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7 ? 7 ? " ' A -l A A J CHAPEL HILL. N.C FRIDAY, JULY 5. 1957 NUMBER 5 er Ma ueen SI VOLUME 5 Carolyn Hilk Si I I. f WATERMELON QUEEN AND COURT Watermelon Queen Carolyn Hilker of Charlotte' center, is pictured with the two runner-ups, Noel Vossler of Fayelleville. left, and Mary Frances Hart of Elkin. (Photo by Bill King.) Dr. W. L Wells to Discuss Effects Of Atomic Fallout Dr. Warner L. Wells, assistant professor of surgery at U.N.C., authority on atomic fallout and author of the well-known book on the subject, "Hiroshima Dia ry," will speak Tuesday night at a sunoer meeting in the back dining room of Lenoir Hall. Dr. Wells, who spent some time in Japan studying case histories, will discuss the subject "The Atomic Bomb: The Effect of Fallout on Mankind." He was the receiver of the O. Max Gardner award here last May, which is given each year "To the member of the faculty of the Consolidated 'University, who, during the cur rent scholastic year, has made the greatest contribution to the wel fare of the human race." Dr. Wells won the award pri ' marily for discovering, translat- ing and editing "Hiroshima Dia 'ry." This is the story of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, as kept in the diary of Dr. Nichihiko i Hachiya of Hiroshima. " " , The supper will be sponsored . , by the YWCA and YMCA at 6 LAST ISSUE This is the last issue of the Summer School Weekly until the second summer session. The next issue will appear on Friday, July 19. .; Those interested in joining the staff for the second session are asked to attend a staff meeting to be held in the Daily Tar Heel nf f ice in Graham Memorial at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, July 15. v p.m. on Tuesday and is open to the public. AH interested students are invited to buy their suppers in the cafeteria and then come to the back dining room where there will be a group supper, a talk by Dr. Wells,- and then group discussion. Special guests at the meeting will be the members of the Cos mopolitan Club and some selected members of the physics and chemistry department here. The Y became interested in the controversial subject after all the recent publicity in the papers and after receiving a letter from Jap anese college students asking the Y to have a program on the prob lem. .:..fc-MKHAA0&tt DR. WARNER L. WELLS To Speak Here Tuesday r ' v , -- , v , ; i ,T : I-?:-...-.:.-.:-'.-: n v. ::::::!5i: - Of Gala Wa Students Name Jurgcnsen Melon ECing Kai Jurgensen, a jovial, scooter-riding dramatics profes sor, and Carolyn Hilker, a lovely, blue-eyed blonde coed reigned Wednesday evening in Y Court as King and Queen of the Water melon Festival. . . ; Miss Hilker's two attendants were Noel Vossler, a- gray-eyed blonde, and Mary Frances Hart, a blue-eyed brunette. ' ' Chancellor William Aycock an nounced the identity of the King and Queen, kept secret until the event, crowned the two, and pre sented the Queen with a bouquet of garden flowers. The two at tendants were then presented gardenia corsages. Miss Hilker, sponsored by Beta Theta Pi fraternity, is from Char lotte and regularly attends Queens College there where she will be a junior majoring in ele mentary education next year. When asked how she liked Carolina, the sun-tanned beauty flashed a radiant smile and said, "I love Carolina, and the boys here are even nicer' than I ex pected them to be." King of the "Festival, Kai Jur gensen, is one of the best known and best-liked professors on the campus. Renowned, for riding to class on his motor bike, this pro fessor of dramatics originally hails from Denmark. He is cur rently in the process of directing Shoemaker's Holiday" in the Forest Theater: He translated "Peer Gynt" which was given in the Forest Theater this past spring. Miss Vossler, sponsored by Ay- cock Dorm, is from Fayetteville, and regularly attends Salem Col lege where she is a rising junior and a French major. Miss Hart, sponsored by Lamb da Chi Alpha fraternity, is from Elkin and regularly attends Duke University where she will be a sophomore majoring in piano and education next year. The King of the Festival was chosen by popular student voting, and the Queen was chosen from the top three contestants by popular voting after several days of penny voting for the 18 con testants. The Watermelon Festival, spon sored each summer by the Sum mer School Activities Board, also had many other attractions. Evans Makes Three vacancies on the Wo men's Honor Council were filled yesterday by Student Govern ment president Sonny ' Evans. The appointments were for the second summer session. Those named to serve on the council were Pat Dillon from Statesville, .chairman; Dot John termelon resTsva ' After the crowning of the King and Queen, a watermelon eating contest was held between a faculty and a student team, each picked by the Activities Board. WILLIAM AYCOCK Our New Chancellor Grad Club Plans Picnic Tne Graduate Club will hold its first social event of the summer tonight when it sponsors a free picnic and dance for the students and faculty. The picnic will be at 6 p.m. around Davie Poplar. The menu will consist of hot dogs, potato salad and- colas furnished by Lenoir Hall. After the picnic or about 7:45 i 1i i L p.m. a dance win oe in r wourt. The dance will .consist of both round and square dancing, the latter called by G. C. Pridgen. According, to Bob Rennick, president of the Grad Club, the events will be open to all stu dents and faculty and administra tion but will be particularly for the grad students. "It is an op portunity," he said, "for grads to eet together and meet other v - grads." In case of rairi, the picnic will be in the south dining room on the ground floor of Lenoir Hall, and the dance will be in the Tin Can. Students working on the dance and picnic are Bob Rennick, G. C. Pridgen, Preston Browning, David Heck and Edith Winslow. Mary Moore Mason and Jean Pierre Boissavit are in charge of publicity. New Summer son from Harrells and Jane John son from Spindale. Evans expressed confidence in the ability of all the appointees, especially the new chairman. "Pat has served on the Wo men's Honor Council for a year and brings to the chairmanship a great deal of experience and ma I ' - r ' ' ' 1 t f i - I X , ' s , t The three judges, Jean Smith, Dr. Bernard Boyd and William Aycock, picked the winning team on the basis of the team that ate the most, the fastest and the funniest. Bill Aycock Assumes Role As Chancellor W.illiam Brantley "Bill" Aycock, after a series of outstand ing accomplishments, is now chancellor of UNC. He officially took over his duties July 1, re placing retiring Chancellor Rob ert B. House. ' A special selection committee of trustees, alumni and faculty nominated Aycock for the chan cellor's position, and William C. Friday, president of the Consoli dated University, presented his name to the Board of Trustees. A graduate of State College in Raleigh, where he was president of the student body, Aycock re ceived his. master's degree in political science and history from UNC in 1937. After teaching history at Greensboro High School and serving as an administrator for the National Youth Administra tion, Aycock entered the Army in 1942 as a first lieutenant . He was on active duty in the European Theater of. Operations and was decorated with the Sil ver Star medal for bravery in action in Germany. He also re ceived the Bronze Star and the Legion of Merit. He then enrolled in law school at UNC where he edited th? Law Review and graduated in 1348. Following graduation Aycock be came a member of the law facul ty here. In 1955-56 Aycock was acting dean of the law school. This year he has been a visiting professor . of law at the University of Vir ginia. Aycock has spent most of the spring months not only fulfilling his duties in Virginia, but also orienting himself to his duties here as chancellor. The new chancellor is married to the former Grace Mewbom of Snow Hill and has two children, W. P. Aycock II and Nancy. The Aycocks will reside on Country Club Road in the D. D. Carroll house, which the university re cently bought. Appointments turity," Evans said. "I am cer tain , that she will do an out standing job." 'other recent appointments by the Student Government presi dent ; have included: Reynolds LeBus to the Summer School Student Government Board and Quincy Ayscue to the Men's Honor Council.
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