News Briefs
E
ed Drive'
On Rostov
Continues
Royal Navy Routs
German Squadron
By United Press
MOSCOW, Jan. 9 (Saturday)
Russian forces rolling down the
Don valley toward Rostov occu
pied ten more villages Friday
while their comrades in the south
seized a district center, 11 towns
and a railroad station in a drive
along the main Caucasian rail
road, the Soviet high command
announced tonight. -
LONDON, Jan. 8 British
warships decisively defeated a
powerful German naval squad-!
ron in the blizzard-swept waters
off northern Norway December
31, sinking a destroyer, crippling
a cruiser and routing the re
mainder of the force which
probably included a pocket bat
tleship, it was revealed today.
French Hurl Back Nazis
South of Fondouk Lines
LONDON, Jan. 9 (Saturday)
(UP) The Morocco radio
Quoting a French communique
said today that French troops had
hurled back German tank-supported
forces which attempted
to encircle their line south of
Fondouk in the southern sector
of Tunisia.
Ursula Parrott Indicted
On Desertion Aid Charge
MIAMI Novelist Ursula
Parrott was indicted today by a
federal grand jury on charges
that she aided a soldier to desert
the US Army by smuggling him
from a military stockade in. her
automobile.
Stark Predicts Long War;
Says Axis Will Not Fold -
WASHINGTON, Admiral
Harold R. Stark, commander-in-chief
of US naval forces in Eu
ropean waters, predicted today
that the war will be "long and
tough" and said that hope of an
Axis "blowup" are unlikely to
be realized.
.Roosevelt Names Flynn
Minister to Australia
NEW YORK, President
Roosevelt has appointed Edward
J. Flynn, chairman of the Demo
cratic National committee, to be
his personal representative in
Australia with the rank of am
bassador and minister plenipo
tentiary, Flynn said in a formal
statement tonight.
Med Building Blaze
Causes Little Damage
A fire in the engine of the Med
ical building elevator was quickly
brought under control this after
noon by the Chapel Hill fire de
partment. The blaze, reported at 12 :40,
was thought to be caused either
by overheating or a short in the
electrical mechanism and caused
"very small damage" to the ele
vator system.
CVTC Office Orders
Registration Check
Old and new CVTC members
must check in at headquarters in
West House to complete the regis
tration and to get company as
signments as soon as possible, it
was announced by the adjutant's
office yesterday.
Students to Discuss
Treatment of Germany
"What will we do with Germa
ny after the war ?" will be the top
ic for discussion at, the Baptist
student forum which meets to
morrow at 7 p. m. in the Baptist
church. The discussion will be informal.
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RC, CPU
To Limit
Schedules
Both Groups Plan
Fewer Addresses
An agreement presented by the
Carolina Political union, limiting
the number of speakers to be
sponsored on the campus' was
ratified by the International Re
lations Club this week and went
into effect immediately.
Recognizing the fact that poor-
ly attended speeches were "hurt
ing the campus organizations and
the University," the CPU with
the aid of Dr. Frank Graham, be
gan drawing up the proposal last
quarter and concluded that "six
speakers or sets of speakers"
would be a maximum for each or
ganization to present during the
academic year.
Maximum of Three
Since circumstances might
make it difficult to limit the
speakers to two for each of the
three quarters, a maximum of
three speakers or sets of speakers
was decided upon for any single
quarter.
"This agreement is in no way
connected with the IRC forums
or the panels sponsored by the
CPU from time to time through
out the year,' said Dick Railey,
CPU chairman.
Initial reason for the limitation
of speakers was the belief that
too many speeches made primar
ily by little known figures became
monotonous to the students,
along with the fact that "the Cha
pel Hill audience is scattered
from CarrbbraTo' Gimghoiil."
Six Fall Speakers
During the fall quarter, the
IRC .presented representatives
from India, Yugoslavia, Egypt
and Poland, while the CPU spon
sored Robert Minor, assistant
secretary of the Communist par
ty; Ralph Bard, assistant secre
tary of the Navy; and Ralph!
Tucker a noted columnist.
Officials of the IRC praised the
agreement which "promises to
ease the empty house situation
when a speaker comes to MemQ-
rialHall."
Arnold Borden
Carolina Instructor
Goes on Active Duty
ATLANTA, Jan. 6 Arnold
Borden, who lives on Strowd Hill
at Chapel Hill, N. C, a first lieu
tenant in the U. S. Marine Corps,
has been assigned to active duty
with the fighting Leathernecks,
it was announced here today. He
was ordered to lead Marine
a
troops after completing an m
or.iV traininer course for of-
VVlAU w w
at the Marine base at
Quantico, Va.
Lieut. Borden was a teacher at
University of North Caro
lina. He is married, his wife be
ing the former Billie Holmes
Ginn, and he has a year-old son,
John Lemuel.
Lieut. Borden attended the
University of North Carolina.
CHAPEL HILL, N.'
Speed-Up Program
Admits 35 Students
The total number of high
'school students who have en
tered the University under the
new speed-up program has
now reached 35, according to
latest figures from Dean F. F.
Bradshaw yesterday.
Special examinations were
given to 66 high schoolers with
48 passing. Deadline for the
special admittance tests has
been set for 5 p.m. Tuesday.
War College
Admits 40
Special Students
Allowed Entrance
Realizing the need ot imme
diate training for exceptional
high school students, the College
for War Training has jumped its
original opening date of January
27 and admitted 40 students to
the Winter quarter's program,
announced Guy B. Phillips yes
terday. Students with individual pro
blems that could not be solved by
any of the university's regular
departments were allowed to en
roll with the general student
body. These new trainees main
ly include high schoolers with a
definite idea of what branch of
the armed services in which they
intend to enlist and special train
ing required.
Arrangements Completed .
The War College, waived the
required pre-induction work in
these cases and completed ar
rangements during the. holidays
for the group to enroll.
Applications for the regular
opening of the school January
27 have been mounting steadily
See WAR COLLEGE, page U
Japanese Report
Ericson Captive
In Philippines
Captain Ervid E. Ericson of
Chapel Hill, who has. not been
heard from since the fall of the
Philippines, has been reported a
prisoner of war, it was learned
here yesterday.
Dr. E. E. Ericson of the Uni
versity English department, fath
er of Captain Ericson, has just
received a telegram from the War
department stating "your son,
Captain Ervid E. Ericson, Field
Artillery, reported prisoner of
war of the Japanese Government
in the Philippines."
Captain Ericson was sent to
Fort Stotsenburg in July 1941 as
commander of a "split battalion",
part of which was stationed at
the Fort and part sent to one of
the outlying provinces to set up a
new camp.
No word was heard from him
after the war began, except in
directly from the wife of one of
his lieutenants, who stated last
February that Captain Ericson
and his lieutenants were still
alive, but had changed location.
Last May Dr. Ericson was in
formed that his son was "missing
in action."
Captain Ericson, who is only
SO, entered the ROTC at the Uni
versity of Pittsburgh in 1928 and
enlisted in the National Guard of
Pennsylvania in 1930. He con
tinued as a reserve officer and
volunteered for service in 1940.
He was inducted into the Army at
Fort Bragg and sent to Fort Sill
for special training. Upon his re
turn to Fort Bragg he was or
dered to the Philippines. ,He and
his father were in the National
Guard together.
C, SATURDAY, JANUARY 9,
Faculty
Loses 13
To Service
Lyons, Stoudemire,
Holmes Leave UNC
Thirteen new faculty members
joined the ranks of the country's
armed forces during the Christ
mas vacation. All of these, either
have already reported for duty
or will do so within the next week
or two, it was announced.
f The romance language depart- j
inent contributed three faculty
members, Sterling Stoudemire,
professor of Spanish; Dr. U. T.
$Iolmes, professor of French ; and
J. C. Lyons, secretary of the de
partment. Dr. William J. Bowen, assis
tant professor of zoology, has re
signed to work on war problems
with the National Institute of
Health. Dr. Clark Brown, of the
University health department,
who has been devoting part of
his time to the Pre-flight school,
will now give full time to the na
vy. J Other faculty losses include E.
Kedar Bryan, of the flying
school; Floyd T. Siewert and
Jim Tatum of the physical edu
cation department ; John Allcott,
head of the art department;
James L. Wilson and R. S. Os
borne of the English faculty ; T.
Ross Fink, instructor in the de
partment of education; and Wi
told Hurewicz, professor of
mathematics.
WPB Delays
Greenhouse
Construction
' By Sara Yokley
The University's new pre-fab-
ricated greenhouse is now in the
basement of Davie building, its
construction delayed because of
a required permit from the WPB
and inaction on the part of con
tractors. The greenhouse, 25 feet by 67
feet, is to be located in the Arbo
retum parallel to the wistaria
walk and the building site has al
ready been marked off.
Funds for the greenhouse were
granted by the general education
board of New York city to sup
port its program in forest gene
tics. Cost of the greenhouse it
self is approximately $1,900 with
money donated for estimated
building costs amounting to $1,
450. Since the grant was made the
local carpenters have raised their
prices. This, coupled with an
other ruling preventing the erec
tion of a building that mosts more
See WPB, page U
Broughton 's Message Brings
Favorable Official Comment
Governor J. M. Broughton's
mesage to the state assembly yes
terday calling for an increase
in pay for teachers and an
extension f the school term with
compulsory physical education
brought favorable comment from
University leaders.
Guy B. Phillips, War College
executive secretary, said that the
Governor's speech followed his
previous policy towards educa
tion. "The accomplishments of
the 1941 Legislature can be
brought to fruition by the adop
tion of his proposal of adequate
pay increases and an extension
of the school term."
Dr. Roy Morrison of the de
partment of education lay stress
1943
Editorial: F-S141. News:
CAA Offers Course
In Ground Training
To Women
Training to Prepare New Instructors;
Aeronautics 31 to Carry 5 Hours Credit
Carolina has taken the lead in the CAA war training service
program by announcing a certified course in ground school in
struction for 20 coeds administered through the College for War
I Training by W. R. Mann, local CPT director.
A serious shortage in instructors has forced CAA officials to
design the course in ground work material so that graduates
Odum Edits
'Review'
Special Issue
To Survey South
Dr. Howard W. Odum, direc
tor of the Institute of Research
and Social Science, has been
namerd co-editor of the special,
January 23 issue of the Satur
day Review of Literature.
Odum will work with Virgin
ius Dabney, editor of the Richmond-Times-Dispatch
in compil
ing the magazine which will be
devoted to a survey of the "lit
erature and culture of the Upper
South."
This issue, part of a Saturday
Review '43 project which in
cludes a survey of New England
and the Far West in addition to
the Upper South, will cover the
Carolinas, Virginia, Kentucky,
West Virginia, Maryland and
Central and Eastern Kentucky.
".' Dabney arid Odum will colla
borate on the editorial for the
magazine while many of the
states' outstanding writers will
contribute material to. it. Stru
thers Burt, author of "Escape
from America;" Donald David
son, Agrarian leader and author
of "Attack on Leviathan ;" Gerald
Johnson, Baltimore Evening Sun
editor, and John Temple Graves,
Birmingham Age-Herald literary
editor and columnist will write
articles for the issue. Saturday
Review plans also call for time
ly, authoritative reviews of out
standing new books dealing with
the Upper South.
The magazine will contain
articles by many authors whose
works have been brought out by
the University Press, such as
Melville Corbett Ivey, young
sociology professor at Meredith
College.
Past sectional projects of the
Saturday Review of Literature
have surveyed the deep South,
Southwest and the Upper South
issue will complete their work
in this section.
on the proposals favoring strict
regulation in physical and voca
tional education.
"The demands being made on
the public schools point the im
portance of Governor Brough
ton's f urthur proposals regard
ing school attendance, vocation
and physical education. The total
program outlined by the Gover
nor will do much to help the pub
lic schools face the serious prob
lems of personnel and program
in these critical times."
When asked if he had an idea
what the reaction would be in
the state to the pay . increase
clause, Morrison said that he
thought it "would be favorable
to the general group of instructors."
INSIDE December Ma stni
vrorth reading ...
Details of Army, Navy training ia
college . . .' Air Too Thin for Reason.
-On Page Two.
F - 3146. F-8H7
NUMBER 70
'Student
could take major positions in the
accelerated air program.
Mann pointed out that this
course will lead to the paper work
for a pilot's license and that grad
uation will carry a government
certificate for ground work. The
course will give five hours college
credit, be known as Aeronautics
31, carry a tuition charge of $10,
and meet from 6:30 p. m. until
8:30 p. 'in. possibly in Bingham
hall.
The work designed is parti
cularly for seniors and prospec
tive teachers who desire to be
able to carry on a program
of instruction either at regular
formed Victory Corps set up in
high schools.
Mann reports that expansion
of the Horace William's program
will call for additional instruc
tors whose ranks will have to be
filled by graduates from this pro
gram. This is the first course set
up under the College for War
Training for women. Interested
coeds must apply to Guy B. Phil
lips in South building immedi
ately for registration.
Woodhouse Speaks
To Study Groups
On Monday Night
The World Community com
mission of the YM-YWCA and
the OSCD's committee on Post
war Planning will hold their first
meeting of the winter quarter
Monday at 7 p. m. in the Horace
Williams lounge of Graham Me
morial. Dr. E. J. Woodhouse of the po
litical science department will be
the guest speaker. His topic will
be "The International Aspects of
Political Planning." Following
the speech, he will conduct an
open-forum . discussion on this
subject.
The IRC and the CPU an
nounce that they will work in co
operation with the YM-YWCA
commission on the topic of post
war plans.
Discussion plans for this quar
ter will include meetings every
Monday night to consider the
various problems relating t o
peace. Faculty members and
guest speakers will be invited to
address the group at each of these
sessions.
Next week's program will con
sider the economic aspects of
post-war plans.
New Flight Course
To Begin January 18
Trainees in the primary flight
course based at Horace Williams
airport took their final written
examination yesterday afternoon
at Bingham hall. A new group is
expected to begin the course Jan
uary 18, but the departure of the
present class depends upon
weather conditions in the next
few days.
Dark green uniforms have
been received here for the flyers,
and will be issued to the new sec
tion when courses begin.