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THE TAR HEEL
Saturday, May 18, 1929
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Saturday, May 18, 1929
PARAGRAPHICS
Usually the seniors begin their
"dance of life" after graduation, but
this time they seem to have begun it
with the Senior Ball last night.
The only ..trouble about having a
new fountain installed in the Old Well
is that the returning alumni may not
recognize their former hanging-out
spot.
Senior are fortunate creatures
sometimes. Not only do they receive
diplomas at commencement but they
even get free shows and sandwiches
next week.
The Yellow Journal affair has now
become history but we trust it is one
chapter of history that will not re
peat itself.
Action Proceeds '
From the Council
This Yellow Journal affair has
held 'the campus in suspense for
week while the student council made
its careful investigation and con
sidered its verdict. The suspension
of eight men, the probation of
several, and the exoneration of the
remainder brings it all to a close.
And the campus breathes a sigh of re
lief that the council has spoken, the
matter is closed, and the routine of
life' may be resumed. '
It is in such circumstances as this
that the abilities of the student
council and the worth of student
government are brought to the fore.
During the year we sometimes ques
tion the success of our system of self
government, but in times of stress it
amply justifies its existence. When
the Journal made its appearance last
week, the council did not delay; it
stepped in immediately and took full
charge of the case, relieving the fa
culty executive committee of any share
of responsibility. And after taking
the matter in hand, it devoted all its
time and attention to a fair and
thorough consideration of each man
involved.
The decision now comes as a re
sult of patient endeavors to give every
man a fair deal and is to the credit
of the council. It was- fitting that
such a publication as the Yellow
Journal be stopped; it was just that
its authors be held responsible for
their work; it was inevitable that
they be suspended, especially after the
warning given them last year. And
it was" wise that the punishment be
made no severer than it was. The
editors came forward and admitted
responsibility for their handiwork,
they agreed that the Journal was a
breach of good taste, and now they
are taking their penalties with heads
up. It was a mistake on their part
and the mistake must be paid for.
But it is no unforgivable mistake, and
when the suspended men return, to
school next fall, it will be a thing of
the past. They can begin work again
with a new start but with the
realization that the campus has no
place for Yellow Journals.
The Extra-Curricular
Problem
The problem of extracurricular
activities and their relation to scholar
ship is one which is ever-present on
the campus of this and other uni- j
versities. We believe, however, that
the unusually large number of orga
nizations at Carolina warrants the
contention that the extracurricular
problem here is of even greater per
tinence than in the case of the average
university. -
Although the problem is as yet only
in the process of being solved, the
theory that indulgences in extracur
ricular activities is detrimental to
scholarship has at last been relegated
to ' its philosophy. It is interesting
to note that public opinion on the mat
ter is in direct opposition to the facts.
Within the last three years the" Socio
logy , department of this university
produced statistics to the effect that
those most interested in work not in
cluded in the curriculum are those
who rank highest in scholarship.
Good students are interested in three
outside activities and honor students
in four.
The reasons underlying the afore
mentioned findings are not difficult
to conceive of. In the first place, it
is only the capable student who can
get through studying soon enough in
the day to have any time left for
extracurricular work. In the second
place, the student who cannot make
good grades is seldom capable of suc
ceeding in the field of outside activi
ties. In the third place, the presence
of an ambition to succeed in any
given field of endeavor is usually ac
companied by an ability to attain
some measure of success in that field.
The student must have ability to rank
high in any phase of activity. In lieu
of this it is therefore obvious' that
the same student will rank high both
in scholarship and in extracurricular
endeavor.
The writer contends that a correct
division of time between academic
activities and the so-called extracur
ricular activities cannot be accom
plished without giving consideration
to the ability of the" student concern
ed. Participation in the one does not
necessarily lower .efficiency in the
other. The matter is one to be solved
by the individual student and one
which can be correctly solved only in
the light of personal ability and per
sonal situations.
J. C. W.
The Theatre
. By J. E. Dungan
Wednesday night Ronny Johansson,
Swedish danseuse, stepped into the
consciousness of the University
audience like a creature, first cousin
to Pan and to Puck. This young wo
man who has been a star in terpsi
chore for twelve years is called the
Fanny Elssler of our century, and
since the retirement of Pavlowa and
Ruth St. Denis, and the death of Isa
dora Duncan, she is the undisputed
premiere of this lovely art which has
no audible tongue.
Teh Scandinavians, blessed by long
seasons of ice and snow, are extrer
mely moral people. In temperment
they are intellectually and physically
reserved. It is this heritage f res
pectability that makes Johansson's,
work bsth lyrical and delicate. She
is like rythmn itself an abstract idea,
cool and beautiful, and divorced from
senuousness.
Don't think for the slightest second
however, that Ronny Johansson is not
physical. Every member of her ana
tom speaks a language -understood
by all. He hands deny the necessity
for a verbal language. Each slender
finger speaks a sentence, each hand
a story. What is extraordinary is
this woman's capacity to express in
tellectual humor by slight suggestions.
Her whole body smiles and her toes
seem to smirk. As an actress her
facial expressions are unusually good.
In general she displays a very highly
developed technique as well as ima
gination. Despite representing an idea, Miss
Johansson is a' very personable wo
man. A great and lovely dancer, this
woman from Stockholm. She has a
fine figure with a beautiful face. Her
greatest attribute, however, is her
grace of an exquisite and ephemerial
quality, which instantly wins. Very
captivating also is her Puck-like hu
mor, a certain indescriable roguish
ness, which she conveys to her audi
ence by her boyish stride, by con
stantly changing expressions of her
face, or merely by a glance. In her
art are joined as one, beauty and a
joyous yet unboistrous love of life.
The most popular number of her
repertoire is her presentation of twin
dances to the Scherzo of Gade and the
Gavotte Joy euse by Mozart. Her
SMILEY LEAVES FACULTY
Open Forum
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WANTS INVESTIGATION
To the Editor:
In my opinion the prolonged action
of the student council in regard to
the Yellow Journal and the students
who gave birth to it, is a minor issue
compared to the recent wholesale
plundering and robbery of G Dorm
and various others. In several rooms
the occupants have been reduced to
one suit, one pair of socks, one shirt,
one pair of B. V. D.'s as far as wear
ing apparel is concerned. Also the
thief has stolen two watches. On the
vest of one of the suits was a frat
pin. He pinned this on a handker
chief which he had also stolen and
threw it in the window of the room
sometime early in the morning. These
articles were found by the occupants
on arising the next morning. This
stealing has been being carried on
for quite a while. It is evidently due
to the mactiveness of the present
council.
J. T.
How wonderful to be the boss and
see a ball game without thinking up
a good lie.
costume for these was made of pale
green silk giving her the appearance
of a cool green flame. In movements
suggesting the month of April, its
suns and its rains, Johansson told the
story of Pan in the brief time of
seven minutes; but is was a Pan full
of life yet divorced from his hooves
and horns.
Her closing number a rustic dance
to the music of Grieg, is undoubtedly
the second best of her selections, and
depending upon individual taste may
be her best; it is that on the basis of
humorous intent alone. We haven't
a peasant class of picturesque cus
toms in this country but no one in
the audience Wednesday failed to
understand any action of Miss Johans
In her third number interpreted to
the music of Rachmaninov's Alia
Marcia, Miss Johansson struck a new
note the belligerent. Wearing a hel
met of the Amazons of mythological
fame, she strode, fought, marched, and
could have died as Pentheselia died
who fatally loved Achilles.
Immediately following her belli
gerent pose she came upon, the stage
in a chrysalis-like cloak which she
shed, coming forth like a butterfly
to the movement of one of Strauss'
waltzes. In this same classification
also falls a minuet executed in slow-motion-camera
grace, done to the
music of Paderewski.
In the Mazurka of Chopin, the
Polka of Glazounow and the allegro
Vivace of Arensky, Miss Johansson,
still high above the average dancer's
skill, nevertheless failed to understand
their depth primarily because of the
quality that makes her the outstand
ing danseuse of the world; i.e. lyri
cism. Her Mazurka and Polka were
beautiful, and the only fault that one
finds with her Allegro Vivace is that
it lacks the impetousity which both
the title and the music suggest.. -The
other two numbers, the first
and second speaking chronologically,
while not, the best of her excellent
program, completely won her audience.
The opening number was accomplish
ed to three movements of Bach's. The
Peterson-Berger composition, Sere
nade, furnished the motive for the
second.
T. B. Smiley, instructor in Electri
cal Engineering for the past four
years, will leave, the University the
first of July , to take up work with
the General Electric Company. Mr.
Smiley stated that while with General
Electric he will take up a course in
advanced electrical design, which will
require a minimum of three years to
complete.
Now is the time for wise students
(if any) to come to the end of their
note books and term papers.
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Preyer Addresses
Commerce Students
While in Chapel Hill Wednesday,
Mr. A. T. Preyer, vice- president of
the Vick Chemical Co. of Greensboro,
spoke to groups of Commerce and
Engineering students. In his ad
dress before the engineering students,
Mr. Preyer gave the views of an em
ployer of college graduates. He
stated what a college graduate was
supposed to know and what, from the
employers standpoint, he does not
know.
Mr. Preyer gave some general ad
vice to the students on how to enter
the business world, and he also gave
what he considers the general quali
fications a college graduate should
have when, he applies for a position
with an industrial firm. i
Carolina to Have
Another Big Week
Another fine program of pictures
is announced for showing at the Caro
lina Theatre next week. Lon Chaney
heads the bill on Monday with his
latest, "Where East is East"; Tues
day "Not Quite Decent" with June
Collyer will be the feature; Wednes
day "Three.. Passions" with Alice
Terry, and Thursday "His Captive
Woman" with Milton Sills and Doro
thy Mackaill starring will be shown.
Two unusual pictures are billed for
showing during the latter part of the
week. On Friday, John Barrymore's
"Eternal Love" and Saturday, "Mid
night Taxi," with Dolores Costello
will be presented at the Carolina.
Local Ministers
Attend Meeting
Rev. A. C. Lawrence, rector of the
Episcopal church, and Rev. George W.
Lay, retired head master of St. Mary's
School in Raleigh attended the meet
ing of the North Carolina Diocese held
in Henderson Tuesday and Wednes
day. From there they will go to the
meeting of the Eastern Carolina Dio
cese which is being held at Fayette
ville. They will probably return to
Chapel Hill Friday afternoon.
SURVEY CONSIDERED
Professor S. H. Hobbs, Jr., of the
Rural Social Economics department
was in Jackson, Mississippi, last week
to confer with a committee on the ad
visability of a complete economic sur
vey of the state. This survey would
be part of the work done in prepar
ing a report for the 1930 legislature
which will consider tax reforms for
the state.
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