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f rl TQ DITORIALS: polities j complaint the asu TEATHER: y cloud? and varner THE ONLY COLLEGE DA ILY IN THE SO UTHEAST- Z 525 VOLUME XLVHI BUSINESS: 4358; CIRCULATION: JSS4 CHAPEL HILL, N. C t TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1939 NEWS Day: 4I; Nibt: NUMBER 23 Cheerleader Hobbs .To Lead Campus Imitators, Dancers In Amateur Program Tonight Farias Orchestra To Play For Show Beginning At 7:30 Imitators, tap dancers, piano and accordian players will take the cam pus spotlight tonight at 7:30 as Vance Hobbs presents his first amateur hour of the year in the main lounge of "Graham Memorial. Jimmy Farr and his newly-formed swing band will fur nish the musical background for the show. . Head Cheerleader Hobbs will be master of ceremonies for, tonight's program, the first of four to be pre sented during this quarter. Prizes of . $3 to the winner, $2 to the runner-up, and $1 to third place, will be offered. In explaining the nature of the show, Hobbs stated, "Many of the amateurs who have participated in previous shows sponsored by Graham Memorial have gone on to make pro fessional debuts and earn some extra money and have a lot of fun. These programs are put on for student bener fit with a two-fold purpose. The first is to allow students to accustom them selves to an audience while perform ing, while the other is to give those who arc, not gifted an entertaining program. Hobts pointed out that it is still not too late for any talented musician or artist, who is not a professional, "to'sif-n ud for this evening's show either with the impressario himself, with Tempe Newsome in the YMCA off ice, or with Bob Magill in the Gra ham Memorial director's office. Farr and his orchestra will be fea tured in several numbers, both sweet and hot. Three War Bills - Will Be Debated-! By Di Tonight Discussion at the Di Senate meet ing tonight at 7:15 in New West will center about three war bills. The first is, "Resolved, that the United States should take over the British West Indies, Newfoundland, and a Canadian Corridor as playment for Britain's war debt." The other bills are, "Resolved, that 90-day non-renewable credits be al lowed belligerents in the proposed cash-and-carry purchases," and, "Resolved, that the United States should require two years military training for all able-bodied men over 18." The Senate wil hear a report from the special committee on intercollegi ate debates and a report from the ways and means committee. Frosh Meet Advisers All freshmen are asked to meet their advisors tomorrow morning at chapel period in the following places instead of Memorial hall: Armstrong, 203 New East; Edmister,. 305 Venable; Elder, 208 Peabody; Emory, 112 New East; Hill, 206 Phillips; Johnson, 314 Saunders; ,McKie, 111 Murphy; Peiry, Gerrard hall; Phillips, 204 Peabody; Saunders, 103 Bingham; Dean. Spruill, 208 Bingham; Wells, 101 New West; Dean Beard (phar macy frosh) , Howell auditorium. Senorita Journalist Amazed At Lack Of Chaperones Here Argentinian Wonders At Participation Of Women In. Politics By RUTH CURTIS ROBESON "You have no chaperons on this campus; .1 cannot understand it. Do , you think that the idea of having girls come here to school with the boys is a good one?" asked Senorita Suzanna Perez Irigoyen, journalist of Buenos Aires. The Spanish woman, is among the prominent Latin-Americans touring the nation under the auspices of the Peo ple's Mandate to End War. Instead of talking to a designated group as the other representatives did, Senorita Irigoyen. prefered seeing the campus, library, and the journalism depart ment. In discussing her recent visit -to (Continued on page 4, column ) Local Jittering Dislocates Knee At Grail Dance Mike Flynt, senior from Winston Salem, is lying in a Twin City hospi tal today dreaming of graceful min utes and waltzes, the only fare on his terpsichorean menu from now on. Until Saturday night's Grail dance Flynt was a whirling-dervish jitterbug of the first degree, but he saw the writing on the wall. Or rather the writing was on the knee, because for the third time that joint was dislo cated while indulging in some heavy fantastic." . This accident was the worst of them all, and now an operation will have to be performed on the injured limb. Flynt will be able to dance in due time, but no more jitterbugging. . UNIVERSITY CLUB INITIATES SEVEN No Rally Planned For This Weekend . The University club at its weekly meeting last night hi. Graham Me morial initiated seven new members and nassed a motion amending the club's constitution. New members are": Sara McLean, Women's Dormitory 1; Jean Mclndoe, Dorm 2 ; Alice Murdock, - Dorm , 3 ; James Schleifer, Pi Lambda Phi fra ternity; Sis Clinard, Alpha Delta Pi sorority; Ott Burton, "K" dormitory; and Paul King, "H" dormitory- This addition broueht the total member ship of the club to 48 ;. The amendment stated that all dor mitories with residents as members of the club, but no official representa tive, shall not be allowed another rep resentative. NO SEND OFF It was decided at the meeting last night that the club definitely would not sponsor a send-off rally when the football team leaves for New Orleans Thursday night. President Reddy Grubbs appointed Noel Woodhouse as chairman of a committee to make plans for a club social some time this quarter, prob ably the week-end of the Carolina Duke game. Other members of the committee are Perrin Quarles, Bill Bruner, Bill Allen, and Sam Teague. Buccaneer Staff Meeting Tonight There will be an informal meeting of the Buccaneer editorial staff to night from 7 to 8 o'clock. All those in terested in working on the November issue are invited. Now Is The Time . . . All mugs and muggs-eds who haven't had their pictures taken for the Yackety Yack, please have them "taken immediately, Editor Jack Lynch requested yesterday. Group Will Conduct Old Clothes Roundup Tomorrow Afternoon The health department of the Com munity club will conduct its annual "Old Clothes Roundup" tomorow af ternoon. All students who have old clothes to contribute should leave them at the information desk' in the "Y" sometime tomorrow before 4 o'clock. Toys and clothes will be welcomed alike. Cars will drive through the streets tomorrow afternoon and pick up the bundles of clothes, which are to be left on the front porch. The arts and crafts classes, of the elementary school, will repair and ren ovate the toys which wilK be used in filling empty Christmas stockings. - If a bundle of clothes is overlooked, phone Mrs. H. D. Crockford, at 6931. YDCAPPUCATION BLANI1S AVAILABLE IN YMCA OFFICE ; Meeting Planned i Thursday Night I After Grid Clinic Application blanks for membership to the recently organized campus unit of the North Carolina Young Demo cratic club are now available and may be secured from Miss Tempe Newsom at the YMCA or. from any member of the membership committee, Tom Long , and Ott Burton, co-chairman of the committee, announced yesterday. The club, organized to promote the principles of the Democratic party, is endeavoring to interest "all good Dem ocrats" in becoming members of the unit, President Joe Dawson said yes terday. - ' Members of the committee besides Long and Burton, are Buddy Nordan, Bill McKinnon, Fletcher Mann, Pres ton Nesbit, Herbert Hardy and, Jimmy Pittman. , MEETING - . Because no action on membership applications will be possible before the first regular meeting, President Daw son has invited all interested stu dents and faculty members to attend this meeting in Gerrard hall Thursday night at 9 o'clock immediately follow ing the weekly football clinic. Topics under consideration will be (1) drafting constitution, (2) the re port of the membership , committee, and (3) report of the committee on arrangements. Dawson also said he wished to "add the name of Bob Farris to- the list of charter members, which was uninten tionally omitted when the story of the organization of the club was published last week. STUDENTS TO HELP PLAN CELEBRATION Group Appointed To Gather Data Appointment of a student commit tee to work on plans for the sesqui-cen tennial celebration of the University was announced yesterday by Jim Davis, president of the student body. Those named on the committee were : Jim Joyner, chairman, Mary Wood Winslow, Mitchell Britt, Louise Jor dan, Don Bishop, Robert Carr, Joseph Huske, Chauncey Broome, and Alston Lewis. ' This group, which will be recruited by new members as the present mem bers graduate, will gather informa tion and historical data relevant to the celebrations of the 150th anniver sary of the laying of the corner stone and the actual beginning of the Uni versity. The celebration of the laying of the corner stone will take place in 1943. The celebration of the beginning of classes will take place in 1945. American Student Union Reaffirms Support Of Repeal In a letter to the President, the lAmierican Student' union has reaf firmed its support for proposals to re vise the Neutrality act which ' would permit all belligerents to purchase war materials here on a cash and carry basis. "Just because we are intensely interested that our country remain at peace, we wish to express our endorse ment toward that end," the letter de clared. " .i . - The Student union stated the college generation now at school had a most vital personal interest that the coun try remain at peace": . . . hiding is not a shell hole in no-man's land is not American youth's concept of a happy life." The American Student union with national headquarters at 1860 Broad way in New York City is a . nation wide organization of college and high school students. It originally sponsor ed the student strike against war, and it has consistently maintained that retreat before aggression would fi nally engulf i;he entire world in the war it was trying to avoid by appease ment. For that reason it has urged U. S. support by methods short of war to all forces resisting aggression. The letter signed by the Union's Executive Secretary, Joseph P. Lash, assured the President of its "continued faith" in his leadership. Fir Political Union Four Aspirants Maxwell, Cooper, Broughton, Smith Here Tomorrow Unveiling the 1939-40 state political scene, the Carolina Political union will present four candidates for governor tomorrow evening in Memorial hall at 8 o'clock. The four speakers are J. M. Broughton, Raleigh attorney A. J. Maxwell, commissioner . of revenue; Thomas Cooper, mayor of Wilmington; and Willis Smith, also a Raleigh attor ney. ' . It is expected that the talks will throw light on the hitherto shrouded gubernatorial race. Lieutenant-Gov ernor W. P. Horton, also a probable candidate, spoke on the union's plat form three weeks ago, but avoided all mention of state problems. Besides the four men who will speak tomorrow night and Horton, the only other possible candidate for governor at the present time appears to be Lee Gravely, former Rocky Mount legis lator. CAREER Broughton has led an active life in state politics for "many years. He served in the state legislature for sev eral sessions, and for the past two de cades has been one of the leaders in the State Bar association. A member of the Duke university board of trustees, Smith has a record similar to Broughton's in many re spects. He also served as a legislator from Raleigh and has been prominent in politics in his capacity as attorney in Raleigh. Ptfesenti ;mayor:pf '- Wilmington, Cooper has' been active in politics in the eastern part of the state. He holds the position of Commissioner of Pub lic Safety in the Port City. At present the Commissioner of In ternal Revenue, Maxwell ran for gov ernor against J. C. B. Ehringhaus in 1932. Listed among his official duties has been membership on numerous state education boards, during his long period of prominence on the state poli tical scene. Feldstein Asks Chess Players To Meet Tonight An organization meeting of the Uni versity chess club will be held tonight at 7:30 in . room 212 of Graham Me morial. Harold Feldstein, in charge of the group, yesterday urged all stu dents interested in the game to attend tonight's gathering. . Chess enthusiasm reached a new high on the campus last week, when Feldstein, former New York " City school's champion, simultaneously de feated 14 players and drew one. A large crowd turned, out to follow the red-headed expert as he won over his opponents -in methodical fashion. ' During the summer session the Gra ham Memorial student union bought several' chess sets for the use of stu dents and faculty. Interest in the game steadily increased, necessitating fur ther purchase of sets. S Since last week's turnout for the ex hibition -was above expectation, Bob Magill, director of the student union, will organize a chess club. After or ganization plans have been completed, a tournament is planned for the near future. Playmaker Tickets On Sale This Week Reserved seat tickets for the Caro lina Playmakers' production of "No More Peace" this week are on sale at Ledbetter-Pickard stationery store, in the village and at the office of John Parker, Playmaker business man ager, 316 South building. Tickets may be purchased for $1.00 or may be secured with stubs from the season book. They may also be ob tained at the boxrof f ice ' the nights of production. The play will r be performed to morrow, Thursday, Friday and Satur day nights at 8:30 in the Playmakers theater. Season tickets are' still available at Ledbetter-Pickard or at 316 South. lonsloday. Political. To Present For Governor FIRST PLAYMAKl PRODUCTION OPI NS TOMORROW NIGHT Selden To Direct 'No More Peace -In Four-Day Run Ernst Toller's anti-war comedy, "No More Peace," will launch the Play maker 1939-40 season with perform ances at 8:30 tomorrow. Thursdav. Friday, and Saturday nights in the Playmaker theater. DIRECTOR Directed by Sam Selden and staged by Elmer Hall, the play's action skips between Olumpus where Napoleon, bored with life, longs for excitement; and Dunklestein, an imaginary coun try on the Spanish-French border, j where a bogus war breaks out during a peace celebration. A rapid shift from the two settings is accomplished with the use of two stage levels. Napoleon spends his time arguing with St. Francis of Assisi who always hopes and sometimes believes that man kind has put aside hate and injustice. Reserved seats will be one dollar and are on sale at Ledbetter-Pickard's and at 316 South building. Tickets will also be on sale at the, box office. BUDGET HIEETINGr SET FOR FRIDAY Swing Band To Help Sophs Get Quorum The sophomore class will attempt to pass its budget at the first meeting of the school year scheduled next Fri day morning at 10 :30 in Hill hall, Pres ident Bill Alexander said yesterday. A swing band will be on hand to lure the necessary quorum. Alexander stressed that the presence of a quorum is particularly necessary, since among the specifications in the budget is the allotment of funds for the sophomore dance, to be held on No vember 3 and 4. If the two-thirds num ber does not turn out, he feared that the dance would have to be postponed indefinitely, due to the lack of avail able monetary resources. ESTIMATE DRAWN The budget was passed by the exe cutive committee at a meeting held last week. Treasurer Truman Hobbs and his finance committee drew up the esti mate in collaboration with Clyde Shaw, of the student auditor's office. : Although the. name of the campus band to play at the meeting was not known last night. President Alexander promised that there' would be plenty of swing music 'for all of the sopho mores to enjoy. . . ... . . Yeapanis Plus Maragos Plus Anthony Equals Restaurant Arthur Gill Wins New Tennis Racket lit Grid Contest I Arthur Gill, 5 Steele, won the Cham- I picn tennis racket given as first prize when three congregate, they, start a in the Book Exchange football pre-' restaurant. That's how the Univer dictions contest held last week, out of sity Cafe began. . approximately 4000 entries. . j Chris Yeapanis, Jack Maragos, and Joe Elkins, 112 Aycock, won a pair (Sam Anthony, the owners of the cafe, of tennis shoes for second prize, and (live up to that tradition. ' They are Charles Diffendal, ATO house, and . all native Greeks from the Island of Maylon S. Baker, Jr., of 204 Grimes, i Cyprus, who came to the United States won Carolina sport shirts. ' Next week" prizes are ten Carolina sport shirts, one to each of the ten best predictions, v ' : Each student is allowed to make one prediction, per day, or a total of five per week, by dropping one in the box each day. The Book Exchange urges the students to take advantage of this possibility. - . o Fling J - J 4 Poteat Reported To Be Candidate Of Non-Frat Men Memorial hall this morning will be the scene of political activity for the first time this quarter as members of the first-year class, 900 strong, meet to nominate officers for the coming year. Candidates for president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer will be nominated for elections Thursday. The number of candidates who may be nominated is unlimited. Later in the quarter members of the class honor council will be chosen. It is probable that the Wednesday morning chapel period will be taken over by candidates desiring to make campaign speeches. Although the student council set the nomination and election dates at its regular meeting Tuesday night, an nouncement was not made until Satur day. Student President Jim Davis, who made the announcement, stated that the dates were not made public sooner because it is the policy of the council to allow freshmen only one day of official 'campaigning in order to minimize upper-class influence on freshman elections. Reliable sources reported that a group of non-fraternity men, dormi tory residents, are backing Yates Poteat of Spindale for president. The fraternity candidate for chief executive was not known last night. ALL QUIET ' Pre-nomination activity has not been so apparent as was that of last year, when the various tickets were common knowledge far in advance of -the nomination date. As yet the location for Thursday's voting has not been announced, al though it is probable that 7the ballot boxes will be placed in the lobby of the YMCA. '. Phi Will Discuss New Dance Club Tonight At 7:15 Two motion's, "Resolved, that the activities of the German club be taken over by an organization composed of representatives from the interfra ternity and interdormitory councils in equal proportions," and "Resolved, that President Roosevelt should ac cept proposals to arbitrate for a peace ful settelement of the present Euro pean war," will be discussed tonight by the Phi assembly at 7:15 in New East. These motions were before the as sembly last week but were tabled be cause of the initiation of new members. Dancing Instruction Mrs. J. G. Beard, director of physi cal education for women, announced yesterday that men or coeds who want private instruction in social dancing may obtain help from Mrs. Nancy Cooke, student assistant in dancing. Mrs. Cooke will give private lessons on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons at 2:45 in 302 Woollen. Anyone in terested in the class is asked to see Mrs. Cooke or leave' his name in Mrs. Beard's office, 111 Woollen. Reporter Tells The Story Of Three Boys From The Far Away Island Of Cyprus By VIVIAN GILLESPIE When Greek meets Greek, they eat; and by "irresistible" forces met and started the restaurant. Chris, the "out-front" man, was one of the origi nal founders of the business, in 1934. His first partner dropped out, and Jack and Sam have since bought in. Each man has his particular job. Sam is "sick," so he just comes and goes, and supervises things. Jack is (Continued on page 4, column 6)
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