The Summer School Weekly
Volume 3
FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1955
Number 3
Attend Watermelon Festival Friday Night
3,000
Bob Harrington Elected President
Of Summer School Student Council
The Summer School Student Gov
ernment Board held its first weekly
meeting Tuesday night, June 21, in
the Woodhouse Conference Room of
Graham Memorial. Student Body
President Larry Walker presided. The
Board passed Bob Harrington's bill
setting up a Summer School Publica
tions Board, a resolution endorsing the
Watermelon Festival, and elected Bob
Harrington chairman of the Student
Council and secretary of the Student
Government Board. Members of the
Student Government Board are Bob
Allison, Bob Harrington, Jack Hud
son, Larry McElroy, Bob Ferrell,
Frank Warren, Ed Lipman, Bill
Formyduvall, and Larry Walker.
The Board appointed to the Gra
ham Memorial Board of Directors:
Pat Oliver, Ken Clark, Bob Harring
ton, Frank Warren, Bill Formyduvall,
and Larry McElroy.
Carolina Playmakers
To Present Comedy
The Carolina Playmakers produc
tion of "The Remarkable Mr. Penny
packer," a comedy, by Liam O'Brien,
will be presented in the Playmakers
Theatre, Thursday and Friday, July
7 and 8, at 8:30 P.M. John W. Parker,
director, says the rehearsal period is
well under way with the following
cast: Baxter Sasser, from Carrboro,
as Pa; Les Casey, from Chapel Hili,
as Ma; Manly Wade Wellman, from
Chapel Hill, as Grandpa; Barbara
Bounds, from Chapel Hill, as Aunt
Jane; Jude Harrison, from Newton,
as Kate; Paul Gaston, from Fairhope,
Ala., as Wilbur Fitield; Carl Wil
liams, from Charlotte, as Dr. Fifield;
Taylor Williams, from Robersonville,
as Quinlan; and James Hager, from
Harmony, as the Sheriff. In addition
there are ten children in supporting
roles.
An interesting sideline is that two
of the ten children in the cast are
Mike and Dee Casey who "belong to"
Mrs. Les Casey who has the feminine
lead as Ma Pennypacker.
"The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker"
is a comedy whose plot revolves
around a man, Mr. Pennypacker, who
has two wives, living in different
cities neither of whom know about
the other. The resulting complications
are obvious, and make for a good eve
ning's entertainment.
Tickets for this summer production
o-f the Carolina Playmakers went on
sale at the Business Office, 214 Aber
nethy Hall and Ledbetter-Pickard,
Thursday, June 30.
Fall Pre-registration
On July 7 And 8
Pre-registration for the Fall semes
ter will be on July 7 and 8. Regis
tration for the second summer ses
sion will take place on July 18. Stu
dents wishing to register or pre
iegister are asked to go directly to
their adviser's office on the above
dates.
Attention, Candidates
For Graduate Degrees
All candidates for graduate de
gress for the August Commence-
ment should come by the Grad
ate Office, 202 South Building, and
fill out a diploma card.
Planetarium To Present
'Trip To Saturn' Show
The greatest show OFF earth
opened Tuesday night at the More
head Planetarium.
It's the Planetarium's annual sum
mer excursion out of this world, this
year "A Trip to Saturn," an all -new
exciting production which will run
from June 28 through September.
In the comfort of the Planetarium's
air-conditioned chamber, patrons will
take a simulated trip in a nuclear
powered space ship through millions
of miles off earth. So realistic are the
improved sound effects this year that
one has the sensation he is actually
moving through space at a phenomenal
speed.
This summer the base of operations
will be the moon from which the
space ship will explore the outer
world, buzz Mars, pass through the
asteroid belt, and land on Titan and
Enceladus which are satellites of
Saturn.
Passengers will be thrilled over
their explorations of a whole new
world and excited by the full rich
colors of the heavenly bodies. Talented
artists have contributed new settings
and the able Planetarium technicians
have done their usual excellent job to
provide a show chock full of exciting
realism.
An expanded schedule of presenta
tions will go into effect when "A Trip
to Saturn" opens. Shows will be pre
sented nightly at 8:30 with matinees
Saturdays at 11 a.m., 3 and 4 p.m.,
and Sundays at 2, 3 and 4 p.m. Ad
ditional performances will be present
ed on request of large groups.
Swimmers To Attempt
Four New Records
Phil Drake and Charlie Krepp,
UNC's top varsity swimmers, will try
to set four American records in an
AAU sanctioned record trial Satur
day at 6:00 p.m.
Drake, wTinner of the 200-yard but
terfly breaststroke at the NCAA
championships last March, will try
to better the American records in the
200-meter and 220-yard butterfly.
Drake was the number one man on
the NCAA All-America team in the
butterfly event released last month.
Krepp, who was placed on the All
America team in both the 100- and
2C0-yard breaststroke, will try to bet
ter the backstroke records at 200
meters and 220 yards.
Both Krepp and Drake, along with
other members of the Summer team,
will go to Los Angeles next month
to participate in the National AAU
outdoor championships.
Officials for the record trials will
be Jack Lowder, Art Mackler, Bob
Colbert, Carl Blythe, Henry House,
Ralph Casey, Dick Jamerson, Ham
Strayhorn, and Joe Hilton.
Square Dance To Be
Held Friday, July 8
There will be a square dance on
Friday, July 8, on the patio of Wool
len Gym. The dance will feature sets
of eight people who will learn the
more intricate steps of square danc
ing. Mrs. Beth Oken will call.
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Chancellor House and King Hugh
her ascension to the throne as
Room Reservations
Are To Be Made For
Second Summer Term
Jim Wadsworth, Director of Hous
ing, has announced that the dorm
managers will distribute room reser
vation forms for the next session next
Monday night. According to the Hous
ing Office, Battle-Vance-Pettigrew
will definitely be closed next session.
All students should be sure to fiii
out their registration forms in order
to make sure their room will be re
served. There is a possibility that,
more dorms will be closed.
Football Tickets On Sale
To Student Wives Now
Students whose wives will be living
in Chapel Hill next fall can now buy
student wives' football tickets, ac
cording to Vernon Crook, Business
Manager of the Athletic Association.
July first is the final date that pri
orities will be permitted. All alumni,
faculty and employees of the Univer
sity can now apply for season tickets
to the home games.
After the first of July, the general
public may apply. In order to get good
seats, get your application in the mail
as soon as possible.
The home schedule as released by
the Athletic Association is as fol
lows: Oklahoma, Sept. 24; Maryland,
Oct. 15; Tennessee, Oct. 29; Notre
Dame, Nov. 12 ; and Virginia, Nov.
19.
Special features next fall include
High School Band Day on October
29, in which over two thousand high
school musicians will render a band
program at half-time, and Homecom
ing Day on October 15 with the home
coming displays and the crowning of
the homecoming queen.
Faculty Club Luncheon
To Be Held July 5
Professor Frank R. Strong, dean
of the College of Law at Ohio State
University, will speak on "Pre-profes-sional
Education" at the luncheon
meeting of the Faculty Club in the
Carolina Inn at 1:00 p.m. on Tues
day, July 5. Dean Strong is a visit
ing professor in the School of Law
of the University of North Carolina
for the first summer session.
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Lefler congratulate Marie Woody upon
Queen of the Watermelon Festival.
Graduate Student
Committee Plans
Picnic And Dance
The Graduate Student Committee
has planned a Graduate Picnic Dance,
Saturday, July 9, from 6:30-10:00.
A picnic supper will be served on the
lawn of Mclver from 6:30-7:30, and
dancing will follow from 8-1 !l in the
parlor of Mclver Dorm. Music will be
furnished by a combo.
All graduate students are urged to
attend. Admission is free.
An invitation is extended to faculty
members. Last summer over 400 grad
uate students enjoyed this event and
we hope to repeat the successful eve
ning. The committee wishes to extend
thanks to the Summer Activities
Council, the Y staff, and Graham
Memorial for their help in planning
this event. Members of the commit
tee are: Edna Sydnor, chairman;
Charlie Todd, Burt Goldman, Ruffin
Blaylock, Jane Todd, Paul Gaston, Lu
Overton, and Bill Reeves.
Student Directories
Are Now Available
The biggest bargain of the year is
now available to the students and
faculty members in the form of the
Summer School Student Directory.
As the Directory was partially sub
sidized by the Summer Activities
Council, it has been possible to offer
it for sale for the nominal fee of only
fifteen cents.
Besides the usual alphabetical list
ing of campus names and addresses,
this summer's Directory has the stu
dent's year in school, whether or not
he will be here both sessions, as well
as his home address and phone num
ber. The directories are on sale at the
information desk in G.M. and in the
office at the "Y."
Variety Show Planned
All persons interested in producing
a variety show are invited to the first
committee meeting which is being
held in Roland Parker Lounge No. 1
on Tuesday, July 5th a,t 4:30 o'clock.
If you would like to help produce
this show, or have talent, or friends
who are talented, plan to attend this
meeting.
Faculty Noses Out
Students In Contest
The Watermelon Festival, which
was held Friday night in front of
Davie Poplar, came off without a
hitch. The three co-sponsors of the
festival the Summer Activities Coun
cil, YWCA, and YMCA are to be
congratulated on its smooth opera
tion. The Festival began at 7 o'clock
with free watermelon for everyone,
and a contest to see who could eat the
most the faculty or the students.
(Needless to say, all 400 of the water
melons were gone at the end of the
contest.) The eating contest was won
by the remarkable faculty, but it was
close. Dean Katherine Carmichael
came through when all looked dark
for the faculty and won the deciding
point by being the "most amusing
while eating watermelon."
Marie Woody of Durham Alder
man Dormitory's contestant was
crowned Watermelon Queen, and Hugh
T. Lefler another one of our remark
able faculty members was crowned
King. The four other finalists in the
beauty contest were: Helen Ervin,
Jackie Van Hook, Sarah Kelly, and
Ann Onley.
After the contest, the crowd moved
to the B. A. parking lot where Jim
Crisp and his combo entertained, pro
viding round and square dance music
Men's Interdormitory
Council Holds Election
Last Wednesday night the Sum
mer School Men's Interdormitory
Council elected its officers at its first
meeting of the summer. Elected presi
dent was Bob Harrington, who is
also chairman of the Student Coun
cil. Charley Dunn was elected vice
president, C. H. Brock, secretary, and
Ed WTarehime, treasurer.
Tom Bennett, a long-time membet
of the IDC Court, was named that
body's chairman for the summer while
Roy High was elected court clerk.
Also named to the IDC Court were
Jack Hudson, Al Laughinghouse, and
John Faulkner.
Bill Foster, president of Manley
Dorm, was named chairman of the
IDC Court Investigating Committee.
Jack Angel and J. C. Golding were
elected to that committee.
The purpose of the Summer School
IDC is to represent the dormitories
to the administration, to maintain
suitable dormitory conditions, par
ticularly in regard to discipline, and
to provide a social program for the
dorms during the summer sessions.
According to the IDC president,
Bob Harrington, dorm rules and regu
lations will be rigidly enforced. All
infractions will be looked into and the
culprits will be brought before the
IDC Court.
Grail To Sell Class Rings
In Y-Court Tuesday
The Grail will sell class rings next
Tuesday, July 5, in the Y-court from
9 till 3. Mr. Lee Blackwell, L. G.
Balfour representative, will be here
to help in taking orders. This will
be the only time rings will be sold
this term.
One of the first benefactors of the
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill was Benjamin Smith,
later governor, who donated 20,000
acres of land to the University in
1789.