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EDITORIALS: ft J Dance Weekends FEATHER: y Fair and warmer Concert Tickets Bemusing v -rT7 OLDEST COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOUTH- volume: xlix Business: 987; Circulation: 9336 CHAPEL HILL, N. C, THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1941 Editorial: 435; Nws: 431; Nitfrt: 99 NUMBER 164 mdemis Oppose WafyWVOTAM 1r . f ii iiit v. ""- S V V 11 I ' J jl I . I 1 ft ? ' I - ' : "rc I . ii lj . ..w-. ..J" ,',"v(pA'.' 5 5 1? '! f j ' it c 1 v I V -:: f j ' 1 Ruffin Dormitory Residents Protest AgainstUnrepresentativeGovernment APPOINTED BY THE PU BOARD to positions on. campus publica--laoEfi were: (top, left) Bill Schwartz, business manager of the DTH; Dave Reid, business manager of the Yackety Yack; (below) Morty Ul-Tfi-r, business manager of T an F; Jack Holland, business manager of the T&zgl and Joe Zaytoun for second term as circulation manager. Hocking Asserts Astronomy, Physics Need Religion McN air Lecturer JEnds Series Asfrting that the field of physics and astronomy is the first field o: science from which the hypothesis of God vas expelled as unnecessary, Pr. William Ernest Hocking, eminen Hamrd philosopher, said in a lecture here last night that "it is interesting that today it is just this field which now frcnlies the corrective of an Athektic humanism.? It is not that physics requires the hypothesis of God for its own work," he declared. "That is no more neces sary sow than it was in the experi ments of Galileo, but it becomes evi dent that there are questions lurking just s.t the borders of physics and as tronomy for which the most natura answers are derived from the ban ished causes. JfeNxir Lectures Dr. Hocking, who is chairman of the Harvard department of philosophy, last right delivered the last of the se ries cf three John Calvin McNair Leo tores on science and religion, given annually at the University. Che of five Americans who have been invited to deliver the famed Gif fflrrf Trtnrps at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the last 54 years, Dr. Hocking is the second of these five men to appear on the Caro lina Mm mi this sDrine. The other was Dr. Reinhold Niebuhr of Union Theological seminary, Columbia uni versity, who addressed the Institute of Human Relations. The other three Gifford Lecturers were William James, Josiah Joyce and John Dewey. Dr. Hocking said tonight that when the physicist begins to "meditate upon the first principles of his own constructions, he inclines nowadays to become a philosopher not because he wants to but because he can t help it He is involved in a principle of relativity, and 'relativity is an unfin iibed conception." Discussing attempts which are fceir.? made to construct a "system of See HOCKISG, page?. Research Projects Study Malaria and Hookworm Malaria and hookworm two of the Youth's most feared maladies are joint targets of new research projects in the University's department of bio p'cal chemistry. Dr. Harold W. Brown i3 studying -he action of quinine in malaria cases 'plicated by hookworm and also conducting research on the metaboli isai of quinine and related compounds. ". Brown hopes "the research, sponsored by the Samuel S. Fels Fund f Philadelphia, may lead to a new aad more effective method of treating fe two diseases. Coeds Favor Renovations Committee To Be Appointed Today Twenty coeds yesterday unani mously favored complete reorganiza tion of coed government at the spe cial meeting called by Mary Caldwell, president of the Woman's association. A committee will be appointed today by Miss Caldwell to draw up final re organization plans with the assistance of the men's honor council and faculty adviser. This plan will be presented to the coeds for additions or suggestions before final action is taken. Suggestions Box , A box has been placed outside the Woman's association room in Graham Memorial for suggestions which any coed wishes to make on reorganization plans, Mi33 Caldwell said ' yesterday. All suggestions will be considered by the committee. The general plan, as worked out yesterday by the coeds, is a modifica tion of Miss Caldwell's original reor ganization system. The coeds approved a three-boay government, composed of an honor council, interdormitory council, and executive board. Detail of the plan See COEDS FAVOR, page U. McCombs Elected SP Chairman Sparrow, Barnes, Strowd Elected To Party Offices By Philip Carden The Student party last night elected Footsy McCombs of Kannapolis, chair man, Tommy Sparrow of Aurora, vice-chairman, Gladys Barnes of Kenly, secretary, and Roy Strowd of Chapel Hill, treasurer of the party for next year's campaign. McCombs opponents for the office were Richard Railly and Fletcher Mann. Elizabeth Wilson was nominat ed against Miss Barnes. The other two officers were chosen by acclama tion. Towell Ends Regime Jack Towell, who took over the post when Mitchell Britt failed to return to school this quarter and was chairman during the final weeks of the party's successful campaign, turned the meet ing over to the new chairman imme diately after his election. Last night's convention was the last of the year for the party, but the con vention empowered the new chairman to appoint a committee "to study er rors in this year's campaign" and make recommendations for improve ments to the first convention next year. Election of a publicity chairman wa3 postponed until next year. Britt, who has been the leading fig ure in the party almost since its or ganization six years ago, was present at last night's meeting and compli mented the convention on the cam paign. "I haven't heard anyone say that the party ha3 stooped to anything small or mean this year," he said, "and I. am glad that the party's honor is still clean. I hope that next year it can again present a qualified slate of candidates and put on a clean cam paign for them." Walker To Address Law School Today The public is invited to attend an address by Coleman C. Walker of the Wachovia Bank and Trust company of Winston-Salem at 2:30 today at 202 .Manning hall. Walker will speak to the law school clas3 in . trusts, on the subject of trust investments. Vesper Services Cornelia Clark will conduct vesper services in Gerrard hall tonight, at 7 o'clock. Committee To Draw Up Constitution House Passes Bill To Use Immobilized Merchant Ships Churchill Wins 447 to 3 Confidence Vote in Commons By United Press WASHINGTON, May 7 The con- vov issue, exploded in Congress again today a3 a war-jittery capital awaited President Roosevelt's next move in the battle of the Atlantic . Non-interventionist3 girded to com- bat a series ot current aanumsw- tion moves which they warned were heading the nation into war. Developments included: House passage of a bill authorizing the president to take over and use as he sees fib 100 foreign mercnanc snips immobilized in U. S. Waters. They are destined to be used as another span in the bridge of ship3 which this country ha3 pledged to supply to Britain. A statement by Lord Halifax, the British Ambassador, after he had con ferred with Secretary of State Cor- dell Hull, that Britain's position in the battle of the Atlantic is "urgent" and that with the help of the United S- States he hoped she could pull through. , Announcement by Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox that the Navy, on personal orders of the president, is taking over the seagoing activities of the coast guard. Knox's disclosure that Britain has made a general request on thi3 coun try for further Naval reinforcements of 115 small boats. Secretary of War Henry L. Stim son's startling summons for all-out use of the navy to safeguard muni tions deliveries to Britain. The rounding up of more than 100 German sailors who have overstayed their leave irt the country. NEW YORK, May 7 Wendell L. Willkie tonight called for "less talk, more action" in effective aid to Brit ain whether or not it means convoys and attacked the "Britain can't win" attitude of Colonel . Charles A. Lind bergh and other non-interventionists. The struggle is already upon , us, the 1940 Republican presidential can didate said. "We cannot shut our eyes See NEWS BRIEFS, page i. By Herman D. Lawson Answering the complaints of un representative election of dormitory officers and the planning of social ac tivities, the residents of Ruffin dormi tory last night took the first step to ward local self-government and the elimination of these evils by appoint ing a committee to draw up a consti tution for the dormitory. At a dormitory meeting called by Buck Timberlake, retiring vice-president, to discuss the current dissension over a proposed hayride Sunday night, the. question of unrepresentative elec tions was brought up and a " motion was passed to draw up a constitution to regulate elections, social activities, and other dormitory matters. Committee Appointed Claude "Chubby" Myers, recently elected president, appointed the com mittee consisting of Vice-President Jack Jarvis; Floor Counselors Joe Helsabeck, Oskie Johnston, and Jack Towell; Kays Gary, Ruffin's delegate to the Student Legislature; Bobby Spence, Junior representative to the Legislature; Piggie Briggs, retiring president; and Buck Timberlake and himself to investigate the shortcom ings of the present setup and to draw up a constitution to be submitted to the residents for ratification before school is out. The plans discussed last night whieh are to be incorporated in the new con stitution calling for rules governing elections, a representative program the use of social activities, restrictions on the use of electric razors, elimina tion of excessive cussing, drinking, and disorderly conduct, and the gen- See RUFFIN DORM, page 2. Magazine Offers Writers Contest The Harper's Bazaar magazine is presenting a writing contest open to Carolina students and for other col lege students which will be worth $100 in cash for some lucky winner. The entry may be an essay or a short story and must be between 1200 and 3000 words. There will be no limittion on the subject if the entry is a story, but if an essay, it should be on a subject which Avill be of interest to Harper's Bazaar readers and should not be a fashion article. All entries must be typewritten and the name of the en trant on every page with his college address and summer home address. The winning essay or story will be awarded the $100 prize and will be published in the August issue of the magazine, the winner to be notified by the 10th of July. The contest closes .June 6 at mid night and entries will be judged by the editors of Harper's Bazaar from the point of view of general interest of subject, originality and style. They should be mailed to Harper's Bazaar Writing Contest, Harper's Bazaar, 527 Madison Avenue, New York City. Historians To Teach At Distant Points Five members of the University history department will teach-in sum mer sessions of universities scattered from Pennsylvania to New Mexico. This is the largest history group to teach away from Chapel Hill during the summer in many years. They are: Profs. H. K. Beale, who will go to Johns Hopkins University; Hugh T. Lefler, to the University of Pennsylvania; Fletcher M. Green, to Duke university; George E. Mowry, University of Wisconsin, and J. C. Russell," to the University of New Mexico. Latin Party To Be Held In Night Club Tonight Student hips will sway to rhnmba and conga rhythms in a Latin party to be given tonight at 8:30 in the night clnb. The whole student body is invited. Sophs Take Tests Tonight Sophomores will sweat through a f our-hafur comprehensive examina tion tonight from 7 till 11 o'clock in various classrooms over the campus, according to notices sent out yester day from Dean C. P. Spruill's of fice. General idea of the comprehen sives, for which no credit will be' given, seems to be to compare the average Carolina sophomore's edu cation level with that of other col leges and the individual's level with the average of the school. The tests will cover mechanics of English expression, effectiveness of expression, current social . prob lems, history and social science. science, mathematics, poetical events, social and economic affairs, amusements, literature, reading ability, and vocabulary. Hammond Will Judge Bands Battle of Swing Set for Sunday . John Hammond, president of Co lumbia Records, yesterday wired an acceptance of an invitation to judge the Battle of Swing next Sunday aft ernoon in Memorial hall. The contest, which will bring to gether for one concert the best bands from Carolina, Duke and Wake Forest, is being sponsored by the Uni versity band and will be open to the public. Admission will be 35 cents. Simon Unable to Accept , George Simon, editor of Metronome music magazine and judge of the con test two years ago, could not accept but said in a long-distance telephone versation yesterday that Hammond was the best swing critic in the coun try. The millionaire record executive sent definite word last night to Hubert Henderson, president of the band. Freddy Johnson and Johnny Satter- field from Carolina, Vince Courtney from Duke and Bill Vanden Dries from Wake Forest will fight it out for the title. Njohnson, who with Satterfield was selected by a DTH student opinion poll to play in the contest, is the grand-daddy of Carolina bands. He has five brasst five saxe3, , three rhythms, vocalist Juanita Simpson and fronts the band himself. Last fall the band played weekly coast-to-coast programs on the Mutual Net work, and since has been featured on several commercial broadcasts. After hearing Johnson's bunch last week See BATTLE OF SWING, page . j Nearly 2,000 Students Vote In CPU Poll Favor Anti-Strike Legislation, l Oppose 'Union Now' -By Paul Komisaruk Squarely facing ' vital war is sues, University students, by an overwhelming: three-to-one ma jority, yesterday voted against America's immediate declaration of war against Germany, but cast a 51 per cent majority ap proving the use of American convoys in shipments to Europe, in the Carolina Political union's second war polr of the year. Casting an unusually large vote, approximately 1,950 students gave the first hint of recent student trends re garding the world crisis. Favor Anti-Strike Legislation In quick succession, 67 per cent of the students who voted favored anti strike legislation in vital defense in dustries, 51 per cent favored a more lenient treatment of Germany after the war, in the event that she is de feated, and a surprising 77 per cent went on record as being opposed to a union between America and Great Britain, now or after the war. Growing war fever in the country apparently had not reached or affected the Carolina student body yet, as only 531 students favored an immediate declaration of war, while 1,128 op posed the declaration and 191 stu dents failed to vote on the question. Voting inconsistency was felt in some quarters as returns on the con voy issue came in. A 51 per cent ma jority, 889 students, favored the use of convoys, while 858 students op posed it, and 203 did not vote. Re- See CPU POLL, page U. 9 Pete Wallenborn Named Interf aith Council Chairman The Interf aith council yesterday elected Pete Wallenborn of Charlottes ville as chairman, Betty Dixon of At lanta, vice chairman, and Philip-Car-den of Durham, secretary-treasurer. Rabbi Samuel Sandmeh was -named executive-secretary. The council was formed two years ago "to promote understanding of our religious faiths, and to sponsor pro grams to bring together the various religious groups on the campus." The council is made up of two rep resentatives from each faith, the sec retary of the YMC A, and. all Chapel Hill ministers. Wallenborn represents the Episco pal church, Miss Dixon, the Christian Science group, and Carden, the Meth odist church. 1 ' ' ' i William Kleaz 1TFI : 1 1T ixienz ana mason Present Concert Tonight in Hill Opening with the formal classicism of the Corelli "Sonata," William Klenz, cellist, and Wilton Mason, pianist, will play a program of representative works f of the violoncello and piano in Hill hall tonight at 8:30. Following the Corelli, they will pre sent the brilliant, virtuosic "Concerto in B-flat," of Luigi Boccherini, and Sergei Rachmaninoff's "Concerto in B-flat" which, Mr. Klenz says, "con tains some of the best pages of Rach maninoff's writings, highlighted by lyric and dramatic passages, and eminently suited to the- expressive character of the "cello." The- la3t group includes two works by Chapel Hill composers: a .setting made for 'cello of the Bach aria "Bist du bei mir" by Dr. Jan Philip Schin han, and "Air," by Wilton Mason. This 13 the second of Klenz's 'cello concerts in Chapel Hill this year, in addition to his numerous concerts in the state, and his performances as soloist with the North Carolina Sym phony orchestra. Leopold Stokowski selected Klenz, a graduate of the Cur tis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and a faculty member of the Univer sity Music department, to play with the All-American Youth orchestra
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