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JA?i 1 1 1341 EDITORIAIS: Coed Nominations Ignorance, Not Bliss Religion at UNC TTTEATHER: Vf VI F; continued cold V V -27E ONLY COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOUTHEAST- VOLU XLIX CHAPEL HILL, N. C, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1941 Editorial: ttM; Nws: 431; Ntrfat: tW NUMBER 74 P. It . Educators Charge politics Killed professors' Board of Education Fails To Follow . Advisory Commission's Opinion On Newsome and Lefler Text Book By Charles Barrett (Copyright, 1941, The Daily Tar Heel) "llerit and economy," said former Governor Clyde R. Hoey re cently, in explaining why the state board of education rejected a highly recommended book by two University professors, in favor of a book by Jules B. Warren, former newspaperman and now sec retary of the North Carolina Education association. "A is the reply of scores of school teachers, super intendents, and outstanding educational leaders. -To commodity in North Carolina is sold on so low an ethical basis as ele mentary textbooks," assails one of the state's highest educational authorities. "An educational crime," is the verdict of a former member of the state text book commission. These are typical of the rapidly spreading charges that political favoritism, and a desire to instill political propaganda in school children, lie behind the! AUTHORS of the history ...text board of education's selection. .causing the flare-up in the Board of The rumble of complaints began back in December, when the schools first Education are Dr. A. R. Newsome heard that "The Growth of North Carolina," by Drs. A. R. Newsome and Hugh (above) and Dr. H. T. Lefler who, T Lefler of the University history department, was not accepted. it was stated, "have written the FA1W AdvLsorv Croon lusuuxy ever pnmeu. X a - w Now, a wave of condemnation is being fanned by the knowledge of a few persons that the ex-officio state officials composing the board of education have failed to follow a unanimous recommendation from the state textbook com mission, an advisory body of teachers, principals, and others who deal daily -with education. The commission, after considering each of the five state history books sub mitted, was completely in favor of the book by Newsome and Lefler. In the commission's own words, "of all the texts submitted, The Growth of 'orth Carolina' by Newsome and Lefler is by all odds, the outstanding, com plete, scholarly, authoritative, best organized and suited to our needs.' The commission merely listed the other books "without placement but with comments upon their special features Concerning the Warren book, accepted by the board of education, the com mission said "This book is well-organized, being divided into eleven major nrtitR ami each unit beincr divided into a convenient number of topics. In ad dition, there is an interesting feature sketch of distinguished men in North Carolna. It is a worthwhile story of North Carolina history, told interestingly from the viewpoint of a former newspaper man.' Publishers Reaction Describing the book by Newsome and Lefler as "the best state history ever Ob Honor -.Offense State Legislature To Meet At Chapel Hill January 30 Sfatis Inter-Faith Group Forum Rev. Darst Leads Bible Discussion Opening the winter quarter activi ties of the Inter-Faith council, the Rt. Rev. Thomas Campbell Darst will discuss "The Value of Bible Study To day" in a forum to be held Sunday night at 7 o'clock in the parish house of the Episcopal Chapel of the Cross. On February 9 Kirby Page, inter nationally-famed lecturer and pacifist, will deliver the University Sermon for printed." the World Book Company, internationally-known publishing house, the winter quarter, sponsored by the aPtitPd it without knowins- whether it would eet the state contract. inter- aun council. itaDDi louis 1 - w TTT J M1 j j -ar i w'c KL- i y t havA hPPn reiected bv a well-known publishing vvoisey wiii aaaress a iorum on marcn Fvpn nnw. with the recentlv-acauired state contract, Warren himself under the joint auspices of the Inter ln ! 1 A 1 TT'll 1 t j i. , ,,w;efc. rraitn council ana me miiei iounaa- ; ueiit;veu lu ue acting a uxo tnu j;uutjoin,i . A possible explanation for the board of education's preference lies in the n ittitade of the two books towards present and past state politics. Cooperating in the program of the One who has read the Warren book in manuscript, the form in which it was council are the Baptist, Episcopal, :;h,vI r oWofirm Raid it mntained loner "euloeries" of most Jewish, Methodist, Presbyterian and 1 Ipnrfpra. individual nictures of "as many as pos- United church student organizations . .T. 1 1 iWp " nnd a fnll TVtiiro of the entire board of education, ine warren dook, See BOOK FIGHT, page 2. nouse. groups Sunday Evening programs of these have been postponed for this night. Prominent In Church Bishop of the East Carolina diocese of the Episcopal church since 1915, the Rt. Rev. Mr. Darst is well-known History: Political Football (Editorial) The Daily Tar Heel usually concerns itself with the University this district as a preacher and speaker. of North Carolina and with events that in some way directly relate He is also prominent in the activities to its welfare. The 'article above, which reveals that a history ?JTOa,e, textbook written by two University historians was rejected by a a rf political group in favor of one written by a non-historian, reaches Virginia Theological seminaryf Bishop outside the boundaries of the University campus, it anects me Darst holds honorary degrees from entire educational svstem of the state, and, in fact, puts the finger this University as well as from Duke on a condition that no doubt exists in some degree in every state in Wrake Forest, and several other south- . . ern colleges. -ixnenca. We unre everv Daily Tar Heel subscriber to read and absorb its content. Briefly, it tells of a fifth grade history text written by Professors Albert R. Newsome and Hugh Lefler of the University history department; of their book being unanimously approved by the State Textbook commission, an advisory body composed of teachers and principals of North Carolina schools; and of the book then being rejected by the State Board of Education, the group empowered with final decision. The board composed oi politicians who hold various offices in the state administration and therefore have no claim to exceptional knowledge of education rejected the Xewsome-Lefler text in favor of one written by Jules B. Warren, a former newspaperman and now secretary of the North Carolina education association. Governor ttv rmw out of office, who aided in the selection of the text, iustifipd the choice on the basis of "merit and economy. Merit in the text was of course decided by the politicians who hold membershio on the board. The choice has been made, but it is the hope of the Daily Tar hL that its small voice mav vet save the fifth grade children of Sorth Carolina from being subjected to a politician's history of Sjt. -neir state. We would protect them trom me kuiu oi euucauwi aj, ey would receive if they were children in Adolf Hitler's Germany, fy Hitler would of course purge all textbooks that tell tne trutn. ue u rn or bad. We will not prescribe the legal machinery for righting an obvious wrnjr to education. This state is still blessed with a legislature hich can think and legislate for itself; it can examine the case and cIr the path for justice If Governor Broughton and the legisla tur are the friends of education we believe they are, they will re Pen the textbook matter and erase the scar that has been marked 0n 'orth Carolina education. Session To Honor . Latin-Americans -The state legislature yesterday stepped in to. join preparations for welcoming . the Latin-American sum mer school by passing a joint resolu tion to convene in Chapel Hill on Jan uary "30, the day designated for the official greeting. To indicate even more official inter est in the southern delegation's efforts to further a "policy of good will and neighborliness,'!-the assembly has in vited recently inaugurated. Governor Broughton and other elective officers to accompany it to the University. " Latin-Americans will then be able to observe not only the University's administrative machinery at the meet ing: of the Board of Trustees on the same day, but also American state government actually in operation. With President Roosevelt's birth day falling on the same date, Univer sity officials are preparing an exten sive program. Complete plans have not been released, but the town of Chapel Hill has" already announced i barbecue luncheon for the Latin Americans, trustees and legislators. Yesterday's resolution was intro duced in the house of representatives under a suspension of the rules by J W. Umstead of Orange county. It was immediately passed by a unanimous vote in both divisions of the legisla ture. Meetine times for the Board and the two houses for the day at the Uni versity are arranged so that the Latin Americans may attend all three. The trustees will convene in Gerrard hall at 10 a. m. At. 11 o'clock the legisla ture will meet representatives - in Memorial hall and senators in either Gerrard or Hill Music hall. New Art Exhibit Features Wooden Architecture "The Wooden House in America, an exhibit tracing the changes in con struction and design of wooden homes, will open Sunday at the Person Hall Art gallery, John V. Allcott, head of the art department, announced yester day. The exhibit comes from the Mu seum of Modern Art in New York. Ten of the most recent wooden houses designed by noted American architects will be shown in model form. Homes by Frank Lloyd Wright, John Yeon, Carl Koch and George Howe are included in the exhibit, and range in cost from $5,000 to $15,000. The first material used in American house construction was wood and it is still the favorite after four cen turies. The exhibit traces the changes See ART EXHIBIT, page U. tiident Council Reveals Facts tics Freshmen Lead Other Classes in Violations Sweeping aside its former policy of strict secrecy on honor system and campus code viola tions, the Student Council yes terday released traditionally hidden statistics revealing all 30 cases tried by the group and sentences imposed during the fall quarter. Freshmen led all others with nine offenses, sophomores, six; juniors, five ; seniors, five ; gradu ate students, one. Four students were taken off probation. The pre dominant charge was cheating and the most frequent sentence was conduct probation. Twelve students were charged with cheating on examinations. There were seven freshmen, two sophomores, one junior, three seniors, and one. graduate student Two seniors, one freshman, and one junior "were convicted; the others sentenced. Four violations of the campus code were brought before the body. Fresh men and juniors were conspicuously absent from this classification. . Four sophomores and one senior were tried. . Charged with stealing, four stu dents, all upperclassmen, appeared be fore the council. Two left school under fire while one was convicted and an other acquitted. . Juniors and seniors were also solely charged with passing bad checks on 's. Two juniors and one se nior answered the charges; all were found iuilty. Of the juniors and se niors applying for release from pro bation, one senior and one junior, were released and one junior was refused. Compared with other quarters, the offenses and sentences during the first three months of school were low. Other quarters have seen twice as many cases appear before the council. Fifteen See STUDENT COUNCIL, page U. 3630 Registration Ties Last Quarter The estimate made yesterday by I. C. Griffin that 3630 students have enrolled for the winter quarter equals exactly last winter's final registration figures. Although registration for this term has been completed, the direc tor of the Central Records office de clined to give the final total until official tabulations have been checked. Complete figures, broken down into the numbers enrolled in differ ent schools and classes, will be pub lished at the beginning of next week. Jane McMaster Calls Meeting Junior Coeds To Elect Delegate The only required meeting of the Woman's association this quarter will be held Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock in Gerrard hall, Jane McMaster, presi dent of the association, announced yesterday. This meeting is the reeular terly meeting of the association and the business of the winter quarter will be discussed. All coeds are re quired to be present. : " v" mere win be a meeting oi junior coeds after the regular meeting in which nominations will be made from the floor for the position of junior representative on the honor council. Jean Hahn and Mary Caldwell have already been nominated for the office by a committee appointed by Miss Mc Master in accordance with the consti tutional amendment made last spring. The election will be held within two weeks. Editor Spies Asks Writers To Report The Carolina Mag office will be open during this week-end, Uditor Adrian Spies announced yesterday and all persons who are interested in meeting the January 15 deadline are requested to come around and make "a little duty call." This particularly pertains to fktion writers and alleg ed editorial assistants present and past. S IRC Issues Call For New Members A call for freshmen applications to fill five to 10 vacancies in the Inter national Relations club was issued yes terday by President Manfred Rogers. Rogers said six vacancies have oc curred for upperclassmen, due to the failure of several members to return to school this quarter. Those interested in filing applica tions, Rogers added, should see Tempe Newsome at the YMCA any time next week. After filling out forms, appli cants should give them to Miss New some, Rogers, Robert Lamson or Elinor Elliott Vy .MUx l it I ; i News Briefs Non-Interventionists Slam 'Arsenal of Democracy' Bill SEE HOW HAPPY THE young man is as he takes snapshots. He really gets a kick out of it. You can get a kick out of it, too. What's more, your pictures can be used in the Yackety Yack. The Yackety Yack needs snapshots taken by you of your friends and their activities, their parties. Just informal shots that show Carolina campus life. If you have any leave them by the Yackety Yack office as soon as possible. Joe Penner Dies In Philadelphia By United Press WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 President Roosevelt's "arsenal for democracy" bill giving him unlimited peace-time powers to supply Great Britain with guns, tanks, ships, airplanes, and other armaments, was introduced in Congress today, and non-intervention ists promptly labeled it a declaration of war. The far-reaching measure included an unexpected provision under which warships of friendly nations could be repaired or refitted in U. S. naval, military, or air bases. The President also would be given power to supply friendly powers with military informa tion, such as details of the Navy's secret bomb-sight. The measure vests all authority solely in the Chief Executive. Some quarters said that the provisions go so far as to authorize him to make gifts of war weapons. Senator Robert M. LaFollette, Pro gressive oi Wisconsin, styled it a See NEWS BRIEFS, page 4. Haymakers Plan Annual Revels Tonight At 7:30 Celebrating the "Old Christmas" tonight in the Playmakers theater, the Carolina Playmakers will hold their twelfth Night Revel from 7:30 on. The first half of the program will be opened by a welcome from "ProfF" Koch, director of the Playmakers, and after an English folk song by Profes sor Clyde Keutzer and the glee club, the annual production of the Revel Scene from Shakespeare's ."Twelfth Night" will be presented by members of the faculty. Following this there will be a student-prepared program of surprise acts. Sanford Reece, graduate student in dramatic art, is heading the com mittee in charge, and is planning a parody of Paul Green's , "House of Connelly," a new and original "folk" play : by Elizabeth Smith, songs writ ten especially for the production by Sanford Stein, and special numbers by Tom A vera and Joe Salek.
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