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MAY 1 6 1939 EDITORIALS: If for leadership 11 V marry whom? religions treatment Z&Z5 J ' 'THE ONLY COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOUTHEAST VOLTOnS-XLVII EDITORIAL PHONE 4H1 PUADPT TTTT T XT ox . . . . And The Animals Came, Two By Two 41 i. - -T .'kit Above is the 32-fbot high ark which wflf comprise the set of the Playmaker production of "Noah" to be presented in the.Forest theater Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. . In the foreground Professor Koch talks over plans for the pro faction with members of the Playmaker stafiF. IAY DAY PAGEANT TO OCCUR TODAY Annual Festival Will Begin At 4 The fourth annual May Day festi val, postponed yesterday because of in clement weather, will be presented this afternoon in the Arboretum, beginning at 4 o'clock. r- . The pageant will open - with the crowning of the queen, Miss Olive Cniikshank, attended by her maid-of-honor, Miss Molly Albritton. Fol lowing will be the dance by the May court, which will be the oustanding event of the program. Members of the court include: the Misses Roberta Winton, Elizabeth Gammon, Helen Jacobs, Betty Red fern, Ethel Laidlaw, Miriam Durrett, Berhice Brantley, Melville Corbett, Janet Lawrence ,and Jane Hunter. THEME To bring out the theme of the pag eant, "Old South," the celebration will include a "Pickaninny" dance by a group of Negro children from the Orange County Training school; sing ing of old southern songs by both the Girls' Glee club, dressed appropriately in blackface costume, and appearing on a set representing a lawn before a colonial home, and the "Cotton Pick ers Quartet," composed of Brooks Pat ten, Gene Turner, Frank Turner, and Cary Sparks; and solo dances by the (Continued on page 2, column 6) James Boyd, Noted Author, Admits That He Is Self-Made Writer To Be Presented By Carolina Arts Group I Tomorrow Night By LEE MANNING WIGGINS When the Carolina Arts group pre sents James Boyd in Graham Memorial tomorrow night, the audience will be listening to a man who admits that he is a self-made writer James Boyd today is one of the most successful and popular novelists in the country. But when he resigned his commission in the army after the World ar, the idea of becoming a writer was farthest from his mind. It was his doctor who really started perverting him.' The doc told him he'd better come South for his sinus trouble and live here a while. Boyd'decided to oome live in his grandfather's old tiome in Southern Pines, a mansion pattern m! after "Westover," the Virginia colo nial home of William Boyd. "STINKERS" Boyd soon got tired of doing nothing but fox-hunting, and started writing short stories, which he says were real ty "stinkers" at first. He determined to work five years before he would give P, but after two or three years accept (Continued on page 2, column 4) i v4"- MvJv.Jk, XA'-W -j. Sophs To Decide On Annual Photos Next Wednesday Bill Alexander, recently inaugurated sophomore president, yesterday called a class meeting for next Wednesday morning during chapel period. The question of individual pictures for the Yackety-Yack will be settled at that time. The past policy of the yearbook has been to take small group pictures, but the committee investigating the mat ter recently favored the adopting of individual photos. Editor Jack Lynch of next year's Yackety-Yack has ex pressed his approval of the plan. ALEXANDER COMMENTS In commenting on the meeting, President , Alexander stated: "The meeting is being called to get the opin ion of the class on the issue of indi vidual pictures for sophomores. A large number of students have spoken to me, favoring the pictures. Since the sophomore classes at Wake For est, Davidson, and Duke have indi vidual photos, I feel that we should have them, too." .In "order to pass the measure, it is necessary to have at least1 50 per cent of the class to approve it. The com mittee investigating the matter was formed in an effort to alleviate the confusion in preparing and reading the sophomore section of the year book. Popular Novelist Above is James Boyd, author "of "Drums" and fox hunt enthusiast, who will be presented by the Carolina Arts group at 8 o'clock tomorrow night in Graham Memorial. . i j 1 ,;r-v : i i s x - i , t . .... 1" ! ' ', " ? I - .('. (;7 ; i . 7 J wxj.xxxxi.xj jixxj-Uy r. auriAAi, max 14, 1939 ' t .. " " -iiiSS SPEAKERS CHOSEN BY STUDENT UNION Godfrey, Sitterson, Orr Appear Tuesday James Godfrey of the Sociel Science department who defended an American alliance with Great Britain at the peace-day panel, J .C. Sitterson; also of the Social Science department, and Mark Orr of the Southern Interna- The ASU picnic originally sched uled for this evening has been post poned until next Sunday evening be cause of inclement weather. tional Relations council will appear on the American Student union panel on neutrality legislation Tuesday night in Graham Memorial at 8 o'clock. The panel on neutrality, chosen for its timeliness due to the current Sen ate hearings on the subject, marks the final union activity of the year,Nfollow ing close on the heels of a picnic being held next Sunday to -raise money for American veterans of the Spanish civil war. The panel also follows the elec tion of new officers for the coming year. TIMELY DISCUSSION The chairman of the panel commit tee stated, "Our discussion on neutral ity is not only timely, coming as it does when the European situation is tense and our own legislators are consider ing, such bills as the Pittman amend ment and the Thomas amendment, but it also bears-significantly on the Stu dent union policy that calls for mak ing the United States a positive peace factor in the world situation." "Dance Of Death" To Be Presented At 4 Tomorrow The third American public produc tion of "The Dance of Death," a play m verse by W. H. Auden and directed by Miss Vera Rony, will be presented on the Playmaker stage tomorrow af ternoon at 4 o'clock. j 1 he play is a warning in comic sym bols. It tells of the decline and fall of American capitalist society from its early manifestations of weakness in 1928, to its culmination sometime in the future. Miss Rony said in explain ing the choice of this play for studio production, "Auden is of special value to the modern theatre because he re fuses to limit the breadth and complex ity of his ideas to accomodate the me chanical restrictions usually imposed by the theatre. -He believes that if his work is' of sufficient interest to theatre workers they will find .the techniques, or better yet, invent the techniques to convey it. We feel that in broadening the scope of theatre techniques to ex press the most powerful and charac teristic ideas of our period lies the guarantee of maintaining the theatre as a vital function of American life." RECORDEDCR OF ZOO AIMS TO BE IN N0AH' Outdoor Playmaker Drama To Be Staged On Realistic Ark , - " . 1 "An interesting feature of "NnaJ, Andre Obey's drama to be presented in i.1 Tl t . i . toe rarest tneater on Thursday, Fri day, and Saturday, will be the record ings made in the New York zoo of real animal cries and roars," Dr. Frederick H. Koch, director of the TirrwWHnr, X w W said. "These " recordings will be used to make the animal scenes more real- istic." -r , Dr. Koch also said that hp rpmr the choice of "Noah" for th theater production this year the luck iest choice the Plavmakers h made "because we have had so much fun rehearsing it. Rain or shine made vt 4 iv i v umtuence Decause our scene is an ark."- ' 32-FOOT HIGH ARK The setting is a 32-foot hie-h ark which completely fills the large stage of the Forest theater. It has two decks providing three stage levels. "And it has a chimney that smokes," Dr. Koch explained. The ark was designed by r-rofessor Elmer Hall of the dramatic art department and executed under his direction. "The commencement platforms make excellent decks (they must be returned by June 6)," Dr. Koch said, "and the rest of the ark is constructed from scaffolding taken down from the re constructed Playmaker theater.". WYNN AND PRINCE Earl Wynn of the dramatic art de partment will appear in the role of Noah. He has played in a number of important productions at Northwest ern university and in various summer theaters. Miss Lillian Prince, who played the part of Mrs. Soames in the Playmaker production "Our Town," will play Mama Noah. Missed Patsy McMullan,-Rietter Bai ley, arid Elizabeth Malone will take the parts of the three girls in the play. All have had leads in previous Playmaker productions. Don Muller will take the part of Shem; Ham will be played by Bill Morgan; and Allan Andrews will ap pear as Haphet. Miss Ora Mae Davis is the costumer and dance director for the production, and Miss Lois Horst is the composer of the incidental music which will be played on the Playmakers' Hammond electric organ. Alpha Kappa Gamma Taps 11 New Members In a sunrise service early this morn ing, Alpha Kappa Gamma, honorary fraternity for women tapped 11 wom en students for outstanding qualities of leadership, scholarship, and charac ter. The following girls were, tapped: (Juniors) the Misses Mary Lewis, Melville Corbett, Louise Jordan, Mary Wood, and Altajane Holden; (Seniors) the Misses Olive Cruikshank, Jane Hunter, Edna Hines Bynum, Ruth Parsons, and Lillian Howell. Miss Elizabeth Shewmake was the only graduate student tapped. Will Osborne To Play For Thursday, Saturday Final Sets; Jimmy Lunceford Appears Friday Sw-: , " - Afternoon Concert Scheduled Thursday In Memorial Hall Will Osborne and his orchestra have been signed for the opening events of the Finals series, a concert and even ing formal dance, to be presented June 1, Louis Sutton, acting secretary-treasurer of the German club, announced yesterday. - Osborne's concert performance will be given in Memorial hall from 5 o'clock to 6:30 Thursday afternoon and night, June 1. Admission to the affair will be 35 cents. ' LUNCEFORD FOR FRIDAY Jimmie Lunceford, who has been signed for the Friday dances, will play for a tea dance and an evening formal. The organization was voted the top sepia orchestra of the county by Or chestra World, music professional magazine, in the publication's official 1938 achievement poll. Arrangements, which have been made for the Finals, will split the Os- (Continued on page 2, column 5) BUSINESS FfiONB 43S6 Golden Fleece Tams New Mem Pianist j; lAC V-1 Mme. Renee Longy Miquelle, who will appear with William Hendl and William Klenz in a concert this after noon at Hill Music halL The concert, sponsored by the Graham Memorial student union, will begin at 5 o'clock. FRENCH PIANIST TO BE FEATURED IN CONCERT TODAY Hendl And Klenz Will Accompany Madame Miquelle Mme, Renee Longy Miquelle, noted French teacher of music, will be fea- tured in a concert this afternoon at 5 o'clock in Hill Music hall. Walter Hendl, a former piano student of Mme. Miquelle, and William Klenz, cellist from the department of music, will play several piano duos and string and piano arrangements. Sponsored by the Graham Memorial student union, the program will in clude a large variety of selections. Mme. Miquelle and Klenz will play "Aria" by Scarlatti; "Menuet" by Rameau; "L'Inconstant" by . Caix d'Hervelois; and "Allegro Spiritoso" by Senaille in the first part of the pro gram. PIANO RENDITIONS The second portion will consist of several piano renditions , by Walter Hendl. He will play: "Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor" by Bach Liszt; "Nocturne in E Flat Major" by Chopin; and "Fairy Tale in B Minor" by Medtner. Mme. Miquelle and Klenz will return in the third part of the program to play string-pianb ar rangements of "Sonata" by Franck. The movements of the composition are: Allegretto ben moderato, Allegro, Recitative-Fantasia, and Allegretto poco mosso. Teacher and student will combine to (Continued on page 2, column 6) Double Feature V'" i A V - Y1 Psborne, left, and Jimmy Lunceford, who have been signed by the Ger man club for the Finals set, June 1-3. Osborne and his orchestra will play for both the Thursday and Saturday dances and a concert Thursday afternoon. Lunceford will supply the music for the Friday affairs. " - jT FEATHER: Tf probable continued y showers NUMBER 172 .a. .Tonight Mysterious Ritual Begins At 8 O'clock In Memorial Hall Mystery will shroud darkened Me morial hall this evening when the Golden Fleece, oldest campus honor ary society, holds its annual tapping. Lights in the hall are to be extinguish ed at 8 o'clock sharp, after which the ceremony will begin. J. P. Schinhan of the University music-department will play the organ throughout the ritual, furnishing the necessary atmosphere. Doors of Me morial hall will be locked at 8:10, and the story of Jason and the Golden Fleece will be read from behind the curtain. After the Jason, the leader of the group, comments on the purpose of the society and gives a brief history of its founding, the hooded, black-robe members, covered with shining fleece, will stalk down the aisles and weave their way through the audience. At irregular intervals the hooded figures will leap into the air, falling upon the shoulders of the selected man and lifting him from his, seat. The man is then escorted from the hall for the remainder of the ceremony. After the ritual has been completed, all of the new Fleece members will be pre sented on the stage. As organized in 1904, the Golden Fleece was founded with the purpose of providing closer co-ordination between campus life, both fraternity and non fraternity. The members are selected on a basis of their excellence of char acter, qualities of leadership, and ser vice to the University. There are five active members at the present time, although the number of men taken in is unlimited. The Fleece men are: Jim Joyner, ex-president of the student body; Bud Hudson, var sity baseball pitcher; Allen Merrill, past editor jqf the Daily,, Tar JHeel; Bob Magill, head of the Graham Me morial student union; and Fred Wea ver, assistant to Dean F. F. Bradshaw. Government Session Cards Requested AH new student officers and mem bers of student government bodies who have received invitations to at tend the Campus Government con ference are requested to mail in their registration cards at once. If a card has been misplaced, one can register by calling and leaving his' name at Graham Memorial. Any student officers of any cam pus organization who, by some mis take, have not received an invita tion to participate in the confer ence, are welcome to register, and should do so today or tomorrow at Graham Memorial. Association Meet There will be a meeting of the Wom an's association tomorrow afternoon at 5 o'clock. The meeting is compul sory for all undergraduate members, and graduate students are invited to attend. &-isKfii -.V
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