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U.1I.C. Library Serials Dept. Cliapal Hi.Hr- N. C 8-31-49 1 EDITORIALS WEATHER Pause that Refreshes Myopia Reigns Need Comforts Partly cloudy and mild. VOLUME LVII United Press CHAPEL HILL, N. C. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1949 Phone F-3371 F-3361 NUMBER 109 $ FT V3cFirsldlnicy By SP , , . .sis rsnngen vviiiivot stun A s Presidential Candidate Would Have Run As Independent In Spring Battle Student council member Wayne Brenengen, whose name has been .pushed vigorously throughout the past week as an independent candidate for president of the student body, said yesterday that he would definitely not be able to run. "I would like to tell everyone who has supported me how much I appreciate it," Brenengen said, . "but 1 cannot possibly run. Please tell everyone thank you lor me. Brenengen supporters made strong bids t6 gain the University party and Campus party nomina tions for the presidency for him after Bill Mackie received the Student party backing for the top executive post. When Dick Gordon and Charlie , Long captured the UP and CP nominations, a number of per sons immediately pushed Brenen gen as an' independent. It ap peared '-fairly, certain that the well-knowrt fcampus personage would declare- his. candidacy within a short" while, until his statement yesterday knocked his hat out of the ring for "good. Supporters of Brenengen said yesterday they were extremely sorry he could not 'run. ThjeyL in sisted he was the most qualified man for the presidency, but said they would agree, to his wishesj and would not,ptish.4he issue In the meantime, - the - other three presidential . .candidates promised ..a1 'spirited campaign in the mpnth and a half before spring elections, even though things have been relatively quiet on the political front so far. . NORTH STATE ROUNDUP Sales Up RALEIGH, Feb. 22 (UP) Legal liquor t sales last month dropped more than half a mil lion dollars below January 1948, '; records here showed today. Police Freed ; ' CONCORD, Feb 22 (UP) Five Concord policemen went free today after Judge Ernest. Alexander found no probable cause on charges that they as saulted a soldier who was ar rested for public intoxication. Goes Dry KANNAPOLIS, Feb. 22 (UP) Complete returns show ed today 'that Cabarrus county outlawed the sale of' beer and wine by a vote of more that two to one yesterday. Will Not Trim . RALEIGH, Feb. -lUf)-Gov. Kerr Scott today again refused to trim his request for a $200,000,000 bond issue for secondary roads, and said he would "do all in the power of the Governor to see that the state gets the service it de-" serves" from public utilities. . To Fight Charges ASHEVILLE, Feb. 22-(UP) An attorney for Vaughn Can non, alleged millionaire rackets boss of this resort city, said to day he will fight gambling charges against the wealthy landowner. Oleo Bill RALEIGH, Feb. 22 (UP) I A bill introduced in the Nortn 1 Carolina senate to remove ccr tain restrictions on the sale of iVlcomargarinc vill be aired in Hi public hearing before the !oint Agriculture committee at : 30 a.m. tomorrow 1 Afll . ... I B Committee Would Use Draft To Expand Guard WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 (UP) A special civilian-mill-tary committee recommended today that the Army expand the National Guard and the organized reserves, and use the draft to bring them up to full strength. In a report to Army Secretary Eliot Is Topic Of Dr. Cotten OnMonday "An introduction to T. S. Eliot" was the topic of Dr. Lyman A. Cotten's address at an open meet ing of Chi Delta Phi, honorary literary sorority Monday night in Roland Parker lounge of Gra ham Memorial. Preceding Dr. Cotten's address two new members were initiated into Chi Delta Phi in special ceremonies. They were Weddy Thorp, senior from Rocky Mount, and Alice Sharp, senior from Jacksonville, Fla. "The best introduction to Eliot is to read his poetry, Dr. Cotten said, "so I should actually call myj talk a partial introduction to the .'Waste Land,' probably his most famous and difficult work." The assistant professor in the English department cautioned, "Clear your minds of preconcep tions, prejudices, and expecta tions, which are any ideas you have concerning what poetry is. Poetry must deal with something in a certain manner, form and technique." He limited his ex planations of Eliot's poetry to subject matter and technique. "First you must consider the titlo, 'Waste Land.' What docs the title suggest to your mind? What do the waste lands of the world mean to man and what have they meant? The idea of waste land and Eliot is his particular aware ness," he continued. "We are not justified in asking a poet to con fine himself to some spirits. This is asking too much." Eliot has attained this aware ness by three devices according to Dr. Cotten which are: The use of symbols, illusion,and elements of a specific background at a spe cific time. Students Hear Demerath Talk British socialism bears no re semblance whatever to Stalinist communism, and there is a very strong Christian ethical strain in the historical movement which culminated in the Labor party coming to power in 1945," Dr. Nicholas Jay Demerath, professor of sociology told an audience in Gcrrard hall Monday night. In an address sponsored by the YMCA, and generally entitled "British Socialism Today," Dr. Demerath said that the success or failure of Britain's exciting experiment in planning depends upon, among other things, "the Government's ability to enlist the positive cooperation of middle class people, many of whom vot ed for Labor in 1945, but who feel now that they should fair better at the hands of socialist planners." Dr. Demerath outlined the his tory of the Labor party before and since 1900 and also pointed out that the Conservatives may come back in 1950.' - - v. - - - - City Quits School To Stop Negroes CHARLESTON, S. C, Feb. 22 (UP) The city moved today to relinquish its interests in the College of Charleston as a means of preventing Negro enrollment. m Kenneth C. Royall, the commit- tee proposed a 154,300-man in crease in the combined authoriz ed strength of these units . to boost -the guard to 475,000 men and the reserves to 579,000. Under President Truman's new military budget, the guard would be limited to 350,000 men and the reserve corps to about 550, 000. The committee said that in order to build up the guard and the reserves to the new ceilings, "The provisions of the Selective Service law (should) be made applicable ..to the reserve com ponents." It did not specify how the draft law should be applied. The committee told Royall it was aware that the proposed ex pansion would be expensive. But it said bluntly that "we firmly believe we cannot affird a cheap er program." The committee noted that its investigation was necessarily limited by existing Army recruit ment laws. It emphasized that the expansion program was not to be considered as a substitute for universal military training, the "On the contrary," it said, "we feel strongly that until we achieve universay military training, the nation will not be fully prepar ed." The "committee limited itself to a consideration of the reserves. It made no recommendation about the active strength of the Army, Navy and Air Force. Engstrom Talks To Be on Wolfe "Thomas Wolfe at Carolina" will be the subject of a lecture scheduled for presentation two times today by Dr. Mary C. Engstrom of the University Eng lish department. The lectures, given each quarter by Dr. Engstrom, will be given in Caldwell X, room 110 at 10 o'clock and again at 2 o'clock in Saunders 213. Any students Dr. Engstrom stated, however, interested are invited to attend, that it would be preferable for those who could to attend the af ternoon lecture as space in the Caldwell annex room is limited. From 16th to 20th Varied Progam by Glee Club Set for Hill Tomorrow Night A program ranging from the ecclesiastical music of the 16th century to the dissonance and rhythmic drive of America's young composers will be present ed by the Men's Glee club of the music department tomorrow in Hill hall. Of special interest is a canon selection from the earliest choral music composed in America. "When Jesus Wept," by William Billings, appeared in 1770, the year of Beethoven's birth. Paul Revere did the engraving work for the publication. Other early music will be Givonni Gabrieli's Jubilate Deo, an antiphonal work, and Diffusa est Gratia by Nanino. Modern works will include the Phillip James setting of General William Booth Enters Into Heav en. The famous Vachel Lindsay poem has been composed for men's chorus, two pianos, organ, Commissions At Y Retraat Make Reports Recommendation Given by Leaders Recommendations for improve ment in student government, rec reational facilities and . many other phases of campus life were put before students yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock in Gerrard hall by leaders of eight commis sions held at the Y retreat at Montreat last weekend. Reporting on the commission, which dealt with the effect of re-: ligion on man's life, Sue Stokes said, "We pointed out the dif ference between a religion of life and a philosophy of life, and set up three points as a basis for judging actions as religious: Respect for self, respect for others, and striving toward an ideal." Bill Mackie reported that the lack of recreational facilities on campus was the main topic of the group discussing the social aspects of a student's responsi bility on campus. The group set up an eight-member committee to investigate the possibilities of further weekend recreation. Sally Woodhull reported for the commission on political as pects of campus life which rec ommended that a training course be held for incoming officers, that nonpartisan selection of can didates by extended, and stress ed the need for an effective func tioning group to combat the self interest groups which enter into campus politics. "We want more people working for the 'some thing bigger' in student govern ment," she said. "The aim of our group was to to set up commissions to study specific problems of the atomic Age and find a Christian re sponse," said Tom Donnelly, re porting on the commission on the academic aspects of campus life. The civil rights commission headed by Sandy McEarhern, recommended that students in vestigate and help in organiza tions working on the civil rights problem. The group especially urged cooperation with the Stu dents for Democratic action. The labor group, according to leader Dick Murphy, formulated a seven -point economic bill of rights. The group recommended the right of labor to band to gether, that the employee have the right to buy shares in the corporation for which he work ed and take part in the policy making of the corporation. They scffcp as the ideal aim of indus try the promoting of a greater material comfort for the masses. trumpet, trombone, bass drum, tambourine, and tam-tam, with a tenor soloist. William Schu- man's very dissonant setting of a text from Geoffrey Chaucer and choruses by John Tasker Howard and Granville Bantock complete the modern group. The glee club will sing folk songs from Russia, Italy, and Scotland, and the familiar "Down in the Valley," sometimes called "Birmingham Jail," a folk ballad from Kentucky. The concert will be concluded with the famous Prisoner's Chorus from Beethoven's Fidelio, and the finale to Part II of Berlioz' Dam nation of Faust. All seats for Thursday's concert are reserved. Holders of season tickets are requested to get re served seats early from the box office in Hill hall. Single ad missions are also available. Dorm Council Wants Change In Procedure 1 Seeks Election sOf Hold-Overs The Men's Interdormitory coun-1 cil Monday passed a resolution to request the Student, legislature to place before the voters at the next general election an amend ment to the constitution calling for election of three hold-over members to the Interdormitory council each spring. This action is necessary to elim inate the handicap of incontinuity under which the council has labor ed every year since its existence, Pete Gerns, president of the coun cil, said. Three men who have served on the council will be able to orientate 45 new members which take office each fall, Gerns con tinued, and assure consistency and continuity in the council's operation. Dr. Ernest Mackie, dean of stu dent awards and achievements, spoke to the group on scholarship. He stressed the importance of conscientious effort to apply to studies as the primary pillar of a university education. "Mere getting by," and result ing grades of "D," cannot be condoned, he added. The speaker drew a parallel between a suc cessful man and a "sleeper" as he pointed out that success comes only to. those who work for it. Branch's Speaks On Philosophy Thirty people heard Henry Brandis, Jr., discuss the basic philosophy, aims, and proposals of the United World Federalists in a meeting held last Monday night of the . United World Fed eralist chapter of Chapel Hill. Brandis gave details showing the present state of the World Government movement through out the nation as represented by the UWF. He is at present a member of the National Execu tive council of the UWF. The group affirmed by common consent that they would have an active program of the local chapter of UWF. Officers of the organization include Fred Weaver, president; Jo Straley, vice-president; Mrs. English Bagby, secre tary; and Henry Brandis, treasur er. Weaver was authorized by the group to appoint three commit tees. They include committees on projects, membership and finance, and public affairs. Speaking Tryouts Scheduled Tonight Tryouts for oratory and ex temporaneous speaking will be held at 7:30 tonight in the Grail room, open to everybody. The tryouts are for the South Atlantic Forensic tournament to be held in Hickory on March 3, 4, and 5. Famous Costumer Smart's Sweat Shop' By Sam Hirsch Irene Smart, costume designer for the Playmakers, smiled and her eyes sparkled. "I'm looking forward to costuming "The Little Foxes" because there are only a few to do!" she said. "There arc four women's costumes to worry about this time, and after 19 in "Pinafore," plus all the others we've done since the beginning of this season for "Mama." "Scan dal," "Egypt Lan,'" Inherit The Wind," and three one-act plays, that's going to be practically a vacation with pay!" Smartly, dressed, capable "Re nee" has been the costume de signer for the Playmakers and for 41 t v -' - 4. t4fc3K- w 1 1 : X AUTO TRAFFIC on this U. S. highway near Snoqualmie. Wash., is halted as plows remove snow slides that have com pletely covered all the roads in the area. Airplanes are the only means of travel between the city of Seattle and the eastern part of the state. Ching Postpones Scheduled Talk Here This Week The Carolina Forum yestferday announced that the appearance of Cyrus S. Ching, director of the Federal Mediation and Concilia tion service, has been indefinite ly postponed. In announcing the postpone ment, the forum said that Ching had notified them that he would be unable to appear on schedule. Ching said although he had ap peared before the Senate com mittee of Labor and Public Wel fare, that he had not appeared before the House committee on Education and Labor. He said that he must also ap pear at hearings, which may be gin at any time, before the ap propriations committees. Tryouts Planned This Afternoon Tryouts for three student-written one-act plays will be held this afternoon at 4 o'clock in the Play makers theater. Parts for 10 men and 3 women are open in these originals, scheduled for pro duction March 9 and 10. Sam Selden, director of the Playmakers, stressed that previous ecting experience, membership in the Carolina Playmakers, or the dramatic art department were not necessary before trying out. "We arc a community theater," he said, "and we welcome any one in Chapel Hill to come and read for a part." "A Brighter Star," by Nancy Henderson, is a gentle domestic comedy about the troubles a Scotch girl has in adjusting to the land of her GI husband's birth, and also to his mother. "The Lost Colony" since 1942. She worked on the costume staff for Billy Rose's production of "The Seven Lively Arts," and was associated with Paul Dupont, designer and member of the staff of Eaves Costumes in New York. Mrs. Smart looked around her second floor costume shop, nick named "Smart's Sweat Shop" by her assistants Suzanne Davis and Marty Jacobs, and smiled again. "Look at that," she said, proud ly. "Did you ever see such an orderly shop? You can go over to a box on any shelf, look at the label to see what's - inside.' ODen it up, and actually find what the label said!" J 5 ARC Committee Maps Out Plans For Campus Drive Presidents and representatives of various campus organizations met yesterday with Bill Pritchard and Dick Gordon, co-chairmen of the local Red Cross campaign,! to map out preliminary plans for the 1949 drive, set for March 1 through March 4. The group decided that no goal will be set this year. Co-chairman Pritchard explained that contri butions should be made with the "spirit of giving to a worthwhile; cause." Organization heads present were asked to assign helpers in their respective groups, and a, check list system was outlined whereby each contributor would be contacted a minimum amount of times. A , meeting of all so licitors was called for 4 o'clock today in Gerrard hall where Dr. Frank P. Graham will address the group. Mrs. Mable Brittain, executive secretary of the local Red Cross chapter, said that each contributor during the campaign would re ceive a lapel button, and each person giving $1 or more would receive a membership carcL , . 't Tle co-chairmen outlined their plans, after Pete Gerns,. prudent of the Interdormitory council, asked, "How will we avoid ask ing people for contributions twice?" Pritchard , said that he and Gordon would issue check sheets to all campus solicitors who would, in turn, check off names of people whom they had asked to contribute. The Orange county Red Cross committee will put on a drive in addition to the fund-raising campaign being directed by the campus committee. Keeps Busy The costume shop has led a gypsy's life in the past, with its location changing almost yearly. In its travels it has been in By num, Caldwell, Person, Emerson stadium, a private house on Mc Cauley street, the attic of South building, and finally in an entire floor to itself in the Playmakers scene shop at the rear of the Me morial hall parking lot. No mat ter what the future brings to "Rencc," her five sewing ma chines and her collection of cos tumes in hundreds of boxes and trunks and racks, she will al ways remember the pleasure her present neat, orderly shop gave her. Candidate Is Bill Mackie's RunningMate Now Serving As SP Floor Leader The Student party yester day announced the nomina tion of Harry Horton, Jr., of Asheville for the vice-presidency of the student body. Horton will be the running mate of Bill Mackie whose nomi nation was announced three weeks ago for the student body presidency. A rising junior and political science major, Horton is the Stu dent party floor leader in the Student legislature where he serves as member of the Elec tions and Archives committee. He is a member of the Carolina forum and the Dialectic senate. During the war he served in the U. S. Air Force in the ETO where he was awarded the Air medal. Horton is a member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. The SP's nomination of Horton practically rounds out the three party slates of top officers. The spring election ballot will carry the names of Mackie and Horton on the SP ticket, Dick Gordon and Ted Leonard on the Uni versity party ticket and Charlie Long for the presidential post on the Campus party slate. As yet, the CP has not re leased the name of its candidate for vice-president. Other major nominations re leased to date include Norm Sper who .was nominated for re-election as head cheerleader by the SP, Chuck Hauser,who is triply endorsed for the office of DTH editor, and Nat Williams, UP, for the office of student body secretary-treasurer. No independent candidates have . announced their intention to seek an office so far. THE WORLD IN BRIEF Rockets Hit FRANKFURT, GERMANY, Feb. 22 (UP) Four mysteri ous missiles apparently rocket or jet-propelled have landed in the United States Zone of Germany since October 1946, American authorities disclosed ; today. Faces Charges MANILA, PHILIPPINES Feb. 22. (UP) Jose Avclino, ousted president of the senate, was ordered today to appear be fore a committee investigating charges that he received more than $250,000 illegally. Armistice CAIRO, EGYPT, Feb. 22. (UP) A usually well-informed source said tonight that it was expected that an armistice would be signed at Rhodes to morrow between Egypt and Is rael. Mission Leaves NANKING, CHINA, Feb. 22 (UP) The head of the Na tionalist government's peace mission was scheduled to leave Peipmg today for a conference with Communist leader Mao Tze-tung that might pave the way for peace in China by spring, reliable sources said. Tightens Hold PRAGUE, CZECHOSLO VAKIA, Feb. 22 (UP) Cze choslovakia's Communist re gime today marked its first an niversary by tightening securi ty measures and ordering fol lowers to "go over to the of fensive" against their enemies.
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