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or textile science may enter the
first two classes at N. c. State.
(NO restriction was placed on
the residences of the goods at
N. G. State.)
Thurmond Chatham of Winston
Salem launched the charges of
radicalism at the university by at
lacking what he called the "poli-
tical activity" of d faculty member.
He did not mention the members
name, but he left nc doubt that he
was referring to DR.. Mcdonald,
who was defeated for governor in
1886, and now has charge Of the
university radio station.
Il want to say something about
this so-called liberalism at the uni
versity, the extra-liberal atmos-
phere," Chatham added. Many re-
gard our university as a great radi-
cal university. And it seems that
the seat of government has been
moved to Chapel Hill.
"If a defeated gubernatorial can
didate wants to build his power he
moves to the university. I thor
oughly disagree with that policy"
eff there are any charges against
DR.. Mcdonald I would like to have
them" replied DR.. Graham. "He
is not here to defend himself .
that radio station has been conduct
ed beyond reproach."
H. P. Greer of Statesville asked
whether the radio station would be
used for propaganda. DR.. Graham
said it was used for educational
purposes.
Ambassador Daniels praised DR..
Graham as "the greatest state uni
versity president in the country"
"Our only trouble" said Daniels,
"is that we haven't enough money
to make it more liberal and let it's
light shine throughout America"
Restraint of wildcat freedom
was urged by John Sprunt Hill of
Durham, who said he questioned
the ACCESSIBILITY of allowing cir
responsible groups to invite such
men as Earl Browder and Fritz
Kuhn" to the campus of the uni
versity.
Andrew Monroe of Raleigh in
troduced, but later withdrew, a
motion to investigate the university
radio station. FORMER Governor J.
C. B. Ehringhaus of Raleigh and
Harriss Newman of Wilmington de-
Tended the radio programs.
Alexander B. Andrews of Raleigh
was named secretary of the board,
to succeed the late Henry M. Lon
don of Raleigh.
The trustees accepted a settle
ment of the Kenan trust fund, I'M
der which the University of North
Carolina is assured an endowment
of $2,100,O00 The money came to
the university in 1917 through the
will of Mrs. Mary Lily (Flagler)
Bingham.
The board approved the invest
ment of $4,000 in a fund which
will go toward the erection Of an
agriculture building at N. C. State
college. Action on naming various
new buildings at the three units
of the Greater University was de-
ferred.
Frances D. Winston of Windsor
announced that he would introduce
a resolution at the next meeting of
the trustees for the establishment
Of a tuition-free summer school on
the North Carolina coast for in
struction in music, drama and the
arts.
The division of public health at
the Chapel Hill unit vas converted
into d separate school of public
health, which will be headed by
DR.. Milton j. Rosenau, who was
in charge of the division.
Among the faculty changes and
assignments were these:
Will Carson Ryan, Jr., staff as
sociate in graduate education of the
Carnegie foundation for the ad-
vancement of teaching, will become
head of the department of educa-
ton at Chapel Hill. He will sue
coed DR.. Harl r. Douglass, resign
ed.
Arthur Finn Bowen will be re-
tired with the rank of college treas
urer of N. C. State college, and
will receive a salary.
Lodwick Charles Hartley, acting
head of the English department at
N. C. State college, will be made
head of that department.
David Alexander Lockmiller, act
ing head of the department of his
tory and political science at N. C.
State college, will be made mead of
that department.
DR.. Mckee Fisk of Oklahoma A.
and M. will become head of the
department Of secretarial admins,
tration at the Woman's college.
It was announced at Chapel Hill
that DR.. William deb MacNider
had resigned as dean of the medical
school at Chapel Hill, and that DR..
W. Reece Berryhill had been pro
noted from assistant dean to acting
dean.