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Weather
; Continued fair and mild for
the weekend. ,
b ounded Feb. 23. 1893
Reporter's
Notebook
With
John
Greenbacker
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"Uh, Representative Lindsey,
, it is my understanding that the
inauguration is to be held Thurs
day m New East."
It . was . a simply uttered
phrase, and those in the body
easily recognized the flat, drawl
ing tones of Speaker Don Car
son.
It was only a few moments
-before the last regular; session
of Student Legislature was ad
journed, and the thin, gangling
figure with determined expres
sion picked up his raincoat and
walked into the night.
The crowd of legislators in
the room" clustered in small
groups to speak of the session,
and it seemed strange that more
of the old hands from SL didn't
stop and openly mark the pass
ing of an era. -
Come And Go
Some of them, like . Student
Party Floor Leader Arthur
Hays, had seen speakers come
and go, from the turmoil of Law
ler, to the colorless perfection
of Spearman, and to the depre
cating humor of Carson. .
Maybe Hays marked the pass
ins; maybe not.
'He was around when Carson
and Phil Baddour used to try
to match and cut-guess each
other with legislative trickery
at every session.
At least a hundred times Car
son leaned across the aisle
gloating unashamedly, to tel
Phil, "You thought you were
goin' to put something over on
us, eh. Baddour?"
And when Carson found him
self embattled over an issue, he
'was alwavs auick to stride to
the rostrum for the glory of the
University Party ' and denounce
his -opponents roundly for their
indulgence in ' "petty partisan
politics."
Acid Comments
js While he was speaker of the
legislature, there were few who
didn't feel the sting of his acid
comments, and SP members al
wavs held suspicions that the
speaker was still quietly hatch
ing plots against them.
When Bob Wilson or Arm
istead Maupin became excited
about something on the floor
and raised strident voices ou
of turn, the speaker had a pe
culiarly calm way of silencing
them with soft admonishing
words.
Surely some remember when
Carson used that same tactic
against Hays' seemingly endless
parades of stylistic changes on
poorly written legislation.
Surely Chuck Neely recalls
1 that when he delivered one of
I his most passionate and beauti
ful speeches before the awed
assemblage, how speaker Car
son paused in the following si
lence before slyly saying, "My,
my, Representative Neely, but
we sure are eloquent tonight."
The twang in his voice and
the ensuing laughter might have
C,made the portraits on the walls
of Philanthropic Hall smile
e openly.
Maybe Hays and some of the
; others remembered those times;
mayoe not.
Last .Thursday a new hand
-I it m
grasped me gavei ana a new
xaee snone irom tne massive
'The Playground9
'Help ' Said Needed
To Distribute Film
"Help." ,
That's what New York Times
film critic Bosley Crowther said
director Richard Hilliard will
need if he is to distribute his
experimental film "The Play
ground." . Crowther . spoke Thursday
night as part of a panel discuss
ing the movie after its showing
to an overflow crowd in Carroll
auditorium.
Also on the panel were George
Garrett, screen writer for, the
movie; David Slavitt, Newsweek
film critic; moderator James
Beveridge and Hilliard.
Crowther said that "The Play
ground" is "completely con
trary" to the usual Hollywood
productions, - and therefore,
would "baffle, confuse and prob
ably terrify" distributors.
Crowther added that if a dis
tributor would take the. film he
might "do exciting things" with
it.
Enter Festivals
Hilliard said he would enter
the film in festivals. He said it
would probably not be a hit in
Europe because Europeans
Thomas Wolfe
Writing Contest
Sets $100 Prize
A prize of $100 will be award
ed to the writer of the best short
story or play submitted in the
Thomas Wolfe Memorial Con
test sponsored by Pi Kappa Pi
fraternity.
According to Pi Kappa Phi, the
purpose of the Thomas . Wolfe
Memorial Award is twofold: to
recognize excellence in creative
writing among the students of
UNC and to commemorate the
name of Thomas Wolfe.
Wolfe . was a Pi Kappa Phi.
The contest is being conduct
ed by these rules: .
Entrants must be a student
at either UNC at Chapel Hill
or UNCG and must not be mem
bers or pledges of Pi Kappa
Phi. Graduate students may en
ter.
Entries must be plays or
short stories. There is no maxi
mum or minimum number of
pages, but it is requested that
entries be short enough to be
classified as "short story"
length.
Entries must be submitted
to the English Department here
or at UNCG on or before April
30.
Each entry should include
the name and address of the en
trant.
The cash award and a pres
entation plaque will be given on
May 5. The winner will be noti
fied in advance.
Judges for the contest will be
Reynolds Price, Betty Smith
and William Hardy.
Travelers Clinic
A clinic will be held in Gra
ham Memorial at 7:30 p.m
Thursday for students who are
going to Europe this summer.
Problems such as places to stay,
what to take and where to shop
will be discussed.
Brief talks will be given by
students about such things as
the use of the NSA pass, the
various methods of travel in
Europe, youth hostels and
might misinterpret its dry hu
mor. Europeans might take as
straight drama the satire which
Americans would recognize, he
said.
Hilliard expressed some
doubts about the way his film
might be handled if a distributor
took it. He said he wanted it
sold with the same "honesty
and integrity" in which it was
made. -
The movie has been shown at
the University of Missouri and
at Princeton. It was received
well .at both places, , Hilliard
said. V . 1
Thursday nights the" film - re
ceived long applause from the
students who filled every seat
in the auditorium then over
flowed into the aisles.
Acclaims Film
The panel . was unanimous . in
its acclaim for the film.
Garrett called it ' 'enjoyable
and amiable ... easy to sit
through."
Beveridge said it "cracked
your thinking like an eggshell
... leaves you nowhere to
tiuc
Hilliard called his film origi
nal in technique and presenta
tion.
There are moments of comedy
and tragedy in this critical view
of some facets of modern life
The established church, the
perhaps too technical medica
profession, psychiatry and the
undertaking business are among
the victims of the film's satire
Death Felt
The presence of death is felt
all through the movie which is
centered around Smith, a young
bachelor. - . .
Smith and two other of the
five principle characters die
during the film. Several scenes
are set in a cemetery and one
in a funeral parlor.
Crowther pointed out that the
film showed "the grossness of
death and the way we treat
death."
Alpha Gams
Top Grades
Alpha Gamma Delta sorority
compiled a 2.7138 scholastic av
erage for the fall semester to
capture the top academic spot
among the women Greeks.
Pi Beta Phi trailed closely
with a 2.66.
si
With The
The Fine Arts Festival moves into the home
stretch today with these activities:
3 p.m. Robert Chapman, stage writer of
"Billy Budd" and director of Harvard's Leob Dra
ma Center, will discuss his work as a drama critic
at Playmakers Theater.
8:30 p.m. Playmakers will present "Billy
Budd" at Playmakers Theater.
All day Sidewalk Art Show will be on East
Franklin Street. .......
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CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY, APRIL 3,
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Inapg
Youth Charged
In 7 Fires
At N. C. State
RALEIGH (AP) Vernon
Lemuel Dodd, an 18 - year old
college flunk - out from Salisn
bury, was arrested Friday for
setting seven fires on the N. C.
State College campus including
one which burned historic- Pulten
Hall. : t
Detective Capt. R. E. Good
win and SBI Director Walter
Anderson announced the arrest
after long talks with Dodd.
Detective Lt. Robert Bunn,
who aided in the probe, said
during the questioning Friday
morning young Dodd asked to
take a walk with the officer.
During the walk, Dodd relat
ed he obtained the information
which led to the arrest. Lt
Bunn said Dodd described in de
tail how the campus fires were
set.
He quoted the youth as say
ing on the night of Feb. 8 he
went into Danforth Chapel , to
pray and felt the urge to set a
fire. Bunn said Dodd told him
he set a match to the curtains
and left.
Anderson said Dodd admitted
setting seven fires on the cam
pus dating to Feb. 9.
"Yes,, he was alone in setting
the fires." Anderson said. "At
least that is what he said."
He said Dodd has been inter
viewed by SBI agents for sev
eral weeks "with reference to
his activities."
The fires Anderson said Dodd
admitted setting were in Holi
dav Hall. Brooks Hall, the
YMCA chapel and Bectom Dor
mitory, all on Feb. 9; Pullen
Hall, on Feb. 17; Berry Dormi
tory on Feb. 20 and Pullen . Hall
on Feb. 22.. The last fire burned
Pullen to the ground.
Bunn said Dodd told him he
watched after setting a fire in
Holiday Hall on the same night
he set the chapel fire ana as
sisted firemen in extingiiishing
. the blaze.
The officer quoted the youth
as saying that on the night of
Feb. 22 he went downstairs in
Pullen Hall and struck a match
to some boards in a hole under
the staircase. He was quoted as
saying he didn't mean to burn
the building down. -
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College Newspaper
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THE CHANGEOVER: Paul Dickson (right) and Britt Gordon
(left) take the oaths of office Thursday night as student body
president and vice - president, respectively. The UNC Student
Government administration changed hands as the Big Four
officers and student legislators were sworn in.
Ackland Exhibits Works
By University Artists
"Distinguished University Art
ists," an exhibition of works by
artists of distinction who have
had experience as teachers in
university or college depart
ments of art and in art schools,
is open to the public at Ackland
Art Center.
Presented in conjunction with
the Fine Arts Festival, the ex
hibition will run through May 2.
Ackland Art Center is open
Tuesday through Saturday from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday
from 2 to 6 p.m. The galleries
are closed Monday.
According to Ackland officials,
"an attempt has been made
through this exhibition to view
the world of painting, sculpture,
drawing and printing from the
standpoint of the university and,
conversely, it tries to observe
how the university appears to
the professional artist."
Among artists whose works
are represented in this exhibi
tion are John Talleur, Hiram
Williams, David Aronson,
George Rickey, Malcolm Mey
ers, Reuben Tam, Jack Squier,
John Guerin, Fred Conway, Leo
Steppat and Lee Chasney.
CHURCH ESSAY
Protestants and Other Amer
icans United is offering a first
prize of $150 for the best essay
on "What Separation of Church
and State Means To America."
s Details - and application blanks
are available at GM Informa
tion Desk.
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Gag
-Address- To
Also, Fred Becker, Virgil
Cantini, David Dreisback, Elias
Friedensohn. . Andrew Stasik,
Seymour Lipton, Karl Zerbe,
Robert Broderson. Ad Rein
hardt, Benton Apruance, Leon
ard Baskm, Rudy Pozzatti and
Lamar Dodd.
UNC-G
Buses Leave At 6
Buses will leave for UNC-G
Parker, Teague, Avery, Craige
in Elliot Hall.
Arrangements are being made by the Mens' Residence Coun
cil Tciripnt Snnnv Ppnner said the Dlans are last - minute
because students from N. C.
part in the mixer, had backed out.
The mixer "will include a
"a big combo party m Elhot.
Ruses will leave from the
arrive in Greensboro at 7:30. The
said.
The round trip bus ticket will
the rest of the bilL
Only P-T-A, Craige and Ehringhaus residents are eligible to
participate, and they should see their hall president to sign up
for the trip.
On the local scene, Morehead College (Lower Quad) will
sponsor a combo party for its residents in the Faculty Lounge
of the Monogram Club tonight from 8 to midnight.
Sidetcalk Art
See page 3 for pictures of the
Sidewalk Art Show along with
DTII reporter - artist Kerry
Sipe's impressions of the display.
Prom ises Work
For Co-op Store
By JOHN GREEN G ACKER
DTH Staff Writer
Paul Dickson officially became the 66th president of
the student body Thursday night and used his inaugural
address to attack the Speaked Ban Law and problems fac
ing the University. . .
Dickson called the law "un-American and unconstitution
al" in his remarks before the first session of the 39th
Student Legislature. .
"If the General Assembly does not take action against
the law in the current session," he said, "let no man say
that we are not willing to ripple the waters.
National YDC
Head Speaks
Here Monday
Al House, president of Young
Democratic Clubs of America,
will speak to UNC Young Dem
ocrats at 7 p.m. Monday in Ger
rard. . House, who helped organize
YDC here, was elected to the
top post for the party's youth
last year in Las Vegas after a
year of campaigning throughout
the country.
Th ttmc Law School gradu
ate practiced law in Roanoke
Rapids before oeing eiecieu iu
his! nresent post.
The first Young Democratic
Club in the country was organ
ivoA in TNJnrth Carolina in 1928
Nearly 1,000 students joined
the club during its first year on
this ramDUS.
Rill Whichard. oresident of
UNC Young Democrats, .said
that thp Mondav meeting will
be the last time students will
hp able to affiliate with the
club for the purpose of voting
in the annual elections April
Mixer
at 6 tonight to take residents of
and Ehringhaus to a combo party
State, originally scheduled to take
folk singer at Reynolds Hall and
Ramshead parking lot and will
party will last until 12, Pepper
cost $1, and the MRC will pay
RA1SLV HELL while rais
ing money Students at
the Campus Chest Carnival
in intermural field yester
day let loose their passions
in a number of ways
all for the sake of sweet
charity. The soaked gentle
man at the far left was
the victim of a well-aimed
tennis ball thrown by a
coed with a strong arm
and a grudge. She paid a
quarter for the privilege.
At another of the 36 booths
at the carnival two stu
dents - turned - demolition
experts release their ener
gy with sledge - hammers
on a battered automobile.
At the far right two carni
val barkers scooting
around on a Honda shout
through a megaphone
about fun and games. Pro
ceeds from the event went
to five local charities.
Photos by Joci Lautcrer
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every campus in this state must
work for its repeal," he said.
Dickson promised to work for
the improvement of undergrad
uate education at the Universi
ty, and pledged to seek the in
stitution of a special faculty
chair and corresponding salary
increase for an outstanding in
structor of undergraduates.
Dickson also said he would
work for an effective student
discounting commission, the es
tablishment of a campus coop
erative store, revision of tho
campus judiciary, implimenta
tion of the Residence College
System, and better psychiactric
facilities for students.
Student Body Vice President
Britt Gordon, Secretary Sherry
O'Donnel, Treasurer Tom White
and the new Student Legisla
ture were sworn in by Men's
Council Chairman Van MacNair.
A gavel was presented to out
going speaker Don Carson by
the floor leaders of both party
caucuses.
Outgoing Speaker Pro Tern
Chuck Neely (SP) rose to pay
tribute to Student Party Floor
Leader Arthur Hays, who leaves
the legislature this year after
four years with the body.
. Claiming that Hay's tenure in
the legislature "goes back be
yond anyone's memory," Neely
said, "Arthur Hays has had a
greater influence on Student
Legislature and Student Govern
ment than anyone I have known
here."
He praised Hays as "a voice
of reason in a sea of passion,"
and predicted that although
Hays was leaving the body, he
would still be around to advise
Student Government leaders.
Neely presented Hays with a
gavel.
Hays then took the rostrum
to present to the body a spe
cial gavel for the speaker's use
which is .. dedicated to former
student body president Mike
Lawler.
The inscription reads, "Prin
ciple Before Popularity."
The legislature then heard
some satirical readings written
for the occasion by Sandra Bur
den (UP) and Armistead Mau
pin (UP).
Gordon announced the forma
tion of two special legislative
committees to study the general
elections laws and procedures
and the Student Government
budget.
Among the legislation intro
duced to committee for the new
session is a bill to make tho
offices of student government
secretary and treasurer appoint
ed positions.
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