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- M te. S i.i feius Brief German Forces End Resistance In Tunis Area Franco Proposes Peace in Europe ALLIED HDQS., North Afri ca. May 10 (UP) Al Axis re- sistance has ended North and West of Tunis and Allied armies were reported to have cracked the Cap Bon defense line while Allied air and sea forces smashed many small boats loaded, with fleeing Nazi troops in an every- man-for-himself Dunkirk Allied planes swept Cap Bon in never ending patrols, turning its waters and beaches into Axis death traps. Bitter fighting still raged meanwhile near the base of Cap Bon peninsula, the enemy's last sanctuary in Africa, where a strong German rearguard was battling to cover the retirement of the enemy remnants estima ted variously from 40,000 to 100, 000 men into the peninsula. But late Sunday, British tank formations which had not relaxed their pressure after the lightning sweep to Tunis, forced a breach in the fiercely defended enemy positions at Hammam Zlif ten miles southwest of Tunis, front line reports said. MADRID, May 10 (UP) Generalissimo Francisco Fran co, in a speech at Almeria today, beseeched .the Allies and the Axis to make peace at once urging that the war was being fought to a stalemate and that Commu nism was an increasing threat to war-exhausted Europe. Washington Officials Spurn Latest Axis Peace Feelers WASHINGTON, May 10 (U P) Official Washington again snubbed European peace feelers today amid indications that the long-promised second front inva sion of Europe is about to be made good. Newest peace proposal from Spanish leader Franco promptly got the cold shoulder from Secre tary of State Cordell Hull who re iterated that the Allied price of peace is unconditional surrender of the Axis as set forth at the Roosevelt-Churchill Casablanca conference. Supreme Court Clears US Of OPA Injunction Threat WASHINGTON, May 10 (U p) The Supreme Court ruled today that the government may prosecute violaters of Office of Price Administration price ceil ings without fear of injunction by Federal District courts. Reds Put Transportation Under Strict Marshal Law LONDON, Tuesday, May 11 (UP) Russia, girding lor a Spring campaign which it be lieves may bring a decisive thrust against the Axis on the Western front, put its entire transport system under marshal law Mon day and continued a record breaking aerial offensive on ene my communications as its forces in the Kuban smashed farther in to the heart of Axis defenses. Senate Starts Hearings On Tax Bill Wednesday WASHINGTON, May 10 (U P ) Chairman Walter S. George, Democrat, Georgia, of the Sen ate Finance committee, today ob tained unanimous Senate consent to open floor debate Wednesday on the committee-approved pay-as-you-go tax bill, embracing es sentials of the Ruml skip-a-year plan. VOLUME LI Business ud Cixeolaifaat Mil -Legisl. it it Carolina Delegates Hear Speech By Mrs 0 Some Members Leave USSA After Speech Action Climaxes Bitter Debates It was reported from New York yesterday that a number of student delegates to the first conference of the United States Student Assembly had walked out on the meeting after an address by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt. This meeting was attended by three representatives of Carolina, Harvey Segal, Lee Bronson and Bob Epple. Battle for Control This walkout, by 18 delegates of various colleges, climaxed a session that had seen a battle for control between two main divi sions among students attending. The fight opened during the morning when, by a block system vote, Miss Bronson together with Margaret Bates were narrowly defeated for a top position on the presiding committee. Roosevelt Speech Then came the controversial speech by Mrs. Roosevelt, in which she pointed out that the way to seek a change in a demo cracy is within the framework of that democracy." She declared that much of - the opposition to the Young Communist League See USSA, page U Y-l and V-7 Men To Meet Tonight A meeting of all V-l and V-7 reservists who took the Navy examinations on April 20 will be held tonight at eight o'clock in the Horace Williams lounge of Graham Memorial, announced Dr. W. D. Perry. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss transfers to V-5 for students who have taken the examina tions. Only the written applica tions for a transfer to V-5 must be in by May 15, not the mental and physical examina tions as was first announced. Police Did Work of Honor System in 1880' s Faculty 'Lived Like Eagles Always Ready To According to First Man To Return Here After By Sara Yokley Things were different here in 1875 when Judge Francis Wins ton enrolled as the first student after the Civil War. Sixty others, six faculty members . and five buildings made up the Universi ty. As the University has changed in size, so has it changed in cus tom. Back in the 70's and 80's every thing was either black or white, good or bad. Since it was extreme ly difficult to toe the mark and obey all Carolina rules, students took the simplest way out. The results are enough to make pres ent day students want to turn the clock back for a few days and live at Carolina as it used to be. Honor System The honor system was unheard of at Carolina before 1890, for discipline was 'administered by CHAPEL HILL, N. Gets Seniors To See Special Show At Carolina Theiater Tonight Pre-Flight Protests Halt Serenade Held in Kenan Stadium Sunday Night By Kat Hill . Seniors, preparing to step into the "cold, cruel world," gambol today into the third round of concentrated undergraduate fun, following the tide of the times with a cut-down, speeded-up ver sion of the traditional Senior Week. While the upperclassmen will generally tyrannize the campus all day, at the class' own ex pense, tonight seniors will move the scene of their frolic to the Carolina theatre and become the guests of E. Carrington Smith at the late show, beginning at 11 o'clock. In a concession to the momentary superiority of the seniors, Dean Stacy has decreed one-thirty permission for all senior belies. Obstruction Many are the difficulties that have already beset Senior Week. Sunday night the air-condition ed fireside concert was broken up by orders from the Navy when the melodic strains began British Supply With Hill-Billy Musicians Yanks in England Hear 'Ozark' Bands Under Lighter Side of Lend-Lease LONDON (UP) Give a soldier a song he can sing and a band that he can dance to. This, at the moment, is one of tackled by the British Army and by American Army forces in the United Kingdom. So far, on a reciprocal lend-lease basis, Bri tain has recruited and turned over to the U. S. forces 14 hill-billy bands (similar to those of amateur-hour fame) and four dance orchestras. Plenty more of both are scheduled. Songs are a different matter.?1 As yet this war has not produced a solid, universal song hit such as "Tipperary" or "Pack Up Your Troubles," so Yank and Tommy still sing these old fa vorites. Meanwhile, the search goes on for new hits, with words to keep up the fighting spirit and a rhythm to stimulate marching feet. Instruments Scarce Each hill-billy band consists of ukelele, guitar, violin, drums and one or two piano accordions. Each dance band has two saxes, monitors. Through coercion and constant watching over students the administration hoped to keep them in the straight and narrow. "Chief policemen" were the un married members of the faculty who lived in South building. From their strategic position they could see and hear what went on in Old East, Old West. "They lived like eagles", said Judge Winston, "ready to pounce on the boys below." Two professors living in South building were awakened one Sat urday night by a prankster ring ing the bell. Baths were taken on Saturday nights then, so the in genious professors captured the boy, dragged him into their room, and gave him their version of a ducking in a tin wash tub. For a few weeks the bell . in South building was silent. MjCEJT C, TUESDAY, MAY 11, 1943 : disturbing the slumbers and dreams of the pre-f light cadets. Tickets for the show, as well as for the mad Saddle-Shoe Stomp and formal banquet planned for later in the week, are being distributed at the Y today from nine till two o'clock. Bloodless Battle The bloodless battle with bat and ball, originally scheduled be tween the faculty and students for this afternoon, has been postponed a day in order to give both of the mighty nines a chance to really get hot. A combination of several dire and drastic reasons forced class See SENIORS, page U i US ' Troops the major morale problems being a clarinet, trumpet, trombone, guitar, drums and a piano accor dion (a good substitute for the piano) . Instruments are scare, and a constant search is made for them, with Americans getting a fair share of the crop. Once the band is formed comes the Question of furnishing it with music. To help solve this problem the British War Office puts out a monthly publication called the "Army Dance Band See BRITISH, page U Pounce' Civil War During President Battle's reign the most successf ul ringing of the South building bell occur red. A group of students pushed a cow up to the third story, tied her horns to the bell, and left her there for two hours before she was discovered. When President Winston was chief monitor he walked into New East late one night to discover why the light in one room was still on. Inside the lighted room he found a deck of cards, stacks of poker chips and numerous vacant chairs. He rounded-up the guilty students, and began lec turing to them on the evils of that great American game. "Young gentlemen," he said, "shame on you. What would your parents say if they came and' found me playing poker with professors?" See POLICE, page U ' - U t Editorial: F-4X4X. Mews: O T1 -Bi Passage Woul To Present M The Student Council Reorganization bill faces its Legislature test tonight at 8 :30 in New East. Speaker Terrell Webster, in calling the special Tuesday meet ing of his group, said, "We will probably have to convene very often in the next two weeks to put in working order the recom mendations of the Emergency committee for remodeling student ' " government. Tonight's decision Wells Gets New Position In War School Dr. William Wells of the Eng lish department has been ap pointed to the War Training Col lege as coordinator of instruc tion for the V-12 program which begins here July 1. Dr. Wells' multiple job will consist of assisting the various departmental heads in working out a double curriculum and in tegrate courses offered to civil ian students enrolled in the regu lar four quarter year and V-12 student program which will fol low a semester basis. Meteorology Success The success with which the Meteorology school has been co ordinated with the regular Uni- versity courses is credited m most part to the job done by the University-appointed coordina tor prior to the establishment of the Meteorology students. In line with the V-12 pro grams, the University has been invited to send representatives See WELLS, page 4 YMCA Schedules Fellowship Supper The "Grand Finale" YM-YW- CA Fellowship Supper for the year will be held in the Presbyte rian church tonight at 6:00 sharp. A special program of fun has been arranged for after-dinner entertainment. Secretary H. F. Comer strongly urged all those who have ever been to a "Y" sup per before, to turn out tonight and bring all of their friends "Its the best 35 cent supper in the state," said Comer. If the weather is fair plans have been made to hold the sup per outdoors Tickets may be purchased un til noon today from members of the "Y" cabinet, or in the YMCA office. Behind i Nastiest of many nasty jobsf for the Student legislature may be overshadowed tonight by the loudly publicized Student Council bill. The importance of effective town organization will become apparent very soon. Because if the legislative committee doesn't find the method, the whole emer gency system will be as much help as an empty coke machine. Never, even during peacetime, has the student body been ad equately organized. Only linking filaments have been the dormito ries, Daily Tar Heel and foot ball games. In two months the civilian stu- INSIDE 0A rk burnin.f ... Dorm council lullaby . . .Szper by mail . . .Weary Women . . . Under the sun. Page. Two F - 314. 14147 NUMBER 167 mil Roosevelt Add Four emoers. on the council plan will show in large part the future of all the proposals of this special commit tee." 1 Raises Number When the Ways and Means committee delivers the measure to the Legislature floor, it will contain provisions for raising the number of council members from 11 to 15, and the elimination of the elective posts of Student body vice-president and secretary treasurer. The new number of councilmen is to allow for the proposed pro portion of eight "men in uni form" and seven civilians to deal with cases qf both groups. Two Posts Go In place of the elective Stu dent body posts would be substi tuted the vice-president and sec retary-treasurer of the Student council, "to be appointed by the council itself. The new form of the Student council is necessary in order to create an organization that would be able to represent both the large groups that will remain on campus after June. In addition to the Reorganiza tion bill vote, reports from the two newest committees are sche duled for tonight. The first will come Irom the erroun studvmer methods for a reorganization of the Town council, in order to give it the power it will need to rep resent the majority of the civilian students in the future. The other committee is the one codifying all laws of the Legis lature. Seniors Must Get All Tickets Today The Chairmen of Senior Week committee Announced last night that seniors who do not obtain tickets tomor row will not be able to attend the film show, dance and ban quet. Tickets for these events will be distributed at the YMCA from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. It All dent body, with the exception of the coeds, will be lodged in town. Unless some means of organizing the men is found meanwhile, the Legislature will find that its elaborate plans for emergency student government undermined and nullified by a disintegrated civilian group that no longer finds itself even remotely inter ested in anything but classes, morning and 1 :30. Saturday night's CPU ban quet didn't prove to be the scene of all the political intrigue many had prophecied. Gregg Cherry was in Marion See BEHIND, page U gki li 3- r. j3SKiL. areff''i-3
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