THE OLDEST COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOUTH - ' ' ' '
VOLUME XLLX
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CHAPEL HILL, N. C SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 1941
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NUMBER 123
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Facultu'R
Action Taken
After Report
By Berryhill
Leniency Extended
To Incompletes,
Sick Absences
"Students subject : to excessive
anxiety and strahi" because of sick
ness absences this quarter will be
given the benefit of a relaxation of
several academic requirements, it was
.announced yesterday by Dean E. B.
House. . -
Action was taken by the . general
faculty in a meeting Friday afternoon
after a consideration of a report on
the effects of the recent influenza epi
demic submitted by Dr. W. R. Berry
fciH, head physician of the University
Infirmary.
Incompletes Extended .
"Desiring both to be helpful to stu
dents and to maintain standards, the
faculty ordained that students "clear
ly handicapped' by illness may have
the final date for completing courses
HOW iCvulucu oo itf . un.viiui,
or "absent excused" extended from
the end of this quarter to the end of
the spring quarter. The student must
obtain written approval of his Dean,
or his adviser, before March 18.
Further provisions stated that the
deans and advisers are authorized to
drop students from courses during
this, the last week of classes, but not
after the beginning of examinations
Wednesday. "Students now subject to
-worry because of circumstances be
yond their control are advised to con
sider this possibility' and" confer with
their deans or advisers, Dean House
said.
Absences Excused by Approval
Students having missed more than
25 per cent of their class meetings
ay be allowed by their dean or ad-;
riser to proceed to the examination
and be given credit for the course,
provided the teacher presents a writ
ten recommendation which is ap
proved by the head of the department.
Book Materials
To Be Displayed
In Person Hall
Egyptian papyrus,, medieval and
modern manuscripts and handwritten
books will be shown in the last art ex
hibit of the quarter, which opens at
noon today in Person Hall Art gallery.
Featured in the collection is a hand
written book on the Napoleonic wars,
vith comments by the Emperor him
self; a Latin Bible written in France
about 1260; and an ancient Catholic
"missal.
Chosen for the display by Dr. Clem
ens Sommer of the art department,
the rare books and manuscripts date
from ancient Egypt to the nineteenth
entury.
A gallery talk on the collection will
be given by Dr. Sommer on Wednes
day, March 12, at 5 o'clock. Person
tall hours during the exhibit will be
from 12 until 6 o'clock on Sundays and
10 until 1 o'clock on weekdays.
First DTH Feature Section
Appears; Opinion Is Sought
The Tar Heel's first major addition i
in years a Sunday feature section
this morning will provide extra read
ttg fcr the Carolina student's . only
morning in bed.
The first issue of what may we
hope become a regular weekly sup
plement, i3 given entirely to the story
the University's Horace Williams
airport-with emphasis on what fu
re military developments .will mean
10 the students and to the University.
. h a belief that the feature section
13 fcncially sound and will have the
PProval of the student body, the paper
seek permission at a meeting of
e Publications Union board tomor
to print Vio ennni.Mifi avarv week
f the
remainder of the year.
feature section is designed to
Committee
Publishers
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BOOK EX INVESTIGATORS Bill Alexander, Bill Allen, and Ben Til
lett, in the usual order above, yesterday revealed that the oft-blamed
campus store is not amassing the national wealth, but that the high costs
of books here is due to publishers costs and inefficiency on the part of
faculty in ordering and choosing texts. Above they are busy assimilating
'the facts they obtained. Staff Photo by Jack Mitchell. ,
Senate Passes
As Germany Claims Another
'Devastating ' Convoy A ttack
By United Press
WASHINGTON, March 8. The Senate today passed the Administration's
historic bill to make the United States the "arsenal and larder of democracy'
by providing nations resisting Axis -aggression war planes, warships, other
implements of war, and food.
. The Senate granted President Roosevelt the extraordinary powers to make
the transactions by vote of 60 to 31.
Voting for the bill were 49 Demo
crats, 10 Republicans, and 1 Independ
ent.
Against the bill were 13 Democrats,
17 Republicans, and 1 Progressive.
Among, those supporting the bill was
Senate Republican Leader Charles L.
McNary of Oregon, the GOP vice
presidential nominee in 1940.
As passed by the Senate, the bill au
thorizes the President and other gov
ernment department heads to:
1. Manufacture in arsenals, fac
tories, and shipyards under their juris
diction, or otherwise procure, any de
fense article for the government of
any countries whose defense the Presi
dent deems vital to the defense of the
United States.
2. Sell, transfer title, exchange,
lease, lend or otherwise dispose of de
fense articles to such nations, after
consultation with the army chief of
staff and naval chief of operations,
within the $1,300,000,000 limitation on
equipment on hand or on order and to
such an extent as future Congression-
See NEWS BRIEFS, page
Murdock To Address
Geology Fraternity
T. L. Murdock, Assistant State Geol
ogist, will speak to the Sigma Gam
ma Epsilon Geological fraternity in
th3 club room, 401 New East, Monday
night at 7:30 on "Mining Operations
in Chile.
nortrav interesting campus develop
ments in a more thorough and graphic
manner than possible in the regular
four pages. It will be financed through
the additional advertising it makes
possible and through profits left over
from the regular paper. .
Last year hearty response to a trial
week of United Press news briefs was
largely responsible for their continu
ance. This year it is hoped a similar
flow of letters, cards, petitions, etc.
from students will make possible the
regular weekly supplement of features
and pictures. -
So we repeat, when you look over
those four shiny pages inside, have
pencil and paper handy. Mail early to
avoid the rush. ,
Report Blames Faculty,
For Excessive Book Costs
Ml
Aid Bill, 60-31
Singers Give
Concert Today
Union Sponsors
Greensboro Group
The Greensboro College glee club,
under the direction of Walter Vas
sar, member of the voice faculty at
the college,' will give a concert here
this afternoon at 3:30 in the main
lounge of Graham Memorial.
This concert, being sponsored by
Graham Memorial, is free and the
public is invited to attend.
The glee club, composed of 46 stu
dents at the Greensboro College For
Women, is on its annual spring tour
through Virginia and North Carolina
During the past five years, the group
has sung over 170 concerts in these
two states.
Program
The program to be presented this
afternoon will include "Ave Maria,"
Luzzi; "Morning Prayer,' Recli; "In
Constant Order Works The Lord," von
Weber; "The Virgin's Slumber Song,"
Reger; "Queen Of The Heaven's,"
Mascagni; "Were You There?" Bur
leigh; "De Gospel Train," arranged
by Taylor; "The Lamb," Dett; "Ezek
iel Saw De Wheel," Burleigh; "A
Spirit Flower," Cambell-Tipton-Tre-harne;
"The Smith,' Brahms; "The
Cradles," Faure; and '"April," Buch
anan. Miss Gwendolyn Holler of Greens-
boro, accompanist ior tne giee ciuD,,the query.
will play tne "J? Minor isaiiaae, Dy
Chopin. The sextet from the glee
club will sing "Prayer From Hansel
And Gretel," Humperdinck; "Coque
try," Gregor; "Nursery Rhyme Blues,"
Rich; and "Around The Gypsy Fire,"
Brahms.
Vassar, director of the glee club, is
a graduate of the Curtis-Institute,
and has spent two years with the
Philadelphia Grand Opera and one
season with the Chatauqua associa
tion. Woman's Association
Will Meet Tomorrow
The Woman's association will
meet in Gerrard hall tomorrow
afternoon at 5 o'clock.
The main business of the meet
ing will be the introduction of a
point system to
activities.
govern women s
Student Advisory
Group Exonerates
Book Exchange
By Bucky Harward
In response to students who con
tinually beef against Kutz and com-
Jtpany for cleaning up on the sale of
textbooks, the Student Advisory com
mittee yesterday released a searching
report which exonerates the Book Ex
change and throws the blame for ex
cessive book costs on publishers and
the University faculty.
Chairman Bill Allen, Bill Alexan
der and Ben -Tillett spent six weeks
digging into old audits and studying
the book stores at State College and
Duke University, to clarify the whole
financial setup of the, Book Exchange.
Here are the facts and figures on
the textbook situation. To begin with,
book sales make up about only one
fifth of the Exchange's total business
and furnish only 12 per cent of the
profits.
Poor Cooperation of Faculty
The University faculty has failed,
on the whole, to cooperate with the
, Exchange in its attempt to give the
Student body best textbook service
possible.
At the beginning of this quarter,
questionnaires were sent out to 263
faculty members requesting what
books would be used during the spring
quarter. By February 4, only 44 in
structors has replied, and on Febru-
Jary 28, 96 faculty members had not
responded in any way. Many instruc
tors ; actually resented extra quer
ies for the information.
This lack of cooperation on the part
of the faculty means that students in
the classes taught by the 96 faculty
members will suffer. The Exchange
pays half price for books that are go
ing to be used again, but if order
blanks-are not returned by the faculty,
they can pay only 20 to 25 cents on
the dollar, since this is what other
book dealers will pay them for the
books. ,
Many instructors will wait until the
beginning of the spring quarter to an
nounce what text is going to be used
See BOOK EX, page 2 .
W&M Debaters
ArriveToo Late
One of the largest debate turnouts
of the year mushed through the mist
to Gerrard hall last night to hear Pinky
Barnes and Skid Waller of the Caro
lina debate squad try tor convince
Misses Pat Pelham and Virginia Stuart
of William and Mary that "Emanci
pated Woman Is a Menace.'
As the audience straggled in by ones
and twos they found the lone occupant
of the hall was Bill Cobb, freshman
member of debate squad, who told
them amiably that the William and
Mary team had missed their train and
the debate was cancelled.
The girls arrived by bus at 10:45
last night, were met by a welcoming
committee' and escorted to the Carolina
Inn. Cobb would not venture his opin
ion of what this might prove about
Max Rohn Not Embarrassed In Company of Prisoners;
Has Enjoyed His Two Years Of Working With Them
By Philip Carden
A boy who , in other clothes would
not have looked out of place at Mid
winters walked up to the bars as soon
as Max walked into the barracks of
the prison camp.
"Hi, Max, how're you doing?" he
said as the two shook hands.
"Okay, Ed, how about you?"
"Fine. Say, we were up in Chapel
Hill all last night, had a big time."
"What were you doing?"
"Throwing sand on the hills where
the snow stuck. ..."
' Except for the bars between them,
they might-have been two friendly
University students meeting any
where. But only one of them was a
University student and the places
Senator Nye
Legislature
To Consider
'Hatch Act'
Bill Will Limit
Election Costs
To $1,100 Total
The Student legislature meets for
the last time this quarter tonight at
7:30 in Phi hall to consider the politi
cal expenditures bill and to hear the
Student Advisory committee's report
on the Book Exchange.
Speaker Bill Cochrane warned yes
terday that the rules committee is now
taking action to expel members with
excessive absences and advised all leg
islators to attend the meeting.
Drafted by Elections Committee
The bill, which was conceived last
spring after a survey, revealed that
over $1000 had been spent, was draft
ed last Friday byHher elections eom
mittee after conference with party
chairman Mitchell Britt and Jick Gar
land. Although the proposal allows a max
imum expenditure of $1100, members
of the committee claim that probably
a great ,deal less than that will be
spent during the coming campaign.
There were indications yesterday,
however, that when it reached the
floor, there may be amendments to re
strict political expenditures still fur
ther. At the request of Speaker Cochrane,
Bill Allen, chairman of the Student
Advisory committee, will summarize
for the legislature the findings on the
Book Exchange.
The report, which took six weeks
to compile, refutes unjust criticism
of the text-book sales' at the exchange
and attributes high costs and defi
cient service to the publishers and
the University faculty.
The political expenditures bill di
vides all candidates , into three groups
and allots a maximum figure for
each. Nominees for student body of
fices, speaker of the legislature, edi
tor of the Tab Hkfx, and senior class
president will be restricted to $20.
- Sophomore and junior class presi
dents and editors of the other three
publications are allowed $15 each. All
other candidates would be limited to
$10.
Political parties are forbidden to
collect or spend over $75.
If the legislature chooses to re
strict expenditures still further, the
third bracket maximum will probably
be cut to a $5 maximum.
Candidate contributions to political
See LEGISLATURE, page U
they could meet were decidely limit
ed. The conversation continued in the
same, friendly, unembarrassed way
with subject matter ranging from
Ed's happy revelation that he was
"getting out next week" to his ambi
tion to be a professional dancer, from
the weather to Max's drive to collect
old clothes to give to prisoners be
ing released with an insufficient sup
ply. All this started two years ago, be
fore Ed was caught at petty larceny
probably before he had even grad
uated from high school, when a fresh
man named Max Rohn met Mrs. S.
Watters at the Episcopal church.
Students To
Give Opposite
Viewpoint In
Open Forum
CPU Speaker
To Discuss
U.S. Policy
Senator Gerald P. Nye, Norti Da
kota's isolationist, attacks the lend
lease bill from Memorial hall toaight
at 8 o'clock. Yesterday the Carolina
student bodymade plans to present
the "majority viewpoint" to Nye dur
ing an open forum following the Sena
tor's address."
Six hundred students representing
the recently consolidated Student De
fenders of Democracy and Committee
to Aid the Allies have made arrange
ments to turn out en masse "to hear
what the Senator has to say."
Will Discuss U.S. Policy
Nye, who is speaking under the
auspices of the Carolina Political
union, will discuss "America s Folicy
in the Present World Crisis.' CPU
officers felt that in view of the Sena
tor's position, compared to that of
the majority of the student body as
evidenced in the CPU's war poll last
January, Nye will be subjected to one
of the most severe verbal bombard
ments any speaker has experienced at
Carolina.
Nye has been an outspoken, out
standing, and hard hitting opponent
of the Lend-Lease Bill since its in
troduction by the President. He has
consistently opposed it, repeatedly
maintained that it would be "madness
to pass" and "could only lead us into
another war at our expense.
Bill Joslin, CPU chairman, who
plans to meet Nyethis afternoon in
Raleigh and escort him to the ' Hill,
announced yesterday that he received
word that large delegations from Ra-
eigh, Wake Forest and Duke plamned
to attend the Senators speech.
Large Audience Expected
The possibility that it would be the
ast attack on the bill before it be
comes a law should paclc Memorial
See SENATOR NYE, page U
Browning Begins
Series of Three
Religious Talks
Professor Robert W. Browning will
speak on "The Judaeo-Christian Tra
dition and the Ideas of Democracy'
tomorrow night at 8 o'clock in Ger
rard halL
A series of lectures on "Freedom
and Religious Life" is planned. Mon
day's lecture will be the first of three.
In this first lecture Professor
Browning will deal largely with the
historical side of the subject and will
explain the debt owed to the Hebrew
Christian tradition not only, for re
ligious but also for political ideas and
ideals. '" ,
Professor Browning is a new mem
ber of the University philosophy de
partment. He has recently studied at
the University of California and
taught at -Northwestern university.
Now he is doing special work oa the
religious side of philosophy. .
Monday's lecture will continue the
philosophy department's series of
fortnightly meetings. These meetings
are open to the public.
She interested him in the prisoners
at the Orange county prison camp and
the two usually alone, sometimes
with help from the temporarily in
terested! have been working in a
practical way to help the prisoners
ever since.
They help by conducting - as
distinguished from teaching Sunday
school classes every Sunday afternoon,
by encouraging wherever they could
hobby interests of the prisoners, by
trying to get the material things that
they need. . -
Max says he is not at all embar
rassed "in talking with the men and
can't, remember when he -was. He
says the men are not inhibited and
See MAX ROHN, page 4