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CHAPEL HILL, U. C. 831-49 1 - - Wk z WbSm it Wm Mul EDITORIALS I Politics, Two Kinds I Wrong Slant Freedom of Speech WEATH ER Cooler with possibility of light showers. VOLUME LVII United Press CHAPEL HILL, N. C. TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1949 Phone F-3371 F-3361 NUMBER 128 disA fOfil ool .aw WOBERT H. WETTACH 1 Xiy II tjgy Prof. Robert H. Wettach, dean of the University Law school since 1941, has retired effective in June, and will be succeeded by Prof. Henry L. Brandis, a member of the Law school faculty since 1940, Chancellor R. B. House announced yesterday. The retirement and appointment were approved by the executive committee of the board of trustes in Raleigh Saturday. , Dean Wettach, who is to con- tinue teaching in the Law school, came to the University in 1921. He is a native of Pittsburgh and received his undergraduate and professional training at the Uni versity of Pittsburgh and the de gree of S.J.D. at Harvard Law school. He has served as a visit- in professor in the law schools of the University of Pittsburgh, University of Kansas, University of Minnesota, and Northwestern. During 1933-39 he was granted a leave of absence from the Uni versity to serve as assistant at torney general for the State. Pro fessor Wettach served for three years on the Chapel Hill Board cf Aldermen. During World War I he was an ensign in Naval avia tion in France. Professor Brandis, a graduate of the University, accompanied Dr. Frank P. Graham as an ad viser when the Senator-elect went to Indonesia in 1947 as one of the three-man UN Security Council commission to arbitrate and the Netherlands. A native of Salisbury, Profes- sor Brandis practised law in New, Student legislature. He is a mem Vnrir fnr tm nH a half vpnrs " ber of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity aftor rprpivinff hie T.T.R rfpprpp i from Columbia university in 1931. Returning to North Caro- lina. he became an associate di - rprtnr nf ihP institute nf Govern-. ment. Professor Brandis joined the faculty here in 1940 as an assistant professor and served as an associate professor from 1941 to 1947 when he was made a full I professor. Movies Of Dance Are To Be Shown The University Dance group will sponsor the showing of some movies of "The Modern Dance" this afternoon at 4 o'clock in Ro land Parker lounge of Graham Memorial. The films will be shown by Miss Portia Mansfield, associate direc tor of the Perry-Mansfield School of the Dance. Prominent American dancers included in the reels to be shown are Doris Humphrey, Hanya: iHolm, Jose Limon, Valerie Bettis, and Charles Woidman. The dance group, organized last full, is under the direction of Fos ter Fitz-Simons who was associ ated with Ted Shawn for a num ber of years before joining the otjft' of the Paymakers. Final plans for the spring dance recital, to be presented in Me-jr.ori.-il hall on May 12, will be made at the conclusion of today's ineeting. Tin re is no admission charge airi all interested students and townspeople are cordially invit ed to attend the showing of the ppoinfe an HENRY L. BRANDIS Four Candidates Named by UP For Publications The UP announced its party nominations for members of the Publications board yesterday, list ing Billy Carmichael III for mem-ber-at-large, Tom Wharton and Bill Benjamin as senior members, and Dick Jenrette as junior mem ber. Carmichael, present sports ed itor of the Daily Tar Heel, has served on the board for two years and was chairman last year. He served as sports editor of the Yackety-Yack during 1947-48 and has been a Tarnation staff mem ber for two years. A commerce major, Carmichael is a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraterni ty and a Chapel Hill native. Senior candidates Wharton and Benjamin are both Tarnation staffers; WTiarton serving as co editor of the humor magazine. Wharton, a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity, served as an orientation counselor last fall. He is from Winston-Salem. Benjamin has served in the and is from Salisbury, Md Jenrette, present triply-endors- ed candidate for editor of the Ua"y ar neei, served as asMsi ant sports editor of the news-. Paper this year. At high school! in Raleigh, he was sports editor of the school annual and news paper and editor of the school handbok. He is rushing chairman y- i t- r i i . . l 01 L-m rsi iraiernuy anu puo bicity director of the University party. Tryouts Tomorrow For Sound, Fury Tryouts for the Sound and Fury spring show, "Livin' Can Be Easy," will be held in Memorial Hall tomorrow, from 4-6 and 7-10 o'clock, according to an announce ment by President Mark Barker. Prestige Returns Square Dance, Party Calls For Cleaning of 'Tin Canf In 1938 Woollen gymnasium was completed and the Tin Can, which had been the scene of all Carolina dances, took second place to the new building both in the way of sports activities and campus parties. The Tin Can, which is still be ing used for physical education classes, is receiving a specfal cleaning and decorating job this week however, in preparation for a sauare dance to be held Fri day night at 8:30 under the spon- sorship of the Montreat Socialjthe physical education depart commission. - i ment, said that as far as he knew Since the dance is primarily a the dance Friday is the first "get acquainted" party, .students square dance to, be held in the prefirged to ccms without, .tjites. 1 fcJ4r Compulsory Meet Set for Politicos A compulsory meeting of all candidates, party chairmen, and campaign managers will be held at 7 o'clock tonight in Hill hall, Al Winn, chairman of the election board announced today. Winn said, "The penalty for not attending this meeting is disqualification of any candi date unless an adequate ex cuse is presented within 43 hours" He added that final rules and regulations as set forth in the election laws would be read and discussed at the meeting. At 7 o'clock Thursday night students will be introduced to all candidates at a rally in Me morial hall. Major candidates for top offices in student gov ernment and publication will make short talks on their cam paigns at this time. Kerr, Buchan, Wharton, Gibson On CP Slate Banks Talley, chairman of the Campus Party, anounced yester day that CP nominations for the Publications board were Bill Buchan for member-at-large, Tom Wharton and Charlie Gibson as senior members, and Tom Kerr, junior member. Buchan took a discharge from the Army to edit an 8-page Army newspaper in the Bremen enclave from January, 1946, to January, 1947. He returned to Chapel Hill as a journalism major in 1947 and has served on the Daily Tar Heel for two years During the last summer session he served as managing editor and is now the associate editor of the DTH. Wharton, all ready endorsed by the UP, is co-editor of Tarnation and has served as an orientation counselor. Charlie Gibson has served as managing editor of the Carolina Quarterly and for two years as a Daily Tar Heel columnist. Gibson is a member of the Kappa Alpha fraternity and a prominent figure in the YMCA- Kerr, now managing editor of Tarnation magazine, for two years worked on a magazine in New York. In high school, he was ed itor of the school paper for two years. Kerr has also been nomi nated for the editorship of Tarnation. YM CA Releases Nominations For Top Offices Next Year A nominating committee of the will be presented to the general YMCA Cabinet yesterday nomin- i membership at a meeting on Mon ated Sam Magill for president, I day, at 7 o'clock in Gerrard hall. Charlie Gjbson and Ed McLeod for vice-president, ' Charles Bart lett for secretary, and A. C. Man gum for treasurer. This slate of candidates for the YMCA election ; A large rectangular building located some 75 feet west of Woollen, the Tin Can was built in 1924 and served as the Uni versity gymnasium until 1938. The Germans, Grail and all other campus dances were held in the Tin Can with the band usual ly on a stand in the center of the building. Most of the decorating for the "big-name band" dances was done with fire proof crepe paper. Dr. O. K. Cornwell, head of Mo MS Leader Gets Big Sendoff Here Sunday Audience Hears Heartfelt Talk By Sam Whitehall ' in accepting this call to Wash-" ington," the little man with .the white hair said, "I know that I have your understanding and that your prayers are going with me." Dr. Frank Porter Graham fought hard to keep the tears back. "The most difficult decision of my life was the one to leave the place, the people and the in stitution which have been such a happy part of my life for over 40 years. For Mrs. Graham and myself, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for coming to our home to say goodbye to us today." And Frank Graham looked un happy as he said the last words he would ever utter in public as the president of the Greater University of North Carolina the school which has become the liberal stronghold of education in in the South under his leader ship. More than 1,500 students, fac ulty, adminisration members and just plain friends of the 62-year-old educator had filed into the big white house on East Franklin street to say bon voyage to Dr. Graham. At 5:45 Sunday after noon they stood on his porch, on his lawn and overflowed onto the sidewalk to hear his last good bye before he left for Washington to take the oath of office as a member of the United States Sen ate. It had been less than a week before last Tuesday night when Gov. Kerr Scott had drop ped the political bombshell which rocked not only the state but a great deal of the country as well, when Governor Scott had said calmlv, "While I'm on my feet. . . . . I want to make the announce- ment that your next senator, if vour executive committee is will- ing, is Dr. Graham." On Sunday open houses, as the : Universitv band played "Hark the bound" on his lawn, as stu uh ooay rresiaent jess uea- mono saia, uyou were nop ing. . . ." and as hundreds of his students and friends stood close around Dr. Frank, a mixed feel (See GRAHAM .page jour) : The Y Cabinet stated today that all members of the YMCA will be eligible to participate in the election at the meeting, and that additional nominations may be submitted from the floor. Magill, the presidential nom inee, served as vice-president of the Y Cabinet and as president of the Southern Area Student coun cil of the YMCA. Magill is also chairman of the Graham Memor ial Board of Directors, a member of the Student council, and a member of the Monogram club. Gibson is a member of the Y Cabinet and is a recently elected' delegate to the Southern Area Student council of the YMCA. The other vice-presidential can didate, McLeod, has served as chairman of the social committee of the Y and a member of the executive committee. He also was a delegate to the SAS council and has been adviser to the Chapel Hill Hi-Y. Bartlett, who received the nom ination for secretary, served on the Y cabinet during the past year. Man-gum, nominee for treasurer, has served on the cab 'St f its pst U-q j'e&s. Will am irth Camihafs - : : Satirical Dance Program Will Be Featured Tonight :: Weidman Group ' rrrn Will Give Show ! f - u ' -'t In Memorial Hall I I"' ;g -1. ' By Charlie Gibson A program of comic and satiri cal dance interpretations will be offered free to University stu dents tonight at 8 o'clock when Charles Weidman- brings his widely-celebrated theater dance company to Memorial hall under the auspices of the Student En tertainment committee. Weidman, recognized by many dance critics as the foremost American male choreographer and soloist today, heads the dance concert group that will be the fourth presentation in the Stu dent Entertainment series this" year, following such earlier noted artists as Hazel Scott, Negro pi anist, and the Trapp family sing ers from Austria. The SEC is annually appropri ated funds by the Student Legis lature to bring high quality en tertainment to the campus, ali its presentations being admission free to the student body. Con sequently, I.D. cards will be the only entrance requirement for students tonight when the Me morial hall doors open at 7 o'clock. At that time faculty members, student wives, and townspeople will be allowed to buy tickets for 75 cents each, it has been announced by Scotty CP Head Releases List of Nominees Campus party chairman Banks Talley yesterday released the names of three dormitory women, one town woman and seven town men as CP candidats for student ! legislature in spring election, Thev are Marilyn Meeks and ' Jean Minshew (6 month), women's i dormitory district 1; Kitty St. John, women's dormitory district 2; Jody Armstrong, town women .district 1: Vestal C Taylor and Jack Street, town district 1; Allen Tatp nifW Prnrfnr flnH Marvin Koonce, town district 2; Ralph WoKV ,nnm. xiefvt t -win .. . j university which 'was not in All candidates are competing for eluded on his tour invited him to 12-mont $erms,; with the excep- tion of Jean Minshew, who is run - ning for a six-month seat. on the Political Front All's Quiet (Reasonably) on the Political Front MAYBE THE CAMPAIGN'S JUST STAYING underground, but it sure is quiet on the political front these days. In fact, the intense quiet has a lot of our local politicoes slightly wor ried. They're beginning to wonder what's going to pop. From this corner, it looks like just about everyone is banking on getting into the run-offs, and they are just saving their energy for the final week of campaigning which will mean everything. but if anybody's worried about winning the first round of the fight, they'd better get on the ball Election day comes exactly one week from now. " - The Student party threw a nice reception for its candidates Sunday evening in Graham Memorial. A number - of people dropped in to say hello to the SP standard-bearers By the way, has anybody seen these SP questionaires they've been passing around? Apparently just trying to get general student sentiment, the Student partyers have asked a number of ques tions on publications, the appeal system, imports, the parking problem, and what have you Typical question: "Do you think that Tarnation is as good a humor magazine as a college student body should publish?" .... Come on, boys, ask us a hard one If You're A Candidate, Be There Tonight . THE ELECTION BOARD, UNDER THE CAPABLE direc tion of Al Winn, is throwing a little shindig for all cadidates in the spring election race in Hill hall tonight. If you're a can . (ee POLITICS fc3 js?) i , f S7-mV h ft f x 1 1 " " I V "X ' L X THE THREE SYLPHS shown above are enticing a bare foot, carefree clown in one of the satircal dance sequences to be presented tonight at 8 o'clock when Charles Weidman's theater dance group appears in Memorial hall under the aus pices of the Student Entertainment committee. Venable, SEC chairman. The program beginning promptly at 8 o'clock will con sist of five sequences danced by Weidman and nine members of his company, including Peter Hamilton, Betty Osgood, Betts Lee, Felisa Conde, Carl Morris, Sherry Parker, Paula Caputo, Nick Vanoff, and Jack Ferris. All Laski Is Scheduled to Speak On Campus Thursday Night Dr. Harold J. Laski, member of the executive committee of the British Labor party and a profes sor at the University of London, will speak here at 8:30 Thursday night in Hill hall on "The Struc ture and Function of the Labor Union in America," Dr. C. B. Robson, head of the political science department, said yester- day. The 55-year-old Briton arrived in this country aboard the liner, ueen Elizabeth, last week and was immediately barred from ingTTtwo -lecturj appearances at the University of California in j-iua mxgcico. iiuntvi, i.vub'.w speak on April 26 at its law - school forum. I The New York Times has quot- with Charles McCorkle worn In Hew Semafoir these are now-experienced ex students of Weidman's New York dance studio conducted between tours since 1928. Before the first intermission the company will perform-Pete Hamilton's original "Dance for Five" and Weidman's popular "Fables for Our Time" based or. (See WEIDMAN page 4) ed Professor Laski as saying, "I have done nothing to make the University of California mad at me." Laski was further quoted as saying that he suspected two" factors brought about the can cellation. One was "revenge for his activity in the Labor party. The second was that Dr. Clar ence Dykstra, Los Angeles pro vost of the university and a close friend of the British social sci entist, had recently invited to the campus two professors who were released by the University of Washington for alleged Commun ist connections, and that the Regents were retaliating. Los Angeles provost of the Uni versity of California later said that the cancellation was due to the university's rule that all lec tures before its Institute of In dustrial Relations must be deliv ered both at Los Angeles and at Berkeley. Dr. Laski has since been asked to appear on any dates between April 8 and 18 by University of California officials. Federalists Name Williams Leader Nat Williams was chosen to head the slate of ofTicers for the United World Federalists student chapter for the coming quarter. John Lineweaver was elected secretary-treasurer and Bill McLen don vice-president of the organi zation. Williams is a member of the staff of the Daily Tar Heel, a member of the Student Legis lature, where he serves on the Ways and Means Committee, and a member of the Kappa Alpha social fraternity. A meeting will be held next Thursday at 5 o'clock in the Grail room to make plans for a series of study discussions for the com ing quarter and to appoint a chairman to head the Radio com mittee. This meeting is important and all members are urged to at-te-i. . Today Many Flock To Capitol For Ritual Will End Career As UNC President By Chuck Hauslr - -. " i i. h 2'6 At uon lo.'io: o. Frnk Portor . : .;.ri .. pri si .. at oi tile C. ;y of .'or..ii C.ro. n . Because at that time, on the floor of the United States Senate, he will be sworn in as new junior senator from the state of Norths Carolina. Graham arrived here this morning to prepare to take the oath of office. This evening, hundreds of Tar Heels, many of them University students, arrived to view the ceremonies tomorrow. It was only a few weeks ago that Sen. J. Melville Broughton died here of a heart attack and left the vacancy which Dr. Gra ham will fill. It was only one week ago that Gov. Kerr Scott, who is also in town for the cere monies, announced Broughton's successor. The new senator from North Carolina will be holding the first political post of his long and varied career as an educator. As he completes his oath of office, he will automatically terminate a 19-year term as president of the University of North Carolina. In the past few years, Dr. Gra ham has helped draw up Presi dent Truman's civil rights pro gram, has represented the United States in arranging a peace in Indonesia, and has helped settle an oil industry dispute, at the request of Mr. Truman. Under the administration of the late Franklin D. Roosevelt, Gra ham was named vice-chairman of the NRA Consumers board, chair man of the National Advisory -Council to the Cabinet Commit tee on Economic Security, mem ber of the President's Committee on Education, vice-chairman of .ne National Defense Mediation board and member of the War Lbor board, on which he served until 1945. Dr. Graham has been serving as head of the Oak Ridge Insti tute for Nuclear Studies, a post which he automatically resigns along with his University presi dency when he is sworn in to morrow. Dr. Allport Plans Address Here Today Dr. Gordon Allport, head of the psychology department at Harvard university, will speak here at 1 o'clock today at a Fac ulty club luncheon in the Caro lina inn, President Walter Spear man said yesterday. Dr. Allport will talk 'on "Aca demic Objectivity and Having Convictions." He will be intro duced by Dr. Arnold Nash of the department of religion. On Thursday, the psychologist will be the featured speaker at the first spring educational colloqu ium which will be held Tuesday afternoon at, 4 o'clock in Pea- body hall. Teacher's Meeting Slated Wednesday An important meeting of stu dents in .the education depart ment who have completed, or who will complete certificate require ments before September 1949 will be held tomorrow evening at 7:30 in room 201, Peabody building, Dean Guy B. Phillips nnounced yesterday. purpose of this meeting, he said, is to discuss with these senior students the question of certification and to distribute blanks to be filled in as part cl ti.2 yfnqrft
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