Evening star., 1940-06-09
n, Carolina j. Head
Bests Trustees 10
Keep School Liberal
Dr.. Graham, With Aid Of
Josephus Daniels, spurns
Attacks at Freedom

By the Associated Press.
RALEIGH, N. c., June 8-Dr.
Frank p Graham, president of the
University of North Carolina, stood
steadfast today in his expressed
purpose Ito keep the university open
and free" as long as he held the
helm, no matter how spirited grew
the accusations of radisalism and
wildcat freedom" that have been
leveled at the Chapel Hill institu-
ton by some of the trustees.
Under the cudgel of crisp criti-
cism here yesterday at meeting
of the trustees the serene. small
statured DR.. Graham, around whose
head often, has whistled winds of
disapproval, said:
If I'm the person perverting the
university by keeping it open and
free, I don't want to be connected
with it. That's the kind of univer-
sity I'm going to keep"
Quickly to his side leaped jose
phus Daniels of Raleigh, United
States Ambassador to Mexico, and
other trustees.
Graham is the greatest State
university president in the coun-
try" said Mr. Daniels. IF he should
turn aside to be what some people
say is not liberal, we should shut the
university's doors. Our only trouble
is that we haven't had enough
money to make it more liberal and
let its light shine throughout Amer
lea"
No Action on Criticism.
The board took no action on the
criticism which was touched of by
Thurman Chatham, manufacturer,
of Winston Salem, who said:
Il want to say something about
this so-called liberalism at the uni
versity, the extra Liberal atmos-
phere. Many regard our university
as great radical university and it
seems that the seat of government
has been moving to Chapel Hill"
He was briskly critical of what he
called the political activities of DR..
Ralph w. Mcdonald of the Univer-
sity Extension Service, a defeated
candidate for the Democratic NOM
nation for Governor in 1896. Other
members raised questions about the
manner in which the new university
radio station was being used. DR..
Mcdonald is director of the studio.
Andrew Monroe of Raleigh intro
duced but later withdrew a motion
to investigate the station. Former
Gov. J. c. 3. Ehringhaus of Raleigh
and Harriss Newman of Wilmington
defended the radio programs.
Graham Defends Mcdonald.
eff there are any charges against
DR.. Mcdonald. Id like to have
them said DR.. Granam. THE radio
station has been conducted beyond
reproach. DR.. Mcdonald is not here
to defend himself"
John Sprunt Hill. Durham cap
italist, called for restraint on Wild
cat freedom" He said that the
university would produce either
patriots, or yellows and slackers'
and that it should produce patriots
He particularly questioned the ad-
visibility of permitting "irrespon-
sible groups to invite such men as
Earl Browder and Fritz Kuhn to
the campus
mo one wants to throttle free
DOM" he said, but we should make
it clear that the university stands
for the law and the Constitution u
The board unanimously adopted
resolution by United States Circuit
Judge John j. Parker of Charlotte
contemplating establishment of mill
tary training at the Chapel Hill unit
Gov. Clyde R. Hoey was instructed
to appoint a committee to consider
the matter and report to special
meeting of the trustees in August