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GOLDEN TO CREATE A CAMPUS PERSONALITY 0 FLEI SCE TAP TO AT 8:30 TONIGHT A JOURNAL OF THE ACTIVITIES OF CAROLINIANS VOLUME XLm editorial PHOxg 4351 PFT'TTTTT -TP TTnnir inr " 1 -.w.ww.ca. A, JXlAJ. i7, XViMJ BC5ISESS PHOXE 4JS4 . ' ' : .i Sf w w w C -W oif Editor - - : - - t TONGUE e anum Medal TIED k1 Oratory was es" taDiisnea way oacK m 1878 and is awarded to that member of the senior class who shall deliver the best oration in commencement. Among- prominent winners of this coveted award are the late Edward K. Graham, the late E A. Allen, Chief Justice Stacy, and Judge J. J. Parker. With such a traditional historythe medal must still retain some value. But since the announcement of this year's contest almost a moath ago, only one or two .se niors saw fit to become candi dates. In other words, the Man- gum Medal has lost its lure, or else the students their tongues. But even the Di and Phi make noises. As Prof. George McKie says, if the contest is out-of-date, let's abandon it; if not, let's make a good job of it during commencement. We are not a whispering body but one which can talk. Somebody may have our money but we've still got our tongue. SPORT AND THE DEVILS We have at hand the fol lowing squib from Duke's Chronicle: "A Duke freshman, who is not noted for a belligerent attitude, was accosted Saturday night by George Barclay, U. N. C.'s all American guard. Barclay, who was slightly under the weather, asked "Do you wanna fight? "Well, I hadn't thought about it, but now that you ask . . ." and with a cleverly executed right cross, he kayoed the all- American. Barclay's irate friends were not to be stopped, unfor tunately, until they had demol ished a sizeable chair over our freshman's head. The police were a bit griped about the situ ation mainly because they had been gunning for Barclay for weeks, unsuccessfully. With 3ue importance given the possi bility for the story's metamor phosis in transit from Chapel Hill, it still doesn't look as if much love were lost between the two aforesaid universities. Take care of that bruised hand, fresh man." We know nothing of the inci dent or its Durham metamor phosis. All we can say is that this is a fine way to effect Duke Carolina co-operation. And we're still fools enough up here in the office to believe that this friend liness should be fostered and can be realized. That is, if our all-Americans will keep their en rgy to the fields of sports and their bad manners to themselves. ivey Is Shamed ut X7ins Debate Over Seven X7its Pressmen Say Ex-Buccaneer Edi tor Wins for "Proving" Uni versity Influence Baneful. RELATES PITIFUL TALE Blushing with shame, Pete Ivey cited himself, his opponents and the audience as exhibit il lustrative of the baneful effects of University education to win a seven-sided match of wits in Gerrard hall last night. Dissenting from the formal decision, awarded to the editor of the Tar Baby of 1795 who wrote all the jokes used during the debate," a concensus of the battery of pressmen present named Ivey victor. Simple, Innocent Spinning asimple tale of his coming, an innocent Rocky Mount lad, to the University and tracing his descent from pitfall to pitfall, Ivey treated the assemblage to exhibitions of shadow boxing, football playing, Mother Goose rhymes and orig inal poetry. Three other announced de baters, the master of ceremonies and two volunteer performers staged a three-ring circus which broke all records for debate at tendance and packed Gerrard hall. Relating their tirades in some measure to the topic at hand, the contestants dissolved all ties of allegiance and charg ed both sides of the platform without discrimination. Confessed Editor Lansdale of the renovated- Buccaneer, al legedly upholding the affirmative of the query against colleges, This is the first debate I've ever been to." Replying to the oppo (Continued on page four) NUMBER 165 SPEAKER AT FLEECE TAPPING J . ' . j : .. I -; 'i s I I i I I ..... ,,. I ! .... . 1 j ' J i - - - I I 1 I M t- i .-. I .1'.' I - ! I i I 1 i ! . . l t i I j 5 ? j ! f I i ? " I Fleece To Tap Recipients Of Highest Award Tonight Evans Under Knife Bill Evans, type-setter par excellence and member of the faithful four that actually make the Daily Tar Heel, was rushed to Watts hospital in Durham last night for an emergency appendicitis oper ation. Also transferred to Watts hospital with Evans last night was T. F. Gregory, who was also ill with appendicitis. As the campus daily went to press, Evans condition was described as serious, but not critical. Members of the Daily Tar Heel staff joined in wish ing for him a speedy recovery. Principal Speaker Hoey May Be Next Governor Campus Seems Sure That Cer tain Men Will Feel Tap at Ceremony Tonight. 10 OR 12 TO BE SELECTED The Hon. Clyde Hoey, successful lawyer and former Cleveland Star editor, who will deliver the principal address at the Golden Fleece tapping tonight. Mr. Hoey is regarded by many as a sure choice for the Democratic gubernatorial nominee. Chain-Letter Craze Gains Fooffrod Here Everybody Wins, Nobody Loses Much; Many on Bandwagon. FACULTY, SENIORS TO BATTLE TODAY Hobbs, Ex-Guilford Star, May Assist Faculty in Second Classic with Seniors. TVE MAY People have i j ; we don t sail into the Carolina Playmakers hile we're crusading this spring. Our answer is that if some body will show us constructive ly anything wrong with the haymakers, we'll scorch them as e intend to scorch other in efficient or useless undergradu ate organizations. - . After a day full of privileged entertainment, ending with a free" show granted by E. Car- nngton Smith, the seniors will continue their program today with the faculty-senior baseball game in the afternoon and the Golden Fleece tapping in Memo rial hall at 8 :30 tonight. Jack Pool promises that he will be out for the senior-faculty baseball game 'if his foot gets well in time. The remaining line-up on both sides will be practically the same as that dur ing the rain-called game Mon day. Fred Dashiell, psycholog ogy athlete, ex-Guilford baseball star Hobb3 and brother, and J. Penrose Harland will probably be at bat for the faculty. Superlative Seniors Best politician Albert Ellis, most popular by Simmons Pat terson, and handsomest boy Charlie Shaffer will be among those -pulling for the class of o - Clyde Hoey, certain Demo cratic candidate for governor, will be the principal speaker at the Golden Fleece tappings to night. Frank Abernethy, Jason of the present group, will be in charge, as the hooded tappers pounce on prospective neophi- tes. The week's program will be concluded on Friday and Sat- urdav with the -T?mior-Senior dances, ending v ' . JHxhe Senior cotillion ' - A new bug has bitten the un dergraduates of the University the chain-letter, or get-rich on-a-dime plan. The idea behind the plan is this: A letter i3 received from a friend which states that the receiver, by sending a copy of the letter to five friends, and sending a dime to a person whose name tops a list of six in the letter received, and by put ting your name at the bottom of the list and leaving off the top name on the list that you send out by this simple plan you may receive as much as $1,625.50. It Works As strange as the idea may seem, if carried out to the letter it will work. It is simply a progression. At the rate the letters have been going around, the peak will soon be reached, of course, as the progression quickly works up into the thousands. The plan had its origin in Denver, Colorado, and it has spread all over the United States. To do away with the sneerers it may be said that one boy on the Carolina campus re ceived twenty dollars in one day. One fraternity house sent out fifty letters in one day. Although the plan can not hold up long, those in it at the beginning are sure to make some money on it. Freshman Council The freshman honor council will conclude this year's busi ness Wednesday night in a meet ing when a committee will be appointed to work with officers of the 1935 first-year class in forming a freshman honor coun cil in that body. . All members are requested to be present, as the meeting is very important. RAPP TO FEATURE JUNIOR-SENIOR SET DIMjVp-END Orchestra Leader Will Add Nov elties and Vocal Specialties To Routine Program. FACULTY CONSIDER CLASS PLAN TODAY Departmental Heads Have Al ready Expressed Their Opin ion of Tar Heel Plan. BROADWAYETTE IS SINGER Barney Rapp and his Naw Englanders will arrive here early tomorrow to open the an nual . series of Junior-Senior dances with the first tea dance in the Tin Can from 4:30 to 6:30 tomorrow afternoon. The set will continue tomor row night with the Junior Prom from 10 to 1, the second- tea dance Saturday afternoon from 4:30 to 6:30, and will end Sat urday night with the Senior Ball from 9 to 12. Headliner Rapp and his orchestra havp been headlined for the past 10 years on the leading vaudeville and hotel circuits of the country and has been featured on the air over the major networks during the past eight years, io tne regular routine of dance music Rapp adds a num ber of those orchestral novelties and vccal specialties which has made the band a favorite with theatre and, radio audiences. Among the added attractions will be vocal numbers by Miss Ruby Wright, formerly featured m the Broadway show, "Music in the Air," and a program of harmony numbers by the orches tra's trio, "The New Haven ers Rapp and his band have made a successful tour of the coun try's outstanding dining and dancing spots. Among- the most notable of these engagements has been his series of repeat performances at the Hotel New Yorker in New York City, aggregating- 41 weeks in all. " Other important spots which have featured Rapp and his mu sicians at various times include the Netherland-Plaza hotel and (Continued on page four) The general faculty will con sider the Daily Tar Heel class extension plan, among other things, this afternoon in Bing ham hall at 4 o'clock. The plan will be submitted by Dean A. W. Hobbs, chairman of the faculty, who will preside at the meeting. It was submitted to Dean Hobbs by this newspa per. . No Action Expected It is doubtful whether faculty action will immediately result from the presentation of the plans. In any event, it will be a matter of considerable time be fore any definite arrangements can be made. All departmental heads have been advised of the proposed idea and many of them have an swered newspaper letters, sug gesting certain changes and ex pressing various opinions. The Plan The class-extension plan is, simply stated, as follows : Faculty members will submit to departmental heads a list of lectures or programs which will be presented in their classes dur ing the week. The departmen tal heads arrange the lists and submit them to the Daily Tar Heel. Every morning bulletins an nouncing the various lectures and times will be run. All stu dents having free periods at the time of certain lectures which they would like to attend are in vited to do so. The burden of discrimination in drawing up the weekly lists rests upon v the departmental heads. All the Daily Tar Heel has to do in the system is to col lect and publish the lists as sub mitted. Carroll Gives Advice Dean Carroll spoke yesterday to the freshmen of the school of commerce on methods of mak ing up back work. He urged hem to come to the summer ses sion in June or to take courses by correspondence before they get too far behind. U. N. C. Scores Professors R. H. Wettach of the law school, R. J. M. Hobbs of the school of commerce, and Mr. P. L. Burch of the University buildings department were elect ed aldermen of Chapel Hill Tuesday. Conferring what is considered one of the highest honors a Carolina student can receive, the Golden Fleece will at 8:30 tonight, tap 10 or 12 outstanding campus leaders. The speaker of the evening is Clyde Hoey, probable guberna torial candidate. Coincident i3 the fact that the speaker at last year's tapping, Lieutenant Gov ernor A. H. Graham, is also said to have his hat in the ring. Rumors Rumor was rife on the cam pus yesterday as to what men will be picked. Since charac ter and achievement are regard ed as prime requisites for mem bership in the order, certain campus leaders are -generally regarded as sure choices. The Golden Fleece was estab lished here in 1902 and is the second oldest organization of its kind in the United States. Philo sopher' Henry Horace Williams is regarded as the founder of the organization, which was fashioned after the Skull and Bones Society at Yale. Impressive Ritual The ritual of tapping tonight will consist of members of the order; as the lights are dimmed, slowly moving up and down the aisles at intervals pouncing upon new men for selection. Clyde Hoey, the speaker for tonight, is one of the most suc cessful lawyers of the state. He is a University alumnus, for 14 years has served as a member of he state legislature and as a representative to Congress. He was for a number of years a member of the state Democratic executive committee. j His name has been closely as sociated with the dry cause m North Carolina, and when the 21st amendment was recently repudiated in this state he was conceded one of the most im portant political figures in the Old North State. Members of the Fleece, tap ped last year, who are now on the campus are:7 Frank Aber nethy, Jason of the order; Ag (Continued on page four) HANDBOOK EDITOR SELECTED TODAY Martin, McKee, Daniels, Burg in Apply for Position. The editor of the Carolina Freshman Handbook wfll be ap pointed today, according to Harry F. Comer, general secre tary of the Y. M. C. A. The four students who have made application for the editor ship will be interviewed at chapel period in the -office of J. M. Saunders, at which time the appointment will be announced. ' Those applying are Drew Mar tin, Don McKee, Jim Daniels, and Ralph Burgin. The committee on appoint ments, which is appointed from the board of directors of the Y. M. C. A., is composed of, in ad dition to Saunders, Dr. W. L. Mackie and Dr. C. P. Spruill. The greater part of the work on the Handbook, which is is sued to all incoming freshmen, is done before commencement.
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