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year except Mondays and except
Thanksgiving, Christmas and
' Spring Holidays. "
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cations Union of the University of
North Carolina; Chapel Hill, N. C.
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$4.00 out of town, for the college
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ASSOCIATE EDITORS
John Mebane .... Harry ; Galland
ASSISTANT EDITORS '
J. . El win Dungan r' J. D. McNairy
Joe Jones B. C. Moore
. J. Cv Williams r ;
V CITY. EDITORS
E. F. Yarborough
Elbert Denning vV
K. C. Ramsay
Sherman Shore
SPORTS EDITORS .
Jo 3 Eagles , . ? ; Crawford McKethan
Henry L. - Anderson f
REPORTERS
Howard Lee
Holmes Davis ; ';
Louis Brooks .
Charles Rose
Lawrence Harris ' r
Mary Price
J. P. Tyson
Browning Roach
Al Lansford . .
Joe Carpenter
Peggy Lintner
E. C. Daniel
W. A. Shulenberger
G. E. French. . ,
Frank Manheim
Stowe Moody
- Clyde Deitz
George. Sheram
f Robert Hodges
John Lathan
B. H. Whitton
Nathan Volkman
George Stone
Lawrence .Miller
Jack Riley
T. E. Marshall
R. T. Martin
J. S. Weathers
Stanley Weinberg
Tuesday, October 29,1929
In Defense of Chapel
Hill Merchants . ,
In ' a ' recent issue of the Tar
Heel one of the assistant editors
. denounced 'tKe' merchants of
- Chapel "Hill ih no Immistakable
ternis for the High prices exist
' ing here. While 'there was some
justification for the editorial-in
asmuch as a comparison between
price levels here and in other
points in this state shows slight
. discrepancies in a few instances,
the writer evidently did hot com
prehend fully the rather unusual
situation which exists in Chapel
Hill. -
In fairness to the local mer
cnants and business men, it
should be admitted at the outset
that they face unfair competi
tion in the dormitory stores and
the University-owned retail es
tablishments. The University
stores pay ncr taxes ;the element
of risk-bearing, an important
consideration in a private busi-
- ness establishment, is eliminated.
Thus the Chapel Hill merchants
are at a disadvantage in com
peting with them. Many of the
local business concerns are in
' 'financial difficulties at present,
and none of them are , earning
high returns for their, owners.
It may easily be discerned that
they are not profiteers,-extorting
enormous and illegitimate
gains from the oppressed stu
dents, as one might conclude
after reading the editorial writ
ten by. the Tar Heel assistant
editor. : j . ..
.Local barbers in particular
were the objects of attack by the
editorial in question. It is. true
that 50-cent haircuts prevail
here,, but the fact that Univer
sity . students , are not prone to
indulge in the accessories which
m , -a
iurnisft the major portion of
revemle for tonsorial artists in
most cities and towns should be
' taken into consideration, . Few
indeed are the-massages, sham-
poos, tonics and . other high-
priced "fixin's" purchased by
University undergrads.
During the holidays practi
cally all of the business houses
in Chapel Hill operate at a joss.
They must . maintain extensive
. establishments in order to serve
the, students competently; the
overhead expenses upon these es
tablishments continue 'during the
rather frequent "periods when
onlyja mere fraction of their cus
tomers remain on the Hill. The
losses incurred ' during these
slack periods must be recovered
I
through increased returns from
the normal trade.
Many of the Chapef Hill mer
chants and their businesses have
practically attained the eminence
of University traditions. "Dean,"
"The Widow," "Doc," "Gus,"
"Maw," "Jeff," "Pat," "Red,"
"Hug," "Jack," "Harry," "Jim
my," "George," "Andy" even
"Boss" are personalities known
and liked by thousands of Uni
versity alumni and undergrad
uates scattered ; throughout the
state. TThey jiave become identi
fied with the University, and for
them warm affections are cher
ished by most of those who have
become familiar with them.
They are indispensible to under
graduate life here; they should
be encouraged in their financial
difficulties rather than be subT
jected to bitter student ; censure
for- they are performing a real
service, to the campus and to the
community. '
Comprehensive
Examinations
This year the regulation re
quiring of students a "compre
hensive examination" in their
major field goes v into effect.
Quite a bit'of discussion ampng
students, particularly seniors,
has been recently occasioned by
the prospect of these examina
tions ; and many objections to
them are, at present, being gen
erated in student minds.
The purpose of these examina
tions is to test the student's gen
eral knowledge of the subject in
which he is majoring, to deter
mine whether or not he has
gained a sufficient knowledge of
the subject in which he has taken
his six or . more courses. The
various . departments have ap
pointed committees to give to the
student any aiifl which he may
heed ih preparing for these ex
aminations. Comprehensive .examinations
will, doubtless, prompt the stu
dent to a more thorough study :
that -is an admirable purpose.
They will also occasion' in his
senior year a review, a general
summing up of what his major
field has covered. This, too, is
beneficial to the undergraduate.
In all probability great numbers
of students have graduated, pos
sessing a far insufficient knowl
edge of what their studies should
have taught them The com
prehensive examinations them
selves, their purposes and aims
are not the basis for the objec
tions propounded against them.
The salient objection arises out
of this fact: juniors and seniors
who were given no warning in
their first and second years here
of what to expect from. these ex
aminations will 'be required to
take them and pass them. De
spite the fact that they are to
be given next quarter, it was not
until this quarter that the stu
dent was advised to "choose
courses with the end in view of
( receiving coordinate training in
the chosen field of study." To
seniors this advice is a little past
due. Particularly in the field of
English will this failure to warn
previously bring disastrous re
sults. Many English majors,
j. i . ...
not Knowing what to. expect,
have chosen courses with less of
a view to generalization than to
specialization in a particular
branch of the subject. Many of
tnem have never read Addi snn.
Johnson or Fielding, merely be
cause they believed that they
would never have need of a
knowledge of them. This, per
haps, may be the student's fal
lacy. x Nevertheless, the Student
must now read all of these writ
ers or obtain in some manner a
knowledge of them outside nf hi
classes in order to be prepared
for his comprehensive examina
tion. Students In . many other
major fields will have the
difficulty.
It is a bit. unfair to the student
tn tell hi'm W ' j. ' I
to tell him that he must prepare
THE DAILY
in one or two quarters for an
examination which will cover
the entire field of his major sub
ject, to advise him to select dur
ing that short period of time
courses which will 'read to a
preparation for this examina
tion. There will be found some
consolation in the fact that a
STUDENT FOOTBALL
TICKETS
Editor the Daily Tar . Heel :
The Athletic association stu
dent ticket office has tried to give
the students -the very best ser
vice pos'sibie in exchanging cou
pons for student football tickets.
The great majority of the stu-,
dents have cooperated with us to
make .this service fast and effi
cient both at the exchange office
and at the gates. A relatively
small minority of students who
are not willing to do what they
know to be right have forced us
to adopt stricter methods of is
suing and taking student tickets
in the future in order to pro
tect the f public and the student
body.
A large number of students
have sold, traded or given their
student tickets away, in spite of
the fact that it is clearly irinted
on both coupon books and the
tickets that neitner is 'transfer
able. To -sell these tickets is
open stealing from the purchas
ers for when they are presented
at the gates the holders are in
formed that the tickets atp
worthless. This happened at
least forty times at the V. P. I.
game.
Students who desire to have
guests and sit with them during
games have been allowed to trade
tickets in at the Book Exchange
for tickets outside the student
section and put their guest tick
ets alongside. Some have taken
advantage . of this by trading
their Student tickets and buying
ones alongside and then selling
both of them. This loop-hole
will be plugged in the future in
the following manner: the tick
ets traded for will be1 stamped
"Student . Ticket" and numbered
with the recipients' registration
numbers and must be presented
at the gate with the coupon
books of those numbers. If ore
sented by any persons other than
those to whom issued they wil
be void and the coupon book wil
be void for further games. Al
student tickets and coupon books
presented, at the gate by others
than those to whom originally
issued will be taken up and the
owners will be-called upon to ex
plain their fraudulent use.
For all further games, student
tickets will be accepted at gate
No. 5 . only.
All lost coupon books that have
not been already reported must
be reported not later, than Oc
toDer zy, it the owners expect
to get tickets for the N. C. State
game. All coupon books issued
to students who find it impos
sible to exchange their coupons
tor tickets in person, should try
to send it by a friend. Tickets
will' be exchanged as late as 5
p. m. Friday bef orethe game.
All ticket grievances of anv
kind should be reported to me
in South building. - The public is
hereby warned not to buy pr in
any way acquire student tickets.
They will positively be refused.
GRADY PRITCHARD.
OPPORTUNITIES IN TRACK
Editor the Daily Tar Heel:
By persistent and hard work.
and . by the splendid cooperation
of the greater part of the stu
dent body, the University of
North Carolina has" made an en
viable record in track athletics,
and is now recognized as a lead
er in Southern track circles.
ii5C ilt!5 ueen one COntin-
uous development over a period
TAR HEEL
student is given three opportuni
ties to pass ; but even then, only
one examination may be taken
in the same quarter. If the pres
ent juniors and seniors had been
told, when f reslmien, what an
ominous event loomed before
them, it would have been for
tunate. JoTm Mebane.
of eight years. It' has not been
accidental, but due largely to' the
spirit of the men composing the
track squads - during . . those
years, and to the. general re
sponse of the student body, an
swering the calt for track candi
dates. We must continue to rise
or we shall slip backward, and
the decline will be much, easier
than the rise.
There are fourteen events on
the program ; of intercollegiate
track and field athletics. Each
team may enter three men in
each event in open meets. There
fore, the number of men on a
track team are hot limited as in
most of the other sports. Even
if the limit is reached, the num
ber is greatly in excess, of the
maximum in other sports.
Practically any man with pa
tience, persistence and determin
ation can develop into a credit
able performer in some one of
the fourteen events. Track af
fords an opportunity for the av
erage student to participate in
intercollegiate athletics. Restric
tions or handicaps of size, build,
or weight are practically elimi
nated. You have a wide choice
of events. You work in the open
air under the most healttif ul con
ditions. You work as an indi
vidual, practically at your owi
convenience. You measure your
ability by comparison with the
performances of the world's best
athletes both past and present.
There is a splendid opportun
ity for men in all the events,
there is room for any and every
talent. 'But we need you now.
The next quarter may be too
late. The ground work for our
track season must be laid during
the fall quarter.
Regular practice is beine- held
on Emerson field, between three
and six o'clock. One hour per
day is sufficient . time, but start
now. Report to the stadium of
fice, Emerson field, for definite
instructions.
COACH BOB FETZER.
There will be no chapel exer
cises for the balance of this
week, Dean Bradshaw announced
yesterday. The roof of Me
morial hall is to be completely
repaired in the interim.
All freshmen are notified to
appear at Gerrard hall -tomor
row where announcement will be
made concerning the holding of
chapel exercises until repairs
are finished. , -
Changes Made In
Geology Courses
On account of the demand for
trained Geologists and Geogra
phers in a number of fields, the
B. S. in Geology course has been
changed so that one can elect
any one of five different
branches. These branches are
Structual Geology, Economic
Geology, Geographies, Paleontol
ogy, and Geography. The work
of the first two years is the same
for all, but beginning with the
junior year, a choice must be
made and followed under the
guidance of the faculty, member
m charge of the branch of Geo-
ogy or Geography elected. All
of these sub-coursessare planned
to give the student the maximum
berality in education consistent
with the
branch of Geology
chosen.
No Chapel Today
john mebane
CLASSIC SHADES!
(A philosophic discussion in
which versifiers of the present
day' and long-forgotten bards
participate.)
Time: Dusk in October.
The gr6up walks along an es
planade in Elysium j chatting
with one another. Tennyson is
walking arm-in-arm with Mil
ton. Ezra Pound trails behind
the rest reading his poetry to
himself. . v
WORDSWORTH
Ain't Nature grand?
E. E. CUMMINGS
the sun MagniFicently
sinks v .
and a black goat lookingly : wan
ders. EVELYN COTT
Ah ! see the moon rise, dripping
stars. . : v- v .,'
EDNA MILLAY
(Singing softly to herself) 'I
ain't got nobody; . . -. '
' WORDSWORTH
It js a beauteous evening, calm
and free. . .
COLERIDGE
Ah, look at yon grotto. A sav
age place ! as holy and enchanted
as e'er beneath a waning moon
was haunted by woman wailing
for .her demon lover.
BOBBY BURNS
(Chanting to himself) And my
fause ; luver staw my rose but
left the thorn wi' me.
. EZRA POUND .'
How dp yoii like my poems?
(Nobody' pays any attention, to
him.)
MILTON
Beauty? Ah, yes. Beauty is
Nature's coin; . must not be
hoarded, but must be current.
GERTRUDE STEIN
Beauty? Beauty is to last.
Beauty is ever. Whenever is
beauty. . Duty. Beauty and duty.
WORDSWORTH
Duty? Stern daughter of the
voice of God!
COLERIDGE "
(Addressing Wordsworth) By
the way, what were your views
on .the. French Revolution? You
know I suffered nervous break
down before I completed your
"Convention of Cintra." ;
BYRON
(Interrupts) 'When a man hath
no freedom to fight for at
home,
Let him combat for that of his
- neighbors;, .
Let him think of the glories of
Greece .and of Rome, !
And get knock'd on the head for
his labors.'
EZRA'POUND
Say, what, do you think of my
songs ? (Apparently he is not
heard.)
KEATS
(As they see in the distance the
shade oft a pale knight)
0 what can ail the knight-at-
arms? .
ALFRED KREYMBORG
Yes, yes. 'Alone and palely loiter
ing., t Those r-omantic tales of
knights are out of fashion. We
need new rhythms.
TENNYSON
Sir!
EDNA MILLAY
.0 world, I cannot hold thee close
enough.
KIPLING
Pardon me, Miss Millay, but may
I ask why you always insist on
embracing something? .
(Ye columnist pokes his head
out from behind' a tree where he
has been hiding, listening to the
conversation. He is seen hit
some of the group.)
CHORUS
Get .the hell out of here ! Vnn
damn Tar Heel reporters are
snooping around evervwhpre
. EZRA POUND
(Following ye columnist) Sav
what do you think of my songs?
Tuesday, October 29, 1929
pen liotnts
By H. J. Galland
It happened in "a philosophy
class the other day, at the end
of a' discussion of "the mind and
its capacities, "YeSj" said the
prof, "perhaps it would be bet
ter if we all didn't think." And
the class awoke and smiled ap
provingly. .
Which reminds us of the lat
est indoor sport, actually ob
served in. a classroom in Saun
ders. In an effort to overcome
an apparent attack of ennui, the
prof in this class amused him
self by- trying to throw pieces
of. chalk into' the open mouth of
a sleeping student.
Ad turned in to the Tar Heel:
"FOR RENTOne hot air room
to rent 2 Blocks from Main
Street." What a peach of a place
that would be for a fraternity
on its meeting night.
The only place in town where
one can get one's shoes shined
during a football ganje is the
University Shoe Repair Shop,
and the only place where food
may be obtained is the Owl Shop.
A statistician sent out by this
department to find out how
many places supplied shines and
food on an ordinary afternoon,
returned with his tongue hang
ing out and no reliable figures.
The recent agitation in the
Tar Heel may have been respon
sible for the seven, , count 'em,
seven cheerleaders who were in
front of the stands yesterday.
Their combined efforts and the
frequent goals caused more or
ganized cheering than has been
heard in these parts in moons.
The absence of drunks and
drinking at the game was not
able. It may be noticed, for
what it is worth, that very, very
few alumni were attracted to the
game, whereas they turned out
in force for the Georgia fray.
And the stands that day were
somewhat moist.
Young Mr. Carroll, mascot of
Jhe Carolina team, deserves a
reprimand. He so far fonrot
himself and his official duties as
to operate a Yo-Yo while the
team was on the field and in
action, Saturday. And this in
full view of the crowd. Team
support should be taken more
seriously.
- '
It seems that the much-vaunted
Peter Green has a rival, who
signs , himself Peter Green. He
turned in a letter to the Tar Heel
in which Ke apologized for the
original Peter, and the harassed
editors' didn't discover the error
until too late. And now they
have got a fight on their hands.
; If the co-ed who informed the
world 'loudly and long at the
Shack the other night that if she
didn't get an apple she would
kill her grandmother will call at
this office, she will be supplied
with a grandmother.
Another source of amuse
ment: Watching a man smoke a
cigar in one of these new
fangled all-color nietures at the
Carolina, and trying- to decide
just what shade of green the
color of the smoke is.
From the' Chanel Hill News:
"Efland-Forrest stosned over in
Efland Saturday while on his
way to Carolina-Georgia football
game at Chanel Hill. This is
Efland's eighth year in college,
he is now in his 23rd vear of
age, a most unusuallv brierht and
intelligent young man." Well, if
Efland can keep up appearances,
maybe we can get away with it