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Tap Mi? OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA Volume XXVIII. CHAPEL HILL, N. C, JANUARY 30, 1920 Number 14 J': The A. F. WHITE DELIVERS INTERESTING LECTURE ON PEACE CONFERENCE PAYS HIGH TRIBUTE TO THE SERVICES OF PRESIDENT WILSON IS MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT The United States of America Stood For a New Order of Affairs Speaking in Gerrard Hall Monday night on "Side Lights of the Peace Conference," Mr. A. F. White brought to the students and people of Chapel Hill a most realistic picture of the forces that clashed with each other in the work of treaty-making in Paris. Mr. White's lecture was un . der the auspices of the University L'ecture Committee, which has been for sometime on the lookout for a man who really knew the inside work ings of the Paris Conference. The speaker is a Scotchman by birth, has served several years as a member of the Lower House of Parliament, and is at present editor of "New Europe", a magazine of liberalistic tendencies. "There is in the world today," he said, "a general spirit of disallusion ment. Its cause may be found in the : rejection of certain ideals that were taken to the Conference by such men as Wilson, and which represented not only the voice of a liberal America, but the voice of a liberal Europe as well. The cause of the failure of such a program, Mr. White sug gested, may be found in the fact that the champions of the new order took too little pains to prepare for the advent of untried ideas. The ground was unbroken, as a result of which endless bickerings rose up in the dis cussions, and numerous points went fcr,s'Vjsir- ivv - LiSk of forethought in the way of preparation. Four countries, controlled the con ference: France, Italy, America, and Great Britain. Mr. White made it clear that while allied statesmen heartily approved of the idea of se curity as brought forth by M. Clem enceau, yet they objected with en ergy to the methods by which it would be obtained. The Wilsonian doctrine of keeping peoples intact with regard to nationality defeated the French claim for a slice of Ger many that would extend French fron tiers to the Rhine. Broadly realistic in theories, yet the conference knew as did the world, that Clemenceau was representing the old order and Wihon the .new. Wilson won. Italy came asking essentially the same sort of security, and again the separation of unified nationalities of peoples was prevented by the Ameri can and . British delegations. The in teresting fact that Japan passed a "Self-denying ordinance " that pre cluded her from these discussions showed in a striking way the subtle ty of Oriental diplomacy. Japan got what she wanted at the Conference chiefly because the Allied statesmen were unable to help themselves. The idea of a 6 1 voting power of Great (Continued on Page 4) DELTA SIGMA PHI FRATERNITY CHAPTER ESTABLISHED HERE The Alpha Delta Chapter of the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity was in stalled at the University January 21. The installation took place in Durham where a chapter was also in stalled at Trinity College . Members of the Chapter at A. and E. initiated the new men. Following the initiation, a banquet was given in honor of the two new chapters at the Malbou,rne Hotel. Several alumni of State College College were present at this occa sion. .The members of the University Aapter of the Delta Sigma Phi fra ternity which is a national organiza tion are the following: George S. Elliott, Edenton; Rufus M. Johnston, Jr., Gastonia; Sheldon C. Austin, Richfield; Karl E. Thies, Charlotte; Richard F. Elliott, Eden ton; J. Granberry Tucker, Plymouth; and James T. Penney, of Charlotte. Gym Report Discloses Some Interesting. Facts Dr. R. B. Lawson, physical direc tor, in his annual report gives some interesting facts about the physical condition of the men, mostly the new men who have been examined, and, also makes some suggestions for improvements in his department. The authorities sensing the need of more regular and systematic exercise by the student body as a whole created a department of physical education, headed by Dr. Lawson and including Major Boye and Cap tain Browne. This systematic work is required of all freshmen, and should they fail to do this work they must do it at some time in their college career, although it doesn't count towards any degree. Last fall 419 new students were examined. The freshmen were as signed physical training as follows: 166 to Captain Browne, 75 rejected for the military course under Major Boye, and 131 assigned work in the gymnasium. The men assigned to the latter group required special physical work because of poor de velopment of either the chest, lung capacity, arm or leg; the proper exercise i3 given to correct these defects. The men assigned to Captain Browne for outdoor work were those that were better developed. These classes met at 3:45 and 4:45 o'clock three afternoons a week, this work being required also. The gymnasium class meets at 4:40 each afternoon allowing 15 minutes to get from laboratories. The freshman's sched ule is so arranged that this daily exercise does not interfere with his studies, and this is the best year for him to get off this required work, according to the authorities. Boxing classes for beginners are just getting under way; these meet at 4:50 on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons'. Some- Facts About i he Freshman " Class The average age is . 19 years. The average weight is 135 pounds. The average height is 5 feet and six inches. The average chest normal is 34 inches. The average chest expansion is 2 inches. Among the physical defects found were: 2 totally blind; 7 blind in one eye; 4d with detective vision; 1 totally deaf; 11 with defective hear ing; 6 leg amputations, and 3 with arms amputated. ' Recommendations The most urgent need, according to Dr. Lawson's report, is adequate (Continued on page six) "The Blue Ridge Added To College Publications The long-looked for magazine of the English 21 class will make its appearance in a few weeks according to the managers. The magazine has excited quite a good deal of interest both on the campus and throughout the State. The last publication that the class put out was the Peace Treaty, which was worked up last spring. It was written after several months of study and investigation, and created much favorable comment. The class put out '.The Rangefind er" the previous year. This publica tion was based upon the current pe riodicals such as the "New Republic", and others of its type. Coming out while the country was at war, it had a wonderful opportunity . to adopt war material in its makeup. The present magazine, however, will not have this aid, on account of the fact that it will have to adopt the same policy as all the other magazines in the field without the help of the war outlook. The maga zine will be known as . "The Blue Ridge", and it will be similar in the Its policy will be both national and broad outlines to the "American." sectional in scope, and it will endeav or to lay especial emphasis upon the South and the Southeast. It will carry a department of current events, and will contain feature articles about men of achievement of the sec tion, important industries, etc, "The Blue Ridge" will be illustrat ed and will have a most attractive cover in colors depicting a scene rep resentative of the section. GREAT ALUMNI MEETING WILL BE HELD HERE ON FEBRUARY 26TH i EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS OF ASSOCIATIONS IS PURPOSE Presidents and Secretaries of 55 local alumni associations of the University of North Carolina within the state and seven associations . in New York, Boston, Washington, Richmond, Norfolk, Atlanta, and Birmingham have been invited to assemble at Chapel IJill, February 26th for the first ulamni conference the University has ever held during the college year. President R. D. W. Connor, of the Alumni Association, in a letter to the alumni association, has just issued a call for the conference, fol lowing the passing of a resolution by the alumni last commencement favoring a meeting during the period of the active operation of the col lege. .. ' I "The keynote of this meeting," President Conner said in his call, "will be 'Effective Organization of the Local Alumni Associations,' and the discussions will center around prac tical ways and means for increasing the cohesion, the co-operation, and the unselfishness of the local alumni associations." Present also at the conference will be the executive committee of the alumni association, vhich besides President Connor and Secretary T. R. Rankin, is composed of Walter (Continued on page three) , ' ' ' A contest to eiectsix associate edi tors on the Tar Heel Board will start with next weeks issue and last two weeks. This means you have but two issues to show what you can do Get busy. Any. student other than a Freshman is eligible You will find a list of assignments posted Tuesday morning on the Y bulletin board and in the Library. Turn in your stuff to John Kerr, Managing Editor, at No. 6 Pcttigrew, or in the Tar Heel box at the Y or to Thomas Wolfe editor at the Pi Kappa Phi House. Mate rial must be submitted by 12 o'clock Tuesday night Get busy. CAPT. BROWNE IS COMPLIMENTED FOR WAR WORK BY SEC. BAKER Secretary of War, Newton D. Baker, has written a personal letter of commendation and appreciation to Professor Thomas J. Browne, of the University of North Carolina, for his work during the war in physical training and bayonet fighting. Professor Browne, now professor of physical education and director of physical training at the University, was director of physical training at Camp Gordon during most of 1918. Under his direction the work in physical training was combined with the work in the bayonet fighting school and Professor Browne, at that time Captain Browne, was put in charge of the entire work for the camp. ,The system used at Camp Gordon was described by Captain Browne in a War Department bulletin and will be incorporated in the plans for the physical training of the United States army in the future. It is this special work which Secretary Baker has officially commended. ' The letter is as follows: December 22, 1919. My dear Captain Browne: Yesterday I received the complete studies which I had requested last August through the Tfaining Section of the General Staff, concerning physical and bayo net training, with the object of com piling a War Department Manual on those subjects. Dr. Joseph E. Raycroft informs me that your co-operation in this work was particularly valuable to the De partment and I take this opportu nity, therefore, to say to you that your assistance is deeply appreciated. The Education and Recreation Branch of the War Plans Division, General Staff, is working now upon methods (Continued on page three) Government Insurance Is Explained to Men Several days ago Mr. J. F. Deegan, a special representative of the Bureau of War Risk Insurance spoke to the ex-service men of the Uni versity of North Carolina. Among other things he said: "You may reinstate your govern ment insurance within 18 months after discharge by the payment of two premiums on the amount to be reinstated: one for the month of grace and one for the current month." You may convert your insurance at any time withing five years after the declaration of peace into the following forms: (1) Ordinary Life; (2) 20 Payment Life; (3) 30 Pay ment Life; (4) 20 Year Endowment; (5) '30 Year Endowment; (6) Endow ment expiring at Age 62. Mr. Deegan thoroughly explained the advantages and disadvantages of these policies and highly recom mended the first three policies to the ex-service men. He explained that a recent amend ment to the act permitted the pay ment of the proceeds on converted policies in a lump sum or in install ments either limited (above three years) or in continuous install ments. He concluded by' saying, "Your government insurance is a certificate of honor." The time to reinstate is now, while you can. Your government insur ance should be kept. There is no armistice against , death, disease, disability, old age, or poverty. The battle is life long. But your life insurance is a helmet, a mask, a shield, a bulwark, a trench, a dug out, a refuge of safety for your loved ones when you have "gone west," and for you when you are disabled in action. Blanks, rates, information, may be had from the Bureau of War Risk Insurance, Washington, D. C, or from Mr. H. A. Whitfield, Insurance Offi cer of Chapel Hill Post No. 6. Clean-up Movement" Commences Next Monday Plans for the "Clean-up Movement" inaugurated by the Junior Class in conjunction with the -Y. M. C. A., are assuming definite form. The business manager of the University has agreed to place trash cans about over the campus for the reception of papers which hitherto have been thrown anywhere, and Mr. Pickard has agreed to have the University grounds immediately around the va rious dormitories cleaned up at an early date. The Y. M. C. A. will' un dertake to look after the inside of the buildings and see that steps are taken to keep them in a more clean ly and tidy form. A feed will be given at the end of every month for the men of each building who keep the neatest rooms. . The idea being that this movement is not for a week or month only, but . is to last indefi nitely. The originators of the plan of a general clean-up recognize that its success depends primarily upon, the amount of sentiment that ian be cre ated among the students for such a movement. To create such a sen timent Pres. Kerr called a meeting of the Junior Class and asked that every man make himself a commit tee of one to give the movement the publicity it demands. It has been a notorious fact that the general ap pearance of the campus and living rooms of this University were bad. The promiscous throwing of papers or orange peelings over the campus added to its ragged appearance. In the future it is hoped that the con venient placing of trash cans over the grounds will prevent this. If you value your reputation as a good citizen do not throw papers or other trash on the campus. Help to keep clean the place where we must live! II. B. Gaston and E. B. Denny, both members of the law class of 1919, who received licence to prac tice law in August, have located at Gastonia for the. practice of their profession and have formed partner ship under the name of Gaston and Denny. PRESIDENT'S REPORT OUTLINES BROAD POLICY FOR THE UNIVERSITY SALARIES OF THE FACULTY WILL BE SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED UNIVERSITY IN FINE CONDITION Adopt General Policy In Regard to Kenan Professor ships Recognizing the prevailing scale of living cost, the Trustees, of the Uni versity of North Carolina yesterday increased the salaries of the profes sors of the University $350 annually, associate and assistant professors, $250; and instructors ten per cent. In addition, the trustees in session in . the Senate Chamber at eleven o'clock determined upon a general policy for the establishment of factulty homes on "the Hill," approved plans for the development of University property, and heard the report of the commit tee on arrangements for the inaugura tion of President H. W. Chase, Wed nesday, April 28. The report of the committee ap pointed at the June meeting to recom mend a policy governing the use of the Kenan fund was submitted by its members, Dr. H. W. Chase, chairman; Dr. L. R. Wilson, Dr. George Howe, Mr. R. D. W. Connor, Mr. Haywood Parker and Mr. J. K. "Wilson. As adopted the report reads : Kenan Professorships" "The general policy recommended by President Graham and adopted previously by the trustees calls for the creation of Kenan professorships scale, to be awarded as a mark of dis tinction, the professorships to be giv en on an individual, and not on a de partmental or school basis. That is, if a given individual is chosen as, say, Kenan Professor of Greek, it does not follow that on his withdraw al another Kenan Professor of Greek need be appointed. "In the endeavor to make this poli cy somewhat more specific but with the conviction that the whole policy should be left su ciently flexible to adjust itself to future needs as they may arise, the committee makes . the following recommendations: ; "1. That Kenan professorships be awarded on the basis of distinctive service in any legitimate field of University endeavor; this, to be. in terpreted as including teaching ability; productive scholarship in one's general field of learning; ser vice to the University and the State; success in the work of organization and administration; and other achievement of marked value to the University. "2. That the method employed in the ' selection of Kenan Professors shall be the same as that employed in the selection of other members of tha faculty. "3. That the minimum salary of Kenan Professors be maintained as the relative point at which it was first established, that is, at a figure $500 above the maximum salary of a full professor of the automatic sal ary scale, and that, as heretofore, the maximum be not fixed. "4. That a sum of not more than $10,000 of the Kenan fund may be used ' in any one year for the pur pose of establishing Kenan profes sorships for the term of one year, af ffording opportunity for study and . professorships to be relieved from their usual university duties during the year, and the salary of such pro fessors to be that paid the incumbents at the time of their appointment. Appointment to such a temporary Kenan professorship shall not be deemed a promotion in rank or in salary, and the regular salary re leased by the appointment of an in cumbent shall be used, in whole or in part, for the provision of a prop er substitute during his absence. The holder of such a Kenan profes sorship shall be under obligation to remain in the service of the Univer sity for at least two years after the conclusion of his appointment. Only professors, associate and assistant professors shall be eligible to such appointment, and no member of the faculty shall be eligible more fre ( Continued on page five) 5 i Pi ; i f 1 ! i . ! ' ! ( I ;i S i If
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