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"Vino Tar Hesel. , v UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAnQLIMA.. .. ' BOARD OF EDITORS. . Ralph H. Graves, - Editor-in-Ckief. ASSOCIATE EDITORS. R. H. Sykes, - - - P.W.McMulian, Burton Craige, - - - W. S. Myeks, S. S. Lamb, - ... - S. W. Kenney. F. O. Rogers, - Business Manager, Published every Saturday, by tke General Athletic Association. Subscription Price. $1.80 per Year Payable in advance or during first term. ' Single Copies, S Cents. All matter Intended for publication should be ad dressed to tne Editor-ln-cnier ana accompaineu uy lane at writer. U Entered at the Post Office lit Chapel Hill, N, C as - second-class mail matter. We are glad to ,see from Tues day's mass-meeting that there is no lack of college spirit in the Universi ty, and that our baseball team has such hearty support and approval from all the students. It is a good team and we are all justifiably proud of it; nor should its members feel that the loss of last Saturday's game has in any war lessened our appreciation of their work. We are . certain that they can play a winning game, and every one of us will show it by whaever encouragement and assistance we are able to give. To the "rooters," who are to see a great many games ou the hoi;;e grounds and whose -actions will, in some measure, influence the results of these games, we -should like to make a suggestion. That incessant din of howls and horns on last Sat dap was not the proper kind of "rooting," and such a noise is calcu lated to injure the playing of our own team as much, if not more than that of the opponents. What we want is regulated, scientific rooting. There should be leaders elected, whose directions Would be obeyed aud followed minutely. -All of that uproar, which is made at the wrong time and when quiet is necessary for our own team to do its best, should be eliminated, and there should be substituted a methodical, well ordered encouragement of good plays and not so much "guying" as to render the game a bore to all orr derly disposed spectators. Saturj day afternoon's game won Id have been much more enjoyable (we may say from a Tar Heel, point of view, endurable) if the air had not been filled with thatdemoniac noise made by horns and yells on the left hand y bleachers. Let us consider this mat ter in the future and see that our "rooting" is not carried to such an extent as to become a nuisance. There is another point in connection with the games on our own grounds which should be "mentioned here. We desire to state for the benefit of outsiders that the various disturbances on the side lines last Saturday were created not by students, but, by that dead game rabble which habitually follows in the wake of big ball games. At several times during the game there were "rows" and "mixings" among these individuals, which greatly. mar red the afternoon for those who know the ; usual good order on our grounds. It is said that some policemen will be hired to preserve order at our next game. This will be a good move, for we do not want these outside toughs to disgrace us and make it appear that such conduct emanates from pur own students; - ' r-A,A- j The Dramatic Club is to give its ' first performance on next Friday ! night, and it is hoped that they will . be greeted by a large house, as the ' rather elaborate scenery and cos tumes have involved quite large ex penses The Club last year gave a light society plav, only one nour and a half in length, but for the present season the members have worked hard to present a stanua.ru drama and have spent much time aud laborious rehearsing in perfect ing themselves for such a very diffi cult undertaking. Nor, have the members alone been at work, but the directors have exerted them selves to get up a performance of such hiffh order that it will be en joyed by all spectators and will am ply repay .them tor attending. A dramatic club is an important plpmpnt in the life of a collep-p. fur nishing itsown 'peculiar training to the members aud personally benefit ing and furnishing enjoyment to the students at large. As there is notheatre in Chapel Hill, this is the only amusement of the kind ever offered to the students, who should feel it their duty to encourage an undertaking, which involves so much work and expense for those engaged in it. Therefore give the bovs a bir crowd, not only for their satisfaction, but tor your own en joyment. . ' . ' After the very successful and inter esting season of class foot ball that we had last fall, we ought surely to keep up the plan of inter-closs athletics and organize our respective base ball teams. The Seniors have set the example. Let the others follow and we shall have something to amuse us on those days when the 'Varsity is out of town, be sides making a move to develop mate rial for the University team. A t the University of Georgia class base ball has for some weeks been the chief object of interest, and the col umns of Red and Black tell pf very exciting games every week.: It is the best thing in the, world for a college team, to have these training schools in the shape of class organizations. We should look to the future and be gin developing material ahead of time, so go to work and see that, your class puts out a team as soon as possible. ' We notice thatBrown University has recently passed a law, by which they excuse from final examinations all seniors who have attained a suf ficiently high average in their past work. .. . . .. . ' ' ' -: It seems to us that this is a good rule, and it might be well for our own faculty to take some such measure into consideration. Stu dents would be incited to work much harder in order to acquire the cov eted grade, and, besides, it stands to; reason that a man who has done well for three years and a half will certainly get through finally. By excusing them from examinations, more time will be allowed for their speeches and special theses, so that there will be an improvement in the grade of final original work both oratorical and literary. Many uni versities have adopted some plan similar to this, and a few have even passed rules excusing members of any class who had attained above a certain' grade, generally about 85 or 90. Men who study hard and do good vvork during the term deserve some recompense, nor indeed are ex aminations of much real benefit at all. Everyone knows that a maj ority of students can get through by "cramming up" and with very little term" work. . If the finals were abolished and boys made to study during the term (which could be done by making them work for the required grade' to keep them from standing examinations), they would be more benefitted and much harder students than they are at present. .The Glee and Mandolin Clubs gave a concert last night, the pro ceeds of which will go toward buy ing new uniforms for the' baseball team. .. ... . :, , Senior Class Meeting. The Class of '97 held a meeting on Wednesdov afternoon in the Mathe matics room, the main object being to hear the report of the "cap and gown committee, which reported as follows that the class adopt . the go w,n made by Cottrell & Leonard Co., style num ber 6C. with a broadcloth folding cap and that the tassel on said cap be made in the class colors, black-and red. The report was adopted. Messrs. Craige and Wright moved that the class leave some memorial a the University on its graduation. Sev eral plans were discussed; but the pre vailing opinion seemed to be in favor of getting, if possible, a statue or bust of General Kobert ,Lee. A commit teee, consisting o f Messrs. Craige Whitener and Andrews, was appointed to make a filial decision on what arti cle should be procured to perpetuate the memory of the class. It was moved and carried that a Se nior base ball team b e organized R. H. Wright was elected Captain and H. G. Connor, Jr. manager, and both were instructed to push the mat ter forward with all speed. After some further remarks on the memorial, the meetingjwas adjourned t3:10. History of the Varsity Yells. The college yell, that ordered conglomeration ot uncoutn sound and unintelligible gibberish, is an article without which no school or university can eret along. The nec essary requirements of a "good yell' are, that it can be used as an in strument of the greatest possible noise and that it shall at the same time be easy of rendition, exhibiting some attempt at rhythm and yet made up of such an unearthly con junction of articulations as to com pletely deafen any person not pos sessing" a superhuman degree ot nervelessnessand serenity, r or such a production, it is necessary to make many trials, until finally the exactly required howl is evoluted. .It may be interesting to some to hear of the aboriginal beginning, growth and development of our own Tar Heel yells. They did not exist always in the present form, but history records a painful stage in which we were actually so uncivil ized as to be totaly without any specimen of this all important fea ture of college lite. The first yell ever composed at this University was of such a tame description, that it will no doubt excite risibility and ridicule, with perhaps the suggestion that it was borrowed or stolen from some pre paratory female academy. It ran as follows: Popsy-Wopsy, Tinksy-Tee, Vivela, Vivela ' U. N. C. ' ; But this masterpiece of yellable rime did not have a very long or successful run, and was succeeded by one, which for long years did our business in every respect. It ran thus: Rah, Rah, Rah, White and Blue ' Hoopla, Hoopla, N. C. U. , This, as everyone will see, is almost exactly like one of our present nu merous yells. It was first given to the world of song in 1888, Ibutm '90 "Vivela" was substituted for "Hoopla", and one first standard yell existed. In 1893, a new war cry was deemed expedient, and some" fertile genius ground nut Hackey, Hackey, Hackey, Sis Boom Ah, Carolina, Carolina, Rah, Rah,' Rah. Close in the wake of "Hackey. Hackey" followed Boom, Rah, Ray, V Boom, Rah, Ray, Carolina Varsity, S-s-s, Boom, Tar Heel ! Last but not least there began, in 1896. our favorite yell Yackety Yack, ' Hooray, Hooray ! Yackety Yack, Hooray, Hooray 1 . Carolina Varsity ! Boom, Rah, Boom Rah, Car-o-li-na ! ! ! It is to be seen from this formid able list that we have grown h" past the "Popsy-Wopsy" stareanJ tlmt we "Tinksy-Tee" no Cl Our yell .record has about readied its climax, but we are goino- f0 old times' sake, to salute Brooklvl with a few "Popsy-Wopsies" i event of which we are sure thev will fall all over themselves and give up the game. Read This! Coxey's army notices have been post ed at the. entrances and exits of th paths which so improperly cut acros the campus and make the grass which is otherwise impaired, necessarily dead on these lazy man's walks. Unless this is stopped it will be hard to keep up the beauty and line view of what is prettiest to us in the sprin-0f the,year, and realizing the i of the outward appearance, a man has uecn einpioycu wnose sole duty it is to keep up and preserve the trees grass, and general direction, at least' of the walks and byways vou are to follow. Now next time your physical disa bility prompts vdu to take ad the hypoteneuse of a right angled tri- angie, remember mat there are others whose mental Qualities and nnm,. tions, aesthetic and otherwise, oit"-ht to be considered. Look at it in this lio-ht nnd s if you Can't agree, taking all into con sideration, that the oreservntinn nf the campus is more important than the loss or energy you will experience by not takinsr a short cut rather ih H,T1 trip - - WH, regular walks which have been fixed for this purpose. Some of our subscribers seem to take it for gra nted that the Tar HEEL, can be issued for nothing Please let this wild idea escape and pay up, you delinquents, for we must really have the money, or sus pend publication. It is a great in convenience for our managers to be perpetually "dunning," so we should be greatly obliged if you would hand in the proper amount at your earliest convenience. ' Advisory Committee Meets. The Advisory Committee met on Thursday, April 1st, and received the resignation of Mr. E. J. Nelson as Assistant Manager of the base ball team. The nomination of Mr. C. R. Dey by Manager Howard for the vacant position was approveu and confirmed. Mr. R.- H. Wright having resign ed the captaincy of the track team, Mr. G. E. Pond was elected Cap tain on the nomination of the gym nasium instructor. Mr. Mechlin?- ' You will find a beautiful lot of new Spring ties and Wilson Bros. Negligee Shirts at N. C. Loti? & Bros. . 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