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THE TAR HEEL, JANUARY, 11, 1921.
THE TAR HEEL
"The Leading Southern College Semi-Weekly Newspaper."
Published twice every week of the college year, and is the Official
Organ of the Athletic Association of the University of
North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. Subscrip
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Vol. XXIX Chapel Hill, N. C, Tuesday, January 11, 1921. No. 27
GOOD ROADS.
We have just received a little booklet published by the North Carolina
Good Roads Association entitled "The Development of a State Policy in
Road Building in North Carolina," which contains a resume of the State's
past and present participation in road building; suggests a basis for legis
lation necessary to develop a State system of highways; gives data relating
to the financing of road building in other States; North Carolina potential
ability to finance the building of such a State system, together with the
names and addresses of the 5,511 members of the North Carolina Good
Roads Association. The Good Roads Association dedicates this book "To
the Members of the General Assembly of 1921 Upon Whom Devolves the
Task of Initiating a State Policy in Road Building to the end that North
Carolina May Have a State System of Hard Surfaced Roads." In the
foreword, written by Miss H. M. Berry, Secretary of the Association, it is
pointed out that the present depression is only temporary: while the pro
posed improvement will determine the future history of the State, and
lhat by undertaking new projects with confidence and assurance, we stim
ulate business activity, put capital into circulation, create a demand for
labor and materials and hasten generally the advent of an erilanred future
for every citizen of the State."
The Good Roads Association is not leaving a single stone unturned in
its fight for good roads, it seems, and we wish the movement complete suc
cess. Students should be interested in this matter as well
better educational facilities and a letter from everv member of Hip stu
dent body to their Senator .or Represntative, calling on them to support
these two projects, which are so vital to the future of the State, would
give both movements a big impetus.
INCREASED LIBRARY
UTILIZATION SHOWN
TIME FOR DECISION.
When the present Board started with The Tar Heel it only asked that
the University community "follow us sympathetically as we begin, and sup-
port us when we have merited it. Pursuant to this policy we have not
urged the students to subscribe, nor is it our intention to do so now. But
we want a decision. The Tar Heel continues willing to stick to its original
statement, "support us when we have merited it," but we should like to
present a few considerations to help facilitate a decision on this "merit"
proposition.
The Tar Heel began last week as a six column. 20 inch DaDer. The con
tinuation of the schedule thus started means that Tar Heel readers will be
receiving 140 inches per week more news than ever before, or 7.000 words
and 223 inches per week, or 11,000 words more than they were receiving
last year. And the cost to the subscriber is the same as of last year, and
m the face of an increase in printing tost of about 10 per cent and an in
crease in the size of the paper of about 70 per cent.
In 1910 the Tar Heel was semi-weekly. But we are now giving 140
inches more per week, or 7,000 words than then (or than has ever been
given before). Taking into consideration the increase in the size of the
paper, our subscription price is practically the same as that of 1910, and
yet, since that time printing costshave trebled. At that time, the paper
was being printed in Chapel Hill. Today it is being printed fifty miles
away, requiring a full day out of the seven in transit, in addition to the
inconvenience of our adjusting our work to very unsatisfactory schedules.
And so, on a relative basis, we are offering The Tar Heel to subscribers much
cfteaper than ever before. And we are giving a better paper.
That's how the Tar Heel of today stacl iX with the Tar Heels of the
past. Where do we stand? When we got hokl of the DaDer it was a week
ly edition of a college memory book. Today, after three months, it is the
leaning aoutnern college bemi-weekly newspaper, and in some respects
compares favorably with the best daily college newspapers in the country
Of course, there are certain handicaps to which we are subjected that we
recognize, ana accept.
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we nave accepted it that the student body wants a newspaper. We
are trying to produce one, and asking for support on that basis. If we
are fooling ourselves if our efforts are misdirected, why then we are will.
. ing to recognize it and quit, giving the paper over to those who can handle
it. But if we are in any way measuring up to what is expected of us, we
. omy expect then the consummation of the student body's half of the
bargain that they support it with subscriptions. We have redoubled our
fcuons, increased greatly our expenses in the sublime faith that. th ni
versity community will recognize it, and subscribe more generally to the
" we are m&klnS 8 mistake, aa I have just said, why then we ought
lose money, ana the time that we are expending; but if not, we are go.
to exPect subscriptions. Or else; we shall soon kick ourselvp, t
Two-thirds of the .college year is ahead of us. The two remaining
quavers are Detter for newspaper work than the first. University life is
jso.ng to oe more complex, and activities more extensive. But what we
want now is a decision. The present Tar Heel board should be kicked out,
or supported in its efforts to produce a newspaper.
We are not trying to give this the color of natrioti. Wo t r,
man to subscribe just because it is the college newspaper. If The Tar Heel is
not measuring up as a paper, and is not worth the money asked for a sub
scription ($1.25 for the balance of the year), then it is time that the Uni
versity community were making some demands that it better itself, but if
u is at an measuring up, then it is time to be recoenized.
If we were running the Tar Heel for the money that we could make,
we louiq not presume to make this statement. But the men,
ting out the Tar Heel are doing it without one cent of compensation, and
at a tremendous outlay of time and energy many times more, we believe,
than has ever been expended on it before. . One man on the Board has al
ready figured it out, on the basis of the time spent during the first quarter,
that he could direct the efforts he is putting on the Tar Heel elsewhere and
make at least a thousand dollars during the year. This is not a surmise, but
estimate based on past earnings. And so, after all, the Tar Heel
is m and off the student body. It isn't a matter of patriotism, for patriotism
would command every man in Chapel Hill to subscribe quicker than it can
command the men on the btiard to expend the time they are expending in
order to produce the paper a thousand dollars worth by one- man.
If the Tar Heel, then,: is worth the subscription price $1.25 from
now until commencement;- SUBSCRIBE ; if it is not, tell us and we will
either make it so, or prepare room for those who can do it. ' 1
Present figures show that the stu
dents are realizing more than ever
the usefulness of the library and they
taking out more books. Last
quarter the number of books loaned
to students amounted to 14,578. Of
this number there were 1,372 in Sep
tember, 4,643 in October, 5,191 in
November, and 3,372 in December.
This grand total gives an average of
about ten books per student for the
quarter. In October 1919 4,244
books were loaned, and in November
and December 3,496 and 2,019, re
spectively, a total of 9,659 or an
average of about six books per stu-
aent during the quarter. The in
crease of the fall quarter of 1920
over that of 1919 is 4,819, about
three books per student. In 1919 the
number of fiction taken out was 2,087
and in 1920 2,436, an increase of
349. The remaining books borrowed
were divided among reference books.
histories, literatures, sciences. Dublic
documents, and biographies with the
reserved books and the literatures
leading the list. Great interest has
also been shown in the North Caro
lina collection and the bound period
icals. On the whole the interest
shown by the students has caused
the library to have a very successful
and a very busy quarter.
the University in 1902 and has since
been engaged in newspaper and
magazine work in New York City, i
contributing to such magazines as
the Atlantic Monthly, Saturday
Evening Post, World's Work, and
other periodicals.
During the World War Mr. Graves
served as .Captain in the 234th In
fantry of the 81st Division.
It is expected that the weddino-
will take place some time during the
coming spring, or early summer.
MR. HOLMES TO APPEAR
IN BEHALF OF FORESTS
The State Forester, Mr. J. S.
Holmes, left Chapel Hill Tuesday
for Washington, D. C, as the re
presentative of the North Carolina
Geological and Economic Survey to
appear before a suu-committee of
the Committee on appropriations in
behalf of a Fprlpral A
for the DUrohasp nf fldrlit.innnl -ffiVPef. nrnfroftivo wnvk
for public parks and for the protec- J mittee, composed of Sydnor Ander
tion of forests from fire. Congress son, Chairman, and W. W. Magee,
has already adopted this policy and and James F, Byrnes meets Friday
the Federal Government now owns and it is before this Committee that
a large forest in Western North Car- Mr. Holmes and other foresters and
olina and has been co-oneratine- with lumbermen from the South nnd Woof
the Geological Survey in the protec- will appear.
tion of our forests from fire; but
all the funds previously appropriat
ed for this purpose have been ex
pended, and it , is feared that the
present Congress will not renew the
appropriation or will greatly reduce
it. The United States Department
of Agriculture, which has charge of
the expenditure of this money, is
asking for 10 million dollars for the
purchase of additional forests and
one million dollars for forest fire.
The sub-commit-
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book, it is to me as if I had gained
a new friend." Goldsmith.
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LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT
KLADY TO BE INSTALLED
Equipment for the University
Laundry now under construction has
arrived and is now ready for installa
tion, according to information re
ceived from the building authorities
It was stated that installation of this
equipment will be completed bv the
end of March, and the laundry will
be ready for work before the end
of the school year. The building
will be 95 feet long and 49 feet
wide, single story construction with
a- basement originally intended to be
used for a garage, but the nlan was
abandoned on account of difficulty
in securing adequate insurance with
garage facilities in the building. Re
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The laundry will be under the
management of the University, and
while expert launderers will have
charge of the operation, it is under
stood that some few students may
find employment in handling the
laundry. The new laundry will, ac
commodate the town as well as the
University work.
The construction work is in charere
of the I, G. Lawrence Co., of Dur
ham.
Chanel Hill Girl Soon to
Wed New York Journalist
Announcement has recently been
made of the engagement of Miss
Mildred Moses of Chapel Hill, to Mr
Louis Graves of New York Citv
Miss Moses has lived in Chapel
Hill for the last several years and
is the daughter of Edward Pearson
Moses, formerly superintendent of
tne public schools of Raleigh, and
was 'a pioneer in the development of
public education throughout . North
Carolina.
Mr. Graves whowas born and
reared in Chapel Hill, is a son of the
late Professor Ralph H. Graves, who
was for a long time a member of the
University Faculty, and of Mrs. Julia
Hooper Graves, now a resident of
Philadelphia. He was graduated from
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