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,1 -43 1 NEWS? Presidential Appointments Yackety Yacks Faculty Resolution EDITORIAL : Summer Service Protect Seats of Learning Esthetic Scene -THE ONLY COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOUTHEAST- VOLUME LV United Press CHAPEL HILL, N. C, SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1947 NUMBER 199 NEWS BRIEFS N.C. Governor Blasts Action Of Mask Mob Issues Statement On Jackson Case Raleigh, May 23 vJf) Governor Cherry has issued a strong statement of denunciation of the mob action at Jackson wnere masked white men broke in the county jail and seized Buddy Bush, young negro prisoner. Cherry , said, "North Carolina will not tolerate lynchings and mob violence." The governor stated that he had ordered the state bureau of invest! gation to spare no effort in bringing the mobsters to justice. Meanwhile, authorities have guess ed that Bush was lynched and that his body is floating somewhere in the Roanoke river. Faculty Club Requests Razing Of Wooden Barracks Building At a meeting of the Faculty club it was resolved that the two-story wooden barracks structure in back of New East be razed. One of the many of temporary buildings being erected about the campus this year, the clapboard shack has been objected to by the professors "because of its bad ap pearance." ' The resolution has been presented to 'the administration, but what South building officialdom 1 will do' about it still remains a moot ques tion. Biggest bone of contention is what FPHA authorities in Atlanta will say about the plan. The build ing was part of 2 emergency struc tures given to the University to be used as temporary classroom space. Yackety Yacks to Be Issued Tuesday in Graham Memorial John L. Lewis to Meet With Production Heads Washington, May 23 (UP) Mine Union Chief John L. Lewis and the Southern Coal Producers association will meet next Wednesday to begin separate contract negotiations. The Southerners refused to join in industry-wide talks already underway. Conference Committee Agrees on Labor Bill Vhington, May 23 (UP) A SeGate-Hou.se conference has agreed that emergency labor legislation needed before July 1 in the event of a coal Strike at that time. Some Darts of the proposed bills as they late to cope with such a walkout. , & .v,.V,v,..., I S wit i 1 . 1 in ii 1 ( 11 t ft&k ttfm 1 f t if Refugee Vessel Seized By British Destroyers Jerusalem, May 23 (UP) Two British destroyers have intercepted a refugee ship carrying about 1,500 un certified Jews to Palestine. The Brit ish say they boarded the vessel with out opposition and are escorting it to Haifa. French Premier Fears Underground Activity Paris, May 23 (UP) Premier Ramadier of France charges that left and right wing underground move ments are trying to undermine the French republic. He told the French assembly that they are attempting to exploit social unrest. Lady Macbeth (played by Mar ion Fitz-Simons) in the sleep-walking scene from the Carolina Play makers outdoor production of "Mac beth. now playing in the Forest Theatre, 8:30, through tomorrow evening. . Trial of Andrew May Continues in Capital Washington, May 23 (UP) For mer Congressman Andrew May has admitted under cross examination that he paid personal bills with a $1,800 check supposedly given him for operation of the Cumberland Lum ber company. The former Kentucky Congressman is being tried on charges that he accepted $53,000 in bribes for wartime services to" the Garsspn munitions combine. WEATHER TODAY Scattered Thunderstorms. Student Union Cancels Concert by 'Serenaders' The lawn concert by the Graham Memorial "Dream Serenaders fa der the direction of Ned Reap, orig inally scheduled to follow the Betty Warren Jones art exhibition from 3 until 5 o'clock on tomorrow after noon, has been cancelled, according to Martha Rice, director of the stu" dent union. ' DELTA SIG DANCE " Delta Sigma Pi," international com merce fraternity, will give a dance in the Carolina inn tonigh.t honoring new members The Bull City Night hawks will play for the affair. Marshall to Be Fishery Head Dr. Nelson Marshall, associate pro fessor in the Zoology department, has been appointed Director of the Vir ginia Fisheries laboratory, sponsored jointly by the College of William and Mary and the Commission of Fish eries in Virginia. He will assume his new duties next month. The Laboratory, which carries on fisheries research and educational ac tivities, is located with a field labora-! tory at Yorktown and has offices on the campus at William and Mary. Dr. Marshall, as director, will have the rank of full professor on the fac ulty of the college, and will teach sev eral courses in marine biological sci ences. Dr. Marshall received his B. S. de gree at Rollins college, his M. S. at Ohio State and his Ph.D. at the Uni versity of Florida. From 1941 to 1944 he was assistant professor at the University of Connecticut and dur ing the summers of 1943 and 1944 he was a research fellow at the Woods Hole Oceanographic institution. In 1945-46 he was fisheries biologist at the University of Miami Marine lab oratory. At a recent meeting of the North Carolina Academy of Science, Dr. Marshall presented two papers on work being done here at the Univer sity. ' ' , - " - Absent Lawmakers Will Name Proxies For Summer Term At Thursday evening's session of the StudentLegislature, it was de cided that lawmakers who do riot -expect to attend summer school will appoint proxies to serve in the assembly. ' Introduced by Charlie Long, the bill provides that if legislators do not name their own substitutes, the Speaker will. " ' This wilLmaik the first time since last summer that the use of proxies has 7 been legal in the lawmaking body. .. - ' Students Must Bring Identification Cards By Bookie Jabine Gene Johnstone, editor of this years' white-bound Yackety Yack, announced yesterday that a limited supply of books will ar rive ' Tuesday and distribution will begin that afternoon at 3 o'clock in the Baby lounge of Graham Memorial. Since the shipment is expected to number only 2,000, Editor Johnstone requested that all students who will be in summer school this year not pick up their annuals Tuesday. Addition al books will arrive the following week. "All students must bring their iden tification cards in order to secure their Yack," Johnstone stated. He further emphasized, 'No person may pick up a Yack for any other student." The 1946-47 Yackety Yack is dedi cated to the gridiron" Tar Heels who carried the football fortunes of the University from Baltimore to New Orldan3.' Johnstone explained thai the editors felt that "this year we could dedicate our work to a group representing the return of normalcy at the University." Following custom, two pages of the book are given to outstanding profes sors here. Johnstone indicated that they were chosen because of their "popularity among tlie students." For the first time since 1942, indi vidual pictures of seniors, juniors, sophomores, and freshmen have been published. Aside from this energetic under taking, twelve pages are filled with a photographic review of important campus functions during the school year. :r w 04- n. f. : . j?-.-.Kh: A..lZuL :.,L.,i ?. .?,iJ These Carolina coeds were recently photographed peering through the dogwood, North Carolina's state flower. Left to right they are Carolyn Disbro, Atlanta, Ga.; Ann Cutts, Cordale, Ga.; Tommie Cates, Raleigh; Darley Lochner, Jacksonville, Fla.; Barbara Poole, Carthage; and Pat Hole, Chapel Hill. To Face Firing Line Veterans Warned About Insurance Transfer Plans Veterans in school under the Ser vicemen's Readjustment act (G. I. Bill) who plan to transfer to another out-of-state school at the end of this semester should make sure their fu ture National Service Life Insurance payments are mailed to the proper Veterans Administration insurance office, VA said. If an ex-G. I. moves to another sec tion of the country, his insurance rec ords will be transferred to the VA branch office having jurisdiction over his new place of residence. Before he moves, he should inform the present VA branch insurance office of his change of address, listing both his old and new address and including his polioy number and full name. A veteran can learn the location of the VA branch office serving the area to which he intends to move from the nearest VA office. Legislature Will Consider Presidential Appointments By Ed Joyner Appointments to six boards and committees submitted by stu dent body President Tom Eller to the first meeting- of the new Student Legislature Thursday night will be acted upon in a special meeting of the' assembly early next- week. The special session has been tentatively set for Tuesday evening. "I don't expect to have opposition to more than two or three of the ap pointments," Eller said yesterday. "I have tried to represent all parties adequately on the committees, and it has-been my, policy not to name, to a committee any. student who is already overworked." Ten-Man Slate The ten-man slate of the Orienta tion and Indoctrination committees submitted to the Legislature by Eller contained the names of John Clam pitt, Chairman; Jess Dedmond, Harry Snowden, Marriote Stewart, Marvin Hogan, Walt Arnold, Mimi Massey, Caroline Warren, Emile Saleeby, and Bob Dulin. Five other unofficial members to this committee who will not have to be confirmed by the Legislature are Bill Patterson, Blanton Miller, George Kenyoir, Charlie Berman, Larry Ber ry, Sara Buchanan, and Fran Golden. Graduates May Obtain Grades During Commencement Period Students who expect to receive degrees on June 9 may learn their spring quarter grades as soon as the instructors have reported them to the Central Records office by in quiring at 302 South building be tween the hours of 9 to 12:30 p.m. and 2 to 4 p.m. during the exam ination and Commencement week. Students receiving academic de grees are again reminded that they will receive blank dummy diplomas at the Commencement exercises and the sheepskin diploma will be mailed to them as soon as it is received. However, degree candidates now en rolled in school must be present at Commencement unless excused by their Dean. Candidates should be certain that all academic requirements have been met, required courses passed, and intompletes, and E's all re-i moved. Shropshire Heads -Elections Don Shropshire was named by Eller to head the elections board. -Although absent from school at present due to illness, Shropshire will return next fall and assume his duties. Al Winn will ?rve as acting chairman until Shropshire's return. Besides Shropshire and Winn, the Elections board will consist of B. J. Strong, W. B. O'Neal, John Tork, Bill Feuss, Chick Slack, Bill Sexton, Ralph Sherrill, and Pete Beaudary. T(j the Student Audit board Eller named Monroe Landreth as chairman, with Dick Culberson, Jack Swanner, Ralph Hodges, ahd Roy Moose. Daniels Automatically On the. Budget committee Sam Dan iels will automatically serve as chair man under the Constitutional provi sion that the Secretary-Treasurer of the student body shall also be chair man of the Budget committee. Along with Daniels on the committee will be Jim Vogler, John Surratt, Wayne Johnson, Jim Lilly, Martha Whitaker, Mary Swann, Charles Britt, Jim Deane, Tom Smith, and Chuck Barton. Last committee appointments fac ing consideration by the Legislature are those to the Student Entertain ment committee. This has John Mar tin as chairman and is made uJ5 of Coline Smith, Billy Carmichael, and Blanton Miller. Following his appointments Eller stated, "If any member of the student body or faculty has serious opposition to any of the appointments submitted, he should make this known to a mem ber of the legislature who will be able to bring it out at the meeting of the group Tuesday, at which time the appointments are to be confirmed." Group to Sponsor Smith Scholarship In Commerce School Alumni Files Are UNC 'Family Bible' Full Address List Maintained at Inn Files of the Alumni Office, located" in the Carolina Inn, may well be call ed the "family Bible" record about alumni of the University of North Carolina. In the Alumni Office are kept ad dress lists, class lists, biographical folders and other data about former students of Chapel Hill. The lists af ford a connection link between the University and its alumni. Every for mer student whether graduated or not has his or her name and address on an adressograph mailing stencil maintained in the Office.. The list is frequently used for purpose of mail lings,, meetings, reunions, and the like. . , . . Letters to 15 Classes Last week, for instance, letters were mailed from Chapel Hill to members of 15 classes, giving information about plans for reunions at Commencement, June 7, 8 and 9; the reunion classes are Old Students club, (members of classes graduated more than 50 years, '97, '03, '04, '05, '06, '22, '23, '24, '25, '37, '41, '42, '43, '44, and '46. Another use of the Alumni Office mailing list is in connection with alum ni priority in ordering football tick ets for next fall's games. This week the Athletic Association is mailing sets of "alumni priority" order forms fc 33,950 alumni as that many alumni have known addresses on file in the Office. Receive Review Dues-paying members of the Alum ni Association receive as part of their Saunders Offices t Handle Reunions membership benefits copies of "The Alumni. Review" issued as a monthly magazine ten times a year and week ly during the fall as special reports of the varsity football games. The "alumni priority" order forms have been addressed to all alumni, not just those who are dues-paying members of the Association. ttfi the other hand the 'Alumni Review' is mailed to those who pay dues. Annual dues are three dollars, how ever, for members of the present seni or class dues are set at one dollar as a special inducement to new alumni during their first post-college year. Both graduates and those who do not receive degrees .are eligible for membership. The Marvin B. Smith, Jr., Memor ial scholarship, valued at $350 a year, for four years, will be awarded again this year to a North Carolina high school student entering the University commerce school next fall, it was an nounced today. Applications have already been re ceived by , the University Scholarship committee and the winner will be an nounced soon after June 1. The Smith Scholarship was estab lished at the University by Mr. and Mrs. Marvin B. Smith, Sr., of Bur lington, in memory of their son, who was graduated in the class of '26 and who had made a fine reputation as a business leader. He was president of the Library Hosiery Mills at the time of his death in 1943. The first award was made last spring to Hugh McArver of Gastonia. The first provision was made for a four-year scholarship of $300 a year to the deserving high school student who planned to educate himself for a business career. This year Mr. and Mrs. Smith raised the scholarship to $350 a year. The award is based on "1. ability, as indicated by a good scholastic record which ranks the winner in the upper fourth of his class; 2. charac ter, as attested by recommendations of at least two citizens of standing in his community, and 3.' need, as dem onstrated by the necessity of the stu dent having to earn part of the cost of his education." New Coed Senators Are Indoctrinated At a recent meeting of the Coed Senate ' Barbara Cashion, newly elected Speaker welcomed the fol lowing new members: Chee Bryson, Elaine Patton, Joyce Carraway, Mary Locke Craig, Katie Guion, Joyce Jones, Bootsie McWilliams, Mary Murphy, Bettie Robinson, Julia Ross, Emily Von Borries, Lucy Hill Baxter, Estelle Boyce, Helen Compton, K. D. Dur ham, Liz Hazlett, Venitah Sanders, and Bonnie Thrash. All were elect ed by popular Coed vote unsupport ed by any political party. Following a speech by Sybil Coerch Powe, outgoing Speaker of t;he Senate, the following officers were elected: Speaker Pro-tem, Katie Guion; Secretary, Sue Ever ett; Treasurer, Doris Harrill. Elaine Patton was appointed publicity chairman. Grumman Goes Home After Hospital Stay Russell M. Grumman, head of the University's Extension division, who suffered a severe concussion in an automobile accident in Virginia May 9, has returned to his home here from a Fredericksburg hospital. "He seems to be recuperating nice ly," said Charles Milner, who is di recting the Division's activities in Grumman's absence, "But he isn't able to receive many visitors yet, and we don't know when he will be able to return to his post.'
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