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THE DAILY x'AR nHUla
Friday, April 4, 193(r
Published daily during the college
year except Mondays and except
Thanksgiving, Christinas nd
Spring Holidays.
The official newspaper of the Publi
cations Union of the University of
Wvrti f!Tn1inft. Chanel Hill. N. C.
Subscription price, $2.00 local and
J4.00 out of town, for the college
year. v
Offices in the basement of Alumni
Building.
Glenn Holder Editor
Will Yarborough Mgr. Editor
Marion Alexander......Bi. Mgr.
HAL V. WoRTH.Ctrcttlation Mgr.
ASSOCIATE -EDITORS
John1 Mebane Harry Galland
. ; assistant editors
Robert Hodges J. D. McNairy
Joe Jones B. C. Moore
J. C. Williams
CITY EDITORS
C F. Yarborough K. C. Ramsay
Elbert , Denning J. E. Dungan
Sherman Shore .
SPORTS EDITOR
Henry L. Anderson
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITORS
Browning Roach J. G. Hamilton, Jr.
Holmes Davis
Louis Brooks
Charles Rose
Mary Price
J. P. Tyson
Nathan Volkman
E.C.Daniel
W. A. Shulenberger
G. E. French
William Roberts
W. W. Taylor
Vass Shepherd
Harper Barnes
il. M. Dunlap
Howard M. Lee
George Barber
Craig Wall
Kemp Yarborough
Clyde Deitz
George Sheram
Frank Manheim
B. H. Whitton
J. M. Little
Bill Arthur
Hugh Wilson
Harold Cone
. Jack Bessen
" Everard Shemwell
Ted Newland
Jack Riley
John Patric
. J. J. Dratler
Henry Wood
Charles Forbes
Jim Moye,
BUSINESS STAFF
Ashley Seawell Tom Badger
John Jemison Harry Latta
Bill Speight . ;'. Donald Seawell
COLLECTION MANAGERS
j. C. Harris ; V T R. Karriker
B. C. Prince,1 Jr. , Stuart Car
Friday, April 4, 1930
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY
Old things are always in good re
pute, present things in disfavor.-Tacitus.
PURLOINED PARAGRAPHS
If Cal had known what hard work
it is to write for a living, he might
have chosen to run in 1928. Arizona
Producer.
'.'Mr. Borah," says a Washington
analyst of the political situation, lis
himself again." But ": that doesnt
make it much clearer. Detroit News.
There's a new disease scare prevail
ing throughout the nation called "par
rot fever." If a habit of talking much
and saying little started it, congress
had better look to its defenses. Akron
Beacon-Journal.
Tar Heel Topics
The question of the day: who
are you gonna vote for?
A word to the wise: don't
wear your new suit today. The
politicians are likely to do plenty
of vote-snatching around the
polls.
The True Import
Of Elections Day
Elections day always provides
a colorful spectacle at the Uni
versity. When the elections are
as closely contested as they will I
be today, a vital human drama
is enacted around the polls.
Rival candidates and proselytiz
ing priests of all political faiths
rub elbows in the throrjg about
the polls, haranguing prospec
tive voters in an attempt to con
vert them to "the true light."
Ebbs and flows in the tide of
votes bring exuberant joy and
heart-rending disappointment
out of all proportion to the iiri
portance of the contested offices.
Usually campus elections are
entirely devoid of real issues.
The candidates must conduct
their campaigns for votes on the
basis of their personal qualifi
cations rather than upon their
attitudes on questions of impor
tance to the constituency; stu
dent officials decide very few
genuine issues during their ten
ures of office, and the attitudes
of candidates are usually identi
cal on these issues. Therein lies
an explanation of the vast
amount or personal slander and
petty muck-racking which ac
company all campus elections.
Although today's elections
will be an exception inasmuch as
there appears to be at least one
clearly defined issue at stake,
victory for one or another of
the two parties is of very minor
importance to the welfare of
the student body as a whole. The
only important aspect of the
elections from a campus-wide j
viewpoint is that x the results
should represent the concensus
of ojpinion.of the entire student
body! rather than that of two
or three small cliques within it.
And the entire body politic, es
pecially the inert mass of stu
dents who are not affiliated with
fraternities, must vote if this!
end is to be attained.
Amercans are notorious for
their indifferent attitude toward
the election of their public of
ficials. Reliable estimates place
the percentage of the electorate
casting- votes in the last presi
dential election at not more than
one-half. This disinterest is a
decided reflection upon the
American public. The present
undergraduate generation will
control the political and
governmental fortunes of the
nation, within an amazingly
brief space of time, and it is of
great importance that it develop
while it is in college the demo
cratic ideal of representative
government, which can be at
tained only through a keenly
interested and voting, body poli
tic.
It is the privilege and duty
of every University student to
cast his vote at the polls today.
his best abilities in the attain
ing of -the office rather than
the administering of it.
In , the election today let us
consider the man with the great
est potentialities and the man
with the greatest ability, rather
than the man with the most
ballyhooed record. Let us con
sider how the man will respond
to his opportunity and give him
the position on his abilities
alone, and let us not necessarily
reward him for work alreadv4
i
done. J. D. McN.
Tar Heel Candidates' Policies
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TO BE FRANK I
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The recent appeal for infor
mation concerning the cooling
drink that has been termed at
times "Tom" Collins and "John"
Collins elicited a number of re
plies. The most interesting is
from a faithful reader , who
signs himself Park Winslow.
The letter is: t
My dear Fizz, r
The delectable beverage of
which you spoke is one of my
favorite tipples. It has always
been called om Collins by your
ancestors and mine as they
planted their feet upon the brass
rail, and I cannot see why we
should break up a custom of
years and call it John Collins.
John is' doubtless a fine name,
an admirable name, but it is not
the name of a drink.
(By Will Yarborough)
The editor of the Daily Tar
Heel has agreed to publishing
statements of policy on the part
of the two candidates for the
editorship next year, and I sub
mit the following items which I
pledge myself to inaugurate,
provided the student body should
select me at the polls today:
Believing in the joint control
of the Daily Tar Heel by the
editor, the board, and. the student
body, I pledge myself to return
the paper into the hands of the
student body. Too long, com
petition for the editorship has
been a matter of stifling opposi
tion; too long, the selection of
the editor has been controlled
by a few; I believe that every
man enrolled in the University
has the right to run for the edi
torship,
i If elected editor I should re
quire that no advertiser be
granted favors denied to others.
A larger and more efficiently
operated staff should be main
tained in- order to insure full
coverage of all studentevents.
I favor free expression of all
student opinion through the
Open Forum columns.
Through the editorial columns
of the Daily Tar Heel I should
demand publication of financial
statements by all classes and or
ganizations which collect and
Tom Collins was an old time
barkeeper (may he forever rest j spendstudent funds, or audited-
;in peace) whose claims to im
mortality rest not only inthe
drink upon which he bestowed
his name. I believe that he was
also the co-author of the incom
parable "Tom and Jerry," the
making of which is fast becom
ing a lost art.
I am very glad to have earned
your undying thanks, dear Fizz,
but am afraid that it will do me
little good. ; Nothing will afford
me greater pleasure, however;
than to take of the other part
of the reward, as concocted by
yourself, as soon as possible. :
To longer and stronger Tom
Collins,
(Signed) Park M. Winslow.
Which is a very delightful
letter. Except for one thing.
Our ancestors, we are quite sure,
never drank a Tom or a John
Collins.
"Additional details of the
meeting will be published in a
later issue of the tedetaoinshrd
luetaio Tar Heel' extract from
story in yesterday's issue of the
S. L. C. D. As if the Tar Heel
isn't cussed enough by persons
not on the staff!
Before the beginning of the
Carolina-Maryland debate in
Gerrard hall it was "announced
that both teams had prepared
the affirmative side of the ques
tion; due to a misunderstanding.
The - officials should have kept
quiet the V audience wouldn't
have known the difference.
Now that the campus is over
whelmingly wet in sentiment (as
if one did not know that before)
if Mr. Winslow will meet us in
the lobby of the Y. M. C. A., we
will make and drink a Tom Col
lins, together. !
financial reports of money dis
bursed at least once a year.
I believe that the editor should
show a greater personal interest
and contact with the reportoria
staff.
And I further pledge to keep
the paper on a sane, "understand
able level but to eradicate all
errors in grammar and fact,
working toward the ideal of
making the Daily Tar Heel one
of the five best daily college
papers in the United States.
(Signed) Will Yarborough;
Nominations
Readers' Opinions j
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FOR INTOXICATED
PROFESSORS
, (By Joe Jones) ; v.
During my three years on the
editorial staff of the Tar Heel
I have been impressed with the
remarkable improvement in the
' . -w m m 1 ill 1- T
paper, i believe tnat tne uauy
Tar Heel plays an important
role in student life, and I have
an earnest desire to work for
its further improvement.
Since I am under obligations
to no one for my present posi
tion on the staff, and since I have
no fraternity affiliations, I shall,
if I am elected to the editorship,
be in a position to champion
without reservations the best
interests of the entire student
body. '
If elected I intend to follow
Editor Holder's precedent of
personally writing six editorials
each week, and I shall strive at
all times to maintain a vigorous
and fearless editorial : policy.
My foremost aim will be to sup
port student sentiment .and all
general movements arising from
the student bodyr The Open
Forum columns shall be devoted
to free expression of student
opinions at all times, if I am
elected.
I have made absolutely no
promises concerning staff posi
tions or promotions to any mem
ber of the staff or to any one
else, for if elected I shall award
positions on . the basis of merit
alone. My freedom from' all
fraternity and political obliga
tions will enable me to do this.
Having frequently been "tor
mented y by having my own
stories butchered up in the Tar
Heel, I contemplate a more care
ful editing of copy. I likewise
have, plans for improvement' in
the makeup and content of the
editorial page. , '
Running as a non-fraternity
man on a non-fraternity olat-
form, I take this means of clear
ing up a question about which
there seems to be some misun
derstanding : Not only have I
had nouintentions whatsoever of
joining-a fraternity, but my
pledges to my non-fraternity
supporters precludes all r possi
bility of my becoming a mem
ber of a fraternity now or at any
time in the future!
' . Sincerely
V Joe Jones. 1
Although 658 of the 944 who
voted in the Daily Tar Heel's
prohibition poll .favored repeal
of the 18th Amnedment, the
real news in the results is that
358 professed that they did not
drink. Guess Dr. Horace Wil
liams was right when he said
that there aren't honest men in
the student body.
new .
Reward or
Opportunity?
Today the campus will decide
who shall lead all the major ac
tivities next year; two men are
up for every office and a lively
fight is certain. The strongest
backing point for each candi
date that' is being used is his
long, illustrious, and noteworthy
career; the voters are ased to
reward him for three years of
faithful service. "So and so
really deserves that office" is
the .most frequently heard
phrase. '
Butwhat will Mr, 2y do when
he is elected ? . That is a more
important question for the vot
er. Will he. sit back and enjoy
his honor, accepting the office
as a fitting reward for the work
he has done, or will he take the
office as his golden opportunity
to do something and show the
best that is in him? That is the
most important question. Often'
a man who has been "priming"
The best story that comes out
of the political fervor that pre
ceded today's election was
caused by yesterday's down
pour. A lady in distress wanted
a ride from the Alumni building
to the Co-ed Shack. A helpful
person called up one of the more
politically - minded fraternities
and advised them that if they
sent over a covered conveyance
immediately, they would secure
votes for the ensuing elections.
And the story ends with the ar
rival of a luxurious car, ably
cnauffeured by an experienced
driver. We wish we could add
that the young damsel did arrive
home in a dry condition but the
truth is that her conscience
smote her heavily and she did
not wait for the taxi to arrive.
And the taxi, with its driver,
returned to the center of poli
tical schemings, a bit crestfallen,
we know.
a good editor is not political in
fluence or popularity with the
student body but ability, and ex
pertness in his exacting and im
portant work. A group of in
formed, as well as impersonal,
men ought to constitute a per
manent executive board which
would have the power to choose
for a major office will consider It is hoped that the campus j an editor and other officers on
that his work is over when he will take an active intprest. in basis of merit onlv:
(attains it; often he does exert the movement that is growing to . Fizz.
The Greater Chapel Hill Busi
ness Men's Association unofficial
ly is in favor of more and great
er political campaigns. More
sandwiches, cigars, cigarettes
and soft drinks have been sold
during this past week than any
other. f
Lenten Season
Daily Devotion
Editor the Daily Tar Heel:
Can't something be done
about those instructors in lec
ture courses who drone away the
entire hour, never rise from
their chairs, never address the
class, but glance . from their
notes to the windows, and back
to their notes? Is it only in the
commerce school where such
men secure positions, or is their
type prevalent throughout the
University?
The only method I can think
of to fill these near-dead in-
structors witn some semoiance
of life is for the University to
furnish each department with a
little fire-water, which in turn
could be disbursed to the abov
mentioned instructors before
they enter their class-rooms. I
believe this plan would be
agreeable to all, and ' would
make at least two courses I know
of more bearable.
Yours for intoxicated profes
sors. BILL 0 WRIGHTS.
have such positions as Editor
and Managing Editor of the Tar
Heel, as well as other publica-
. -"T noblest hidden energies, they
lt, aPparent!find life's greatest ad most en-
Friday, April 4 Joy Through
Service. (Read Acts 20 :32-35.)
Memory verse: "It is more
blessed to give than to receive,"
Meditation: To the immature
this is nonsense. They have not
yet discovered the mechanics of
joy. We'make much use of the
phrase "getting a kick" out of
life. Those yvho use a gun know
that a "kick" is the rebound that
comes from , release of pent-up
energy. "A kick out of life"
comes as a. part of a similar
process. The child jumps up
and down and laughs. The stu
dent bends to a problem and
finds joy in it. The loving heart
pours itself out joyfully. No
man is happy for long in merely
receiving things. It is nature's
protest that he is not the cen
ter. Happy people are those
who put the center of life out
side themselves. In spending,
not in getting, in realizing their
that that which is required ofij 't,0
. .-x.-., .. during happ
mess. - :
Prayer : O God, we pray thee
that we may exercise this day
the noblest capacities that thou
hast implanted within us. Give
us wisdom and courage to put
into daily practice our best
thoughts and dispositions, and
the things we most- sincerely
believe. Amen.
CASIPUS-WIDE OFFICES
President Student Body
Marion Alexander
"Red" Greene
Editor Daily Tar Heel
Will Yarborough
Joe Jones
Editor Carolina Magazine
Jay Curtis
Richard Chace
J. C. "Red" Williams
Editor Yackety Yack
Clyde Dunn
Douglass Kincaid
Editor Buccaneer
Kermit Wheary
Gil Pearson
President Y. M. C. A.
Claude Farrell
Ed Hamer
Vice-President Y.-.M. C. A.
' , Ellis Fysal
Sam Gorham
Secretary Y. M. C. A.
John Miller
Harry Finch
Treasurer Y. M. C. A.
F. -M. ' "Pardner" James
William" Draper
President Athletic Association
" Burgess Whitehead
Jim Magner
, Vice-President Athletic
- Association '.
. jimmy Maus ,-i
Ilenry. House
Debate Council .
Roscoe Fisher .
' Bill Speight
G. P. Carr
Beatty Rector
P. U. Board
RisihgBeniorT:
? K. C. Ramsay
Crawford MacKethan
Rising Junior:
Holmes "Chink" Davis
J. D. McNairy
Henry Anderson
Rising Rnnhnmnrpsr
E. C. Daniels, Jr.
SENIOR CLASS
President
Pat Patterson
Chuck . Erickson
Vice-President
Ike Manning
Bert Haywood
Secretary
Evan Vaughn
Alan Marshall
Treasurer
Cliff Baucom
Branch Paxton
Student Council
Mayne Albright
Jim Harris
JUNIOR CLASS
President
Theron. Brown
Willard "Rip" Slusser
Vice-President
Charles Rollins
Thomas Alexander
Secretary
Haywood Weeks
Clyde Andrews
Treasurer
Jack Farris
B. B. Gentry
Student Council
Bill Uzzell
'Thomas Follin
Government railways in Nor
way are being electrified.
SOPHOMORE CLASS
President
Stud Henry
Bob Barnett
Vice-President
H. T. Newland
Erwin Walker
Secretary
Earle Beale
Mark M. Jones
Treasurer
John Mac Campbell
Clyde Cantrell
Student Council
Harper Barnes
Tom Davis