Trine Tar HeeL: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA. Published every Saturday by the General Athletic Association. Subscription Price. $1.50 a per Year. Payable irf advance or during1 first term. ; Single Cokes, 5 Cents. BOARD OF EDITORS. Wm. A. Graham, - - Editor-in-Chief. John A. Moore, - -, Associate Editor E. P. Carr, R. G. Shanonhousb W. - - JAS. O.CARR D. CARMICHAEL, L A WHENCE MCRAB, J. H. White, - - w Business Manager, Assistant Manager All matter intended for publication should bo ad dressed to the Editor-in-chief and accompanied by name of writer. Entered at the Post Office in Chapel Hill. N. C as . , second-class mail matter. It is with afeeling- of regret that we are ag'ain forced to call attention in the marking- on the tablets in the Memorial Hall. One mention should suffice for those who will tor a mo ment consider the foolishness in such a custom. You gain nothing- by such actions but instead the University suffers. Yearly the Hall is croweded with people "from all parts of the State and among- these are many who have put tablets into the Hall in memory of some friend. These persons, and indeed all, if the tablets are covered with obscenelang-uag-e, will judge there exists a soirit of irreverence for the memory of our noted alumni. It wil also have a tendency to leave a wrong impression as to the way University property is regarded 'by, the student bodv as a whole. The number hav- ing this light regard for its property is small .but from the foolishness of this small minority the attitude of the majority will be 'determined. It seems that at present the tablets are being1 used by the Freshman and Sophomore as bulletin boards on which to post the latest discoveries as to the character of the J other. One member of the class, it may be through thought lessness. writes his opinion on the tablet. , This is immediately followed by others until the tablet is covered. Such a custom is useless. The Uni versity furnishes bulletin boards for the posting of any valuable announc ment. And we take the liberty to say that it will also furnish paper for the writing of such notices rather than the tablets used for the present pur pose. So it will be more in accord to use these and cease to disfigure the memorials of men of whom the Uni versity has aright to be proud. From year to year there gathers at Chapel Hill a large number of young1 men for the purpose of study. As this number increases many new conveniences are added to meet the needs of this increased atten dance. But there are several bar barous customs existing which have received but very little attention. And chief among these is the fac ility for book getting. Books are something with which every one needs, and it is to use them that we are here.yet anything can be gotten easier. Very often is it the case that a class is forced to wait several days on account of delayed books which have been ordered for weeks. In some instances subjects are finished by lectures, before the books can be gotten. We admit that part of this is due to those who use the books but in a majority of cases the fault is due to the poor facilities for getting books. It is no uncommon occurrence to go into the book store to order a book and be told by the dealer that he is ignorant as to where the book wanted is published. The student is then forced to wait until he runs the book down before there is even a hope of getting what he needs. While this is being done lie is getting behind his class or it may be, the work of the entire class is being impeded. Again, if any one wishes to pre-, serve a copy of a periodical of any kind containing an account of - - some event, he is unable to get it in town. There are no facilities along this line at all. ' v' The dealers will no doubt claim that there is no money in such busi ness. How many of them have made an attempt to build up a trade of this kind? How many of them keeps anything in stock that, there is any risk in handling? This is our trouble now. No one will or der books or periodicals of any kind except those for which specific pr ders have been given. Ivetone of. the dealers increase his facilities for getting such supplies and he will not lose for such an ar rangement is a necessity. We are sorry to see that J;he Ath letic Association is still iridifferent to the need of a change in its consti tution, whereby the duties of the Association could be carriedout in more business-like and successfu manner. That the present system .for the support of our teams is not adequ-' ate cannot be denied. To come down to hard facts, the present base ball team is not decently equip ped, and yet, if most of the cases in the past serve as a precedent, defeat by Virginia would result in yt feeling that it was the team's fault While the team is not kicking about it, but instead recognize our needs and make a sacrificeto meet them, yet it is one of the examples which show that there is a decided need for a change in our methods The method of the present is in adequate. And it is because it does not prescribe any amount which shall be subscribed nor provide for the payment of the subscriptions. The result is that many men, we believe a majority of the students,do not subscribe amounts which they are perfectly able to give anxl which hey would be willing to give, if such a method as we have proposed were adopted. The cause of the unhappy result has been an utter ack of business methods. It can only be removed by changing these methods. Also a motion has been made hough not passed, in the Board of Trustees to the effect that Athletics be abolished. It was only throuarh 4 - . - , ,.. M he efforts of President Winston that it is not now a law. The Faculty intend to present the cause to .the Board and do all they can to prevent such a step. But the Athletic As sociation have taken no steps to aid .hem. And why not? It would seem that it was because ;he students took no interest in Ath etics. But this could hardly be true, tor the wail that would go orth from the student, if such a step were taken, would be heart-; rending almost. No, the reason is indifference, ai mounting almost to laziness, among the members of the Association. It is out of keeping with our usu al energy and we wish that it could be removed. Has the time not come when we should aid the Faculty in the cause of Athletics and at the same time do our best to remove the existing evils and place our Athletics on a firmer foundation, in every way? Only one month is left in which to do work wh eh needs to be thoroughly and well done. . The Faculty on its representativ es will no doubt be glad of any aid we may give them. And it seems rather ungrateful that we have not even offered to aid them, when it is for us, our pleasure and our good," mainly that, Athletics exist. Let the Association wake up and attend to these things. Let the Ath letic life of the University be rid of existing evils and then let us all present to the Board of Trustees an earnest plea and argument for their sake. The Trustees are fair men and they, too, will finally believe, "that the greatest force in the life of the University today, contribut ing to sobriety, manliness, health fuiness and morality generally, is athletics." We note with pleasure and inter est a series of articles now appear ing in The American University Magizine Qon our University, Th articles arc written by Dr. Charles Baskeryille, Assistant Professor o Chemistry. In his first article he has presented a review of our col lege life to the world, which is wel worth reading and of especial inter est to Nort Carolinians. The second article will have for its subject "The History of th University of N. C." and the third "Some Prominent Alumni of the University of N. a We shal wait for their' appearance with a great deal of interest. SPALDING'S Athletic Goods. HEADQUARTERS FOR BASE BALL, TENNIS, GOLF and BICYCLE SUPPLIES. Special rates to College Associations and Clubs. ' ' Write for Catalogue and Uniform Sau pies. - N. C. LONG, Agent. Chapel Hill, N. C. University of North Carolina. Offers thorouerh instruct! 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