North Carolina Newspapers

Paire Two THE TAR HE E L Wfyz Wax ?Mzl Leading Southern College Tri weekly Newspaper Published three times weekly during the college year, and is the official newspaper of the Publications Union of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. Sub scription price, $2.00 local and $3.00 out of town, for the college year. Offices 'in the basement of Alumni Building. , ; - : Walter Spearman .Editor George Ehrhart Mgr. Ed Marion Alexander ... Bus. Mgr. editorial department Glenn Holder .......... Assistant Editor John Mebane .i-Assistcmt Editor .TTarrv Galland ............ Assistant Editor Will Yarboreugh ......... Sports Editor Reporters M. Broadus H. T. Browne W. C. Dunn J. C. Eagles J. P. Jones W. A. Shelton D. L. Wood C. B. McKethan J. C. Williams E. Wilson G. M. .Cohen B. G. Barber J. E. Dungan G. A. Kincaid Dick McGlohon ;. J. Q. Mitchell B. C. Moore K. C. Ramsay Linwood Harrell E. F. Yarborough H. H. Taylor E. , H. Denning J. D. McNairy B. W. Hitton BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Executive Staff B. M" Parker ... Asst. Bus. Mgr. H. N. Patterson ........ ... Collection Mgr. Gradon Pendergraph Circulation Mgrr T. R. Kirriker Asst. Uol. Mgr. Advertising Staff .... Leonard Lewis Milton "Cohen Harry Latta Sidney Brick Ben Avcock H. Jameson Kermit Whearv H. Merrell Thursday, November 22, 1928 PARAGRAPHICS It is indeed encouraging " to find someone other than the Student Coun cil interested in student government. While there's interest, there's life; and while there's life, there's hope! Since the next issue of the Bucca neer scheduled to make its appear ance on the campus is the Football Number, we can soon find out wheth er we actually have clean athletics her. .;- The recent violent agitation forf the Sunday delivery of mail must arise from some of those unfortunate lads whose home-town sweetheart write seven time3 a week. 1 These foreign study tours offered by university departments- are :all very weir but they should be extend ed to include Hawaii so many stu dents want to learn to speak hula hula. :.. ' - " Those people who insist upon swiping Tar Heels and Buccaneers from in front of our doors must be sons or little brothers -of the much maligned individuals who used to bo mean enough to push little biddies in the creek... Why , - Reorganize? We are grateful for the interest showed by Dr. John M. , Booker in student government, we are interest ed in his proposal for a separation of powers into executive, legislative and judicial; but we are unwilling to sac rifice our present distinctive form of government in order to try out his plan. ' .-. ' ' ' As we see the situation, this new plan would retain " the present exe cutive (president of the student body) and the present judiciary (student council). Then in addition there would be the Di Senate and the Phi Assembly to" function as the legisla tive branch of student government. These two bodies, elected by the stu dents,' would then proceed to make all laws to govern the students of the University. Among our chief objections to -this proposal is that 'under such a sys tem discretionary powers of the stu dent council would be supplanted by strict adherence to codes of laws laid down by the two legislative branches. . Now, each case coming before the council isjdealt with according to the particular circumstances of that case. There is no written rule which must be followed regardless of differences ef "situation. Under the proposed plan the law would be laid down by : the legislative bodies and would then have to be upheld by the council. The individual case would nol re ceive consideration tne letter oi the law must be followed. Furthermore, the existence of a legislative branch of some 250 stu dents would mean the enactment of rule after rule, law upon law, sta tute beside statute. The most insig nificant Taction of the student might be regulated by orders from the Di and Phi. Such multiplicity of laws would eventually lead to disrespect for them. :. And where would be the place for the honor system in this governmental structure? If 250 men are to make the laws for the campus, individual responsibility will grow laxer. With such a large number of government representatives about the place, few students will feel that they, too , are an important part in successful ad ministration. , , True, the Di and the Phi' might well be strengthened by having their decisions affect the life of the cam pus. However, if these two societies were made into legislative branches of student government with members elected by popular vote, they would immediately be perverted from their present function. They would no longer be literary societies open to f all students interested ' in debating or public speaking. In strengthening the Di and Phf by delegating author ity to them we would at the same time make of them something that they are not. As they are, they have their place in student activities they encourage' debating. Changed, they would have . lost their primary use and have made a doubtful gain. If they wish to exercise the skill of their members by deciding whether ignor ance is bliss, all right. But the cam pus should not be ruled by this decision! To be brief, we say, "Why reor ganize?" ' frost while a prescience of chilblains i and arnica lurks upon -the air." y We have no quarrel with the 146 co-eds of this University on" the score of their dress. Considering the weather, we doubt that they will be inclined to take up the cult of ankle stockings which- has rocked the muni cipal government .of Goshen,-New York,, even if there was the tempt ing likelihood of a little, fight for per sonal freedom with the Dean's of fice. -:'..: . ":T: . ' ' ' But we are interested. The male student body and (whisper it) most of the faculty watch the changes in the apparel of the ." gals - with an en grossed eye. We, are but human and so are the girls. Else why the changes "in fashion and the efforts to please the eye of the male of the species, whatever the devastation wrought upon his - pocket-book may be? '' , Let .us, then, have uniforms for the girls' basketball team we heard about bo recently. Let them be bright and beautiful. f And let the men cast an admiring- glance or two upon them when they practice, if "they wish. Dress up the ladies so that we may have : yet another source of esthetic pleasure. Let the men be , permitted entrance to the sacred confines of the Tin Can when the ladiesare tossing the basketballs around. We won't be shocked if Coach Ashmore's indif ference to cuss words is taken advan tage of by the girls. And watch the interest in the sport and the attend ant gate receipts mount to the skies! H. J. G. An Intriguing Proposal V Dr. John Booker's plan for under graduate organization as published in Tuesday's Tar Heel is worthy of seri ous , consideration.' It is freely ad mitted that the present Student Coun cil system of campus government is far from perfect, although ' the wis dom of abolishing it .without a sub stitute system of demonstrated practir cability is questionable. ! ; But the idea of a student govern ment modeled along he lines, laid down by the United States constitu tion is intriguing, 1 to' say - the least. Dr. Booker's plan provides for an executive department,' a legislative branch composed of an upper and low er housed to be call the Di Senate and the Phi Assembly,- and a judiciary consisting of a student court of nine juniors and seniors. Participation in such a system would be no end of fun. It would be highly instructive along governmental lines. The whole idea carries a strong appeal to the imagination. Dr. Booker's proposal is interest ing from another viewpoint. - It is indicative of intense interest in stu dent affairs on the -part of at least one faculty member. Faculty interest in student matters here is almost en tirely somnolent, if it exists at all. Dr. Booker is the one conspicious ex ception to this lamentably devil-may-care attitude of the professors and near-professors. v . GLENN HOLDER. Hot ) -i-y'l Sock! The Mayor of Goshen, New York, recently busted right out in the pub lic prints in defense of his ruling re stricting the rolling of young ladies' stockings. ; Said the Mayor: "Only 'incidentally did I attempt to uphold and defend my - ruling, that if the girls were compelled to pull up their stockings the boys must do likewise and aban don the collegiate custom of wearing no garters. May I inform you that on October 15 the order was rescind ed and I declared an open season on collegiate socks until next Easter. We are now in the period of the gal loping gooseflesh. The katydid grates her naked knees and sings of Open Forum , JUDGMENT VS. OPINION To the Editor: An opinion is based on feeling; a judgment, on reason so we have been taught in this institution of higher learning. In the Tuesday is sue , of ' the Tar Heel one co-ed ex pressed her opinion on the1 honor sys tem; after much chewing of pencil and waste of paper, we will attempt to express a judgment , on the mat ter. We think this will be more rep resentative tof the Women's Associa tion than the aforementioned opinion. c She suggests that while the non official should obey the law, herself, her obligation ends there; she has no responsibility to others.1 Can anyone really interested in the progress of the University ignore the trend of af fairs, their , effect on the individual and consequently on the community?; Does not honor extend to things out side one's own conduct, or are there two kinds of honor, the one for offi cials "consisting of obeying the law and reporting-yiolators; the other for non-officials consisting of obeying (the law but at the same time keeping the eyes tightly shut to everything else, significant or insignificant ? i In everyday life one would hardly report a person for violating a traffic signal if it led to nothing more seri ous; but oner would not hesitate to report a person 'who, while -driving ' when intoxicated, injured a pedestrian as well as himself. So it is on, the campus ; as long as an action affects only the person involved we would leave it to his own sense of honor to govern his actions ; if his action af fects the community, and he shows no interest in its welfare, it is time for someone else to take a hand. The ultimate aim of our honor sys tem is, of course, prevention, not pun ishment, but that is the theoretical end and not attainable in practice. Man is not such a perfect being that he falls ; into line without some measure of force; even student gov ernment must take into consideration human nature. The law cannot be enforced unless there is a penalty at tached to its violation. - We . would certainly not sanction wholesale reporting, but some things cannot be ignored. Does a person "unnecessarily condemn" the offend er if ' he takes what he considers to be the most effective steps of bring ing this offender to a, realization of the seriousness of his offense ? Af ter all, if a person does not have the decency to refrain from actions re flecting on the honor of the institu tion, should his feelings be the first consideration in deciding on a course of action? TWO OTHER CO-EDS. WE WANT SUNDAY MAIL To the Editor: I , wish to say in the very begin ning that I want Sunday mail; we all want Sunday mail. You bet! This is one of our greatest needs here at this University at the ' present. I'll now attempt to tell you why we want, and. should have this mail. In the first place, who doesn't ap preciate a nice letter on : Sunday? And my friends, it is agony to sit (or stand) around Sunday, waiting for .Monday's' mail. : " " 'r- Why,- only the other Sunday I strode Into my room, and found my room-mate looking very downcast. He was the picture of utter dejection. He looked as though he. had lost, his last friend on earth. - . y . " "Maybe his girl friend has turned him down, or .he is dead broke, or perhaps, someone in the family is seri ously ' ill," thought I to myself, j I -approached him quietly and asked, "What's the matter, Ben? What's wrong? 'Tell me!" r lie said very sadly, "Oh, I wish they would deliver mail on Sunday!" ' And kinj readers', -"them's my sen timents exactly." Let us have mail on Sunday. Just think! There are many of , us who Would enjoy a letter from Mother "or Dad. It would console us con siderably. And a letter from the girl friend would, elevate our spirits to great heights. And then perhaps Dad or Uncle (or some kind soul) might send, us a check. Oh joy! And just ; think of how many - slightly homesick and probably lovesick youths it would cheer up. .. How can they have the heart to deny us of our mail on Sunday?. And then too, it would help out our postman quite a bit. , Why, on Mon day morning he staggers under a huge avalanche of letters and papers. And then too) our boxes are packed and jammed to the very utmost. Some of the time, anyway. - Now, it would be unfair to expect our s regular mail-carrier to have to deliver mail on Sunday also.' So" we should have an extra man to carry our Sunday's mail. And why not ? Come, my friends, 'tis not too late to demand Sunday mail Let's go! One delivery on Sunday afternoon would bei just fine. Wouldn't it though? You bet it would! . And again, I repeat most emphati cally, "We want Sunday mail!" , Yours respectfully and hopefully, ' F. EUGENE PATTERSON. FOR A STUDENT BODY CHEERING SECTION -Flights of a Flea .. -by-- . EMMETT WILSON To the Editor; ' Of course! When new project is launched no matter what it is there is instantly an abundance of enthusiasm and spirit. Keen interest is profound.' And yet, why is it that there always appears an inevitable laxness ? Projects may be divided into two groups. Light projects and profound projects. A light project is the result of quick fantastic im pulse. A profound project is the re sult of profound . premeditation.- It is easy to see how the quickly cul tivated spirit ; taken in the light pro ject dies but what I want to ask is how can a unanimous spirit in a pro found project die ? ' I prefer to consider the University of North Carolina as a profound project. Everything is projective until it is terminated. I deny that the spirit in this profound project has died, for it leaks out in a hun dred different ways. But why r does it only leak out why doesn't it pour but? Because it, is checked! The spirit in many other. colleges ( know, is sometimes more obvious than the college 'itself. Just where is it so' obvious? So emphatic? So keenly conspicuous' ames! How displayed! At football By the unanimous cooperative cheering of the student body. Not by a few fresh men who are forced into a uniform and compelled to back ' old Carolina. Why is such a preposterous state of affairs existent? I am a freshman T have sat with upperclassmen during the games, and, when from far be low, the freshmen raised their voices in cheering nothing was more notice able to me than the desire on the part of the upperclassmen to join in with even more vim and .'vigor;; But it could not be. " Because only the fresh men are organized into a cheering section. v The cheer leaders do not address the entire student body,. Why not ? Why should a ' spirit as bright as there" is in U. N.. C. -be checked by the present state of af fairs ? I propose the abolition of the freshman' cheering section and the development of a student body cheer ing section. Yours truly, v v ' .. J T. GILBERT PEARSON, JR. "So many things, do not mean what they seem," wrote a young hus band suiciding. Possibly referring to "easy payments." -Council Bluffs Nonpareil. " The London Standard explains that "lady" is derived from an old Eng lish word signifying dough-kneader. Not dough-needer by any chance? Detroit News. , " Ho! The Literati Sherwood Anderson, in his lecture a few nights ago, blasted a pet theory of this columnist to bits. He said that creative men are aware of all that is about them. - After a stay of .quite r a few months on this campus the conclusion was drawn that these artists often went into trances which made the presence of others ethereal. There are no thanks to you, Mr. An derson. -You have taken away an other toy. You have blasted another dream. ' . Bull's Head Bulls On lookiner into the Bull's Head I bookshop several mornings early in the year -the conclusion wao that at last the best element on the campus had gone for a true apprecia tion of the better things in literature. t c,oaraA ! rhelL Erskine, and Sandburg had arrived on the "hill". It was apparent, that modernism in reading had broken down the old bar riers of Southern' vapidity in regard to good bopks being none Other than the Wayerly novels. But, alas, ' a closer scrutinization brought the first assumption to naught ! The cultur ed retreat was overridden with scho lars who were ' cribbing French 3 or Spanish r 5. And thus another icon was hurled to" the ground ! : To Diet or to Phite! The sewing-circles are off in full swing again. The Di and . Phi are up to their old tricks as practised in days of yore. This has been exem plified by certain resolutions fraught with religious; economic, and social importance which the forensic ; train ing grounds have mulled over the past several society meetings. The v Phi engaged in a rather weighty discus sion recently of r the merits ' and . de merits of 5 the blissful state of igno rance. This 'is the same sort- of question we used to hem and haw over back in the good old prep school days on the night of impromptu de bates. How nice it would have been to have heard the resolution .hang in the doubtful realm of victory or de feat! " What fond memories of fresh ness of thought and mental outlook would have returned through the dim mist . of the pastl And then ' there was the question of whether or not Mary Gold should marry Henry Austinn but lest happy tears course down my bearded cheek this must be left for the time being! ' :' J . What Is the Right Age? Although juniors " have optional class 'attendance, the rule in regard to compulsory attendance "of sopho more subjects; is still being rigidly en forced by the various . deans. One cannot "help but wonder what is at the base of such a contradictory step, forward. It is very ' apparent that such an ordinance is not for the bene fit of those who have been here for a sufficient length of time to know how to discipline themselves mentally and physically. It seems that ' all one must do to merit the privilege of self reliance is to somehow manage to last through two years of college. But first be sure that you "get off your required spohomore subjects; then you are -given the right to major as you see proper. The crown will be placed upon your brow' after you have met the chronological test. Intelli gence is of no great importance. You do not know why you are here until you have passed your first "two years of required work ! : Is This Another Blind Pig? . With the, approaching debate . on modification of the .Volstead Act be tween aspirants for the Mary D. Wright medal the presence of a good bit of prima facie evidence is being offered to one side or the other by an interesting display in Patterson's drug store. At the back of the soda fountain there is a complete outfit for all who are desirous of riding the tally-ho or are suffering ; from -: the demons of hang-over. - There are three charred kegs. at the base of the struc ture. , Around it is grouped cork screws,. Bromo . Seltzer, ammonia, Sal Hepatica, and all the various and sun dry needs of the tippler. All that is missing is some sort of an invention which will keep home brew- from foaming too copiously. Ah, but you are unable to fool us ! These are not the good old days ! - . .. , V The Verse. Is Yet to Cornel . Since the columnists of this' paper have all pledged themselves to the shrines of Calliope and Euterpe we too have become a votary . at their holy pTaces. Witness this outrage All Is N0t ' Gold That Glitters ' Last night my heart lept high with bliss v - :- , To feel upon my lips, your kiss White-hot with all your - passion's heat. Alas, but joy is not complete! While I was dreaming rhymes and yerse, :" You lustfully removed my. purse Thursday, November 22, 1923 LeOIc Introduce -' by J.- MARYON SAUNDERS . Alumni Secretary And nOW mv cryio ic T. i j Mviit uue cr f-vi rxr w-; Jit's Hell to know you're broke again 1 Dr. - William Picard Jacocks,, '04 . One of the men to travel farthest to see the Georgia Tech ; game re cently was Dr: : W P. Jacocks, who has been for several years in Ceylon, India." Dr. Jacocks has been with the International Health : Board, of the Rockefeller Foundation, since 1915, and has seen foreign service in the West Indies and Ceylon. He got back to this country in time to at tend the Tech game. Dr. Jacocks was borri in Windsor, December 9, 1877. He received his A.B. degree at the university in 1904, his M.A. in 1905,' and returned in 1907-09 to- take the' first two years of his medical course. As an under graduate he was - on the . fo'otball team for four years, the track team for two years, a member of the Phi Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Al pha, Gorgon's Head, and Golden Fleece. , -i'' After completing his ; course at Chapel Hill he attended the University of Pennsylvania and received there his medical degree. In 1912 he went with the Rockefeller Sanitary Com mission, first; being director for North Carolina, and then utility director for, the Southern states. " . Two More Weeks In Which to Have Your xYack Pictures Made It is announced by the staff of the 1929 Yackety Yack that there are bnly - two more ' "weeks left -in which juniors;5' seniors,-: fraternity - members and pledges, and others - desiring in dividual space in this year's book may have their pictures taken, f December 10 has been v set as the final date for all individual pictures to be in the hands of the editorial staff. . ' It is also requested that those who wish their pictures to go in as mem bers of debate teams, officers of vari ous activities on the campus,' or who wish their pictures to go in as con nected with any other organizations, please specify the fact on the data cards in the studios of Wootten-Moul-ton or else notify the Yackety Yack staff .'immediately. -Much trouble and possible embarrassment will be saved both the members of the publication's staff and, the student body at large if this matter , is attended ' to. Appoint ments may be made at Sutton's .Drug Store any time this week. Fifty cents "is necessary for the obtaining of an appointment card, and one dol lar is required at the tinle the pic ture is' taken. ; . ' : ' . , . ' Piatt Addresses Engineering Society The regular meeting of the William Cain Engineering Society was held last Friday night, November 16th, in Phillips Hall. The principal speak er' for the meeting was Mr. William L. Piatt, of Durham, who spoke on the present trend of engineering. Mr. Piatt is chief engineer of the Dur ham water plant and is the designer of the buildings for the plant recent ly constructed there; and is well vers ed on current engineering affairs. His talk dealt mainly with the problems that concern the engineer after he is in business, and the" situations that an engineer often has' to cope with. Sigma Nu To Be Guests of Carolina ; Sigma Nu Fraternity will be the guests of the Carolina Theatre at the Saturday night i show this, week, ac cording to an announcement made by Manager E. C., Smith. - . ; " The fraternity invited to attend this week is one of the groups which will bff guests of the theatre each week, alternating 'with a dormitory group. It isthe desire of the Carolina Theatre to -have every fraternity and dormi tory on the campus as its guest some time during the .year. ' The Sigma Nu men are requested to be at the theatre at nine o'clock lor the second shew.