BUY TUBERCULOSIS
CHRISTMAS SEALS
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EXAMS BEGIN
FRIDAY
Volume XXXI.
Chapel Hill, N. C, Tuesday, December 12, 1922
Number 21
FOR CHAIN
OF m 1 DEBATES
ARE WflHi..;.f CONTESTED
Twelve Men Go Out for Places
Young, Hampton and Brown
Chosen Hunt Alternate.
YEAR'S PROSPECTS GOOD
The preliminary to decide Carolina's
representatives in the Southern chain
of intercollegiate debates was held Fri
day night at 7:30 in the Di hall. Vic
tor V. Young, Geo. C. Hampton, Jr.,
and J. Mac. Brown, with E. C. Hunt
as alternate, were selected to represent
Carolina.
The University debate program for
this year has already definitely sched
uled debates with South Carolina, at
Columbia, January 11; Oglethorpe' on
the 12th, at Atlanta; and Alabama on
the 13th, at Tuscaloosa. The subject
for the debates is: "Besolved, That
the allied nations should release each
other from all indebtedness incurred
for the purpose of carrying on the
World War." In all three debates,
Carolina will take the negative.
This is the first of a very much en
larged program of dobates and orator
ical contests to come under the new
program of the debate council, and
is by far the biggest thing that the
University has contemplated in recent
years in debating. Beginning with the
winter quarter, the expenses of the de
bates engineered by the council will
be paid by the fee of 50 cents a year
per student, that the student body re
cently voted upon itself. Under this
new system, the debate council is al
ready planning a much wider program
for University debaters and orators.
For the past few years, the debaters
have been hampered by a lack of
funds.
Already now, a new and more in
tensive interest is being shown in
things oratorical at U. N. C. There
were an extraordinarily large number
, o, men. out for the jjebatg Friday night, j
. and Dean V. ' D. Carroll, one of the
judges, remarked that the preliminaries
were the best that he had ever heard.
Tho men out for the debate were Vic
tor V. Young, D. G. Downing, H. L.
Kiser, M. Bishop, George Epstein, J. Y.
Kerr, Tommy Turner, Forrest Hamrick,
J. Mac Brown, E. C. Hunt, Geo. W.
McCoy, and G. C. Hampton, Jr. The
debates were judged by Dean D. D.
Carroll, Prof. Geo. McKie, and Prof.
C. N. Murchison. Because of the very
large number of men out for the de
bate, and the great amount of time con
sumed in speeches, it was unanimously
suggested by the judges that in the
future all preliminary speeches should
be limited to ten minutes; and the
debate council will probably adopt this
suggestion.
Each of the winners, besides deliver
ing an excellent discussion of the topic,
has behind him a record of real leader
ship at Carolina. Victor V. Young,
senior, of Durham, is at present speak
er of the Phi Assembly, one of last
year's debaters, winner of the Mary D.
Wright medal, and the Junior oratori
cal contest. George C. Hampton has
already won for himself a worthy rec
ord as an inter-society debater. Ho
hails from Chapel Hill, and is at pres
ent a very active member of the Phi
society. J. Mac. Brown, of Wilkes
(Continued on pago four.)
CHRISTMAS SEALS FOR ,
TUBERCULOSIS FIGHT GO
T
Sales Will Be Engineered by the
Health Department of the
Community Club.
ELABORATE PLANS MADE
IS MARY 0.
WRIGHT DEBATERS' MEDAL
L. T. Bledsoe Gets Two to One Decision
of Judges, While Di Wins by
Same Margin.
The Tuberculosis Christmas Seal sale
here will begin tomorrow under the
auspices of the health department of
the Community Club, of which Mrs,
Joseph Hyde Pratt is chairman. An in
tensive campaign will be staged in the
homes and business houses of the town,
and in the offices and student centers
on the campus. Even the colored movie
theater in Carrboro will be used to
reach the negro population in the Chap
el Hill suburbs. The focus of the en
tire enterprise will be at the post-office.
Originating in the sixties as a method
of raising money for the soldiers
wounded in the war between the states,
the scheme of penny "stickers" for
letters netted more than a million dol
lars. In those days the seal was called
a "charity shop," and was sold by
kindly ladies in miniature post-offices
in conection with charity fairs and ba
zaars. Thereafter the idea fell into
disuse, to be revived in much of its
present form in Portugal in 1892 and
spreading thence through the Scandi
navian countries to other countries of
Europe and to the United States.
In the last 15 years more than $20,
000,000 have been raised by the Amer
ican Bed Cross through the agency of
national tuberculosis associations for
war against white plague. From $135,
000 realized in the first national sale in
1908, the annual receipt has grown to
approximately $5,000,000 in 1921.
Three-fourths of the total receipts
from the local sales stay in Chapel Hill
to be expended under direction of the
health department of the Community
Club. The women in charge propose to
use this money toward employing a pub
lie health nurse for Orange county.
Under the Sheppard-Towner Act the
federal government gives $1250 to each
county that will raise an additional
$1250, the whole $2500 going for the
employment and expenses of a public
health nurse. Chapel Hill's share of
the $1250 for Orange county is $500.
The activities for the Sheppard
Towner county health nurse in Chapel
Hill ..will be mainly for the treatment
and prevention of the dreaded disease
among children.
For the first time since the estab
lishment of the Mary D. Wright Me
morial debate its honors are conferred
upon a member of the freshman class,
L. T. Bledsoe, of the Di society. ' The
fourth annual debate of the series,
which was held in Gerrard Hall Satur
day night, was a hotly contested affair.
Bledsoe, on the negative of the ques
tion, "Besolved That the Bailroad La
bor Board, be given the power to en
froce its decisions," won only after
overcoming, with the aid of his col
league, H. D. Duls, a strong opposition
by J. M. Saunders, of the Phi Assembly.
The decision of the judges was two to
one, one vote being received by Saun
ders, who was aided by W. D, White.
The whole argument of the affirma
tive consisted in attacking the present
state of railroad conditions, and offer
ing as a solution the right of the board
to enforce its decisions. White explain
ed conditions as they are, strongly op
posing the strike privilege enjoyed by
laborers. He attempted to show that
the strike is a menace to the public,
and that the labor board, as represen
tative of the public, should be allowed
to prevent it.
The negative admitted the need of a
change, but opposed the plan in ques
tion on the grounds that it -would be
illegal, wrong in principle and imprac
ticable, and would result in conflict be
tween the labor board and the inter
state commerce commission. Bledsoe
complained that such a plan would be
eompulsory arbitration, prohibited by
the Constitution, and that the decis
ions of the board could not be enforced
because of the magnitude of the body
of railway laborers.
By wining this debate, the Di has
evened the series of inter-society con
tests in this debate. The score is now
tjed, Di having won two ?Td Phi fco,
Di won the first of the Mary D. Wright
contests, while Phi won the next two.
The winners of the medal in the past
have been as follows: 1919, T. C. Tay
lor; 1920, C. L. Moore; 1921, V. V.
Young; 1922, L. T. Bledsoe.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE
SETTLED ON SATURDAY
Enthusiasm Runs High Both
Teams Have Fine Records
For Season.
LARGE CROWD EXPECTED
BILL BLOUNT ELECTED TO
PILOT TEAM NEXT YEAR
PALM BRANCH REPLACES
RED FLAG FOR MAGAZINE
Southern Arts Number Excites Favor
Able Comment Literary Ailments of
the South Are Fully Discussed.
(By M. BEED KIT CHIN)
The December issue of the Magazine,
just out, rings the death knell of "Hor
neri8m," once so generally associated
with the Magazine and its policies. No
longer does the red flag fly aloft from
the Magazine's head and staff, but
rather the stately palm branch rustles
to the soft breeze of literary endeavor.
Sensible, progressive editorials and con
structive, interesting contents label the
December number of the "best yet."
The "Southern Arts Number" fully
indicates its content, and in it the care
ful "reader may -find valuable sugges
tions and information on the present
and hoped-for future of the South in
the literary world. Let us hope for
more of such issues. The idea of in
tensification rather than extensiflcation
in the Magazine's policy should strike
a responsive chord in its. readers.
(Continued on page three)
Kerr Is Speaker Of
The Phi Assembly
The special meeting of the Phi As
sembly on last Saturday night was
mainly taken up by the election of
officers; the assembly dispensing with
its regular procedure in order to at
tend the Mary D. Wright debate. The
political machines "chugged" along
apparently without a visible miss-fire,
and with the exception of a few per
sons the results were pleasing to all
present. The following men were elect
ed to fill the society's offices:
Speaker, J. Y. Kerr; speaker pro tem,
D. G. Downing; sergeant-at-arms, Wm.
Faucette, reading clerk, J. M. Saun
ders, Jr.; assistant treasurer, J. H. Price
reporting clerk, Ludlow Sogers. Ways
and Means Committee A. F. Essie,
Charles E. Spencer and J. A. Bradley.
Chairman of Appelate Committee V.
V. Young.
After the election, which was the
chief purpose of the special meeting,
the secretary made his final report,
which was approved by the assembly;
after which the assembly closed its
portals until the winter quarter.
TO GIVE CREDIT FOR
ELEMENTARY GREEK
On account of the scarcity of Greek
pupils, the faculty of the College of
Liberal Arts has voted to have Greek 1
and 2 count as a credit for graduation
as well as Greek 3 and 4.
Although this plan has not yet been
adopted by the University it probably
will be and will no doubt create more
interest in the study of Greek.
Veteran Center Rewarded for Brilliant
Work on Gridiron Charlie Nor
fleet Chosen for Manager.
After the Virginia game at Chariot
tesville Thanksgiving Day, the football
team met to elect the 1923 captain and
manager. "Bill" Blount, varsity cen
ter in 1916, 1921, and 1922, was chos
en to lead the Tar Heels next year, and
Charlie Norfleet was named manager.
Under the new system of electing man
agers by the team and coaches, there
will bo only one assistant manager who
automaticaly becomes manager the fol
lowing year. "Jimmy" Poole, of
Greensboro, was selected to assist Nor
fleet and will be manager in 1924.
The election of Blount did not sur
prise those acquainted with circum
stances in football circles at Carolina.
Ho is the logical choice to pilot the
team next season, being an unusually
cool and steady player and possessing
natural ability as a leader. His field
goal against Virginia was the deciding
factor in Carolina's notable victory
over her old rival and gave the star
center a warmer place in the hearts of
fans and players alike.
ELISHA MITCHELL SCIENTIFIC
SOCIETY TO MEET TO-NIGHT
J. P. Trotter left last Thursday eve
ning for Nashville, Tenn., to represent
the Vance Inn chapter of the Phi Delta
Phi at the annual Phi Delta Phi convention.
The Carolina Magazine exists as a
means for the development and grati
fication of the literary tastes of Caro
lina students. Why not let it help you?
The Elisha Mitchell Scientific Soci
ety announces an interesting and in
structive program for tonight at 7:30
in Phillips Hall.
Prof. T. F. Hickerson will speak on
"New Applications of Transition Spir
als." Judging from the title this
should be of especial interest to engi
neers. For those who are not thus included,
Prof. F. H. Allport will give an illus
trated lecture on "Facial Expressions
and How We Beact to Them."
O. M. Abernathy loft last Tuesday
evening for Now York to represent the
Thomas Buffin chaptor of the Phi Alpha
Delta at the Phi Alpha Delta annual
convention.
The stage is set in Chapel Hill for
the ninth annual state championship
game in high school football, when New
Bern high school, eastern champions,
and ABheville high school, western
champions, meet on Emerson field Sat
urday afternoon of this week at 2:30
o'clock. Great interest has been arous
ed locally and in all sections of the
state in the annual high school classic,
and all indications point, it is said, to
a record-breaking attendance, with
many visitors present to cheer their fa
vorites in the race for state laurels.
The New Bern high school eliminat
ed from the competition in the east
ern championship series Washington,
Wilmnigton, Bocky Mount, and Sanford
high schools. In the western champion
ship series, the Asheville high school
eliminated Salisbury, Charlotte, and
Monroe high schools. Thirty-two high
schools entered the race this year for
state honors. The contest has been
hard fought and, according to the view
held by members of the central com
mittee here, has been characterized
throughout by a high degree of sports
manship on the part of the schools con
cerned. High school football in North Caro
lina has assumed vast proportious over
the status ten years ago, when the an
nual high school contests were inau
gurated by the University committee
on high school athletics. The develop
ment of high school football is every
where regarded as quite a decisive fac
tor in the present excellent rating of
teams representing the higher institu
tions of North Carolina. Many star
players on the various college teams of
the state have "come up through the
mill" of the high school football con
tests. The Baleigh high school won the first j
annual contest in 1913, defeating the
Wilmington and Washington high
schools in a triangular elimination ser
ies. No western high school entered
the competition iu 1913. In 1914, the
Baleigh high school won state honors
for the second time, defeating the Ashe
ville high school in the final game.
Again in 1915, the Baleigh high school
took state honors, but only after a des
perate struggle with Charlotte high
school, which was that year just be
ginning football. So close was the final
competition in 1915 that the two teams
played to a tio on Saturday and play
ed the tie off on Monday.
The Charlotte high school won the
state title in 1916 and again in 1917,
both teams defeating the Chapel Hill
high school, eastern champions. In
1919 and 1920, Chapel Hill high school
won state honors, winning in 1919 over
Greensboro highs, western champions,
and in 1920 over Monroe highs, west
ern champions. In 1921, the Fayette-
ville high school won the state cham
(Continued from page three)
BASKET BALL TEAM IN GOOD
TRIM FOR OPENING GAME IN
DURHAM WITH FAST T TEAM
DEVEREUX PLAYERS STAGE
SHAKESPEARE-SHAW BOUT
Elizabethan Bard Gets Raw Deal from
Actors and Suffers a Tech
nical K. O.
Di Elects "Pike"
Trotter President
After much "politicking" and eligi
bility wrangling, J. P. (Pike) Trotter
was elected president of the Di Soci
ety for the winter quarter over J. M.
Brown and F. W. Hamrick. Other of
ficers were elected as follows: A. F.
Baper, vice president; H. W. Boone,
secretary; Spencer, Murphy first cen-sor-morum;
K. W. Linker, second cen-sor-morum;
C. B. Colton, first correc
tor; W. T. Rowland, Jr., second correc
tor. "The"dispute over Mr. Trotter's nom
ination arose over the fact that Mr.
Trotter held the office of graveyard
keeper and therefore was ineligible for
any other office. Since Mr. Trotter
was "off the Hill" it was impossible
for him to resign this minor office to
accept the presidency. The hall voted
to relieve Mr. Trotter of the duties of
graveyard keeper and elected P. C.
Frandeberger in his stead. The ruling
was made at tho same time that the
graveyard keeper was eligible for any
other office also. This being done, the
hall proceeded with elections and Mr.
Trotter was elected over Mr. Brown on
the second ballot.
Further business was postponed that
the members might attend the Mary D.
Wright debate.
(By J. E. HAWKINS)
Shaw vs. Shakespeare was the first
foreign bill of the indoor season pre
sented under the auspices of the Caro
lina Playmakers in Memorial Hall Fri
day afternoon and night. Although
possessing far more potential power
and technique, Shakespeare in "Borneo
and Juliet" lacked the necessary vim
and vitality and fell before the pep
and punch of Shaw, in "Arms and the
Man," who won by a technical knock
out in the third round. The decision
met with popular favor.
The presentation was excellently done
by the Clifford Devereux Players, who
consisted principally of Miss Zinita
Graf. The two audiences, which seem
ed smaller in the big hall than was
really the case, were well pleased.
The afternoon performance was pre
sented under the handicap of an hour's
delay in commencing, occasioned by an
attack of apoplexy which was suffered
and, we hope, sustained by the Carr
boro Limited while transporting the
properties for the plays. This necessi
tated the shortening of the play by the
omission of one scene and caused a res
tiveness among the students toward the
end of the play and supper hour which
even the charm of Miss Graf could not
completely dispel. ,
The evening performance was unmar
red, however, and the larger audience,
which would perhaps have filled the
high Bchool Playhouse, was enthusias
tic in its approval. The company was
manifestly better fitted to present this
type of play than Shakespeare, and put ;
across very well indeed the dry humor
of Shaw, although this humor is here
and there dry unto staleness.
The presentations were but another
proof that, .to a student, a play is no
better than it is acted. As for the
plays themselves, there is no compari
son. Shaw once asserted that he had
penned lines as good or better than
those of Shakespeare. It is certain
that very few of these lines found
their way into "Arms and the Man."
It is beginning already to show the
marks of time upon it after a scant
quarter century of existence, while
Shakespeare lives on, as deathless as
ever. Its satire is notnow so biting as
we imagine it was back in the days
when the United States was fighting
Spaniards and mosquitoes in Cuba, Ja
pan was fighting China, Bussia was
fighting Japan, Germany and Britain
were grabbing colonies in tho far cor
ners of the globe afterwards, to be mil
itarized, and the Balkans were raising
merry Hades among themselves; or
even a half dozen years since when the
whole world was embroiled over this
or that. Militarism is in these days
more or less a back number and the
petty hero-worship satirized in the play
is just a bit antique. "Arms and the
Man" is a play for a moment, however
recurrent or otherwise that moment
may be.
But it must be remembered that, how
ever much superior the play of Shape
spcare may be over that of Shaw, there
are Shakespearian actors and there are
not Shakespearian actors. And Memor
ial Hall is not by any means the best
of environment for the proper enuncia
tion of impassioned iambic pentameter.
It tends to become rather a jargon be
hind the first ten rows or so.
(Continued on page four.)
Carmichael, Green and Mahler
Are Sure to Appear in
First Line-up.
CLOSE GAME IS EXPECTED
Sis Perry and Jess Erwin, Former
Tar Heels, to Perform on
"Y" Quint.
Having had a great deal of practice
in the past three weeks, the Carolina
basketball team will be in good condi
tion for tho first game of the season
Saturday night when Captain McDon
ald's quint meets the Durham Y. M.
0. A. five in the "Bull City.' The
line-up for the game has not been de
cided upon but "Cart" Carmichaol,
"Wint" Greon, and Carl Mahler are
sure to start the game. "Sam" Mc
Donald and "Abe" Neiman complete
the first team at present. "Monk"
McDonald will undoubtedly supplant
either his brother at forward or Nei
man, who is holding down a defensive
position later in the season. Tho young
er McDonald's accurate shooting and
fine floor work makes it hard to keep
him off the varsity, while Neiman 's
ability to cover the floor and shoot
from mid-court is keeping him in the
foreground as a strong candidate.
Tho Durham "Y" has one of the
best teams in North Carolina, and last
year defeated the University twice.
Several old Carolina stars are perform
ing on the "Y" team, including "Sis"
Perry and Jess Erwin. The Blue and
White has a team that will rival the
1922 quint which won the Southern
Intercollegiate tournament and will
furnish the Durham outfit strong oppo
sition Saturday night,
Dr. Lawson has ordored that students
be excluded from the gym during bas
ketball practice. This rule is vory un
popular, w'th enthusiasts of-the. game
who maintain that they have the right
to watch tlioir team in action before
the opening of the season. What Dr.
Lawson 's reasons for donying the stu
dents this privilege is not known, but
his action lias mot with decidod dis
favor on the campus. ;
CAROLINA WRESTLERS IN
GRAPPLE WITH TRINITY
Much Interest Aroused in University's
Maiden Effort to Put Out
Wrestling Team.
Community Chorus
Will Give Cantata
The Christmas cantata, "The 8tory
of Bethlehem,," by Protheroe, will be
given by the Chapel Hill Community
Chorus next Sunday at 7:30 p. m. at
tho Presbyterian church. Under the
leadership of Paul John Weaver with
Mrs. A. S. Wheeler at the organ and
the additional help of the choir of the
First Presbyterian church of Durham,
it is expected that the cantata will be
a great success. Besides the chorus
singing there will be solos for soprano,
alto, tenor and bass. Also male quar
tet, women's quartet and concerted
chorus numbers.
Carolina's first wrestling contest will
take place at the Gymnasium tonight
at 8 o'clock. Tho Carolina wrestlers
will grapple with the team from Trin
ity and a large crowd is expected to
attend this contest, which is the Uni
versity's maiden effort in the old Gre
cian sport. This marks Trinity's sec
ond year of intercollegiate wrestling,
yet the Carolina team seems to be con
fident of victory. Both the Trinity
and Carolina teams have been working
hard for over a month in preparation
for tho contest, and a "game" fight
is expected from each of the contesting
teams.
Coach Shapiro has selected the fol
lowing men to represent Carolina in her
first intercollegiate wrestling match:
Poindexter, unlimited; Fowler, 175;
Waters, 155; Matthewson, 145; Vick,
135; Hogan, 125, and Schwartz, 119.
Coach Bailey has chosen tho follow
ing men to represent Trinity: Hard-
away, featherweight; Daniel, bantam
weight; Powell or May, lightweight;
Brown, welterweight; Mitgett, middle
weight; Taylor or Mathewson, light
heavyweight; Bay, heavyweight.
ERNEST THOMPSON WINS
MASK AND WIG PRIZE
The Mask and Wig prize contest has
been decided, the winner being Ernest
Thompson. The scenes of the story
selected by the judges are set in s
Turkish harem, the plot centering1
around the fact that the grand caliph
falls in love with an American girl.
The play is full of clever lines and
comical situations which make it well
suited for a musical comedy.
Dates of tryouts and plans for pro
duction will be announced after the
holidays.
Don't cut out the comedy write it
out. Then send it in to the Boll Weevil
and have the satisfaction of knowing
that the whole campus laughs with you.