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~VoL 13- <No. 22. .Second Term k To Open Today; Enrollment Low Registration Period to Extend Through Tuesday ; about 500 Students Are Expected .MEETINGS ABE CANCELED y»' Highways around Chapel Hill have been crowded this week with cars and busses bringing students to the second term of the summer session, which be gins at 8 o’clock this morning, .and taking them home after the first term examinations Tuesday and Wednesday. A registration of around 500 was expected early this week, with 180 first-term students al ready re-registered for the sec ond term at noon Wednesday. Regular registration for new students took place yesterday in the offices of the deans. The registration period will extend .through Tuesday; late registra tion will cost an extra fee of $2.50 today and tomorrow and $5 Monday and Tuesday. To keep the infantile paralysis danger at a minimum, the ad ministration will follow its pol icy of not having large gather ings attended by out-of-town people. Meeting Wednesday, the administrative committee of the summer session canceled the P. T. A. conference, which was to have taken place here next month, and called off the second-term reception. The nursing school had already been canceled. Vesper services wilt -be con tinued, beginning at 7 o’clock Monday evening, under the Da vie Poplar. Week-end dances (Continued on last page) The Sewer Plan Pimping Station for Home-Owners in Southwest Section of Village Forty residents in the south west section of Chapel Hill, twenty inside the town limits, twenty a little way outside, have been without sewers because the ground there is too low for con nections to be made with the town system. The septic tanks now in use are not satisfactory. As a result of a petition to the aldermen and many conferences, Engineer Hollett has worked out a plan for a pumping station on a plot to the west of the West wood colony. The sewage will flow into the station and will then be pumped uphill to ons of the municipal lines. The cost is to be covered by sewer rentals. Every owner out side the town limits will pay $2 a month and every owner inside will pay the usual |1 a month. This revenue will provide for op erating'-expenses and for inter est and installments on the mon ey (estimated at $10,500) that has to be borrowed. Miss Farrar Goes to Newport Miss Elizabeth Farrar, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Farrar, has joined a company which will begin August 1 a four-weeks season at the Newport Theatre in Newport, Rhode Island. Among her fellow players are Laurette Taylor and Tullio Car mi nati. One of the plays in the repertoire is "At Mariah’s,” in which Miss Taylor has already appeared. The Fowlers’ New Son A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fofrler Wednesday, July 24. He weighs B*4 pounds. The Chapel Hill Weekly EOUIS GRAVES Editor The New Health Service Chapel Hill, July 25 To the Editor: Inquiries are being made re garding the present statuwof the public health set-up in Orange County. The district unit which it is proposed to establish has not been fully organized and prob ably will not be in operation be fore the fall. However, the emergency brought about by the appearance of typhoid fever in the county made it necessary to install a temporary organization, as a part of the district unit, to meet the crisis. This unit" has been in operation in the county since July first. The personnel at present consists of: Dr. G. A. Sumner, Acting Health Officer, Miss Marie Strickland, Acting Health Nurse, Miss Ida <Lloyd, Secretary, Mr. E. B. Crauthers, Sanitary Inspector. Dr. Sumner was loaned to us by the State Board of Health, to Planting on Highways Mr. Brant Tells of Beautification Project North of Sanford In reply to an inquiry about the highway beautification proj ect to be carried through jointly by the state and federal govern ments, F. H. Brant, the state highway commission's landscape engineer, sends us the following information: “This is one of seven roadside improvement projects included in the Government’s highway program. It extends north from the city limits of Sanford to the intersection of U. S. highways No. 1 and No. 15. “The preparation of plans for the work, and the supervision of it, will be handled by the state highway commission, subject to the inspection and approval of the United States Bureau of Public Roads. “Plans for the Sanford project have not been completed, but it can be stated that, in general, the work will consist of the flat tening of cut and fill slopes, seed ing, the preservation of desir able existing plant growth by se lective cutting and trimming op erations, and the planting of trees, flowering trees, and per haps some shrubs. Any plant ings that have been made along this section of highway will be carefully preserved, although in a few cases it may be necessary or advisable to do some trans planting to fit these former plantings in with the new and more extensive improvement plan.” Summer Session Bulletin FRIDAY, JULY 26 8 A. M.—lnstruction begins in all departments. 9 p. M.—Dance, ( Bynum Gymnasium. SATURDAY, JULY 27 Regular classes in all departments. 9 P. M.—Dance, Bynum Gymnasium. MONDAY, JULY 29 7 P.M.—Vesper services*at the Davie Poplar. TUESDAY, JULY 30 Last day of registration for credit. 7 P.M. —Vesper services at the Davie Poplar. ’ WEDNESDAY, JULY 81 7 P. M.—Vesper services at the Davie Poplar. THURSDAY, AUGUST I ~ * 7 P.M.—Vesper services at the Davie Poplar. FRIDAY, AU6UST 2 ' 7 P. M.—Vesper services at the Davie Poplar. 9 P. M.—Dance, Bynum Gymnasium. CHAPEL HILL, N. C, FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1935 serve until a permanent appoint ment could be made, which }ve expect to have effected by Aug ust first. The other employees are also temporary witb the ex ception of Mr. Crauthers, who has been appointed sanitary in spector fpr Orange County. Mr. Crauthers is a state in spector of fifteen years’ experi ence, has served in a number of counties, and since 1927 has been one of the district sanitary in spectors for the North Carolina State Board of Health. He is rated by the State Board of Health as one of the best inspec tors in the state. At present he is devtoting his time to those communities in the county out side of Chapel Hill. However, it is expected that he will take over the duties of sanitary inspector of the University and the Town of Chapel Hill about September first. Very truly yours, C. S. Mangum, Member of County Board of Health. Evolution of the Book Old Manuacripts and Printed Worka on View in the Library A visual outline history of the evolution of the printed book, an exhibit composed of articles from the Hanes collection is on display in the lobby of the Uni versity Library. Three show cases contain an cient and medieval examples of written records, early European manuscripts, and early printed books. Man first wrote on clay cones and tablets like those in the exhibit taken from Ur of the Chaldees. His writing later took the forms exemplified in a leath er scroll from a Cairo synagogue, containing part of the Book of Esther in Hebrew, a fragment of an Egyptian papyrus roll, a jlalm-leaf book from India, and a Maya manuscript written on plant fibre. Among the early European manuacripts written before and after the invention of printing are a will dated 1335, a diplohta signed by the Duke of Tuscany in 1666, a papal decree of 1688, and a Venetian public document. The third case contains ex amples of 15th and 16th century printed books, including a vol ume on chess done by William Caxtoft, a copy of John Guten berg’s first printed Bible, and some books with illuminated let ters painted in after printing. The bindings are heavy and sub stantial, many of them being thick wooden boards covered with leather and studded with brass. Chapel Hill Chaff A physician or a lawyer at the top of his profession is paid not for the foot-pounds of energy he expends, but for the knowledge he has acquired through years of stydy and for his rare skill or judgment. Many a time, when he serves persons of spall means, he may charge little or nothing, but when the patient or the client is wealthy—ouch! We were talking about this the other day, and Dr. MacNider told me an amusing story about the late Thomas Brockwtell of Raleigh, father of the present vigorous official of the state in -1 surance department, Sherwood Broekwell. By profession he was a locksmith, and the tricks he ■ could do with locks would rival those of the celebrated Houdini. He was a pungent character, en -1 dowed with a tart wit and de voted to philosophizing. He was the local Socrates, and the intel lectuals of the capital delighted to visit his shop and listen to 1 his observations on this and that —topics ranging from city poli tics to ideals of beauty and the soul of man. One morning the door of the vault of one of the Raleigh banks refused to come open. The tell ! ers, the assistant cashier, the cashier, all tried their hands at it, but nothing happened. The president, informed of the trou ble, summoned the locksmith. Mr. Broekwell turned the knobs, put his ear close to the door, made a few more turns, and the door swung open. The president was delighted. “Now, Mr. Broekwell,” he said, “what is your fee?” “Fifty dollars,” was the reply. (Continued on laet page) Thompson, Commander And Bivins and Hughes of Hillsboro Are the New Vice-Commanders Before W. E. Thompson had got well settled, after moving here from Greensboro, he was elected commander of the Chap el Hill post of the American Le gion. The new vice-command ers are H. O. Bivins and S. W. Hughes, both of Hillsboro. Oth er officers are: G. M. Kirkland, adjutant; W. E. Williams, fin ance and guardianship officer; George H. Lawrence, service, of ficer; C. G. Johnson, sergeant at-arms; Mr. Jenkins, chaplain; Rev. A. S. Lawrence, historian; W. S. Hogan, athletic officer; W. G. Craig, child welfare of ficer; R. B. Hayes, American ism officer; Paul Robertson, em ployment officer; H. G. Cole man, membership chairman; W. M. Pugh, publicity officer; and F. D. Turn age, chairman of Sons of the Legion. The delegates from this post to the state convention in Fay etteville August 4,5, and 6, are W. E. Thompson and Paul Rob ertson. The alternates are H. G. Coleman, G. M. Kirkland, A. H. Graham, and S. W. Hughes. Miss Pritchard Married A. B. Somers of Elkin and Mias Margaret Pritchard of Chapel Hill were married on Thursday evening of last week at the home of the bride. When they return from their trip to the North they will be at home in Elkin. Miss Akers in Beattie Mias Susan Akers has gone to Seattle, Washington, to teach in the Übrarianship department of the University .of Washington summer school.’ Town’s Proposed Improvement Program Embraces Incinerator, Sewerv and Street Surfacing Streets to Be Surfaced If the Town’s Application for Aid from P. W. A. Is Approved There’s an if in it; in fact, two ifs. If the town applies to the P. W. A. for aid in financing its proposed street improvement, and if the application js ap proved, these stretches will be surfaced with a tar-and-crushed stone mixture : Easternmost block of Rose mary street, Glenburnie road, and Tenney circle. Church street northward to the corporate limits. North street, west from Hen derson. West Rosemary street. Battle lane. West end of Cameron av&rae. Graham avenue. West end o t McCauley street. Ransom street. West University drive. The proposed improvement embraces also the seal-coating of the streets already hard-sur faced, about 72,000 square yards in all- The cost of the new sur facing and the seal-coating is es timated at $16,500. The Incinerator The Plan Is to Build It near the Sewage Disposal Plant Chapel Hill’s new incinerator, if the plan for it goes through, will be put up near the sewage disposal plant in Strowd’s low grounds a few hundred yards from the one-mile bridge over the Durham road. The plans prepared by A. R. Hollett, the engineer, show a brick building of the same style as the building now standing in the wire-fence enclosure. The chutes, grates, firebox, and flues embody the most approved mod ern ideas in incinerator construc tion. In the combustion chamber the heat can be raised to 2,000 degrees. The minimum tem perature will be 1,200, the aver age operating temperature will be around 1,600. Experience has demonstrated that, if the material to be dis posed of consists of 65 per cent garbage and 35 per cent rubbish, it will burn itself; that is, no ad ditional fuel will have to be pro vided. The greater the propor tion of rubbish, as distinct from garbage, the less need of addi tional fuel. Because of the large quantities of paper earning from the University, it is thought that here the ratio of rubbish to garbage will be higher than in most communities. L. B. Wilson Speaks Here L. R.* Wilson, president of the American Library Association, formerly University Librarian here, addressed the Conference on Higher Education last week. Mr. Wilson recently returned from a two-months tour in Eu rope. While in Chapel HUI he has been the guest of the Wag staffs. f Home from Europe Mr. and Mrs. R, P. McClam roch and Walter Creech came home from Europe this week on the steamship Champaign. The McClarr.rcchs are in New York. Mr. Creech is here and will teach in the second term of the sum mer session. §,l-sfl a Year ia Advance. 5c a Copy Mea la to Finance Project through P. W. A„ Grant of Government Being 45% UNIVERSITY TO CHIP IN The town of Chapel Hill may present to the United States Public Works Administration, within the next week or so, an application for aid in financing these three improvements: Incinerator; estimated coot, $15,000. Sewer lines and sewage pump ing station; estimated cost, $lO,- 500. Street surfacing; estimated cost, $16,506. Thus the total estimated cost of the three-cornered project is be about $35,000. Just as it paid for part of the present sewage disposal plant, the University is expected to contribute part of the cost of the incinerator, since it will contri bute part of the garbage and rubbish to be burned. If the town and the University finance this improvement on a fifty-fifty basis, each putting in $7,500, then the cost of the project, as far as the town is concerned, will be $35,000. With a grant from the Gov ernment of 45 per cent of the cost the amount the town has to raise will be 55 per cent of $35,- 000, or $19,260. Under the P. W. A. plan, this $19,250 can be borrowed at 4 per cent and can be paid off in 20 annual installments. That calls for an annual outlay of $770 for (Continued on laet page) Bason Boy Stricken Georg* F., Jr., Four Ynn OM, Is Tsken to Watts Hospital George F. Bason, Jr., 4 years , old, was stricken with infantile paralyais Tuesday and waa taken to Watts hospital in Durham. “George is deeidedly better to day,” said Dr. Arthur London in response to a telephone inquiry just before the Weakly went' to press. “His temperature has gone dowh, and I believe he ia going to get along all right.” The alarm over infantile par alysis in the state led the Uni versity summer tension authori ties to cancel several meetings. The publication of the cancella tions is probably responsible for the rumor, which spread to oth er states, that Chapel Hill was a center of infection. Ben Gray Lumpkin, who arrived here Sun day, said that when he came through Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, he heard that thia waa a dangerous place to visit. At a matter of fact, the Baton boy it the flrtt ease of the dis ease in Orange county. It hat been considered remarkable that, while many cases occurred in nearby counties, until thia week Orange had none. Grace Moore It Coming Grace Moore, the opera sing er who scored a great success in the Aim play, “One Night of Love,” will appear at the Caro lina Monday and Tuesday in “Love Me Forever.” Another play on the week’s program la “The Man cm the Flying Trap es* “with W. C. Fields ia tbs leading role. Mrs. Archer Roberts, the for mer Miss Betty Woollen, vu op erated on for appendicitis at Watts hospital thia week. .
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