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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
VOL 23
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL, N. C, THURSDAY. MARCH 25, 1915
NO. 23
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MR. TAFT ON PRESIDENCY EXCHANGE LECTURESHIP CAROLINA 6, OAK RIDGE 3 JUDGE PALMER TO SPEAK PRELIMINARIES FRIDAY
THE
Ex-President the Guest of
Durham Bar Friday Night j
Mr. Taft's second lecture last
Thursday night was no lessen,
joyable than that of Wednesday
night. The aspect of the presi
dency which he took up tirst was
the appointing power. "Why,"
asked he, "should the President
be bothered with the appoint
ment of the postmaster of Devil
Lake, Montana?" Beginning
thus lie went on to show how un
satisfactory is the present system
whereby appointments are made
according to the spoils system.
Mr. Taft urged that the scope of
the civil service should be broad
ened to include many of the offi
ces which are at present filled by
presidential appointment. The
whole thing, he stated, was a
matter of common sense, and
should not be divorced from com
mon sense because it is politics.
Mr Taft said that there have
been frequent and flagrant in
stances when the rights of aliens
have been disrespected, and that
there has long been need for
timely legislation in this regard.
The "machinery of govern
ment" in Washington was com
plimented by Mr. Taft. The in
conspicuous workers in the gov
ernment offices, those who work
while the press-lollowed heads of
departmentsare taking recreation
in the mountains and at the sea
shores, are the real forces that
keep the government moving.
The topic with which Mr. Taft
dealt last in his lecture, was the
military power of the President.
Nor did the Ex-President over
look this opportunity to inject
some interesting personal reminiscences.
Friday night Mr. Taft spoke
of presidential diplomacy. As
an illustration he cited the case
of the Colorado miners during the
present administration. Presi
dent Wilson was asked to negoti
ate a settlement in a strike of
Colorado miners. The miners
desired the closing of the mines
as well as the stationing of sol
diers to guard the mines. Presi
dent Wilson diplomatically con
ceded only part of their demand,
and the matter ended peacefully.
With this diplomacy of Wil
son's Mr. Taft contrasted Roose
velt's action in settling the coal
famine in Pennsylvania.
In speaking of the President's
pardoning power, Mr. Taft re
lated how Mr. Roosevelt had re
ceived a request of pardon from
one of his fellow rough riders.
The letter read: "Dear Colonel:
As you see I am in trouble again,
but it is not my fault this time.
1 am in jail for shooting a lady
n the eye, I, wasn't shooting at
the lady, but at my wife."
In conclusion Mr. Taft advo
cated the establishment a court
of arbitration to settle all inter
national difficulties. He was not
of the opinion that such a court
could abolish wars, "But certain
ly," said he, it would make war
kss likely."
Professor Taft congratulated
President of University of
South Carolina Writes
Dr. W. S. Currell, President of
the University of South Carolina,
has recently returned to Colum
bia from Nasheville, where he
delivered a series of lectures be
fore Vanderbilt University on
the University Exchange Foun
dation. President Currell deliv
ered four lectures: Ibsen, Man
and Dramatist; PeerGynt; Brand;
and The Master Builder. He
also spoke be fore the University
Convention upon an ethico-educa-tional
topic: "Marginal Lives;"
and gave informal talks to the
teachers of the city at the Car
negie Library and to the Peabody
students. In a letter recently re
ceived by Dr. Henderson, Presi
dent Currell says:
"It seems to me that the ex
change lectureship is an admira
ble agency for fostering college
comity and co-operation. Your
committee is to be heartily con
gratulated upon-inaugurating so
helpful a movement. ... Dr.
Venable did admirable work with
us, both in his technical scientific
led ures and in his popular lec
ture on 'University-Research.' .
. . His popular address was one
of the very finest 1 have ever lis
tened to. . . . If we can get his
consent to its publication in one
of our bulletins, 1 shall be very
glad to give it wide circulation,
because I regard it as exceeding
ly uplifting and inspiring."
Dr. Branson at the Y. M. C. A.
Dr. Branson gave his second
lecture on "Present Forces in
Negro Progress"' at the regular
Tuesday night meeting of the Y.
M. C. A. hi this lecture he took
up the third chapter of the book.
He discussed the ratio of whites
and blacks and their proportional
increase, aud stated that the
white race is increasing the fast
er. The life of both races is in
timately connected, and each is
necessary to the other. There
will be two more lectures on this
subject by Dr. Branson.
Prof. Collier Cobb left Wednes
day for the eastern part of the
state, where he is to do some in
vestigation in the swamps of
that section.
the University upon its new Pres
ident. "I shall always cherish
as a sweet memory my visit to
Chapel Hill. I hope I may not
be premature in congratulating
you on the inauguration of your
coming president."
After his lecture here Friday
night Mr. Taft was the guest of
the Durham liar at an elaborate
banquet. Mr. Taft advocated
"more freedom of the judiciary,
less tinkering with the laws on
the part of the legislatures, less
cost of litigation, and less delay
in the administration of justice."
Other guests at the banquet
were Attorney General Bickett,
Judge C. M. Cooke, Judge Con
nor, Judge Boyd, and Judge
Clark.
First Game of Season Ends
in Victory for Carolina
Last Friday Carolina opened
her baseball season with a victory
over Oak Ridge 6-3.
Patterson, for Carolina, suc
ceeded in crossing the home plate
in the first inning on a single by
Pope.
In the third inning Hornig ad
ded another run as the result of
an error at short. Bailey scored
another in the fourth on a clean
binglc by Mac Lewis.
The visitors then got busy and
scored a run when Truelove tal
lied on a double by Hooks.
In the tilth Carolina added an
other, Patterson counting on a
two base hit by Bruce.
Carolina netted her sixth and
final run in the eighth when Bai
ley was driven home on a single
by Lewis.
During this time Oak Ridge
was not idle. Mayberry and
Brittain succeeded in pulling
down two runs in the seventh.
After that Oak Ridge failed to
make connection at any station.
On the whole, the game gave
proof of the rumor that Carolina
has a team able to connect fre
quently with the ball. Bailey,
Bruce, Hornig, aud Pope demon
strated their ability at the bat.
In this capacity Woodall failed to
show what was in him.
Marshall Williams did the
twirling for Carolina, and showed
up well for his tirst game, fan
ning twelve meu. Bland, pitch
ing for Oak Ridge, killed nine in
their tracks. Both pitchers were
wild at times.
CAROLINA:
AB K H PO A K
Hoiiig, If. 4 L 1 1 0 0
Patterson', '2h. 3 2 0 0 4 0
Pope, lb. 3 0 1 11 0 0
Brm'e, s. s. 4 0 2 0 0 1
Woodall, c. 4 0 0 13 3 0
Zollicotfer, rf. 3 11 0 0 0
Bailey, cf. 4 2 2 2 1 0
Lewis, 3 b. 3 0 2 0 1 0
Williams, p. 4 0 0 0 5 0
Totals 32 6 9 27 .14 1
OAK RIDGE:
AB R II PO A E
Kaekie,2b. 3 0 0 1 3 0
Barnex, 3b. 4 0 0 1 1 2
Hooks, as. 4 0 10 10
May, If. 4 0 1 2 0 0
Eayberry, lb. 3 1 1 8 0 0
Brittain, c. 2 1 0 10 1 0
Bland, p. 4 0 1 0 4 0
Auffinan.ef. 4 0 1 0 0
Truelove, rf. 3 110 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 24 10 2
Ambassador Naon
Ambassador Rouiulo S. Naon,
who was scheduled to speak at
the University in April, has post
poned his visit to Chapel Hill.
Mr. Naon, when he does arrive,
will discuss in several lectures
the "Relations between the
United States and South Ainer
ca. Omega Delta Initiates
"Last Tuesday night Omega
Delta initiated Messrs. Bernard,
Towles, Hanford, and Dargen,
of the Faculty, and Messrs. Tel
lair, Bradshaw, Cowan, and Polk,
students.
Secretary McAdoo Unable To
Attend Commencement
Contrary to expectations, Sec-'
retary of the Treasury McAdoo
will not deliver the commence
ment' address at the University.
Mr. McAdoo accepted the invita
tion of the University before the
date for the meeting of the Inter
national Finance Conference had
been determined. Since the dates
conflict, Mr. McAdoo,'' being com
pelled to attend the conference,
will consequently not be able to
come to Chapel Hill.
In his stead, however, former
Representative A. Mitchell Pal
mer will make the commence
ment address June 2. The Ral
eigh News and Observer- has the
following to say of Mr. Palmer's
career:
Mr. Palmer, who retired from
Congress March 4, after making
the race for the Senate against
Boise Penrose, has been appoint
ed a judge of the court of claims
of the district of Columbia by
the president and will be sworn
in about the lirst of June. His
career in politics, though brief,
has been brilliant. He represents
Wilson democracy in Pennsyl
vania and is a national political
filiure. He is chairman of the
executive committee of the na
tional democratic committee, and
in the last congress, was a leader
of the Wilson forces in the House.
Palmer is a striking figure in
debate, exceptionally handsome
and a fluent speaker. He is a
Quaker by lineage and affiliation
aud so devoted to that faith that
he declined one of the two light
ing portfolios in the president's
cabinet. He was asked to be
the secretary of war in the Wilson
administration, but declined on
the ground that the post would
not be in keeping with his relig
ious beliefs. In politics he has
always been clean and straight
forward. He went into the last
senatorial campaign with hardly
any hope of winning in spite of
the fact that his congressional
district would have certainly sent
him back to the House had he
desired to come.
Secretary McAdoo regretted
his inability to go to Chapel Hill
and expressed the hope"" that he
will be able to go some time in
the future.
Junior Week Concert
One of the entertainments of
Junior Week will be a concert to
be given Wednesday night by
Messrs. W. C. Wright, P- L.
Branson, P. II. Kpps. and J. F."
Harris, together with the Man
dolin Club.
No baseball game with Ver
mont will be played here Friday
as scheduled. The game with
Elon, which would have been
played Saturday except for in
clement weather, will be held
sometime in May after the regu
lar schedule has been played off.
Dr. II. W. Chase will deliver
the commencement address for
Mapleville Academy, Franklin
County, on May 6th.
Finals To Be Held at the
University April 9
As the date of the preliminary
high school debates draws near,
interest throughout the State in
creases accordingly. This insti
tution which was inaugurated
only three years ago by the Uni
versity has already become a force
amongthe high Schools of the
State, the value of which can
not be estimated.
At present the office of Mr. E.
R. Rankin is one of the busiest
places in Chapel Hill. There he
receives daily letters from all
over North Carolina in regard to
the debates--letters from teachers,
superintendents, ambitious fath
ers, interested laymen. Mr. Ran
kin is in touch with 250 schools
in 90 counties, which are taking'
an active part in the debate.
The increase in the number of
girl debaters this year is marked.
Already 95 girls, representing 50,
schools have been enrolled, and
the roll has not yet been com
pleted. The same debaters who repre-.
sented Winston-Salem last year
will try again for the Aycock.
Cup this year. It will be remem-'
bered that Clifton Eaton and
Charles Roddick won the cup last
year as the defenders of the neg
ative side of the woman suffrage
question. This year they again,
have the negative side to uphold.
Two weeks from Friday the
final debate will be held in Chap
el Hill. The schedule of pro
cedure here will be the same as
last year. The preliminaries will
be held Thursday night aud as
long as is necessary Friday. The
final debate will be held in Me
morial Hall, and will be followed
by a reception in the Library.
COBURN PLAYERS COMINO
"The Yellow Jacket" and "The Imagi
nary Sick Man" to Be Presented
The University of North Caro
lina has made arrangements with
The Coburn Players for two per
formances to be given on the
campus, .Thursday, May 6th,
matinee and night. Mitch inter
est is shown in this engagement
which makes the return of The
Coburn Players to Chapel Hill
after ah absence of two years.
The plays to be presented are
' "The Imaginary Sick Man" of
Moliere, the greatest of French
comedy writers, and ''The Yel
low 'Jacket"-, -'by Ha.leton and
Beurimo, whose collaboration has
resulted in the production of one
of the most exquisite comedies
seen in the past fifty years. The
'plays are both new to Chapel
Hill, and. in fact, one might say,
to the whole South. The plays
of Moliere are rarely seen outside
of New York, and "The Yellow
Jacket" has been presented only
in largest cities of America and
Europe.
j Dr. W. C. Coker will give an
illustrated lecture on "Across.
Porto Rico" at the Southern Pre
byterian College iu Red Springs
,on April 2.
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