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BASKETBALL DOUBLE-HEADER TIN CAN 7:30 P. M. FLONZALEY QUARTET FRIDAY NIGHT MEMORIAL HALL- 8:30 P. M. VOLUME XXXVII CHAPEL HILL, N. O, THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1929 NUMBER 43 SAYS EDUCATION IS FOUNDATION 0FPR0SPERITY Chase Urges Students To Do Their Best While at the Uni versity; Tells Student Body They Pay Only Twenty-Four And One-Tenth Percent of University Expenses. The duty of students at the Uni versity to do their best, because the state is giving them the larger part of their education free was stressed by President H. W. Chase in a chapel talk Tuesday morning. "JX takes about a million and a quarter dollars to run the University a year, not counting the dining hall, book exchange or dormi tories. You may think that most of this comes out of your own pockets, but this is not quite accurate. The actual figures for the past year show that the students paid only twenty four and one tenth per cent of the actual expenses of the University. The state furnished two-thirds of the money required, and gifts and en dowment furnished the remaining ten per cent. "How does the state expect to get any profit from this investment of over eight hundred t thousand; dollars a year? Our state has joined the other states who are supporting state educational institutions on the theory that it will receive , dividends from this money, in the form of a higher type of citizens in the future. The state maintains the educational in stitutions because it is to the - benefit of the state to do so. "It was once the theory that . one should wait until a state was' in the midst of prosperity before it should spend money on , educational instito tions. This day has passed, and dur ing the last generation it has been agreed that education is the founda tion of prosperity." In closing his talk, President Chase asked "that the students remember the reasons why the state puts its money into the educational institu tions: not to make money for the in dividual, but to bring prosperity to the state through education which de velops a surplus in money and happi- STRING MUSICIANS TO PERFORM FOR STUDENTS FRIDAY To Appear Here under Auspices of Student Entertainment Committee. ness. PICK PLAYERS FOR NEW BILL Carolina Playmakers Will Pre sent Three New Plays Here February 8 and 9. Friday night at 8:30 the University Entertainment Committee will offer one of the rarest musical treats that has ever been offered at the Univer sity here in the form of the Flonzaley Quartett, world famous string musi cians. , The current tour of the Flonzaley Quartet is simultaneously their twenty-fifth anniversary ; and fare well tour. The organization was con ceived in the brain of E. J. De Cop pet, a wealthy and philanthropic New York financier, who thought' to aid the world in appreciating string music, which he loved so well. Dur ing the summer periods the quartet financed by de Coppet practiced in Switzerland and during the winter concert seasons it toured the world. Although illy paid at first, the origin al members' of the group refused to give up the common work;' that is, the popularization of chamber music, and now they are known as the most outstanding string group of its kind in the world. Retiring at the very zenith of its success, with an unsurpassed record of two thousand appearances in the principal cities of Europe, the Flon zaley Quartet will leave a void in the musical world in both America and Europe. Commenting on the work of the Quartette "El Debate" of Madrid, Spain, says, "They have attained a degree of unity, not only technically but spiritually, that is perfect." The Paris "Figaro" says, "In the finish of their execution they have attained perfection." The artists composing the famous ensemble are: - Adolf o Betti, Alfred hPochonIwair" " D Arehambeauf a'nd Nicolas Moldavan. Admission will be by season pass or one dollar and a half at "the ticket office the night of the performance. The next entertainment on the Committee's schedule is E. H. Soth era's Shakespearean lecture Feb ruary 27. SENATORS CLEAR UP OLD BUSINESS Meeting Tuesday Night Turned , Over to . Hearing of Reports from Committees. Selection of casts has just been completed for the bill of three plays which the Carolina Playmakers will present here the nights of February 8 and 9. The list of students successful in tryouts for parts in the three plays to be presented was announced by Di rector Frederick H. Koch today for the casting committee, which in cluded, beside himself, Profs. Hu bert Heffner and Samuel Selden of the Playmaker staff, and Miss Net tina Strobach, State Representative of the Bureau of Community Drama. Howard Bailey, Chapel Hill; Neona Sturgeon, Wewoka, Okla.; Ann Law rence, Raleigh; and Fred Greer, An niston, Ala., were selected to play the four roles in the play "0 Promise Me." The cast selected for "The Family" is composed of Charles Lips comb, Greensboro ; Elizabeth Farrar, Chapel Hill; Gillis Brown, New York City; and Mela Royall, Goldsboro. Leading parts for the play "Graveyard Shift" were awarded Mrs. Catherine Wilson Nolen ( and Helen Dortch, Chapel Hill; Whitner Bissell, New York City; Peter Hen derson, Jersey City, N. J.; and Net tina Strobach, Yakima, Wash.; and supporting parts went to S. A. Roth enberg, New York City; L. L. Miller, Charlotte; J. B. Ellison, Greensboro; and T. P. Harrison, Chapel Hill. More than 75 students competed for the parts, so that the casting com mittee had a wealth of material from which to fill roles in the three plays. The home performance will be fol lowed by the Playmakers' regular win ter tour. This year's tour will begin February 15, and the Playmakers will play ten engagements in leading cities on a 12-day swing through the two Caro!inas. An entirely different bill of plays will be used on this tour. The meeting' of the Dialectic Sen ate Tuesday night was given over largely to business transactions. Re ports from various committees had been pending for several weeks. The senate thought it expedient to hear these reports and pass upon or reject the recommendations of the commit tees before attempting any matter of immediate importance. Senator McPherson reported for the pin committee. The senator read letter which he had received from the Schiffnian Company of Greens boro and one which he had "received from the Elliott Company of Phila delphia. In the opinion of the senate the offer made by the latter company was more reasonable. -The treasurer was instructed to order the pins from the Elliott Company as soon as he should receive sufficient funds for doing so. This company has agreed to substitute the word "senate" in the engraving for the word "society" at a cost of sixty cents per pin. The price of the pin after this change has been made is $6.10. Reporting in behalf of the constitu tional committee Senator Gilreath read the entire constitution and in corporated the changes which the com mittee s recommended. Senator Mc Pherson offered an amendment to the work of the committee regarding the matter" of membership in the senate He proposed that any student of the University be allowed to become member of the organization, whether that member be a male or not. Heat ed discussions followed. . President Brown himself was forced to take the floor in behalf of the traditions of the senate. The motion was defeated. A motion to accept the revised docu ment as it had been read by Senator Gilreath was passed by a substantial majority. Certain rather important changes are incorporated in the revised consti (Centirtued on page four) Major William Cain y ! f " - fd CANDY AND FRUIT VENDERS TO GIVE UP THEIR TRADE Regulations Come as Result of State and University V Law Which Forbids Living Quar ters and Store in Same Room; Will Go Into Effect Feb. 15. Tributes of the highest order were paid Major William Cain, 84-year old professor emeritus of Mathematics: (above) by his colleagues on the fac ulty and former pupils Tuesday night. The occasion was the unveiling of a portrait of himself which Major Cam presented to the school of engineering of the. University. '' - Faculty Colleagues and " Former Pupils Pay High Tribute to Major Cain The Major Presents His Portrait to the University School of Engi neering- President Chase, Dean Braune and Other Asso ciates Recall Dr. Cain's High Standing in Field of Engineering Major Now in 84th Year. ' . o Great honor was paid to probahly the best beloved and most talented engineer and mathematician that has ever been at the University, Major William Cain, when his portrait was presented to the school of Engineering last Monday night, January 28, at ex ercises held in the auditorium in Fhil lips hall. The portrait, done by the great ar tist William Steen, had been presented to the William Cain student chapter of the American Society of Civil En gineers by Major Cain himself several years ago. Alumni of the University and friends conceived the idea that an oil painting of the Major should be in the possession of the school of Engineering, and the William , Cain Society, with the consent of Major Cain, decided to present the portrait to the Engineering school. The por trait is a fine likeness of Major Cain this being particularly evident when the two were side by side after the un veiling. Dean G. M. Braune, of the Engi neering school, officiated at the exer cises and presented the portrait. In his address, Dean Braune was es pecially profuse in his praise of the great accomplishments, both in en gineering and other fields, of Major Cain. He said that he was regarded as one of the foremost experts in problems concerning dams and arches, that he had contributed more to the American Society of Civil Engineers than any other one member of the So ciety. When he attends the annual meetings of the Society he is accord ed very enthusiastic welcomes, and Dean Braune said that it was one of his pleasures to attend these meet ings with him. After the speech of . presentation, the portrait was unveiled by R. P. Howell, president of the William Cain chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and W. B. Massen- burg, president of the student chap ter of the American Institute of El ectrical Engineers. Asserting that William Cain was in a large part responsible for the rapid development of engineering dur ing the last halt century, Doth in North Carolina and the United States, Professor T. F. Hickerson, accepted the portrait in the name of the school of Engineering. He said that the portrait would always be regarded as one of the few priceless possessions owned by the Engineering school, and that it would act as an inspiration to students in the future who would view it in the library. Dr. Francis P. Venable briefly eulogized Major Cain's life and said (Continued on page four) R e app or t ionment Plan Is Explained to Students If the ' plan of financing the pro posed daily Tar Heel involving re apportionment of the student publi cations fees and utilization of the surplus now in the Publications Union treasury is given the majority in the student vote next Thursday, it will mean that reductions will be made in the amounts alloied to the three other publications, and the sav ings turned over to the daily. The amount that can be sliced from the portions, of the fees that now go to the Magazine and Buccaneer can not be large, if they are to continue in their present forms. The Yackety Yack can be reduced in content with out materially injuring the book, thus in all likelihood there would still be a deficit in the finances of the daily at the end of the first year of operation, if the reapportionment plan were adopted. This deficit would be made up out of the surplus of around $16,000 now in the Pub lications Union treasury. There is some misunderstanding now existing as to the purpose of this surplus. At first glance $16,000 is a large amount to have been cleared in the five years that the Union has been in existence. Yet it might be fatal - to all the campus publications if the surplus were wiped out. - Na tional advertisers are very irregular in the appropriations they make for advertising in college papers. Thus this year's cigarette advertising shows a 50 per cent cut in comparison with that of last year, and as a re sult profits made by the publica (Continued on page four) All students who keep candies, drinks, crackers, and other confec- tionaries in their rooms in the dor mitories for sale will be required to give up their trade by February 15, unless some more sanitary and better regulated method can be devised, it has been announced by Mr. P. L. Burch, superintendent of buildings and grOnds. ' This regulation comes as a result of the state, town and University law which forbids living quarters and store in the same room. State and University regulations have been vio- ated. Sanitary inspectors have di rected Superintendent Burch to en- brce these regulations. After the abolition of the honor boxes' on the campus, a natural de mand grew up among the students for candies ; there was also a demand among self-help students for money, and a new field was opened up. There followed the opening of various stu dent stores and stands in the dormi tories. But as these are found to be contrary to law and sanitary condi tions, they must be closed. A fifteen day period of grace is al lowed students in order that they may get rid of the stock now on hand without any loss of money and in order that those favoring such a service may discuss alternatives. Those who wish some modification of the regu lation may formulate their proposal and submit it to Mr. Burch. In case any modification is found to be satis factory to sanitary officials, it may be put into effect. Any i kind Loi jpJanJW Jbe substituted must provide some kind of permit system guaranteeing periodical in spection and satisfactory sanitary conditions. It is , expected that some such plan can be worked out. This action comes as a result of. Mr. Burch's consultation with sani tary inspectors, University officials, and some of the self-help students con cerned. Any one found violating the rule after the fifteenth may be re quired to vacate his room. CHAIN STORE TAX DEFENDED Criminology, Work of Law Insti tute, Banking Practice and Other Current Legal Problems Discussed in February Issue Of Law Review. DAILY TAR HEEL PLANS ARE SET FORTH IN DETAIL Following Article Explains in Full the Function of the Staff And Method of Getting News. Conceding that the recent decision of the North Carolina Supreme Court holding unconstitutional , the chain store tax is in line with the precedents, Messers, Samuel Becker and Robert Hess, of the Milwaukee bar, in the leading article in the February North Carolina Law Review, published Fri day, contend that ,the tax might have been upheld as being based upon what from an economic point of view was a reasonable classification. That is to say, the authors take the view that as against the chain store, the mail order house and the large department store, the preservation of an inde pendent class of retail merchants is at stake; and that, if this class furnishes on the whole a service worth preserv ing, the legislature would be justified in affording it a certain protection through a license tax imposed upon7 its chief competitor. This is said to be the best discussion of the economic and legal aspects of the situation that has yet appeared. - ( .: This issue of the Review also car ries an article on "Sugested Changes in North Carolina Civil Procedure, by Professor A. C. Mcintosh of the law faculty at Chapel Hill, in which he discusses the construction of a 1927 statute relating to the issuance of summonses and executions, and sug gests the adoption of legislation per mitting alternative pleadings, the de claratory judgment, and the substitu tion of the answer and motion for the demurrer, innovations said to have worked improvements in other states. W. B. Snow of the Asheville bar deals constructively with "The Need for Re vision of the North Carolina Lien Laws." Professor Albert Coates, of Chapel Hill, adyocates the study of (Continued on page four) Many changes in the Tar Heel have been worked out by the commit tee in charge providing the students' vote Thursday is favorable. In order to give the student body a clear idea as to how the Tar Heel will function as a daily paper, the following ex planation is set forth: - Four Plans of Financing Of the four plans for financing the daily which will be presented to the students next Thursday, the one re ceiving the highest number of votes will be the one used by the Publica tions Union Board. Whether a stu dent votes for or against the propo sal he will vote for one method of fi nancing. This will be done in order ., to give the Publications Union Board an idea of the general campus opin ion toward the different publications. The student publication fee will not be increased. Purpose of a Daily It is true that the present tri-week-ly is working under a great handicap, due to the fact that it is sometimes necessary to run news two or three days old events taking place be tween issues and on the week-end. A lot of this news is not published be cause of its lateness. The commit tee is at present working on plans for a pony telephone or telegraph service which along with a college clip service and local news, will over come the argument being carried on over the lack of news. It is -also true that at present the number of men interested in journa lism at the University are limited. But, with a daily paper, the only one in the south, it is hoped that-a daily 'TarHeerwllI ' tendto ' drawsttden interested in journalism. A stronger relation between the Journalism department and the Tar Heel is gradually being built up. At present over one-third of the Tar Heel staff are men who are taking courses in the School of Journalism. Proposed Staff Make-Up The proposed make-up of the daily Tar Heel staff is as follows: There will -be one editor-in-chief, with four or five associate editors. It will be the duty of these men to conduct the editorial policy of the paper, giving time to research and study of the subject under consideration, conse quently giving the campus a better editorial page. One managing edi tor will have charge of head-writing, with three assistants, whose duties will be to read and edit copy as the' reporters bring it in. One assignment editor will keep up with happenings on the campus and see that reporters cover their assignments. Thirty re porters will work in shifts of 15 men to the shift for ,three issues each. If this experiment works a hardship, on the men, the number of reporters will be increased and the number of shifts increased. One man will han dle the telegraph news as it comes in from the Western Union office. The proposed daily will have a deadline for all copy around 11 o'clock p. m., this being done to be able to catch all happenings on the campus that night in time for the next morning's paper and to catch all late happenings of state and national news coming in. An Experiment In some occult manner many of the students are laboring under the mis apprehension that the Tar Heel will continue as a daily if the plans are carried through it will provided it is a success. By a success it is a question of whether the students are satisfied; whether there is a satisfac tory working relationship between the Journalism Department and the Tar Heel staff, and whether it is a success financially. The proposition will not necessarily have to show a profit the first year in order to be called a success, of course. But, if the first year's figures show a very great deficit, the Tar Heel will auto matically drop back to a tri-weekly. The business staff of the Tar ,Heel and the Publications Union Board have made an exhaustive study of the financial end, and have figured that the daily Tar. Heel will break about even with one of the proposed methods of financing the first year. Sigma Delta fraternity announces the pledging of Alfred Engstrom, of Belvidere, Illinois.
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