THE TAR HEEL
Offiuaal Organ of the Athletic Aswcaation of tho
UniVereitr of North Carolina
Published Weekly
. BOARD OF EDITORS
FORREST G. MILES. , . ..... .Editor-in-Chief
ASSISTANTS
J. S. Terry H. S. Everett
T. C. WOLFE...... ..Managing Editor
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
E. S. Lindsey W. C. Eaton
J. H. Kerr, Jr. V. H. Hooker
A. L. Purrington L. C Blythe
W. II. Andrews W. R. Berryhim.
H. G. West W. H. Bobbitt
C. R. Sumner C. D. Beers
T. C. Leanard J. W. Foster
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THE TWELVE-MONTH
COLLEGE YEAR
The demobilization of the Student's
Army Training Corps in all collegiate
institutions at the end of the first
quarter is a disappointment to some
of the young men who had counted
cn getting at least a year of Univer
sity training by the aid of the Gov
ernment. For those sincerely ambi
tious for college training, the prom
ised twelve-month college year has
something to offer. By this arrange
ment the student can pack a four
year course into three years. This
arrangement gets him into his life
work earlier than otherwise; but it
puts the financing of his course on a
somewhat different basis.
The student who plans to work his
way through college usually begins
with some small savings and earns
what he can during the summer va
cations. Or he does short-hour tasks
as he goes along through the col
lege years. There are self-help stu
dents in .college who have worked
hard for three years diong outside
work all for an A. B. dgree.
The condensed three-year course
for the self-help student will eliminate
his summer earnings; but it will make
the borrowing of money to finance his
course a more hopeful alternative. He
will be in position to begin repaying
his loan one year earlier and his pow
er to earn will be increased by his col
lege training just that much earlier.
There are advantages to be gained
by working one's way through college,
the greatest being the confidence one
may acquire in one's power to over
come obstacles and the habit of econo
my that is formed. But such self-support
limits the :, student's time for
study. He is often forced to be more
or Jess superficial in he preparation
for recitation and in his research and
laboratory work. It limits his oppor
tunities for social intercourse, a large
factor in a liberal education. The
self -supported student runs the risk of
acquiring habits that are fatal to
thoroughness in his life work.
The student able to borrow money
to finance his course and sincere
enough to pay his debt promptly af
ter graduation, stands to get more
out of a college course, we believe,
than the student who cores his way
through. To such a student the three
year course of twelve-month years
comes as an opportunity.
THE CAROLINA
PLAYMAKERS
Professor Frederick H. Koch, of the
English faculty, has just announced
that a program of three original
plays, written by members of his class
in dramatic literature, and acted by
members of the student body and
community, will be staged for the first
time in Chapel Hill on the nights of
March 14th and 1th.
This announcement is fraught with
a peculiar significance. Laboring un
der the difficulties of most unusual
times the 'Carolina Playmakers" have
within the short space of a month
been organized and have actively car
ried forward their work of staging
folk drama.
Remarkable as this fact is, it is
easily accounted for. The new organi
zation is of a University community
nature and has as its motivating pur
pose a spirit of folk democracy. It
is a most interesting test of a de
mocratic achievement to see the swift,
sure efficiency with which this or
ganization has been formed and with
which it is already carrying on its
work.
. Success is not a thing to be hoped
for by the Carolina Playmakers. It
is assured. But, let us not forget
that we are singularly blessed in be-,
ing the second University in the coun
try to have such an organization with
such aims, that our State with its
rich variety of folk types offers an un
limited field for work along the line
of folk drama, and that this new or
ganization, destined to permeate our
State, deserves in its beginning not
only our endorsement but our hearty
active support.
This is a movement in which we
are all interested equally, it is de
mocratic and all-inclusive, and, in its
development . of the people of our
State, its meaning is potential,
PREPPISHNESS
Time was when the conduct of men
at Carolina was not such that a man
was yelled at when he entered a pub
lie gathering. At public gatherings
in Gerrard Hall recently there has
been quite an epidemic of this form
puerile conduct. It may be a good
way to advertise your friends, but in
the long run the result will be bad.
When a gentleman enters a crowd
with a lady, it is unthinkable that
some other men will yell his name
and other things as well. ' But this
even happens. . And the other night
two fellows arose from their seats in
the Pickwick to give some ladies seats
and there was a round of applause
from those sitting in the immediate
vicinity. While this may have been
harmless, the Tar Heel is of the opin
ion that yelling at people in public
gatherings, and squalling names as
the villains apear on the picture
screens are not what the Carolina
standard of conduct demands.
This may sound very much like ad
vice, but the moral is this: Always
think before you bray. Then there
will be no misunderstanding.
MORE PREPPISHNESS
It happened while the photographer
was here.
County cluBs, f rats, and other
groups were being photographed, and
some men who were anxious for no
toriety would leap playfully forward
when any group was to be made, and
unless the crowd being photographed
was peppy enough to let the gentle
man be thrown down the steps, or
otherwise gently removed from the
scene, the gentleman who appeared
in the groups where they did not
belong , were allowed to make monu
ments of their silliness.
For these pictures will appear in
the Yackety Yack, and men who have
been so childish as to thrust them
selves where they did not belong, may
have the pleasure the rest of their
lives of pointing at certain pictures
in the Yackety Yack, and sjaying
proudly, M Yes, pardon me for saying
it, as I shouldn't, but there's a place
where I made an ass of myself, yea
verily, a mammoth and lasting monu
ment to a silliness that findeth lodge
ment in my childish cranium."
ANOTHER APPEAL
A week has passed since the last
issue of the Tar Heel, in which there
appeared an editorial appealing for
track. As yet there has been no evi
dent response to this appeal, though
we feel sure that the fault is not
due to the students. We have seen
a number of students who are urgent
ly interested in the development of
track this spring, and are very anx
ious to know if they are to be sup
ported by the Athlettic Committee.
This committee should immediately
take some action favorable to this
branch of athletics and not keep the
students in suspense. We see great
chances for success this year, much
better than last year. We have four
letter men back, whereas last year
we had none, and several other mem
bers of former squads, whereas last
year we had only two men who had
ever represented Carolina before. In
deed we have glorious prospects if
we only get supported.
This matter of support, however, is
a serious question. For several years
we have been a member of the South
Athlantic Athletic Association, pay
ing $10 yearly dues, and $20 yearly
fines for not sending teams to the
meets. One year that we didn't send
a team to the meet, we beat Wash
ington and Lee by about 18 points,
and Washington and Lee took second
place in the South Atlantic meet, to
which we didn't send a team.
Even if we cannot put out a crack
team, we might find at least four
good men to send to the bouth At
lantic meet, and we can get a team
good enough to beat one or two col
leges individually, hpwever bad the
year may be.
This branch of sport is considered
a major sport, while basketball is
considered minor, still basketball is
supported and track is not. If we
can scrap together enough money to
give a basketball team a trip surely
we could do the same for a major
sport.
If track is dropped this year it will
be extremely hard to ever get it back
to a sound basis, some of the old men
will be gone next year,; and all will
have missed a year of vital practice
which counts for a lot in track, as
well as any other athletics. The in
fluence of every man interested in
the sport should be brought forward
immediately and we should not let it
drop.
THE PULL OF
PERSONALITY
If you cultivate the qualities which
you admire so much in others, the
very qualities which attract you, you
will become attractive to others. Just
in proportion as you become imbued
with these qualities, so that they shall
characterize you, will you acquire
what every one desires a charming
personality. '
A good education is a great advan
tage to a man or woman, but most
of us put too great emphasis upon
mental equipment and training. We
seem to think that this is everything,
but our, personal atmosphere may
have more to do with our success in
life, more to do with determining our
place m the world, than our mere
mental equipment.
SYMPOSIUM ON
CHURCH UNITY
r At the Episcopal Parish House there
is to be a series of addresses, running
through the Thursdays in Lent, of a
decidedly novel nature.
The statesmanlike leaders of spir
itual thought the world over today are
demanding unity, Church unity. Not
conformism, but comprehension is the
cry. We have passed through the
period of denominational polemics. We
look over our denominational fences
these days, not to pick plans, but to
discern- excellencies. Surely the time
has come to try to understand each
other denominationally. Each of us
ought to want to see clearly, value
rightly, esteem cordially the excellen
cies of faith and practice embodied in
all other denominational systems. Yes,
more than see, value and esteem; we
should covet, and presently demand
for ourselves these excellencies.
In this spirit, and actuated by this
purpose, the following schedule of
meetings has been planned:
March 6, Introductory Rev. R. M
Marshall.
March 13, Rev. W. D. Moss "Why
I am a Presbyterian.
March 20, Rev. E. L. Buskin "Why
I am a Baptist.
March 27, Rev. Wm. J. O'Brien
"Why I am a Roman Catholic."
April 3, Rev. Euclid McWhorter
"Why I am a Methodist."
April 10, A Holy Orthodox (East
ern) Priest it possible.
Place: Episcopal Parish House.
Hour: 8 P. M. Time limit: One
hour.
Dates: The six Thursdays, begin
ning March 6th. The students of the
University and the people of the com
munity are invited.
R. MAYNARD MARSHALL.
3ust 5055lp
THE ADVENTURERS OF PRIVATE
MUCHTALKEN
To the Editor of the Tarheel:
Sir, there is a great and crying
wrong existing on this campus which
I wish to call to the attention of the
world through your matchless paper.
Sir, there are students on this Hill
who may not be properly represented
and whose rights and privileges are
curtailed, there may be some who
are overworked and harassed with
care, but there causes for complaint
are nothing compared to the terrible
injustice which is done to those who
give their lives to the cultivation of
the buds of knowledge. I refer, sir,
to the Professors. A visitor to Cha
pel Hill immediately notices this
fact. Why is it that the center of all
recreation in this town is thronged
with students alone? Why is it that
the faculty are not permitted the op
portunity of spending at least eight
hours a day resting and recuperating
in the gentle influence of the Drug
Store ? The Drug ; Store exerts its
genial spell on Freshmen and Seniors
alike and here they may sit and while
away the hours most (pleasantly
but consider, dear Editor, consider in
all humanity the wistful, envying look
which crosses the learned brow of
each Professor as he passes the Drug
Store window on duty bent. Vainly
does he long to enter and stretch
himself at genial ease imbibing dopes
and recuperating from his labors. 'Tis
vain!
The most unjust and senseless cur
riculum of this University demands
that he patronize, not the drug store,
but his class room with his presence.
While the students who absent
themselves from class or sleep peace
fully through a lecture are able by
original faking or cramming of books
to pass the course, the professors
are obliged to deliver their lectures as
per schedule.
This is not fair nor is it even sen
sible. In these days of Extension work I
offer a correction of this antiquated
method of conducting classes.
I suggest that the Tar Heel start a
campaign in favor of a campus-wide
Painless Extension of Knowledge. The
lectures of the Professors should be
carefully revised and dictated to the
phonograph. They ; could then be
bought to be played on any ordinary
Victrola. These records could be
played as often as necessary to get
the Professor's , pet statements by
heart and at stated intervals an ex
amination might be given to the im-j
biber of knowledge. By this method
class rooms would be done away with
and coudl be turned into reception
rooms and bowling alleys. It would
not even be necessary for a student
to be in residence at the University
since the lectures could be sent by ex
press. As for laboratory work if the
student were instructed by a phono
graph record as to just how the ex
periment should come out, it would
require very little time for him to
write up his lab book.
In this way an anxious student
might complete his course in a frac
tion of the present term and a more
leisurely one could imbibe his educa
tion painlessly at ease.
I look forward to the days of bliss
when a visitor to Chapel Hill would
be greeted with sounds of fifty or
more lectures proceeding from one
dormitory together with the 6weet
sounds of ragtime records and when
the professors, relieved of arduous
duties and vocal activities, would be
able to .spend at least eight hours
a day in the ; paradise of the Drug
Store.
Let "Eight, Hours of Drug Store
for All" be our slogan.
On with democracy!
Yours to make Chapel Hill safe for
the Professors,
I. M. MUCHTALKEN.
NOTE OF THANKS
To the Editor of the Tar Heel:
The members of the Chapel Hill
Chapter of the Red (Jross would ap
preciate the use of your columns : to
extend their thanks in a public way
to the members of the Zeta Psi Fra
ternity for their kindness and pa
triotism in allowing the Chapter to
use the Zeta Psi House as a home
and work place during the war, and
for the many courtesies constantly ex
tended to us during that time.
(Signed) A. H. PATTERSON,
Chairman
The Tar Heel staff greatly regrets
the delayed appearance of the paper
this week. It was necessary, however,
to await the outcome of the Virginia-
Carolina game Thursday night.
High School Debating
And Athletic Unions
Marked interest and keen enthus
iasm are be.ng manifested by the
high schools of the State in both the
debating and athletic unions whose
final contests will be held here in
May. Judging by the correspondence
between the Extension Bureau and
the schools of the State, the forth
coming contests will outrival any, in
respect to clean, vigorous competition,
that has been held up to the present
time.
The 185 high schools that have en
rolled in the High School Debating
Union have been arranged m triangles
for the first preliminary debates on
the question of compulsory military
training which will be held April 4.
The winners in this preliminary will
be grouped for a second triangular
series on April 25. The school that
wins in both instances will be en
titled to send both its teams to Cha
pel Hill to compete on May 1 and 2 in
the final contest for the Ay cock Me
morial cup.
The championship series in high
school basketball begins immediately
after February 22 in the east and west
for the elimination of all but one
team representing each half of the
State. The final game for State
championship and trophy cup will be
held in the Bynum Gymnasium early
in March, the exact date to be an
nounced later.
The fourth annual inter-scholastic
tennis tournament will be played
here May 2. Two cups will be award
edone to school winning the doubles
match and the other to the school win
ning the singles match. A school may
enter either the singles or the doubles,
or both.
In the seventh annual track meet
the following events will be held :
1. 100-yard dash.
2. 440-yard dash.
3. 880-yard run.
4. One-mile run.
5. 120-yard low hurdles.
6. High jump, broad jump.
8. Pole vault.
9. 12-pound shot put.
10. Discus throw.
11. Relay race.
A "championship cup is awarded the
school winning the largest number
of points. A cup also goes to the
school that wins the relay race. Each
first place contestant is awarded a
silver medal, while a bronze medal
goes to each one winning second
place.
The date for the sixth annual
championship contest in baseball will
be announced later. To be eligible for
this contest a school must have won
three of four games played or have
played and won three games to May
3.
Affirmative, (Freshman debating
society) 'And it's reported from
Holland that concrete bases for Ger
man cannon have been found.
Negative, (Interrupting) "You
can't believe a word you hear from
Holland, even geography says that it
is a low, lying country."
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