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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
Volume XXVI. No. 3
CHAPEL HILL, N. C, SATURDAY, SEPT. 28, 1917
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"WHAT IS STUDENT
SELF-GOVERNMENT?"
THIS QUESTION IS ANSWERED
BY DEAN STACY, BRADSHAW,
AND W. M. YORK
A NEW COUNCIL IS INTRODUCED
Carolina System Discovered in Series
of Chapel Talks Newly Elected
Council Presented Coates Dis
cusses Work of N. C. Club
At the beginning of each colle
giate year the Carolina system of
campus government is discussed
and analyzed for new men and
old by some member of the facul
ty and certain leaders of student
thought and opinion.
Three chapel periods were giv
en over to the discussion of this
problem, now satisfactorily solved
here.
An historical sketch of student
government; was briefly but forci
bly presented by Francis Brad
shaw, Y. M. 0. A. Secretary, in
Chapel on Monday- morning. In
presenting the, facts he deman
strated that the Honor system is
of recent origin and that it is not
unusual in colleges.
The Universi ty of Virginia
started student government in
1842 and in 1863 the system was
permanently put into operation.
Of 425 colleges . and universities
only 123 have student govern
ment. . Harvard, Columbia and
Dartmouth, "three of our largest
universities, do not believe it will
work, or that it will be good for
the students. Others, like Vir
ginia, have tried it, and pronounce
it a success, .and a system that de
velopes the individual student.
"Our only guide and standard
is that of the gentleman" were the
words of Win. York, President of
the Student Council, in present
ing' the purpose of the Honor Sys
tem. His talk Tuesday morning
was a continuation of the series of
chapel talks on Student Govern
ment. He emphasized the fact
that the student council was not a
body of police for the campus, but
only the executive committee of
student opinion, not a separate or
ganization, but of the choice of
the ' student body. The' student
body alone is responsible for its
own conduct, and the honor sys
tem speaks silently, but effective
ly of the unwritten laws of the
campus.
"Efficiency is organization" said
Dean St-cy in concluding the se
ries of chapel talks on the Honor
system and he proceeded to dis
cuss student self-government com
paring it to that of the ordinary
state. He said that college men
were men capable of choice and of
governing themselves and that
here the honor system had also
proved successful because tested
here in the crucible of facts, by
the standard of honor of men.
"The University was created to
serve ani it has no other ambition.
The state pays yearly a sum equal
to $250 for each student who ma
triculates at the University. Are
we justifying the state's contribu
te to our education ?" Such were
the statements of A. M. Coates in
the Student Forum in Chapel last
Thursday in presenting the North
Carolina Club to the students.
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Books Newly Catalogued
More than sixty new books have
been catalogued and added to the
shelves in the Library. The list
includes books on the subject of
the war geology, economics, his
tory, southern literature, hygiene
and sanitation, dietetics, fairy
tales, and fiction. Many more
hew books have been received by
the Library but as yet have not
been catalogued and placed on the
shelves for use.
Prominent among the recent ad
ditions are : Common Eocks and
Rock Minerals by Prof. Collier
Cobb, German Fury in Belgium,
by Mokveld, Canada in Flanders,
by Aitken, Relation 6f Latin to
Practical Life, by Sabin, History
of the J ews of Richmond, by Eze
kiel, Southern Life in Southern
Literature, by Fulton, and The
Little Rebel, by Peple. These
books have been placed on the
shelves on the left of the desk and
may be removed by borrowers of
the Library.
Among the new books for the
Freshman shelves, which are on
the right of the entrance of the
reference room, are: Plays of
Galsworthy, Selected Literary Es
says, Selected Short Stories, Ox
ford Book of English Verse, Ox
ford Book of Victorian Verse,
Frederick the Great, by Carlyle,
and the Philosophy of Loyalty, by
Royce. Freshmen are given extra
credit in English 1-2 for outside
reading and the books are added
to the shelves reserved for their
special use.
County Clubs Hold a
Miniature Convention
Sixty counties were represented
at. a meeting held Thursday night
in the Y. M. C," A. auditorium.
The meeting was opened by Al
bert (Coates for the purpose of
organizing county clubs. The rep
resentatives were full of enthusi
asm and agreed to enter immedi
ately into the work of organizing
the clubs of their respective coun
ties. All the county clubs are ex-,
pected to be in full motion within
a. week. .
The big idea of these clubs is
to bring the men from the same
county into closer contact with
each other so they will know one
another better, and be in better
position to relate the resources of
the University to the people in
their home county. "One impor
tant way to do this is through its
North Carolina Club. With its
.aid the students may find the facts
as to where their home county
leads, where it lags, and the way i
out, and by conveying this knowl
edge to the people back home j
render a great service. In doing 1
this work the students will also
train themselves in details of citi-
zenship," said Mr. Coates. In the
hope that the county club meet
ings will not restrict themselves
solely to sociable gatherings a pro
gram of service has been, suggested
which is as follows:
1. To arrange for monthly or
bi-monthly meetings, ,
2. To elect a representative on
the North Carolina Club Council.
3. To follow up topics discussed
at N. C. Club meetings by inves-
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ASSOCIATION WORK IS
PRAISED IN ADDRESS
A. M. COATES OUTLINES PLANS
CARRIED OUT BY MEMBERS
OF THE Y. M. C. A.
STRESSES EXTENSION EFFORTS
Cabinet not Content to Confine Acti
vities to the Campus Confers a
Universal Benefit All Feel the
Effects of the Task Undertaken
Great interest and contagious
enthusiasm marked the regular
weekly meeting of the Y. M. C.
A. last Tuesday evening in Ger
rard Hall when Mr. A. M. Coates,
in telling of the work of the Y.
lM. C. A., struck the keynote of
what may be termed a new era in
the spread of religious influence.
The music also rendered by the
Y. M. C. A. trio was unusually
good.
At the outset Mr. Coates de
clared that the Y. M. C. A. is
a great and inspiring organization
that through that organization a
great spirit is born. The Y. M.
0. A. is sublime because it is the
institution that stands as the
crowning step in religious devel
opment Dujring (the thirty-odd
years of Christ's existence on
earth, he taught His people con
tinually to go forth and teach' men
to help not only themselves but
others as well. In Him, then, is
embodied the spirit of brother
hood. The Y. M. C. A. is found
ed upon just such a spirit. It
serves in the name of Christ. We
serve in the name of the Y. M.
C. A.
In the course of his remarks,
Mr. Coates stressed the work of
extension conducted by the Y. M.
C. A. He mentioned the Negro
Night Schools, the Rural Sunday
Schools, the Corn and Tomato
Clubs; the Boy Scout Organiza
tion, Knights of King Arthur's
Oourt, and other boy organiza
tions of like nature. In each of
those mentioned he showed how
that the Y. M. C. A. was carry
ing on an extensive and profitable
work. "When, within a few
weeks," said Mr. Coates, "you re
ceive a. College Directory contain
ing the names and addresses of all
the students in the University, re
member that it is the Y. M. C. A.
If you are' in the Infirmary, re
member tha t it is the Y. M. 0. A.
so grateful as to send to you books
and magazines to keep you com
pany. The Y. M. C. A. is every
where on the campus manifesting
service of some kind."
In conclusion, Mr. Coates as
serted that so enormous have been
the recent strides of the Y. M. C.
A. that men everywhere are ally
ing themselves with one another to
promote its aims. It is the same
Christian spirit that is being man
ifested daily on this campus and
within a radius of ten miles, of
Chapel Hill that is exerting a still
greater influence in every military
training camp in America and
evdn on the battle fields of Eu
rope. S. R. Norris was elected secretary-treasurer
of the German Club
at a recent meeting. At the same
meeting, new members were pass
ed upon, and plans for the dances
were discussed.
Y. M. C. A. Negro Work
For the last , three years the Y,
M. O. A,, as a part of its social
service program, has been con
ducting a night school for negro
boys. Difficulties were encounter
ed in establishing this school, in
enlisting the interest of the negro
boys, and creating among them a
desire to learn more. Last year,
however, the attendance increased
nearly one hundred per cent and
genuine interest was .manifested.
The night school work is to be
continued this year in much the
same manner as carried on last
year. The school is to run the
first-five nights of each week; and
on each night a different subject
is to be taught. The teaching
force is a body of students who are
interested enough in the work to
put their 'whole hearts into it.
Each of these men goes out one
night a week.
Two years ago Tom Boushall,
then Secretary of the Y. M. C.
A., organized the Janitors Club.
This was organized with the pur
pose of creating among the janitors
an intelligent interest in Bible
Study, and for the discussion of
the problems with which the men
are confronted in their work on
the campus. A live interest has
been exhibited by the members of
the club. The meetings of the
club are on Sunday mornings at
7:30. "
Last year the Negro Depart
ment of the Y, M. C. A. launched
out into another field when it at
tempted to start a negro Y.
Nomination for Officers
in Athletic Association
' Cheer Leader, Bob Devereux,
Jimmie Howell, J. Y. Jordan.
Rep. on Athletic Council C.
Holding, R. E. Price.
Manager Varsity Baseball Team
G. D. Holding, J. B. Linker.
Assistant Managers Varsity
Baseball Team L. II. Hodges,
T. P. Grim, C. J. Hardee, F. G.
Miles.
Sub-Assistant Managers Varsi
ty Baseball Emerson White, R.
W. Pulliam, S. B. Allen.
Manager Freshman Football
Ralph Pippin, W. T. Price.
Assistant Managers Varsity
Basketball J. C. Bynum, J. S.
Ficklen.
Sub-Assistant Managers Varsi
ty Basketball II. S. Everett, F.
S. Hurley, W. A. Royall, Branerd
Whiting, Bill Dowd. -
Assistant Managers Varsity
Track Team N. T. Gooding, S.
J, Calvert, E. S. Merritt.
Assistant Editors Tar Heel J.
S. Terry, II. V. Wilson, Jr., Al
bert Oettinger.
Polls at Gerrad Hall, Pharma
cy, Med., and Law Buildings.
Poll open from 2 :00 to 5 :00.
The sketch department in the
University Magazine will be in
the hands of George B. Lay this
year. All shorter articles intend
ed for the first issue should be
handed to him before October 5.
The North Carolina Club will
hold its first regular meeting Mon
day night. Dr. Hamilton will
lead the discussion and everybody
is invited to be present.
FIFTY MEN REPORT
FOR FRESHMAN TEAM
COACH PEACOCK PUTS MEN
THROUGH FIRST STIFF
WORK-OUT
GOOD BASKETBALL SQUAD OUT
Over Thirty Men Report at Old Com
mons for Practice Four Positions
to be Filed on Tennis Team Coach
Hearn to Teach Base ball Again
This year the honor of repre
senting the University in football
falls upon' the first year reserve
team, in default of intercollegiate
varsity football. As Dr. Mangum,
chairman of the Athletic Council,
said in chapel Monday when he
put forth the athletic plans for
the year, "We must keep trained
for the afterwar period."
In furtherance of this plan,
there will be interclass football,
with special attention given to the
development of the first year re
serve squad. The chief coach is
Mr. Howard Peacock, who; put
out last year's strong squad.' He
will also coach basket ball. Coach
Peacock's main assistant is Bar
din, a letter man of last year,
who will in turn be assisted by
members of last year's varsity and
Reserve -squads. Some of these
men are Spaugh, Spruill, Blount,
Liipfert, Daniels, of last year's
Reserve team, and Clarvoe and
Bell of last year's varsity squad.
"Drs. Howell andMangum will al
so give assistance.
. Over fifty men a promising con
tingent, reported for the first prac
tice on Tuesday afternoon at 4 :00
o'clock. It is too early to prophe
sy as yet, but the bunch showed
plenty of good material to whip
into shape. The plan is to divide
the coaches among the class teams,
and by working the teams against
each other, to develop the1 first
year team to its highest efficiency.
The sophs say that it will have to
go some to beat them. The men
on the squad have already gone in
to trining.
Graduate Manager Woollen is
working on a schedule for the first
year team, and hopes to report a
full program soon. The present
plans include games with the Vir
ginia Freshmen at Charlottesville,"
Guilford, Charlotte High, David
son Scrubs, Raleigh, and Citadel.
Over thirty men answered the
first call for basket ball practice
and reported at Old Commons
Hall last Tuesday. Since there is
no varsity football this year, more
time can be devoted to basket ball.
Thus practice has begun earlier,
and a well-rounded team is ex
pected. Coach Peacock, the man
who put out such a successful
team last year, will be busy until
the football season is completed,
but he will keep an eye on the
squad and size up the men. Cap
tain "Buzz" Tennent, star guard,
assisted by Grandin, last year's
center, will have general charge of
the squad until Coach Peacock is
through with foot ball. Around
the men of last year's 'squad as a
nucleus the coach is intending to
build up a Southern-championship
team. With the best material in
years at his command the training
of such a team is not as hard a
proposition as it once was. Ten
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