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OFFICIAL QRGANfOFvTH E ATH LETIC ASSOCIATION OF THE '; UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
VOLi. 20
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL, N. C, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 1912
NO. 20.
SOPIIOwORE
CLASS CELEBRATES
1914 Enjoys the Pleasure x)f
oLIts, FirsUCIassJanquet.
SOKE SPEECHES OF RARE WIANft SPICE
After CleaingUp he Bountiful Feast
Prepared, the Class Broke Loose in
a Volley of Pistol Shots and Yells
That Terrorized the Campus
Meeting for the first time at a
banquet, the class of 1914 Friday
night assembled,sixty-nve strong,
and more than did justice to the
bountiful food prepared. It was
a grand time for the Sophomores
Spurred on by exhortations from
the speakers, all of whom
fairly stumbled over themselves
in their eagerness to explain how
glorious, how responsible, and
how critical, a time the soph year
was, class feeling mounted high
er and higher until it reached its
climax in a volley of pistol shots,
blood cuidling yells, and ,a bond
fire that scared every; .Freshman
off the campus.
The .banquet was a ; distinct
success. The master hand of
Marse Jesse, king of , banquet
servers, was everywhere' seen in
the excellent food and service.
The speakers were at their best
and all of them presented speeches
full of sound advice and rare wit.
C. E. Blackstock, president of
the class, who acted as toast-
master, started things off with an
explanation, of the purposes of a
class banquet and more partial
larly of a soph banquet. , Prof.
Collier Cobb was the first regular
speaker. , He told entertainingly
of his experiences as a young in
structor .in. the University and
compared present customs with
those of former ' times. J. P
Burke responded to him with a
discussion of 'The Freshman" in
which he told of the woes of that
unhappy person.:
Dr. Archibald Henderson re
lated some of -his impressions and
experiences in Europe. - He spoke
of the- ideas that Europeans have
of Americans, that America was
thought-of as a country of iro
; vincial ism, o f , , corrupt po! i t ics,
and of millionaires. In telling
of the high opinions with which
some - individual Americans, were
regarded, he spoke of, the, honor
and respect paid to Dr. C. Al
phonso Smith; - His own beliefs
regarding... America .,, were, Dr.
Henderson, said; quite dif
ferent, lie closed with a tribute
to the genial nature and kindness
of Americans.;, Dr- Henderson
spoke in an exceptionally enter
taining manner and his speech
as received ' enthusiastically.
! 1 R.SfStrayhorn; j in ;u response,
dwelt on .','The Sophomore" and
the ideals he "should pursue -to
reach his highest development.
Dr. Booker, the "sine qua non"
of a soph banquet, spoke in his
own -bright manner r of., the , dif
ferences between the sentiment at
different colleges and of the ways
to maintain the best sentiment
here. Andrew JoynerV response
Continued on Fourth PttK
ElISTHiGUISHED MEMBERS!
OETHE FRESHMAN GLASS
D5
Get' Their Honorary Tiller Fronrthe,. Beloved
andThoughtfuI Brethren of '
1914
: Billiam .Huske: Taft named
after t him. Concerning- him B
V.' D. Maxwell has; written the
following "pome":
"Bill, cares . notif her eyes are
brown.,
Gray, hazelhlack or blue,
He cares not if her hairbe'dyed,
Or bought each spriug"anew.
No matter. if she's short or tall;
No matter if she's fat or thin;
But one thing Bill requires of all,
And, that is that is that they're
feminine.
And, if ihe girls Twerer ('lowed to
vote,:. .'
There'd be no , president; race,
For a Harmon,v. Teddys yWofidrow
aiur '
j
Could not keep up with Hus
key's pace."
" B. V. D. is a wonderful "pote",
author of various , near j pomes
one called "Braving, the Rapids-Tor
Neilie, the Beautiful Cloak
Model.'!
. W. L. Carr; Has been chris
tened Grouchy.
Harding: Dictionaries and en
cyclopedias have been searched
in vain. .
Whitfield, Lord J. Vivien: The
basso dramatist.
Gas Bag Mallette: Salisbury'
srifted i wrangler, from-, "Noo
Yawk". -.
Styron,, Conrad, Little Isley
Artists Model Elite Trio.
Killifer,. Barker, Lindau,- Har
per: Rotten Egg Quartette
Jones, president: The Hypo
critically Immaculate Economist
Austin Carr: Avoirdupois, or
inclining toward obesity.
Boushall: The gods have left
him to be his own guide. How
sad!
Charles Mangum: Eleemosy
nary, or supported by charity.
Williams: Ravenous Warren.
; Price:. Centipede.,
McLeod: Has a lot of business
with Prof. Patterson.
I Singleton: Parasite.
Dunbar: Slightest of the In
significant.
Baugham: The Minute Man.
Stpin! God made him. Let
him pass.
iiack and Bascom Whitaker:
The Heavenly Twins.
Parshley: An Indigestible
Vegetable.
Odam, Red Mead: : Jbriend ol
Baugham-t hat's enough.
Pruden: - Assininely lie grins.
Cantwell: f Monkey Shiner.
Dickson: A i candidate for the
track team when it snowed.
Waldrop: Pug Nose.
Red Martinj.The Missing Link.
Paty: The Suckling Babe.
Lusby: The Nurse.
Woolcott:, Prodigy of '15.
Tom Gilmer; ; 'The: Man that
made Norfolk a Summer Resort.
Thaddeus Lilly: The xModest
Gym Bull, or Adonis the Acrobat.
Spenser: llow a coat or oiacK-
ing would fit him.
W. W. Thomas: An Animaieu
Fence Rail.
Mallette, the Musician: Biggest
feet and prettiest mouth.
Legs Rouse: Keddy Alien s
Continued on fourth paj
DEMOCRATS SWEEP
THE COLLEGE
Woodrow Wilson as First
Choice Leads by an Over
whelming Majority
RECEIVES84.9PERCENT OF DEMOCRATIC VOTE
A Total of 492 Ballots Cast. Wilson
and Roosevelt the Favorites in Their
, Respective Parties. Only One Suf
fragette in College
Woodrow Wilson 350; Theo
dore Roosevelt 57; Oscar Under
wood 38; William H Taft 21.
Judson Harmon 21; Cliamp Clark
2; La Folette 2; William J. Bry
an 1. Such was the result of a
total of 492 votes cast at the
election last Thursday,
The election was aj' great suc
cess. From the time the polls
were opened at 9:45 a. m. " until
they closed at 4:00 p. m. Stu
dents and faculty alike were busy
in exercising their rights as citi
zens of the college; community.
At the faculty prepint in the
Bursar's office 35 members of the
faculty voted. Six more voted at
the general polling place in the
Y. M. C. A. Of tU. students
452 voted. There is only one
suffragette in college! ! She, how
ever, represents 50 percent of the
co-eds in the University. Besides
this, she showed her ability, to
discriminate among the many
candidates, and her right to have
the privilege of equal suffrage,
by voting the leading . ticket:
Wilson, first choice; Underwood,
second choice.
! The Democrats beat the Grand
Old Party, both its progressive
and its conservative wings, and
its La Follette insurgency, "to
a frazzle." Their majority over
the Republicans was 332. - As
first choice Woodrow Wilson, of
course, led the Democratic ticket.
He received 84.9 per cent, of the
total Democratic vote. At the
faculty precint Wilson received
4 times as many votes lor nrst
choice as the other candidates
combined. The vote at the
Bursar's office stood: Wilson 28;
Underwood 2; Harmon 2; Taft 1;
Roosevelt 2; Clark 0; La Follette
0; Debs 0. Although Wilson's
majority among the students was
not as great, it ' nevertheless was
overwhelming. The Democratic
vote among , the students; was:
Wilson 322; Underwood 35; -Har
mon 19; Clark 2.
Of the Republican candidates
Theodore Roosevelt led the ticket
among the students. He received
55 votes: Taft 20: and La Follette
2 for first-choice. The dread of
a third term seemed to have but
little effect on the students. Not
only were 55 votes cast for the
hero of San Juan Hill, Darkest
Africa, etc. etc. as first choice
but also 33 votes were cast for
lim as s second choice. 25 men
who voted for Woodrow Wilson
as first choice voted for Roose
velt as second choice. 11 men
voted for Roosevelt first; Wilson
second. In the faculty Roosevelt
received 2 votes, Taft 1; La
toilette 0.
As second choice for President
Continued on fourth pafr
BAD WEATHER1NTERFERES
WITH BASEBALL PRACTICE
A Forecast of the Lineup jn , Friday's Came
With Oak Ridge, Insti-.;
tute .
, With, the first scheduled t game
of the i9i2 baseba1i season s just
two days off, yet with the Ath
letic Field in about -the same fix
that Franklin Avenue isbecause of
the recent snows, hails,. and rains,
what can you expect from a coach
or team, or what from a dope
artist? The; idiamond i reminds
one more of an .; immense -yellow
pancake2that in antique days de-
lighted our souls, -than a place
for athletesto perform for the
crackof the bat and the satisfy
ing thud of a ball in a baseman's
glove. ' .
The continuous and continual
bad weather has prevented i
single lineup of Varsity' against
scrub. Had it not beetii for the
work outs of last week coach nor
captain nor side a line -star i would
known whom - to- send - gently
but firmly 'back to the class field.
Candidates for the ' battery ) po
sitions have been working; every
afternoon in the Gym but scarce
ly any real chance has-'been giv
en to batters and - fielders.-- The
field is even ; now in such a con
dition that it is impossible to say
whether the game,,; with Oak
Riidge can be played .Friday or
not. Coach, is very, anxious,, to
piay. the the game,,. in order, to
give the team a severe test and
work out.
! Due to all these , conditions,
Coach Clancy is unable to make
any prophecy , concerning.- the
pt'rsonel of, the team for the year
or. the fitness of any ; candidate.
He can give only an approximate
lijneup for the coming game.
S wink or Abernathy will do
the receiving. The "Old Head,"
because of his habit of nailing
the elusive sphere squarely on the
head, seems to have the call,, on
"Little Ab." However, the lat
ter is working hard and consist
ently.
At, first , Whitaker and Leak
are having a trood , battle. . The
one that hits will play. ,
Armstrong, and Bailey are
fighting for,, second. Bailey
handles his , glove, in fine style,
and with a little more confidence
in himself should make his letter.
Irby is the only candidate for
short. Dad is an old hand at the
job.
i On third Bur, JEd wards, has no
competitor. He is , fielding. ,his
position in the same,,, manner,. as
he did last year, , and . has im
proved some with the stick. ;',
Mason or Bill Young will take
care of left field. Here again if's
a case of who, uses the stick.
Page and Hane handle center
and right.. Page is in good form,
and Hanes has improved greatly.
The pitching staff will be com:
posed of Lee, Wpods, .Lanier,
and Nicholson. Lee, according
to the classic phrase, "needs no
introduction." He's got the
goods. Woods is a new man but
is showing up well. He, has
plenty of steam and a build that
will withstand the strain of a
Continued on third page
CAROLINA DE
FEATS. DAVIDSON
n the first, IntercoDegiafe
j Gym JJeet Ever Held in
j ChapeliHill ;
VICTORY WON BY CLOSE SCORE 23 TO 22
The Teams About Evenly Matched.
j- But Davidson Shows, Better Form
in Execution
'Saturday .night Carolina pulled
off "the first Gym Meet in the
history of the institution. She
met Davidson and defeated the
Presbyterians by.the narrow margin-
of one point Carolina 23 - -Davidson,
22.,
! The, contest , was, gqodand was ,
enjoyed .by , the spectators, .who ,,'
liberally applauded , the , various ;
contestants in the meet. Many
o those who witnessed the con-, .
te!st pamef. out pn account, of the,
novelty ,of the ,, thing,, Few had .
eter seen. a Gym Meet and conse- .
quently they wanted to know '
what one was like. ; They, found
out, and they. liked it. ,
4 j The teams, as the score shows,
were about evenly matched., Caro
li'tta was . much , the better on ,
'stunts''. Her stunts were, for ,
the most part, of a much more .
diffiicult nature than - the , ones
pklled off by Davidson, .The
Pjresbyterians, , however, , showed
much;, better. form.((;Theyi went ,
thrpugh their performances, with. -;
niore ease and, showed that they . ,
had been working to master dif- .
ferent stunts.
j The regulations covering, the
meet were: Each team was. to !s
enter not more than six men in.
etch event.., Each man, entering
ah event might perform hot more,
tljan six figures in, that event., In.
each event ? the judges were , to
wake, three awards. The team
securing first place received 5
points; second, 3; third, !. The
events included the horizontal
bar,,, parallel bars, horse, rings,
and mats. .
j Davidspq, captured,, threef first ,
places,. and Carplina. two, Mackey , .
showed up .best. for, the Pr,esbyte-. -.
nans dv contriDuting- evenen.,
points, ,to his. team's score. , Alli
son. did,theIflbest - wpfk -for; Caro-, .
Una,, coring- eight ;poins.:ii Cur-.
rie ,pf Davidson, also . appeared to
ady,antaget; but . his., : otherwise
clever,.work vas marred, by several, , ,
unfortunate , misses, which, j pre-,, ,
vested, , good , getaways.. , On the ,
horizontal , ..bar and .the parellel,,, .
bat$r Allison , . shqwed r splendid r j
fdrm and seceived much applause.,,;
from- the spectators. t: Thacker . ,
of . Davidspi; exhibited great .
cleverness in performing his .
stunts and won six points, for his
team. Htighes' . .. mat work, was
good. lie got away in style with .
everything; he ., triedeven ;l his ; ,
impromptu signals to,. Allison,
He was closely followed ;by Clary
and Mackey of Dayidson,r, Tay- ,
lor's work was good but did, not ,
quite justify a first award. .He,, . ;
however, captured, two second ,,,
places...
As side . issues Dr. Lawson's
Oontloued on fourth page