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WE, TOO, MUST THE; STATE " WILL CONTRIBUTE DO OUR BIT OFFICIAL; ORGAN OF THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA Volume XXVII. CHAPEL HILL, N. C, FEBRUARY 7, 1919 Number 15 STATE-WIDE CAMPAIGN FOR GRAHAM MEMORIAL FUND TO BE LAUNCHED lJ 1 i A )) v . t i - I " ? r . 1 ! - 1 - - ' 1 . - ' i v. ,: ,. ,,- 1 ... .-.i. ,, .. .zz: ,, , .' i,. . . . . ....... .-J DR. H.E. JACKSON MAKES LECTURE SERIES ON THE C0HMUNITYSP1RIT IDEA LECTURER BEING SENT OVER COUNTRY BY EDUCATION BUREAU FORCEFUL, ENGAGING SPEAKER With a New Conception of the Proper Development of the Community Spirit The University students and the townspeople of Chapel Hill have, dur ing the past week, had the oppor tunity of hearing a most entertaihing and instructive lecturer, Dr. Henry E. Jackson, who is being sent through out the country by the Bureau of Education at Washington for the pur pose of instructing the people in com munity organization and welfare work. Dr. Jackson's series of lectures be gan Sunday night, at which time he lectured under the auspices of the churches of the town upon the sub ject, "America's Free School System." He asserted that the , free American school system is our only truly demo cratic institution,' being also our most successful one. He traced its growth from the first grammar school in New England, which he said, was "the first institution- against monopoly in our country," up until the present time, giving some very disconcerting tacts about present actual conditions. He explained that 50 per cent, of our peo ple , in the United States have not even a .grammar school education, and only 10 per cent, a high school education. The present school system operating in many sections, he char acterized as "a little thing, taught by a teacher with a little salary, for a little while, in a little house, for little children' " The lecture , Monday evening was upon the subject "The Schoolhouse as a Community Center." He showed how the schoolhouse was the sensible place for community gatherings, for a place of transacting community business, and carrying on the affairs of the community, and he advocated that it be made the universal polling place for each precinct throughout the nation. The ballot box should be built in the school permanently and no class should be allowed to gradu ( Continued on Page 4) "Carolina Play makers" Hear First Reading of Four Original Sketches The Carolina Playmakers Associa tion is rapidly rounding into work ing form. As a further and very important step to the very early pro duction of a programme, a reading of the plays was held Friday night, January 31, in Peabody Auditorium. The authors themselves read their own plays, a very new and very in teresting idea. There was a very good audience of those particularly inter ested in trying out for the parts, the reading being for this purpose, so that each could decide what charac ter they considered themselves most capable of portraying. . The programme consisted of three folk-plays and one college play. Miss Minnie Sparrow, of Raleigh, very cleverly read her play, "What Will Barbara Say?" t play of Carolina col lege life. She was given quite an ovation, showing that in the mere reading it had proven a great success. Miss Elizabeth Lay, also of Raleigh, followed with her play, entitled "When Witches Ride," a pla''of the people of North Hamilton county. Mr. Thom as Wolfe, of Asheville, the only man. in tne class during tne ian, reaa nis play on the mountains, entitled, "The Return of Buck Gabin." The pro gramme was completed with the read ing by Miss Reid of her play, "The Corporal's Return," a play of the ne gro life of the South. The programme proved very entertaining, and was greeted with much applause. T?i .1. a l atn one present was given a tam, and asked to write down the three Plays they thought most represen tative of the folk life of the State, and that would prove most educa tional and enjoyable to audiences not only in Chapel Hill but out in the State. After much discussion by the faculty and students it was finally decided to put on as the first program the folk-plays of Miss Lay and Mr. .Wolfe as the first division, and Miss Sparrow's college play as the second (Continued on Page 4) Organized Campaign Will be Started February For New Graham Memorial Building for CAMPUSAND STATE WILL CONTRIBUTE TO FUND CAMPAIGN WILL BE STARTED THROUGHOUT THE STATE SIMULTANEOUSLY February tenth has been decided upon as the day for the launching of a campaign on the campus, and throughout the State as well, the ac- , complishment of whose purpose will be henceforth looked upon as a most important milestone in the develop ment of the University, and, synony mously, the life of the people of North Carolina. The work is being rapidly organized under Albert M. Coates, Secretary of the Fund, and optimism as to its success is widespread. The movement referred to is the plan to build on the campus a build ing to be known as the Student Ac tivities Building, in honor of former President E. K. Graham, the building to bear the name of the Graham Me morial. This campaign will be in augurated on Monday next in sixty towns throughout the State, and in every community where there is a group of alumni of the institution. Local directors, who, in turn, choose for themselves assistants, have been appointed in each of these towns and communities. Appointments of the following committees have also been made: For the trustees Thomas W. Bickett, Victor S. Bryant, George Stephens, Leslie Weil, C. G. Wright; for the faculty L. R. Wilson, C. T. Woollen, E. V. Howell, H. W. Chase, W. M. Dey, and for the State at large W A. Ervin of Durham, W. L. Rankin of Raleigh, and Judge Jeter CPrichard,- of Asheville; County Club members have been urged to write letters to the folks back home explaining the purpose of the campaign, the great and urgent need of the building, President Gra ham's eagerness to get it for Caro lina, and why it would be such an ap propriate memorial to him. The of ficers of these clubs, together with the members of the general committee, will push the campaign on the cam pus. It is hoped, and, of course, expect ed that Carolina's contribution to the fund ' will be one hundred per cent All those who have had the great privilege of being in contact with Dr. Graham as a student here will real ize what a loss the student body and the people of the whole State, have sustained in his death. Carolina stu dents, therefore, must show their deep love for him and the principles for which he stood, and their sym pathy and co-operation in the work he planned for their advancement and progress. This will be judged, to a large extent, both by the amount we ourselves raise during the campaign here, and by the amount of spirit and "pep" with which we carry on the campaign. Contributions may be made in cash during the campaign or pledges will be received that mature any time pre vious to June 1, 1920. The minimum to be raised is $150,000, and it is confidently expected that not only this sum, but even a very much greater one, will be raised by the thousands of friends and admirers of our late President. ' " University Magazine Soon to Appear Again Since last September there have appeared in the Tar Heel, from time to time, comments and editorials con cerning the.. University Magazine. Everyone seemed anxibus for this publication, but .on account of abnorm al conditions, it seemed impossible to get out a magazine. It seemed that the greatest work anyone could " do was to arouse interest by talking and writing about' it. Now, that Carolina is once more a University, the Maeazine is a reality. When Editor-in-Chief Rondthaler arrived on the Hill after Xmas he found the entire student body worked up to such a point that the Magazine need not fear about its support. All the new men were inquiring about the kind of Magazine Carolina was to publish, how often it was to be published, the price of it, etc. Rondthaler called a meeting of the board the middle of January, and lined the editors up for real work. Each man is to have a definite task, (Continued on Page 4) DR. GRAHAM FAVORED ACTIVITIES BUILDING HAD MADE TENTATIVE PLANS BEFORE HIS DEATH CONGESTION RELIEF PLANNED Have you ever felt that the cam pus lacked something when your people or your friends came to visit you in the University and had no place to see you or to wait'for you save Pickard's Hotel or outdoors on the campus while you were being look ed for? When you have attended class meetings, class smokers, , club meetings, or any of your various or ganizations, called here or there on notice, haven't you felt the need for something on the campus? Did you know that hundreds of alumni and people throughout the State interested in the University are staying away from football and base ball games, staying away from com mencement,, and do not think of com ing on a visit here because of the lack of adequate accommodations? And have you ever thought what a loss this has been to the University and to you ? If you have, then you have conceived of a building which would be the home of the various campus activities and organizations; a building which would furnish a home for the Y, M. C. A., the Literary Societies and literary organizations, the .college pub lications, the Dramatic and Music Clubs, the Menorah Society, a place for the meetings of all organizations, of-a club room.fo" Ahe alumni (we will be alumni some day), and a recep ( Continued from Page 4) Impressive Services Held In Chapel for the Late Dr. Battle Marked by the same simplicity that had characterized his life were the funeral services of Dr. Kemp Plummer Battle, Thursday, February 6th. The last rites over the remains of the great builder who had meant so much to the life and existence of the Uni versity were conducted . in Gerrard Hall, the old building so familiar to Dr. Battle both as student and Presi dent of the University. When the remains arrived at Ger rard Hall, or "the Chapel", at eight o'clock in the morning, a large crowd of students and townspeople were waiting in solemn silence. The re mains were borne into chapel by the presidents of the various classes act ing as pallbearers for the University, and following these came the rela tives, friends and University faculty in a body. Dr. Chatfe, chairman of the faculty, spokebriefly but touch jngly in eulogy. Rev. Marshall, rector of the Epis copal Church of Chapel Hill, of which Dr. Battle had been a faithful mem ber during his long life, read a short prayer. Dr. Moss, pastor of the Presbyte-. rian Church and intimate friend of Dr. Battle's, paid respect to the distin guished educator in simple but elo quent language. . Assisting Dr. Marshall, besides Dr. Moss, were the pastors of the Metho dist and Christian Churches. After the simple but impressive funeral ser vice, the funeral party left for Ral eigh where the interment will, take place. ELECTIONS On Saturday afternoon, Feb ruary 7th, from 2:00 to 5:00 P. M. the polls will be open for the Athletic Association elec tions. The nominations which were made in Gerrard Hall some time ago are: C. M. Hazelhurst, Vice-President; W. B. Daniels, T. S. Kittrell, Assistant Manag ers basketball; Frank Herty, Emerson White, Bill Andrews, Assistant Managers track. There are two assistant man agers of basketball and two as sistant managers of track to be elected. The polls will be located at Caldwell Hall, Law Building, Gerrard Hall and Pharmacy Hall. 1 0th to Secure Funds Student Activities CHANGED CONDITIONS CALLFOR BUILDING BUILDING WILL PROVIDE A HOME FOR STUDENT ACTIVITIES Asa fitting tribute to a man whose life was dedicated to the service of his State by making the State Uni versity, responsive to the needs of all the people, a joint committee of alum ni, faculty, and trustees of the Uni versity decided to erect upon this cam pus a Student Activities Building to be known as the Graham Memorial. To the students the wisdom of this decision is evident. This building will co-ordinate into one common home of student organi zations now existing and will over come the present homeless condition by satisfying needs keenly felt but hitherto unprovided for. President Graham himself was cognizant of the fact that student activities could not attain, to their fullest degree of de velopment in the present atmosphere of uncertainty as to homes and places of meeting, and with this knowledge had made tentative plans for a stu dent activities building before his death. The Memorial structure will con tain the Y. M. C. A. with greatly increased facilities for service. The importance that this organization takes in the life of the campus needs no comment. The Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies, whose instru mentality in training many of our public leaders cannot be overestimat ed, will probably occupy the right and left wings of the edifice. Here too will be. located the headquarters for all the college' publications: Tav Heel, University Magazine, 'Alumni Review, etc., on whose staffs some of our ablest newspaper men received their early training for their later career. It will contain quarters for the North Carolina Club, which, thru its News Letter, County Club Studies, and Year Book sent free to all wh request it, is rendering such excellent service to the State and which has gained the attention and interest of the country. Club rooms for various county clubs will be found here. One of the chief purposes of the county clubs is to stimulate public interest in county problems and community af fairs among the men from their re spective communities. Another pressing want that the building will satisfy is the most im portant function of, a club room for alumni who frequently return to visit their Alma Mater, and a reception room for the relatives and friends of the students visiting them at the Uni versity. Provisions are made for meeting rooms and offices for various other campus organization s, such as the dramatic and musical clubs, Men orah Society, Athletic Association, Pan-Hellenic Council, etc. Still an other integral part of the plan pro vides for a badly needed auditorium adequate for the public needs of these and other organizations. '. J. Minor Gwynn, '18, of Leaksville, spent the past week-end on the "Hill." He has retired from the more vigor ous path of basketball, tennis, and of military life, and is at present teach ing school in his home town. . Photographer Soon For College Annual The White Studio representative, the official photographer for the Yack ety Yack, will arrive on the Hill Mon day, February 9th, to begin work on the pictures for the 1919 annual. All Juniors and Seniors are urged to be prompt and on time and so help to get this part of the work completed. Fraternity, County Club, Society, co-ed, and class pictures will also be taken in the near future. The individual men of the Uni versity are urged not to forget those kodak pictures of University life. The editors feel that everyone should con tribute something to make the annual a great success this year. The whole management is working very hard at present, the editor arranging his ma terialand the business managers se curing advertisements. The annual this year is expected to be one of the best ever produced by the University. DR. KEMP P. BATTLE FORMER PRESIDENT, DIES QUIETLYAT RESIDENCE "GRAND OLD MAN" OF THE UNIVERSITY PASSES PEACEFULLY MASTER BUILDER OF UNIVERSITY Spent His Life in an Unselfish and Devoted Service to the State of North Carolina On Tuesday afternoon two weeks after celebrating his eighty-seventh birthday, Dr. Kemp P. Battle passed quietly away at his home in Chapel Hill. At his death the University and the community loses a man who has stood to them for the highest service and whose life has been associated with the place which he loved and served. "President" Battle was known and loved by everyone who came to Chapel Hill and his memory will re main as a heritage to all who come to Carolina. , As the second founder, the inspir ing leader, and a devoted son, he served the University for seventy-five years, entering in 1844 at the age of thirteen, and completing his course with distinction. He acted ' as tutor in Latin and Mathematics while work ing for his master's degree and com pleting his law course and then left the University in 1854 to practice law in Raleigh. During the Civil War he was a warm supporter of the Con servative Party and served the State as treasurer and in other capacities. His greatest service to his Alma Mate" was performed when he was selected to lead in reorganizing the University in 1875. Former President Winston gives an account of. this moveir.9nt: "The-Uni- versity had been closed for several years, the campus was grown up in weeds, the buildings were without proper roofs, and much exposed not only to the weather but to all sorts of depredations; the libraries had been plundered of many valuable books, and the apparatus essential to the proper equipment of the scientific departments was largely ruined o' stolen. The institution was without friends and heavy debts hung over it. Its revival seemed almost impos sible. Our people had not recovered (Continued on Page 4) " - ' Many Schools Actively Interested in Coming High School Debates Much interest is being manifested by all the high schools of the state in the 7th annual high school debate contest The query for the 1919 contest is: "Resolved, That the United States Government should adopt the policy of requiring one year of mili tary training of all able-bodied men before they reach the age of 21." That this very interesting question, which vitally affects every industry and oc cupation of our entire people, has struck a responsive chord is shown by the enrollment of 175 high schools in the Debating Union. Every school entering the Union will, as usual, be grouped with two others in a triangle, each school putting out one affirma tive and one negative team. Eyery school which wins both its debates in the second preliminary will be en titled to send its teams to the -University to contest for the Aycock Memorial Cup. The first preliminaries will be held early in March, the second preliminaries early in April, the final contest will be at the University about May 1st. In order to help the participants in this contest the Bureau of Extension has prepared a very comprehensive 96 paged bulletin on Compulsory Mili tary Training. This bulletin contains briefs, outlines, and many selected articles, both affirmative and negative, by such men as President Schurman, of Cornell Universitv, Charles W. Eliot, George W. Goethals, and John Dewey. To date the following schools have entered the Debating Union for the 1919 debate: Concord, Granite Falls, Churchland, Wilson, Oak Hill, Golds boro, Nashville, East Bend, Grover, Angier, Sand Hill, Glade Valley, Red Oak, Shelby, East Durham, Tarboro, Liberty. Yanceville. Mt. Airy. Wash ington, Wilkesboro, Pikesville, Burl ington, Bethel, Rockingham, Scotts, lotla, Lillington, lielmont, tia rort, Stearns. Crouse. Canton, Severn, Stony Point, Greensville, Wakelon, (Continued on rage i)
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