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WEATHER Sunny and warm. High, 90; low, upper 50's. HAIR And what is the differ ence between haircuts here and in Carrboro? See p. 2. VOLUME LXII NUMBER 9 CHAPEL HILL, N. C. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1953 FOUR PAGES TODAY i -1 I i -i s x V $ 5 " x N - x X - f - , s O - ,x ' : . - x : x rl xss x A.3 x -x t s xs -s A x; ,xv n , AIR RAID WARDEN "Milton Luhs blows his whistle to warn pe destrians to seek shelter at 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue during New York City's air raid drill. Some eight-and-one-half million per sons participated in the test, part of a three-day exercise designed to point out weaknesses in the Civil Defense preparations for atomic at tack. NEA Telephoto. Also Name Tags, Songs And Decisions Parties, Food, Wonder: That's Sorority Rush By Jennie Lynn Rush week, its parties and songs began last night. One hundred and sixty-three new coeds, wearing their prettiest smiles and most attractive suits, entered for the first time three of the six sorority houses. Quite nervously they walked down Franklin street, up the walk to each house, trying to picture the next few hours among the strange group of girls. Notes of welcoming songs as they approach ed the different houses helped put them a little more at ease. But they still wondered "What am I supposed to say?" What if they don't like me?" "Am I wear ing the appropriate clothes?" At each door the girls were given name tags and ushered into the hall to go through a receiving line, in which they met the house mother, the officers of the sorority, and alumnae. One of the members is responsi ble for making two or three of the rushees at home. She introduces them to her "sisters," takes them to th punch bowl and offers them sandwiches or cookies. After the usual "Now where did you go to school?" and "Oh, do you know Mary Smith that went there last year?" she leads the girls upstairs to show them their possibly future home. Each girl' is shown every room in the house, most of which have been recently scrubbed and paint ed, and is asked to look at the bulletin boards, pictures and scrap books belonging to the chapter. A song is ringing in the rushee's ears as she walks back down the 4 tfS i- 4 ys y. o i. f i'"w' ''"UnmnHnr - y I FORMER PRESIDENT Harry Truman tc-m-r, ... Truman jn New York to at. preme Court Justice Ferdinand Pecora ms Foundation, of which Pecora is President. The tend a banquet given in his honor by the I Award in a presentation by former Secretary of former Chief Executive will receive the Four Freedo m Awara map State Deean Acheson-NEA Telephoto. sidewalk, on for another forty five minutes with new faces and another set of Greek letters. For the next few nights the rushee will sit up with her room mate to talk about the parties, at which -one she thought the felrls were more frienedly, and at which one she felt she was liked the best. She will decide what to wear on the next night, thumb through last year's annual vainly trying to re call names of those she will see at the next party. On the morning after each round of parties she goes to the Pan (See RUSH, page 4) Columbia Student Drowns Car; Police Boats Attempt Revival NEW YORK, Sept 29. Pushing an old automobile into New York's East River got a Columbia Univer sity student into hot water Sunday. It all started more than a year at?o when Bruce Wormald, 20, New York, visited nearby Welfare Is land in his car of 1936 vintage. The car stopped. Bruce pushed it to the southern end of the island and left it. He returned several times during the year armed with knowledge of combustion engi neering, but the car wouldn't budge. Meanwhile, Island authorities sent Wormald a letter, threatening to issue a summons if the car were not removed. So finally, Sunday Bruce and a friend visited the car again. After f 4 V ' 'V 4 i S 4 , . , hv his daughter, Margaret, and formre Su- f CAMPUS SEEN - New coed giving not-so-new advice to pair of boys lingering in front of Spencer Dorm, "Please don't look in the win dows.'" Female grad student enlering Battle Dorm and inquiring "Where is the dining room?" Carolina gentleman realizing her mistake takes her outside to explain. Her reply, "Isn't this the Carolina Inn?" Coed cigar. - on Y steps puffing on DonationMade To Foundation On Journalism A $5,000 donation to the Jour nalism Foundation was announced last week by the University De velopment Council. This gift came from the estate of W. Carey Dowd who directed a part of his residuary estate to the journalism" project. His widow, Mrs. Ann R. Dowd, of Charlotte pending final settle ment of the estate directed the payment at this time, with the agreement to make up personally any amount under that when the estate is settled. Holt McPherson, president of the Journalism Foundation, said that Dowd, who was publisher of the Charlotte News for many years un til he sold it to Thomas L. Robin son associates, had been quite in terested, in the foundation from its inception and helped in its projection. McPherson said the contribution is timely because the foundation is now moving into the usefulness contemplated at the time it was projected as an aid to the Univer sity's purpose to attract to the deanship an outstanding figure as a successor to Dean O. J. Coffin. tinkering without success, they finally pushed it up a twenty-foot embankment and down into the river. But their troubles were not over. A doctor, watching from a nearby hospital window, called the police, thinking the boys were conduct ing an illicit burial. A police launch raced to the scene of the "crii.e" and inter cepted Bruce and his friend. Po licemen leaped from the boat to question the suspects. After hear ing the story, they agreed it wasn't a crime. But it was a violation of the Sanitary Code, they said. Now police launches and an emergency squad are grappling for the car, lest it become a menace to navigation. And Bruce can't seem to get rid of his car. Wallace Is Sear china For Funds Jimmy Wallace, Graham Memo rial Student Union director, an nounced the results of his recent meeting with leaders of both cam dus political partis he union will be run on a completely non partisan basis." "There will be no special priv ileges to either party,,, he declared at the opening of the meeting. Wallace said that he is looking forward to an increased income from three sources, the admin istration, the budget and a request to Student Government. First he said that he had made a reequest to the University for $5,000 to reclaim and repair cer tain parts of the building that have fallen into disuse. This en tire sum will be used for main tpnanre which Wallace said is about 10 years behind schedule. The second sum would come from the regular budget which has already been approved. The third sum would come from a reequest which Wallace plans to make of Student Government for an amount of $2,000. Wallace said that this sum is vital in order to provide programs for Friday and Saturday nights since more stu dents are spending their weekends on campus this year. Teacher Group Takes Name Of Frank Graham y The U.N.C. chapter of the Fu ture Teachers of Ahrerica decided to name itself after Dr. Frank P. Graham at a meeting this week in Roland Parker Lounge. A spokesman for the F. T. A.' said that the'decision to name the chapter for Dr. Graham was made "in view of the great work he has done as an educator and a states man." Dr. Graham resigned as presi dent of the University in 1948 to become U. S. Senator. Since then he has held various United Nations positions. After the decision to use Dr. Graham's name, elections were held. Ed Tenney was elected presi dent; Joseph Lee Webb, vice presi dent; Mary Lu Mercer, secretary treasurer; and Martlia Neal Honey cutt, social chairman. The purpose of the recently re activated F. T. A. is "to learn about the teaching profession and to get to know Che people in the Education Department." Dormitory Beds Haven't 'Time To Get Cold Says Wadsworth "I'm sorry, I just don't have anything," was an over-anxious stu dent's answer to a request for a room yesterday Mr. Wadsworth, housing officer, said that there was relatively little change m developments of the- room shortage. He said that the boys in the basement have been quite decent and patient considering the hard circumstances they must meet face. There is still a gradual decrease of numbers. Four days ago the number was 145, now it is 111. "I've just finished counting them," said an optimistic Wardsworth," and I hope to get those boys out by the end of October." . As soon as a vacancy is open, it is taken, he said. "Why," said Wadsworth, "the beds fill up so fast they don't have" time to get cold." At present the boys are getting vacancies through one of the fol lowing means, (1) Married students are moving into houses to live with their wife," (2) A boy with a friend in a dorm will move witn tnat friend into town; (3) A few stu dents are graduating and are plan ning to leave the campus. " The big hope is that the fra ternities will remedy the situation during rush week. Wadsworth is disappointed on only one item. Boys leave the basements without their telling him. He asks that boys check with him befeore they move, and warns that disciplinary action can be taken. Scott Di n v - T .VLSI 4ICI4 BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. Movie actor John Payne and his wife left for their honeymoon yesterday. (See above picture.) LOUISVILLE, Ky. A chartered airliner carrying Puerto Rican sol diers crashed late Monday at Standiford Field in Louisville, kill ing 23 of the 41 persons aboard, it was reported yesterday. No sur vivors could place the cause of the accident. WASHINGTON The United States is refusing to take part in a Big Four chiefs of state meeting until the Soviet Union demon strates that it will work for peace, officiaksaid yesterday. Prime Minister Winston Church ill recently stated that such a meeting would be profitable and should be scheduled. Phi Assembly Talks Sports Professionalizing athletics a t U.N.C. is the topic of the bill to be discussed by the Philanthropic Assembly at its weekly debating session tonight. The metting, which starts at eight o'clock, will be held in the Phi Hall on the top floor of New East. All visitors and prospective members are urged to attend and take part in the discussion. The Phi Assembly has post poned its inaugural until October 6. Coed Dating By Freshmen Is Discussed By Daniel Vann "You came to Carolina to learn about life. The only way to learn about life is to date a Carolina coed," said Miss Charlotte Davis as representatives of the Dialectic Senate and Philanthropic Society debated "Should Freshmen Date Coeds?" before the Freshman Fel lowship last night in Lenoir Hall. "Take advantage of the natural resources of Chapel Hill, the speaker urged. Miss Davis of the Di and Ray Matthews of the Phi supported the issue while Henry Lowet of the Di and Syd Shuford of the Phi spoke against the measure. Shuford claimed that coeds were only interested in study, campus activities, and talking in-sorority houses. From the fraternity stand point he said that bringing girls home as early as 1 a.m. and being prohibited to drink before girls in fraternity houses made dating local (See FROSH, page 4) UV- r Praoses Hints He May Enter Senate Race In '54 'Called Left-Winger ' By Some People Says Ex-State Governor By Ken Sanford "I came here a few years ago to pick a man for the highest Senate in the land, and if I had it to do over I would still choose him and let the public make the mistake instead of me," said for mer Governor Kerr Scott at the inaugural ceremonies of the Dia lectic Senate last night. The plain-speaking politician from Haw River received a round of applause from the senate for this allusion to his appointment of Dr. Frank Graham to the U. S. Senate. Scott came close to hinting that he would run for the Senate when he said, "I am in the dairy busi ness. I used to milk the public and cows toa. Now it's just cows, but the dry weather really hurt my dairy business." When asked whether he will run, Scott said, "Well I am going to make my schedule so that I can travel around and see what the public wants and then try to de cide about the middle of January." Scott's speech came after an inaugural address by Di President Gerald Parker. Speaking on the development of water resources in North Carolina, Scott said, "The 'creeping-socialism' boys don't want you to talk about building dams, but their talk has done a lot of harm to the state's development." " Scott said that the greatest thing in the future of the state is the development of its water re sources. "I have been cussed and dis cussed in the past years, and I rather enjoy it," Scott said. "I have been called a left-winger by some people," said Scott. "Now I don't know exactly what that means, but when I was a boy on the farm, I used to plow my rows down the left side and throw the dirt on the right." About the drought Scott said, "I am a Presbyterian and we be lieve in getting to heaven by sprinkling, but the Lord nearly ruined us this summer. "It is typical of North Caro linians that they waste what they have," Scott said. "This is as true of the water as it Is of forests and other natural resources." Scott said, "Water is our great est natural resource, and we have abused it by pollution. The cities around Haw River have so pol luted it that my cattle refuse to drink it. The city of Greensboro has been talking of using the water. I believe the cows have more sense than the people." GMSU Activities Board Gives Coffee Hour Today Graham Memorial Student Union Activities Board is giving, a coffee hour in the main lounge of GM today at 4:30. It is planned as a time fo rrelaxation for anyone who has free time. Only Three Days Senior, Law Yack Pix Only three days are left for seniors and law stu dents to have their Yack pictures made. Photographers are in Graham Memorial basemen t from 1 to 8 o'clock each evening to make the pic ture. Few seniors have responded so far, and the Yack staff says that it can not- grant a time extension. They urge those who want their picture in this year's yearbook to avoid the last minute rush and long lines and have their Yack pictures made today. Men are asked to wear coats and ties, and girls should come prepared to be draped. To i f .VjV J a k? 1 : i jL&v. . Kxuni ii i i run-n n m mimmrminmini: KERR SCOTT . . . speaks here British Offer '54 Graduates Study Awards Students planning to graduate next June may apply for one of 12 Marshall scholarships for study in any United Kingdom Univer sity in 1954, Rober Makins, British ambassador to the United States, announced recently. Applications for the awards of 550 pounds sterling for single men or women and 750 pounds for married men must be received by the proper regional committee by November 1. Students wishing information concerning regions and details of procedure in preparing applica tions may read the full statement from the British ambassador at thee Graduate School office, 202 South Building. The two-year scholarships which are occasionally lengthened to three years are awarded by the United Kingdom "in appreciation of the aid extended by the United States under the Marshall Plan for European Recovery." It is expected, according to re leases, that candidates will be characterized by "distinction of intellect and character as evi denced by scholastic attainment and by other activities and achievements. Preference will be given to candidates who combine high academic ability with the capacity to play an active part ;in the United Kingdom University to which they go." Warren Is Predicted Successor To Vinson WASHINGTON Reliable sources in Washington said yesteVday that President Eisenhower will select Gov. Earl Warren of California as Chief Justice of the United States today. The new Chief Justice will succeed Fred M. Vinson who died September 8 of a heart attack.
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