EDITORIALS
WEATHER
Poker Is Lady
Worthwhile Sacrifices?
Needlessly Apopleiic
VOLUME LVII
GRACING THE CENTER of Ihe Dartmouth college campus
at Hanover, N. H., a grinning imp appears over the edge of
a ski boot, representing the spirit of the winter carnival. The
original statue was designed by Stephenson Flemer. class of
'50, of Princeton, N. J. .
Legislature
Tuition Raise Proposal
By Herb Nachman
The Student legislature last
night passed a second resolution
condemning the proposed tuition
raise and "imploring" the Gen
eral Assembly to, "consider the
students as individuals and not
as monetary units in considera
tion of the proposed tuition in
crease." Introduced by Ed Tenney, the
resolution pointed out that the
state constitution calls for tuition
rates to be as near free as pos
sible, that any tuition increase
would probably force many stu
dents to leave school and that,
"our forefathers have been pay-
Collegiate
ANN ARBOR. Mich., Feb. 17
(UP) The goldfish-swallow-ers
of the Roaring Twenties
had some competition today
from the oyster-eaters of the
University of Michigan.
And the oyster-eaters had
some competition from a iiny
feminine member of the Uni
versity of Michigan Daily's
sports staff.
Ii began Tuesday night when
freshman Donald Brown down
ed four dozen raw oysters in
30 minutes because he "de
cided to defy science."
Last night, sophomore en
gineer Chales Porter left his
marjc lying in the dust with
a near-unbeatable mark of 76
oyters in 10 minutes. An awe
stricken Brown kept count.
Porter, a strappling six-footer,
duplicated Brown's feat of
eating a hearty meal after the
ordeal.
"I still love oysters," he said.
About ihe same time, Bever
ly Bussey, five-foot three
inches. 21 and pretty, set out
to break the mark of a Uni
versity of California student
who ate 13 hamburgers in a
half hour.
She failed, downing only 12
and 1-2 in a 35-minute span
and concluded: "The next
time I'll keep my mouth shut."
All were reported in good
condition.
Said Dr. Warren E. Forsythe,
head of ihe University Health
service: "It's disgusting and
silly. You can go and get a
hog that can eat more than
that."
I'll be glad when ihese stu
dents grow up." echoed his
colleague, Dr. Margaret Bell.
United Press
t
Condemns
zing our tuition in the form of
taxes since the establishment of
the University in 1783."
The legislature passed seven
other measures last night. They
are:
A bill to pay back dues to the
National Students association; a
resolution favoring the placing
of coke machines in men's dorms;
a bill concerning the form for
introducing constitutional amend
ments; a bill concerning the in
sertion of the Town Men's as
sociation's amendment in the
constitution; and three amend
ments to the election laws.
The election law amendments
include:
1. The election board will be
responsible for printing ballots.
2. The election board will in
struct election monitors.
3. Certain changes in polling
places.
The legislature approved Presi
dent Jess Dedmond's appoint
ment of Gus Johnson as graduate
member of the Men's Honor
council and approved three dele
gates to the National Student's
association for the regional meet
ing here this weekend.
Legislator Page Dees (SP),
chairman of the coed affairs
committee, resigned from the as
sembly last night.
A total of four new bills were
introduced and sent to committee.
Three bills which came out of
committee last night were sent
back for reconsideration.
Durham-Chapel Hill
J U EJ
Another Boulevard Proposal
Presented; New Route Asked
DURHAM, Feb. 17 Another
proposal was made today for an
entirely new entrance into Dur
ham for the proposed Chapel
Hill-Durham boulevard as a sug
gestion made earlier this week
met a barrage of objections at a
city council hearing this morn
ing. John S. Hill submitted a plan
which called for the new ap
proach to enter Durham by way
of Erwin road.
The approach for the proposed
boulevard has met opposition
from all sides, but the strongest
complaint came this morning
when Hill told council members
Group Passes
New Rulings
Recommended
Spring Quarter
Marks Beginning
Parking regulations which will
restrict virtually every campus
parking area within the "walk
ing zone" were passed by the
executive committee of the Board
of Trustees in Raleigh on Monday,
announced yesterday.
l The recommendations of the
; University Safety committee were
approved by Chancellor House
Jan. 24 and were held over for
approval by the executive com
mittee. House said the recommenda
tions, as passed by the executive
committee, are:
1. Restrictions on all parking
lots will be effective between 7
o'clock in the morning and 2
o'clock in the afternoon, Mon
day through Friday.
2. In addition to the parking
areas already reserved to red
sticker parking, the following lots
will be restricted: (1) The road
leading from Cameron avenue to
Emerson stadium, west side; (2)
The road leading from Cameron
avenue to Alumni building; (3)
The small parking areas adjacent
to and south of Lenoir hall and
Venable hall; (4) The parking
area around Swain hall,' Smith
dorm and Hill hall; (5) All de
veloped parking lots behind the
library.
3. The following areas will be
reserved for faculty and staff
parking and physically-handicapped
students under the new rul
ings: (1) The parking area ad
jacent to Steele dormitory, Carr
dorm, Bynum and Caldwell halls;
(2) The parking area on the road
leading from Cameron avenue
to Alumni; (3) And the parking
area between Phillips hall and
the Buildings department.
Carmichael said that the new
restrictions will go into effect on
March 22 which is the first day
of spring quarter classes'. Another
official said the reason for the
date is to allow plenty of time
to issue necessary stickers and
erect the necessary signs.
Scott Charges
Democrats Welsh
NEW YORK, Feb. 17 (UP)
Hugh Scott, Jr., chairman of the
Republican National committee
tonight accused the Truman ad
ministration of welshing on its
campaign pledges.
He listed civil rights, taxes and
the Taft-Hartley labor law in a
speech prepared for delivery to
the New York Republican clubs.
that he would go to Washington
in behalf of the new approach.
He argued that the distribu
tion traffic upon three highways J
would, as proposed in a plan
drawn up by state highway en
gineer R. Getty Browning, be
impossible and that it was not
advisable to bring traffic too
close to Duke university campus.
After residents had made their
objections, Frank Pierson, execu
tive secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce, said that he didn't
care where the proposed road en
tered Durham, but added that
"we want it connecting with the
city with not too much delay."
CHAPEL HILL, N. C. FRIDAY,
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Di Protests
Tuition Hike
In Resolution
Requests Rates
At Present Level
The higher tuition fees approv
ed by the executive committee
of the Board of Trustees yester
day, on- recommendation cf the
Advisory B u d g e t commission,
drew a protest yesterday from
the Dialectic senate.
Arguing against the proposal
to increase the fees for state stu
dents from $81 to $150 a year,
the Di released a resolution which
"strongly disapproved" of the pro-
RALEIGH, Feb. 17 (UP)
North Carolina State college
students today urged the state
legislature not io raise tuition
rates throughout the Greater
University of North Carolina.
The State college campus
government adopted a resolu
tion suggesting that the money
needed io maintain University
standards at present levels
come from other sources than
higher tuition rates
posed increase and "called upon
the people of the state, the
General assembly, and the Board
of Trustees to take action to
maintain tuition at the present
level.
The senate adopted by a vote
virtually unanimous a resolution
which said in part:
"The constitution of the state
states that the General assembly
shall provide that the benefits
of the University, as far as
practicable, be extended to the
youth of the state free of ex
pense for tuition.'
"Any increase in tuition is a
departure from the constitutionally-stated
principle and will
work an undue hardship on many
present students and would as
suredly deny higher educational
opportunities to many potential
students.
"It is not the purpose of the
University to compete on a finan
cial basis with the denomination
al colleges, but instead to pro
vide educational opportunities for
all the qualified youth in the
state, regardless of their financial
status."
Medina Rebukes
Defense Lawyer
NEW YORK, Feb. 17-(UP)
Federal Judge Harold R. Medina
heatedly rebuked one of the de
fense attorneys as incorrigible
and concecited today as the trial
of 11 indicted U. S. Communist
leaders neared the end of its
fifth week.
Medina gave a dressing-down
to fiery, little Harry Sacher dur
ing the defense cross-examination
of federal jury clerk Joseph
F. McKenzie in an attempt to
show that the jury-picking sys
tem here is discriminaatory.
New Jersey Students Play Hookey
To Help Teachers Get Salary Increase
ELIZABETH, N. J., Feb. 16
(UP) Some 1,000 high
school students played hookey
this afternoon to help their
teachers get a pay raise.
The students staged demon
strations at three high schools
and the city hall in an effort
to make the Board of School
Estimate grant the teachers a
$300 a year pay increase. The
board has rejected the teach
ers' request for a raise.
The demonstration began
during the lunch hour and
spread to other high schools,
FEBRUARY 18, 1949
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A FIRE ABOVE THE DOME in ihe Morehead planetarium
chamber Tuesday morning damaged acoustic materials which
had not been iireproofed. A portion of the material burned
is shown suspended above the back, surface of the dome. Of
ficials reported that the $115,000 stainless steel dome was not
damaged. The pari of the dome shown in the lower right
part of ihe picture suffered only water damage. Flames were
ignited by sparks from a worker's blowtorch which caught
in a pocket of the material. Purpose of the material is to
remove all reverberations and echo during a demonstration
in the planetarium chamber below.
Shades of Copernicus
Planetarium To Feature
Rotunda, Star Exhibits
(Eds ?iote: This is the last in
a series oj articles on the More
head Planetarium and Art Gal
ery which is expected to be open
for business before commence
ment this spring. The article con
cerns a planned tour through the
building excluding the planetari
um room itself which was de
scribed in yesterday's install
ment. By Herb Nachman
A tour through the Morehead
building is no five or ten minute
affair.
As you enter through the. front
of the building facing Hill hall,
your guide will tell you that you
are now in the Genevieve More
head Memorial Art rotunda.
In this room is located the per
sonal art collection of the wife
of John Motley Morehead.
There are 16 marble columns
around the circular room. On
your left, between the third and
fourth columns, is a magnificent
clock. "This clock contains chimes
as the students marched along
shouting "We want the raise."
At city hall the students
were met by School Superin
tendent J. Harry Adams, who
told them to go home. He said
no disciplinary action is con
templated. "There was an atmosphere
of good nature about the en
tire affair," he said. "Their
demonstration was misguided
but probably well meant, and
the last thing in the world the
teachers want."
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from seven different European
cathedrals, it ticks every two
minutes," your guide explains.
"Each day a different chime is
heard. For instance, on Tuesday,
the clock plays chimes from the
cathedral in Strasbourg." ;
On the right and between the
13th and 14th columns is a huge
barometer, one of the largest in
the woild. Between cach.of the
columns is a masterpiece of art
which made up Genevieve More
head's famous collection.
Black walnut panelled walls
and a floor of a fine, rich hard-
(See MOREHEAD, page 4)
Four New Skits
Competitive Sorority Program
Set for Rendezvous Tonight
Plans have been completed for
tonight's Rendezvous radio pro
gram and competitive sorority
iloor show, Lib Stoney said yes
terday. The series of sorority
skits will begin at 8 o'clock, and
the radio portion of the show
will be at 9:45.
Representatives from the four
participating sororities on the
program will be Lucielle Arnotte,
Alpha Gamma Delta; Phyllis
Bradshaw, Delta Delta Delta;
Connie Roper, Alpha Delta Pi;
and Ann Cooper Knight, Chi
Omega. The Town Talk trio will
present several vocals on the pro
gram. The sorority skits will be an
nounced and explained by Lib,
and Mark Barker will be master
of. ceremonies for the WPUK
broadcast.
F-3371 F-3361
(QlUOlTD
arkina Restrictions
Faculty Will
Get Benefits
Carmichael
Says Non-Staters
Are Also Affected
; By Margaret Gastcn
"Virtually all" money gain
ed through the raise in tuition
recommended by the execu
tive committee of the Board
of Trustees will be used to
increase faculty salaries, Con
troller W. D. Carmichael, Jr.,
said yesterday.
"Any person who realistically
examines facts that exist today
must reluctantly resign themsel
ves to University students pay
ing more if University standards
are to be maintained," Carmich
ael said.
The proposed increase would
raise tuition for in-state students
from $81 to $150.
Carmichael pointed out that
the proposed increase in tuition
applied to out-of-state students
as well as North Caroliheans.
Out-of-state tuition would rise
from $238 to $357.
Referring to , trustees, faculty
and administration, Carmichael
added that "everybody regrets
that a ' raise in tuition is neces
sary." President Frank P. Graham of
the Greater University said yes
terday the administration and
trustees are determined that no
student will be deprived of ad
mittance to any of the three
branches of the University for
financial reasons.
Dr. Graham said that loan
funds, escheats funds, and oppor
tunities for work will be used to
enable students to attend the Un
iversity. In cases where none of
these suffice, alumnae in various
towns and communities will be
asked to come to their aid.
"Mr. O. Max Gardner, Jr.,
graduate of State college and a
student in Law school, made a
splendid case against any raise
in tuition whatever," Graham
said.
Graham pointed out that the
Greater University was already
short . $1,575,070 which it is seek
ing to have added to the budget
to make up for an overestimate
of receipts. He said the overesti
mate by the Advisory Budget
commission was made even with
increased tuition included.
Money appropriated and rec
ommended for the University's
large building program is under
(See TUITION, page 4)
Bill Shuford will take Dean
Fred Weaver's place as a judge,
since Weaver will be in Montreat
for the week-end. The other two
judges are Janes Grills, of the
radio department, and Mrs. Nor
man Cordon. A silver plater, with
appropriate engraving, will be
awarded to the sorority whose
skit is judged the most entertain
ing. Ideas for the four skits include
"After Hours in a Sorority House,"
"Carolina Visits New Orleans,"
"A Coed's Trip with George
Washington on his Birthday," and
"The Coeds' Opinions of Carolina
Gentlemen."
A new addition to the Ren
dezvous room this week is a scal
loped green canopy over the en
trance to give it a night club
atmosnherc.
Fair and mild.
NUMBER 105
Shreve Blasts
Scales' Letter
In Legislature
Anti-Red Measure
Topic of Message
RALEIGH, Feb. 17 (UP) Rep.
Clyde E. Shreve of Guilford coun
ty said today in the North Caro
lina legislature he had received
a letter from the "Carolinaa
district of the Communist party"
attacking him for introducing an
anti-Communist bill.
Shreve said the letter was sign
ed by Junius Scales of Greens
boro and was mailed from Chapel ,
Hill.
He said it was a personal at
tack on his integrity and char
acter. "The' Communists will creep
into our foundations like termites
when the time comes, we will
fall from within, and not as a
result of any pressure from with
out." Shreve and Rep. John B. Regan
of Robeson county recently in
troduced a bill making it a felony
to be a member of any organiza
tion advocating the overthrow of
the government of the United
States or North Carolina by force
or violence, and requiring non
Communist oaths from all state
employes.
Shreve said the bill was not
aimed at any group "except such
group as advocates and teaches
overthrow of the government of
the United States or North Caro
lina by force or violence."
He said he resented the attcak
upon him.
He said the letter called the
bill a rehash of the Mundt-Nixon
measure which failed to pass
Congress last year, and charged
that he could have done more
good by backing a state Fair
Employment Practices act or sup
porting admission of Indians and
Negroes to the University of
North Carolina.
Test Professors
..RALEIGH, Feb. 17 (UP)
Wicked glee lighted the eyes
of some 5,000 North Carolina
State College students as they
faced their slightly-nervous fac
ulty today.
Armed with specially-prepared
forms, the students were out
to evaluate and grade their pro
fessors on a fiendish scale
known as the Faculty Merit
Rating system.
Furthermore, the idea had the
blessing of State College Chan
cellor J. W. Harrelson.
The Faculty Merit Rating sys
tem was set up to help State
College's administrative officials
"maintain, the. school's, high
standards of instruction," Fred
Kendall, Jr., president of the
student body, explained.
There, was. a speculative
gleam behind his sober expres
sion. "Each student enrolled in the
college rates all of his instru
tors, both lecture and labora
tory teachers," Kendall explain
ed. The students are doing the
scoring during a few moments
of each classroom period this
week.
Faculty members are being
sized up on 14 points, includ
ing personal appearance, pres
entation of subject material,
distressing mannerisms, ability
to hold student attention and
fairness in grading.
The results of ihe tests will
be submitted io the college In
stitute of Statistics for tabulat
ion, Kendall said. Later. Harrel
son and a student committee
will review ihe results and for
ward them io the heads of the
college's department.
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