North Carolina Newspapers

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The winning speech traced the de velopment of the American flag from savage beginnings, and ex plained the symbolism of the stars and stripes as it is known today. Hobgood has previously iden tified himself in public speak ing as the state champion in the national and international oratorical contest two years ago, and as a member of the Univer sity debating teams meeting the teams of Marquette, Har vard, and State College. He is also a member of the Phi so ciety. On February 22 he will compete with; the representa tives from other colleges and universities" in the state for a prize of $50. Daniel, a freshman, has prev iously participated in the high school division of the Legion contest. Last year he was de clared winner of v the Wake county contest in the interna tional competition sponsored by the newspapers of the nation, and was entered in the state finals. ASTRONOMY WILL BE OFFERED HERE The Course Will Be Taught For First Time In Two Years. Dr. Otto Stuhlman, head of tfle physics department, an nounced yesterday that physics K a course in astronomy, will be offered during the spring Quarter under the instruction of Dr- K. H. Fussier. - ; ' Under the direction of Dr. H. A- Patterson, late dean of the school of applied science, this course was one of the most popu lar on the, campus. At times there were more than a hundred registered' for the course. -.- The course offered will be one tf historical and descriptive as tronomy for which there will be n Prerequisites nor, will it in volve any mathematics. The course is to be a freshman sophomore elective, but cannot be taken to fulfill the "require ments for a squired 'science cour- or will it be recognized as a "nnrse fulfilling the require m a science major. Dr. Fussier, who is to teach the course.' is well qualified for the nosition, for he has taken wrk in astronomy -at the Kirk oori observatory which is at tached to the University of In diana andalso taught astron- at the U. S. Shipping Board school of Navigation in Phila delphia during the World .War. I Wisconsin Students Ask Dean of Men To Hand In Resignation Madison, Wis., Jan. 31. (IP) A pole of student opinion at the University of Wisconsin has been taken by the Cardinal, undergraduate newspaper, to determine if the students wish to have abolished the office of dean of men. . The poll was the latest move in the war opened by several groups against Scott M. Good night, dean of men, who" recent ly caused the dismissal from college of a couple found spend ing the night together. Professor W. E. Leonard has protested to President Glenn Frank that Dean Goodnight has become a "campus constable" and that the dean's action in discovering the couple was "an entry into the bridal chamber." The students were married a short time after the incident and Leonard said , they already had' exchanged wedding rings. Leonard and Goodnight both made statements, the dean of men defending his action and denying he forced his way into the apartment. President Frank has taken no action. The dean of women, Miss F. Louise Naf din, entered the battle by as serting support . of Leonard would be support of free love. The Daily - Cardinal printed ballots to learn what the senti ment of students is. A weekly round table of 100 student leaders censored the ex pulsion of the two students but declared the student leaders did not believe, the dean's office should be abolished. Chief Lloyd Gets Spoiler Of Record Bradshaw Massey, 30, color ed, who last week escaped from Police Chief L. ,B. Lloyd and spoiled a record of nine year's standing during which time Lloyd had -never lost a prisoner, is-again in the hands of the law: Wednesday night Chief Lloyd, accompanied by Depufy Sheriff G. A. Hearne and officers U. M. Rackley and C. H. .Wright, sur rounded a negro Home where Massey was believed to be hid ing, closed in. The negro was strong, and he did not care to be arrested. Some time was required to sub due him, but he , was finally handcuffed and brought to the local jail. The next morning he was tried for illegal possession and sale of Jiquqr, and, although he pleaded "not guilty" was held guilty by Judge C. P. Hinshaw. ; Yesterday he began a visit of six months with the county road crew. Paddle Business Is Declining: This Year "Carolina - fraternities are much too easy on their pledges this year. The old, hard days of a few years ago were better," according toJD. S. Long, hard ware merchant, cabinet maker, and Chapel Hill Paddle King. "In spite of the fact that we have reduced the prices of our paddles from 25 cents to 20 cents, and increased their weight and quality, the demand is fall ing off alarmingly. "Something should be done," said Long in a recent interview, "or the paddle business will be a thing of the past. During the season of 1927-28 we made and sold 700 paddles. During the year of 1928-29 the total was 400, and this year so far orders have not exceeded 150." Back In Those Good Old Time, Vhen Frosh (By K. P. Yarborough) In this modern day and time; the presence of a heavy snow on the University grounds means no more to the average fresh man than to his fellow students higher up save, perhaps, a more or less vicious contest with his immediate superiors, ; the sophomores. But. such was not always the case. Back in the olden days of Chapel Hill, when Dr. Venable was president of the University, and Dr. Chase was still a lanky young instruct or at Dartmouth, when T. R. oc cupied the. seat of Herbert Hoover, and the great majority of the present generation of seekers after truth were yet unborn, back in the good old days, the slow falling of snow boded no good for first year hopefuls. The University then numbered its inhabitants by the hundreds, and everybody knew everybody else. Especially well were the freshmen known. An unfor tunate member of this class, spotted as, soon as he came into the vicinity of his betters, was mercilessly snowballed, and his only defense was flight. Occa sionally, when sufficiently large numbers of " freshmen were gathered together, the worm would turn, or would make the Dr. Bagby Explains Lack Of Interest In Class Routine "Long dreary classes," . said Dr. English Bagby to his Psy chology 1 class yesterday, "will end just as quickly as students learn to be articulated." Bagby deplored the present conditions, wherein college in struction is on a very low level, due to the fact that students have no way of expressing their appreciation of good teaching. As a result, he pointed out, no good professor can afford to pre pare his own lectures, if he cares to advance financially, , for he becomes known to other in stitutions who might pay him more money, only through his investigation, writing and re search. J - Students will, in time, make themselves heard in the realms where power lies, and then good instruction-will come. "When. Dean Hibbard was in Japan," said Bagby, y"he was mortified one morning, upon be ing snowballed by the entire personnel of one of his classes. Many of the native instructors were not, and, when Hibbard sought to resign, was informed that this was a method by which students placed a stamp of great approval upon particular mem bers of the faculty.- "Some other strange ways of showing approbation exist in old Northern schools. In one of them, the habit of bringing dogs into the classrooms of the well liked instructor is prevalent. The more dogs that come to class, the more pleased the in structor. But he is obliged to make a wise crack for each dog, else the compliment falls very flat. "One man in the English de; partmerit holds the prize for the j best of these. A big dog was ! brought in one morning, and nmf P.ssor r skpd that the ' animal be taken out, .glancing i jit-' jr rapidly among members oi ms class, from one face to another, " 'We've gotta ; draw the l;ne somewhere!"' he said, with finality." Knew Their Places attempt. But, for the most part, the lot bf the poor frosh was 'hard. And interesting story is told of those days. Two students who had entered the University as sophomores had made them selves offensive to their class mates by their aggressive as sumption of all the" privileges and rights of second year men, including that of pelting fresh men with snowballs. ,To teach this duet a lesson, a banfl of fellows, one snowy day, set them upon a certain professor as he was emerging from what wns then the library (the pres ent Playiriaker building), and the too-willing , two, under the delusion that said prof was a freshman, attacked him with a volley of snowballs, cfiased him for a distance, and left him thor oughly shaken up. . Their dismay, when they were told of their victim's identity, may be imagined. Meanwhile, a junior employed in President Venable's office sent to each of the" "sophomores" a letter in which their "shameful" treat ment of a member of the fac ulty was referred to a full ex-Uacks to the wall the almost de- 1 J J 11 MJ TTfc 111 planation to the latter. Both letters were signed ("the Presi dent." To the indignant pro- Continued on last page) ' Denatured Alchohol Problem To Judge Is possession of denatured al cohol (the kind used to keep automobile radiators from freez ing) a violation of the prohibi tion law? Judge C. P. Hinshaw of the' Chapel Hill recorder's court wants to know. If it is, then all persons who use it in their cars are liable to arrest. . If. it is not, then Pink Guthrie, elderly Chapel Hill ne gro, has been unjustly confined in the local bastile. Local authorities agree that something must be done about Pink, who drinks radiator alco hol as nonchalantly as the av erage collegian downs a "dope." Pink was arrested this week when "he was found to possess several flasks of the poisoned radiator liquid, and released upon 50 bail pending the Mon day session of recorder's court. The negro is a problem. A perennial drunkard, he is ar rested regularly about once in six weeks, with occasional ap parent reforms, but it is esti mated that he is drunk at least six times unknown to the offic ers, for each time he is arrested. Judge Hinshaw wishes lie would emigrate, but Pink has lived long in Chapel Hill, and probably will never do so. Orr and Yarborough Buy Repair Dent. From Burroughs Motor Co. L. L. Orr, a former employee of Tull's Club ' Service Motor Co., and Clarence Yarborough, for four years in the employ of the Burroughs Motor Company, have purchased the "automobile repair department of the latter concern and will operate it un- der the name of "Chapel Hill Motor Co." The new owners are both killpd mechanics and will nrue io sniaii work on all makes of cars. hev will retain their present location just above the city . ;on Columbia street. -1 Hour Changed " The time of the debate scheduled between Howard Yl Williams and E. J. Wood house on the Third Party Question has been changed from 8:30 p. m. February 4, to seven o'clock on the same evening in order not to con flict with the address of Rabbi Wise. ' ARMY OF EAST ' VICTMflGHT Old .East Forces Come Off Suc cessful In Snow Battle. All out Old West! Go get 'era Old East! Thus the great battle Jbetween the JEast and the West began in all its glory last night. Snowballs flying; glass crackling ; and wounded moan ing. With such a scene the Old Well soon found itself penned in between the . two advancing forces of the enemies, each in tent on killing. The. forces of the West, greatly out-numbered, slowly re treated, while the advancing line - of the Eastern troops poured. shot into the diminish- ing line of the West. With their feated Westerners fought like wounded bears, but with all their bravery they were unable to withstand the charge of the mighty Oriental forces. With only a small number of men, the West made a last at tempt to repel the enemy. As the small band fought, the-large Eastern army slowly gave way. Finally, angered by the fighting spirit of the little band, the huge army tried to rally. A first attempt failed, and like wise a second. By this time the reserve forces of the small West ern troops had been brought up and their army was now almost equal to the slowly retreating men of the East forces. For some reason, however, the East erners gained more strength, and with a final attempt to rally they succeeded. , TJie retreat of the West was immediately brought about. Fighting up to the front line trenches of the West, the East slayed the last man. Everything in sight was totally destroyed, "and the East claimed the day. Oh! The East is East, and the West is West, but never the twain shall meet until another snow. Brown Petition Fails Mrs. E. A. Brown has been refused a petition to change the local fraternity zone to permit her to sell herresidence proper ty to a Carolina fraternity. There was slight discussion Thursday evening when a hear ing was held. The board of al dermen sustained the present zoning plan. Ford Catches Fire A Ford coupe belonging to 'a traveling salesman whose name "'as not learned, caught fire on East Franklin street near the 700 block yesterday morning, but before firemen arrived, 'the blaze had been extinguished. Tentative plans are being made by the endowment cam paign committee of the Univer sity of Oklahoma, delegated to con-lraise 1,000,000 for new build- jings ana aaaraonai equipraeau There will be an important f . tonight at 7 :45 m the band hall. NUMBER S3 GLEE CLUB WILL PERFORM BEFORE. CHAPEL GROUPS Appearances In Gerrard Hall Monday, Tuesday, and Wed nesday Prelude to Contest. The University glee club, un der the direction of Professor Harold S. Dyer, will appear in chapel Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. These performances will serve ; as an opportunity for students to hear the club, since the clos ing of Memorial hall has caused the regular campus concerts to be abandoned. The chapel ap pearances should also serve to strengthen the club's singing before an audience during the southern association contest at Greenville, for which the group -will depart Thursday. The 'program will occupy al most the entire chapel time each morning. Numbers select- ' ed from the regular Concert repertoire will be sung, and, in addition, E wen .Clark, student, will direct the three songs to be used in the contest : the prize song, "Hark, Jolly Shepherds" by Morley; "Ave Marie" by Ar cadelt ; and the new "Hark the Sound" composed especially for the 1929-30 glee club by Arthus Edward Johnstone. Final selection of the men to represent Carolina at the con test of February 7 is now being carried on.- Fifteen new men have joined . the squad since the winter; quarter-opened. Many of these possess vocal talent , " which is equal or superior to c r that , of many already 'ion the s squad, and it is wTith particular care and thought that Director Dyer is making the selection. The character of the three contest songs is so different that they will be presented in Green ville by three separate groups. The prize song will be presented by a group of about 24 without the student director. The song demands equality of balance and strength throughout the four . parts of the club, and to meet this need, Professor Dyer is re ducing the baritone and bass sections each by several r- men. -A" still further reduction from the usual group of thirty is the prospect for the "Ave Marie." The school song, however, will be given by the entire club. . - Only those men who went on the falLtour will participate in the concert at Gastonia on Feb ruary 6, but this will have no hearing on the " contest club which competes : the following night. Basses among whom the com petition is strongest for places on the contest club are: Prouty, Wilson, BrOwn, Goodwin and Atwood. Among the baritones the competition is keener : Ham mond, Hunt, Patten, Trull, Bremer and Overman are all -hoping to get the call. The stu dent director is a baritone, which leaves an additional place in that section to be filled from the list, of competitors. Second tenors will be selected from : Commolly, Slaughter; Boynton, Stewart Stimpson, Lyon ' and Barfield. First tenors are : Duffy, Lynch, Whitsett, Swain, Winston, Petty and Midgett: Due to competition, a singer who has a single absence, loses. This rule has been in effect two weeks, and has resulted in. the" loss of several club members. The glee club has not partic ipated in the southern contest (Continued en last pajg)