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Volume XXXI.
Chapel Hill, N. C, Tuesday, January 16, 1923
Number 25
SCHOOL IN FIRST GAME
Jack Cobb Leading Scorer of
One-Sided Contest Shepard's
Team Looks Good.
GAME WAS PLAYED HERE
The Carolina freshmen came out de
cidedly victorious in their first game
of the season, played against the fast,
well coached team from Greensboro high
school. Although the visitors might
blame their failure in part on the un
lucky date, the 13th, yet Coach Shep
ard's boys showed that they "had the
stuff" and won 48 to 16. Both as a
team and as individual players they
played good basketball. In shooting
baskets and in general offensive play
Cobb and Milstead played an especially
brilliant game. For Greensboro Harri
son and Goodwin were the only scorers,
but the teamwork of the entire five
was good.
For a few minutes after the start of
the game the fresltmen did not show up
so well. They would carry the ball
down the floor, but could not seem to
hit the basket squarely. Soon Cobb's
accuracy began to tell, and during the
rest of the half he scored seven field
goals and six free throws. Smooth pass
ing on the part of the rest of the team
was a contributing factor in Cobb's
scoring. Greensboro made four field
goals during the half, so it ended with
the score 26 to 8 in favor of the fresh
men. Fast, interesting playing mark
ed the beginning of the second half.
Time and again the freshmen five took
the ball down the floor with bewilder
ing swiftness, due largely to Pevin and
Milstead 's sure passing.
The High team was not inactive in
the meanwhile, though. But their good
passing did not help the score much,
because most of their attempts to ring
the basket were unsuccessful. Toward
the last half of the game many of the
Carolina freshmen substitutes were giv
en a chance to show their ability, and
some did prove themselves to bo cap
able of playing good basketball.
On the whole Saturday's game was
very encouraging. It showed that the
freshman team will be a credit to the
University, and it showed that tho
freshman class has good material for
future varsity teams.
The lineup and score was as follows:
Greensboro High
. L. F. .
E. F. .
. C. ..
(S)
. Harrison
Burroughs
. Goodwin
Freshmen (4S)
Yelverton
Cobb . .......
Milstead
Devin L. G. . : Sellars
Cnrmiehael R. G. . . Williams (C.)
Substitutions: Carolina Fisher for
Yelverton, Cordon for Milstead. Adams
for Cordon, Vest for Cobb, Buchanan
for Oarmichnel, Huggins for Buchanan,
Underwood for Fisher, Johnson for Un
derwood, Kooneo for Pevin. Greens
boro Stone for Sellars, Sellars for
Stone, Stone for Sellars, Block for Good
win. Field goals: Yclverton 3, Cobb 10,
Milstead 2, Harrison 4, Block 3, Under
wood 2, Koonce 1. Free throws: Cobb
12, Harrison 2. Referee, Carmiehacl;
Umpire, A. M. McDonald. Time of
quarters, 10 minutes.
INFIRMARY NOW HAS
FIFTEEN "FLU" CASES
The following students have recently
been confined in the infirmary with in
fluenza: K. W. Christman, G. A. Gray,
P. M. Gray, Jno. M. Brewer, G. R. Ivey,
P. T. Lindgren, J. E. Cox, M. A. Hughes,
Lewis Murchison, Bobbie Griffith, Frank
Hamer, F S. Davis, W. M. Franklin, T.
G. Oerone, F. L. Phillips; and O. R.
Rowe is suffering from an attack of
chicken-pox.
Since . December tho infirmary has
had a long list of patients with influ
enza but none of these cases has been
fatal and those who are confined there
now pre not seriously ill. Dr. Aber
nethy attributes this mildness of the
malady to the fact that all the boys
have sought medical attention as soon
as the first symptoms of the "flu" ap
peared, and also to the careful atten
tion which the nurses have given their
patients.
On ncenunt of the risks involved, the
infirmary officials have deemed it best
that no visitors be allowed as long as
the epidemic lasts. They advise that
every precaution bo taken to thwart
'he spread of this malady and if this
is done, Dr. Abernethy feels confident
that it will soon disappear.
DEBATERS LOSE IN COLUMBIA
AND ARE WINNERS IN ATLANTA
Is
TO
ENTER NATIONAL 0E6ATE
Debate Council Seeks Further Informa
tion Before Committing Itself
Capital Punishment Is Subject.
South Carolina Gets Two to One Decision While Oglethorpe
Decisively Defeated Th ree Additional Debates on
Same Subject B ooked by Council.
Carolina's debating team made an even break of its Southern trip, losing
by a two to one decision to the University of South Carolina in Columbia last
Thursday night, and winning a unanimous verdict from Oglethorpe in Atlanta
twenty-four hours later. The three men composing the team from Carolina
frwero George C. Hampton, Jr., J. M.
Brown and Victor V. Youug.
The query, a very interesting one at
this time, was: "Resolved That the
allied nations should release each other
from all debts incurred for the purpose
of carrying on the World War." North
Carolina upheld the negative.
' The main arguments brought forward
by the South Carolinians wore: (1)
That the United States has no moral
'right to collect from the Allies; (2)
That for us to collect would drain
Europe's resources; (3) That we could
not afford to receive payment.
The North Carolina men claimed that
the allied nations were able to pay
without undue injury to themselves;
that they are morally bound to pay;
and that the United States can absorb
payment and that cancellation would
be bad from an international point of
view.
S. T. Sparkman, G. H.. Wittowsky and
J. E. Hankins upheld the affirmative
for the Palmetto University,
i The debate was held at Chicora Col
lege, with Dr. W. D. Melton, president
of the University, presiding. A crowd
upwards of 400 turned out for the con
test. After the debate the U. X. C.
team was given a reception by the
girls of Chicora.
At Oglethorpe University the Caro
lina team was more successful, winning
by a unanimous decision. Having the
same side of the question as at Colum
bia, they hit Atlanta on Friday under
full steam. A professor in the law
school of Emory University told "Vic"
Young that he bad had the honor of
losing a debate to the best team that
Carolina ever put out, composed of Ed
ward Kidder Graham and W. J. Brog
den, and that tho team at Oglethorpe
certainly upheld the record made by
that other team many years ago.
The representatives of Oglethorpe
used practically the same arguments as
did Smith Carolina. The men from
Georgia were J. L. Jacobs, C. R. Wat
kins and A. B. Arrowitz.
The University debaters have three
additional debates on the war debt
question to be held in the near future.
They will be with George Washington
University, Johns Hopkins and Wash
ington and Lee.
The National Literary Society, Inc.,
of Washington, D. C, has invited the
University of North Cnrolina to par
ticipate in a national debate that will
be held in the city of Washington on
March 14. Tho subject to be debated
is the abolition of capital punishment in
all civilized nations of the world. At
tho present time George W. McCoy,
secretary of the debating council, is
negotiating with Dr. A. R. Harrison,
president of the National Literary So
ciety, with a view townrd getting more
information concerning the arrange
ments that will have to be made, be
fore the debating council of this insti
tution can make up its mind whether
to enter the contest or not. The incli
nation at present is to enter, although
there is one drawback; namely, that
the date for the debate falls during the
examination period for the winter quar
ter. Several of the larger Universities of
the South have been invited to send
teams, but it is not yet known just how
many institutions will bo represented.
In case Carolina enters the contest
it is likely that two teams of two men
each will be sent to Washington.
Further particulars will be announced
at a later date.
COLONEL PRATT CITED
BY WAR DEPARTMENT
The War Department has recently is
sued a Distinguished Service Medal Ci
tation to Colonel Joseph Hyde Pratt,
professor of economic geology in the
University. The citation reads:
"Joseph Hyde Pratt, Colonel, Offi
cers' Reserve Corps, then Colonel Corps
of Engineers, United States Army, for
exceptionally meritorious and distin
guished services. He commanded the
105th Engineers during its organiza
tion and training period, in the entire
operations of the 30th Division near
Ypres, Belgium, and during the break
ing of the Hindenburg line and the ad
vance beyond. He displayed forceful
energy, exceptional ability and remark
able foresight in tho solution of all
engineer tasks, including the construc
tion of railways and roads, as well as
the location and destruction of traps,
thereby contributing materially to the
success of the operations."
This honor conferred upon Colonel
rratt, serves only to show another field
of endeavor in which this many-sided
man excels. Besides being Colonel of
Engineers, and occupying the chair of
economic geologv at tne university oi
North Carolina, Colonel Pratt holds the
office of State Geologist.
DR. COKER WRITES FOR
SCIENTIFIC MONTHLY
Dr. R. E. Coker, of th'e zoology de
partment, has an interesting article in
the January issue of the Scientific
Monthly. The article is an account,
written in a popular vein, of a very
peculiar and valuable denizen of the
largo rivers of the Mississippi Basin,
the "Paddle Fish."
FRESHMAN BASKETBALL
SCHEDULE 1923
January 13, Greensboro High School
at Chapel Hill.
January 22, Durham High School at
Chapel Hill.
January 24, Oak Ridge Institute at
Chapel Hill.
January 31, North Carolina State
Freshmen at Raleigh.
February 2, Trinity Freshmen at
Chapel Hill.
February 13, University of Virginia
Freshmen at Charlottesville, Va.
February 14, Fishburne Military
School at Waynesboro, Va.
February 15, Augusta Military Acad
emy at Fort Defiance, Va.
February 16, Woodberry Forest at
Orsnge, Va.
February 17, Episcopal High School
at Alexandria, Va.
TANKERSLEY TO BIO
UP-TO-DATE STRUCTURE
Local Merchant Has Let Contract for
Brick Building on Old
Store Site.
The latest contribution to Chapel
Hill's metropolitan business district is
the new $25,000 Tankersley Building,
work on which began this week. The
new building will add much to the ap
pearance of the post-office corner. It
will occupy the space where Mr. Tank
ersley 's present store formerly stood.
Tho building will be a two-story affair
with a front of 42 feet, and running
back 85 feet. The materials of which
it will be built are red brick and black
mortar laved rake-joint style. The
ground floor will contain two stores,
one of which will be occupied by Mr.
Tankersley for his confectionery. The
second floor will compose twelve living
rooms, each room to possess nil the con
veniences afforded by the best dormi
tory on the campus, having two closets
aud both hot and cold water. Conveni
ent to the rooms will be several show
ers. The contract tor tne Duuuing cans
for its completion by April 1.
NOTED SURGEON IS TO
ADDRESS MEDICAL MEN
On next Saturday night at 7 o'clock,
Dr. John B. Deevcr, of Philadelphia,
will address the Medical Society.
Dr. Deever is one of the best known
surgeons in the United States, second
only, perhaps, to the famous Mayo
brothers. He is at present connected
with the University of Pennsylvania.
As an example of his skill, ho recently
held a clinic in Charlotte, doing 16 ma
jor and difficult operations successfully
in five hours.
M. K. Brooks, instructor in Romance
Languages, is again meeting his classes
after a stay in the infirmary with the
"flu."
ONGAWA PLAYERS
The Ongawa Japanese Players ap
pear in Gerrard Hall Wednesday
evening at 8:30. They will present
a delightful and diversified Oriental
program of interpretative dances,
folk dances, songs, novelties, and a
Japanese play.
This is the first attraction on the
winter program of the Carolina
Playmakers and carries their stamp
of approval as well as that of the
press wherever these players have
appeared.
MESSAGE OF REGRET SENT
TO COL. GRIMES' FAMILY
Student Body Expresses Appreciation
of Late Secretary's Work
For University.
With the death of Colonel J. Bryan
Grimes, North Carolina loses a great
statesman and the University a devot
ed friend. President Chase, speaking
in chapel Friday morning, voiced the
sentiments of the student body in ex
pressing sorrow at the death of Colonel
Grimes. He praised the work which
he had done, both in championing the
interests of this institution and in serv
ing North Carolina as Secretary of
State. He described Colonel Grimes as
j quiet, simple man, powerful and
sincere in his every activity."
After Dr. Chase's short speech J. O.
Harmon, president of the student body,
took the floor and called for a motion
giving him the power to elect a com
mittee to frame a resolution of regret
at Colonel Grimes' death. The motion
was carried unanimously. The resolu
tion which the committee framed and
sent to Colonel Grimes' family and to
the state papers for publication was
as follows:
"Whereas, tho Honorable J. Bryan
Grimes has faithfully served the State
of North Carolina as Secretary of State
and as a member of tho council of
state, giving to the people of the state
the full service of a great and good
life; and,
"Whereas, he has served as chairman
of the building committee of tho board
of trustees of the University of North
Carolina, ever sacrificing self to ser
vice; and,
"Whereas, he has always been a
loyal alumnus and a dutiful son of his
alma mater; and,
"Whereas, the student body of the
University desires to express its appre
ciation of his worth and to tender its
deep sympathy to the wife and family
of our beloved benefactor,
"Therefore be it resolved: That a
committee of the student body of the
University of North Carolina be ap
pointed to draw up these resolutions;
and be it further resolved, that these
resolutions be sent to the wife of Col
onel Grimes, and that R copy be sub
mitted to the state papers for publica
tion. "Dono this 12th day of January,
1923. Committee: J. P. Trotter, J. Y.
Kerr, G. Y. Ragsdale."
FETZERS UNDER .CONTRACT TO
COACH FIVE YEARS LONGER
Woollen's Announcement Brings Jubilation to Supporters of the
University Rumored That Georgia Tech and Tulane
Were After the Carolina Coaches.
NORMAN SHEPARD TAKES
CHARGE VARSITY TEAM
Will Coach Freshman Quint Also Wise
Choice on Part of University
Athletic Officials.
The announcement that Coaches Bill and Bob Fetzer have Nigned a. five-year
contract to coach athletics at the University was made recently by Graduate
Manager Woollen. Conch Bill Fetzer 's contract expired the first of the year,
but Coach Bob's would not bo up until the end of the track season. Under
frthe new agreement, Coach Bob will be
associate coach of football, track coach,
and director of athletics, while Coach
Bill will continue as head coach of foot
ball and baseball. The Fetzers will
not handle the basketball teams.
The signing of the Fetzers is a long
step toward nation-wide recognition of
the high standard of athletics at Caro
lina for which tho proposed publicity
campaign will strive. In the past two
years the Fetzors have developed teams
of unusual excellency and several cham
pionships havo been conceded to them.
In this poriod Carolina has been repre
sented by the best football and basket
ball teams in the history of the school,
and it is hard to believe that any base
ball team at Carolina could surpass the
ono captained by Manly Llewellyn.
Coach Bob Fetzor began his profes
sion while taking post-graduate work
at Davidson in 1907. The following
year he was assistant coach at Clomson
College, and in 1009 bis services as
athletic director were secured by Wood
berry Forrest. After coaching football
and track there until 1914, Coach Bob
returned to Davidson where he was
made head coach. For some time he
taught chemistry at State Colloge, but
in 3920 he again took up coaching at
Woodberry Forest. In the fall of 1921
he camo to the University as associate
coach of football and coach of track.
Coach Bill Fetzer began his profes
sional career at Fishburne Military
School in 1905 whore ho stayed until
1911. After a sojourn of one year at
Staunton Military Academy he return
ed to Fishburne. In 1915 Coach Bill
accepted tho position as athletic direc
tor at Davidson. He coached at State
College in 1919-20, but tho following
year accepted an offor from Carolina
Norman Shepard, of Wilmington, was
recently named by Graduate Manager
of Athletics Woollen to take chargo of
varsity basketball. Shopard will con
tinue his duties as freshman coach, as
Coach Alexander will assist him in
handling the first year team. The now
basketball mentor has a very credit
able record, both as a player and as a
coach. After playing freshman footbnll
and basketball at Carolina in 1919-20,
Shepard went to Davidson where he
was an all-around athlete of unusual
ability. In tho summer of 1921 Shep
ard playod professional baseball with
Little Rock, in the Southern league, and
eturned to the University in the fall.
Last summer he attended the coaching
school at the University of Illinois,
where he received instruction from
Coach Zuppke, tho famous little foot
bnll coach of that institution. Separd
was assistant coach of freshman foot
ball this fall and has been coaching the
first year basketball squad since the
i olid ays.
F. MORRIS SIGNS TO PLAY
WITH ROCHESTER CLUB
Shirley May Join the Ranks of Profes
sionalism ThisYear Norfolk ,
Wants Him.
M. M. Young Wins
Declamation Medal
Carolina 's century-old rivals clashed
again Friday night, when the Di met
the Phi on the platform of Gerrard
Hall. The method of attack was differ
ent from anything that has been at
tempted in the past, but no less effec
tive. The combat was friendly but in
tense, and after the guns had all been
fired one man stood out distinctly above
the others the victor. The gold medal
will be awarded to M. M. Young, of
the Phi Assembly, as winner of the
freshman declamation contest.
This contest was instigated by the
debate council for the purpose of arous
ing interest in forensic activity among
tho members of the freshman class. It
is hoped that it will become a fixed
annual event that will form a series
similar to the junior oratorical contest.
The participants in tho contest were
A. L. Groce and J. P. Pegg of the Di
Society, and R. L. Hollowell and M. M.
V'oung of the Phi Assembly. Groce used
for his subject "The Hand That Rocks
the Cradle Rules the World." Pegg's
subject was "The Nemesis of History."
Hollowell redelivered the address of
Woodrow Wilson at Hodgenville, Ky.,
entitled "The Birthplace of Lincoln."
The winning speech of the evening, de
livered by M. M. Young, was the ad
dress made by K. K. Graham in wel
coming the civil war veterans at the
exercites 1 eld in their honor in 1912.
The report that Fred Morris will not
return to school next year but. has
signed up with Rochester, in the Inter
national League, will be greeted with
surprise by many fans here. The flashy
third baseman will report to tho Roch
ester team immediately after the close
of the college baseball season, and be
given a try-out. Morris is a consistent
hitter and his fielding is brilliant at
times; however, he will have difficulty
in breaking into a Class AA league
from the start.
An announcement, evidently coming
from Norfolk, states that Ernest R.
Shirley, better known as "Mule," will
hold down the initial cushion or an out
er garden for the Virginia league team
of that city this summer. Norfolk al
ready has an excellent first baseman in
the person of Kelliher, but Shirley
could furnish him a stiff fight for his
position. In the event that Shirley is
elected captain of tho 1924 Blue and
White team, it should not be difficult
for him to secure a temporary release,
since the Norfolk team is already well
fixed at the first sack.
MEDICOS MUST HAVE
THREE YEARS' WORK
IN ACADEMIC FIELD
The entrance -requirements of the
Medical College at the University of
Pennsylvania have been increased from
two to three years of collegiate work.
This does not effect students already in
the Medical School, but all future ad
missions will bo on this basis. This
announcement will be of particular in
terest to pro-medical students here,
since many graduates of the Carolina
Medical School finish their training at
Pennsylvania.
TWO-MEAL PLAN HAS
CHARMS FOR DROWSY
Both the Cafeteria and Swain Hall
have a new and dangerous rival in a
type of boarding house that is lately
becoming popular, the two-meals a-day
boarding house, for money-saving stu
dents. As a matter of fact, there are
a great number of students who never
get up in time for breakfast, and of
those that do, there are many who go
just because it's there and paid for.
A few boarding houses, realizing this,
began to run a special table for "din
ner and supper" boarders. Some of
tho students tried it, and found the
extra half-hour snooze sweeter than
the hain-and. As a result, two-meal
tables, with two )r."f:i rates, have be
come very popular.
and entered upon his duties in the
Fetzer takes charge of Camp Sapphire,
near Brevard, N. C.
Second Grail Dance
Next Saturday Night
The second Grail dance of tho year
will be given Saturday night in Bynum
Gymnasium at 9 o'clock. Tho music
for the occasion will be furnished by a
local orchestra.
One of tho functions of tho Grail is
to promote hotter feeling and more in
timate acquaintance bctweeu tho fra
ternity and non-fraternity men enroll
ed here. The members of the organiza
tion consider dances as ono of the best
mediums through which to accomplish
this end. Tho Saturday night dance
will be the first of a series to be given
this quarter, and it is being looked
forwurd to by many men, as well as
the co-eds. A special effort will be
made during the week to import some
"foreign talent" for the dance in order
to make it more successful.
Only one dnnco was given by the
Grail last quarter, due to the fact that
there were so many other things to in
terfere with the dates set for them.
The winter quarter is always more or
less without features, and the Grail in
tends to make the dances a part of Car
olina in the future months.
D. A. R. TO CELEBRATE
LEE ANNIVERSARY
The Daughters of the Confederacy
will celebrate the birthday of Robert
K. Lee in the auditorium of the high
school here next Friday morning at,
10:45. Dr. W. W. Pierson, of tho tTiii
versity history department, an author
ity on the Civil War, will make the ad
dress of the occasion. There will be
others exercises, among which will be
tho awarding of a prize of $5 offered
by the Daughters to the student of tho
high school writing the best essay on
General Lee, the winning essay to be
read at that time.
PAPER WRITTEN BY
CAROLINA ALUMNUS
O. W. Hymn n, M. A., class of 1911
of the University of North Carolina,
and now professor of histology and en
tomology in the medical college of tho
University of Tennessee, has just pub
lished a paper in the Smithsonian Re
port for 1920 entitled, "Adventures of
a Fiddler Crab." While this in a schol
arly paper, it is at the same time writ
ten in an interesting and popular vein,
and has been published separately in
pamphlet form.