HE ' TAR HEEL:
Vol. 16.
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19. 1 907.
No. 1.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.
THE DEATH OF
KOMY
STORY
COLLEGE NIGHT A SUCCESS
DIED FRIDAY NIGHT AT HIS HOME NEAR BLOWING ROCK
His Death Mourned by all the StudentsA Perfect Gentle
man, a Great Athlete, a Kindhearted ManFloral
Offering SentMass Meeting Held.
HELD IN THE CHAPEL MONDAY
NIGHT.
"Story is dead" was the message
that was handed from mouth to
mouth Saturday morning-, and a
gloom was over
the
campus.
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knew that the man was sick with
typhoid fever, but the idea never
entered our heads thatRmy Story
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gentle, kind-hearted athlete. Re
ports were current that he was
improving and the hope was ex
pressed that he might even come
back this fall to jruide his fellows
on the football field but the mes
sage came and sorrow was upon us.
He died at his home near Blowing
Rock, N. C, Friday night, the
telearram announcing his death came
Saturday morning and immediately
President Parker of the Athletic
Association appointed a committee
to arrange for the sending of .a
floral offering as a token of the
respect and admiration of his fellow
students, and Mr. Foye Roberson
left on the afternoon train to attend
; the funeral as the representative of
the student body.
i A mass meeting was held Satur
!, 1 day night. Amidst a deathly si-
Hence President Parker arose and in
I1 ' a few impressive and solemu words
! announced that the meeting- had
j been called to ? pay respect to our
; departed friend and fellow student.
I Mr. Parker then called upon some
of those present to say a few words,
: but the speeches were without ex
; ception failure's from an oratorical
point of view the feeling was too
deep, the sadness was too great to
find expression in mere words.
: Among those who attempted to
speak were Dr. C. H. Herty, Coach
i Simmons, Mr. R. S. Stewart, and
Mr. Torn McNeill.
At the conclusion Mr. Parker
; appointed a committee to draw up
resolutions of respect. The pom
;mittee was composed of Dr. C. H.
Herty, chairnian, Messrs. J. W.
Hester, J. Bert James, and G. M.
Fountain. It was suggested that
I money Be taken from the treasury
I of the association to pay for the
1 floral offering and to pay Mr. Rob-
erson's expenses, but every man
present felt that he would like to
contribute , something personally,
f and a collection was taken.
"Romy Story was born at Blow-
ing Rock December 12, 1882. He
U was prepared for college at Watau
ga Academy, now Appalachian
f. Traing School at Boone, N. C.
While there he was the star base
ball pitcher," winning many a hard
"ought game for his school. His
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modesty prevented him from trying
for the Varsity until his Junior year,
but when he did finally try, he
showed himself to be one of the best
players on the team. .
Story had never seen a football
up till the time he came to the Uni
versity, but the game fascinated
him, and though he contented him
self with playing class football dur
ing his Freshman year, he demon
strated in his Sophomore year that
he had in him the stuff of which
football players are made, and from
then till the time of his death, each
season, he was a star player.
Story was a very popular man;
he was a much loved man. Men
loved him for his meekness, his
gentleness, his kindness, his brav
ery, his manliness. He was the,
idol of the college. Every inch a
gentleman, he scorned the question
able in every game and in his pri
vate life. The estimation in which
he was held by his team-mates is
shown by the fact that he was twice
elected captain of the football team
and once of the' baseball team.
Oue that was a man has gone
from our midst, and we believe,
with Mr. Stewart, that when the
great Coach of the Universe looks
over Romy Story's record He will
be satisfied.
The Football Schedule.
Manager W. C. Coughenour has
completed his schedule. A credit
able schedule it is too. We will
again try our fortune on the grid
iron with our beloved enemy, the
University of Virginia, the game
being scheduled to come off at Rich
mond on October 26. Our Thanks
giving game will be played with
V. P. I. at, Richmond. The sched
ule is us follows:
S e p t e m b e r 28 University of
Pennsylvania at Philadelphia.
October 5 Washington and Lee
at Newport News, Va.
October 12 Oak Ridge at Chap
el Hill.
October 19 William and Mary
at Chapel Hill.
October 26 University of Vir
ginia at Richmond.
October 3 L Clemson College at
Columbia, S. C.
November 9 Georgetown Uni
versity at Washington, D. C,
November 16 Richmond College
at Chapel Hill.
November 28 Virginia Poly tech
nic Institute at Richmond.
Different Phases of University
Life Presented to the New
I- . Students.
College Night was observed Mon
day night in the Chapel. Mr. W.
P. , Stacy presided and made a
graceful talk in explaining that the
meeting had been called for the pur
pose of introducing the new men to
athletics, to the literary societies,
to the University publications, and
to the Y. M. C. A.
Cpach Floyd Simmons, Coach
Lanison. and Mr. R. S. Stewart
spoke upon athletics, each one mak
ing a strong appeal to the new men
to live up to their duty to them
selves and to the University by
manifesting a lively interest in ath
letics. Mr. J. J. Parker spoke upon the
literary societies. Mr. Parker was
at hjs best, and the way in which
he told of the work of the soc
ieties was typical of the man
all fire and enthusiasm. -
In a very few words Mr. T. L.
Simmons told of the three student
publications, The Magazine, The
Yackay Yack, and The Tar Heel,
and urged the new men to give
their hearty support to each and
every one.
Then Secretary Rankin spoke of
the work of the Y. M. C. A.,
what it is and what it stands for,
and in a plain and straightforward
way laid his case before the new
men.
The cheering and singing were
led by Mr. Drury Phillips.
Press
The Press
Association.
Association held
its
The D. K. E. Hall lias been treat
ed to a new tin roof.
first meeting this year in the phys
ics lecture room Friday, with only
a few members present. Professor
Collier Cobb made an excellent talk
on newspaper work, pointing out
with great clearness the ail vantages
offered in this field for self-devrl-opment.
He also called attention
to the opportunities the correspond
ents had of keeping the University's
affairs constantly before the public.
Extemporaneous though the talk
was, it was clear and logical, com
ing from the fullness of Professor
Cobb's heart, for he has never lost
interest in college journalism since
his student days.
It is the purpose of the associa
tion officers to see that every paper
in this section has a representative,
and each correspondent is requested
to hand the name of his" paper to
Mr. J. W. Umstead, so that all un
represented papers may be provided
for. ''
THE NEW CONSTITUTION
Dr. L. R. Wilson spent Thursday
in Raleigh seeking books on North
Carolina in the State Library. Dr.
Wilson has by his research work
added greatly to the collection of
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PROVIDES FOR A CHANGE IN
MANAGEMENT. :
Will Systematize the Association's
Business Students to
' Govern.
Article I Name and Object.
Section 1. This organization shall
be known as The Athletic Associa
tion of the University of North Car
olina. Sec. 2. Its object shall be the
efficient management of the Univer
sity's Athletics and the fostering of
high ideals among the students.
Article II Membership. .
Sec. 1, Any student or member
of- the Faculty of the University
may become a -member of the Asso
ciation: Provided, he applies for
membership on or before November
1st of each collegiate year: Provided,
that students entering in the Spring
Term may apply for' membership
on or before" March 1st.
Article III Fees.
Sec. 1. Each member of the As
sociation shall be required to pay an
annual fee of one dollar.
Sec. 2. The annual fee shall be
paid on or before November 1st;
and if not paid then shall be doubled
by the treasurer; and if said fee be
not paid by December 1st, the de
linquent members shall be disfran
chised for the remainder of -'the col
legiate year: Provided,, that those
men .who join in the Spring Term
shall be allowed until March 1st to
pay their fees; but if said feesbe
not paid by. March 1st, they shall
be doubled; and if they be not paid
by April 1st, the delinquent mem
bers shall be disfranchised for the!
remainder of the collegiate year, ,
Article IV Government.
Sec. 1. The government of this
Association shall be vested in its
members. All officers of the As
sociation shall be elected by a direct
vote of its members. And the final
appeal in all questions shall be made
to the Association, lawfully .as
sembled. '
Sec. 2. The President of the As
sociation shall call meetings, when
necessary, to present matters of
business to the Association. It
shall also be his duty tocalla meet
ing on the written request of ten
members. Put no meeting shall be
deemed lawfully called unless it be
advertised in three public places at
least twelve hours in advance.
Sec. 3. One third of all the mem
bers who are entitled to vote shall
constitute a quorum for the trans
action business in a meeting,.
which lias been lawfully called,
Sec. 4Nln all elections for officers
of the Association, the voting shall
be by roll call. But the method of
voting on all other questions shall
be left to the discretion of the Pres
ident, unless a motion be made to
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