CIRCULATION
This Issue: 2,203
THE
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GIVE THE "Y" YOUR
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Vol. XXXII.
Chapel Hill, N. C, September 28, 1923.
Number 3.
THE 1923 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
OPENS SATURDAY WHEN WAKE
FOREST INVADES CHAPEL HILL
Strength of Gharrity's Eleven
is Unknown Quantity. Wake
Forest Coach Denies
Professionalism
CAROLINA DOPED WINNER
Nine Letter Men From Last
Year's Squad Are Picked to
Game with the Baptists
With an eleventh hour report from
Wake Forest stating that there will
be only pedigreed Wake Forest men
in her line-up, the University foot
ball team will open her 1923 season
Saturday, with the odds greatly in
creased in her favor.
Coach Gharrity, incensed by ru
mors flying throughout the state,
broke his sphinx-like silence Wed
nesday and vehemently denied that
Wake Forest was buying up a team.
Written between the lines was an
unmistakable confidence that Wake
Forest would be able to mould out
of her old and new men a team that
would, this year and in the years to
come, wipe up the State if not the
whole Southland. Whether Gharrity
can pull the stunt remains to be
seen.
Long and Jeannette are not at
Wake Forest. Long reported at
State College for four days, show
ed Hartsell that he could punt as far
as ever and left. Bobby decided that
learning the textile business was too
hard for him. Later reports have it
that he applied for admission at
Wake Forest and stated that he did
not intend to participate in athletics.
Where he is now or what he is doing
is not known. Long stated the other
day that John Jeannette is attending
Carson-Newman.
With "Red" Johnston, Grady
Pritchard, Jack Merritt, Allan Mc
Gee, Fred Llcrris, Suey Cochran
and "Bill" Blount gone, the Carolina
Varsity will ilt.'lf be much of a
mystery and certainly not a subject
to speculate upon. Morris, Poindex
ter, Mclver and Matthews are sure
bets in the line. Fordham, Haw
field and Shepard will probably com
plete it. Robinson, former center at
Weaver College, has been showing
some brilliant defensive work lately
and is an excellent passer. In case
of necessity Mclver will be able to
move back as tackle with the assur
ance that his place will bs well filled.
McDonald, Sparrow, Bonner and
Randolph are almost universally
picked for the backfield. Shirley,
Griffin, Underwood and Devin seem
to be the four best subs.
Wake Forest will depend entirely
upon her old men and the high school
players that she has collected from
throughout the state. Caj tain Pa
gano, end; Lentz, guard; Preslar,
tackle; Reidzel, tackle; Rackly, back;
Greason, back; Armstrong, back;
Lowry, back; Ellington, back, made
up the nucleus into which Gharrity
is endeavoring to inject enough of
his freshmen to make up a winning
combination. The ability of Ghar
rity is not to be doubted, being him
self an ail-American from Princeton.
His success in the way of coaching
also bespeaks his ability. At the
time that Wake Forest secured him
he was head coach at the University
of Missouri.
Like the Fetzers, Gharrity believes
that actions speak louder than words
and thus far he has made it his pol
icy to keep his mou'th shut. The
whole North Carolina collegiate
world has undoubtedly-been worried
by the remarkably little advance dope
from a college generally so boastful.
The credit for opening his mouth pro
bably belongs to Robert Madry of
the University News Bureau, who
quite innocently and as erroneously,
thought that Stringfield was a foot
ball player and didn't know that
both he and Heckman had both fin
ished school.
Secret practice . has, been in. vogue
since Wednesday and not even Tar
Heel reporters were granted admis
sion. The last minute loss of Mer
ritt has made the backfield problem
serious and the coaches haven't tried
to change the complexion a bit but
have spent the time trying to repair
the damage.
Bleachers have already been erect
ed on the south side of the field for
the Wake Forest students, who are
expected to come over in large num
bers, fully confident of victory. The
game promises to draw a big atten
dance from throughout the State
and among those to be numbered as
present is "Pete" Murphey, former
center who has aready announced his
intentions to be on hand.
GRANT CALLS ON
ALUMNI TO MEET
Letters Have Been Sent To All
Alumni Requesting Obser
vance of University Day.
Dan Grant, Alumni secretary of the
University, has sent out circular let
ters to the various local organizations
of Alumni throughout this state and
elsewhere, calling their attention to
the fact that October 12 University
Day is one of the biggest days in
Carolina's history. The letters recom
mend that all associations who possi
bly can do so, should hold some sort
of a meeting on this date in commem
oration of University Day.
October 12 is a great day for the
University and University men. It
has been 130 years since the corner
stone of the oldest American state
University was laid, the event taking
place October 12, 1793, when the cor
nerstone of the old East building was
laid.
Several suggestions in regard to
formulating plans for the meeting are
made by the Secretary.
The circular letter brings out some
interesting facts relating to the ac
tivities of the Alumni during the past
year. It shows that there are 57
groups which are completely organ
ized, and that these groups conducted
70 meetings. There are 16 groups
which elected officers, but who did not
hold successful meetings during the
year. There are 27 groups of Uni
versity Alumni sufficiently large to
hold a meeting, and who should gath
er October 12, the letter shows.
Secretary Grant makes a strong
appsal to the Alumni to observe Uni
versity Day in a fitting manner, and
it is believed that the letters will call
forth a welcome response.
PHI TO INITIATE
SATUuDAY NIGHT
Philanthropic Assembly Had
First Meeting of Year Last
Saturday Night
Initiation of new members into
the Philanthropic assembly will take
place at the regular weekly gather
ing of the assembly tomorrow night,
according to plans made at the first
meeting of the year last Saturday.
At last Saturday's meeting com
mittees for the coming year were
appointed by George Hampton, who
will head the Assembly as its speak
er this year. Tht inaugural address
of the new speaker will probably be
delivered Saturday night, following
the initiation ceremonies.
Officers of the Assembly for the
fall quarter are: George C. Hamp
ton, Jr., speaker; F. P. Parker, Jr.,
speaker pro-tem; R. Y. Thorpe, ser-geant-at-arms;
M. M. Young, reading
clerk; W. M. Saunders, treasurer; J.
E. Mann, assistant treasurer; C. E.
Spencer, W. M. Saunders, and . J. 0.
Bailey, Ways and Means Committee;
D. L. Ward, chairman -of Appelate
Committee.
Business Contest
All men interested in the
contest for the business
staff of the Tar Heel, now
going on, may apply in writ
ing to Gus Bradley, Business
Manager. Freshmen are eli
gible for this contest.
MASS ATHLETICS
TO BE ORGANIZED
FRESHMAN HAVE
GOOD PROSPECTS
Over 150 First Year Men Are
Out for the Two Freshman
1 Football Teams
The University Has Promised
Its Financial Support. Pro
gram Arranged.
The fact that the University is
plunging into mass athletics in no un
certain style has recently been broad
casted throughout the state. For
the first time in the history of this
institution a large sum has been ap
propriated for the physical develop
ment of the average student, and
statistics show that the average stu
dent needs a sounder body.
Along with the construction of fif
ty tennis courts and a mammoth gym
nasium, comes the organization of
the Carolina Dormitory club which
will foster all intra-mural athletic
contests. A group of representative
students, acting for the various dor-
Calisthenic exercises have consti
tuted the program of Coach Grady
Pritchard's Freshman footballers,
who were called out some time ago.
Over 150 first year men answered the
Coach's call, and from this mass of
both experienced and inexperienced
men, Carolina's freshman team for
1923 will be formulated.
Two teams will eventually be se
lected from the squad, one playing
other college freshmen teams with
the other meeting high schools and
prep schools.
Some of the leading candidates,
judging by past high school and by
prep school records, which really
count for nothing, according to the
Coach, I are:
Whisnant, 185-pound back and
PAST WAKE FOREST
CAROLINA GAMES
1914 Carolina 53, W. F. 0
1915 Carolina 35, W. F. 0
1916 Carolina 20, W. F. 0
1917 No Game
1918 Carolina 13, W. F. 7
1919 Carolina 6, W. F. 0
1920 Carolina 6, W. F. 0
1921 Carolina 21, W. F. 0
1922 Carolina 62, W. F. 3
COLLEGE NIGHT
IS BIG SUCCESS
Annual Affair to Instruct Fresh
men in Ways of the Uni
versity is Above Par
College Night, which is held each
year for the benefit of the new men,
was more of a success than ever this
year. At this meeting the new
a . band was one of the pleasant sur-
formerf Weaver College star; Hack- j prjses afforded the old men present,
ney, former Durham high halfback, ; To those who were acquainted with
exceptionally good on end runs; Dal-j iast year's band the performances
ton, backfield man from Bingham Df the new one was quite a treat,
school with a big rep; Kendall, Wea-j The showing made by the freshmen
ver College; Calhoun, Rocky Mount, j jn the practice of the schools yds,
lineman; Dortch, fullback, Goldsboro j lead by P. C. Fronebarger, was quite
high; Kluntz, 225-pound back, Rock- remarkable and promised that if they
hill, S. C, high; Nims, South Caro-' kept going to the same tune the veil-
THE POST OFFICE
PETITIONS SENT
TO WASHINGTON
W. G. Bramham and Dean J. F.
Royster Will Seek Aid of
Post Office Department
CONDITIONS N O BETTER
the Presbyterian church, feasted, and U"ian who Punted exceptionally well ing in the stands would far surpass
Grimsay, of Greensboro, back with
Riverside Military Academy, Geor
gia ladt BPiicnn' firwrnll T?rwkxr Tlfrtiinf
out strongly for the proposition stat- , , J j
lt , ' . ., , , back for Georgia Military Academy
then listened to the plans of the or
ganization. Mr. C. T. Woollen, repre
senting the University's position, came
when working out with the varsity; ! the passive resistance of last year.
Owing to the illness of President
Chase, who was scheduled for the
main speech of the evening, Dr. R,
j iui iV, n... i,,i. v,
6 . ' . ., .. last year; Branch, Fishburne; Dan-
promotion of mass athletics would i . . , . , ,. ,
have the financial backing of the University.
Under the plans outlined by John ; '
D. W. Cc inor, of the History Depart
ment, presented the University, its
wroik and meaning, to the freshmen,
He asked them to not only take
courses, but to lay the foundation
here which will later make them the
most useful citizens of the state.
To Earl Hartsell, '24, was given the
task of showing the new men what
careful attention to their class work
iels, Raleigh, a lineman; Avner,
from he Keystone state of Penn
sylvania, a lineman weighing 225
Purser, the campus is divided into i f . , ' ' , , , ... .
. ,, high last season, end and halfback;
welve groups as follows: Battle, , AtkinfL captain of Asheville high
Vance, and Pettigrew, Steele, the four T ch io Mc
quadrangle dormitories, Carr, Old and ,,.Jr . . . .
Npw Wost.. OIH and Now Fast., and a ' " 7. ' . . 1 J. p-"IcllJ
, , ., '., j ',, .! football at Shelby high under . Dick i would mean to tham here and in later
! i? . Gnrley last year; Kirkpatrick, Ches- life. He spoke highly of the advan
v. j f. Wo ! ter- S- C- backfield man tipping the . takes of making Phi Beta Kappa, but
., . ' . , (scales at 210 pounds; Crudup, for- warned the men against thinking more
three officers, two of whom will serve 1.11.1 'iun 1 1 n i - . .
as representatives on the executive mer halfback wlth Rale,h hh- Bass- (Continued on page 4)
as representatives on tne executive, , , , -
committee of the Dormitory club. The ... , ,;fuli ,.
. ' ... others, both with and without pre- rimnm lumrvnYlTl
represent the dormitory on the exec-, .,th-h nfh on,.llr . 1 11UJI IIIUUIIIIU
utive committee while the manager of judg6( material looks execption.
contests will look out for the sched- : aU pl.omisi Rock Hm g c high
ule of his group and see to it that it . schoo, has contributed several heavy
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CONCERT BAND
Mayor Robinson
Ships German Dog
Last Wednesday afternoon T. D.
Wells, one of the cross country track
men was bitten by the German police
dog owned by W. A. Gant, who
brought him back from Europe last
summer. Wells was not hurt to any
great extent. He saw the dog lunge
at him and jumped aside preventing
the dog from doing more than to
bruise his leg, which was bare. A
warrant was sworn out for Gant on
the charge of letting a vicious dog
run wild.
Since the dog did hot appear 'to
be mad and both Dr. Lawson and Dr.
Mangum said that the bite was not
dangerous, Mayor Roberson suspen
ded judgement on condition that the
dog be shipped out of town as soon
as possible. Otherwise the Mayor
said that he would have the dog shot.
INFIRMARY NOTES
This year's student body certainly
got off to a healthy start. Just visit
the Infirmary. Yesterday it cared
for but one lonely patient, and ho
was promised his freedom today.
Fifteen beds are being added to
the Infirmary, making wards for
forty-one patients.
The athletic program promises to
be very popular with the student body.
Besides the financial support of the
University which assures needed
pmniiinipnt-.. Cnan Rnh "Ppt.ypr is rjppn. '
ly interested in the project and is
lending his time and experience to its
realization.
The program so far will include
touch football which begins immedi
ately, the pushball contests which met
with considerable success last fall,
and a cross country run, the winners
of which will receive the best cake
in Chapel Hill. Further information
on this will appear in the next issue.
The first step is the organization
in each group as explained by John
Purser. He urged that capable men
be placed in charge of the various
units to insure the success of the or
ganization. The schedule of the first
group meeting follows: Friday night,
10 P. M., Quadrangle dormitories,
Carr, Old West, and New West build
ings. Saturday night at 10 P. M.,
Steele, South, Battle, Vance, Petti
grew, Smith and Old and New West
buildings.
men to the squad, and it is consid-!
ered that the pick of high school and ! Director Sides is Well Pleased
by Interest of Those Regis
tered for Band Work
N. C. State College ' i.-.n't saying
much this year. The Wolfpack has
suffered cruelly from the loss of men
through graduation and desertion.
Hartsell has recently bolstered up
his coaching staff by the addition of
new blood from above the Mason
Dixon line. Sammy Homewood sent
up a bunch of likely youngsters from
last year's freshman team, and it's
out of these that Hary is hoping to
build something besifles a weak and
toothless wolfpack.
The office of the Dean of Graduate
Students announces that there will
be a full meeting df Graduate Stu
dents October 2nd., at 7:30 in 206
Phillips.'
prep school players of last season
in this section, are now numbered
among the freshman squad. 1
"Red" Johnston and Norman Shep-'
hard are ' al aiding Pritchard. ' The first mcetlnS of the Carolina
Grady is coaching the linemen, while Concert Band was held last Wednes
Johnston to taking the backfield men day evening. The director, Mr. L. R.
under his wing. j Sides, is well pleased with the inter-
Practice is being held at the j est shown by those who have regis
freshman athletic field every after-, tered for band work. However, he
noon. i especially urges ihat the old men
come out, since forty of the forty
five reporting for the first meeting
were from the freshman class. With
the experience that this would add to
the organization Carolina would soon
have one of the best, if not the best
band in the state.
The regular practice will be held on
i Tuesday and Friday evenings at
eight o'clock sharp, in the band room
on the fourth floor of New West. An
hour at each meeting is the limit so
it is urged that everyone be on time.
Those desiring private lessons are
asked to se! the director at once and
get their work lined up for the year.
The plans for the year are more ex-
The band
THE "Y" CABINET
HOLDS MEETING
First Meeting of the Year Was!
Well Attended. To Meet
Each Monday Night
The "Y" cabinet held its first meet
ing of the year on Wednesday night
with about twenty members present.
Plans for the coming year occupiad
practically all of the meeting, which
was called to order by President J. tensive than ever before
R. Purser. will be present at all University
A. D. Milstead, chairman of the ' games in Chapel Hill during the year,
BIG SOUTHERN GAMES
SATURDAY
U. N. C. vs Wake Forest
Ga. Tech vs. Oglethorpe
Univ. of Va. vs Furman
Univ. of Ga. vs Mercer
V. M. I. vs Lynchburg
V. P. I. vs Hampden-Sidney
N. C. State vs Roanoke
Trinity vs Guilford
Auburn vs Clemson
Univ. Miss, vs Univ. Ala.
committee on weekly religious meet
ings, suggested a change in the pro
gram of, the meetings for this year.
Instead of including in each meet
ing's program a speaker whose sub
ject is often of intellectual rather
than religious interest, the chairman
proposes to devote the entire time
to subjects of religious interest only.
This new program would probably
include a speaker from the "Y" cab
inet each week, and Hie meetings to
be held in Gerrard Hall instead of in
the Y .M. C. A. building.
At each Monday night session ' of
the cabinet four chairmen are to re
port on the progress of their special
committee work, so as to keep the
1 whole cabinet informed.
The cabinets meetings are to be
i held each Monday night this year.
1 They will begin promptly at 10 p. m.
land end at 10:45. President Purser
I invites any men who are interested
in "Y" work to attend any of the
i Monday night cabinet meetings.
Dr. MacPherson from Chicago Uni
versity has been made Associate Pro
fessor of Pathology in the depart
ment of Medicine. He is to teach Bacteriology.
and at' several out-of-town games.
Besides this, a tour of the state is
planned for the spring.
Big Hole Remains
,".a Mystery as Ever
Doubtless many have wondered
what the hole next to Jack Sparrow's
means. The hole is the property, that
is, if a hole may be the property of
anyone, of Mayor Roberson. The
Mayor refuses to give any definite in
formation as to what the hole will
contain later on.
However,' its presence is being put
to good advantage. There are sev
eral of its neighbors who are trying
to rent it for a swimming pool, for
which it is at the present admirably
suited, though the season is rather
late.
Jack Sparrow also sees an advan
tage in it and makes use of one of its
possibilities. It forms a convenient
place for him to sweep out his trash.
Open the side door, give it a push
and it is done.
It is not probable that anything
more will be done on it until next
spring at the earliest.
The post office situation has not
changed insofar as service is con
cerned. Students and townspeople
still spend a lot of perfectly good time
trying in vain to get a letter or stamp.
Although this deplorable condition
still exists, it is no fault of the local
mail dispensers. Postmaster Hern-
don has already taken every step
within his power in an effort to re
lieve the situation. He and his em
ployees are working overtime every
day, witiiout additional remuneration,
trying to keep their heads above the
sea of mail, both incoming and out
going, with which he is swamped.
The latest developments in the cf
'ort to secure relief from the national
post omee department, include a
series of petitions signed by the stu
dents of the University and one from
the faculty. These petitions ask the
post office department to do something
in the wry of relief immediately. An
other big step which will aid in se
curing better service at the earliest
possible date, was the soliciting of
the aid and interest of W. G. Bram
ham, Chairman of the Republicai
State Executive Committee, in the
congested conditions prevailing in
Chapel Hill. Mr. Bramham, accom
panied by Dean W. F. Royster, will
at an early date journey to Washing
ton to see the officials about the mat
ter. A definite plan will be submit
ted for the consideration of 'A:o big
boys at the Capital City. This plan
is village delivery. Under it mail will
be distributed to the various homes
of the townsfolk and to the Univer
sity dormitories. If the Washington
officials toss a big pile of red tape in
the path of Messrs. Bramham and
Royster, Silent Cal Coolidge is going
to have a pair of determined Tar Heel
visitors at the: Presidential residence.
They hope to be able to secure some
action, although nothing material can
be hoped for or expected within sev
eral weeks. Under the present status,
further aid to the Chapel Hill Post
Office would require an act of Con
gress and this would be impossible
since Congress does not convene until
December. Their immediate purpose
is to impress upon the men in charge
of such affairs, the present peculiar
and calamitous situation. It is a sit
uation which is very difficult of analy
sis since the per c:.; :';a mail
of the students and the university is
very great. The increase of the stu
dent body and mailing' lists of the
University has added greatly to the
amount of mail to be handled by the
local office.
Just what plan for relieving pres
ent conditions is best suited has not
as yet been ascertained. Postmaster
Herndon suggests that more boxes be
secured and that the force of the lo
cal office be increased. Other plans
including village delivery and a sub
station of the campus have been care
fully considered. All that can be done
now is patiently wait till Messrs.
Bramham and Royster make the trip
to Washington and see just what and
how soon something can be done.
Financial Campaign
. of "Y" Starts Tuesday
The annual financial campaign of
the Y. M. C. A. will take place Oct
ober 2nd to 4th A banquet to the
one hundred and twenty odd members
of the campaign committee will be
given at one of the churches on Tues
day night. At this meeting plans will
be outlined for the campaingn which
is in charge of Woodard and Knox
Massey.
" This year's budget for the "Y" wil
be considerably , larger than bafore,
probably exceeding $12,000. Of - this
amount the University has promised
half, leaving $fi,000 to be raised by
students and alumni. Alumni can ba
counted upon for about one-sixth of
this amount, so that the student body
will be expected to contribute about
$5,000, or slightly over two dollars for
each student, to aid in paying for
the directory, the freshman handbook,
the self-help department, and other
services which the "Y" renders on the
campus.
The Registrar's office announces
that 2106 students have already reg
istered for the Fall Quarter. This
is about 300 more than there were
in school at this time last year.