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THE TARHEEL
Saturday, April 27, 1929
Whi Wax Sieel
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Saturday, April 27, 1929
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Do We Have a "Perfect"
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Student Government?
During the past several weeks a
bewildering succession of student
government reforms have been pro
posed through the Open Forum
columns of the Tar Heel and in the
meetings of the two literary societies.
The great number of these proposed
' reforms attests to the fact that there
is something definitely wrong with
the system of student government
here. A wide variety of changes in
the existing system have been suggest
ed in the plans advanced, but they
have all failed to penetrate to the core
of the problem.
Considered entirely from a stand
point of theory, the student govern
ment system now in existence here ap
proaches the perfection claimed for
it by Jeff Fordham and others of its
more ardent proponents. The trouble
is that the present system, in common
with many other things based primari--ly
upon theory, is not working. Whole
sale cheating is not at all rare on ex
aminations here, as any student with
ordinary powers of observation will
attest.
The honor system has broken down
insofar as examinations and quizzes
are concerned. A large majority of
the members of the student body have
been aware of this fact for some time,
' but little has been said concerning it.
In the past three years there is only
one case on record in which a student
at the University has reported a fel
low student for cheating. A conser
vative estimate places the number of
cases of cheating actually tried by the
faculty executive committee and the
student council during this period at
about 150. Out of 150 cases of cheat
ing 149 were reported by members of
the faculty, who should never be forc
ed to report cheating cases, in accord
ance with the theory of the system
in existence here. The number of
instances of cheating actually detect
ed by students here is probably so
large that an accurate estimate would
. appear to the outsider almost incre
dibly high.
Nothing is to be gained by ignor
ing the present conditions and dis
torting the facts by insincere praise
of the local student government. If
a solution is to be found for the stu
dent government problem here, the
facts must be faced frankly.
Fraternal A
Responsibility
With the adoption of the new rush
ing regulations by the Faculty Gom
mittee on fraternities, the fraternities
and especially the Inter-fraternity
council assume a more definite res
ponsibility than they have had for
merly. '
In the past, it has been custbmary
for the "fraternities to extend the
"courtesy of the floor" to fraternities
violating rulings of the council. No
reports of infractions have been made
heretofore, for "courtesy" has
trained fraternities from doing
However, the adoption of the
rules places upon the fraternities a
duty they cannot well escape.
The new rules provide for a ten-
day period in which the freshmen are
to be free from the pesterings of fra
ternities. This period is theirs. A
violation of this period should be re-
ten-day silence real rushing will com-
f
mence. v For two weeks the fraterni
ties will have opportunity to impart
to the bewildered young men all the
information they desire. After the
two weeks of rushing another period
of silence will exist for two days and
then the freshmen will make their
choice.
This plan, while not the best in the
world or the best, which could be adop
ted here ,should prove beneficial to
the freshmen. It will prove of advan
tage to fraternity men if they ob
serve it. But we have our doubts.
The tendency here is to break such
rules. -No specific example c,an be
quoted but violations are known to
have existed and very probably they
will exist this fall.
But there is no doubt that the rules
can be enforced. It is a matter in
which all fraternities will have a
part. A fraternity may not favor it.
Many of them do not. But it was
adopted because of the fact that the
Inter-fraternity Council found itself
unable to agree on any one rule twice
in succession, uur understanding is
that they adopted three rules in three
successive meetings, submitted the
three to the faculty committee, and
left that committee to do the best they
could.
Since it is likely that the new plan
is to be used we urge all fraternities
fn stnHv it and make an effort to
enforce it regardless of the rela
tionship existing between some fra
ternities on the campus.
' W. H. Y.
more than the owners of the celebra
ted Atlantan sign were outraged when
they found out what had become of
their property.
It seems that there was a drive for
members recently by a church in At
lanta. During the time of the drive
Georgia Tech. And so, the story goes,
students and passersby were delighted
one morning to see the large sign from
the church fluttering proudly across
the front of the S A E house. It read,
"10,000 By Next Saturday."
Signs of
The Times
(H. J. G.)
An edict recently issued by the town
councilmen to the effect that bill
board signs are to' be removed causes
a focussing of attention on a recent
sign arrival on the campus.
Students whose daily program leads
them to Murphey, Saunders, or the
Law building yesterday saw a. familiar
notice propped up alongside the path
between Murphey and Saunders. There
it lay, seeming much larger on the
grpund than in its accustomed place
high in the air, an imposing gold an
nouncement on a black background of
a well-known girls' college situated
not many miles from Chapel Hill. It
had been gathered in the night before
by a group of convival students and
carried back with them in triumph to
the Hill.
Just what is there about sign-col
lecting that appeals to the collegiate
mind? It isn't the mere joy of pos
session, for signs are generally worth
less in themselves. It isn't the though"
oi the consternation of the owner
when he sees his sign gone from its
place. It is more probably the sense
of the ridiculous that is touched, the
idea of a notice in new surroundings
totally out of place. It touches the
sense of humor, and whatever else
may be said, and there is plenty, about
the flighty present generation, i
must be admitted that a sense of
humor is prevalent. .
It isn't a particularly good practice
to take signs, but it is also not a ter
rible crime, as crimes go. We trust
the owners of the sign now reposing
in a prominent position on the campus
will not feel' too harshly toward the
gentlemen who filched it. Theywon'
if they understand the underlying
reason for its having been taken, any
Open Forum
REGARDING THE GRAIL
Clipped
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ARE THEY SO BAD
Editor of the Tar Heel:
It seems to me that something
other than fun has cropped out of
the recent affair at the banquet of
he Order of the Grail. Reading the
account of the fray in the Tar Heel,
several things stand out prominently
in my mind. First, is the "slam"
against the North contained in it. It
is peculiar that the "visitor" who in
suited our University and the Grail is
a Northerner, is it not? The implica
tion being, of course, that no man
from any of the Southern schools
would forget himself so far as to
speak as the "visitor" spoke. But the
Northerners are used to doing such
things, of course, so take them as a
model! It is rather hard for one;
who has lived in the North to read
such implications with patience, es
pecially since one knows that no
such "slams" are ever read in North
ern papers of Southern Universities.
Perhaps some will think that I am
making a mountain out of a mole-hill,
but not sol Such things are the
causes of dislike between the sections
of our country, and as such should
not be allowed to occur.
Another significant thing is the re
ception given the visitor's remarks. It
is noticeable that the spirit of those
attending the meeting was sufficient
to drive the so called "visitor" from
the room. Since most of the mem
bers who denounced him were una
ware of the nature of the affair, they
acted as they would act if such an
affair were to actually happen. As
sail a speaker in the middle of his
speech! Yet the University has the
temerity to take the negative side of
a debate of the . question "Resolved,
That Loyalty is the Curse of the
American College." An order which
allows the above significant things to
take place surely shouldn't be held up
as representative of our University,
JULIAN IMPERATOR
ENTHUSIASTIC OVER PRESENT
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
"P Dormitory Men
To See Free Show
To the Editor:
Hearing a few discussions, picking
up bits from here and there pertain
ing to student government have
caused me to give the matter a great
deal of thought. It seems that there
are some who want changes made in
the Student Government at Carolina.
The Student Government, as it now
stands, and the Honor System at the
University of North Carolina are, out
standing points which Carolina boasts
to the freshmen each year as a dis
tinction between her and many other
colleges and universities. "As long
as a man conducts himself as a gen
tleman he is one of us" seems to be
the attitude of the Carolina student.
That impression is made deep on the
minds of the freshmen during the first
two or three weeks of the fall quar
ter. The fact that they are left upon
their honor gives them a feeling of
pride and a desire to uphold that
which has took the University , of
North Carolina years and years to de
velop.
If a man is not gentleman enough
but what he has to have a code of
written laws and rules, a constitution
and a powerful executive to see that
he abides by them, before he can be
turned loose among the other students,
then we do not want him. Let him go
to school where there are professors
who do the chastising and deans who
do the expelling.
The thing necessary is that the stu
dents be a little more enthusiastic
over the system we already have.
The students in general should get a
little more of the Carolina spirit
which is to uphold the system for
which honor stands.
E. F. F. ;
"Law and Freedom"
Fraternity politics. Everywhere
we hear the present system of fra
ternity politics in the modern uni
versity talked about, hashed over,
and disparaged. It is ever the object
of adverse and unfavorable criticism.
Never once have we encountered a
single word of encouragement of de
fense of its existence; but, in . the
belief that politics -are justifiable, in
collegiate as well as municipal gov
ernments, we shall speak in their be
half. ; ; .. . y;7.
In many of the colleges of today,
where there is a flourishing system
of fraternities, zealous attempts are
made by administration authorities
to eliminate entirely any combines or
agreements between the various
groups in student elections. At least
one large university which has come
to our notice requires each student,
upon his entrance, to sign a pledge
to the effect that during his stay at
college he will be a party to no politi
cal combinations. Probably the de
sired result is obtained, or at least
approached. But are thje officials
right in their conception of the de
sired result? -
Every election ever conducted in
municipal, state, or national govern
ment is preceded by a more or less
active political campaign,' and is con
tested between at least two well de
fined parties. In fact, there could be
no real competition if there were no
declaration of policies by the candi
dates and subsequent campaigns.
The institution of political parties
is absolutely indispensible in the se
lection and backing of the most
logical man for the office. And it
seems to us that the analogy between
municipal and student governments
is very close.
It cannot be said that by the opera
tion and manipulation of fraternity
combines the most capable person is
often kept out of office. It is only
reasonable to assume that each com
bination will support its strongest
candidate, and thereby the field will
be narrowed down to the three ' or
four most logical choices.
Many college officials evade the
question of fraternity politics, and
state that their institutions are free
from such practices. And all this
merely because they do not want to
meet the problem face to face. These
officials are comparable with the
strict parent who, after forbidding
his son to smoke, finds out that he
does, but, fearful lest he shall be
forced to inflict the threatened
penalty, evades the question and ig
nores the fact that he is being dis
obeyed. But we do have fraternity politics,
and we have them wherever we have
fraternities and student government.
And in colleges and universities
wheere there are no fraternities, we
have other political combinations
which amount to the same thing. It is
only natural that factioriis wflll be
formed in any sort of government
where there are ho fraternities, we
It is one of the primary points of
human nature to unite for strength.
Should we try to curb this trend in
collegiate government and at the
same time encourage it in municipal
government? : The Diamondback,
University of Maryland. '
Occupants of I Dormitory in the
Triangle are the recipiants of the
courtesy of Manager E. C. Smith of
the Carolina Theatre this week. They
will see the 7 o'clock show Saturday
night free if they will assemble at the
door with their dormitory president
at that hour. Manager Smith will be
host to a fraternity group next week.
House Makes Talks
R. B. House, executive secretary
of the University, delivered an address
before the Rotary conference, of the
fifth and sixth districts at the Sir
Walter in Raleigh Wednesday night.
Mr. House spoke again Thursday at
Waketon, where he delivered a high
school 'commencement address.
Snppart the college newspaper hj
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The Pines is the favorite rendezvous for Club Gatherings,
Bridge Luncheons .and Fraternity get-togethers. We solicit this
kind of patronage, feeling certain that everyone will be highly
pleased. Mrs. Vickers has the happy faculty for assisting in the
preparation for such functions and will cheerfully render her as
sistance to make such gatherings a huge success. For those as
sociations and organizations which like to have dancing as a
feature of their program we offer our dance floor. For a simple
luncheon or a banquet, The Pines solves the problem.
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Chapel Hill Boulevard 4 Miles from Chapel Hill
Dr. W. S. Bernard, teacher of the
Student Bible Class at the Methodist
church, announces that the topic ot
discussion for Sunday,, April 27 will
be "Law and Freedom."
The students are referred to an ar
ticle, "Our Lawless Heritage," by
James T. Adams in the February is
sue of the Atlantic Monthly, page
732. President Hoover's speech be-r
fore the Press Association, as publish
ed in the papers of Tuesday, April
23, will also be used as reference.
Prize Offered for
Engineering: Thesis
The annual prize, offered by the
North Carolina section of the Ameri
can Society of Civil Engineers will
be awarded sometime in the summer
to the graduating senior in Civil En
gineering who presents the thesis
which, in the opinion of the judges,
is the best on any one of a group of
selected subjects. The prize con
sists of a free junior membership in
the society.
Each year the section presents the
prize to that graduating senior pre
senting the best thesis on a subject
selected by the two latest past presi
dents of the society. The contest is
open to all graduating seniors in Civil
Engineering who are members of
either of the two student chapters of
the society in North Carolina. Stu
dent chapters are located at State
College in Raleigh and at , the Uni
versity. The subjects selected for the thesis
this year are: 'Ethical Importance of
the Code of Practice of the North
Carolina Society of Engineers"; "Ben
efits That May Accrue to Young
Engineers through Observance of the
Code"; and "Necessity for Observ
ance ' of the Code from a Business
Viewpoint."
All theses must be submitted by
June 30 to Professor Thorndike Sa
ville, secretary of the Society.
A special committee , has been
formed to study the question of the
age limit for the students of the
University of Montreal.
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