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V.V.C. Library C;rial3 Dept. T5x 870 ClLpal WEATHER 17 yean ef 4eUte4 serrUe to a better University, a better state and a better nation by one of America's great college papers, whose motto states, "freedom of expression is the backbone ef aa academic community." Considerable cloudiness and Romruh.it warmer with high tem perature in 70's. VOLUME LXVIM, NO. 155 Complete OB Wire Service CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1960 Offices in Graham Memorial FOUR PAGES THIS ISSUF El. .r& - .Si t Playmakers Director Judges assssBMssswM"asaiBsssssssaaBBsBs 27 Drama Groups Win Awards In Festival Hers Even drama groups won "(listing- playwriting, given for a religious nislicd" ratings n:id 20 others re iiul citations fur "excellence" i:i their performances at the annual Carolina Dramaite As.sn. festival here dating tin weekend. 1 hese and other awards were I pn-M-ntcd yt the conclusion of the lour-d.i.v cmnptition by Harry Dav is, director of Ihe Carolina Play in.ikert. INC was host to the triil. uliiih iiKluiliil presenta tion i.f II j.l.iys. M..v. .)k.v lima NL:g!i or the West- ! in Ciu.lma College laculty at Cul-1 i'-Ahee wa.- eleiUd Cl). presiile.it i li.r I'M! k.. D.ir.aU I). Deagm ol tiil.onl CoII.;e was n. lined ice! pn Msli-nt. .n:.i .K.Iiii W. Parker o. Cb.ipel II.!! v.is re clicted exeeu-' lie Hdil.ny and tiva.Mii er. Naiiud In ihe execinive coiniuil I tee wen' ( h.irk.s IL.ton. Campbell i gs'ii; Smith Mecklenburg Thespi t i-llege, lluus Creek; ;i:.it Gran-j Carolyn Mills Smith; and My gr. C.i in.'i r II gh School, Char- lark Advanced Players, Laura lo.'.e. Jam -s I. Hamilton. Ashe- i S. Mclnnes. v 1 1 S f i.iiuli y Da School; Charle.s L M.iiier and Harry Davis of I'NC. Wnineis ot lik-.hcst aA'at'ds, the j "tiistii.ui.shtl" certificate, includ j Clu.i, directed by Hubert S, Moore; 1 tour lollege drama groups: the Durham Junior Players, Jeff Can.pbell College Opera Workshop , Chandler ; Greensboro Sr. High lor "Li, tie Harlequinade." directed j Play-masters, Mczelle Causey; Page by Charks Horton; Mars Hill Col-j High Playmakers, Greensboro, De lege Dramateers lor "The Upper ' eie Proctor; Reynolds High Volun Ground." Elizabeth Webster Wat-jteers. Winston-Salem, Paul Synder; son; Western Carolina College Lab j Marion High Dramatics Club, Theatre. "All Details Arranged," , I'homas M. Vance; Gene laminae; and Wingate Col-1 Valdese High Drama Club, Fred lege's Delta Psi Omega. "The Re-; B. Cranford; Goldsboro's Gold tognition" from "Anastasia," by masquers, Samuel Johnson; New Clara Aie Dyer. Hanover High Thespians, Doug Two junior high school winners W. Swing; and Needham Brough of top rating were Asheville Conn- j ton High's Little Theatre, Ra- try Day School Dramatic Club, for "IKu't Tell a Soul." James Hamilton, director; and Summit Schi.n Pendulum Players of Winston-Salem, for "The Thirteen Clocks." directed by Marya Bed nerk. The GoImaquers of Goldsboro Sr. High School, directed by Clifton W. Watson; WCC's Little Theatre at Brit'on. also were top rated for Cullowhee. Don Hunter; and Guil "Deil takes a Whittler." j ford College Revelers Club, Donald The Pearl Setzer Dial Award in Dcagon. Nurses Dorm WinsTop Honors In Chi Derby Dee Smith, (abovt), a Chi Omega from High Point, was crowned Swettheart of Sigma Chi Saturday during Swettheart Weekend at the Admiralty Ho tel, Virginia Beach, Va. Nancy Awbrey Selected Outstanding Senior Coed Nc-ncy AAbrey was named Out standing Senior Woman recently. Miss Awbrey received the Irene F. Lee Award, presented annually to a senior coed who displays outstand ing scholarship and leadership. In addition to an outstanding jun ior year. Miss Awbrey served this year as president of the Panhellenic Council and headed the Campus Chest drive. She has been tapped to the Valky ries, the Order of the Old Well and lias been elected to Phi Beta Kap-la. production, went to Elizabeth W. Watson of Mars Hill College for 'Where'er the Sun." Lucy Rhodes, also of Mars Hill, won the Betty j Smith Award in playwriting for "The Upper Ground." Second place in thus original script competition 1 went to "Small Weapons," by An i ne W. Nelson of Atlantic Christian j College. Wilson. ! Wilmington's New Hatiover High I School Thespians won the Phil ! pott Award In Theatre Arts for srrapbook work by Carol Fryer and Ann West, and set design by Hilly Parker and June Swart. "Excellent" ratings went to four pl.ij.s by ChailoUe .school groups: i.asi .U c kK n urg High's Footlight iis Cub and Masque and Wig, both iIi s d.iecied by Patricia G. Fer- Oiher productitins recognized lor "excellence" Mere by the Dur- ham High Playmakers Dramatics leigh. Marion B. Fernando. Among college productions rated "excellent" were those by Camp bell College Payrs, Danie A. Ldn--ney; Wingate College Masque and Wig, Clara Dyer: Wilmington Col lege Theatre, Kay Swink; Mars Hill College Dramateers, Elizabeth By WAYNE KING Wellchisled anatomy combined with brains tind brawn brought LNC's nurses dorm in the lead in the Sigma Chi Derby in Kenan Stadium Tuesday. The nurses tallied a total of 11 points in the six events to brin home the trophy for best in tht running at the gala afternoon fea turing saucy skits and frisky fi: lies. The nurses pulled into the lead in the final event of the afternoon by outdistancing the Kappa Kappa Gammas who fin ished the contest with a close second place score of 10 points. Highlighting the afternoon's con tests were the skits and the fina." event of the day, "The Miss Mod cm Venus" contest. The Alpha Gams stole the show in the skits department with a red-gartered can-can kick that brought cheers from the specta tors as the high-stepping beautie; removed the garters and flunc them to the crowds. The nurses also brought roars from the large crowd with their pantomime done to the lyrics of popular song hits. The vocalist who sang the lyric lor me pantomimes receive cheers long and loud from the ap preciative males as she did a fast change of pace and costume by shifting from a sweet young thing in a demure cotton outfit to a sul try siren in a flashing sheath. The nurses took the final event "The Miss Modern Venus" title, by entering Carolyn Mitchell whose Grecian form stunned au dience and judges alike into awarding her first place. Alpha Delta Pi's entry, Polly Langford shared runner-up hon ors with Martha Hodson of the Pi Beta Pi's in the event. i it ( 'n s Si; :.-..:. :- ; v. - ( t-. - : - '-' ' ' t - . :'i ';:.':: v'-' sh ; . - - s 1 , kmmtf0t-l BjpjitigMsaesasMMMMsssHI Jaaw Mi in nnii i iiTi U i i) BLAZER SALE Pete Thompson and Muff Greason model samples of the bla?ers that will be on sale in "Y" Court Lounge Friday, from :C0 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Photo by Charlie Blumenthal Society Of Janus Sets Blazer Sale On Friday The Society of Janus blazer sale and longs. will be held one day only on Fri- j day. Fittings will be made from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in "V" Court Lounge. Blazers will be available in as sorted colors and materials, in cluding plain navy flannel, char coal, Carolina blue, white wocJ tweed, white flannel and white "doeskin" flannel. The blazers feature the TJNC crest inlaid en the pocket, an extra plain pocket for after college, piped or plain edge optional, 100 per cent virgin wool pre-shrunk fabric, ray on twill lining, and "proportioned to fit" sizes in shorts, mediums Destiny By WAYNE KING If destiny had not seen fit to guide Betty Smith to Chapel Hill, one of the world's great books would not have been written. "If I hadn't come to Chapel Hill," the Cinderella authoress said, "I wouldn't have written it." She referred, of course, to her novel, "A Tree Grows In Brook- yn," which has sold over six mil ion copies and has become one of he world's 10 all time best sellers. "Coming to Chapel Hill helped ring things into focus. It gave ne a point of view that I had never had before," she added. "The emphasis here is on 'writ ng about what ycu know. That vas a lot of the motivation for be ginning it." As she explained this, Miss Smith brought out a well-worn copy of Tom Wolfe's "Of Time and the River." Her comments made it evident hat Fate had tightly woven the threads of this magical lady's life vith the histiry of Chapel Hill. Turning to the fly-leaf of Wolfe's novel to reveal notes written in a jmall, now almost illegible hand, she said, "I bought this book when I was still in Brooklyn I had to read something that night A ,tore window was filled with cop ies of this book. I went in, bought one and took it home. "All through the bok, Wolfe's words suggested story material- plots, titles, characters they rac ed through my mind. I was afraid I'd forget them, so I wrote them down here." She indicated the notes and with nostalgic reflection said, "I thought then that it would be funny to come South to write about Brooklyn since Wolfe went to Brooklyn to write about the South. I never really thought I ( J 7 , . I 1 ! - - ' x - 1 Vl c1 Fraternities and Sororities may have their Greek letters added to the UNC crest at a nominal extra charge. Embroidered sorority .em: blems are also available. The So ciety urges that all students pur chase these blazers now so that they will have them at the begin ning of the football season. Prices are expected to run around $34 for men's blazers and approximately $25 for women's. A $5 deposit is required, but full payment plus 75 cents postage will save higher CO D. mailing charges. The profits from this sale will go into- a scholarship fund. "Chapel Hill Brought Things In Focus" Played Role In Novel's would." But fate ordained that she would. She married a law student at Michigan University and one rainy afternoon a sudden torrent forced her into the doorway of a class building on the Michigan campus. As luck would have it, she had picked a playwriting class in which to seek refuge. It happened that a student play was under discussion, and since Miss Smith was an outsider, she was asked to criticize the play. She did, and so perceptive was her criticism that she was asked to return. Subsequent visits to the class led to the writing of several one act plays. Good plays do not go unnoticed, and it was not long un til Yale drama school asked Miss Smith to come there. While there, destiny flicked an other thread between her and Chapel Hill. Frederick Koch, then director of the Carolina Playmak ers, needed six playwrights to write under Paul Green, in con nection with the old Federal The ater. "I didn't have a chance so I sent Paul Green a telegram telling him I didn't, but that I would work hard if he'd ask for me personally." He did. "I came here, and since then I've only tried to leave once. That was after the work with Paul was FUCKUST Carolina Theater "Alexander the Great." with Frederic March. Fea tures at 1:00, 3.25, 5:50, and 8:27. Varsity Theater: "Our Man in Havana" with Alec Guinness. Fea tures at 1:13, 3:13, 5:13, 7:13 and 9:13. Mill ystao5 irDi MSaII t I 1st Press Secretary Post Goes To Riner Student Body President David and I am sure lie will do an excel- Grigg announced Tuesday the crea- lent job in this capacity." tion of a new student government Riner is a journalism major and pest, and at the same time named a member of the Press Club, Sigma the first person to have the job. Delta Chi professional journalistic "This new position is student fraternity and Sigma Phi Epsilon government press secretary, and social fraternity. He is former co- I have decided to appoint Kd news editor of The Daily Tar Heel. Kiner to till it in the coining year," C.rigg said. He explained that one of the big problems student government has had in the past years is the "lack ol knowledge and understanding among the student body as to what ; we are duing." "The new position ... will be a 'big help in our communications with the student body," Grigg said. As press secretary, Riner's main job will be to see that the work of the various student government or-1 ganizations is publicized and to act as a liaison between student gov- ernment and The Daily Tar Heel. R:ner's nosition stafp Affairs Committee public relations di rector and student government press secretary will overlap in j s)n)e instances Speaking for Riner, Grigg said, j "He is a person with a broad back Lr0Und in journalism and reporting. Oratory Competition Slated Here Wednesday The Mangum Medal will be given to the winner of a speaking contest Wednesday, 7 p.m., in the Di Phi Hall. Seniors will deliver 10-minute speeches, which will be judged by members of the faculty. The meeting is open to the public. done. I almost made it to Raleigh to catch a plane to Broklyn when I told the driver to let me off. 1 couldn't leave." "I called Paul and told him 1 wanted to stay and asked him to help me." Paul Green helped her to get a Rockefeller playwriting grant. "So I wrote plays again." But plays could not offer to this writer the scope that she needeft for the development of a plot that 1 : v : r BETTY falk m Senior Week Fetes Feature Parties Plus A patio party, pool party, combo supper party, free flicks and va riety shows will all mark Senior Week, May 10-12. Wednesday, May 11, is Senior Day. Events for the day will start out with a free brunch at Lenoir 1Ia11- The senior class will elect Mr- and Miss Alumni and the permanent class officers. Also, plans for special senior parties will be made along with an nouncements concerning gradua tion. A pool party will be held at Kessing Pool and special events for everyone will be featured. Fetzer-Field-will -be the site of a combo-supper party which is also free to seniors. This will be fol lowed by a variety presentation beside the pool. The whole day will be climaxed by free flicks and late permission for the senior coeds. Combo music will add to the fun of the .party at Hogan's Lake on Thursday. For further information and comments contact Wade Smith or Cynthia Grant. was to capture the pulse and throb of a city and explore the heights and depths of human ex perience. So she turned to the novel as a medium. The book that resulted from this first attempt was "A Tree Grows In Brooklyn." It propelled its writer to dizzy ing heights of fantastic success. Almost before the authoress knew it her book became a world clas (See DESTINY PLAYER, page 3) SMITH (photo by Inman) Birth s? Moral Judgement Thursday s Topic The Weil I .enures on American C.iiiemiiip will he viv en here on today and Thursday hy Dr. Iiam.ihy ('.. Keeiiey, president of Brown University. Dr. Keeney, a )h graduate ol the I'niveisitv l Nor.h Carolina, will lecture in the annual seiies, whith hegan 15 years ago. Both lectures will be open to the public and be given at 8 p.m. in I Hill Hall. Today's talk will concern "A Literal Interpretation of the Constitution." Tomorrow night Dr. Keeney will speak on "Educatk.11 as a Basis for Moral Judgment." Dr. Bernard Boyd of the UNC Re ligion Department is handling pro gram arrangements, as chairman of the University's Committee on Es tablished Lectures. Dr. Keeney last spoke at Chapel Hill in 1956 when he delivered the June Commencement address and received an honorary degree. While a UNC undergraduate, he was president of Phi Beta Kappa, a member of the track team and Sigma Chi fraternity and active in other campus affairs. He completed, his A. B. degree here in 1936, and went on , to Harvard University, where he received Jiis.. AL A, in. 1937 and the Ph. D. in 1939. Dr. Keeney has taught history at Harvard and at Brown, joining the faculty in Providence, R. I., in 1946. He has been dean of the graduate school there and dean of the college, and in 1955 be came Brown's 12th president. Holder cf a dozen honorary de grees, he is a Fellow of the Amer ican Academy of Arts and Sciences, a member of the American Histori cal Assn., and on the executive committee of the Medieval Academy of America. He has held a Guggenheim Post-1 Service Felliwship and a Carnegie Corporation grant, and has worked with the Central Intelligence Agen-1 cy, in addition to his World War II Army service' where he fought in the Rhinelands, the Battle of the Bulge and Central Europe. He was awarded the Silver Star, the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. i Originated during the 1914-15 school year, the lecture series was endowed later by the families of Sol and Henry Weil of Goldsboro. The first lectures were given by the late President William Howard TafL Weil Lecturers of recent years have been Prof. Dennis W. Brogan of Cambridge University, George Catlin of McGill University in Can ada, and Dean Benjamin Fine of Yeshiva University. Spring Art Festival Prizes Awarded Here Prizes were awarded in four categories in the Spring Art Fes tival last week. Winners were se lected for painting, drawing, sculpture and photography. William Minchen placed first in the painting division with an ex hibit entitled "The Pyramid Build ers." Retta Bennett was second with "Bowl of Oranges," and "From Chestnut Street to Lenn x Avenue" by Robert Shannon placed third. First prize in the drawing category was won by Robert Poe with "Desk and Chair." "Prima," an entry by William Minchen, took first in the sculp turing category. Retta Bennett placed second in that field and Tim Murrey took third with his "Skyscraper No. 1." Bill Sottle placed first with his entry in the photography class. David Winley took both second and third prizes in that division. n Mddd Scholarships Awarded To 4 Journalists Four scholarships valued at $300 each were aw aided to journalism majors Tuesday night during the Press Cluo awards banquet. The winners: Ld Kiiier, Louis Graves Scholar ship; Larry K. Smith, Gerald W. Johnson Schdarship; John T. Stephens, O. J. Coffin Scholar ship; and Kenneth M. Wheeler, Quincy Sharpe Mills Scholarship. Two awards were also presented oy Sigma Ddta Chi, honorary jour nalistic fraternity. Wayne Thomp son received the Outstanding Male Senior Award. This year, Thompson was Big Four sports writer for the Charlotte Ooserver. Jim Laughrun received the SDX Senior Scholar ship Award. Cecil Prince, associate editor of the Charlotte News spoke after the dinner on the responsibilities of ,iew.- paper personnel. Punce received the Sigma Del ta Chi National Award for edi totial writing in 1959. Neil Murphy, Press Club presi dent, announced next year's offi ce! s. They are Ed Riner, president, George Bryant, vice-president; and Suzan Lewis, secretary-treasurer. Counselor Quiz Set For Women Wednesday Women counselors will be quiz zed in their "Counselor Manuals" in a meeting Wednesday, Mary Slewart Baker, counselor trainer, annenced today. The text, to be given in Gardner 105 at 8:30 p.m., will cover only the material in the manuel. Counsel ors will not be held responsible for informa.ion that they have gathered in the training sessions, she said. Norton Tenille, sop'homore clas sics major, will .speak to the coun selors about academic attitudes at Carolina. Besides the test, this Ls the only item on the agenda. Those unable to take the quiz at the assigned time are requested to contact Miss Baker at 8-9104. No ex cuses will be accepted except for conflicting academic appointments, such as specii'ic tests that are be in? given th3t night. Dormitory hostesses wil also take !he quiz at this time. BOOKLETS STILL AVAILABLE One hundred booklets containing the complete proceedings of the 19G0 Symposium, are still available. Each booklet costs $1.50 and can be obtained at the second flocr of the YMCA Building from 2-5 p.m., or by writing Box 538 and enclos ing an extra ten cents for postage. INFIRMARY Students in the infirmary Tues- jday were Sandra Wood, Martha j Pierce, Mary Parks, Rebecca Hol I land, James Miller, Arthur Miller, j Robert Morrison, Robert Burgess, Manford Page, John Barefoot, Ernest Hylton, Joseph Warner, Charles Vaughn, and Cecil Far- rell. 4