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Chaps! Hillt N C tfn EDI TO RIAL 'Esse Quam Videri World Affairs Faux Pas NEWS WSSF Campaign to Ope UNC to Hold Religion Week Ryan to Speak -THF ONLY COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOUTHEAST- VOLUME LV United Press CHAPEL HILL. N. C. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1947 NUMBER 119 NEWS BRIEFS Bridges Warns Agency Chiefs Says Officials Must Spurn Budget Order Washington, Feb. 8 (UP) The chairman of the Senate Appropria tions committee has issued an ultima tum to cabinet officers and agency chiefs. Senator Styles Bridges warned to night that they must disregard Presi dent Truman's order to support his budget figures or run the risk of a boycott by the committee. Refers to Order The New Hampshire Republican was referring to a White House order that all heads of administration agen cies are expected to back the Presi dent's budget estimates in expressing their views on Capitol Hill. "Well insist that department and agency heads speak their own minds on their spending needs," says Bridges. "We'll swear them in as wit nesses, and we won't hear them un less they are ready to speak inde pendently." Funeral Rites Held For 0. Max Gardner Shelby, Feb. 8 (UP) North Carolina and the nation paid final tribute this afternoon to Ambassador and former Governor O. Max Gard ner. Funeral services were held in the First Baptist church at Shelby for the 64-year-old Democratic leader who died Thursday in New York just a few hours before sailing to Eng land as the U. S. ambassador. High officials rfrom Washington and the state government, were in the big funeral crowd. Fuel Crisis Threatens End to Laborite Rule London, Feb. 8 (UP) Conserva tive leaders charge that the Labor government will fall unless it solves the fuel crisis. Opposition groups are expected to confer during the week end on plans for urgent debate in Commons on Monday. Some think they might ask for a motion of non-, confidence. Weather Man Promises Warm Weather Monday Chicago, Feb. 8 (UP) The weather man holds out a promise of warmer weather by Monday. Mean while, most of the nation east of the Rockies is suffering from the winters worst cold wave. The cold also has extended into the deep South. The New England states arid Mid-Atlantic are blanketed in snow, . Workers Face Lay-Off By Detroit Companies Detroit, Feb. 8 (UP) Two De troit companies say they will lay off more than 18,000 auto workers Mon mr Wanse of the lack of industrial gas. They are the Briggs Manufac- - ...... m turing and the Lincoln division oi Ford. . . Army Corporal Admits 'Black Dahlia' Murder Fort Dix, N. J., Feb. S (UP) Army Corporal Joseph Dumais has admitted that he believes that he killed 22-year-old Elizabeth Short, the girl called the "Black Dahlia" in Los Angeles last January 15. Army Captain William Florence says: "I am definitely convinced that this man is the murderer." Judge Porter Defends Governorship Decision Rome, Ga., Feb. 8 (UP) Su perior Court Judge Claude Porter has defended his decision recognizing . M. E. Thompson as the legal governor of Georgia. But he has no comment on whether Governor Talmadge will be cited for contempt for calling the rul ing, in effect, a frame-up. WEATHER TODAY Fair, Continued Cold WSSF Campaign for $5,500-Opens Here University to Hold Religion Week, February 23-28; Dr. Scherer Addresses Planning Committee Today Group Will Plan Week of Events Dr. Paul Scherer, pastor of the Lutheran church of The Trinity in New York City and one of the outstanding religious leaders of the United States, will speak at 7 o'clock tonight to Wes ley foundation and members of the committees planning Religion in Life week, February 23-28. The meet ing will be held at the Methodist church. Dr. Scherer is the author of many outstanding religious books, the lat est of which is "For We Have This Treasure," a collection of the ser mons he delivered at Yale university in 1943 when he was chosen to de liver the famous Beecher lectures. He is a featured speaker on the Lutheran hour each Sunday which is broadcast over a nation-wide hookup. Now at Union Seminary Now professor of practical the ology at Union Theological seminary in New York city, Dr. Scherer ie de livering guest lectures at Duke Theo logical school this week. He is speak ing in Duke chapel this morning and at the United church in Raleigh to morrow night. All students are invited to the so cial hour at 5 o'clock which begins the Wesley Foundation Sunday evening program. This will be followed by7 a supper at 6. Bill Sexton, chairman of the Religion in Life publicity com mittee, has called a special meeting of that group at the church at 5:30 o'clock. w A S-t- ' - r V- KAY KYSER Kay Kyser Visits Hill While Going to Shelby For Max Gardner Rites Kay Kyser, famed Carolina alum nus from Rocky Mount paid an unex pected visit to Chapel Hill Friday night. '' , The popular entertainer spent Fri day night in the Carolina Inn and traveled to Shelby with Comptroller W. D. Carmichael, Jr., to attend the funeral of O. Max Gardner, an old friend and fraternity brother, yester day. He was expected to return here late last night. Kyser, his wife; the former Georgia Carroll, and their eight-months-old daughter, Kimberly Ann, arrived in Rocky Mount Thursday from New York to visit the bandleader's mother, Mrs. P. B. Kyser. The "Ole jrrof essor" , has recently been active in the North Carolina Good Health campaign and has been instrumental in enlisting numbers of Hollywood stars to make recordings CQ in hia home state's-drive to lUi " - , enlighten the pe6ple of their health needs. Kyser will return to New xorK tms for hia Wednesday night ra dio program which last week was shifted east from ttoiiywooa ior indefinite period. . , - V. - , Time For Action The time has come for action! Last summer, when the constitution bubble burst all over a group of confused students and administrative heads, hasty meetings and hurried conferences resulted in the information that the constitution was in effect except for the fees structure. It was stated that the ees structure would have to be worked out, but that it would probaSly go before the trustees for ap proval before fall. Fall turned into winter, anct winter is now approaching that first breath of spring. - Now after much committee and legislative bickering, the article concerning the fee structure stands as it wTas : "The stu dent legislature shall have powqr to levy and collect all student fees except athletic fees, but total fees shall not exceed $20 per student per calendar year, unless the total amount of fees levied is changed Dy a majority vote of at least 50 per cent of the stu dent body." Student government heads in conjunction with the adminis tration held out for an amendment changing $20 to S12. In es sence, they .wasted much time arguing about no real change. Look at the following figures : As the amendment seekers wanted the fee structure, students would pay $12 for three quarters. An additional fee of one dollar per quarter for Graham Memorial would be added. From . those going to summer school, an additional four dollar payment wTould be forthcoming. If a student went to school the year -around under this plan, his total amount of fees paid would be. 12 plus 4 plus 4, which equals $20. Ergo, as concerns the con troversy, much ado about nothing. V To make it even simpler a committee presented the bill to peaneayier, representing .the dministratian,broken down as follows. . Under ' the' ; nstitutfbn,r eacn::student : VuW pay" a" maximum of five dollars per quarter, one dollar of which would go to Graham Memorial. - The rest would be allocated by the student legislature. Figuring on a basis of three quarters only, therefore, the student would be paying $15. Subtract the three dollars going to GM, and again you have $12. The plan is amazingly simple. No more time should be wasted debating it. Time has become precious. Unless the new fees system can go into effect before April' first, it will have to wait another year and another year of the present confusion would drive even some of the most persistent workers for a better student government into a state of don't-give-a-damness. Tomorrow the Board of Trustees of the University meets. The fee structure plan, simplified into terms of quarters, can be presented to them TOMORROW. The plan has received the approval of Student Body President Dewey Dorsett and other student leaders. Yet the administration, while noting nothing wrong with the plan, doesn't think it can be presented tomor row. They claim they haven't studied it enough. For more than seven confused months, the constitution has been picked over like a chicken bone. In seven months, the ad ministration has had time to consider all of its aspects. The time for consideration is long past. Immediate action is neces-' sary. If the fees section is not presented to the Board of Trustees tomorrow, its chance of being in effect by April will be slim. And if it is not presented to the trustees and made ready for operation by April, a crime of negligence will have been per petrated against the student body. In spite of numerous requests for earlier agitation on the subject from many irked students, we have waited patiently for j something to happen. Now we believe the time has come for something to happen. To paraphrase a popular expression, it is time to act, or get off the stage. Ruby James Picked As Queen Of Veterans' Valentine Hop Ruby James, ' smiling brunette beauty from Lenoir, reigned as queen of the University Veterans association Valentine dance held in the clubhouse Friday evening. Pres ident Roy Moose placed a red and silver crown on the queen's head and presented her with a large Val entine box of candy and a gold com pact. Jim Chesnutt, former 'UVA president was the queen's escort. Judges for the contest were Mrs Victor Humphreys, hostess of Ken an dormitory, Dean Fred Weaver, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Armstrong. Judge Armstrong, who is Univer sity admissions oflicer, commented after the queen, was crowned, "I thought I had a hard job with thou sands of students trying, to get into the University, but picking the most beautiful of all those pretty girls was even harder." Runners up for the queenship were Marian Parker, Gail Griffith, Nina Thomas and Emily Von Bor ries. The clubhouse was decorated in the Valentine motif with large red crepe paper hearts festooned with red crepe paper nosegays em bellished on the two white brick chimneys. The motif was repeated with smaller hearts placed between the windows which were festooned with greenery. ,The Carolinians played for the affair. ' Noted Churchmen Will Lead Groups By Darley Lochner Fourteen outstanding Catho lic, Jewish and Protestant churchmen will lead Religion in Life week here from February 23 to 28. Over 60 students and 20 faculty advisers, members of committees appointed by the Council of Religion in Life which is sponsor ing the week, are now making final plans for a complete week centered around religious activities. Dr. Elton Trueblood, professor of philosophy at Earlham college in Richmond, Ind., and widely known author, will address the first session of Religion in Life week Sunday night, February 23. Talks Each Evening Special talks 'are planned in Hill hall at 8:30 each evening of the con ference. Kenneth J. Foreman, profes sor of Bible and philosophy at David son, will be the speaker Monday night. Tuesday night Dr. W. R. Barnhart, Head of the department of religion at Hood college in Frederick, Md., will address the group. The topic for Wednesday night's meeting will be "Religion and World Order." Rabbi Abraham Feinstein of Chattanooga, Tenn., member of the Central conference, of American Rab bis, will represent ; the Jewish faith; John G. Ramsay, community relations representative of the CIO organizing committee, the Protestants. The Cath olic leader , is yet to be . chosen. Dawson, Mays Talk J. M. Dawson, pastor of the First Baptist church of Waco, Texas, and See CHURCHMAN, page U. W. CARSON RYAN Ryan Will Discuss Chinese Situation AtCPURoundtable W. Carson Ryan, head of the Uni versity's department of education will address the Carolina Political union's meeting tonight on the subject of China. Dr. Ryan, who has just returned from his second trip to that nation in as many years, will discuss China, especially in relation to the changes which have occurred there recently. During his two trips Dr. Ryan has conferred with Madame Chaing Kai shek, as well as many other Chinese leaders. It is expected that tonight he will comment upon Secretary of State Marshall's recent order withdrawing troops from China. As usual, an open discussion and question period will follow the infor mal talk, which takes place in the Grail room, Graham Memorial, at 8 o'clock. GLEE CLUB The Men's Glee club will meet at 4:30 tomorrow afternoon instead of 5:00. i 'tM mmmm mm: Tomorrow Eateries to Help Make Collections For Funds Drive By Ed Long Carolina students will have an opportunity this week to share food with fellow students in universities in Europe and Asia. In connection with the World Student Service fund campaign, which starts tomorrow, students will be asked to pay double for at least one meal Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Extra money collected from eating places cooperating with the campaign will be taken by WSSF and sent di rectly overseas to feed hungry stu dents. Members of the central com mittee for the campus feel that this will not be a sacrifice for students since the average American student has sometimes more than four times as much food in a day than a central European student. "Take a fellow student to dinner" cards will be dis tributed at eating places by members of various religious groups on the campus. Advance Pledges Made Advance pledges have already been made by members of the central com mittee of the WSSF, the solicitors, liMCA cabinet and some church groups.' Various special projects, also, have been planned by groups on the campus. Religious groups are taking charge of visiting faculty members for the campaign, and the Canter bury club voted last week to have the offering taken at its corporate com munion next Sunday, given to WSSF. Walt Stuart and Gay Morenus, co chairmen for the drive, pointed out that this is to be the only fund rais ing program for students and facul ties of devastated countries support ed entirely by students and faculty members in colleges of the United States and other countries. Town Students' Booth in Y Special emphasis is placed on the fact that all dormitories, fraternity and sorority houses, Victory Village, Swain hall and Pittsboro road trailer camps will be solicited, and that the booth which is to be in the lobby of the YMCA is for contributions by town students and others who will not be canvassed by solicitors. Laboratory Theatre To Give Performance In Union This Evening Edna St. Vincent Millay's original play "Aria da Capo" will be present ed in three performances by the Lab oratory theater of the Carolina Play makers in the main lounge of Graham Memorial tonight at 8, 9 and 10 o' clock. Sponsored by the student union, the production will be free to all stu dents and townspeople. Madeline Cooley and David Hooks will head the cast of Miss Millay's satire on war. Written in verse with stylized characters presenting the au thor's thesis, Cooley and Hooks will assume the light roles of Columbine and Pierrot from the Commeria de l'arte to be contrasted to the pictoral drama of two shepherds. James Reilly and Mac Shaw will be seen as the shepherds. Blanton Miller will represent the Masque of Tragedy. The technical staff will be headed by Lois Warnshuis, who directed the production. John McKinney designed the set and costumes while Betty Young-will be stage manager. . Serv ing on the staff are James Reilly, Eleanor Ringer, Terell Everett and Bill Ayers. The Laboratory Theater, under Foster Fitzsimons' supervision, meets , each Sunday night at 8 o'clock in Murphey Hall for play readings. Har ry Thomas is in charge of the group. TVA Attorneys Charges Atom Commission Head Washington, Feb. 8 (UP) A dis charged TVA attorney has charged that David Lilienthal tried to get senators to lobby for Lilienthal's con firmation as head of the Federal Atomic commission. He was lawyer L. B. Bolt " ' - -
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