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TTIDITORIALS: 1 "i . Horace Williams BATHER: Cloud? end otlrr VOLUME XLIX WPA Gives' Final Approval To $208,000 Airport PlhiamltoMiis Meet" . v v - r IRC Makes Extensive Flam mi V- i i Dr. Robert E. Cokcr Dr. Glen Hajdon 3,473 Students Registered Griffin Finds System Improved Late yesterday "afternoon the Uni versity's new registration system had enrolled some 3,473 students. Registration will not stop until Wed nesday at 5 o'clock. After that1 time no more students will be enrolled, no schedule changes may be made, and no refunds will be given for courses drop ped. "The new plan for registration was not 100 per cent perfect," I. C. Griffin, iirector of the Central Records office, said yesterday. "Still, we think it has proved itself superior to any of the re cent systems tried. It will certainly be something to build on in the future." Many Confused Since many students were confused the changes, Griffin predicted that it will take two or three more quarters to effect maximum efficiency. During registration, the scheduled figure of 700 students a day proved somewhat too large. In future regis See REGISTRATION, Page l Hickerson Writes Yadkin Valley History The Yadkin valley and its famous families is the subject of a new book, just brought out by Professor Thomas Felix Hickerson of the University. The author, who is a native of Ron da and writes from personal first hand information, calls it "Happy Val ley" and covers that section of the Yadkin from Lenior to Elkin. Following a historical sketch of the lection are chapters on Yadkin's old families, old homes, old letters and documents, and genealogical tables. Hickerson, professor of applied mathematics here, has been a member -of the University. faculty since 1905. He also taught civil engineering be fore that division was consolidated N. C. State, and was for four Tears, 1915-19, a member of the State Highway Commission. Jubimiiiii iwnt "T-iiirT iM,i ;: ;ti . " ' v s 4 :o:to.'. . . v w.-o-.-. - :- :. v.-.o. .. V . . . S. 3 " " v 0 - - 1 ? e J - ! ; BwixMHt tSai; CitcsUtioa: t8S 1 - ' J , f Dr. Oliver K. Cornwell Three Profs HeadNational Associations Three heads of departments at the University were selected presidents of national associations during the Christmas holidays, while numerous other members of the faculty utilized the holiday "rest" to read papers and participate in meetings of scholarly societies throughout the country. Dr. Robert E. Coker, head of the University i oology department, " was elected president of the American So ciety of Zoologists in annual session at Philadelphia.' Dr. Coker, a Univer sity graduate in 1897, returned as a professor in 1922. He is a former president of the Limnological Society of America and of the Ecological So briety of America. Dr. Oliver K. Cornwell, head of the University's physical education de partment, was chosen president of the National Collegiate Physical Educa tion Association, meeting in New York. He set up and directed the Uni versity's compulsory physical educa tion program. Music Head Dr. Glen Haydon, head of the music department, was elected president of the American Musicology Society at its annual meeting. A graduate of the University of California in 1918, Dr. Haydon studied in Paris, received his Ph.D. in music at Vienna in 1932, and became head of the music department here in 1934. The largest group of faculty mem bers to attend meetings in various sections of the country came from the Romance Language department, the English department, and the German department. Professors from these departments attended sessions of the Se THREE PROFS, Page U Alumnus Hal Kemp Interred In Charlotte Famous Maestro Died of Pneumonia Hal Kemp,-36-year-old swing mas ter who started his career to interna tional fame as a band leader here in 1925, died of pneumonia developed from injuries in an automobile acci dent during the holidays and was buried in Charlotte, his home town, Friday, December 27. One of the group of several famous band leaders among Carolina alumni, Kemp often played for the Duke of Windsor in London clubs 'and for years has remained among the nation's top-ranking specialists in sophisticat ed modern music. His greatest ambition, however, was to be a symphony conductor. For three years he had been studying symphonic music, and soon planned to enter the guest conducting field. The bandmaster suffered several fractured ribs and a broken leg in the See HAL KEMP, Page U . THE ONLY COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOUTHEAST- CHAPEL HILL N. C SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1941 Fonffll: ... CAA Quota Raised To 50 This Quarter Actual Work On . Improvements To Begin Tuesday The University's aeronautical . ex pansion program will go into full swing this quarter following final approval by the WPA during the holidays of a $208,000 grant for improvement of the Chapel Hill airport, and an. increase in the quota of trainees to be allowed the University by the CAA. W. R. Mann, manager of the airport, said yesterday that actual work on the improvements is expected to begin Tuesday with installation of water and moving of the electric power line which crosses part of the area to be included in the finished field. The Civil Aeronautics authority re cently announced that the University's quota for this quarter would be 50 student pilots, an increase of 10 over the 40 now finishing training under the fall program. These students will begin flight training about February 1. ... First Student ; Jimmy Darden, who passed his flight test for a private pilot's license December 23, . is the first student to finish' tmdef the ' fall "program No others have taken the test, but Re gional Inspector Milton O. Schultz will be in Chapel Hill Monday to give tests. Five or six of the men are ex- See CAA, Page 4 Farm Magazine Names Graham Man of the Year' This-month's issue of the Progres sive Farmer has designated President Graham as one of its four "Men of the Year" for his service toward making North Carolina State college one of the South's "foremost agricultural in stitutions." Despite tremendous pressure to maintain State as a junior college, reads the tribute to the University president, Dr. Graham decided that it must be kept a standard land grant college. "This year he has secured funds for greatly enlarging the agricultural re search program of State college and for beginning there the virtual equiva lent of a Kenan fund for getting and keeping the foremost leaders in agri cultural research and teaching." "Because he was bier enough of heart and' brain" to choose such See FARM MAGAZINE, Page U Hal Kemp iff) ' .'. .:. . .-.w. a '..-..'V. ' . ? .-.".. :- : . ::... ' i s '':.::.:;: :- ::.. ...... ::).: SS '::-:::j- x, , y. - , it - - 'v-i M II1M O OBI r M x For Bullitt Address Tuesday Dr. Henry Horace Williams Died Here December 26 Philosophy Professor Oldest on Faculty After more than 50 years of service to the University, Dr. Henry Horace Williams, Kenan professor of phil osophy, died at his Chapel Hill home December 26, leaving the University his entire estate as an endowment for fellowships in philosophy. .Dean Francis Bradshaw, executor of the estate, has estimated the value at $22,500. "We purposely made the estimate conservative. The actual value may turn out to be somewhat greater," he said. Dr. Williams was 82 years old and, in point of service, the oldest member of the faculty. He had been m failing health since his retirement from ac tive classroom duties two years ago but, until he was confined to his room last summer, he has conducted semin ars for a few students. Late. in the summer he made the largest private contribution to the University's new national defense pro gram when he donated 400 acres of land for an airport to train pilots. Dr. Williams numbered among his See HORACE WILLIAMS, Page U' Final Drive on Nazis Aid Italy in Greece Hopkins Appointed Envoy To London By United Press CAIRO, Jan. 4 (Saturday) Brit ain's army of the Nile has opened its final assault on Bardia whose "fate is about to be sealed," it was stated of ficially today after Australian troops in swarms of tanks broke through de fense of Italy's encircled base. More than five thousand defenders of Bardia were caught by surprise, a special British communique said. The attack is "proceeding success fully," it was stated. The 5,000 additional prisoners brought to close to 50,000 the total of prisoners taken in the - smashing of Marshal Rodolfo Grazianni's North African army. The final assault after 18 days of merciless siege by land, sea and air was launched after the 20,000 en trapped Fascist defenders of Bardia had been subjected to one of the fierc est air raids on Bardia of the war in the Near East, official dispatches said. The town of the Mediterranean coast just over the frontier from Egypt was said to be a shambles of flame and ruin after shattering assaults by British bombers and warships. ISTANBUL (Saturday) British quarters here reported early today that many German Stuka dive bomb ers and other bombing planes manned by 400 German pilots, mechanics and navigators are in action against the Greeks in Albania. BELGRADE, Yugoslavia (Satur day) Greek and Italian artillery bat teries are locked in a furious duel six miles outside Italy's major mid-Albanian military headquarters at El basan, where German mechanized de-f tachments , have arrived to beset the Fascist forces according to frontier dispatches reaching here today. t WASHINGTON Harry L. Hop kins, President Roosevelt's closest friend and adviser, will leave soon for London for. what is expected to be a See NEWS BRIEFS, page 4. Blessed Event A 7-pound baby girl was born to Mrs. Edwin S. Lanier Thursday evening in the Watts hospital, Dur ham. Lanier is the Self-Help direc tor at the University. v Editorial: i34i: Kew: 4HI Ktffctt C90 Dr. Henry Horace .Williams BardiaBegun; 5- Hoey, Daniels Will Attend Speech Here The International Relations club, working at full speed to draft final ar rangements for the presentation of former United States Ambassador to France William C. Bullitt, disclosed yesterday that many prominent North Carolinians, including Governor Hoey and Ambassador Josephus Daniels, had accepted invitations to attend the dip lomat's address here Tuesday night. Manfred Rogers, president of the or ganization, said a majority of 750 in vitations mailed to city mayors and chamber of commerce officials over the state had been accepted. He added that Duke university would be among sev eral educational institutions sending delegations. Other dignitaries scheduled to at tend as special guests are Henri Haye, French Ambassador to the United States; Jonathan Daniels, author and editor of the Raleigh News and Ob server; Governor-elect J. M. Brough- ton; Julian Plice, president of the Jefferson Standard Life Insurance company; Archibald Henderson, head of the William Allen White Committee See HOEY, DANIELS, Page U gmii mi i , IMll ....l jj.llll. mi , -..-..iiuuiiliui.. i.nwia . s . v : I f J ... ' ; - -vis VtJ- I '. xitS: :-:.:v.;,:. ;' :: f 4 - I ..V- -A f 'T it ' i I .'-.St. i m WttiX&ffy - 1 1 mm i" Hobson May Reenter School; Weds Girl He Tried To Shoot Administration Uninformed Reports that Mack Hobson, last edi tor of the Carolina Buccaneer, would re-enter school this quarter were un confirmed yesterday by administration sources. It was learned that Hobson, who during the holidays topped off his story-book romance by marrying the girl he tried to kill last summer, has not consulted officials about readmit tance. His marriage took place shortly after his release from a four-months jail term for the attempted shooting of his sweetheart, Alease Tart, in a crowded dime store. University rules make no limitat ions on the entrance of students con- NUMBER 63 Ex ic it it .me Garden r Glamack Billed Main Feature In Ram Game Tar Heels Clash With St Joseph On Monday Night By Leonard Lob red Proven as a great scoring club, Carolina's White Phantoms play Ford ham tonight in Madison Square Gar den in New York in the number one intersectional engagement of the local basketball campaign, with George Glamack billed as the main attraction in a doubleheader series that is bring ing together two of the very best cage combinations in the country. The Phantoms left last night for their two-game tour of the east to play the Rams tonight and St. Joseph in Convention hall in Philadelphia Mon day night, following their opening game Thursday night in which they showed tremendous power but little defense in topping Lehigh, 62-58. They play NYU here later in the winter, but this is their big game, because the Phantoms are part of a double-feature along with Long Island U. and Michi gan State in the Garden. Fordham Record Fordham's record is a four-point loss to Dartmouth and subsequent vic tories over - St. Lawrence. Rutgers, Vermont and Kansas, but everyone connected with the White Phantom squad feels that Carolina at top shape has nothing to worry about from any club, but on the basis of their showing against Lehigh, and on com parison of amount of competition this year, the Tar Heels aren't fully pre pared for a trip like this. George Glamack seems to be the See PHANTOMS, Page S Worley Announces Informal Party Fish Worley, impressario of Gra ham Memorial, announced yesterday that an open house will be held there to night from 8 until 12 o'clock. "Stu dents who have no other entertain ment are urged to drop around and enjoy informal entertainment of all kinds," Worley said. The result of the Carolina-Fordham basketball game will be posted in the main lounge as soon as it is received by direct wire from New York. Free ping pong and pool will start in the game room at 6 o'clock while there will be round dancing in the main lounge from 8 until 12 o'clock. The ever-present square dancing has been relegated to the second-floor ban quet hall, much to the regret of Fish. However, he promised it will be as energetic as ever. Bridge, the ouija board, and all other forms of informal entertainment will go on throughout the building during the evening. victed of crimes, but specify that they cannot hold campus offices. "Just One More Year" Hobson can get an A. B. degree in journalism in another year of school and says that he "sees no sense in not finishing school when it can be done in just one more year". His main dif ficulty, he said is financial trouble at present. He expects to finish some time, however, and if he does nothing else, at the present he will take some correspondence courses. The newlyweds are now living with Mack's sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Lee of Dunn. They are not keeping house, but are getting a taste of it by helping Mr. and Mrs. Lee do the housework. Mack is re ported to be an excellent hand with the dishes.
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