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CHAPEL HILL, N. C THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1941
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NUMBER 14
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Student. Legislature Shelves Proposed Safety - Council Bill
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Leaders Send
New Measure
To Committee
Frosh Election
Date October 12
By Unanimous Vote
By Bob Hoke
Meeting opposition on technical
points, the new safety bill presented
to the Student legislature was referred
back to the Ways and Means committee
for revision with the suggestionior
public hearings to be held by the group.
Passed unanimously by the body at
the first meeting was the bill governing
the freshmen elections for 1941-42. This
bill, for the first time in several years,
sets a definite date for the . elections
several weeks in advance. As provided I
in the bill, they are to be held on Thurs
day, October 23 with nominations to
begin at freshman assembly two days
previouson.Oct. 21.
wjz t.mug-H total of five amendments
on form. and wordage passed and recorded-.on
the safety bill presented by
Louis Harris, chairman of the Ways
and Means committee, the legislature
was shelved until a future date follow
ing a motion made by W. J. Smith.
Recommendation was made by Tom
Long, representative of the Law School,
that public hearings be held to sound
out campus opinion on the measure.
Chairman Harris said late last night
that a meeting of his committee would
be held early next week to prepare for
Nthe public hearing and to revise the
bill partially.
The measure, aimed -at putting
teeth in the existing safety council",
places authority for suspension of driv
ing privileges with the new safety
council with recommendations for ex
pulsions to the Student council. Har
ris stressed, on the floor of the legis
lature, that it was not "a measure to
abolish student cars, but to promote
public safety."
Officials commented last night that
there was possibility of the proposal
coming before the legislature in a re
vised state at the next meeting of the
body tentatively set for Oct. 22.
The freshman elections bill, which
was presented by Goodman Jones, also
gee LEGISLATURE, page U
Coeds Observe
Rushing-Rule
Silence Today
Today becomes a day of silence as
far as many of the University coeds
are concerned, and this seeming para
dox is brought on only by their great
er desire to observe the sorority rush
ing regulations.
Purses, hose, and some-sort-of-a-hat
were the order of yesterday as pros
pective pledges went their heated
rounds from house to house at the
invitation of the ADPi's, the Chi O's,
and the Pi Phi's.
Rash week for the chapters repre
sentative of national sororities at the
University began Monday when a
goodly number of coeds attended the
round robin held for the benefit of all
women interested in the organizations.
Just as a review, remember: no
double dating with girls of sororities,
no discussions with the BTO .whose
opinion means so much to you. In fact,
instead of ' talking, just study hard,
and trust to the old girls, your attrac
tions, and the lap of thegods for
bidden fruit.
Get Y-Y Picture
Appointments Now -
All sophomores, juniors and sen
iors who failed to get Yackety Yack
picture appointments during , reg
istration, or who have been unable
to keep their appointments, were
asked to drop by Wootten-Moulton's
immediately and make suitable ar
rangements for having their picture
taken.
The pictures have already been
paid for as part of the regular
class fees so there is no additional
charge.
St
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LOUIS HARRIS, who helped draw
up the new Safety Council bill which
went before the Legislature last
night.
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Germans Claim
Great Victory
Congress Debates
Neutrality Today
By United Press
Berlin (Thursday) German sour
ces claimed today that all Russian
troops on the eastern front either were
encircled and doomed, or in flight.
The mighty German military ma
chine drove relentlessly toward Mos
cow from three sides today and neither
the Russians nor their British allies
attempted to conceal the gravity of a
situation on which may depend Soviet
ability to stay in the war.
Russia admitted that Marshal Sam
yon Timoshenko's force has been forced
to abandon Orel, industrial center 210
miles south of the capital, and said that
particularly fierce battles were raging
in the vicinity of Vyazma, 125 miles
southwest of the capital, Bryansk, and
Melitopol, the latter near the Sea of
Azoz.
The Red Fleet, Russian naval organ,
said that Adolph Hitler had concen
trated more than 3,000,000 men, the
bulk of his fleet, and virtually the en
tire German air force for a last crush
ing blow on Russia and said that now
was the time for the British to strike
from the west. Only 25 to 30 weak Nazi
divisions are left to defend France, it
was said.
British quarters, admitting the Rus
sian need, still believed it impossible,
however, to attempt an invasion of the
continent now. They believed that the
German plan invisaged an all-out, pul
verizing blow at the whole Russian
central front, and believed that the
issue might be decided within two
weeks.
A German military spokesman boast
ed that "the German front not ad
vance units, but the flank now is
about 125 miles from Moscow, and
See NEWS BRIEFS, page U
Dramatics
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Repertory Group Presents 'House of Connelly ' Tonight
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Group Takes
Drama on Tour
"The House "of Connelly" will play
here tonight in the Playmaker's Thea
ter at 8:30, Dr. Frederick H. Koch,
founder and director of the Carolina
Playmakers, announced yesterday.
Produced by the Repertory Touring
Company, ah off -spring of theoriginal
Playmaker group, the sets were de
signed by Lynn Gault, and the, play
directed by Samuel Selden, both of the
Dramatic Art staff.
The drama which has been given
earlier this week in Greensboro and
Raleigh by the troupe, is the story of
Southern class-conflict, as portrayed
through the romance of Will, the young
scion of the house, and Patsy, the am
bitious daughter of a tennant farmer.
This is the initial appearance of the
Touring Company at UNC since its
permanent organization through the
efforts of "Proff" Koch who has long
visionized such a troupe which would
See PLAYMAKERS, page 4 1
Verbal Harmony
Panel Speakers Condemn
Nye, Lindbergh, During
IRC Inter-Campus Forum
Dean House Leads
Formal Discussion
By Walter Klein
Asserting: that "I don't want
people to stop talking, I'm just
plain tired of listening," Dean
Robert House won the prize for
the most classic of the number
less catchy conclusions quoted
at last night's International Re
lations club forum at Hill Music
hall.
Two hundred students, and faculty
representatives heard Truman Hobbs
and Lawrence Blanchard student heads
of Carolina and Duke, and Dean House
and Dean Hubert Herring, adminis
trative leaders of the two universities,
discuss student preparationfoiran im
pending emergency, while arguing the
value and extent of free speech on
the campus and throughout the na
tion. ,
Dean House led the panelists in the
extent and vigor of his expressions.
Speaking of the student's position,
House said, "Intellect is now as pow
erful as TNT. Students should ap
proach this situation by learning; it's
See FORUM, page U
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Daniels Praises
University Press
In New Book
Featured in "Tar Heels", newly-pub
lished volume by Jonathan Daniels
presenting a portrait of North Caro
lina, are several paragraphs devoted
to praise of the University Press.
C. McD. Puckette summarizes in the
New York Times Book Review of Oc
tober 5 : "The University of North Car
olina Press can fairly be said to have
excelled all others in its field in the
worth and significance of its books . . .
North Carolina has been fortunate in
its courageous and able newspapers."
Daniels' book, already acclaimed as
a tremendous masterpiece of a state
"biography", is the second of a Sov
ereign States series.
The "Tar Heels" author pictures the
University at Chapel Hill' as "the in
tellectual center now and sometimes,
also, the center of the State's hopes
as well."
"Today the University at Chapel Hill
is the flower of seed planted and nour
ished by wise and farseeing leaders;
and Dr. Frank Graham, devoted to the
cause of the free mind and, the free
school, is its able directing head." The
See DANIELS, page 4
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FEATURED PLAYERS in the "House
the Playmaker Theater at 8:30 o'clock.
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Debate Council
'Clean-Up'
Expected Soon
Dorsett Offers
New Six-Point
Reorganization Plan
A general clean-up of the Carolina
Debate council's policies is in sight
today, after Dewey Dorsett, executive
secretary, presented his six-point re
organization plan before the council
Tuesday night a program to com
pletely eliminate conditions attacked
last Thursday by Elsie Lyon, Mac Mac-
Lendon and "Dick Railley from within
the council.
Dorsett did not present the proposal
until late in the evening and members
present were forced to postpone a vote
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on tne measure unui next luesaay
night at 9 o'clock in the Grail room at
Graham Memorial. Students may a-
ttend this meeting.
Miss Lyon, 1940 recipient of the
Bingham debating medal and DAILY
Tar Heel columnist; MacLendon,
chairman of the safety council, and
Railley, the council's Phi delegate,
charged profound inefficiency in the
council's political taint, poor debating
methods and farcical elections.
Pinky Barnes, general campus repre
sentative, remains strongly against the
proposal or any other reform plan.
Carrington Gretter, council president,
has "developed a stronger dislike" for
this plan and Dick Railly, formerly an
advocate of reorganization, has sud
denly "pulled a neat flip-flop" because
the six points, drawn up as a legal
constitutional amendment, if the coun
cil can find the constitution, provide
for the elimination of Di and Phi repre
sentatives in the Debate council.
However, since such a plan would
not go into effect until next year, per
sonal interests of Gretter and Railley
are not at stake. Dorsett last week was
critical of the undermining attacks,
but advocated some change in policies
and went to work to produce results.
Dr. E. J. Woodhouse, faculty member
See DEBATE COUNCIL, page U
Hillel Cabinet
Meets Tonight
A meeting of the Hillel Cabinet will
be held tonight at Hillel house, 513 East
Rosemary Street, at 7 : 15. All members
of the cabinet and any interested stu
dents are urged to attend.
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of Connelly," which will be presented tonight by the Repertory Group in'
The group is composed of ex-Playmakers doing professional work.
Neutrality Act
Advocated by Two-to-One Vote
1,746 Ballots Cast in CPU Probe;
Defensive War with Japan Favored
By Paul Komisaruk
Strongly advocating lend-lease aid to Russia, and demanding
Neutrality Act repeal, close to 1,800 students went to the polls
in yesterday's first test of student opinion since last May
Indicating firm objections to America's active participation in
an actual shooting war with Germany, the students vetoed the
proposal that America declare war
on the Nazis now, but revealed
more belligerent tendency -in deal
ing with the Japanese problem in the
Far East.
In two instances, students showed
a willingness to war with Japan: if
Japan attacked British or Dutch pos
sessions in the Far East, or Ameri
can possessions.
Completely reversing last May's de
cision to remain free of Europe's post-
I war problems, an almost two-to-one
majority favored American assump
tion of the responsibility for peace
plans after the war.
Actual count revealed last night
that exactly 1,746 students voted.
Overwhelmingly, 1,419 students ad
vocated aid to Russia while only 317
opposed it, and ten students failed
to vote on the question.
The Neutrality Act repeal received
a slightly larger opposition, but 1,133
students provided an over two-to-one
majority in favor of repeal compared
to the 569 who oppose any change.
Fourty-f our students failed to vote.
Unwilling yet to face actual warfare
with Germany, 1,272 students opposed
an American declaration of war against
Germany, 418 were in favor of it, and
56 refused to answer the.question.
Only reasonably close decision con
cerned using military force against
Japan, in event that the unpredictable
Eastern nower attacked British or
Dutch possessions in the Far East. A
slight 106 majority determined the out
come, as 880 voted to war against Ja
pan, and 774 voted against entry, and
See CPU POLL, page U
Red Cross Drive
Opens on Friday
E. Carrington Smith, chairman of
the local Red Cross Drive, announced
that several campus and fraternity
men will be appointed to head the Stu
dent Drive.
Due to increased obligations both in
foreign relief and national service, it
is necessary that last year's budget
be more than doubled to meet the
present financial demands. A goal of
1300 members has been set, one sur
passed only by first World War years.
Two thirds of all Red Cross local
contributions are used here in the city,
and in various Red Cross enterprises
connected with the University.
The drive, opening Friday, will ex-i
tend for one month. October 10 to
November 10.
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GOVERNOR J. M. BROUGHTON,
who speaks tonight before the Pub
lic Welfare Institute at the Caro
lina Inn.
Broughton
To Speak Here
To Address Welfare
Institute Tonight
The Hon. J. Melville Broughton, Gov
ernor of North Carolina, will address
the twenty-second annual Public Wel
fare Institute, at the dinner meeting
of the State Association of County Sup
erintendents of Public Welfare, tonight
at 7 o'clock at the Carolina Inn.
James A. Glover, president of the
association, will preside.
Today is the last full day of the
Institute meeting this year. Courses
will continue, however, until 12:30 to
morrow afternoon. '
Registration had reached 390 yes
terday at 3 o'clock. '
"I believe that this is the best Public
Welfare Institute that we have ever
held. All the courses that we have of
fered have been well attended," said
Mrs. W. T. Bost yesterday, "I do not
know of any other state that has held
as many as twenty-two consecutive
public welfare training meetings un
der the same sponsorship," she added.
Raymond Clapp was substituted for
John J. Corson as instructor in "Old
Age and Survivors Insurance Bene
fits" in yesterday's program.
The subject of Governor Broughton's
address was not known last night.
Today's program is :
9:00
Course I, section A: Public Welfare
Laws, Federal and State, Dr. Roy M.
Brown, director, Division of Public
See BROUGHTON, page Jj.
Portnoy to Speak
To Philosophy Club
Dr. Louis Kattsoff, Undergraduate
Philosophy Club adviser, revealed yes
terday that Mr. J. Portnoy would be
the club's first speaker on October 13
at 8 o'clock in Graham Memorial.
Portnoy, a graduate student in Phi
losophy will discuss, "The Relation
Between Philosophy and Psychiatry."
He has done extensive work in psycho
analysis and spent the past summer
working at the Byberry Institute, an
insane asylum near Philadelphia. He
will give a brief talk on the part philos
ophy plays in mental diseases and then
lead the general disucssion.
The club was organized five years
ago to discussproblems on a philoso
phical basis, Dr. Kattsoff explained. It
is run entirely on an informal basis,
having a chairman as its only officer.
There are no minutes or records of
attendance taken, he said.