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ft rr-7 1 1 1 "" "" " 1 TniTEATHER: TH DITORIALS: horseshoes good hitting can opener Z 525 -THE ONLY COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOUTHEAST VOLUME XLVII EDITORIAL PHONE 4JJ1 CHAPEL HILL, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1939 mi 1 i M Dsnrrst raoo 4U4 NUMBER 157 : : - Pi Phis And Dogwood I, O 4 m '4. 'I - -'I i f ? 1 5 M If iijl Peeking from between full-blossoming dogwood branches, left to right, are: Miss Melville Corbett, president of Pi Beta Phi, and three of her sorority sisters, Miss Barbara Liscomb, Miss Elsa Winters, and Miss Roberta Winton. Dormitory, Pharmacy Dances Are To Begin Tomorrow Night Banquet At 7:30 Will Open Annual Weekend Dance Set Getting, under, way tomorrow . night at 7 :30 with a banquet in Graham Me morial, the Interdormitory council will inaugurate its annual weekend of fes tivities which includes a series of three dances to be held tomorrow night, Sat urday afternoon and evening. Leaving the Tin Can to Pharmacy school promtrotters, Interdorm dan cers will swing to the music of Dutch , McMillan and the Duke Ambassadors in Woollen gymnasium. " The dance tomorrow night, sched uled from 9:30 till 1 o'clock, will fea ture the president's figure during the Dormitory residents can obtain their Interdormitory dance bids from floor couifcilmen in each dor mitory for 50 cents stag, nothing if the resident takes a date. evening. Saturday's program will in clude a tea dance from 4:30 till 6:30 in the afternoon and an evening dance from 9 till 12 o'clock at which time the dance committee's figure will be pre sented. In an attempt to cut down the inevi table overflow of stags, the council.has .decided to charge an admission fee of 50 cents for every person without a date. There will be no admission charge for couples. Tar Heel Gives Students Chance To Grade Faculty jCS. . ' Professorial-Grading Survey To Begin Today On Campus Here's Your Opportunity! By BOB deGUZMAN Within the next week the students on the campus wUl have a chance to express their unbiased opinions of the professors whom they have had ever since they have taken courses m the University. The Daily Tab Heel, m response to student demand for a pro fessorial classification, will conduct a survey of the student body on this sub ject. Students will be asked to fill out a mimeographed sheet on which will be provided spaces to grade the profes sors from A to F according to his abil ity as a teacher and, regardless of teaching, general personality. The student's name will not appear on the sheet, but there will be a'space reserved for the class of the grader. Grades will be tabulated according to Uni (Continued on page U, 'column A) Pharmacy Also Begins Activities With Banquet at 8 Pharmacy school social activities of the week-end will be opened with a formal banquet, at which Jimmy Fox, president of the Pharmacy school will be toastmaster, at the Carolina inn to morrow night at 8 o'clock. Following the banquet, a formal dance will be held in the Tin Can. Fred die Johnson and his orchestra, whose style is similar to that of Kay Kyser, will play for the set. At tomorrow night's dance a figure will be presented. Those who will participate in the figure are as follows: Jimmy Fox, president, with Miss Mary Ames of Arlington, Va.; McDonald Davis, vice- president, with Miss Emma Lee Fill- yaw of Clinton; M. S. Hamer, secretary-treasurer, with Miss Sarah Ca hoon of Chapel Hill; Grey Kornegay, student council representative, with Miss Josephine Voliva of Belhaven; Bill Halsey, student legislator, with Miss. Helen Duguid of Marion; Gene Brown, dance committeeman, with Mrs. Gene Brown of Chapel Hill; and C. V. Timberlake, Jr., dance commit teeman with Miss Elizabeth Spencer of Carthage. Among others who will be in the fig ure are: W. T. Sloan, Jr., Heywood Jones, Leo Lorek, Ed Hamlet, Joe Tun stall, Miss Altajane Holden, John Biggs, Dave McGowan and Bill Shef field. Saturday afternoon a tea dance will (Continued on page U, column U) AAA Training Course For Summer Work May Be Offered H. A. Patten, chief state field officer of the Agricultural Adjustment ad ministration, will be here tomorrow to discuss plans for a proposed training course at the University for students interested in doing AAA supervisor work during the summer months. Field Officer patten will meet with interested students at 10:30 in Bing ham hall. Plans for a course similar to the one proposed for Chapel Hill have already been worked out for students at Wake Forest college. In the spring of 1938 Patten offered a short course at State college; the course has now been in corporated as an eleltive in the cur riculum of the school. The University course would only be open to students who have been rather closely associated with farm (Continued on page 4, column 5) "HEDY" HUNTER CAPTURES MST PRIZE AT BALL Varied Costumes f Make Huge Hit At Celebration Hedy Lamarr made her long await ed appearance on the campus at the Variety costume ball which cjhnaxed the festivities of Student-Faculty day Tuesday evening. Miss Jane Hunter, queen of last year's celebration, at tired as the movie star, won first place in the contest for movie impersona tions. Clad in a slinky black and white satin gown with her red hair died to a dusky black and eyelashes three times their normal length, Miss Hun ter won a victory and several theatre passes over Chuck Kline who as Groucho Marx was her closest rival. Ed Seaver "Kong Zig," as he was labeled, .or King Zog, whom the judges decided he represented, won three cans of apple sauce and some pocket change for having the best cos tume in the political characters divi sion. VERY GILTY 5 In the miscellaneous, unlimited class Vincent Paul Rousseau won an overwhelming victory as a gilded, extra-armed, extra-headed Inca Indian. His prize was a box of candy. Richard King, robed and made-up as Queen Victoria even to the cotton pads in his cheeks, won a book as the prize in the contest for the best costume impersonating a literary sub ject. . Professors Russell Smith, for the unlimited group, Walter Spearman for the literary; YMCA secretary Harry Comer for the movie group, and Alumni secretary J. Maryon Saunders for the political contestants collected the majority of public opin ion as to the most outstanding cos tumes in the class they represented. Then each group of semi-finalists was called to the platform where the in tensity of applause fro mthe audience decided the final choice. Jim Joyner, president of the stu dent body, and J. Maryon Saunders were the student and faculty members in charge of the dance. DELTA SIGMA PI TO PRESENT KEY Commerce Group Boosts Scholarship At a recent meeting' of the local chapter of Delta Sigma Pi, profes sional commerce fraternity, it was de cided that the chapter should honor and encourage scholarship. The fraternity will present a gold key annually to the male senior who upon graduation ranks highest in schol arship for the entire course in com merce and business administration. The name of the winner is not to be revealed until the award is made. The key will be presented along with the various other awards. At the meeting, Tom Crockett, head master of the Alha Lambda chapter here, was elected to attend the Grand Chapter congress, which is to be held in Philadelphia, September 5-8. Bill Bry ant and Ben Heath were elected first and second alternates, respectively. The chapter will also be represented at a regional meeting this weekend in Atlanta. Roy Armstrong To Give Program In conjunction with the "So You Want to Go to College?" week now be ing sponsored, Roy Armstrong, pre college adviser, will present a program over radio station WRAL in Raleigh this afternoon at 2:05 o'clock. Lasting 25 minutes and advertising the University to high school students, the program will consist of a series of questions and answers concerning the University and the village. In addi tion to the dialogue there will be sev eral selections presented by the Uni versity trio consisting of Carey Sparks, Brooks Patten and Frank Turner. Mid-Term Reports All general college students are requested to see their advisers im mediately and secure their mid-term reports. JollE T, Graves, II, Dr.W. Stuart Head Commencement Program This - June For Class Of 1939 KRENEK TO GIVE RECITAL IN HILL HALL TOMORROW Lecturer-Pianist- Composer To Play And Speak At 8:30 Hill Music hall will be the scene of the lecture-recital to be presented by Ernst Krenek, world-renowned musi cian, tomorrow evening at 8:30.' The program is being sponsored by the University music department and the Graham Memorial Student union. Krenek, 38 year old composer, has also gained fame as a pianist, con ductor, writer, and lecturer. He has composed several operas, among which are "Johnny 'spielt auf," "Swingburg," and his latest, "Karl V." His works have been played by Bruno Walter, Erich Kleiber, Otto Klemperer, Pierre Monteux, Serge Koussevitzky, . Sir Adrian Boult, Sir Henry Wood, and Herman Scherchen. His compositions have been sung by Elizabeth Schu mann, Maria Ivoguen, Heinrich Reh kemper, and many other artists. CAREER v A graduate of the Imperial Acad emy of Music in Vienna, the guest lecturer-pianist has also led an exten sive career as a writer, having received his degree in philosophy from the Uni versity of Vienna in 1923. He has published some 400 articles on music and various other artistic, cultural and sociological problems in many of the leading European publications, among which was the" Daily Telegraph. For several years, Krenek has trav eled in Austria, Czechoslovakia, Switz erland, France, Belgium, Holland, Spain, and Italy, lecturing on varied topics. He delivered reports at the In ternational congress in Florence in 1933, the International Congress for Musical education in Paris in 1936 and in Prague in 1937. Britt Calls Party Together Tonight For Last Meeting . Chairman Mitchell Britt announced yesterday that the final meeting of the year of the Student Party will take place this evening at 7:30 in the Phi Assembly hall. Plans will be made for next year's organization. In comment ing on the past campus elections, Britt said, "I appreciate, the faith the stu dent body has bestowed in the SP." Welch Offers Jobs To Qualified Men Any students between the ages of 25 and 40 who have at least two years of college credit, own a car, and have had experience teaching primary grades, are invited to . see ; S. W. J. Welch in South building about details of an offer for employment. The visual Education department of the Creative Education society in Man- kato, Minn., is looking for several persons-having the above qualifications and they are invited to write direct or see Welch immediately. Seidman Will Speak To Classes Today Dr. Joel Seidman, lecturer for the League of Industrial democracy, will address three classes this morning. At 9:30 he will talk at 103 Bingham on "The Aims of Modern Socialism"; at 11 o'clock he will speak at 210 Saun ders on "Recession and Recover," at 12 o'clock he will conclude his series in 113 Bingham with a lecture on "In dustrial Unionism.' Commencement Bids All seniors expecting to order commencement invitations must place orders by tomorrow after noon at 5 o'clock. Orders are be ing taken in the YMCA lobby to day from 9 to 12 o'clock, and from 2 to 5 o'clock. Geneticist ; x -v-:.- : . :::::::; .;-;.;.-.v.v.? - x f - v-;f I i ts t r o A - - - - The principal geneticist of the bu reau of plant industry of the U. S. department of agriculture, Dr. L.J. Stadler, will speak to the North Caro lina chapter of Sigma Xi, noted or ganization for the promotion of re search, tonight at 8 o'clock in Phil lips hall. . STADLER TO TALK TO SIGMA XIAT8 USDA Official Here To Discuss Heredity Dr. L. J. Stadler, principal geneticist of the bureau of plant industry of the United States Department of Agricul ture and member of the faculty of the University of Missouri, will address the North Carolina chapter of the so ciety of the Sigma Xi, noted organiza tion for the promotion of research, in Phillips hall tonight at 8 o'clock. Dr. Stadler, who is an authority in the fields of plant breeding and muta tion, will speak on "The Experimental Alteration of Heredity." He was re cently elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences. Delta Phi Alpha i To Initiate New Members Tonight Delta Phi Alpha, hpnorary German fraternity, will initiate new members and elect officers for the coming year tonight at 8:30 in the banquet room of Graham Memorial. Plans for fu ture social functions will also be dis cussed. All members of the fraternity are urged to be present. Hey, Copy Boys! Copy for all sections except sports of the Freshman Handbook should be turned in to Editor Don Bishop today or tomorrow. Poll Among Seniors, Frosh Reveals New Deal Sentiment YMCA Group Leaves Today For Weekend At Rocky Mount A YMCA deputation group will leave this afternoon for a weekend of activity in Rocky Mount sponsored by the combined Hi-Y clubs of that com munity. Those making the trip are: Carey Sparks, Jess Swan, John Riggsbee, Ed Maner, Alex Bonner, and W. T. Mar tin. The group, after attending a mother daughter banquet tonight, will present 30 minute programs under the spon sorship of the Hi-Y clubs in seven Rocky Mount schools tomorrow and be present at a father-son banquet tomor row night. On Saturday morning they will act as judges in a city-wide field day, go on a picnic outing, and attend a Hi-Y social. ' Concluding activities Sunday, the group will teach the boys' and girls' Sunday school classes that morning. Journalist To Give Address; Professor To Handle Sermon John Temple Graves, II, lecturer, author, and member of the editorial staff of the Birmingham, Ala., Age Herald, will deliver the commencement address, and Dr. Wyatt Aiken Stuart," professor of Biblical Theology at Em ory university, will give the Baccalau reate sermon at the commencement ex ercises this year, it was announced yesterday. The commencement address will be given June 6 and the sermon will be delivered June 4. Graves, a graduate of Horace Mann school in New York, received his Bachelor of Literature degree at Princeton university in 1915, and his LLB at the University of Washington in 1920. He was given a DCL degree at the University of the South in 1935. SERVED IN WAR He was a member of the editorial staff of the New York Journal for two years, beginning in 1912, and then served his country in the capacity of second lieutenant in the 49th Heavy Artillery in France during the year 1918-1919. After the Armistice he was appointed assistant to Edward N. Hurley on the American Peace com mission in Paris. He served as an economist on the Federal Trade com mission in Washington from 1919 un til 1925, when he became editor of the Palm Beach Times. Graves was editor of the Jackson ville, Fla., Journal in 1927 and then joined the editorial staff of the Bir mingham Age-Herald, which position he holds now. He is the author of a syndicated column which appears in several Southern newspapers and has written and published several books, among them being "Two Bubbles," The Shaft in the Sky," and the "Book of Alabama and the South." In addi tion to this, he is the author of many magazine articles, short stories, and poems. DR. SMART Dr. Wyatt Aiken Smart, the Bac calaureate preacher, received his A.B. at Vanderbilt university and then at tended the Union Theology Seminary in New York, where he received a B.D. degree. Continuing his education at Southern Methodist university, the University of Chicago, and Wesleyan university, he Was ordained Deacon in 1909. A Phi Beta Kappa man, he joined the faculty of Emory univer sity, where he has been employed as professor of Biblical Theology. According to present plans, both the commencement address and the Bac calaureate sermon will be delivered in Kenan stadium. Regalia Orders Must Be Placed Tonight The deadline for orders of senior regalia is tonight at 10 o'clock. All those expecting to get the $1.25 lin en blazer must be measured at Jack Lipman's clothing store. Orders are COD, no down payment required. Majority Think Next Presidential Race Should Be Between Hull, Dewey Endorsing the New Deal and pre ferring a 1940 presidential race be tween Thomas Dewey and Cordell Hull, 100 seniors in the school of com merce and 50 freshman in social science classes expressed their sentiments on 15 national and world problems in a poll recently conducted by J. G. Evans, University professor of economics. The upper-classmen and the first year men disagreed mainly on economic and internationally problems, agree ing on political beliefs. Preferring Dewey over the more-conservative Robert A. Taft of Ohio, both groups voted exactly alike, 78 percent favor ing Dewey to the remaining 22 percent for Taft. ( In the race for the Democratic nomi nation, with all the leading candidates on the ballots, except President Roose velt, the seniors gave Secretary of the (Continued on page 4, column S)
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