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Eur CIRCULATION This Issue: 2,506 E m s Vol. XXXII. TAR HEELS WIN DEBATE CONTEST OVER GAMECOCKS North Carolina Returned Win ner Over South Carolina in Annual Debate DECISION IS UNANIMOUS The University of North Carolina , was victorious over the University of South Carolina in the first intereol- . legiate debate of the year, which was , held in Gerrard Hall Saturday night. The subject was Resolved, That a ' Constitutional Amendment be Adopt ed Giving Congress the Power to Pass a Federal Divorce Act. The af firmative was upheld by South Caro- ' Una the speakers being K. M. Smith Colhoun Thomas and Geo. H. Witt- cokky, while the negative was cham- . pioned by North Carolina, whose speakers were Earle H. Hartsell, J W. Deyton and Geo. C. Hampton, 'The judges were Mr. Gilbert Steph- enson of Raleigh, Prof. G. R. John son of Greensboro and Prof. Quinton Holton of Durham. The presiding of ficers were Dr. H. II. Williams and Prof. Geo. McKie. The speakers on both sides were forceful and convincing and the ar guments presented were interesting. 'The argument presented by the affir mative pointed out that the causes for divorces are too lose and that di vorces are increasing. The home is the foundation of government and anything that tends to dispute, the government is a national issue. It is necessary that some form of divorce law exist. The only way to remedy present conditions is through uni form divorce law. Several legal il lustrations were cited showing the evils resulting from a lack of uniform divorce laws, pointing out that men were " married in one state and not married in another, that children were legitimate" in one state and illegti mate in another. This causes a great social and moral evil. If forty seven states in the Union succeeded in working out uniform divorce lav, there will always be one" that will re main obstinate and will furnioh a mecca for divorce and divorce seek ers. Mr. Wittcowsky presented the so lution that not every state would be forced to have a uniform system of causes but Congress would pass a maximum law stating the lowest number of causes that could be hat!, jurisdiction and administration being in the federal courts, but providing that these causes would not be recog nized and in this way South CaroJirm would not be forced to grant divoives if they did not want to. The arguments presented by the negative were that the Federal Gov ernment should not further irfringe upon local self government; that a workable amendment is impossibly since public opinion is opposed, and that the result would be only fruit less debates in Congress. That llie number of causes a state may have for granting divorces does not gov ern the number of causes it giants and the results of the compromise is not a workable one. The basic evil is not the divorce, but the social and economic conditions that bring about (Continued on Page 4) PEELER ELECTED PRESIDENT OF DI Elections Characterized by the Lack of Usual Electionerins "Them days is gone forever." This expresses the mildness and lack of fire which characterized the election of officers of the Di Society as com pared with former times. A Di mem ber of former years, when literary so ciety elections were the biggest thing of the season, would have enjoyed his nap at the Di Hall last Saturday night. With one exception there was no political speeches and little heat to warm things up. The following officers were elect ed to serve during the Winter quar ter: President, C. A. Peeler; vice President, E. D. Apple; Secretary, George Stephens, Jr.; First Censor .Morum, W. E. Crissman; Second Cert : sor Morum, Harold Lineberger; First Corrector, Spencer Murphey; Second , '.Corrector, C. F. McRae. ',"' Mr. Kemp B. Nixon, of Lincolnton, '.;of the class of 1905, and a former Di member, was at the meeting and gave a short talk. EDDY CONCLUDES POWERFUL SERIES Noted Religious Worker Con cluded Series of Lectures Here Saturday "In my travels around the world I have always observed that the gamb ling nations are backward nations, and the backward nations are always great gambling nations," declared Sherwood Eddy Friday morning in his address on Personal and Campus Problems, the third in his series of five addresses. "You students think that you are playing with chips or coins, but in reality you are playing with the issues of life, with char acter. "There are three great principles, three tests of chai'acter," he said. "Ask yourself if you are truthful" If you are right, right in your re lationships? If you are in earnest?" Basing his address on these three questions, Mr. Eddy spoke for an hour and a half on the problems of personal and campus life, speaking frankly and straight from the shoulder. Mr. Eddy's subject Friday night was Honest Doubt, or a Rational Re ligion for a College Student. "Doubt" he declared, "is often a healthful sign. Every great scientific, philosophical, and religious discoverey in the his tory of the world has been made by some doubter. Doubt often merely shows that the mind is working, and unsatisfied with the old is seeking a new basis of faith." In the first part of the hour Mr. Eddy gave his own basis of faith in God, Christ and the Bible, declar ing that he saw no conflict between science and the real religion, and telling why. The meeting was then given over to the answering of any questions which were collected from the audience by the ushers. Many questions were asked on religious, social and palitical questions, the far greater share being on religion and the relation between religion and science. Evolution and the Bible inspiration of the Bible, deity of Je sus, pi-ayer, all- were - subjooto numerous questions. "If Jesus had been living in Am erica during the Great War, and had been included in the draft, would he have taken a gun and gone out to kill the Germans?" So ran one question. Mr. Eddy replied, "No I don't believe that he would. Neith er hate, nor bullets, nor bayoonets, nor poisonous gas, nor organized murder, were parts of Jesus' pro gram. At nine o'clock many questions . ... . 1, . T.l.l.- J- were lelt unanswered, ivir. r-uuy ue- clared the meeting closed, but asked all who cared to do so to remain un til he had answered the remaining questions. He was kept until 10:15 answering written and verbal ques tions. Saturdya morning the speaker gave the last of his series of ad dresses, speaking on the solution of all the prbolems which he raised. He briefly reviewed the world condition in Asia, in Russia and in France and Germany, with a million more men undder arms in Europe than in 1913. He reviewed the strife, the greed and injustice in the industrial world. He spoke of the great per sonal prbolems of conduct and of faith. All these, he declared, had but one solution, and that was in the sur render of life to service and Jesus Christ. He that would save his life must fling it away in some great cause. Jesus was the only solution. The Yackety Yack Managers Want Pay The business management of the Yackety Yack has definitely set a date for the final payment for space in the Yackety Yack. All space must be paid for by February 15th or material will not be publi:;he;l. This is in accordance with the rule made by the Publication's Union at the first of the year. The photographer will be in Chapel Hill on January 15th for the clean up trip at which time he will take all group pictures and finish up the individual pictures. All fraternity men who have not had their pictures taken are being urged by the Yackety Yack to have this done at once. Only men who have been duly initiat ed into a fraternity will have pic tures published. The pledges will not have their pictures until after in iation. All clubs and groups who wish to (Continued on Page 4) Chapel Hill, N. THE ACTIVITIES BUILDING TO BE WELL ARRANGED Rooms For All County Club Meetings and the Like Will Be Useful TO HAVE LARGE LOBBY The student of the fall of 1924 will very possibly get out of his bus in front of the Post Office, start toward the center of the campus, and 7 stop before the present site of the old Inn to admire the magnificent Graham Memorial Building. The new struc ture will be of imposing size, at least 130 feet long. The general plan will harmonize well with the architectural scheme which has been worked out for all university buildings. Eighty feet of the front will be taken up by a large portice, fifteen feet board, and beautified by slim Doric col umns. On entering through one of the three doors leading in from the por tico, the returning student will find himself in a cool hall, parallel to the length of the building. He can turn to his right and walk to the end of this hall where he will find a large coat room and leave his coat and bag. Just behind the coat room is the of fice of the manour of the building. After retracing his steps to the cen ter of the building, large doors invite him to step into the social room di rectly opposite the portico. Seven arclud colonial windows on!1 the far side of the room will meet" his first glance. Looking toward either the right or left and of the eighty foot room, he will see immense fire places holding crackling four foot logs. The walls will be oak panelled and the beamed ceiling low hanging in appearance. The floor will be of polished oak. Every detail of the room goes toward an impression of simplicity and comfort. Some of the boys already back from the recess will be gathered around the many tables or the fireii1ar.ps and rpnHinor zines or smoking. This room can be used for many purposes on special occasions. It its suitable for large banquets, smokers, mass singing, or dances. At night it will be lighted by soft overhead lights and lights from wall plugs. The next rooms to be visited will probably be those at the left end of the long hall. At this end is a large serving room, connected with the kitchen in the basement by a system of dumb waiters. This room will be used when banquets or smokers are served in the great social room. Just beyond this room is a rest room for women visitors. Near the center of the hall are two staircases leading down to the base ment and up to the second story. Turning down to the basement, the student will find a cafeteria in the same position and of the same size as the social room above. The usual cafeteria equipment will take up one end and a fireplace will heat the oth- ( Continued on Page 4) CAROLINA IS PAID A GREAT TRIBUTE Dr. S. C. Mitchell Calls Carolina Most Creative School in South. At the dedication of the Walter H. Page Memorial Library at Randolph Macon College at Ashland, Va., a most remarkable and well-deserved tribute was paid to the University by, one of the two leading speakers on the program. This man was Dr. S. C. Mitchell, who at different times has been president of Richmond Col lege, the University of South Caro lina, and Delaware State College. In the course of his address he discuss ed Nor.h Carolina University: "The most creative institution today south of the Mason Dixon line is located at Chapel Hill, N. C." Dr. Mitchell is a historian of note and has had wide experience with the institutions of the Southern states. Knowing the insti tutions of the South as he does, he is probably the best qualified man in the country to make such a state ment. The library at Randolph-Macon College was dedicated to that famous North Carolinian who was the ambas sador to the Court of St. James as he was one of the famous alumni of that institution. C, Dec. H, 1923 CALENDAR Tuesday, Dec. 11: Meeting of Murphy Club, Peabody Li brary, 7:00 P. M. Music by Band. "Murphy and His Educational Influ ence." Motion Pictures, Gerrard Hall, 7:15 P. M. "World's Greatest Copper Mine." 2G8th., Meeting of Elisha Mitchell Society, at Phillips Hall, 7:30 P. M. Dr. H. V. Wilson "Ame boid Behavior oof the Lymph Cells in Seaurchins Dr. W. D. MacNider "The Effect of Changing the Chemical Constitution of the Blood on Kidney Func tions and Pathology." Il lustrated. Glee Club Con cert, Memorial Hall, 8:15 P M. "A Christmas Carol" by Annual Reading of Dickens Thursday, Dec. 13: 19tb, Prof. Koch, Gerard Hall, 8:30 P. M. French Club meets in Y. M. C. A., 7:30 P. M. J. C, Lyons will speak. Monday, Dec. 17. Exams be gin. STATE PROGRESS FEATURES ISSUE Commerce Publication Deals With Progress in Highways and Fisheries The last issue of the "North Car olina Commerce and Industry," a monthly publication of the depart ment of Commerce, deals principaly with state progress in highway con struction and development of the finishing industries. Mr. H. K. Witherspoon in an ar ticle entitled "North Carolina Builds Network of Highways" surveys the advancement of road building in the state from 1915 when the Legisla ture appropriated $10,000 and ap- with the Governor as chairman to suppervise highway construction and maintenance. After telling of the growth of highways up to the pres ent time, this article concludes by saying that in a few years North Car olina will have a system of road un surpassed anywhere. Mr. Walter J. Matherly is the writ er of an article, "North Carolina Ranks High in Fishing Industries,"' in which he deals with the state's lead ing position in fisheries and of its rise to its present position in this in dustry. North Carolina is compared with the other coastal states of the nation in regard to production and value of its fish produces. The stale is now giving more attention to its fisheries than heretofore, and the fu ture of North Carolina in that indus try is bright. DuBose Heyward's Lecture Postponed The lecture by DuBose Heyward on "The Poetry Revival in the South," arranged for the evening of Decem ber tenth, has been postponed until next quarter. He will appear at Ger rard Hall on the night of January tv,enty-cighth. The comnutto? on Lectures felt that it was necessiuy to ask for the new drti because of the appearance of Loui.io Homer in Durham on th3 night c the tenth. Mr. Heyward is one of the South's p.ost prominent poets. His verse has aj neared in i.ome fo tha leading lit erary magazines of hte cojntry, a-id h.? and M Hen, anorn.v.' outstand l. South n poet, br-niel.t o;it. a bcok of th.'ir verse la't Spring en t '"ed "Car !ina Chan'wn'," publish er by MacMi'lan Comian". Mr. Walter J. Matherly of the Economics Department v ill leave next Friday for Presbyterian College. Clinton, S. C, on business. From there he will go to Furman University at Greenville, S. C. On Tuesday night, December eighteenth, Mr. Matherly will make an r.ddress in Rutherford ton, N. C, to the County Club. While in Rutherford County ho intend 4 to advise with the cotton mi!b at Spin tiale concerning their records and problems of labor turnover. Those in the Infirmary this week are as follows: Ben Shepard, J. W. Barron, C. M. Pritchett, E. M. Ander son, and William Way. CAROLINA MAN IS APPOINTED T. J. Wilson 111 Receives Ap pointment for a Rhodes Scholarship Thos. J. Wilson 111, insrtuctor of French in the University has baen recommended for a scholarship by the state committee on the awarding Rhodes Scholarships, according to an announcement by Frank Aydlotte, president of Swarthmore College, and secretary of the Rhodes trus tees. Elections of the holders of these coveted scholarships were held Saturday in 32 states. There are 32 scholarships available each year, each state electinng two years out of three. For the 32 appointments there were 357 candidates represent ing 145 colleges and universities. Mr. Wilson received a wire Sat urday night announcing his appoint ment, aftetr he, together with the othre candidates of this state, had interviewed the committee at Ra leigh. He was graduated here sev eral years ago, studied abroad for a while and returned here to take up an instructorship in French, which he has held for two years. While in clolege he made Phi Beta Kappa and was active along other lines as well. The scholarship holders will en ter Oxford in 1924. Each scholar ship yileds a stipend of 350 puonds per year and is tenable for three years. The purpose of Mr. Rhodes in founding the scholarships was to create a better understanding be tween the Americans and the En glish. For this reason it has baen the policy of the Rhodes trustees to make the selections on the basis of (1) character and personality, (2) scholastic ability, and (3) physical vigor whether shown in participa tion in outdoor sports or in other ways. Return From Meeting Of Southern Colleges fvcb H. - W." Chase," Deari N." W. Walker, Registrar T. J. Wilson, Jr., and C. D. Sncll, Director of the Ex tension Division, have just returned from the meeting of the Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools of the Southern States at Richmond, Va. Dr. Chase was elected to the exe cutive committee of the Association and Dean Walker was elected chair man of the Commission on Accredit ed Schools of fthe Southern State?. The University has been a member of this association since its organi zation in 18!)5. Its purpose is to pro mote sound standards in education in the South. Its next meeting will be held in Memphis the first week in December in 1924. December Issue High School Journal Out The December number of the high School Journal is just off the press The issue contains many very inter esting articles, among these being "Some Neglected Factors Affecting Early Secondary Education in the United States," by Dr. I.. A. Wil liams;" A New English Prose Test," by Dr. M. R. Trabue; "Simplified Method for the Caculation of the Fahrenheit Equivalents fo Contrigade Temperatures,' by professo- A. C. Martin. The various columns all contain quite a bit of good material. Tne editorial comment also contains a good amount of timely material. The December issue is a well fihed-out and highly interesting issue. The Publication Union held a meet ing Monday night, the purpose cf which was to go over carefully the financial status of the three publi cations. An approaching issue of th-2 Tar Heel will carry a statement concerning the exact condition of the student publication fund. This re port will be made quarterly that the students may know exactly how their publications fee is administered. Dr. Zimmerman has returned from Watts Hospital where he underwent an operation for ppendicitis. The "intangible factors" in North Carolina's progress are enumerated by Mr. C. T. Murchison who teUs of the remarkable balance and accord of ;he social and economic interests in the state. No. 23 CHARLOTTE WINS THE STATE TITLE IN HARD CONTEST Sanford Scores First But Is Swept Off Her Feet By Charlotte Later LARGE CROWD SAW GAME The Gridiron Warriors of Char lotte High School emerged tri umphant in their state champion ship fight with Sanford Saturday, for the first time in half dozen years. Winning the State high school foot ball title 20 to 7. Charlotte's smashing attack in the second quarter, ' due largely as a were used tini3 and time again mixed with a few forward passes, turned the tide of victory. In this offense, Quarterback Eddy who scored two touchdowns, was the star. Sanford scored her touchdown in the second quarter, due largely as aa result of two fumbles by Charlotte backs. The Eastern champions held Coach Kirkpatrick's Westerners about on even ground in this first half, and took advantage of every break of the game. Charlotte was completely off color. In the second half, howover, the new State cham pions made a brilliant comebock. Eddy was by far the star for the winners, although E. Foard, Wilson, and Suttle, all played excellently. The punting of Suttle was one of the games outstanding features. For the losers, Frank Oliver, full back, played hte best offensive game. He scored Sanford's lone touchdown, although the Frazier Brothers aided him with excellent work in the first half. H. Byerly tackle, was San ford's star on the defense. He tack led several Charlotte backs behind their line of scrim image and was by far Sanford's outstanding lineman. A crowd of 5,000 saw the game, the Charlotte rooters coming on a cpouial truin. There waa a nmiho dance by the girls between the halves. Line-up and summary: Charlotte (20) Sanford (7) Barrier L E Williamson Yoonan L T Campbell, C S. Foard L G Donnell Schwartz C Harris McNinch R G Gross Saunders R T II Byerly Ausband, C. RE Davis Eddy Q B Peters Suttle LHB E Frazier Clapp RHB H Frazier E. Foard F B Oliver Score by periods: Charlotte 0 0 7 1320 Sanford 0 7 0 07 Touchdowns, Oliver, Eddy (2), E. Foard. Goals following touchdowns: Oliver, McNinch (2). Substitutes, (Sanford) Taylor for Williamson, (Charlotte) Kistler for Yonan, Mor ris for Eddy, Wilson for Suttle, Sut tle for Clapp, Nesbit for E. Foard. Referee Gooch (Virginia) Umpire Blount (Carolina) head linesman Pritchard (Carolina) time of quar ters, 15 minutes. SPENCER IS NEXT SPEAKER OF PHI Charlie Spencer Receives the Speaker's Position With out Opposition C. E. Spencer, of Petersburg', Va., was unanimously elected speaker of the Phi Assembly for the Winter quarter at the last meeting of the Assembly this quarter. Spencer is a senior and has been active in the so ciety for four years. Last year he won the Bingham medal in debate. Other officers elected, were: speaker protem, J. M. Saunders; reading clerk, R. L. Smith; sargeant-at-arms, P. C. Gibson; assistant treasurer, E. R. Pat terson. The bill relating to birth control which was carried over from a pre vious meeting was brought up for a short discussion nad was passed by a vote of 36 to 27. No other busi ness was transacted on account of the fact that the Assembly had pass ed a motion to adjourn at 8:00 P. M. t oattennd hte North Carolina South Carolina intercollegiate debate.