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Vol. XXXII.
PLEDGE NIGHT
ENDS SEASON
FOR RUSHING
Under the New System
Pledging Eighty-Seven
Men Were Taken
of
A NUMBER OF SURPRISES
' Out of a freshman class of over
700, only 'J oi tne dimple were
pledged by fraternities Thursday,
Last year there were 96 initiated at
the annual fall initiation. This past
fall there were 92 initiated and a doz
en pledged. There is little doubt that
the new system is favored on the
campus. , examinations ' are near
enough to keep the campus worried
To really study is impossible in such
' hectic times as the fraternity men and
freshmen have just passed through.
Numbers and percentage would lead
one to believe that there are a num
ber of excellent men who will come
in for fraternity notice in the near
future. For the past several days
nervous groups of upper classmen
have packed the dormitories and
campus.
A: feeling of intense relief seems
to be the campus evidence that it is
all over now, or at least the exereme
type of rushing is over until next fall
From the co-ed house there is mostly
silence. Miss Annie Leo Graham of
Durham is a pledge of Chi Omega
Fraternity. A sprinking of red,
'-white, and blue buttons tell the story.
Duking, von counting, and plain old
- freshman, and fraternity booting is
dead for the time being. No more
free Picks, no more free week-end
trips. A last minute report that sec
ond year men were eligible kept .the J
wind" blowing high with lots ofex-
citement until Dr. Tommie J. Wilson
refuted the rumor.
Surprises, bumps, last minute
"stuff," and rumors of dark, and se
cret things that went on, reports, of
;black work done, these can all be
heard.
' The following list is given as near
ly accurate as possible V " " ' '
Delta Kappa Epsilon: Redmond
Dili, New Bern; T. P. Pearsalll, Rocky
Mount; T. T. Holdernes3, Tarrboro;
James Branch,. Petersburg, Va.;
..George Darst, Wilmington; Gordon
' leigh; and Grice McMullen, Elizabeth
: city. ; : .. . . '
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GLEE CLUB WILL
GIVE A CONCERT
First Performance of the Year
Will Be Given Tuesday
:.;;J;,,:Night
The University Glee Club will give
Its first local performance of the
year at 8:15 on Tuesday night Decem
ber, eleventh, in Memorial Hall. The
Glee Club has just returned from a
very successful trip in . the western
part of the State, where it met with
large audiences and great enthusiasm,
vand a Were number of people are
looking forward to the local concert.
The Glee Club ' is undoubtedly in
better shape this fall than it has ever
been before. It consists of thirty
four students who have worked prac
tically every day for two months and
"who have succeeded in blending their
voices in a way that has been impos
sible in the. past. The Club is sing
ing a great deal of very fine music
most of which has been taken from
the library of the Harvard Glee Club,
the standards of which are the high
est of those of any male choral or
ganization in the contry. Those who
attend the concert Tuesday night will
hear a very different type of Glee
Club work from any which has been
produced here in the past.
The Carolina Club Orchestra ap
pears for two numbers on .the pro
gram, and has made a great hit at
every performance this fall. The mu
sical advisers of the organization be
lieve thoroughly in the value of good
.jazz, just as they believe in the val
ue of all good music; and in the Car
olina Club Orchestra .they have found
.an unusually good organization along
.this particular line.
H. D. Weihe plays two violin solos,
.Norman Cordon sings a group of
songs, Mr. Theodore Fitch sings a
group of songs and plays a piano
number and one group is provided by
ya male quartet consisting of Messrs.
.Fulton, Taylor, Siewers .and Cordon.
ATTENTION NOW
ON BASKETBALL
Coach Shepherd Has His Men
Working Out Thrice
Weekly
With Norman Shepherd as head
coach, the basketball team has begun
practice in preparation for the long
schedule facing it. So far the team
has been working out three nights to
the week 'and receiving instruction
from Shepherd.
Only Carl Mahler, guard on last
year's' team, failed to answer the
call. Captain Green, ex-Captain Car
michael, ex-Captain "Monk" Mc-Don-ald,
and McDonald, are ... back from
last year's Varsity. "Monk" has been
kept from recent practices by his class
work and will probably not be seen on
the floor until after Christmas.
From the, 1923 Freshman team
come Jack Cobb and Billy Devin. In
addition to this couple, Bill Dodder
er, star of the 1921 Freshman team
has returned to the Hill and is out for
a berth, giving Shepherd abundant
material with which to work. With
the exception of Tommy Graham all
the subs from last year are back.
Carolina has without a doubt the
chance of her life to set fire to this
neck of the woods during the coming
season. ; Carmichael, Monk McDon
ald and Green are playing their last
year here and the three players are
recognized as being- among the best
in the South, both from the point of
ability and experience. Carmichael
was Captain of the 1922 team that
won the Southern Championship. Al
though eliminated in the Atlantic
tournament, McDonald's 1923 team
won a clear cut title to the South At
lantic crown, after defeating every
rival in the pre-tournament schedule.
Carolina Cafeteria
Feeds Football Men
The Carolina Cafeteria invited all
Carolina Football players who took
part in the Virginia game Thanksgiv
ing, to a banquet Thursday liight.
The banquet was given in the main
cafeteria room, which was turned
over entirely to the good time of the
team.
The coaches were also included with
the team in the proceedings, vhich
started at 8:00 P. M.
Nick had his new radio installed
Thursday to provide music for. his
visitors. The new radio, Nick says,
will not need any operator, nor: be
affected by the telephone exchange,
as was the old one, !
Te menu for the banquet consist
ed ,of ' grape . fruit," hearts ' of celery,
stuffed olives, cream of tomato soup,
turkey a la. king on toast, au gratin
potatoes, , french peas, heart of let
tuce, mayonnaise, ice cream, assorted
cakes, coffee, cigarettes, cigars:.' '
Town Barbers Keep
Up Talk of Hunting
Those who, used to complain.' of the
Chapel Hill Barbers,' because they had
lost the art of gossip, should Visit the
old shop again Thanksgiving spirit,
either liquidly or otherwise, has elec
trified them into the newsiness of the
old time bull shooting rancor. ' , : .
' Thanksgiving is over, they, say,
they have all sobered up and jintend
to stay straight until they have an
other occasion to deal spiritily. The
spirits made on Foisters' exhibition
still wasn't as bad as he painted it on
the placards, in some of their opin
ions, for part of the water was strain
ed. After the game, the barbers went
hunting for game they had shot at
a turkey, but "Mr. Turk" just sailed
right on without stopping. Then they
killed an owl that measured so much
from tip to tip nearly thiry-six in
ches. It was a big one and had eaten
no telling how many rabbits and
chickens.
They were off of dogs. Dogs
weren't good for anything but to eat
up the amount that it took to buy
the old lady a new calico dress. And
anyway there wasn't .much to hunt
for any more.
"But, boy, that old owl shore was
a big one."
Well the old barber shop spirl-. has
come "back, and maybe this time it
has come to stay.
Those in the infirmary this week
are: W. E. Cook, 26, Measles; W. T.
Wells, 87, inf taenia; William Way,
26, measles; L. W Adams, 25. cold;
M. M. Murphy, 0, fold.
Chapel Hill,
DR. SHEPHERD OF
COLUMBIA HITS
DOCTRINE HARD
Learned Historian Tears Down
Popular Conception of Mon-
roe Doctrine
SELF DEFENSE PRINCIPLE
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By the Hay-shaker
Rushing in at the . clang of the
gong with a slashing, scathing attack,
delivering his blows with meticulous
precision and accuracy bred of yeai's
of study and . acquaintance with his
subject, : Dr William . R. ' ' Shepherd
beat the .recently attached import
ance, given the Monroe Doctrine : into
a pulpless, lifeless mass. The bout
began in Gerrard Hall at 8:15 Wed
nesday night and was held in com
memoration of the Anniversary of the
Promulgation of the Monroe Doc
trine. ... , .
PROFESSORS SQUIRM :;
So drasttic was the flayal hatf no
less than three University history
professor squirmed vigorously jn
their seats. Though it is generally
understood that several of the pro
fessors took exception to Pr. Shep
herd's interpretation of the Monroe
Doctrine, only a few desultory con
flicts have ensued, and. in these Sir.
Shepherd is suppposed to have come
off first. ' "'. ,, ; ';'"'"-''(."
Dr. Shepherd, Professor of History
at Columbia University, first l a
Charlestonian, then a South Caro
linian and finally an American, is a
widely recognized authority on his
subject. Well acquainted with all th?
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CAROLINA MEETS
TRINITY ON MAT
Tar Heel Wrestlers Will Meet
Mat-Men in Durham
The University of North Carolina
Grapplers are . to meet Trinity Col
lege wrestlers in Durham tonight. Af
ter a gruelling week of elimination
the following men have been chosen
to represent the University.
Schwartz of Charlotte in 119 pound
class has disposed of King, of Wil
mington and Sherill of Statesville for
the right to compete in this weight..
Morris threw Ranson of Hunters
ville for the 129 pound class: Hagan
of Greensboro is ineligible owing to
failure to pass his work in the spring.
jfl.r.hewson of Raeford has disposed
f vry man in the I W class which
i -.cl'too Williams of Raleigh, Vkk of
-.noke Rapids and Bra-.v-elL
Captain Shirley Wa torn who. hails
from Mooresville had lk'.ic trouble in
coming in the 149 class while Z. T.
Waters, has had to eliriiniite several
men for the right to appear in the
162 pound class. He first eliminated
Justice, then Yarley, and later Logan.
In the 175 pound clasi Burke up
set the dope the other day by throw
ing Poindexter, . last year's captain
for the light heavy.
Poindexter. came back and threw.
F.ostic of Charlotte for" the' right to
represent Carolina as the ' heavy
weight, the same as he did last year.
In looking over the men out for
the squad this year, it is seen that
Mathcwson has lost ten pounds, Wa
ters ten pound, and Poindexter ten
pounds, each coming in a class lower.
f Trinity on the other hand has all 1
of her men back, the mo?t prominent I
of whom are Hathaway, who threw!
the captain of the South Atlantic:
champions at V. M. I. last ? ear in the ;
119 pound class; Daniels, captain, 129;
Mays, 139; Midgette, 162.
To Coach Bill Bailey of Trinity
goes the honor of being the origina
tor of wrestling in this state, while
Coach Shapiro, Dr. R. B. Law3on and
C. T. Woollen have been responsible
for taking it up here.
Trinity returns this match at Car
olina, February 20.
Elisha Mitchell Scientific
Society .program of 268th
meeting, Tuesday, December
11, 7:30 P. M. Phillips Hall.
Dr. H. V. Wilson Amoe
boid Behavior of the Lymph
Cells in Sea-urchins. Dr. W.
De B. MacNider The effect
of changing the Chemical
Constitution of the Blood on
Kidney Functions and Patho
logy. (DJustrated,)
N. C, Dec. 7, 1923
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L Wm PI
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PIERCE MATTHEWS
Star tackle for two years, almost
a unanimous pick for all-state, and
mentioned for all South-Atlantic
who was elected to captain the 1924
football eleven.
MATTHEWS IS
NEXT CAPTAIN
Popular Tackle Elected to Cap
tain the 1924 Football
Eleven
Pierce Y. Matthews of l.shevllle
was elected Captain of the 1924 foot
ball team last Wednesday night. Jim
my Poole of Greensboro succeeds
Charlie Norfleet as Varsity Manager
and "Red'' Bowman, from Georgia,
was elected assistant mnniiwr
George Stephens, Jr., of Asheville
will be the manager of the Freshman
team next year.
Matthews has been through a very
successful season this year and has
been almost unamiously picked as the
outstanding tackle in the state. He
was picked by Billy Gooch as substi
tute on the mythical South Atlantic
eleven. -
The new Captain is one of the few
survivors of the 1922 "Wonder Team."
From that team there have gone
Johnston, McGee, McDonald, Pritch
ard, Poindexter, R. and F. Morris,
Blount and Cochran. Next year with
the expected return of Sparrow and
Merritt and with some promising ma
terial coming up from the Freshman
team there are good prospects of an
other great team.
Negroes Engage In
A Cutting Scrape
The Chapel Hill negroes ended
Thanksgiving Holidays in true "nig
ger style" last Sunday night. They
celebrated with Orange County Corn
and knives introduced a small fra
cas, and drew some negro blood.
A crowd of negroes were hanging
around Rob Merritt's cafe Sunday
night. Two of them started scuff
ling, much to Merritt's, indignation.
He attempted to throw them out and
succeeded in ejecting one. The other
he backed into a corner and was go
ing for him when he suddenly jerked
out a knife, leaned over him and gave
one long stroke.
The doctor took about a dozen
stitches in the back of Merritt's neck.
He said that while it was a very se
rious wound, Merritt would recover.
If, however, the wound had been an
eighth of an inch deeper it would have
caused death.
DuBose Heyward, who wa3 to have
lectured here on Dec. 10, will not come
until Jan. 28, accordii'!? to the an
nouncement of the Lect'ire Commit
tee. This postponement was brought
about because of the fact that Louise
Homer will be in Durhan. on the for
mer date.
The Spanish Club will meet in the
Y next Monday night at 7:30. An in
teresting program has been arranged
and rumora have been going around
that there wi'l be a feod. it is ask
ed that no one fail to come on this
account.
EDDY ISSUES CHALLENGE OF
WORLD SITUATION IN FIRST
TWO OF HIS LECTURE SERIES
GOOD MUSICAL
NEXT SUNDAY
The Christmas Season Will Be
the Main Theme of the
Musical
A program of Christmas music
will be sung in Memorial Hall the
coming Sunday December 9th at four
o'clock P. M. as the third of the cur
rent series of Sunday afternoon re
citals presented by the Music Depart
ment. This' program will be render
ed by a choir of sixteen of the best
singers in Chapel Hill and in the Uni
versity, an organization which has
been working since the opening of
school this fall. This group is called
"The A. Capella Choir" and it is the
plan of its leaders to produce mainly
unaccompanied choral music from
time to time during this and future
school years.
The program Sunday will be a very
interesting one. The first part will
consist of four very old Christmas
carols and one modern arrangement
of four other old carols. These songs
have been carefully chosen and repre
sent the very finest Christmas carols
which are to be found; several of
them date back to the year 1600, and
come from France, Brittany, Austria,
England and Germany. The second
part of the program will consist of
a Christmas cantata called, "When
i the Christ Child came." The poem for
this work was written by Laura Spen
ce? Porter and tells the story of
Christ's birth, not from the usual bib
lical standpoint but from a distinctly
new angle. The story opens in the
Courts of Heaven with the choirs of
angels urging the Child not to go to
earth because of the terrible hard
ships and tragedies which his earthly
life was sure to bring to him. The
part concerned with the coming of
Christ is also treated in an unusual
way, depicting the Christ Child among
the owls and dogs and other poor
frozen animals of the cold earth and
showing the effect of his love and
personality rather than the usual
biblical phase of the story. The mu
sic was written by Joseph W. Clokey,
a young American composer of great
ability who is at present teaching in
Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
The music is distinctly modern in its
tone, and, one of the most attractive
compositions which has been publish
ed within the last few years.
1 These concerts are of course free
to the public and the large attend
ance indicates active appreciation of
them on the part of both the student
body and the community.
HIGH POINT CLUB MEETS
The High Point Club held its bi
monthly feed on Thursday night at
ten o'clock in the club room of the Y.
An elaborate program was gone
through with, consisting of would-be-Songs
by would-be-singers, words, of
so-called wisdom from the so-called
orators, not to mention many other
features of like nature and makeup.
At the close of this hour of nothing,
an extravagant feed was placed .on
the board. Among other things
Chesterfields were served.
With a happy combination of good
coaching and excellent material, Car
olina has the chance of her life to
set fire to this neck of the woods
and even to excel the fame of the
1921 team. However Carolina must
watch lest over-confidence and dis
regard for training rule creep in and
turn a season that now looks so prom
ising into one that will go down as
a dismal faliure.
Only Carl Mahler is missing from
last year's team and rumors are still
afloat that he may return to school
at the beginning of the winter quar
ter. The squad Is reinforced by good
material coming from last year's
freshman team and the return of one
or two prodigal sons.
The small son of Ernest Ray, jit
ney driver, was run down by a car
Sunday afternoon. The car, a Ford
was driven by Lennie Hearne. It ran
over the child's neck, causing painful
injuries, but it was not serioui.
No. 22
The United States Must Eventu
ally Join the League, De
clared Eddy
DENOUNCES WAR STRONG
But Declares That the Struggle
Between France and Ger
many Means War
By Henry R. Fuller
"The United States must eventually
join the League of Nations," vigor
ously declared Sherwood Eddy Thurs
day evening in a powerful address on
the Challenge of the Present Worki
Situation.
"The present government of Rus
sia is the most enduring and firmly
entrenched government in Europe."
"The most dangerous influence in
Europe is French militarism." Such
were two of the striking assertions
made in the course of the two .Ice-,
lures given Thursday, the first In a
series of five. Thursday morning Mr.
Eddy spoke of conditions in Japan,
Korea, China, India, and Russia, and
in the evening of France, Germany,
and the Ruhr.
The evening address was in part n?
follows:
"In England Lord Grey told me,
'It looks very dark. Another great
war would mean the break u; oi: civ
ilization.' When I protested and Bak
ed what he meant, he replied, 'I mean
that after another great war we will
see all over Europe what we hava
lately seen in Russia.' I knew what
that meant. 1, remembered beinjj in
a snowed in railroad car in Russia
during the great famine. From one
window we could count fourteen dead
bodies in the snow, among them a
mother with her baby at her breast.
On .the other side the dead bodies
were piled up like cord wood. I was
told what I would have belie ed from
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ALUMNI TO ISSUE
NEW CATALOGUE
Alumni Catalogue Is Now in
Progress and Will Be Is
sued Soon
An Alumni Catalogue of the Uni
versity of North Carolina is now in
progress and will be issued as soon
as the alumni furnish the essential
material. In 1889, the firs't attempt
at publishing a roster of university
men was made by ' Mri. ; Cornelia
Spencer contained the essential part
of all records that had been previous
ly made; particularly that of the Phi
and Dl society rosters. Mr. James
C. Taylor worked on the old cata
logue from 1898 to 1904, attempting
to correct it, and bring it up to date.
The information that was added was
very valuable but was never publish
ed.'. - v- ' ' ' '
In 1922 the Central Alumni Office
was -founded. -with-, Mr. Daniel L.
Grant as secretary. It nas the task
of accumulating the record of the liv
ing alumni and completing that of the
dead. ' It is striving toward the buil
ding of an- effective Alumni Associa
tion. A' large amount has been spent
within the past, twelve months on
ground work, 3,500 have returned the
questionnaires1 that have been sent
them; 6,000 have not returned the
questionnaires; 1,000 have not !een lo
cated and 5,200 are dead. This gives
a total of 15,700 alumni living and
dead.
The Central Alumni Office has re
cenU, circulated this information
among the alumni, with whom they
are in touch and who have not re
sponded, together with a letter urg
ing them to help and build up an ef
fective association. ..
The new catalogue will consist of
about 1,000 pages, and will contain
complete alphabetical, class, and ter
ritorial lists of all University alumni,
officers, faculty and trusteed from
1795 to 1923, more than 15,000 alumni,
with data concerning the life and ca
reer of each.
Very creditable progress has. been
made so far, and as President Mur
phey wrote to the alumni in October,
"Nothing In recent years portends as
much of good for the University of
North Carolina's future a3 this pres
ent effort to marshal! the love and
power of all her ll.OQO. son."