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University of liortL Carolina Chapel Hill, C. 1-31-49 EDITORIALS Times Have Changed 'Be Thankful Twas a Fine Weekend! WEATHER Considerable cloudiness with occasional light rain; not much change in temperature. VOLUME LVII United Press CHAPEL HILL, N. WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER, 17, 1948 Phone F-3371 F-3361 NUMBER 49 Soviet Russia Hints he Wants To Talk IRC Joins With CCUN In Merger John Saunders New President In a surprise move last night ith The Bia Four McNair Series Will Be Given By Dr. Mather Geology Expert To Give Talks The John Calvin McNair Lectures will be delivered at the University by Dr.

Kirtley Fletcher Mather, professor of geology in Harvard university and noted authority on the relation of science and religion. The three lectures of the series will be pre A- i-" i i'w 1 I fcm in i in iir i. li i i i ItMhw a Ed Davenport Resigns Post As Dedmond Is Mum About Appointment By Michael McDaniel President Jess Dedmond announced yesterday that Ed Davenport has submitted his resignation as attorney-general of the student body. In his letter of resignation, Davenport stated: "I write this with sincere appreciation of the responsibility and confidence which you chose to vest in me last spring in appointing me to the position of attorney general. I have enjoyed at all times working with you in your efforts to instill a greater Truman Says U.

S. -Stand Remains: No Blockade Lift, No Conferences PARIS, Nov. 16. (UP) Russia intimated today in a note to two United Nations leaders that she might welcome a personal meeting of the heads of the big four powers, including President Truman and Premier Josef Stalin. mrinrn'iii rnwMiMiiiwiiiiii iiWMiwtif wr ORDERED TO HANG for war crimes.

Gen. Seishiro Itagaki, left, and' Gen. Ivrane Matsui appear unmoved as they hear their sentences from the International War Crimes tribunal, Tokyo, Japan. Ilagaki was the ranking Japanese officer in China at the time of the Mukden incident in 1931 which started the Asiatic war. Matsui was in command of Japanese troops during the "rape of Nanking." sented in Hill music hall Tuesday, Nov.

30, through Thursday, Dec 2. "Religion in This Time of Cri sis" will be the general topic of the lectures which will be pre sented each evening at 9:30. On Tuesday Dr. Mather will discuss specifically "The Challenge of Science; on Wednesday, "The Challenge of and on Thursday, "Perspective for the Future." Legislature Dorm Nominees Released by UP University party officials yes terday released the names of UP candidates for Student legisla ture from. men and women's dor mitory districts.

Andy Bell was' nominated for a year's term from District 1. Jim Twine and Bob Kirby were nominated from district 2, also for a year's term. Johnny Clements, Duffield Smith, and Bradly Cant-well from district 3 for a year's term; Frank Allston and Marvin Nathan for six-month terms. From district Gwynn was nominated for a year's term, and P. H.

Transon for a six-month term. Sam Manning for a year's term, and Charlie Ber-hens for a six-month term, were nominated from district 5. In the women's dorm district 2, Jane Gower was nominated for a year's term, and Margerie Rid-dick for a six-month term. CHARLIE SPIVAK f) Yea rbook Queen To Be Presented At Spivak Dance The 1949 Yackety Yack beauty queen and court will be presented at the Grail-sponsored Charlie Spivak dance Saturday night, Bill Duncan, editor of the yearbook, said yesterday. The court will consist of 15 girls, plus the queen, chosen by John Robert Powers from a field of 84 contestants.

Betty last year's queen, will crown the new winner. Powers, head of the nationally- known model agency, will judge photographs of the contestants. He now has four poses of each girl and will select from them the winning contestants. The dances this weekend are semi-formal, and tickets are available for both dances and Friday afternoon's concert. Gus Johnston, delegata of the Grail, said that the policy set in selling $5 books which include tickets for both dances will continue.

No books will be split, he said. Tickets will be on sale at the door of Woollen gymnasium for both dances. But a ticket bought at the door will still be $5. Tickets are on sale at the from 9 to 12 o'clock and from 2 to 4 o'clock. Charlie Spivak will play for both Friday's and Saturday's dance.

Friday afternoon will give a two-hour beginning at 4 o'clock. Friday's dance is from 9 to 1 o'clock and 'Saturday's from 9 to 12 The Grail is sponsoring the dance weekend as a service to the campus and to raise money for scholarships. Both Duke and Car olina football players will be guests of the Grail. sense of esteem and respect for student government. "I request now, however, that you accept my resignation which I must submit in order that I may have the necessary time to devote to personal plans." Dedmond de clined to comment on a successor to Davenport, but stated that he expects to submit his appoint ment tomorrow night to the legis lature for confirmation.

Dedmond said, "I am sorry to lose Ed's services to student gov- ernment and have the deepest appreciation for his support of me and my administration." Under Dedmond's policy, Davenport has served as secretary of the cabinet along with other duties. The office of attorney-general was established by executive order last year by former president Tom Eller. Dedmond continued the office last May when he appointed Ed Davenport as attorney-general. The Student legislature voted several weeks ago to make the office a permanent cabinet position, appointed by the president, and subject to legislative confirmation. The duties of the office include representing and speaking for the president a his request in relations with the legislature, honor councils, the administration, and the board of trustees.

cans, Dr. wells said that they think we are all rich and they would give thojr right arms to get over here. "They admire us," he said, "particularly for our in genuity in doing things. However they think they have better hu manistic education," he concluded. Dialectic Senate Will Meet Tonight The Dialectic Senate will meet tonight at 9 o'clock in the Di Hall of New West.

New business for tonight will include discussion of a bill which would urge student legislators to "vote their convictions rather than the way their particular parties desire them to vote." the campus chapters of the Col legiate Council for the United Nations and the International Relations club announced their merger through the president of the newly-consolidated club, John Saunders. The organization and merger of the CCUN-IRC was planned by the chairman of the CCUN, Edie Knight, and the executive group of the old IRC, John Saun ders, Charles Kaufman, and Georgia Fox. The immediate purpose of the CCUN-IRC will be to stimulate interest in international affairs and the role of the United Na tions and thus gain sufficient membership to launch a more ambitious program than has been done before. The new club start-edN a series of discussional pro grams last night with a speech by Dr. C.

H. Pegg of the history department on the current Russian policies and behavior. Dr. Pegg started the group discussion by giving a few brief views on what the Europeans thought of the Russians. He described that some Europeans thought that the reason for the non-cooperative attitude, thus far shown by Russia, was intended to keep a state of tension existing throughout the world, in order to promote' unity and strength within Russia itself.

The new officers for the amalgamated club are John Saunders, president, Georgia program chairman, and Fred Bates, treasurer. The remaining offices of director of publicity and chairman of the promotion committee have not yet been announced. The student chairman of the forth-coming official United Na- i tions Information center will be elected from the new club. At present Edie Knight is acting as liaison and advisor for the center. Foreign Student Banquet Slated Foreign students on campu will be guests of honor at a Thanksgiving banquet Tuesday night, Nov.

23 at 7 o'clock in the downstairs auditorium of the Baptist ing, Schenkkan told the group meeting in Graham Memorial that the first principle in script writing is quality. Schenkkan also advised would-be writers to keep scenes short and to end every scene with a strong line. Commenting on the criticism of the quality of radio program, Schenkkan said, "I sec the soap opera as a great educational device. I believe that the medium of the soap opera is going to be 4i, tinVM in saline health 1 programs and moral principles. Asks Greek Week For This Campus die, something which will stand as long as the world stands.

Or you can start a movement which will be so powerful in purpose that it will exist after you pass on. Last, and most difficult, you can live today the ideals of tomorrow," Dr. Mosely said. In discussing Greek week, a program he initiated at the University of Tennessee to replace the old-fashioned Hell week, the speaker declared that fraternities are man-making organizations, not hell-raising organizations. "We want to get away from the oam, the ideas which Cabinet Hears Dr.

Wells Discuss German Situation Herbert V. Evatt, president of the UN General assembly, appealed direct to- the Big Four leaders Saturday to start "immediate conversations" on the Berlin crisis and the question of peace treaties for Germany, Japan and Austria. In a note to Evatt and Secretary-General Trygve Lie today, chief Russian UN delegate Andrei Y. Vishinsly said: "The Soviet government shares your point of view that a solution of the Berlin question will have a positive effect on the set- KEY WEST. Nov.

16. (UP) President Truman reaffirmed today that there will be no big four talks on Berlin until the Russian blockade is lifted. The President also said he plans no personal peacoj conference with Josef Stalin. tlement of other questions such as peace settlements for Germany, Austria and Japan. "The Soviet government also shares your point of view regarding the importance of personal contact and mutual confidence among the heads of powers in the improvement of relations." But at the same time the Russian note implied that the Western Allies were in blame for fail ure to solve the Berlin crisis and it gave no hint that the Soviet government was prepared to change its attitude.

Meantime, Secretary of State George C. Marshall, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman and British UN Delegate Hector McNeil reached "a complete identity of view" on their reply to the Evatt-Lee letter. This reply, which is to be delivered tomorrow, is expected to be a polite refusal of the Evatt-Lie proposal for any "immediate conversations with Russia. Factotum Mag Slated to Appear Here Today Factotum, a magazine of new writing, will appear on the campus today, the board of editors announced yesterday. The new publication has been recognized in literary circles over hc nation.

Its first issue was sold out when published last spring. This issue features a translation of Marie dc France's lai, "Laostic," by Dan Mclntyrc, and a short story by Robert Kaske. Also highlighted arc poems by Peter Vicreck and Kenneth Rex-roth, noted American poets, and Morton Seif, former student at the University. Upsets? Heck Upsets were the order of the day in the football world Saturday, but Bill Kellam didn't let a little thing such as Clem-son defeating Wake Forest or Ohio State winning over Illinois stop him from turning in 18 out of 20 possible correct wins in the Graham Memorial football contest. Close on the heels of Kellam were J.

D. Cooper and Richard A. Cohen with only three misses each. Six prognostica-tors had only four misses on their ballots. For winning the contest Kellam will receive a carton of Chesterfields and a week's passbook to the Carolina Honor Council Releases Report On Recent Cases Page Harris, chairman of Men's Honor council, yesterday released reports on two cases recently brought before the council.

In an Economics 197 class, a student used his notes on a quiz and was reported to the Men's council by another student who saw him copying from the notes Appearing before the council, the student said that he had not used the notes. However, when a few facts and statements were produced his guilt became apparent. The Council voted to suspend the guilty student indefinitely. On a recent Math 9 quiz, two students turned in papers that were very similar in many respects to a third student's paper. This similarity was reported to the Men's council as a possible Honor Code violation.

As a result, the boys were sum moned before the council for a hearing. The two students admit ted copying from the third student's work, but maintained that he was completely unaware of what they were doing. The Council gave the two guilty sentences of indefinite suspension and exonerated the third man. Veterans Must Report Classes Veterans who are not taking a full scholastic load at the end of this quarter are requested to notify the veterans office 315 South building, immediately aft er picking up their winter quarter class tickets, veterans advisor C. F.

Shepherd announced today. A full load of scholastic work for veterans consists of at least 12 quarter hours for undergrad uates, and 10 hours for graduates, Shepherd "stated. If the veterans fail to, notify! the vets office of an increase in their scholastic load, they will receive' reduced subsistence checks during the winter quarter. Miss Blee Attends Hanover Meeting Margaret Blee, associate professor of Public Health Nursing, recently attended a meeting of the New Hanover Health department where she served as narrator of a one-act pageant entitled "The Story of Nursing." price gouging by automobile agencies, warned today that the "greed and avarice of a few dealers" raised the possibility of controls on automobile sales. Palestine Truce PARIS, Nov.

16. (UP) The United Nations Security council today ordered an immediate armistice for all of Palestine in the face of new Arab and Jewish defiance. Dock Strike NEW YORK, Nov. 16 (UP) More than 4,000 railroad workers, truckers and seamen were laid off today as the seven-day strike of east coast dock workers bottled up all cargo in ports along the SP Nominates Four Candidates For Class Posts Junior class candidates for the offices of vice-president, secretary, treasurer and social chairman were nominated Monday night by the Student party. Whit Henderson will run for the vice-presidency post, Daisy-belle Anderson for class secretary, and Eleanor de Grange for treasurer.

John Saunders is the party candidate for junior class social chairman. Party nominations for the legis lature were completed in all dorm and town districts. Among those chosen to run are: Clyde Smith for a 12-month term from dorm district one; Jim Souther-land or a sixr-month term from district 4, and Ed Best for a six- month term from district 5. Page Dees, coed from Smith dorm was nominated as a six-month term candidate from the second women's dormitory district. Nominated for legislature posts from four of the town districts include Nat Williams and Sheldon Plagler 12-month terms from town district 2, and Don Shropshire, Cliff Horton and John Saunders for 12 month terms from town district 3.

From the fourth town district, Nelson Taylor, Whit Henderson and Bob Padrick were selected to rim for 12 month terms. Dan McLaughlin was chosen the single candidate to run for a 12 month term. for Carrboro, the fifth dis trict. Registration Now Going On All General college students will register for their courses for the winter, and spring quarters by appointment with their advisers during -the period Nov. 15 through Dec.

4. Appointments may be made by signing an appointment sheet at the information desk in the lobby of South building. Those students who have been notified of their transfcrral to the upper college should not make an appointment with a general college adviser but should register in the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Commerce, or the School of Education. once were the foundation of social groups on college campuses. Be careful! Make sure you leave the torch in good hands so that the spirit of fraternity, will continue to flourish and expand," Dr.

Mosely urged. Dr. Mosely addressed an audience of freshmen in Memorial hall yesterday morning. He listed 12 things he would do if he were entering college today. They included pursuits which would broaden the student mentally, physically and spiritually.

"Education is the hope of our civilization. If people are not mature, our country can never be mature," the Nevada president I'nnf'l I rtir Dr. Mather is widely known as a geologist and has given lectures and written widely on the inter relation of science and religion. A graduate of Denison univer sity, he received his Ph. D.

at the University of Chicago and has been awarded several honorary degrees from other institutions. The lecturer has been a geologist with the United States Geologist Survey since 1919 and has conducted geological surveys in many Latin countries as well as in Europe. Gals in U. S. Have It Rough Says Robertson "Women do not have equality of economic opportunity in our country," Bill Robertson said to the Public Affairs committee, meeting Monday afternoon in the building.

"Women have to struggle to get equality in our country, he continued, fcngeis and Marx assert that only when women get real economic equality can they marry whom they want." "The Communist attitude on women is stated in the Communist constitution," he declared. "They arlvnratn snvual paualitv and if you study the Communist move ment you will see that they have manv women leaders. This is no accident." Clean Streets Urged by Sloan Chief of Police W. T. Sloan said yesterday that it is unlawful for any persons to burn leaves or other refuse on the streets or sidewalks in Chapel Hill.

Sloan said that a town ordinance forbids burning of such ma-tr-rUl and also specifics that the refuse cannot be swept onto the streets or sidewalks. He urged all students and townspeople to please comply with this ordinance. Clarke Is Elected Council Secretary Dr. Charles Clarke, assistant professor in the University School of Education, has been elected executive secretary of the North Carolina Council for Social Studies. Dr.

Clarke succeeds Dr. Gordon W. Blackwcll, direc tor of the Institute for Research in Social Science. Freshman Deadline This afternoon at 6 o'clock is the deadline for all freshman candidates to turn in expense accounts to Al Winn in Steele 8. All candidates' failing to meet this deadline will be disqualified.

Polls will open tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock in Ger-ard hall, and will remain open until 6 o'clock. Campaign speeches will be delirefed by all candidates in Memorial hall Schenkkan Tells Sorority Of Opportunities in Radio In an open meeting of the Chi Delta Phi Literary sorority Mon day night Robert Schenkkan of the University Radio aepanm-iu told students that there were tremendous opportunities in tne field of radio for writers." "The number of networks in operation today has made radio a great monster wnicn somwuc nust feed 18 hours a day," cnid Hp asserted that easily find ciptuw- place in the Held. Discussing radio dramatic writ Late News Bulletins Speaking on the educational and social situation in Germany, Dr. G. H.

Wells, president of Georgia State College for Women, addressed the YWCA Cabinet Monday afternoon in the Library. Dr. Wells said that while working "with the military government as educational adviser in Germany last year, he found that the main reason for discontent among the Germans was uncertainty about whether the United States was going to continue to. aid them, whether the Russians w-crc going to move in, and where they were going to get food. "The people have been taught to be docile," he continued, "especially those of school are who have few books and must believe what they are told by instructors.

They have been taught to ask no questions, that their thinking will be done for them." "To combat this," said the college president," several schools have been set up in Germany by Americans who teach the stu dents they must learn to make up their own minds." Dr. Wells said that other work along this line is being carried on bv civic organizations in America that finance German students through American colleges. When asked what the Germans think of America and Amcri- Orders for Rings To Be Taken Today Orders for senior class rings will be taken 'by two people stationed at the today from 11:30. to 3 o'clock. By having two representatives on hand it is hoped that standing in line will be re-clawed to v'lir" m1 Mosely Addresses Fraternity Men War Rages NANKING, China, Nov.

1G. (UP) The Chinese government and the Communists both claimed major victories tonight in the battle for the key defense bastion at Suchow, 200 miles north of here. Strong Voice LONDON, Nov. 16 (UP) Princess Elizabeth's two-day-old son still nameless, but possessed of an exceedingly strong voice, was registered today for his national identity card and serial number. Auto Sales WASHINGTON, Nov.

16 (UP) Rep. Kingsland Macy, N. chairman of a special ceiTinzittee invewtiitin By Wink Locklair A large audience of University fraternity men neara O. Mosely, president of the Uni versity of Nevada, discuss me m- nnihies of "fraternity" in the final address of a two-day visit last night in Hill hall. Making use of an ample supply of stories and anecdotes, Dr.

Mosely urged his listeners to consider carefully the full meaning and scope of fraternity He sa id fraternity is eternal, that it memorial in nature, and that it is altruistic. "There are three ways of obtaining immortality while you EL still alive." Dr. Mosely sug-LtPd. "You can attach your- tv vhicl cicsx..