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Tuesday, March It Page Two THE DAILY TAR HEEL yt Batty Car 2eel The official newspaper of the Publications Union Board of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where it is printed daily except Mondays, and the Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Spring Holidays. En tered as second class matter at the post office of Chapel Hill, N. C, under act of March 3, 1879. Subscription price, $4.60 for the college year. Offices on the second floor of the Graham Memorial Building. Chas. G. Rose, Jr -Editor Geo. W. Wilson, Jr ...........Managing Editor R. D. McMillan, Jr...... .Business Manager Editorial Staff EDITORIAL BOARD Don Shoemaker, chairman; E. C. Daniel, Jr., John Alexander, Edith Harbour, B. B, Perry, A. T. Dill, Vergil J. Lee, V. C. Royster, W. A. Sigmon, Robert Berryman, F. P. Gaskins. CITY EDITORS Bob Woerner, Bill Davis, L. L. Hutch ison, W. R. Eddleman, J. D. Winslow, T. H. Walker, Donoh Hanks. DESK MEN Nelson Robbins, Carl Thompson. FEATURE BOARD Joseph Sugarman, chairman; Nel son Lansdale, Milton Stoll, Irving D. Suss, Eleanor Bizzell, George Rhoades. SPORTS DEPARTMENT Claiborn Carr, Bill Ander son, J. H. Morris, Lawrence Thompson, Morrie Long, Crampten Trainer, Lane Fulenwider, Jimmy ; Mc Gurk, Jack Bessen. REPORTERS James B. Craighill, Raymond Barron, Walter Hargett, James W. Keel, D. M. Humphrey, Robert C. Page, Phillip Hammer, Dave Mosier, Raleigh Allsbrook, J. C. Murphy, Jack Lowe, W. C. Durfee, A. Stein. ' Business Staff CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT Thomas Worth, Mgr. OFFICE STAFF F. P. Gray, Ass't. Bus. Mgr; Ran dolph Reynolds, Collections Mgr.; Joe C. Webb, Ass't Collections Mgr.; Agnew Bahnson, Subscriptions Mgr.; W. B. Robeson, Want Ad Mgr.; L. E. Brooks, Armistead Maupin, J. T. Barnard, J. L. Sprunt. LOCAL ADVERTISING STAFF John Barrow, Ass't Bus. Mgr.; Howard Manning, Advertising Mgr.; But ler French, Esley Anderson, Joe Mason, J. Ralto Far low, W. Smith. CITY EDITOR FOR THIS ISSUE: J. D. WINSLOW Tuesday, March 14, 1933 Spotlight on the Forgotten Man Speaking plainly and simply, President Roose velt explained his plans for relieving the bank ing crisis to the people of the United States Sunday night, delivering his message over both the nation's broadcasting systems. He asked for the cooperation, confidence, and help of all the people. In some measure, the methods which our new president is employing are unprecedent ed in our history; he has taken the citizenry of the nation into his confidence at every step in his week-old career as chief executive. It is for a good reason that he has done so: For once, at least, in the history of the United States, the man in the street is all-important. The eco nomic fate of the nation depends upon what he will do. If he becomes fear-stricken and pan icky, the whole financial structure of the country, founded on his resources, will be undermined. President Roosevelt's message emphasized this responsibility of the common man. He urged him to retain his faith in the ability of the government to solve the problems of the banks. According to the president's schedule, sound banks are to be opened in the following order: Monday, Federal Reserve member banks; Tuesday, banks which are members of clearing house associations in 250 American cities; Wed nesday, state banks in isolated areas. Federal examiners will determine the soundness of na tional banks and state examiners will perform the same functions for state banks. Where re organization and consolidation of banks is found necessary, government experts will assist both state and national banks. In order that the sup ply of currency may be increased to meet with drawal demands, new notes are to be issued on the basis of sound, but for the present uncash able, securities and commercial paper. In his Sunday night message, President Roose velt emphasized his plea for national sanity and faith, saying that banks would be opened as fast as the machinery for doing so could be put into operation, that no one should be alarmed if his bank did not open immediately. It will take many days, perhaps weeks and months, to open some banks and there is a possibility that others will never open. But the situation can be only aggravated if depositors become frantic and too insistent upon receiving their money at once The situation is bad but it can be made worse if a national panic impedes the work of the com petent hands in which the situation now rests. The rapidity or slowness of the nation's recov ery depends largely upon whether or not the people or the United States keep cool heads dur ing the next few weeks, whether or not they meet President Roosevelt's confidence with confidence. E.C.D. An Old Proverb A mere bank holiday can not terrify the town of Chapel Hill, nor those who compose the Uni versity of North Carolina. The truth of this assertion has just been demonstrated during the past week. When other places and other insti tutions were thrown into chaos and disorder by the closing of banks and the accompanying dis ruption of credit, the merchants of the town and officials of the University kept their heads, and, in a cool, deliberative manner, set them selves to the task of providing a temporary rem edy for the situation. . As a result of cooperation and team work, credit has been maintained, hunger and violence have been averted, and business has gone on in much the usual manner. Not for a long time has there been so much credit and leniency granted the student. A spirit of good will not usually found, even on this campus, has been evident among both students and faculty; both have seen themselves brought to a common level, economically speaking, for a time at least, with out having to suffer from lack of the ordinary comforts of life. It would not be reasonable to say that there has been no suffering in this town as a result of strained financial conditions, but certainly conditions here have not reached the sad state reported elsewhere. The infinitely more satis factory solution of its financial worries than its sister towns, reached by Chapel Hill, are perhaps not due alone to her lack of industrialization, but more to the fact that she has learned the les son of intelligent cooperation. She recognized the truth in the old proverb : "united we stand ; divided we fall." W.A.S. London Bridge Is Falling Down Probably the most striking feature of Nor man Thomas's Open Forum lecture was his re peated insistence on the downfall of capitalism. The Socialist candidate for President especially stressed this prophetic tenet in his talk in assem bly, though it must be admitted in all fairness to him that the time was too limited then to permit any constructive presentation of his ideas. Nevertheless, such a prediction seems strik ingly antiquated and out-of-place in so modern a type of socialism as Mr. Thomas advocates. It recalls the turbulent days of '48 when Marxian socialism, with its dire prophecy of "increasing misery,,, sprang into pre-eminence in the world of political economy. But in this respect Marx ian doctrines have been generally discredited; the prediction of capitalism's final overthrow has been looked upon as unsound in the light of critical economic thought, if for no other reason than that it is merely a prediction. Science may attempt to forecast future phenomena on the basis of past fact; but economics, we must re member, is a social science, and predictions in this field are at best hazardous, for they cannot take into consideration the unforeseeable turns of a dynamic society. Perhaps it is entirely plausible to suppose that Mr. Thomas has adopted this method of approach for the purpose of stirring the American people from their apathy of indifference with regard to economic questions. But so negative a means, even if effective to this desirable end, may work to both advantage and disadvantage. It may gain an audience; it may prejudice one. A.T.D. Will the Worm Turn? If Japan penetrates south of the Great Wall in her non-declared war with China, will she meet a different and far stiff er resistance? Owen Lattimore, in his Manchuria, Cradle of Conflict, thinks this would be the case, and explains the peculiar Chinese psychology which stamps a military campaign in the North as being doomed to defeat, but takes an entirely different atti- ;ude towards one in the South. Because of this (if Lattimore is correct) China would not have been able to send her best troops to Manchuria, but could use them to advantage in China proper. The events of the next few days will prove interesting. Japan has announced that if the Chinese attempt to recapture Jehol, "it means war on a national scale, in which event there is no reason that Japanese operations should be re stricted by the great wall." Will Nipon's expan sion continue further south? Will the worm turn, and China's resistance become stiff er? Will the American soldiers and civilians near the war area become involved? Will Japan step on Russia's toes and cause a general flare-up ? Man churia is still a tremendous danger zone for the dove of world peace, and at the same time the horizon in Europe grows darker. The atmos phere is not a healthy one. D.B. College to Accept Script Illinois Wesleyan College has taken another step in its effort to help students go through college without cash. It has agreed to accept from students coming from families of Chicago teachers, payment of tuition in script and tax anticipation warrants issued by the schools of Chicago. Last fall the college took the lead in help ing sons and daughters of farmers to attend col lege by agreeing to accept farm produce in ex change for tuition, room, and board. Purdue Exponent. "Times" By Don Shoemaker Results of tests conducted by the medical school at Creighton University showed that smokers drew better grades than non-smokers. Fourteen per cent, classed as moderate smokers, averaged 85.4 per cent grades, and those who did not smoke had grades averaging 82.4 per cent. Crimson and White. Human Goat Because he is unemployed and hungry most of the time "Prince Omega" will eat most anything. The Prince, you will remember, was one of the headliners of the Depression Party floor show in the Tin Can Saturday night. The Prince eats light bulbs, razor blades, carpet tacks, tin and everything. Says he hails from India, and speaks with a French-Spanish-Italian accent, which sometimes reverts to good old Harlem when he's in a hurry. Omega has been around town for about a week. He goes through the dormitories and fraternity ' houses and eats things for the boys. Sometimes he puts on his fire swallowing act, which is pretty exciting. Can inhale a flame a foot long and then blow it out like a story book dragon, lighting a cigar ette. He had several more tricks the other night but there wasn't enough time. Likes wrist watches, too, though this new cronium plate stuff isn't particularly tasty. Gold watches are more easily di gested. He has an X-Ray photo of himself with somebody's sev- enteen-jeweled Gruen stowed away midst an assortment of pictures wire, thumb tacks and dope bottle caps. The Prince ate a victrola record over at the Deke house several days ago. Said he doesn't care for records too waxy. Aria For the information of our reader (note to printer: spell in singular),' we have a report on Come Fill the Cup, a new Uni versity song to be printed soon. The words were written by Block Bryson, once a Winchel listic columnist of this newspap er back in the days when we were hammering out sports stuff. The music is by Wex Malone and is mighty pretty. In the spring of '31 a number of songs were turned in to The Daily Tar Heel for publication. Dear Mother Carolina by Bert S. Drane sang about freedom, our fathers, old oaks, spirits, etc., and another, We The Sons of Carolina by W. M. Hayes, ran "Carolina, Carolina, we will be true etc.," if our memory doesn't fail us. Come Fill the Cup fills the bill, particularly if the administra tion gives us beer with pretzels and dispatch. The lyric indi cates eight "drinks" in two verses, which is a pretty good average these days. THOSE NEW i With , i BOOKS ' I Contemporaries Quake The earthquake out in Califor nia, which can't exactly be blam ed on Hoover, though we enter tain private suspicions on that count, gave the New York Giants a good scare, so a corres pondent to a New York news paper writes. The Giants were right in the front line tremors, and when the quake came along, the first team rushed out of the hotel and huddled in a sort of phalanx in the street. They wouldn't budge all night. The trainer, Willie Schafer, was in the middle of the whole business. He had remained at the ball park after afternoon practice to take a shower. Well lathered and singing away, he felt the shock come and then promptly drew a blank. A few minutes later he came to out on the diamond sitting on the sec ond base bag in the nude. The grandstands were empty so everything was all right. There are just as many men making their mark today as ever but they're using red ink Daily Of Collegian. The book most in demand from the rental library of the Bulls Head right now is Ann Vickers. There are three copies in circulation, and still we have a waiting list. It deals with the whole of a woman's life, and be cause Ann was actively engaged in public affairs this novel of fers much the same kind of ap peal to the memory as do similar books of a non-fiction character such as Only Yesterday and the four volumes of Mark Sullivan's Our Times, and volume two of The March of Democracy. Incidentally Henry Adams by James Truslow Adams is an ex cellent biography. It supplies additional information and com pletely fills out the man self- described in The Education. The Adams Family, to whom James Truslow Adams is only distant ly related, may now be had in a reprint edition. Other Women by Katherine Brush is a collection of twelve stories. Here the author of Red Headed Woman concerns her self with .brief glimpses into the lives of the other characters mentioned in that novel. Each one of the sketches is a skillful comment on some aspect of American life in which women play a part. Some of the char acters are so clearly drawn that a complete novel suggests itself. Of the series, "Doctor's Wife" is the most adroitly handled from point of construction. One of them at least, the first, is as penetratingly done, and is as pungent with unexpressed social comment as Night Club. Louise comes from the urban center of Pittsburgh to Renwood as Johnny Bartlet's bride. She proceeds with the skill of a dip lomat, and ardour of a crusader to "missionize" this small Ohio town. She remakes a carefully selected portion of its inhabi tants according to her notions of smart sophistication." As one catches at the undertones be neath the glittering surface of this talen, one asks again, with Mr. Beard, "Recovery? To What!" We extend a cordial invitation to visit the Bulls Head Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. At that time Sam Selden will read Dinner At Eight. This suc cessful play is still enjoying a sell-out run on Broadway and if you can't go to Broadway well, the Bulls Head is located in the Y building to the left of "The Book Ex," right on the campus. Mary Dirnberger. Unjustified Materialism The American system of hizr. er education, despite the pro nouncements of critics such as Dr. Flexner, is fundamental!? sound, since it is an expression of the American temperament. Such at least is the thesis OUTSTANDING RADIO BROADCASTS Tuesday, March 14 5:00 Lee Sims, piano. WJZ NBC. 8:30 Wayne King orchestra, WEAF NBC. 9:00 Ben WEAF. Bernie orchestra, 9:30 Ed Wynn, "The Perfect Fool," WEAF. 9:30 California Melodies; in terview with Claudette Colbert WABC CBS. ' 10 :00 Lucky Strike hour with Ted Weems orchestra and police sketch, WEAF. 10:30 Edwin C. Hill, "The Hu man Side of the News." 10:45 Professor Jack McLal len, Sara, and Sassafras, com edy sketch, WJZ. 11:30 Isham Jones, WABC. 12:00 Duke Ellington orches tra, WJZ. 12:30 Mark Fisher, orchestra, sented by Ben Belitt, undergra uate of the University of Vir. gmia, m an article entitled Machine Age Education" ap. pearing in the current issue of the New Outlook. Mr. Belitt's philosophy is ap parently based on principles of complete democracy and mater ialistic pragmatism. He asserts, in the first place, that any insti tution is "primarily the servant of the many, and many must be given preference over the ex ceptional or the few"; hence any university reform must con form to the opinion of the maj ority of its students. Secondly, the writer contends that an in stitution is sound insofar as it reflects the character of the maj ority of the people it serves. The American mind, in his esti mation, is "concerned less with theory than with application, less with causes . . . and values than with results." The aver age undergraduate, he feels, has no use for cultural pursuits, but, because of the exigencies of modern life, is interested solely in deriving from college what will insure immediate and tan gible results; "his lodestar is bread and butter." Since the university should reflect this attitude and cater to it, the fact that American col- eges tend to give practical train ing rather than a more theoreti cal, cultural education is not, as many critics claim, a basis for condemnation but rather a jus tification and pragmatic valida tion. In short, Mr. Belitt's theory is that "so long as the American heart is after the ideal of the full purse, there shall his mind be also, and there, in fine, his university shall, and should follow." This defense of practical training as against cultural edu cation, which Mr. Belitt at tempts to make persuasive by his apparent bravado in cleav ing to what he considers reali ties no matter how bitter and selfish, is almost too obviously false and shallow to merit re mark. The trend of thought is, however, typical of a certain ele ment of undergraduates, and for that reason is worthy of ap praisal. In the first place, it is not all self-evident that the unive J 1! -1 -... ... . any poncy snouid De directed br the majority of its students, foV the democratic dogma that the majority is always right is hard ly defensible. It is at least a questionable matter of fact, in the second place, that the Ameri can temperament is such that the majority of students nave no interests in any studies ex cept those which will directly aid them to fill their pocketbo. And third, and most anportant, is the fact that even ;f one hypo thetically admits tie writer's premises, admits that the American ideal is pure material istic selfishness, and that the American university does reflect (Continued on next page ) WEAF. The comedy skit scheduled over WJZ ai 10:45 on the NBC hook-up takes its place with the funniest huraor programs on the air. "Professor" Jack McLallen glorifies the pun, while Sassafras supplies the black-face touch that reminds one of the gone-but-not-forgotten Moran and &ack, the TTno Black Crows.' D.C.S.
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