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Page Two THE TAR HEEL April 10, 1923 )t tEar eel "The Leading Southern College Semi- Weekly Newspaper." Member of N. 0. Collegiate Press Association record and acquired great honors as representatives of this institution. The Tar Heel congratulates them for their fine performance. Debating at Carolina has been rap idly on the decline during the past sev eral years. The University has not Published twice every week of the col- turned out the consistently winning University of North Carolina, Chapel an " leadership among colleges in tne Hill N. C. Subscription price, $2.00 field of debating has been shaken con local and $3.00 out of town, for the siderably by several reverses and losses college year. Entered at the Post- ... arA Office. Chapel Hill, N. C, as second- WOI w.u- - class matter. explained away, it nas oeen saia that the men out for debates have simply not put out the work that those whose voices once sounded in the halls of the Di and Phi were accustomed to do. But the victories of the University debaters in the recent oratorical events Business and editorial offices rooms 8 and 9, New West Building. Office hours 2 to 3 p. m. daily, except Sat' nrday and Sunday. J. J. Wade Editor Assistant Editors which have attracted nation-wide inter- 0. B. Colton . . w. w. lianKrora ... I j . ,,i is. rr tt.11 r,nortnr Editor " "u w""""" U8Jr -sa U All uat VOCU mo6 1 ii 4.J . J 1- .lln- G. Y. Eagsdale .... Assignment Editor " goou at Carolina is not a lost art, ana mat H. D. Dull E. D. Apple Walker Barnette W. S. Berryhill F. M. Davis, Jr. A. L. Dowd H. R. Fuller J. E. Hawkins BEPOETEBS R. 0. Maultsbjr O. 0. Rowland W. T. Rowland L. T. Rogers J. M. Saunders J. O. Bailey W. M. Saunders J. M. Roberts the institution bids fair to come back strong in an activity somewhat neglect ed recently. Perhaps it is the beginning of a new era when the consistent vic tories of the old days will be with us again. T. P. Cheesborough, Jr., Business Mgr. ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT HIGH SCHOOL WORK B. H. Miller Staff J. H. Lineberger Hundreds of youthful visitors will be in Chapel Hill this week attending the High School activities. High School CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT week has come to be one or the most W. C. Perdue . . . Circulation Manager mr" """" " win T. D. Wells Ass 't Cir. Manager endar and the Extension Division is C. Ii. Jones Ass 't Cir. Manager doing a great work in this field. One of the prime purposes in conduct- Staff R. L. Briggs Q. R. Ivey R. P. Stainback E. N. Anderson 8. B. Teague W. B. Pipkin ing events of this kind is advertising the University and its manifold advan tages to prospective students. While the visitors are here this week it is up to the students to do their share Vol. XXXI. April 10, 1923 No. 45 PLEDGE SYSTEM FLUNKS Ton can purchase any article adver tised in The Tar Heel with perfect safety because evervtbinar it adver tises is guaranteed to be as repre- in this work of giving them a whole- sented. We will make good immedi- hearted welcome and helping entertain tely If the advertiser does not tham ln fashion thev will not soon forget. Courtesy to visitors has long been a tradition among Carolina stu dents, and this should be especially re membered this week. Among those who will be here are It has been proved beyond doubt te mogt Brominent and promising high uia many Carolina men, otnerwise 8tndelltg ta tne state, leaders in raouy honorable and trustworthy, do deraduat4J activlties and scholar 1101 consiaer an "unaerstooa ' or ' lore- ,.., ia r tti. eo - pieoge mnoing. we auuae to theierslty wants to come here. ivcuu easier iesuvraea wnen numDers If tnev liv, tte university and the 01 hiuu men, memoers or the Qer- that students show in enter- man club who supposedly have signed tbem the chance8 are that they the pledge not to take any intoxicants will be here register next fall. Be six hours before each dance, appeared courteous to them, show them around on tne aance noor witn the unmistak- various articles in the Tar Heel by youn men in opposition to this request, and feeling an interest in the future of the University, I fee) sure that the young folks will permit me to submit my views on this subject. Before stating my position respecting this all-important question, I shall state my view with respect to women gener ally. I was unalterably opposed to woiurii suffrage, and was one of the last to submit to the inevitable, not because loved my country less, but because I loved the women more. I am and have always been opposed to co-education but it appears that this question has also been settled and that the women are aud will continue to be admitted to the University. If the ques tion should now be co-education or not, I should say not, but inasmuch as it appears to be settled, I shall not cherish further opposition to it either. In the language of the late Joseph Caldwell in a letter to me several years ago, "There is nothing true but Heaven aud I have concluded to wag along with the crowd." Inasmuch as co-education is a settled Question at the University and women Poindexter 's R. H. fare to Raleigh Stopping Mr. Poindexter at Durham 2-24 23 . . . Extra trip to Raleigh .. 1.50 1.00 7.42 Uniforms for team, 7 at $3.50 Profit for year 24.50 17.03 TOTALS $204.00 $204.00 AUBREY SHACKELL, Manager Wrestling. TENNIS COUETS SCARCE To the Editor of the Tar Heel : The annual spring-time tennis fever has rapidly spread over the campus in the last few weeks and with the return of spring and long afternoons the stu dents are more and more seeking di- version and recreation in that sport. Much bitterness is apparent among the mcquet-weilders over the extreme scar city ami general run-down condition of the courts on the campus. Among the You have had your holiday MEJV AND WE HAVE NOT So help us out by co-operating with us in every way you can. LAUNDRY DEPARTMENT U. N. C. 1 groups of players that gather about the are citizens of the State, they should have courts can be heard many complaints a dormitory and one of the best on the Hill. If the young men can't resist "flapperization," as is indicated by one correspondent, then let them go. I feel sure that I have two boys there whom they will never encompass. Permit me to state in closing that the criticisms of the women's resolutions by the Editor of the Tar Heel might have been in a little better taste. Respectfully, R. B. REDWLNE. the campus, and let them get a true ble odor of whisky on their breaths. conception of the real University and There was not a great deal of drink lng during the dances, and on the floor we did not see a single person drunk or behaving unbecoming to a gentleman and a Carolina man. The dances were very beautiful and successfuLessential ly clean and decent. . Tet the fact re mains that there was drinking we do not say the dances, under the pledge system, by men whom the Tar Heel would other wise trust in any venture. We frankly admit that we think considerably less of those who we know to have broken the pledge, but we still believe them to be, at heart, honest men. The prevalence of this wholesale breaking of the "forced" pledge, sur prising as it was, proves that the drink ing pledge is a failure and an unsuc cessful dead head, and may as well be cast in the gymnasium swimming pool for all the good that it does. The Tar Heel was all for the drinking pledge before the current set of dances we also favored prohibition once but our ideas on the subject have been com pletely reversed. It has been tried and there is a loose cog somewhere for it failed miserably, and in failing it has cast a shadow and black mark on our esteemed and respected honor system. The biggest institution in Carolina life the great things it has to offer. liSlSlClllSSB COMMUNICATIONS drunkenness" and this at NOTE. This column is for the free exchange ui vyiuivu Muvug uiu miina. um it u yon have anybody to kick or anything to S raise. All articles must ba accompanied y the name of the author; no anonymous communications will be published. To de Editor of de Tar Hell : Pere .Take : This iss to rite an exk you iss you saying yo prayers an givin thanks 10 somfin havin riz on de campuss? Does you say, Thank beven for the co-eds Ef you dont it iss de same like not sayin much oblige when you gets a 6, whin you orta bav got a 7. Jest think uf de space what you has had to rite soin fin in what you woodnt uf had ef et halnt Iwn fur clem eo-eds. Xow you wuz to axk me what I thinks uf it i'd tel you dat i thinks dat dey orta bild a dormistory fur de co eds what iss good lookers. Xow dis iss what I says, Put ami a beauglity con test in de state an dem girlls what wins out let em com 011 an be welcom, only dey got to promis feint dat dey tak 1 -ed has Buffered either through the appear-i (lat n,"'m 1,oy muiie de co part is lef olt ) to pick ever uignt, an u 11 give a dniiHv too times a weak, an ef a -ed gets brok dat dey'll leu him som money til lie gets dat dollow from ham, and dat dey wont wamp none of de profs what has wifes and babies an lifs down in Baby hollar, cause we dont wan no Hcandle like dey has out in Holywould, which iss a way out in cal. which dey says iss de bes state but I bet it aint no bottom N. carlina cause dey aint got none of Cam Morrisons oyesters what de norther folks com down hear an stole frum us cans dey wantted to sel em to dem uropeana what comes over hear an writes about what we iss an aint an mak a big profitt off uf dem what iss lik dey do in de book exchang where you t'els changed frum a rich man to a pour man like dey do wot by oill stok, but I got ter go ete diner an you haf to ex kuse me ef 1 stops hear. So long Years truly, STETSON n. whittlewit. ance of something that has no place here or through the shortcomings of Carolina men who constitute this insti tution. The drinking pledge at dances should be abandoned and forgotten as a little bad dream that the dancing men of Carolina suffered. Its object, the elim ination of drinking or drunkenness at the dances, must be attained in some other manner. Some may argue that this is a step backward, but the Tar Heel fails to see it that way. There is certainly no progress in the employment of a system that does not work and apparently has the effect of causing honest people to think less seriously of their word of honor. Drinking will have to be eliminated by the dance managers or others assigned the task by simply seeing that it does not occur and re moving from the floor those who are guilty of unbecoming behavior. That Is the only way it can be done. BETTER DEBATING TEAMS University people should feel very proud of the Carolina debaters who have recently made such a splendid l'Mitiu- of the Tar Heel: Having recently read a resolution adopted by the young women of the University asking for the erection of a women's dormitory, and also having read To the Editor of the Tar Heel: .A rumor has reached me that certain partis on the campus wish to know what has become of the money paid as admission to the wrestling meets held recently between Carolina and their opponents. If you will allow me space enough to publish the financial state ment for the season, which is found below, perhaps it will straighten out some of the parties in doubt. Although not a money maker, the season was a success, the team having paid for every item used, even to en tertaining the visiting teams, and buy ing everything used during the season, not having any outside financial help. As a sport, wrestling has been very well received in the University although the crowds were poor at times. They were sufficient to see the team through financially, and the spirit of the student body attending was incentivo enough" to the wrestlers to enable them to win three out of their four matches, piling up 87 points as against 37 for their opponents. ' As will be seen below, the season doses with a profit of $17.03 and a suc cessful season as to meets with other colleges, having won from State Col lege 26 to 5, Guilford 35 to 0, David son 18 to 9, and losing only to Trinity, 23 to 8. With such a record and a season the sport is certainly worthy of being tak Bn over by the Athletic Association next year. The financial statement for the sea son 1922-23 follows: Rets. Disburs. Trials, Dec. 10, admis sion 10c $ 12.25 Trinity College, admis sions 25c 66.00 Guarantee ... $ 25.00 Guilford College, admis sions 25c 30.75 Expenses 40.25 Guarantee . .$25.00 Referee 10.00 Meals 1.75 Printing . . . 3.50 about the unjustness and unfairness of the authorities in neglecting to provide ample facilities for this branch of athe letics which is in reality the only one that any where near approaches the state of being a mass sport. There are now available to the student body only three courts, the varsity keep ing one of the six courts occupied aud the remaining two are neither equipped with nets nor in shape to be played upon, In no case are the courts marked off or any care given them. Many students complain that the uni versity sinks enormous amounts of money into training a privileged few while it utterly fails to make any provision for the major part of the students who are de prived of all chance to participate in the only athletics available to the general run of students. Before the construction of the new buildings the campus was fairly well sup plied with courts, but these had to be destroyed to make way for more build ings and thus far no new courts have been provided and there seems to be no plan for building any in the near future. At present the student must content himself with either taking a chance at getting a court to play on or else exert himself by doing the "daily dozen" or walking thru the arboretum and dreaming of a happy day far in the future when things will be as they ought to be. . , I.ANXIBAJi NKKO. Davidson College, ad missions 25c 46.00 Expenses ........ 59.75 Guarantee Meals . . . Laundry . Printing .$50.00 . 4.25 . 1.50 . 4.00 State College, guaran tee, no entertainment Expenses ........ One car to Raleigh ..$18.00 Lunch ..... 2.00 Supper 6.00 Fruit, etc. . .90 50.00 36.82 TO the Editor of the Tar Heel: I have rend of the controversy in the Tar Heel concerning the affairs and conditions on the campus, and, from the viewpoint of an interested spectator, I would like to offer a little information, which, although it has no direct con nection on the subject in question, may help in improving conditions. In the days before prohibition, the manufacture of alcohol, and I use this term to mean alcoholic drinks of all kinds, and not the pure grain alcohol, was on a scientific scale, controlled and operated by scientists who knew their business. The product was niauufac tured with the utmost care and nothing but first class stuff was allowed to be made. ;, The process of manufacture, in brief, was as follows: Barley grains were spread to a thickness of about four inches 011 a clean, dry, cement floor in a dark room. They wero moistened and allowed to sprout. This process was very important, and when the sprouts were of certain length, the growth was Stopped by heating the grain. In the process of this slight growth, tho in soluble proteins in the barley grain were made soluble. The grain was then called malt. When this product was fermented, certain other precautions followed, and alcol'ol of good quality resulted. I cannot stress too emphatically the importance of the preparation of the malt. The last bit of dirt or foreign matter which got into this product through careless handling or unsani tary methods changed materially the character of the product when the malt was fermented. In fact, unless the ut most care was taken in the preparation of this product the malt could not be used. In those days the alcoholic drinks were safe. They were manufactured 11 1 fcsa txkh MSI ii II. hi i, t r r I.:.-"': "V.1r 'J.'T'! I -ii" 'Til X i 5 O. E. CO. In Terms of the Colossal" Ctntral Maters BuJUiag Dttreit, Michigan ALBERT F. KAHN. Architect Drawn by Hugh Fcrriu O T IS THE co-ordination of commercial strength, arch nectural vision and engineering skill which created this titanic quadruple office building repre sents the motive and creative force which has turned the eyes of the world toward this type of American architecture. This, the largest office building in the world, pos sesses fundamentally magnificent largeness in its conception, and a clean-cut directness in its execu tion which place it among the most significant ot American buildings. With such existing structural achievements no arch itectural future is impossible, no project too vast ot too complex to come readily to our imagination. Certainly modern invention modern engineering skill and organization, will prove more than equal to the demands of the architecture of the future. E L E V A T O R C O M PA NY Off.ccs in all Principal Cities of the World by scientists who knew their business. How is it today f Fiist, the manu facture of the product is taken from the hands of competent men and placed in the hands of ignorant amateurs. These people know little or nothing about the needs of its manufacture, and sanitation is unthought of. It makes no difference to them whether the malt is clean or not. They probably never heard of sterilization. Any method will do for the sprouting of the malt; any vessel will do for the fermentation of the product; and any alcohol will do which is the result of these methods. What is the outcome of these condi tions? Here's what happens: In the days before prohibition the fermenta tion was accurately controlled. An enzyme was present to act upon the su gars of the malt. Bacteria was absent. A unform product resulted. Xow, eve rything and anything is present in tho fermentation. Bacteria abound, and these bacteria work on the soluble pro teins, breaking them down into decom position products which impart into tho product a taste and an odor, before the enzyme begins to work on the sugars. These decomposition products may or may not be poisonous. Certainly they are not desirable because they are ana logous to the decomposition products of spoiled, decayed meat. Practically tho same product would result if the ex tract of spoiled, decayed meat were mixed with a little grain alcohol as the moonshine of today. Distillation will not help matters any as the simple an- unes are volatile and come over with the alcohol. To my mind it is these decomposi-1 tion products which may or may not be poisonous, that are responsible for many deaths, and beyond a doubt they are responsible for so many "passing out" from drinking the stuff. Just lately Middle Western States have pass ed laws making a man guilty of mur der or manslaughter who sells or gives away alcohol which results in a death. It is a precaution against moonshine. I write this , for the information it may contain and because 1 know that moonshine is very plentiful , around Chapel Hill, and because I believe peo ple will take more precaution when they know what they are taking into their systems and its probable effect 011 them. Yours very truly, J. H. MOURANE, '22. CAROLINA SCHOOL OF STENOGRA PHY AND TYPEWRITING Carolina School of Stenography and Typewriting is proving to be quite popu lar with University students. More than thirty students have enrolled since the organization of the school in November. The personnel of the Advisory Hoard is sufficient evidence of the high grade of work done in this school. The Board is composed of K W. Walker, IX D. Carroll, V. W, Morrison and Mrs. M. H. Stacy. The school is conducted in Peabody Building, Koom 3, and is under the per sonal supervision of Mr. Walter Lee Led uuin, president of the Durham Business School, of which this school is a branch. Mrs. Lednum not only supervises but gives personal instruction and students receive her advise and guidance during the course. m Sri m IS friz SERVICE ! Study the Meaning of that All Imp ot t r.t Ji ud (id S(t Ltu We frc 1 tice It 3 S0-C QUALITY CAF SERVICE Si S5 m PATTERSON BROTHERS - - - DRUGGISTS