The Tar Heel.
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA.
BOARD OF EDITORS.
W. Frank Bryan, - - - - - Editor-in-Chief.
J. W. Greening, ......
Man. Editor.
A. J. Barwick,
B. S. Skinner. -
. . . . Business Manager,
Ass't Business Manage r,
ASSOCIATE EDITORS.
C. G. Rose,
J. EdLatta,
J. K. Hall.
Benj. Bell Jr.
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Before our next issue, representa
tives from the University of Georgia
will have met our own in the great
annual inter-colleeriate debate. Of
the three debates already held Car
olina has won two and we believe
that a third consecutive victory will
soon be placed to her credit.
Georgia however is also determined
to win ; their debaters are eloquent
and thoroughly posted and honor
awaits alike both the defeated and
the victorious. K
The good influence of these de
bates is difficult to estimate. To
them is largely owing the revival of
interest in debating and in the gen
eral welfare of the literary societies.
They have served too to cement the
cordial relations existing between
our sister southern university and
ourselves, and this alone would be
sufficient reason for their contin
uance.
It gives us pleasure to welcome
this year to Carolina the .represen
tatives of the University of Georgia.
We. have twice now been the re
cipients of most generous hospitali
ty at, their hands and) we shall be
glad as hosts, to show our apprecia
tion of their treatment of us when
theit guests.
In-a vigorous editorial in the
March-number of the University
Magazine, the practice much in
vogue in the preparatory schools of
this State of choosing instructors
rather for their athletic prowess
than their scholarly ability is com
mented upon and severely criticised.
The Tar Heel, wishes to endorse
heartily every word said therein. It
is time that attention be called to
this state of affairs before the dis
ease of preferring athletic distinc
tion abve all else saps the life and
destroys the highest usefulness of
these institutions for secondary ed
ucation. At present the trend of
sentiment in these schools seems to
be that cultivation of the mind is of
purely secondary importance to
winning victories on the gridiron or
diamond and wherever the two con
siderations come into conflict the
educational life suffers.
Nor does the craving for this dis
tinction satisfy itself by the em
ployment of instructors whose prin
cipal and often sole qualification is
their athletic ability. On the teams
of most of the preparatory schools
of this State are found men who at
tend the schools not from the desire
to improve their mental equipment
but solely because the principals of
I these schools offer very substantial
"inducements" to them to attend
during the baseball and football
season. Of the preparatory schools
of this State which lay claim to any
athletic reputation those are indeed
few which do not largely depend
unnti naiil men. "nrofessionals, to
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unhnlri their renutation. At some
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of these institutions bona fide stu
dents are very little in evidence on
the teams, their Dlaces are taken
bv instructors and "induced" ath
letes. It would appear that prof es
sionalism after having been driven
from most of the colleges by the
- v . .
force of oublic ooinion has taken
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complete possession of the schools.
This is indeed a distressing state
of affairs, it is high time that it be
remedied before a complete demor
alization of the ethics of sport re
suits. At present the desire to win
by any means whatever bids fair to
destroy the usefulness of athletics
merely to gain some little advertise
ment. What a tarce it is to read
that "the School defeated
the School yesterday" when
it is known that the majority of
players on either teams are not really
representative of the school, their
interest in it being measured mere
ly by the dollars and cents they re-
ceive as expenses ana induce
ments." The purpose of college
and school athletics should never be
advertisement of an institution but
the development of sound bodies,
clear brains and honorable conduct,
and this purpose is thwarted when
ever professionalism is allowed to
creep in.
The remedy is not to be found in
any association witn a system 01
espionage upon the players by some
guardian of athletic morals but in
the determination of every institu
tion to rid itself of this destructive
blight ; to keep itself clean.
Warning.
In justice to the readers of the
Tar Heel we must say that two of
the firms which have been advertis
ing with us arc not reliable. That
under the head, "Bureau of Civil
Instruction, Washington, D. C",
has been declared fraudulent by or
der of Post Office Department, and
also that known as the "Union
Teachers' Agency of America, Rev.
h. D. Bass, D.D., Washington,
D. C."
A. J. Barwick,
Business Mgr.
The Tennis Tournament.
The long talked of tennis tour
nament has begun and although bad
weather has caused a large number
of matches to be postpohed it is pro
gressing very well and probably
before next week's issue of the Tar
Heel some fortunate player will
have won the title of Champion of
college in singles.
Up to date the following games
have been played.
Howell vs Aycock
won by Howell, 6-2 6-3
Berkeley ,G. vs Gordon
won by Berkeley, 6-0 6-2
Smathers vs Lamb
won by Lamb, 6-0 0-5 6-3
Sibley vs Haywood
won by Haywood, 8-8 6 2
Worth G. vs Rankin
won by Rankin, 6-4 6-3
Graves L. vs Howell
won by Graves, 6-0 6-1
Rankin L vs Haywood
won by Rankin by default
London vs Short
won by London 6-0 6-2
Berkeley vs Lamb
won by Berkely, 7-5 6-1
The prizes are three in number.
First oriza for sintrles. Prize for
j, - -
class doubles and consolation prize
to be olaved for bv those that are
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beaten on the first round.
Track Notes.
The Final Trials of the Track
Team last Thursday proved quite
successful. All the events were
run off in regular order except the
shot put and hammer throw, which
were deferred to another day
owing to the sickness of one or two
of the men. The following men
compose the team including subs:
Osborne, Croswell, Ramsay,
Gudger, Thorpe, Lucas, Berkeley,
Curtis, Mclver, Oldham, Hearn,
Cates, Linville, Drane, Rankin,
Reynolds, Elliot, Foust, .Burgess.
The last five men were selected
by the Instructor, although a final
trial has not been made in their
event, lhey are entirely capable
to hold their position on the team
We wish it plainly understood that
these positions are wholly tenta
tive and any student who is eligi
ble, may displace any. one of these
men should he prove himself a bet
ter man.
The team met Saturday evening
and elected Mr. Francis Osborne
captain. Mr. Osborne is a capable
and energetic captain and is giving
enthusiastic attention to the needs
of his men.
Through the kindness of Prof.
Toy the Commons Committee has
established two training tables
where the team can, without any
inconvenience to themselves or oth
ers, restrict themselves to a whole
some diet. .
Several suggestions have been
offered in reerard to a regulation
track suit. This year we will
have white pants with a blue stripe
and a blue and white ribbon thrown
across the shoulder.
Track Meet Programme.
The programme of the North
Carolina Inter Collegiate Contests
n Field and Track Athletics for the
State Championship is given below.
This list gives events in the order
of their occurence.
I. 120 yds. hurdle.
II. 100 yds. dash.
III. quarter of mile foot race.
IIII. 1 mile foot race.
V. 220 yds. hurdle race.
VI. mile foot race.
VII. 220 yds. footrace.
VIII. Running high jump.
IX. Putting 16 lb. shot.
X. Throwing 16 lb. hammer.
XI. Running broad iumn.
XII.
XIII.
Pole vault.
One mile relay race.
Georgetown will send a team to
compete in the Olympian games at
aris.
The Pennsylvania Olympic team
will probably enter the Champion
ship games at Berlin and Vienna as
well as at London and Paris.
Recent baseball Scores.
Cornell 7, Mercer 1.
" 7, Georgia 3.
" 20, " 8.
" 14, " 7.
Georgetown 11, Lafayette 3.
Trinity 6, " 4.
3, " 10.
7, Cornell 8.
Virginia 23, Woodberry 3.
I " 16, Episcopal H. S. 4.
Chicago 22, Vanderbilt 7.
Yale 20, N. Y. U. 9.
Princeton 5, Fordham 2.
Randolph-Macon 5, -Richmond
College 4.
Horner 8, Trinity 0.
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