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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
VOL. 21
UNIVERSITY OP NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL, N. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10. 1912
NO. 4
SATURDAY WILL BE
UNIVERSITY DAY
Then will Be Celebrated Car
olina's 119th Anni
versy THE YOUNGER ALUMNI TO SPEAK
Messrs. W. H. Swift, W. P.Stacy,
J. K. Wilson, George Stephens,
and Victor Bryant, will be Among
the Speakers.
On next Saturday, October 12,
the University of North Carolina
will celebrate with appropiate
festivities her one hundred and
nineteenth birthday. " Home
Comings" for town and city are
now universally becoming occas
ions for celebration. October 12th,
the University's birthday, is the
great Home Coming Day for the
Alumni.
The key note of the celebration
this year is to be The Greater
University. Instead of having
some one distinguished speaker
from another state or another
University to make the address,
the celebration of the day is given
largely into the hands of the Al
umni. Representatives from
among the younger Alumni will
make informal talks of a suggeS'
live and interpretive nature upon
various phases of the larger life
of the University. At the ins
tance of the Committee on Univ-
sity Day, Dr. Archibald Hender
son, Dr. H. M. Wagstaff , and
Professor P. H. Winston, the fol
lowing speakeis, chosen by the
General Secretary of the Alumni,
will speak on specific topics as
follows: The Relation of the
Alumnus to the University, by
Mr. W. H. Swift, of Greensboro;
The Things that Count in the
Greater University, by Mr. W. P.
Stacy, of Wilmington; Complac
ency and Idealism: Shall We
Stagnate or Progress?, by Mr. J.
K. Wilson, of Elizabeth City;
Athletics, by Mr. George Step
ens, of Charlotte, and Mr. Victor
S. Bryant of Durham will speak
upon a selected topic. A word
about the new Alumni Review,
the first copy of which comes out
lace in October, its function and
purpose as an instrumentality in
behalf of the Greater University
of to-day and of the future, will
be spoken by Professor W, S.
Bernard. Lastly, Mr- Frank P.
Graham will speak on behalf of
the students of the University
This celebration is a popular
occasion, this year being promin
entily entrusted to the Alumni.
Not only all Alumni, but the
public generally, of all classes
are cordially invited to assist in
the celebration of the Greater
University.
Amphoterothen met in regular
weekly sessson Thursday after
noon. The question of woman
suffrage was presented by the
leader, and a spirited discussion
followed.
Brilliant Satellite of Great. Star Course System Predicted
Saturday Night 8:J5, Gerrard Hall, Six for a Dollar.
TRIAL BEGINS OCT. 14TH
Hazers Will Face Orange
County Jury
The trial of R. W. Oldham, A.
C. Hatch, W. L. Merriman, and
A. H. Styron, the four Sopho
mores charged with manslaughter
in connection with the death of
I- W. Rand, will begin in Hills
boro on Monday, Oct. 14, Un
usual interest is attached to the
trial because it will be the first
blow by the State aimed at the
institution of hazing and because
of the wide prominence which
has been given to hazing at the
University.
A large number of students will
have to go to Hillsboro as wit
nesses and many more "'ill proba
bly go as interested spectators.
The list of attorneys includes
names known all over the State,
and their work alone will make
the trial ja noteworthy one in
North Carolina history. A par
tial list follows: For A. H. Sty
ron, Kenan and Stacy, and Louis
Goodman of Wilmington; for W.
D. Merriman, J. O. Carr and
George Round tre of Wilming
ton, D. P. Scern and Duncan, of
Greensboro; for R. W. Oldham
and A. C. Hatch, Victor S. Bry
ant and W. J. Brogden, of Dur
ham, The prosecuting attorney
for the State, Solicitor S. M.
Gattis will be assisted by E. J.
Justice and E. D. Broadhurst, of
Greensboro, and J. A. Wellons, of
Smithfield.
PROFESSOR COBB WITH GEOLOGISTS
Prof. Collier Cobb has. gone to
Memphis to join tiie transconti
nen tal excursion of European
geographers who have been stud
ying the ! United States since
August under the leadership of
Prof. W. M. Davis of Harvard.
The party is composed of
representatives of fifteen Euro
pean countries, and includes pro
fessors from Oxford, Edinburgh,
Berlin, Leipzig, Munich, Paris,
Vienna. Rome, Utrec'it, Lisbon,
St. Petersburg, Madrid, Stock
holm, and Geneva; besides such
men as Capt. Henry G. Lyons,
director of the Orndance Survey
of the United Kingdom, and the
Secretaries General of several
Royal Geographical Societies.
Prof. Cobb will go down the
Mississippi River with them, cross
Mississippi, Alabama, and part of
of Georgia, visit the region
around Chattanooga, and look
over the Asheville district. The
party will visit the University of
Virginia on the 12th of October,
and hold there a conference that
will be addressed by Dr. Joseph
Partsch, Geheinrrat, Professor
of Geography, University of
Vienna; Lucien Gallois, Profes
sor of Geography, University of
Parts; Emil Chaix, Univeritv of
Geneva; Geo. C. Chisholm, Uni
versity of Edinburgh, and others.
Prof. Cobb was a member of the
party four years ago, studying
Europe under the leadership of
Professor Davis.
DOWN WITH BOGUS
CHECK WRITING
This Form of Law Breaking
Has Become a
Nuisance
MR. WIGGINS INTERVIEWED
The Best Student Seniment and the
Law Demands That the writing
of Bogus Checks Shall Cease.
Much interest has been shown
in the article which appeared in
last week's Tar Heel regarding
the collection of bogus checks.
Mr. A. L. M. Wiggins, who is
undertaking this work, in dis
cussing his plan, gave out the
following statement:
"An investigation of the causes
of the writing of bogus checks
shows that in the majority of
cases in which students write
checks they are nothing more
than a mere promise to pay at
some future date. In nearly ev
ery case, the writer of these
worthless checks is financially
hard up, and prefers writing a
check rather than borrowing
money or denying himself until
he has money in hand. The most
inexcusable fact is that in the
large number of cases, the worth
less checks are us?ed to pay for
unnecessaries, such as drinks,
cash for moving picture shows,
tobaccos, etc.
"To such extent has become
the practice of writing bogus
checks that merchants, banks,
and students refuse to accept
checks until they have been as
sured by the bank that such ac
count is good. It is not a ques
tion of whether the check will be
made good at some future date,
but there is such inconvenience
and delay and expense attached
to the collection of a worthless
check that some of the merchants
have threatened to stop honoring
any check whatsoever.
"It is time and past time for
the students to wake up to the
enormity of their offence. Such
practice as is frequently indulged
in here would not be tolerated al
another place. It is not only a
giave violation of honor to write
a worthless check, but it is a
fraud and cheat, punishable by
the courts of law. As such vio
lator of law and honor every
guilty man may expect to be
prosecuted before the Student
Council, the Faculty, and the
courts of law. I he courts will
furnish adequate remedy. The
legislature of 1907 passed a law
which declared that a person who,
with intent to cheat and defraud
another shall present a check,
when he has not provided funds
to meet the check, shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor, and upon con
viction shall be fined or impris
oned, or both, at ihe discretion of
the court. The legislature of 1909
strengthened the former law bv
the amendment which provided
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WAKE FOREST SATURDAY
Carolina Plays Baptist Team
This Week
Wake Forest comes to Chapel
Hill Saturday for the second
game of the season. It will be
the first chance the student body
has to see the team in action
against another team and a large
crowd will be on hand. The
Baptists are strong this year.
Frank Thompson, the eld A.
and M. star, is coaching them
for the second time, and those
who saw last year's game know
what a fighting spirit he has in
stilled into them. Such well
known players as Utley, Hold
ing, and Faucette will be on
hand. Utley was called by many
the best quarter in the state last
year. ' .
Carolina is very well satisfied
with the showing the team made
against Davidson. The squad is
unusually strong , and willing,
but needs lots of coaching.
Wake Forest was defeated Sat
urday by the University of South
Carolina, but the Palmetto State
is said to have the best team in
its history, one composed of stars
gathered from all over the South.
ANNUAL TENNIS TOURNAMENT
The annual Varsity tennis
tournament was started last week
with fifteen entries. The first
round and part of the second has
been played off. The entries include
Oats and Chambers, last years
team, who however are being
closely pushed. Venable and
Bailey, the team of two years ago,
are both in college. Venable is
not eligible though, and baseball
will keep Bailey from playing in
the spring
The first round resulted as fol
lows: Oats beat King; Busby beat
Smith; Kennedy beat Lamb;Cone
beat Ragland; Long beat Strong
by default; Chambers beat Hunt
er; Spence beat Royall. In the
second round Chambers beat
Long-. Play should be finished
this week.
DR. BATTLE AT Y. M. C A.
On Tuesday, Oct. 1st. Dr.
Battle spoke on "David and Go
liath" at the Y. M. C. A. audi
torium. In this talk he express
ed his views on how the Bible
should be read in cder that the
reader can be interested and re
ceive instruction. This lecture
was thoroughly enjoyed by an
unusually large audience.
The Y. M. C. A; Bible study
groups had their first meeting
last Sunday at 12:30. This year
there are twenty two enthusias
tic leaders with two hundred
members enrolled. This is the
largest number that has ever be
fore been in this work.
The Y. M. C. A. itself has ov
er three hundred members and is
aiming at four hundred. Men
are out almost nightly canvass
ing for new members, and the
prospect is very bright.
CAROLINA WINS
FROM DAVIDSON
It Was Foreordained That
the Score Should Be
13 to 0
COACH SIMMONS REFEREED THE GAME
"Wakeley and Abernethy Played Good
Ball. Davidson "Was not XJp to
Her Usual Class.
Carolina started the season,
right by defeating Davidson, 13
to 0. A touchdown by Wakeley,
the star of the game, in the first
quarter on a sweeping end run
and a smash through the line
bv little Abernathy in the last
quarter, together with Stevens'
goal from the ' first touchdown,
made up the the- thirteen points.
Davidson never even threatened
the Carolina goal. '
For a first game the team
played well. The line was jam
tight all through and no gains
were made over it. The defence
on end runs was not so strsng,
though it always braced when
Davidson got in Carolinr territory.
The backs gained well when gains
were needed. Wakley's punting
was first class.
Davidson had a lighter taam
which did not display quite as
much ginger as in former years.
Booe, the most dangerous man on
the team, was not in good physi
cal condition and did not give
much trouble. Graham played
well and was the only man who
could do any consistent gaining.
Carolina kicked off to Davidson,
and on the first line-up Booe got
loose for 30 yards. It was a flash
in the pan though, and Carolina
soon recovered the ball on a fum
ble.; Immediately the attack'
started. Wakeley, llafkins,
Moore, and Tilletl rushed the ball
down the field consistently,' most
ly on plays off tackle. Wakeley
went over on a wide dash around
right end. Stevens kicked goal.
During the seond and third
periods the was listless. Neither
team gained much and, the ball
see-sawed back and forth. 'Gar- '
rison took Stevens place in the
second quarter.
In the fourth quarter Davidson
was forced back into her own ter
ritory. About the 35 yard line a
fumble came and Applewhite,
who had replaced Huske at end,
picked up the ball and started for
the goal.. He was forced out of '
bounds about the 1 yard line.
Little "Ab", playing full, ripped
through the center of the line for '
the second touchdown.
Little "Ab," who replaced Har-
kins, played well and tore through
the line for long gains. 'Wakeley
gained practically every time he
was given the ball and played a
star game throughout. Slrange's
defensive work was good. Moore
and Harkins gained well. Little
fumbling was done by Carolina,
though Davidson offended much
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