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U II C LILCAT: u i. ?. A C DZPT . CM A? EL hill. c. 8-31-49 ONLY .. 15 Days BEAT NOTRE DAME! WEATHER Fair and cooler VOLUME LVIII Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N. C. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2a, 1949 Phone F-3371 F-3361 NUMBER 32 Pre-NB Parade Plans: Cabinet Asks New Standard For Officers Recommended Bill Ready for Solons - At Next Meeting Beat Volsr Rally che ILji ow 1 11 e Set By UC Committee for Memorial n II Torch March, Top MD' Cards Are Features Poster Deadline Will Be-Nor. 5; Cup To Be Given I Only 13 more working days, including Saturdays and Sundays, remain before the pre-Notre Dame torchlight parade ' to be held Wednesday, Nov. 9. And that is all the time remaining ftr campus organizations to whip their "Beat Notre Dame" posters into shape, Jerry Sternberg, Chairman of the University Club Poster Committee, said yesterday The posters are for use in the torchlight parade here Wednes day night and again in New York on Saturday, Nov. 12 for the parade that will be helrj there. Sternberg said the posters will be judged on originality and the skill with wh-ich they are dis played. He suggested that organi zations entering base their posters either on football or on some thing pertaining to Notre Dame and the game Each organization planning to enter is advised to mail a penny postcard to Sternberg at the ZBT house stating their inten tions. Deadline for entries in the contest has been set at Nov, A cup will be awarded by th University Club for the outstand ing poster, Sternberg said, after the display in New York. The and has asked that a copy of cup is on display at present atjthe script b esent to their New the University Club booth in the Y. Entries may be given to any of the members of the poster committee, Sternberg, Jane Pru itt. Cokey Brissel, Sid Turner, or they may be mailed to UC President Jack Holcombe at tho Phi Gam house. Rules for the contest: 1. Number of persons entering in contest from one organization is limited to 12. No limit tc number of signs carried by an organization. 2. Participants may be costum ed. 3. The displays must be port able. 4. Displays and contestants must carry identification of the organization they are represent ing. 5. There is no limit to the size- of the posters. 6. Deadline for entries is Nov 5. 1949. Organizations who have enter ed thus far are: Mclver Dorm, Delta Delta Delta, Beta Theta ,i. Phi Kappa Sig. Zetta Beta Tau, ADPi, Lambda Chi, DKE, Chi Psi, Phi Gam, Alpha Gam, Chi Omega and Manley Dorm, Chapter of YDC Slated for Town A new chapter of the Young Democrats Club will be planned tonight for residents of Chapel HiU and organization com pletely separate from the campus chapter. Graham to Talk Democratic Senator Frank P. Graham will deliver the second of the YMCA-ponsored month ly teries of addresses for the fall quarter, a spokesman said today. Appearing in Memorial Hall on Nor. 14, Senator Graham will speak on "World Com munity." The Senator is louring the Eastern Seaboard at the present lime making public appear ances. He is scheduled lo ad dress Ihe Raleigh Kiwanis Club Friday nighL Graham served as president of the Greater University for 19 years before his appointment lo the Senate. AVC Resolution Asks Admission A resolution urging that "equal opportunity" be given Negro students seeking admission into University graduate Schools has hppn naccp hv tVio TTnitrorcifv rViartor rf tVio American Veterans Committee terday. The resolution, referring to the : recent suit by two Negroes to gain admission to the University Law School, asked that the op portunity be "quietly recognized and applied in this state, as it has been in other Southern states, without the bitterness' and ex pense attendant upon lengthy litigation in the federal courts." Citing recent examples of schools in several states which have admitted qualified Negroes to tbiir graduate schools, the resolution put the AVC on record as commendi.ig to the University administration and Board of Trustees that such opportunity be granted. The resolution also urged j that copies be forwarded to Gov ernor Kerr Scott and Acting President of the University W. D. Carmichael with the request that it be presented to the Board of Trustees. Show Script Asked By Fox Twentieth Century-Fox Films has expressed an interest in "The Spirit of Cedarhurst," current Flay maker experimental show, York Story Department, accord ing to information received late yesterday. "The Spirit of Cedarhurst," written by Mildred E. Danforth, opened before a capacity house at the Playmaker theater last night, and is being repeated to night at 7:30. There is no ad mission charge. Audience To Perform In Rendezvous Show The audience will take to the air tonight at 9:30 when the Rendezvous Room presents its weekly broadcast over radio sta tion WDUK. Led by Mark Bark er, the 15-minute broadcast will be in the form of a musical quiz with prizes donated by local mer chants. Lanier Davis will lead the en tire Rendezvous Room audience in singing the Carolina Fight Song at the end of the second round. After the third round the contes tants will be given their final questions, which will be not on music but on the University. Banning Of Textbook Is 'Unique Experience' HOUSTON, Tex., Oct. 27 (JF) Author Frank Magruder said today the Houston School Board's action banning his "American Government" civics textbook is an "unfortunate and unique ex perience to me." The School Board banned the book from further use in Hous ton's six senior high schools af ter finding an objectionable para graph in the 1947 revised edition. The paragraph on captialism described public free education as an example of Communism. In a telephone interview with the Houston Chronicle from his Corvallis, Ore. home today, Ma gruder said the paragraph was "intended merely as a philosophic definition of Communism and Socialism." "I am not interested in Com munism, know no Communism and have never voted for Social ism or Communism," he said. "All of my books are opposed to revolution. I even think our own Of Negroes chapter spokesmen said yes t f i ruman tires Naval Chief, Cites Letters WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (AP) President Truman stepped into the armed services row today and ousted Admiral Louis E. Denfield as Chief of Naval Operations. V Denfeld, outspoken critic of the way the military unification law is administered in the Pentagon, will be transferred to another post yet to be selected. His suc cessor has not yet been picked. Whether additional changes in the high command are in the off ing remains to be seen. The Pres ident told a news conference he did not know what the procedure would be from now on. The President began by an nouncing he had agreed to Den feld's transfer on recommenda tion of Secretary of the Navy Matthews and that their exchange of letters, dated today, would be available after the conference. Matthews recommended Den feld's transfer "for the good of the country." He said he held Denfeld in high seteem, but as early as Oct. 4, even before Den feld spoke . out bluntly before a House committee against what he called the "improper , operation" of the unification program, he told the admiral he feared his usefulness as Chief of Naval Op erations "had terminated." The President said he didn't know whether 6th Task Fleet boss Vice Admiral Forrest Sher man would succeed Dendield. Following the broadcast the floor show will "go on. It will star such well-known Rendezvous Room entertainers as Forrest Covington, Lanier Davis and Skip Mann. New entertainers will in clude .Ann Martin, who will sing blues and the Lambda Chi Trio, composed of Frank Moore, Bob Sturdivant and Andy Shevda. Bob MacDonald will accompany Davis and Miss Martin, and Steve Cole will accompany the trio. Wally Andrews a'nd his combo will furnish dance music before and after the show. revolution never accomplished very much." "None of the editions of my book have ever been banned be fore. The 1949 'edition does not contain the paragraph the Hous ton board objected to because my publisher and I decided it might be misleading if taken out C or better, and there would be Only one member or the board voted against the ban. Mrs. Olon Rogers said she thought the board should not take action be fore at least reading the entire chapter in which the paragraph was found. She admitted tecfay she had not had time to read the text. "But I understand Dr. Magrud er explains his statement to the young men and women who study the book," she said, adding that she feels high school stu dents should be taught to think for themselves. "Young minds that aren't train ed to think for themselves are Student Body President Bill Mackie's Executive Cabinet yes terday recommended that a bill be introduced in the Student Legislature setting up academic requirements for holding campus offices. , The bill, which applies the. re quirements to all officials whose election is under the control of the Elections Board, will be pre sented at the Legislature's meet ing next Thursday night. The bill would require students who have completed more than three quarters of work to have passed at least 35 hours in the preceding three quarters, 20 of them with C grade or better, those who have completed three quarters would nave the same requirement, those who have been here two quarters would have to have passed 25 hours, 15 with C or better, one quarter would require 15 hours, with 10 of context." no requirements for those in their first quarter. . No student would be eligible for nomination or election unless he had complied with the re quirements. The bill would not gd into effect until Fall of 1950, since any such bill going into effect now would be ex post. facto. In releasing the recommenda tion, Mackie also announced the composition of the present ex ecutive Cabinet. Members include Charles Bartlett, Dan Bell, Earl Betts, Larry Botto, Pat Bowie, Helen Epps, Charles Foley, Roy Holsten, Ten Leonard, Sally. Os borne, Bill Prince, John Sanders, Emily Sewell, Don Shropshire, Pat Stanford, and Banks Talley. Play Tryouts Set Tuesday Open tryouts for "Rain," second major production on the Carolina Playmakers season schedule, wil be held next Tuesday in the Play- maker Theater at 4 o'clock and 7:30. The play, based on the Somer set Maugham story of the same name, will be directed by John W. Parker. Copies of the script have been placed in the reserve room of the library, and will be available Friday for those who want to study the play before tryouts. "The Playmakers is not a closed organization," said Parker, "and all students and townspeople are cordially invited to try out for roles. Newcomers are certainly welcome at tryouts." "Rain" will be presented here for a six night run, Nov. 29 and 30; December 1, 2, 3, and 4. In Houston For Author the best bait for 'isms' contrary to- our way of life," she said. In Astoria, Ore., James H. Burgess, a member of the Oregon textbook board that selected the Magruder text for use in schools of that state, said it "only states facts unpleasant ones and it should be supplemented with a course studying Communism. The way to abolish Communism fast est would be to put a course in high school teaching it." Attorney Ewing Werlein, the board member who sought the ban, said the 2,221 civic students may have to go ahead and use the book at least temporarily. He said . no other texts are available and .besides, civics classes for this term already have studied the section which in cludes the paragraph. In seeking the ban, Werlein had said the paragraph might cause the youngsters "to think Socialism and Communism are good." ... Big Weekend Will Feature Martin Band Concert To Open Festivities Today; Two Dances Set The kickoff event for the first big dance weekend of the fall quarter comes this afternoon at 4 o'clock when the Order of the Grail presents Freddy Martin in a concert in Memorial Hall. Following the concert will be the pep rally which precedes home games, and at 9 o'clock comes the first dance of the week end. With these events scheduled The Dean of Women and the Women's Interdorm Coun cil yesterday granted 2 o'clock permission for all women stu dents who sign out for the Grail dance tonight. The dance ends at 1 o'clock, and girls have permission lo stay out until 2 o'clock. Sat urday night permission re mains the same; girls must be in at 1 o'clock. for only Friday night the entire weekend promises to be a bustle of activity, with never a dull mo ment. Dave Sharp, spokesman for the Grail, yesterday said that tickets to all Grail events will be on sale at the door. Tickets to the concert will naturally be some what' lim'I ted," he" said because many have already been sold and only a total of 1,800 are available Concert tickets cost $1 per person, while dance ducate cost $1.50 per couple. The concert begins at 4 o'clock and ends at 6 o'clock. Highlighting the weekend will be the gridiron battle betveen Tennessee and Carolina at 2 o'clock tomorrow. Fredy Martin's last appearance will be the Saturday night dance in the gym, starting at 9 o'clock and lasting until midnight. Both dances will be semi-fov- mal, men in suits and ties, and women in long dresses. Rush Chairman Asks Observance Of Hours Emphasizing four important rules, Interfraternity Council rushing chairman Bill Benjamin gave out final instructions to rushers and fraternities yester day. Formal rushing will - get underway Sunday night. . Benjamin asked especial at tention be given to the IFC rules on rushing hours, the Sunday- Monday visit requirement, and the rules governing shakeup day and silence periods. Rushing will begin Sunday night at 7 o'clock and end at 10. Monday through Thursday nights hours will be between 7:30 and 9:30. Pledge day will be Wed nesday, Nov. 9, shakeup day will be Sunday, Nov. 6. A strict silence period will . be in force . from Thursday night until 7 o'clock on shakeup day, and from 9:30 that night until pledge day. All rushees .are required to visit every house from which they receive invitations on either Sunday or Monday night. Viola- Tickets on Sale ; For 'Anna Lucasta' Reserved seat tickets for the Raleigh stop of the "Anna Lu casta" company are available at the Playmaker business office in Swain Hall. The play will be pre sented by the original company that acted it for three years in New York and are now on tour. The Raleigh production date is November 8, at the Memorial Auditorium. 1 "''..is; - k; A i " ' ' I'll?; 4f- .? FREDDY. Martin that is. He finally got here after every body was ready, and will make music at a concert this afternoon, a dance tonight, and another tomorrow night. He also brought along his orches tra to help him in the Grail sponsored events. Frosh Hear Dr. Johnson At Assembly "We're here to help correct your academic failings before it's too late," Dr. Cecil Johnson, As sociate Dean of the General Col lege, told members of the fresh men class at an assembly yester day in Memorial Hall. The speaker compared the school quarter with a football game, and said "that the game can - be won or . lost in the .-last half." Dr. Johnson explained the aca aemic set-up and the require ments necessary for readmission each quarter. He was introduced by Orientation Chairman Al Lowenstein. Lowenstein's announcement that an effort was being made to cancel next veek's freshman as semblies was greeted by cheers and clapping. Ihe treshman assemblies are part of the orientation program, which includes a "briefing" for first-year students before the regular year begins. ton of this rule makes the rushee ineligible for pledging by any fraternity for 12 months. No fraternity can express a desire to pledge any rushee be fore next Wednesday and no rushee may express his desire fo join before Sunday, Nov. 6. Bids will be given out after noon on Wednesday, Nov. 9. In vitations are now being issued in Gerrard Hall until noon today. A total of 23 fraternities will rush. Theta Chi, newly-reactivated last week, get an extra week of formal rushing. Di Senate Condemns Prep School's Policy A resolution comdemning the Jefferson Military Academy of Washington, Miss., for accepting 50 million dollars "on the condi tion that they teach white supre macy," was passed overwhelm mingly Wednesday night by . the Dialectic Senate. . . . .. . Introduced from the floor by Senator Peter Cooper, the reso lution stated that in accepting the gift the 47-pupil prep school had "violated the principles of aca demic freedom and the principles of broad and liberal education." In the debate which preceded the 22 to 5 vote for the resolution, Charlie Long declared, "The Nazis and Fascists haven't taken over this country yet." Supporting Long, Banks Talley said, "Missis- UNC Leaders To Meet With Tennesseeans . .The second group of visit ing campus leaders who seek to learn something of local student government will be here tomorrow, President Bill Mackie's office said yesterday. The leaders will be from the University of Tennessee, head ed by Tennessee YMCA head Dave Dodson, and they will discuss the UNC dance and theatre production setup. Members of the University Dance Committee, Order of the Grail, German Club,' Play makers and Sound and Fury will be on hand to provide the information and answer ques tions. The meeting was re quested by Dodson in a letter to Mackie. The first meeting of visit ing student leaders here was during the Georgia weekend when University of Georgia visitors discussed student government in general with UNC leaders, seeking a basis for forming an effective gov erning organization at Georgia. Sinnott Ends McNair Talks Last Night "If we hada the answer to Ten- nyson's wondenngs about the flowers in the crannied wall, we would have the answer to the mystery that has been pestering man throughout history," Dr. Edmund W. Sinnott said last night. m, l , ,. , . , , The neted biologist and direc - tor of the Sheffield Scientific School of Yale Unversity, gave his third and final lecture on the question of biological organism being the basis of the psycho- logical life of men. Dr. Sinnott said he meant if scientists and thinkers could ever solve the mystery of protoplasm, or what makes life, civilization would have finally solved the an swer to the world and man's part in it. His underlying theme through- out his three addresses here . . comprising this year s John Cal- vin McNair Lectures was that the physical and the mental life of man are one and the same, but he went further than the mate- rialists by pointing out that science has not yet discovered all the biological facts and that "life 1C Energy, said he thought the . , . . x move was best for every one con is the business of the poet as well , , . , . AJ , v cerned despite the fact Admiral as of the physiologist." Denfeld was the senior member Dr. Sinnott was introduced to- night by Dr. J. B. Rhine, well- known Duke University scientist and psycologist. sippi and South Carolina are the cessnools of the south, and I'm ashamed of some of the thines my state (S.C.) is doing. I think we should, let the trustees of the Jefferson Military Academy know that someone in the south dis agrees with what they're doing.' Opposing the resolution on the grounds of academic ' freedom, Gus Graham stated, "I think a man has the right to teach any thing he wants to and I don't think this is any of our business.' In agreement with Graham. Jerry Pettigrew claimed, "There are plenty of technicalities to get around the conditions imposed and we should be glad to see 50 million dollars go into a new ed ucational institution." Football Team, Host Of 'Brass' To Be Present Freddy Ready, Martin Concert This Afternoon "Get ready for Freddy" fans who attend Martin's con cert tins aikeriioou wm prac tically be able to remain seat ed wnile the scenery is chang ed and the football team takes its position for the "Beat Ten nessee" pep rally in Memorial Hall at 7:15. The two hour concert ends at 6 o'clock, giving students and their guests an hour and a quarter in which to eat dinner before the rally begins. A program of volunteers has been obtained, Head Cheerleader Norm Sper said yesterday, to spark the rally and help show the team that the University is out to beat the Volunteers. On hand will be the football team, including Charlie Justice, the cheerleaders; Martin, Acting President of the Greater Uni versity W. D. Carmichael, Jr., Acting Dean of Students Bill Fri day; the Sigma Chi Sextet, back from their Greensboro television appearance, and 1949 All-Southern guard Ralph Strayhorn, form er University footballer now aU tending Law School here. University Band Director Earl Slocum requested that all band members report to Memorial o iaier man r.io wim men- instruments. SP" promised that the rally would be over in time for those planning to attend the Grail dance in Woollen Gym tonight to ready themselves for Freddy. 1 A pre-Tennessee practice will hp hp, in KAnan otaHil!m tWc aternoon and Sper issued a caU t0 all students to assembie at the 3tadium at 4 Q.clock to cheer the team in their last workout before the game tomorrow. "We need every ounce of spirit to push to victory, he said. Durham Talks On Navy Row Rep. Carl T. Durham, (D-NQ saii last night that he thought I r : j rr t President Truman's removal of Adm. Louis E. Denfeld, Chief of Naval Onpratinn was "in fVw interest of the country - Congressman Durham, member of the House Armed Services Committee and -Vice Chairman of the Joint Committee on Atom- of the Chiefs of Staff. - Kep. Durham declined lo elab- Prate on the differences of opin ion among lop miiiiarisis over unification that preceded Den- field's removal. The unification row began sev eral weeks ago when top Navy officials blasted what they termed Army-Air Force pressure, in the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Denfield, highest-ranking nav al officer, watched on the side- hnes during most of the commit iee "earing, dui later ac-uveiy I A 1 t . A. 1i A ' 1. presented me wavys view oe fore the group Bad Grades Between 1,000 and 1,500 sru dents of the General College hare unsatisfactory grades or are failing in one or more sub jects this fall. Dean C. P. SpruiU's office announced yes terday. Officials termed this number as "usual" and said that it is not alarming, considering that the 3,000 General College stu dents take 9,000 subjects.