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CIRCULATION This Issue: 2,506 Yackety-Yack Bills Must Be Paid Before Feb. 15th. mat mn Vol. XXXII TWELFTH SERIES OF FOLK PLAYS PROVE BEST YET "Reviewer Takes Less Hostile At titude to Plays Than in Former Series TSEVERAL ACTORS STAR soc There is a multiplicity of reasons, my dear readers, and very good ones, too, which may account for the radical departure this report of the latest offerings of the Carolina Playmakers will take from that which I rather fancy you are exacting. Chief among these reasons arc the remarkably improved, showing of th Playmakers themselves in the twelfth series of Folk-Plays, a certain im portant engagement at nine tonight, and the growing conviction that noth ing pays less in these parts than to laugh sardonically, or ever, cachinate furtively into the sleeve, at ceitain phases of the human scene which strike one as ludicrous. So there will be no badinage, persiflage; no face tious suggestion that the loyal thes pian guild adopt a Dan Cupid ram pant on their coat-of-arms or mask trademark. Concise statement of fact, unprejudiced opinion, and brevi ty, will, I trust, nevertheless jnake it partake somewhat of the nature of criticism. Selah! The three one-act plays staged Fri day and Saturday evenings at the lo cal Play-house are' in every way su perior to the series which drew down the wrath of this particular oracle last fall. It seems to me, and I am glad to be able to conscientiously oracleagree for once with the loya' supporters, that the twelfth series ranks favorably with the bsst Play maker performances and strikes an unmistakably authentic note of achievement. Before going into the program in detail I wish to deliver a pronounce ment upon Playmaker audiences and their conduct. I'll wager a rcotch laden Mauretania to a thimbleful of Choker-Chola that there is no town in the state that gives such exas perating audiences as Chapel Hill. It strikes me as being neither oarticu larly mannerly or thoughtful of an audience to titter and guffaw when they see a yokel, in a tensely dra (Continued on Page 4) Johnscn and Tracey Form Pressing Club Two enterprising young men from the County in the Far West, to wit, Buncombe itself, sympathize might ily with tha unfortunate losers in the recent fire, but nevertheless they need money and being from Bun combe just can't help but have an outlet for their energy. They have hired the best presser they could pro cure, and equipped the old shack jast this side of the telephone exchange with u;i to date pants' preservers; they are out for the pressing club business. These students are Harry Johnson, and Herbert Tracey of Ashevill". The old shack used to be the hang out of the village's fish vendor, but now the not unpleasant odor of gasoline .greets all passerbys. Real service is their motto. Cleaning, dyeing, press ing, are their watch words. They have conceived the idea of pressing for fifteen cents cash all suits presented to "Johnson and Tracey" Tuesday or Wednesday of this week. It will how ever be necessary to bring a coyy of their Tar Heel ad with each suit. They state that this is bona fide and they guarantee a supeiior grade oi work. COLTON SUGGESTS NEW COM1 C. B. Colton, editor-in-chief of the Tar Heel, presented the idea of a new college comic under the auspices of the Publications Union to the stu dent body in Chapel last Monday. Mr. Colton fully explained the plans for the new comic, the most im portant feature being the fact that the new publication will ha finance by subscription rather than by un in crease of the students' Publication Union budget. A motion was made that the comic be started by the Union. This was passed by a large vote. Only two men were reported on the inl'irmuiy sick list for the past week. They were T. L. Strange and Cutz, both having bad colds. Playmakers Leave For Eastern Tour "The Carolina Playmakers," after having presented their Twelfth Se ries of Folk-Plays to Chapel Hill, will depart Wednesday on their Seventh State Tour, which will include the following towns in their itinerary: Louisburg Feb. 13, Smithfield Feb, 14, Kinston Feb; 15, New Bern Feb 16, Elizabeth City Feb. 18, Edenton Feb. 19, Scotland Neck Feb. 20, Greenville Feb. 21. The plays selected for this tour make a varied and interesting pro gram. "The Black Rooster," a coni- 2dy of tenant farm life, by Pearl Setzer, was the most popular of th' three plays presented on the SixtV. State Tour last Fall. "Fixin's," the 3econd play, is a tragedy, by Paul and Erma Green. Paul Green is one of the most distinguished playwrights the organization has yet developed, and his works are published by "The Atlantic Monthly" and other leading periodicals. Miss Erma Green, his sister, came to the University t-i study playwriting and production, and wrote "Fixin's" in collaboration wifh her brother. "Gaius and Gaius Jr.", a farce comedy, by Lucy jil. Cobb, was a great success when presented on iour last Fall, which is the main rea son for its revival for this bill. The following is the personnel for L,he Seventh State Tour: Professor Frederick H. Koch, Chapel Hill, Mas ter Frederick Koch, Jr., Chapel Hill, Miss Margaret J-nes, Charlotte, Miss Frances Gray, Chapel Hill, Miss Pearl Setzer, Hickory, N. C, Mr. William Cox, Rowland, N. C, Mr. George Denny, Chapel Hill, Mr. Frank Hursey, Lakeland, Florida, Mr. E. M. Pritchett, Asheville, Mr. G. G. Mattison, Greenwood, S. C, Mr. G. H. Logie, Concord, N. C, Mr. P. I,. Elmore, Dover, N. C, Mr. A. E. Shackell, Edenton, N. C, Mr. Erskina Duff, Elizabeth City, N. C, and J. H. Duckworth, Candler, N. C. F. N. MULLEN JR. WINS DEBATE IN PHI SOCIETY F. N. Mullen, Jr., of South Mills, was selected as the best speaker on the winning side in the annual fresh nan intra-society debate, he'd Satur day night at the regular mooting of the Phi Assembly. Mullen and J. B. Pave presented lie Negative side of the query, ''He solved: That the Units 1 SUUv should icin the World Court." The affirma tive was upheld by Carl W. Kelley and T. E. Clemmons. The main arguments pr;-:-.c-ntoil by .he victors Were that the World ?ovr.t is impracticable, th.. United States vouid have no say in financ ns' ;he i-O'-.i i or in selection of judges, and that the United States would en tail obligations which wo'..'! be i.s disaovanrage. Xo bills? or resolutions were uis cussed, the Assembly adjuurning to attend the Playmakers. Judges for the freshman cebate were Carl Wiegand, R. W. Adams, mu F. R. Atkins. Track Squad Working Hard Under Coach Bob Track candidates are having daily workouts and are warming up for the coming season under the eye of Coach Bob Fetzer. The good weath- sr whi:h has been prevailing for the past few weeks has brought many men out to Emerson Field. All hough no call has been sent out yet for freshmen track aspirants, many '27 men have donned their uniforms and .ire getting into shape. Coach Bob is anxious for more men to come out for track as he feels that h?. can not have too much material to work with. The squad will have plenty of work to do this spring as the manager is reparing quite an extensive sched lle with leading state and southern olleges. Just now attention U cen tered around a big meet to b2 hdd n Asheville March 1, in which the cadins colleges and universities of he south will ba represented. This ,i!l necessitate rigid training in order o compete favorab'y with the soi'.th's inest. Ths finds of the intra-mursd track neets will bo held March 8 in the lew gymnasium to decide the indiv itial and dormitory winners of those vho survived the preliminaries on February 1. Keith Grady who was hurt while n duty in Great Fall, South Carc .ia, is repotted as doing nicely. Grady as a member of the co-operative Do artment of the Electrical Engltieer ig Department. Chapel Hill, N. DON QUIXOTE Friday night at half past eight in Gerrard Hall, Tony Sarg will present Cervante's masterpiece "Don Quixote", which has been adapted for puppet play. Tony Sarg and his Marionettes will be brought here by the Carolina Playmakers. Small Vote Cast On the Bok Peace Plan A total of 109 votes were cast in ;he balloting on the Bok Peace Plan lere last week. Of this number 59 were for the plan and 50 registered their disapproval of it. It was just the last of the past week that re- -ults of the voting here wa3 made known, as it seemed that there was i general spirit of neglect comiect- d with the whole matter. Tn tao first place the voting was done on a ainy day and the box placed in front of the post office had no sign o" any thing about it lead one to suspect that the Bok Peace Plan was at stake, except the handful of water-soaked ballots on the box. At any rate the vote cast .seemed to be a very intelligent vote and it could be seen that the men who voted on the plan had been convinced as to he worth-whileness of the plan. Out of the total number of voters 33 were egal voters, 19 being on each side. Another thing very noticeable about the ballots was the absence of fac ulty votes. Whether the vote is representative of the student body is hard to tell but at any rate the vast number of hose who did not vote is representa tive ot the attitude taKen Dy stu dents in regard to such matte-s. Those who did vote did so with the feei ng that they were right in their .pinion of the plan. Large numbers of students expressed themselves ats ot being able to decide the ques tion, the vote also showed tnere hat was no general politiclng for the plan as has been evident.''! else wnere. The two literary societies iad discussed the plan and had voted it aewn. It is interesting to note that at N. C. C. W. the plan was voted on ith the result that 1,100 voted fa- oiable to the plan and 8 against. At Trinity College a total of 562 votes were cast, 482 for the plan and 80 against. Other colleges in the state have or will in the near future take . otes on Mr. Bok's plan. THE FAMOUS PICKWICK BURNED 0 Students Will Have to Seek Amusement Elsewhere Now Until a New and Greater Pick Is Finished Pendy Puts on a "Movie Special" to Durham By E. S. Barr The "pic" is dead. The homely lit- 1o ronstinff n'ace of thousands cf Carolina students gave its farewell party early Saturday morning ana died an easy victim to ravenous flames that threatened to demolish the entire fraternity row, swept on by a strong, cold wind. But for the prompt anc efficient action of the vol unteer fire department and the aii of students, the fire would have been the most dastructive in the history of Chapel Hill. Firemen Prompt Even before the siren had finish ed sounding, the truck was out of the building and on the way to the fire. Although it was impossible to ;ave the building which contained the Pic and the O'Kelly Pressing Club, he steady streams of water on the back side of tha baiking checked the lames from spreading. Students perched on the roofs. of nearby fra ternity houses, smothered the rain of sparks and embers, although sev eral houses were narrowly saved from burning. The Pi Kappa Alpha house caught on fire three times, but the buckets of water saved the day. Remove Furniture All along the row the boys car ried out their belongings, and furni Aire taking no chances with the like ihood of fire from the rain of sparks, fhey were in all 'stages of dresi and .muiess, and so were the co-eds. One jf the spectators was heard to re al ark that the weird spectacle of the C, Feb. 12, 1924 Acacia Will Give A Valentine Dance Acacia Fraternity has sent out some engraved invitations to a dance they are giving Friday night. According to the card the dance will be held in hs Piedmont Club in Durham and is to be a real Valentine Dance. An excellent orchestra has been engaged and the stage is set for a sure enough party. Although the highly sntertaining Tony Sarg and his as sisting Marionettes are on the col ander for Friday, this dance of the Acacia's promises good music, an ex tie'Ient dance floor decorated in fit ting valentine style and a host of beautiful and attractive girls and some of the bast grade bane-dry punch. Acacia has bsen established with its North Carolina chapter for the past several years and gives annu ally one of the best dances of the season. They are a group of young Masons and have found a steady irowth on the campus. If the enter tainment they are giving to celebrate old St. Valentine is like their previ ous efforts it should be a huge suc cess. Those receiving cards are ask -3d to respond as soon as possible. A SURPRISE PARTY A delightful surprise party was ;iven Saturday evening at the Rob ertson House by friends of William Hannah, in honor of his birthday. A jnique feature in honor of this party was the entrance of the honored guest into the midst of his friends and find thereupon a beautifully lighted cake (with the correct number of candles) turrounded by packages of all sizes anging from small ones to hat boxes. These contained presents of a very unusual sort and afforded a vast amount of amusement for the guests. Dancing and bridge were enjoyed, uso delightful refreshments consist ng" of sandwiches, cake and coffee. About thirty guests were present. UND SATURDAY MORNING inmates of Russell Inn with their hair hanging down their backs and their clothes in wild disarray was alone worth the rising from bed ;n the cold dawn. 0ign of Fire Unknown The fire raged from about four o'clock until nearly seven and con tinued smouldering until late in the afternoon. It is unknown how the fire started. There are various theor ies as to the origin of the fire. Some hold that it was started by a cigar ette stub left among some peanut hulls; others claim that it started 'n the projection room, although this -,eems to be rather improbable, since he projection room is practically fire proof and is the least destroyed -art of the building. The machines ire tbsolutely ruined and their poor ight will no longer ba an annoyance to the patrons of the Pick. Pick Duilt in 1910 The Tickwick Theatre, to give i ts full name, was built about 101G. 3efore this time the only show i town had been a much worse plac; up where Andrew's Cash Store is now. When the Pick was built, it was considered to be a fine place that i.s, in comparison with its prede esior. The present building was owned by S. J. B.'ookwell and leased -o Jlayor Ri,berson, who left the raan igement of the show in the hands of Jim Phips. Pressing Club Ruined Both of the companies in the buil ( Continued on Page 4) Tony Sarg Presents V ivianoneues f riaay Tony Sarg's Marionettes, world famous educated puppets, will appear in Memorial Hall Friday;1 February 15, in two performances. The mati nee, for children from seven to sev enty, consists of the classics, "Little Red Riding Hood" and "Hans and Gretel." In the evening they will present Tony Sarg's adaption of Cer vantes' famous masterpiece, "Don Quixote." The Puppet Play is one of the old est forms of dramatic art and no doubt one of the most popular. The cost of production is so great that here are very few good puppot diows in existence. Of these, Tony Sarg is the premier producer. The puppets are cleverly construct id miniature dolls with every detail of the characters they portray. They are manipulated with silk strings and are given expression by ventrilo quism. From twenty to thirty ttrings are employed in directing the actions of a single puppet. One of the features of Mr. Sarg's produc tion is a puppet smoking a pipe. which is accomplished with the aid of tiibas through the puppet'.i back When he arises from the chair in which he has been smoking, the tubes are disconnected and he ban ishes his pipe. In fact, the puppets ire so well-educated that it is indeed hard to believe that you are not watching the performance of human beings. SPRING FOOTBALL CALL SENT OUT TO PLAYERS Last week the coaches issued call for the football men to report for spring practice, beginning Feb. 11. According to the plans laid out, the squad will be put through 3cveral weeks of actual practice before hot weather sets in. Last year about 'wo weeks of elementary wo-it was jiven to about forty men but this year the work is to ba undertaken in a more serious fashion. Several North Carolina colleges, not ti men tion rival institutions in other states, have already begun early practice in looking forward to the coming fall. Davidson College issued a call near y two weeks ago and reports have it that Coach Younger is expecting a great team as a result. Below is the letter sent out to prospective members of the J!)i;4 football squad: Although the football season seems too far away to warrant any thought or attention at this time, if we would keep abreast of the rapid develop ment of the game, and maintain the enviable position to which wo have alimbed, it is necessary that we bo gin now our active preparation for cie 1224 season. The modern game of football ha become so technical and so :ho;-ough-y scientific that it is impossible to itaster the fundamentals anrl develop team play in the short time consnm id by the fall season. There Tore, ve are planning a longer and a more strenuous spring season. When the weather permits we shall hold rcg alar practice on Emerson Field. On .ainy or extremely cold days, we ;ha!l hold lectures and general dis cussions in some suitable clas. room. You can do your part to make the spring training of real value, both to the squad and to yourself. May we not count on you to enter into this work with a wholehearted en thusiasm, and a determination that you will do your part, "v.vd '.hen some," to make the University of North Carolina a leader both in clean sportsmanship and in intelligent sci entific play. If we can bund our selves together in the proper spirit of loyalty, service, patience, perser erance and determination, athletic success is sure to follow our stand ird; and the name of the University of North Carolina will command the dghest respect of our rivals arid the admiration of our loyal friends. We need your cooperation and mor '1 snpi o;t, and urge you to use your influence at all times to secure the enthusiastic backing of the entire ttudent body nad the active partici pation of all available material. Spring practice will start Monday, February 11th. Equipment will be ssued at the Stadium two and four )'clo.k. We shall expect you to re port at this time. Coaches, February 9, 1924. Dean of Women Lucy M. Van Cott of Utah University was voted the liost beautiful woman on the can1 pus, n a contest held recently. Dean Van ott had eighty-six plurality o"ur her nearest competitor. B'x. No. 33 WIN OVER UNIVERSITY VIRGINIA-33-20 Carolina Quint Outclasses the Virginians in AH Phases of the Game CAROLINA UNDEFEATED Carolina's northern trip was turn- id into a string of unbroken victor ies when the Tar Heels defeated the ftrong Virginia team, Saturday in Charlottesville, by a score of 33-20. rn Lexington on the previous night, Washington and Lee was nosed out, 19-16. The Virginians were entirely con fident of victory, having doubled the .core on the University of Maryland on the night before, 2(5-13. The Tar Ieels had played the Old Liners on Tuesday night and had been forced :o accept a 20-20 count. Apparent ly strengthened by the arrival of 'Monk" McDonald, who joined his team-mates in time for the Washing ton and Lee game, the Down-Homers outplayed the Cavaliers in every phase of the contest. Carmichael and Cobb, one playing his last year for Carolina and the other his first, outclassed any player that the Old Dominion had on the floor.' The first half ended 14-9, Cobb md Carmichael piled up the 14 points between them. McDonald proved him self a free-throw artist, dropping in all five of his chances. In addition. he tossed one in from the court for good measure. The victory over Virginia leaves Carolina undefeated and possessor of an even dozen college scalps. With the exception of the University of South Carolina, William and Mary and N. C. State, the University has met and defeated all of its South Atlantic rivals for the present sea son, innity. Wake Forest and Wash ington and Lee will be played return ?;.mes, and N. C. State must be play ed twice before honors can be cinch ed. , Line-up: Caro'ina (33) Pos. Virginia (20) R. F. t (Continued on Page 4) Di Society Discusses Tax-Exempt Securities The question for discussion r.t the i)i Society last Saturday night was: Resolved, That the U. S. Government should modify the constitution so as to prevent the further issuance of non-taxable securieties. A. L. Groze introduced the question with a very lengthy and well prepared talk, in which he showed that since the gov- srnment had been issuing non-tax able securities the amount of money paid as taxes by the wealthier class of the nation had decreased by sev eral hundred percent. This, he said, . . iU.a U. ...... .Hlitr was aue to ine iaci mat -" """"j people put their fortunes in non-tax- ble bonds so as to reduce their tax es, inis tencency, nu nnuweu, m . lieving the rich, makes it necessary for the other classes to make up for the deficit, thereby throwing an in- reased burden on the poorer classes in the end. Pierce Mathews, in defending the negative, pointed out that the vast progress throughout this state and he South was made possible by non taxable bonds. Unless government securities were relieved of taxation they would hold no attraction for the buyer, and therefore could not be sold, thus halting civic and state improvements. In the end, he said, Ihe benefits which the poorer people lesire from the government improve ment overweighs the slightly increas ed taxes which they have to pny. These two men were followed by Lwo or three others who also made Tood speeches. At the vote, the neg ative carried by a good majority Spencer Murphcy's report was read, in which he stated that if the ;ollegiate debaters pictures were to ;o in the Yackety Yack, the Society vould have to pay for them. The matter was discussed, and the. society decided that since a fee of 5i) cent3 is charged each student at the b3 tinning of each quarter to cover the expenses of debating, the society did not feel it its duty to pay thi.i. 1 here fore it was decided to leave the mat ler up to the debute council. Only a small number of the mem bers were present at the meeting. The question for discussion for next Saturday night is: Resolved, That the distribution of birth control literature should bo legalized.
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