TItlg Tar Heel
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA. f
Published Every Thursday by the General
Athletic Association.
Edward W. Myers, - - Editor-in-Chief.
George S. Wins, - - - Literary Editor.
Harry Howei.1., - - - Exchange Editor.
EtiSHA B. Lewis, - - - - Athletic Editor.
Jas. A. Gwyn, - - ; - - Ivocal Editor.
M. H. YounT, - - - - - - iocal Editor.
Darius Eatman, - - - Local Editor.
T, A! Sharps, - - - Local Editor.
Harry Howei.1,, - - Business Manager.
Jas. A. Gwyn, - Assistant Bus. Manager.
Entered at the post-office in Chapel Hill, N
C, as second-class mail-matter.
Since our last issue the editorial
staff of the Tar HEEL has been
changed and increased. W. R.
Webb, Jr., '96 has resigned from
the board, and E. B. Lewis has
been elected to fill his place. Also
at the last meeting of the Athletic
Association it was decided to add
two men to the staff, and Sharpe
'96, and Eatman '97 were chosen
to fill the places.
With these additions to the work
ing force the Tar HEEL hopes to
be able to give its readers more and
better reading matter than ever be
fore, and to make the paper a trnly
readable one.
We could wish too that the stu
dents at large would take more in
terest than they do. Frequently
the question is asked of an editor,
' 'Why don't you write something on
such a subject? To all such our an
swer is, that if you know anything
on any subject that you think ought
to be said, why say it yourself, and
send it in to the Tar HEEL and if
what you have to say is really worth
saying, it will be printed with your
name attached unless the contrary is
desired. This has been said so often
that it seems superfluous to say it
again, yet a paper cannot represent
the students unless they will air
their opinions through its columns.
; New Rnles in Regard to Rooms.
The following new rules in re
gard to rooms in the college build
ings have been given out.
(1) No room shall be registered
unless by two occupants.
(2) When a room is registered by
two occupants, if either of them
withdraw from the room, subse
quently the entire room shall be va
cant. G. T. Winston.
Jan. 11. 1895.
The first of these rules holds
good under tne contract signed to
obtain a room in the buildings
which gives each man a right to
occupy such and such a room,
from a certain date to janother, set
down therein, but under this same
contract the second of the rules
given above seems somewhat arbi
trary as well as a little unjust.
Under the contract for rooms,
upon payment of the rent of the
rooms for a certain specified time,
the Bursar gives the right to occu
py and virtually own the room du
ring the time of the contract. Noth
ing is said in the contract about oc
cupying the room for either all or a
part of the time, nor does it say
that if one of the occupants of the
rooms moves, out that the other
one, desiring to remain, must be
turned out too, and the room put up
for the first comer to take if it so
pleases him. In any world outside
the college world here if a man
signs a contract to rent a house for
a certain time at a fixed rental and
pays that rent whether he occupies
the house or not, is a matter for him
to decide. As long as he fulfils his
share of the contract the house is
virtually his to rent again if it so
pleases him live in it himself if he
wishes or keep it closed.
Again what justice is there to the
remaining occupant of the room de
clared to be vacant by the removal
elsewhere of one of the occupants?
He has paid his rent and fulfilled
his part of the agreement, and gain
ed by purchase the right to occupy
the room for the school term under
the contract, and without reason, by
an arbitrary rule, he is turned out.
Does that look right or just to him?
He has not even the option of . get
ting another room mate according to
the rule above, but must move out
at once and according to another
rule if any one of a class higher ap
plies for the room, he must have it.
This is the way the matter looks
to a student, of course the faculty
may gaze at it from a different
point of view that the writer can't
see.
Two Young Journalistic Alumni.
The two young alumni referred
to in the heading furnish a notable
departure from the usual course
that college men adopt, by going
into teaching, law, medicine, science,
etc, by devoting themselves to jour
nalism. One is Walter A. Bonitz,
ex. '94, son of the founder of the
Wilmington Messetiger, who has re
cently connected himself with the
Goldsboro Argus, and intends to
make it one of the leading dailies in
the State. He received his first
newspaper training on the Chapel
Jlillian, a weekly newspaper pub
lished here in 1891. ' ,
The other is Robert L. Gray, ex.
,96, city editor of the Raleigh Evening-
Visitor. He is the Raleigh
correspondent of the Argus, and
will assist in making it a newsy
paper.
Captain Oldham has issued the
call for candidates for the base-ball
team, and begun work in the gym
nasium. Not quite twenty-five have
signed the pledge and gone into
training. Every one in college who
has any base-ball ability should
come out and work diligently; and
even though he does not make the
team, he is getting practice for fu
ture years, and helping this year's
nine. We have good material, and
a good captain, in whom all have
confidence, and with proper work
we can put a winning team in the
field.
The classic brow of Cap. Oldham
shows one wrinkle less. Ben Stan
ly has returned.
Captain Guion.
Upon the resignation of Dr. Bas
kerville as captain of the foot-ball
team, Louis I. Guion, '96, has been
elected to succeed him. Guion's
foot-ball career extends over three
years, from his Freshman year, and
in that time he has played at every
position in the line, riiamly at tack
le, end and guard. Last season,
though, he filled the place of left
guard, and made a 'wide reputation
for brilliant playing, and as a sure
grotmd-gainer, making against Le
high one of the most phenoniinal
runs of the year, 80 yards.
He has always been a diligent,
conscientious player, and for good
work deserves the honor; he plays
with vim and dash, and will make a
jrood leader of the eleven. Con
srratulations, both to him and the
team.
The Team of '95.
All eyes are now turned to the
Base Ball team of '95. The ques
tion on every lip is. What sort of
a team are we going to have? To
this question there is no direct an
swer, it can be answered only condi
tionally. If the colleges upports the
team we will have a good one. It is
true we haven't a team composed of
"star" pkiyers. and for this we
should be thankful. The team has
got to be made , and every member
of the team may congratulate him
self that he is there because he has
worked for the position. Every
man must train both in the gymna
sium and on the field. Already
over 25 men have pledged them
selves to go in training for the sea
son. You know what this pledge
means in the University viz1 the
abiding by the pledge both in letter
and in re. The gymnasium work
has already begun light at first but
gradually to get harder. We must
have hardened muscles and plenty
of wind before we are ready for the
diamond. Also we must have prac
tice in base running and sliding.
Both are absolutely necessary for a
good team. Now is the time for the
drill.
Now let us appeal to every appli
cant to do his very best to make the
position he tries for. Let us appeal
to every student to assist the team
in every way he can.
Very cordially,
J. M. Oldham, Capt,
Senior Class Election.
At a meeting of the Senior Class
held on last Saturday, it was decid
ed that they have a class day exer
cise during the next commencement.
The following are the officers elect
ed: E. W. Myers, President; W. J.
Weaver, Vice-President; D. K. Mc
Rae, Secretary; Herbert Bingham,
Prophet; C. Tomlinson, Poet; H.
Thompson, Historian; J. O. Carr,
Orator.
Dr. Winston was present at the
meeting and made a talk on the
manner in which theses and orations
should be written and presented.
Rev. Mr. Philips, of Tuscaloosa,
Ala., was elected by the class to de
liver the baccalaureate sermon.
Other Alumni Honored.
The Speaker of the new State
House' of Representatives, is x
young University alumnus, ebuJ
Ion Vance Walser, of Lexington
and on no member of that body could
the office have been more worthily
bestowed. He was' a member of the
class of '84, and this is the second
time he has represented his counts :
in the General Assembly. In poi;'.
tics, he is a Republican. We con.
gratulate him on his honor.
The other branch of the State
Legislature is presided over by an
other alumnus, Hon. R. A. Dou4
ton, who was elected Lieutenant
Governor two years ago.
One of the Justices of the Su
preme Court, Judge Walter Clark, .
who has just been sworn in, was a
member of the class of '64. The
new Chief Justice, is Hon. "W. T,
Faircloth, a University Trustee.
Representatives of the Di Society, ;
For several weeks the members
of the Di Society have been can
vassed by candidates seeking the
office of representative. Each So
ciety elects three of its members to
represent it at each commencement,
The two societies together offer a
gold medal to the representative
making the best speech on that oc
casion. This being an important
year the contest waxed warm,
There were six or eight candidates,
but only three could be elected,
The successfnl candidates are as
follows: Messrs M. B. Aston, of
Tennessee, R. R. Reagan and J. W.
Canada,1 of this state. Mr. M. B.
Aston was elected first representa
tive by an overwhelming majority;
R. R. Reagan was elected second
and J. W. Canada third.
Co-operative Store.
The student's Co-operative Store
has commenced business in Room
no. 1. Old West Building. It is in
charge of J. D. Lentz, and is open
for trade every day from 2 to 3, p.
m., and from 6:15 to 7:15 p. m. Its
object is to supply books at cost.
Ball Manager Elected.
At a meeting of the dancing" men
of college in the Chapel on Jan. 12,
Mr. E. C. Gregory '96, was elected
Chief Ball Manager for the Com
mencement of 1892.
The six sub. ball managers were
chosen at the same time. They are,
from the Philanthropic Society,
G. Clark, S.H.Hill, H. Danger
field. From the Dialetic Society.
W. H. Woodson J. C. Eller and X
H. Andrews.
The competition for positions on
the editorial board of the Magazine
will close February 20th. Eacb
competitor must be able to read
proof, must cover a department of
the magazine for one month, and
submit two articles, for one of these
original articles he may substitute
a timely contribution secured any
where. Already some of the ablest
men in college are in the competition.