The Tar Heel
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Published Every Thursday by the General
Athletic Association.
Edward W. Myers,
Gborgb S. Witts,
Ewsha B. Lewis,
M. H. Yount,
Darius Eatman.
Editor-in-Chief.
A. B. Kimbaix
J. O. Carr,
J. H. Andrews
W. W. Horns
Jas.
Business Managers.
A. Gwyn, Jno. A. Moore,
Entered at the post-office in Chapel Hill, N
C, as second-class mail-matter.
In this issue of the Tar Heel,
there appears the report of the com
mittee selected by Mr. Murray
M. McGuire to decide upon the
truth of the charges made by him
against the athletic course here and
as to whether he was justified in
making- the charges or not.
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i? rom tne report, it would seem
that Mr. McGuire's charges consis
ted in the main of a mass of hearsay
and conjecture, collected nobody
knows where, and sprung upon the
college world as proof that the
University of North Carolina put
teams into the field to contest with
college teams, and that these teams
.were in the main composed of pro
fessionals, who while posing as bo
na fide 'students, were receiving
, scholarships and other inducements
in recompense for their services.
The committee has found these
charges not only false, as every one
who has any connection with athlet
ics here well knows, but they have
found that Mr. McGuire was to
tally unjustified in making" his
charges. Such being the case, it is
rather difficult to discover his mo
tive in making them. Can it be that
the gentleman in question is pos
sessed with the mania for reform
like Dr. Parkhurst . and Antony
Comstock, and is able to build up
mountains of accusation on a little
hearsay eked out by a vivid imagi
nation, and feels compelled to, like
them, constitute himself a censor of
the athletic morals of all institutions
that he thinks need such a purifica
tion as he wished to give us?
If such be the case he has wof ul
ly mistaken his calling, and the
Tar Heel would advise him to
consider seriously if he has not mis
taken the voice of some long-eared
specimen of the mule tribe for the
heaven sent command to write.
The Shakspere Club. '
. The German Drama.
The last meeting of the Shak
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spere viud, neia on vveunesuuy
nie-ht of this week, was devoted to
The Hellenian for '95 has arrived,
but has not yet been taken from the
express office, there being a slight
difference of opinion between the
faculty and the editors as to some of
the contents, notably some ot tne the consideration of the German
cartoons on the members ot the lac- drama atld especially to the influ
uity. Whatever may oe tne oojec-. ce 0f Jessing on its development
tion in the minds oi tne memoers oi tw ti ia Pmf TVw
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the taculty, they should be sure that ,Q then conducted the exercises o
no disrespect is meant to any mem-L,.- mopi:n Rv vvav of introduc
ber by the cartoons and the part of prof Toy made some ffenera;
wisdom would be to permit the book statements about the course of the
to be sold, even if they do not sane- rTerman Drama. He traced its de-
tion its sale by taking copies them- Uiooment from the very besrinnin
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selves, iinyomertour wumum. , the different stages uo to
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evitabiy Dring on a connict between culmination in ssinjr, Goethe
a large number ot the students and Schiller
tne lacuity wnitn snomu ueavoiueu Mr T w f
if possible, for the annual being the ... , rev5e w of Less:
publication of the fraternies, they i:fp. u-Ainrv to the oarjers which
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wouia most sureiy uatK up any uer fn11n . omfi of the more ;m,
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cision me euiuH wuuuu inaKe m le- n , . drama Lessinff. unlike
gard to the matter. , - 1 . wn:11SftS. a:a not draw i,:s
Faculty interference in student
publications is to be deplored, espe
cially interference at such a . late
date as this after the annuals have
arrived.
power mainly from his. mother, but
from his father. His independence
in thought and action made him un
popular with the public, who were
tmah1e to romnrehend his intentions
- LC t vv ecu Liic ixuiLy j xTp was a nnpt nhilosonher and
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mu xne biuuenu. iiere nave always Above aU a critic.
been ot the most pleasant character
and it is to be hoped that they may
continue, but any severe action in
regard to such matters as this,
Mr. H. H. Home followed with
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a paper on the comeay ot lviinua
von Barnhelm. " After having giv-
ti an nnlirip nf fif nlav Vip mtr-
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showinsr the relation of each to the
rather as an ill use of power from j
which estrangement would result.
action. The struggle is between
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love ana honor. JLeiiheim repre
sents honor; Minna love.
Mr. M. H. Yount read the next
The Guilford Battle Ground Com
pany has recently published, in pamph
1p fnrm 1ip nrMrpcc ritMverfri hr
Prof. E. A. Alderman, at the Battle paper on the Tragedy of "Emelia
armitiH nti ih 4th nf ic Tw Galotti." He gave an outline of the
1 'William Hooper, signer of the Dec- Plav stating its date and its rank
laration of Independence." The among the other works of Lessing.
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pamphlet is the work of the Univer- This is the' first really German
sity Press, is of octavo size, contains tragedy. Lessing had bythis time
73 pages, and has a portrait of Hoop- succeeded in overthrowimr the
er. 1 o tnose interested in e-enealoies. "PVM-i ItiflnrA -. foKiii
really German drama.
Prof. Toy . then closed by a re
view 01 Jfeter the Wise. Me
gave Lessing's conception of what
true reliefion ougrht to consist of
the table at the end of the book will
be of value. Prof. Alderman not only
gives an account of the public services
of the!, subject of this sketch, but
gives many incidents in his private
me. ana Drinks out manv tacts con
nected with the relations between him and his view of Judaism, Mohamed-
and Judo-e Iredell. The result is anism, and Christianity. The aim
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a vivid picture of the political and is a plea for tolerance
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f. t, ; . I ur. nume .stated that this was
me years immediately lonowmg. ,. , ,
Alter reading this address, one U11C mcc"u? WJ- tuc ) Cill du
must think it stransre that somebody that next year the work would be
did not, years ago, write the life of resumed
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said that Mr. Stephens" was technical
ly eligible but should be barred by the
spirit of the law.
4. That Mr. Stephens is Gymuasi.
um Instructer and that several of the
players have played for remuneratioj
during the summer months is admitt
ed by N. C, but the claim is made
that in the absence of any agreement
they were justified in playing- SUch
men the only general understanding
being that the men received no rem.
uneration whatever from the Univeri
sity or its 'friends 'for their athletic
services in connection with the teams
and they should be bona-fule students!
Mr. McGuire fails to show that in this
there was any breach of agreement or
that it was contrary to the practice of
many other institutions as claimed bv
N. C, and we do not see how he is
justified in making it a subject of ac
cusation as the spirit of all the charges
is that the practices have been unfair.
a. The charges against Mr Stanly
is not sustained.
6. The charges as
The new Catalogue will soon be
out. It promises to be the best one
we have ever had. Dr. Ball has con
trol of it and is sparing no efforts to
make it a success. Due honor should
be accorded him, because it is no light
task for any one man.
The Southern Biblical Assembly
which meets in Asheville during the
month of July has invited Dr. Hume
to be present and to participate in its
exercies. He is to preach and also
lecture once during the meeting of the
assembly.
On looking over the list of win
ners in the field-day exercises at
Pantops Academy, Va., we were
glad to note the name of Mr. T.
Hume as the Junior winner in the
100 yard dash. Time, 12a seconds.
Mr. T. Hume is the son of Dr.
Hume of our own University.
The King's Daughters desire to
thank through the columns of The
Tar HEEL the University Musical
Clubs who contributed so much to
the pleasure of their recent enter
tainment, the young , ladies who
kindly assisted them that evening,
and all the citizens of the village
who helped to make the entertain
ment a success.
William Hooper m such a style that
his name, instead of being" unknown
to the great maioritv of North Caro-
linans, would now be a household
word. Not only Hooper was neglect
ed for a hundred years, but the most
of North - Carolina's
heroes.
Y. M. C. A,
The last in the series of regular
monthly sermons for this year was
Revolutionary given in' the Chapel last Sunday
niffht. bv Mr. C. R. Harding of
There is among our people a strang-e Davidson Col We. His snbiert m
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iaui mieiesim yieservim' me me- rhf Pnwpr nf KYamn p " h'JOr1
Al ' A 1 ' A I "-"l .'M.. LUOVU
a . i . wu tne iivtu uciuLci ui pi, junn.
i momnrv f io P,' AT TT n vve see aat man, wnemer civuizea
Wilson. Dr. C. F. Deems was 'one of or savage, is distinctly a social crea
the sneakers. He exoressed himself ture. oo great is this desire tor
somewhat like this: Why do not you companionship that, when there is
ot .North Carolina cherish the memory no other alternative, he will even
of your sons? i,rect monuments to associate with himself a dumb
them, tell the story of their lives and brute. This can be proven bv anv
of their work, none are more worthy number of instances. Our inv r. r
tin imrc ' ii-m lace wra pn ohii'a 4Un
Battle, Alder- ,ut t. tm. a:. a.j
man, Weeks, and others, is helping to . 1L" "?s die rooteu
answer this question; but we need as in our nature. bo it must necessa
well as writers, an intelligent and in- nly follow that every one, whether
of such recognition.
The work of Profs.
terested reading public.
great or small, has to a greater or
less extent some influence on others.
The proprietor of a western store and the one talent, through not as
sells g-uns and musical instruments, great as the ten, is nevertheless an
"Strange combination?" remarked a influence. This is seen in college
visitor. ; 'It's this way," explained life to better advantage perhaps
the proprietor, "I sell a man a cornet than anywhere else. And tliU in.
or banjo or fiddle or something- like fl,0 ;0 coH,r o i
that, and by the time he has practiced a CI":.- "rtTf ,luUf5 we
week his neighbors comes in and buys "Z:" ut?iSl
a shotgun or revolver or something HTj j o uuicuuimgan
like that, and I g-et a profited g-oin' and e74 deed' bo our opportunities ara
to Mr. Honey-
cutt are withdrawn by Mr. McGuire."
7. The charge as to the givino- of
free scholarships seem to be explained
by the editors of the The Tar Hefl
8. The charges against Mr. Collier
are from the evidence submitted un
founded in fact, except that it is a fact
that he holds a private scholarship.
Whether this is to be looked upon as
an inducement or not it is not within
our province to decide. Nor would
this account for the animus of Mr.
McGuire's accusations.
In summing up it seems that Mr.
McGuire, having no documentary
evidence whatever, but having heard
certain statements coming from those
whom he supposed were properly in-
ormed in the matter and having heard
that others had made various charges
has based upon these his nrtirlos
holding up the University of North
Carolina as an illustration of the evils
of profesionalism. The statement by
Mr. McGuire that this was only in
connection with a general article upon
professionalism in which the Univer
sity of Virginia and other institutions
were mentioned is scarcely disingenu
ous- It he had pilloried his alma ma
ter where he had actual knowlede-e of
he. facts as he has done his old antag
onists from North Carolina, upon un
verified hearsay evidence the case
would have been different. We be
lieve that the evidence in his possess
ion was insufficient to justify any di
rect accusation. It would have been
wiser of him and well within his
rights to have adopted every means to
verify his suspicions or the hearsay
evidence in his hands, or to have turn
ed the matter over to the management
of Athletic affairs at the University
of Virginia if for them to inquire into
it if he had thought it likely that they
might suffer any injury through ig
norance of the supposed facts.
We repeat tnat we have looked into
this matter withh extreme relutance
and further that we can only claim
that we have looked into this matter
from the standpoint of those very
closely connected with Athletics at
the institution against which the
charges are made and very onxious to
sift this entire matter to the bottom.
F. P. Venable
Chairman of the Advisory Com
mittee on Athletics, (J. N. C.
W. R. Kenan, Jr.
Manager B. B. Team Scason
Spj and 1894, U. N. C.
comin
See?'
The Musical Times,
obligations to have an influence for
good on our fellows.
The University of Paris has over
7,000 students, and in this, as well as
other Universities of ,Francc,' there are
no classes, no athletics, no commence
ment day, no college periodicals, no
glee clubs, and no fraternities.
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