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VOLUME XLIX
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CHAPEL HILL, N. C, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1941
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Yugoslavia
Joins Axis To
Complete Bloc
Alliance Made To
Prevent Military
Occupation
By United Press
VIENNA, March 25. -Yugoslavia
today joined the Axis tri-power al
liance oh the promise that she -will
be spared from a Nazi military oc
cupation, and German quarters boast
ed that with the Balkans gathered into
a solid Axis bloc the way is cleared
for military action in the near future.
Trouble-beset Yugoslavia tied her
destinies to the German-Italo-Japan-ese
"new order" in a noontime cere
mony in the great yellow hall of Bel
vedere Palace in what the Nazis call
ed a major upset for the "Balkan
intrigues" of both the United States
and Great Britain.
No German or Italian troops will
set foot on Yugoslav soil, the Axis
promised, but it was said that the
transport of war supplies and wound
ed troops across Yugoslavia would be
of vast importance to any Nazi mili
tary move.
Hitler Goes to Vienna
Adolf Hitler came to Vienna for the
ceremony but remained most of the
time in the Imperial Hotel and show
ed up only ten minutes before the
end of the hour-and-a-half session.
Yugoslavia became the fifth junior
member of the tri-power alliance with
her pledge of "collaboration" after a
troubled course of negotiations, pro
posals, and counter-proposals which
began on February 14 when Hitler
summoned Yugoslav Premier Dra
ghisha Zvetkovitch and Foreign
Minister Alexander Cincar-Marko-
vitch and laid before them Germany's
conditions for Yugoslavia's role in the
"new European order."
Zvetkovitch and Cincar-Markovitch
.signed the pact for Yugoslavia at
12:30 p. m. today and then listened to
German Foreign Minister Joachim von
Ribbentrop deliver a speech asserting
that peace has been preserved for
southern Europe.,
A formal German note was signed
and handed to the Yugoslavs promis
ing that "during "this war the Axis
will not direct a demand to Yugo
slavia to permit the mareh or trans
portation of troops through the Yugo
slav state or territory."
Tanker Burns Off N.C. Coast;
18 Believed Dead, 22 Escape
BEAUFORT, N. C., March 25.
Eighteen crew members of the 9,316
ton oil tanker Cities Service Denver
were feared dead tonight as coast
guard cutters stood by the burning
blast-torn ship from which 22 men
escaped today.
The survivors were brought here
today by two other tankers which
were close by when the blast occurred
last night off the North Carolina
coast.
The cause of the explosion still re
mained a mystery survivors told the
United Press tonight. The blast came
without warning at 10:06 p. m. last
night. -
The remaining 18 men were be
lieved almost certainly dead, trapped
in the flames which engulfed the fore
hold of the Denver immediately fol
lowing the explosion.
Seventeen survivors, including two
who were severely burned by ,the
flames, were landed at this North
Carolina coastal town by (he S. S. Pan
See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2.
Aptitude Tests
Set for May 1
Medical aptitude tests required by
the Association of American Medical
collr- -. p 9 prerequisite for admis
sion to medical schools will be given
bere on May 1.
APP ication for this test should be
jfladc- as soon as possible by students
ten-Jing to study medicine. Dr. R.
E. Cokr will receive applications in
room 207, Zoology building. All ap
pliertions should be in by April 15.
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A fee of one dollar is charged of
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Mag
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Cox Defeated By
7 Votes in First
Staff Nomination
" By Bncky Harward
Henry . Moll last night grabbed a
head start in this spring's race for
editor of the Carolina Mag as he de
feated James Cox "by a vote of 10 to 3
in the staff nominations.
Only 13 of the 39 eligible voters
turned out to voice their preference
in the first publications staff nom
ination of the year.
Neither political party has yet in
dicated its policy for this year on
publications editorships, although the
Student party in past years has al
ways endorsed the staff nominee.
Surprise Announcement
Announcement that the nominations
would be held last night was made by
present editor Adrian Spies only day
before yesterday when he disclosed
that he will resign as soon as the
March issue of the Mag is published
this Friday.
Spies has already appointed Louis
Harris to take his place as editor of
the April Mag.
Harris, Spies explained last night,
had no intentions of running for edi
tor of the Mag and was better quali
fied than any staff member except
Cox and Moll to edit the last issue.
Art Editor of Mag
Moll, whose home is Puerto Rico,
has lived in Chapel Hill and worked
on the Mag and humor magazines for
the past three years. Now art editor
of the Mag, he has worked principally (
with cartoons, but will have a short
story in each of the next two issues.
He learned makeup and illustrat
ing by working in the Paramount stu
dios in New York. He was editor of
his high school and grammar school
magazines and three years ago won
second prize in a national essay con
See MOLL NOMINATED, page 2
Extension Division
Plans Western,
Mexican Tours
A western tour which will extend
as far as Lake Louise and Banff in
Canada and. a Mexican tour featur
ing one week in Mexico City are be
ing planned for this summer by the
University Extension Division which
has sponsored two previous success
ful tours of the United States.
The tours will combine study and
pleasure with courses in geography
and geology" carrying college credit
given en route by University faculty
members.
Western Toiir
The western tour will begin June
11 and continue through July 24 while
the Mexican tour will start on July
21 and continue through August 30.
Teachers and college students and
other adult travellers interested in
such tours will make up the groups,,
the enrollment of which is limited. J.
B. Whitener, principal of the Cleve
land (N. C.) High School, will serve
as manager of both tours.
Schools Ask
By Charles Barrett
Raleigh, March 24. The textbook
controversy boiled with increasing
vigor during the holidays as Jule B.
Warren's long-awaited product be
gan pouring out of Raleigh for dis
tribution among the state's 100,000
fifth-graders and was greeted with
a storm of protest and condemnation.
There was an immediate demand
from teachers, -principals, and civic
organizations that the book be with
drawn. One irate chairman of a
western .school district declared he
would "pack it up and send it back
to Raleigh" before he would let it
taught in his schools.
Resolutions Condemn Book
Two oreanizations, representing
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new book.
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DebatersQuery
Philippine Act
Amherst Squad
Meets Carolina
Speaking forcefully on the query,
"Resolved, That the Philippine Inde
pendence Act should be revoked," Am
herst and Carolina debating teams
returned incisive, clear-pointed an
swers to the others' contentions" last
night in prepared orations given in
Gerrard hall.
Amherst upheld the negative side
and Carolina the affirmative. ,
Pete Burkhimer, first speaker for
the affirmative, argued lively that the
Islands should remain United States
property because of their economic
and military importance. He said in
dependence at this time would be a
mere handing over of the strategic
Islands to Japan.
In answer, James Alexander of
Amherst contended that Philippinoes
"are ready for democracy," and
pointed out Japan was too busy in
China to divert her attention to the
Islands. The way .to adjust Philip
pine economics and effect a new tariff
rate for the Islands, he added, is for
the United States to change gradual
ly trade duties in compliance with the
Islanders' progress.
Bill Cobb amplified the affirmative's
points by citing figures regarding
Philippine trade with this country,
adding that the Philippinoes were vir
tually dependent upon American fa
voritism in exchange of goods.
James Messenger concluded the
negative's argument by frequently
mentioning the opposition's weakness
in contention; and said immediate in
dependence was necessary on the
grounds that the Philippinoes were
sufficiently versed in self-government
and could more efficiently handle their
own problems.
The Carolina team will debate
Swarthmore college here Saturday
night at 8 o'clock in Gerrard hall.
Withdrawal
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tioned about the truth of widespread
charges that his book contains more
than 200 historical errors. "Er . . .
uh, I've been investigating the mat
ter," he replied. "I am still looking
into it."
Editorials and public forum letters
in state papers continued to criticise
the state board of education for select
ing Mr. Warren's text over that of
University Professors A. R. Newsome
and Hugh T. Lef ler, which was strong
ly recommended by the textbook sub
commission. Columnist Demands Explanation
Miss Nell Battle Lewis, in the third
of a series of columns in the Raleigh
News and Observer entitled "A Poli
tical Stink,? demanded an explanation
from Clyde A. Erwin, who as Super
intendent of Public Instruction, is of
ficial head of the state schools and
is also a member of the board of education.
Conflicting Dates
To. Be Proposed
To Committee
Conflicting dates, for annual spring
elections will be proposed this after
noon as the elections committee of
the student legislature meets to set
the finale for the current political
season. ' - :'
The Student Council will reportedly
recommend that elections day fall on
Thursday, April. 17, which is exactly
three weeks from tomorrow. Student
Party chairman Jick Garland stated
yesterday that he will ask that elec
tions come April 23, one week later
than the Council's proposal.
Council Argument
Council officials have pointed out
that their date would leave the f ol
lowing week for runoffs and allow the
installation of officers by the end of
the month.
Garland yesterday frankly admitted
that his party would need more time
to make all its nominations and also
pointed out that Easter comes the
weekend before the date requested by
the Council.
Officers could still be installed by
the end of April, he observed, since
there will hardly be any runoffs in the
absence of a third party.
Britt Agreeable to Either Date
Mitchell Britt, chairman of the Stu
dent Party, said yesterday that either
date suited him.
The day recommended by the Coun
cil would put elections one day
earlier than last year's. At that time,
Carolina party candidates caused nu
merous runoffs which were held April
26, and newly elected officers were not
installed until the middle of May.
The elections committee will also
consider an amendment to the poli
tical expenditures bill passed last
quarter. If drafted, the new clause
will specifically prohibit and declare
punishable anyone besides candidates
and parties who actually spends
money on campaigns.
The old clause, which during the
past two weeks has come to be con
sidered inadequate, - only made the
candidate liable for such extra ex
penditures. Ward Installed
As Phi Speaker
Bill F. Ward was inaugurated as
speaker of the Phi Assembly for the
spring quarter at the inaugural ban
quet last night. Ward succeeds Jimmy
Pittman as speaker.
Kathleen Lineback was inducted as
speaker pro-tern, Gladys Barnes was
inaugurated as recording secretary
and Dick Railey was installed as the
new sergeant-at-arms.
Ward asserted that the Phi As
sembly would not stand on its past
achievements, but would continue to
be an active and vital organization.
Acting as speaker of the evening,
Dean Robert House spoke on the
origin and purposes of the Phi As
sembly which was founded only six
months after the opening of the University.
as Warren Text Emerges
Mr. "Erwin replied that the entire
board was responsible for the decision
and that he would refer the "criti
cisms" to the board as a whole.
Meeting in Spring Hope last week,
representatives of the United Daugh
ters of the Confederacy from eight
eastern counties passed almost un
animously a resolution asking that the
Warren book be withdrawn from the
state schools. Mrs. A. R. Wilson of
Durham, a former member of the
state textbook subcommission, led the
attack on the book and said many
school teachers opposed its use .
Another spirited discussion occurred
in a meeting of the Fuquay-Varina
Parent Teachers - association when a
motion was unanimously passed for
withdrawal of the Warren book and
substitution of the text by Newsome
and Lefler. y
The motion described the Warren
history as "inadequate, incorrect, un-!
Set Todais
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BOSS FLYNN, national chairman
of the Democratic party, who high
lights the CPU's fifth anniversary
with a speech tonight in Memorial
hall.
Drive To Aid
War Victims
Canvass to Be Held
Tomorrow, Thursday
A campus-wide, drive, covering
dormitories, fraternities, town stu
dents, and faculty, to raise funds for
aid to students in warring or war
ridden countries will be held tomor
row and Thursday, Willis Weather-
ford, chairman of the campaign, an
nounced yesterday.
- During the past year, similar drives
have been held in other colleges
throughout the nation. The money re
ceived is cabled to YMCA administra
tors in Europe and Asia, who buy
food, books, and clothing for students
who are studying either in war camps
or in improvised colleges in war-torn
shelters.
To Cover Entire Campus
The drive will attempt to cover all
phases of campus life. President Ben
Heath of the Inter-dormitory council
announced that the president of each
dormitory would appoint one man to
each floor to canvass for the drive.
Similar action will be taken by the
fraternities, sororities, woman's dorm
council, and both town organizations.
A separate drive is to be held by the
faculty during the same days.
Although a quota has not as yet
been set as the goal of the drive on the
campus, Weatherf ord said yesterday
that several colleges throughout the
country had already given sums any
where up to $1500. The best example
of active support of the campaign by
a student body was that of Agnes
Scott in Georgia, where the campus
average was over one dollar and a
half per student. -
The committee in charge of the Stu
dent War Relief drive is: Willis
Weatherf ord, chairman; Louise Jor
dan, Syd Alexander, Charlotte Fitts,
Julia McConnell, Dot Pratt, Betty
Moore, Chris Siewers, Ben Heath,
Ferebee Taylor, and Louis Harris.
tenable . . ." and added that there is
a text 'available for adoption "which
meets all the requirements of this im
portant subject, in an admirable man
ner, and which seems to have, had no
greater defect in the eyes of the state
board of education than that it speaks
the truth." . .
Flood of Letters
( The swell of public opinion also
was indicated by a flood of open forum
letters to state papers demanding a
new book and by a large and enthu
siastic response to , Miss Lewis' col
umns in the Raleigh paper.
The usual demand in these letters
and in the papers was that the board
of education fulfill its obligation to
Mr. Warren by paying for his book
$46,000. Then, it was urged, the board
should adopt another book for use in
the schools preferably the history
recommended by the textbook subcom-
mission.
Will Explain
Present Day
Spoils System
Democratic Chief
To Be Feted
At Banquet Tonight
The Carolina Political union cli
maxes its fifth anniversary tonight at
8 o'clock in Memorial hall with the
presentation of Edward J. "Boss"
Flynn, dynamic national chairman of
the Democratic party.
Bill Joslin, union chairman, said
yesterday that a number of state of
ficials and Democratic party leaders
have made plans to attend a special
banquet in Flynn's honor at the Caro
lina Inn.
To Explain "Spoils System"
Flynn's speech, on the "Enigma of
Patronage," has caused much specu
lation and interest in state political
circles. The Democratic leader, a
close personal friend and adviser of
President Roosevelt, will answer
charges that the Democratic party has
been making use of the present na
tional crisis in order to secure impor
tant positions for loyal party men.
Flynn is also expected to explain the
present-day "spoils system," and the
Democratic set-up in his native state,
New York.
Flynn arrived in Raleigh yesterday
afternoon by plane and is expected in
Chapel Hill this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Joslin said yesterday that permission
had been obtained from: Governor
Broughton, now on vacation, to use
the Governor's car to transport the
party titan. Flynn will remain in
Chapel Hill this evening at the Gra
ham's, and will leave tomorrow morn
ing for Pinehurst.
Speech to Be Broadcast
Party leaders conferred with Flynn
upon his arrival yesterday, and are
expected at his speech tonight at
Memorial hall. The address will be
broadcast over station WPTF in Ra
leigh from 8 to 8:30 o'clock. He will
be introduced by Emery B. Denney,
state chairman of the' Democratic
executive committee.
In its five-year history on the cam
pus, the CPU has gained national
See BOSS FLYNN, page 2
Starr To Speak
On Arthurian
Legend Today
Dr. N. C. Starr, former dean at St.
Johnson's university, will speak at 4
o'clock this afternoon at the Bull's
Head bookshop tea on " T. H. White
and the Arthurian Legend."
Dr. Starr's keen interest in Ar
thurian Romance sprang largely from
an undergraduate course at Harvard
under G. H. Maynadier, author of
"The Arthur of the English Poets."
Continuing to study the subject, he
collected y many books in the field,
later teaching a course in the subject
at St. John's in Annapolis.
"One reason for my interest is the
vitality of the Arthur story," Dr.
Starr commented. "It has survived
periods of neglect or disapproval to
spring up stronger than before. It
has more completely won the imagina
tion of English readers than any other
legend, even winning a place in pop
ular usage in many ways, from names
of race horses to societies based on
the brotherhood of the Grail as here
at the University."
Dr. Starr is now doing independent
research and writing in'Chapel , Hill.
After taking his Ph.D. and teaching
English at Harvard he taught for a
year at Colgate, then for four years
at St. John's, where he was also Dean
of Juniors and Seniors as well as As
sistant to the President. Following
St. John's he was a member of the
English department at Williams for
six years, serving there as Assistant
and Acting Dean.
DTH Has Openings For
Frosh Journalists
The Daily Tab Heel has several
positions open for freshmen who
would like to get experience and
training in practical newspaper
work. .
Applications will be received in
the news office any afternoon this
week.