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MAY 5 1941 Sitte EDITORIALS: U A Step Forward yj An Inch for a MUe ' Inter-Campus Council EATHER: Partly cloudy THF OLDEST COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOUTH- volume xlix Business: 8S87; Circulation : 88 CHAPEL HILL, N. C., SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1941 Editorial: 435fi; Kews: 4351; Kisfat: WW NUMBER 160 w i! ' Z - - iv,4 ' ''ft HANDING THE GAVEL to Truman Hobbs (left), outgoing Student ; Body President Dave Morrison inaugurated the new prexy and other caxpus officers last Thursday night. Looking on are Mary Caldwell,' ue WA president, and Jane McMaster, retiring coed head. Dr. H. T. Lefler Analyzes State History for SPI Closing Sessions Today Include . , Criticism, Awarids "orth Carolina has had much jiout which to boast, but it has tend ed i boast, about some things about -jrhkh there was no reason to boast and it has tended to minimize various important developments in its his tory." Dr. Hugh T. Lefler of the his tory department and co-author of the tsach-discussed Newsome Lefler text book, said last night in an address be fore -00 young journalists and fac ulty advisers attending the fifth an nual North Carolina Scholastic Press institute at the University, which opez-ed this afternoon and will con tinue through tonight. "I: is bad to say that we are first ia things in which we are not first xhec the historical records do not justify our boasting," he said. "On -be other hand, we have overlooked or .Tiiainized certain great periods of progress such as 1835 to 1860. "The reason there is so much fic tion in North Carolina history lies in -Jie fact that there was not a general iistory of this state written by a trained historian until 1919. Speaking on "Facts and Fiction in North Carolina History" and tracing the development, growth, and import ance of newspapers in this state, Dr. Lefier told the high school representa ives: "According to some of the news papers, the .recent history textbook controversy has not produced a satis factory book. "This may be true; it certainly has produced a number of historians and fxperts on fifth grade books." Difci Buice of Chapel Hill presided iver last night's session, and Herman 3. Lawson of Kinston introduced Dr. lefler. Delegates from 37 high schools throughout the state were present. Following Dr. Lefler's address mov ing pictures, both educational and en tertaining, were shown. The young journalists were guests See NCSPI, page h. Dorsey Ends Frolics Tonight; Sinatra, Haines Featured - vfc By Abby Cohen p,; tnnrhps on a eav and festive weekend, Tommy Dorsey vxndi up his second appearance on the Hill by playing for the finale of May FroScs tonight The tea dance this afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock will precede the final ball beginning at 9 in the Tin Can. Dorsey's vocalists, Connie Haines and Frank Sinatra, have contributed some f the most popular numbers of the band. They will be featured again tonight. 9 Connie Haines Has Twice-Changed Name From Marie Ja Mais to Yvonne Marie to Connie Haines is the succes sion of monickers tabbed on the 19-year-o!d diminutive songstress who a featured with Tommy Dorsey, who tarn is currently featured at the May Frolics. When Miss Haines joined Harry 'ames. he decided that he didn't like he name "Yvonne Marie." He didnt iave any particular reason for the Prejudice but thought a name like 'Connie Haines," for instance, was ior suitable to the petite singer's Personality. When he signed her, Dor sey had no objections and she has kept name ever since. Miss Haines was born in Savannah, Georgia, schooled in Jacksonville, orida, and achieved fame in New -lersey at the popular Meadowbrook kert? she joined "T. D." a year ago See HAINES, page U. 1 Visitors Find Friendliness ZINC Asset (Editor's note: This story is the winning entry in a, DTH contest of the high school journalists attend ing the NCSPI here this weekend for the best feature story on the institute. Honorable mention should go to Charles Hensey of Fairmont high school.) By Bill Currie (High Point High School) In addressing the opening session of the North Carolina High School Press institute 'yesterday, Orville Campbell made the statement that a person who has been in Chapel Hill for any length of time has it in his blood and can't get it out. To some folks that might seem a broad statement, and some might have thought that Campbell was mere ly speaking well of his college,, but to us who are still in high school, and have visited the University on numer ous occasions, it struck at a truth which we have known for a long time. There's an atmosphere about Chapel Hill, the University, which gets next to people's hearts. I can well remem ber the first time I visited the campus three years ago. A stranger, un known, without a friend in town. In short, I was lonesome. Strolling across the campus I met 31 people, students of UNC, and exactly 31 of them spoke to me like old friends. A rather reassuring thing to have people look like they are glad to have you: and upon such a commendable spirit has the reputation of this Uni versity grown among the high school students of North Carolina. Through the extension division, students of the many high schools in the state have occasion to visit here on numerous occasions, and upon returning home See VISITORS, page ft. Frank Sinatra Began With Harry James "Sure I think it's a wonderful song, but we've been singing it for a long time now." This comment was made by Frank Sinatra,, featured -vocalist with Tom my Dorsey, and the song referred to was the now-historical "111 Never Smile Again," which sold more rec ords for Dorsey than any other disc he has made, including the fame making "Marie." Waiting around at the bandstand before the opening ses sion of the May Frolics last night, Sinatra admitted that singing Ruth Loew's popular ballad two or three times a night did get a little monoton ous, but the young singer hastened to reaffirm that it 13 still "a great num ber. Before joining Dorsey's outfit, Sina tra worked with Harry James for about three months. It was with the See SINATRA, page 4. Beauty Queens Star Toddy's May Day Fete Dyckman Crowns Johnston In Forest Theater Pageant 1 Of Valkyries' Celebration . . One queen will crown another this afternoon when Marjorie Johnston, former Student-Faculty day queen is crowned Queen of the May by Frances Dyckman, Yackety Yack beauty queen and maid of honor in the May court. But all this lovely femininity is only a "part of the annual May Day cele bration at 4 o'clock in the Forest thea ter since a pageant of classic Greek and old English dances has also been written and directed by Genie Loar-ing-Clark for the program. s ; The half-hour celebration, annually sponsored by Valkyries, -honorary se nior woman's society, is open to the public and will be postponed only by a typical Carolina rain. Milton's "L'Allegro' theme of the pageant, has been adapted by Miss Loaring-Clark to fit the occasion, and will be read by a speaking chorus composed of Ann Guill, Randy Me bane, Lucille Culbert, Gail Menius, and Alaine Marsh. The other members of the May Court, first ever to be elected by the Carolina gentlemen, are: Bobbie -Win-ton, maid of honor; Julia McConnell, Eunice ; Patten, Mary Hawkins, and Frenchy Gibson, senior attendants; Hortense Kelly, Huldah Warren, and Peggy Lou Futrelle, junior attendants; and Kitty Wicker, graduate attendant. The dance of the spirits will be in terpreted by Jean McKenzie, Genie Loaring-Clark, David Hooks, Harris Hooks, Charles McGraw, and Leo Tew, while 26 grade-school girls will do the traditional May Pole dance. An authentic old English folk dance (square dancing to Carolinians), danced by Nell Bass, Boots Thompson, Harriet Osment, Jean Sherwood, Bill Mehaff y, Joe Welborn, and Dan Camp bell, ha3 been directed by Lynn Gault. Tom Avera as Happiness, and Julia Booker, as Melancholy, will flit through solo dances interpreting the emotions they represent. Beth Torpin, costume manager, and Aida Epps, accompanist, have assisted Miss Loaring-Clark in the production of the pageant., Three Concerts Offered Tomorrow To Music Lovers Tomorrow will be a great day for campus ' music lovers with the Uni versity Band concert under Davie poplar at 3 o'clock, the recital, of Laura Norden, North Carolina violin ist, in the main lounge of Graham Me morial at 5 o'clock, and Fish Worley's ever-popular "Music Under the Stars' at 8:30 in Kenan stadium. Appearing under its own sponsor ship tomorrow afternoon, the band will present a program of enticing variety. David Maser, featured trom bone soloist, will present two trom bone solos, one his version of Tommy Dorsey's theme, "I'm Getting Senti mental Over You." Along with this there will be marches galore, a fan tasy 'on "Stormy Weather," a modern composition, "Pavanne," by Gould, a Minuet by Handel, and a novelty num ber, "Battle of the Band." Laura Norden, American-trained, violinist from this state, has received extravagant notices in newspapers from Washington, D. C, to Umeo, Sweden. Her accompanist, Miriam Humphries, also a native of North Carolina, received her training at the Juillard School of Music. Highlight of Miss Norden's pro gram, "Tango Triste," her own com position, won both state and national composers contests. Her program in eludes, "Chaconne, in G Minor," Vita H-Carlier, "Concerto, No. 2, in D Mi nor," Wieniawiski, "Love Song," Suk, "The Zephyr," Hubay, and "Prayer from the Te Deum,' " Handel. Andrews Band Plays At Carolina Inn Tonight Competition for Tommy Dorsey, at the Carolina Inn from 9 to 12 o'clock tonight, as Sammy Andrews and his high school orchestra perform for those not planning to attend the May Frolics. Admission is 75 cents, stag or cou ple, and dress is informal. ID resident Of Defense Production lit Crisis r y FACING SEVERE CRITICISM of the Inter-Fraternity council by ex-President of the Student Body Dave Morrison, John Thorp takes over his duties as new president of the council. Thorp To Head Frat Council Morrison Criticizes Group 'Severely Faced with what Dave Morrison last Thursday night called the weakest link in the chain of Carolina student government, John Thorp will head the Interfraternity council for the coming year. Other officers elected at the meet ing of the council last Tuesday night were Bob Hutchison, vice-president; Billy. Peete, secretary; and Andy Gen- nett, treasurer. ' ' In his parting speech at the inaugu ration of new officers night before last, Morrison singled out the Interfratern ity and Interdormitory councils as the two student government organizations lagging most behind. The fraternity groups, according to the retiring president of the student body, has for years been ineffective because of competition fdr control be tween certain of the fraternities with in the organization. Urges Cooperation Morrison urged Thorp, who was at the inaugural ceremony, to unify the Interfraternity council because it could not hope to bring about coopera tion with dormitory men without first getting cooperation among its own members. " Thorp, president of Zeta Psi, is from Fries, Virginia. In general elections two weeks ago, he lost the editorship of the Yackety Yack to Charlie Til lett. . - Hutchison, president of Phi Gamma Delta, is from Charlotte. He is also a member of the track and cross-country teams and the student legislature. Billy Peete, from Warrenton, is president of Delta Kappa Epsilon and a member of the golf team. L4; ftanitniifflnmrarnTTrwitfOT.ift I I IP W " ..... Y i'i fit $t!jL- ' - M - i 11 s s-. f I I?, P ' x i '' 1 "w- Sjo i ' ( i; 1 ! 'I A RICHARD "FISH" WORLEY'S night club downstairs in Graham Memorial opened officially Thursday night, with these couples forming a small part of the first-night crowd. Julian Burroughs and his orchestra provided the music The night club will be open from 8:30 to 10:30 during the week. Closing time tonight is 1 o'clock. Asks for Iraq Premier Reportedly Calls For German Aid To Oust British Dorms Elect New Officers Name Legislature Representatives Campus elections tapered off and passed completely out of the picture until next year when 14 men's dormi tories released 40 of their officers yes terday. . . , Smith, L, and Women's No. 3 hold elections in the fall, have to no new officials this spring and Mgum and BVP each have minor offices to be filled. New to dorms this year is the of fice of repersentative to thestudent legislature made law by an amend ment to the student body constitution passed last week. In Upper Quad The upper quadrangle results are: Manly: Ernie Skillman, presient, Vincent Arey, vice president, and Steve Peck, student legislature repre sentative; Mangum: Tommy Sparrow, president, and Wesley. Gooding, stu dent legislature' representative; Ruf- fin : Claude Meyers, president, Jack hJarvis, vice president, and Kays Gary, student legislature: representative; Grimes: Pinky Elliott, president, Sell Culp, vice president, and .Harry John son, student legislature representa tive. , Lower quadrangle officers are: Ay cock: Boston Lackey, president, Wal ter Williams, vice president, and Nel son Jenatte, student legislature rep resentative: Graham: Hill Carter, president, James Manly,- vice presi dent, Lou Harris, student legislature representative, and Larry Berluti, ath letic manager; H: Blaine Stroupe, See DORMS, page A. Di, Debaters Discuss Convoys Tuesday Night The hotly contested question of con voying supplies to Britain will be de bated Tuesday night at 9 o'clock in the Di hall by teams representing the Di senate and the Debate council. The Debate council, challenged to the debate by the Di, last night chose Elsie Lyon and Mac McLendon to rep resent them in the clash. Louis Poisson and Dewey Dor- sett were chosen last week to uphold the Di's side of the argument. Miss Lyon and McLendon will up hold the affirmative of "Resolved, that the United States should convoy supplies to Britain," while Dorsett and Poison will defend the negative. Dr. E. J. Woodhouse will preside as chairman for the debate, and a discussion by the audience will follow the formal arguments of the two teams. ; " ' - , ' y SDeed-UiD. Roosevelt Says War Taxation Will Be Equalized , By United Press WASHINGTON, May 2 President Roosevelt today called on industry and labor to produce for vital defense 1 machines and war materials on a 24 hour, seven-day week schedule. He said in a letter to OPM direc tors, William S. Knudsen and Sidney Hillman that the new demands upon the machine tool industry necessitated the "critical" situation confronting the nation. He emphasized the need for speed and anticipated ready coopera tion from employers and the workers. In making public the letter at his press conference, the President said he believed the new speed-up opera tion should be conducted successfully within the framework of federal labor laws. In a step toward their objective he asked the War Department to make a fresh survey for the draft army of skilled workers. LONDON, May 2 The pro-German premier of Iraq was revealed in re liable quarters today to have appealed , to Germany for "immediate" aid, pos sibly parachute troops and tank-carrying planes to help in driving British troops out of Iraq and its vital oil fields. Hostilities spreading the war to a new battle-front of the Near East were said to be extending over the tiny na tion after the Iraq artillery at dawn Friday began shelling Britain's Hab- baniya air base, 65 miles west of Bag dad on the Euphrates. The bombardment following a vir tual ultimatum from the Iraq premier that the reinforced Britains quit Iraq, was. reported to have come after the arrival of British women and children , evacuees . from Bagdad. Informed quarters, fearing a swift "protective attack" as a result of the pro-Nazi appeal, said it would not "be surprising" if the British forces marched on Bagdad and seized the fabled city to forestall the Nazis and protect the Mosul oil fields. , WASHINGTON, May 2 A govern ment spokesman told the nation's food and clothing representatives today that "business as usual" is out as long as a "life or death emergency exists." The warning came from Donald M. Nelson, OPM purchasing director. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., May 2 President Roosevelt tonight called for taxation to finance the country's war efforts on a basis that will elimi nate inequality which has excluded See NEWS BRIEFS, page U. Band Will Hold Meeting Tomorrow A business meeting of the Univers ity band will be held tomorrow at 1:45 in Hill Music hall. ' 5, . 4. 'IVC,.''-;; V- L- ' ' " - A.