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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
Volume XXVI. No. 1
CHAPEL HILL, N. C, SATURDAY, SEPT. 15, 1917
Price, Five Cent
THE UNIVERSITY FORMALLY INTRODUCES NEW MILITARY TRAINING
The
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REPRESENTATIVE MEN
PICTURECOLLEGE LIFE
TALKS BY LEADERS INTRODUCE
UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES TO
NEWCOMERS
FACULTY RECEPTION IN GYM
Social Opening Planned by the Y. M
C. A. Voted a Brilliant Success
Gymnasium Decorated ; for
the Occasion
The University projectoscope
cranked lrv the Y. M. C. A. ; reel
ed off before the new men the ac
tivities of the University Thurs
day night at .College Night. The
business of the campus was vividly
pictured and the scenes of the
coming nine months were, shown
in David Griffith style.
The chapel was filled when Bob
de Rossette began his demonstra
tion of intensive training in col
lege yelling. The new men quick
ly caught, the swing vand were
soon splitting Carolina with a rel
ish. ,
Jimmie Howell effectively led
the singing "and "Hark the Sound"
rang clear and true.
W. M. York was the first speak
er. He declared that studies were
the things for which the Univer
sity was founded and that they
were the main objects of all men
here.. "The motto 'Don't let
studies interfere with your college
life' should be replaced by 'Don't
let the minor details of college life
interfere with your highest ambi
tion.'" : ; Hennas Stephenson presented
the literary enterprises and told
of the work and purpose of the
Yacket Yack, the Magazine, and
the Tar Heel. He also tlaked of
the Glee 'Club, 'the Dramatic Club,
and the Minstrel, promising some
surprises for this year.
"Buzz" Tennent spoke on the
athletic phase of college life and
urged every man to go out and see
what he coud do. He warned the
men not to be discouraged if they
failed to make the team at first,
for he said the secret of Carolina's
success lay in the fact that scrubs
were pounded into real varsity ma
terial. Wm. Steele spoke for the Y. M.
C. A. and declared that its influ
ences for good were many and va
ried. Its work from group Bible
study to Rural Sunday School
work was attractively presented.
Albert Coates speaking on Citi
zenship explained the honor sys
tem and said that the real success
of the system depended on the
rank and file on the campus. He
said the Student Council was not
a body of prying spies but the.
means of expressing student sen
timent. President Graham in a witty
and pleasant talk spoke on the
"And", of "The Student and the
University." He said that the
University4,was the organism of all
good things which a mna might
want.
A reception in honor of the new
nieh was given by the Y. M. C. A.
at the gym after the meeting. The
gym was attractively decorated in
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Successful Carolina
Men at Training Camps
t r
When the first gun from the
Land of Freedom sends its first
valentine, to the Boche, the Stars
and Stripes will wave over many
Carolina men acting as officers in
the new national army. Carolina
traditions have been nobly upheld
by all her students and alumni
Whether they went as officers or
men of the line. Tributes to the
patriotism of college men have
come from all quarters, and all
join in praise of the Old North
State and its schools and colleges
for the part they have played in
giving of their' youth and man
hood. In the Northern camps Bob
House and C. S. Harris have been
successful. Coach Campbell is
now a captain. Bill Folger, whose
historic and sacred football shoes
were purchased by a freshman,
will also lead a company. Fully
two hundred Carolina men re
ceived commissions.
Carolina is represented in all
branches of the army by hundreds
of -former students. One-tenth of
the men at the first Oglethorpe
camp were from Carolina and most
of these received commissions. A
partial list follows : R. P, Mc
Clanirock, Harry Grimsley,- Hal
Ingram, Charlie Coggin, Graham
Ramsay, Avon Bine, McDaniel
Lewis, Vaughan Hawkins, R. E.
Parker, II. B. Cowell, Prof.
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All Athletics Except
Varsity Football
The Committee on Athletics
met on September 4 with Dr.
Lawson and Dr. Mangum, Mr.
Woollen and by invitation, Albert
Coates, president of the Athletic
Association, present. The mili
tary situation has made it neces
sary to cancel our football sched
ule for this fall, but it was de
cided that the following branches
of athletics be continued to such
an extent as possible : Freshman
football,; basketball, track, tennis,
freshman and 'Varsity baseball,
gym team, and class contests. Mr.
Peacock will be in charge of bas
ketball, and Mr. Hearn,. of base
ball, Dr. Kent Brown will be
coach of the track team as hereto
fore. All letter men also will
probably act as assistant coaches.
It was also decided that the regu
lar athletic fee be collected in or
der to carry out the work of the
Athletic Association.
A vast change has come over
our athletics since last year. The
time necessary for military train
ing has made it impossible for inter-collegiate
football to be car
ried on, and so our team wil not
have a' chance to repeat last year's
most successful season.' Practi
cally the whole student body,
however, has registered for the
course in military science. This
will mean that everybody gets the
benefit of thorough, systematic
training, which all feel to be the
best thing possible for the average
student. .
BINGHAM BEQUEST
IS ACKNOWLEDGED
PRESIDENT GRAHAM IN AD
DRESS PRAISES GENEROSITY
OF DONOR
THE UNIVERSITY AND THE WAR
Faculty and Student Body Respond
,, to Country's Call Plans for This
Year Completed by Faculty
and. Council
"A noble, benefaction, splendid
ly conceived and executed in a
manner worthy of the generous
hearted, patriotic : woman who
gave if, of the great State for
whose use it was devised, of the
institution through which its wide
benefits are to be forever derived,
and of the splendid family in
whose name it is given." .
President Graham in these
words reported to the executive
committee of the University Trus
tees at their regular August meet
ing, the recent bequest of Mrs.
Robert W. Bingham, (Mary Lily
Kenan, of Wilmington, N. C.) .
"The money is left," continued
the President's report, "for the
purpose of strengthening the fa
culty, through establishing a num
ber of Kenan Professorships. Its
main and ultimate object, in the
language of the win, is 'in the in
terest of the education of the youth'
of North Carolina.'" .
"Mrs. Bingham's thought was
essentially patriotic. She was a
loyal and devoted daughter of the
State, and since childhood has been
deeply interested'' in- the Univer
sity. ",. If "
"Her method of , ear.ryilg'Vmt
her great thought "of publie-service
is the wisest possible ir.a''
democratic state; To strengthen
public institutions, so that the ex.
tent and quality of their service
may give to the youth of the State
that equality of opportunity that
equality of preparation and inspir
ation assures. 1 .
"With equal insight, Mrs.
Bingham saw that the strength of
an educational institution in ren
dering service of distinction de
pends absolutely on the strength
of its faculty. That is the heart
of the whole matter.
"To carry out effectively her
greet idea of giving to the youth
of the State the instruction of as
gifted a body of teachers as possi
ble, and to the State itself a per
manent group of scholars and stu
dents of State life, Mrs. Bingham
realized that a sum of money must
be set aside commensurate with the
size and importance of the pro
ject. No plan of public service
could be larger in concept and pur
pose. "The Kenans have taken an ac
tive part in the University history
since the first. James Kenan was
one of its earliest Trustees. The
men whose names it commemor
ates are men who have long been
loved and honored in North Caro
lina : William R. Kenan, James
G. Kenan, and Thomas S. Kenan,
all are graduates of the Univer
sity. ' Thomas S. and William R.
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Ten Full Days Enjoyed
at Blue Ridge Conference
Carolina's delegation to Blue
Ridge last, June -reports a most
delightful ;, ten days.- . Weimar
Jones, Peter Wunsch, Raymond
Maxwell, Henry Stevens, and
Francis Bradshaw were our rep
resentatives. They were joined at
Blue Ridge by Hbke Ramseur,
'09. Before the end of the con
ference, Jimmie Howell dropped
in for a day and added his yodel
to the melodies of the dining room
medley.
The whole ten days' were cram
med full of activity. During the
morning, each man in the delega
tion did intensive work in some of
the courses given, choosing those
which would fit him for his work
in the-Y. M. C A. this year. The
afternoons were taken up with
competitive athletics, swimming,
and mountain climbing ; the
nights with other classes, delega
tion meetings, and general social
intercourse.
The Carolina bunch was rather
short on athletic material. In
baseball, notwithstanding the he
roic efforts of "twirler" Maxwell,
we were put out of the running
on the first lap by the Webb
School team, which eventually won
the, championship. ..Basketball was
not entered. In tennis we defeat
ed the University of Tennessee in
doubles and singles, and were de
feated in both by the Mississippi
A. & M. Stevens and Bradshaw
played the doubles, ' Stevens the
singles.
Especial enthusiasm over the so
cial life is evidenced by the entire
delegation. A marshmallow roast
ground the fireplace of the Caro
1 in a cottage with .. the University
of Virginia men as guests, another
roast around a big bonfire on the
hillside before Lee Hall with the
Martha Washington girls as hos
tesses, and a Martha Washington
"At Home" one afternoon, stand
out in the story of , the great ten
days.' :
The backbone of this period of
recreation and training was con
tributed by speakers like Robert
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Dr. Bullett Commends
Military Training
That those students who have
enrolled for Military Training are
in for an excellent experience and
development is the opinion of Dr.
Bullitt, who has been active in
the work of installing the new mil
itary system. Everyone ...must bo
a private at the start he says, but
there is a good chance of promo
tion for the diligent, since later
many of the students must fill the
positions of officers.
Mr. Allen, the Canadian officer
who is to have charge of the mili
tary course, is to take up his post
officially the first of October but is
expected to arrive even earlier.
The presence of a man who has
seen two and a half years of ac
tive service on the western front
will be a stimulus and inspiration
to the Carolina men.
LIEUTENANT LEONARD
STARTS ORGANIZATION
FORMS SQUADS FOR DRILL AND
APPOINTS PROVISIONAL
OFFICERS ,
CAPTAIN ALLEN NOW ON HILL
Faculty and Student ; Officers Start
Work of Whipping Large Body
of Men Into
Shape
During the school year 1917-18
the University will have military
training. Ever since war was de
clared Carolina has been living up
to her old traditions in furnishing
men in all branches of service, and
the course in military science gives
the men who are not yet called a
chance to become well prepared
for any emergency.
The training is arranged as a
course of five hours credit toward
graduation in the academic de
partment. The real work is to
consist of twelve hours, six in the
mornings and six in the after
noons. On Monday, Wednesday,
and Friday mornings there will
be lectures on various phases of
the work from 8.00 to 8.50 o'clock.
At the same hour on Tuesday,
Thursday, and Saturday morn
ings the regular drill will be con
ducted. In the afternoon on Mon
days, Wednesdays, and Fridays
there will bet he regular drill-of
one hour, while on Tuesday and
Thursday afternoons the drill will
last for an hour and a half. There
will be no regular drill on Satur
day afternoons. All . drill in the
afternoons will begin at 4:00.
These are merelv tentative ar
rangement's, and are subject to
change. Laboratory periods now
begin at 2 :00 and last until 4 :00
o'clock, dinner hour is changed
from 1:30 to 1:20 o'clock, and
the whole schedule of classes has
been 'altered to meet these condi
tions. Captain Allen, a Canadian offi
cer who has seen active service in
France and has been wounded
twice, is to be in command of the
men here. Over first with the
MacGill "University contingent at
the outbreak of the war and, after
service with the Royal Fusiliers,
he was transferred to the famous
Princess Pat's regiment of infan
try. Lieutenant Leonard has also
been secured here. He is a gradu
ate of Harvard, has attended two
training camps at Plattsburg, for
several years he has been an in
structor in the Harvard military
branch at Harvard, and he knows
his business thoroughly. Mr.
Whitfield, an old Carolina man,
'15,, is also here to assist in the in
struction. He also has attended
Plattsburg training camp.
The proper suits required for
the drill may be purchased at the
Y. M. C. A. book exchange. The
cost of a suit is between 9 and 10
dollars. (This does not include
the shoes). The course does not
secure one a commission upon its
successful termination, but it will
be an immense aid to anyone who
may have to go into service soon.
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