US Forces Headlines Editorials Graham Speaks Today Japanese Attacks Repulsed Playmakers Present "Lincoln Honor Not Ante-Bellam THE OLDEST CO lLEGE DAILY IN THE SOf'TH VOLUME L Hwiiim: S87: Circulation: (Hs6 CHAPEL HILL, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1941 Editorial: 435; inr: 4-tSl ; Nirht: Kw NUMBER 64 "Dr o Graham Speaks at Convocation This Mornin Heavy Japanese Attacks on, Luzon Rep ulsed by US Admiral Kidd. Killed in Action Senate Labor Committee Shelves Anti-Strike Law Pending Conference By United Press WASHINGTON The first strong Japanese attacks against the West Coast of Luzon in the Philippine Islands have been repulsed with apparent heavy enemy losses, the War Department an nounced vonight. In its second communique since the start of the war with Japan, the Department confirmed Manila dis- patches that landings were effected along the Northern Coast of Luzon. HONOLULU Martial law has been proclaimed for the territory of Ha waii, with the full appro'val of Presi dent Roosevelt. SAN FRANCISCO The Pan Amer ican airways, Philippine clipper ar rived here safely today from the Pa cific war zone area. The clipper was enroute to the Far East when the war broke out Sunday. It turned around and flew back to its Treasure Island base. . WASHINGTON The Navy an nounced tonight that Rear Admiral Isaac Campbell Kidd was killed dur ing the Japanese attack at Pearl Har bor Sunday. WASHINGTON Anti-strike legis lation was shelved by the Senate lab or committee tonight pending out come of the conference between indus trial and union leaders. President Roosevelt is expected to call the con ference for an early date. ... WASHINGTON The United States will answer the Japanese onslaught with production of 1,000 long range bombers a month, OPM director, Wil- liam S. Knudsen declared tonight, co incident with a warning that formid able Japanese patrols off the Pacific threatened America's raw ruDDer sup ply. WASHINGTON Priorities Direc tor Donald M. Nelson, tonight ap pealed to manufacturers holding excess. See NEWS BRIEFS, page Alcott Announces Gift Makes New Courses Jrosswie By George Lurcy -John V. Allcott, head of the Art De partment of the University of North Carolina and director of Person Hall -.Art Gallery, announced today that gifts of some hundred books and many pho tographs make possible the launching of a new course? in nodeni painting. With Allcott, this fall, a group of students has been studying modern ar chitecture, visiting, the few, but re freshing houses of modern design in this part of the state. The group is preparing an exhibition, the first one of its kind, called "Modern Architecture in North Carolina." After showing in Person hall it will tour the State. "Our modern architecture group," said Mr. Allcott, "shows that the young descendants of old North Carolina stock are eager to understand the many new features of modern architecture. They respect the homes of their grand fathers, but want for themselves light er, more informal homes of today. "Our show on Van Gogh last year," he said, "and one big modern painting exhibition last spring, indicated fur ther that North Carolina students en joy, and are seeking to enlarge their understanding of modern art. We are very lucky now to receive the materials See NEW COURSES, page U Yackety Yack Needs Pictures The Yackety Yack needs snap shots badly, Charlie Tillett, editor, announced. If you've got any good ones made during the fall quarter or last sprintr, please bring them by the office in Graham Memorial as soon as possible. Every picture used will be paid for. : Poll Reveals Student Unity IRC Conducts Gallup Survey inal results of the intercollegiate and national Gallup polls, compiled and tabulated by Dr. Frank Gallup and Princeton's Nassau Sovereign and conducted on the Carolina campus by an International Relations club sur vey staff, were received yesterday. Dr. Gallup, in his analysis of na tional public opinion and the Prince ton magazine in their Intercollegiate Survey, last week quizzed the Ameri can public and representatives of fifty universities on three Gallup questions. An IRC committee managed distri bution of the questionnaires to 200 representative Carolina undergrad uates and wired results to Princeton last Thursday. The poll's key question, "Which do you think is more important, that Germany be defeated or that America stay out of the war?" was out-dated by the Japanese declaration of war. However, the existence of almost ex act agreement between college stu dents and general public opinion on this question has created general com ment. This vote marked the first time students and public have voted iden tically. The results: That Germany be defeated: students, 28 per cent; nation, 30 per cent. That America stay out of war: students, 70 per cent; nation, 70 per cent. Thus rep resentatives of the entire US public voted against war five days before the actual declaration.- On the query, "Should the question of American participation in the war be discussed from pulpits of Ameri can churches?", 44 per cent of stu dents voted yes and 49 per cent voted no. Thirty-four per cent of the na tion voted yes and 65 per cent voted no. , . "Do you think youth in this com munity is more interested or less in terested in religion than youth was ten years ago?" Students: more, 23 per cent; same, 25 per cent; less, 39 per cent. Nation: more, 18 per cent; same, 24 per cent; less, 49 per cent. "Have you noticed an increase in j See POLL REVEALS, page A While Nations SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATIONS By action of the faculty, the time of it has been fixed in the schedule. Saturday, December 13, at 3:00 o'clock , All Hygiene 1 sections as follows: Sees. 1, 5, Venable 304; Sees. 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, Bingham 103; Sees. 9, 13, Venable 305; Sec 17, Woollen Gymnasium 303; Sec3. 3, 7, 11, Woollen Gymnasium 304; Sec. 15, Woollen Gymnasium 301-A; Sec 19, Woollen Gymnasium 301-B; Sees. 4, 8, New East 112; Sees. 12, 16, New West 101; Sec 20, Woollen Gymnasium 303; Sees. 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, Phillips 206. Monday, December 15, at 9:00 o'clock All 12:00 o'clock 5 and 6 hour classes and all 12:00 o'clock M. W. F. classes. Monday, December 15, at 2:00 o'clock All 11:00 o'clock T. Th. S. classes and all accounting classes. Tuesday, December . 16, at 9:00 o'clock All afternoon classes; all French 1, 11, and Spanish! classes. Tuesday, December 16, at 2:00 o'clock All 8:30 o clock M. W. F. classes. Wednesday, December 17, at 9:00 o'clock All 8:30 o'clock 5 and 6 hour classes and all 8:30 o'clock T. Th. S. classes. Wednesday, December 17, at 2:00 o'clock All 9:30 o'clock M. W. F. c'asses. Thursday, December 18, at 9:00 o'clock All 9:30 o'clock 5 and 6 hour classes and all 9:30 o'clock T. Th. S. classes. Thursday, December 18, at 2:00 o'clock All 12:00 o'clock T. Th. S. classes; all English 1, 3, and 11 classes. Friday, December 19, at 9:00 o'clock All 11 o'clock 5 and 6 hour classes and all 11:00 o'clock M. W. F. classes. Playmakers Show 'Lincoln' Again Tonight Current Production Closes Engagement Tomorrow Evening "Abe Lincoln in niinois," current Playmaker production, will complete a four-night run tonight and tomorrow night at 8 : 30 in the Playmaker theatre. It was appraised as "dramatic per fection" by noted critics when it ap peared on Broadway starring Raymond Massey. . - - Complete in every detail relating to scenery, authentic costumes and action, it presented a colorful portrayal of the life of the man who has become a stand ard for American ideals. Never before in the history of Play maker presentations has Carolina at tempted a play which required 12 changes of scenery. A special tent has been erected at the rear of the theatre to store scenery that is not being used on the stage. Between scenes Robert Brawley entertains with various organ selections. Among members of the cast are Bill Chichester, Buddy Westover, Noel Houston, Arthur Golby, Fred Hunter, Morton Schaap, Kay Jurgensen, Woody Lambeth, Arthur Persky, Lionel Zim mer, Marian Gleason, Billy Rawls, Betty Rosenblum, Leslie Mallard, Lu cille Culbert, Frank Groseclose, Bob Bowers, Russell Rogers, Marjorie Wal ters, Sam Beard, Robert Wherry, Ir ving Smith, Ted Croner, John Evans, Skipper Hoyle, Raymond Stainback, Dick Cannon, Dick Katzin, Louise. Stumberg, Wesley Marsh and Frank Russell. Eleven Former Carolina Students Serving in Hawaii By Walter Klein Eleven former Carolina students yes terday were definitely located in Ter ritory of Hawaii, Philippine Islands and on the high seas of the Pacific. Whether those students and an un known number of other University men stationed in the war zone are among the dead and wounded of the war's first tages cannot be determined until Washington releases more complete casualty lists. . . Ervid Ericson, son of Dr. E. E. Eric- son of Carolina's English department, is assigned to a coast artillery" unit at Fort Stotsenburg in the Philippines. John Umstead, son of John W. Um- stead of Chapel Hill, is stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Gordon Webb is now in Army Air Corps at Pearl Harbor. Bill Johnson, graduate of 1939, is in the Marine Corps aPearl Harbor. Bill Thompson: was last heard from See ELEVEN STUDENTS, page War FOR THE FALL QUARTER, 1941 no examination may be changed after Officials Ask for War Calm Administrative leaders, in close touch with o facial Wash N ington, last night called for calm student acceptance of the present situation and developments arising from expansion of the war effort. . Stressing four points, both undergraduate and faculty spokesmen urged draft registrants to "disregard rumors." The same leaders suggested conferences with local boards upon arrival at home during Christmas vacation. It was un derstood, from conversations held early yesterday in South building that it is improbable that any. men will be called up until after the examination period. A long distance phone call to the capital during the after noon netted prediction from "educational agencies" that changes in the draft age are not likely. All students with inquiries and problems to discuss rela tive to the defense situation will meet every morning in Ger rard halJ, beginning tomorrow, at 10:30 until the end of exams to learn the latest developments on their status. These meet ings, sponsors said, would serve to advise registrants of the latest news available from Washington. A special request came from Dean F. F. Bradshaw for all students who have had two or more years of military training and are not registered for the draft, to report to Gerrard hall this aftenoon at 2 o'clock to receive special information. Strategic UNC Projects Put on 24-Hour Guard Local Defense Unit Rushes Drive Plans By Hayden Carruth Initial steps in the local Civilian De fense program were set into motion yesterday at a meeting of the Chapel Hill Civilian Defense Council. I Twentyrf our hour .watchman and floodlight service was inaugurated last night at the University Filter, plant. University lake, and the Horace Wil liams Airport. Patrolman routes were established, touching at the main points of defense interest in Chapel Hill, and a system of hourly reports to the Chief of Police was initiated. All of these defense measures went into effect last night. The local defense board organization, which follows a standardized system of Fiorello LaGuardia's National Defense Board, is headed by Mayor John Fou shee, local director of defense. Dean F. F. Bradshaw will serve un der Mayor Foushee as deputy repre senting the campus, it was announced, and local defense coordinator, L. B. Rogerson will head the Civilian De- divisions. Serving as deputy under Rogerson fense control center of eight functional is J. L. Caldwell, City manager for Chapel Hill. . "The local program is part of the organized effort of the United States Office of Civilian Defense, and is di rected from that agency," said Maryon Saunders, Public Relations Chief, yes terday. "It is an alertness program for both men and women," he added. Although final plans "have not been perfected," it was understood last night that a bureau for volunteer citizens would be established immediately. The categories in which workers are needed are: air warden service, band age manufacture, patrol, maintainance service, public works service, utilities, public relations, and education. Army Troop School Will Meet Tonight The Army Troop school will meet to night at 8 o'clock under the instruction of Captain Edgar R. Rankin in Davie hall. The subject to be discussed is "The Sick Report and the Duty Roster." Lt. Col. D. C. France, executive of the Ral eigh Military district, is expected to be present with movies on anti-tank war fare. Mac Lane Completes Frosh. Appointments Completing the list of committee ap pointments for the year, Freshman class president Mac Lane yesterday announced the naming of Jeff Byrum to the frosh dance committee. Lane stated that activity plans will be announced immediately following the Christmas holidays. Social Room DriveExtended Campbell Reveals Total Dorm Funds At a meeting of the Interdormitory council last night, Orville Campbell, member of the committee for admin istering the Tar Heel fund for dor mitory social rooms, announced that the "fund now contains $327, and plans were being formulated for in creasing that amount to $800 before the end of the school year. This $800 fund will allow each dor mitory an allotment of $50 for a so cial room to cost approximately $200 Plans for increasing the fund include sponsoring a dance with the coopera tion of the Grail and two concerts by name bands to be brought to the cam pus for dance sets. Members of the administrative com mittee, Interdorm council president George Hayes, and Jim Barclay, ex plained that any dormitory possess ing a social room may submit rea sonable requests to the committee for further funds. Dormitories desirous of obtaining sufficient funds for supplementing the Tar Heel allotments may follow the plan of conserving water and lights used by Steele last year, Mr. Lr B. Rogerson, head of the University sup ply department, stated. The differ ence between the dormitory's bill af ter incorporating the saving system See SOCIAL ROOMS, page U Watchful Waiting: UNC in ( Perfect Accord' With Graham's Address By Westy Fenhagen ice immediately, few are planning to In perfect accord with President leave college at least until the end Graham's keynote speech on Monday defining University policy in the pres- ent war, campus reactions to the coun- try's entrance into the conflict have followed a course of "watchful wait- ing." Graham urged the student body Monday "to stick to their books" and from all indications the students have completely adopted this suggestion during the first few days of the con front their president. fiict has been extremely high. Ears No one has left school to volunteer have been glued to radios constantly in the armed forces since war was from early in the morning until all declared, official sources indicated yes- hours of the night. Rabid and excited terday. Numerous students who have discussion groups take place in every been planning to enter a branch of section of the campus at all hours of the service for some time have had the day and night and large crowds their minds really made up by Amer- of interested students have gathered ica's entrance in the conflict, but in at all centers of information, contrast to declaration of war in One of the main topics of campus 1918 when many volunteered for serv- See UNC ACCORD, page A UNC President Leads Honor Week Talks ' Officials Announce Classes at 9:30 Will Be Shortened By Bob Hoke Striking the keynote of Honor Em phasis Week, President Frank P. Gra- ham will address the student body at a special convocation this morning at 10 o'clock in Memorial hall on the Honor System at the University and its ap plication to the student. South building officials announced yesterday that classes would be ended at 9:53 this morning to clear the way for the main speech of the week devoted to "an understanding of the honor sys tem." The other class periods of the day will not be affected, it was an nounced. One of the first backers of the Honor Emphasis Week idea, President Gra ham is expected to stress the import ance of wholehearted student coopera tion in the Honor System, especially in the present war crisis. Student -Body president Truman Hobbs, speaking at a special program of student leaders at freshman chapel, yesterday announced that the original ly planned discussion groups slated this week have been postponed until the winter quarter due to "competition of Honor Emphasis Week with the world situation." Student leaders will con duct the discussions in dormitories, fraternities and all campus organiza- ions immediately after the holidays "with the Week as a background." Pledge cards will be distributed in the forthcoming quarter for the fresh- See GRAHAM, page U Dean Hobbs Heads Conference Group Dean A. W. Hobbs, who is President of the Southern Conference, heads the delegation of five which Carolina is sending to the annual meeting of that body in Richmond this weekend. Hobbs goes to Richmond for the pre liminary meeting of the Executive Com mittee Friday afternoon. The general business session will get under way at the John Marshall Hotel at 9 o'clock Saturday morning. R. A. Fetzer, Athletic Director; Ray Wolf, Head Football Coach; G. E. Shepard, Assistant Athletic Director, and Dr O. K. Corn well, Professor of Physical Education, are the other four representatives from the University. Hobbs, Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences and Faculty Chairman of Athletics here, said he expected a "rou tine business session." Sixteen amendments have been pro posed by the members for considera tion, he said, "and other matters may come up from the floor. Reports of committees, awarding of tournaments, and election of officers will complete the program. of the quarter. Undoubtedly the enrollment next quarter will drop somewhat, it was indicated yesterday, but no one would hazard a guess as to the extent of the decrease. Many reserve officers on the cam- pus are expecting to be called up soon, Campus interest and enthusiasm

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