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VOLUME LX
CHAPEL HILL, N. C.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1952
NUMBER 109
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'-Valkyrie Sing Is Scheduled
-For Memorial Hall In April
The Valkyries will hold their
.annual sing at 7:45 p.m., Mon
day, April 28, in Memorial hall,
immediately following the Gold
en Fleece Tapping.
This year a special division has
been added to the four regular
visions fraternity, sorority, men's
-dorcn, and women's dorm and it
is hoped that all organizations not
included in these four will enter
the competition. A special divi
sion cup will be given.
In choosing a theme, origina
lity and musical quality are
cited as the two most important
factors in the judging. Staging,
costumes, and props are taken
into consideration to a lesser de
gree. It is also urged, although
not prohibited, that the theme
not pertain to the University.
This is requested only to bring
variety to the program. In order
to prevent duplication of songs,
but not necessarily duplication
of theme, participants are asked
to submit their "masterpiece" to
Joan Charles, Alpha Gamma
house, as soon as possible. (In
the event of a duplicate theme,
the first group to submit the
therae will be given preference.)
It is also requested that no more
than 15 hours of rehearsal time
be spent by each group. This does
Stole College Squabble
Chancellor Not Decided Yet
On Action Concerning Editor
(Special to The Daily Tar Heel)
Raleigh, February, 22 State
College Chancellor J. W. Harr el
son said here today that he had
not yet decided what action, if
any, would be taken on a petition
signcrd by 16 Mecklenburg County
alumni demanding that Paul
Foght, editor of the State College
student newspaper, be "punish
ed." The petition, signed by mem
bers of the board of directors of
the Mecklenburg chapter of the
college's alumni demanded that
Ilarrelson "take appropriate ac
tion to see that the editor of the
Technician is punished.
Specific objection of the peti
tion signers was to an editorial
written by Foght in the January
25 edition of the Technician which
request that H. A. Fisher,
chairman of the College Athletic
Council, resign . or "present a full
explanation of his actions in con
nection with the ouster of foot
ball coach Beattie Feathers.
Some students and alumni con
sider it significant that the peti
tion, the only protest to the edi
torial, came from Charlotte, home
town of alumni Dave Clark. Al
though he was not a signer of
the document, Clark has long
taken an active interest in State's
athletic affairs, lie is a brother of
Trustee Executive : Committee
member John Clark, Greensboro
industrialist,'-; who has recently
been under fire at the University
of North Carolina in Chapel Hill
for alleged 'Intimidation' of stu
' dents.
Foght's editorial abo sought
information concerning the Wolf-
pack Club, an organization -xhicl.j
not include the half hour re
hearsal in Memorial hall immed
iately before the day of the sing.
Failure to follow rules will
cause the organization to be sub
ject to disqualification:
There shall be a minimum of
8 persons in a group. There will
must sing and not be merely a
part of the pantomine. Each par
ticipant must be an member of
the organization he, or she re
presents. No alumnae or outside
help can be allowed.
Pantomine is allowed, but no
dance or dialogue.
Accompaniment is permissable.
Performance shall not exceed
7 minutes.
A maximum of $5 may be spent
on costumes, props, etc. Only
hand props may be used. i(This
includes any lightening effects.)
There shall be no more than 15
hours of practice for each organi
zation. -
Five cups will be awarded;
One to the winner of each of the
5 divisions.
"There will be a meeting of all
of the song chairmen of .the par
ticipating groups, at 5:00 p. m.
"Wednesday March 5, in Roland
Parker Lounge 2, at which time
all rules will be gone over care
fully and any questions answered.
subsidizes athletics at the college.
Foght has played a leading role
in the recent student demands for
a greater share of profits from the
campus Student Supply store.
The store and its six branches has
raked in a profit of $457,315.51
since February 1, 1944. Of this
amount $426,877.72 went into the
college scholarship fund. The bulk
of this, an estimated 80 per cent,
has gone to athletes.
The Mecklenburg alumni as
serted, in their petition, "No stu
dent is a member of the Wolf pack
Club and it took a lot of nerve
for a student editor to demand in
formation about a matter which
was no concern of his or of any
student.
"Very few educational institu
tions would permit a student to
insult and vilify a'member of its
faculty and remain a student.
When any student reached the
point that he thinks he owns the
institution, it is time for him to
be advised to transfer elsewhere."
Demandnig that the student
editor be punished, the petition
continued:
"Students attend educational
institutions for the purpose of ob
taining an education ... Those at
N." C. State pay only 40 per cent
of the cost of their education. The
State pays the other 60 per cent,
and to that extent, they are on
charity - , . - y . . f
"We -would like to know what
remuneration the editors and
managers of student publications
have received directly or indirect
ly during each of the past five
college years' . ,
'22 CIlAIxXELLOR, page O -
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Report Due
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Next Quarter
The present two-district men's
dormitory plan for general elec
tir ns was discarded in favor of a
new four-district setup by the
Student Legislature Thursday
night.
By a count of 22.17 the legisla
ture passed a bill to amend the
general election laws which calls
for redivision of the men's dorm
itory districts into four districts
and the establishment of two
newly proportioned women's
dormitory districts.
During a lengthly and heated
debate the bill, first introduced
last week by UP representative
Ham Horton, was -amended, and
motions to amend the amendment,
to amend the amendment of the
amendment," and to send it back
to committee, were presented and
defeated.
Earlier in the week a supposed
ly bi-partisan committee had-also
amended the Horton bill and
then voted on it, 5-4, unfavorably.
rticle one of the two-part
redistricting bill, concerning the
men's dormitory setup, was the
contested issue. The final vote was
taken on articles one and two
individually, with the second, in
volving the location of the polling
places, passing unanimously.
The new districts consist of ;
Men's Dormitory District 1,
composed of Stacy, Everett, Gra
ham, and Aycock.
- District H, composed of Manley,
Mangum, Grimes, Ruffin, and
Joyner dorms, and Emerson
Stadium. ,
District III, . with Alexander,
Winston, and Connor dorms.
District TV. Steele, Old - East,
Old West, Battle-Vance-Pettigrew
and Whitehead dorms, Memorial
Hall, and West House. .
Women's Dormitory District I
includes Alderman, Mclver and
Kenan, while District II is com
posed of Spencer, Carr and
Smith dorms.
Polling places were located in
Aycock, Connor, Mangum, and
Kenan dorms, Gerrard Hall, and
Graham Memorial.
UP representatives Ham Horton
and Ed Stephens were among the
strongest advocates of. the ..bill,
while SP members Julian Mason,
Bill Wolfe, and Dave Kerly led
the attack against the measure.
The battle boiled down to the
question of larger and fewer dis
tricts, or smaller and more dis
tricts with the respective merits
ol the two philosophies under de
bate. Smaller-and-m ore forces
won out finally.
At one point in the discussion,
when it seemed apparent the bill
might be recommitted, a speaker
emphasized that "this is the last
chance to pass legislation which
will affect Spring elections." A
law stipulating that no regulations
passed within 30 days of an elec
tion will bind that election is on
the bco!
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The Student Council is a
brief session yesterday after
noon declared a law passed by
ihe Student Legislature Thurs
day nighi null and -void.
The law set the date for ihe
election on two constitutional
amendments passed earlier by
ihe legislature. The date stip
ulated in ihe law was Wednes
day, February 27, and was ihe
one recommended by ihe Elec
tion board.
Disallowing lasi Tuesday's
election on ihe amendments
due io severay irregularities.
Election Board Chairman Er
. line Griff en stated ihe election
would be held Wednesday pro
viding -approval was granted
by the legislature. - -
Sid Shuford (UP) declared
there was not six days public
notice on ihe election as re
quired by ihe constitution.
The consiiiuiion states,
"public notice of such election
shall be given by ihe Election
-Board not less than six days
, before ihe vole shall be given."
Since Thursday night's ses
sion was ihe lasi one of ihe
quarter, a special session is
(See ELECTION, page 4)
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The University was named the
recipient of a $56,000 Rockefeller
grant to establish a planning staff
for the Division of Health affairs.
The announcement of the grant
by Chancellor R.B. House, was
followed by the announcement of
the new director for the jplanriing
staff. He is Dr. Cecil Sheps.
Dr. Sheps came to the 'Uni
versity as a member of the fac
ulty of the School of Public
Health in 1947. Since that time
his research activities have
centered around veneral diseases
and their medical treatment.
A native of Winnipeg, Canada,
he holds degrees from the Uni
versity of Manitoba, and Yale.
He has served in the Royal Cana
dian Army Medical Corp and has
practiced in London, and Canada.
His primary duties will include
gathering information to guide
the extension services of the
health affairs division, help co
ordinate the programs of the
medical school, public health
schol, denistry, nursing, and
pharmacy and cooperate with
other states .ia' their health pro-
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Men s Districts
Number Four:
Women's I vo.
A committee was created Thurs
day night by the Student legisla
ture to investigate the possibilities
of re-establishing a humor maga
zine on campus.
The measiirp w'hln'h nascorl im .
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opposed was introduced by UP
legislator Bob Gorham,
Tarnation, former humor maga
zine, stopped publication with
their spring issue last year and
was not resumed this fall due
to, a decline in enrollment and
the shortage of funds.- -
The committee, which will be
appointed , by the speaker of the
legislature, will present a report
on its findings not later than the
third meeting after the beginning
xf the spring tjuarter.
Another committee was auth
orized to investigate the estab
lishment of a check-cashing ser
vice at Lenoir hall. At present
there is only one such place on
campus and is located in the Y.
A report will be made at the
second meeting during spring
quarter.
A resolution, calling for proper
lighting facilities inthe Univer
sity buildings was passed by the
legislators also at their meeting
Thursday night.
Seeking better sleeping faci
lities for the men's dorms, the
legislature . established a com
mittee to work with the housing
office on this matter. J&ob Gor
ham (UP) introduced . this , mea
sure which passed by a vote oi
8-0. ' . . ; . -
Two measures - introduced by
Bob Pace" (SP) 'were -defeated by
the. legislators. One.xf the bills
called for repealing all candidates
qualifications in the present elec
tion law , and requiring candi
date .only to be a student.
The other entitled - "A Bill to
Provide' for. Better Efficiency in
Student Government" stipulated
that any person who was removed
j from a position in student gov
ernment for mal-performance of
duty would be ineligible to hold
any other office for a period of a
year.
.A bill introduced by the Rules
Committee was set back to Ways
and Means. It was called ambig
uous by the legislature. It would
have amended the by-laws of tne
legislature concerning lateness
and absences of the legislators.
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graduate this quarter and have
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