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CAROLINA vs STATE CAROLINA vs STATE Volume XXXI. Chapel Hill, N. C, Tuesday, February 20, 1923 Number 35 FRESHMAN TEAM TAKES TWO OF THREE CARIES ON VIRGINIA EXPEDITION Loses to Virginia Freshmen 22-26 But Defeats Augusta 37-24 and Woodberry 32-24. SEASON DRAWS TO CLOSE The freshmnu quintet rounded out the Virginia end of its six-game trip with two victories and one defeat. The Uni- Tersity of Virginia's first year men were able to win Tuesday night's game by four points, but the Tar Heels took the next two contests, with Augusta Military Academy and with Woodberry Forest, by large margins in score. The games were played under especial ly hard conditions. After a seven hun dred mile trip the team arrived in Char lottesville at daybreak on Monday, the twelfth. A day and a half remained for the team to rest up, but even by Tuesday night the players were not in good shape. Their lack of pep, together with the un usually long and narrow court at Char lottesville, gave the Virginians a slight Advantage. The home team's defense was well suited to the narrow court, and prevented Carolina from getting within easy shooting distance of the basket. The referee was very lax in calling fouls, in marked contrast with the Asheville High game. Cobb made good only ten out of twenty-two free throws, also in marked contrast to the previous game, in which he made sixteen out of eighteen. But even as it was, the Tar Heels were defeated by just two baskets. The games with Augusta and Wood berry Forest were not so close or so in teresting. The freshmen were too tired to play really good basketball in the last two games, although they won by a generous margin in each case. Horsey for Augusta and LeBourgeois for Wood berry were the outstanding prep school players. The regular freshman line-up, with Milstcad or Yelverton at right for ward and. Johnson at left. Cobb center! and Hevin and Buchanan for guards, was used in all three games. Cobb was the lending scorer as usual, and both Per in and Buchanan played a good, steady game at guard. BRANSONS WILL LEAVE FOR EUROPE MARCH 31 GERMAN CLUB SECURES ROYAL GARDEN MUSICIANS Garber-Davis Announcement Was Pre mature Louisville Orchestra to Flay at Easter Hops. A contract has been signed with the Royal Garden Orchestra of Louisville, Kentucky, to play for the Easter dances at the University. Although this or chestra is widely known in Kentucky, Tennessee and other states further south and west, it is little known in North Carolina. Its reputation is reported to be most creditable. The German Club's previous an nouncement in regard to the Garber Davis Orchestra proved to bo a little premature. The managers made every attempt to get Garber-Davis for the dances but this was impossible. The various leaders have agreed to have six no-break card dances for each evening dance. Because of the small space for danc ing in Bynum Gymnasium the leaders announce that only students and alumni of the University will be granted admis sion to the dances. It is desired that students having friends at other insti tutions who wish to attend, let them know of this to avoid any possible embarrassment. PROGRAM OF HAPPINESS GIVEN BY PLAYMAKERS AFTER SUCCESSFUL TOUR Large Audience Welcomes Play ers Back to Hill Good and Bad Effects of Trip. GIVE BALANCED PROGRAM (HOLT SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED SELF-HELP MEN . GEO. M'KIE DIES AS RESULT OF OPERATION Community Saddened by News of Her Death Resident of Chapel Hill For Twenty Years. Dr. Branson Will Spend Year of Socio logical Study in Denmark and Holland. K. C. Branson, head of the extension bureau of economics and social sur veys and editor of the News Letter, will sail for Europe March 31 on the steamship Saxonia, of the Cunard line, bound from New York to Hamburg. It is his intention to remain in Europe for a year. The major part of his so journ will be spent in Denmark and Holland, where lie will study the rural community life and farm organization in those two countries. Some time will also be spent in Germany, Switzerland, and Italy. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Bran son, Miss Elizabeth Branson, an;l Miss Eleanor Sublctt, of Harrisonburg. Yu., who was a close friend of Miss Bran son's at St. Mary's at Kaleigh. Miss Branson will pursue chemistry studies in Germany. "The farming people of the United States could learn much about farm ing and farm organization from Don mark and Holland," aid Dr. Branson in speaking of his trip. "There is 110 reason why the conditions here should not be just as good here as they are over there. Less than seventy years ago Denmark was in a worse condi tion than North Carolina is today. It took Denmark but half a century to lay flown the foundations of a prosperous farm civilization and today it is the richest farm state in the world. The social conditions there are very ditter- cnt from those here, inasmuch as the Danish farming folk live in villages and go from these villages out into the fields to work, while the American farm ers are isolated from one another. There are no farm tenants in Denmark and very little illiteracy, in fact only about 1 per cent. The Danish farmer had rather miss his breakfast any time than '"is morning newspaper. He is just as interested in tho daily stock quotations of butter and eggs as the money shark f the South is in cotton quotations. I intend to live among the farmers of Denmark and study their good points in regard to thoir applicability in North Carolina." The entire community was greatly shocked last Wednesday morning to learn of the death of Mrs. George M. McKie. During the past week Mrs. McKio underwent an operation at Watts Hospital, Durham. The operation seem ed successful, and it was thought that she would regain her health rapidly. However, a reaction set in Tuesday night and Mrs. McKie" died at T 0 'clock Wednesday morning. Before her marriage to Prof. George M. McKie, of the English department at the University, Mrs. McKie was Miss Ethel Mankin, of Washington, D. C. She came to Chapel Hill to live about 20 years ago, and save for two years residenco in Boston, 1900-07, when Mr. McKie was studying at Harvard, she has resided in the village. Mrs. Mc Kie too great interest in the work of the church, community, and the Uni versity. As a member of the local Pres byterian church she was one of its most faithful workers. She was among the organizers of the present choir, and served as a member from its organiza tion up to the time of her death. Her work in the missionary society of her church has been outstanding. She was a member of the Burden-Bearer chapter of King's Daughters, nnd as such did much toward relieving suffering in the community. Mrs. McKie was a woman of high character, a devout Christian, a pos sessor of a spirit of genuine kindness and gentleness, and such a faithful worker, that her untimely death is de plored by all who know '..?. T!io deceased is survived by her hus band. Trot'. George M. McKie; a daugh ter, Miss Elizabeth McKie, who is studying at, Radeliff College, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mankin, who reside in Washington, D. C. Funeral services were conducted Sat urday afternoon at 2:30 at the McKie residence on Franklin avenue, the Rev. W. D. Moss officiating. The interment took place in the Chapel Hill cemetery. The numerous floral tributes were in charge of Mrs. Daggett, with the fol lowing as assistants: Mesdumos Green law, McNeider, Lawson, Thrall, Ken nett, Koch, Mcintosh, Focrster, Clark, Wheeler, Coker and Lindsay, and Misses Dorothy Greenlaw, Catherine Boyd, An nie Duncan, Catherine Batts, and Jane Toy. The pallbearers were Messrs. Man ning, Lawson, McNoider, Woolen, Boy ster, Foerster, Dargan, Graves, Hender son, Hibbard, Dey, and Walker. (By J. E. HAWKINS) With "the Program of Happiness" which took Eastern North Carolina by storm the Carolina I'laymnkers Friday night delighted a large and appreciative audience with an altogether popular bill. Considering the fact that each of the trio of plays had been previously pre sented in Chapel Hill and two of them not longer than two weeks ago, the aud ience was splendid. The plays plainly showed the effects, both good and bad, of their strenuous ten-day pilgrimage through the wilds of Eastern North Carolina supposedly the most barren part of this particular area of the well-known "Sahara." The bed ouins of that region, however, understand how to appreciate an enticing oasis when it comes floating along. Among the good effects of the trip was the near-rapidity of the scene changes. The waits between plays were delight fully brief as compared with former oc casions and seemed even more so on ac count of the unusually well-chosen pro gram of the University Orchestra. For once this organization discarded its habit ually flat and uninteresting numbers and played music most appropriate to the occasion and as a consequence much en joyed by the audience. The nature of the plays is such that the program as presented accentuated this to a marked degree. The opening pluy "Agatha," which was far and away the cream of the performance of two weeks ago, viewed in the light of its original presentation, had considerably degenerat ed, while "Wilbur's Cousin," which ended the program, was an immeasurable im provement over its first showing. "Off Nag's ..Head'! . made a (ii-st-rnto fulcrum for the two. The spotlight of public approval was shared by "Wilbur's Cousin"' and "Off Nag's Head." although "Wilbur's Cou sin" was a more successful comedy than "Nag's Head" was a successful tragedy. The lines of the former were somewhat changed from the original in several places anil were considerably improved thereby. The acting honors of the even ing must be divided between Owen Wood side as the old fisherman in "Nag's Head." Katlierine Batts as the old wo man in the same, Nancy Battle as Aga tha, and Sue Byrd Thompson as Stella i'i "Wilbur's Cousin." iContinued on page three) Harmon, Holshouser, Hawkins, and Ivey Selected by Special Committee as Most Deserving. The Lawrence S. Holt scholarships were awarded last Wednesday. J. O Harmon was awarded tho scholarship from the senior class; Roy Holshouser, from the junior class; .J. E. Hawkins, from the sophomore class, and C. R Isey from the freshman class. : The Holt scholarships, awarded last year for the first time, come from a fund of $10,000 established two years ago by Mr. Holt for that purpose. They amount to $125 each and are given an nually to one member from each of the four academic classes. The awarding js in the bands of a special committee consisting of Dr. Chase, M. C. 8. No ble, and Charles T. Woollen. The basis on which they are made are (1) need of financial assistance, (2) record as a self-help student, (3) committee's ostimato of the applicant's worth and promise, and (4) scholarship, FACULTY NUMBER OF BOLL WEEVIL COMING OUT LAST OF WEEK The "Faculty" number of the Koll Weevil is expected to appear on the cam pus the last of the week, according to announcement of Business Manager Brody. The cover design, drawn by John T. Barnes is very elaborate and will be in five or six colors. An unusually large proportion of cuts will feature this number of the comic, several full and half pages being entirely devoted to cartoons nnd drawings. Student-faculty relations are discussed from every pos sible angle, both in verse and in prose. AFTER HECTIC FIGHT TAR HEELS DOWN TRINITY FIVE BY UNCOMFORTABLY CLOSE SCORE AUTHOR'S READING There will be an author's reading of original folk plays in Feabody Auditorium on Wednesday evening at 7:30. Tryouts for these plays will be held at the same place on Friday afternoon, February 23, at 4:00. See-Saw Battle Ends With Caro lina at the High End of a 36-32 Count. LONG SHOTS NOTICEABLE HARMON TELLS STUDENTS ABOUT THE CONFERENCE University Commands Much Respect Among Southern Institutions Constitution Is Drawn Up. Local Musicians To Give Concert Music lovers of Chnppl J fill wilj be glad to learn that Mrs. II. I). Learned, lyric soprano; and Mrs. P. II. Winston, pianist; assisted by Mr. Carl Wcignnd, violinist, will give n benefit concert for the Woman's Service League of the Episcopal church at the High School auditorium on Friday, February 12:1, at S :r!0 p. 111. MEN IN INFIRMARY The following men are confined in the Infirmary at present : J. I. Barker, Jr., A. W. Knox, Jr., J. K. Alexander, Jr., U. S. Graham, It. (J. liosebevger. Watch for tho Faculty Number of the Boll Weevil. It will be tho best vet. Unusual Stunts To Feature Carolina Smofter on March 1 Executive Organization Busily Working Out Plans for Annual Get Together Student Pastimes to Be Burlesqued. DR. BERNARD RETURNS W. S. Bernard returned last week from New York city where he addressed one hundred University alumni at the formal organization of a Xew York Alumni Association. He reports that remarkable enthusi asm was shown among alumni over the University's late publicity and growing reputation. After speaking, the surrounding crowd busied him with questions nbout the University as it is today. They were particularly anxious to know about the University's' present teaching methods. This year's Carolina Smoker will un dergo a decided change from those of previous years, according "to the com mittee working up the details of what they plan to be Carolina's highest and best student body smoker. The smoker will be held tins year, as previously, in Swain Hall at !::!( p. m. sharp, on March 1. The general organization that is work ing out the plans fur the night of enter tainment is busily engaged in completing tin' details of the program and perfect ing them. Head of the general commit tee is H. I. Meyer who is assisted by U. F, Comer, "Y" secretary. The com mittee chairmen are as follows; publici ty, J. M. Saunders ; decorations, The Woman's Association ; refreshments, G. II. Leonard; nnd program committee, L. V. 1'hillips; stunts, 3. M. Foushee; music and speakers, II. I. Puis. The stunts this year will take on a form decidedly different, from anything that has been given here in the past college generation. Instead of having the various schools and classes give stunts that are in no wise connected with each other, the stunts this year will have a general string or theme run ning throughout the evening. The gen eral idea will be to picture the favorite forms of pastime of Carolina students from 17!)." to 1950, by both speeches and stunts, with the humorous side as the feature. A certain ieriod in the University's history has been assigned to every school nnd clnss and that period will be charac terized to the student body in as hum orous way as possible. Of course this is too soon to tell any thing definite of the stunts themselves but many ideas are being carried out and tho program committee has been as sured of the hearty support of the classes and schools. For example, the faculty will have a stunt to represent the present time and they are elaborately planning to show up the favorite pas times of the present student body. Cer tainly, members of the faculty will step down from their dignified positions nnd lend a hand in satirizing the students of today. The juniors are to depict the pastimes of the students of 1 !."( I. No doubt they will probably have schedules that take them from Chapel Hill to Charlotte to Durham, etc., all in one day. Anyway the juniors have their ideas about the whole business. These are but a few of the Btunts that will be pulled. Another departure from custom is the fnct that the speakers will introduce the different periods to be portrayed by the classes. J. 1'. Trotter will officiate as toastmaster. He will call on It. I). W. Connor, A. II. 1'aterson, II. W. Odum and President Chase. All these speak ers will lie called down nt the end of five minutes with the exception of Presi dent Chase who will be allowed ten minutes. The stunts will also lie limited to five minutes. Kxcellent music will be a feature of the affair. An orchestra has been se cured for the evening and will render music throughout the program,. Mass singing, led by It. It. Anderson, will come in for n share of the program. The committee and the ones who are to take part in the stunts are looking forward to Carolina's biggest and best smoker of all times and the co-operation of tho student lody will clinch for the smoker an unusual success. J. O. Harmon, president of the stu dent body, reported in chapel Friday on the work done at tho recent organ ization meeting of the Southern Fed oration of Students in Atlanta, which he attended as one of Carolina's repre sentativos. He mentioned some of the problems which were brought up, and discussed the general program that was carried out. Harmon is preparing a complete roport which will be published in the next issue of the Tar Heel. The idea of this union was originated by Georgia Tech and Alabama A. and M. All members of the S. I. C, 21 in number, wero invited to take part in tho initial conference, and Harmon statod that nearly all of them were rep resented. He mentioned the fact that the first meeting was taken up entirely in forming a constitution. This con stitution, or the maiu points that it includes, will be published with tho report. Harmon named some of the other matters which received the attention of the conference. Tho honor system in till its' forms was discussed. Caro lina and Washington and Lee have been 'successfully operating this system long er than anyother Southern institution, and consequently are looked upon as leaders in this phase of college life. Other problems which wore brought up included dancing, fraternities, and tho ever-present puzzle of how to assimi late freshmen. Tho federation will also attempt to foster good athletic rela tions between its members. Harmon emphasized the fact that Carolina was looked upon with great respect by other Southern institutions It socms that her representatives wero beseiged with questions on her method of dealing with all kinds of situations. "I have awakened to the fact," said the speaker, "that Carolina is a giant among the colleges of the South." The next meeting of the federation will be on the 27th and 2Sth of April, at the University of Tennessee. DECREASE OF 252 III Large Crowd Kept at Fever Pitch of Excitement While Outcome of Game Was Uncertain. Carolina finally subdued tho fighting Trinity quint by a score of ;t(5 to 32 here Saturday night in a game that kept a large crowd in a state of feverish ex citement from start to finish. The Methodists obtained a lead in the first few minutes and held tenaciously to it until near the end of the half, when "Cart" Carmichnel tied the count with two free throws and placed his team out ia front with a nice basket. Trinity ngain forged ahead in the second period but the pace set by the Blue and White in the final minute was too much for Coach Iturbago's men and they soon lagged behind. Both teams showed a tendency toward long shooting, and in this phase of the game, Trinity undoubtedly was superior. Time and again Spikes, Bullock, or Crute landed extremely long ones that seemed to he accompanied by horseshoes. Green was also adept in looping them In from considerable distance. Spikes opened the scoring with a beau tiful long goal and Captain Simpson followed with a "crip" shot. Carmichael grave Carolina her first points on two free throws, but Spikes added a basket and foul goal to the Methodist count. Carl Mahler slipped one in from under the hoop and Spikes tallied a couple of single-pointers. Simpson looped a nice one, which was followed by Green's clever shot from a quick pass by "Monk" McDonald. The former rang a beauty from tho sido and the Carolina captain counted one on a pretty pass from Car michael. Bullock lucked a long shot from the center of the floor and Green retaliated with one from under the basket. Bul lock located the hoop for another lengthy shot mid Cainiiehael tied the score with a pair of free shots and gave the Blue and White a two point lead with a basket from close range. The score of the first half was: Carolina 17, Trinity 15. Spikes again led off for his team with a long shot and placed the Methodists in front a minute later with a foul goal. (Continued on page three) ONLf THREE SENIORS IN MG1 CONTEST Kerr, Turner and Essie Only Men to Turn in Their Names to Deans. Only -A. B. 889 Mid-Term Reports Show "X's" and "W's" School Leads. This quarter 88f X's and W 's havn been recorded for mid-term reports, an compared with 1111 for mid term of last fall quarter, or a decrease of 252. A study of the reports shows that la rare part of these unsatisfactory grades come from first year men. The A. B. school, having a lower per (outage of unsatisfactory reports from courses than any other school, stands at the top in scholarship. Tho number of X's and W's accord ing to different schools are as follows: This Qrtr. Last Qrtr. A. B 279 Commerce 308 Prc-Med 138 Engineering 80 . B. S 84 ..' The Deans of the different . .. 456 . . . 3fi9 ... 13.1 . .. 101 . .. 79 schools report a marked decrease in the num ber of courses being dropped by stu dents. They attribute this decrease to tho new rule passed last quarter in re gard to dropping courses. STORE BUILDING SOLD The small store building that stands on the new Baptist church lot was sold at public auction Saturday morning. W. T. McGnlliard was the purchaser, pay ing $Vt'A for it. Mr. McGnlliard says be will soon move it to his own lot, make an addition to it, nnd open a store. At present the building is being used lis a storage for supplies of the new church, building. Only three seniors are eligible for the VVillio 1'. Mangum Oratorical Con test, aceouling to reports coming from the different schools of the University. Jt lias been a custom in the past for anyone desiring to enter the contest to mtiko it known to the, dean of tho school in which he is registered not lat er than February 1. This year the time was extended two weeks longer for tho purpose of allowing more con t '".stunts to enter. According to statements from the (loans of the different schools those elig ible for the contest are J. Y. Kerr, Tom Turner and A. F. Essie, all from the A. H. school. Tho Mangum Medal in Oratory, es tablished in 1878, is a gold medal found ed by the Misses Mangum, late of Orange county, in memory of their father, William I'reston Mangum. The gift of the medal is being continued by his granddaughter, Mrs. Stephens B. Weeks, and is awarded to that mem ber of the senior class who delivers the best oration at commencement. This medal is a much coveted honor among all Carolina men. It is believed that others intended entering the con test this year, but failed to do so by the time allotted them. Amon those who have won the Man gum Medal in the past are Former Gov ernor Aycock; E. A. Alderman, ex -president of the University of North Caro lina and now president of the Univer sity of Virginia; Edward K. Graham, late president of the University; Chas. K. Maddry, well known Baptist relig ious leader of the United States; W. P. .Stacy, a former president of this Uni versity; G. B. Phillips, principal of tho (reensboro High school.