established 1893.
VOL. XXV11.
HIGH SCHOOL
BEGINS MONDAY
Attendance Will be Larger than
Last Year. Several New
Teachers Added to Facnlty.
The Chapel Hill Graded School will
open for the 1921-1922 session Mon
day, Septemper 12th. The addition
which the Board is making to the
building will not be ready until ear
ly October, but the plans are to use
parts of the auditorium for recitation
rooms for the upper grades for two
or three weeks. There will be a big
ger enrollmnt this year, indications
are, than the school has ever known.
More people will live in Chapel Hill
this winter than have before been
here, and the 7th grade graduates of
Southern Orange county are showing
keen interest in going on with their
work in high school. Every year the
school gets a larger growth of pupils
from the country than it drew the
year before, but this year the addi
tion of vocational agriculture .to the
curriculum has had real pulling pow
er with the country boy.
The large enrollment of last year
the school reached an even 400 has
resulted in the addition of two teach
ers to the faculty, one with grades
and one in agriculture in the high
school
There will be a number of changes
in the faculty this year, due among
other things to the financial pulling
power of some of the larger city
schools, Wilmington getting one of
last year’s teachers and Gastonia
two. Of last year’s faculty, Misses
Green, Gordner, Shell, Frost, and
Bowen will again be back. During
the summer Miss Green taught at
the- Thomasville Orphanage and Miss
Gordner was principal of the Univer
sity Department School. Miss Shell
studied at Columbia, and Miss Bowen
at Harvard, Miss Frost has been at
home at Grand Ledge, Michigan.
Teachers who come to Chapel Hill
for the first time this fall include
Miss Florence V. Penick, of Lynch
burg, Va., Miss Cora J. Moss, of
Franklinton, N C., Miss Rosa Mc
Master, of Waynesboro, Ga., Miss
Vera Ward, of Lake Junaluska, N. C.
Mr. R. N. Ledford, of Hot Springs,
N, C; Mrs. G. D Sample, of Roxboro,
N. C., and Mr R P Harris, of Louis
burg, N C. Superintendent Morri
son, thinks that the school has a
strong, competent faculty.
Due to the prevalence of smallpox
in this section and to the large num
ber of new comers in the community,
it will be necessary to rqquire vacci
nation of all pupils who have nqt al
ready been successfully vaccinated
opportunity to meet this requirement
will be given the first week of school.
All new pupils are requested so far
as possible (to present themselves at
the school with books they studied
last year, Friday or Saturday morn
ing of this week for the purpose of
proper classification. The old pu
pils will report Monday morning at
8:30. After the enrollment of pupils
and assignment of work Monday
morning, short formal opening exer
cises will be held in the auditorium
All parents, patrons, members of the
parent-teacher associatino, and every
one else, interested, are invited to at
tend these exercises. They will be
gin promptly at 11:30 and will close
by 12:15. Supt. R H Claytor, of the
county schools, has promised to be
present and make a short talk.
YOUNG RIGGSBEE DIED
FROM HIS INJURIES
Master Edmond Riggsbee, Jr.,
12-year-old son of Dr A E Riggs
bee. of Cary, died at the Watts hos-
ptal, Durham, one day last week,
from injuries received in an auto
mobile accident on the Cary- Mor
risville road, when )the steering
wheel of a truck which he was driv
ing home from school, the truck
running into a ditch and throwing
him out. His leg was caught be
tween the running board and the
bank and his foot was almost cut
off at the ankle joint. Three of
his sisters, Clair, Madge and Doris
Riggsbee and an elder brother, A J
Riggsbee, aged 16, \were thrown
from the truck when it struck the
di^ch and were considerably bruis
ed, but none sustained serious in
juries.
All to God.
You should frequently arouse with
in yourself the desire to give to God
all the faculties of your soul—that is,
of your mind, to know Him and think
of Him, and of your will, to love Him;
and further seek to consecrate all
your outward senses to Him in all
their actions.—Fenelon.
— Christian Unity^ -
The ffi NEWS.
DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF THIS AND ADJOININGZCOUNTIES
CHAPEL HELL, ORANGE COUNTY, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPT 8, 1921.
$1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
NO 48
GOV. MORRISON TO
BE IN CHAPEL HILL
MUNICIPAL CHIEFS
MEET CHAPEL HILL
AMERICAN LEGION
MEETING SUCCESS
Town and Counsy Conference
to Bring Distinguished Speak
ers. People of Chapel Hill
Especially Invited!
Will Talk Finance at Confer
ence on Town and Connty
Administration.
Two Chapel Hill Men Attend as
Delegates. Greater Work
Planned for Coming Year.
Many people of Chapel Hill and
neighborhood are already looking for
ward with pleasure to the coming
Town and County Conference to be
held here on September 19, 20, 21.
not only for the general meetings but
for the special addresses of laders in
this and other states.
Morrison to be Here
Citizens of Chapel Hill are especi
ally invited to hear Govenor Cameron
Morrison speak at Gerrard Hall on
the evening of the 19th when he will
take as his subject “Active Citizen
ship and Government,” This ad
dress will be one of the highest at
tractions offerd to Chapel Hill and
will open the season with enthusiasm.
Brooks, Rankin, Johnson to Speak
One rarely gets the chance in Chap
el Hill to hear Sa.tte Superintndent
E C Brooks, Dr. W N Rankin, Secre
tary of the State Board of Health,
and Mrs. Clarence A Johnson, Com
missioner of Public Welfare all in one
day. This is the opportunity offered
however, on the second day. Mem
bers of the Parent-Teacher Associa
tion and the Community Club are es
pecially invited on Tuesday night at
Gerrard Hall to hear discussed
Health. Education. Public Welfare.
Other features of the conference
will be describd next week.
ELM GROVE ITEMS
The drouth is getting serious in
this section, spr ags and wells and
streams are drying up, New Hope
has ceased to run in several places
Mr Emsley Donald, of Greensboro-
ro, visited his nephew, Mr M C Pat
terson recently
Mr Clay Walton, wife and daugh
ter, of Danville, Va., visited Mr Mrs
Walton’s cousin, J M Lloyd recently
Saturday last was the hotest day
for many years in this section, the
thermometer registered 99 in the
shade.
Moving has been the order in this
section for the past week, some of
the families who have been at work
the Gray saw mill have moved away.
Messrs Scarlette and Broughton
have moved to Mr Herbert Lloyd’s
houses, M G Smith has moved back
to his place and Mr Homer Lucas
has moved from Salisbury to the new
house on his place
The big pile of slabs at Mr
Knight’s saw mill on the east side of
Scarlette’s mountain, burned Friday
night, which made quite a fire for
several hours. Caught from engine,
no other damage done
Misses Claudie and Ola Cates, of
Bethel section and Viola Long, of
Chapel Hill, visited Mrs J M Lloyd
recently
Mary Adams returned to her home
at Mebane last week after several
weeks stay in this setion
Mrs John P Cole and children, of
Raleigh, spent a few days recently
with their cousin, Mr M C Patterson
Mrs R H Morgan and children vis
ited her father, Mr H Me Cauley at
Mebane recently
Mr R P Blackwood is nursing a
sore hand, caused by getting needle
in some wadte broken off in it. Dr
Hayes got the part out and we trust
it will soon be 0 K.
Mr T H McCauley was a Raleigh
visitor recently, seems to be some
great attraction down there for him,
We suggest that the highway from
Pittsboro to Hillsboro via Chapel
Hill, be named the “Cornwallis High
way” as it was the roujte he traveled
There are some logs in the bottom of
the stream where the road was, on
Mrs G Smith's place, tradition says
Cornwallis put there to get his artill
ery across during the Revolutionary
war. This is about 50 yards below
the bridge at J M Lloyd's saw mill,
they are 4 or 5 feet below the sur
face. I see in the Greensboro Daily
News names being suggested, why
I suggest this.
Dr D I Craig and daughter, Miss
Louise, returned to their home at
Reidsville last Friday.
Mr and Mrs Walter McGee, from
Little River, Mr and Mrs Kernie
Lloyd and children from Orange
church, attended services at New
Hope and visited their sister, Mrs
W A Craig the 4th Sunday
Several are on the sick list, but
trust they will soon be 0 K.
Miss Mattie Blackwood left for
Seaboard last Saturday to resume
her duties as primary teacher in the
school there.
Mr Vster Morgan, Cary, spent
Saturday night and Sunday with
his brother, Mr R H Morgan.
Refreshing showers fell in this sec
tion Monday.
The mayors and city managers of
the principal cities of North Carolina
have accepted invitations to take part
in the conference on town and county
administration to be held at the Uni
versity September 19, 20 and 21.
This gives the meeting a definite and
immediate practical value, among
others, in connection with the coming
special sessions of the legislature,
called for the special purpose of re
lieving municipal finances in this
state.
It is announeced that one of the
leading national authorities upon
municipal finance legislation. Arthur
N. Pierson, of New Jersey, would
attend the conference. He will not
limit himself to one set address, but
will remain through the conference
and put himself at the disposal of
city officials for discussion of all
subjects in which he can give aid.
Mr. Pierson is the author of the mun
icipal bond act of New Jersey, the
so-called Pierson budget act, and
other measures which are considered
models in this field of legislation
Through the active participation of
municipal government experts inside
the state, as well, as the eminent vis
itors from outside, it is now hoped to
present a body of information, con
densed and well arranged, that will
enable the legislature to put through
a statute that will meet the needs of
muncipalities for years to come If
this can be accomplished, it means
'a big gain of time, and would proba-
jly provide a permanent relief and
also allow for a more satisfactory
municipal financing by the people
Among the mayors who are expect
ed at the conference are James Hanes
of Winston-Salem, J 0 Walker, of
Charlotte; James Cowan, of Wilming
ton; Claude Kiser, of Greensboro;
T B Eldridge, Raleigh; Ballatin Rob
erts, of Asheville; J M Manning, of
ham; A E White, of Lumberton; C H
Sterling, of Washington; E R Mack-
enthon; of Fayetteville; D M Clark,
of Greenville; John E Stephenson ,of
Bellhaven; J W Graham, of Aber
deen, and others. City managers T
C Painter, of Greensboro; R C Riggs-
by, of Durham; R G Henry, of Hick
ory; and William Rich, of Goldsboro,
will come, too, Goldsboro will be
represented also by Lionel Weil,
chairman of the finance committee of
the borad of aldermen, and a number
of city attorneys and auditors are ex
pected. Mayor Roberson, of Chapel
Hill, will deliver an address of wel
come to city officials .
Topics so far announced include
“Financial Problems of North Caroli
na Towns To-day,” Mr, Roberts;
“Examples of Progress in North
Carolina,” by the three city mana
gers, Mr. Painter, Mr. Riggaby and
Mr. Henry; “The Commission Form
of Government.” by Mr Coyan, and
Eldride; and “The Scientific Budget
in Municipal Administration.” by Mr.
Weil. Mr Eldridge will respond to
the question, “Is it Safe to Take Lib
erties with Laws Relating to Munici
pal Taxation In Anticipation of Cura
tive Legislation?” and an analysis of
the present finance act will be made.
Mayors will report on conditions and
recent achievements in their cities
and will take part in the interchange
of suggestions for remedial legisla
tive action
It is not only immediate financial
di;culties that will be discussed at
the conference, though these because
of the present critical situation of
North Carolina cities, wll no doubt be
the main features of interest. There
will be thorough consideration of pro
grams of education, health, recrea
tion and highway construction and
other enterprises that fall within the
Chas. E Gooch and L. J. Phipps, a
few days ago returned from Hender
sonville, N. C., where they went as
delegates from Chapel Hill Post No.'
6, American Legion, to the State Con
vention of the American Legion.
They reported a fine time and an in
spiring meeting of ex-service men. |
The American Legion is an organi
zation composed of ex-service men
and women of the World War. The
Legion in North Carolina numbers 6
and 7 thousand members out of a to
tal number eligible for membership of
88 thousand. The big task of the Le
gion in Orange County this year
will be getting these men lined up
with the Legion in its work, On Aug
ust 30th in an editorial in the News
and Observer Josephus Daniels wrote
“The day shall not be far distant
when every young man who served
in the World War should enroll as a
member thus giving an impetus for
making the organization as powerful
an organization for patriotic service
in peace as its members were able to
save the world by their decisive
strength in 1917-’18. If I could get
the ear of every member of the Ame
rican Expeditionary Forces and every
man who wore Uncle Sam’s uniform,
in those critical days. I would urge
him to stick to his comrades and help!
to make the Legion the greatest pow
er for good in America today and to-*
morrow and all the tomorrows.”
Convention Very Successful
The Hendersonville convention of
the Legion, August 26 and 27, was
pronounced to be one of the most
successful assemblies in North Caro
lina; about five hundred delegates
and other representatives of the Am
erican Legion and of the Women’s
Auxiliary of the Legion traveled
while the opportunity is at hand, get
busy, roll up your sleeves and do not
stop work until you are assured that
the main street of our town is paved.
There is not a town in the State that
would allow this splendid opportuni
ty to pass. Call a meeting of the
citizens and let’s talk the matter ov
er and plan some way to have the
concrete poured from curb to curb,
Get after the men behind the road
building movement in the State, ask
them to attend the meeting and put
the question squarely up to them
that the State ought to take an in
terest in this propositoin.
from every section of the State to
join in this third annual convention
of the North Carolina Department of
the Legion. The addresses delivered
and the other proceedings of the con
vention were both insjtructive and
inspiring. An unusual spirit of good
fellowship and of service to others
prevailed both within and without the
convention hall. The messages of
the Hon. Josephus Daniels, Governor
Morrison, Col. Charles R. Forbes, Di
rector of the Veterans’ Bureau; Col.
Alvin M. Owsley, national director
of the Americanism Commission of
the Legion, made an invaluable con
tribution to the cause of the ex-ser
vice men in this State and particu
larly to the work of the Legion in be
half of the disabled ex-service men
and the fostring of one hundred per
cent Americanism.
Greater work has been planned for I
the Legion in the State during the ’
coming year. The new commander,
Thomas W. Bird of Asheville, is well
acquainted with 'the condieions pre
vailing in the Hospitals for disabled ,
ex-service men in this State and we
may look for good work done for
their relief.
Now the thing for the ex-service
men in Orange County and the
Northern part of Chatham County to
do is join the local Post of the Ame
rican Legion as speedly as possible.
Send your application to the Adjtani
or Commander of the Chapel Hill'
Post No. 6, American Legion. Chap
el Hill, N. C., today,
Watch these columns for other
news of interest to ex-service me,n
next week.
LET’S MAKE IT WIDER
The width of the new concrete
road through town will be only 18
feet. The proposition of making it
40 feet wide from the postoffice to
the Brockwell building has fallen
flat. The cos^t of the additional
width would have had to be met by
the town, by the bond issue route.
The plan decided upon now is to build
a sand-clay strip 12 feet wide on
each side of the concrete strip. This
means mud in wet weather and dust
in dry times at a considerable cost
and time to build. Chapel Hill nev
er had a better opportunity to get
the main street paved and be free
from dust and mud for all time to
come than it has at present, and at
much less cost than ever again.
Shall we let it pass and regret it for
years afterwards? Every business
man in town should get behind the
movement to have main street paved
STUDENTS ADOPT
GODE OF ETHICS
Herman Horn Classes at Uni
versity Defines “Gentle Man-
nera and Good Breeding.”
Pessimists who deprecate the for
wardness of the modern girl , to say
nothing of the morals of ,the modern
young man, may tkae heart after read
ing the code of ethics adopted by the
students of Professor Herman H.
Horne’s ethics classes ^t New York
University. Prof. Horne is a North
Carolinian, a native of Clayton, and
was prominently mentioned as a suit
able successor of the late Dr. E. K.
Graham as presdent of th Unieversi-
ty of North Carolina. ' Ten com
mandments of polite conduct and four
more for full measure have been
adopted by the young men and wo
men of these classes after a general
discussion as to what constitutes gen
tle manners and good breeding. The
consensus of opinion was that the
code to wh.ch the young people de-
sried to subscribe might be summa
rized as follows:
“The deepest appeal of woman to
man is modesty, of man to woman is
chivalry A true man loves refine
ment in wome; a true woman loves
knightlines in man. Men like to be
treated with respect, women with,
couresy. ,
“The secret of winsomeness, of
loveliness in women, being primarily
spiritual, not physical, it is a mistake
to put foremost the physical appeal.
The soul is more than the body.
“All the graceful curves of wo-
man’sfigure mean but one (thing: pre-
partory motherhood. Hence her
limbs, her hips, her bosom She is
Eve, the Mother of Man. Concealing
is more proper here than revealing.
The true woman is not willing to cas^
her pearls before swine, even to fol
low an extreme style. These inti-
mate. persoal characteristics are for
the one, not the many.
“Clothes should protect, not expose.
Of course always, Honi soit pui mal
y pense, mais aussi, voir, c‘est pen-
sor
“Men are naturally inclined to
think of sex too much anyhow. It
would help most men to clean minded
if women dressed more modestly
“Good taste require s that styles
be modfied to sui^ the proper expres
sion of one’s individual personality.
When a college student, dress as be
comes a college student.
“Costumes should not try to make
up for beginning late by ending early
“A noble Chinese girl with bound
feet might well look with pity upon
the super-high heels of some of our
girls.She at least does not have to
I try to walk and work
“Let’s remember the economic side
of the style question. In frequency
of ^tyle changes ’all the traffic will
bear is the trade motto.
“No self-respecting couple dancing
together cares to imitate the sugges
tiveness of^the seductive dance hall.
“Cheek should not rst against
cheek, nor body against body, and all
motions should suggest poetry and
beauty, not sex.
“Many girls dancing immodestly
are unaware of the significance of
what they do. ,
“It is not aganst styles, cosmetics,,
costuming and dancing that we speak,
but in behalf of good taste in their
use.
“Boys, let’s remember our mothers
and be courteous to the girls every
time. And to every woman! Courte
sy in fact, not merely in form. Keep
your hands to yourself. And, girls,
play the game of life fair with the
What makes the code more interes-
ing and significant is that it was
adopted by young men and women
who look from their class-room wind
ows out upon th^t center of New
York Bohemianism known as Green
wich Village. When New Yory Uni
versity was founded nearly a century
ago its home was on Washington
Square which forms one boundary of
the Village. Although New York
University now has its center far up
ni the northern portion of Greater
I New York, several of its schols are
still maintained on the original jdli.
and it was these schools that threw
I the foregoing challenge .to Bohemin-
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