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02C VZZZZ VOLUME LVIII Associated Press CHAPEL HILL. N. C. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1950 WEATHER: Clear, Cold. NUMBER 94 Jf Jf Jf Hi.! J. jf jf Off JOHN SANDERS, special student from Four Oaks, last night was nominated by accla mation of the Student Party lo run in this spring's presidential, election. Sanders beat out Dick Murphy for the nomination after Graham Jones put Sanders up for nomination. Band Parade Is Scheduled To Ooen Show The Chapel Hilt High School band will inaugurate festivities for tomorrow's PTA variety show with a parade through town to morrow afternoon, it was an nounced yesterday by the PTA steering committee. The band, 65 pieces strong, will be one of the' many organ izations taking part in the big , benefit show which will start in Woollen Gymnasium at 7:30. In all there will be 10 acts. Yesterday the PTA announced that Miss Ruth Price's group of physical education majors will give an exhibition of a Morris Dance. This is an interpretive English dance that is done by six men. In addition to the Morris Donee, there will be square dancing, acrobatic, ballet, adagio, tap, ballroom and folk dancing. There will be children's music, quartet singing and an exhibition of gymnastics and tumbling to go with the outstanding array of dancing groups. Negro Gunmen Scoop $16,000 BALTIMORE, Feb. 6 (ZD- Four gunmen walked into the li brary at Morgan State College late this afternoon, scooped up $16,000 in registration . fees' and escaped all in three minutes The bandits, all Negro, entered the building at 5 p. m., just a few minutes after the last student had paid his mid-term fee and de parted. They held 12 persons at bay with guns and scooped the money into a canvas handbag, a college official said. Morgan is a state college for Negroes. James Carter, . the college's business manager, said one ban dit stood guard at the front door. The other three hustled into the library wing where a tem porary cashiers' cage had been set up to collect the registration fees. Chest Report Only a few reports from Cam pus Chest solicitors showed lotal collection as of 10 o'clock last night io be $450.76. Of this total. $255.51 is cash, according to treasurer Ted Fussell. He urged that all teams make complete reports tonight. ii cfEitm i i ii Legislative Vet! Takes SP Vote Of Acclamation Carolina Forum Head Is Attorney General For President Mackie By Roy Parker. Jr. John Sanders, special' student from Four Oaks, entered the stu dent body presidential race last night as the Student Party nomi nated him by acclamation to lead its spring election ticket Sanders beat out Dick Murphy for the nomination. He immedi ately called on the party to "work together and come through in the spring election with flying colors. His was the first nomination of any party for spring tickets. Sanders is present student gov ernment Attorney-General, vet eran member of the Student Leg islature and Carolina Forum head As Attorney-General he has had a hand in practically all legisla-jfor tion presented in the Legislature for the past two sessions, and as Forum head was instrumental in bringing Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt here as Weil lecturer. v As a member of student body President Bill Mackie's constitu tional revision committee he has had the major part m helping revamp the student Constitution for presentation to a student ref crendum in the spring election. Graham Jones, who put San ders in nomination, described him as a man "who knows student government as Clyde Hoey knows the Bible." President Bill Mackie asserting that 'Sanders "had done more for student government in the past year than any other person in the same length of time," prom ised that the candidate 'could "lead student government to its brightest year in history." Murphy, who said he allowed his name to be put in nomination because, "some people believed that it would be undemocratic if only one person was put up for consideration," said "it is my sin cere wish to God that "you vote for John Sanders." Phi To Name Prize Choice The Phi Assembly will name its choice for the second annual Di-Phi Award in an executive session at 7:30 in Phi Hall to nicht. SDeaker Herman Siebcr ---O r stated yesterday. Halbert Conoly, chairman of the Di-Phi committee, informed the Daily Tar Heel that Jonathan Daniels, editor of the Raleigh News and Observer and State committeeman of the Democratic Party, James V. Webb, Under Secretary of State, and Kay Kyser, popular band leader have hppn recommended to the As sembly for consideration. Sen. Frank Porter Graham, a Dast member of the Di Senate, was winner of the Di-Phi Award last year. Speaker Sifber, in urging all Phi members to attend tonight's session, said that the Phi's Val entine's Dance, consideration of 10 applicants for membership, and a revised constitution will be on tonight's agenda. Also up for a vote by the As sembly, is a proposed literary award. t ' v " V '5 t 1 ' 1 '" fir . DR. D. D. CARROLL Commerce Dean Due Here Sept. 1 Dr. D. D. Carroll Will Remain to Teach When Syracuse's Dr. T. H. Carroll Arrives September 1 will see a new face behind the desk formerly occupied by Dean Dudley deWitt Carroll, and a new name the School of Commerce to pjr Thomas Henry Carroll, now dean of the College of Rsinp Administration at Svracuse Universitv. vesterdav was revealed as successor to Dr. newly-named School of Business Administration here. Registration For Montreat NearsGoal Thirty students have registered for the Montreat Conference in the last two days, conference co- chairman Charlie Bartlett said yesterday. In all, 100 have now registered for the conference to be held this weekend in Montreat. Bart lett said the sudden jump in reg istration indicates that the 150- person goal of the registration committee might be reached be fore registration closes tomorrow. Ruth Whalen, co-chairman of the transportation committee, said more cars were needed to make the 200-mile trip. Thus far, 14 cars have been obtained, while 20 or more are needed. Whalen urged those who wish cd to take their ears to register before the desk in the Y closes. Car-owners will be paid two dol lars per rider for -the trip. Maps and a complete instruction folder will be given to each person tak ing a car; the route to Montreat will be clearly- marked to prevent anyone from going astray. Plans for the Saturday night square dance and other recrea tional activities have been com pleted. A well-known Asheville caller and his musicians will furnish direction and music for the dancing. Recreation co chairmen Gene Hines and Ed Mc Leod have lined xip a Sunday sunrise hike to nearby Lookout "Mountain for those with suffi cient will power to meet the 5:30 starting time. Mount Mitchell will be the goal of another trek. Student Recital Set Today at 4 Bach, Schubert, Chopin, and Scarlatti will be featured on this afternoon's student recital at1 4 o'clock in Hill Hall. Students taking part inthis af ternoon's recital are Malcolm Matthews, piano; Nancy Eagle, piano; the Madrigal Singers, and Sam Andrew, piano. fiiifi DR THOMAS H. CARROLL go along with the face. D. D. Carroll as dean of the Dr. Carroll's appointment was announced by Acting President W. D. Carmichael, Jr. and Chan cellor R. B. House following ap proval of the Executive Commit tee of the Board of Trustees. After 29 years of service as Dean of the School of Commerce, D. D. Carroll asked to be relieved of administrative duties two years ago. Since that time, Dr. John B. Woosley, head of the De partment of Economics and Com merce and chairman of a faculty committee to . recommend Car roll's successor, has been search ing for a man for the job. Dean Carroll was one of the youngest deans in the history of Syracuse University when he was appointed to that position in Jan uary 1946. He is now 35 and de scribed by Dr. Woosley as a man with a dynamic personality and a genial and charming manner. Besides serving as dean, he also holds -the position of professor in the College of Business Admin istration there. At Syracusehe has been a lead er in the development of a cur riculum which has met with widespread approval because of its dual emphasis upon "broad training for effective citizenship through instruction in social sci ence, the humanities, and science, and thorough grounding in all the basic areas of business .as preparation lor advanced train ing in a selected field. Fourth Major Show Playmaker Rehearsals Underway For Production, 'Angels Full Front' The Carolina Playmakers last night began preliminary rehear- j sals for their new touring pro duction, "Angels Full Front" by Frances M. Casey, after holding open tryouts for two days last week. The play will be shown here as the fourth major pro duction of the season for six days starting' February 28. Casey is Assistant Technical Director of the Playmakers. An Irish American comedy, Casey's play will be the first originJL full-length play to be toured by the famed drama group of The University of North Carolina in Fr Spring Gardner Gets Trustee Post By Board Vote Three New Schools ' Given Go Ahead - In Other Action lO. Max Gardner, Jr., Univer sity law student from Shelby, was named to tne executive Committee of the Greater Uni versity Board of Trustees by the Board at its meeting here yester day. In other action, the Board ap proved three new schools for the University. The new units will be a School of Journalism, replac ing the department; a School of Social Work, replacing the de partment, and the School - of Commerce will become the School of Business Administra tion. Gardner's appointment is to fill the position of the late Governor Ehringhaus. Gardner has been serving as a member of the Board of Trustees and was on the special committee to select a new president to succeed Dr. Frank Graham. - Gardner , will run for the State Senate from Shelby in the next primary. , Chancellor Robert B. House re quested and received authority from the Board to reorganize the three units. House also was given permission to name Oscar J. Cof fin, Dean of the School of Jour nalism; Arthur E. Fink, Dean of the School of Social Work, and Thomas Carroll, Dean of the School of Business Administra tion. Governor Herr bcott was au thorized to appoint a commit tee to plan the inauguration ex ercises for Gordon Gray, presi dent-elect of the Greater Univer sity. Victor S. Bryant of Durham, Mrs. Laura Weil Cone, and Mrs. May L. Tomilson were reelected to the Executive Committee upon expiration of their terms of office: Dr. Henry Toole Clark Jr., was named Administrator of Medical Affairs here, and Dr. John Charles Brauer was named Dean of the newly-created School of Dentistry. Three other faculty additions were approved: Dr. Floyd B. Jones, Robert L. Stall ings and Robert M. James. Twenty-six faculty appoint ments were approved Ijy the Board for N. C. State College in Raleigh, and six appointments to the staff of the Women's College were okayed. many years. John W. Parker, business man ager of The Playmakers, is now busy completing the booking dates for the tour. Among the towns to be" played are: Ashe ville, Buie's Creek, Fayetteville, Murfreesboro, Ahoskie, Char lotte, Spartanburg, S. C, and High Point. He expects to com plete the .tour itinerary within the next week. "Angels Full Front" will be jiven a six day try out run in Chapel Hill, February 28 through March 5, and a final polishing will be given the production be r J-.- . ... I , ' I x-:-:::-:'X.:;:'.....:.r.y.r.-..: : . .- x-ixi:-. . .4 - - y , , 1 J i v . ' I 1 s- ' , 1 ' I , g ' ' , . - -, j -? I ' , " - 1 r w 1 ' t i t - I I , - " 4 ' i L i ' " 1 il , ' i I ' 1 I Si, s I I I I " 1 - ' I "V r .. y ry - i ' (l 'M r i '"IWri Hli mill in r w MMinwiH,.!,, Ik,', ...L I . . GORDON GRAY, SECRETARY OF THE ARMY, yesterday was officiallynamed president 'of the Greater University by the Board of Trustees in its meeting here. Gray, a Carolina graduate in '30, will lake over his duties by Sept. 1. His selection by the Executive Committee in January climaxed a 10-month search during which some 200 applicants were interviewed for the posi tion formerly held by Dr.' Frank Graham. YD C RallySaturd ay Will Hear Kefauver A delegation of 25 campus Democrats will join some 400 North Carolina Young Democrats when they converge on Greensboro this Saturday to hear Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-Tenn.) , eat barbecue, and listen to brass bands in a state wide political rally. . , Acting Preside-nt Graham- ; ; Jones said yesterday that the 600-member Carolina YDC has fcbeen alloted 25 tickets to the I Greensboro rally, and asked club members interested in attending Saturday's rally to contact him at 313 Grimes or Jess Dedmond at the Sigma Nu House. Jones said that Senators Frank Porter Graham and Clyde Hoey1, and several of North Carolina s Congressmen will make short talks. Local YDC officials stated that they had not learned if Rob ert Reynolds, who last week an nounced, for the Senate seat now held by Dr. 'Graham, has been in cluded on the speaker's list. fore it is taken on the road. The script which is being handled by Samuel French, Inc., New York Play publishers and agents, is under ' consideration for New York production next season, and is also being considered for mo tion picture and television pro duction. Casey has attracted attention as one of the most promising young playwrights to study work with the Carolina1 Playmakers in recent years. Four of his plays have been published within the past year. Pmsidenlial 5 Med Frats At Minnesota Make Good MINNEAPOLIS,-iMinft., Feb. 6 Five University of Minnesota medical fraternities who had to show cause why they should not be expelled from the campus made good today. The five groups will continue to "exercise the full rights and -privileges according recognized campus organizations," and plans for a new medical interfraternity council have been brought for ward. - The fraternities were asked to show a student government com mittee cause why they shouldn't be kicked off the campus on Jan. 5 after they had been charged with fraud in presenting chaper on lists for approval. In making up its mind, the in vestigating committee passed two resolutions one commend ing the fraternities for their "spirit: and integrity" in present-4 ing their case, one asserting that "real progress has been made on the problem of relationships be tween the university and these students groups." The fraternities all presented briefs to the committee stating their fundamental aims as fra ternities. Editorially the "M i n n e s o t a paily," warned the campus that the controversy may not be over. Carolina Grad NevvGU Head; Here By Sept. Twin City Native Unanimously OK'cd At Morehead Meet By Don Maynard Gordon Gray, Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the Uni versity in 1930, was brought back to his alma mater short ly after 11 o'clock yesterday morning as the full Board of Trustees unanimously voted him president of the Greater University of North Carolina. Secretary of the Army Gray was voted to succeed Senator Frank Porter Graham as Presi WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (A') Gordon Gray is quitting as Secretary of the Army io take over the presidency of the Greater University of North. Carolina. He set a deadline of Sept. 1 for the move. Gray made known his decis ion today shortly after trustees of the University elected him io the presidency. In a statement. Gray said that he would be available for the new job "no later than Sept. 1 and as soon before that dake as the requirements of the De partment of Defense permit." dent at the Board's meeting in, the Morehead Planetarium. Approval of Gray's nomination by the Executive Committee of the Board came first on the day's agenda and only a few minutes after his name was brought up before the almost complete Board of 103 members. Only a few vere absent. It climaxed a search of over 10 months for a successor to Senator Graham. Gray, who has been tight lipped about his nomination for the presidency, broke his silence and accepted the appointment in a telephone conversation with Chairman ot the selection com mittee Victor Bryant shortly af ter his approval. Speaking from Washington, Gray said he was "deeply honor ed by the action of the trustees and laappy to accept" this great opportunity which they have given me to serve North Carolina and its people." In, his message to the Board, Gray said he would take over his duties as president "no later than Sept. 1, 19o0, and as soon before that date as the require ments of the Department of De fense permits." Gov. Kerr Scott said at the luncheon following the Board's meeting that approval of the 40 year old Gray was "one of the most important steps we've taken in a long time," and gave hint that his inauguration may t&k place sometime near May 1, if Gray couid be relieved soon of his duties as Secretary of the Army. (See GRAY, page 4) No Riders HENNIKER, N. H.. Feb. 4 (P) Dobbin said "nay," so Paul Revere did nof ride today. Paul, in the person of William Brisson of Salem. " Mass., was scheduled io rouse the town for New England College's Win Carnival. However, when ihe student, authentically garbed, at tempted to mount, the horse would have none of hie mas querade. After repealed futile attempts, Brisson quit. Maybe that's why the British, in the Carnival's mock battle, captured Henniker.
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