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CHAPEL HILL, N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1942
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NUMBER 82
UNC Enrollment Jumps
To High
M
ark - 2,943
Draft Effect on Undergraduates
Negligible; on Graduates, Slight
Carolina's undergraduate enrollment, expected to fall because
of ;war activity, jumped to a winter quarter high mark of 2,943
NC Foursome
Sing at Soph
Budget Meet I
'44 Class to Make j
Initial Attempt
In Chapel Tomorrow
Making further plans to pass the
while registration in professional schools, those affected by the class budget on. the. first try, sopho-
more president Dotson Palmer -an
nounced' yesterday .that the ; popular
University Quartet would sing for the
meeting tomorrow morning in Memor
ial hall at 10:30.
Long famed for their vocal inter
pretations of all types of music, the
quartet is composed of Glen Bogus,
Hurst Hatch, Tom Baden, and Bill Me-
haffey. In addition to this, Palmer is
seeking further top-flight entertain
ers for the budget meeting.
First Attempt
In announcing this first attempt to
pass the budget. Palmer stressed the
since their arrival last Saturday, Har- fact that "a majority of the class will
ry F. Comer, YMCA secretary, an- kaVe to he nrespnt tomorrow mnmm?
today a banquet featuring m order to nass the measure."- Palmer
Welcome Fete
Slated Today
Daniels to Address
'Summer' Students
Planning the first' formal reception
for the 11 winter "summer scholars"
draft, showed a slight drop to set a total of 3,808.
uenerai college enrollment lead all others with 1,589 as against
last year's 1,484; the Commerce schools-
dropped from 427 to 346; and the Col
lege of Arts and Sciences lists 1,008
in comparison with the old figure of
967.
Library Science Lowest
The lowest profession school enroll
ment is in the School of Library Sci
ence with 31 three more students
than last year. Graduate registration
fell from 520 to 467; law students
dropped from 102 to 72; medical en
rollment fell from 86 to 81; pharma
cy students jumped from 135. to 141;
public health workers went from 29
to 68; and social workers'1 remained
at the old level of 38. ;
xxorin iarouna leaas an states in
the number of students with 2,422.
New York is second with 305; Virginia
is third with 124; New Jersey fourth
with 121. Enrollment from other
states shows Alabama with 20; Ari
zona, 1; Arkansas, 9; California, 6;
Colorado, 1; Connecticut, 45; Dela
ware, 11; Florida, 83; Georgia, 99;
Idaho, 1; Illinois, 23; Indiana, 4; Iowa,
1; Kansas, 2; Kentucky, 16; Louisiana,
14; Maine, 4; Maryland, 31; Massa
chusetts, 31; Michigan, 11; Minnesota,
2; Mississippi, 21; Missouri, 10; Mon
tana, 1; Nebraska, 2; New Hampshire,
4; New Mexico, 1; North, Dakota, 1.
Ohio has 3 ; Oklahoma, 2; Pennsyl
vania, 95; Rhode Island, 4; South Car
olina, 102; South Dakota, 35; Tennes
see, 35; Texas, 13; Utah, 1; Vermont,
1; Washington, 3; West Virginia, 23;
Wisconsin, 4; District of Columbia, 45.
There are 18 students here from for
eign countries.
4 Japs Should Expect
Greatest Earth Quake
is Noted Scientist
Concert Receipts
To A id Dorm Fun
Spivak, Bradley Programs Scheduled
To Increased DTH Social Room Drive
d
Furthering the drive for social rooms in the men's dormitories,
announcement came yesterday from dance officials that the pub
lic concerts of both Will Bradley and Charlie Spivak, scheduled
early in February, had been turned over to the campaign being
pushed by the Daily Tar Heel and the Interdormitory Council.
Bradley will play in public concert
urged the class not to adopt "a there
will be enough without me" attitude
because at least 425 members of the
class must be present in order to get
the bill through.
The $2,400 budget was set up and
Sayt
CHICAGO (UP) Japan is sitting
on a huge powder keg whose tremen
dous forces could wreak more destruc
tion througout the island empire than
all the bombing planes in the world,
according to Dr. Helmut Landsberg,
University of Chicago seismologist.
Landsberg said the Japanese islands
are the most active earthquake region
in the world. As many as 400 temblors
are recorded each year, usually of such
minor nature as to be detected only
by delicate seismographs.
Periodic Quakes
"But every 20 or 30 years a quake
of tremendous dimensions hits the
islands," he said. "That's when the
big blowoff comes. The last terrible
shock hit .Tokyo in 1923, so that from
statistics we can be reasonably sure
that Japan will suffer another one
sometime after 1943."
The 1923 quake killed 100,000 Japa
nese and did unaccountable property
damage. Much of the nation's indus
try was disrupted while people rebuilt
their cities.
"If such a quake hits them again,
if n rertainlv upset the Mikado's
apple cart," Landsberg said. "Most of
the dwellings in Tokyo ana xonoiuuu
fli,.v. wooden things. It would
take months of concentrated bombing
tn enual that damage inflicted Dy
sudden release of the tremendous en
ergy stored in the bowels ox we
earth."
May Doom Jap Aggression
"There are some interesting side
lights to this matter of earthquakes,
Landsberg said. "With minor shocks
coming so often, it must be difficult
for the Japs to protect their harbors
and naval bases. I don't know how
much it takes to set off a sea mine,
but I have a hunch that the little men
are having trouble keeping their mines
anchored to the ocean floor."
Landsberg said it is "quite conceiv
able" that the ringing of alarm bells
and quivering of seismograph needles
in American universities may mark
the end of Japan' aggression at
tempts and the proper time for thej
Allies to strike back at the islands.
nouncea toaay a
Josephus Daniels, former ambassador
to Mexico and Dr. Edgar J. Fisher,
of the Institute of International Edu
cation.
Stress Friendship Policy
Scheduled tomorrow evening at 7
o'clock in the specially decorated ball- passed six weeks ago by the class f i
room of the Carolina Inn, the meeting nance and executive committees. In
will stress American friendship and ciuded in the bill are items of $100 to
cooperation with the South American Ya and $155 for "sophomore day."
republics. The entire group of sum- "Sophomore day," first of its kind
mer school students together with the ever to be planned by a sophomore
nine South Americans enrolled here ciass 11 be heii sometime during the
now and the two special Latin schol- spring quarter.
arship students each at btate and the
Dean R. B. House, "Carolina's good IjraJl aill JbilldOrSeS
will ambassador," will act as toast-
master and Dr. S. E. Leavitt, director
of the summer school, will introduce
the South i Americans and other spec
ial guests. Daniels will make a 15 min
ute talk on "Inter-American Rela
tions," keynote of the meeting.
Presidents Attended
All campus organizations have been
asked to sendvtheir respective presi-
'Democratic' Army
Volunteer Unit
President Frank P. Graham, newly-
appointed member' of the War Labor
Board, has given enthusiastic endorse- j
ment to a proposal for a volunteer di
vision of the US Army to be made up
of men of all races, creeds, and na
Saturday afternoon, February 7 from
5 until 6 o'clock in Memorial hall as
part of the Interdorms set of dances.
Spivak, February 13 from 4:30 until
6 o'clock in Memorial halL
Receipts to Fund ' .
All receipts from the two concerts,
to be completely managed by the cam
paign, will go into the fund estab
lished last year. Admission charges
for the two concerts had not. been es
tablished yesterday, but it was stress
ed vthat they would be kept nominal.
o'clock. Freddie Johnson has been
signed to play for the first night of
the informal weekend set jointly
sponsored by the Interdormitory coun
cil and the Order of the Grail, cam
pus honorary organization. -
Admission to the Friday night
dance of the set will be by bids issued
to residents of all of the men's dormi
tories. A door admission of $1.10, in
cluding tax, wil be charged for the!
Saturday night dance, Tommy Spar
row, chairman of the Interdorms dance
Legislature
Okays Debate
Council Bill
Authority Granted
To Probe Proposed
'Magazine Combine
Featuring Ray McKinley, great committee announced.
musical drummer, Will Bradley and Spivak for Germans
his orchestra will play for the Grail- Spivak, scheduled for the German
Interdorms dance Saturday night f ol- club sponsored-Midwinters set, Febru
lowing his concert from 9 until 12 See SOCIAL ROOM, page U
News in Brief
American Army in Far East
Rocks Japs With Heavy Blow
WASHINGTON Philippine guerillas, striking at a Jap airdrome in north
ern Luzon, killed 110 invaders, the War department revealed today in a com
munique which also reported that General Douglas MacArthur's Battaan le
gion had flung back another major assault with "very neavy" losses to the
enemy.
WASHINGTON War czar Donald M. Nelson, today scrapped OPM and
drastically revised the government s"
entire defense organization in a deter
mined effort to expand armament pro
duction. ' " --
dents to represent them.
Over 125 campus, local, prominent tionalities
out-oi-town guests ana memuers ui The proposal was made to Genera
the lacuity irom tne tnree Drancnes oi rTPnrrp n Marshall. Armv Chief o
the University will b.e there to official- gtaff by the National Association for
Iy greet the Latins. the Advancement of Colored People.
Due to the absence ot any large St f Democracv
budget as was. available for last I "The proposal seems to me to be fair,
year's "summer school session, it win reasonable and common sense." Gra
be necessary to charge $1.50 per plate ham saiJ T wouij like to see a volun-
to all of the local people. Reserva- teer division ooen to all American
tions will be 'open until tonight and citizens, regardless of race, creed, color
may be secured by calling the Y 0r national origin. It would be in keep
office. I ing with our best traditions of freedom
and would be a step in the fulfillment
of democracy now imperilled in every
part of the world," he continued.
"The fact that the decision to enter
such a division is left to free and volun
teer choice would meet the objections
of some who have grown up in the midst
of historic segregations," Graham said
Write War Department
The NAACP has appealed to all col
lege students who are interested to
write the War Department expressing
See GRAHAM ENDORSES, page U
DTH News, Desk Staffs
Meet Today; Important
The entire news and desk staffs of
the Daily Tar Heel will meet in the
news department this afternoon at
.2 o'clock. Notice was served that at
tendance is imperative. ' No an
nouncements made at the meeting
will be repeated.
Used Cars to Riches
Glaser, Chicago Wonder Boy,
Likes to Seal Own Letters
By Bob Musel '
NEW YORK (UP) Twenty-five years ago Chicago's used car business
had a. bov wonder named Joe Glaser. He used to wear fancy suits and drive
around in a silvered $10,000 Mercer.
Times have changed but Joe has managed to stay pretty much the same
in a colossal way, that is. He is in
show business now and he drives, not
one, but four automobiles. He has 60
suits; 20 pairs of shoes arid the 6nly
penthouse dog kennel in town.
Joe is" a pleasant fellow In his middle
forties who can be tough when the oc
inn demands. He let a verbal bar
rage fly over the phone to Stepin Fet
chit, the Negro comic, but gentled some
what after he hung up.
"Fetch was one of my discoveries,
he explained. "Took him from $35
a week to $3,500 but he couldn't stand
prosperity. Blew his dough. He's pre
paring for a comeback and 1 11 help
hlw storv is one of those start-at-
the-beginning-or-no-one-will believe it
things. But before we skip back to
rv,;,, there is the question of the
use and how Jo. rates it
it the moment Joe owns a handi W t of
good bands including one of the hottest
combinations in the country Les
Brown's. He books a variety of other
talent. He operates a bankful of real
estate.
"I got out of high school at 15 . .
at 17 I went into the used car business
At 20 I had one of the largest outfits
in the city. I invested in a piece of
property about 1921. It didn't go well
and I' went to look it over. It was a col
ored night club.
"From that I opened a few good col
ored entertainment clubs like the Grand
Terrace, the . Plantation and the Sun
set. I.f ound lots of Negro stars. I put
Cab Calloway in front of a band. Louis
Armstrong, Satchmo (satchelmouth)
they call him, got his first job from me.
Fetchit, Earl Hines, Eddie South, the
great violinist, all of them my discov
"Armstrong is still my boy. I just
See WONDER BOY, page 4
MELBOURNE, Australia Large
fleets of carrier and shore base Jap
planes, fanning out over oUU square
miles, heavily bombed Australian out
posts in the New Guinea, Bismark and
Admiralty islands today, bringing the
enemy raiders within 275 miles of Aus
tralia proper and prompting reports
that the commonwealth will recall its
ace pilots from Britain.
SINGAPORE British defenders
destroyed 13 Jap bombers during a
heavy raid on Singapore today and
inflicted tremendous casualties on the
invasion port, edging ever closer to this
city along a battle line now assuming
an arch shape some fifty miles to the
north.
LONDON Russian troops have be
See NEWS BRIEFS, page U
Mrs. Page Loses
Valuable Marker
Chapel Hill's widespread robbery
wave extended into the home of one of
the town's leading citizens today. An
aluminum number plate had been re
moved from the front lawn of Mrs.
Estelle Lawson Page, noted golfer.
The number plate which was valued
at about $25 also possessed sentimental
value and due to its composition cannot
be replaced.
Preliminary investigation first point
ed to a fraternity house as the guilty
party and the incident was seen as a
recent "hell week" stunt. Further in
quiry has produced no evidence pointing
to this conclusion. The Interf raternity
council was able to discover no incrim
inating facts on the case.
Case has been referred to dean of
students office who will welcome any
angible evidence "with no questions
asked." The local police force is also
cooperating.
Mrs. Roosevelt ,
To Appear Here
At Birthday Ball
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, in Chap
el Hill for the two-day ISS-CPU post
war conference, will make a personal
appearance at the local President's
Birthday Ball on Saturday night, Jan
uary. 31.
Originally scheduled to return to
Washington immediately after her
speech that night, Mrs. Roosevelt has
accepted an invitation to appear at the
ball. '
The birthday ball, an annual affair
sponsored by the Orange County In
fantile Paralysis Committee, will be
held in University dining hall beginning
at 9 o'clock.
Square and Round
The dance will feature both square
and round dancing with the square
dancing to be held in the small dining
room and the round dancing in the main
floor of Lenoir hall.
Rowland Kennedy, ace clarinetist,
and his revamped Carolinians will sup
ply the music for the round dancers
while a square dance band yet to be
announced will serenade in the lunch
eonette. - '
Tickets for the gala affair go on sale
today for $.50-. Students are advised
to secure their pasteboards ahead of
time because the price will be advanced
to $1.00 per ticket on the .day of the
See MRS. ROOSEVELT, page U
By Bob Hoke
In a session marked by warm
debates,' the Student legislature
last night unanimously passed
the Debate council Reform Bill
and with a last minute resolution
instructed the Ways and Means
committee of kthe legislature to
work witn a special fact-finding
committee in considering the ad
visability of a Tar an Feathers-
Carolina Mag merger.
Coming as first official action on
the magazine question, the resolution
was presented by Bucky Harward,
chairman of the elections committee
following a long discussion on the de
bate bill. The fact-finding committee
is to be appointed by Truman Hobbs,
president of the student body.
Letter Suggests Merger
First public notice of the contem
plated merger came last week in a let
ter from Mag editor Henry Moll, re
questing cooperation in a 64-page trial
combination issue.
Seat of opposition to the Debate re
form bill, presented on the floor of the
legislature by Dee Taylor, acting-chair
man of the Ways and Means commit
tee, lay in the provision that mem
bers must attend eight meetings of
the Debate squad within one quarter.
before being eligible for election to a
Council post. -
Amendment Defeated
Pinky Barnes' amendment striking
out the qualification clause was de
feated following a heated debate fea
turing members of the debate council
and squad.
The bill first passed by, the Debate
council in November, 1940, was pre
sented to the Ways and Means com
mittee Sunday, by Dewey Dorsett at
a special public hearing and passed by
he committee with only minor altera-:
tions.
Alleged to clear up claims of "polit
ical taint" and inefficiency, the bill
provides for the addition of two mem-
See LEGISLATURE, page U
Cochrane Skate Night
Set for Saturday at T'
Dancers and skaters will be am
ply provided with entertainment at :
the skating party and "Shrapnel .
Scamper," to be held Saturday night
under the auspices of Graham Me
morial. The "Y" square will be the scene
of the skating party, which- has as
ringmasters, Ben Hill and St. Clair
Pugh. Merrymakers who bring their
own wheels will be furnished with
instruction and may skate to the
strains of Viennese waltzes from
7:30 until 9:30. The book exchange
is cooperating by staying open dur
ing that time.
At 9:30 the festivities will be .
transferred to the banquet hall on
the second floor of Graham Memor
ial for the informal dance. Music
will be transcribed, from recordings
in Director Bill Cochrane's office.
What a Job . . .
Prexies Tear Hair on Tough
Budget Passing Proposition
By Westy Fenhagen
Town Girls to Meet
In Caldwell Tonight
The Town Girls' association will hold
their first meeting of the quarter to
night in Caldwell hall at 7:30. To be
discussed tonight are plans for this
quarter's social program, a general
reorganization plan, and a proposed
constitution revision.
The association is now located in its
new Graham Memorial offices shared
with the Dance Committee Organiza
tion. Debt incurred by this change of
office will also be discussed tonight,
together with any proposals or criti
cisms brought up at the meeting.
"Why in hell should I go to the old
budget meeting?" "who gives a dern
for the budget?" "I can't just give up
my recess for any budget' Typical
campus comments or why class presi
dents often go nuts about this time of
year.
There is always about this time a
problem which unfortunately takes
some time to solve. This is the' prob
lem of class budgets. The subject of
class budget is always a sore one with
the class officers. They dread that
time near the end of the first quarter
or the beginning of the winter quarter
when a committee must get together
and work out the intricate task of mak
ing the budget-balance.
Making the budget balance is only
the first problem. Generally speak
ing, classes are not interested enough
in a small matter like the class budget
$to give up their recess period to a gen
eral discussion and vote on it. Par
ticularly when they can be doing such
more interesting things.
It is unusual when the budget is
passed on the first try or even on the
second. It is indeed trying to the poor
class president to have to arrange for
an orchestra to play for the few mem
bers of the class who show up at the
specified time. It is even more trying
to buy a large quantity of loilipops as a
special treat and persuader and then
have only 100 boys appear at Gerrard
hall at 10;30.
And then there are always the sar
castic and critical remarks made about
the budget. What is that $20 item
for bad debts? How in hell are you
going to spend $50 on general ex
penses? How do you figure that
$1,600 for the Yackety Yack? And
See BUDGET, page 4
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