Ttie Tor Heel.
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA.
BOARD OF EDITORS.
David Ti. SMITH. - - - Editor-in-Chief.
ASSOCIATE EDITORS.
E. K. Graham, - - - W. J., BsiWMY,
T. r.. Wright. - - - T. T. Candlkr,
R. H. Graves, - - - S. W. Kkmney.
F. 0. Rogers, - - - Business Manager.
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The Tar HEEL has beencriticis
ed for not devoting more of its space
to foot-ball and athletics. The crit
icism, however, we think, is with
out foundation. We admit that the
Tar HEEL is the official organ of
ht Athletic Association and; that it
js our duty to, lay stress upon ath
letics and in this we have not failed.
We are deeply interested ms every
feature of athletics and believe that
athletics in its purity is the basis
upon which to build a strong1, vigor
ous college life; and spirit. But
while this is true, still there are
other interests1 as vital as athletics,
which itis our duty to emphasize.
Athletics alone would ukiUc our life
dwarfed and one-sided. :: The plain
duty of the Tar Heel is to make
1 this life Well rounded and harmon
ious.
Obviouslv then, we cannot, in
justice to ourselves and those whom
we serve, devote all our spare; time
and space to any one question in
we are interested.
er men who are trained to think
quickly and vigorously. The age
that gave birth to Caps and Gowns
posessed an established order o
things. It was not necessary for
men to thinks they were required to a-
dapt themselves to this order. Now
there is no established order; every
man is a king.reformbr and thinker.
Instead of spending his time absorb
ing the learning of the past, the man
of this age must think and plan for
the future. Hence, from the very na
ture of things the present age cannot
produce ripe scholars, and Caps and
Gowns, the insignia of ripe scholar
ship, are out of date.
We boast that our age is practi
cal, that it seizes upon essentials
and ignores nonessentials, and yet
we desire tr'cleck out in female tog
ierv a crowd of brawny ; fellows
who are anxious to get out into the
world's strife. Leave Caps - and
Gowns to the Women; men have no
use for them.
Every year the question of Caps
and Gowns is brought to life and
discussed by the Senior Class."
' As usual it has been resurrected
this year, and the present class has
appointed a committee to look into
the matter. Now we are of . the
opinion that this question should re
ceive some definite settlement. Let
us make Caps and Gowns the estab
lished custom of our institution, or
let them alone and stop talking about
them. There should be good reasons
for our action, however, whether it
be favorable or unfavorable.
We are opposed to Caps and
Gowns and offer these reasons as
the basis of our opposition.
First, the precedent is against
them. For years Caps and. Gowns
have been strangers in our. midst.
We are not sure that they have been
used here since the war. Then why
drag out an old custom that would
be regarded as an innovation?
'. Second, Caps and Gowns; would
incur an unnecessary expense. The
great majority of our men are poor,
and cannot afford to spend money
for that which would be absolutely
useless after the graduating exer
cises are over.
Third, Caps and Gowns . are '. out
of date. They" are relics of the old
age of-classicism which has passed
awav for ever. They were suppos
ed to grace the ripe scholar, the man '
who had absorbed all the learning !
of his tinr... But the case is differ-'
eut now. College graduates are, uo
longer ripe scholars. They are rath-1
There is a tvpe or man in our
midst that the University could well
t J ..... A
do without. He belongs to a genus
that is rare, but found here never
theless. You see him on the cam
pus, encounter him when you are
trying to collect money for the foot
ball team, the Tar Heel, or any
other College enterprise. He is the
fellow that is able to sport around
College, ride to Durham when he
feels inclined to do so, butris "dead
broke, old man" when you appeal to
him in-the interest of athletics or
any public spirited enterprise in
vdrch we all may be interested.
We w i-h we could hold these fel
lows up to the public gaze in such
a way that their pettiness, self
ishness, a n d unprogressiveness
might fully dawn upon them.
We have no harsh wordsfor the poor
fellow who is really, unable to con
tribute; but for the man who lavish
es money upon himself and his own
pleasures, and then refuses to re
spond to the cry for help trom his
collegemates who are endeavoring
to maintain the prestige and good
name of their College,, for this man,
we can have nothing but, contempt.
He is unpatriotic, his mind is en
grossed with himself. Such men
should be kicked out and refused as
sociation with respectible
men. ' ,
gentle-
Some men never grasp the situa-
tionand invariablydo thewrong thing
at the most inopportune moments,.
Those who visited at least one of
the Literary Societies last Satur-
day iiight; will testify to the truth
ot this statement, There were
about twentv new men in the Hall
and it was the plain duty of every
member to impress these men with
the dignity of Society and the im
portance of Society work, but what
did they do? With but few excep
tions the speeches were of such a
character as . would not be tolerated
in the average cross-roads debating
club. Seniors who " should have
placed examples before the new men
failed completely or, -made no at
tempt at all.
This is the way to stimulate So
ciety work. This is the way to re
gain our ante-bellum glory. Such
men have no right in Society. Mem
bership is optional, and when a
man joins Society it is prima facie
evidence that; he is anxious to work.
Let the drones and dead heads get'
todo something room for unhampered
action. We would like to apologize
to the new members for these men
and assure them that the perform
ance was no criterien of what they
may expect.
Go to work early and make the
most of your Society.
Notes and Comments.
It is the report about college that
the time honored custom of celebra
ting University Day by a holiday is
to be departed from this year, or
rather that the holiday is to be
postponed until January.
Whyv the faculty have been so
suddenly and violentlv ' seized with
the saving spirit is not clear.
The twelfth of October is sched
uled and advertised as a holiday and
lias been one for many a year. Dur
ing January we are just recovering
from au overdose of holiday ; and
then besides, it would seem that so
rare (may this be the last) and so
important1 au event as a President's
inauguration might justify an ad
ditional day off.
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We are so poor in patriotic songs
and the like that the appearance of
anything new in that line is very
refreshing. By far the best coll.ge
ng we have heard lately is "A
Bow of Ribbon." by Mr. W. S.
Myers. It is not only happy in sen
thnent but is set to a bright catchy
tune.
Although the Tar HEEL is essen
tially the organ of the Athletic As
sociation, and as such cannot devote
much space to magazine matter; still
it desires to reflect college life from
every standpoint and would be more
an glad to receive songs, verses,
etc.
Communicated.
7 i u cnrl
Mmi sume peon
on uuv oaiiaucu wim me earth bu
insist upon Having it fenced in.
Mt, tv. tjii 1 ,
"c j.xd.ii nas Deen turn
ed over to the Committee to be Use;
as tne common s dining room. Th
vo,3 juuuc lu &ctve tne expense o
putting up another building; but i
was expressly stated in the coutr
that the annual dances should
ue mierierrea witti. JNow the let
ter or this contract will no doubt h
.1 it.
carried out, out we tear tint
spirit of the
oeen broken.
If there is one character in college
liat stands high in public contempt it
is the booter. He gets but little quar
ter among his fellows and seems with'
out one redeeming quality. But he is
not near so bad as that, in fact looked
at in the proper light, the booter is
one ot the noblest of men, .Laviufr
aside all prejudice you will have to
agree that the object of his life is to
make others happy. The nearer he
comes to this the better booter he is.
He goes to one and says, "Sir, I am
a confirmed evolutionist," to another,
I can read Beowulf in the original
backwards," and yet another, "I have
annotated the Congressional Record
or 1877." He asks advice, seeks a
rout seat and does many-other things
simply and only to gladden the heart
of another. Be charitable- and rive
him a chance,
We are sorry that anyone has seen
lit to take offense at the reference made
ast week to the University Dramatic
Club. At the same time however we
have nothing to take back.
It is a bad precedent to determine
any University club by selection. If it
is impossible to have the men try for
places some jnethod ought to be adop
ted by which application for places
might be made,
A dramatic club offers such .great
possibilities for pleasure and, profit
that its composition ' should bo, made
up with great care.
Foot-ball.
Saturday Oct, 3, at CanibridW:
Harvard 6, Williams 0.
At Princeton, Princeton, 44, Rut
gers 0.
At Philadelphia, U. of Pa. 40,
Bucknell 0.
At Ithaca, Cornell 22, Syracuse
University 0.
At West Poj nt, West Point 27,
Tufts 0.
th
contract has alread.
Every dancino- u,,"
t 11
and ours is no exception, needs twr
dressing; rooms. At present one
uui ur e s s l n ir rnnins i ... t.
. r niifl
.j, v-.i v. , auu tc OUler Olid
is undergoing despoliation, bej
submerged in grcese and filled witjl
uicycjes. i nis. we think, is break
ing tne spirit ol the contract, and
we (jne dancing men ot U. N. C
hope that the Committee will t
brought to account for this.
v Dancers.
Clas:
lected
. Junior Election.
At a meeting of the Junior
the following officers, were e
J ivicormick, President
P. D. Gold, Vice-President.
O. M. Suttle, Secretary.
C. H. Johnston, Historian.
L. J. Bell, Orator.
P. H. Ely, Poet.
J. M. Carson, Prophet,,
. I T. Cheek, Kssavisf.
This notice -should hare appeared
last week, but we were unable tJ
hnd men who could telt the result o
the election. Ed.
New Telegraph Office,
For a long time the need of
down town telegraph office has beej
very manifest. It has been a orea
inconvenience to carry or send tele
giams m me uepot, ana everyond
will be delighted to hear that th
difficulty has been remedied.
sTM -rr , ,
x iic new omce is in tne rear o
Yearby s Drug Store and is undel
the management of Mr. C. E. Best
'98,
v , University Record.
The University is soon to besriii
the publication of a periodical unde
the above name. It will be a quar
terly announcement, in pamphle
orm, of facts and figures relating-1
the University. This quarterly!
intended for the benefit of th
Friends : nd especially the alumni o
he University, who are constants
iemanding information of our prog'
ress. It will be made interesting
and attractive, and will, by its au
theutic presentation of our condi
.. - - . , r.J
tion, be a powerful instrument ut
he stimulation of that pride and in
terest which every North Carolinian
may so justly feel in his University
Class Teams.
Whv nrp trip vat-inns classes sotard
in orfranizins1 their teams tins m
Usually the class teams are in gwi
working order by this time of the seal
son. See to it that your uaptains
Managers are elected at once, y
cannot afford to nerrlect this matter,!"!
- i
the class teams nrp nrnvinir valuaD'
aids to the Varsity eleven.
I.nlrp nnrl Invner wlin will firouti"'.
thoir nrs
training on their class team.
Others who cannot at lirst con-
with the strong varsity men can ot
veloo themselves here and taKe
Place of the old plavers on future teams
Organize and get to work.