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GREETINGS FROM
Alma Mater
OFFICIAL; ORGAN OF THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
Volume XXVII.
CHAPEL HILL, N. C, FRIDAY, DEC. 20, 1918
Number 10
DEMOBILIZATION COMPLETED; IMMEDIATE RETURN TO NORMAL ACTIVITY
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IMPRESSIVE SERVICES
FOR LATE DR. GRAHAM
WERE HELD LAST WEEK
LIFE AND WORKS GLOWINGLY
EULOGIZED BY WELL
KNOWN SPEAKERS ,
MAN OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE
His Significance to School, State, and
Nation Vividly Told; Dr. Smith
Unable to Attend
Friends and admirers of the late
President ' Graham gathered in Ger
rard Hall on the afternoon of Sunday,
December 8, to pay a final tribute
to his memory and to hear the opin
ions expressed by men who had been
closely associated with him for many
years. The meeting was presided over
by Dean Stacy, chairman of the facul
ty. To listen to these eulogies of
Dr. Graham by men whose opinions
are valued both in this and other
states brings one, to realize more
forcibly the greatness of the man and
the difficulty with which his place can
be filled. "President Grahham as the
University knew him" was the sub
ject of the talk by Professor H. H.
Williams, a man who has been in
close contact with and an honored ad
visor and of the deceased. R. D. W.
Connor, of Raleigh, spoke of the opin
ion held by the state of the activities
and efforts of President Graham.
"Graham and the Nation" was the
theme of a talk to have been made by
Dr. C. Alphonso Smith, formerly a
member of the University faculty, but
now of the English Department at
the Naval Academy, but which was
read by Dr. J. C. deRoulhac Hamilton,
in the absence of Dr. Smith. Pressing
duties prevented Dr. Smith from de
livering the address in person. Pro
fessor John H. Finley, noted author
and lecturer, who was on the program
as the representative of the educa
tional institutions of the country, was
unable to be present. The following
telegram was received from him:
"Wish I could come in person to
testify my admiration and affectionate
regard for the noble and gentle-souled
Edward Graham who is no longer
visibly present in the places dearest
to him on this earth. He has multi
plied his days into an eternity by
the infinite that was in him. The na
tion is indebted to the Unversity for
the gift of his services. May his
dreams and plans for the University
of which he spoke to me. when we last
met be realized!"
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DI SOCIETY ACTIVE
DESPITE OBSTACLES
Because of the request of the Fa
culty that there be no more student
gatherings on account of the influ
enza situation, the Di Society did not
hold the business meeting and Smoker
that was planned for Saturday night
The meeting held on the night of the
7th was, therefore, the last time that
the Di. men will get together till 1919
The work of the Society this year
has been under the most trying cir
cumstances imaginable. All College
activities have suffered under the mili
tary system here this year, and the
Society has been no exception tc
this general rule. The epidemic of
influenza prevented any meetings at
the beginning of the year. However,
under all these extraordinary con
ditions, the Di. Society has held six
regular meetngs; initiated thirty new
members, and decided on some very
important questions of policy for the
coming year. Foremost among these,
perhaps, is the decision of the Society
to support the Yackety Yack this
year.
This most important student publi
cation is now a certainty. Editor-in-Chief
Eaton reports that .a
good many pictures for it have al
ready been made, and that by the be
ginning of the Spring term work on
it will be well under way if no un
foreseen obstacles are encountered.
Hazlehurst, of the Phi. Society, is
looking after the business end of the
Yackety Yack. He secured pictures of
the four S. A. T. C. Companies, of
the Naval Unit, and in addition to
this pictures of the non-S. A. T. C.
Companies. That means about $300
towards the Yackety Yack already se
cured, and needless to say, it is a
good beginning.
The University Magazine will ap
pear next term in its usual form.
While nothing definite has been done,
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housed soldiers, all of them ready to make the supreme sacrifice.
3fappy In having sacrificed to (elp attain the noblest victory ever won, your
13Vlma Mtater. again wearing the garments of peace, feeU with you a deep sense of
thanksgiving. Reaming to serve mankind In the new reign of ""peace on earth n0
good will to men". Carolina. In tbe sunshine of a happier day, trusts that this Christ
mas may bring you deep and b&artfelt Joy. (Bod bless you, everyone!
CLASSES MEET AND
HOLD ELECTIONS
At the class elections Monday and
Tuesday, December ninth and " tenth,
Eddit Merritt was chosen as the
leader of the Senior Class this
year. Walter Feimster, a member of
last year's baseball team, was elected
Vice-President, and Tom Brinn was
chosen as class Treasurer. The Jun
iors postponed election of officers until
such time when a majority of the class
might be present. The Sophomores
chose Ruffin as President; "Scrubby"
Reeves, Vice-President; Sims, who was
Treasurer last year, was re-elected
to fill this office. The Freshmen ran
extraordinary true to form when they
chose all their officers but one from
men who had attained fame as gridiron
specialists. Brown, who was elected
President, played center in the Army
games this fall. Pharr, who came
next as Vice-President, played an ex
cellent game as quarterback, while
Austin and Smith, who were elected
as Secretary and Treasurer, give
promise of great things in the future.
C. R. Summer was made Class Histor
ian. The new men will hold a smoker
under the auspices of the Young Men's
Christian Association in the second
week in January. Dean Stacy, Albert
Coates, and impromptu speakers will
discuss the problems of the Class, and
a history of "22 will be read. The'
Freshmen of the year have shown an
extraordinary spirit in all that they
have done, and the Class as a whole
has shown up remarkably well in ev
ery phase of College activities. Their
average in Academic work gives
promise of a high average of Phi Beta
Kappa men.
The main purpose in having these
elections at this time was to get all
college activities on a base as near j
normal as possible in the short time
that is left before the holidays. It
is desired to start a campaign to get
old Carolina men back here as they
are turned loose from the Army, and
an effective organization of the classes'
was the first step in this direction. It
was the first step so far as the stu
dents were concerned in1 getting back
to the "old state of things" at Caro- J
lina. The war is over; the S. A. 1 '
C. is happily done for, and as a re
sult of these two there are no more
"18", "19", or "20" year men at the
University. They are now Freshmen.
Juniors, Sophomores, or Seniors, but
mostly Freshmen. This, of course
brings to the minds of some men the
Class banquets and smokers that have
been held in former years, and that
is exactlv what is being planned for
now. After Christmas these gather-
ings, where eats are to De naa in i
delightful abundance, and Carolina '
Spirit runs not tnru tne crowa, wm
start off in dead earnest. The Yack
ety Yack will receive the hearty and
active support of every class, and by
spring class athletics will get into full
swing.
On last Tuesday morning just be
fore it was demobilized Company "C"
presented to its commanders, Lt. R.
M. Bartin and Lt. P. T. Allison, as
tokens of its esteem and regard for
them, handsome gold watches.
William Bcbbitt, '20, has been ap
pointed to the Board of Associate Ed
itors. His name was omitted in the
list of successful contestants in the
last issues as his return to the Hill to
reume his course was not known at
that time.
reelings, Carolina men, everywhere, upon this Christmas, thrice bPPY be
cause (Bob )xs granted, us through vlctory.Tlberty. 2Uma Mlater greets
you wlt tb message: merry Christmas and a bPPr year."
3n te past she has offered you, br sacrifice, to win tbe greatest
prUe of free peoples, liberty, now triumphant, and to be Kept Inviolate for
ever. "Vlthough br bttft bled, she sent you gladly, for nothing elsemat
tered then, lifer doors were thrown wide to new sons, and b walls
FALL POST DANCES
HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL
YOUNG LADIES PRESENT FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE
STATE
MUSIC OF FIRST-CLASS QUALITY
Tht big Fall Post Dances of the
Carolina S. A. T. C. were held in
Bynum Gymnasium Friday night,
Dec. 6, and Saturday afternoon and
night, Dec. 7. These dances which
took the place of the regular fall
dances of preceding years, were
among the most artistic ever given
on the Hill. Many young ladies from
Raleigh, Charlotte, Greensboro, Dur
ham, and other cities in the State,
were on the Hill for the series of
dances. Many former Carolina men
who had recently been discharged
from Uncle Sam's armed service were
also in attendance. This was the last
of a group of post dances given by
men of the S. A. T. C. at Carolina be
fore its demobilization.
. The gymnasium was decorated in
a most beautiful manner with over
head evergreens, and cedar around the
dance floor. In accordance with the
patriotic spirit of the day, the flags
of America and her Allies were drap
ed around the walls of the Gym. The
entire scene presented a sight of the
most pleasing attractiveness. No re
freshments were served at any of the
dances.
Weidermeyer's Orchestra, of West
Virginia, furnished music for all three
dances. The high quality of the mu
sic was greatly complimented by' all
those attending the dances.
The following young ladies attend
ed the dances:
Misses Coan, Borden, Marshall,
Hunter, Hyman, Lefferts, Mary and
Ellen Shepherd, Abbott, Gertrude and
Lillian Merriman, Seward, Grimsley,
Price, Spann, Leach, Cobb, Holt,
White, Corinne and Rogers Gibbon,
Wilkinson, Parsley, Holding, Lums
den, Denny, Witherspoon, Erwin,
Thomas, Crews, Tucker, Brandt, Gun
ter, Stainback, Shaw, Moore, Perkin
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Batallion Addressed by
Governor T. W. Bickett
The members of the S. A. T. C.
and the non-S. A. T. C. were very
fortunate Saturday evening in having
an address by Governor Bickett fol
lowing a review of the soldier boys by
the chief executive, which was wit
nessed by many townspeople and vis
itors, including a number of former
students just mustered. out of service.
The governor was intensely inter
esting in his vivid descriptions of the
life and experiences enjoyed during
his soldiery hikes on the beach when
a young man. He was filled with en
thusiasm over the excellent showing
made by the student soldiers, and was
keenly sympathetic with the boys, whc
in spite of the rejoicing of peace
have experienced a keen sense of dis
appointment. "But you are worthy
of as much praise and as much honor
as the men who actually fought on
the field," declared Carolina's chief
executive.
The governor characterized a state- J
ment recently made by Llo yd George
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ORGANIZATIONS OF
COLLEGE DEFINED
With the disbanding of the S. A
T. C. and the return of the University
to a college basis it is but natural that
the numerous activities and organiza
tions should again occupy their promi
nent place in college life. These or
ganizations include those of a literary
and social nature and have always
been intimately connected with the
life of the University, helping to
shape as well as give expression to
the true Carolina spirit.
First come the publications, as they
are the mouthpiece of the life of the
University. These are: The Tar
Heel a weekly publication, the of
ficial organ of the Athletic Associa
tion.
The University Magazine is pub
lished six times a year by a board of
editors elected from the two societies,
and furnishes an outlet for the liter
ary ability of all the students.
The Yackety-Yack is the college an
nual issued by the two Literary So
cieties and the Fraternities, and
serves to sum up the numerous ac
tivities of the entire year.
Next come the Literary Fraterni
ties and Societies. First and fore
most are the Dialectic and Philan
thropic. These organizations are as
old as the University, having been
organized in 1793. They give expres
sion to the oratorical ability of the
students, and teach the fundamen
tals of Parliamentary law. By im
memorial custom students from the
; eastern half of the state join the
Phi, and those from the west the Di.
The Literary Fraternities are prac
tically new organizations on the
"Hill", some of them being local, but
they play a large part in expressing
the best literary ability in the stu
dent body.
In 1904 the local Scholarship So
ciety was admitted into the National
Phi Beta Kappa. Members are those
who during their first three years
have attained a grade of ninety-two
and a half.
The Odd Number of Sigma Upsilon
is an association of students who have
shown distinguished interest in litera
ture with the purpose to stimulate
the art of writing among the college
students.
Tau Kappa Alpha is a national de
bating fraternity, and is composed of
students who have taken part in an
intercollegiate debate.
Amphoterthen is an organization
composed of representative Juniors
and Seniors, who study problems of
citizenship and the practice of ex
tempore speaking.
Omega Delta is a society for the
promotion and stimulation of the aes
thetic a nd intellectual side of college
life.
Epsilon Phi Delta is an organiza
tion devoted to the study of Japanese
American relations, and has as its
aim the increase of understanding and
friendship between the United States
and Japan.
Fraternities
There are fifteen fraternities at the
University of a social and profession
al nature. These play quite a large
part in the life of the college, es
pecially the social side. These are:
Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Delta Kappa
Epsilon, Pi Kappa Phi, Sigma Nu,
Pi Kappa Alpha, Beta Theta Pi, Phi
Delta Theta, Kappa Sigma, Zeta Psi,
Kappa Alpha, Alpha Tau Omega,
Sigma Chi, Phi Chi (Medical), Kappa
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STUDENT SOLDIERS ARE
FORMALLY MUSTERED
OUT OFWAR SERVICE
DEMOBILIZATION EFFECTED ON
DEC. 9 AND 10, AFTER
SLIGHT DELAY
THE S. A. T. C. WAS SHORT-LIVED
Organization Existed Little More
Than TWO Months; Men to
Keep Uniforms
The S. A. T. C. has been demobil
ized, and, as a result, we now return
to those good old days of true col
lege freedom.
Following physical examinations,
and after some delay due to failure
of the discharge papers to arrive,
companies A and B were formally
mustered out on Monday, December
9, while the members of companies
C and D received their precious pa
pers on the day following.
It was something over two months
ago, that the hundreds of Carolina
students became members of the ac
tive army by induction into the S.
A. T. C. At the time a peculiar en
thusiasm thrilled every man, and a
sincere desire to get into the S. A. T.
C. was expressed by all who were
unable to become members.. This en
thusiasm, augmented by a desire to
become appointed to an O. T. C, con
tinued until the signing of the arm
istice; but after that, event, army
enthusiasm gave way to a form of
army pessimism, every one being as
anxious to get out of the army as
he was to get in. All hopes of get
ting to France were shattered, and
in their place came wild rumors of the
S. A. T. C. continuing until June,
but fortunately these rumors, like
many others, were false.
Many seem to value their discharge
papers second o nly to life itself, and
have expressed a desire to have them
framed and hung in a conspicuous
place. Each discharge certificate
bears, in addition to a statement of
honorable discharge from the army,
a brief service record of the man, a
report of his physical examination
on, and a statement relative to his
character and conduct while in ser
vice. Each man was paid up to and
including the day of his dismissal,
notice of the discharge of each man
was sent to the Bureau of War Risk
Insurance, and pay cards for each
man were completed and sent to the
Adjutant General at Washington.
Each man is allowed to keep one uni
form and one overcoat for four months
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PHI SOCIETY SHOWS
VIGOROUS ACTIVITY
When the University opened last
October the question as to what
course was best for the Phi and Di
Society to adopt in respect to con
tinuing their work arose for settle
ment by the members of the societies
who were on the Hill at that time. In
the face of the fact that the academic
year would be necessarily unsettled on
account of the S. A, T. C. and that
all of the organizations must be sus
pended for the duration of the S. A.
T. C. and its after effects or put them
selves upon a war basis and operate
fully upon such a basis during the
period of the S. A. T. C, these or
ganizations were facing a crisis which
meant life or temporary suspension
and probably death. The Phi Society,
in a meeting held early in October,
decided to adopt the latter course,
that is to run on a war basis, as its
policy, and with this plan in view it
immedately set about to commence
fall work. Considering the conditions
existing in the school life this year the
work of the society has been above the
average. Notwithstanding the fact
that only a handful of old men were
back for. the fall work they took hold
of the society work and have carried
it forward to a successful conclusion.
Between thirty-five and forty men
have been initiated and these men
give every promise o furnishing good
material for future debates and the
pep necessary to carry the society
thru any crisis that may arise where
their aid will be needed.
Dr. D. D. Carroll has been inti-
ated as an honorary member. At
the beginning of the term when
the question as to whether the S. A.
T. C. men should be excused from at
tending society was raised it was de
cided that these men should not be ex
cused but in order to allow them as
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