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December 12, 1922 t Car tyeei "The Leading Southern College Semi- Weekly Newspaper." Member of N. 0. Collegiate Press Association Published twice every week of the col lege year, and is the official organ of the Athletic Association of tho University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. Subscription price, $2.00 local and $3.00 out of town, for the college year. Entered at the Post- Office, Chape Hill, N. C, as second class matter. Business and editorial offices rooms 8 and 9, New West Building. Office hours 2 to 6 p. m. daily, except Sat urday and Sunday. J. J. Wade Editor O. B. Colton ... O. W. Lankford E. H. Hartsell . . G. Y. Eagsdale . Assistant Editors , . Managing Editor Assignment Editor H. D. DuU E. D. Apple Walker Barnette W. S. Berryfaill F. M. Davis, Jr. A. L. Dowd W. J. Faucette H. K. Fuller BEPOETERS J. E. Hawkins E. O. Maultsby O. 0. Rowland W. T. Rowland L. T. Rogers J. M. Saunders J. O. Bailey V. M. Saunders L. J. Brody Business Manager ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT Staff A. Weil T. P. Cheeseborough W. Li. Norton J. H. Lineberger B. H. Miller CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT W. C. Perdue A. E. Shackell , T. D. Wells 0. ti. Jones J. L. Kallam Circulation Manager Ass 't Circulation Mgr. Staff R. li. Briggs B. P. Pearce R. F. Stainback The Business Manager will be at the Tar Heel office, New West Building, very day from 3:30 to 5 . m., except ing Saturdays and Sundays. Ton can purchase any article adver tised in The Tar Heel with perfect safety because everything it adver tises is guaranteed to be as repre sented. We will make good immedi ately if the advertiser does not. VoL XXXI. Dec. 12, 1922 No. 21 A POETRY SOCIETY The Southern Arts number of the Magazine (which, by the way, is a very splendid issue) advocates the forming of a poetry society in North Carolina. In a Symposium compiled by W. J. Cocke, Jr., it seems, pretty generally agreed that this state needs and wants such a society, and we understand that active steps have already been taken in forming this organization. Of all the comments quoted, the Tar Heel believes that the attitude taken by Miss Nell Battle Lewis, of the Ra leigh News and Observer, is the most sensible, and should be the spirit of the organizers: "It seems to me that a Poetry Society in North Carolina would be an excellent thing to try out. No one can tell whether or not it would be successful, because that would depend, of course, on how much talent there is in the state and whether those who possess it would take an interest in the soci ety. Both are unknown quantities at present. But I am highly in fa vor of organizing it, with, however, the understanding that, to begin with, it would be a tentative ven ture, not heralded by too proud a clash of cymbals, since there 'd be tio telling when it might painfully expire. For if, for the sake of rhyme alone, the organization came to be over-run by fulsome eulogies on North Carolina or choked with Pollyanna's vacuous gladsomeness -or maudlin with - simpering senti mentality, I should vote to disband it immediately. However, I believe that there are quite a few people in North Carolina who are serious ly interested in both the produc tion and the appreciation of good poetry, and a society such as you propose should certainly afford them grateful stimulation. " North Carolina unquestionably can produce and has produced men with creatlonal powers in the field of litera ture, and today has men capable of writing very good poetry. Such a soci ety as the one now being organized will do a great deal in encouraging more and better poetry. It is true that there is danger of this organization not "taking" and becoming a dead bead in short order, but the least that We can do is to give it a fair trial. of weight, he has ever kept the center of line immune from any attempted bombardment. Bill Blount has been the moving and guiding spirit of the Carolina eleven this year, along with that great foot ball player, Pritchard, who has the honor of having captained about the finest eleven the institution has turned out. Blount is a fighter, with all the fighter's instincts, but his brilliance lies in his cool headed cleverness and his spirit of never giving up. If any man can inject fighting spirit into football team, it is Bill Blount. Also, he knows football from A to Z, the rules and the tactics of the game, the things that make up the great college sport, The team could not have chosen bet ter. Bill Blount is a born leader, and under his generalship, the Tax Heel has right to feel greatly optimistic for a repetition next year of this season's remarkable successes. 1118 8 8 COMMUNICATIONS 58 IgssiglKiggSlg NOTE. This column is for the free exchange of opinion among our readers. Use it if you have anybody to kick or anything to praise. All articles must be accompanied by the name of the author; no anonymous communications will be pubusaea. To the Editor of the Tar Heel: I wish hereby to express my hearty appreciation of the spirit of co-opera tion which the Woman's Association has shown and is showing us in the ef fort to make the Carolina campus a better and more enjoyable place to live. I wish to state in the beginning that the Y building is for the use of the women students just as much as it is for the use of the boys. By this I mean that the Y. M. C. A. building belongs to the University students and is at their service at all times. Since the "Y" belongs to the students, it is plainly understood that there are no charges whatever made for its use by the students. It would be absurd with in itself to think of charging students for the use of a building that is theirs and primarily for their use. I will further say that the only reason that we, the boys, are in possession of the building, so to speak, is because there are so many more men than there are women students in the University. The girls are always welcome to eome and help the boys share in the use and en joyment of the building that has no place on the campus except for the use of all Carolina students5; lotn ihale and female, at any and all times. " One of our chief aims in getting Miss Willie Ames as office secretary instead of some man is that we felt that her presence in the office would make the girls feel more at ease in coming to the "Y." Again let me say that the Y. M. C, A. and Woman 's Association are co-operat ing and wish to continue this co-opera tion. In behalf of the "Y," I wish to thank the Woman's Association for its past favors and the healthy check which it contributed to the "Y" budget. To show how the girls feel toward the "Y," I enclose a recent letter which I received from the president and secretary of the Woman's Asso ciation. ' C C. POINDEXTEE, President Y. M. C. A. (Enclosure) Dear Mr. Poindexter: At the November meeting of the Woman 's Association it was voted unanimously that we express our appre ciation to the Y. M. C. A. for its splen did help in putting over the Hallow e'en Carnival. The work of the mem bers of the "Y" was invaluable and we want them all to know how very grateful we are. Won't you please ex press our thanks to each and every one of them? The cheek which we enclose as a gift towards the drive fund is a material expression of the co-operation which we wish to exist always between the Y; M. C. A. and the Woman's Associ ation, a co-operation in which the "Y" has already done its part so generously. With best wishes always, JANE TOY, President, . VALLIE UZZELL, Secretary. A SPLENDID CHOICE The campus is elated, and justifiably 80, over the election of Bill Blount to eaptain next year's football team. This versatile center has been a con spicuous player on the Carolina team for three seasons, and as a player, both defensive and offensive, he has distin guished himself in almost every way possible. This year he has been picked as all-state center, and placed on some 'of the South Atlantic all-star selec tions; in practically every selection on the second All-South Atlantic team. His passing is always of the very highest order, and in spite of no great amount To the Editor of the Tar Heel: I read with interest the communica tion of a sophomore to the Tar Heel with regard to the advisability of hav ing first year men wear caps to dis tinguish them. He recommended that if the freshman class should vote to wear caps, a council should be elected to "force" unwilling first year men to abide by the rule, providing that if a first year man should continually re fuse to wear a cap he could be put on probation by this council. Personally, T am in favor of freshmen wearing caps. I think it would be a good thing, and it would save a lot of trouble and delay in getting first year men organized. But there is strong argument both pro and con. I think that if first year men would start wearing them, and thus establish the custom, in-coming men would take it as a matter of course and wear them. However, should they de cide to do this, I am opposed to any kind bf force being used to make un willing students abide by the rule. An attempt to force anyone to wear these caps would run decidedly against the grain of no small number at this Uui versity, and furthermore, at the mo ment this attempt is made, the novel and attractive features of the whole business would disappear. Besides, could a man be put on probation be cause he refuses to conform to a fancy in the matter of his personal dressf I see no more reason why a man could be put on probation because he refuses to wear a red cap, than he could be put on probation because he is a Jew or a Catholic, or any other religion which is not fostered by the majority of the people. I repeat, however, that I think it is a god thing, and I believe that it would be a great help to all concerned should it be put across by the freshman class. L. C, '26. To the Editor of the Tar Heel: This campus is supposed to be one of the most democratic campuses in the whole world. We pay a matricula tion fee each quarter of $12 each; with 1800 students this amounts to the sum of $64,800 each year. This fee is sup posed to cover all the fees for the use of the gvmnasium, the library, the medical attention of the University physician and nurse, and the athletic fee. In return for this fee we are sup posed to get free use of the library, free medical attention, free athletics and free use of the gymnasium. We get free use of the library and free medical attention, but do we get free use of the gym . and free athlet icsf Go down to the gym some Satur day morning and try to get a basket ball to play with. Although some peo ple have been able to secure a ball, the chances are very much against your being able to do so. Journey down to he gym some night to watch the bas ketball practice a sign willgreet you with these mournful words: "ONLY PLAYERS ADMITTED AFTER 7:30." Is this free use of the gym! If so, why? There may be some reason why no one is admitted there after 7:30 p.m. but what is it and why is itt Who owns the gym? Does it belong to the students, does it belong to the Univer sity, or does it belong to Dr. Lawsonf Several men have advanced the theory that it would be a good idea for the University to buy the gym and turn it over to the students, and I think that this would be a good idea. At least the students should be allowed to watch others enjoy the use of it, even if they do not desire to use it themselves. Is wrestling classed as athletics? It is supposed to be. Yet we must pay to see even the tryout for the wres tling team. Why is this? I asked the man who was disconnecting every spec tator who entered the gym last Tues day night from 15c, and he told me that this was necessary because the University did not finance the team. Wrestling is just as true a sport as football, basketball, baseball or track, so why is it not being financed by the University? If it is not able to do bo out of the sum of $64,800 which it re ceives for this purpose, let us vote up on ourselves another blanket fee to finance it. It is only fair that we should do this, because it is our team. It is our team in the same way that the footbal team is our team and it is due the same support. It is only right that we do this. If the whole campus is to receive the credit for its victories or for its defeats, then let the whole campus support it. ' All of us would hate to see the men of these teams pay their own expenses in the wrestling and then share the glory and honor of their victories. Men, that is not the Carolina way of doing anything. If the officials of the University are not going to back this team, let us 'step into the harness" as true Caro linians should, and finance it ourselves, because it is as truly an activity of the University as debating, football, basketball, baseball, tennis or track. This, I think, is the opinion of the majority of the student body. R. L. DULA. '25. STADIUM. SAYS UNIVERSITY CHICAGO STUDENT PUBLICATION An interesting attitude taken by the students and faculty of the University of Chicago, regarding athletic contests, has come to light in a recent editorial in the Daily Marson, official student publication. The editorial declared that the stu dents and faculty of that institution do not want a stadium and that the University need not cater to the pub lic's football taste. - "The University has plenty of mon ey," the editorial asserted, and went on to say: We do not want The University would be collegiate, the public would be amused; and may the two never meet, a stadium." Men students at the University are said to have evidenced some difference of oDinion regarding the editorial, bev eral University of Chicago alumni said that they had been among the chief agitators for a bowl which could aceom n,.f thn hui?e crowds now denied tickets to the big games. The pres ent seating capacity is 35,000, and it was reported that there were 200,000 requests for tickets to the Princeton game lfW1" '" " "ill"-.""-! O. B. CO. "Designing in Masses" Til Fisk BuiUint. Ntw Ytri CUJ CAKK& & HASTINGS Architects THE new architecture transcends detail and expresses . the component solids of the great buildings of today - and tomorrow. 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