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U' II C LIKIART WEATHER i to Forgotten Statue ' First Birthday Tennis Courts Warm and cloudy. V'S? 5T 1 11 till" t&ss&sza ' rsssss i ill i i ii J HI .!, Weaver, Dedmond To Make Will TVJL . IlL: - vji wuirersiry or Mississippi On Problems of Student Governments Fred Weaver, Dean of Students, and Jess Dedmond, re tired president of the Student Body, leave tomorrow for the University of Mississippi, where they "will discuss stu dent life on a college campus. R. Malcolm Guess. Dean nf Men at the University of Missis sippi, invited Weaver and Ded mond to this weekend's meeting, which he calls "Resource Study of Student Life." Weaver, as a resource leader, will speak on "Student Government Philosophy" at a banquet Saturday night. Guess sent Weaver an outline of 21 problems that have arisen at Old Miss, and he was asked to discuss them at the meeting. These problems include such items as attendance, amendments to constitutions, the honor system, exemption of seniors from final examinations the last semester, and the problem of a paid sec retary for the student body presi dent. Guess said he hoped to study and rework a student life pro gram in the following areas: stu dent government's scope and function; fraternities and sorori ties, their councils, rushing regu lations, housing projects, social life, etc.; the independent stu dents; and social affairs. Silvia Sommer, president of the Women's Student Government Association at Duke University, will attend the meeting with Weaver and Dedmond. The University representatives both said they hoped to gain invaluable knowledge frpm the meeting. They will return to the University Sunday. Joint- Recital Slated for Hill Tomorrow Night A joint student recital wbe presented tomorrow evening at 8:30 in Hill Hall when Miss Bar bara Young, soprano, and Milton Bliss, baritone, will be featured. Miss Young is a junior in the Music Department and is now a native of Chapel Hill, though originally from New Jersey. Hav ing entered the University in her freshman year, Miss Young has been active in both the dramatic and music fields. As a freshman, she had a leading role in the Playmakers' production of "The Skin of our Teeth," by Thorn ton Wilder, and appeared in sev eral one-act experimentals. Milton Bliss is a junior music major from Thomasville. He trans ferred as a sophomore from Mars Hill Junior' College where he studied voice with Miss Elizabeth L. Souther and was baritone, so loist in the Glee Club at that school. Bliss is performing a group of early Italian songs, which include works by Scarlatti, Handel, Cac cini, Cavalli, and Durante. .De bussy's "Beau Soir" and "Man doline" open the French group followed by other representative neo-French composers. Mr. Bliss and Miss Young will close their program with two op eratic duets, Mozart's "La Ci Darem La Mano" (Don Giovanni) and Ambroise Thomas' "legeres Hirondelles" (Mignon). Legislature Solbns Will Convene Today Carolina's -delegation to the State Student Legislative Assem bly will meet at 5 p.m. today in Graham Memorial. Any person not attending the meeting should send an excuse to Dortch War riner at the KA House. Any per son who doesn't attend or doesn't send in an excuse will be con sidered not interested in going. United Press Speeches ..... r ... Sings To End; Stars' Music Will Continue University Club Makes New Plans The University Club Monday .night voted to discontinue the Community Sing sponsored by the Club. Tentative plans are now underway for continuation of the Music Under the Stars seri, a club spokesman said. The outdoor series has met with inclement weather during the past few . weeks, and recently it was learned that the Forest Theater, plapned to be the lo canon oi tne bunaay evening music presentation, would not be available for further use by the club. The Theater is now in use for Playmaker spring rehearsals. A motion to change the club meeting date from Monday even ing at 7:30 to Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock was defeated. New members of the club were present for the first time Monday night to familiarize themselves with the workings of the organi zations in preparation for the fall, when they will become vot ing members. Two committees were appoint ed at the meeting; one to com plete plans for the University Club party May 16, and the other assigned to work with the In- terfraternity Council in a move to organize the student body when it visits New York next fall for the Carolina-Notre Dame foot ball game. The club voted that a member of the Daily Tar Heel staff be accepted for membership and given voting power in the club. This move is subject to approval by the Student Legislature, the club spokesman said. Campus Party Calls Caucus for Tonight There will be a caucus meet ing of all Campus Party legisla tors in Roland Parker No. 3 to night at .7:30, according to an announcement made today by Chairman Vestal C. Taylor. It is urgent that all members be present and on time, Taylor said. Efthimios Mariakakis From Rags To Riches, Or Out-Algering Horatio, Such Is The Saga Of Our "Ptomaine Tommy' By Jack English Whpn Efthimios Mariakakis was born in Cheyerihe, Wyo., in 1914, there was little ' indication that some day his life would out- Aleer Horatio or that Efthimios would ever come to be affection ately and otherwise known as "Ptomaine Tommy" to thousands of students at the University of North Carolina., When young Efthimios (let's call him Tommy) was five years old, World War I ended and the Mariakakis family, which had come ' to America to escape the conflict, moved back to Crete. Rack on the island, young Tommy was sent to school and eventually succeeded in finish ing the European equivalent of the American junior college be fore he was bitten with the idea of returning to the land of his birth to finish his education. In 1934, a 20-year-old Tommy step ped from a ship onto Ellis Island. Although he was a natural-born American citizen, he could speak no English and-knew no one in CHAPEL f ft) ..SSSfS"'- : y.'-ft:':-.:::::---.;-. 1 V" 2 ttv St MAKING A TOUR of the ,liny Italian island of Siromboli. just north of Sicily, film star Ingrid Bergman and director Roberto Rossellini walk hand-in-hand as ihey check over the selling for Iheir forthcoming piclure. Miss Bergman's husband. Dr. Peler Lindslrom. went lo Ilaly lo join his famous aclress wife on the island. . xLe Theatre Stages Play Tomorrow Le Theatre Francais, a small, select acting group on the University campus, will stage a Moliere Festival as the 10th production of the group will be staged in the Playmakers theater tomorrow night, at 8:30. The play to be presented is "Le Medicin Malgre Lui" written by Moliere. On Sunday night, May 7, the Duke University French Club, under the direction of Mrs. Neal Dow, will oin with the Carolina group in presenting two Moliere plays. Beginning at 8 o'clock the Duke players will present "Bour geois Gentil Homme" and the Carolina : club will repeat its Thursday night performance. There is no admission charge for any of the three productions, but to create the atmosphere of the French theater, pretty usher ettes will sell programs, which contain full English synopses of the pjays, for whatever price the customer wishes to pay. Pro ceeds go for the benefit of Ameri can Aid to France. Le Theatre Francais was organ ized back in 1934 by Prof. Walter Creech of the Department of Ro mance Languages for the purpose of aiding students of French in their pronunciation by giving them an opportunity to meet to gether to speak the language and put on a French play each year. Is His Name America save an uncle in New York and one in Virginia, both of whom he had never seen. In Crete, Tommy had been told that in America one could shovel gold from the streets of New York, and one of his first recol lections is seeing the street-clean ers at work on the corner of 34th Street and Seventh Avenue and rushing to buy a shovel for himself. His New York uncle soon set him straight and after showing him over the city put Tommy on a train headed for Wytheville, Va., and Uncle Archie Gillas. For Tommy the train trip was a ride of torture. Since he could speak no English, his Uncle Tony had written instructions in Greek for him to follow on how to change trains, and other inci dentals like going to the men's room. When Tommy reached Washington at 4 a.m., he was bursting with anxiety lest he miss his train. He was also burst ing to get to the men's room. Tommy says that now the in HILL, N. C. , WEDNESDAY, C -is -Sfl.lfi, Frdncais' since 1934. The production Zionists to Hold Celebration Party A party to celebrate the first anniversary of Israel's independ ence will be held by the Inter national Zionist Foundation of America this afternoon in the YM CA from 4 until 6 o'clock. Pales tinian singing and dancing will feature the program. Tonight Rabbi Simon Gulstrom of Durham will speak to the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity on "Zionism and the American Jewish Scene." The two events will bring to an end the independence cele brations which began last Satur day afternoon when 40 delegates of the IZFA met in Grahdm Mem orial to form a subregion of the IZFA, the purpose of which is to coordinate student Zionist educational activities. Elaine Nai man was elected president of the local organization and Elaine Fischer was chosen as the group's secretary. cident is humorous but back in 1934 it was worse than pathetic. When he got to the rest room, he tried every door only to find every one locked. Pay toilets were unknown on Crete. In a burst of desperation he scaled the barrier only to find himself jerked back by a platform guard. The guard showed him by signs that a nickle must be used. Tom my just made it. In Wytheville, Uncle Archie put Tommie to work washing dishes the same night that he got there. He was unhappy in Virginia, mainly because of the language barrier and because of the de pression that prevented him from going back to school. Instead, his uncle began to teach him the restaurant business and "cafe" English, such as "cup of coffee," "ham aVid eggs," and other phrases he must know in order to wait on the customers. After a week in the town, Tom my met some fellows his own age, and one of them got him a J date, but Tommy was still only i ::: -1 MAY 4, 1949 Formal Debate Is Scheduled Wednesday Outlawing Reds To Be Subject Professor E. J. Woodhouse of the Political Science Department will lock horns wiith graduate physics student Hans Frejstadt, self-styled member of the Com munist Party, in formal debate on "Should the Communist Party Be Outlawed?" next Wednesday at 8 o'clock in Gerrard Hall. . ' Freistadt challenged Woodhouse to the debate after the same sub ject was debated by Woodhouse and student Bill Duncan for the affirmative, Paul Guthrie and stu dent Dortch Warriner for the negative, last Wednesday in Ger rard. The debate was sponsored by the Carolina Political Union Freistadt, president of the Karl Marx Study Society, revealed himself as a member of the local Communist Party some time ago. He came to this campus from the University of Chicago, where he was reportedly president of the student Communist Club. John Sanders will preside over Wednesday's debate, and graduate student W. E. Haisley will act as time-keeper. The debate is being sponsored by the Karl Marx Study Society. . : Each speaker will have 10 min ute of rebuttal time. Then an informal discussion period will be held, followed by questions from the audience. The speakers will conclude the program with short summaries. . . Language Society Takes 20 Initiates In an impressive ceremony last week, 20 students who have achieved outstanding success in the study of the German language were initiated into Delta Phi Al pha, the German honorary fra ternity. President David Ball conducted the ceremonies which are follow ed by a program of songs, a Ger man play and an excerpt from Mark Twain's views on the Ger man language. Richard E. Cofield, Harvey J. Cohen, William G. Cowan, Lil lian Dillard, George Dysart, Wil lis J. Grant, Roy G. Hall, Jr., Hartzel Z. Leged, Harry T. Lewis, Claude F. McCuiston. Arnold L. McPeters, Morris E. Merritt, Ernest E. Montgomery, Charles A. Northend, Blackwell Sawyer, Jr., Lloyd B. Stanley, Edward K. Washington, David A. White, Noah Wilson and J. A. Wolhar. to smile and say, "Cup of coffee?" Uncle Archie wasn't too good as an English teacher and once when Tommy was alone in the cafe one morning, a customer came in and asked for a bowl of Post Toasties. Tommy nodded brightly and answered: . . .. "Just around ' the corner, sir." The customer was amazed. "Where?" Tommy led the man to the door and pointed out the post office. He'd gotten the "post" part right anyway. Two years later Tommy went back to New York and when he arrived he was broke. Finally after six months of trudging the streets and sponging off of his Uncle Tony, he finally found a job. It paid $12 a week, and Tommy worked 12 hours a day, seven days a week, but he was glad, to get it. Many such jobs followed interrupted only by unemployment and in 1938 Tom my fell in love. Her name was Virginia and her (See" RAGS, page 4). Phone F-3371 F-3361 Lanier In Record Turnout Mine Faculty Names Approved By Trustees Talbert, Holman, Mann, Noland, Camp, Chapin, Davis, Penich, Hill Approved .. V By Margaret Gaslon sSeyen-; appointments to the University faculty ,were ap proved "'by the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees in' a meeting last Monday, Chancellor Robert House said vpctprrlav. ' ' ' " j j - -Ernest' Williams Talbert has been-appointed as a professor in the English Department. Dr. Tal bert received his AB degree from, San -Jose State College, and his MA and Ph.D. from Stanford University. He will begin his work at the University next fall. ; Hugh Holman will enter the University as an assistant pro fessor in English beginning next fall. He received his BS and BA degree at the Presbyterian Col lege, and will receive his Ph.D. here in June. William Robert Mann will join the Mathematics Department next September as an instructor. Mann received his AB from the Uni versity of Rochester and will re ceive his Ph.D. at the University of California this June. Reuben Hill and Edward Wil liam Noland will become profes sors of Sociology and Research professors in the Institute for Re search jn Social Science. Hill re ceived his BS at Utah State Ag ricultural College and his Ph.M and Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin.-- Noland received his AB and MA at theWest Virginia University, and his Ph.D. at Cor- neir University. He has done addi tiohal work at the University of Chicago. F Stuart Chapin, Jr., will join the Department of City and Re gional Planning as an associate professor. He received his AB, cum laude, at the University of Minnesota and his Bachelor of Architecture in City Planning Master of City Planning at Mas sachusetts Institute of Technology. Kenneth R. Davis was appointed assistant professor in the Depart ment of Economics and Com merce. He received his Ph.B. and M.B.A. at the University of Wis consin and he will receive his Ph.D. in 1951 at the University of Chicago. The Executive Committee also approved the appointment of Jim Camp as an assistant Varsity Football" coach. Another appointment approved was that of Dr. George Penich as an instructor in the Medical School. , A leave of absence was approv ed for Dr. James W. Fesler, of the Department of Political Sci ence," for work at the University of California next year. Student Will Turn Farmer To Aid Brethern in Israel Conquest of the deserts , and swamps of Israel, ' and fulfillment of the biblical name, "The Land of Milk and Honey," is the goal of Morton Rubin, University grad uate student and over 40 other college students throughout the nation. Rubin and his colleagues are planning to establish an agricul tural collective settlement in the lately freed -nation, which cele brates the first anniversary of its freedom today, to practice co operative living and working to gether with the people of Israel. Rubin, 26, a native of Boston, and now working on his doctor's degree in Sociology and Anthro pology, is the head of this social science research team. He hopes to obtain about 10 students from the United States to travel with him to Israel to study the nature of cooperative living in the Pal Is Elected Mayor Policy Meet By State YPC Set Saturday Plan to Discuss Stand on Issues Republicans from throughout North Carolina will invade Chapel Hill Saturday, May 7, for the third in a series of newly-initi ated, monthly Young Republicans policy meetings. The meeting will be presided over by State Young Republican president, Worth Little of Albe marle. It will get under way im mediately following a banquet at 6 p.m., tentatively scheduled for the Carolina Inn. The purpose of the policy meet ings, Little explained, is to find out what Young Republicans in the State think about current is sues and to formulate public pol icy statements on these vital State and National issues. Little listed a second aim of the policy, meet ings as "the building of a re vitalized Republican party in 'North Carolina." The policy meeting will be pre ceded by a meeting of college Republicans at 3 p.m., at "which time a federation of all college Republican clubs in North Caro lina will be formed. Bill Hippie president of the UNC club, will be in charge of all arrangements. Village Residents Buy Co-op Stock Victory Village residents have invested over $900 in their co operative grocery during the last six weeks. Purchase of capital stock to this amount has follow ed success of a pledge campaign during which store patrons prom ised to invest $1,200 during April and May. Directors of the "co-op" were pleased that most persons already have fulfilled their en tire pledge. They pointed out, however that the whole $1,200 is needed to insure continuance of the store, and urged the i iffy persons with outstanding pledges to purchase their stock within the next few days. V? The new capital is needed to match withdrawals by graduating students leaving Chapel Hill. estinian area. They plan to do this in the fall of 1950. Members of the Intercollegiate Zionist Federation of America, to which Rubin belongs, have formed a group called Haoleh (Ascending), which at present numbers more than 200 students. Its purpose is to organize col legians all over the country so they may effectively settle on farms in Israel, to guide and aid returning displaced persons in getting back on their feet. Rubin rebutted critics who say the plan is "un-American." "It is very important to estab lish Democracies in the far corners of the world," he said, "and Amer icans are the best carriers of De mocracy." Rubin has been a Zionist all his life, and feels that by com bining his social science work (See STUDENT, page 4) NUMBER 159 Of 1,442 I Manning Defeats Henry Whitfield For Court Seat Ed Lanier, genial director of the University Central Re cords Office, waltzed into the Chapel Hill mayor's office yes terday as a record turn-out of 1,442 voters created a turn over in the municipal govern ment of this University town. Lanier captured a tptal of 811 votes to defeat R. W. Madry with 589 votes. Madry has served as mayor for the last seven years and spent three years on the Board of Aldermen before that. Physically Fit Chapel Hill's mayor-elect proved himself physically fit yesterday morning as he turned up well before 6:30 in the fire station at town hall to be the first person in line lo cast his ballot. But that wasn't how Ed Lanier proved himself physi cally fit. Whimsical early - morning poll - keepers told him he couldn't ever be mayor unless he proved himself in lop physi cal condition. And lo prove it he would have lo climb lo the lop of the slick 20-foot fire men's pole in the station. Which is just exactly what Ihe "physically fit" Mr. Lanier did and he slid back down without bodily injury, loo! Lanier resigned his post -on the Board recently when he entered the race for mayor. John T. Manning, local attorney, won the post of Recorder's Court judge with 830 votes over seven year incumbent Henry A. Whit- ' field with 575. Kenneth E. Putnam, high man with 850 votes, R. B. Fitch with 842 and R. L. Fowler with 815 won the three vacant seats on the Board of Aldermen, while Mrs. Roland McClamroch with 706 and Rev. J. II. Jones with 607 were left out in the cold. Fitch and Fowler were re-elected to . their seats. The 1,442-vote election set a new record in Chapel Hill for election turn-outs. Slightly over 1,700 voters were registered and eligible to vote. The last highest Chapel Hill vote was 941 in 1945. The new officers will be sworn in at the next meeting of the Board of Aldermen next Wednes day night. Mayor-elect Lanier had this comment on the election results (See ELECTIONS, page 4) 'Merrily' Staff Winds Up Work Signs of bustling activity are in evidence around Memorial Hall, the scene shop and the Sound and Fury work shop as the last minute touches are applied to "Merrily We Love." Time is clos ing in on the cast of the new musical production revue and as is the case in any production there is plenty yet to be done before curtain time tomorrow night. The entire staff consisting of writers, producer and director have tried all through the re hearsals to remember the gripes heard following the last two Sound and Fury production and stick to the idea of pure and simple entertainment. Forrest Covington has written a simple plot that has just enough story in it to give the show a sequence and no more. He has purposely avoided complicated entangle ments and sub-plots that are like ly to make the main plot bog down and over shadow the mu sic. Frank Matthews has written 25 songs for the show, some of which are certain to be show stoppers. He has painstakingly written a variety of numbers in order to please everyone in the audience. alley ard's' The liege the Cox, the Roy ition y at rank Car- ar oach ( an roup :ond the, legi- Tar that it of orc- in y of . ex- ' D ? ti yf. ;:'t '4 :-9 ': 4. I? I if
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