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CIRCULATION
This Issue: 2,506
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Vol. XXXII
Chapel Hill, N. C, April 4, 1924
No. 4(5
CLEMSON TRACK
TEAM TO MEET
CAROLINA HERE
Tar Heel Will Meet Stiff Oppo
sition in the Clemson Meet
Saturday
CLEMSON SENDS 12 MEN
The Carolina track squad will meet
stiff opposition in its first outdoor
meet of the season when it lines up
against the crack Clemson outfit
Saturday at 2:30 on Emerson field
Clemson is sending a team of twelve
men under Captain Wood. Carolina
will find its hardest opposition in the
dashes as the Clemsonites have
Teputation for keeping the cinders
warm. Rumor has centered around
one Chandler who is a consistent ten
second man in the 100 and generally
places in the 220 and the quarter. He
came in for a great deal of attention
last season when he ran off with
first place in the Southern Conference
meet at Atlanta and the Tech Relays
So the dashes should furnish some
material for excitement as Carolina
has several men who are good in this
department.
Robinson will also run the 100
:yard dash and will take part in the
quarter. In addition to being a track
man, Robinson is captain of the foot'
call team for next year. Chandler
and Robinson will be opposed by
Moore and either Teague or Good
"win for Carolina.
E. L. Smith will run the 220 and
the half mile. Captain Wood will
also run the half mile against Mil-
stead, Thatch or Wessels for Caro
lina.
The Sease brothers will run the
mile and two mile. Carolina will be
represented in the mile by M. D. Ran
son, Thatch and Keel, while Purser
and Scarborough will run the two
mile. Robinson and Roy will run the
-440 yard dash for Clemson. The lat
ter is reported to be Clemson's find
of the season. These two men will be
opposed in this event by Whitaker,
Parker and Milstead.
On the high and low hurdles Clem'
son will be represented by Mace
while the choice for Carolina will lie
fcetween Yarborough, Woodard, Mc-
JiU, Giersch, and Moore.
Roy, the 440 man, will also toss the
-shot for the South Carolinans; the
choice for North Carolina lies be
tween Poindexter, Mclver, Fordham,
Hawf ield and Abernathy. In all prob
ability Fordham and Mclver will be
called on to do this work.
Findlea will throw the discus for
Clemson, while C. C. Fordham, Aber-
nethy and Heafield will throw for
Carolina.
In the broad jump, high jump and
javelin Clemson will be represented
fcy E. H. Hall. For Carolina, Aber
jiathy, Barbour, Mclver, Fordham,
Woodard, Purser, and Fordham.
Henderson and Carter will do the
pole vaulting for the South Carolin
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The Monogram Club
Adopts Proposition
At its monthly supper meeting a
few days ago, the Monogram Club
adopted a plan to select and try out
prospective candidates for the posi
tions of cheer leaders.
The following plan was adopted:
1. A committee of three shall be
appointed from the Monogram Club
to select and try out the prospective
candidates.
2 For chief dheer leaders four ju
niors will be selected and tried out.
The Monogram Club will nominate
two of these from which the student
body will elect one as chief cheer
leader.
3 For assistants six sophomores
will be selected and tried out. The
Monogram Club will nominate three
of these from which the student body
will elect two assistants.
4 For sub-assistants eight fresh
men will be selected and tried out.
The Monogram Club will nominate
six of these from which the student
tody will elect four sub-assistants.
The committee to have charge of
the above program is composed of
Pierce Matthews, R. L. Ranson and
Emmett Underwood. These men de
sire as many as possible to try out
for the places.
It was announced during the course
of the meeting that there would be a
general awards night, when all mono
grams and certificates will be awarded.
Dr. Lyon to Speak
On the Holy Land
Dr. David G. Lyon, a distinguished
clergyman and Harvard University
scholar, who has taken part in ex
cavations that have revealed the se
crets of many Biblical lands, will give
a series of three lectures on Palestine
next Sunday and Monday.
The first will be Sunday night in
Gerrard Hall at 8:30. This will be an
illustrated lecture on "The Palestine
of Today in Its Relation to the Bible."
The second lecture will take place at
11:00 Monday morning in connection
with Dr. Caldwell's class in archae
ology, and the public is cordially in
vited. The topic will be "Ancient
Palestine as Revealed by Explora
tion." The third lecture. "The Holv
City and the Future of Palestine,"
will be delivered in Gerrard Hall Mon
day night.
'In his lectures Dr. Lyon will tell
of the excavations in Palestine and
will give a detailed account of the
Harvard University Excavation of
Samaria, the capital of the ancient I
kingdom of Israel. The lantern slides
used by the lecturer were made from
photographs which he took during his
residence and travel in the Holy Land.
His third lecture deals with the ex
cavators finding despatches the city's
chief officer to the Egyptian Pharaoh
about 14,000 B. C. He comes on
through history to the temple of
Solomon, the beautification of the
city by Herod the Great, the New
Jerusalem, and the modern Zionism
movement.
While in Chapel Hill Dr. Lyon will
be the guest of an old friend of his,
Professor Walter D. Toy.
Intra-Mural Tennis
Tournaments Start
Thee Intra-Mural tennis tourna
ments will get under way Monday,
They will be played on four courts
which have been reserved especially
for the use of players taking part in
the tournament.
The sports committee arranged
three elimination series to be played
out by four man teams in order that
the greatest possible number of men
can enjoy tournament play. Two of
the three tournaments will ie dorr
mitory affairs. Dormitory managers
of tennis will enter a four man team
in each of them. . These two tourna
ments will be run off at the same
time, and no man who plays in one
of them will be allowed to take part
in the other. The third tournament
will be between teams entered by the
various fraternities.
The four courts which have been
reserved for Intra-Mural sports use
are the only ones on the campus in
playable condition except the two
which are used for Varsity practice.
TRYOUTS FOR TAR HEEL BOARD
Preliminary tryouts for the Tar
Heel board were held Tuesday night
in Phillips Hall, 28 would-be report
ers being present. Editor Colton
stated that the contest will run about
four weeks, during which time about
ten places on the Tar Heel staff will
be filled.
A new experiment in testing "cub"
reporters ability as news "hounds
was a feature of the meeting. Man
aging Editor J. M. Saunders, in con
junction with the University Psychol
ogy Department, had the candidates
stand a novel psychology test based
on problems confronting reporters.
Louis Graves, editor of the Chapel
Hill Weekly, and Robert W. Madry,
director of the University News Bu
reau, made short talks for the bene
fit of the candidates, and Managing
Editor Saunders gave a few sugges
tions on reporting.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Nominations for all elec
tions will be held in chapel
period Monday morning.
Monday week the final elec
tions will take place. By
Fpecial permission of the fa
culty, chapel period for Mon
day, April 14th., will bs
lengthened one hour in order
to allow the candidates for
(he presidency of the student
body to give their p'atforms
and to give the students time
to vote. The nominations
for the following organiza
tions will be held Monday:
Publications Union Board,
Tar Heel, Magazine, Yackety
Yack, President Student
Body, Athletic Association
Debate Council, Class Offi-
FIRST DRAMATIC
INSTITUTE BEGINS
Program in Forest Theatre Sat
urday Afternoon Will be
a Feature
Saturday, April 5th at 3:00 P. M
at the Forest Theatre or, in case of
weather, in Memorial Hall, The Bu
reau of Community Drama will pre
sent under the direction of Miss Ethel
T. Rockwell, Stuart Walker's charm
ing fantasy "The Six Who Pass While
The Lentils Boil" and its sequel "Sir
David Wears a Crown." There will
be a Dance Interlude between the
acts by Miss Polly Wells who will
dance Mendelesohn's Spring Song
and Nevin's Narcissus.
At the conclusion of the plays
there will be a most charming and
unusual program, directed by Miss
Elizabeth Sehon, of the Physical Ed
ucation Department of North Caro
lina College for Women assisted by
five of her students. Miss Sehon of
Louisville, Kentucky, is a former pu
pil of Miss Marjorie h'Doubler, of the
University of Wisconsin, who is prob
ably the best teacher of Dramatic In
terpretative Dancing in the country.
Miss Sehon has been at N. C. C. W.
only this year, but has already de
veloped a great interest in her art.
The program is presented as a
demonstration for The Dramatic In
stitute, being held in Chapel Hill,
Friday and Saturday. All delegates
are to be admitted free. General Ad
mission to the grounds to all others
will be 25 cts., reserved section', 50
cts. It is hoped that the visiting
delegates will help in their respective
communities in staging a similar
program during a Dramatic Festival
Week in May when every commun
ity in North Carolina will present
an Open-Air Festival program. No,
one in the vicinity of Chapel Hill
can afford 'to miss this Open-Air per
formance. BUCCANEER MEETING
All men interested in trying
out for the editorial or art
staff of the Carolina' Bucca
neer are asked to meet in the
Di Hall, New West Building,
Monday night at 8:30.. Fresh
men as well as upper class
men are invited to be present.
FLAMES DESTROY KITCHEN OF
SWAIN HALL EARLY THURSDAY
About Five Hundred Students
ing Places When the Kitch en of Swain Hall Is Burned,
Stock Damaged
The kitchen of Swain Hall, alias
Swine Hall, University boarding
house, was completely wiped away
by fire early Thursday morning. The
fire evidently started about 4:30 al
though it was nearer 5: o'clock when
the flames were first discovered.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
At midnight the place was allright
according to men who were cleaning
up after the Junior smoker which was
held Wednesday night.
Starts in Kitchen
The kitchen was the only part of
the hall seriously damaged by the
flames although water did consider
able damage to the stock. It seems
that the fire was raging fiercest in
the ceiling of the kitchen when dis
covered. From here it spread over
the whole room and into the base
ment directly beneath. The flames
had eaten their way into the main
hall when the firemen checked their
progress before much damage had
been wrought.
Equipment Destroyed
Practically all of the kitchon equip
ment was totally wrecked by the hot
fire. All the pitchers, plates, silver- ,
ware, and utensils that were in the
kitchen were totally rendered unfit
for further use. Ammonia was very
much in evidence Thursday morning
as the tank was cracked by the in
tense flames.
Stock Partially Damaged
J. O. Harmon, manager of the hall
for the University stated Thursday
morning that they had about $15,000
worth of food supplies on hand and
practically $5,000 worth of food-stuffs
was destroyed or damaged. The
flames did not gain any headway
into the stock room to the left of the
kitchen basement and so canned goods
Seniors Hold Smoker
Last Tuesday Night
The Senior class smoker, held in
Swain Hall, Tuesday night was feat
ured by a speech by President Chase,
a quartette, and the usual round of
class discussion and light refresh
ments. A fair representation of the
Senior class was on hand.
President Chase urged that the
Seniors, as the natural leaders of the
campus, continue with the unification
movement which has gained remark
able impetus the past months, he stat
ed that too few men are taking part in
the movement.
John Purser proposed a tug-o-war
program which was immediately a
dopted by the class, 75 of the strong
est men to compose the team. Pres
ident Gwynn called for a few extemp
oraneous speeches and jokes from the
Seniors, but the hour was late, the
Seniors were tired, and no speeches
or jokes came forth. There was noth
ing else to do but cheer the class of
'24 and adjourn.
56 High Schools
Send Teams Here
Of the 250 statewide high school
debates held under the auspices of
the North Carolina High School De
bating Union, subsidiary to the
University Extension Division, 56
schools were victorious in both of
their debates April 10 and 11. The
statewide contests were held last
Friday night.
This will mark the twelfth year of
the North Carolina High School De
bate Union. It is announced that
County Clubs at the University are
expected to make preparations in
advance in order to care for boys
from their home towns.
Schools which will send debaters to
Chapel Hill are: Aberdeen, Albe
marle, Altamahaw-Ossipeed, An
drews, Apex, Bessemer City, Clear
mont, Cullowhee, Deep Creek,
Durham, Elice, Fayetteville, Forest
City, Gibson, Glen Alpine, Greens
boro, Guilford College, Harmony,
Kernersville, Lexington, Long Creek,
Macclesfield, Macon, Marshville,
Matthews, Maysville, Mills River,
Norlina, City, , Pantego, Pinna
cle, Raeford, Rockingham," Roxboro,
Salisbury, Sanford, Saluda, Scotland
Neck, Wake Forest, Wallace, Walnut,
Weeksville, Washington Collegiate In
stitute, Waynesville, West Durham,
Wilkesboro, Wilson, Wilton, Wood
land, and Yanceyville.
Are Forced to Seek Other Board
and other supplies were not dam
aged except for possible damage
by water. The water was standing
eight inches deep in the basement
following the attacks of the fire
men.
All Records Saved
All records of any importance
were saved from the flames by stu
dents who rushed into the office and
removed everything possible. The
cash box with the cash on hand was
also removed from the burning build
ing and saved. The receipts will be
acknowledged by the cafes and cafe
terias at face value and exchanged
for meal tickets, according to an an
nouncement made by Manager Har
mon. Building Insured
The loss on the building itself has
not yet been accurately estimated,
but is covered to some degree by in
surance. The stock was also insured.
Mr. Woollen announced that the build
ing will be rapidly repaired and will
probably be ready for service again
after Easter. But there is some doubt
as to whether the hall will open un
til the summer, since the boarders
will be scattered all over town.
Crowd Eating Places
About 500 boys were eating at
Swain and have had to seek other
boarding places. The cafes and cafe
terias did a rushing business Thurs
day and large numbers flocked to the
various boarding houses and crowded
them to capacity.
Rats Flee From Flames
"There is one consolation," said
head waiter Floyd Griffin, in com
menting on the fire, "It did run the
rats away." And his statement is
evidently true for large numbers of
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TAR HEELS WIN OPENING GAME
ON BASEBALL SCHEDULE WHEN
GUILFORD LOSES BY 6 TO 1
A Change Made in
Cast of "Fixin's"
A few days ago when the Regis
trar' office ruled the leading man
in "Fixin's" ineligible to play with
The Carolina Playmakers on their
Eighth State Tour, which takes place
April 19th to 17th, great consterna
tion reigned in Professor Koch's camp.
C. M. Pritchett, of Asheville, who
played in the original producttion of
this play when it was taken on tour
last February, failed to pass the re
quired number of courses to make
him eligible to represent the
University.
With the production so close at
hand it was a problem to find an
other man to take his place. Try
outs among eligible students was
held immmediately and Aubrey
Shackell, Assistant Manager of The
Playmakers, who had played a
part in the support of Mr. Pritchett
in the original production, was se
lected to fill the vacancy. George
Ragsdale;, of Smithfield, Editor of
The Carolina Magazine, was cast to
take Mr. Shackell's part.
Registrar's eligibility rulings seem
not to be confined to Carolina, how
ever, as Director Koch discovered on
reading the current issue of the Bill
board. Minnesota is handling the
situation with what they call, "Eli
gibility Insurance" to guard the Gar
rick Club, University of Minnesota
dramatic organization, from financial
loss, if any member of the cast, for
scholastic or other reasons, is unable
to appear in the production of 'Mr.
Dot' Friday and Saturday at the Cam
pus Music Hall, has been arranged for
Leonard Mabbott, Production Man
ager. Policies are being drawn up,
he said today, to provide reimburse
ment to the club should last-minute
calamities in the way of failures or
conditions in studies or illness pre
vent production of the play through
absence of any members of the
cast." Professor Koch has issued a
call for some enterprising promoter
to start such a system for delinquent
students here. It should be added,
however, that the Playmakers for the
high average maintained by their
students, and it is very unusual that
a situation such as the above men
tioned occurs. Late reports show that
they had a higher average than that
of any similar University organiza
tion. JUNIOR SMOKER
The Junior class held its second
Smoker of the year on Wednesday
night at Swain Hall. The four fea
tures of the program were, in the or
der of their appearance, as series of
"artistic gyrations," or in English, an
old-fashioned clog dance, by Mr. Mor
ton of Wake Forest, two talks by Mr.
Dan Grant and President Chase, and
refreshments.
Mr. Grant, speaking on "Our Re
lationship with Alumni," said that
the people of North Carolina must be
made to realize that the University
is not a thing set apart, but a real
organ of the State functioning for the
State's good. He urged the members
of the class to try to bring about this
realization.
Dr. Chase advised the use of that
old adage "look forward and not back
ward" as showing the proper spirit
for the University men to take in re
gard to their Alma Mater. The new
centralization movement on the cam
pus, he said, was an example of this
looking forward.
After Dr. Chase's talk the meeting
was given over to business and then
adjourned with a yell for the class.
Only 1,618 hours were lost on ac
count of illness by the 7,000 students
of Ohio State University during the
month of January, 1924. The acti
vities of the student health service is
credited with much of the improve
ment over past years.
MANGUM MEDAL
CONTEST
Contestants must file
names and subjects of ora
tions with the deal of the
school in which they are reg
istered by April 15. Prelim
inaries are on May 10 ar-d
final contest on June 9.
Ex-Captain Casey Morris Has a
Big Day With the Stick,
Hits a Homer
GUILFORD SCORES FIRST
Quaker Lead-off Man Hits First
Ball Hard and Tallies on
Fielder's Error
Carolina opened her 1924 baseball
season last Thursday with a 6-1 vict
ory over Guilford College on Emer
son Field and entered the State
championship race as a serious con
tender. Casey Morris and his big
bat had a glorious day, the ex-cap
tain poling out a homer, a two-bagger
and received two passes to first,
both of which he immediately fol
lowed up by stealing second.
Guilford scored her only run on
the first ball sent over by Bryson.
Bryson apparently figured that the
visitor's lead-off man would know
baseball better than to strike at the
first ball of the game, and split the
plate. Frazier however swung into
it and turned loose a pretty Texas
Leaguer that flitted over second base
and rolled through Carmichael's legs.
Frazier made a complete tour of the
bases and ended Guilford's scoring.
Carolina tied the score in short or
der in her half of the first. McDon
ald walked, Stole second, went to
third on a passed ball and was called
out at home when Bonner
flied out and the ball beat Monk home.
Carmichael connected with a double
to right. Gibson ended affairs,
shortstop to first.
In the fourth the Tar Heels chalk
ed up four runs. McDonald hit safe
ly, Bonner walked, and Carmichael
filled the bases while Cummings was
playing with the ball. Casey Mor
ns men came 10 me oat anu wnn a
mighty wallop sent the ball high over
the centerfielder's head and put the
game on ice. Following this home
run; Starling . and Gibson popped . up .
and Coffer struck out.
Carolina's final total was made by
"Rabbit" Bonner. The left-fielder
singled and stole second. Carmichael
sacrificed and Bonner moved to third.
Gibson then balled the Guilford in
field up and "Rabbit" went home
and "Hoot" was safe on first.
Johnny Johnson played his first
varsity game and was considerably
stage-struck. However he played a
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Deyton Delivers His
Inaugration Speech
"I believe that the societies still
play a vital part in directing campus
affairs. Show me a student leader
and I will show you a society man,"
said J. W. Deyton in his inaugural
address before the Di Society last
Saturday night. Throughout his
speech, Deyton stressed that the so
cieties were not dead, but very much
alive, and even if they didn't seem
to be having an influence on the cam
pus life, their influence in an indi
rect way is great. Leaders are train
ed in them, who can go out over the
campus and state and do good as a
result of that training.
He refuted the argument that the
Di is dead by saying that "just as
age on the part of our fathers and
mothers gives beauty, dignity, hon
or and respect to them, so the age
of our organization lends itself to
strengthen the bonds which hold us
together." He said that the Universi
ty was paying the penalty of prog
ress, but that it was nothing to be
alarmed about.
The following officers were install
ed besides Mr. Deyton: R. W. Link
er, vice-president; II. C. Klingen-
schmitt, secretary; II. L. Estridge,
first censor morum; A. E. Mclntyre,
second censor morum; Spencer Mur-
phey, first ocrrector and Cameron
McKae, second corrector.
C. It. Jonas, Dan Burns and L. Q.
Galloway were appointed by President
Deyton to serve on the program com
mittee during the Spring quarter.
The tenni3 situation is about to be
remedied to some extent. The new
courts behind the quadrangle are
scheduled to be completed in a few
weeks. When these are done there
will be plenty of room for all who
wish to play singles without interruption.