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A EDITORIALS WEATHER Fair and warmer. Compulsory Tests? Reds, Madame Chiang Coeds in Politics CHAPEL HILL, N. O, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1948 Phone F-3371 F-3361 NUMBER 57 3 irff -flS"! off sra- rf ' A United Press P C"3 1 n r IL((Q(5 . t J J 'J Council Rules Voting Stands Despite Laws Long Petitions Tq Void Vote By Cam Sanders The Student council voted unanimously yesterday to uphold the validity of the fall quarter , general elections, which were challenged as unconstitutional by Charles Long, former speaker pro tempore of the Student legis lature. Long's petition, presented to the council at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, held that all candidates : seeking election to the Student legislature were doing so in vio lation of the constitution and that they "should not be de clared elected until they had achieved election under the pro visions of the constitution." Long pointed out that Article I, Section 2 of the constitution provides that, "The Student legis lature shall be composed of 50 members half of whom shall be "elected annually at the general campus elections in April and the other half of whom shall be elected annually on the first Tues day in December on which the University is in session." The date of the elections was moved from Tuesday, Dec. 7 (the first Tuesday of the month) to yesterday, Tuesday, Nov. 30, by Jess Dedmond, president of the student body, in order that run off elections would not conflict with final examination week. "The inherent danger," Long commented yesterday, "in a democratic government such as ours cannot and must not be overlooked. If the officers of our government see fit to violate the constitution, then we must as- 5- sumc the burden of checking 1 those violations." I Dedmond, in an address to the siuacnt legislature lasi oci. it, brought out the fact that push ing up the date of the elections was not in accord with the con stitution. He contended at that time the extenuating circum stances of the situation should warrant the violation of the letter of the law. He explained that if the elec tions were held on "the first Tuesday in December" as specifi ed in the constitution, the run off elections would fall on the ) second day of final examinations. On the basis of this conflict, Dtrlinond said, he had decided to move the date of the elec tions in spite of the constitu tional requirements. The Student council ruling on Ik matter stated that the change ,in date was "unavoidable and in " the best interests of the student body." The council stated, how- ft -yfcvcr, that by holding the elec- -v uons valid it was not in an.y l way eondoninc the practice of changing constitutional provisions hy executive decree, legislative action or council decisions. "In the future," said Bill Mackie. Student council chair 'n, "this body will not uphold any similar violations." Stubborn NEW YORK. Not. 30 (UP) -Sander Kalz. 24. headed for K1 for a year and a day to da7 because he would not change j,js mind. federal Judge Harold Med w sentenced the youth H days ago for failing to register for the draft but gave him 10 ddYs to change his mind. Ktz declared that he op posed the draft on humani tarian grounds and would rather go tQ jail. NIC Puts Off Racial Issue To Next Year Two Students Go From Here Consideration of the question of what to do in regard to racial discrimination among college fra ternities was postponed one year by the National Interfraternity conference held Nov. 26-27. in New York, Fred Weaver, dean of students, said yesterday. Wea ver, Charlie Loudermilk and Jack Thompson represented the Uni versity at the 40th annual session of the conference. The Undergraduate council rec ommended that a committee be appointed to study "the changing conditions concerning fraternity membership." The resolution asserts the right of a fraternity to select its own members free from any domina tion or pressure. In cases not governed by national restrictions or by custom or tradition bind ing upon the chapter, the con ference, according to the resolu tion, would recognize the right of the chapter member to vote upon prospective members as he sees fit. .. ......,s,v..... National Officers Of Phi Kappa Psi Back Suspension NEW YORK, Nov. 30. (UP) The suspension of the Amherst college chapter of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity for admitting a Negro to membership was up held by national executive offi cers of the fraternity. The suspension was ordered by Howard L. Hamilton, national president of the fraternity, after the Amherst chapter pledged Thomas W. Gibbs, 19-year-old Negro student from Evanston, 111. After its suspension, the Am herst chapter adopted the name Phi Psi and initiated Gibbs at a ceremony last Tuesday night. In a statement issued after its meeting, the executive council said that it "unanimously sus tained" Hamilton's action. "The council found that at its national convention at Estes Park, Colo., in July, after numer ous individual members protest ed the pledging of the young man in question, the Amherst chapter's delegates voluntarily agreed that for the sake of har mony he would not be initiated," the statement said. "The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity is primary a social organization, and the executive council found that the overwhelming majority of its chapters and alumni asso ciations firmly opposed such ini tiation." McNair Lecture By 'Challenge of The crisis of our time is the .. r t i-rk in sfipnee. SUll oi rettni. ' technology, politics, economics and social attitudes," declared Dr. Kirtley F. Mather, professor of geology at Harvard University, in the first of the McNair lectures, entitled "The Challenge of sci ence," which was held at 8:30 lust night in Hill hall. The crisis, he contended, is the challenge of science to religion in modern time. In the midst of a world where men have learned physics and chemistry, he con tinued, the pressing unsolved Ticket Mad? Ticket mad students will have a chance to buy coupons for the Sugar bowl classic today. The coupons will go on sale at the gym at 9 o'clock this morning. Officials announced that the coupons will be re deemable for reserved seat tickets in the lobby of the Roosevelt hotel in New Orleans from 8 o'clock in the morning until noon on Jan. 1. Students who placed appli cations Monday will receive their coupons by mail. Phi Beta Kappa Slates Ceremony Next Tuesday Fifty-eight seniors and recent graduates will be initiated into the honorary scholastic fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa, next Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock in Gerrard hall, Dr. E. L. Mackie, faculty secretary - treasurer, announced yesterday. Chancellor R. B. House will be the speaker at an informal banquet following the ceremony at the Carolina Inn at 7 o'clock. All members of Phi Beta Kappa on campus, students and faculty are invited to both the initiation and banquet. Reservations ; orJh,e banquet may be made with Mrs. W. H. Branch, 104B South building, un til noon Saturday. Bull's Head Tea Scheduled Today Using a Christmas theme, the December tea at the Bull's Head bookshop will be conducted this afternoon at 4 o'clock in the li brary staff room with W. P. Kel lam, assistant librarian, as speak er. Kellam, a collector of "The Visit of St. Nick" or " 'Twas the Night Before Christmas," will give the background and history of Clemson Moore's poem. During the tea Kellam's col lection of the approximately 60 editions of the poem will be on display, and at the bookshop there will be new books for chil dren on display. Students, facul ty and townspeople are invited to attend the tea and view the collection. Included in the results of Kel lam's hobby are editions of the poem in motion pictures, on a recording, Balfour to Aid In Senior Rings Lee H. Blackwell, representa tive of L. G. Balfour co., will be at the Y today to assist the Senior Ring committee in taking orders for class rings. Orders may be placed between 9 o'clock in the morning and 3:30 in the after noon. Series Is Started Science1 Speech re-problems are in the area of human relations and are problems of morals and of ethics. "Something must be added to the intelligence of science," the visiting lecturer continued, "and that something may best be des ignated as good will, or the dis cerning love, of high religion". Religion, he said, must take advantage of the technical mas tery of things achieved through application of the scientific meth od to their study, but it must insist upon the recognition of science as but one of the avenues to knowledge. Jcsnucary To Meet WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. (UP) Defense officials announced to day that the January draft call will be cut from 20,000 to 10,000 and that the February call will be only 5,000. The Defense department said budgetary limitations .for fiscal 1950 caused the cuts. President Truman has ordered the budget for the fiscal year starting July 1 kept to $15,000, 000,000. It had been expected that draft calls would be increased each month until they reached 30,000 a month. The November call was 10,000 and December 15,000. The Extra Night Scheduled For Playmaker 'School' The Carolina Playmaker production of "The School for Scandal," which will open tonight at 8:30 in the Playmaker theater, will be held over past its scheduled four-day run for an extra performance Sunday evening, it was announc ed tonight by John W. Parker, business manager. : . r-i t 'The School fr Scandal"- -is ithe Play makers "second major i it uroup nears Reverend Yates On Education "The college is a hot house, and the plants grow and change fast," the Rev. David Yates, pas tor of the Episcopal church, told the members of the YWCA cab inet Monday afternoon in the Y office. He explained that the one thing in college which is the most over looked is the change that takes place in the students, listing four traits he thought the most im portant in making this growth up ward. These four traits, he said, are sincerity, humility, unselfish ness, and courage. "There is nothing more destruc tive than a lack of sincerity," the pastor said, and the test of our sincerity is our conduct, choices, and our consistency in living up to what wc profess." The issue is met, he said, in wanting to be a Christian and also wanting to be worldly. Late News Bulletins Asks Study PARIS, Nov. 30. (UP) Juan A. Bramuglia, retiring president of the United Na tions Security council, called on six neutral countries to night to study the Berlin cur rency problem in a despair ing attempt to bring peace to the crisis-torn city. Berlin Split BERLIN, Nov. 30. (UP) The Russians and their Ger man Communist henchmen split Berlin into two separate cities today by setting up a municipal regime of their own in the Soviet sector. Attempt Holdup Fr. BRAGG, Nov. 30. (UP) Four Negro soldiers today tried to stage a gang-style hold up of a car carrying $51,000 in paratroopers' pay but surrend ered to a ring of tommy guns when waiting officers trapped them. Foil E 0 raftQ uova udget Limitations February Call Will Be 5,000 January call was to have been 20,000. The February draft call, under the old plans, was expected to reach 25,000 to 30,000'. The authorized strength of the Army as of June 30, 1949, is 790, 000 plus 110,000 in the 18-year-old group of one-year enlistees. The actual strength of the Army as of Nov. 1 was 645,067. The Army already has the money to build up to 790,000 un- der this year's budget. Butnext production this year, and will be taken on tour in January. "We still have a few tickets for Wednesday and Thursday evening," Parker said, "but Fri day and Saturday evening are sold out except for standing room." The decision tpJjefcT'the play over for anftra night was made at ij4on yesterday, when it became (epparant that heavy ticket demands from Durham, Raleigh, Greensboro, and Burl ington would keep many stu dents from seeing the play un less, an extra performance was added. "Out-of-towners" always seem to request tickets earlier," Parker explained, "and many students wait until the last minute to order tickets." "We would like for everyone who wants to see our produc tions to see them, but with our small theater and crowded scho lastic schedule, we can only add the one extra performance for popular plays." Check Marshall WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. (UP) Secretary of State George C. Marshall is under going a physical checkup in Walter Reed hospital that may decide whether he re mains in the Truman cabinet. Quick Stop CALDWELL, N. J., Nov. 30. (UP) A huge, four-engine, airplane traveling at 200 miles an hour and flying at 15,000 ieet "put on the brakes" to day and descended safely a bout two miles in little more than one minute. Backs Down PARIS, Nov. 30. (UP) Britain backed down on her Palestine stand today and a greed to give the Negev to the Jews. At the same time, the Security council called a meeting Thursday to consider Israel's request for United Na tions membershiD. fecfoos year's budget, $600,000,000 of which must be used for stock piling critical materials, probably will make it impossible for the Army to reach the ultimate au thorized strength of 837,000, it was said. Neither the Navy nor the Air Force has called on Selective .Service thus far for any draftees. Both operate with volunteers. No cut is anticipated in the im mediate future in the volunteer recruiting program of either the Army, Navy or Air Force. Both the Air Force and Navy are on recruiting quotas. Just a Rumor Oklahoma missed the first break of the Sugar bowl gams yesterday when Charlie Jus tice's supposed attack of ap pendicitis turned out lo be a mere upsel stomach. Rumors flew through the campus during the day that the Choo Choo had suffered the attack and was resting com fortably after an emergency operation. A call to the University in firmary proved the tales were mere exaggerations. Justice was admitted Monday night with a stomach ache and was released yesterday morning fully recovered. Dedmond Calls Special Meet Jess Dedmond, president of the student body, last night called an urgent meeting of 30 stu dents for 3 o'clock today in Roland Parker lounge 1 of Gra ham Memorial. Dedmond said the meeting was for the purpose of discussing University legisla tion. The students urged to be pres ent at the meeting are: Walter Allen, Merrily Brooks, Jim Broyhill, Mike Carr, Ed Dar nell, Ed Davenport, John Dees, Dewey Dorsett, Fletcher Harris, Ernie House, Hank Johnson, Bob Kiger, J. C. Moye, Katherine McMillan, Kemp Nixon, John T. Pittman, Monroe Redder, Con nie Roper, Shelly Roper, Ann Royster, Herb Small, Susanne Small, Miles Smith, Jim Souther land, Helen Stephenson, Nelson Taylor, Joe Pete Ward, Hugh Wells, Clifton M. Wilson, Charlie Vance. Sliced i Chapel Hill Christmas Decorations Will Be Put Up Within Coming Week! Christmas decorations in the business districts of Chapel Hill and Carrboro will be put up with in the next week, the Christmas Decorations committee of the Merchants association announced yesterday. Decorations this year will con sist of several large cedar trees fully decorated with colored lights, placed at strategic loca tions throughout the business districts of the two towns. Tentative locations for the trees to be placed are in front of the Methodist church, at the Baptist church corner, on the bus station lawn, the lawn in front of the FojMs T Voters Give Amendments Green Light TMA Gains Seat On Dance Group The student constitution, just two and one-half years old, had two more amendments tacked to it in yesterday's fall general elec tions. Campus voters balloted yes terday to give 'the Town Men's association a seat on the Uni versity Dance committee and both the Town Men's and Town Girls' associations seats on the Universi ty club. Membership in both organizations is defined by the constitution. The two amendments were the sixth and seventh to be added to the constitution since its ratifi cation in the spring of 1946. The first change on yesterday's ballot, to give the TGA and the TMA seats on the University club, passed by a vote of 1,369 ayes to 239 noes. The second amendment, to place a member of the Town Men's group on the Dance committee, had a harder time getting by. The vote was 1,119 for and 486 against. A two thirds vote is required to amend the constitution . President John Van Hecke of the TMA said last night that he was happy that the two amend ments had passed, He added that they were two of the three main objectives in the reorganization of the association last spring. He said the third objective of the group had been accomplished al ready to place a member of the TMA on the Graham Memorial board of directors. Jess Dedmond, president of the student body, waged an unsuc cessful campaign to defeat the amendment concerning the Dance committee. He had, however, en dorsed the other constitutional change. S&FWillHold Party Tomorrow Sound and Fury will hold a social affair tomorrow night at 8 o'clock in Roland Parker lounges 1 and 2 in Graham Mem orial. Dan Morgan, social chairman, said the affair will be for the members of the cast of Mardi Gras and campus touring group. The party will include dancing and refreshments, Morgan said. Announcements concerning plans for a winter show will be made during the evening. Technical crew members and any other committee workers for Mafdi Gras are invited. former munitions plant in Carr boro, and one or more sites still to be selected. A number of businesses ex pect to have lighted outdoor trees and other decorations in corporated in their displays. Carr boro Woolen Mills officials are planning this same type of decora tion on their lawn in Carrboro. The Chapel Hill Garden club is sponsoring a home 'decoration contest this Christmas, with Mrs Whatley Pierson chairman. The association, in cooperation with the Garden club will offer prizes for the best home and merchant disDlays. Carry Only 1,634 Cast Ballots In Election Ten Vacancies Still Undecided By Herb Nachman On a light vote of only 1,634, the University party swept 10 seats in the Student legislature for nine 12-month terms and one six-month term in yesterday's fall general elections. A total of 27 vacancies in the legislature were open. Next Tues day's runoff will place six 12 month terms and four C-month terms at stake with' 19 candi dates battling it out for the po sitions. For the remaining seven seats, the Campus party took one 12 month term, the Student party took one, an SP-CP nominee took one and one fell in the SP-UP bracket. Two six-month terms went to the SP, while the other short term was captured by an SP-CP double endorse ment. The legislature vote breakdown is as follows: Women's dorm dist. 2 Gower (UP), 33 votes and Sewell (SP), 36 votes in Runoff for 12-month Aerm. PagQA.D.ccs.KSP.),'57 votes, elected for six months. Men's dorm dist. 1 Bell (UP), 91 and Carnes (CP), 125 in run off for 12-month term. Men's dorm dist. 2 Horton (SP), 64 votes; Kirby (UP), 78; Nearman (CP), 63; and Twine (UP), 64 in runoff for two 12 month terms. Men's dorm dist. 3 Clements (UP), 147; O'Neal (CP), 104; and Prince (SP), 103 elected for 12-months. Allston (UP), 06; Kimerling (SP), 93; and Smith (CP), 85 in runoff for two six month terms. Men's dorm dist. 4 Gwynn (UP), 62 and Lineberry (SP), 51 in runoff for one 12-month term. Southerland (SP), 59 and Transou (UP), 51 in runoff for six-month term. Men's dorm dist. 5 Bowers (SP), 20 and Manning (UP), 22 in runoff for 12-month term. Best (SP), 21 and Smith (CP), 25 in runoff for six-months. Town men's dist. 1 Taylor (CP-SP) elected .with 32 voles for 12-months. Patterson (CP SP), 27 and Tenney (SP), 24 elected for six-months. Town men's dist. 2 Fox (UP), 76 and Williams (SP-UP) , 82 elected for 12-months. Harris (UP), 80; Plager (UP), 66; and Roberts (UP), 74 elected for 12 month terms. Town men's dist. 4 Jiimes (UP), 87: Lee (UP), 77; and Mebane (UP), 85 elected for 12 month terms. Clewis (UP), 85 votes elected for six-months. Town's men's dist. 5 Fremd (UP), 3 votes, elected for 12 months over McLaughlin (SP) with 2 votes. Complete results on the junior and freshman class elections and the Women's Honor council were not available at press time last night. Medical Draft? ST. LOUIS. Nov. 30. (UP) Physicians gathering here for the interim session of the American Medical association were warned today they must volunteer in the armed forces in sufficient numbers or face a special draft. Dr. James C. Sargent, chair man of the AM A council on' emergency medical service, said. "Many doctors are going into uniform in the months ahead make no mistake about thai."
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