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THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.
Vol. 9.
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL, N. C, October 3, 1900.
NO. 2.
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GOOD BYE MY LOVER.
ATHLETIC RELATIONS SEV
ERED. The University and State teams
at least for a while will play no
games against each other. It came
about in this wise: The game of
foot ball that wao scheduled be
tween the University and Guilford
College for last Saturday afternoon
was cancelled by our Manager,
after having received telegraphic
instructions from Guilford which it
was impossible for this college to
accept.
It will be remembered that last
Spring a meeting of representatives
of the various State institutions of
learning was held in Raleigh and
that the avowed purpose of those
assembled was to form a State
Athletic Association for the purifi
cation and management of athletics
between the schools" in North Caro
lina. Most o f the prominent
colleges joined, the University and
Davidson being the only two who
did not connect themselves with the
new body. The University at a
bout the same time joined the South
ern Intercollegiate Athletic Associ
ation, composed of nearly all the
large Universities and Colleges in
the whole South. The by-laws and
rules ol that organization had been
made and revised and they repre
sented the best judgment of the
athletic teams who had been play
ing under them for six or seven
years.
Some of their laws were quite
stringent and some we would rather
not have had, but at a meeting- of
" the General Athletic Association
of this institution held last April,
it was almost unanimously decided
to cast our lot with our sister insti
tutions of the South. The decision
was very probably a wise one.
But to return to the State xssoci
ation. At that meeting committees
were appointed to draw up the rules
and direct the other work. That
committee met and formally agreed
on a large number of very strict
and unusual laws, among them
being one that the members of that
Association could play no team who
would not' abide by their laws.
Guilford demanded that we be gov
erned by the State Ass. ciatiou rules,
which we of course refused, hence
the game was cancelled. Another
rule was that a postgraduate could
play for only one year, other stu
dents can play only fotir, and after
June no student of Law, Medicine,
or Pharmac7 can play. To abide
by these rules would seriously crip
ple the University, so niuch so that
it would be absolutely impossible
times we admit, that we did not
keep fully in the limit. It was not
because of unwillingness on our
part, but on account of ignorance of
the existing facts. In the future
our teams will be watched more
closely than ever before and here
after they will be as this year's
team is, every member an amateur.
Thus when this State Association
was formed, immediately it became
a. fact that the University would
have to decide between the narrow,
untried rules of their body, play
ing only State teams, and a repre
sentative association of experience
and stability, thus giving our play
ers a chance to compete on equal
terms with colleges that were our
equal. Of course where the Uni
versity is forced to make this ctaoice
between the schools of the State
and the greater institutions outside,
there is but one course for her to
pursue, however much genuine re
gret we must
feel in not meeting
the schools again in friendly and
pleasant contest. It is earnestly
hoped that some way can be found
out of the difficulty and that the oth
er State games arranged by Mana
ger Carr can be played.
Resolutions of Respect.
Whereas an All Wise Providence
has seen fit to receive from among-
r t t i T
us our reiiovv ciass-mate, Josepn
Roscoe Reynolds, be it resolved by
the Junior class of the University.
First, that we can but deplore the
death of one who in all the relations
of life was distinguished for his in
tegrity; who was pure of heart and
honest of purpose.
Second, That as a student and
as a man, his habits of industry
and perseverances, his upright
Christian character are worthy of
imitation by all.
Third, That while we would
not intrude upon the sacredness of
the grief of the bereaved family,
yet we desire to tender to them our
heart-felt sympathy, and we recom
mend to them the consolation that
he has been transplanted to a higher
and happier life.
Fourth, That a copy of these
resolutions be sent to the Sampson
Democrat, The Caucasian and The
Tar Heel.
R. R. Williams ) Committee,
D. Stern Class
J. B. Cheshire Jr. ) '02
rOOTBALL
Men Urgently Needed.
A few mone men are needed out
on the football field. Can you help
the captain and coach get at our
players not yet out?
Carolina has a splendid record
behind her in athletics, often,
very often, the result of a success
ful struggle against great odds.
In spite of these odds, she has won
a reputation which every North
Carolinian may feel Droud of.
But all that is past history. We
are, most of us, too often prone to
forget how directly responsible we
are for how thing happen right
now, about us, and how much our
influence in the right direction (.an
do. We forget that we are making
history. ' - t
Many of us remember the '98
football team, and glory in our
memory of them and their proud
record, "Champions of the South."
Almost all of us know how narrow
ly we missed the same honorable
distinction last year. But just
let's not together and think a mo
ment. De we properly realize that
it lies with that little squad of
scant twenty-two men that we see
out every afternoon to continue
that fair record? Do you think we
are giving them the encouragement
we owe them? Think about it
Now there are two ways in which
we can do. this. It does untold
good for us as spectators at the
practice games to applaud heartily,
and make the teams feel that they
are in an atmosphere of strong mor
al backing.
But right now they need our
help in a way that calls for a little
thought. They want a few more
men. Why, a few afternoons ago,
a man had to drop out, and the
line-up had to stop right there.
There was no scrub team! Now
when we consider that a college we
have to play late in November has
a squad of fifty applicants, it does
not seem exactly natural that we
should expect to equal them with
only about halt as many men to
pick from, does it? You answer
quickly "We have done so!" True,
so we have. But probably never
before have there been so few ap
plicants for the scrubs. Some af
ternoons, indeed, there are all the
men out we need, but men are con
stantly getting hurt. We ought
Tom Worth, Manager.
The Advisory Committee of the!to have out a reserve of ten substi
Athletic Association at a meeting j tutcs over the Varsity and scrub
held recently, appointed Mr. T. C. tcams-
Worth '02, manager of the baseball There is certainly material in
for 1901. The appointment is a college that can do immense gcod
good one and Mr. Worth is already helping the Varsity for the werk
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for her to attempt to compete with , 10 correspondence with some ol the, ueiore mt necessary xor eacn
Georgia, Vanderbilt, Virginia etc, 1 best teams in the coulltry trying to one of us to do what he can toward
all of which institutions are gov- 8 date with them- A captain to, making these men come out. We
erned by the rules of the S. I A. A. ' '-"cceed Mr. Graham Woodard who j may thus directly start the train of
While the rules adopted' by the I did not return to the Hin has not'eause and effect which will ffive
State institutions were very strin-1 yet been appointed. Carolina a winning team this year.
gent, there is positively no way of J I
enforcing them. The University in "The Genial Bud Means" has Messers. "Buck" Miller and W.
the past has stood and it stands returned to the Hill and enters the G. Wharton, A. B. '00 spent a day
today for pure athletics. Some- Junior elass. He is welcome. or two with friends this week.
WITH THE SOCIETIES.
DI. SOCIETY.
The query discussed in the Di
society last Saturday night was:
"Resolved, That the Powers
should withdraw their troops from
China." Th decision wos ren
dered in favor of the negative. Mr.
Coble made the best speech.
Following is a brief outline of
the argument: The affirmative de
clared that the mission of the
troops was to release the be.seiged
envoys, and as this has already been
accomplished, they had no reason
for remaining-. They claimed that
there was no use ts try to civilize
the Chinese, and that troops in
Lhina now would tend to arouse
the indignation and hatred of the
natives.
The negative advanced the argu
ment that the purpose for whieh
the armies were sent to China was
to establish a stable government
and to find on whose head the re
sponsibility of the horrible massa
cres lay. Therefore, they should
not be withdrawn until this was
accomplished. They showed that
the Chinese had broken every trea
ty formerly made with them, and
could not be depended on. The
moral effect of the removal of
troops on the Chinamen would be so
debasing that they would soon com
mence another uprising.
PHI SOCIETY.
The debate had an amusing as
well as a literary side. The
speeches of Messrs. Stokes and
McDiarmid were especially inter
esting from the standpoint of a
Puck or Judge artist. "That a
young man should vote for Bryan
in November" was the question de
bated. The committee (Messrs.
Short, Ramsay, Rollins) decided in
favor of the affirmative and report
ed Mr. McDiarmid as best debater.
The society considered the propo
sition of the lecture committee of
the Faculty favorably, that, under
the auspices of the University and
the societies, lectures by distin
guished men would be held this
winter. The meeting was interest
ing and profitable, and showed that
life was in the old society yet.
OUR LAW SCIENTISTS.
University Law School's Fine
Record. Nineteen Pass.
In the recent Supreme Court ex
amination, the University law
school sustained its fine reputation
in the most signal manner. Judge
McRae has good cause for pride in
his boy, for they carried off the
honors." The University may well
feel proud of Judge McRae's in-
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struction. tie has oeen careim anu
thorough. The Supreme Court's
judgment on his class is tne prooi
of it. From here seventeen men
went to face the "court" with
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Judire McKae s certificate tnat tney
had passed all examinations wnn
credit in their pockets. Twenty-
four was the total ol university
applicants. .Nineteen
license to practise law.
re 'eived
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