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ZAyz Dattp Ear Ijeel 1 i Published da:lr during the college year except Mondays and except Thanks giving, Christmas and Spring Holi days. The official newspaper of the Publi cations Union of the University of ' North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. Subscription price, $4.00 for the col lege year. the basement of Alumni I OfSces in Building. W. EL YARBOROUGH.. Editor JACK DUNGAN ..... ...Mgr. Editor H. N. PATTERSON..Bus. Mgr. H. V. WORTH, Circulation Mgr. EDITORIAL STAFF City Editors V J. M, Little W.A. Shulenberger Peter Hairston G. E. French Ben Neville Editorial Board W."M. Bryson Wex Malone E. F. Yarborough Sports Staff K. C. Ramsay ...l........Sports Editor Assistants:, Don Shoemaker Jack Bessen Assignment Editor Charles Rose REPORTERS Louise McWhirter : Dan Kelly P. Broughton McB. Fleming-Jones W. E. Davis George Malone VV. R. Woerner George Vick Otto Steinreich Mary Buie P. W. Ashley E. E. Ericson , E. M. Spruill BUSINESS STAFF Harlan Jameson.. John Manning. Al Olmstead Pendleton Gray..-. Ass't. Bus. Mgr. i .Ass't : Bu. Mgr. .Advertising Mgr. ...Ass't. Adv. Mgr. Ass't. Adv. Mgr. ..Collection Mgr. ......Ass't. Col. Mgr. W, C. Grady.. Jack Hammer Bernard Solomon Robert L. Bernhardt...:-Want Ad Mgr. John Barrow........ .Subscription Mgr. C. P. Simms Frank S. Dale Zeb C. Cummings - H. A. Clark Bill Jarman Ed Michaels, Jr. R. D. McMillan, Jr. Jas. M. Ledbetter A. H. Fleming, Jr. Saturday, December 6, 1930 'A Grand Finale;; ' -VB;; :. Today's game climaxes Caro lina V football season. It cli maxes the careers of eleven Carolina players. By reason of the keen rivalry, the records of the teams involved, and the styles of football employed, the game today "should climax both Carolina's and Duke's schedule. Thousands : of supporters of both Duke and Carolina will be in the stands today expecting 60 minutes of real football. Past records and past upsets ' will be examined to see what if any bearing they may have on today's game. We are not interested in what has happened in years gone by. We are not concerned with the performance of the 'team in other games this season. Noth ing in the past will determine today's score. The play of each individual as part of the Caro lina team will determine whether we win or lose. And that play must be up to par every minute of the game. Along . with thousands of alumni and students we expect Carolina to win today. Good football alone is not enough; it must be great football for 60 minutes. Carolina expects great f oo tball from" every man play ing but more so of those eleven men who play their last games as Carolina men. . We know you can play foot ball. We expect you to do it this afternoon. Extracurricular Inertia Observant students and fac ulty members are complaining that student interest in the many extracurricular pursuits on the campus is fading. This lessening of interest seems to be a creature of the elapsed part of the present fall quarter. Is general participation and inter est in our various non-academic activities below par, we ask? 7 In the light of observation, we answer . without hesitation that it is. ' ''"" V ' : With the exception of the Di and Phi literary societies, which IT- have for some reason gotten into their second wind, campus or ganizations are suffering from student inertia more than at any previous time in the writer s stay on this campus. The Daily Tar Heel management has been forced to "fire" no small number of staff members for non-performance of assigned duties. Were it riot for four faithful contributors, the Carolina Maga zine would doubtless be nothing other than eight blank sheets of paper. Judges for debates are rather frequently recruited from the audience about ten minutes prior to the debate. Even though the membership of the debate squad shows , no decline, tryouts to date have been sug gestive of no research on the part of candidates for the teams. Is there an explanation of such a situation? If so, does it con stitute a valid reason ? These are questions which are foremost in the writer's mind, an attempt ed ; answer to which ' is the re mainder of this editorial. The intensely hard fought campus political campaign of last spring has undoubtedly sown the seeds of bitterness and non- interestedness in the hearts of many. Even the victorious party in this struggle worked so hard that they have not yet fully emerged from their appointed rest. These are not reasons of sufficiently high caliber to , - , - thwart the work of those stu dents who hide themselves andi personal gain behind the move ment and the organization with which they are connected. But there are few of us who are willing to ' do so. -The tudent body seems to be at rest. If extreme activity in the past is not the reason for such a state of affairs, then there is a storm brewing now. The student body 'will rise from its slumber in time, no doubt. The status of campus organization must be deter mined by the nearness of this event. J. C. W. A Fight To The Finish .This afternoon-in Kenan sta dium a young giant, confident of his potential strength and abil ity, will swagger forth to engage a battle scarred veteran for the state's gridiron championship. Duke University has, just this year reached manhood and come into its heritage, in football as well as in other things. Through out the early part of the present season it has, ridden on the crest of a wave of victory, the ease of which surprised even the mem bers of its team. Now the Blue Devils come to Chapel Hill with the hope of de feating the most- formidable of their traditional enemies; the Carolina Tar Heels. For thirty seven years past, Duke has been unable to down the University in a football contest.- It is its intention to demonstrate its newly acquired prowess by breaking the record this after noon. The Tar Heels are deter mined, of course, that "they shall not pass ;" o it will prob ably be a fight to the finish with the best team (which we natur ally believe to be Carolina) even tually winning. It is indeed commendable that both schools, engaging thus' in such intense rivalry, should meet with the best of good will and harmonious relations. Hoping to improve the feeling between Duke and Carolina, campus lead ers and journalists have been sponsoring a movement for the accomplishment of that end both here and at Duke. And the most friendly gesture of all will be made on the field this afternoon, when,-after the game, the cap- tain of the winning team will beja short time in the A Bethel given a trophy, awarded by the company but was later transfer- senior classes of the two schools, to be held until the next Caro- lina-Duke meeting. E. C. D. THE DAILY Graduate of 1860 Recalls University Of His Youth (Continued from first page) supervisor, who reported all comle County roster, misbehavior at the end of each After the War he turned his meeting and the offenders were energies toward rebuilding his fined. The extent of the fines beloved state and sought to over ranged from twenty-five cents throw the scalawags and carpet to a dollar, baggers who were sapping the Among the two societies there life from her With other was great competition for out- "Bourbon Democrats," Captain Thome fought to safeeruard An- sent a committee to meet Presi- srlo-Saxon civilization and to! test is to increase intelligent in dent James Buchanan, who visit- Perpetuate southern ideals and ( terest in the problem of alcoholic ed the University at commence- principles during thedark days j drink m modern society, to en ment that year, and escorted of Reconstruction, a period in! courage students to study it for him to Chapel Hill. With great our history from which every (themselves and to express the self-respectiner American citizen ; results of their study in a dent was initiated into the so-l ciety. "There were few Greek-letter fraternities in that day," com mented Captain Thorpe, "and they were considered uppish.' The masses of students were not members of fraternities, and it was the best policy to run against them in politics." There were no organized ath- j TTr ! letics at that time. t , - , , . . 1 heard of such a thing," Captain rm, -AaA ! Thorpe declared. Some students, sons of rich southern planters, kept house in club style. They brought servants, horses, dogs, and guns, and spent their holi days hunting .and engaging in! other field sports. Although i there was no gymnasium, there j was an unlimited field for such sports as were engaged in at that time. At cdmmencement the balls were gala affairs. Belles and rose-bud debutantes flocked from all parts of the state, and there was a carnival of lavish splen dor 'both in dress and decora tions. Smith hall, later the Li brary, served as the ball-room and was probably unequalled in the state for such an occasion. Much dancing, of the pigeon wing order, was done and many speeches, both on the rostrum and in private ears, were made. These commencement balls were considered the most outstanding social events in the state. During the time of his at tendance here v Captain Thorpe said that there was much hazing done but violence was hardly ever resorted to. No hair-cut ting was done, and he never heard of any serious accident or injury resulting from horse play. Most of the hazing con sisted of playing pranks on un suspecting freshmen but on many occasions " paddling took place with much gusto on the part of the wielders of those in struments. All students, except seniors, were required to attend chapel meetings in Gerrard hall both morning and evening to answer the roll call bu freshmen were not allowed to enter the front door. The initiations of the Mystic Tie, a sophomore secret society, were events of great interest on the campus. Once each year the entire student body would at tend the initiation, and the rites were both amusing and impres sive. The King sat on a , high rostrum and; supervised the in itiation. A His orders were car ried out by twenty guards armed with pillows. The neophytes were forced to do almost every thing they couldn't do. When one refused he was immediately set upon by the guards and beaten almost breathless with the pillows unless he did as or dered. Captain Thorpe entered the University in 1856 and received his degree in 1860. When North Carolina ratified the Ordinance of Secession, he services in the enlisted his Confederate m.vt r v -3 walked from Bethel to Appomatox.' He served for red to the A 47th, of which he was captain until Lee's sur- render. In memory of his fall - TAR HEEL en comrades and through his Iove and admiration for them, has compiled a roster of Nash County Confederate soldiers and has included in it the Edge- turns with shame and disgust In October. 187&. the University was re-opened after being closed in 1870, and Captain Thorpe was elected one of its trustees. He was elected to the General Asseinbly in 1887. With a calm satisfaction that only proceeds from the know ledge of duty honorably and nobly fulfilled, the old gentle- man is ready to face his Maker as fearlessly as he charged the . , , " Yankee guns at Gettysburg. He has lived a long life of useful- ness as a soldier, lawyer, and planter and is now ready to reap his reward by joining his com- J tli AT J . - f tu bfld the stlU ,.WTS: . .?? folders are slightly bent but he walks with a firm tread. At present he is enjoying splendid health and delights in walking about and chatting with his friends. The glint of battle re turns to his dimming eyes as he relates to them the stirring battles of the Civil War. He is as courteous as any young gal lant of the Old South and he makes his visitors feel at home, "My people have been very kind and good to me," he said, "And my Lord has been splen did, preserving me in body, phy sically, mentally, morally, and spiritually throughout the War and the trying days that follow- ed." ; It is only fitting, to mention that Daniel R. Coleman, who shares with Captain Thorpe the honor of being the oldest living graduate of the University, now resides in , Belleville, Ontario, Canada, after living a life of service as a teacher in schools for the deaf and dumb. . PARKER STRESSES NEED OF LEADERS IN NATION TODAY (Continued from first page) more than ever beforehand they are still just as important as any other activity in the life of this institution. Professor George McKie in his talk spoke of the fact that Judge Parker was the only man he knew of who had been twice elected president of his class while in school here. The Eng lish professor was much delight ed in the fact that there seemed to be an apparent revival of the interest in the literary societies this year. He stated his hope that this, interest would continue to increase. After giving a little history of the societies, Dr. Collier Cobb, the next speaker, gave several examples which tended to show how the societies of the past stood out not only on the cam pus, but in all parts of the en tire country! ' In introducing the speaker of the occasion, President-elect Frank Porter Graham recalled some of his remembrances when Judge Parker was a student here. He stated that he was of the opinion that all the signs 'seemed to indicate that the so'ci- eties were undergoing a true re- i vi val, and were becoming more as they were in former day's. The banquet, which was at- Hended by sixty-one guests, was presided over by W. C. Medf ord, . president of the senate. DRINK TOPIC FOR CONTEST ESSAYS A national essay contest, open to all college students in this country and culminating in an international contest, is being sponsored by the Intercollegiate Prohibition Association. The general theme for the contest is "Alcoholic Prink in Modern So ciety," but each entrant must choose a specific subject for him self 'TheTpurpose of the con- paper that will convey informa. ; tion and, at tne same lime, De m- j teresting to the reader. National prizes amount to one thousand dollars ; first prize be ing five hundred dollars (in the form of a trip to Europe) : sec ond, three . hundred "dollars ; third, a hundred and fifty; and fourth, fifty. The" country is di vided into eight interstate dis- i tricts. Interstate prizes are one : hundred dollars- divided into , , , - - first, second, and third prizes of fifty, thirty, and twenty dollars. First is the interstate contest, the "winners of which go to the national contest. The interstate contest closes March 31, 1931; and the papers, not exceeding two thousand words in length, must be in at the central office by that time. For further information and an application card write to the Contest Secretary, Intercolle giate Prohibition Association, Driscoll Hotel, room 10, Wash- ! ington, D. C. Jefferson Letter y Sells f or g23,000 Mrs. Raleigh Minor, sister of F. P. Venable, ex-president of this university, recently sold a letter written by Thomas Jeffer- son for $23,000. The .letter was signed JJuly l, 1776, just before the adoption of the Delcaration of Independence! It is addressed to William Fleming, from whom Jefferson had just heard that he had been re-elected to Congress. He tells of the drafting of the Declaration, on which he had been working for several weeks. Then he recounts a conspiracy against Washington and the re treat of the American' Army in the nprth after the siege of Quebec. The sale was made to Dr. A. S. "Rosenbach, a well-known agent of collectors. He pur chased it at an auction in New York. "Combined in this letter to an exceptional extent," says the New York Times, "are the historical importance and senti mental interest dear to the heart of collectors." Patronize those who advertise in The Daily Tar Heel. Football Luncheon Carolina Inn Saturday, Dec. 6th Turkey Plate $1.00 For Reservations Phone 3121 MAKE YOUR SELECTION OF CHRISTMAS GIFTS NOW A small deposit will reserve any article. University Book ancj Stationery Co. (Sutton Building) ANNOUNCEMENT wlST 8' T' M- Green, formerly SmiWs anl7 Sber ShoP will become a member of mitny a gang. Come down and give them a trial. Smithy's Barber Shop Under Johnson-Prevost1 Saturday, December 6, $z$ Sxnall Fire In Venabls Hall Venable hall was the scene cf ja small fire Thursday night. Mr. 1 II. W. Conn was working in hi. private laboratory when a quan tity of ether, with which he was working, caught fire. This in it. self was not particularly dan gerous but the fact that in tfc laboratory was a considerable amound of inflammable chemi cals added to the hazard of a blaze breaking out. Mr. Conn realized this and tried to get the container of burning ether outside. It was too hot to hold long however and Mr. Conn let it burn there on the floor where it would do no harm. The inside of the door and the window-shade wert scorched but other than that bo damage was done. Very few of the members of the department were aware that there had been a fire and did not find out about it until the next morning. Engineering Students Interviewed Thursday V L. H. Means of Industrial Ser vice department of the General Electric Company interviewed students in the electrical and mechanical engineering school Thursday for the purpose of se curing jobs for them upon their graduation. No promises were made to the students. Mr. Means went to Raleigh yester day to interview the engineering students at; State. "DONT MOVE!" The world's .tS5? most cunning bad man spurns danger in a dar ing quest after a great fortune. Youll laugh and jgasp; throb and thrill when this IS I j"5 WITH CHEJTtR A startling mystery drama," that will amaze with its thrill ing action, plots and counter plots. Other Features Our Gang Comedy "The Old Flame" A Krazy Kat Novelty Special Morning Show Today at 10:30 s mm puar YfS? I a v i
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