomorrow
evening.
BUSINESS PHONE 4116
"Y" Nominations
To Be Tomorrow
Student officers for the YMCA
will be nominated tomorrow night
by senior members of the Junior
Senior cabinet, President Brooks
Patten announced yesterday. There
is possibility, he said, that two per
sons will be nominated for each of
fice. The cabinet will meet at 7:15 at
the YMCA in a business meeting.
Patten urged that every senior
member attend.
The nominating group will pre
sent its slate when nominations are
made for campus officers later in
the quarter in Memorial halL At
that time nominations may also be
made from the floor.
JORDAN TO HEAD
NEW YWCA SLATE
FOR COMING YEAR
A Complete Ticket
Given By Members
Of Nominating Group
A slate of officers headed by Miss
Louise Jordan, nominee for president,
will be presented at the elections of
YWCA officers tomorrow night at 7
o'clock in the Episcopal church parish
house.
The ticket, prepared by the nomin
ating committee composed of the
senior members of the old cabinet and
two . junior . representatives . will con
sist of the following nominees: Miss
Jordan, president; Miss Ruth, Curtis
Robeson, vice-president; Miss Sarah j
McLean, secretary; Miss Mary Jane
Yeatman, treasurer; Miss Altajane
Holden, orientation chairman; Misses
Jean Breckenridge and Betsy Clark,
assistants to the orientation chair
man; Miss Frances Sparks, personnel
director; and Misses Dot Coble and
Roberta Winton, publicity and art co
chairmen. MISS LOUISE JORDAN
Miss Jordan, nominee for president,
served this year as chairman of the
worship committee and as a member
of the cabinet. She is a graduate of
St. Mary's where she was active in the
many campus organizations and was
elected one of the eight outstanding
girls in the senior class.
The nominee for vice-president,
Miss Ruth Curtis Robeson. is now a
member of the steering committee of
the Human Relations institute, at
tended Blue Ridge, and was an of
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Lookit, Promtrotters
Here's An Advance On One
Of Larry Clinton 's Vocalists
A Clinton Vocalist
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Here is 200 pound Ford Leary, a
melodyman for Larry Clinton who
will play for the May Frolics here
April 21 and 22, who can croon in the
best jitterbug fashion, with all the
trimmings. Leary is from Buffalo in
yankeeland, and according to journal
ist Weaver, likes jam.
ITEATHER:
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y change in the
temperature.
NUMBER 130
SUSPENSION OF
13 ANNOUNCED;
MANY ARE FAILED
10 Out Of Group
Of 35 Geology
Students Acquitted
- By CARROLL McGAUGHEY
After a full week of investigation,
the Student council yesterday passed
judgment on the 33 students accused
of "mass cheating" in a last quarter's
geology course, which resulted in the
suspension of 13 for different periods
of time, and other penalties varying
in severity according to the serious
ness of the offense in the individual
cases. Ten of the group were ac
quitted. The class, made up largely of fresh
men and sophomores, showed a marked
similarity, in examination and quiz
paper, a fact which led to the council
investigation of the matter.
Speaking for the council, Jim Joy-
ner, president of the student body, ex
plained last night the general rule by
which the group was sentenced. How
ever, he emphasized the fact that as
a general principle, it was altered in
many instances to fit the individual
case. Freshmen being tried for a
single offense, Joyner explained, were
usually given an "F" in the course,
denied hour credit for all courses
taken during the quarter, and placed
on indefinite probation. If the charges
included lying in addition to the cheat
ing, the freshman received an added
sentence of suspension for one
quarter.
SOPHOMORES
Sophomores convicted of cheating
were given "F" on the course, denied
credit hours, and suspended indefin
itely. In the usual case, this means
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False AlarmI
Along with half the other people
in Chapel Hill, a Daily Tar Heel
reporter was duped last night
around 10:30 by the strange alarms
from the village fire department.
Instead of a blazing Strowd
garage as one of the signals in
dicated, it was discovered that
workmen were just trying out the
mooing fire alarm which has been
moved to the roof of the new town
hall. Better luck next time.
- But about a half an hour later,
a real alarm was given and the fire
department rushed out to West
Cameron where a smouldering
blaze in an empty house was quick
ly extinguished.
Along with Bea Wain, Ford
Leary Squares Off With The
Mike To Give Out Swing Plus
By BILL RHODES WEAVER
Once upon a time there was a little
boy who lived in a great, big city up
in Damnyankeeland. He didn't live in
New York city, but he lived in a
place called Buffalo, Whether there
ever were any such animals living
there is a matter of conjecture, but
one thing is sure, and that is that a
little boy with a peculiar taste lived
there once upon a time.
Now, this particular little boy, like
all other little boys, was mischievous.
He also, looted the cookie jar, as well
as his own little dime bank. He stole
his mother's jam.
This little boy had been chastized
many times. He had been reprimanded
for disobedience. He was, though, not
such a very bad little boy, because
nothing he ever did was intentionally
harmful or selfish . . . except the
swiping of jam ... and that envolves
another side of the story.
HE TRIED TO BE GOOD
At any rate, the little boy tried to
be good. He'd obey most all his
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