The Tor- Heel.
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA.
BOARD OF EDITORS.
David B. Smith, - - ' - Editor-in-Chief
ASSOCIATE EDITORS.
, E. K. Graham, - .; - - W. J. Bbi,i.amy,
T. L. Wright, - - - T. T. Candler,
R. H. Graves, - - S. W. Kennby.
F. O. Rogers,
Business Manager.
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It is our purpose to make tie Tar
Heel a fair representative of our
University life. We, as an editorial
board, are working with this end in
view, but many questions of import
ance doubtless escape our attention.
In order to have these duly empha
sized we will place ' at the dis
posal of the student-body one
column , of our space, for the
discussion of any question in which
they are interested. If you desire
to institute any reform, remedy any
abuse, i or discuss any pertinent
question dout hesitate to state your
position and mail it to us.
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It is rather unfortunate we think,
that the various Societies and Clubs
of the University hold their regular
monthly meetings during1 the same
week, and in some instances on the
same night of this week. The ob
jections to this arrangement are
many and easily stated. One is,
that it crowds up our. paper with
too much club news forgone issue.
But the great ; reason is that it pre
vents men, who may be interested
in work done by all, from getting
the benefit of the excellent papers
read before these societies.
When all the meeting's occur on
the same night, the student can ob
viously attend but one; and when
they are all crowded into one week
he cannot afford to lose so much
time from his regular work, and
consequently absents himself from
one or more.
Now we suggest that the execu
tive committees of the Societies or
whoever has the proper power, get
together and arrange a schedule of
dates. Let the meetings be scat
tered throughout the month and in
no case permit a conflict.
We desire to call the attention oi
the students, who take their meals
at the Commons to a prophecy that
that is being made concerning them.
The enemies of this new enterprise
tell us that the death of the Com
mons isnear, and those who board
there vyi.ll be the direct cause of its
death. They argue in this way:
One hundred and fifty boys cannot
assemble together without commit
ting acts offensive to good taste,
morality and common'decency. There
will be some black sheep in the
crjwd, t:i :y sayt the offensive acts
will increase and the time will come
when Public Opinion, like an aveng
ing aigel, will arise in all its sol
mn and r.'ghty pover and bloljj the
C offlfflons from the face of the earth
for ever. Of course we don't sub
scribe to one word of this sland
erous prophecy, for we know the
men about whom it has been made.
We felt it our duty, however, to let
th- student body know just what is
being expected of them. We con
gratulate them upon their excellent
conduct and would enjoin upon them
the necessity of frovvning . upon
everything that even savors of row
dyism., Keep in mind the' fact that
the dining room of the Commons is
a public place, that' the public eye
is upon us, that , every thoughtless
act will be scattered abroad, and
will be magnified aud distorted.
lOur attention has frequently been
directed to the amount of work re-
auired in the one and two hour
courses offered by the various de
partments of the University.- It
seems to be the general opinion that
the work in these courses is about
equal to the work required in courses
that count three and even four
hours. This should certainly not
the case, and, if true, is due, We
think," to the exalted opinion, the
professor usually has of his own
course, i Suppose you meet a pro
fessor only once: a week, when he
assigns the lesson for the next meet
ing, he will use; language" something
like this. ''Well, you will,, have
from now until this time next week
on this lesson, nnd I will give you
about fifty pages.:; You can'. 'cer
tainly get up fifty. pages in a week,"
Now this is about the same amount
of work done in any three hour
course and -yet counts only one hour.
The professor seems to think that
the poor student is taking his course
only and forgets that he has four
teen or' fifteen hours under some
body else. .The work done in any
course should be directly as its val
ue for a degree. Let the profes
sors get rid of the idea that their
departments are all important and
apportion their-work according- to
the numerical valuation of the
course, we aont nice to criticise
the faculty but we grow weary
when we think of the work required
of us in some courses, and the little
credit we get for doing the work.' ;
We would recommend all th'Ose
who have 'exalted opinions of Uni
versity men never to go near the
postoffice. about, the time when mails
are opened. The behavior of these
men, who assemble there is absolute
ly disgraceful and unworthy of men
and gentlemen any where under any
circumstances. Because there is
some little delay is no reason .why
there should be pushing and crowd
ing and a whole list of kindred per
formances. ' ; . '
A man who is riot an expert foot
b ill player, is in danger of sustain
ing some permanent injury. It is
thoughtless, we are sure, and will
be stopped when the men give it
their serious attention. If there is
no other remedy we suggest to post
master Pritchard that he refuse to
open the office when such conduct is
commenced, This, we think, would
act as a damper on their excessive
animal spirit and thus cause them
to reflect upon what they have been
doing.
Handsome lot of imported, briar
pipes and tobaccos just opened at
Spalding's. " ' "" ;
' ' N.'C.'LONG.
Literary Work Again.
For a long time it has been our
pleasure to think that the Universi
ty was making rapid strides for-
ward. . . ... ;,.-
There is no doubt of the fact that
lifehere has been on the up-grade
and has grown from that of the
mere college and has widened into
something larger. "
In one direction, however, our
growth has been dwarf ted yes, al
most paralysed. We refer to origi
nal literary development and work.
!A short time ago reference was
made to this, aud attention was call
ed to the appalliug paradox of a
University and no practical evidence
of any literary spirit.
' ' The truth, the bitter truth, is
that it is not here.;
The writer heard a gentleman
give this parting advice to his son
setting out for the University, "And
whatever else you leave undone
learn to use your own tongue. "
j Jtiow meagre are his opportunities
tor carrying out the injunction! In
hot pursuit of all the various ologies
we are drifting away from conscien
tious studyr of English and very
little importance is attached to it in
college. '
j Proof of the statement is not want
ng. Why is it that we have no
magazine here ? You cannot point
to a single college, even ot second
class grade, that has not something
of the sort ; and here is the Univer
sity of North Carolina boasting of
Ijeadership even in higher education
and offering no incentive or outlet
at 'all to original literary work.
There seenis to be food for thought
and action along this line. .
There is such a thing as "off
years in politics and the same
thing is true in toot ball. We fear
this will be the case with us this
season unless somebody goes to work
with more spirit than has yet been
evidenced. Why is it that so much
valuable time is spent on light men
who have not the slightest shadow
of a chance of making the team?
Of course, we want these men to
play, but wre do insist that those
who coach the team should give
their time to the ' heavy men, who
will doubtless represent the Varsi
ty in the various games this season.
We have the .material if we can get
it trained, ami we must accomplish
this. Walk out on the field
during a practice, and you will see
some little' one hundred and thirty
pounder running with the ball and
some -big brawny . fellow standing
on the line doing- nothing. This is
simply suicidal and must be stopped
if we are to win a single game this
season.
Some of our friends have formed
the habit of crowdinginto the Print
ing Office and securing their paper
before it is mailed. Many who are
guilty of this are not subscribers to
the paper and take, this means of
reading the paper without paying
for it. Now, we don't want to be
discourteous to ' anybody, but we
say to all, whether subscribers or
not, stay -eway from the Office un
less your business calls you there.;
The printers cannot work, the
editors. cannot read proof s'and per
form the many duties that devolve
upon them when the room is packed
with a jcrowd of idlers and dead
beats.;..,. . ;
Every person has two educations;
one which he receives from others,
and oue, more important, which he
gives himself. Gibbon.
How to Write a Column about Noth
ing in Particular.
Kind reader did you ever try to
edit a newspaper? If-you have" you
know something of my trouble at
this moment. If you have not you
can, have no conception of the emo
tions that surge across one's soul
when the foreman says, "We la-ka
column yet."
You have written , about every
conceivable subject, your brain is
exhausted and absolutely refuses to
work, but something must be done
The space is blank and must be
tilled.
. ,You take your seat with the feel
ing that you are the most percent
ed of mortals, but that isn't r,.
ing out copy. So you grab a pen in"
one hand, a good-sized bunch of
hair in the other and you wade in
Vou exclaim with whoever said it
"All. is vanity and vexation of spir
it," and you are heartily disgusted
with life.
After talking in u r
... who vciu tor
some time and spilling about three
times as much ink as the writer has
on this article you have your column
The foreman - is satisfied aud your
task is done.
The Library Committee are very
glad to get.fair criticism from those
who use the Library and the Reading-
Room. ' This is one of the ways
by which the most may be done for
the convenience of readers. The
note in the Tar Heei, of a week
ago calls up some abuses ahat can
be corrected only ,. by college senti
ment. The Readi HIT Room is; tint
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very attractive at its best, and can
be made tolerable only by our con
sideration of others. The marking
or. cutting, or carrying off mnersis
very semsn to say the least, and
shows little appreciation for the ef
forts made to sustain the Room, ai.d
for the feelings of fellow readers. A
K Um....l.if..l ' m 1.
tunc muuimui unseiusnness on
our part, will remove from the Room
smoking, loud talking-, anything
else that may be obtrusive to those
niore sensitive than ourselves.
What impression does our Read
ing Koom make on a stranger?
What impression would we have it
make.
The first regular meeting of the
University Phifosophical Club will
be held Tuesday, October 6th, in
the Lnglish room, at 8 p. m.
Ihe sumect for the evening vviJl
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be : The nature of Mathematical
Knowledge. .Papers will be readi
by Messrs. S. Brown, Shepherd
and Thos. L. Wriarht.
All members are requested to bej
present, come well armed todetenui
your opinions.
K. H. WRIGHT,
Chairman.
Y. M. C. A. Leaders.
Monday J. T. Thorne.
Tuesday R. H. Wright.
Wednesday W. T. Ursy.
Thursday W. Mclver.
Best Thoughts of Best Thinkers,
Purposes, like eggs, unless the
are Yin i-r-ViA 5f- ir'linn will I'UH
to decay. Smiles.
Absence destroys trifling intiinaj
rif4. but inanortiM fps stron''' 011C
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-Rochefoucald.
Never be grandiloquent .vhenyou
want toMrive home a truth. Don't
whip with a switch that has leaves
on it if you want to tingle-Beecher.
hi DETROIT, MICH.
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