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Tlrae Tar-- Heel.
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA.
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, ; BOARD OF EDITORS." -S.S.Lamb,
- - - - Editor-in-Chief.
ASSOCIATE EDITORS.
R. II. Sykr.;, - - - - P.W.McMuwak,
Burton .Craigk, - - - W. S. Myers,
w. h: Raglky." - - - - S. W. Kenney.
F. 0. KOGKRS,
Business Manager,
Published every - Friday by tlie general
- 'Athletic Association.
Subscription Price. 1.50 per Year.
Payable in advance or during first term.
Single Copies, 5 Cents.
All mutter intiMtlid for visUual ion slu-uld m ad
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lame of writer.
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second -class mail matter.
Figures Sometimes Lie.
The old adage that : "figures
never lie' lia- come to be regarded
in the light of modern development
as extremely fallacious. .The fact
is, they lie easily and with astonish
ing' frequency.' ;'.-:'
A very recent exposition of the
latter-day efficacy of the old saw
is contained in last Friday's edition
of the New York Journal. This
exponent of upTtp-date sensational
ism with its usual disregard for and
perversion of truth contains the astounding-
statement that on Thurs
xlav the Umversitv:f North Caro
Una was defeated by Lafayette at
Chapel Hill by a score of -seven to
two; v 1 1 . ' - , . ' 7 ,
It is interesting; to conjecture in
what way this contorted statement
crept into its columns.
And yet no less respectable an
authority than Spalding's Guide
persists in similar errors. So it is
that in the latest edition Yale in its
record of 1896 is credited with a
. score of eight to four against Car
olina in the Greensboro game of
April (th, while the true score was
exactly the reverse.
The authorities mentioned should
be more careful or they will cease
to be at all reliable. We are sure
ly entitled tomore correct report.
Petty Thievery.
Complaints are constantly made
bv visiting' teams of occasional loss
of sweaters, bats, caps, and' other
ball . paraphernalia-while on the
Hill.
We hesitate to believe that stu
dents of the University are guilty
of depreciations of this kind. It
should be remembered above all that
the visiting' teams are our - guests
during their stay and that every
possible .courtesy should be shown
them. . ....
" It is assuredly a reflection upon
the .good name, of the University
that advantage should be taken in
this manner-of their reliance upon
our hospitality. Of course uo fault
can be lound with the seizure now
and then of a cap as a trophy from
a defeated team.. But the whole
sale purloining of sweaters,' gloves
and other base-ball articles deserves
and should-receive serious condem
nation. , " - - .
facen.ent i beyond remedy, that it
should be , protected. ; ixo further
in j ury . . '.TJ.usigh.tly. paths have been
worn across the campus in many di
rections, detracting" 'riiuch from -its
natural beauty. The1, burn ng of
dead leaves last fall has leiVugly
gaps in' the growth of the grass', this
Spring-.;, ;,v .- " s .-?'.';
A greater pride"sh6uld be taken
by all of us in the appearance of the
U ni versity grounds. Our campus
is said to be one of the most beauti
ful in the South, .Much oLthe 4s
figurement is due to mere thought
lessness. The ball practice will
of course be removed , by the. mere
calling-i attention to its effect.
The Additional Appropriation.
It is currently reported that a
short while s'nee there. was.Teceved
by the University from, .the Treas
urer of the State' an official commu
nication touching- the niatttr-of the
reevnt additional appropriation of
five thousand.' dollars' made during
the session of the General Ass&hbly
but just adjourned. 7 ' . : - i
In the 'communication mentioned
it was stated that while "an 'appro
priation of such an amount hid been
set aside b3r the Legislature, that
no provision, had been made, for an
increase in the State's revenue by
which this and other s'imllarappro-'
priations might be paid.-
And it was therefore suggested, -
and very considerately tot)' that
under such a condition or-&irairs-. it
would perhaps; be ' better were no
scheme of improvement" instituted
with a view'to'the payment of this
additional ; sum. Tljisiof-oufse,
does not affect the standing annual
appropriation of twenty thousand
dollars.
It is understood that the charita
ble institutions of the Stated as' well
as the Normal and Industrial and
Agricultural and. Mechanical Col
leges, have all received information
of a like nature. v7'V.c
manner'and was duly rewarded with
the blessing of her guardian. The
aftjected old Lady Hardcastle, who
entertained such- affection for , her
loutisli stiii, Tony, was well done
by Mr. T. Webb, excellently got
ten up in powder and paint.
It is much to be doubted whether
Beckett himself, .the peer of all oth
ers in the part, could havedistanc-
Ld" Rogers' in the character, o the
country bumpkin, Tony Lumpkin,
whose roughMvit, simple good na-
ttiand prankish' tricks kept the
house, in a' roar. 7 Dick Busbee made
a capital 'tavern-keeper, and a still
more natural Jeremy, who was as
good,; as any other, man and hurrah
ed for Hell and Fleet Street in vig
orous and drunken style.
The play was in short excellent
ly .costumed, well given and enthur
siastically. received, and on the
whole a performance upon which
aiiy iimateur company might be just
ly' -commended. Should the Dra
matic Club carry out its intention
of a barn-storming tour we . predict
th'cir .favorable receptiou and much
success.
Pennsylvania. -
It is not, a good thing .that we
should dwell upon the mattecof that
first game. The . athletic .editor in
another place has said divers un
kind and uncomplimentary things of
the work that the team did upon
that ' occasion. ' Which the team
may or may deserved It fyas7at
least, an off day with them' " '
It is much more pleasant to call
attention to the Greensboro game,
in which the team -acquitted it
self famously. Pennsylvania was
shut out up to th' sixtw inning-, the
score being tied "on" vine -eight, and
only saved itself: by one' -run in the
ninth. - ' 7 7 7 vVlv: : . L
. The team 7 playetl? tri' excellent
style on Wednesday. The . only
source of, regret " is '-''"'that it doesn't
do so every day in the" week. ,
Defacement of the Campus.,
There may be found in another
column of this issue a notice pro
hibiting all ball practice on parts
of the campus outside of the Ath
letic Park.
This prohibition is timely and in
place. The appearance of the jam
pus has been marred in many ways
and it is quite time, before' such de-
Faculty Petitioned by "the Dramatic
Clitb.7 7:
The Dramatic Club has present
ed a petition to the Faculty request
ing that it should be allowed toper
form on the 3rd, 4th and 5th of May
I in Greensboro, Raleigh and Win-
1 ston: ' ' .
I ' It is thought that the petition will
receive favorable action. The play
j will probably also be given, in Dur
ham on the 28th of this month. .
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THE DRAMATIC CLUI.
Continued from first page .
Current Criticism.
Themis a good deal of criticism
current in the University anything but
commendatory of the action taken by
those "Who "decorate the fence, the roof
o i;. the Vpliysical laboratory and the
roof of Memorial Hall, whenever a
game is being played on the diamond.
; Looking at the matter trom the
fence, the roof and the Memorial Hall
standpoint, we think that they do not
need any s.uch; adornment to complete
their general appearance and all the
unity whicTfi they possess is broken up
by the ragged crests which bob up at
unequal 7 intervals and burden them
with a load which they have never bar
gained to carry, yl
We realize the fact that half-dollars
and" quarters are scarce when our
match games come off and we are
bound to ; believe that this scarcity ra
ther than stinginess is the cause of so
much tree vision. Now, but little ef
fort ( ha$ been made to stop a thing
like this and like a great deal of human
nature lack of restraint has led to an er
ror which a little forethought and sug
gestion would have alleviated. The
same thing has existed in other col
leges and in. the league and it has in
almost all cases been condemned and
stopped. It is no longer allowed in
most of the colleges of to-day, and an
armed police force has power sufficient
to stop it in the cities, till now nothing
but a piccaniny will attempt such ac
tion. "- -
A realization of the wrong attached
to this deadbeating is gaining ground
here every day and public opinion will
very soon put an end to its practice by
untovering the moral lacking which
must be ' characteristic of those who
insist upon this mode of seeing the
game. This side is being strongly
looked upon now and any fair mind
ed man must see the cause for it.
It is not right to sec free of charge
what others have to pay for, and those
who phy to see the games will not put
up with such action and the athletic
management and the University will
have to ,take it in hand if some reme
dy is not voluntarily offered by the of
fenders. The Tar Heel wishes to do its part
in arousing the proper sentiment in
this direction and believes college will
be atts back. , '
'7.?,. .. ' -," : ;
f he Committee appointed by the
Senior Class to arrange for the Bac
calaurate sermon have; been fortu
uate in securing Rev. J. S. Felix,
pastor of the First Baptist Church
at Asheville. Mr. Felix is one of
the foremost divines in our State,
and the committee has our congrat
ulation upon its' wise selection.
Mr. Wray was in .Raleigh last
week soliciting advertisements for
the Y. M. C. A. hand-book.
A Carolina Poe
Hftirv Ternrrt( ,
ai wuu uitiie ao-assistant m the de
partnient of English at our
sity, announces the appearance at
an early, date of a volume of his
verse, to be issued from tin- presses
of Messrs. G. -P. Putnam's Son
of New York. ''
Any extended notice of ;.Ir. Stock
ard's verse is unnecessary, since his
work is doubtless familiar to the
most of our readers. His sonnets
especially have been warmly com-'
mended by 'many critics. The lit
erary editor of the Washington Post
says of him: "North Carolina has
a promising poet in Henry Jerome
Stockard. He has written some
notable verses for The Century and
other publications".
The price of the volume is one
dollar. Subscriptions will be for
warded by our librarian, Mr. Wyche.
We would do well to encourage lit-'
erary work of such merit, in which
as Carolinians we have an especial
pride.
Handsomest yet Published
Will be the Ninty-seven Annual.
The last batch of revised nroof '
of the Annual was returned to the
publishing firm, Messrs. Williams
and Wilkins, of Baltimore, several
days ago. . - .
i1 rom an examination of the proof
it appears that this year's Annual
will perhaps be. the handsomest yet
gotten out. It contains two - hun
dred pages, and is profusely illus
trated, several drawings being from
the pen of W. G. Randall, '84.
Expense has not been spared to
make the '97 Annual one of the
best of its kind.' 7 Its appearances
may be expected by the first of May;
The Visiting Committee ;
Highly Pleased zi'ith the Condition
' of the University.
The members of the Visiting
Committee of the Board of Trus
tees were on the Hill Wednesday
and Thursday of this week.
It is composed of Col. Julian b.
Carr, ,of Durham, V. S. Lusk, of
Asheville, and Henry Weil, of
Goldsboro. The various depart
ments and buildings of the Univer
sity were visited and examined and
the Committemen expressed them
selves as highly pleased vvith the
condition of affairs throughout.
Brief remarks were made by the
several members of the Committee
in the Chapel on Thursday morn
ing. '
The Glee and Mandolin Club.
The Glee and Mandolin ..Clubs
leave on Monday for 'an extended
trip. The schedule includes , dates
at Winston, Danville, Richmond,
Reidsville and Q reensboro, the first
performance being given at .Winston
on Monday night , and pne ,on cacli
night of the. week' in the order given
above. '''7';.'V ' -:'7 '
The Clubs were well received on
their Christmas trip and anticipate
a successful time. ' They will re
turn the following Saturday.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH GENE
RAL ASSEMBLY.
CHARLOTTE, N.. C, MAY 30-31, 1,897.
The SOUTHERN RAILWAY ot
fers rate of one first class limited tare
for the round-trip from all points on
its lines to Charlotte, N. a and return
account of the above occasion. 1C
ets on sale May 17th to 21jst inclusive,
good to return until June 10th, lo-
Call any agents o f the Southern
Railway or its connections for com
plete information.
,;';';v 77: R. L. Vernon,
Travelling Passenger -.
, Charlotte, N. C