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Editorials An Answer Came A Change That Means Something Headlines CoxapfehensiTes Abolished BaU Calls for Aid to Russia Sadie Hawkins Eons Today -rff OLDEST COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOUTH- VOLUME L BmincM: fSST; Circulation: 988i CHAPEL HILL, N. C., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1941 toriI: 4354; Kcwb: 4551; NU: C4 NUMBER 40 O T! o A o 0 A IL A .A Tl icyAi Matt Terms Russian MeauesMJliodest9 Recent Envoy Urges America To Send Help Diplomat Foresees Future Explosion By- Jap Powder Keg Terming Russia's requests for aid as "remarkably modest" Wil liam Li. Batt, OPM Deputy Direc tor,' last' night became the first member 'of the American mission ta Moscow, to discuss publicly the. Russian trip. Adhering to a strict silence during- the last few weeks Batt ia formalTy' broke the Administration's silence and declared that the Far East situation was "highly explosive," while explaining Russia's numerous and vari ed defense problems. Commenting on 'Russia's modest de mand Batt ' explained that' Stalin, realized the "difficulty in transporting materials and. secondly, she does not want to be obligated to anyonea less obvious reason.'' Batt claimed he did not fear, the spread 'of .world Communism after the war. "The Russians will be busy at home. ... They are hungry) for edu cation'.', i . I liave no fear that com munism will spread. ' Japan, Batt said, "is too smart to attack Russia now. I don't feel there is any danger in that field. I don't believe well have war with Japan but. we might," he.addecL He gave an informal description jof the delegation trip and said he was pleasantly surprised with the mechani cal skill shown. . "Flyers," he said, "are remarkable, and the mechanics in the aeroplane plants assembled - foreign made planes with amazing skill. Questioned about the Ukraine, he said the resistance there against the Germans had. not been as vigorous as in other sectors because "the feeling of united Russia .had .never been as strong there." It is that section of the country, he said, that', has.feU the "harshest effects of ? the' present re- gime."- - - - - v r Newt Campus Directory Paints Unique Picture With Students' Names By Hayden Carruth Yesterday .months of waiting were rewarded. A man, bright, lively, and cheerful, swung jauntily into the DTH office and deposited a. 'dozen or so Stu dent Directories on the editor's desk. The pile disappeared under a mass of grasping hands, but one was saved, from which the following information was gleaned by hours of painstaking labor. Colorful : Picture With Hams, Herrings, Fishs, Birds, and Hunters chasing themselves and each other through the pages of the directory a colorful picture is displayed for. even. the most unimaginative '. Most'common name among Carolina students is Jones; 21 of them are at tending the University. Uncommon names present a mass of jargon: Ful ienweider, Lexie, Ohel, Eupha, Nacht mann, Reutzel, Kurz. Even Paul Kom isaruk, the man who has more trouble with long distance operators than any body else, had trouble with the Lino type operator. His name, was spelled Kimesaruk. From All Points ' University students come here from the farthest reaches of foreign coun tries: Eduardo Amaya from Bogota, See DIRECTORY, page A NC Polo Season Will Open Sunday PINEHURST The opening game of the Pinehurst polo season will be( held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock between an army team and the Pine hurst four. Soldiers in uniform will be admitted for half price at all .games. Biggest Sadie Hawkins Dogpatch to e Pull Match Will Toss Dorm Men To Wildcats By Elsie Lyon A grand tug of war over a pit of wildcats between Lewis and Aycock, Alexander and Stacy, and Grimes and Manly will open activities of today's Sadie Hawkins celebration. Life . magazine photographers and Al Capp, originator of the LiT Abner comic strip, will be on hand to wit ness the day's activities which in clude the earth-shaking tug of war, Dogpatch games, Gingham Gallop, and the final Sadie Hawkins dance to night. Afternoon Gaines 1 ' In the games this afternoon, to be held at Emerson field from 3 to 5 o'clock: competition will be: Ruff in vs. Smith and Pi Beta Phi; Mangum vs. Mciver ana AUtrn Jiivereti. vo. See SADIE HAWKINS, page U Language Group Effects Changes Faculty changes in the language departments in Murphey hall were an nounced yesterday by Miss Elizabeth Bain, Murphey hall secretary. ' Those who left the University last year include: Professor E. K." Moore, Spanish, now at Oberlin; R. B. Free man, French, now assistant professor at the University of the South in-Se- wanee, Tenn.; Dr. E. D. Healy, French, head of the Romance Language de partment at Meredith College, Raleigh; Dr. J. W. Hassell; Jr., French, teach ing at VPI, Blacksburg, Va.; Dr. D. F. McDowell has returned to Richmond Academy, Agusta,' G'a.; and J. W. Whitted, Spanish, at Hampden-Sydney college, Va. New to the University faculty are: Eduardo' Amayo of Colombia, South America, who is teaching a course m Spanish conversation; George W. Po- and has returned as instructor - m Spanish after spending ayear in Spain and Portugal as holder of a scholarship awarded by Ambassador Weddell; D. H. Walter, Spanish, has returned from Costa Rica where he spent a year as holder of a State Department fellow ship; N. B. Adams, Spanish, has re turned from Wisconsin where he spent a year as visiting professor; Francis Ghigo and L. A. Sharpe are also newly appointed Spanish instructors. Teaching French here for the first time are Jacque3 Hardre, J. M. Smith, Jr., J. D. Frost, and W. E. Strickland. JL ' Carolina-Oh Behind the News OPM Deputy Chief Reveals Details of Visit to Moscow By PAUL KOMISARUK . Copyright, Daily Tar Heel RALEIGH, Nov. 7. "Stolid, firm . . . with the simple appearance of a coun try farmer." Joseph Stalin, leader of characterized by William Batt tonight, shortly after' he alighted from his South-bound plane at the Raleigh field. OPM Deputy Director Batt, who spent a week in the Kremlin with the Harriman-Averill delegations to Mos cow, discussing plans for Allied aid to struggling Russian forces, return ed home with the "news" impressions of a fighting Europe, and a belief that all possible aid must reach Russia im mediately. "Though," he admitted, "it can not possibly meet its peak before spring." Delegations Impressed The simplicity of the Russian lead er made a marked impression on the two delegations, Batt said. Destroying all doubt as to whether or not Stalin was caught unawares by the Nazi onslaught last June, Batt claimed the "Russians knew they were coming . . were not surprised.".. They entered into the:' Russian agreement because they had nothing to gain from Britain at the time. While the Russo-German treaty was in effect, Russia was ob taining those things she sorely, need- ed--and giving those that she could spare most easily. "They gained" Batt claimed, "more than they gave in the way of machinery, plant processes, and rubber." Stalin Is hard to know, he explained. An . interpreter makes the proceeding difficult. But, "Stalin knows what he wants," and what to ask for. Moscow-Won't Fall Leaving Moscow and the shadows of the Kremlin with German forces only 100 miles : away, Batt asserted then, and now, that Moscow will not fall. "I offered to make a wager then ... I still feel the same way." As for England Churchill and Beaverbrook are not opening up the "other front" that Stalin demanded two days ago because "they are not strong enough." Churchill is "dynam ic, colorful," and Batt added with a smile, "pink cheeked as a baby." Bea verbrook is just as cblorful, "perhaps more so, certainly not any less." There is, Batt claimed, no foundation what soever in rumors that either Beaver ' - - . ?r.' ir :.: ic Day Brings Happy Day! approximately 180,000,000 Russians was brook or Eden were on the way out. Beaverbrook is ill, Batt said, but will not resign. Possible Offensive An English offensive, if it comes anywhere, will probably come through North Africa. It would be highly de sirable to see a British attack on Crete, Iran or Iraq, but it is virtually impossible, Batt stated. Holding up vital American supplies to Russia are transportation difficul ties, he explained. There are only three routes, whereby American aid can reach the Soviet, and they all im pose . their restrictions. Supplies through Vladivostok mean a long and dangerous overland 'journey through Siberia. Archangel will probably be See BATT INTERVIEW, page U i Scrooge to Hamlet ens Koch Op With Shakespearean Reading -Bv Lois Ann Markwardt' When 'Proff Frederick H. Koch brings scenes from "Hamlet" to life Sunday evening at 8:30 in the Play maker Theater in the first of a series of Sunday evening play readings, he will be continuing a long cycle of dra matic performances that began in his second year at Ohio Wesleyan univer sity. While a sophomore there, 'Proff Koch adapted Shakespeare's "The Tam ing of the Shrew" as a one man show. His first reading was held in the Meth odist church of Waldo, Ohio, a town of a few hundred people. His-share of the total gate receipts was $2.10; admission was a dime. Makes Lucre Throughout the rest of the year, the young student gave readings in country churches near the university, and by See KOCH, page U Administrative Action Ends Time-Worn Battle By Ernie Frankel ; -Long-fought, bitterly-waged, the much-publicized battle, to end "the comprehensive nightmare" was won late yesterday afternoon when the University faculty, meeting in general session, stamped a final approval on the resolution, and made the order "effective immediately." Under the new. ruling which had students calling the. Daily Tar Heel for confirmation late into the night only those seeking honors in their degrees will be res . 1 . - quired to take the yearly examina- tion. Definite reasons for disposing of the old measure were not given, but un official comment hinted that action was taken to "loosen requirements in order that students will be readily available in the national defense pro gram.'' This, however,, remained with out substantiation from faculty or ad ministration leaders. Mixed Reaction Mixed reaction greeted passage of the resolution with the majority of the student body apparently going overboard in approval. A few pro fessors, questioned late last night, hesitated to voice any "quotable com ments," but alleged that the action "might lower ' the " standards of the University below ratings of similar in stitutions." - Survey Made A hasty survey revealed that there are few colleges in the United States which , adhere to the comprehensive system, although one, Harvard,' has held ' to the method f or several de cades. Substitute plans, instituted to counteract last-minute check-ups by intensified training, have, according to informed quarters, proved success ful.' " "' ' ; ' ' f Although Dr. T. J.' Wilson, faculty secretary, refused to- disclose the ac tual numerical vote, it was general ly conceded by proponents of the measure that the bill . had emerged only after heated debate, and that it was passed by a slim margin. It was understood that the campus- wide program of encouraging students to work for honor degrees will not be relaxed, but candidates for those hon ors will take the usual comprehensive before graduation - Epps to Address YM-YWCA Meeting Professor P. H. Epps of the Depart ment of Classics will speak at the YMCA-YWCA' supper forum in Gra ham Memorial grill Monday night. Third in a series of bi-monthly pro grams arranged by Jane Durning and St. Clair Pugh, the supper, forums feature candle-lit informality and friendly . discussion. Admission to the supper forum is 40 cents. ; DTH Staff Notice All members of the Daily Tar Heel business, circulation, sports, reporter ial, and editorial staffs are to see Or- ville Campbell or Sylvan Meyer to day" about banquet plans. 0 J Professor Frederick H. Koch Sunday Series ! I Dance Troupe To Play Here In collaboration with the Playmak ers, Dancers en Route, a troupe led by Elizabeth Waters, will appear in the Playmaker Theatre on November 17,' at 8:30. , Miss Waters specializes in comedy dances, having' found that an entire program of serious works will pall on average audiences. The programs are balanced between comedy and ser ious dance. ' :: Miss Waters, nationally known for her work with Hanya Holm before she formed her own troupe, has had a va riety of experience ranging from vaudeville to scholarship study' at the Denishawn School. :;- Linda Locke another former mem ber of the Hanya Holm group, began her dance career , with Veronica Pat aky and became a member of the Al lied Da"nce Group on the west coast. Sam Steen first apeared profession ally in Pittsburgh night clubs.' His in creased interest in the dance led him through the various schools and stud ios, later concentrating upon the ideas and teachings of Ted Shawh Admissions for the Dancer en Route appearance is 55 cents. Tickets may be purchased at the Playmaker business office in old Swain hall, at Ledbetter Pickards, or at the box office on the night of the concert. ' CAA Supervisor Tells Why Men Are Rejected Why. are 12 per cent of all college students who apply for CAA pilot training turned down?" Representing the Civil Aeronautics Authority officialsPaul V. Whitei Su pervisor of the First District of tie CAA program of which the Univer sity of North Carolina is a part, says there are three main reasons.' First," he said, the average student who wants to fly tries to follow too crowded a schedule of work and extras curricula activities. "Second, many applicants come to the medical examiner with a psycho logical complex, feeling that the doc tor is a hurdle to get over and not a starting block to help them get go ing. ... "This state of mind, added to the physical strain of a period of hard study, or of - hard - play in athletics, may result in certain manifestations of physical deficiency like double vis ion. - , , "And third, a combination of many variables will prevent acceptance" of a' student. Most of these are avoidable and I advise students to rest and re lax thoroughly before applying : for physical examination." There are now more than 500 col leges participating in the civilian pi lot training program.' 'Y! Organizations Meet At NC Negro College An all-state conference of YMCA- YWCA1 organizations will be held at the North Carolina C6llege for Ne groes in Durham tomorrow.- Led by Dr. Albert C. Outler of Duke, Claud D. Nelson of New York, James Wilder of Emory, Ray Holder . of State, delegates will discuss the theme, UA Faith ; Adequate : For Our Times" in an all-day meeting. Anyone may attend. Interested per- sons can communicate with Jimmie Woodward at the "Y" off ice. Busses to Leave Busses for the FFC Greensboro trip will be ready at 1 o'clock today, and will leave from the YMCA at 1:20.