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VOLUME XLVIII
Busincs: 9887 Circulation: 9886
CHAPEL HILL, N. C SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1939
Editorial: 4355) Kern: 4351 Xljfct: 6906
NUMBER 71
To Be Presented This Afternoon By Graham Memorial
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Pictured above is, the Bennett College choir, composed of over 30 Negro voices, who will be presented this afternoon
by Graham Memorial in the main lounge at 5 o'clock. The choir is under the direction of Dr. Nathaniel Dett, well
known Negro composer and musician. This afternoon's concert will be the final attraction to be offered by the Stu
dent Union during the fall quarter. The choir will sing several selections by European masters, some Negro spirit
uals, and songs from Dr. Dett's compositions.
Bennett College
Here Today At
CAROLINA GROUPS
SPREAD YULETIDE
CHEER IN VILLAGE
Organizations Aid
Needy, Plan Varied .
Pre-Holiday Program
Christmas cheer, as for several
years in the past, will again be spread
around the Chapel Hill community this
season by University groups and or
ganizations. "During the past week
and through next week, contributions
to the village needy have been and will
be received by local welfare agencies.
Following the reading of Dicken's
"Christmas Carol" by Dr. Koch to
night, those interested in singing ca
relg around the campus and village
will meet at the YMCA lobby. The
singing tour is being sponsored by the
YWCA, and all are invited to partici
pate. CHARITIES
During the past week, Phi Gamma
Delta, Beta Theta Pi, Phi Delta Theta,
and Chi Omega, and the Junior Ser
vice league have contributed to a col
ored baby fund, tuberculosis milk fund,
and collections of clothes and toys.
For the seventh year the Phi Delt's
will give 12 baskets of food and toys
to needy families. The . Phi Gam
clothes collection was made Wednes
day night, and the Chi Omegas have
contributed to a milk fund for a tu
berculosis patient. The Pi Phi's and the
ADPi's will have Christmas parties
tonight, toys from which will be given
needy children.
Yesterday afternoon the Betas gave
a party for about 40 underprivileged
children. Following several games,
Santa Claus appeared and presented
each youngster with toys and a bag
of fruits and confections. Rooms were
decorated with lighted trees. Follow
ing the party, those attendnig gather
ed around Santa Claus and sang carols. ,
1,100 Will Sins
In Candlelight
Service Thursday
Approximately 1,100 Chapel Hill
school children, University students,
faculty and townspeople will partici
pate in the second annual Candlelight
Carol service in Memorial hall Thurs
day niht at 7:15.
Dr. Jan Philip Schinhan, Dr. Earl
A. Slocum and William Klenz of the
University department will aid in di
recting and playing for the service.
Several school groups, directed by
Mrs. Roben J. Maaske, will be accom
panied by Mrs. Benjamin Swalin at
the piano and Mrs. A. W. Honeycutt
at the organ.
CHORUS
Those who will sing Handel's "Hal
lelujah Chorus," which will be direct
d by Dr. Schinhan, will meet for re
hearsal at Hill music hall Monday night
at 7:30.
Small children, dressed in white and
carrying lighted candles, will open the
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Choir Appears
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Program To Include
Negro Spirituals,
Classic Selections
A program of spirituals and com
positions of European masters will be
presented by Nathaniel Dett's Ben
nett College choir in a concert to be
held in the main lounge of Graham Me
morial this afternoon at 5 o'clock. To
day's appearance will be the second
Dr. Dett, noted Negro composer and
conductor, has made here this quar
ter. .
The Bennett Colloge choir has gain
ed prominence in many recitals
throughout the state, receiving lauda
tory notices from the newspaper crit
ics. After a recent concert the Greens
boro Daily News commented, "Com
bining a deep understanding with rich
expressiveness and mood, the spirituals
were interrupted with natural fullness
of tone and feeling. . . . Clear, rhyth
ms, vibrant, these songs were ren
dered with a profound effect, abound
ing in warmth and sincereity. . . .
The interpretation of the other num
bers was an abiding faithfulness to the
spirit of song."
PAST PERFORMANCES
During the last few years, the chorus
has made many appearances through
out the country. Concerts were given
in Depauw University, Greencastle,
Indiana; Centenary Church, Bing
hampton, N. Y.; Elm Park Methodist
Episcopal Church, Scranton, Pa.; Ay
cock Auditorium, Woman's College,
Greensboro; and a nation-wide broad
cast over the Columbia Broadcasting
Company from Philadelphia's station
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China Aid Committee
Plans Xmas Campaign
To Assist Refugees
The local China Aid committee an
nounced today its plan to raise a Christ
mas fund for the support of Chinese
refugee children. Donations will be so
licited by mail and sent through the
National China Aid council to China.
All funds go directly for relief.
At the same 'time cans for the col
lection of money for medical aid will
be placed in conspicuous places
throughout the campus and the vil
lage. ,
The China Aid council, through
which the funds are to be sent to China,
is a national organization with Mrs.
James Roosevelt as its honorary chair
man, and the Honorable William E.
Dodd, lately ambassador to Germany,
Sherwood Eddy, who spoke here a few
nights ago, and Dr. Frank Graham
are among its sponsors.
Lest Auld Acquaintance
Be Forgot - - - Etc
This issue of the Daily Tar Heel
is the last for this year. The next
one will be published next year on
January 4.
Until then, we Bay good luck on
your finals, Merry Christmas, Happy
New Year, Season's Greetings, and
may the Lord have mercy on your
soul.
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CENTRAL RECORDS
OFFICE REPORTS
1,186 REGISTERED
Another Wek Left
To Have Winter
Schedules Arranged
When the doors of Memorial hall
closed at 1 o'clock yesterday after
noon, the end of two and a half days
of registering, a total of 1,186 students
had been registered for the winter
quarter, Central Records office an
nounced. It was thought at the end of the
day that most of the General college
had Jbeen registered. Graduate , stu
dents are not represented in the total,
since their registration does not begin
until tomorrow morning.
Registration will be resumed at 9
o'clock tomorrow morning ; for the
second week, and will continue until
1 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Regu
lar hours for the entire week with the
exception of Saturday will be from 9
till 5 o'clock. Tallying will be re
sumed in January when the winter
quarter begins. It is hoped that all stu
dents now enrolled and eligible will
be registered by Saturday. The pro
cedure for the remaining period will
be the same as before as printed in
the Daily Tar Heel.
Sale Of Tuberculosis
Seals To Continue;
Grimes Dorm Leads
Tuberculosis Christmas seals will be
on sale throughout this week at the
YMCA and at Ledbetter-Pickard's,
Sam Teague and Mary Sue Robert
son, who are in charge of seal sales
on the campus, said yesterday.
Preliminary reports, they said, show
that the sales thus far have been "en
tirely satisfactory." Grimes has sold
more seals to date than any other dor
mitory, being the only one that has
gone back for more seals since distri
bution. George Webster, second floor coun
selor of Grimes, has the record for in
dividual sales.
"Maintain Good Posture
And You'll Feel Better"
MADISON, Wis. (ACP) Maintain
good posture and you'll feel better.
That's the prescription of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin's Dr. Frances A.
Hellebrandt, a member of the medical
school staff.
"To stand correctly is extraor
dinarily cheap from the viewpoint of
its energy needs," she said.
"If the posture is relaxed, standing
is practically indefatigable. It costs
little more energy units to stand
properly than to beat an egg, although
nearly three-fourths of the muscles
in the body are being used," Dr. Helle
brandt continued.
No person can stand without sway
ing, she found. "A person's center of
weight falls remarkably close to the
center of the base of support between
the two feet," she said. "Although na
ture is a good engineer, the center of
weight dances to and fro as we stand,
producing gravitational stresses which
must be met by the muscles of the
legs to keep us from tottering."
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CLEMSON GETS
PERMIT TO PLAY
W COTTON BOWL
Conference Sets
Dates For Loop
Championship Meets
i By LEONARD LOBRED .
v Clemson college was granted per
mission to play in the Cotton Bowl
game and dates for the conference
championship meets were set at the
annual meeting of the Southern con
ference at Roanoke yesterday.
Having been asked by Jess Neely,
Clemson coach, for permission to let
the Tigers play in the Cotton Bowl
game at Dallas New Year's day, the
Conference executive committee recom
mended that the conference ruling f or-
i bidding post-season games be waived
tin this case. The executive committee
is composed of Dean Wanamaker of
Duke, president; Dean Hobbs of Caro
lina, vice-president; Col. Cooper of
VMI, secretary-treasurer; and Forrest
Fletcher of W&L.
Dates for the conference champion
ships" left the basketball and swim
ming, and boxing and indoor track on
the same weekends. No report was
made for golf. The schedule is:
Boxing At Columbia, Feb. 23
24. Indoor track Here, Feb. 24.
Basketball At Raleigh, Feb. 29
March 1-2.
Swimming Here, March 1-2.
Tennis At Duke, second week
end in May.
Outdoor track At W&M, May
17-18.
The three amendments on the eligi
bility of freshmen who matriculate at
one school and transfer to another to
participate in athletics were rejected.
An interesting discussion arose led
by Coaches Pooley Hubert of VMI and
Jess Neely of Clemson. They told the
conference meeting that certain
schools have printed forms which are
f signed by high school students -who
are prospective athletes while they
are still seniors in high school. Hu
bert and Neely thought that, although
the high school seniors could not be
bound to such contracts, they imposed
a moral obligation ' upon them and,
therefore, the practice should be
stopped. They mentioned no schools and
no athletes, but Wallace Wade suggest
ed that a committee write a code of
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Vespers To Continue
Through Wednesday
Completing the fall series, vesper
services will be held at 6:40 each night
through Wednesday with Charles Put
zel, Bill Gordon, and John Bonner tak
ing charge. N
The services, held nightly during the
week, are sponsored by the University
Christian associations, and thus far
have had a regular attendance. They
will be continued after the holidays as
part of the program being worked out
this year by the YW and YMCA.
BulPs Head Presents
Dr. McKie Wednesday
Dr. George McKie of the English
department will be guest speaker at
the last Bull's Head tea of the quarter
Wednesday afternoon at 4:15. Dr. Mc
Kie will read "The Sister of the
Angels" from Elizabeth Goudge's
book, "The New Christmas Story."
Kyser Telegraphs
His Appreciation
In reply to a telegram sent him im
mediately following the Duke incir
dent thanking him for his support and
signed by hundreds of University stu
dents, Kay Kyser sent the following
telegram yesterday to Reddy Grubbs,
president of the University club:
Dear Reddy:
This is first chance I've had to
express the thrill I got out of the
wonderful telegram everybody joined
in sending. The hospitality you and
everyone else there extended us was
marvelous but the telegram was the
climax. Hope you'll express my
deep gratitude to everyone and tell
them what a happy man they made
me even if we didn't win the game.
In spite of the Duke loss we had a
wonderful season and we are all
proud of our school, our team, our
coach and good old Carolina spirit.
KAY KYSER,
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"Proff" Koch is shown here portraying the part of Scrooge in Dickens' "A
Christmas Carol," which the Playmaker director will read tonight at Memorial
hall. The annual reading is "Proff's" greeting card to everyone on the campus
and in the village, and has been his custom since he came to the University in
1918. Tonight's performance will be the 177th time that Koch has read thej
iommortal story. This year his tour includes approximately 15 engagements
throughout the state.
Koch Will Present Dickens'
-A Christmas Carol" Tonight
Memorial Hall Opens
At 7:45; Reading
Will Begin At 8:30
The campus will get its first real
taste of the Christmas spirit tonight
at Memorial hall when "Proff" Koch
presents the University and the vil
lage with his annual season's greet
ings card, a reading of Charles Dick
ens' "A Christmas Carol."
The doors to Memorial hall will be
open at 7:45, and Robert Brawley will
present an organ recital of Christ
mas music until Dr. Sherman Smith
of the chemistry department opens
a community sing at 8 o'clock, leading
the audience in some of the familiar
Christmas carols. Dr. Koch will begin
his reading at 8:30. No admission fee
will be charged for the program.
"ENTRE ACTE"
Between staves of the "carol" re
cordings of Christmas music, made by
the Vienna Choir boys, will be play
ed. Long famed for his reading, (this
will be his 177th performance) Dr.
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HOCUTT PRAISES
SAFETY COUNCIL
State Official
Writes Vincent
Jack Vincent, organizer and chair
man of the recently formed student
safety council, received a letter yes
terday from Ronald Hocutt, director
of the state highway safety division,
in which Mr. Hocutt expressed the
support of the state in aiding the
council to carry out its work.
Hocutt said in his letter: "I want to
congratulate you and your fellow stu
dents at the University of North Caro
lina'for the interest that you have
displayed in your eflForts to bring
about a safer community and arouse
a safety consciousness at the Univer
sity. For a long time I have felt that
education is our principal weapon in
the fight to reduce highway accidents
in North Carolina . . . this department
is anxious to cooperate with you in
every way and welcomes you into the
fight to reduce highway accidents in
North Carolina." ,
The safety council is an organiza
tion which will attempt to reduce ac
cidents in Chapel Hill and promote
safety education on the campus.
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CAROLINA ARTS
GROUP ANNOUNCES
WINTER SPEAKERS
Zora Neale Hurston,
Paul Green, Daniels
To Be Presented
Zora Neale Hurston, Paul Green,
and Jonathan Daniels will be the Car
olina Arts Group winter quarter
speakers Simons Roof, chairman of the
organization announced yesterday
The announcement was made at a
meeting when three graduate students
and four undergraduates were voted
into membership: the graduates, Mar
tha Frazer, Lytt Gardner, Sexton Ley
ton; and the undergraduates, Allen
Grimes, George Simpson, Richard
Nickson, and Mary Munch. Six names
were withheld from consideration, be
cause all members did not know the ap
plicants, but the names were to be
voted on at . the first winter quarter
meeting.
AUTHORS
Zora Neale Hurston is the brilliant
Negro authoress of numerous ' suc
cesses, among them, 'Their Eyes Were
Watching God,' and the more recent
'Moses, Man of the Mountain.' Miss
Hurston 's interest in establishing, a
native Negro drama is evidenced by
recent dramatic activity under her di
rection in North Carolina.
Paul Green, local playright, will
consider in his speech some aspect of
the modern theater, its bearing on his
present work. The second play in his
trilogy, 'The Highland Call,' has just
been presented here.
Jonathan Daniels, editor of the Ra
leigh News and Observer, and author
of the popular 'A Southerner Discov
ers the South, will speak on a topic re
lated to a forthcoming book of his.
Pharmacy Photos
Will Be Retaken
Pictures will be retaken for all
freshmen and sophomore pharmacy
students tomorrow morning in front
of the Pharmacy building. Sopho
mores and transfer students will
have their picture taken at 10:30,
and the freshmen picture will be
taken at 12 o'clock. Wear coats and
ties as this is the final retake.
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