THE TAR HEEt
THE TAR HEEL
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
BOARD OF EDIIORS
Frank Hough - Editor-in-Chief
L. N. Morgan Assistant-Editor-in-Chief
B. D. Stephksson Assistant-Kditor-in-Chief
ASSOC) ATB EDITORS
I. H. Hughes A. L. M. Wiggins
G. L. Carrington J. II. Rand
O.C.Mann . Miss Louise Wilson
Cy. Thompson, Jr.,
Business Manager
C. W. E. PrrrMAN' Assistant Business Manager
Published twice a week by the General Ath
letic Association. ;
"Entered as second-class matter October 26,
1X)9, at the post office at Chapel Hill, N. C,
under thect of March 3, 1879."
Printed by The University Press, Chapel Hill.
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In the death of Dr. Palmer Cobb,
the University has suffered a distinct
loss. Just in the prime of his life,
Dr. Cobb was considered a man of ex
ceptional ability in his chosen line of
work. All who knew him, respected
and admired him. The entire cam
pus unites in a feeling- of sorrow and
regret at : the untimely passing- of a
strong- and able man into the valley
of the shadow!
With the first meet but little more
than a month off, Coach Cartmell is
exceedingly anxious to begin real
track work. He wishes to size up the
quantity and quality of his material
as soon as possible. In view of that
Capt. Ruffin asks all track candidates
to present themselves at the gym this
afternoon at 3:30.
Go down and have a talk with the
Coach. You may have the makings
of a gold medal vaulter, jumper or
hurdler for all you know. Let the
Coach look you over and he'll soon en
lighten you. Don't allow your bash
fulness to stand in the way of a var
sity sweater.
In today's issue of the Tar Heel ap
pears a letter by Professor John M.
Booker, of the Department of English
criticizing from a rather favorable point
of view the performance by the Dram
atic Club of "She Stoops to Conquer"
on last Monday night. The letter
owes its inspiration, probably, to a
feeling of trying to right what a num
ber of people in the community consid
er a wrong that the Tar Heel did the
dramatic organization in preparing for
the last issue a criticism of the play
that was spread abroad to be highly
unfavorable in its review of the per
formance, and later of saying nothing
at all about the pi ay. We are very
glad to print the letter for in our hum
ble and inexperienced opinion as to
running a paper in college or out in
the world -all sides should be heard.
Herein lies the rub. The members
of the Dramatic Club, their friends and
many who were well pleased with the
play did not evidence any desire to be
so Jfair. As soon as they heard that
the play would be "roasted,7' as they
expressed it, off they hurried to the
President of the University. In other
words they wanted the Tar Heel to be
censored. The President naturally
told them that this was not a matter
of executive discipline, and kept hands
off. :; v, ?.
A bigger issue is involved here than
whether the play oh 'Monday night
was goon or not; whether the Tar Heel
was just or unjust in its criticizm that,
on account of the peculiar circumstan
ces, under which the issue was gotten
out, was left out. Has the Tar Heel
the righ t to knock if it wants to
knock? Undoubtedly the principal
aim of a college paper is to boost ev
erything that goes on in college. But
if it has to swallow everything that
comes along who is going to believe
it when it says that something is good?
Who will read the paper with any in
terest or any confidence?
The point has been made that, al
though this is perfectly true, the poli
cy of the paper was suddenly and vio
lently changed to the disadvantage of
the Dramatic Club erentlemen. Since
when, however, did the present1 occu
pant of the sanctptum cease trying to
rub it into a certain football team we
had not more than three months ago
or telling the present successful band
of basket-ball boomers their weak
points? Did they scream for help?
Did they seek the authorities? ' And is
it not a fact that some of those who
yell the loudest now were grand opera
stars in the swelling i chorus : that
"knocked" the football team almost off
its feet?
Whatever weak protest the Tar Heel
might have uttered would not have
killed dramatics in the University. It
was hoped that it wonld help give Mr.
McKie a larger and better' group of
talent to work with next year and a
play of more interest. Dramatics here
is not such a lowly worm as. to be
mashed under the heel by the adverse
opinion of one man.
Lastly, gentleman, if you have any
thing to complain of, come to the edi
tor. If he does not give you satisfac
tion, appeal to the Athletic Associa
rion from which he derives his power.
But please don't spill tears on the
Presidential lawn every time some
thing HAPPENS THAT YOU DON'T LIKE.
Professot Collier Cobb Speaks
Professor Collier Cobb delivered last
Tuesday night in the Y. M. C. A,
auditorium the regular weekly lecture
of the series which is being given by
the Young Men's Christian Associa
tion. The lecture was in the words
of the speaker, a lesson from the regis
trar's records. Professor Cobb said that
he had looked up the records which a
great many men he had known had
made in college in order to see what
conclusions he might draw from them.
"Before the civil war," said Proses-
Cobb, "a student was judged by his
class room work and his debating for
these were the only college activities
of the time. M. W. Ransom and J.
J. Pettigrew stood at the top of their
class. But since then so many other
activities have taken a place in col
lege life that even a brillant man may
not be able to lead his class and also
enter into the other phases of college
life. Thus, many of our greatest
living alumni did not lead their classes
but I noticed that each and everyone
of them did good consistent work in
the class room. On the other hand,
some of the star students did not do so
well in after life. They, while in
college stuck to their books, burned
the midnight oil, and did not mingle
with their fellow students. We can
draw two conclusions from this. They
are: . . -
"First, the men who are doing the
world's work today are college men
who made their studies their chief
pursuit while in colleere but who en
gaged in various college activities and
mingled with their tellow students.
"Second, The menot to-day who led
their classes while in college, but who
made their studies their sole pursuit,
and who did not mingle with their
fellow students are not now the lead
ers ot the people."
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