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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
Volume XXVI. No. 6
CHAPEL HILL, N. C, SATURDAY, OCT. 20, 1917
Price, Five Cents
The
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MEN REPORT FOR WORK
ON INFORMAL VARSITY
FIFTEEN MEN ANSWER CALL
FOR CANDIDATES FOR WHITE
AND BLUE "FEDS"
RESERVES IN STIFF SCRIMMAGE
Three Teams Picked in Basketball
Practice in Gym Getting Vigorous
Wilson . and Prince Picked for
Tennis Team Soccer Popular
The old Carolina "pop" was
much in evidence Tuesday after
noon when over 15 men turned
out for the first practice of the
I "Informal Varsity" football team.
The main purpose or this In
formal (or Independent) Varsity
team is to keep the foothall spirit
alive in the University, and thus
keep our future varsity football
men in trim for the years after
the war. In accordance with the
nation-wide motto of "Prepared
ness" the Athletic Committee
sanctioned the formation of this
team, so that after the war is over
.Carolina will be prepared to take
up her intercollegiate " football
program where she left off. This
team will also be invaluable in
whipping the Freshmen team into
shape by constant scrimmaging.
The team is of the same type as
the Informal Varsity team of
Harvard. Kay Armstrong will be
manager, and will try to arrange
a regular schedule of games.
Manager Armstrong has already
written several of the state col
leges for dates, and the proposed
schedule contains games with Da
vidson, A. & E. scrubs, and a
game with the regimental team of
Camp Green, at Charlotte. After
today a contest is planned for
every Saturday until Thanks
giving. ... , : ;
Every letter man of last year's
memorable varsity team, all of
last season's varsity scrubs, and
almost every man of last year's
Freshman Reserve team lias con
sented to come out for this team.
The coaches of the Freshman team
will also have charge of the Infor
mal Varsity. A few suits have
been given out, and the squad will
start practice at once.
The Freshman squad continues
to improve. The coaches say that
the line is showing the old-time
fight, while the backfield is fast
with fair weight. With the snap
of the ball the whole team is be
ginning to acquire the well known
spirit arid "growl" that carried
the famous 1916 Varsity to vic
tory over Virginia in Richmond.
A great effort is being made to
secure a game for today with the
Winston-Salem High School.
Winston is said to have a good
team, light in the lino hut very
fast in the backfield. In case this
game cannot be obtained the In
formal Varsity will probably, go
them a game. Last year the Fresh
ttvan team won from Guilford, tied
with Charlotte High, lost to Da
vidson scrubs by a very close score
and lost to Virginia freshmen.
This year they are expected to
wipe the whole slate clean.
The first team went well last
Tuesday, when it rang up two
touch downs on the scrubs. Morri
son made one, Fearrington the
other, both on line plays.
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HIGIf SCHOOL QUERY GIVEN OUT
The new query for the High
School Debating Union is: Re
solved, That Congress should en
act a law providing for the com
pulsory arbitration of industrial
disputes. A book of ' announce
ment and regulations lias been is
sued this week, and with its ar
rival at the various secondary and
high schools of the state, it is ex
pected that 'earnest work will im
mediately begin.
Though obstacles brought about
by war conditions will somewhat
lessen the number of participants
in the contest of 1918, great inter
est has been shown so far, and a
large, number of debaters is ex
pected to contend for the much
coveted Ayeock Memorial Cup.
The High School Debating Un
ion was inaugurated five years
ago by the literary societies and
the Bureau of Extension of the
University. Since the beginning
it has met with splendid success.
Five comprehensive State-wide
debates . have been held, and
schools and communities alike
have been benefited by them. Last
spring the State-wide contest was
participated in by 331 schools and
1,324 student debaters, and it is
a safe estimate that fully 80,000
people from first to last heard the
discussions over the State on the
question of Government owner
ship of railways. The committee
hopes that this year every school
of secondary nature in the State
will enroll in the Union for the
discussion of the question of the
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Intra-Collegiate Debating
Contest to be Staged Soon
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Feeling that wholesale construc
tion is important at a time of
such destruction the debating au
thorities this year have hit upon
the plan of holding an intra-col-legiate
debate rather than an inter-collegiate
contest.
The idea here is that the intra
mural contest will develop and
discovers more debating material
than would the competition for
places on the Varsity team.
This debate will le open to the
entire student body. Any man '
may try, regardless of whatever
class he may be in. This inaugu- j
rarcs a. new era. m iuu ucuai
life of the University, since it has
been decided that this intra-colle-
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affair, to take place in the fall ot
each year. Every effort will be
put forward to make the first at
tempt a success both' from the
standpoint of the number partici
pating, and of the spirit and keen
ness of the' debate.
The debate this year will be on
the subject of compulsory arbitra
tion of industrial disputes. The
exact form of the query will lie
announced later. The candidate
may select either side of the ques
tion he desires. A prize ot
dollars in gold will be awarded to
the winner on each side.
-Preliminary trials will he held
November 21 and 22, the finals,
December 15. All men interested
should see Coates, and hand in
their names sometime in the im
mediate future if they wish to en
ter the debate.
DIGGING PANAMA CANAL
MUST HAVE BEEN EASY
BATTALION SAYS "GRAB'EM AND
GROWL" AS IT RAISES SAND
ON NEW TRENCH LINE
TAKE "BUSS" OUT OF BLISTERS
Every Available Bag Filled and Ready
to Go on Parapet Trenches, may
Rival Canal in Grandeur Begun
With Fitting Ceremony
"Ouch that's the nineteenth
rock I've struck. This must be a
quarry."
"You ain't seen no rocks, bud
dy. I've hit the original founda
tion of the straight and narrow
path. Now that, pebble ."
"I say, old chap. Just see if
you can't miss my foot just once
with that pick. That's the third
toe you've amputated."
"Say, lieutenant, can one use
both prongs of this' pick? Or shall
we wear one off entirely first?"
"Do you have to throw that dirt
in my shoe, or poke that shovel in
my eye?" . '
Such was the general line of
conversation after the battalion
had reached the little field behind
Judge Brockwell's, and had begun
the now famous trenches. From
the number of bags one might
have supposed a glorified snipe
hunt was on the program, or that
a cargo of fishing worms were to
be exhumed from the rocky earth
that -is, if one did not think at
all when the battalion was seen
marching away he-picked and be
shoveled from Emerson Field, and
with the band snorting its delight
at the treat in store, ambling along
to swing the festive pick.
And it was a gala occasion,
looked forward to for some time
by every R. A P. and non-com.
It had been threatened and, lo,
it had come to pass.
The first shovelful of dirt was
put in a nice clean sack and tied
with a pink ribbon to be placed
in the trophy room. When this
little rite had been accomplished,
the men were scattered out and
the system of earth works front
line trenches, support trenches,
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What's to Happen and When
'Saturday, October 20 Moot
Court 8:00 P. M. in Law Build
ing.
Sunday, October 21 Bible
Class in all Sunday Schools at
9 :45 A. M. University Sermon
in Gerrard Hall at 11:00 A. M.,
by Rev. E. .L. Bain, of Greens
boro; Dr. Moss in Sigma Chi
Hall at 12 :30 P. M., "The Mes
sage of Saint Paul to Philemon."
Men leave Y. M. C. A. at 2:15
P. M. for Rural Sunday Schools.
Monday, October 22 Presi
dent Graham in Chapel. At 8 :30
in Gerrard Hall the Dramatic
Club and the Y. M. C. A. will
present annual vaudeville show.
Tuesday, October 23 Y. M.
C. A. meeting in Gerrard Hall at
7 :15 ; Faculty Speaker. Elisha
Mitchell Scientific Society in
Chemistry Hall.
Wednesday, October 24
Thursday, October 25 Stu
dent Forum in Chapel.
Friday, October 2G
NEW EXTENSION WORK PLANNED
President Graham is in Phila
delphia this week attending a
meeting of the Association of
State Universities and of the
Educational Committee of the
Council of National Defense.
It is his purpose while there to
present to the Association and to
the Committee the new "La
Fayette Society" plan recently
proposed by Doctor Greenlaw..
The plan will be a method of con
federating the forces of commu
nity life, and serving as a factor
in bringing the people of the
State and Nation, into a closer
knowledge of the Ideals of Liber
ty and Democracy as held by the
man after whom the Society is to
be named.
A more detailed discussion of
the plan will be given later.
Mr. Norman Angcll, the great
international publicist will deliver
the first lecture of the present col
legiate year Friday night in Ger
rard Hall, on "America's Policy
at the Close of the War."
Mr. Angell has enjoyed inter
national prominence for some
time, and it is felt that his lecture
on our part in the making up of
policy after the war is particular
ly timely now that peace seems so
near.
The first number of the Alumni
Review for this year appeared this
week. Tt is featured by an inter
esting article headed "Alumni
Enter Military Service," which
presents an excellent opportunity
for becoming acquainted with just
how many, and which old Caro
lina men have taken up the obli
gations of military service.
Inter -Class Track Meet to
be Held Thanksgiving Day
On Thanksgiving Day an inter-class
cross-country race, and a
relay race will be held. A trophy
will be given to the class that wins
the meet, and prizes to the men
who win first and second places.
The manager is also arranging a
good schedule for next spring.
Meets with the University of Vir
ginia, Washington & Lee, V. P.
I., and a State meet will proba
bly make up the schedule.
The fall training is very neces
sary for success in the spring.
Every distance runner is expected
to run the cross-country for the
training he will get, as well as
to win honors for his class. The
relay race offers to every sprinter
an opportunity to do some work
that will help to round him up for
next spring.
Dr. Brown is on the track every
aftemoon and is very anxious to
get some men started on the field
events. These events, such as
high-jumping, pole-vaulting, shot
putting, and javelin throwing, are
more difficult than track events.
They require skill and "knac." It
is felt that every man who in
tends to take part in these events
next spring should go out and get
the benefit of. some fall training.
The devil is not getting his dues
in chapel. The black board ob
scures his outlook on our smiling
morning faces.
LOCAL ASSESSMENT
IS FULLY SUBSCRIBED
Y. M. C. A. CAMPAIGN FOR WAR
WORK FUND RESULTS IN
GREAT SUCCESS
VISITORS BOOST THE CAMPAIGN
Number of Speakers Tell of Work in
the Soldiers' Camps Great Activ
ity Shown by Campus Committee
Total Result Not Yet Known
In order to meet the extra
amount of work brought about by
the war the International Y. M.
C, A. has pledged itself to raise
; $35,000,000. America's share of
this, amount' is $12,000,000, $3,
000 of which has been raised by
the students of the University of
North Carolina.
With "Red" Proctor and Dr.
Robinson on Sunday and Dr.
Stair Monday and Tuesday the
Y. M. C. A. forces carefully gath
ered all possible momentum for
the first rush of the financial cam
paign on Tuesday night. The
first gun fired was the subscrip
tion by the fifty-two canvassers of
nearly seven hundred dollars.
When the smoke cleared away at
eleven that night it was found that
half the student body canvassed
had contributed over twenty-eight
hundred dollars or practically
: half "The Top" Barnett Fund,
five hundred dollars; Red Cross,
one thousand ; Y. M. C. A. War
Work, three thousand ; and local
expenses, fifteen hundred.
Only sixteen men canvassed
have not contributed. Latest re
orts show contributions amount
ing to three thousand one hundred
and fifty-seven dollars. Remain
der of contributions on the same
proportion will bring contribu
tions up to fifty-three hundred
dollars. '
Rev. George' Stair, of Boston,
Mass., addressed the students
Monday night in behalf of this
campaign. Dr. Stair came South
to do Y. M. C. A. work among
the New England troops, who as
it was. first thought would be sta
tioned at Camp Green, Charlotte.
For some reason the New Eng
land troops were stationed else
where, and the North Western
troops came to Camp Green. Dr.
Stair has been doing Association
work among these "giants from
the west," as ho called them, for
the past ten weeks.
Drawing from the records of
thirty-six years as an active asso
ciation member, four years as Y.
M. C. A. Secretary, and ten years
as an army officer, Dr. Stair made
his lecture extremely interesting
by citing illustrations taken from
his personal experiences.
"We find in the cities," he de
clared, "the Y. M. C. A. reach
ing only a certain class of younfl;
men, but in the army it is the clos
est touch with every man, and is
the best friend he enjoys regard
less of his religion. v
"The Y. M. C. A. with, its
amusements and comforts," he
said, "helps to prevent homesick
ness among the troops, and that
this is the greatest enemy the men
in the camps have to fight. By
preventing homesickness it pre
vents desertion, as this is its
greatest cause." ,
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