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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
Volume XXVI. No. 14
CHAPEL HILL, N. C, SATURDAY, DEC. 15, 1917
Price, Five Cents
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CHARLOTTE HIGHS AGAIN
CAPTURESTATE TITLE
CHAPEL HILL MAKES FUTILE
FIGHT TO STEM ATTACK OF
RIVAL BACKFIELD
FIRST QUARTER FAIRLY CLOSE
Miller, Templeton, and MacDonald Rip
Off Long Runs Cold Weather
Puts Pep Into the Game Winning
Team Shows Fine Form Final
Score 41 to 0
With their backfield playing
like a streak, the Charlotte Highs
piled up a total of six touch
downs Saturday against the
Chapel Hill eleven, thu3 winning
for the second time, the high
school football championship of
North Carolina. The final score
was 41 to 0.
The weather was of the Jack
Frost variety, the kind that calls
forth hard fighting and snappy
work. It was in truth a day of
long runs, with Templeton, Mac
Donald, and Miller playing the
feature 'role. Every few minutes
one of these three men would
break loose and rip off ten, twenty,
or thirty yards.
Sparrow for Chapel Hill show
ed good form at tackling, and Led
hetter played a good defensive
game. In the last minute of play
Hutckins fell and sprained his
ankle after returning the ball 25
yards. The Chapel Hill team as
a whole, was hopelessly outclassed,
and after the first quarter it seem
ed to play with little expectation
of winning.
In the opening quarter Chapel
Hill started off with a rush, and it
looked for a while as if a hard
fought contest was in store. A
fumble of a punt by MacDonald
and a pretty forward pass brought
the ball near Charlotte's goal.
Then Templeton began to run
wild, dashing off 40 yards in two
runs. When the whistle 'blew for
the end of the quarter the oval re
posed on Chapel Hill's 10 yard
line. By three line bucks Char
. lotte carried the ball over, and W.
Wearn kicked goal.
The longest run of the game ivas
made in the second quarter by Mil
ler who scored a touchdown from
Chapel Hill's 45 yard line. A
few minutes later Miller tried to
duplicate by dashing off 30 yards
more. " 1 "
Th'S other four touchdowns
were scored, by Templeton, Mac
Donald, and Miller Templeton
securing two and the other men
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Weimar Jones, '18, is in the Y.
C. A. army work at Camp
Jackson. Just recently he has
Uen transferred from the work as
social secretary to Y. M. C. A.
duties in the base hospital which
is under quarantine for spinal
meningitis.
Jimmie Howell has enlisted in
the quartermasters' corps at Jack
sonville.. His present address is
107 Main Street, Jacksonville,
Florida.
Dr. Patterson says: "If you
hold a cat in your hands with his
'hack bone down, and let him fall,
ho will drop back up."
Dr. Battle Eighty-Six
Years Old Wednesday
On next Wednesday Dr. Kemp
P. Battle will be 86 years old. Dr.
Battle, or as he is better known,
Pres. Battle, is the oldest liv
ing president of the University of
North Carolina and one of her
most loyal sons. And he, in turn
is one of the most beloved, and es
teemed figures of the University
and the campus.
He was born near Louisburg,
Franklin county, on December 19,
1831, the year the first passenger
train was run in America. Dur
ing his boyhood he lived in Louis
burg, Raleigh, and Chapel Hil,
entering the University as a stu
dent in 1845. After graduating
from the University Dr. Battle be
came a tutor for a period of five
years. After the War he aws elect
ed to the position of President,
which office he held for fifteen
years. For sixteen years he was
a professor. Today he is a. trus
tee of the University he loves so
well, having held that office for 49
years.
In speaking of the University,
Dr. Battle said: ;
"I love her more than all other
inanimate things and rejoice over
her prosperity under her able pres
ident and faculty. The student
body, by their most excellent pa
triotism and manifest patriotism,
have my cordial admiration."
INTERESTING DISCUSSION
AT N. C. CLUB MEETING
"The County-Wide School Sys
tem of Government in North
Carolina" and the "Relation of the
State to High Schools" were
thoroughly discussed Monday
night at the sixth regular fort
nightly meeting of the North Caro
lina. Club by Washington Catlett,
Superintendent of Public Schools
in New Hanover county, and Pro
fessor N. W. Walker, a member of
the faculty and State Inspector of
High Schools.
Mr. Catlett discussed the first
topic and pointed out some gener
al objections and criticisms of the
district system as it has worked in
North Carolina schools. He sug
gested the county-unit basis of or
ganization for the administration
of rural schools as a substitute for
the district system iri such coun
ties where the latter has proven
unsatisfactory.
"In 1914," he said, "there were
nine states with the county-unit
system, and nine with a semi-
county plan. Under the former
plan the strong districts cannot re
ceive more money than they need,
and a weak district is provided
with ample school opportunities,
which was not the case when a per
capita, distribution was made. The
need of each district is thus
met."
In discussing the "Relation of
the State to the High Schools,"
Professor Walker called attention
to the rapid strides in high school
development since the passage of
the public school law in 1907.
"There are at present 246 State
high schools in operation under
this act, with an enrollment of
about 11,000 pupils. There are
two other classes of public schools
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GOOD FRESHMAN DEBATES
HELD IN TWO SOCIETIES
BOYD, BOBBITT, GRANT AND
EURE WINNERS IN FOREN- ,
SIC FRAYS
Great interest marked the regu
lar meetings of the Phi and Di
Societies last Saturday night when
the Annual Freshman Debates
wera staged in the two Society
halls. The debates resulted in the
most spirited and hardest fought
contests the Societies have witness
ed in several years, thus proving
the increasing effective work of
the State High School Debating
Union, carried on by the Univer
sity Extension Bureau and sup
ported largely by the two Societies.
The query for the debate in the
Di Society was: "Resolved, That
it is for the best interests of all
N. C. towns and cities, having a
population of over 5,000 inhabi
tants, to adopt the Commission
form of government." The affir
mative was represented by V. L.
Smathers and M. H. Patterson,
while C. T. Boyd and W. H. Bob
bitt upheld the negative. ' 'The
judges for the debate were: F. S.
Bradshaw, Ray Armstrong, and J.
C. Eaton. The committee's deci
sion favored the Negative. The
winning debaters received Fresh
man Debater's'1 pins.
, In the Phi Society, the query
for debate was : 'Resolved, That
the Poll Tax should be abolished
in North "Carolina. The Affirma
tive argument was upheld by J.
S. Massenburg and C. L. Ashby,
while D. L. Grant and T. A. Eure
represented the Negative. The
Committee of Judges, consisting
of Profs. G. A. Harrer and S. E.
Leavitt, and Adj. Whitfield, gave
the decision to the Negative and
the Annual Freshman Debating
medal to T. A. Eure, the best de
bater on the winning side.
During the recent snow, the
Sophomores certainly treated the
Freshmen white.
What's to Happen and When
Saturday, December 15 'Caro
lina vs. Durham Y. M. C. A. at
Durham.
Sunday, December 16 Dr. L.
A. Williams at Presbyterian at
10 :00 A. M. on "Jesus, the King",
Mr. Moffett at Baptist at 9 :45 A.
M. on "The Christmas Message,"
Dr. Moss at Sigma Chi Hall at
12:30 P. M. Sunday School
Teachers' Training Class at 12 :30
P. M. in Methodist Church.
Monday, December 17 Presi
dent Graham in Chapel. Latin
American Club in History Room
of the Library at 7:30 P. M. Dr.
Edwin Mims, of Vanderbilt Uni
versity, in open Chapel lecture at
8:00 P. M. on "Literature in the
Service of the Nation."
Tuesday, December 18 Week-,
ly Meeting of the Y. M. C. A. in
the Reading Room of the Y. M.
C. A. Dr Moss talks on "The
Christmas Message." Special
Christmas music.
Wednesday, December 19 Mu
sical Program in Chapel. Rich
mond County Club Meeting in the
Tar Heel Room of the Y. M. C. A.
Thursday; December 20 Stu
dent Forum in Chapel.
Gone are the Days of
Shuffles and "Proms"
The gym is bleak and bare ; the
wind whistles through the open
windows and flaps ths lonesome
piece of bunting while men scanti
iy dressed, race around the track
and others do stunts on the appa
ratus below. The grand old place
is not the same now, it is a mere
shadow of its former self. It was
once Terpsichore's sacred shrine
but now it is Dr. Lawson's Em
porium of Physical Culture. The
dull thud of rubber shoes has taken
the place of, the slight shuffle of
dainty pumps and the loud clank
of resounding dumh bells has re
placed that divine music "that
cometh from afar."
The Fall Dances are over. The
lovely pilgrims of the Goddess of
Dance have come and gone. The
joyous pleasure of , a carefree life
have given way to the stern reali
ties of eschelon on a frosty morn
ing and quizzes on Zoology. But
the memories of those hours of joy
unconfined will buoy up hopes un
til the next time we gallantly glide.
Bob House, '16, writes from
France : "I am well, busy, and
cheerful. The other things: the
beauty of the ocean, ths tradition
of Europe, I can't express." Bob
went over in October with the Ma
chine Gun Company in the 103
Infantry. ,
DR. MIMS DELIVERING ENG
LISH SEMINAR LECTURES !
Dr. Edwin Mims, professor of
English at Vanderbilt University,
yesterday afternoon began a series
of seminar lectures on American
literature before English students
who are candidates for honors.
There- will be five lectures in all
with the seminar meeting every af
ternoon from two until four in the
English office. Dr. Minis' subject
for discussion are, "Sectionalism
and Provincialism in American
Literature," "The Achievement of
Nationality," "American Ideals
of Culture," "Interpreters of Free
dom and Democracy," and "Amer
ican Contribution to Thought."
These lectures are arranged by
the English department every year
for honor students and Juniors
and Seniors majoring in English
and have always been carried out
with great success. Last year
Prof. Spingarnjof Columbia Uni
versity was here and conducted the
seminar for the discussion of
"Literary Criticism."
Monday night at 8 o'clock in
Gerrard Hall Dr. Mims will speak
on "Literature in the Service of
the Nation." This will be a public
meeting, the only open meeting for
the student body during the series.
Dr. Mims before going to Van
derbilt, was a member of the Eng
lish department here. While here
he was interested in many activi
ties on the campus and was instru
mental in securing the- charter for
the local
Kappa.
chapter of ' Phi Beta
At the meeting of the Internn
tional Polity Club on Wednesday
night, Francis Bradshow led the
discussion on the subject, "Ameri
ca's Policy of Isolation and It's
Abandonment."
CAROLINA OUTCLASSES
DURHAM Y. M. C. A.
FAST PASSING AND TEAMWORK
SUPERIOR TO INDIVIDUAL
STYLE OF PLAY
WHOLE TAR HEEL TEAM STARS
Splendid Showing of Team in Initial
Contest Gives PromiEe of Great
Season Perry, Liipfert, and Ten
nent Cage Eight Goals Each
Score 66 to 13
Experts predict a great basket
ball season for Carolina this year
if our team develops as much as
the results of the first game prom
ise. Last Tuesday the team started
its heavy schedule by overwhelm
ing the Durham "Y" quint to the
tune of 66 to 13. The only feature
of the game was the manifest su
periority of the Carolina team,
Durham being unable to score
even when the Carolina machine
slowed up at times.
- Carolina showed stage fright at
the beginning, hut the men speedi
ly recovered from this and got
down to hard work. With Liip
fert getting the- tip every time on
his opponent at center, and with
her guards covering up like veter
ans the home boys began a rally
that . did not end until they , had
piled up thirty points. The first
half ended with the score 36 to, -8
in favor of U. N. C. r
The first part of the. second half
was rather slow. Howeyer, Caro
lina recharged her "pep" machine
and swept the Y. M. C. A. boys
off their feet m the last ten min
utes of play. The chief defect of
the Durham team seemed to bo
the entire absence of any team
work at all. They pinned their
faith to individual work and long
tries at goal.
Perry, Liipfert, and Tennent
starred for Carolina, each one
making more than seven field
goals. Clay and Starling played
best for the Y. M. C. A. team.
Ths game was a very clean one,
only seven fouls being called in
all. On Saturday night the boys
travel over to Durham for another
crack at the Y. M. C. A. boys.
The line-up and summary follow:
Carolina Durham
Perry ..Clay
r. f.
Lynch .............. Starling
1. f.
Liipfert Knight
c.
Tennent
Walter
4
r. g.
Cuthbertson Mangum
I g.
Field goals: Perry (8), Lynch
(5),. Liipfert (8), Tennent (S),
Cuthbertson (3), Clay (2), Star
ling (2), Mangum.
Goals from fouls: Lynch (2),
Mangum
(3).
Frank Graham, Secretary of the
Y. M. C. A. here during the terms
13-14, 14-15, is at present in the
service in the First Regiment U.
S. Marines, "a regiment of veter
ans of many lively campaigns
around many boisterous corners of
the world. In its lists are men
who scaled the wall at Pekin,
scouted in the Philippines, . took
Vera Cruz, ordered and recon
structed Ilayti, evacuated Cuba,
and sailed the seven seas."