U.E.C. Library Serials Dept. Chapel Hill, N. C. 8-31-49 EDITOR I ALS Carolina's New President The Government' Lots Freedom and Catholicism WEATHER Partly cloudy and mild. VOLUME LVIII Associated Press CHAPEL HILL. N. C. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1950 PHONE F-3361; F-3371 NUMBER 105 M (STffn & Hi) linn Mm ii.it TT Colliers Cover Contest Opens Tomorrow With YMC A Display Penny Votes Will Decide Coed Winner Beauty Selected To Be On Cover Early Next Fall Student penny votes cast this week will send some campus beauty on her way to nation-wide publicity as photographs of 20 coed entrants in Collier's Cover Girl contest go on display tomor row. According to Chairman Clyde Smilhson, the cover girl selected by the student body will be fea tured in an early fall issue of Colliers Magazine. Alpha Phi Omega, national service frater nity, is sponsoring the contest. An eight-fopt display board will be erected on one side of the YMCA lobby, upon .which the entrant's photographs will be mounted. Voting boxes will be placed below the photos to re ceive the penny ballots cast by the student body. The display is so constructed, Smithson said, that each day the photos may be rotated, showing the standings of the 10 top con tenders as voting progresses. A Collier's photographer will come to Chapel Hill during the spring quarter to photograph the coed chosen this week as the Car olina Collier's Cover Girl, he said. "We want the students to cast their penny vote for the Carolina coed whom they think most typi fies the spirit of UNC," Smithson declared yesterday. CPU To Hear Church-State Relationship Dr. C. J. Sullivan. Jr.. and Prof. E. M. Adams bf the Depart ment of Philosophy will discuss the relationship of church and state at a meeting of the Carolina Political Union tonight at 8 o'clock in Graham Memorial. The discussion will center on the recent best-seller, "American Freedom and Catholic Power," a documentary account by Paul Blanshard of Catholic Church's policies and practices in national affairs. Doctor Sullivan, a visiting pro fessor of Philosophy from the Uni versity of Oregon, and Professor Adams will present their views on the principles involved in the controversial topic. Tonight's program, to be held in the Roland Parker Lounges, will be the second of two round table' presentations on the prob lem. The Union started the series last Sunday with a discussion of the incidents which Blanshard cites to illustrate the conflict. Features Gray The rerbal welcome mat for Gordon Gray, recently elected president of the Greater Uni versity, has been out ever since the Board of Trustees announced his appointment, but this week Huggins Hardware Store came forth with a visible welcome. In the window of the store, Huggins has on display a big larger-than-life size oil painting of the president-elect. The portrait was painted by VVinfield Gore of Durham, the ame artist that painted the life sue full length portrait of Char lie Justice which was in Hug flins' window during the fall I II in M"Utr . : V 'V , y. r 7 j . ; . GUESS WHAT? There are five freshman girls at Endicott Junior College, in Beverly, Mass.. whose names are Johnson, and who are no kin to each other. These are they: Diane, Torrington, Conn.; Nancy Ann. Short Hills. N. J.; Suzanne, Grosse Point. Mich.; Susan. Longmeadow, Mass.; and Mona, Presque Isle, Me. The Associated Press will apparently use any excuse for a picture of a pretty girl better yet, five girls. Graham Says U. S. Must Lead Peace Wa rns Jacksonville Audience We Stand To Perish If Russia Makes First H-Bomb JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 18 W Senator Frank P. Graham said tonight the United States must take the lead in the drive for world freedom. We stand behind our great commander-in-chief in his decis ion to make the hydrogen bomb," he told ' the Southern Forestry Conference.' "If the Soviet Union first makes the hydrogen bomb and the Unit ed States does not make it, then government of the people, for the people and by the people will perish from the earth." ' He said, however, the hydrogen bomb was not enough. "The United States must under God take the leadership in the United Nations for a rebirth of the freedom of the nations and for the strengthening of the Unit ed Nations for the liberties and peace of all peoples," he said. Senator Graham also empha sized the inter-relation of forest, soil and water power conserva tion in the preservation of civi lization. Some 400 persons are attending the conference. 'Angels Full Front' Play Cast Named; Production Opens Here February 28 The cast of Francis M. Casey's "Angels Full Front," next major production and 41st touring show of the Carolina Playmakers, was released yesterday by Harry Davis, director. The play will be given a pre miere in the Playmaker Theatre Feb. 28 through March 5, and will be toured through the Caro linas from March 27 through April 9. The play, a gentle comedy about life in an Irish-American family 25 years ago, deals with the age old "battle between the sexes." The story centers around "Pa" Sullivan, his wife, his daughters, his niece, and his de sire to see people smile. Bruce Strait, Cincinnati, who appeared as Quartermaster Bates Raleigh Man May Oppose Frank Graham RALEIGH, Feb. 18 (Wil lis Smith, prominent Raleigh at torney and former legislator, said tonight he is considering running for the U. S. Senate against Senator Frank P. Graham. Smith declared "it would be a great opportunity and I think I could win." , "I will make up my mind de finitely in a few days," he said. Smith, 63, was a member of the state House of Representatives in 1927 and 1929 and in 1931 was speaker of the House. A well-known lawyer, he was president of the American Bar Association in 1945-46. in the recent production of "Rain" here, is scheduled to por tray the role of Pa Sullivan, and Josephine Sharkey, Chapel Hill, former member of the Ben Greet Players and a veteran of 30 Play-maker-tours, will play Ma Sulli van, the imaginary invalid. .Ann Martin, Cherokee, recent ly seen as wTina" in Paul Green's "Tread the Green Grass" will act the role of wilful daughter Mag gie, while Elizabeth 'Kearney, Louisville, Ky., will portray An nie Sullivan. The final member of the female army Pa must face is niece Margie O'Brien, played by Sue Mendelsohn, New York. Twenty-year-old Billy, played by Robert Simons, Lawrenceville, Va. furnishes Pa's only support, although Happy Moriarity, play Pastor Concert Tonight; Class May Go In Hole Ticket Sales Lag; Twine Says Deficit Of $600 Is Possible Advance ticket sales for the Tony Pastor concert to be pre sented tonight from 8 until 11 o'clock in Memorial Hall have fallen far below expectations ac cording to Jim Twine, treasurer of the Senior Class, sponsors of the event. "Unless a large number of stu dents purchase tickets at the door tonight, the Senior Class stands to lose as much as $600," Twine said. Tickets will cost 75 cents for individuals and $1.25 for couples. The last concert sponsored by a Senior Class was given in the Spring of 1947 when members of the old Jimmy Lunceford band appeared in Memorial Hall. Stu dents failed to turn out for that one and the class lost close to $500. Tonight marks Pastor's first appearance on the. campus since he played for the May Frolics here in 1948 and he is now lead ing what many musical observers call the finest band of his career. In the past he has appeared with such bands as Irving Arronson, Vincent Lopez and Joe Venuti. For many years he was a mem ber of the Artie Shaw Orchestra and when Shaw was taken ill in 1939, Pastor stepped in as tem porary leader. When Shaw re turned Pastor left and formed his own band. Medical Men Here Today For Meeting Two-hundred and fifty medical alumni and their wives are ex pected here today for a luncheon at the Morehead Building at 12:30 and a conference with the officers and executives of the newly created Medical Founda tion of North Carolina. Dr. Shahane R. Taylor, Greens boro, is president of the group. Major L. P. McLendon, Greens boro, will explain the background and monetary goals of the Foun dation of which he is president. Dean W. Reece Berryhill will talk on the relation of the alumni to the Foundation's promotion. Choral Group Slates Meeting Tomorrow The Chapel Hill Choral Club will hold its first meeting of the season tomorrow night at 7:30 in Hill 108. The club is a community chorus for townspeople, faculty, and students who are interested in singing major choral works. ed by Eugene Jousse, Montreal, Canada, does not mind arguing with a set of determined women when necessary. Maggie's timid boy friend, Har ry, will be acted by Bradford Ar rington, Greenville, S. C, and his overbearing mother, Bessie, by Virginia Hamilton, Manhas set, N. Y. Edward L. Grady, Kin ston, will appear as Father Raf ferty, while Charles Williamson, New Jordan, Pa., plays Father Casey. V The cast is rounded out by Melvin Hosansky, New York, as the somber tombstone salesman? Edwin T. Nash, Durham, as Dr. McGillicuddy, and Edgar Loessin, Houston, Tex., and Lynn Gault, Playmaker' technical director, as the two workmen. SP Will Try Again To B I I - werra veep candidate I Story of AEF Soldier World War I Papers To Li The Library has received from Mrs. Benjamin F. Ber nard and Bowman Gray, Jr., one of heir two sons, of Winston-Salem, an interesting col lection of papers relating to the first World War, Librarian Charles E. Rush said yesterday. This collection forms a val uable addition to the already extensive collection of .docu ments, maps, posters and other records of the war of 1914 1918 presented at intervals to the Library by Gray during the last 'eight years. The new gift, which consists of the papers of Benjamin F. Bernard, tells the story of a young soldier in the American brarv Flying Classroom' Slates Europe Trip Michigan State To Send Group Abroad - March 18 On Unique 6-Week Study Tour EAST LANSING, Mich., Feb. 18 W The little red schoolhouse has been streamlined and given wings under the "flying classroom" plan of education developed at Michigan State College. The college now is planning its most ambitious project: a flying classroom trip to Europe. A chartered plane will take off from New York March 18 to car Ty 60 of the nation's top educators on a six week study tour of Ire land, England, France, Switzer land, Italy, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Belgium and Holland. If the red tape can be snipped the group also hopes to visit Russian-controlled Czechoslovakia. Most of the time will be spent in first-hand observation and con ferences with key leaders. Trends toward governmental control, cartels and labor - management problems in England folk schools and cooperatives in Scandinavian countries; Marshall Plan results; influences of Communism, busi ness, industry, agriculture and other topics of current signifi cance will be explored. Heading the project is Prof. Carl M. Horn, director of con tinuing education at Michigan State College. "Perhaps the most hoped-for goal is some contribution - to a better international understand ing," Horn said. "In this era of American lead ership in world affairs, it is an absolute necessity that our youth have a fuller knowledge and un derstanding of the nations of the world." The European flying classroom will be financed from scholarships provided by -business, industrial and other organizations and in dividuals. Several thousand or ganizations will combine to pro vide $1,500 for sponsoring one representative from each state, selected by state educational com mittees. . Inquiry Is Ordered In Fatal Train Crash ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N. Y., Feb. 18 (JP) Federal, state and county authorities teamed today to investigate the collision of two Long Island commuter trains in which 29 persons died and 105 were injured. By Bernard, Gray Expeditionary Forces in France. The record is unusu ally full and complete, since he preserved all sorts of items bearing upon his military ser vice, from personal souvenirs to official documents. Among the documents are such valuable reports as the "Notes on the Operations of the A.E.F., prepared by Briga dier Gereral Fox Conner, Chief G. 3, G. H. Q., "Report and Maps Pertaining to the Report of General John J. Pershing, November 20, 1918," and "Notes on Operations in the Vicinity of Chateau Thierry." These on-the-spot accounts of actions, which have passed i Noted Profs Give Report On Ecology Knowledge of the ecology the pattern of distribution and ar rangement of business and resi dential areas of Southern cities is "spotty and sparse," according to Dr. N. J. Demerath of the University Sociology Department and Dr. Harland W. Gilmore of Tulane University. The two sociologists have just released a joint research report based on materials gathered by them and a number of other American sociologists. "What we know," they reported, "is long on description of cities as they are and short on explain ing how they became that way or trends of change now in process of making them different in the future." The few broad generalizations made are sound, they observed. With Cosmopolitan Club Busy To-night? Want Free Tour Of World? Doing anything tonight? Then what about a "trip around the world"? The Cosmopolitan Club will take you free of charge and all in the space of two hours or less if you can get on the boat.- At 8:30 the Club's magic carpet will leave from the Playmaker Theater on a world trip via Ar gentina, Scotland, France, Ar menia, India and Hawaii. At each of these countries a short stop will be made to "allow the pas sengers to absorb a little' local color. And so the lucky ones will hear the songs of the gaucho from Ar gentina, the exotic songs and music of India and Armenia; and Donated into history, have a vivd fresh quality. For instance, in the midst of official language re counting the action at Chateau Thierry, the author exclaims with passion: "Never again could friend or enemy question the fighting qualities of the American soldier." These reports are also well illustrated and documented by the many Army maps, which outline in detail transporta tion lines and battle plans for such well-remembered actions as the second battle of the Marne and the St. Mihiel sali ent There are photographs of battlefields, trenches, barbed wire entanglements, and ruined villages. Scholarships Are Offered In Dramatics Wi nners To Come From Participants In Festival Here For the second successive year the Parkway Playhouse and the state-wide Carolina Dramatic Association will offer two schol arships to students taking part in the annual state Drama Festival sponsored by the Association here March 29 through April 1. A full scholarship to the Burns ville School of Fine Arts, summer project of the Woman's College of the University of North Caro lina, of which the Playhouse is a part, will be offered to the best actress among applicants appear ing in plays during the Festival. A half scholarship will be of fered to the man or woman stu dent who submits the best stage model, costume designs, posters, or make-up in the theater arts division of the March contest here. . The two scholarships, valued at $300 and $150, are being offered by the Burnsville School and Playhouse through the facilities of the drama association. , The awards will be made on the basis of ability and experi ence as demonstrated in the Fes tival. Judges will be announced later. Applicants must be graduates of an accredited high school by June 28. The deadline for sub mitting applications is March 22. will see the swirling kilts and leaping dances of the Scottish Highlander, the sinuous dances of India and the voluptuous mo tions of the Hawaiian hula. They will also be privileged to look at Chapel Hill and the cam pus through the eyes of the for eign student as shown by "Caro lina, Here We Come" in which the more hilarious aspects of the foreigner's difficulties will be presented for their amusement. The Cosmopolitan Concert is the gift of the members of the Cosmopolitan Club to the campus and the people of Chapel Hill in token of their regard and gratitude. Name omorrow Bill Prince, Dick Murphy Are In Race Were Deadlocked On First Attempt In Meet Last Week The Student Party will at tempt for the second time to morrow night to select its vice presidential nominee for spring elections when it meets at 9 o'clock in Graham Memorial. Last week, Dick Murphy and Bill Prince polled 15 votes apiece on a second ballot after five coeds, whose votes would have New Candidate? A brand-new student body presidential candidate reared his head yesterday when "at least two" petitions urging Toby Selby, sophomore, from Dudley, to enter the race turned up. Selby, former Campus Party member who is now a member of the Student Party, told for mer CP chairman Bob Clam pitt yesterday that he would run. "if the students demand it." decided the issue, walked out of the meeting at 10:50 because of coed hours. Murphy, junior from Baltimore, Md., and Prince, sophomore from Rochester, N. Y., are both veteran party members and veteran stu dent government job-holders. Prince, who is the SP chair man, polled 16 votes to Murphy's 13 on the first ballot at last week's conclave, but Herman Sie ber rceeived six. Sieber pulled out and voiced support for Mur phy, but by that time curfew sounded and the deciding five votes had to leave. Both candidates were reported to have spoken to friends about pulling out of the fight for the nomination, but as of 'yesterday, both were still in. Prince, who before last week had been the most-talked about of the potentials, has served as the SP Legislature floor leader, and is in his second term as legis lator. He has headed Legislature committees working on the quon set hut problem and on the facul ty rating problem. Murphy, who lost out to John Sanders for the presidential nom ination, is coordinator of the Cam pus Chest which ended its first drive this week. He is Chairman of the Interim Council of the State Student Legislature. Party Publicity Chairman Gra ham Jones yesterday called for all Student Party members to be present at tomorrow night's cau cus in order to settle the veep nomination. He said the party hoped" tc nominate its candidate for Treasurer and also Student Legislature candidates. Stork Club The Glen Lennox Apartments have a new occupant Phillip Wayne Sawyer. Phillip, a seven-pound six ounce boy born Friday morning in Durham's Watts Hospital, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon L. Sawyer, 9F Glen Lennox, He is the first child to be born lo a couple of the new apart ments. Sawyer is a graduate student from Swan Quarter. The Sawyers have one other child, a boy, aged four. Forty-two families are now living in the Raleigh Road pro ject which when completed in June will house 314 families.

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