THE TAR HEEL
UNIVERSITY, OF. N ) iTH CA HOLINA
BOARD OF EWlTCUiS
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For the first time the January, ex
aminations have come and gone. We
do not know to what extent we are
expressing the student opinion when
we sav, that to us the result has been
a decided disappointment. The chief
aim, as we understand it, in changing
the examination period from Decem
ber to January was to make the length
of the two terms more nearly even.
This much has probably been accom
plished but we consider the evil results
more than counterbalancing
"in the first place the great break in
the fall term caused by the Christmas
holidays causes a waste of two weeks
as far as work is concerned. The last
week before the vacation is entirely
too full of expectation to permit any
studying. Why study? It's only a
a question of dragging along until
one can leave without taking too
many "grats". 'Til come back after
Christmas and cacch up." Not at all.
We come back after Christmas too
full of fruit cake and the memories of
the dance hall and reception room.
The first week after Christmas is a
dismal failure. We've wasted two
whole weeks and with the weeks of
the holidays counted in we may say
that for one month we've let our
studies take care of themselves. When
we take into consideration the fact
that this whole month comes just
before examinations, at a time when
if ever, we should give our undivided
attention to study, then the question
assumes its due importance. This
break we see as a serious impediment
, in the way of good scholarship.
Besides this objection there is a
further trouble. The examination is
supposed to come as a review and a
test of the work of '. the term. The
student is supposed to get a view of
his work as a whole so as to fix it
firmly in his mind as a synthesized
unit. The college year is undoubted
ly very clearly cut in two by the
Christmas holidays. The student will
continue.to consider these two terms
as units we believe. Then if the
time from September to Christmas is
to be looked upon as clearly cut off
from the spring term, an examination
should summarize the work of this
term. This leaves the student with
a definite end in view. All his ener
gies are to be turned toward passing
these examinations at the end of the
term. If the examinations come in
the spring term the student is liable
to dally along the whole fall. The
examinations are away off yonder
somewhere after the holidays. We'll
not bother about them particularly
till after Christmas. But after Christ
mas it's too late.
The even length of the terms is an
unquestionable advantage. So far as
we know, however, the students have
never considered the long spring term
as such an awful hardship. As a gen
eral principle we do not advocate re
turning to the ways of our forefathers
but in this specific instance we believe
the past looks brighter than the future
It is interesting to glance over the
head lines in the college papers of the
past few weeks. Practically every
college of any importance is fitting out
a dramatic organization. At most of
the institutions a great deal of expense
is being incurred to make the efforts of
the players as successful as possible.
Here we have . not the money to give
the actors but the talent of the players
and the interested cooperation of the
students will do a great deal to take its ;
place. ' ' . ".
The dramatic activities in a univer
sity are quite as important as the. ath
letic activities of the same. It is
pleasing.to note that they are at-last
gaining a foothold among the colleges
and are receiving the acknowledge
ment they deserve. Our dramatic club
here has been handicapped at every
turn but the student body feels well
pleased with their efforts. The play
presented last fall was an improvement
on any so far. We are to have another
this spring and we look for a still
greater improvement. That which
will develop a love of the beautiful
must sooner or later come into its own
among a Southern people.
SifED-MARKHAMTAYLOR CO.
OF DURHAM
Will show a full line of tailor
ings and suitings at the
UNIVERSITY INN OFFICE
Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
January 3 1 , February 1 , 2, 3, 4 v
An experienced man will be be there to take your measure. Style and
Workmanship the best that expert tailors can produce. Fit guaranteed.
PRICES THE THE LOWEST. They will also show a fine line o
Spring Haberdashery and Hats
This wtll be the greatest display of Spring Hats shown on the Hill. Ccrr.e
down and be convinced. Three of the best tailoring lines.
LARK1N & REEVES, Agents
There have come forth, since our
return to college, certain rumors that
will not down and that are repeated
more and more each day. (These
rumors are to the effect that there
are a certain number of our professors
to leave us. We've heard this thing
happen time and again before. A
good man comes here or we develop
one here. For a time he stays here
pn a niggardly salary because of his
loyalty to the institution. Then some
other institution offers him the salary
he is worth. The University of North
Carolina has lost another good man;
"Gone to a larger field" the ."papers
say. We venture to say that nine
out of ten of the men we've lost would
have been glad to stay here if they
could have gotten decent pay.
College professors do not customa
rily work themselves hollow-eyed
merely for the sheer joy of the grind.
Its a business proposition io them and
when they receive an offer of a larger
salary from another . institution they
owe it to themselves to put aside loy
alty We admire loyalty in any one!
but a college professor can't make a
meal of it three a day. When we lose
a good man because some other insti
tution offers him a larger salary we've
got ourselves to blame. We ought to
pay him a larger salary. The poverty
pf the Southern educator is a rank
disgrace to the South that permits it.
Some day we hope that the legis
lature of North Carolina will wake up
to the fact that they are cutting their!
own throats by letting these inen V go '
when they could retain them by a
small raise in salary. As it is now
they gingerly sh -;11 out their annual
pittance to the university and then
beam and crow about, the remarkable
work "pint" university is doing. How
very remarkable it is , they have no
idea. ; : .... : ' ' .. . ' 'j
The university has been made here
for the purpose of educating the
youth. of North Carolina and promot
ing the citizenship of the state. The
reputation of the men who teach here
does as much to draw students our
way and to increase the general use-
UNTYERSITY OK" VIRGINIA
Univerwltv h. O.. Va.
EDWIN A. ALDERMAN, LL.D-, PRESIDENT
The College ' .. . . , , , . . ,
Offers four year courses, which run be selected from a large number of. sub
jects, leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
Cultural or vocational. . - .
The Department of Graduate Studies -
Offers the degrees ot Master of Arts and Master of Science, and Doctor of
Philosophy. ' ' ;
The Department of Law ! '
Offers, a three year, course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Law.
The Department of Medicine ... ,. .
Offers a four yen r. course leading to the degree of Doctor of Medicine.
The Department of Engineering i :1 -t ' . .
Offers four year courses leading to the degrees of Civil Engineer, Mining En
gineer, Electrical Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, and Chemical Engineer.
Loan Funds Available. Expenses Reduced to a Minimum
HOWARD WINSTON, Registrar r,
fulness ol the university as does the
reputation of the university itself.
Also the teacher of a young man exerts
a wonderful influence over his life. A
man with a far; reaching, good repu
tation is a torch to the amoitioris of
every young man he teaches. What
we spe.'i.l: rf r.s a'A'hig" man ! oth in
creases the attendance at a university
and also adds an immense stimulus to
the ambition of t the student besides
the good they can do teaching.
It is time North Carolina should
stop developing great teachers only to
let them spend their energies build
ing up another, state's youth. We
need these men here and to keep them
we've got to pay them enough to
justify them in remaining. Its up to
the legislature. The allowance per
mitted the university yearly fs entire
ly too small. If we are to keep the
university most efficient we've got to
keep efficient professors here; we've
got to have money to do it. The uni
versity yearly tutns out young men in
numbers whom she has equipped to
increase the prosperity of the State.
The state is ; yearly becoming more
prosperous and university men are
doing well their part to aid the move
ment. Why can't the state place, a
little of the proceeds in the invest
ment which is aiding her so well?
Why don't we receive some small in
ducement to turn out even more men
who may become architects in the
building up of North Carolina's re
sources? 'If ail pur best prof essors aire
to be allowed to leave, the backbone
of the institution is. to be taken out.
A collapse will have to come.
S
Now is the time, Kluttz's is
the place to buy your new
Fall Hats,
Shoes, Shirts,
Neckwear
and everything in men's Fur
nishings. Big cmh reduction
sale on. New and up-to-date
goods, Prices that cannot be
heal. Call early to avoid rush
(Musical
Concerts
New elections 8 to 9 p.m.
Respectfully,
A. A. KLUTTZ
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