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k.lilWMHtilmiriiiilOTIMa .in mm. 111 It ?! II f 1 I:; hi ! nrirLG TTair Heel UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA. Published Every Thursday by the General Athletic Association. Edward W. Myers, Gkorgb S. Wins, -W. R. Webb, Jr., Harry Howku,, - -Jas. A. Gwyn, - -M. H. Yount, - - - Editor-in-Chief, Literary Editor. - Athletic Editor, Exchange Editor. - - Iyocal Editor. - - Local Editor. Harry Howeu, Jas. A. Gwyn, - - Business Manager Assistant Bus. Mart'ager. Entered at the post-office in Chapel Hill, N. C, as second-class niail-tnatter. An editorial on college spirit addressed to the students of an in stitution where it is absolutely lacking- seems to be a little out of place, and yet such should be writ ten if only to try and arouse a little enthusiasm in those breasts where such seems to be so sadly lacking. It seems an insolvable problem why the mass of students here have per mitted their just pride in their col lege and its institutions to fall so into decay; that it has, is indeed a pain ful truth, and if this state of affairs is to be allowed to continue, then farewell tq all of the hopes for the future in all those lines where col lege spirit is justly a great factor in success, or its lack the principal cause of failure. In athletics, for instance, how can we ever hope to succeed if those whom we have chosen to represent us do not feel that they have the hearty and undi yided support of the whole college. Having chosen them, we have placed our reputation in matters athletic in their hands, but the matter does not end there. We must make them feel that we are intensely interested in their success, and w.ith them we must so act as to give them that feeling of necessary confidence in themselves and our confidence in them as shall insure us victory. Too long has this feeling been allowed to lie dormant in our breasts. Rouse it up and fan it, then of your gen erous share give to him, your neigh bor, who has not so much. Then when you have succeeded in arous ing this latent sense for heaven's sake don't suffer it to die out again, but use it; go out on the ball field and give your voice to cheering on the team when a brilliant play is executed, or, if you can't cheer, go out there any way, for the team is worth looking at, even if merely as curiosities, for one is led to wonder what they might have become and done if they had had the proper sup port of the students since the be ginning of the season. My reader, I wish to say to you plainly: It is partly your fault if the team should fail to win the game in Richmond on Thanksgiving Day. Is that a pleasant thought for you? See if it is not true. You with-held the support of your voice and purse when both were badly needed, and you with-held yonr in terests, instead preferring to re main Pharisarically aloof, hugging yourself because you were not as some money well spent when both went to advance the interests of the team. And yet it is such as you who prate the loudest over "our" success in athletics, when in reality you helped toward it just about as much as a mosquito would help an engine to pull a train of cars. Let me apply a fable to the case: Once, according to Uncle Remus, "Sis Cow" had gotten her horns fast into a tree, and was trying to get them out when "Brer Rabbit" came along; and to him she appealed for help. To this he was perfectly willing and pro posed, as a just division of the la bor, that she should do the work and he'd do the grunting. That's all the foot-ball team asks you to do. They do all the work, you only have to do the grunting. G runt out loud, though, and make it sound like a cheer, and when you are asked to pay up your subscription then don't merely grunt but pay. The delusion seems to exist in many minds here that money sub scribed to the foot-ball team is never to be paid. All money subscribed should be paid at once, for the team is badly in need of money in order to meet necessary expenses. So at least pay up promptly what you subscribed, if you can't do any more. You certainly can't do any less. A New Publication. By Dr. H. V. Wilson. We can understand how a man driven to desperation by the lack of food, can steal to save himself and family from starvation; we can un derstand how a confidential clerk, constantly handling large sums of money, may be so overcome by temptation, that he will rob his em ployer; but we can not understand how a man that is sufficiently inter ested in culture, and whatever else may make for the higher life, to at tend the University, gets the con sent of his mind to sit in a window of the library or the South Building and watch a ball game; or stand at a window of the chapel and listen to a concert, when the public gene rally is paying for these things. When the question is one of hon or on examination, or of keeping a pledge, the standard of the Univer sity is very high; but in matters like those mentioned above, it should be much higher than it is. In writing this, we fully recog nize the fact that the great body of the students here are not subject of these remarks; those who are, are exceptions, and because they are exceptions, they attract as much attention as they do. But, writing this is like scolding a small congregation because it is no larger: we do not believe that the men .that we are writing for ever read the Tar heel. The only thing, then, that we can do, is to call upon the mass of the students to make it so uncom fortable for the exceptions, that, if they still wish to appropriate what The Richmond Times and Dispatch have published write-ups of the 'Varsi- tv plpvpn. nnrl rnmnnrorl nnr rTinM. Our accomplished professor of in th Virginia mime. Both mnm( T- 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 J 1. 1. I 1 ' iiioiogy lias just pumisneu turougn beiieve that Virginia will win. But Ginn & Co., of Boston, a valuable we shall see what we shall see. Now contribution to science under , the is the time to encourage and cheer title "Observation on the Gemmule team, so lets all do it. and Eo-rr Develooment of Marine our Sponges. " It was first contributed to the Tournal of Mor-hholosry. and is reprinted from its pages. This treatise forms a large, well filled octavo of 130 pages, Is there to be no Washington's Birth, day oration this year ? From present appearances it seems not. Usually the orator has been elected in the ear ly fall, in order to cive him amtJ,, d.nu isltitne rn tirpnarp Tina custom should fifpnmranioH l-nr I n ntps Wlt.l1lif 1-a A c-rt-lA 1 tr i large numbers of most carefully ex- Heei would suggest that a mass-mcet- ecuted figures, reproduced from the mg be held this week to elect the ora i t r 1 4 i 1 . 4-rf -fw- 4-t J TT - j i pen ana inK drawings 01 tne autnor. vcm. must De a mem- The labor expended on the entire ber of the Di Society, and of the Senior article has been very great, and tt' r I A feeling has been growing amonr for for a has occupied Prof. Wilson number of vears mst. eare poorly fitted to pass judg-L,. . . ta? ment noon such a publication, but . u nnsyi- vn.mn.wns 'Mii-rw" 1 even a novice can see that the work , " . , tts t. i i- 1 a f u l)y professionals. No one realised ..n a a : it n u: ' the reat Angers which come fr, J & I this mnrf f hi 1,,. .1 n der of merit. It is a contibution of " . Uvers tnem science which should brinrr Dr. Wil-reiveb ana xt. 1S gratifying to all son much reputation and reflect true lovers of this manly sport to credit upon our University with see the decided and determined which he is connected. stand thev now ar t .vuuuu iui pure ana clean athletics. our team will have met Vinrin- . MMU . AT ine most noted of i f 4 4 4 i Liirni ,Mi u-iin in i- - i t a in tne annual toot ball srame ana """" A w- -i-icnaru s ill the championship of the South will manac that "an ounce of prevention have been decided. While we cannot 155 vvorui a pound of cure." We be confident, yet we have good reasons now hear the University Pa. Com to hope for victory ; and expecting sue- icr repeating the same sentiments cess, we shall be more liable to be sue- in a recent edition in a comment on cessiui. tome newspapers, drawing: the nrrnniV K. li l.. tr , 1 . Liuivy llvl i w i i. 1 1 V . 1 V 1 1 1 J 1 IL.l V 11. .11 li.l L IH I T . 1 A. . i i j j 1 i Tr:. l- u'"-s- me same teams uy us anu Virginia, Messier. thoW nU flpfirlp fTrnf flip 1:itfr'e rVintirpe n-pl ' better, but little or no certainty can be . "lt the raPi(J advance of athletics reached by a comparison of foot ball l. fputhe colleges, and the ad- uu,UUdi interest manilested in foot ball games especially, the curse of coll By time The Tar Heel greets you again, ia played scores. Whatever the result mavbe. we mav - T 4 v -urse 01 coiicsre be sure that the 'Varsity eleven will , "' lay and protessional plave-ood ball, and put forth everv- 5 J a' 13 "ginning to be manifest. A " I Ifl '1 -k'. 4- 4 thing that is in them; they' will'do 7 . 1 yame Detween Vanderbilt their part ; and if they have to go un- "lvtiS1L dnu centre College, the der, it will be while fighting, and with chare ls made that Centre played one colors flying. We may rest assured that the way in which the team of '94 will uphold the white and blue in Rich mond, on next Thursday, will be en tirely satisfactory. Logan D. Howell, A. B. U1 ns wcnes on the team, and the charge is supplemented by one just as grave that of ungentlemanly and rough conduct in the game. It is de plorable that there are sufficient grounds for even a suspicion of unfair. '89, Super- ness on the part of any Southern col ics is intendent of the Goldsboro Public lege team, for impuritv in nihut Schools, has written a short reply to very hard to get rid of when once ad- tne articles oi i-resiaent i ay lor, ot nutted, and if i Cfin t,.,i- :., Wake Forest, against State education, lege to change the unsavory reputation which the Biblical Recorder published which nn amiCo(;n t 1 , wins published which an accusation nf thic Ua , .. -r. I VA'J aoout election time, it is out ot our for it. If the Southern ,i province to discuss this question,, but only take care to eliminate any rc we would like for every person in the mains there may be of the impure fac State to read Mr. Howell's reply; and tor and keen it out. W Mm; also to thank this young alumnus for prowess will reach maturity very much his patriotic defence of the school system of our State. public sooner for cap." beinsr freed of this handi- No Caps and Gowns. At a meeting of the Senior Class on Thursday last, it was decided that it Pennsylvania won the late ormc with Princeton, won it fairlv and squarely, and so clean was the game would not be expedient and advisable that if wasr wi to purchase caps and gowns at pres- Now that the f)n W ent; so the motion to adopt the cap and oring to put down this bad name, gown, passed at a previous meeting, we should all be ready to forget the was reconsidered and defeated. So '95 past and recognize in them the true will not be the class to introduce the position which they hold, garb here. j A commi:tee consisting of Thomn- lhe membership of the Gun club i . . . ball, who lu I, ic jli .7,, som, Alexander and Carr, P., was ai- now numbers sixteen and they are eu uecause you were not as ; wnx oe ; inted to bcfore th(j Faul practicing regularly. We undcr others enthusiasts over foot ! unwdling to do it while they are at ; argue in favor cf the class petition in stand that thdy will shoot for a thought their time and the University. 'regard to Senior final examinations. gun.
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