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lb wttl (BUT Subscribe to THE BUCCANEER Subscribe to THE BUCCANEER VOLUME XXXIII CHAPEL HILL, N. C, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1924 NUMBER 1 FOOTBALL MEN BEGIN TO SCRIMMAGE DAILY ; FOR SCHEDULE, OPENER Pre-Season Dope Has it That Tar Heel Eleven Will Be Strong Team Backfield Will Present a Formidable Combination of Backs. The scene on Emerson Field lias shift ed during the Inst three or four days from light workouts to daily scrimmage in preparation for the opening game at Wake Forest on September 27. tTerseys and moleskins have taken the place of the track suits and makeshift uniforms in which the grid candidates cantered through their daily dozens last week. The Fetners are being assisted in the coach ing by "Runt" Lowe, Grady Pritchard, "Bill" Blount and C. C. Poindexter, all four of whom are famous as Carolina football starsv - Since the first of September about 75 candidates have been working-out daily, running, passing, and going through ex ercises designed to loosen up muscles. Now this has given way to the rougher, but -more interesting scrimmage. The student body got itfl first opportunity to see the players in action on Thursday, and the stadium was crowded with inter ested spectators. During the afternoon President Chase came in and watched the men work out. Probable First-String Pre-season dope seems to indicate that the Tar Heel eleven will be as strong, , if not stronger, than last year's state champions. The backfield will be slight- ly heavier than the one that represented Carolina last fall if those men who were in the first string in Thursday's crimmage can hold their places. Underwood, Bon ner and Merritt with Sparrow at quar terback seem to be the first choice. Bon ner and Underwood are speedy and tricky runners, while Merritt will add tn thr hnrliflelil. He nlowed iff thrtnmrh tin- line with ease in the Thurs day scrimmages. Sparrow, taking Monk McDonald's place, will have his job in upholding the standards set by the heady field general of last year. Sparrow has entirely recovered from the injury that kept him out, last season, and is in fine shape now. His drop kicking will be a constant threat to the opposition, while his punting should be an aid that was sorely needed at times last year. Epstein and Jackson at Ends Epstein and Jackson appear scheduled to take Morris' and Poindexter's places in the line. Braswell has been at right end during the scrimmage. Captain Mat thews and Hawfield are the tackles, and Chris Fordham and Mclver are at their old places. Many other promising men are out and some of these may step out next Saturday when the Tar Heels meet the Baptists in the initial game of the season. Among the backs who look especially likely are Devin, Fordham, McMullen, Woodson, Gold, Dill and Hackney. Strong promise is shown by Donnahoe, McMurray, Whisnant, Warren, Curlee, Atkinson, Calhoun, Slagle, Murphy, Far rell, Pendergraft, Fowler, Josephs and McDaniels, among the linesmen. Wake Forest Strong The concensus of opinion among sport writers of the state seems to be that the state championship lies between Wake Forest and Carolina. With the late re turn of Emmerson, all of the Baptists' letter men are back, and with addition al coaching, Gharity should present a formidable eleven. Trinity is generally considered to be weaker than last year, but the team under Howard Jones will bear watching. The Wildcats of David son are expected to be stronger but hard ly of championship calibre. It is gen erally believed that State will have a much better team than the Wolfpack of last fall. , Fine Schedule Mr. Woollen offers the best schedule that the Tar Heels have ever had. Trln ity. Maryland, South Carolina and V. M. I. will appear at Emerson Field, while the students can easily see the Wake Forest and State games, leaving only Yale and Virginia out of freight train distance. Dorm Club Rooms Are Now Being Furnished Dormitory club rooms in the three new dorms erected east of the quadrangle are now being equipped with furniture. They will be partially furnished by the Uni versity, it is announced. . A table, four , rocking chairs, and a settee around two sides of the room, will constitute the furniture. ' Fifty dollars will be furnished by the University for each Dormitory housing committee, but all purchases of furnt ture for the club rooms must be made through the University Business Office, it is announced. The rooms will be under the supervis ion of the dormitory telephone monitors. REGISTRATION FIGURES NEAR TWO THOUSAND It is Estimated That the To tal Will Well Exceed the Two Thousand Mark Larger Freshman Class Than That of Last Year. According to reliuble informntion ob tained by a Tar Hiiel reporter, exactly 1,925 University students had registered for the fall quarter's work of the one hundred and thirtieth year of school, up to and including all those who hod regis tered Wednesday night. It is confidently expected that before the entire registration is completed, the University will have in its jtfidst some 2,350 students, an increase in enrollment of between 200 and 250 students over last year. In the incoming Freshman class sta tistics show that there are about 850 stu dents. Last year there were approxi mately 800 Freshmen at the start of the year. 1 The biggest registration rush was on Tuesday afternoon, when 49(5 men reg istered in the Academic school alone. Registration this year took place in a short time, compared with the long lines which, in former years, lined up for hours at a stretch waiting to register, the offi cials declare. Last year there were 2.1G8 students matriculated in the University. t COLLEGE NIGHT NEXT THURSDAY Several Speakers Are Sched uled to Welcome the New Men to Campus A. complete change of program over past years has been announced for "Col lege Night", which takes place next Thursday evening at 8:30 o'clock in Me morial Hall, it was learned yesterday. College Night is an annual social event, designed primarily to welcome new stu dents to the University each year. Vrilliam J. Cooke, Jr., president of the student body, will preside at the meet ing, j. -;' Addresses will be made to the in coming Freshmen by Major L. P. McLen- don, of Durham, in behalf of the Univer sity Alumni; President H. W. Chase, of the University, who will explain to the new comers the administrative details of the University; and W. J. Cooke, Jr., president of the student body. The University student band will also render selections. A series of class smokers will precede the College Night program Thursday eve ning, and programs for these smokers are now being arranged. A Senior Smoker will take place next Monday night, followed by a Junior Smoker Tuesday night, and a Sophomore Smoker Wednesday night. A Freshman Smoker will be arranged as soon as possible, after the class becomes somewhat or ganized. The series of class smokers preceding the dute of the annual College Night pro gram is a new innovation, which, it is hoped, will be continued in the future. TWO SOCIETY HALLS ARE BEING RAPIDLY RESTORED Approximately Two Thous and Dollars Being bpent m Making Needed Repairs Societies Will Hold Their First Meet ing Next Saturday. Neither the Dialectic Literary Society nor the Philanthropic Assembly will be able to convene tonight owing to the ex tensive repairs being made by the Uni versity on the two society halls. Approximately a thousand dollars is being spent on each of the meeting places in order to restore them to their former excellent state. The walls have been re worked and new lighting fixtures are now being installed. New curtains and seats will also be among the much needed im provements. Temporary chairs will have to be used until the regular seats are selected and ordered. The carpets will be thoroughly cleaned and the oil paint ings will be re-hung. Already .the two halls have lost their time-worn appearance and even though the work of renovation is not finished, they look thoroughly modern and new. The officers of the societies are expect ing to call the first meeting of their re spective organizations on Saturday, Sep tember 27. "Buck" Midyette, known to Univer sity students as the "Hayshaker," Is re ported as being actively engaged in the mercantile business in Jackson, N. C. lliiinimmiinimmiiin"''""",,""""m"",,,,,,,,,,mi,,,',,",",",,,,""" I Harry Woodbuen Chase 'The University's Intellectual Responsibility" Was the Sub ject Chosen by Dr. Chase at the Formal Opening of the University Friday. The Opening Exercises Were Held in Memorial Hall at Chapel Period. NEW ADDITIONS IN THE FACULTY New Dean of the Law School and Other New Men Take Charge- - Many new additions to the University Faculty have been made since the end of the spring quarter. ' Among the new members of the Fac ulty are Merton LeRoy Ferson, new Dean of the University Law School and former Dean of the famous Law School of George Washington University; Ger old W. Johnson, head of the recently es tablished department of journalism; Frank H. Rowley, new member of the Law School Faculty and last year assist ant professor of law at the University of North Dakota; while in the School of Commerce there are the followiug new professors: T. C. Pockenham, J. Merritt Lear, John Brooks Woosley, and Mal colm D. Taylor. Other Faculty additions are: R. R. Roseborough, associate professor of Lat in; N. B. Adams, assistant professor of Spanish; Earle Keith Plyler, assistant professor of physics; George L. Paine, assistant professor of English; Keener G. Frazer, associate professor of history; Joe Burton Linker, assistant professor of mathematics; S. McClelland Butt, as sistant professor of philosophy, and R. I. Little, assistant professor of romance languages. New instructors are: Haywood M. Taylor, pharmacy; Michael Arendell Hill, 'Jr., mathematics ; Roland P. Mc Clamroch,' English; A. Theodore John son, English; J. Minor Gwynn, Latin; Jefferson C. By num, geology; N. C. Gid dings, romance languages ; M. K. Hearne, accounting; Frederick Phillips Brooks, bio-chemistry; Edgar T. Thompson, rural economics; P. F. St. Onge, French; G. H. Benson, mathematics; J. L. Smith, French; C. R. Harris, chemistry; E. D. Jennings, chemistry; S. A. Stoudemire, Spanish; J. V. McCall, Spanish;, E. M. Armfield, French; C. C. Norton, history; P. L. Elliott, English; John F. Jost, Ger man; Benjamin B. Lane, English; S. T. Helms, research-assistant in chemistry, and Morgan F. Vining, Extension Di vision. Law School Night Will Be Held Tuesday The second annual get-together for the Law School, held at the beginning of each college term, known as "Law School Night", will be held Tuesday night in the social rooms of Manning Hall, according to a recent announcement The program will include addresses by President Chase, Dean Ferson, of the Law School; and other members of the Law Faculty and student body. Men interested in trying out for business staff of the Tar Heel see the Business Manager at Tab Heel, office in New West Building from 2 :0() to 3 :00 V. M. V SCHEIDT GAINS CHECKER TITLE University Student Wins Southern Checker Tourna ment Held at Charlotte The University attached another south ern championship to its credit when Ed ward Scheidt, a senior here, won the title of southern ' checker champion in the annual meet of the Southern Checker Association" held in Charlotte August 12 and 13. Although Scheidt did not represent the University in the tourna ment, yet his accomplishment brings lau rels to his alma mater as well as to himself. The new champion ascended to his throne only after meeting and eliminating some of the best and most experienced southern players of the ancient game. The runner-up in the tourney was S. S. Hallman, of Spartanburg, S. C, and the University student disposed of him in the final match one to none and five drawn. The Columbia (S. C.) State comment ing on the results of the meet says: "Scheldt's winning of the tourney came as a distinct . surprise to nearly every one. It was another case of the dark horse While recognizing him as a player of great promise, few had any idea that he would stand any chance of winning against the field of more sea soned opponents." Scheidt has ascetically applied himself to his avocation for the past several years and his new laurels come as the result of concentrated study on his part, Dormitory Smokers to Be Held This Week End Further organization of students in the University dormitories will be per fected by . the holding of dormitory smokers on Saturday and Sunday nights, according to announcement by F. S. Griffin, one of the students in charge of arrangements. The smokers will be held in order to Introduce Sophomores and upper-classmen who room in the dorms to the incom ing Freshmen. A committee composed of one upper classman and one sophomore from each dormitory met in Dean F. F. Brad shaw's office Thursday night to perfect plans for the smokers. The question of "eats", finance, and dates for the holding of the smokers will be left to the individual dormitories. BORN To Mr. and(Mrs. Chester D. Snell, at Watts hospital, Durham, Tuesday night, a daughter.Angela De Forrest Snell, by MANY CHANGES IN TOWN DURING SUMMER MONTHS Three New Dormitories Are Added to the Number of Buildings on Campus New Chemistry Building Has Been Started. Old students returning to the Uni versity have been very much surprised at the amount of building operations going on' in the village and on the Uni versity campus. The most outstanding of the new buildings is the triangle of dormitories which have been constructed just across the old Raleigh road and over in Battle Park. Wulks have been built to and 1 jtween these dorms and the grounds surrounding them are being beautified. The next biggest University building project of the summer is the beginning of the new chemistry building in the rear of Memorial Hall. This building will be one ot the most modern chemistry build ing in the country when completed and will rank with . buildings at Yale and Cornell Universities. Well lighted and up-to-date laboratories will be a feature of the new building for the Department of Chemistry. The old Chemistry Hall will be remodeled and fixed up to house the fastly growing Pharmucy School of the University. The new chemistry build ing has been named Venable Hall in honor of Dr. Francis Preston Venable, former president of the University. Dr. Venable is widely known for his work in the field of chemistry and has twice been honored with the presidency of the Amer ican Chemical Society. Concrete foundations are proof of the fact that the Graham Memorial, the stu dent activities building, has been begun. Practically all of the concrete work has been laid and work on the walls will be gin with the arrival of muterial. The playhouse for the Carolina Play makers is rapidly being completed. The old law building is being remodeled so that it will be one of the best college the aters in the South. The Carolina Inn is taking on a very attractive appearance as the outside of the building is being completed. Work has been in operation on the town's hos telry all summer and it is hoped that the building will be ready for use by University Day, which is October 12th. In the downtown section the most no ticeable changes are to be seen in the new bank building and the annex to the University Cafeteria which is under op eration. The bank building front is of stone and presents a very striking con trast to the older brick face buildings around it. Another addition to the town's new buildings' is the printshop of the Orange Printing Company, which is located on Rosemary street just behind Putterson's Drug Store. The forty new tennis courts over in Battle Park are still being built and will be ready for use probably in the spring. Since it tukes a long time for the ground to settle sufficiently to make a hard surface court, the completion of the courts will be drawn out. Another noticeable change in the town is the beginning of the work to beautify the campus. Steps have been construct ed at the entrances of Steele dormitory and turf has been placed along the walk. A wall has been constructed just in front of the road leading by frat row. The court is being filled in and leveled out. Work on putting down a concrete road from the entrance at the West eute to rthe old Raleigh road entrance beside the mansion of the President will begin soon. The sewer lines have already been laid in preparation for the hard surface road. Try-Outs for Chapel Choir Try-outs for chapel choir to be held Monday at 7 o'clock, in No. 12 New West. Adequate compensation for this work throughout the year. Require ments: regularity of attendance at re hearsals and two chapel exercises week ly; a reasonably good singing voice. The University is anxious to secure the services of the best singers on the cam pus for this purpose, not only that the chapel music may be distinctly improved through this means, but that the choir may be established as one of the valu able organizations on the campus, which will be a credit to the University. Any student in any department of the Univer sity is eligible for membership in this organization. BRADSHAW IS PROFESSOR A new addition to the University Eng lish Department has been announced. F. F. Bradshaw, dean of students, desiring to penetrate further into the thickness of the proverbial Freshman skull, will teach the 8:30 o'clock section of Freshman Eng lish, a Tar Heel reporter was infofmed recently. Ralph Maultsby, of Rutherfordton, was a visitor on the Hill recently. DR. CHASE SPEAKS TO STUDENTS IN FORMAL OPENING OF SESSION University President Speaks on "The University's Intel lectual Responsibility." Defines the Function of the Greater University. The annual formal opening exercises of the University were held in Memorial Hall yesterday at 10:30 a. m. On ac count of this the 11 o'clock classes were not held and chapel period was contin ued until the end of Dr. Chase's speech. Dr. Chase chose for the, subject of his address "The University's Intellectual Responsibility" to the students and the state. In the course of his discussion he touched on several' subjects over which there is at present much contro versy, such as the teaching of science in the schools and especially the teaching of evolution and the social sciences. He said that it was the function of the University to train the young men of the state for leadership In the South of the future. The leaders of the future should come from the South, but they will have to be found elsewhere unless the schools of the South furnish them. The preeminent duty of the University is to give the students "an intellectual life of high quality and sound standards, with freedom to think-and to teach." As to the matter of teaching science, he compared the present situation with that of Galileo in the Middle Ages. Those who persecuted him and forced him to deny his discoveries as untrue have their counterparts today in those who would seek to restrict the search for truth. The present state of progress and civilization is directly due to more intellectual free dom and any further advance will depend on the same thing. Only through the freedom to search for the truth, no mat ter where the search leads, can the real truth be found and not through restric tions to investigation. "Through intellectual freedom lies the way to truth," Dr. Chase said, "und in truth, and truth alone, on which cither a man or a state cun" build enduringly. And truth shows herself only to minds that are free to seek the hidden pluces where she' dwells." Freedom to teach and to think is the "indispensable condi tion of intellectual growth and so of hu man progress," was the keynote of the whole address. He brought out-very clearly that he did not agree with the theory that "it is the business of education to subjugate men's minds to authority, making them docile rather than Independent." The theory of education held by the Univer sity, he said, is precisely the opposite. "It holds that the essential condition of intellectual growth is the maintenance of an atmosphere of intellectual freedom of thought and of discussion; that if men are to be educated they must learn to respect facts, to weigh evidence, to reach conclusions based on facts and evidence, no ton prejudice or preference; that in a conflict between authority and truth the higher allegiance is always to truth." As to Bolshevism he said: "Intellec tual Bolshevism is intellcctuul license thut claims for itself the privilege of in tellectual freedom. It U not concerned to find what is true, but what is sensa tional, or what. distortion of truth that best serves its own selfish purpose can be made to appear true." GERALD W. JOHNSON IS NEW DEPARTMENT HEAD Infant Department of Jour nalism Finds Itself a Very Popular Baby Two Splendid Courses Being Offered This Quarter. With Gerald W. Johnson, former edi torial writer on the Greensboro Daily Newt, at its head, the newly created De partment of Journalism began active work at the opening of the fall quarter this year. There were no courses in journalism offered last year, and during the pre ceding years those that were' offered were listed under the Department of English. However, the increasing demand for the re-establishment of such courses influ enced the University authorities to in stitute the new department which will give a thorough course in practicul news paper work. There are now offered two courses in journalism and both of them have many more members than were expected when they were planned. The department is located on the sec ond story of New West building, just over the office of the Txa Heku The rooms are being especially equipped for the students so as to make them suitable for practical news writing. 0 o (ft
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