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Editorials A Thousand Jim Beatys Tour Choice Now Lagical Blan Headlines May Day Cekhratka Small Drop in Htfistrattaa Nary Announces Siakaga THE OLDEST COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOUTH- VOLUME L BaiacM: f887: Circulation: CHAPEL HILL, N. C SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1942 Editorial : 4iW; Kws: 2il; Nifkt: C90 NUMBER 134 Registration Drop Of 59 Disclosed In Spring Tally Griffin Announces Official Total Reaches 3,434 in Newest Registry Drama Group Slates Fete Next Week Plan 25 Productions For Yearly Festival At 19th Annual Meet pring Camiy&l to Replace 'Former May Day Celebration ! SP Nominates Colby to Run For Tar an' Feathers Head NROTC May Participate; Navy Theme To Pervade Tentative plans for Carolina's biggest May Day celebration," Administrative leaders expressed surprise at "the wav the en- Ut the Playmaker theater in afternoon Colby received the SP nomination after two vears work on the humor formulated l?y Diddy Kelly, rollment has held up" much better than was expected. Pre-reeis- and evenins sessions, including io orig- magazine in cartooning, writing and makeup work. A resident of Asheville, president of WAA, began to un- By Bob Hoke last spring. The official total is 3,434, 1. C. Griffin, Central Rec ords director, announced. Hill, Cobb Named for Debate Council; One Post Vacant for Complete Slate The Carolina Dramatic Association will hold its 19th Annual State Festival here Wednesday through Saturday with colleges and little theatre groups, known over the state participating. Completed tabulations released yesterday revealed a bare drop The FestivaI is terns planned and Student Party delegates dipped into the publications pool for the last time of 59 in the spring quarter registration as compared with that of I 60 . 7 Professor John w- Parfer yesterday, unanimously naming Charles Colby for the Tar an' Feathers head i uLit ctaijf vi cue uxaiiu-a-iot, ana conciuuea puoncauons nominations ior tne year, in quick succession tion. I;he nartv nampfl CVr.il Hill, nnrl "Rill f!nKH tn mn fnr AKof r.;i I T www w a. aw b TT S UUaiC WvUilVll lwenty-iive piays win be presentea I posts. tration estimates predicted a drop of over 200. The total for the spring quarter of last year was 3,593. The anaylsis of enrollment drawn up by the records office listed 1,499 in the General College, 961 in the Arts and Science School, and 327 in the Com merce school. 668 Coeds Of the total students now in the University 668 are women, an increase of 126 over last spring. There are 1,261 students from outside North Car olina and from foreign countries. Stu dents registered, from North Caro lina number 2,173, a drop of 153 from last year's total. The total of 697 students registered in the professional schools includes 329 in the Graduate school, 62 in Law, 30 in Library Science, 84 in Medicine, 133 in Pharmacy, 59 in Public Health, and 41 in Social Work. The total reg istered in the Professional schools last spring was 816 showing a definite de crease in the enrollment in the special ized branches of the University. The distribution by states and foreign countries is as follows: Alabama, 25; Arizona, 1; Arkansas, 10; California, 3; Colorado, 1; Connecticut, 42; Dele ware, 8; Florida, 81; Georgia, 90; Illi nois, 20; Indiana, 3; Iowa, 1; Kansas, 1; Kentucky, 13; Louisiana, 11; Maine, 3; Maryland, 29; Massachusetts, 27; See REGISTRATION, page 4 Ericson's Son Reported Safe In Philippines Captain Ervid Ericson, son of Dr. E. E. Ericson of the English depart ment, was reported safe in the Philip pines by the War department yester day. Dr. Ericson had not heard from his son since Pearl Harbor and wroteVto the War department for information. Yesterday he revealed that a letter had been received stating, that Captain Ericson is still on duty. The letter stated that "due to the military situation in the Philippines it is not possible to transmit mail to and from there at the present time. How ever the War department does receive serious illness reports and also reports of casualties, and I feel that you will be comforted to know that your son has not been so reported. "Mail for our military personnel in the Philippines is being held in San Francisco pending opportunity to transmit it to them. Should It later appear inadvisable to continue holding this mail, it will be returned to the senders." inals'by North Carolina playwrights he also served for two years on the and 15 plays by professional authors I old Buccaneer, and with creation of chosen by Critic-Judge Betty Smith of J the new Tar anV Feathers last year JNew xork and Uftapel Hill as the best Was appointed cartoon editor. This productions the three District Drama year he was a frequent contributor festivals held by the Association in to the New Carolina Mae. Added on Asheville, Belmont and Raleigh as pre- to publications work at Carolina, he has had experience in printing and engraving shops. A transfer from Mars Hill Junior C.nlocro Will TvrvnrrVif irrifVi Viim r fa-f Administrative heads in charge of problems of the director and the actor. I ' ... , dormitory renovation anounced today Classes in voice-training, directing, ... nf . .. K Renovation Nears Finish Five Buildings To Cost $60,000 liminaries to the State Festival. Contests, Forums Besides the plays, the Festival will feature contests and forums on the and holder of the National Direct- tor, and State Champion Extemporan eous Speaker. A native of Arden, since his advent that Alexander dormitory, which is to playwriting, make-up, costuming, seen Flight Training program, will be fin- conducted by members of the Drama TI, 7 7 T"" iittu Ait veil uaO viuoCJ j XUilUWCTU fjy I vj zuv auuiuiiuvo lui tuv Manly, Ruffin, Grimes and Mangum benefit of the visitors at a total cost of approximately 560,- Distinguished visitors to the festival 000. are Garrett Leverton. formerly Drofes Over 60 workers are now employed SOr in the Drama Department at North" Carolina' has C.T in nn all f offf rt rr,a a -r; western and now witn Samuel French. "vc "mucx tuc x m Asacmuiy, buildings before the influx of cadets noted Plav Publishers, will speak on Holder of the Marshall Orator's t,;- ht "Plays of the Democratic Wav of T.if e. ' Championship, as a result of his ur. Frederick 1. Koch, founder of the s,luwins at tne aeoaie at win contracts Liet rnlmo nnnt:- a j tJirnn lasf fall TTo qIba rpnrosontp i vjtii uniia iiaiuaut xi.au;iaLiuii ctxiu I " w .i.,w..wwv Final contracts will be let this week head of the Drama department willJUNC at the Johns Hopkins debate by the University for lavatory tiling speak on "Every Man An Aritist." Rob- last Friday night. nni thtP li r. thA VlJ Villi li ma Kim I .1. A 3 J ? i I iivc . "ilVA i'1 "c -p-,ovu ;iuiui;uig en Aiiurews, aesigner ana new memoer uood s nomination ioilows a simi contract, completes tne major part of of the Playmakers staff, will also lar UP nomination made last Monday. tne expenditures. speak. Unless omoosed indenendentlv. he au- I I a A r F Plans include complete replacement Exhibit in Person tomatically steps into the second de- of "unadequate and obsolete fixtures" In connection with the Festival Per-1 bate souad nost in all the buildings in order to comply J son hall Art Gallery will hold a drama Examination yesterday of the SP's witn pre-specmea agreements wmcn siaruiig ounuay, Apru o. Lne slate reveals that in a week of hur- caU for one wash basin for every four, exhibit, entitled The Year's work in ried activitv the party has named all . . il t -1 1 mi i i i .. .1 - - one water closet ior every ten, one -ne cscnooi j. neater, wnicn consists oi shower for every ten and two feet of Photographs of settings and scenes plumbing for every ten. from play-productions of Universities all over the United States, was assem bled bv Walter H. Stainton of Compll University contractors, working in University and "sent out bv the Ari- cooperation with A. R. Hollett of the can Educational Theater Association. uunaings department, nave mstaiiea It contains pictures from productions a completely new plumbing system. done bv Stanford. Yale. Cornell. North. In each Upper Quadrangle dormitory western. Carnec-ie Tech. the Carnl,; x x i fit X- . rt i rrr i l I ' I mere wiu oe snowers, oi wasn oa- Playmakers and others. sins and 18 water closets. Shower The Festival opens on the evening of rooms will resemble those at Woollen April 8 th an original full-length gymnasium as the adjoining room on pIayt "Storm on the Mountain" bv each floor has been added to the origin- Susie Smith Sinciair of irer al space with tile flooring and half presented by the Mars Hill Colletre Walls. Plavers. Hollett said that work will begin I The remaining nine one-act originals in June on the dormitories needed by are: "Graveyard Day" by Susie Smith the next contingent of Naval cadets Sinclair; "Judas" by Walter Carroll, so as to keep up with the war time talented Chapel Hill High School sen program. ior; "Much Ado About Muggins" by Carol Annis, Asheville; "Duty Bound" T . T !a 1 TT?1 l v-v T nll; " uanita 1 OGer "CKory; "une mm xiiocc vviicv,wwii ute of Eight" by Elizabeth Welch GlVen 10 University Asheville; "Churning Up Trouble" by Paul McMillan, Lenoir; "Petticoat in Wardens Plan For Blackout fold yesterday with announce ments concerning- the new and different spring festival. The Spring Carnival, as the WAA has named it, will honor the Navy and the Navy blue and gold theme will be carried throughout Kenan Stadium. but one member of its complete slate that" of vice-president of the Ath letic association. Party leaders said that no further announcements would be made until next Monday evening, at which time they added the final candidate would be selected, and last minute campaign plans worked out. Cochrane Tops Names With Burma Shave Ball Collections of Philippine butterflies the Parlor" by Bertha Biebigheisei and bouth American insects nave Deen nyjnst0n-Salem: "Casualty South given to the Wilson laboratory here, Manila" by C. R. Sumner, Asheville; and are now on display m tne lODDy oi ani The Dark and the Dead" by Bil Wilson, it was announced yesterday. Gurganus, Rocky Mount. The collection of Philippine butter- The 15 winners from the District flies was gathered and given to the Festivals as selected by Betty Smith laboratory by Britton Wagstaff. The are: "The Affected Young Ladies, collection of South American insects Black Mountain College; "The Doctor is a gift of E. N. Kjellisvig, a former In Spite of Himself," Appalachian Puerto Rican student at the Univer- State Teachers College, Boone: -"The sity, and were collected by his father, j - See DRAMA, page U Joy and Frivolity Lang Thompson Signed for Frosh-Soph Dance; To Share Honors With Freddie Johnson Outfit Thompson Functions At Afternoon Ball Lang Thompson, noted broadcasting orchestra, has been signed for the Sa turday dances of the freshman-sophomore set next weekend, Joe Ferguson and New Mewborn, co-chairmen an nounced yesterday. Freddy Johnson, popular campus hand, will play for the opening dance of the set Friday night from 9 until 1 o'clock. , Thompson will play for the tea dance Saturday afternoon from 5 until 7 o'clock and again that night for the last event of the weekend set, the Soph dance from 9 until 12 o'clock. All dances will be held in the main floor of Wool len gymnasium and will be informal. Unique as first dance to be given under the new student legislature lim itation of dance expendiutres, the dance is jointly presented by the two under graduate classes. Bids will be distributed to freshmen and sophomores next week, the co- chairmen announced. Members of the Freshman dance com mittee are Pretlow Win borne, jonn 0. Davis, J. B. Kittrell, Joe Wright, Claud Strickland, Kenneth Todd, Wel- don Jordan, George Whitner, Warner Mallison, George Henderson and Jeff First Joint Project . Of Underclassmen Bynum. Members of the Sophomore dance committee are Johnny Byers, J. G. Car- den, Art Lavine, Monk Whiteheart, Ly man HigdonTom Smith, Bobby Stock ton, Wiley Long, Dewey Dorsett, Hugh Cox, Sonny Boney, Jim Johnson, and Bud Evans, and Bob McClary. "So you're going to a Carolina Dance," booklet printed by the Univer sity Dance committee, for imports may be obtained from members of the fresh man and sophomore dance committee, Ferguson announced yesterday. Paths of the mighty and the meek cross when Graham Memorial spon " sors its dances. The "Burma Shave" will be given tonight from 9 until 12 o'clock in the main lounge. Understudies of Bill Cochrane, director of Graham Memorial who . is now in the Watts hospital in . Durham, carry on the program as previously scheduled. The dance will be similar to those held in the past, music being furnished from record ings in the director's office. Re quests will be granted. ObLD BlgWlgS AUgUr The NROTC probably will participate Imminent Raid Plan in the court ceremony and tfae com mittees plan a competitive drill for the All student air raid wardens must occasion, attend an important meeting, 10:30 A program of folk dances will Monday morning at Gerrard hall, Louis be given by members of the phys ed Harris, student coordinator announced department who will be assisted by the yesterday. Plans for an over-all. newly formed Modern Dance Club. Chapel Hill blackout scheduled next ThPre' , ,,,, u,f week will be formulated and the du- dinary M Day Court that doesn,t ties of wardens will be defined and as- atmeal to anvfT,p nT1Tr ci cm at? I J J - " Kelly, so a carnival midway was done before the blackout can be sue- planned. All of the dormities and f ra- cessfully completed. It is imperative ternities have pledged their support, that all wardens attend this meeting," Each one wants to "run a kissing booth Harris" said. near the bandstand." Meeting Today Nominations for the queen and her Harris also announced that Luc v court have already come from the coed Darvin, Jean Hahn, W. J. Smith, and dorms- The entire, student body will em Gibbons must meet at OSCD head- eiect tne Vtaeen and other members of quarters in second floor Memorial hall the court next Thursday. at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Air raid wardens appointed last quarter who will be expected to attend the Monday morning meeting are: A ci Aycock Dormitory: Boston Lackey, -tilx OUpreiOdCy Dave Barksdale, Claude George, Mac ttt.ii -tt- ttp. Warren; Will Will for US Graham Dormitory: Jim Manly, W. J. Merritt, Hal Wagger, Johnny Pow- Declaring that air power is the su ell; , preme necessity in winning this war,. Stacy Dormitory: W. J. Smith, Char- Dr' Vy Orton, president of Stock ley Colby, Carter Broad, Lenny Levine. ton Junior College in California and at Everett Dormitory: Tommy Sulli- Present educational consultant for the van, Fred Norman, Bruce Bales, Wilbur Civil Aeronautics Administration, said w-r-wmm . I l J t J At 1 1 . . vv lison 301. uere yesieraay mat "we nave got to air Lewis Dormitory: Charlie Baker. condition America now today. It is Murray Edmondson, Floyd Fleming, a matter of fly or die." Manuel Rivkin; Dr. Orton was one of the principal Old East Dormitory: Shookie Neese, speakers at the sixth annual meeting Bobby Stockton, Moyer Hendrix, John of the North Carolina School Board McCormick; . Association which brought several hun- Old West Dormitory: Joe Leslie, Ike 'dred members from various sections of Orton Declares Volunteers' Role Stressed in OCD Emphasis is being stressed by the University Social Work and Public Welfare department on the role of volunteers in civilian defense, accord ing to a program of state-wide work released yesterday. Roy M. Brown, director of the de partment, announced yesterday that meetings of state-wide social work societies took place throughout the past week. Foremost in importance was the Seventh Annual Southern Sociological Society meeting in Chattan6oga, Ten nessee, last Thursday. Dr. Katherine Jocker and Dr. W. B. Sanders rep resented Carolina, Sanders present ed a paper on the "Divisions of Soc ial Welfare in the South." Dr. R. Brown and Professor F. H. Lawrence attended the Northwest ern District Welfare Conference m Winston-Salem. ' The North Carolina chapter of the American Association of Social work ers met here last weekend to discuss the role of the civilian in war effort. Miss B. Richmond addressed the group Saturday afternoon with the discussion continued in a panel ses sion Sunday. Taylor, Lou Hayworth, Bill Griffin; Steele Dormitory: Mac Norwood, Jimmy Holmes, Bob Pendman, Dewey Dorsett; B.V.P. Dormitory: Pettigrew Bill Neale; Vance Bob Spence; Battle Martin Barrier; Carr Dormitory: Ed Maynard, Law rence Hutchins, A. Johnson. Fraternities: KZ Taylor Vernon; ZY Bob Kittrel; K A Emmet Sebrell; See AIR WARDENS, page 4 the state to the one-day session at the University. Other speakers today included State Superintendent of Public Instruction Clyde A. Erwin, Dr. Franklin H. Mc Nutt, head of the Education Depart ment of the Woman's College of the University; H. E. Stacy, of Lumber ton, past president of the School Board Association; Supt. Fred Waters of Hendersonville; President W. A. Dees of Goldsboro, who presided, and Con troller W. D. Carmichael, Jr., of the See SUPREMACY, page 4. And Children Howl Dr. Andrews Claims Spinach Ranks Low in Food Value By T. C. Wagstaff ach and fed it to their childen for years. Dr. J. C. Andrews, University pro- One lady in the back of the room, an- fessor of bio-chemistry and nutrition, parently very agitated, anxiously in has told hisdefense class of 140 towns- quired whether it was really safe to women and faculty wives that spinach eat spinach. Dr. Andrews smilingly is not a nutritious food, that fish and replied that it was 'perfectly safe but milk will mix, and that the sugar ra- that other greens are much better tioning will benefit the general health, foods. Spinach contains a small amount The class is now sitting tight while of oxalic acid, he explained, whih will other, startling facts are being brought combine with calcium to form cakium' to light. , oxalate, a compound not reaMl- oK. If beer and bananas, or whiskey and sorbed by the body. The combination watermelon, don't disagree with you of milk and spinach will not eauv separately, you can eat them together, indigestion, but will only prevent the It won't do any harm to eat fish and very important mineral calcium from milk together, or oysters and ice cream being assimilated. ogether, but if you want to get all A foodstuff, Dr. Andrews exnain the calcium from your milk, don't drink is the part of any food which gives it it along with spinach. These are some its nutritional value. The three main of the eye-openers that Dr. Andrews foodstuffs are fats, proteins, and car has brought to the attention of the bohydrates. Of the total amnnnf class. calories When Dr. Andrews said he lid not take in daily, about two-thirH r recommend spinach in the diet at a calories should be derived -fr recent class meeting, he laid himself bohydrates. open to a barrage of questions from Speaking of the factor nf tho women who had religiously eaten spin- See DR. ANDREWS wuttt l
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