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Tage Two mr $ccl "The Leading Southern College Semi Weekly Newspaper" Member of N. C. Collegiate Press Association Published twice every week of the col lege year, and is the official news paper of the Publications Union of the University of North Caro lina, Chapel Hill, N. C. Subscrip tion price, $2.00 local and $3.00 out of town, for the college year. Offices on first floor of New West Building Entered as second class mail mat ter at the Post Office, Chapel Hill, N. C. EDITORIAL STAFF , C. B. Colton ..-.. 1 Editor W. M. Saunders ..-.Assistant Editor r. M. Davis, Jr ...Assistant Editor f. M. Saunders...- Managing Editor . D. Apple Assignment Editor REPORTERS H. R. J.E. FT. N. M. M. W. T. . A. J. O. L. A. W. H. Fuller Hiwkins Parker Young Rowland Cardwell, Jr Bailey Crowell Hosea C. L. S. E. W. B. W. S. M. P. W. D. A. E. Haney Vest Pipkin Mclver Wilson , Madry Poston Barr Parks E. S. J. R. Bessie Davenport BUSINESS STAFF Augustus Bradley, Jr..- ..Bus. Mgr. Harold Lineberger.. Asst. Bus. Mgr. W. T. Rowland Advertising Mgr. LOCAL ADVERTISING DEPT. G. L. 'Hunter- Manager Assistants J. G. Dunn H. L. Rawlins W. C. Whitehead FOREIGN ADVERTISING DEPT. C. G. Reeves : Manager Assistants Harold Seaburn Alex. Crowell " CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT William Way, Jr. Circulation Mgr. i Assistants: W. D. Toy, Jr. H. L. Wilcox JTom Dibble M. M. Fowler Classified Ad Dept. J. F. Shaifner Manager Anyone desiring to try out for Business Staff apply Business Mgr. You can purchase any article adver tised in The Tar Heel with perfect fiafety because everything it adver tises is guaranteed to be as repre sented. We will make good imme diately if the advertiser does not. Vol. XXXII. Feb. 12, 1924. No. 33 Market quotation: "Pic" Peanut Co. way below par. We feel toward the passing of our late and lamented "Pic" like a fellow does when his old decrepit hound is bagged by the dog catcheis. The dog might be lame, flea ridden, and useless, but you miss the old cuss when he's gone, If only a picture could have been taken of the motley crowd that crawl ed out of bed without too much at tention to their apparel to watch tht fiery death of the picture emporium. Co-eds minus make-up and students without much of anything worth de scribing gave the scene a picturesque flavor. Which makes us cherish a wicked hope that Russell Inn will burn some night. It is alleged that General Bowley said uncomplimentary thinirs concern ing Chester D. Snell, director of the University Extension Division and a lot of mean things about colleges in general. Somehow we have a faint suspicion that his speech in chapel will be worth hearing Monday n.orn ing, February 18th. The basket ball team certainly said it with goals on their recent triumphal parade through Virginia and Maryland. A team consisting of individual stars who work together like a charm, instead of trying to shine individually will take a lot of beating in the coming Atlanta Tour nament. Green, Carmichael, Cubb and co. make a basket look like a deep sea fishing net. We haven't seen Soc's review of the Playmakers yet, hence we are jotting down a few abbreviated impressions. 1. The Playmakers Put on a much better performance that did the audience. 2. The Inter lude was a real treat and deserved a heartier reception. 3. Fannie Gray's acting was an exceptional piec-j of work for an amateur, and her play sparkled with an Oscar Wilde radi ance. 4. Miss Majette lived up to her reputation. 5. "Fixin's" is a pow. erful play but needs a little fixin at the end. 6. Jim Hawkins' interpre tation of a maligned minister was well Hnnfl and Dut the Dlay aci .7. The Playmakers do not need adv vat' tising. A NEW THEATRE When the flames blotted out Car olina's favorite amusement center early Saturday morning, it brought back a rush of student memories of carefree hours in a dirty little buil ding which was only popular because of its uniqueness. Unique in that a student could throw peanuts, yell, spit on the floor, smoke, cuss, and sing to the weird music of the or chestra without fear of fines or pun ishment. There was no etiquette, no ushers, no restraint, not much music, no ventilation, and very little com fort; it had fair prices, plenty of en thusiasm and high grade pictures which were offset by erratic ma chines. In spite of its limitations, it was popular wth the students who never raised a loud howl for a new theatre. But now those days are gone forever, we hope. It is taken for granted that a new theatre is inevitable be fore the scholastic year draws to a close. Will the same rough conduct that characterized the old building be carried on to the new theatre when it is open for business? The Tar Heel believes that it will not, pro viding the prospective theatre is well ventilated, well equipped, and managed efficiently. If the building should be a shoddy affair, its very cheapness would invite cheap conduct, and the old 'Pic' code of etiquette would be reincarnated. Mayor Roberson undoubtedly in tends to build a decent theatre as soon as possible and probable hopes that the students will conduct themselves on a more gentlemanly plane. If the Mayor provides an attractive movie house and keeps the same standard of pictures, he should have nq diffi culty in securing the .co-operation of students in maintaining an orderly code of conduct. Also it is only fair to the faculty and women of Chapel Hill to build a theatre where they may go in comparative comfort and safety. This editorial assumes that the Mayor is going to b uild the new theatre. He is the logical one since he already has a building in the pro cess of construction that can easily be made into a spacious movie house. If action isn't started s:on, some live business man with a nose for a money making proposition w;ll beat him to the mark. In other words prompt action is advisable. CO-EDS FRIGHTENED BY FIRE SATURDAY MORNING The co-eds (like every one else) were aroused by the sound of the fire alarm early Saturday morninsr. A few of the bolder ones hastily donned their coats and shoes and were among the first to appear on the scene of excitement. There they remained despite the wind, despite the fact that they were hatless. ro-v- derless, rougeless, and hair was streaming around their shoulders. The less venturesome, however. crowded to the windows which over looked the fire; and as the wind rose higher, and sparks began to fly over the house and swirl around the win dows, one and all made a dive for their bags. Dresses were hastily crammed into the suit-cases, bjreau drawers were emptied, trunks were hastily locked and strapped prepara tory to throwing them out the win dow, and all this accomplished so quickly that there was still time to dress and go to the fire before all the excitement was over. Thus toilets varied from the hectic appearance of the first arrivals to sporty knicker suits, fur coats and spring bonnets, It is even reported that one eirl ston- ped to curl her hair, another woudn't go because she couldn't eet water to wash her face. Still another, not quite over the excitement of packing, oressea hurriedly and seizing her dearest possession in the form of his picture, she rushed to the fire with it clasped in her arms. Among the varied costumes which appeared at the fire, however, the girls did not feel out of place until a late-comer rushed up the street and then fell back in disappointment, "Ah psaw!" he exclaimed, "I thought it was the co-ed house on fire.' "Nope," another youth renliorl? "Nothin' but the Pic." But glancing down at a dainty ruffle showing be neath a coat, and at a pair of high- neeiea satin bedroom slippers, he yelled "O boy, if it only had been." W. and L. Sponsors Tourney An undertaking which will n, ., new department in the fUM - v J II ICl - scholastic athletics will be made on March 6, 7, and 8, and, through the efforts of Graduate Manager Dick Smith, Washington and Lee will en tertain and sponsor the First Annual State High and Prep School Basket ball Tournament. Ex. THE DESERT BY THE SHRIEK Wednesday Goes to the Play Well friends this Shriek which I am the valley of being away over the wk.-end leaves word that I should write a revue of the recent dramatick nfferines of the local matrimonial bu reau, viz., The Karolina Playmakers. Now it don't seem to me necessary to do nothing of the sort at all acct. of one W. C. Socrates is obliging with a orthydox report of same elsewhere in this issue. But the winds of this bloody Desert must blow or the Shriek will be out of a job and con- seauently I also. So I guess maybe I will indict a few well chosen wds. in re some things which possibly So crates don't mention in his revue which sadly I have not read. In the first place it looks to me like the Playmakers this yr. is un consciously incorporating a faint od or of the old trillogy idea whieh em- bryoed in ancient Grease into their programs. Take for instants last quarter a most important note in each play is a young and come-hither offspring which desires to wed against the will of his or her imme diate ancestors. Of course they all wins out in the end but only after they have been jawed at by tho irate parunts and the play has thus went its way to the conclusion. Last wk. the rulinar action in each skit is stealing the Darson steals the church's money, the charm-woman swipes the beaded bucket, and the tenut farmer purloins his wife's cot ton money as well as her eniovment of existing. Of course it don't really wean nothing but it fills up .ipace lo write about it anyways. As for the hot sketches themselves 1 couldn't hear very much of them on acct. of the gongorie ticking of the new clock which I understan 1 was gave to the hi school by the Traveler's Aid but I seen a plenty; Personally I think they was pretty fair but a sad disappointment after the great serious of plays last quar ter. Why it is altogether possibie that a couple . of these made some folks think for 2 or 3 minutes ard that won't never do in Chapel Hill. Furthermore they was absolutely nought to take ' the place of that great old stummick ache play of the preceding serious. Why will they produce plays about underpaid preachers and mistreated wives when they is such charming subjects lying all about as for in stants the stummick ache and beau tiful maidens which is to be had for the flip of a card? At any rate I am pleased to note that the powers which are have considered the feel ings of the dear peepul out in the state and won't burden them with anything much which might cause 3nrne to pause and cogitate for a while and thus waste valuable time. The stummick ache which they is taking on tour in place of the -sorry attempts, of the current proa ram won't germinate any of the ceryhra tion which would certainly be fatal to the piece of mind of the audiences. And besides it can easily ba under ?tood by them whereas the Beaded Buckel for instants is entirely too suttle and will accordingly and wise ly be left behind. But I've got some more kicks com ing yet for the performance itself. In the first place the printed uro grams was .of a jaundiced color which makes my head swim all evening. On top of this they could actually be read without much effort, a unheard of thing which unnerves me in the very beginning. In the second place the waits between acts is so briefen ed that I don't even have time to collect my valuable thoughts before whoop goes the curtain on another play. Lastly the plays is far too dumb for the quality of apprecia tion of most of the students pres ent which show their superior in telleck by laffing at the very ludi crousness of the performance and es pecially at the cheap and inartistic and Orpheumesque song and dance intrelude. It's about time folks real ized that students has got a sprmo of humor even if they ain't credit ed with it and that they ain't ea- ing to have tragedy and so-called Art flung at them when everybody knows that life is only a dream ar.yways. Well in termination I miirht nav that the parson in the first play wasn't no worm at all like he should of been which turned but a belliger ent looking person with a near-Haps-burg jaw which would of thrower! ,r the whole parcel of stewards about s yrs. before the date of the action of the play. But I certainly imt. t hand a wd. of praise to the tenant larmer m fixings which makes one workmanlike jo' of bolting an ungod ly amt. of stage-cooked baconandeggs. Also the great comedy efforts of this person and his wife at times deserv ed more laffter than they got". - ' Of course I don't know whether it was really there or not but this last play somehow give me a strong remy nissance of old Henry Ibsen, - the Chinese playwrighter. Not that this Near . Eastern breath was so worse, but I think that the song at the end should of been wrote in Swedish or Hungarian. It would have beei. much more pleasanter. Much obliged, WEDNESDAY, A. M. Drip, drip, drip. Abrogating for the moment our hide-bound rule against sentimental ity, we pause to shed 3 tears for the pass ing of the Pick. On the very heels of the grtat con flagration of Saturday morning the ubiquitous Salvation Army visited the Hill, evidently bent on succoring the little homeless Pickwicks and carry ing on the great uplifting moral in- thx.-nce lost with the passing of the Pick. We wonder what Boo George will have to live for now. We suppose that he and the rest of us, when we haven't the requisite time and funds to make use of Pendy's 'Cinema Spe cial,' will have to depend for enter tainment on the Commerce Schoc-1 'Educational Films.' Poor Wednesday was mightily put out by the fire. He was just about to burst forth with a g loriously mil itant indictment of the evils of the cinfma in Chapel Hill. But now the cinema will sin no more. And there's anotter good colyum gone to II . A handsome bound volume of the Congressional Record, which the Desert will present from time to time for choice bits of literary Taurus, is awarded this week to the Laundry No Portrait is so completely satisfy ing as one made by a Professional Photographer. MISS KATIE L. JOHNSON Portrait Photographer Durham, N. C. February Sale Of Furniture Reductions from 25 to 50 per cent Attend This Sale This Week 1 Royall & Borden East Chapel Hill St. Durham, N, C. PARIS Theatre Durham, N. C. Notice Students When in Durham, drop into the aris; you are assured of the cream of motion pictures. YOU ARE ALWAYS 1 WELCOME Department's biographical eulogium of WRESTLING, so kindly included in last week's wash. The Davie tree surgeons haven't dropped anything on our so-called head as yet but we are still hopeful. HIGH SCHOOL BASKET BALL STARTS SHORTLY The annual high school champion ship basketball contest will be under way the latter part of this week, Sec retary of the State High School Ath letic Association, having called a man agers' meeting to take place Tuesday and Wednesday. Managers of teams in eastern North Carolina met at Raleigh Tues day night in order to draft a sched ule for the eastern championship games. The western meeting was held at Greensboro on Wednesday. The number of schools to take part in the contest this year is the largest in the history of high school Damon "What did Professor Smith mean this morning when he told you that no man could ever make a silk purse out of a sow's ear!" Pythias "He meant that I'd never be able to do good work with a poor pencil. Guess I'll h:tve to get a Dixon's Eldorado. Old Smi'.y says it's the best drawing pencil made." 8 2,e master dmieugpmcir ST leads all dialer DURHAM PAINT COMPANY STORE OF QUALITY Largest Paint Store Between Richmond and Atlanta. - ,. ':':'' -'- " '. j; WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Corner Chapel Hill and Rigsbee Ave. Durham, X. C. THE CAROLINA PLAYMAKERS Present Tony Sarg's Marionettes Gerrard Hall, Friday, Feb. 15 MATINEE: 3:00 O'CLOCK "Hans and Gretel" and "Little Red Riding Hood" EVENING: 8:30 O'CLOCK "Don Quixote" Tony Sarg, noted illustrator and cartoonist, with the aid of "Uncle Charlie" Searl, has put these remark able dolls into immortal plays, popular and well adapted to Marionette performances. These tiny folks walk, talk, eat, smoke, ride horseback, skate and do everything a human being does. In Tony Sarg's Marionettes we have perfection in the art of puppetry. SCHOOL CHILDREN GET TICKETS AT GRADED SCHOOL Reserved seats on sale at Sutton and Alderman's PRICES: 50c, 75c, and $1.00 athletics in this state. 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