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CM VOL. II. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL, N. C. , JANUARY 26, 1894. NO. 12. THE TAR HEEL. A weekly paper published at the Univrrsity of North Carolina, under the auspices of the Univer sity Athletic Association devoted to the interests of the University at large. Issued every Thursday morn- , ing. . It will contain a summary of all occurrences in the University "d village of Chapel Hill., thorough discussion of all points pertaining to the .advancement and growth of the University. A brief account each week of the occurrences in tne amateur athletic world, with especial at tention to-our own athletic inter est, and progress of Football, Baseball, Tennis, etc.' All society news, personals and every subject of interest, both to students and citizens of the village, will be treated each week. The columns will be open to discussions on all appropriate subjects, with an endeavor. to do full justice to everyone. The chief and his assistants will de cide as to appropriateness of articles no anonymous article will be accepted without author's name being known to the chief, which will be in confidence, if desired. Advertisers will note that this is the BEST,; QUICKEST and SUREST, means by which they t can reach , the students. For rates see or write "Business Man ager of Tar Hi5EL, ' ' Chapel Hill, N. C. or drop him a card and he 'will call. W. CT, U. ; We hear that there has been a branch of the W. C. T. U. estab lished here in the past few weeks. This W. C. T. U. (Winston's Card Temperance Union) may be a step in the right direction, but pledges and punishment are not always efficacious. ' J That a thing is forbidden has been since the days of Adam and' Eve, one of the strongest in ducements to contrary human na ture to have or to do that very t . ...... THE SOPHOMORE'S ANSWER. "Mr. Flunk, will you solve me this problem?" "Don't tnink I can do it," said he. ' 'I shall credit you, then, with a zero ;" ' : Well, sir, that is nothing to me I" If smile is longer than q, mile, i And a kiss is good f or a miss, If a missis as good as a mile, Js a smile, then, more than a kiss 1 Thus against such an ' evil""as gambling it is not enough to put a few men on pledges to abstain from it, still leaving the seeds to spring up in "Fresh" ground, but the college, sentiment must also be educated so as to frown down upon it. Our university has a bad1- enough reputation among the good, religious people of the state, who claim that it tries to lead young men from the "cohorts of God" etc., without giving them another stone to throw: that the university in cludes gambling in itscurriculum. This seems certain, that if gambling in the university is to be stopped it must be by the gen eral sentiment of the students be ing against, it, and active senti ment at that, not the passive sort of intolerance that says nothing. The vice is one of the most fatal that man ever saddles on his shoulders. Gaining possession of body and soul, and having, generally, drinking and debauch- ery, attendant satellites in its train. It is an example of the brute nature in man. Your neighbor has something you want, viz his money and in this era it is not right to knock him senseless and go through his pockets. The moderns, therefore, have invented a much better way. One that not only empties the pocket-book, but tends to draw on the check book too mangling him into a littlegame" accomplishing the same thing in a gentlemanly man ner. But this is skill against skill, luck against luck, and the statement made recently that gambling leads to stealing well we may be pardoned for saying we. take it cum grano salis. Gen tlemen don't steal, and a man name of gentleman, not the name only, but the reality. If the president is going into the pledge system he should take pattern from some of the military schools of the state that make the students sign pledges before en tering, to abstain from all drink ingf, gambling,- etc., and as a con sequence, in such places a pledge in ' 'an airy nothing and a name. ' ' Such will be the result here also if the system of pledges were to prevail to any extent, for there is but very little difference be tween the boy at a military school and the sutpe boy three months later in college, ZY other boy for the matter of that, ana the sure result would be the tearing down of the general standard of morality of conduct to a much greater extent than the presence of ten or a dozen men who would gamble openly would do, if gambling were permitted. During the formation of the union quite an amusing little in cident is said to have ' occurred. The occasion being the question ing of Mr. A on his poker playing. Dr. W. Well, Mr. A. suppose Dr. Battle, Dr. Hume, and my self were to indulge in a little game, what would you think ? Mr. A. Well, doctor, I think you'd skin 'em. A GOOD MOVE. Last Saturday morning a mo tion was passed in the Dialectic society whereby members are al lowed to resign when so desiring. This we think a good move to ward solving the society problem which has been puzzling every one for the past three or four years. The societies have been on a decline fast retrograding. In terest has been lost in them and the work done by them in a liter ary way, has amounted to nothing of real worth. Perhaps one of the chief causes of this trouble hasbeeu compulsory membership. Men have been driven, so to speak, into an organization for which they have no desire nor taste and these men after their connection. with the society, have' done nothing in the way of liter ary progress. They are hardly to be blamed for this, but are may gamble and yet retain the culpable inasmuch as they have, in some cases engaged in conduct derogatory to the society's dig nity. These are the men who would like to resign. It seems that they should have the right and by exercising that right, the best would result both to them and to the society. Those who remain will remain for the sake of the society and its work. All will have a common object and can proceed without discour agement caused by lack of in terest and repect on the part of the dissatisfied members. This seems to us the only way by which a strictly literary atmos phere can be secured in the Di lidtr. will resign and they can easily make satisfactory4 rangements in regard , to the priv ileges of the library and other in stitutions governed in a measure by the society. THE MAGAZINE. The Magazine for January has been received, and we have enjoy ed reading it. The contents are interesting. The leading article is by Edward Graham Daves, on "The North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati, 1783." He has collected a vast deal of interesting documents, facts, etc., and con densed them in a paper which can not fail to instruct and entertain while stirring up a further study of our heroic past. We hope the spirit of research and impartial in vestigation will grow until it has brought out the full facts of our historv. Robert W. Winston contributes an appreciative article on "Wood row Wilson's Division and Re union. " He reviews this able and impartial history of the critical period of 182 9-1889. Prof. Cobb writes a critical review of Gold win Smith's book. It is well written and shows a careful con sideration of the merits and de fects of the work reviewed. Mr. Kenan, '94, contributes a very in teresting paper on ' 'The Artificial Production of Petroleum." The book notices and magazine re views are good. The college record and alumni notes give some leading items of interest for Uni versity men. On the whole, the Magazine is very good. We look forward with interest to each issue. Subscribe to the Tar Heel. 7 v
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