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mtti CIRCULATION This Issue: 2,506 Southern Champions Vol. XXXII Chapel Hill, N. C. March 4, 1924 No. 39 at CAROLINA WINS BIG ASHEVILLE TRACK CARNIVAL "Piles Ud Total of 48 Points While Nearest Competitor Secures 18 TAKE MANY FIRST PLACES By Elton Vest The Carolina track team returned Sunday from Ashevill where it was -victor in the collegiate department of a combined intercollegiate and in terscholastic meet which was held Saturday afternoon and night in Ken ilworth Hippodrome. . The Universi ty boys collected 48 points while their nearest competitor, Furman, succeed ed in gathering only 16 points. Car olina placed in each of the eight ev ents and defeated Furman's relay team in a special event between the two colleges. Coach Bob's charges demonstrated their superiority throughout the contests by winning six first places, five seconds and three thirds. Carolina walked away -with the track events, and it was in this department that most of the 48 points were won. Only one track vent, the 440-yd. dash was lost by 'Carolina. Furman and South Caro lina were better in the field contests than on the cinder path. Furman was Carolina's nearest Tival. Their 16 points were distri buted in one first place, three seconds and two-thirds. South Carolina tal lied along behind the Furman team with seven points, winning one first nd two second places. Wake For est received only one third place. Gaston of South Carolina won the only first place for his team, clear ing the bar in the high jump at five eet three inches. He also scored third place in the shot put event with a toss of 29 feet, one and one-half inches. Hammetf of Furman and Milstead of Carolina furnished some excite ment in the 440-yd. dash, Milstead lead in this ""event 'up until the last lew yards when Hammett in a filial spectacular spurt passed him and fell across the tape winning only by a few inches. The 50-yd. dash added some color to the occasion. Moore and Teague of Carolina won the first and second places respectively, in a fast time with Meeks of Furman who took "third place. A large number of schools took part in the interscholastic events and every place was hotly contested. Charlotte High took first place in this division. This team was one of the best balanced squads ever seen in Asheville. It fell below second place only once which was in the shot put event. The Queen City team took three firsts, three seconds and two thirds. During the entire contest, however, the Charlotte boys were olosely trailed by the Asheville High School. Gallagher of Charlotte ran a spectacular mile leaving West and Scott of the Asheville team trailing "behind after West had held the lead in a majority of the rounds. Mc Millan, Charlotte, won first place in the 50-yd. hurdles being closely press ed by Cliff, Asheville High, and "Vilas, Asheville school. Chakales, Asheville high, won two first places, winning the 50-yd. dash -and the shot put. Chakales will be remembered here for his stellar work last year in the finals of the football -and basketball championships. The team of the Carolina Military -and Naval Academy was composed -of one man. This "team," however, Lewis by name, was one of the big features of the meet. He captured two first places, the interscholastic broad jump and the high jump, which he took with five feet three and one naif inches. Two factors probably accounted for no better time having been made "in the meet. The season is still in its infancy and the men could not be expected to show the form that will :be possible later. Also the track was not banked on the curves and the run ners had to slow down to fight foi the pole. Summaries of events: Intercollegiate 60-yd. dash Moore, N. C, first; "Teague, N. C, second; Meeks, Fur ;man, third. Time 5:1. Mile run Ranson, N. C, first; "Thatch, N. C., second, Bailey, Wake Forest, third. Time; 4:58. 440-yd. dash Hammett, Furman, .(Continued on Page 4) Dr. Poteat Preaches Here Twice Sunday Dr. W. L. Poteat President of Wake Forest College, preachoid to two large congregations in the Chapel Hill Baptist church Sunday morning and night. In the morning he spoke on the relationship between faith and belief, and in the evening on Chris tian tasks. "The central mysteries of the scien ces are beyond the reach of the appa ratus available for research. The Chemistry professor can tell you that hydrogen and oxygen unite in a cer tain valence to form water. Ask him why they unite, and he may reply, be cause of chemical affinity; tut ask him what chemical affinity is, and he can only reply 'I don't know.' Ask the Physics professor what light is, and he may reply vibrations of the ether. Ask him, 'But professor, what is ether, and what makes it vibrate?' He can give you no answer better than Salisbury's, 'Ether is the nom inative case of the verb undulate.' He does not know. "It is impossible to arrive at ulti mate truth by science, possible only 'to know that you can not know, to be sure that you can not be sure.' Yet science is not entirely impotent. It is extended and completed by faith, faith in the regularity and unity of Nature. So in the spiritual and mor al realms we must rely on faith in things that we know yet cannot de monstrate. "It is y impossible to have a pro found spiritual experience without being able to understand it or to ac cept somebody else's explanation of it. Great harm has been done by the confounding faith and belief. Faith is the apprehending of the spiritual world; belief the intellectual assent to an intellectual proposition. Be liefs are attempts to explain the Christain experience, and creeds are collections of beliefs assembled by gentlemen more or less qualified to assemble. "Many Christians are troubled to day-with doubts, who do not doubt the essentials of the Christain exper ience, but only the orthodox explan ations of that experience. If a man can't face the i acts - of life without compromising the essentials of hs religeon, it is good-bye for him. I want to protect our intelligent youth from the recrudescence of an intell ectual attitude that I thought dead fifty years ago, the attitude that im prisoned Gallileo for heresy and un settling the Christain faith when he discovered that the earth moved rath er than the sun. "The man who adds to his memory of the facts of life the facts of the eternal life, the practicle mystic who lives in touch with the invisible Com panion, he is the victorious man." Phi Society Votes Down Disarmament The Phi Assembly hall was the scene of some very good debating laturday night. A bill sponsored by W. T. Couch, having as its object the total demolishment of the army and navv and national guard, substituting state police forces for these mediums of "law and order," called forth a large amount of debate but very few votes. The bill provided that total disarmament action be taken follow ing a similar understanding with oth er countries. The supporters of the measure were few and far between, but they were heard at all times. Messrs. Couch, H. ;. Fuller and M. M. Young, the coal ition which supported the bill when it was brought up last week, all gave it very vigorous support. J. M. Saun ders, Z. T. Fortesque, and several jthers opposed the plan. When a vote was taken, disarmament advo- :ates numbered only seven men. R. Y. Thorpe ran into the nest-egg of obiections when he introduced a esolution seeking the Assembly to to on record as favoring action to nrohibit the production of any plays which tended, in the eyes of the reso lution, to aggravate the Southern race problem. The resolution was aimed directly at the production of Eugene O'Niell's play, "All God's Children Got Wings," which has been a source of recent comment in the South due to the difficulty experienc ed by Mr. O'Niell in securing a white actress to play opposite a negro lead ing man. General opinion seemed to be that the play did not aggravate the race problem, but presented a bene ficial study of it. Abram Weil, H. R. Fuller and practically the whole As sembly opposed the resolution. Mi Thorpe finally agreed to withdraw the proposal. PRUNELLA TO BE k STAGED IN MAY Denny's Play Production Class to End With Forest Thea tre Performance r The year's work of George Den ny's class in play-production will cul minate in a studio production of the play "Prunella" in the Forest The atre in May, under the general sup ervision of The Carolina Playmakers. The course has been organized into a regular producing unit, and each student will manage a particular p.u-t of the production. All costumes fcnd necessary scenery will be made by thq class. At present the director of the production has not been selected, bu' the rest of the producing staff con sists of: Earl Hartsell, Business Manager; R. F. Adkins, Publicity Manager; Lucy Lay, House Manager; Theodore Livingston, Stage Manager; J. 0. Bailey, Master of Properties; Sue Byrd Thompson, Costume Direc tor; P. L. Elmore, Lighting Director; Erskine Duff, Make-up Director; Wil liam Pfohl, Art Director; Erma Greene, Music Director. The Cast ing Committee is composed of the Director, J. O. Bailey, Miss Lucy Lay, and Miss Sue Byrd Thompson, with Prof. Kotch and Mr. Denny as ex-officio members. This is the first time that the class in play-production has ever attempt ed the production of a play of this sort. There is an ever-increasing de mand at the University and in the state for work of this kind, and the Playmakers are steping forward to meet it. The play "Prunella," which brought back to life the famous fig ures, Pierrot and Pierette, is still popular and should be popularly re ceived when produced in the Forest Theatre in May. There is ample room for beautiful lighting effects and costuming. It was thought at first that there would be no charge for the performance, but the royalty' charge is so high that The Playmakers will have to charge admission. This course in play-production is taken in connection with English and is under George V. Denny. , At present, only one-half , course , credit is given for this work, but plan3 have been made for organizing the work and presenting it in three cours es for which three courses credit will be given. Beginning wth the Fall Quarter next year three courses ir. Dramatic Production, English 34-35-36, will be open to a limited number, each course involving five hours a week. During the year the following subjects will be studied in theory and in practice: acting, stage-crafe (in cluding the designing and making of stage models and actual construction of scenery for the productions of The Carolina Playmakers,) lighting, cos tuming, theatre designing and organ ization. At least one play will be produced in the course each quarter for public presentation. Lectures will be given during the year by Professor Koch and other specialists in the various phases of dramatic art. This course is a means of train ing students as directors of school and community theatres. This course will also be given in intensified form during the second term of the next Summer School, 1924. "THE CAROLINA BU CCANEER" IS NAME CHOSEN FOR NEW COMIC T. B. Freeman Is Winner of the One Who Submitted Name Turns in the "The Carolina Buccaneer" is the name, of Carolina's new college comic. The name was selected Monday night from a total of over 800 submitted. T. B. Freeman, a student here, is the lucky winner of the contest for the selection of the comics name, and he will receive the $25 prize offered. E. L. Justus, also a student submitted the name selected, but unfortunately for him, after Freeman. He will re ceive a free subscription to the pub lication for a year. The committee composed of Dr. R. D. W. Connor, Professors George Mc Kie and Raymond Adams admitted that they had no easy job in selecting a name from those turned in. But the name chosen was felt to fulfill all the qualifications set down by the board of the new comic. There were three main things considered. The name High School Title To Be Decided Saturday ' State High School Basketball As sociation champions will be determin ed Saturday night when the champ ions of the east will meet the champs of the west. Semi-finals for the di vision championships will be decided between now and Saturday. Tuesday night Durham and Smith field meet here in the semi-finals for eastern half contenders for the title. This game will be part of a double- header which will be held with the finals in the non-accredited series. Thursday night Rocky Mount and Wilmington will do battle for the hon or of meeting the victors of the Dur- ham-Smithfield game on Friday night. The western champions will be de cided Thursday night. The winners will then have Friday to rest for the final state championship game Sat urday night with the eastern half champions, which will be determined Friday night. Fifty cents admission will be charg ed to all double headers and to the state championship game. Twenty five cents will be the admission to the final eastern game Friday night, VOLUNTEER CONFERENCE TO BE HELD AT QUEENS The Annual State Student Volun teer Conference for North Caro lina meets at Queen's College this week end, March 7, 8, and 9. Every college in the state, both male and female, is to send delegates to this conference. There should be a to tal of three or four hundred in at tendance, about two hundred of whom will be college girls. Carolina is ex pected to be heavily represented and, through this article, an invitation is extended to the students of this cam pus who are interested in attending the conference to come in at once at the "Y" office and sign up as a delegate. There will be a special fare and a half rate, making the cost of the trip total about $8.00. The girls will be entertained at Queen's College" and atl men delegates in the homes of Charlotte people. Meals will be had at the Queen's College Cafeteria for the entire con ference attendance. ' "'" There will be an especially strong and attractive program for this gath ering, designed particularly for the taste and needs of college men and women. In addition to this more solid benefit, the occasion also holds very attractive social features, which, however, is clearly seen when we re member there are two hundred col lege girls present plus the student body of Queen's College. Carolina should have more than twenty-five men and possibly a doz en women students in Charlotte this week-end for the State Student Vol unteer Convention. The attention of members of the faculty is called to the faculty meet ing on Friday afternoon, March 7th, at 4:30 P. M., in the auditorium of Phillips Hall, at which time nomina tions for honorary degrees should be presented. According to the faculty's regulations, names must be put in nomination before March fifteenth, save by unanimous consent of the faculty. $25 Prize Money Offered to the Chosen E. L. Justus Also Same Name had to be short, snappy and easy to catch; historical, significant of North Carolina and suitable for expansion; and adaptable for the art staff to work upon. It was decided that the idea embodied in the name chosen better filled these qualifications than any other offered. The contest which culminated Mon day night with the selection of "The Carolina Buccaneer" has been going on for some time. The number of en tries from all over the state is indi cative of the interest manifested in the successful establishment of a stu dent college comic here on the cam pus, and under the supervision of the Publications Union. Monday night towards the last hours of the contest there was a rush (Continued on Page 4) TAR HEEL FIVE AGAIN WINS THE ATLANTA TOURNAMENT AND ARE CROWNED CHAMPS Holt Scholarships Have Been Awarded The Holt Scholarship, amounting to $125.00 each, were awarded last week to D. L. Corbett of the senior class, J. H. Burt of the junior class, T. A. Williams of the sophomore class and N. A. Orr of the freshman class. All these men have a high scholas tic record and are prominent in other college activitiies. Corbott who missed the Phi Betta Kappa member ship last spring only by a small mar gin has a very admirable self-help record for his four years as a stu dent here. Burt is a member of the wrestling squad and would probably have won the N. C, Monogram this year had not a broken wrist, sustain ed early in the season, prevented his participation in the final contests. The Lawrence S. Holt Scholarships were established three years ago. They amount to $125.00 each and are awarded annually to one student from each of the four classes. De cisions as to whom they shall go is in the hands of a special committee which makes the award upon the basis of: (1) need for financial assistance, (2) record as a self-help student, (3) committee's estimate of applicant's worth and promise, (4) scholastic re cord. Those receiving the scholarship last year were: J. O. Harmon, H. Hoss- houser, J. E. Hawkins and G. R. Ivey. Di Society Desire Bible Taught Here By a big majority the Di Society last Saturday night voted that the constitution of this state should be amended so as to allow the teach ing of Bible in the University. The affirmative was introduced by W.' J. Cocke and upheld by Messrs. Cook, Linker and Deyton. E. L. Jus tus spoke for the negative. The much discussed question as to whether the Di shall pay for having the inter-collegiate debaters' pictures put in the Yackety Yack was again aired. J. W. Deyton re-opened the matter by stating that since there was much dissatisfaction about the vote the society took at the last meet ing and because the vote had been so close, he felt that it was due re consideration. He strongly urged the society to pay this bill. Thi treas urer pointed out that to pay the bill would put the society in debt In the end, the society decided by ;i vote of 50 to 24 to pay the bill. L. V. Huggins reported for a com mittee which was recently appointed to renovate the hall. He said that competent artists had been communi cated with, and that to have the paintings in the hall over-oiled would necessitate sending them to Wash ington, D. C, to be kept several months at the cost of about $1200, or separately at the cost of from $10 to $25 apiece. Since the business meeting and the Soph-Fresh debate are both scheduled to be next Saturday night, it was decided to have the business meet ing first on the program. At the same time it was voted that the president should have the power to excuse all those after the business meeting who do not desire to remain for the debate. POLICE FORCE AUGMENTED The Chapel Hill police force has been augmented by a fifty per cent addition. His name is W. T. Sloane (not an insurance solicitor). He will cover the road from Chapel Hill to the edge of Durham county, watching for ye speeder. The motorcycle has not yet arrived, but will be here soon. When it gets here, he will begin his work along the Durham road. He officially started to work on Feb ruary 14. Is there any significance in the day chosen for his appoint ment? The Sociology department of the University of Kansas sent out ques tionnaires to thirty co-eds upon the qualifications of an acceptable hus- band. Twenty-two checked as a first t requisite financial ability. Jbove brought up the rear. Ex. By Defeating Alabama in the Finals Carolina Has Unde feated Record for Season CARMICHAEL THE STAR Atlanta Papers Loud in Praise of the Brilliant Tar Heel Forward North Carolina won the sou thern intercollegiate conference basketball championship to night, defeating the University of Alabama, 26 to 18. For the second time in three years the Tar Heels have entered the tour nament at Atlanta and won the title. The game was not of the easy variety, Alabama forcing the Tar Heels to the limit to win, and always hanging on just a few points behind the cham pions. Both teams tired under the terrific strain of the game. In each of the former games of the tourney the Carolinians out classed their' opponents through the brilliance of their passing and the goal shooting of Cobb and Carmichael. But Alabama proved a tough nut to crack. Carmichael was guarded closely and was able to run up only 6 points. However it was largely his brilliant playing and feed ing that gave Cobb the chances to score 15 points. A large number of fouls were call ed on both teams, and Alabama had three men taken out of the game for personal fouls. Towards the last when Captain Carter was removed, it was announced that Alabama would complete the game with four men, there being conference rulings about the number of men eligible for tournament games. However, Car michael acting captain in the ab sence of Captain Green, objected and so Carter was allowed to remain, in the game. When news of the victory reached the Hill the students went wild. Af ter a .bonfire and yells around the well, they marched to the President's home where President Chase gave them an enthusiastic speech. Then about three hundred students includ ing the band marched all the way to Durham where they awoke the town. The homes of Cart Carmichael nnd Jack Cobb were serenaded by stu dents and band. Line-up: Carolina (26) Alabama (18) F. Carmichael (6) McGauley F. Cobb (15) Stabler (5) C. Dodderer Carter (8) G. McDonald (1) Hudson (1) G. Devin (4) McClintock (3) Substitutes: Alabama Propst (2), Cohen, Salmon. MISSISSIPPI GAME After a rest over Sunday, Carolina met the Mississippi Aggies in the semi-finals Monday night and defeat ed them 33-23. The Tar Heels enter ed the contest as favorites over the 1923 Champions and maintained a safe lead throughout the game. By virture of this victory over the Ag gies,' Carolina won the right to meet the University of Alabama in the fi nal championship game. Cart. Carmichael star North Caro lina forward lead in scoring with 15 points. Jack Cobb was ruled off the floor in the last half with four per sonal fouls charged against him but was the second high scorer with 10 points. "Carmichael and Cobb" has proved itself to be the best working pair seen in the tournament, the pa pers lauding acting-Captain Carmi chael for his all-round ability and success in getting the ball to Cobb who drops it in through the hoop. Mississippi scored only one field goal during the first half. Austin, substitute forward, went in near the end of the half and tossed in the ball from the right side-line. The first five minutes were scoreless, the two teams engaging in frantic passing and close guarding. The Carolinians, led by the Carmichael-Cobb combi- (Continued on Page 4)