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CHAPEL HILL, N. C., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1941
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NUMBER 66
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'Wolf at the Door'
"Tom iim
Those Wagging Tongues,. .
Editorial
There are two false rumors floating around.
Both are ridiculous. Both concern us and the campus and
75 NYA students, some of whom may not be able to return
to the University after Christmas.
First is the notion that there is no use in soliciting further
student body contributions for the $3000 still needed for the
$8300 goal because the campus is so upset because of the war.
That's bunk. Sure the war has affected us, but just as surely
it hasn't given the student body a miserly or don't-give-a-damn
attitude. Principal reason for only 1200 out of 4000
students contributing has been those University club mem
bers who have not found time to do the job with which they
were intrusted. Some members, particularly the coeds, have
done a thorough job. Others have not yet started to solicit
prejse have done the job a3 if they were taking up laundry.
Second false notion is that many of the campus FJYA stu
dents do not deserve their jobs because they use the money
for pocket change. There must, of course, be a few of the
300 students here who don't absolutely need the money. A
small number of such misappropriations are almost inevitable
when that manyapply for jobs at a university which for a
long time has had the reputation for aiding needy students.
But these cases are very few, and it is utterly unjust to pan
a drive essential to the welfare of almost 75 students because
of a few who have been able to deceive the self-help adminis
trators. Besides, it is certain the cut appropriations will force
the administrators next quarter to investigate student need
more closely and to avoid such mistakes again.
If the drive is to have any chance of success and give 75 stu
dents a chance of continuing their education, solicitors' must
use today and tomorrow with a great deal more effort than
they have wasted the last 10 days.
Turn Back the Clock
Weekly Tar Heel Ignored
Last Declaration of War
By Billy Webb
An unusually apathetic Carolina student body calmly received the United
States' vitally significant 1917 declaration of war against Kaiser Wilhelm's
"invincible" German Empire. The Weekly Tar Heel ignored the declara
tion which followed close upon the heels of the sinking of the Lusitania, and
instead of evincing excitement blandly bragged of Carolina's : preparedness
with her ROTC unit.
In contrast to the current lightning
like and - treacherous attack upon
United States territory, perhaps the
declaration in World War I was an
ticipated to such a degree that com
ment was thought unnecessary. At
least the University had been pre
pared for war since the first of March
when 400 students reported for ROTC
training under a former Canadian of
fieer who had seen a year's active
service in the muddy Allied trenches
Carolina's first military unit came
as a result of "long agitation on the
part of students and faculty" who
were determined to have army-direct
ed military training. Immediate ac
tion was taken after a petition signed
by 344 students from a student body
of 1000 was presented to the presi
dent of the University, and Carolina
obtained a ROTC unit whose classes
were to be incorporated in the regu
lar curriculum and whose enrollment
was to have a minimum of 100.
Patriotic students drilled two nights
a week on the especially illuminated
"large athletic ground behind South
Building," taking turns using the 256
rifles supplied by the US Army. Stu
dents also were required to buy their
own uniforms, usually costing about
$15 excluding shoes.
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Tryouts Scheduled
For Next Operetta
Preliminary tryouts for leading roles
in "The Pirates of Penzance," first
major Playmaker production of the
winter quarter, will be held nightly by
Clyde Keutzer in Hill.-, Music hall
beginning Monday. "
Tryouts will be arranged for anyone
who is interested and can hot meet the
night appointments. A schedule of ap
pointments will be posted on Hill hall
bulletin board and candidates are asked
to sign before 5 o'clock each day of
tryouts.
DTH Not to Be Printed
Again Until Thursday
No Daily Tar Heel will be published
tomorrow. Instead the campus aany
will be circulated Thursday, December
18j The change in schedule is being
effected so that latest developments
in military training and war news as
they affect the campus will be made
available to students. The Daily Tar
Heel continues its career of f arsighted
service to the campus.
Proposed Bill
Will Classify
Males over 18
Rumanian Officials
Declare War on US; .
Reds Crush Germans
WASHINGTON Legislation com
pelling every male between the ages
of . 18 and 64, inclusive, to register
for military duty was rushed to Con
gress today as the nation primed its
war machine for defeat of the axis.
Brigadier General Lewis B. Her-
shey, selective service director, esti
mated that 10,000,000 between the
ages of 19 and 44, inclusive, would be
available for Army or Navy duty. The
remainder of the 40,000,000 would be
on call for non-combatant service.
WASHINGTON French chews of
all French vessels now in American
ports are being removed from their
ships, . the State department an
nounced today.
WASHINGTON The War depart
ment today announced development of
a plan for prompt suspension of radio
broadcasting when enemy air raids
impend anywhere in the United
States.
WASHINGTON Legislation author
izing an increase of 30 per cent, or
900,000 tons, in the fighting strength
of. the US Navy was introduced to
day by Chairman David I. Walsh,
Democrat, Mass., of the Senate Naval
Affairs committee.
WASHINGTON The Senate to
night assessed, by voice vote, Amer-
ica's first wartime money bill a huge
$10,572,350 supplemental appropria
tion to provide more ships, more guns
and more planes for a nation engaged
in a two-front war.
LONDON Russian troops, in a
errific offensive north and south of
Moscow, have smashed 21 German di
visions of almost 300,000 men, kill
ing 85,000 of them outright, and have
recaptured more than 400 towns and
villages, the Moscow radio announced
onight. j
KUIBYSHEV A declaration by the
official Communist newspaper, Pravda,
See NEWS BRIEFS, page U
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Studio Announces
Future Programs
For Coming Week
The campus radio studios in Caldwell
hall will present a full schedule of pro
grams during exam week.
Sunday from 3:00 until 3:30 over
stations WRAL, WAIR, and WBBB
the University Round Table will dis
cuss "War, Taxes and Inflation."
Monday afternoon over stations W-
DNC, WBIG, WSJS, and WSTP;
2:30-2:45 TODAY IN AMERICA.
Dean Francis F. Bradshaw talks on
Youth and Morale in Their War.".
2:45-3:00 NEWS OF THE WEEK
AT CAROLINA.
Tuesday afternoon over stations W-
RAL, WAIR, WBBB;
2:30-2:45 Recital by Clyde Keutzer,
tenor, of the Music Department accom
panied by Herbert Livingston of the
Music Department.-
2:45-3:00 OUR AMERICAN
NEIGHBORS. Dr. J. C. Lyons of the
Romance Language Department will
interview J. W. Banner and W. A
McKnight of the Romance Language
Department on "Mexico Today."
Wednesday afternoon over WDNC,
WBIG:
2:30-2:45 BOOKS, PLAYS AND
PROBLEMS. Dr. Almonte C. Howell
of the Department of English will make
an address on Godspeed's American
Translation of the Bible.
2:45-3:00 AFTERNOON MUSIC.
Excerpts from the Messiah by Ber-
nice Eltinge, Genie Loa ring-Clark, and
William Mehaf f ey, students of Clyde
Keutzer of the Music Department.
Draft Information v
Available Today
There will be a question-answer
program on the draft and war this
morning at 10:30 in Gerrard hall.
Those interested in hearing latest de
velopments on the world conflict have
been asked to attend. '
Student Body Meets Tonight
To Hear Latest Information
Smeared Warren Text
Will Be Revised for Use
Manuscript of Much-Publicized History
Will Be Changed and Published by State
Jule Warren's fifth grade North Carolina history text which roused a
storm of controversy last spring will be used in public schools under an agree
ment reached yesterday by Warren and the state board of education.
.When Warren's book, "North Carolina Yesterday and Today" was chosen
; ; $by the state over the recommendation
Leaders Push
GVTC Effort
Over 260 Students
Apply for Service
With less than a week's time passed
since the whirlwind entrance of the
United States into the war arena, the
University yesterday sped action to or
ganize the Carolina Volunteer Training
Corps, spontaneous student military ef
fort.
At the first meeting yesterday, which
summoned all students with previous
military training, over 260 applications
for membership were filed. Further
classification of these students modified
this list: holding reserve commissions,
four; holding reserve certificates,
twelve; four or more years military
training, 23 ; three or more years train
ing, 19; two or more, 581; one or less
years, 146. ;
Applications Available
Applications may be obtained at
Dean F. F. Bradshaw's office or at the
YMCA information desk, it was an
nounced. To clear up current misunderstand
ing, Henry Wisebram, temporary of
ficer, issued the following statement :
"First: the members of the CVTC
will not be obligated in any way to the
regular armed services of the United
States.
"Second: because of this, the mem
bers of the CVTC will not be exempted
from the draft or other governmental
obligations.
Third Request
"Third: If the government grants
an ROTC unit to the University, then
the CVTC will be dissolved.
"Four: the CVTC will be run by a
general staff and will not be influenced
by campus politics."
Temporary offices have been estab
See CVTC EFFORT, page 3
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CHARACTERS from the "Christmas Carol" live again tonight as
"Proff" Koch, PlaymakersV founder-director, presents his annual read
ing of Dickens' famed Yuletide epic in Memorial hall tonight at 8:30.
of the textbook commission that a his-
tory written by Drs. Hugh Lefler and
A. R. Newsome, University professors,
be purchased, former Daily Tar Heel
managing editor Charles Barrett ex
ploded allegations of favoritism in the
choice.
Errors Rampant
More than 1,000 errors were dis
covered in the Warren text of "a fact
ual, grammatical, and typographical
nature" after the state had spent
$46,200 in buying 105,000 copies. The
Newsome-Lefler text was definitely
out, notwithstanding public opinion and
tirades in the state press.
Warren's book was recalled pending
further investigation. Under the agree
ment reached yesterday Warren au
thorized the state department to re
print his book "after all the necessary
chansres and corrections have been
made therein." Corrections are to be
made only after they have been agreed
upon by Warren, state superintendent
of public instruction Clyde B. Erwin
and " a person recognized as a North
Carolina historian to be designated by
the Governor."
Manuscript Used
Only the manuscript of Warren's
text will be used ; and the agreement
states that the history will be used "un
til the state has been fully reimbursed
in the sum of $46,200 expended in the
purchase of 105,000 of said histories
After the state has been reimbursed
all risrhts will revert to Warren
although he will not be mentioned as
the author of the book. Each text will
carry a foreword stating that it is based
on the Warren manuscript.
For Bookworms:
Silent sanctuaries open to worried
students each night beginning tonight
and lasting through exam week will
be rooms 203, 205, 207, 208, 101, 104,
and 111 in Alumni and 102, 106, 205,
and 317 in Bingham, the Dean of Stu
dents' office announced.
Hobbs Will Speak
On Current Plans
For Military Unit
At a hastily-convened meeting of the
executive committee for Civilian De
fense yesterday afternoon, in an effort
to keep up with the fast flying rumors,
the board formulated plans for the
assemblage of a general session of the
student body tonight in Memorial hall.
At the meeting, which will directly
precede "Proff" Koch's reading of the
"Christmas Carol," Truman Hobbs,
president of the student body, will
briefly address the students, inform
ing them of the latest Washington and
campus developments in the selective
service requirements and the rapidly
forming plans for student military
training.
Important Meeting
"It is essential that all students at
tend this meeting. Correct, authorita
tive information obtained from the pro
gram's long distance contacts in Wash
ing will be passed on to the student
body," said Louis Harris, student co
ordinator. In addition to other activities, a reg
ular information bulletin will be issued
to the students during the suspension
of Daily Tar Heel publication next
week.
Training Needed
"Civilian training is as important
in this crisis as military training. Com
plete facilities will be available for all
phases of Civilian Defense from air
raid, wardens to nutrition to home
guard,'' said Harris. .-; ,
No word has been received from
Washington in response to the Univer
sity application for an Army Reserve
Officers Training Corps, but high "
sources intimated that a unit will be
installed on the campus before three
weeks of the winter quarter jave
passed.
NROTC expansion may be "expect-
ed shortly," it was learned yesterday.
Daily Tar Heel Today
Is Miracle Newspaper
This is a miracle.
Depleted funds can keep the Mag
from coming out; the legislature can
keep Tar an' Feathers from coming
out; Graves can keep the Weekly from
coming out; Maggie can keep Jiggs
from coming out; and the rain can
keep the sun from coming out; but
nothing can keep the Tar Heel from
coming out.
It started at three o'clock this run
of bad luck. A business staff under-'
ling walked into the office of rosy-
cheeked Bill Schwartz, dropped a pile
of yellow paper on a desk, announced
he'd gotten 100 extra inches of ad
vertising. ' That ran the total over the
300 mark an all time record.
Editor Orville Campbell scrapped
the editorial 'Daere. Columns, edits.
crossword puzzle were tossed in a con
venient corner. Managing Editor Syl- -
van Meyer black-penciled all copy,
eaving , bare skeletons where once
blossomed the budding vocabulary of
many a freshman scribe.
All was ready until the "walls caved
in at 11:60 Detween tne yawns and
growls of the night staff. The power
went out; linotype machines, press,
saws, Henry, Bob, all stopped. Fc-
man Hoenig stopped. The composing
room crew and the night editors
swapped jokes and digs until a kindly
gent from the electric company pushed
a lever at 1:30.
Now you're reading this circular-
newspaper. MS either ads nor power
nor time nor machines can stay,.
these. . . ."
Christmas Tree Party
To Be Given Sunday
Decoration of a large Christmas tree
in front of the YMCA building Sunday
night will feature activities of YMCA
YWCA members in its revival of old
Carolina Christmas tradition.
Singing of Christmas carols and ren
dition by a men's quartet will highlight
Sunday's ceremonies. YMCA officials
have extended invitations to the affair
to the entire campus.