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Volume XXXI.
Chapel Hill, N. C, Friday, January 26, 1923
Number 28
CHASE SAYS BUDGET
CUT SURE TO CURTAIL
UNIVERSITY'S SERVICE
President, However, Praises the
Work of Budget Commission
and Its Spirit.
LACK OF FUNDS SERIOUS
President Chase, in a statement Sun
day concerning the recommendations of
the State Budget Commission, said that
the '-cut down" of requests made by
this school would mean a serious cur
tailment of the sorvice that the state
looks to it to rendor. He praised, how
ever, the spirit and labors of the com
mission. A 12-weeks summer school course and
the expansion of the extension depart
ment were mentioned by him as two
urgent needs which were endangered
by the cut, and that the University
would be embarrassed for lack of funds
to make very essential improvements
and changes.
"The report of the Budget Commis
sion," ho said, "shows clearly that the
program entered upon two years ago
by this school is to be continued, and
it is gratifying to see that funds are
available to make this possible on a
sound basis."
He showed his hearty approval for
the spirit shown by the commission,
which reflects that North Carolina is
beginning to realize that money spent
on her educational institutions are wise
investments, from which she may ex
pect immense returns. He said tnat for
several montns before the petition was
presented, it underwent careful con
sideration by every department, and
that the figure mimed was the lowest
amount on which this important branch
of the state's business could be ade
quately conducted for the next two
years. Therefore "a cut of ten per
cent iu a budget so closely calculated
is a serious matter. The quality .of
instruction given to students must, of
course, be maintained." It means, he
said, that the University must, hold
back and sacrifice many important lines
of service during the two-year period.
He said that it is gratifying to note
that the fund recommended is $160,000
more than that available for the last
two-year period.
"I do not believe that the serious
ness of the material conditions at the
University is generally recognized."
He said that taking into considera
tion the rising tide of increasing num
bers, it may be necessary to spend the
entire amount recommended by tlifc
Commission, which is $1,050,000, for
new construction, leaving nothing to
repair and rework the old buildings,
some of which are badly iu need of
renovating and fireproofing. .
He also stressed the extreme need
for a permanent water supply, since
for the past two years, nt the opening
of the school year, it has been neces
sary to run temporary water mains.
"The Budget Commission has done a
careful and laborious piece of work,
and, as 1 have said, with the spirit of
its work there will be hearty agree
ment. But 1 do think that the public
should know just the situation in which
its recommendations would result so
far as the progress of the University
during the next two years is concerned."
ATLANTA EDITOR Will
VISIT THE UNIVERSITY
James A. Holloman, of Atlanta Consti
tution, Will Lecture in Chapel
Monday Morning. -
RALPH GRAVES, CLASS '97
RESIGNS ASTIIES EDITOR
Sunday Editor of New York Times to
Have Charge of Publisher's Syn
dicate Noted Journalist.
Balph H. Craves, of the class of '97,
has resigned as the Sunday editor of
the New York Times. He goes to Pou-bleday-Page
Company, publishers, and
will have charge of their syndicate
which distributes stories, articles, books
in serial form, and other features. Aft
er February bis headquarters will be
tho main offices of the company iu Gar
den City, a Long Island suburb of New
Vork City.
After being graduated from the Uni
versity, Mr, Graves was librarian hero
for two years. During this time he
was working on his master's degree.
In 1899 he went to New York and did
rnportorial work on the Times. From
this time on he has been connected
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James A. Holloman, an editor of the
Atlanta Constitution, is coming to the
University to deliver three talks next
Monday. Mr. Holloman is a native of
North Carolina. He has had a long
experience as a newspaper correspond
ent in Washington and in recent years
has become an expert upon taxation
in the South and kindred economic sub
jects. He comes to the University under the
joint auspices of the general lecture
committee, tho school of commerce, the
department of rural social economics,
and the class in journalism.
"Congress From the Press Gallery"
will be the subject of his talk during
the chapel period Monday. By special
authorization from President Chase,
the period will be prolonged by 15 min
utes, so that the following recitation
period will begin at 12 o'clock and will
be 15 minutes shorter than usual.
During the second recitation hour
Monday morning, from 9:25 to 10:15,
Mr. Holloman will talk to Mr. Groves'
class in journalism, second floor of
Alumni Building, on "Practical News
paper Making." All who can find it
convenient to come are cordially in
vited to this lecture.
The North Carolina Club meeting at
7 o'clock Monday evening in Gerrard
Hall will be the occasion of Mr. Hollo
man's third talk. His subject will be
"The Tax Systems of the States in the
Southeast, and the Relation of Taxation
to the Economic Problems of the Peo
ple." This is closely allied to the pro
gram of study now being conducted by
E. C. Branson, head of the department
of rural social economics. D. D. Car
roll, dean of the school of commerce,
figures as a joint sponsor of the meet
ing, because the editor's taxation talk
fits in also with the courses offered by
Dean Carroll and his associates.
It is because of the close relation of
Mr,. Holloman '8 subject to the work of
more than one department that the
place of meeting of the North Carolina
Club is changed from Phillips Hall to
the more capacious Gerrard Hall. The
hour remains the same as for regular
meetings of tho elnb 7 o'clock.
Many Candidates
For Higher Degrees
Dr. Edwin Greenlaw, chairman of the
Graduate School Administrative Board,
has announced that 54 candidates for
degrees of A. M. or M. S. or Ph. D.
have been admitted by the board.
Fifty-four is far the largest number
f students ever admitted to candidacy
here, and with the unprecedented total
of 275 graduates registered during the
year, shows definitely the increasing
acknowledgement of Carolina as one of
the foremost institutions of higher
learning in the country.
BOLL WEEVIL WILL
HOLD CONTEST SOON
The management of the Boll Weevil
has announced a contest for places on
the business staff. All freshmen inter
ested in entering this contest are ask
ed to meet in Room 8, New West build
ing, on Sunday, January 28, at which
time the rules of the competition will
be announced by the business manager.
L. J. S. Rrody.
DATES FOR TRY-OUTS
HAVE BEEN CHANGED
The dates for the try-outs for the
Wiguc and Masque production have
been changed to Thursday and Friday,
February 1 and 2. The try-outs will
be held in Memorial Hall at 4 p. m.
on each of these days.
"The Kalif of Kavak " is the name
of the prize-winning play which is to
bo produced. It was written by Ernest
Thompson and the music for the entire
performance has been written by Mr.
Thompson and P. II . Daggett. There
are nine principal characters and a
chorus of 20 men and 20 women. All
female parts, both among principals
and chorus, are to be taken by men.
It is expected that a largo number of
students will try out for the cast of
this show. In other institutions where
similar organizations exist, there are
often as many as 500 men trying out
for parts in the annual production.
CAROLINA WINS A DECISIVE
VICTORY OVER LAST YEAR'S
ATLANTA ALL SOUTH RIVALS
Mercer Puts Up Game Fight But Is Outclassed by Lighter, Faster
Tar Heel Quintet Contest Ends
With Score 33 to 22.
(By WALKER BARNETTE)
Outclassing their opponents in every department of the game, the Carolina
hoop nrtists Tuesday night administered a 33 to 22 defeat to tho team repre
senting Mercer, runners-up for Southern Championship last year, in one of the
best basketball games ever staged in Bynum Gymnasium. This is the same team
frthat Carolina beat in the tournament
at Atlanta 44 to 26 in the contest that
CANTATA SUNDAY
The combined choirs of all the
churches of Chapel Hill will give a
cantata, "The Ten Virgins," at 7:30
Sunday night in the Presbyterian
church.
Great Pianist Is To
Play At Carolina
The Music Department announces a
piano recital for Monday, February 12,
by Arthur Shattuck. Mr. Shattuck is
one of the world's greatest pianists,
according to the Music Department,
and is ranked as probably the leading
American pianist of this generation.
The University is fortunate in secur
ing him for a concert here. Details of
the program will be announced later.
FRESHMAN QUINT LOSES
CLOSE GAME TO DURHAM
Teams Play Extra Period and High
School Lads Win 38 to 36
Fouls Numerous.
The Carolina freshman quintet receiv
ed its first defeat of the season Mon
day night, when the Durham youngsters
rolled up a score of 38 to 36. Through
out the game the score was very close,
although Durham Was usually in the
lead by a narrow margin. The visitors
started out with a fast, energetic style
of playing, and continued it steadily
until the final whistle. The freshmen
played a moderately good game until
the last few minutes, when they seemed
to wake up and put forth some respec
table basketball.
The game began with a whirlwind
offensive by the high school team which
showed at once that the game would be
a close one. Before the freshmen could
get well started Durham had rung up
seven field goals. Cobb's free throws,
however, had almost tied the score be
fore the half was over. In the second
half the freshmen commenced to take
on some life. But personal fouls began
to rain fast; so substitutions were go
ing on in both teams.
The passing was not so good, but the
teams were really fighting. Every play
er had one or two chances at the bas
ket, and Lady Luck smiled impartially
on both teams; so impartially, in fact,
that at the end of tho second half the
score stood 34-34. Carolina made a
spurt in the extra period that looked
liko victory, but when the final whis
tle blew, Durham was two points ahead.
Such was the sad ending of the fresh
men's second game, somewhat disheart
ening, but probably a good shake-up
for the team; so that from now on it
may settle down and win the rest of
tho games.
The line-up:
Freshmen Durham High
Yelverton
Kcllv
Milstead
Right Forward
Left Forward
Cobb
Devin
brought tho 1922 basketball champion
ship to Chapel Hill.
The playing of the entire Carolina
team was of the highest order. Their
passing, dribbling, and shooting kept
the Georgians guessing most of the
time. They took tho lead early in the
contest and were never headed. Their
defensive play was great. Time and
again Mercer rallies were nipped in the
bud by the close guarding of the whole
team.
Carmichael was the high scorer for
the Tar Heels, with two goals from the
court and nine successful free throws
to his credit. His floor work was of the
same high class that always character
izes his play. He, together with Monk
McDonald, formed the backbone of the
Carolina team. Sam McDonald showed
marked improvement over his previous
form. He managed to cage the ball
three times while the much-heralded
Harmon, All-Southern guard last year,
who was playing against him, failed to
get a goal from the court, his two
points coming as a result of two suc
cessful free throws.
Pope, who started the game at cen
ter, and was later shifted to forward,
was the most consistent scorer for tho
Georgia Baptists. He caged the ball
five times, and his floor work was sec
ond only to that of Harmon.
Carolina took the lead early when
Carmichael caged the ball twice from
the foul line. These shots were follow
ed quickly by Mahler's basket, and be
fore the Mercer outfit could even get a
shot at the backboaTd the score was
standing 7 to 0, Carolina loading, and
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DEBATERS FOR FRESH
SOPH CONTEST CHOSEN
Asheville, Durham, and Ilendersonville
Are Towns Represented by
Young Orators.
The debaters for the fresh-soph an
nual inter-society debates between Phi
and Pi were selected Monday night,
when the open preliminary was held.
Both of tho preliminaries were hotly
contested, and the judges in both soci
ety halls commented favorably on the
quality of the speeches.
Three of the four debaters selected
to represent Phi hail from the city of
Durham, while every one who tried out
for the preliminary in Di came cither
from Asheville or Ilendersonville. The
sophomore teams were selected, as fol
lows: L. T. Rogers and J. M. Saunders,
both of Durham, representing tho Phi.
and W. J. Cocke, of Asheville, and E.
L. Justus, of Ilendersonville, represent
ing the Di. G. A. Pelletier, of Stella,
and M. M. Young, of Durham, wore
the freshmen chosen to represent the
Phi, while the victorious first year men
in Di were L. T. Bledsoe and M. J.
Bishop, both of Asheville.
The query to be discussed this year
in the fresh-soph debate is, "Resolved,
That there should be a constitutional
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R. Hackney
Center
Vickers (Cnpt.)
Right Guard
Carmichael B. Hackney
Left Guard
Substitutions: Huggins for Cobb,
Buchanan for Carmichael, Fisher for
Yelverton, Koonce for Devin, Cordon
for Huggins; Durham Sattcrfield fori
Green, Green for R. Hackney, Bock for j
Green, Warren for Vickers. Field goals:
Cobb 3, Milstead 1, Yelverton 2, Car
michael 1, Fisher 2, Buchanan 2, R.
Hackney 2, Green 3, Kelly 2, B. Hack
ney 2, Sattorneld 1. Free throws: Cobb
14 Fisher 2, Green 8, Sattcrfield 10.
Referee: "Cart" Carmichael; time
keeper: Dr. Lawson; scorers: Bass and
Cheek.
CALENDAR
Saturday:
Plnymnkers at Playhouse, 8:30
p. m.
Literary Societies meet at 7 p. m.
Monday:
Jas. A. Holloman speaks in chapel
on "Congress from the Press
Gallery."
Jas. A. Holloman speaks in Ger
rard 11 all at 7 p. m.
Tuesday:
Frosh-Junior Smoker in Swain
Hall at 9 p. m.
Carolina vs. Washington and Lee
at Lexington, Ya.
PLAYMAKERS TONIGHT
The Carolina Playmakers will pre
sent at the Playhouse tonight and
tomorrow night the three folk plays
for which the casts have been in
intensive training during the past
few weeks. There are no tragedies
in the trio, which includes Paul
Green's "Wrack P'int," Jane Toy's
"Agatha," and Ernest Thompson's
"Wilbur's Cousin."
Two entirely new sets of scenery
and a brand new lighting outfit have
been provided for the plays by the
production department.
MACHINE WELL GREASED
No Opposition Develops to Ticket
Passed Around Before Nomina
tions Are Called For.
Working smoothly and quickly, the
politicians of the junior class executed
tho neatest frame-up of the year in
tho annual election for "Hop" leaders
and commencement marshals hold last
Monday. Slips of paper had boon pass
ed around before the election to a chos
en few and assignments had been given
them as to whom thoy were to nomi
nate. All carried out their assignments
nobly, and when President Holshauser
called for nominations the names of the
candidates were barked out with machine-like
precision. After the proper
number of leaders and marshals had
been nominated, the nominations were
closed and the election was over. No
voting, no disorder, no hitch in the
machinery marked this masterful stroke.
A list of tho dance leaders and mar
shals elected follows: Dance lender,
Worth Rcdwine; assistants, Arthur Lon
don and Winton Green; chief marshal,
Eddie Woodard; assistant marshals,
Dick Cozart, John Ambler, Heinio Line
berger, Bill Soiners, George Ragsdale,
Z. T. Fortescue, and Dan Burns. The
election was a novolty in that three
members of tho "Unwashod" were
chosen for the social honors. As usual
tho men elected will occupy prominent
space in the Yaekety Yack.
DEBATE IN WASHINGTON
ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
National Literary Society to Finance
Open Forum Discussion on Capi
tal Punishment.
Carolina has accepted tho invitation
of tho NntionnI Literary Society, Inc.,
to compete in the debate to be held in
Washington, D. C, March 28. The
query reads: "Resolved That capital
punishment should bo abolished in all
tho civilized nations of tho world."
Two men will be sent, one to debate on
each sido of the question. Tho prelim
inaries are to bo hold in tho Di Hall
on the evening of February 26.
This debate is especially important
from the standpoint of the University
in more ways than one. It is being
held under the auspices of the National
Literary Society, of Washington, and
Carolina will bo pitted against such
universities as Virginia, West Virginia,
Maryland, Pennsylvania, Vanderbilt
and Kentucky. It is to have an equal
standing with the other debates of the
year, and tho debating council has ex
pressed the dosire to have the greatest
possible number out.
This is a contest for supremacy in
public debating, and the following priz
es will be awarded: a gold medal, a sil
ver loving cup, and a one-year scholar
ship in any American institution.
All the expenses of the debate are
to be paid by the National Litorary
Society.
Self-Help Service
of "Y" Recognized
The University has recognized the
fine work of the self-help department
of the Y. M. C. A. by doubling its Y. M.
C. A. appropriation for next year, and
authorizing the engagaging of another
"Y" secretary.
The volume of self-help at Caro
lina has increased so rapidly that it
takes practically the entire time of
one man to manage it. There are at
least 700 students at the University
wrho are working their way in whole or
in part. Of this number, 350 were
helped directly by the self-help depart
ment. The others found work in Swain
Hall or elsewhere on their own initiative.
DR. EUGENE EAGLE, '17,
DIES IN BALTIMORE
Dr. Eugene Kagle, of the class of
1917, died at Johns Hopkins Hospital
in Baltimore Sunday, Dr. Eagle was
from Statesville and had a brother,
Watt Eagle, who finished here some
time after he did.
Death resulted from an abscess on
the liver which had baffled the best
medical talent of the hospital and the
city for months and the cause was not
discovered until an autopsy was performed.
MEREDITH GIRLS WILL
PRESENT PAGEANT HERE
Other Interesting Features Will Be Part
of Mission Week Program
in March.
"The Two Masters," a pageant by
the girls of Meredith College, will be
one of the biggest attractions of tho
Mission Week to be put on March 3,
4 and 5 by tho Y M. C. A. and all the
churches of Chapel Hill. The pageant
will bo given free of charge in Memor
ial Hall, March 3.
"A trip around the world" is anoth
er of tho uniquo features planned for
tho Mission Week. Each church will
take some foreign country and repre
sent it by costumes, curios and docora
tions. Tt was first planned. to have each
country in a different home, but they
will all now probably be ranged around
the walls of Memorial Hall.
Each church in town is attempting
to get its foreign mission board secre
tary, or some such speaker, here on
March 4. Another big speaker is being
sought for March 5.
OAK RIDGE CANCELS
BASKETBALL GAME
Oak Ridge canceled the basketball
game with the freshmen here Wednes
day night. No reason was given in the
message received by Manager Catou for
tho action taken by the prep school.
The Oak Ridge game may be played on
another date.
A Civic Club From
Counties Is Proposed
The organization of a central council
composed of representatives from every
county club and to be known as the
U. N. C. Civic Club was the suggestion
brought up at tho regular monthly sup
per of the Mecklenburg County Club
held in tho parish house of the Episco
pal church last Tuesday night. Such
an organization was in existence on
the Hill in 1913 according to Yaekety
Yack records, it was pointed out, and
its policy was to control tho general
activities of all civic organizations,
most of which at the present time have
no definite policy nor end in view. The
subject was laid on the table until tho
next meeting, however, on account of
la'k of time to discuss it thoroughly.
Another resolution concerning recom
mendations for a permanent basketball
coach for the team was also carried
pver until the next meeting 611 account
of the failure of tho club to reach a
decision, the meeting having been held
from 6 to 7 o'clock and it being found
necessary to ad journ to attend the Mer
cer basketball game.
STATE "Y" CONVENTION
Secretary Comer and Arthur Raper
represented the University " Y " at the
State Y. M. C. A. Convention which
met iu Charlotte this week. John R.
Mott, world figure, was the chief speak
er of the convention.
CHEMICAL FRAT INITIATES
The Alpho Chi Sigma, chemical fra
ternity, initiated the following men last
Friday and Saturday night: V. B. Rol
lins, Henderson j R. R. Suggs, Southern
Pines; W. C. Quinby, West Orange, N.
J., and S. If. (lottherner, West Orange,
N. J.
The trustees met yesterday in Raleigh
for their mid-winter meeting.
Zero Number - - Boll Weevil - - On Sale Monday