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Ttae Tor Hce UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA. BOARD OF EDITORS. Rai,ph H. Graves, - - Editor-in-Chief. ASSOCIATE EDITORS. T. L. Wright, ; Burton Craigk, S. S. Lamb, - - F. O. Rogers, - - P.W.MCMULLAN, - W. S. MVKRS, - S. V. Kenney. Business Manager. Published every Saturday by the General Athletic Association. .Subscription Price $1.50 per Year. Payable is advance or diiriiijr first terra. Single Copirs, S Cents. All matter intended lor publication should bead dressed to the Editor-iu-fliiof and accompanied by tame f writer. Entered at the Post Office in Chaj el Hill. N, C as second-class mail manor. In an editorial last week we un intentionally made some unjust statements in regard to the Univer sity of Georgia and her baseball rules, for which we desire to tender an apology. They, are members of the Southern Association, and hence must abide by its fixed regulations or forfeit their right to member ship. Our mis-statements were due to the fact that, in a conversation with the athletic management, we misunderstood how. mattters stood with' Georgia and erroneously ob tained the idea that the games were already as g-ood as cancelled. We hope, however, that it may be arranged so as to have the games, and that this explanation will be thoroughly understood. In another column is printed a card from Mr. Howard, Manager, of the Base Ball Team. The '97 Summer School is scheduled for June 22nd to July 23rd. Although this was established primarily for teachers, it has been a great thing for the students of the University who may have fallen behind in some of their classes: Often a boy gets so far behind that it would be impossible for him to "catch up" in the regular ses sion, and in this case the Sumer School is of great advantage, enabling him to graduate at the appointed time des pite sickness during the winter and other mishaps. Outside of the academic advantages you should come to Chapel Hill during July to see what a wonderful change has come oyer the place. You will see strolling about the campus and in the recitation rooms, about four girls to every boy, which is indeed a re markable state of fairs in these parts. You, who have only been here during winter, cannot realize, what a summer resort has evoluted out of the once quiet village, nor what a universal pet ticoat supremacy exists. This year's Freshman class seems backwards in supporting" the Y. M. C. A. in obtaining funds for its new building. Every class heretofr ' has contributed largely, but , at of '00 onlv came up with i tTVX. Open up your pocket books, t), "'jTul help along the good cause. '"r: The money will not have to be . paid "cash down," but by small in stallments. Put your name down for something, even though t h e amount be very small, and we shall have the buildiusr after a while, if not immediately. If you want first class b- pring cloth" ing and all kinds of gentlemen's furn ishing goods, see Vanstory's agents, R. H. Graves and Percy Whitaker. I A Plea for Cyclists. The recent prolonged spell of rainy weather has rendered all the more ap parent the injustice of the "town or dinance, now existing, against cy cling" on the sidewalks of Chapel Hill. We would not seek to abolish law and order in general, nor would we demand the repeal of any regulation, by which the pleasure and interest of the few are rendered subservient to the security and freedom of the many. Governmental restrictions, even in a small town, are necessary, and must be recognized as such by any man even partially civilized. When, however, such restrictions exceed their proper limit, they become tyrannical and ob noxious. When the sacrifice of the few is not at all necessary to the wel fare of the community, but is coerced merely in accordance with the whims of those in authority, strong disap proval must result. Of the latter character seems to be the afore-mentioned regulation against "cycling." Were the domain of this law confined to the principal street, of Chapel Hill, where there is a contin ual passing to and fro, and constant assembling at the post-office and else where, its utility and importance would be universally recognized. But when it is made all-inclusive, when the wheelman is compelled to avoid every little by-path, degnified by the name of sidewalk, upon which no three people are seen in any one day, then, appreciation vanishes and a cry of in dignation is heard. The state of af fairs is deplorable, even; when in good weather, the "thoroughfares" are passable; and, when, owing to a re cent deluge, these latter become quog mires, the case seems to be greatly aggravated and endurance "ceases to be a virtue." y . . " We would, then, most respectfully urge upon the town-authorities ; a re consideration of this ill-advised ordi nance, trusting that such a course of action, on their part, will quickly evince its injustice and secure its speedy repeal. . A Personal Statement. I am willing to defend my position on the magazine question and arg-ue the merits of that question with any man of honest convictions; but I draw the line with presumptions strangers, who do not hesitate to overstep the bounds , of courtesy, traditional among gentlemen, and malign the characters and impugn the motives of good men, whose reputations here rest upon four years of hard work and conscientious labor. Mr. Lamb (so he signs him self) has certainly yet to learn this important fact, that we are not a crowd of toughs and partisans, but rather a band of earnest men, hon estly differing1 with each other, yet still working'toward the same end, viz. the improvement and develop ment of the University which has done so much for us. J- The public, I am persuaded, would be glad to know who this ill bred assailant is, where he came from, and to whom is due the credit of his discovery. Diligent enquiry revealed these facts, viz. that Mr. Lamb is a fresh law student, who previously "won distinction as a literateur at Horner's School," that modern Mecca of master minds. And, digressing a little, who will dispute the fact that he should still be at Horner's, for, prep, school like, he mistakes abuse for argu ment, epithet for reason and invect ive for fact.- Laboring- under some strange hal lucination this stranger imag ines himself to be a modern Moses commissioned and ordained of God to lead the Dialectic Society and the entire University out of its intellec tual bondage. In the persuance of this divinely imposed task, Mr. Lamb hastily left Horner's, con nected himself with the University, and now bleats forth the most sul phurous invectives against those who dare, to oppose him, sling-s mud at everything- and every body in sight and then with uplifted hands and consummate hypocrisy, ex claims, behold my purity! Imagining himself still at Hor ner's in all the heat of a sham bat tle, ' this man makes him a ring-, crawls in the centre, emits fire and brimstone in every direction of the compass, all the while mistaking the smoke of his own exertions for a g-eneral conflagration. What pre sumption could be more ludicrous than that of this strang-er, who pre sumes to dictate the policy of the ancient and honored Dialectic So ciety, and then turns red in the face and froths at the mouth because his miserable little attempts meet with just defeat. Strange paradox that the sole champion of a would be University mag-azine, whose mission should be to promote purity of lan-g-uage and sentiment, should be ves ted in a total stranger, who, unac quainted with our institution, its needs and demands, is only recom mended by the fact that he is per fect master of all the discourtesy and indecency, which would pass current in the most approved popu- listic journals. Oh no, Mr, Lamb, you have mis taken your mission, your devine call was misinterpreted, and the Dialec tic must sorrowfully decline your valuable services, and inform you that she is able to manage her own affairs, but will call on you in case of extreme emergency. When you were a child you doubtless acted as a child, but now you have become a man, lay aside your Horner methods and practices, for they won't circu late here, assuage the rapid swell ing of your bump of combativeness, and allow this startling fact to dawn upon your befogged intellect, that you are at the University of a grand old State where courtesy is proverbial, chivalry and toleration universal, and presumption, among new men, unbearable. Cease the manufacture of quota tions which you compel "old John- t 1 I 4 4 4 41 son to tatner leave tne oici man in peace, and learn once for all that University men, what ever else their defects, are nevertheless men, who, having opinions of their own are at all times willing to respect the opin ions of their opponents and guaran tee them the same right of indepen dent thought which they claim for themselves. . David B. Smith. A Card. Mr. Editor: Allow me through the columns of your paper to thank one and all, students, citizens, for so many kindnesses shown during my dear child's sickness. I feel so gratefel to one and all when so near death's door so many friends stood ready to sympa thise with me. I assure you it was appreciated. Repectfully, Mrs. Lizzie Carr Harris. Oil; A Card. T view? nf f1i aA'.t- . i , --mcii appearlll( in the Tar Heel Inst w.i. UMls lu me piupui iu maie the follow;,, suiLement. In the first place as no list of piujvio iio. cvti ueen submitted t' the Georgia inni-ino-eii-i, . c ' 0 -v.wvul, U C0Ur! no exception can have been' take to them . The question of tl oi;!' bility of any of them has never beJ idiM-u uy VTtorgia. . In considering the rules Und( wllirh the trainee clini,1,l l. 15 u UL Puyd tip ":mnnnfrr ''nf Un f . wrote mat tney were torced tonl under the rules of the Southern A sociation. One of 'these rules rl quired the matriculation of the nbv env within thirty days after the firs day of matriculations. We infor, ed them that Capt. Stanly had re turned a week later than this, nrrnnnf nv the ti.-nnt.L. f 1 . r - ui ins, iatHgr and that if this necessitated his ex clusion, the games would have tobt cancelled. No reply has been a- yet received to this. Our intercourse with the Georg ians has been very friendly ami pleasant and all correspondence hai been most courteous. I greatly re wot, auj iuui uds ueen said which could give our friends offence I feel sure that the article referred to was written without due consid eration and with imperfect know ledge and that the editors regret as deeply as the management does this unfortunate incident. W. S. Howard, Manager, The New Grandstand. There is now in process of con struction a new and very capacious grandstand.- This has been for a long time a much -needed improve ment and is welcomed by all those hoards of rooters who are going1 to fill it on March 27th. The cover ing over the central part of this edi fice is a gift of President Alderman, and is to be really a cover, and no the leaky and battered shelter which formerly existed. We only hope that at the Virginia game, there will be too big a crowd for it to hold. . Y. M. C. A. Leaders. Monday Prof. Gore. Tuesday B. B. Lane, Wednesday J. D. Lentz, Thursday Baggett. Mr. Cator will be' hero on next Thursday, Friday and Saturday. 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