Newspapers / Daily Tar Heel (Chapel … / May 12, 1917, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of Daily Tar Heel (Chapel Hill, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA Volume XXV. No. 30 CHAPEL HILL, N. C., SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1917 Price, Five Cents FUN FACTORY FOUNDED BY JORDAN MINSTRELS BLACK FACES HAD CHAPEL HILL AT THEIR MERCY FOR TWO SIDE SPLITTING HOURS VERY VERSATILE TEAM OF STARS SKETCH BY JORDAN COMPLETES PERFORMANCE THAT MAKES MINSTRELS A SUCCESS The long expected Carolina Minstrels, containing in their ranks such noted stars as Jordan, Tanner, and Greene, have come and gone. Their" performance made an instantaneous hit with the large audience that heard them in Memorial Hall last Tuesday evening. The merit of their per formance and the nature of their reception insures the minstrel show as one of the permanent or ganizations, henceforth and for ever. The first of the three parts con tained vocal numbers by soloists and the company, the solos by Bingham McKee, George Brinson, and Jamie Howell being especially enjoyed. The jokes were new an. I clever, the end-men, particularly Messrs. Greene, Tanner and B'i; dick, getting them off in profes sional style. No war-scarred chest nuts those. Part Two. among other novel ties, contained a good juggling act by Chester Burton. The quartette composed of McKee, 'Howell, Brin son and Greene was repeatedly 'en cored. George Greene and Gus Travis, in a novel Hawaiian musi cal act, outdid the, Hawaiians themselves. The make-ups of these two were splendid and realistic. J. Y. Jordan, Jr., the hero of the performance, got by with some good stuff in his monologue. , The third part was a rnliitary burlesque, written by Jordan, and was replete with laughs and wit. Bobo Tanner displayed rare talent in this part of the show, and the audience, partly out of sympathy; received his "Swine" Hall jokes with great approval. Great credit is due Mr. Jordan for his efficient handling of the show, and for the great amount of work he did in making the per formance what it was. The cos tuming was well thought out and the scenery chosen with an eye for effect. ;Every thing went off well, and the orchestra, with Lindsey di recting and Nimms at the piano, added greatly to the merit of the performance. The first Carolina Minstrel Show has set a high stan dard for the shows which will doubtless be given each year here after. 1 Blonne Spence, '13, of Golds boro, was on the Hill last week. NOTICE All Tar Heel bills must be paid not later than May 20. Examinations start on the 22nd C. S. HARRIS WATT EAGLE : JEFF BYNUM "CUTEY" PRICE , M. B. FOWLER DANIELS AND BAKER TO BE COMMENCEMENT ORATORS FINAL WEEK OF THE YEAR TO BE A PERIOD OF PATRIOTIC CELEBRATION Both Secretary of War Newton D. Baker and Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels will speak at the commencement of the University, June 5, according to an announcement made this week by President Graham. It is plan ned to make the occasion a great patriotic celebration, and an ex pression of loyalty to the govern ment. President Graham issues the following statement to the press' and people of the State and section : "In response to urgent invita tions extended to the Secretary of War and to the Secretary of the Navy to visit North Carolina on the occasion of the commencement of the Universiyt, we have the ac ceptance of eacb of these great officials of the government, and as surance that they will be present and speak in Memorial Hall of the , University, June 6, at 11 A. M. . "Few men in the world have responsibilities at this moment so great as these two men. Their coming to the state now is an event of unusual importance, and we trust that it may be made me morable by a great patriotic cele bration, testifying our confidence in the administration of pur gov ernment and our complete and en thusiastic loyalty to the supreme cause in which our country is en gaged. We therefore invite the people of this state and section to come to the University and join in a worthy tribute of welcome to Secretary Baker and to Secretary Daniels. "Should either or both of them be prevented from coming by any circumstance, immediate- notice will be given." Graduating Class Elects its Permanent Officers ' , The local rumblings of the war have become loud and prolonged, and the God of War seems to be playing havoc on the campus. The Senior Class is the worst sufferer, for the organization has been com pletely upset by the departure of most of its officers for Fort Ogle thorpe. The Class met last Mon day and elected the following to finish out the- unexpired terms : Carl Hyatt, president ; Miss Gyp sie Barton, vice-president ; E. L. Mackie, treasurer ; II. D. Sharpe, secretary; and B. M. Boss, his torian. ; The officers who are leaving for Fort Oglethorpe are : Oliver Band, president; II. G. Baity, treasurer; and Sam Ervin, vice-president and historian. Recently the men were elected who will head the class although its members may be scattered from the Phillipines to Stockholm or be representing their country in the Legislature or fighting "some where in France." Sam Ervin was elected, Permanent President, C. C. Miller, Permanent Vice President, and H. G. Baity, Per manent Secretary and Treasurer. Plans for finals were discussed. MAGAZINE TO BE KEPT BY THE TWO SOCIETIES FOLLOWING RECONSIDERATION BY THE PHI, STEPHENSON ELECTED EDITOR DEROSSETT FOR YACKETY YACK ARMSTRONG AND HESTER ARE FINANCIAL PILOTS BOARD IS ALSO CHOSEN Bob deRossett, member of the Yackety Yack Board for this year, an S. A. E., was elected last Tues day night by the Fraternities as the Editor-in-Chief of the annual for the year 1917-1918. As busi ness managers, the Societies have elected Bay Armstrong, of the Di, and Hugh Hester, of the Phi, as the men to succeed the present financial pilots. The action of the Phi Society in dropping the magazine was re considered on the night of May 5, and after a spirited debate, the Society decided that whether it was the place of the Societies to support the magazine or not, the present unsettled condition of af fairs on the campus, which would probably extend over next year, rendered it imperative that if the Magazine was to continue it should be kept under the wing of the So cieties for the next year at least. As a result of the action'of the Phi in re-instating the Magazine, W. H. Stephenson was elected Editor-in-Chief for next year, with P. E. Green and . Shorty Spruill as associate editors. N. G. Gooding and E. S. Merritt were elected Assistant Business Managers of the Magazine. The Society Offi cers for the coming year were also elected: President, R. F. Mosely, Vice-President, Forest ( Miles, Treasurer, N. G. Gooding, Secre tary, O. R. Cunningham. In the Dialectic Society, the question of the practicability of keeping the Magazine was discuss ed for some time. After some three hours of debate it was de cided that it would be unwise to turn the publication adrift at this time. W. M. York was elected Business Manager for the next term, and Messrs. Kato, J. M. Gwynn, and Terry were elected as associate editors. As associate editors of the Yackety Yack, the Phi chose Messrs. Oettinger, Miles, and Coates. In the Di, F. D. Bell, Ralph Williams, and Frank Clar voe were elected to serve in a similar capacity. , Committees were appointed in both Societies to look after space reservations in the annual. The University has turned over to the boy scouts a piece of land back of the Peabody building near the new power plant. Each scout has begun work on his plot of fif teen square feet, and will raise his share of the crops for the big brother scouts, the men that leave for the front. , 'At a recent meeting of the Ger man Club, to discuos matters of business arrangements for Com mencement and for next year, M. R. Robbins was elected President, Bob deRossett, vice-president, and Lewis Clement, Secretary SUMMER SCHOOL THIS YEAR WILL BREAK PAST RECORDS MORE EXTENSIVE COURSES AND FACILITIES ARE PROMISED BY THE FTCULTY Despite the disturbing influences of the present situation, the Sum mer School expects a record at tendance. Director N. W. Walker believes that last year's record of 1052 students will be broken. More members of the winter school faculty have signified their inten tions of remaining over through the summer school, thus increasing the opportunity for serious study. The session opens June, 12th and closes July 27th. As is the custom, the dormitories will be turned over to the women, with the exception of University Inn. Professor Hagedorn will have charge of the choral club again, and will present a cantata, "The Building of the Ship." There will be courses of special value to teach ers, a large part of the Summer School students being made up of those who desire those courses. The Summer Law School also gives promise of having a successful year, many having already regis tered. A number of new features have been offered, among them a coun try life conference under the di rection of Professor Branson, to be held between June 17-24. Pro fessor C. J. Galpin, of the chair of rural sociology in the University of Wisconsin, will address the conference every day. Professor Benjamin Sledd, head of the Eng lish Department at Wake Forest, will deliver ten lectures on "Amer ican Literature." A large number of college ac tivities will be kept up during the session of the Summer School. , weekly paper, of the size of the present Tar Heel will be published and in addition the Summer School News will appear in a greatly improved form. Rising Juniors and Seniors have Elections In the class elections held yes terday afternoon, the Juniors elected the following men as offi cers for the coming year : Presi dent, W. M. York; Vice-President, John Terry; Secretary, R. E. ' Price ; Treasurer, Holmes Herty; Historian, W. II. Stephen son; Orator, A. M. Coates; Poet, C. G. Tennent; Marshal, S. F. Rvaenel. The Sophomores elected: Presi dent, C. M. Hazlehurst; Vice President, S. R. Norris; Secretary-Treasurer, N. Gooding. The Oglethorpe Camp will take not only students from college, but will also include some of the faculty in its enrollment. Prof. Henry J ohnston of the Education al Department left last Thursday for the Camp, and Professor Dar gan expects to leave within the next few days. Whether any other members of the faculty ex pect to leave is not known. Messrs. York, Clarvoe, Up church, Armstrong, Stell, and Tennent have recently been initiat ed into Amphoterothon. TWELFTH NIGHT AN ARTISTIC TRIUMPH DELIGHTFUL SPECTACLE IS PRE SENTED AS PART OF MAY FESTIVAL PLAY STAGED IN GERRARD HALL A WEEPING-WOODS FORCES THE CAST TO TREAD THE SHEL TERED BOARDS One of the most artistic drama tic presentations ever given in Chapel Hill was the Twelfth Night of Shakespeare last Satur day afternoon in Gerrard Hall. On account of the heavy rain it had to be staged indoors instead of in the beautiful out-of-door theatre in Battle Park. The Chapel auditorium was over-crowded, but inasmuch as the acoustics in Mem orial were a "trifle gaudy," the chapel was the only place. The impromptu scenery was somewhat crude, but what .was lacking in scenic effect was more than made up for in costuming. They were the most gorgeous and elaborate costumes Miller and Co. could put out. ; The acting was the most grati fying part, of the performance. Mr. Avon Blue made his debut in the role of Feste, the fool, and was heartily received with much well deserved applause. Ease, utter lack of self -consciousness and lack of amateurishness in general characterizes his acting and that of the rest of the cast. ' Mr. Hubert Smith as Sir Toby Belch would have made an Eliza bethan pit rise to the galleries ; he well-nig out-Tobied the estimable knight whose part he played. Mr. Sam Fisher was . a most excellent Malvoleo. So remark able was his interpretation of the role that he reminded one of many others who took themselves too se riouslysuch as Brand, Cyrano de , Bergerac, and Coriolanus. His sonorously, lugubriously, tear ful 'Tool, Fool, Sweet , Fool ?" from behind the prison bars was worthy of an artist. Such scenes are tragedy, and he brought out the pathos well. Mrs. Foerster had just the right accent for a Maria, and her gen eral make-up set off the , comic group to advantage. Miss Avery, as Olivia, was resplendent in looks ancj. intelligent action. Her facial appearance, which was really the main part of her acting, is to be highly commended. Miss Wilson was as charming as Cesario as she was as Viola. Her speaking voice, naturally quite soft and low, gave way to a clear stage voice which carried well to every part of the house. ' Much credit is also due to the (Continued on Page Two) NOTICE Those wishing to occupy the same room for next term will please sign for them on or before May 20th or they will be assigned in order of appli cation. J. A. WARREN. Trea.
Daily Tar Heel (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
May 12, 1917, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75