The Library, .
University of North. Carolina,
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GERHARD HALL 8:30 P. M.
GLEE CLUB CONCERT
PLAYMAJCER BUILDING
8:30 P. M.
VOLUME XXXV
CHAPEL HILL, N. C; THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1926
NUMBER 33
GLEE CLUB SINGS
IN PLAYMAKER
BUILDING TONIGHT
''Volga Boatman Song"
Is m Russian.
Chase Is Chief Talker
at Furman Celebration
The University Glee Club, di
xected by Paul John Weaver and
supported by Nelson 0. Kennedy
pianist, will present its first con
cert of the season in the Play
maker building today at 8 :30.
The program, which is entire
ty new, will be the same as that
given on the just completed sue
cessf ul Carolinas tour. It should
be one of unusual interest, for
in addition to the negro spirit
uals and folk-songs in which the
Club has always specialized, it
carries a number of Russian and
Pinnish folk-songs- Mr. Weav
er's arrangement of the "Song
of the Volga Boatmen" will be
sung in the original Russian
Of this number the Raleigh
Mews and Observer says, "The
outstanding number .... sung
with an artistry and skill in an
unusually fine choral singing.'
The reviewer adds of the per
formaiice as a whole, "It was
singing, such as one seldom
hears. A well-balanced chorus
finding opportunity for full ex
pression of the vigor" and
rhythm of the voices, and fad
ing at times into a faint whis
per, maintaining always tone
and harmony. ; The audience
took to the Glee Club's program
with rare and whole-hearted en
thusiasm."
Mr. Kennedy, the supporting
pianist, will play three groups
of piano solos from the compo
sitions of Brahms, Schumann,
and Levitzki. Of this part of
the program the News and Ob
server says, ". '. showed him
self to be 'not only an accom
panist of high rank,' but by his
skill,- precision 'and splendid
technique, in ' three piano solos,
an unusually fine soloist."
. The admission price to Thurs
day's concert is $1, with the
Club offering for the first time
a reduced student rate of 75
cents. All seats are reserved,
and are now on sale in New
West building.
KYSER ARGUES FOR
SENIOR WRITE-UPS
IN YACKETY-YACK
Gus McPherson Chosen . Commence
ment Ball Marshall at Smoker
of Class of '26.
Gus McPherson was elected
Commencement Ball marshall
and Jim Van Ness and Kyke
Kyser were elected assistant
marshals at the Senior Class
Smoker held in Swain Hall
Tuesday evening. These three
were elected from a large field
of candidates and each position
was keenly contested.
C. A. P. Moore, editor of the
Yackety-Yack spoke to the sen
iors concerning a proposal to do
away with the write-ups in the
senior section of the .Yackety
Yack. The proposal was debat
ed vigorously for some time with
Kyke Kyser leading those who
argued against the proposal. The
motion was overwhelmingly de
feated by the class, only three
men voting in : favor of. it. .
R. B. House, secretary to Pres
ident Chase, was the principal
speaker of the evening. Mr.
House, speaking of the Carolina
:SDirit. snifl Vot. it differed lit
tle from that which existed in
his day aa a ' student. He be
lieves that it is impossible to
Ml it and, let the students
change, the spirit remains the
eame. . J
Dr. Chase left Tuesday for
Greenville, S. C., where he de
livered the principal address at
the centennial celebration, of the
founding of Furman University.
He was accompanied by Presi
dent Splawn of the University
of Texas who has been here on
a visit. " . : -
University of Texas "
President Visits Campus
Two prominent men paid vis
its to the University campus this
past week. They were Presi
dent Splawn of the University of
Texas and Dr. Ernest R. Groves,
professor of sociology in Bos
ton University and well known
author on social science subjects
Both showed great interest in
the University and noted that it
was making much progress.
ANTI-FLEECE BILL
IS TABLED BY DI
UNTIL NEXT TIME
"R. O." Says Fleece Insulted by
It; Glenn "Snatched" Sign from
Back of Columnist Dave Carroll
Warren, Collegiate Pugilistic Champion: Defends Honor of
Alleged Highest Honor Organization
Watt, Fleeceman, Smiled.
By Don Seiwell
. The initiation into Sigma Up
silon of Dave Carroll, Tar Heei
columnist, was rudely inter
rupted yesterday morning, at
nine-thirty by Frazier Glenn,
president of the Y. M. C. A. and
Fleece pledgee, and "K. 0."
Warren, pugilist extraordinaire
and Fleece member. The for
mer snatched a placard, which
bore the insulting words:
"Pledged to the Golden Fleece,"
from Carroll's back and the lat
ter to whom it was angrily hand
ed, tore it into several pieces.
As a result a heated argument
ensued. '
The Tar Heel columnist start
ed to leave Saunders Hall out of
the east entrance. Reaching the
vestibule on 'the first floor he saw
J. T. Madry, editor of the Tar
Heel, and. entered intoa con
versation with him. Carroll, who
was standing with his back to
the steps leading up from the
basement, suddenly felt the
placard being torn from his
back. Glancing around, he saw
Frazier Glenn handing ii; to Ad
Warren, who thereupon demand
ed what it meant." The neophyte
replied that it was part of the
Sigma Upsilon initiation. War
ren then said that no one could
go about the ;campus wearing
signs insulting to Golden Fleece.
Carroll countered that Lawrence
Watt, a well known member of
the Fleece, had taken no offense
at the placard, but that in fact
he had smiled when he saw
him appear with it.--
. Glenn Disappears
A crowd of awe stricken stu
dents had gathered as the argu
ment continued. About .. this
time the absence of Glenn was
noted, and Warren was left a
lone with his forensic prowess
to defend the honor of his or
ganisation. The Fleece protag'
onist said that he did not blame
the initiate for wearing the sign,
but that he blamed the organi
zation that forced him to wear
it. . ,; - .
At about this point H. A. Bre
ard came up. He remonstrated
with Warren, .sayingv that the
placard meant no harm to the
Fleece, that it was merely a
joke. This did not appease the
latter, and the argument con
tinued, Breard taking his stand
beside Carroll.
Sigma Upsilon Insulted
Warren started out of the
building followed by his adver
sary who continued to . remon
strate, stating that he would see
if Golden Fleece stood for rea-
(Continued on page four)
MEMORIAL HALL TABLETS BOUGHT
TO HELP DEFRAY BUILDING COSTS
Honor Roll Scheme Nets $10,000 Only Three
Got in Free.
Just what is the significance
of all those tablets in Memorial
Hall? This is a quesiton too
frequently asked among the stu
dent body, especially the new
men each year. A Tar Heel
scribe saw the opportunity for
a good story, and has spent much
time learning something of the
historical interest of the hall,
why it was built and. many
other things of interest.
Forty years ago next June,
President Battle, , sitting with
Governor Jarvis on the rostrum
of Gerrard Hall, looked out over
the audience and into the crowd
ed balcony and saw about as
many people clustered near the
windows as were to be seen in
the building. " He said, "Gov
ernor, if you will promise the
people that next" year we will
have a building large enough to
accommodate everybody, I will
show; you where the money will
come from." The Governor
made the promise amidst great
applause.
At the next meeting of the
Board of Trustees,' Dr. Battle
showed a fund and the governor
promised to secure the sale of
bricks to the University which
were made at State Prison in
Raleigh on exceptionally easy
terms.
Tablets Are Bought
During the construction of
the building, which grew out of
a plan to erect a cenotaph to
President Swain, after funds
ran short, President Battle con
ceived the idea of making a gen
eral Memorial hall out of it
wherein tablets containing facts
of the lives of eminent alumni
and officers of the University
could be placed. Descendants
and friends of the honored ones
were invited to, pay an amount
larger that the cost of prepare
ingi and inserting the tablets.
About $10,000 was raised in
this way through the efforts of
Dr. Battle and Professor Win
ston. After a long hard strug
gle," the building was completed
with a generous loan made by
Paul C. Cameron, at a cost of
$45,000.
History in Stone
. The officers and alumni com
memorated in Memorial Hall
represent practically every per
iod of our state history and
many that of the United States
history: The Constitution of
1776, the War of the Revolu
tion, the Adoption of the United
States Constitution, the threat
ened French War, the founda
tion of the -University, the .War
(Contina4rn pge four)
Author of "Driftwood Fire,"
Dave Carroll, Sponsors
Radical Measure.
Lee Kennett, '27, Pleasant
Garden, was elected President
of the Di Senate Tuesday night
in a meeting in which the ex.
citement of the elections was
shared with a bill introduced by
Senator Carroll reading as fol
lows, Resolved : that the Di Sen
ate go on record as favoring
the abolition of the Golden
Fleece. The bill will be discuss.
ed at the next meeting of the
Senate.
Senator Kennett, a first year
law student, was elected to the
highest office of the Senate on
deserving merit. Hehas always
been one of the most active men
on the floor of the Senate, and
has been untiring in his work
for the betterment of the Di. He
has held several other offices in
the senate, and has , served in
various capacities upon a num
ber of committees. Senator
Kennett has engaged in severa!
varsity Intercollegiate debates,
having recently been chosen to
represent Carolina in the dual
debate with George Washington
University which is to take place
tonight in Gerrard Hall.
, Other officers elected were
Norman Block, president pro
tein; John Norwood, clerk;
Charles Waddell, sergeant-at
arms.., ,,. , . .
The bill introduced by Sena
tor Carroll deals with a subject
that has aroused a lot of discus
sion around the campus during
the last week, and it is expected
that quite a crowd will be at
tracted to the next meeting by
promise of a heated discussion
of a vital bill. '
PRIMARY SYSTEMS
ARE EXPOSED AT
N. C. CLUB MEET
Senator Broughton, Raleigh,
-Tells Members of Exist
ing Caucus Methods.
J. M. Broughton of Raleigh,
speaking before the North Car
olina Club on the subject of the
direct primary versus the con
vention system of nominating
state, county and national offi
cers, summed up the advantages
of the primary system thus: it
is subject to public control, rules
governing its procedure are
written on the statute books:
the time and method are fixed
by law; it is run at public ex
penses provided for by fees paid
in by the candidates who run for
office; any eligible voter can be
come a candidate ; and all voting
is direct there is no necessity
for caucuses or convention.
Tracing the development of
the convention form of govern
ment from, the time of Jackson
who was responsible for the
change from the campus meth
od then in vogue, Mr. Broughton
pointed out the evils which later
grew up around it. He was es
pecially anxious to put his point
across that it was a party. sys-
em and was in no way subject
to public control.
Under this system all power
was placed in the hands of a
few politicians. To run for of
fice was - virtually impossible
without the consent of one of
the two main party bosses. '"
Phi Beta Kappa Men
Meet in Parish House
Phi Beta Kappa will hold
a meeting of the active
members at 8:30 Friday
night, December 10, in the
Parish House of the Epis
copal church. ,
DEBATORS ARGUE
TONIGHT ON LIGHT
LIQUOR QUESTION
George Washington University
Visitors Negative Side of
Query in Gerrard Hall
Hall at 8:30 P. M.
OPEN FORUM PLAN
Kennett and Noe Represent the
University. (
Tonight at Gerrard Hall, at
8:30 the University of North
Carolina debating team will clash
with the George Washington
University team on the query,
Resolved: that the Volstead Act
should be modified so as to per
mit the use of light wines and
beers.. :
L. V. Kennett, '27, Pleasant
Garden, and Ralph Noe, ' '28,
Statesville, will compose the Car
lina team which is to uphold the
affirmative side of the question.
The George Washington team
will be composed of Edward Gal
legher and J. H. Vesey. , The
visiting team is reputed to be
an extremely strong one, having
recently defeated Cambridge
University of England. The
Carolina debaters are making
their first appearance this year.
Both, however, are experienced
debaters, and Kennett has rep
resented, Carolina in debating before..-
They have been working
hard" pn their speeches and will
be,sure to give a good account of
themselves.
The debate will be conducted
on the open forum plan. A
vote of the audience will be tak
en before the debate begins.
Each speaker will be allowed
fifteen minutes on their first
speech and five minutes refuta
tion, after which the floor will
be thrown open to the house.
The speakers will then be sub
ject to questioning and cross
questioning by the audience. An
other vote of the audience will
then be taken, the final decision
going to the team persuading
the greater proportion of the
audience to change their mind.
Due to the increasing im
portance of the light, wines and
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TEACHERS WILL
AMITE GRIDIRON
METHODS FRIDAY
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Coaches' - Salaries Will
Be Under Fire.
"No student should be allow
ed to play intercollegiate foot
ball more than one year. No col
lege should play more than four
intercollegiate football games
each year. The coaches should
be paid according to the regular
salary scale of professors." These
are some of the proposals of the
American Association .of Univer
sity Professors that will be dis
cussed by the local chapter here
Friday evening at eight o'clock
in the Methodist church.
The Association ' has sent
these proposals to the local chap
ters all over America getting
their definite opinion on the mat
ter after reading the report ,of
an appointed committee which
has given several causes for the
proposals.
Causes Distortion '
"The effect of intercollegiate,
football upon the undergraduate
body is far more important than
its effect, upon the members of
the team." .
' The over-excitement created
by intercollegiate football and
ts attendant publicity and cheer
ing "leads inevitably to neglect
of college work."
Present practices lead to "a
distortion in the student mind of
the normal scale of values of col
lege work and of life."
"Faculty morale is seriously
impaired by the present football
situation. . . . discouragement re
sulting from knowledge of the
distortion of values caused by
the football situation among un
dergraduates, alumni, and the
general public. . sharpening of
the sense of underpayment that
stirs discontent in such cases ;
it is also the fact; that the insti
tution itself appears thus to set
its seal of approval on football's
predominant importance.
If the number of games were
limited to four per year, "we
would expect the . standard of
play to be lowered, but it it were
lowered generally, the relative
strength of the teams would not
be changed, and therefore the
influence of football as a builder
of college spirit and. the stimu
lus of alumni enthusiasm would
not be lessened." Allowing a
man to participate in only one
year would "increase the num
ber of men developing those so
cial and moral qualities which
many regard as the peculiar
product of intercollegiate athletics.",
Am
EXAM SCHEDULE
The examination schedule for the fall quarter has been
posted in the registrar's office and is as follows:
Wednesday, Dec. 15 at 9:00.......-..12:00 o'clock classes
Wednesday, Dec 15 at 2:30 . 1:00 o'clock classes .
Thursday, Dec. 16 at 9 :00 8:30 o'clock classes
(with exception of Eng'g. 50a, to be fixed by instructor)
Thursday, Dec. 16 at 2:30 '. 2:00 o'clock classes
Friday, Dec. 17 at 9:00 9:30 o'clock classes
Friday, Dec 17 at 2:30 3:00 and 4:00 o'clock classes
Saturday, Dec. 18 at 9:00 -......-11; 00 o'clock classes
Saturday, Dec 18 at 2:30 ,.... open for any exam
that cannot be otherwise arranged.
This schedule gives the order of examinations for academic
courses meeting Monday to Friday or Monday to Saturday inclusive
and for those meeting Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Courses
meeting Tuesday and Thursday or Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
are either assigned on the schedule or will be assigned by the in- '
.structors after consultation with the registrar.
r Written application must bo made at the office of the Registrar
before December 13 by all who wish to take examinations to remove
conditions (grade E) or for a grade (having been excused within
the past twelve months).
By action of the faculty the, time of no examination may bo
changed after it has been fixed in the schedule.
The classed in accounting will have examinations as announced
by the instructors.