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' ' " ' ,iMffl,.i.,M,i ,!.., ., In Aerials Weather Fair and continued warm; tem perature 77-84. ! ) Founded Feb. 23, 1893 CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. MAY 7, 1964 United Press International Service GEERi-'FIGHTS- BULL WITH BULL r mm Wt Z 777 71 Li ' s v " By KERRY SIPE He denied ever having climbed through the transom in his class room door. In this way, the legend of Wil liam Monroe Geer, UNC instruc tor in Modern Civilization, was brought a little closer to the truth. The smiling, red-faced professor, chewing on the end of a long brown cigar, admitted with a gut teral chuckle to a number of oth er unorthodox classroom antics. Janus Taps 14 Initiates At Midnight Fourteen new members were initiated last night into the So ciety of Janus. The annual tap ping took place at midnight at the Morehead Planetarium Ro tunda. Initiates" for 1964-65 are: James Clark Brewer, Donald Wayne Carson, Larry Harold Coleman, Issac Alan Craig, Wil liam Elmo Davis, Paul Dickson III, Samuel Pancoast Hunt, Mi chael Henry Lawler, Matthew Nelson Ott, Jr., Albert Parrish Pepper, Landon Earle Shuff, Jr., Robert Worthington Spearman, Walter Warren Tuthill, Peter David Williams. The Society of Janus annually lienors students, faculty and ad ministrative officials for out standing leadership and service to the Residence Hall communi ty. During the year the Society sponsors the Official Blazer Sales, awards a scholarship, and sponsors discussion sessions on residence hall problems. This year the Society earned more than $500.00 from the sale of Uni versity Blazers. This year's officers of the So ciety are: Albert Gordon Appell, praeceps; Edward Burt, vice praeceps; WilHam Arthur . Hays, uotarius, and James Roy Full wood, quaestor. Sanders, You'll see at least two changes in the DTH next year the editorial cartoon and the wire service. Bill Sanders, former editorial cartoonist for the Greensboro Daily News and presently on the staff of the Kansas City Star, indicated yester day by telephone from Kansas City tliat he would contribute to the DTH. He will replace Herbert Block. Sanders, well known to students here, . has won several national awards. The DTH is the first paper in North Carolina to carry Sanders rTIOKK - , f 4 , MrI ' V "j t- ii-'- Mil irrn tftZi--iffitiimY&&''i&ffi' - -' -:: ' I .....j..T. i: i-....vx "I have threatened to jump from a second-story window; I have waved the American Flag con stantly during a fifty-minute lec ture; I have huddled like a her mit behind a fort of classroom maps; but, never in my life, have I climbed through a transom. I don't know how these silly rumors get started." Never let it be said that a stu dent fell asleep during one of Mr. Geer's lectures. "I see no reason why any sub ject taught at this university need be dull," he said. "I think learning , is an exciting experien ce, and, as a teacher, I make it my duty to make the class room an interesting place. "It has never occurred to me that it was necessary to reform to orthodoxy to command the re spect of my students." This doesn't, however, mean that Mr. Geer's class is all play and no work. "I expect a high standard from all of my stu dents," he said. When that high standard isn't met, and a student fills up a paper with a mass of meaning less verbiage, Mr. Geer classifys that paper under the "sign of Taurus." "I have a rubber stamp of a fierce-looking, fire-breathing bull and a little red stamp pad to go with it. When I stamp a paper with 'the Sign of Taurus', I make no further comments. The stu dent gets" the message, though. He's a bull he ain't no cow!" Mr. Geer is a Southern boy who came to Chapel Hill from the deep Southern state of South Carolina. He was educated at The Citadel, later taught at West Point and is currently a full Colonel in the U. S. Army Re serves. Though he describes his family as "steeped in the military tradi tion," he calls himself ; a "Paci fist Militarist." ; "They taught me at The Cita- AP To Join DTH since he left Greensboro. The DTH will also utilize the services of -the Associated Press next year. It will replace United Press International. ....... "The past editors, Gary Blanchard and David Ethridge, suggested that we : explore AP," said Fred Seely, PTH co-editor, yesterday. "It is a better deal in every respect, and our coverage of national and state news will be far better.' The AP also will provide expanded photo service. ' . ' YO0 KtS LIFT ME. if JUST PLAIN BULL" del to hate everything connected with war. I am committed to the defense of my country, but every military man has to be conscious of the desireability of Peace' While an instructor "at West Point, Colonel Geer wrote a book entitled .." "Contemporary foreign Governments," which s old through . five printings and was used as a textbook at every ma jor university in the country. - Because he was then an active member of the Army, all royal ties for the book went into the U. S. Treasury as "miscellaneous receipts." Colonel Geer recalled the story with a hearty laugh. Since then, he has published 'a number of other articles and re . views. .. . .. ' ,:; ... .- "I am a Southerner, born -and bred to the Southern way of life. In my study of history, the South is my main focal point. I think it's time we Southerners start ed to move into the mainsteam of 20th century life., V "We should forget about the Bonny Blue Flag and the lost cause that died with the end of the War." He pronounced the word 'war' like a true Southern ern gentleman. "Wahr,' he said. "I was 18 years-old before I ever heard anyone use tfiephrase, our forces during the Wahr and mean the forces of the United ..... 4 I-;;:-ft' ; :; 'X'JK-. . fvt' .;. - . - State of America. "That's -why it pleased me so much when, while on a visit to Fort Sumter recently, my little daughter asked me, "Is that place we were trying to recapture dur ing the war? "It's that 'we,' you see, that separates the Americans from the Southerners." Ask Colonel . Geer his opinion about a subject any subject and you can expect a thorough answer. ; ' ' , Politically, he is a Democrat, and, up until just recently, serv ed as precinct chairman of his voting district. One of his students credits him with the quotation, T like Re publicans O.K., right after Chick en Pox, broken legs, measles . , ." When the late President . Ken nedy was at a Raleigh campaign rally before his election, Mr. Geer was among those selected to ask him a question.. Mr. Geer's question and Mr. Kennedy's ans Weekend Blast Winds Up Big Year For Frosh This weekend will be the finale -for-he Freshman t Class's activi- ties for this school year. The class has worked throughout the year at raising money for the final splurge the' Freshman' Class Weekend. It will feature two big' combo parties at More head Planetarium parking lot, because Saturday's night party, has been, changed from the Cobb : tennis courts to accommodate a larger crowd. Leading off the entertainment on Friday, night - will be the Vi brators backed by the Clovers who are nationally known for their hit songs "One Mint Julep," "Love, Love, Love", and "Love Potion Number Nine." Saturday night features Guitar Vick and the Swinging Five, and both combo parties wilt last from 8 p.nu to midnight. So, boys, get your dates, be-, cause this is what ' the campus has been awaiting . for a long time. Remember Mo r e h e a d Planetarium parking lot both Fri day and Saturday nights from 8 to midnight. Don't miss the fun and entertainment the public is invited and it's free! HARRINGTON SPEECH Tonight's speech on "Politics, Poverty, and Social Change" by Michael Harrington will be open to a limited number of persons not attending the banquet, it was anounced today. Interested persons should come to the South Room at Lenoir Hall at about 7:45 p.m. A professional joyrider is step ping up Chapel Hill's recently increased crime rate. Since mid-March, 28 automobiles have been stolen here, and only three have been accounted for with arrests. Two have not been re covered. All of the -other 23 cars have been abandoned in town shortly after being stolen. The three car" thefts account ed for resulted in the arrests of Victor Lee , Jones, of Chapel Hill, who is now in jail; Theron Ed ward McCaskill, who - admitted stealing a car from the Carolina Inn " and leading bloodhounds on a four-hour chase' around East gate recently; and Leroy Wat son,, alias Farrkigtpn, who has admitted stealing, a car and rob bing, the Institute of Govern ment's armory of. a small arse nal last week. A fourth car, a white 1963 Chevrolet Ccrvair with blue, up-" holstery. North Carolina license plate K-800, -was stolen at East gate Shopping. Center last Friday and . has not been found. Chapel Joyrider wer were recorded and used all over the Southern states during the democratic campaign. The question? "What'ya like about the South?" "He gave a splendid, scholarly, Harvard-man's answer," Mr. Geer remembers, "emphasizing the South's loyalty to the Democratic Party." It was Mr. Geer's alive and vigorous interest in every phase of modern civilization which won him the coveted Tanner award for excellence in inspirational teaching of undergraduate stu-' dents in 1956 and again in 1963. He is one of only two professors ever to receive the award twice. When I first came to Carolina, I was told by an upperclassman, "In ten years you will have for gotten the name of the Chancellor, you will not be able to remember your roommate, but never, ever, as long as you live will you for get the name of Billy Geer!" Ain't it the truth! miDOSSlBlJl I ThismThat World's Fcdr The -college- fraternity and .sorority, jsystems . -'-will . get a tpostat: ?the -World's Fair.... this summer, ' ' v ;-c:.:, ; - , t . .. , .. i . ". . t . ,.---. I An exhibit, sponsored by. the National Interfraternity Conference and the National Panheflenic Conference will show the ways in which they have helped the College campuses and will also show "little known but significant' facts about these organizations: ' The exhibit, located in the Hall of Free Enterprise on the Inter national Plaza, wiE show, how they have developed campus loyalty, encouraged scholarship, - promoted citizenship, and developed high standards of conduct. . The little-known but significant facts are that 75 per cent of all individual contributions to colleges come from Greeks and that 70 per. cent of them finish their college courses, while only 50 per cent of the non-Greeks, do so. The exhibit will rim from July 19-August 9 under the name, "Young Partners in Free Enterprise." Peace Corps To Visit Again A Washington, D. C. Peace Corps team will pay a return visit to UNC May 11-16. ; . The purpose of the visit is to interpret a record number of opportunities fcr Peace Corps service, as well as to supply general information to students and faculty. ' A central-campus Information Center, manned by Peace Corps staff members, will be open day and evening during the week. Those interested in taking the non-competitive Placement Test, givn daily by the team, must first complete' Peace Corps Question naires and submit them to the Peace Corps representative upon taking the test. Questionnaires may be obtained from YWTCA Director Anne Queen, Peace Corps liaison on campus, or at the Post Office. This information is aimed at all community citizens as well as college juniors, senir.rs. and graduate students. - The Peace Corps plans to train over 5,000 volunteers this summer to serve in Africa, Asia and Latin America. " r Goes On A Hill Police Chief W. D. Blake said this theft appeared to be the .work of a person other than the Chapel Hill Joyrider. The Joyrider's modus operandi is surprisingly consistent. He has been described as a Negro, abcut 20 years old, about six feet tall -with medium build, and has been seen wearing a tan jacket and a hat. He has friends: be has been seen with two of them riding in a stolen car, and cigarette butts indicate that someone rode in the b?ck seat during one of his joyrides. Chief Blake' said:, . All the cars ' stolen either had the ignition keys left in them, or were General Motors cars with the ignition switches turned off but not locked No cars .with locked ignitions and without keys have been stolen. Most cars are stolen around the Bell .Tower . parking lot, .Manorial Hospital, or Graveley Sanatorium, . although some were stolen elsewhere in Town. r Most- of the cars -stolen have 1 t' t k ft 1. s Xrfjff V; sir --S-.-' MMMM, GOOD, That's What Mmmmf Good. If you are a you can enjoy free watermelon from 3-5 on the Mclver Dormitory .Referemdem Called: o I m Boosts Greehs been abandoned on the north side of town, on Pritchard Ave nue or Mitchell Lane. Some have been abandoned near where they were stolen. All but one of those recovered had been driven enly 10 or 12 miles. Only one had been damaged. The Joyrkfer apparently goes on joyriding sprees. Some times two or three cars are re ported stolen in one 12-hour period. . Nothing' has been reported -taken - from, any of the stolen cars. Packages left in cars have been opened, but nothing re moved, Chief Blake said. . The three most . recent joy riding thefts all "occurred on Monday: Monday 7 morning UNC Pro fessor Frank Klincbers's 1950 Chevrolet was stolen . from the rear of Swain Hall about five minutes after - Mr. Klingberg went into Swain. He came out of the building, saw a young Neg ro man driving the car away, and tried in vain to jump into : y ' $' Watermelon is, Carolina Lady, this afternoon lawn. No men Ways-Means Group iCites Time Element By HUGH STEVENS Student Legislature's hopes of submitting a campus-wide "boy cott referendum" to the student jbody " this spring . appeared to vanish yesterday in a wave of technicalities. ','.., The Ways and . Means Com mittee! meeting to discuss two versions of the referendum reso- Playmakers Under Stars For 4 Days "The Braggart Soldier," a farce comedy by Plautus, will open tonight at 8:30 in the Forest Theater. Directing the Carolina Play maker production is Kai Jurgen sen. Graham Pollock plays the lead role. The play will run through Sun day night, with regular prices being charged to the public start ing Friday. Tonight has . been designated as "Student Night." Albert Suskin, chairman of" the Classics Department, translated the Roman play. All sets and costumes were made by the Dramatic Art classes with Tom Rezzuto over seeing operations. Other members of the cast in clude Ed Kenestrick, Tom Benen son, Lise Knox, Margaret Cathell and Laurel Dykstra. Basketball players Billy Cun ningham and Billy Galantai and football player Richard Zarro are also included - in the cast. ' They will play Roman slaves. - Spree the car to stop it at the Colum bia Street-Cameron Avenue in tersection. Mr. Klingberg's car was recovered yesterday morn ing. . Monday night at 11:43 Taft Williams of Robbins went to where he had parked his 1957 Ford at the Bell Tower parking lot and found it missing. He re turned to Memorial Hospital and saw a young Negro sitting in the passenger seat of his car, parked in front of the Hospital. As he walked up to the car, the man slid over under the steering wheel and drove away. The car was found 20 minutes later cn Mitchell Lane. Tuesday morning a 1961 Chevrolet owned by Linda Carol Mink, who lives in Cobb Dormi tory, was f cimd wrecked in Orange Grove. Miss Mink did not . know the car had been stolen. ' Chief Blake warned all motor ists not. to leave keys in cars, or ignition switches unlocked. - T a je x k .. allowed, except maybe a DTII reporter. It's jointly sponsored by the CWC and Pan-Hell. Photo by Jim Wallace o lution, was told by Bill Aycock, past chairman of the Selections Board, and Bob Spearman, stu dent body president, ihat such, a referendum would be a1 "vir- tual - impossibility'' - because : of the short time remaining in the spring semester. Due to the lateness of spring elections, Spearman has "not yet been able to appoint a new Elections Board, and one could not be officially approved by Legislature before May 14. Aycock estimated that it would take the new board a minimum of 10 days to prepare for a referendum after it was approved. This would prevent a vote before final exams, which begin May 20. Acting on the basis of Spear man's and Aycock's statements, the committee voted to hold the two billons in committee. Bob Wilson, Ways and Means Committee chairman, issued a statement following the deci sion which said in part: "After deliberating for more than two and a half ' hours on the merit of both bills as amend ed in committee, (we) decided to allow both bills to remain in committee ... "The committee felt that a referendum is desirable at this time, but circumstances prevent this coal from being accomplished."- ; Under the Student Legislature by-law, the bills will auto matically . be brought to the floor of legislature at next Tuesday's special session. At that time the body will have the option of concurring with the wishes of the committee to '"re commit the bill, or taking some type of. action. Feeling among many legisla tors yesterday appeared to be split" on the matter, with some feelins that the committee and Legislature should consider the ill even if the referendum itself cannot be held. The only other possibility for consideration of the bill lies in the Islature's ability to call ny bill out of committee by a two-thirds vote at any time. Such a vote could bring the bill to the floor tonight, but backers of the bill held out little hope foj the move. Something For You N. C. Symphony Memorial Hall Thurs., 8:30 The Braggart Soldier (Playmakers Production) Forest Theatre Thurs.-Sun., 8:30 ' Sidewalk Art Show By BVP Fri.-Sun. afternoons ii i i it J
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