SATURDAY, MAY 2155 THI DAILY TAR 'HI EL PAGE FOUR THE DAILY TAR HEEL FEATURE SECTION Thr ar thr pages of features and roundups today, Pogts four, five end six are your leisure pges, to read when the heat of exams gets too hot. Jeffries Named Edward Jeffries Jr., Wash ington, has been elected presi dent of Phi Gamma Delta so cial fraternity for 1955-56. Other officers recently elect ed are David Connor Jr., Dur ham, treasurer; John. "Woods, Danville, Va., recording secre When Are ie n c WeiiiSSwB YOUR TEXTS We'll buy any text used anywhere in The United States! THE BOOKSHOP 205 E. franklin St. The It's Best tor. The on cations Boar h Ohapef ' i: .Siie- of the t a' 7. t s fO. 010 J w til ' . : Phi Gam Chief tary; Joseph Walser HL High Point, corresponding secretary, Joseph us Mavretic Jr., Have lock,, historian, and Lawrence Wilson Jr., Danville, Va., In terdormitory Council represen tative. Exams Over INTIMAT Open Till 10 Bank Of Chapel Hill Extends And Prosperous Wishes GLEN LENNOX - CHAPEL HILL - CARRBORO S) fmp By BILLY ARTHUR a Approximately 190,000 North Carolinians heard great music performed by their own N. C. Symphony Orchestra during the 10th season Just ended, it was , announced yesterday by Dr. Benjamin Swalin. These professional musicians, under the direction of Dr. '. Swalin, took free music to more than 150,000 school children in the state, topping their last sea son's record of 142,000. In ad dition, the nationally - known orchestra played to f a statewide audience this year of some 40, 000 adults. A total of 114 concerts were played in North Carolina dur ing the 15-week tour, when the orchestra was literally either on wheels or on stage. The full Symphony of 65 mu sicians played 17 adult and 22 childrens concerts, plus two television concert-programs, in its whirl around the state, while the Little Symphony, a basic group of 25 musicians, present ed 30 adult and 43 children's programs. Thus, as the first decade of the Symphony closed, the non profit N. C. Symphony Society Inc., looked back on an enviable and creditable record of having traveled 68,000 miles, perform ed for more than 500,000 adults and reached 1,203,000 school children with 664 concerts. Counties thousands, too, have heard the Symphony either on radio or television. This season's largest single audience was at North Carolina College where 5,800 City of Durham and Durham County children attended a free con cert, PUBLIC SERVICE Public service concerts were played for patients at the State Hospital in Morganton. Patients from the Orthopedic Hospital in Asheville attended one of the three free children's concerts there, and ambulatory patients at the Polio Hospital were pre sent at the Greensboro concert. Caswell Training School child The Bank of Chapel Hill ing you and reminds you sons follow your Tarheel University we will be here too. 190,000 NORTH CAROLINIANS CAN'T BE WRONG hony: ren attended the Kinston per formance. Even as the tour progreased, there was no respite from music save when the musicians were aboard their chartered bus. Proficiency being Dr. Swalin 's hallmark, the conductor held . numerous rehearsals of the or chestra, plus rehearsals with the nationally and internationally famous soloists. In. addition to its repertoire of difficult yet fine, and popular music, the Orchestra played with nine so loists and two choirs. The N. C. Symphony 1955 Yack By JACK WIESEL As this year s Yackety-Yack is being distributed, plans for next year's annual are already being developed. Jack Markham, rising senior from Ponte Vedra, Fla., editor of the 1956 Yack, has been hard at work for the past six weeks preparing layouts, gathering photographs and getting all of the preparatory details of next year's Yack ready for his staff. Markham, a history major, has had a long and varied career in the extra-curricular field. For three years, he has worked on both the Yackety Yack and Tarnation. He has served as chairman of the GMAB Film Committee for two years and as an orientation counselor for EDITOR MARKHAM he 's got a big job ahead To You! has enjoyed serv that when your footsteps to the to serve them v .' , - - A --.-! -'I "'V ' f ii ' i y t y- ? " L' I ' y "'" " i : -'-.1 ' j TLJlSfir U LruuLlL On Wheels book included an ambitious and extensive selection of, sympho nies, suites and other works from 18th century to modern times. Added t0 its own " rep ertoire were the concertos and arias performed with the so loists : and the premier playing of Benjamin Award Winner Theron W. Kirk's Adagietto. Most famous of the soloists appearing with the Symphony this season was Tosy Spivakova ky, world-celebrated violinist. Spivakovaky and the Orchestra paid tribute to the 90th birth day this year of Sibelius by per Editor Markham Has lo Start one. He is also a member of the Newman Club and has work ed in the Swain Hall Photogra phic Laboratory for two years. His most outstanding work, however, has been with the Yack. During his time on that staff he has done photography work, art designs, page makeup and has been co-editor of the "beauty section." According to Price Coursey, the representa By NEIL BASS In action throughout the year, the Student Legislature has stamped approval on a total of 66 measures. Of this figure, the Student Party is way out in front of the University Party in measures introduced and effected 42-17. Five measures were placed on the Legislature agenda un der joint sponsorship, and two were introduced directly out of committees. A. breakdown by sessions is as follows: 17th Assembly, Second Ses sion: UP 7 measures passed, SP 23 measures passed; 18th Assembly, First Session: UP 7, SP 12; 18th Asembly, Second Session: UP 3, SP 5. During the first two sessions the majority and minority rep resentation figures were 38-12 and 28-22 respectively, with SP having the top hand. Now in First Session of the 18th Assembly, the tables have been turned, and the UP has a plurality to the tune "of 29-21. Of the 42 measures the SP has run through legislative ma- 1 I Margaret Hayes: lempiauon in a Cght skirt f y ' f J '"rsAXSr . hi 1 R vv ( V"- J? ' 1 l'k . i--v t. Z y? j . : t &&t y 4 ill Jul y Sj forming his Violin Concerto. Also appearing with the Symphony this season were North Carolina's own accomp lished pianist, Miss Carolina Taylor of Wadesboro and New York, and the talented Miss Derry Deane, violinist and con certmaster for the University of Illinois Symphony Orchestra. NATIVE OPPORTUNITY Miss Taylor's career is evi dence of one worth of the Symphony Society providing opportunity for native Tar Heel musicians to embark on a pro fessional musical career. Miss tive of the engraving company which sets up the Yack, Mark ham ran during his sophomore year the most outstanding Yack beauty contest in a long time. In addition to his "beauty" .work, Markham has designed the activities section of the cur rent Yack. He also took most of the pictures which were used in this section. On the Tarnation staff, Mark APPROVED 65 MEASURES THOSE WHO LED the '54-'55 student Legis lature are Joel Fleish man (left), parliamen tarian; Miss Caroline Davis, clerk, and Mar tin Jordan, speaker. chinery, there are several in stances of repetition. During the 17th Assembly, Frank Warren (SP) proposed a resolution favoring the lower ing of student date ticket prices. The same proposal was offered by Lewis Brumfield (SP) during the 18th Assembly. Miss Elsie Peterson (SP) in The story that they said was too hot to film ! M-G-M's Ct-r. Glenn o) JAi ' -l I ft III I 1 If X . " Anne FRANCIS Louis CALHER1M INTRODUCING Margaret HAYES 'sjZ&COO COLOR CARTOON LATEST NEWS On Taylor was a Symphony audi tions winner and thereby ap peared first as soloist with the Little Symphony, then pursued her, musical career, finally mak ing her debut in New York Town Hall and appearing as soloist with the Full Symphony -this season. Miss Deane, too, rose from the ranks of the Symphony to soloist and is now working on her Master's Degree in music at Illinois University. Five other auditions winners appeared with the Little Sym phony this season a practice ham has been an outstanding contributor of cartoons. He de signed the cover used on the winter edition of the humor magazine. He has also aided in the photographic and page makeup departments of this publication. Markham is a member of Sig ma Nu Social Fraternity and the Order of the Old Well. ' While in high school Mark troduced a resolution during the 17th Assembly opposing any raise in student tuition rates. On Dec. 2, toward the latter portion of the first session of the 18th Assembly, Charles Hy att (SP) came up with the same proposal. Of the proposals the UP fol lowed through until passage, LATE SHOW TONIGHT SUN. MON. TUE. WED. Glenn Ford the teacher! He d heard it was a tough school . . . they gave cut Purpie Hearts! Anne Francis the wife! Was it true about her husband and -that sex job?" Louis Calhern, the cynic: "Never turn your back atfaeclass4- - gislature r f i - it j J1 Sfcsge that has made the North Caro lina Symphony nationally fam ous, that is, playing more con certs free to school children than any other orchestra in the nation. Because of its objective taking music to all citizens r.f the state the Symphony So ciety receives an annual appro priation of S20,000. The N. l General Assembly itself ar.d wives of the members who com pose the Sir Walter Cabinet were treated to special con certs by the Little Symphor.v this year. ham was quite active on hl schools yearbook. In addition to being assistant editor, he served on the art, photography an;! makeup committees. "Next year's Yack will be dif ferent," said Editor Mark-ham "We will use different layout-. Originality will be the keyword." "We need staffers," he added "There are many vacant por tions yet to be filled." three measures appear to have been the highspots. These were: (1) A resolution favoring the exemption of veterans frorn the physical education program fprovided they passed the fun damentals test,) (2) A bill establishing a com mitte to investigate gasoline prices in Chapel Hill, and (3) A bill to establish a Bam! Improvements Committee (La ter the UP introduced and got passed a bill to appropriate Sl. 100 to the University Band, only to have it vetoed by President Tom Creasy). Of the proposals the SP u?ed its majority to secure approval for, there are also three meas ures that stand out. These are: 1) A bill which established poll booths in every men and women's dormitory and various other places on campus: (2) A bill calling for the est ah-., lishment of two class free Sat urdays per semester, and (3) A resolution favoring the ' return of 50 percent of the profits from dormitory vend in? machines to the dorm social funds. Summer Planning Underway Activities for the summer ses sion are being planned by a joint operation committee of Graham Memorial and the YMCA. The Summer Activities Coun cil, which has been set up by GM and the Y, has organized a .skeleton schedule of student events for this summer. The schedule has been set up in a flexible way, so students who are here this summer may have a hand in forming activities which interest them. So far planned there are six free movies, watermelon festival (first term), return engagement of Polgar, the hypnotist? (Sec ond term), and a lecture bv George V. Denny, entitled "Give Your Mind A Chance" (first term). In addition to these programs, there will be several produc tions presented by the Plav rnakers and the Music Dept. According to Jim Wallace. Director of GM, "there will be no GM or Y program as such. There will be only one pro gram in order to have a better over-all campus program. "- Reactor Dedication ; PALEIGH, May 20 IF Dr . Willard F. Libby, a member of the U. S. Atomic Energv Com- mission, will be the principal speaker at dedication ceremon ies Monday- for North Caroli na State's $650,000 nuclear reactor. Early 1

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