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'HAZZARD'
The Victory Villape' "fire
hazard" presents a problem
for both parties. See page 2.
WEATHER
Fair and continued cold. High
yesterday Cl.l, low 20.7.
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VOLUME LIX
Associated Press
CHAPEL HILL, N. C. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1951
United Press
NUMBER fiO
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Allied Troops
Ram Within Six
Miles Of Seoul
American Artillery
Bombards Capital
Of South Korea
TOKYO, Wednesday, Feb. 8
(UP) Rampaging American as
sault forces stormed atop Korean
ridges within sight of the golden
capital dome in the heart of Seoul
yesterday and wheeled up artil
lery commanding the whole city.
Two U.S. armored task forces
linked up six miles south of
Seoul to trap a Communist force
after a company of bayonet
swinging GI's chopped up and
scattered a Red unit blocking one
of the columns.
Just to 'the east, a third task
force of raiding doughboys knif
ed within four miles of the
southern bend of the Han River
southeast of Seoul.
The 8th Army rounded out the
second week of its Korean offen
sive with gains up to five miles
all accross the 80-mile fighting
front, Headquarters estimated the
drive had killed or wounded 49,
484 Chinese and North Korean
soldiers.
The Red defenders of Seoul bat
tled gamely to stem the offen
sive. Reinforcements poured into
new defense positions laced
through the Han River Valley be
low the capital.
Advance American units ram
med into the Communist defens
es, battered the enemy back, and
seized firm positions on hills
. within sight of Seoul. U.S. artil
lery massed in battle stations
from which the Communist-oc-9
cupied city was within easy range. J
A grave threat to the Commu-1
nist flank was development to 7
the east. An American - French
regimental combat team probed
the Communist flank 35 miles due
east of Seoul.
Dr. Appleby
Will Deliver
UNC Sermon
Dr. James Appleby of the
Union Theological Seminary will
speak in Hill Hall at 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 11. This will be the
fifth in a . series of University
sermons sponsored by the Uni
versity Sermon's Commitfee
headed by Mike McDaniel.
Ed McLeod, president of the
YMCA, will serve as chairman.
Dr. Bernard Boyd of the Religion
Department will introduce Dr.
Appleby.
Special music is under the di
rection of Richard Cox of the
Music Department: The organist
is Will Headlee. An offering will
be taken for the continuation of
the University Sermon series.
Dr. Appleby is at present Di
rector of Field Work and Pro
fessor of Evangelism at Union
Theological Seminary He gradu
ated 'from Davidson and Union
Theological Seminary, and did
post-graduate work at New Col
lege, University of Edinburgh.
Or. Appleby's subject for Sun
day night will be "At Time for
Greatness." The time is b?ing
moved from eight to eight-thirty
to allow more people the oppor
tunity of hearing this speaker,
acclaimed by some to be one of
the best in this part of the
country. -
Art Talk
John Allcoil, head of the
Art Department here, .will give
an informal gdlery talk this af
ternoon at 5 o'clock in Person
Hall.
This talk is designed especial
ly for non-art students and will
cover the show ;'Painting To
ward Architecture" now on ex
hibit. The art department invit
es everyone interested to attend.
High School Seniors Desire
To Enter University In June
Due chiefly, to the national
emergency, a large number of
North Carolina high school sen
iors scheduled for graduation
this spring are applying for ad
mission to the University for the
summer session beginning June
11 instead of waiting for the fall
! quarter.
This new development was re
ported yesterday by Rby Arm
strong, Director of Admissions,
who said that seniors beginning
their regular college careers with
the summer quarter should be
able to complete their four-year
degree program in thrse years by
carrying a normal study load each
quarter.-
He said dormitory space is still
available for the new students en
tering in June.
Election Changes
Face Legislature
Proposals to cut in half the number of campus election
districts and stiffen scholastic requirements for candidates
will come before the Students Legislature in its weekly meet
ing tonight at 7:30 in the Di Hall.
Both will be embodied in a bill to amend the present elec
tion laws which will be introduc- ;
ed by Julian Mason, chairman of .
the Elections Board and Student
Party member of the Legislature.
The measure will also ask the
setting of a date for spring elec
tions. The redistricting proposal
would bring the present number
of 12 - campus election districts
down to six and necessitate a
redistribution of the student pop-
illation.
Mason refused yesterday to
further comment on details of the
bill.
Other legislation to face the
solons will be a bill to be intro
duced by Student Party Floor
Leader Bill Prince calling for a
Sling . system in the University
library whereby students could
have available to them all quiz
zes given in this and other
schools.
Two bills will be brought from
committee tonight and put before
the Legislature' for a vote. One
will come from the Joint Student
Faculty Committee on Academic
Affairs, the other will concern the
Student Merchant Plan.
The group will also hear a re
port from the Dance Committee
on the current investigation of
charges of unfair handling of of
fenders. The election law amendment
bill is expected to bring much
debate from the Legislature and
et off a round ot wrangenngj
over changes when the measure
goes into committee.
University Hour s Remember Me
To Recount Bershak's Last Days
By Walt Dear
What does a brilliant student
and Ail-American player do when
he learns that an incurable di
sease will soon take his life?
That " was - the question that
faced Andy Bershak, high-ranking
student, campus leader and
All-American football player at
Carolina when told just before
graduation that he had nephritis.
The answer to this tragic ques
tion and the story of the most
critical day in Andy's life is re
counted on this week's University
Hour, entitled "Remember Me,"
to be broadcast by the University
Communications Center.
The young athlete, who gained
nation-wide fame as AU-Ameri-can
in 1937, as not only a great
football player, but also as a
leader in many fields at Chapel
Hill, will be the subject of the
Consolidated University's pro
gram, written by John Clayton, a
Speed-Up Program
Will Make Possible
3-Year Graduation
Dean C. P. Spruill said the
course offerings for undergradu
ates, the ' number of class hours,
the academic standards, and the
faculty are essentially the same
for all quarters. The student en
tering in June will begin the same
courses, and continue his program
of studies as if he had entered in
September, or January, or March,
or July, he explained.
He stated further that no
change in organization or courses
would be required to meet the de
mands of any speed-up programs.
A complete orientation program
Bill To Permit
Voting At 18
In Legislature
RALEIGH, Feb. 7 (.P) Legis
lation to permit 18-year-olds to
vote and to increase state aid for
city streets cleared their first
legislative hurdles today.
After a public hearing and a
flurry of sharp debate, the Senate
Roads Committee gave its bless
ings to city street aid legislation
which Governor Scott has de
scribed as "ill-advised."
The Senate Committee on Con
stitutional Amendments gave a
favorable report to legislation
which would amend the State
Constitution so as to lower the
voting age from 21 to 18.
Thief Wears
The Evidence
CHAMPAIGN, 111., Feb. 7 tfP)
Lester Taylor, 37, accused of
stealing a college athlete's letter
jacket, walked into court today
wearing the evidence.
Deputy Paul Bechtol said Tay
lor admitted taking the "I" dec
orated jacket from a fraternity
house. It is owned by Don Sun
derlage, captain of the University
of Illinois basketball team.
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ANDY BERSHAK
member of the Radio Department.
This program is a unique
dramatization - because it deals
with a touching and serious prob
lem, one that, requires the utmost
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is provided for new students en
tering in the summer quarter.
An additional course in the Air
ROTC will be inaugurated in
June if the approval of the- U.S.
Air Force is given.
Chancellor R. B. House said the
four-quarter system, "which had
proved of so much service to the
State in its greater flexibility
through its frequent dates of ad
mission and graduation, in its of
ferings to the citizens of the state
who desire special short periods
of study on a particular subject,
and in its provisions for the teach
ers of the State, will not be chang
ed until the requirements of the
Department on Defense become
so pressing as to demand some
modification."
Geiger Piano
Recital Set
For Tonight
Ruth Geiger, pianist, will give
a recital in Hill Hall tonight at
8:30.
Tonight's recital, under the
sponsorship of Graham Memorial,
will be the second time that Miss
Geiser has appeared here. She
had previously presented - a re
cital last year.
In .1942 Miss Geiger won the
National Music League Award,
and in 1948 was chosen a finalist
in the National Piano contest of
the Rachmaninoff Fund. With the
latter award went ' the "hon6r""of
appearing in Carnegie Hall with
the NBC Symphony conducted by
Fritz Reiner.
Miss Geiger, for the last three
summers, has appeared as the
initial soloist in the summer se
ries of the Berkshire Museum at
Pittsfield; Mass.
After a recent concert by1 Miss
Geiger in the Town Hall of New
York, the New York Times said.
"Ruth Geiger is obviously a com
petent and well-schooled musi
cian whose playing is secure, in
telligent, resourceful, and imag
inative . , ."
Born in Vienna, Miss Geiger
started study of the piano at an
early age and, while still a child
appeared as a soloist with the
Vienna Concert Orchestra.
She has studied at the Julliard
School of Music in New York
City under Josef Lhevinne. She
has since been working with
Ernts Rosenberg who is her ad
visor and coach.
. The New York Herald music
critic said of Miss Geiger's Town
Hair concert, "She has thoroughly
mastered the keyboard . . pro
duces a very listenable and easy
tone from the instrument. Her
native musicality of mind and
ear is of high caliber."
in human courage and under
standing to face.
Bershak was on the threshold
of a brilliant post-graduate ca
reer when he was told that he
had nephritis, an incurable di
sease of the kidneys. His highly
active life had to be completely
changed. His one wish was to
accomplish something good in the
world before he died "so that
they'd have something to . re
member me by."
Today Andy Bershak is re
membered by a most fitting me
morial, a scholarship fund in his
name. Before he died he was
able to coach and tutor for the
University for five years. A fund
established by the University
Interfraternity Council at Chapel
Hill awards a $5(50 yearly grant
for four years to an entering
freshman on the basis of "his
need and scholastic background.'
A board composed of faculty
(See BERSHAK, ; page 4)
Sanders Letter
To Gov. Scott
Asks No Raise
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President's Stand
Defends Position
Of Med Students
In a letter to Governor Kerr
Scott, Student Body President
John Sanders yesterday ap
pealed for reconsideration of
tuition raises now pending for
students in the schools of Med
icine, Dentistry, Pharmacy,
and Public Health of the Uni
versity.
Speaking as a representative
of the students, Sanders asked
Scott, who is chairman of the
University's. Board of Trustees,
'to do all in your power to see
that, the tuition paid by .the stu
dents here is maintained at the
current rates."
"Having discussed this matter
with students in all of the
schools concerned ... I am con
vinced that the approval of this
increase . . . will have a highly
detrimental effect not only upon
the students and the University,
but alike upon the State at large,"
Sanders wrote.
The letter also said in part:
"Contrary to the thinking of many
people, the mere fact 'that a man
is able to attend medical, school
does not mean that he has un
limited resources upon which to
iraw, and can. therefore pay any
price demanded for his education.
"Perhaps it will be possible to
maintain enrollment at the esti
mated figure in these1 schools, but
the number of students coming
rom the poorer regions of the
jtate will be much lower. .
"In turn, this means that few-
3r . . . people trained in the van-
jus fields of medical science will
je returning to the areas of our
state where they are most need-
id. This -. . . will largely under
mine one of the cardinal objec
tives of the Medical , Care Program."
Bloodmobile Return
Seen Possible Here
Dean R. H. Wettach, chairman
of the Chapel Hill Red Cross
chapter, announced yesterday
that the Bloodmobile Unit may
return here "within a short time
if we again have the interest that
was shown in the previous cam
paign."
The former dean of the Law
School pointed out that the re
cent drive was a complete suc
cess largely due to the response
of students. He singled out the
mass donation of the Air ROTC
students. About 80 per cent of the
unit contributed.
He praised the work of the Na
val Reserve Officer's Unit which
assumed responsibility for re
cruitment and scheduling of blood
donors. John E. Young was
chairman of the recruiting com
mittee. He also pointed out that the 11
trained nurses and 30 volunteers
who served as nurses helped the
drive to a great . extent. Mrs. O.
David Garvin - was chairman of
the volunteers who assisted as
registrars, hostesses and nurses.
Wettach said that the work
done by members of the Canteen
greatly increased the success of
the campaign. Mrs. M. S. Brech
kenridge served as chairman of
the Canteen.
Among contributions were 2,000
home-made cookies from a large
group of women, 24 quarts of
milk from Longmeadow Dairy, 12
quarts from the Durham Road
Dairy, 4 quarts of cream from
Durham Dairy Products, 12 cans
of coffee from H. C. Coffe Co
through Fowlers Food Store, 500
Billy Graham To Appear Here
emorial Hall At
Young Evangelist Will Give Ideas
On Religion In First Campus Talk
By Faye Massengill
Youthful Evangelist Billy Gra
ham will present his ideas on
Christianity when' he makes his
initial campus appearance in Me
morial Hall at 8 o'clock tonight.
Getting the first chance to see
and hear Graham will be mem
bers of the Y-WCA Cabinet and
Membership Council, the officers
M
ikefa, Greenbaum
Nominated For CAA
Andy Miketa of Baden, Pa., and Art Greenbaum of Balti
more, Md., were nominated for
presidency of the Carolina Athletic Association by the
University Party at their meeting Tuesday .night.
The party also nominated Baxter Miller for president of
the sophomore class and Dick
Lackey
chair.
for the vice president's
Other officers nominated for
the sophomore class are: Bob
Gorham, secretary; Julius Green,
treasurer, and Alex MacMillan
and Sue Ambler as social co
chairmen. Miller, a Chi Psi pledge from
Durham, was a member of the
freshman football and track
teams.
Lackey is - a Kappa Alpha
pledge from Shelby and also a
member' of the freshman foot
ball team".
Nominated to fill a vacancy in
the Student Legislature was
Roddy Dowd to represent Men's
Dormitory district 3.
Paul Roth, former chairman of
the party and present floor-leader
for the party, criticized the
Student Party iror making "polit
ical gravy" on a bi-partisan ef
fort of both parties to secure
lower tuition rates. He said that
the. committee appointed for the
investigation of the tuition rates
was chosen by the Student Party.
lbs. of crushed ice furnished by
the Chapel Hill Ice Co., a crate of
oranges from J. T.. Dobbins' class
at the Baptist Church, and 10
dozen cookies and a crate of
of oranges from negro citizens.
Bill Melendon and John Mc-
Key worked for both days as vol
unteer helpers.
"It was this kind of help and
the aid of countless others that
made possible the success of the
drive," Wettach said.
Twice The Limit
Rail Engineer Admits
Breaking Speed Limit
WOODBRIDGE, N. J., Feb. 7
(UP) The engineer of the
"Brokers' Special" admitted to
day he was speeding at twice the
regulation limit when his jammed
commuter train plunged olt a
trestle here, killing 82 persons in
the nation's worst rail wreck
since 1918.
The FBI entered the investiga
tion and assigned four of its
agents to-to investigate "the pos
sibility of sabotage." At least
five other . agencies launched
investigations of last night's rush
hour tragedy, which injured 500.
Wrecking crews slogged
through mud and rain to lift
smashed coaches from the street
and search twisted wreckage for
possible additional victims.
of the five sponsoring organiza
tions and the Advisory Board of
the YW at a luncheon at the Caro
lina Inn.
There, too, they will meet Mrs.
Graham who will accompany her
husband to Chapel Hill. The
luncheon meeting will begin at 1
p.m. and part of the program will
be a question and answer period.
the presidency and the vicen
Board To Fill
Two Seats On
AAen 'sCouncil
The Bipartisan Selection Board
will meet again this afternoon in
the Grail Room of Graham Me
morial to interview candidates
for two vacant seats on the Men's
Honor Council. Applicants will bs
heard from 2 o'clock until 5:30.
Board Chairman Buddy Vaden
yesterday'said the Board was "not
at all pleased" over the limited
number of students applying for
the seats. The graduate student
position and the seat vacated by
Chairman Horace Stacy are be
ing filled by the board.
Sophomores, juniors, and sen
iors are eligible for the "at-large"
seat. Graduate students only will
be considered for the graduate
seat.
"Only two men applied on
Tuesday for the graduate seat,"
Vaden said, "and I feel sure that
there are more graduate students
qualified and interested in the
job who should be considered
by the Bipartisan Board." "In ad
dition, we would like to see more
men applying for the other seat,"
he added.
Both positions open now will
run until the general elections in
the spring. The only qualifications
necessary to be chosen for Men's
Council duty are an understand
ing of the Campus codes a genu
ine interest in the work, and ' a
willingness to devote the neces
sary time to the job.
Students interested in apply
ing for either position should
come to the Grail Room and sign
the list which will be posted on
thedoor. Individulas will be in-
terviewed in the order in which
they sign up.
. Assistant Middlesex County
Prosecutor Alex Eber said Engi
neer Joseph H. Fitzsimmons, 57,
admitted he was . speeding in a
formal statement from his hospit
al bed. Fitzsimmons suffered
fractured ribs and head lacera
tions in the crash.
In his statement, Eber de
clared, Fitzsimmons said he was
going 50 miles an hour when the
temporary trestle, installed only
yesterday afternoon, gave way,
dumping eight of 11 cars of thej
Pennsylvania Railroad train over j
a 26-foot embankment.
Fitzsimmons, a veteran of 30
years railroading, said in the
statement he had . read .'orders
limiting speed to 25 miles an hour
over the trestle.
8 lonigh r
A native of Charlotte, Graham
is a six-foot-two evangelist who
has attracted large crowds in his
d5rnamic tour throughout the
United States, Europe and North
Africa. He has just completed suc
cessful revivals in South Caro
lina and Georgia.
He is a graduate of Whcaton
College in Wheaton. 111., and
served as pastor of the Western
Springs, 111., church while in
school there.
In his campaigns, lie is assisted
by Cliff Barrows, who also ac
companied him to Entilani, and
Beverly Shea, radio network so
loist on ABC's "Club Time." Ac
tive also as a writer, he is author
ol calling Youth lo Christ, a
book of revival messages, and is
editor-in-chief of "The Pilot," a
monthly religious periodical.
His success is .attributed to his
deep belief in God, his friendli
ness, and love for people. News
men have recognized these quali
ties and compare -him often to
Billy Sunday, who conducted tin
largest revival ever held in New
York City 33 years ago.
Sponsoring Graham's appear
ance are the YWCA, the Wesley
Foundation of the Methodist
Church, the Lutheran Student As-'
sociation, the Canterbury Club of
the Episcopal Church, and the
Baptist Student Union. Working
with these groups is the Univer
sity Sermons Committee of the
YW.
This will mark Graham's first
appearance here at the Univers
ity, although as a native North
Carolinian he has toured the
state many times and has his
headquarters at Montreat.
In his recent trip Ihrongh
South Carolina and Georgia, the
33-year-old Graham spoke to
large number of people and
claimed some 30,000 conversions.
Final Tryouts
For 2 Operas
Are Planned
Final tryouts for two opera;
to be produced by the Muie I) -
partment have been scheduled
for 3 p.m. Sunday in Hill Hall.
Selections for roles in Mozart's
comic-opera, Bastion and Uas-
tienne," and Kurt Weill's folk
opera, "Down in the Valley," will
be made. Tryouts will be open to
all students and townspeople.
Joel Carter, director of the
Men's and Women's Glee Club
and the University Glee: Club,
will serve as choral director for
both operas. He will be assisted
by Max Lindsey.
Wray Thompson will direct
"Bastion and Bastienne" and Fred
Young will be director nf Ihe folk
opera. Both men are- students in
the department of dramatic art.
Thompson having appeared as
the street-singer in "The Mad
woman of Chaillol" and having
directed "The Second Man" for
the University Theater.
Young was cast as v- ragpick
er in "The Madwoman c,f Chad
lot" and at present i- touiiriL-
with the Playmskers n Mcreutio
in "Romeo and Juliet."
Last year Gluck's "Orpln-i: "
and Pergolessi's "La Serv.t I'ad
rona" were presented by the Mu
sic Department and were ac
claimed outstanding bv rev;' wr.-;.
Tuition Talks
Every school in the Medical
Affairs Division has scheduled
individual meetings lo discus i
further the proposed increases
on tuition costs.
Students of each school have
been csked to contact the lead
ers of their divisions lo lind
out Jhe exact time and place cf
their respective meetings, il
was announced today by Stu
dent Government leaders.
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