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Page i w o l)t Car $eel "The Leading Southern College Semi Weekly Newspaper." Member of N. 0. Collegiate Press Association Published twice every week of the col lege year, and is the official organ of the Athletic Association of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. Subscription price, $2.00 local and $3.00 out of town, for the college year. Entered at the Post Office, Chapel Hill, N. C, as second class matter. Business and editorial offices rooms 8 and 9, New West Building. Office hours 2 to 3 p. m. daily, except Sat urday and Sunday. J. J. Wade Editor C. B. Colton ...... Assistant Editors G. W. Lankf ord . . . E. H. Hartsell Managing Editor G. Y. Eag8dale .... Assignment Editor EEPOKTEES H. D. Duls K. C. Maultsby E. IX Apple- C. C. Rowlnnd Walker Burnette W. T. Rowland W. 8. Berrvhill L. T. Rogers, F. M. Davis, Jr. , J. M. Saunders A. L. Iowd .1. O. Bailey H. R. Fuller V. M. Saunders J. E. Hawkins J. M. Roberts T. P. Cheesborough, Jr., Business Mgr. ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT Staff B. H. Miller J. H. Lineberger CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT W. C. Perdue ... Circulation Manager T. D. Wells Ass't Cir. Manager C. L. Jones Ass't Cir. Manager Staff R. L. Briggs G. R. Ivey R. F. Btainback . E. N. Anderson S. B. Teague W. B. Pipkin You can purchase any article adver tised in The Tar Heel with perfect safety because everything It adver tises Is guaranteed to be as repre sented. We will make good Immedi ately if the advertiser does not. VoL XXXI. Feb. 23, 1923 No. 36 THE TAR HEEL February 23, 1923 TRUE OR FALSE? regime, the Tar Heel believes that something should be done to lift us up. We are open to conviction, and would like to hear from the thinking men who will speak In an effort to either exon erate the campus' name or prove these charges true. GEORGE WASHINGTON Someone has proffered the Tar Heel the distressing information that the campus has turned into a veritable hell hole, with drinking, gambling, dishon esty and lewdness tearing away the morale of the student body and making this quiet and peaceful village an unfit place in which to live. The student council, our informant adds, has wholly cecsed to function and lacks the nerve to mete out punishment, and should be chased out of the University with rocks and brick-a-bats for failure to perform its duty. He even went so far as to say that this moral let-down is found not alone in the realm of the men stu dents, or among any special group or faction, but that it is perceivable every where on and off the campus. If there is one iota of truth in such an accusation we truly marvel at our blindness. All year the observation of the Tar Heel has been that the cam pus presented a picture of almost drab smugness, too lazy for any sort of mis chief, even if so inclined, and a situ ation as well nigh perfect as could be possible at a University of two thous and students. Our Impression is that there has been far less drinking, far less gambling, and f?r less immorality than ever before, notwithstanding the great increase in the size of the student body. And, as for crookedness, we have never had occasion during our four years at the University to doubt that the students here are essentially an honest body of men. Yet this sudden outburst of revolt by a man not other w as insane has con siderably upset us, and to our amaze ment and mortification he has listed innumerable cases of these vices seen with his own eyes which certainly form ed no pretty picture. He has further advised the Tar Heel to ask the think ing men on the campus their opinions fcnd es a result we would be supplied with comments similar to his. As for this man he is about to gather up his dud3 and hit it to a calmer and more virtuous clime. The Tar Heel does not believe that; this information is correct. It is true that the Student Council has not be. in a very active body, but it is our opinion that its lack of business has been due to a general betterment of morals on the campus. It is true that the bottle has been passed around here and there, that chips have been in service in some places, and that there have been wo men here from Durham. So all these things have been since first we regis tered here. But the question is: Has there been more or loss this year? Our opinion is that there has been less. But this editorial is written with the purpose of an inquiry which surely can do no harm. There is possibility, of course, that we are wrong and our dis gusted informant correct. If this is true, though we are not enlisting a re forming crusade and have no desire whatever to institute a Y. M. C. A. We paused on yesterday borrowing a scant moment or so from the daily college routine and into history bent an eye, reflecting on the deeds and char acter of that great American, George Washington, who one hundred and ninety-one years ago came into this world and lived a life of service. February 22 is a date known to all good citizens of this country, a birth day commemoration date that means vastly more to us than we sometimes realize. Whose memory could be more dear to us than the father of our coun try, the spotless character who led our armies with dauntless courage in the war that freed us? It was, indeed, fit ting that on yesterday we paused and spout a time in glr.ncing over pages describing the life of that great man. Whose natal, day could we ceUbrats with mora pride ?nd pleasure than George TrVashingtoa's? The cherry tree again it moved our herrt in seirtimsntal faith and rever ence, and we were glad that this most marvellous of all character traits mark ed the life of the man that started these United States. Honesty a truth fulness to the core, a veritable passion for honor above all things, a standard that could not be set aside that, says histoiy, was found in the leader of the American rebels. And Washington was virile, strong and athletic, normal, clean, a rather model lad as he grew up, who yet possessed his weaknesses, else he would not have been great, and when the age he reached, a man. A proud nation this should be to know that its beginning was the result of such a man as George Washington, who saw the right of things, and who felt liberty to be a privilege inalien able, leading armies into battles with this grand passion uppermost, and emerging after brave and courageous risk of all, victorious. A nation with conscience clear ours should be to know that the freedom and democracy that exists for us is an inheritance from the building of a man, like" Washington. A splendid, far - seeing, unselfish statesman; a soldier who fought for a cause he deemed worthy of such fight ing, brave, daring, relentless and un swerving; a gentleman, refined and cul tured, noble and true this Washington, this father of the nation whose birth day we commemorated yesterday. We are glad we spent a few moments with history yesterday, and right hap py we are, too, that it was with George Washington in our company. JUNIOR OEATOES PICKED In the tryouts for the Junior Ora torical Contest, held last Monday night, the following men were chosen for the final contest to take place in Gerrard hall March 27: G. Y. Bags dale and Julian Allsbrook, of the Phi society, . with Dabney White as alternate; M. A. James and E. H. Hartsell, of the Di society, with H. S. Capps alternate. DESCRIBED BY DR. YONAN NSTR0N6 PLEA FOR AID Lauds Work of American Near East Re'ief Bitter Against Barbarian Turks. AMERICA THE ONLY HOPE N. C. C. W. Request Sent To Legislature Carolina's sister college, N. C. C. W., is just one step ahead of U. N. C. in the matter of asking the Legislature not to cut down on the appropriation for the next two years. At a mass meetinf Friday night, February 16, the entire student bodyj 1,300 strong, sign ed a petition asking the General As sembly not to cut down on funds. In addition, each girl promised to write to a member of the Legislature and the "folks back home," urging that they bring all possible pressure to bear to prevent the slashing of the appropria tion and the checking of the fullest development of the college. The petition is as follows: "We, the students of the North Caro lina College, realizing the need for high er education for the women of the state, and cognizant of the critical period in the state's educational history, do here by go on record as endorsing such a policy of educational appropriations as will make provision for 4,200 high school girls graduating in the spring of 1023, and thus cany on the progres sive program started by the Legislature in 1921." "The American Near East Relief Workers have done and are continuing! to do more for Christianity than fiilj the theologians of the ages' asserted; Dr. Youan, president of the Persian University, striking the keynote of hi appeal on behalf of the refugees of Armenia, in Gerrard hall, Monday aft ernoon. "We do not ask for help as beg gars," ho said, "but as oeienuers or Christianity against the barbarian Turks, who during their 600-year stay in Europe have contributed nothing to civilization but the Turkish bath. For six eenturies we have fought and died for the sake of our religion and we will continue to fight unto the end. We have more martyrs for the cause than all countries combined. We fought in the Great War and not a single Ar-. menian prisoner was taken by the Turks for we fought to the last." The speaker told of how they had been forsaken since the World War, by France, Italy and England. ' ' Our only hope lies in the help of the United States," he said. ' Will you help us to save our children or will you ignore us?" Eev. S. K. Emurian, a native of Ar menia, sang several songs and played a few selections on the piano, including the Armenian national anthem. Dr. Yonan was scheduled to speak in chapel in the morning, but due to the slowness of the "Carrboro Limited" he arrived too late, and was forced to postpone his speech until 5 o'clock p.m. WE WISH TO ANNOUNCE The Beginning of a New Course at the UNIVERSITY BEGINS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24th TO-MORROW Secretary Comer at Nashville Conference H. F. Comer, secretary of the Uni versity Y. M. C. A., is now in Nash ville as chairman of a commission ap pointed by the Southern student Y. M. C. A. secretaries to appear before the annual gathering of state and inter national secretaries of the 10 south eastern states. Saturday evening will be devoted to the presentation and dis cussion of the commission's report. The claims of student Y's for closer super vision and co-operation of the general association secretaries will be urged. Mr. Comer left Thursday and will return Tuesday. He expected to stop for a few hours at Atlanta for what he hoped would be the final interview with Kail Zerfoss, the prospective as sistant "Y" secretary for n"xt vear Illicit Consumers Light Juice Raided NAME OF COURSE: TIME REQUIRED: CREDIT GIVEN: TEXT-BOOK: INSTRUCTOR: 'Knowing the Faculty." An hour or two, as many times as you desire. Three full hours of lieartful laughter. "Faculty Number" of the Boll Weevil." Can be purchased for 25c at any bookstore in town. Due to a limited supply of these text-books, stu dents should get their copies at once. Three copies for each student will be sufficient. Professor Boll Weevil, B. A., A. M., Ph. D., LL. D., Ph. R., D. C. L. The CAROLINA BOLL WEEVIL TWO ARMENIANS INTEND TO PURSUE STUDIES HERE After aHrrowing Adventures in Europe, Brothers to Seek Solitude in Chapel Hill. Fond Mater Are your manners good? How do you eat your meals? Flippant Frosh One at a time. It pays to advertise in the Tar Heel our readers know a good thing when they see it. Active war was waged on excessive use of electricity all day Saturday by repre sentatives of the University when they staged a round-up of high vo!t:ige lamps . lish, UNIVERSITY IS TO BE REPRESENTED AT ANN ARBOR ASSOCIATION The Association of Medical Colleges will meet at Ann Arbor, Michigan, on March 21. A program of speech c by lending men of the country will be given. Paters on two subjects of especial in terest to the University will be presented, "Problems of the Two Year Medical Fihooi," by Hurley E. French, dean of the Medical School of the University of North Dakota : and "Shall the I'remcdi 'al Hiiiiretnei)t8 he Increased?" by Theodore Hough, Dean of the Medical Department of the University of Virginia. Either Ir. Manning or Dr. ('base will represent this University at the Associa tion meeting. :11m eiecmcu apparatus. All tne dormi-i lories were visited and all bulbs of above 75 watts were confiscated along with any heating or cooking instruments that de pended on canned lightning for their use fulness. Those who were fortunate enough to get tipped off saved their pos sessions and empty sockets in Reveral eases caused no little concern for the raiding party. The raid was carried out in true Or ange county style. The suspected abodes of the illicit consumers of the fluid were effectively surrounded by a force of able bodied nun varying from three to seven in number, and the places were rushed before the startled occupants were able to conceal their unlawful possessions. The raid was one of the most successful in recent, years and it is believed that the illicit consumption of electricity has been effectively overcome for a time at least. Two natives of Armenia have come to Chapel Hill with the intention of entering school here next quarter. They are Baruyr Serunian and his brother Hoosig. Baruyr intends to follow the commerce course offered here and Hoosig 'will pursue the course leading to medi cine. These strangers attended the Amer ican high school at Tabriz in Persim Armenia. They were run out by the Turks in 1918 but returned later to re sume their studies at the. American high school. During the interval they stud ied at Teheran. Their uncle, Captain John Tamraz, came to Carolina and it was through him that they were direct ed here. The two Armenians started from Ta briz last summer. They wore arrested by the Bolshevik Armenians an I ques tioned for three hours before they were allowed to proceed on their journey. At last, after much travel, they reache 1 Batourn, a Black sea port, where they waited 1G days for a boat. At Con stantinople they had to wait Ifi more days before they could get a ship coin ing to this country. They arrived at New York last September and went to Yonkors where they remained until they came here. Tl ey are very interesting characters. Atiil'tics have an appeal for thein just as to any average American school boy. Baruyr runs the half mile in track and Hoosig broad-jumps in track, and, be sides, plays football. They both speak several languages fluently. Baruyr speaks, besides Eng- Armenian, Russian, Turkish, Meet us half way, That is all we ask 1 Read the Bundle Insertions, and learn what the Laundry French, Persian and Syrian. Hoosig speaks all of these and in addition speaks a made to-order lingo known as Esperanto. BROADCASTING STATION IS NOW A POSSIBILITY There has been much talk around the campus of n University radio broadcast ing station, especially among the stu dents and faculty of the Electrical Engi neering department. . Until the early part of last week, nothing definite as to what position (he University would take on the matter and how the equipment would he secured hnd developed. The West era Electric Company, of f'hic.igo, sent, n man here last week to look over the buildings and grounds to make a prospectus for the head office in Chicago. No plant) or ideas as to the nature of the investigation were given out. is doing. Laundry Dept. U. N. C. Is I Durham Shoe Shine Parlor i ;; WE SHINE SHOES FOR CAROLINA BOYS : A yVefce JVetovspaper The Chapel Hill Weekly Louis Graves, Editor This is to he a town and county newspaper. It will tell of all sorts of activities that are of interest to the people of the community business, schools, churches, social af fairs, athletics, town and county government. To subscribe, fill out and mail this coupon. FIRST ISSUE OUT NEXT THURSDAY, MARCH 1st Bate . The Chapel Hill Weekly: Enclosed is 1.50 for one year's subscription. 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