EATHER d much cooler today. e:ted high of 62. i an NO. 35 (vjj f: A) J&l n: Ml ROMA N C E There's romance and royalty cn he editorial page today. Ste p3- 2. Complete (JP) Wire Service CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, .1955 Offices In Graham Memorial FOUR PAGES THIS MZUZ r-rr' ; j ... ; -1 " 1 O im D O S ITD T n r y s u if, ! hi i .if' i , 5 4 J : Four Named Winners Of Accounting Scholarships v ur scholarships worth $300 each have been awarded to University accounting students. The North ta Assn. of CPAs was the donor of two scholarships granted to David Myers of Waxhaw and Rich-' Corcoran of Durham. The Peat, Marwick, Mitchell' & Co. scholarship was awarded to Philip E. ger of Concord, while-the University, of North Carolina Accounting Faculty .Scholarship went to i 11 Haywood of Monroe. These, scholarships,, set up in 1953, are' granted' to students on the scholastic achievement, character and. need. Winners are (left to right) standing, Myers; Ray R. Rains, executive secretary of the N. C. Assn. of CPAs; Corcoran; and, seated, Penninger and oA(UNC Photolab Photo by Clay.) 1 ... .: . - ; r a in.L Wi II JSealpft rRtens m Mew Co ..7 i --: . .. v M . ; 1 laiii kr.m--.-- '. - - n : : iJ- Live I: ; ; I " .. ; : ; WlTrfT - , i . fc .11 ifcJ 141 I ! I t I MV 1 II It ' ' II H 111 1 . T . III , rl It rr II t--tl I & . 1 .tr" rr I lrtiT lie rr 1116 rr 1 1 1 lfl-f II 1st r.Til I'.n 1 1 a III I 1 1 1 r IT Ti T.T 1 riTrji f ive Alay On Tract Officials of lambda Chi Alpha' Fraternity are hopehu University trustees will accept theiV ; plan ; for a fraternity court, to be built outside thv town limits,! .'. Tom Watts;; chairman. oC poor living conditions, high prices the fraternity's building i commit and danger of fire at theii4 present tee, and Harold Twisdale, repre-j j location on Pickard ; Lane. sentative of the chapter's Gamma; ; y. The fraternity representatives said advantages of the highway tract include its nearness to1 Fin ley golf course, nearness1 to a restaurant and motor court, in- s Nev Kouso Lambda Chi Al pha officials yes terday revealed plans for their proposed fratern ity court. The Lambda Chi house, shown at left, would be built on the tract. IIVERS1TY AFFAIR:' erchanis Decline udent ; Auto $fan cJ special committee of the Merchants Assn. appointed to consider iversity student traffic and automobile problem,,7has declined to stand on the situation. : ; e Committee, appointed by Association President Crpwell Little and headed by . Harvey - Ben-4 nett, released the following state ment yesterday. "The Committee appointed by the President of. the Merchants' Aisn. met and discussed the traf fic condition of the community. As the phase of student cars, it was felt that it was a University affair and solely its responsibili ty. "The local merchants are mak ing every effort possible to pro vide adequate parking facilities and to lighten the traffic on the streets. ' : "The Merchants' Assn. vail be very glad to help or cooperate in any manner possible with- the University in its problem." , This special committee was ap pointed following a recent meet ing of the Association directors at which University Trustee John W. Umstead noted that the trus tees executive committee was con sidering the student auto and parking problem. He invited the merchants to take a stand on the matter if they so desired. ibinet Says' lution May In Lots udent parking lot was "de- jJo be the ultimate solution j student traffic problem by tsident's cabinet at its first jg of the year. i location and cost of such a e discussed. No location was ely decided upon, however. fposal of a car registration 2 or S3 was suggested to Much a plan, since it was P out -by Atty.-Gen. David at Dearv Weaver had said no could be appropriated by diversity to finance a stu arking lot. ' i&estion of financing the r with bnds was discarded f cabinet because the group Dy going through the Legislature the plan would long to go into ef f act. ' ! r RUGGIERO RICCI , . . . Concert Series headliner VIOLINIST 1ST SERIES PERFORMER Ruggiero Rucci, violinist, will be featured as the first presentation of the Chapel Hill, 1955-56 Concert Series Thursday night. . ; , Season tickets, priced at $5.50, $6.50 and $7.50, for the series are now on sale in'the information of fice of Graham Memorial. These will also be sold at the door Thurs day night. , (See CINCERTy page 4.) Nu Foundation, said yesterday they had sent a brief, requesting -per mission to build the , court, -1 q Chancellor House. They said they were "confident" the executive committee of the Board of Trus tees, which will meet in Raleigh Nov. 14, will approve the plan. HIGHWAY 54 The court will be - located on Highway 54 (the Raleigh-road) next to the road leading to Finley Golf Course. The area, said Watts and Twisdale, would be large enough to contain five fraternity houses and provide ample off-street park ing. 'A recreation area is also un der consideration,, they said. Twisdale j and Watts 1 said their fraternity ijias been in "desperate" need of adequate housing since the .second World ; Wan They cited dications that there will be little or no other building in the im mediate area, availability of town water and sewer lines, easy access to the town from Highway 54 and nearness to Glen Lennox. CLOSER The shopping center, they said, would be closer to the proposed court than downtown stores ( are to the present fraternity house. . Building on the propqsed' tract would be of advantage to the Un iversity, said Twisdale and Watts, because' it would house 200 students "without expense to the University."' Nor would fra- (See PROPISED, Page 4.) 4. AT THE DEBATING SOCIETIES: Should Di De Tbrtiicihf COMPOSES, TOO: r-t ( . (1 r-. Pianist Stephen Kbvacs I onighf In Hil h TaRlxsy 5 HAVERFORD PHILOSOPHER: Afri cans pappiOi" BILL CORPENING "Slas V. Steere of the Jjjy Dept. of Haverford Col- 13 group of students and ' members Sunday afternoon le AirK:an .nativp hav "an Ft- happiness Americans V ' : jere- a noted lecturer "wt spoke at a dinner io Lenoir Hall on his re- I and th0 t, . by Chancellor House. iDr cf lhlnk about Africa," Steere, We should not Uers of natural resourc- ln ,terms of the African the friendship of the i gven3?01 be bouSht. but a. throu-h comradeship." hs7n ev ent on t0 discuss the frd lnya- These' revolts, l"e chiefly due to Kenyan jw S wh. having been giv- sities, have stiU been denied high- tance from the United States as on .laccifirntion in Kenya. Eng land," remarked Dr. Steere, "ha3 put a rug under their feet witfi one hand and snatched it out with FAR EAST .- ' - C'fy In a discussion of the 'Far East situation, Dr. Steere pointed out that Japan has a surplus of technically-trained engineers. Japan, he said, rrust have a larger scope of existence than that which she 'presently has. "If UN teams were to go into Asia to further its de velopment, these engineers could take a part, and the problem would be in part solved. Japan is a pari long as she thinks it opportune o .dflr so. Thff-. best thing thatttas happened - Jh. Thialandr, .said Dr, Steere, is the. fact that UN teams have gone in to further economic tand technical, knowledge.,. ; 1 K' Burma, pointed out Dr. Steerej i3 a country "struggling to get on its feet." Dr.; Steere added that the Burman government does not have one-half full civil control in the country. "What Burma wants," said Dr. Steere, "is a new life. She doesn't want. Communism, a west - I ern bloc or political colonialism." In India, Dr. Steere said he was impressed with, agricultural pro- 'Their agricultural prices ic nnfprned: part ot ; are . Degunims lusuwmui uvea Irnnwled;? the East as far as emotional treno are concerned." Thailand, said Dr. Steere, is a rich" country' that desperately wants independence. However, he said, s in English univer-'she will continue to accept assis- not mean, however, that they have a , surplus," he said. Besides his talk at Lenoir Hall, Dr.. Steere also spoke at the regu lar' morning services' at the Chapel Hill Community Church. Concert pianist and composer Stephen Kovacs will play in Hill Hall tonight at 8 p.m. The con cert is open to the public free of charge. Sponsored by the Graham Memorial Activities Board and the UNC Music Dept., Kovacs will perform the third regular Tuesday Evening Series concert this fall. ' A graduate of the Royal Academy of Music , in Budapest, .Kovacs studied under. Hungary's leading composer Zoltan Kodaly and under Dr. Emery de Keeri Szanto. He' concertized in all , the principle European cities before coming to the U S. In Vienna he Avon the Internation al Franz Liszt Piano ..Compo sition. ; In this country, he has become known as an arranger for two piano teams and as a member of the Four Piano Ensemble, which he organized. Later he be came the leader of the American Piano Trio,-making three trans- continental tours with it. Kovacs is a composer as well as an arranger and pianist. In addition to arranging all of the piano numbers used on the American Trio tours, he was en gaged by the piano teams, Lub oshultz and Nemenoff, Bartlett and Robertson, and Appleton and Field to write the arrange ments of their tour music and recordings. Kovacs specializes in .Roman tic compositions. Included on his program tonight are the fol lowing special arrangements:- Organ Concerto-r-Vivaldf-Stra-dal ;. -'r i : Fledermaus Waltzes Strauss-' "Kovacs" ' :' -f ; Campanella Paganini-Busoni J Tannhauser Overture Wagner Liszt He will play trie following or iginal compositions: Dante Sonata Liszt Paganini Variations Brahms Storm over Hungary Szelenyi Capriccio Dohananyi. , Should Gordon Gray be allowed i to resign as president of .the Uni-. versity of North Carolina?, . Who should take his place? ' Tonight the Dialectic Senate will tacke these question's at 8 p.m. on the third floor of New West.' A bill calling for the clarification of ,UNC's position in higher' edu cation, which presents' this cur rent problem and suggest absolu tion, will be debated. I ' That ' UNC operating under an acting president cannot settle acute problems that it now faces anjl wil I isqon , f acje , in the . future it - included in. the ; sypotTiesis of the bill. V Ah outstanding person from'i -the ? academic phase of the Uniyerrryfr can best meet j these problem according to, the bill. Thesalution of the pill, is1 large ly based on the six qualifications recently - drawn up and outlined by eight UNC students. The Daily Tar Heel printed this outline in full in its Oct: 18 issue. These students' action was sparked main ly by the rumored resignation of Gordon Gray. QUALIFICATIONS . The qualifications recommend that the position be filled by (1) A native North Carolinian, (2) A man who has ' maintained close contact with University students, (3) A man who has served in the classrooms, (4) A person exhibiting a grasp of the philosophy of liberal education - in North Carolina, (5) A man of such an age that he can grow with the University as - its president," and (6) A man who. is an "academician not a technician," . The bill before 'the Di Senate tonight recommends that the Board of Trustees accept Gray's desire to resign (at its November meet ing) and consider the six qualifi cations publicly suggested by the .eight students. , Proponents of the bill are ex pected to maintain that a perm anent, regular president is needed ,and that he should embody the qualifications summarized above. , Those opposing the ' bill are ex pected to express toleration of and approve the acting-president form (See DEBATES, page 4.) ... Btoppsed Entrance Bill , A bill calling for the institution of selective entrance : examinations at UNC will be "debated by the Philanthropic Assembly tonight at 8 o'clock on . the fourth floor of New East,- v . '; . The measure, which, will be in .troduced by Charles Katzensteirt, Chairman of Ihe-Phi's Ways and leans' Committee, favors such ex ams in order-to "establish a norm for entering students,": ( LOWER STANDARDS V Proponents are expected to ar- ue on the basis, of the belief that the University is being forced to lower its teaching standards be cause many students lack academ- jc preparation, ability and correct attitude. They will also base their arguments on the increased en rollment here , and the crowded conditions in classrooms, according to a Phi spokesman. . , Phi Speaker John Curtis said yesterday, ."The bill is one which should produce much; interesting debate. It is a timely proposal and pne which merits 'attention. , "I am very pleased with the ability . shown by new students ,whq have , visited us," he added. Gurtis urged that all interested (Persons " attend 'tonight's meeting and participate in the debate. PIANIST-COMPOSER STEPHEN KOVACS . plays tonight in Hill Hall; admission's free 'CAPTAINS7 NAMED FOR '55 DRIVE Fifty-one "Campus Captains" for the Community Chest Drive have been chosen, Campus Chair man Roy Armstrong announced yesterday. Campus workers and their lo cations are: Capt. Joseph Gerrity, Air Force ROTC; Miss Porter Cow les, University Press; O. V. Cook, Library; Frank West, Monogram Club; O. M. Powers, Lenoir Hall; Nelson Callahan, Duplications Dept.; J. E. Wadsworth, -Housing Office; A. F. Jenzano, More head Building; James C. Wallace, Graham Memorial; Glen Haydon, Hill Hall; Ray Ritchie, Book Ex change and other stores. L. B. Rogerson, Carolina Inn; Earl Wynn, Swain Hall; Mrs. Fran- "ces " Lytle, Personnel and Loan Fund Office; J. M. Galloway, Placement Office; John Ccuc!i, Davie Hall; John Allcott, Person Hall and Art Dept.; Mrs. Shirley Pierson, Institute of Government; John Jones, General Store Room;, Max Saunders, Filter Plant. . E. W. McKnight, Power Plant; John Mellinger, Nash Hall; J. C. Morrow, Venable Hall; Frank W. Hanft, Law School; Herman O. Thompson, Pharmacy School; Miss Dorothy C. Adkins, New West; Maurice Whittinghill, Wilson HaD; Roy Armstrong, South Building (2d and 3d .floors); Norman Cor don, Abernethy Hall; Tom Bost Jr., Miller Hall; Emmanuel M. Git lin, Dept. of Religion. J. B. Yelverton, University La undry; William A. McKnight, Mur phey Hail; Lt. Warner, Naval RO TC; Mrs. S. T. Habel, Alumni Of fice; Mrs. Mildred Cox, Service Office, Payroll and Laundry Of fices; R. L. Hardison, Scientific , Supply Room; Pete Ivey, News Bu reau; Mrs. Katherine Cheek, Elec tric and Water Line Dept.; E. Wil liam Noland, Alumni Building; Samuel T. Emory, New East. Mrs. Mary Scroggs. School of University' employees will vote journalism; O. K. Cornwell, Wool- tomorrow on combination of the , en Gym; Miss Orpah Cummins, UNC Employees Vote . ... , -Tomorrow On Merger State Retirement System and fed eral Social Security. Department and division heads of the University have been in structed to permit employees to vote on: University, time, according to D. D. Carroll, chairman of the faculty and- Chapel Hill worker for the combination. Bingham Hall; Arthur M. White hill, School of Business Admini stration; Mrs. Ruth Strong, Central Records Office; Mrs. Dorothy Branch, South Building (1st floor); David G. Monroe, Caldwell Hall; Webb Evans, Purchasing Dept.; E. A. Cameron, Phillips Hall and F. W. Klingberg, Saunders HalL IN CASE OF THREE NEGROES; .. V.. . ' j-'' . A " 'We feel that the position taken result , of the decision. Pearson is i Rodman said the University Tras hy ; the three judges is sound and will be affirmed by the Supreme Court," said C. O. Pearson, NAACP attorney, yesterday concerning the appeal to be made to the Supreme Court by the UNC from a federal court decision admitting Negroes as undergraduates at the Universi ty. . . ; .. ; State Atty. Gen. W. B. Rodman announced yesterday that a formal jiotice or appeal to the United ,States Supreme Court will be serv ed this week on lawyers for the three Durham youths who gained admission ,to the University as a jthe lawyer-f for the three boys, ; tees will have 60 days in which Lefoy.and Ralph Frasier and John Lewis Brandon. :' The notice of. appeal will be to file a statement of jurisdiction .with the Supreme Court. The formal notice, he said, will Tiled in federaL district court at set forth three contentions: Greensboro.V : " : : 1. "That a single judge instead A special three-judge federal of a three-judge court should have court heard the case in Greensboro i heard the case; in September. It ruled that a re solution adopted by the University (Trustees fdenying Negroes admis sion - as undergraduates was invalid.- The University admitted the judges refused to stay execution of their decision. . ; Afttr filing of the formal notice, . 2. That the court erred in de claring the Trustees' resolution in valid; . 3. That the decision ought not to apply to anyone except those Negroes who applied for admission to the University and were denied this year.

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