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BUSINESS: 4256; CIRCULATION: 9SS
CHAPEL HILL, N. C THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1939
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BRITT RESIGNS
AFTER TWO-YEAR
CHAIRMANSHIP
New Leader Says
He Will Uphold
Party Principles
.By PHILIP CARDEN
"I will strive to uphold the demo
cratic principles of the student party
and I hope the party will be as suc
cessful in the future as it has been for
the past two years under Mitchell
Britt's leadership," was Preston Nes
bit's comment after his election last
night as chairman of the student
party at its first meeting of the year
in the Phi assembly hall.
Britt's resignation last night, the
first major campus political action of
the year, had been rumored for sev
eral days. Being a first year law stu
dent, he said he would not be able to
participate actively in extra-curricular
activities this year.
Nesbit has been active for the past
year in the interdormitory council and
is well known in the upper quad
rangle for his participation in intra
mural athletics. He is athletic mana
ger if Mangum dormitory.
Britt, a native of Warsaw, has also
been active in the Interdormitory
" council and served one year as presi
dent of Everett dormitory. A larger
number of this year's campus officers
were student party candidates than
ever before in the history of the party.
Delegates to the convention last
night represented each dormitory on
the campus and each fraternity mem
ber, of the party, The idea of party
conventims to choos? the party1 can
didates was inaugurated last year "to
make the selection of candidates more
democratic and to get away from the
dominance of a steering committee
minority" according to Britt's state
ment last year.
Public Health
Faculty Members
Attend Meeting
Dr. M. J. Rosenau, director of the
university division of public health, and
Drs. H, W. Brown and H. G. Baity of
the public health faculty, are attending
meetings of the American Public
Health association in Pittsburgh this
week.
As chairman of the Sedgwick me
morial committee, Dr. Rosenau at the
opening session presented the Sedg
wick memorial medal for distinguished
service in public health to Dr. Thomas
Parran, Jr., surgeon general, of the
"United States Public Health-Service.
Dr. Rosenau also gave an address
"New Lamps for Old," and will pre
side at meetings of the section on epi
demiology of which he is chairman.
Dr. Brown will present a paper on
"The Problems of Malaria Mortality
in the United States" before the sec
tion on epidemiology, and, Dr. Baity
will speak on "Aspects of Governmen
tal Policy on Stream Pollution Abate
ment," political porridge
iff the -grapevine
Out of the big mess of freshman candidates the most likely look
ing presidency-seekers from this standpoint seem to be Yates Po-
teat of Spindale with his "non-f rat" backing, Tommy Crudup, u&jtt
pledge, Bill Sigler, Henry Fitts, and Charlie Hancock.
Sie-ler is the frosh football star?
brought down from Milwaukee, Wis.,
by State Senator Marvin Ritch of
Charlotte, a classmate of Sigler's
father here some years back. Sigler's
decision to come here merited these
leadlines in a Milwaukee paper: Tar
Heels get Sigler The Heels.
Fitts heads the Graham dormitory
slate and Hancock, a Zeta Psi pledge
is under persuasion by Crudup sup
porters for withdrawal.
' Candidates for the other offices are
so numerous it's hard to tell who's who
and why!
Voit Gilmore, who made a strong
eedls Britt A
Education, Roads, And Sales
Taxes Loom As Main Issues
In 1940 Gubernatorial Race
Resigns Chairmanship
Mitchell Britt, who for two years
has guided activities of the Student
Dartv. last night resigned due to
pressing duties in the law school. Brit
last year led the party through its
most successful campaign and. in
stalled in office a record number o
the party's candidates.
LIBRARY EXHIBITS
BOOR COLLECTION
Attempts To Relate
Works With Courses
Various books from the Hanes col
lection of incunabula are on exhibit in
the four cases on the first floor of the
library as the second part of a series
of exhibits of useful but little-known
library materials.
Unique items of the Hanes collection
have been exhibited many times in the
past, but this time an attempt has been
made to tie the collection up with
courses being offered in various de
partments of the University.
- The first case contains, among other
things, painted pebbles which may
have been used as message stones or
have served some magic purpose dur
ing the last phases of the Old Stone
Age, the book of Esther written on a
leather Hebraic scroll taken from a
Cario Synagogue, an ink stand made
in Luxor from pieces of ancient Egyp
tain wood, and fragments of - Egyp
tain papyrus. ,
Also found in that case, is a cone
found at Ur of theDhaldees which
bears an inscription of 20 lines in two
columns from Libit-Ishtar, a Baby
lonian king of 2150 B. C, just before
the time of Abraham. The material in
this case can be used in History 41,
51, and 53, taught by Professor W.E.
Caldwell. ' , ,
bid for the editorship of the DAILY
Tar Heel in 1938 and was chairman
of the CPU last year, was on the cam
pus last weekend. He's working in
President Roosevelt's bureau of gov
ernment reports, an agency to test
lublic opinion throughout' the state
nd to send out combatting propa
ganda where combat is necessary.
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It's no secret that some of the stu
dent party big-wigs are more than dis
satisfied with senior class President
Benny Hunter's attitude regarding
committee appointments dating from
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Four Candidates
Outline Policies
In CPU Panel
;' Education, roads, and sales- taxes
loomed tonight as the main issues in
the 1940 gubernatorial campaign, as
the result of a panel-discussion on
state needs held by four of the six
candidates for governor in Memorial
hall last night. The four speakers
were, J.' M. Broughton, Willis Smith,
and A. J. Maxwell of Raleigh, and Tom
Cooper of Wilmington. . ;
Cooper lashed out at his opponents
severally, particularly on the issues
of an increase in state teachers' pay
and the matter of pensions and ex
pense accounts for judges. The Wil
mington mayor constantly kept the
audience in a stateof j laughter with
fun-making gibes at his rivals. He
definitely backed . President Roose
velt; praised Clyde Hoey, as "the
best-liked and most Christ-like gov
ernor" the state has ever had; upheld
organized labor; stood for capital and
property rights, although he placed
human rights in as important cate-
gory; and, above all, whole-heartedly
favored an increase in school teachers
salaries, but not in other state-paid
officials' pay.
Broughton stressed the importance
of personal liberties, placing the sal
vation of these rights in the hands of
proper -education,;; Urging1 as complete
an educational program as is possible,
he pointed out that better citizenship
would be the result of higher training
in the schools of the state; Broughton
also supported new deal measures and
went on record as opposing the sales
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ox auuiisiung it at i-ne present ume.
Willis Smith, Raleigh lawyer and
trustee of Duke university, reviewed
the proceedings in the state legisla -
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ability of the people of the state to be
heard in the assembly in Raleigh. He
praised the legislators highly, stating
that "he knew of no other men who
bore their responsibility of service to
the state. "In the 'open forum discus-
sion, Smith said that he voted m favor
of the sales tax, as the only means of
supporting public education in North
Carolina.
A. J. Maxwell, commissioner of in
ternal revenue, reviewed the effect of
his bill in the legislature, introduced
in 1921, on increasing the income of
the state almost four-fold. He also
pointed out the need of better educa
tional facilities, and favored the con
struction of better roads in the state.
Tests Will Show
UNC Rating In
Academic Field
Over 100 students, reperesentative
of the junior class, have been asked
to take an examination to establish the
scholastic standing of the University
in relation to that of similar colleges
and universities in the country. The
examination will be given tonight at
: 15 under the direction of the deans j
of the different schools of the Univer-J
sity. .
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nine years ago and results of this test
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par with the average of other leading
universities and colleges insofar as the
student's scholastic standing was con-
cerned ' " I
Tonight's examination will consist
of questions on most of the subjects
the student studied during his fresh
man and sophomore years." The final
grades will be available to each student
and he can see how he compared with
other university students throughout
he nation. The examination is being
given simultaneously in many other
colleges and the final results will be
abulated and the results announced as
soon as all have been turned in.
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Election Scene Today
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The freshman political pot is boiling away today, and above we see an ar
tist's conception of the polling place. Bob Sumner on the left is chairman of
the University party which is reported
dent. Preston Nesbit last night was
which is reported to be supporting Yates Poteat for president.
Dorm Council
In Vice-Presidentr Vacancy f
Jack Vincent
Takes Over Post
As President
re Interdonnitory council put its
executive house in order last night
Tfl.t vipnf 'w T,t.llctf
president and Herb Hardy was elected
to the vice-presidency vacated by
1 Vincent,
i vincent naa previously acted as
chief executive during the illness of
President John Singletary, who re-
turned to his home recently.
Now president of Mangum dormi-
tory,; Hardy defeated Bill Pearson,
representative from "H" dormitory,
in a run-off for the vice-presidency
Prior to the run-off, Bob Barber, Joe
Zayton, Tom Crockett, Bob Farris,
and Olin Easter were also nominated
for the position.
Henry Dillon, receiving 31 votes,
Red Stroud, with 23 votes, and Ott
Burton, with 6 votes, were the first,
second and third choices, respectively,
for council representatives to the Uni
versity dance committee. The com
mittee itself will make the final
choice of representative. Herb Lang-
I sam, who was also nominated for the
position, was eliminated in the first
ballot. Dillon is president of both
Ruff in dormitory and pharmacy
school; Stroud, serving his second
I year on the council, was on the dance
I committee during the past summer ;
I Burton, president of dormitory K ,
is serving on the dance committees
of the Phi assembly and the junior
class.
LEGISLATURE
. Of the nominees, the following ten
men were chosen to represent the In-
terdormitory council in the student
legislature: Ike Grainger, Art Gill,
Shelton Dugger, Preston Nesbit, Phil
Ellis. Michell Britt, John Dorsey,
Paul McGmty, Roy Parker, and Pig-
eie Bngffs. The names are listed m
ss uaui o
the rder 0 the number of votes re"
ceived bv the "Oinmees.
otewart, uuuiuiitu ui luc
mittee appointed to investigate tne
eligibility of "L" dormitory for mem-
bership on the council, reported that,
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Tar Heel Reporters
All Daily Tab Heel reporters
will hold an important meeting in
the office today at 2 o'clock. Better
be there.
FRESHMAN
election
TODAY
to be supporting Tom Crudup for presi
chosen new head of the Student party,
Installs Hardy
W1LBURTA HORN
TO GIVE CONCERT
Soprano To Sing
In Lounge Sunday
Wilburta Francis Horn, soprano:
will give a concert in the main lounge
of Graham Memorial next Sunday aft
ernoon at 4:30. She has sung at the
University before in the "Seasons"
by Hayden and in Bach's "Wachet
Auf."
A member of the faculty of the St.
Mary's school of music, Miss Horn has
received degrees from several of the
leading conservatories in the country?
She graduated from the University of
Rochester, Eastman school of music,
the Mozarteum summer school of mu
sic, and the Curtis institute in Phila
delphia. At the latter school, she held
a scholarship for the past two years.
STUDENT
During the summers of 1938-39,
Miss Horn has been a student in voice
and opera under. Maestro Vittorino
Moratti and Maestro Markowski in
Italy and Germany.
Miss Horn will be accompanied by
Miss Mary Ruth Haig, who is also a
member of the faculty of St. Mary's
school of music. - ' - j
UNC Senior Spends Summer
As Sparks' On
Powell Murcbison Takes Ocean
Cruise During Vacation In
Capacity Of Radio Operator
By JOHN BRITT
Of all the varied experiences that
University of North Carolina students
had during the past summer, probably
none were more interesting or educa
tional than those of Powell Murchison,
a senior of Provincetown, Mass.
Powell's job as radio operator on
the "U.S.S. Empire State," a ship of
the New York state merchant marine,
carried him on a long ocean cruise with
stops at several distant ports.
Leaving Brooklyn navy yard in early
June, the "Empire State" journeyed
to Boston, then went Bermuda for a
two weeks stay, and finally sailed to
England and France via the Azores.
It returned to Boston in early Sep
tember. .
Powell's duties on the ship left him
EIGHT ASPIRANTS
REMAEV IN BATTLE
FOR PRESIDENCY
Polls To Be Open
In YMCA Today
Following' Chapel
Eight more candidates, three of them
for the presidency, last night an
nounced their withdrawal from fresh
man elections as the student council
prepared to open polls in the YMCA
immediately after chapel and continue
balloting through 5:30 this after
noon. Bill Sigler, Bill Lackey and Jim
Groome decided not to run in the
presidential race, leaving the follow
ing eight aspirants still in the field:
Henry Pitts, Tom Crudup, Hobart Mc
Keever, Yates Poteat, Charlie Han
cock, Moyer Hendrix, Bob Wright, and
Royce Snyder.
In the vice-presidential battle Wade
Conrad, Jim Shaw, and Jim Little
withdrew last night leaving Floyd
Cohoon, Sim Nathan, Merlin Martin,
Wallace Gibbs, George Peabody, and
Earl Yates.
TREASURER
James Stilwell and Bob Bourne
withdrew from the race for treasurer.
leaving Bert Feldman, George Adams,
Ernest Hill, Leonard Levine, Bill
Cherry and Bill Thomas.
No withdrawals were made in the
contest for secretary and the follow
ing boys will fight it out: Alston
Lewis, Buck Osborne, Lem Gibbons,
George Miles, Jesse Trevethan and
Mike Mangum.
All candidates will be introduced to
the class at freshman chapel this
morning, immediately after which
class members may vote.: ' y
Several -groups, have' "formed' defi
nite platforms and tickets and there
are also several independent candi
dates for each office. Yates Poteat,
Merlin Martin, Buck Osborne and Er-
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Sophomores Sign
Hudson, Gregory
For Class Dances
Dean Hudson and Dan Gregory and
their orchestras will play for the
Sophomore dances Homecoming week
end, November 3 and 4, Lloyd Hollings
worth, chairman of the class dance com
mittee, announced yesterday.
Gregory's band, which has been
broadcasting over station WRVA in
Richmond, will perform the Friday
night formal event. Hudson's organi
zation will play for the tea dance after
the Carolina-State football game and
for the Grail-sophomore informal af
fair Saturday night.
Sponsors will be selected for the
class dances within the next ten days.
The affairs will be held in Woollen
gymnasium. -
Members of the dance committee
are as follows: Lloyd Hollingsworth,
chairman; Jack Holland, George
Spransy Ridley Whitaker, Sam Greg
ory, Charlie Pyle, Jimmie Greenwood,
and Albert Johnson. The officers and
committee chairmen will take part in
a figure at the Friday evening dance.
Freighter
with plenty of time for observation
of surrounding scenes and events,
many of which bring to mind similar
happenings often related in novels or
motion pictures.
QUIET
"Things were quiet in Bermuda and
comparatively so in England and
France with the exception of a slight
degree of war scare tension in Eng
land," said Powell in relating his ex
periences," but in the English Channel
things were different. In early Au
gust while in the Channel we received
an SOS from an airplane of the Royal
Air Force. So far as we know, we
heard the last message from the plane
for it was never seen again."
Other experiences with planes of the
British air force were encountered by
the ship. Messages were sent from the
ship and the R.A.F. planes used them
as practice for location. "Once the
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